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Last Supper and Best of Milan Walking Tour
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3 h.
Several departures daily. Please, select a date to see availability.
Everyday except monday
Skip the Line Access Last Supper tickets
Skip the Line Access at Milan Duomo*
Guided Milan tour
Expert, English-speaking guide
Small groups of 25 people or less
Audio headsets so you can always hear your guide
Enjoy Milan's top sights more with our skip the line entrance and sought-after tickets to Da Vinci's "The Last Supper." A 600-year-old church medieval castle, and Brera district - the heart of Milan's social life – this tour has it all!
The Ultimate Milan Experience
Milan is one of the world's top fashion capitals, but there is much more to this hip, urban metropolis – it is also home to an incredible patrimony of art and culture which includes Leonardo da Vinci's greatest masterpiece, the 'Last Supper'.
Meander Through Milan
On this Skip the Line walking tour of the best of Milan – we'll take to the city by foot starting with a visit inside the famous 'Duomo' located in the most central point of the city. Milan's impressive cathedral is often described as one of the most beautiful churches in the world, so much so, in fact, that American author Mark Twain dedicated a whole chapter to it in his book 'Innocents Abroad' – describing it as "…so grand, so solemn, so vast! And yet so delicate, so airy, so graceful!".
Milan's Drawing Room
Our next stop is the impressive Galleria Vittorio Emmanuele II – a 19th century glass vaulted shopping arcade. Brimming with fashionable shops and cafés – it is often called the 'salotto di Milano' or 'Milan's drawing room' for its importance as a common meeting point through the years for the Milanese.
Next it's through the Brera District. Rich in historic buildings and 'literature cafés", restaurants and fashionable bars – this area has long been home to artists and intellectuals. Brera's picturesque and winding streets lead us north to Castello Sforzesco. An imposing medieval castle and fortress, Sforzesco was once seat and residence of the family that ruled Milan and now houses several of the city's museums and art collections. Your guide will explain more about it from the outside.
Experience Da Vinci's Last Supper
The final stop and culmination of this Milan tour is none other than Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper, hidden away at the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie. This enormous and complex 15th century mural captures the emotional moment in which Jesus announces that one of his 12 disciples will betray him. The painting had been severely damaged over the centuries, and has only very recently undergone a painstaking 21 year restoration, revealing the original colors and details of this masterpiece. The delicate nature of this mural and its importance means that Last Supper tickets are strictly limited to those who have pre-booked – and only one group is allowed to stand with the painting at a time in a specially conditioned room for 15 minutes.
Planning to travel to Rome too? We've got you covered. Check out our tours in Rome. We just know you'll love them. They offer the same, expert guides, skip the line access, and great sightseeing.
This Skip the Line Tour of the Best of Milan includes this difficult to obtain pre-booked entrance, guaranteeing exclusive no line entry and an intimate viewing of the Last Supper.
Expert English-speaking guide
Groups of 25 people or less
Skip the Line Access, reservation, and ticket for the Last Supper
Headsets when appropriate, so you can always hear your guide
Sites Visited
Leonardo da Vinci's 'Last Supper'
Duomo (Cathedral of Milan)
Brera District
Sforzesco Castle (from outside)
Galleria Vittorio Emmanuele II
Visits to the interior of the Duomo (Cathedral of Milan) are not possible on Sundays mornings and religious holidays. On these days, a full explanation will be given from outside the Cathedral. Due to increased security measures at many attractions some lines may form on tours with 'Skip the Line' access.
Is an advanced booking necessary or can I just show up at the meeting point?
We strongly advise against arriving at the meeting point without a booking as we cannot guarantee that there will be space left on the tour. Our guides are unable to accept payment for tours so any bookings made on the spot will still need to be processed over the phone with payment by credit card.
You should expect to receive an email within minutes of booking with your confirmation voucher.
I would like to add another person to my booking
We are happy to assist with this request - availability permitting. Please contact our Customer Care Team who can check availability on the tour and take payment for the additional booking, as payment details are not saved in our system for security reasons.
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An archipelago of 700 islands located in the Atlantic Ocean extending over 500 miles from the southeast coast of the USA.
The Commonwealth of The Bahamas is an archipelago of 700 islands located in the Atlantic Ocean extending for over 500 miles from the southeast coast of Florida, USA, and just north of Hispaniola. Of the 700 islands, roughly 32 are inhabited and the capital is Nassau, which is situated on the island of New Providence. Nassau is the centre of government, industry, commerce and communications. There are approximately 377,000 people in The Bahamas. There are multiple connections from the islands of The Bahamas to numerous U.S. cities and Miami is only 35 minutes away by air. There are also regular direct flights to the major cities of North America and Europe.
The Bahamas has a flourishing tourism industry attracted by the miles of white, sandy beaches, glass-like seas and constant rays of sunlight surrounding each island. The tourism industry that currently thrives was formally organized in the mid-1800s when the Tourism Encouragement Act was passed in 1851. Nowadays roughly 6 million tourists travel to The Bahamas annually to seek relaxation on its tranquil beaches. Tourism generates roughly 50% and Banking 15% of the Gross Domestic Product of $8.4 billion. There are over 170 banks and trust companies in The Bahamas and this industry is recognised for its advanced offshore banking services.
The Bahamas became an independently governed nation on 10th July 1973 and at the same time maintained its position as a member in the Commonwealth of Nations as well as keeping Queen Elizabeth II as its official Head of State. The House of Assembly, which was formed in 1792, holds power over every law passed in The Bahamas. It corresponds to Britain's House of Commons and each law passed in The Bahamas observes the English Common Law tradition. The Judiciary departments in The Bahamas include the Magistrates Court,the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and Her Majesty's Privy Council.
The Bahamas has no tax on personal income, dividends or profits. There is also no capital gains tax, inheritance tax, or withholding tax. However, The Bahamas does impose taxes on some items due to the lack of tax derived from income. Primarily the taxes include import duty (which is born by retail merchants in The Bahamas); real property tax; Value Added Tax (on a range of goods and services), National Insurance on salaries, business license fees and other fees and stamp duties.
The Bahamas has become a magnet for various business endeavours where many major businesses have grown in strength and size over the past decade due to the thriving tourism industry. Between 1994 and 2007, Kerzner International invested over $1.7 billion in Atlantis, Paradise Island which embraced the meticulous and purely imaginative vision that Sir Sol Kerzner had of The Lost City.
Another record breaking investment in hotel development and restoration to the tourism infrastructure is Baha Mar. Baha Mar is a mega-resort located on Cable Beach which includes an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course and the region's largest casino. The Export-Import Bank of China financed this $3.5 billion project.
These multibillion-dollar companies are attracted to The Bahamas for its excellent location, minimal taxes and booming tourism. The Bahamas is also becoming a second home to numerous nationalities including Americans, Asians and Europeans resulting in a dramatic increase in real estate sales.
As well as tourism and banking and financial services, The Bahamas has made its mark in science, art and entertainment. In respect of advancement of science, the Okyanos Institute in Freeport, which began treating patients in September 2014, specialises in cardiac stem cell therapy. With an eye on international appreciation, the platform of Bahamian art has expanded from galleries, such as the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas, to showcasing Bahamian art throughout the three million square foot Baha Mar resort as well as in the Atlantis facility. As for international entertainment, the Bahamian sun, sand and sea has acted as the scenic backdrop to blockbusters like Pirates of the Caribbean and five of the James Bond films.
Such capital inflows and increased tourism serve to boost the importation of an expanded variety of goods and services, the owners of which would be well advised to protect their IP rights.


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If you're looking to stretch your culinary skills, this guide will teach you the tricks of the trade for slicing the perfect tri-tip roast.
Step 1: Keep the slices thin, to about 1/4 inch, for optimal tenderness. Serve immediately to enjoy your perfectly carved tri-tip roast.
FACT: The 100 million cattle in the United States produce 5.5 million metric tons of methane each year.
Step 2: Determine the grain by looking for seams in the meat. Slice perpendicular to these seams to shorten the muscle fiber and enhance tenderness.
Step 3: Use a sharp carving or butcher's knife and hold it at a slight angle. Use a long fork or a pair of tongs to hold the meat steady as you carve it.
TIP: An overdone steak or roast will be tough and chewy and difficult to carve.
Step 4: Place the roast on a plastic or wood cutting board to prevent sliding or damage to your counter and to create a flat working surface.
Step 5: Cook your tri-tip roast to the proper doneness, which is medium rare to medium, and allow it to rest for several minutes so the juices distribute evenly throughout the roast.


La Buvette is the Brussels version of the latest bistronomie-trend: very good and original food in an easy-going, not-pretentious ambiance. This restaurant is located in an old butcher shop, with only old hooks hanging from the ceiling that remain. La Buvette only serves 1 menu, 5 courses for 20 euros (for lunch), and 7 courses for 45 euros (for dinner).


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An update on the movement to make full board representation a reality
By Sheryl Hilliard Tucker, Executive Director, The Board Challenge
While much of the country is caught up in March Madness and the countdown to the Final Four, the push to diversify corporate boardrooms continues to unveil a wealth of Black talent across all industries. The pipeline myth is officially busted. We are encouraged by the outstanding new Black directors joining companies of all sizes, but we're continuing to drive more organizations to take action – and fast.
Since The Board Challenge launched in September 2020, 13 of our Pledge Partners and unprecedented numbers of Nasdaq, NYSE, Russell 3000 and newly minted public companies and private firms have appointed Black board directors. Over the past decade, Black directorship often felt like it was climbing in slow motion. Significant barriers stymied change and a limited group of heavy-hitting Black directors, including two of The Board Challenge's most ardent Supporters, Les Brun and Shellye Archambeau, were tapped for open seats.
What changed in 2020? No doubt the Black Lives Matter movement and subsequent reckoning on systemic racism kick-started unprecedented momentum toward stronger board representation. And like Brun and Archambeau, many highly respected Black directors are now publicly fighting to increase the pool of Black leaders and place the next generation of board-ready candidates into new roles.
Still, this is not the time to take a break. The Board Challenge encourages our Partners and Supporters to lean in, double down and keep introducing your colleagues and networks to the benefits of board diversity. The Board Challenge founders – Brad Gerstner, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy and Guy Primus – connect with CEOs and investors every week to drive this movement forward.
The Board Challenge is ready to do more, and we need your help
Contact The Board Challenge team to set up an introductory meeting and explore ways to leverage your professional network to help make corporate boards more diverse
Visit our new website and share it with your network
Refer board-ready leaders to our team so we can recommend top talent to our Partners
Engage theBoardlist and Valence to curate a free slate of board candidates for your organization
Recent board diversity trends and highlights
An expanded bench of players stepped up their advocacy. Corporate America, investors, social justice organizations, elected officials and the media are leveraging their muscle, using new tools and finding common ground in the movement for board diversity. Bold moves from companies like Goldman Sachs and The Carlyle Group to increase board representation are game-changing strategies and hard for other companies to ignore.
Powerhouse thought leaders McKinsey, PwC, Deloitte, Diligent, Harvard and others are releasing and reissuing a torrent of compelling research that makes a hard-to-deny business case linking corporate performance with board diversity.
Nasdaq leveraged a massive body of empirical research in its proposal to the SEC to make board diversity a requirement for listing. NYSE continues this work through its Initiative to Advance Board Diversity. Both organizations are Charter Partners of The Board Challenge.
California Assembly Bill 979, requiring California-based companies to have at least one director from an underrepresented community, has inspired New York, New Jersey and other states to take action.
The Executive Leadership Council (ELC) and the Thirty Percent Coalition are ensuring Black executives and corporate America keep diverse leadership a C-suite and board priority. ELC is a major feeder of the board diversity pipeline, as evidenced by its regular board announcements on LinkedIn.
The media is shining light on often unspoken barriers to progress and opportunities for success in building fuller board representation. Black Enterprise's Boardroom Chats – which will feature our co-founder, Guy Primus, next month – dissect these complex challenges. And check out SAVOY for a steady stream of newly elected Black directors.
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The Board Challenge co-founder talks about the challenges facing the board diversity movement and how directors could be doing more.
Beyond the Board: Aishetu Fatima Dozie
Aishetu Dozie is the newest board member at Altimeter Growth Corp. (AGC), a SPAC formed by Altimeter Capital focused on the tech sector.
Aisha, as her friends and colleagues call her, was already a seasoned Finance professional when her personal interests and passion led her to pursue entrepreneurship. She's since proven herself a skilled business leader across many different environments. From supporting transactions in both the public and private markets to launching her own company, Aisha brings an extraordinary mix of high-level insight and hands-on grit to the AGC board.
What benefits do your unique background and skill set bring to the AGC board?
Prior to AGC, "I had already spent many years in boardrooms, primarily evaluating credit decisions," she explains. A former investment banker in both the US and Africa, Aisha specialized in mergers and acquisitions. She developed a keen eye for "evaluating what makes a company special, the synergies that come out of that and how to sell it." Those insights, combined with her experience building her own cosmetics company, Bossy Beauty, allow her to uniquely internalize the needs and perspective of all parties involved in AGC transactions.
What led you to the board opportunity at AGC?
When her career pivoted to entrepreneurship, Aisha missed pieces of Finance. She felt it was important that she continue to leverage that experience. She became interested in board seats, yet found she wasn't in the right networks. "It's not like applying for a job. The board process is not transparent at all," she explains. With the help of some mentors, she put together a board biography and shared with those in her network. Ultimately, a classmate from business school introduced her to Brad Gertsner, the CEO of Altimeter Growth Corp.
What made the opportunity at AGC the right fit for you?
From the start, Aisha was impressed by the work that Brad and AGC were doing. Reimagining the way that companies go public, Aisha says, "is like a rebranding exercise." Brad and the rest of the board focus "on a high quality experience [for the company/founder] and getting to market quickly and efficiently". That was innovative and intriguing to her.
She was also compelled by Brad and AGC's commitment to diversity, Brad's leadership of The Board Challenge in particular. For her, "it's the decisions that go beyond performative speech," she explains.
What do you think will make you a successful board member?
Aisha explains she has been fortunate to have strong mentors, already serving on multiple public boards, to guide her through the learning curve. However, new online groups, like theBoardlist and Him for Her, have also been great resources. She's made sure to attend webinars and discussions wherever possible. Also, she feels fortunate to be in a supportive environment where she can learn as she goes.
"How can I be of service here?" is a question that Aisha often asks herself. She believes that as a board member it's important to understand the domain expertise you bring and ensure you are a value add in that specific area. "My voice matters at certain meetings [and less at others]", she explains. "I'll speak on issues where I have a very strong opinion." Aisha's thoughtful approach, combined with her unique perspective and voice, will undoubtedly prove to be an invaluable asset to the team at AGC.
Beyond the Board: Lizette Williams
Lizette Williams is the newest board member at RealSelf, a platform that provides information and reviews for people considering elective cosmetic treatments.
Lizette Williams is a seasoned marketing and advertising executive, having led teams at both large consumer companies and, most recently, Facebook. However, she is best known for her expertise in multicultural marketing and cutting-edge work at the intersection of brands, culture and technology. Lizette's innovative approach and hands-on experience addressing the needs of a diverse consumer base will prove indispensable as the RealSelf team continues to grow its platform.
What experiences in your career have positioned you for a seat on RealSelf's board?
Lizette began her marketing career cutting her chops with the best. Over 13 years, she held increasingly senior roles at consumer product and restaurant leaders, including Pepsi, Kimberly-Clark and McDonald's. While building a strong marketing base, she became intrigued by the critical role that technology was playing within her industry. Lizette decided that a digital native experience would deepen her marketing toolkit. She made the calculated decision to join Facebook, where she had previously been a client during her time at McDonalds. She now leads a global marketing team helping companies across multiple industries maximize their potential on the platform. She explains that this role allows her to drive cultural relevance and impact on an even broader scale.
How were you connected to the RealSelf board opportunity?
Lizette was introduced to the RealSelf team through a friend and former colleague who was acquainted with RealSelf's current CEO. RealSelf was looking for a seasoned marketing expert to join their board. Moreover, they were motivated to add a member who could bring a diverse perspective and voice to their team. "Diversity informs standards of beauty," explains Lizette. Lizette and RealSelf leadership both believed there was an "untapped opportunity" for the company to engage a fast-growing base of diverse consumers seeking cosmetic treatments.
How did you know that the RealSelf board position was a good fit?
RealSelf's vision spoke to Lizette from the first interaction. She explains that Realself "aims to provide equity in the cosmetic procedure space, something previously held only for affluent people. "Regardless of your socio-economic background, gender or race, [the platform] empowers you to make decisions about your body, as a human being." She was inspired by this mission. The more she learned about the platform, the more intrigued she was; she saw enormous potential in the company. Women – diverse women, in particular – have an increasing propensity to spend. She notes that "there are very few platforms that speak to them."
How was your experience joining the RealSelf board?
Lizette has served on the board of the Chicago Advertising Federation for seven years, the city's oldest marketing trade organization, where she formerly served as President and chairs the Diversity Thought Leaders' Council. In joining RealSelf, she found that there were many similarities in serving on a for-profit board. However, she was impressed by the unique, supportive culture she found at RealSelf.
"Everyone was so supportive because I was new," she explained, "and [multiple people] reached out to set up calls, to help me know what to expect, and discuss the pre-reads." The company's executive chairman, Tom Seery, even reached out in advance of the first meeting!
Lizette was also invited to the company's quarterly all-hands meeting, where her appointment was announced. She describes the "collegial environment" she experienced while on site. She was particularly blown away when an employee of a diverse background sent her a note and told her how happy she was that Lizette would be joining the board.
With Lizette's expertise and infectious passion for consumer-centric, modern marketing, there is no doubt that many others – from board members to platform users – will be thankful Lizette has joined the RealSelf team.
Beyond the Board: Claire Cormier Thielke
Claire Cormier Thielke is the newest board member at Zillow Group, a real estate and rental marketplace dedicated to empowering consumers and connecting them to professionals who can help.
Claire began her career in real estate young – at just 13 years old, she persuaded her family to move after locating the perfect home on the MLS! The early start clearly paid off. Since then, she's served as Chief Operating Officer of Investment Management for Hines and, most recently, managing director of Hines Asia-Pacific. Claire's industry expertise, combined with the rigor she's developed after decades as a professional track and field athlete, is certain to support and strengthen Zillow's boardroom.
How will your professional background and experiences benefit the team at Zillow?
"Zillow," Claire explains, "is at the cutting edge of real estate." She believes that her experience in urban planning and design as well as scaling real estate portfolios will be helpful to the company as it enters the "Zillow 2.0" era, expanding its offerings to principal acquisition and risk-taking. She is also excited to apply the lessons learned in fund management to board work.
Claire is fascinated by how cities grow and evolve. She focused her studies on urban planning and began her real estate career in emerging markets. With every new role, Claire has been careful to reflect on lessons learned from previous projects and experiences. "You can see patterns in one place and apply that to others," she explains. These insights have served her well as she's taken on more senior and visible roles and will play a role in her work as a board member.
How did you know that Zillow was the right fit for you?
From the first conversation with the Zillow team, Claire was compelled. She explains that when deciding to join a board, whether for profit or non-profit, "there's a level of introspection [that I look for]. What's on their roadmap – strategy, tech, people?" She believed that "Zillow had [this introspection] in spades. It was part of their DNA."
Zillow's commitment to diversity also deeply resonated with Claire. "It's a brave thing to be so blunt, to be open about the need to add diversity. They took the [The Board Challenge] pledge, set a goal, made it public, and then delivered" she explains. "Nobody says they want less diversity, but few are willing to 'walk the walk' especially when moving with Zillow's hallmark deliberate speed."
How will you contribute as a board member at Zillow?
Claire uses a clever athletic analogy to describe joining a board. "It's like coming into the relay race, mid-way," she explains in that it's important to get up to speed quickly and learn the dynamics of the organization. She focuses on asking the right questions, adding value as a thought partner and bringing perspective to the management team.
As she reflects upon her own growth as both a professional and a board member, she draws upon yet another insightful athletic reference. "Practice is painful, but you put in the reps so that when you get to the competition – you've seen it before." There is no doubt that Claire will bring that same competitive spirit and tenacity to her work within Zillow's boardroom.
Beyond the Board: Pam El
Pam El is the newest board member at Ranpak, a manufacturer of protective paper packaging materials and systems.
Each chapter of Pam El's career has been more interesting and impressive than the next. After almost two decades in advertising, followed by executive marketing roles in companies spanning startups to big insurance to the NBA, she now owns her own consulting practice. She has also dedicated the final chapter of her career to board service. She recently joined the board at Ranpak, where she is positioned to leverage her marketing background to support the company through unprecedented changes in the retail and sustainability landscape.
Tell us more about your background and the transitions you've made in your career as an advertising and marketing executive.
Pam spent the early years of her career within advertising agencies, supporting clients across all verticals. After developing a deep industry expertise, she made the calculated decision to switch to the client side. Pam found a home within the insurance world, taking increasingly senior roles and ascending to Vice President at State Farm and SVP at Nationwide. However, in 2014 Pam landed her "dream job", as she calls it. Pam admits herself a sports fanatic, with basketball her favorite sport. To land the job of EVP and Global CMO of the NBA was truly a dream come true.
However, unsurprisingly, Pam's ambition didn't stop there. Her vision for the final chapter of her career was clear: board service. After nearly five years, Pam left the NBA. She took a year to travel and "play" (which, as expected given Pam's record, was hardly that; she also established her consulting practice). Pam then turned her attention to board opportunities.
Why is board work important to you?
Pam's passion for board service stems from having seen it in action as an executive over the years. "The 'noses in, fingers out' approach is truly unique," she shares. "Board work focuses on strategy that guides execution." The opportunity to transition from her previous experience and focus in the corporate world was intriguing to her.
Pam also notes, "I didn't want to sit around in retirement!" Her unmatched energy – as well as her desire to continue evolving her career – is a fantastic fit for board service.
How were you connected with the Ranpak board?
In business and in life, connections are everything. Pam had worked with Michael Gliedman at the NBA, where he was Chief Information Officer. After he left the NBA, they stayed in touch. Michael subsequently became a Ranpak board member and then the company's CTO. In late 2019, Michael introduced Pam to Omar Asali, CEO of Ranpak.
Pam flew to New York in March 2020 to meet several of Ranpak's board members. She recalls having wonderful conversations and capping off the trip with a Knicks game. As luck would have it, a week later the COVID-19 pandemic brought all business travel to a screeching halt.
Omar called Pam shortly after her trip. She had impressed the board and Omar wanted to move forward. Pam inquired, "so am I still interviewing?" Omar simply said, "My word is my bond.
Pam was moved by Omar's transparency and integrity; it further affirmed to her that Ranpak was the right fit. She now feels incredibly lucky to have met her fellow board members in person, although she's been impressed by the board's focus and perseverance in a virtual setting.
What advice do you have for a Black professional seeking board opportunities?
"Watch and listen to people who look and act like the person you want to become," Pam shares. She believes you can learn a lot just from keeping your eyes and ears open. Pam also notes that she has built a great network, particularly of African American females, who have supported her in her career. When she decided to explore board roles, they were equally invested in her success.
Pam's roles on nonprofit boards, including service at her alma mater, Virginia Commonwealth University, also shaped her skills and experience. "I had often been told that non-profit work didn't count. I disagree with that," says Pam. She explains that the governance, materials and board discussions were excellent preparation for her work at Ranpak.
Lastly, Pam advises diverse candidates to be discerning about board roles. "If someone comes to you and says 'I just need an African American female,' turn and walk away," notes Pam. "What they should say is [I need] consumer data expertise, someone who has dealt with customers. And I'm looking for diversity on my board so I would prefer an African American female."
The sage advice comes from someone who has not only blazed a trail in marketing and advertising, but also committed the latter half of her career to giving back. Pam's contributions – both to Ranpak's board as well as to future African American board candidates – will not go unappreciated.
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2. If an enemy moves within an Interceptor's long aggro range, it will attack the enemy. When the enemy is destroyed or moves out of the aggro range, the Interceptor will resume circling the allied base.
4. Aggro ranges on Interceptors deactivate once they start traveling. If an enemy, however, moves into an Interceptor's (relatively small) attack range, the Interceptor will stop traveling and start attacking. When finished attacking, or if the enemy moves out of range, the Interceptor will resume traveling towards its destination.
5. Draw way-points to modify their Interceptors' path. To start drawing a path, first Shift + left clicks on your alliance base. This will bring up a set of icons for all commands that affect the whole alliance, including: "Create Way-points" and "Clear Way-points". After selecting "Create Way-points", you can create way-points by pressing Shift + right click. Each time you create a way-point, the interceptor path will update to display the new route. Right click to draw a final way-point and the newly created path becomes the new interceptor route.
6. If you don't like your selection, press ESC to cancel your design, which will cause the path to return to what it was before the player started modifying it. To clear an existing path, select the "Clear Way-points" icon from your alliance base.
Regarding #4, I don't think we should allow interceptors to move out of their paths to attack enemies. This would make it too easy to lure them away in endless pursuit or kite them. Instead, we should make them only stop and attack if something is within its firing range. Otherwise, it should just move along. For #5 and #6, I think that UI is not as intuitive and quick as the one we currently have for the motherships. Right now if you left click on a location you move to it, but if you shift-click you queue multiple waypoints. We can use the same for the interceptors, except that if you click on your base, you cancel the waypoints and if you click on the enemy base (or some other target, such as another launch pod in the future) you commit the current path.


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It was exciting to meet the enthusiasm at the inaugural meeting of Talamh Beo, a grassroots organisation of farmers, growers and land-based workers on the island of Ireland. It aims to ensure a living landscape, where people and ecosystems thrive together.
Inspiration comes from the Landworkers' Alliance (UK), which in the five years of its existence has become a voice for small food producers, farmers, growers and land-based workers (which also includes beekeepers, herbalists, foresters and flower farmers).
What we do at grassroots level in Ireland is of the utmost important as we confront a potential climate catastrophe, which we need to acknowledge as individuals and communities. No matter who we are in society, and what class we belong to, we all eat three times a day, and should be nourishing ourselves with good food, from a ground that is well taken care of.
We can farm in a far more sustainable way, beginning with our own gardens, and make conscientious food choices, avoiding plastic waste, and supporting local farmers.
If you think you can't afford better food, consider where you now invest your money: how often do you go to the hairdresser, or drink a pint or choose to drive somewhere? There are priorities we have in terms of our time and money.
It is always a good time to start thinking about growing some of your own vegetables!
Ideally you should begin by building up soil nutrients from November onwards, but if you are starting now and feel you have missed the boat, don't worry. We are adopting a No-dig method in our garden, which can begin at any time of the year. In this respect our inspiration is the legendary Charles Dowding, whose website and Instagram page offers plenty of excellent free advice.
If your space is limited you can use raised beds made from timber. Even a small concrete yard offers sufficient space. This type of raised bed is ideal for older people who might wish to avoid bending over.
The main ingredient of growing is good compost, which you can source from local farmers, and elsewhere. To start a bed we recommend gathering lots of cardboard, and spreading it straight onto the ground. Then spread a 10cm layer of compost over this. Beds should be approximately 1m wide, allowing 30cm for pathways between each one. Wood chips give a neat appearance to the pathways, and suppress weeds.
While your new beds are settling down, start propagating your favourite vegetable varieties in pots and trays of fine seed compost on your windowsills inside. You don't generally need a rich compost to germinate seeds; heat and moisture are sufficient. You can multi-sow and do successional sowing to have a continuous supply of fresh ingredients throughout the year.
Those wishing to start an organic farming business, or a just develop partial self-sufficiency, should access networks of independent Irish growing organisations. We highly recommend linking up with an experienced farmer in your area to build a good relationship, and learn where the food you eat is coming from.
The Organic Growers of Ireland has created a Small Growers Network to help growers who have completed formal training or an internship with them. It is essentially a participatory network that is open to anyone who feels it would be useful. You don't need much experience to be part of it; what you do need is the enthusiasm required to build up your strength on the farm.
The Network offers a forum for small farmers to highlight the specific needs of their holdings. It is organised by Jason Horner, founder of the OGI, and monthly meetings are happening in Cloughjordan, with farm walks providing different discussion topics, led by established organic growers.
Becoming a supporter of Irish Seedsavers helped us get involved in seed sharing and gave us access to workshops and events (including brilliant talks from Mary Raynolds). Apple-tasting days were a highlight. Seed saving is useful to anyone with an interest in biodiversity, increasing the variety of vegetables, and helping bees to pollinate by reducing monoculture.
The Flower Farmers of Ireland also promote the cultivation, marketing, sale and use of Irish-grown cut-flowers and foliage, and support and act as an advocate for growers.
We believe the Land belongs to us all. That is why we need to restore natural ecosystems, and put power back into the hands of small-scale producers. At the moment production is dominated by multinational supermarkets, which leads to waste and inequalities. It is time to get up and grow, or at least choose honestly grown local food.


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Milan 2-2 Hellas Verona: Ibrahimovic salvages late point after missing penalty
By	Sports Desk	November 08, 2020
Zlatan Ibrahimovic recovered from another missed penalty to score in stoppage time and salvage a 2-2 draw for Milan against Hellas Verona on Sunday.
Antonin Barak and Mattia Zaccagni put Ivan Juric's visitors 2-0 up inside 20 minutes before an own goal from Giangiacomo Magnani gave the hosts hope.
Ibrahimovic then failed from 12 yards for the third time this season - his fourth miss in six attempts going back to last term - and Davide Calabria saw an effort ruled out in the first minute of second-half stoppage time after the Swede had handled in the build-up.
Milan's talisman had the final say, however, heading home Brahim Diaz's cross two minutes later to snatch a draw that moves Stefano Pioli's side two points clear of second-placed Sassuolo at the Serie A summit.
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NBA Heat Check: Milton thrives in 76ers shake up, Huerter and Hunter hurt Hawks
It was far from business as usual in the NBA again last week.
A total of 11 games were postponed due to stringent COVID-19 protocols, making it tough for some players and teams to find their rhythm early in the season.
Others have taken full advantage of opportunities presented to them by teams having to go deep into their rosters in order to fulfil fixtures.
We take a look at the players who had the biggest increases and decreases in production over the previous week.
RUNNING HOT…
The Philadelphie 76ers have seen their roster badly affected by COVID-19 protocols and results over the past week have been a little patchy as a result – a pair of wins over the Miami Heat ended a run of three straight defeats but were followed by a loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. One who man stepped up, though, was Milton, who was averaging 14.1 points per game up to January 10. Last week he averaged 29.5 – a difference of 15.4, the highest in the league.
Last season's beaten finalists the Heat are in somewhat of a rut having lost four of their past five to slip to 4-7 for the season. Robinson has done his best to help reverse the fortunes, though, having averaged 23.3 points last week – his improvement of 12.1 from his average at January 10 was second only to Milton. Part of the improvement can be attributed to his prowess from three-point range over with Robinson averaging five per game, compared to 3.1 for the season prior to the week. Team-mate Tyler Herro has also impressed – averaging 25.5 points per game for the week, a +9.9 difference to his average leading into it.
With the Brooklyn Nets trading away Jarrett Allen, Taurean Prince, Caris LeVert and Rodions Kurucs – as well as a ton of picks – to acquire James Harden, Brown received greater minutes in Steve Nash's rotation. He shot 8-of-11 from the field for 16 points in a win over the Denver Nuggets and had a double-double of 15 points and 14 rebounds against the New York Knicks the following day. However, when Kyrie Irving returns, Brown can expect to see a significant reduction in his time on the floor.
The Dallas Mavericks star started to find his range from three over the past week, going 5-of-9 from beyond the arc against the Charlotte Hornets and 6-of-11 versus the Chicago Bulls. He averaged four three-point makes per game last week, a significant improvement on his figure of 1.63 on the season he went in with. Doncic also had 16 rebounds and 15 assists against the Bulls to record his 29th triple-double, surpassing the legendary Michael Jordan on the all-time list. However, he ended up on the losing side against Chicago and blamed himself: "That's on me, that game. I was being selfish a little bit because I had 30 points in the first half. That wasn't me in the second half."
GOING COLD...
Four years after going undrafted, VanVleet was rewarded for his role in the Raptors' recent success as he signed a four-year, $85million deal to stay with Toronto ahead of this season. His performances have not yet justified that outlay, however, and the past week was a particularly disappointing one. The struggling Raptors actually enjoyed a minor upturn in form, winning back-to-back games against the Hornets to improve to 4-8, but VanVleet scored just 14 points per game, 8.1 down on his prior season average of 22.1. There was at least some solace in a first double-double of the season as he stacked up 10 assists in the second Hornets game.
Kevin Huerter and De'Andre Hunter
It was not a good week for the Atlanta Hawks, their shock 3-0 start long since forgotten. Three Atlanta players were at least 6.0 points down on their prior scoring average for the year, yet it was the decline in three-point shooting that really stood out. Huerter and Hunter had each impressed from beyond the arc in the early weeks of the campaign, making 2.4 and 2.1 threes per game respectively. But a remarkable drop-off saw both make just two across three games - two of which were defeats - to each average 0.7. It meant the team as a whole made just five threes in the loss to the Utah Jazz and six as they went down to the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Oklahoma City Thunder again traded assets for picks ahead of this season but have still managed to operate at .500 so far, beating the Bulls after defeats to the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers. However, Hill's outstanding early form is showing signs of tailing off. A new arrival this year, the 34-year-old point guard was outperforming his career average of 1.2 threes made per game heading into the week (1.9) but did not make a single one of his seven attempts from beyond the arc against the Spurs, Lakers or Bulls.
After a strong start to the season with the Orlando Magic, Ross went into last week averaging 17.9 points and 2.44 three-pointers made per game. However, in meetings with the Nets, Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks, he shot 3-of-15 from beyond the arc – an average of just one make per game. It's therefore unsurprising he also suffered one of the biggest decreases in points per game to 11, with 23 of his 33 total points coming against Brooklyn.
Rashford can improve to be England and Man Utd great, says Robson
Marcus Rashford still has 5-10 per cent improvement to make as he approaches the prime of his career, according to former Manchester United and England captain Bryan Robson.
Rashford made it five games without a goal in 2021 as Premier League leaders United played out a goalless draw with champions Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.
Nevertheless, the England forward is enjoying a productive season with 14 goals and six assists in all competitions.
The 23-year-old has only bettered that goal tally once across the course of an entire campaign, with 22 last term bolstered by six conversions from eight Premier League penalties - duties that now lie with Bruno Fernandes.
He netted one spot kick in the 4-1 Champions League win over Istanbul Basaksehir this time around and his 12 open-play goals in Europe's elite competition and the Premier League came from shots with a cumulative xG value of eight - highlighting some impressive efficiency in front of goal.
"Marcus is getting to an age where he's maturing and will come to his prime soon," Robson told Stats Perform News.
"I think he's really improved over the last two years. He's worked really hard on his physique and fitness. But I do believe there's another 5-10 percent in Marcus.
"When things get easy for him in games he becomes a little bit lazy on the ball and gives it away more than he should.
"But that's probably because we know he can create with a great pass, and sometimes when you're that little bit younger you don't have that real strong mentality to go further.
"I think he can go on to be a great player for Man United and England."
Although Anthony Martial opened the scoring in the 2-1 New Year's Day victory over Aston Villa, Rashford's fellow forward has found the going tougher in front of goal overall this season.
The France international has five goals in 22 games, with just two in 14 in the Premier League.
Robson believes the 25-year-old can sometimes struggle for confidence, while also highlighting his heavy workload as United's 2019-20 schedule ran on until the Europa League semi-final defeat to Sevilla in August.
"It was a long season for a few of the lads," he said. "It took a few of them quite a time to get going, they had no pre-season after Sevilla loss.
"I think it affected [Martial]. I don't think he's a totally confident lad.
"I think he needs encouraging, but I'm sure as the season goes on he just needs a run of games with a couple of goals."


a) Suppose that T is a tree with n vertices, where n ≥ 1. Show that T has n − 1 edges.
b) Conversely, suppose that G is a connected graph with n vertices and n − 1 edges, where n ≥ 1.
Show that G must have at least one vertex of degree 1. Hence deduce that G must be a tree.
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d) Find an example of a graph with 5 vertices and 4 edges that is not a tree.
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John Carr: Secretary, UK Children's Charities' Coalition on Internet Safety; Expert Adviser, European NGO Alliance for Child Safety Online; Senior Expert Adviser, ITU, Advisory Board Member, Family Online Safety Institute, Washington DC, Beyond Borders, Canada; Advisory Council Member, INHOPE, the global association of hotlines.
Publications include "The Role of the Internet In the Commission of Crime", "Out of Sight, Out of Mind - global responses to dealing with online child pornographic images" and, in June 2009, he jointly authored "The Digital Manifesto".
John regularly contributes to TV and radio programmes on the subject of online safety and security. He writes a column for the Huffington Post UK. John was also formerly the internet columnist for Prospect magazine and has written about the internet for The Observer, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, New Statesman, The Guardian and many other journals, both in the UK and overseas.


Technasia, also known as Charles Siegling, is a musician and DJ raised and based in Paris. Until 2008, the group also consisted of other founding member, Amil Khan, raised and based in Hong Kong. After meeting in Hong Kong in the mid 90's, Charles and Amil felt it was time to put South East Asia on the world map of electronic dance music and started their musical duo and label Technasia in 1996.
Despite the change, Siegling has always been the 'front man' in terms of DJing and performing live, so Technasia is as thrilling and full-bodied a live experience as ever. If anything, Siegling is even more determined to infuse every aspect of Technasia with his utter absorption in sound, the passion born of 25 years engrossed in electronic music. ?Born in Paris and raised in an 11th century chateau, Charles grew up listening to everything from Depeche Mode, Jimi Hendrix to Legendary Pink Dots and Einstuerzende Neubauten. His music-loving dad even introduced him to early British rave tunes. As a university student he continued his musical education the clubs of Paris listening to the likes of Derrick May and Robert Owens; and taking note of the records Laurent Garnier and DJ Deep played on their radio shows.


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Annoyed Toure: PSG Quotes Out Of Context!
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By Soccer Laduma
Manchester City midfielder, Yaya Toure, has made the news for all the wrong reasons since the season has finished.
He has now come out and claimed his latest quotes about his admiration for Paris Saint-Germain were 'taken out of context'.
"The media took what I said out of context," he told French radio station RFI.
"For the moment, there's nothing planned. Too many things have been said, that annoyed me.
"I want to take advantage of this opportunity to put things into context. It's very important. I simply said that it was nice to be a player who is quite coveted and it was an honour to play for PSG."
Toure's future at City has come into question since his agent Smitry Seluk claimed Toure was disappointed that no club official had congratulated him on his birthday.
The Ivory Coast international was undergoing treatment on a minor left thigh strain in Qatar before teaming up with the World Cup squad in the USA on Thursday, but confirmed he will be ready for the World Cup.
"My objective is the World Cup, because the country expects," Toure added.
"Everything went well with the doctors. They did some great work. It's difficult with that kind of injury, but I am going to be quickly back out on the pitch."
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Uganda National Panel Survey 2013-14, Household Questionnaire
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Description The questionnaire collects information at both the household (water and energy use, income, assets, consumption, shocks, welfare and food security, etc.) and individual level (education, migration, labor, health, and child nutrition). It is an essential tool for using the data as it contains not only the questions asked during the interviews, but also the relevant codes and skip patterns.
Uganda National Panel Survey 2013-14, Woman Questionnaire
Description This questionnaire collects information on contraception as well as marital and birth history. It is an essential tool for using the data as it contains not only the questions asked during the interviews, but also the relevant codes and skip patterns.
Uganda National Panel Survey 2013-14, Agriculture Questionnaire
Description The questionnaire collects information on land, crops, livestock, inputs, labor, production, and agricultural implements and machiner. It is an essential tool for using the data as it contains not only the questions asked during the interviews, but also the relevant codes and skip patterns.
Uganda National Panel Survey 2013-14, Community/Facility Questionnaire
Description The questionnaire collects community-level information on the availability of services, education, health, roads infrastructure, and community organizations. It is an essential tool for using the data as it contains not only the questions asked during the interviews, but also the relevant codes and skip patterns.
Uganda National Panel Survey 2013-14, Basic Information Document
Description Describes the design of the survey and its coverage for potential users and provides general information about the general characteristics of the survey.
Table of contents ACRONYMS .................................................................................................................................. II
1.0 OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 SURVEY OBJECTIVES ....................................................................................................... 5
1.2 SURVEY DESIGN .............................................................................................................. 6
2 SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES - REVIEW OF SECTIONS ............................................... 7
2.1: EXPLANATORY NOTES BY SECTION - HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE ................................ 7
Section 1A: Household Identification Particulars................................................................... 7
Section 1B: Staff Details and Survey Time ............................................................................ 7
Section 2: Household Roster ................................................................................................... 8
Section 3: General Information on Household Members ....................................................... 8
Section 4: Education ............................................................................................................... 9
Section 5: Health ..................................................................................................................... 9
Section 6: Child Nutrition and Health .................................................................................... 9
Section 8: Labour Force Status ............................................................................................... 9
Section 9: Housing Conditions, Water and sanitation .......................................................... 10
Section 10: Energy Use ......................................................................................................... 10
Section 11: Other Household Incomes ................................................................................. 10
Section 12: Non-agricultural Enterprises/Activities ............................................................. 10
Section 14: Household Assets ............................................................................................... 11
Section 15: Household Consumption Expenditure ............................................................... 11
Section 16: Shocks and Coping Strategies............................................................................ 11
Section 17: Welfare Indicators and Food Security ............................................................... 11
2.2: EXPLANATORY NOTES BY SECTION - AGRICULTURE QUESTIONNAIRE ........................... 11
Section 1A: Household Identification Particulars................................................................. 12
Section 1B: Staff details and survey time ............................................................................. 12
Section 2: Current land holdings and land that the household has access through use rights... 12
Section 3A & 3B: Agricultural and labour inputs ................................................................ 13
Section 4A & 4B: Crops grown and type of seeds used ....................................................... 13
Section 5A & 5B: Quantification of Agricultural Production .............................................. 13
Sections 6A, 6B & 6C: Livestock ownership ....................................................................... 13
Section 7: Livestock Inputs ................................................................................................... 13
Section 8: Livestock Products ............................................................................................... 13
Section 9: Extension Services ............................................................................................... 14
Section 10: Farm Implements and Machinery ...................................................................... 14
2.4: EXPLANATORY NOTES BY SECTION - COMMUNITY QUESTIONNAIRE ............................. 14
Section 1: Community Identification Particulars .................................................................. 14
Section 2: Availability of services within the community .................................................... 14
Section 3: Education (Primary) ............................................................................................. 15
Section 4: Health services ..................................................................................................... 15
Section 5: Works and Transport ........................................................................................... 15
2.5: EXPLANATORY NOTES BY SECTION - WOMAN QUESTIONNAIRE .................................... 15
Section 2A: Contraception .................................................................................................... 16
Section 2B: Birth History...................................................................................................... 16
3 OTHER RELATED INSTRUCTIONS/CODES .................................................................. 16
3.1: AREA MEASUREMENT USING GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) ............................. 16
4 UNPS 2013/14 PANEL WEIGHTS ..................................................................................... 16
5 REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................... 23
ANNEX 2: CROP CODES ........................................................................................................... 25
ANNEX 3: INTERNATIONAL STANDARD CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPATIONS (ISCO)..... 26
ANNEX 4: INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (ISIC) ...... 37
ANNEX 5: ACCEPTABLE CONDITION CODES FOR EACH CROP TYPE DURING HARVESTING ........... 49


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According to reports, the year the "Blue Bloods" star quit the series, he decided to purchase a ranch located in Venice, California.
He moved there with his wife Jillie and the duo have called that place home for many years now.
"My relationship and my ranch keep me sane." Selleck said in the interview..
According to Wahlberg, the cast is friendly. One of his close friends is Moynahan, whom he says has become like a sister. Although the cast is friendly, they have become more like family than friends, says the actor.
CBS has renewed 18 more series for 2020-21 including the majority of its drama lineup and a trio of comedies. The broadcaster has picked up dramas All Rise, Blue Bloods, Bull, FBI, FBI: Most Wanted, MacGyver, Magnum P.I., NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans, Seal Team and S.W.A.T.
During the season 8 premiere of Blue Bloods last fall, it was revealed that Linda had died in a helicopter crash. … Fans were upset about the fact of Linda's demise, but more distraught by the way her character had been suddenly written out of the show after so many years.
Donnie had a handful of other small film and television roles after that until landing on Blue Bloods in 2010. It has been estimated that as a central character on the show, he likely makes between $60,000 and $150,000 per episode.
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Local History Week 2016
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The theme for this year's Local History Week is Engineering and Technology and all members of the local community are encouraged to take part.
The annual event, organised by East Dunbartonshire Libraries, is running from Saturday 5 March until Saturday 12 March.
Local History Week is a national event that aims to increase awareness of local history and encourage all members of the local community to take part. The event is a great way for groups to highlight their local history and for local people to get involved.
A whole range of events celebrating East Dunbartonshire's rich engineering history have been organised at venues across the area.
Brookwood Library in Bearsden will be displaying a series of photographs and articles showcasing the Bennie Railplane – the brainchild of George Bennie (1891 – 1957).
A prototype of the monorail system was installed at the Burnbrae Dye Works over the LNER railway siding in 1930.
Local historian Bill Black will explore the extensive use of the River Kelvin and its tributaries as a renewable energy source for past industry in Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire in an illustrated talk at Brookwook Library on Wednesday 9 March at 7.30pm.
Milngavie Heritage Centre in Milngavie Town Hall will be home to an exhibition describing the history of education in Milngavie. The exhibition has been arranged in conjunction with Douglas Academy, where pupils have been engaged in project work relating to the history of local schools. Pupil contributions will be included in the exhibition which will run on Saturday 5 March, Monday 7 March, Tuesday 8 March, Thursday 10 March, Friday 11 and Saturday 12 March between 10am – 3.30pm.
A guided walk, led by Donald Shankland, describing the sites of some of the innovative schemes that took place in Milngavie, featuring such personalities as James Watt and John Woodburn, will take place on Saturday 12 March at 10.30am. The 90 minute walk, which will depart from the Milngavie Heritage Centre, will show how Milngavie contributed a great deal to the modern development of Scotland.
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Q: Spring MVC Rest / JSON service I just tried adding this to my sample controller:
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However, visiting the /jsontest url ends on a 406 http error => not acceptable.
So... what's the currently working method for producing "application/json" responses, instead of returning jsp/html views?
I'm using Spring Framework 3.0.6 RELEASE.

A: Add Jackson mapper to your CLASSPATH:
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And call your web service with correct accept header, e.g.:
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Or using $.getJSON() from browser.

A: @RequestMapping(value="/jsontest", method=RequestMethod.GET,produces="application/json")
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Kittrell Park, a popular recreation site with a swimming pool, basketball court, and children's play area, was named in honor of Rosa Kittrell, a crusader for mental health programs and founder of the Carver Community Center.
A graduate of the Hampton Institute and the Bishop Tuttle School for Social Work, Rosa used her education and gifts to create programs to fulfill the needs of her community and inspire many on to future successes. "Others, Lord Others" was the guiding mantra of the legendary White Plains "Children's Champion" and "Pioneer Community Activist.
Rosa devoted her life to humanitarian causes. She was the founder of the Carver Community Center and the Kittrell Nursery School.
Born and raised in North Carolina, Rosa moved to White Plains where she made her mark. In 1939 she (in collaboration with Dr. Thomas P. Brennan, noted Psychiatrist and friend/Grasslands hospital) pioneered White Plains' first community-based White Plains Mental Hygiene Group. It was open to everyone but specifically served the needs of African Americans. At the time, mental health was a subject that was not discussed too much out in the open. Rosa sought to change the public's understanding of these issues. In this way, she was ahead of her time.
In 1945, assessing the needs of the White Plains community at large, Rosa fought to establish the Carver Community Center, White Plains first community-based center to provide a safe haven for recreational and social activities.
In 1952, Rosa founded Kittrell Nursery school, the first White Plains, community-based and designed pre-school. In many ways it was a direct precursor to President Lyndon B. Johnson's nationally executed government HeadStart Program. Her sister and mentor Dr. Flemmie P. Kittrell, Dean at Howard University School of Home Economics (aka, Human Ecology), developed an initial pilot program at Howard testing and assessing the emotional, educational, social and nutritional needs in early childhood, on which Kittrell Nursery based its program. The nursery school enabled mothers in the community to go back to work with confidence that their children were being well care for and that all of their needs were being met. While this may seem normal or expected now, it was a novel idea for the time. Once again, Rosa Kittrell was ahead of her time.
In 1978, the City of White Plains dedicated the 1.67 specialty park at the corner of Fisher Avenue and Irving Place to honor the memory of Mrs. Kittrell. The park is located in Fisher Hill and boasts of a newly renovated pool, a fitness center, and accessible playground.
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Palmaz Vineyards
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Providing the groundwork for the next generation
Even though his invention of the Palmaz Coronary Stent has made him an international celebrity and a hero to millions who suffer coronary problems, it is easy to see where Dr. Julio Palmaz's own heart is concentrated at the present time.
Now 63, the Argentine-born physician and his family have developed their Palmaz Vineyards winery into one of the great showplaces of the Napa Valley, and quite probably the entire wine world. But, it is important to emphasize that the new winery is a Palmaz Family operation, involving all existing members of the doctor's immediate family.
Born in Buenos Aires, Dr. Palmaz and his wife Amalia and their infant daughter Florencia came to the United States in 1977 for his radiology residency at UC – Davis, the developmental campus for a great many of today's celebrated winery owners and winemakers. Dr. Palmaz quickly became fascinated with winemaking and spent most of his off duty hours scouring nearby Napa Valley and its myriad of distinguished wineries. When the family left California for Texas in 1982, Amelia Palmaz extracted a promise from her husband to return one day to the area both loved so passionately.
That promise was fulfilled in 1996, at about the time the patent for Dr. Palmaz's coronary stent was about to expire. Amalia Palmaz returned to Napa to find a piece of property the Palmaz Family could develop into vineyards and potentially a winery.
"To my mother's surprise, she found a place she liked almost immediately," explained Florencia Palmaz, 32, the official spokesperson for the operation. "It was an abandoned winery and vineyards in really deplorable condition and almost everyone thought she was a little crazy."
The land was actually the historic old Cedar Knoll Winery of Henry Hagen that was built in 1881 and flourished until prohibition ended its existence in the first quarter of the 20th Century. The beautiful master house and the extensive grounds went untended while the vines lay fallow for the next eight decades.
Amalia Palmaz saw great potential in the site and thus began a herculean effort that lasted for seven years and finally reached fruition last year. Of the 600 total acres, some sixty are under vine at elevations of 400, 1200 And 1400 feet.
But the true diamond of the Palmaz effort is the winery itself, carved deeply into the face of Mount George, the mountain located due east of Napa City. The complex is an incredible series of tunnels and lofty domes that rises to the equivalent of an 18-story building. Finished in 2007, Palmaz Vineyards is an exquisite and exacting feat of engineering that gives home to Dr. Julio Palmaz's pet theory of winemaking---usage of true gravity flow winemaking.
"My father is forever the researcher." Florencia added. "He decided that when using gravity flow techniques, the wine is never subjected to the violent agitation of pumping, which can change the wine's intra-molecular structure. This gentle treatment allows the finest nuances of flavor to develop naturally—the result is a complex, elegant wine."
In order to accomplish his purpose, Palmaz was instrumental in what has become the largest unsupported (unreinforced, meaning no pillars were used) soft rock excavation in the wine world. The entire system is maintained by a series of 16-foot rock bolts (every five feet) that are epoxied into the mountain.
Palmaz Vineyards first release of wine came in 2001 earned a series of rave reviews, even before the entire winery was even finished. Only 1200 cases were initially produced and that number has grown only slightly since then. Around 2000 cases will be made available this year, and that figure seems to represent the company's goals for the near future.
Palmaz Vineyards is a family affair in the finest tradition. Julio Palmaz still spends a part of his time in the winery operation. All other family members spend 100% of their efforts on behalf of Palmaz Vineyards. Amalia Palmaz is the president and oversees the day to day running of the winery. Florencia handles all the sales and marketing while her brother Christian Gaston is the director of operations. Christian's wife, Jessica, is the director of hospitality.
"Our family's goal was to establish something at Palmaz Vineyards that was to serve the needs of our family, both now and for our later descendents, "finalized Florencia Palmaz. "My age group will provide the groundwork and the next generation will hopefully take it to the next level."
Each and every wine selected for our six different Wine Clubs meets our strict guidelines for quality and rating criteria. Each wine is handcrafted by an authentic, small-production boutique winery with a compelling story to tell like the one above. Since our first Gold Wine Club shipment in 1992, we have added five more impressive Wine Clubs to choose from—each a showcase for highly-rated, sought-after wines you can enjoy as a Gold Medal, wine of the month club member.
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In the early 1900's professional athletics events were conducted in Botany. However, the handicap system brought the footrace into dispute. When interest in athletics was revived, it was on an amateur basis. In 1907, the Botany Harriers was founded. Within a year the club had won the long distance teams championships from 1908 to 1920 (war postponed the competition for 3 years).
In the 1920's the club recruited schoolboys from St. Joseph's College and began to star in track and field events.�A ladies and junior boys' section was added in 1926. L. Goff, A Macdonald, A. Hayes & J. Patterson (men) and C. Kennedy and E. Evans (ladies) were selected to represent Australia in the British Empire games of 1938 at the S.C.G. The latter were the first Botany woman to represent Australia at the Empire Games (now The Commonwealth Games).
Botany Harriers back in 1910
Winter Fixture card from 1920 shows that winter season included variety of races with distances from 3 to 15 miles.
That year winter season started with NSW A.A.A Grand Opening Distance Season race - 4 miles. Among other races mentioned on the card were Novice Cross Country Champs NSW (5 miles) and Parramatta to Sydney Open Race (15 miles).
It is interesting to mention that last season competition was on the track and programme included following events: 75 yards, 3/4 mile, 120 hurdles, Broad Jump, Pole Vault and Allies' Relay.
Detail from the front of Fixture Card - Winter 1920
From 1945 the various athletic clubs began to sponsor schoolboy championships with a view to encouraging the sport & boosting membership. Having no secondary schools in the area until 1961, Botany could not participate in this development and as a result, Botany schoolboys were drawn into other clubs. As Randwick-Kensington was in a similar dilemma, the two clubs amalgamated in 1959, thereby gaining a larger area containing several large secondary schools. (As a historical note, Randwick and Kensington clubs amalgamated in 1932. Their member George Golding competed in the first Empire Games at Canada in 1930 and 1932 Olympic games in Los Angeles.)
Every athletic club desires its own athletic track. Towards this end, Randwick-Botany leased an old tip site at Pagewood from Botany Council and was able to provide a local ground for athletics and a club house for the athletics club. This track was officially opened in October 1973, as a trial for the British Commonwealth games. The first track was bitumen. However, this was replaced with a synthetic called "Tartan" for the above Games Trials and was the first such type laid in Australia and also featured the first straight 200m.
NSW 10k cross country championship at Randwick Racecourse in 1933,
Chic Hensley (37) in a leading pack
John Russell competed in the 1956 Olympic Games at Melbourne in the Marathon and at the 1958 Commonwealth Games at Cardiff. Also Allan Lawrence, Ron Crawford and Gary Knoke competed in the Olympics in Rome, Tokyo and Mexico city. Whilst Gary Knoke and Lim MCCann represented in the Commonwealth Games of 1962 and 1966. Gary also competed in the Olympics in Munich in 1972. Tony Manning won the 1970 Commonwealth Games steeplechase in Edinburgh.
Jane Saville, probably Australia's best female walker competed in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Olympics in Sydney as well as the Commonwealth Games in Auckland in 1994 and Kuala Lumpur in 1998. Other members to compete at the Olympics include George Avery, Bill Burchart, Darren Clark (1998 Seoul) and The Empire Games-David Johnson and Bryce McKay.
Allan Lawrence getting bronze medal at Melbourne Olympics in 1956, Vladimir Kutz was first and Jozsef. Kovacs second
Over the last few years the club has won many Track & Field premierships but it is the long distance events where the club has regained its dominance and is the current premiers.
More historical photos are available here.
The Botany Harriers 'Minute Book' dating from 9th July 1907 to 30th October 1909 can be downloaded from here.
By Ken Goldman
Distance Secretary
1974-1984 & Life Member


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