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Along with these benefits, online dating does raise new dangers: a creep—a violent one, even—may be lurking behind the next click; the process over-represents certain features of a person (facial appearance, for starters); and it requires an investment of funds that perhaps could be better spent elsewhere. These archaic behaviors suited the olden days, but some of them seemed novel even to the generation before mine.
It also reduces the need to choose between meaningful in a region where pickings are slim, and work that may be further from one's calling in a more populated area.
Online dating doesn't correct the well-documented imbalance of devout Christian women (abundant supply) to like-hearted men (a paucity), but it at least widens the net for Christians seeking partners.
It would be foolish, however, to preserve the dating practices of an earlier era, even as an attempt to avoid these dangers. Like work, house construction, and child-rearing, dating is a cultural practice that humans reinvent and adapt to different ...
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We're getting ready for our trip to Arizona today by doing lots of laundry and thinking through everything we need. We're checking our flight information, hotel information, car rental information...lots of information! We have maps of the greater Phoenix area and the city of Mesa. We have driving directions to the hotel from the airport, the hotel to the church, and anywhere else we need to go. Preparing these things ahead of time is a must: it's no fun to arrive in a new city and realize you have no idea how to get around! We also have a basic timeline for every day we're in Arizona: who we're meeting, where we're going, times for relaxing, etc. Preparation is key!
I think the weightiness of this excursion is playing havoc with my insides: I'm feeling mildly ill and not sleeping too well at night. This could be due to stress. I'm not a doctor, but that's my diagnosis. Finding out we might be getting a new job, a new home, and essentially a new life in less than a week is a stressful endeavor!
We're uber-excited! We leave tomorrow!
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Vans is hoping to prove its credentials as the skateboarder brand of choice with the opening of a new skateboard park and creative hub in London.
Located in the five Old Vic Tunnels under Waterloo Station, House of Vans plays host to the only indoor skate park in London, as well as a cinema, music venue, art gallery and bars and restaurants. There is also studio space that young artists can use for free to create a project then see it exhibited in the gallery.
Everything at House of Vans is free to attend, although available on a first come first served basis. The idea, marketing vice president Jeremy de Maillard tells Marketing Week, is to make the space feel like a “house where everyone is welcome”.
He highlights that this is not a short-term project, with Vans leasing the space for five years with the aim of integrating its brand into the local community. Vans will be supporting three local charities as part of the project and investing in the local skateboarding and creative scenes.
“We want this to be a stepping stone for artists and creatives in London. This is a way of showcasing the brand experience – we want to be synonymous with creativity,” de Maillard says.
There are no Vans products for sale at House of Vans, although there is a museum showcasing some of the brands iconic products. De Maillard says the aim is not to sell but to immerse people in the Vans brand and make them feel part of the “Vans family”.
He hopes that by making this investment the brand will experience a boost in brand equity, loyalty and increased purchase consideration and transactions.
It will be launching a membership programme that gives subscribers advantages such as priority for gig tickets and skateboarding sessions. For the most loyal, there are plans to offer “VIP” events such as a private session in the skate park with some of the big names in skateboarding.
Vans will not charge for the scheme itself but will require members to donate what they can afford to its charity partners.
It is also extending the project into the digital world with the aim of reaching a further 1 million people that might not be able to attend the space in person. The whole place is wired with HD cameras and Vans is planning live web casts of big events that will be shared on a dedicated House of Vans London website, as well as on social media.
There is also free Wi-Fi throughout the space so visitors can share their experiences on social media.
“We are trying to mix the digital and physical worlds. The consumer today is on their phone the whole time but we believe there is still a strong need for physical experiences and the more the world becomes digital the more meaningful and impactful those true authentic physical experiences become,” says de Maillard.
London is the second House of Vans project to go live, with the first opening in Brooklyn in 2010. It opens to the public tomorrow (9 August) and will be open five days a week.
A new report on omnichannel commerce shows that UK retailers are lagging behind their American counterparts in digital and in-store offerings, despite serving the world’s most mature ecommerce market. But even the US still hasn’t worked out the conundrum of linking up stock data.
Being the summer, I have had more time to chat with my teenage kids. As they have got older, they have become (a little) more interested in what I do for a living – perhaps as it starts to dawn on them that one day they too will have to enter the deep dark world of employment, and it would be wise to avoid the jobs that their parents do, as it seems like hard work.
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Give your winter celebrations a Japanese twist! Whether you’re a lover of fine wines or a fan of fun, fruity cocktails, we’ve got sake suggestions for you.
The Nanbu Bijin Brewery is relatively new on the sake scene. Though founded as a sake merchant in 1901, it only began brewing sake in 1915. The brewery then rebranded itself in 1951, discarding its old, sweet sake recipe (all the rage at that time) and replacing it with a brew that tasted clean, focused and, above all else, beautiful.
This dedication to beautiful sake is so absolute that it’s preserved in the brewery’s name: Nanbu Bijin.
Bijin means “beautiful person” and is a Japanese moniker most com- monly reserved for gorgeous young women, fitting with the sake’s delicate, light and clean nature. The other half of the name— Nanbu—represents the region in northern Japan from which the sake hails. The area has long been known as Nanbu no Kuni. It boasts two national parks and an ample amount of fresh water.
One of the most important ingredients in sake is high-quality spring water. Being located in Nanbu no Kuni allows Nanbu Bijin to brew its sake (most of which is certified Kosher) from naturally filtered, medium-hard water.
There could be no more appropriate name for this sake than Nanbu Bijin, as it tells you exactly what to expect: a natural beauty!
Now in its fifth generation of sake brewers, Nanbu Bijin draws on local natural resources to make truly beautiful sake.
This is master brewer Hajime Yamaguchi’s masterpiece. He has drawn on three decades of experience to create an elegant, fruity sake with a lingering, satisfying finish.
This sake offers a premium experience for an affordable price. It is fruity while maintaining a surprisingly dry finish that should appeal to lovers of crisp white wine. Aromas include strawberry, pear and apricot.
Looking for something a little more vibrant for your next holiday party? Sake is a versatile beverage that makes a great addition to cocktails or other mixed drinks—as these light, fruity sake varieties can attest. Check out these sweet offerings for some drinkspiration.
This Strawberry Nigori Sake is easily the fruiti- est of the three on offer, with a strawberry flavour that is almost juicy. Some have even gone so far as to describe it as a sake fruit smoothie! That being said, the blend still preserves the full-bodied taste that is the hallmark of unfiltered Nigori sake. Though lovers of fruity and sweet drinks could easily enjoy this bottle on its own, it also serves as a phenom- enal addition to sake-based cocktails.
Yodan Jikomi Nigori is an easy-to-drink sake with a surprisingly clean taste. Its fruity notes come through as a distinct banana aroma, which combines with a complex balance of sweet and sour flavours to make a perfect cocktail mix. Simply combine equal parts Yodan and grapefruit juice or soda to create a refreshing wine spritzer. If you’re feeling adventurous, mix an equal amount of the sake with your favourite yogurt drink, or equal parts Yodan and milk, with a little honey added.
Yuzu is one of the most loved of the unique fruit flavours to come out of Japan. It is a citrus fruit, most similar to the lemon-lime flavours we’re used to in North America— except with a healthy dash of sweet, orange-like taste in the mix. It’s a fixture of Japanese cocktails, and the perfect complement to Homare sake in this combined bottle. As you’d expect, it is tart, sweet and above all refreshing. This Yuzu Junmai pairs well with chicken and tempura dishes.
The Homare Shuzo sake brewery is one of the most popular in Japan’s northeastern Tohoku region. Its signature sake, Aizu Homare, has won gold medals 13 times in Japanese sake competitions. As well, the brewery’s Homare Junmai Dai-Ginjo won the “Champion Sake” title out of 876 bottles in the International Wine Challenge 2015, the most prestigious wine competition in the world. |
F1600 Formula F Championship Series alum Aaron Telitz claimed two victories for the Team USA Scholarship and Cliff Dempsey Racing at this weekend’s 43rd annual Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch, but fell short of the ultimate prize when he spun into the gravel trap while challenging for the lead in the Final.
Teammate Michai Stephens, 22, from Evanston, Ill., once again was struck by misfortune in his Semi Final race this morning and was unable to qualify for the Final. Stephens had driven impressively to work his way from 25th on the grid to 12th, only to be forced off the road when veteran driver Rick Morris made a rare mistake while Stephens was in the process of passing him around the outside at Clearways.
Telitz, 22, from Birchwood, Wis., put on another clinic during his Semi Final round. He made an exemplary start from the pole and led all 15 laps to ensure a place on the front row of the grid for the 20-lap Grand Final. He had to be content with the outside position, due to the fact his Semi Final had been interrupted by two Safety Car periods which ensured a slower average speed than Semi Final 2. Undeterred, Telitz made a good start and immediately began to pressurize race leader Jonny McMullan.
On Lap 4, Telitz carried more momentum onto the Brabham Straight and drafted to the left of McMullan on the undulating approach to the first corner, Paddock Hill Bend. The pair ran side-by-side toward the apex of the turn, whereupon Telitz’s car just got away from him and he performed a lazy spin into the gravel trap, from which there was no escape.
Telitz and Stephens will now regroup and return to action on Thursday at Silverstone for two more days of testing prior to next weekend’s Walter Hayes Trophy event for which over 100 Formula Ford cars are currently entered. |
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services to support the calibration tasks. In its target state, the CalVal Portal shall perform typical, predefined calibration tasks on the server and supply the user with a result set consisting of calibration coefficients.
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WOPP The Water Optical Properties Processor (WOPP) allows calculation of the inherent optical properties of pure water at atmospheric pressure and at a specific water temperature and salinity, namely absorption (absorption coefficient), scattering (scattering coefficient for any angle, for back -, forward-, and total scattering) and real part of the index of refraction. It was developed by GKSS.
MODTRAN MODerate spectral resolution atmospheric TRANSsmittance algorithm and computer model (developed by U.S. Air Force Research Lab).
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Its been a week now since the Philadelphia Triathlon, and for some reason I just never got around to writing about it. Which is strange in itself because there are so many things that made it an amazing weekend. It was the first weekend my wife and I have been without Liam since he was born. He stayed in Boulder with his Grandparents, and honestly I was really proud of how Natalie handled her first weekend away from him and actually let herself have some fun. It was also my birthday weekend, and for the first time in my triathlon career I raced on my birthday.
Going to Philly is always fun because now I have two great sponsors that are based there. My longtime bike sponsor Kestrel is out of Philly, and then my newest sponsor, Nathan hydration, is also out of the Philly area. Because of that there are always a lot of things to do and bike shops to stop by but they treat their athletes so well that it is always a pleasure to get to meet the employees and spend some time with them.
Going into the race I felt really good about how my training had been going. I had recovered well from my big race block in May, and been able to get in some quality workouts leading into Philly. I like the Philly course because although the swim is down river it is a really hard fairly technical bike course that really plays to my strengths with a couple solid climbs on each of the two loops.
Now my game plan is pretty much always the same and going into Philly that was no different. Swim smart, ride hard, run tough. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t but it will always give me my best chance to win. So after setting up transition we all jumped on a school bus and headed up the river to the swim start. Luckily this year the current wasn’t as fast as last and getting everyone to line up between the buoys to start the race went smoother. However, once we started the swim no one really wanted to do anything and about 500m in I was looking to my left and right and there were about 5 of us just swimming down the river, no one really wanting to take control. After a bit Andy finally took the lead and I got on his feet, but for the first time in my life I felt like he wasn’t going fast enough. So after a bit of thinking on how many runners and riders we were towing down the river with our leisurely pace I went around Potts and tried to get a bit of speed going into the shore. I was the first one in, which is always nice, but had about 10 guys in tow, which is not so nice. After a quick wrong turn in transition I ended up in 2nd once we were on the road.
I really like the bike, and that enjoyment is always greater when I hop on and the legs feel strong as was the case in Philly. So once I had my feet strapped on the shoes, I started to hammer and quickly caught Ben before the first hill. Now I don’t know if I like hills because I am from Boulder, or for some other reason, but I always seem to have a big of an edge going up on most of the guys so I tried to take full advantage and nail that first climb. Coach told me after that because of my start and that climb I actually set my lifetime best 5min power segment. At the first U-turn I could see I was gaining time so I really tried to concentrate on a few things for the rest of the ride. Hammer the uphills and if nothing else try and make the boys suffer. Be as aero as possible on the downhills, and if I couldn’t pedal the whole way take advantage of the fact I was going down when everyone else was still going up. Finally, really be aggressive on the flats, stay in my best position and mash the pedals. I was feeling good after one loop of the course with a 45 sec lead over second and even better heading into T2 with a 1:30 lead. On a good day 90 sec is plenty for me, and on a bad one it will get taken back in a hurry, but lucky for me it was my birthday, so of course it was a good day.
As I hit the first of two out and backs that make up the run course I actually felt strong. I was having little trouble keeping my cadence up and my body position good. That always makes me a more confident runner, and when you are confident you run better, especially when being chased. At the first turn around I could see my lead was solid, and I knew it was just a matter of staying in control and keeping the lead as big as possible through the last turn around. As I headed back I tried to surge a bit to keep my effort honest and maintain my lead. Miles 3 and 4 and even part of 5 were really good but as I got to 5.5 or so the wheels started to seize a bit. Legs were getting tired, and my sides were cramping pretty good but at that point it was just a matter of getting home and with no one right on my heels I did what I could to maintain the lead.
Coming into the chute I was extremely excited. I had just won a Toyota Cup race and gotten some much needed points, and I had done it in front of two of my biggest sponsors, one of which the ink was still drying on the contract. Most importantly though, I had finally won a race in front of my lovely wife, and the sight of her at the finish was the greatest thing in the world. Her support is so crucial in my success, and being able to share the product of all our hard work was fantastic!
Not to mention to the nice little 10k birthday present to myself. After the race we relaxed and the hotel and then went to Morimoto’s for dinner. We both watch a fair amount of Food Network so we figured we had to check out the restaurant of an Iron Chef, and it most certainly didn’t disappoint. Now it is home in the 303 for two weeks and then a chance to finally race Boulder Peak again after missing the last 4 years. I have never raced in front of my in-laws, and my parents only see a couple a year, so it will be really exciting to toe the line in front of a home town crowd. Hopefully, I can use Old Stage as well as I did the hills in Philly!
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Campbell's Flowers: Amelia and Richard's Losehill House Wedding - Soft, romantic blooms and handsome hounds.
Campbell's Flowers design vintage inspired, romantic, pretty flowers with a 'just picked' look. We strive to source our flowers locally and ethically and buy British wherever possible. We love to share our flowery experiences and our blog not only showcases our lovely weddings and gorgeous photo shoot inspiration, but also features heaps of DIY tutorials and all our latest work.
I can't tell you how over them moon I was when T came to me and told me that we were designing for a wedding and the bride was wearing 'the dress', so let me give you a bit of background. Last year we did a photo shoot with some amazing industry professionals and one of the models was wearing this gorgeous dress by Sassi Holford called Marilyn from The White Room and I fell totally in love. The design, fit and style is right up my street so I was so excited when I heard that the lovely Amelia would be wearing it.
Amelia and Richard got married at Losehill House in June this year, a venue that we love to work at, such stunning views.
After chatting with Amelia it was clear to us that she wanted a very soft romantic (just like the dress) feel to the day and designs. For the brides bouquet Amelia asked for an asymmetric design, quite messy with plenty of foliage. The flowers T chose were David Austin 'Kiera', David Austin 'Darcy', raspberry protea, pale pink and pink astilbe, spray roses, scented stocks, 'Sarah Bernhardt' peony, small cerise roses, pale pink lisianthus, olive foliage, eucalyptus, heather and ferns. Amelia also had matching hair flowers attached to the prettiest headband.
The couple had 2 bridesmaids one of which was a super cute flower girl. For their bouquets they chose flowers similar to the brides bouquet but a little smaller more compact design. The flower girls also had a stunning little flower crown.
The ceremony table design was just incredible, as you will see in the pictures. T had such fun designing this show stopping arrangement with lots of wow factor!
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This past summer a pregnant woman was punched in the face while walking along a street in Brooklyn. She was knocked out, but, fortunately, no lasting harm came to her or to her baby. The assailant, a 33-year old man, was quickly apprehended in what seems to be a completely random act of violence.
No question that the attack was terrible, but is the neighbor’s conclusion accurate? Should we – all of us – fear everyone? I guess, on the one hand, that we might be safer if we do: if we assume that every person, in every situation is trying to hurt us for no reason at all, we will always act to protect ourselves. We will never approach a stranger to say hello or ask if they need help; we will never even smile at them as they walk by. We will always lock our doors, our windows, our cars, and we will always ask ourselves if we are leaving ourselves open to attack – on the street, at work or school, on the bus or train, at the mall, in the park… but is that how we want to live?
Years ago, before 9/11, I gave a sermon in which I asked how many people at that Yom Kippur service knew anyone personally who had been murdered. Out of 900 people in the room, four raised their hands. Now I ask you the same question: with the exception of the vile, calculated attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, how many friends, relatives or acquaintances of yours have been murdered, or even suffered serious injury, at the hand of a stranger?
I spent a lot of time thinking about this before realizing that the answer, for me, is exactly zero. A relative died in World War II, and a college roommate was killed by a rival for his girlfriend’s affections, but not a single friend, relative or acquaintance of mine has been murdered or seriously hurt by a stranger. When I consider how many thousands of people I have known over the course of my life, that’s seems pretty amazing.
But is it so amazing? If we listen to the news it sounds like people are being punched in the face every day, on every street corner. However, if we remember that over 8 million people live in New York City, and another 8 ½ million live in New Jersey, then our chances of being punched by a random stranger on one day in August seem to be around 16,500,000 to one. And since it hasn’t happened again since that day, the chances are hundreds of millions to one. But you wouldn’t know that from the news.
The job of any news organization is not, actually, to give us the news; it is to make us watch or listen or click or read, so they can sell whatever it is they sell to stay in business. Our job is to ask ourselves whether the reports of random violence are relevant to us and whether we should adjust our lives in response. If someone told me that a knife-wielding lunatic was seen in my development, you can be sure I would bolt the doors. But hearing that a man in Brooklyn punched a pregnant woman, despicable as it was, does not lead me to the conclusion that I “have to be afraid of everyone.” It doesn’t even mean that every person in Brooklyn has to be afraid of everyone.
From the TSA farce at airports to security cameras monitoring cars at Freehold Raceway Mall, we are told to be afraid all day, every day. News reports make it sound like we are lucky to get through a single day without harm. But our life experiences do not bear this out.
Yes, bad things happen in life. But far, far fewer than we imagine. The news has its place and purpose, but we should not let it define our lives for us.
“Fear everyone” is a terrible motto to live by. We deserve better. |
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Choosing local vegetables is not only a great way to eat healthy but it's also fun for the whole family. For this recipe visit your favourite farmer's market to find the seasonal potatoes, red onions and cucumber.
Cover potatoes with water in a 3-litre saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and cool slightly.
Toss potatoes with remaining ingredients in serving bowl. Sprinkle with blue cheese. Serve chilled or at room temperature and, if desired, on a bed of lettuce, garnished with celery leaves.
Mayonnaise is a great substitute for traditional cooking oils since it locks in flavour and moisture, giving you juicy, tasty chicken breasts with the added benefit of omega-3, a polyunsaturated fat. Since Canada's Food Guide recommends eating a small amount (30-45 mL or 2-3 tbsp) of unsaturated fat each day, mayonnaise is a great ingredient to add to your dish or meal.
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DAYTON OH (Dec. 31, 2013) -- A season of bold new productions and cherished classics will be unveiled when Dayton Performing Arts Alliance announces its 2014-2015 New Horizons Ballet, Opera and Philharmonic season on New Year’s Eve at the Schuster Center. It’s all part of the New Year’s Eve Around the World celebration, one of three DPAA Signature Events this season that combined the talents of Dayton Ballet, Dayton Opera and Dayton Philharmonic.
Subscriptions for all nine New Horizons series go on sale Thursday, January 2, 2014, at 10 a.m. at Ticket Center Stage (888) 228-3630, www.daytonperformingarts.org and by visiting the ticket location inside the Schuster Center. Renewing subscribers will be given priority seating over new subscribers thru April 30. Single tickets go on sale to the public June 1.
The New Horizons season will be announced by DPAA’s three artistic directors Thomas Bankston, Dayton Opera; Karen Russo Burke, Dayton Ballet; and Neil Gittleman, Dayton Philharmonic. DPAA President and CEO Paul Helfrich will also be on stage for the celebratory performance that includes complimentary champagne at intermission and a balloon drop during the finale. The performance will end by 10:30 p.m. and tickets are still available.
On September 21 and 22, 2014, the New Horizons season opens with the spectacular Russian Panorama, the first Signature Event. Gittleman and the Dayton Philharmonic, along with opera singers and ballet dancers, perform excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Mussorgsky’s magnificent coronation scene from Boris Godunov as well as Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise and Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances.
The second Signature Event, Classical Destinations, marks the half-way point of the season at New Year’s Eve. Bizet’s opera The Pearl Fishers completes the season’s three Signature Events and again combines all three DPAA art forms.
Dayton Ballet Artistic Director Karen Russo Burke will team with DPAA Composer-in-Residence Stella Sung to create the World Premiere of an exciting new ballet in February 2015’s repertory production Creative Convergence. In March, Peter Pan will be performed for the first time with the full Philharmonic. The aptly named Ghost Stories repertory performance will begin the ballet’s season in October with Amy Seiwart’s Chasing Ghosts, the haunting Giselle Pas de Deux and a World Premiere by Dayton’s own DeShonna Pepper Robertson. The holiday family favorite The Nutcracker returns with nine performances, adding a performance on Monday, December 22, at 4:30 p.m.
Dayton Opera will bring Dead Man Walking to the Midwest for the first time in over a decade in February 2015. Jake Heggie’s opera is based on Sister Helen Prejean’s autobiographical account of her relationships with inmates on death row and the production will involve collaboration with The University of Dayton’s campus wide initiative Rites! Rights! Writes! Bankston recently returned from New York City where he conducted auditions for the new season’s productions of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, The Pearl Fishers and Russian Panorama.
Premier Health’s Classical Series starts and concludes with expansive, red-blooded Russian music when the series moves its Thursday evening performance to Friday. Saturday’s performance remains. Audiences will enjoy music inspired in or by America, France, Austria, Scotland, Argentina, and Britain. To honor the great English composer Benjamin Britten on his 100th Anniversary, Boston Pops Principal Conductor Keith Lockhart will conduct the War Requiem.
Audience-pleasing artists, both new and returning, will join the instrumentalists of Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Gittleman and Assistant Conductor Patrick Reynolds. In the Kettering Health Network SuperPops series, jazz great John Pizzarelli is back along with newcomers the Texas Tenors, Tiempo Libre and the DPO providing the musical score to the movie classic Singin’ In the Rain. The Rockin’ Orchestra Series includes headliners Indigo Girls and pays tribute to the music of Chicago, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen and The Beatles’ Rubber Soul and Revolver albums. Single ticket sales date for the Indigo Girls, if any remain after Rockin’ Series sales, will be announced at a later date.
The Philharmonic introduces its new Sunday Chamber Series featuring the stellar talents of DPO Concertmaster Jessica Hung, the DPO Principal Quartet, Dayton Opera Artists-in-Residence and the DPO Brass and Percussion sections. All concerts will be performed at the intimate Dayton Art Institute Renaissance Auditorium.
This is the last season for Graeter’s Symphony Sundaes with three upcoming Mozart concerts in January, March and April at the Dayton Masonic Temple. However, ticket buyers can enjoy their free scoop of raspberry chocolate chip and other ice cream flavors when Classical Connections moves from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon at the Schuster Center. Gittleman will continue the unique Connections format of performance and discussion with four programs, one each on composers Tchaikovsky (with guest violinist Chad Hoopes), Mahler, Shostakovich and Gubaidulina.
Popular seasonal events, including the DP&L Foundation Family Series’ PhilharMonster and SuperPops’ Hometown Holidays, will be joined by two special events: a Halloween rock and orchestral tribute to the music of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and the Christmastime performance of Handel’s Messiah at Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Subscribing to a series offers savings up to 23% over single ticket prices. Subscription for Dayton Ballet is $128 to $288 and Dayton Opera $132 to $321. DPO Classical 9 (which includes the Season Opening Spectacular Russian Panorama and a Wildcard ticket to any performance in the New Horizons season) is $108 to $450 and Classical 6 is $72-$321. Rockin’ Orchestra is $128 to $350, SuperPops $147 to $393, Classical Connections $43 to $138, and Chamber and Family Series are $48 to $80 each. Discounts are available for Seniors, Students, Educators and Military. |
Rather-Be-Shopping.com focuses on quality over quantity. Although it provides coupon codes for just about 800 retailers, it has a coupon guarantee. The site's operator will hunt down a coupon for a store if you can’t find it on the site and get back to you in 24 hours. Plus, the Rather-Be-Shopping blog features great tips to help you save money when shopping.
Junglee is a former online shopping service provided by Amazon that enabled customers to search for products from online and offline retailers in India. Junglee started off as a virtual database that was used to extract information off the internet and deliver it to enterprise applications. As it progressed, Junglee started to use its database technology to create a single window marketplace on the internet by making every item from every supplier available for purchase. Web shoppers could locate, compare and transact millions of products from across the Internet shopping mall through one window.[114]
Our Deal of the Day features hand-picked daily deals with low prices on top electronic products, video games, tools, items for your kitchen and home, sporting goods, computer software, and more. Every day you will see our Lightning Deals displaying limited-time deals at great prices; make sure you buy quickly because these deals will go away fast. Our other Savings and Sales include hundreds of items throughout Amazon to pique your interest for savings on HDTVs; movies or TV shows; fashion items like clothing, jewelry, and watches; toys; and magazines. Come back often as our deals update daily.
Once known as the largest discount bookseller online, Amazon has become a one-stop shop for laptops, TVs, housewares, clothing and almost anything. Amazon deals are sourced from numerous vendors to bring you the lowest prices, and you can save even more money with their daily Gold Box Event deals and even occasional Amazon coupons. Orders over $25 ship for free, and Amazon Prime customers get free two-day shipping on every order. More >
If you've been thinking about getting a robot vacuum, today's a good chance. The iRobot Roomba 650 is one of the most popular models because it not only has the iconic brand name but is also reasonably priced and does a solid job at keeping your home tidy between deep cleanings. Right now, you can get a Certified Refurbished model for $190, about 20% off and the lowest price we've ever seen by a large margin.
To learn who your competitors are: You can monitor price comparison websites to see who your competitors are. With so many new brands popping up each day, it can be hard to keep track of who’s quickly climbing the ranks within your niche. You can discover new competitors using price comparison programs. So, why not compare yourself to your competition, before your customers do it.
In November 2013, Amazon.com announced a partnership with the United States Postal Service to begin delivering orders on Sundays. The service, included in Amazon's standard shipping rates, initiated in metropolitan areas of Los Angeles and New York due to the high-volume and inability to deliver timely, with plans to expand into Dallas, Houston, New Orleans and Phoenix by 2014.[79]
Leelbox via Amazon offers the Leelbox 1,200-amp Car Jump Starter / Power Bank for $89.99. Coupon code "85MRGJ79" cuts the price to $39.99. With free shipping, that's $5 under our mention from earlier in the month and the lowest price we've seen. It features two USB 3.0 outputs, an integrated LED flashlight, and anti-reverse protection. Deal ends October 31.
On July 5, 1994, Bezos initially incorporated the company in Washington State with the name Cadabra, Inc.[21] He later changed the name to Amazon.com, Inc. a few months later, after a lawyer misheard its original name as "cadaver".[22] In September 1994, Bezos purchased the URL Relentless.com and briefly considered naming his online store Relentless, but friends told him the name sounded a bit sinister. The domain is still owned by Bezos and still redirects to the retailer.[23][24]
Amazon Device Deals - Last year, Amazon offered the Echo Dot for $29.99, (review deal) the Echo Plus for $119.99, (review deal) the Fire 7 Kids Edition for $69.99, (review deal) the Fire HD 10 for $99.99, (review deal) and the Kindle for $49.99. (review deal). While Best Buy had an impressive selection of Amazon device deals last year (review deals), it is still better to make the purchase from the source. Amazon not only had the largest quantity of its own devices, but it also had special deals that you do not generally see at Best Buy and other retailers. For example, it offered the Fire HD 8 Kids Edition for $89.99 but you saved an additional $10 if you purchased two (review deal).
Free Expedited Shipping - Best Buy offered free shipping on all orders for the duration of the holiday shopping season last year, but it was slow standard shipping. Non-Prime members at Amazon had to spend at least $25 to qualify for free standard shipping, which is not ideal if you are looking to purchase something cheap. While Best Buy offered better free shipping terms for the average shopper, Amazon Prime members enjoyed free two-day shipping on all orders. A Prime membership is not free, but Amazon offers a free 30-day trial, which you can use for all items in the Amazon Black Friday Ad. Since everyone is eligible for a Prime trial membership, Amazon gets the win here when it comes to expedited shipping.
This essential book helps you find exactly what you want on the Web in no time flat--without having to struggle with slow downloads or the endless, irrelevant listings on search engines. From well-known giants like Amazon.com to promising upstarts like Plato's Toybox, these sites run the gamut of products and services, size and price. But they all have one thing in common: they're the best the Web has to offer. Inside you'll find
All Better via Amazon offers the QQwow Beard Grooming Kit for $16.99. Coupon code "ILYRWJMO" cuts that to $10.19. Plus, Prime members bag free shipping. That's the lowest price we could find now by $2, although we saw it for slightly less in July. It includes a 2-oz. bottle of beard oil, 2.8-oz. tin of beard balm, and sandalwood comb. Deal ends October 31.
A popular price comparison website in Australia is GetPrice. Customers can compare product prices in popular niches such as electronics, clothing and fashion, books and more. They cover product prices for various cities within Australia such as Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, and more. Retailers in Australia can stay competitive by monitoring other Australian businesses.
Amazon lobbies the United States federal government and state governments on issues such as the enforcement of sales taxes on online sales, transportation safety, privacy and data protection and intellectual property. According to regulatory filings, Amazon.com focuses its lobbying on the United States Congress, the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Reserve. Amazon.com spent roughly $3.5 million, $5 million and $9.5 million on lobbying, in 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively.[208]
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Ben’s Bargains tracks about 2,000 retailers and publishes about 150 to 200 deals daily. It includes price history data on products that have been posted before, and users can register to get deal alerts based on product, brand, store and price range. What we really like about this site is its “Cheaper Than Amazon” feature that highlights deals that are much better than what the retail giant is offering – as well as its small-business deals and freebies pages.
Amazon has separate retail websites for the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland, France, Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Australia, Brazil, Japan, China, India, Mexico, Singapore, and Turkey. In 2016, Dutch, Polish, and Turkish language versions of the German Amazon website were also launched.[7][8][9] Amazon also offers international shipping of some of its products to certain other countries.[10]
In 2013, Amazon secured a US$600 million contract with the CIA, which poses a potential conflict of interest involving the Bezos-owned The Washington Post and his newspaper's coverage of the CIA.[200] Kate Martin, director of the Center for National Security Studies, said, "It's a serious potential conflict of interest for a major newspaper like The Washington Post to have a contractual relationship with the government and the most secret part of the government."[201] This was later followed by a US$10 billion contract with the Department of Defence.[155]
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With orders of $25 or more, Amazon offers the Bloom Baby Sensitive Skin Unscented Hypoallergenic Baby Wipes 80-Pack for $2.74. Check out via Subscribe & Save to cut that to $2.60. (Walmart charges a few cents more with in-store pickup.) With free shipping, that's the lowest price we could find by $3. These USA-made wipes are safe for all skin types.
On October 16, 2016, Apple filed a trademark infringement case against Mobile Star LLC for selling counterfeit Apple products to Amazon. In the suit, Apple provided evidence that Amazon was selling these counterfeit Apple products and advertising them as genuine. Through purchasing, Apple was able to identify that nearly 90% of the Apple accessories sold and fulfilled by Amazon were counterfeit. Amazon was sourcing and selling items without properly determining if they are genuine. Mobile Star LLC settled with Apple for an undisclosed amount on April 27, 2017.[164]
BuyDig offers the Sony Bravia 60.1" 4K HDR Flat LED Ultra HD Smart Television, model no. XBR-60X830F, bundled with a $100 Visa Gift Card for $1,098 with free shipping. Assuming you'll use the gift card, that's effectively tied with last month's mention as the lowest price we've seen. (It's the best deal we could find today by $100.) This 2018 model features:
October is almost over but the killer daily deals are just beginning. Highlights from today’s roundup include the best-selling SanDisk microSD card on Amazon’s whole site with 128GB capacity for just $23, a $15 discount on the most popular Instant Pot on the planet, Amazon’s top-selling fast wireless charging pad for only $15, rare discounts on Blink indoor home security cameras and Blink XT weatherproof cameras (both with 2-year battery life!), $45 for a box that instantly turns any normal wall outlet into a gigabit Ethernet port, $38 for a home security camera with features you won’t find on a $199 Nest Cam, a $36 pad that wirelessly charges three devices at once, discounts on all of Amazon’s new Fire tablets, and so much more. See all of today’s top deals below.
When you first move into a new apartment, you're always missing a few things—like say, a complete knife set. If you're not looking to spend too much, this colorful, stainless steel set from Vremi is one of the best knife sets we've tested under $100. They come with hard plastic covers that are ideal for storage and right now, you can get them at their lowest price. They're not the sharpest knives out there, but they make a great set for a basic kitchen.
Free Shipping - While it has not yet made the announcement, I expect Best Buy to offer free standard shipping on all orders for the duration of the holiday season. As mentioned above, Amazon forces non-Prime members to spend at least $25 before being eligible for free shipping. If you are not a Prime member or are unable to sign up for a free 30-day Prime trial, then you should shop at Best Buy for small orders under $25. If you are eligible for a 30-day Prime trial or you are already a Prime member, Amazon wins easily because of its free two-day shipping with no minimum order size.
BuyVia’s price comparison app might not have the best looking results page, especially in comparison to the other apps on this list, but the good thing is that it usually shows you options that other price comparison apps might not. For instance, if you are looking to compare book prices, the BuyVia app will also list used books, as well as brand new ones, giving you a wider choice of selection.
Power away greasy residue for sparkling dishes with this Cascade ActionPacs Dishwasher Detergent from Amazon. They've got a 105-pack listed for $14.99 but you can get it for $12.99 when you select the $2 Off Coupon on the product page and order via Subscribe & Save. Shipping is free. Be sure to cancel Subscribe & Save after you receive your order. More Info »
Pricena is a great price comparison app for those in the Middle East, Nigeria, or South Africa. If your online store sells to these countries, monitoring product prices on this app can help you stay competitive. You can also use their website to search product pricing. Their app shows reviews, price fluctuations, product details, and more. This price comparison app is super helpful if you’re looking to compare amazon prices. You can use it for all sorts of product categories like fashion, sports, laptops, or even for an iPhone price comparison.
Amazon online shopping is a great way to save on all kinds of items you might need, without having to leave home! They sell just about everything from food, to clothing, toys, household items and much more. Instead of having to scour through page after page on Amazon, we will compile the Amazon Daily Deals here for you! This post will be updated daily (M-F) with a list of many of the days best deals at Amazon.
Whether you prefer coffee or tea in the morning, you're going to want a good travel mug so you can bring your favorite drink with you on your morning commute. After testing the best travel mugs, we really liked the Contigo Autoseal West Loop. But if you want a more affordable option, you can get the SnapSeal Byron travel mug for just $7 in the color Gunmetal, if you select no-rush shipping. This mug will keep drinks hot up to 7 hours and has a leak-poof lid. It's a great way to save a bit, if you're not in a rush for this mug to reach your door. Otherwise you can get it for $2 more.
The Amazon sales rank (ASR) provides an indication of the popularity of a product sold on any Amazon locale. It is a relative indicator of popularity that is updated hourly. Effectively, it is a "best sellers list" for the millions of products stocked by Amazon.[134] While the ASR has no direct effect on the sales of a product, it is used by Amazon to determine which products to include in its bestsellers lists.[134] Products that appear in these lists enjoy additional exposure on the Amazon website and this may lead to an increase in sales. In particular, products that experience large jumps (up or down) in their sales ranks may be included within Amazon's lists of "movers and shakers"; such a listing provides additional exposure that might lead to an increase in sales.[135] For competitive reasons, Amazon does not release actual sales figures to the public. However, Amazon has now begun to release point of sale data via the Nielsen BookScan service to verified authors.[136] While the ASR has been the source of much speculation by publishers, manufacturers, and marketers, Amazon itself does not release the details of its sales rank calculation algorithm. Some companies have analyzed Amazon sales data to generate sales estimates based on the ASR,[137] though Amazon states:
Amazon Echo Plus features premium speakers for powerful sound and a built-in Zigbee smart home hub and temperature sensor. Just ask Alexa to play music, answer questions, make calls, and provide information, news, sports scores, weather, and more. With the built-in hub, starting your smart home is easy. Echo Plus has a built-in Zigbee hub to easily setup and control your compatible smart home devices, and an improved sound for streaming music New premium speakers powered by Dolby play 360 degree audio with crisp vocals and dynamic bass response Use your voice to adjust equalizer settings Ask Alexa to play music, answer questions, read the news, check the weather, set alarms, control compatible smart home devices, call almost anyone, and more Set up your smart home without a separate hub... Less
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Century Products via Amazon offers the Century 24-Hour Plug-In Mechanical Timer for $9.99. Coupon code "30D33HQM" drops that to $6.99. With free shipping for Prime members, that's tied with our mention from two weeks ago and the lowest price we could find by $3. It allows you to create schedules that repeat every 24 hours and features a built-in pin dial and manual override. Deal ends November 24.
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MAMADOU SAKHO remains unavailable for selection for Liverpool's Europa League semi-final first leg clash with Villarreal in Spain on Thursday (8.05pm).
The defender will not be considered for selection while he is being investigated after admitting to failing a drugs test.
Kolo Toure is set to keep his place in the side in place of the Frenchman.
Striker Christian Benteke, who has not played since the defeat to Southampton on March 20, has travelled with the squad.
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A beaver swam above Blue Chute Rapids, a v-shape current following behind him. Upon hearing the sound of the camera, he slapped his tail hard on the still water and dove beneath the surface, soon to re-appear further upstream.
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The flapping wings of a dozen ducks could be heard as they flew upstream over the rapids, through the chute and then veered left up the river as the sun slowly crept over the treeline beyond the chute with mist still billowing off the rapids. It was a stimulating start to a new day, truly appreciated and to be remembered for a long time.
While having breakfast, Norm H confessed to having a "senior moment" when he discovered that during the night, a chipmunk had managed to get into his backpack and steal every peanut from his bag of trail mix, leaving only the raisins and dried fruit – a difficult penalty for forgetting to put the treats in the food bag the previous night.
We hauled the canoes over a boulder-filled channel entrance, L4 P50, next to the escarpment where the two Norms paddled the canoes solo to a landing where the equipment was stowed. While waiting for Norm R to load up his canoe, Norm H ferried his canoe across the river where he was met by the same osprey once again gliding so delicately and serenely overhead – perhaps passing by to say "adieu" and to wish us a safe journey.
While backtracking towards Double Rapids and looking into the depths of the clear water, a foot and a half long bass was spotted swimming idly against the current– it gingerly veered away as the canoe passed. We put in on the left of Double Rapids and walked our canoes up the shallow, rock-laden ledge without much difficulty - a gentle current drifted between our next chutes and rapids, making upstream travel possible without much strain.
At Big Pine Rapids, Norm H and Wayne decided that the current was too swift to walk or line their canoe over the two sets of drops. They commenced to follow the L5P40 portage, but were interrupted when they noticed that Norm R and John were attempting to track their canoe towards the first "drop" – the surging power of the current slowed their progress and they were having difficulty advancing. Norm R held onto a short bowline, but the force of the current caused the bow to dip downward to the point of allowing water to flow over the gunwales. He let go of the rope and John was able to snag his canoe before having to bail out the water. Norm H returned to his canoe to retrieve his emergency throw line, fortunately his first throw landed into the canoe. With rope attached, the canoe was released, veering into and across the current as it was pulled towards shore. Drenched, but not disheartened, we all portaged this set of rapids.
At Little Pine Rapids, the force of the water was too great to allow a canoe to be lined up this steep drop; however, John took up the challenge. Fishermen on the opposite bank stopped to watch this event in progress. In their attempt, Wayne held onto the bowline while Norm R and John attached themselves to the sides of the canoe. Norm H positioned himself downstream with his canoe at the ready. The swift cascading current quickly relieved Wayne of the rope while the other two tried in vain to maintain hold of the canoe. With John’s canoe safely ashore and his withdrawal from the challenge, we undertook the L6P20 portage.
At Lochaven Wilderness Lodge, the operator graciously filled our many water bottles with ice and cold water – he refused payment, but we left him a tip. John later sent the lodge an e-mail thanking the operator for his hospitality.
Upon entering the French River Channel, we met a group of excited teenagers in six canoes heading for the rapids. We paddled between widely spaced islands until we reached the fast moving Little French River – we could hear the rapids, but could not see their enormity. While unloading the canoe, Wayne slipped and fell backwards upon the rocky shoreline with Norm H’s backpack landing upon him – luckily he was not injured. The portage L7P600 around Five Fingers Rapids was a humungous undertaking because the path started with a steep, narrow uphill climb with branches hitting our bodies and equipment and the canoes having to be turned sideways in order to get them between trees. Several paths made it difficult to determine the main trail that would lead us to the highest point and to the top of the rapids for a perfect view of the scenic landscape. Once the portaging was completed, we took another break and swam next to where the Little French River emptied into Five Fingers Rapids.
The Little French River is very narrow with rocky shorelines with coniferous forest on either side – characteristic of the Canadian Shield. To the right was Okikendawt Island, the First Nation reserve. The cloudless sky with the absence of any wind, held the promise of a hot day. The river was shallow with river grass flowing against us in its current, concealing a large dark shape in the pollen-filled water that caught our eye – it was another alligator-shaped log-head left to rest on the riverbed from the logging era. A blue heron took off from it roost and flew across the river towards higher ground. Life along this waterway was abundant and ever changing, confirming that this river system could easily be considered a wildlife sanctuary.
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This is a blog, and its got an RSS feed. It feels like RSS feeds are becoming more and more common every day. Part of this is due to the growing popularity of blogs, and partly because web users are becoming a little more savvy.
Once upon a time there was a web user. We’ll call her Betty. Betty found a blog she liked to read, and she checked back daily for new posts. Then Betty found out about some more blogs she liked, so she started checking those daily too. It wasn’t look before Betty was checking 30 blogs every day – and wow, it was starting to take a while!
This is where RSS feeds come in. RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a way for a blog to make its content available in an easily transportable format. So Betty signed up to Google Reader (or any of a million other aggregators (RSS Readers), where she could read all 30 of her blogs in one place, without wasting time visiting all of these other sites. And she lived happily ever after.
Its very common now to visit a blog and see a button linking to the RSS feed for that blog. But in most cases, when you click the icon, you saw raw code.
Its got an info-box at the top showing ways to subscribe, and it lays out the raw data in an acceptable manner. This is done with the help of XLST. Because XLST doesn’t just dictate style rules but it also allows you to add other content in – content only visible to the web browser, not shown by the reader. Which is great for that “here’s an RSS feed, and here’s what you can do with it” message that should be at the top of an RSS feed.
You see, me – I find an RSS feed, I copy/paste the url into Google Reader. But someone who hasn’t experienced RSS before really needs an introductory note.
So, if you publish an RSS feed, visit it in your web-browser to see what your visitors will see. Does yours look as pretty as mine?
I’m going to be modifying some scripts I wrote for other projects to publish RSS feeds, and I’m going to be integrating XLST in there. Now, I’ve never done this before, so I have a bit of research/learning to do first. I’ll post again with a tutorial on the basics of XLST when I’ve done this. |
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The ATO is reviewing its guidance material on ATO ID 2015/10 to make clear its position on buy-sell agreements after some industry backlash earlier this year.
An ATO spokesperson told SMSF Adviser the interpretative decision by the ATO, ATO ID 2015/10, which found that an arrangement involving a buy-sell agreement breached the sole purpose test, was “based on the facts of that specific case” only.
“The ATO is reviewing its web guidance material to make it clear that the presence of a buy-sell agreement, on its own, does not result in a breach of the sole purpose test,” the spokesperson said.
McPherson Super Consulting director Stuart Forsyth said shortly after the release of this ATO ID in March last year, some in the superannuation industry interpreted it as meaning one could never have insurance that was in any way connected to a buy-sell arrangement.
“Whereas, in fact, the situation they dealt with in the ATO ID was a situation where the insurance was only taken out and facilitated by a buy-sell arrangement,” he told SMSF Adviser.
Mr Forsyth explained this interpretative decision does not apply to all situations and that with each individual situation “you must work through the facts”.
“What a lot of people forget is that an ATO ID is a record of an ATO decision on a particular case; it’s not a statement on the commissioner’s general policy and conclusion for all cases, but often people outside the ATO read more into ATO IDs than they should,” Mr Forsyth said.
Tim Miller of Miller Super Solutions said that in ATO 2015/10, the tax office made the decision that a particular buy-sell arrangement was not appropriate from an SMSF perspective, because it effectively benefitted someone who was not a member of the fund.
Mr Miller said it looks as though the ATO is correctly identifying that the law does not necessarily prohibit the use of buy-sell arrangements inside super funds.
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In the afternoon I attended the memorial service for a man with whom my husband and I used to sing. He was a retired minister with a warm smile, a twinkle in his eye, and a deep love and steadfast devotion for his wife. His son described the love his father had for his mother as a “perfect shelter.” One of his closest friends spoke movingly of the time he spent with him on the many hikes they would take together in the Shenandoah Mountains. He was one of those rare people in this world who simply radiate goodness and light.
I went alone to the service, and my husband stayed home with the kids. As I was leaving the house, I asked my family to think of something fun that we could all do together when I got back. I knew it would be a wrenching occasion, and I wanted to have something to look forward to when I came home.
When I returned, my husband suggested that we go for a hike.
Did he not remember that I had asked him to think of something fun to do?
Did he not remember that in all of the almost twenty years that he’s known her, his wife has always, most definitely been an indoorsy kind of person?
Did he not remember that we had just gone on a hike the weekend before, thereby 100%, maybe even 175% fulfilling the annual hike quota for 2015?
Did he not care that it was about 20 degrees outside?
No. The answer is no, he did not.
I ask you: Is this view worth hypothermia?
As we walked along I kept hearing alarming creaking noises and thought it was only a matter of time before I got beamed on the head with a falling tree.
My daughter still has two legs. I have no idea where she hid the other one in this photo.
I thought it might be a sign.
Note that my daughter lost her coat, but found her other leg and also a big, cheesy grin.
It was a beautiful view worth hiking for, and it made me smile for the first time that day.
My Valentine for whom I hiked. Outdoors. In 20 degree weather.
And that’s how we restored a little light and love to Valentine’s Day.
In memory of John, who really did love hiking, and who brought so much light and love to the world.
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After having a few months off to re-charge our batteries we’re coming back bigger and better this year bringing you more pop up gin events and some of the best gins on the market right now.
We’re finalising the details on some gin tasting and masterclass events around Cardiff but in the mean time we’re happy to announce we will be appearing at three festivals in the next couple of months.
Penarth Quays Marina are holding their annual open day on Saturday 19th May with a day filled with fun and activities for the whole family and entry is free to all.
Last but not least we will be bringing the best of our gin collection down to the marina and running a gin bar for the duration of the open day. Come and join us for a G & T.
We are appearing at Tafwl Festival for the second year running in the food and drink tent. Entry to the event is free as always so pop in and see us for some gin talk and some tasters on the Saturday evening. Times to be confirmed closer to the date.
The National Eisteddfod of Wales comes to Cardiff this year. Unlike other years with the festival grounds being all in one place, this year there will be event spaces right across Cardiff and Cardiff Bay.
Cardiff Gin Club are pleased to announce that we will be running a gin masterclass at this years Cardiff Eisteddfod with times to be confirmed closer to the date.
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The question arises, of course, “Who are or what are they calling?” Some say that the cry is for the four horsemen to come forth. Others say that they are calling for John to come and see. But it seems to me that the cry to “Come” is most consistently used in the book of Revelation to cry out to the Lamb to come and establish His kingdom. But when this happens, as we see in chapter six, the Lamb and His people encounter intense resistance and opposition.
Four times, the living creatures call out “Come!” Four times, a horseman rides out. The first is armed with a bow (a weapon frequently associated with the enemies of God in Scripture). He goes out conquering and to conquer, we read in verse 2. Ironically, when God’s enemies believe that they are conquering Him and His people (13:7), they are actually being conquered (17:14). The second horseman (v.3) is permitted the right to kill God’s people with the sword. Jesus’ words in Matthew 10:34 are likely being alluded to here when He says, “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.” The third horseman (v.5) brings economic hardship upon those who follow the Lamb. They are forced to pay inflated prices or given restricted access to the basic necessities of life. This type of economic oppression is a common tactic of persecutors the world over and it grinds God’s people down. It is one thing to suffer hunger yourself but to watch your children suffer hunger and deprivation because of your faith can be demoralizing and make the temptation to deny Christ all the more attractive. Finally the fourth horseman rides out (v.7), bringing disease and death to the people of God. Deprived, oppressed, and mistreated, it would almost appear that the prayer to “Come” is disastrous to the people of God. But then the fifth seal is broken.
And so we read in verse 11, “Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.” This is how God will accomplish His purposes; through those who sacrificially do His will even unto death.
Jesus will come back. The prayers of God’s people and the four living creatures will finally be answered. According to Revelation 6:11, it is when the last martyr has been killed; the last witness has been slain because of his/her testimony. Then God will say, “It is finished!” (16:17), the gates will be closed, heaven will be sealed, and Christ will return to judge the world. This is seen with the breaking of the sixth seal in 6:12-14. Notice that with this broken seal, as with the previous five, there are prayers being uttered, but this time the prayers ushered forth are from those who have participated in opposing God’s purposes. Rich and poor, powerful and powerless, slave and free, they, like Adam, attempt to hide from the One they opposed.[ii] As creation dissolves into chaos at His coming, they cry out “Who can stand in the day of God’s wrath?” The answer is found in the next chapter; only those who belong to the Lamb are able to stand (7:3)! While the Church may seem to be wounded and bleeding in this world, those wounds are, like those of the Lamb; evidence that Christ’s kingdom is, indeed, coming (Matt. 6:10).
In Acts 1:3, Luke introduces his account by informing Theophilus that in the time between Jesus resurrection and His ascension, Jesus gave commands to His disciples and "presented himself alive after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God" (Acts 1:1-3). In Luke 24:13-35, he recounts how Jesus met up with two of His followers on the road to Emmaus, probably heading away from Jerusalem to a place of safety. Jerusalem had become a hostile place for the followers of Jesus. They had witnessed the crucifixion of their Lord, and despite reports that Jesus had risen from the dead, they obviously had their doubts. They decided that it was time to move on before the followers of Jesus were tracked down as well.
As they traveled to Emmaus, Luke records that these two unidentified disciples found themselves engaged in conversation with a fellow traveler about the events that had just taken place in Jerusalem and how Jesus had been killed. The traveler listens to them explaining what they had heard and gone through. Finally he interjects, "O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?" (Luke 24:25-26).
With that as a basic outline, - suffering followed by glory – He walked them through the entire story of Scripture (verse 27). With Christ at the centre of it all, the events in Jerusalem began to make sense. The Servant of God had to suffer in order to be glorified.
When the disciples were finally allowed to realize that it had been Jesus, Himself, who had been speaking to them, they raced back to Jerusalem to report to the other disciples what they had experienced. There they found them in a barricaded room, obviously in fear of their lives.
As the two disciples recount how Jesus spoke with them, suddenly Jesus appeared in their midst. In verse 45, we read that He opened their minds to understand the Scripture, "and said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem ( Luke 24:46-47).
Christ’s suffering and rising from the dead was to be shared worldwide. It could not be restricted to one group in one room in one city. The global expansion of the gospel would start with them in Jerusalem, but it would not end there.
During the next thirty-nine days, we read in Acts 1 that Jesus went over the theme of the kingdom of God many times with His disciples. He stresses in verse 4 that they are not to leave Jerusalem but to wait for the promised Holy Spirit. Telling people not to leave town may seem like a strange way to launch a worldwide missionary movement.
Acts 1: 8 reads, "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
The first seven chapters deal with the spread of the gospel in Jerusalem. Chapters 8:1-11:18 record how the message of Jesus is spread throughout Judea and Samaria. Starting in 11:19, the focus is the spread of the gospel to the "ends of the earth". When Luke’s account ends in chapter 28, it does so rather suddenly as if to emphasize that the story is not complete; we, the readers, continue the mission. It is clear that Luke’s focus in chapter 28 is not on Paul’s fate but the progress of the gospel. The book does not close with the end of Paul’s life or martyrdom but with Paul, "proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance." These last words stand as an encouragement for all followers of Christ to do the same as the gospel continues to be carried "to the ends of the earth."
The spread of the gospel, however, begins in Jerusalem. This begs the question, "Why? Why was this necessary? Why did the proclamation of the gospel have to start in Jerusalem?" Before we address this question, however, we need to put aside three inadequate explanations that are sometimes proposed.
First, the gospel did not begin in Jerusalem because it was home to the disciples and thus they would find a more ready or receptive audience. Jerusalem was not home for any of the disciples. They were from Galilee, not Jerusalem. The angels in Acts 1:11 addressed them as "Men of Galilee." The people of Jerusalem could easily pick out the disciples by their Galilean accents, even in the dark (cf. Matt.26:73, Luke 22:59). Regional prejudices would not have made Galileans the most suitable messengers for the more urbane citizens of Jerusalem, nor would the disciples have felt at home in the city. Their home was in the smaller towns and rural areas of Galilee.
The reality is that there was only one beginning of the gospel. In God’s history there will never be another subsequent Pentecost point. Every later initiative is a down-line fruition of that outpouring and obedience. We are now in the "the uttermost parts," not repeating the scenario reaching of "our-own-Jerusalem." Acts 1:8 is a geographical reference as much as it is a historical one.
Secondly, the spread of gospel did not begin in Jerusalem because it would be the safest place to start and the disciples would be able to get experience in witnessing before moving on to more difficult or resistant areas. Rather the opposite was true. The most dangerous place on earth for the disciples to start their ministry was in Jerusalem. Avowed enemies with the power to throw them in prison had tried to arrest them in the garden of Gethsemane only days before (Mark 14:50-52; John 18:8-9). They would likely try again.
Thirdly, Jerusalem was not chosen to be the starting place for the spread of the gospel because the city was familiar territory for the disciples where ministry experience would prepare them for more unfamiliar ministry later on. Looking at the gospels, one finds that Jesus and His disciples spent relatively little time in Jerusalem. The urban setting of Jerusalem was unfamiliar to the rural Galileans. As noted earlier, there was a regional rivalry between those of Jerusalem and those of Galilee. Neither thought overly fondly of the other. Had Jesus wanted the disciples to start in more familiar territory to gain experience, He undoubtedly would not have chosen Jerusalem. Besides, the disciples were hardly novices to ministry. They had spent over three years with Jesus. He had sent them out on at least two mission trips already. They were fully prepared apart from one thing: they lacked the Holy Spirit.
The implications of this promise [i.e. Acts 1:8] are enormous. First of all, it tells the disciples that they will not be alone in the battle; the Holy Spirit will be in them and with them. Secondly, it makes them aware that this battle is actually not their own; it is God’s initiative and God’s action and concern. They are His ambassadors, fully endowed with His authority and power. Thirdly, whatever they will achieve will be God’s achievement, because God’s Spirit has acted through them.
Jesus spoke seldom of the Holy Spirit’s function, but when He did so, frequently described Him as helper and comforter in persecution (Matt. 10:17-20; Mark 13:9-11; Luke 21:12-19). No wonder that Paul follows the Lord’s example in his catalogue of his sufferings by attributing his endurance to the Holy Spirit (2 Cor. 6:6). In Philippians 1:19, he writes, "For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ." He reminds the Thessalonians, that "ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost" (1 Thess 1:6-7).
Second, Jerusalem was God’s appointed starting place for the spread of the gospel because there were considerable missiological and theological reasons for doing so. While some might argue that the disciples might have drifted back to the comfort zone of their homes in Galilee had they been allowed to leave Jerusalem, I think it more likely that Jesus' instructions were more missiologically and theologically oriented. Jerusalem was the centre of monotheistic worship on the globe. It was the focal point of God's covenant with mankind. Christianity needed to be seen to be in continuity with what had gone on before in God’s plan, rather than being potentially labeled as a Galilean sect.
The ultimate reason for the collection project rests upon the fact that Paul was constrained by prophecies which spoke of the nations coming to Israel to worship its King (cf. Is. 60:4-14; 66:19-24; Ps. 72:8-11). As a result of seeing believing Gentiles coming to Jerusalem (Acts 20:4 with 21:15-19), Paul hoped that Israel would be provoked to jealousy so that it might repent and accept Jesus as its Messiah (cf., Rom. 10:1; 11:11-24). Accordingly, Paul’s priestly gift is the Gentiles themselves (Rom. 15:16) to verify that the God of Israel had also become the God of the Gentiles and that there is now only one people of God comprised of all nations (Gal. 3:28-29; Eph. 3:4-6).
Hence, Paul was careful to make sure to emphasize the continuity between Jerusalem and how God had worked in the past, with the present spread of the gospel to the ends of the earth among the Gentiles. The latter was a result of the unfolding plan of God begun with the Jews, fulfilled in Christ and proclaimed through the Church.
I maintain that this is why the disciples stayed in Jerusalem, just as they had been instructed. When the Spirit came upon them, they immediately began to witness publicly, despite the risk. When persecution came, they did not scatter. They remained in Jerusalem where it was most strategic – and the most dangerous.
They were arrested, shamed, beaten, censured, but they continued. Eventually, one of them, James, was killed (12:2), but even then they remained, refusing to flee. They made no attempt to hide themselves. They knew that for the gospel to spread most effectively, they needed to remain in Jerusalem. It was only after an angel broke Peter out of prison and told him to leave, that he finally found a safer place out of town, but there is no indication that the rest of the apostles left or that Peter stayed away any longer than was necessary.
Were the disciples being disobedient to the commission of Christ by staying in Jerusalem? I do not think so. They were being the catalyst by which the Church, itself, spread throughout the world. They were busy laying the foundations for a movement that would shake the known world of their day.
They worked in ways that consciously served to advance the spread of the gospel (Acts 6:4). They monitored carefully the expansion of the gospel and when they heard of the gospel advancing, they moved immediately to validate, bless and support it (Acts 8:14-25; 11:22). When it became clear that the churches had multiplied throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, Peter, himself, toured the entire region, helping the Church to increase (9:31-32). It was during this time, that God used him to share the gospel with the Gentiles in the house of Cornelius, demonstrating that God accepts all people into His family, regardless of race. Because the disciples were faithful in remaining in Jerusalem, despite the risks, they were in a position to walk through the door that God had opened to all nations.
What are some of the common themes that come out of this survey?
Persecution provides more opportunities to witness.
When they fled, the disciples did not go "underground". They continued to preach. In Acts, witnessing is always public.
Opposition inevitably followed the preaching of the gospel. While persecution does cause the Church to scatter in Acts, thereby spreading the gospel, it would be a mistake to conclude the relationship between persecution and church growth is best defined thus. The testimony of Acts is not so much that persecution causes church growth but that church growth and the spread of the gospel tends to cause persecution, as religious and political leaders rise up and try to stop this movement that has "caused trouble all over the world and has now come here" (Acts 17:6).
Persecution came from various sources and in a variety of ways. The explanation for why the believers were persecuted in the book of Acts cannot be traced back to one single reason.
24:16 indicates that the disciples were kept from recognizing Him and 21:30 speaks of their eyes being "opened." No fault should be laid on the disciples for failing to recognize their Lord.
Steven Hawthorne, "Acts of Obedience" in Perspectives on the World Christian Movement: A Reader 3rd edition. William Carey Library, 1999:126.
Josef Ton, Suffering, Martyrdom and Rewards in Heaven. University of America Press, 1997: 315.
cf. Günther Bornkamm, "The Letter to the Romans As Paul's Last Will and Testament" in The Romans Debate. ed. Karl P. Donfried. Augsburg Publishing House, 1977: 19. Bornkamm: 18-19 also makes the astute observation that Paul was obviously concerned that the Jewish Christians might not accept this collection and accept such a demonstrate of unity between Jew and Gentile in the church and so he asks for the Roman church to pray that that his service to the saints in Jerusalem would be acceptable to them (15:31).
Christopher Little, "Whatever Happened to the Apostle Paul?" Mission Frontiers, September 2001: 27.
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Say that a manufacturer of cellular phones has just developed a new phone that can be used anywhere in the world. The company is eager to showcase its innovative product, and the best way to do that is to develop a plan—a marketing plan.
A marketing plan is a step-by-step blueprint for introducing, advertising, selling, and delivering a product, a service, or even an idea. To develop such a plan, the cell phone company will need to conduct market research and gather information on what types of people are likely to buy its phones. Once the ideal customer is defined, the manufacturer can develop packaging and an advertising campaign that will appeal directly to that target audience. Next, the company will decide on a price that is competitive with the prices of other cell phones. Finally, the company will have to decide where to sell its new product—in retail stores, through catalogs, or on the Internet at the company's Web site—and how to get it to their customers quickly. All of these steps are part of marketing and distribution work.
Marketing has changed radically since it was first introduced at the beginning of the twentieth century. The latest innovation, interactive marketing, has sparked an electronic (e) revolution that includes e-products, e-retailing (also called e-tailing), e-advertising, e-research, and even e-delivery in the form of downloadable news, books, and music. Consumers shop from home using the Internet to compare products, prices, and ratings, and then they
Marketing involves the transfer of goods from producers to consumers. This field includes all the people who work in retail sales, advertising, and distribution. (© Dex Images, Inc./Corbis.)
purchase those products online. In 2005 e-commerce revenues totaled $86 billion, up from $67.2 billion the previous year, according to the Monthly Retail Trade Survey produced by the U.S. Census Bureau. While e-commerce sales represented only 2.2 percent of all retail sales in 2005, analysts with Jupiter-Research predicted that by the year 2008 this number could jump to 5 percent.
Marketing is a dynamic discipline, one that must adapt quickly to new technologies, new products, and new consumer tastes. This volume explores the history of marketing and distribution, how they have changed over time, and how they are likely to evolve in the future.
The history of marketing is the history of commerce. People have been exchanging goods and services for thousands of years. As early as 3000 B.C. the Phoenicians developed trade and distribution routes as they sailed the seas in search of spices, precious metals, and rare textiles.
Archaeologists have found evidence of marketplaces in the ruins of ancient civilizations around the world. As trade spread across borders, marketplaces along trade routes became centers of economic and cultural exchange. Along the Silk Road, the legendary 4,000-mile trade route that stretched from eastern China to the Mediterranean Sea, hundreds of these marketplaces facilitated the exchange of goods and ideas.
When European colonists landed in North America, they settled along the Atlantic Coast. Routes of commerce were difficult to establish because roads were undeveloped and many rivers were as yet unexplored. By the early 1800s, however, roads and canals linked many towns together, allowing products to be shipped to distant markets.
Almost all companies depend on advertising and marketing to reach potential customers and convince them to buy the firm's products. Twenty-first century companies are expanding their markets to include foreign countries. The need to communicate with people in different cultures and different languages has changed the way advertisers and marketers approach their work.
Perhaps the most basic challenge is using the right words to convey a sales message to a foreign audience. Many English words and phrases do not translate well into foreign languages, so a catchy slogan in the United States may be puzzling to consumers in other countries. Even the use of certain numbers or types of artwork can be problematic. For example, some Japanese people associate the numbers four and nine with death. Advertisers are working more with local writers to make sure that their messages are translated in an appropriate and positive way. Foreign firms are doing the same, hiring American writers to help them with their advertising campaigns in the United States.
As more companies branch out into foreign markets, they are finding a need to adjust their strategies for reaching customers. Direct mail marketing, for example, is a big business in the United States. However, in some countries delivery of direct mail pieces may take several weeks. In addition, foreign postal laws can make it difficult to distribute mass mailings overseas. Another significant change is the growing resistance to U.S. brands in overseas markets. A soft drink manufacturer who once marketed the same product to all of its customers around the world may need to diversify by selling other products specifically developed to appeal to local tastes.
The shape of the industry itself is also changing in response to the global market. The need to establish an international presence is hitting small advertising agencies especially hard. Large advertising firms are now buying out small agencies that once promoted themselves as alternatives to large firms.
Perhaps the most revolutionary change in marketing and distribution involves the Internet and e-commerce. Companies can quickly and easily reach any consumer who has a computer and an Internet connection—whether that consumer is across town or on the other side of the world. Advertising through Web sites and e-mail saves time and money by reducing the need for such expenses as foreign postage and long-distance phone calls. The Internet virtually eliminates the borders between countries and even continents, allowing for a truly global marketplace. As with other forms of advertising, however, Web advertising must take into account the unique needs and expectations of a global audience.
Advances in technology aided the spread of commerce. The railroads offered a fast, reliable way to transport freight across vast distances. The invention of lithography (printing from a metal plate) in Germany toward the end of the 1700s made the printing of posters easy and inexpensive, and they soon became a popular medium for advertising.
The late 1800s saw the emergence of product "brands," such as Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble, which were marketed nationwide. Another boost to commerce was the introduction of installment-plan purchasing, which allowed consumers to pay for products over a specified period of time rather than all at once.
In 1900 Milton Hershey had the idea of massproducing small bars of individually wrapped chocolate. Because they were mass produced, Hershey's chocolate bars could be shipped in bulk around the country and sold for just five cents apiece. Soon other manufacturers were following Hershey's lead by producing large quantities of their products, shipping nationwide, and selling inexpensively.
Advertising, which was developed originally to introduce consumers to products, began to take on other functions. It was used to create brand identities, to point out product benefits, and to create a sense of "need" among consumers. The advent of radio and television gave advertisers new arenas for product promotion. By the end of the twentieth century Internet sites were sporting interactive ads, some of which were incredibly sophisticated. A few car manufacturers, for instance, created ads where users could sit in the driver's seat of a virtual, new sports car without ever setting foot in a dealer's showroom. The Internet has provided companies with the capability to take online surveys of their customers to see exactly what interests them most.
Early in the twenty-first century marketing became more customer focused. Merchandisers competing for consumer dollars got to know their customers as thoroughly as possible and tailored their products and services to specific consumer tastes.
To discover what consumers want and don't want or like and dislike, producers turn to market research.
Market research is just what the name implies-discovering and making sense of marketplace trends and consumer demands. Some producers conduct their own research. Others hire independent firms to carry out the research. These firms gather, organize, and interpret customer information. After analyzing the data, market researchers can create profiles of typical consumers, predict buying patterns, and assist producers in creating products that have been "pre-approved" by consumers. For instance, researchers may determine that a particular type of shampoo is appealing to suburban women between the ages of twenty-five and thirty-four. Armed with this information the shampoo manufacturer can focus on advertising the product during television shows that this group is likely to watch. The manufacturer may also choose to have the product distributed in more suburban locations than urban or rural ones.
Another form of marketing research involves the collection of customer lists, which give the names and addresses of actual consumers who are likely to be interested in a given product. These names and addresses are gathered from a variety of sources, including telephone surveys, supermarket checkout counters, and credit card applications. Virtually any demographic information that customers send to a company—even a filled-out warranty card—can be added to a list and shared with other companies or marketing firms; in fact, it is customary for companies to sell such lists to each other. Customer lists give companies a way to market directly to a target audience. Some stores offer listed customers "loyalty cards," which provide repeat customers with discounts on future purchases. Other companies use the lists to design custom catalogs, which are then sent to specific customers.
Databases of this type have been around for a number of years. However, new computer software makes data compilation and analysis simpler and more cost effective than ever before. One system—called PRIZM (Potential Rating Index by Zip Market) New Evolution—is a database created by Claritas, Inc. It divides U.S. Census Bureau data into zip codes and categorizes purchasing data by income, ethnicity, level of education, and other criteria. The database then compiles lists of groups, attaching catchy titles to each, and sells the lists to companies that are interested in reaching a specific set of consumers. For instance, a company that wants to target upper-middle-class consumers who live in the suburbs might use the PRIZM list titled "Movers and Shakers," whereas a company looking for urban eighteen- to thirty-year-olds might use the list called "Young Didgerati."
Marketing, the process of introducing, advertising, and selling products, services, and ideas to consumers, will continue to be a critical industry in the global marketplace. Web-based marketing is expanding the industry's reach and fundamentally changing the way producers sell and consumers buy. According to employment outlook projections from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in marketing is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations from 2004 to 2014, especially in light of more global competition.
The packaging industry has bounced back from lackluster performance during the 1980s. New packaging designs and manufacturing technologies mean steady revenue growth for this industry. Increased automation, however, will continue to eliminate some packaging industry jobs. Positions for receiving, shipping, and traffic clerks are expected to decline. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that employment in this field will grow slower than the average for all occupations from 2004 to 2014.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that retail salespersons filled about 4.1 million positions in 2004. Retailers have watched their business landscape change dramatically with the introduction of e-tailing—buying and selling online— as a marketing strategy. Retail employment is expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations from 2004 to 2014, according to employment projections by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Advertising has continued to evolve as a critical component of selling strategies. With the arrival of e-commerce and cable television advertising channels, this industry is developing imaginative approaches to targeting, swaying, and selling new products to consumers. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projected that advertising and public relations employment would grow faster than the average for all occupations from 2004 to 2014. The competition for these jobs, however, will be intense.
The performance of the nation's wholesalers and distributors depends on evolving practices in manufacturing and retailing. New approaches, such as just-in-time inventory delivery, will define the future of these two vital industries. Employment in wholesale and distribution is expected to increase about as fast as the average for all occupations between 2004 and 2014, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projections.
Database marketing can prove extremely lucrative for modern manufacturers and retailers. Take the case of Milton's, a small discount clothing chain. With the help of a commercial marketing database service, Milton's developed a database from credit card receipts and used the information to design and implement a direct mail campaign targeted at likely consumers. The result was a $100,000 increase in sales.
The Internet has made the collection of consumer information much easier. Many Web sites employ small software applications called "cookies" that track where a user goes when visiting a particular site. These are called Internet leads. Such information can enable webmasters to design more effective sites, eliminating those pages that are rarely visited and expanding and polishing those that generate the most traffic. Other sites, such as news sites or reference sites, may ask users to rate how appealing or useful certain information is. If, for example, users consistently give positive ratings to entertainment news and negative ratings to stories about nature or finance, the site will likely increase its coverage of the entertainment industry while downplaying stories about endangered animals or the bond market. All of this information can be quite helpful to companies trying to market their goods and services effectively via the Internet.
When online e-tailor Amazon.com began selling books and CDs from its Web site in the mid-1990s, its customers soon noticed that the site was paying special attention to them. Say, for example, an individual purchased a Vietnamese cookbook: the next time that individual visited the site he or she would be greeted by name and offered a selection of similar cookbooks that might be of interest. If the customer bought a number of jazz CDs, the site might recommend additional jazz titles, books about jazz and jazz artists, travel guides to cities famous for their jazz clubs, and so on.
This is called "push marketing." Simply put, push marketing uses known information about individuals as a consumer to push specific advertising messages on them. While one person is offered information about jazz, another checking out the same site at the same time might be seeing ads touting motorcycles, soccer, or whatever he or she has shown interest in on earlier trips to the site.
Market research provides manufacturers and retailers with information not only on consumer buying habits but also on how the demographics of our society are changing. This information helps them target emerging consumer groups and tailor their products to meet the needs of those groups.
Marketing researchers have found that today's consumers are different from their predecessors. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey, the number of households consisting of married couples fell from nearly 61 percent in 1980 to about 52 percent in 2003. In contrast, the number of people living alone continued to rise. The number of American teenagers has leveled off, while the number of men age twenty to forty-four has been decreasing slowly and will continue to do so throughout the first half of this century. Perhaps most notable in terms of marketing is the fact that the eldest of America's baby boomers—those people born from 1946 to 1964—are hitting retirement age.
These demographic changes affect the buying patterns and needs of consumers and influence the way in which manufacturers choose to market their goods. For instance, the growing number of people living alone has led many food manufacturers to package their products in single-serving sizes. The number of U.S. teenagers with money to spend has encouraged manufacturers to develop a greater variety of electronic products, including video game platforms, cell phones, and MP3 players. Successful middle-aged baby boomers are likely to have extra income, which will energize the market for goods such as furniture. As more specific market data become available, manufacturers will be able to finely tune their marketing strategies and distribution methods.
Once a manufacturer determines who its customers are likely to be, it sets about making its product both appealing and accessible to them. This process starts with the packaging. Today's packaging incorporates elaborate graphic images, photos, and other illustrations that stand out from the competition.
Technology is constantly changing the way goods are packaged and sometimes solves age-old problems. For example, toothpaste was traditionally packaged in squeezable screw-capped tubes. However, some customers complained that the tubes were difficult to squeeze; others found that they were left with wasted toothpaste at the bottom of the tubes; and still others were frustrated over continually misplacing the tiny screw-on caps. Toothpaste companies responded to these problems by offering consumers a softer tube with a permanently attached flip-top cap and a "pump" package in addition to a conventional tube. Another example is soap products. Pump bottles have replaced bar soaps for the kitchen and countertop. Marketers appeal to children with brightly colored liquid soaps, character-laden labels, and an inviting, foamy consistency.
The U.S. government also plays an important role in the packaging of goods. In response to overflowing landfills and other environmental concerns, the government has enacted a number of regulations aimed at ensuring the use of "eco-friendly" packaging practices. As a result many manufacturers now use packaging materials that are recyclable
Manufacturers use information on consumer buying habits to tailor their products to meet the needs of specific consumer groups. Then they package the products and advertise them to appeal to people in those groups. (© Piotr Redlinski/Corbis.)
or biodegradable. The amount of materials needed to package an item has decreased as well. For example, when compact discs first arrived on the market, they were sold in packaging that was much larger than the CDs themselves; today music CDs are packaged in a small plastic case covered only in cellophane. Manufacturers will continue to develop lighter plastics, fibrous glass, and recyclable composite materials. In addition, technological advances in food packaging will provide manufacturers with new designs that increase the shelf life of their products.
The Flexible Packaging Web site noted that as of 2005 the packaging industry was estimated to be a 420-billion-dollar global industry, with the United States accounting for about $124 billion, or 29 percent of it.
Advertising is critical to an effective marketing strategy and has become omnipresent throughout the world. Piccadilly Circus in London, the Ginza district of Tokyo, Times Square in Manhattan—each is awash in flashing neon, jumbo video screens, and electronic billboards. Advertising also enters Americans' lives via television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and the Internet. The goal of advertising is convincing consumers to Buy This Product or to Use This Service.
The U.S. advertising industry was the largest in the world in 2006. According to the American Association of Advertising Agencies, the United States is home to more than thirteen thousand ad agencies. Some are big companies with offices in cities throughout the world; others are small shops employing as few as ten or fifteen professionals. Competition for clients is fierce and the financial stakes are high. The success or failure of a product or service may well rest on its ad campaign.
Today's ad agencies perform a variety of marketing tasks. Creating print and electronic advertisements is only one part of the business. Agencies often put together complete marketing strategies for their clients. If a soft drink manufacturer is developing a new flavor, its ad agency may play an important role in all aspects of the process: conducting consumer taste tests, developing a product image, designing logos and packaging, creating advertisements, buying advertising time and space, and deciding where and how the product will be sold. Such an integrated approach not only keeps the product's image and message consistent, it also frees the manufacturer to concentrate on what it does best—developing and manufacturing soft drinks.
Many large corporations hire advertising agencies to promote themselves and their employees. These agencies send out press releases to various local media in an attempt to create a communityminded image for a specific company. For example, a local real estate office may team up with a non-profit organization to raise money through fundraisers, raffles, or dances.
Television and radio advertisements offer manufacturers the chance to familiarize millions of consumers with their products. Advertisers use actors, sports figures, and other celebrities to sell everything from sneakers and soft drinks to trucks and brokerage firm services. These commercials are carefully scripted and often use state-of-the-art film and editing techniques.
Manufacturers buy airtime during specific programs, often using available demographic data regarding a show's audience to determine which time spots to buy. Although television commercials have proven extremely effective, they come at a very high price. A thirty-second television commercial can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. "Event" programming, such as the Super Bowl, can generate many millions of dollars in advertising revenue. Often this is money well spent. For instance, CareerBuilder.com aired Super Bowl ads about a man who worked in an office full of monkeys. The ads caught the nation's attention and remained popular long after their first appearance, leading to a surge of new visitors to the CareerBuilder Web site.
Despite the success of television commercials, some industry observers believe that this type of advertising will become less and less influential. At a time when viewers are offered more than one hundred channels (with more on the way) and remote controls provide an easy exit, television commercials face a big challenge in retaining consumers' interest.
Retail stores and other local businesses do much of their advertising through print media, which include newspapers, magazines, the Yellow Pages, and supermarket fliers. Advertising is serious business for our country's daily newspapers. In 2003 advertising
Daily newspapers derive more than 75 percent of their total income from selling space to advertisers. Most newspaper advertisers are retail stores and other local businesses. (© Martha Tabor/ Working Images Photographs. Reproduced by permission.)
accounted for more than 77 percent of their total receipts, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 Statistical Abstracts of the United States. In recent years, however, other types of media have started to eat away at the newspaper industry's market share. In 2004 daily newspaper circulation was 54.6 million, down from previous years because of digital cable, the Internet, and mass mailers.
Sports, fashion, and computer magazines are some of the most popular advertising vehicles in the nation. The U.S. Census Bureau reported that magazine advertising expenditures rose from $3.1 billion in 1980 to $12.1 billion in 2004. Newspapers and magazines now have Web sites that include classifieds ads. The Internet has provided another outlet for the publishing media to attract advertising.
The newest channel for advertising—the Internet—arrived as the twentieth century came to a close. It did not take long for ad agencies and their clients to realize that at any given moment tens of millions of people around the world were sitting in front of computer screens. Soon this captive audience was bombarded with electronic banner ads running across the tops and down the sides of Internet pages and pop-up ads springing up in front of them. These ads were unique because they were interactive—they could be linked to other information the consumer might want to know about a product or service. Through a series of mouse clicks, a small banner ad or larger pop-up ad could provide a potential customer with pages of information, including product comparisons, selling pitches, and special offers. The information might be presented in print, audio, or video formats or some combination of the three. However, many programs also became available that allowed users to "turn off" banner ads and block pop-up ads.
Three-fourths of today's marketing budget goes not to advertising but to promotions. Manufacturers promote their products by sponsoring major events such as figure skating competitions and jazz concerts. Across the country sports arenas are being renamed for corporate sponsors who pay to have their names attached to the arenas. Most of the new ball-parks—from San Francisco's AT&T Park to Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park—are named for corporate sponsors.
Some manufacturers sponsor promotions with more charitable goals. For example, Colgate-Palmolive helped to create the Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation to fulfill the wishes of terminally ill children. Newspaper inserts alerted people to the foundation. When consumers used the coupons in the insert, a percentage of the money was donated to Starlight.
Many companies use a marketing method called product sampling to introduce their new items to the public. Taste tests at restaurants and bars are a good example of product sampling. This method gives business owners and managers of food establishments the opportunity to decide firsthand which products to market to their clientele. Point-of-purchase advertising is another promotional technique, and it is the most immediate form of advertising available to a manufacturer or retailer. It includes any advertising that occurs where the product is sold, such as photos of mouthwatering burgers and fries at fast food restaurants.
Product pricing is another function of a manufacturer's marketing department. Pricing is based on a number of factors, the first of which is the cost to manufacture the item. This figure includes labor costs, the price of the materials from which the product is made, and the cost of packaging the product. Money spent on advertising and promoting the product must also be recouped through sales, thus adding to the price of the product. The manufacturer must settle on a price that allows for profit yet stays competitive with other brands of the same or similar products. But the product does not go directly to the customer. It must first make a journey through distributors and then take up valuable space on a store's shelves. These steps add to the item's cost.
Once a manufacturer has made potential customers aware of its product, the next step is to make that product available. Most consumer products follow a path from producer to consumer—a path maintained by wholesalers and distributors. National, regional, or local wholesalers buy goods in large quantities from manufacturers, then sell the goods to retailers and large institutions.
The actual movement of goods from factory to warehouse to retailer is done by workers in the transportation industry, with help from stock clerks, shipping and receiving clerks, and warehouse workers. In recent years the movement from producer to consumer has been made far more efficient through the use of "just-in-time" inventory systems. By ordering goods so that they arrive just in time to sell or ship to retailers, wholesalers and large retail stores can keep their costly inventories smaller.
Just as it has affected nearly every other aspect of marketing, the Internet is also becoming its own distribution channel. Traditionally, after a book has been written it must be set in type, printed, bound, shipped to a wholesaler's warehouse, inventoried, shipped out to bookstores, and possibly even shipped from the bookstore to a customer. The Internet enables publishers to skip most of these steps and their associated costs. Once the book is set in type, it can be offered in a downloadable format at a publisher's site. Customers select which books they want, pay for them, and then download them to their printers. No more binding, packing, shipping, warehousing, or doing inventory. For publishers and book buyers, this process is nothing short of a distribution revolution.
Retail stores are one of the country's most significant sources of jobs. In the 2006 edition of Statistical Abstracts of the United States, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that retail jobs accounted for one out of every seven non-farm jobs in the private sector in 2004. Retail outlets sell merchandise—everything from cereal to socks—for personal use. Supermarkets, department stores, discount stores, convenience stores, and restaurants are some of the many types of retail stores.
These are the high-paying jobs described in this volume. The figures represent typical salaries or earnings for experienced workers.
Retail stores also provide manufacturers with a powerful way to get their products into the hands of
Warehouse workers, such as this forklift operator, are involved in the movement of goods from factory to warehouse to retailer. (© Martha Tabor/Working Images Photographs. Reproduced by permission.)
consumers. According to the Census Bureau's Monthly Retail Trade Survey, retail sales exceeded $3.7 trillion in 2005.
An increasingly competitive climate has caused many of today's retailers to rethink their sales strategies. Many are streamlining their operations and cutting staff and inventory to decrease overhead expenses. At the same time they are adding new services. Some superstores have expanded their services to include hair salons, portrait studios, vision centers, nail salons, and restaurants. Superstore customers can find groceries, clothes, shoes, housewares, and even auto and garden supplies all under one roof. The convenience offered by superstores has made them increasingly popular among busy Americans.
A variety of retailers offer consumers a comfortable environment in which to browse, relax, and engage in various types of activities. For example, some national bookstore chains have opened coffee areas, couches for reading, and recreational areas for children. To maintain their competitive edge, these stores focus on keeping prices low, limiting expenses, and maintaining a fresh supply of stock. One way that retailers achieve this is through a technique called Quick Response.
Quick Response was developed in 1986 by Roger Milliken, president and CEO of Milliken and Company. Quick Response is a business strategy that minimizes the time required for a product to be manufactured, distributed, and sold. This system has revolutionized the way in which products are moved from manufacturer to customer. Using the Quick Response system a salesperson scans a bar code attached to the packaging of each product brought to the checkout counter. This bar code contains identifying information about the product. The information is sent electronically to a computer system at the store's distributor. The distributor's computer automatically schedules a replacement to be delivered to the store and passes this information on to the manufacturer. The manufacturer then creates a replacement product to be delivered to the distributor. Quick Response has succeeded in helping many retailers operate in a more cost-effective manner.
Not all producers market their goods to retailers through distributors. Many companies are turning instead to the lucrative mail-order catalog business. In 2003 alone U.S. mail-order sales exceeded $90 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Statistical Abstracts of the United States. Marketers such as L.L. Bean, Neiman Marcus, and a large number of computer hardware and software vendors have revolutionized the way Americans purchase products. The industry uses customer lists provided by marketing researchers to target new customers and solicit business.
Home shopping television networks provide manufacturers with another way to market their products directly to consumers. These twenty-four-hour-a-day cable channels, which include QVC (an acronym for Quality, Value, and Convenience) and HSN (the Home Shopping Network), enable viewers to order products by phone. QVC, one of the biggest home shopping networks, claimed it reached 85 million households in 2006 and sold merchandise to more than 190,000 customers a day. In some cases the prices charged by cable channel retailers are comparable to or even cheaper than those in conventional retail outlets.
Some manufacturers go directly to consumers via the Internet. Internet stores may be electronic branches of traditional retail outlets or stores created specifically for the Web. E-tail stores have several advantages over traditional retailers—no parking problems, no crowds, no annoying store music, and purchases delivered right to the consumer's door. Wedding, baby, and bridal registries are often listed online, allowing guests one-stop shopping. These shoppers may opt to have their gifts wrapped and shipped directly to the recipient, which is especially convenient for guests who are traveling or cannot attend a special occasion.
Business-to-business marketing is the process by which businesses sell goods or services to other businesses. This type of marketing is an increasingly important factor in the modern economy. Many large manufacturers purchase raw materials (such as metals or chemicals), finished components (such as computer chips, electronic circuitry, or auto parts), or service operations (such as payroll, customer service, or accounting) from other businesses. Investment firms, insurance companies, and health care providers often seek out businesses with better returns on investments and lower group rates. Business-to-business marketing can be very competitive and lucrative. It is the responsibility of the business providing those goods or services to build and maintain a long-term relationship with its various business clients.
The first step in business-to-business marketing is making prospective customers aware of a business's goods or services. Because those goods or services
Retail stores are a major source of employment in the United States as well as an effective way for manufacturers to get their products to consumers. (Photograph by Kelly A. Quin. Thomson Gale. Reproduced by permission.)
are generally expensive purchases involving long-term contracts, the decision-making process can take a long time. Salespeople must be ready to answer any questions potential customers may have and be able to describe clearly the differences between their company's goods or services and those offered by the competition. In addition, business-to-business marketers must maintain good relationships with their customers after the purchase is made. Many economists feel that positive interactions with existing customers is a key to the success of a business selling to other businesses.
Business-to-business marketing on the Internet, known as B2B, took off in the late 1990s. Producers and customers found the Internet a great environment in which to establish long-term contacts between businesses. For sellers and buyers alike, the Internet is a fast, reliable international marketplace of a type that was never before possible.
A major shift in the U.S. economy has taken place over the past few decades. Once dominated by the production of goods, the economy is now dominated by the production of services. As a result the marketing and distribution of services have developed into a major new industry.
The "service industry" centers on large-scale operations in which major corporations sell consumers credit cards, telecommunications devices, cable television access, utilities, and the like. The industry also includes the services of trained professionals such as health care providers, insurance brokers, real estate salespeople, lawyers, accountants, and stockbrokers. Other "services" marketed to families and individuals include the arts (music, theater, dance), education (colleges and continuing education programs), and physical fitness (health clubs and personal training). Just about every facet of American culture has adopted marketing strategies to serve its own purposes.
The process of marketing services begins with the hiring of professionals to design effective marketing strategies; however, these strategies focus on the quality of the services provided rather than on the quality of the goods produced. Services are marketed through a combination of traditional print and broadcast advertising, direct mail advertising, telemarketing, and e-tailing.
Diverse service marketers often bundle their offerings. For instance, credit card companies, long distance telephone companies, and airlines may pool their offerings to allow consumers to earn "frequent flier miles" for signing on with a certain credit card or telephone service. Such partnerships allow consumers to gain additional benefits as they use a company's services. Bundling is expected to remain an important strategy for acquiring and maintaining service customers. As the services sector continues to grow in size and the various campaigns to market those services grow ever more complex, the demand for skilled services-marketing personnel will also grow.
Some marketing techniques have been scrutinized and even banned by federal regulations. In October 2003 the U.S. government created the Do-Not-Call list. Americans could add their names and telephone numbers to the list by visiting a Web site (www.donotcall.gov). Once people posted their numbers on the list, telemarketers were forbidden to solicit them for five years. Exemptions included charitable and political organizations. In addition, the CAN-Spam Act, which was passed by Congress in 2003, required spammers (senders of unwanted junk e-mails) to provide recipients an easy way to opt out of future spam.
Occupations in the fields of marketing and distribution are being radically transformed by the information revolution propelling the early twenty-first century. Although industry experts can predict trends with a good degree of accuracy, technological innovations will continue to transform our world in ways that are difficult to forecast. In the 1980s few people could have predicted how rapidly computers would make it into the home. Only 15 million American households had personal computers in 1990. By 2004, however, 69 million American homes had at least one personal computer, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Statistical Abstracts of the United States. Of these more than half had access to the Internet.
No matter how our world changes, technology will continue to play a role in our lives. Because of this, manufacturers, marketing firms, and distributors will most likely seek employees who have attained a relatively high level of education and who possess technical knowledge and skills.
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Although the official language of Jamaica is Standard English, many Jamaicans also speak Patois which is a separate dialect/language. Jamaican Patois (also known as “Patwa”, “Patwah” or “Jamaican Creole”) is the language that is used by most Jamaicans in casual everyday conversations while Standard English is normally reserved for professional environments.
"Jamaican Patois is a separate language from Jamaican English."
Jamaican Patois is a strange language in that it has many borrowed words from many different languages, for example, English, Spanish and some West African languages. However, the pronunciations of these words are very similar to Jamaican English. One thing to keep in mind as you learn Jamaican Patois is that it is not a strict, rule-oriented language where there is a "right way" and a "wrong way" to say things. Some words can be pronounced and spelled differently but still mean the same thing (e.g. both ‘Pickney’ and ‘Pickeney’ translates to ‘Child'). The important thing is whether or not what you are saying can be understood.
It's actually quite difficult to acquire the accent of a Jamaican, unless you've lived in Jamaica for many years, and even then, speaking patois fluently is not guaranteed. But with a little practice, you will be able to have at least a basic understanding of Jamaican Patois.
Let us now take a look at some of the grammatical features of Jamaican Patois.
Sentences in Jamaican Patois are built like English sentences in that, there is a subject, a predicate (or verb), and an object. However, there is no subject-verb agreement in Jamaican Patois. The verb does not change with the subject. Let us look at the table below.
However, in Jamaican Patois a word can be pluralized by adding 'dem' to the end word or, inserting 'nuff' or a number at the beginning of the word.
There is no differentiation in the use of pronouns to show gender. The pronoun 'im' can mean both or either 'he' or 'she'.
There is no distinction between subject and object.
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In Standard English it is never acceptable to use double negatives such as 'nobody does not'. However, in• Jamaican Patois double negatives are accepted.
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Emeritas Kerr and his Tocs Borderers patrol are ambushed by Yordist insurgents whilst on patrol.
Emeritas Kerr began the morning patrol as he always did, with a long forward drop of his well-muscled, tattooed right arm. As the other three Tocs Borderers took their intervals in the snaking Indian single file line behind him, Kerr wondered if they were going to be hit today. Other patrols had taken a walloping in the past month. He and his men had been lucky so far.
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) created from scavenged military munitions, mines, old fashioned dynamite or in some cases a few hundred pounds of fertilizer, easily found on the surrounding farms outside of the city. Bomb making had seemingly become a fashionable hobby among the remaining Yordist insurgents left behind ensuring the populace remained stirred up and unable to make a normal life for themselves.
The squad sighed with relief as one as they rested packs against the cool shady wall of the fountain. It’s bubbling water cool and tranquil to the mind. Kerr filled his pipe and kept watch on the rooftops and alleys as his lads drank water, smoked and hurriedly wolfed down a bit of cold ration. His squad’s chosen man, Craig Cormier, silently chewed on a dry cracker topped with some sort of meat paste as he watched the locals moving by them as they sat. He would bring up the rear of the formation when they moved out on the second leg of the routine patrol.
These patrols never took the same route, they always changed, but this precaution was somewhat affected by the fact they had to always cover the same ground. Ground dictated by the confines of their current area of operation this made them vulnerable to sudden attack by a variety of different means.
The ten minute respite passed all too quickly.
“Off and on! Time ta earn yer pay.” Kerr commanded his Borderers. Once again the patrol paced its way along the street, the crowd thinning as they went, until there were only a very few civilians around them. Kerr tensed, his senses on edge as he noted this. Sometimes in Yordist friendly areas the civilians were warned of bad things about to happen. Passing a short row of vendors carts Chosen Man Cormier was startled to see one of the brightly coloured cart balloons seem to catch the breeze and break away from its fellows in the bunch. Cormier’s guts froze as he realized there was no wind!
Kerr felt himself get pushed to the ground by the blast wave before he heard the roar of the explosion close behind him. He tried to focus but his mind was numb. He was slow to react to the stinging chips of brick splattering his body as the incoming 9mm rounds chewed up the walls and suddenly he noticed one of them was, Cormier had charged forward towards the ambush point and was laying down covering fire and yelling for the others to pull themselves together and “Get a bloody move on!” There were civilians screaming and crying all around them as they scrambled to get out of the way of the fighting. The scene seemed surreal as while Kerr could see lips moving and weapons flashes, he couldn’t hear a single sound.
A copy of IAG001 Firefight 2.0 Killing Streets for the Firefight rules is necessary to play this mission. Also required are two squads of ION Age Muster miniatures.
This mission is for two players, with one player taking a Canlastrian squad of Mustermen out on a routine street patrol.
The other player commands a squad of Yordist Mustermen insurgents, out to destroy the Canlastrians by any and all means possible.
The objective of this mission for the Yordist is to kill every single Canlastrian mercenary, utilizing the surprise blast of a concealed Air Mine and a hidden ambush to do so.
The objective of this mission for the Canlastrian player is to survive the initial onslaught, recover and then destroy their attackers. See the special rules for this scenario.
A line of four street boards running North-South. It is flanked by buildings and alleyways. The alleyways are represented by 2x5 pavement sections. The Yordist player can place three Skimmers (1x2, DS2), two of the big cars (2x2, DF3) and one of the small cars (2x2, DF2) to represent market vendor’s stalls anywhere on the road edges. Then place 2 debris markers randomly on each street board (use 1D6 x 1D6 to determine square, just re-roll any sixes).
You have a 105 point veteran squad of Muster troops. One veteran Emeritas and three Privates, all armed with Moth Type VI Automatic Rifles. You may have four troopers armed with a Hobbes Bomb or two troopers armed with two Hobbes Bombs each. Place the Scouts on any of the P1 starting places at the south end of the battlefield. On game turn one, your patrol will move north with the intent of exiting the north end of the street on the other side of the battlefield.
There are no alternate options for this squad.
You have a 96 point squad of Muster troops. One Emeritas and three Privates, all armed with Moth Type VI Automatic Rifles. You may have up to two troopers armed with a Hobbes Bomb each or one trooper armed with two Hobbes Bombs.
You also have one Air Mine to place, before play begins secretly designate one Skimmer on the board to be your Air Mine booby trapped vendor cart. It’s placement will designate where your squad will deploy (details below). Its cost is included in the calculated total force points above.
Your forces do not start the game on the board. Once the Air Mine has detonated and damage calculated, immediately deploy your forces as follows: Place two men in the building across the road, opposite from where the Air Mine/Skimmer was initially placed, on ‘off-board’ squares adjacent to the road (see special rules for building details and the map for an example of where these deployment squares would be if the centre skimmer was the Air Mine). Then place a stolen 1x2 Skimmer, on any alley entryway of your choice (the front of the vehicle level with the road, example shown on map) at least 2D6 squares ahead of the place where the mine detonates. The Skimmer may immediately move up to 1D6 plus 1 squares, where the remaining two men get out of the vehicle and deploy behind it. Note that on the turn of deployment the Yordists may not move. They may use all of the normal Target Response Options although the two men by the Skimmer are down 1 dice on this first turn. From the following turn Initiative is rolled for as normal.
There are two special rules in use for this mission. Please read and apply it in your playing of Firefight for this mission.
1. IED – In this mission the Air Mine is used slightly differently to normal. As the Canlastrian patrol is the only one on the table at the start of the scenario, each turn before the Canlastrians move the Yordist player can move any one of the 1x2 Skimmers on the board 1 space towards the Canlastrians. He does not have to move the one with the Air Mine. He may detonate the mine on any turn he wishes before the Canlastrians move. Once detonated and damage calculated he then deploys his forces as above. This rule represents the Canlastrians belief they are moving through a marketplace, and are not expecting an Air Mine to be hidden in one of the vendors carts.
2. Buildings – The ‘off-board’ sections between alleyways are considered to be buildings. After the Air Mine has detonated and the Yordists deployed, the central square of the building they are in which faces each alleyway and the road are considered normal entrances into the building. It costs two general dice to move through. On the accompanying map an example of these entrances are shown, marked by green squares. The Yordists in the building are initially placed adjacent to the wall facing the road. They count as being in Hard Cover when being targeted, it does not affect them firing as per the normal rules.
This mission is part of the Pacification Firefight 2.0 Campaign Mission Arc, set after the fall of Bosworth IV, and should be played with other missions in the Arc in the correct order.
It may also be played as a stand-alone scenario, in which case it may be expanded by up to two squads of mustermen per side. Or you may try using Retained posts instead of mustermen, or a mix of Mustermen and the Retained to fight the scenario. It makes for a highly entertaining game.
This mission is the fifth of a series of missions in a Firefight 2.0 Campaign Arc which is meant to show the difficulties faced by an occupying force in a built up area in time of war. I have drawn upon the reports of recent military experiences in the modern age and have applied them to this mission arc. When the players have finished all of the missions, it is my hope they will be enlightened to the truly difficult job military personnel have when forced by circumstance and orders to occupy and garrison a city in a foreign land.
This mission introduces the guerrilla or ‘small war’ tactic of ambush, which the players will find to be a very deadly game for their soldiers.
In play testing this mission, my brave Tocs were able to recover and fight their Yordist foes to a draw twice in three games. The third game a number of fortunate rolls for the Yordist enabled them to wipe out the Canlastrians without losing a man! Such is the fickle hand of Lady Fate. |
Originally posted on National Geographic 6/15/2013: http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2013/06/15/gyre-expedition-day-5-bearing-witness-witnessing-bears-act-2-wednesday-june-12/ A mile down the beach and a mile out on the flat more-or-less, another mother trails three cubs from clam-hole to clam-hole. When she spots a big dark male headed her way from half a mile away, she moves off, in a hurry and a worry, frequently glancing […]
Originally posted on National Geographic 6/14/2013: http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2013/06/14/gyre-expedition-day-5-bearing-witness-witnessing-bears-act-1-wednesday-june-12/ In the “morning” of the never-ending daylight, as the sun has swung round to the east and climbs the sky once more, we awaken in our windowless cabins. We’ve spent the short night at anchor in Hallo Bay. We head shoreward, trying to beat a dropping tide. We […] |
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What is a Termite Bond? What are Bonds Good For?
What is a Termite Bond? What are They Good For & are Bonds Worth the Cost?
>> What is a Termite Bond? What are They Good For & are Bonds Worth the Cost?
Wondering how much is your termite bond?
You found termite damage to your house, went through the whole process of hiring an exterminator to inspect the damage, then had several treatments to take care of the problem. This shouldn’t be the end of your efforts to eradicate termites from your home, however, since a house with previous termite damage is likely to experience a recurrence of the infestation at some point in the future.
People in places like Alabama are fond of saying, “There are two kinds of houses: those with termites and those that will have them.” How can you keep up with extermination costs that potentially recur every year? Look into the benefits of a termite bond.
What is a termite bond? It is a contract or guarantee entered into between a homeowner/business owner and their exterminator. After a building is treated for termites, a bond ensures future inspection and treatment at no cost to the customer beyond the bond renewal fee.
Will the cost of the bond amount to less than the expected expenses should reinfestation occur?
Does the bond cover both inspection and full retreatment?
Will the bond cover any damages related to termites causing future damage to the house?
Are you in an area with different kinds of termites? If so, will a bond cover all types of termites returning in the future?
If retreatment is needed and the new infestation is more extensive, will the company cover measures beyond the initial service (i.e. if only liquid is used the first time will they cover fumigation in the future)?
In order to understand how a termite bond works, you should know the basics of the termite extermination process. The first step is a thorough inspection to determine the type of termite, location of the infestation, and the extent of the damage. All of these factors taken together will determine the method used. Serious infestations usually require fumigation. In fact, a lot of title companies require fumigation before a home with any kind of termite damage is sold to a new owner. Typically, termite fumigations take around three days to complete.
The basic termite bond should cover a yearly inspection and, if termites return, future extermination costs. Initial extermination may be as low as $1,500 for a small area and basic treatment, and a large home with a significant problem can cost up to $5,000 to treat. In the first case, a bond fee of $200 per year may not be worth it, especially if you live in an area with infrequent infestations. Wise Geek features a concise article on termite bonds that recommends comparing the annual cost of a bond with the price of re-extermination for your house.
You cannot assume a termite bond will cover any and all damages caused by future infestations. Some bonds are for extermination costs only while others promise to repair a limited amount of damages to your house if the termites return within a certain time frame. The kind of termite in your house can affect the bond as well, says Orkin; if the initial treatment was for one type of termite and another kind re-infests your house, the bond may not apply. This may also be the case if the first time you have an issue in your basement, for example, but the next time find termites on the outside of your foundation.
If you have questions about termites bonds because you are buying or selling a house, look closely at the bond’s transfer limitations. For buyers purchasing a home with a previous termite problem, make sure the bond can and is transferred to you as the new homeowner. This way you are not on the hook for extermination costs that should have been covered by the previous owner. You will, however, need to take on the responsibility of the bond’s annual fees to continue the contract with the exterminator.
As a home seller, you should invest in a bond to increase the chances you will sell a home with termite damages. Homeowners’ insurance does not cover termite damage– a reinfestation too soon after the sale of your house could leave you paying the new homeowners’ extermination bills. Savvy buyers may not even consider buying from you without a bond in place. With a transferable bond, you can hand off the agreement to the new homeowner, they take on the cost of the bond, and you don’t have to worry about the termites coming back to a home you no longer own.
If you’ve recently had your home exterminated for termites and did not arrange for a bond with your pest control company, you may want to contact them and see if you can still sign an agreement. If you are buying or selling a home with previous termite problem and don’t know have never heard of a termite bond before, definitely educate yourself and make a termite bond part of your home buying or selling process. Just make sure the terms are agreeable to you and the needs of your house.
In answer to the question, “What is a termite bond?” you could say simply it is a contract that guarantees future treatment if termites return. Another way to see it is an added form of insurance that protects the value and condition of your house and other buildings. You will need to decide for yourself if the continuing, nominal cost of a termite bond is worth it; many people who live in areas where termites are a constant problem and go through having to pay for termite extermination once see the value in it. |
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The boldest and most notorious pirate infesting the waters of England’s North American and Caribbean colonies in the early 1700’s was Blackbeard. Occurring during "the Golden Age of Piracy," his activities and those of his contemporaries are an integral part of America’s colonial history.
The pirate’s infamous deeds spread his name on both sides of the Atlantic; Blackbeard’s name may yet be found in history books, and in the archives and public records in Great Britain, France, Spain, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
His original name possibly was Edward Thatch or Teach, and Blackbeard likely was born around 1680 and died 1718 in a fierce fight off Ocracoke Island. He was believed to be native to Bristol, England. The pirate’s name also appears in other variations of Thatch, including Tache or Tatch.
Indications are that Blackbeard was born into an intelligent, well-to-do family. He could read and write and corresponded with merchants. He seemed equally at ease with ruffians and governors.
Blackbeard is thought to have served in the Queen Anne’s War between England and Spain, which lasted from 1702-1713. He is believed to have been a privateer, sailing out of Kingston, Jamaica to prey on French ships for Britain.
After the war, Blackbeard signed on with the pirate crew of Captain Benjamin Hornigold, sailing out of New Providence in the Bahamas. He proved a fierce and able pirate, and captured the French slave ship, Concorde in 1717 off St. Vincent Island in the Caribbean. Blackbeard became captain of the ship and renamed her the Queen Anne’s Revenge.
The Concorde had already been outfitted with 14 guns, but Blackbeard increased the total firepower to 40 guns, likely adding small cannons, called rail guns (likely 2 1/2’ to 4’ long), that could be mounted on the ship’s rail and operated by one man.
Blackbeard’s reputation began with his first attack as captain. This battle was with the large merchant ship, the Great Allen, off St. Vincent. After a lengthy battle Blackbeard took the ship, plundered the cargo, then burned and sank it.
Blackbeard crafted his appearance to enhance his reputation. He was tall, had a powerful physique and a bushy black beard from which he took his name. Before battle he would plait the beard into little pigtails, tie them with colored ribbons and twist some braids behind his ears. Immediately before battle he would light several long, slow-burning hemp cords and tuck them under his hat, allowing wisps of smoke to curl up around his face.
He wore pistols, daggers and a cutlass in a belt about his waist. Across his chest he wore a sling that held three brace of pistols, all six primed, cocked and ready to fire.
Blackbeard victimized ships from the Caribbean to New England. Legend has it that he used several hideouts in North Carolina and that Ocracoke Inlet was a favorite. An anchorage inside Ocracoke Inlet is still known as "Teach’s Hole."
In May, 1718, perhaps Blackbeard’s most outrageous attack was made upon the city of Charleston, S.C., which was the busiest and most important port in the southern colonies. Blackbeard’s flotilla settled outside the entrance to the harbor and took several merchant ships, capturing gold and other valuables. His most significant demand was for supplies to refill his medicine chest, and he received supplies valued between 200 and 300 pounds.
Many believed that Blackbeard had a cozy relationship with North Carolina’s colonial Gov. Charles Eden, and that Eden and some of his associates shared in some of Blackbeard’s booty, possibly looking the other way on his infractions.
Virginia’s Gov. Alexander Spotswood was alarmed that Blackbeard would continue his pirating even though he had been pardoned by Gov. Eden in June, 1718. Pirates continued to attack along the Atlantic Coast and some of the larcenies were thought to be Blackbeard’s work. Since it seemed clear Eden was not going to interfere with Blackbeard’s operations, Spotswood convinced the local British naval force, the Virginia Assembly and some of Eden’s opponents to aid him in capturing Blackbeard, and offered 100 pounds sterling as reward to whoever captured or killed Blackbeard.
On Friday, Nov. 22, 1718, Blackbeard met his death in a battle off Ocracoke Island. Gov. Spotswood leased two sloops, with British commanders and crew; each had a pilot from North Carolina. Caught by surprise, short handed, and tricked into doing battle on the attacking vessel, Blackbeard came to a bloody end.
On the blood soaked deck of the small sloop sent to attack the pirate, Lt. Robert Maynard confronted Blackbeard. It seemed a classic face-off of good and evil that demanded death as the only resolution. Reportedly, each pulled pistols and fired upon meeting; Blackbeard missed his mark; Maynard’s shot plowed through Blackbeard’s great body. They continued to fight with swords; as Blackbeard moved in for a finishing blow with his cutlass, another seaman approached and slashed his throat. The legend says Blackbeard fought on, in spite of bullet wounds and gashed neck, as other British seamen joined in for the kill. Even while being stabbed, he yet cocked a pistol to continue the fight as he fell dead. His head was then cut off and hung from the bowsprit of Maynard’s ship.
(Note to editor: This information was collected from "Blackbeard the Pirate", 1974, by Robert E. Lee and "The Pirates of North Carolina", 1960, by Hugh F. Rankin. Additional information from Richard Lawrence, unit head, underwater archaeology unit, N.C. Division of Archives and History; Phil Masters of Intersal, Inc., and David Moore, registrar, N.C. Maritime Museum.)
You can't miss Jockey's Ridge if you get near Nag's Head unless it's pitch dark. It begins just inland from the beach on the east side, and tumbles into the sound on the west side. The highway (NC 12) goes around it by necessity, and barely has room to do that.
What a strange sight this is, an ancient mountain of sand in a place where everything around it exists just a foot or two above mean sea level. This tremendous dune, or actually a series of dunes, seems to defy explanation or reason. Where did it come from? How did it get here? Caught between the ocean and the sound, there seems to be nowhere for it to go, and nowhere it could have come from. Why is it here?
North is at the top in this aerial composite of Jockey's Ridge assembled from NOAA photos taken right after Hurricane Isabel.
Jockey's Ridge is certainly not the only large dune on the Outer Banks. There are others, mostly between Nag's Head and Carova, with Kill Devil Hills being another well known site for large dunes or "hills" as they were called in the early days. Old maps and charts list places like Whales Head Hill, Poyner's Hill, Paul Samiel's Hill, Wreck Hill and many more. But these places were not really hills, just a fanciful use of the term "hill" applied to larger-than-average sand dunes. Still, on the flat, often treeless and desolate landscape that characterized much of the Outer Banks just a hundred years ago, these "hills" were distinctive landmarks where nothing else could serve as such.
Jockey's Ridge was most likely the largest of these "hills", even two and three hundred years ago, and is today the largest sand dune on the east coast. In fact, it is large enough to be visible from space, and astronauts have taken photos of it, as in the example at right from NASA. But it is in a constant state of flux, changing shape and size with every breeze, and with every storm. Yet, in a chaotic way, it remains essentially the same, and has done so for at least several hundred years. Universities, and scientists, and scholars have studied it, and student theses have been written about it. Core samples have been taken to determine how long it has been here, and to find out what might be under it. And if you could interpret all their mumbo-jumbo techno-jargon, you would find out that essentially what they know is this - it's been here a long time and it's made of sand. The rest is a lot of unanswered questions and speculation.
The wonderful thing about Jockey's Ridge is that we don't have to worry about all that. Leave the why's and wherefore's to the scholars All we need do is marvel at it, and enjoy the view.
This place is especially for children and lovers. The kids are wild about this gigantic sandbox. They can run and play, and really have a ball, and maybe wear themselves out (so they'll sleep in the car, or take a nap when you get back to your vacation lodging). Bring a large piece of an old cardboard box and they can use it for a sled. Or they can play super hero, jumping down the sides in the steeper places. They won't actually go very far, but it will feel that way to them. They'll never forget the experience. But it's the view and the sunsets that attract the lovers, and the young at heart too. The park is open until at least sunset, and it's a great way to end a day of sightseeing.
Left: This old tree from 1973 was gone in 2003. The tiny specks atop the dune in the background are people.
In this wide angle view at right, looking south from Jockey's Ridge, the upper left of the photo shows the ocean and the upper right shows the sound. In the original full-sized image the bridge between Roanoke Island and Nag's Head is visible, as is Roanoke Island. But the necessity of reducing the size of the wide angle image above to make it practical for the web looses those fainter details, even though it is still quite a large image.
Just as Roanoke Island is visible from the dune, Jockey's Ridge is equally visible, if not more so, from the island, particularly if you view it from the Fort Raleigh site. The photo at left was taken in 2004 on an overcast hazy day, and the dune was still easily seen from the "Lost Colony" amphitheater. Comparing this photo with one at right taken from the same area thirty one years earlier in 1973 shows how the dune is presently flattened out on top. In 1973 there was more of a peak on the north end (left side of the photo).
The Park Service has nature trails through the trees and thickets around the dunes for the nature enthusiasts and bird watchers. Hang gliding is a big draw here as well, with a concession next to the park office where lessons are offered right there on the dunes. A kite could entertain a kid for hours on these great sand dunes, given the constant wind here. It's no wonder this has been a popular place to visit long before any bridge connected the barrier islands to Roanoke Island or the mainland. You simply have to come and see it for yourself. |
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It would be very nice to have a good translator on the sit. Unfortunarely, when I used these translators into Russian *my native language), the results were laughable. It was a source of a really good time for me and my wife. I don’t know about other languages, but Russian was pathetic. |
The collected translations and commentary by Wilhelm Kriessmann, Ph.D. and Carolyn Yeager from Hermann Giesler's German-language memoir Ein Anderer Hitler.
A wealth of insight into the REAL HITLER awaits you in this new book that puts it all together in thirteen revealing chapters that lay out the world view and the unique personality of the most controversial leader of the twentieth century. Hitler the artist ... Hitler the humanist … Hitler the persistent planner ... are three of the aspects of Adolf Hitler you will learn about, or learn more about, in this book. [See special announcement below with the ordering information.]
You may have already read the selections when they appeared in The Barnes Review from Dec. 2008 through June 2011. Or you may have read them when they appeared on this website. But, as I myself experienced when seeing the chapters together in book form for the first time, you will be struck by the greater clarity in which you perceive not only the man but the surrounding details of history from 1939 to 1945 that Hitler was intimately involved with. It is solid history that we can rely on because we can rely on Hermann Giesler. As an honest admirer and friend of Adolf Hitler, he faithfully reported what he saw and heard during his time spent at Obersalzberg and at the secret headquarters of Wolfschaanze in East Prussia and Werwolf in Ukraine. He probably jotted down notes after his many meetings with the Fuehrer.
Though this new book refers to Hitler the artist, that designation is not determined by the paintings and drawings created by young Adolf in Vienna and Munich, but by his sensitivity to, and the importance he placed on Art in the life of a nation. His own artistic ability (he always said if he had not become a politician – and that was because he believed Germany needed him – he would have become a famous architect) certainly influenced the importance he placed on city building projects, some of which he had been thinking about since his youth. It's also why he needed to remain involved in such projects.
Seeing the world around him through the eyes of an artist also explains why the National Socialist party buildings and events were so visually well designed with flags, banners, decorative reliefs and attractive uniforms, with impressive outdoor rallies featuring thousands of participants and dramatic nighttime lighting displays. No one else has ever achieved the integration of art with politics in the masterful way Hitler did.
Yet, this book remains mainly about Hitler the political and wartime leader and planner because that is what Giesler thought important to relate for history. Even so, as a prize-winning architect Hermann Giesler naturally picked up on the artist in Hitler and it comes through on page after page of his memoir. Hitler the humanist also comes through clearly, and often in combination with a modesty of demeanor unexpected in the Fuehrer. What we don't find is either 'Hitler the overwrought screamer' or 'Hitler the cold-blooded executioner' because that Hitler didn't exist, and there was no hint between the two men of the mythical “war crimes,” nor any mention of such by the inner circle at headquarters.
Special announcement: A certain portion of the first order of books were inadvertently trimmed too small in the bindery process. If the book you paid for is less than a full 6" by 9" (an eighth to a quarter inch less in height and width), please let me know by email [[email protected]] or in the contact section, and TBR will send you a replacement copy. Just give me the name you ordered the book under. Sorry for the oversight, but I want everyone to have a perfect book and so does the publisher.
Thanks JoeG. I don't think you'll be disappointed. However, let me know what you think after you read it, or begin to read it, right here in this space. Questions will be okay too. I'm looking forward to a good discussion.
I'm on page 38, Chapter 2, and I have this question as to where the Geisler text begins and ends and where the translator and you come in. Sometimes there is the sign "Translator's Note" but clearly there is text that has no sign and yet cannot be part of Geisler's text - unless I'm entirely wrong. I find the blending or run-in narration between Geisler and non-Geisler a little disconcerting because unconventional. Otherwise, I'm enjoying the reading experience thus far. The Napoleon meme in Hitler's thinking is wonderful and his trust in certain leaders doing the right thing makes him so real and human that I wish the general public could see the man through Geisler's porthole. It's up to you whether you want to post this comment, of course. I'm mainly just interested to learn your viewpoint on how the narration flows in the text.
A very good question that I'm happy to answer. In Chapter two, for our commentary, we used the device of taking a quote from Giesler's text to head each article of commentary. So only the quote on page 38-39 is Giesler and, following the astericks, is Wilhelm and me.
You wil find some minor differences in handling from one chapter to the next (but not much) because it originally appeared in TBR magazine in 14 installments, two months apart. I didn't change too much because I want the book to remain what Willi and I did together, not re-do it on my own. There could be no end to that, 4 to 5 years later.
Further, I think the publisher and I made it very clear in the Table of Contents, if you check that, where the additional writing from the translators is. Those pages have a gray screen on them to identify them, but I agree it is very light on this smooth paper. One thing we're doing is to darken that screen just a little in the next printing.
Where you find Translators' Commentary or Notes in the Giesler text, it is separated by astericks, so when you get to the astericks following it, you are back in Giesler's writing. Let me know if you find anything else unclear.
Thank you, Carolyn, for the fine run-down on what's up with the narration. The big clue you told me was the Table of Contents, which I totally ignored. I just jumped right in and never looked back, but now . . . I grasp the text much better. I got the part about the asterisks on my own, but I appreciate you confirming my perception.
Not quite relevant, but it's still on the topic of Hitler. Robert S. Griffin apparently summarized Hitler's philosophy from "Mein Kamp" at the Occidental Observer yesterday. It wasn't a bad summary, I thought.
I think Robert Griffin's article on Mein Kampf at TOO is quite good. I read half of it and scanned through the comments, then just finished it now. In fact, I copied it to a document page and saved it. I don't think the comments are up to the quality of his 'summry.' I was disappointed in them, over all.
Good! I'm glad you approved the summary, Carolyn. The comments could add nothing to the content of the article. How could they? I didn't read all the comments but the majority response was favorable to Griffin's summary. Somebody mentioned that what was left out of the summary was Hitler's view on the abolition of the thraldom of [financial] interest. I also thought your new book has a viewpoint that might be added to the summary -- war as an art. No?
War as an art? That would not be part of Hitler's essential beliefs. That's what Griffin was limiting himself to - wisely - so mentioning the "abolition of interest" would also not be covered.
I noticed that on education Griffin stated: "Hitler held up the Greek ideal of an education that promotes a noble soul, physical beauty, and a brilliant mind." The last sentence in my article included in Chapt 13 of my book (p 240) states: [Hitler's] "idea of national greatness was only fulfilled in a true national art and culture—reminiscent of the ancient Greeks he admired, wherein physical beauty combines with a brilliant mind and noble soul."
So what would you say is the viewpoint of AWTW? People have to remember that the "author" is Hermann Giesler giving his experience in the company of Adolf Hitler. Willi and I are just the translators, although I guess the translator does insert a slight amount of interpretation (more with some than others!) We tried to be as faithful as we could. We always reminded ourselves, "Whatever Giesler has written, whether it makes sense to us or not, is what it is our obligation to pass on." Haha. It always did make sense to both of us, finally. We had a lot of fun doing it.
I mentioned in my comment really only tongue-in-cheekishly war as an art as perhaps needing to be added to Robert Griffin's summary because in my reading of Chapter 3 of AWTW, that's what Giesler says Hitler says, and I wanted to create a bit more stimulus for discussing your new book if not for you then for others who might visit your site.
Building a strategy to defeat the enemy Hitler saw as an architectural structure (says Herman Giesler), and given already what the book presents as Hitler's love of architecture and art, his viewpoint on the war was identical with those he already possessed aesthetically about architecture.
To answer your question, the point of view of the book as a whole, I know, is supposed to be that of Giesler, but it doesn't really wholly and clearly read that way to me or display in a hard and fast way that this is, in fact, the case.
I think the views or ideas of the translators blend in with Giesler's words a little too well at times. For me, thus far, the effect is creating a viewpoint that says, "This is Hitler and Hitler's mind, and Giesler is one who has the most evidence for this presentation, but the other two, the translators, also know a thing or two about Hitler's mind as well and we make few hard and fast distinctions between what Giesler says and what we say."
I find myself taking all the text in as data or facts about Hitler, Carolyn, because trying to make the distinction between the translators and Giesler is, for me, a regular distraction thus far. There are details about the war itself that are unknown to me and hard going so I am a slow reader at this point because I do not want to skim, skip, or browse. I want to take it all in and so far I've been doing this pretty well, I think.
I think my disappointment in the comments at TOO is due to the fact that the regular commentors there seem to have boycotted Griffin's article and I wanted to know what their reaction would be. No, they cannot say, it appears the cat has their tongue.
I would have liked to comment on the Occidental Observer article but I wasn't sure whether or not it admitted Jews into it's ranks. It seems too mainstream for my taste. My reply would have been:
It is a great mistake to reduce this struggle to a primitive naturalism, which comes dangerously close to Marxism (which denies the superphysical reality. Not to be confused for the supernatural occurrences associated with Christianity). Can hereditary answer for why Mozart composed at the age of 5 or why the sons of geniuses rarely live up to their father's expectations? There is clearly something deeper at work than hereditary and environment. Obviously, "god" can no longer explain it. The key lies in discovering aspects of the laws of Nature. Struggle isn't the only aspect of these law, there's also a law of constant change, laws of sowing and reaping, etc.Hitler frequently spoke of a Providence (not exclusive to his speeches). What I find astonishing is that you haven't mentioned this anywhere in this article. Did he not indicate he was religious in multiple speeches? Can there even be a Hitler without his religion? That is not to say that his deity was typical (anthropomorphic, pagan) or even pantheistic (nihilistic, not to mention the Jew Spinoza has distorted the original meaning). Hitler indicated in Mein Kampf that the cultural creativity of the old Germans would have eventually blossomed if they had ended up in a better climate. I don't know if Reinhold Hanisch had read Mein Kampf, but he recalled Hitler saying similar things about the Germans, if they had remained faithful to their old mythology.Aryan is not merely another word for white people, it also signifies a mantle and responsibility, especially if the teachings of Hitler's mentor are taken into consideration. If one observes how most Americans and Englishmen behave today, you'll have to admit that they are the furthest from this disposition, they are essentially spiritual Jews, devoid of culture and thoroughly physicalist. Whereas the Hindus, the Japanese, the Chinese, the Arabs, etc. have maintained (although in a poor way) a greater measure of knowledge and understanding, even if these are rather primitive conceptions compared to the highly developed worldview of the Greeks.
It's no coincidence that Hitler viewed the Germans as heirs to Greece and Rome. There is a mantle passed down from cultures, and the mark of this exchange is the really significant incarnations, who incline themselves towards the Greeks. That is precisely what Goethe, Nietzsche, and Hitler have in common. They had attained a superior perspective of life and were geniuses in the Roman sense of the word: guiding instincts for life. Schopenhauer was brilliant, but not this kind of genius.As for Idealism versus Materialism, once again, Dietrich Eckart's worldview should be studied here. In Mein Kampf, Hitler identifies idealism again and again as a "condition of man's existence." But consciousness ("spirituality") requires a material basis. Eckart identified materialism as "a condition of man's earthly being". It follows that there should be a balance maintained between the two extremes. So it is erroneous to say that Hitler favored idealism over egoism. He emphasized it more, but he did not disavow it's significance. IIRC in one speech, he even said he was a materialist insofar as it did not matter which religion prevailed in whatever country.
Joey, What you say above in your comment "Point of View" I cannot agree with, but I'm glad you're expressing your honest true reaction. That's what I want people to do. You wrote:
If you're saying that in our commentary we are not critical of or divergent from Giesler, you would be correct. But to say that "our views" blend too well with Giesler's views leaves me perplexed because we don't express any views within the text, only give background information. If you study it closely I think you will find it is all information that is "out there" and has been for some time, not opinions.
But, I would suggest if you want pure Giesler that you skip those parts that are marked "Translators' Commentary". Then later, if you feel you have questions, you can go back to them.
BTW, Chapters 12 and 13 have no commentary in them at all, the only two. So these will give you the experience you want. :)
What Hitler said was that 'city building' (renovating cities) required intricate planning and integrating many different aspects of a large project, same as is necessary in strategic war planning. So he was sure Giesler could understand and appreciate what he was telling him. He wasn't really talking about "Art" per se.
Thanks for your comments, Carolyn. The translators' viewpoints are not divergent or critical from Giesers, I agree, and I certainly didn't expect the case to be otherwise than what it is. However, I don't exactly know what the cause exactly is, Translator's Notes, aside, but I feel I'm not reading Giesler entirely or directly.
The translators made a selection, so this book is not Giesler's from beginning to end, right? Much editing and cutting did go on, right? I don't know if it's the translations or what, but it feels like interpolations are going on within the translation if that makes any sense at all. I don't know the German language at all, so I depend upon the tone in one aspect to reach an appreciation of the text, and the Giesler text doesn't read smoothly or consistently by way of tone, at least not for me. I understand the American language and its grammar and I grasp what the meaning is in every sentence clearly. The language itself, I mean to say, is very clear grammatically or syntactically, one of the hallmarks of TBR's books in general.
Maybe some of what I experience is due to editing, I don't know. I experience a high, educated tone and then I experience something not unlike newspaper prose that I'm supposed to believe is coming from the same man. The transition feels jarring, disconcerting. It feels as if separate people are talking or that the approximation to Giesler's own tone wasn't adhered to consistently, which all may be unavoidable due to the difficulties of translating from one language to another. Hitler's Mein Kampf has different interpretations or reads differently from different translations. I understood Hitler's German for Mein Kampf was not classical German but a rough sort of street parlance. He dictated it and then someone else wrote it down (who?) and then still others translated it. Something of some such thing is what I feel when I'm reading the text thus far. It was palpable enough that I addressed the subject to you early on, Carolyn. Going back to the Table of Contents doesn't help, although it certainly explains something. Maybe once I read the whole thing and then go back over it, this "dissonance" or tonal distraction will disappear.
It's not a big deal for me at this point. I'm way too early in my reading to have an overall perspective about the book, and I like the information I'm picking up on every page.
The Athenians, in particular, were the first to emphasize brawn, brains, culture, and beauty, and Hitler drew from them for sure. The Founding Fathers also drew from Greek culture but Roman culture as well. In my opinion, Hitler came closest to realizing the Greek perspective.
"I experience a high, educated tone and then I experience something not unlike newspaper prose that I'm supposed to believe is coming from the same man."
Carolyn, on page 11 of your book, Giesler writes beautifully and artfully about the simple atmosphere of the Fuehrer headquarters in the small village of Bruly. It's a long paragraph full of words like "Belle Epoque" and "stylish eclecticism." He writes s as if he's familiar with salons, both literary and political. It's a wonderful passage in the way he uses language. This language is reminiscent of many memoirs of this period.
Then, for example, on page 47, Giesler lists out two military considerations among Hitler, Keitel, Jodl, and Runstedt: "1) The rapid thrust of the panzers . . . The flat environment of Dunkirk demanded full strength of the panzer corps. . . . 2) The southern flank of Army Group A was partly wide open. . . As it turned out, bad weather grounded the Reichsmarschall's bombers for days, allowing 338,000 British soldiers to escape . . ."
But apparently, that's just the way he wrote is what I'm gathering. To be artist and warlord is a difficult task to pull off, without question, and attempts to do both are rare. Maybe Lawrence of Arabia's memoirs have the same tussles with language. (I've never read it.)
Joey, Joey ... you can't compare page 11 to Page 47 and then call it a transition. That's why I couldn't imagine what you were talking about.
However, even if you could, you are still wrong. Page 47 is not Giesler writing - that is Translator's Commentary ! And your pointing that out shows that what I/we wrote is quite distinguishable from what Giesler wrote. Yes, sometimes his words are very moving.
I am realizing that you are not very careful in your reading, but that is unfortunately common. I get things mixed up myself, so I forgive you.
I didn't compare page 11 to page 47 and call it a transition. I never used such a word and my comment has nothing to do with that idea. But I know you're loving my mistakes, and I really can't say I blame you. :)
You got me on the excerpt from page 47, because it is the Translators' Commentary, like you said. I found it even for a second time without looking at the whole page, as if in the dark, just remembering the wording itself, not who wrote it.
The claim I made was that the author's tone was uneven -- high versus newspaper -- and I wanted to show you proof of that, regardless of my previous misreadings and misunderstandings. But now, glancing back at the text or chapters I've already read, I'm pretty clear now that all the newspaper-type writing I picked up on was without discernment and does belong only to the translators after all.
There is a section in Chapter 4 where the conversation is somewhat pedestrian since it's about tea, and Giesler states, "It was not clear to me what Hitler was drinking most of the time." (PAGE 71) There is an unintentional joke in that sentence but it doesn't qualify as what I had called previously "newspaper writing."
I experience a high, educated tone and then I experience something not unlike newspaper prose that I'm supposed to believe is coming from the same man. The transition feels jarring, disconcerting. It feels as if separate people are talking ...
And then you gave me the example from page 11 to page 47. Do you have a better example that is a true transition? Anyway, we have covered this.
That scene with G and H drinking tea is one of my very favorites. I think it is so sweet, H talking about the kind of tea flavors he likes. He was such a real and good person. So was Giesler. I love them. And I like you too, Joey.
Yes, Carolyn, technically speaking I once used the word “transition,” but that’s not what the issue is (or was). The issue is (or was) that you chose to use the word “transition" in a completely different context from the one I used it in, so that what you wrote wasn’t what I said, wasn’t a repetition of what I said; it was a misinterpretation or misunderstanding of what I said — or meant to say.
My denial about the word arises because you asserted that I was comparing the two passages as some sort of “transition” from one to the other. I wasn’t comparing at all - nor did I mean to suggest that. I was contrasting them, or just mentioning one kind of voice versus another kind of voice, and my selection was, as you know, in error because I was contrasting verbal apples and oranges.
When I originally used the word “transition,” I meant it only in the sense of contrast, and not like a transit from one thing to another, not like a movement or transformation or a means of understanding the text. “Transition” has different meanings. It’s very easy to misunderstand what others mean by the words they choose at times. Context is the only thing that helps or helps me.
My original idea and impression were that Giesler was like a connoisseur the way he wrote and then like a tradesman in other ways that he wrote. I called that change or difference or contrast a “transition,” and I found it jarring, but all was for nothing because I simply was mistaken in all my impressions at the start. I was inadvertently mixing the translator's writing with his!
So everything got topsy-turvey with you and me, Carolyn, about this book because I was relying on memory and impressions only, and then I was making comments about your book based just on that, not really having the text in front of me, not giving it that hard textual analysis that makes for clear communication. It was laziness on my behalf finally. I’m really sorry I got off on the wrong track at the start and wasted in effect so much of your time, although I thank you for the courtesy you’ve extended me and your generosity in posting communications.
I like you, too, Carolyn. You’re my go-to gal for news and insight -- every day. I like Hitler very much, too. I like Giesler, especially now I know for sure which parts are truly his memoirs and which are not. I did find it very hard to stop paying attention to the memoir in order to pay attention to the notes and commentary, but I like that you are a good journalist, attentive and smart, and I'll know soon enough whether art is Art or not, so no more about true transitions for now, whatever they are, okay?
You're trying to wiggle out of your "transition" blunder but you can't. Just accept it. Your input was valuable, so accept that too. All is well. I'm making a few format-only changes in the second printing of the book, based on your complaints, so you can take credit.
The translators made a selection, so this book is not Giesler's from beginning to end, right? Much editing and cutting did go on, right? I don't know if it's the translations or what, but it feels like interpolations are going on within the translation if that makes any sense at all.
I can easily say, you have the wrong impression. I think it could be tied to an expectation you had about the book. Apparently you never saw the separate articles in The Barnes Review, nor did you look at them when they were posted here on my webiste. Is that right?
What you say about the book not being Giesler from beginning to end really surprises me. Of course it is. But our book is not Giesler's book from beginning to end. Giesler's memoir is 500 6.5x9.5 pages of small type. Our book was determined by Wilhelm Kriessmann, who read the book and selected the parts to translate that he, and later also I, thought were most important and interesting to us. They are mostly, if not all, in the last part of Giesler's book. But everything W. translated he did in full; everything Giesler wrote on that subject or under that heading. We used many of Giesler's headings. Willi did not pick and choose what to say within a section except for a couple of places in Hitler in Paris bc he said Giesler went on too much about technical architectural talk.
The Commentary was done to orient the reader in a text that might be confusing, or incomplete, to some ... not all. I can tell you that TBR did only the most basic editing of the magazine articles, which they insist upon to align with their format rules (much of which I reversed both then and for the book). Don't give TBR an editorial role bc they didn't have one, only actual design and production by Paul Angel
Giesler himself is not a professional writer and I don't know how much editing was done by his publisher, if any. It's possible he would not allow any. He had a hard time finding a publisher, I know that. His book has never been translated into English except for sentences here and there, afaik. Every translated sentence I have ever seen compared very closely to ours, sometimes almost identical.
Your sense that there are "interpolations going on within the Giesler text" is simply a mistaken sense by you. If you think you feel a "Germanness" within Giesler's writing, and then suddenly that is replaced by an "Americaness", well, it's not something I notice but an answer for it could be our method of working together. I will write about that in a separate comment.
Thanks for your thoughtful reply. I did not read any prior materials, no. I think my expectation of the book was that something very writerly was supposed to have been written by Giesler, an educated and cultured man, but the text does not have that smooth writerly or literary quality to it, at least not consistently, so I suppose the whole of my subjective impression of the writing was based just in that expectation and that only. I was not making any argument or distinction about Germanness versus Americanness in my comment. I was using such references merely to convey an impression of the multi-voices I heard -- or, better, sensed, within the translation; that's all. I'll chalk it all up to subjectivity on my part and unwarranted expectations. You did a great job going over my concerns and giving answer, and that's, of course, very much appreciated.
Do you see the words Ein Anderer Hitler over on the far right sidebar? All the installments were there for around 4 years and just taken down in December. The most highly-read one was over 40,000 reads, as I recall. But the book is still better to have.
It is humorous to me that you expected a "smooth, literary style" from Giesler. He was educated as an engineer basically, wouldn't you say? Here is one example from the book - when Giesler quotes Hitler's greeting at Bruly de Pesche in Chapter 1, p 9-10: |
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- Very well, Giesler, you did not know it back then, but I was sure, both in the strategic conception, the tactical individual measures and the trust in the power of the German Wehrmacht. This resulted in the carefully considered timing. - Of course I remembered that in the winter I had invited you to see Paris with me, I also asked Speer and Breker to do so. I want to see Paris with my artists, we fly in the early morning hours.
Wilhelm did a superb job. He was used to speaking both German and English from say 1948 on. He was always good at everything he put himself to. Except typing. He always had a secretary. I did the editing, sometimes it was a big job, other times easy. We worked together using skype "talk." I was the only editor, the final wording was mine (maybe that's why it sounds similar to the Commentary to you), but never without his agreement. I made sure that what we had in English was the same as Giesler had written in German. We very much apprecited, and needed, one another's contribution. It was in every way a joint project.
I thank you for bringing this up, so I could answer concerns other people might also have. I can refer them here.
I just finished Chapter 4 this afternoon, and I found this sentence, "What follow are Giesler's recommendations."
That sentence is what I've been dependent on finding in the text, and it was the first time such a break was offered this reader -- at Chapter 4. Even though you wrote me about the Table of Contents and I saw the division or interruption of the Giesler text there for myself, I nonetheless, like a boob, kept reading straight through, wondering what part was Giesler and what part was you or Willi. That wasn't a very sensible thing for me to have done.
I think I just didn't like the interruption in my reading and I didn't like having to constantly refer back to the Table of Contents so I didn't and then thought I'd naturally get the gist if I kept on reading, which never fully happened. And maybe I felt a subconscious pressure to digest the book quickly like Raymond Goodman did, even though he's an experienced historian and teacher.
In Chapter 4 there's a Translators' Commentary that goes on for a couple of pages, and that is also unusual. I wasn't sure what part was the Translators' Commentary and what part was Giesler until I read the words, "What follow are Giesler's recollections."
As I read more of Giesler's recollections of Hitler's plans of attack, I was astonished by his detailed memories and then I realized that all this time, from Chapter 1 to Chapter 3 for sure, I didn't believe, unconsciously, I didn't really believe that Giesler could have written so militaristically about the war since I assumed he was only an architect and engineer and only learned about Hitler's plans when Hitler directly shared his strategies with Giesler. I thought there was some commentary being inserted into the text from by the translators just to provide more military background. I made it up!
So I had expectations, made assumptions, invented illusions, and clearly ignored your certain tips as to how to read this book, and I only just realized this by reading Chapter 4 and finding out -- after our discussion too -- how wrong or wrong-headed I'd been. But now I'm "woked" as they say, and don't think I'm going to make that mistake again.
I'm really very sorry for putting you on the defensive, which was not my intention, but my confusion and ignorance was in the way. Haste and inattentiveness was the cause of this morass despite my attempt to read the book slowly and carefully -- or so I had thought.
About any editorial credits to TBR, I made none. I merely suggested that TBRs books are clear to read; that's their hallmark, as this book is clear to read -- despite the unusual formatting or design of the book.
Also, when I was addressing Hitler's view of war as art, here is the exact quotation from Giesler's memoir at page 44 of TAWTW: "In December 1939, the offensive plan moved from a mere idea into a more concrete stage. Great strategy takes place not only on an intellectual level, but according to its own laws, similar to city building, and architecture -- I am nearly tempted to say, it is artwork."
Hitler was nearly tempted to say it was artwork. I think he was saying or was at least suggesting it was artwork.
The formatting of the book is unusual. I prefer my text not to be so frequently interrupted. I'd rather have all the explanatory essays at the back or further information put in footnotes, which is the more conventional approach, but I finally understand the format. Oh, one other thing about this memoir and my expectations or assumptions. It really is a kind of memoir that I've not read before -- given so much military information that's in it. It might have been called a history or a biography, I think. For me, it would have gone down (in my brain) better. I associate memoirs with literary writing especially.
As it turns out, it wasn't necessary before then. Chapt. 1 and 2 have no commentary apart from beginning and end (I had said previously it was only 12 & 13 ... and also neither does Chapt 11). See page 48 and "Hitler continues:"
You have really made a mountain out of a molehill. Are you always like this? Hitler definitely did not say that War is Art -- he suggested strategy/war planning is an art. Exactly, bc it's not a purely intellectual process.
But continue to give me your thoughts. You have caused me to see some unnecessary astericks in Chapt. 5 and for that I'm thankful bc we're preparing for the 2nd printing.
Nothing I wrote says that I said Hitler said War Is Art, Carolyn. I used the phrase "war as an art" only, and I didn't capitalize "art." Do you make mountains out of molehills all the time, Carolyn? :)
I quoted a passage from your own book. From Giesler's memoir, Hitler clearly said on page 44 that he was tempted to say making war plans is artwork. Now do you want to tease apart the meaning of artwork versus the meaning of Art? Can you make that distinction? Does the book make that distinction? The title of the book is "The Artist Within the Warlord." I'm looking at this theme within the book. Apart from a brief discussion of architecture at the beginning when Hitler and Giesler are in Paris, there is precious little art talk in the first four chapters. I'm not making a mountain out of a molehill. I'm trying to find the point to this book, i.e., the evidence for the artist within the warlord. Forgive me if I found a morsel of an idea about art from Hitler's own lips in the book.
his viewpoint on the war was identical with those he already possessed aesthetically about architecture.
I think that is a statement that does not quite hold up. You're reaching too far. That's what I'm getting at. Speaking about the planning aspect of war and architecture is not speaking about the aesthetics.
You've read four chapters out of 13 and you're fussing that the book is misrepresenting itself. The word Warlord is also in the title. You can criticize the book all you want, it doesn't bother me. In fact, it's helpful. You may inspire someone to buy it to find out for him or herself.
Speaking about the planning aspect of war is not speaking about aesthetics? Yes, it is. Integration is one of the aspects of both art and planning war, and Hitler touched on that.
I’m not getting in a fuss about the book misrepresenting itself. I don't think it does misrepresent itself, and I hope I never implied that. I’m only just trying to get out a hole that I built myself with you, Carolyn!!! I misread a lot of the book so far as its design or formatting is concerned, and I'm trying to correct impressions I gave to myself first and then shared with you. I’m glad you feel I can criticize the book all I want. That's real objectivity and detachment. I applaud you for having it, and I know few authors who do have both, so you're rare and well-liked for it, but I apologize for so having misunderstood your book so badly that my responses came off totally as criticism.
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The 2014 SS will also serve as the base car for Chevrolet's 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup campaign, with a likely debut at the Daytona 500 in February. The production SS is expected at dealers in late 2013. Check back for a full review of the 2014 Chevrolet SS, including specs, driving impressions and buying advice as it becomes available. |
Jessie J is coming to "Bang Bang" collaborator Ariana Grande's defense against those nasty diva rumors. Recently Ari has been plagued with claims that she is rude to fans, has a long list of ridiculous demands, and won't let photographers shoot her from the right side of her face—and Jessie wants you to know that those stories are far from the truth.
While at an appearance in NYC, Jessie J spoke with Us Weekly about working with Ariana and how she thinks some people mistake her passion for diva behavior.
"I've met Ariana," said Jessie, "And there's a very thin line between 'diva' and 'survival.' And a lot of people can't [differentiate that]—and I've had that. I've had the diva stuff. And it's when people can't cope with how passionate you are, and how much you care."
Clearly Ariana's passion is working for her, because she has been dominating the music charts.
"She's super talented, she's very young, and she's very sure of what she wants," Jessie continued. "I think she's wonderful. She's great."
A girl who knows what she wants and goes after it? There's nothing wrong with that!
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The armchair officials will have to find something else to do with their time in 2018, as the USGA has proclaimed that it will no longer take the calls of home viewers who ring in to report rules infractions on the players.
The ban goes into effect on January 1 of 2018.
Professional golfers are some of the most law-abiding athletes in the world of sports, but the rules of golf are so complicated that they truly defy interpretation.
The USGA will insert the following procedure into the game. One or more officials will be assigned to monitor the broadcast of a competition to help identify and resolve rules issues as they arise.
We have our hands up for that job, although our scant knowledge of the Rules of Golf would mean that everyone would get away with anything, much as when we won a hole in match play with a par, we would offer our opponent a bogey, rather than a double, triple, or worse.
The USGA will eliminate viewer call-ins from the decision process.
For grounding the club in a hazard: Press 1. For failing to replace a mark on the green when it was previously moved to clear another player’s putting line: Press 2. For all other issues: Press 3, or stay on a line and your call will be answered in the order in which it was received.
Some big name golfers who have in the past gotten nabbed by TV viewers aided by incessant, slow-motion, high-definition replays in the past include Tiger Woods at the 2013 Masters, Dustin Johnson at the 2016 U.S. Open and Lexi Thompson at the 2017 ANA Inspiration.
We ourselves called in one time when Greg Norman was hit by his own shot and failed to assess himself the correct two-shot penalty in a tournament in the mid-1980s.
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We have hundreds of vintage bicycle patent illustrations. All of the U.S. patent drawings have been restored and enhanced so they look great on small prints to wall posters for framed art.
We have many vintage bike and velocipede ads from the late 1800's through the early 1900's. Most on faded journal paper and a few in color from old store catalogs. It is interesting to see the variety of bicycles: high wheelers, velocipedes, tricycles, chainless, gear driven, self propelled, safety bikes, recumbent and chain driven. Classic cycling posters, choose your print size and frame design. |
GPs who want to return to practice in Wales can have access to a package of measures to support the process.
The scheme announced by the Welsh Government is aimed at GPs who have taken a career break or a period of work outside the UK.
It will also support doctors who have qualified outside the UK and choose to work in Wales.
The Welsh measures include a more targeted assessment of an individual’s skills, so they can safely enter the workforce with the right support.
The Medical Performers Lists in Wales will be amended to provide GPs who wish to work outside the UK the opportunity to remain on the list for a maximum of five years.
This will mean that returning GPs will no longer have to undertake the induction and refresher scheme.
Prospective returners to the GP workforce will continue to receive financial support for up to six months, depending on the clinical support required.
It follows the announcement this month of an induction and refresher scheme for GPs in England who will receive a £2,300-a-month bursary while working in a supervised placement. |
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Looking for the perfect present for a loved one this holiday season? We’ve rounded up 20 of our favorite gift ideas. And since we work in real estate, we focused on items that add enjoyment, comfort and, in some cases, major value to your home.
From music lovers to home chefs, we’ve got something for everyone. And we’ve included a range of price points to suit any budget, from under $50 to major splurge … in case you’re feeling extra generous this year. We hope you find this list useful in identifying gifts your friends and family will love. And maybe some of these items will make your wish list this year, too!
Heat things up this holiday season! Keep your loved ones cozy all winter with these gifts that add warmth and a touch of luxury.
On cold nights, nothing beats the comfort and glow of a fire. Whether you’re looking to cozy up on the couch with a good book, or enjoy a relaxing night in the backyard with family and friends, a tabletop fireplace is an easy way to light up your evening. The Regal Flame Black Utopia Tabletop Fireplace can be used indoors or outdoors, no vent required. It runs on ethanol, which can be mixed with citronella to double as a mosquito repellent for outdoor use.
Who wouldn’t love to wrap themselves in a warm towel when they step out of the shower on a cold morning? While heated towel racks are available in a variety of styles and price points, the Anzzi Glow 4-Bar Electric Towel Warmer in Polished Chrome is an entry level version that gets good reviews. Modern and elegant, this model plugs into a nearby outlet for easy installation and is made of rust-resistant stainless steel. Turn your daily shower into a spa-like experience!
Now you can wake up to a warm house, even if you like it cool while you sleep. After using the Nest Learning Thermostat for a week, it will start to recognize your patterns and adjust the temperature automatically to your preferences. In its third-generation, Nest claims to pay for itself over time in energy savings. It uses sensors and your phone’s location to check if you’ve left the house, then sets itself to an Eco Temperature. And this smart-thermostat knows when you typically get home from work and can heat things up before you return. If your schedule changes, you can even adjust the temperature remotely from your smartphone.
Radiant heating has been a popular alternative in new construction to traditional forced-air heating systems. And new technology has made it easier and less expensive to retrofit existing homes with radiant heating. According to BobVila.com, “radiant floors are heated either with electric resistance cables or hot water flowing inside tubing” beneath the floor. It’s energy-efficient, effective, and doesn’t blow dust and allergens around the way forced-air systems do. Not only will you love stepping onto a heated floor on a cool morning, you’ll be adding value to your home, as this is an appealing upgrade to buyers when it comes time to sell.
It’s holiday music time! Music lovers are sure to appreciate these gifts guaranteed to enhance their listening experience throughout the home.
Whether you enjoy singing in the shower, or listening to your favorite podcast, the H2oVibe Rain Showerhead Jet with Wireless Bluetooth Speaker syncs with any bluetooth-enabled device so you can stream your favorite music or other audio directly into the shower. The waterproof speaker easily detaches from the showerhead so you can bring it with you from room to room while you get dressed. And the showerhead itself features jets with three times more spray power than the average showerhead, creating a spa-like experience.
Smart speakers like Amazon Echo and Google Home not only stream music on demand via voice control, they can also serve as a central hub for numerous other smart-home devices. Now you can change the channel on your TV, make a phone call, turn on your lights, set your thermostat and lock your front door, all without lifting a finger.
If you prefer a premium speaker, the Sonos Play:3 is the mid-range option in the brand’s line of wireless speakers. It delivers rich and robust sound with a sleek design that can placed horizontally or vertically to fit almost any space. Sonos speakers sync with Amazon Echo and Alexa, which enable you to control the speaker with voice commands. And you can easily add additional speakers from the Sonos line for an enhanced, surround-sound experience.
The sky’s the limit when it comes to whole-home audio systems, and for a premium sound system you can expect to make a significant investment. Companies like Yamaha offer a wide variety of components, all designed to work in conjunction to give you a customized whole-home audio and home theater system to suit your needs.
Home chefs will love these gifts, perfect for holiday entertaining and home cooking all year long. Not only will they bring excitement to the recipient, everyone in the family will benefit from the delicious dishes these gifts are sure to inspire!
Warm, fresh bread can make any meal feel special. With a bread machine like this one from Hamilton Beach, you can enjoy fresh rolls, pizza dough, cakes, jams, flatbreads and croissants with minimal effort. Plus, there’s a gluten-free setting, which makes this a perfect gift for anyone avoiding gluten in their diet.
If you love to barbecue, the Char-Broil Deluxe Digital Electric Smoker gives you the tenderness and flavor of smoking meat, without the hassle. The integrated meat probe alerts you when the meat reaches a predetermined internal temperature, and when it’s done cooking the “warming” feature keeps your food hot until it’s ready to be served.
Sous vide is a method of cooking in which food is vacuum-sealed in a plastic pouch and then placed in a water bath to cook at a precise temperature. The new Mellow Smart Sous Vide Appliance hits the market this holiday season and promises to make sous vide as easy and foolproof as a slow cooker. Its built-in cooling system keeps your food cold until it’s ready to be cooked … so you can stick a piece of salmon in before you leave for work, choose the time you want it to be ready, and dinner will be done when you get home.
To really heat things up in the kitchen, any home chef would love a new high-end range, like this 36” Dual Fuel Range with Six Burners from Sub-Zero Wolf. With ten custom cooking modes—including one for proofing dough and one for dehydrating—and a temperature probe alert, this oven makes cooking almost foolproof. And the timeless stainless steel design will enhance the beauty of any kitchen. Investing in a high-end range not only adds enjoyment to meal preparation, it’s highly-desired by home buyers … something to consider if you plan to list your home within the next few years.
Holiday lights aren’t the only way to make a home sparkle. These cleaning gadgets and appliances will keep your home clean and shiny all year long … and hopefully bring some joy to the cleaning process!
Anyone who has pets or young children will love the convenience of a cordless and portable spot cleaner like the BISSELL SpotLifter 2X Portable Deep Carpet Cleaner. Its cleaning brush agitates soiled spots while simultaneously sucking up debris. Use it to remove small spills and stains from carpet, furniture, rugs, drapes, car seats, and other upholstered items.
Robotic vacuum cleaners have been around for years, but new technology has made them more effective and lowered the cost significantly. The ECOVACS DEEBOT N79 Robotic Vacuum Cleaner provides a good mix of features and value. It offers several cleaning modes and moves easily from rugs to tile to carpet. You can also control it with your smartphone using the ECOVACS App.
While a high-end dishwasher with all the bells and whistles can certainly be a good investment, there are some great values on the market for those with a more modest budget. For example, the Maytag Front Control Dishwasher gets consistently great reviews for its powerful motor that disintegrates bits of food to deliver sparkling clean dishes, even without rinsing. And its elegant exterior will upgrade the look of your kitchen … all without breaking the bank.
If anything can make laundry exciting, it’s a new washer and dryer with smart-technology like the Kenmore Elite Smart Washer and Dryer. Now you can start a load of laundry remotely from your smartphone to time it with your arrival home. You can also customize washer and dryer cycles and receive an alert when a cycle is complete. And with the Express cycle, you can wash and dry a small load in 45 minutes, saving you time and energy.
Nothing is more important than the safety of you and your family. Protect your loved ones—and deter intruders—with gifts that keep you and your home safe and secure.
The Philips Hue White Smart Bulb Starter Kit is a good entry-level investment in smart lighting technology. Now you can automate your lighting and control your lights from your smartphone using the Philips Hue App. Deter burglars by making it look like someone’s home when you turn your lights on remotely. And stay safer by never entering a dark house again. Plus, it has several options to enhance the look and ambiance of your home lighting.
Watch over your home and greet visitors from your computer or smartphone with a video-enabled doorbell, like the Ring Video Doorbell 2. Adjustable motion sensors alert you when someone is approaching your door, and live video and audio allow you to see and talk to visitors without opening the door, even if you’re away from home. The best part is, they’ll never know you’re not home if you don’t tell them.
Control and monitor your locks from anywhere with a smart lock like the August Smart Lock Pro + Connect. Now there’s no need to leave a key under the doormat or give a copy to the housekeeper. You can activate keyless access remotely, and even lock up when they leave, all from your computer or smartphone. And no more fumbling around for your keys in the dark. Similar to keyless entry for your car, Smart Lock Pro automatically unlocks your door when you approach.
An in-home security system is still one of the best ways to protect your home and family from intruders and alert you to the presence of smoke or carbon monoxide. Some companies, like Vivint, can integrate your security system with video monitoring, a doorbell camera, smart locks, garage doors and even your thermostat. Prices vary depending on the options you select, and a monthly monitoring service is required, but a home security system can bring peace of mind knowing your family and home are protected.
As real estate professionals, we get to visit people’s homes every day and talk to buyers and sellers about their favorite features. So we have a unique insight into the elements that truly make a house special, bring joy to homeowners and add value to a home. Did we miss your favorite home-related gift? If so, we’d love to hear about it. Please share in the comments below!
If you do decide to “splurge” on a home upgrade, contact us for recommendations on the best options for your particular home. Buyer expectations and preferences vary depending on price point, style of home and neighborhood. We can run a comparative market analysis to find out how the upgrade you’re considering will impact the value of your home, before you make the investment.
Shortly after earning her degree in Communications and Marketing, Cat joined her family’s real estate firm in Mobile, Alabama and learned every detail of the real estate business. Cat continues her career in the Houston area with a boutique brokerage firm, Zarco Realty.
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Bishop Callahan gives his blessing to the bikers and their bikes before they depart for the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help in Champion.
Terry Stott and Christopher Pundzak are leading a charge and standing up for the sanctity of marriage, and all from their bicycles.
On June 21, 2016, the vigil of the feast day of Saints Thomas More and John Fisher, pilgrims on bicycles began their 200 mile journey from the Holy Cross Diocesan Center in La Crosse. Carrying family photographs and prayer intentions, the pilgrims will bike across the state, giving prayerful witness to the sanctity of Marriage as a sacred union between one man and one woman. Upon arriving at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help in Champion, Wisconsin, it is their hope that these families and prayers may be presented to Our Lord (through the Immaculate Heart of our Beloved Mother, Mary) at a Mass celebrated on the 1-year anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling on marriage (June 26, 2016).
To find out more about their cause and to follow their journey go to their website http://bike4marriage.com/ and join their Facebook group.
Life as a missionary in Peru brings Abigail Schreiner closer to God and gives her life direction and peace | Catholic Life - The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse
Life as a missionary in Peru brings Abigail Schreiner closer to God and gives her life direction and peace
When Abigail Schreiner, from Athens, first came to Peru in 2013 as part of a pilgrimage, God showed her the dignity and beauty of the South American country. “I was just awestruck by everything I saw and the people I met,” says Abigail. “I felt a very big attraction to this country and the people. It intrigued me.”
Along with her mother and the Wisconsin pilgrims, Abigail spent time at Casa Hogar Juan Pablo II Orphanage in Lurin, Peru. It was there that she felt a great impact. Even after returning to life in Athens, Abigail found Peru still pulled on her heart.
“I knew I really wanted to come back to the orphanage and Peru,” Abigail says. “As I was leaving the orphanage after the first time, I told myself two things: I want to be able to speak Spanish and to play the guitar.”
Continuing to study Spanish her senior year of high school and getting a guitar for Christmas only propelled Abigail’s preparation to go back to Lurin. In 2014, she returned to Lurin for a two-month visit in summer, and then again for a month-long stay at Christmas during her freshman year at St. Thomas University in St. Paul, Minn.
“In that time, I became close with a lot of kids. My Spanish was improving and my guitar was improving,” says Abigail.
Back at college, Abigail kept thinking about the people in Lurin and debated her next steps: “I spent a lot of time in prayer and discernment because I really felt the Lord calling me to take a year off of college and come to Peru.”
Abigail was raised in a home where the Catholic faith was important and modeled by her parents. “I know without them being the example of what it means to have faith and to love the Lord, I wouldn’t be here today,” she says. “They were supportive of me coming to Peru, a little hesitant, but they let me come. My family is such a blessing. They are so wonderful. I remember my mom telling me that no matter where I go, no matter what the Lord calls me to do, they will support me and they will pray for me.” With the blessing of her family, Abigail’s dream came true when she returned to Lurin in the summer of 2015. During her two shorter stays, Abigail’s volunteer time was spent focused on fun and games, but this visit introduced her to a different side of the orphanage.
“I began to really start working a lot more with the kids one-on-one,” Abigail says. “My relationships with the kids
Abby and her family are from Athens, and she credits her ability to explore God’s call to the support from her family.
became a lot stronger. They know they can talk to me about anything. I’ve been able to share in a lot of their sufferings with them.”
The children Abigail lives with in the orphanage are not just those with no family, but children with parents unable to care for them due to extreme poverty and other factors. Drug and alcohol addiction, mental illness, prostitution and violence were a part of their lives before Casa Hogar. These children carry physical, mental and spiritual wounds.
“They are social orphans and many lived in extreme poverty. We know that it is very important to maintain a relationship between the children and their families, especially because at the time the children leave Casa Hogar, many return home to live with their family. Even though these kids have many wounds and so much hurt, they are always joyful,” says Abigail. “I know they are suffering inside, but they are always joyful. It’s definitely been a challenging year. It’s so hard to see the children suffer, because I love them, but I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. I’m blessed to be here.”
At Casa Hogar, Monsignor Joseph Hirsh asks children the dangerous question, “Lord, what is it you want of my life?” Abigail has made that her question to God every day.
“Just last week I was in prayer and thinking about this,” says Abigail. “I realized the Lord has been putting things in my heart and showing me what He wants of my life. I’ve grown so much in my faith and it’s due to these kids. The Lord is using them to teach me so much. The Lord calls everyone to all different places. As for my vocation, if I’m not living for other people, then I’m not living. If I am not suffering and loving people, especially children, then I’m not really living. I just know that the Lord is asking my life to be one of suffering with people. I can’t save anyone, only the Lord can save someone, but I am able to be the Lord’s hands and feet and comfort others.”
When she started her studies at St. Thomas University, Abigail focused on business. She could feel the fit was wrong, and turned to God for guidance.
“I knew that it was not the right thing for me,” says Abigail. “I couldn’t do it. I am not a businesswoman.”
Her time spent with the orphanage social worker has helped guide Abigail. The ministry has resonated deeply with her, and she plans to return to St. Thomas in the fall to study psychology.
“If I am not suffering and loving people, especially children, then I’m not really living. I just know that the Lord is asking my life to be one of suffering with people. I can’t save anyone, only the Lord can save someone, but I am able to be the Lord’s hands and feet and comfort others.”
“First and foremost, what will help these children heal is God, but after that comes the psychological aspect,” she says of her decision.
Solitary prayer is a life-affirming part of Abigail’s day in Lurin. “I realized it’s very important for me to spend time alone with the Lord,” says Abigail. “If I don’t pray, then I’m not able to be filled up; and if I’m not filled up, I can’t pour out to others.”
I realized it’s very important for me to spend time alone with the Lord,” says Abigail. “If I don’t pray, then I’m not able to be filled up; and if I’m not filled up, I can’t pour out to others.”
Life in Peru is very different from Abigail’s life in the U.S., but she never experienced culture shock. “Everything has felt very normal,” Abigail says. “I feel like I have lived here forever. It’s been a blessing to adjust so well. Down here, the simplicity is beautiful. The humble homes that people have are amazing.”
Her favorite Mass is held in a chapel that is basically four walls and a tarp roof. The building also serves as a community center.
“It reminds me of Christ saying, ‘When two or more are gathered in my name, I am with you,’” she says.
God has guided Abigail to a life not typical for a 20-year-old American woman. Finding direction has not always been easy, but she trusts the Lord to guide her where he knows she will be happy and able to do His work. She sees many of her peers finding happiness in the wrong places, not understanding that, in the end, the question may be: ‘Am I happy in what I did with my life?”
“I would say that you need patience. The Lord isn’t going to put a blimp in the sky and say, ‘You will do this with your life,’” Abigail says. “Where do you find happiness? It’s so important to think and to realize what your ultimate goal is in life. When I die, I want to ask myself, ‘Abigail, did you live your life?’ I want to be able to say my life impacted other people’s lives. I would tell my peers, ‘Challenge yourself and ask yourself, if tomorrow you died, can you say you really truly lived?’”
Abigail believes God has many jobs for his servants that are all rooted in love. “Not everyone is called to leave their family and go to be a missionary,” she says. “Everyone is called to be a missionary where they are. Deep down there is a part in every human being to love others. There is not one thing that is better than the other.”
God calls Abigail to live and minister in Peru. She feels peace knowing her life after college will very likely be in Peru, caring for the children and people she has grown to love. Her wish is for everyone to connect with God and know where He needs them to carry out His mission of love.
“I’ve been teaching a lot of guitar. A month ago, I learned a new song, ‘Be Not Afraid,’” says Abigail. “I sing it every day. I truly believe this is the vocation song. The Lord is telling us we do not need to fear. No matter what he asks us to do, no matter who we leave behind, even if we lose our lives, He has chosen us for a special purpose and will stay with us. I was at Mass a couple weeks ago and the priest said something that hit me deeply. Yes, this year is a Year of Mercy, but it’s not just this year that we should practice mercy. In every moment, we should show mercy to others. Our lives need to be lives of joy and mercy. If we can do that, then our lives are beautiful.”
At the end of 2014, health outlets released studies that contraceptive users have a higher incidence of multiple sclerosis. In early 2015, neurologists shared that women who use contraception have a higher risk of a specific type of brain tumor called a glioma. And now, there is more bad news.
A preliminary report given in San Diego at the Digestive Disease Week meeting, informed the audience that the use of oral contraceptives appears to be linked to inflammatory bowel disease (IBS.) IBS causes inflammation of the lining and wall of the large or small intestines causing diarrhea, abdominal cramping and rectal bleeding.
Dr. Hamed Khalli, a clinical and research fellow of gastroenterology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, based his findings on the data from the U.S. Nurses Health Studies that studied the health of about 233,000 women from 1976 – 2008. He compared those who never used birth control pills to those who did and found that BCP users have a three times greater risk of a specific form of IBS known as Chrohn’s Disease.
This report showed and association between BCP and IBS, not a cause-and-effect relationship. However, animal studies have found that the colon is more vulnerable to inflammation when estrogen is given. It changes the permeability of the colon, Khalli explained.
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Completely amazing to see how many people are reading the blog , or at least spending time on the site , so if they're not reading they're looking at the pictures . I had assumed it was just me Laura and Tim ( occasionally ) reading as they make comments . And the most amazing , that poeple are reading it in India , America , Canada ( someone from Canada did leave a comment which made me squeal very loudly with excitement ) , Malaysia , Italy , France .
The bathroom turns out to be full of murky spidery little corners full of dust , cobwebs and another substance I can't quite place though it has a familiar air . Whatever it is it turns my fingernails to ragged limp things , my new bathroom cloth to a dirty shred , and my nerves in turn to tatters .
This morning's CatCall , two lovely cats named after a lager and a spirit involves a visit to a beautifully appointed house which makes me feel weak when I encounter my own bathroom corners , but stiffens my resolve with the polyfilla , though I begin to appreciate the enormity of the task and that new wood , sandpaper and a scrubbing brush may enhance the preparation stage . And that polyfilla alone ... well .... it was an idea .
D , looking over my shoulder as I post the exploding tv blog see complete with photo : " why does an article about an exploding tv feature a picture of a toilet ?"
he points , impatient for me to finish so he can direct me to his latest attempt to restore the website to the spot on the ether where it needs to be .
(The e mails are coming thick and fast from Fasthosts and seem now to start " Dear D , we are now sure that you have ..... "
and sign off " We are now sure that once you ..... x, y and z you will be laughing all the way to your search engine ", or similar . )
....run downstairs at the final hour to listen to the Archers at seven , having been trying to polyfilla the bathroom back together . Polyfilla was the plan but as always with these ideas , it transpires there are a mountain of preparatory tasks which cant be ignored . Scrubbing the skirting boards and the floor tiles and round the base of the lavvy and the bidet ( which doubles as the cat's fresh water bowl receptacle )...... consequently I run down in a hot sweat and all geared up for flat on the back on the sofa with Jennifer and Ruarhi and the spectre of Siobhan .....not best pleased when the tv refuses to yield Radio 4 and pant back up to the next level to lie on the bed instead and listen to an alternative device .
N comes home and wanders in wondering why I am up there and breaks the news that D is poring over the tv which looks like it is no more .
N and I take off for Morrisons and Fox 's wholemeal bran biscuits which have temporarily taken over from Rachel's organic coconut bio yoghurt as the breakfast of choice ( with golden linseeds stirred in for extra effect ) where we acquire some cute post it notes ( 59 p) . Soon a note appears in N's handwriting
For some reason this strikes me as very funny and makes me very happy . I celebrate with maltesers ( small ) and decide polyfilla can wait . Further cause for celebration , an e mail pops up stating I have won another e bay bid ( addictive or what , never bought anything then three purchases in one week ) , a hardback book for 99 pence . ( fay Weldon :She may never leave , featured in an article in this morning's Times .Search Times Online )
The cats were aghast when they tumbled out of the envelope and scattered for a few minutes , re appearing gingerly to check out whether they moved . 18 tiny dogs , kittens , three piggies , a purry , a furry and an elephant .
Jess and Toby begin footballing almost immediately with a brown pig and Kitty selects a long eared and rather tasteful beige basset hound for her very own . There are even some Birman style puppies with chocolate points .
Jessie crept into bed with me in the early hours and when I woke my arms were wrapped round her as she slept . I dreamed I was growing a courgette and Jessie was the courgette and I was so proud of her being so smooth and shiny and lovely .
Today the great excitement , not having any cats to look after apart from my own , was discovering more features on site meter , including a map which seems to reveal that people are looking at the blog from Italy , Germany ( that's my friend Zita ), Canada , New York , California , oh and lots in London . And hopefully in time that will spread to lots of people locally to the north east of England who want someone to take care of their cats .....or like looking at photos of cats and houses and things you see when out on your bike .
Did I mention , I won the pound puppies ( minis ) on e bay . The previous batch of 8 went for £21 , shocking , but this batch of 18 I managed to get for £6 50 but that apart the excitement of bidding was tremendous . Spurred on , I then hunted down a copy of Mike Figgis' Timecode and managed to get that for £ 3 or thereabouts .
I saw Timecode a while back when I hired it from Blockbuster . I blanch now when I think of how I took the DVD back and informed the man at the desk ( I 'm not quite old enough to call him the Boy at the Desk though indeed that's what he was .....) that he had given me the " wrong version " of the fim and could I just have the " normal one " . His ears pricked up , wondering if I'd inadvertantly picked up a porno , possibly , but no , I was clearly mad , as I insisted on explaining the fim "had a man talking over it. ". When he asked what he was talking about and I explained it was about how he had made the film and could I just have a plain film , realisation dawned that I had clicked onto director's commentary . He patiently explained while I hooted with glee at my folly . How come he didn't laugh ? They have such self control , these people .
And the really exciting thing ? The site meter I put on the blog is now working . Well , one of them is and reports the correct figures ( such bliss , it is not after all just me reading it ) whilst the other sends a pompous report on a daily basis telling me I have had precisely nil hits . Even I know I look at it several times a day and I didn't dare exclude my own figures ......So something wrong there
The excitement ! the website up and running and now including reference to the blog , and with some added words which might help us in the Search Engine Race ( is that how it works ?) .
It all seems to be going swimmingly for a few minutes then D , trying to improve matters even further , deletes the whole thing off the whole thing ( the website off the webspace ? Serious anyway .) What a blunder ! A series of e mails back and forwards from Fasthosts who are very helpful and who usually seem to start with
And as the official webmasterperson or is it mistress , I have to forward all these e mails and am thus , again the harbinger of these unwelcome gems .
Not being particularly computer literate myself , I wonder later how it is that I find myself on the end of a phone later to my dad trying to explain " Cut and Paste " so that he can " click on the activation link " of something D put on his pc for him on our last visit . Anti virus software or something equally vital to his safety online which hasnt actually been activated since we were there , about a month , possibly .
Now I know what the helpdesk feels like when I hang on the end of the phone tittering at my own incompetence and noting their extreme patience , not even an audible sigh . How do they do that then ?
Great excitement as I realise from something said by a fellow blogger that it is possible to listen to the radio on the laptop. This is highy useful information for me as I get to listen to the Archers on the rare occasion only that I'm travelling somwhere at lunchtime or seven pm or ( more likely ) on a Sunday and even then I have to run the gauntlet of derision from the Teens in the car. BBC Radio Player
( Oh no, more thunder as I write , my head will explode but I am suffering Blog Withdrawal which is more upsetting than Life Withdrawal which I'm accustomed to , though not for a while having been until this weeks storms clear of migraine for several weeks , and amazingly , believing the problem was solved ) .
Having spent time in recent weeks looking at digital radios in John Lewis , under the impression that the main reason I don't listen at home is connected with lack of radios, I start fiddling with the laptop and then move into the realisation that I can also , wait for this , listen to broadcasts I have missed in the last seven days ....thus transforming my life .
Only last night I sat looking at the clock from 6pm , waiting patiently for seven , home alone and all prepared to listen at the right time and In the House for once , and suddenly , before I know it its precisely seven twenty and yes , again , Ive missed it ! I realise at that point that its nothing to do with having radios in only three rooms but much more to do with the fact that unless I were to set an alarm on my mobile phone , I am completely incapable of remembering anything that happens after six pm unless its work or CatCall related .
And it seems that it wasn't thundering again , just Colin's new diy project . Maybe my head will start to clear .....
Looking after two cats this week and after a minor panic on the first day when despite being told there were two cats but not having been introduced to them as they were both " upstairs " when I visited , I fretted when only one appeared near the feeding bowls and despite a cursory glance in the bedrooms , no sign of a second cat . More worryingly , there was a large black and white puss curled up asleep on the patio in the early evening sunshine . And the doors were locked and there was no way for cats to enter or leave .
I stared at this cat for a while , wondering if he/she had been left outside by accident , contemplating letting her in , or even opening the door to see if she seemed to wish to come in , but then thought of one of our cats who would happily wander into any open cat flap and have a poke around everywhere before collected by us .
A phone call to the grandmother , holidaying in Stratford , and she told me the second cat would be hiding somewhere and just to ignore her , and after leaving her to it and hoping for the best I finally decided to mount a search yesterday and there she was , a little face amongst the bags under the bed , hissing as she saw my upside down face appearing in her territory .
Went to Alina's two year birthday party ( 2nd birthday party ? sorry , migraine issues ) and there were two little boys there who were so sweet . Reminded me of this day at the Art at Belsay Hall and the boy rootling in the cupboard looking at all the dresses all by himself and thinking " I 'll probably never have a little boy now " .
So much for the furball remedy and associated trauma. We had two depositing episodes during the night .
I have had migraine of sorts for a couple of days . I went to bed at ten pm the night before last in an attempt to sleep it off , and when D came up to bed two hours later , I raised my head from sleep and said " Have you been to bed this day ? " .
Last night I slept a total of thirteen hours with some reading spells at 4 am and 5 , but was still bogged down this morning .
Fenwicks had no pound puppies ..... have been searching for Pound Puppies as the cats love them , the mini ones measuring about 5 cm . Kitty unearthed one from somewhere in the house recently and yowls and carries it about like a kitten , so as a means of placating her after Furrball Incident this morning we tried to find another . It would appear they're no longer available but have managed to locate several on ebay and have placed a bid ( my first ebay bid ever how about that ) . Disappointing to note that there are three days left to go before I discover whether the pound puppies ( mini ) are mine , but all adds to life's rich tapestry . I had no idea there were so many versions of pound puppies , which N tells me were originally avilable free from McDonalds ...what a memory she has . Furries , yappies , minis , newborns , the list goes on .
D is tired of the incessant clearing up of catbarf which passes for life at the CatCalls HQ at the minute . We acquired a furball remedy in Richmond ( when apart from on a day trip do you ever find time for petshops etc ?) so I decide to attempt to restore harmonious relations by its application .
I find it hard to digest my Rachel's coconut yoghurt ( now available in Sainsbury s )against a backdrop of his comments whilst scrubbing ( " oh there s a complete furball AND some frothy liquid here ..." ... " Oh no Kitty has deposited on my court report right on my desk " ) etc , my preference being to studiously ignore all such matters until after breakfast but he professes to be unable to eat until its done .
I apply it to their paws , though I draw the line at Kitty who is beyond all reasonable medicinal interventions .
D bravely squares up to Kitty and the deed is done , she flees the scene and goosesteps along the hall , livid .
Kitty ( pictured right ) sits on the table looking out of the window surveying the scene and with her back to the room has a Do Not Disturb look as she tries to focus on the next door cat who is prancing in her garden . She leans forward and taps angrily on the window , her paw making circular movements as if she were cleaning it with a duster . I wish . Furious that she cannot deter him , she leans back and pulls herself to her full height , only her large bulk and rolls of flesh detracting from her elegance . The uneasy silence is broken as Jessie ( left ) takes a running jump and hits the table , sliding fast to land next to her , pushing her slightly in the process . They square up to each other but via some unwritten code reach an understanding and five minutes later , the picture . Only those in the know would recognise the look on Kitty s face , and attempt to steer clear for the day
A walk after the day job this evening in the pouring rain . Sometimes fresh air is needed . Down by the fish quay , on the beach , a man walking slowly out to sea , me aghast that I had no camera with me to record the moment . Dawning on me that (not a suicide) he was wearing waders and carrying a bucket and when out up to his waist he bent double at the waist in search of.... what ? Winkles , cockles , what ?
Later when we turned back , soaked to the skin and my feet leaking badly , I said " wouldnt it be funny if all those rocks turned out to be men in the sea " , and they were . Three men out there in the driving rain . Hard to see how it worked , what they were catching , as the tide went out fast , how they were carrying their catch ? Torn between wanting to stay and watch and find out , and wanting to be home and dry .
Called at Hexham en route back from Bardon Mill ( work trip ) for coffee in cafe nero and to give L a change to arrive home after work and collecting H from the school bus . After coffee and fruit scone research ( have I mentioned this ?) , tried to get back to my car ( Robbs car park ) down HallstileBank , noting the heatwave as I came out into the sunshine . Police cars everywhere , unusual for Hexham , sleepy market town , but then they were blocking my path and wouldnt let me near the hill down to the car park and I was told I probably wouldnt be able to get my car out either as the road at the bottom was blocked . " An incident " I was told . I thought of my dream and wondered if a knife was involved ....
Took a detour and found my car though it took me a while to escape . Traffic backed up along the A69 into Hexham and getting out was interesting , mainly due to rubbernecks like me trying to figure out where the problem lay and did he have a gun ? It later transpired he did , in Haugh Lane .
Arrived at Laura s expiring with the heat , clad as I was in a jumper and jeans . The road to the farm was cool , dappled with sunshine and with tree branches creating a long green tunnel and I stopped to take some pictures . In the farmyard my new Guinea Pig arc was immediately visible , made for me to order by Cyril who apparently knocked it out on Sunday ( he was bored ) .... it was quite Fabulous and Harvey showed me how the inner sanctum works , though doubts were expressed as to how Hedgehog , the larger of our ladies , will squeeze through . A picture will appear somewhere on the site though at present there is an Issue with pictures on posts ...??
We sit in the garden and talk about missing keys , plot our very own trip to Bravissimo ( not that we're boasting our assets or anything ) and drink green tea whilst watching Laura s guineas in their own arcs , wheezing as they go . Not that they go far . Waste of time getting them fancy runs really as they tend to huddle in the indoor parts unless forced out , but still ....
Vivid dreams and very deep sleep , with the house featuring plus some of the other images from yesterday with a smattering of stabbings and men fighting with knives in close proximity to me and the kids , N and her cousins , aged around six and in my care . We were in S Carolina . I had to drive a distance and my SatNav was failing ......
Memories of an occasion years ago when waiting to be served in a fish and chip shop in Ambleside and because we spent most of the summer there were well known with our bikes and the baby trailer we had ( they werent common then ) . A couple came in and were kicking off with the staff and the tension was building and none of us could leave as it would have meant squeezing past them . One of the guys behind the counter caught my eye , looking at the kids and how transfixed they were by the anger and atmosphere , and signalled to me to exit to the kitchens , which I did . Similar tensions . And sparked off by an episode of Six Feet Under ( I'm nearly through season three ) when I was concerned by the number of times actors ( Nate and Ruth ) yell and shout whilst holding babies ( Maia ) , and I wonder about the baby as she looks from person to person trying to figure out whats going on . With an older child actor I suppose you can explain , this is just pretend but not so with a baby . To them feelings are feelings and anger is anger .
One of my regular CatCalls involves occasional weekends twice or thrice a year , and every so often a long stint looking after things whilst the family go away for six weeks for a long haul holiday . We had agreed this time to keep in touch via e mail if they wanted to know how the cats were faring and I had an e mail one morning asking me to confirm the cats were all present and correct as the woman had dreamed that Burt Reynolds had abducted one of the cats and taken him off to a house in a far distant street and when she woke this had seemed so real that she had panicked , possibly worrying that the dream portended some other nightmare scenario . N and I took the camera round and e mailed off some pictures to prove all was well and cat was snoozing as usual in the best chair . The dream she attributed to an excess of seafood . ..
First day officially of working less hours to make more room for CatCalls , woke to rain and wind but couldnt resist the bike and the ferry landing and the wild sea , and thanks to the new camera and not knowing how to use it discovered several videos of the lashing waves on rocky seashore later this afternoon that I didnt know I had .
Must have coincided with propping myself up on my bike and staring out at the rocks and remembering a time years ago when my cocker spaniel used to chase rats there . No rats now , but a sudden wetness against my bare leg made me jump , a blue roan cocker spaniel being friendly . I must have caught sight of the dog out of the corner of my eye setting off a train of thought , I jumped and the bike almost toppled . The dog gave me a fright and admittedly my first thought was of a rat ......
What a day my first Thursday of not working , anxieties of keys , a trip to the dentist , lunch with N before returning her to school and her friendly counsel about my key anxieties and how I handle them and how I might make Other People feel .... I should listen more to her .
Trip to town to return wrong sized bras ( the last remnants of our weekend ) and a box of art deco mugs from Fenwick Ltd which turned out to have one chipped mug when unpacked . I had vaguely wondered whether there would be an apology for this but .. no .. and I was expected to collect a new box myself ( and check them myself ) .
Oh well , not that I want to sound ninety and like I have nothing better to do with my time than whine about shop assistants . But really . I remind myself of my old Social Admin professor who said , when describing her treatment at the Registrars Office as she attempted to register her father 's death , noting how she had been kept waiting then treated largely with contempt rather than the kindness and respect one hopes at such a time , " Obviously they didnt know who I was ....."
and my unexpected urge to say ".... and who are you ? ... and should it make a difference who you are ? "
Influenced by the ongoing debate in the Sociology Dept at that time possibly , about whether the students should be permitted to use the same lavatories as the lecturers and understanding from a student whose name escapes me now ( how irritating ) , that most of the lecturers were agin , though " Betty was ok with it , and Ann " . I thought it was daring to use their first names as I was fresh from school but still hear her voice as she said in her Accent that was Different from Mine ( I hadnt been far then ) " I mean I said to Kathleen what's so much better about your bum than my bum " and I almost wished I'd had the nerve to propose myself as the student rep so I could take part in these fascinating discussions . Memories .
For those of you wondering about the Removed Comments and the Blog Administrator , a delightful comment appeared after N had asked to see the blog and I had asked her permission to write about our Bra Day . She was fine with this and even contributed to the post . But the comment although excellent and witty did contain some profanities which though the modern mother accepts that her children know and use many of the same words as her parents ( when under pressure ) seeing them in print is not a comfortable experience . After much deliberation and indeed heart searching about her right to express herself as she saw fit , and indeed two reply comments to that effect , I finally exercised my right to press the delete button , with her agreement that she would write a different comment . I was sad though , to lose the kiss off comment ( isnt that what reviewers call it ? ) which went something like " I love you like fat kids love cake " and know that at least one of the profanities was due to a typo and a very amusing one at that .
Which brings me to the subject of reviews . My friend Michaela thinks I have a career in this field after I wrote a spoof review of her husband Neil's book " Martha's vineyard " ( Neil Griffin : 2006)
Neil had asked me to review the book but made the mistake of asking me several months after I read it and I don't know about you but if I read something last week I'm hazy about the details three hours later .
" I read this great book by Neil and I definitely wondered how Chaela would feel about her husband having relationships extra maritally on planes and in foreign parts and also that he seems to have harboured feelings on a longstanding basis for a colleague . So hey the book must have been dead realistic .
It was also dead good as it made me feel like I was imminently going on holiday / about to win the lottery or have my own inheritance appear out of the blue from a relative Id forgotten I had . There was nice weather as well . ( ??)
There was a clever twist involving a husband and some other people , and Neil got tied to a chair at one point which was dead scary . I read really fast at that point and didnt put the book down sometimes when I should have .... so eager was I for the denoument . "
If you re interested in reading Neil s book , which is excellent by the way , you would do better to read the notes on lulu.com and perhaps dont hold your breath for my (proper) review .
Even better , why not read it yourself and then review for Neil on lulu , as I know he's always looking for feedback . In my case its hard to disentangle the Bob character from the author and I did keep wondering why he picked the name Bob , though Im sure there will be a reason , I just havent had time to ask . The time constraints of modern life .
I havent been able to write since Friday , mainly because the whole weekend was taken up bra hunting and somehow it didnt seem a suitable topic , especially as it wasn't my bra we were looking for but N s and the problem was a tricky subject , namely that despite being tiny " on the band " , ie the measuring ladies' speak for the back , she was off the scale "in the cups " ie on the front . Friday alone saw us trail increasingly despondently from the La Senza end of the market to John Lewis and Marks and Spencer , Debenhams and various other assorted department stores where the measuring ladies became like personal friends as they measured , saw her horrified face at their pronouncements, then scuttled off to bring one after the other that didnt work........and six years ( did I say years, I meant hours ) later still didnt work and we had to admit defeat though by that time we had texted Ali who knows about these things and had recommended Bravissimo Bravissimo Big Bras, Lingerie, Swimwear and Clothing for big boobed women. But by then I had to admit I had the wrong shoes on , having after all intended only Debenhams , to take my jeans back , and we agreed to take up the search again on Sunday .
Sunday , Bravissimo , Oh Joy , the measuring ladies there were young and cool and didnt even use measuring tapes , despite being around sixteen rather than sixty, they simply eyed up the punter , pronounced , brought back a selection of perfect , brightly coloured , Big Bras ( I quote N here, who has gievn her permission for this post ) . £25 might be the least expensive on offer but hey , who s counting ? After a total of 9 hours on the case , cheap at half the price .
But the shop assistant pointed out there were another paid of tens , same make , John Rocha , slightly different design , and on sale at half the price . Result ..... new jeans and a refund on my card .
I also managed to get the SatNav fixed . Drove back again to the satNav warehouse lookalike place , N decided to stay in the car and watch a funeral taking place across the road , I went in and was greeted enthusiastically by Sarah who said she was happy to help as she rarely got out of the office , she found Dan who crouched down by the car and watched me as I switched on , waited for it to fail , and of course , it flicked straight to the map and ..... surely it cant be working . Dan looked at me quizically as I tried not to go red and wished N wasnt so sharp .... both of them waiting expectantly for my explanation . Dan however despite his youth , knew all about tact and explained that sometimes it can take up to half an hour with new maps for the satellite to place itself ( which was why Id been stuck in europe for ten minutes when I had Tried this at Home ) , and kindly stated that he had " seen himself wait half an hour once " . I smiled weakly and we drove off ......
This evening ( Monday ) though whilst trying to find a new Catcall , the satnav again declared itself searching and I found the house myself by the Driving Round and Round method before the satnav kicked in ...
An atmospheric picture of Puffin Island on Thursday morning when I took my bike out for half an hours break from the report I was in front of from 7 am . For some reason it wont reduce so will have to wait for publication though suspect it would only be of interest to me anyway . Marks a point where I often sit for a few minutes watching the sea and the sea birds , and named Puffin Island as it sounds better than its real name which is The Middens , which to me signifies rubbish pile or slurry heap , generally place for liquid detritus whereas this place is a haven in the river mouth/ sea for all sorts of sea birds
A lovely hour in the sun in Debbie and Sally's garden with coffee and home made cake started a headache , the first Ive had in weeks and hasnt really gone yet . Woke this morning at three am and took Syndol which seems to knock it on the head but does the same to me for a lot of hours as well .
I live near the sea , with two people and several cats all of whom feature prominently on the blog . I have an enduring interest in food and find it hard to stop writing . I work some hours in a Day Job and write reports on my Laptop but much prefer developing my cat minding business and other stuff . I read several books a week and used to like ordering mini pound puppies on e bay for the cats . I have however moved on . My nephew is called Harvey . My sister is one of the beautiful people ( her words ).She likes voles. She and my partner share an interest in Tidiness.We have recently had a greyhound move in with us . Her name is Alice . |
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Hours after a lower court here sentenced him to five years in jail for a hit and run accident that killed one man in 2002, Bollywood actor Salman Khan was granted interim bail for two days by the Bombay High Court on Wednesday.
Salman’s counsel had moved the High Court for bail immediately after the sessions sentenced him to five years in prison in the case.
The bail means Salman will stay out of the Arthur Road jail for at least the next two days.
Earlier in the day, Additional Sessions Judge D.W. Deshpande had announced the verdict against Salman at a packed court here.
The quantum of sentence follows the court holding Salman guilty in the case and arguments between the prosecution team led by special public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat and the defence team led by Shrikant Shivade on the quantum of sentence.
Judge Deshpande found Salman guilty of most of the charges in the September 2002 accident in which one person was killed and four injured.
Earlier Wednesday, a scuffle erupted between Mumbai police personnel and some members of the large media contingent outside the court complex, as the latter were prevented from entering the premises.
Heated arguments between the agitated media personnel and police finally saw the security shutting the doors of the sessions court No.52 where arguments between the prosecution and defence lawyers were underway before Judge Deshpande.
Though officials remained tight-lipped, soon after sentencing Salman is likely to be taken into police custody and lodged in a high security prison.
Earlier reports said the judge would pronounce the sentence on Thursday.
Additional Sessions Judge D.W. Deshpande reading out his judgment said “All charges have been proved against the actor“.
“You were driving the car, without a licence and you were under the influence of alcohol,” the judge told Salman, who was present in the court.
The actor had earlier denied the charges and told the court that he was not driving the car. But the court rejected that statement.
On September 28, 2002, Salman’s vehicle Toyoto Land Cruiser rammed into a roadside bakery in Bandra West, close to his seafront home in Galaxy Apartments. Four persons sleeping on the pavement outside the bakery were injured. One of them later died.
Salman was arrested the same day by the Bandra police and given bail by a Bandra Metropolitan Magistrate’s court. |
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HOUGHTON — Whether you’re a survivor, family member, caregiver or neighbor, events like the Day of Hope are important, said cancer survivor Mary Zanoni.
“Cancer is hard, and we need hope,” she said.
The American Cancer Society event was held Aug. 18 at the Rozsa Center. This was the second year at the Rozsa, following a dinner program last year.
“We’re really hoping this event will help build some momentum so that we can get enough people to help plan a Relay (for Life) for next year,” said Ann Collins, community development manager for the ACS.
The event honors cancer survivors. The survivors received a T-shirt, pin and flower “to really celebrate their overcoming cancer,” she said.
They also told survivors about services offering rides to treatment, or wigs available for people undergoing chemotherapy. The ACS also has Hope lodges, where people traveling for treatment in Minnesota or Wisconsin can stay free of charge.
Speaker Mary Zanoni, a survivor of acute myeloid leukemia, spoke about her story. She was diagnosed in 2011, when her doctor noticed something in her blood work after her annual checkup. About 20,000 people a year get it; only 20 percent live for one year.
After shrugging it off, she eventually came down with a severe flu. At the emergency room, the staffer’s eyes went “like that,” Zanoni said, holding her hands out to indicate eyes bulging in disbelief. On that ambulance ride to Marquette, she finally admitted to herself she had cancer.
The chemotherpay weakened her immune system. That caused a fungal infection, which doctors quickly caught. She still got fevers, going through a 24-hour cycle of freezing and sweating for two months.
Family and friends buoyed her spirits with love, prayers and healing thoughts. She received hundreds of cards and more than 2,000 emails.
She received a bone marrow stem cell transplant from two brothers. The brother she didn’t choose came to the hospital in case the other brother didn’t make it.
Zanoni has now been cancer-free for seven years. About a year ago, her doctor told her she was cured.
Angie Van Tassel, part of the “Women Living With Cancer” support group, was also on hand to give people information about cancer support groups. The group meets from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month, alternating between UP Health System — Portage and Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital.
Sometimes, there will be speakers, such as doctors or dietitians.
“A lot of the meetings lately, we just go to lunch, and they usually go around the room and have an update and let people talk if they want to share,” she said.
The group’s other recent groups include putting together “cancer kits” for patients, and a bake sale at Michigan Tech Federal Credit Union.
Van Tassel is also part of the Reach for Recovery program, in which she talks with people who have been newly diagnosed with cancer.
Donna Des-Jardin of Dollar Bay found out about the event on Facebook from Zisone. She would’ve liked to have seen a bigger crowd. Still, it was a good time, she said.
Events like the Day of Hope are important ways of giving hope to short-time survivors. Des-Jardin was diagnosed 32 years ago with uterine cancer. |
When I was deciding to apply to California Baptist University and declare journalism and new media as a major, I thought about the negative connotations of going to a small, private campus and choosing a major in which the career path isn’t certain or necessarily pays well.
I was encouraged by my high school English teacher who, to this day, I owe my decision of following my passions. She read “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost and it gave me the confidence to “take the one less traveled by.”
Here I am, four years and 25 issues later, my time at The Banner has come to an end. I’ve written numerous stories and opinions, but I’ve never struggled so hard to write an opinion like I did this one.
It feels like I’ve been a part of this program longer and it’s because I wish I had. Without applying to be on publications and without The Banner, I wouldn’t feel prepared for anything that might come next both in my professional and personal life.
This program has impacted my life so much so that I feel compelled to tell others how important it is to get involved and stay committed to your major and experiences.
I,obviously, wouldn’t have a portfolio or the writing skills I do now, but the most important things being a part of The Banner taught me were how to apply myself, surround myself with the right people, work through the chaos and see the good through everything.
Throughout my time, I’ve learned the importance of being productive and efficient. I have gained a group of people who are supportive of my pursuits and so intelligent and talented that it’s inspiring.
You may not know this, but producing issues one through 12 required little sleep, a lot of coffee, planning, some improvising and the “Have a Great Day” Spotify playlist to keep morale high.
Even if stories fell through, if sources didn’t respond, or if printing on time looked unlikely, the staff persisted. Because of this staff, I’ve learned how to navigate through trials and to always take time to look around.
This staff has humbled and taught me more than I expected and to them I am grateful for the laughs that broke the silence of stress, trusting me to lead them and allowing me to be a part of their lives outside of the workplace.
There were times where I thought I’d spend every other Tuesday morning watching the sunrise through the frosted windows of the James Building basement (the newsroom) and two weeks away from graduation and publishing my last issue of The Banner, I wish I had more time to do so.
There are great things that come from getting involved and staying dedicated to your passions, your major and the people around you. Programs and college are what you make it.
You’re never “too young” to get involved and the only time when it’s “too late” is after you graduate. I encourage you to “take the one less traveled by.” Keep walking into the unknown and stay dedicated.
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Back in 1994. Samsung’s cell-phone quality was so hapless that its CEO burned inexpensive theoretical accounts in a company balefire. Today. it has the Galaxy S smartphone series. which touts state-of-the-art eyeglasses ( 1 GHz processor. 5-megapixel camera ) . It has sold more than 10 million units since its June introduction and has helped inch Samsung closer to unseating Nokia as the world’s top mobile-phone shaper.
The first of Samsung’s new merchandises announced at the keynote was the Exynos 5 Octa. the world’s foremost nomadic application processor to implement the ARM® large. LITTLE™ treating engineering based on the Cortex™-A15 CPU. Following the Exynos 5Dual. which is already on board of market-leading merchandises such as the Google Chromebook and Nexus 10. the replacement is the newest add-on to the Exynos household of application processors.
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Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper. Limited to 300 Copies. The first and only hardback edition. 12 stories, plus b/w illustrations.
Originaly serialized in the Modern Boy between July 1934 and January 1935. First Published in book form in Boys' Friend Library Issue No. 501 - dated 7th November 1935 and republished in 1993 by Red Fox. This contains 12 short stories in 25 chapters, six of which were rewritten and published in SPITFIRE PARADE and eight of which were republished in BIGGLES OF 266. Depending on which editions you buy the story names can change here are the chapter heading as published by Red Fox:
Published by Purnell Books. 1st. 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good condition wrapper.
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd. 1st thus. 1961. Slightly better than very good condition in a good condition wrapper.
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The Veterinary Assistant program will prepare students to care for animals in veterinary offices, shelters and animal hospitals.
The Community College of Rhode Island’s Workforce Partnerships will host an information session for its Comprehensive Pharmacy Technician II and Veterinary Assistant programs from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, in Room 4090 at the Knight Campus in Warwick.
In the Veterinary Assistant program, students will become prepared to assist in the care of animals in veterinary offices as well as shelters and animal hospitals and also will receive training in important office tasks and communicating with patients’ families. This program differs from veterinary technician programs, which require an associate degree and additional certification.
Students will complete 90 hours of classroom training during the course, which will run from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday and Wednesday from Jan. 30 to May 8. Program modules will include units on professionalism and ethics; office and hospital procedures including prescriptions; animal nursing, which covers medications, grooming, sanitation, feeding, safety and diseases; exam room procedures; surgical preparation and assisting; laboratory procedures and equipment; radiology; pharmacology; and urinalysis. An externship will follow from May 10 to June 9. Learn more online.
The Comprehensive Certified Pharmacy Technician II program is geared toward anyone interested in working as a pharmacy technician, pre-pharmacy students and those with a health care background looking to strengthen their skills. Topics include drug classes, physiology, drug interactions, daily pharmacy operations, pharmacy calculations and more.
Students will complete 120 hours of classroom instruction plus 60 hours of online coursework and 120 hours of externship. Classes will be held from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday from Jan. 31 to May 18. Externship dates are July 5 to Aug. 11. Learn more online.
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A new methodology for identification the formation of traffic bottlenecks in real-time | Conference on Complex Systems 2018, Thessaloniki, Greece
In an era of unprecedented global urbanization, urban society is facing a growing demand for mobility, which creates enormous pressure on the urban road networks [1, 2]. As a result, we face severe traffic congestions and increasing fuel consumption that in the long-run increases air pollution. In the short term, however, the increase in traffic loads, alongside the increase in the use of mobile navigation apps, disconnects the natural linkages between traffic planning and land use allocation.
Recent work presented an innovative approach that uses a percolation process to identify streets that constitute a momentary bottleneck in urban traffic networks [3]. This method not only identifies the bottlenecks but also presents the decomposing of the entire urban network into separated clusters. To identify the temporal clusters, the researchers suggest examining the temporal availability of each street in comparison to its capacity. By doing so, they identify each street at each given moment as blocked or functioning in terms of traffic flow. However, these clusters (defined as strongly connected components) do not guarantee light-traffic flows within them.
In this paper, we present a new method for identification of real-time bottlenecks in a dynamic urban traffic network. It is common to consider a bottleneck as a street where the traffic flow downstream is free while its upstream is congested. Here, we consider downstream and upstream, not just in space, but also in time. Thus, in the presented work, we define a traffic bottleneck as the source of a jammed cluster in terms of both time and space. In other words, a bottleneck is not just any loaded street, but one that affects its upstream traffic flow in a shock-wave effect.
We tested this method on real-time data of the traffic flows in Tel Aviv and in London centers, which was collected from Google Directions API, every 15 minutes over a week. Our findings suggest that by using our method, we can identify, in real time, the formation of traffic bottlenecks. This information can be used not only to evaluate the cost of each bottleneck (in terms of man-hours for example), but also to improve traffic-light control systems by prioritizing the most critical bottlenecks in real time. Additionally, the analysis of the bottlenecks can be carried out at all scales, i.e. local roads or even national ones. Thus, it can be used to solve traffic congestions at different road-networks as it pinpoints the areas that need to be prioritized. |
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The mission of CC United Soccer Club is to foster, promote, and perpetuate the game of soccer for youth in the communities of Carver, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria and surrounding communities.
If just thinking it causes you to start to feel the fear, it’s time you did something about it. The good news is that we know that – for anyone who is determined – fear of vomiting can always be overcome.
We have two proven programs for Fear Of Vomiting You can choose to experience the Home Study program (going at your own pace on your own time), or choose to work one-on-one with a highly-qualified practitioner:
Re-’wiring’ your unconscious mind is the key to this program – and its safe and surprisingly easy to do. Your rational mind knows that your Fear Of Vomiting is illogical. But the fear remains because, with even just a thought of vomiting, your subconscious mind triggers fear and other negative emotions.
Up to now, you have not had the techniques to reprogram those connections or feelings, so they feel out of control. We are here to teach you on how to use the right techniques to vanquish the fear forever. Are you ready to learn and utilize these techniques?
Unlike other solutions, we don’t promise you a cure for your fear. The only person with the authority to change your awareness is you. As you go through this process, we will help you with educational information (and hand-holding) when you need it.
This process has proven procedures for overcoming rage, fear, depression, remorse and feelings of apprehension and helps you gain self-assurance, peace and happiness. Time to say enough is enough. You can’t live your life in fear anymore – it’s time to change.
Fear of vomiting in many (but not all) cases is triggered by a nasty experience in the past. The mind will, in some situations, generate the fear without an apparent cause. By exposing the root cause, you will be able to remedy the problem by easily exchanging harmful triggers. Individuals utmost at risk are:
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Uncover the seriousness of the issue for you by using our 2 minute Test Online for Fear of Vomiting …however it’s pretty obvious: Now is the point in time to take control, if the fear is considerably taking over your life, in a negative way.
These are only a few examples of the things one can feel. Read more on the symptoms of fear of vomiting.
We can help you get rid of not just the symptoms, but the cause. Our goal is to have you get rid of the root cause of the fear.
We feel drugs and medication for Fear of Vomiting aren’t the best approach, but make sure you always follow a doctor’s advice when taking or stopping any prescription. Pills might help you cope with your Fear Of Vomiting but only in the short term – they will not, in reality, help you eliminate it forever.
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1: fear of vomiting: a persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of vomiting, despite conscious understanding by the phobic individual and reassurance by others that there is no danger. 2: fear of vomiting: an extreme unwarranted fear and/or physical aversion to vomiting.
Actually, the phobia name for Fear of Vomiting is called emetophobia. Different people call it by different names of course:
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At CTRN we are specialists at helping tremophobes, and those with related problems. There’s two ways to work with us:
There can be a variety of causes and symptoms of tremophobia. To learn more follow one of the links above.
While you should always follow your doctor’s advice with a href=”//tremophobia/medication-and-drugs/”>drugs and medications for Tremophobia, we are generally not in favor of using pharmaceuticals and recommend an approach that tackles the root cause of the problem.
Meds may seem to help in the short-term by ‘covering’ the symptoms, but the problem is that they can never cure the core issue of the fearful patterns of thinking that are the automatic reaction to trembling.
1: tremophobia: a persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of trembling, despite conscious understanding by the phobic individual and reassurance by others that there is no danger. 2: tremophobia: an extreme unwarranted fear and/or physical aversion to trembling.
The Auckland Catholic diocesan agencies serve the people of God by supporting and encouraging them in their journey of faith.
The Pastoral & Evangelisation office is responsible for the various pastoral ministries of the Diocese, including pastoral planning and the Diocesan Pastoral Council. They are available to help plan and support the implementation of the pastoral plan.
The Religious Education Team works cooperatively to challenge, enable and support the people of the Auckland diocese in their journey of discipleship. They are available to help facilitate sessions on a range of faith topics including evangilisation. They are interested in helping families to share and nurture faith in the home
The Justice and Peace Office promotes and provides resources on the social teaching of the Church and initiates and publicises opportunities for action by parishes and individuals. They have prepared a reflection and suggestion brochure.
The mission of Pre Marriage Education is to help couples deepen their understanding of each other and of the Sacrament of Marriage through providing them the couples with knowledge and skills to help create depth in their wedding vows, and to help couples recognise and build upon the strengths of their relationship.
Youth and Young Adult Ministry provides support and guidance to communities to enable them to encourage and support
young people to live as disciples of Jesus Christ in our world today drawing them to responsible participation in the life, mission and work of the Catholic faith community
The Liturgy Centre provides information, formation and resources that lead the people of the diocese to “full, conscious and active participation” in the Liturgy of the Church.
Nearly every major American bank has a lofty set of values and principles. However, many Americans still distrust the banking industry. After five years of slow improvement in public perception since the financial crisis, American Banker reported in January that banks were backsliding again, with only 52% of consumers trusting their banks to do the right thing, down from 66% last year. Why then is there such a big disconnect between how Americans see their banks and how banks see themselves? |
If you're a leaseholder of a property from us, you can find out more about what your leasehold includes and what to do if you want to make changes.
Conditions may differ if you are a shared ownership leaseholder - please see our shared ownership agreements page for more information.
have held the lease for at least two years.
It may also be possible to negotiate a lease extension on an informal basis outside the terms of the 1993 Act. We will give you more information on this when you apply. You can usually choose to buy the freehold if you have a leasehold house. If you don’t have that right, you will be able to extend your lease by 50 years.
You need to serve us with a notice if you want to apply for a lease extension. Before proceeding, please contact us to find out more about the full process.
To extend your lease, we will need to agree a premium. You will make an offer stating how much you will pay for the new lease and this will normally be based on a professional valuation. You will need a solicitor to act for you in agreeing the new lease.
You will have to pay our administration and legal costs (pdf, 353KB) from the date you give us official notice that you want to extend your lease. This is the case whether your application is successful or not. We may also require you to pay for our own valuation if we cannot agree a premium.
More information can be found in the Government’s Guide to Your Rights and Responsibilities document, on the LEASE website or from your legal advisor.
Can I change, add to or improve my home?
You need our consent to carry out structural alterations and improvements to your home. We don't need to know about minor works such as redecoration or plumbing repairs.
As a 100% leaseholder, you are normally entitled to sub-let your home without our permission. Any tenant that lives in your home must however, abide by the same terms and conditions laid out in your lease and you are responsible for ensuring that they do so.
If you are going to sub-let, please contact us and make sure that we have a record of your permanent residence and current phone numbers and email addresses to reach you on. It is important that we are able to contact you in the case of an emergency. If you will be using a managing agent to look after the letting of your home, please provide us with their details as well.
If all else fails we will apply to the courts or a tribunal for either forfeiture of the lease or repossession of the property.
Failure to comply with the covenants of the lease could result in the loss of your home.
Do I need to inform you if I'm selling my flat?
There is an administration charge for the information supplied; please ask your solicitor to contact us to confirm the current fee.
You will need to ensure that your service charge account is clear to the end of the month in which you are completing the sale. You will also need to clear any additional charges that may be outstanding in respect of major work costs.
On completion of the sale, we will require confirmation of the sale from the purchaser’s solicitor, so we can recognise them as the new leaseholder. This is called a Notice of Transfer. Until we receive this documentation from the purchaser's solicitor we will be unable to close your account.
Once the sale has completed, if you pay via standing order, please ensure you cancel your service charge payments.
If this applies to you, it’ll apply for up to 21 years from the date the last shares were bought. Whether we buy back your home will depend on our plans within your area at the time you wish to sell. |
This postcard features a photograph which captures two children playing in the surf at Wrightsville Beach.
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“Even our most seasoned advocates were surprised at the number of people waiting when they arrived to start work this morning,” says AAAP spokesperson Sue Bradford.
Queues started forming at 6.30am on the first day of Auckland Action Against Poverty’s fourth beneficiary ‘impact’ at Mangere Work & Income.
“Over Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week our crew of over hundred volunteers are doing everything possible to help people access the assistance to which they’re entitled.
“Ideally people should be receiving their full entitlements from Work & Income as a matter of course.
“Instead we are seeing hundreds of people in desperate need, often with no food in the house, and not even the most basic of household equipment like beds, a washing machine or a frig.
“On top of that, many are not getting the full amount of benefit or supplementary assistance to which they’re entitled, in situations where $30, $40 or $50 a week more makes a huge difference.
“It’s an indictment of government welfare policy and practice that so many are in this situation – and we know that this is just the tip of the iceberg.
“By lunchtime today we had to start turning people away as so many were already waiting. We’re asking people to come back tomorrow.
“By the end of the week we hope to have assisted at least 600 – 700 people depending on how well Work & Income’s systems manage.
“MSD have put on over 30 extra staff for the impact, but ongoing computer breakdowns have slowed things down.
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Centre for DNA Nanotechnology (CDNA) was established in March 2007 by Kjems, Besenbacher and Gothelf in collaboration with the two American researchers Yan and LaBean. The purpose of the research at CDNA is to explore fundamental aspects of CDNA as a programmable tool for directing the assembly of molecules and materials into nanoarchitectures and functional structures. The highlights for CDNA in 2010 are described in the following.
The dynamic nature of DNA hybridization has been utilized to design nanostructures that can switch between two or three geometrically well-defines states. We have created a new design that extends the controlled movement of a DNA structure to 11 discrete states (Figure 1).
Figure 1 The DNA tile actuator locked in stages 0, 5 and 10; FRET interactions between the two fluorophores are used to characterize the motion of the actuator.
The actuator structure combines the fundamental motive of DNA nanotechnology, the double cross-over tile, with the mobile 4-way junction, known from Nature as the Holliday junction. The actuator has the ability to fine-tune the distances between attached components (resolution of less than 1 nm) for both physical studies of FRET interactions and control of chemical reactions. This work recently appeared in Angewandte Chemie where it was selected as a .“hot paper.”1
CDNA associate Thom LaBean has in collaboration with two Danish PhD students designed a new DNA structure .– the weave tile, which is characterized by containing only 2 DNA strands.2 By extending the two sequences with two different thrombin-binding aptamers the weave tile can be used to increase the anticoagulant activity. Extended studies have shown that by the right choice of weave tile design a strong synergy between the two aptamers is observed. Furthermore, the binding to thrombin can be reversed.
In 2010 CDNA has continued exploring the DNA origami structure as a template for site-specific immobilization of materials and also for dynamic processes and we have published several articles in this area in 2010. In one example we have combined the action of light with AFM and DNA nanostructures to study the production of singlet oxygen from a single photosensitizer molecule on an origami structure.3We have demonstrated a distance-dependent oxidation of organic moieties incorporated in specific positions on DNA origami by singlet oxygen produced from a single photosensitizer located at the center of each origami (Figure 2).
Figure 2 DNA origami structure with a centrally positioned singlet oxygen sensitizer (green). The other 5 extended staple strands are modified with biotin (blue triangle). A 1O2 cleavable (SOC) linker molecule (red) is incorporated into the four staple strands positioned.
In collaboration with Wei Xu, a former CDNA researcher, now Professor at Tongji University, China, we have studied the well-known guanine/potassium biological coordination system.4 In this study bioligand alkali metal coordination has for the first time been brought onto an inert Au(111) surface. Using the interplay between high-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy and density functional theory calculations, we show that the mobile G molecules on Au(111) can effectively coordinate with the K atoms, resulting in a metallosupramolecular porous network that is stabilized by a delicate balance between hydrogen bonding and metal-organic coordination, (Figure 3). |
We’ve all heard the beeping sound large trucks make when backing up. The noise is meant to warn you the truck is there. But did you know that many cars now have that technology?
Not only that, but more and more new vehicles are being built with a collision sensor for the front of vehicles as well as the back. In fact, a recent Star Tribune article says there are some cars with safety features that will sense trouble and slow down the car or stop it altogether.
Lighten up. –Automakers have also created adaptive headlights, meaning the headlights in your car move in the direction the car is headed. This helps drivers see around corners.
Vehicle safety has come a long way but accidents still happen.
In the event you do suffer vehicle damage, let Great Plains Auto Body help you out, call (402) 334-7100. |
The Calgary District Soccer Referee Association (CDSRA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to developing referees to their full potential.
To foster and promote a high and uniform standard of officiating by its members in accordance with the Laws of the Game as established by the International Football Board and the rules of competition set by local authorities that are approved by the Alberta Soccer Association.
To promote an understanding between referees and the Alberta Soccer Association, its affiliates and associated bodies, and to assist that Association in promoting the knowledge of the Laws of the Game, for the best interests of the game.
The IRT sessions hosted by the CDSRA provide referees with training beyond the entry level instructional course. Classroom sessions provide in-depth training on specific areas of the game as well as video training modules to improve recognition of fouls and misconduct and increase consistency between referees. Field sessions provide practical hands-on exercises that focus on positioning, teamwork between referee and assistant referee, and use of whistle, cards and flags.
Ocean Requiem is showing at the Holiday Inn Grand Rapids on Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6 pm.
Samantha Avery, a 2003 grad of Cedar Springs High School, is part of a team that produced a piece for ArtPrize 2017.
This year’s piece “Ocean Requiem” is an intricate coral reef mural meant to highlight the dying art of marquetry, as well as the endangered state of the world’s coral reefs. It is a combination of laser cut wood fretwork overlay and a detailed marquetry veneer panel. The production team for this piece includes Billie Kindle, Katie Velaszquez, Lisa Carpenter, Corey Carpenter, and Samantha Avery.
The piece is showing at the Holiday Inn Grand Rapids destination. You can see it Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6 pm. |
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