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With its tree-lined streets, narrow alleys and historical charm, the West Village is an idyllic place for brunch. To guide your path, here are 10 brunch spots in the West Village that our inspectors acknowledged as exceptional.
What It Is: Chef Dan Kluger’s first foray serving up flavorful farm-to-table dishes in a sleek, urban-rustic setting.
What Our Inspectors Say: "Named after the Bronx street that his father grew up on, Loring Place is where Chef Dan Kluger serves up delicious, stylistic, and locally sourced Californian cuisine to a downtown crowd. And yet, none of this comes as a surprise as the chef has showcased his talents for years and been the recipient of much acclaim in the city."
What to Order: Banana and chocolate donut holes; cheddar waffles and eggs with smoked ham and cherry pepper hollandaise; whole wheat toad-in-the-hole; and a box of cookies to go.
What It Is: Outdoor seating and rustic charm from the team behind Emporio and Aurora.
What Our Inspectors Say: "The kitchen smartly relies on the same formula that put their other outposts on the map: Honest, unfussy Italian rendered with a deft hand and deep attention to ingredients."
What to Order: Prosciutto Benedict with crushed truffle and Parmesan potato gratin; Nutella French toast; pork and veal lasagna; and Prosecco on draft.
What It Is: The charming gastrothèque hosts a lively crowd and serves Gallic dishes.
What Our Inspectors Say: "While carb addicts can barely fit into these wee seats, it's worth the squeeze for Chef Jody Williams' famously rustic cooking. Inside, everything comes alive with jazz and chatter."
What to Order: Walnut cranberry tartine with honey butter and bee pollen; croque-madame; endive salad with apples and Roquefort; fresh squeezed Bloody Marys.
What It Is: Outstanding food in a renovated 1844 townhouse co-owned by Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter.
What Our Inspectors Say: "Even a good chunk of years into its charmed existence, it's still the case that one feels very lucky to score a table at Graydon Carter's Waverly Inn—though it's not for the privilege of mixing with the A-List crowd so much as the absolutely outstanding food."
What to Order: Deviled eggs and caviar; pistachio-raisin scones with Vermont butter; pork belly B.L.T.; and grapefruit juice.
What It Is: Joey Campanaro’s cozy restaurant nestled on one of the neighborhood’s most iconic street corners.
What Our Inspectors Say: "Light pours in from the windows as people stand outside, catching up and chatting with friends. Inside, bright flowers dot the quaint room; and a thoughtful service staff ushers you through your meal. And then there's Chef Joey Campanaro, who hits his seasonal menu out of the park, weaving top-notch ingredients into comforting creations that are as rustic as they are disciplined."
What to Order: Beignets with Nutella and raspberries; soft shell crab fra diavolo; hand-cut Hatfield bacon; spicy pastrami hash; and sparkling Negronis.
What It Is: Senegalese chef Alioune Ndiaye has been serving up Provençal cuisine here for over two decades.
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What to Order: Eggs Florentine; petite bouillabaisse with saffron fish broth, shrimp, scallops, arctic char, red snapper, calamari, mussels and rouille; omelette paysanne with bacon, onion, garlic and pommes fondantes.
What It Is: Bright, welcoming Philly spin-off serving elevated sandwiches and pastries.
What Our Inspectors Say: "Breakfast, lunch and dinner are available, with a focus on grains, sandwiches and wickedly good homemade breads. This airy and entertaining corner space is bright and welcoming, with a fully open kitchen and small side counter to view the action within."
What to Order: Sage-black pepper biscuit sandwich with egg, malted breakfast sausage and aged Cheddar; house-made ginger yogurt; chocolate croissant; pear cider from the Finger Lakes.
What It Is: Fashionistas and food lovers alike find solace at John Fraser's restaurant serving up refined vegan and vegetarian fare.
What Our Inspectors Say: "Chefs John Fraser and Nicolas Farias" craft "vegetarian cuisine that makes you wonder if meat might be holding back vegetables—here they shine without it."
What to Order: Cashew nut yogurt; tofu scramble with black lentils, vadouvan curry, and squash; cauliflower tempura with steamed buns and house pickles.
What It Is: Chef/owner Jonathan Waxman’s ode to simple Italian fare inside a chic and airy garage space.
What Our Inspectors Say: "When New Yorkers dream of living in the West Village, Barbuto has a place in that dream, too. Springtime lunches with garage doors open to the sidewalk, and a feast of refined, simple dishes have earned Jonathan Waxman a devoted following in a neighborhood already full of charming restaurants. Casually professional service and the dimly lit dining room's dose of California cool enhance the experience."
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You know when Russia, being in possession of a large and international media apparatus, starts flooding the airwaves and social networks with stories about how the Ukrainian military shot down MH17 because they thought it was Putin’s plane, I can understand how it’s easy for Western journalists to zero in on Russia as a purveyor of conspiracy theories. Yes it is true that conspiracy theories are popular in Russia and it is also true that they are often promoted by mainstream sources, including those with ties to the state. But this doesn’t change the fact that the same kind of thinking is also in full force on the other side of the conflict over Ukraine, and this piece from The Moscow TImes is proof positive.
The head of Ukraine’s Security Service apparently made a public statement claiming that the Donbas rebels fired on MH17 because they had mistaken it for an Aeroflot flight headed for Larnaca in Cyprus. Why would Russian-backed rebels want to bring down an Aeroflot plane full of Russian citizens, you ask? Well turns out they were carrying out orders from Moscow to shoot down the plane and provide a pretext for a Russian invasion which as supposed to take place shortly after.
Yup, head of Ukraine’s security service said that. Official fucking statement. Nowhere in the article did I see anything indicating that he even attempted to provide a shred of evidence for this bullshit fairy tale, nor was there any indication that he was asked for evidence. Instead the article just kind of moves on to NATO criticism of Russia.
This is why we don’t take sides when see a dipshit fight in progress. I get so sick of this narrative by which Russians are kooky tin-foil hat wearers but of course all of pro-government Ukraine is supposed to be some sophisticated, rational thinkers. We’re talking about a public which, just a few years ago, bought into the widely publicized idea that numerous, if not all atrocities long-established to have been the work of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army in late WWII and some time thereafter were really carried out by special Soviet NKVD units in disguise. If you’re not too familiar with that history, imagine someone claiming that mass shootings of Jews were actually carried out by special Jewish squads dressed up as SS men. More recently, many of these same people have been trying to convince us that the presence of fascist movements and individuals in Russia somehow negates the clear evidence of right-wing extremists in Ukraine. Shit, look what they do for their presidential swearing in ceremony. This is some D&D shit right here:
Russia is larger, louder, and therefore a lot more noticeable. But we must never let that blind us to the fact that they are by no means the only country which suffers from mass delusions. It was Ukrainian delusions which actually started this mess in the very beginning.
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Frequently Asked Questions
WHO IS NO LOVE LOCKS™ AND WHY ARE YOU CAMPAIGNING TO HAVE “LOVE LOCKS” REMOVED AND BANNED IN PARIS?
You can read about how No Love Locks™ and the “two Lisas” who founded it on our About page. We decided to campaign for the ban on and permanent removal of the locks on Parisian bridges because we truly love Paris and everything about this city, and we are tired of having the once-beautiful heart of the City of Light and Love turned ugly by tens of thousands of rusting padlocks. Instead of just talking about how terrible it is, we decided to do something about it. Voila! Here we are.
In case you were wondering, we are not, at the present time, asking for nor accepting financial contributions towards our project. We’re just a couple of francophiles trying, with the help of our friends and social networks, to make a difference in the adopted city we love so dearly – Paris.
WHAT ARE “LOVE LOCKS”, EXACTLY?
“Love locks”, or “cadenas d’amour” in French, are padlocks that are attached to bridges, statues, fences or monuments by couples or individuals as a symbolic gesture of love. No one quite knows exactly where or when the trend began; some claim it began in China, others say in Rome or Florence, Italy. Some connect the idea to modern novels where the main characters attached a lock to a bridge, while others say the tradition actually goes back centuries. We will probably never know the exact origins.
What IS known is that it has turned into a global phenomenon. From Moscow to Sydney, from New York City to Cincinnati, Ohio, from the Great Wall of China to the Ponte Vechio in Florence, these locks now cover monuments and public spaces around the world. Bridges in particular seem vulnerable to tourists (and sometimes even local residents) wielding their padlocks. At some time in 2008, “love locks” began to appear on bridges in Paris, France, starting with the historic Pont des Arts, the pedestrian bridge or passarelle that connects the Louvre and the domed Institut de France, a bridge where some of the most stunning views of the heart of Paris can be found. Since then, the locks have spread to at least SIX other bridges across the Seine, and have also started appearing along fences and statues in other parts of the city as well. The locks have become like a modern plague on Paris.
[PLEASE NOTE: “Love locks”, in the context of our initiative, are NOT the same thing as “Locks of Love”, which is a very worthwhile cause where people donate their long hair to be made into wigs and hairpieces for people who have suffered hair loss due to cancer or other illnesses. Some of our own friends and love ones have benefitted from “Locks of Love” and we fully support the fine work of this very worthy organization.]
AREN’T LOVE LOCKS ROMANTIC, A SIGN OF LOVE? WHAT’S WRONG WITH THAT?
They are certainly intended that way, of course. When couples or individuals decide to attach a padlock (usually with a personal message written or engraved upon it) to a bridge or fence, they choose a place that has sentimental significance to them. They believe they are creating a special romantic memory, and they like the idea of “locking their love” to that place.
We understand that their intentions are entirely good and that they see their actions as romantic and harmless. Nonetheless, there are many negatives to “love locks”, issues that people do not stop to consider when they are caught up in their personal romantic moment. No Love Locks™ wants to educate people and shift popular opinion so that people will seek other, less destructive ways of expressing their live, in Paris or anywhere else.
We aren’t against love; in fact, we LOVE love. We just hate the locks.
WHY ARE LOVE LOCKS A “PROBLEM”, IN PARIS OR ANYWHERE ELSE?
- Padlocks begin rusting very quickly once exposed to the elements. This not only makes the locks themselves incredibly ugly to look at, but the rust spreads almost immediately to metal fencing or structures to which they are attached. A rusting bridge is NEVER a good thing.
- The weight of the locks, especially when there are layers upon layers of them as is now the case in Paris, damages the bridges and creates the need for repetitive and costly repairs. City funds, which come from the taxpayers, must then be used for these repairs (over and over again) when those same funds could be used for other, more important purposes. Why should our taxes go toward cleaning up a mess like this? It’s an unfair burden to the citizens of Paris.
- The locks have gotten so out of control in Paris that they have degraded the once-beautiful views in and around the Seine river. People used to come to these bridges to admire Paris; now they come to gawk at the insanity of the locks. Parisians and visitors alike used to be able to enjoy these public spaces (the Pont des Arts was sometimes used for public art exhibitions, among other things) but now they have become so unpleasant that it affects quality of life.
- However well-intentioned the locks might be, in fact they are acts of vandalism, and they invite other acts of lawlessness such as graffiti (not the “artsy” kind, either), illegal peddling and reckless behavior. People have been climbing over the safety railings and up onto lamp posts to attach locks; they risk not only their own lives if they slip and fall into the river, but the police divers must go in after them as well. Also, the locks of course attract many more tourists… and where the tourists go, so go the pickpockets and scam artists.
- The locks are polluting our rivers. Most people, after attaching their locks, toss the keys into the river below as part of the “romantic ritual” – but have you stopped to consider that this is actually POLLUTING the Seine and creating an environmental problem for the wildlife? There are tens of thousands of rusted keys down there; throwing them into the river is as bad as throwing away your plastic water bottles or other trash.
- By the way, your lock, while you may intend it to be a symbol of something “eternal”, will not last very long. Soon after you attach it, it will most likely be covered by someone else’s lock; or someone else will scribble their own graffiti on it, or even spray paint over it. Eventually, it will be torn down (or cause the fence to collapse) and will be taken away. There is nothing “eternal” about it.
When viewed rationally, when all sides are considered, it seems clear to us that “love locks” are anything BUT romantic. They are destructive and ugly, they cost the city and taxpayers a lot of money, and they add absolutely nothing of value to Paris. We urge anyone who is considering coming to Paris and adding their padlock to one of our bridges, to PLEASE reconsider – and find another way to create a special romantic memory here. Would you spray paint your name on the side of Notre Dame? Of course not! So why do you want to come and commit vandalism with a padlock and key?
I THINK THE “LOVE LOCKS” ARE BEAUTIFUL, IN SPITE OF WHAT NO LOVE LOCKS IS SAYING, AND THAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FREELY PUT THEM WHEREVER THEY LIKE. FREEDOM AND LOVE ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING! WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THAT?
We respect that everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion on the subject, and that not everyone will agree. We believe in freedom and love, too; we just ALSO believe that one person’s alleged “right” to free expression of their love, in the the form of attaching a lock to a public space, should not trump everyone else’s right to enjoy that same public space. There is also a problem when locks are attached to historic landmarks, which should not be altered for any reason. One person’s expression of love should never come at the expense of someone else’s heritage.
When something is done, even in the name of freedom and love, that actually has a damaging impact — as do these locks, clearly — then we think that is where the line has to be drawn. Must your expression of love come with such a high price for others? That just doesn’t seem like sane thinking to us. It actually seems rather selfish.
So, while we may not convince you, we ask you to look at all sides of the argument, that’s all. Freedom and love are wonderful things; we just don’t think these locks are the best way to express either.
WHICH BRIDGES IN PARIS ARE AFFECTED?
The Pont des Arts was the first, starting in 2008. By 2015, there were over 700,000 locks on it—44 tons—and the damage was to such an extent that the city finally said, “enough!” and cut the locks off. Locks have spread to over 11 bridges in the UNESCO World Heritage Zone, and several landmarks in Paris, including:
- Pont Neuf (fencing around statue of Henri IV)
- Pont de l’Archevêché (behind Notre Dame) had 35 tons of locks removed and recently underwent a major renovation
- Passarelle de Solferino (connecting the Tuilieries and the Musée d’Orsay)
- Pont Alexandre III (connecting the Grand and Petit Palais with Les Invalides)
- Passarelle Simone de Beauvoir (at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France)
- Canal St. Martin bridges
- Eiffel Tower
- Pont de l’Alma
- Pont Debilly
WHY HASN’T THE CITY DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THE LOCKS?
In the beginning when the trend was just starting, the city would periodically come and individually cut the locks off the fencing; over time, the volume grew worse and it is clear the city just couldn’t continue removing them in that way—it would be a 24-hour a day job. The best they can do is wait until a part of the fencing has actually collapsed, then remove the entire section and replace it. But that fresh section becomes covered with new locks again within just a matter of a week or two.
In June of 2015, the city had had enough and cut over 700,000 locks from the Pont des Arts (44 tons!) and announced in the press an end to “love locks.” The wire mesh panels will be replaced by glass on both the Pont des Arts and the Pont de l’Archevêché. But these are only two bridges. The trend has spread throughout the city, and only a ban will begin to make a permanent change in Paris, and save their historic landmarks.
WHO PROFITS FROM THE SALE OF LOVE LOCKS?
It has often been said that if you’re not part of the solution, then you are part of the problem. This is true of all those who profit from the love locks trend. They want to manipulate you into thinking this is such a lovely, romantic thing to do, because they make money from you buying that lock. Some “love locks” sellers we’ve seen online will even specially engrave your message on your lock.
- illegal peddlers on or near the bridges (the same guys who also sell miniature Eiffel Towers and other tourist “junk” without the proper permits)
- the bouquinistes – the sellers of books, art posters and other souvenirs who have legal stalls along both sides of the Seine
- souvenir shops in and around the Seine who market padlocks with the specific intent that they become “love locks” (as opposed to TSA-approved combination luggage locks which at least have a practical purpose for tourists)
- online sellers and manufacturers of special locks targeted toward the “love locks” trend; these locks are often covered in glitter paint, are heart-shaped, or have special decorations or designs so they will “stand out” from the thousands of others on the bridge (which, by the way, they do NOT; there are too many!)
While we obviously cannot stop all vendors of “love locks” from trying to sell their products, we feel that by educating the public, we can gradually reduce the demand for the locks, and eventually those vendors will find something else to sell.
WHAT EFFORTS HAVE YOU MADE TO TRY AND CHANGE THE SITUATION IN PARIS? HAVE YOU BEEN SUCCESSFUL?
- We’ve created our website and blog here
- Leveraging social media to spread our message and begin to shift awareness
- We’ve created our petition for the Mayor and City Council of Paris
- We work with the mayor’s office to assist their communication efforts to save the city’s damaged heritage sites from the locks
I AGREE THAT THE LOCKS SHOULD NOT BE ATTACHED TO HISTORIC BRIDGES OR MONUMENTS, BUT IF THE LOCKS ARE REMOVED, WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM? WHAT DO YOU PROPOSE THE CITY DO WITH THE LOCKS AFTER THEY ARE REMOVED?
Although our first priority is to save the bridges and monuments from being harmed by the heavy, rusting locks, and we want them to be removed from these structures and to prevent new ones from replacing them, we do understand that many people would want those existing locks to be preserved or displayed in some other way, in order to respect the feelings of love “attached” to the locks.
There are many possibilities the city could consider, from turning the locks into an art sculpture to relocating them “as is” to use them as an attraction by themselves. In 2010, an art student from nearby Beaux Arts in Paris cut all the locks off the bridge (there were only about 1,600 at that time, now there are tens of thousands) and made a sculpture out of them. In Moscow, the city has created metal “trees” where people can put their locks, and periodically when the trees are full, they are relocated to another place so people can admire them.
Part of what we hope to do is to open a dialogue with city officials where we solicit suggestions from the public, to brainstorm any manner of creative ideas for what to do with the existing locks, and to explore the feasibility of creating a different place for people to attach locks, if the city really wants to allow that to continue.
We also want to find romantic alternatives to the locks, a NEW tradition that lovers in Paris can embrace, something that is unique to this unique city. Because as many have told us, the idea of “locking” one’s love is not what real love is all about; shouldn’t love be free?
So, we do want to support tourism in the city with fresh ideas that will help Paris keep its place as one of the most visited cities in the world — by recent estimates, 32.3 MILLION people came here in 2013 — and certainly, as the City of Love. Perhaps there could even be a contest where people could submit their best ideas! Keep following our progress here, and on Facebook and Twitter for future news about these efforts.
WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP YOUR CAMPAIGN IN PARIS?
- Sign our petition! It is available in English, French and several other languages. Start at our English petition page here, and if you prefer to sign in another language, just click the links at the top. Please sign only ONE version of the petition.
- Follow our blog here where we’ll keep you up to date on our efforts.
- Like us on Facebook and share our posts and photos with your Facebook network.
- Follow us on Twitter and retweet our posts.
- Use hashtag #NoLoveLocks and/or our web site URL, NoLoveLocks.com, in your posts about us.
- Contact us to request media interviews or that we contribute an original article to your blog or publication.
- Send us photos and stories from YOUR city about how “love locks” are a problem there, and what your city is doing about it; we’ll post them on our site and on Facebook, with photo credit to you for any original photos you send.
“LOVE LOCKS” ARE A PROBLEM IN MY CITY, TOO. HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED AND TRY TO EFFECT CHANGE WHERE I LIVE?
We encourage residents of other cities where “love locks” have also become an environmental and visual eyesore, to consider taking action as we have done here in Paris.
Some of the things you can do include:
- Create your own web site, blog, Facebook page or Twitter feed for your city to have a “place” where people in your community can learn more about your efforts. If you wish to use the NO LOVE LOCKS™ name, trademark or logo in your local campaign, you must contact us first. We will consider approving local “chapters” of our movement, but only with advance written permission.
- Create a petition online. We will be happy to share our petition text with you, to give you a starting point in writing your own, just contact us with your request.
- Issue a local press release about any efforts you are making in your city; it’s all about getting the word out and letting people know where you stand on the issue.
- Become a partner in your city’s search for solutions to the problem. Look for creative alternatives to “love locks” that you can suggest to your city council. For example, the city of Moscow has banned locks from being attached to bridges, but instead has provided metal “trees” where locks can be attached instead. In Rome, the city has created a web site where people can create virtual “love locks” together.
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Feast on Nature and Fun
in the Columbia River Gorge
The sun was setting as we approached the elegant hotel, our getaway for our anniversary weekend. Although we had lived in the Northwest for over 18 years, we had yet to visit this renowned site. The time had come to treat ourselves to a little European hospitality, right in the heart Oregon. The Columbia Gorge Hotel sits high on a bluff, overlooking the Columbia River below and the Gorge extending east and west. It would be a purely romantic setting for our weekend of relaxation and exploration.
Sumptuous treats tantalized our taste buds the entire stay. Breakfast, included in the room rate, was a four course celebration. Fruits, juice, oatmeal, pancakes, eggs, bacon and muffins, drizzled with a fresh honey waterfall, has been trademarked as the "World Famous Farm Breakfast." Dining in the Columbia River Court, we were treated to a delicate salmon filet with champagne sauce and a dessert of a mousse and ice cream-filled chocolate swan. This was not a weekend to be counting calories!
|We were intrigued by this stately hotel with its expansive gardens, creek and waterfall. Oregon lumber magnate, Simon Benson, built the Hood River hotel in 1921 with a dream to create a masterpiece for travelers who explored the Columbia Gorge Scenic Highway. This route meanders past cascading waterfalls, parks, and hiking trails and offers expansive views of the Gorge and its lush beauty. Benson brought in Italian stone masons to add embellishments to his hotel that he called the "Waldorf of the West." It has become one of the jewels of the Gorges landscape.|
With just a few days to explore, we were determined to sample as many activities that we could. Here are some of the highlights and what you can expect to experience on your visit.
A Mecca for the Sportsman
Hood River is the windsurfing capital of the world and a sport-lover's paradise. Whatever the season, there are leisure activities to whet your palette. Into hiking? There are miles of intermediate to advanced trails, one of which takes you to the top of Multnomah Falls. At 620-feet, it is the second highest in the country and the largest of the 11 falls which plunge to the Gorge floor. A Visitor Center and restaurant are housed in the historic lodge at its base.
|Rainbows of colorful sails dance in the waters of the Columbia in spring, summer and fall. The winds that are channeled through the Gorge provide the energy for the hundreds of windsurfers that flock to this ideal environment. In early June the Columbia Gorges oldest slalom windsurfing competition, the High Wind Classic, attracts some of the worlds best windsurfers.|
Mt. Hood, with its Cascade lakes and fine fishing opportunities, will draw out the angler in you. If that is too tame, you can ski year round on its magnificent slopes, carving perfect 8s in winter powder or sampling summer skiing and snowboarding on Timberlines Palmer Snowfield. Mountain bikers and rock climbers will also find challenging terrain.
Theres History to Explore
During the 1830s and 1840s, the Gorge was the most feared portion for pioneer families who made the trek from the Midwest to the farmlands of the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Immigrants dismantled their wagons and loaded all their possessions on rafts, then floated the Upper Cascades. By the late 1840s most immigrants bypassed the river passage through the Gorge and took a difficult route over Mount Hood via the Barlow Trail. Many historic markers, including the Pioneer Womens Grave and the old Toll Gate, can be viewed when you explore portions of the Oregon Trail.
Across the river from Hood River lies White Salmon, Washington. About 35 miles east along State Route 14 is a unique museum that is a "must see." Featuring a permanent collection of August Rodin sculpture and drawings, it also boasts an extensive Native American collection, Russian icons and Theatre de la Mode. Maryhill Museum has a variety of special exhibitions and performances, a cafe and picnic grounds.
Lots to Tantalize Your Senses
The Hood River Valley provides the perfect climate for growing fruit in its rich volcanic soil. Cherries, apples and world-famous pears are a testament to the region. Local wineries have tasting rooms to let you sample their wares. Dont miss the unique beers at Hood Rivers local micro breweries and pubs.
With so much to see and do, our two-day visit just got us started in exploring this impressive region. Well have to return to sample more of the Gorges treasures. Maybe this is the summer to learn to windsurf the Columbia!
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The Roebuck in The Thicket – An Anthology of The Robert Cochrane Witchcraft Tradition.
By Robert Cochrane & Evan John Jones.
Edited and Introduced by Mike Howard
ISBN 186 163 155 3
Capall Bann 2001
This book is a distillation of the writings of Robert Cochrane & Evan John Jones on the workings of “The Clan of Tubal Cain” in the 1960s.
Robert Cochrane claimed to be an hereditary witch, citing connections through both his parents. He described himself as ”a Pellar…a member of the People of Goda…known locally as witches, the Good People, Green Gowns, Horsemen &…Wizards”.
In the early sixties Cochrane and his wife formed a working group, and it is then that his association with Evan John Jones began. Cochrane and his group worked with many people, including W G Grey, Doreen Valiente and Marian Green, people who have subsequently become Elders of the current Pagan scene.
Mike Howard has expertly edited the articles into 19 thematic chapters.
The first, an introduction by Howard, is an overview of Cochrane’s life and influence on his contemporaries and later groups.
Then follow four articles written by Cochrane himself during the early sixties. One in particular – “Witches’ Esbat” is credited as being “One of the best descriptions of a witchcraft ritual in print”.
Cochrane died of Belladonna poisoning at the Summer Solstice 1966. He was 35 years old and in a ritual context “had used narcotic plants extensively in small doses to induce trance states”. His ritual experimentation with herbs – “Willow Bark, Apple and Pine Gum and Foxglove. Narcotic plants such as Deadly Nightshade and Bryony” is attested in the writings of W G Grey.
The remaining chapters by Evan John Jones, form a systematic examination of the Workings of “The Clan of Tubal Cain”, discussing the symbolic and spiritual meanings contained in the rituals described. These articles were first printed in The Cauldron magazine in the late 1990s, a magazine also edited by Mike Howard. Clearly, Howard’s familiarity with the subject goes some way to explain the care and skill with which the book has been edited and the material arranged.
I first read this book at one sitting a couple of years ago, but still I often find myself sitting down re-reading it when I should be doing something else. All in all it provides a fascinating view into the frequently ignored non-Wiccan edges of the Modern Witchcraft Revival.
printed in Cambridge Pagan Circle
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Market research analysts at predict that the global online baby products retailing market will grow steadily at a CAGR of more than +15% by 2025. The rise in online spending and smartphone penetration is identified as one of the primary growth factors for this market. The rising popularity of smartphones has led to an increase in shopping through mobile devices. To take advantage of the increasing preference for shopping through mobile devices, major retailers such as Amazon, Flipkart, and Alibaba have launched mobile applications. The sales of baby products through these devices is predicted to grow higher in the coming years and it has been observed that most orders placed via smartphones are for baby foods, accessories, gear, and personal care products. Moreover, retailers have also introduced their mobile applications that are compatible with several operating systems including iOS, Windows, Android, and Blackberry.
The report, focuses on the global Online Baby Products Retailing market, and answers some of the most critical questions stakeholders are currently facing across the globe. Information about the size of the market , companies that are most likely to scale up their competitive abilities, leading segments, and challenges impeding the growth of the market are given.
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The report takes a close and analytical look at the various companies that strive for a higher share of the global Online Baby Products Retailing market. For this purpose, a section dedicated to company profiles has been included in the report. The profiling of the leading players is done in order to judge the current competitive scenario. The competitive landscape is assessed by taking into consideration many important factors such as business growth, recent developments, product pipeline, and others.
Companies Profiled in this Report includes, Amazon, Babies “R” Us, BabyEarth, Buy Buy Baby , Alibaba Group, Argos, Babydash, BabyGroup, Babyshop, Bebê Store, Bubs Baby Shop, DisneyStore, eBay, FirstCry, Justkidding, kidsroom.de, Kiddicare, Macy’s, Mumzworld, MyBabyCart, Pupsik Studio, Saks Fifth Avenue, zulily..
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Key segmentations and sub segmentations are elaborated with right information for Online Baby Products Retailing market. The popularity and anticipated opportunities for all the segmentations are well explained in order to give a clear idea about the market trends. On the basis of estimations of the key segmentations, Online Baby Products Retailing market has been elucidated. Technological developments which have taken place during the ongoing market situation and the predicted scenario during the forecast period are presented systematically.
The future potentials of this market are analyzed and the prevalent trends are been looked upon with utmost detailing. The growth in all the major geographic regions are been studied in detail in this particular report. With exact data on the top most regions for this market and the reason they hold that position is studied and elaborated.
Moving forward, a competitive landscape of Online Baby Products Retailing market is presented for understanding the market importance. This section gives the prime strategies, weaknesses and strengths and the major contributed of the growth have been highlighted. Gross, revenues, product overview, contact information and many such points are explained for Online Baby Products Retailing market in depth.
Table of Contents
Global Online Baby Products Retailing Market Research Report
Chapter 1 Online Baby Products Retailing Market Overview
Chapter 2 Global Economic Impact on Industry
Chapter 3 Global Market Competition by Manufacturers
Chapter 4 Global Production, Revenue (Value) by Region
Chapter 5 Global Supply (Production), Consumption, Export, Import by Regions
Chapter 6 Global Production, Revenue (Value), Price Trend by Type
Chapter 7 Global Market Analysis by Application
Chapter 8 Manufacturing Cost Analysis
Chapter 9 Industrial Chain, Sourcing Strategy and Downstream Buyers
Chapter 10 Marketing Strategy Analysis, Distributors/Traders
Chapter 11 Market Effect Factors Analysis
Chapter 12 Global Online Baby Products Retailing Market Forecast
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Maybe there’s something in our farm-to-fork water?
Sacramento teen Adam Wadhwani beat out thousands of kids across the country just to get on MasterChef Junior. Now the Sutter Middle School 8th grader is one of six kids remaining on MasterChef Junior competing to win the $100,000 grand prize.
Adam began cooking while living with his family in Denmark, separated from friends. His natural skill, a healthy intellectual curiosity, and that time alone to cook, has helped him survive several rounds of eliminations on the reality cooking show.
Adam, 14, said he survived his run in with the world-renowned, but famously ill tempered, chef Gordon Ramsay. He said Ramsay caused him to spill some tears in the competition kitchen but said Ramsay’s passion was aimed at making the contestants better cooks.
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You hate writing, I know.
But there’s no way to build a successful eBay business without it –after all you need to write product titles and descriptions. Well, you can always outsource these tasks IF you’re comfortable spending the money required but even then – I strongly recommend learning how to write good listing titles and descriptions BEFORE you start outsourcing! Otherwise you won’t be able to give precise instructions to your writer and will end up with mediocre results.
In today’s blog post I want to talk specifically about how to write good titles for your eBay listings!
By good I mean a title that:
- Gives you the highest possible position in search results;
- Effectively pre-sells your product;
- Makes your listing stand out from the crowd!
You may be thinking – what’s so special about listing titles, they’re simple and easy, right? Well, listing titles may seem easy but the question remains why the majority on eBay seem as if they’ve been written by a 3 year old?
And it’s not just the visual of these poorly written listing titles; they also affect search positions and click-through rates! So they don’t just look bad, listing titles directly affect your sales! In essence, the listing title and gallery image are the MOST important things in your listings as they determine whether or not a person will click through to read the rest of your description.
So let’s learn how to write a perfect eBay listing title for maximum click-through rates and the best position in search results!
Do’s & Don’ts When Writing eBay Listing Titles!
If you check out eBay’s Help section on writing good listing titles and descriptions, here’s what they suggest you SHOULD DO when writing listing titles:
- Use descriptive keywords to clearly and accurately convey what you are selling. You can use up to 80 characters. You don’t have to use all 80 characters.
- Include the item’s brand name, artist, or designer.
- Include item-specifics. For example, include size, colour and condition.
- State exactly what your item is, even if your title repeats the category name.
- Don’t use multiple synonyms or plurals. It’s not needed for search and may make your title less attractive to buyers.
- Omit punctuation marks and asterisks.
- Don’t include ‘wow’ or ‘look’. Buyers don’t search for words like these.
- Use correct spelling.
- Don’t worry about creating a grammatically correct sentence.
- Don’t overuse acronyms.
- Don’t use all caps.
I agree with all of the above! If you follow these basic guidelines, your listing titles will be just fine! To make them exceptionally good, also follow these tips:
1. ALWAYS start your listing title with the MAIN KEYWORD or at least place it in the beginning part of your title. This plays a crucial role in search results. You want your product to be mentioned in the BEGINNING of your title if you want to rank high.
So for example, if you sell black covers for the iPhone 5, make sure the words “black”, “cover” and “iPhone 5” are in the beginning of your title, like this:
BLACK iPhone 5 Cover | PREMIUM Quality + FREE Screen Protector!
2. Capitalise the first letter on most words to make your listing title easy to read.
Take a look at these two titles:
brand new apple ipod for sale, free shipping within the uk
BRAND NEW Apple iPod for Sale! FREE Shipping within the UK!
I don’t have to say which of the two above titles looks better and is easier to read…
Don’t over-do capitalisation though. Only capitalise a few select words, otherwise it will look too cluttered.
3. Capitalise all letters in power words. Power words are usually key phrases that best describe the product for sale OR promote a feature/benefit.
If there’s something you want to emphasise, capitalise it. For example:
GENUINE Adobe Elements 11 – BOXED | FREE Shipping within the UK!
With a title like this you emphasise that the item for sale is a genuine product as many people are afraid of buying software on eBay due to the many copies being sold. Also, by capitalising the word FREE you draw extra attention to fact that shipping is free for this item.
4. Don’t SPAM! This is such an obvious rule but so many sellers still don’t follow it and end up with listing titles like this:
Such titles are very hard to read and will result in low click-through rates. Besides that, someone could report your listing which could result in it being cancelled due to a policy breach. Not something you want to happen when you have a long established GTC listing up and running with dozens or hundreds of sales achieved!
5. Don’t fill up the title with unrelated words just to make it 80 characters!
Sometimes less is better. And short titles can actually improve click-through rates. If there’s not a lot to say about the item you sell, don’t make stuff up or do keyword stuffing – it doesn’t do any good at all.
Usually though you can fill up un-used characters by just covering more features of the product or details about shipping or a free gift you include with each purchase.
These are all basic guidelines and very simple to follow. Make no excuses here and just stick to them!
eBay also tells us what we should NEVER do when writing product listing titles. Breaking these rules can result in the listing being cancelled and even account bans in severe circumstances:
- Don’t include false or misleading information.
- Don’t include website addresses, email addresses, or phone numbers. The exception is in the sale of domain names.
- Don’t use profane or obscene language.
- Don’t use the following words in an attempt to market or advertise your item:
- Don’t use any other descriptive word that may bring into question the legality of an item by either governmental or eBay standards.
- Don’t include brand names other than the specific brand name used by the company that manufactured or produced the item you’re listing. This is called keyword spamming and isn’t allowed on eBay. These types of listings will be ended and the insertion fee for the listing automatically credited.
Again, this is all self-explanatory…
In the case of selling compatible items – i.e. items that can be used WITH branded products BUT themselves aren’t branded – make sure you read eBay’s policy on using brand names in cases like this.
The most important rule here is to always use the phrase “compatible with” before the actual brand name in your listing titles.
So for example, this ISN’T allowed:
Apple iPhone 5 Car Charger
You can’t use a title like this IF the charger is not made by Apple. What you should use instead is:
Car Charger compatible with Apple iPhone 5
See the difference? Good!
I know you’ll say – but my competitors do this and their listings are still live! Yes, I know that many sellers on eBay are breaching the rules BUT do you really want to take the risk of your listing being pulled down for policy breaches? Just report any competitors who’re using unethical practices and let eBay deal with them. Don’t put your business at risk, in the long term it’s simply not worth it.
So these are the ‘Do’s and Don’ts’ of creating good eBay listing titles. Next, let’s take a look at how best to structure your listing titles.
The Formula of a Perfect eBay Listing Title
I myself am a very creative person so for me coming up with listings titles is super easy. But if you struggle to come up with them yourself, a good method is to follow a set structure for your titles, so here’s a general formula you can stick to:
Product + Features + Benefits
3 parts to take up the allowed 80 characters:
1) Product – as discussed before, start your listing title with the product name, which is usually your main keyword.
2) Features – it can be the colour, size, storage capacity, model – anything that is important to your item and something that people search for. For example, if you sell memory cards, you definitely want to include it’s capacity and type directly into the listing title as most people will use these two parameters when searching, e.g.:
SanDisk Compact Flash card – 16GB | 100% GENUINE UK Stock!
3) Benefits – after the product name & main features, if you still have character space left unused, cover the benefits/extra features or even shipping terms. Anything that makes your offer more valuable works here, like:
- FREE Next Day Delivery!
- 100% GENUINE!
- FREE Gift Included!
- 2 Year Warranty!
- 2 Spare Parts included!
- 5 Star Reviews on Amazon!
- More than 10 000 SOLD!
- And so on…
It’s not that difficult, right? Product + Features + Benefits
Use this formula and follow my Dos and Don’ts and I guarantee you’ll be writing SUPERB eBay listing titles in no time! It’s not hard at all, once you’ve mastered the basic fundamentals behind the process.
If you’re running out of characters, you can always consider using sub-titles too. Sub-titles can be used to describe your item more extensively or say to list more technical data in cases where it’s very important for the product you sell (think laptops for example).
Sub-titles are not free though. For business sellers on eBay UK fees are:
- For Auction-style and Buy it now – 3 to 10 day listings: £0.35
- Buy it now 30 day listings: £1.05
There’s no right or wrong way of doing this – IF you really feel your listing needs a sub-title, use it! If you can barely fill up the 80 character space in your main title, you probably don’t need it.
If you ask me – I believe that sub-titles DO increase click-through rates in most cases, especially if you use that space wisely. At the end of the day your listing title + sub-title IS your sales copy! It’s like a small AD for your listing. If it’s good and enticing, more people will click on it.
And if you’re running a GTC listing which should result in at least 10+ sales per month, that £1.05 fee is not that bad, especially if you’re working with healthy margins.
Remember, this is a one-time job – once you’ve written a good listing title, it’s there for you to reuse over and over again. So take no short-cuts with this process as if you do, you’re simply leaving money on the table. How? Well here’s how:
Imagine you make a clear profit of 10 pounds per item sold and the conversion rate from your listing is a constant 10%.
Let’s say your listing is seen by 1000 people and the badly written listing title produces a 1% click-through rate (so for every 1000 people that see your listing in eBay’s search results, 10 click on it)… what affect would writing a great listing title that produces a 2% click-through rate have on your sales and profit? Let’s look at the figures:
- Badly written listing title – 1000 views, 10 clicks (1% click-through rate) = 1 sale (10% conversion rate) = 10 pounds profit.
- Good listing title – 1000 views, 20 clicks (2% click through rate) = 2 sales (10% conversion rate) = 20 pounds profit.
Therefore an improved listing title has doubled your profit!
This is a simplified example of course but I hope you see the DIFFERENCE a meagre 1% in your click-through rate can make. With the poorly written listing title you would end up making just one sale and be left with 10 quid in your pocket, while with the good listing title – 2 sales and 20 quid profit.
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If you care what the Germans think which you probably should when it comes to cars, then this is big news. The Jaguar I-PACE electric SUV has been crowned the 2019 German Car of the Year.
The British / Indian owned brand scored the majority of votes from a dozen motoring journalists. There was a total of 59 cars that were pitted up against each other, from all over the world. The panel was impressed by the combination of driving dynamics, performance and style.
Jens Meiners, German Car of the Year Award jury member and spokesman, said: “The Jaguar I-PACE is not only the first premium electric vehicle from an established manufacturer, it also makes uncompromising use of the advantages of an electrified vehicle architecture.
“Its performance is impressive, and its design and practicality stand out, which is why the I-PACE ultimately was the winner against strong competition.”
The Jag EV topped a shortlist of five to win the award. Others included the Audi A6, the Hydrogen Powered Hyundai Nexo, Peugeot 508 and Volkswagen Touareg. The jury considered design, performance, ride, handling, future viability and general relevance.
Prof. Dr. Ralf Speth, Jaguar Land Rover CEO, said: “We are extremely proud to receive this honour from the German media for our first fully electric vehicle, the Jaguar I-PACE. To get such an award in the homeland of premium brands is very precious.”
Chris is EFTM’s Motoring Editor, driving everything from your entry level hatch to the latest Luxury cars through to the Rolls Royce.
He has been in the media for 20 years, produced three Olympic games broadcasts, attending Beijing 2008 & London 2012.
Strangely he owns a Toyota Camry Hybrid, he defiantly rejects the knockers.
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Atlanta Dream Postgame Notes and Quotes
The Atlanta Dream overcame an 11-point halftime deficit to defeat the host New York Liberty, 86-77, Sunday afternoon. Renee Montgomery knocked down a franchise-record eight three-pointers on her way to 30 points to lead the Dream.
The Atlanta Dream have clinched at least a No. 3 seed in the 2018 WNBA Playoffs. The Dream can clinch a top two seed with one win in its last two games or a Washington Mystics loss.
- Brittney Sykes notched her 15th double-digit point game of the season with 17.
- Renee Montgomery passed Betty Lenox (63) for the most single-season three-pointers made after connecting on eight today. She now has 71 for season and 14 over the last two games.
- She broke her own franchise record for three's in a game with eight tonight. Montgomery's seven three's in the second half were a new WNBA record for three's in the half.
- Montgomery also finished with a season-high 30 points.
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- With tonight's win, the Dream extent their record for all-time regular season wins to 22.
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- The Dream are now 22-10 on the season and 9-6 on the road.
- The nine road wins ties the most by a Dream team in a season (2010, 2011).
- Atlanta is now 16-26 all-time against the New York Liberty and 7-15 on the road.
- The Dream are now 16-2 when scoring at least 80 points.
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Spring Roots with Cottage Cheese
This is a lovely way to enjoy the crisp, spicy-sweet taste of spring roots like radish and turnip. It is simple and satisfying.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 3 -4
- 4-5 white spring turnips , washed and thinly sliced
- 4-5 radishes , washed and thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese
- 2-3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2-3 tbsp lemon juice
- dash of balsamic vinegar
- salt and pepper to taste
Combine turnip, radish, cottage cheese and remaining ingredients in a bowl. Toss to combine thoroughly.
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"Did Al Gore Cry?"; "Use DeLay's Extremism" As a "Foil"; Gumbel: Ignore GOP Extreme and Follow McCain's Lead
1) CNN's Bernard Shaw to
Gore aide Roy Neel: "In the final hours...how many times did Al
2) Face the Nation hosts pounded away at Dick Cheney,
pressing the winner to embrace Democratic policies. Gloria Borger
suggested they and Democrats "write legislation together"
while Schieffer dreamed: "Will there be a place where you will say
to Democrats ....'You've had a better idea on this than we do'?"
Schieffer urged Bush to "resist and isolate" conservatives.
3) Bush should "use DeLay's extremism and general
awfulness and low popularity as a foil," argued Newsweek's Evan
Thomas. Nina Totenberg of NPR and ABC: "The Republican Party is
only going to really survive and prosper if it doesn't stiff the
moderate wing of its party."
4) Dan Rather: "Stress cracks are forming within
Republican Party ranks over the Bush's plans for a big across-the-board
5) Gumbel to McCain: "Would you advice...George
Bush, as he looks to the Senate, to look to the centrist coalition
rather than to the conservative agenda of the extremes of his own
party?" CNN's Schneider: "I'd argue that what Americans
voted for with this closely divided result was, in a way, John McCain's
6) Letterman's "Top Ten Items on George W. Bush's
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as primaries, conventions, debates and the Florida recounts fueled
we'll miss when CNN's Bernard Shaw retires in a few weeks. Shaw to
Gore Chief-of-Staff Roy Neel in a taped interview clip played during
CNN's 9pm ET/PT special Sunday night on Time's "Person of the
Year," George W. Bush:
"In the final hours, because you knew him so well, so close to him,
how many times did Al Gore cry?"
Neel gave the politically correct answer: "Oh
I'm sure he cried, how could you not..."
liberal conventional wisdom, the Face the Nation hosts on Sunday pounded
away at Dick Cheney, pressing the winning ticket to embrace the policies
of Democrats and abandon any pretense of actually following through on any
conservative campaign promises.
Bob Schieffer referred to "this enormous tax
cut that George Bush proposed during the campaign" and insisted
Cheney react to how "Tom Daschle said this morning, 'I can't think of
anything that would divide this nation more than you pushing that tax cut
at that size.'"
Gloria Borger suggested the Bush administration and
Democrats "write legislation together" while Schieffer dreamed:
"Will there be a place where you will say to Democrats....'You've had
a better idea on this than we do, and we might take your position on
Schieffer wrapped up the show by urging Bush to
abandon conservatives: "By Wednesday night, he was clearly back in
the middle, but already the 'my way or no way' crowd is trying to
force him back to the right. If he is able to resist and isolate them, he
will find a middle ground occupied by friends, allies and -- if I may say
so -- most of the American people."
Here are all of the questions posed to Cheney by
Schieffer and Borger on the December 17 CBS show:
-- Bob Schieffer: "It occurs to me that you are
about to become what all Vice Presidents try to be, want to be, but never
are. And that is a real force in the administration with a real job. It
seems to me that -- from what I've seen so far, that you're going to be
the chief operating officer of this administration with George W. Bush as
sort of a chairman of the board. Is that a fair way to put it?"
-- Schieffer: "Well, let me ask you, I mean,
you obviously are going to have to spend a lot of time up on Capitol Hill
with this 50-50 Senate because you'll need to be there to break the tie on
votes. But will you continue to play an active role in this administration
as you have throughout the transition?"
-- Gloria Borger, in the only non-liberal question:
"Mr. Vice President-elect, conservatives are watching you very
closely. They're looking for signals that this administration is not going
to desert them on issues like tax cuts, partial-birth abortion,
anti-abortion rights. What would you say to conservatives right now about
-- Cheney replied: "It's why we got elected. So
we're going to aggressively pursue tax changes, tax reform, tax cuts,
because it's important to do so, partly for economic reasons, partly
because we have this growing surplus and some of it ought to be
"But let me just tell you about something that the Democratic leader
in the Senate, Tom Daschle, said this morning. You're talking about going
forward with this. I assume what you're saying here is you're going
forward with this enormous tax cut that George Bush proposed during the
campaign. Tom Daschle said this morning, 'I can't think of anything that
would divide this nation more than you pushing that tax cut at that
-- Schieffer: "Well, okay, let me just make
sure I understand what you're saying here. You're saying you're still
going to push the tax cut that George Bush pushed during the campaign
because there have been other people who have said maybe it'd be a little
easier to take that step by step."
-- Borger: "Mr. Cheney, with all due respect,
the Democrats are saying that this administration cannot proceed as the
Reagan administration did, for example, with a large tax bill because you
don't have the mandate that a Ronald Reagan had. And it's not going to be
good enough, they say, to cherry pick one or two Democrats
here and there and get them to sign on to whatever tax bill you have. What
they are asking for, in a lot of areas -- not only taxes but, say,
campaign finance, education -- is to sit down with Republicans in advance
and actually write legislation together. Would you be willing to do
-- "Let me talk to you about just a couple of
specifics. For example, many of the conservatives in your party are saying
that the person who heads up Health and Human Services, that Cabinet
position, must be a pro-choice person. Will there be that, that pro-life
person. Will there be a litmus test on that?"
are no litmus tests, but President-elect Bush and I are both committed to
the pro-life position. We've always made that very clear. We've emphasized
during the campaign we want to work to build coalitions, reach across the
divide on this issue to try to find areas where we can get something done
to reduce the total incidents of abortion. And we'll pick good people in
these Cabinet posts, but we don't have don't have a litmus test."
it sounds to me that you're saying that it's likely that you likely will
put a person who is pro-life in HHS."
-- Borger: "Let me ask you about campaign
finance reform. It is something that John McCain has talked about. He says
that he's got 60 votes for it right now in the Senate. If that bill
passes, that McCain-Feingold bill, would George W. Bush veto it?"
-- Schieffer: "Let's talk about some of that
conventional wisdom. You mentioned the conventional wisdom is that George
Bush is going to put some Democrats in the Cabinet. How many and is that
-- Schieffer: "The Washington Post, in a piece
this morning, posed an interesting question. They said that somewhere
along the way, will there be a place where you will say to Democrats -- in
an effort to bring people together to work together -- where you will say
to them, 'You've had a better idea on this than we do, and we might take
your position on this.' Can you think of any issue that might arise like
-- Borger: "John Breaux has said he's willing
to work with you in the administration as somebody in the Senate, but he
won't join the Cabinet. There seemed to be a lot of bitterness on the part
of a lot of Democrats. Are you having a difficult time getting Democrats
to serve in the Cabinet that you've asked or to serve in top levels in
Borger: "Not at
"There'll be one or two, I think you said?"
would expect that there will be, clearly be a Democrat, I think, within
Schieffer's end of the show commentary portrayed
the primaries through a liberal prism and urged Bush to "resist and
W. Bush spoke to the country Wednesday night, I remarked on television
that it was the kind of speech that those
of us who have followed his career remembered him making before
the campaign. I always thought Bush was a better candidate than his
campaign allowed him to be and he got off to a terrible start. An
inexperienced staff -- terrified he would commit some kind of gaffe --
walled him off from the press and to some extent from the public as John
McCain was rolling through New Hampshire playing the press like a banjo.
And why not?
rolled right over Bush, the Bush campaign reeled down
and right. Suddenly, there was Bush at Bob Jones University in South
Carolina, emphasizing themes he had hardly given lip service as Governor.
Yes, Bush won South Carolina in a dirty fight, but the mud bath probably
cost him Michigan the next week -- and may have cost him Michigan and some
other key states such as Pennsylvania in the general election.
were alienated by the right turn into South Carolina and Bush spent the
rest of the year trying to steer back to the middle.
night, he was clearly back in the middle, but already the 'my way or no
way' crowd is trying to force him back to the right. If he is able to
resist and isolate them, he will find a middle ground occupied by friends,
allies and -- if I may say so -- most of the American people. It won't be
easy, but only from there and with them can he hope to get anything
from journalists for George W. Bush, conveyed for free by Inside
Washington: He should "use DeLay's extremism and general awfulness
and low popularity as a foil" since "the Republican Party is
only going to really survive and prosper if it doesn't stiff the
moderate wing of its party" and so it should embrace Whitman and
On the syndicated Inside Washington show over the
weekend, carried by many PBS stations and WUSA-TV in Washington, DC,
Newsweek Assistant Managing Editor Evan Thomas advised Bush from the left:
"You know what he ought to do is a Sistah Souljah. He ought to use
DeLay's extremism and general awfulness and low popularity as a foil to
show what a man of the center he is and stiff DeLay. Why not?"
Nina Totenberg of NPR agreed the key to Bush's
success is embracing "moderate" Republicans: "I think his
hardest problem really is that the Republican Party is only going to
really survive and prosper if it doesn't stiff the moderate wing of its
party and if Tom Ridge and Christie Todd Whitman are being vetoed, which
they are already by certain segments of the Republican Party from
positions in this administration, it doesn't bode well for the
Thomas soon repeated his point: "There are two
ways to deal with the right here. One is he can let himself get dragged
down by them and essentially have what little chance he has of success
fail because he kowtowed to the right, or he can use the right as a foil,
push off against them, go to the center and get something done."
Kowtowing to the right defines failure to the media.
Speaking of the "awfulness" of Tom DeLay,
you can now view the December 14 CBS Evening News wanted poster-like
graphic which announced "BEWARE" above a picture of Tom DeLay
with this below:
MRC Webmaster Andy Szul has posted a picture of it:
Check it out and you can decide if it looks more
like a wanted poster or an old style campaign poster.
media will play up any and all strategic differences expressed by
Republicans. A good example: How the networks have all jumped on Dennis
Hastert backing off of Bush's "enormous" tax cut as evidence
of eroding support for it.
Friday night on the CBS Evening News, Dan Rather
announced: "Stress cracks are forming within Republican Party ranks
over the Bush's plans for a big across-the-board tax cut. CBS's Phil Jones
has been looking into what this may bode for the new President and the
Republican agenda in Congress."
Jones picked up on how
"the Republican Speaker said he wasn't ready to give his blessing to
any huge Bush tax cut."
you know, I wouldn't count on an across-the-board tax cut first, but I
think we ought to look at these things
incrementally and get one piece done at a time. I think that's when we
have the most success here."
Bush: "I have
made it clear to the Speaker once before that, you know, I campaigned on a
package that I thought was fair and fiscally sound and responsible, and I
will continue, I strongly believe that."
House Democrats like the idea of dealing with tax matters piecemeal, with
"What you can't do is get to a huge number that would blow the
deficit and the budget by simply saying you're doing them one at a
"Conservatives, remembering how they rammed through the Contract with
America, are mounting another $5 million to $10 million public relations
blitz to make sure Republican leaders in Congress don't cave in to
Scott Reed: 'The
real question is, why are the Republicans in Congress negotiating away the
Bush agenda before George W. Bush has even given his inaugural address?
That's what needs to be addressed."
Jones concluded: "Right now, congressional
Republicans and Democrats appear to be getting along. But the big question
is, can the Republicans keep the peace in their own family?"
Bryant Gumbel and CNN's Bill Schneider exhorted Bush to ignore
conservatives and adopt the non-partisan and "centrist" McCain
model of governing.
Friday morning on CBS's The Early Show, MRC
analyst Brian Boyd noticed, Bryant Gumbel pushed McCain to denounce
-- "Why have you
decided to join this centrist coalition?"
-- "Is your
move a rejection of the conservative agenda of Trent Lott and the
-- "If there's
a move to the center does that mean that Lott and his agenda is pretty
much out of step with what's happening?"
-- "Do you view
that as part of the agenda of the centrist coalition or what are the
priorities as you see them?"
primary issue for a long time has been campaign finance reform, it's an
issue that has not been embraced by Republicans. Do you have a better shot
at getting it done with your new centrist friends?"
-- "Let's talk
about power sharing in this new evenly divided Senate. You've said that
you would endorse equal representation on the Commerce Committee, which
you chair. Does that mean you would accept a co-Chairmanship with a
-- "Would you
advice an incoming President George Bush, as he looks to the Senate, to
look to the centrist coalition rather than to the conservative agenda of
the extremes of his own party?"
Last Wednesday, December 13, on CNN's Inside
Politics, Bill Schneider first proclaimed as fact: "For the first
time ever, the United States Supreme Court decided who would be President
by a narrow, highly partisan majority."
Then Schneider proceeded to warn in the analysis
caught by MRC analyst Brad Wilmouth: "Bush has to decide how he
intends to govern. Conservatives were amazingly patient during this
campaign. But now Republicans will control the White House and both houses
in Congress for first time into nearly fifty years. There will be pressure
on Bush to press a conservative agenda. But that's not the way Bush
Bush: "I have
worked with Democrats and Republicans in Texas. And I will do so in
Washington. I will listen. And I will respect different points of
"Other presidents have taken office after intensely divisive
conflicts. After the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln began his second inaugural
address by saying 'with malice toward none, with charity for all,' a
view not shared by his party. After the tumultuous events of 1968, Richard
Nixon promised to bring us together. After Watergate, Gerald Ford told the
nation, 'Our long national nightmare is over.' The division in this
election was over the election itself. That makes it tough for Bush,
because the issue is his own legitimacy. Americans did not vote for a
partisan mandate in this election. That's why the results were so
excruciatingly close for President, for Congress, and even in the states,
where we're seeing the closest balance in state legislatures since 1952.
No evidence there of a partisan mandate."
Judy Woodruff asked him: "Bill, are people
voting for a new breed of nonpartisan somehow?"
viewers toward McCain as the model Bush should follow: "Well, I think
they very well might be. You know, ask yourself: Which of all the
candidates really captured the popular imagination in this entire
year-long campaign? It wasn't Bush. It wasn't Gore. I would say it was
John McCain, a man perceived as the least partisan figure in American
politics. And I'd argue that what Americans voted for with this closely
divided result was, in a way, John McCain's approach, even though his name
wasn't on the ballot. I think Bush should take that as a cue for the kind
of administration voters want."
If McCain was so popular why didn't he win?
December 15 Late Show with David Letterman, the "Top Ten Items on
George W. Bush's To-Do List." Copyright 2000 by Worldwide Pants, Inc.
10. Get fitted for an intern
9. Put favorite holiday decoration on front lawn: Santa in electric chair
8. Goodbye "Hail to the Chief" -- Hello "Messed Up In
Mexico Living on Refried Dreams"
7. Tell Madeleine Albright, "Bill don't live here anymore -- stop the
6. Send Al Gore an FTD "Guess The Supreme Court Likes Me Better,
5. Figure out how to make eating squirrel acceptable -- them boys is
4. Do a little bipartisan work with Hillary, if you know what I mean
3. Tell Al Gore to keep his schedule clear in case things don't work out
2. Call Saddam Hussein, listen to the panic when he hears we got another
1. Thank Katherine Harris by sending her metric ton of mascara
Even when the target is Bush comedians can't avoid
some last digs at the Clinton era. --
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VW Tiguan a Fine Choice in a Crowded Market
By Jim Bray
VW's entry into the "Cute Ute" segment is a little more cute for 2012, while still being a good ute.
It isn't an all-new version, but you can definitely notice the evolution. It starts with handsome new front and rear ends that have more than a little Touareg in them – not a bad thing, since VW's bigger SUV is a handsome beast – and continues inside to an even nicer interior than before. Not that the previous interior was a bust; I think Volkswagen makes some of the best interiors on the market and, fortunately, they haven't messed with success here.
The Volkswagen folk apparently like to think of the Tiguan as "the GTI of compact sport utility vehicles." I think that may be a bit of an exaggeration, but that doesn't mean the Tiguan is a slug, either. In fact, other it having than gobs of turbo lag, its GTI-shared two liter TSI turbocharged four-cylinder engine is a delight. Featuring direct fuel injection, variable intake timing and an intercooler, it pumps out 200 horsepower and 207 lb-ft. – the power coming on with a delicious "whoosh" once everything catches up with your right foot.
The standard transmission on the base, front wheel drive model is a six speed manual transmission also swiped from the GTI, and it's a lovely transmission on VW's little rocket. The other choice is a slickly shifting six speed automatic with Tiptronic manual shifting, Sport mode, and Dynamic Shift Program (DSP). There are no paddles, unfortunately, nor is there a manual mode for the Sport mode, though it does give you a more spry-feeling drive anyway. I wish you could shift manually in the sport setting, though.
My sample also had the optional 4Motion all-wheel drive system, which is automatic and seamless. It acts normally as a front wheel drive system, sending 90 percent of the drive energy to the front axle under typical driving conditions, but it can also send nearly 100 percent of the drive energy to the rear wheels when required. What that means in the real world is that the Tiguan is basically a front-wheel drive vehicle, but with all-wheel drive capability that should come in handy in wintry situations. Tough to argue with that.
The 2102 Tiguan also claims gains in fuel economy, up two mpg (highway) to 27 for automatic transmission-equipped models.
Tiguan's suspension is typical: independent, with struts, long-travel coil springs and lower control arms up front and multiple links out back. It's no GTI, but it's pretty good, striking a nice comfort/fun balance that transmits enough road feeling to be compelling without knocking your teeth out of your mouth when you hit frost heaves.
The electro-mechanical, variable assist power steering feels good in the hands and works well.
A fine greenhouse greets passengers to the comfortable and well-equipped interior. There's room for five adults if you must, easy-to-get-in-and-out door openings and nice accoutrements.
The driver's seat of my sample had a power-operated back but the rest was manual, kind of a weird but not unheard-of combination. The rear seat splits and folds virtually flat in a 40/20/40 configuration that lets you carry some long stuff (skis, perhaps, or lumber?) while a pair of folks occupy the rest of the rear seat. With the rear seats up there isn't a lot of room in the rear storage compartment, considering the size of the typical SUV, even a small one such as this – though I daresay it'll be fine for most duties – groceries, supplies, whatever. If you need more, you can slide the rear seat forward six inches. The rear seatbacks can also be tilted, and the front passenger seatback folds flat forward for those times when you're being chauffeured in the back seat and want to put your feet up on an ottoman. Or is it "ottoperson?"
My sample Tiguan came with the panoramic glass tilt/slide sunroof that operates via a handy and intuitive knob mounted on the ceiling. You can twist the knob to open the sunroof to any position you want; the front panel slides (the rear one is fixed) and the road noise let in isn't as bad as I've experienced with some SUV's. There's an electrically-operated sunshade as well.
The instrument panel and controls are typical Volkswagen: easy to read and to reach and they've laid out intuitively. Between the big tach and speedometer is a multi-function screen on which you can display fuel consumption, trip distance, etc..
For 2012, Tiguans come with Bluetooth connectivity and an auxiliary jack for audio players. My mid range model featured an upgraded touchscreen-operated audio system that included a six disc CD changer, SD memory-card reader, and Media Device Interface (MDI) and iPod cable. Mine had SIRIUS Satellite radio, too, which is always a nice bonus – at least until the time comes when you actually have to pay for it. The interfaces are minimally confusing; you can control or configure lots of stuff via the touch screen, whose interface is child's play to master. I didn't even have to find a five year old to show me…
The interior materials look and feel good; my sample had "Perforated V-Tex leatherette" that was comfortable and is probably easy to keep clean.
I had no trouble finding a great driving position and the seats are nice and comfortable. There's plenty of storage space in the passenger compartment, too.
You can get Bi-Xenon headlights with the 2012 Tiguan, as well as 19-inch "Savannah" alloy wheels.
Safety equipment is as befits a modern vehicle. Front passengers are treated to front and side-thorax airbags, side curtain head protection airbags for those in both rows of seats, and the high tech nannies include Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR), Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) on the Tiguan's four wheel discs, and a Tire Pressure Monitoring system (TPS).
Tiguans also feature Volkswagen's "Intelligent Crash Response System" that shuts off the fuel pump, unlocks the doors, and switches on the hazard warning lights protection if the vehicle is involved in "Certain types of collision." I didn't actually smash my sample Tiguan into anything to see how it worked, so I'll have to take Volkswagen's word for it…
Higher end Tiguans can be ordered with navigation systems, leather, and stuff like that.
The Tiguan has to go down as my favorite of the vehicles I've driven in this segment, which would include the Toyota Rav4, Honda CR-V and Kia Sportage. Each of those other vehicles are fine choices, and excel in different areas, but for my overall taste, which leans more toward an interesting drive than a practical hauler, the Tiguan's blend of reasonably hot performance, comfort, trim and technology make it number one in my eyes - even with the darn turbo lag.
The base Tiguan starts at $22,840 U.S./$27,875 Canadian. My "mid-range" all-wheel drive Tiguan would come in at about $33,000 U.S./$35,000 Canadian.
Copyright 2011 Jim Bray
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This page is all about providing you a detailed look at the odds to win the Super Bowl. As soon as the previous season is in the books, we turn our attention to the future lines for all 32 teams for the next year.
We do our best to keep you informed with the latest information. We will update this page throughout the preseason and each week of the regular season. We will provide checkpoints of previous updates as reference points.
Updated NFL Super Bowl Lines: Who Vegas Expects to Win in 2019
As we approach Week 11 of the NFL regular-season, there are just 7 weeks left before we narrow the field down to the 12 teams that will fight to win it all.
While the playoff picture is getting clearer, I don’t know that we have a clear-cut team that is better than the rest of the field. With that said I think we have a select few teams who have a realistic shot of winning the title.
The odds on favorite as of right now is the Rams at +325, followed closely by the Saints (+400), Chiefs (+500) and Patriots (+600).
After that you got the Steelers at +1000, Chargers at +1200, Vikings at +1600, Bears at +2000 and Texans at +2500.
There’s then another gap until we hit the Panthers, Eagles and Redskins all at +3300, followed closely by the Packers at +3500.
The next tier of teams starts out with the Cowboys and Titans at +5000. You then have the Ravens and Seahawks at +6600. The only other teams with odds better than 125 to 1 are the Bengals, Falcons and Colts, all of which are sitting at +8000.
Expert NFL Picks & Predictions to Win Super Bowl 53
Best Value Bet
Kansas City Chiefs (+500) – I think the best value on the board right now is the Chiefs at +500. As long as the Chiefs stay healthy on the offensive side of the ball, there’s not a team out there they can’t outscore. Mahomes has shown no signs of slowing down or that any of this is a fluke. The only reason they aren’t right there with the Rams, is the defense hasn’t been great, though it’s not like the Rams or Saints defenses are lighting it up. It may never be a great defense, but they are showing progress and could soon be getting back their All-Pro safety in Eric Berry. There were a lot of new faces and young guys added in in the offseason, it wasn’t going to be pretty right out of the gate. With the way this team can score, they don’t need a great defense to win the Super Bowl. They just need above-average. Maybe the most important thing is they have shown they can get after the quarterback. By the time January rolls around, they will be more than good enough. They are also on track to get the No. 1 seed in the AFC, which is huge with their home field advantage.
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Past Champions & Preseason Las Vegas Odds to Win
This page is one of the most popular on our site, and it’s no surprise when you see how much is bet on the big game each year. People love their favorite teams and the NFL in general. When the end of the season gets here they want one last grab for gambling action. Otherwise they will have to wait seven months for a new season to begin.
Once the teams are set we will have a list of game props for those of you who are interested. It doesn’t matter if you like to bet on them or are wanting to put a list together for any parties you might have. We will have you covered.
I like reviewing these odds and comparing them to the game spreads each week. Is there a reason a team is favored that has worse line to win it all? It might be the schedule, some injury, or just a public bias.
Before the season starts we like to find win totals that might be profitable. One way you can do this by comparing teams with similar championship odds. Sometimes you’ll find drastic differences in expected victories. There is more than one way to put a futures bet on a team you like.
Previous Super Bowl Results
|2017||New England Patriots||+600|
|2015||New England Patriots||+650|
|2012||New York Giants||+2200|
|2011||Green Bay Packers||+1100|
|2010||New Orleans Saints||+2000|
|2008||New York Giants||+3000|
|2005||New England Patriots||+600|
|2004||New England Patriots||+1500|
|2003||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||+1200|
|2002||New England Patriots||+6000|
Over the previous 15 years the New England Patriots have pulled the biggest upset, that was back in 2002. It comes as no surprise that they were a 14 point underdog in the game, and were not even likely to win the AFC. That championship game was the infamous tuck rule game where Brady and company upset the Oakland Raiders.
You can also check out what the point spreads and totals were for each game on our Super Bowl line history page. We include score results and opponents to give you the complete picture.
The odds on next year’s Super Bowl are typically released the day after the current one is complete. We will keep an archived list so everyone can compare the current ones listed at the top of this page.
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Sounders FC @ Sporting Kansas City
May 8, 2013, 5:30 pm PT, Sporting Park
TV/Radio: KONG 6/16; THIS-TV (KOMO 4.2) and La Gran D 99.3 FM (Spanish)
Throughout Seattle’s short history, they have played many memorable matches. For one reason or another, many of those matches have come against Kansas City and this week at Sporting Park, the Sounders meet Sporting KC for the only time during the regular season.
In MLS play, the Sounders haven’t lost to Kansas City since April 11, 2009, when Kasey Keller was sent off in the 29th minute and Seattle suffered their first defeat as an MLS franchise, 1-0, at CenturyLink Field. Since then, they have gone 5-0-1 in league play after winning five straight matches from 2009-2011.
Each of those victories came with some drama, too.
In 2009 at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, the shared-use baseball field that the Kansas City Wizards called home, the Sounders outslugged Kansas City 3-2, coming back from a 2-1 second-half deficit to clinch a berth in the playoffs, becoming the first MLS expansion franchise to reach the postseason since 1998.
The following year, a win at CommunityAmerica Ballpark would again clinch a spot in the playoffs for Seattle, this time with a 2-1 victory that came after an unforgettable 90th minute win at CenturyLink Field. In that match in Seattle, Mike Fucito scored his first goal as a Sounder, racing up the right side to field a throw-in from Brad Evans and ripping a shot first-time into the net for the game-winner. Moments later, Seattle would still need some heroics from Keller, as he deflected a last-ditch effort from Chance Myers away and the Sounders finished with the 1-0 result. That save was later voted the MLS Save of the Year in 2010.
In 2011, history would repeat itself, with Jeff Parke providing the game-winner at CenturyLink Field with a stoppage-time header in a 1-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City. Like Fucito, his goal to beat Jimmy Nielsen was his first as a Sounder. But the last-minute victories wouldn’t stop there for Seattle that year. In August, they would visit Kansas City’s brand new stadium, Sporting Park, where the home side had yet to lose. Kansas City would also go into the match on a 14-game unbeaten streak. That, too, came to an end thanks to Mauro Rosales. With the Sounders trailing 1-0 in the 90th minute, Rosales took over, scoring once and then adding an assist on a Lamar Neagle goal to single-handedly sour the night for SKC while running Seattle’s win streak to five matches in the series.
Finally last year the Sounders shared points with KC in a 1-1 draw at CenturyLink Field, keeping their unbeaten streak alive at six matches as Patrick Ianni’s side-winding equalizer was voted MLS Goal of the Year. Even the US Open Cup victory for Kansas City came on a penalty-kick shootout and goes in the record books as a 1-1 draw after Zach Scott was called for a late penalty but fought back with a goal minutes later to force the game into overtime and eventually, the shootout.
So as Sigi Schmid looks at his roster of players available on Wednesday and sees a list of players that doesn’t include DeAndre Yedlin or Neagle, who are serving red card suspensions after a heated match in Philadelphia on Saturday. It also won’t have Obafemi Martins, Shalrie Joseph and Steve Zakuani, with each out due to injuries.
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Consultant Ophthalmologist at Albyn Hospital Aberdeen, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital.
I was born and brought up in the South East of Scotland. I studied Medicine at the University of Edinburgh from 1984-89, when I qualified as a doctor (MB ChB). After 3 years in general medical training posts, I started training in Ophthalmology in 1992, having passed the Part 1 Fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. I spent time in Stirling, Stonehouse in Lanarkshire, then Edinburgh’s Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion in 1993; I became a Registrar in 1995; then passed the Fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth), and became a Specialist Registrar in 1996 -2000. I gained my CCST (Completion of Specialty Training) in 2000, and took up a Senior Registrar position in Parramatta, Sydney, Australia. My name was added to the UK GMC Specialist Register under “Ophthalmology” and in 2000 I was appointed to my current post of Consultant Ophthalmologist to NHS Grampian Trust at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital. I returned from sunny Australia to start that post in a snowy February 2001 – and I have been in Aberdeen, as a consultant at ARI, ever since.
I started independent (private) medical practice at the Albyn Hospital, Aberdeen in 2001 and have been delighted to have provided high-quality personal eye care, both medical and surgical, to many thousands of patients there since then.
With an interest in training and teaching, I have been SHO educational supervisor 2002-2004, Training Program Director (TPD) for NHS Education Scotland (NES) North of Scotland Deanery (Aberdeen and Inverness) 2004-11 during the radical change from traditional medical postgraduate training to the new post-2006 MMC structure; Royal College of Ophthalmologists Regional Adviser 2004-2012; Chair of the Training Committee 2004-2011; Adviser to the Joint Committee of Medical Royal Colleges of Scotland 2011- current; Royal College of Ophthalmologists College Tutor in Aberdeen 2011-current; RCOphth CPD Coordinator 2010-2015. I have held an Ophthalmic Medical Practitioner (OMP) number since 1999.
As an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Ophthalmology for the University of Aberdeen, I teach ophthalmology to medical students in my clinics and theatres at ARI, and take part in general medical undergraduate admission interviews and undergraduate medical student examinations annually. I am a medical student Regent, providing academic pastoral care for medical students, throughout their undergraduate course. I train our own ophthalmology trainees in clinics and surgery, and in my own subspecialties. I perform weekly vetting of referrals to the NHS eye department. I provide general ophthalmology clinic services to Peterhead – a day-clinic there monthly – and share provision of medical and surgical eye services to Shetland. I undertake regular training lectures and clinic sessions for local optometry colleagues through NES Teach and Treat Clinics, and our own Eye Health Network.
I am author or co-author of several papers and have co-authored a book chapter in Ophthalmology.
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The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG) since 2002 (Glasgow, Libya, India, Jordan and Oman)
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) in Part III FCROphth and the Clinical Refraction Exam since 2010
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh: I was on the Specialty Advisory Board and an examiner 2003-2008 for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
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- The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth): Fellow
- The British Medical Association (BMA): Member
- The General Medical Council (GMC): Registration No: 3319118
- The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS): Member
- The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO): Member
- The Scottish Ophthalmology Club (SOC): Member
- The Scottish Paediatric Regional Ophthalmology Group (SPROGS):
- The University of Aberdeen: Senior Lecturer
- The University of Edinburgh: Honorary Lecturer
- NHS Education Scotland (NES): Honorary Lecturer
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Jawnts: The sweet sounds of jazz in West Philly's Cedar Park
Most summer Friday nights, the sliver of park between 49th and 50th on Baltimore Avenue fills with people. The attendees are of mixed age and race, and comfortably seated, because most bring folding chairs and blankets to hear jazz in the neighborhood.
There has been jazz in West Philadelphia's Cedar Park for more than 10 years. It's a tradition that so reliably draws a crowd that a crop of vendors sprouts up along the outskirts, selling barbecue, hot dogs, water ice, and other seasonal favorites. Read more.
U.S. Department of Commerce “researching feasibility” of including co-ops in 2017 Economic Census
The U.S. Department of Commerce last week acknowledged receipt of a co-signed letter addressing a decades-long absence of federally-reported data on co-ops and said its Census Bureau is currently “researching the feasibly” of including questions on cooperatives in the 2017 Economic Census.
“The Census Bureau is committed to providing assistance to the cooperative business community by helping to document their existence and assessing their economic impact via our collected statistics,” the letter, addressed to U.S. Representative Ed Royce (R-CA), states." Read more.
Bartram's Garden unveils $2.7 million renovation, previews new trail
City officials and local students from Woodlands Academy gathered Thursday morning at Bartram's Garden, the nation's oldest surviving botanic garden, to unveil a $2.7 million restoration project and signal progress on the upcoming Bartram's Mile trail. Read more.
This coalition is working to increase Black voter turnout in Philly
Attorney and activist Michael Coard is concerned for the Black vote, and he has reason to be. Now, more than ever in Coard’s lifetime, there’s a need for Black Philadelphians to register to vote. Read more.
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On October 18th, 2008, I officially passed the sixth month mark of this stay in Vietnam. So much has changed since April: my perspective of Vietnamese people and their culture, my outlook on my future in Vietnam, and my overall level of happiness, to name but a few examples.
A Sickness Resolved
What I failed to prepare myself for several months ago, immediately after my surgery, was that during my recovery period I would feel lethargic, uneasy, and slightly forlorn about the notion of living so far away from the United States. Shortly after my minor procedure home seemed to be an unreachable haven. And I didn’t understand how I could go from loving my stay in Vietnam to wanting out as soon as possible. But as soon as I fully recovered, my answer was found in the meds.
My doses were killing any sense of appreciation for the uniqueness of the path that I have chosen, effectively snuffing out the joy that Vietnam has offered me ever since I came to this beautiful nation. When I finished them, however, my overall level of happiness skyrocketed. Sights and sounds in Vietnam became more vibrant, Vietnamese food became more delicious, and my relationships with the locals grew even closer.
Whereas after my unpleasant hospital visit I wanted nothing more than to be alone, I now find myself craving my daily coffee breaks with friends, because I know that our conversations are what craft my vision of Vietnam. A close friend in Bangkok pointed out to me how lucky we both are to be living such unique, enviable lives in Southeast Asia. He was right, and I will never forget that.
A Future Revisited
The original goal was two years. Two years I would stay in Vietnam, and after that I would spin a globe with closed eyes in deference to my destiny. But my desire to stay in Vietnam for that long has wavered. I sometimes find myself ready to hop on a plane to Japan, China, Singapore, or even a South American nation like Chile, where my mother lives.
I believe it to be the truth of all nomads that our futures are as uncertain as tomorrow. We itch for peace of mind, constantly striving to control our environments and interpersonal relationships; however, our adaptability is both a virtue and a flaw. At the slightest hint that my day to day life in Vietnam is not where I would like it to be, I habitually search out new adventures, unwilling to buckle down and grind down the road bumps.
I have come to a truth, though, that no matter where I go, how many times I hop on a plane or wipe the slate clean, I will always be yoked down by my fundamental unwillingness to stick to a plan. When a previously set in stone two year stay in Vietnam becomes one, by my own choosing, I create more problems for myself and waste time not enjoying my life but fretting over a million What’s Nexts. This attention deficit disorder towards my goals and overall well-being must be stopped.
It is for this reason that I have decided to stay steady in my plans to live and thrive in Vietnam while I am here. I will of course visit the United States next year but any thought of packing up and leaving Vietnam does not exist in my mind anymore. I love that Vietnam offers me the opportunity to work, save money, increase my level of proficiency in Vietnamese, and write home to tell about it. At this very moment, there is no other place in the world that I would rather be.
A final change that I have noticed is my perspective on my relationships with Vietnamese people and their culture. I would have told you a year ago that given my study abroad experiences in Vietnam and close relationships with Vietnamese Americans in the United States, I completely understand Vietnamese people. The truth is that I don’t, and I don’t know that I ever will.
Language and culture, even my own, take a lifetime to understand. They are not commodities to be guzzled up and digested in six months, twelve months, or even twenty-four months. I used to believe that my tight grip on the Vietnamese language and observance of the locals gave me insight into the collective mind of Vietnam and its descendants.
While I am in a better position than a casual observer to understand what makes Vietnamese people tic, I don’t know that I will ever quite grok why women are the way that they are here, or why men share the values that they share with each other.
Because of this I don’t entertain the idea of having a romantic relationship with a local—the stakes are just too high. Close friendships that involve deep, unabated interpersonal understanding are already hard enough to achieve with a Vietnamese local. Pushing for something more, given my own quirks, would be playing with fire.
Don’t get me wrong. The women in Vietnam are absolutely charming and engaging. But they are also degrees removed from my American perspective of politics, economics, social values, and cultural traditions. I place great value on discussions that an American would deem central to American intellectualism. Those types of chats come few and far between with women in Vietnam, so I find myself often in wanting.
Ultimately, I’m happy here. There is always room for improvement, but the bottom line of pros to cons in Vietnam sharply leans towards a positive return on my investment of time in southeast Asia. I’m glad that I came, and I am confident that in six months I will be delivering a message with a similar tone. | <urn:uuid:02aa8637-5e37-4130-ba3f-920796309355> | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | https://philip.blog/2008/10/ | 2018-11-16T05:07:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039742978.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20181116045735-20181116071735-00520.warc.gz | en | 0.968489 | 1,142 | [
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we fuel ideas that grow. doejo is your personal rocket ship into pr, social media, marketing, web design & development.
Doejo started a few years ago when founder & Creative Director Phil Tadros was building a team to launch the city-based social network, Metroproper. Since then, Doejo has grown to become a prolific digital services agency, with offices in New York and Chicago. Doejo is a think tank, startup incubator and production house; successfully launching and marketing over 300 websites and brands for big guys like Umbra, American Mattress, HBO, Lexus, Warner Brothers, Focus Films, Scottrade, as well as startups like Texthog, Cheeky Chicago, and Coin That Phrase. We’re game for helping anyone who’s passionate and motivated. We had plans to send Phil to congress, but we’ll save that one for another day.
Doejo is home to around 30 incredibly talented people, mostly central to Chicago. Our designers, code-smiths, writers, videographers, photographers, and illustrators are the best there are. Drop us a line if you're in the area and would like to stop by the studio for a visit.
Our new studio on 2934 N. Broadway
There's a strip of road between Diversey and Belmont in Chicago, IL USA where you'll find our street-level cafe/studio. We're in the process of renovating the space you might remember as Haystack Vintage, a 4,000 sq ft storefront formerly home to a huge collection of rare finds. We've kept some of the goodies from the old space, including an original Atari console, some old medical prints, a huge robot wall painting and a dozen or so trinkets and such. You can find some photos of the new space here.
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Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) announced a distribution payment of $536.60 to all enrolled Inuvialuit beneficiaries over the age of 18.
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Once an individual turns 18, they are eligible to apply for enrolment under the Inuvialuit Trust. They do not need to register in order to enrol.
In order to apply, an individual must submit a new application package including birth registration documents (if not already provided during the registration process), information about the applicant and their ancestry. The individual - and not their parents - must sign the completed application.
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Lots of lovely new things in the shop today!! So many customers have been asking for a "hard pecorino cheese" and we have finally found one we love! Pecorino Romano is a classic cheese made from sheep's milk and this one has an aromatic, salty flavour and a hard texture that is perfect for grating. It's been aged for 8 months and will last for 2 to 3 weeks in the fridge.
We also have some new lemon Barchette! Our beautiful little pastry boats are now filled with lemon cream and to go along with them, our flaky Cannoli are back too! Today we have chocolate praline in the case.
We also have fresh stock of classic and Salsiccia Tuscan sausages, Buffalo di Mozzarella, our stunning creamy gorgonzola and of course our brand new warm panettone Christmas dessert and coffee to go!
There's also our lovely Christmas shop to have a browse around if you're starting to think about gifts for foodie fans.
So if you fancy a few Italian treats this weekend, Castletown is the place to be!
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by Tess Oliver
“Tell me what to do.” I kissed his neck. “I want you to forget the pain, all of it,” I whispered. I pushed his long hair behind his ear. “I want you to feel only me, touching you, kissing you.”
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Who knew paper could be so sharp?
In the blink of an eye it can ninja-slice your finger and leave you with the agony of its sting. Papercuts are almost invisible – unless you look really, really, really closely for them. They don’t tend to bleed, so you are stripped of your right to take a picture of it and send it to your friends for sympathy. They hurt like hell, but you can’t moan about it without sounding like a wimp.
Papercuts are annoying, stealthy and unexpected. Fact.
Have you ever seen someone from across the room and their apparent demeanour just puts you off?
Have you ever met someone and for reasons you can’t quite pinpoint, you find yourself not wanting anything serious to do with them?
Have you ever used the phrases, “I just don’t think we’ll get along“, “they just don’t seem like a good character, you know?” or “they just seem to rub me up the wrong way” without really spending any significant amount of time or effort to get to know someone?
Just like that insidious papercut, you have emotions that you are pinning onto this new person, without giving them a chance. We are all guilty of it, unfortunately. We make an initial judgement before we get too close – it’s a defence mechanism. In an effort not to expose ourselves and be vulnerable to the external world, we put on our metaphorical Google glasses and collect data about the other person even before we truly interact with them. From a distance, we inspect their behaviour, the way they react to those around them, how they laugh, how they talk – the list is endless, and exhausting. How creepy is that? I would hate it if someone monitored me like that, and then decided a category and label for me.
Let’s just ease up on the weirdo-creepy attitude, and give people a chance. When you drop your guard and cross your imaginary moat you may actually surprise yourself by making a new friend or forming a new relationship. Of course, we don’t all live in Cloud Cuckoo Land and we may also find that the people we interact with aren’t pleasant – but at least you gave it a shot! In a world where a lot of information about you and I is available for public viewing on the internet, we can fall into the trap of feeling entitled to judge someone with all the data we can collect about them from a distance, rather than waiting for a real conversation to occur. The age of technology has made personal interaction even more fun and an adventure than ever before, so enjoy it. Whether your experiences are good or not so good, at least you let go of your previous hang-ups and stinging papercuts so that you could live the human experience for that moment in time. | <urn:uuid:8ea780a0-31d4-439a-9cd1-31282f8eb30f> | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | https://illustratedmoment.wordpress.com/2014/02/22/papercuts/ | 2018-11-18T19:29:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039744561.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20181118180446-20181118202446-00280.warc.gz | en | 0.955573 | 605 | [
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Lightweight, packable protection, the perfect ""Just in case"" apparel
Designed to cope with changeable weather conditions, the Hot Pack collection covers you from cool descents to heavy rain and disappears into a pocket when it’s not needed. The perfect just in case apparel.
Highly versatile vest offering great fit and solid protection
Next generation fabric combines slightly elastic construction with wind Protection. Water resistance will shed light rain. Compact size will fit comfortably in your pocket in case the weather changes or for the next long descent.
Total wind protection and a durable water-repellent finish, and it stashes easily in your pocket. But in this case it weighs merely 39 grams and takes up about the same space as two gels.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Tiger Woods had a chance to pull away from the field. He had to settle for a one-shot lead Friday in the Tour Championship, which was still not a bad place to be.
ATLANTA — (AP) Tiger Woods had the lead and was ready to turn the Tour Championship into a runaway Friday.
First came a 5-wood up the hill on the par-5 15th that narrowly cleared the bunker, hopped onto the green and rolled toward the flag until it stopped just over 4 feet away. On the next hole, Woods started walking before his shot began its descent to inside 4 feet.
There were so many fans around the 16th green that it was hard to read the video board showing Woods’ PGA Tour ranking on putts between 4 and 5 feet. No one would have been surprised to see that Woods had only missed seven from that length all year.
This time, he missed them both.
Woods still wound up in the lead Friday at East Lake with a 2-under 68, one shot ahead of Padraig Harrington and Sean O’Hair. Woods might have an even stronger grip on the FedEx Cup and its $10 million bonus.
He was fuming over the missed putts. He found perspective shortly after signing for his seventh consecutive round in the 60s.
“The day as a whole was a good day,” Woods said. “I shot under par, and I got myself ... in the lead.”
It couldn’t have been that bad, not when all the attention was on two holes where he made a birdie and a par.
“Obviously, I didn’t expect him to miss two in a row,” Harrington said after a 69. “I looked up at the stats on the board just before he hit it, and he’s No. 1 from that range. I don’t think he misses two in a row all year. That’s probably for sure he hasn’t missed two in a row on the year. So it was a surprise.”
Not so surprising was Woods in the lead, his 16th time this year to end a round atop the leaderboard. He was at 5-under 135 and in great position for the FedEx Cup. None of the other top five seeds, who can win the $10 million bonus with a victory at East Lake, were among the top 10 on the leaderboard going into the weekend.
Even so, Woods could have made it easier on himself.
One moment, it looked as though Woods was about to double the size of his lead to four shots. Three holes and 30 minutes later, everything pointed Harrington tying for the lead.
When it was over, the possibilities were plenty.
Ernie Els came to life with five birdies over his last 10 holes for a 66 and was only two shots behind at 3-under 137. Kenny Perry, who nearly wilted in the heat Thursday, also had a 66 and was at 2-under 138, along with Jerry Kelly (67).
Masters change Angel Cabrera (67), U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover (71) and British Open champion Stewart Cink (72) were in the group at 1-under 139.
The FedEx Cup is still a possibility for the likes of Harrington and O’Hair, both of whom are more concerned now with the crystal trophy and mere $1.35 million from winning the Tour Championship.
“If I win this golf tournament and Tiger finishes second ... I’m going to be throwing a big party and jumping with joy,” O’Hair said. “If I don’t win the 10 million bucks, I should have played better. A win is a win. Let’s face it, I’ve got to win this golf tournament to win the $10 million. If I do my job, that’s all I can do.”
It all starts with Woods, who appears to be on his game.
Three straight birdies to close out the front nine put Woods atop the leaderboard, and he really put on a show over the final hour before fans that crammed behind the ropes on both sides of the fairway.
He turned a sure bogey into an amazing par on the 13th. From a suspect lie in the bunker, 190 yards up the hill toward the green, his shot came perfectly and landed just over the back, although it sank to the bottom of the Bermuda rough and he could only chip to 20 feet. Woods saved par with a putt that curled in the right side on the final turn.
Then came the eagle chance on the 15th and the birdie chance at the 16th, both misses. Woods made a tough par on the 17th with a downhill putt from 8 feet, then closed out his unpredictable back nine with a bogey on the par-3 18th. He had to hit a flop shot from left of the green and came up a yard short, the ball staying in the rough.
“Today’s round probably could have been one or two better, for sure,” Woods said. “But overall, I’m very pleased with my scoring the first two days.”
Harrington missed his share of putts — from 6 feet on the 14th leading to bogey, and a 5-foot birdie chance he missed on the 17th. He was pleased to still be in the hunt for the Tour Championship, even as the FedEx Cup looks out of reach.
“I’m in good position as regards to the tournament, probably not the best position as regards to the FedEx Cup,” Harrington said. “It’s a little bit out of my control. But I’m looking forward to the weekend. I left a few shots out there toward the end, but overall, I knew there was another 36 holes to play. And I’ve got to make things happen at some stage.”
Woods and Harrington will be paired Saturday for the ninth time this year, five of those over the last two months. Harrington enjoys the company, even though Woods has gotten the best of him.
“You know you’re going to be in contention, and you know you’re going to have a chance of winning the tournament the more you play with Tiger,” Harrington said.
CARY, N.C. (AP) — Russ Cochran and Denis Watson shared the first round lead at 6-under 66 on a windy and drizzling Friday at the SAS Championship.
Joey Sindelar, Larry Mize, R.W. Eaks, Dan Forsman, Jim Thorpe and Tom Pernice Jr. were tied one stroke back.
Watson, who has two Top 10 finishes on the Champions Tour this year, matched his best round of 2009.
“It’s nice to have a good round and have some fun,” the 58-year-old Watson said. “All in all, I was very happy.”
With overcast skies, a light drizzle and whipping winds, Watson said the course at Prestonwood Country Club played long.
“There were some difficult shots if you didn’t hit in the fairway,” he said. “And the wind was whipping pretty good today.”
Cochran, who finished tied for second last week at the Greater Hickory Classic, said he got several lucky breaks in his round.
“I putted well, but I got a little help,” said Cochran, who chipped in from a greenside bunker for birdie on No. 10, a 428-yard par 4. “No. 10 was my big break of the day. I drove it good, but I hit a terrible 5-iron and hit it into the bunker on the right.”
Cochran’s bunker shot landed past the pin and spun back into the hole.
A Champions Tour rookie this year, the 50-year-old Cochran has had to rely on sponsor exemptions and is trying to remain in the Top 30 on the money list to qualify for the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in October in Sonoma, Calif.
At the end of June, Cochran was in 70th place in season earnings. Since then, he has moved up to No. 28, thanks in part to his Top 5 finishes at the U.S. Senior Open in August and last week at the Greater Hickory Classic.
Cochran called last week’s tournament a breakthrough for him because he stopped worrying about Top 10 finishes, money lists and exemptions.
“I said that if I’m going to have any kind of success, I’m just going to have to go at the hole,” he said. “Anything that takes away from your aggressiveness hurts you.”
Fred Funk and Loren Roberts, who are first and second in the Charles Schwab Cup points race, both shot 70s to finish the first round at 2-under, four shots off the pace. Funk leads Roberts by 57 points for the Schwab Cup.
Defending champion Eduardo Romero carded a 3-over 75 and is tied for 62nd.
The SAS Championship was Leonard Thompson’s 1,000th tournament on the PGA and Champions tours, dating back to the 1971 U.S. Open. Thompson joined nine other players to play in at least 1,000 events.
Thompson, 62, a North Carolina native and Wake Forest graduate, said 1,000 tournaments isn’t something you set out to do.
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As the webmaster of Holy Apostles I am always thinking of ways to make the site more interesting for people and I thought a photo gallery would fit the bill. Rick Roll has been kind enough to help with photos for this site and he recently sent me this first one for the gallery. Found in the attic of the Rectory. It appears to be a pencil drawing and has the initials F.W.H. on it. Anyone have a clue who did it? If you have photos you would like to see added to this page please send them along with a note of who or what they are to [email protected] Photos added may not be in any specific order at first.
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We believe this to be Bishop Burke at the laying of the cornerstone for the school on N. Main St.
SS Peter & Paul picnic 1936
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Most of the individuals try to get everything right where they fail to look into the things that would go wrong. It’s always good to look into the aspects which might go wrong since this will help you figure out what actually needs to be looked at and focused upon. It is no easy task to organize and plan a wedding. When a wedding is being planned a lot of planning and thinking is carried out. Furthermore, it’s important to make sure that everything is listed down. If that happens to be the case, you’d be able to ensure that a perfect plan is executed.
To start things off, you could fix the date, the venue, the guests, the invitation card the food and all the other important aspects. These are the most important aspects which need to be focused upon if you are planning on a wedding. Looking into these aspects are quite important and if one falls apart this could result in you having a bad wedding. Furthermore, once the most important aspects are focused on, you could simply make it a point to look into the other aspects which complete the wedding. This way, you’d be able to stay one step ahead every single time just to make sure that everything floors smoothly. It is no easy task and it can be extremely tiring for an individual to plan such a major task. Therefore, as human error they might miss out on things.
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800 in bag fees for Army unit returning from Afghanistan ignites backlash
WASHINGTON Delta Air Lines hastily changed its baggage fees for troops Wednesday after a YouTube video showed soldiers complaining that they had to pay $200 apiece to check extra bags as they made their way home from Afghanistan.
The video was posted Tuesday and was viewed almost 200,000 times before it was removed the next day by the person who put it up. By Wednesday afternoon, a Facebook page called Boycott Delta for Soldiers had sprung up, and the airline was backpedaling and apologizing to the soldiers.
In the video, titled “Delta Airlines Welcomes Soldiers Home,” two Army staff sergeants say their unit was told it would cost $200 apiece to check a fourth bag on a Tuesday morning flight from the Baltimore Washington airport to Atlanta a total bill of more than $2,800.
The Defense Department typically reimburses such costs, which the soldiers may not have known before they made their displeasure known. The airline said late Wednesday that it would refund the fees if the government doesn’t cover the bill. By then, the public relations damage to Delta was done.
In the video, one sergeant, Robert O’Hair, wearing a camouflage uniform and sitting inside the plane, says his fourth bag was a weapons case containing an M4 carbine rifle, a grenade launcher and a 9 millimeter pistol that he had used in Afghanistan.
“The tools I used to protect myself and Afghan citizens while I was deployed,” O’Hair says.
With a bite to his voice, the other sergeant Fred Hilliker of Allendale, Mich. closes the video: “Good business model, Delta. Thank you. We’re actually happy to be back to America. God bless America. Not happy, not happy at all. Appreciate it.
Initially, Delta apologized to the soldiers but didn’t change its policy. It posted a blog item attributed to an anonymous customer service representative explaining that Delta allows troops traveling in economy class up to three bags free but charges for the fourth.
As the storm of online complaints about the incident grew, the airline posted a new blog item Wednesday saying fourth bags will now be free for troops tr ugg bailey button aveling in economy class and five bags will be free for those traveling in business class.
In a blog post, Delta said it regretted “that this experience caused these soldiers to feel anything but welcome on their return home.” Airline officials declined to answer further questions.
One sergeant in the video said the unit was returning from Afghanistan to Fort Polk in Louisiana. Paul Boyce, a spokesman for Army Forces Command, said the soldiers who made the video weren’t available for interviews.
“I don’t know if Delta is going to reimburse these individual soldiers or not, but I do know that we would,” Boyce said. “In the past, the airlines, if there’s been some sort of a misunderstanding, have done that.”
At least some of the soldiers traveling on the flight were with an Army Reserve unit based in Oklahoma, Boyce said. He said troops on the plane were returning from a military training center in Kabul. He did not have the name of their uni ugg bailey button t.
It was not clear why the video was removed from YouTube. The soldiers in the video also did not explain the total bill of more than $2,800 in detail.
It’s not unusual for returning soldiers to check weapons when fl ugg bailey button ying on a commercial airline if the weapons have been certified as unloaded, said Joe Davis, a spokesman for the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ Washington office, who was critical of the fee.
“A $200 bill for extra baggage by a government contracted airline is the worst welcome home any soldier could receive,” Davis said. He a ugg bailey button cknowledged the troops would be reimbursed but said, “The shock of even being charged is enough to make most servicemen and women simply shake their heads and wonder who or what it is they are protecting.”
The incident underscored how quickly a company’s reputation can be tarnished when a Web video, online picture or posting goes viral. And airline passengers have made no secret of their hatred of baggage fees, which have become common in recent years.
The lesson, said Jonathan Bernstein, president of Bernstein Crisis Management Inc., is that companies should let airline workers make decisions in the name of good customer service. In this case, the Delta employee who handled the fee was just following the rules of Delta Air Lines Inc.
“Then those situations never have to escalate into crises,” Bernstein said. “They (Delta) end up with a hit on their reputation that they could have avoided.”
On YouTube, Facebook and other websites, posts were overwhelmingly critical of the airline, some suggesting that Delta was insensitive to the tough conditions troops face in Afghanistan and that flying them home completely free was the least the airline could do.
At least one congressman joined the fray. Rep. Bruce Braley, D Iowa, called on Delta to immediately reimburse the soldiers.
“Since being elected to Congress, I have logged hundreds of thousands of miles on Delta the only carrier serving my home airport in Waterloo,” Braley said in a statement. “If Delta doesn’t reimburse these soldiers and reconsider its approach to servicing our troops, I’ll have to reconsider using their service.”
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Weighing less than 900 lb. with tires and wheels, the industry's only 8,000-lb. capacity steerable lift axle was introduced at the International Trucking Show by Watson and Chalin Mfg.
The Tru-Track Super Lite weighs 374 lb. less than the lightest similar axle previously offered, Watson's 13,200-lb.-capacity unit. In a typical dump truck application with three lift-axles, the Tru-Track Super Lite saves over 1,100 lb. compared to the 13,200-lb. unit, according to Richard Rickman, Watson director of sales.
Among the features of the new axle are 17.5-in. wheels and tires and an international brake size from Arvin Meritor. Like other Watson steerables, it has a 5-yr. warranty.
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Most people who have CRC (candida related complex) got it from prior antibiotic use. Another vector for infection is sexual intercourse and kissing (saliva). Additionally, you do consume some antibiotics found in regular dairy, so this could have negative consequences.
I personally wouldn’t do the diet and treatment plan unless I have a diagnosis because this is a very expensive long term battle that typically last 6-18+ months and costs a few hundred bucks per month.
The most common symptoms are allergies, oral thrush, and rectal itching. Do you have any of these symptoms? If not, you could have a general gut flora imbalance or lack stomach acid. There are a variety of illnesses similar to CRC (candida related complex) such as SIBO (small bacteria overgrowth), h.pylori, strept, mono, etc.
You can also potentially get a diagnosis with a regular doctor or an allergist.
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The video below is a homemade commercial made by the inventor of the AlphaGrip, a handheld device designed to roll a keyboard and mouse all into one game-controller-like package so users can “instant message from bed.”
The inventor uses his daughter to demonstrate the product in the video. As Madeline lies on her bed and uses the AlphaGrip to click away on AIM, the inventor asks her questions so that we can understand what it’s like to be an AlphaGrip user. Apparently AlphaGrip users come straight home from school, get into bed, and start doing their homework and talking to friends on the computer, all while maintaining the body and hand positioning of playing a video game.
Hmmmm….I don’t know quite what to make of this. With childhood obesity rates rising with reports of “iPod Finger” and “Blackberry Thumb,” I have to wonder if introducing a non-ergonomically sound device that enables teenagers to do everything they want to do from their beds with a single controller is a dangerous sign.
I admit, keyboarding from a chair and staring at a screen is not healthy either, but the AlphaGrip does not seem like the solution. I think I would rather see people in the Nethrone than on their beds, craning their necks and thumbing away with an AlphaGrip.
As for me, I would love to have a remote control that lets me navigate my downloaded shows and movies from bed. But typing from bed and staring at a computer several feet away with enlarged font for hours on end….sounds like another ergonomic nightmare.
What do you think? Is the AlphaGrip a good idea or a bad idea? What other ways could we interact with our computers more easily and safely?
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Moon Over Buffalo, another of Ken Ludwig’s comedic masterpieces, plays at the Historic Palace Theatre in Georgetown fromApril 11 to May 4. This popular stage comedy brought a lot of laughs to Palace audiences when first performed as part of our 2006 Season. For our All-Star Season 2013-2014, Moon Over Buffalo, directed by Artistic Director Mary Ellen Butler, returns in the spirit in which it was intended: to bring down the house with laughter!
Opening October 1, 1995, on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre, Moon Over Buffalo ran for 309 performances, after 22 previews and an out-of-town tryout in Boston. Philip Bosco was nominated for the Tony Award, Best Actor in a Play, and Carol Burnett was nominated for the Tony Award, Best Actress in a Play.
To sum up the plot for Moon Over Buffalo is next to impossible! What it is NOT: It is not about an animal roaming the prairie. What it is: It IS about a rather crazy series of events in a repertory theatre in Buffalo, NY. Traveling actors George and Charlotte Hay are performing Cyrano de Bergerac and Private Lives when George receives a phone call from Frank Capra, THE famousfilm director, who says that he needs replacements for Ronald Coleman and Greer Garson, the two stars of his current film, and that he plans to see one of George’s shows and consider George and Charlotte for the parts. While Charlotte has grandiose dreams of becoming a Hollywood film star, George is quite satisfied as a stage actor, and sees live theater as being superior to film. From here, complications and duplicity abound!
Following separations and reunions, Charlotte and daughter Roz try to get George prepared for the afternoon’s showing of Private Lives, which Capra intends to see. George, in a drunken stupor, decides he would rather do Cyrano, and dresses appropriately. The resulting show is a disaster, as George is several minutes late to arrive onstage and in the wrong costume and character. Hilarious pandemonium ensues!
The Palace’s 2013-2014 All-Star Season has two very generous sponsors: HEB and the Texas Commission on the Arts. Additionally, the Palace production of Moon Over Buffalo is sponsored by Vitalogy Skincare, and the Palace’s non-profit partner for this production is the Ride on Center for Kids (R.O.C.K.).
Moon Over Buffalo (with Adult Themes and Mild Profanity) plays at the Palace on weekends from April 11 to May 4, 2014. Actual production dates are April 11-13, 18-20, 25-27, and May 2-4, 2014. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m.; Sundayshows are at 2:00 p.m. Ticket prices are $26 General Admission, $24 Seniors (55+), $14 Students (10-22) and Active Military, and $10 Children (9 and younger). Rated Adult Themes & Mild Profanity
The Palace seats about 295, with reserved seating paid for in the ticket price. The Palace office in the lobby of the theatre is openMonday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. (except for some holiday dates). Purchase tickets and select seating on-line at www.georgetownpalace.com or by calling (512) 869-7469 or (512) 869-5081. (Please call ahead regarding special needs seating.) Visa, Master Card, and Discover Card are accepted. The Historic Palace Theatre is located at 810 South Austin Avenue in downtown Georgetown and is part of the most beautiful Town Square in Texas! | <urn:uuid:3ca05d96-fd32-465d-aa15-145cb053a553> | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | https://austinentertainmentweekly.com/2014/03/27/moon-over-buffalo-is-not-a-play-about-animals/ | 2018-11-13T22:22:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039741510.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20181113215316-20181114001316-00080.warc.gz | en | 0.947267 | 764 | [
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In fact, next Monday is my last official Monday before I retire, at 55, from Mondays. In five more years I will retire from Fridays too but, for now, I'll just be skipping Mondays – officially, though I'll still write a morning Report and pop in on chat – I'm just not going to commit to being around on Mondays so I can put a bit more time into PSW Investments, our Hedge Fund (Capital Ideas) and, of course, me.
What craziness with FB, down 5.4% now. /NQ holding 6,950 so far and we're still miles off the lows so it's really not very weak, considering. More important to watch the S&P around 2,750 as that's the 50 dma it failed and NYSE is falling further away from 13,000 and even below the Must Hold at 12,800 so – NOT GOOD there.
The Nas still has a very long way to go to catch up to the others on the downside and, since this news has a sweeping effect on many Nas companies and since analysts will only this week begin downgrading based on data concerns – /NQ is still my favorite short below 6,950 with tight stops or 6,975 or back at 7,000 but I can't see that happening.
Looks like we found a bit of support at 24,500, 2,700, 6,825 and 1,555.
Bounce from 25,000 to 24,500 is 100 points to 24,600 (weak) and 24,700 (strong)
Bounce from 2,760 to 2,700 is 12 so 2,712 is weak and 2,724 is strong
Bounce from 7,100 to 6,850 is 30 points but we know /NQ likes the 25s so I'd want to see 6,875 (weak) and 6,900 (strong)
Bounce from 1,600 to 1,550 is 10 so 1,560 (weak) and 1,570 (strong).
This morning, we're just over all the strong bounce lines – as predicted by our fabulous 5% Rule™ but what matters is whether or not those lines hold today – that will tell us whether yesterday's Facebook-led meltdown was a one-time event or the beginning of the end for the tech rally. Keep in mind the Nasdaq had been falling for a week, down from a high of 7,200 on Friday, the 13th.
6,840 completes the 5% fall on the Nasdaq from 7,200 and that's 360 point so we expect 72-point bounces but we'll round 6,840 to 6,850 and round the bounces up to 75 and look for 6,925 as a weak bounce before we're impressed with the Nasdaq's recovery and we're not back on track until we see the strong bounce line at 7,000 taken back.
Failing 6,925 will be a very bad sign today and likely means we're heading back to the 6,500 line, which would give us gains of $8,000 per contract from 6,900 so that's a play worth making with tight stops above or, better yet, you can use the 6,925 line as we're at 6,921 already. If we stop out at 6,927, it's a loss of $120 per contract (risk) vs the potential $4,000 reward – you don't have to get too many of those right to have a very good winning balance in your Futures trades!
Economically, the news is pretty good but politically, the news is horrific.
I don't try to be anti-Trump. Well, I am anti-Trump but I'm anti any terrible President who is destroying the country (I didn't like Bush II either) – it's not something I have against Trump in particular but, it's my job to tell you what's good and bad in the World and the vast majority of bad things just so happen to come from Trump and his Administration.
The Trump crisis is shaping up to be "Worse than Watergate" and those of us old enough to remember the early 70s remember an economy that quickly spiraled out of control as mounting war debts pushed inflation higher and destablized the economy. Hmm, now where have I heard about mounting war debts and rising inflation before? Well, we don't want to draw comparisons because our economy hasn't destabilized, yet.
What most Americans don't know about, yet is that there's a brand new book called: "Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump" which lays out such an overwhelming amount of evidence of collusion between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to take the 2016 election that Joe Biden commented: "If this is true, it’s treason."
Another book, "Collusion" by Luke Harding points to a connection with Deutsche Bank, who extended hundreds of Millions of dollars of loans to Trump at the same time that its Moscow branch was laundering millions of dollars for Russian oligarchs – essentially funneling that money directly to candidate Trump to fund his election – a gross violation of US Campaign Finance Laws.
Now you might read these books and say "Sure, there's tons of smoke, but where's the fire" and I suppose we can keep plodding along in blissful ignorance until long after this country is burned to ashes. It is truly amazing how much Republican voters are willing to put up with – the same voters who tried to crucify Bill Clinton for lying about having an affair. As noted by Psychologist, Ronald Riggio:
The we-they feeling is responsible for the seemingly inexplicable support that poor Whites continue to hold for Donald Trump, even as his policies seem to make their situation worse, with less access to healthcare and tax cuts that may hurt more than they help. The in-group (Trump supporters) draw together in solidarity and feel greater animosity, resentment, and even fear of, the outgroup. Trump’s rallies serve to increase in-group cohesiveness and foster greater negative feelings about the out-group of Trump’s detractors.
That loyalty is about to be put to the test as the country barrels headlong into a constitutional crisis if Trump fires Mueller for trying to investigate him but, based on the evidence I've read, there will be no less of a National Crisis if Mueller is allowed to continue investigating all this smoke – because there is most certainly a fire or two beneath it!
Even if this Trump nonsense were the only thing going on, I'd urge you to be careful in the markets but we also have a massive scandal with Facebook (and Trump) that threatens the entire business model (selling your personal data) of the very companies that have been driving the rally and "**\*justifying*" the massive increse in valuations since "*Big Data*" is the "*new paradigm\*" that is supposed to excuse the madness.**
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James Comey is in a lot of trouble.
The former FBI Director admitted during his Senate Intelligence Committee hearing that he gave a highly sensitive anti-Trump memo to his friend who then leaked it to the press.
And although Comey only admitted to one leak, there might be many more.
Comey passed his memo with his interpretation of his meetings with President Trump to Daniel Richman – a Columbia Law School professor.
Richman, in turn, leaked that memo to the press at Comey’s request.
When asked why Comey didn’t do it himself, he explained that the media was at the end of his driveway and leaking it to them personally would be like seagulls coming back and wanting more.
But nobody seemed to notice that his distrust for the media metaphorically explains his over-paranoia toward President Trump.
And now many question if there are others who have sensitive information.
Fox News reports:
“President Trump’s legal team may be prepared to show a trail of leaks to The New York Times by former FBI Director James Comey – dating back to at least March – in a pair of complaints set to be filed to the Justice Department inspector general and Senate Judiciary Committee, a source close to the team told Fox News.
An independent Fox News review of The New York Times’ reporting dating back to January reveals a host of stories sourced from top FBI and DOJ officials – or those privy to their conversations – that either paint Comey in a positive light or push a message he was unable to personally disclose.
Though Comey told the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 3 he’d never been — or directed another FBI official to be — an anonymous source for news reports about the Trump and Hillary Clinton investigations, the then-FBI chief did not deny orchestrating leaks using, for instance, an old friend who works at Columbia University, or providing the information to a wide enough group to ensure it would leak.
And in reference to a separate case, he acknowledged sending his infamous letter to lawmakers last fall announcing a revival of the Clinton email probe knowing full well what they’d do: ‘Did I know they were really going to leak it? Of course, I know how Congress works.’”
But Comey has liberals fooled that he’s trustworthy despite his obvious bias when he decided not to prosecute Hillary Clinton in her email scandal.
Liberals everywhere cried bloody murder when Comey reopened the investigation into her emails only days before the presidential election.
In fact, even Hillary Clinton continues to blame Comey, WikiLeaks, and the DNC instead of looking in the mirror.
USA Today reports:
“’I was on the way to winning until the combination of Jim Comey’s letter on Oct. 28 and Russian Wikileaks raised doubts in the minds of people who were inclined to vote for me but got scared off,’ [Hillary Clinton] said. ‘And the evidence for that intervening event is compelling, persuasive.’
During her long-ranging interview with Amanpour, Clinton also blamed misogyny and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s interference for her loss.
The U.S. intelligence community has blamed Russia for orchestrating a campaign of cyberattacks on Democratic political organizations with the goal of undermining public confidence in the democratic process and denigrate Clinton.
During the campaign, anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks released the emails of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta and other Democratic officials.”
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Yes, but what's he really like?
OLIVIER: IN CELEBRATION edited by Garry O'Connor
Hodder & Stoughton, £12.95
Some years ago, I wrote a biography of the Prince of Wales. Ever since, off and on, I've been writing a biography of Laurence Olivier (it's rather like trying to paint the Forth Bridge: no sooner do you think you've finished than you have to start again.) It is uncanny how two such remark- ably different people inspire everyone, young and old, bright and less so, to4the same banal, elemental question: 'Yes, but what's he really like?'
God knows what he is really like, says Melvyn Bragg, who has had as much chance as most to find out. 'God knows what Olivier is like, in love, in private, in a marriage; what happens to the masks and disguises, whether they multiply, whether they are exchanged for other masks, whether they fall off to reveal the tooth and claw of tiredness, anger, loneliness. Who knows?'
It is as honest a remark as any in this latest festschrift, published to mark his 80th birthday next month. Those close to Oli- vier over the years, whether friends, col- leagues or critics, speak in many tongues about many different people — by turns modest and arrogant, generous and selfish, lovable and infuriating. No one, it seems, has ever really known him. Even Joan Plowright, his third and longest-serving wife, has said, 'Larry? Oh, he's acting all the time.' Does Olivier himself know what he's really like? His autobiography gave us few clues.
Why do we want to know? Because actors weave a curious spell over us all. At their best, they show us aspects of ourselves without necessarily revealing much of their inner selves. It never seems a fair swap, especially when they enrich our lives so much that we find it hard to blame them for dodging our impertinent in- quiries. Witness Olivier as John Mortim- er's blind father: 'Visitors? Oh, I'm going to ground!' In Olivier's case, the conundrum is stretched to extremes. Here we have a man of monumental celebrity, one of those `giant' figures about whom the words `genius', 'greatness' and 'of this century, perhaps of all time' are bandied about with confidence by people who would normally handle them with kid gloves. Can all this worldly glory, this immortality, be heaped on an actor? A mere player, strictly of the `rogue and vagabond' school?
But Olivier, of course, has been more than a mere player. The first man to film Shakespeare successfully, the founder of our National Theatre, he has been screen idol, respected tragedian and Archie Rice, not to mention a famous husband, a cigarette and a peer. He turned 30 sharing top billing with Ralph Richardson, 40 with Vivien Leigh, 50 with Marilyn Monroe, and now 80 (as a hologram) with Cliff Richard. Given a career of such prodigious scale and variety, it is hard to do more than peep through random windows. But the re- sult is rather like a Chinese meal: somehow less than the sum of its parts.
There are the routine tributes from friends — touching, in the case of a discreet, soft-spoken intimate like Fabia Drake, tedious in the braggadocio of a Douglas Fairbanks Jr, whose prose is still swinging from chandeliers. There are the intelligent critical assessments of Michael Billington and Dilys Powell, both of whom rightly home in on the sexual element in his performing power. There is the wide-eyed fellow-professionalism of Anthony Quayle and Simon Callow, the first of whom (who• knows and has worked with him) awards Olivier the actors' decathlon, the second (who doesn't and hasn't) the pentathlon. An interesting coincidence, given that Oli- vier himself has always craved respect for, above all else, versatility. There are the familiar recollections of great (usually vocal or acrobatic) mo- ments, from perennial eyewitnesses such as J. C. Trewin, Peggy Ashcroft and Emlyn Williams: the cry from his blinded Oedi- pus, the Coriolanus death-fall, the James Tyrone method of changing a light-bulb. Great moments of 20th-century theatre, all from the same actor, the same mercurial, elusive man.
There are the fond and astute observa- tions of those lucky enough to have pot- tered about gardens as well as sets with the elderly, nostalgic Olivier, who can now remember his childhood more clearly than this morning: Bragg, Mortimer, Jonathan Miller. There is the honesty of an old comrade-in-arms like Harry Andrews, the only contributor with the chutzpah to find flaws: his streak of ruthlessness, his fallible judgment.
Best of all is the refreshing wisdom of another real friend, Peter Ustinov, who was not alone in finding the memoirs embarrassing: 'I wished he'd put on a false nose and be himself again.' And the Cheeky Chappie candour of an unedited Michael Caine: 'He said, "I'm not like you, you can act as yourself, I can never act as myself. I have to have a pillow up my jumper, a false nose, or a moustache or a wig; I can't do it, I cannot come on looking like me and be someone else like you can." There's the charming moment when the long-suffering 'ghost' of his memoirs (and my host in these columns), Mark Amory, on first meeting one of this century's most widely seen faces, fails to recognise it. Don't worry, Mark, Anony- mous is one of his best roles. With his evidence, Sir Peter Hall risks banishment from the great proscenium beyond the clouds. One can feel the knife turning in an old but still sore wound as Olivier's National Theatre successor writes: 'Acting is not imitation but revela- tion of the inner self. This is not what Larry does or sets out to do. He is a performer.' So where is this inner self to be found? Not, alas, in this volume, whose editor devotes his introduction to a list of Oli- vier's stage and screen injuries, as he once did a whole book to one year of Olivier's life.
As if recognising that it has all got out of hand, Olivier the mere player is himself uncomfortable with these encomia. He wrote his own biography in a vain attempt to prevent others writing it for him, almost as if he were frightened of someone finding out — and telling everyone, himself in- cluded — what he's really like. Like royalty, a supreme actor — sorry, Sir Peter, performer — has his mystique to protect.
For similar reasons Olivier went to some lengths in 1973 to try (also in vain) to prevent publication of a very similar fest- shrift, edited by Logan Gourlay for his own publisher, Lord Weidenfeld. Now, with embarrassed and ever florid pen, he will again have to spend his birthday writing reluctant thank-you letters to the 24 darl- ing persons cajoled by Mr O'Connor into draping new garlands on the shrine. Thank's, he'll say, but I'm not dead yet. Having cheated death for 20 years having, indeed, defeated several major illness which would have seen off many a man with less lust for life — Olivier himself is celebrating his octogenarian status by embarking on a film with Katharine Hep- burn. Now that is his idea of a birthday treat. | <urn:uuid:455e6967-6710-48f8-9a9b-d691837fea0e> | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/18th-april-1987/30/yes-but-whats-he-really-like | 2018-11-15T04:30:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039742483.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20181115033911-20181115055911-00240.warc.gz | en | 0.970715 | 1,642 | [
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Looking west. A complementary bike lane going westbound will be built on Davis Street.
Evanston built its first cycle track this year, on Church Street. It starts at Evanston Township High School, on Church Street and Dodge Avenue, and goes east until Chicago Avenue in the downtown. It’s an interesting and unique piece of infrastructure: a very short portion of the cycle track has a two-way section on the same side of the road, including a part on the sidewalk. It’s very interesting. The cycle track involves one-way, two-way, on-sidewalk, on-street, buffered, and protected designs. This photo tour starts at the high school; all photos are looking east unless otherwise noted.
Two-way sidewalk portion at the high school. It was blocked by garbage bins when I visited. This will eventually connect to a bikeway through Mason Park to a one-way, westbound bike lane on Davis Street.
A reader of Grid Chicago more familiar with the city’s plans wrote to us about this two-way portion:
The idea is that people will take Davis Street westbound with a new protected bike lane in 2013 (search for “Davis Street”) from Hinman or Chicago to Asbury. It would become a neighborhood greenway/bike boulevard west of Asbury to Mason Park. Then you cut through the park to get to the two-way bike lane on the south side of Church.
Two-way in-street section.
One-way buffered section on a two-way Church Street at Ashland Avenue.
One-way protected section on a one-way Church Street at Oak Street.
Parking encroaching on the buffer in the protected bike lane area, same issues as in Chicago.
End of the bike lane at Chicago Avenue. Chicago Avenue doesn’t have a bikeway, but it’s ideal for one.
View all the photos from my October 11, 2012, “bike tour” of Chicago’s nearest northern suburb.
View Church Street cycle track in Evanston in a larger map
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Saturday, November 2, 2013
Perhaps by now you have heard that the Vatican is soliciting people’s input regarding the church’s teachings on family and sexuality. In the United Kingdom, you can take the survey online. Here in the U.S., though, the bishops have not yet figured out how they will obtain people’s input.
I decided not to wait for the U.S. bishops and took the online survey offered by the U.K. bishops. Thanks guys!
Whilst taking the survey I copied the questions into a Word document before submitting my responses. I offer them here so that you can prepare yourself for when your bishop comes seeking your opinion. Or, you can just take the survey offered by the U.K. because we are after all a catholic (universal) church.
Be forewarned though - this survey is not for the faint of heart. It involves writing 39 essays in response to the 9 multipart questions. And the questions are written as though you have a master degree in theology. Not to worry…after I give the questions as written by the clergy, I provide a simplified version of each.
Also be forewarned that in the 1960s Popes John XXIII and Paul VI sponsored a pontifical commission and asked its members to give guidance regarding the church’s teachings about birth control. However, Paul VI completely disregarded their recommendations to lift the church’s ban on artificial birth control and issued Humanae Vitae instead which just re-entrenched the church’s teachings…and consequently led to the largest exodus from the Church to date at that time.
Thus, do not place too much hope that the Vatican seeking your opinion means the Vatican will actually heed your advice. It might again just inspire the Vatican to write another really long document in Latin explaining why you are wrong. The good news is that if that happens, so many people have already left the church in disgust regarding mishandling of clergy child rapists that another mass exodus would be difficult to notice.
But, with those warnings issued, I encourage you to participate. If nothing else, you will learn the Latin term for “shacking up together.”
Question 1 – actual text
a) Describe how the Catholic Church's teachings on the value of the family contained in the Bible, Gaudium et Spes, Familiaris Consortio and other documents of the post-conciliar Magisterium is understood by people today? What formation is given to our people on the Church's teaching on family life?
b) In those cases where the Church's teaching is known, is it accepted fully or are there difficulties in putting it into practice? If so, what are they?
c) How widespread is the Church's teaching in pastoral programmes at the national, diocesan and parish levels? What catechesis is done on the family?
d) To what extent — and what aspects in particular — is this teaching actually known, accepted, rejected and/or criticized in areas outside the Church? What are the cultural factors which hinder the full reception of the Church’s teaching on the family?
Question 1 – My simplified version
a) Do any Catholics listen to us when we teach about homosexuals or birth control?
b) Why do people ignore us on these topics?
c) Is it that we haven’t explained ourselves clearly?
d) Do even any non-Catholics listen to us?
Question 2 – actual text
a) What place does the idea of the natural law have in the cultural areas of society: in institutions, education, academic circles and among the people at large? What anthropological ideas underlie the discussion on the natural basis of the family?
b) Is the idea of the natural law in the union between a man and a woman commonly accepted as such by the baptized in general?
c) How is the theory and practice of natural law in the union between man and woman challenged in light of the formation of a family? How is it proposed and developed in civil and Church institutions?
d) In cases where non-practicing Catholics or declared non-believers request the celebration of marriage, describe how this pastoral challenge is dealt with?
Question 2 – My simplified version
a) Are Catholics the only people on the planet still clinging to Aristotle’s incorrect 4th century B.C. teachings about human biology, reproduction, sexuality and psychology?
b) Oh, wait, do any Catholics besides us in the Vatican still cling to Aristotle’s incorrect 4th century B.C. teachings about human biology, reproduction, sexuality and psychology?
c) What is the new word on the street about these topics?
d) If lapsed Catholics or non-Catholics want to get married in a Catholic church, how are they treated by the clergy and church staff?
Question 3 – actual text
a) What experiences have emerged in recent decades regarding marriage preparation? What efforts are there to stimulate the task of evangelization of the couple and of the family? How can an awareness of the family as the "domestic Church" be promoted?
b) How successful have you been in proposing a manner of praying within the family which can withstand life’s complexities and today’s culture?
c) In the current generational crisis, how have Christian families been able to fulfil their vocation of transmitting the faith?
d) In what way have the local Churches and movements on family spirituality been able to create ways of acting which are exemplary?
e) What specific contribution can couples and families make to spreading a credible and holistic idea of the couple and the Christian family today?
f) What pastoral care has the Church provided in supporting couples in formation and couples in crisis situations?
Question 3 – My simplified version
a) When people want to get married in the Catholic Church how do you use this opportunity to try to teach them the virtues of Aristotle’s incorrect 4th century B.C. teachings about human biology, reproduction, sexuality and psychology?
b) Do you pray during difficult times?
c) Since the younger generation seems to be fleeing the church at record pace (and we’re sure it’s not because we allowed priests to rape children and then lied about it, or that we tell them their gay friends and relatives are devil-spawn) what are the families that actually keep their kids coming to church doing differently?
d) How have blindly obedient Catholic elitist groups that give the Vatican shitloads of money like Opus Dei, Familia (Legion of Christ), Communion and Liberation Movement and Neo-Catechumenal Way been good examples to all the other lousy parents who let their kids ask questions and don’t give us nearly as much money?
e) Since we have somehow lost our credibility with kids (and again, we’re sure it has nothing to do with letting priests rape children), what can parents and families do to get kids to join us clinging to Aristotle’s incorrect 4th century B.C. teachings about human biology, reproduction, sexuality and psychology?
f)What kind of marriage preparation is required before couples can marry in the Catholic Church and what kind of counseling is available when married couples have difficulties?
Question 4 – actual text
a) Is cohabitation ad experimentum a pastoral reality in your particular Church? Can you approximate a percentage?
b) Do unions which are not recognized either religiously or civilly exist? Are reliable statistics available?
c) Are separated couples and those divorced and remarried a pastoral reality in your particular Church? Can you approximate a percentage? How do you deal with this situation in appropriate pastoral programmes?
d) In all the above cases, how do the baptized live in this irregular situation? Are they aware of it? Are they simply indifferent? Do they feel marginalized or suffer from the impossibility of receiving the sacraments?
e) What questions do divorced and remarried people pose to the Church concerning the Sacraments of the Eucharist and of Reconciliation? Among those persons who find themselves in these situations, how many ask for these sacraments?
f) Could a simplification of canonical practice in recognizing a declaration of nullity of the marriage bond provide a positive contribution to solving the problems of the persons involved? If yes, what form would it take?
g) Does a ministry exist to attend to these cases? Describe this pastoral ministry? Do such programmes exist on the national and diocesan levels? How is God’s mercy proclaimed to separated couples and those divorced and remarried and how does the Church put into practice her support for them in their journey of faith?
Question 4 – My simplified version
a) Do Catholics in your area shack-up together before getting married? What percent do this before getting married?
b) Do Catholics in your area get married outside the church or enter into same-sex unions of some sort?
c) Do you have Catholics who are separated, divorced and/or remarried in your area and if so, how are they treated by the clergy and parish staff?
d) Regarding the abominations mentioned above, how on earth can a baptized person do that? Don’t they know they are doing something that’s an abomination? Don’t they care about our rules? Do these losers feel that we don’t want them around or do they suffer because we won’t let them participate in sacraments like marriage, communion or maybe even deny their kids baptism?
e) How many separated, married or divorced people ask if they can go to confession and communion and what other questions do they ask about those two sacraments?
f) If we simplified the annulment process, would that help make things easier for those people? How so?
g) Do you have ministries that tell these people that God is merciful enough to overlook their colossal sin?
Question 5 – actual text
a) Is there a law in your country recognizing civil unions for people of the same-sex and equating it in some way to marriage?
b) What is the attitude of the local and particular Churches towards both the State as the promoter of civil unions between persons of the same sex and the people involved in this type of union?
c) What pastoral attention can be given to people who have chosen to live in these types of union?
d) In the case of unions of persons of the same sex who have adopted children, what can be done pastorally in light of transmitting the faith?
Question 5 – My simplified version
a) Is gay marriage legal where you live?
b) What do the local clergy and bishop think about the government for allowing gay marriage and what do they think about gays who get married?
c) How the heck are we supposed to act around gays who get married?
d) What are we supposed to do about their kids?
Question 6 – actual text
a) What is the estimated proportion of children and adolescents in these cases, as regards children who are born and raised in regularly constituted families?
b) How do parents in these situations approach the Church? What do they ask? Do they request the sacraments only or do they also want catechesis and the general teaching of religion?
c) How do the particular Churches attempt to meet the needs of the parents of these children to provide them with a Christian education?
d) What is the sacramental practice in these cases: preparation, administration of the sacrament and the accompaniment?
Question 6 – My simplified version
a) How many kids are raised in abnormal families such as ones with separated, divorced, remarried or gay parents versus in normal families?
b) Do these kids’ parents ever even interact with the Church? Do they just want us to let their kids receive sacraments or are they willing to send us their kids for religious education so that we can explain to them what an abnormal situation they live in?
c) How are parishes trying to help gay parents so that the kids of gay parents come to religious education or Catholic school?
d) If you do let kids of gay people receive the sacraments, how are you doing that? Is it in a back alley or in the light of day? Do you mainstream kids of gay parents or hold special “kids of gay parents” religious education sessions?
Question 7 – actual text
a) What knowledge do Christians have today of the teachings of Humanae vitae on responsible parenthood? Are they aware of how morally to evaluate the different methods of family planning? Could any insights be suggested in this regard pastorally?
b) Is this moral teaching accepted? What aspects pose the most difficulties in a large majority of couple’s accepting this teaching?
c) What natural methods are promoted by the particular Churches to help spouses put into practice the teachings of Humanae vitae?
d) What is your experience on this subject in the practice of the Sacrament of Penance and participation at the Eucharist?
e) What differences are seen in this regard between the Church’s teaching and civic education?
f) How can a more open attitude towards having children be fostered? How can an increase in births be promoted?
Question 7 – My simplified version
a) Have Catholics and other Christians read Humanae Vitae, which bans artificial birth control? I mean if they read that brilliant piece of translated Latin about marital sex written by unmarried men who aren’t supposed to have sex, wouldn’t they be able to see how sinful using birth control is? Wouldn’t they be able to see how much better it is to use Natural Family Planning that requires record keeping on a woman’s body which rivals security camera monitoring at an airport?
b) Doesn’t anybody besides us supposedly celibate guys believe that birth control is a sin? Why don’t people believe this?
c) Are both the rhythm and natural family planning methods taught in your parish?
d) Do people even confess the use of birth control as a sin anymore? Just look at the size of families…we know they’re using artificial birth control because despite what we say, natural family planning doesn’t work worth a darn. And if they aren’t confessing it are they still having the audacity to receive communion?
e) How do people view our teachings about birth control that are based upon Aristotle’s flawed 4th century B.C. understandings of human biology, reproduction, sexuality and psychology versus that scientific stuff being taught in the public schools?
f) How can we get people to have more kids? We need replacements for the parishioners bleeding from our ranks.
Question 8 – actual text
a) Jesus Christ reveals the mystery and vocation of the human person. How can the family be a privileged place for this to happen?
b) What critical situations in the family today can obstruct a person’s encounter with Christ?
c) To what extent do the many crises of faith which people can experience affect family life?
Question 8 – My simplified version
a) I cannot decipher this… If you can, send me a note. If you can’t, don’t answer it in your essay.
b) Since we know it’s nothing we did to make the people flee the Church, what is causing them to leave?
c) When people have a faith crisis, how does this impact the rest of their family?
Question 9 – actual text
What other challenges or proposals related to the topics in the above questions do you consider urgent and useful to treat?
Question 9 – My simplified version
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Lunches are eaten in the the 'Rainforest Café' and in the hall. Children may have a tasty school dinner, with a choice of a meat or vegetarian option. A third choice of a filled jacket potato is available every day. There is a three-weekly rotating menu.
The links below give information about the pricing of school lunches and the current menu.
Universal Free School Meals are available to all children Reception, Year One and Year Two.
Where families are in receipt of benefits, children may be eligible for Free School Meals. Even where children are already receiving Universal Free Schools Meals, you should STILL apply for Free School Meals as this enables the school to offer you support with other expenses e.g. school uniform, trips, music tuition and extra-curricular clubs delivered by external providers.
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SMK Sungai Maong takes first place at science project competition
By Jude Toyat
A science project that could make electricity out of recycled material brought good luck to five SMK Sungai Maong students when they won first place in a science project competition held in conjunction with state zone Karnival Kimia Malaysia (K2M) 2015 held at Unimas on September 30.
Form 4 students, Chai Ke Xin, Dennis Chang, Natalie Wong, Amelia Yeo and Kendrick Tee won the RM1, 000 cash prize along with certificates of participation for their ‘Cas Cell’ project which succeeded in producing low-power electricity using recycled materials such as aluminum cans, carbon and salt solution.
Meanwhile, SMK Jalan Arang placed second and bagged home a cash prize of RM800 and certificates of participation, while third place went to Sekolah Menengah Sains Kuching Utara and received a cash prize of RM500 and certificates of participation.
The prizes were presented by Unimas Faculty of Resource Science and Technology dean Associate Professor Dr Othman Bojo.
He hoped that more carnivals would be organised to provide opportunities for students to showcase their skills and talent in chemistry.
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Australian Dance Champions to Perform at Wagga Wagga in October
Like previous years, the event will be welcoming approximately 300 local and interstate competitors of all ages and abilities. There will be solo and group competition sections in various types of dancing styles like Ballroom, Jazz, Hip Hop, Ballet, Latin and many more. The dance competitions will start at 9:30 in the morning and go on till 8 in the evening.
The highlight of the event will be performances by top Australian Dancesport couple, Monique Savill and her partner Crawford Hill. Monique was born and brought up at Wagga Wagga. She has won numerous dance competitions at State and National levels. She is the reigning Australian New Vogue dance champion. Monique and Crawford will be performing at approximately 7 o clock.
The inspiration and guiding force behind Riverina Dance Challenge is Mina Savill. Mina is one of the most accomplished and respected dance teachers of the region, and is based in Wagga Wagga. She has taught dance to generations of pupils at her dance studio for more than 3 decades. Her students have made her proud by their achievements at State, National and International dance events.
Riverina Dance Challenge 2018 is open to everyone to come and participate. Others are welcome to watch all events, finals and presentations.
For registering to participate, please contact Mina Savill on 0428 288 086 or email
For spectators, tickets will available at the door (with pass outs) so you can enjoy the day according to your own convenience.
There will be a canteen at the event for refreshments.
Riverina Dance Challenge 2018
6th October 2018
9:30am - 8:00pm
Mater Dei Primary School Hall, 63 Gregadoo Rd, Wagga Wagga
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"So here I am! I get to be around all the kinds of people I like and enjoy, and who inspire me, motivate me, and make me happy. But I am also the poorest, the brokest, I’ve been in my whole life. In the beauty business, I made money because I was really good. This is a challenge, but I made the sacrifice and I’m probably the happiest that I’ve been in my life!” - Joyce Gordon
A Conversation with Joyce Gordon
Interview by Christine Joy Ferrer and Jarrel Phillips
You're listening to a conversation with Joyce Gordon on black identity, black-owned business, diversity, commitment to the arts, and owning a fine arts gallery in Oakland.
About Joyce Gordon
Before she opened the Joyce Gordon Gallery 12 years ago, Gordon owned three hair salons in the San Francisco Bay Area and published a book on hairstyling. When her work as a platform artist educator demonstrating new haircutting techniques took her around the country, Gordon took every opportunity to visit art galleries wherever she went. And when her children grew up and left home, she decided to open an art gallery of her own.
Growing up in Berkeley, California, Gordon liked to hang out with creative people—artists and poets who sat around spitting rhymes and spoken word, usually at a park across from Berkley High School but also at the zoo where they played congas and wrote poetry. The term "hippy" had not been invented yet but, Gordon says: "That’s where I fit. I had to create an environment where I would be around creative people—dancers, writers, poets, artists.”
When Gordon eventually started looking for a space to open a gallery and live the life she wanted, she had a hard time finding the right space. She considered Jack London Square, near Yoshi’s because she figured that people who like art would like jazz. “But they just wanted big businesses and chain restaurants there," says Gordon, who then spent about a year trying to find something locally, including a space on the top floor of Geoffrey’s Inner Circle, but without any success. So she started looking further afield and had found a place in Atlanta, Georgia and was all set to move when a friend told her about the “For Lease” sign at 406 14th Street in Downtown Oakland—the current location of the Joyce Gordon Gallery.
"So here I am!” says Gordon. “I get to be around all the kinds of people I like and enjoy, and who inspire me, motivate me, and make me happy. But I am also the poorest, the brokest, I’ve been in my whole life. In the beauty business, I made money because I was really good. This is a challenge, but I made the sacrifice and I’m probably the happiest that I’ve been in my life!”
Joyce Gordon Gallery is a commercial fine art gallery located in downtown Oakland, California. The gallery exhibits art that reflects the social and cultural diversity of the Bay Area and features the work of local and international artists. The aim of the gallery is to respect the creative pursuits of individuals while making the work accessible to a broad audience. Christine Joy Ferrer is the web/design, arts and culture editor for RP&E. Jarrel Phillips is the founder of AVE and the arts and culture correspondent for RP&E.
Christine Joy Ferrer: Did you ever think of a fine art gallery as elitist?
Joyce Gordon: I didn’t have a clue that it was “elitist” because I’m not elitist. A lot of people who’ve walked through these doors have never been in a gallery before. Some people stand at the door because they feel uncomfortable. I guess galleries can be snobbish. If you don’t look or dress a certain way, you don’t belong. My thinking is: It’s art! Everybody is included, which is why I thought it was a comfortable space for me.
Jarrel Phillips: Elitism can be about class but really, the average person that can afford half this stuff has to also be of a certain age, as well as having an interest and an appreciation.
Gordon: If they can buy expensive tennis shoes, designer bags and concert tickets, or spend all their money getting their hair and nails done, they can invest in quality art. It’s just not a priority. You can have whatever it is you want to have; you just have to really focus on it.
Phillips: The average young person buying Jordans feels it’s functional. There’s also a social value to it. Consciously or not, they are able to appreciate and give qualitative value to nice shoes because it makes them feel confident and accepted. That’s what they’re really paying for.
Gordon: I believe if it became popular to have a Nina Fabunmi piece in your place, even if it was $15,000, they’d figure out a way to get it because it’s the thing to do and everybody’s doing it, just like the Jordans.
Phillips: Art originally was for the rich who bought it. Artists were essentially performers who entertained the wealthy. Like schools and higher education, art was for the rich. Now we’re talking about more and more people being able to afford art or being willing to buy art as a commodity. I believe life is art. Everything we do is art. This building is art, even if no one wants to value the architecture or the process. Everything is art because everything starts with an idea and becomes materialized, so life is art. Indigenous cultures knew that.
Ferrer: Tell me about the kinds of artists and artwork that you feature in your gallery. How do you and your curator, Eric Murphy, decide what’s curated?
Gordan: Paintings, sculptures, mixed media, photography—we do it all. Someone’s always telling me to focus on just one thing. But why? I don’t feel the same way every day. The artists whose work I first featured, it was because I wanted to give them a chance to show their work. It had nothing to do with me liking their work or anything like that. They worked real hard. Art school is really expensive. Art is expensive. All of the supplies and tools you need—it’s expensive. I selected artists who were really dedicated and tried to help them get their work out where other people can see it. I’ve changed a little since then because I wasn’t selling anything. I now try to mix it up with artists who have been out there for a while and those just starting out. Artists that have been out there too long and show all over the same area, I try to stay away from.
I show everybody. When I first opened, people asked me, “Do you just show Black art?” That’s because they’re looking at me. At the time everything on the walls was by white artists! Then I had Black people say: “You just show white art!” So, my question was: “What is Black art?” And they said: “Well, you know!” And I said: “No! I don’t know. Are you saying that Black art is art with Black images?” Because there are artists who are not Black who paint Black images. I’ve had two artists’ work hanging side-by-side and people thought it was the same artist. One was Black and one was Iranian, so how do you explain that? You see abstract art with no images, no figures, or anything—just color and movement.
Phillips: What are some questions you ask artists?
Gordon: What are you doing to make things different for you? Are you coming together with other artists and seriously talking about doing things together? Are you committed? What do you want to put out there and why? Sometimes art can be a fad. Everybody’s an artist. I don’t know what the art movement looks like because I’m not a working artist. A lot of artists don’t come here anymore because they have all these other places uptown.
Phillips: How do you give the arts value in society when clearly, the arts in general are under-appreciated? They are being taken out of schools completely. It’s hard to make a living from art. Gallery owners and artists—you see them struggling to figure this out.
Gordon: I look to you young people for the answer because I honestly don’t know. Last September, I started hosting an open painting event at my art gallery called Brews and Brush, where you have a professional artist guide you. It’s a social thing. You bring your own brews and it’s a party. Most people who come tend to not have much experience with fine art galleries but this is a social thing, it’s fun and every Brews and Brush participant thus far will be in a show.
Phillips: The hardest part is actually having people come in and make art and you’re providing the space for it. It’s actually both fun and functional for people to create the art themselves versus buying art to hang on the wall.
Gordon: Often, people looking at a piece will say: “$2,000? I can do that!” And I think: “But you didn’t!” Now that you see it, you could probably do it, but you could not create it. Even the artist could not come back and do it. Brews and Brush is usually two or three hours but often, folks don’t want to leave. They feel a little more appreciation and respect for what’s on the wall, and understand the time, work and money that’s put into creating a painting.
Ferrer: Tell us about the different things you’ve done to help make this space accessible to all people.
Gordon: All people, all ages, and all forms of art. We’ve had dance, book readings, poetry recitals, music. This gallery has become more of a cultural space than any dedicated cultural space in the Bay Area that I know of. We’ve featured white, Black, Asian, Filipino, and Russian artists. When I realized that most of my featured artists were men, I put a call out for a women’s show, and it was very diverse. The women represented different cultures, so we had a potluck and everybody brought different food. I really believe art provokes dialogue. People begin to talk to each other and become more relaxed around each other.
Ferrer: How do you feel about the new developments in Downtown Oakland and how have they transformed the area?
Gordon: Everyone’s excited about, you know, all this diversity. Where is it? You got tall white people and short white people? Are you excited about all these new businesses? Most of them are bars, clubs and restaurants. You go to a restaurant that seats 80 people and four of them are Black. All of the waiters are white. Down Telegraph, all the new bars, restaurants, coffee shops, tea bars, are white-owned. Down Broadway, except for Pecans, Mua and a couple of others, all the rest are white-owned. Down Grand Avenue, they’re all white—even the pet shops! So what are they talking about? I would just love to see more Black businesses in this area.
I would really like to see some diversity. There are no artists or people interested in art willing to take the initiative or risk to open a business here because they can’t get the funding, or the lease is too high, or because they’re Black. Since I’ve opened, I’ve seen more Black and other artists of color really trying to come together and do things. I asked someone recently: “Are there any Asian or Latino galleries in Oakland?” Everything seems to be a Black/white thing. I know there are three Black-owned and about 40 white-owned galleries in Oakland. Maybe some Black artists feel left out because they can’t get into those galleries. And some artists of color may want to get into the white galleries because that’s where the art critics go and write about the shows.
Phillips: Are you concerned about having to leave?
Gordon: I remember two or three years ago, I was thinking about closing the gallery. It seemed like it just was not working. and I was looking for someone to take over the gallery. Then Erica came and we decided to work together. Now, I’m not really concerned. If they went up on my rent where it was just too much, I’d just move into the gallery because I can live here. That’s how serious I am about it. We’re not going anywhere. We were here before they came and we’ll be here when they leave. Everybody’s passing through.
Phillips: I agree. There are some people, like me, who want to stay in San Francisco. People talk about getting “pushed out,” which definitely happens, but should we just feel bitter?
Gordon: Well, I know a lot of Black businesses around here are gone because they made the rent so high. I believe if there was more support from the community, perhaps they could’ve stayed a little longer. But the rent was just totally ridiculous. So what do you do?
Phillips: Is it something that people should get mad about and fight for?
Gordon: Well, that’s a hard one, speaking as a property-owner. I don’t think all property owners are just about money, money, money! If I was, I wouldn’t be here because I’ve put more money out than I’ve brought in. When I opened the gallery I thought that this was something I could do with my retirement. When you’re retired you don’t need money anyway. I can’t travel. Let me just say I haven’t been able to travel like I would’ve liked to. Fortunately, I’ve travelled before. There are a lot of things that I can’t do now because I don’t have the money to do it. But I’m okay with it because I’m living the life that I love. I’m healthy, and as long as I’m in a creative environment, I will continue to be healthy.
Phillips: You said that if there had been more community support, some businesses may have survived a little longer. Do you think that the Joyce Gordon Gallery is a community place more than a cultural space?
Gordon: Well, it is, in that it’s open and I have made it possible for all kinds of people and a lot of groups to do their thing here at a loss for me. Some things are free and others, I’m not charging as much as I should be because I have bills to pay. But when people want to do an event here, I don’t think about all that. I think that they think I’m rich. I think I’m rich, too!
Ferrer: Can you tell us a story about something that really inspired you—as the owner of the gallery—or gave you that “ah-ha” moment because you say that this is the happiest time of your life?
Gordon: I’m always excited, like tonight, when we have the opening because if you just see the artists—it’s like when I was cutting hair. A woman comes into the salon and when you finish her hair—this is when people smoked—the first thing she does is light up a cigarette, so you know she has arrived! I feel good when I have had something to do with someone else feeling good. When the artists walk in and see people looking at their work and engaging in conversation, that feels good to me. It’s like going to a graduation and watching somebody get their diploma. I remember when the Oakland School of the Arts was in transition and they used this place for their art show. These high school kids were just high-fiving each other because they saw their work hanging. Another time, my friend’s fourth grade class had a show of their poetry and photography. That was just really exciting, too.
Ferrer: Do you consider yours a “Black arts” gallery, per se?
Gordon: I don’t know what that means. Mine is a fine art gallery that is open to artists that are committed to whatever they’re doing—if they’re open, interested, and have some concern for their community. Artists of all cultures, if they’re workers, are welcome here. This is the first year that every show has featured a Black artist. I don’t know if that’s because I’m beginning to meet more artists of color whose work I really like, or because I feel that there aren’t a lot of venues for artists of color. But as long as they keep coming and I like what they’re doing I will be showing them. If it ends up that I feature a Black artist every month, that’s just the way it is. I’m actually trying to narrow it down though, to select 10 or 15 artists and just work with them.
I am a designer. My gallery is my canvas. Yes, I am a Black woman, a Black gallerist, but I am not just focused on Black artists—yet I am, because that’s who I am. Someone asked me when I opened the gallery, “Joyce, did you go to see how the white galleries do it?” Why do I need to see what the white people do? If you’re confident enough in yourself and believe in yourself and love yourself, you set your own standard. White people don’t set an example or a blueprint for my way of thinking.
Phillips: I recently had a conversation with one of my co-teachers about a new student, a young Black boy whose Mom is very pro Black. I was concerned that she’d expect me to fit into this box of what it is to be a “positive” Black male. I don’t feel it’s necessary to even say “positive Black male.” But then, there are those who would disagree with me on that.
Gordon: My best friend in design school was German. I told her, “Don’t expect me to act like a white girl, and I won’t expect you to act like a Black woman. I appreciate you because of who you are and I don’t want you to change.” When you respect each other’s differences you realize that you have more in common than you realize.
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Welcome back! Happy, Happy, Monday!
Weekly Goals (December 11th – December 17th)
Read my Bible every day. (This will continue to be on every single week’s goals.)
Find a Christmas gift for all of my respective people.
Clean out my car. !!!!!
Actually do Wing Night this week.
.Get my Christmas/New Years plans solidified.
How will I make this week great?
I don’t have any big plans this week other than getting my life together for the Christmas holidays. That can definitely keep my spirits up and keep the week pretty good. Things are going good right now and I intend to focus on that.
Rose, Bud, Thorn (RBT):
(See the Rose, Bud, Thorn page for an in-depth explanation of RBT.)
R: Today I am looking forward to snack day at City Hall!
B: Later this week I am looking forward to pay day and figuring out Cory’s Christmas present!
T: I’m just frustrated by not getting paid from the NKCSD yet.
That’s all for the time being, At least for this week on Case of the Mondays: Part 9!
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We met each other in Spring 2013. Joe had just moved to the area to start a job as an attorney, and Zach was teaching kindergarten. We hit it off over drinks and dinner and have not looked back since. Joe proposed to Zach in New York City in Central Park and we were married in Fall 2015.
Our love and happiness toward one another is more than we could have hoped for and we truly feel like we each found the person we were meant to end up with. Our personalities compliment each other and we view our relationship as a true partnership. We cannot wait to bring a child into our life to share our joy, happiness, and love with.
We live in a four bedroom house in a suburb outside of Rochester, NY. It is the same town in which Zach grew up and offers so much for families to take advantage of. The Erie Canal, libraries, restaurants, beautiful parks, and wonderful schools are all within walking distance of our home.
Our neighborhood is extremely child-friendly with walking trails, green spaces and neighbors who care and look out for one another. We have a wonderful front porch and beautiful, fenced backyard that our dog cannot wait to share with our new addition.
Joe holds a law degree and is licensed to practice as an attorney in New York State. He currently works as a clerk for a judge in a state court. His job is intellectually challenging, but also very rewarding because the cases resolve important issues in the lives of everyday people.
Joe is a caring, organized, and thoughtful person who loves spending time with friends and family. Outside of work, Joe enjoys doing home improvement projects, golfing, playing soccer, and throwing the frisbee with our dog Toby in the backyard.
Zach is excited to see Joe become a dad and cannot wait to see Joe playing soccer and running around the yard with our child.
Zach has a dual Masters degree in Education and Special Education. He is currently in his sixth year teaching at a local Montessori School and teaches in a primary classroom with 3-5 year old students. There is never a dull moment at work and Zach would have it no other way. He absolutely loves working with kids and cannot wait for his son or daughter to be able to come to work with him.
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Blackpool Tower was reported to be ablaze this afternoon - with several people trapped at the top.
Firefighters were called to the tower at 12.39pm after a fire broke out on the roof of the ballroom, at the base of the metal structure.
The tower and its adjoining buildings were quickly evacuated but 12 people had to be kept in a ‘safe area’ at the top of the tower.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene with four fire engines and an aerial ladder platform. They have since confirmed that the fire is now out and people trapped at the top are being helped down.
The fire in the Blackpool Tower complex is now out and the people held at the top of tower are being brought down. Firefighters will remain at the scene for the next few hours to damp down and begin the fire investigation.— Lancashire Fire (@LancashireFRS) March 7, 2018
No injuries have been reported and the general manager of Blackpool Tower assured BBC Lancashire in an interview that “everybody is safe” and told them she thought the fire was started by construction work.
A road directly behind the tourist attraction was cordoned off as the fire service dealt with the blaze.
A spokesman for the fire service said earlier: “We have six crews of firefighters wearing breathing apparatus using two hose reels to extinguish the fire.
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If you are unable to grow bananas either because of lack of planting space or cold climate conditions, then opt for growing them in pots. Learn how to grow banana trees in pots in this article.
Some banana varieties can withstand temperature drops and grow well in containers too. Growing bananas is especially popular among fans of growing exotic tropical plants in their garden and backyard.
You may be thinking, “Will a banana tree growing in a pot bear fruit?”
The answer is YES. A banana tree can bear fruit in a pot as prolifically as a banana tree grown in the ground. However, when grown in a pot, bananas may take up to 3-5 years to bear fruit if grown from their seeds.
About growing banana trees in pots
The banana is a fast-growing plant with lush green leaves that can give any place a tropical look and feel. Many varieties of bananas become excellent houseplants that don’t need too much care and grow as quickly as a beanstalk.
The so-called “dwarf varieties” of banana trees can grow up to anywhere between 2 – 4 meters, whereas your traditional banana can reach up to 15 meters in height.
Growing banana trees in pots in tropical climate
Growing a banana tree in a container in tropical climate is extremely easy since it takes little-to-no care. If you live in USDA Zones 9 to 11, keep your young banana tree in a shaded area during the summer. All the other requirements are similar to the requirements for temperate zones.
These are the banana varieties you can grow in pots or indoors
Dwarf varieties of banana trees only reach up to 1.5 and 4 meters (4 – 12 feet) which makes them suitable for growing in containers. You can also grow these banana varieties indoors:
- Dwarf Red
- Dwarf Cavendish
- Dwarf Brazilian
- Dwarf Jamaican
- Williams Hybrid
- Gran Nain
- Dwarf ‘Lady Finger’
But if you prefer to grow ornamental varieties of banana, check out these ones:
- Ensete ventricosum
- Musa sikkimensis – ‘Red Tiger’
- Musa ornata
Requirements for Growing a Banana Tree in a Pot
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Growing a banana tree requires a well-drained, sandy soil that is rich in organic matter and compost. First you must buy a high quality potting mix for your banana tree. If you are making it at home, make sure to mix sand, perlite and compost or manure.
The banana needs slightly acidic to neutral soil to produce tasty and potassium-rich nutritious bananas. The soil pH should be around 6 – 7. But, if your soil is too alkaline, you should mix it with sulfur to decrease the soil pH value.
Bananas love good moisture. So, water the banana plant regularly and deeply, but make you sure that you don’t overdo it. Stick to these requirements:
- Water the banana plant every day in the summer.
- It may need watering twice a day in hot weather or when it is root bound.
- The soil for growing banana plants should be kept uniformly moist (meaning don’t let it dry out and then over-water it!).
- Reduce the plant watering in winter to avoid diseases.
3. Sun exposure
It is known that banana trees grow in tropical and subtropical belts of the world and therefore they love full sunlight, heat and humidity. If you are growing a banana tree, you should keep it in a spot that receives sun for the most part of the day, but preferably sheltered from strong wind.
Taking Additional Care of Your Banana Tree
The banana plant ‘prefers’ humidity levels above 50 percent. In order to increase humidity levels around the plant, mist the plant and place it on a layer of pebbles in a tray filled with water.
Preparing your banana tree for the cold
Banana plants stop growing when the temperature level drops below 10°C (50° Fahrenheit). So, before the onset of winter, do some heavy mulching and pruning of the leaves. Then, place your banana plant in a warm, bright room until the spring.
Since the banana is a fast-growing plant, it requires heavy feeding to grow to its full size. Fertilize the young plant when it establishes well with nitrogen-rich fertilizer to help it grow faster. Once your banana tree is in the pot, fertilize it with 15:5:30 fertilizer regularly until it becomes mature enough to produce fruit.
Pests and diseases
Bananas are naturally resistant to disease. But if you see the leaves turning brown and becoming dry at the edges, it means that you are over-watering it. If the leaves turn yellow, it signals that the banana plant lacks nutrients.
Some pests like banana aphids, banana weevil and coconut scale might attack your banana plant. But don’t worry – these pests can be easily be repelled using organic pesticides!
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The sun rises up over the bay and lights up the greenery of a city that is this year setting out on its quest to be one of the greenest there is, by appreciating its parks and woodlands and things natural. It's Springtime and suddenly, wintertime and al its associated miserable weather is left behind.There is simply no place better to enjoy Spring than here in Galway, the city and county. It was as if the place was made for the kind of light that falls on the west.
Everybody is energised and ready for the year ahead, because the Galway year is like that, a set series of events and happenings that in their own way frame the seasons for the city. Galway has always been a coming together of ideals and imperfections, a pot pourri of dreams and ambitions and realities that when chucked into the blender along with a few accordions and organic vegetables creates a sense of a city that attracts people from far and wide. And whatever essence this sense of a city lets off, it is a magical elixir that defines us all as being players in a city with a unique identity.
And so we extol Galway with a great pride, Galway the city and Galway the feeling. We tell people they have to sample it, partly to see if they will enjoy it and partly to convince ourselves that we haven't just imagined it all along.
There is no city in Ireland quite like Galway, even for those of us who have lived here all our lives, or who have been blow-ins for decades or just days. No more than any other city, there is a sort of invisible inscription on the pavements that reads to all of us 'you could be happy here.' or here is your type of place."
It is a place without pretentiousness which aims to hold court with a sense of its own uniqueness and characteristic imperfection. And so this sort of Galwayness permeates every sense of ourself.
This week as the city celebrates the Galway Food Festival, the Heart of Galway will be evident in all that is held. There will be a Galwayness to the way the talks are titled, to the way the food is presented and to the reality that Galway now finds itself as a gourmet centre of excellence in addition to everything else.
There is a Galway way about how we live. Our centre streets at weekends are performing spaces for buskers and retailers. Even our politicians have a Galwayness about them, a sort of joie de vivre or madness that encapsulates and infuriates in equal measure. Their numbers contains rogues and poets and storytellers and ecowarriors -- our type of people.
So if this magical formula is so precious, why don't we keep it for ourselves. Shut the doors and savour it just for ourselves. We don't do this, because we want this community to prosper, to set ideals for itself so that it becomes even more more inclusive and welcoming, in order for the pot pourri to maintain the right shades and smells.
We believe that Galway has to tell others about this need to be sustainable because the spirit is very much in keeping with the Advertiser's Buy Local ethos which states that by keeping your business in your community, you will be keeping your community in business.
Whether it is in the villages of the county, or the larger towns, or the city itself, it is important that we all play our role in helping our local communities to survive and to prosper. We all have spending power, whether large or small, and it is our economic future, and that of our families, our friends, and our neighbours on whom our spending will impact directly. So let us take the opportunity to support each other, to promote our communities and to spend locally, which will ultimately be to the benefit of us all.
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Being a large woman for the majority of my life, Queen’s “Fat Bottom Girls” is almost an anthem for me. I feel empowered when I hear this song or I should say when I sing along with this song.
This cartoon caption made me giggle. What song is your anthem or inspiration?
Some days are good, some are hard, some are just there. Stay the path…keep the faith.
I need this today, and most days.
Don’t wait for one day…enjoy every moment with those you love.
Tell them you love them.
Be surrounded by supporters, those that encourage you. Be someone’s encourager.
This morning I woke to a cool temperature of 60 degrees. It felt invigorating.
So I promptly went to work on the laundry, cooking and prepping for the weeks meals, working on bills, and repotting a couple of plants.
I love this weather. I love Fall. Having the windows and doors open, things roasting and baking is dream like for me.
Today has been a true gift, and I am thankful.
“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” Colossians 4:2
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Paraffin/Expanded Vermiculite Composite Phase Change Material as Aggregate for Developing Lightweight Thermal Energy Storage Cement-Bbased Composites
In this study, a new paraffin/expanded vermiculite composite phase change material (PCM) was tailor-made as aggregate for developing lightweight thermal energy storage cement-based composites (LW-TESCCs). Vermiculite calcined at 800 °C for 1 h (EVM-800) can be considered as the optimum paraffin supporting matrix candidate, as it has the best expanded microstructure and crystallization. The composite PCM was fabricated at a paraffin-to-EVM-800 weight ratio of 0.6:1.0 by the vacuum impregnation method. The results of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) show that the paraffin can be well vacuum drawn into the expanded interlayer spaces of EVM-800, and that the paraffin and EVM-800 are chemically inert. The differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) results reveal that the composite PCM has an onset melting temperature of 27.0 ± 0.1 °C and latent heat of 77.6 ± 4.3 J/g, and good thermal stability is clearly suggested by the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) results. Moreover, the LW-TESCCs with bulk densities below 1500 kg/m3 were further developed by incorporating the composite PCM as sand replacement. It is found that the LW-TESCCs have significantly improved thermal resistance performance and well-endowed thermal storage capabilities. Thus, it can be expected that the potential applications of the LW-TESCCs in building envelopes would significantly contribute to reducing indoor air temperature fluctuations and in saving energy.
B. Xu et al., "Paraffin/Expanded Vermiculite Composite Phase Change Material as Aggregate for Developing Lightweight Thermal Energy Storage Cement-Bbased Composites," Applied Energy, vol. 160, pp. 358-367, Elsevier Ltd, Dec 2015.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.09.069
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Aggregates; Cements; Differential Scanning Calorimetry; Energy Storage; Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy; Heat Storage; Paraffins; Phase Change Materials; Scanning Electron Microscopy; Thermal Energy; Thermogravimetric Analysis; Cement Based Composites; Composite Phase Change Materials; Expanded Vermiculite; Fourier Transform Infra Red (FTIR) Spectroscopy; Indoor Air Temperature; Interlayer Spaces; Lightweight Cement; Vacuum Impregnation Method; Storage (Materials); Aggregate; Air Temperature; Bulk Density; Cement; Chemical Analysis; Composite; Crystallization; Energy Conservation; Microstructure; Phase Transition; Temperature Gradient; Thermal Power; Vermiculite; Wax; Lightweight Cement-Based Composite
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Dan Gearino covers the U.S. Midwest, part of ICN's National Environment Reporting Network. His coverage deals with the business side of the clean-energy transition and he writes ICN's Clean Economy Weekly newsletter. He came to ICN in 2018 after a nine-year tenure at The Columbus Dispatch, where he covered the business of energy and won state and national awards for his work, including from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers and the National Headliner Awards. Before that, he covered politics and business in his native Iowa and in New Hampshire, working as a newspaper reporter and an occasional radio correspondent. He grew up in Warren County, Iowa, just south of Des Moines, and is an alumnus of Macalester College in St. Paul. He lives in Columbus, Ohio with his wife and two daughters. Reach Dan at [email protected]. | <urn:uuid:23461e06-54e6-4895-9e8d-208462fdfbce> | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | https://insideclimatenews.org/author/dan-gearino | 2018-11-21T16:01:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039749054.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20181121153320-20181121175320-00360.warc.gz | en | 0.970804 | 185 | [
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A superb, bi-color tourmaline grouping with cleavelandite from Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan! This specimen consists of five or more beautiful pink tourmaline crystals that have formed in a parallel growth habit, creating one larger, complex crystal. A cluster of smaller tourmaline and cleavelandite adorns the side of the main tourmaline group, which is doubly-terminated. One terminal end shows pink, flat basal terminations, while the other shows a complex, pyramidal form and is a vibrant grass-green. The specimen is completely free of damage and weighs 41 grams. | <urn:uuid:b99af469-2af0-4ab4-a16b-9afb8db43d58> | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | http://barnettfineminerals.com/product/tourm004/ | 2018-11-14T04:26:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039741628.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20181114041344-20181114063344-00400.warc.gz | en | 0.830525 | 153 | [
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ENGLEWOOD — The Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC) celebrated the Grand Opening of the new Robotics & Advanced Manufacturing Technology Education Collaborative (RAMTEC) Facility on Wednesday, September 30. Many honored guests attended the dedication ceremony to help celebrate the impact this new facility will have on the Miami Valley Workforce.
The Dedication Ceremony included speeches from MVCTC Superintendent, Dr. Nick Weldy; MVCTC Board of Education Vice President from Miamisburg, Mr. Joe Idzakovich; Senator Bill Beagle; Fuyao Glass Human Resource Manager, Mr. Tom Thompsen; and a proclamation from Governor Kasich’s Office read by Ms. Sandra Brasington. A ribbon cutting ceremony was conducted thanks to Mrs. Cathy Hutton and the Northmont Chamber of Commerce. The evening concluded with MVCTC students and staff presenting tours and demonstrations of the equipment in the new RAMTEC and Fab Labs at MVCTC.
Dr. Weldy said during his opening remarks, “The opportunities that RAMTEC makes available to high school and adult students is phenomenal,” said Dr. Nick Weldy, MVCTC superintendent. “For example, in the facility you will see many different robots that students have access to, allowing them to learn to set-up, operate, and maintain as part of their curriculum. Both high school and adult students will no longer need to leave our region to receive the same high level training they have in the past.”
“We are extremely proud of what has been accomplished at MVCTC, especially in the last few years. This is testament to the hard work of our [administration], staff and especially enthusiastic students,” stated Mr. Idzakovich during his speech.
“Nationally, there will be a shortfall of 2 million workers in the manufacturing industry over the next 10 years,” said Senator Beagle. “Programs like RAMTEC at the Miami Valley Career Technology Center are crucial for providing a skilled workforce locally and across the state. Local partnerships between schools, technical programs and businesses are filling the gap, demonstrating the possibilities in manufacturing and connecting our students to fulfilling careers in advanced manufacturing here in western Ohio.”
“We are excited, with this whole facility. You look around and see all the different things that are happening and I think about what we are going to have in our facility, we are constantly growing and I have a need for individuals that this institution is going to put out for us as do many businesses already,” said Mr. Thompsen.
In August of 2014, an Ohio Straight A Fund Grant was awarded to career center partners to create nine Robotics & Advanced Manufacturing Technology Education Collaborative (RAMTEC) facilities in Ohio. The Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC) is the Miami Valley’s regional RAMTEC facility providing training opportunities to a 12 county area (Darke, Preble, Miami, Montgomery, Warren, Clark, Mercer, Auglaize, Champaign, Greene, Clinton, and Shelby Counties).
The proven success of the RAMTEC facility at Tri-Rivers Career Center in Marion, Ohio, is the model for the additional eight facilities. The goal is to strengthen the collaboration between industry, education and government to offer industry certifications for robotics, CNC machining, mechatronics, industrial maintenance, and robotic welding, all at a regional career center. This will provide a means to supply area industry leaders with a viable and highly trained workforce.
It is also a pathway for both high school and adult learners to receive in-demand training in the latest technology and leave with industry certifications, highly technical skills and optimally a new career. As part of the collaborative, the MVCTC received $1.47 million of the grant to provide state-of-the-art equipment and to renovate space at their Hoke Road campus into a RAMTEC center.
The grant money allowed MVCTC to create a 21st century advanced manufacturing and robotics lab where both high school and adults students will now be able to receive industry certifications from the largest robotics and industrial maintenance companies in the world including, FANUC and Yaskawa Motoman Robotics, Allen-Bradley and Mitsubishi PLCs, Parker Hydraulics and FANUC CNC.
All RAMTEC sites received 3D printers, lasers, capable of etching, cutting and engraving various materials, and VEX robotics. These pieces of technology will serve a dual role in the robotic and automation lab, as well as being transportable enough to serve in mobile trailers that will enable them to take their training equipment to fairs, middle schools, trade shows and recruitment events.
For over 40-years, MVCTC has been providing career technical education for 27 partner school districts encompassing five counties in Southwest Ohio. MVCTC is dedicated to providing in-demand workforce training for youth, adults, and organizations in the Miami Valley.
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There are a number of key issues that any organisation must consider in relation to their workforce. From having the right insurance in place to looking after their safety, your staff need to be treated correctly when they come into work. One major area that all businesses must focus on is having a policy around drug or alcohol misuse when employees are reporting in for the day. Many companies have such a policy in place now, and testing for illicit substances is a key factor in this.
Why is drug and alcohol testing so important?
Why does making the effort to implement alcohol and drug testing in your workplace make perfect sense? Here are a few reasons:
Safety – probably one of the main reasons to test staff in this way is to keep everyone on your premises safe. By taking steps to make sure that any individuals who may come into work while misusing drugs or alcohol are identified and dealt with, you are eliminating the risk of them causing an accident or injury to others. Of course, this is also essential for any jobs such as driving a train or bus where you have to find ways to protect the public in the outside world. Making sure that no one is operating any kind of machinery or vehicle while misusing alcohol or drugs is vital.
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Hard facts – another great reason to actually test staff in a controlled and factual way is the hard data that it gives you. Once the results come back from the laboratory, you have unquestionable facts to act on rather than guesswork or gossip. This is especially important if you have to go to court when someone is complaining about being dismissed or disciplined. Using professional drug testing services is the best way by far to achieve this.
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CALLING ALL CLYC BUTTERFLY OWNERS!!
Interested in learning to sail your butterfly or advance your skills for racing? The Crystal Lake Sailing School and the Open & Ladies Fleets have joined forces to offer this NEW opportunity to gain the skills needed to join us in our weekly Tuesday & Thursday afternoon races.
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Commodore's Letter 2018
Dear CLYC Members,
My first memories of sailing were at five years old on my father’s E Scow. The feeling of the wind blowing, water splashing, boat humming at full speed. The awesomeness of color in the big spinnaker flying. Pulling on the backstays as the boat turned. The excitement of the race - guns firing, sailors shouting, and watching my father turn into a kid. The donuts after the race, the high dive and games of rag tag. Making friends with kids from different areas in the country like Sean Greene, Rick Morris and Jay Lambiotte. Having an extra set of summer parents like Donna and Ron Phillips and sharing hotel rooms at regattas with Liz and Rick Morris, Jerry Lambiotte, Mike and Rob Terry. Meeting so many different club members who would crew with us on the family scow. It was the perfect summer environment for our family. A special, magical place for sure.
2017 was another one of those magical summers. Certainly, the highlight of the summer was the WMYA Regatta held at the start of August. Again, our club members pitched in to make this a wonderful experience for our neighbor lakes and our club. Even a 180 degree wind shift and 40 knots wind could not spoil the fun. Big thanks to Mike and Randi Terry for Chairing the Regatta. Through their careful planning, the WMYA Regatta was extremely profitable for the CLYC to the tune of $10,600.
THANK YOU!!!! Our Club is one that has long relied on the volunteering of our members. While there are so many who helped in 2017, there are some who have served the CLYC in key areas for many years. Big thanks to those members who completed their terms or in some cases have decided to let others shoulder the load in 2018. Kathy Zalar has done a fantastic job as our Social Chair for so many years. This season Kathy again worked endless hours to make sure we could enjoy our social activities. Whitney Rowland did another fantastic job with our Junior Fleet. I’d like to thank Mark Graf and Whitney Rowland for their service on the CLYC Board. Chris Walrad completed his final year as our Treasurer, handing over a very healthy balance sheet with a checking account holding over eighty thousand dollars. (A reminder that less than ten years ago, we ended the year with a little over three thousand dollars.) Thanks to Pete Weir and Charlie Yole for serving as Junior Fleet coaches and giving back to our youth.
Other members in new roles in 2017 included Michelle Horton, with help from Donna Phillips, who sold enough ads to cover the cost of the Telltale. Susan Walter and her Junior Membership Committee came up with excellent recommendations for changes at the CLYC to attract and retain younger members. Stu Soule and Bill Walter oversaw the completion of pickleball courts and created opportunities for our members interested in one of the fastest growing sports in the USA. Dan Houser did an amazing job as the membership chair. Our club had twenty-one new members in 2017! Ted and Dan Greene put in countless hours on our website and our membership database. Thanks to Bill McMillan for taking on the job of scoring. Thanks to everyone who helped with the WMYA Regatta, Put In, Take Out, social events and in many other ways big and small.
Our employees, Sarah Cunningham and her crew, did a masterful job in the kitchen. A big thanks to Dal Townsend for his management skills and Kadin Powell and his water staff for a safe and successful race season. We are so fortunate to have wonderful people help us enjoy our CLYC experience.
2018: In looking forward to 2018, we certainly have many exciting changes. The Crystal Lake Yacht Club has been a wonderful, family-oriented, sailing club since 1931. Sailing and the development of sailors has long been the focus and purpose of the Club. To enhance that mission in 2018, the Board has undertaken a couple of initiatives.
SAILING DIRECTOR: For a trial period of two years, the Board has created a new position - Sailing Director. The Sailing Director’s purpose is to enhance the sailing experience for all of our members. Job responsibilities include: training our Sailing Masters and staff on race management and water safety, helping transition interested Crystal Lake Sailing School (CLSS)students to participate with our Junior Fleet, working with the Junior Fleet Advisor to develop curriculum for youth sailing, working with our Junior Transition committee in helping older Junior Fleeters transition to new fleets and participate in the welcome fleet, and building out a curriculum for adult sailors at all levels who either want to learn to sail or become more competitive sailors. Our Sailing Director will handle all fleet scoring and help the Fleet Captain maintain our safety boats. This position is designed to be part time and fit well within our operating budget.
CLSS PROPOSAL: I believe that the majority of our members would agree that we are very fortunate to share the space at our club with the Crystal Lake Sailing School. The CLSS has played such an important role in the development of so many young sailors around Crystal Lake and with our members’ kids and grandkids. I also believe that most members would agree that the CLSS instructors are wonderful, knowledgeable teachers who really understand how to, not only teach a beginning sailor, but make learning the craft of sailing fun. The Board has proposed that the CLSS be hired to instruct and work with the CLYC Junior Fleet. Since our best youth instructors are hired by the CLSS, I believe it makes perfect sense to plug them into the development of our youngest CLYC sailors. In the proposal, the CLSS instructor(s) will work with the CLYC Sailing Director and Junior Fleet Advisor to develop a curriculum that will include a prerace tutorial, race observation and debriefing after the race. The proposal has been sent to the CLSS for their thoughts and feedback in hopes that we can reach a mutually beneficial agreement. One note to those who may be concerned that we must stay separate entities in order for the CLSS to maintain their 501(c)3 status, rest assured, the proposal is that we will pay for their services. CLYC and CLSS will remain separate in this proposed, what I believe to be, win-win relationship.
JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP: Found in the Telltale under Primary Criteria for Encouraging Membership is the paragraph stating: As a family centered club, all of our members look forward to the day when their children will actively participate in the activities of our Club. Many of them will eventually assume leadership roles. Susan Walter and her Junior Membership Committee made some excellent suggestions to help our almost disappearing Junior Membership. The suggestions that were passed by the Board were to reduce the annual dues for Junior Supporting Members to one hundred dollars per year. To ease the application process, children of members applying for Junior Membership do not need a sponsor. At the time of this draft, Junior Membership has climbed from one to seven in just four months. I would expect that this trend will continue. This is a class of membership that has been missed at our Club in recent years. I look forward to future recommendations from our Junior Membership Committee. John Modlin will Chair the Bylaws Committee in 2018. They will focus only on Bylaws that pertain to Membership, more specifically Junior Membership. All suggestions will be discussed at our summer Town Meeting.
SOCIAL COMMITTEE: Our Club has a new Social Committee in 2018 and they have decided to change the race course a bit. Recognizing that our members (and volunteers) are also involved in many other organizations and activities around the Lake and that everyone wants to relax and enjoy the Northern Michigan summer, the Committee has decided to concentrate on three main social events for the summer Opening Dinner (6/30), the Next Generation Party (7/7) and the Trophy Dinner.
• All members can take a break from bringing a dish to pass for our Opening Dinner as it will be a catered dinner. We have received a donation to keep the costs down for our young kids.
• The Next Generation party is open for ALL generations. We certainly have been a generational club over our long history. Come join us as we celebrate and welcome our next generation of members. We will have a great band, so put on your dancing shoes and get ready to move!!!
• The Trophy Dinner will again include the Junior Fleet as the main event.
We also have some other exciting social opportunities:
• Birthday Party! (8/11) A group of members who have recently turned or will be soon turning seventy years old, are throwing a party for ALL members.
• Open Grills are NOT going away. The Wood Pussy Fleet will be sponsoring three dates (6/19, 7/19, 8/16) during the summer. Open Grills are open to ALL members. If you are looking to sponsor an additional Open Grill, please contact the Social Committee.
• Ladies’ Social (6/28)
TELLTALE MEMBER ROSTER UPDATES ONLINE: Please be on the lookout for an email from the CLYC which should be issued Friday, January 5, 2018 advising that you must update your Telltale Member Roster entry online this year. Prior methods for updating will no longer be available. The deadline for update responses will be Monday, January 15, 2018.
STAY INFORMED: If you are looking to plan your 2018 summer and/or want updates from our CLYC Committees, Board, etc. please log on to CLYC.net. The tentative 2018 Calendar is posted on the site and it will continue to be updated. We have made sure that our Board Minutes and Officer/Committee reports are immediately posted to the site after each Board Meeting.CLYC.net will continue to be updated during the offseason to keep our membership informed and involved.
I hope you, like me, look forward to another magical summer at Crystal Lake, the comradery and friendships made and fostered at the CLYC and the uniqueness of a membership that links arms to volunteer to make everyone’s experience special. Although we may not all agree on the best ways to manage all of the fun and the craziness of the events stuffed into these few weeks of heaven, let’s all be great stewards. Let’s play nice, limit the drama, sail fast, and enjoy our friends and family time at Crystal Lake. We certainly are blessed to all share this place together.
Eddie Schindler CLYC Commodore
Commodore's Summer 2016 Recap
The 2016 season has come to an end, and I would like to share some wonderful summer memories with you.
First-Time Race Winners -- Wa-Hoo!!!
Most importantly, I want to congratulate our three first-time winners in the Junior Fleet this year! Because of their achievements, we hosted an ice cream party for the Juniors in August.
2016 MC-Scow Nationals
The CLYC hosted the MC Nationals in August. With a record 100 boats on the starting line and 96+ awesome, enthusiastic, hard-working volunteers, working together we can proudly say the 2016 MC Nationals was a huge success! A special thanks to Kelly Winter, our Regatta Chair, for making this an “over the top” (and maybe even award-winning) regatta.
The CLYC had a portable boat washing station onsite to clean out possible invasive species carried by boats from other lakes. This was a joint effort with the Crystal Lake Watershed Association.
The highlight of the event was definitely seeing the drone coverage and photos shown on the “Big Screen” at the Garden Theatre.
Newly Elected Board Members
At our Annual meeting this year, the following candidates were elected to serve on the CLYC Board: Ed Schindler is our new Commodore, Bill McMillan Vice Commodore, Kit Greene as Club Fleet Captain, and Karon Hagan Velek and Kathy Zalar as Directors. Kathy and Karon join Whitney Rowland to mark the first time that the Board has had three female members! Congratulations to our new Board members.
Record Sales - The Galley
The Galley was successful beyond expectations with sales exceeding last year by 21%! A big thanks to our members for your patronage which enabled us to offer an expanded menu of delicious lunches.
By-Law Revisions PASSED!
I am very excited that all of the Proposed By-Law Revisions were unanimously approved by the membership at the Annual Meeting on August 6! A special thanks to John Modlin for his work, and all committees involved in the process.
CLYC Merchandise -- Available Online
As of this year, CLYC clothing is available on our website: www.CLYC.net. The supplier, Land’s End, shares a percentage of the proceeds with CLYC. Now might be a good time to start thinking about gifts for friends and family as the holiday season approaches.
The iconic wooden C- Scow that has decorated the Yacht Club grounds has been refinished thanks to effort spearheaded by Pete Weir and many of the Wood-Pussy fleet members. The boat was resanded and varnished, and is now in pristine condition. In addition, the bottom has been painted a beautiful dark blue. It really looks good!
The new rub rail will prevent drinks from sliding off the deck and help in lifting the boat during transportation to and from the clubhouse for winter storage.
“Pink Lady” Tennis Court - Repaired and Resurfaced
The “Pink Lady” tennis court surface has been resurfaced, all of the holes and cracks have been filled, and it looks good as new! With an increased interest in Pickleball, the multipurpose surface now has three new Pickleball courts for all to enjoy.
2017 Westerns and 2018 Butterfly Nationals
Next summer, CLYC will be hosting the 2017 Western Michigan Yachting Association Regatta. We are expecting very high attendance! Volunteers are critical to the success of this event, so please contact our Regatta Chair, Mike Terry, if you are willing to lend a hand. Looking ahead, we host the Butterfly Nationals in 2018; Karon Velek will be co-chairing the event with Kelly Winter.
I am also pleased to announce that most of our management staff, Dal Townsend (Club Manager) and Sarah Cunningham (Kitchen Manager), will be back next year. Sadly, Pearce Pomerleau (Race Manager, Sail Master) will not be returning back next year. The new CLYC Race Manager/Sail Master will be announced shortly.
Lastly, I have enjoyed serving as your Commodore for the past two years. Thank you for the opportunity; hopefully I have made a positive difference for our Club. The time went by quickly, and now it is time to support our next Commodore, Ed Schindler, and our new Board.
Hank Dow, Commodore 2015-16
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This is not the best year to get a hot deal on a smartphone but there are some decent deals out there if you know where to look for them. Here are a few offers for Sprint customers new and current but be warned that most are good for a limited time.
If you have a large family and want to give all of them smartphones for Christmas, Sprint is offering free Samsung Galaxy J3 phones for your whole family when you buy a new smartphone for yourself. Of course, there’s lots of fine print like up to 10 lines, 24-month agreements, taxes, early termination, etc. The J3 is not Samsung’s flagship phone but it is a decent choice for a budget model with a list price of $192. This deal expires January 1.
Sprint is also offering its Unlimited Freedom plan at $60 a month for one line, $40 for the second and $30 each for additional lines. This would average out to $32.50 per month per line for a family of four and also expires January 1.
Another good Sprint deal lets customers with good credit get a new Samsung Galaxy S7 for no money down with 24 monthly payments of $28.96, plus get another Galaxy S7 free and a free Samsung Gear VR headset with Oculus gift pack.
All these deals can be found at Sprint.com but Best Buy is also offering a $200 gift card when you buy and activate select smartphones with a monthly payment or lease plan from Sprint. The smartphones included in this offer are the iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone SE, Samsung Galaxy S7, Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, Samsung Galaxy J3, LG V20 and LG G5. The Galaxy J3 is an especially sweet deal since payments are only $8 per month.
Given the shortage of super duper smartphone deals this year, all of these are worth checking out provided you want to have Sprint as your carrier. It’s always a good idea to check back on the websites of the major carriers to see what new goodies they’re offering this week.
If you still have money left to spend after getting through Black Friday and Cyber Week, Best Buy is ready to tempt you with the “Special Edition Tech Sale.” The retailer promises 11 one-of-a-kind items not available elsewhere. The fun starts on December 4 and here are some of the products to check out.
Shinola Magnolia Edition Red Belt Runwell Turntable – $2,499.98
For the vinyl collector or aspiring DJ on your shopping list, this exclusive turntable is just what you’re looking for.
Lenovo Yoga 910 Glass-Lid Laptop – $1,299.99
This laptop is individually numbered with a hand-painted glass top.
The Beatles Collectible 1964 Pro-Ject Turntable – $649.98
Interest in the Fab Four is at an all-time high this year and this is the ideal gift for that Beatlemaniac on your list, the one with the awesome collection of vinyl.
Beats Unity Edition Studio Wireless Headphones: available in USA, Mexico and Canada colors – $379.99 each
Again, something a bit different from the usual variety of Beats headphones available everywhere.
Harry Potter 8-Film SteelBook Box Set – $99.99
The ultimate gift for the Harry Potter fan on your list.
kate spade new york Activity Tracker – $98
This bubble gum pink wearable is definitely one-of-a-kind and perfect for the fashionable fitness buff.
DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter in Black – $1,199.99
Because it’s the perfect toy for grown-up little boys.
GoPro HERO5 Black 4K Action Camera plus Best Buy Holiday Sweepstakes for a chance to win a trip to the 2017 X Games – $399.99
For the adventurer on your list who just might get lucky.
TUMI Aston Wrap Folio for Surface Pro – $79.99
So you can have the best-dressed hybrid tab on the block.
South Park Character Figures 3-Pack – $39.99
Don’t we all love “South Park”?
Team Liquid Razer Deathadder Chroma Elite Mouse and Goliathus Mouse Mat – $69.99
For the fearless keyboard warrior with a wild imagination.
Quantities are limited and most items are available in select Best Buy stores until December 10 or when they’re gone. Best Buy is offering free shipping on most products through December 24.
Cyber Week is winding down but there are still some smart deals to be had on smartphones. Here are three deals on popular phones that are available right now.
From December 4 through December 8, Best Buy will be offering the ZTE Axon 7 Mini that has a list price of $299 discounted $100 to just $199. That price is for the Axon 7 Mini in Gold while the Platinum Gray model will be $249. This is a great price for an unlocked smartphone that will work with AT&T, T-Mobile and many other GSM/LTE carriers but not Sprint or Verizon.
The ZTE Axon 7 Mini sports a 5.2” 1080p display, fingerprint recognition, 3GB RAM, 32GB of storage and runs Android Marshmallow that will soon be updated to Android Nougat. Buying an unlocked device has become an increasingly popular option with customers since retailers and carriers have stopped offering free phones with a two-year contract. Why not pay up front now instead of being stuck with 24 months of payments?
Verizon is currently offering deals on several phones but the most tempting is the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge with payments of just $18 per month. The usual monthly payment on this phone is $33 per month so that’s quite a saving. The list price of the S7 Edge is $792 but with this deal, you’d pay only $360.
That’s a sweet deal on a smartphone with a 5.5” curved Quad HD Super AMOLED display, 4GB RAM and 32GB of storage. The Samsung S7 Edge is available in Black Onyx, Silver Titanium, Gold Platinum and Blue Coral. This price is good at Verizon through December 10.
Rival AT&T is offering the Samsung Galaxy S7 for $349.99, less than half the original price of this best-selling smartphone. For that you get a phone with 5.1” Quad HD Super AMOLED display, 4GB RAM and 32GB storage that’s expandable to 256GB. This is definitely a good price for Samsung’s current flagship smartphone.
Walmart, Target and Kohl’s all did quite well over this year’s busiest shopping weekend but the big winner was Amazon with a whopping 30.9% of all sales. Lagging far behind were Best Buy with 7.4%, Target with 4.4% and Walmart with 4.1%. Rounding out the top ten were Macy’s, Kohl’s, Nordstrom, Apple, J. Crew and Home Depot.
Slice Intelligence scanned more than a million shopping receipts from Black Friday through Cyber Monday and revealed some interesting facts about how Cyber Weekend 2016 stacks up against the same period last year. Amazon’s slice of the pie actually fell a bit this year from 31.1% to 30.9% while Best Buy took a healthy jump, from 6.1% to 7.4%. Target stayed about the same while Walmart fell from 5.1% in 2015 to 4.1%.
Some retailers are getting a big chunk of their sales from online shoppers. Data from ComScore shows that Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Kohl’s and Target received the most visits from mobile devices and desktop computers on Cyber Monday, proving that people are doing a lot of their holiday shopping from work. It’s no coincidence that all five have smartphone apps that make it easy to place orders from your phone.
Where there are winners, there are also losers and this year the declining chains Sears, Kmart and JC Penney were again left out. It didn’t help that Kmart’s website was a colossal mess that made it practically impossible to find the alleged sale items. These three may be beyond saving, which is especially ironic for Sears, which got its start in the mail order catalog business.
Amazon won again by delivering thousands of deals in a way that kept shoppers coming back looking for more. Giving Amazon Prime customers early access to Lightning Deals is also a smart move. Making online shopping fast and easy is why Amazon is the runaway leader in online sales with $86.78B for the last fiscal year. Second place went to Apple which lagged far behind with $15.40B and in third place Walmart with $13.78B.
Even if you slept through Black Friday and Cyber Monday, there are still some cool deals out there for you. If you’re still watching those holiday specials on an old 19” tube TV, you just aren’t trying very hard because Cyber Week is loaded with tons of discounts on great big TVs, smart or not! For some retailers, Cyber Week still has a few days left and here are some of the better deals still available on all sizes of name brand TVs. Happy holiday TV viewing on your new set!
If you’re looking for a big TV at a small price, Amazon has three great deals to choose from. The LG 55” Ultra HD Smart OLED TV is discounted $2,003 to $1,997, less than half the list price. The Sony 55” HDR Ultra HD TV is just $698 and the Samsung Curved 55” 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV is $947.99 with the added bonus of a $100 Amazon Gift Card.
This big box store has a big deal on a really big TV – the Samsung 70” Class LED 4K Smart ULTRA HD TV for $1,299.99, a saving of $700. Save $500 on the Samsung 60” Class LED 4K Smart Ultra HD TV for $1,199.99 and $150 on the Samsung 40” Class 4K LED Smart Ultra HD TV now just $299.99.
This huge chain has savings of over $100 on a pair of mid-size TVs from Vizio. The Vizio SmartCast Class E-Series 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV is discounted $130 to $398 while the Vizio 55” 1080p LED TV is just $378, a saving of $120.
This trendy chain has three TV deals that can save you over $100, like the Vizio 55” D Series Class UHD Full Array LED Smart TV discounted $200 to $899.99. Save $130 on the Vizio D Series 50” Class Full Array LED Smart TV now selling for $399.99. The Samsung 43” Flat Panel TV list priced at $599.99 is now on sale for $399.99.
We’re about halfway through Cyber Monday 2016 and so far things are looking good. According to a report from Reuters, sales already totalled $490 million by 10 a.m. EST, pointing toward the biggest Cyber Monday ever. By the end of the day, sales are expected to reach $3.36 billion, an increase of 9.4 percent over last year.
This is following a very profitable Thanksgiving and Black Friday that brought in $5.27 billion, an increase of a whopping 18% over 2015. Experts credit the healthy economy for the rise in spending.
As in the past few years, the winners in weekend sales were retail giants Amazon, Walmart, Target and Best Buy with the best sellers being ultra HDTVs and gaming consoles. Also selling well were UGG boots and beauty products with handbags lagging.
While some stores were running more promotions in 2016, others had cut back the number of deals. Chains running the most promotions were JC Penney and Macy’s, both of which depend heavily on apparel sales. Both have also been closing stores due to falling revenues. Amazon is expected to offer a record number of deals this year while Target has reduced the overall number.
A report from the National Retail Federation estimates that 122.1 million people will shop online during Cyber Monday and 28% of them will do so from their mobile devices. NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay explained the spending habits of Cyber Monday shoppers: “On Cyber Monday, retailers deliver online discounts unlike any other day of the year—driving consumers to shop online no matter where they are or what device they’re shopping from.
“Millions of consumers shopped over Thanksgiving weekend and reserved a portion of their budgets exclusively for Cyber Monday, knowing that there will be digital deals that are too good to pass up.”
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Open Gates is a common project of Zlín Region, Olomouc Archbishopric, Evangelical Church, cities, towns and parishes. The aim of the project is to bring visitors of churches closer to values of an architecture and art connected with Christian tradition, and to point out some other interesting places in the surroundings.
Zlín Region, region in the eastern part of Moravia, is characterized by the multiformity of its nature, richness of traditions and beauty of cultural sights. Except churches from the Open Gates project there are also other remarkable places of Zlín Region plot on the map. Complete overview of tips on trips and interesting events all year-long brings website vychodni-morava.cz
… you can just walk in, stop and have a moment of silence …
Mgr. Miroslav Kašný
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"DOBBO" TALKS TO INDUSTRY BOSSES
(view this You Tube interview with Milton Jennings, CEO of Fidelity Life and Rob Hennin, CEO of nib NZ Ltd)
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Strategic Default in San Diego
Upside-Down Mortgages are Common in San Diego
The residential housing market in San Diego has experienced some of the
most extreme volatility of anywhere in the nation over the past several
years. Consider these statistics:
A report from the
San Diego Union-Tribune stated that the median home price in the city fell by a staggering $200,000
between 2005 and 2010, and that the rate of home sales dropped by half
in the same period.
- According to statistics provided by RealtyTrac, California has the sixth-highest
rate of underwater mortgages, with 28.3% of homeowners owing more on their
mortgages than their homes are worth on the market.
If your home mortgage is upside-down, you are not alone. This information,
while perhaps providing you with some solace, does nothing to make the
situation any easier.
When your mortgage is underwater, it may take years before you are able
to build any equity in your home. This can be a depressing fact to face,
in addition to the fact that it means that your efforts to keep up with
your mortgage payment are largely in vain, because it may be a very long
time before you begin to see any return on your investment. Fortunately,
you may have a way out of this situation. A recent national survey found
that one out of three American adults would be comfortable with the idea
of carrying out what is known as a strategic default, and this course
of action may be the answer to your current problems.
Explanation of Strategic Default
A strategic default is a relatively simple and straightforward solution
to an upside-down mortgage. It is commonly referred to as a "walkaway,"
because that is essentially all it is; the homeowner walks away from the
mortgage. Another common term for strategic default is "jingle mail,"
based on the image of sending the house keys to the bank in an envelope
as a way of surrendering possession of the home. Strategic default is
strategic in the sense that it is an action based on the homeowner's
decision to limit his or her losses by simply giving up on the investment
and moving on so that he or she can make a fresh start elsewhere.
Will I still be responsible for paying the mortgage deficiency?
Strategic default works in California because this is a "non-recourse"
state. Unlike in many states, a mortgage lender in California has only
one type of legal recourse in the event that a borrower defaults on a
loan: to foreclose on the property. All that the bank can do is repossess
your house; they cannot sue you in court to recover payment for the deficiency,
which is the difference between the outstanding loan balance and the amount
that the bank recovers by selling the home in a foreclosure auction. Strategic
default has the advantage that in many cases it allows the homeowner to
remain in the property for an extended period because the process of
foreclosure often takes a considerable amount of time. During this period, you can
save the money you would normally be spending on your
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Citing the "exquisitely difficult" time a 3-year-old has had forming attachments, a University of Chicago psychiatrist recommended Tuesday that the child known as Baby T should remain permanently in the home of his white, politically prominent foster parents, but have regular contact with his African-American birth mother.
"This might be a Pollyanna-ish view," said Dr. Bennett Leventhal, a U. of C. psychiatrist, "but we would hope that the Burkes (Chicago Ald. Edward Burke and Illinois Appellate Judge Anne Burke) and the Olisons (Tina Olison, the boy's mother) could sit down and make face to face" plans for this child.
"We don't see this as joint parenting, but cooperative parenting with the Burkes in charge," said Leventhal, who co-authored a 69-page evaluation on the child.
The Burkes have had custody of Baby T since February 1996, when he was born with cocaine in his system to Tina Olison, 37. Shortly after, Olison entered a substance abuse program and, according to court testimony, has stayed clean ever since and has complied with all that the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has asked.
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In November, the state failed to prove that Olison was an unfit parent. The current hearing focuses not on Olison, but on the best interests of Baby T and his 7-year-old brother, who is currently in the foster care of his grandmother. (On Monday, all sides agreed that the older boy should be returned home to Olison within the next five months).
Attorneys for Olison have argued that this case has always been--and continues to be--about the Burkes' political clout, not Baby T's best interests, and that if the child were with any other foster parents, he would have been returned long ago. They would like to see Olison continue to receive counseling, improve her parenting skills and eventually have both Baby T and his older brother transitioned back to her full-time care within the next 12 months.
But Leventhal testified that it would be "highly unlikely if not impossible" for that to happen for a variety of reasons, including her lack of opportunity and experience.
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|Country of Publication||United Kingdom|
|Dimensions||27.8 x 21.6 cm|
|Publication Date||Mar 8, 2016|
|Publisher||Pearson Education Limited|
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A 19-year-old man who stole tools from vans in Emo has been sentenced to ten months in jail, with the last four suspended.
Thomas McDonagh (19), with an address at 5 St Brigids Lawn, Porterstown Road, Co. Dublin, was charged with two counts of criminal damage, and theft, at Gate House, Emo, on December 15 last year.
Inspector Ollie Baker gave evidence that on December 15, 2017, a vehicle was spotted acting in a suspicious manner at The Rock, Mountmellick.
It was stopped by gardaí and stolen property to a value of €4,900 was found in the vehicle. Three people, including the accused, were in the vehicle and were arrested.
The accused made admissions to the gardaí that he had broken into two vans and stolen the tools, causing damage to the vans.
One van was damaged to a value of €450 and the other to a value of €120, Insp Baker told the court.
The accused had 17 previous convictions.
In ruling, Judge Catherine Staines said it was a serious crime to steal tools from two vans, tools which were needed by people to do their jobs.
She said fortunately the tools were recovered, but the offence meritted a custodial sentence.
She acknowledged the accused’s very tragic life and said that presumably the theft was carried out to pay for drugs.
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http://www.strippingthegurus.com/stgsam ... ndhorn.aspThis article/chapter is excerpted from Stripping the Gurus by Geoffrey D. Falk.
AND NATURE SPRITES
(FINDHORN COMMUNITY: PETER AND EILEEN CADDY) “The time has come,” the Caddys said
“To channel many thoughts:
Of Moray Firth—and trailer parks
Of tiny elves—and Scots—
Of why the cabbages grow large—
And whether Swedes are hot”
IN NOVEMBER OF 1962, Peter and Eileen Caddy settled with their three young sons and a friend, Dorothy Maclean, near the coast of the Moray Firth in northeast Scotland. There they lived, down the road from Aberdeen and Inverness, in a house trailer on a parcel of land destined to become the first seed of the Findhorn Community.
Prior to that, Peter, a former military officer, had followed his own guru-figure for five years—a woman who was also his second wife, Sheena. To join them as a disciple, Eileen had left her own husband and children. Soon after that departure, “stricken with guilt and remorse,” she began hearing voices, i.e., “guidance.” The believed source of those voices is obvious in the title of Eileen’s first book: God Spoke to Me.
Later presumed channelings by her included “transmissions from Saint-Germain [and] Sir Francis Bacon” (Hawken, 1976).
Peter and Eileen later split from Sheena and, by 1957, were managing a hotel in Forres, Scotland, which building was later to become part of the Findhorn community.
They were then transferred from there to another ailing hotel to resurrect it. And, having been suddenly terminated from that position, made their new home in the Findhorn Bay Caravan (i.e., Trailer) Park, adjacent to a garbage dump.
In accord with Eileen’s inner guidance, the pioneers established a small garden in the “sand and scrub” of the trailer park in 1965. [T]o the astonishment of experts, their results were phenomenal, producing plants whose variety and vigor could not be conventionally explained
That “unconventional” success was indeed soon revealed to be ostensibly due to the ability of community members, and Dorothy in particular, to “talk to the plants” and nature spirits/devas. Additional gardening advice came from an Edinburgh man who “had experiences of nature beings, which took the form of elves and fauns, and ... Pan himself” (Riddell, 1990).
The outcome of all that was the forty-pound cabbages for which the community first became famous.
By the mid-’70s, however, when Peter stopped working in the garden, many of the phenomenal aspects of the vegetation disappeared. The growth here was fantastic to demonstrate to Peter Caddy and to others that it was possible. Now we know it is possible to work with the Nature Kingdom, but we no longer have the need to produce a plant where it won’t normally grow
(in Hawken, 1976).
The contemporary American laying-on-of-hands healer Barbara Ann Brennan describes (1993) relevant aspects of her own later extended stay in the Findhorn Community: When I was there, I stood on a nature power point called Randolph’s Leap, a place near Findhorn where the Druids are supposed to have worshiped and communed with nature spirits. I asked to have access to the nature spirits.
[After] about a month ... I started seeing little nature spirits [or sprites] everywhere I went. They would follow me as I walked around the property. They were always a bit shy and would stay a few feet behind me, giggling.
Ancillary attempts, outside the main development of the community, were also made to contact UFOs and “space beings.”
In 1969, Findhorn attracted six hundred visitors ... all of them from our own planet.
David Spangler and his female partner arrived in the early 1970s to live at Findhorn for three years, as the last of the “founding figures” there, lecturing and giving channeled guidance. Their arrival brought the community population into double digits, growing to forty-five by the end of the year.
In those early days, until around 1972, Peter would stride around finding fault with everyone. There was nothing but endless work, from early in the morning until late at night.... Young freaks escaping burnt-out lives in London were verbally thrashed by Peter for the slightest deviation from the rigid order and structure of the community
In 1973, the sixty-ish Peter’s heart opened ... to a young, Swedish woman living in the community, with the ensuing reaction from Eileen having the effect of throwing Findhorn into a period of uncertainty. Though the potential extramarital relationship was never consummated, Peter and Eileen grew farther apart as the years passed. The former eventually left the community in 1979.
One female member of the populace described the mid-’70s in the Findhorn Community this way: The energy level was very high, and a lot of music came out of that time.... There was this universal energy of love, and all of a sudden it could hit you with somebody else’s partner. Because there was an openness towards anything that God sends in one’s direction, some people would then ... dive into these relationships, and would find themselves in a tangle with no clear way of handling the complications.
It was like an epidemic.... It really rocked the community
In spite of—or perhaps because of—such “love in the time of cabbages,” by 1980 over three hundred people had been drawn to the Findhorn Caravan Park.
Or the rocking “Findstock,” if you prefer.
Through all of that, Eileen’s guidance slowly disclosed the long-term plans for the community: I want you to see this center of light [i.e., Findhorn] as an ever-growing cell of light. It started as a family group; it is now a community; it will grow into a village, then a town and finally into a vast city of light
Nor was the scope of that undertaking lost on the early founders, or on those who have come since them: In one form or another there has been a deep awareness that what was being worked out [at Findhorn] was of supreme importance to the whole world.
This could of course be just an inflated ego on the part of those at Findhorn—or it could be a most daring and glorious act of faith, that God had a vast plan for mankind which, if known and followed, could lead to a new age, and that Findhorn was a key point in that plan
The Findhorn Community plays a significant part in a revolution that is gently changing the world.... This revolution does not “do” anything. It does not normally make headlines in any of the news media, but it creates the conditions in which [love, spirituality, cooperation and harmony] can flourish among human beings. Perhaps it is responsible for the rather extraordinary changes that, at the close of the ’80s, have laid the basis for the end of the Cold War and the transformation of Eastern Europe. But it has much more still to do (Riddell, 1990).
* * *
The present Findhorn community includes an independent Steiner (i.e., “Waldorf”) school, providing additional alternative education for the children there. Students are encouraged to learn at their own rate, in a close relationship to a teacher who continues with a class from one year to the next. By itself, that is undoubtedly a wonderful way to structure an educational program. The “Intimidation of the Waldorf Kind” article by Arno Frank (2000), however, raises serious concerns about those schools in general, as does the information presented at http://www.waldorfcritics.org
: Parents should be told that the science and history curriculum will be based on Steiner’s reading of the “akashic record,” according to which the “ancients” had clairvoyant powers which Anthroposophic initiation may help students attain some day. They should be told that loyal Steiner followers believe humans once lived on the lost continent of Atlantis.... They should be told that teachers study a medieval scheme in which race, blood, and the “four temperaments” will help them understand their students’ development
Steiner’s first Atlantean sub-race was named the Rmoahals. When a Rmoahals man pronounced a word, this word developed a power similar to that of the object it designated. Because of this, words at that time were curative; they could advance the growth of plants, tame the rage of animals, and perform other similar functions
Rudolf Steiner himself (1861 – 1925), in his Atlantis and Lemuria
(1963), expounded on the details of our imagined lost history, crediting the terrestrial atmosphere in the time of Atlantis as being much more dense at that time, than it is at present. The above-mentioned density of air is as certain for occult experience as any fact of today given by the senses can be.
Equally certain however is the fact, perhaps even more inexplicable for contemporary physics and chemistry, that at that time the water on the whole Earth was much thinner than today....
[I]n the Lemurian and even in the Atlantean period, stones and metals were much softer than later
(Steiner, 1959). We need not raise the question now as to whether such a condition of density is compatible with the opinion held by modern science, for science and logical thought can ... never say the final word as to what is possible
Having thus disposed of physics in his pursuit of a denser, thinner and softer metaphysics, Steiner (1963) continued: [T]he human body had been provided with an eye that now no longer exists, but we have a reminder of this erstwhile condition in the myth of the One-Eyed Cyclops.
Nor was that the only discrepancy to be found between our known world and the bodies of yore: The forms of [the first] animals would, in the present day, strike us as fabulous monsters, for their bodies (and this must be carefully kept in mind) were of the nature of air....
Another group of physical beings had bodies which consisted of air-ether, light-ether and water, and these were plant-like beings....
“If I could talk to the plantimals....” Or be one: [M]an lived as a plant being in the Sun itself
Steiner further claimed of Lemurian women:
Everything was animated for them and showed itself to them in soul powers and apparitions.... That which impelled them to their reaction were “inner voices,” or what plants, animals, stones, wind and clouds, the whispering of the trees, and so on, told them....
If with his consciousness man could raise himself into [the] supersensible world, he would be able to greet the “ant or bee spirit” there in full consciousness as his sister being. The seer can actually do this.
Rudolf himself was the head of the German branch of the Theosophical Society until being expelled from that in 1913 for “illegal” (according to the rules of the Society) activities. From that split, he founded his own Anthroposophical Society, beginning with fifty-five ex-members of the TS, from which the Waldorf phenomenon in general has grown.
Steiner had encountered Theosophy in the 1880s through the writings of Sinnett and Blavatsky, most of which he later rejected—with the exception of The Secret Doctrine, which he regarded as the most remarkable esoteric text (apart from his own) published in modern times....
The audiences for [Steiner’s theosophical lectures] were at first very small. Happily, Steiner showed no concern, claiming that the audience was swelled by invisible spiritual beings and the dead, eager for the occult knowledge they could not, apparently, acquire in the Other World
The Secret Doctrine
was Madame Blavatsky’s anti-Darwinian explanation of the origins of life on Earth, via a number (seven) of “root races” purportedly descended from spiritual beings from the moon. The book was presented as an explication of stanzas from the little-known Book of Dzyan—itself written in the unknown-to-any-linguist language of Senzar.
Steiner, meanwhile, taught the existence of a Lord of the Dark Face, an evil entity by the name of Ahriman—the spirit of materialism. That disruptive being, he felt, “had been making trouble in the world since 1879 when the Archangel Michael took over the divine guidance of mankind and began a cosmic process of enlightenment” (Washington, 1995).
Steiner (1947) further described the progressing student’s “ascent into the higher worlds” as involving a meeting with the “Guardian of the Threshold”: [T]he Guardian of the Threshold is an (astral) figure, revealing itself to the student’s awakened higher sight.... It is a lower magical process to make the Guardian of the Threshold physically visible also. That was attained by producing a cloud of fine substance, a kind of frankincense resulting from a particular mixture of a number of substances. The developed power of the magician is then able to mould the frankincense into shape, animating it with the still unredeemed karma of the individual....
What is here indicated in narrative form must not be understood in the sense of an allegory, but as an experience of the highest possible reality befalling the esoteric student.
On a more personal level, Rudolf averred: The clairvoyant ... can describe, for every mode of thought and for every law of nature, a form which expresses them. A revengeful thought, for example, assumes an arrow-like, pronged form, while a kindly thought is often formed like an opening flower, and so on. Clear-cut, significant thoughts are regular and symmetrical in form, while confused thoughts have wavy outlines.
And speaking of “wavy outlines”: Anthroposophical medicine seems to be based partly on magical theories of correspondence—for example cholera is a punishment for insufficient self-confidence and the pox for lack of affection. Today the Anthroposophists run clinics, a mental hospital, and a factory for medicines which has marketed a cancer cure
As to Steiner’s overall caliber of thought, then, Storr (1996) summarizes: His belief system is so eccentric, so unsupported by evidence, so manifestly bizarre, that rational skeptics are bound to consider it delusional....
[H]is so-called thinking, his supposed power of super-sensible perception, led to a vision of the world, the universe, and of cosmic history which is entirely unsupported by any evidence, which is at odds with practically everything which modern physics and astronomy have revealed, and which is more like science fiction than anything else.
In a somewhat gentler vein, Robert Carroll (2004d) concluded: There is no question that Steiner made contributions in many fields, but as a philosopher, scientist, and artist he rarely rises above mediocrity and is singularly unoriginal.
Ken Wilber (2000b), however, expressed his own, more positive evaluation of poor Rudolf, in this way: [Steiner] was an extraordinary pioneer ... and one of the most comprehensive psychological and philosophical visionaries of his time.
Indeed, Steiner’s credulous followers similarly believe him to have been “a genius in twelve fields” (McDermott, 1984).
To be fair, Rudolf’s grounded philosophizing, as presented in the first half of McDermott’s very selectively chosen (“veneer of academia,” etc.) Essential Steiner
, is much more coherent than are his farther flights of fancy. (McDermott himself was president of the California Institute of Integral Studies [www.ciis.edu] for many years. For the catty relationship between himself and the allegedly “evil, hated” kw, see Wilber [2001c].)
Still, even given that limited coherence, one cannot help but notice that Wilber, in Chart 4B of his (2000b) Integral Psychology,
presents a mapping of Steiner’s nine levels of reality to the “correlative basic structures” of psychology in his own Four-Quadrant “Theory of Everything.” (That same book is intended as a “textbook of transpersonal psychology.” Its mapped levels include astral bodies and the like.) Yet, the perception of auras, if real, would come via the same clairvoyant faculties and subtle bodies as would be used to read the akashic
records. Did Steiner then see auras clearly, but hallucinate his purported akashic
readings? Or was he equally imagining both? Either way, how does Wilber justify mapping Steiner’s levels of reality to his own theories, while ignoring the remainder of what Steiner devoutly claims to have experienced through the same purported means?
Regardless, Velikovsky would surely be proud. For, Wilber’s endorsement of Steiner means either that he has read so little of Rudolf’s work that he is unaware of the “farther reaches” of it ... or that he is aware of those fantasies-presented-as-fact, but still considers the man to be an insightful “visionary” and “extraordinary pioneer” in (clairvoyance-based) psychology and philosophy.
Given Wilber’s history with Da’s coronas and shabd yoga, those two options seem equally plausible. (Wilber has evidently hardly read into the latter yoga at all, yet still presents himself as an expert, fit to determine who the top yogis of that path are [see Lane, 1996].)
And note again how kw’s complimentary appraisal of Steiner is, as usual, offered as no mere opinion, but is rather given as if it were an indisputable fact—“Thus spake the Oracle of Boulder.” In reality, however, it is emphatically No Such Thing, especially with regard to Steiner’s philosophy.
If you’re going to be an oracle, it behooves you to get it right.
* * *
The continual buzz of activity throughout a community such as Findhorn could, of course, easily detract from one’s meditations. Not one to be thus distracted, Eileen Caddy sought guidance for herself as to where to find a small, quiet place, away from the crowded living conditions. [S]he asked within and the voice, in a joyous piece of guidance, replied: “Why don’t you go down to the public toilets? You will find perfect peace there.”
The little toilet block referred to has been preserved and is now a herbal apothecary and wholefood café
If such preservation seems to be excessively reverential, note that traditional Tibetan medicine goes even further, at times containing small amounts of lama (not llama) ... um.... [Seventeenth-century Austrian Jesuit cleric Johann] Grueber was particularly repulsed by the custom of the laity’s eating “curative pills” containing the Dalai Lama’s excrement
Or, in the vernacular: “holy shit.” A hundred years ago, rumors that the feces of the Dalai Lama—the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists—had beneficial properties prompted the UK’s Surgeon General to analyze them in the interests of science. They contained nothing remarkable, he concluded. Just as well: According to a spokesperson at the UK-based Tibet Foundation, “These days you can’t even buy the Dalai Lama’s used clothes, never mind his excrement”
And they call that progress! When the doctor [treating David Bohm—the Dalai Lama’s “physics teacher”—for “thick blood” in Switzerland] indicated that he would send to Dharamsala for medication, the Dalai Lama insisted that the treatment should begin immediately. He took Precious Tablets, wrapped in silk, from a pouch in his room and instructed Saral [Bohm’s wife] on how they should be prepared. Bohm found their taste revolting
“Nityananda the Poo,” however, would surely have approved—and perhaps even grabbed a mouthful.
Along those same lines, in later years Findhorn experienced a sewage backup, flooding the toilets and bathtubs of the Caddys’ former hotel in Cluny Hills, now owned and operated by the Findhorn Foundation as a community dwelling-place. Residents spent two weeks attempting to find the relevant sewage lines—including, in desperation, searching via the use of divining rods and pendulums. That ardent pursuit, however, failed to disclose the source of the obstruction. It became increasingly clear that the sewer blockage was a symbolic way of showing us something about our life.
A channeling was received. It told us we had become too concerned with outer forms, neglecting our spiritual connection. The sewage began to flood the garden. [Hence, “love in the time of cabbages and cholera.”] We organized a meeting and agreed that each member would make a personal commitment to their own spiritual development. In the afternoon we shared what we had individually decided. At 4 p.m., when the meeting ended, the sewers were unblocked. They had unblocked themselves!
Verily, “the Lord doth work in mysterious ways,” etc. As do His “avatars”: To see if he had become proud after becoming a big guru, Ramakrishna went to slum areas and washed the toilets with his hair
(Satchidananda, in [Mandelkorn, 1978]).
* * * As time went on, it became ever clearer to Eileen and Peter that they were ... the spearhead of a new age. They were pioneering a new way of living which would spread throughout the world and give new hope for the future. People would come from every land to learn this new way and then go back to live it out wherever they might be....
Gradually the greatness of the task they had undertaken became clearer to Peter and Eileen and those who were with them. Findhorn was nothing less than the growing tip of humanity
To keep one’s perspective in the midst of such pioneering, “growing tip of humanity” excitement, however, is no easy task ... as every other community which has ever harbored a similarly grandiose mission could testify.
W. Brugh Joy, author of Joy’s Way
, was then invited to give a talk at Findhorn in 1980, about what he “sensed was ahead for the community as a whole,” to a group of participants preparing to enter communal life there. Not surprisingly, the urge to address those unspoken issues proved too strong to resist: I talked about the consequences of feeling “special” and how doing battle against the “evils of the world” not only creates the “enemy,” but is actually a projection of the darker aspects of the community onto the world screen. Needless to say, the talk was not popular and I was fast falling into the “unwelcome guest” category....
Despite assertions by most partisans of the New Age that they are promoting such virtues as selfless service to the world, New Age beliefs in the specialness and innocence of the New Age are, in my opinion, regressive ... toward the infantile, if not the fetal. Such ideation tends to be self-centered
Some days later, the “community poet” responded, on-stage, after some skits and singing, to Joy’s earlier talk. In venomous poetry, powerful and afire with wrathful righteousness, he unleashed the dark feelings and destructive forces of the community. The objects of his rage were the Americans in general and myself in particular. We were portrayed in terms that would make fecal material seem sunny by comparison. His attack centered around money and power ... the dark side of any endeavor that wears the mask of great good and service. The only thing explicitly missing was sex, except he covered that by using the words “fuck” and “fucking” with an extraordinary frequency
And this was scarcely odd, because....
Of course, such an isolated outburst in no way invalidates the overall good done within and by the community. That is so particularly since the general response to Joy’s speech and the poet’s counter-attack, at least in public, seems to have been fairly mature. That is, unlike what we might have expected to see from some of the “Rude Boys” in this world, Joy was certainly not run off the property for his comments. Nor was he stripped naked or called a “bottom feeder” by the respected leaders of the community. By contrast, were such criticisms as Joy’s directed toward the divine guru-figure or holy ashram of the average disciple, the latter would more often than not consider them to be violently blasphemous.
In a way, though, one could still actually be surprised, overall, by that temperate response. For, considering the grandiose perspective from which the community was founded, coupled with Peter Caddy’s authoritarian control during the first decade of its existence, things could have turned out much worse. As it currently stands, however, Findhorn welcomes more than 14,000 guests each year for temporary work retreats or to one of several hundred adult classes taught year-round by New Age personages such as the “spiritual healer” Caroline Myss. It also exists as part of a global network of sustainable “Ecovillages.”
Apparently, then, not every foray into spiritually-based community living need end in disaster. Undoubtedly, though, such a diverse group of “believers” as exist in Findhorn would have far less potential for messing up a community than if they were all following the same “sage,” i.e., if they all shared and reinforced the same “madness” in each other. After all, a mixed group of people, even if they were each totally conforming to the tenets and expected behaviors of their respective paths, would still effectively create a diverse population of ideas and perspectives. A more heterogeneous group of people living together in a community I could not have imagined
And, as in agriculture, such a varied population is less likely to be devastatingly affected by any specific pathology than is a homogeneous one.
The Findhorn community, further, is a relatively “feel-good, New Age” one. It has thus never placed any primary emphasis on destroying the ego as a means to God-realization. Consequently, it has not sanctioned that easy outlet for sadistic behavior toward others, as if it were “for their own good” as a cover for simply exacting respect and obedience from them, to the degree which one finds in the typical ashram.
Probably of equal or greater importance, though, was the fading-out of the Caddys’ influence as the community grew. That was done, surprisingly, in response to Eileen’s own received “guidance,” in one of the most generous sharings of power that one will ever find in a community, whether spiritual or otherwise.
It will also have helped that Findhorn has never been a monastic environment. For, that freedom itself removes a large part of the potential for suppression, repression/projection, scandals and cover-ups.
There is also a relative absence of both penalties for leaving and of a not merely grandiose but spiritually “liberating” benefit to oneself for staying. That is, unlike most of the other communities we have met herein, Findhorn seems to have placed “saving the world”—via the growth of the community into a town, a village, and then a “vast city of light”—ahead of “saving oneself.” And one can walk away from the former when the going gets tough, much more easily than one could turn one’s back on the latter, for having far less of a personal stake in it. After all, throwing up one’s hands and allowing the world to go to hell in a handbasket is one thing; throwing away one’s “only chance for enlightenment in this lifetime,” through disobedience or abandonment of a spiritual path, is quite another.
All of the above “missing” elements in Findhorn are generally absolutely central to any “authentic, spiritually transformative” ashram, as a closed society where “really serious” disciples will remain for the rest of their lives. With stunning irony, then, it is very probably the lack of all of those things in Findhorn which have made it into an (according to present indications) “safe” environment. (But, see also Stephen Castro’s Hypocrisy and Dissent Within the Findhorn Foundation
, for further information in that regard.)
The now relatively democratic management of the community—with feedback and real “checks and balances” to keep the rulers accountable to those they rule over—will also have greatly helped.
Of course, even there: We have also heard from people who had gone to the community in response to something they had read or heard, only to discover that its reality was not what they had expected. Most of these reports indicated a disappointment that, in the minds of these people, Findhorn was not living up to the beautiful ideals which it proclaimed....
[One] young man kept alternating between staying in London and living at Findhorn. Finally, despairing of his ability to adapt to Findhorn, he told us that emotionally it was a worse jungle than London
In any case, one cannot help but wonder what might have happened had the already geriatric Peter Caddy had his way with that Swedish girl three decades ago. Or, had he received explicit inner guidance himself—thus qualifying as a guru-figure on top of his existing authoritarian tendencies, and being in a position to inform others of “God’s will,” particularly as it may have related to the young blond lady. Indeed, in that scenario, there might now be nothing left to mark the spot where Findhorn once stood, nor even a community poet to commemorate the occasion in ribald verse.
Verse, that is, such as the following: There once was a Scotsman named Caddy
A well-nigh impassioned brute laddie
He spied a young Swede
Said, “She’s got what I need”
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Stocks Slip as Trade Hopes Fade
By Will Horner
Global stocks pulled back Friday as optimism waned regarding the U.S. and China making progress in resolving the trade war.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average index were mostly flat. The Stoxx Europe 600 gauge fell 0.2%. Stocks in Asia also pulled back, with the Hang Seng declining 0.7% and the Shanghai Composite Index losing 0.5%.
While markets had begun betting that a partial trade deal would be accompanied by a rolling-back of existing tariffs, questions remain about President Donald Trump's commitment to offering such concessions. On the same day that China said Beijing and Washington have agreed to mutually lift some tariffs as part of a "phase-one" deal, Peter Navarro, a senior U.S. trade adviser, said there was no formal agreement in place and the final decision would lie with Mr. Trump.
"Until we actually see some type of trade deal, the level of uncertainty -- which ultimately will translate into volatility in the market -- will persist," said Brian O'Reilly, head of investment strategy at the Dublin-based Mediolanum International Funds. "Today, we are just seeing a bit of a recalibration of that over-optimism from a news headline without any hard facts."
Ahead of the New York opening bell, Gap Inc. slumped nearly 10% after the apparel maker pared its profit targets for the year and said Chief Executive Art Peck would step down immediately. Walt Disney Co. shares climbed 5% in offhours trading after its earnings beat analysts' expectations.
Within European equities, Cartier's parent Cie. Financière Richemont slipped 4.8% after the Swiss luxury-goods company's earnings fell short of what analysts expected.
Later on Friday, global markets, which have also been buoyed lately by signs that a U.S. recession isn't imminent, will gauge signals from a measure of consumer sentiment due to be released by the University of Michigan.
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The U.S. Justice Department on Monday sought to revoke the citizenship of four Minnesotans from Somalia who are accused of defrauding the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program more than a decade ago.
According to four civil complaints filed by Washington, D.C.-based Justice Department attorneys, Fosia Abdi Adan, Ahmed Mohamed Warsame, Mustaf Abdi Adan and Faysal Jama Mire posed as a nuclear family and used false identities in applying for visas.
Before coming to the United States in 2001, Adan, 51, of Eden Prairie, allegedly claimed to be married to Ahmed Mohamed Warsame, 54. According to the complaints, the two also claimed that Mustaf Abdi Adan, 33, and Faysal Jama Mire, 31, were their children.
Adan and Warsame divorced in Minnesota soon after Warsame was admitted as a permanent resident, at which time he also changed his name. Warsame has since been living in St. Cloud and Mustaf Adan and Mire have both been living in Hennepin County.
The Diversity Visa Lottery, which grants visas to a limited number of people from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States, has been in the spotlight since the Oct. 31 terror attack in New York City by a man who immigrated from Uzbekistan under the program in 2010. President Donald Trump called for the elimination of the program after the attack.
In a statement announcing the Minnesota complaints on Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions added that the country’s current immigration system is “easily abused by fraudsters and nefarious actors.”
“Chain migration,” which gives priority for entrance to immigrants with family members, “only multiplies the consequences of this abuse,” Sessions said.
Neither defendant could be reached for comment, and they did not have attorneys listed for them as of late Monday.
In the complaint against Adan, attorneys alleged that she engaged in “alien smuggling,” rendering her ineligible for naturalization. Each of the four also faces numerous counts that include allegations of illegal procurement of naturalization and lacking valid immigration documents.
The United States is seeking a judgment revoking the four defendants’ citizenship and also “forever restraining and enjoining” them from claiming “any rights, privileges, benefits or advantages” under any documentation gained during their initial naturalizations.
According to the affidavit of a Department of State agent assigned to Minneapolis, Warsame omitted a 1996 marriage in Yemen to another woman and details about his biological children. That woman told fraud investigators in 2010 that she was Warsame’s sole marriage and that he had obtained fake marriage documents for himself and Adan, who is a distant relative.
In an interview with the State Department investigator at his St. Cloud home last year, Warsame admitted to posing under a fake name and lying about his marriage to Adan to gain citizenship. Adan and the two men who claimed to be their children were each cousins of Warsame’s, he said. The pair are also accused of falsely claiming a third child, who was denied entry to the U.S. | <urn:uuid:4cb6979d-828b-480d-bc32-69cf7dfb877f> | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | http://www.startribune.com/justice-department-cousins-posed-as-nuclear-family-used-false-identities-to-obtain-u-s-citizenship/455693333/ | 2019-11-13T10:52:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496667177.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20191113090217-20191113114217-00280.warc.gz | en | 0.966744 | 655 | [
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Impaired kidney function is a risk factor for cognitive decline in old age says a new study published in the medical journal Neurology.
The study found that poor kidney functions were linked with cognition related to memory functions. Any kind of damage to these functions, episodic memory and other contextual knowledge is the earliest sign of Alzheimer’s disease.
Further research to comprehend the link between kidney function and the brain would be conducted, as this study has important public health implications. Further research also may provide new strategies for preventing memory loss in elders. The research findings indicate that common disease processes affect the brains and the kidneys in the elderly. Therefore, it is possible to hypothesize that underlying vascular problems like diabetes and hypertension could account for the link between kidney problems and cognitive decline. Data from 886 older adults was analyzed for this study annual for a period of 6 years to track changes in cognition over time. Visuospatial ability, perceptual speed, semantic memory, working memory and episodic memory were the individual cognitive systems assessed.
The study also revealed that poor kidney function assessed at the beginning of the research period was linked with a higher rate of decline in cognition over the next few years. This was identified now in visuospatial ability or perceptual speed, but in episodic, semantic and working memory. Researchers also said the rate of decline in cognition was equal to that of a person seven years older at baseline. | <urn:uuid:cef81a60-16f4-4d0e-a8a2-80b2f3b17e96> | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | http://www.theguidetohealthyliving.com/impaired-kidney-function-linked-to-cognitive-decline-in-elderly/ | 2019-11-17T04:24:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496668787.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20191117041351-20191117065351-00040.warc.gz | en | 0.961645 | 293 | [
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Sichuan Haite High-tech Co Ltd operates in the Airports, flying fields, & services sector.
In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Sichuan Haite High-tech Co Ltd with three other
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International conferences are key events where researchers can increase their visibility and grow their networks.
PEP seeks to promote the participation of developing country researchers in international debates. As such, we encourage PEP researchers to attend and present at international conferences.
PEP also provides a limited number of grants to help researchers who have participated in a PEP-funded project present this research. We provide this support on a competitive basis, taking into account the quality of the research project, the reputation of the proposed international conference, and the co-funding obtained (from the researcher’s institution, the conference organizers or other sources).
There are many excellent international conferences. The list below provides some recommendations, based on their academic quality and policy outreach. We also invite you to suggest any other international conferences that may be of interest; please email PEP's Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator, Michael Murigi, at [email protected]. | <urn:uuid:0af130ae-564b-4338-b390-89806e125ef6> | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | http://www.pep-net.org/support/training-and-resources/recommended-conferences | 2019-11-18T17:28:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496669809.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20191118154801-20191118182801-00200.warc.gz | en | 0.938184 | 189 | [
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