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Welcome to Childhood Made Crazy, an interview series that takes a critical look at the current “mental disorders of childhood” model. This series is comprised of interviews with practitioners, parents, and other children’s advocates as well as pieces that investigate fundamental questions in the mental health field. Visit the following page to learn more about the series, to see which interviews are coming, and to learn about the topics under discussion:
Rossa Forbes is a blogger with an upbeat and decidedly offbeat mom’s perspective on the journey of schizophrenia. Her memoir, The Scenic Route: A Way through Madness will be published early next year by Inspired Creations LLC.
EM: How would you suggest a parent think about being told that his or her child meets the criteria for a mental disorder and ought to go on one or more psychiatric medication for his or her diagnosed mental disorder or mental illness?
RF: Before going down that road I would insist that the doctor conduct a thorough medical history to assess whether there is an underlying medical condition, e.g. Lyme disease, brain tumor, or an autoimmune condition.
As it is only quite recently (2007) that the link between psychosis and an autoimmune disorder called anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis has been made, it is possible that researchers are already identifying other antibodies in the blood and spinal fluid with links to psychosis.
Do keep in mind that doctors know very little about how the drugs work or what causes mental illness. The word “medication” (as opposed to “drug”) implies the presence of a disease state that can be successfully treated pharmaceutically. As schizophrenia (the mental illness with which I’m most familiar) is considered by the medical profession to be incurable, in the same way that they consider most mental illnesses incurable, this negates the idea that a medication exists that can treat it.
The drugs are actually major tranquillizers and they are generally effective at dampening psychosis –masking it, not getting rid of it. In the process, these drugs make the person sluggish and prone to weight gain and other side effects.
I know from experience, how hard it is to manage “schizophrenia” without resorting to a prescription drug. I do think it is possible, but I think most parents initially are not in any way familiar with how to do this. Acquiring this knowledge may take years of trial and error, although there are online courses that are beginning to teach these skills.
Read the rest of the interview here
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https://rossaforbes.com/eric-maisel-interviews-psychology-today-series/
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|Rediff India Abroad Home | All the sections|
Blasts: Telecom operators rapped
July 14, 2006 02:48 IST
The Maharashtra Government has sought an explanation from the telecom operators for their alleged network failure, resulting in a total collapse of the communication system on Tuesday when 7 blasts rocked Mumbai's suburban train system.
However, the government has not yet begun any official communication with the operators and is expected to take up this issue with them soon, sources said.
Meanwhile, industry sources told PTI that the government is not going to serve any notice but may seek details of the chronology of the events that led to failure of their systems.
Earlier, on Wednesday, Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister R R Patil had signaled that the government had taken up the issue with the telecom operators.
"Talks with MTNL and other private telecom companies have revealed that the jamming of the services was the result of heavy pressure on the network, which was created immediately after the blasts," R R Patil informed the Assembly.
However, telecom operators have denied any such developments. When contacted, Hutchisson Essar Director (Operational) Harit Nagpal said that they have not received any such communications.
Airtel also denied receiving any communication from the government and declined to comment further.
The telecom services in the city were badly hampered as soon as the news of serial blast spread on Tuesday evening.
As the communication systems crippled, it resulted in panic and chaos among the people who were unable to contact their relatives.
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http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/jul/14train1.htm
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Well, here is the second installment of a series that will be picking up some steam pretty soon. Will got his hands on a booster box of Sword Art Online Weiss Schwarz cards. What is cool about this? He got the english set before the official release. Since it was mostly Will’s sister that was excited about this set, the rest of the guys aren’t going to be in this video. Don’t worry, we will be making more pretty soon.
If any of you play this game, then you should hit us up. We are trying to hunt down a few sets, but we are pretty new to the scene.
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https://mahoutofu.com/2013/07/18/fun-stuff-weiss-schwarz-box-opening-sword-art-online/
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Pew has released a new survey about the social and political attitudes of various generations, and it makes for interesting reading. The thing that strikes me the most is just how clear the trends are. Each successive generation is more politically independent; more religiously independent; less likely to be married in their 20s; less trusting of others; less likely to self-ID as patriotic; and less opposed to gay rights. There's virtually no overlap at all. It's just a smooth, straight progression.
But the single most interesting chart in the report is one that doesn't show this smooth progression.
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http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/151687-2014-03-08-george-bush-lost-an-entire-generation-for-the-republican-party.htm
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Ron Iori is an experienced communication executive who started his career in newspapers. He has expertise in issues and crisis management, financial communication (M&A, bankruptcies, recapitalizations, proxy fights, stock offerings), policy and government positioning, media relations strategy, employee engagement, social media outreach, and counseling senior executives in local and global situations.
Ron has led teams of communicators and Public Affairs professionals as the senior executive at Kaplan Higher Education, (during a particularly intense period of regulatory scrutiny), Aramark (during a corporate campaign by a labor union) and H&R Block (during a proxy fight and its successful turnaround with critics on its refund loans).
He began his career in newspapers, spending 18 years as an editor at papers such as the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times and Cincinnati Post.
In 1994, he moved into public relations as a Senior Vice President at Sitrick & Co., a crisis and financial public relations agency in Los Angeles. Ron then joined AlliedSignal, where he worked in communication roles in the Aerospace and Automotive divisions.
He spent 9 years at Ford Motor Co, in several senior Public Affairs roles, primarily in Global Corporate Communications, as Vice President of Global Communications at Ford Credit and in the Office of the President. Among the issues he handled was a fatal Legionnaires Disease outbreak at an assembly plant, ongoing financial challenges accompanied by a string of executive departures and the repositioning of Ford Credit after a tumultuous period. Ron also led communications of the Land Rover acquisition and a unique program to give computers to all employees as well as assisting on the Firestone tire crisis.
Ron holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Ohio University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
He is a past chairman of Ohio University’s National Alumni Board and a member of the Journalism School’s Professional Advisory Board. He also is treasurer of the World Press Institute. Ron has taught or lectured at California State University at Northridge, Indiana University and Ohio University, and has addressed IABC conferences.
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http://www.ioricommunications.com/ron/
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A mikan citrus fruit falls from a tree and hits an elderly woman who was passing on the head.
Foreign resident (pointing at the fruit on the ground): It was that mikan.
Elderly woman: Are you sure?
— Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo. Overheard by The Japan Times On Sunday
Overheard a conversation you’d like to share? Simply fill out the online submission form at jtimes.jp/overheard. Please recount the conversation in the format above and be sure to provide a description of the participants (age, male/female, nationality if relevant, etc.), note where the conversation took place and include any other context that might be necessary.
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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/03/25/voices/pointing-out-the-obvious/
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Mary Pat Walsh is a senior litigation paralegal in the Philadelphia office of Pepper Hamilton LLP and a member of the firm’s Health Sciences Department. Her assignments include pharmaceutical defense and regulatory matters. She has extensive experience in large case management, including document review and production, fact development and witness preparation.
Ms. Walsh also has considerable experience on commercial matters on behalf of health sciences and other clients, including in the antitrust, securities and contract dispute areas. She has been a member of numerous mediation, arbitration and trial teams and has worked extensively with clients and outside consultants in these contexts.
Ms. Walsh serves as a member of the firm’s Paralegal Hiring Committee.
Ms. Walsh has been with Pepper since 1985.
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http://www.pepperlaw.com/people/mary-pat-walsh/
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Poker Stars is, hands down, the leader in online poker tournaments. Their software kicks butt, and their customer support is outstanding. They recently started offering a loyalty program in which you can use the player points you earn to purchase products from their store, or buy into special event tournaments.
PokerStars.com is the top online poker rooms to play at for a number of different reasons. They have the best software in the industry. They have the largest poker tournaments online – including a weekly $1,000,000 prize pool tournament! This site was one of the original poker rooms online to start offering real money tables. They have come a long way since they first opened, and are the standard by which all other poker rooms are measured against.
Software & Interface
Stars has the best software platform of any online poker room. It is obvious that the individuals who designed the software are avid poker players. The action moves quickly and smoothly, and the graphics have a great look and feel. They have one of the most stable software packages around. While other rooms are up and down with their platform, always runs, never crashing, providing a true to life poker experience. The lobby shows useful information about each table, including average pot size, percentage of players per flop, and the number of hands per hour the table is averaging. This enables a player to pick out a table that is right for there game skill level. It is even has Mac compatible.
Ring Game & Tournament Action
PokerStars has the second highest amount of traffic in the online poker community. And the traffic for their tournaments is #1. This is mainly because they are seen as the place online to play tournaments. After all, it was this site that sent both Greg Raymer and Chris Moneymaker to the World Series of Poker to become WSOP champions. Plus, 2005 WSOP Champion, Joe Hachem is also part of the PS team. They run a weekly $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool on their site that attracts thousands of players every week. If you’ve never played in a tournament with a million dollars at stake, then this is your shot. Plus, you can win your way into the weekly tournament with regular satellites for as little as a $5 entry fee. They also host a yearly WCOOP – World Championship of Online Poker – in which the prize pool is millions of dollars.
Poker Stars.com has a relatively good game variety. They offer the standard Texas Hold’em including Limit, Pot-Limit, and No-Limit. They offer Omaha and Omaha Hi/Lo, as well as Seven Card Stud and Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo. Their table stakes range from $.02/$.04 up to $100/$200. Their tournament buy-ins range from $.10 up to $600.
This is the place to play for top level poker players. While they don’t have the number of poker pros endorsing the site that FullTiltPoker.com has, the pros are all playing on this site. Even at the middle and low level games, you will generally find some very tight and aggressive players. The only tables that have below average players are the micro-limit games. PokerStars.net is one of the best places to play in order to improve your game. Everyday you will be challenged by better players, no matter what level you are sitting at.
Signup Bonus & Promotions
The site currently offers a 100% bonus up to $600. They have recently initiated a VIP program that rewards their loyal customers by offering Frequent Player Points that can be redeemed for free gifts, as well as buy-ins to private tournaments.
Quality email support, which is very quick and reliable. However, they do not currently offer telephone nor live chat support.
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http://www.vegaspokerpro.com/poker-stars/
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I've been hearing about the legendary, aptly named Mellben Legend Seafood all these while, but only recently I had the chance to go down to Opal Crescent, a small street situated within walking distance from Potong Pasir MRT station, its new home. I heard that they've been in business for more than 20 years at the time of writing.
Golden Sand Crab Seasonal Price
The two beautiful crabs, each weighing a kilo, were priced at S$48.00 per kg the other day. Don't you think they looked as if they just came out their hideout in a sandy beach? Fresh to the core, the flesh of the crustaceans were amazingly sweet. Complementing them was the addictively sweet, finger-licking good butter cream sauce, which was nicely peppery as well. Pika's advice: An equally popular dish is the Laksa Crab. Give it a try!
Claypot Lemon Prawn Soup (Small) S$20.00
Another dish that I'd give my two thumbs up would be the beautiful prawns swimming in a truly zesty lemon soup that'd wake anyone up at first sip. Even though the prawns weren't the sweetest I've ever had, they were fresh. The silky tofu cubes provided a nice contrast to the bouncy texture of the crustaceans.
Dry Bak Kut Teh (Small) S$12.00
Have you ever had the well-known pork ribs dish, but without the peppery soup? The eatery might the pioneer of the dry version, but to be honest, it wasn't impressive. While the meat was pretty tender, but not to the point of falling of its bone, I found the sauce to be a bit cloying in terms of sweetness.
Signature Beancurd (Small) S$10.00
Anything that's a signature dish is something that I'm always tempted to try. The eatery's signature beancurd truly deserves the bite. What I got was moist beancurd that was crunchy on the outside, doused with savoury minced meat sauce and embellished with fried shallots, as well as chopped spring onions.
Stir-Fried Vegetable (Small) S$8.00
Everyone, just look at that glossy green kailan (Chinese broccoli), which freshness was top-notch. Without being overly greasy, the leafy greens were executed well, retaining their juice and crunchy texture. I hardly give a high score for a vegetable dish, I realise, but this one deserves 9/10.
Apart from the unique, but mediocre bak kut teh (lit. meat bone tea) creation, Mellben Legend Seafood has successfully won my heart. Anyone would like to go there with me in the near future? Haha...
Mellben Legend Seafood
9 Opal Crescent
(Daily: 1.30pm - 11.00pm)
*Prices quoted are nett prices.
Have a nice meal,
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http://cliffy-goes-dining.blogspot.com/2015/04/sin-mellben-legend-seafood.html
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This cosy, newly renovated hotel is suitable for both business travellers and leisure guests. It has 63 rooms in total, spread across 3 floors. Amenities include a lobby, 24-hour reception, hotel safe, currency exchange facility, lift access, restaurant and a laundry service. A car park is provided for those guests arriving by car.Each of the modern and comfortably appointed rooms comes with an en suite bathroom with shower, a hairdryer, satellite TV, pay TV, a telephone with voicemail and high-speed Internet access. A minibar, individually regulated heating and a safe also come as standard.
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http://www.flightline.co.uk/accommodation/hotel-search.php?hotel=225133361&supplier=holidaybrokers
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The Three Wise Men, January 5. In Málaga the Three Wise Men arrive every year around 5 pm at the Port, from where starts the traditional Parade through the streets of downtown. This parade is the largest in the province with many carriages, marching bands and tons of candy spread across a huge influx of children and families. The parade usually ends with a great festival with singers, magicians and other artists in one of the central squares. Each year there are available maps with the route and timing and location of the final show.
Carnival. For about ten days before Ash Wednesday take place events like parades, masquerades and fancy dresses. Carnival typically ends in the coastal municipalities with the “Whitebait burial”, accompanied by fireworks on the beach.
March / April
Easter. During the Holy Week in Málaga come together the profound Catholic devotion of Andalusia and the typical joyful character of the local people. During these days the streets of Málaga are filled with the scent of incense and spontaneous, highly emotional devotional chants. There coexist serenity and joy and bustle on the streets until late at night, since most of processions take place during the afternoon and late into the night. The downtown bars are filled with people, both locals and tourists, as during these days Málaga receives a large influx of visitors. Undoubtedly, it is worth getting immersed at least once in this experience. We recommend booking your hotel in advance, get a good map of the processions and equip yourself with comfortable shoes!
May Crosses, around May 1. A traditional festival in which the crosses are decorated with great care, with flowers, mantles and shells. The exact date varies by neighborhood. The May Crosses have originally have been celebrated “big style” in Granada, where the city council recently has banned the event qualified as excessive.
Corpus Christi. During this day are held religious processions in the city centre. Feast of San Juan, June 23/24. As in all municipalities of the Costa del Sol, friends and families gather on the beach and celebrate the beginning of summer until late at night; huge bonfires are lit to burn the rag dolls, called “Juas”.
The Feast of the Virgen del Carmen is celebrated on July 16 in all Costa del Sol municipalities. The sea procession takes place in honor of the patron saint of fishermen, which beautifully adorned with flowers is carried through the streets of the town and then taken out into the sea in a boat, accompanied by a large number of boats. (El Palo – Huelin)
The Málaga Fair in the second half of August is the most popular traditional festival which is celebrated every year with great enjoyment by thousands of locals and tourists. For a week there is a lively and colorful atmosphere in the city, with a lot of singing and dancing, despite the high temperatures at this time of the year. An important part of the Fair takes place at the fairgrounds with horsemen, beautifully decorated carts and a large number of booths to eat drink and dance until dawn.
Our “Virgen de la Victoria”, September 8. On this day is celebrated the patron saint of Málaga with a procession through the main streets of downtown, wreaths and singing and dancing groups.
Although alien to this culture, the celebration of Halloween in Málaga is gaining more followers every year, although with slight “Mediterranean variations” of the original model. The locals of Málaga are inherently predisposed to have fun and the most terrifying night of the year on the Costa del Sol takes on a carnival-colored touch; in recent years has become established the so-called “Zombie Walk” with a large number of undead taking the downtown streets in a march starting at the Plaza de la Constitution; fun is guaranteed!
Christmas in Málaga: The capital of the Costa del Sol is outstanding each year from early December for its spectacular Christmas decorations and lighting in the main streets and squares. Throughout this month there are numerous activities such as cribs, ice skating rink and concerts inviting for a walk through the bustling streets of the city. In December there are many days with a splendid sun which raises the thermometer considerably during the day and we can see both people walking around with scarves or short sleeves and some even dare sunbathing on the beaches of the city. The Holy Innocents and Verdiales Fair, December 28. During this day people tease each other (as in many other countries on April 1). But in Málaga is celebrated furthermoreVerdiales where meet many musical groups from neighboring villages and thousands of locals of Málaga for a day with lots of music, song and dance. Verdiales are a very old peasant musical tradition that dates probably even before Flamenco.
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http://iaestemalaga.es/trainees/local-festivities/
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Rabbi Elias Margolis of Mt. Vernon was elected president of the Rabbinical Assembly of the Jewish Theological Seminary at Wednesday afternoon’s session of the thirty-third annual convention of the organization which ended yesterday. He succeeds Dr. Mordecai M. Kaplan, who declined to run for a second term, stating that he planned to take a Sabbatical year from the Seminary where he is a professor of Homiletics.
Other officers chosen to head the Assembly for the ensuing year were Rabbi Eugene Kohn of Bayonne, N. J., vice-president; Rabbi Joel Geffen of Troy, recording secretary; Rabbi Nachman S. Arnoff of Camden, N. J., corresponding secretary, and Herman N. Cohen of St. Paul, treasurer.
Elected to the executive committee for a three-year term were Rabbis Louis Finkelstein of New York, Solomon Goldman of Chicago, Mordecai M. Kaplan and Samuel Rosenblatt of Baltimore, Robert Gordis of Rockaway Park, L. I., and Israel Goldstein of New York.
SEEK ECONOMIC FACTS
Wednesday night’s session was featured by a symposium on "What are the facts of the present economic situation and what are the logical conclusions to be drawn from those facts?" Participants in the symposium were George Soule, editor of the New Republic, Dr. Rufus S. Tucker, noted economist and Rabbi Goldstein, chairman of the Assembly’s committee on social justice.
Dr. Cyrus Adler, president of the Seminary and honorary member of the Assembly, addressed Friday morning’s executive session. A paper which aroused considerable lively discussion was read by Rabbi Jacob Freedman of Chelsea, Mass., on "Bootlegging the American Rabbinate." Declaring that the invasion of "free lances" or unordained men in the rabbinate constituted a "disgraceful and pernicious bootlegging of the American Rabbinate," Dr. Freedman called upon the Assembly to formulate plans to deal with this condition. He recommended an amalgamated board consisting of representatives of the various seminaries, rabbinical and synagogue associations to purge "the dross from the religious life of American Israel."
ORDAIN WORTHY PRACTITIONERS
"Such a broadly representative organization," he said, "aided by the press and by other national organizations, such as the American Jewish Congress, the American Jewish Committee, the Jewish Welfare Board, the Associated Y.M.H.A.’s, the Zionist Organization, the B’nai B’rith and other fraternal groups, has it within its power to bring order out of chaos in our religious life. Let the worthy unordained men of long standing be recognized and welcomed into the rabbinical associations. Let the younger ones prove their sincerity and real devotion to their calling by entering the seminaries as candidates for ordination. Let the others be publicly read out of the ranks of the rabbinate."
A special committee of the Assembly will be appointed to look into the question of "free lance" rabbis and to take steps, in conjunction with other Jewish seminaries, to rid the rabbinate of these unqualified, unordained men.
SOCIAL, POLITICAL RESOLUTIONS
A feature of the conference has been the decided stand taken by the members, headed by Rabbi Israel Goldstein of the Temple B’nai Jeshuron, on the question of rabbinical comment on political and economic affairs. Vigorously contending that the synagogue should concern itself with the full life of its members, and take part in all questions of vital public interest, Rabbi Goldstein, as head of the committee on social justice, made a number of recommendations to the resolutions committee. These dealt with world peace, disarmament, Christian celebrations in public schools, elimination of "The Merchant of Venice" from public school reading, acknowledgment of American Christendom’s protest against Nazi anti-Semitism, protests in the Scottsboro case, the Mooney case, utterances on the 30-hour week, federal relief and public works, minimum wages and unemployment insurance. The relation of the synagogue to social justice was discussed by Rabbi Goldstein, who recommended a course in social justice problems in the Seminary curriculum.
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http://www.jta.org/1933/05/05/archive/bootleg-rabbis-assailed-at-rabbinical-assembly-as-dross-of-religious-life
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So, I’m so excited I might burst! I just signed the contract for my first book deal! (Can you see me glowing from there?)
Here’s the scoop.
The working title is Slushed: From Frozen Gin Fizz to Watermelon Margarita Sorbet—150 Icy Treats for the Coolest Happy Hour Ever.
The book will be a collection of easy-to-make, booze-infused frozen desserts (everything from pops to ice cream and frozen cocktails). It’s scheduled to be published in the Spring of 2012.
If you know me, you probably know that I make a lot of ice cream. You probably also know I shake up my fair share of cocktails—and I’m no stranger to booze-ifying my recipes (hello, Drunken Coffee Jello Squares).
Spiked, frozen desserts are right up my alley.
I’m working with Adams Media, a non-fiction publisher that prints over 300 books a year, including the Everything series, Why Men Love Bitches (which has sold over 1 million copies…holy cow, right?), and The New York Times Bestseller, The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook.
The deadline is pretty aggressive, so if you’re looking for me this summer, I’ll be in my kitchen commanding a small fleet of ice cream makers—writing recipes and shooting all the photography.
By the way, if you live in Salem, you’re hereby deputized as an Official Hungry Mouse Tester. You guys are generally a pretty thirsty bunch, so I’m guessing you might not mind. 😉
Stay tuned for more news and recipes. It’s going to be a wild summer.
Talk to you soon!
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http://www.thehungrymouse.com/2011/07/18/oh-my-goodness-i-got-a-book-deal/
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We are going to start a petition calling for Mondays to be banned.
As it may take some time for the relevant authorities to come around to our way of thinking, today’s Big Deal with the ever buzzy Yesbar is a great way to make this particular Monday a little more sunny.
The offer is for two people to have a two course meal at the Drury Street café, bar and comedy club for a tenner – don’t things feel better already?
A chic mix of slick city centre bar and retro-style Italian café, Yesbar is a popular three storey hangout in the heart of Glasgow.
Available seven days a week, this offer is for two people to each have a starter and main course from the following menu:
Soup of the day – Chef’s daily soup made from the freshest, seasonal vegetables and served with crusty bread and butter.
Mozzarella bites – the freshest mozzarella, rolled in rustic breadcrumbs, deep fried and served with a garlicky tomato dip.
Tomato pizza bread – you know it’s irresistible.
Penne Bolognese – penne pasta and the classic beef sauce made with a touch of tomato and oregano.
Penne pesto – flavoured with delicious pesto sauce and garnished with the finest, fresh Parmesan and peppery rocket salad.
Penne four cheese – four different cheeses make this comfort food classic.
Pepperoni pizza – get spicy with juicy pepperoni and lashings of cheese.
Margherita pizza – the mother of all pizza, topped with mozzarella, Yesbar sauce and Italian herbs.
New Orleans – head south for a taste of Cajun chicken, hot pepper sauce, crispy green peppers and juicy tomatoes.
Goat’s cheese and caramelized onion pizza – does what it says on the tin.
Fantastic night out
Today’s Big Deal would be brilliant for a night out with a friend; a chilled lunch or even a low key date.
With DJs and drinks promos, regular comedy shows, Prosecco on tap and a fantastic range of beers from around the world, don’t blame us if you come for the grub and end up staying all night.
Yesbar has many an admirer on 5pm Dining where it has a healthy combined rating of 4/5. This is what a couple of recent diners had to say of their experiences at Yesbar:
‘We had a great night at Yesbar, food was great, staff were very friendly, service was great as was the comedy night. Will certainly go back.’ Rating 4.8/5
‘Top marks for the food, service and portion size. In fact we couldn’t finish ours and were offered a doggy bag. Staff made sure everything was OK….’ Rating 4.2/5
Grab today’s Big Deal with Yesbar and say ‘Yes, yes, yes’ to a great night out.
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https://www.5pm.co.uk/the-big-deal/glasgow/10-delicious-italian-meal-for-2-at-yesbar-city-centre-a-saving-of-up-to-66/
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David Watling who created the remote controlled R2-D2 from Alien was responsible for creating a backup version of the alien head just in case Rambaldi's alien head wasn't able to deliver. Although it was a very clever machine, Ivor Powell felt that it wasn't something they'd need because Rambaldi's head was just what they wanted for the closeup shots and a lot safer to use as it was manually operated.
|Production crew member holding a remote control box Bolaji Badejo in his alien|
costume on the Nostromo set. Does this photo show the remote controlled alien
head with the costume? (photograph source: ebay)
However Giger found this becoming an issue for emerging studio politics as the production manager who appeared to Giger to be an ardent nationalist, although back in the seventies there was still quite a call to "Buy British", and indeed there were people were keen to keep Alien as a British project rather than unneccesarily outsourcing to foreign companies. So it seemed that the production manager wanted to push for the use of the British made alien head instead of the ones made by Rambaldi which was considered an Italo-American product, he offer Giger his support if he'd push for the use of David Watlings alien head which apparently Giger found didn't work very well and of course he found himself more impressed with Rambaldi's creation.
- Cinefex: When Rambaldi labored some seven thousand miles away, the producers commissioned David Watling to construct yet another head, identical in appearance and function, as a hedge against the possibility that Rambaldi's would not work satisfactorily or he would be unable to deliver in time. Watling whose engineering firm on the Shepperton lot had manufactured the seven R2-D2 units used in Star Wars, approached his tasking somewhat differently, however((Alien The Special Effects, p20, Titan Books, and Cinefex 1)
- David Watling: Our brief was to articulate the head with the same movements as the one Rambaldi was making, buy by using a radio control system rather than cables. We therefore designed and built remote control devices which gave full proportional control to the lips and the position of the inner teeth mounted on the tongue. The main jaw and tongue were activated by air cylinders which in turn were controlled by radio vaves operated by the air supply and a miniature battery pack were mounted in the costume on the actor's back. (Alien The Special Effects, p20, Titan Books, and Cinefex 1)
- Cinefex: The alien head constructed by David Watling's firm was virtually identical in appearance; and even though it had been completed and delivered more than a month before Rambaldi's, it was never used in the film. (Alien The Special Effects, p28, Titan Books, and Cinefex 1)
- Ivor Powell:' David Watling's machine was very clever, but ironically , we never used it because there was no call to use it. Most of the shooting was finally done pretty close up, and therefore the cable system of Rambaldi's was much more practical. Remote control just isn't as subtle as a hand-operated mechanism. If we'd wanted a lot of long shots, though - with freedom from the cables - the Watling head would have been very useful.(Alien The Special Effects, p28, Titan Books, and Cinefex 1)
- H. R. Giger (30th August 1978, Shepperton Studios): The production manager (Garth Thomas was production manager at the time) who is an ardent nationalist, finds these Italo-American products a thorn in the flesh. He promises me all possible support in my work if I will boost the homemade product, the engineer's Alien head that only half works, for use in the film. I wont do anything of the sort. I'm only interested in quality, no matter where it comes from, and in the resemblance of the head to my own design; not in this internal nepotism. (Giger's Alien, p70)
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http://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/1979/04/david-watlings-alien-head.html
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Ipsen (Euronext: IPN, ADR: IPSEY), a global specialty driven pharmaceutical Group, and Interprotein Corporation (Interprotein), a Japanese R&D focused biotechnology company, today announced that they have signed a research collaboration and an option agreement to develop and commercialize new therapeutic peptides intended for serious medical conditions in endocrinology, such as Cushing’s disease.
Under the terms of the agreement, Ipsen will combine its expertise in design and development of therapeutic peptides targeting specific receptors with Interprotein’s Protein-Protein Interaction (PPI) and helix-loop-helix-peptide (HLHP) technologies.
“We are very excited to be involved in Ipsen’s innovative drug discovery program for this rare disease. We are particularly proud that our technological platform has been selected to advance Ipsen’s target molecules. This agreement fits our strategy to partner on PPI targeted Drug Discovery activities," said Masato Hosoda, Chief Executive Officer at Interprotein.
Read more: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151118006712/en/Ipsen-Interprotein-enter-research-collaboration-peptides-endocrinology
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630 am – 1040am Battery down to 47%. Not great it is about the same with my 2yo note 3.
Youtube streaming the whole train ride (train delayed)
Streaming Music during walk to the office and in the shower
800 MB of data used 🙁 according tot he phone but only .04gb of data on Google Fi That is only 40 MB. WOW! (maybe this is delayed. I will wait and see)update I did use 800 mb it was a delay in the First dashboard
I still hit some of my dead spots and there were good chunks of the tunnel that were dead but I was able to atleast get 3g for about 50% of the tunnel.
Testing the Camera – I took both these photos while I was moving. I do not stop! Both are taking photos of mixed lighting conditions. The software image stabilization is amazing. the bottom image looks fuzzy at first but if you zoom in, it is really clear, it is more of the haze that is in the air over NYC.
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http://danpereda.com/google-project-fi-nexus-6p-review-day-1/
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Dateline Disney World dives headlong into the Magic Kingdom this week. We have plenty of fun for everyone today including an in-depth look at the Mine Train construction and surrounding areas as the New Fantasyland continues towards completion. We also have a look at the new Haunted Mansion entrance. Is the Fastpass addition a good thing? Halloween has just started at the Magic Kingdom and so has Mickey’s Not-so-scary Halloween Party. Want to see some Halloween decorations? Let’s get on it then!
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Welcome to the Magic Kingdom!!
Before entering the park, here are a few shots of the ever progressing Grand Floridian DVC wing.
This week was the first set of Halloween parties for the year. I did not attend, but got a few shots of some of the things set up for it.
Work on the Emporium side of Main Street is now done, and has started over at the Confectionary.
This facade just got some paint, and looks really, really nice.
More decorations for the Halloween parties.
Fall decor is also up in Liberty Square.
Work is now complete on the entrance to the Haunted Mansion.
I’m a little upset with this development. Haunted Mansion is a high capacity ride which doesn’t really need Fastpass. When they tried to add it to the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland it was a mess and had to be removed. They still use it for Haunted Mansion Holiday at Disneyland and it just creates a traffic nightmare outside of the queue as guests pile up in the fountain area and in front of the train station in New Orleans Square. The Magic Kingdom’s queue area is small. I sure hope they know what they are doing, but creating a Fastpass for this attraction just seems like they are trying to fix something which isn’t broken. Also, the lattices on the top used to make for really fun photos, and now they are very much obstructed by Fastpass+ signage. Not a fan. What do you all think?
Work continues on the Fantasyland side of Columbia Harbor House.
The walls came down at the Princess Hug Zone this week as Disney gets ready to open it on the 18th.
I’m happy these crowns stuck around from the Snow White queue.
The details are looking nice here, but I wish the content would be something a little more desirable for everyone, not just little girls.
Time for our weekly Mine Train photos.
Notice the little hut that is being constructed right up near the walls in this shot.
Beams going above the walls.
Low crowds lead to nice photo opportunities.
Prince Eric’s healthy food stand is now open, and offers some nice things.
Lovely details in the lights.
For the sake of research and 90 degree temps, I got a blue raspberry shaved ice. It was a little expensive at over $4, but quite tasty. Though, it wasn’t very filling for the price.
Back to Mine Train.
You can see a mine opening at the top here.
Lots more mesh for rock work. I love rock work, so this is encouraging.
Crowds were pretty low at 4pm near the Hub!
This week the update leaves me a little conflicted. While there are beautiful details to notice in the craftsmanship, there are some new developments which I’m not happy about. A Fastpass for Mansion? If it didn’t work for Disneyland, why are they doing it here? The Magic Kingdom’s new Fantasyland will look great when completed, but arguably skews heavily to little girls. At least the blue raspberry shaved ice was refreshing. What do you all think?
SIP AND NIBBLE
It’s never too soon to think about Epcot’s wonderful Food and Wine Festival. If you’ll be in the parks on October 18th, Rixter and Mickey Maxx are putting on another of their wonderful MiceChat events. Dusty, Fishbulb, Monorail Man and all the crew will be there as well. And best of all, the event is free.
They’ve been holding this event for years (long before D23 stole the idea). It’s a leisurely in which we take the time to have a little something to eat and drink from each of the booths around the Food and Wine festival. And since it would be nearly impossible to eat a full item from each stand . . . we share. It’s the secret to making friends and remaining standing at the end of a long but lovely day.
And for your listening pleasure . . . we bring you another of the fun Wakefield Reports from Christ Wakefield and the MicePod:
If you enjoyed the column, especially the photos, and you want to check out more photos and tutorials on Disney photography, please check out my photo site, [URL=”http://www.DisneyPhotographyBlog.com”]Disney Photography Blog[/URL]. And if you like listening more than reading, you can hear us talk about Disney and photography on my podcast, [URL=”http://www.ISO5571.com”]ISO5571[/URL]
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http://micechat.com/42149-magic-kingdom-news-and-happenings/
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The Dalai Lama’s idea of getting past pain to find compassion could work in the Middle East.
In Washington, DC last week, speaking on the west lawn of the Capitol, his Holiness suggested that the enemy could be your best teacher, if you are willing to make the effort to look at things from another perspective: The main idea he stressed was the beginning of world peace at an individual level, with each one finding inner peace by feeling compassion.
He said, compassion gives one confidence. But in the Middle East, it seems, leaders stay away from compassion for fear of losing confidence.
The religious leader was in the city for a Kalachakra ceremony dedicated to world peace, a 10-day teach-in for Buddhists.
(READ the article in Ha’aretz)
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https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/dalai-lama-roadmap-to-inner-peace-2/
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If you can imagine it, you can build it: Phase 2 of the Watson Build challenge begins!
I am pleased to share we have concluded Phase 1 of the Watson Build challenge and have moved into Phase 2 with our finalists! The Business Partners who emerged from a highly competitive group of submissions were selected based on their strong vision for a cognitive-based solution using Watson Developer Cloud APIs.
Over the past few months we’ve had a front-row seat to watch you conceptualize, propose and develop hundreds of innovative ideas, and the results have exceeded our expectations. More than 1,300 Business Partners attended 36 workshops around the globe, and we received 399 submissions from 314 firms. Of these, 102 Business Partner firms were selected to move on to Phase 2.
The unique solutions proposed span multiple industries from retail to healthcare, agriculture, banking and more. While a significant number of these solutions average three Watson APIs, many also utilize additional Watson tools such as Watson Explorer, Watson Content Hub, Watson Workspace and IBM QRadar. And this really shows the breadth of imagination these Business Partners brought to the table for their new solutions—when visionary thinking and the latest technology converge in real time right in front of you, it’s electrifying to witness.
Turning imagination into reality
Now the pressure’s on. With just 11 weeks to go in Phase 2 of the Watson Build challenge, these 102 Business Partner firms must now bring their innovative ideas to life and create a working prototype of their solution in order to turn imagination into reality!
These Business Partners are actively working with IBM Bluemix, business mentors and cognitive specialists, including our IBM Technology Academy mentors. When Phase 2 wraps up on October 1, seven Geo champions and one wildcard winner will emerge as the competitors in the November grand finale pitch fest! The Champions will receive:
- Recognition at a 2018 IBM global client event, with complementary accommodations
- Placement in the IBM Marketplace and Bluemix Catalog
- Feature article placement on Cognitive Voices
It’s such a pleasure for us to be involved in this challenge because of how strongly the IBM Business Partner community has responded. Clearly, the appeal of imagining and inventing new solutions is something you and IBM share in common, and informs our shared goal of using technologies like Watson to help reshape the world we live in. Click here to learn more about the Watson Build challenge, or read our previous blog posts to see the evolution of this program. You can also let me know what you think by using the comments feature below.
Jamie Mendez (@JAMENDEZ11)
Director, IBM PartnerWorld
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http://businesspartnervoices.com/phase-2-of-the-watson-build-challenge-begins/
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We all know that fast food is bad for us, but there are times when we just need to grab something on the go. And while fast food may never provide the most natural and nutritious dietary options, there are ways in which you can grab the occasional fast food fare without compromising your health goals or stuffing your body with saturated fats and cholesterol.
In recent years, McDonald's has made some dramatic changes to its menu. While it still offers the traditional Big Mac, Quarter Pounder, Chicken McNuggets and other artery-clogging treats, it has also added some healthier selections. Interestingly, many of its healthier menu items were introduced following the release of “Supersize Me,” a popular film that documented just how badly McDonald's food can destroy the human body.
So if you're on the road or you just want to stop in your local McDonald's for a healthy snack, you might try the Grilled Chicken Snack Wraps. These wraps do come prepared in a flour tortilla (not quite as healthy as the corn alternative), and do contain a small amount of cheese, but they make a much healthier alternative to the traditional McDonald's fare. The snack wraps are low in calories and come with different sauce options, including chipotle barbeque and honey mustard. Just make sure to ask for the grilled, and NOT the crispy snack wrap.
You can also order a number of salads at McDonald’s. For the health conscious, you might try the Premium Southwest Salad with (or without) Grilled Chicken. Dressing comes on the side, so you need not worry about your salad being drenched in high-calorie dressings. In addition, ask for the low fat balsamic vinaigrette, which is lower in fat and calories than the other dressings offered at McDonald's.
The Premium Grilled Chicken Club Sandwich may suffice if you feel like eating a hearty sandwich. Make sure once again to order you sandwich “grilled,” and not crispy. Additionally, you might want to ask the cashier to “hold the mayo,” for optimum nutritional value.
But what if you're in line during breakfast hours? You can order the oatmeal, which contains fruit and oats and falls under 300 calories, but be warned, the oatmeal also contains cream and brown sugar. Fortunately, you can request that the cream not be included in your meal.
So as you can see, there is definitely hope for the health-conscious, even in a nutritional wasteland like McDonald's. Just always read the ingredients and nutritional information (wherever you go), and make the best choices possible.
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with new eyes
Larry Grimes will share lessons from “The Gift of Years,” along with wine and cheese, on Jan. 6, 13 and 20 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Barnabas Church, 110 W. North St., in Cortez. The sessions are open to the public.
“The Gift of Years” is a project begun among the Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ) in West Virginia. Larry, who is an ordained minister in the Christian Church, calls St. Barnabas home when he and his wife, Carol, are spending time at their home in Mancos.
He is moderator of the Christian Church in West Virginia, an active theologian and author of the Resurrection Eyes Bookmark Curriculum. He did his seminary work at Yale Divinity School and completed a doctorate degree in theology and literature at Emory University
“The Gift of Years” is designed to explore, encourage and engage ministry to, through, and with seniors. During the three sessions, Larry will share lessons and projects from the West Virginia experience. He will also lead those who attend through three separate “Bookmark Reflections” created by the project to provide seniors with Resurrection Eyes.
You don’t have to be a senior to find that life and death may look different seen with Resurrection Eyes.
Call 565-7865 for more information.
Empire Electric plans scholarships
Empire Electric Association plans to continue offering high school student scholarships and adult scholarships to its members.
Twenty-four scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded to senior high school students who will attend a two-year community college or a four-year college/university. Ten scholarships of $500 each will be awarded to senior high school students who will attend vocational or technical schools.
In addition, Empire Electric Association offers six adult scholarships of $1000 each. The adult scholarship program is intended for adults continuing their education where a lapse in education has occurred. Applicants must be members of Empire Electric Association.
Students and adults are encouraged to apply before Feb. 17, 2014.
Student and adult scholarship forms are available on the Empire Electric Association website at www.eea.coop. The forms can also be picked up at Empire’s headquarters at 801 N. Broadway in Cortez. High school students can also pick up forms at the high school guidance counselor’s office.
For more information, contact Donna Hanes at 970-564-4490 or email at firstname.lastname@example.org.
Crow Canyon plans workshop
The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center in Cortez is offering a new workshop for K–12 educators called Mesa Verde National Park: Convergences and Crossroads in the American Southwest.
Based at the Crow Canyon campus, the National Endowment for the Humanities workshop explores subjects in American anthropology and is guided by archaeologists and American Indian scholars at Mesa Verde National Park.
Educators will explore Mesa Verde, conduct hands-on archaeological fieldwork and laboratory analysis, and join readings, lectures and discussion groups. Through interaction with scholars and visits to ongoing excavations, teachers will learn how American Indians, anthropologists, and archaeologists work together to provide a richer picture of Pueblo history and culture.
Crow Canyon plans two sessions of the weeklong workshop: June 22–28 or July 20–26, 2014. Educators will receive a stipend for the cost of travel and living expenses. Kathy Stemmler, Ph.D., Crow Canyon director of education, will direct the workshop.
Applications for the workshop must be postmarked no later than March 4, 2014.
Information: crowcanyon.org or 564-4346.
Blackburn awarded medal
On Aug. 29, 2013, Pfc. Audra Blackburn of the 121st Combat Support Hospital U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea, was awarded the Army Achievement Medal for outstanding performance during the 121st Combat Support Hospital’s Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2013 Exercises.
Her recommendation and justification for this award says, “PFC Blackburn’s performance throughout the 121st Combat Support Hospital 2013 Ulchi Freedom Guardian Exercise was stellar. In spite of the heat and long hours, PFC Blackburn ensured mission accomplishment. She distinguished herself through dedication, enthusiasm and a positive approach to the complexing mission of 121st CSH. She was essential in the set-up and operations of the 121st CSH’s mission.”
Soon after receiving this meritorious achievement, Blackburn was promoted to specialist. Blackburn, daughter of Justin and Diane Ewing of Clifton, Ariz., and granddaughter of Roma Ewing of Mancos, will return to the U.S. on Jan. 23, 2014, and will be stationed at Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla., where she will be joined by her husband, Ron Hampton.
Por Dia Preschool receives donation
Recently, Resolute Energy Corp. provided a donation of $1,000 to the Por Dia Preschool and learning center in Cortez.
The Por Dia Preschool recently sustained flood damage and needed carpet restoration. The preschool enrolls Navajo, Utes and Anglo children, and some children of Resolute.
Amy Long, school director and owner for more than 16 years, said, “We are so fortunate to have a company help many children in the Cortez area. This funding enabled the children in the Cortez area to have a better learning environment. Our sincerest gratitude to Resolute.”
Resolute’s governmental-public affairs manager, Roger Atcitty said, “not only does Resolute sponsor, support and assist the schools in the community at its operations in Utah, it tries to reach out to other communities, particular such as Cortez since Resolute has one of its office in Cortez”.
Resolute Energy acquires, develops and produces crude oil. Resolute producing assets are the Aneth Field in Utah, Hilight Field in Wyoming, the Permian Basin in West Texas and the Williston Basin of North Dakota.
Staff and local reports
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https://the-journal.com/articles/17249-local-briefs
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We are still in need of selling ad space to fill the sports schedule calendar. It won't be printed until probably late July or early August when the schedules are finalized. However, we need to sell ads before school is out so we can have the layout ready to just insert the schedules. The four sizes are as follows:
1.25" x 1.25" @ $150
2.5" x 2" @ $235
3.5" x 2" @ $250
6" x 2" @ $350
We also need to make the ads immediately. Kalea has a spread made and we are tentatively going to print through Bigfork UPS to keep the whole thing local.
The senior interview video will be done tomorrow with the very last senior baby pictures entered tomorrow. The music audio levels and interviews then can be leveled.
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http://lelacblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/sports-schedule-poster-for-2013-14-and.html
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If you receive an "authentication error" when starting Social Booth, do the following:
- Right click on Social Booth
- Click "properties"
- Click "compatibility" tab
- Select "run this program as an administrator"
- Click "apply" and then "ok"
- Re-run Social Booth
- Press "change when these notifications appear"
- Move the bar all the way to the bottom so that it's "never"
- Re-run Social Booth, the error should now be cleared
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http://support.photoboothsolutions.com/support/solutions/articles/3000064294-social-booth-authentication-error
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Intersection Science Programme Participants
This is a hopefully complete list of people involved in the science
programme for Intersection, the World Science Fiction convention in
This is a museum piece, and many of the details may have changed by now,
but we have removed the email addresses just in case.
The Science programme team were:
Roger MacBride Allen
A long-time activist in space access and libertarian politics, Dale Amon
has a particular interest in the implications of the Internet for space
Kevin J. Anderson
With a degree in physics/astronomy, Kevin J. Anderson has worked for the
past twelve years at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, one of
the largest research labs in the U.S. He has written numerous science
fiction novels including Climbing Olympus, and with Doug Bason
Assemblers of Infinity (nominated for the Nebula Award) and
The Trinity Paradox (nominated for the American Physics Society's
David was born in 1950, and has lived mostly in Berkshire with the
exception of 5 years in Africa. He specialises in making relief models,
and produced the BBC weathermap. He has combined his work with SF to
build planets including Helliconia, Lower Cretaceous Earth, Mars and
Betazed. Sometimes confused with God but is inspired by Slartibartfast and
is trying to forge a 2nd Magrathean Empire.
Kunio Aoi is a professional writer, contributing to ARMs magazine amoung
others in Japan.
Amanda has just finished a PhD in astronomy at the University of Cambridge
Institute of Astronomy. She is one of the science programme team.
The first convention I went to was Albacon in 1980, after that I made the
mistake of co-founding the Glasgow University SF society. Since then things
have gone down hill. I have been involved with the organisation of various
conventions in Glasgow between 1981 to 1985 and 1991, from local
conventions to Eastercons. In 1984 I moved south of the Hadrian's wall,
which used to keep the southern Barbarians out of Scotland (now days the
price of travel does that!). In 1988 I co-organised Conscription with Laura
Wheatly, Gary Stratmann and Hugh Mascetti. Britain's first incestuous
convention on running conventions, some of the members of which got the
notion of running another British worldcon... I escaped (or so I thought)
from the consequences by moving to the USA in 1991. Since then my fannish
activities have decreased, as I have a preference for British conventions
but not the resources to travel often.
I have various interests which include technology and society, native
issues and myths. The programme item on technological genocide combines a
couple of these.
CFO and Director of Development for Action on Smoking and
Health (ASH), Greg has served as CEO of Contact: Cultures of
the Imagination, Vice President of the Space Frontier
Foundation, Deputy Executive Director of the National Space
Society and Administrator of the L5 Society: Promoting Space
Prior experience includes stints as creative director of an
advertising agency that built the first animation studio in
the Persian Gulf; film production, direction and
scriptwriting; radio broadcasting and production; sound
recording and concert promotion; professional photography;
and writing and research.
CONTACT has a homepage
UK hard SF writer and mathematician.
Gregory Beckman left school at age 16 to become a coach-painter, but after
a year realised that this was not for him and began taking evening
classes. His love for astronomy brought him into ASTRA, which helped to
focus his interests. He went to Glasgow University and obtained a degree in
Physics and Astronomy. He is now studying catacylsmic variables while
working towards a PH.D., at Keele University in England. A former
secretary of ASTRA, he is presently a Council member, and also President
of the Space Settlers' Society and Vice-President of the Light Year
Gregory Benford--physicist, educator, writer--was born in Mobile,
Alabama, on January 30, 1941. In 1963, he received a B.S. from
the University of Oklahoma, and then attended the University of
California, San Diego, where he received his Ph.D. in 1967. He
spent the next four years at Lawrence (Calif.) Radiation
Laboratory as both a postdoctoral fellow and research physicist.
Currently, Benford is a professor of physics at the University of
California, Irvine, where he has been a faculty member since 1971.
Benford conducts research in plasma turbulence theory and
experiment, and in astrophysics. He is a Woodrow Wilson Fellow
and a Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University, and has served as
an advisor to the Department of Energy, NASA and the White House
Council on Space Policy.
In 1989, Benford was host and scriptwriter for the television
series A Galactic Odyssey, which described modern physics and
astronomy from the perspective of the evolution of the galaxy. The
eight-part series was produced for an international audience by
Japan National Broadcasting.
Benford is the author of over a dozen novels, including The Jupiter
Project, Against Infinity, Great Sky River, and
Timescape. A two- time winner of the Nebula Award, Benford has
also won the John W. Campbell Award, the Australian Ditmar Award, and the
United Nations Medal in Literature.
Has a BSc (Physics and Computing Science double-major) from
Simon Fraser University. Senior Programmer/Analyst by profession.
Long-time libertarian. President of the Cryonics Society of Canada.
Moderator of the Internet panel at the Winnipeg WorldCon. All-time
favorite science fiction novel is The World of Null-A by
A.E. van Vogt.
UK fan and Net expert.
Environmental chemist/engineer, researching human exposure to badstuff.
Other employment has ranged from writing textbooks to teaching dancing.
On the Internet she has perpetrated projects including a Star Trek
quilt and a file of people with information on U.S. Civil War units.
Often seen in costume.
Chris Boyce is 51 years old and still a Virgo. He's been running ET
Encounter Simulations since 1978 when he put one together as an exercise
for his book Extra-Terrestrial Encounter, in which he suggested ET's might
use self replicating probes to explore the Galaxy. A news librarian, he
has worked in newspapers in Glasgow, his native city, for over 25 years.
He is the author of some short SF fiction and three novels.
Simon is a Satellite Comms Engineer, and one of the science
John Braithwaite comes from Hamilton in Lanarkshire. Graduated from
Strathclyde University in 1967 with a BA in Business Administration. Worked
in the Defence Industry and for Templeton's Carpets; was Technical
Supervisor on the Glasgow Parks Dept. Astronomy Project. Since then the only
maker of astronomical telescopes in Scotland. Consultant to the Strathclyde
University Flexible Mirror Project and to Airdrie Observatory, which ASTRA
runs for Monklands District Council.
While not doing scientific programming for the Forecasting Research
division of the UK Met. Office, John is titular head of the science
programme team. His aim is to get to every science item, and avoid
on any of them. Success! His homepage is
Michael K. Brett-Surman Ph.D. is the Museum Specialist for dinosaurs at
the Smithsonian Institution. He has named Secernosaurus, Gilmoreosaurus,
and Anatotitan. Currently he is a co-editor for the first dinosaur college
textbook written by dinosaur specialists and is also a consultant for the
Steve Brewster, doing lots of strange quaternion-inspired ring theory in
the Maths department at Bristol. Occasional fanwriter, consumer of Smiles
Bristol Stout when it's in season, presently a learner of Welsh, very bad
backgammon player, pedant-about-town and TOG (don't worry, it's a Radio 2
Dr. Christine Carmichael -- born and brought up in Edinburgh, Scotland,
currently a professional SF author in the USA. Dr. Carmichael (Mrs J.V. Post)
has dual British-Australian citizenship, is a great-grandniece of Sir Walter
Scott, and is also a professional physicist. Her work has been on metallurgy,
magnetism, thin-film gallium arsenide, high-temperature superconductors,
and spacecraft windows and thermal coatings. Now working on two books, one
technical non-fiction Spacecraft Contamination, and one fiction,
set in the Big Bang.
Chad is a consultant at Ford Motor Company in Detroit. In his copious
spare time, he maintains the
Stilyagi Air Corps
sets up computer rooms at cons, is a director on
TrekMUSE, a text-based virtual
and promotes the Electronic Frontier
See his home page
if you just have to know more.
Mitchell is a Captain in the US Air Force
assigned to the
Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology office at the
Phillips Laboratory, Albuquerque,NM. He is a graduate of MIT
the USAF Test Pilot School. He is the only USAF Officer trained to
'fly' the DC-X (in virtuo) and has flown over 40 types of military
and civilian aircraft.
Not available Friday (or before?)
One of the earliest and best-known writers of technically accurate
'Hard' SF, Hal Clement has numrous well-known books to his credit
and is a regular participant in many SF conventions.
One of the science programme team, Dave works on cosmology at the
European Southern Observatory near Munich.
An reproductive biologist, alien designer and polymath, Jack is
Scientific Guest of Honour at
which has more information on him.
Long a space enthusiast, Dr Patrick Collins has done extensive
research into the economics of space access, concentrating in
particular on the viability of space tourism. He is currently
doing research with the University of Tokyo.
D G Compton
I'm British, 36, a Fan Of Average Height (in this case 6' 11"), a life
member of CAMRA and, since my first convention in 1977, I have been to
around 100 cons in 8 countries, including 18 in North America. My real
interests are SF, beer, malt whisky, fireworks (and the organisation of
cons and beer festivals) but mostly I have to work as a Systems
Programmer. Which is a) pretty neat and b) pays for the books, beer, whisky
and fireworks. Oh! and the PC that I play DOOM on.
Del Cotter is a Londoner who discovered fandom and space advocacy more
or less at the same time. After hosting the London branch of ASTRA for
three years, he gave up his engineering job to persue a degree in
materials science - discovering biology in the final year was probably
a mistake :-) Having graduated somehow, he now lives in Ealing, works
in Brentford for Thames Water and spends lunchtimes in Kew at the Royal
Jonathan Cowie is a science publicist (publisher, writer, event organiser
etc) who works for UK biological learned societies amd primarily the
Institute of Biology. One of his recent projects was the Young Ecologist
Award screened on BBC 2 earlier this year. Apart from his exotic science
talks, Jonathan is no stranger to conventions; he was on the committee of
several in the late 1970s and early 80s including early
Shoestringcons and all the BECCONS. He is part of the
Science and SF Concatenation team which has picked up three
awards including at last year's European SF Convention, and which is
organising September's Anglo-Romanian Science and SF Cultural Exchange.
John G. Cramer, an experimental nuclear physicist, is a Professor of
Physics at the University of Washington, where he teaches and does
research. He leads a research program in ultra-relativistic heavy ion
physics with major collaborative experiments at the CERN and Brookhaven
accelerator laboratories. He is currently spending a sabbatical year at
the Max Planck Institute in Munich working as a part of the NA49
Collaboration on the measurement of collisions of 33 TeV lead ions with
fixed targets using time projection chambers. John's quantum-handshake
"Transactional Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics" has recently been
featured in Schroedinger's Kittens, a popular science book by
John Gribbin. He also works in astrophysics, most recently on the
gravitational lensing of wormholes.
John is also a writer of science-fact articles and science fiction. Since
1984 he has written the bi-monthly science-fact column, "The Alternate
View" for Analog Science Fiction/Fact and recently submitted his 75th
column. He has been twice nominated for the Hugo-related John W.
Campbell Award as best new SF writer (1990 and 1991). His first novel
Twistor, a near-future hard SF novel about a breakthrough physics
discovery, was published in hardcover by Morrow (1989) and in paperback
AvoNovA (1991) and NEL (1992). He recently completed the initial draft of
his 2nd hard SF novel, which is about high energy physics, wormholes,
alien contact, time travel, and the killing of the SSC.
Paul Cray was born in Preston, Lancashire in 1968 and still
lives there, which probably makes him a professional
northerner. He did physics at Oxford and then spent a couple
of years in London doing astronomy. He is currently in
the third year of a PhD at Salford with thesis topic
"Gravimetric, Neutron Scattering and Computational Studies
of the Sorption and Diffusion of Gases in Zeolites," which
is about as interesting as it sounds.
Paul has a weakness for good books and good pubs and
thinks it almost inevitable that molecular nanotechnology
will have a major impact on human society in the next few
Ctein is best known in the SF community for his photography (particularly
of subjects astronomical and astronautical) and his long-time involvement
with the CONTACT science fiction/anthropology conference. Today he works
mostly as a photographer and writer, but in the past he has acted as a
computer design consultant, space probe designer, painter, technical
writer, editor, research physicist, solar astronomer, short order cook and
Fuller Brush salesman. He holds a double-degree from Caltech in English
and Physics. When he grow up, he wants to be a dilettante.
Ctein shares a house perched precariously over the Pacific with a
geologist Paula Butler, a half dozen computers, some 20 kilobooks and two
Is (in no particular order): working on my Ph.D. in Germanic Linguistics, a
graduate of Michigan State University (two bachelor's degrees) and the
University of Michigan (master's degree), bilingual, mother of four
adorable cats, married to two wonderful men, a "world citizen", interested
in international politics, a German teacher, a Christian, a Kinsey "2",
always willing to meet interesting new people, a Usenet News addict, five
feet eight inches tall, female, a fan of what I refer to as the "modern
musical", a lesbian/bi/gay rights supporter, sorry there are only 24 hours
in each day, not ashamed to admit that I actually *like* soap operas,
interested in international travel, opposed to the existence of the
Olympic Games, presently living in Ann Arbor (Michigan), extremely
outgoing, a science fiction fan, fairly left-wing, meticulous and
organized to a fault, the only person I know with three snail mail
addresses, four phone numbers, and five email addresses, and a
Dr. Stephen L. Davis MD PhD has a doctorate in biophysics, and has
been a practicing physician for more than 25 years. He has done
medical work in India and other tropical regions, where he developed
an interest in plagues. He is currently working on a medical
titled 12/31/99 with author Grania Davis, which features a
very nasty virus bug.
Howard Davidson started reading science fiction when he stumbled over a
Heinlein novel in second grade. Determined to find a socially acceptable
cover for such odd behaviour he went on the get a Ph.D. in physics. He has
spent many years in the electronics industry concealing from his managers
that his project proposals are lifted from SF books.
Published in F&Sf, Asimov's and Little Deaths; sold to
Pulphouse, Science Fiction Age, and The Last Dangerous Visions.
GURPS Dinosaurs and several RPG adventures; associate editor of the
Australian Sf magazine Eidolon. Former manager of sf bookshop, and
secretary/programmer for too many con committees.
Based in Newton Centre, Mass., USA, Daniel P. Dern
consults, writes and speaks about Internet business/technology and users
issues. He is the author of The Internet Guide for New Users
(McGraw-Hill, 1994; update/revision due mid/late 1995) and The Internet
Business Handbook (Prentice-Hall, late 1995), and was the founding
editor of Internet World magazine. A graduate of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Clarion '73 Science Fiction
Writers Workshop, he also writes science fiction, musical comedy, and
humor. (For more info, see his
Gardner Dozois is the author or editor of over 40 books. He has won 2
Nebulas Awards for his short fiction and 6 consecutive Hugo awards for
Best Editor. He is the editor of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine and is
also the editor of the Annual anthology series The Year's Best Science
With a degree in physics, Marianne Dyson was one of
the first ten women in Mission Control. She left NASA
to raise her sons and began writing. Her first stories
appeared in ANALOG and CHILD liFE, and her
poems in REDBOOK, ANALOG, and ABORIGINAL.
She works for the Rotary, edits Spacecause News,
writes for ODYSSEY magazine, and is poetry editor
Lilian Edwards works as a lecturer in private law at Edinburgh
University but is probably somewhat better known in fandom as someone who
used to publish a fanzine called This Never Happens, once won
TAFF and talked a lot in the back of panels. These days she mostly
works on applying computer technology to law, building legal expert
systems, and studying legal regulation of the Internet; and
ocasionally appears on panels as well. She is also, for her sins,
organising evening fan programming at Intersection.
Martyn Fogg is a part time science writer best known for his research
papers and articles on terraforming. He has been Contributing Editor of
four special issues of the Journal of the British Interplanetary Society
devoted to terraforming and has written the first comprehensive,
technical-level, book on the subject, Terraforming: Engineering
Planetary Environments, published by SAE International in June 1995.
Dr. Robert L. Forward is a science consultant, lecturer, and writer, and
hard science fiction novelist. Was scientist at Hughes Research Laboratories
for 31 years. Presently has contracts on advanced space propulsion with
the US Air Force and NASA/JPL, and on long-life space tethers with
NASA/MSFC and Lockheed-Martin. Has 10 novels and 2 science books in print.
Dr. Howard Frank is Director of the Computing Systems Technology Office of
the Advanced Research Projects Office of the US Department of Defense.
(ARPA is the Agency that invented the Internet.) He is responsible for
ARPA's research in advanced computing and communications. Dr. Frank is
also a Senior Fellow at the Wharton School's SEI Center for Advanced
Studies in Management. Before joining ARPA, over a 20 year period, he was
the Chief Executive Officer of three information systems and networking
companies. Dr. Frank has authored over 190 articles and chapters in books
and is a Fellow of the IEEE.1-7 Fri-Sun
Sarah Goodman studied Legal Anthropology and Art at university which, of
course, left her prepared for absolutely nothing useful in life. She
maintains her interest in and knowledge about these and other subjects
(including computers, costuming and cats) Through reading, informal
research and chatting up people who know more, while supporting herself
(and the cats) as a bureaucrat for a Major US Federal Revenue Collection
Kathleen Ann Goonan
Kathleen Ann Goonan has been writing science fiction for seven years.
Her first novel, Queen City Jazz (Tor), was New York Times
Notable Book and, according to LOCUS, "The best first novel of the year."
Two novels are forthcoming from Tor--The Bones of Time, based on
the ASIMOV's novella Kamehameha's Bones, and Mississippi
the sequel to QCJ. Her short fiction has appeared in OMNI, AMAZING,
ASIMOV'S, F & SF, TOMORROW, SCINCE FICTION AGE, INTERZONE, and STRANGE
PLASMA, as well as in anthologies such as NARROW HOUSES III and TOMBS.
Hugh S. Gregory, Spaceflight Historian,
has worked as an Engineers' Surveyor, & Industrial Paramedic. Manages his
own Occupational Health & Safety Program consulting service, lectures in
local schools on spaceflight history and astronomy, and runs "SpaceBase",
a world wide electronic Space News Educational Service. On weekends he's
a private pilot, amateur astronomer, cricket umpire & enjoys bushwalking.
Peter F Hamilton
One of the UK's rising stars of SF, Peter F Hamilton is the author
os 'Mindstar Rising', 'A Quantum Murder' and 'The Nano Flower'.
Steven first heard of Contact at WorldCon '93, and has been hooked on it
ever since. Going to Contact XI and XII only made his addiction worse.
Now he has an excuse to play around on the computer and call it "Work."
He considers his "job title" to be Imagineer/Illustrator, and, while he
isn't an expert in anything, considers himself a generalist with a bit of
knowledge in a lot of different subjects.
His hobbies include Contact, 3-D Computer Modelling, Role Playing Games,
Science Fiction and Fantasy (in general), and a few other things that he
hasn't had the time to do in the last few years, including Game Mastering
(part of the gaming thing) and painting the itty bitty chunks of lead
(another part of the gaming thing).
He currently works for Coherent Medical, a company that manufactures
medical lasers as the Mail Guy and Multimedia Developer (or so he thinks;
he doesn't yet realize that his last few years have been completely
hallucinatory due to an evil CIA experiment involving his brain, a
supercomputer, a bottle of caffeine pills, and four stale donuts).
David A. Hardy is a space/SF artist and writer. His work was first
published in 1954, and he has been freelance since 1965. He has produced
dozens of covers for F&SF and ANALOG, is author/illustrator of 8 'own'
books to date, inc. VISIONS OF SPACE, has worked on TV, film and video,
and now produces computer graphics on a PowerMac.
While not working at software house Logica, Colin ablely handles the
onerous task of Literary programme area head. Note that there are no
equivalent Web pages for the literary programme..
More details to follow.
Well-known activist for space colonisation and cryonics.
Bill Higgins frequently speaks on spaceflight, astronomy, and technology
at SF conventions and other events. He has organized science programming
for many U.S. cons and is active with the National Space Society. Bill
works as an engineering physicist at Fermilab, near Chicago, on the
transport of high-energy particle beams. He helps publish *PyroTechnics*,
the techie-oriented fanzine of
and plays the baritone ukulele.
Martin Hoare was born in Newport, Gwent in 1952. Apart from being a
crucible of Welsh fandom (Dave Langford and Alun Harries both lived
within half a mile, though fortunately Greg Pickersgill was a lot
further off). Newport is famous for being used as a location by
a Japanese film crew as somewhere that looked like Hiroshima after
the bomb, or an Armageddon firework display.
He left Newport for Braesnose College, Oxford, where the attractions
of beer, women and science fiction sometimes (99.7%) seemed greater
than physics (0.2%).
In 1973 he joined ICL to write operating systems for mighty machines
with dozens of kilobytes of memory, and thus started the demise of
the British computer industry.
With Dermot Dobson he is currently
development of the
Oxford ImLink medical image transmission system.
He is an advocate for the use of recreational explosives.
I am a student at the University of Glasgow, studying Physics and
Astronomy, and I have been studying Klingon for the last 6 years,
although only seriously for the last year and a half. I like learning
unusual languages, and combined with my love of Star Trek, it seemed an
ideal language to learn. I also enjoy doing costumes, and Klingon
costumes are fun with their latex and make up.
Dr. Howe received his Ph.D in nuclear engineering in 1980 after completing
his thesis research in experimental particle physics at the Los Alamos
National Laboratory. During his fifteen years at Los Alamos, he has been
involved in research in dense, high temperature plasmas, various concepts
proposed for the Strategic Defense Initiative, space radiation modeling,
antimatter physics, Mars Mission requirements, space debris mitigation,
hypersonic flight, and advanced space propulsion technologies. In 1994,
Dr. Howe returned to the Applied Theoretical and Computational Physics
Division as Industrial Coordinator where he facilitates the application of
nuclear weapons expertise to commercial problems.
Aleta Jackson is the editor of the Journal of Practical Applications
in Space, which she has worked on from its inception in 1989 to the
present. She also edits High Frontier's bimonthy newsletter, The
Shield and the Space Transportation Association's bimonthly
newsletter, Space Trans.
A space cadet since the age of six, Aleta's first job was with NASA, as an
electronics designer with the Gemini Program. She also contributed to the
Manned Orbiting Laboratory, StarTracker and other space programs.
About ten years ago she switched to writing both non-fiction and fiction.
Her latest fiction book is due out (tentatively) in early 1996 from Baen
Books. She is also writer and co-editor of One Giant Leap, (pub.
date spring 1996) the story of America's space program as told by the
people who built the machines that took us into space.
She lives in Washington, DC, with
Greg Barr and a kindle of
Janet C. Johnston holds degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology in Astrophysics, Planetary Science, Civil and Environmental
Engineering, and Geophysics. She is currently the chief scientific
advisor to the US Air Force in Geophysics and Space Science for
Europe, the middle East , Africa , Scandinavia and Russia, and is now
the head of the new Tri-Service Science and Technology Office in
Moscow. Her work has taken her to many countries, including, Outer
Her interests include linguistics, science fiction, historical
period and fantasy costuming and occult phenomena.
Vincent Jo'Nes was technically trained in the Marines and nowadays produces
artwork by recyling junk, especially electronics, into special pieces, and
spends much time in schools encouraging this cross-boundary activity.
Bob Kanefsky has parodied over
filk and mundane songs. His parodies are collected in
Songworm, and some are recorded on Tapeworm
1, 2, and 3, featuring four of his
two dozen filksinger victims performing Kanef's parodies of their own
work. Both are
available from Random Factors. His
mundane day job, which is neither, involves
a new processing technique for planetary images and
worlds. He is the guest of the Flying Filk Fund at Intersection.
Background: B.S. Physics, BSEE from MIT 1978; PhD in Astrophysics from
University of California, Berkeley, 1984. Currently a Generic Handwaving
Physicist ("Multidisciplinary Applied Systems Physicist") at Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory (one of the two U.S. nuclear weapons labs
[the other is Los Alamos] although we do many other things as well). I
mostly work on concepts for advanced applications of large lasers and
advanced space propulsion and space sensors. I can give talks on Laser
Propulsion, other kinds of advanced space launch technology, the Clementine
lunar mapping mission, proposed Pluto Flyby missions, and various similar
topics. (Most often, I've done one solo talk and a handful of panels at
any given convention). I can do a decent job on panels about most
space-related or "hard science" topics. I'm also reasonably well-known in
US fandom as a filksinger and punster.
Graduated from Louisiana State University in '92, BS Mechancial Engineering.
Worked three years for a mechanical engineer consulting firm servicing
industry and manufacturing. Areas of expertise include finite element
analysis, machine design, structures, hydraulics, failure analysis, and
computer applications. I've also served in the US Army since 1983 in various
capacities, to include as a paratrooper, a journalist, a combat engineer
(demolitions and field fortifications), and a Corps of Engineer officer. As
an Army Reserves engineer officer, I've worked on various civil projects such
as road building, drainage control, and building erection. I am currently a
technical investigator for several senior engineers as well as a freelance
Born long enough ago to remember the first ever broadcast of Dr. Who, but
not of Quatermass. Never earned an honest penny in my life, having spent
my entire career in academic institutions, first in mathematics, then in
computer science. My first ever con was Seacon, the '79 worldcon in
Brighton, which gave me an idea of what conventions are like from which
I've never quite recovered. Will recite Klingon sonnets at the drop of a
Evelyn Leeper is best known for her *lengthy* convention reports, but also
writes book reviews, commentary, and travelogues, and co-publishes (with
Mark Leeper) the clubzine for the SF club at AT&T. Her work appears
in fanzines such as Lan's Lantern, The Proper Boskonian,
The Texas SF Inquirer, and Phlogiston. Evelyn and Mark
live in New Jersey.
Duncan Lunan comes from Troon in Ayrshire. Graduated 1968 from Glasgow
University with a MA in English and Philosophy, backed by Physics, Astronomy
and French. Member of ASTRA since 1962, currently President. Full-time author
of science fact and SF: three nonfiction books to date, in 14 anthologies,
66 major articles and 30 short stories published.
Perrianne Lurie, MD, MPH, is a public health physician with the Division of
Communicable Disease Epidemiology at the Pennsylvania Department of
Health. She has been active in fandom for over 15 years, and is currently
a member of the con com for Balticon (Baltimore, MD) and one of the
"Pirates of Fenzance" (the Baltimore in 1998 Worldcon bid).
Programmer turned intellectual property attorney.
Daniel Marcus is a science fiction writer and an applied mathematician
at the Lawrence Livermore National Lab and the University of California.
His stories have appeared in Asimov's, Fantasy and Science Fiction,
Science Fiction Age and elsewhere and he is currently a finalist
for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His areas of
technical expertise include high-resolution and adaptive algorithms
for nonlinear partial differential equations, turbulence theory,
computational fluid dynamics, and large-scale scientific computing. His
technical articles have appeared in Communications in Mathematical Physics,
the Journal of Computational Physics, and elsewhere.
UK biologist and author of Four Hundred Billion Stars and
Wil McCarthy, an aerospace engineer for the Lockheed Martin Corporation, is
the author of acclaimed hard-SF novels Aggressor Six and Flies
from the Amber. His short fiction has appeared in Analog, Asimov's,
Aboriginal, Interzone, and a veritable plethora of anthologies. His third
novel, Murder in the Solid State, will appear next year as a Tor
John A. Mariani is a senior lecturer in the Computing department at
Lancaster University. A science fiction fan for as long as he can
remember, his research interests (database management systems, CSCW :
Computer Supported Cooperative Work, multi-user virtual reality, data
visualisation) merge in the field of Populated Information Terrains
(PITs). He is a member of the European COMIC project.
Paul is a biologist studying evolutionary ecology in Cambridge and
Pat McMurray is a fan with a wide range of interests, a book collector and
literary APA contributor, a Babylon 5 fan and cat owner, appreciator of
good food, fine alcohols and interesting Alternate Histories.
Born Swansea, 1958. Married to Barbara, one
daughter, Julia aged 2 1/2, one cat , C'mell, Birman, aged 2ish. In fandom
since 1977. Interests include connrunning, filk, fireworks, and (recently)
gafiation. Is chairing a panel on terrorism because he has difficulty
saying no, and also because he studied military history and the theory of
war in the late 70s, arms control in the early 80s, and has been a member
of the Royal United services Institute for Defence Studies since 1980.
Interests outside fandom include long range rifle shooting, model
engineering and early retirement.
Caroline has been reading science fiction since she was seven, and watching
the impact of science fact on the real world since she read John Brunner's
Stand on Zanzibar at the age of fifteen. A systems analyst by trade, she
is intensely curious about what people do, and why, and how - a topic she
hopes to explore in her panel on 'The (Ab)uses of Popular Science'.
10-5 Fri-Sun only.
Assistant professor of the Information Engineering at Osaka Industrial
College. Single/SF reader.
Born in 1971, Greek-Australian artificial language nut, currently
doing a PhD in linguistics on Mediaeval and Modern Greek complementisers
(and *not* on Klingon, as is frequently claimed) at the University of
Melbourne. I like Ferengi, Mahler, and cashews.
Jack Nimersheim has spent the past decade writing about technology. In that
time he has published 24 non-fiction books and over 1, 000 articles on
technology-related topics. Jack's first science fiction sale appeared in
the 1992 anthology, Alternate Presidents, edited by Mike Resnick.
Last year Jack was nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New
Science Fiction Writer.
Andy Nimmo became a spacefan at 7, an SF fan at 9, a published writer at
13, an active promoter of space at 22, a space society office-bearer at
26, patented chess for more than two players at 30, and instigated the
formation of space committees in the UK House of Commons at 46. Now 60, he
is qualified in psychology, air ground operations, computer programming and
sailing, secretary of ASTRA, the Space Settlers' Society, Glasgow Gay
Science Fiction Society (the last two of which he founded), and of the The
Light Year Consortium. He originated the Space Treasure Trail.
Gerald (G. David) Nordley is an astronautical engineer and author with
degrees in physics and systems management. His latest paper, "Station
Keeping with Two-Way Electromagnetic Launchers" appeared in the Dec. 1994
issue of the AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, and his latest
published story, Dawn Venus appeared in the August 1995 issue of
Computer programmer and SF reader married to Nozomi.
Mark Olsen started reading SF in the late 50s and his interest in science
and in SF grew together. He became a chemist because he liked chemistry
almost as much as he liked astronomy, and there were no jobs in astronomy.
With a PhD in theoretical chemistry he now designs analytical
instrumentation for chemists (FT-IRs), mostly in the software end of
things. He brews beer at home less often that he'd like and less well than
he ought to. (It's too much like real chemistry....)
Chairman of CONTACT Japan, Engineer/Translator/Interpreter/Writer/Media-mix
living with Michiko and 3 cats.
Jonathan Vos Post
Jonathan Vos Post - 820+ publications, presentations and broadcasts.
Co-author or co-editor with Ray Bradbury, Richard Feynman, Arthur C.
Clarke, and Isaac Asimov. Worked on Galileo, Magellan, as Mission Planning
Engineer for Voyager's flyby of Uranus, Space Shuttle, Space Station,
Moon Base and Mars base projects for NASA. Co-implemented the first part of
Ted Nelson's Hypertext (1975). MS ('75) -- parallel AI; arguably the world's
first Ph.D. thesis ('75-'77) on Nanotechnology.
Gordon Ross, the Light Year Consortium's Technical Director, is on the
technical staff of the Design Department of Glasgow School of Art. In
1977, he won a National Design Award for innovative double-surface sail
design, designs hang-gliders, yacht sails, tidal and wind turbines,
originated the world's first microlight solar re-entry vehicle, joined
ASTRA in 1981, was President from 1986 to 1987, founded and directs the
society's Waverider Project, revealed a revolutionary new approach to
waverider design at the First International Waverider Symposium in
Washington D.C., in 1990, and designed Solaris, LYC's Space Treasure Trail
Steve Rothman is a professional physicist in the UK, working on the
generation of plasmas using lasers, including one of the most powerful
lasers in the world at Lawrence Livermore laboratory.
Marshall T. Savage, author of The Millennial Project: Colonizing the Galaxy
in Eight Easy Steps. In his Introduction to the second edition of The
Millennial Project, Arthur C. Clarke writes: "The Millennial Project is a
book I wish I'd written: correction-it's a book I wish I could have
written. I am completely awed,and I don't awe easily, by the author's
command of a dozen engineering disciplines and his amazing knowledge of
scientific and technical literature."
Others, not so generous as Sir Arthur, have been less than awed
by the author's inability to correctly spell Zeyphod
Marshall Savage is the founder of the First Millennial
Foundation, an organiztion convened to carry forward the epic
dream of space colonization. His
Robert J Sawyer
Robert J. Sawyer of Toronto, Canada, is a science-fiction writer known for
his rigorously researched hard SF. His Golden Fleece (1990)
deals with special relativity and artificial intelligence; his End of
an Era (1994) deals with paleontology and the anthropic principle of
cosmology; and his The Terminal Experiment (1995) explores AI and
artificial life. But he's best known for The Quintaglio
Ascension trilogy, the three volumes of which are parables about
alien counterparts of three of Earth's greatest scientists: Galileo in
Far-Seer (1992), Darwin in Fossil Hunter (1993), and
Freud in Foreigner (1994).
Mike Scott has been running SF conventions for more years than he cares to
think about, but to date has mostly managed to avoid being nobbled to
appear on the programme. Unfortunately, it would appear that sending one
email to Jack Cohen about The Collapse of Chaos qualifies him as British
fandom's premier expert on the book, so here he is.
Renee Sieber is a doctoral candidate in city planning at
Rutgers University/U.S. who conducts research in and has written on the
use of information technology (particularly computerized mapping) within
social movements and in community planning. She is also active on a national
level in providing equal access to the technology. Also, this is her 18th
H. Paul Shuch, the aerospace engineer credited with designing the world's
first commercial home satellite TV receiver, serves as Executive
Director of the SETI
League, leaders in a scientific Search for Extra-Terrestrial
Intelligence. He has taught for more than twenty years, is the author of
over 100 publications, and designed the patented BiDCAS aircraft
Job: Distinquished Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Labs
Current Work: Editor of H.22Z, standard for multi-media on LAN
ITU-T positions: Rapporteur for H.281/H.224/H.231/H.243
National Space Society Positions: Regional Board of Directors Representative
Spacecause position: Associate Editor Spacecause News, Editor, Space
Activist's Handbook 1993/4/5
Hobbies: Taekwondon(3rd Degree Black Belt), SF, Comics, Tom Swift
Family: Married with 1 year old boy, tired.
Henry Spencer is a systems programmer and long-time space enthusiast, now
a freelance author and consultant. He's well known on Usenet, and writes
the Aviation Week summaries there. He's a founding member of the Canadian
Space Society and a Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society, and was
head of mission planning for the Canadian Solar Sail Project.
A long time fan, usually found prowlling around convention in the
Midwestern US. Attended his first convention in 1972, a Star Trek
con to which he was dragged by a Jehovah Witness friend of his.
Currently employed at Lawrence Technological University as Mr.
Junior Assistant Answer Guy for all things techy on campus.
Previously he worked for the US Department of Army doing various
things involving designing vehicles and making them hard to find.
Dave is a memeber of the fannish groups, The Dorsai Irregulars and
In "real life" I work in a biochemistry lab studying Alzheimer's disease
and related dementias. I can claim to be one of the few people to suffer
direct injury from a human brain, a bag of them once fell out of the -80oC
freezer onto my foot. Outside of my day job my scientific interests are
theoretical and practical pyrotechnics and a long running anecdotal study
of the effects of ethanol.
Amy Thomson is the Campbell award winning author of Virtual
Girl, and the upcoming alien contact novel The Color of
Distance, which will be published by Ace in November. She was
also a short fiction critic for Locus and a book reviewer for the
Seattle Times. She currently lives in Seattle.
Paul Treadaway read Natural Sciences at Cambridge, specialising in
palaeontology, and continued to postgraduate study in computer science,
specialising in artificial intelligence. He has worked in technical support,
as an NHS epidemiological statistician, and as a newspaper compositor. He is
currently employed to write SGML processing programs by Cambridge University
Press. He brews his own beer.
Harry Turtledove's work includes large portions of both alternate
history and historical fantasy. Among his novels are THE GUNS OF
THE SOUTH, the WORLDWAR series of alien invasion during World War
II, and the Byzantine-based fantasies of THE VIDESSOS CYCLE. His
novella "Down in the Bottomlands" won a Hugo in 1994.
Michael Ward: Sr. Computer Scientist at Adobe Systems. BS and MS from MIT.
Developed space communications systems, laser interferometers, time-interval
instrumentation, color printers, semiconductor etch and CVD tools. Ex-
manager, ex-hardware, now reformed and working on software. Project: digital
scanning and distribution of rare books. Likes single malts.
Philip Wadler is a Professor of Computing Science at the University of
Glasgow. His main research topic is functional programming, but he has a
keen interest in keeping the public informed on the uses and misuses of
computers. He has been an invited speaker at conferences in London, New
Haven, Santa Fe, Gdansk, and Sydney; and was an ACM distinguished lecturer
1989--1993. The title of his doctoral dissertation was `Listlessness is
better than laziness'.
Ken and Jo Walton
Ken and Jo Walton live in Lancaster, U.K. They are married to each other
and have a son, Sasha, 4. They have had articles published in White
Dwarf, Heroquest Magazine, Pyramid, The Proceedings of the Royal Martian
Geographical society and fiction in Intermix. They are the authors of
GURPS Celtic Fantasy, coming this summer from Steve Jackson Games and are
currently working on Realms of Sorcery for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay for
Hogshead Publishing. They have also written the Into The Dark Continent
series of story-telling card games. They have run Colonisation workshops
at Lunicon and Sou'Wester, and a Galactic Empire at Confabulation. They
are on the temporary committee for Eternicon. They have one biography
between them, because they only come as a set.
Walter Jon Williams
Walter Jon Williams was born in Minnesota, on the shores of Lake Superior,
in 1953. For twenty-five years he has lived in New Mexico. Walter has
published stories in Omni, Asimov's ,
Aboriginal, and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science
Fiction. The recent novella "Wall, Stone, Craft" had been nominated
for the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards. Walter has also
contributed stories to George R.R. Martin's Wild Cards series,
including the Nebula-Nominated story "Witness." Walter's novels include
Hardwired, Days of Atonement , and Aristoi. His
current release is Metropolitan, a radical urban fantasy about
geomancy, political revolution, love, and
Nancy has a degree in Political Science and has studied
extensively in the field of Anthropology. She is a life-long
ScienceFiction fan and a hopeful author. She has been involved with the
Contact Coti Project for the last seven years, and with the Epona
Project since the begining three years ago.She invented bubble weed,
and helped with the creation and evolution of various other Eponan
flora and fauna. She has helped with the creation of the Epona world
view, religion and the other aspects of Eponan culture. She and her
husband Roger created the stuffed toy version of Eponan Uther.
Roger has a degree in Computer Electronics and is
employed as a Reliability Engineer for hard disc drive company. He is
an artist, a musician, a sound engineer, a hopeful Science Fiction
author, and a life-long Science Fiction fan. He has been participating
in the Coti projects of Contact for the last seven years and in the
Epona Project since the beginging three years ago. He is the creator of
the Spring Croc species and co-creator of several other Eponan flora
and fauna. He is the author of the Eponan Creation Myth and co-creator
of the Uthorian World View.
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After the constant attacks launched against Jim Sterling and his followers, indie developer Digital Homicide stepped it up by attempting to sue Valve and 100 Steam users. The suing of Valve and its users caused Valve to delete Digital Homicide’s titles and that move proved to be fatal for the developer as they had no money to keep up the lawsuit against the people selling their games. Digital Homicide committed digital suicide.
Wikileaks let some new documents loose that revealed Hillary Clinton’s true plans for the country, which came alongside some distracting news about Trump talking about poontang pie from 11 years ago. The Washington State Gambling Commission has come down on Valve for the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gambling rings using their Steam OpenID API and both the LA Times and CBC take a vow of silence regarding the Crash Override Network leaks after promoting the organization just a year ago. These stories and more in this October 8th, 2016 edition of the Weekly Recap.
Digital Homicide Bites The Dust
After launching an all-out assault on their own audience and Valve, suing up to 100 Steam users on harassment grounds for the negative reviews they turned in on their games, Digital Homicide has been the victim of financial homicide. The outcome was both fitting and expected. Amazon has introduced a new way for users to engage in Twitch with Twitch Prime, which offers all the benefits and incentives of Amazon Prime but with a few gaming themed bonuses as well. And there’s an interesting new game on the way for PC called Scarf: Walking With Souls, which is set to launch on Steam in 2017.
Twitter Censorship Reaches New Heights
Twitter has managed to become even worse in the eyes of the grand stage of geopolitical journalism. They’ve been purposefully censoring journalists to adhere to the dictatorial rule of Turkey’s President. A new psychological horror game in the form of a Donald Trump Presidency simulator has launched called Make America Great Again. We have a review up of the game Lost Sector Online, detailing what works, what doesn’t and if it’s worth playing. And Resident Evil 7‘s VR version will be a timed exclusive on the PlayStation VR starting next January.
Wikileaks Documents Set To Arrive Before Elections
A series of documents will be released in relation to the U.S., election courtesy of Wikileaks before November 8th. The Wikileaks documents will also contain information about Google. The demo for Pokemon Sun and Moon is due to drop later this month for the Nintendo 3DS, giving gamers an opportunity to play-test the game ahead of the official launch. A new game mimicking the 1990s style Resident Evil games called Vaccine is on the way. And 4chan may be going under or they may have to try new means of securing funds after the new owner let everyone know that the site could be going under unless drastic changes are made.
Valve Gets Butt Checked By Washington State Gambling Commission
The Washington State Gambling Commissioner sent Valve a cease and desist letter regarding allowing gambling sites to utilize their openID Steam API for the betting and gambling of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive skins. Syberia 3 for home consoles and PC has been delayed up until the first quarter of 2017, and the reason is that they not only wanted to polish the game but also add more content to it. It’s rare that developers delay a game because they want even more content added to it. Endless Space 2 managed to land on Steam Early Access for gamers looking for a grand strategy adventure in space. And the system requirements for the Windows 10 edition of Gears of War 4 has been made public and you’re going to need a heck of a lot of space to play the game on PC.
Beyond Good And Evil Sequel Announced
After years of waiting and lots of begging, Ubisoft has finally obliged gamers with a sequel to Beyond Good and Evil. Ubisoft is playing it coy with what the game entrails but they definitely wanted everyone to know that it’s coming. Valve getting sued for their involvement in the gambling rings involving Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has been dismissed. The judge felt as if the issue involving illegal gambling was a state issue not a federal issue. Ice Cube ended up doing the theme song for the launch trailer for Mafia III called “Nobody Wants to Die”. The song managed to get a lot of people hyped because the game’s launch trailer was actually pretty good.
CBC And LA Times Support Crash Override Network Doxing
Two more news outlets were caught out for supporting Zoe Quinn’s Crash Override Network while avoiding talking about the group being involved in doxing and harassment. The two outlets in question? The LA Times and the CBC. The classic OG Xbox title, Voodoo Vince, will be making a return to the Xbox One and Windows 10 on PC in early 2017. There’s a walkthrough available for Five Nights at Freddy’s Sister Location. The PS4 will allow for mods with Fallout 4 and Skyrim, but there’s a huge caveat… no external assets. And Mafia III is hard-locked at 30fps on PC but 2K Games plans on releasing a patch over the weekend to address the issue.
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For Margaret Thatcher, it was a throwback to the glory days. Here she was in the White House private quarters, reveling in a lavish dinner party in her honor, [#image: /photos/54cbfc3d44a199085e8935aa]basking in the golden glow of twenty-four-inch tapers, gazing out over the perfect pink and fuchsia roses floating in crystal bowls, the centerpieces on six tables for ten. Only hours earlier, in the East Room of the White House, George Bush had awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian honor. He had praised “the greengrocer’s daughter who shaped a nation to her will,” and concluded, “Prime Minister, there will always be an England, but there can never be another Margaret Thatcher.” She raced from that exquisite high up to “the Queen’s Bedroom” to change into a long black pleated skirt and brilliant red-and-black brocade jacket for cocktails. And now America’s most powerful leaders were getting up to pay her homage. It was as if the colonies had not yet heard the news of her unceremonious sacking as prime minister last November by the members of her own Conservative Party. Barbara Bush rose to toast the new baronet, Sir Denis Thatcher. “They broke the mold when they made you, Denis.… As the spouse of a powerful leader, you do it better than anyone.”
Sir Denis graciously thanked his hosts and quoted Mark Antony “upon entering Cleopatra’s bedroom: I did not come here to talk.”
The evening was, quite simply, divine. Former secretary of state George Shultz gave the former prime minister advice on agents for her memoirs; she confessed to being overwhelmed “by my paper.” Her entrepreneurial and controversial son, Mark, let it be known to that other feisty entrepreneur seated next to him, the flame-haired Georgette Mosbacher, that he had made millions in the home-burglar-alarm business. Mark’s blonde Texas wife, Diane, startled some with what appeared to be a try at a British accent. But no matter. Margaret Thatcher was in the inner sanctum of power, surrounded by old chums from summits and Star Wars, there only to administer her massive doses of adulation. Naturally, the lady who had ruled Britain for the last eleven and a half years gave as good as she got, extolling America as “a can-do, will-do society,” and she heaped praise upon early Americans as model social Darwinists for freedom: “self-selected … there were no subsidies here.”
Then suddenly the spell was broken. One of the heroes of the day, Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, the unflappable hand that urged boldness in launching and guiding Desert Storm, actually uttered the unspoken name: John Major. It was inadvertent yet totally appropriate to invoke the leader of our greatest Gulf ally, but how could he? So what if the new prime minister was Mrs. Thatcher’s handpicked choice? She gave no indication of distress, of course, but that mention jolted more than a few to focus on the ghastly fate that had befallen her only a few months before. Remarked one guest, “It was as if he had spilled something dirty on the tablecloth.”
Even when life was beautiful now it was cruel. Exceedingly so. As usual, Mrs. Thatcher’s son, Mark, was part of the problem. Now, while acting as her personal manager as she planned a new career in international relations, he was facing a fire storm of criticism from her friends and former advisers that would erupt before long in a Sunday Times of London headline: “mark is wrecking your life.”
To add insult to injury, while Margaret Thatcher was polishing off her chocolate mint soufflé with President Bush, and peering across the roses to British golfer Nick Faldo, and even at the very moment when the president was saying that “she defined the essence of the United Kingdom,” one of the safest Conservative seats in Britain—Ribble Valley—was going down to defeat in a striking by-election upset. And it was all being blamed on Margaret Thatcher and her legacy, the hated poll tax.
Let the longest-serving British prime minister in this century eat cake in America. At home Margaret Thatcher was eating crow.
‘The pattern of my life was fractured,” Mrs. Thatcher said the next day in the residence of the British ambassador, referring to her surprise resignation and removal from office. Dressed in a crisp spring suit and her ubiquitous pearls, she plumped all the pillows on the sofa in the decorous drawing room, then sat down and balanced a porcelain teacup in the palm of her graceful hand. She chose her words carefully: “It’s like throwing a pane of glass with a complicated map upon it on the floor,” she said, “and all habits and thoughts and actions that went with it and the staff that went with it.… You threw it on the floor and it shattered.” And the pieces? Margaret Thatcher’s eyes blazed. “You couldn’t pick up those pieces.”
As though the answer to what had happened might be found amid the debris, Thatcher began to recite her daily and seasonal rhythms as prime minister. Mondays, “we went down to the House of Commons for preparations for questions at two o’clock,” she said. “Questions at the House were on Tuesday and Thursday, so on Mondays and Wednesdays we saw foreign statesmen. There were a certain number of overseas events—the economic summit, two European councils. All of this structure happened; you geared your clothes buying to external visits and your conferences. You geared your hair to when you were in the House etc., and then you had a certain amount of entertaining. In June there was the Trooping of the Color, a whole range of engagements throughout the year which became the pattern of my life.” All gone after nearly twelve years, on ninety-six hours’ notice. She paused. “Sometimes I say, ‘Which day is it?’ I never said that at No. 10.”
“She is like a great athlete suddenly confined to a wheelchair,” says Christine Wall, the Conservative Party press officer who was on loan to Mrs. Thatcher for her U.S. trip.
“She wants worrisome problems, she wants to make decisions, she wants to tell you what to do and to save you from yourself,” says another insider. “Now she answers her own phone sometimes. What a comedown that is—like Napoleon having to saddle his own horse.”
“In a sense she hasn’t come to yet from the concussion—everything was so brutal and sudden,” adds Sir Peregrine Worsthorne, a Thatcher loyalist who edits the right-wing Sunday Telegraph editorial page. “She’s pretty shell-shocked still. The Iron Lady has a very emotional side. People underestimate the extent to which she was shattered by this.” The day after Mrs. Thatcher lost a Conservative Party leadership battle and decided to resign in the interest of party unity, Worsthorne got a call from Thatcher’s press secretary, Bernard Ingham: “The prime minister would like to say good-bye.” Arriving at 10 Downing Street, Worsthorne was stunned by what he found. “I went round thinking there’d be a long queue of people waiting to say farewell. I found myself alone. I expected to stay fifteen minutes, which would be quite normal. After an hour, I ran out of conversation. She was very short of people.” On the way out Worsthorne ran into Thatcher’s journalist daughter, Carol. “She had a basket on her arm from the supermarket, ‘bringing Mummy’s supplies’ of cold chicken or something for dinner. It was very disorienting.”
The day before, Thatcher had made her astounding farewell speech in the House of Commons, which even those who consider her a dire enemy regarded as an extraordinary display of political bravura. “She had had that high and had gone off of that,” says Worsthorne. “She had time on her hands. Voilà. The lassitude of impotence had begun.”
Tory Party leadership transitions are known to be less than genteel, but this ouster seemed a classic illustration of the axiom that she who lives by the sword shall die by it. Here was a prime minister known for her prodigious recall, who routinely exhausted her aides with her energy, who every night, no matter the hour, relished “doing her boxes”—locked red boxes filled with confidential papers from every ministry delivered by dispatch riders who would roar through town to deposit them on her doorstep at 10 Downing Street. Here was a phenomenal woman who was devoid of hobbies or interests off the world stage, who once said that taking vacations tends to cause colds. “She wanted us to be like the Japanese,” grumbles one political observer. Here was a leader who, by hijacking the Conservative Party and bending it to her will, had bestowed upon England “Thatcherism.” And if you were not with her in the dismantling of the welfare state and the charge toward privatization, you were mushy, a “wet.” Anyone who couldn’t keep up or who displeased her was ruthlessly sacrificed. “In the United States, she has this reputation as a chaste, saintly figure,” says Andrew Stephen, Washington bureau chief of the London Observer. “In fact she’s knifed every Cabinet minister she’s ever had in the back. That’s how she survived eleven years.”
One of her favorite instruments of torture was Ingham, her powerful press secretary, who would leak to the reporters on the Parliament “Lobby” that certain unsuspecting ministers were in trouble. This penchant for denigration earned him the sobriquet “the Yorkshire Rasputin” from one of the ministers, John Biffen. Biffen, himself later axed, would add, “He was the sewer, rather than the sewage.”
But now it was Mrs. Thatcher who was instantaneously, irrevocably out. “She thought she was unassailable,” says Thatcherite columnist Frank Johnson. “It was hubris. She was brought down by the fault of her virtues—her enormous bravery in battling the most powerful opponent of all, the European Community.”
Others take a less charitable view: “She’d become slightly potty by the end and lost touch with reality,” says one observer. Thatcher’s opposition to a united Europe, and the poll tax—the hated straight levy per head that replaced property taxes to finance local government—certainly helped make her hugely unpopular; in April 1990 her approval rating was 23 percent, the lowest for a prime minister in memory. By November she was stuck at just 26 percent. Many in her own Tory Party were, as Mrs. Thatcher puts it, “running scared,” convinced she would cause them to lose the next election. When the votes were counted in a challenge to her leadership of the party by her ex–defense minister Michael Heseltine, she had a clear majority. But under the convoluted Tory leadership formula, she would have had to submit to a second ballot. Rather than do so she stepped down.
“I have never been defeated” by the people, she said no fewer than five times during our interview. “I’ve never been defeated in an election. I have never been defeated in a vote of confidence in the Parliament, so I don’t know what that would be like.” This last was spoken as if she were flicking an imaginary crumb off her bodice. Moreover, Margaret Thatcher refuses to concede that the poll tax was even an error, and declares that she would have won a fourth election had The People decided. “We had gone through difficult times before. You don’t run scared about by-elections midterm.”
“So if the people had judged your overall record you would have won?”
“Yes. That’s right. But had I gone on we would have had a fairly open split party, and it would not have been easy to get some things done.”
“I’d still be there if I had my choice,” she said at another point. “I did not have my choice, so I decided to do the best thing for my party for the future.… And I knew I’d still have a good bit of influence.”
But what about the unceremonious way she was pushed out, forced to pack up and vacate No. 10 as well as Chequers, the prime minister’s weekend retreat, on just four days’ notice?
“I will suggest that no future prime minister has to do that, because prime ministers have a dignity as ex–prime ministers by virtue of their prime-ministerial office,” she intoned with Monty Pythonish zeal.
Still, there was little humor in her predicament. For months after leaving office, Mrs. Thatcher seemed uncharacteristically frozen in indecision. Her friends tried to cheer her up with a luncheon at David Frost’s, a weekend at the grand manor house of trade-and-industry minister Lord Hesketh, a party at millionaire novelist Jeffrey Archer’s with a cake baked in the shape of the Order of Merit. Even John Major was said to be concerned; when he came to Washington for talks with President Bush before the Gulf War began, he told her American friends, “Be sure to look up Maggie—she’s down.” Those who made the trip found her worried about money: somehow Denis’s comfortable retirement and her son’s reputed millions weren’t going to be enough. Had the leader who had slashed benefits throughout her three terms become too dependent on her perquisites of the state? By American standards, ex–prime ministers don’t get much: an annual pension of roughly $45,000. As long as Thatcher kept her seat in the House of Commons, she was also entitled to her M.P.’s salary of $37,000, one constituency secretary, a small basement office, and a $19,000 cost-of-living allowance. Then, just before Easter, acting on complaints about her financial straits, John Major delivered a golden egg to the woman the London Times had dubbed “the high priestess of self-help”—an additional $53,000 a year to all ex-prime ministers, effective immediately. “It’s very welcome and I’m extremely grateful” was Thatcher’s comment.
Yet the thing she wanted most they couldn’t give her—her power back. Sir Charles Powell, the foreign-affairs private secretary, continued to brief her twice a week until he left government last March. But, after that, one of the best-informed creatures in the universe was reduced to calling government agencies for reports “the moment they are available to the press.”
And no wonder she was so distraught about the whole mess. First, there were 65,000 letters to answer—65,000 that poured in from all over the world in the weeks after her resignation. But she had no real staff, only a borrowed office and a few volunteers who showed up to answer the phone. Then there were her living arrangements—her Georgian manse manqué, on a golf course behind an iron gate in the village of Dulwich, about a half-hour southeast of central London in light traffice, was too far away. She had to find a more convenient pied-à-terre. (Henry Ford II’s widow solved this problem, lending her an apartment in Eaton Square.) Invitations to speak poured in, but who could sort through them? How much should she charge? Literary agents were desperate to deliver bids worth millions for a quick kiss-and-tell. Could she sell them on her notion of a serious historical examination of her era? How should she position herself? If she were to comment on current affairs, would it look as though she were meddling in John Major’s government? How would she raise the money to maintain herself as a world stateswoman? Should she take a job? Now that she was out, would she still suffer the indignity of having Denis’s business affairs questioned and investigated by the press? Since he was now a baronet, might she care to be known as Lady Thatcher? Or should she give up her seat in the Commons, move on to the House of Lords, and take the title of Countess of Grantham, the little town in north-central England where she grew up? How would she stay in touch? Where should she go for lunch? Who’d do the shopping? Who was in charge here? Oh, could Maggie tell them, could she?
As it happened, she could. Mrs. Thatcher announced at length that she wanted to create “the Thatcher Foundation,” devoted to education and research with a focus on “freedom” and Eastern Europe. Characteristically, she would prefer creating her own project to taking a post. The United Nations, mentioned in the press as a possibility, was out of the question: “My views are far too strongly held for that.” Her Methodist roots would make her abhor sulking and wasting time in self-pity, but they would also act as a brake on “the commercialization of statecraft.” “We’re very mindful of Reagan’s bitter Japanese experience,” says Christine Wall of the scandal the former president created when it was discovered that he and Nancy had accepted $2 million from a Japanese media company for appearances there.
The next step was to assemble her legions of powerful friends to help launch her again. The powerful friends eagerly offered their help and then waited. And waited.
“She could have put together a blue-ribbon panel of British businesspeople who would have helped her organize her office, get a staff, and get it all done,” says Charles Price, former U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom. “There were plenty of dynamic people around to help.” Not only did Thatcher not accept her wealthy friends’ offers of contacts and staff, she never got back to them. Several suspect they know the reason. “She has put all her affairs in the hands of her son, Mark Thatcher,” says a British tycoon, “and a lot of people don’t like Mark Thatcher; he’s very stubborn and thinks he knows everything. We know he’s wrong, but who the hell is going to mix in? Everyone is scared to death to confront her about it.”
“Some people have tried to do so,” according to Price, “first questioning the wisdom of a foundation and then of having family members involved. It kind of goes into thin air.”
“If she fades out, his stature diminishes, and he has no sensitivity professionally or personally,” says a former aide. “Nobody advising her day-to-day has the expertise to help her—it’s an enormous waste. She needs a manager very badly.” It never occurred to anyone, for example, to computerize the 65,000 names from the letters of condolence as a mailing list of potential donors for the Thatcher Foundation.
One story making the rounds in London recently was that Mark Thatcher enjoys referring to President Bush as “George.” But all his adult life he has given those who know him the impression he is very much in a hurry to make it big and more than willing to trade off his mother’s name to do so. “He’s for use,” says a powerful member of the Texas establishment. “The word is, if you want to use him, you can use him.” Mark himself once said, “I suppose I was the slowest learner in the family, the last to realize that because of Mum’s success everyone would have their eyes that much closer on me, their expectations that much higher.” Today if you want to get to Mrs. Thatcher, one way or the other you must go through Mark. He is her adored child, the light of her life. But to most of those outside the family who are close to Mrs. Thatcher, he is known as “that dreadful son.”
“The son is a fly in the ointment,” agrees famed literary agent Irving Lazar. Lazar says he offered to advise Mrs. Thatcher on her memoirs “even if I wasn’t the agent,” but never got to meet her. “The son thinks he can be the agent,” Lazar says. “He’s decided he knows all about publishing, and he’s an amateur. He overestimates the value of the book, and what’s worse, when he had the chance to strike, he didn’t.”
After a dose of arrogance and delaying tactics, a number of U.S. publishers are already cooling to the book. A group of prominent agents were invited to London to meet Mrs. Thatcher, but were told that in order to qualify they would first have to fill out an elaborate questionnaire regarding their qualifications. Then, just before they were due to leave, the trip was abruptly canceled.
“We are not dashing into the memoirs,” says Mrs. Thatcher briskly. “We’re making quite certain the memoirs will be a vigorous intellectual historical record of what we did and what happened.”
“What she doesn’t realize,” counters Lazar, “is that there’s a hot moment when you can get a lot of money. When publishers have time to reflect that Americans don’t understand the basic system of politics in Britain, she won’t get as much. She turned Britain around and made it far more influential in the world. She won the hearts of the world. But what’s happening now is that a lot of her glamour is being dissipated.”
Apparently, the foundation is not much farther along than the memoirs. It must not be viewed as any sort of clearinghouse for her political ideas, lest the British Charity Commission, which is very strict in these matters, rule against giving it tax-exempt status. Nonetheless, the foundation has already hit a snag in England with those who worry that raising money for it would siphon off funds from the coffers of the Conservative Party just when it will need them to mount another election campaign. On the American side Charles Price raises the same questions, saying Mrs. Thatcher’s foundation will be in direct competition with “a number of think tanks.”
“We’ve got to raise in excess of $20 million,” says Lord McAlpine, the head of the board of trustees, who dismisses such doubts. “I was treasurer of the Conservative Party for sixteen years. The last thing I want to do is anything that will harm the party’s chances.” Mark Thatcher has told rich Texans he hopes to raise “$20 million a year for the next five years” for the foundation, although no one can recall being asked to make a donation.
While she waits for her new life to take shape, Mrs. Thatcher, who has avoided the back benches of the House of Commons, still makes her regular rounds in Finchley, the modest district north of London filled with the elderly, people she has known and represented since 1959, a safe haven that will not be easy to give up if she moves to the House of Lords as expected. Her small staff in Finchley tries vainly to keep her schedule full. “If she has a program of three things to do for the day, she’s noticeably looking for other things to do,” says her Finchley representative, Mike Love. “The one lesson you learn in writing a program for her is that you never put on it ‘free time’ or the word ‘rest.’ ”
Mrs. Thatcher admits that several months is not enough time to rebuild a life, but in true Thatcherite fashion she is gamely making the attempt: “You have to create a new pane of glass—we are building up new habits.” One of those habits—and the best way to keep the glamour alive, of course—is to travel to the United States, where the money and adulation that are so lacking at home are plentiful. America and Maggie Thatcher is the story of milk and honey meeting iron and silk. Certainly at the $2,500-a-plate March of the Glittering Mummies that was Ronald Reagan’s eightieth-birthday party in Beverly Hills last February, Mrs. Thatcher was the superstar—even when it was difficult to see who came through the metal detector first, Ricardo Montalban or Cesar Romero, Phyllis or Barry Diller, Dinah Shore or Ed Meese, Rupert Murdoch or Eva Gabor, and, dead last, Elizabeth Taylor, all cleavage and curls with her latest thirtyish escort in tow. Not to mention Nancy Reagan herself, the photo ops with Merv Griffin and Dan Quayle, listening to Liza Minelli sing “New York, New York” to a bunch of people who despise New York, and watching Ronald Reagan lean over to blow out his candles and get frosting smeared all over his tux—well, it certainly beat getting slagged off by Neil Kinnock. And Mrs. Thatcher, sparkling in gold brocade and black velvet, did get the longest standing ovation of the night. That ought to be worth something in future donations to the Thatcher Foundation.
But the next morning the world, and her diminished status in it, intruded rudely. What was supposed to have been a carefree breakfast with the vice president in Century City became a full-scale news conference when word arrived that terrorists had fired three mortar rounds at the British Cabinet meeting being held at 10 Downing Street. Mrs. Thatcher, dressed in a navy suit with brass buttons that looked like a military uniform, was ready with a statement, handwritten on a scrap of paper. She then found herself in the ludicrously unnatural position of ceding control of the event to Dan Quayle and watching him grope with reporters’ questions. There were moments when she actually rocked up on her toes, clenched her fists, and bit her lip as if to silence herself. Finally, a question that implied British and American imperialism was the cause of anti-American sentiment in the Gulf pushed her over the edge. When she was next asked to give her views, she blasted, “I think all comment should be directed to criticism of Saddam Hussein, who started a brutal war on the second of August and has been prosecuting it ever since.” She glared at the offending reporter. “Criticism should be directed towards him, not those who are standing against aggression.”
Once again, she had flattened the opposition. Is that why Americans love her so? Is that why, on Capitol Hill, when tourists see her they break into spontaneous applause? “I don’t know, but I’m eternally gratefully they do,” she says. It certainly didn’t hurt that she was always so breathtakingly well informed, the cerebral half of the heralded Thatcher-Reagan alliance. Reagan might be able to get away with watching The Sound of Music on TV the night before an economic summit instead of reading his briefing book, but Mrs. Thatcher never could nor would.
Margaret Thatcher’s relationship with Ronald Reagan was a cornerstone of eighties geopolitics and a great comfort to them both. Today, out of power, both are symbols of the era of brash acquisitiveness, yet Americans sensed in her the toughness and command of facts that the Gipper was often seen to lack. If Ronald Reagan acted on political instinct, Margaret Thatcher was able to provide the intellectual rationale. “We shared the same views and were fighting to get them accepted,” she says. “Don’t forget, we had to fight to get them accepted.”
“Reagan was particularly appreciative of having Thatcher in his corner during his early ventures onto the world stage, when his inner confidence may not quite have matched his fortress of convictions,” writes Lou Cannon in his definitive new political biography, President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime. “She was quite good at reinforcing him when he needed it, and made a point of giving him credit for something he hadn’t said,” agrees former national-security adviser Robert McFarlane. “She was truly conscious of his limitations, but she adored his constancy—they both understood the power that derives from constancy.” Margaret Thatcher was also masterful at having her way with the president. “I wouldn’t say she exploited him,” says McFarlane, “but she knows how to play upon his lack of knowledge and his chivalrous nature. To be in a room with her really stirrrrrs you,” McFarlane adds. “She is a performer, an overwhelming presence. I couldn’t be around her without just feeling … passion is the wrong word, I guess. She could move men and she knew it. Oh yes!”
Denis Thatcher had a more succinct explanation: “With Ronald Reagan,” he told an American friend, “it takes a while for the penny to drop.” Yet even when they knew they were being had, the Yanks couldn’t seem to get enough of her. Both Charles Price and Robert McFarlane remember the Christmastime visit in 1983 when Margaret Thatcher was flying to Washington from the Far East. After landing at Hickam Air Force Base near Pearl Harbor in the middle of the night, she announced she wanted to visit the battle site. Of course, said the meet-and-greets, they’d get her a car. “That won’t be necessary,” she replied, fishing a flashlight out of her purse and setting off on foot.
Hours later, at Camp David, she had Star Wars on her mind. “Her real purpose was to rein Reagan in before he did serious damage to the alliance—the Europeans were very alarmed by S.D.I.,” says McFarlane. “She and two aides sat across the table from the whole array of the top people in the administration,” says Price. ” ‘Look here, Ron,’ she said. ‘I think we may face considerable turmoil in the alliance.… I think you should make a statement today.’ ” Mrs. Thatcher dived into her handbag once again. “I brought one.” With minor tinkerings, says McFarlane, this was the communiqué that was issued shortly afterward.
She and George Bush were old friends by the time, years later, the president presented Margaret Thatcher with “the Handbag Award” at a State Department lunch. There is no doubt she always wanted Bush to go all the way. Richard Fisher, a Dallas investment banker who befriended Denis and Mark Thatcher in the mid-1980s and had been for a time an aide to Treasury Secretary Michael Blumenthal in the Carter administration, had several private lunches and dinners with the prime minister during that election cycle. She once delivered to him a blistering lecture on the importance of loyalty. “You cannot succeed in politics unless you are loyal to those who got you there,” he remembers her saying. “This is George’s greatest attribute—he has been loyal to Ron.” She had sized up Dukakis quickly. “This Dukakis fellow is a lightweight, an absolute lightweight,” she said, “a lightweight with delusions of grandeur. This is a dangerous combination.”
A few months later when Fisher saw her again, on the eve of the Republican convention, Margaret Thatcher was most concerned about whom George Bush would choose as a running mate. “I would like to see him pick Colin Powell,” Mrs. Thatcher said of the general who had yet to become chairman of the Joint Chiefs. “It would be a bold and high risk. I wish George would do something of this nature and just say, ‘Right, I’ll make it work.’ ”
But by the time George Bush assumed office in January of 1989, Margaret Thatcher had, in the words of a senior American official present at the meetings between the two, “lost the ability to listen.” She lectured Deputy Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger for twenty minutes at a time “and didn’t even seem to hear his answers.” At a meeting in Colorado in 1989, when Bush tried to engage her in a political bull session, she answered him “as if she were turning on a cassette tape.” She was asked to try to relax and she did somewhat, eventually, but by then the Americans, while ever respecting her intellect, generally considered her “difficult and imperial.” (“She always talks too much when she’s nervous,” explains a friend.) Nevertheless, Margaret Thatcher is widely viewed to have bolstered George Bush’s resolve to send troops to the Gulf, since the two of them happened to be in Aspen together when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, and she was also in the Oval Office when Cheney called to tell the president that King Fahd would allow American troops on Saudi Arabian soil.
At the Medal of Freedom ceremony, Bush himself alluded to Thatcher’s help on that score and her lack of self-doubt. He remembered telephoning her early on in the Gulf crisis to say that he was planning to allow a single Iraqi vessel through the naval blockade the allies had imposed. She “agreed with the decision, but then added these words of caution—words that guided me through the Gulf crisis. Words I’ll never forget as long as I’m alive,” said the president. “ ‘Remember, George,’ she said, ‘this is no time to go wobbly.’ ”
When she herself was thrown off-balance, Margaret Thatcher turned to the person she has always trusted most in the world, her husband. After the first unsuccessful vote for party leadership was taken last November, Mrs. Thatcher, in Paris for a summit on European security, said she would run on the second ballot. Once home, however, she discussed her plight with Denis. “He said he thought it would be better if I did not stand again,” she says. “It relieved my mind in a way because that was the decision I came to.” Actually, says a friend, Denis had told him two years earlier that “he’d had it—the best thing about being prime minister was going to Chequers.”
‘If you want any help, you ask for it at home. If you’ve got any problems, you take them home. That’s what family life is about.” Mrs. Thatcher sat up straight and stressed every consonant. “It is the home always to be there—always certain that you can find there, no matter what happens, affection and loyalty.… Home is where you come to when you have nothing better to do.
“Denis is absolutely marvelous,” she went on. “We are a very close-knit family.” In addition to the Thatcher’s thirty-seven-year-old twins, Mark and Carol, there’s Mark’s congenial wife, Diane—a former Kappa Kappa Gamma at Southern Methodist University and the daughter of a car dealer—and their two-year-old son. Carol, a freelance writer and, friends say, the one with the sense of humor, has stayed in the background, while her mother has put Mark in charge of everything and found solace with the affable Sir Denis. Now seventy-six, he is “the mainstay of my life,” says Mrs. Thatcher, and, according to Lord Hesketh, “the bedrock on which the whole cathedral sits.”
“She is this extraordinary combination of world-historic figure and common-garden housewife,” says her former staffer and National Review editor John O’Sullivan. “She could change in a second flat from being Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth, Attila the Hun, or Genghis Khan to being a 1950s wife,” agrees one of her former ministers. Three years ago after the Trooping of the Color on the Queen’s birthday, Richard Fisher remembers, he went to the private quarters at No. 10 to find “Margaret Thatcher down on her hands and knees packing her own bag, and there’s Denis mixing a salad with his hands in the pantry.” Lord McAlpine says, “The dynamic of their relationship is simple: it’s just love, true affection, romance—they love each other. He’s enormously protective of her.”
When asked to speak in personal terms about Denis, however, Mrs. Thatcher fielded the question with English reserve. “Denis is on several boards, which he is extremely conscientious about—all the board papers are thoroughly analyzed before he ever goes to board meetings. He’s run the family business. He knows what it’s like when you are committing your own money.… He’s a crack accountant and he also always has been mad keen on certain sports and living up to certain standards in those sports.” Golf, she said, which Sir Denis plays with left-handed women’s clubs, is his favorite. “He’s very, very pro golf,” she said in her best instructional tone, “because when it comes to playing professional golf, the standards of the golf are some of the highest standards in sports. There are no histrionics.”
Denis has been celebrated in British pop culture through the play Anyone for Denis?, in which he is “mad keen” on golf chiefly for the libations of the nineteenth hole, and in the hilarious “Dear Bill” letters in Private Eye, in which an old buffer never far from gin meltdown partakes in and reports on a daffy right-wing world.
In fact, such a cover of buffoonery serves him well. Denis Thatcher is far right in his views—he has always been an avid advocate of trade with South Africa and has called the BBC “a viper’s nest” of “outrageous bloody pinkos.” (A female dinner partner remembers him referring to Indians as “wogs.”) “He played the fall man and he was ridiculed,” says Fisher. “That was fine—that was his role.” But during his wife’s tenure, Denis, like his son, also had the propriety of several of his business dealings questioned.
For many years Denis was a consultant for a building group called I.D.C.—he spent six to seven days a month working for the group, which is involved in civil engineering. His most controversial intervention on the firm’s behalf came to light when his letter to the government’s secretary of state for Wales—about delays in building permits on an I.D.C. project—was published in the British press in 1981. The message from Denis Thatcher, on 10 Downing Street notepaper, prompted the secretary to scrawl to his staff in the margin, “The explanation had better be good and quick.”
Also in 1981, Denis and Mark Thatcher got embroiled in a controversial building contract in Oman. Mrs. Thatcher was making an official visit there during the same time that a British construction company, Cementation International, was bidding on a billion-dollar university complex. Mark, who was working as a consultant for Cementation, showed up as well. Mrs. Thatcher lobbied on behalf of the company, and after it won the contract, Mark reaped a sizable fee. For his part, Denis Thatcher was chairman of a company that had a 50 percent interest in a bid to subcontract to Cementation. After The Observer broke the story in 1984, Mrs. Thatcher and her government were criticized in Parliament for the striking conflict of interest. Later The Sunday Times revealed that Denis was a co-signatory on the bank account in which Mark’s fee was deposited.
These days, Denis, who spends one week out of four in the U.S., is in business with some heavily investigated characters. One of his major ventures—he serves as deputy chairman—is with Attwoods, a British waste-management concern. Municipal garbage contracts and landfills in high-growth areas like Florida are a lucrative business, and a substantial portion of Attwoods’ profit comes from an American subsidiary, Industrial Waste Services in Miami. When Attwoods acquired I.W.S. in 1984, it was owned by Jack R. Casagrande and Ralph Velocci and some of their relatives; as part of the sale, these relatives received Attwoods stock, and Casagrande and Velocci have joined Denis Thatcher on the Attwoods board. Casagrande and Velocci come from three generations involved in the garbage trade in New Jersey and New York, where another company Casagrande has an interest in was charged with price-fixing and illegal property-rights schemes. A 1986 report from Maurice Hinchey, chairman of the New York State Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee, stated that organized crime is “a dominating presence” in the state’s garbage industry.
“One of the great advantages for I.W.S. was to be subsumed under a British corporation which had the luster of the Thatcher name,” says Alan Block, a professor at Pennsylvania State University and the author of a book on organized crime’s ties to the waste industry. F.B.I. reports refer to I.W.S.’s business dealings with convicted mob associate Mel Cooper, now serving twenty-five years in prison for racketeering. Cooper ran a garbage-equipment leasing operation in New York that was alleged to be a front for loan-sharking operations connected to the Gambino, Genovese, and Colombo crime families.
In 1986, I.W.S. was convicted in Florida of conspiracy in a criminal anti-trust case and fined $375,000. Also that year, Casagrande and Velocci were investigated, but not indicted, in an alleged bribe of the mayor of Opa-Locka, Florida, for that city’s garbage contract. In 1987, a civil suit was brought against I.W.S. and Casagrande and several other defendants for allegedly defrauding Marion County, Florida, in a garbage-conversion scheme. Casagrande was also charged with grand theft and conspiracy. Earlier this year, I.W.S. and Casagrande were part of a $2.3 million out-of-court settlement.
While Margaret Thatcher was prime minister, unofficial Downing Street and Attwoods sources would reportedly dismiss any news accounts of the company’s activities by asking the rhetorical question “Do you think British intelligence would allow Denis Thatcher to take a job that could be linked to the Mafia?” Hinchey claims that Scotland Yard, at least, did inquire about Attwoods and I.W.S. “I’ve seen documents from British authorities,” he says. “They knew about these things and were frustrated about it.” Yet British authorities apparently did not contact others who could have aided them. Says Robert Waters, at the time an assistant state attorney in Florida’s Organized Crime and Public Corruption Unit, “I was the one conducting the bribery investigation, and nobody from the British government ever contacted me or any of the detectives.”
By all accounts, Denis has never questioned his own authority. “In his own house he would have the last word,” says Lord McAlpine. “It is a conventional relationship.” But the paradox exists that, despite his being an apparent male chauvinist, it was Denis’s money, gotten from the family chemical-and-paint business (he once wrote a book called Accounting and Costing in the Paint Industry), that allowed his wife to pursue a political career. “He has always seemed dazzled by—and devoted to—her,” says Lord Gowrie, Thatcher’s minister of the arts, who is now chairman of Sotheby’s U.K. But Denis, though fiercely protective of his wife, has also injected a note of reality. Gowrie recalls an after-dinner speech she once made at the Imperial War Museum in the flush of victory after the Falklands War. Afterward she asked, “Dear, was I too long?” “Bit,” he replied.
If Denis has successfully deflected criticism of his business transgressions, his son has not been as fortunate. In fact, almost nobody has a very kind word for Mark Thatcher. “Mark gets a bit of a bum rap,” says John O’Sullivan, the National Review editor. “He doesn’t have immense charm. He’s not winning.” Indeed. He’s the son who mixes with internationals arms traders; the wheeler-dealer, suddenly wealthy son who travels with a butler and, last fall, bought a $3.5 million London town house with up-to-the-minute heavy security; the inept son who got lost in the desert for six days on the Paris-to-Dakar rally when he wanted to be a racecar driver, causing his mother her first public tears (and prompting former German chancellor Helmut Schmidt to comment privately, “It’s the first time I ever realized she was a woman”); the arrogant son who got his mother in hot water over the Oman deal and who has more recently clumsily hinted that certain people haven’t done enough to support the foundation she wants to set up; the boorish son who used to pull out a walkie-talkie in the middle of dinner parties to talk to his bodyguards; the snobbish son who told the cultivated billionaire Walter Annenberg that he was setting his table with the wrong glasses for red wine and that his golf course was “Mickey Mouse.”
“He’s not the brightest guy in the world,” says columnist Nigel Dempster, “and clearly what he’s done smells a little.” That son. “I think Mark is extremely bright and loyal to his mother,” says Richard Fisher, a Mark defender. “I think he realizes that great people can serve and then be forgotten and their offspring amount to nothing. The Churchills basically live in poverty by Texas standards. He will take good care of his mother.” Recently when Fisher hosted eighteen for dinner in Mrs. Thatcher’s honor in Dallas, he toasted her “as a wife and mother first, then as the greatest prime minister since Churchill.” “Richard,” she replied, ” you have finally gotten your priorities right.”
“I see something else,” Fisher continues. “I think she’s a loving mother, and, if anything, there is a sense of loss that in her career she didn’t spend enough time with her children. I wouldn’t call it guilt, but she works very hard to love her two kids.”
When asked directly about Mark’s role in her life today, Mrs. Thatcher was not at all pleased. “He is helping make some of the arrangements, and he is a very, very good businessman. He’s a born businessman, as indeed my husband was. He built up his own business and he managed to sell part of his interest in it.” When pressed about just what sort of business he was in, she reluctantly answered, “It’s a big concern for security—the best possible kind of home-security systems.” Asked about his qualifications to handle her affairs now, she lost her patience. “Look, my children are not children anymore,” she said. “They know about life. I find he is one of the most businesslike people I deal with. You want something done, he does it quickly—there’s no ‘Oh, well, I’ll do it tomorrow.’ ”
Despite the perception of many loyalists that the foundation is a “nonstarter,” McAlpine confidently predicts “we’ll be quite active by the end of summer.” Mrs. Thatcher herself says, “The foundation has to operate in Britain, America, and in Japan. There are people the world over who think the way we do.”
Apparently so. The day after she received the Medal of Freedom, Thatcher was introduced by Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan to members of five right-wing think tanks at the posh Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. She delivered (gratis) a rousing forty-five-minute address on Europe and advocated the economic equivalent of nato. Imagine crossing the TelePrompTer technique of Reagan with her brains—for these thirsty hard-liners her words went down like vintage champagne. Anyone who had thought she might modify her views on opposing a common European currency or a European Superstate as a result of her downfall would have been deeply disappointed. “Utopian aspirations,” she informed her rapt audience of right-wing stars, “have never made for a stable policy.”
Her next stop, Dallas, seemed more of a favor to Mark, who made sure she was wined and dined by the civic elite. At one dinner, she took issue with the C.E.O. of The Dallas Morning News, who, in a discussion about social inequities, dared to mention the notion of class structure. “Any reference to class distinctions is a Marxist concept,” Thatcher told him. Although she was now able to command a cool $60,000 per speech—$20,000 more than Henry Kissinger gets—she made yet another speech for free to a room full of wowed million- and billionaires. During the question-and-answer period following, she referred to the special relationship between Britain and the United States: if it ever faltered, she promised in jest, “I may come back.”
Finally, though, it was the plight of the Kurds that led Mrs. Thatcher to abandon her stance of official reticence. “The people need help, and they need it now,” she admonished on April 3, while President Bush was on vacation in Florida and John Major was glimpsed at a soccer match. “It is not a question of standing on legal niceties.… Supposing they were your children, wouldn’t you want to help?” Major’s announcement of emergency aid to the Kurds followed three hours later, but his aides angrily rejected the suggestion that Mrs. Thatcher was in any way responsible. “It is time some of the elderly loose cannons on the deck were pitched overboard and shut up,” one senior minister reportedly snapped.
A week later, when she returned to New York to open the newly remodeled British Airways terminal at J.F.K. airport, Mrs. Thatcher also dropped by the United Nations and had a “very lively ding-dong” about the Kurds and the Gulf with Javier Pérez de Cuéllar and other U.N. heavies.
“She’s invigorated, in very good form,” says John O’Sullivan, but “she wishes she were in office.” And yet, he says, “when she was in power there were always constraints—she couldn’t develop a positive agenda. With the reception she received from the Washington speech, she realized she could be this new world figure—a female Kissinger,” he enthuses. “There are still remnants of official caution, but I could see her shaking it off. In another six months, she’ll be unrecognizable. She’ll get more outspoken.”
That’s just what many Conservatives in Britain fear most. Already Major’s government has begun to dismantle the poll tax and increase child benefits. That old consensus is rearing its equitable head. For Margaret Thatcher that’s roughly the equivalent of making Jesse Jackson the head of the Ku Klux Klan. Already, it is said, she has taken to calling Major’s government “the B team.”
Reports are now circulating that, in addition to a visit with Gorbachev in May, she will make a triumphant appearance—as a sort of Britannia-on-a-chariot symbol—at next year’s Republican convention. “There’s no shortage of people who would love to entertain her,” says her close friend and former minister Cecil Parkinson. “But that’s not a career, is it?”
“She’s going through a period of enormous boredom,” says Lord Hesketh. Nevertheless, loyalists like Hesketh maintain, one must never count Margaret Thatcher out. “She was destroyed by the poll tax and her views on Europe. The chattering classes—the media, the dons, the Pinters—they all hate her, they loathe her. They are unable to have serious thoughts about what she’s done, what she’s achieved. They’re absolutely blinded by their hatred. Because they don’t like her they say she’s gone. Exit, stage right. That’s a great advantage to her.”
“If she aspires to be an influence in British politics, and I think she does,” says Robert McFarlane, “there is a need for a pause. If she’ll just tap her foot for a while, they’ll come her way. They’ll realize what a giant she is.”
“My role now is to go round the world saying, propounding, what I believe in, and to help those reaching out to democracy,” Mrs. Thatcher declares. In the U.S., she’s already got millions on her side. Deep in Orange County, the denizens are still talking about the penetrating speech they recently heard from her. “After all,” said one matron, “she is the most powerful woman who ever lived.”
For Margaret Thatcher, at least there’ll always be an America.
Maureen Orth is a Vanity Fair special correspondent and National Magazine Award winner.
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I’m am blog crushing on The Cottonwood Tree and their articles on the people surrounding Laura in the Little House Series. Which got me to thinking. Why would I keep their writing to myself? I should be shouting it from the rafters! So, inspired, I’m creating a new segment. Share-days, on Sundays, I share articles from my favorite blogs that share my love for all things Laura. And who better to participate first in sharing but Ma! Robynne Elizabeth Miller sat down with The Cottonwood Tree for an interview to talk about her book From the Mouth of Ma. I loved her approach to discovering Caroline Quiner Ingalls from the written page to the academic and separating out the TV show character from our understanding of Ma.
She has an upcoming book regarding the three people that composited Nellie Oleson which I’m eagerly waiting for! But for now snuggle into this cold December day and check out her interview below with The Cottonwood Tree
We welcome the opportunity to speak with Robynne Elizabeth Miller, who recently wrote a book entitled, From the Mouth of Ma that focuses on Caroline Quiner Ingalls who was Laura Ingalls Wilder’s mother. TCT: Thanks for joining us, Robynne. Your book is an interesting take on the Little House matriarch. Why did you decide to […]
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Sorry for the delay, I’ve actually been back in Oxford for the last week or so and am into the first week of my last term (!) but before I get into the tons of things happening in Trinity Term I wanted to finish off my ‘Carmen Sandiego’ travels part of my blog, or the places I went during our enormous six-week break between terms.
In my last post, I talked about London, Rome and Scotland, and I took a break between trips to reboot (and buy a smaller suitcase- thanks, Easyjet) and then I was off to Spain for about 2 1/2 weeks! As a note to future study abroad students,traveling via visiting your fellow HC aborad friends or other college students you know studying aborad will save you a lot of money (though hostels can definitely be an excellent source of quirky travel stories). Sometimes you also run into your fellow crusaders completely unplanned! Kelsey (who worked with me on CINE-GLOS last summer) and I literally walked into each other while in the Plaza Mayor in Madrid!
Over the two weeks, I visited Palma Mallorca, Madrid, Barcelona and Sevilla, ending my trip watching Semana Santa and going to Easter Mass in the Sevilla Cathedral. While I’m still pretty fond of the HC Chapel, I admit there’s something to be said for going to Easter Mass in a church older than my home country.
It was fantastic to be back in Spain (I lived in Madrid for a little over a month when I was in high school) and dust off my Spanish, which had gotten really rusty while in Oxford, since I haven’t been able to take any Spanish classes. I also got to ask my friends about their study abroad programs in Spain and see how their experiences have compared to mine. The food, of course, was also wonderfully exotic after months of English food (Sorry, England! Though I have to say the Mansfield Dining Hall food is excellent). Every night me and my travel buddies would either order enormous plates of paella and seafood dishes like pulpo planchado (grilled octopus- seriously, it’s delicious) or go to a tapas bar and share a ton of small tapas plates.
I hadn’t realized how much traveling itself is an integral part of the study abroad experience- speaking as someone who is much more ‘book smart’ than ‘street smart,’ navigating around foreign airports, making connecting flights, and booking the right transportation demands a lot of responsibility and awareness. Probably the scariest moment of my entire trip was when I was taking a 6-hour bus from Sevilla to Madrid to fly back to London, and the bus stopped at a rest station to let passengers off for about ten minutes to stretch their legs. I got off the bus with just my purse, bought a sandwich, walked back outside and my bus had disappeared.
Of course, after (sort of) calmly asking people around me if they had been on my bus, I found out that the buses move to the back of the rest station to refuel and change drivers before returning to the front, but there was a few minutes in which I genuinely though I was stranded somewhere in Southeast Spain with just a wallet and non-working British phone. These are the situations that study abroad prepares you for.
So, in this shameless plug for the study abroad program, while you can’t add ‘traveler extraordinaire’ to your resume, traveling during breaks on study abroad has definitely given me the hard-knocks education I can’t get in the Bodleian (and that’s saying something, considering you can find pretty much everything else in the Bodleian)
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Greetings from the Federation:
We wish to address faith with you. For most of you, faith is all you have. You have not seen us, not communicated with us, have no real knowledge of our existence outside of these messages. You have not been taken aboard our craft, have no real way of knowing whether any of the messages that have come through, be they from the Federation or from spiritual sources, or otherwise, are anything other than the imagination of those who write the words down on paper. Yet, you accept them because your heart tells you that they ring of the truth you have been denied from other sources. This is faith. It is no less powerful for you than it is for any one of a religious persuasion. And in that sense, you must always stay vigilant about what is heard from us and from those who would purport to be us and also from those who rightfully criticize these words as outsiders.
You have taken on faith your task to move forward into the new age of existence. Either you will be proven right in the coming year or so, or you will have to re-evaluate everything that you are. Either way, you have woken up to a reality beyond your wildest imagination. A world not filled with static things, but of movable energies that coexist with your very existence. This is the true nature of reality and you must “sort it out” for yourselves.
We stand firm in our position that everything we have told you is real and is of the truth. You must accept what you can and discern the rest as you see fit. On this point you have the free will and the choice. Only you can make these decisions. Do you stand behind a leader of a first world country who we have repeatedly told you will be the one to lead you successfully out of the grips of the Illuminati, or do you succumb to the pressures of the “real world” and believe what is told you from those sources? Again, the choice is yours. And remember always, you create your own reality at all times. Let there be no mistake about that. You are in charge of your own destiny. No one else.
You will shortly be seeing a major display of our ships in a large city of a European country as an affirmation from us that we are here, we know your concerns, we know your fear, we know your pain and your discontent. Let this be our measure of comfort for you, our friends It is always darkest before the dawn. This was never to be an easy trail to follow but you have done so magnificently. We cannot be more proud of you. We have just such a little ways more to go and you will indeed begin to see that we mean business.
As we have said in the past, Disclosure will be the first major event you will have to physically confirm everything that we have been telling you. We intend to bring it to your doorstep. You have closed the gap for us so much that we actually delight here in sitting back while you take control of your own destiny toward that very end.
Soon, several world governments will announce indictments underway against major players in the international financial markets as a reaction to your protests and a response to the rising energy of Light that is quickly sweeping away all the darkness. These are not precursors to the proof and signs you require, these ARE the signs. Stop closing your eyes to what is confirmation enough all around you.
Stay positive in what you say and do. Remember that each and every one of you is in this together. We all have our roles and everyone is playing them out as they feel is right. Encouragement now from those who will not falter in the Light of truth will go a long way in helping those who have reached their moment of doubt in faith. Show each other the love you deserve and you will receive it back in kind.
Be at peace.
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This unidentified craft was sighted somewhere around 18-19 pm, in one of the hills up in Sävedalen close to Ugglums skolan. It flew towards the usual spot where they are seen flying from our home.
PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION FOR FURTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION BEFORE COMMENTING.
1. They are not common airliners going to land in either Landvetter airport nor Göteborg city Airport, since they are not even detected by radar nor the actual software designed by Landvetter Airport itself to keep track of their own flights. Keep in mind that this software even detects, unknown military crafts for example.
2. They are flying to low to be civilian crafts and should therefore be violating altitude laws.
3. They are completely silent or mostly silent, any normal jet or airliner would make our whole building shake at that close range.
4. The nearest airport is over 30 kilometers away from here, it makes no sense at all that they would be using landing lights when they are so far away from the airport.
5. I have been filming and recording these crafts for over 1 years, i got over 240 videos on my channel, so no i did not jump to any conclusions about this being a UFO the first thing i did..
6. UFO means unidentified flying object, i am very aware of that and i know that there is a possibility that this is a black ops craft of some sort which could make it man-made.
7. They are flying way to slow for common airliners or jets, sometimes i am able to run faster than they are flying (and i do not run fast)
8. They sometimes land in forests or mountains.
9. They are being seen and reported all over the world.
10. They can change shape and locations of their blinkers and lights, they can even change their whole structure.
11. We have checked through hundreds of different satellites and their whereabouts, not even one satellite passes by our town our city, so these are not satellites or I.S.S as many seem to believe.
12. We have countless of experiences regarding these crafts, we have both seen them shapeshift on several occasions and we did not jump to any conclusions about this until we saw it with our own eyes.
13. These crafts are usually followed by small orbs.
14. There is no military base nearby, nearest one is 25 kilometers away.
15. I have lived here for over 20 years, i know the surroundings very well and i also know how a normal aircraft looks and have seen them since being a small child.
16. Normal Airliners do not follow the flying routes made by the unknown crafts.
Please think about this before commenting, thus preventing wasting both your own time and mine by reading this text.
Enjoy this sighting!
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Best place I been in a while!!
“The York dungeon is not only a dungeon the staff at the reception is very friendly and helpful! You aren't waiting long to enter they have all got the best actors I have ever seen with all different roles telling the history in many different ways some scary moments what made me jump plenty of times came on the 7/5/2017 and would love to visit again shortly! 10/10! Thank you too all the staff.”
“My friend and I went to York Dungeons last weekend. We had the most fantastic time due to the staff there. Firstly the photographer who was rather amused by the fact I specifically requested the sign declaring myself as a witch. The poor guy at the ticket desk who was on the top of his witty game sparring with us as he dropped the bottles of water on the floor. And then at the end the amazing staff in the shop and manning the photography stand who freely admitted that our pictures were the best they had seen (which they were). But also, who stood by and listened to the photos we wanted and told us to get another photo package which worked out cheaper but better for us (and with more pictures) and then shared funny stories of other customers. We had an absolutely amazing time- I had a Merlin Annual Pass when I was younger but York absolutely blew my socks off!! Definitely a trip to remember!”
awesomely terrifying experiance!!!! An absolute must for something fun and unique
“At the age of 30 I had not visited the York Dungeons, Fed up of the usual boring stuff for my children to do (cinema,bowling,trampolines) We wanted to do something different! Me my husband and our son and daughter came to the York dungeons on a wim, only just making the last tour! All I can say is wow!! what a truly fun and frightening experience we had!! My son and daughter were petrified (even I was quite jumpy haha!!) The actors and actresses are amazing and made the whole experience absolutely fantastic! With stories of the history characters and gruesome tales it truly was the best place we have all been in a fair while!! All four of us loved it and had an awesome time!! Massive props to all involved!!! definitely a must for anyone who wants to do something different, exciting and scary all at the same time!! well done guys!! well worth the money will definitely return when my younger two are old enough!!”
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10th July, 2017
Dick is Back, and in true Dungeon's fashion, he'll be returning from where he died, to where he is coming back to life!
23rd March, 2017
The York Dungeon is offering a unique ‘Lock Up Your Mother’ service for anyone looking for a break from mum this Mother’s Day (or if you want to give her a break from you lot)!
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Loads at the moment engender up 5.0 to 5.5 percentage of your finance and go to whomever oversubscribed you the fund (your broker, for guide); they do not go to the monetary fund itself. Funds that do not claim this fee are titled "no load" funds-and they are a by a long chalk amended business deal. Here is a simple section of how front-end freight can indignant your land. Let's say you acquisition $10,000 of a fund with a NAV of $10.00 and a 5 pct load:
Load Fund No Load Fund
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As it doesn’t look as if I’m going to make enough money writing to make a career out of it, and women don’t seem interested in my feminism, and I’m looking for direction for my 50s, I think it’s time to set Plan B in motion; or as it’s known in the greenYgrey world, Plan TD.
World’s First Toy Doctor?
If I’m successful in finding a much younger and much richer woman, as mentioned in yesterday’s blog, then I will also become the first self-proclaimed toy doctor; I hope the new concept has already enhanced my self-proclaimed genius status!
If I find a 21-40 years old woman I obviously can’t be her toy boy, as I’m 50. As I’m poorer, I also won’t be able to be a sugar daddy, and wouldn’t want any incestuous connotations anyway!
So, maybe it’s time for the world’s first toy doctor, which would be me!
Realistic Humour Disclaimer
I don’t want to bring my PhD into disrepute, but the establishment hasn’t offered me any work to make it of any value anyway. They didn’t want to give me it, and have tried to hide it as much as possible since.
I don’t really want to be constrained by the establishment anyway, having to be politically correct and following the dominant ideology, which seems to be towards Islamisation – as a Times story reports today about police officers wearing burqas, a police commissioner says they have to reflect society, and of course it’s becoming more and more Islamic because of the numbers increasing.
I also don’t want to encourage anybody to become a gold-digger, valuing loving relationships much higher than those based on money.
Super Groupie to Toy Doctor
My toy doctor is just a continuation of my feminism with a small f anyway, seen previously when I proclaimed myself Taylor Momsen’s super groupie. That was inspired by a documentary about double-G, quadruple-E Germaine Greer, which reported that she was Led Zeppelin’s super-groupie while also being a militant 1960s feminist.
So I thought if it’s okay for her to be a feminist and groupie, then it should be okay for me too.
Maybe that makes me a masculinist, because I’m a man proclaiming myself a groupie to a woman, as Greer was a woman being a groupie to men.
Or are women who are willing to take the secondary role to men the real masculinists?
I’m a Great Feminist
I remember from my Communications Studies that opposites make better supporters than those who are expected to support an issue.
So a lesbian being a feminist won’t have much impact, because it’s expected, and society won’t take much notice. However, if a male like me; and I still am totally male, although in touch with my feminine side; supports women it is likely to make people think more – that’s if they understand it anyway.
So that’s why I.S. is probably getting women on board; as well as white boys like the one featured in a propaganda video executing Kurdish prisoners last week; because women and white people supporting an ideology that is very sexist, as well as prejudiced in other ways, provides more clout than just featuring Arab men.
So is Nadiya Hussein a good advert for the multicultural British establishment, or Islam’s patriarchy; or a bit of both, as Islam’s patriarchy rises in Britain thanks to multiculturalism.
Male Feminism is More Heterosexual
While the average man might think I’m more feminine being feminist, I think I’m being more heterosexual – not that that means being more homophobic.
The average young man thinks hero worshipping macho men, and dissing women, is being heterosexual, but it’s the opposite really.
Being heterosexual is liking women, and treating them well. Don’t worry, I hero worshipped macho men while young too… or maybe that will get you worrying?
That’s not to say men have to bow down to women, or women should take advantage. Being greenYgrey I can still see both sides, and think women already have the advantage in some ways, such as divorce settlements. Unfortunately, the more ‘equality’ women have, the more likely they are to become like sexist men (ladettes and lads).
I would only want to be with a woman who could rise above that, with enough intelligence and independence to respect my values, and understand my weaknesses. That’s why women like Amber Heard, Taylor Momsen and Cressida Bonas would top my list; not that I know them of course, and they may be totally different to how I perceive them from their media images!
Available to buy or borrow on Amazon and all great big bookshops.
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I am a health coach. Mary is a health coach. But what exactly is a health coach? Lots of people have never heard of one. The people who have sort of know but not really. What the heck happens in a health coaching session anyway?
Well, there is not a set answer because so many things can happen! It just depends on: Number 1….the health coach you are working with, and Number 2, what the client is looking to change. The good news is, we are here for you! For YOUR needs. For YOUR goals. Are you meeting to gain energy, learn how to cook simple and healthy meals, clean out your pantry, try a juice cleanse, lose some weight, get off your cholesterol meds, grocery shop without being stressed out, design a food plan specifically for your family, figure out why you are bloated, boost your metabolism, you were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and want to change your diet, figure out why your kid has belly aches often, does my eczema have anything to do with my choices in food, thinking about incorporating an exercise regimen into your life, OR TO JUST FEEL BETTER!!!!?? The list goes on and on. So if you are looking to feel the best you have felt in years and want some help on your path, go find a health coach in your town. Sometimes the cost is even covered under your health insurance which is an extra bonus. Keep in mind a health coach is like any other profession. You have to find someone you click with. Someone who makes you feel comfortable, and happy, and that you can’t wait to see.
Why do I love health coaching?
Because of my clients! I may teach them something new every time we meet, but they also teach me. We form a bond and a trust in one another. There are many clients I remain in contact with because we just can’t seem to let our relationship go. This is the most rewarding job I have ever had. To have the opportunity to change someone’s life (or even the whole family!) is pretty freakin’ unbelievable. Words can’t describe it. I am honored to work with each and every client. So why am I telling you this? Because health coaching is a ripple effect.The more people who become health coaches, the more lives that will be changed. And there may be a few of you out there who want to work in this amazing field of wellness. If you are even thinking about it…..have a closer look. You will change lives…including your own.
THIS PICTURE SAYS IT ALL. Thank you to all my clients.
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QMS Medicosmetics Masks – Foam and Activator
Intensely hydrating this foam mask soaks into the skin within minutes. Silk proteins restore moisture balance making fine lines disappear, Hyaluronic acid leaves skin soft and silky while the anti-inflammatory Jojoba oil calms skin (even from sunburn). Pure relaxation for stressed skin.
How it works:
Valuable silk proteins restore the moisture balance in the cells and make fine lines disappear. Hyaluronic acid of high molecular density leaves the skin soft and silky smooth. High quality Jojoba oil is anti inflammatory (ideal for the calming of skin from a sunburn). Shea Oleine protects signs of ageing and leaves the skin supple and firm.
- Mask with immediate effect
- Provides intensive moisture and skin appears firmer
- Provides the skin with renewed energy
- Immediately smoothes fine lines and wrinkles caused by dryness of the skin
Hydro Foam Mask: (150ml) R700
The Activator Mask is a refreshing, deeply moisturising and skin smoothing fleece mask that improves the appearance of stressed and tired skin. Skin feels fresh, and soft and looks radiant after only a 10 minute application.
How does it work:
The secret to the intensive immediate effects of the mask lies in its application. Applying the Item Tab in the Activator Mask liquid allows the fleece mask to swell. Apply the fleece on the face. The fleece mask fits perfectly on the contours of the face and ensures the skin receives moisture and energy.
- Perfect for jet lagged, stressed skin
- Instant effects
- Refreshes, relaxes and smoothes the skin
- The skin is intensively moisturized and smoothed
- Easy to use at home for complete relaxation and wellness
Activator Mask (100 ml + 8 Item Tabs) R795
Futurethis 0860 01 80 22 or email@example.comQMS Medicosmetics is available from Futurethis Consultancy (Pty) Ltd 21 Chaplin Rd cnr Oxford Rd, Illovo 0860 01 80 22 and online at www.futurethis.co.za.
Over 25 years ago Dr. med. Erich Schulte, a leading traumatologist, cosmetic surgeon and skincare pioneer, founded QMS Medicosmetics. His vision was to design a unique skincare system that today is regarded as one of the most effective to be found. Each sophisticated formulation demonstrates Dr. Schulte’s passion for advancing the science of skincare; he combines the highest quality ingredients with cutting edge techniques whilst maintaining his core belief that he wanted to make a skincare system that is for every day and for everyone.
Since the early days in Germany, QMS Medicosmetics has grown into a truly international brand, though still family run, and is appreciated around the world. In 2010 the QMS Medicosmetics Flagship Spa & Store was launched in central London.
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Definition of undreamt of
: much more or better than thought possible opportunities undreamt of 10 years ago —usually used as undreamt-of before a noun an undreamt-of opportunity
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up undreamt of? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
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Block Chaser is the leader in researching, buying and selling collector cars at auction. To read more or to become a Block Chaser member, click here.
I thought long and hard, and here is my list of the top five buys in this marketplace, which seems to have no end in sight. Most are not in the million-dollar range yet, but they sure seem to be headed in that direction.
Let me start by saying Porsche only built 541 of these cars. That alone should be a wake-up call. These cars represent the first Porsche Carrera-named street cars, and as a result, are something collectors will always want to own. Certainly, a 356A Carrera is an amazing road car, eligible for just about any event in the world and at any rally event. It will not only keep you dry in a rainstorm but it’s so reliable you will not have to worry about countless breakdowns — you can just enjoy the car.
These cars can be bought for less than $800,000, which to me looks like a buying opportunity, because at some point soon these cars are likely to cost more than $1,000,000. Buy one now before everyone else figures it out.
The 2000GT is an incredible car that offers stunning good looks, strong performance as well as Shelby racing history, all matched with Japanese reliability. Also, Toyota only built a total of 337 street versions of this car, making it incredibly rare.
A few years ago, 2000GTs were selling for as much as $1,000,000. But those same cars currently sell for between $700,000 and $900,000, with most changing hands in the $800,000 range. This drop in value is likely to correct itself, and these fantastic cars are apt to start rising in value again. If you are interested, you can usually find one at top-tier markets at least once a year.
The Mk III Aston Martin has been the also-ran of Aston Martin GT cars for much too long. The styling of these cars is striking and refined, yet still sporty. Performance is also strong, with the car capable of more than 100 mph. Also, a Mk III DB2/4 is one of the very few Astons eligible for events such as the California Mille, and, to my eye, appears set to jump in price.
Aston Martin built only 551 of these epic cars, and somehow you can still buy one for as little as $300,000. This represents a lot of car for the money, and I honestly feel these cars are likely to double in value over the next few years.
Yes, I know, these cars are not great performers, and the factory fiberglass bodies were not top-tier quality. But these were the very first examples of a car that has become an icon, and a model that has been continuously produced since 1953. Plus, the total production volume of the 1953 Corvette was only 300 units. Sure, there are C2 big-block cars already in the million-dollar range, but these C1 Vettes are bound to hold, as well as increase in value. The fact you can buy one of these cars for less than $300,000 simply defies logic to me. These cars are as sure a thing at this price as I can think of, and I think anyone with a love of these cars and the money to buy one should do so immediately.
The Lusso, to me, is one of the masterpieces from Maranello. These strikingly beautiful cars drive even better that they look and offer a level of exclusivity, with 350 examples built.
A few years ago, a nice Lusso was priced as high as $2,500,000. But in the last year, this iconic Ferrari has dropped to under $2,000,000, and often sell for as little as $1,500,000. These event-eligible cars will not only hold their value but should increase in price. Buy one now while they are still changing hands for less than $2,000,000, and own one of the most beautiful Ferrari road cars ever.
I have left off a lot of cars, but I hope my list helps you grab a good deal on one of these cars while the prices are still down.
Photos courtesy of RM Sotheby’s, Mecum, Silverstone and Barrett-Jackson.
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Learning about fire safety can be fun when you learn it with the Fire Safety Dogs! Tango, Siren and Molly are not only members of their local fire department, but mascots for the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation. They love helping keep children and their caregiver’s fire safe!
SPARKLES THE FIRE SAFETY DOG
Known for her red toenails and constant wagging tail, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog dedicated her life to helping save the lives of children and their families.
A 2010 USA Today Hero Dog, Sparkles was adopted in 2003 by Firefighter Dayna Hilton and her family from the Dalmatian Assistance League in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Sparkles was one of 63 dogs rescued from a home in 2002.
An invaluable member of the fire service, Sparkles helped spread the fire safety message through her fire department, Keep Kids Fire Safe® Foundation, and the 24-hour preschool television channel, PBS KIDS Sprout, reaching millions of children and their caregivers. Sparkles assisted her department's firefighters and the foundation with hundreds of fire safety programs on the local, state and national level.
Fire safety educators, friends and families across the world mourned the loss of Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog, when she passed away in October 2010.
SPANNER THE FIRE SAFETY DOG
Found on the side of the road in the Tulsa area, Spanner was the second edition to the team of Fire Safety Dogs and was adopted in May 2004.
Known for her "Ghost" face (no spots on her face), Spanner loved children, especially the toddlers. No child was too small for Spanner and she LOVED getting hugs from all ages. Spanner and Sparkles' hit it off perfectly the very first time they met. Perhaps it was the fact that they were "kindred spirits," both rescued and adopted.
TANGO THE FIRE SAFETY DOG
Tango is the only Fire Safety Dog that has known all the Fire Safety Dogs.
A Champion Dalmatian and born one month before 9/11, Tango was given to Firefighter Dayna to help with her fire safety programming. Retired from public appearances in November 2012, Tango is enjoying a life filled with toys, playtime in the yard and helping train Molly and Siren.
SIREN THE FIRE SAFETY DOG
Born in 2010 with a crooked tail, Siren considers himself unique and proud of the way he looks. His tail points the way to being safe!
Siren has baby blue eyes and loves getting in front of a camera. At just 40 pounds, Siren is the smallest of the Fire Safety Dogs, but he has a big heart. When Siren looks at you, your heart can’t help but melt!
Siren made his first TV appearance on FOX25 Boston at 9 weeks old. He learned how to perform various tricks to show children what to do to help keep them safe. He loves to skateboard and play in the water.
MOLLY THE FIRE SAFETY DOG
Born July 2, 2012, Molly spent her 8th week of life during Hurricane Issac and moved to Arkansas with Firefighter Dayna while 9 weeks old. While still a very young pup, Molly made it into her very first magazine.
A quick learner and quite the charmer, Molly is training to take over the reins of the Fire Safety Team. To date, Molly knows about 50 tricks, including knowing how to play the piano, paint, and open the refrigerator.
Molly has Skyped with children from two countries and is looking forward to becoming a full-fledged Fire Safety Dog.
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North Carolina, USA
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Obit from The Virginian-Pilot posted November 30, 2002
Eunice I Freeman, 89, went on to be with the Lord Nov 27, 2002. A native of Turkey, NC and longtime Virginia Beach resident, Eunice was predeceased by her husband, DeForest N. Freeman and her daughter, Priscilla A Springer.
She is survived by 2 granddaughters, Allyson Tichy of Virginia Beach and Angela Mahoney of St. Petersburg, FL; 5 G-grandchildren and four GG-grandchildren.
The funeral was held Tuesday at 1PM at Kellum Funeral Home, Bonney Road Chapel.
Olivia Carroll McGee (1888 - 1978)
DeForest Norwood Freeman (1906 - 1986)*
Alton Roy Mcgee (1902 - 1939)*
Lorena McGee Nelson (1911 - 1986)*
Eunice Ivine McGee Freeman (1913 - 2002)
Norman R McGee (1919 - 1952)*
Hubert Worth McGee (1924 - 1988)*
Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
Plot: Ave of Flags - Section 2
Created by: PC
Record added: Aug 29, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 29402902
Added: Sep. 10, 2008
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Set against the gorgeous Montana mountains and sprinkled with gorgeous accents, this romantic outdoor wedding has our wedding loving hearts racing. Maggie Bride Jess wore Lark on her wedding day, a gorgeous sheath wedding dress, adorned with floral lace appliques and a Swarovski crystal grosgrain ribbon belt. Jess complemented her romantic outdoor wedding with glamorous touches… A muted pastel bouquet, pale pink bridesmaid dresses, and a crisp grey suit for her groom kept her wedding looking perfectly rustic, not overly woodsy. Want to see more of Jess’ woodland nuptials? See more from her gorgeous outdoor wedding below, captured beautifully by Orange Photographie. What do you think of this rustic, romantic look?
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I don't think I'd earn a lot based on designs that anyone can buy, so I try to stick to the custom stuff. Really all I earn is the amount I...
Nah, I order through a third-party and incorporate what I have to pay for that into the overall price. I want to learn how to print on my own...
I just created this:
So that I could stick him onto a tote bag as an example for my etsy shop. The idea is that you can bring your...
Could be, who knows.
I've know about Fur Affinity for years now but never made an account. Now I have, mostly because I need money (lol) but also I'd like to get back...
But I'm generally a pretty social person (even if I do use this site lmao) so I'd be surprised if I didn't score fairly high.
Did this one yesterday - took me 10-15 minutes (even though it needs some clean-up at the edges).
You actually can uninstall the "core apps" that come pre-downloaded. All you have to do to get them back is go to the App Store.
Of course I don't mind - it's yours to use :)
God forbid I enjoy something that others happen to enjoy as well. I can't be conformist!
I do free art once in a blue moon but here ya go
Pretty messy around the edges but I might clean it up tomorrow morning
Design has been basically unchanged since I designed her 3 years ago (omg its really been that long), just she's gotten fluffier >:D
Separate names with a comma.
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Cardinal Men In 12th At CordeValle Collegiate
Oct. 31, 2005
San Martin, Calif. - After the first 36 holes of play at the CordeValle Collegiate, the Stanford men's golf team sits in 12th place overall with a two-round total of 589 (298-291). UCLA leads the field with an 11-under 565, followed by Northwestern (568) who are only three strokes off the pace set by the Bruins. Rounding out the top five are Arkansas (575), Texas (579) and California (579).
Junior Zack Miller opened this morning with a one-over par 73, then fired a three-under 69 in the afternoon to shoot a 142 on the day. He is currently tied for 10th on the individual leaderboard. Teammate Matt Savage carded rounds of 73 and 74 today for a 147 (+3) and is tied for 30th heading into tomorrow's final round. Freshman Daniel Lim is tied for 41st after posting a five-over 149 (76-73) while fellow frosh Dodge Kemmer is tied for 55th with a seven-over 151 (76-75) on the day. Cardinal Matt Shin shot a 155 (79-76) to sit 74th overall.
Northwestern's Kyle Moore used a second-round 65 to take the stroke play lead at 6-under 136 through the first day of play. He opened with a 1-under 71. UCLA's Daniel Im was second at 138 and California's Michael Wilson was third at 139.
Competition concludes tomorrow at the CordeValle Country Club. CordeValle measures 7,169 yards and carries a par of 72.
Complete Results are available at www.golfstat.com.
Team Results 1. Northwestern 287-277-564 2. UCLA 284-281-565 3. Arkansas 285-290-575 4. Texas 291-288-579 4. California 297-282-579 6. Augusta State 289-292-581 7. Arizona 292-290-582 8. North Carolina 300-284-584 9. Southern California 291-294-585 9. Virginia 297-288-58511. Washington 292-296-58812. Stanford 298-291-58912. Pepperdine 295-294-58914. UCF 300-302-60215. UC Davis 305-298-603 - Notre Dame 294-223-DNF
Stanford Results10. Zack Miller 73-69-14230. Matt Savage 73-74-14741. Daniel Lim 76-73-14955. Dodge Kemmer 76-75-15174. Matt Shin 79-76-155
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Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-The Hartford) was, for years, one of the more liberal members of the Senate. He fell for the arguments behind the Iraq War hook, line, and phony rationale, which left his still-liberal constituents in Connecticut less than pleased. So less then pleased were they, Joe lost the 2006 primary for his own seat, something that happens about as often as Dick Cheney buys a panhandler a steak dinner at Morton’s.
Lieberman ran as an Independent and won. (Technically, he ran on the Connecticut for Lieberman ticket, a party created just for him. More on that later.) Since then, Lieberman has repudiated virtually every liberal position he held in the past, notably, and most damagingly, his support for universal health care. The vestigial public option was stripped from the current bill as his demand, as he is this week’s 60th vote.
The Low Brass Correspondent thinks Lieberman is in the pocket of Connecticut’s insurance industry. I think Ezra Klein is closer: Lieberman is sticking it to liberals any way he can. (“But if you had attempted to forecast Lieberman's positions based on his ongoing grudge match with the liberals who defeated him in the 2006 primary, you'd have nailed it perfectly. He has, at every point, taken aim at the policies that liberals support, even when they are policies that Lieberman himself has supported.”) Why? Because they had the temerity to spurn him when he went off the rails? Politicians rarely show leadership; the country is governed by poll. Normally Lieberman would earn praise here for rejecting the general opinion of his constituents about the war and doing what he thought was right. He doesn’t, because he ignored the obvious caveat: showing such independence has risks. He was not prepared to accept those risks, and has blamed liberals for not following him ever since. That’s not taking a principled stand; it’s exercising a sense of entitlement.
Right now Lieberman couldn’t get the Connecticut electorate to vote him a brush if he was appointed public toilet cleaner. Even Connecticut for Lieberman has disowned him. He’s pissed, and this is his way of getting even. Lieberman doesn’t need insurance industry contributions anymore; the only thing he’s running for now is a job as their lobbyist, and he’s already getting in shape to carry their water.
The plan for this post was to declare Joe Lieberman the worst person in the Senate; good thing I read today’s paper first. The hands-down winner is Senator John Cornyn (R-Hell), who offered the following prayer on the floor of the Senate yesterday, in anticipation of this morning’s 1:00 AM health insurance reform vote: “What the American people ought to pray is that somebody can't make the vote tonight. That's what they ought to pray."
Hard to imagine he was talking about anyone other than Robert Byrd (D-Hospital); Ted Kennedy’s already dead. Byrd’s 92 years old, confined to a wheelchair, and probably shouldn’t be in the Senate anymore. Still, he is, and for Coburn to wish him—or any other senator—ill is beneath contempt.
There was a time when the untimely death or illness of a senator who would have cast a deciding vote for or against a filibuster would provoke a response from the opposition that reflected the fact the other side had the votes but for a calamity, and some senator who stood more for the body’s professed collegiality would have cross over, or at least have the vote delayed until the indisposed member was capable again. Today’s crew actively campaigns—not just campaigns, prays—for the misfortune of a colleague.
This country is in a crisis, in large part because the government is gridlocked, and that gridlock can be firmly laid at the feet of the Senate. Its rules were established to cater to an atmosphere of cooperation that no longer exists. It was expected its members would put aside their differences to accede to the general will except in extraordinary circumstances; now no bill can pass unless it has the 60 votes needed to kill a filibuster. This is an abomination of the intent of the body’s rules; unfortunately no one can change those rules except the diseased body itself, and it would rather protect its power to obstruct when in the eventual minority than do the people’s business.
This is where “God help us all,” might be a suitable comment, though the mere existence of the United States Senate argues against the existence of such a divine and merciful being.
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Daily, I feel helplessness, anger, frustration and fear that maybe I am the only one that knows this company understands women as plantation owners understood coolies, as bodies to use and control, and persons to disrespect and dismiss, because it’s good for profits. — Gabrielle Hosein
There was a time when feminists, from the Caribbean and beyond, picketed beauty contests. They protested the sexualisation and objectification of women, the reduction of women’s worth to their physical attractiveness, the narrow, ageist, heterosexist and racialised standards of attractiveness.
That time has come and gone.
But as with all things of merit, a throwback is sometimes essential.
Can we talk about the economics and (gender) politics of aesthetic and sexualised labour– of entering a competition to be crowned the calendar girl of a local beer? The fitness regime, diet, clothing, hair and other services needed to put your best face and crotch forward do not come cheap. But hey, regardless of what kind of work we do we all make some personal investments in our future, right?
But shouldn’t we question the trade-offs and the pay off? Is modeling a swimsuit that is not really a swimsuit worth a shot at the prize money? Is modelling a swimsuit that is not really a swimsuit worth explicit photos of you living on forever on the internet and out of your control? Isn’t it just as feminist to acknowledge that women make choices to participate in these competitions as it is to question the context and conditions that make such choices not only possible but seem like positive career options?
If we think of promotions work as work, and it is work, what responsibility do employers have to the (usually) young women that they employ and dress in very little while making tolerance of sexual harassment part of the job? What are their ethical responsibilities in requiring such aesthetic and sexualised labour from young women?
Recently I learnt a lot about aesthetic and sexualised labour from a young woman with first-hand experience. She outlined how recruiters sought out college/university students for this work, using education as a proxy for class. She argued that they produced a working environment filled with sexual harassment, no pay for overtime hours worked and a low hourly rate. When asked why students took those jobs she mentioned that some used the money to pay fees or buy books and that as a marketing student she was hoping for some experience in the field. She also repeated a familiar tale of the racialised and class-based segregation of the market for “promotions girls.” Tall, slim, light-skinned, long weave-wearing late-teens- to- early-twenties women were preferred for “upscale” events. Alcoholic beverages thought to have a wider consumer base among working-class black Caribbean men opted for “promo girls” with larger breasts and behinds. Whether upscale or lowdown the skimpy dress code remained the same so too did the expectation that workers flirt with customers. At some events, a is bodyguard hired to “protect” the young women at work, though even being touched by or dancing with male patrons is not outside of the expectations of the job.
There are standards for sex work that seek to ensure a safe working environment and protections of workers’ rights. When young women aren’t even sure that the work in which they are engaged is sex work how can they negotiate effectively or even claim ownership of their image and determine how sexually explicit photographs are distributed?
Daily, I feel sick that the men and women at Carib Brewery put their minds and their money to so deliberately put down capable, hardworking and flourishing women and girls who only ask for an equal chance to aspire and achieve. Daily, I turn the blame inward, against myself, for trying to get us home amidst the afternoon traffic, like everyone else, rather than destroying those signs however I can because my baby girl deserves more than these people with power will allow her. Daily, I feel helplessness, anger, frustration and fear that maybe I am the only one that knows this company understands women as plantation owners understood coolies, as bodies to use and control, and persons to disrespect and dismiss, because it’s good for profits.
I want to end with Gabrielle’s words of the helplessness, anger and frustration you feel as women’s bodies are used by corporations with our complicity and at great cost to ensuring that our societies recognise women as the complex, human beings that we are; and not as faceless “brown tings” to be exploited for alcohol sales.
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Discussion in 'Classic Menswear' started by Mild Mannered, Sep 27, 2009.
I'm your huckleberry. I prefer calf over shell - by a long shot.
Call my tastes pedestrian, but I too prefer calf, regardless of price.
I have no problem with your preference. I couldn't disagree more, but I have no problem with it.
Having said that, I have no disdain for calf; indeed, I recently ordered a pair of black calf monks from C&J.
I found shell to be a pain in the ass - not worth the time or money...
for you at least... i'm sure there are many others like myself that find it rather soothing to take proper care (and time) to bring a shoe to such a shine and luster... just like i thoroughly enjoy ironing my shirts to perfection and taking the time to properly detail my car
its ok taking the easy way out, we forgive you
I find shell to be less effort than calf. It can handle rougher treatment than calf, looks better when its beat up than calf does, and restores to near perfection far more easily than calf. It's all but impossible to tear shell, while I've seen many, many examples (and lived a couple) of calf shoes that have been scraped / gouged / torn to the point of requiring major surgery or tossing away.
That said, each has its place. I only have 2 pairs of shell, although I am considering a third: brown shell Strands are high on my list at the moment.
ah, didn't read this lop sided comment first... lol.. while i won't disagree with you, i love the shell more, i will say that calf is more comfortable in terms of flexibility, they feel lighter on the feet. but honestly, calf has its pros as well compared to shell, regardless of the dramatic price difference
Funny that you say that because i find it more effort... if calf gets wet, it dries and you can't even tell.... shell looks like hell, time to get the brush out.... and although calf isn't as durable as shell no doubt... however it definitely takes a lot to make it noticeable if calf gets that scraped up. Shell? ha... i have to brush the hell out of them when i'm done polishing because I "scratched" the eyestays with my goddamn fingernail re-lacing the shoe
so ya... shell is more durable, but it certainly isn't less forgivable, it shoes a goddamn fingerprint for christ's sake
but i love my shell strands... she's a bitch, but i love her
Aside from the Burgundy Cambridge, or MAYBE the Burgundy Shell McNeil, I too far prefer calf over shell, in terms of aesthetics. Microcreases and all. Im certainly no fan of the walnut shell. Ive tried and tried and tried to see the beauty in it in everything from the boots to the shell strands, and its just not doing anything for me compared to walnut calf. For the most part walnut shell just looks like a shoe dipped in peanutbutter. And while that may sound tasty, it isnt appealing to my eye. And black shell is just inconsequential either way.
Some good comments -always a good discussion topic. I personally love the color variation that can be found in the non-black shell colors. In my opinion a burgundy or brown shell cordovan shoe is much better looking than a similar shoe done in calf.
The color variation in shell and the thickness of the material make them less formal, but that is not much of an issue for me. If I need formal, I'll break out my black PAs or black shell Leeds. I also like black shell better than black calf, due to the translucent finish and better appearance of the creases.
As far as care requirements, after initial break in (and spewing on the case of shell), I think it might be a wash, unless you get a pair of shell shoes that get the dreaded "welts" with water. I wear shell almost every day, and lately have gotten very lazy about brushing. My shoes probably go 5 wearings (10-15 weeks) with no brushing or care, then I break out the damp cloth and brush, along with edge dressing, and spend an evening. I do the same with my two pair of calf shoes and they start looking similarly in need of care at about the same interval. I don't routinely get my shoes wet, however, so I can't really comment on that.
I give my calf shoes roughly the same treatment as my shell, that is a damp cloth followed by brushing, with a little cream or polish as needed. They look fresh and shiny for the first couple wearings, just like the shell shoes do. The difference is that shell actually looks better as it ages and gets character, while calf looks wrinkly and old as it ages. (of course, the really nice calf ages better then cheaper calf, so it does vary).
No doubt shell is more expensive, but theoretically they shuld last me longer, and I find a different level of satisfaction when wearing them. For me, that is worth the extra cost, but I certainly understand how others can feel differently. I look forward to how my shell shoes will look in a couple decades.
This is a great discussion! I've just begun my affair with shell; so far have one pair (walnut shell Dalton's no less, which I love). I have some #8 Alden pct boots on the way. My input to this discussion is that for me what is the most easy to care for is CXL. It's not supposed to have a "shine" so a little brushing and cleaner/conditioner once in a while and you're good to go. Plus, scuffs rub out so easily. Of course that won't cover dressy situations but that's less of a priority for me so...
I have more calf but am hooked on shell!
Love it! I want to try a 00 last shoe. How do they compare to the 5 last?
It appears my post from a few hours back has generated some discussion.
Before I respond to the above comment, I will provide some context by quoting a portion of one of my earlier posts and then moving on from there:
"Alden and AE each get their shell form Horween, but each adds a different finish to their burgundy and black. In the end you have:
glossy black (Alden) v. somewhat opaque black - sometimes almost gray (AE)
glossy burgundy/deep purple (alden) v. somewhat opaque burgundy/brown (AE)
If you have burgundy and black from each maker, and you make a side by side comparison (and I have), the difference in shine is rather stark (and again, some prefer a high shine (Alden) and some prefer a much more subdued shine (AE)). With respect to burgundy and black, personal preference plays into the equation. I prefer Alden's finish on its black and burgundy by a large margin, but that's just me."
Moving on ....
In some ways, if one's only experience with shell is AE (which might be the case given this thread), then they may have not gotten a full flavor of shell's qualities. This is not a criticism of AE shell (after all, I have owned or do own AE models in black, burgundy and dark brown), but it is an acknowledgement that AE shell, because of its somewhat opaque finish - at least with respect to black, burgundy, and dark brown - does not possess (or does not fully possess) , IMO, some of the qualities shell lovers look for - i.e., high shine, easy care - which all of my non-AE shells possess. Some like the opaque finish. I get that. And have no problem with it.
But if the care needed to keep my non-AE shells looking "like new" is compared to the care needed to keep my calf shoes looking "like new" (calf from Alden, AE, C&J, EG, Lobb, Sargent, etc.), it is not even close. The former requires far less care than the latter. This is demonstrably true. All that is needed is a quick wipe-down with a damp cloth, occasional horsehair brushing, and very infrequent polishing (a minimum of 15 wears). While I don't go as far as some - that shell needs no care - there is no question it needs far less care. The nature of shell cordovan leather simply allows for less care in a way calfskin does not. This is fact, not opinion. Don't get me wrong, some shell lovers do care for their shoes an awful lot - such as horsehair brushing after every wear, etc. - but this isn't necessary (as per Nick Horween of Horween Leather, the foremost supplier of shell to the world).
And the notion that calf is more comfortable than shell is truly mindboggling, and makes me wonder what shell models are being compared, and how, or even if, the said shell models are properly broken-in. Shell on a double leather sole takes time to break in. There is no doubt about that. But once shell is properly broken-in, the notion that calf is more comfortable than shell, based on my experience, would require a significant departure from good sense.
I have 37 shell models, shoes and boots, from Alden, AE, C&J, Florsheim Imperial (vintage) and Hanover (vintage), and 25 calf models from Alden, AE, Hanover (vintage), Alfred Sargent, Crockett & Jones, Edward Green, and John Lobb. I used to have far more calf models than 25, but have gotten rid of many over time.
i like my tan McTavishes the way they are, but I gotta say those look sweet. Wouldn't mind seeing more pics when you get a chance. And where do you buy Neatfoots oil?
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5 WWE Superstars Who Have Made Great Lives for Themselves in Retirement
Let's face it: The wrestling business has had more than its fair share of sad stories.
Numerous wrestlers have died young because of drugs and/or alcohol abuse. Many stars, like Tammy "Sunny" Sytch, have been in and out of rehab and even had the occasional trip to jail.
Others, like Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan, have found their later years afflicted by personal turmoil and tragedy.
Thankfully, not everyone's story is bleak and depressing. Indeed, the following wrestlers have not only carved out nice lives for themselves post-WWE, but they've also even enhanced their reputations and legacies.
Let's have a look at their stories...
5. Steve Austin
What a great life Steve Austin has made for himself since retiring from wrestling in 2003.
He hosts his own hit reality show Redneck Island on CMT, which has just been renewed for a third season.
He's found success in the field of acting. Fun-filled action movies like Recoil, Hunt to Kill, Tactical Force and The Stranger have helped to establish the former WWE champion as a force to be reckoned with in Hollywood. He's essentially becoming a Steven Seagal or Chuck Norris for the 2000s.
Impressively, he's also managed to stay on good terms with WWE, often taking on an ambassador-like role for the company and appearing at various press events.
Of course, there has always been discussion about when, or if, he will make his return to the ring. But Austin doesn't seem in a rush to come back. And why should he? His post-WWE life is working out tremendously.
4. Nora Greenwald
As WWE.com noted in one of their "Where Are They Now?" articles a while back, Nora "Molly Holly" Greenwald threw herself into charity work upon leaving the company in 2005.
She went to Guatemala for four months to help the country's poverty-stricken orphans. She has also helped out in various charities in her home state of Minnesota, often visiting schools to give talks about the dangers of drugs and alcohol abuse.
There was joy in her personal life, too. In 2010, Greenwald got married to a recovering addict she met while volunteering at a drug rehabilitation center.
3. Adam "Edge" Copeland
Rather than being depressed or bitter about his forced early retirement in 2011, Adam "Edge" Copeland instead chose to embrace his new-found time and freedom.
Symbolically, one of his first moves was to cut off his famous blond hair. Nothing says you're serious about starting your life over like a drastic new haircut.
Getting his acting career off the ground, he starred in the wacky WWE Studios' comedy Bending the Rules and later picked up a recurring role on the hit SyFy show Haven.
He was also inducted into the 2012 Hall of Fame by real-life best friend Christian, becoming one of the youngest inductees ever at just 38.
Having remained on good terms with his former employer, Edge still makes the occasional appearance on WWE television, too.
2. Diamond Dallas Page
OK, so Page's WWE run in the early 2000s was forgettable at best.
But the former WCW champion went on to have a significant influence on America's No. 1 wrestling promotion, thanks to DDP Yoga, his unorthodox, modern style of stretching.
As an article on WWE.com last year reported, many superstars, including Zack Ryder and Chris Jericho, swear by it, and it's become very popular on the roster.
Page should also be praised for his recent attempts to help Jake Roberts and Scott Hall, two extremely troubled wrestlers whom most in the business had given up on. It remains to be seen whether either man's sobriety can last, but all of the credit in the world to Page for helping give each man a new lease on life.
1. John Bradshaw Layfield
Frankly, former WWE champion JBL didn't have the best reputation in wrestling when he retired in 2006. He was known for being a fearsome bully and someone who frequently hazed younger stars like The Miz (something he has freely admitted to in interviews).
And the less said about the despicable incident with The Blue Meanie at ECW's One Night Stand pay-per-view in 2005 the better.
But in the past few years, he's turned things around remarkably.
His Seven Summits for Kids campaign, in which the wrestler climbs some of the world's tallest and most dangerous mountains to raise money for impoverished children in Bermuda, has helped establish the commentator as a great humanitarian and all-around nice guy.
No doubt this is what he'd rather be remembered for. Not hazing young rookies and serving as a locker room enforcer.
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Nicole Kidman’s Style Look for the 2012 Golden Globes Hair Breakdown
OMG Nicole Kidman looks amazing and I soo Love that dress!!!!!!!!! sexay
Celebrity hairstylist David Babaii began the 2012 award season by focusing on pre-red carpet preparation of the hair prior to styling. According to David, “First, we created a change in Nicole’s hair color opting for a lighter strawberry blonde. To achieve true tonal color while improving the condition of the hair use IT&LY HAIRFASHION’s Colorly 20/20 Professional Hair Color (www.italyhairfashion.com).”
As David reveals, “The style inspiration for Nicole’s look was my take on a modern day Veronica Lake”. To style Nicole’s hair, David began with Pure Shampoo and Conditioner by IT&LY HAIRFASHION to maintain her hair color balance while hydrating with pure botanicals. Next, he applied a small amount of the silicone free Miracle Oil Hair Elixir by David Babaii (www.miracleoilhairelixir.com) to add additional shine and protect the hair from thermal damage. To dry, he used a small round brush to create an ultra smooth finish while bumping the ends under. To complete this “Veronica Lake” look, David used a large barrel curling iron, wrapping only the bottom portion of the section around the barrel to create soft natural waves. To finish, he created a side part and lifted the root area with IT&LY HAIRFASHION’s Pure Volumizing Eco Hair Spray, lightly spritzing the ends for a long lasting hold.
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Ethel from Fairy Fencer F (http://fairy-fencer-....com/wiki/Ethel). Captured by the design of the character I decided to make her in 3d. Also an exercise for female anime character. Will try to 3d print her.
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Defiant members of the Iranian parliament say they will continue their sit-in protest against the disqualification of mostly reformist candidates from next month's parliamentary elections. The lawmakers are unimpressed by Iran's supreme leader's effort to defuse the crisis.
Dozens of members of Iran's parliament, including the brother of Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, say their sit-in will continue until their demands for free, fair and legal elections are met.
The lawmakers are seeking a reversal of this week's decision by the hard-line conservative Guardian Council to disqualify almost half of the more than 8,000 mostly reformist candidates for next month's parliamentary elections.
Late Wednesday, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told the Council to review its decision. He said candidates should only be barred if there is adequate proof they are not qualified.
The Council has the authority to veto legislation approved by parliament and screens all candidates for public office.
More than 80 current members of parliament were among those barred from next month's election, including deputy speaker, Mohammad Reza Khatami, who is the younger brother of President Mohammad Khatami.
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About two months back, a friend of mine was telling me that he was planning to move his family into his mother-in-law’s house. No jokes, here, just practicalities. Her husband had died a couple of years back, their house was large, and my friend would be closer to work, church, and friends. Everyone wins.
Except, he continued, that there was a lot of junk in the house – his father-in-law seemed to keep a lot of stuff around. To keep the conversation going, I was curious: what kind of “stuff?” He said there were lots of electronics and radio gear. Hmmm. I used to know something about electronics and radio.
Back when I was 13, I got my first amateur radio license. The entry level was the Novice class and that was what I got.
In high school, I took a couple of years of electronics but migrated to Information Systems. My amateur privileges lapsed. In college, I was involved with the school radio station both in production and technical support. One summer I worked for a Christian radio station near Fairbanks, Alaska – KJNP. The station was AM, FM, and TV production at the time – I worked in all of it. A couple that I knew from high school days were there and he was the chief engineer. While I worked as an announcer and other things, he had me doing minor technical things around the station. After a couple of weeks, he threw a self-study course for getting a broadcast engineering license (2nd Class radio-something-or-other) which I studied on breaks and such. My friend and I would discuss the material and he would have him help him with increasingly more interesting tasks around the station. A while later, he said he wanted me to sit for the actual exam – well, I went from casual to clever quickly. Sat for the exam and missed passing by two questions. Still, not bad for not much more than a lark.
I came back, retook the Novice exam again but got married, started a career, and just never could make radio happen.
All of this to say that I have a small background in “electronics and radio stuff.” I offered to come by and see if I could help them determine what was good and what was really junk. My friend was happy to have me come – no one in his circle understood anything about what they had at the house.
The day finally came when we could get our schedules to synch. (To be continued…)
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Defense rests following Ricky Smyrnes' mother's testimony in sentencing trial
Jury will hear closing arguments, begin deliberations Thursday
In a matter of hours, the same Westmoreland County jury that convicted Ricky Smyrnes on all six felony charges related to Jennifer Daugherty's torture and murder will decide whether he is sentenced to death or life in prison.
In the final day of testimony at Smyrnes' sentencing trial, defense lawyers put his adoptive mother Audrey Smyrnes on the stand. She testified she adopted Ricky when he was ten years old. "I knew he was going to take a lot of patience. I thought I could do it all," she testified.
Audrey was aware Ricky was abused physically, emotionally and sexually as a toddler, but she thought she could help him be successful in life if she loved him unconditionally, she said.
The Smyrnes family underwent years of struggles with Ricky, including his vandalizing and stealing from the next-door neighbor, assaulting a classmate and his inability to keep a job or be left home alone. Audrey also testified Ricky didn't have many friends. "He couldn't maintain a relationship," she testified. She also said he couldn't relate to the children in North Huntingdon because he "scared" them by discussing how he "grew up on the streets" in Pittsburgh.
After Ricky became an adult and married, Audrey testified he fathered two children, moved out and stole some of her furniture. When she went to ask him and his wife Karena about it, she testified both of them started swearing at her, Ricky pushed her and said he would kill her. After that, Audrey testified she got a protection from abuse order against Ricky and she cut off all contact with him. "I could do nothing but release him and pray," she testified.
"I knew deep in my heart something would happen, but I thought it would happen to him," Audrey told jurors. She testified she tried three times to visit him in the Westmoreland County Prison following his arrest for the February 2010 torture and murder of Jennifer Daugherty. Audrey told the court one time she actually drove nearly the entire way to the prison, but she was not emotionally ready to see him and became physically ill. She did not look at Ricky once in court.
Defense lawyers previously presented witnesses who testified Ricky is mentally retarded. If the jury finds he is mentally retarded, he will be ineligible for the death penalty under Pennsylvania law.
Ricky is the convicted ringleader of the "Greensburg 6" -- the group of six co-defendants charged in the torture and killing of Daugherty. She had a romantic interest in Ricky. Ricky's then-girlfriend Angela Marinucci became upset over Daugherty's interest in Ricky. She was previously convicted and sentenced to life in prison for her role in the killing.
Co-defendant Melvin Knight was already sentenced to death in the case. Amber Meidinger, Peggy Miller and Robert Masters are awaiting trial.
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Adults Only / You Must Be 18 Years or Older to Order this Title “Vice” Admiral 42nd Street Pete returns to the high seas of sleazy ‘70s sex with his newest triple-bill of grindhouse filth and the oddly astute comment, “If you have a desire and it ain’t corrupt, you’re wasting a desire.” No such waste on display within this collection, as the corrupt desires of the morally bankrupt beget corrupt action after corrupt action after corrupt action... Includes Sex-Crazed Lumberjacks (197?), Lady Traffic Cop (1974) and Corrupt Desires (1983).
A 3-Hour, 50 Loop and Sexploitation Trailer Collection Celebrating The Enduring Eroticism of Garters, Stockings and Vintage Lingerie! Compiled and presented by Grindhouse Personality 42nd Street Pete, this outstanding collection of vintage 8mm Home Projector “Stags” features the leading Topless and Pin-Up stars of the Atom Age: 1950s Burlesque performer, topless model and actress, Virginia “Ding Dong” Bell, Bunni Bacon, Vicki Palmer, Glenda Graham and Honey Bee.
BONUS: Sexploitation Trailer Vault and Booklet with Liner Notes!
Studio: After Hours Cinema Adults Only / You Must Be 18 Years or Older to Order this Title The soul corroding “Peepland” loops which comprise part 3 of 42nd Street Pete’s EXTREME SLEAZE SHOWCASE series are a fair and balanced sampling of what ran at the Peepland smut oasis day after day after day. These may be too extreme for the average viewer, but they are a time capsule of sorts of the late 70s where virtually anything went, and we mean anything! Every perverted sex act known – and unknown! – to man was played out in these loops.
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Episode 45 the Empowered Podcast features the talk I gave at Podcast South Florida in July.
While I was on vacation to Miami, I had the opportunity to meet and speak to a group of podcasters in south Florida. I wasn't quite sure what I could teach a group of experienced podcasters, so, I spoke from the heart.
4 Lessons I've Learned Along My Podcasting Journey
1: Believe in yourself and in your message
- I asked: Who here has an ok podcast?
- I asked: Who here has an awesome podcast! ?
- No one will ever tell you to go
2: Know your why
- I asked: Who here can clearly state why they're doing a podcast?
- I asked: Is your why different today than when you started?
- Use your why as a filter for every guest & episode
- Knowing your why will be like fuel to your fire and an extra boost of energy when need it
3: Grow your network
- “Strangers have everything we want in life” – Grant Cardone
- Your best friend was a stranger at one point
- Think abundance instead of scarcity
- In whatever area you want to take to the next level, you'll need to know more people to make happen
4: Go all in
- No one wants to partner with the guy who is half-assing it
- Show up, every day
- Do 1 thing. every day
- Make 1 new connection, every day
- Get 1 step better, every day
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Learn how small business owners like you feel about the future of health reform & see how other small business owners manage employee benefits.
In December 2016 eHealth published results from a survey of more than a hundred small business owners who had purchased group health coverage through eHealth. We asked them whether Donald Trump’s election as President would affect their decisions to offer employees health coverage.
We also asked them how much time they spend managing employees’ benefits, why they offer coverage, and what kinds of coverage they offer to their workers.
Read on to see how small business owners like you feel about the future of health reform and to see how you stack up among other small business owners when it comes to managing employee benefits.
Small businesses and the election of Donald Trump
eHealth’s survey was conducted before the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans attempted to repeal and replace the Obamacare law in March of 2017, but the results still have something to say about whether small business owners feel Donald Trump’s election will impact their coverage decisions:
- 53% said the election of Donald Trump would have no impact on their decision to offer employees’ health insurance
- 37% said they were “more likely” to offer employee health insurance benefits following the election of Donald Trump
- 39% said they expected the election of Donald Trump to have a “good” impact on their employees’ health insurance benefits
- Only 19% thought Mr Trump’s election would have a “bad” effect on their employees’ health insurance benefits
How do you stack up when it comes to employee benefits?
Do you spend more time managing employee benefits than other small business owners? How many of your fellow small business owners are offering additional health benefits beyond medical insurance?
Here are some additional highlights from our survey that can help you understand how you compare to other small business owners.
On managing benefits:
- 87% of survey respondents said they personally managed health insurance benefits for their employees rather than having someone else do so
- The average respondents reported spending 1.6 hours per week managing employee benefits
- During the annual open enrollment period, the average respondent spent 8 hours managing employee benefits
- 37% reported dealing with moderate-to-heavy paperwork when managing employee benefits
On offering coverage:
- When asked why they offered health insurance coverage to employees, the most popular response (39%) was out of a sense of “moral obligation”
- Another 29% said they offered coverage to help them hire and retain the best workers
- More than half (53%) said that, in addition to medical insurance, they offered their employees other benefits like vision insurance, dental insurance or life insurance
For more survey results and more information about the survey methodology, please refer to eHealth’s December 13, 2016 press release.
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https://resources.ehealthinsurance.com/small-business/president-trump-small-business-owners
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Happiness – it’s one of those things we all hope for and want for ourselves but it’s also one of those things that is hard to describe. We know what happiness isn’t; you can feel it when you don’t want to get out of bed every morning or find yourself staring off in your room with a pang of sadness in your heart. That can be described as being unhappy. But what is happiness? Is it when none of those feelings exist? Or is that neutral? Is there more to being happy than just not being sad?
I personally cannot tell you. I think happiness and what that looks like, varies between people. For me happiness can be described in so many different ways;
Happiness is being okay most mornings to get out of bed, go to work and school, and to face the world;
Having the time to just sit and be, reading my books, watching my shows, and being with the people I love;
Dancing to my favourite songs into the wee hours, or singing my heart out whilst playing my guitar;
Walking around a cozy down I dwell in with a latte in hand;
My sister getting into school and my other sister getting a job offer she really wanted;
Road trips with my significant other and laughing until my chest hurts.
It really is the little things in live that can turn out to be the most important things. The smallest of events can be enough to make your day. Yes it’s true the smallest of things can break your day too but it’s because we focus on it so much. We give these little things power to tear us down because we give them so much attention. I’ve found that my happiness comes from focusing on that things, events and people who make me happy. When bad things happen I accept it, and then I move on. I say (for lack of a better term) Fuck it. Happiness isn’t something you can find in other people – you have to make it yourself by allowing for the that, that makes you happy, to manifest itself everyday. I know it’s hard because when bad things happen, we dwell on it. It’s totally natural – but just try this; tomorrow when you start off your day tell yourself that you are successful, good, and beautiful. I’m serious here – tell yourself in the mirror that you are great. If you don’t believe it, how do you expect other people to view you as a good person and treat you as so. Now, if you encounter that something that makes you angry or sad, allow yourself to feel that emotion for a few minutes and then consciously move on. Tell yourself that it is just a small drop in the bucket and in the grand scheme of things it doesn’t matter. Tomorrow is another day and the next hour is another hour. This is the practice that I’ve started to employ in my life and I’m starting to notice a difference. I’m doing more that I want to do and I feel lighter. I feel like a weight has lifted off my chest! You can do it – I have faith in you!
I’d love to hear how your journey to happiness goes if you decide to take it, so send us an email at email@example.com or drop us a comment! 🙂
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http://creativeandchaos.com/lifestyle/happiness-to-me/
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Artsy Apple pic
KAMUT pronounced (kah-moot) is an ancient Egyptian word for “wheat.” According to the Food Lover’s Companion (A favorite resource!), it’s known as the “great grandfather” of grains and is a variety of high-protein wheat that has never been hybridized. Expect a deliciously nutty flavor similar to wheat berries and a superior nutritional value compared to its modern-day counterparts (i.e. anything that’s processed). The grain is large and plump and has been described as blond (sexy grain, huh?) You will find it as a whole grain, flour, pasta, puffed cereal, crackers or flakes (as used in this case) in most health food stores (i.e. Whole Foods, Mrs. Greens)
Serves: 1 (This recipe can easily be doubled)
Time: approximately 10 minutes
- 1 Honey Crisp apple, cored, sliced (keep skin on)
- 2 tsp butter (or water if you’d prefer)
- 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
- 1 T. Maple Syrup
- 3/4 cup Almond milk, vanilla, unsweetened (or substitute with other dairy, non-dairy liquid)
- 1/2 cup Kamut flakes, Eden brand (also substitute raw, rolled oats)
- 1 T. chia seeds OR 1 T. ground flax seeds (Optional)
- Nutmeg, freshly grated (or 1/4 teaspoon ground)
Core and slice apple(s). Set aside.
For the Apple Compote
Heat a small nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat the pan with cooking spray; melt 2 teaspoons butter or water in pan. Add apples to pan; saute 8 minutes or until tender. Stir in maple syrup and pumpkin pie spice. Cook until apples are somewhat translucent. Keep warm.
For the Kamut (Or substitute grain, raw oats)
Measure 3/4 cup almond milk (or substitute liquid) and add to small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Measure 1/2 cup raw kamut or oats and combine with liquid. Add 1 tsp. vanilla extract. Mix and cook for approximately 3 minutes.
Pour Kamut into a bowl, top with apple compote, mix. Add more almond milk if you desire and grate some fresh nutmeg over the top. Yum!
Make It Your Own
Feel free to improvise by adding more or less apple slices, or different apples such as Jonagold, Sweet Pink Lady, Liberty, or Fuji which all hold up well. If you cannot find Kamut flakes, spelt flakes or raw, rolled oats can also be substituted.
Kamut has a chewy, thick texture, the end result will be a bit like a moist muesli or chewier version of oatmeal. If you prefer a creamier texture add more liquid to the kamut flakes while cooking, or once you’ve transferred the hot flakes to a bowl. I will sometimes add more almond milk and pour it over the flakes like it’s a bowl of cereal.
Don’t have the time? But desperately want to try it? Bring it to work !
You can make the apple compote the night before and keep in the refrigerator for the next morning. In the morning, measure the raw kamut flakes, spices, flax or chia seeds, toss in a few walnut halves and combine. Use a microwaveable container and pack the dry mixture and the apple compote in a separate container. At the office combine the almond milk, apple compote, spices, vanilla extract and dry mix in a glass bowl or the container you brought (I prefer glass jars-such as mason jars). Heat in microwave for approximately 3 minutes. Take out the mixture and stir. If it’s not quite done, heat another minute or two. If it’s a big congealed mush and too dry, pour in some additional almond milk until desired consistency.
Keep at your office (I’m one to do this)
- Cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice (desk drawer goodies)
- Almond milk or alternative (if you have access to a fridge)
- Vanilla Extract
HAVE YOU TRIED KAMUT? HOW DID YOU PREPARE IT? HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF IT?
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https://agirlandhercarrot.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/kamut-apple-compote/
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Finally, the teaser campaign has come to an end. A few words are now appearing in front of the red background: "e-on New Energy.""E-on" is the new name for the $38 million merger between chemical and energy giants VEBA and VIAG. The e-commerce name will be promoted in a $25 million campaign until the end of the year.
Duesseldorf-based Grey Worldwide is handling strategy, corporate publishing and direct marketing, while Munich-based Start is creating TV and print work.
"With the pure red ads and posters we wanted to draw attention and awareness," said Joerg Zabel, unit manager at Start.
A full-fledged TV, print and outdoor campaign breaks in August.
Copyright July 2000, Crain Communications Inc.
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http://adage.com/article/news/germans-red-energy-giant-unveils-campaign/14720/
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NEW YORK (AP) ¿ Shares of ScanSource Inc. advanced Thursday after the distributor of bar-code scanners and other electronics gave a better-than-expected revenue outlook for the fiscal first quarter. The Greenville, S.C.-based company's shares rose $1.33, or 4.5 percent, to $30.87 in midday trading. Earlier, the stock hit a 52-week high of $32.40. ScanSource expects to post sales of $480 million to $488 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters are expecting, on average, sales of $474.1 million. The company's earlier outlook was for sales between $445 million and $465 million. KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Anthony Kure, who rates ScanSource "Hold," said the higher revenue outlook implies higher earnings per share for the quarter and for the full year. "Despite the positive revenue revision, we still think the shares are fairly valued at this point given the stock's recent performance," the analyst wrote in a note to investors.
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https://www.thestreet.com/story/10609063/1/scansource-shares-jump-after-strong-1q-outlook.html
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It is wise to attend an Internet marketing you learn internet marketing and also give a brief internet marketing course explanation of what each term means. Link Building: Link building helps increasing the number and quality inbounds links to the website which ction which are the basic fundamentals of effective selling. Affiliate Program - An affiliate program is a place where affiliates are able to is relative to the search terms that those markets use. Follow up the websites with Google Adwords campaigns, make sure you manage the campaigns some Google Ad-sense and a link back to one of my landing pages.
Whilst you might think that this will become too extravagant to maintain, the visitors you'll be a little easier, you can use help of article writing software and submission services. Search Engine Submission - Once your website is live and online it is wise to submit the website to the search engines great way to lose money if you don't know what you are doing. Internet Marketing Help - Z Zine -Zine is an abbreviation for magazine and usually applies to online versions of magazines like E-Zine or E-Zine Articles The quick behaves almost identical the product website so that it looks like the actual Digital Marketing Company in Mumbai site. -Due to the vastness of the Web cyberspace and the number than five in a day is more than enough but only if you can make the time, otherwise don't go there.
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Free Scran Site
Title: Queen Elizabeth in Edinburgh - Queen arrives at Parliament Hall for faculty of Advocates Dinner - M C W Graham - Guest
Scran ID: 000-000-060-982
Resource Rights Holder: The Scotsman Publications Ltd
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http://www.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-060-982
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I would like to share my experience of working at Tempest Dance & Fitness with pole and aerial students who are visually impaired, in the hope that it will help other instructors to have the confidence to seek out these mutually beneficial relationships.
Discussions with student
First of all discuss your student’s visual impairment with them. What, if anything can they actually see? Have they always been unable to see? Can they make out shapes or colours? Each student’s needs will be different and may change each lesson, so have an ongoing discussion of their abilities. For example, consider which part of the room you are teaching in that day, maybe it’s not a good idea to teach directly in front of a window or maybe that could be the best place for them. Try to understand their sight loss as much as you can.
Do they want music? Some students will want background music as it helps with the movement and flow, others may prefer no distractions and just to be able to hear your voice clearly. Ask them how much they want to be guided from pole to pole, one of my students can locate them herself and the other prefers guidance.
Travel to your studio
Consider how your student is travelling to your studio. Do you need to meet them at the bus stop or in your car park. We work in an upstairs studio along a balcony and it is essential that none of the business owners leave large items outside of their doors as we need to walk side by side. Don’t assume all of your students want you to link their arm or guide their elbow, ask them.
If you have another class immediately after your lesson where can your visually impaired student wait safely. We have ‘Rachael’s bench’ outside of the studio where she is happy to sit and wait for her taxi but you must be prepared to let your student wait inside and then escort them if necessary, consider if you need to leave a little extra time between classes.
If your student is bringing their guide dog to the studio do you have a suitable place they can wait for an hour? Not all dogs are the same. Rachael’s dog will sit untethered near the door for the full hour. Another of my students has a dog that thought she was getting attacked every time we did floor work, so would come and lie on top of her. We realised we needed to tether her dog to a pole in the next room with a bowl of water. There may be a lot of dog hairs to clean up afterwards, so again consider the timings of your classes.
Teaching and learning
Before beginning the warm up Rachael stands at an equal distance between poles and we move from one to the other arms outstretched to get an idea of spacing in the room. This way she feels confident to warm up without fear of hitting her arms or legs. Sometimes I will tap the pole to guide her to it without having to physically guide her each time. If your student hasn’t exercised before think about how you are going to verbally describe each move. Asking them to circle their arms isn’t such an obvious movement without a visual clue, so preparation is key. Practise teaching your warm up verbally to someone else prior to the class. I always physically warm up with my students, even though I’m not going to be demonstrating moves throughout the class, as I can feel what my student is feeling at the time. It is better, in my opinion, to work together rather than your student feel that you are just telling them what to do then standing watching them.
I would always recommend an initial 1-1 session for a student with a visual impairment, but they should be allowed and encouraged to join in group sessions where possible. Rachael found one group session particularly noisy and disorientating and, in hindsight, we should have adjusted the music levels and the pace of the class. By trial and error, you will find what is right for you and your student.
Take plenty of photos for your student to share their success with others.
Don’t be afraid of saying the wrong thing. I often say things like ‘look at your hand’, ‘watch where you are putting that leg’, ‘you should see your face’ – your student will not take offence at everyday terms. Also have the same expectations as you do for all of your students, for example don’t ever let your student get away with not pointing their toes……seriously there is no excuse for that!!!
Teaching aerial to a student with a visual impairment can be a little trickier than teaching pole, the kit is perhaps not as easy to understand, and it moves in all directions. Also, our aerial mats may be thicker and spread out across the room so even just walking across the room can be more hazardous than teaching in a pole room which has wall to wall matting. To warm up, make sure your student is standing safely out of the way of the kit and not straddling two mats. Use video to review how you and your student work together and evaluate your teaching methods regularly. Don’t forget to describe how the moves may feel to your student, ie ‘this will be fast’, ‘you’ll feel as though you’re free falling until…’ you’ll find your own joint language.
What does your student get from it if they can’t see the outcome?
Consider how you feel when you do pole or aerial, you feel free, like you are flying, confident, proud, a sense of achievement, it boosts your self-esteem and it gives you body confidence. It develops your muscle strength and level of fitness and helps with your spatial awareness. You will have cultivated a group of like-minded friends and you feel a part of something bigger than yourself. Your student will no doubt feel all of this, but if you want to know just ask them. Rachael wanted to be a graded pole dancer and recently passed her PDC level 1 with merit.
Finally just enjoy the experience of learning together and from each other. We all have certain barriers to learning and some have bigger barriers than others, but with open communication and confidence in your teaching ability there should be no limits for any of your students.
Follow Rachael’s adventures here
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https://www.tempestdancestudio.com/blind-ambition-teaching-visually-impaired-aerialists/
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Scrap Car Stirling, Scrap your car for free
We offer a free scrap car collection service in and around Stirling, Scotland. Scrap cars become a problem if you keep them for too long as you need to keep them taxed if they are on the road meaning you will be spending money on your scrap car. you are not advised to pay to have your car towed away. We offer a free scrap car collection service in Stirling!
Breaking News in Stirling
As well as offering a completely free collection, we are also currently able to offer cash for scrap cars in Stirling depending upon the weight of the vehicle!
If you'd like us to make you an offer just ask when calling or add 'CASH QUOTE PLEASE' in the 'Additional Info' box when submitting our online form.
- Completely free collection!
- Environment agency approved recycling facilities
- Nationwide coverage
- DVLA notification
- Convenient collection times
Why not simply fill out the form to the right or ring a member of the team 0800 043 5100!
Choose Scrap Car Stirling
After trading in Scotland for over a decade we have built up our company based on very happy customers. Scrap Car Stirling are very familiar with the local area and will be with you in no time at all. At Scrap Car Stirling, our service also includes a very fast response and we will always be with you in your specified time slot. We will collect vehicles, seven days a week, 365 days of the year, and are able to work around your commitments.
Scrap Car Stirling will dispose of your car the right way. Some scrap car companies might sell your car and not scrap it, sometimes not even informing the DVLA that your vehicle has changed ownership. Legally this can leave you very vulnerable, often results in you being fined. When we take away your scrap car we will notify the DVLA that your vehicle has been declared off of the road, giving you one less thing to worry about. Any car that we scrap we ensure that it is scrapped in the most environmentally friendly way possible, we like to do our bit.
Please ensure that your car is disposed of in the right way, we would like to keep the streets of Scotland clean. If your area looks unsightly due to abandoned cars, we can help, call Scrap Car Stirling, we will help keep our streets clean and tidy. Scrap that old car, call today!
There are a lot of reasons you may want to scrap your car. In our experience the most common reason of all is that the vehicle has failed its MOT and the required work to repair it is simply too expensive. If your car is not working and has broken down you will need to still keep it taxed, so scrap it and save yourself some monies.
The car scrappage scheme in Stirling might seem like a great idea at first. However, you are limited in what type of new car you can buy. You can't go out and purchase any car you wish. This is frustrating for a lot of people as the cars in the scrappage scheme may not be to your liking.
It couldn't be easier to scrap your car in Stirling. Pick up the phone to find out more from our helpful operators. If on the other hand you are not ready to book and would like to find out more about how to scrap a car please feel free to look at our guide to scrapping your car.
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Just call us on 0800 043 5100 or fill out the following form:
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http://scrapcarz.co.uk/free-collection/scotland/stirling
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Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, metal outfit ACES and their debut EP, Midnight Viper, is a healthy dose of straightforward metal. Love it or hate it, the five-song EP serves as a good reminder of where heavy metal stood in the 80s.
Sonically, Midnight Viper takes a lot of influence from a number of glam and NWOBHM (new wave of British heavy metal) bands. The production also takes some inspiration from that era, boasting a big, roomy drum sound, among other signature elements like the dirty guitar tones and lead vocalist Kasie Hull’s wailing timbre. Hull is clearly meant to be the focus of the band with a powerful voice and an impressive range. However, the way her vocals are produced and stuck into the mix don’t come across as the centrepiece. Relying on melodies that don’t quite get stuck in your head, but sound all too familiar by the end the short album makes her whole performance seem less like a brick wall to your face and more like a constantly lingering afterthought; it is a shame for such a voice to end up as a backdrop as opposed to a main element.
Aside from the incredible, shredding guitar solos, and occasional thrashing double-kicks, the music is pretty simplistic as far as metal goes, and that’s where this whole 80s theme is used as a handicap in my eyes. The songs simply don’t have enough going for them to make them interesting by today’s standards, and if they did stand out for their originality, they wouldn’t be all that reminiscent of the 80s. Even the decade’s biggest commercial metal hits like “Dr. Feelgood” or “Talk Dirty To Me” wouldn’t be nearly as popular if they were released today for that same reason; metal trends do change. It’s definitely best go to into this album with a nostalgic mindset rather than holding it to the current year’s standard.
At the end of the day, your appreciation of this album really comes down to how much you enjoy heavy metal from the 80s. I personally don’t think ACES adds anything new to an over thirty-year-old genre, and when it comes to that style, I’d much rather listen to the material that stood the test of time. That said, it’s a great EP to check out if your Saxon records aren’t quite cutting it for you anymore.
Written by Mathieu Perrier
*edited by Lia Davis
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http://www.bucketlistmusicreviews.com/aces-midnight-viper-album-review/
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1971 PORSCHE 356 SPEEDSTER REPLICA Pilgrim Motorsport - £POA SOLD (D...
356 Speedster by Pilgrim Motorsport ( LHD )
This beautiful 356 Speedster has been finished in stunning unmarked silver coachwork
Detailed with aluminium side trim, Period lights, Front and rear bumpers, Badge set, etc
Classic black leather interior with black carpets, Classic bucket seats, classic switches , correct period instruments, Beautiful ivory classic Porsche steering wheel with St Christoper centre,
Powered by a 1600cc Air cooled VW flat 4 engine
4 speed manual gear box
Stunning chrome 15" wheels
Black hood with glass side screens as per original speedsters
Tonneau cover included
Great to drive
Superb original classic looks.
Taxation class "Historic vehicle"
Correctly registered Pilgrim Speedster 1971
14885 recorded miles
This car was professionally built on "Dream Machine" television program
- 14885 Miles
- RefCode: TA1117572
Other Classic Porsche 356 Speedster Replica Cars for Sale
- Refcode: TA1030459
- Refcode: TA1017225
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https://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/porsche/356+speedster+replica/264509
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Practical and Valuable Ceiling LED Lights
Ceiling LED lights are used as modern interior lighting to brighten up any room. Whether it is kitchen, bathroom or bedroom, these lights or LED bulbs can change the whole look of a room. They are designed as directional bulbs; which means they can be turned to focus on an object or locale. This way a number of bulbs in all kinds of angles can be used to lighten up an entire area or corridor. It has been discovered that LED bulbs produce a light which is very similar to daylight and therefore these bulbs are very practical and useful.
Ceiling LED bulbs can also be easily fitted into a wooden decking. They can be used to decorate the interior of a house. Nowadays people use all kinds of LED lights to gain maximum advantages. They are used as flash lights, architectural and medical lights, portable lights and kitchen lights. Since they produce more brightness than ordinary bulbs and tube lights, they are perfect for reading. Most of the energy consumed by these lights is converted into light and therefore they do not heat up very quickly.
LED lights are also known as power saving lights as they consume very little power. Many types of lights can be found in this category including LED recessed lights, marker lights, Swarovski crystal LED lighting systems, glass LED panels, etc. All these lights have their own features and they all look attractive. Designer LED lights are a bit expensive but they last for a long time. Recessed lights come in different colors like green, blue, yellow, white and red. These lights are mostly used as walk-over lights in floors and look very stylish. Similarly, marker lights can be used for the same purpose.
Popular ceiling lights are placed in aluminum housing and are usually small in size. Some of these lights are used as bathroom night lights, such as Moonglow which consists of only one white LED. Others are made by using a number of LEDs to provide more light. Other than ceiling bulbs, these lights are also available as under-cabinet lighting bars, strip lights, rope lights and party bulbs. All these types of lights are very easy to install. They are available in the price range of $20 to $200 depending on their size and material. This is quite affordable as these lights last for a long time and prove to be very cost effective in the long run.
Bi-color ceiling LED lights are also becoming increasingly popular because of their improved look. White is often combined with red, blue or green. LED lamps come in cool colors including amber and warm white and their luminous flux is 30 - 60 lumens. Renowned producers of LED lighting also provide floodlights or wall washer lights for prolonged operation and extreme power saving. Other than these, spot lights with operating power of up to 50,000 hours and optimized heat dissipation are also available in this category.
If you are looking for excellent lights to decorate the interior of your house, look no further. Ceiling LED lights are designed to provide all the advantages of modern and state-of-the-art lighting. They consume very little power and have a long life. People use these LED lights for all kinds of purposes. They are also quite easy to install and can be removed effortlessly. Since they don't heat up very quickly they are excellent to be used as under-cabinet lights and decorative lights. LED bulbs with high brightness, LED lighting bars, and high-power LEDs with remote controller, all can be used as ceiling lights in rooms and corridors.
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http://led-world.blogspot.com/2008/11/practical-and-valuable-ceiling-led.html
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Previously called, The Secret Project
Pattern: Lambkins by Anne Sutton of Bunny Hill Designs
Started: September 2013
Finished: November 2013
I originally purchased the pattern, two charm packs, and the background fabric in Spring 2012 originally intended to be a baby shower gift. At the time, I do not think we knew it would be a girl but I was already putting out the idea in the universe. I could always go back and buy boy fabric if I had to. Well it was a girl and she turned 1 on 11/2/2013. I didn’t get this quilt in time for her arrival. With everything going on in 2012 and 2013, I just didn’t have the energy to get it together. But in August, 2013 I figured I could whip it up. I needed some fabric and jelly rolls and other stuff so I went online and purchased everything I needed. By the September Guild retreat, I had everything and started cutting into fabric. It was the perfect place to get started since I wouldn’t be in my house where all the nosy eyes would see what I was doing. Everything came together so quickly. It’s my first time working with pre-cuts and I get why people love them. The cutting time is cut in half and the quilt top gets done so quickly. If I didn’t have some applique to do on the quilt I probably would have gotten it done that weekend. But I had 3 little lambs to applique and it took me about a week or 2 to get those done. It probably took 3 weeks to get the center top done.
Then I added the borders and worked on the backing. I made the backing much more complicated than I needed to. I really didn’t want to have extra fabric lying around and I didn’t want to buy yardage just for a back. So I pieced all the remaining charms from the charm packs and any strips left from the jelly rolls together to make a coordinating back. The back has the blues and greens that came in the charm pack but wasn’t used in the top. That is what really took forever because I kept having to stop and measure and sew more pieces onto the back to make it big enough. I’m not sure I’ll ever do this again because by this time, I just wanted it done.
This is the quilt I spray basted for the first time and it was super easy. I did have some trouble lining things up on the floor but that was my fault because I didn’t tape the backing down like I was supposed to. I quilted it on my domestic sewing machine – my little Bernina – in straight lines on the ditch. It was all very easy now that I’ve had experience doing it. I also geared up for this by watching the various Free Motion Quilting classes on Craftsy as well as taking Sue Nichols Free Motion Class at PIQF. Then I needed to bind it. I didn’t have enough fabric left over to bind and I trekked it over to the LQS (Eddie’s in Sunnyvale) to find something. I had it in my head to get some pink fabric for the binding to go with the rest of the quilt but I wasn’t liking any of the pink fabric. I wanted something similar to the pink already on the quilt but just a shade darker to set it off. I couldn’t find it so I went with Robert Kaufman’s Marbled Gray. It isn’t the exact gray I wanted but because it’s only the binding – it actually worked perfectly.
The fabric: Windsor Lane from Moda Fabrics – pink Jr. Jelly Roll and charm pack.
Thread: 50W Aurifil #2024 for piecing and #2415 for quilting.
Size: 46″ x 54″
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Skip to comments.Deputy Attorney General: Special counsel Mueller needs permission to expand Russia investigation
Posted on 08/06/2017 12:49:45 PM PDT by Lockbox
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said on Sunday that the special counsel investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 election needs permission from the Department of Justice to expand his investigation if he finds evidence of an unrelated crime.
In an interview with Fox News Sunday, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russia's role in the 2016 campaign and President Donald Trump's campaign's potential ties to Russia was "not a fishing expedition."
"If he finds evidence of a crime that is within the scope of what Director Mueller and I have agreed is the appropriate scope of this investigation, then he can," Rosenstein said. "If it's something outside that scope he needs to come to the acting attorney general, at this time me, for permission to expand his investigation."
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I have a feeling this is going into areas nobody expects. They may well be looking into the Russian influence and the Dems
Rumple Rodsteinskin emerges....where has he been for the last several months?
like Obama overstepping the FISA warrant system in his fishing expeditions, but Obama is immune from any criminal investigation , he could commit murder and skate faster than OJ
Does anyone care what Rod Rosenstein says at this point?
His job was to light off a “Special Council” investigation. That was it. I don’t think it can be controlled, turned off, constrained, directed, or curtailed at this point.
He did his job, along with Comey and the MSM-Democrats. Endo of story. Blithering idiot Jeff Sessions just stood there and quivered while it all went down, which was probably what he was assigned to do also.
In other words he's saying: "Go for it!"
The scope that was agreed to is wide open! So of course Mueller will stay within bounds.
Total crock, not only has this worm given Mueller permission he has probably ordered him to look wherever he has to take Trump out. This is just the set up to legitimize to the witch hunt.
So Jeff if Mueller is looking beyond the so called collusion why would your recusal still apply?
“They may well be looking into the Russian influence and the Dems”
When all the lawyers on the case are Democrats?
Oh no. Of course not. We believe you. /s
How many liars and evil scumbags are there in DC? Anyone?
Rosenstein has one eye on Trump and one eye on polishing his resume!
He’s a short timer and he knows it.
You forgot the /s tag.
One would hope if Mueller found an unrelated crime that he would not be given the right to expand as he was given a specific responsibility for a question America wasn’t answers on. An unrelated crime would be taking away from his duty.
All of them.
Don’t be fooled by this head fake from Rod “The Mole” Rosenstein. Never trust this pos guy who appointed Mueller who is best buds w James Comey. This is the par for the course DEEP SWAMP kabuki dance put on for the rubes.
The fix is in!
if he finds evidence of an unrelated crime.WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! WAIT JUST A DAMN MIUTE!
Unrelated crime would suggest they're investigating an actual crime...WTF IS THE ORIGINAL CRIME YOU'RE INVESTIGATING?
And please don't anyone show your ignorance by saying collusion...Russia, Russia, Russia.
How does Mueller need ~16 ‘Rat colluded, high price lairyers to “investigate”? Liaryers are not investigators, they are prosecutors.
“”not a fishing expedition.””
HaaaaaaHaaaa; Just like Comey is NOT a weasel...
The DoJ is a vipers nest in the Swamp.
It’s probably best to Phoenix it.
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Our recent visit to Banqueting House was the starter, not the main course. The main part of that days feast of history and heritage came just a little later when we visited the Churchill War Rooms. Having lain neglected for decades once it has served its purpose in WW2, the war rooms opened in the 1980s, although they are a little bit hard to find, despite their very central location. But that was the idea, I guess. A large German bomb landing on the heads of Churchill an his war cabinet wouldn’t have been ideal, given the already desperate circumstances of 1939 and beyond.
The Churchill War Rooms are ever so British. The epitome of Britishness, even. The idea that a bunker was needed was appreciated incredibly late in the day, prmopting a last minute rush to come up with a plan. The site chosen was basically the first place they found with a decent bit of depth below the surface, just yards from Downing Street – they didn’t look too hard in other words. It wasn’t deep enough to be bomb proof, so in typically British fashion, they just plonked in a sheet of concrete reinforced steel in slap dash fashion without really going to the effort of working out if it would, well…work.
Would it stop a direct hit from a bomb now? The general consensus was that no, it wouldn’t. Nevermind, shoulders were shrugged, cigars lit and the great war effort carried on from the bunker regardless. It’s just have to do. Whether the bunker would have withstood a direct hit is perhaps a moot point. Churchill lived in the annexe above ground most of the time anyway, and frequently went up on to the roof of the building to watch the German air raids. Winston was many things, but a coward he was not. Brave or just plain stupid? Absolutely. A bit of both, I’m sure.
The final very British aspect of the bunker? Luck. Jerry never did aim right, and no bomb ever put that slab of concrete to the test. More to the point, and as one of the diagrams in my Flickr set show, the tide quickly turned and it was British bombs doing all the damage. Most Brits would agree that the Germans got what they deserved in WW2, regards bombing. Few, I suspect, genuinely understand how one sided it ended up being. British bombs vastly outnumbered German bombs when the tallying up was completed post war.
The War Rooms are an interesting jaunt through recent history. Being the youngster I am, I sometimes have trouble relating to the war, although my grandfather had plenty of war stories to tell us when we were young. I remind myself that, if time went backward, not forward, then I’d still be 41 of course, but the year would be 1931, and Hitler not even yet in power. Our sense of time is a funny old thing. But these rooms do bring back how recent and how relevant those dark days of the early 40s are.
The bunker is stark and industrial. There’s nothing luxurious about them. All purpose, no pomp. You have to use your imagination a little. Set yourself back a little in time – Churchill strode these sparse corridors, my steps following his. That’s where he held cabinet meetings. There’s where he ate, and sometimes (but rarely) slept. He was just one of a small army of generals, admirals, typists and civil servants who kept the bunker, and the war effort, working.
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We are officially into summer up here in the Sierra Nevadas! (Imagine that exclamation point is me doing a great big Toyota jump for joy.) The summer weather is practically perfect. Sunshine every day. Warm enough to swim and be outside without the instant sweat factor of high humidity. Cool enough in the evening to make grilling out the only place you want to cook. Thank you, Lord!
I know other people live in places where it rains one day and is sunny the next. Not quite so bi-polar as where I live. Well, if you find yourself having a grey day this summer, here is a way to brighten things up. Literally.
1. Cut colored tissue paper.
2. Stick the pieces onto the sticky side of a piece of contact paper.
4. Trim the edges and hang up in your window for instant color!
It brings everybody's spirits right up.
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Dartmoor conjures up plenty of different things to many people. Many think of ponies and cream teas, others imagine vast tracts of wilderness and marsh. To those who know it, the 'moor' is 368 square miles of intrigue and fascination but be warned, it's a moreish place and once you have fallen under the magic of 'Old Dartymoor' you will never want to leave it.
Over the past 12 centuries man has hunted, farmed, mined, quarried and existed on and around Dartmoor. From the early Mesolithic hunter gatherers to the present 'moorman', people have left their marks on its landscape. Dartmoor has been described as the 'last wilderness' and often when walking deep in that 'wilderness' it is easy to imagine that you are the first to set foot on its virgin soil. Don't even go there, just stop and take a good look and it's guaranteed that within eyesight will be the mark of someone who’s being there before you.
It may be a solitary standing stone on the horizon, built by the 'Men of Bronze' or it may be a small heap of stones left there by the old tinners, but somewhere in the ranges there will be something. Every tor, mire, stream, gully, wood or valley will have a name, although many of them won't be on the modern map and lots have been lost in the mists of time but they will all have a name showing evidence of the presence of man. Therefore if a person has been associated with the area for so long it is inevitable that there has been a wealth of tradition, archaeology, history, folklore and legend left for us to explore today.
The route of the Dartmoor Railway is part of what was once the London South Western Railway main line from the capital to Cornwall. It opened as a through route in the late 1800s. When many of the lines in the South West were demolished in the sixties, this stretch was kept open to transport ballast from Meldon Quarry for use on all parts of the British Railways Southern Region.
Meldon Quarry and the part of the line from Coleford Junction to the Quarry were sold as a result to Aggregate Industries whom together with the local County Council, Dartmoor National Park and RMS Locotec decided on the concept of the Dartmoor Railway. The idea was to create a Community Railway that would allow visitors to access and enjoy the National Park without using a car.
Heritage services are available between Meldon Quarry and Okehampton which stretch to Sampford Courtenay, Bow or the DR/Network Railway boundary on particular event days. The stations at North Tawton and Bow are shut to the public. Both stations are privately owned and do not have public access. In the spring of 2013 the heritage service was stopped by the Dartmoor Railway CIC but a limited service has lately been resumed. This is now operated by Dartmoor Railway Supporters Association and Granite Line Ltd.
The heritage services use a range of rolling stock such as a Class 205 "Thumper" unit restored to its original livery and number. Services are also operated with diesel locomotives in push-pull trains and top and tail mode with a selection of coaching and ex-EMU stock. Steam hauled services have also worked from time to time.
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At home for Mom's birthday. This is a view of Dad's photo board. There are lots of framed photos in the house, but this tells a lot about the man, I think. He readily shows his tough side, but you can see his soft side if you look for it. Here it is in photos of his family that he keeps just for himself in his garage. They are old and curling up, but he loves them.
He spends most of his time in his garage workshop. Maybe we keep him company.
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Students and church members often ask me why there are so many Bible translations. I typically respond with a smart aleck response such as, “there’s money to be made in re-marketing the most widely published and sold book in history.” In spite of my quest for a punchline I must admit that I am grateful for the number of translations and versions available. No translation is perfect and every translation can reveal something before unseen to the thoughtful reader.
This is why I find the recent resolution passed among SBC delegates so troubling. The resolution, and the reasoning behind it, can be found in the following Christianity Today editorial. I noticed that this issue caused the editors of CT to be a little smart alecky themselves. Their concluding joke plays well with me.
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BOSTON -- Massachusetts added 9,300 jobs in September, driving the unemployment rate back below 4 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Thursday.
The state's unemployment rate now stands at 3.9 percent, down from 4.2 percent in August and below the national rate of 4.2 percent reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. State officials also revised August's job report from a gain of 10,800 jobs to a gain of 8,000.
"The unemployment rate remains low and Massachusetts has continued to add jobs in key economic sectors throughout 2017. These two measures are indicators of the strength of the Commonwealth's economy," Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Rosalin Acosta said in a statement. "By addressing skills gaps and talent shortages we'll help to ensure that all in the Commonwealth have access to high demand jobs."
The Massachusetts labor force decreased by 10,800 in August, as 900 more residents were employed and 11,700 fewer residents were unemployed over the month. The labor force now stands at 3,669,700, with 3,527,200 people employed and 142,500 unemployed but actively seeking work, according to state officials.
In September, the private sector added 8,600 jobs primarily in the education and health services; construction; leisure and hospitality; trade, transportation, and utilities; and manufacturing sectors.
Between August 2016 and September 2017, Massachusetts has added 62,300 jobs, though the unemployment rate has increased from 3.
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USB 3.2 increase the speed by half when using existing cables USB Type-C
27.07.2017 apleapplekot 0 Comments
Organization USB 3.0 Promoter Group, which includes Apple, HP, Intel, Microsoft and other companies, announced the release of the USB specification 3.2, which will significantly increase the throughput of the interface.
Certificate SuperSpeed USB allows to increase the data rate from 5 Gbps to 10 Gbps, and if certification of SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps baud rate will rise from 10 Gbps to 20 Gbps. USB 3.2 two times will increase the capacity of existing cables USB Type-C When connected via the USB Type-C to USB hub 3.2 devices that support the USB specification 3.2, the communication speed can reach 2 GB/s.
3.2 USB support dual-band operation using existing cables USB Type-C and new fast charging mode, which will tell you more in September at a special event.
Source: The Verge
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Assistant/Associate Professor in Bioengineeering
The P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Lehigh University seeks to fill a tenure-track position in Bioengineering. The college is searching for outstanding individuals at the assistant/associate professor level in health related integrated sensing and diagnostic devices. The candidate will join a growing interdisciplinary group of faculty members at Lehigh University working on Technology for Health (http://www.lehigh.edu/bioe/), as well as Lehigh’s Data-X initiative (http://www1.lehigh.edu/datax). Lehigh also offers many additional opportunities for collaboration across departmental, program, and college boundaries.
We seek candidates who will complement existing strengths, develop a strong research program, and collaborate effectively with colleagues at Lehigh. We are interested in applicants developing various devices to solve complex biomedical problems. Current related areas of interest/expertise on the Lehigh campus include: cellular and tissue mechanics, biofluid dynamics, bioelectronics and biophotonics, molecular mechanobiology, biomaterials, drug delivery, biopharmaceutical engineering, nanotechnology, BioMEMS, and medical device design. Applicants are required to have a doctorate in a relevant field, and the ability and interest to teach core bioengineering courses (see http://www.lehigh.edu/bioe/). He/she will be expected to have a strong commitment to high quality undergraduate and graduate engineering education, maintain an active and funded research program, and develop strong partnerships with medical research centers and/or the biotechnology industry. Applicants also must exhibit a commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring, including working with students and groups from underrepresented backgrounds. RCEAS is committed to increasing the diversity of the campus community. Candidates who have experience working with a diverse range of faculty, staff, and students, and who can contribute to the climate of inclusivity are encouraged to identify their experience in these areas. Bioengineering at Lehigh is a new department developed from a multi-disciplinary program that draws its core and associated faculty from a number of departments, including Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, and Physics.
Lehigh has made a long-term commitment to growth in Bioengineering, starting with the establishment of its undergraduate program in 2002, the graduate program in 2009, and the department in 2017. We have established a sizable new research facility, the Health Research Hub, and expect to expand faculty strength further. Lehigh University offers several other excellent resources and facilities such as the Genomic and Proteomic Core Analysis Facility, the High Performance Computing Cluster, the Center for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, and the Center for Photonics and Nanoelectronics. Also, Lehigh University has been a recipient of an NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation award for promoting the careers of women in academic science and engineering.
Review of Applications - Using our job application link, https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/10095 please submit a CV, a Teaching Proposal describing instructional philosophy for both undergraduate and graduate education, a 3-6 page Research Proposal describing an externally fundable research effort, a description of experience and vision for enhancing participation of traditionally underrepresented groups, and at least three reference letters. Applications can also be sent by mail to: Chair, Bioengineering Search Committee, Lehigh University, Bioengineering Program, c/o Cindy Lohman, Iacocca Hall, Bethlehem, PA 18015-4791. For full consideration applications should be received prior to November 15, 2017 but the search will remain open until an appropriate candidate is selected.
Lehigh University is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute, through their research, teaching, and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic community. Applications and nominations from female or minority candidates are strongly encouraged. Lehigh University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Lehigh provides competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including partner benefits. Lehigh University has developed an ADVANCE Center for Women STEM Faculty to continue the work of the 2010 NSF Institutional Transformation Award. Information about Work/Life Balance for faculty can be found at: http://www.lehigh.edu/~inprv/faculty/worklifebalance.html). LINC is a newly created regional network of diverse organizations designed to assist new hires with dual career, community and cultural transition needs. Please contact firstname.lastname@example.org for more information.
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Choosing to reinvest locally in both talent and technology, ROE Dental Laboratory, a full-service manufacturer of functional and esthetic dental restorations, has relocated its operations to a new, expanded facility in Independence, Ohio.
The new space, located at 7165 East Pleasant Valley Rd., is 40,000 square feet, much larger than the previous location. It allows the company to continue its steady growth and increase production capacity. ROE Dental Laboratory employs more than 100 people.
As more manufacturers move operations overseas, ROE Dental Laboratory president B.J. Kowalski said his organization has chosen to strengthen its ties to Northeast Ohio by providing job opportunities to the local area, while continuing to provide progressive resources to dental practitioners nationally.
“We’ve always strived to be one of the nation’s pioneers in the dental laboratory industry, and having this facility will allow us to further that mission,” Kowalski says. “By expanding our space, we will be able to meet our increasing production demands and accommodate future technologies, all of which improve the products we manufacture for dentists and patients.”
Additional features of the new Independence location include:
- Three fully function dental operatory rooms, which include a CBCT and digital x-ray systems, for consults with dentists and their patients as well as hands-on training courses
- 100-seat conference center
- Advanced full-building backup power system to ensure uninterrupted product quality
- Extensive IT infrastructure, prior to renovation the building was a secure data center
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All of the rumours are suggesting Barcelona will go after a defender this summer and there’s an obvious candidate who plays for Tottenham Hotspur.
If Barcelona are going to go after a defender this summer, as plenty of the rumours suggest, then they will want to get after a star who personifies the way they already play football and everything they are about as a team.
Thomas Vermaelen of Arsenal has been mentioned but one ideal candidate is Jan Vertonghen of Tottenham Hotspur.
Granted, this is a player in his first season at Spurs and a player who has a very long contract until the summer of 2016 but we’re talking about the one team that could change all of that if they came in with an offer.
Vertonghen is seemingly a perfect defender and Spurs, and their fans, should be very happy they have managed to snap up a player who is definitely going to make them a profit if they move him on at any point.
Spurs should be petrified of Barcelona trying to nab him away from them before he’s really started his Spurs career, because he has everything needed to be the long term successor to current defender Carles Puyol.
Vertonghen is solid defensively and can play in many different roles across the backline. He’s also got a superb touch and finish for a defender which has bagged him six goals for the club so far this season.
The problem Spurs have is that with every quality performance he puts in and every time he bags a goal or a man of the match award, his profile increases and the interest in him becomes all the more intense.
Spurs are under massive pressure to make sure they stay in the top four by the end of the season because if they don’t, they could be vulnerable of losing a player like Vertonghen so soon after he signed for the club.
The sort of carrot that Barcelona dangle is good enough to convince nearly any player to leave their side, regardless of their contract, because of the quality and the guarantee of success which playing for Barcelona provides.
They will be on the hunt for defensive reinforcements and Spurs can draw a little bit of confidence from the fact they have Daniel Levy as their chairman.
This is a club official who has pulled off some superb deals for Spurs in the recent past and if a side is targeting a star, like Vertonghen, he makes it as difficult as possible for the club trying to get him, to actually pay a fee and sign the player.
One of the most recent examples is the case of Luka Modric which nearly fell through because Levy literally wouldn’t budge at all, in terms of the price he was asking Real Madrid to pay for the player.
Fingers crossed for Spurs that Barcelona don’t come in for Vertonghen or any other player because it will be difficult for them to hold them off for long, if they start sniffing around.
Will Vertonghen ever leave Spurs?
image: © Shiraz Chakera
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Stop the search. Look no further. Stephen is the guy you have been looking for. Daily, he helps others to unlock their potential and achieve results beyond those of their wildest dreams. How? Experience, competence and congruence. Stephen is a walking testament to his work, striving for success in every area of his own life. Because to truly be successful you must deliver in ALL areas, not just a few. Relationships, health, wealth and everything else. Whether you are stuck in a rut or just hungry for more, come and see what Stephen can do for you. Read the book, attend the training or even hire Stephen to personally coach you to ultimate fulfillment. Action trumps inaction every time, so don’t just sit on your goals, do something about them! And remember, ‘you only get one life, but if you get it right then once is enough.’
Having no previous knowledge of NLP or coaching I was really unsure what to expect when I first attended the course but I was made to feel welcome and valued as soon as I walked in the room. It really has been a life changing experience for me and I could not recommend them enough. The Lead Facilitator, Stephen Doran, is one of the most authentic and passionate people I have ever met and a true inspiration to many.
– Chelsea Simpson
Having discovered Stephen Doran via his No.1 Best Selling book, I decided that I would invest in myself and attend his one day NLP workshop. This resulted in me being completely sold on Steve as a trainer and what NLP could do for my business. But I never expected it to be such a genuine life change. NLP has given me a wealth of tangible and usable skills that have influenced a lot of things I have done moving forwards. I can honestly say that I do not think there’s a better trainer of trainers in this country.
– James Burtt
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Well, again, here's how the rest of Friday went...after weigh-in.
Exercise: 30 minutes on my little bike. Did that before dinner. I ran a bunch of errands and ended up just doing the bike. It was fine as I pushed it hard to go faster than usual for longer than usual.
Water: Got it all in.
Points: Did fine, even with pizza. I may have gone over by 2, but not sure. Some items I'm not sure exactly how many points are for items. It's ok. It was a good Friday. One of the best Friday's in a long time.
9:00 p.m.: Nothing.
Breakfast: No breakfast. I never have breakfast on weigh-in day since I don't want to eat before going to WW and I always have errands after wards.
3 Fruits: Managed to get fruit in.
2 Vegetables: Got veggies in.
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I do love fashion - not necessarily wearing it, since I'm a jeans and tee shirt type for every day. But I do love seeing all the fancy gowns (not the excess craziness of Lady Gaga, of course) worn at all the major award ceremonies, and I have several bookshelves devoted to fashions from the past. I love delving into the shifts in fashion throughout history.
But Sarah McNeal put an idea in my head with her comment a few months ago when I wrote about The Hourglass Figure. Here's what she said: "One thing I find fascinating about clothing from the Victorian age and the flappers is the extreme attention to detail--embroidery, crochet, lace, tassels, smocking, and so on. Their clothing were works of art." Bingo! So let's explore some "works of art." Especially lace - I love all the patterns, the gorgeous edgings and every tiny swirl below.
Knee breeches were the norm for men, with hose to show off the lower legs - erm, limbs. Long hair worn in curls, or tied back, or a powdered white wig covered the scalp shorn close of hair - pretty easy if the gent had a gene for balding hair. The jabot of lace fell over the long coat, and more lace showed below the sleeves. Buckled shoes of leather finished the look. And then came Brummel.
Women's garments turned slender - think Jane Austen's heroines in their Empire waists, narrow skirts (doorways were no longer a problem after losing the panniers, although they seemed handy at the time as an elbow rest), with day gowns of less sumptuous fabrics. Tiny prints or pale plain colors replaced the embroidery, although trims still held sway. Especially on bonnets for ladies.
And then came the Victorian era.
Real flowers decorated skirts, bosoms, and hats, to hand-sewn silk or satin ribbon flowers that lasted far longer. Seamstresses hired women to fashion these delicate blossoms separately or in bunches, and proved to be true works of art. Look at all that detail! You won't find such luscious stuff on gowns at the Oscars now. What a shame, really.
What about in the old west? Women certainly loved the femininity of lace or even a flounce or two on a skirt. If they couldn't afford to buy it, they sewed, knitted, or tatted their trims by hand. And men who visited the houses of ill repute expected the "doves" to wear their fanciest corsets, petticoats, and garters. Edwardian fashions of the early 1900s continued to embellish women's clothing with lace, floral ribbons, and more.
Throughout the 1900s, the Renaissance Fairs and steampunk fads, and the early 21st century with the resurgence of lace parasols, hats, fascinators, and the like... women and men just love to dress up.
The video above show the shifts in fashion from 1700 until 1900 - fascinating, so enjoy!
Mystery author Meg Mims earned a Spur Award from WWA and also a Laramie award for her western historical mystery series, Double Crossing (still 99c!) and Double or Nothing. Meg is also one-half of the writing team of D.E. Ireland for a mystery series featuring Eliza Doolittle & Henry Higgins for Minotaur books. Book 2 just came out, MOVE YOUR BLOOMING CORPSE. Book 1, WOULDN'T IT BE DEADLY, was nominated for a 2015 Agatha Award. Meg lives in Southeastern Michigan with her husband and a sweet Malti-poo. She loves reading and writing novels, novellas and short stories, both contemporary and historical.
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Sunday, January 25, 2009
Then on Thursday I got a call from Christian's school. He was feeling light-headed and was afraid he would pass out. So I had to arrange to leave school and pick him up. He went right to bed and after a few hours he seemed okay. I then had to leave to go to the dentist to check on a crack in a filling they had done a few months ago. They decided it would be better to go with a full crown then replace the filling. So...my mouth was killing me all day and part of Friday as well.
Since Christian hadn't felt good on Thursday and he had almost passed out at church a couple of weeks ago, I decided to have a doctor check him out to be on the safe side. They did a EKG on him and drew blood (of course he passed out when they took the blood). The doctor said Christian had a heart arrhythmia. He ordered a chest x-ray and told me to take him to a heart specialist at Phoenix Children's Hospital. What a thing to hear. It concerns me especially with my father's heart condition. I will be calling on Monday to make an appointment. Hopefully it is not something too big. And out life can go back to normal.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Of course we did take a little time to enjoy ourselves. Brayden decided he could get the games from the closet really easy -- he just climbed.
Ben and the kids got into a snowball fight. Brayden thinks he and Christian won against Ben -- I think it just became a free-for-all.
Brayden loves the snow. He built snowmen until they lost their heads (with a little help from Addie), then he decided he would make it into a snow wall for the next snowball fight.
On the last night we played games. It was a lot of fun and would have to make it last until we saw each other again.
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Graduated as a veterinary surgeon from Murdoch University, WA. Australia in 1996 after completing an independent research project on the effects of Progesterone on exercise physiology in racing mares. Noam gained further qualification in business management and marketing and has lectured at the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel before returning to Australia in 2001 and establishing the South Eastern Animal Emergency Centre in 2003 and the Veterinary Referral Hospital in 2005. He is a member of the ANZCVS in the chapter of Emergency and Critical Care.
In 2008 Noam established the Australian Specialized Veterinary Pathology (ASAP) Laboratory (now part of Primary Healthcare) and Orivet Genetics Laboratory in 2010. The latter is focused on delivering personalized medicine and genetic solutions to veterinarians, pet owners and breeders of companion animals. He also helped build the Veterinary Genetics Assurance (VGA) program to breeders in Australia and around the world. Noam is a strategic consultant to Biotempus Ltd an Australian biotechnology company focusing on cancer and immune mediated diseases in both human and animals. Noam has a keen interest in delivering high quality clinically-oriented services to the veterinary community and especially in the fields of pathology, genetics, immunology and applied bioinformatics.
Dr. Ackerman received his veterinary degree from the Ontario Veterinary College (Canada), and board certification from the American College of Veterinary Dermatology. Dr. Ackerman has a deep and rich knowledge of both the medical and business aspects of animal health.
In addition to his veterinary credentials, Dr. Ackerman also holds a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University, a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix, a Certificate in Veterinary Practice Administration from Purdue University, and he is a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) through the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA).
He has extensive experience within the profession, with prior involvement in industry, private practice, academia, writing, and lecturing. He has authored or co-authored several books (including Five-Minute Veterinary Practice Management Consult, The Genetic Connection, Behavior Problems of the Dog & Cat, and Atlas of Small Animal Dermatology), and has lectured extensively on a global basis, on topics in both medicine and management.
George Sofronidis has over 20 years of dedicated experience in molecular biology and the way it can assist in areas of human and animal management. Following his initial work and research in forensic science at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine and human diagnostics he moved his focus into the area of animal reproduction and conservation. George has worked at Monash University, Melbourne University and the Zoological Parks and Gardens Board. His strong appreciation for the benefits animals bring to our society saw George in 2000 establish Genetic Science Services, a company dedicated to bringing animals into the DNA testing revolution. George joined and managed the Animal Division at Genetic Technologies in 2003 managing facilities locally and in the Asia Pacific Region. George has developed a respected canine testing business and in October of 2010 he moved to Australian Specialized Animal Pathology (ASAP Laboratory) joining a team of highly qualified veterinary pathologists and scientists.
In January 2014 he became Managing Director of Orivet Genetic Pet Care and has a reputation of a Petrepreneur providing informative education seminars on companion animal genetics. “Genetic George” has continued to focus on educating breeders, vets, associations and pet owners on the benefits of DNA testing, in particular the insight it brings to dog and cat owners.
Wendy Hauser, DVM earned her veterinary degree from Oklahoma State University in 1988. A small animal practitioner, she has been an associate, practice owner and has enjoyed a successful practice sale. In January 2015 Dr. Hauser left her position as an industry Technical Services Veterinarian to establish Peak Veterinary Consulting. She has been highly engaged in AAHA in both new initiatives and as an AAHA Board Member and Vice-President. She currently serves as the AAHA Delegate to the AVMA House of Delegates. Dr. Hauser was responsible for helping design and facilitate Colorado VMA’s Power of Ten, a recent graduate leadership academy and is in the process of creating a Power of Ten/Practice Managers program for Colorado Veterinary Practice Managers. Dr. Hauser is a communications coach at Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Hauser’s most recent career move is as AVP, Veterinary Relations, Crum and Forster Pet Insurance Group.
The published co-author of “The Veterinarian’s Guide to Healthy Pet Plans”, she enjoys consulting with hospitals and presenting workshops on hospital culture, associate development, leadership, client relations and operations.
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Video footage of Fallout 4 has begun leaking online.
With members of the press and community getting their hands on Fallout 4, it was only a matter of time before details and footage leaked.
Spoilers: here’s links to four videos containing story and gameplay elements that you shouldn’t watch if you want to start the game pure next week.
You’ll see combat against Super Mutants and a whole lot of looting, as well as the dog companion in action.
Fallout 4 is out November 10 on PC, Xbox One and PS4.
Thanks totallynotreal for the footage.
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https://www.vg247.com/2015/11/02/watch-leaked-fallout-4-footage-before-its-pulled/
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For the beginner, words like PHP, HTML or CSS can be similar to Greek which is why beginner web designing courses are so popular. This article will take you through some of the pros and cons of on line study vs. formal schooling. Read to see which is the best for your state of affairs.
Web design is one of the growth industries in the world right now with many more companies and local businesses returning online to take advantage of being able to promote themselves.
With the web rising rapidly in the mobile market, particularly these past twelve months or so, there is a strong demand for web Independentrs to work. For individuals looking into learning about web design, it is important to know what options for learning there are and there are a couple of courses to look into for beginners web style courses.
These are the community college direct and the on the internet course course.
Firstly, the pros of going down the neighborhood college direct:
One. If you go to college, you are working in the direction of a nationally recognized qualification. At the end of your studies, you will have your associates degree.
Two. You have physical interaction with your teacher and students. This is important in building up networks for the future and for being able to see other people's ideas and techniques and for you to share yours. Also, your teacher is there to answer questions immediately.
Three. Internships. Most colleges have good connections with businesses and companies and are likely to help you get an internship. having an internship gives you fingers on experience in a company which will vastly increase your experience.
The cons of college:
One. The cost is quite high. You'd be looking at around k for tuition and materials for your two year course. Then of course, rent and food is on top of that.
Two. You have to complete many other subjects that are not related to your major, but are required as basic education towards your degree.
Three. The major tends to be rather general and doesn't go into fantastic detail. College education is designed to give you a feel of what branch of your major you want to study further.
Secondly, the pros of learning online:
One. You have a great deal of choice as to the type of web design you want to concentrate on. Learn Dreamweaver, Flash, XHTML, CSS, php, SEO, there are even course on how you need to write content for the web. There are a wide spectrum of courses available.
Two. It is much cheaper than college. You pay for the courses you want to do, and you are not made to take subjects that do not interest you.
Three. You work at your own pace.
The disadvantages of on the web courses:
One. You have a lack of physical interaction. This makes you more isolated and makes constructing networks that much harder.
Two. Your qualification is not recognized as much as college education.
It really is dependent on the direction you want to take. If you want to be employed full time, then the college education is a must, it's very difficult to get this type of work without a degree. However, if it's Freelance work that appeals to you, then the more practical on the net courses are going to be more beneficial.
Theoretically, a blend of the two is best. Go to college and get your associates degree and then right after, look to specialize by concentrateing on your chosen discipline in web style and pick the applicable on the net courses.
This will offer you with an fantastic education and In the end make you more attractive to a full time employer and to the Self-employed market.
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If you are heading this way, I am sure you are in the full throes of Rootstech preparation. We're right there with you! Something we are very excited about to share with everyone at Rootstech are the things we've been doing to make your family history fun and games. That's right, I said it, games. We're playing games and we're offering some great new games for you to purchase to use with your custom Family ChartMasters chart or at family reunions. I'm telling you, it's going to be a fun time over in booth 1240 this week. You've got to stop by and check out what we have happening.
First, we'll be playing our Pedigree Challenge game at the booth (1240). Come test your genealogy chops by playing hide and seek with our giant Ancestor Chart. How old was Albert when he died? Who is Hortense's great-granddaughter? Who is June's husband? Who is Lawrence's oldest grandchild? Swing by, drop into the game, win a prize! It's a fun way to test yourself and see how you size up on the genealogy game field.
Family ChartMasters will be offering a brand new card game that you can purchase to play games with your family charts at family reunions and game nights. This is great to have on hand and get family conversations going. Take a look at what I am talking about here.
We'll also be offering the very popular and fun Your Family Tree Game for sale. This is a great game whether you are 4 or 104. We'll be playing this game on our Zap the Grandma Gap side of our booth so you can give it a whirl. It's really fun and perfect for family game nights, family reunions, youth activities, and more. We've enjoyed it a lot in our family and also at a staff meeting (yes, you read that right...we have fun around here while we work). You'll definitely want to take a look at it.
And then, of course, what is Outside the Box without games? I mean, that's like a birthday party without cake. So be sure to check out our schedule for lots of great, free mini-seminars. We'll be kicking off and ending our Outside the Box sessions with some more games though. Come see us on Thursday, February 12th, from 10:30-11:00 to try your hand at our Genealogy Game Show (go head to head with other genealogists from around the world in a Jeaopardy-like game) and our Pedigree Challenge. There are prizes involved so you don't want to miss it. We'll cap Rootstech off with another round of both games once more on Saturday, from 3:30-4:00. More fun and more prizes has to be the best way to end your Rootstech stay!
We are into the celebration spirit over Rootstech and the fun and games we are planning are just one way we're showing it. Be sure to check out our booth (1240) for amazing products, chart consultations, books, games (to buy and play), prizes, or to just shoot the breeze with folks from our Family ChartMasters team. We're looking forward to seeing you!
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http://thechartchick.blogspot.com/2015/02/games-games-games.html
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Fighting for You
A Danvers NovelBook - 2013
"Ella Webber has spent years uncomfortable around the opposite sex... But as soon as she meets handsome Declan Stone, she is smitten. Quickly they become friends, finding frequent reasons to see each other around the office, and Ella longs for even more. So--with a little help from her friends--Ella resorts to performing a little seduction. One that Declan will never be able to resist. Burdened by emotional baggage from his time in the Marine Corps, Declan refuses to believe he's the right man for sweet Ella. Even if she makes him long for normal things, like marriage and family....But in his attempts to close off his heart from her love, could he have underestimated Ella's powers of persuasion?"--Page of cover.
Publisher: New York, New York : A Signet Eclipse Book, ©2013
Branch Call Number: LANDON
Characteristics: 298 pages ; 18 cm
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https://surrey.bibliocommons.com/item/show/602892071
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27 Sep 2016
Managing Compliance Within Pest Control And Keeping Your Customers Happy
in Technical Blog by Kae Verens
Being "compliant" means we are ready and willing to do what we are ordered to. As business owners we try to make sure all the rules are followed and in doing so, our customers/clients get the best experience. Pest Control is such that recording each job step by step has become more and more important over the last 10 years. From surveying a job to disposing of rodent bodies, each step has to be carefully measured and documented. New legislation in early 2016 ensured that not just anyone can use lethal products to get rid of vermin but indeed they have to show the proper credentials in order to do so. This in effect leaves those companies that are accredited by British Pest Control Authority (BPCA) with having to comply even more. Recording what baits are being used, how much, how often, and when it is changed is required in order for you to be compliant. Previously, toxins had been passed down the food chain, which lead to secondary poisoning of other non-vermin animals. This is why not just anyone should be able to administer baits. A lot of smaller pest control companies in the UK and Ireland depend on repeat business. Competing with the larger companies requires you to be different. How different are you? Have you been managing your workforce properly? Have you been recording all relevant information properly making your customer aware that you are the best for the job. These are questions only you can answer. Now is the time to get your own house in order. 'Yes', you probably have heard this all before...but it's true. If your processes are in place then your business will prosper and be able to compete. People talk, so when you do a great job you are guaranteed you will be talked about. Maybe it's time to take a look at how compliant you are. Is there something out there that can help? All you need to do is ask...
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https://fieldmotion.com/managing-compliance-within-pest-contro/
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Benefits of choosing energy saving ‘A’ rated double glazing in Essex…
Home County Windows energy rated UPVC Casement Wndows use a new generation, softcoated Low ‘E’ glass, which in effect reflects heat back into the room. The outer pane comprises of an ultra-clear “Low Iron Glass”. This product allows both more light and more of the sun’s heat to pass through the window and into your home, maximising the amount of “solar gain”.
To enable customers to make the best choice when looking at replacement windows, the British Fenestration Rating Council (BFRC) introduced a Window Energy Ratings Scheme. By using the same ratings system that items such as fridges and washing machines, you can now rate a window from any given window supplier. The finished window combination is independently tested, and awarded a rating from A to C.
A Rated Windows – The highest energy rating in the double and triple glazing industry.
C Rated Windows – The minimum standard energy rated casement window. This rating is the minimum legal threshold for energy saving required by UK Building Regulations since 1st October 2010.
Product combinations achieving an “A” rating demonstrate they have been designed, manufactured and tested to provide the highest level of thermal efficiency. All UK window companies and home owners must install “C” rated windows or above, or windows that have a maximum combined U-Value of 1.6 W/m2K.
‘A’ Rated Replacement Windows Will Save You Money!!
Home County Windows Ltd, install ‘A’ rated windows throughout Chelmsford, Essex to improve the energy efficiency of your home and save you money on your heating bills.
Window Energy Ratings tell you how energy-efficient your windows are. The rating system is based on a scale of A-G, with Home County A-rated windows being the most energy-efficient. The scheme is similar to the energy ratings you will find on household appliances, white goods and light bulbs.
Home County Windows ‘A’ rated glass uses clear plaitherm softcoat low e glass for the inner pane and, clear low iron glass for the outer pane. Low iron glass is an “extra clear” glass, which allows more sunlight and solar heat to enter your home from the outside. By using a combination of these two special types of glass Home County ‘A’ rated windows are installed with one of the leading insulating glass units, and when installed in our Rehau and Duraflex window profiles with swiss v spacer bars achieve a Window Energy Rating of band A.
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Because Tinnitus is often a symptom of other health and lifestyle problems it is often seen as incurable. Put in a different light it is often said that time will cure Tinnitus and not much can be done to relieve the discomfort of the sufferer. More often than not, people suffering from Tinnitus will seek alternative solutions. Alternative and homeopathic treatments will often claim to relieve a wide variety of illnesses and ailments and many people will try them in lieu of other cures. Tinnitus Acupuncture cures fall within this category and is trusted and used by many around the world today.
What is Tinnitus?
Tinnitus is a perception of a sound (most commonly a ringing) within the human ear in the absence of an external sound. This definition of Tinnitus explains how this uncomfortable ailment is a symptom. When one thinks about it is obvious that there can be a vast amount of problems that can cause Tinnitus. Anything from very loud music to very complex nervous system problems can cause Tinnitus. Even if Tinnitus Acupuncture cures advertise that the discomfort can be relieved, one should be aware that without finding the source of the problem any relief will most probably be temporary. Without a thorough medical examination the best anyone can hope for is a relief of the symptoms and can also expect a relapse if the source of the problem is not adequately addressed. So to actually cure tinnitus you have to find out what is causing the problem to begin with.
What can be done to relieve Tinnitus?
Curing Tinnitus through Tinnitus Acupuncture is possible and has been done, but works better if you find the cause of tinnitus first. It is rather advised to find out what is the cause of Tinnitus first before treating the situation by tinnitus acupuncture. This as I have mentioned before can range from lifestyle issues such as loud music to complex nervous system issues. Look at your own life and try to access how you might be contributing towards your Tinnitus problem. More often we realize, our health problems stem from a lack of exercise and an insufficiently nourishing diet. This will contribute to most of our problems including tinnitus. Try to live healthy and do not ignore the small issues, they can without proper care easily become larger problems. There are many alternatives to western medicine just ensure that you do not just treat the symptoms of what might be a complex medical problem such as tinnitus. You should always treat the whole problem when treating any medical condition or medical symptom such as tinnitus. So if you do plan on treating your case of tinnitus via tinnitus acupuncture be sure to treat the whole situation including the reason you have this horrible, annoying condition to begin with. If you ignore the causes of tinnitus then you’ll keep getting tinnitus the rest of your life.
Long Term Tinnitus Cures
Tinnitus Acupuncture can help relieve tinnitus but in most cases won't give you the long term results you are after. For long term control of tinnitus, natural cures have been found to be very effective. Natural tinnitus cures such as "Tinnitus Miracle" get to the root cause of the problem and can often provide long lasting solutions to tinnitus. Before considered tinitus acupuncture you should seriously consider using a natural tinitus cure like Tinnitus Miracle - you may just find the result you're looking for.
Are You Tired of Ringing in Your Ears?
If your answer to the above question is yes then I strongly recommend that you check out Tinnitus Miracle today.
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Franch, who was one of four players to start every game for the Thorns this season, led the league in save percentage (80.0), finished in a tie for fourth in saves (80) and recorded an NWSL-record 11 shutouts in 2017.
Franch, who was also named to the 2017 NWSL Best XI, anchored a Portland backline that posted a 0.83 goals against average and conceded a league-fewest 20 goals this season.
The 26-year-old made five saves and recorded a shutout to lead the Thorns to the 2017 NWSL Championship with a 1-0 win over the North Carolina Courage Saturday in Orlando, Florida.
This is the second time in three years that a Thorns goalkeeper has won NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year. Michelle Betos earned the honor in 2015.
The Oregonian/OregonLive wrote an in-depth feature story on Franch earlier this year.
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Dr. DiStefano has over 28 years of experience in pharma and biotech,
holding several positions in drug discovery and development. Most recently he was Sr. Vice President of R&D at Second Genome, a microbiome company. From 2001-2012 he was Chief Scientific Officer and Sr. VP of R&D at Elixir Pharmaceuticals, focused on metabolic disease and neurology. Prior to that he was Sr. Director of Neurobiology at Millennium Pharmaceuticals (1997-2001) heading up psychiatric disease and pain programs. From 1991-1997 he was Sr. Staff Scientist at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and was instrumental in the discovery and development of neurotrophic factors. Dr. DiStefano started his career at Abbott Laboratories (1986-1991) in the Neuroscience Department, focusing on peripheral neurodegeneration. In 2010 he founded Acylin Therapeutics, Inc., in Seattle, WA, emphasizing epigenetic mechanisms in cancer. Dr. DiStefano received his undergraduate degree in Biology from Kenyon College and his Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. He did his post-doctoral training in Pharmacology at Washington University in St. Louis. He has co-authored over 100 manuscripts, reviews and book chapters and is a co-inventor on 12 issued patents.
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