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Re “Utah town considers guns for all,” Feb. 24
The City Council of Spring City, Utah, hopes that its new ordinance encouraging every individual to own a firearm will be a model for the nation. Were the country foolish enough to follow this recommendation, there would certainly be an increase in the number of suicides or domestic disputes that escalate into impulsive homicides.
But as a pediatrician, I am primarily concerned with the most innocent victims of firearms, the children killed and injured in gun-related accidents.
Experts estimate that an American child is killed in an unintentional firearm accident every few days. Thousands more are injured.
My message to Spring City is simple: We all want to protect children. Encouraging universal gun ownership without promoting basic safety measures, such as proper storage of guns — unloaded and locked — is irresponsible. If people are going to have guns, they must at least store them safely, or risk the lives of the children in their home.
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Have we ever trusted them?
We don't know how much Sir Thomas Legg has demanded back from our benefit scrounging MPs. But you can bet it's only a small fraction of the cash they've scrounged from us over the years.
At the very least, you'd think they'd feel ashamed. You'd think they'd quietly pay up and crawl away to contemplate their manifold sins and wickedness. Wouldn't you?
In reality they're arguing the toss. They're saying that Legg has changed the rules retrospectively, and that they couldn't be expected to know. They've already agreed to forgive Jacqui over the £100 grand she ripped off by telling monstrous porkies about her living arrangements.
Yes, we know that all benefit scroungers blame "the system", but at least your average scrounger just takes the money - he doesn't presume he's a fit and proper person to rule over the rest of us.
Who do these appalling people think they are? For years they conceal the true extent of what they're taking from us, and then when we find out, they claim it's somehow not their fault.
When we were canvassing in Bracknell on Saturday, we heard first hand from voters what they think of MPs rinsing their expenses - their sitting MP is standing down precisely because he's been caught out.
To say the voters don't like it is an understatement. Several accused Tyler himself of being on the take - "you people are all the same - you make me sick". The damage to politics goes far beyond the MPs themselves.
Now, you may say we've never trusted, still less liked, our politicos. And there's something in that. Tyler Senior has a vivid childhood memory of an open-air election meeting, probably in 1929 or 1931 (see vid). He was with his grandfather, who spent the entire meeting shaking his fist at the local Tory MP addressing the crowd from the back of a haycart.
But if we've never trusted them, why have we let them take control over so much of our lives? Why have we never said enough is enough? Why have we never insisted on smaller government?
Are we that stupid?
PS Just as a reminder, Parliament costs us £0.5bn pa. Although that does exclude all the damage it inflicts on the wider world.
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Review The Weather Channel
Super informative weather application
Author: Brandon Girod
Date: 16 Apr 2017, tested on HTC One M8
Information heavy weather app, intuitive app design
Sometimes suffers from sluggish performance
The Weather Channel for Android aims to bring all the intense fun of checking the weather straight to your phone. One might wonder just how you can improve the way you check the weather, and they would probably be right in doing so. At this point, I’m not sure if they do anything other than shift around the way the weather is presented.
I’m actually a pretty big fan of checking the weather, and since I like it I’m sure there have to be plenty of other weather watchers as well. One thing I love about this app is that it gives you a ton of information.
When you first open the app you are presented with a beautiful picture of what today’s weather looks like. Just the simple stuff like the high/low and weather it’s sunny, cloudy, raining, etc. Then you can swipe down for additional information like what the UV index is, how far you can see, the humidity, and anything else you’d like to know.
If we continue to swipe we get more information about the weather. It’s basically like a pyramid of information. At the top you have basic information, but the further you go down the more information you get. You’ll swipe down past the hourly forecast, the 10 day forecast, radar, air conditions, and even the pollen levels and flu reports. My biggest dislike was that it seemed the further I went down, the worse the performance got.
The Weather Channel is probably one of the best and most thorough weather apps available on Android. You’ve got just about all the information you could possibly want right at your finger tips. It does experience some hiccups, and ad placement made me wish there was a way to pay to have them removed, but those are only minor knocks.
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WhiteSource providing automated open source container security for development and production environments, including an advanced solution for Kubernetes
WhiteSource, the leader in continuous open source security and license compliance management, announced today the release of WhiteSource for Containers. The new solution is a holistic, end-to-end solution for the detection and remediation of open source vulnerabilities within container images and containers throughout the SDLC and offers an advanced support for container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.
As organizations move towards Microservices architecture, utilizing containers as the delivery vehicle to keep pace with the rate of development, software development and security teams need to adapt their application security processes to keep these services secured and compliant.
WhiteSource for Containers offers an end-to-end solution to automatically detect vulnerabilities and license compliance issues in container images and containers throughout the SDLC. The solution integrates natively with all main container registries and allows for the automated detection of problematic open source components - both within the containers and the software deployed on it - without the need to manually download and scan containers or images.
The new product includes an advanced Kubernetes agent that runs silently in the background as a pod in the production cluster, automatically scanning any image deployed to production in new pods. The agent alerts development teams about new vulnerabilities and enforces policies in real time, even after the software has been released to market. This capability is crucial for long term security as vulnerabilities are often found years after release and deployed products can become vulnerable from one day to the next without warning.
"Containers are now the accepted future of dynamic development, allowing organizations to push applications through the SDLC with a minimum of disruptions. The industry is now waking up to the necessity of securing container usage, gaining full visibility and policy enforcement to stay safe and compliant," said WhiteSource VP Product David Habusha. "WhiteSource for Containers takes our existing capabilities to secure open source components into the realm of containers, providing our users with a dedicated tool to meet their needs."
WhiteSources's new product integrates with container registries including Docker Hub, Amazon ECR, Azure Container Registry, and JFrog Artifactory, through deployment, all build tools supported by the WhiteSource platform as well as a full integration with Kubernetes.
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Oreck XL Upright Vacuum Cleaner Belt Replaces 0300-604, 2 Pack
Oreck Models: 2000HH, 2000RH, 2000RS, 2100HH, 2100RH, 2100RS, 2200RS, 2300RS, 2400RS, 2500RH, 3600HH, 2700HH, 2800H2B, 2800H2W, 3600HH, 3600RH, 3610HH, 3800H2B, 3900H2B, 3910H2B, 100C, 9100C, 888, 888G, 5000, 5300, 8300G, 9200, 9400, 9300C, 9800
Oreck Part Numbers: 0300-604, 0300604, XL010-0604, XL0100604, OR-1000, OR1000
Includes 2 Replacement Belts
This vacuum belt is compatible with all Oreck XL vacuum cleaners including from the 2000, 8000, and 9000 series as well as all the models listed. It is recommended that you replace your belt every 6 months.
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Ricoh's ConvergX Event Hosted More than 1,200 Attendees
MALVERN, Pa. - July 24, 2018 - Ricoh USA, Inc. announced that its Ricoh Family Group (RFG) Dealer Conference, ConvergX, was its most successful dealer event to date. With more than 1,200 attendees representing more than 200 dealerships in North America, ConvergX saw more interest than ever before. Top Ricoh executives, including Jake Yamashita, president and CEO of Ricoh Company, Ltd., and Joji Tokunaga, president and CEO of Ricoh in the Americas, took the stage to share Ricoh’s vision for empowering digital workplaces and reinforced the company’s commitment to help dealers deliver exceptional customer experiences.
Positive feedback from dealer attendees was seen and heard throughout ConvergX, which took place June 25-28, 2018 in Las Vegas. To hear more from dealer attendees, watch this video:
“What really stood out to me this year at ConvergX is how much our message of partnership and working together for success really resonated with our dealers,” said Jim Coriddi, Vice President, Dealer Division, Ricoh USA, Inc. “We looked to the voice of our dealer partners to really emphasize how, together, we’ve seen positive growth. Those voices were heard on the main stage, in the breakout sessions and even in our Dealer Experience Center. We made some major changes to our dealer organization over the past year - including a new lead generation strategy for our dealer partners - that have been extremely well received. Each of these steps is going to make our collective businesses unstoppable. We’re excited.”
ConvergX main stage presentations included topics on:
- Ricoh’s continued investment in R&D and a sneak peek into future innovations;
- Ricoh’s global growth strategy, entitled RICOH Ignite;
- Ricoh’s recent milestones, including growing its dealer business and continued year-over-year growth;
- Ricoh’s vision for helping dealers deliver exceptional customer experiences, by anticipating the future needs of digital workplaces and demands for security with a suite of services and tools that delivers each time.
Breakout sessions focused on the challenges facing dealers and their customers, including security, ways to grow businesses, expanding dealers’ portfolio to include applications for production print and more. The event concluded with Ricoh’s Awards for Excellence dinner, during which Yamashita, Tokunaga and Coriddi presented more than 30 awards to dealer partners, highlighting their successes over the past 18 months.
The preceding press release was provided by a company unaffiliated with Printing Impressions. The views expressed within do not directly reflect the thoughts or opinions of Printing Impressions.
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"Our generation's issue is food. We know there's a problem. There is no doubt whatsoever unhealthy food choices contribute to heart disease, cancer, not to mention backbreaking costs of healthcare and all kinds of personal tragedy. We are at this fork in the road. And the question is: shall we change course or not?"
- Neil Barnard
My darling younger sister who is currently studying to become a nurse at the Red Cross University in Stockholm, recently told me about this newly founded Swedish organization called 'Läkare för framtiden' or 'Doctors for the Future'. The organization was founded by a group of Swedish doctors and the main initiatior behind the organization is David Stenholtz (himself an M.D in oncology). Ofcourse I immediately became interested. Just the name in itself sparked my curiosity. The role model for the Swedish initiative is the American organization PCRM, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, with headquarters in Washington DC. Intreaged by this, I immediately went to the main organizations website in the U.S, I was overjoyed about their ethics and values and what drives them forward in science:
PCRM, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicinewas founded in 1985 by the physician Neal Barnard - who is still president - and currently has about 150 000 members, of which about 11 000 doctors.
PCRM promotes preventive medicine through innovative programs and has led the way for reforms of federal nutrition policies. The clinical research programs are breaking new ground in diabetes, cancer, and other serious conditions.
The PCRM oppose unethical human experiments. While great strides have been made in eliminating such experiments, problems remain. For example, children are still given synthetic growth hormone in experiments to make them taller, and both children and adults are exposed to unnecessary new drugs which have toxic effects.
The organization also promotes alternatives to animal research and animal testing and have worked to put a stop to gruesome experiments, such as the military’s cat-shooting studies, DEA narcotics experiments, and monkey self-mutilation projects. They also promote non-animal methods in medical education. Currently, more than three-quarters of all U.S. medical schools have dropped their animal labs for medical students.
I am so happy to share this knowledge with you because it is such a great source of information when it comes to nutrition, prevention of disease and health. I strongly believe that this is what science should be at present, and I am so happy some people feel the same.
And yey for the Swedish newly started organization, Go go go!!!
Check it out:
http://www.pcrm.org/about/about/about-pcrm (11 minute video about what the PCRM do)
http://www.lakartidningen.se/Aktuellt/Nyheter/2013/10/Lakare-bildar-forening-for-kost-och-halsa/ (Swedish Doctors for the future)
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
IN COURT OF APPEALS
Robert A. Schroeder,
Dr. William A. Schmidt,
Dan White, et al.,
Hennepin County District Court
File No. 0981405
William A. Schmidt, Suite 620, Medical Arts Building, 825 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55402 (respondent pro se)
Daniel W. Stauner, P.O. Box 28247, Crystal, MN 55428-0247 (for appellant)
Considered and decided by Peterson, Presiding Judge, Shumaker, Judge, and Foley, Judge.*
S Y L L A B U S
A negligent misrepresentation claim to recover pecuniary-loss damages cannot be based on an erroneous certification of airworthiness made to the Federal Aviation Administration.
O P I N I O N
After purchasing an aircraft from respondent Dr. William A. Schmidt, respondent Robert A. Schroeder brought an action seeking to rescind the purchase, alleging that Schmidt failed to advise him that the aircraft was defective and not airworthy. Schmidt then filed a complaint against three third-party defendants, including appellant Dan White, an aircraft mechanic who had certified to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that the aircraft was in compliance with FAA regulations. The district court concluded that White was liable to Schmidt for misrepresenting the aircraft's compliance with FAA regulations, and judgment was entered in favor of Schmidt for damages resulting from the misrepresentation. White appeals from the judgment. We reverse.
This action arose out of Schroeder's purchase of a 1946 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser aircraft from Schmidt. In 1992, John Reed, who owned the aircraft at the time, hired White, an aircraft mechanic licensed by the FAA, to repair and partially restore the aircraft. Upon completing the repairs and restoration, White certified the aircraft as airworthy. On April 20, 1993, May 7, 1994, and April 6, 1995, White performed 100-hour maintenance checks on the aircraft, which are inspections required by the FAA after every 100 hours of flying time, and certified the aircraft as airworthy.
In May 1995, Schmidt purchased the aircraft from Reed. Before purchasing the aircraft, Schmidt inspected it and its logbook, reviewing the certifications entered in the logbook by White and two FAA inspectors. It is standard practice for an aircraft buyer to review the logbook to determine the aircraft's condition.
Schmidt in turn sold the aircraft to Gordon Hammons. Shortly after purchasing the aircraft, Hammons discovered that its tail was not in compliance with FAA regulations. In 1996, the FAA grounded the aircraft as not airworthy due to the improper tail and also due to a warped right wing flap. As a result of the FAA investigation of the aircraft's airworthiness, White's aircraft mechanic license was temporarily suspended as a disciplinary measure for his certification of the aircraft despite the fact that its tail had not been approved by the FAA.
Hammons sued Schmidt seeking to rescind his purchase of the aircraft. Schroeder purchased the aircraft pursuant to a settlement agreement between Hammons and Schmidt. Schroeder then commenced this action against Schmidt, seeking to rescind his purchase of the aircraft based on Schmidt's alleged failure to advise him of the existence of defects in the aircraft and on the fact that the aircraft had been grounded by the FAA. Schmidt in turn filed a complaint against White and two FAA inspectors, alleging that they had misrepresented that the aircraft complied with FAA regulations. Schroeder and Schmidt entered into a settlement, and the two inspectors settled with Schmidt and were dismissed from this action.
The only claim remaining, Schmidt's claim against White, was tried to the court. The district court concluded that White was liable to Schmidt for negligently misrepresenting the aircraft's compliance with FAA regulations.
Did the district court err in concluding that White was liable to Schmidt for negligently misrepresenting the aircraft's airworthiness?
On appeal from a judgment, the only questions for review are whether the evidence sustains the findings of fact and whether those findings sustain the conclusions of law and judgment. Novack v. Northwest Airlines, Inc., 525 N.W.2d 592, 596 (Minn. App. 1995).
The Minnesota supreme court has adopted the following definition of negligent misrepresentation:
(1) One who, in the course of his business, profession or employment, or in a transaction in which he has a pecuniary interest, supplies false information for the guidance of others in their business transactions, is subject to liability for pecuniary loss caused to them by their justifiable reliance upon the information, if he fails to exercise reasonable care or competence in obtaining or communicating the information.
(2) Except as stated in subsection (3), the liability stated in subsection (1) is limited to loss suffered
(a) By the person or one of the persons for whose benefit and guidance he intends to supply the information, or knows that the recipient intends to supply it; and
(b) Through reliance upon it in a transaction which he intends the information to influence, or knows that the recipient so intends, or in a substantially similar transaction.
(3) The liability of one who is under a public duty to give the information extends to loss suffered by any of the class of persons for whose benefit the duty is created, in any of the transactions in which it is intended to protect them.
Bonhiver v. Graff, 311 Minn. 111, 122, 248 N.W.2d 291, 298-99 (1976) (quoting Restatement (Second) of Torts § 552); see also Smith v. Woodwind Homes, Inc., 605 N.W.2d 418, 424 (Minn. App. 2000) (An essential element of negligent misrepresentation is that the alleged misrepresenter owes a duty of care to the person to whom they are providing information.).
In Rocky Mountain Helicopters, Inc. v. Bell Helicopter Taxtron, Inc., 24 F.3d 125 (10th Cir. 1994), after purchasing a helicopter from the defendant, the plaintiff discovered a defect in the helicopter's rotor blades and sued to recover pecuniary-loss damages. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant had negligently misrepresented the condition of the blades to the FAA in order to obtain a type certification. Id. at 130-31. The tenth circuit court of appeals held that a cause of action for negligent misrepresentation by an aircraft buyer seeking to recover pecuniary-loss damages could not be based on information provided under the FAA certification procedure. Id. at 133.
The court explained:
The commentary to the Restatement, in discussing justifiable reliance and the limited group which is entitled to rely on a representation, states, one who relies upon information in connection with a commercial transaction may reasonably expect to hold the maker to a duty of care only in circumstances in which the maker was manifestly aware of the use to which the information was to be put and intended to supply it for that purpose. It cannot be said that [defendant] supplied the information to the FAA intending that a remote buyer base its purchase of a used helicopter upon it. * * *
[Plaintiff] further asserts that it falls within subsection three of the Restatement because [defendant] had a public duty to make representations to the FAA. The commentary to subsection three states:
The scope of the defendant's duty to others in these cases will depend upon the purpose for which the information is required to be furnished. The purpose may be found to protect only a particular and limited class of persons * * * In such a case the liability of the company when it negligently gives false information extends only to those [who are members of that limited class].
24 F.3d at 132-33 (quoting Restatement (Second) of Torts § 552, commentary) (emphasis in original). The Rocky Mountain court concluded that the purpose of the FAA certification procedure is to ensure air-travel safety and protect against personal injury, not to protect owners or future buyers from pecuniary loss. Id. at 133.
Rocky Mountain is consistent with Minnesota caselaw holding that a statutory duty does not give rise to common law tort liability unless the injured party falls within the class of persons the statute is designed to protect or an underlying common law cause of action pre-existed enactment of the statute. See, e.g., Lorshbough v. Township of Buzzle, 258 N.W.2d 96, 102 (Minn. 1977) (common law exception); Baker v. Surman, 361 N.W.2d 108. 111 (Minn. App. 1985) (because the primary and predominant objective of the FHA appraisal system is the protection of the government and its insurance funds, a home buyer cannot recover damages for negligent appraisal from the federal government or an appraiser employed by the government even though a potential home buyer is a foreseeable recipient of an FHA appraisal); see also Spring Water Dairy, Inc. v. Federal Intermediate Credit Banks of St. Paul, 625 F. Supp. 713, 717 (D. Minn. 1986) (mere fact that one may benefit from a statute does not mean that one is a member of the special class for whose benefit the statute was enacted).
Schmidt makes no claim that a common law cause of action pre-existed the FAA certification procedure, and he cites no authority showing that the FAA inspections and certifications performed by White were intended to protect potential aircraft buyers from pecuniary loss. Instead, he argues that this court should follow Cosgrove v. McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., 847 F. Supp. 719 (D. Minn. 1994). Cosgrove, however, was a products liability action to recover damages resulting from a helicopter crash, an occurrence that FAA regulations are intended to protect against. We, therefore, decline to follow Cosgrove. We hold that a negligent misrepresentation claim to recover pecuniary-loss damages cannot be based on an erroneous certification of airworthiness made to the FAA.
In his brief, Schmidt asserts that he requested that the aircraft be inspected by White before he bought it, suggesting that White could be liable to Schmidt under contract law. Schmidt's assertion, however, is directly contrary to the evidence presented at trial. At trial, Schmidt testified that he never heard of White and never had any contact with him before purchasing the aircraft.
In light of our conclusion that the evidence was insufficient to establish liability, we do not reach the issue of whether the district court erred in determining damages.
D E C I S I O N
The district court erred in concluding that White was liable to Schmidt for negligent misrepresentation. There is no evidence of any contractual relationship between White and Schmidt. We, therefore, reverse the judgment in favor of Schmidt.
* Retired judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, serving by appointment pursuant to Minn. Const. art. VI, § 10.
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14 April 2019 – The Rt Revd Vivienne Faull, Bishop of Bristol, announced this morning the appointment of Revd Neil Warwick as the new Archdeacon of Bristol. Currently Assistant Area Dean for Reading and vicar of St Nicolas Earley in the Diocese of Oxford, Neil will take up his new post in the summer.
It was on a trip to Zambia in 2000 that Neil first sensed God’s call to the church. After training at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, he was ordained in 2003 at Peterborough Cathedral. He served his curacy in the market town of Towcester and in 2009 he became the Vicar of St Nicolas Earley, a busy suburban church
Announcing the appointment this morning Bishop Viv said: “Those who met Neil at interview encountered a priest who embodies humanity formed by Christ.”
It is a sentiment echoed by many of us here in the Diocese of Oxford: “Neil is an outstanding priest and colleague,” says The Rt Revd Andrew Proud, Bishop of Reading. “His love for people and his enthusiasm for ministry and mission is infectious. He has done a great job at St Nic’s and we shall miss him as a friend and colleague. The Diocese of Bristol are very fortunate to have him. We wish him and his wife Helen well.”
https://www.oxford.anglican.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/withicecream.jpg13302000Steven Buckleyhttps://www.oxford.anglican.org/assets/2019-logo-su.svgSteven Buckley2019-04-14 10:45:452019-04-12 17:40:21Archdeacon of Bristol announced
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Siblings, unrelated by blood and acquainted in the face of animosity, are about to embark into one hell of a forbidden romance.
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To floor the houses, different types of the floor can be used. It will depend on the type that attracts an individual. There is a need for an individual to ensure that the research information about every type of the flooring. To know which type of flooring that is the best for the house, an individual should have information. The different kinds of flooring will include bamboo, wood, slate as well as the marble flooring.
With the bamboo flooring, individuals may not be sure that there is such type of the floor. To them, bamboo will be considered as the food that is eaten by the pandas. There should be awareness to the individuals that there are many uses of bamboo. To floor their houses; individuals can make use of bamboo. A house will look attractive with the bamboo flooring. Another good thing about the bamboo flooring is that it is strong, this will stay for a long time. The bamboo flooring will use different types of designs. With the bamboo flooring being in a position of giving patterns, individual who likes patterns can use it.
The use of wood flooring makes a house look classic. A lot of maintenance will be required when it comes to wood flooring. With different things causing damage, there is a need to take care of the wood floor. Lasting for a long time will be assured if great care and maintenance is taken on the wood flooring. Taking good care is the only thing that is required.
Water should always be avoided when it comes to the cleaning of the wood flooring. The result of using water on wood flooring is that it will decay. Some individuals will start wondering what they are supposed to use so that they can ensure that their wood floor is cleaned. Wax is the best thing that an individual will use to clean the wood flooring. With the wax, the floor will not be in a position of wearing and tearing fast.
Slate flooring is used by most of the individuals to floor their house in the modern world. Stones are used in slate flooring. With stains, their durability is higher as well as they do not get stains. With the slate flooring, only a little maintenance will be required. An individual can choose how he wants the stones to appear. In terms of cleaning, marble flooring is the easiest. To remove dirt, an individual may use some water to clean. The use of water can remove some things that are spilled on the floor.
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Constructing Quality Modular Building Solutions for Financial Institutions
Wilkins Builders' unique partnerships with specialized banking equipment suppliers offer financial institutions a turnkey building solution complete with all the necessary equipment. Pair this advantage with lower construction costs and faster project completion and Wilkins' buildings are the perfect solution for financial institutions needing:
Wilkins provides free preliminary layouts, designs and cost estimates to help you make the right decision for you financial institution's needs. Below you can view photos and floor plans of our past work.
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Mahmood, spinners take Denmark to title
Denmark won the European Division One Twenty20 final after beating Italy by six wickets in St Clement. Italy chose to bat and were left in tatters by the Danish bowlers, who skittled their opposition out for 83.
Andy Northcote's 38 (off 37 balls) was the only score over 20 in the Italy innings, and he was bowled while attempted a heave against legspinner Bobby Chawla, who took 3 for 26. Chawla was responsible for tearing through the top order and left-arm spinner Bashir Shah (3 for 14) crippled the middle order. Northcote had added 43 for the second wicket with Damian Crowley, who also perished while attempting a big shot, holing out to long-off. Italy were in a sound position at 67 for 2 in the 12th over, but in a dramatic collapse, lost the next eight wickets for 16 runs.
Denmark stuttered in their chase and slipped to 16 for 3 in the fifth over. But Rizwan Mahmood's patient 31 (off 47 balls) and Aftab Ahmed's 24 (off 18 balls) saw them to victory with 11 balls to spare. Mahmood's innings under pressure won him the Man-of-the-Match award. Both Denmark and Italy will participate in the World T20 qualifiers in the UAE next year.
Jersey finished third in the tournament with a convincing eight-wicket win over Guernsey, also at St Clement. Guernsey's innings began unsteadily when they were reduced to 20 for 2 but Ross Kneller's 37 (off 32 balls) was the glue that held their innings together. With no sizeable partnerships and 19-year old left-arm spinner Ben Stevens (4 for 14) on fire, Guernsey made 158 for 8. Jersey had little trouble reaching the target. Edward Farley's 90 (off 48 balls) was the mainstay of their innings; it also played a role in winning him the tournament's Most-Valuable-Player Award. Jersey won in 17.2 overs.
Norway took fifth place after a six-wicket demolition of France in St Martin. Norway chose to field and blasted France out for just 70. Forty-one year old Pakistan-born medium pacer Zaheer Ashiq's 4 for 2 in 1.3 overs proved too much for France. Norway lost both their openers for ducks, No. 3 batsman Ashiq for 6 but Zeeshan Ali's 33 not out (off 40 balls) took them to victory with 19 balls remaining.
Gibraltar won the ninth place play-off, beating Germany by 23 runs in St Helier. Gibraltar recovered from 13 for 2 to 157 for 7. A third-wicket partnership of 65 between Mark Bacerese and Kieron Ferrary, which was the highest of the match, helped Gibraltar to a defendable total. Germany's innings was punctuated by wickets and they were bowled out for 134. Iain Latin took 3 for 34.
Croatia finished the tournament in last place, losing by 86 runs to Israel in St Brelade. Herschel Gutman scored 51 (off 37 balls) and small contributions from the rest of the batting line-up took Israel to 172 for 7, a target that was too stiff for Croatia. Eliezar Samson took 4 for 7 and nine of the Croat batsmen failed to get into double-figures. They were bowled out for 86.
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By Suzanne Scott
With a ladylike collection with lots of evening wear, MAC make-up artist Val Garland wanted to offer a contrast with the makeup, "I wanted her to be a little different, cooler plus Marios likes makeup devoid of colour so I brought the focus to the skin", says Garland. Skin was polished and highlighted using a custom blended glitter gel (applied under the brow bone and out to the temples) and a few drops of oil applied over foundation and patted in with a fan brush on the inner corners of the eyes and swept down the nose. MAC powder blush in Dame was patted onto lips for a natural, matte finish.
Anthony Turner for L'Oreal Professionnel was on the same page with a low pony with a messy hair line and centre parting to serve as a contrast against the sophisticated pieces in the collection. Turner explained that some of the girls will be wearing hats that cover one eye to make her appear a bit darker and more mysterious.
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Minnesota College Immunization Law
Since the fall of 1991 there has been a state mandate for college students born in 1957 and later to have documentation of up-to-date immunization against diphtheria, tetanus (Td), measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) with the exception of students who graduated from a Minnesota high school in 1997 or later (they will have already met the immunization requirements as a high school student).
The Immunization Form is available on the Student Forms page.
You are not required to get the shots if you've already had one of the diseases such as measles, mumps, or rubella. Or your doctor can sign an exemption if you have another medical reason not to be vaccinated (such as a lab test showing you're immune or you're pregnant). You may also have religious or philosophical objections to being immunized. If so, you can submit a notarized statement of your beliefs.
Some students do have a hard time finding their immunization records. Try to remember where you were immunized, and see if your doctor or clinic still has the records. Your parents may be able to help. If you attended an elementary or secondary school in Minnesota, your former school district may still have your records. If you still can't find the records, you'll probably have to repeat the shots. You can get the shots from your own physician. You may also be able to get the shots at a community clinic or through your county public health service.
Other Vaccinations to be Considered
Meningitis: College students living in residence halls or close living quarters are at a higher risk for meningitis. The American College Health Association recommends that students consider vaccination to reduce their risk for potentially fatal meningeal disease. The Center for Disease Control's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to recommend that providers of medical care should inform incoming and current college freshmen, particularly those who live in dormitories and residence halls, about meningeal disease and the benefits of vaccination.
Hepatitis B is a highly contagious disease that infects the liver. The highest rate of disease occurs in person 20 - 49.
Hepatitis A is still a common disease in the United States. Hepatitis A symptoms are much more severe in adults than in children. Infected persons may need to rest in bed for days or weeks.
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One of the many things I learned last week was how to use the WinJS.xhr object to send an HTTP POST request to a remote server.
In case you’re wondering, this is how it’s done.
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Playing ‘Restaurant’ is My Preschooler’s New Favorite Game
My daughter, who is four, has a very vivid imagination. She loves playing Barbies, babies, kitchen, and crafting. After a long day of work, sometimes I find it hard to work on her academics and get in playtime. So, recently we've been playing a game that encompasses writing, reading, letter and word recognition, addition, recall, counting money, and imagination. I know, you are thinking, "What's this magical game?" It's none other than... restaurant.
I'll be honest, I saw the concept in a Melissa and Doug toy set over Christmas and though I absolutely love Melissa and Doug products, I actually opted for a different toy they offered. But, it kind of dawned on me this past week when she wanted to play kitchen for the millionth time that we needed to turn it up a notch.
So, here's what we used to play:
- An apron
- A notepad
- A pencil
- Play money - use $1, $5, $20 if you can
- Play food
- Play silverware, cups, plates
- Play kitchen
First she chose 10 food items and laid them out. Let's see, we had eggs, toast, carrots, chicken... you get the idea. Then we dressed her up in her apron with money in one pocket and pad and pencil in the other. (I got to sit on the couch and use the coffee table as my dining area - score!)
Then she came over and "took my order." I picked a drink and three items. I helped her write out everything I wanted her to make. We also wrote a price next to each item. We started off with each item being $1. Later on, I'm sure we'll make up a menu with various prices attached but for now, we'll keep it simple. Three food items, plus a drink wil be four. I'll give her a $5 and get $1 back. Boom.
Her next job was to go make the food and make up the plates and serve it. After I ate my food, we added up the bill and I paid her.
She loved the game and if you have a young kiddo, they might too! And my guess is that she will retain the skills she learned far better than if we'd sat down and hammered out letters and sight words over and over.
Want to buy the Melissa and Doug kit? Click here!
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Sharks are among the ocean's top predators and are vital to the natural balance of marine ecosystems. They are also a valuable recreational species and food source. To help protect these important marine species, the United States has some of the strongest shark management measures worldwide. Under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), NOAA Fisheries manages sharks in U.S. federal waters using fishery management plans.
The Shark Finning Prohibition Act of 2000 amended the MSA to prohibit shark finning—a process of removing shark fins at sea and discarding the rest of the shark—in the United States. The law prohibits any person under U.S. jurisdiction from engaging in the finning of sharks, possessing shark fins aboard a fishing vessel without the corresponding carcass, and landing shark fins without the corresponding carcass. The Shark Finning Prohibition Act also requires NOAA Fisheries to provide Congress with an annual report describing our efforts to implement the law.
On January 4, 2011, the Shark Conservation Act of 2010 was signed into law, amending the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the MSA. The Shark Conservation Act requires that all sharks in the United States, with one exception, be brought to shore with their fins naturally attached. There are three rules that implement the requirements of the Shark Conservation Act:
Savings clause for individuals who commercially fish for smooth dogfish.
Domestic provisions that allow for sustainably managed shark fisheries while eliminating the harmful practice of finning.
Several states have shark fin laws that prohibit the possession and/or retention of shark fins (even if they are legally landed under the requirements of the Shark Conservation Act). Based on discussions with these states and information provided to NOAA Fisheries, we do not believe these state laws conflict with the MSA. Learn more in our exchange of letters with 10 states and territories:
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Nestled on one of the neighborhood's most coveted hilltop lots, this matchless Virginia Highland home boasts every amenity possible, incredible views, & stunning design throughout. Completely built from the foundation up (in 2018) with custom finishes throughout, this home features 5 spacious bedrooms, 4 luxurious baths, intentional outdoor living, a finished basement, studio/office above the garage, & more! Enter into the formal living room centered by a grand fireplace & a custom hardwood inlay.Then through the oversized formal dining room, perfect for family gatherings, your new gourmet kitchen awaits! Featuring quartz counters, custom built cabinets by Peak Carpentry & Design, & a Professional Thermador appliance suite, as well as brilliant views overlooking the rear gardens, this kitchen has it all. The main-level guest suite can double as a home office or work space. Upstairs offers a gracious primary suite with lovely views of the backyard & tree tops, a large spa-inspired bathroom, & custom walk-in double closets. Three additional bedrooms with soaring views of the neighborhood, 2 luxurious baths, & a magnificent laundry room round out the 2nd level. The finished basement offers incredible additional spaces for home gym, theater room, or rec room! Plus tons of storage! Finally do NOT miss the studio above the garage that is perfect for a home office or guest suite! Additional features include tankless hot water heater, foam insulation, a lovely covered rear porch, & more! Stroll just a few short blocks to Virginia Highlands, Orme Park, & more! Brilliant!
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The most versatile and dependable healing tool you will ever own. Everyday Skin Repair has more uses than a Rubik's Cube has combinations; it will go to the ends of the Earth with you and soothe just about everything when you get there, be it dark spots or poison ivy.
Apply directly to the area in need of repair. Marvel at the quickness of relief and results. Unrelated: Call an old friend. They'd love to hear from you.
Bug bites + stings
.5 oz contains 25 mg Broad Spectrum, hemp-derived CBD oil
2 oz contains 100 mg Broad Spectrum, hemp-derived CBD oil
Olive Oil, Beeswax, Almond Oil, Shea Butter, Hemp Seed Oil, Honey, Bee Pollen, Propolis, Royal Jelly, Cera Bellina, Bergamot Oil, Tea Tree Oil, Lavender Oil, Vitamin E, Goldenseal, Myrrh Oil, Frankincense Oil, Hemp Cannabidiol (CBD), Calendula
Contains nut oils. For external use only. Stop using if allergic reaction occurs. Keep away from children.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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Arjun was standing in a corner and sobbing. Meeta and Sunil were having an argument again. Every day he would see his parents fighting over something or the other.
He was tired of this and wanted to run away. He told them that it’s so much better when they get along, but neither of them put in effort and result was divorce.
Today on a village tour, he saw a broken house which reminded him of his ‘BROKEN HOME’. He didn’t want to remember anything from those days but memories of past always haunt him at unexpected times and places.
Do you know your little one is going to hear everything when you are fighting? Do you know how badly it can affect the kids?
I am sure you will all agree that it’s not a great experience for a kid. Especially when you have memories of your own parents fighting, you might sympathise with the feelings of your child when the situation is tense.
Parents should keep these points in mind before they argue in front of their kids-
- Kids are never too small to understand that their parents are fighting. Do not think that your toddler is not going to understand anything as they are small. There are chances that he might not remember anything later but all these fights and arguments can leave a mark on him.
- Take responsibility of your actions in front of the kids by apologising to your partner. Kids follow by example and you will see them following you by taking responsibility in front of their friends.
- Talk to each other whenever there is a problem. If there are any major decisions to be taken, it’s important to sit and discuss instead of arguing over it later in front of kids. Discuss all the possible ways to handle a situation to avoid an argument later.
- If you see that kids are upset due to an argument or a fight, make them understand that no family is perfect. Arguments happen but with love and understanding families can solve any problem.
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Aviagen, along with its regional distributor, Ross Breeders Zambia, is continuing to invest in the African region to enhance its developing supply chain and its ‘global reach, local touch’ strategy, with the creation of Ross Central Africa Limited based in Zambia
The newly-created company, Ross Central Africa Ltd is a joint venture between Aviagen and Ross Breeders Zambia, which is a part of the Country Bird Holding Group. This expansion allows Aviagen to improve security of supply, and to enhance its service and support to customers on this continent.
Aviagen is a global poultry breeding company and implements efficiencies that make commercial chicken production environmentally and socially responsible and economically beneficial to producers. Country Bird Holdings is one of the largest poultry and animal feed producers in Africa. The company provides a complete range of services to cover all aspects of this industry, including breeders, broilers, eggs, hatcheries, feed, distribution and logistics.
Ross Breeders Zambia (RBZ) is already well established in the region and well-known as Aviagen’s Ross distributor, developing the Ross brand and sales for more than 25 years. In order to further develop this supply base, both companies will invest together to further increase the production capacity and supply the high Parent Stock (PS) demand for the Ross 308 breed in the region.
Ross Breeders Zambia shares the same mindset as Aviagen in ensuring the continent of Africa is provided with a sustainable source of protein for the foreseeable future, and also to provide a number of employment opportunities for the local population.
Population growth and macroeconomic improvements are driving the demand for chicken meat. It is important for Aviagen to supply and service its customers from a local production base and be able to provide a secure food supply.
Enhancing customer service with local production hub
Aviagen is continuously investing in R&D and technology to ensure it continues to deliver good performance in the future. The branded PS and Broiler Clubs are welcoming more and more companies from the sub Sahara region which shows that outstanding results are achievable in all regions of the world.
“Aviagen is the world’s leading poultry breeding company and with this joint venture in Zambia, we are expanding our presence and our footprint in this region. With this regional hub, we can provide more local employment opportunities for people who understand the local business requirements and speak the local language, but most importantly, we can continue to feed the world and provide a sustainable source of protein,” said Tom Exley, president, Turkey, Middle East and Africa (TMEA).
Jack Searle, managing director of CBH Africa Operations said, “We have been working with Aviagen for over 25 years and we already have a successful history in developing Ross PS markets in Africa. This I look forward to working alongside Aviagen to further develop the poultry market in the region together.”
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They refer to Minnesota as the land of ten thousand lakes because it sounds a lot better than the land of a thousand mosquitoes. However, the slogan is no exaggeration; there are 11,842 lakes that are over 10 acres in size in the state. Located in the midwest of the country bordering Canada and Lake Superior, Minnesota is a hardy land where lumberjacks and sawmills once covered the land and where in places, moose still roam free. The twin cities, Minneapolis-St. Paul, are where most of the state's businesses, restaurants residents are concentrated. Additionally, the twin cities are where most of the events and attractions in the state can be found, including the largest mall in America, the Mall of America.
The twin cities are also a major center for businesses in Minnesota. Countless large businesses are based in Minneapolis, including 3M, Target, United Health Group, General Mills, Land O' Lakes, and Best Buy. Every year in Minnesota, temperatures reach extreme highs and lows. Winters always have several months where temperatures remain below freezing, and summers are very hot and muggy. Minnesota also often has severe weather with lots of rain and thunderstorms, tornados, snow, blizzards, hail, and powerful straight-line winds.
Thinking of moving to Minnesota? Hoping to spend some quality time in the second-largest mall in the world? With our local business reviews, question and answer section, and photos of the state, we can help you plan your next trip or move to Minnesota!
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What Is A Factor Rate On Small Business Financing? How To Understand The Cost Of Borrowing
You’ve had a mortgage or a car loan and have the basics down: monthly payments, principals, interest rates. But one day you start browsing business loans and you come across a “rate” that looks something like “1.3”. There’s no percentage symbol and the number’s too small to make sense as an interest rate. So what the heck are you looking at? Buddy, you’ve just discovered factor rates.
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What Is A Factor Rate?
Typically, you’ll see factor rates associated with short-term loans and merchant cash advances, although they occasionally pop up elsewhere.
Overall, factor rates provide an easy and straightforward way to calculate fees. Substantially easier than figuring out interest rates, in point of fact. Maybe a little too easy…
There are a few things you need to know before accepting a loan offer: loans with factor rates have to be compared a little differently than other types of loans, and the loans can carry hidden fees, which could impact the amount you’re paying to borrow money. Not only that, but the simplicity itself can disguise just how high the cost of borrowing actually is.
Factor rates are usually written as a multiplier. You might, for example, have a factor rate of 1.2; to determine your total repayment, your borrowing amount will be multiplied by the factor rate. The calculation is as easy as that:
borrowing amount × factor rate = total repayment
For example, if your factor rate is 1.2, and you’re borrowing $10,000, your total repayment will be $12,000: $10,000 x 1.2 = $12,000. The fee for borrowing, called the fixed fee, is $2,000.
Sometimes, factor rates are written as a percentage. Using the example above, your factor rate would be 20%, meaning that the fee is 20% of your borrowing amount. Even if the factor rate is written as a percentage, be aware that a factor rate is not equivalent to an interest rate.
Factor Rates VS Interest Rates
Although factor rates and interest rates appear similar, there are some important differences which potential borrowers need to be aware of.
As shown above, fixed fees (the fee determined by a factor rate) are only calculated once, before the loan is issued. The fee will stay the same, regardless of how long repayment takes. On the other hand, interest rates are accrued over time—the longer your loan is outstanding, the more fees will build up. Where it gets tricky is that you probably will have a higher factor rate the longer your term is, so in some ways you can think of the interest the loan would have accumulated as being “baked in” to the factor rate.
Factor rates and interest rates are both legitimate ways to calculate fees. However, they cannot be compared apples-to-apples. A 20% factor rate is not the same as a 20% interest rate (even if they are for a year in length). For comparison’s sake, a one year loan of $10,000 with a factor rate of 20% would have a total financing cost of $2,000, whereas the same loan with a 20% interest rate would have a total financing cost of about $1,116.
For more information on comparing loans with factor rates, check out our article on the subject.
Potential Factor Rate Issues
Although factor rates appear incredibly straightforward, some lenders use practices that are not immediately apparent, but can drive up the cost of your loan. The most common practices are prepayment penalties and double-dipping.
Simplicity has its costs. Loans with factor rates essentially have a prepayment penalty—a penalty for repaying a loan early—baked in.
Because fixed fees are determined ahead of time, you cannot save money for repaying before your term is up. If you have a total repayment of $12,000 and a term length of 24 months, you often have to pay the full amount, regardless of whether you’re repaying in six months, one year, or after the full 24 months. So, if you choose to refinance your loan somewhere else, or simply have some way of repaying earlier than the term length, you might still have to repay the full fee.
For comparison’s sake, you can save money on loans with an interest rate. Because the fees are accrued over time based on how much money you have outstanding, the fees are halted if you pay off your loan, or effectively reduced if you overpay along the way.
Fortunately, many lenders that use factor rates do actually offer discounts to merchants who repay their loans early. Typically, the lender will forgive a percentage of the remaining fee if you repay early. For example, a lender might forgive 25% of the fee for early repayment. Just don’t assume they’ll do it unless they explicitly say so.
Double-dipping compounds the problems introduced by the inherent prepayment penalty associated with factor rates.
Double-dipping is typically a problem when you are refinancing or renewing your loan. If your lender does not forgive the fee from the old loan, you are essentially paying fees on top of the unpaid fees on your old loan. Because many lenders operate like quasi-lines of credit, in which borrowers are often eligible to renew their loan or borrow more money, double-dipping can become a big problem.
We walk through the process of double-dipping in more detail—including the math—in our full article on the subject. But here’s the tl;dr version: if you are thinking about getting a loan with a factor rate, and are considering renewing or refinancing down the line, find a lender that does not double-dip. The only way to avoid double-dipping is to work with lenders who do not practice it.
How To Evaluate A Factor Rate Offer
Comparing one factor rate to another is actually really easy: the lower the factor rate, the cheaper the loan. What this doesn’t account for, however, is additional fees (such as origination fees) and how punishing your repayment schedule will. For example, it’s harder to pay off a loan with a 1.3 factor rate in three months than it is in six months. And what happens if you need to compare a loan with a flat factor rate to a loan with an interest rate? Can you compare apples to oranges? No, but you can dress an apple up as an orange and compare their skins.
Repurposed fruit cliches aside, the go-to tool for comparing financial products is the annual percentage rating (APR). Expressed as a percentage–not to be confused with an interest rate or a factor rate–it’s a rough estimate of the yearly costs of a loan. Be aware, the APR isn’t a perfect fit for short-term loans as the short repayment periods will drive the APR up significantly. Needless to say, if you’re looking at short-term loans, be prepared to make daily repayments.
One nice thing about APRs is that they factor in those supplemental fees we talked about earlier. So if a loan has a relatively low factor rate but tons of hidden fees, that will raise the loan’s effective APR.
The higher the APR, the more expensive the loan.
As we covered above, you’ll also want to consider whether the lender double-dips and offers early repayment incentives, as these won’t be reflected in your effective APR.
Factor Rate Calculators
So how the heck do you calculate APRs? You can either dive into spreadsheet formulas, or you can cheat and use one of our handy calculators! You can use the embedded ones below, or go to our MCA calculator or STL calculator pages.
While MCAs and short-term loans share a few qualities, they are different financial products, so I recommend using the appropriate calculator above.
The top field in both calculators is simply the amount that you’re receiving from your funder, not including added or subtracted fees. You can select either the total payback amount or, if you don’t have that number handy, just enter your factor rate and the calculator will make the conversion for you.
From here, the calculators differ a little:
- Administrative Cost (MCA): A fee for servicing your advance.
- Monthly Credit Card Sales (MCA): Your average monthly card-based sales. Because MCAs have no definitive term length, they’ll last longer if you have a bad month, and shorter if you have a good one.
- Percentage of Daily Sales Withheld (MCA): This is the cut your funder will take out of your daily card-based sales each day. You can think of it as roughly correlating to a term length on a loan. The higher the percentage, the shorter the term.
- Number of Payments (STL): The estimated number of payments you’ll be making for the life of the loan. Typically, daily payments are only made on business days.
- Repayment Frequency (STL): Select one from the pulldown menu.
- Origination Fee (STL): This is a weird one. Your origination fee, if there is one, is subtracted from the lump sum the lender gives you rather than charged in addition to it. It’s effectively the same thing, just be prepared to get less money from your funder than you’re anticipating.
- Miscellaneous Fees (STL): Add together any fees that aren’t an origination fee and enter them here.
The calculators will return some useful information for you.
- An Effective APR: A percentage approximating the total annual cost of borrowing. Useful for comparing different financial products.
- Total Repayment: The amount of money you’ll be paying back (the amount you received + fees/interest).
- Approximate Daily Repayment (MCA only): The amount your funder will take from your card-based sales on a given business day.
- Approximate Days To Repay (MCA only): An estimate of the number of days it will take you to settle your advance based on average monthly sales.
- Financing Cost: The amount the product will cost you (fees and interest without the principal).
- Cents On The Dollar: The amount you’ll have to pay back for every dollar you borrow.
Factor rates are a relatively new way of calculating fees, but they’re here to stay. Fortunately, as long as you’re aware of the few practices that can affect your savings, fixed fees are very easy to understand.
Check out these resources for further reading:
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HOW TO STOP BINGE EATING AND STICK TO YOUR DIETBy Glenn Livingston Ph.D.
I’ll begin at the end – working with over 1,000 binge eating clients over the years has taught me it’s quite possible to stop binge eatingWe"ve surveyed 312 clients who actively participated in our binge eating coaching program over the last 12 months. On average, these clients experienced a 90.5% reduction in binge eating frequency (after 30 days). Many of them experienced a 100% reduction. even if you’ve been bingeing forever. For some clients, undoing the binging habit that has been haunting them for decades only took four days (100 hours.)
However, successfully eliminating a binging habit is a counterintuitive process. While it does require some will power, that willpower must be applied in the right way, or else even more binging is almost inevitable.
But before we dive into the details, permit me to introduce myself…
My name is Glenn Livingston. I hold a Ph.D. in Psychology and write a column for Psychology Today on the topics of binge eating and eating disorders. I’ve also written half a dozen books on the subject.
But enough about me, let’s talk about how you can stop overeating once and for all. And what better place to start than with what makes people binge in the first place?
Why it's so easy to form bad eating habits
Up until not so long ago (a few thousand years), almost every human being on earth had to work their butt off to get a meal. For literally hundreds of thousands of years we had to chase animals for hours, dig in the ground, and/or climb trees to obtain no more than a measly amount of sustenance. Because of this, our brains evolved to identify even the faintest food cues, as well as to overcome obstacles standing in the way of obtaining it. We became habit-forming, automaticity seeking machines to make obtaining the food easier, less dangerous, and more efficient.
For example, the first humans who tried to harvest honey probably mimicked a bear they’d witnessed raiding a hive. At first they likely tried using their bare hands, but quickly learned that bees were a major obstacle. After all, they were human, not bears!
But perhaps because our species is incredibly resourceful, we probably then figured out that throwing rocks at the hive until the majority of the bees fled was a much better idea than getting stung repeatedly.
Eventually, it likely occurred to one of us to follow a bee spotted in the wild back to its hive.
And a habit formed…
The cue/trigger -> A bee
The action –> Following the bee, hiding, throwing stones
The reward -> Honey
However, a lot has changed since then, and we no longer have to spend days chasing bees to get a sweet treat. In modern times, calorically dense, “rewarding” foods are readily available on every street corner. However, the problem-solving, habit-forming parts of our brains have yet to catch up with this abundance of supply. That’s why we so easily form “bad” habits...
How Bad Eating Habits are Formed in the Modern World
To understand how bad eating habits are born, consider Jonathan, an imaginary 3-year old who’s story is shared by millions of real children around the world.
Jonathan tried to kick his favorite ball, missed, and stubbed his toe on the chair. He’s now crying out in pain, running to his father all teary-eyed and sad. Unfortunately, daddy is too busy to soothe him, so he offers Jonathan a piece of chocolate instead…
Little Jonathan’s reward-centers (located in a part of his brain called the Reptilian or “Lizard Brain”) light up. This is a super-sized, amazing treat as far as Jonathan’s Lizard Brain is concerned, so it starts to devise ways to get that chocolaty-reward again.
Jonathan asks his dad for more chocolate, but this time dad is more attentive and refuses since he knows too much chocolate isn’t good for Jonathan. However, Jonathan’s Lizard Brain doesn’t give up. The reward is just too big. Dad has now become an obstacle he needs to overcome to get the chocolate, so over the next few days Jonathan tries a few things:
He throws tantrums
And then one morning he comes up with a brilliant idea: Jonathan goes to mom instead, thereby circumventing the dad-obstacle. He says he’s incredibly sad (making his best sad-boy face) and asks for chocolate!
When that works, a bad habit is born.
Now, every time Jonathan gets chocolate as a reward for “being sad”, the habit becomes stronger and more entrenched.
Because of the rapid industrialization of food production in the past few decades, it’s now almost effortless to get “food rewards” which were previously difficult and/or dangerous to obtain (like honey).
Today, there’s a fast-food joint and/or convenience store on virtually every street corner, so our minds have shifted from coming up with the set of actions that will help us overcome real-world obstacles for treats, to generating a set of thoughts which overcome our internal resistance to indulging in them.
See, we all have an eternally present, ‘internal mommy/daddy’ monitoring us which knows we should not binge. That knowledge, as well as our health and fitness goals, mostly resides in a part of the brain called the Neocortex. From an evolutionary perspective, that part of our brain developed last, and is responsible for everything we consider human. For example, long-term planning, love, music, philosophy, goals, verbal communication and more reside mostly in the Neocortex. For the sake of discussion let’s call this part of our brain the “higher self” from now on.
So the only real obstacle preventing our Lizard Brain from getting powerful, calorically dense treats is our Higher Self…
But the amazing thing about human-beings is our Lizard Brains have access to the same ingenuity as our Higher Self. Because of this, our ancestors figured how to harvest honey from a beehive without getting stung to death. The same Lizard Brain survival drive has also motivated humanity to learn how to herd animals, grow and harvest crops, cook, and manufacture industrial food.
Unfortunately, the Lizard Brain can also use that ingenuity to overcome the Higher Self. Through thousands of coaching interchanges, we’ve discovered how adept the Lizard Brain has become at ingenious rationalizations which convince our Higher Selves to succumb to the binging urge.
Rationalizations are the Trojan horse which allows the lizard-brain to overcome the “higher-self obstacle”. They usually contain a half-truth coupled with a bigger lie. Here are a few examples…
From seemingly harmless rationalizations like:
- I’ll just take one bite, one bite won’t hurt
- I’ll get back to my diet tomorrow
- Or… Just this once
To more complex and harmful rationalizations like:
- I have to eat something to relax
- I’m a failure, I can’t resist, I’m broken when it comes to food
And once the Lizard Brain finds a rationalization that works. It will turn it into a habit, for example…
Cue -> Work related stress
Action -> Thinking I’ll go back on my diet tomorrow and that I must eat in order to relax
Reward -> Pizza in the car on the way back from work
The good news is: It’s entirely possible to eliminate a bad eating habit once you know how (keep reading…)
Eliminate Your Binging Habit Without Relying on Will Power
Why using will power to resist binging actually reinforces the binging habit…
When we diet, we use will power in one of two ways…
- Most of the time we resist the urge to binge until it feels too strong and too uncomfortable to bear. or…
- We persevere through the uncomfortable feeling until the urge decreases (this usually takes at least a few days), then reward ourselves for the perseverance. This reward makes the urge stronger again and we eventually give up because it seems like we can’t get rid of the urges no matter what we do.
This inconsistent schedule of rewards is called “intermittent reinforcement” and has been proven to make habits stronger and less vulnerable to extinction. (B.F Skinner 1956)
This is why slot machines can be so extremely addicting: The fact you don’t win every time you pull the lever adds an element of excitement and anticipation which amplifies the exhilaration when you do.
So, how can we eliminate the binging habit if resisting the urge most of the time doesn’t work?
How to extinguish your binging habit
Let’s stay with the slot machine illustration for a moment. As long as the gambling addict keeps winning every once in a while, he’ll remain hooked because anticipation and excitement keep overriding his better judgment. He’ll just keep pulling that lever almost indefinitely, even though his Higher Self knows the game is rigged, and he can’t ever really win.
But what happens if you dramatically reduce the chances of winning?
Now, he pulls the lever repeatedly and does not win.
Even the most addicted gamblers will get frustrated and give up in the absence of reinforcement. The anticipation dissipates until they eventually realize the effort isn’t worth the reward.
The same principle works with binge eating.
When you stop rewarding the urge to binge your lizard-brain realizes, eventually, that the effort isn’t worth the reward… so it gives up!
This is why if you manage to avoid binging for a few days, the urge to binge decreases so dramatically. Therefore, the formula is rather simple: To stop bingeing, you simply need to stop rewarding the urge. For example…
Let’s say you binge because of work-stress. And your bingeing habit looks like this…
Cue -> Work related stress
Thought/Action -> “I’ll go back on my diet tomorrow. I simply must eat today to relieve this incredible stress and relax!”
Reward -> Stop at a 7-11 on the way home and binge on chocolate
If you resist stopping at the 7-11 for a few days despite feeling stressed, your lizard-brain will eventually get that its constant craving messages don’t work anymore, and these previously torturous urges will dramatically decrease in a much shorter time-frame than you think! (It usually takes between 3-14 days to see a significant reduction in binge urges in response to a particular cue.)
But does that mean you can’t have your favorite foods ever again?
Stop Cravings and Food Obsession by "Eating by Design" Instead of "Eating on Whim"
Here’s an idea that will blow your mind…
Binge on your favorite food 2x/wk. on impulse, wherever and whenever you crave it most and you’ll experience severe, hard-to-resist cravings and urges all week long, even if you resist most of the time…
But eat it twice a week by design, on specific days and times you’ve thought through in advance, and your cravings should be far less severe. In fact, they may disappear altogether!
See, by not rewarding the urge at the moment of impulse, you train the Lizard Brain that no matter how much effort it puts into producing a spontaneous craving, it will NOT be rewarded, and so it learns there’s no point wasting energy and gives up!
When you eat your treats on very specific days and times BY DESIGN, you cease rewarding impulsive urges and begin to extinguish the binge eating habit.
So, If you follow the steps I outline in the rest of this guide, you can stop bingeing and still enjoy the foods you love on your terms… you only need deny the lizard-brain its whims.
Is that something you’d like to do?
Well then, read on!…
Using The "Never Binge Again" System To Eliminate Your Binging Habits
Step one: Commit to the strategy (To successfully stop binging, keep your eyes on the ball!)
By now, you already know the strategy, but it’s important to remember it at all times so you won’t be lured back into diet mentality (i.e. relying upon will-power to avoid bingeing.) In case it’s not abundantly clear, willpower is the ability to make good decisions, and research suggests there are only so many good decisions we can make each day. See, willpower isn’t like a genetic gift, but more so like “gas in the tank”. Every decision we make burns some of this vital resource.
The Never Binge Again strategy involves making decisions about all your most difficult food triggers beforehand, so you won’t need willpower in the face of temptation when it’s hardest to muster. You stop rewarding the cues/urges which lead to binges, so your Lizard Brain will learn producing the urge isn’t worth the effort.
At the same time, you’ll design a way of eating which doesn’t require you to abstain from eating foods you love altogether, which would leave you feeling too deprived, and, in the long run, would be more likely to result in the breakdown of your plan.
Who’ll be the slave, you or your Lizard Brain? Eating by Design puts YOU in control!
Step two: Create rules to handle your most problematic eating behaviors
Begin by zeroing in on your most troublesome food behavior and creating a rule to govern that behavior from now on. We suggest beginning with just one simple rule and only adding more as you gain confidence.
What rule should you create first? That depends on what behavior you most want to change…
- Are you “addicted” to chocolate? Then perhaps create a rule that says you’ll only ever eat chocolate on Friday mornings, and never more than 3 oz.
- Do you binge at night? Then you might consider a rule dictating you stop eating at 8 pm (or immediately after dinner.)
- Do you binge while driving? You could define an “I’ll never eat in the car” rule.
- Overeat while cooking? Try “I will never eat standing up again.”
- It’s entirely up to you to decide exactly which rule you want to begin with. As long you have at least one that fits your goals and preferences, you’re ready to go.
The idea here is to follow a rule so you can begin to eat by design! But it’s very important that YOU define your own rule and take ownership of it.
Now, rules might sound boring, but they are actually amazing tools:
- They dramatically reduce the amount of required daily decisions. This, in turn, conserves an enormous amount of will power. For example, if your rule dictates you only eat chocolate on Friday morning, then you don’t have to make chocolate decisions the entire rest of the week. This can eliminate dozens of decisions each and every day. Many clients tell us their first rule not only eliminated their food obsession but gave them peace of mind with food they’d never imagined they could have!
- Rules draw a clear line in the sand. Once you have that clear rule, you can then define any thought, image, feeling, or impulse which suggests you break your rule as a clear indication your Lizard Brain is active and trying to persuade you to Eat-on-Whim. And the moment that happens, do this…
Step 3: Create a Clear Distinction Between Your Higher-Self and Your Lizard-Brain So You’ll Know When It Becomes Active…and Can Control It
You lizard-brain will try to “take over” when it spots the trigger which normally initiates your binging habit. This automatic behavior chain is actually a helpful evolutionary mechanism…the same one which spares your brainpower from having to think about brushing your teeth and/or tying your shoes. But when it’s applied to destructive habits such as binge eating, it works decidedly against us!
Fortunately, the Lizard Brain is almost never fully in control, and we can use our Neo-Cortex (the home of our Higher Self) to override its decisions.
In fact, except for truly life-or-death decisions, the lizard-brain actually needs the ok from our higher-self to get us to act. This is why we feel the need to rationalize our binge behavior. Trojan-Horse thoughts like “just one bite”, “I’ve already blown my diet today so I may as well eat whatever I want to”, or “I’ll just start again tomorrow” originate from this arrangement. It’s the Lizard Brain’s way of trying to obtain permission from our Higher Self.
But you can TAKE BACK CONTROL from the lizard brain in these situations using the following very-weird-but-hyper-effective trick: First, assign a name to your lizard-brain. Some people call it their “Food demon”, some call it their “Inner Binge Monster”. Whatever you choose to call that voice inside of you which urges you to binge is perfectly fine, so as long as you don’t use a cute name, or think of it as a loving pet and/or inner wounded child you need to nurture back to health.
See, we want to treat this inner voice as something we must discipline, not something with which to cuddle and reason. After all, you wouldn’t pet and/or negotiate with a badly trained, aggressive dog! Because that’d just make it more aggressive and unwieldy. When the dog is trained, you can show it affection, but first, it must learn who’s boss!
Step 4: Actively Separate from Your Lizard Brain at the Moment of Temptation to Regain Control
Once you name your inner binging voice, you’ll want to begin the process of SEPARATION. The moment you hear it attempting to rationalize a binge you say something like “This is not going to work, Food Demon, because I AM THE BOSS here, so just go back to your cage!”
And you actually want to say these words in your head. Not just think that you need to cage the Food Demon, but actually ASSERT YOUR SUPERIORITY with this verbalization!
Playing this game moves the battleground from your lizard brain to your neo-cortex, and can give you those few crucial extra seconds of control to wake up and make the right decision.
Now, after you DO assert yourself, your Food Demon will try its best to overcome your resistance. However, no matter what it says, if you remember the strategy (we NEVER reward binging-triggers because we want to extinguish the habit) then you can send it back to its cage.
But sometimes it can very much help to logically disempower the binge eating thoughts, and that’s where we’ll turn next.
Step 5: Disempower the Lizard-Brain’s ‘Rationalizations’ (Torturous Food Thoughts) to Dramatically Reduce the Amount of Willpower it Takes to Avoid Binging
This is a slightly more advanced tool from the Never Binge Again toolset which allows you to deal with the more persistent, nagging food thoughts… those which remain even when you separate from, and cage your Inner Food Demon.
See, while working with clients, we’ve discovered that if they can find the “lie” within any particular rationalization, it loses its power. At such time both stress and food obsession levels decrease significantly and immediately!
Here’s an example:
Let’s say you had a slice of chocolate cake at the office, thereby breaking your “I’ll only eat chocolate on Friday mornings” rule by mistake. Now your Food Demon™ is screaming “We’ve already broken our rule today, so we might as well fill up on chocolate and get back on track tomorrow – yippee let’s go do it!”
Well… a lot of people find this line of thought very convincing. But upon further reflection, we can see three very BIG lies within it.
- The first is that one slice of chocolate cake might contain 300-400 calories, but if you let your Food Demon loose, you know it will devour 2,000-3,000 MORE calories, and inflict serious damage on your diet!
- The second and even more significant lie is that if we reward the thought “Screw it, I already blew it, might as well party”, that thought in and of itself will become more frequent, and further entrench the bad behavior. What we want to do is extinguish the “Screw it, I blew it” thought itself and eliminate the binging behavior entirely.
- A third reason not to succumb to the “I broke the rules I might as well binge” thought is that eating a single slice of cake may only cause you a little bit of discomfort, but an all-out binge would result in severe indigestion, sweating, bloating, stomach-ache, and (possibly) increased heart rate, acid-reflux, trouble sleeping at night and more! On top of that, while you might only feel a little guilty about a single slice, you’ll feel EXTREMELY guilty and ashamed if you go on a bender.
The bottom line is “you might as well party” is a lie! Having a binge party is always a BAD idea!
And if you can recall these ideas when your Food Demon tells you “oh… we blew it, we might as well start again tomorrow”, it’ll be easier to shut down its senseless argument!
Note: You do not have to find the “lie” within the rationalization to avoid rewarding it, you only need to ignore the thought itself. However, finding the lie and logically disempowering the rationalization very much helps in quieting obsessive thoughts and conserving willpower.
What to Do When not Binging Feels VERY Uncomfortable
Strong urges to overeat can often become very uncomfortable when you attempt to restrain yourself. Many of our clients THINK the only way to make the uncomfortable feeling “go away” is to overeat. In fact, virtually every binge eater I’ve worked with feels this way at some point. It’s extremely common because of the powerful nature of the bingeing habit. Once the mind experiences the trigger stimulus, people feel compelled to execute the habit and receive the reward. When they don’t follow through a very uncomfortable feeling ensues. That discomfort is just millions of years of evolution trying to get you to execute established behavioral chains. Habits have tremendous survival value, the only problem in overeaters is that the survival drive has been misdirected by our modern world. (We didn’t have donuts in the tropics while we were evolving)
The trick is to look at this discomfort as a good thing! It’s a signal the Lizard-Brain has activated an old pattern we wish to extinguish, and the only way to extinguish it is to experience it in the active state without rewarding it. If you persevere and avoid the indulgence, two very good things will happen:
- You will weaken the habit by depriving the lizard brain of its reward
- The uncomfortable feeling will pass – it might take a few hours, or you might even need to go to sleep feeling uncomfortable, but, eventually, it WILL fade.
This is critically important because so many of us are deathly afraid of being uncomfortable. But when you avoid rewarding your lizard-brain despite the discomfort, you’ll prove to yourself you CAN feel uncomfortable without dying, even though your lizard-brain feels otherwise. (This is why we have sayings like “just hand over the chocolate and nobody gets hurt!”)
And when you know you will actually survive the discomfort, you’ll be able to repeat the experience as many times as it takes to not only extinguish the habit but to permanently rid yourself of the uncomfortable feeling you dread.
What do you think? Might you be willing to be as uncomfortable as it takes for 3-14 days so you don’t have to deal with these feelings again forever? So you can Never Binge Again?
If the answer is yes… then go for it! You now have the tools to conquer your binging habit!
The key to success – Quickly recovering from mistakes, binges and benders
If you learn just one thing from this entire guide, this should be it…
To successfully stop binging, stick to your diet and lose all the weight you want, there’s one skill you need to master – recovering from eating mistakes!
Why recovery is so important
Working with well over a thousand clients showed me that, by far, the most dangerous and critical point in the recovery and weight loss process is the time immediately after you’ve made and eating mistake…
See, if you believe a binge is the end of the world, that you’re somehow “broken” and/or incapable of following your food rules, that you’re “out of control”, or that some “mysterious power” inside you has taken control of your hands, arms, legs, mouth, and tongue, forcing you to overeat… well, this becomes a kind of self-fulfilling prophecy.
I know, when I describe it this way, the whole thing seems a little silly. Of course we can control what we choose to put in our own mouths! Of course we can control what we choose to chew and swallow. Yet, after a serious overeating mistake most people hear an extremely negative voice inside them—the voice of the reptilian brain we’ve been talking about throughout—which says they are a “loser”, a “failure”, and are doomed to a life of overeating. “You might as well just give up and become a happy fat person” it will say.
The pivotal insight about binge recovery is, however, that almost ALL these negative thoughts stem from the reptilian brain’s efforts to get you to binge more! It’s almost as if the voice is trying to make you feel too weak to resist the next binge. Once you understand this, you’ll understand why we advocate fighting these negative thoughts with all your might.
For example, we tell people to collect evidence of success from the binge instead of failure. Did you eat only five cupcakes instead of fifteen? Brilliant… that’s progress. Did you binge on only 4,000 calories instead of 8,000 calories? That’s progress too. What can you learn?
See, if you collect evidence of success, you’ll eventually build a success identity, and you can become someone who doesn’t binge. It should also stop you from allowing the overeating episode to spiral out of control for days, months, or even years. And if you can limit the damage to one day, you might not be super happy with what the scale says (or how your body feels) tomorrow morning, but you won’t have to wake up next year 10, 20, 50, or even 100 pounds heavier.
On the other hand, if you allow your reptilian brain to relentlessly focus you on “why can’t I stop eating?”… you’ll inevitably find evidence that you can’t stop eating, and you’ll build a failure identity.
The binge recovery process you adopt—what you do right after you’ve made an eating mistake and broken your rules—defines your success in the long run. Relentlessly fight the negative voice of the reptilian brain AND collect evidence of success to learn all you can from the binge and you should grow progressively in your ability to control your eating.
More detail on what causes the downward spiral after a mistake
Remember, when binge eaters make a mistake (especially after a long period of success), their lizard brain tries its best to use that mistake to derail the entire process. Is it as if the Lizard Brain has identified this is its last chance to win, so it puts all its remaining effort into trying to convince the higher self that the system is broken and should be abandoned altogether.
Hundreds of clients have used the following sentences to describe their thoughts after an eating mistake like this:
- “I feel like I’m back at square one”
- “This is just like any other diet I’ve tried!”
- “It’s not working”
- “I feel very discouraged and very pessimistic about this”
- “I don’t have the power to start over again”
Why eating mistakes are so discouraging
The Disappointment – Almost all binge eaters are ecstatic when they discover they can stop binge eating. This terrible habit wreaks havoc on a person’s body, health and self-esteem. And when you discover you can stop, it’s a wonderfully happy revelation. This is exactly why, when you make a mistake, especially if it leads to a few episodes or days of binging, it feels like you’ve been sucked back into a black hole of binging… and the elation you felt before turns into desperation.
The Food Cravings and Obsession Returns – Because we can’t get rid of our Lizard Brain, we can only ‘retrain it’. Once it gets a sense that it can get rewarded for inducing physical cravings and obsessive thoughts, it will do so with renewed vigor. But the return of those obsessive unwanted thoughts and physical sensations are very troubling, especially if you haven’t sensed them in a while.
How to recover from a binge, bender or a mistake
- To begin, change your mood with a little bit of exercise. (Assuming your doctor allows it.)
- Recognize that you are not really “back to square one” and that not all is lost –
- Remember your successes so far - Let’s say you’ve been binge free for a week and then made a mistake and binged once. It means that out of 21 meals (3 meals/day for 7 days) you binged once. Which means that your week was 95% binge free.
- You know how it feels to be binge-free and that you CAN do it – You know how great it feels and you know you’ve stopped once. It might take an effort to stop again, but you know you can do it.
- You now have the tools to stop binging again – You can use the strategy, separation and refutation tools you’ve learned to stop binging again. You are NOT powerless against the lizard brain.
- Recognize that all the hopelessness thoughts are just “Trojan horses” which are only true if you believe them.
- Reframe this event – while it is regrettable and difficult to recover, it is also a great learning opportunity and not a “complete disaster” as your lizard brain would like you to think
- Commit to recovering no matter what it takes.
- Treat this as an opportunity to become a “recovery master”
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My new, very darling photographer friend, Sarah Hasstedt sent over this perfectly adorable Christmas engagement session that will, let’s be real, make you wish you lived in Colorado. Because apparently, cutting down your own Christmas tree is a total mountain tradition. Sarah explained:
A big Christmas tradition for Coloradans is heading to the mountains the weekend after Thanksgiving to National Forest land to cut down their family Christmas tree. It is a tradition that is beneficial to our forests as the National Forest workers would have to periodically thin it out anyway to reduce fire danger. Many families and couples love this tradition and will pack thermoses of hot chocolate and bundle up since it is typically only 10 degrees in the mountain air.
Sans that 10 degree thing, I think the idea sounds like perfection–especially for a newly minted couple!
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By Rick Henderson
Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper activated 450 members of the N.C. National Guard to help cities deal with potential property damage if riots relating to the death of George Floyd continue. He said the State Bureau of Investigation, N.C. Highway Patrol, and State Capital Police will be available if local officials ask.
Officials in Raleigh and Fayetteville had asked for help, Cooper said.
The governor announced the call-up at a Sunday, May 31, news briefing. The night before, peaceful protests mourning Floyd, a black man who died Monday at the hands of white Minneapolis police officers, erupted into vandalism and destruction in Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, and Fayetteville.
Dozens were arrested, injuries were reported, shots fired, and hundreds of buildings were damaged, including the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro and the historic Market House in Fayetteville.
Businesses, which had barely reopened after COVID-19 regulations had been relaxed, were gutted.
Meantime, legislative leaders acknowledged the anger over Floyd’s death as justified. But they wondered why tougher actions weren’t taken sooner to prevent violence and demanded to know if local officials were ready for what hit them Saturday night.
Violent protests and riots broke out in cities across the nation Friday and Saturday.
Cooper said the initial protests were about healing centuries-old wounds of racism.
“Unfortunately, today the headlines are not about those protesters and their calls for serious, meaningful change. They are more about riots, and tear gas, and broken windows, and stolen property. I fear the cry of the people is being drowned out by the noise of riots.”
Fayetteville enacted an immediate 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew. Mayor Mitch Colvin also asked people to stay away from a planned Monday protest so police could have more time to distinguish protesters from looters.
At a Sunday morning news conference, Raleigh Police Chief Cassandra Deck-Brown distinguished between legitimate protests and “anarchy.” She said she’ll never defend the latter. Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin said “Last night wasn’t about building bridges. Unfortunately, it was about burning them.”
Both officials praised volunteers who arrived just after dawn, scouring downtown to clean up broken glass and other debris.
Cooper also chided those who were more interested in causing mayhem than protesting injustice.
“We have to constructively channel our anger, frustration, and sadness to force accountability. If we don’t, we haven’t learned anything,” he said.
House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, posted videos of the Raleigh riots as they were happening on his Facebook page. He said he texted Cooper Saturday night, urging him to deploy the National Guard immediately.
Sunday, Moore posted photos on his Twitter page as he visited business owners and volunteers in downtown Raleigh.
In a statement Sunday afternoon, Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, demanded information about the readiness of state and local law enforcement last week to handle potential trouble as tensions mounted.
“Lawlessness and destruction cannot be permitted. Given the experience of other localities in recent days, preparations should have been in place in the event things were getting out of hand. Were such contingencies contemplated? If so, what was the plan? If not, why not? What, if any, advance preparations were taken to involve state emergency and law enforcement resources?” Berger asked.
“Local and state executive agency leaders have a duty to the public to be prepared to respond to the kind of anarchy seen on our streets last night. I hope the advance preparation yesterday was not for the police to be given stand-down orders as rioters set fire to buildings and looted stores. Leaders in Raleigh and Wake County should be forthright with the public and explain how this was allowed to happen and provide assurance that adequate steps are in place to prevent this chaos and destruction from happening again.”
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Solitaire Sandbox removes AI opponents, city states, barbarians and almost everything else with randomness in the game. The result is a peaceful solitaire game mode focused on economy building. Use it solo to improve the efficiency of your gameplay, or play an initial start you find online and compete against hundreds of other players in a contest purely determined by skill.
See this thread for a practice challenge, and compare your solution with that of other players. Can you reach 200 production per turn faster than 83 turns on that map?
Unzip into the mod folder, i.e. make everything look like this:
\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization VI\Mods\Solitaire Sandbox\[13 files]
Restart Civilization, go to the main menu under Additional Content, disable all other mods and enable Solitaire Sandbox. Create a new game, go to Advanced Setup and choose one of the three Solitaire Sandbox options in the Ruleset dropdown menu. Then configure other options however you want. See screenshot below.
Mod features in detail
I believe that the only remaining sources of randomness after these changes are city tile expansions and which techs/civics get boosted from the remaining Great People. Please correct me if I have overlooked anything else!
- Removes all AI players.
- Disables city states, barbarians and goody huts by default, but there are options to re-enable them.
- Adds a drop-down menu to select how many city states to place on the map (if any).
- Since some types of Great People (Scientists, Engineers and Merchants) have very different effects and power levels, the mod by default limits them so only one specific person of each type can appear per era. Alternatively, the game can be played with all (random) Great People as usual, or with none at all.
- Adds an option to reveal the map on turn 1.
- Removes all standard victory conditions except the science victory (the others make no sense without opponents).
- Adds new per-turn victory conditions (production, science, culture, faith, gold) and a total population victory. With this mod, "victory condition" should be read as "ending condition", but victory cutscenes and menus are shown as usual.
- Adds current empire-wide population and production per turn to the top status bar.
- Adds two new map sizes smaller than Duel ("Solitaire" and "Sandbox"), appropriate for quick solo play.
Fun fact: if you play Arabia, the "last prophet" will spawn on turn 2. Feel free to delete him if you think that is too gross.
Great People that can appear in Solitaire Sandbox (with default settings)
- All Prophets, Generals, Admirals, Artists, Writers and Musicians can appear as usual.
- Scientists: Aryabhata, Omar Khayyam, Emilie du Chatelet, James Young, Alan Turing, Erwin Schrödinger, Abdus Salam.
- Engineers: Isidore of Miletus, Filippo Brunelleschi, Gustave Eiffel, Robert Goddard, John A Roebling, Wernher von Braun.
- Merchants: Marcus Licinius Crassus, Irene of Athens, Raja Todar Mal, John Spilsbury, John Rockefeller, Levi Strauss, Estée Lauder.
The mod is fairly extensive, so expect limited compatibility with other mods. I will begin compiling a list of the compatibility status of other major mods during the next few days, and list the results here.
Recommended mods to go along with Solitaire Sandbox
My other two mods for Civ 6, Research Reminder and More Autosaves were made with this mod in mind. (Recommendations for mods by other people will appear here when I have tested them.)
Solitaire Sandbox 0.9 beta
A peaceful SimCity-like game mode with almost no RNG. Play solo or challenge the world!
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xebec saving thousands from prostate cancer
XEBEC IS OUR GOD
They are truly saving anime.
The borderline hentai is fine, but there are some limits to the depths I'm willing to sink to.
That doesn't seem like appropriate attire for a professional to wear in a school environment
jesus christ Xebec
Is... Is that Kuzuryuu?
life and hometown
It's Kunimitsu from Kunimitsu no Matsuri.
I lost count how many times I fapped to this in the OVA.
If her face is even the slightest bit disapproving then she is out of her mind, walking around naked like that.
>in b4 "why is she listening to her vagina?"
xebec is love
xebec is life
Sweet baby Jesus
Some lucky, or possibly unlucky guy got stuck in here. She just wants to make sure he can make it out safely.
ALL HAIL XEBEC
LONG LIVE XEBEC
I see that Xebec has already planned ahead for the BD releases.
Probably did it with nipples first then edited them out
so, what torrent should I get?
My dick. Nurse sensei sure is healthy
That's not a gap, you retard. That's folded over cloth.
STOP TRYING TO GET ME INTO WATCHING THIS
DO YOU EVEN KNOW, NYET CAN YOU EVEN FATHOM HOW HARD THIS MAKES ME? I HAVE TO LACERATE MY ERECTION WITH VARIOUS HOOKS AND BELTS JUST TO DRAIN THE BLOOD BEFORE MY BRAIN DIES OF ASPHYXIATION AND MY NEIGHBORS START WONDERING WHAT ALL OF THE TREMENDOUS BANGING NOISES ARE AND CALL THE FEDS.
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A Christian scholar has responded to the unfounded claims about the Bible made in Newsweek’s pages.
OK, so it’s not a cover-story, and it’s classified as “opinion,” yet I still give Newsweek credit for at least publishing a substantive response to their smear of Christians and the Bible.
I also thank God for Dr. Michael Brown’s effort to chop through the forest-full of noxious intellectual and historical weeds sown throughout Kurt Eichenwald’s original hit-piece. (My original post on Eichenwald’s hatchet job was here: “Skeptics Prove Their Own Arrogance While Attacking Scripture.”)
His response includes the following:
Have the sacred Scriptures become a political weapon in the hands of religious hypocrites?
Could it be that those who most loudly proclaim, “The Bible says!” are actually ignorant of the contents of that very book?
Has the text of the Bible undergone such dramatic changes over the centuries that it bears little resemblance to the original teachings of Moses, Jesus, and Paul?
There is certainly a tremendous amount of biblical illiteracy in evangelical Christian circles today, and some of it has trickled down from TV preachers and pastors whose sermons seem more like motivational pep talks than serious expositions of the Scriptures. And there is no shortage of hypocrisy in our midst – I speak as an evangelical leader – as we often major on a few specific sins of others while ignoring many sins of our own. As for using the Bible for political purposes, white evangelical Christians in particular can be guilty of associating true patriotism with allegiance to the Bible and the Republican Party, portraying their opponents as both anti-American and anti-God.
But does Newsweek paint an accurate picture of conservative evangelicals? Certainly not.
More importantly, does Newsweek paint an accurate picture of the reliability of the Scriptures? Emphatically not.
That is why the article has been so controversial. First, it is difficult to know who, exactly, is being targeted. Is it some evangelical politicians? A few street preachers? Evangelicals in general? Second, Newsweek appears to be attacking the Bible itself – although claiming not to – and it does so in a slipshod, methodologically flawed way at that.
Where Eichenwald’s piece spewed accusation after accusation, and unsupported assertions galore—expecting the reader to simply accept his authority and veracity—Dr. Brown points to established history and documents that can be fact-checked.
Why do I believe the Bible is God’s Word? For both subjective and objective reasons—my mind and heart are each fully convinced, due to decades of life experience, and ongoing study and intellectual pursuits. There are multitudes of reasons the Bible is the most widely-printed and influential book in history.
Jesus affirmed the reliability of what we call the Old Testament, and countless areas of research confirm that trust in the New Testament is well-placed, too.
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Recommended by actually a number of book blogs – A Reader’s Journal and the other Jenny Claire from my lovely home state both reviewed it well. I’ve been putting off reading this because I didn’t like Chocolat at all – I thought the film was better. A terrifying and rare thing for me to say, and I generally only say it about The Princess Bride and Cold Comfort Farm; my opinion swayed in the latter case by how adorable I think Kate Beckinsale is, and how all the jokes surprised me in the film but not in the book, which I read subsequently.
However, I eventually decided to check this out when I discovered it was all about someone secretly trying to bring down a British public school. It made me think of Donna Tartt’s The Secret History, which I enjoyed very much, and besides British schoolchildren fascinate me with their dreadfulness. How can they be so dreadful? And I discovered I like this quite a lot more than Chocolat, all the nasty revenge things that went on, and Roy Straitley’s rude Latin asides (hurrah for Latin! the Latin teacher was the cleverest!).
I will now commence to spoil everything, so stop reading if you don’t wish to be spoiled.
You get alternating points of view of Roy Straitley, the old and venerable Latin teacher at St. Oswald’s, an old British public boys’ school that is snobby and unassailable, and one of the new teachers at St. Oswald’s, once unhappily a regular school kid looking in from the borders of St. Oswald’s, now back to seek reeeee-venge against everyone, everyone, everyone at St. Oswald’s. It’s all very cunning and insinuating. You think it’s Chris Keane all along, but in the end it turns out it’s a girl! Who pretended to be a boy when she was younger so she could sneak into St. Oswald’s and pretend to go there!
I don’t know how well this worked. I didn’t know she was a girl until the end. It sort of spoiled the book for me – when the new teachers first showed up, I thought, Well, obviously she’s suggesting it’s Keane, I’ll just skip to the end and discover whether it is really someone else, and I glanced at the end of one of the closing chapters, and someone said “KEANE?” in shocked tones right at the end of the chapter, and I assumed that that meant yes, Keane was the perpetrator of these wicked crimes. It made me feel very fond of Joanne Harris, as I thought she was putting all the fun into how and why things were being done, rather than by whom. Which is what I prefer anyway, when you know who did it, you can catch how and why straight along as you’re reading through. But I didn’t get to have the fun of doing that. I felt sad and let down when I got to the end and all was revealed. Pooh.
But I enjoyed all the wicked things she did to everyone. I did think the sex scandals were a little uninventive – it would have been more fun if she had managed to implicate maybe one or two people with the suggestion of pedophilia and then done something completely different for the others. And, as I say, I was pleased that the Latin teacher was cleverest of all. Up with Latin!
All in all, fun and engaging, and maybe sometime when I get over being cross with Joanne Harris for tricking me I will read it again and see how well I feel her twist-at-the-end I’m-really-a-girl device worked. At the moment I think it was a little cheaty, but since I didn’t know throughout the entire book, I can’t really say.
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As a cyclist new to winter, I've been looking in vain for some cold weather clothing that fits my 1.88m, 64kg (~6ft-something, 140lbs?) body. Everything, and I mean everything that I've tried was either too wide or too short.
I tried jerseys from Castelli, Assos, Nalini, Pearl Izumi and 2XU, but they never fit right: The L sizes were long enough but too wide, while S (or even XS) was finally form-hugging, but would then barely go below my belly-button even in cycling positions. I left it at that - I'm willing to pay the premium for good stuff (Castelli's Aero Race felt fantastic), but I'm not going to pay loads of money for something that doesn't fit well. Instead, I just kept using a (slightly short) Skinfit sleeveless tri top in size S, or giveaway jerseys from tours I completed - they're too big, but they're free.
With bibs, I picked up a Castelli Presto bib in L because with the "compression", it finally wasn't flappy while the straps are still long enough to fit. Higher-end stuff - Castelli's Bodypaint, Assos' range - again doesn't fit exactly.
But winter clothing has to fit better - I can't have huge gaps in my windbreaker or jacket if I want them to insulate. It also makes no sense to wear a baselayer that doesn't fit your body. Swimsuits come in Small-Tall sizes, why not cyclewear?
So my question is: Who makes clothing that's exceptionally tight, but still long? Will I find the holy grail of jerseys that's both form-hugging but still long enough at the bottom? Or the jacket that does just that, with the addition of tight sleeves that are still long enough for my skinny, long arms?
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HOLLYWOOD - Natalie Portman is quite aware of 'The Curse of The Best Actress Academy Award Winners.'
After winning the Best Actress Oscar at The 83rd Annual Academy Award Show, which took place in Hollywood's Kodak Theater, Portman, who won for her portrayal of Nina Sayers in The Black Swan spoke backstage with past winners Sandra Bullock and Hillary Swank.
Both past winners of the coveted award pointed out to Portman how their marriage soon ended up in divorce due to what has become known as 'That Dreaded Curse.'
Kate Winslet is another actress who has met the same marital fate upon winning the Oscar for 'Best Actress.'
Last year's winner Sandra Bullock took Natalie's hand and told her that luckily for her she is not married. Portman informed Bullock that she is engaged.
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Bullock winked and she gave her a big kiss right on the mouth. Bullock simply walked off quietly shaking her head without saying anything else.
Hillary Swank also went up to Natalie and offered her congratulations and knowing that she is engaged to be married this summer suggested that perhaps her and her fiancee identified as Benjamin Millepied, a choreographer who worked on The Black Swan, should just live together and not even waste their time getting married.
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The national publication USA Sunup is reporting that Natalie Portman has made an appointment to talk to Dr. Phil regarding this tremendously stressful situation.
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April 28, 2012
Panthers draft Coastal Carolina CB Josh Norman
The Panthers stayed fairly close to home with their fifth-round pick in the NFL draft Saturday, using it on Coastal Carolina cornerback Josh Norman.
Norman, a 6-3, 203-pounder from Greenwood, S.C., is expected to compete for playing time in a defensive secondary that struggled last season. Norman will likely battle Captain Munnerlyn and Brandon Hogan for the starting cornerback position opposite Chris Gamble.
A finalist in 2011 for the Buck Buchanan award, given annually to the top defensive back in the Football Championship Subdivision, Norman finished his career with 13 interceptions and 35 pass breakups. He led the Chanticleers with 62 tackles last season.
Posted by Observer Sports on April 28, 2012 at 02:38 PM | Permalink
The other article on this site and the Sports Network stats have Norman listed at 6-0 and 197 lbs. Wish the stats in this article were the real deal, a la Doug Evans of old.
Posted by: NCBigdog | Apr 28, 2012 3:27:15 PM
Congrat's to Hurney & Rivera of the team's picking in the top 10 we have had the WORST draft ,if not Worst overall Kuechly was a good player ,but we have Beason at that position ,so he's gonna be Dan Conner a backup 1st rnd pick...Nice ,and no DT yet ,and the rest of the picks were reach's at finding gold for coal sheesh worst than last year.
Posted by: Cam's Entourage | Apr 28, 2012 4:03:01 PM
Lol, bill polian just said we had the best draft of any team so far. Had this kid graded as a 3rd round pick. I find you fools funny.
Posted by: Chill | Apr 28, 2012 4:05:39 PM
Cam's entourage, what an idiotic post!!!! Do you know nothing about football? Have you not read any of the follwup from Rivera about plans for using Kuechly, especially amid the concerns regarding TDs recovery from ACL injury? What a joke of a fan you are!!!!!
Posted by: Rivera's Rowdies | Apr 28, 2012 4:11:18 PM
ended up being a really good draft...again, I'll hate them not having a 3rd rd pick next year, regardless of how good Adams plays, but still a good draft (after looking suspect for a second)
Posted by: PantherFan | Apr 28, 2012 4:12:35 PM
This is a fulfilling draft so far, we can't get everybody..I like the trade for 2 4th rd picks..I hate losing a 3rd but hey we had to make for missing this year 3 with an early 4th..I can't wait to see this lineman go, I got a good filling about him..now draft drew butler in the 6th rd..he's a punter if u don't know..
Posted by: Prowler | Apr 28, 2012 4:31:37 PM
Oh yeah I like this corner..nice size..
Posted by: Prowler | Apr 28, 2012 4:32:40 PM
Looks like they picked up some good players. All did well at their position in their conferences.
Posted by: Zon | Apr 28, 2012 5:26:28 PM
What the heck with a punter in the 6th round? Don't we have more important needs?
Posted by: John | Apr 28, 2012 5:51:42 PM
We needed a punter, it was an important need...last yrs punter (Baker) didn't go a decent job and is long gone.
BTW, with the presence of Cam, I have learned that we have A LOT of bandwagonners claiming to be fans of Cam and not the Panthers...Beware, these fans are not true Panthers fans.
Posted by: Johnny | Apr 28, 2012 6:04:05 PM
@Johnny - agree 100%..
Posted by: Catsnmbr1Fan | Apr 28, 2012 6:14:56 PM
I'm a true Panther fan, a PSL holder, loved the draft last year and have always liked the pick of Cam. I love the Panthers. With 7 picks in this draft, this CB is the only one I like. As a fan, I hope I am wrong and will admit it later if I am, but this draft was not as focused as it needed to be IMHO. We should have taken Cox in the first or Still in the second. With one of those, then another DT in the 5th or 6th just in case. Noone can tell me that DT is not our absolute greatest need. We didn't even touch it in this draft. I'm excited for the coming season, but shocked is the best word to describe the feeling of the moment.
Posted by: YeahRight | Apr 28, 2012 6:19:43 PM
Beason will play OLB luke will play ILB and Anderson will play OLB. Great draft and Norman has lonq arms and ran a 4.4 quud pick
Posted by: Jamiel | Apr 28, 2012 6:24:16 PM
We have six DTs on the roster from what I understand. Why draft another one?
Posted by: Chill | Apr 28, 2012 6:43:28 PM
The chances of TD coming back full strength after 3 ACL's is slim to none. I truly hope he does but he will never be the same, regardless. Beason has much better odds at coming back to form but there are still risks there as well. Obviously the management is closer to what's going on internally so there can always be things happening that we would never know about. I had my fingers crossed that we would pick Kuechly and based on this pick, it confirms that there are concerns with the LB core.
Posted by: Tug | Apr 28, 2012 7:05:24 PM
Appy St must have the most die hard fans in all of college sports. AE was a mistake. They need to release him because he will never be what they drafted him for. I honestly wish him well and hope that he catches on with another team and finds a role.
Posted by: Cheeseburgerface | Apr 28, 2012 7:15:20 PM
I think we did good people let's just see how everything plays out
Posted by: ronnelle white | Apr 28, 2012 7:57:56 PM
This guy did not run a 4.4. At the combine and workout a 4.6 unless that was posted wrong. I sure as hell hope so. Our linebackers run 4.5. You can not be an elite corner without eilte speed. Period. I hope I am wrong about this guys speed. He is also 25 years old so the experiment better happen fast.
Posted by: hamptonhowle | Apr 28, 2012 7:58:59 PM
None of those 6 DT's on the roster are worth a darn, that's why.
Posted by: The Beat goes on | Apr 28, 2012 9:08:35 PM
I didn't like the 3rd rounder trade off for next year in favor of this year but maybe that happens until we really start winning. A playoff developed team in the next few months or years will allow us to start stock piling picks instead of giving them away for the present. IMO we don't need to draft anymore WR's, DT's, RB's or TE's in the near future either. Panthes have failed too often at WR, several DT's on the roster already, RB's is the deepest Off. position, and TE's have been hit or miss as well. When the D comes around teams will fear the Panthers, scoring will not be an issue with so many options.
Posted by: CEREBRUM | Apr 28, 2012 9:40:34 PM
I don't believe that anyone on this board is anywhere near qualified to even have an opinion as to whether this was a good draft, since none of us are NFL coaches, scouts or GM's. The Panthers selected players that filled needs, time will tell if they are the real deal.
Posted by: Kenny | Apr 28, 2012 10:37:00 PM
JR stuck his nose in and forgot which side of the ball we needed help on, with Sitopluaasddhfkf????!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: MJ | Apr 29, 2012 1:16:51 AM
What is so funny if anyone says anything Neagtive you are..................................................................................................................................
Are what?, Negative! SO! ..,.........,.....,.....,.....who gives a shit.
Posted by: MJ | Apr 29, 2012 1:24:39 AM
LOL. If that's the way you feel then why do you have such an issue with my post, if it's ok to post opinions and vent, then why does my vent make me an idiot.
Posted by: Kenny | Apr 29, 2012 2:37:16 AM
support the team picks or go cheer for another team..go panthers
Posted by: pantherlife | Apr 29, 2012 10:59:02 AM
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Park and garden at Château Sainte Sabine
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Our uniqueness? This superb view of the typical bogy landscapes of Auxois and the medieval castle of Chateauneuf on its rocky outcrop.
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Luther “Buck” Waits, 90, of Hillsboro and formerly of Greenbush, died Jan. 8.
He served in the United States Army during World War II, was a member of the F&AM and attended the Baptist church in Mt. Orab.
He is survived by his children Richard Waits and Doug Waits, numerous grandchildren, siblings William (Helen) Waits, Fred (Jean) Waits, Stephen (Rose Nel) Waits and Ted Waits, Vada Edmisten, Nola Foreman and Sandra (Charles) Armstrong.
He was preceded in death by his parents Luther and Urah Waits, son Eddie Wisby, siblings Norma Farrow, Mildred Graves, Wanita Kirk and Amos Waits, brothers-in-law Forrest Edmisten, Willie Graves and George Foreman and sister-in-law Barbara Waits.
Visitation 11 a.m. until noon services Jan. 12 at Megie Funeral Home in Mt. Orab. Interment at Greenbush Cemetery. Megie Funeral Home caring for the family.
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In order to evaluate the students ability to read understand historical events, three reflection essays are assigned as a part of this course. Using the assigned text, choose a chapter and write an essay analyzing a topic discussed by the author. You can use any approach in this essay meaning you can agree/ disagree with the author, you can choose to reflect on the topic, or you can make a comparison to current events; the choice is yours.
Please do not exceed the required number of pages because I will not read beyond the assigned number of pages. Paper format is double-spaced, and size 12 (Times Roman) fonts only. The margins in Microsoft word is automatically set to 1-inch leave that setting in place.
Footnote/ endnote and bibliography citations are needed to cite the use of all sources. The format for the paper is MLA or Chicago manual no other formats are allowed for this assignment.
Paraphrasing is quoting so cite all information, especially statistical data.
Not using citations in your essay is an automatic F.
Not using the assigned texts is also an automatic F.
Rules to remember; when discussing people/organizations full names must be used the first time, for example the full name of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People must be used first then it can be abbreviated later in the essay/paper to the NAACP; do not refer to historical figures by their first name, for example Dr. Martin L. King is never Martin.
Your essays/ papers are based on the subject matter of the assigned text. Deciding what topic to write about can seem overwhelming. Out of an apparently infinite range of possibilities, how do you choose? The process is more manageable if you break it down into its component parts: 1. Choosing a broad subject that interest you, narrowing your focus to a topic that you will be able to write about in the time allotted; 2. Deciding what you want to know about that topic, and, finally formulating the question you want to answer in your essay/paper.
The topic of your essays/papers should be based on any of the documents/ content found in the books dealing with various issues from Slavery, Womens role in Colonial Society, Abuse by Big Business, or War.
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Michael Strahan will depart Live! on May 13 to begin his new venture at Good Morning America, and speculation is swirling as to who will replace him.
So who will continue the magic? InsideEdition.com takes a look at who might fill the seat.
The 47-year-old, who hosts his own live show, Watch What Happens Live, is close with Ripa and has often filled in for Strahan. He swiftly came to Ripa’s defense after Strahan announced his departure.
But Cohen is already juggling a lot of projects. When asked about the speculation that he may replace Strahan, Cohen said he was exhausted talking about it. He told US Weekly that with his own daily late night talk show on Bravo, his Sirius XM radio show and his other engagements, he has no space for more projects.
“I have 10 jobs!” he said.
The CNN anchor was believed to be a frontrunner for the chair five years ago before Strahan was hired, and he and Ripa are close friends off set.
But Cooper has addressed the speculation in an interview with Andy Cohen on Thursday night, insisting he liked his current job.
“Look, I’m very happy at CNN,” he said, but added: “It would be a dream to work with Kelly, but nobody’s offering anything so…”
Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris has already proved his acting chops by hosting the Oscars without breaking a sweat. Plus the former How I Met Your Mother star is based in New York and his schedule isn’t as full as when Strahan was picked to join the show.
Ripa’s husband of 20 years – himself an actor -- has hosted stepped into co-hosting duties beside his wife on multiple occasions.
But would it be too much for the pair, and the audience, for them to front the show together each day?
Andrews filled in when Ripa took off a few days following Strahan’s announcement. Andrews, a Fox Sports reporter, is also a member of the ABC family thanks to her hosting duties on Dancing with the Stars. And why not have some girl power?
But since DWTS films on the West Coast and Live! films in New York, geography is an issue.
Seacrest is an experienced host with a wealth of TV hits under his belt. He’s been a frequent guest on Live! and he’s hosted the Disney parade alongside Ripa for ABC.
But he, too, is based in L.A. where he hosts a daily radio show. His schedule is also full with other duties, including hosting for E! and producing shows such as Keeping Up With the Kardashians.
Why not bring back the show’s beloved first host? Philbin filled the role for almost 30 years before leaving in 2011.
Since his departure, Philbin, 84, has said that he has not spoken to his former co-host.
When asked by Entertainment Tonight if he would consider returning to the show, he responded: "I’d have to think about it."
But moments later, he added: "Regis has had enough! I'm done!"
Philbin, who occasionally appears on the Today show with his other former Live! co-host Kathie Lee Gifford, seems to be enjoying retirement.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
What is not to love about the charismatic wrestler and actor? If Ripa wants to win daytime ratings, The Rock could be her man.
But considering his tight film schedule, having a full time day job would make it nearly impossible for him to be a member of the team.
When Strahan was picked to fill Philbin’s seat, the former NFL defensive end was a surprising choice – so why not have another beloved sports star take over the role?
WWE fans were somber after Daniel Bryan announced his retirement at 34 due to concussion trauma earlier this year. The charming sportsman isn’t a complete stranger to daytime TV; he appeared on the E! reality show Total Divas with his wife, Brie Bella.
However, Bryan is based in Seattle so would have to uproot his whole life to take a chance on something that he’d never done before.
While a seemingly odd selection, if you are one of the 6.5 million followers of Ludacris’ Instagram account, you’ll understand why he’d be a fun choice. Ludacris knows how to have good time, while sharing some incredible stories.
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The former Saved by the Bell actor and Extra host has sat next to Ripa in the past as a guest host, however, he could be a contender for a full-time partner.
In a recent interview on Ellen, he played coy about rumors that he could be a permanent co-host on Live!
He said on Thursday: “I know, people were saying that. I love Kelly. I’ve guest-hosted with her a few times — she’s awesome. “
When Ellen kept pressing for a real answer, the 42-year-old responded: “I got to go over everything with Mrs. Lopez. She’s the real boss of the house, so we’ll see what she has to say about that.”
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John Legend who is set to release his new album 'Wake Up!' has revealed to The Huffington Post who he'd like to collaborate with in the future. His taste is very high-profile as he has targeted the most talented of divas such as Beyonce and Amy Winehouse. Here is what he had to say:
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THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHEN ITS PUT IN GEAR
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I wore this dress today just because I felt like it
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Hooligans! Bruno has been nominated for 4 awards at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards! You can help by spreading the word: reblogging, tweeting, and sharing this wherever you can. You can vote as many times as you would like. Nominees for an additional new, socially voted category, best song of the summer, will be announced Aug. 12. Click HERE to cast your votes. (You can also vote by texting VOTE to 22444).
His nominations include:
- Best Pop Video (Locked Out of Heaven)
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- Video Of The Year (Locked Out of Heaven)
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During your first visit, we will:
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Regular checkups are an important part of maintaining a healthy smile! The American Dental Association recommends visiting your dentist every six months for regular checkups and routine teeth cleanings to keep your teeth and gums healthy.
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Introduces health promotion principles, practice and evidence through such strategies as education, community development and healthy public policy, with particular relevance to promoting the health of New Zealand adolescents and young adults.
|Paper title||Health Promotion|
|Teaching period||Second Semester|
|Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD)||$899.85|
|International Tuition Fees (NZD)||$4,680.00|
- 108 points
- HEAL 202
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- More information link
- View more information about PUBH 202
- Teaching staff
- Convenor: Dr Kate Morgaine
Tutors: Ms Anita Grant
- Paper Structure
- The paper covers three main sections:
- Foundations of health promotion
- Programme planning and evaluation
- Actions to improve health, including developing personal skills, creating health-promoting social and physical environments, strengthening community action to improve health and advocating for healthy public policy at all levels of civil society
- Teaching Arrangements
- 33 lecture presentations and 9 tutorials
- Textbooks are not required for this paper; a course book is provided, and key reading are placed on Blackboard.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Interdisciplinary perspective, Critical thinking, Ethics.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
- Learning Outcomes
- Students who successfully complete the paper will be able to
- Discuss what is meant by health and health promotion
- Understand the planning and evaluation process for health-promoting actions
- Understand the principles behind different health promotion actions
- Suitable for undergraduates from all disciplines interested in ways we can promote the health of NZ adolescents and young adults.
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Mamoona Khan, LPC, MA
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Yes, must keep that anti-Serb propaganda going lest someone forget their fifteen years of Serb-hating, mental programming. Anglina Jolie is also a UN Ambassador. Coincidence? I don't thinks so.
ANYTHING to defend the Muslim hordes. Bosnia. Kosovo. Wherever. The Muslims are ALWAYS the victims. Digusting.
Yes again. But in all honesty I don't think that it is really about "defending the Muslims" per se or even about some abject hatred for Serbs. I think that it's really about the politicians and policy wonks defending THEMSELVES, their policies and their actions. The powers that be have to keep demonizing the Serbs to make what is clearly persecution and imperialistic behavior by the EU & NATO toward the Serbs seem "justified" to cover their own butts for what they are doing. So when Serb Christians in Kosovo have no heat, their churches have been blown up and their children are starving -- those that created this situation for their own benefit, must "remind the world of the Serb rapists in Bosnia" to pretend that "the Serbs are getting what they deserve".
While all this may feel very personal for those of us with Serb ancestry because Serbs are the target this time, I suggest that the intention isn't as personal as it feels. These bastard politicians would and will do the same to anyone in their way, anyone who is inconvenient to their agenda, anyone they want to steal from -- and anyone who shows them for the cold, bloodless, profiteering and narcissistic monsters that they really are.
The Serbs may have been the first victims of this complete demonization, but they won't be the last.
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A man's weight could be a big factor in whether he survives a prostate cancer diagnosis, according to a new study.
Researchers from Kaiser Permanente found that men are more likely to die from prostate cancer if they were overweight or obese when they were diagnosed with the condition, compared with men who were of a healthy weight upon diagnosis.
"We found among patients undergoing surgical treatment for prostate cancer, weight at time of diagnosis is more strongly correlated with prostate cancer survival than many other factors researchers have studied in the past, including some prostate cancer treatments," study researcher Reina Haque, Ph.D., of Kaiser Permanente Southern California's Department of Research & Evaluation, said in a statement. "Moving forward, we are hoping future studies will examine the effect of weight loss and other lifestyle modifications on prostate cancer mortality."
The new findings, published in the journal Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, are based on 751 prostate cancer patients who had their prostates and surrounding tissue surgically removed.
After adjusting for other factors such as tumor aggressiveness, researchers found that being overweight or obese increased the likelihood of dying from prostate cancer 50 percent. The association was strongest among men with aggressive prostate cancer.
Obesity has been linked with worse mortality among people with breast cancer, as well, though that association may differ depending on race. It has also been linked with a slightly shorter lifespan among people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
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Do a Mitzvah. Make a Minyan.
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Speaker tells Tulsans: Poverty has no impact on education
BY KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
Saturday, February 23, 2013
2/23/13 at 6:21 AM
Kids matter more than adults.
That's the message Connecticut educator Steve Perry carries with him every day.
And it is the one he brought with him to Tulsa on Friday as the featured speaker at the 2013 Robert Russa Moton Gala for Morton Comprehensive Health Services, 1334 N. Lansing Ave.
"At some point, we need to start focusing on the needs of our children rather than the needs of adults," Perry told the Tulsa World beforehand.
He said there is a relationship between a child's health and education.
"Education directly impacts the health of a child. The more education you get, the healthier you will be," said Perry, who is the founder and principal of Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, Conn.
That correlation is why black people have higher infant mortality rates, he said - "our parents are less educated."
Perry is a best-selling author, columnist for Essence magazine and host of the TVONE docudrama "Save My Son." He also is a contributor for CNN and MSNBC.
Poverty has absolutely no impact on education, he said, adding that that's a myth; it's all about expectations.
"Just because you grow up broke doesn't mean you can't learn," he said. "How much your parents make doesn't mean anything. The only thing that matters is the quality of school you go to."
Perry says people who think being poor impedes learning are making excuses.
"Don't be making excuses as to why it can't be done. It can be done, and it is being done," he said.
Capital Prep has sent 100 percent of its graduates - most of whom are poor and black - to four-year colleges.
"We work very hard to be a part of their life in every way possible," Perry said.
And what makes a good school? Teachers who love their students, he says.
"One of the reasons why so many people are so ineffective in teaching their kids is because they don't love them," Perry said.
When people love their children, they teach them how to read, he said.
"If you can't read, you feel uncomfortable in everything," Perry said.
Kim Archer 918-581-8315
Steve Perry: "The only thing that matters is the quality of school you go to."
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According to a study from the University of Georgetown, there will be 55 million job openings in the economy through 2020: 24 million openings from newly created jobs and 31 million openings due to Baby Boomer retirements. Of these openings, 65% will require education beyond high school. This makes college degree attainment more important than ever. However, college achievement is skewed: Students who have been systemically locked out of higher education (e.g., students of color, first-generation, low-income) face significant barriers enrolling in, attending and graduating from college.
As a result, while 70% of students from high-income families earn a bachelor's degree by age 25, only 12% of students from low-income families manage to do the same. Overwhelmingly, most low-income students begin their postsecondary education at community colleges. Yet, nationally of all students who begin at a community college, only 14% transfer and complete a bachelor's degree within six years.
At ECMC Foundation, we aim to increase the number of students from historically and presently underserved backgrounds who persist through and graduate from an institution of higher education with a bachelor’s degree. Understanding that many of our students begin their postsecondary pathways at community colleges, we actively engage in opportunities to invest in transfer success.
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The NYT reports on the decline in cachet for the "older professions" [Clong: I had to read that twice, my mind went immediately to the world's oldEST profession, not that lawyers aren't routinely compared to whores]. Lawyers and doctors are complaining, it seems, that nobody respects them anymore. Applications to the professional schools are down. This, of course, would have been helpful to me a few years ago.
It seems the gist of the doc's complaints is that they are treated just like every other worker, and that there is a general disregard for their uber-degree. One poor doctor had to fill out a req for his patient's wheelchair--how demeaning! And then there's the pediatrician who takes it as a "personal attack" whenever people complain about the medical industry (presumbaly HMO's) at cocktail parties. Well. Welcome to the party. He should have to sit through lawyer jokes at every social function. Or perhaps he would like to meet one acquaintance of mine, who routinely asks me--"How's the LIARing going?"
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EXCLUSIVE to PH Real Estate is this fantastic brand new furnished studio in Elite Sports Residence 6, Dubai Sports City. The studio is in a great location and has many features including, large studio room, fully equipped kitchen, bathroom with shower, storage, balcony, roof top pool and jacuzzi, gym, sauna, steam room and covered parking.
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Accenture is cutting as many as 25,000 jobs around the world as it seeks to pare down its nearly half-a-million strong workforce, according to a published report.
The Australian Financial Review reported that a first round of cuts happened earlier this month and more are expected to follow. Layoffs are being made according to performance and are targeted at the bottom five percent of the company, the publication said, which cited sources in the firm’s Australian operations.
Accenture spokesman Mark Bonnaci did not respond to an email seeking comment.
During Accenture‘s June 25 financial analyst conference call to discuss the company’s third fiscal quarter 2020 financials, CEO Julie Sweet responded to an analyst’s question about job losses.
“As I’ve said before, we’ve identified some real areas of efficiencies and so that has obviously headcount implications to it, which may be what you’re calling layoffs,” she said.
In July, the company cut 900 jobs in the UK citing a weakness in market demand.
“We went into the crisis with an overcapacity of people relative to demand,” the company said in a memo to workers that was obtained by The Guardian. “The crisis has caused additional strain on the business due to lower demand and reduced national attrition. In addition, we have identified structural costs that we need to address.”
Accenture has reduced travel budgets, cut contractors where needed and was said to be limiting hiring, the paper said in July.
In mid-March as the US was girding for lockdowns and other restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sweet struck an upbeat note and told investors that the company was well positioned to weather the pandemic and emerge stronger on the other side. She said the sharp turn to digital across nearly all working environments plays into Accenture’s strength as one of the largest systems integrators in the world.
“I feel very confident, and I think we’re in a very significant position of strength as we go into this chapter,” she said during the March 19 earnings call.
Accenture chief financial officer KC McClure backed Sweet’s assessment, adding that “when we came out of the last financial crisis, we did take market share and that is our expectation, as we look long term, that we will have tremendous opportunity for us over the long term by staying close to our clients.”
The company’s M&A activity has not slowed during the crisis as Accenture recently completed its 20th acquisition of the year with the purchase of CreativeDrive earlier this month.
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||Informa Law from Routledge
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Thinking about - let alone writing - a new edition of a legal textbook is a great burden for any author and takes a considerable span out of the writer's life for not much reward. Yet the zest and drive of any committed writer remains, and the first question is whether a new edition is necessary. Unless the law has changed to a considerable extent, there would be no point in filling up legal libraries with another volume. However, as the readers of Modern Maritime Law will witness, the insurmountable amount of new legislation, EU Directives, Regulations and IMO Conventions that have emerged, coupled with the copious case law, since 2009, has made the new edition an absolute necessity. Thus, the result is that the book is now in two volumes, owing to the increased amount of the included material and because each volume is self-contained, making it easier for readers to manage them. Apart from the fact that the book provides a cohesive overall view of aspects of maritime law - with a fairly detailed account of important decisions - and brings together the major 'Bibles' written on individual topics, Modern Maritime Law has stimulated a great interest in the subject of risk management and promoted its importance among commercial and legal professionals, as Lord Mustill had predicted in the foreword to the first edition. In the last decade or so, industry organisations, shipping companies, insurers, as well as lawyers and their professional organisations, have focused on legal, regulatory and other risk issues in a more systematic way for corporate strategies, as well as for loss prevention and dispute avoidance. Commercial people take more care to express their intention in contracts as to the allocation of risks between themselves, and the judges often try to decipher the parties' intention in terms of allocation of risks when they interpret contracts in the context of the factual matrix...
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Muscle Ropes offers the best in rope training products including battle ropes, climbing ropes, and heavy jump ropes. Our ropes are constructed with the finest materials and assembled by hand in the USA, making them the most durable ropes on the market. Our ropes are used by fitness centers, boot camps, CrossFit boxes, schools, and professional sports teams. Muscle Ropes are designed for performance and built to last.
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How much does a Lance camper weight?
To contact Lance Camper in Lancaster, California, call 661-949-3322.
|Dry Weight||4,318 pounds|
|Wet Weight*||5,402 pounds|
How much does a lance 650 truck camper weight?
|Dry Weight w/Std. Equipment||1694 Lbs.|
|Wet Weight w/Std. Equipment||1897 Lbs.|
|Center of Gravity Front||21″|
What is the lightest truck camper with a wet bath?
Since 1955, Northstar Campers has been building both pop-up and hardwall campers for all sized pickup trucks. The Liberty is the shortest and lightest version of their designs weighing in at only 1,775 lb.
How much does a Lance 850 camper weigh?
Dry Weight w/Std. Equipment 2501 Lbs. Wet Weight w/Std. Equipment 2835 Lbs.
How much do pop up truck campers weigh?
There are many different kinds of pop-up campers, and they all have different weights. The average weight of a pop-up camper is around 2,000 pounds. But you can find pop-up campers that weigh significantly less or more. For example, the Forest River Rockwood Freedom 1640LTD weighs just over 1,400 pounds.
How much does a truck camper top weigh?
How heavy are camper shells, aka truck toppers? To start with the weight specifics, the standard size of camper shell or truck topper usually weighs around 300 pounds. This standard weight is considered light in the automobile industry.
Who makes the lightest slide in truck camper?
The Lightest Truck Camper: SCOUT YOHO
But their smallest and lightest model is the YOHO, which is the lightest hard-sided truck camper in the industry, weighing in at only 958 pounds. And is the only hard-sided truck camper in the industry, that weighs less than 1,000 pounds.
What does a lance 825 weigh?
|Dry Weight w/Std. Equipment||1832 Lbs.|
|Wet Weight w/Std. Equipment||2150 Lbs.|
|Center of Gravity Front||32″|
|Center of Gravity Rear||46″|
How much is the Cirrus 670 truck camper?
The MSRP of the Cirrus 670 is expected be around $28,000, with the first units expected to be in dealer lots around late February/early March 2019. Demand for the new camper is expected to be high, so those who are interested in purchasing one should act quickly.
What is the lightest Northern Lite camper?
The Special Edition is loaded with features and built to keep you warm, dry, and comfortable no matter the conditions! The lightest true 4-season slide in truck camper on the market, the Sportsman Edition has all of the features needed to take you on your next adventure in total comfort!
What does a lance 650 cost?
Lance 650 Truck Camper: Starting at $19,995 USD
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Because most half-ton pickup trucks lack the requisite payload to haul a hard-side truck camper. … To get anything around a 3,200-pound payload, you’ll need to get a Ford F150 long-bed, single cab pickup, one of the ugliest trucks in the market.
How much does a Lance truck camper cost?
The Lance 825 truck camper costs between $26,000-$39,032, depending on the model year and add-ons you want. The Lance 650 Truck Camper costs from $24,000-$38,000, depending on which options you select. The 2022 Lance 1172 has a stick price of $68,615. A 2021 Lance 960 costs 44,460, while the 2022 version costs $57,692.
How much does a lance 855S weight?
|Dry Weight w/Std. Equipment||2902 Lbs.|
|Wet Weight w/Std. Equipment||3236 Lbs.|
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This fact sheet is aimed primarily at council employees who have an employment-related problem and may be considering making a complaint to the Ombudsman.
I have a problem about employment with the council. Can the Ombudsman help me?
In most cases the law says we cannot investigate matters relating to action taken in respect of appointments, removals, pay, discipline, superannuation or other personnel matters. This is because when Parliament created the Ombudsman service it wanted the Ombudsman to deal with relations between councils and the people they govern and not become involved in disputes between councils and their employees. This is in part because many complainants will have the right to go to an Employment Tribunal to try and resolve their grievance.
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- decisions to terminate employment whether by dismissal or redundancy
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Complaints by councillors about their dealings with the council as a councillor will not normally be investigated, but we may investigate complaints about a councillor's dealings with the council as a service user, such as complaints about housing or refuse collection.
We can investigate a complaint made by a council employee about services they receive from the council such as problems with education, housing or social services. These complaints can be investigated in the usual way irrespective of the fact that the complainant is an employee of the council.
How do I complain?
You should normally complain to the council first. Councils often have more than one stage in their complaints procedure and you will usually have to complete all stages before we will look at your complaint.
Then, if you are unhappy with the outcome, or the council is taking too long to look into the matter – we think 12 weeks is reasonable – you can complain to us.
You should normally make your complaint to us within 12 months of realising that the council has done something wrong.
If you consider my complaint what will the Ombudsman look for?
If we can investigate a complaint from you we have to decide if the council has done something wrong in the way it dealt with you and whether this has caused you a problem.
What happens if the Ombudsman finds the council was at fault?
If we find the council did something wrong which affected you we will ask the council to take steps to reduce the effects where possible.
Where we find fault with the council’s procedures we may recommend that the council introduces changes so the same problem will not happen again.
In some cases we may ask for a payment to recognise the problems caused to you.
Examples of some complaints we have considered
Other sources of information
Employment and personnel problems often involve complicated legal issues and we strongly recommend that you seek help with your problem.
If you are a member of a trade union you should contact the union because it may be able to help you.
Citizens Advice can give free advice. You can find the nearest branch in the telephone directory or on its website at www.adviceguide.org.uk (the website includes a section with advice on employment).
Many solicitors can give you advice on employment and personnel issues but there is normally a charge for this advice.
Our fact sheets give some general information about the most common type of complaints we receive but they cannot cover every situation. If you are not sure whether we can look into your complaint, please contact us.
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Filmy Dome Spider
Neriene radiata: Taxonomy | Photographs
- Kingdom: Metazoa ((=Animalia) multicellular animals)
- Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Class: Arachnida (spiders, harvestmen, scorpions, mites, etc.)
- Order: Araneae (spiders)
- Family: Linyphiidae (dwarf & sheetweb weavers)
- Genus: Neriene
- Species: Neriene radiata
- Common Names: Filmy Dome Spider
Click on each picture to display the larger, higher-resolution image.
Neriene radiata - In this photo, you can see how the spider is suspended beneath its dome of silk.
All photographs are copyrighted by their photographers.
Florida Caverns State Park
March 15, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
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Street View is the best available vantage point looking, if possible, towards the location of the building. In some locations, Street View may not give a view of the actual building, or may not be available at all. Where it is not available, the satellite view is shown instead.
Latitude: 51.555 / 51°33'18"N
Longitude: -2.2413 / 2°14'28"W
OS Eastings: 383363
OS Northings: 184045
OS Grid: ST833840
Mapcode National: GBR 1PV.J4R
Mapcode Global: VH95X.35FQ
Entry Name: Rose Cottage and Cottage Attached to East
Listing Date: 19 May 1981
Last Amended: 29 February 1988
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1022380
English Heritage Legacy ID: 316042
Location: Luckington, Wiltshire, SN14
Civil Parish: Luckington
Built-Up Area: Luckington
Traditional County: Wiltshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire
Church of England Parish: Luckington
Church of England Diocese: Bristol
LUCKINGTON SHERSTON ROAD
ST 88 SW (south side)
2/229 Rose Cottage and Cottage
attached to east (formerly listed
19.5.81 as The Cottages)
Pair of cottages, c1800 and mid C19, rubble stone with stone slate
roof to main cottage and Bridgwater tiles to added east cottage.
Two storeys. West cottage has rebuilt ridge stack and two casement
pairs each floor. Rear entry. East addition has ashlar quoins and
ground floor lintels. One window range of small-paned casements
with door to left. West end stack. Included for group value.
Listing NGR: ST8336384045
This text is from the original listing, and may not necessarily reflect the current setting of the building.
Other nearby listed buildings
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Here is Andrew’s latest blog:
As Christians, we believe the Lord can perform any work in our life and that if we open our hearts to the Lord’s truth, change will happen. But do we truly believe this, or are some of us still using crutches to support our healing?
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
So what do I mean when I talk about a crutch? An example of a crutch is an e-cig. Often when a smoker can’t drum up the willpower to go cold turkey he will use an e-cig to ease the strain. This will drag out the healing process and rather than a cure it is a crutch. An e-cig may help in the healing process but the longer the user relies on this crutch, the more likely he will fail, resulting in repeated relapse.
Most Christians will try their utmost to overcome their addictions… so why do we fill the hole which porn leaves with other “lesser” forms of nudity. This is obviously not what God would want, God cannot stand sin – Psalm 5:4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
I myself had this same issue. I had to learn to look out for the crutches. I would watch a movie which I knew may contain sex scenes, but I wouldn’t have any safeguards in place and end up watching sex. My eyes would purposely catch glimpses of magazines, TV or street adverts to fill a little bit of the thrill I missed from porn.
Many of us will go on beach holidays or to other similar locations. This is just asking for nudity and sex to be pushed in our faces with topless women, sexual sin and very little clothing rampant in these places how can we not get sucked in?
I am not being a legalist, I understand you have to find your own safe level, but it’s simple – if you are feeling tempted at all, then do as Joseph did in Genesis 39 – literally run from danger! You do not need a crutch – you need only Jesus. We need to trust God fully in His healing power.
Mark 2:17 They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Just like the smoker must give up the e-cig to actually be healed from the addiction of smoking, so must we repent of, and flee from, all sexual sin so that God can bring us complete healing.
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An everything bagel is at the pinnacle of bagel hierarchy! A fresh everything New Yorker bagel is without a doubt the first thing you think of when you consider ordering bagels in New York or elsewhere.
Additional Everything Bagel options include Whole Wheat Everything and Egg Everything.
What goes into making an Everything Bagel from New Yorker Bagels?
- The ingredients in an everything bagel are somewhat standard — fresh base bagel dough is the starting point for most bagels, and the difference with the everything bagel is all in the toppings.
- After the bagel is shaped, proofed and boiled, it is prepared for baking. An egg wash is used by many to provide a sticky surface for the toppings.
- Poppy seeds and sesame seeds provide the black and tan speckled look associated with the everything bagel. And yes, the rumors are true – poppy seeds can make you test positive for drugs, so make sure you keep the receipt!
- Dried onion flakes and dried garlic flakes go on as well for extra flavor. These add a bit of a punch under the snap of the seeds.
- Finally, kosher salt or sea salt is sprinkled on. This is the final touch before baking to a golden brown finish.
The everything bagel is usually served with a schmear of cream cheese, or eaten plain. However, the opportunities for getting creative with your everything New Yorker bagels are many! What’s your favorite way to eat an everything bagel?
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The many benefits of Web TV, including the portability and personalization capabilities and viable alternatives to traditional cable and satellite, is what people want.
Pittsburgh PA (PRWEB) April 27, 2015
WhereverTV Broadcasting Corp. (OTC: TVTV), a leader in delivering Over the Top (OTT) subscription television services to a variety of devices including Connected TVs, streaming media players, smartphones and TabletPCs, today announced that it has appointed Edward D. Ciofani to the Board of Directors and to lead the company as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Ciofani will serve on the Board of Directors as Co-Chairman. Additionally, Mr. Ciofani provided his immediate strategic initiatives.
As CEO, Edward Ciofani will lead WhereverTV in the development of plans for strategic growth and in the effort to implement and finance those plans. Mr. Ciofani brings 28 years of public company and public market experience including 18 years of experience in Financial Markets with an emphasis on Investment Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, and the trading of stocks. With personal ownership in 14 US & International corporations, Mr. Ciofani also provides substantial expertise with development, start-up and growth stage companies at the administrative and finance levels. Mr. Ciofani is also a skilled business manager with regards to corporate structure, personnel recruitment, supply chain efficiencies, sales, customer service and contract negotiation in B2B, B2C and B2G business environments.
Commenting on his appointment, Mr. Ciofani said, “The many benefits of Web TV, including the portability and personalization capabilities and viable alternatives to traditional cable and satellite are what people want. I am deeply honored to have this opportunity to lead WhereverTV through the important time of corporate positioning and product deployment, and beyond. Our patented, portable and personalized content delivery technology combined with the team of talent I intend to bring will provide us with a unique opportunity to shape the future of live-streaming TV. My immediate goals are to restructure the company, add officers and personnel, expand the Board of Directors and get all filings current in order to up list the company to the OTCQB. Concurrently, I intend to take the steps necessary to deploy marketing, build the subscriber base, and initiate an over-the-top alternative to traditional cable or satellite subscription packages.”
In connection with the move, Mark Cavicchia has transitioned from CEO into the new role of Chief Digital Officer. As WhereverTV’s CDO, Mr. Cavicchia will be responsible for developing and managing the Company’s digital strategy, which encompasses all aspects of technology, creation of subscription packages, customer retention and other matters relating to the Company’s products and services. Mr. Cavicchia will also serve as Co-Chair of the Board of Directors.
“We are pleased to have Mr. Ciofani on board to take WhereverTV to the next level,” stated Mark Cavicchia. The time could not be riper for Internet television opportunities and Mr. Ciofani has the strategic vision, the drive, and the connections to advance WhereverTV in the industry. And with his focus on building shareholder value, we have never been more poised to create a winning scenario for consumers and shareholders alike,” he added.
For more background information about WhereverTV, please click: Internet TV, Over the Top, WhereverTV, or OTC Markets.
About WhereverTV Broadcasting Corporation (Symbol: TVTV)
Founded in 2007, WhereverTV is the next generation subscription television service providing consumers with live-streaming, genre-specific, and in-language viewing choices from around the world, delivered to anywhere in the world, and through any internet enabled device. Programming is identical to existing broadcast and distribution providers with the only differences being that the broadcast signals are accessed through the internet via an over the top (OTT) platform, and channel management is handled by company’s patented Interactive Program Guide (IPG) technology. WhereverTV provides an economically beneficial and completely versatile alternative to traditional cable and satellite services, with the added benefits of personalization and portability. Also known as Internet TV, WhereverTV delivers these same channels, shows and events to SmartTVs and digital media receivers including: GoogleTV, AppleTV, Roku, Amazon FireTV, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Droid Smartphone, and TabletPCs. The WhereverTV platform enables subscribers to access licensed and free-to-air content across these devices with the IPG across unlimited geographies, and wherever there is internet connectivity. The customer viewing experiences are based on customer location (geo-targeting) and content-rights management (subscriptions). Current in-language subscription offerings include Arabic TV, French TV, Italian TV, and Moroccan TV. Current genre specific subscriptions include NEWS channels, faith based channels and more. Apps are presently available for free in App Stores for iOS (Apple), Android, GoogleTV and Amazon FireTV devices. DVR functionality to record your shows and view later is presently in the works. Licensed US TV content subscriptions will be available in 2015. Please visit: http://www.wherever.tv, for more info.
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Ilayaraja's one of the best composition is 'Agaya vennilave..' from the movie Arangetra Velai.. When i listened to this song for the first time, i myself pictured the song with beautiful love scenes.. I never had seen the song before until when i got to hear my friends' comments about the video when i hum this song in class.. Can a choreo get any worse.? watch this..
Revathi actually tries something close to Barathanatiyam (or something else) but i dont think it is a Barathanatiyam.. And about prabhu.. just one word- Sick.! He does this 'Break-dance' thing.. crap.! this is not a song where one break-dances listening to.. There's an awesome violin bit with strings bgm, something like a music for a soul who just broke up with his lover (i actually pictured so.. ).. It starts at around 00:57 in the video and choreo was even worse, not even close to give out anything relating to the music.. But was a different picture- It was hilarious to watch them dancing around a tree (which has pink leaves) where prabhu tries this 'romantic' thing (but fails) and revathi stupidly gives him a rose.. Brr..!
Upshot-> Awesome song, sick dancing..!
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Find your Washington Betting Site Here
On this page, you will find the information to help you understand sports wagering in Washington state. You will learn about sports betting laws, the minimum gambling age, and the best places for sports wagering online and offline in the state of Washington.
How to Spot a Great Washington Betting Site?
Bovada’s sportsbook offers an extensive number of markets on North American sports. They also have great live sports betting.
Bovada’s website is well designed and easy to use. It also features how-to-videos, a handy resource to use to learn more about sports betting.
Bovada offers a relatively standard welcome bonus and some fun promotions.Read Bovada Review
If you use Bitcoin, BetOnline is a great site. You can get extra juice on your welcome bonus and get faster payouts if you use Bitcoin.
BetOnline is consistently the first sportsbook to post odds. They also have a good selection of odds on North American sports.
BetOnline features an odds archive – a great research tool for bettors.Read BetOnline Review
WagerWeb offers one of the best welcome bonuses. They will double your first deposit, worth up to $1000.
WagerWeb has a good collection of markets in their sportsbook. They also follow strict parlay odds.
Connecting to their customer service department can take some time.Read WagerWeb Review
Although Sportsbetting.ag does not have the largest welcome bonus, with reduced juice specials you can make the most out of any bonus or promotion here.
They focus on sports betting here and it shows. They offer a massive sportsbook with odds on everything.
Sportsbetting.ag is a great site that offers bettors a lot. However, to get what they offer you need to not mind the website’s design.Read Sportsbetting Review
Gambling in Washington
Sports Betting Legalized in March 2020
Despite a widespread shutdown in Washington state, the Governor signed the bill to legalize sports betting in tribal casinos in March.
The biggest casino in the state features 3125 slot machines, 75 table games, and 32 poker tables.
Emerald Downs is home to the biggest horse race in the state – the grade III Longacres Miles – and offers offtrack betting.
Lawmakers in Washington joined 20 other states in March 2020 by legalizing sports betting. The Supreme Court opened the door to legalization when it struck down Nevada’s monopoly. However, the beginning of sports betting in the state will be limited to tribal casinos. There are no plans to launch mobile betting statewide yet, but mobile betting will be available when inside a licensed casino. The legal age to bet on sports in Washington is 18. This is all regulated by the Washington State Gambling Commission.
Sports betting is also available in Washington through a multitude of online sportsbooks. We list the best sites on this page. The ones offering the best odds on Washington sports and accessible anywhere in the state. The Gambling Laws approved by Governor Jay Inslee do not include official mobile sports betting. but you can use the apps from the different offshore sportsbooks.
With legal sports wagering available on tribal lands and using offshore sportsbooks, Washington residents can place a bet on the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and many NCAA sports. The professional sports teams sports fans in Washington care most about include Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Mariners.
Washington is a great state for finding casinos. All recognized tribes in the state have gaming compacts, and many operate multiple casinos throughout the state. The best casinos are Class III operations. These types of casinos are where you find slot machines, table games, and any other game played against the house (also poker is found here as well). The gambling age for casinos depends. If they do not serve alcohol the minimum age is 18. If they do, you must be at least 21 to enter and gamble.
Casino gaming and poker are also available in Washington state through online gambling sites. The sites on this page all offer virtual slots, table games, and poker. You can use them at 18 and, best of all, access them all from the comfort of your home.
Washington is home to one major horse racetrack – Emerald Downs – and some smaller tracks throughout the state. They also allow for one offtrack betting facility – affiliated with Emerald Downs – to operate per county.
Betting on horse races is also available online, through any of the sports betting sites on this page. You can easily take advantage of these sites any time you want to bet on horse racing when you do not feel the urge to leave your house.
We follow a strict and objective process when we review online betting sites available in Washington state. We check out their welcome bonuses and look for ongoing promotions. We search for hidden fees and time payouts. We make sure they have the markets and odds Washington bettors want.
Reliability by Scoring Sites
We assign scores to the aspects of sports betting sites that matter most. By doing this we can compare sites fairly and produce reliable reviews for the sites we deem are good enough for Washington bettors.
These Sites Shine Bright Like an Emerald
We know that not all the sites available are worth using. That is why we have put in the time, tested out the options, and trimmed down the list to only include the best sports betting sites in Washington state on this page.
Yes, Washington is a very liberal gambling state with many legal forms. The legal forms include sports betting, the state lottery, betting on horse racing, charitable gambling, and social gambling. You can also enjoy online betting sites in Washington.
Yes, the state legalized sports betting in March 2020. Sports betting is currently only available in licensed casinos, but one day could expand to mobile and online options.
You can also join and enjoy online sports betting sites licensed outside the state.
The legal gambling age in Washington for all forms of gambling is 18. However, casinos that serve alcohol do not permit anyone under the age of 21.
There are currently two ways to bet on sports in Washington. You can either go to a licensed tribal casino with a physical sportsbook or you can join a sports betting website. Sports betting sites allow you to bet anywhere in the state.
Nearly 40 casinos operate in Washington.
Many offer resorts and entertainment along with slot machines, table games and poker.
The largest casino in Washington state is the Muckleshoot Casino in Auburn. The casino features over 3100 slot machines, 70+ table games, and the largest smoke-free poker room in the state. It is attached to a hotel and offers multiple dining options.
Muckleshoot Casino is located at 2402 Auburn Way S, Auburn, Washington 98002. The casino is south of Seattle and a quick drive northeast of Tacoma.
The best horse racing track in Washington is Emerald Downs. The track, which opened in 1996, hosts the biggest races in the state including the Grade III Longacres Mile (typically held on the second weekend of August).
Emerald Downs is located at 2300 Ron Crockett Dr, Auburn, Washington 98001. The track is roughly a half-hour drive from downtown Seattle. It also offers offtrack betting.
The best sports betting sites available in Washington are the ones that are easily accessible and offer the odds and markets Washington bettors look for. We have spent a great deal of time opening accounts and trying out sports betting sites that we feel we are experts. We know what makes a sports betting site great and only list the best ones available to Washington bettors on this page.
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Alejandro Edda is an actor. He debuted in the 2007 film Have Love, Will Travel. After landing roles in mostly short films in the next few years, he got the part of Alejandro / Juárez Cop in the television series The Bridge. He next appeared in the 2016 film Sundown. He then became known for his role as Marco Rodriguez in Fear the Walking Dead. The following year, he played the role of Jorge Ochoa in the film American Made. More recently, he gained wider recognition for his role as Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán in the Netflix series Narcos: Mexico.
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We would like to share our beautiful office in Prenzlauer Berg, Bötzowviertel with up to 5 more people.
The office is freshly renovated, we are the first tenants after the renovation and just moved in six weeks ago. The rooms have high ceilings and wooden floors and are flooded with light. Several new toilets, a new and fully-equipped kitchen and a basement with lots of storage room are available.
The location is close to Greifswalder Straße and Volkspark Friedrichshain. In general it’s a calm neighborhood, even though there are many cafes, restaurants and small stores around. The office is located on the ground floor, which is particularly nice during summer when we can open our large doors for fresh air.
We provide the chairs and desks. The all-in rent including internet amounts to 250€ per person per month.
If you are interested and have questions or would like me to show you around, just shoot me a message!
Get in touch
Name: Aaron Hartel
Company: Tummy Love DE GmbH
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HIGHTSTOWN — With the extremely difficult schedules that local prep school boys soccer teams play, it can be easy for them to view any win as just another good effort.
Peddie’s 2-1 overtime win over St. Augustine’s Prep yesterday was more than that.
The Hermits are traditionally one of the top teams in the state as well as a constant contender for a state title in the NJSIAA’s Non-Public ranks.
St. Augustine’s entered with a 7-2-1 record with its only other in-state loss coming at the hands of Cape Atlantic League rival Ocean City, another New Jersey powerhouse.
So when Chase Covello led Eduardo Armenta with a pass, which Armenta curled beautifully into the far upper-90 of the net with 3:56 left in the first 10 minutes of overtime, it was a big deal — especially considering it was only the Falcons’ third win.
“We definitely see this as a big win,” Covello said. “We see it as our hard work and perseverence really showing and something working out for us in the end.”
“This reminds our kids that we’re good, too,” Peddie head coach Peter McClellan said.
With a 3-4-3 record that luck has not always swung in the Falcons’ favor, but the push by Armenta, who usually plays in the back, provided huge dividends for a team which was coming off a tough, 2-1 loss at East Brunswick.
McClellan’s troops did not want to start a backward spiral once the game headed to overtime, but needed sophomore goalkeeper Jake Leahy to come up with a huge save to give them an opportunity for their third win in their last four outings.
When St. Augustine’s Christian Bik stole the ball right off overtime’s opening tap, he led teammate Samuel Mitcho into the box. Leahy ranged far off his line to not only cut off the angle, but make a sprawling dive to block Mitcho’s point-blank shot.
“It’s the casual stuff we do that’s frustrating,” McClellan said. “A little bit of nonchalance and we let them back in the game.”
Such was the case after Tim Boyce converted another lead from Covello to open scoring 4:48 into the second half.
The Falcons, who had come close to scoring at least two other times in the first half, seemed to drop back following Boyce’s tally. As a result, the Hermits charged forward and knotted the score on Frank Messina’s goal less than four minutes later.
“We had to kick into gear and work harder after that,” Covello said. “We’re just focusing in on our style and our combinations...what works for us.”
What has started to work better since an 0-3-3 start is Peddie’s distribution from the midfield. After only scoring five goals in those first six games, the Falcons have outscored their last four opponents, 7-3.
McClellan’s squad gets little time to enjoy their accomplishment since it figures to be tested once again Saturday when it heads to highly-regarded Hill.
St. Augustine’s (7-3-1)010-1
Goals-SA: Messina; P: Boyce, Armenta. Assists-SA: D’Alessandro; P: Covello 2.
Shots-SA: 10; P: 16. Saves-SA: Aucoin 6; P: Leahy 7.
St. Benedict’s 4, Hun 0
PRINCETON — First-time goalkeeper Taylor Heilman, a senior filling in for his injured classmate Chris Meinert, made 20 saves, but the Raiders could not hold down the undefeated Gray Bees. Victor Villagomez accounted for three of St. Benedict’s goals.
St. Benedict’s (13-0)22-4
Goals-SB: Villagomez 3, Martinez.
Shots-SB: 24; H: 5. Saves-SB: Edwards 5; H: Heilman 20.
Blair Academy 2 (OT)
BLAIRSTOWN — Satchel Cortet connected on a pass from Alessandro Delia in the first 10 minutes of overtime to lift the Red Raiders to victory after squandering a 2-0 lead.
Delia had scored a pair of unassisted tallies in the first half to put Pennington in front before the Bucs rallied to tie the game on second-half goals by Derek Dumani and Evan Forsell.
Goals-P: Delia 2, Cortet; BA: Dumani, Forsell. Assists-P: Delia; BA: Forsell.
Shots-P: 16; BA: 9. Saves-P: Jingoli 5; BA: Zabala 8.
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Originally Posted by Azelphur
I'd love a solution to this too, I'm on a 4x1 setup and currently running dual twinview. TH2G isn't really an option as I use the setup for compiz and gaming. Would really love to get some triple head gaming going on.
What are the resolutions of your LCDs? If they are all 1680x1050, then
you can connect one LCD to the first DVI output of your video card and the
other three LCDs to the second DVI through the TH2G. If all your LCDs are 1920x1200,
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I’ve been filling up notebooks writing like crazy for over forty years. A lot of it was venting and whining—or to be kinder to myself, I’ll call it “therapeutic.” I am happy to brag that over the years I’ve had several poems published, usually in local newsletters and chapbooks, but twice in nationally distributed anthologies.
Not too bad, I think, for a shy woman who spent most of her energy teaching children with special needs every day.
Now retired, I continue to write most days, and I joyfully spend one evening a week writing with companions at the home of John Crandall, using the Amherst Writers and Artists writing method. We have so much fun writing together! But whenever John or another friend suggest I might post a piece I’ve written minutes earlier, either here or on John’s blog, I’ve invariably pleaded that sure, I’ll do that, but at some future date, after I’ve done a spot of editing, or when I need to promote some future project, whatever. In other words, I’ll publish when the time is RIGHT, and the writing is PERFECT.
The other day, my inner guide said to me: Give It Up!! Your blog is not the New Yorker. It’s not even the Sacramento Bee. Nobody will sue you if you ramble (as I tend to do). You don’t even know if anybody’s reading this blog of yours!
Well, if you are reading, brace yourself because this blog is about to get MESSY!
In her book, The Wisdom Jesus, Episcopal priest Cynthia Bourgeault posits that Jesus taught us a very untraditional path to enlightenment. She says St. Paul calls it kenosis, a Greek word meaning “to let go” or “to empty one’s self.” Bourgeault explains:
Over and over, Jesus lays this path before us. There is nothing to be renounced or resisted. Everything can be embraced, but the catch is to cling to nothing. You let it go. You go through life like a knife goes through a done cake, picking up nothing, clinging to nothing, sticking to nothing. And grounded in that fundamental chastity of your being, you can then throw yourself out, pour yourself out, being able to give it all back, even giving back life itself. That’s the kenotic path in a nutshell. Very, very simple. It only costs everything.
Well, to be honest, I’m not quite sure where an attitude like that leads. I’m not sure I’m ready for it. But putting more of my writing out here more often is going to be step one. And check me out on Twitter too (@nanschoellkopf) because I plan to show up there more often as well.
Thanks for reading. Invite your friends next time! I promise to make it fun.
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NAME:COHIBA SIGLO I (PACK OF 5)
SIZE: 4 X 42
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STRENGHT CATEGORY: MEDIUM BODIED
TASTING NOTES: “This little cigar is a triumph of its genre: in tune with the times, it offers steady, quite rapid burning, and enlightens moments of relaxation as well as an aparitif. Its rich, slightly spicy aroma makes it a cigar with an instant taste that also appeals to women.
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AnonD-1825, 29 Mar 2015Guys, i noticed this phone doesnt have lockscreen, last time when she mashed the phone to the ... moreFinally got home and watched the video.It was harsh.But to you question thier is actually the possibility that she disabled the lock screen.Seen the first time she tried locking it and on again their was no show of the unlock requirement part.So its possible she just disabled it.
If you're all worried about the steep price, wait for a couple of months or so. The price drop for samsung phones is large and quick. Unless your egos can't wait lol.
Guys, i noticed this phone doesnt have lockscreen, last time when she mashed the phone to the floor screen went on by itself and it goes to same screen than before she started to smashing it, is that possible? Shouldn't it go to lockscreen if you shut down the screen? Or is that window coming from left a lockscreen?
Also does she use fingerprint sensor in start of the video? It looks she is long pressing it
That was a brutal drop/through! Still amazed it survived after that many drops!
samsung galaxy s6 edge - drop test ok but wait till high price hits - knockout .. played with s6 edge this week in network showroom - fancy looks -major questions -only time usages shall tell - battery life - ?overheating - we r due for upgrade in 4weeks - would love to have s6 edge -but seems price shall knockout drop dead .. considering max working life of even s6 edge shall be 2yrs .. come on samsung -pass the price drop test ..for customers sake ..
That video made me cringe so much. Woman is crazy!
If I'd just paid £760 for a new S6 edge, now way in hell would I have the balls to test that out.
Very impressed by the strength of the phone/glass now though!
Anonymous, 29 Mar 2015plastic floor. not that impressive imo..would be cracked otherwisejump face first onto a plastic floor, and see if you will be impressed by your durability
what the hell!! I have been using nokia 808 pureview since February 2013 and I have dropped the phone accidentally more than 100 times.. No damge so far and still working beautifully. Even once I dropped the phone on a concrete road while driving my bike... No current phone can give this kind durability like old nokia phones.
nice try, 29 Mar 2015there's a carpet underneath, try it out in plain concrete ;)Nice try (oh that's your user name too)!!!!!!
What the hell!!!! She banged a bloody $600 phone like a flat ball!!! Scary shit man! LOVE THE SGS6 EDGE.
All u haters try next time to prove it a fake and go cry somewhere else.
I wonder whether any other phone can survive the test, carpet or no carpet, that's brutal.
nice try, 29 Mar 2015there's a carpet underneath, try it out in plain concrete ;)Maybe you didn't have sound when you watched it,(I didn't the first time I watched it and thought the same thing) but it makes a very definite smack.
nice try, 29 Mar 2015there's a carpet underneath, try it out in plain concrete ;)LOL!
Why don't you try to fall with your face first at that height on a concrete with carpet underneath and let us see if your face wouldn't crack?
Nice try but failed!
nice try, 29 Mar 2015there's a carpet underneath, try it out in plain concrete ;)How did you see the carpet under the concrete? You have X-ray vision??
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As a part of the cultural stewardship plan to develop economic resilience of local community in Nobgang village in Punakha district of Bhutan, the TSCPL is supporting the World Bank and the Division for Conservation of Heritage Sites (DCHS), Department of Culture, Ministry of Home and Culture Affairs of Bhutan to establish a model community-based social enterprise. The enterprise will be responsible for managing the upcoming Bed and Breakfast and Restaurant in the village.
An old traditional building in L-shaped structure, locally called the Kabu Tharcham is being restored by the DCHS under the project to be converted into a Bed and Breakfast and Restaurant. The style of the Kabu Tharcham house tells the story of the Nobgang community’s transition from lifestyle of retreatant to agrarian culture.
With the Covid-19 pandemic affecting the tourism industry worldwide, it is has become necessary to ensure that the social enterprise has a sustainable business apart from the tourism market. Therefore, the enterprise will start up with production of traditional agriculture products such as locally produced chilli pickle/ appetizer, dry persimmon and local rice crackers and snacks.
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About Assetz Soho & Sky
Assetz Soho & Sky is the brand new luxury residential apartment project launched in Jakkur, Bangalore.
The residential enclave, Codename Assetz Downtown Neighbourhood features the very best in Assetz Property’s luxury and renowned “Carbon Healing Homes” segment. The project offers spacious New York’s SoHo-inspired 3,4 BHK apartments with luxurious features.
Why you should consider Assetz Soho & Sky?
- This is a great opportunity to purchase a property in a very good location at a very affordable price.
- You will get a total of 1815 square feet of living space and 3 parking slots at this property.
- This property is located in a peaceful neighborhood in bangalore, assetz soho and sky.
|Jakkur Main Road, Bangaluru|
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|3 BHK Type 1 Apartment||2015 Sqft||₹ 1.91 Cr *|
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What is the price of 3 BHK in Assetz Codename Downtown Neighbourhood?
The price of a 3 BHK apartment starts from 1.91 Crore Rupees onwards in this project.
Where is Soho and Sky located in North Bangalore?
The project is located at the heart of Jakkur near Hebbal, Yelahanka, and Airport Road. It's a fast-developing area with ample amenities around
About the Builder
Assetz Property Group
Bengaluru, India | 2006
Founded in 2006, Assetz Property Group is a front-runner among multinational developers in India with over 10 million square feet under development. Assetz, headquartered in Singapore, is a multi-faceted real estate development and asset management company with four business verticals: Commercial, Residential, Warehousing and Fund Management.
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A Chance of Fate
A mere 300 hundred feet separated two coaches pulled by the same southbound locomotive, yet the gulf that lay between the people reposing within them was as great as that between the Earth and its moon. Even though they sprang from the same rich, black earth, they were set apart from birth by differing cultures and heritages, tastes and traditions, goals and aspirations. Bound together as they were on that fragile lifeline of Russian railway track, when they reached the safety of journey's end they would go their diverse ways, ignorant and uncaring of each other.
At least that was how it should have been and had been on a thousand similar journeys. But on that last December night of 1905, a freak circumstance of nature created a common ground on which two would meet. Of the some 150 passengers aboard, those two were still awake.
One sat amidst the opulence of an Imperial Russian Army dining car. He was unaware of the splendour of his surroundings for they were of his everyday experience. His attention was commanded by the glimmering banks of snow illuminated briefly by the lights of the train. Unnoticed on the table beside him stood a bottle of Chateau Signac, a fine red wine form which a glass, still untouched, had been poured. Also unnoticed, a respectful distance away, was the dining car attendant, who had fallen asleep waiting for the gentleman to leave so he could clear the last table.
His honour, Captain Andrei Alexandrovich Bodin, officer of the ancient Cavalier Guards Regiment and owner of one of the largest estates in the Western Ukraine, was very much awake. He watched the miles sweep away, bringing him ever closer to his beloved "Astradnoe", his real -- and only -- home. Just as important to him, these same miles were taking him away from the trivialities and intrigues of St. Petersburg, a city growing more uneasy with each passing day. For a whole month Andrei could set aside all thoughts of his commitments and responsibilities in the sheer enjoyment of home. It was this anticipation that denied him sleep.
How very different from the other restless passenger who kept the night watch on the train. Located behind the carriages of the officers and the accompanying soldiers, behind even the horseboxes, was the boxcar full of prisoners.
The prisoners were an odd assortment of people. All had been duly sentenced by the medieval workings of Russian law. There were several murders, numerous thieves and a small contingent of political agitators, mostly students. One of the agitators sat huddled in a corner and was kept awake, not by the cold or the noise or the stench, but by a bitter mixture of anger and despair.
Two years before he had been the celebrated new discovery of the St. Petersburg art circle. He was the winner of one of the prestigious scholarships awarded by the Academy of Fine Arts. His work was sought after, as was he. But a society willing to flirt with the new art styles of Western Europe is not necessarily one ready for the new political ideals associated with them.
Whatever the cause, Raymond Ilych Doylov had discovered that talent was no protection against malicious intent and his naively expressed opinions had inevitably led him to the Prosecutor's Office and a place in a Ukrainian labour camp.
The abrupt jarring that occurred when, the locomotive's brakes were applied, snapped both men out of their private worlds and roused the rest of the train. All onboard instinctively held on as the grinding of the metal gears fought to slow the train's forward momentum. The captain watched the front of the train as it curved right into a bend, sparks flying in great waves when the engineer applied the secondary brakes, releasing steam pressure as he did so. The engine's whistle reached a frantic pitch. In the coaches men were thrown around and a babble of voices arose. The dining car attendant tried unsuccessfully to salvage some of the china as the train at last came to a wrenching halt.
Captain Bodin stood and eyed distastefully the stain where the red wine had splashed the immaculate white of his dress uniform tunic. He lifted the table napkin to dab at it then abandoned it as he noticed activity outside. Stopping briefly at his compartment to get his greatcoat and gloves - it was many degrees below zero outside -- he made his way to the carriage door. Jumping the remaining distance from the bottom of the carriage steps he landed softly, sinking into several inches of fresh snow. Up ahead rough voices shouted commands.
The area was bright with the headlights of the train but his attention was momentarily drawn beyond the pool of light, to the darkness of the forest. It lay less than fifty yards from the track, the edges of each sturdy pine crystallised with a layer of glittering frost. Above, a cold, white moon and its entourage of stars shone uninhibited by cloud. The stillness of the place stood firm against this temporary noisy intrusion
Andrei moved forward, determined to discover the problem and hasten its resolution. He'd been separated long enough from his home.
Nearing the front of the train he saw, illuminated in the engine's headlight, the huge bank of snow and fallen trees that had halted their journey. A good fifteen feet high and of unknown depth; they had been fortunate to survive the encounter. The front metalwork of the engine was deeply embedded in the drift. The engine driver noticed his presence and broke off haranguing his fireman to greet the distinguished guest.
"Your Honour, all is well..." he assured the captain. "No harm has come to the engine. When the dispatcher at Mozhaisk realises we are overdue he will send out a plough and a gang of -- "
"How long?" Bodin asked impatiently.
"No more than a day, Your Honour."
"A day?" Bodin bristled. That was one day too many for him. "Are there tools onboard?"
"Yes, Your Honour, of course..."
"Break them out," He turned back towards the train. The engineer, long drilled in obedience to his superiors, scurried away to do as he was bid.
Two sleepy figures emerged from the officer's carriage, still suffering from the after-effects of the New Year celebrations. Forced to mark the occasion on a train journey, they had nonetheless enjoyed a sumptuous meal and consumed copious amounts of champagne. The whole thing had degenerated into a childish muddle with each one trying to outdo his brother officers in extravagance, Bodin had seen it all many times before in the Officer's Mess and, not willing to join in, remained in the dining car when the others moved into the salon. He was on board this train only because it was going in the right direction. Towards Astradnoe.
"What's happened, sir?" Anatole Szecpansky asked.
"The track is blocked. I'm going to order out the guard to clear it." His tone implied he had no further time for conversation, and he left them to enter the troopers' compartment.
Szecpansky looked at his companion.
"Whatever he's got in the country must be fascinating."
"I'm betting it's not what, but who," Nikolai Bakunin said thoughtfully.
"What or who, we're not likely to find out. I hear he doesn't even allow his family to visit the place."
"Mmmm...let's go in, it's cold."
After five hours the disgruntled troopers began to make an impression on the mountain of snow. The sun was making a grudging appearance as they broke for breakfast. Bodin sipped at his coffee and leaned back against a signal post. One of the troopers passed carrying buckets filled with water towards the rear of the train. Two others armed themselves and followed him. Andrei watched as they opened the door of the final boxcar. Urgent hands reached out to take the buckets, spilling some of the water as it was pulled inside. Bodin called the sergeant over to him.
"Are there prisoners on this train?"
The man came to attention. "Yes, sir."
"Get them out. They can begin on the other side."
"Do it, Sergeant."
He set down the cup and strode off towards the boxcar.
"Open it up," Bodin ordered the guards.
The heavy door slammed back on its metal runners releasing an unpleasant, pungent smell. The captain took an involuntary step backwards. Inside all was darkness.
"Out!" The sergeant barked.
At first, Andrei could only sense the movement, as a dishevelled line of weary men and women slowly piled out. Disoriented by the sudden plunge into light, they covered their eyes and, stumbling, fell from the wagon floor.
Andrei turned from the white faces and demanded of the sergeant, "How long since they were fed?"
"They were given food at the beginning of the journey."
That was a long time ago, he thought grimly.
"Feed them." He walked away not needing to see the order carried out and wanting to escape from this cargo of human debris. They blankly watched him go, too miserable and hungry to enjoy the freedom and fresh air and fell ravenously upon the food when it arrived.
The work progressed much faster with the extra hands. Soon the snow bank was reduced sufficiently to attempt forcing the locomotive through under its own power. The engineer built up steam and set a slow forward pace. The troopers and prisoners huddled together in groups against the deepening cold to view the breakthrough. Even some of the officers ventured out to watch the final moments of the proceedings.
The locomotive roared into controlled life, moving a few inches at a time. Steam billowed from escape valves to hang as clouds in the frosty air. As the train broke through the final obstruction to stand clear on the other side, a ragged cheer went up from the troopers. Already they were contemplating a quick return to their warm compartment and the ration of spirits the sergeant had promised them. The prisoners were herded together in preparation for the march back to the boxcar.
There was a scuffle and a shout and Andrei turned quickly to see a prisoner slam hard into one of the guards, almost come to grief himself, and then take off at break neck speed towards the embankment and the forest.
Out of pure instinct, when the rifle of the trooper standing beside him was raised, Bodin swung at it as the soldier fired. He deflected the fatal aim, but something in the path of the running man brought him down into a crazy tumble over the edge of the embankment and he disappeared from sight.
The crack of the gunshot echoed away and silence returned. No one moved. The guards returned their attention to the now terrified prisoners, coming down hard on them to prevent any further insubordination.
The captain regarded the place where the figure had fallen. There was no movement beyond it. He barely caught the sergeant's muttered comment, "I don't know where the poor bastard thought he was going anyway."
It was with these words that the futility of the action struck Bodin. Where had he been going? They were fifty miles away from the nearest village. The temperature never rose above freezing point and the forest was full of wolves. The man must be either desperate or insane.
Whatever he was, Bodin needed to see him. Morbid curiosity perhaps, but not to be resisted. When two of the troopers moved off towards the embankment to look for the prisoner, he accompanied them at a distance. As they reached the mark in the snow where he had slipped over the edge of the embankment, they turned back towards him.
"He's dead, sir," one of them offered.
Bodin pushed past them and stepped over the edge. It was difficult to make his way down for the embankment was steep and the snow drifted, but eventually he drew level with the crumpled body. He took off his thick glove and located the pulse point at the jugular. It beat steady and strong. He noted the injury to the man's face. He must have hit a tree or rock as he fell. Blood covered his forehead.
"He's alive. You two, get down here and help," he ordered.
The three of them managed to drag the unconscious man up the snowy slope. Bodin moved ahead as the troopers carried him back to the train. The sergeant met them half way, and ordered the prisoner returned to the boxcar.
The order was countermanded.
"Bring him to the baggage car."
Bodin's look sent the sergeant about his business. Once inside the baggage car the captain cleared a space and removed his greatcoat, spreading it out on the floor.
"Put him down here and find the medical orderly."
Throwing his gloves aside he knelt down to look at the wound. Not a life-threatening injury; the most noticeable damage was a ragged cut just below the hairline. Looking at the bloody, ashen face, however, Bodin considered that to be the least of the man's problems.
"He's going into shock, bring a blanket and get that stove lit," he ordered, aware of the disapproval on the sergeant's face.
"Sergeant, return to your duties."
"But, sir..." he began, then gave up and contented himself with warning the troopers to stay alert as he left.
Bodin was loath to touch the wound so he took out his handkerchief and began to clean away the blood streaks. The orderly arrived just as the train resumed its journey. He set about his work in a no-nonsense fashion and Bodin felt free to withdraw after charging him with responsibility for the prisoner and promising to return to inspect his work.
When he reached his compartment Andrei uncharacteristically did not remove his uniform, merely opened the tunic buttons and stretched out on the bed. He fell asleep at once into a recurrent dream of being shot and falling into an endless pit of white, soft snow.
The prisoner Doylov woke to a crushing wave of pain. At least he was warm and able to move freely, but apart from that his mind was foggy. As he tried to sit up the pain doubled and he reached out blindly for something to hold onto. His hands were taken in a firm grasp; opening his eyes he discovered he was supported, not by a guard or a fellow prisoner, but by an officer of the Imperial Army who eased him into a sitting position.
"Drink this," the officer commanded.
A small silver cup belonging to a field canteen was held to his lips and he drank deeply of rich, warm cognac. The strong liquor winded him and he coughed.
"Take it easy," the voice instructed, not unkindly.
"Thanks," Doylov murmured as he finished another long swallow.
"Lie back again." He was gently helped into the warmth of the coat and covered with a blanket. Beside him a stove glowed brightly and it, together with the brandy, seemed to ease the pain.
"You've got a nasty cut on your head. The orderly has done all he can. You were lucky the fall didn't kill you."
Quite suddenly the fog cleared and Doylov remembered the events of the previous few hours.
"That was a damned stupid thing to do," the officer chided, gently.
"Yes, well I must be stupid," Doylov replied bitterly, "look at the situation I find myself in."
"Educated yes, clever no," he answered, examining the man before him.
The severely cut black hair framed a face that went beyond handsome, but the eyes were cold and the mouth was hard. He was dressed in a perfectly cut tunic; the insignia was that of a captain in a cavalry regiment Tight fitting riding breeches were caught into highly polished black boots.
Doylov was confused. Why was this man helping him? Suddenly he became suspicious. He'd learned this much at least, that people were governed only by self-interest. The wariness showing in his face was redoubled when the officer dismissed the two troopers.
"I'm Captain Bodin," he introduced himself and sat down on a trunk that had been pulled out from the stack of luggage, picking up a book as he did so.
"This must be yours, one of the troopers found it."
It was almost snatched as Bodin held it forward. A man of few possessions now, this was important to Raymond Doylov and he looked from it to his benefactor.
"You thought I'd stolen it, didn't you?"
"I thought it more than likely," the man admitted. "The sketches are excellent, not that I know a great deal about these things," he qualified. "R. D. Your initials?"
As he expected the name meant nothing to the army officer.
"I've exhibited only once in St. Petersburg, but they said I had promise."
He sighed deeply.
"I suppose this is all that remains of my work. Not a good idea to admit you own a canvas painted by a political agitator."
"Political," the captain nodded. "I should have guessed."
"You're not going to ask questions I hope. I spent three memorable days with the St. Petersburg police, the bastards. They know more about me than I do."
Doylov looked at the canteen and the officer obliged him. After a long drink, he said, "I'm sure it's all comprehensively filed away on record."
"Continuously, for three days. It's amazing the effect of a well-placed boot can have on encouraging conversation," he told the officer, finishing the drink.
"Not that I actually said very much. There's nothing much to say when all you've done is express an opinion. But then that was the really stupid thing to do."
"That depends on one's opinions," Bodin countered.
"I agree, it wouldn't do to spread really perverted views such as hoping that one day all your fellow citizens would be treated like human beings, now would it?"
"I'm a soldier, not a..."
"Politician," Doylov finished the statement for him. "A surprisingly common response."
He looked into the blue eyes. This one was probably no different, but he tried again.
"Whatever you are, even a soldier, surely you have an opinion. Can't you see what's going on around you?" he questioned. "Don't you care?"
The man stood up abruptly. Doylov sighed again.
"You're bored," he said, "and I'm tired. Let's leave it at that."
The train halted as they reached the next water stop and the troopers returned.
"Orders from the sergeant, Sir, we're to return the prisoner."
"He's not ready..."
"Forget it, I'm ready to go back."
Doylov began to haul himself to his feet. Bodin moved to his side, lifting him up. As the wounded man steadied himself against the nausea and vertigo, Andrei looked into the green eyes. He could not avoid being impressed by the way the man was dealing with the desperate situation he was in.
Suddenly another response raced through him, one that was quite out of place here and he stepped back abruptly, looking down at his coat where it lay on the floor. Impulsively he picked it up and held it out to Doylov.
"Take it, it's cold."
Doylov looked at the sable lined greatcoat. "If I take that back there, I'll end up with my throat cut. I'll take the blanket though."
Doylov reached down for it and then, just as impulsively, took out his sketchbook.
"Here, keep it." He held it out. "If you want it."
"I'd be honoured." Bodin too the book. " Good lu..." he broke off realising the stupidity of what he'd been about to say. "Good bye," he amended.
"Much more appropriate," the artist replied, than laughed a little desperately.
The troopers stepped forward and he held up his hands placatingly. Wrapping the blanket more closely about himself he stepped out of the carriage. Bodin's gaze rested on the open doorway for a few moments before he returned to his compartment and handed the coat to his valet with instructions to have it cleaned.
Bodin was awake late into the night, the swaying and chugging of the train no longer a comfort to him. He longed for the wearisome journey to be at an end so he could put it from his mind in the soothing balm of Astradnoe. But the cautious driver had reduced speed, thus prolonging the torture.
His thoughts returned to the stranger whose life he had saved. He'd read somewhere that among native peoples, saving a life meant you became responsible for it. It was a fanciful notion. He turned on the lamp and reached for the sketchbook. For the third time he opened it, not leafing through this time, but systematically studying each page.
The drawings were good and he found the subjects intrigued him. Looking at them it was as if someone had opened up a vista of St. Petersburg life. The weather-beaten old flower-seller, the conductor at a band concert, a clutch of pretty girls in muslin and ribbons. People were the artist's forte; he had a gift for portraiture.
He closed the book with a snap. It would be wrong to allow such talent to waste away in a prison camp, whatever the man's crimes. Besides Doylov was no longer an anonymous prisoner, he was a person. Maybe he was responsible for the man; after all, to have bled to death in the snow would have been an easy way out if what Bodin had heard about the labour camps was true. He lifted out a sheet of paper and began to write.
"I cannot advise you strongly enough against this course of action, Your Highness," the sharp featured little lawyer insisted. "This man may be talented but he is a convicted felon. I have been honoured to serve your family, Sir, for many years and you must realise I have only your best interests at heart. To act as guarantor for this criminal's good behaviour can bring little advantage and may, in fact, compromise your own position."
Prince Andrei Alexandrovich Bodin smiled indulgently at the little man, who seemed to derive more satisfaction from the Bodin family honour than he did himself.
"Vaska," the Prince reasoned, "the commitment has already been made. I only need you to formalise the papers."
"Very well, Your Highness," he sighed, gathering up the documents, sure that his noble client could not have fully read the account of this Doylov's life. "As you wish."
He bowed formally and withdrew.
Bodin returned to his contemplation of the cherry trees lining the drive of his St. Petersburg townhouse. Today was the first one on which there was even a hint of incipient spring. He'd noticed when out exercising his horse that the harsh edge had gone off the wind and the first swifts had braved the long journey north. The entrance of the butler interrupted his reverie. A normally unflappable individual, whose face wore an unaccustomed flush.
"Your Highness -- " he broke off.
Bodin raised an enquiring eyebrow.
"Sir, a 'person' has arrived to see you."
"Who is it?"
"I am unacquainted with the name, Sir, but he is accompanied by two prison guards."
"He's here?" Bodin let his annoyance be known. "The inefficient fools! Don't they read instructions? He was to be brought to...never mind. Where is he?"
"In the stable yard, Sir."
"Have him brought into the kitchen. I'll come down."
"To the kitchen?" The tone was one verging on horror.
"Yes, to the kitchen. I do know where it is. I even know what function it fulfils." He turned away, attempting to get his anger in check and also to rein in a sudden anticipation that flared through him.
He heard the servant leave, his agitated footsteps resounding across the marble hallway. It was strange, but it was only then that Bodin realised this was the first time he'd ever heard them. The man had obviously dedicated a lifetime to being unobtrusive.
Bodin followed him with deliberation. It was a long time since he'd been in this part of the house. As a child it had been his favourite part. Marya, then the cook, had had a soft spot for him because his healthy appetite did justice to her superb cooking. But then he'd grown up and his father no longer approved of his son and heir being found flour-covered and sticky around the mouth in the presence of the servants and the kitchen had been declared off limits.
He pushed away the happy memories evoked by the sights and smells from beneath stairs and concentrated on the business at hand.
Raymond Doylov stood in the centre of the huge kitchen amid the gleaming pots and china. His hands were bound, his eyes lowered. Bodin's gaze was drawn to the man's right cheek. Where his cheekbone should have been a strange lump stood out in stark relief under the sunken eyes. He had no time to dwell on the obviously new deformity, for the overall appearance of the man chilled his blood.
What in God's name ha they done to him? The auburn curls were gone, shaved to almost nothing, although enough remained to show a premature grey at the temples. The face was gaunt and ashen. Not that Doylov had been well the only other time he'd seen him, but this was incredible. He seemed to have aged ten years, in three months. The grey prison serge clothes hanging on his body appeared several sizes too large. The man was a physical wreck and will power seemed to be the only thing keeping him on his feet.
"Release him," Bodin ordered as he descended the remaining few steps. When he heard the click of the key in the lock he again looked at his new charge. The man's eyes stayed lowered. Bodin looked past him to the knot of kitchen maids huddled together in horrified curiosity.
"Bring food, plenty of food."
The cook bobbed a curtsey and started issuing commands.
Bodin walked to the guard and asked, "Do I need to sign an authorisation?"
"It won't be necessary to sign anything. We were instructed to hand him over into your custody."
That explained the misunderstanding of his instructions. It seemed he had to take personal charge of this so-called menace to society; not that he looked particularly menacing just then. Rather it looked like a strong breeze would be enough to blow him away.
"You have done so," the Prince told the guard. "My butler will see you are taken care of."
He watched with relief as the two guards were ushered out. Thanking the cook for the abundance of food spread out on the table, he requested that Mr. Doylov and he be left alone. He sat in a chair and pushed another out, towards his 'guest'.
"For pity's sake, sit down, before you fall down."
The man did not move, but spoke in a cracked voice.
"What do you want of me?"
"Nothing, though I suppose a little gratitude wouldn't go amiss."
He admonished himself even as he spoke the words. But the man's reaction to them was not what he expected.
"If I wasn't so bloody hungry," Doylov told him around a mouthful of chicken, "I might argue the point with you."
So Bodin had a pragmatist on his hands. For that he was grateful. He feared a sensitive, artistic temperament could be tiresome.
He watched and enjoyed the relish with which the man attacked the food. Far too soon Doylov began to run out of steam; his desire for food was greater than his ability to stomach it. Three months of poor nutrition had taken its toll on the man.
Bodin stood and called for the butler. He instructed the man to prepare a bath and find suitable clothing for his guest.
"How long since you slept?" he asked Doylov.
"Two, no - three days."
"Time you did then. Sergei will find you a bed in the servants' quarters. When you're rested we'll talk."
He walked to the staircase, but turned back.
"I was made aware of the terms of my release, I won't run. Where would I go? Even here?"
He returned to the last of his food, playing with it listlessly, as Bodin issued the orders and left.
Raymond fell into a dead sleep that lasted a full day and half of the next. When he wakened he felt that a little of his strength had returned and, dressing in the clothes left out for him, he descended the servants' staircase into the kitchen. The cook, upon seeing him enter, instructed the kitchen maid to prepare him breakfast, and much to his surprise, he found he was ravenous.
When he had finished his breakfast, he was drawn out through the open kitchen door into the sunshine of the stable yard. No one questioned or even appeared to notice his leaving the house. It seemed strange after three months when every movement was supervised and restricted. There was a bustle of activity all around him. Like all great houses this one had a large staff ,and with the coming of the spring, they were all busily engaged in making good the ravages of the winter. He sat for a long time, allowing the normality of this place to seep into him, and then began to investigate it.
Rounding a corner, he found himself at the entrance to the stable loose boxes. He wandered in, enjoying the sound of the dozen or so beasts housed there. They were just settling down to their second feed of the day. He walked past the stalls, inspecting each occupant until he came to the fifth, in which he found not only a magnificent grey, but also Bodin. The officer was watching the animal being shod by the master farrier and it was some minutes before he noticed Doylov's presence. When he did, he gave the rest of his instructions to the man and left the stable indicating that Doylov should follow.
"You look much recovered," he observed.
Doylov nodded in agreement.
The Prince strode out through the stable yard towards the extensive lawns at the front of the house. Doylov had been too ill or exhausted on the previous occasions he had seen his benefactor to really observe the man with his artist's eye and he now took the opportunity of scrutinising him.
He was younger than Doylov, though not by much. He was about the same height but was more heavily built. His features could be described as strikingly handsome and his manner could only be described as cool.
Doylov caught up with him as he stepped onto the drive, its gravel drawn out in symmetrical patterns.
They walked in silence for some minutes before Doylov spoke up.
"Sir, I need to know where I stand."
"Didn't they explain the nature of the parole to you?"
"I am released into your custody for the period of one year. If at the end of that time I have proved by good behaviour my remission, my sentence will be set aside."
"That is exactly the case."
"It doesn't tell me why."
Bodin stifled irritation. Why did this man insist on asking a question he had no answer to himself? Still he had to say something.
"After the incident on the train I made enquiries of an acquaintance in the Prosecutor General's office regarding your case. I was not happy with what I found. Your trial was patently unfair, the sentence unjust."
Noting the flash of anger in Doylov's eyes, the Prince was greatly relieved that two months in a labour camp had done little to dent the man's natural impertinence.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness, you're not responsible. You've shown me only kindness and for that I thank you..."
Bodin halted him. "I'm not asking for your gratitude. I became aware of your situation and as I was in a position to do something about it, I did so. Nothing more, nothing less."
The harshness of his voice clearly indicated to Doylov that the man was uncomfortable with the whole subject so he remained silent.
"I have a question for you," the Prince said as they resumed walking. "Why did you run, that night on the train?"
Doylov thought for a few minutes.
"There's no clear answer to that. I think it was mostly panic. I'd never before experienced the fear of being totally at the mercy of other people. I don't recommend it. I don't recommend a stay in a labour camp either. You don't have to worry. I will not break the parole. I don't care to sample the hospitality of the Russian penal system again."
"That effective, is it?"
"The only truly effective system in the entire country, I should think," volunteered Doylov, his steps faltering.
Bodin became aware of the greyness creeping over his companion's face. "You're still unwell, we'll talk again when your strength returns. Rest for now." He guided both their steps back towards the house and, upon reaching, it instructed one of the footmen to see Doylov to his room. Before turning away he asked, "Do you have everything you need?"
"Yes, but I..."
"What is it?"
"I really missed holding a pencil or a brush."
"Of course. Give Sergei a list of whatever you require and it will be purchased today."
With that he was gone, before gratitude could be expressed.
Even though his spirit was willing it was many days before Doylov was able to make use of the range of artists' materials that were brought to him. At first the very effort of dressing and moving about the servants' quarters and grounds was sufficient to exhaust him. He reluctantly admitted to himself that he would have survived only a short time longer in the labour camp, gently reared as he was. Bodin had, in effect, saved his life twice over.
Doylov found it difficult to clarify his feelings towards the man. Although he freely admitted the debt, it chaffed him that it had been incurred, since he had done nothing wrong.
Whatever the rights and wrongs of the situation at least he was somewhere where he was well cared for and shown common courtesy. And he was being allowed, even encouraged, to draw and paint. He began with sketches of the small army of servants who worked in the great house. They had made him welcome in their home and he acknowledged this by presenting each one with his or her likeness in charcoal.
Gradually he felt his confidence and strength return. He began to join in with the laughter and earthy conversations of the servants' dinner table, which he had chosen instead of a solitary meal in his room. When he had asked, a south facing attic room was cleared out for him to use as a studio and he began to paint for an hour or two each day.
He had seen and heard nothing of Bodin for well over a week when Sergei casually mentioned that the master was expected to return from his duty tour the following day. He could sense the increase in activity throughout the house as the appointed hour approached and he withdrew from the bustle to his studio, leaving his work only to watch the carriage draw up and its occupant step out.
It was well after dinner when Sergei knocked at his door to tell him the master wished to speak with him in the library.
Raymond followed him and was led for the first time into the main part of the house. They stopped before double doors of highly polished mahogany and Sergei tapped softly at the wood, then opened the door and moved inside.
Raymond had only a brief impression of the sumptuous room into which he stepped before his gaze was caught by the sight of Bodin. Although he had dined alone, the Prince had dressed formally in a black dinner suit and high, white starched collar. He stood very tall and straight at the side of a large fireplace, his face reflecting the flickering glow of the flames. His mind was obviously far away and Raymond had to cough gently to call him back. The startled blue eyes settled on him, showing a momentary disorientation that passed quickly.
"Good evening, Your Highness."
"Good evening," the Prince answered, registering the improvement in his charge's appearance. "We didn't finish our conversation the last time we spoke." His tone was very business-like. "If you are willing to accept it, I can offer you employment that will ensure you the means to return to your profession at the end of the probation year, while allowing me to honour a personal commitment."
"Tell me," Raymond prompted.
Bodin looked embarrassed and turned away to pour brandy into two glasses. "It is a vain, foolish tradition but when I marry I must commission a portrait of myself and one of my wife for the family collection. I've seen some of your work and I wish to offer you the commission."
"I'd be glad to accept," Raymond said without hesitation and he took the proffered brandy glass. "You are to be married then?"
"I have the honour to be engaged to Countess Xenia Herzen. We will be married next spring. My mother and sister are visiting her and her family in Moscow at present."
"How will you explain my presence to your family?"
"Leave that to me. I may be head of the household but such matters do require finesse."
For the first time Doylov was treated to a smile from the Prince, who then began to question him. "What about your own family? Do you wish to contact them?"
"No," Doylov answered abruptly, then relented. "Well, perhaps a brief message to say I am well. I have caused my parents too much heartache for anything more."
Bodin deliberately changed the subject. "Would you like to see the family portraits?"
"Yes, very much," Doylov agreed.
He followed the Prince out into the rococo splendour of the marble entrance hall and up the sweeping staircase to the gallery that ran the east-west length of the house. The heavy brocade drapes on the twenty large sash windows that let the morning light flood into the room, had been drawn and the candles in the five crystal chandeliers had been lit in preparation for the visit. The magnificence of the room did not compare, however, to the small collection of superb canvasses by Cezanne and Seurat, exhibited in between the most recent of the family portraits with a deftness of touch that was quite delightful.
The Prince, observing how Raymond's attention was caught, offered an explanation.
"They are my mother's one indulgence. She is a devoted patron of the arts and an avid collector. She is familiar with your work and will be pleased to hear you have e accepted the commission."
Raymond looked at the fine canvasses.
"I am honoured."
The Prince moved to stand before a large painting of a young man and woman. She was dressed in the traditional red and silver clothes of a Russian bride.
"These are my parents," Bodin said.
Doylov really did not need to be told this since the Prince favoured both parents and had his mother's dark colouring. Like the son, the father was a handsome man and from what the servants said he had been a kind and just one. The pair made a fine couple, even allowing for the conformist style of the artist, which couldn't hide the warmth of both personalities.
"Is this the style you choose?" Raymond asked, a little desperately.
"I know little of art, other than to say what I like or dislike. I will leave the matter to you."
For that Raymond breathed a sigh of relief. "When do you wish to begin?" He asked.
"There is yet time, let me know when you are ready. I must warn you, though, I have little patience for sittings... I will leave you to peruse the collection. The room is open to you at any time."
And with that he left the artist eagerly enjoying the treasure before him.
For the next several weeks, as spring began in earnest, they saw little of each other. Doylov was loath to admit it but he was severely weakened by his experience, the mental damage taking the longest to repair. Despite this, he began preliminary drawings of Bodin for the portrait, always from memory. This he enjoyed for the man was a fine subject. The collection of these drawings grew steadily. One showed the Prince as an army captain, standing in a snowy landscape with a dark forest beyond. Another took as its theme the horse lover and showed him caring for the large grey, dappled stallion. Both seemed inappropriate somehow as a representation of a Russian aristocrat. It was going to be difficult to find the correct form.
At the end of the month of April Princess Bodin and her daughter arrived home from their visit in Moscow. The excitement of the Prince's return was nothing to that generated by the homecoming of his mother and sister.
Again Doylov stayed well out of it, not even venturing out to the garden, so the invitation to dine with the family came as a total surprise. A not altogether welcome one, if he was truthful, considering the ambiguity of his situation. Sergei brought him the note. In it, Bodin requested his presence at dinner and asked that he be ready by 8.30pm.
The servant also brought a set of dress clothes, as well as all the gossip from Moscow supplied by Her Highness' maid. Apparently they had returned home early because the young Princess wished to celebrate her 'name day' among her friends. Raymond paid little heed to the servant's prattle as he read the Prince's note a second time.
Having exhausted all his available gossip, the servant left the artist in peace and Raymond spent an hour soaking in a hot bath to shed the pervasive smell of linseed oil. In good time he dressed in the rich and finely cut suit. It was a perfect fit. He felt good in the clothes and, when he checked his appearance in the full-length mirror, he realised he looked good as well. His hair had grown to an acceptable length and his healthy appetite had brought back the colour and fullness to his face.
At the appointed time he was ushered into the library by the disdainful butler, who clearly did not approve of him. Bodin was delighted by how much better he looked and told him so. He silenced Raymond's misgivings about the invitation to dinner.
"I have told you my mother knows and admires your work. She is anxious to meet you. The other matter need not be spoken of."
"If you're sure," Raymond said, "I have some preliminary sketches..."
"Already?" I shall look forward to seeing them. Shall we go in?"
Doylov nodded assent and followed his host to the salon.
"Maman, Natasha, may I present Monsieur Raymond Ilych Doylov."
The artist bowed. "Your Highness, I am honoured."
The older woman chuckled. "Come now Monsieur Doylov, has my son not told you that I am a good Frenchwoman and do not hold with such nonsense? I honour the title my husband gave me in society, in my own home I am simply 'Madame'." She held out her hand. "I am pleased to meet the man who has produced such fine work. I hope I can persuade you to paint some canvasses for me?"
"Of course, Madame," he answered, a little bewildered. It seemed the entire family was determined to make him feel under no obligation.
"Good, we shall discuss it at leisure. If you will escort Tasha we will go into dinner. I intend to monopolise my son's company as I see so little of him, Monsieur."
He noted Bodin's guilty look as he offered his arm to the young woman who took it readily, eyes alive with excitement.
"Monsieur Doylov, you must tell me all about your attempted escape and the labour camp..."
"Tasha," her mother and brother warned in unison.
Doylov was very surprised she should know of the circumstances that had brought him into their lives. He assured them that he was in no way offended, and catching the warning look in Bodin's eye, spent the rest of the evening painting a fanciful and romantic picture of his experiences, proving as eloquent with words as he was with brush and oils.
As he took his leave of the family he noted the look of gratitude on the brother's face for his sensitivity, not that it eased his conscience any. He sat late into the night completing a pencil drawing of the young lady as a gift for her name day celebration. She was a smaller and finer version of her brother, with the same dark, shinning hair and frosty blue eyes. He gave the portrait a mature look, which he knew would please her and wrapped it in a scrap of colour drawing paper.
In the morning he asked Sergei to see it was placed among the Princess's other gifts and then disappeared into the city for the rest of the day. He intended to avoid any possible contact with the stream of visitors expected by such a household celebrating a name day.
Bodin had almost drifted off to sleep when he heard the footsteps on the backstairs. He checked his pocket watch in the moonlight and was surprised to see it was after midnight. Leaving the casement window he passed through the door into the servants' wing and followed the retreating figure up to the third floor. The door was closed when he reached it and he tapped on it quietly.
"It's Bodin, may I speak with you?"
Doylov opened the door and stood aside. "Of course, come in."
The Prince entered the small room, littered with sketches of all sizes and subjects, and stood awkwardly in the centre of it.
"I want to thank you for the way you dealt with Tasha last evening. I'm selfish but I don't want her peace of mind disturbed."
"I don't think that's selfish. I wouldn't want my family to know the truth either," he answered.
"Tasha will thank you for the drawing herself. I believe it is the gift she enjoyed the most."
"It was a pleasure." Doylov noted with regret that Bodin had turned back towards the door.
The Prince paused as he took hold of the door handle. "As far as Tasha's concerned you will continue to exercise discretion, I trust. She's very young and vulnerable and from her conversation you made quite an impression on her last night."
The sardonic laugh made him look round sharply.
"I see your friend at the Prosecutor's Office didn't give you the full case history, did he?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I'm not only perverted in the political sense. Didn't he tell you that I enjoy other men? Your sister's quite safe. I thought you knew."
It was clear from the look on Bodin's face that he had not known. The shock was also plain. Doylov continued bitterly. "I can see this is more difficult to accept than my political persuasion. I have doubly compromised you. I will be ready to leave in the morning."
He was surprised by the vehemence of the Prince's declaration.
"No, that will not be necessary, we made an agreement. I will honour it if you are prepared to do so." He looked the artist straight in the eye.
"I am glad to honour it."
"That's settled then. No more shall be said of it. I leave in the morning for field manoeuvres."
With that he was gone.
Doylov sat down on the bed, utterly drained. Even after years of self-honesty, admitting the truth to another caused him anguish. Again, he felt the loneliness of his isolation sweep over him. He was always on the outside in this society, apart from these happy families. Only in the artists' quarter could he find some kind of half-hearted acceptance. Maybe occasionally the comfort of a fellow traveller, until the danger overcame the need.
He refused to let his mind go any further down that road. To inflict his problems on Bodin would be a poor way to repay his kindness. Doylov had to admit he had already pushed it to the limit. He settled himself in preparation for a long and sleepless night.
Doylov sat in the back kitchen with Sergei enjoying an early morning coffee on the first day of July. Already the temperature was rising as the sun began its climb into the cloudless sky. In the distance they heard the bell at the service entrance ring. Sergei shrugged and rose to answer it. When he returned, he handed a letter to Doylov.
"Hand-written by the master himself, Raymond Ilych," he observed.
Opening it there and then, Doylov had to read it through twice to be sure of its contents.
He was requested to prepare for a journey to Astradnoe where the Prince intended he should spend the summer carrying out the commission. He was further informed that the train passage had been booked for him on the train in which the Prince himself would be travelling. It left at eight that evening, so time to prepare for the journey was very short. The letter was marked Moscow, three days before.
"His Highness wishes me to travel to Astradnoe," he told a surprised Sergei. "Can you drive me to the station?"
"Go to Astradnoe? None of us have ever been there." He watched as Doylov carefully folded the letter and placed it in his jacket pocket. "Certainly I can take you to the station. Their Highnesses do not require a carriage at all today."
"When I'm packed, I'll request to see the Princess," he mumbled more to himself than to Sergei. "I'd better start, the canvasses and materials will need to be packed very carefully."
By 5 o'clock, he was ready to go and his request to see the Princess was forestalled by her summons. At the muted sound of the Princess' response to his knock, Doylov entered her apartment. She was seated at her writing desk, putting the final words of greeting to a letter.
"Monsieur Doylov, thank you for coming. I will not delay you long. I am finishing this letter to my son, which I hope you will be kind enough to deliver for me."
"I would be delighted to do so, Madame."
"Thank you. I would ask something more of you. Would you write telling me how Andrei Alexandrovich is doing? My son's dutiful letters tell me nothing."
Doylov was thrown by the woman's words. He had never heard her use the patronymic before. It was so affectionate and informal. Somehow it made him seem like an ordinary person, not 'His Highness' or even 'His Honour'.
The Princess had misread his confusion, however, and added, "I hope I do not presume upon you. I only ask because I have grown to trust you. I have told my son of this request." She tapped the letter.
"Forgive my hesitation, Madame, I will be happy to write to you with news."
"Thank you," she began to seal the letter. "Tasha will be so sorry she missed you. She will write to you both. And will expect an answer, I'm afraid."
"It will be no hardship, in either case. Please tell the Princess I have packed her portrait and will finish it over the summer."
"She will be pleased. I'll say good-bye for both of us and wish you and my son a safe journey."
Doylov bowed formally and left the apartment, the letter held securely in his breast pocket.
Six o'clock found him bidding goodbye to Sergei at the station. He called a porter to transport the many boxes and crates to the platform while he inquired at the ticket office.
The clerk confirmed that a first class ticket and sleeper had been purchased in his name and handed them over to him. He had time for a glass of tea in the buffet restaurant before boarding the train and, as he sat drinking the refreshing liquid, he considered the abrupt summons he had received.
He could not help but feel honoured by it, even if it was only issued to oblige his patron. He knew that Astradnoe was very special to the Prince. It was in his voice every time he spoke the name. This realization caused Doylov to be intrigued by the place. The only time he had been out of St. Petersburg was his sojourn in the Ukrainian labour camp and he had not cared for it. He looked forward to seeing the steppes again, this time as a welcome guest.
What he did not relish was the thought of spending long hours in close proximity to the Prince, during the execution of the portrait, for he could no longer deny the desire he felt and, as much as he wanted to be near him, disguising the feelings would be difficult.
With time to spare he boarded the train and was guided to his seat in the luxurious compartment by the conductor. He found himself smiling at the irony of the situation and enjoying the cocoon of grace and comfort that great wealth made possible.
Since he had no control over the situation, he felt no guilt in doing so. With so much to pre-occupy him, he was not aware that the Moscow train had arrived until the carriage door slid open and there stood Prince Andrei Alexandrovich Bodin in the full white dress uniform of the Cavalier Guards.
After he had swallowed hard and taken a deep breath, Doylov had to suppress a chuckle as he admitted to himself that, had circumstances been very different, the man would have found himself on the floor of the carriage. And walking in looking like that, he'd have deserved it.
"You Highness..." He stood up and bowed awkwardly.
After a moment's hesitation, the gesture was acknowledged. "I'm sorry about giving you such little notice. The decision was made very quickly and the telegraph was not in operation." He opened the collar of his tunic and sat down. Doylov found himself stumbling into speech.
"You're not visiting your mother?"
"No," he answered, impatient with the foolish question. Then he felt obliged to qualify it. "I've written to her, explaining."
Remembering the Princess's letter, Doylov took it from his pocket and handed it to Bodin. "Her Highness sends her best wishes and requests you write with news of Moscow."
"Mmm..." was the only reply as the letter was taken.
"How was Moscow?" Doylov asked, realizing too late that it was really none of his business.
"As it always is..."
So it was like that. Doylov saw a long and tedious journey stretch out in front of him. If this was how the Prince felt, why had he not done Doylov the favour of buying him a second-class ticket? Needed to keep a check on him, he supposed. The Prince fidgeted for a few moments and then stood.
"If you'll excuse me, I'll retire for the night. I've been travelling all day."
"Of course, Your Highness...sleep well." But the man was gone.
'Looks like I'm going to get what I want, after all,' Doylov thought, realizing that there would, in fact, be little contact between them on the journey.
Two days brought the train across the River Khoper, through the city of Ryazan and only hours away from the town of Alekseyevskaya, their point of disembarkation.
Bodin was already seated in the dining car when Raymond entered and any awkwardness was avoided when he stood and indicated that Raymond should join him. The Prince was dressed, not in formal attire, but in the block printed cotton shirt of the peasantry. It was a radical change that did not detract in any way from the man's presence or demeanour. It was not the only change in him, for his mood seemed to have lightened and, within a few minutes of sitting down, Doylov felt the tension easing.
"Waiter, Mr. Doylov will give you his order. You may serve us together."
Because of Doylov's simple tastes, the exercise did not take long and they settled down to breakfast while Bodin pointed out the passing landmarks, his delight in them apparent in his voice and eyes.
"Another hour and we'll be in Aleksayevskaya and, from there, we ride."
"On a horse?"
"But I've never ridden before."
"Never?" The Prince asked, incredulous.
"I've lived all my life in the city. If I wanted to go somewhere I took the tram."
"You'll not encounter many trams in the South-eastern Ukraine, I'm afraid. Of course, you could walk...if you had about a week to spare. And that's optimistic."
"How long will it take to ride?"
"A much shorter time than it will take you to walk."
Doylov groaned at the very thought of it and the Prince didn't have the heart to torment him further.
"Don't worry, we'll be met by a couple of the estate wagons." But before Doylov's expression could brighten, he added, "I must warn you, the roads are unmade and will still be in a bad state from the winter. It will be a hard journey."
"Will there be room for my baggage? It's quite bulky."
The Prince looked puzzled.
"All the canvasses and art materials that I'll need," he explained.
"Ah, of course, there will be ample space."
There was a moment of silence and then Doylov asked, "Have you thought any more about the form of the portrait?"
"I'd like to see your sketches, then I'll decide."
Doylov nodded, then took a deep breath. "Will Countess Xenia be joining you at Astradnoe? It would give me the opportunity to paint both por..."
He didn't get the chance to finish as Bodin coloured slightly, and spoke quickly.
"No, the Countess has many commitments in Moscow and will not be joining me."
"I see." The answer surprised Doylov. Even assuming this was an arranged match, the couple would be apart for a long time.
"It's time we were moving," The Prince said, glancing out the window. "We'll be there in about ten minutes."
The whistle sounded twice and the engine began its deceleration as the little town of Alekseyevskaya appeared on the horizon.
Getting off the train, Doylov knew that he was stepping back in time, for this part of the Empire was still held firmly in the grip of the Middle Ages. A score of ramshackle houses clustered around the church and the magistrate's court to be the sum total of the hamlet. Bodin, sensing his apprehension, felt obliged to defend the village.
"Alekseyevskaya has a doctor and a library. And there are plans for a new school."
"Really? I wouldn't be surprised if these people still think Peter the Great is the Tsar."
"No, it's not like that here. You'll see."
As he spoke, a small, old figure appeared from nowhere, fell to his knees and took the Prince's hand, kissing it.
"Welcome home, Master Andrei!"
Acutely embarrassed, the Prince quickly reached down to help the old man to his feet.
"Petya, I thought we decided you weren't going to do that anymore."
"I'm sorry, Master..."
"It's all right, Petya," he halted the man before he could begin to babble. "How are you?"
"I am well, Your Highness."
"Good. Let's get the wagons loaded."
This was quickly done by the estate labourers accompanying, Petya. The Prince then personally supervised the unloading of the horses. He was pleased with their condition after the confining journey and obtained permission to turn them out into a pasture to stretch themselves before beginning the final leg of the journey.
Doylov sat quietly in one of the wagons, storing the sights and sounds of Alekseyevskaya in his artist's memory. When everything was secured, the Prince instructed Petya to find a suitable place for lunch to be served and requested that Doylov join him.
A shaded area of the paddock was chosen and the servants set out folding chairs and a table. Soon it was spread with a superb meal and the two men sat down to eat.
"You have done justice to Tata's cooking. It will please her," Bodin told him, when they'd finished.
"The woman is an artist. Unfortunately, all I want to do now is sleep."
"That is a very good idea. We need to be on our way by five o'clock and tonight in the open will offer little comfort," he warned. "Petya has taken rooms at the inn. We have a few hours before the horses will be fit to begin the journey."
He led the way to the modest but clean inn where they took advantage of several hours of sound sleep. By the time they returned to the carts, the beasts were harnessed and the Prince's horse was saddled.
Without further delay, they set out towards the south. Bodin instructed Petya to take the cart in which Doylov rode to the front of the line so that he could ride abreast of it and they would be out of the suffocating dust that lay thick on what passed for a road.
Several hours saw them many miles from Alekseyevskaya and beginning to enjoy the cooling evening breeze. Looking around him, Doylov began to get the sense of the enormity of the country through which they travelled. He experienced the horizon as a vast circle and, and although he was at the centre of it, he found it humbling. Broken only by the occasional cluster of khata, the wattle and daub houses of the peasantry, or a grove of lime trees, the landscape was a sea of green corn.
Somehow Doylov dragged himself away from the contemplation of his surroundings back to the prattle of Petya, who seemed only to hold the reins while the horses plodded steadily on, knowing the way. He found it difficult to return to the strange Ukrainian dialect after several months of the French habitually spoken in the Bodin household, but it was beginning to make sense. The old man was bemoaning the fact that the old days seemed to be gone for good.
"I remember when the old Master, the Prince's grandfather, used to travel out. Now that was a sight to see. The entire household moved with him. In front, on a tall Spanish horse, rode Kulikovskii. He gave the signal to stop and go. Behind him was the Master's gig, and behind it, a carriage, for use in case it rained. Then there followed the children's carriages, with the governesses and the nursemaids and so on. Then came the grated cart with the entertainers, Ivan Stepanich, the Master's favourite clown." With the mention of this name, the old man roared with laughter, and when he could, he continued. "The cart for the borzois came next, but mostly they ran beside the horses. Next came a buffet carried by sixteen horses, and finally the wagons with the tents and furniture for the overnight stop in the open." He sighed deeply, lost in memory.
"Come now, Petya, that story gets more elaborate every time I hear it." The Prince reprimanded him.
"It's true, Master, as I live and breathe."
The Prince laughed at him gently and agreed. "Yes, from what I've heard of Grandfather, there's more than a grain of truth in it." He looked at Doylov. "Neither my father nor I cared to maintain his lifestyle. The light is going. Let's find somewhere to rest."
He spurred his horse forward to scout the area ahead and soon returned to guide the carts to a small track of grassland where the stock could be hobbled for the night. The servants began setting up camp and lighting a fire. Doylov winced as he jumped down from the cart and stretched his cramped muscles.
The Prince caught the action as he handed over his horse to a groom. "Just one more day," he assured, "then you can soak in a hot bath."
"Ah, so there's plumbing?"
"There is. And there's glass in the windows and we even have proper feather beds..." He glanced away in embarrassment, unable to control the image that focused in his mind.
"Ask, I'll answer if I can," Doylov prompted.
Bodin looked towards the servant, then walked down the road, Doylov in his wake.
"I'm not a child, you know," he blustered. "You don't go through boarding school and military academy without...without experiencing life."
"So what do you want to know? Tell me."
"I want to know about you," he admitted honestly, then sat down by the roadside, feeling freed by the admission.
Doylov sat down beside him, intuitively understanding for the first time the basis of their relationship. This man was bound, not only by the conventions of society, but also by his own nature, which would not allow him to ignore them. The fact that he was blessed by good fortune did not signify. To him, the artist, despite the circumstances under which they had met, had come to represent a life of freedom. He saw Doylov as a man able and willing to choose his own way, the kind of choice that would never be Bodin's. Doylov could sense the reluctant envy of his position in the other man and the attraction it held for him.
Doylov smiled as he sat down beside him and told him about his life, the hopes, disappointment and hurts. He talked about his parents, how he had protected his mother as best he could. How his father, a minor civil servant, couldn't accept him as he was. How he had escaped into the freedom of St. Petersburg's student quarter.
He told bluntly of his self-indulgence, the couple of wild years he'd had when he would have tried anything. Then he spoke of the love affair that had almost finished him, and how he had recovered from it.
When he finished, Bodin asked, "What is it like to be in love?"
"I don't think I can answer that. Looking back, I think what I experienced was more affair than love."
"Your feeling for this...man didn't last?"
"No, I still care for him. But the passion, even the hurt is gone."
Just then Petya called them. "Master, all is ready."
Bodin stood abruptly, slipping back into role as he did so. Doylov, too, stood awkwardly. This seesawing relationship was not easy. Still he felt honoured to be trusted with such vulnerability.
"Would you believe it? I'm hungry again," he asked, hoping to ease the situation.
"Let's not keep Petya waiting," Bodin agreed.
But when they returned, neither could do justice to the meal.
The company slept under the stars, gathered around the fire or in the wagons. It was clear and cold and, at first light, they were once again on the move. After several stops to rest the animals and twelve hours hard journeying, they passed through a large stone gateway and came upon a gravelled driveway lined on both side by mature poplar trees. The Prince straightened in the saddle and steadied the horse, before picking up the pace to a gallop.
Tired though the horse was, it sensed its master's excitement and within seconds, both were gone in a haze of dust. Doylov felt trapped by the draught horses sedate pace but he had little choice, other than to sit back while Petya's laughter at the Prince's exuberant action shook the solid cart.
Slowly through the falling twilight, Astradnoe appeared on the horizon. Its massive wooden form set like a bulwark against the endless rolling plain. This was the home at the heart of the Bodin family. It was from here that their strength and wealth derived. It had stood for three hundred years at the centre of the estate, the focal point of a thousand lives. The front of the house, though deeply shadowed, radiated light through all of its many windows.
"Astradnoe bids you welcome, Sir!" Petya laughed aloud and descended slowly from the cart.
Doylov took his time getting down, feeling unsure of his status here. Should he go with the servants who were disappearing towards the rear of the house?
He was spared any further discomfort when a flustered, round-faced woman rushed out of the house and curtseyed before him.
"Master Andrei asks you come to the kitchen, Sir."
Doylov indicated she should lead the way and he followed her. Clearly the Prince's lifestyle in this place was very different from St. Petersburg. As he stepped across the threshold, Doylov was aware of the warmth of the place. A good omen for the time he would spend under this roof.
They went directly to the kitchen, full of servants wearing their finest apparel, where Tata the cook met him with the traditional cup of wine and bread dipped in salt.
"You are our honoured guest, sir."
Doylov took the offering and said, "Thank you." He glanced over at Bodin, seated at the table quenching his thirst like any farmhand.
Tata spoke again. "Everything is ready, shall I serve supper?"
"No, Tata, a bath first. We'll keep the best till last."
"Very good, Master Andrei," she agreed blushing.
The Prince walked towards the door calling out to Pavel the groom. "Where are the dogs?"
"They took off early this morning and have fallen asleep somewhere I shouldn't wonder. They'll be back soon enough, when they hear the excitement," the man replied.
Bodin laughed and instructed Petya to see Mr. Doylov to his room, then took his tankard up to his bedroom, where a bath was being filled.
Having bathed and changed, Doylov joined his host at the kitchen table for the now very late supper. A range of meat stews and pies were washed down with tankards of ale. Most of the servants sat around the edge of the room, which resounded to good-humoured conversation and, eventually, music.
Already exhausted by the journey, Doylov lasted until the arrival of the three borzoi hounds, who bounded into the room in a frenzy of greeting for their returned master. Treated to their snarling suspicion, he decided to beat retreat to the safety of his bedroom, and he quickly fell into a deep and contented sleep.
The sun streamed in through Doylov's window the next morning with the promise of a crystal clear day. It was very early, but he dressed and made his way downstairs, feeling drawn towards the kitchen where the day's bread was baking in the oven. The kitchen maid poured him a cup of coffee and began to prepare breakfast.
"Just coffee for me," the Prince instructed as he entered the room. He looked as though he was still feeling the affects of the previous night's celebration.
After breakfasting, they went through the house, the Prince taking pleasure in showing it off.
"This central room is all that remains of the original house, these timbers are over three hundred years old. They were brought by river and ox cart from the northern forests. When my grandfather died, my father decided to build outward rather than destroy the old, as many others were doing at the time, replacing the old houses with neo-classical replicas. He revived the old crafts, searched the written records available and used them to create a house fitted to this country."
He leaned against one of the stout beams that formed the backbone of the house. Throughout the timber had been left unvarnished, gaining its patina from years of careful wear. Doylov walked to the huge fireplace. It was big enough for him to stand in.
"We've never been able to find where the stone came from, other than it's not local."
Bodin walked to the fireplace and stepped inside. "Some of the old servants can remember the days when a whole ox was roasted in it."
"I can believe it," Doylov said.
"We still maintain the old traditions of hospitality, even if we don't go that far. This land is too vast and too wild not to observe them. Many have rested in safety and comfort within these walls." He sounded embarrassed as he said, "I hope you will do so."
"I have rarely felt so welcome anywhere, Your Highness." Doylov assured him.
"Good...but, ah...my given name is Andrei. It is more appropriate that you call me by it here. To these people we are both 'dvoriane', and friends. They will not know how to deal with you otherwise."
"As you wish...Andrei Alexandrovich."
"That's settled then," he smiled and returned his attention to the fireplace. "In the cold months, this draws people to it like iron to a magnet. I can remember my father growling when anyone left the door open."
He led the way through to a large study. "This is the trophy room."
Every square centimetre of the walls was covered in the heads of hunted animals, mostly deer and wolves, with the occasional bear.
"Tell me, have you left anything alive out there?" Doylov smiled.
"We hunt them to eat, or to protect ourselves. You'll enjoy it too," he said smugly. "This next room will be of interest to you."
It was as large as the others they had been through, but there all similarity ceased. The feeling of solidity was gone, swept away by the wall of glass that ran the length of the room and extended part of the way into the ceiling. It was clearly a late addition, not part of the main fabric at all. Doylov looked to Andrei for an explanation.
"My father built this room because of his obsession with astronomy." He walked to a large cupboard and opened it to reveal several fine telescopes. "In the summer months, we'd spend hours outside identifying the constellations, observing the planets. In the winter, it's too cold to even think of such a thing, so we'd observe from in here. The fireplace at the end of the room is angled so its light doesn't strike the glass." He lifted out one of the telescopes and set it up. "I never shared his fascination. I enjoyed being allowed to stay up late, however."
Doylov seated himself in one of the comfortable leather couches, absorbing the atmosphere of the room. He felt completely at ease.
"Would this room be suitable to use as your studio?" Bodin questioned.
"It would be ideal, but I don't wish to be in the way. To work I need a space that can be left undisturbed."
"Then the room is yours until the work is finished. I will instruct the servants to leave everything untouched."
"Thank you, I have a good feeling about this room. I'll be able to work here."
"I'll leave you then. Petya will be waiting to take me on an inspection tour to show me how well he has managed the estate."
A few minutes after Andrei had gone, six household servants appeared with instructions to 'do Mr. Doylov's bidding' and within an hour, he had the room set up as an ideal studio. Now all he required was the sitter.
That proved more difficult than he anticipated. The man took no leisure in this summer home. In fact, he worked from dawn till dusk, inspecting and planning and then executing those plans. Such a huge estate, with its tenants, buildings and stock swallowed up the owner's time and energy. He was no absentee landlord, interested only in the income the estate generated.
Eventually Raymond realized the only way he was going to spend time in Andrei's company was to involve himself in the work, and with this in mind on the tenth morning after his arrival, he rose as the dawn was breaking and went to the kitchen.
"Good morning," he spoke to all present, including the master.
"Good morning," Andrei offered him the chair beside him and chased away the begging dogs. "Couldn't you sleep?" he asked.
"I can't paint," he said despairingly, "without my subject. So I reasoned if I am prepared to invest some time in your work, you might return the compliment."
"That seems a fair bargain to me," Andrei agreed, "but are those hands fit to the necessary tasks?"
Raymond frowned but answered freely enough, "It seems it's inevitable, it may as well be today as any other."
"Then eat well, you will need the strength."
Together they ate a huge breakfast while Petya went out to find a suitable horse for the novice rider. Within the hour, they were underway and Raymond was gratefully aware of the easy pace Andrei was setting. The animal he rode was patient and gentle, if a little plodding, and with that he found no fault at all, but by midday he was beginning to experience an unpleasant sensitivity in the tender parts of his anatomy.
They stopped for lunch, which Raymond ate while standing under the tree that granted them all welcome shade from the intense sun. They were riding out to the extreme edge of the estate where one of the tenants had complained that a winter flood had partially dammed the river. It seemed the course had been diverted away from the pastureland where it was needed and into a cultivated area, where it was washing away the topsoil.
Raymond overheard the groom's whispered complaint about the slow progress of the journey and began to regret his hasty offer to accompany them. He went to Andrei.
"If I'm delaying your work, I can travel back to the house," he offered.
"That won't be necessary. I'm enjoying the journey at this pace, you've done me a favour."
"If you're sure?"
"I am. Shall we proceed?" He gave the order to Petya to resume, while Raymond eased himself into his saddle with as must grace as he could muster.
They rode side by side from then on, sometimes casually talking, but more often travelling in companionable silence. By dusk, when they halted for the night, Raymond wholeheartedly believed he would never sit down again, and when he realized he was proving to be a source of great amusement to the others, it did little to ease his discomfort.
Andrei came to his rescue and sternly called a halt to the jokes and comments. Then he brought Raymond his dinner and made up as comfortable a bed as he could for him, close to his own.
Being too grateful and too uncomfortable, Raymond made no attempt to move to a more prudent location and so spent an uneasy couple of hours trying not to watch the handsome face set in complete repose before sleep succeeded in claiming him also.
It took another day and a half to reach their destination, and when they did, the work was begun immediately. Some of the labourers started moving aside the loose materials with picks and shovels, while Andrei organized another team, including Raymond, to move the large boulders and fallen trees with the horses.
It was hard, physical work, the kind that leaves you fit only for a dead sleep. And thought it was not unlike the work he had been forced to do in the camp, because it was done freely and in good company, Raymond found himself enjoying it.
The air was good and the river they worked in ran cool. There was an abundance of wholesome food and much good spirits round the campfire at night. So it was almost with regret that they removed the final obstructions and watched the last few steams of the river find their way back to the natural course. They took the remainder of the day to rest and enjoy the hospitality of the nearby homestead before turning in for the night.
They made much better time on the return journey and Raymond found himself as anxious to see Astradnoe again as Andrei did. As they drew near to it, by some kind of unspoken consent, they both spurred on their horses to a healthy canter that brought them to the veranda breathless and exhausted.
"You did well," Andrei said as they both drank deeply from tankards of cold spring water. "I'll fulfill my part of the bargain as agreed. We can have the first sitting this evening if you are not too fatigued?"
Raymond looked embarrassed. "Now I'm the one causing the problem, I fear." And he cautiously unclenched his hands and held them out before Andrei's gaze. They were chafed and blistered, and in some places bleeding.
Andrei whispered a soft curse. "I don't know which of us is more stupid. Why didn't you say something?"
Raymond grew annoyed, mostly with himself, but that did not stop his hasty words.
"Don't worry, I heal quickly. In a few days, I'll be able to make up any lost time." As he spoke the words, he realized that the Prince's anger had not been a selfish one, but rather caused by concern for his wellbeing. But by then it was too late, they were spoken.
"Good," Andrei said as if stung and disappeared into the house, leaving behind the warmth that had grown between them.
Raymond bathed and dressed for dinner slowly, his hands causing him great discomfort. He found an old, clean shirt and tore it into strips to bind the cuts. Eventually - having put it off as long as he could - he made his way downstairs to the dining room.
Andrei was already at the table and the atmosphere was cool. As he sat down, Raymond cast around in his mind to find a suitable form of apology, but the initiative was stolen from him.
"I should have been more considerate of your inexperience. I'm sorry you were injured..."
Raymond cut the sentence short. "I'm the one who should be apologizing, and I do so unreservedly."
"Shall we call it quits?" Andrei asked and they both laughed, happy to know that the growing friendship was more resilient than either had realized.
"Did Tata's salve ease the pain?"
"I cleaned the cuts myself."
Andrei gave an exasperated sigh and stood. Taking Raymond by the arm, he marched him into the kitchen, where cooking was still in progress.
"Sit down," he ordered and went to fetch the medical chest.
When he had cleared a space, he set out bandages and a jar of ointment. "The cuts look clean," he said when he had removed the makeshift dressings. Then, with immense gentleness, he smoothed on the balm and skilfully re-bandaged both hands.
"How does that feel?" he asked.
Raymond released the breath he had been holding; touched beyond words by the care the man had shown him. He nodded his thanks.
"Now let's get some food into you."
He turned to the cook. "Tata, you had better cut Mr. Doylov's food into small pieces."
They spent the evening in the new 'studio' going through the sketches and discussing the portrait. Andrei favoured one of the more formal poses, in which he was dressed in his Guards uniform. While together, they decided to put a reference to Astradnoe in the background of the painting.
Raymond was happy with the Prince's promise to give at least one hour each day to the portrait. He also undertook to do a series of watercolour sketches of the house, as well as some landscapes. Being well satisfied with the outcome, the Prince retired for the evening, leaving Raymond to enjoy the quiet of his newfound sanctuary.
Life at Astradnoe soon fell into a settled routine. Each morning Raymond rode out with either Andrei or Pavel, the groom, both of whom found the time to include a short lesson in horsemanship. His riding improved and it was not long before he had to feign awkwardness in order to be spared inclusion in the long treks across the estate.
By lunchtime, he was ready to work and sometimes he refused to leave the easel, even for dinner, which would be carried to him by the vigilant Tata. Each evening Andrei would dine and then change into his uniform to keep his promise. However, Raymond learned not to protest when the hour was up, for his subject always had other commitments, a mare about to drop a foal or estate accounts needing scrutinizing that could not be put off.
But when these were seen to, Andrei would return to the studio for the last hours of the day, bringing two measures of smooth cognac. Sometimes they talked; often the Prince would read a few chapters while Raymond worked on the painting.
Sometimes he sought permission to watch Raymond work. It was readily given, as the artist was not insecure with his work. He had no reason to be, he had never produced better work. He was particularly pleased with the landscapes, which caught the feeling of the place as accurately as the look of it. Andrei's expectations were fully realized as he studied the set of four watercolours of the house, painted from the same angle at different times of the day.
"These are superb, Raymond. My congratulations."
"Good," he said. "I was a little anxious, it's not the kind of work I'm most comfortable with."
"You had no need to worry. This is exactly how I see Astradnoe." He smiled at the artist.
"That's the most important test." He picked one up and held it at arm's length. "There is a piece of maple in the carpenter's store that would make suitable frames..."
"I'm sending them to Petersburg to be framed by Sviatoslav. I'm giving them to Countess Xenia as a wedding present."
"Oh," was all Raymond could manage, torn been annoyance and amusement. Somehow he didn't think a series of pictures of the woman's only serious rival for her future husband's affections would be the most tactful of gifts. But he quickly put that thought aside.
"Would you like me to pack them up, ready for shipping?"
"Yes," Andrei looked a little perplexed. "They are finished, aren't they?"
"Yes, Andrei, they're finished," he assured, trying to keep the unhappy edge out of his voice.
"Good," he said, then felt obliged to change the subject. "I received a letter from my mother this morning. I noticed you also received one. Mine contained very little, other than an account of how enjoyable your letters are in comparison to mine. I'm sure she's told you she has decided to take Tasha to Paris for a few months."
"Yes, and to be honest, I am quite envious," he answered before realizing how ungracious it sounded. "Not that I am unhappy here...it's beautiful... I..." he ran out of steam.
"I suppose it's the ambition of all artists to paint in Paris," Andrei said. "I have never understood that. I found it to be just another city."
"It's not just Paris, I want to see many places, experience many cultures," Raymond explained.
"I have travelled in Europe and it was enjoyable but this is enough for me. This is home."
"You are fortunate to have found your place," Raymond said.
"I am," he said, moving to the open French doors. "Will you walk with me?"
Together they stepped out into the twilight. The haziness of the summer's day still hung in the violet of the evening. Nothing stirred but the songbirds, seeking roosting places in the tall poplars. The air was rich with a mixture of sun-warmed black earth and the perfume of the herbs from Tata's kitchen garden.
By the simple invitation, Andrei had explained his feelings to Raymond more clearly than with any words. It was quite perfect. For the Prince, this small world, with its abundance, beauty and contentment fulfilled every requirement.
Andrei stood still and breathed a long sigh. "When I was ten years old, my father brought me out here on an evening very like this one. I only remember part of what he said and it was many years before I understood it."
He reached down and lifted a handful of earth. "He told me that this is what made us, this is what we are. The land is all. He was scornful of those who forget their roots and become slaves to the social rituals of Moscow and St. Petersburg." He let the earth fall from his hands. "And he was right."
"From what I've heard of him, he must have been an exceptional man," Raymond said.
"He was, and to my sorrow, within a year of that conversation he was gone."
They walked on and Raymond listened in silence to the words Andrei needed to speak.
"...make no mistake, he was not an intellectual or idealist. If anything, he yearned for the old days, when honour came from within, not from meaningless titles or the position held at court. At least he didn't live to see his class dishonoured by greed and stupidity, and the country going to the devil because of it. Astradnoe is the only estate in the region not mortgaged to the hilt." He laughed. "Now, I've shocked you. Half of the land is in the hands of the peasantry. As yet, neither class has realized the significance of that simple fact. Your revolution is already happening."
"Not my revolution, Andrei. I want only common justice."
The Prince looked away from him, out towards the approaching night clouds.
"Whatever happens, I will protect Astradnoe as best I can. It's getting late and I have an early start in the morning."
As they turned back towards the house, Raymond silently acknowledged his good fortune; the Bodins were probably unique among the St. Petersburg ruling class. The combination of a wise father and a European mother had produced a family uncommonly sensitive to the needs of others. He suddenly wanted to let Andrei know he understood what he was saying, but the right words evaded him. Instead he said, "The harvest begins tomorrow. I'd like to help."
"Good, I'll see you're called."
They parted at the door of Raymond's room.
It was still dark when Petya knocked on Raymond's door to call him from sleep. He brought a cup of steaming coffee and promised that breakfast would be carried out to the fields. With understandable hesitation, the volunteer farmhand left his comfortable bed, dressed and made his way to the stable yard.
Here the workers were sorting themselves into teams and he found himself handed a scythe. It seemed his team was to cut the corn in the field edges where the swathe of the horse-drawn reaper was too broad to fit.
Hoisting the vicious looking implement over his shoulder, he left the lighted yard and followed along with the others behind the leader's glimmering storm lantern. By the time they had reached the field to be cropped, dawn was breaking and he understood why they had started out so early. He silently hoped that after a day toiling in the fields, they would not be expected to walk all the way back.
They set to work immediately and one of the workers took the time to teach Raymond how to cut the corn so it could easily be reaped and he didn't lose a foot in the process. After about an hour, he mastered the skill and was finding his second wind. It was almost reluctantly that he stopped work when the cart bearing breakfast arrived and he sat down with the others to partake of a bowl of creamy oatmeal and oven-fresh bread, washed down with tankards of ale.
The sun, though still low, was making its presence felt and he was grateful when a shadow moved over him, casting a little shade. The shadow belonged to Andrei and the workers around him respectfully ceased their noisy conversation.
"I see you wasted no time in finding work," he said.
"I think this is probably where I can do the least damage."
Andrei glanced over at the scythe and said, teasingly, "I don't know about that..." he dropped a pair of heavy leather gloves into Raymond's lap "...these may be uncomfortable, but at least I'll know your hands won't be damaged."
"Thank you," Raymond said, appreciating the gesture.
"I'm driving one of the reaping teams," he pointed into the distance where Raymond could just make out the darkness of the horses against the gold of the corn, "but I'll join you for the midday meal, if I may?"
"I'd be pleased."
A nod to the workers and he re-mounted his horse and was gone, leaving a dusty trail.
They worked on, stopping briefly only to eat and drink, until the light began to fail. After hours of unremitting toil in the heat, Raymond realized that he had gone beyond exhaustion and, when the cart trundled past him, it was an effort to scramble onboard it. Still he watched with satisfaction as they wound their way home through the cropped fields.
Even though they had made only modest progress in the task of harvesting the cereal wealth of the vast estate, it made him feel good to have contributed in his own small way. He also felt good about the long, hot bath and soft bed that awaited him and it was with difficulty that he fought off sleep in the soothing, rocking motion of the cart.
It jolted to a halt in the stable yard and he jumped down, carefully carrying the scythe. It had to be returned to Petya in the tool store where it would be honed in preparation for the next day's work.
Raymond was too tired to let the thought of that worry him and he asked Petya, "Where is His Highness?"
"Master Andrei is with the draught horses, sir."
"Thank you," he said and walked over to the stable block.
Sure enough, there he found him, still working.
"Ah, Raymond, could you help out here? The mare in the last stall needs brushing down."
The artist gritted his teeth and ignored his screaming muscles as he looked around for a grooming brush. Having found one, he went to the stall, dismayed to find a huge animal with seemingly acres of sweat-streaked, bay coat. His neck and shoulders protested every stroke of the brush and it was with relief that he finished the task and dropped his head to rest against the softly cushioned warmth of the horse.
It was a few minutes before he realized he was being watched. He straightened up sharply and yelped at the strain the movement placed on his aching back.
"I'm fine, Andrei. I'm just a little tired," he assured the anxious onlooker.
"Yes, I can see that," Andrei said, taking the brush from his hand and guiding him out of the stable towards the house. Once there, he ordered a bath to be drawn for Mr. Doylov and left him to soak in its warm depths.
An hour later, Raymond slowly got out of the bath, dried himself and climbed into the big, soft bed. He was fit only to mumble a response to the soft knock at his door minutes later. Andrei entered, himself bathed and changed and carrying a tray of food. Raymond struggled to sit up and show interest in the meal.
"You're right," he offered, in between mouthfuls.
Andrei looked puzzled. "About what?" he questioned.
"I completely overdid it today. Let's face it, as a farmhand, I make a good artist."
"I think you did well today. It's not reasonable to expect to build up the amount of stamina such work required overnight. It will be easier tomorrow and easier the day after," he paused, then resumed, "that is if you want to continue?"
"I do," Raymond assured him.
"Fine," Andrei said, disappearing into the bathroom. He returned, putting the bottle he carried on the nightstand.
"Have you finished?" He indicated the tray. Raymond nodded and it was lifted away and placed on the bureau.
"Roll onto your stomach," Andrei ordered. "We'll have to work on these muscles if you're to be of any use tomorrow."
A little dazed by what was happening, Raymond did as he was told, fighting the deep response of his body to the firm massage delivered by the Prince's strong, supple hands. However, to his surprise, he soon found the soothing sensation, combined with the exhaustion of the day, led him inexorably towards a sleep that even a long denied desire could not resist.
Raymond awoke the next morning, annoyed to find he had not been called at the proper time, and complained about it to Tata.
"Master Andrei said you were to be left undisturbed," she explained. "And he said you are to drink this."
She poured a generous measure of brandy into his coffee.
Raymond had to admit as he sipped at the brew that it was easing the aches and pains in his muscles and, by the time he finished, he was quite reconciled to a day's work in the fields. He sought out Petya to obtain a scythe and was offered a lift out to the fields on the wagon carrying breakfast.
As they drove out, they stopped at each knot of workers to serve the meal from the straw insulated boxes. When they reached his team, Raymond jumped off and breakfasted with the men, then set to work.
As he had the day before, Andrei joined Raymond for the midday meal. They settled down to eat in the back of the empty cart.
"How do you feel?" Andrei asked.
"Better. You were right, it is getting easier," he answered. Then, still glowing form the memory, he went on. "The massage helped a great deal, as did the chance to sleep late. Thank you."
"It was my pleasure," Andrei said, with great conviction.
They smiled at each other before returning to the food. They ended their meal with thick wedges of watermelon. Cool and sweet, it seemed heaven-sent to those engaged in such hot, dusty work. Andrei bent the rind back to get at the fruit more easily. As he did so, it broke sharply, scattering the deep red flesh over Raymond from head to foot. They both sat for a moment, stunned by the unexpected happening, then, as Andrei watched the juice begin to drip off Raymond's chin, he began to laugh.
That was enough provocation for Raymond, who gave up trying to dry his face on the sleeve of his shirt and tried unsuccessfully to make the same thing happen. Giving up, he simply grabbed a handful of the watermelon and flung it all over Andrei. A mock battle ensued that left them both filthy and breathless. It was Petya's loud cough, reminding the Prince of his station that ended the foolishness. They both looked up to find themselves watched by a bemused group of peasants, who had never before seen such behaviour from their Prince.
Petya scolded the onlookers and ordered them back to work, then he brought over a bucket of water and two of the cloths that had covered the food. Still laughing, they washed as best they could and went back to work.
After dinner, they braved the mosquitoes to sit on the terrace. The evening had cooled and above them the expanse of velvety sky twinkled with a million stars.
"The yield was good this year. The only problem we'll have is storage. Still it's a good fault," Andrei mused aloud.
"Where is the corn sold?" Raymond asked.
"At the exchange in Kiev. But I have a trustworthy agent who deals with that, and transportation. Once the harvest is in, my involvement is finished."
"Then I suppose you will be returning to St. Petersburg."
Andrei sighed regretfully.
"Yes, certainly before the end of the month."
Raymond refused to be depressed by the news. He'd long ago learned to enjoy the moment -- and even though it was, from his point of view, unfulfilled, it was still a happy one.
"When will you return to Astradnoe?" he asked, afraid to hear the answer yet needing to know.
"Not until next summer. I shall be in Moscow for Christmas and the New Year, staying with Xenia's family. In the spring, after the wedding, we shall go to my mother's home in the south of France for several months."
"When will it be possible for me to paint the Countess's portrait?" Raymond questioned.
"My mother has planned several parties to introduce Xenia to our family and friends in St. Petersburg in the autumn. I am sure she will find time to sit for the portrait then," he answered.
"What are your plans, Raymond?"
"I want my career back. I know there'll be no welcome for me in the salons of Moscow or 'Petersburg so if I can get the money together I'll go abroad, start afresh."
"Don't be so sure...with the commissions I've offered you and a few words in the right ears you could -- "
"Don't think me ungrateful," Raymond interrupted, "but I've always dreamed of travelling. If dreams stay dreams too long, I fear they become impossible ones."
He laughed. "And if I don't make a success of my painting, I can always get work as a stable hand. I'd prefer that to the traditional starving in an attic."
"I don't think you'll ever have to worry on that score, your work is very fine. You'll do well wherever you go."
The words were so sincere and Andrei's expression so intense that Raymond had to look away.
He gathered his spinning senses and said, "Andrei, I never thanked you properly for all you have done for me. You gave my life back to me."
"You have thanked me for the little I've done by giving me friendship. So let's say no more about it."
Raymond was content to let the matter rest at that, as he sensed Andrei was uneasy with the conversation. They lapsed into silence while they contemplated the imminent new departures in both their lives.
On the last day of the harvest, Raymond awoke with a feeling of strength and well-being he had never experienced before. He intercepted Petya on his way upstairs with the master's coffee and knocked softly on the bedroom door before entering. Andrei was still asleep and Raymond watched him for a stolen moment before gently shaking him awake.
Andrei, slightly disoriented, favoured him with a long look, then reached out to take the coffee, letting his fingers linger over Raymond's as he did so.
"Good morning," Raymond said. "Petya tells me there is to be a party tonight."
"Yes, you could call it that. I hope you have a high tolerance for vodka."
"I'm afraid I have to admit, in that area, I've had plenty of practice."
Andrei drank deeply, then asked, "How's the weather holding?"
"It's good, but it feels heavy, like a storm in the making."
"Well, this is the time for them. I'd better not dawdle. Will you ask Petya to see the large barn is cleared of machinery, in case the celebrations need to be moved inside?"
"Certainly, I'll leave you to dress," Raymond told him with obvious reluctance.
Andrei's laughter followed him out of the room and Raymond smiled to himself, glad to know that the man did not feel threatened by him in any way.
The work progressed swiftly and by mid-afternoon, they had the ceremonial cutting of the final sheaf. To the sound of clapping and cheering, the crowd dispersed to prepare for the evening's celebration, leaving the empty fields to the gleaners and the wandering cattle.
Raymond soaked for a long time in his bath before dressing with care. He looked in the mirror at his tanned face framed by auburn curls. Andrei had sent him a fine white linen shirt; edged with intricate embroidery done in rich, varied colours, which he wore with tight fitting, black breeches and a pair of butter-soft Cossack riding boots.
As he fingered the soft material of the shirt, he imagined how Andrei would look dressed in the traditional finery of the region. He wouldn't have long to wait for only a few rooms away down the corridor the man in question was dressing in similar attire. A sudden aching need shuddered through the fibre of Raymond's being. So powerful was it, he felt charged with static electricity. Or maybe that was just the stormy atmosphere. Whatever it was, he knew he needed a plan to get him through the evening. Only one foolproof strategy came to mind -- like everyone else he was going to get as drunk as he could as quickly as possible. Being incapable in every sense of the word was the safest way to deal with the situation.
When he heard the music begin, he went downstairs. The lawn at the side of the house had been cut and was edged with lanterns, ready trimmed and waiting for darkness. The music from the three-piece band had already drawn some couples from their seats out to dance. Running the length of the house was a table made from trestles and planks, covered in linen cloths. From end to end, it was filled with the bounty of the fertile black soil of the Ukraine. Beside the table stood several huge kegs of ale and five barrels of vodka.
Raymond watched as Andrei came out of the house. As he expected he man looked superb in his peasant garb. The simply tailored clothes showed off his lean, athletic frame to perfection and his fine complexion and dark locks were complimented by the snowy whiteness of his shirt. It was with difficulty that Raymond looked away and went to sample a large measure of Petya's vodka.
When he had inspected the arrangements, Andrei thanked Tata and Petya for their work and gave the signal to the priest to begin the thanksgiving blessing for the harvest. There were speeches and toasts, the last of them offered by Petya on behalf of the estate workers to thank the kind master for the hefty bonuses he had paid out earlier in the day. With that concluded the party began in earnest.
Andrei's duties as host kept him busy and away from Raymond for the first hour of the celebration, but once the meal had been eaten and several kegs of vodka were drunk, the party took on a life of its own and he was free to enjoy himself.
Immediately, he went looking for Raymond and found him keeping company with a glass of vodka. He took it from his hand and insisted he join in the dancing.
"Tata will be offended if you do not dance with her, Raymond," he scolded.
Despite his unease, Raymond soon found himself caught up in the wild rhythms pouring out of the violin and balalaika.
Shortly after that, the party followed Ukrainian tradition and the men and women separated and began the ancient dances, of which Raymond knew nothing. No excuse was to be accepted, however, and he found himself being guided through the steps by Andrei.
The music, the movement and the closeness to the man he had come to love brought Raymond to a dizzy exhilaration in which he abandoned all caution. When the first brilliant lightning flash stopped the dancers dead in their tracks, he held on to Andrei, fixing him with an unguarded look that said everything of the needing and longing he felt.
He was too desperate to be surprised when the look was returned in full, and it was the deafening crack of thunder and the first drops of rain that brought them back to reality.
Fortunately, those around them were too concerned with getting out of the storm to be aware of what had been exchanged, and there was a frantic scattering, as people grabbed food, bottles and guttering lanterns and scuttled into the welcoming shelter of the big barn.
Raymond broke the look and stared to follow the others, but his hand was caught and he was pulled in the opposite direction towards the stable yard. His feet made the decision for him and he allowed Andrei to draw him into the stable block and up to the loft filled with sweet, newly mown hay.
Though deeply shadowed, the light from the single glowing lantern in the stable below allowed them to see each other clearly. As Andrei drew him into his arms, Raymond was aware of the music beginning again, distant now. It was swallowed up in the huge barn, and with it mingled the sound of shuffling hooves and the low growl in Andrei's throat as their mouths met in a kiss, tender for all its need.
He wound his arms around Andrei's neck and held on as they both went to their knees. The kiss grew more intense, more intimate and he willingly surrendered all control to the man he loved...the man to whom he wanted to give his life, his heart, his soul.
Andrei's hands reached for Raymond's belt buckle. With no help whatsoever from his lover he managed to fumble it open. Pulling the shirt free from the tight breeches, Andrei slid both hands under the linen and ran his calloused palms across Raymond's back. The kiss broke as Raymond drew in a hitching breath. He released his hold on his lover's neck and carelessly tugged the shirt up and over his head. Free of it, he reached again for Andrei and tumbled them backwards into the hay.
"Jesus," Andrei murmured as his hard cock rubbed against Raymond's thigh. "Wait..." he pleaded "...want to feel you..."
But Raymond was already riding on that upward spiral to oblivion -- this first time too desperate to be denied. Only a lifetime in this man's arms would assuage the need he felt. He wound his right leg around Andrei's and began to move sensuously. Andrei immediately capitulated and lowered his mouth to resume plundering Raymond's, his hands burying themselves in the soft, abundant curls.
There was a sudden clatter of footsteps and a loud giggle from below. Impossibly they both held still. Below a few moments of fevered struggle ended in the harsh sound of material giving way.
"Stop, Peter...no, I don't want to," a girl's voice whispered insistently.
"You'll enjoy it...I promise..." came a husky voice. "You know I love you..."
The struggle resumed, more aggressively.
"No...please stop..." the girl begged, her voice laced with fear.
Andrei and Raymond looked at each other. The cheapness of what was happening below swept over them like ripples moving outward on still water. With difficulty, Andrei knelt up and straightened his clothes before leaning over the edge of the loft.
"Peter Ivanovich, when a lady says 'no', you must learn to respect her decision."
Poor Peter nearly collapsed with fright, then leapt away from the girl as if he had been burned.
"Master Andrei...your highness...I... I'm sorry --"
"I'm not the one who required the apology. No go back to the party," he ordered firmly.
"Yes, Your Excellency," they both chorused before taking flight.
Andrei turned back to Raymond and laughed. "It never occurred to him to wonder what I'm doing in the hayloft."
"And just what are you doing?" Raymond asked, his face darkened with despair.
"Something we both want very much," he replied, reaching out to caress Raymond's face.
Raymond pushed his hand away.
"Wanted...now I'm saying no."
He stood up and began refastening his belt. From somewhere at the back of his mind a mocking voice spoke.
You fool! Take it back! You do want this...you want him!
The words were true, but the part of him that needed to mean more to Andrei than a quick roll in the hay refused to let him act upon them.
"Surely you don't believe it was my intention to...to take advantage --"
The anguished expression on Andrei's face tore at Raymond, but he couldn't respond.
"Raymond...don't you know I lo-"
"Don't...don't say it," he whispered insistently. "You owe that to someone else...and I will not be used like a whore before you are claimed by the marriage bed."
Andrei dropped to his knees in the hay.
"How did this happen?" he wondered aloud.
"Nothing happened, let's leave it that way."
Raymond slid down the ladder and ran out into the rainy night.
"Pity's sake, Master Raymond, what has happened to you?" questioned Tata as he entered the kitchen late the next morning.
"Too much to drink, I'm afraid. I fell asleep in the orchard."
She brought him a large, steaming cup of coffee and caught the sleeve of his shirt to confirm her suspicions.
"As I thought, these clothes are damp. I'll draw you a bath before you catch your death."
"Don't fuss, Tata."
"Of course, I intend to fuss. Master Andrei left me in charge of you and I --"
"Yes, this morning. He set out a first light. You young men have no thought for yourselves. Beginning such a journey with out preparation and without a night's sleep. Petya says he paced the study most of the night..."
Raymond didn't hear the rest of what she had to say, taking his coffee he abandoned the kitchen and retreated to his room. The moment he stepped through the door his gaze fell on the envelope resting on the cabinet beside the bed. He tore it open.
Forgive me. I am doing what is best for both of us. Astradnoe will make you welcome until your term of probation is completed. I will personally see to it that your discharge papers are processed and delivered to you safely.
He sat down heavily on the bed and reread the short note, allowing the bitterness of his sorrow to overwhelm him.
When he looked up, it was to find Petya's gaze upon him. He knew at once that the man knew the truth. The old man was, after all, the eyes and ears of the place, but there was no hostility in the expression on the deeply lined face. Rather Raymond sensed a degree of sympathy.
"I'll draw your bath, sir," he offered.
"Thank you, but I can see to it myself."
"As the master pleases."
And with that the old man left him to the solitary contemplation of his pain.
The beautiful summer slowly dwindled into the mists of early autumn and Raymond gave up all hope of hearing more from Andrei. Gradually the terrible ache eased and the depression lifted, so that, by the first snows of winter, he was able to respond to the kindness shown to him by Tata and Petya.
In early December, when it became clear he was not to be called to St. Petersburg to complete the commission, he returned to his painting. There was only a little work to be done on the Andrei's portrait and he decided to finish it first, even though every brush stroke evoked a tender memory. Happily they were mostly good memories and sometimes he laughed aloud as he worked. Only in dreams, over which he had no control, did the memory of that last evening surface. In these dreams, he was tormented by the taste of Andrei's mouth and the feel of his responsive body. Always, no matter how tightly he held on, the love he felt was snatched away. Its place was taken by bitter regret and a loneliness that followed him into wakefulness.
In an attempt to exorcise this demon, he decided to paint his own portrait of Andrei, and this work absorbed him through the short days and long nights when the power of winter held them all prisoner within the confines of the house.
Christmas was celebrated in the grand way at Astradnoe. The house was filled with evergreens and permeated with the smell of spiced bread and roast goose. Raymond spent a long time hand carving an oak frame in which he placed the drawing he had done of Tata's grandchildren. To Petya, he gave tobacco. Both gifts were greatly appreciated and shown off before the household drove out to the estate church for the midnight service.
In the quietness they left behind, Raymond took the opportunity to glance at the letter Petya had received from the Master, instructing him to prepare and dispatch food hampers to all the local tenants and homesteads. He took particular note of its Moscow post mark and dwelt a little on Andrei's situation. Whatever the man's feeling for him, he had made no secret of the fact that there was no love involved in his alliance with Countess Xenia. It was one of duty only. Raymond pitied them both and hoped that despite such a beginning, they would find some kind of happiness together.
When the household returned in the early hours of the morning, Raymond had coffee and brandy ready to help them shake off the chill. With sleep elusive, he volunteered to go out to the stable to feed and rug the horses.
The New Year brought an easing in the weather and the grey clouds scattered to produce several days of clear, blue skies. Raymond rode out early one morning with Pavel to check on some of the outlying homesteads and the stock being wintered there. Pleased to find that all was well, they headed back towards Astradnoe with several hours of light in hand. Despite this, it was quite dark when they trotted onto the gravel drive and turned towards the house. As they drew near, Pavel lost interest in their conversation and began to watch the bright lights streaming out of the front of the house.
"Raymond," he said excitedly, "Master Andrei has returned."
He spurred on his horse, leaving Raymond behind, reluctant to return to house, afraid of what he might find.
Slowly, he walked the horse into the stable and took off its tack. When he had fed the animal and put a rug on, he entered the house through the kitchen door and tried to unobtrusively avoid the excitement and activity. He was unsuccessful.
"Master Andrei has been calling for you, Raymond," Tata burbled. "Can you believe it? He just arrives...no warning...then expects me not to get excited."
"Has anyone travelled with him?" Raymond questioned, dreading the answer.
The answer came from a voice behind him, a voice that could make his blood turn to fire.
"No one has travelled with me."
He turned slowly and feasted his eyes on the sight most precious to him, uncaring of the audience. Andrei was even more beautiful than he remembered and the open, soft look on the man's face was like none he'd seen before.
It was Tata who ended it as she chased them out of her kitchen, exclaiming that their dinner was set out in the studio and would be spoiled if they did not go in straight away.
"Shall we sit down?" Andrei asked indicating the small table where Tata had served their meal following the Prince's instructions.
"Andrei -- " Raymond began after taking his place.
"Let me begin," Andrei interrupted.
Raymond nodded assent and watched Andrei take a sheaf of papers from his jacket pocket. He unfolded them and handed them to Raymond.
"These are your Paper of Discharge," he explained. "I have seen to it that the conviction has been expunged from the State Record. You are a free man, under no obligation...of any kind."
"Thank you," Raymond told him, honoured to know it was important to Andrei to keep his promise to deal with the matter personally.
"There is something else. I have ended my engagement to the Countess Xenia."
That brought Raymond's head up sharply from the papers to stare at Andrei's face. It was drawn and anxious.
"May I ask why?"
"I do not love her." Andrei allowed his voice to linger on the final word.
"I didn't think love was an issue in such arrangements. You have surprised me." He looked away. "No, that is a lie. If you don't love here, you have done a wise and courageous thing."
"It will be seen as a stupid and dishonourable. It will hurt a great many people... Xenia, her family, my family...my mother."
"Does she know?"
"I've written to her." He smiled ruefully. "That was not courageous."
"Will there by repercussions?"
"I will not be made welcome in many drawing rooms for a time. No group can close ranks quite like St. Petersburg society. Staying away is the best thing I can do. My mother can disown me as a prodigal and, by the end of the season it will be ancient history. If families carried grudges any longer than that, no one would be talking to anyone in either 'Petersburg or Moscow."
"You've given them the scandal of the season."
"Yes...and they don't know the half of it."
Raymond's brow furrowed at the words. He watched Andrei's colour in embarrassment and a tiny little light of hope was kindled in his heart.
"You know," he said, "you're sweeping away some of the misconceptions I've held about my 'betters'. I don't expect such common sense from your class."
"This is common sense? I don't feel very sensible, I feel...out of control."
"Everybody deserves to feel that at least once in their life. You should enjoy it."
"I intend to," Andrei told him without a trace of diffidence. "You see, I realized I couldn't go through with the marriage once I had come to know what love is."
He reached out tentatively to take Raymond's hand. Raymond gave it readily.
"I tried to say this once before...when neither of us was ready...can I say it now?"
"I love you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you."
Raymond let the foolishness of the second part go and concentrated on the first part.
"You have told me how you feel in a hundred different ways, Raymond. You'll have to be patient with me while I learn to do the same."
There was a clatter at the door and they released the handhold as Petya backed into the room carrying a bottle of wine.
"Thank you, Petya," Andrei said. "Leave it, I'll pour it myself."
The old man bowed and left, closing the door firmly behind him. Andrei carefully filled their glasses with the wine that glowed red in the firelight. They toasted each other silently and drank from the claret with relish.
When Andrei moved to refill his glass, Raymond stopped him.
"The wine is good, but that is enough."
Andrei agreed and set it aside.
"Do you know how impossible this relationship is?" Raymond asked, awed by what was happening.
"Before...anything happens...are you sure?"
"There will be no way to hide it, especially from Tata. I think Petya knows already."
"Most likely. He's loved me and treated me like a son since the day I was born. He may not approve...but he will not judge me. Besides, this way there will be no new, fussy mistress to descend on them and change their little ways."
"Very true, I see you've given this a lot of thought."
"Four months of contemplation...though most of the time I spent thinking about you."
That was almost too much for Raymond. He stood up and catching hold of Andrei's hand, he led him across the room to the easel he'd been working at.
"Go ahead," he told Andrei, indicating the cloth covering the canvas.
Andrei uncovered the painting and drew a long, shaky breath. This was not the painting of convention, its style was spare, the colours vibrant. In each brush stroke was the proof that the artist knew the Andrei Bodin the world would never glimpse, or maybe it was the image of the man he could become given the right circumstances. The beauty of it robbed Andrei of speech. He was aware of Raymond shifting uneasily beside him. He looked at the artist's apprehensive face.
"Now, I know where your thoughts have been." He ran his hand down the side of Raymond's face. Suddenly sure of himself, he went to the door and turned the key in the lock. Returning he stood in front of the fireplace and held out his hands. Raymond moved to join him in the flickering light; taking his right hand he kissed each finger in turn. Andrei shivered a little, as though this was the permission he longed for. He swept his free hand from the small of Raymond's back to the tangle of auburn curls, pulling forward gently to bring their mouths together in a long, exploring kiss so achingly sweet, it was almost painful.
As it ended, Raymond slipped his hands under the silk lining of Andrei's jacket and eased it from his shoulders. Having freed his lover from it, he tossed it aside where it was soon joined by the rest of their clothes, so easily and sensually shed. Naked, they lay down together on the pile of fireside pillows, intoxicated by the sensation of skin on skin and the musky scent of their lovemaking. Raymond, sensitive to the needs of his less experienced lover, encouraged him on top and used his artist's hands and willing body to bring them both to a deeply satisfying climax.
Afterwards, he held Andrei close and whispered into his ear, "Sleep a little...and when you wake I want to feel you inside me."
Even as he slipped away into deep sleep, the promise caused Andrei to shudder with anticipation. Raymond pulled him closer into his arms and settled down to keep watch.
-- THE END --
Finished August 2007
Part 1 originally published in Whatever We Are, You Made Us, IDP Press, 1998
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Dotcom said it was his goal to list the company on the New Zealand stock exchange.
While Dotcom’s arrest meant Megaupload was shutdown and many of his assets frozen, it has not precluded him from renewing work on products which push the boundaries of file-sharing and content ownership rights.
He said he was worried the closure of Megaupload might scare people off his newest venture but the amount of traffic to the site had surpassed his expectations.
He was keen to stay in New Zealand if extradition proceedings lodged by the United States government did not succeed, but said that would depend on whether the New Zealand government was willing to leave him in peace.
"My biggest fear is if we succeed [in fighting extradition] will there be an end - will that be enough [for them] to say, 'OK we made a mistake, leave this guy alone' or will the people in government and the senior people in law enforcement take this defeat and be bitter about it and try and find something else [on me]."
He also said the single fibre cable carrying internet traffic in and out of New Zealand was choking business development in the country and he wanted to work with the backers of failed company Pacific Fibre to break the Southern Cross cable's monopoly.
"At the moment there's a giant wall shielding New Zealand saying, 'Go away, internet businesses don't come here, we don't have cheap connectivity we don't have good connectivity and we are raiding IT companies', and that's of course bad for New Zealand."
Dotcom and others accused in the Megaupload piracy case are preparing to fight an extradition hearing, scheduled for later this year.
- Auckland Now
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While President Schill is cutting $9M from the academic budget, and about to propose 10% plus tuition increases.
You can’t make this shit up. From reporter James Crepea at the Oregonian:
“(The speakers) did not pop,” Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens said. “What happened was there was a technical difficulty back at Matthew Knight Arena in the control center. So it was not the speakers blowing. In fact, our facilities guy said, ‘I don’t know.’ They had to go check.
“Irregardless of that, we have been looking for the last two years at a sound system upgrade but when we started digging into it and seeing the costs we started looking at a bigger project that maybe we should consider because our video board is getting old. We’re still in that process of evaluating what’s the best way to do it.”
The costs of such a project could vary enormously depending mostly on how vast a structure is required to build a new video board.
Mullens said the East end of Autzen Stadium would be “ideal” for the new video board as long as the structural costs don’t get out of hand.
“It’s total ballpark — and it’s risky to put out a number, then it’s a number people get locked into — we’re probably in the $12 million range,” Mullens said.
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With our special long distance program we are able to give everyone the opportunity to lose weight with our Medical Weight Loss Program from anywhere!
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We love camo, so when we came across these canvas camo printed bags by AMI we couldn’t wait to talk about them. The backpack consists of khaki green camo print throughout in tones of hunter green, brown, and beige with a carry handle and a neon hunter orange concealed zip closure. The padded adjustable shoulder straps gives you the comfort you need if you decide to carry a heavy load. The canvas duffel bag is available in hunter green and black with camo print throughout in tones of green, brown, and khaki. Like the backpack, it has a neon hunter orange zip closure. It also has an adjustable, removable buff leather shoulder strap and black buff leather twin rolled carry handles. Carrying either bag will definitely make a statement.
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The Library of Congress concert schedule is out. There are a number of free concerts, and tickets are now available. Go to http://www.ticketmaster.com/ and put Library of Congress in the search window. Concerts include the Arcanto Quartet, Talich Quartet, Helsinki Baroque and Thomas Hampson and Craig Rutenberg.
The AFI's Latin American Film Festival starts tomorrow with a film from Mexico called Revolucion. It features 10 short films from 10 prominent directors including Mariana Chenillo - whose Nora's Will starts at the Avalon on Friday - Rodrigo Garcia and Gael Garcia Bernal. Check out the full schedule! I saw the Peruvian film The Milk of Sorrow that was nominated for the Academy Award for best foreign film last year. It was very pretty and dreamy but just didn't feel that compelling.
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Singaporebrides | Photography
Urban-Chic Wedding at HOUSE at Dempsey
It wasn’t the bride and groom who wore white at their urban-chic wedding dinner, but the guests! Having dated for a decade, Alice and Jonning’s relationship naturally moved on to the next level in a casual and fun wedding celebration in HOUSE at Dempsey. Alice had gorgeous lilac locks for the occasion, and the couple both wore their favourite colour, black. They even got matching sneakers! See more of the fun wedding details below, beautifully captured by Chris Ling International Photographers.
Alice Lee, 31, Owner of Sunday Market café and Alice In Wonderland & Jonning Chng, 31, Footwear Designer
25 October 2014
The Wedding Dress: Narcissism
The Bride’s Shoes: CDG PLAY x Converse Jack Purcell for day; Valentino Pink Rock Stud for night
The Suit: Narcissism
The Groom’s Shoes: CDG PLAY x Converse Jack Purcell for day; Y3 Qasa High for night
The Engagement Ring: Niessing
The Wedding Bands: BP De Silva Jewellers
The Groomsmen’s Shoes: Customised Converse Jack Purcell
The Wedding Venue: St. Mary of the Angels (Bukit Batok) for church ceremony; HOUSE @ Dempsey for dinner
The Hairstylist: Koinonia Salon
The Makeup Artist: Shu Umera
The Caterer: Various food and cake caterers for church ceremony; HOUSE @ Dempsey for dinner
The Photographer: Matthias Chng of Chris Ling International Photographers
The Videographer: Androids in Boots
The Photobooth: Hello Forever
The Wedding Favours: Succulents in mini pots
The Wedding Band: Nicole Duffell and her band
How did the two of you meet?
Alice: We were classmates from poly but it was only until the last year of school that we started dating and eventually got together. My first impressions were: “cool, cute,” and then it became “I hate this Jonning Chng!” But eventually hate became love.
Jonning: Yeah, we always described our relationship as “love-hate.” My first impressions of her were that she is fun and outgoing but can be temperamental at times. As I got to know her better through the years, I see a very kind soul in her as well.
So how did you decide to take this “love-hate relationship” to the next level?
Alice: We were actually celebrating our 11th anniversary during the month that we got married, so I guess, after being together for so long, the thought of spending the rest of our life together just came naturally without any struggle. As corny as it may sound, I’ve always told him he is what I’m not.
Jonning: Yup, after being together for almost a decade, it just seemed right to take this relationship to the next level. Hence, the first step was to apply for BTO – and we managed to get it on the first attempt!
Wasn’t the proposal the first step?
Alice: He proposed on our 10th anniversary and it was at our new house when we did the “opening ceremony.”
He was not the typical romantic kind so I didn’t expect him to do those little things that he prepared for the proposal. It was short, sweet, unexpected, and definitely not his style too. But I guess it’s a once-in-a-lifetime event, so he made an effort to do it right just for the two of us.
Your wedding looked like one big party! Tell us what it was like.
Alice: We had our church wedding at St. Mary of the Angels with a lilac theme. There’s no reason as to why lilac, but we just decided to go with it. My hair was coloured purple, and everyone else has a tinge of lilac on them during the day church ceremony.
As for the wedding dinner, it is just that our favourite colour is black, so our attire was all black. And we decided to make everyone else wear white because I thought it would be a beautiful sight to see, with everyone dressed in white. All we did was to request every guest to wear white in the dinner invitation card, and our parents were sporting enough to go with the idea.
Jonning: Our wedding was simple, relaxed, fuss free, and casual. We wanted the guests to mingle around instead of just sitting with people that they are familiar with. It’s a gathering of friends and family members–people whom we genuinely want to share this special day with.
What was the most memorable moment of your wedding?
Alice: It was quite an eventful morning. Firstly, the driver was an hour late to Jonning’s place. It was a good thing we gave ample buffer time in our scheduling, so luckily we managed to catch up and everything else was still on time.
Just when we thought the worst was over, as we arrived at the church, the driver wasn’t paying attention while driving up the church entrance, and he drove the car straight into the pillar and dented the car bumper.
Thankfully, after this little accident, everything else was smooth sailing for the rest of the day.
Want to see your love story featured on SingaporeBrides too? Submit your wedding here!
Credits: Photography by Chris Ling International Photographers
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You may have heard of foie gras, the artificially fattened liver of a goose or duck served as a pâté. In the culinary world, it is considered a delicacy, but this fancy food has a dark side. Here are five of the biggest reasons to avoid eating foie gras; these views are shared by many who disagree with both the method and reasons for its production. Those who enjoy eating it, and of course its producers, will argue against these reasons. Weigh your options and you can decide whether this dubious dish is worth its many costs.
01 of 05
It is worth mentioning that many people consider gavage, the process of force-feeding an animal to enlarge its liver artificially, an unethical and cruel practice. There are many schools of thought on this issue, and it's worth noting that there are ethical producers and unethical producers for every kind of food available. In many gourmands' opinions, a happy animal is a tasty animal, so it stands to reason that a high-quality producer who is open with their processing policies is the best choice for those who choose to consume foie gras.
02 of 05
High Fat Content
Foie gras is renowned for its smooth, creamy taste, but that luxury comes with a price. The fat content of fatty goose liver is a startling 86.1 percent because birds store excess fat in their livers. A one-ounce serving of foie gras contains 12 grams of fat and 42 milligrams of cholesterol. To put that in perspective, a 3.5-ounce hamburger at McDonald's contains 9 grams of fat and 25 milligrams of cholesterol.
03 of 05
Risk of Disease
Regular consumption may raise your risk of developing a variety of serious medical conditions. According to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a certain compound in goose or duck liver may trigger amyloidosis disease in genetically predisposed people. Alzheimer's, Huntingdon's disease, type 2 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and atherosclerosis are all related to irregular amyloid protein buildup. Does this mean you'll get one of these conditions just by eating fatty poultry liver on your vacation to Paris? Probably not, but your risk of developing the disease is higher if you already carry the genetic markers for amyloid-related disease and consume foie gras on a regular basis over a long period of time.
04 of 05
Food Poisoning Potential
Many versions of foie gras are served cold or barely seared on the exterior and cool in the middle, leading to concern about food poisoning. In the early 1900s, it was thought that undercooked duck or goose livers were a high-risk food. The truth behind it is actually much more forgiving, because fat, which makes up the majority of foie gras, isn't as conducive to bacteria growth as other tissues. Nonetheless, don't eat undercooked pâté if you're pregnant or immune-compromised.Continue to 5 of 5 below.
05 of 05
Technically, this one affects the health of your pocketbook. There's no way around it; at $50-60 per pound—the average price in most major metropolitan areas—foie gras can't be considered a budget-friendly food for most households. It may be to your benefit to spend your money on a more economical dish.
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Is this compatible with Windows 8.1 yet?
I am a HUGE fan of Rothko! Actually, pretty much love all of the artists here…
Has anyone actually seen any of these hand painted repros in person? How do they really look? I can find some of them on Amazon but none have reviews…
overstockArt.com has a ton of reviews all over!
In addition, look at the video explaining the painting process:
Thank you and have fun decorating!
overstockArt.com team member
I have 2. A Monet, and a Hopper reproduction. The Monet is incredible, and the Hopper is less “incredible”, but good. It’s still done by humans, so you will get inconsistent results. But, I like my 2 paintings. The Hopper will be a gift for my brother, at Christmas. And I think he’ll like it.
I’m just disappointed these are made in China.
I want China to do well, but come on, let’s make some things.
There are no artists in the west who could be hired?
Slave wages are a small step from slave labor.
I don’t get it.
Is the listed dimension the print size or the fully framed size?
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zorocozgrove2 karma2019-04-02 18:28:43 UTC
Why is it I buy a 1200 dollar ring and it's only worth scrap metal value?? A good 115 bucks.
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The feed tab shows recent activities by players that are watched, protected or banned as well as any accounts being followed.
The following tab shows all of the people @Vrednok is following. @Vrednok will enforce all of the bans from the people @Vrednok is following, unless they have protected the banned player
The followers tab shows you all the people following @Vrednok. Unless they are protecting the player, @Vrednok's bans will be enforced on @Vrednok's followers servers.
The assessments tab shows all of @Vrednok's banned, protected and watched players.
The sightings tab will show the players recently streamed from @Vrednok's rcon tool. This tab is useful to find a player that is, or was recently on, @Vrednok's server. Keep in mind that it could take a couple of minutes for the rcon tool to stream the players information.
The enforced bans tab shows a historical view of all players, which have been banned from @Vrednok's servers.
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I'm tunneling over ssh with this command (under El Captain)
ssh -D port_number -N -C firstname.lastname@example.org
and enable foxyproxy on the browser. Everything seems to work just fine on the browser. However, on the terminal I keep getting messages of the form
channel X: open failed: administratively prohibited: open failed
for various channel numbers. I set
Tunnel yes in
/etc/ssh_config but that did not do anything. I repeat, things work despite the error messages.
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The New Zealand Herald won the highly coveted title Canon Newspaper of the Year at the Canon Media Awards held last night in Auckland.
Media from across the country were celebrated at the annual awards, recognising those who work in print and online media.
The New Zealand Herald also scooped Best Website and Newspaper of the Year (with a circulation of over 30,000), while Queenstown’s Mountain Scene picked up Community Newspaper of the Year.
Weekly Newspaper of the Year went to the Weekend Herald and Newspaper of the Year (with a circulation of up to 30,000) was presented to The Southland Times. Best Newsstand Magazine was awarded to North & South.
Mike Johnston, Country Manager of Canon New Zealand, says, “The Canon Media Awards is a fantastic opportunity to showcase New Zealand’s media talent.
“Canon is delighted be both sponsor and part of this event and celebrates all the great efforts of the New Zealand print and online media.
It has been a particularly challenging year for our media in New Zealand. Tonight was a chance to reflect on all that we have been through and acknowledge those passionate people who deliver the news under sometimes extraordinary circumstances,” says Johnston.
Phil Kitchin from The Dominion Post was named senior Reporter of the Year and presented with the Canon Reporter Cup. Charles Anderson from The Nelson Mail was named junior Reporter of the Year.
For the full list of winners please refer to the category winners found below.
Canon is the world’s leading imaging brand that actively inspires with imaginative ideas that enable people to connect, communicate and achieve more than they thought possible through imaging solutions for business and consumers. Canon has ranked among the top-four US patent recipients* for the past 19 years, and had global revenues of around $US45 billion in 2010. Canon New Zealand also operates Canon Finance New Zealand which offers one-stop shopping for customers wanting leasing or finance services. For more information, visit www.canon.co.nz, www.twitter.com/canonNZ
* Based on weekly patent counts issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Winners of the Canon Media Awards 2011
|Canon Newspaper of the Year||The New Zealand Herald|
|Newspaper of the Year (over 30,000 circulation)||The New Zealand Herald|
|Newspaper of the Year (up to 30,000 circulation)||The Southland Times|
|Weekly Newspaper of the Year||Weekend Herald|
|Community Newspaper of the Year||Mountain Scene|
|Senior Best portfolio of six pictures||Mark Mitchell|
|Junior Best portfolio of six pictures||Benjamin Curran|
|Best Single news picture||Kent Blechynden|
|Best Video||Amy van Dyk,Mike Scott, Matt Rilkoff, Aaron Wood|
|Best News Site||stuff.co.nz|
|Best Newsstand Magazine||North & South|
|Best Trade/Professional Magazine||Unlimited|
|Magazine Feature Writer of the Year||Donna Chisholm|
|Junior Magazine Feature Writer of the Year||Elle Hunt|
|Senior Reporter of the Year||Phil Kitchin|
|Junior Reporter of the Year||Charles Anderson|
|Reporter Sport||Barry Lichter|
|Senior Newspaper Feature Writer of the Year||Tony Wall|
|Junior Newspaper Feature Writer of the Year||Sarah Murray|
|Best Investigation||Karyn Scherer|
|Student Journalism Award||Amelia Wade|
|Best Magazine Design||Good|
|Best Newspaper Design||The Press|
|Best Newspaper Inserted Magazine||Canvas|
|Best Community Collaboration||stuff.co.nz/thepress.co.nz|
|Best Online Commentary/Blog||Jane Yee|
|Best Use Of Emerging Technologies||stuff.co.nz ipad & iphone app|
|Best Sports Picture||Hagen Hopkins|
|Best Photo Essay||Richard Robinson|
|Best Breaking News Coverage||thepress.co.nz|
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The Dean of Students Office is a resource center for all Michigan Tech students. Our goal is to guide, support, and, on occasion, challenge students in their academic and personal endeavors. Student success is at the heart of our work.
Advocate for You
Try something new. Make connections. Think differently. Grow.
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Monday afternoon's downpour in Tyler kept police busy. Rising waters overflowed creeks and drainage systems, leading to rushing rivers where the roads should be.
"On one side, you don't see anything," says Tyler Police Seargent, Gary Rice. "You may top the hill and on the other side, and there's water across the road. So, at that point in time you need to make a judgement call about whether or not it's safe to go across."
Much of the ground in East Texas is now covered with standing water. Any more rain we receive won't be able to be absorbed into the soil. It will start to run across the surface instead. And if the ground is higher than the road, it won't take much to turn the street into a stream.
"Water can take your vehicle and pick it up and float it," says Rice. "So, if you're going across it you think, oh my car is heavy and it will stay on the road. No, that water picks it up."
On Tuesday morning, the waters presented yet another hazard. The section of Skidmore Road over Shackleford Creek is a road no more. The force of the flood washed out the clay beneath the pavement.
"We put out cones, baracades, get the streets department to bring us more barracades, and don't let people drive in those areas,." says Sgt. Rice.
The National Weather Service says floods are more deadly than tornados or lightning. In recent years, the only weather events which have matched the death toll of floods are heat waves. And half of the flash flooding deaths involved people in vehicles trying to cross water covered roads. Police say the best adivice is if you see water rushing over the road don't try to drive across, because you may end up floating away.
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Kyle & Sarah Workshop Weekend Pass
Who else wants to take workshops from the best WCS couple in the world?
I know...that's a pretty bold statement. Between the two of them, Kyle Redd & Sarah Vann Drake have more Jack and Jill 1st place wins and accumulated Champion points than any other pros in the world (yes...they even beat out J&T).
They're also 5-time NASDE Champions and have 11 US Opens Wins. In fact, they're the only couple in history to win at the US Open in both the Classic and Showcase divisions.
Not only are they incredible performers & competitors, they're also one of the most sought after teaching couples in WCS. Kyle and Sarah are best known for their ability to teach their innovative style while preserving the fundamental roots of West Coast Swing.
They're the pros, who teach the pros. It's not unusual to see other champion dancers attending their packed classes at events all over the world.
Well guess what?!
On April 27 & 28th, Kyle Redd & Sarah Vann Drake are coming to Denver!
Fill your WCS toolbox with 5 hours of brand new concept focused workshops!
Here are some of the things you're gonna get:
- How to Create Conversation within Musicality
- Patterns & Styling That Benefit The Partnership
- The Secrets to Texturing Your WCS
- Creative Ways to Use Whips & 8 Count Rhythm
- How to Have a Steadfast Foundation for an Ever Changing Dance.
- Ability to do a video recap after each workshop
- Pizza on Sunday...provided by Jonathan. ;-)
Sounds amazing, right?!
100 Weekend Passes Available
What's it cost? We like to reward people who buy their pass early
- $49 for the first 20 (sold out!)
- $59 for the next 20 (sold out!)
- $69 for the next 80 weekend passes (or until April 26)
- $20/workshop after April 26th and at the door
120 (was 100) Attendance Cap
When Ben Morris came out in 2017, we sold out. When Doug Silton came out in Feb of 2018, we sold out. When Ben Morris came out again this past fall, we over sold and the ballroom felt really packed.
For that weekend, we had a cap of 80 attendees.
When we hit that number 1 week before the workshop weekend, I had a flood of emails and pm's from people asking if I would release more passes.
We decided to open registration back up and in the end, we had a little over 120 attendees.
Now that's great that we had so much interest but we don't think the ballroom can handle more then 120 people.
Because of that, we're only going to offer 120 weekend passes.
Once those are sold, we will only offer individual workshop passes at the door based on space in the ballroom.
In other words, if anybody "no shows" for a workshop and we have space, we'll let you in. Otherwise, you're out of luck.
Don’t be a “shoulda-coulda-woulda”, scroll up and buy your pass right now.
What level are these workshops?
While we wouldn’t recommend them for baby newcomers, if you are comfortable doing your 6 & 8 count basics (sugar push, L/R side pass, tuck, whip, reverse whip), you’ll be fine. In fact, we had both Novice level and All-Star (Hi Viko, Allison, Maria, Terra, Michael, and Chelsea!) level dancers attending the workshops and dancers from both levels said they got a lot out of attending last year.
Hey Jonathan! What are the exact details like time and address?
The complete schedule can be found here but here’s the quick summary:
5120 S Lowell Blvd,
Littleton, CO 80123
Kyle's Style & Sarah's Sass: Conversation within Musicality
Social Dancing with DJ MaryKelley & Felderman
[Note: dance is not included in the weekend pass price! Cost is $7 at the door]
1570 N Clarkson St,
Denver, CO 80218
WCS the Next Level Texturing Your WCS
Style Vs Technique: How to have a steadfast foundation for an ever-changing dance.
Whip It Good: Creative Ways to Use Whips & 8 Count Rhythm in Your WCS
Patterns & Styling That Benefits The Partnership
Eat pizza (provided by Jonathan), practice, or social dance!
[Kyle and Sarah workshops conclude]
Regular RMSDC instructor will teach the intermediate class. Separately ticketed.
Late Night social with DJ Marykelley. Pay for the dance at the door.
Well...what are you waiting for? Go claim your spot before someone else does!
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However, common sense and sound economics, it seems, were banished from our nation's capital long ago. Instead of unleashing America's productive capabilities, many politicians are intent on piling even more burdens on the economy. Some of the most onerous tax and regulatory proposals coming down the pike are being carried in the various "climate change" bills being offered in the House and Senate. Despite the Climategate scandals of the past year exposing the fraudulent science underpinning the alarmist claims of anthropogenic (man-made) global warming, or AGW, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced in April that passage of a climate change bill is still a top priority — though it will have to wait in line behind an even more pressing Obama-Reid priority: comprehensive immigration reform, i.e., amnesty for illegal aliens.
As the politicians and special interests push for climate change legislation, they increasingly will be confronted with evidence from recent scientific and economic studies showing that their proposals not only will impose devastatingly destructive costs, but also will produce no significantly measurable environmental benefits. Scientists, economists, and policy advocates at the recently concluded 4th International Conference on Climate Change in Chicago heard from various experts about the "all pain with no gain" reality of the various legislative and regulatory regime proposals involving Cap & Trade, carbon taxes, carbon emission limits, and forced conversion to alternative energy sources.
Dr. David Tuerck, an economist and executive director of the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University, described the Waxman-Markey bill (H.R. 2454) passed last year in the House "ruinously costly," with a price tag that could hit an astronomical $3.42 trillion.
Even the less onerous proposals of the Western Climate Initiative, a coalition of western U.S. states and Canadian provinces, would cost somewhere between $6 billion to $18 billion per year, says Tuerck.
Perhaps even more stunning than the exorbitant price tags of the various AGW proposals is the fact that none of them will have any appreciable effect on global temperatures or global CO2 levels. According to studies by Paul C. Knappenbeger, a science and environment researcher with the energy blog MasterResource.org, the massive expenditures contemplated under Waxman-Markey would reduce temperatures only five hundredths of a degree Centigrade ... over the next fifty years.
The bottom line is that a reduction of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions of greater than 80%, as envisioned in the Waxman-Markey climate bill will only produce a global temperature "savings" during the next 50 years of about 0.05ºC.
The "Green Jobs" Myth
According to a study released in June 2009 by the National Black Chamber of Commerce, the Waxman-Markey bill would result in a "net reduction in U.S. employment of 2.3 million to 2.7 million jobs in each year of the policy through 2030."
This massive net loss of tens of millions of American jobs would occur even with taking into account the supposed benefit of new "green jobs" created by government decrees and subsidies.
Regarding the elusive holy grail of "green jobs" touted by Al Gore, Barack Obama, Waxman-Markey, and others, the 4th International Conference on Climate Change heard from a number of experts, including Spanish economist Dr. Gabriel Calzada (see here and here).
Dr. Calzada, a professor at King Juan Carlos University, has conducted extensive studies demonstrating the economic failure of Spain's ambitious efforts to create green jobs. He observed that "green jobs are created by green rain" - huge taxpayer subsidies. How much did each green job cost? A whopping five hundred and seventy thousand euros (570,000 euros) — which converts to $715,692 ... per job! Over $700,000 per job; that is, indeed, a lot of green. Little wonder that they are called green jobs.
In addition, noted Calzada, as a result of the tax-subsidized increase in the use of renewables, in 1998-2009 the price of electricity in Spain rose by 77 percent. Another panelist at the Chicago conference, Dr. Carlo Stagnaro, an environmental engineer from Italy, noted that for every green job created, 6.9 jobs could be created in the industrial sector for the same investment.
The speeches, presentations and panel discussions of the scientists, economists, and policy advocates at the 4th International Conference on Climate Change, sponsored by the Heartland Institute, can be viewed at the Institute's website here or Pajama Media's "Climategate 2010" page here.
Earth Is Cooling, Sea Levels Not Rising, Scientists Say
Photo: Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson makes announcement on climate during a news conference in Washington, Dec. 7, 2009: AP Images
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David Price has mostly been great for the Boston Red Sox this season. And after his start against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, manager Alex Cora acknowledged that.
Cora noted that Price’s velocity was “up there” Tuesday night, something that helped lead the Sox to a 6-3 victory. The 33-year-old struck out nine batters through six innings while only allowing two runs.
To hear more from Cora, check out the “Red Sox Extra Innings Live” video above, presented by W.B. Mason.
Thumbnail photo via Brian Fluharty/USA TODAY Sports Images
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Fast on the heels of her latest bestseller, a new, fiendishly entertaining gathering of previously uncollected murder mysteries, from the late, great author of Death Comes to Pemberley and The Private Patient.
It's not always a question of whodunit. Sometimes there's more mystery in the why or how. And although we usually know the unhealthy fates of both victim and perpetrator, what of those clever few who plan and carry out the perfect crime? Or the ones who aren't brought down even though they're found out? And what about those who do the finding out who witness a murder or who identify the murderer but keep the information to themselves? These are some of the mysteries that we follow through those six stories as we are drawn into the thinking, the memories, the emotional machinations, the rationalizations, the dreams and desires behind murderous cause and effect. And no one gets inside the head of the murderer-or makes it a more thrilling read-than the incomparable P. D. James.
Publication History: Knopf hardcover, November 2017
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
Publisher: Vintage, October 2018
Product Dimensions: 8 L × 5.2 W × 0 H
* Subject to availability
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Selecting Your Site Style, a “Should Know” Map out
You have a firm and wish to set up an online existence? Then you’ll should learn what to search for when working with most likely the most vital element, the website design. For cheap website designer Bristol go to Alison’s Websites.
When considering an internet site design there is one rule of thumb that you need to want, simple is nicer. You don’t intend to obtain you site visitors shed with an as well complicated format, or with a too complex website style. It’s likewise essential to recognise the marketplace and exactly how you desire your business to be viewed. The style of your site will certainly leave a perception to your visitors, make sure it’s the appropriate one.
Your company as well as website will have to have a logo. As many different colours as you desire could be made use of in the logo layout yet an optimum of four are suggested making the printing on business cards less complicated and also low-cost.
Assume if entertaining the site visitors enhance the success of your website, by entertaining I suggest moving things or images, drifting message etc. This choice depends on your target market and also on the objective of the website. There are a bunch of devices that can be utilised on your internet site, the difficult part is choosing the ones that fit with the audience and also objective of your website. Flash is one instance of a commonly mistreated tool, while a flash site style or design may be awesome, it might not be best for your site objectives.
If you desire an expert looking website design you’ll have to hire a great developer that will certainly deal with you on the internet site from start to finish and will likewise be available if you’ll require adjustments or updates to your site in the future.
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