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At Brown Advisory, we believe that our approach as active equity managers has the potential to add value for our clients, and this new body of research confirms many aspects of our approach. According to some of these studies, manager outperformance is not a random event. Instead, active equity managers with certain traits are more likely to outperform than others, and these traits generally can be identified ahead of time. Many of these characteristics, such as a high level of divergence from a strategy's benchmark, are core components of our investment philosophy.
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John Tonkin, executive director of the Santa Rosa County Clean Community System, Inc., tells IN that on Friday it will begin selling all of the county's recycled glass.
"One hundred percent of the glass collected in Santa Rosa County is processed by the (pulverizing) machine," he says. "If the sale if successful we will be able to expand our operation to include more separating of single color glass. This will involve separating the glass at the point of collection."
The program, known as "Santa Rosa Sunshine," uses a Andela glass pulverizer to create glass pebbles and sand that can be used for lawn decorations, aquariums and more. The pulverizer was aquired through an Impact 100 grant, but the fees to operate the machinery are estimated to be $15,000 per year—a fee that county hopes to offset by charging for the glass.
Here are the prices listed for the glass:
—50 pounds mixed-glass pebbles, $15
—25 pounds mixed-glass pebbles, $10
—50 pounds mixed-glass sand, $7.50
—25 pounds mixed-glass sand, $5
Bulk mixes will also be available for $60 per yard of pebbles and $40 per yard of sand. You can buy the glass at the Green-Up Nursery, 6758 Park Ave., Milton.

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David Burke is a freak in the kitchen. His wild side and tongue-in-cheek creativity made him a celebrity chef, though he's fallen off the radar a bit lately. Burke is certainly not afraid to take risks, and he has always had a flair for the dramatic. We've never been huge fans of his cooking, but had heard good things about his new farm-to-table "urban farmhouse" in the James Hotel...so we decided to check it out.
Even before stepping foot inside David Burke Kitchen, I was already turned off. The people I dealt with on the phone, on three different occasions, were all horribly rude. Pleasantry obviously isn't something they value highly here. And this isn't me being all emo and venting for no good reason, Yelp style. These people were legitimately awful, and they got worse each time. When we arrived at the restaurant, we were greeted with a similarly cold, "I don't really give a sh*t about you" attitude. Things finally got a little better when we met our waitress, who was super-friendly - but also so wired that we were a little worried about what she was getting up to in the kitchen.
Much like the restaurant itself, which is comprised of a huge loft-like dining room, a massive patio, and "The Treehouse" bar overlooking 6th Ave, the menu at David Burke Kitchen is a bit overwhelming. It took us a solid twenty minutes to digest the whole thing and come up with a game plan. We managed to make our way to a few winning plates (the Pretzel Crab Cake and the Scallops & Pork Belly were both tremendous), but we weren't blown away overall. Most of the dishes had too many components and were way more style than substance. Also, our entire meal felt rushed. The staff was quick on the draw all night, trying to hijack unfinished plates and half-full drinks back to the kitchen prematurely. The bus boys hovered around our table so much they might as well have been sitting down with us. Thanks dude, but we're pretty sure there's a party in the kitchen that you're missing.
The bottom line? Go to Blue Hill or ABC Kitchen. David Burke Kitchen is not the place to have an incredible farm-to-table experience. You think the people here answering the phone care about where the chickens come from? No chance. They're too busy being assholes.
Food Rundown
They are big on jars at Burke Kitchen. This one was a strange cold salad of shrimp and lobster that you were supposed to scoop out of the jar with endive leaves. Not exactly practical, and not exactly delicious.
Little rice balls with cheese prosciutto. You can't go wrong with these guys.
Burrata on top of peach slices on top of heirloom tomato slices on top of prosciutto slices on top of fat chunks of watermelon. This is a big time flavor explosion in every bite, but would be better if a couple of components were removed.
A staple on any Burke menu, this is the dish he's become known for, and is easily one of the best things on the menu. Crusty pretzel on the outside, crab cake on the inside. Amazing.
We found this to be an average tortellini, served with morel mushrooms and a pea and mint puree. Nothing to get excited about here.
White and green asparagus in a tomato hollandaise, with a prosciutto wrapped poached egg. This was good, but not as good as it should have been. We've had plenty of other asparagus and poached egg dishes that were better - without the flashy prosciutto wrapping job.
You've probably heard this before. You can tell a lot about a restaurant by how well they prepare their chicken dish. If that's the case, David Burke Kitchen didn't pass the test. Their "charred grape" BBQ'ed half chicken over mac n' cheese and pickled watermelon is not a chicken dish I would ever order again. Not only was the chicken dry and overcooked, but the mac n' cheese was soggy. Not exactly appetizing.
The best dish of our night, by a mile. This perfectly cooked pork belly had an insanely good, sugary sear on it. The scallops were equally excellent, and combined with charred baby cauliflower, this was one concept that delivered.
An interesting way to serve halibut. The fish was pounded flat and accompanied by artichokes, black olive gnocchi, fava and saffron. Overall, we enjoyed this, despite the fish being a little overcooked.
An imaginative special. This dish looked like a big egg roll. We enjoyed it, although it wasn't as good as it sounded like it was going to be.
If you come to David Burke Kitchen, you need to end your meal on a high note and get some monkey bread. It's kind of like an enormous Cinnabon, dressed with caramelized bananas, pecan, caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream. You disgust me.


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Selmer "Sam" Leehe, age 67, of Amery, Wis., died Monday, May 20, at Veteran's Hospital in Minneapolis, Minn.
Sam was born Nov. 8, 1945, the son of Lyle and Clarice "Toots" Leehe at Baldwin, Wis. He was baptized and confirmed at Wilson Lutheran Church. Sam attended Spring Valley Schools graduating with the class of 1963. On Oct. 10, 1964, he married Janet Madson at Gilman Lutheran Church, Spring Valley.
In 1967, Sam was drafted into the U.S. Army and served for a year during the Vietnam War. He received two Purple Hearts and the Army Commendation Medal "V" Device for participating in acts of heroism.
Sam worked as a quality supervisor for Kolpak in River Falls for 36-1/2 years. He and Janet moved to Tennessee from 2000 until 2010, where he worked at Kysor Panel Systems in Blountville.
He is survived by his wife, Janet of Amery; son, Brent Leehe of Duluth; daughter, Kris Leehe-Dodge of Amery; his mother Clarice "Toots" Leehe of Spring Valley; six grandchildren, Cody, Caileea, and Brendan Leehe, and Sawyer, Owen, and Maren Dodge; brother, Lyle "Bud" Leehe of Danbury, Wis., and sister, Linda (Dean) Rambo of Spring Valley; sister-in-law, Carol (Bill) Rice of Ham Lake, Minn.; brother-in-law, Larry (Dianne) Madson of Spring Valley.
Memorial funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, at Gilman Lutheran Church, Spring Valley, with Pastor Keith Ruehlow officiating. Visitation is Wednesday from 12-2 p.m. at the church prior to the service.
Burial will be 1 p.m. Monday, June 3, at Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Spooner, Wis.
Keehr Funeral Home (www.keehrfuneralhome.com) in Spring Valley is assisting the family with arrangements.


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Chapter 1
"Whew, finally cleared another boss. Damn this RPG is so hard, it might be a while for me to reach the recommended level based on this guide, before proceeding to beat the last boss of this dungeon."
After reaching the nearest save point before the last boss, I used the 'Tent' item to restore my party members' HP and MP. It's such a relief since there's been so many tough yet lengthy fights lately without any save points to record my progress, in fact this is the first time I've encountered one after few hours of playing cautiously in order not to screw up along the way.
Thank goodness there's no blackout, my sister's away with her friends for today, and my parents are currently on their lovey-dovey vacation. So practically it's just me taking all the fun of using this big television on the living room, bringing my consoles in, plugging the video and audio cables to the TV, connecting the console adaptor to the power source. And since it's also my day off from school, it's truly a paradise for me!
"Okay then, I'll save my progress now."
My memory cards were getting full lately, I might have to buy another one. There's already this stack of new games I bought, which depletes my entire vacation savings...thank goodness there's still a huge summer discount going. Or I might have to beg my parents for much more which I find really embarrassing to do.
I made sure to save this one in two different memory cards, and as the spaces in both of them were already filled with my old saves, I suppose I have to overwrite one of them in each memcards.
"Yeah done, progress saved...damn I'm tired already."
Come to think of it, I've been sitting on this sofa and grabbing my controller for hours, rendering my body sluggish as I tried to stand up and finally move my body around. My eyes also hurt from staring at the television too much. I really need some rest...
Ah look, it's afternoon already. I might go get some juice from the fridge. My sis already have lunch ready for me in the freezer, which I only have to heat up in the microwave when I feel like eating. Though for dinner I guess I'll go visit some cheap places for eating out, she also left the money on the dining table for me...she's really considerate didn't she?
As I tried walking towards the fridge near the dining room...
It's the sound of my cellphone ringing. Judging from the tone which I set up earlier, it seems to be a text message, who might it be? I don't have a lot of friends at school, and to narrow it down...I usually get messages when someone tries reminding me of these group assignments or...
"Just like I thought, it's from my sis."
Or it's from my sis, telling me that she had some inconvenience she wanted to tell me beforehand, but she's being to busy for even calling me.
Talk about being considerate, well nobody's perfect I guess.
And what kind of excuses did she want to tell me this time?
Well, I suppose I'll give this one another shot.
[From Shizuka nee-san
Ohai Kuruta-kun, your cousin Maki is coming to visit our place shortly. I just got the call from him that he's already on his way from the bus station to our house. Please take care of him 'kay? I currently got my hands full dealing with these ridiculous peeps...your help is truly appreciated. I promise that I'll go treat you and Maki to dinner by the time I went back...so please hang on.]
"Sigh, it doesn't seem that convincing at all to write long text messages like this if she's that busy."
"Yup yup..."
"Glad that you agreed with me...EHHHHHH?"
I saw my cousin Maki standing behind me. Even though he's a boy, his physical features are quite feminine. These cutely shaped short hair that reaches his neck, along with his exotic blond hair color was enough to made me stare at him for so long, though I couldn't stand staring at his glimmering bluish eyes for so long as the sparkle of this pair of oceanic gems seem to immerse me towards an oblivious state of mind.
"Stop molesting me with your eyes, perv!"
Though even if he's so cute...there still stands the fact that he's still a boy, who's years younger than me on top of that. His short and slender stature that's without any body fat made me thought that he would look great in girls' clothes. Not to mention his silky smooth white skin that I touched a few times when I tried giving him a handshake.
"My bad..."
Come to think of it, how did he get there anyway? And how did he managed to slip past by me unnoticed? It can't be...he possessed the secret ninja technique of presence concealment! Ohohoho I don't know that my family was a descendant of the Legendary Ninja Family of Wakka Wakka Jabba Jabba Jabba.
"N-no...d-don't worry about it, Kururu. I...just want to surprise you, that's all.."
"Oi, did you said something just before?"
"F-forget 'bout it...now I'm hungry so please made me some lunch!"
Anyway, he just wore some casual clothing like T-shirt and ordinary pants, if you're asking.
"I didn't cook often so that's the best thing I can do, stop yer bitchin' already."
I made him some omelette. There's still eggs ready at the fridge, along with some leftover meats from last night. Even if I didn't cook much since my sis were always there to cook food for me, I love experimenting with all the remaining ingredients in order to create a satisfying dish. There's a sense of accomplishment whenever I succeed on cooking stuff, furthermore after tasting it myself, or even more when I cook for the other people and they liked it alot.
"It's surprising how a sloppy guy like you could cook at all."
"What did you say?"
"N-nothing...this thing's not bad...I guess."
Seriously he acts like such a spoiled brat and he's mostly annoying. But there's times when this person actually manages to act like a civilized human being, that is, when he's engrossed in something, like enjoying his food for example.
"Glad you like it, Makki."
Makki is my nickname for him as he usually call me 'Kururu'. My actual name's Kuruta though, it's derived from Kurumi and Shota, which means little boy. To make the long story's short, my parents was expecting a daughter when I was born, so they originally planned to name me Kurumi, but since I turned out to be an ordinary guy at all, they lazily add the 'shota' to my name and there goes Kuruta.
To make things even shorter, my 'behind' was practically taken by a 'shota'.
"I-it's not that I like it or anything...it's just...I'm so hungry..."
"Don't talk while you're eating, you silly brat."
And although he's so irritating at times, he becomes pretty obedient to someone who gives him food.
Come to think of it, I haven't had lunch yet. Though these things could wait later as I'm not really hungry at the moment. Moreover, I've got to watch this annoying cousin who really gives me the feel of having a younger brother.
He moves the omelette to his mouth, licking the edges with passion. He nibbles upon the soft texture, while basking in pleasure from...
Ah, he already finished his meal.
"By the way Makki, why did you come here all of sudden?"
"I just want to come here, isn't that enough?"
Well actually, we're on the first day of the week-full holiday called the Silver Week, it happens around the start of summer. So it's not really wrong for him to come and play around at this place.
"Hah, I'm fine with it...but did you tell your parents beforehand about this?"
"T-that is..."
His body trembles as he stood up from his seat.
"Did you run away from home again, just like the last time?"
If he got his parents' permission, they will be the ones calling me first to inform me that their son will be visiting this place. What's going on with their family this time?
"Well...I won't ask anything more, so please just relax around until your mind finally calms down."
I decided to do so because he seems to be on the verge of tearing up, trying his best in order to act casually, just like any other young boy out there who's having hard, depressing times.
What's with this sudden turn of events? Why did this cousin of mine become so cute and obedient? This doesn't feel right at all!
Whatever, I'll just put up with him until he finally agreed to come back home, just like the last time.


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The hour is nigh! It's October 31st, which means NaNoWriMo is less than 24 hours away. Here are my favorite last-minute tips and tricks for Wrimos and speed-drafters alike:
Aim for halfway. Seriously, that 50k can feel like A LOT, but the first 25k is the uphill climb and after that you're coasting downhill toward the finish line. Forget about 50k—commit to hitting 25,000 words in the first two weeks. It will be painful, it will suck at times, and you will hate your writing occasionally, but if you can hit 25k, you will have pushed through the worst of it!
Write your first page BEFORE November 1st. You can't count any words written before November 1st toward your 50k goal, but getting the intimidating blank page staring contest over before the read deal starts can be a huge confidence booster! Turn some of that nervous energy you're feeling into an opening scene. Just make a note of your wordcount before you start writing on November 1st so you can subtract it from your overall total.
Use placeholders to keep momentum up. You should avoid stopping to research things as much as possible. Don't know what to call that city? @CITY. Can't come up with a name for that character? @DUDE1. Can't remember how many bones are in the human body? @RESEARCH LATER. Can't get over how bad a sentence sounds? @DO BETTER. Literally anything that will cause you to break your flow as you write, just throw a placeholder there and keep writing. Once you're done with your first draft, you can use the ctrl+F (or cmd+F on a mac) feature to find every single instance of that placeholder in your doc. I always use the @ symbol, since I rarely write fiction that has lots of e-mail addresses in it, but you can use any character that doesn't show up in your story.
Stay in the story between writing sessions. Carry a notebook around and always have those characters cooking in the back of your head while you do other things. When you sit down to write, you'll be ready to go!
Reward yourself. Set mini goals along the way, and give yourself mini rewards! A cookie every 10k words? An hour of video games each week you make your goal? Whatever motivates you!
Let your draft be rough. Real writing is rewriting. You'll make it pretty and readable and entertaining later when you revise your novel. For now? Its only job is to exist. Make it exist.
Do you have any tips or tricks that help you survive NaNoWriMo? Post 'em below! Best of luck to all the wrimos out there. We will be victorious!


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Infected racehorses spread fear of contagion at BSPCA
Five horses at turf club afflicted with respiratory infection 'strangles' admitted to the Parel vet hospital, but authorities allegedly kept in the dark about disease's contagious nature
More than half a dozen horses in the city's racecourse have been afflicted by a lethal respiratory infection, which now threatens to endanger other horses at the turf club, as well as animals at the Bombay Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BSPCA) Hospital in Parel. In the last month, the horses at Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC) were infected with strangles, a serious respiratory infection — at times, fatal — which affects donkeys, horses and ponies with symptoms that include coughing, fever and a swollen throat.
The fear of contagion arose after five of the diseased horses were admitted to BSPCA after their throats swelled up, but the hospital authorities were not informed of the infectious nature of the disease. Doctors fear that the creatures may imperil the lives of other animals at the BSPCA.
As per the reports available, in the last month, the Amateur Race Club (ARC) of RWITC shifted around three infected horses to stables at Jaipur and Hyderabad, and admitted five others to the BSPCA. ARC committee member Prakash Mehta confirmed the strangles infection, saying, "We have shifted all the affected horses out of the ARC premises."
Of the five horses at BSPCA, one was discharged after treatment, while the rest have been kept at the facility under observation of veterinarians from ARC and RWITC. Sources in the ARC revealed that the vets are struggling to cope with the situation, as even though the fever subsides after a few days, infected horses lose appetite post-recovery and their vital organs become weak.
Notably, the ARC vets kept BSPCA in the dark about the contagion, despite the fact that the disease could infect other animals in the hospital.
Vets at ARC neither confirmed nor denied the outbreak. Dr Ashok Prabhu said, "I would not like to comment. Kindly get in touch with the ARC committee."
Dr (Col) J C Khanna, BSPCA secretary, said, "All the horses were brought to the hospital with a common symptom of swelling in their throats. They are still under observation." Khanna said he did not know if the horses were infected with strangles. A doctor from BSPCA said, "Though the horses are kept in isolation, the ARC vets should have had the courtesy to inform us of such an infection. They cannot risk the lives of other animals like this."
What is strangles?
Strangles, or equine distemper, is a highly contagious and serious infection of horses and other equids caused by the bacterium Streptococcus equi through air. The disease is characterised by severe inflammation of the mucosa of the head and throat, with extensive swelling and often rupture of the lymph nodes, which produces large amounts of thick, creamy pus. It reduces the animal's ability, and in certain cases, can prove to be fatal.


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I'm really pleased how this finally turned out!
May 5th, 2008
wow! all of your work is breath taking. i wanted to comment on this one because i particularly like the details and the subject. The scratches (or paint) over the horses eye is what really caught my eye, of all things. It's unusual. You are very gifted! --CeRaSa
April 10th, 2008
This picture is simply fantastic! The horses open trusting expression shoughs how much it loves its rider. The angle is just perfect and the sky and the water are just breath taking! this is my favourite picture. How long did it take you?
October 5th, 2007
This has a positive feeling.
The horse is beautiful.
I like the angle and the placing of the central figures. : )
And the colors.
May 15th, 2007
WOW! I love the horse!(I'm a complete equine lover so....yeah lol) Also, the girl is very nice, only a tad bit revealing for my taste. You've a great talent for painting! Keep up the great work! ~Reluna~
April 7th, 2007
you are an amazing artist! i love your work. i like the expression on the girls face, it says that she has no were else to go so she's going to have to trust who evers talking to her. very inperational
April 24th, 2006
it showes that they have been through alot together and the way everything playes of each other i beatufull!
June 5th, 2005
wow. this is a beautiful peice!
June 3rd, 2005
AHHH! So impressive. I adore how you pulled off the water... and the horse is stunning. Something about her hand leaned back on its back really touches me.
May 30th, 2005
Oh my, Kirsi I whish I could paint horses like you do, I currently have to do a piece with a knight on a horse, I just hope I get the horse half as good as you do great work my friend!!!!!!
May 29th, 2005
Great job! Like how you handled the angle(perspective)with the character and horse...The colors and lighting also, very nice...
May 29th, 2005
You really should be.. it's a very beautiful picture, especally the horse... /Emma


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Do you know that Microsoft requires its OEM partners who're making Windows 8 tablets use a screen with a minimum native display resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels? One main reason is that this is the minimum resolution needed for Windows 8's Snap View feature. But this policy has apparently changed recently, and the Redmond-based company is now allowing Windows 8 devices to be made with a lower-res 1,024 x 768-pixel screen. In fact, in the leaked builds of Windows 8.1 (also known as Windows Blue), the upcoming update to Windows 8, Snap View is now possible on a 1,024 x 768-pixel screen. The educated guess is that these are signs that Microsoft is working on a smaller 7 or 8-inch Surface tablet.
And just a few days ago in its earnings conference call, CFO Peter Klein has confirmed that Microsoft is working with PC OEMs to develop such smaller Windows 8/RT tablets. No further details are given, but it's very likely they will come to market around the same time as Windows 8.1. The OS update is expected to debut in end June at the Microsoft Build Developer Conference, with RTM to follow at the end of the year.
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Heavy rain continues to fall over the Carolinas this morning after a major storm that gripped the Southeast this weekend, setting unprecedented rainfall totals in parts of South Carolina and leaving its capital Columbia flooded. At least seven deaths linked to the weather have been reported.
Columbia's police department announced that authorities will commence concentrated search-and-rescue operations today. The operation includes helping residents of Columbia and Richland County who need to be evacuated.
People who are rescued will be taken out of the flood zone in military vehicles and transported by bus to a designated safe zone shelter, the department said. Crews will also mark a bright orange 'X' on the front door of houses that have been checked.
Sunday saw hundreds of rescues from the fast-moving floodwaters in the state. Emergency workers helped people who were stuck in their cars, while others were lifted by helicopter.
There were six weather-related deaths in South Carolina and one-weather related one in North Carolina, according to the South Carolina Emergency Management Division, bringing the total of seven deaths across the two states. The South Carolina Department of Transportation announced Sunday that one of its workers died in flood waters in Columbia.
The National Weather Service Charleston South Carolina tweeted that the flash flood warning for Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties was extended until 9:30 this morning.
South Carolina Emergency Management reported Sunday that 10 counties or municipalities have declared states of emergency, while eight counties or municipalities have imposed overnight curfews. Numerous roads have been closed, and eight swift rescue teams are in operation with more teams coming from out of state. Emergency Management added that school districts in 19 counties are closed or operating on a delayed schedule for today.
As of early this morning, there were 21,150 power outages throughout the state, South Carolina Emergency Management tweeted.
At a news conference Sunday, Gov. Nikki Haley urged residents to stay off the roads as conditions were "changing by the minute," with roads flooding and rivers at their highest levels in decades.
South Carolina officials advised residents not to drive any time Sunday or today, citing dangers including downed power lines and bacteria in the water.
Many residents of Columbia were without drinking water Sunday evening because of water main breaks from the flooding, and officials say those affected should be prepared to be without potable water from the city system for three to four days.
Earlier, the city issued a boil water advisory for all of its 375,000 customers.
The storm has produced once-in-a-generation rainfall totals in the state from Charleston to Columbia. On Saturday, Charleston had the wettest day on record with about 11.5 inches of rain. Meanwhile, Columbia received 6.7 inches of rain, making it an all-time calendar day rainfall total.
"The flooding is unprecedented and historical," Marshall Shepherd, a meteorologist and director of the atmospheric sciences program at the University of Georgia, told The Associated Press.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Tottenham were forced to delete a tweet last night mocking Liverpool's collapse at Crystal Palace.
The Daily Mail reports the club's official Twitter account - @SpursOfficial - posted a vine that encapsulated the Reds' dismal last week, documenting the way in which their bid for the Premier League title has fallen by the wayside.
"Brutal but very funny," the tweet read. "The biggest capitulation since Newcastle in the 90s."
A short video was attached to the tweet, which spanned from Steven Gerrard's now infamous huddle following the win against Manchester City right through to Palace manager Tony Pulis grinning away during a previous post-match interview.
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WRITERS BLOCKED: Zimbabwean journalist Lloyd Mudiwa (left) and Collin Chiwanza (center) from the The Daily News, and Andrew Meldrum, a correspondent for The Guardian, were charged under harsh new media laws. Charges against Mr. Chiwanza have been dropped.
Death threats roil Zimbabwe
Within the past two weeks, President Mugabe's party allegedly ordered the killing of opposition leaders.
| Special to The Christian Science MonitorHARARE, ZIMBABWE Within the past two weeks, an order to assassinate four members of Zimbabwe's opposition leadership has allegedly come from within President Robert Mugabe's government.
The four have been warned by a source within the Army's Military Intelligence Corps that a hit-squad has been formed and given specific instructions to eliminate them.
The order, the source claims, was sanctioned by at least three members of the president's cabinet, a 26-strong grouping of stalwarts from Mr. Mugabe's ZANU-PF party.
The targets, according to the source, are shadow justice and legal affairs secretary David Coltart; Chimanimani Minister of Parliament, Roy Bennett; Harare Central Minister of Parliament, Mike Auret; and the shadow secretary for economic affairs, Eddie Cross.
"The information has come through a trusted and well-placed source," Mr. Bennett told the Monitor. "This person claims that a team has been put in place, but the members of that team are not happy with their orders."
A spokesman for the ZANU-PF denies the claim. "The allegations are false. We have no intention of killing MDC [Movement for Democratic Change] people," he says. "We have had an election and we have been voted into power again. The MDC are just manifesting these allegations because they lost the election."
Reminded that the allegations originate from within the military intelligence corps, not the MDC, the spokesman added, "The MDC just plant these stories."
Not the first death threat
All four targets are prominent whites within the MDC whose leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, has accused Mugabe of vote- rigging in the March election.
This isn't the first time some of these people's lives have been threatened. But since the election, 54 political murders have taken place, according to a human rights group here. For this reason, they take this threat seriously.
A respected lawyer and human rights advocate, Mr. Coltart is responsible for overseeing the MDC's legal challenges to both the results of the June 2000 parliamentary election and the March presidential election, along with a number of cases challenging the constitutionality of legislation strengthening government and presidential powers.
Coltart and Mr. Auret played important roles in exposing the so-called Gukurahundi of the 1980s, an operation in which President Mugabe's Fifth Brigade is accused of having massacred up to 30,000 civilians in Matabeleland to crush opposition.
"I am by no means paranoid and I have certainly had death threats more direct than this before," says Coltart. "But what's alarming about this case is the identity of the source, who is well placed and well trusted.
"It doesn't worry me in the sense that I would consider changing what I do, but it obviously means that I have to up my security. Given what's going on in the country, with brutality being perpetrated against our supporters every day, we have to take this as a serious warning."
He adds: "If you took the four of us out of the equation, the belief that the MDC would crumble without us is nonsense."
Three months ago, Coltart received another death threat. On Feb. 5, he received a faxed warning of a Military Intelligence Corps death plot against various named MDC members and white farmers. Marked with the official stamp of the corps, the list was leaked by a colonel within the Army, who wrote a cover letter warning: "It's up to you to take measure [sic] to vacant [sic] those people immediately ... the action is so barbaric."
The MDC believes that there is protection in publicizing such information, but is wary of falling victim to setups. Last month, the party appears to have been deliberately tricked by the Central Intelligence Organization (CIO), Mugabe's notorious secret police, with a false story about a woman having been beheaded by ZANU-PF activists.
Four journalists from the independent media were arrested after the claims of George Nyadzayo a man purporting to be the woman's husband turned out to be false. It has subsequently been established by Zimbabwe's independent newspaper, the Daily News, that Mr. Nyadzayo had links to the CIO officer-in-charge at the Makoni post in the town of Chitungwiza.
Although the MDC reported that Nyadzayo had swinded them out of approximately $410 money it handed over to support him and his family police have refused to arrest him. The four journalists, however, face potential jail sentences for the "publication of falsehoods."
Being followed
Coltart says he does not believe the assassination alert to be anything less than genuine. Since last Wednesday, he has encountered four incidents of being followed in one case, being trailed by what appeared to be a CIO vehicle.
Bennett, a farmer and businessman, has endured trouble since he was voted into office two years ago. Chimanimani was formerly one of ZANU-PF's strongest constituencies. "It embarrassed them, so they have turned their big guns on us ever since," he says. "Now the violence against our supporters is 10 times worse than before the presidential election in March.
"Straight after the election, the CIO came and trashed our office, broke the windows and ripped the phone out," continues Bennett. "The Army came and made the staff lie on the ground, making them do push-ups and beating them on the buttocks. They told them: 'If you stay, you will be killed.' "
Two weeks ago, 19 of the MDC's constituency workers in Chimanimani were arrested after a local CIO official claimed his home had been attacked with a petrol bomb. They were held in police cells, where they say buckets of urine were thrown over them and a cold hose turned on them at intervals throughout the night.
"When our lawyers went to see them, they were chased away at gunpoint," says Bennett. "The Army were at the police station. They said: 'This is a military situation and we'll shoot if you don't go away.' "
He adds: "On my farm now, I am looking after refugees whose homes have been totally trashed because they are MDC supporters. Their homes have been burned, their property has been destroyed ... right down to every last pot and pan.
"What can you do against a government like this? Now I get a warning saying the government wants me dead. I think if they could do it, they would do it...."
But the figure reflects the rampant inflation in the troubled nation, rather than an increase in business.
The group reported an operating profit of 2.3bn Zimbabwe dollars (£28.1m; $41.1m) for the financial year that ended in March, more than double the sum recorded for the previous 12 months.
The Meikles Africa Group owns the flagship Victoria Falls and Meikles hotels in Zimbabwe, and the Cape Grace hotel in South Africa.
But the adverse political situation meant that both Meikles and Victoria Falls operations only managed to fill a third of room vacancies.
And inflation-adjusted figures revealed an operating loss of 267m Zimbabwe dollars (Zim$) for the year compared with profits of Zim$475m the previous 12 months.
Black market
Official inflation for the year was 91.6%, although the real figure was likely to have been considerably higher.
Analysts believe that, because of government price controls and the effects of a booming black market, official data does not accurately reflect Zimbabwe's true economic situation.
The government re-introduced price controls on basic consumer items last October to rein-in soaring inflation.
The controls created artificial shortages of commodities, about 80% of which are now estimated to be sold on the black market at exorbitant prices.
Retail ambitions
Meikles, which is listed in Johannesburg and London, also owns a number of supermarkets in Zimbabwe.
The group said it managed to ensure the consistent availability of a range of products through imported items, and managed to increase operating profits by 33% before taking inflation into account.
In May, it plans to open a new supermarket in Chadcombe - a district of Harare, and is aiming to become the major supermarket and retail business in Zimbabwe.
The board has declared a final dividend of Zim$4.4 for the year, an increase of 100% over the previous year.
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rescue dogs, cats, horses and livestock that are being mutilated, abandoned or
killed as a result of escalating violence.
Merlin -- one of the innocent animal victims of this conflict -- is now safe.
Merlin was born just after his owners were chased off their farm. His mother, along with other horses, was restricted to a small grazing area as most of the farm's pasture had been burned. Because his mother didn't have adequate food, she had no milk for her foal.
The farmer was able to return to the farm, under cover of darkness, on a March weekend and managed to remove four of his six horses, including Merlin. He found Merlin with a snare deeply embedded around his neck. He called the ZNSPCA to assist with veterinary care. The snare was removed with bolt cutters and the wound treated with antibiotics.
Merlin is now being bottle-fed and is expected to fully recover.
ZNSPCA personnel are going from farm to farm to rescue those animals that are still alive and, when necessary, to euthanize those beyond help.
But their funds have run out. Anesthetics and antibiotics are scarce. The country has no foreign currency and these items have to be imported. The ZNSPCA has become dependent on donations of these and other supplies to continue with their vital work.
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Exams Cambridge response
Britains Cambridge examining board says that it will only reverse a decision to stop pupils in Zimbabwe writing its internationally recognised examinations if it gets permission from President Robert Mugabes regime. In a statement issued to ZWNEWS, Cambridge International Examinations ignored written questions about why it has decided now to heed a ban on foreign examinations that was announced by the Zimbabwe government two years ago. The ban is part of what Mugabe and his lieutenants describe as an "anti-colonial" and "anti-Western" crusade. No one from Cambridge examinations was prepared to be interviewed, and asked for questions in writing. "If the position of the (Zimbabwe) Ministry of Education, Sport and Culture should change then Cambridge International Examinations would be very happy to reverse their decision," the statement said. "We understand that individual parents have approached the Ministry of Education, Sport and Culture to try to find a solution and we await the outcome with interest. The statement added that the board has withdrawn its examinations "with much regret."
Despite the ban, Cambridge continued to supply independent schools in Zimbabwe with examinations. Pupils wrote the Cambridge IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education), AS and A level examinations last year. This years students are in the last phase of the two-year syllabus for examinations due to be written in November. Cambridge examinations bowed to the Zimbabwe decree two months after Mugabe held on to power in a violent election widely regarded as rigged. Britain and the United States are among hundreds of countries which rejected the poll result. The move means a nightmare situation for independent schools and some 9,000 pupils of all races. Pupils are faced with having to find money and resources to write their November examinations in neighbouring African countries, or hastily convert to a local examination of dubious value. For the schools, battling to maintain standards in difficult and worsening conditions, the Cambridge decision is a body blow. It is also likely to accelerate the exodus of black and white professionals from Zimbabwe.


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India vs England: They Came, They Played, and They ConqueredDecember 17, 2008
Late in the 18th century, the British traders came to India and knew that they had to park right there. India was rich; India was diverse. The British used the "divide and rule" policy and conquered India.
Years have passed. India is in its 62nd year of independence. Every few years since then, the English still come to fight India but on a different battlefield—a cricket ground. India have always been strong at home. More or less the results were even.
As usual, a determined England team came back this year to conquer back the land they once ruled. They failed miserably in the ODIs. Then came the terror attacks. England were forced to leave India. The tests were uncertain and they were expected not to return. After all every human has the right to live.
India is a passionate land. Every team loved playing here. This time around, the ball was in the English court.
The England Cricket Board, along with its passionate captain took a brave decision. They decided to tour India—they were doing it for the love of the game, not money (why would they give half of their earnings for the terror victims, if they came for money).
The players took the braver decision. After all It was left to every individual's choice. Pieterson was the influential man. He knew, to beat India he needed a full strength England team.
The England team came.
They played outstanding cricket for four full days. Well almost. Strauss silenced his critics with two well crafted hundreds; Collingwood found his touch; Swann got his prized wickets.
All in all England looked the better side for most of the test. But then, first Sehwag and later Tendulkar, in their own classic and contrasting styles, ensured that India won the test.
India chased a record total and showed the world that it truly is the emerging power. England didn't play badly, its just that India played much better.
Before England lost the match, five days earlier, when Pieterson walked out to the centre for the toss, England had won the hearts of all the Indians. They had indeed conquered the land they once ruled.
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As the Twins consider trade options to bolster their inconsistent lineup, their focus appears to be adding a designated hitter or third baseman.
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire acknowledged the need Sunday during his weekly radio show.
"You'd like to have one big bat, another big bat, either in the DH spot, or maybe put him at third base and put [Nick] Punto in the middle of the infield," Gardenhire told KSTP AM-1500. "Yeah, there's options. There's things that we can do here to probably improve it and give us even more depth all the way down through the lineup."
There are indications that one player the Twins could target is Tampa Bay infielder Ty Wigginton, a righthanded hitter who is batting .263 with 11 home runs and 33 RBI.
Wigginton, 29, is making $2.7 million this season, keeping him in the Twins' price range. Tampa Bay needs pitching, making the Devil Rays a good match for a team flush with pitching prospects.
When asked during his pregame session with reporters if his team needed another bat, Gardenhire said, "I think that's easy to say with any team. ... It's easy to say, but it's not that easy to go find.
"I think our organization is willing to go out there if it's the right fit and you don't ask too much for it. So after the draft now, it gets closer to the time when maybe they can start looking around and talking about it.
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Joe Mauer stopped by Gardenhire's office to say he felt good after catching the previous two games, but Gardenhire stuck with the plan to rest the batting champ, rather than let him serve as designated hitter.
Gardenhire said Mauer was available off the bench, but the need didn't arise Sunday in the 6-3 victory over Washington.
The Twins are reluctant to use Mauer as the DH because he strained his left quadriceps as the DH on May 4. Gardenhire stressed the team is being more cautious now, simply because Mauer just came off the disabled list after missing five weeks.
In other words, if Mauer's leg keeps responding well on days after he catches, he could DH again soon.
"I told them it's feeling pretty good," Mauer said. "Hopefully they won't be worried about my leg if it keeps going like this."
Kubel update
Jason Kubel, who left Saturday's game because of a hyperextended right knee, said he hopes to return to the lineup Tuesday.
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Kubel saw the team orthopedist, Dr. John Steubs, but said he won't need an MRI exam.
Gardenhire indicated Garrett Jones would be the likely call-up from Class AAA Rochester if Kubel or another outfielder went down.
"I liked [Jones] when he was up here; I liked the threat," Gardenhire said.
Outfielder Rondell White (strained right calf) has resumed his running program in Fort Myers, Fla., but Gardenhire's medical report said White was only at about 70 percent full speed.
Reliever Dennys Reyes (left shoulder inflammation) had no setbacks in a bullpen session. The next step is a simulated game Tuesday and then, possibly, a minor league rehab stint.
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Gardaí in Dundalk are investigating a serious assault on a man in his 60s in a public house last Friday.
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Juneau's electric utility said Thursday that residential rates will triple to about 30 cents per kilowatt-hour to cover the cost of diesel, and repairs to the Snettisham power line may be done in a month.
That's a lower rate increase and a shorter repair time than last spring.
The city electrical grid has been powered by backup diesel generators since Monday, when an avalanche took down a tower on the line to the Snettisham Hydroelectric Project. Residents will pay higher electricity rates to cover the cost of diesel burned until the line is repaired, just as they did when the same thing happened last spring.
Alaska Electric Light and Power Co. said repairs may be done in a month, weather permitting.
The company estimates it will need $4.25 million in fuel, based on a fuel price of $2.25 received in a bid this week.
The utility serves 15,600 year-round customers, including 13,600 residential, 1,500 commercial and 500 government users.
The 30-cent rate includes an emergency cost-of-power adjustment, or COPA, of just less than 20 cents, plus the normal winter base rate of 9.6 cents per kilowatt-hour.
Current rates are 10.8 cents, because electric customers are still paying off diesel burned last winter to supplement Snettisham hydro energy.
Last spring, repairs on several avalanche-damaged towers took a month and a half, less time than the company's initial estimate of up to three months. Electric customers then paid a rate of 52 cents per kilowatt-hour for a single month.
Independent financial auditors later reported that customers paid $8.9 million for 2.3 million gallons of diesel, an average price of $3.89 a gallon.
AEL&P will not formally file the emergency rate request until after Feb. 1, the company said. The rates will not apply to any energy consumed before the avalanche.
"We wanted ratepayers to know as soon as possible what to expect for an emergency rate," chief financial officer Connie Hulbert said in a statement. "But the longer we wait to file, the more accurate information we will have as to how much diesel will be consumed during the repair period."
The company urged people to continue conserving electricity.
City officials have had daily meetings with AEL&P this week. No plans were in the works Thursday to help residents pay their bills.
Last spring, the Juneau Assembly set aside $3 million to help residents and businesses pay electric bills that were set to more than quadruple. The final cost was far less: $522,000, including $39,000 in administration costs. The program helped about 2,199 households.
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Founded in 2017, S & G Building Services, classified under reg no. 10554289 is an active company. Currently registered at 6 Lilac Close PL9 9QA, Plymouth the company has been in the business for one year. The company has not filed any account data yet, it is due on Wed, 31st Jan .
There is a single director in the company at the moment - Gary Clark, born on May 1972, appointed on 10 January 2017. In addition, a secretary was appointed - Sharon Michelle Edwards, appointed on 10 January 2017. As of 15 March 2018, our data shows no information about any ex officers on these positions.
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The list of persons with significant control who own or control the company includes 1 name. As BizStats established, there is Mr Gary Clark, a resident of United Kingdom and a British national from Plymouth, United Kingdom. This PSC was born in May 1972, has 75,01-100% voting rights and has 75,01-100% shares.
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Beastie Boys Win Copyright Fight
The Beastie Boys have won a $1.7 million verdict against the makers of Monster Energy drink in a copyright infringement dispute over the company's use of the band's songs in a 2012 promotional video.
And our last word in business today is monster settlement.
BEASTIE BOYS: (Singing) Yes, here we go again, give you more nothing lesser. Back on the mic is the anti-depresser...
GREENE: Oh, yeah, when the Monster Beverage Company used this Beastie Boys song "Make Some Noise" in an online promotional video, the band made some noise in court. They sued for copyright infringement.
And yesterday they won a $1.7 million dollar verdict. The energy drink company said it believed it had permission to use the music and it will appeal. The Beastie Boys are famously protective of their songs. They have sued to stop their music from being used in commercials before.
GREENE: Band member Adam Yauch, who died in 2012, even left instructions in his will saying that in no event could his artistic property be used for advertising. The Beastie Boys learned the hard way themselves about copyright law. They were sued years ago for a sample of another song that they inserted in their tune "Car Thief."
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GREENE: (Laughing) There you go.
INSKEEP: Anyway.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086899104953793731.post5461966990694287213..comments2017-10-10T04:49:03.670-07:00Comments on insidethepadres: Better late than never?Tom Krasovichttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086899104953793731.post-21779435133395808912010-01-15T12:42:28.508-08:002010-01-15T12:42:28.508-08:00Jose, Where they failed to capitalize on Petco is...Jose,

Where they failed to capitalize on Petco is when they traded for Brian Giles, instead of saving that money and the prospects (Jason Bay) and using the incoming revenue that was going to be generated to shop in free agency and land the likes of a Vlady. Oh I don't know an outfield with Vlady and Jason Bay would have looked pretty good to me. The padres and MLB for that matter got exactly what they wanted with PETCO and now to be told that a 40 million dollar payroll is all that is available to work with is a joke. Do they need to spend like the Yankees...NO...but they do need to spend like the Royals, Giants, Blue Jays, Cleveland, brewers, D-backs, and twins. Owners that do not have any resources at all but want to get FAT off the future sale of the Franchise is the only reason to have the second lowest Payroll. San Diego deserves better and the Padres have made the Chargers worst nightmares come true, they have lied to everyone over what this new stadium would do for the team. 40 Million dollar payrolls to be funded at THE Murph!

The only way they capitalized on PETCO is by lining their pockets!Travishttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086899104953793731.post-37500896316651824642010-01-14T14:21:51.433-08:002010-01-14T14:21:51.433-08:00This is one move (or lack thereof) that always mad...This is one move (or lack thereof) that always made me angry. KT often shied away from free agents because they got more money than they deserved. However, these seemed like a classic case where the free agent was getting UNDER paid because of a weak market. The Padres should have jumped all over this. I think it is clear that Vlad more than earned his money on the contract the Angels gave him. KT proved to be a little too cautious in this case.Jayhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086899104953793731.post-58048986098531638172010-01-09T06:56:42.290-08:002010-01-09T06:56:42.290-08:00Tom did the pads ever finish in the top in revenu...Tom did the pads ever finish in the top in revenues? If not where did they fail to capitalize on Petco?josehttps://email@example.com


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In The Rope Walk, Carrie Brown crafts a luminous story of a young girl's coming of age during a crucial summer in New England. On her tenth birthday Alice meets two visitors to her quiet town: Theo, the African American grandson of her father's best friend, and Kenneth, an artist who has come home to convalesce. Theo forms an instant bond with Alice that will indelibly change them both. The pair in turn befriend Kenneth, and decide to build a "rope walk" through the woods for him, allowing to make his way through the outdoor world he has always loved. But their good intentions lead to surprising consequences, and Alice soon learns how different the world of children and adults really are. "Beautifully written. . . . Captures the dignity and grace of a young woman coming into knowledge of herself and the world." —Chicago Tribune"Gentle, lyrical. . . . Brown captures Alice's visceral response to the physical world." —The Washington Post Book World"Reading this novel is a serious pleasure." —New Orleans Times-Picayune
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Lot 242. Quality Walter Buck Leonard (HoF) Pre-Stroke Autograph. Playing for the Homestead Grays in the 1930s and early 1940s, Leonard and Josh Gibson were the Negro Leagues' equivalent of Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth. A lifetime .328 hitter, Leonard averaged 34 home runs per year in an eight-season period. He was enshrined at Cooperstown in 1972. In 1986, Leonard suffered a stroke that partially paralyzed his right side. After that, he wrote with his left hand. Pre-stroke autographs such as this one command a premium. The signature is large, bold nm-m 8 beauty, filling a 1 ½" x 4 ¾" section of unlined paper that is matted and framed to about 10 ½" x 13 ½" with a Perez-Steel postcard of Leonard. Kevin Keating, author of The Negro Leagues Autograph Guide, authenticated this signature.
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Former ER star Anthony Edwards is back to series television on Valentine's Day, in the aggressively promoted ABC mystery thriller serial, Zero Hour. It's been more than a decade since Edwards breathed his last breath on ER, a prime-time event grownup viewers most certainly recall, involving magazine cover stories, dream-like soft focus scenes, tears, and water cooler chatter the next day. Dr. Mark Greene and his departure remain so vivid, even now, it's probably to Edwards' advantage that he waited …


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The New Year is the signal for a bit of meme time around here. I like the meme – it's a socially sanctioned excuse for theft. I stole this idea from a post on Becca's Blog a year ago. So, what was my 2011 like, in various things?
Top 3 books
It was a pretty decent reading year. One book stands out among all the others, and that is Thomas Mann's Buddenbrooks, which I began reading on holiday, sitting in Cologne Cathedral while I waited for an organ recital by Martin Baker to begin, and finished back in the UK. An utterly engrossing, lovable book. Perhaps I should investigate the family saga further in 2012. John Cheever's Falconer was another highlight – a short novel about a university professor coping with life in prison. Like nothing I've read before, and Cheever is a writer with a magnificent eye for detail. On an arguably less exalted level – but no less wonderful – are Alexander McCall Smith's 44 Scotland Street books, all seven of which I devoured in the space of a few months in the middle of the year. His humanity and tolerance are infectious.
Top 3 CDs
Of the year's new releases, I listened to The Prince Consort's recording of Brahms' Liebeslieder-Walzer and Stephen Hough's Other Love Songs a lot. I was fortunate to be at the premiere of the Hough in the summer, and it is a work I have grown to love. Simon Standage's Mozart violin concerti with the Academy of Ancient Music and Christopher Hogwood have reminded me of the beauty of this music. I also found Christian Bruhn's Timm Thaler soundtrack tremendous fun.
Top 3 films
I watched a titanic number of films last year (not Titanic; I am not mad). I rarely feel in the mood for watching Bergman, but I found it was his films that impressed me most of all. A genius. The Seventh Seal, Through a Glass Darkly, The Silence, but most of all Winter Light. I've been watching Fanny and Alexander over the New Year, for the first time in about ten years, and am enjoying being dazzled by it anew. Powell and Pressburger's The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp struck me as a great masterpiece, Roger Livesey and Anton Walbrook both quite irresistible, and I'm delighted to hear that there is a new print being released in cinemas in a few months' time. And I might name any of several others as my third film, but for the sake of variety let's say Before Sunrise, which is a lovely film if you're of a romantic disposition. (I saw a handful of brilliant new films at the cinema too, so for an alternative three try The King's Speech, The Guard and Tomboy.)
Top 3 live music
It was a thrill seeing Nikolaus Lehnhoff's production of Parsifal at ENO in February. It's only recently that I've started going to see Wagner live, and Parsifal is perhaps my favourite opera. John Tomlinson was a superb Gurnemanz, and I marvelled at the economy of the scoring. It exposes as misguided the popular conception of Wagner as sprawling and overblown. Love Stephen Hough at the Wigmore though I did, I think Marc-André Hamelin provided my piano recital of the year at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, playing Haydn, Schumann, Wolpe, Debussy and, as his barnstorming finale, Liszt's Reminiscences de Norma in the composer's bicentenary year. And last of all, Pulp at Wireless. Jarvis has still got it.
Top 3 theatre
I'm including musicals and comedy, so there's only one echt play, and even that's not particularly echt – namely Richard Bean's One Man, Two Guvnors, which I saw just before Christmas. A breathtaking thing to behold, and quite the most I've enjoyed myself in any theatre, perhaps anywhere ever. A rollercoaster, and wrong to single out individual performances in a production so delicious in every aspect (not least its superb music), but I must say I thought Oliver Chris particularly wonderful, funnier than I've ever known him before, not to mention James Corden, Tom Edden, Trevor Laird, Daniel Rigby, etc. etc. etc. ad infinitum. My trip to Chichester to see the new production of Sondheim's Sweeney Todd was a great treat, the cast superb (in spite of some doubts about Michael Ball), and I will make a point of revisiting it in London this year. And thirdly, Jonny Sweet's lovely solo show, Let's All Just Have Some Fun (and Learn Something, for Once), which I saw at the Soho Theatre in January. He stands at the front giving the audience bear hugs as they come in; one cannot but love the man.
Lastly, I must add another happy discovery, which has been on the periphery of my consciousness for a while but which I only began to pay attention to this year, John Finnemore's radio sitcom Cabin Pressure. I think its central cast of four – Finnemore, Benedict Cumberbatch, Roger Allam and Stephanie Cole – must be just about the strongest and most likeable since Rising Damp. A fourth series has just been commissioned. There is no end to Finnemore's talents, apparently. He also wrote an excellent sketch show for Radio 4, and drew a picture a day on his blog, Forget What Did, as a sort of Advent calendar last month. You owe it to yourself to have a look.
Here's hoping 2012 is similarly happy, for me and for all of you!
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Room by Emma Donoghue - 321 pages
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Told entirely in the language of the energetic, pragmatic five-year-old Jack, "Room" is a celebration of resilience and the limitless bond between parent and child, a brilliantly executed novel about what it means to journey from one world to another.
My Review: 5 stars
I loved this book. What an absolutely novel (no pun intended) idea to write about. I credit the author for her originality in creating this pint sized narrator and for her ability to conjure up the space they lived in. This book exhibited the mother love that lives within women to protect their children at any cost. It was a story of isolation, abuse and survival. I loved her structure, her stories and her ingenuity to help Jack grow. I would love to see a sequel in five years to find out what happens to little Jacker Jack that I grown to care so much about.
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According to InformationWeek, the nation's major cable TV companies have pulled out of Sprint's Pivot wireless offering, but they may still work with Sprint and Clearwire to develop a nationwide WiMax network to help them compete with phone companies.
Comcast, Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable announced that they would stop marketing Pivot, a move that had been expected since Sprint said in November that it would stop expanding the Pivot program. Existing Pivot customers will be given an option of moving their service directly to Sprint.
Pivot cable companies are still talking with Sprint and Clearwire about funding a nationwide rollout of WiMax, the next generation of Wi-Fi that offers faster speeds and wider coverage. Pivot was created by Sprint as an add-on to the triple-play package of cable TV, broadband Internet and telephone service offered by cable companies. But Pivot never met expectations, and cable companies said it was too difficult to operate.
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Ben Bradshaw must be applauded for taking off his shoes and dipping his toe in the water of private provision. It takes some backbone to propose even minor changes in the face of the reluctant bathers that inhabit Britain's health island, namely the unions and professional bodies in the NHS.
Certainly the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats clearly feel inhibited about challenging the status quo. As reports this week have highlighted, the NHS continues to resist outside influences and the realities of the modern world. Patients seeking services privately that are not available on the NHS have been refused subsequent state treatment.
The incandescent reaction from the health establishment to Bradshaw's fairly mild proposal is instructive. It shows the extent to which debate on health services is still dominated by the bogeyman of privatisation, the possible monster lurking in the depths of the sea. This debate focuses on all the potential negatives of private provision whilst rarely recognising the proven achievements of greater private involvement in health services.
Evidence suggests that the private sector is providing high levels of service and quality, demonstrated by very low levels of hospital acquired infections. A Healthcare Commission survey found 96 per cent of patients in the independent sector felt they were "always being treated with dignity and respect" compared to 78 per cent in the public sector.
Experience in other countries such as Germany where twenty percent of hospitals are independent, suggests that private provision is a force for good. Private sector choice has also spurred on more informed consumers demanding a greater range of services and treatments.
The private sector is a key source of skills desperately needed in the NHS. For example, NHS managers still lack essential financial skills that are readily available in the independent sector. However, even supposing Bradshaw's proposal is not defeated by opponents of the private sector, there is still a danger of failure to follow through.
Too many sensible reforms have been strangled by a "not invented here" mentality. Payment by results, hospital choice for elective treatment and the ability of local trusts to commission services have all been diluted by entrenched interests, ignoring the end consumer.
The current proposals are relatively small scale. According to the Healthcare Commission only 12 general hospital trusts were classed as weak in its annual review; it is therefore likely that only a handful would be "taken over", a small proportion of the total services in the NHS. New management will not have full control of hospital resources, only a "management contract", which will restrict their ability for manoeuvre.
Capital investment decisions are a key part of effective health service management and a major source of present inefficiency. Part of the opportunity of revitalising management is lost by just focussing on operations. It is also not clear that simply threatening to "clear out management" is enough of a structured success and failure regime to motivate managers to succeed. These details need to be explored.
An insular NHS cannot satisfy the thirsty demand of the British public for advanced, high quality healthcare. Nor is it healthy to restrict engagement and innovation from external sources. The Government needs to take bold steps towards changing the culture in the NHS by empowering the patient to drive a better service. It needs to do whatever it takes to bring other reluctant partners with it. Ben Bradshaw needs to do more than just paddle in the shallow water; he will have to put on his bathing suit and take the plunge.


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Today I am sharing a page in my travelers notebook.
I love scrapbooking on a smaller scale. Its so easy.
I recently picked up the Flutter stamp set by time Holtz.
I knew I liked it, but know that I have used it, I love it.
I paired the stamps with
Prima's Color Philosophy Inks (which are on sale right now 25%off)
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I used some Tim Holtz Stencils and Dina Wakely Paint for some texture.
I also added 49 & Market Flowers and some bits from the
I hope you like this memory keeping entry in my TN.
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