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Because Paris is best experienced on foot and because it was a picture perfect day in August – sunny, warm and balmy – I set out towards Batignolles, an area I had not yet walked. Using my starred places on Google maps as a walking guide, I meandered up Rue Legendre.
In August, Paris shuts down as most residents head to Brittany or southern France. The proprietors of my starred locations were no different. Either their entire facades were barricaded shut or, if they had no such barricades, a white piece of paper handwritten with the words "Fermé…Bonnes Vacances…Septembre…" greeted me at every potential pitstop. My heart sank as I realized I must wait until September to peruse any cool, local places. Although it was not yet 10 am, the only shops opened were the liquor/alcohol shops and the ubiquitous boulangeries. I peered into each bakery, hoping to catch something that would shout "Eat me!", but none did. Everything looked uninspiring; things I could easily buy at the Monoprix or some other chain shop.
I took a left onto the small Rue Lamandé avoiding the mines of dog shit littered every couple meters. Walking up this street, I was surprised to see "École Polonaise". What are the odds that I would arrive from Warsaw and then a few days later randomly walk by a Polish school near my Paris flat? Was this a hidden message from my Polish teachers reminding me to return to my Polish studies instead of jumping ship to French lessons? As this thought distracted me for a moment, I almost stepped on another mound of dog shit. Merde! Aside from all the positives of Parisian life, dog shit dropped on every Parisian sidewalk is definitely my top dislike about Paris. Dare I say "hate".
Dear Madame Hidalgo, as part of your Paris Respire, please please please rid this magnificent city of dog shit. Would you allow your son to take a dump on the sidewalk and leave it there? No, I didn't think so. Is it better to let him and his friends step in dogshit whenever they leave the home and then track it into their schools or even into your home? Think of all the extra revenue the city could earn by enforcing fantastic fines for dog owners or dog walkers who do not pick up after their pets. You could hire a talented 20-something femme to develop an app so that citizens can take photos of polluters who do not 'pick up' and then post them on an online "Wanted" site with a hashtag #sidewalkshitters. Singapore, in its infancy, had a similar problem with chewing gum pestering pedestrians on the sidewalks. The country started imposing fines and now it's one of the cleanest countries on the planet, not quite as clean as Japan, but definitely cleaner than France.
Back to my walk…As I continued down Rue Truffaut, I saw a man cross over suddenly from the other side of the street. As the street was pretty deserted, I could not help but notice him and when our eyes met, I smiled. He returned my smile, stepped several meters in front of me and continued his journey. I thought to myself, "Oh, how wonderful; the French are so much nicer and friendlier than the Germans. Usually, when I smile at someone in Germany, they just stare at me or seem to narrow their eyes in suspicion. Because I am a relatively petite-framed frau, I do not understand why anyone, especially the Germans, who usually tower over me, would fear me.
Passing more closed storefronts, I took note of a few finds, albeit shut, that I had not marked on my map: an atelier, small hole-in-the-wall restaurants, a few wine bar, all the usual suspects that catch my attention. Trying to register their locations on my mental map, while keeping vigilant of and avoiding the dog shit mines under mes petits pieds, I did not notice the man who kept turning and looking at me. If it had been 10 pm instead of 10 am, I probably would have been more vigilant on a quiet street. But it was the late morning and I had nothing to fear, or so I thought.
Soon I passed Hotel de Police, which I thought was a big, ugly hotel for tour groups. My assumption was based on the HOTEL sign framing the front of the institutional facade. Then I realized that it was followed by "de Police". While my brain was busy marveling at the strangeness of police hotels in France, I did not notice that the man had slowed down his pace considerably and was now so close to me that if I so wanted, I could have lifted my hands and rested them on his shoulders, which I obviously did not do. In order to create more personal space between us, I slowed down, expecting that we would separate, but he somehow seemed to sense my reaction and he slowed down as well. Suddenly, I started to feel very self-conscious. Uh, what's going on here? I looked around me but we were the only two on the street except for two security personnel in front of the Police Hotel.
Before I could cross the street and pretend I was heading to the hotel, the man turned and asked "Pardon. Est-ce que vous êtes chinoise?" My immediate response was "Nein, ich bin nicht chinesisch.". It was out of my mouth before I could swallow it back. Then I started to sputter "Nie, nie jestem…", before realizing my brain was bringing up the wrong foreign words. Argghhh…I finally found my French words and sputtered "Non. Non, je ne suis pas chinoise." He seemed surprised by my answer. I added, "Je suis désolé. Je suis américaine." Now, he looked genuinely disappointed and asked, "Parlez vous chinois?" "Non," I explained." Je ne parle pas chinois. Je parle anglais , allemand et aussi un peu japonais…mais…" Now, he looked intrigued but embarrassed. He explained "J'apprends le chinois. J'ai pensais que vous.." I thought about asking him why he was learning Chinese, but then realized I didn't want to get into a conversation with a stranger on a deserted street in Paris about why he thought I spoke Chinese. I wondered how many people he accosted on the streets of Paris to see if they also spoke Chinese. In hindsight, I should have recommended that he visit Gallerie Lafayette, whose staff all seem to speak perfect Mandarin to the mostly Mandarin-speaking clientele who now shop there. How things have changed since my last visit to Gallerie Lafayette in the '90's…But instead, I bit my tongue and remained silent. He walked next to me for a bit and then smiled, wished me a "Bonne journée!" and crossed back over to the other side of the road.
Unsettled by the unexpected encounter, I continued my walk, past the Hotel de Police, which I now realize is a police station and not a hotel for police officers, up rue des Dames, which was filled with cute but closed cafes and storefronts, and up to a walled garden, or so I thought. I looked on my phone and realized I was at Montmartre Cemetery, but not in Montmartre Cemetery. Hoping that an entrance to the cemetery was not too far away, I elected to walk clockwise around the cemetery wall and headed down rue Ganneron. I assumed an entrance would appear just around the bend. Unfortunately, my assumption was wrong; all that awaited me was street construction and blocked sidewalks. Whilst keeping an eye on the sidewalk in front for you know what, I gazed up at the old mansions, many turned into flats, some looking as if they were still occupied by a single family. There were some modern builds but most of the beautiful buildings and interesting architecture were from a different time, a time that has long since been forgotten.
Simone de Beauvoir came to my thoughts then. I wondered if she and Sartre had walked these same streets when they were living in Paris. I wondered if she had called any of the houses home. My thoughts about her and her writings distracted me from the cemetery and soon I was walking up rue Lamarck. My google maps showed a starred location on that street so I kept my fingers crossed and headed in that direction. Sadly, they were also fermé. Merde!
By now I had given up hope that anything worthwhile would be open. I walked away from the main streets and looked for a small restaurant or cafe that might be a good stop for lunch. I did not have to go far to find a tiny pizzeria on a corner that was, surprise, surprise, opened! I ordered a glass of Prosecco and their pizza of the day and opened up a book of Rumi poems.
As soon as I saw my pizza, I knew I should have ordered the pasta. The toppings on my pizza had too much liquid in them and now all that liquid was making my crispy pizza soggy. I dislike soggy pizza. I had ordered the pizza because it included truffle oil. Silly me. Now I realized, too late, that I should have read more carefully the other ingredients on the pizza. But I was not going to let a soggy pizza ruin my lunch or beautiful day. The glass of Prosecco and the friendly Italian service certainly helped ease my disappointment.
Not having any other destinations in mind, I started to walk again and soon came upon a bunch of staircases leading up higher and higher from street level. I had no idea where the stairs would lead to but, figuring that it might offer me a nice view to the other side of Paris, I started climbing. It was an easy climb getting away from the stree noise below. Descending in the opposite direction were joggers, runners and even an enthusiastic bicyclist, who raced as if he were competing in the tour de France. It's not often that I see a bicyclist charging down a set of stairs. Apparently, I wasn't alone. Two men, sitting on the stairs, chuckled and shooked their heads as the bicyclist wheezed by them. I assume they must have been thinking, "Crazy f#58ken rider!" That's what I was thinking as well. I turned to see the bicyclist's lycra shorts getting smaller and smaller until he reached the street below and cycled out of sight. I returned to my climb.
Near the middle of my ascent, a mother descended carrying her stroller and child. I quickened my pace to see if she needed any help but before I could reach her, she turned into the landing of one of the apartments flanking the sides of the stairs. The pitfalls of living in such a beautiful city center- you can not just pull your car into the garage and wheel your stroller into the house. I continued to climb, past more people, past more intermediary landings, past more joggers sprinting down. Even when I was younger and running and climbing mountains regularly, I hated going downhill. If I could have arranged a helicopter to meet me at the top of the mountain and transport me back down, I would have done it. My enjoyment and thrill still remain in the ascent rather than the descent. Even in Paris and in my old age, I still preferred the same.
Near the top, I looked up and thought (and perhaps exclaimed), "Shit! Large groups of people were milling around rotating postcard stands, scarfs and other sundries were flapping in the breeze and all the storefronts were open for business. "Damn." I thought. "I must be close to a tourist attraction." I searched through my bag for my phone, opened up Google maps and then realized where I was nearing. I suppose I could have turned back at this point, but as I mentioned earlier, I dislike going back down. I continued onward, past the hawkers trying to sell me their wares, past the artists who offered to paint my portrait, past the tide of tourists taking a selfie, laughing at a funny t-shirt or looking like they needed to take a bathroom break.
The beautiful sounds of O Mio Babbino Caro called to me and I followed it to a large, gowned woman standing on the steps of Sacré Coeur singing to her adoring fans. Through her voice, I forgot about all the tourists around me, all the litter, all the chaos, all the screaming children, the scolding parents, the shouting vendors. I felt like I was alone on that elevated Basilica mound. But as soon as she stopped singing, the noisy world returned. Admittedly, I could not have chosen a more picture perfect day to stumble upon Sacré Coeur. Clear blue skies contrasting the whiteness of its structural stones would be the envy of anyone suffering in a less picture-perfect place. I made a mental note to return again, perhaps when it's outside the tourist times.
From there I meandered slowly through the zigzag paths to street level at Place St. Pierre. I took a left and walked away from the crowds, or so I thought.
Not too far from the mayhem of Sacré Coeur, I discovered a small area with back to back fabric shops. And most were open for business! One, in particular, seemed to be having a glorious sale as evidenced by the crowds of shoppers lunging for assorted "coupons" (cuttings) on the enormous display tables. Of course, I had to investigate. And that's how I chanced upon Tissus Reine.
What I liked immediately about the shop was the open and friendly service. Whenever I happened to make eye contact with a salesperson, they were quick to approach and ask if I needed help. When one saleswoman could not answer my question regarding the type of the fabric I was holding, she announced that she would ask her colleague. We walked over to him together and he quickly identified the fabric for us. Refreshing service! On the first floor, they also had a small selection of Liberty prints, many of which I already knew. But it was nice to discover to such a healthy selection of Liberty prints in Paris. After touching, feeling and oohing over much of the fabric on the ground floor, I climbed the stairs to the first floor, which was mostly notions, decorative household fabrics and a pattern section in the back. Unfortunately, the pattern section was closed for lunch so I was unable to look through the Vogue, Butterick, Burda or Simplicity pattern books. But I made a note of their opening hours and planned another visit. I did not venture up to the 2nd and 3rd floors, but surely more fabrics await there as well.
My next visit to that area yielded more finds in terms of patterns, fabrics, and notions. Previously, I had had no plans to sew, but all those fabulous fabric shops have enticed me to reignite a long lost hobby. The difficulty now is trying to decide what to sew first…


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The Odisha Human Rights Commission has ordered a payment of Rs.310,000 as compensation to the bereaved parents of a minor girl who died in an accident in her school last year, a petitioner said on Tuesday.
Acting on a petition filed by rights activist and lawyer Prabir Kumar Das, the commission comprising acting chairperson Justice Bira Kishore Mishra and member Bijay Kumar Patnaik has also directed the state government to send a compliance report within the next six weeks.
According to Das, 11-year-old Tilottama Patra, a Class Six student of an upper primary school in Ganjam district (142 km from here), went to the toilet on the school premises during recess on October 16 last year.
The toilet was under construction and suddenly collapsed on her. She sustained critical injuries.
The girl died at the Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati Medical College and Hospital the following day, he said.
Although the state government paid a compensation of Rs.110,000 to the parents of the girl (Rs.10,000 from the Red Cross and Rs.100,000 from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund), Das had moved the commission seeking more compensation for the family.
The commission in its judgment fixed the compensation at Rs.310,000 and directed the state government to pay the remaining Rs.2 lakh to the family, Das told IANS.
"We are firmly of the view that the incident was entirely avoidable and could have been prevented if the concerned authorities discharged their duties with due diligence," the commission said in its order. IANS

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It has been confirmed that the two MAFFS C-130s at Peterson Air Force Base have been activated. Wednesday morning the U.S. Forest Service issued a news release. Below is an excerpt:
…The MAFFS will be provided by the 302nd Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. They will be based in Colorado Springs, Colorado and will begin flying wildfire suppression missions as soon as safe and effective operations can be established.
"We are experiencing an uptick in wildfire activity and we are mobilizing MAFFS to ensure that we have adequate air tanker capability as we confront explosive wildfire conditions in Colorado, New Mexico, and elsewhere in the West," said Tom Tidwell, Chief of the U.S. Forest Service. "Maintaining adequate aerial firefighting capability is critical to provide support to, and enhance the safety of, the firefighters on the ground who are working so hard to suppress wildfires that are threatening lives, homes, infrastructure, and valuable natural and cultural resources."
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In 2012 four MAFFS were activated on June 24, and four more, including the two at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, on June 29, three days after 347 homes were destroyed about seven miles from Peterson.
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BBQ Pig Wings
(Yes, these pigs can fly!)
1/2 pound of Pork shanks drenched in Sweet Baby Rays BBQ sauce with a spicy kick. It is OK to make a pig of yourself and get more than one, because anyone at the table is going to want to get their hoofs in your sauce. 8.00
Zesty Feta Cheese Dip
With freshly fried Tortilla chips. Some of our employees absolutely LOVE this dip! You'll see why! 4.50
Fried Dill Pickle Spears
So good that many people cry when they are down to their last one! Did you say you have never tried a Fried Dill Pickle?!?! Are you serious? Come on! 3.75
Crispy Quesos
Spicy chicken, Monterey Jack cheese, jalapeno peppers, and onions fried in a flour tortilla. Really Delicious! We recommend a cold beer or cocktail to fully appreciate the flavor of the cheeses. 5.00
Onion Rings
These are "No you can't have one of mine" good! Crispy, Tasty, and mmmm..... good! 3.50
Jalapeno Poppers
Once you pop, you can't stop! A burst of flavor! 5.00
Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
What could be better than breaded fried cheese? Served with marinara or ranch for dipping. Very popular on every day that ends in a "y." 4.25
Wing Dings
Taste like chicken, oh, that's right, it is - served with your choice of BBQ, Bleu Cheese, Ranch, Franks or Sriracha (another word for "call 911 my mouth is on fire!"). Wing, Ding, Zing! WOW these are tasty! 6.00
Chicken Tenders
Crispy tenders served with your choice of sauce. Great for dipping while you are sipping. 5.50
Extra Sauces and Extra Dressing = Extra Cost
Please add fifty cents per serving: Ranch, Blue Cheese, BBQ, Honey Mustard, and Sriracha Sauce
Dag's Fresh Cut Fries
Idaho's best and voted Lansing's best too! Average was cheaper, but we like you guy's too much! Great with any sandwich, meal, or by themselves! (and your favorite liquid refreshment, of course.)
Half 1.75
Full 2.25
Dag's Chili Cheese Fries
Atop a mountain of fries is a layer of chili and cheese just waiting for ya' . Have you had Dagwood's Famous Chili? Wooohooooeeeyyyy! Your stomach is going to thank you! 6.00
Battered 'Shrooms
Beer battered and tasty! They're not like the ones you tried in college. Hot and delicious! Better with a cold one. 3.75
Crab Bites
Did you know there are lobsters and crabs in the Grand River? Our tasty crab bites are breaded on the outside and stuffed with crab meat and spices on the inside. 4.50
Broccoli Bites
Lightly breaded broccoli with cheddar cheese. If you do not usually like broccoli, you will like this. If you usually like broccoli, you will love this. 4.00
Sweet Potato Tots
Sweet crispy mini tots drizzled with BBQ sauce. Served with Blue Cheese for dipping. 4.00
Soups and Salads
Homemade Soups
Your choice of Navy Bean & Ham or our Fresh Soup of the Day. If you slurp some on your guest, be a good host and wipe it off.
Cup 3.50
Bowl 4.00
Homemade Spicy Chili
A Dagwood staple for over 60 years! Filled with meat and all the right spices!
Cup 3.50
Bowl 4.00
Add cheddar .50
Garden of Eden Salad
Chased through the garden while grabbing everything we could, atop romaine lettuce and cheddar cheese 4.75
Side 3.00
Add Bleu Cheese 1.00
Hail O' Caesar Salad
Fresh romaine, Parmesan cheese and croutons. 4.75
Add grilled chicken 2.50
Chicken Salad
Chunks of chicken, mayo, and pickle mixed together atop a bed of fresh greens. 5.50
Tuna Salad
White chunk tuna, mayo, and celery mixed together atop a bed of fresh greens. 5.50
Ranch, Blue Cheese, 1,000 Island, Balsamic Vinaigrette, or Caesar
Soft Drinks
Coke Products include: Coke, Diet Coke, Cherry Coke, Sprite, Mountain Dew, Lemonade, Unsweetened Iced Tea 2.00
Canned Beverages
Vernors, Diet Vernors, A & W Root Beer, Squirt, Diet Squirt 2.00
Red Bull
Regular or Sugar-Free 3.00
Tomato, Orange, Grapefruit, Cranberry or Pineapple 2.50
Brownie Bites
Warm and gooey, served with whipped cream 3.00
Banana Foster Bites
Creamy and delicious, served with whipped cream 3.00
Fresh Food Cooked to Order
Cold Beer, Friendly Service, and Delicious Food
Chicken, Sandwiches, Appetizers, and More
Five Dollar Lunch and Dinner Specials
Dine in or Carryout! Fresh, Hot, and Oh So Good
All Day Everyday Special
Hamburger, Fries, and 12 oz Draft of Bud, Bud Light, or Miller Lite Only 5.00
Sorry, No substitutions
Great Lunch Specials (Monday - Friday)
Soups and Salads
Hamburgers and Dogs
Seafood Basket Menu
Hamburgers and Koegel Vienna Hot Dog
Legendary Dag's Burgers
Our burgers are always fresh, never frozen.
Served on your choice of white or wheat bun.
Dag Burger
Best burger still at a great price! Dressed to order 2.75
When I am a extra hungry, sometimes I order an extra patty or two 2.00 each
Make it a Deluxe (Lettuce, Tomato, and Mayo) .50
Cheezeburger, Cheezeburger! Whatza type of Cheeza are ya gonna eatz? Swiss, American, or ? 4.00
Make it a Deluxe (Lettuce, Tomato, and Mayo) .50
Bacon Burger
Mmmm... Bacon!! We should have a holiday to celebrate the greatness of bacon! 3.75
Olive Burger
Satisfying even the most demanding burger lovers with our homemade olive sauce. Love Olive, Live Olive, Viva Olive, Olive Olive. Smile, Taste, Enjoy! 4.00
Make it a Deluxe (Lettuce, Tomato, and Mayo) .50
Veggie Burger
The original "Garden Burger" grilled and dressed to your specifications. A Veggie Burger with an order of fries is one tasty meal. 4.25
Get everything on it which includes: ketchup, mustard, pickle, onion, or relish at no additional cost.
Add cheese or jalapenos .50
Add grilled mushrooms or bacon 1.00
Add olive sauce .75
Koegel Vienna
Do we need to say anything more? 2.00
Add cheese or jalepnonos .50 each
Add grilled mushrooms, backon, bleu cheese 1.00
On the side items .50 each
Side of olive sauce 2.00
Seafood Baskets
Served with French Fries and coleslaw
Breaded Shrimp Basket
Seasoned breaded and you guessed it, deep fried. Just what the doctor ordered. 9.00
Fish and Chips
We went trolling for only the flakiest and tender fish. Two beer battered fillets 8.00
Grouper Basket
Grouper tenders breaded to perfection and fried 8.50
Deluxe them with lettuce, tomato, and mayo for .50
Add cheese or jalapenos .50
Add grilled mushrooms or bacon 1.00
Add olive sauce .75
Chicken Caesar Wrap
Grilled chicken, Romano cheese, Romaine lettuce tossed in a creamy Caesar dressing and all wrapped up. 5.75
Ham and Cheese
Grilled ham and cheese served on your choice of bread. 5.50
Grilled Cheese
You choose the cheese served on whole wheat, white, or rye. 4.00
Try a house special and add chopped tomato and dill pickles. 4.50
Turkey and Melted Swiss
Shaved turkey breast and Swiss cheese melted, sealed and delivered on your choice of bread. Have it with a glass of wine and go home and take a nap. 5.50
Fish Gone Wild
Crispy fillet that didn't get away from our fisherman! 4.25
With cheese, tarter, and tomato 5.25
Tuna Sandwich
Have it melted, toasted, or refreshingly cool on your choice of bread 5.00
Add Cheese .50
One Great Bird
Chicken sandwich done your way. Choice of fried 3.75 or grilled 4.00
Chicken Cordon Bleu
Did this one fly over the coo-coo's nest and land here cause anytime you add pork, you get one delicious crazy bird! Chicken, ham, and Swiss 6.00
Chicken Salad Sandwich
Chick, Chick, Chicken tonight! Just like my mama makes! Fresh, Delicious and served on your choice of white, wheat, or rye bread 4.75
Corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and 1,000 Island grilled on rye bread. Ok – you had me at Corned Beef! 6.00
Maybe this should be called the BBLT because we use Double smoked bacon wrapped around lettuce, tomato and mayo on your choice of bread 4.75
With swiss, green peppers, and onions. This is a delicious sandwich that will looks and smells as great as it tastes. Let the person you are sitting with know that you will not be sharing this with them. 5.75
Club Sub
Very Tasty Ham and Turkey topped with freshly cooked bacon along with crispy lettuce, juicy tomato, flavorful cheese, and of course, mayo served on a sub bun 5.75
The only thing flakier than your food server is this tasty piece of fish! We serve this fine catch on a fresh sesame seed bun. Mmmmm..... Are you salivating already thinking about how delicious your food is going to taste. Where is that food server to take our order ? 7.00


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Live At King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, Scotland 02-11-2013
01 Intro
02 Scorpionica
03 The Filth & The Few
04 Made Of Rats
05 Acid Trial
06 Saruman's Wish
07 The Fog
08 Turbo Effalunt (Elephant)
09 Some You Win, Some You Lose
10 Your World Will Hate This
11 They Come Back (Harvest Of Skulls)
12 Blue Snow
13 Quincy The Pigboy
14 Red Tide Rising
Taped And Transferred By Jamroom - JAM251
Ben Ward - Vocals
Joe Hoare - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Martyn Millard - Bass, Backing Vocals
Chris Turner - Drums
Audience recording 24bit
Recording info: Church Audio CA11v2 Cardioids -> CA9100 Pre-amp -> Roland R05
Transfer info: Audition (fades->light EQ->24/48) -> CDWave (track splitting) -> TLH (flac level 8)
The band were on the UK leg of the world tour, prior to heading off to Australia, then an extensive US / Canadian tour with Clutch. Support was from Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell, The Earls Of Mars, and Bacchus Baracus. Due to equipment problems, I only managed to record Orange Goblin.
Always a treat to catch an Orange Goblin show. Their riff-laden rock is highly infectious. King Tut's was sold out, and the venue presented the band with a bottle of malt to celebrate. Nice! Obviously, being sold out, the place was rammed, despite it being a Monday night, something Ben mentioned more than once. Ben is the archetypal heavy rock / metal frontman and is always encouraging the crowd to "lose their minds", or somesuch. Joe is the riff-meister and was on form. Martyn and Chris doing an admirable job backing them up. Great bunch of guys. The band seemed to have a great night and the crowd did as well and made plenty of noise to show their appreciation.
Disappointingly short set with no encore and finished at 2305. Not sure why this was, as King Tut's used to be open much longer. However, it was great to see (hear) Made Of rats, Saruman's Wish, and Turbo Effalunt in the set again. Good to see the guys digging back into their back catalogue to keep things fresh.
Harry Armstrong from The Earls Of Mars (he sang on Big Black album in 1999) came onstage to sing along on Turbo Effalunt.
I wish the guys all the luck in the world with their tour, as they chucked the day jobs in order to give the band their full attention. It would appear that they won't have too much trouble if the sold-out UK shows are anything to go by. The US /CAN tour with Clutch is going to be a corker.
Recording notes and sound quality:
Due the packed nature of Tut's, it usually best to be near the PA (RH) to avoid talkers / excessive phasing, etc. You can hear the guy in front of me occasionally clapping or shouting, but listening back, it's not distracting. There is the occasional bit of phasing with someone moving around in front of me, but this is otherwise free from distractions.
Due to the close proximity of the PA, I ended up with more bass than is reasonable, therefore had to tame some of the mid bass to make it sound more like it should be. I also had to hard limit some individual peaks (mainly those of the guy in front) so I could boost the volume from a conservative level, but around +5db. I think this sounds a pretty decent record of the night's festivities.
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The focus areas provide a balance of focus across a range of customers and audiences within ethnic communities and the broader New Zealand community, including:
The focus areas are also informed by literature and social theory. Our focus areas are underpinned by, and map to, the five widely accepted indicators of social cohesion: (Spoonley, P., Peace, R., Butcher, A., O'Neill, D., Social cohesion: A policy and indicator framework for assessing immigrant and host outcomes. Social Policy Journal of New Zealand. Issue 24. March 2005. Pp 85-110. Jenson, J. 1998. Mapping Social Cohesion: The State of Canadian Research. Canadian Policy Research Networks Inc. CPRN Study No. F/03, Ottawa.)
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Work programme items that support achievement of this focus area are largely policy and research oriented. This focus area is particularly linked to the social cohesion indicators of Inclusion and Legitimacy.
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It feels good to be so bad...This toy comes with a slightly higher price tag than other toys of its nature, but in my honest opinion it is worth the price you pay. It's stylish, durable, fun, and can be a great starting point for couples just starting to explore into the kinkier side of things. It gets used pretty frequently in our bedroom, and hasn't gotten boring yet.
Light weight
Light weight
Not easy to store
This toy was a great starting place for my husband and me. We've never really gotten into the kinkier side of things, but recently have been discussing it. A lot of other toys we saw looked a bit intimidating, but this one we liked. The "Good" end is really nice, the feathers were really good for sensory play, and really fun to tease each other with. The crop was better than I expected it to be, it is nice and firm so it definitely delivers a nice little sting, but it's not exactly painful. I'm sure if you were to spank hard enough with it it could be on the painful side, but my husband is always a little hesitant to do so. I will say that this toy is pretty much a foreplay-only toy for us. It's great for getting each other excited and playful, but once things really get going it usually gets tossed aside.
Design / Craftsmanship / Size / Material / Features
The feather spanker seems to be made out of pretty decent materials, which one would expect since it costs a bit more than other toys in the same class. The feathers are very nice, not like the cheap marabou you find on some feather ticklers, which falls out and molts all over the place. They didn't fall out during play, or even when I tugged on them lightly, they are anchored pretty nicely into a plastic cup on the end of the rod. The rod itself is made of PVC, and has no noticeable smell to me, one thing I do not like is that the rod scratches up easily, it had a few scuffs on it when I received it actually. It seems pretty flexible though, and didn't break when I bent it some, I'm sure it would hold up well even under very heavy play. The leather crop seems to be very nicely made, and definitely has a leather smell to it.
The spanker worked great for us, exactly what I expected from it. It's comfortable for foreplay and teasing, but has also held up very well under heavier spankings, it's not flimsy at all. So far it has not left ANY marks on me, which I love. Then again, I'd say we only ever go to a moderate level. It might leave a few red marks with really heavy spanking, but it has yet to do so on me, and I tend to mark pretty easily.
Care and Maintenance
Pretty simple to take care of. I just wipe the leather end clean with a wet wipe after play, and the feathers I leave alone. I don't want to take a chance of causing them to fall out. I have yet to find a good way to really store this toy. It's too big to go in any of my drawers, and I'm a bit weird about just shoving things under my bed, so I usually just leave it on my headboard. I don't let people come into my room so I'm not bothered by leaving it out.
I kind of wish this would have come in a nice box... heck... even just a plain slim cardboard box. However, it came in a HUGE bulky plain cardboard box, inside of which it was just wrapped up in brown packing paper, with a simple tag around the stem. It seemed pretty senseless to reuse the packaging because it was so oversized.
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I have actually started to like the feather spanker even more. It has really been a gateway for me and my husband. He's starting to feel more comfortable getting kinky with me, which is something I have been trying to achieve for ages! It is still holding up great. My cat did get a hold of it and some of the feathers met an untimely demise, but it's still pretty full. Only a few got ripped out, so I am very pleased still with its quality.
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What does it take to be a hockey player? Please read the following article to get a sense...
Today's exercise is a Butt Burner. It is a great full body exercise working on the upper body, lower body, and core. Take a look:
Step 1 - The Principles of a CATZCoach
How do you create an environment on your team that will motivate your players to train hard and prepare for your season? You cannot motivate athletes to love working out and practicing. However, you can create a climate that allows your players to feel safe and included. If they feel safe and included, motivation will follow.
When we talk about being SAFE, we are not discussing safety from danger or physical harm. We are talking about emotional safety. To feel safe on the field, the athletes needs to feel safe from being berated or humiliated in front of their peers. They need to feel comfortable making mistakes because mistakes are one of the best ways to learn.
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Most administration and moderation tasks performed on a Windows TeamSpeak server are configured through an administrator account on the actual TeamSpeak client. Using an administrator-level account allows you to create and modify channels using several options. The extensive configuration possibilities allows you to create a unique server that is personalised to its users. One interesting idea is to create a channel for music. To add a radio channel to your server you will first need to configure Windows to use audio output as the default recording device instead of the microphone port.
Press the "Windows" and "R" keys simultaneously on your keyboard. This opens a "Run" box on the bottom of the screen.
Type "MMSYS.CPL" and press "Enter." This opens a "Windows Sound and Audio Device Properties" window.
Click the "Recording" tab. Right-click on either the "Audio Output," "Wave Out" or the "What you hear" icon. You will only see one of the three.
Click "Set as Default Device," and then click "Properties." This opens a "Properties" dialogue for the device.
Click the "Advanced" tab, click in the box next to "Allow Applications to Take Exclusive Control of this Device" and then click the "Apply" button.
Open your TeamSpeak client and connect to your server.
Right-click in the channel window and click on "Create Channel". This opens the "Create Channel" dialogue window. Type a name for your channel that indicates it is a radio channel. Choose any other preferred options then press the "OK" button.
Double-click the channel to join it. Click "Settings" and "Options." This opens an "Options" dialogue.
Click the "Capture" icon on the left panel." This displays audio capture settings in the right pane.
Click in the "Capture Device" drop-down menu and choose either "Audio Output," "Wave Out." You will only see one of the three.
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"JOE CAMEL", 18"H x 8"D x 6"W is a hilarious assemblage sculpture made out of wood, leather, paper and vintage tobacco tin. Notice the holster he is wearing on his left side with a dowsing rod in it. Helps him find water when he's out on his long desert adventures!!! Would you walk a mile for Joe Camel?????
Pattern or design used: My own design - Lauretta Lowell
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GypsyBarn writes: EEK! He's too cute! I'll third the guys! I wish I had "the eye" for this amount of epic tinkering! Posted: 3:58 pm on March 11th
gadgetsponge writes: I've got to second what Jim said. I'm always continually amazed at the combination of great components and how you evolve them into the story of what each character is about. Keep it coming! Posted: 12:29 pm on January 15th
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The hype surrounding the next big thing in the financial services industry is taking attention away from what is truly of importance - the core process of financial planning and advice.
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Regulation on the horizon
There are a number of changes that will affect the financial services industry. Regulatory changes are set to be at the top of the agenda list for insurers as they have to ensure that their businesses fully comply with the key amendments impacting the entire financial services industry.
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Changes will also be noted in product innovation, technology and data. Traditional insurers will be required to put in more effort to catch up with start-up disruptors who are progressively using technology and data analytics tools for policy management and administration, amongst other innovations that challenge the traditional insurance model.
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Irrespective of an organisation's size, it will have to find an adequate manner in which to react to the coming disruption. In my personal opinion, smaller brokerages would have to opt for an environment wherein they would be able to piggyback on bigger organisations to leverage the costs of dealing with the changes.
Amidst the changes to come, financial advisors will have to make some adjustments to truly stay ahead of the curve. These will place them in a position in which they, regardless of the impact of the changes, will be able to afford clients the same level of quality service.
What I have taken note of in the industry thus far is that quite a number of individuals are product savvy so they understand financial planning products. What may have to change would be educating themselves on the automation processes which are part and parcel of the coming disruption. Unless they start upskilling themselves around leveraging some of these disruptors, it will become more and more difficult for them to keep up. If you are the middleman between product providers and the clients on this journey of increased direct product access and the direct understanding of this and you are either not keeping up with the changes or slightly ahead, you will get left behind.
A disruptor that has already made inroads into the industry is robo-advisory. According to Deloitte, in an article titled The Expansion of Robo-Advisory in Wealth Management, there are close to a 100 robo-advisors in 15 countries, all of which have different offerings. "In the medical space for instance, this technology is used as an enhancement tool as opposed to a replacement feature. When medical practitioners need to make a diagnosis they make use of the AI robo-advisor which ensures that they make an accurate diagnosis based on more information than the practitioners themselves can digest. I see the same thing happening in the financial advisor space. I think we need to look at these types of innovations as amazing leaders to get us to a place where we are able to give clients really sound advice for their needs.
Sharing economy
A change worth noting is however the concept of a sharing economy within the financial industry. I think it will be making in-roads by 2020. If we put this into a financial advisor space it would be great for clients. Up until now an individual would have to pick a financial adviser through word of mouth or having a corporate send one out. If there is a scoring mechanism in which you know the last 50 encounters with this particular advisor has been fantastic and people are raving about them, there is a pretty good chance you too will have a good experience. It would be amazing if this kind of thinking and visibility could be made a part of the financial industry. I personally think we are going to see more of it.
If financial services providers embed correct processes within the organisation, the coming disruption will simply be an enhancement to an already existing system. It isn't divided into lower, upper or higher market segmentation; it is customised for that specific individual. If we have artificial intelligence that can diagnose an individual's financial position and needs within a matter of minutes if not seconds, then that could have a positive impact on client satisfaction.
The show must go on
To adequately prepare for the possible backlash of any technological inceptions, organisations will have to manage this on two levels. On a client level, as long as you manage the experience clients go through and maintain a certain level of transparency; this will continue to build trust. On an advisor level, where you have an aging pool of advisors across the country, handling any backlash would be dependent on how their knowledge intake and upskilling initiatives are managed.
The coming disruption is not a negative one, it is one that ought to be embraced but in such a manner that it doesn't overshadow the day-to-day business of an organisation. The show must go on, one need not keep one's head in the sand, but one should also not keep one's head so high up in the clouds that the looming idea of disruption disrupts the current state of affairs.
Disruption is on its way, we need to be prepared. We need to get back to basics. Don't get me wrong, it's not that they are not going to disrupt our industry. It is crucial that everyone is aware of these things and embraces them as they come on board, but we should rather use those as an enhancement to the basics. This change is more of a mind-set shift and a knowledge probing one, wherein individuals within the financial services industry will have to touch up on the processes and core segments of their various product offerings. Let us not worry about all the bells and whistles. Let's not get lost in all the noise. Let's get back to the basics. The process has not changed. Regardless of what is on its way, the processes will not change.
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The 'due on sale' clause is defined as this in Wikipedia: A clause in a loan or promissory note that stipulates that the full balance may be called due upon sale or transfer of ownership of the property used to secure the note. The lender has the right, but not the obligation, to call the note due in such a circumstance.
Most mortgages since the 80s have this due on sale clause written into the loan documentation. The intention was so that the homeowners who had these really low interest loans wouldn't just transfer their loan to another buyer during times where banks had higher interest rates.
Many people have the opinion that triggering the due on sale clause is illegal when taking title to a property that has an underlying lien, but that is incorrect. There are no state or federal laws that make it a crime to trigger a 'due on sale' clause.
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It means that if you buy a house using owner financing but don't notify the bank, they have the right, but not the obligation, to call the note due.
Although extremely rare to have a note called due when the note is performing, there are remedies, including but not limited to notifying the bank for consent prior to closing on the home. The attorney who is working with you to close your transaction can counsel you on what specific remedies may be available and suitable for your situation.
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People still want to have toys, even in a rough economy.
Those pearls of wisdom are from Kathy Chowning, an owner-operator at RV Sales in Moriarty, N. M., which has sold more Excel fifth-wheels than any other dealer in the nation since 2001. Her parents started an RV business in 1967 and Chowning began her own company in this city east of Albuquerque in 1982, according to the Mountain View Telegraph.
"We have a strong customer base," she said. "When they want something they come back to us"
She also pointed out that KOA campgrounds, national parks and the like were booming this summer. Last summer, when gas prices were far higher, there was less traffic at these sites, she said.
"It's important to America to go out and see America and take your home with you," she said. "It's real hard for people to give up their toys."
Even still, Chowning hasn't sailed through the recession without any trouble. It used to be that the RV industry took "the cream of the crop when it came to doing loans." That meant financing with good interest rates.
Now that source for loans has virtually dried up and credit unions have stepped in. Loans are anywhere from 7% to 14%, depending on the amount borrowed, but she said she had one come in at just under 4%.
Still, it's a diminished market due in part to the reluctance of creditors to lend money, Chowning said.
"We're all trying to get a little bit of a share of what is out there and is available," she said. "All of us need to remain positive."
Chowning called the pattern of recession a vicious cycle, one that's hard to get out of when businesses are overly cautious.
"If we all wait around to see what the economy does, then the economy will do nothing," she said. "You've got to keep it going to get it going and you've got to get it going to keep it going."
Jill DeTemple, an assistant at RV Sales, said the company has seen a lot of first-time buyers, people who come in with nothing to trade in. She added that business picked up in the spring. DeTemple has been with the company for five years and called it an "honest, fair, family business."
The company also holds a community event each Halloween, the annual Trailer-to-Trailer Fall Costume and Candy Festival.
The company collects donations from local businesses and from attendees to pay for the cost of putting on the event, which allows kids to trick-or-treat in the safety of the RV park. There is often a haunted house on the back of a semi-truck near the circle of trailers. It also collects canned goods or donations for the Bethel Storehouse.
That money is often used for holiday goodies for less fortunate families, she pointed out.
"It fills (Bethel's) coffers right before Thanksgiving," she said.
Usually the Chownings break even on their own costs, but last year they came about $1,000 short of the more than $4,000 they spent on the event. Chowning said she's sending out "feelers" early on this year to make sure that they don't end up in the red again.
If there is not enough support, she said they may end up revamping the way they do the annual event, now going on its 16th year running.
"I think I'm in panic mode," she said. "We're asking the community to back us up on this. We can't lose money on things like this."