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Anthem and Equifax breaches have raised some very serious questions on password-only authentication options. Service providers as well as consumers are now looking for alternatives that will reduce the risk of data breach. As risk-based authentication tools assess the background behavior and other data of the users, hackers will be more soundly deterred. Also, the adoption of biometric technology has increased over time and with the introduction of fingerprint and now facial recognition authentication on mobile devices, will we see more adoption of this technology in the enterprise?
Advanced security orchestration is one of the best ways to fight cyberattacks. Orchestration and automation (O&A) also improve the data breach process by streamlining privacy response management. Automation will include both enforcement and monitoring. A nice side effect is that the current cybersecurity skills gap is also alleviated as analysts can now focus on investigation rather than pivoting between tools. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is currently over-hyped everywhere including cybersecurity and therefore is doomed to under-deliver – but there will be some first successes using AI effectively (vs. hype) in cyber, especially around adaptive threat classification.
A set of predictions would not be complete without some assumption on the device in your hand or in your pocket. Christopher Cain, associate malware removal engineer at Webroot, believed that we will see the first major malware infection in the Android App Store while Klonowski believed that we will see the first widespread worming mobile phone ransomware, perhaps spread by SMS/MMS.
Internet of Things (IoT) is moving in everywhere – in factories, infrastructure, and last-but-not-least in your home. Connected IoT smart assistance such as Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant can listen to anything going on, can interact with connected devices in your home (doors…!), and are internet-connected. Fertile breeding ground for major attacks – hopefully limited to "only" privacy breaches and inconvenience, and not physical safety. On the factory/infrastructure side, we will continue to see legacy devices connected to IoT being vulnerable.


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Thank you, beautiful lady.
How to smell incredible all day
This Luxury fragrance and personal care range is heaven sent
Every time I fly, which is an awful lot, I like to buy a new luxury fragrance. I have a lovely collection of perfumes and Eau de toilettes which I buy without smelling them first. So far I have a 100% success rate for keeping the 'blind buys'. This routine came to a grinding halt when I found the scent of my dreams, and I have not looked back since our meeting a year and a half ago. Every time I use these products people stop and ask which scent it is and where they can buy it.
At first, I was reluctant to tell people my secret find, but it is such a gorgeous smell that I have to share it with all of you! The brand is Le Labo which began in New York. They have a small selection of some of the most beautiful smells your nose will ever come across. The products I have shown here are the body lotion, the shower gel and the massage oil. If you buy one of their fragrances, they will blend it in front of you, and you can decide what you want the personal message on the table to be.
Their adorable Manifesto
I adore their manifesto here about making products which are full of soul. The Edition hotel uses a fragrance which has been specially blended for them and is not for sale. However, le Labo says that The Noir, which is the one I use, is similar. Santal 33 is their best seller with Rose 31 coming in third. I visited one of their stand-alone branches in the West End. Just going in there is an experience in itself. It's like a magical boutique-style factory with faded shabby chic walls and bottles lined up in pristine fashion.
Why you should try it
They come paraben free and the products are not tested on animals. The range is available in Selfridges, Liberty and Harrods too but try to go to the boutiques instead as they are much more fun. I like my showers using the gel and then I massage the lotion into my skin. The oil is good for a cheeky massage with a partner or by yourself 🙂 Slather this over your whole body in place of the lotion or just use it for those pesky drier parts like elbows and knees.
The scent lingers evocatively on the skin all day which is rare for a shower gel and body lotion! I feel like I am doing something indulgent for myself when I put them on. It is not very often that a fragrance can turn heads like this one. I hear that it has that effect with so many people time and time gain when they wear it. It is difficult to pick out the individual ingredients but it contains things like black tea, bergamot, fig and cedar wood. Writing out the ingredients does not do it justice, you have to get up close and personal to this one. Put a visit to Le Labo on your list of things to do when you are next in London. I promise it will not disappoint!
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Liberty London
Layla 12-Inch Tasselled and Fringed Silk-Linen Lampshade
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- Silk-linen lampshade
- Fringing and tasselling
- Layla design
- Printed in Italy
- Max. 60 watts
- Lamp base not included
- Includes carrier and spider fitting
Shade – 78% Silk, 22% Linen
Tassels, Fringing and Braiding – 100% Rayon
Dia: 30.5cm
Editor's notes
Our Layla silk-linen tasselled lampshade offers classic heritage design with a quintessentially modern Liberty twist.
Liberty London has always been dedicated to interiors – for our Pavilion Ball collection the in-house design team looked to Brighton's magnificent Royal Pavilion, which Liberty was once commissioned to decorate for a visiting Maharaja back in the 19th century. Layla is based on an artwork from the Liberty archive, with a layout that features exotic birds and butterflies surrounded by trailing palm leaves, blooming chrysanthemums and luscious roses. This lampshade's wonderfully maximalist form is expertly printed in Italy with a vibrant design, finished with exuberant tassels and fringing. Pair it with an equally eye-catching base to style interiors with a touch of modern decadence.
Please note: This is a lampshade only – no lamp base is included. Each lampshade comes with a carrier and spider fitting.
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Festival internazionale di Teatro di Figura e Arti popolari.
Skiing at dawn after a champion's breakfast!
FIS Cross-Country World Cup
The atmosphere of Christmas in the baroque palaces of the Velvet Town
A festival of colours, music, lights in the small village of Cimego, Valle del Chiese
Warm lights, the wooden houses and the fairy-tale atmosphere of Christmas
In the Park of Levico Terme, 9.30 pm
A sensational pyrotechnic show
The winter season is due to start!
Christmas Gospel Concert. Feel the Spirit!
Parade of stilt walkers and light show
An event dedicated to the historical distilleries of Istituto di Tutela Grappa del Trentino
A unique opportunity to appreciate the Trentodoc sparkling wine
Saint Lucia with her donkey distributes gifts in the various localities of Garda Trentino
Town centre at 5.30 p.m.
Traditional St. Lucia arrival by boat from Lake Garda and treats and roasted chestnuts will be offered


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Our nodes support HTTP/2. This options is enabled on all servers by default. Thus, if a user's browser supports HTTP/2, a CDN delivers content via this protocol.
This standard is supported by Google Chrome, Opera, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer 11, Safari, Amazon Silk and Microsoft Edge. However, at present HTTP/2 works in browsers only for https requests, so to make use of this option, add an SSL certificate to you CDN Resource.
If you server doesn't support HTTP/2 but a client requests CDN content via HTTP/2, a CDN will deliver the content via HTTP/2, other content — via your server protocol. Browsers can speak different protocols to different domains, and they are able to merge the content they receive from those different domains into a single page.
Server Configuration
You need to configure your webserver so that the content could be delivered via HTTP/2 in a proper way.
For Nginx
Version: 1.9.5 or later (if you have an earlier version, please upgrade).
Open /etc/nginx/nginx.conf and replace the line in the Server section
listen 443 ssl;
listen 443 ssl http2;
Save changes and restart Nginx with the command:
$ sudo service nginx reload
For Apache
Version: 2.4.17 or later (if you have an earlier version, please upgrade).
Enable the mod_http2 module (it also can be called mod_h2_module).
Add these lines to the configuration file
# for a https server
Protocols h2 http/1.1
# for a http server
Protocols h2c http/1.1
Restart Apache.
Benefits of HTTP/2 for CDN
There is no need to create several CNAME records using HTTP/2. One TCP connection is set up and the load goes through it. There will not be any latency due to several simultaneous connections.


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Dominion launches Global Trends Strategic fund
Dominion fund management has launched Dominion Global Trends Strategic fund which will be managed by Arjen Los, chief investment officer.
Dominion fund management has launched Dominion Global Trends Strategic fund which will be managed by Arjen Los, chief investment officer.
Global Trends will concentrate on growth regardless of sector, geography or industry. By looking at demographics, urbanisation and global economics, the manager will invest in a portfolio of securities across 10 defined themes, with a view to providing capital growth over the medium to long term, whilst actively managing the volatility within the fund.
The 10 sectors are: agriculture; consumer discretionary spending; consumer staples; energy; finance & commerce; health infrastructure & logistics; metals & mining; technology; telecoms and water.
The fund will invest in stocks, ETFs and other collective vehicles which are best able to take advantage of and profit from Global Trends.
"The dynamic rise of eastern economies is an established fact, and a two speed global economy of slow growth in the developed countries and faster growth in rapidly developing economies is now the 'new normal'. These global shifts have created some exciting worldwide investment opportunities," Los commented.
He added that there are other non-consumer trends which present similarly excellent prospects, and Strategic has been designed to capitalise on these.


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Buncrana: What should have been perfect family day out turned into heartbreak
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- March 22, 2016, 01:00
It should have been a perfect day. A nice gesture by Seán – to bring his partner Louise's mother, Ruth, out for Sunday lunch on St Patrick's weekend. (...)


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Samsung has started distributing media invites for the launch of the new Galaxy smartphone – Galaxy K. Previously known as the Galaxy S5 Zoom, Samsung has given it an official name.
There have been ongoing rumors about this phone since a few days. Galaxy K is expected to come with a 20.2 MP primary camera (5184 x 3888), 10X optical zoom and 4.8″ Super AMOLED screen with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. However the primary camera wont support 4K video recording. Galaxy K will also have a 2 MP secondary camera. The front facing camera will also support full HD video recording.
The Galaxy K will have an Exynos 5 hexa-core chip, although the clock frequency is not revealed yet. Along with this CPU, it will have a 2 GB of RAM and a Mali-T624 GPU. There will be 16 GB of internal storage and the device will run on the latest Android 4.4.2 KitKat OS.
As stated before, Galaxy K will be unveiled on 29th April but the pricing details are not out yet.


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Mui Ca Mau Culture – Tourism Park
Mui Ca Mau Culture- Tourism Park belongs to Mui village, Dat Mui commune, Ngoc Hien district, Ca Mau province, about 115km from Ca Mau city in the South. This park is an ideal and spiritual destination for tourists' sightseeing, exploration and conquest journeys in the Southern region.
Come to Mui Ca Mau Culture – Tourism Park, tourists visit the main spots, namely GPS0001National Coordinate Benchmark, Prow miniature- Image of ship went into Vietnamese poetry, observatory, breakwater embankment system, bridge- village- forest and mangrove ecosystems – Biosphere reserve, Mui Ca Mau World Ramsar Site, etc; contemplate fresh and spectacular natural ecosystems of "the 2nd large and diverse mangroves in the world", specific forms of tourism, "Don Ca Tai Tu" (profound traditional music tunes of South Vietnam), enjoy rustic, delicious and extremely nutritious food which are the forest – sea specialties of Mui Ca Mau. In addition to enjoying the fresh air of the forest and sea, watching sunset and sunrise, enjoying cuisine, tourists can experience activities such as shrimping, spreading a net, fishing, catching crabs, three-striped crabs, etc and be immersed in the daily life of local people here.
The Creator has generously endowed Mui Ca Mau with a miraculous and unique ability which cannot be found anywhere – "able-to- expand land, able-to-walk forest, able-to-grow sea". Mui Ca Mau is located between two sea currents flowing into the Western sea from the South China Sea to carry sediment of rivers into the ocean and continue to expand the sea every day.
Mui Ca Mau is a harmonious and lively picture of nature, unique potentialities of the forest and the sea, warm and friendly smiles of people in the sea region. Mui Ca Mau always has highly expressive, peaceful and unique beauty, which is, according to Eastern philosophy, the harmonious combination of Heaven – Earth – Humans with the unique identity of a region, a community in the southernmost of Vietnam.
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Even a decidedly low-tech business can benefit from a little technological boost to help it roll smoothly into the future.
Take bicycle taxis, or pedicabs, which traditionally were paid for solely in cash. They are increasingly able to serve more customers than ever before, thanks in large part to mobile payment acceptance technology. Pedicab drivers in cities like Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C., can now accept credit and debit card payments thanks to mPOS systems that allow them to take cards while on-the-go.
For the November mPOS Tracker™, PYMNTS caught up with Ben Morris, founder and chief pedicab officer at Coaster Pedicab, which owns and operates bicycle taxi companies in more than a dozen cities, to discuss why many of his drivers are adopting mobile payments tools and what he sees in the future for the two-wheeled transportation industry.
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Drivers are free to accept any kind of payment method they wish for each ride. Morris noted that, historically, cash has been the primary way drivers could make their money.
Technology, however, is changing that. As more providers introduce smaller and more powerful credit card acceptance hardware that can work in the variety of environments where drivers find themselves, Morris said, many drivers have begun to adopt new solutions that allow them to accept card payments.
Morris said that many drivers have even started to advertise their credit card acceptance ability on their bike or trailer, which has helped spread the word and increase ridership.
"We're obviously moving into a world of plastic, certainly more than we're using cash," Morris said. "Most drivers tell us that the enhancement and access to remote credit card processing — either in the form of Square, or a QuickBooks payments system or whatever that looks like — helps their ability to generate more rides and more customers."
Around the mPOS world
According to some recent projections, the mobile payments market is projected for some big growth over the next few years. To secure a portion of the quickly expanding mobile market, several players rolled out new mobile wallet solutions over the past month.
Mobile payment pioneer Apple announced it would widen the reach of Apple Pay. The company said that it would grow its support network by expanding the mobile wallet service to 26 new banks and credit unions in the U.S., along with Desjardins shoppers in Canada.
Similarly, AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, tapped ParkHub as the venue's new official parking partner and will allow fans at the stadium more parking payments options via the company's PRIME handheld POS system.
Alipay announced last month that it had collaborated with Zapper to offer mobile payments to Chinese tourists. Customers can now use the Chinese company's app to make mobile payments at more than 1,000 locations around the country.
The November edition of the mPOS Tracker™ features the latest industry news in the mPOS space, along with the profiles of more than 200 players, including five new additions to the Tracker.
To download the November edition of the PYMNTS mPOS Tracker™, click the button below…
About The Tracker
The PYMNTS mPOS Tracker™ is your go-to resource for staying up to date on a month-by-month basis. The Tracker highlights the contribution of different stakeholders, including institutions and technology coming together to make this happen.
Latest Insights:
Our data and analytics team has developed a number of creative methodologies and frameworks that measure and benchmark the innovation that's reshaping the payments and commerce ecosystem. In the November 2019 Mobile Order-Ahead Report, PYMNTS talks with Dan Wheeler, Wahlburgers' SVP, on how the QSR balances security and seamlessness to secure its recently launched WahlClub loyalty program.


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Last week I attended Spring TIS Regionals for RESA 8 in West Virginia. Any time I attend professional development, I like to keep a running log of tweets during the event to share with my followers, and to have something to look back on at a later time.
The last time I posted a Storify transcript was during the Infusing Technology Spring Showcase. Once I post the transcript for TIS Regionals, I am going to write a longer post that reviews the concepts discussed throughout the day.


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Hike is a messenger App which is made in India and has become Very Popular Because of Hike Refer and earn 2019 program. It is said Design with Love For Indians Only. It Has a Lot of Cool Features.
The Most Popular is Its Huge Sicker Store. In this Post, I will Be showing you How To Earn Money in Hike Messenger and its App Review. So Without Taking Much more Time Let's Start.
Hike Messenger App Review:
- It is Made In India.
- A Huge Sticker Store Of more Tham 10,000 is available For free.
- It offers Free High-Quality Audio & Video Calling.
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- It has 11 Beautiful App themes.
- Hike Timeline Shows Recent Changes Made To Profile picture and Other Stories.
- You can Also Comment and Like Your Friend's Profile Picture.
- Hike Wallet is an Amazing Feature Added To it. You can Share Your Money Through Hike Blue Packets.
- Hike also offers Mobile Recharge and Bank Transfer Feature.
- Hike converts Your Text To Sticker Instantly.
- It also Has Cool Privacy Features Like You can Hide Your Chat etc.
- You can Earn Up to Rs 10,0000 Through Hike Refer And Earn.
Hike Refer And Earn Trick
- First Download Hike Messenger App And Install it.
- Open Hike and Give Your Mobile Number and Click on Next.
- Now Your Mobile Number Will Be Verified Using OTP.
- After OTP Verification Takes Place, Your Name Will Be asked.
- Provide Your Name and after this, You will be Asked To Add some Friends or you can skip this Step.
- Sign Up Process is Done.
- To Share Your Hike Referral Link Click On HIKE REWARDS and Than Click On INVITE.
- Done. Your Hike Referral Link will be Sent to all the contacts saved on your phone Through SMS.
- Make Your Friend Install Hike From Your Referral Link and Register on it Using a New Number.
- You will Get Rs 25 per Friend who Join Hike Using your Referral Link.
- You will Receive Blue Packets As Below When Your Friends Sign Up. Click On VIEW and Finally Click On CLAIM to win Random Money.
- To Check Your Earnings Click on ME and Than WALLET.
- You Can Redeem Your Earnings As a Mobile Recharge or Directly Transfer it To Your Bank Account.
- You can also share your earnings with your friends By Clicking on SEND MONEY in WALLET Dashboard.
Hike Refer And Earn Tips
- Hike Takes 24 Hours To Update Your Wallet.
- Make Sure Your Friend Uses Your Referral Link For Downloading Hike Messenger App.
- Your Friend Must Use a New Number To Sign Up for Hike.
- You can also send Money to a single Hike Account and then transfer it to your Bank.
- For Bank Transfer, Your Account Must Be linked to Mobile Number.
That's all we come to the end of this post Showing you How To Earn Money From Hike messenger App Through Hike Refer and Earn 2019 Program. If you have any doubt then you are always free to comment and ask. Do share this as sharing is caring.


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Denmark was another stopover for the Reluctant Traveller and me on that long jaunt around the world some years back. Again we knew of Stan's Danish heritage but had no firm details to base a search on. Put it down to the ignorance of youth. I might add it was pretty darn cold while we were there!
My husband, the man you've come to know as The Reluctant Traveller remembers his Danish grandfather well, so too does Marius Sorensen's step sister Helene Olesen's descendents, living now in the Laidley district of Queensland.
Teenagers, Marius and Helene arrived in Australia on the steam ship Dacca in 1887. But before I discovered how they arrived here, and in fact uncovered Helene's existence I faced the daunting task of researching a Denmark born ancestor.
I thought it would be easy, after all I had Marius and Louisa Jane Powell's wedding certificate that clearly showed Stan's grandfather was born in 1875 to Soren Larsen and Ane Kristensen in the town of Sijs, Linna.
Easy? Just confirming these details proved to be a linguistic and cultural nightmare.
For a start, in Denmark a wife will keep her own name in a marriage though any child's surname will be derived from the father's Christian name. Therefore Ane Kristensen retained her father's name, Kristensen, and may even have been known as Ane Kristendattr; or another woman might be Jensdattr or Jensen, or Christensen or Christendattr; in other words Jens daughter or Jens son.
In the case of Stan's grandfather, he was known as Marius Sorensen, the son of Soren Larsen who in turn was obviously the son of Lars. To compound the problem there are literally thousands of Ane Kristensen's in Danish records, even narrowing it down to Ane Marie Kristensen, courtesy of a fellow family researcher didn't help.
Denmark provides a comprehensive online family history centre, Arkivalieronline.dk, but this site works well only if someone like me has an even rudimentary understanding of the language. I quickly found to my embarrassment that I couldn't even get past the simple action of entering my allotted password.
When much later, with the help of others, I did succeed, I found it difficult to understand the frequent marriages of young men to much older women. I kept thinking I had skipped back a generation and had logged onto a mother or a grandmother's marriage. It was all very puzzling until an internet contact explained; when a farmer died, to keep the land in the family the widow married a younger relation, and then when the widow died the farm became his. In many cases, marriages such as these would have been in name only.
That may have been the case with Marius Sorensen's mother: On the death of her husband Soren Larsen she could have been snapped up by Rasmus Olesen. But tracing his family, or even pinning down the death of either Soren Larsen or Ane Marie Kristensen has proven almost impossible mired down, as Danish history is, in the naming of successive children.
Finally I begged the help of a professional researcher but even she could find only the one following entry for Marius Sorensen, and that was in the 1880 Denmark census.
The 1880 census entry for Skanderborg, Gjern, Linaa, Seis, Linaa Sogn shows:
Rasmus Olesen age 35 married Husfader born Harlev S. AarhusAmt
Ane Marie Kristensen age 54 married Hans Kone born Randers Amt
Marius Sorensen age 12 child born here in Sognet
Helene Olesen age 9 child born here in Sognet
Rasmus is shown as a Skovarbejder, a forestry worker.
Helene is Rasmus's daughter, but not necessarily Ane Marie's; while Marius, we assume is Ane Marie's son, but is not the son of Rasmus. Indeed Rasmus Olesen may even have been Swedish.
And that is about as far as I got with my husbands Danish history.
|Original picture of immigrants at dock side held in the Kronborg Castle Museum
The reasons for migration were, and are, many and varied. Marius and his family were labourers and farm workers and times then were harsh. If young people wanted a better life, perhaps a plot of land to call their own, then migration to a far away country was the only option. Some went to America and Canada, Marius headed to Australia.
In 1887 Marius and his step sister Helene embarked most probably in Glasgow, Scotland on the Steam Ship Dacca, the ship making a further stop in London before continuing on to Queensland.
In London the vessel took on more passengers and one particular item of cargo.
Marius and Helene probably didn't know at the time but the ship was carrying a 2856 kg bell from the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London destined for the future St Stephens Cathedral in Brisbane.
Cathedral Bell 1888-1988
Cast : Mears & Stainbank
Whitechapel Bell Foundry (London) est 1570
(maker of America's famous "Liberty Bell")
Arrival : Brisbane July 1887 - R.M.S. "Dacca"
Blessed - Archbishop Robert Dunne - 15 April 1888
Donor - Mrs Kelly Boundary Street Brisbane
Cost 250 pounds
Weight : 2856 kg
To put the times and year, 1887, in historical perspective, the church bell was probably first cast in the Whitechapel Bell Foundry at the same time and in the same locality the notorious Jack the Ripper was terrorising London.
Actually the Denmark census entry helped me find their arrival on the Dacca. Another Marius Sorensen arrived in 1878 on the Herschell and for a while I thought he was our Marius. Then later I found the shipping records for 19 year old Marius on board the Dacca with step sister Helene Olesen aged 17, and of course the presence of Helene confirmed the arrival.
|Helene Olesen Hermansen with her family
Helene married Herman Hermansen in 1888, and they went on to produce ten children, their name still prominent in the Gatton, Laidley district of South Queensland, recently inundated in the 2011 floods. Hermansen may even have sponsored the youngsters voyage to Australia.
Marius worked as a farmer or labourer in Queensland's Wallumbilla area before marrying 22 year old Louisa Jane Powell, second daughter of Mary Jane and Cornelius Powell, in Roma in 1897. (The ancestor with the Welsh and Wiltshire background.)
Louisa's parents Cornelius and Mary Jane Powell
In 1903 we find the Sorensen's living in the small town of Dulbydilla, around that time the terminus for trains from Brisbane, and not far from Mungallala. At this point they have two children, Bill and Edith. Marius has found work as a 'lengthsman' on the rabbit fence while Louisa is employed as a gatekeeper for the 412 mile Gate. Rabbit fence workers were provided with houses, a welcome bonus for the young couple. Perhaps they have dreams of owning their own property and are taking on any available job towards achieving that end goal.
(No doubt readers not familiar with outback Australia will be wondering about the rabbit fence. These pesky, overly fertile little creatures had been inadvertently introduced into Australia some years before, had bred like...well to put it bluntly, like rabbits...and were now eroding valuable farming and grazing land. In an effort to halt their rampant destructive march a rabbit fence, variously estimated at over 2,000 kilometres, was built along the Queensland, New South Wales and South Australian borders. )
Louisa and Marius listed on roll of electors in Dulbydilla in 1903
Women in Queensland at this stage could be listed on electoral rolls but would not be allowed to vote until 1905.
Marius and his good friend Fred Muller
Just ten years later in 1913 Marius is farming his own property, Alison Vale in Mungallala. On current maps the township appears as no more than a dot on the railway line linking Brisbane to Roma, Dalby and the Maranoa. Their family has levelled out to four sons and three daughters all born and raised in outback Queensland.
From the few surviving photos, Marius presents an impressive and calm manner, not all that tall but solid and sturdy. You can see he is a hard worker, and certainly a loyal friend.
A Hermansen grandchild, now himself elderly, remembers Marius at family gatherings happily smoking his pipe and playing an accordion.
Thanks to Jeanette Sorensen in New Zealand whose husband John, like mine is a grandson, and an early photographer we have a posed study of the entire Sorensen family together with family friend Fred Muller, and a lady known as Lorna Green.
Sitting in front of her mother we catch a glimpse of a small, very young Lucy Jane Constance; this child will become Stan Mortimer's mother Connie
While the image has been copied many times and the quality is poor, it reveals a great deal about the family. We can date the year to approximately 1914 by placing the youngest daughter Lucy Jane Constance at perhaps five or six years of age. Fred Muller is still a close friend and may even be a partner in the Alison Vale property.
The younger children appear hesitant and wary while the four older siblings show they are no strangers to the photographer's lens. Like their parents they appear relaxed.
The Queensland Electoral Rolls proved especially helpful in tracing the Sorensen family's movements. They showed the Sorensen's, father and son, were working as fencers at Cargara near Augathella in 1925 with Louisa Jane and her daughter Edith keeping house for the men.
I suspect Marius was undertaking odd fencing contracts around this time because they are also listed in the 1925 Rolls for Mungallala where they are shown in the photograph below.
By 1930 though, the family is living in Charleville where both Marius junior and senior are working as gardeners, and Bill as a stockman at Ambathalla.
The Sorensen's were still living on their Alison Vale property in 1925 when this photograph was taken. Around that time their youngest daughter, the student nurse Lucy Jane Constance was keeping company with her shearer boyfriend Jack Mortimer in nearby Charleville.
While the Sorensen's didn't reap a fortune from their outback endeavours they did enjoy a close happy life with children and friends ending their days together in suburban Brisbane where my husband lived for a while with his grandparents.
The circle is closing, Marius has travelled the great distance from Denmark, Louisa Jane, Australian born has only her grandmother Jane Williams memories of Somerset and Wales; these children of European heritage have firmly imprinted themselves on Australian soil and in its history.
But before we complete this part of our ancestors story you need to meet the Mortimer's of Yorkshire.
Next – The Mortimers of Yorkshire
Robyn Mortimer ©2011


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Rolling Stone Keith Richards has admitted that he consumed all kinds of illegal substances in his bad times, but this would shock anyone. In commentaries published on Tuesday, the 63 years old guitarist of the Rolling Stones, said to have inhaled the ashes of his father mixed with cocaine. " The strangest thing that he has tried to inhale? My father. I aspired my father ", said Richards according to the musical magazine water dock NME.
" He was cremated and I could not resist to get it with a bit of coca. It had not mattered to my dad ", he said. " he went down very easy, inusual but I am still alive ". The 84 years old father of Richards, Bert, died in 2002. The legendary rocker said to the magazine that he survived by luck, and he advised the young musicians not to try to emulate him. " I did it because this it was the way in which I did it. Now the people think that it is a way of life ", he demonstrated. He added that he does not have pretensions of immortality. " I am like the others ... only little lucky. " I was Not. The number 1 in the list of ' who probably will die ' for 10 years ", Richards said. " Really I got disappointed when I went out " of the same one.
Keith Richards Admits Snorting Father's Ashes
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thai scrunchie
ikat scrunchie set
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Fringed tie dye cover up can be worn over anything! Rayon material can be wrapped around your waist and double as a skirt. Like two outfits in one! Approximately 60" x 45"
***Hand wash. Color may run on first few washes. Please wash separate.
***Tie dye items are unique so no two are exactly alike
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Fix-it-up 80s: Meet Kate's Parents (Full)
Take a trip back to the 80's in this totally tubular, time management adventure! Kate visits her father and he explains how the family got its start in the auto repair biz. Play as Kate's parents, Frank and Mary, to purchase, fix, paint, rent, and sell cars in seven exciting locations. Cash in on tailoring car design to customers' needs, expand the business, hire more employees to pimp the rides and make them glow. Experience the thrill of success more than ever before in Fix-it-Up 80's: Meet Kate's Parents!
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Marijuana was legalized in Oregon on July 1, 2015, but continues to be prohibited on campus in all forms, both consumption and possession, for either medical or recreational use.
This also includes devices used to consume it. Storing any items involved with the use of marijuana in your car while parked in a Lane parking lot is also not allowed.
Policy on this issue is guided by the fact that Lane is federally funded, according to Public Safety. Since marijuana is illegal according to federal law, Lane must follow this policy in order to stay eligible for federal funding.
Oregon's Marijuana Law
- Must be 21 or over to possess and purchase
- Can possess up to:
- one ounce of usable marijuana in public places, except campus
- eight ounces of usable marijuana in private spaces
- up to four plants per residence
- 25 percent tax on weed sales begins
Jan. 4, 2016.
- Marijuana sales are banned in Junction City, Creswell and Coburg.
Starting on Oct. 1, 2015
Adults 21 or over can buy:
- Up to ¼ oz per day at medical
marijuana dispensaries
- Marijuana seeds for planting
- Up to four non-flowering plants


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10 year-old ordering off the child's menu at Disney restaurants
by Christopher
"There is no way my 10 year old can order off the adult menu. He just does not eat enough. Will Disney question his age if I order off the kids' menu? He will be 10 but he's not big for his age. I'm buying him the adult ticket to get him in the parks, but don't want to waste money on the adult meal at some of these restaurants. Do you think I can get away with it?"
Hey, Christopher. The quick answer is yes, you can do it. It's not really a problem. Not really. There are some exceptions to that, but for the most part, yes, your 10-year old son can order off of the kids' menu. Even adults at the quick service restaurants can order off the child's menu, so that's not really a problem. It can be done. Not a problem at all.
Dad's Disney World Restaurants page
Sometimes at the table service restaurants there could be a little problem, but a 10-year-old that is not big for his age, it's not really going to be that much of a problem. Disney does know that they're on an adult ticket if you use your MagicBands. If you pay cash, Disney's not even going to know, but there's a lot of information now on the MagicBands that will tell them that.
Even if you don't use his MagicBand, your whole family's information is on every MagicBand so they would technically know that he is 10 years old, but they're not going to question it. He can order off the child's menu. The worst thing that could happen is he might have to pay the adult price. If you're going to somewhere like a buffet he will have to pay the adult price, but for the most part, yes, he can order off the child's menu.
The problem does come in if you're using the Disney Dining Plan. The Disney Dining Plan, if he is 10 years old he will be on the adult plan. If he's got an adult ticket he's going to be on the adult plan, so he will be charged the adult credit. He cannot use a child's credit. You can still order off of the child's menu, but you're going to get charged the adult credit.
Dad's Disney Dining Plan page
Dad's Bottom LineSo, the bottom line is, yes, your 10 year old son will be able to order off the child's menu, but if you're using the Dining Plan he will have to have the adult level of the Dining Plan and use those adult credits. Hope that helps, Christopher.
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There has been a huge increase in the popularity of kayak fishing and for me it is very easy to see why. Kayaks facilitate so many different forms of angling and I have truly fallen in love with the method. For me there are many advantages to using a kayak over a boat and what I initially thought of as 'second best' had now become firm favourite, so much so that I now rarely fish without a kayak. Transporting the kayak is simple; lift it onto the roof bars and drive to wherever you want to go. They can be launched from almost anywhere and require no fuel, just the effort you put in. They are almost maintenance free and are relatively cheap to repair and modify.
With such a shallow draught they can float in mere inches of water and can get to places that no boats can get near – shallow reefs, reedbeds and marinas are now all accessible. Moving the kayak is a quiet affair and allows the angler to approach fish with stealth. Walking around on the deck of a boat creates a lot of noise under the water and a kayak eliminates a lot of noise that would otherwise spook a wary fish. Fish aside, the kayak also allows you come into incredibly close contact with nature. You sit at the same level as waterfowl and seals often view you as a curiosity. So many sights, sounds and smells of nature are missed on a boat with the sound of the engine drowning it all out or frightening it away altogether.
To get started you do need to make an initial outlay and it can get pretty expensive but the return is most definitely worth the investment. The obvious thing to consider first is a kayak. There is a huge range of kayaks available now and each boasts their own merits. Whatever you do, speak to a reputable dealer and make sure to explain to them exactly what type of waters you will be fishing on. Smaller boats are very well suited to small lakes and rivers, you'll want something much bigger for open water on big lakes and around the coast. A general rule was that length equals speed and width equals stability but now there are plenty of narrower boats on the market that are remarkably stable. If at all possible try to paddle a couple before buying. The paddle, so often an afterthought, is a really important piece of kit. Try to get the best one you can and make sure that the sizing is appropriate to you, it really does make a difference over the course of a fishing session.
Clothing is the next item to consider and nobody should consider ever going afloat without a personal flotation device. Any other safety gear becomes irrelevant if you sink like a stone before you can use it so make sure the PFD is top of the list. Irish waters are cold most of the year round and the only way around staying dry and warm on a kayak is to wear layered clothing under a drysuit. Fully waterproof and breathable, if you happen to fall in all your clothing will remain dry. Money spent on fishing gear and modifications like echo sounders is entirely up to the intended user. Get leashes for any equipment to be kept on deck. If it's not tethered down there's a chance of losing it. A couple of dry bags for cameras and holding things like lunch and a first aid kit are also handy to have.
Some view kayak fishing as a dangerous sport, some view it as something for the super fit. While you don't need to be very fit to get started, a basic level of fitness would help but whatever you have will soon be built upon once you get started. As for the danger element; it's true, there are a lot of variables and things that go wrong but if you invest in the appropriate safety gear and familiarise yourself with it use then a lot of the danger is removed.
A VHF radio and some other signalling equipment like flares is the minimum. In addition, having a GPS unit and Personal Location Beacon would be better. Paddling practice and learning vital skills in sheltered water is essential for building confidence on the water. Learning how to self-rescue is of paramount importance. This means learning how to get back up onto the kayak from the water in a sheltered bay or harbour repeatedly until you can do it in your sleep. We never want to come off the kayak at sea but it can and does happen so finding out that you can't self-rescue when you are two miles out is not exactly ideal. Armed with this knowledge and a little common sense regarding weather and tides, the world is your kayak fishing oyster!
Kayak fishing to me is a day out, an opportunity to get some exercise, some fresh air, some scenery, see some wildlife and if after all that I happen to catch a fish then that is a very welcome bonus. The escapism that kayak fishing offers is unrivalled and the fishing itself can be awesome. When you do hook a fish it really is a battle between just you and the fish. You have to land it in your lap, the whole experience really is exhilarating and nothing gets you closer to the action than kayak fishing does.


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SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara men's soccer stays in the Northwest for a showdown at Washington Sunday at 2 p.m.
On Thursday, the Broncos came-from-behind twice at Seattle but ended up falling 5-2 to the Redhawks.
Santa Clara is 9-7-1 all-time against Washington with the first meeting coming in 1973. In 2013, the Huskies beat the Broncos 4-1 at then-Buck Shaw Stadium. The last Santa Clara win was 3-2 OT victory in 2006 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
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Santa Clara (0-6) has scored six goals and put 25 of its 63 shots on frame. The Broncos have earned 21 corner kicks so far this season.
Valdemar Andersen leads the team with a pair of goals. Miles Robinson has added a goal and an assist while Carlos Delgadillo, Brandon Gillingham, and Satoshi Chaffin have each scored once. Andres Jimenez and Jonathan Jarrett have one assist each.
Henning Jolivet has started the last three games in net had has made 10 saves for a .526 save percentage.
Washington (4-2) has split with a pair of ranked teams. The Huskies fell at No. 16 Akron 2-0 but won at home against No. 22 Gonzaga.
They have outscored opponents 12-5 and outshot teams 83-52. The Huskies have drawn 36 corners kick and surrendered 26.
Elijah Rice and Scott Menzies are tied for the team lead with three goals each while six other Washington players have scored one goal each. Hanwalla Bwana, Balke Bodily, and Jaret Townsend lead the team with two assists apiece and six other Huskies have one.
Saif Kerawala has allowed five goals for a 0.83 GAA and made 11 saves for a .688 save percentage. He has two solo shutouts and one split shutout this year.
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Lisa and Mike are having a skype date. Mike's just finished a three week consultancy in PNG and is at Lisa's parents place in Ballina for two days before heading back to LA. Lisa is in LA, not at all jealous about her family hanging out at home without her. Not at all.
Mike: "So, what else happened today?"
Lisa (running a bit short on material since she's been sitting at the kitchen table all morning writing, thinks hard). "OH! There was this bird. Well, two birds actually. There was this girl bird just sitting on the railing minding her own business. And then this boy bird flies down and sits about a couple of feet away and pretends not to notice her at all for a while, but you KNOW he's interested because he's fluffing up his feathers and doing his little boy bird dance and sneaking peeks at her out of the corner of his little eye."
Mike: "Mmmm. What was she doing?"
Lisa: "Pretending not to pay any attention of course, and the courtship was proceeding according to plan until she decided to hop off the railing and have a little fly around. Presumably, to show him that she COULD fly. Except, she flew in the open door of the apartment and round to where I was sitting, and then tried to fly out the locked screen, which didn't work so well. So she beat herself against the screen, and then the glass in an absolute flurry of desperation and frantic cheeping."
Mike: "What was the boy bird doing?"
Lisa: "He was sitting on the railing, watching, hopping from side to side, not knowing WHAT to do."
Mike: "Well, of course he didn't know what to do. Because you know what she was saying?"
Lisa: "No. What was she saying?"
Mike: "Don't help me! Don't help me! I'm fine! Just fine!"


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Dear Church Family,
I will be leaving on Tuesday morning to attend the 41st General Assembly of our denomination, the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). The General Assembly is the annual meeting of the pastors and elders (presbyters) in our denomination. It is the meeting where we conduct the ecclesiastical business of our church. Below are a number of links where you may find out more of what goes on, as well as stream video of the business and worship services.
About the General Assembly: http://www.pcaac.org/general-assembly/resources/about-general-assembly/
Overtures presented to the 41st PCA General Assembly: http://theaquilareport.com/overtures-for-the-41st-general-assembly-of-the-pca
Docket: http://www.pcaac.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/41st-GA-Docket-FOURTH-draft.pdf
Live Streaming: http://www.pcaac.org/general-assembly/general-assembly-streaming/
You may particularly be interested viewing the worship services each day according to the following schedule:
- Tuesday (6/18) worship service: 7:30 pm
- Wednesday (6/19) worship service: 4:30 pm
- Thursday (6/20) worship service: 7:30 pm
The Lord be with you!
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Chief OS
Any plans on making the Chief or Chief OS in a more durable plastic?
I see Innova has released the "Rat," which is basically a discraft Zone. I'd prefer your Chief OS to both, but only if I can get it in very durable plastic. Please make it in diamond plastic soon. While you're at it, I for one, would love it if you also renamed it something less culturally controversial. Pretty please?
We have just done a short run of them in Diamond plastic not sure
when they will be available to the public.
Bro, seriously?? I'm not trying to be a butthead but the word chief and the depiction of a chief isn't culturally offensive or particularly hurtful. Now if it was called a Savage, or something like that I could see your point.
I'm looking for the Diamond run but can't find any yet. So excited! Thank you for making them!
RE: Noah – Yea, seriously. You might not be offended. But I can't see how it helps Gateway to open themselves to any controversy. I have no complaints about names like "Warlock," "Wizard," "Magic" – you can see how those all make sense together. Not only does "Chief" not fit that theme – it's been a controversial name in sports for decades. I can think of dozens of names that would fit the theme as well as "Chief" and not be controversial at all. Zealot, Sage, Prophet, Visionary, Guru, Disciple, Sorcerer, Seer, Alchemist. I could go on.
Now that's what I'm talking about half OS in Diamond needs to be a staple.
Hey Gateway, I'd love to get some Diamond Chief OS whenever you release them to the public. Is there any way you could email me when it's available on your store? Thanks!
We can try our best. When we come out with new runs we normally announce them on our Facebook and Instagram.
You can always follow us on those to be sure to stay in the loop. Also joining our newsletter will keep you updated.
Thank you so much making these in Diamond! My Discraft Zones are already out of my bag and the new beautiful pink unstamped max weight Diamond Chief OS' are in. And a special thanks to Mason for making sure my order was fulfilled.


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Players are loving both Tour Black and raw stainless steel finishes.
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This hall tree is perfect for smaller spaces with it's narrow width. Free plans to build a narrow hall tree. Simple step by step plans include detailed diagrams, cut list and shopping list, and photos.
- 1 - 1x10 @ 8 feet long
- 1 - 1x10 @ 6 feet long
- 1 - 1x12 @ 4 feet long
- 1 - 1x6 @ 4 feet long
- 1 - 1x2 @ 8 feet long
- 1 - 1x3 @ 8 feet long
- 1 - sheet 1/4" plywood or beadboard
- 1 - stick 6 feet small crown moulding
- Use either 2" screws or 1 1/4" pocket hole screws to build
- 2 - 1x10 @ 53" (Sides)
- 1 - 1x10 @ 32 1/2" (Shelf)
- 1 - 1x10 @ 13" (Divider)
- 2 - 1x2 @ 32 1/2" (Front Trim)
- 2 - 1x3 @ 32 1/2" (Back Trim)
- 1 - 1x6 @ 32 1/2" (Base)
- 1 - 1x12 @ 38" (Top)
- 1 - beadboard or 1/4" plywood @ 34" x 53" (Back)
Please read through the entire plan and all comments before beginning this project. It is also advisable to review the Getting Started Section. Take all necessary precautions to build safely and smartly. Work on a clean level surface, free of imperfections or debris. Always use straight boards. Check for square after each step. Always predrill holes before attaching with screws. Use glue with finish nails for a stronger hold. Wipe excess glue off bare wood for stained projects, as dried glue will not take stain. Be safe, have fun, and ask for help if you need it. Good luck!
Step 1
Notch out hutch sides as desired.
Step 2
Next, add the shelf.
Step 3
Notch out the tops of divider to fit a 1x2 on front and 1x3 on back. Use a jigsaw to make square cuts. Attach divider to shelf.
Step 4
Next, add the front and back trim, making sure the divider is centered on the 1x2 and 1x3.
Step 5
Step 6
And the back trim.
Also, not pictured, add the base trim flush to bottom back of hutch
with 3/4" pocket holes and 1 1/4" pocket hole screws on back side, or 2" countersunk screws and wood glue.
Step 7
Next, add the top. Notice the 2" overhang on sides and front.
Step 8
Attach beadboard or plywood to back.
Step 9
Apply moulding as desired, mitering corners to fit.
Step 10
Finally, secure to bench and wall to prevent forward tipping.
It is always recommended to apply a test coat on a hidden area or scrap piece to ensure color evenness and adhesion. Use primer or wood conditioner as needed.
We apologize if there was an error in this plan. Please help us out and report any errors here.
Thu, 02/16/2012 - 11:36
Hi Ana! I love your site and all of your projects! I recently completed the Farm House King Head/Foot board and absolutely LOVE IT! Working on one for my son's room now as well.
I am trying to find plans for something very similar to this hall tree, although I would like it to slide into a corner. Have you done anything similar or do you have any recommendations for altering the above plans to make a corner hall tree? I am thinking about using the Corner Unit for the twin storage bed and add the top piece to it - what are your thoughts on that? Thanks in advance!
Sat, 06/02/2012 - 08:20
Love It, but...
Pictures can be deceiving. :) It looks so tall! But actually I'm taller (6'1")
BTP (By the Plan) the piece will only come out to be just a 1/4" over 6 foot high from bottom of base to top of hutch.
So I'm adding a foot to its height (6" to the bench, 6" to the hutch) to push it up a bit and make it feel less like a dwarf on a standard 8' ceiling.
Such a gorgeous design and beadboard all the way!
Wed, 12/12/2012 - 17:35
Easy plan to alter
I made this and the accompanying bench this weekend. The instructions are clear and easy to follow. Assembly is a snap!
I agree that the piece is deceptively short. I added 13 1/4" to the height of the sides and created 2 shelves instead of one. Now it looks much more substantial on my entry wall.
My hubby loves it...no more mess in our entryway.


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In just about a week, New York Fashion Week will kick off, however, the adoptable pets at Helen Woodward Animal Center (HWAC) continuously show off their sense of style. A volunteer photographer from Chowhound Photography, friends of HWAC, captured the BeFUR and AfFUR make-overs in order to increase the number of pet adoptions and display the truly unique beauty of orphaned pets.
It is true that New York Fashion Week (NYFW) is going to the dogs and cats. In fact, NYFW, which will hit the runways next Thursday, February 6th, inspired HWAC to show off the swankier-sides of the fuzzy friends with a furry fashion photo shoot each year. Why not get everyone into the game?
Local business, Chowhound Photography (chowhoundphotography.com) provided HWAC with their generous support in this fashionable undertaking. The Center staff is hoping that the BeFUR and AfFUR make-overs will give potential adopters pause so that they take a second look to see the true beauty and top-model dispositions of fashion-forward dogs and cats seeking their forever homes.
The idea to capture orphan pets in high-fashion photo settings stemmed from the numerous reports received at HWAC citing an increase in adoption rates of orphaned pets (even the ASPCA had a great adoption rate in December of 2012!) due to great profile pictures vs. displaying the same pets in less flattering/typical surroundings. Helen Woodward Animal Center PR Manager Jessica Gercke explained, "It's amazing how often I meet people who don't understand that a puppy purchased from a breeder is no different than a puppy adopted at a rescue facility. Both dogs have the same capacity to love, learn and become amazing family pets but images of orphan animals looking unhappy, behind bars, can lead to misperceptions of what these animals are really like. A fashion photo shoot allows us to highlight the unique personality of each of these wonderful pets and show off their incredible beauty."
Amy VandenBerg of Chowhound Photography in Encinitas donated her skills to the shoot. Though her website displays a preference for more natural settings, she was up for the high-fashion theme. "Animals are so open and ready to display all of their enthusiasm for life and a fascination with the world around them," said Vandenberg. "I absolutely love capturing a pet's personality for my clients, and it's just as rewarding to be able to capture the personality of an animal waiting for their forever home. It's a chance to let them shine in a photo like they do in real life. Every pet is unique, and showing that uniqueness in a photo can make all the difference when it means winning over a potential adopter."
Haute Couture is a thrill on the runway and the latest fashion trend is always in demand, but the true love of a devoted companion is something that will simply never go out of style. If you are interested in adopting, would like to make a donation, or would like more information, please contact Helen Woodward Animal Center Adoption Department at: 858-756-4117 ext. 313, visitwww.animalcenter.org or stop by at 6461 El Apajo Road in Rancho Santa Fe.
Also, make sure you check out this great video of a previous fashion photo shoot at Helen Woodward Animal Center: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFXp_ICGZCc. You are going to fall in love and just have to have one of HWACs beautiful orphaned pets for your very own!


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The second trailer for Begin Again, from director John Carney (Zonad), focuses more on the musical aspect of the film than its romantic plot between Mark Ruffalo (The Avengers: Age of Ultron) and Keira Knightley (Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit). Though there are notably fewer scenes in the UK trailer - check out the first trailer for comparison - viewers will be treated to a more comprehensive look into of the film's soundtrack.
As Carney's second foray into romantic musical films, Begin Again will be tasked with living up to Once, a film that earned Carney his directorial credibility and an Oscar for Best Original Song. In Begin Again, Carney swaps out a cast of unknowns for a lineup filled with Academy Award nominees, trades Dublin for New York City, and attempts some more movie musical magic.
The UK trailer for Begin Again follows much of the same introduction to its leads: Dan (Ruffalo) is an ex-record producer down on his luck and Greta (Knightley) is an ex-rock star girlfriend venturing out on her own musical career. Inspired by Greta's talent during an open-mic night, Dan hatches a fresh idea of how to launch her career while bringing new life to his own. The pair set off to record an entirely live album in different locations around New York City.
Although it's clear from both versions of the trailer that viewers are in for a romantic musical drama, the UK variant gives more emphasis to the music and a bit less to the finer plot points of the film. If fans of Once were wondering how Begin Again's soundtrack would stack up to its Academy Award-winning predecessor, the UK trailer will provide more insight - and perhaps give hope that it will stack up just fine.
Begin Again may not have the unassuming authenticity of Once, but it does have a laundry list of recognizable names that have found fame in film and music: Hailee Steinfeld (3 Days to Kill), Catherine Keener (Captain Phillips), James Corden (Into the Woods), Adam Levine (American Horror Story), CeeLo Green (Hotel Transylvania), and Mos Def (Dexter).
Whether Ruffalo and Knightly, accompanied by their co-stars, will be able to display a similar honesty in Begin Again and strike a chord with audiences, has yet to be seen.
Begin Again will hit U.S. theaters on July 4th, 2014 and U.K. theaters on July 11th, 2014.
Source: Entertainment One UK


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As it so often happens in life, something starts out one way and ends up in a completely different place… Who would have thought that a region located at one of the richest gold deposits in the world would, about 100 plus years after the gold rush, be renowned for producing some of the best wines in Australia? And who, if you follow the history of many of the wine makers in the region, would have thought that such a diverse set of people could turn Heathcote and its wineries into a place that is now arguably in the top 1 or 2 regions for Australian Shiraz? <read on>
The Wineries of Heathcote resemble indeed a most interesting collection of winemakers. There are those with a traditional wine making background, who have built wealth outside of the wine world and then cashed it in to follow their passion and start their own winery, there are those who simply fell in love with the region and stayed, and also the vineyard owners who began to make wine simply so they could drink the kind of wine they loved! – An exciting new generation of winemakers who have one thing in common: A never-ending love story with their wines and a warm hospitality that is generously extended. Welcome to Heathcote!
Situated at the North of the Great Diving Range, and affectionately called "Shiraz Heaven", this is the region where dedicated winemakers attentively nurture their vineyards to produce, in addition to the signature wines of Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon, the most interesting bottles of Grenache, Viognier, Tempranillo, Sangiovese and Marsanne.
Heathcote boasts over 100 wineries and 30 open cellar doors, and it's well worth taking the time to visit a few of them. Tucked into rolling hills, you will find inviting little boutique wineries and large scenic vineyards with vine stock as far as the eye can see. Some Heathcote wineries offer accommodation, ranging from simply bed and breakfasts to luxury cottages with private pool, while at others you can stop and enjoy a nice meal together with your favourite bottle of wine.
You might want to start with the most southern winery in the Heathcote region. Barfold Estate produces elegant, powerful and complex red wines made from small-berried fruit on low yielding vines with minimal intervention. Craig Aitken, owner of Barfold Estate is a good example of a different but obviously very successful kind of winemaker. Craig spent 37 years as an IT specialist before he and his wife Sandra, now a viticulturalist, turned into winemakers and brought in their first crop in 2002: Barfold Estate 2002 Heathcote Shiraz won three medals including Gold at the Ballarat Wine Show, and their 2003 and 2004 Shiraz wines have been rated at 93 points in James Halliday's Wine Companion.
Your next stop could be Wild Duck Creek Estate (home of the famous Duck Muck), a small family-run winery located about 8km west of Heathcote, alongside the Wild Duck Creek. Ask for their award winning Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon and treat your taste buds to an exceptional experience by having a taste of the Wild Duck Creek rarities from exceptional vintages. As to the origins of Wild Duck Creek Estate? It's very nicely summarized on their website: "Our humble origins date back to 1971, with the purchase of our first Heathcote property for $6,000! Since then, the adventure that is wine-making has brought with it a unique blend of sweat and tears, friendships, humorous tales, bizarre inventions, and of course, breathtaking wines.
Driving further north, you will reach Jasper Hill, another good example of Heathcote's diverse wineries. Established in 1975 by Ron and Elva Laughton, Jasper Hill's wines are exclusively made from estate-grown grapes based on organic and biodynamic principles. To support a greater bio-diversity they use special techniques, among them, inter row mulching and self made organic compost. The result? As vines are grown on un-crafted root-stock and are non-irrigated, the grapes, including Riesling, Grenache, Vioignier and Nebbiolo, bring out the unique flavours and characteristics natural to their variety and terroir. As Robert Parker from the Wine Advocat put it: "Whether it's down to this very special rift of dirt or not, these wines are simply incredible."
And then there is Stefani Estate. Stefano Stefani comes from the rolling hills of Tuscany where his grandfather owned a vineyard and was an avid collector of fine wines. Stefani Estate is a family owned boutique winery that produces elegant wines including an excellent Merlot and a very popular Shiraz. Hand-picked grapes and lots of attention to detail ensure wines that consistently receive high praise. Following more of his Italian tradition, 12 years ago Stefano planted olive groves on 9 hectares of land adjacent to his vineyard and today, a rich Stefani Extra Virgin Olive Oil with intense flavours is on offer.
These are just a few examples of the Heathcote Wineries and their great products. The list could go on and on, but don't take our word for it. Come down to Heathcote, drop into the Heathcote Wine Hub and find out for yourself…


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The hedge fund billionaire William Ackman, who has said he will go to the end of the Earth to destroy Herbalife, saw some success in January as shares of the diet shake seller fell to start the year on news that a U.S. senator together with regulators from Canada to China have taken an interest in the company's business practices. But to kick off February,
Herbalife announced on Monday that its board of directors had increased its share repurchase program to $1.5 billion while launching a $1 billion convertible note offering to help fund its enhanced stock buyback, which the company expects to start right away. The availability under the company's previous buyback authorization had been $653 million.
For months, Herbalife's share repurchase strategy has been the subject of speculation and acrimony. The company had planned to launch an enhanced share buyback effort in the first half of 2013, but the initial effort was derailed after its auditor, KPMG, resigned and pulled three years of audited financials because the auditor's partner in charge of the Herbalife account had engaged in insider-trading. The company hired
In the summer of 2013, Ackman filed a complaint with the Securities & Exchange Commission about George Soros' Soros Fund Management, reportedly out of concern about attempts to orchestrate a short squeeze that revolved around an anticipated leveraged Herbalife share repurchase. Not long after, Ackman restructured his Pershing Square hedge fund's Herbalife short position to protect the hedge fund from an aggressive share repurchase. At the time, Ackman, who says Herbalife is a pyramid scheme, tried to reassure his investors by questioning in a letter to them whether "a bank would be willing to take on the potential underwriter liability associated with a debt issue for Herbalife." Said Ackman to his investors: "If the Company were later deemed to be a pyramid scheme, an underwriter could find itself liable for the face amount of the entire debt issue, as recoveries to creditors of a pyramid scheme are likely to be de minimis."
Now, a few months later, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, HSBC and Morgan Stanley are participating in an Herbalife debt offering designed to finance an Herbalife share repurchase. At the same time, Herbalife increased its fourth-quarter outlook, saying net sales for the last quarter of 2013 probably rose by 19.8% and that fourth quarter adjusted earnings per share will be in the $1.26 to $1.30 range. Shares of Herbalife were trading 4% higher in pre-market trading on Monday.


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The bananas you bought when you left were ready to be bread before your return. I want to bake them for you, large loaves the size of a lap dog, miniature ones you could eat like a summer pear. The clocks in this kitchen make me anxious—their red tongues clicking at my waiting. The noon church bell shaking its head at my wine rituals. The way I pop the cork when I hear what I want to be your keys rattling at the door. Kitchen speckled with the shedding of a cork shoved back into a bottle too many times. I know I can count on these bananas not to leave. I know I can count bananas: three. They start to beg larger, sunken spots but who am I to make them go? The rot of them smells like vinegar and I thank them for making the home seem cleaner for your return. Apples shrivel, counter flowers wilt from the waves of ethylene gas the bananas toss around the kitchen. The stink of the flowers invites flies that I cup in my hands and help into the freezer for later when you come and I can show you how long you were gone. Let them leak into the kitchen as to say It was so long and you should know but it's okay. The butter in the dish looks fine but I wonder if it's suffering. Wonder if I'm just imagining the growing of the bruises on my knees. The knobs of the door seem okay too but I check them just to be sure.
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Author: M. Mariz
Genre: Young Adult Fictions, Science Fiction
Publisher: Marcela Mariz
Format: Paperback, 223 Pages
Release Date: August 4, 2012
Source: Tour Host {JKSCommunications}
Rating: 3.5/5
Tagline(s): ~NONE~
Summary: Fifteen-year-old Albert has just received an invitation that could transform his disappointing life completely – a chance to belong to an advanced and hidden society that only reveals itself to a select few.
Immersed in a new world of mind-boggling technology and intriguing peers, Albert will overcome his fears enough to ignore a few suspicious details. But soon he'll find his family dragged to the center of a scandal that threatens to tear them apart and erase their very identities.
A conflicted Albert must find the strength to challenge authority by relying on his newfound allies and gift for Revelation.
Prepare for adventure, humor and suspense in this fast-paced tale of a "normal" family striving for their place in a "perfect" world.
Goodreads Link: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15833271-the-chosen-of-gaia
Gaia is a perfect world that values the good in people and strives to advance its society. There hasn't been a serious crime in more than 200 years and no ones fears leaving their homes unlocked. The citizens of Gaia are descended from those who once lived in the legendary city of Atlantis. And then there are those very select few from Earth who were Chosen and given the opportunity to live on Gaia. Albert Klein and his family are the most recent to be Chosen to live in this perfect world. But just as there were those in Atlantis that persecuted the mystics, there are those on Gaia who persecute the Chosen.
The Kleins and their neighbors, the Beckers are two Chosen families being targeted by this clan of racial purists. Albert, with the help of his new friends, will need to overcome his fears and embrace his new found gift for Revelation to set things to rights.
The Chosen of Gaia depicts a seemingly perfect world of peace, enlightenment, and advancement. But a pretty exterior can't hide a ugly interior forever. No matter how hard or how long one strives for perfection, it cannot be achieved. As long as hate exists in the hearts of people, peace cannot be gained. This is shown through the racism and prejudice the Raif clan shows toward the Chosen. They see the Chosen as impurities that need to be purged from the Gaian society.
But there are those, like Albert, who strive to be the best they can possibly be and gain strength from the persecution they face, and become unlikely heroes to those who would face the same persecution. Albert was even dubbed "The Clumsy Chosen Hero" after his efforts to stop the Raif clan were made public. It's through people like Albert that even a small amount of peace can be obtained.
The Chosen of Gaia raises questions about the nature and hearts of the human race. Through only one person a civilization can thrive or decay, all depending on what's in their hearts and minds.
I really liked this story and the characters the live within it. I would love to see more from this world, maybe from Ruth's POV, Albert's twin sister. But if this is the end of the Chosen's story, I'm glad that it ended on a happy and hopeful note. The bad guys are punished, friendships are mended, and love brings them all together. It couldn't end in a better way.
About this Author:
M. Mariz is an actress, lawyer and writer with more than 20 plays produced. Her debut novel The Chosen of Gaia (Sept. 28, 2012) was inspired by her own Revelation dream.
Born in Rio de Janeiro and currently living in Southern California, Mariz writes screenplays and novels in both Portuguese and English. The artist has more than 15 years of acting experience, encompassing works in theater, television and movies. She has multiple plays and sketches featured in theaters, including a teenager play that was performed by young Brazilian celebrities all over the country, and has written many other plays for different Brazilian companies to present work-related themes in a funny, entertaining way.
She lives with her husband in Orange, California, where she is constantly developing ideas for new stories to tell.
Twitter: AuthorM_Mariz
Facebook: M. Mariz


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Young Americans
Young Americans is the ninth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 7 March 1975 through RCA Records. The album marked a departure from the glam rock style of Bowie's previous albums, showcasing his interest in soul and R&B music.[5] Bowie would call the album's sound "plastic soul", describing it as "the squashed remains of ethnic music as it survives in the age of Muzak rock, written and sung by a white limey".[6]
|Young Americans
|Studio album by
|7 March 1975[1]
|August 1974 – January 1975
|David Bowie chronology
|Singles from Young Americans
Initial recording sessions took place in Philadelphia with producer Tony Visconti and a variety of musicians, including guitarist Carlos Alomar, who would become one of Bowie's most frequent collaborators, and singer Luther Vandross. Bowie drew influence from the sound of "local dance halls", which were blaring with the "lush strings, sliding hi-hat whispers, and swanky R&B rhythms of Philadelphia Soul".[7] Later sessions took place in New York City, including contributions from John Lennon.
Bowie was among the first English pop musicians of the era to overtly engage with black musical styles. The album was very successful in the US; reaching the Top 10 in the Billboard charts, with the song "Fame" hitting the number-one the same year the album was released.[5] It was generally well received by critics.
Background and recordingEdit
Beginning on 11 August 1974, during breaks in David Bowie's Diamond Dogs Tour, Young Americans was recorded by Tony Visconti primarily at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia. It was agreed early on to record as much of the album as possible live, with the full band playing together, including Bowie's vocals, as a single continuous take for each song. According to Visconti, the album contains "about 85% 'live' David Bowie".[8]
To create a more authentically soulful sound, Bowie brought in musicians from the funk and soul community, including an early-career Luther Vandross and Andy Newmark, drummer of Sly and the Family Stone. It was also Bowie's first time working with Carlos Alomar, leading to a working relationship spanning more than 30 years. Alomar, who had not heard of Bowie before being called in to help with the album, recalled that Bowie was "the whitest man I've ever seen – translucent white" when they met.[9][deprecated source] Alomar said of how the album was put together:
David always does the music first. He'll listen for a while then if he gets a little idea the session stops and he writes something down and we continue. But later on, when the music is established, he'll go home and the next day the lyrics are written. I'd finish the sessions and be sent home and I never heard words and overdubs until the record was released.[9]
The song "Young Americans", which Bowie said was about "the predicament of two newlyweds", took two days to record.[10] David Sanborn, at the time a session musician, is featured on saxophone.[11]
The sessions at Sigma Sound lasted through November 1974.[8] The recording attracted the attention of local fans, who began to wait outside the studio over the span of the sessions. Bowie built up a rapport with these fans, whom he came to refer to as the "Sigma Kids". On the final day of tracking, the Sigma Kids were invited into the studio to listen to rough versions of the new songs.[12]
"Fascination" and "Win" were recorded at Record Plant in New York City in December 1974. Visconti then returned to London to begin mixing the album, while Bowie remained in New York. Unbeknownst to Visconti, Bowie took the opportunity to record with John Lennon in January 1975, with engineer Harry Maslin as co-producer.[13] "Across the Universe" and "Fame" were recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York in January 1975, with contributions by John Lennon. They replaced previously recorded tracks "Who Can I Be Now" and "It's Gonna Be Me", which were later released as bonus tracks on reissues of the album. The guitar riff for "Fame", created by Alomar, was based on an arrangement of his for the song "Foot Stompin'" by the doo-wop band the Flairs.[14] Bowie considered several titles for the album, including Somebody Up There Likes Me, One Damned Song, The Gouster, and Fascination.[10]
For the album cover artwork, Bowie initially wanted to commission Norman Rockwell to create a painting, but retracted the offer when he heard that Rockwell would need at least six months to do the job. The album's cover photo was eventually taken in Los Angeles on August 30, 1974, by Eric Stephen Jacobs. Bowie's apparent inspiration for the cover photograph came from a copy of After Dark magazine which featured another of Jacobs' photographs of Bowie's then choreographer Toni Basil.[15] The cover itself, as well as the cover type was designed in New York at RCA by Craig DeCamps.[16]
Critical receptionEdit
|Professional ratings
|Review scores
|Chicago Tribune
|Christgau's Record Guide
|Encyclopedia of Popular Music
|Rolling Stone
|The Rolling Stone Album Guide
In a contemporary review for the Village Voice, Robert Christgau described the record "an almost total failure" and said "although the amalgam of rock and Philly soul is so thin it's interesting, it overwhelms David's voice, which is even thinner." He nonetheless appreciated Bowie's renewed "generosity of spirit to risk failure" following Diamond Dogs and David Live, which Christgau had found disappointing.[26] Rolling Stone's Jon Landau praised the title-track and thought that "the rest of the album works best when Bowie combines his renewed interest in soul with his knowledge of English pop, rather than opting entirely for one or the other."[27]
In a retrospective review, AllMusic senior critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that Young Americans is "more enjoyable as a stylistic adventure than as a substantive record."[2] Douglas Wolk of Pitchfork regarded it as "distinctly a transitional record," stating: "It doesn't have the mad theatrical scope of Diamond Dogs or the formal audacity of Station to Station; at times, it comes off as an artist trying very hard to demonstrate how unpredictable he is." Nevertheless, Wolk also praised the fact that "while there had already been a handful of disco hits on the pop charts, no other established rock musician had yet tried to do anything similar."[20] Writing for The Mail on Sunday, Dylan Jones called it "a slab of heartbreaking sophisti-soul that might just be the best seduction record ever made."[28][deprecated source]
In 2013, NME ranked the album at No. 175 in its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[29] The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[30]
The album was first released on CD by RCA in 1984, and then by Rykodisc/EMI in 1991, with three bonus tracks. A 1999 rerelease by EMI featured 24-bit digitally remastered sound and no extra tracks. The 2007 reissue, marketed as a "Special Edition," included an accompanying DVD, containing 5.1 surround sound mixes of the album and video footage from the Dick Cavett TV show. In 2016, the album was remastered for the Who Can I Be Now? (1974–1976) box set; the set also includes an earlier, rawer-sounding draft of the album, titled The Gouster.[31] It was released in CD, vinyl, and digital formats, both as part of this compilation and separately.[32]
The 1991 and 2007 reissues featured, as bonus tracks, "Who Can I Be Now?", "John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)", and "It's Gonna Be Me"; the latter was released in an alternate version with strings on the 2007 edition.
The 1991 reissue replaced the original versions of "Win", "Fascination" and "Right" with alternate mixes, but later reissues restored the original mixes. Another outtake, "After Today", appeared on the 1989 box set Sound + Vision, as did the alternate mix of "Fascination".
Track listingEdit
All tracks are written by David Bowie, except where noted.
|Side one
|"Young Americans"
|"Fascination" (Bowie, Luther Vandross)
|Side two
|"Somebody Up There Likes Me"
|"Across the Universe" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
|"Can You Hear Me?"
|"Fame" (Bowie, Carlos Alomar, Lennon)
|Total length:
- Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–8 on CD reissues.
|1991 CD bonus tracks
|"Who Can I Be Now?" (previously unreleased track from 1974)
|"It's Gonna Be Me" (previously unreleased track from 1974)
|"John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)" (single A-side recorded 1974)
|Total length:
|2007 Special Edition bonus tracks
|"John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)" (stereo mix)
|"Who Can I Be Now?" (stereo mix)
|"It's Gonna Be Me" (stereo mix; alternate version with strings)
|"1984" (live on The Dick Cavett Show; DVD only)
|"Young Americans" (live on The Dick Cavett Show; DVD only)
|"Dick Cavett interviews David Bowie" (DVD only[33])
The bonus tracks "After Today", "Who Can I Be Now?" and "It's Gonna Be Me" were outtakes from the 1974 Sigma Sound sessions in Philadelphia.[34]
Adapted from the Young Americans liner notes.[11]
- David Bowie – vocals; guitar; keyboards
- Carlos Alomar – guitars
- Mike Garson – piano
- David Sanborn – saxophone
- Willie Weeks – bass guitar (except on "Across the Universe" and "Fame")
- Andy Newmark – drums (except on "Across the Universe" and "Fame")
- Earl Slick - guitars
Additional musicians
- Larry Washington – conga
- Pablo Rosario – percussion on "Across the Universe" and "Fame"
- Ava Cherry – backing vocals
- Robin Clark – backing vocals
- Luther Vandross – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
- John Lennon – vocals; guitar; backing vocals on "Across the Universe" and "Fame"
- Emir Ksasan – bass guitar on "Across the Universe" and "Fame"
- Dennis Davis – drums on "Across the Universe" and "Fame"
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion on "Across the Universe" and "Fame"
- Jean Fineberg – backing vocals on "Across the Universe" and "Fame"
- Jean Millington – backing vocals on "Across the Universe" and "Fame"
Chart performanceEdit
Weekly chartsEdit
Year-end chartsEdit
|Certified units/sales
|Canada (Music Canada)[45]
|United Kingdom (BPI)[46]
|United States (RIAA)[47]
^shipments figures based on certification alone
- ^ "Young Americans album is 40 today". David Bowie Official Website. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Young Americans – David Bowie". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ Sheffield, Rob. "David Bowie's Essential Albums". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Young Americans is next 40th Anniversary Picture Disc". David Bowie Official Website.
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen. "David Bowie". MTV. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ Smith, Lauren. "David Bowie Starts Recording Young Americans at Stigma Sound". A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ Van Schaik, Lauren. "Today in Music History: Bowie Starts Recording at Sigma Sound". laurenvanschaik.com. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ a b Griffen, Roger (ed.). "Young Americans". Bowie Golden Years. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ^ a b Preston, Andrew. "David Bowie's biggest fans reveal all". Daily Mail. London. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ a b Kamp, Thomas (1985). David Bowie: The Wild-Eyed Boy 1964–1984 (1st ed.). O'Sullivan, Woodside & Co.
- ^ a b Young Americans (CD booklet). David Bowie. RCA Records. 1975.CS1 maint: others (link)
- ^ Buckley, David (2005). Strange Fascination: David Bowie: The Definitive Story. London: Virgin Books. pp. 190–205. ISBN 0-7535-1002-2.
- ^ Visconti, Tony (2007). Tony Visconti: the Autobiography: Bowie, Bolan and the Brooklyn Boy. Harper. pp. 222–224.
- ^ "Bowie Biography". Bowie Zone. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "Young Americans Sessions".
- ^ Craig DeCamps RCA staff designer
- ^ Kot, Greg (10 June 1990). "Bowie's Many Faces Are Profiled On Compact Disc". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "David Bowie: Young Americans". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the '70s. Ticknor and Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "David Bowie". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
- ^ a b Wolk, Douglas (22 January 2015). "David Bowie: Young Americans". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ Grundy, Gareth (May 2007). "David Bowie: Young Americans". Q (250).
- ^ Sheffield, Rob (13 June 2007). "David Bowie: Young Americans". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "David Bowie". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 97–99. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Cavanagh, Dave (May 1991). "Return of the Thin White Duke". Select (11): 89. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ Troussé, Stephen (April 2007). "David Bowie: Young Americans". Uncut (119).
- ^ Christgau, Robert (12 May 1975). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ Landau, Jon (22 May 1975). "Young Americans". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ Jones, Dylan (1 August 2008). "Loving the Alien: Never before seen pictures of David Bowie". Daily Mail. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ NME 500 Greatest Albums 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
- ^ Who Can I Be Now? (1974 – 1976) details Archived 11 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine at davidbowie.com
- ^ Bowie 'Who Can I Be Now' vinyl available separately and competitively priced at superdeluxeedition.com
- ^ Discogs – Young Americans – 2007-03-19th reMastered CD & Multichannel PAL DVD-Video, EMI (0946 3 51258 2 5) Europe
- ^ Nicholas Pegg The complete David Bowie p2006 298 "The Sigma sessions were prodigiously productive: among the outtakes which would not see the light of day for many years were 'It's Hard To Be A Saint in the City', 'After Today', "Who Can I Be Now?', 'It's Gonna Be Me', "
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 23, No. 9" (PHP). RPM. 26 April 1975. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste". infodisc.fr. Archived from the original (PHP) on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2014. Note: user must select 'David BOWIE' from drop-down.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "charts.nz David Bowie – Young Americans" (ASP). Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com David Bowie – Young Americans" (ASP). Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "Swedish Charts 1972–1975/Kvällstoppen – Listresultaten vecka för vecka > Mars 1975 > 25 Mars" (PDF). hitsallertijden.nl (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 January 2014.Note: Kvällstoppen combined sales for albums and singles in the one chart; Young Americans peaked at the number-six on the list in the 4th week of March 1975.
- ^ "David Bowie > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Young Americans > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "Top Pop Albums of 1975". billboard.biz. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – David Bowie – Young Americans". Music Canada. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "British album certifications – David Bowie – Young Americans". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 January 2014. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Young Americans in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "American album certifications – David Bowie – Young Americans". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 31 January 2014. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
External linksEdit
- Young Americans (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed)
- Young Americans at Discogs (list of releases)


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Sleeps 6 (2 Double bedrooms & 1 twin bedroom – 2 singles)
This tardis of a cottage sits on the North East Riverbank of the River Thurne towards Martham. Lots of main river frontage here for fishing and a large shed with fishermans bait fridge.Book Online
This tardis of a cottage sits on the North East Riverbank of the River Thurne towards Martham. Lots of main river frontage here for fishing and a large shed with fishermans bait fridge. This house is never-ending, when you step inside lots of space for the whole family with a large kitchen in the heart of the house. Perfect for a peaceful relaxing break. Super comfortable inside and a home from home.
There is no vehicle access to this property, there is approximately a 15 min walk to car parking area from the cottage. It's is plot number 85A.
Walking distance (approx 15 mins) from property to local shop, fish & chip shop and local pub. Great Yarmouth is only 13 miles and the historic city of Norwich 19 miles in the other direction.
Derek the Dory or Freddy Fishing boat are available to hire with your property for the week to help with transport to and from the cottage (subject to availability).
Parents please note there is unfenced river frontage here, please be careful with young children. One well behaved pet welcome here. This property has a £1 electricity meter – electricty is not included in your holiday cost.
STRICTLY a no smoking property. Smokers are allowed to smoke outside but not inside the house.
Please note the owners boat is stored in the dyke, however this is not for customers' use. There is still plenty of main river frontage for fishing and mooring a boat if you hire one.
- £1 Electricty Meter
- 2 Double Bedrooms
- 1 Twin Bedroom (2 singles)
- Fully fitted kitchen
- Microwave
- Toaster
- Iron & board
- Washing Machine
- Open plan lounge/dining
- TV/Freeview
- DVD/Video player
- Free Wifi
- Bathroom with bath
- Separate shower room
- Night storage heating throughout
- Garden furniture for 6
- Bait Fridge & large storage shed
- Bed linen provided
- Parking for 1 vehicle is included
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Had a wonderful holiday staying in Melrose. We hired a day boat for the week and together with my parents -age 86 and 91 we had some lovely trips and picnics, and of course a few visits to local pubs for excellent meals. Cottage is beautifully spacious yet cosy at the same time! Booked already for next year! My Dad loved the fishing from the garden.
Superb Bungalow, very spacious, well equipped with everything you need, found an added bonus of large Fridge freezer in hallway cupboard, just right for stocking up for our two week break. Had a great Hols nice and relaxing and good fishing.
Would defo stay again....in fact have booked for next year already!!
Great place to stay, only giving 4 stars for lack of information about the place when we arrived,i.e. that there is a larger fridge in the cupboard next to the bedrooms! Found this out on our second day after we already been food/drink shopping, trying to cram everything in the small kitchen one! But overall nice place to stay, glad we had a boat for the week to which made the trips even better. Shame there isn't a vistors book to fill in as I like to read others thoughts too. We will be booking with Riverside again in the future, place was nice and clean too (apart from the windows, they were very dirty ((
What a wonderful place to stay, so relaxing lots of wildlife, beautiful weather, what more could you ask for. Thank you very much we will certainly be back. xx
Lovely bungalow with lots of room. Thank you for thinking of the all the little extras, milk and biscuits on arrival were great. We ahve stayed in many of the riverside proeprties at Potter over the last 50 years and this is certainly the most beautifully appointed. hopefully see you again next year. xx
Had a brilliant time, husband love the fishing. Weather good, bungalow excellent. Hope to return. xxx
Beautiful bungalow, very spaceous and well equipped with everyting you need. Had a lovely relaxing holiday with nice weather and good fishing. Thank you so much and hope to be back soon. xx
Beautiful place with everything you need, beautiful weather and very good fishing. Will certainly be back thank you. xx


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I met the start of the work week with the news that another review for The Fugue has appeared, this time in Alternating Current/The Coil. This review is generous and humbling, with the reviewer, Al Kratz, paying some of the most careful attention any reviewer has paid to the narrative.
[The] qualities that made the read challenging are also why it was ambitious, realistic, and ultimately, a success. There are no easy answers. There is no easy way to tell the story.
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Zoorama: Week 18, Common Frog
30 April 2007See All Files From This Podcast
This week's recording is the croaking of several Common frogs during mating season. It was recorded by a garden pond at eleven thirty at night on the third of June 1989 in Warwickshire, England.
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Authorities say a joyrider sneaked off with an empty New York City bus and took it on an hours-long adventure from the Bronx to Queens and back.
Police said Wednesday they're searching for a suspect in Sunday's brazen heist, which was starting to gain attention after the Christmas holiday.
Police said the bus was stolen around 7:40 p.m. Sunday near the Crossings Mall in the Bronx.
GPS data shows it went to Queens before it was found a few blocks away around 4 a.m. Monday, more than eight hours later.
Police say the MTA didn't report the bus stolen until after it was already found.
The MTA declined to comment, citing the ongoing police investigation.