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"To Be Buried in Grimsby" by Avrom Saltman
While the Jewish community in neighbouring Hull, on the opposite bank of the river Humber, reaches back to the late eighteenth century, only a handful of Jews were to be found in Grimsby as late as 1870. They were later to be called the "English Jews", who were swamped by the tide of immigration from Eastern Europe in the 1880's and 90's.
The first recorded Jewish settler in Grimsby was Victor Abrahams, born in 1810 near Posen, Prussia. He came to England as a young man and took up his abode in Grimsby at some time in the 1840's. For a number of years his was the only Jewish family in the town and he crossed over to Hull regularly to attend synagogue services on the Festivals. In order to eat meat, he was obliged to engage a shochet at his own expense. Little wonder that he was ambitious to found a Jewish community in Grimsby. This was achieved in the 60's. Abrahams, his relatives and friends made up the dominant "English" element in the community. Victor Abrahams lived to see his son Moses a town-councilor in Grimsby, while remaining active in Jewish communal life. Victor died in 1895 and Moses went on to become the first Jewish mayor of Grimsby in 1901.
The English Jews, most of whom had been only a generation in England, would speak somewhat disparagingly of the "foreign" Jews, with a mixture of pity and contempt. For their part, the foreigners were jealous of their better established brethren, who appeared to them more English than Jewish, and despised them for their ignorance of Yiddishkeit. The Litvacks were the first foreigners to arrive, e.g. the Kalsons and the Saltmans, followed by the "Austrians", really Galicians from Austrian Poland and the "Russians", generally Volhynians or Ukrainians, like my mother's family. All these diverse groups, which did not agree amongst themselves, gave rise to repeated communal schisms, reported at some length in the Jewish press. By 1883 there were some thirty Jewish families in Grimsby. At its height, say from 1900 to 1920, the community consisted of some 500 souls. It still exists (1997), although very much decayed.
According to the 1881 Census, Zelig and Hossel Saltman inhabited a tenement at Allington House, 32 Bath Street, in a slummy area near the docks. Other occupants of the house were rope-spinners, rivetters, a washerwoman, a general housemaid and a labourer. In the census of that year, Zelig (widower, 60) and Hossel (unmarried, 20) were described as glaziers, their place of birth Poland, with the added particular (untrue) that both were naturalized British subjects. The family name is given as Soltman, although as we have seen the prevalent spelling Saltman had been adopted in the 1875 and 1876 records.
Their nearest Jewish neighbours lived at 22 Bath Street, and they had previously been neighbours in Lithuania. The Kailsons, as they were then known, still live in Grimsby under the name Kalson. Some of them lived in Shaki (also in the Government of Suvalk and within walking distance of Krüky). Then they were called Keilsohn and under that name figure among the Prenumeranten. Miss Rose Kalson ( to whom I am indebted for much information both officially as hon. sec. of the Grimsby Hebrew Burial Board and in her private capacity) tells me she was a close friend of Shmulitzig Saltman's daughters and that my mother ("a very pretty girl") gave her piano lessons. In 1881 her grandfather, Calman Kailson, a glazier aged 22, lived with his wife and two small children (born in Grimsby) a cousin and two lodgers, all three of them glaziers, and Nathan Levy, described variously as a Reverend Gentleman or priest, aged 28. He was probably a shochet ( ritual slaughterer).
These glaziers, Saltman, Kailson etc., were really hawkers who travelled in glass over the surrounding countryside, returning home for the Sabbath. Needless to say, it was an extremely hard life. The Jewish glaziers had to face a certain amount of discrimination or anti-semitism, even if trivial in comparison with what they had undergone in the Russian Empire. According to a letter in the "Jewish Chronicle" of October 20, 1875, a glazier with his own premises did not require a license to trade, but Jewish glaziers were being fined for hawking with glass without a license. Wolf Friedman, a Grimsby glazier, was persecuted for two years by a couple of youths who would lie in wait for him and hit him in the face when he had his glass in his hands. In August 1892 he took them to court and they were fined two guineas each after pleading guilty to assault.
While the Kailsons remained loyal to the occupation of glaziery, eventually achieving the largest business of its kind in Lincolnshire, Hossel Saltman turned to the allied trade of picture-framing, in which he set up shop, leaving Zelig to continue as before. Hossel was soon employing two or three workmen, more recent immigrants. He also received a more problematic reinforcement in the person of his brother Shmulitzig. In those times working hours were long, especially if there was any work to be had. An order would be completed shortly before midnight and my grandfather would tell one of the workmen to deliver the goods at the other end of the town. "Gib a spann", he would urge him on ( "Step around the corner"). Subsequently this became a family expression.
My great-grandfather's settlement in Grimsby and my grandfather's successful career - probably greatly magnified at a distance - encouraged other members of the family to take the plunge and come to England. These included two more of Zelig's children, Pearl ( "Perkie") and Samuel Isaac ("Shmulitzig").
It is quite possible that they came over with Selina, but my first knowledge of their presence in Grimsby is derived from the public records. Perkie's marriage certificate is dated March 8, 1885 and Shmulitzig figures in the 1891 Census as a lodger in my grandfather's house. His own marriage certificate is dated September 14, 1891. My first task is to try and determine when they were born. As usual, the evidence is inconclusive and contradictory, suggesting that either or both of them were born either in 1863 or 1868. As they were not twins, they could hardly have been born in 1863 or 1868. According to her marriage certificate, Perkie would have been born in 1863, but when she died in 1931, her age was given as a 63. Contrarywise, when Shmulitzig died in 1949 his age was given in his death certificate as 86 and in the announcement in the "Jewish Chronicle" as 85 giving the date of birth as approximately 1863. In the marriage certificate his age is put down as 23, pointing to 1868 as the year of his birth. In the 1891 Census he is made to be even younger - his age was given as 21, which could bring forward the date of his birth to 1870, which would mean he was 78 or 79 when he died. I think that in both cases the marriage particulars seem to be more reasonable and reliable, so assuming Perkie to be the older of the two, we will deal first with her and her descendants.
On her marriage certificate her forename is given as Rebecca. Elsewhere she is invariably called Pearl, or in Yiddish Perel Rochel. The inauthentic Rebecca must be rejected out of hand. In any case her mother's name was Rebecca, which was also the name of one of her daughters. Ashkenazi Jewish custom strictly forbids a child to be named after a living parent. Furthermore the marriage certificate is self-contradictory. She signed the marriage register in Hebrew characters. The copyist at the General Register Office made a valiant effort to transcribe this signature, unjustifiably described as a "Hebrew mark". Although the result is gibberish, it is possible to make out something approximating to Perell and Saltman, with a squiggle in the middle presumably representing Rochel. Her address was given as Strand Street (in which the Synagogue was then situated, and old haunt of my grandfather's). It is likely she was keeping house for Zelig, still described as a "traveller", although one would have thought by then he was getting too old for the roads. Zelig must have been pleased to attend his daughter's wedding and doubtless the youth of Grimsby received an extra ration of sugar to commemorate the occasion. Perhaps for his sake, it was arranged to take place on Sunday, a very unusual day for a wedding in 19th century Anglo-Jewry, so that he could set out on his travels the next morning. Surprisingly, this was the only Saltman wedding ever to be held in Grimsby. It was solemnized by the Rev. Goldstein and the witnesses where Moses Abrahams (the future mayor) and Harris Altman. The latter appears frequently in the Grimsby records and I must confess at one time caused me a great deal of trouble as I thought it was a misprint for Harris Saltman. This error may be named "the egoistic fallacy", a danger present in all forms of historical research.
The bridegroom, Mendel Hitner, (died 1905) is a shadowy figure and I have been unable to find out anything much about him. At 24, he was two years older than Perkie. He is described as a picture framer and I expect he was working for my grandfather. His father, Jacob Louis Hitner is the only farmer to appear in these records. Where or what he farmed is unknown to me. It is not without significance that this was a "mixed marriage", the Hitners being "Austrians" (Galitzianers). Mendel had a cousin in Grimsby, Joseph Hitner, a prosperous furniture and antique dealer, and a close friend of my Rosenberg grandfather (who was also in the furniture business). Joseph who died in 1914, was learned and excitable, but not a schismatic like my Saltman grandfather. He was particularly active in the Burial Society and Zionism. In the next generation, one of my mother's oldest friends was Naomi Gersten, Joseph's daughter. They went to school together. My mother and Miss Kalson were unaware of any relationship between Mendel and Joseph, and it was Naomi who informed me of this in October 1983, shortly before she died. She also confirmed that Mendel's father was indeed a farmer. Perkie and Mendel went on to have at least ten children, this being Mendel's most successful activity, four of whom died in infancy. His picture framing was probably inadequate to support a growing family, so Perkie opened a small grocery shop in Victor Street. She was known to be extremely froom and was doubtless patronized by the more Orthodox elements, I hope also by the Saltmans and Hitners. I believe my mother was also sent to buy provisions from her, but did not take to her.
Finding business unprofitable and having attained a sufficiency of Jewish learning in Lithuania, as we have seen, he became the Shammos or beadle of the Grimsby synagogue. Named after Sir Moses Montefiore, this building had been opened for worship in December 1888. It is described in the "Jewish Chronicle" as an edifice of Byzantine character, having a bright and attractive appearance, capable of accommodating three hundred worshipers. Out of loyalty to the town of my fathers (and mothers), I feel I ought to expatiate on the unique distinctiveness of the Grimsby Synagogue. Just look at how the great writer Agnon idolized out of all recognition Buczacz, that miserable Galician backwater, as the very fountainhead of Jewish glory, and yet I am convinced that Grimsby far outshone Buczacz in all respects (except that unaccountably, it did not produce an Agnon). In my time I have visited hundreds of synagogues of all shapes and sizes, and in all humility I claim for Grimsby the distinction of possessing the ugliest Synagogue in the British Isles. Its nearest competitor is Chatham, falling short by some considerable distance. I am disgusted that the lake Nicholas Pevsner (whom I knew slightly when I was teaching at Birkbeck College) failed to mention this remarkable edifice in his otherwise exemplary volume on the Buildings of Lincolnshire, but after all what can you expect from a Meshummod ?
This is hardly the place to particularize the activities and duties of a Shammos, which I take it Shmulitzig carried out with commendable efficiency. All I can say is that if the rewards or perquisites of the position were at all commensurate with its burdens, he would probably not have got the job. I would be greatly surprised if his wages, tips and windfalls could ever have exceeded fifteen shillings a week. Still, it could hardly have been a full-time occupation, and he probably never entirely gave up the picture-framing. If I may be permitted a personal note - as a boy I never had the slightest inclination to be a glazier, picture-framer or even a credit-draper, but would have given the world to be a Shammos or at least the captain of the South Shields ferry
Miss Rose Kalson of Grimsby replied to my queries about the Saltmans of Grimsby in a letter dated March 5, 1980. She appeared to be unaware of the existence of my grandfather and his family who had left Grimsby just before the turn of the century, and assumed that I was a descendant of Shmulitzig. "I knew the Saltmans well when I was a young girl. Samuel the father (he was the beadle) and his family -Leslie (Lomley), Manny, Jack, who was killed in the first war and the girls, I think Dinah, Rosie, Lena. I think there was another whose name I can't remember. Lena spent a lot of time at my home - I remember her coming the day she learned Jack had been killed and my mother trying to comfort her. The family moved to Manchester but the father Samuel and Leslie always wanted to come back to Grimsby to be buried".
In the "Jewish Chronicle" of 7 October 1887, the results were announced of the Grimsby synagogue elections held on 25 September. The following were elected. President: Moss Berman; Treasurer and auditor (!):Benjamin Cohen; Secretary: Selig Saltman. Committee members were S. Starfield, J. Susman, L. Malson, H. Grant, J. Cantor and S. Green.
Surely, we have at least a minimal justification for dubbing Zelig "a veteran, community worker". It was not just epigraphic shmooze, or as my father would have said, "soft soap". It will furthermore be agreed that a secretary, unlike the others, must be able to read and write, so this appointment provides badly needed evidence for my great-grandfather's achievements in the Liberal Arts.
There was, however, an unexpected sequel. A week later the "Jewish Chronicle" published a firm denial on behalf of S. Bennet (usually Bennett), President of the Grimsby congregation. No synagogue elections had been held on 25 September, but they would take place on Sunday next, (16 October 1887).
Was the earlier announcement a hoax? Mr. Bennet did not make such a claim. It is more probable that the elections of 25 September (by the way, no report was never published of the 16 October elections) signalized the formation of one of a series of dissident or schismatic congregations, which appeared in Grimsby between 1880 and 1900, embodying a compound of personal rivalries and solicitude for hard-line Orthodoxy. In the twentieth century the now-defunct Hamilton Street Beth Hamedrash must have served as a safety-valve or lightning-conductor and much more harmony prevailed in the community, moving inexorably towards indifferentism and decay.
The late nineteenth century dissidents would have been described by the community at large as "a running sore on the Grimsby Hebrew body politic". My own opinion, for what it is worth, is that opposition and even schism are at least a sign of vitality, but these views of mine, are doubtless based on inherited characteristics. I am proud to claim that the Saltmans have always been against the government, whatever form it may take.
Copyright © 2000 - Avrom Saltman
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My little sister was married about three weeks ago (isn't she lovely?). That takes all five Kindlespire sisters officially off the market.
As I was helping hang decorations and prepare the festivities for her big day I was struck with a thought that I wanted to share with her, but I wasn't sure if I could articulate it well at the time. The thought essentially was this: I hope this is not the best day of your life.
Now that I've had time to think about it, I want to address this post to her.
Little girls dream about their wedding and imagine it will be the most beautiful and most meaningful day they've ever experienced. We often hear people talk about it as The Best Day of My Life. But I don't think that's right. Your wedding day should be just the beginning.
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My dad spoke for a few minutes at the wedding luncheon. He said the same thing at each of my sisters' weddings. And maybe at ours, too, I don't really remember. Essentially he said, "You feel joyful now, and we all feel joyful for you. But it only gets better from here, if you work hard to make that happen."
I hope your wedding day is not the best day of your life. It's exhausting and emotional and beautiful all at once. But this day, though amazing, should not be the most important. Everything is not downhill from here. Jason and I had a beautiful wedding day. But now, 14 years later, it is completely overshadowed by so many other days.
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This may sound weird, but the day our adoption failed. That day I could hardly speak. I cried for hours. And my sweet husband was there with me, throughout all of those hours. He held me and we cried. It's one of the moments I felt closest to him in our whole marriage. Devastating times will happen and they can bring you closer than ever.
The day Elijah's adoption was finalized. After such a long journey, we were overjoyed to finally have our baby.
Even small acts of love, in the middle of busy young-family life overshadow my wedding day now. The habit we have of talking for an hour or so each night before bed. Stolen kisses in the pantry and the fact that we're not fooling our kids at all. They know Jason and I "love to smooch". Long car rides full of dreaming and planning new adventures. Misunderstandings and hurt feelings washed away by a deeper commitment to communicate more clearly. Sacrifices large and small. Vacations both as a family and just the two of us. Encouragement in the midst of stress and doubt. Worshipping and learning and growing together. Those accumulated small moments add up to be much more significant than one single day ever could.
Over time you'll look back and find that this very important day has paled. You might not remember every single detail anymore. Your mind will be full of other days. Days that are sacred and beautiful, heartbreaking and joyful and that make up your life together. Those collected days will come to mean more to you than your wedding day.
And that's just how it should be.
Today Jason and I are celebrating 14 years (!?) of marriage, and it just keeps getting better.


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The day started with smiles, hugs, and laughter as delegates and speakers met in the entrance and exhibition hall. ELT Ireland should be so proud of what they have achieved; their dream of building a buzzing network for ELT practitioners in Ireland has come true. All of their hard work has paid off and I only wish I'd filmed the excitement of old friends meeting and new friends in the making. It truly was such a successful day and we have another day to look forward to tomorrow.
For me, witnessing the build up of the buzz this morning only put me at ease and made me look forward to my talk. Today I spoke about making pronunciation fun and I've shared the presentation slides below. Most of the games I spoke about are available to download here on this website and over the coming week I'll be adding more resources. Thank you so much to everyone who came to my talk today and I hope you got something out of it.


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Global powerbrokers focus on food and water scarcity
The man from the United Nations is not sugar-coating the threat he says the world faces as a result of future food, water and energy shortages.
"We know clearly that inequalities around food, water and energy wealth do create wars," says David Nabarro, UN special representative on food security and nutrition.
"They may not always be the direct trigger... but unless they can be dealt with, the future for all of us is going to be very difficult."
Mr Nabarro is speaking at a conference of the world's great and the good in Oxford.
Held in the rarefied environment of Oxford University's Examination Schools building, you know you are at a high-profile event when former US President Bill Clinton walks past surrounded by his security agents.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame is also here with his protection team, as are Nobel prize-winning economists, and bosses of some of the world's largest food companies, including Nestle and Coca-Cola.
The Resource 2012 forum has also attracted investment fund chiefs from around the world who, according to the event's organisers at Oxford University, control a combined $5 trillion (£3.2tn).
Sir David King, director of Oxford University's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, and co-director of the event, used his opening address to tell the 250 delegates that Resource 2012 was definitely aiming to be "Davos-style".
This is in reference to the meeting of the World Economic Forum held every January in the Swiss ski resort of that name, which attracts the same demographic of world leaders.
Financial incentives
Resource 2012 starts with the commonly agreed estimate that the world's population will increase from the current seven billion people to nine billion by 2050, and that this will put significant pressure on food, water and energy supplies.
With a number of discussions being held over two days, it aims to explore the best ways to tackle future resource scarcity.
In a discussion about future energy supplies, Nobel prize-winning economist Prof Amartya Sen says governments still had to do more to encourage companies to invest in renewable energy.
"I think the main thing to look at is how the financial incentives can be changed to the direction we would like them to be changed," he says.
"The way to make the financial sector [move more towards renewables] is not moral exhortation, but to increase the financial incentives."
For Mr Nabarro, he says that while governments were focusing more on the problem of resource scarcity, they still need businesses to help them tackle the issue because of the short-termism inherent in modern democracy - politicians chasing votes every five years or so.
He explains: "We are beginning to see political organisations putting equity and access to food at the centre of political discourse, alongside terrorism and the global financial markets.
"But politicians cannot do it on their own - their electorates won't let them."
'Resource optimisation'
Paul Kagame leads one of Africa's smallest countries. Landlocked Rwanda also has the continent's second highest population density.
The Rwandan president tells Resource 2012 that countries have to work together to develop the specialisms to make agriculture more productive.
"It is clear that rising global demand and competition for the key but finite resources of water, energy and food cannot be ignored," he says.
"It is estimated that by 2030 the world will need 40% more fresh water, and 50% more food and energy. This increase is partly due to expanding population, and increased urbanisation and prosperity.
"In light of this, the world has to figure out how to optimise such vital resources, and also to search for new ones."
Biofuel problem
Among the food company bosses present, Nestle chairman Peter Brabeck-Letmathe is highly critical of the rise in the production of bio-diesel, citing the pressure this puts on food supplies by using up land and water that would otherwise have been used to grow crops for consumption.
"I'm not pessimistic, I am just saying that we will have to adapt," he tells the BBC before addressing his fellow delegates.
"The time of cheap food prices is over. We are now in a new world with a completely different level of food prices, and with high volatility, because of the direct link with fuel."
Mr Brabeck-Letmathe says this was an issue for governments to resolve, saying they should cut biofuel subsidies.
"Biofuels are only feasible because of the high subsidies they receive - $25bn so far. If you used this money to feed people, then perhaps you would have less than one million people going hungry."
As the discussions continue, it is apparent that none of the delegates are complacent about the scale of the problem of future resource scarcity. Agreement on the solutions, however, could be harder to come by.


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Lagos Begins Demolition of Shanties in Obalende
The Lagos State Government, Saturday, started the demolition of illegal structures and shanties in Obalende.
The government has served another 48 hours 'Abatement Notice', Tuesday, 25th to Thursday, 27th of July, 2017, to all owners of illegal structures and shanties including containerised shops around Obalende to remove them immediately or face demolition and prosecution.
Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force Superintendent of Police, Olayinka Egbeyemi disclosed that the illegal structures and shanties including containerised shops were directly constructed right on water channels thereby, blocking free flow of water through drainage and canals around Obalende with resultant floods whenever it rains.
He had disclosed that the initial 6-month notice from the government expired recently but the law permitted this new 48 hours 'Abatement Notice' to be served before any demolition.
The Chairman stated that perennial flooding experiencing in some parts of the State were not natural but a 'Man-Made Disaster' due to carelessness of residents who are fond of dumping refuse and used tyres into both secondary / primary water channels (canals and drainages).


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E3 2016 Latest Update: Pokemon GO Plus Releases July, Possibly Pokemon GO Too
It seems we only have to wait several weeks until Pokemon GO launches in the market.
Nintendo Treehouse Live's second day E3 2016 presentation was a Q&A panel that included video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and president and CEO of the Pokemon Company Tsunekazu Ishihara. During the session, Miyamoto had shared additional details on the upcoming augmented-reality game Pokemon GO, and sort of teased the game's release.
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Miyamoto announced that the optional Pokemon GO Plus device will release by the end of July and will cost $34.99. He even showed how the wearable device works. The Pokemon GO Plus has a Bluetooth feature that allows players to search and catch Pokemon even when they are not carrying their phones.
Comicbook wrote that the device will "keep players moving" and will let them enjoy their Pokemon GO adventures without keeping their eyes on their smartphones. The device is strapped on the player's wrist and will flash green and vibrate when a Pokemon is nearby. Pokemon GO Plus will either show a rainbow light if the Pokemon is captured or a red one if it escaped.
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According to Tech Times, by confirming the release date of Pokemon GO Plus, Miyamoto hinted the possible release of the Pokemon GO mobile game being developed by Niantic Labs. The Pokemon Company's Tsunekazu Ishihara's words further teased the probability of a July release when he commented through a translator:
"Mr. Miyamoto, I think you just announced the release date of the Go Plus device ... and, obviously that means we've gotta have the application out there ahead of time," said Ishihara. "So, we're going to have to work hard to get it ready for everyone."
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The E3 2016 Q&A panel composed of The Pokemon Company, Nintendo, and Niantic developers also revealed more info on the upcoming Pokemon GO such as the Pokemon that is harder to catch, the different way that a Pokemon evolve, and a future tie-in with Pokemon Sun and Moon for 3DS.
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So you've decided to try nudism for the first time…
Now what do you do? Whatever you decide, it has to be appropriate and legal, which usually rules out just stripping off in the middle of your street!
So here are a couple of suggestions.
If you're sure that you'll like the nudist life, and you're prepared to make the commitment without a second thought, you can join a nudist club or book your first nudist vacation and jump straight into the nudist lifestyle.
But what if you're a little more hesitant? After all, who can blame you? Going nudist for the first time is a big step for a lot of people.
Maybe you just want to dip your toe in the water, without making too much of a commitment at first, so that should you decide that you don't like it you can back out, immediately if you feel like it, without losing anything.
Does that sound like you? In that case you have two options.
1. To try a free open day at a nudist site.
2. To try a free nude beach.
Of the two options, number one is preferable for the following reasons.
Firstly, you will be in a controlled environment, where club rules ensure that standards of hygeine and behaviour are observed. The area will be well-screened for privacy and there will be at least basic amenities. Importantly, you will find that because the members will be keen to attract new members they will be friendly, open and welcoming.
The problem is that nudist club open days are not common, and if one occurs it might be hundreds of miles away. Also, it will be arranged for a particular day and date, which, even if you can make it may be cold and rainy and not really "nudist friendly." Nevertheless they do occur from time to time. Try a regular internet sweep for "naturist club open day" or something similar and see what comes up. Don't hold your breath though!
Try a nudist beach
A more realistic option would be to try a free nudist beach, or lake, or swimming hole.
If you go for a nudist beach, the first and best bit of advice I can offer is to make sure that it's an "official", (i.e sanctioned by the authorities) nude beach. Or perhaps just a section of the beach, because whilst some beaches are all nude, other, larger beaches may only allow nudity in certain well-marked designated areas. Unless you know what you're doing, using anything other than an official nude beach can result in some embarrassing attention from the law!
Some of the pro's of using a free nudist beach are:
·1 There will usually be at least one on the nearest coast to you.
·2 They are free.
·3 You can visit whenever you want for as long as you like, and then leave whenever you wish.
Some of the "cons" are:
·4 They are largely unregulated. You may come across bad, offensive or inappropriate behaviour.
·5 They are rarely screened off and are accessible to the general public. You may suffer from gawkers, voyeurs, outraged non-nudists (even on official beaches) and similar menaces. Also watch out for the hidden camera sneak who films in secret then plasters his seedy little videos all over the internet. (Tip. To frustrate this shabby individual, place a large beach-bag at your feet when lying down. It prevents him from getting his favourite shot.)
·6 It may be difficult to make friends with other beach users. (Tip: If this is a worry for you and you are looking for nudist friends try RealnudistFriends.com . Even if you don't want to sign up for free you can leave a message on one of the free forums.)
·7 Many of them are difficult to access and have no amenities whatsoever.
It may seem that the cons outweigh the pros, and nude beaches are places best avoided, but I've pointed out the potential problems for completeness only. You'll rarely encounter all of the cons on a beach visit, and most often it will be trouble free. Just do your homework at places like www. nudistbeaches.info, peruse the beach reports and user reviews, then make your choice.
It's the easiest, trouble-free and cheapest way of taking your first nudist steps.
Enjoy them. I guarantee they won't be your last!


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The Marvel Comics adaptation has opened to extremely poor critical notices.
Director Josh Trank has taken action to distance himself from the critically derided reboot of Fantastic Four, appearing to claim that the studio, 20th Century Fox, was at fault for interfering with his "fantastic" vision of the movie.
The movie, which is the third such attempt to launch a big screen franchise out of the Marvel Comics tale, has been roundly panned by reviewers in the last couple of days since its August 4th premiere. Starring Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell, Michael B. Jordan and Toby Kebbell, it currently holds a 9% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, making it the worst reviewed superhero movie of 2015 thusfar.
Toby Kebbell stars as the villain in the new 'Fantastic Four' movie
Continue reading: Director Josh Trank Says Studio Is At Fault For Poor Reviews Of 'Fantastic Four'
Owen Judge - New York premiere of 'Fantastic Four' at Williamsburg Cinemas - Red Carpet Arrivals at Williamsburg Cinema - New York City, United States - Tuesday 4th August 2015
Toby Kebbell is the chosen one for The Fantastic Four - but will it work?
As we predicted a couple of weeks back now, British actor Toby Kebbell will play villain Victor von Doom, aka Doctor Doom, in Fox's Fantastic Four reboot. The role was being chased by a number of rising stars including Jack Huston, Domhnall Gleeson and Sam Riley though the studio has plumped for arguably the least known of the contenders, according to Variety.
Toby Kebbell Will Play Doctor Doom in 'The Fantastic Four'
The casting of Kebbell completes a fresh looking cast for the new movie, with Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell forming the herpic quartet. The movie starts shooting in the Spring.
Continue reading: Toby Kebbell To Play Doctor Doom In 'Fantastic Four' - But Who Is He?
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"Although currently recommender systems are mostly used for finding things, such as books and CDs, Resnick thinks that one promising application may be recommending people. You could use recommender systems to find the right consultant or colleague - or even a potential mate."Most people sharing a learning goal in 43 Things aren't necessarily looking for people to collaborate with (although there is functionality to form explicit groups to pursue a goal together). It could be used as a sort of recommender system for finding people ("I'm looking for people sharing my goals"), but it looks to me like it's being used more as a recommender system for things you might like to do or learn. The network that emerges around a goal does loosely connect people to each other, but that may not be as valuable as the connections between the artifacts themselves: the entries outlining what their experiences have been in pursuing the same goal, why they decided to pursue it, what they hope to accomplish, how the learning helped them, pitfalls to avoid, etc.
Perhaps it's more important as a way of finding content (advice, resources, opinions, possible applications) than as a way to find like-minded people. The primary "pivot" is the goal itself, with the people associated with each goal as secondary pivots. It is interesting to find out what other goals someone is pursuing besides the one you share with them -- that function is more exploratory than the process of figuring out if you want to pursue a specific goal.


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The competition to be judged in October is to make a Balm Pot
Click the button below for a download of the details and technical drawing.
Judging will take place at the October club meeting (09/10/19).
The competition to be judged in August is to turn a letter opener.
Click the button below for a download of the details and technical drawing.
Judging will take place at the April club meeting (14/08/19).
The competition to be judged in June is to a rice bowl with a contrasting foot
Click the button below for a download of the details and technical drawing.
Judging will take place at the June club meeting (12/06/19).
As promised after my rather quick demo at the end of the AGM, I have included a few links to videos on the correct use of the Robert Sorby Pro Edge.
Remember, The Pro Edge system MUST be used for sharpening the club tools. If you have your own HSS tools, then you can use any of the 3 sharpening systems but you should not use the CBN wheels for carbon steel as this damages and clogs the wheels.
If you have any questions, just ask.
Hi Everyone,
1.The annual AGM took place on Wednesday evening, your new Committee for 2019 are:
- Chairman – Tony Stubbins
- Vice Chairman – Ian Ethell
- Secretary – Barbara Rundle
- Treasurer – David Routledge
- Events Secretary – Derek Henderson
- Committee members –
- Colin Oakhill
- Bill Percival
- Ben Wild
- Nick Winfield
- Brian Deakin
- Honorary President – Vic Taft.
2. 'Hands on' Days – Thursday 28th March & Tuesday 2nd April 9.30 to 3.30.
3. 'Hands on' Evenings – Thursday 21st March & Thursday 4th April – 6-9pm
4. 'Open House' Wednesday 20th March 1.30 to 4.30 ( no turning)
5. Competition for April – Mini Bird box
6. Next months demonstrator will be Steve Heeley.
7. Flyer from Craft Supplies/Turners Retreat, below, which you might find of interest.
The competition to be judged in April is to turn a mini bird box.
Click the button below for a download of the details and technical drawing.
Judging will take place at the April club meeting (10/04/19).
Brian lives in Oadby, Leicester and has been turning professionally for about 7 years, specialising in making tools and handles, often to renovate old and often abandoned tools. He very kindly made available a printed page describing his demonstration which saved me a great deal of note taking !
For this evening's demonstration Brian made a handle for a brand new 3/8" spindle gouge. The equipment needed for the project was listed as :-
- Wood blank (2" * 2" * 14")
- Scrolling 4 jaw chuck with jaws to suit the size of tenon required
- Spindle roughing gouge
- Spindle gouge and/or skew chisel
- Ferrule – either a length of copper pipe or a straight copper connector sawn in half.
- Drill chuck and drill bit (13mm for this example)
- Sanding sheets (120-240 grit)
- Finish (Shellac sealer & Friction polish)
The way the handle is produced is the same for most types and sizes of handles, all that changes are the overall dimensions.
- Mark both ends of the blank for centres. Brian prefers to use a scribe rather than a pencil as it gives a finer line (and doesn't need sharpening all the time !).
- Mount the blank between centres (always turn between centres rather than in a chuck if possible; it gives far more accurate results and much better feedback) rough out to a cylinder.
- Cut a tenon to suit the jaws of your chuck. Then remount the blank in the chuck.
- True up the end grain then sand and finish the end at this stage.
- Mount the drill chuck in the tail stock and drill out the hole to accept the tool tang. Brian starts the drilling using a machinist's centring bit to ensure the hole starts accurately. If the tool tang is tapered, then drill the full depth using a narrow bit (eg. 8mm) then drill to half the depth using a broader bit (eg. 10mm) and finally to quarter depth using the final bit size (eg. 13mm). Always drill at a slow speed (400-500 rpm) and withdraw the drill frequently to clear out the shavings.
- Remount the cylinder between centres, supporting the hole end with a live cone centre.
- Mark the length of your ferrule and turn off the excess wood to ensure a snug fit for the ferrule. When this has been achieved remount the cylinder with the ferrule in place to help reduce the risk of the end of the piece splitting. Brian recommends having two ferrules, one pretty one for the finished handle, and one sacrificial one for this part of the process that won't matter if it gets marked during the turning.
- Shape your handle as desired, checking the size and shape mostly with your hand as this is where it is going to sit when finished. Starting with the transition from ferrule to handle create a palm swell and then working your way to the butt of the handle creating a taper that swells out again (essentially a large flat cove).
- Work the end of the handle down to the final shape leaving a small nub at the end (c.3mm minimum).
- Sand the handle to the desired grit (240 is fine enough), apply sealer and finish. Brian recommends applying multiple layers of both the sealer and the shellac based friction polish leaving a few seconds between each application to allow them to 'spirit off'.
- Cut off the nub with a small saw and tidy it up with a knife or chisel. Then sand and finish exactly as done for the rest of the handle to ensure it blends in correctly.
- To give the finish a longer life, you can give the handle a final buffing with carnuba wax applied with a mop.
- Glue the ferrule in place and glue the inside of the tang hole (Brian uses 5 minute epoxy), insert the tool into the hole, twist to achieve the preferred grain alignment, press home and clean up any glue squeeze.
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Super excited to announce our next #bloomgathering. This month we are hanging out with Philosophie founder, Sophie Jaffe. Sophie is going to be leading us through some self care tips along with a yoga class. The perfect way to jump start your health this summer.
We will be hanging out June 14th at HOWL in Long Beach. So you LB ladies- we're coming for you! Bring a friend and a yoga mat!
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This tall, three-legged fiend possesses an avian body and head, save for its gangly arms, which end in thin, clawlike fingers. Its scrawny neck is adorned with three thick iron rings, and a grotesquely long, barbed tongue resembling an octopus's tentacle winds out of its oversized beak. Burst blood vessels fill the creature's wide eyes, and reddish speckled blotches cover its cyanotic flesh.
Suspiridaemon CR 7
NE Medium outsider (daemon, evil, extraplanar)
Init +7; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +14; Aura thin air
AC 20, touch 14, flat-footed 16 (+3 Dex, +1 dodge, +6 natural)
hp 85 (9d10+36)
Fort +9, Ref +9, Will +8
DR 10/good or silver; Immune acid, disease, death effects, poison; Resist cold 10, electricity 10, fire 10, sonic 30; SR 18
Speed 30 ft.
Melee 2 claws +13 (1d4+4), tongue +8 (1d6+6/19–20 plus grab)
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft. (10 ft. with tongue)
Special Attacks concussive gasp, constrict (1d6+6), strangle, suffocate
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 9th; concentration +13)
At will—death knell (DC 16), ghoul touch (DC 16), ray of enfeeblement
3/day—stinking cloud (DC 17), vampiric touch (DC 17)
1/day—cloudkill (DC 19), summon (level 4, 1d3 lacridaemons 35%)
Str 19, Dex 17, Con 18, Int 14, Wis 15, Cha 18
Base Atk +9; CMB +13 (+17 grapple); CMD 27
Feats Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Great Fortitude, Improved Critical (tongue), Improved Initiative
Skills Climb +16, Diplomacy +16, Intimidate +16, Knowledge (nature) +14, Knowledge (planes) +14, Perception +14, Sense Motive +14, Stealth +15
Languages Abyssal, Draconic, Infernal (cannot speak); telepathy 100 ft.
SQ no breath
Concussive Gasp (Su)
Once per day, a suspiridaemon can inhale with such sudden force as to evacuate the air in its proximity, causing a sudden wave of air pressure from the implosion. Every creature within 30 feet must make a DC 18 Fortitude save or take 5d6 points of sonic damage and become sickened for 1d4 rounds. Any creature that makes a successful save takes only half damage and is not sickened. A suspiridaemon cannot perform this ability if it is currently grappling a creature with its tongue. The save DC is Constitution-based.
Strangle (Ex)
Suspiridaemons have an unerring talent for seizing their victims by the neck. A creature that is grappled by a suspiridaemon cannot speak or cast spells with verbal components.
Suffocate (Ex)
A creature affected by the daemon's strangle ability cannot breathe and must hold its breath. Because of the daemon's thin air aura, this can quickly render an opponent unconscious.
Thin Air (Su)
A suspiridaemon's aura makes the air around it difficult to breathe. Creatures that need to breathe can only hold their breath half as long as normal while within this aura, and suffer from altitude sickness as if in a low peak or high pass altitude zone.
About this Daemon Type…
Living personifications of mortal death by suffocation and strangulation, suspiridaemons bear evidence of asphyxiation with purplish-black discolorations, bleeding eyes, and marks of strangulation upon their necks. Fangs, claws, and barbed tongues break all comparison to humanoid corpses, however, as does their speech, which consists of hisses, grating gasps, and labored whispers that are painful to listen to. Largely single-minded, these fiends delight in personally strangling their victims with their hands or tongues, eschewing the use of magic for anything but wearing down their enemies or preparing them for the final act. Conjurers find these fiends most useful when they can convince them to forgo these proclivities and make use of their other deadly abilities. Suspiridaemons deeply resent such deprivation, but face the same imposition of discipline from their own daemonic masters.
Personification of Death: Suffocation.
Preferred Sacrifice: A rare animal or sentient creature trapped in a sealed space and allowed to suffocate.
Environment any (Abaddon)
Organization solitary, gang (2–4), or mob (5–9)
Treasure standard
Horrid fiends whose very presence makes the air difficult to breathe, suspiridaemons personify death by suffocation. Discolored and blotched like the stagnant blood of a suffocated corpse, a suspiridaemon enjoys nothing more than the last choked gasp of a victim as it wraps its tongue around the creature's throat. While a suspiridaemon does not normally breathe, its body is nonetheless convulsive and twitchy; coupled with its utterly silent demeanor, they excel at slow, gruesome kills while hiding in the shadows. The only time a suspiridaemon makes a noticeable noise is when it suddenly loosens the binds around its neck and inhales a booming breath, the sudden loss of air enough to make foes fall ill.
A suspiridaemon arises from an evil soul that died by suffocation, drowning, or execution by hanging. Each individual suspiridaemon bears the mark of its particular manner of mortal death—usually in the form of the bruised or mangled flesh of its throat—and the large iron collars around its neck hide such shameful reminders of life, though the suspiridaemon itself is often unaware of this. A suspiridaemon comes into being with the rings already bound around its throat, so that it never witnesses the afflictions that sent it to Abaddon in the first place. It is thought that should the collars around a suspiridaemon's throat ever be broken, the fiend's head would crook clumsily downward, allowing the monster to see wounds that might remind it of the terrible death it endured in its past existence.
Suspiridaemons pride themselves on the number of souls they have deprived of life by strangulation, and this amount often corresponds to the number of iron rings a suspiridaemon wears on its body. While most suspiridaemons are relatively weak compared to their daemonic kin, a particularly skillful individual who is talented at crafting as well as killing can construct iron collars adorned with gem slots, items that give the suspiridaemon the ability to contain the souls of its victims in the rings for trade in the soul markets of Abaddon. When a suspiridaemon is slain, its iron rings disintegrate into ash, and any gems held within are shattered as well, freeing the trapped souls.
A suspiridaemon generally uses stealth when confronting foes. Unleashing its long, winding tongue from a dark corner, one of these fiends will strangle an unwary foe in isolation from the rest of the creature's party. When in combat, a suspiridaemon greatly prefers to kill its enemies by its own hands or its barbed tongue, using its arcane abilities and other daemonic gifts to wear down or sow discord into a group of opponents. To a suspiridaemon, there is no act more appreciable than choking the life from a victim, and bringing the creature close to hear its final, distorted gasp.
A suspiridaemon prefers to take souls from creatures who are on the verge of death, but aren't quite there yet; the fiend gazes at its victim's expiring face, drawing the dying creature's soul out of it with a solemn suspension of the daemon's normal twitching and convulsing. Those who have witnessed a suspiridaemon draw the life from a creature claim that the fiend almost seems to be inhaling fresh air for the first time as the victim's physical shell expires, and for the briefest moment, the monster appears to breathe normally. The eerie spectacle ends as quickly as it begins, however, as the suspiridaemon sets its gaze upon its next victim, preparing its vicious tongue for another attack.
Habitat & Society
While many daemons dedicate their loyalty to one of the Horsemen or some other power within Abaddon, either based on their origins, historical ties, or environmental circumstances, no such proclivities exist for suspiridaemons. Suspiridaemons avoid operating under masters whenever possible, preferring more individualistic careers of murder and destruction. They tend to work well with other daemons when forced into doing so, though the more daring individuals tend to stray from Abaddon and gravitate toward population centers on other planes to stalk prey as they please. Suspiridaemons traversing the multiverse in a pack regularly take their small hunting parties into the wilderness around smaller settlements, ravenous in their pursuit of those who stray from the protective gazes of allies. While their killing tactics are as ruthless as any other daemon, suspiridaemons' murders are particularly shrouded in a cold manner of sincere and solemn contemplation, their grisly crimes against souls veiled in a mist of contempt toward the living as well as hatred for themselves. Some speculate that this self-hatred might be connected to the lingering doubts as to their origins, the itch beneath their iron collars that reminds them of their own past mortality. Whatever the cause of their self-doubt, the feeling does not seem to bother most other daemons, who generally view suspiridaemons as useful companions whether inside or outside of Abaddon. Piscodaemons and sangudaemons in particular consider them among the most ideal lesser daemons to command.
Suspiridaemons cannot speak, and rarely use their powers of telepathy to communicate, simply nodding discreetly when given a task by a more powerful daemon. This silent subservience only adds to other daemons' general appreciation of their humble and disturbing demeanors, though most are sure to keep the strangling fiends at a distance.