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By Cory Emmett
Your organization's proprietary data is your lifeline. At M&I, we protect your business and your information with an industry-leading Defense-In-Depth strategy. We can mitigate the majority of external threats to your business continuity by hardening servers and network devices, implementing secure remote access and authentication, performing and testing regular backups, introducing fault-tolerant equipment, and using state-of-the-art scanning tools to identify and eliminate vulnerabilities. At this point, most IT professionals would call their network 'secure'; however, we recognize that the largest threat still remains: social engineering attacks.
Social engineering is perhaps the oldest form of attack and is typically the hardest to protect against. Instead of using purely technical methods, social engineering relies on human nature and uses social approaches to obtain information or execute a data breach. Consider the following examples:
Impersonation: Jane is the purchasing manager for a small organization. She routinely works with the sales representative of a well-known office supply retailer. As this well-known office supply retailer maintains user profiles of their employees online, hacker Dave is easily able to obtain the name of their sales representative. Dave makes a call to Jane, stating that he is filling in for their typical sales representative while he is on vacation. He informs Jane that since their last invoice, their payment information has changed; he'll need her to route payment to a new account number. She complies, and the money is long gone.
Authority: While "dumpster-diving" behind a business park, hacker Dave locates a half-shredded document with internal names, emails, and contact phone numbers for employees of a small business. Using simple Facebook searches, he notes whom he believes to be the C-level employees of this organization. Spoofing the originating email address, he sends a notice to these employees via email; the notice contains an official-looking subpoena, containing their full name and contact information, with a link that contains more information. The link downloads a PDF file with information that again appears legitimate, but actually installs a Trojan backdoor and key logging software on the employee's machine.
Hoax: Jim is now tasked with updating the social media presence of his organization. His company's Facebook page doesn't look quite right, so he takes to his search engine and looks for 'Facebook Support phone number'. The first page of results is illegitimate. He finds a page that looks official, and contains several phone numbers for support. Hacker Dave is more than willing to take his call; Dave directs Jim to a page where he installs a remote access agent so that he can assist Jim remotely. Once inside the computer, Dave has access to steal information, plant backdoors, or wreak other havoc on the system.
Tailgating: Hacker Dave goes to his local thrift store and finds a surplus work suit, complete with a personalized name patch from the previous owner. He grabs a tool belt, fills it with official-looking equipment, and hops in a stereotypical white panel van. Knowing that server rooms and networking closets are in standard locations, he waits around the corner from a locked, RFID badge-protected door. As soon as a legitimate employee badges into the door, Dave comes hurrying up with a large box in his hands. Not wanting to appear impolite, the employee holds the door open for Dave. After all, he looks like a maintenance worker. While inside, Dave has unquestioned access to plug devices into network jacks and install equipment in plain sight.
Although these may seem like far-fetched scenarios, they occur every day at companies across America, including our own clients. A study by Verizon Wireless showed that of the 44 million compromised data records (Social Security numbers, financial information, proprietary data, etc.) exposed in 2013, 78 percent of intrusions into these networks used social engineering as the main exploit. One of these major breaches included an impersonation attack against the finance department, which was used to steal over $39.1 million dollars from Ubiquiti Networks Inc.
What to Do?
Here's how to protect yourself, your business, and your employees:
- Educate your employees: A solid cybersecurity and threat mitigation plan, reinforced with training available online is the first and most important step to arm your employees against social engineering data theft.
- Be wary of emails: Criminals are adept at impersonating your friends, family, vendors, or business contacts. They can accurately copy and spoof an email address; it will appear legitimate in your inbox, but upon closer examination the actual email address may be slightly different. Be suspicious of any email that you didn't expect, and all attachments.
- Never give out sensitive data: Most websites will never send personal information or request sensitive information in an email. Many malicious emails will appear to be from a legitimate source such as PayPal, and will ask you to log in to review 'suspicious activity'. The login page included in the email is fake, and is designed to steal your credentials.
- Be cautious of urgency or authority: Many successful social engineering attempts rely on these two social pretexts. Make sure the person that you're talking to deserves the information that they're asking about; do they really need to know about who handles the trash collection at your company, or what operating system you're running? They will often ask questions that don't fit the pretext, and attempt to intimidate you with authority or make you slip up using a false sense of urgency.
- Safeguard sensitive data and locations: Document shredding, RFID-enabled locks and keypads, security gates, and cameras can all help to deter criminals from gathering information to begin an exploit.
- Use different, complex passwords: This ensures that if one of your accounts is compromised, the rest will remain secure.
Bottom Line
As with most risks associated with an IT infrastructure, prevention is key. Educating your employees, proactively managing passwords and security, and being cautious when working with new people are the best ways to protect against the dynamic, persistent, external threats that dominate the social engineering attack landscape.


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Pollinators play a key role in ecosystem function and in agriculture, including thousands of native plants and more than one hundred U.S. crops that either need or benefit from pollinators. However, pollinators are in dramatic decline in Minnesota and throughout the country. The causes of the decline are not completely understood, but identified factors include loss of nesting sites, fewer flowers, increased disease, and increased pesticide use. Developing an aware, informed citizenry that understands this issue is one key to finding and implementing solutions to counteract these factors.
Native trout require clean, cold water that usually originates from springs, but the springs feeding the 173 designated trout streams in southeastern Minnesota are under increasing pressure from current and expected changes in land use. This joint effort by the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is working to identify and map the springs and the areas that feed water to these springs and to learn how these waters might be affected by development and water use.

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PT Sinergi Informatika Semen Indonesia is a rapid growing information technology (IT) company in Indonesia. Established in 2014, PT SISI has more than 13 years of experience in IT Business. PT SISI is a non cement subsidiary of state-owned cement giant PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Semen Indonesia Group). As of December 2016, PT SISI is 85% owned by Semen Indonesia Group, 5% by PT Semen Gresik, 5% by PT Semen Padang and 5% by PT Semen Tonasa. PT Semen Gresik, PT Semen Padang and PT Semen Tonasa are member of Semen Indonesia Group. PT SISI operates primarily as a provider of IT solution for Semen Indonesia Group. Its business include operational support, business solution delivery, to IT governance.
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Kate Kinch BSc (Health Science and Human Geography) MSLP CPSP
Kate is a Certified Practising Speech and Language Pathologist with more than 13 years of experience working with children and young adults with a wide range of speech, language and communication needs.
Kate obtained her Master of Speech and Language Pathology from Macquarie University before beginning work in Canberra in the not-for-profit and government sectors. Since moving to the Milton/Ulladulla area she has spent a number of years in the not-for profit sector. She is now the owner and director of Milton Therapy and Learning Centre.
Kate has specific training in The Lidcombe Program (stuttering), ReST program (for Childhood Apraxia of Speech), Picture Exchange Communication – PECS, Proloquo2go, Keyword Sign and PODD (Alternative and Augmentative Communication Systems).
Kate loves living on the South Coast of NSW with her husband and 4 boys. She feels proud to be able to offer a quality, local service to families in the region.
Naomi Dampney B Sc Dip Transpersonal Art Therapy
Naomi is a qualified Art Therapist who utilises a strengths-based approach in her work with clients. She has a particular interest in working with concepts of self-identity and well-being using art-making processes.
With a background in photography and visual arts, Naomi studied Transpersonal Art Therapy at the College of Complementary Medicine in Sydney, completing her studies in 2012.
Working in community-based programs for the last four years, Naomi has run Art Therapy workshops in a variety of settings. Some of her projects have included work with children with ASD, programs with Indigenous adults and youths, and an ongoing program with adults who are working on their recovery with mental health issues. Naomi is currently completing further studies for her Masters degree in Social Work.
Moving to the area 10 years ago with her husband, Naomi loves the community and the natural environment of the south coast, and feels blessed to be able to bring up her family here.
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Maria Hogan B Ed (Early Childhood) Dip Child Services
Maria is a qualified and experienced Early Childhood Teacher. Maria is excited about her Keyworker role here at Milton TLC as it allows here to use so much of her experience working with children and families but in a different setting.
Maria and her husband enjoy the coastal life here in Milton Ulladulla and has lived here for over 10 years.
Amy Smith B Creative Arts Grad Dip Edu (Secondary Music) Dip Music Therapy
Amy is a qualified and experienced Music Teacher and registered Music Therapist. Amy has experience working with children and adults in both the mainstream and special education settings as well as providing individual therapy sessions in the clinical setting.
Amy grew up in the Milton Ulladulla area and after some time away has settled back here with her husband and two young children.
Nakita is an enthusiastic fourth year Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) student with a desire to meet young children's current needs to help shape their futures.
Working in many of the Shoalhaven and Eurobodalla Primary Schools as a School Learning Support Officer, Nakita has significant experience working with young children with disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Nakita draws on this experience to provide therapeutic and program-related support in a variety of assistant roles.
With an infectious positive attitude Nakita thrives on being a member of our local community, recognising the importance of a collaborative approach to best support young children and adults varying needs. One of Nakita's key strengths in her role lies in her ability to connect with children from a variety of backgrounds and harness this connection to create a positive learning environment.
Nakita and her husband are kept busy outside of work hours raising their two young children whilst remaining active in the local community. They spend their weekends enjoying the South Coasts' beautiful beaches, National Parks and coastal towns.
Sarah Sakora (Administration Officer)
Sarah is an experienced administrator for allied health professionals and medical professionals and also has has a strong background in hospitality. She brings with her a passion for helping others as well as a great eye for detail.
Sarah moved to the Milton Ulladulla area 2 years ago with her husband and three children. They have quickly made this beautiful place home and enjoy spending time in the outdoors.
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SOS OFFER DISCOUNT TO BARBEQUESApril 26th, 2009
Last night's SOS barbeque at the Kidlington Green Social Club was a huge success, with over 80 adults in attendance - proof that Oxford Speedway may not currently be running but interest in the club remains very much alive.
With no sign of the permanent return of the Cheetahs, the SOS do not attend to make any money from this year's barbeques, as they already have sufficient funds to help out should anyone come in to run Oxford in the future.
So those adults who attended last night's barbeque received a £3 discount token for the next barbeque on Saturday, May 9 for the European GP at Leszno.
The usual price for attending the barbeques is £8, but those using the token in two weeks time can gain admission for just £5.
BARKER EXITS WORLD UNDER-21 WITH FOOT INJURYApril 26th, 2009
Unlucky Ben Barker is out of this year's World Under-21 Championship after crashing out of today's qualifier in Neustadt, Germany.
Barker looked all set to qualify with 8 points from his opening 3 riders, but came off worst in a first bend incident in Heat 16 and was forced to pull out of the meeting with a suspected broken foot.
He missed out on qualification by just one place.
SENSATIONAL WIN FOR SAYFUTDINOV IN PRAGUEApril 25th, 2009
Russian teenager Emil Sayfutdinov was a sensational winner of the opening Speedway Grand Prix of the season in Prague tonight.
Sayfutdinov headed home Freddie Lindgren, Jason Crump and Leigh Adams in the final. Reigning World Champion Nicki Pedersen was eliminated in the semi-finals.
RESULT: Emil Sayfutdinov 17, Freddie Lindgren 19, Jason Crump 14, Leigh Adams 13, Nicki Pedersen 12, Andreas Jonsson 11, Kenneth Bjerre 10, Greg Hancock 10, Tomasz Gollob 7, Greg Walasek 6, Chris Harris 6, Hans Andersen 6, Seb Ulamek 5, Scott Nicholls 4, Rune Holta 3, Matej Kus 1.
NEW DATE FOR 4TT AT SWINDONApril 25th, 2009
The four team tournament between Oxford, Swindon, Reading and Cradley Heath is now due to take place at Swindon's Abbey stadium on Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 7.30pm.
The BSPA blocked staging the meeting on a Sunday.
NICKI STARTS GP HAT-TRACK GLORY BID TONIGHTApril 25th, 2009
Former Oxford rider Nicki Pedersen starts his bid tonight to emulate the great Ivan Mauger and become only the second rider to win three successive World Championships.
The opening Grand Prix of the season takes place in Prague, with coverage on Sky Sports commencing at 6.00pm. There is a strong ex-Oxford contingent with Pedersen, Jason Crump, Leigh Adams and Greg Hancock all amongst the front-runners.
A reminder that the SOS are staging their usual barbeque at the Kidlington Green Social Club in Green Road, Kidlington. As well as watching the GP on an eight foot screen, there's the all-you-can-eat barbeque, plus a host of games such as Find The Cheetah, a sweepstake and the bingo. It all starts at 5.30pm.
Representatives of the Supporters' Club will be in attendance at the barbeque for those wanting to book for the British GP at Cardiff later in the year. A £10 deposit is required.


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Today's CFOs have access to large quantities of data turned into analytics that can drive quality decision making. Analytics are already used in many aspects of the business. Yet, real estate which is the second largest cost to a company is still relying on limited data. Data analytics allow for better understanding of how this significant company resource is being utilized and how to allocate limited resources most effectively. Analytics empower CFOs to exercise more data-driven business decision-making.
It is critical to understand that companies have been cutting costs, and mere square footage reduction does not necessarily deliver on company goals. Not to mention, that many companies are growing. How do organizations allow for the ebb and flow of the real estate resources?
Real Estate analytics can produce insights that debunk myths or accepted wisdom that can reside within the business. Analytics can demonstrate their value in bringing to the business data-driven insights to questions such things:
- How much space do we need & what should its complement of spaces be?
- How much can we grow in our current footprint?
- How are departments collaborating?
- How mobile are your employees?
Through benchmarking we have discovered that a large number of Fortune 500 companies utilize less than 50% of their office space, spending millions of dollars on under-utilized assets. Cost-savings from that space can be redistributed within the organization to optimize the workplace, invest in R&D, enhance employee benefits, and/or additional sales support.
A company has millions of square feet of offices, whose average annual rent is $35 per square foot. If a company can obtain data- driven analytics to measure space utilization accurately and can achieve at least a 5%-10% incremental real estate reduction or avoided growth each year, this will yield additionally millions of dollars of annual savings on rent alone.
Analytics can allow companies to tell a compelling story supporting business cases. According to Peter Sondergaard, "Information is the oil of the 21st century, and analytics is the combustion engine."
Optimo X is the engine for real estate analytics – the results of data-driven decisions based on these analytics have indirect benefits as well. Those indirect benefits are of equal importance to CFOs: employee engagement, enhanced collaboration, virtual presence as well as productivity.


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Guillermo Verdecchia's first play, Another Country (originally Final Decisions [War] ), was his response to his home country Argentina's Dirty War in 1976–83, when leaders of the military junta held that their campaign against "leftist subversives and terrorists" was the beginning of the Third World War. The scale of their undertaking was defined by their statement: "First we will kill all the subversives; then, their collaborators; later, those who sympathize with them; afterward, those who remain indifferent; and finally, those who are undecided." The public relations firm Burson-Marsteller was hired to make Argentina look good while the junta (trained in counter-insurgency at the U.S.-based and funded School of the Americas, or The School of the Coups as it's known in Latin America) and its collaborators reorganized the nation.
His latest play, bloom (the title is taken from a line in Paul Celan's poem, "Psalm": "we bloom in thy spite"), overflows with images from T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land("hooded hordes swarming over endless plains, stumbling in cracked earth," among others), and seems utterly contemporaneous with his first, in the context of the current destruction of Afghanistan and Iraq, part of the larger effort of an international reorganization of the world we know as "The War on Terror."
Published together here for the first time, these plays constitute an unsparing interrogation of a world perpetually at war.
"Verdecchia … know[s] how to modulate emotional tones beautifully … bloom is a poetic look at a world where hope must grow in sandy soil."
Guillermo Verdecchia is a writer of drama, fiction, and film; a director, dramaturge, actor, and translator whose work has been seen and heard on stages, screens, and radios across the country and around the globe. He is a recipient of the Governor General's Award for Drama, a four-time winner of the Chalmers Canadian Play Award, a recipient of Dora and Jessie Awards, and sundry film festival awards for his film Crucero/Crossroads.
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After more than two million people confirmed they would show up to storm Area 51, as "they can't stop all of us," the creator of the now-viral Facebook event is hoping to get people to Rachel, Nevada, the closest town to Area 51 for "Alien Stock," an alien enthusiast festival.
Matty Roberts of Bakersfield, Calif., created the "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All Of Us" event, set to take place on Sept. 20, as a joke, but the response of people wanting to "see them aliens" has been overwhelming.
"I never foresaw this happening to me at all," Roberts told 23ABC News. "I have never done anything that has reached this scale of attention and it's completely surreal and really cool."
Roberts is hopeful that he can take his viral fame and turn it into an annual event in Rachel, a town with a population of 54, according to the 2010 census, complete with camping, music, art installations, and "surprise performances."
"I want to make this something as a positive, enjoyable, safe and profitable for the rural area of Nevada," Roberts said.
On Friday, Alien Stock was announced. The festival is set to take place September 19-22, just 27 miles away from the highly classified United States Air Force facility, Area 51.
Roberts is hopeful that he will be able to receive enough donations and sponsors that he can keep the event admission free.
"Profits would be fun, but I don't want to be seen as a profit-driven guy. I don't care about the money aspect, I never intended for this to become a real thing," he said. "Now, I want to make it fun and I think just capitalizing on it and making a ton of money just ruins the idea of the grassroots idea of it."
Rachel, Nevada's website reads: "With the social media attention this event is getting we want to clarify a few points for those not familiar with this area. Other than the Little A'Le'Inn, a small bar/restaurant/motel there are no services in Rachel. There is no gas and no store." The site noted that the nearest gas station is 50 miles away and that the inn is completely booked for the weekend of Alien Stock.
"If you plan on attending the event you must be experienced in camping, hiking and surviving in a harsh desert environment and have a vehicle in good shape," the statement continues. "You must be prepared to be completely on your own for food, water, gas etc. We expect cell service and the internet to be offline. Expect daytime highs in the 80's and nighttime lows in the 40's. It is not uncommon to go below freezing at night in late September."
According to Alien Stock's website, however, the landowners in Rachel are "totally on board."
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Coming soon an invitation to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Standing Committee for Librarians in UTFA, March 25th at the Faculty Club! Entitled The Search of Librarians' Power guests will include President David Naylor, Prof. Peter Russell, Larry Alford, our Chief Librarian and representatives from CAUT, OCUFA and UTFA. The event will showcase the accomplishments of our colleagues, honor those who have worked on your behalf and examine current issues pertaining to academic librarianship at post-secondary institutions today. More information soon – watch for an email in the next week.
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DripFlavors is premium e-juice company based out of Redlands, California. DripFlavors e-juice believes in creating the highest quality vapor products available on the market. All of their products are mixed and poured in an ISO-7 Class 10,000 clean room, using GMP procedures. DripFlavors source the best USP Grade raw materials for use in their e-juice products because quality matters! Their e-juice collections are made of 5 flavors: Cherry Watermelon, Tropical Fruits, Mint o Mint, Sour apple kiwi gummy and Strawberry lemonade. All flavors come in 100 ml unicorn bottles with a 70 over 30 VG/PG. Now, let's take a look at what each flavor has in store for us!
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Jesus sounds harsh, but is telling us that the way to safety goes through danger.
God has always been committed to God's creation from the beginning, but now God's commitment has intensified.
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To see the glorified Jesus gives us courage in the midst of our discouragement, give us courage in the midst of our "foolishness."
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At a glance, it's nearly impossible to distinguish a premium Wagyu from Hanwoo because they're both highly marbled meats.
What about taste?
USA Today has praised Korean beef 'Hanwoo' as the best meat on earth, surpassing Wagyu or Kobe; however, some other media including the Sydney Morning Herald are still preoccupied with Wagyu as the most premium beef along with Kobe.
Hanwoo has that great beef flavour, according to internationally renowned chefs, but there are unique flavors in an animal's fat too.
In terms of fat-to-protein ratio which affects the flavor and tenderness of the meat, though it varies depending on the cut, a Wagyu ribeye has the most marbling (with roughly 70% fat and 30% protein), followed by Hanwoo ribeye which has about 40% to 50% fat.
Meanwhile, a U.S. cut of a similar quality has closer to 20% to 30% fat.
Hanwoo is not as beefy or lean as American steaks tend to be, nor as fatty as Wagyu.
It has indeed a very attractive, unique and delicate flavour which other beefs do not have.
Raised free-range in the South Korean countryside, Hanwoo cattle are known for their high marbling, beefy flavor, and slightly sweet taste – a result of an organic mixed grain and grass diet.
In South Korea, locally bred Hanwoo is the meat of choice – and it's priced accordingly. It's more expensive than Wagyu of comparable quality, but not as expensive as Kobe (bred in Japan's Hyogo prefecture), and it's double the price of a comparable cut of US or Australian beef.
"Hanwoo beef is highly coveted," says celebrity chef Judy Joo, the host of Food Network's Korean Food Made Simple and owner of Jinjuu restaurants in London and Hong Kong. "It is prized and priced as such, since demand is high and supply is limited. South Korea is a small country with limited land for cows to roam, so space is limited to breed and grow this valuable stock.


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Actress and director Anna Wilding said in an interview Thursday that she was stopped from being alone with Harvey Weinstein by two colleagues who said, "No, not this one."
Wilding told WABC's Rita Cosby that she was going into an elevator for a private meeting with the movie mogul when she was physically "shielded" from Weinstein.
She said the two men "came up to me and literally stood between me and Harvey."
"They literally lodged their way between me and Harvey, and said 'No Harvey, not Anna', or 'No Harvey, not this one.'"
The incident took place during a Miramax party at the Cannes Film Festival in 1999, she said.
Afterwards, she said the men told her, "'Anna, you are not safe to be alone with Harvey,' and they were very clear with me not to ever be alone with Harvey."


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WITH the ink barely dry on her memoirs, 82-year-old Alice Mellalieu-Campbell admits that she can't see the point of writing fiction when real life is such a good read.
The Canadian-born pensioner, from Harpurhey, began writing her autobiography - entitled 'My Story' - a charming tale of happiness and heartache, triumphs and tragedies, more than two decades ago.
The book charts Alice's life in chronological order, telling the story of a childhood spent largely in the Cotswolds after a move to England from a town just outside Toronto, at the age of two.
It recounts how Alice, now of Kingscombe Walk, was sent to live with her three strict aunts where she was instructed to live a life of "no religion, no sex and no politics", but then ended up falling in love with a Communist activist, with whom she sold copies of Red rag the Daily Worker.
In between, she looks back fondly on how her mother Mabel Butt ran a 'league of nations' shelter house for Jewish refugees in Whalley Range during the Second World War - which became dubbed Alice's 'Mad Hatters' Castle'.
Alice had three children with her partner Nick, but they lost a son Tommy in a tragic playground accident when he was a young boy, and daughter Lynn's life was cut unduly short by a heart attack in 2002.
Alice explained: "I like people and have always felt a need to communicate with them, probably because of the strict upbringing I endured. I was discouraged from expressing myself during my younger years, but I've done so many things in my life I decided I wanted to share my memories with others."
A Labour and Co-operative Party councillor in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, Alice also worked for the Daily Express as a shorthand typist and signed up for the National Union of Journalists.
Her book, which is priced at £10 per copy, is available to buy at www.amazon.co.uk or by contacting Alice herself on 202 6162.


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16th May 1997 I was sitting in the front passenger seat of a four-wheel drive Isuzu Trooper. The guy behind me stuck something in my back and the started shouting that the gun had jammed, the gun had jammed. He was a wee bit more colourful than that with his language though.
How did I get here?
How did I get from being the wee 11-year-old boy with the world at his feet, starting Hutchesons' Grammar School to being a 27-year-old heroin addict, working as a building site security guard for £1.50 per hour, and the boss wants to shoot me?
If you have read some of my other blogs, then you will know part of that journey, but I want to talk about what was going on around this time. I had worked in building site security for a few years at this point. It was the ideal job for a heroin addict. 151/2 hours on a building site, not having to deal with people. I hated people by this point, but only in the sense that being around normal people reminded me how far I had fallen. So yeah, this suited me.
My journey started with Ark Security Services, which was part of Barlarnark Community Business. A local east end initiative aimed at employability. I remember speaking to Tam Logan, the security controller at the time, and Mick Weir, the supervisor in an over the phone interview.
The following night I was sitting at home in Duntarvie Quad, in my room watching "Trespass" with Ice Cube. A call came in on the house phone (no mobile's commonly available at that time) asking to speak to me. It was the other controller,9who's name escapes my mind just now) asking if I was available to start work.
30 minutes later and I was away to start my first shift in security. Friday evening to Monday morning at an old janitor's house in Knightswood. I remember thinking, as I walked around the house making sure no one else was hiding there, "I am getting paid for this wow." By the Saturday I was calling our old family friend, Betty Smith, asking if she would bring some sandwiches and cigarettes up to me. For the record, I did not like dark isolated buildings.
I worked for ARK for a couple of years and even ended up getting to being security controller. This was always done from a site and it involved me making sure all the other guards were ok. I used to do their nuts in as I was quite conscientious and would hit out with the "Sierra 12 call in please" (Sierra was just site and that would be followed by whatever site number you were calling). Every hour on the hour all night long whilst they were trying to sleep. If they never answered I would get Mick, the supervisor to visit them. This might have been early 90's but the pay was still only an average of £1.25 per hour. As controller, I got £1.50 per hour. I would do an average of 128 hours in a week with a full weekend. I would do my shift, come home, sleep for a couple of hours, go score my drugs and then go to the site.
By the time I was working for D…. O.. my addiction was at its worst ever. I had already damaged my hand via a temazepam injection and my life was heroin and cannabis. Everything revolved around my next £10, (£10 being the price of a bag of heroin). Security companies in Glasgow at that time were never off the news. There were allegations of gangster involvement at every turn. I may say that none of these allegations was ever aimed at ARK security, in fact, they ended up going out of business due to the increase in extortion etc that was going on against construction companies by the new security companies springing up. D…. O.. was one of these companies. Run by an ex-policeman who, apparently was kicked off the force, and someone who claimed to be ex SAS. They wanted to show they could cut it amongst the others and be pretty ruthless in their business dealing. I did, however, seem to get on well with them. When one or the other used to pick me up to take me to a site, I used to wonder why a baseball bat was always visible, that did not seem to be there when they did not have to go near my house. I asked one time and I was told: "It's in case your da starts anything". It seemed my dad's reputation had reached even their ears, to the point they were wary of him. Ironically my dad ended up working for them and only once did his site ever encounter trouble, but that is another story.
Anyway, near the time that my time was up, Glasgow city centre was experiencing loads of office building construction and I was normally put there. The hours were always a wee bit different. A few weeks before the fateful night, I remember going around to a site between Duntarvie Road and Easterhouse Road to get picked up. I had not had any drugs so was a wee bit wary and a big bit strung out. There was a bit of a dry up on. As I was waiting I heard that one of my friends, who lived not far away and was a dealer, had heroin, as I ran off towards his house I shouted, "Tell them I'll be back in five". I was later to find out that, going to this guy's house made my bosses think I was involved in trying to rob off their sites ( I wasn't and he wasn't involved anyway as it wasn't his thing). There had already been the talk of these guys threatening another local guy (C) that worked as a labourer on this very site with a gun. The guy in question was never really involved in the drugs or gangs and was probably the most unlikely person that you would think someone would pull a gun on. He has confirmed that it is true and they did indeed point a gun at his head and threaten him.
I made my way back after scoring, safe in the knowledge that as soon as all the workers had gone I could have a fix. It is incredible how withdrawal symptoms can decrease just because you have the drugs in your hand.
I got picked up by an irate supervisor (glorified driver in this company( and off I went and thought nothing more of it.
About two weeks later, I was a late pick up for a late start in the city centre, ironically in a building, the Teen Challenge bus would sit outside every Friday night only a couple of years later. Both P & F were in the Isuzu, and I never even thought it strange that I was told to sit in the front. P said that we had to go and check the site of an agricultural show that they were responsible for. It was in Lenzie or Lesmahagow or somewhere starting with an 'L'. It was an 'L' of a place.
As we pulled up in a field at the perimeter of the site, F sitting behind me mumbled something, and I remember feeling a jabbing on the left-hand side of my back. He then started cursing and shouting and saying that the gun had jammed. I somehow managed to stay very calm. I think I was maybe a wee bit unaware of how bad this was. Then P started firing questions at me about the Duntarvie site. I genuinely knew nothing about any theft from it so I couldn't answer. He screamed that I went up to the f*&£$$s house from the site to get paid by him and I must know. They insisted one of the other guards told him that's where I had gone and that was what it was for. Everybody there knew I had gone to score heroin, the rest even I was amazed at. It was about 12.30 on the Friday night / Saturday morning, it was very dark and it was very heated. To this day I am still amazed at the calmness and the answers I came out with.
Somehow, I think they believed me, but we ended up making our way into Glasgow to drop me at the site. I was straight back into autopilot mode. Just doing whatever was in front of me.
Since then many people have questioned whether or not there were any bullets in the gun. My response has always been, when a gun is pointed at you, you do not think to stop and ask them that first. I was 27, I was in a field, and someone was pointing a gun at me. That in itself was bad enough. Guns were not an everyday part of Glasgow scheme life, although there had been moments.
So on we went to Glasgow city center where not much else was said other than (don't tell your da!" As ridiculous as that sounds it is true. Gun totting gangsters scared of a Glasgow father of six. in a fight. They brought me into the office building in Glasgow, that was almost finished. There was another guard on with me who they had a word with, in quiet and was then on the phone to F & P all night). I thought he was weird because when I went to make the coffee he insisted that I put no more than four granules of coffee in as anything else was too strong. That is weird, isn't it?
I did not sleep that night and relished the opportunities that the hourly patrol afforded of going and checking the site. It was already way after 1am when we got there, but the night still seemed to go on forever. So much rushing through my mind.
The next morning, on the pretext of going to the shop, I left at 9am. I was going home to get a fix, and I wasn't coming back. I called them later and quit. After all, when your boss tries to shoot you it probably is time to go.
As a footnote to this story, one of the two bosses of the company passed away last year, around the 20th anniversary of me entering Teen Challenge. I have never borne any animosity or ill will towards him and was sorry I never got the opportunity to share what Christ had done in my life. What did transpire after my escape, was how his need for Jesus was shown in how thoroughly corrupted he was in certain areas of his life and how other episodes with him (which I probably will never go into) showed that I truly did have a very narrow escape. I am always wary of phrases such as "Obviously God was looking out for me even then" but He was.
When Mark McGivern, a journalist at the Daily Record, interviewed me in October 2016 regarding my interaction with Methadone, (Bittersweet Symphony blog), we spoke about this event, and Mark asked who the bosses were. I agreed to tell him on the basis that the names would not go to print as my purpose is always to share the consequences of MY choices, not to name and shame others. I am thankful that Mark respected that. He did know the people involved and had guessed it was who I said. He expressed that he asked only to authenticate the story, as was his right as a journalist.
This is going to be a mini-series that describes events in my last weekend as a heroin addict.
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Women for Women : First UK company to offer "period leave" to its female staff
Discussions surrounding a lady s time of the month can be taboo or uncomfortable, particularly for us Brits. But Rebecca Baxter, director of Coexist, hopes to change that with a so-called period policy, allowing female staff to take leave during painful periods. The company is thought to be the first in the UK to implement such [more ]


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Like an injured or dying bat, I see discarded umbrellas everywhere here in Abbotsford. They litter roadsides, abandoned with their skin stretched into contortions, often turned completely inside out.
I wonder what possessed people to just toss them aside. I just don't get it - especially when this usually occurs within a block of a trash can.
I wonder there isn't a person who could roam the streets and rescue them.
I've come to appreciate the value of a good umbrella. They're definitely not made equal. The deciding factors to a quality umbrella lies in better grade material, sturdier supports inside and a handle made out of fine calibre wood, metal or plastic. If I purchase one in the future (its on my wish list) I will choose one that is compact so it can go anywhere with me. It will be bright and bold. It will be highly wind-resistant.
Do you have an umbrella? Do you prefer one which folds up easily or are you the sort who likes a full length one which can double as a weapon to bash intruders over the head?


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American Eagle (AEO - Free Report) stock continues its bull run, courtesy of its robust surprise trend alongside solid comparable store sales (comps) growth. Further, the company's progress on omni-channel initiatives — with strength in its Aerie brand, and strong financial backing have been aiding its performance.
Notably, the stock gained a solid 64.9% in a year, outperforming the industry's growth of 22.7%.
Apart from these, this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company's impressive long-term earnings growth rate of 8% and a VGM Score of A are witnesses to the stock's strong fundamentals. Let's delve deeper and see other factors that are aiding American Eagle.
Comps Growth Reveals Potential
American Eagle has been witnessing solid comps growth over the past several quarters, which continued in second-quarter fiscal 2018. The company reported positive comps for the 14th straight time in the fiscal second quarter.
Solid comps performance is backed by progress on its strategic initiatives, and ability to boost market share through strong brands and compelling merchandise. Further, both digital and in-store businesses are contributing to comps growth.
Strength in Aerie – A Key Contributor
American Eagle's Aerie brand is displaying spectacular growth lately. Aerie has evolved into a lifestyle brand, and remains focused on expanding market share and rapidly growing customer base. Further, the company is expanding the brand's category reach, with augmentation of swimwear and activewear apparel, and continued growth in the intimate apparel.
The Aerie brand is key growth engine for American Eagle and remains on track to reach the next milestone of $1 billion in sales.
The company sees store expansion as an essential tool for building the Aerie brand. Consequently, it targets opening nearly 40 Aerie stores in fiscal 2018. Further, it plans to accelerate the brand's footprint by opening 50-80 Aerie stores in fiscal 2019, including a number of stores in new markets.
Omni-Channel Growth
American Eagle is reaping the benefits of setting up a strong omni-channel platform, enabling it to reach customers in every possible way. Consequently, the company has not only widened its digital presence but is also investing in store fleet. This was clearly evident from second-quarter fiscal 2018 results, where digital sales contributed about 24% to net sales. In fact, this was the company's 14th straight quarter of double-digit e-commerce growth.
Additionally, trends in brick-and-mortar stores continued to improve as both AE and Aerie stores reported positive in-store comps, increasing high-single digits. This marked the third consecutive quarter of positive in-store comps for both the brands. This makes it clear that a winning marketing strategy in retail is providing the best combination of digital and physical store experiences.
Financials Support Growth
American Eagle's financial status looked chic, with a debt-free balance sheet, and cash and cash equivalents of $323.3 million as of Aug 4. Further, its healthy cash flows are aiding in making capital investments while returning excess cash to shareholders via dividends and share buybacks.
Backed by its strong cash position, positive free cash flow and gains from the tax reform, the company returned nearly $24 million to shareholders through cash dividends. This clearly illustrates the company's commitment toward boosting shareholder-value.
Bottom Line
Given the inherent strength in American Eagle's business, we would suggest holding the stock for the long term. While the company is surely not immune to the challenges in the macro environment, we believe that it has the potential to keep ticking the charts with the aforementioned strategies and business strength.
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Click play to hear the National anthem of United States. Don't have time to wait? Click Here to listen the US National Anthem is mp3 format.
These are the pics to remember the tragedy of September 11th 2001
Below there are some pics to remember 9/11
Before 9/11 photos let's start with United States National Anthem
United States of America
The Star Spangled Banner
Oh, say! can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming;
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there:
Oh, say! does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In fully glory reflected now shines in the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh, long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution!
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Oh, thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust":
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
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The innocents those who lost their lives let their soul rest in peace. There's no sunset for America. Terrorism is going to end one day. Because every dog has it's own day. GOD BLESS THE AMERICA. I love America. Below there's a video that played at Buckingham Palace in London after 9/11. This video is about "Tribute to 9/11 by England."
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Kidnapped Malaysian Journalists Freed
Associated Press Writer
Gunmen ambushed and kidnapped three Malaysian journalists in Baghdad, killing their Iraqi interpreter and injuring two Malaysian relief workers, officials said Sunday. The journalists were later released unharmed.
The Malaysians were attacked while traveling in two vans early Saturday from the Sheraton Hotel in the Iraqi capital to a hospital, said Acting Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
The journalists were part of a 28-member group that left for Iraq last week. They were funded by the Malaysian government, which accused Western news organizations of biased reporting in Iraq and entrusted the Malaysian team with providing balanced coverage of the war.
Abdullah said an Iraqi man hired as an interpreter was killed. Two doctors who have been helping to treat Iraqis _ Jemilah Mahmood, president of the Malaysian Medical Relief Society, and Baba Deani _ were wounded, but were recovering in a hospital.
Three people were abducted _ Terence Fernandez, a reporter for The Sun newspaper, Anuar Hashim, a New Straits Times photographer, and Omar Salleh, a cameraman with the state-run Radio Television Malaysia, Abdullah told reporters.
The journalists were later released unharmed and were sent to a Baghdad hospital, Zukri Valenteno Ali, a spokesman for the Malaysian media team in Iraq, was quoted as saying by the national news agency Bernama. No other details were immediately available.
Baghdad has been swept by waves of looting and lawlessness since U.S. forces moved in and Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's hold on the capital was shattered. The U.S. military and the Iraqis have agreed to joint patrols to restore order.
Abdullah said the remaining Malaysian journalists should leave Baghdad "if the situation is panicky." He urged the United States to "take the initiative" to rein in the chaos in Baghdad as soon as possible.
Malaysia, a predominantly Muslim Southeast Asian nation, has unstintingly opposed the U.S.-led war in Iraq, saying it would harm innocent civilians, fuel international terrorism and worsen the global economy.
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad is currently on a two-month holiday.


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Not all Supplements are Created Equally
One of the things I do during a medical history when seeing a new client is review the current supplements they are on if any. I check to make sure they are in fact merited, there are no contraindications, and finally the quality. In most cases the quality of the supplements is not the best, there seems to be a misleading belief that all supplements on the market are made equally but the opposite is true. How does the average person know they are making the right choice when purchasing vitamins here are some red flags that you may be purchasing poor quality vitamins or "Expensive pee".
As a Health Practitioner I don't condone the trend to self prescribe supplements, it is always advisable to seek the guidance of a qualified practitioner a before taking any medicine, natural or pharmaceutical. Avoid seeking advice from those who sell products or your friends despite their good intent. You want to be sure you are not causing yourself or your family harm or wasting money on poor quality or unnecessary supplements.
Dana Clark, CNHP, CHC, CHN, CLE
Question: I know you are holding a detox and I am on the fence, do we really need to detox doesn't our bodies do that naturally?
Question: My 11-year-old son often gets a headache with a stiff neck. Any advice to help ease the symptoms when that happens? Or any ideas of why it is a reoccurring issue?
Healthy Body Recipe
Our digestive system needs a proper balance of good and bad bacteria to help us digest food, absorb nutrients, assist with proper immune function, detoxification, as well as keeping a healthy body composition. Your digestive system is a very important part of your well being and when it does not function properly you become more prone to digestive issues, immune issues, mood disorders & other mental health issues, disease, toxicity, inflammation, hormone imbalances and unhealthy weight gain.
Prebiotics the ignored "biotic" in digestive health:
Most people are so obsessed with probiotics that prebiotics are often forgotten. Prebiotics are food constituent that generally come from resistant starches (resistant starches are AMAZING, they regulate blood sugar, blood cholesterol, and are important in weight loss, maintaining a healthy weight as well as hormone balance). They help the good bacteria such as bifidobacteria and lactobacteria and many other beneficial bacteria's grow and flourish in your digestive system. In fact you can take as many probiotics as you want but if you are starving them from prebiotics you are not giving them everything they need to thrive and reproduce. Although there are prebiotic supplements out there the best way to get them is through eating the right kinds of foods which is surprisingly easy if you eat a clean and whole food diet and have not fallen for any of the latest diet fads or strict food regimens out there. Foods high in prebiotics are:
Probiotics have you been bamboozled?
If you are tuned into everyday media, you are probably bombarded with probiotic this and that! They even make probiotic gum now to promote proper flora of the mouth! Probiotics are awesome they help colonize your digestive system with good bacteria to keep bad bacteria from taking over. However many people are sabotaging themselves by consuming foods in unhealthy amounts that feed bad bacteria such as processed & sugar laden foods or overdoing the healthier sugars such as honey & maple syrup (you should not consume more than 100 calories from added honey & maple syrup per day), not following up a course of antibiotics with probiotics and falling for marketing of foods touted with being a good source of probiotics. For example yogurt… fruit filled, fruit at the bottom, vanilla, plain, original, unsweetened, fat free, Greek, soy, coconut, organic. The mass production methods of creating most of the yogurt out on the market prevents proper colonization of probiotics in high amounts, on top of this the additives & sugars added to these yogurts counteract the benefits of the small amount of probiotics actually present or the additional probiotics some companies add to the yogurt. If you really are into consuming dairy products even with the growing evidence that it does not do a body good, you are better off making your own yogurt using traditional methods or making kefir. Luckily there are plenty of healthy alternatives full of probiotics:
To help your digestive flora flourish as well as your health be sure to get enough prebiotic rich foods and be sure you are consuming quality sources of probiotics and not just health tooted processed foods such as yogurt.
Dana Clark, CNHP, CHN, CHC owner or From the Roots Holistic, Certified Holistic Nutritionist at SBJJ & Muay Thai Academy.
This New Year get the whole family on board and make your resolution one that involves everyone evolving into a healthier lifestyle. It will make it much easier for you as an individual if you are doing it together as a supportive family unit.
How do you do this? With baby steps!
Going cold turkey OR the All or Nothing mentality most times just leads us back to our old habits. The best way to about it is to work as a family to set some attainable goals. Once you have mastered each goal as a team, you move on to the next goal. Here are some goals to start with:
1) Reassess your lifestyle and find one or two nights/days a week where it's family only time. During these nights/days cook healthy fun meals together that will last you a few days or can be frozen. Take it one step further and turn them into movie and game nights/days to reconnect and destress. During the other days of the week find time to prep quick healthy meals and have healthy snacks ready on hand to grab and go, a bag of veggies, fruit, nuts and seeds are great. Be sure to be consistent with family days or evenings and put your foot down when other things try and impede on these nights/days.
2) Reduce your reliance on processed foods (frozen dinners, dinner in a box, dinner in a can), take out or restaurant food. They are generally very unhealthy and full of hidden ingredients. Focus on those family nights/days to prep a few meals ahead of time as a family. There are quick, healthy food ideas all over the place and leftovers make great lunches the next day.
3) Now that you are making your own food, you are in control of what ingredients you use. Use quality ingredients and limit the 5 white enemies; white sugar, white rice, white flour, white salt, and milk. Reducing sugar is a major thing especially with young children and those with chronic health conditions; you can reduce the intake of sugars and replace sugar with Stevia, pure maple sugar and honey in moderation or mashed fruit. White rice can easily be replaced with brown, wild or any other exotic rice. White flour products can be replaced with whole grains and by that I mean anything but flour, baked goods and pasta from flours even "healthier" flours should be limited. Try using sea salt or Himalayan salt instead of regular table salt and try to limit the amount you use. Milk is linked to a lot of diseases including prostate cancer, type I & II diabetes, and really is not as good for you as they want you to believe. Milk is really not a necessity in your diet with the exceptions of infants, who should be ideally consuming breast milk to the age of weaning between 2-4 years of age or longer.
4) Get out and have fun by playing, it helps get your entire family moving. They also get to see a part of their parents they generally don't get to, the playful child they once were.
There is much more to incorporating a healthy lifestyle; however, just starting with the above will make a difference . To find out more about incorporating a healthy lifestyle or to incorporate more ideas that fit with your family and each individual member contact a qualified health practitioner.
Dana Clark, CNHP, CHN, CHC owner or From the Roots Holistic, Certified Holistic Nutritionist at SBJJ & Muay Thai Academy.
Contending with Colds and Flus
Did you know that getting sick a few times a year is actually great for your immune system and body? It is a way of exercising your immune system, resetting your body and flushing out excess free radicals. That being said, how you handle it can impede this process or can turn it into an ongoing issue. Being sick frequently is a red flag that your body is off balance and not functioning to its' full potential.
So, what can you do?
Note: We will be holding a Colds & Flu, Gentle and Natural Support Clinic November & December. Contact From the Roots Holistic or the SBJJ & Muay Thai Academy for details. Or check out our event listing on facebook or Google.
Dana Clark, CNHP, CHN, CHC owner of From the Roots Holistic, Certified Holistic Nutritionist at SBJJ & Muay Thai Academy.
Head lice... Are you scratching yet?
September is back to school time and sadly the time of year when our children are exposed more often to viruses and parasites like head lice. I thought I would discuss this topic from a holistic point of view.
As a Natural Health Practitioner, I am a fan of preventative medicine. So how does one prevent head lice?
If your child is having an outbreak here are some suggestions:
Dana Clark, CNHP, CHN, CHC owner of From the Roots Holistic, Certified Holistic Nutritionist at SBJJ & Muay Thai Academy.
All material on this website is provided for your information only and may not be construed as medical advice or instruction.
Please note some of the content is also posted to my steemit account @danaclark
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By Ted Dace
An impassioned name to revive our integrity and experience of truth in an international lowered to numbers.
An unforgettable journey from the principles of actual and organic lifestyles to the psycho-social maladies at the moment undermining human customers, Escape from Quantopia exposes the dual failings of technology and capitalism, the double helix of the fashionable international. Prefigured by means of the deranged critical to subsume nature and cognizance to deterministic equations, imperial the USA is killing the earth within the quest to dominate it. Why do elites pursue guidelines eventually damaging even to themselves? How did war, no matter if army or financial, tackle a lifetime of its personal past the achieve of cause and compassion? Making the case for madness on the crew point, the writer unearths the root of collective reminiscence and brain within the pioneering paintings of C. S. Peirce, Henri Bergson, David Bohm, Rupert Sheldrake and Lee Smolin. no matter if coming up from primordial chemical soup or the unexamined recesses of the human brain, dwelling platforms are likely to self-perpetuate. In gentle of the natural underpinnings of up to date crises, Ted Dace proposes "organic socialism" because the most sensible desire for setting up a brand new order of concept and lifestyles.
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We cannot know for sure, but it is believed that the primary purpose of the recumbant stone circles of Aberdeenshire is as a calendar, not a burial site. Though many do have burials associated with them, these are thought to be from a later era. Tyrebagger Hill Stone Circle is a very fine example, with some jaw-droppingly large stones. Accessible by foot or mountain bike from Kirkhill Forest or Aberdeen Airport, the stones are partially blighted by Kirkhill Industrial Estate. The site is not accessible by car.
The recumbant stone at Tyrebagger has been on the wonk for ages -
The Rev. W. C. LUKIS, F.S.A., PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON. NOVEMBER 29, 1883, TO JULY 2, 1885:
The broad stone has fallen inwards and rests in an inclined position upon one or two small stones, which probably formed part of the inner ring. The stones of the outer ring are of very unequal heights; the tallest being 9 feet 7 inches and the shortest 3 feet.
The Rev. has misunderstood the 'unequal heights' thing. All the recumbant stone circles of Aberdeenshire show a gradation in stone height, smallest at the back (north), largest being the flankers. The angle(s) formed by this gradation point(s) to stuff in the sky.
Some say the picts worshipped Orion, which is plausible. It's suggested that the constellation can be seen "standing" on the recumbant on one night of the year - an impressive sight. It would have been all the more so in days when there was no light-pollution.
Others suggest that the purpose of the stones is more rational and practical than that, with no supernatural content or supreme beings or anything like that. The recumbant stone circles of Aberdeenshire can be used to track the moon and plot the cross quarter days, equinoxes and solstices. Important markers in the agricultural calendar, and so, important days in the life of the community. The recumbant and flankers act as a sort of 'screen frame' through which to observe the perigrinations of the moon. We still have 'holidays' on these important days: Mayday (Beltane); Aug bank holiday (Lughnasadh); various summer festivals; Halloween (Samhain); Christmas (Yule, Hogmanay); Valentines (Imbolc); etc. There are, inevitably, Christian festivals and holidays on these important markers too.
The recumbant aligns with Brimmond hill to the south. The other day, We were on the summit of Brimmond Hill and the stones could be seen very clearly from the summit, glinting in the strong sun. The stones are also clearly visible from the approach road to the Kirkhill Industrial Estate and the Airport - indeed, once you know they're there, you can't miss them - they kinda dominate.
There's more to the stones than the way they look. They have magnetic and acoustic qualities too:
From p45 of Stone Circles Near Aberdeen
A. L. Lewis
The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 17. (1888), pp. 44-57.
Mr. McCombie Stewart, the station-master at Dyce, who should be consulted by any one visiting Dyce for scientific purposes, informed me that there was formerly a hole in the middle of the circle, which might be suggestive of the former existence of a kist; he also told me that there was supposed to be iron in the largest stones, and this seems very probable, for, on working my rough plans out at home, I found a disagreement in the compass-bearings. In this emergency I applied to Mr. McCombie Stewart, sending him a plan and asking him to verify my compass-bearings and some other particulars. He was so kind as not only to do this, but to get one of the Engineers of the railway to make an exact plan of the circle, showing the bearing of each stone from the centre. I am happy to be able to say as showing the accuracy of my own methods, that my plan superposed upon his gave practically the same results.
In the letter accompanying the plan, Mr. McCombie Stewart, who is qualified to speak as a geologist, says, "We were unable to account for the peculiar ringing sound of the altar stone, unless it be caused by the flat shape of the stone, having its side firmly fixed in the ground, the projecting part having a certain vibration - or if it were from the hard heathen substance of an iron nature - but one thing is certain, the stone is not of the same nature as those belonging to the neighbouring quarry.
Hmmm. There are other 'ringing' stones around town. More later.
A visit to Tyrebagger stones is recommended. We were there on a Sunday morning, so there was no noise from the airport or Kirkhill industrial estate. Fabulous views across the Bucksburn/Greenburn/Gough Burn basin, over Woodside and Old Aberdeen and to the sea.
The AWPR will pass within 200 metres of this scheduled ancient monument which is one of the finest neolithic sites in Scotland, and is the only surviving stone circle within the parish boundaries of Aberdeen (I think).