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21 Home Inspectors in merrimack County, NH
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Jason Massicotte
11 Ratings
ProSpect Property Inspections
Epsom, NH
NH License #136 Northern New England Chapter of ASHI
I have inspected every style of home from brand new construction, multi-family, apartments, Federal and Victorian style homes including barns and other historical New England treasures. Book an inspection with me and buy with confidence.
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David Paul
11 Ratings
HomeSmart Inspections
Bedford, NH
InterNachi Certified, Thermal Imaging Certified, Energy Start State of NH Builder, State of NH licensed & insured
The home buying experience can be stressful at times many problems can be avoided. . At HomeSmart Inspections, you have found the right home inspector. We have the experience it takes to accurately assess the current condition of your home.
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Nick Pfennigwerth
ProSpect Property Inspections
Newmarket, NH
NH Home Inspector License #598 and InterNACHI Certified Professional Inspector (#18090528).
I pride myself on delivering outstanding customer service in a clear, concise, and factual manner.
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Peter Russell
63 Ratings
Russell Inspection Services LLC
Alton Bay, NH
Member of NACHI. Certified commercial inspector, Certified FEMA disaster housing inspector Licensed septic evaluator.
I have 33 years of residential construction and remodeling experience. I started inspectiong homes in 1992 and have completed 1000s of inspections.
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Theron Theodore
6 Ratings
ProSpect Property Inspections
Newmarket, NH
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Troy Allen
21 Ratings
ProSpect Property Inspections
Newmarket, NH
State of NH Home Inspectors License #454 Northern New England Chapter of ASHI
The team at ProSpect Property Inspections is more than qualified to not only meet your expectations, but to exceed them at every level. We are not raising the bar of home inspection; we are the bar of home inspection.
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Matthew Anderson
2 Ratings
Anderson Inspections
Manchester, NH
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Richard Baker
Baker Home Inspections Inc.
Keene, NH
NH # 362; VT # 143.0113319; NAHI; NPMA; IGSHPA; 20+ years in general construction and HVAC; Geothermal HVAC
I will provide a thorough inspection and communicate relevant details in a comfortable manner. A computer generated report with photos will be provided typically the same day as the inspection.
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Jon Bossey
16 Ratings
ProSpect Property Inspections
Tilton, NH
ASHI Certified Inspector #259233 - State of NH License #225 - General Manager of ProSpect Property Inspections
I am a Chapter Board Member of the Northern New England Chapter of ASHI. I also serve on the State of NH Board of Home Inspectors. I pride myself on delivering outstanding customer service in a clear, concise, and factual manner.
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Craig Butler
9 Ratings
Butlers Home Inspections
Laconia, NH
NH Lic#468 - InterNACHI Certified - 25+ years construction experience - Inspected Once, Inspected Right!
Condo/Mobile Home - $300 -- One family home up to 1900 sq/ft - $345 ($5 per additional 100 sq/ft) -- Radon - $90 double vial test -- Water testing starts at $80 for FHA Basic and goes up to $140 depending on test options.
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William Cornell
28 Ratings
Paul Cornell and Associates
Tewksbury, MA
MA Licensed Home Inspector # 693 NH Licensed HI # 43 ACI - ASHI Certified Member
Licensed professional working for company with 30 years experience and over 25,000 inspections performed. A+ BBB Rating, Angie's List Super Service Award 2008 & 2009 & 1010. Professional, Ethical, Top Rated Customer Service.
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Greg Davis
54 Ratings
ProSpect Property Inspections
Newmarket, NH
ProSpect Property Inspections is more than qualified to not only meet your expectations, but to exceed them at every level. We are not raising the bar of home inspection; we are the bar of home inspection.
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Jerry DiMuro
69 Ratings
Welcome Home Inspection
Peabody, MA
MA Home Inspector License #198
15 plus years experience as a Licensed Home Inspector with over 5000 home inspections during my career. I also offer water and radon testing. In addition, I have extensive knowledge in heating, plumbing and electrical.
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Jason Driggers
2 Ratings
Home Inspection Advisory, LLC
Manchester, NH
NH Licensed Home Inspector #505, member of Internachi, degree in Building Construction Technolgy, 30 years experience.
I bring all of my skills, education, and experience as I discover hidden defects and solve potential problems. I love sharing my years of knowledge with homebuyers that will protect their investment and keep them safe for years to come
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Steven Duncanson
1 Ratings
Panorama Property Inspections
Milford, NH
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David Hackett
17 Ratings
Peek Inside Home Inspection
Dunbarton, NH
NH License #267, National Assoc of Home inpectors, Retired Battalion Chief, 30 Years residential construction.
Home inspection is a second career for me. I am retired after 30 years in the fire service. I have residential construction experience including my own homes. Peek Inside is a new business chosen to help those buying or selling homes.
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John (Jay) Heavisides
Baseline Home Inspections, LLC
Manchester, New Hampshire
New Hampshire License #492
Building on 27 years as a licensed professional engineer in the land development industry, I have combined my eye for detail and knowledge of home construction to perform accurate and reliable home inspections for the health of the home.
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Nicholas Jette
59 Ratings
Premier Home Inspection Services, LLC
Brookline, NH
NH License# 282 Certified Master Inspector (CMI) InterNACHI Member ASHI-Certified Member Licensed Drone Pilot
We didn't name the company Premier just to sound prominent! We have the latest tools and technology (as well as the and training in order to use them) to help you understand how your home functions.
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Anne Kinney
1 Ratings
ProSpect Property Inspections
Newmarket, NH
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Stephen G. Kroker
7 Ratings
Kroker Home Inspection P.L.L.C.
Bedford, NH
NH License # 00251, Certified WDI Inspector # 140252, Member Northern New England Chapter ASHI
Kroker Home Inspection conducts inspections and produces reports with objectivity and integrity. KHI helps buyers, sellers and concerned homeowners make informed decisions.
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PW Fall 2015 Announcements
It's still summer, but Publishers Weekly is looking ahead to Fall 2015. They recently selected their best of the best in a whopping 16 different categories and we've gathered all 90(!!!) Macmillan standouts into a handy Edelweiss collection and listed them here for you:
Art, Architecture & Photography: People and Places
HUMANS OF NEW YORK: STORIES by Brandon Stanton (a Top 10 pick)
The follow-up to Stanton's bestseller, HUMANS OF NEW YORK, presents photos of a new group of humans, complete with stories that delve deeper and surprise with greater candor.
MYSTERIES OF THE MALL by Witold Rybczynski (a Top 10 pick and two starred reviews)
Architecture critic Rybczynski casts a seasoned eye over the modern metropolitan scene, examining cities, public places, and homes.
NEXTINCTION by Ralph Steadman and Ceri Levy
Steadman, a cartoonist and friend of the feathered, gives his unique take on critically endangered birds.
PATTERNALIA: An Unconventional History of Polka Dots, Stripes, Plaid, Camouflage, & Other Graphic Patterns by Jude Stewart
A book on patterns, with illustrations from polka dots to plaid: their histories, cultural resonances, and hidden meanings.
THE GLOBAL CODE: How a New Culture of Universal Values Is Reshaping Business and Marketing by Clotaire Rapaille
The bestselling author of THE CULTURE CODE explains why global marketing and business must evolve to acknowledge new, universally held human values.
Comics & Graphic Novels: Graphic Lives
KILLING AND DYING by Adrian Tomine (a Top 10 pick)
A masterful anthology of Tomine's recent work showcases various art styles to explore modern anxiety and mortality. Each tiny panel is its own universe of repressed emotion and foiled desire.
STEP ASIDE, POPS: A Hark! a Vagrant Collection by Kate Beaton (a Top 10 pick)
Beaton's first collection was a sensation, and these comics are equally droll, brainy, and sometimes devastating. Her broadsides against clueless chauvinism are especially dead on.
PUKE FORCE by Brian Chippendale
Social satire written dark and dense across Chippendale's deconstructed multiverse of walking, talking M&Ms, hamsters, and cycloptic-yet-glamorous trivia hosts. A bomb explodes in a coffee shop: the incident is played out over and over again from the perspective of each table in the shop.
Cooking & Food: Cooking from Far and Wide
SIMPLY NIGELLA by Nigella Lawson (a Top 10 pick)
Internationally bestselling author Lawson returns to the basics with everyday recipes that make our lives easier and make us feel better, more alive, and less stressed.
SPUNTINO: Comfort Food (New York Style) by Russell Norman
The bestselling author of POLPO showcases new mouthwatering recipes and stories from Spuntino, the New York–influenced diner in London that's been wildly successful.
AUTHENTIC PORTUGUESE COOKING: More than 185 Classic Mediterranean-Style Recipes of the Azores, Madeira and Continental Portugal by Ana Patuleia Ortins
This collection of over 200 recipes highlights the traditional flavors of Portugal.
THUG KITCHEN PARTY GRUB GUIDE: For Social Motherf*ckers by Thug Kitchen
From the duo behind the blog and the New York Times bestseller THUG KITCHEN comes the next installment of recipes with a side of attitude.
THE BLUE BLOODS COOKBOOK by Wendy Howard Goldberg and Bridget Moynahan
More than 100 hearty, soulful comfort food recipes from the CBS television cop show Blue Bloods center around the Reagan family dinner; compiled by the show's star, Bridget Moynahan.
Sports & Entertainment: All American—from Soul Music to Football
WHAT THE EYE HEARS: A History of Tap Dancing by Brian Seibert
This magisterial history shares the saga of African-Americans in show business wielding enormous influence as they grapple with the pain and pride of tap dancing's complicated legacy. Seibert charts tap's growth in vaudeville circuits and nightclubs, chronicles its spread to ubiquity on Broadway and in Hollywood, analyzes its post–WWII decline, and celebrates its reinvention.
I BLAME DENNIS HOPPER: And Other Stories from a Life Lived In and Out of the Movies by Illeana Douglas
Award-winning actress Douglas submits a memoir about learning to survive in Hollywood while staying true to her quirky vision of the world in a testament to the power of art, the tenacity of passion, and the profound effect of how one movie can change our destiny.
PETTY: The Biography by Warren Zanes
Tom Petty, known for his reclusive style, has shared with rocker, writer, and friend Zanes his insights and arguments, his regrets and lasting ambitions, and the details of his life on and off the stage. The book is honest and evocative of Petty's music and the remarkable rock and roll history he and his band helped to write.
FRANK & AVA: In Love and War by John Brady
The love story of Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner has been told from one side or the other, it but has never been fully explored or explained—until now. Thoroughly researched and reported, this is not another storybook version of a Hollywood romance, but a compelling drama of love and emotional war that left two celebrities wounded for life.
BEAST: Blood, Struggle, and Dreams at the Heart of Mixed Martial Arts by Doug Merlino
Following four high-level MMA fighters, Merlino bluntly examines the history, culture, business, and meaning of professional cage fighting.
Essays & Literary Criticism: Looking Back
THE ART OF THE PUBLISHER by Roberto Calasso (a Top 10 pick)
The author of ARDOR should have plenty of insights to share about the business of books. His career as a publisher goes back to the beginnings of the Italian house Adelphi in the 1960s.
THE GIVENNESS OF THINGS by Marilynne Robinson (a Top 10 pick)
The author of several acclaimed novels, including GILEAD and LILA, will draw a wide audience to these 17 essays that critique our society and call for a renewed sense of grace in our lives.
THE CHALLENGE OF THINGS: Thinking Through Troubled Times by A.C. Grayling
A collection of recent writings from philosopher Grayling (THE GOD ARGUMENT) reflecting on the world in a time of war and conflict.
THE PLEASURE OF READING: 43 Writers on the Discovery of Reading and the Books that Inspired Them, edited by Antonia Fraser and Victoria Gray
Forty authors—10 of them new to this reprint of a book first published in 1992—including Margaret Atwood, Tom Stoppard, and Doris Lessing, explain what first drew, and continues to draw, them to literature.
THE ART OF PERSPECTIVE: Who Tells the Story by Christopher Castellani
The 11th entry in Graywolf's popular Art Of series tackles every fiction writer's most urgent issue: point of view.
CHANGING THE SUBJECT: Art and Attention in the Internet Age by Sven Birkerts
The author of THE GUTENBERG ELEGIES offers trenchant essays on the cultural consequences of continuing, all-permeating technological innovation.
MAKING A POINT: The Persnickety Story of English Punctuation by David Crystal
This volume concludes Crystal's triumphant trilogy about the English language, combining the first history of English punctuation with a complete guide on how to use it.
Literary Fiction: More Is More
PURITY by Jonathan Franzen (a Top 10 pick and three starred reviews)
In Franzen's first novel since FREEDOM, a young woman follows a German peace activist to South America to intern for his WikiLeaks-like organization.
A MANUAL FOR CLEANING WOMEN: Selected Stories by Lucia Berlin, edited by Stephen Emerson, foreword by Lydia Davis (three starred reviews)
The women of Berlin's stories navigate a world of jockeys, doctors, and switchboard operators who laugh, mourn, and drink. Berlin is a highly influential writer despite having published little in her lifetime.
SUBMISSION by Michel Houellebecq, trans. by Lorin Stein
Paris, 2022. In an alliance with the socialists, France's new Islamic party sweeps to power, and Islamic law is enforced. Women are veiled, and polygamy is encouraged.
THE WAKE by Paul Kingsnorth (An ALA Annual 2015 "Read 'N Rave" selection)
This Man Booker–longlisted novel is a postapocalyptic story set a thousand years in the past. Written in a "shadow tongue" of Old English, it follows Buccmaster, a proud landowner bearing witness to the end of his world.
ALL THAT FOLLOWED by Gabriel Urza (A PW Best of Summer 2015 selection, a Summer/Fall 2015 Indies Introduce selection, and an August 2015 Indie Next pick)
It's 2004 in Muriga, a quiet town in Spain's northern Basque Country, a place with more secrets than inhabitants. Five years since the kidnapping and murder of a young local politician, everyone knows who pulled the trigger, but is the convicted man the only one to blame?
THE FOX WAS EVER THE HUNTER by Herta Müller, trans. by Philip Boehm
The Nobel Prize winner's latest: Romania at the end of the Ceausescu regime, and one of these four—schoolteacher Adina, musician Paul; factory worker Clara, and Pavel, Clara's lover—works for the secret police and is reporting on the others.
A CLUE TO THE EXIT by Edward St. Aubyn
Charlie Fairburn, successful screenwriter, ex-husband, and absent father, has been given six months to live. He resolves to stake half his fortune on a couple of turns of the roulette wheel and, to his agent's disgust, to write a novel—about death.
FEAR OF DYING by Erica Jong
The bestselling author delivers her first book in 10 years—a sequel to her groundbreaking novel, FEAR OF FLYING.
History: Locale Histories
GIVE US THE BALLOT: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America by Ari Berman (a Top 10 pick, an ALA Annual 2015 "Read 'N Rave" selection, and three starred reviews)
Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of passing the Voting Rights Act, Berman's book provides a popular history of the right to vote in America, which, according to the starred PW review, is "not only easily understandable, but riveting."
FLOODPATH: The Deadliest Man-Made Disaster of 20th-Century America and the Making of Modern Los Angeles by Jon Wilkman
Wilkman combines urban history, a technological detective story, and life-and-death drama to tell the harrowing story of the St. Francis Dam break of 1928.
GANGSTER WARLORDS: Drug Dollars, Killing Fields, and the New Politics of Latin America by Ioan Grillo
Grillo, a Mexico City–based journalist, examines the men at the heads of drug cartels throughout Latin America: what drives them, what sustains their power, and how they can be brought down.
THE CRIME AND THE SILENCE: Confronting the Massacre of Jews in Wartime Jedwabne by Anna Bikont, trans. by Alissa Valles
A dual story of the massacre told through oral histories of survivors and witnesses, and a portrait of a Polish town coming to terms with its dark past.
THE OTHER PARIS by Luc Sante
Sante reveals the city's hidden past and its seamy underside—populated by working and criminal classes that, though virtually extinct today, have shaped Paris over the past two centuries.
MASTERS OF EMPIRE: Great Lakes Indians and the Making of America by Michael A. McDonnell
Historian McDonnell recounts the pivotal role the native peoples of the Great Lakes played in the history of North America.
CITY OF THORNS: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp by Ben Rawlence
A humanitarian and journalist provides an insider account of Dabaab, in Kenya, the world's largest and best-known refugee camp, and tells its human story.
Lifestyle: Down to Earth
THE BEST ADVICE IN SIX WORDS: Writers Famous and Obscure on Love, Sex, Money, Friendship, Family, Work, and Much More by Larry Smith (a Top 10 pick)
Even readers who normally shun self-help should be drawn to this collection of very brief advice for the wit promised by contributors such as Daniel Handler and Gary Shteyngart.
RUN TO LOSE: A Complete Guide to Weight Loss for Runners by Jennifer Van Allen and Pamela Nisevich Bede (a Top 10 pick)
The diet industry may thrive on continual innovation, but it's hard to beat techniques that go back millennia, as outlined by the experts from Runner's World magazine.
THE MICRONUTRIENT MIRACLE: The 28-Day Plan to Lose Weight, Increase Your Energy, and Reverse Disease by Jayson Calton, Ph.D., and Mira Calton, C.N.
An innovative guide to reversing illness and common ailments by tackling hidden nutritional deficiencies.
BEEKMAN 1802 STYLE: The Attraction of Opposites by Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell
With three successful cookbooks under their belts, the Beekman Boys partner with Country Living magazine to share their home design tips, tricks, and resources, along with an extensive collection of images from the couple's historic farmhouse home. readmoreremove


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A Wisconsin couple is facing child neglect charges after they allegedly left their 4-year-old child at home for hours to take part in a "creepy clown" prank.
During the early morning hours Friday, police received reports of two men in clown masks chasing vehicles in Menasha, near Green Bay, authorities said.
A 20-year-old man and a 29-year-old man were found at the intersection of Appleton Road and Midway Road dressed in full clown costumes, according to the Menasha Police Department, as dashcam video recorded police taking them into custody.
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A 26-year-old woman was also found in the area and is accused of driving the two men around during the "gag," police said in a news release.
Police said their investigation later revealed the woman and the 29-year-old man had left their 4-year-old child at home unattended for "a minimum of a few hours while they were out participating in this prank."
The child was placed outside of the home by the Department of Human Services and the parents have been referred to court on charges of child neglect.
The 20-year-old man was not charged in the incident, police said.


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Scientist calls new confidentiality rules on Arctic project 'chilling'
A bid by the federal government to impose sweeping confidentiality rules on an Arctic science project has run into serious resistance in the United States.
"I'm not signing it," said Andreas Muenchow of the University of Delaware, who has taken issue with the wording that Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans has proposed for the Canada-U.S. project.
It's an affront to academic freedom and a "potential muzzle," said Muenchow, who has been collaborating with DFO scientists on the project in the eastern Arctic since 2003.
DFO's proposed confidentiality provisions say all technology and "other information" related to the Arctic project "shall be deemed to be confidential and neither party may release any such information to others in any way whatsoever without the prior written authorization of the other party."
If enforced, Muenchow says the fisheries department could prevent researchers from publishing scientific findings, and sharing information on the project with the media and public, which is encouraged by the U.S. agencies co-funding the project.
Muenchow and DFO scientists involved in the project travel north by icebreaker to deploy and retrieve instruments to assess oceanographic conditions in ice-choked Nares Strait, which runs between Canada's Ellesmere Island and Greenland and may have a significant effect on ocean circulation.
Muenchow's problem with the DFO comes amid growing concern and controversy over the Harper government's micro-management of science.
Researchers are dismayed at "new" publication procedures sent to many federal fisheries scientists two weeks ago and published online by an anonymous federal researcher.
The procedures say DFO managers will decide when and if studies involving DFO scientists can be published in external scientific journals, which are at the heart of scientific communication.
The Jan. 29 memo to scientists in DFO's central and Arctic science sector says the rules apply to "all" – the all in bold italics – studies involving DFO scientists, who have a long history of collaborating with researchers at universities in Canada and abroad to assess everything from sea ice to contamination levels in wildlife.
The DFO scientists have been told they must now "wait for approval" before submitting their studies for publication in science journals. "The responsible Division Manager will review for any concerns/impacts to DFO policy," said the procedures that come with a flow chart.
"It's absolutely unbelievable," one federal scientist who received the email told Postmedia News Wednesday. The scientist, who asked to remain anonymous, said the rules appear to be "all about control."
Kevin Stringer, assistant deputy minister of DFO's ecosystems and ocean science sector, defended the new procedures in a telephone interview Wednesday. He said the "adjustments" streamline and clarify the department's publication procedure that has been in place for many years.
He says the changes require – as opposed to "recommend" in the previous publication procedure – that all studies authored and coauthored by DFO scientists be approved by managers before they can be published. But he says they also remove the need for DFO to conduct internal and often time-consuming scientific review of the studies prior to publication, since research journals take care of that.
"We've got two small changes. One of them actually streamlines the process, one clarifies, and largely is to support ensuring that we are looking after intellectual property," Stringer said.
He says "similar arrangements" are being put in place across DFO's various science sections.
"The idea is to support good science getting out there," Stringer said. But at the same he said the department wants to ensure patents and copyright flowing from the science are properly managed.
Observers see a much more sinister side to the tightened publication procedures.
Fisheries scientist Jeffrey Hutchings, of Dalhousie University, said having a manager assess studies for policy impacts is sure to have "a chilling effect" and could prevent important scientific findings from being made public.
Hutchings said the new procedures will also likely hamper collaborative research between DFO scientists and academics and deter DFO scientists from pursuing work perceived as politically sensitive.
"This is a greater exertion of control over the communication of science," Hutchings said. "There is no other way to interpret it."
Meantime, Muenchow, an oceanographer at the University of Delaware, says the sweeping confidentiality provisions DFO proposed for the Arctic project would be more appropriate for classified military research.
Muenchow, who blogs about his Arctic work, says the research office at the University of Delaware is now negotiating with DFO officials to rework the agreement so it does not "sign away my freedom to speak, publish, educate, learn and share."
The proposed agreement DFO sent to Muenchow in January is to cover a one-year extension of the long-running Canada-U.S. project. The 19-page agreement includes a two-page appendix spelling out confidentiality and publication rules.
The previous Canada-U.S. agreement for the project, signed in 2003, was 11 pages long and contained two sentences on publication and encouraged the sharing of information.
"Data and any other project-related information shall be freely available to all Parties to this Agreement and may be used, disseminated or published, by any party, at any time," the 2003 agreement said.
Frank Stanek, DFO's manager of media relations, said the sweeping confidentiality policy proposed in January is a "legal template" created by the department to "protect the intellectual property rights of all participants in a project."
"All Fisheries and Oceans Canada projects undertaken collaboratively with other parties would be subject to similar, mutual confidentiality provisions," Stanek said.
Stringer says he hopes DFO and the University of Delaware will be able to work out their differences.
Hutchings shares Muen-chow's concern.
He said DFO's confidentiality provisions will be interpreted "by non-DFO scientists, indeed non-Canadian scientists, as an infringement on their right to publish the results of their research and, thus, to communicate their science."


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Do Good. Feel Good.
At Forever, we believe there's a lot we can do to make a difference in the world. Whether it's giving our time individually or working as a team, we are always working to do a little more for those around us. Inspired by the concept of Look Better. Feel Better., we teamed up within the Forever Home Office to Do Good., Feel Good.
Over the past several months, Forever employees have taken the time to volunteer at some of their favorite organizations, food banks and shelters in the Phoenix area. Not only have we felt good about the contributions we've made, but we are passionate about inspiring others to do a little more good in the world.
About the Organizations
AZBrainfood is an organization that discreetly provides backpacks of food for children who would otherwise go hungry on the weekends to ensure they come back to school each Monday mentally and physically able to concentrate on their studies.
In Mesa, Arizona, 65% of children are on free or reduced lunch programs, and many of them have little or no food to eat on the weekends. With the help of volunteers, every week during the school year, AZBrainfood has been able to provide more than 250,000 backpacks of food for children.
Several teams of Forever Home Office employees have participated in packing backpacks and Forever will also sponsor the annual Gilbert Turkey Trot that benefits this organization. Learn more about the Thanksgiving morning Family Fun Run and 5K.
Feed My Starving Children
The generous volunteers of Feed My Starving Children work to hand-pack nutritious MannaPak™ meals specifically designed to reverse malnutrition. Each day, partners around the world distribute these meals in schools, orphanages, clinics and feeding programs.
This year, members of the Forever Home Office IT and Digital Technologies, Human Resources and Forever Resorts teams volunteered to help pack meals and give back. During one day of packing, Forever was able to help feed 98 children for 1 year, which consists of 166 boxes of food, and further 35,856 individual meals. Feed my starving children has shipped 1,548,635,296 meals worldwide to date to help children in need. Learn more.
Phoenix Children's Hospital Distance for the Difference
Distance for the Difference is a 3.46 mile walk/run/roll and 1 mile dash in Downtown Phoenix directly benefiting the Phoenix Children's Hospital (PCH). Why is the distance of the event significant? Each foot represented one of the 18,286 kids who stayed overnight at the Phoenix Children's Hospital last year.
A group from Forever's Human Resources department made strides at this event in October, lending as many feet to the cause as they could. Learn more about the event.
Other organizations the Forever teams have been working with include St. Mary's Food Bank and Rebuilding Together - Valley of the Sun.
How You Can Give Back
There are numerous organizations all over the world that accept volunteers to further their mission of helping people. Organize an event for a few hours with your teams and don't forget to share the pictures with the hashtag #FLPVolunteers.
We can't wait to see how you're giving back all over the world!


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Just to let you know that our 2014 show is on at the Curragh Race Course on Sunday 18th May.
Similiar format to last year so we will be on site from Saturday 17th and out on the grass again. We are taking over the site on Friday afternoon if anyone is coming early. More details to follow but suffice to say that all military vehicles, re enactments, living history groups and military displays are welcome.
More details on here shortly and on our web site at www.mvci.ie


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Is there a market for fun, catchy music that doesn't demean women?
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Tap, tap, tap.
You can't help yourself; inadvertently you start to bob your head, tap your fingers on the closest surface. You turn up the volume.
What an awesome song you think, the beat just makes you want to dance. You quickly shazam it to check the name and the artist.
And then the inevitable happens; you begin paying attention to the lyrics and you're not impressed (and that's putting it lightly). You know what lyrics I'm talking about – they're usually some variation on the typical "hey baby, I know you want it, I'm gonna give it to ya".
They seem to exist on a scale of the typical sexism and objectification of women most women face on a daily basis (think street harassment), to downright violent and misogynistic.
I listened to Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" properly for the first time this week, and watched the video. I have yet to see Justin Timberlake's latest video – but from what I've read I'll be avoiding it at all costs. I couldn't even get through one song on Kanye's latest album because I just don't want to listen to songs where women are constantly referred to as b*****s.
And I'm really angry. I'm angry because we live in a ridiculous world in which women continue to be second-class citizens. And I'm angry because many of these songs are catchy, their beats make me want to dance, and I like dancing and I like music and I want to dance along with everyone else without feeling angry.
So I want to know, is there really no market for fun, catchy music that doesn't demean women? And before you answer that question I actually don't believe economics should have any role to play in this – we're talking about the human right to gender/sex equality and dignity. But seeing as we have a long road ahead of us in dismantling patriarchy, I turn my eyes to market forces, perhaps out of pragmatism, perhaps out of exasperation.
I'd like to think that I'm not wrong in saying that the majority of people would have enjoyed Thicke's "Blurred Lines" if it was called something completely different and the lyrics had nothing to do with his (or his songwriter's) dodgy views on consent. On one side of this camp would be those like me – who are demanding this change in music – but I also think that the more apathetic, who don't seem to care either way, would still buy this music.
One piece of evidence that suggests this is possible is the very positive public reaction to the rappers and musicians who are tackling homophobia in their songs. Although I feel that the objectification of women is so normalized that most people simply don't seem to notice, and many of those who do, just shrug their shoulders.
Is the mainstream music we hear, the music that cleans up at the awards shows, simply a reflection of the wider problem in society, or could it play a role in doing away with sexist attitudes?


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Busy spotting little red robins - two in fact which have been hopping around my garden this morning. Very difficult to photograph as they disappear as soon as I rush off for my camera. You'd think I'd have better things to do, hehe!
We're enjoying a lovely lazy time after a very enjoyable Christmas with family, and no, I didn't poison anyone with my first ever Christmas turkey!! Well back to spotting robins, it's very hard work - hope you all had fun :)!
'See' you in the New Year (or thereabouts)!


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Fire Preparation - In The Hot Seat
Nobody wants to be on fire—prep for the worst!
It happens in an instant. One second you're holding your line, fighting for position. The next, and often times without warning, a mechanical failure or a wreck of almost any degree turns from bad to worse as fire erupts, turning your race car into a flaming ball of metal. Are you and your race car prepared for such a catastrophe? No one is immune from the possibility of fire, and it's something every racer, and their cars should be prepared for before it happens.
The No. 22 car of Jeremy Spoonmore (pictured above) erupted into flames after a catastrophic engine failure ignited two gallons of oil from the wet-sump lubrication system. The cockpit was completely engulfed in flames, causing damage to the window net, seat, Spoonmore's firesuit, gloves, shoes, helmet, and seatbelts. We were also told his impressive goatee was significantly shorter after the fire. Spoonmore recalls the events of that day.
"There was more fire than I would have ever thought there would have been," explains Spoonmore. "The engine seized and I heard a pop. When it did, a rod came out of the block and the oil ignited on the headers. When I turned the wheel down I saw the flames. The fire started coming into the cockpit and got very close to my face so I closed my eyes so it didn't burn them."
At this point, Spoonmore should have been able to come to a stop and get out of the car, but bad turned worse. Another car slid in the oil left on the track, knocking Jeremy into the wall. "The power steering broke when the car hit the wall, igniting more fluid," Spoonmore adds. "And that just made the fire worse. I already had the window net down and was about to undo my belts. Luckily they were still on."
In the end, Spoonmore walked away with burns about as severe as a bad sunburn and a shortened goatee, but some racers aren't that lucky. "I never even thought about fire in the race car," explains Spoonmore. "I hope it will never happen again, but I learned the hard way."
Surviving a fire in a race car is a game of time. If a fire erupts, you want to give yourself enough time to safely stop the car and get out. If the fire happens as a result of a wreck and you are unconscious, you want to be protected for enough time that the safety crew can get there and remove you from the car. Racers never want to be reminded of the dangers of racing, but not preparing for the worst is silly when you think how easy it is to be prepared.
Being Prepared
Emerging from a fire like Spoonmore's unscathed is as much about preparation as it is about luck. Racing is inherently dangerous, and taking the proper precautions greatly diminished the risk of injury, and it starts with what you wear.
We all know wearing the proper firesuit, fire retardant underwear, head sock, gloves, and shoes can be uncomfortable, especially in the heat of the summer, but the healing process from third degree burns is far worse.
Firesuits come with an SFI rating. This rating gives you an idea of how protective it will be in a fire. Your firesuit is designed to protect you, but you have to take care of your firesuit properly for it to do its job when needed. So many times you see racers jump out of the car, dive under the car, and start turning wrenches. While the ability to drive and wrench on a race car is admirable, it can be foolish if you don't remove your firesuit. Dirt, solvents, fuels, and oils can turn a piece of fire retardant clothing into an oily flammable rag—probably the last thing you want to be wearing if there ever was a fire.
The moral of the story is don't ever work on the car in your firesuit. While it's easier than changing, and takes less time, the extra five minutes could save your life the next time you go on track. The same also goes for shoes and gloves.
Most racers don't realize that cleaning your firesuit the wrong way could reduce its fire resistant characteristics. We went to G-Force Racing Gear for a little more info on cleaning your safety gear.
When in doubt, mild soap and water will work with most any product. As for racing suits, wash in cold water and hang to dry. Some manufacturers recommend dry cleaning, but to be sure of the chemicals used, you should wash at home. With helmets, a damp cloth and mild soap used to blot the inside of the liner will help remove any built up residue. Belts are susceptible to sunlight and water will speed up the aging process. Be sure to remove or cover belts when washing the inside of a racing vehicle.
Prepping Your Car
Beyond protective clothing, preparing the car for the worst is hugely important. The driver's compartment should be as sealed as possibly with tape that won't burn. There are aluminum tapes that are specifically designed for sealing areas of the car that could possibly be exposed to fire and high heat. Even the smallest holes can let fluids and fire into the cockpit.
Once the driver's compartment is sealed, a fire extinguisher or fire system should be in place, in working order, and the activation mechanism should be in an easy place for the driver to operate if needed. Also, the system does no good if the safety pin is still in place. Be sure to remove it before each trip out on track.
Lastly, have an exit strategy and practice it. Having all of the safety equipment means nothing if you can't get out of your car. Especially with how popular full-containments seats and head-and-neck restraints have become, getting out of a race car, let alone a burning one, can be very difficult with obstacles on you and in the way.
A fire can induce panic; hey, it's a natural reaction if you're on fire. But practicing getting out on a regular basis can make a scary moment a little less frightening if you know exactly how to do it. Have a crewmember time your evacuation from the car. Practice a few times and break out the stopwatch again. We bet you'll be surprised at how much you can improve in just a few tries.
SFI and Thermal Protection Performance
If you've ever worn any kind of protecting equipment, chances are you've seen the SFI tags on them. Besides the fact that in-date SFI-rated equipment is required, it also allows you to pick the right equipment for what you are doing.
Which SFI Rating Should I Choose?
Safety manufacturers who advertise in Circle Track produce products that carry SFI ratings. A typical rating looks like this: SFI 3.2A/5 where 3.2A is the foundation's standard for firesuits and 5 is the rating. The higher that rating number, the better the protection. In this example, the number 5 is the most important number you will see, especially if the manufacturer doesn't release TPP numbers. Most sanctioning bodies and tracks will require you to have a firesuit with a minimum SFI-rating in order to compete. However, that does not mean that you should buy only their minimum.
What Do All Those Ratings Mean?
The quality of any fire-retardant material can be determined by looking closely at two measuring factors: LOI, which stands for Limiting Oxygen Index, and TPP or Thermal Protective Performance. LOI is the most commonly used measurement for flame retardancy and refers to the amount of oxygen needed in the atmosphere to support combustion. If a fiber or fabric has an LOI of 25, that means that at least 25 percent oxygen needs to be present for the fabric to burn. Consequently, a higher rating equals more fire protection. You won't often see LOI in race suit literature, but it's an important factor in good fire protection.
TPP on the other hand refers to the garment's ability to provide thermal protection when exposed to both direct flame and radiant heat while taking into account the length of time before a person is subject to second-degree burns. While that's a mouthful, TPP is the second most important number you need to know when firesuit shopping. The TPP rating is derived from a mathematical calculation performed with the results of a sophisticated test procedure that utilizes two different heat sources, sensors, and the fabric to be tested. The TPP rating is divided in half to determine the number of seconds until the human tissue reaches a second-degree burn. For example, if a particular fabric has a TPP rating of 35, it takes 17.5 seconds until a second-degree burn occurs in a flashover situation.
The only way to increase a TPP rating is through adding multiple layers. However, as you increase layers, suits get bulkier—and bulk doesn't equal comfort. Your goal in selecting a firesuit should be the balance of comfort with maximum protection.
A great way to increase the TPP without jumping up to a three-layer drag racing suit is to wear fire-retardant underwear beneath your suit. If you're budget doesn't allow for FR underwear, even a cotton sweatshirt adds some protection.
OK, now here's a great question to ask yourself. How fast can the safety crew at your local track get you out of a burning car? If they can do it in 3 seconds, go ahead and buy that $99 single-layer special and drop me a note telling me your home track because I want to race there.


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At DrapeStyle we like to think of ourselves as on the "cutting-edge" of technology. I mean we have the iPad Apps, we are "Cloud Based" and our phones are VOIP. Yes, we are cutting-edge. We have cutting-edge technology in our Workroom too. Cutting-edge circa 1936. I love this equipment. The sewing machines that we use to manufacturer our drapes are straight out of the Industrial Revolution. These things are made out of steel, not a piece of plastic to be seen. They run 14 hours a day, 5 days a week. When I say "run", I mean they are sewing, in constant motion for 10-12 hours a day and they have been doing that for roughly 60 + years. It is truly an amazing feat of "Technology". We keep them maintained and well oiled and aside from that they just work. No re-booting required. Some of these machines have made tens of thousands of custom drapes.
Let me introduce you to a few of them…
First, I'd like you to meet our "Tacker". This machine was made in Leeds England in the late 1940's by the Adamson Machine Company. The Company has long been out of business so they obviously "don't make these anymore". The tacker is used for making drapery pleats like a French Pleat or Pinch Pleat. The Tacker just makes one deep stitch over-and-over again. The tacker is very powerful and is capable of sewing through multiple layers of lining and interlinings without missing a beat. If you own a Drapery Manufacturing Company you simply "must have" this machine or one like it and, you seriously can not buy one of these "new". As a matter of fact, this one is just getting broken in and should be around long after all us are gone.
Now let me introduce you to our Drapery Pleater. We have a few of these by my favorite has to be our Singer 269. The 269 began it's life in the 1950's as a "Tacker" like the Adamson but in the 1970's a Company from New York called Camatron started to convert old 269's into Drapery Pleating Machines. The converted 269's are a highly coveted work horse for Drapery Workrooms and are still very popular. Like the Adamson, they work all day long without skipping a beat.
The "Youngster" of our Crew has to be our US Blindstitch Machine. The Blindstitch is used to stitch the sides of the drapery panels in a very specific way. The stitch that the Blindstitch is "loose" so that the sides of the drapery panels don't pucker or wrinkle. The tension of the stitch is very critical and varies depending on the thickness of the drapery fabric being used. Our US Blindstich was built in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.
I sincerely look at all of these machines as works of art and I love to watch them run. When I think about the talent that went into designing this "technology" I am simply astonished considering that these machines were designed and manufactured before the computer age. These machines were literally designed using a slide rule and a calculator and they work within a hairs-width tolerance.
There are plenty of people who question why we would be making custom drapes in America when we could simply have them made in India, Pakistan or China. I guess that the only answer I can give is that we are passionate about what we do, the tools we do it with and the Customers we do it for. We'll keep making custom drapes right here in American as long as American's keep buying our Custom Drapes.


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Top Remodel Trends for the Modern Home
(BPT) - Thanks to foreclosures and short sales, home buyers are snatching up great houses at reduced prices and remodeling to create stylish modern homes. Lucky for those buyers, many of today's top trends are relatively easy to recreate, and will add re-sale value to their homes.
"TV interior design shows are mostly about buying and remodeling a home, versus building from scratch or finding a new property that precisely fits a wish list with plenty of personal requirements," says Dani Kohl, program coordinator for the bachelor of science in interior design program at The Art Institute of Indianapolis and a practicing architect and interior designer.
The top remodeling trends include:
On average, Kohl's residential clients are spending about $40,000 to $60,000 to renovate and remodel their homes. Most of the money is spent in the kitchens, master bedrooms and bathrooms.
"Gone are the days of the formal dining room and living room," says Kohl. "Walls are being knocked down to join the two rooms."
Parents want to be able to cook while watching kids do homework or entertaining guests. Kitchen islands most often serve as the main division between kitchen and living space, and are the entertainment centers of a kitchen.
"Kitchen islands are looking more like free-standing furniture pieces with elaborate marble tops and wood work, and interior designers are often finding functional yet hidden places to store the trash can and keep the dish washer from view," Kohl says.
Pedro Lima, an interior design instructor at The Art Institute of New York City and owner of Pedro Lima Interiors, says that temporary partitions between the living space and kitchen are also on the rise. These partitions can be of varying heights, whether it's a two-way fireplace or modern book shelving. Partitions are a great option for homeowners who want that open-floor plan for the kitchen and living room, while still maintaining a defined space for each.
Lima says that our current culture and habits are driving the changes in modern, interior spaces.
"When it comes to the master bedroom, we are looking at a more pampering atmosphere," he says. Both Kohl and Lima agree that clients want more of a spa-like feeling than ever before to create a bedroom that is a safe haven for over-worked homeowners.
"Master bedrooms now have their own seating areas and entertainment nooks, and have become personal spaces away from everything," Lima says.
An increase in square footage for closet space is another popular request, according to Lima. "We, as designers, are now looking into proper modular systems of rods and shelving, in addition to our architectural and design duties."
Closets are not just for storage anymore, either. "Now, we're looking at closets to serve as a dressing space in addition to serving as a place to store an increased amount clothes and shoes."-
How are clients gaining square footage for the needs of today's residential space without making a complete renovation and creating add-ons to their homes?
Lima says that downsizing to accommodate upsizing is part of the remodel plans too.
"Designers are spending more time at looking for innovative ways to add versatile furniture that serve multifunctional purposes," he says. "For instance, coffee tables also serve as storage spaces and additional seating, wall units have built-in desks, and couches open up to beds in home offices."
Whichever remodeling trend homeowners choose to apply, all trends point toward integration, simplification and organization, as homeowners seek to enjoy their homes and share it with family and friends.
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Been hearing rumbles of this for a while. The first thing I heard about was some very creative groups working in the area of urban farming, who were leading the country with revolutionary concepts on hanging urban landscapes. It appears that Detroit may be "catching fire" again with creative talent, drawn by the low rent, and possibilities to chart their own space.
Detroit may be down… But it ain't dead quite yet.
How to Bring Detroit Back From the Grave
"Warning! This city is infested by crackheads. Secure your belongings and pray for your life." So reads a hand-scrawled sign just off I-75 in Detroit, where a post-apocalyptic cityscape of looted and charred homes has come to represent a sort of sarcophagus of the American Dream.
But beyond simply fueling murders and bribery scandals, decades of hard times have finally birthed new signs of life here in the Motor City, as its gritty neighborhoods attract a burgeoning community of artists, hipsters, and socially minded entrepreneurs. "With a little bit of motivation, you can make anything happen here," says Jason Williams, a.k.a. Revok, a renowned Los Angeles graffiti artist turned Detroiter, whose lively murals adorn walls not far from the crackhead sign. "It's all about the reality that you create for yourself."
For those willing to brave the nation's most dangerous major city, Detroit offers a tight-knit and successful creative community. The birthplace of Motown and techno still manages to turn out chart-busting artists like Eminem and Jack White. And growing numbers of bohemians have found that a few thousand dollars will buy them a classic brick townhouse or a loft in an art-deco skyscraper. Where old buildings have fallen, hundreds of urban gardens sprout.
Detroit is hardly the first city to lure urban homesteaders with access to cheap and artfully crumbling buildings. The same formula revitalized (and eventually gentrified) neighborhoods such as the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn and San Francisco's Mission and Dogpatch districts. The big difference in Detroit, however, is that its economy blew a rod long ago, triggering an exodus of more than half the city's population—last year, it lost another 28,000 people. Barely a quarter of those who remain have a degree from a four-year college. During my recent visit, local elected leaders were warning that the city could run out of money—within the week.
Last year, in Guernica magazine, Wayne State literature professor John Patrick Leary cautioned against what he called "Detroitism," the fetish for urban decay mixed with utopianism, "where bohemians from expensive coastal cities can have the $100 house and community garden of their dreams." But Detroit offers much more. Here is a city that foretold the woes of America's middle class—and spent decades searching for a path out of its recessionary wilderness. Forget the clichés about heirloom tomatoes and check out these four examples of creative Detroiters who are making a difference…


text: Consider SNL's parodic Amazon commercial a cautionary tale about bringing your mom breakfast in bed next Sunday — don't invade her private boudoir of onanism just to give her a platter of burned toast and orange juice from concentrate, because the half-hearted gesture won't erase a year's worth of filial apathy and convince her that you really love her. It'll just interrupt her while she's trying to have a nice, private orgasm with a dirty book. Will breakfast in bed be worth an awkward conversation or a stolen orgasm? Alternately, do you know how to make orgasm-flavored pancakes?


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Time for clubs to rally around England
John Taylor
June 30, 2010
A successful England side will no doubt benefit the game at all levels © Getty Images
We've all seen the emails over the past month. To help with a research project all people with IQs under 20 or very small willies or other such inadequacies have been asked to fly white flags with a red cross on them from their cars.
If the insults were supposed to act as a deterrent they failed. Despite England's abject performances at the World Cup the flag sellers have had a field day and are probably the only ones laughing all the way to the bank at the moment. And love 'em or hate 'em the sheer volume of flags not just in one city but all over the country prove beyond doubt that international sport can captivate the public in a way that club football - or rugby - never can.
About 20 million people watched England's humiliation at the hands of Germany on British television and about the same number watched England win the Rugby World Cup in 2003. Now the recriminations have begun the favourite theory seems to be that the England players were exhausted and under-prepared because the Premier League really runs football in England and the national side has to play second fiddle.
I have listened to a number of pundits arguing that the Champions League is bigger and better than the World Cup but the viewing figures tell a different story. A Champions League final involving Manchester United or Chelsea will never get that sort of TV audience.
Rugby should take notice. Once again Premier Rugby is flexing its muscles and threatening to withdraw cooperation with the Rugby Football Union if they do not scale back on internationals even though not one of their clubs would be viable without the proportion of revenue from those matches which is passed on to them by the RFU.
The top football clubs can afford to be selfish. They attract huge crowds - on average Manchester United are watched by four times as many spectators as Leicester Tigers and they are streets ahead of any other rugby club in England - and earn a fortune from television rights.
Rugby clubs are fooling themselves. The average attendance for last season was just over 13,000 and that was boosted by some spectacular crowds at special event matches staged at Wembley and Twickenham. Television revenues are tiny. Guinness have scaled back their involvement with the Premiership and at the moment there is still no title sponsor for next season even though it begins on September 4 - just over two months away.
The biggest surge in new converts - playing and watching - was after England won the World Cup and the biggest boost to the club game now would come from them being back in contention next year. Premiership bosses should be doing everything in their power to assist England but they are still living under the mistaken illusion that international rugby undermines their business. I am not advocating an extension to the international programme - we do see far too many meaningless international games - but a successful England will boost crowds at Newcastle and Leeds far more than any marketing campaign.
I could not finish this column without a mention of my old friend Andy Ripley. He was a truly remarkable guy - they really broke the mould after he was created - who was made for rugby but only really discovered it after he left school. His eyesight was never very good but he overcame that handicap too and it was a tribute to his wonderful athleticism that he managed to make such a mark after having missed out on the formative years. Ripley on the rampage was a sight to behold.
He loved to be thought of as a gentle hippy with not a combative gene in his body but in reality he was one of the most competitive athletes on the planet, as he showed when he beat everybody in Superstars and then went on to become a World Champion at indoor rowing. I shall never forget his delight when he discovered he was good on the rowing machine - 'Jonny (I think he was the only bloke who ever called me Jonny) it's one thing you'll never beat me at,' he said. 'It's simple, at 6ft 5in my arms and legs are longer than yours so I go further with every stroke, brilliant.'
A couple of years later he called me to ask if I knew of Bewl Water - a reservoir not far from my home. It transpired that he had always felt a bit of a fraud because he was a rowing champion who had never been on the water, and he had seen an advert for rowers to join a Veteran Eight at Bewl.
Several years later when he was approaching 50 he had mastered the real thing so well he went back to Cambridge to study for a doctorate and almost rowed in the Boat Race - vintage Ripley. It was absolutely typical that when he was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer he chose to tackle it head on and use his misfortune to help others. Every time he met up with old team-mates or adversaries he would berate them - 'Have you had a test? - not just a PSA reading, the only reliable indicator is to get a doctor to stick his fingers up your arse. Go and do it tomorrow.'
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John Taylor is a former Wales and British & Irish Lions international and currently the managing director of London Welsh
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Artist Tomas Georgeson Hides $12,600 in Gallery to Attract Visitors
By Timon Woodward
LONDON – Painter Tomas Georgeson has artfully tried to drum up attendance at a London gallery by hiding $12,500 -- most of his life savings -- among the paintings and other artworks for the taking if anyone can find it. Georgeson has left the blank check for £8,000 ($12,600) in the Milton Keynes Gallery (shown above).
Georgeson told the Daily Telegraph that he hid the check in the gallery on Tuesday morning and, to get word out, he placed an ad in a newspaper flagging it to peoples' attention. The advert warns that the money "will be collected on 1 March 2013 if unclaimed."
The artist's aim is a creative way to "get people through the door and change the mood of the place." And he's willing to put nearly all his money on the line to do it.
More:Sign Up For AOL Jobs' Newsletter"You can't just implant culture in a city and expect it to thrive," Georgeson says. "It seems it's the time for culture to come to Milton Keynes."
Georgeson did not let the gallery know that he had hidden the money. A representative from the gallery told ABC News, "He did not inform us at all. We got to know about it through a phone call from a Daily Telegraph journalist." The spokeswoman said the money is well hidden.
"The Milton Keynes gallery is cube-shaped. It is not like an old building where you hide things into niches, or hidden corners. The staff searched thoroughly but we could not find it. There is currently a Christmas tree hanging from the ceiling upside down. We even looked through the branches of the tree, but we did not find any check," she said.
Georgeson assured people that his offer is real.
"It won't bounce if somebody finds the check and cashes it. I'm prepared to live with the consequences of that happening, and I could only be prepared if I thought it would really do some good," he told the Telegraph.
The director of the gallery, Anthony Spira, spoke to him on Tuesday. Georgeson initially indicated he would go to the gallery today, but after not turning up Georgeson has cut off communication.
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Obama, Netanyahu united in preventing nuclear-armed Iran
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- The trip is seen as a chance to improve U.S. relations with Israelis and Palestinians
- A recent poll in Israel found just 10%25 of Israelis view Obama favorably
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a news conference Wednesday he was "absolutely convinced" President Obama is determined to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
Netanyahu made his remarks at the end of a long day for Obama, who toured Israeli military facilities and stressed that the two nations share the same concern over Iran's nuclear program.
"There is not a lot of daylight" between Israel and the United States on assessments of the status of Iran's nuclear program, Obama said at the joint news conference.
Netanyahu made special point to the media of noting that Obama had reiterated Israel's right to take steps of its own to defend itself and that includes against Iran.
"Each country has to make its own decisions when it comes to the awesome decision to engage in any kind of military action," Obama said. "And Israel is differently situated than the United States."
Obama was greeted warmly on Wednesday in Israel where he is on a high-profile trip to Israel, his first as president, to assure the Jewish state of U.S. commitment to stopping a nuclear Iran and boost the prospect of peace talks with Palestinians demanding their own state.
"The United States is proud to stand with you as your strongest ally and your greatest friend," Obama said after disembarking from Air Force One at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport. "It's in our fundamental security interest to stand with Israel."
"Across this region, the winds of change bring both promise and peril," he said, calling his visit "an opportunity to reaffirm the unbreakable bonds between our nations, to restate America's unwavering commitment to Israel's security, and to speak directly to the people of Israel and to your neighbors."
Obama said his administration would pursue a Mideast peace that would allow residents of the Jewish state to live in peace and free from the threat of terror.
"In this work, the state of Israel will have no greater friend than the United States," the president said after meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres.
Peres said he welcomed Obama's clear message that "no one should let skepticism win the day, a vision that says clearly that peace is not only a wish, but a possibility."
The two presidents planted a tree brought from the United States to symbolize the relationship between the two nations.
Netanyahu, who has disagreed with Obama on matters of Israeli security, praised the president for his commitment to peace and security for Israel.
"Thank you for standing by Israel at this time of historic change in the Middle East," he said. "Thank you for unequivocally affirming Israel's sovereign right to defend itself by itself against any threat."
The two leaders met again Wednesday evening for dinner at Netanyahu's home, and held their joint news conference afterward.
The White House said it does not expect significant agreements to come out of the trip, in which Obama will also visit Jordan. Obama last visited the region in 2009, traveling to Saudi Arabia and Egypt. He visited the Jewish state in 2008 as a presidential candidate.
But Israelis, both Jews and Arabs, are skeptical that President Obama's visit will lead to anything substantive on the peace front.
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"The only thing I expect from this visit is huge traffic jams," said a 60-year-old Jerusalemite on Wednesday, who was watching an early-morning talk show on TV in the small store where he sells lottery tickets, ahead of Obama's arrival.
"When someone comes to Israel to work seriously, he does so quietly, not with a lot of noise," said Natan, who said he could not share his last name because he has worked in Israeli security. For Natan, "peace means that my grandchildren won't have to serve in the army. But that's just a dream," he said.
Preparing for a crush of breakfast customers at the bagel café where he works, Nabulsi Alaa, 26, an Arab resident of East Jerusalem, expressed the hope that the American president's visit will make it possible for Arabs in Israel to visit family and friends in the West Bank, and for Arabs in the West Bank to visit Israel. "I'm somewhat optimistic," Alaa said.
Former U.S. ambassador to Israel Edward Djerejian says the trip is a chance to improve U.S. relations with Israelis and Palestinians and clarify where the United States stands on the tumultuous events of the Middle East.
"I'm a believer in the importance of the personal relationship and dialogue between leaders," said Djerejian, ambassador under President Clinton. "It's important they establish a working relationship ... that can be translated into possible action."
Since Obama last visited, the region has become more dangerous. A 2-year-old rebellion against Syrian President Bashar Assad rages in Syria. Iran is refusing to end its nuclear program despite U.N. sanctions. Islamist governments have gained power in Egypt and Tunisia, and Muslim militias backed by al-Qaeda are on the rise in North Africa and the Persian Gulf states.
Peres referred to these threats in his remarks upon Obama's arrival.
"The greatest danger is a nuclear Iran. We have tried non-military means, but other options are on the table," he said.
"Hamas remains a terror organization that targets innocent people. On the northern border is Iran's proxy Hezbollah. Hezbollah is destroying Lebanon and supporting the brutal massacre of the Syrian people ... fortunately Syria's nuclear capacity was destroyed, but unfortunately there are still chemical weapons."
Peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians have stalled. Israel says the Palestinian Authority refuses to negotiate over the portions of the West Bank that should go to a Palestinian state and those that should be part of Israel. Palestinians argue that Israel will not compromise to their satisfaction, so why negotiate?
Palestinians held small protests in the West Bank and Gaza. Demonstrators in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip burned posters of Obama and U.S. flags, accusing the U.S. of being biased toward Israel. The militant Hamas, which has been designated a terror group by the U.S., vows to destroy Israel.
In the West Bank, about 200 activists erected about a dozen tents in an area just outside of Jerusalem to draw attention to Israel's policy of building housing in areas they want for an independent state.
Silvan Shalom, a Cabinet minister in Netanyahu's Likud Party, said a provisional agreement is possible. "Our goal is to reach an agreement (even) if it is in stages," he said.
Dan Schueftan, the director of the National Security Center at the University of Haifa, and a visiting professor at Georgetown University, predicted the Obama visit will accomplish almost nothing for Israeli-Palestinian relations.
"You can't be pessimistic enough. The gaps between the mainstream Israeli and Palestinian positions are too large. You can't have a peace deal without including Gaza," Schueftan said. "But you can't reach a settlement with the (Palestinian President) Abbas that doesn't include Gaza. And Israel can't include Gaza."
Furthermore, he said, the Palestinians won't abandon the "right of return," but "if you bring to Israel every Palestinian whose grandparents left in 1948. No Israeli government could survive if it agreed to this."
Still, Schueftan believes Obama's visit could strengthen U.S-Israel ties.
"The basic relations between Israel and the U.S. are very, very solid. I think Obama realizes that he went about things in the wrong way in his first term in office and is adopting a different approach that has much more potential to succeed.
"Now, he is emphasizing the positive and is willing to listen to the Israelis. And the recent Israeli election produced a much more centrist reality. We have a much better starting point."
However, Obama arrives at a time when a recent media poll in Israel found just 10% of Israelis view him favorably — in light of his public bouts with Netanyahu, who asked Obama to set a "red line" on when military forces must be used against Iran.
"Obama is retreating from the Middle East, indifferent to the collapse of Egypt, uninterested in the return of al-Qaeda to Iraq, and he appears to have no blueprint for Iran other than more concessions," says Danielle Pletka of the American Enterprise Institute. "So why's he going?"
Contributing: Oren Dorell in McLean, Va.


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