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A gifted fundraising consultant seeks to move into full-time copywriting: What do I recommend?
Dear Tom…
"Can I succeed as a copywriter?" she asked. My opinion and some book recommendations follow…
I've admired Tina Cincotti's talents for a long time. That's her in the photo, grassing with her best pal, Penny.
Recently Tina emailed me, excited and doubtful, her hopes spinning like a pinwheel:
"Can I do it, do you think? I've worked successfully as a fundraising consultant for 10 years. But do you really, really, REALLY think I can make my living as a fundraising copywriter? Because that's the part I like the best!"
My answer to her, after looking through her impressive portfolio of direct mail, annual reports, case statements, newsletters:
You ARE a terrific writer. For example: this outbound renewal appeal envelope you created, with designer Wendy Brovold?
It's smart. It's fast. It's involving. It dramatizes the stakes. It's enviable (wish I'd thought of that!).
Most important (since, let's get practical, we're all in the FUNDRAISING business): it drew a strong response, pulling in a much-higher-than-average gift, from a far-above-normal percentage of renewing donors.
So, what's not to like? Bravo!
YES! Of COURSE you can do fundraising copywriting … at a high level.
In fact, the market eagerly awaits
In my keyhole view? The fundraising world NEEDS you ASAP.
Pretty much every competent (and not too shy to promote themselves) fundraising creator I know (writer, designer, agency) is OVER-booked and turning away good clients.
Look: in the end, as we both know, it's not magic nor your natural-born gifts that make you a success in this trade. It's training, experience, perseverance and opportunity. (A balance of guts and neuroses, maybe? I'm not a psychologist, but I can dress like one….)
So, yeah, come on in. The water's warm and welcoming.
Knowing when you're ready to become a writer
I own (and have sort-of read) 500+ how-to books.
Some of the most useful, though, are NOT from the nonprofit world.
My modest back story: In 1990, I opened with two partners a small marketing agency. Our clients were mostly commercial: yachts, roof membranes, adult ed, a Top 10 zoo, disability insurance, 401(k)s. We did direct response stuff. Advertising. Public relations. Sales. Employee communications. And we kept the lights on, repeatedly winning major awards for complex projects and great results. We beat out Boeing one year. We beat out Disney another time. We studied our trade.
Looking back now, I realize….
Some of my BEST fundraising dance-floor moves were learned from experts outside the charity world.
"Tina, if you can only afford 6 books…." Assembling a basic copywriter's tool box, including experts from OUTSIDE fundraising…
If I had just one urgent minute to throw an essential copywriter's library into a box, here are 6 books I'd consider….
1. I'd start maybe with Joseph Sugarman…
Why? Because, what is fundraising at its root? Sales, by another name.
Sugarman made a fortune selling goods via direct response advertising. There is serious money to be made in the commercial world. Own-your-own-jet money. Palatial-houses-in-multiple-locations money. Sugarman in his prime I'm sure avoided the trauma of economy air travel.
If you wish to learn how to flat-out sell, devoid of niceties and romance, read this book.
2. Then move on to Murray…
Donald M. Murray (1924-2006) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for a major daily.
Murray's big contribution to my career is Writing to Deadline. In this ultra-pragmatic book, Murray, a journalist with deadlines as pitiless as the guillotine, lays out every trick he's learned of how to tell a fresh, captivating story. Pirates bury their treasure. Ethical and education-minded journalists like Mr. Murray tell you HOW to do what they did, to find fresh angles and satisfy enraptured audiences.
Sample entries from Mr. Murray's table of contents:
Asking the Reader's Five Questions
The Qualities of a Good Story
How to Write Without Writing
Tricks of the Writing Trade
3. Then Jerry Weissman, for case advice…
I found Jerry W. at a desperate moment in my career.
I was entangled in a half-billion-dollar fundraising campaign, a scale I'd never attempted. I needed to know what big-league success looked like.
Thank you, Amazon: you led me to Jerry.
He isn't from deep inside the nonprofit world. He isn't a hardcore direct-marketing guy. He's Hollywood. He was a screenwriter. That's his training: telling stories that sell tickets. Silicon Valley venture capitalists who take start-ups public recruited him to help improve their Wall Street pitches. Which he very lucratively did.
Jerry Weissman has likely never written a nonprofit case for support. Yet he is the best I know at figuring out how to complete that task … demi-god-ish, at a level with Jerry Panas.
4. And Tina? Seek out synthesizers like Mal…
If I could take just ONE book to a desert island, I'd toss into my salt-stained backpack Mal Warwick's How to Write Successful Fundraising Appeals.
Berkeley (CA)-based Mal Warwick is one of Mother Earth's most successful fundraisers, on a par with other pioneers like Jerry Huntsinger and Roger Craver. Mal's book became an industry classic the day it was published. And it's updated regularly.
Mal's a seminal synthesizer. He wanders up all sorts of strange but relevant alleys.
No other book I know can teach a greenhorn fundraiser essential nuts-and-bolts techniques better. It's one of the BEST, step-by-step how-to books I have ever encountered. And it now includes "best practices" for digital as well as print … with critical research from evergreen experts like Munich's Dr. Siegfried Vögele.
5. For inspiring career advice, there's Seth…
Seth Godin is my #1 guru. His wisdom bobs through my presentations like channel markers: GO THIS WAY.
The admirable Mr. Godin's insights tend to be surprising, dead on, profound, life-changing and money-making. (Watch Amy Eisenstein's riveting video interview of Seth from the recent AFP international conference in Baltimore, where he keynoted.)
The subtitle of The Icarus Deception says it all: "How high will you fly?" He wants all professionals to think of themselves as artists. No argument here.
6. For understanding the water we all swim in…
This may be the most illuminating, big-picture book I've read in 10 years: The Attention Merchants, by Tim Wu.
Tim Wu is the Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. Harvard has named him one of its 100 most influential graduates. The National Law Review has named him among America's 100 most influential lawyers. He's a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times. Fun fact: he coined the term "net neutrality," as a specialist in that hotly debated issue.
The Attention Merchants never refers to nonprofits especially; they're not the focus. This book is about the rise and permutations of commercial mass media, from the birth of newspapers on: through radio, television, cable, the internet, social media, blogs and whatever comes next.
This is the world nonprofit communications have to survive and thrive in. See that world for what it is.
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Jan stated:
If my Public school board amalgamated with our neighbouring Catholic
school board, we could reduce capacity of 5,500 student surplus spaces
that we share between us. Not only would we be able to get rid of
partially filled schools, but also we would be able to eliminate the
redundant administration and duplicated services that these two boards
prop up. Doing this, we would free up over 3.6 million dollars annually
and another million dollars if we calculated according to our smaller
Catholic board's per pupil funding allocation.
If these are the millions saved in amalgamating these two small boards,
imagine the millions saved across the province by ending this overlap?
Enough is enough. Instead of dividing, we should be measuring and
aligning our legacy. We should be calculating the potential savings
across the province.
Imagine what we could do together in education, for all kids, from all
faith and non-faith communities alike, with a single public school
system for each official language only. We could direct our savings
into effective and sustainable student programs, services, and school
Therefore, re-investments in student programming becomes the priority over investment in organizational structures.
A student-centered funding strategy will enable us to provide quality
educational programs and better-specialized supports with more overall
choice for all students, as well as better overall supervision to
increase safety and to optimize education outcomes. Smaller class sizes
for all could become the norm. A properly funded transportation system
would treat all student riders equally and provide better bussing
service. We could clear the air by upgrading and retrofitting our
remaining school buildings, do much needed capital repairs and complete
long overdue maintenance orders to make our schools healthy and
environmentally friendly. By properly funding music, art, drama, sports
programs, and popular extracurricular activities, we could finally
dispense with student fees and fundraising for these essentials.
I believe that her information was short shifted and tokenized by following responders, for a variety of reasons. Nor is it a red herring to the argument of not funding Catholic schools. It is an additional factor to that of stopping the funding for separate schools, whilst both schools have empty seating and thus are a drain on the entire system.

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I think, in general, architecture is a very irrelevant profession. Architects themselves have promoted the discipline as a kind of aesthetic operation with a better taste than the average, and that's why, when you are dealing with complex issues, or with any kind of scarcity, the time, political will, money, coordination, then that extra added aesthetic value goes, "Well, maybe next time." I mean, "This is too hard for you to come in here.
"Maybe next time. "Maybe we have time and we have money "and things are easier." Architects have looked for that kind of permission to be creative and to prove that they're geniuses, and they're not want to enter the gray areas where you have to get dirty and negotiate. I guess that's why we tend not to have power. We spend a lot of time at the beginning of every project just explaining that we're okay with constraints.
The first assumption people make is that we as architects are going to add some costs to the entire picture, so for the first thing we try to do, is say, "Don't worry. "Give me the constraints. "Give me the margin. "Give me the timeline. "Give me everything. "I'm going to work and play within that set of rules, "but within that try to bring things "to the next step," because if there's any power in what we do it's that power of synthesis. I guess that there's a big challenge for the profession to be able to accept all these gray areas, to be just one more piece in the big picture.
We do have a very strong power and strong tools, so I think we should have enough confidence to let things go, to start from, not from ourselves, the things will have a life on their own afterwards. If you're confident in what you know, you shouldn't have any problem with that, and I guess the question of controlling everything of architects, that prevents them to go into more complex issues, in the end it's nothing but a sign of weakness.
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The Common Goldeneye is a cold-hardy, medium-sized diving duck that breeds worldwide in northern boreal forests. In flight its wings make a distinctive whistling sound, giving rise to its colloquial name, "whistler." This species readily nests in boxes, facilitating studies of its reproductive biology and management. It is an aggressive and territorial duck and often dominates interactions with competitor species for food and nest sites. Its spectacular courtship displays probably evolved from aggressive postures; they have been intensively studied.
In North America this species typically breeds across forested regions of Canada and winters along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. During the breeding season, it is primarily insectivorous and prefers lakes (often fishless) with abundant aquatic invertebrates. Fish, crustaceans, and mollusks become a more important part of the diet in winter. Females breed in their second year and make one annual nesting attempt. They usually return year after year to the same nest site; they also commonly lay their eggs in the nests of conspecifics or other cavity-nesting ducks.
Despite threats from acid precipitation, organochlorine contaminants, and deforestation, Common Goldeneye populations remain relatively stable. Nevertheless, this species' nesting habitat requirements and sensitivity to prey quality and availability make it a potentially suitable species with which to monitor the effects of environmental perturbation on boreal wildlife.


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I've had a few long-term relationships, but none of them turned out to be the man who's love for me is so palpable that no amount of effort required to make it work seemed too much for me or compelled me to grab hold and fight like hell.
Don't cry for me, this is not an attempt to elicit affirmations of love finding me one day. I am not sitting at home on my couch like a black Bridget Jones drunkenly belting out Celine Dion's version of "All By Myself". I am not sitting around waiting to be chosen by a man.
Admittedly, my girlfriend game is not that strong. I lack some emotional intelligence and I'm pretty much incapable of communicating where there is conflict.
mode switch = shut down.
To be clear, I've always put forth what I felt was the appropriate effort to "make it work" in relationships, sometimes more than I should have and at my own expense, but so far…I've had to always choose me.
I type that with confidence now but it took me a long time to understand that choosing me is okay and to not feel guilty about it. As empowering as "choosing me" sounds, there is struggle in that action because the other persons perception has almost always been a negative one. And at times, those perceptions have left me feeling selfish and unwilling. But in the end, I am fundamentally who I am and my ability to compromise only goes so far. There is a huge difference between compromising in a relationship and surrendering your own wants and needs.
After my most recent breakup, I gave myself six months to deal with it however I pleased. I chose to be introspective because I needed to deal with how I ended up in that place. Having to deal with your own shit hurts like hell, sometimes even physically. After I couldn't cry anymore, I wrapped up in a cocoon self-care…and a little bit of selfishness. And after I was done being selfish, I reconnected with my family and friends who I knew would allow me to be vulnerable but still usher me forward. As I had hoped, I emerged from that space with a real sense of self and full of real joy. I have managed to evolve even though everything else around me has pretty much stayed the same.
I wouldn't be being completely honest if I didn't admit that the idea of dating and relationships still plagues me with a bit of anxiety and sometimes just the thought of reemerging myself into it pushes me back to a place where I want to be okay with it just being me, because I know for sure there is happiness in solitude. I have always been completely content with being with myself and I consider that a strength, but like most women 30 plus, I do still have a desire for companionship, maybe marriage, and possibly children.
As I start to try and open myself up to meet and connect with people, I struggle with standards. Not upholding them, but revising some old standards that I feel may be blocking my ability to organically meet someone.
I have written previously about sex and dating and at the time I was adamantly against casual dating, mainly because I didn't have the patience to deal with the uncertainty of it, but also I was/am not into the idea of casual sex. Simply put, sex with connection is just better and good sex without connection is dangerous.
Angela 1:13 If thou ain't my man, thou cannot place thy hand on my cookie…or get this nookie.
But even still, I have concluded that that "all or nothing" approach to dating is just way too serious for the space I am in now and that it may have put pressure on situations before that moved them forward too quickly or moved them forward when they they weren't meant to at all. Don't get me wrong, I wont be tossing my cookies all over Chicago, but I resolve to be more chill and less definitive where dating is concerned.
I have absolutely no idea how to do this or what it will look like, but I am sure it will make for some great content.
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1 tub Kerrygold butter at room temperature or 2 sticks butter at room temperature
2 to 4 chipotle chiles in adobo, pureed, 2 tbsp total
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1/4 cup freshly chopped cilantro
Salt, if using unsalted butter
Freshly ground black pepper
Honey, to taste
Combine the butter chipotle, garlic, cilantro, salt (if using unsalted butter), pepper and honey in a food processor until smooth. Can use a smaller 3 cup mini-prep food processor as well. Taste and adjust salt, pepper & honey to your liking. Great on corn on the cob and grilled steaks.


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The makers of football fanzine STAND are pleased to be able to hand over a donation of £1005.44 to the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation today, raised by a reprint of the legendary Issue 1. STAND worked in collaboration with graphic designer Adam G, illustrator A Guy Called Minty and with Potts Print (UK) to produce … Continue reading
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Potts Sponsors Mods & Rockers Convention
Only joking – it's the Unfolding Colour exhibition at Northern Print. Last night Ian and John from Potts Print (UK) went over to the Ouseburn based printmaking studio and gallery to congratulate them on their new charitable status. As supporters of Northern Print, we look forward to continuing our print partnership with them during this … Continue reading
Another Medal For Our Kev's Collection
Congratulations to Kevin Brown, Head of Production at Potts Print (UK), who completed the Great North Run last Sunday in aid of the cancer charity Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. He finished the race in 2 hours 20 minutes, along with fundraising partner Glenn Burns, beating his previous time from the 2012 run. Lady Elsie Robson … Continue reading
Documentary by Potts Employee on The Telly
A couple of months ago Stop Press! posted a story about a short documentary made by Potts Print (UK) communications manager Laurie Cansfield, called The Vaults. After being shown at the Star & Shadow cinema in Newcastle as part of the Stand Up For Shorts north east film event, it's been scheduled for broadcast on … Continue reading
Potts Wins Newcastle College Group Contract
Potts Print (UK) is pleased to announce its continued partnership with Newcastle College Group as primary supplier for print requirements, after being awarded the contract this week. We looking forward to building on our long-standing relationship with the organisation, which includes Newcastle College, West Lancashire College, Newcastle Sixth Form College, national employment training division Intraning, … Continue reading
Documentary by Potts Employee in North East Film and Comedy Festival
About this time last year, Potts Print (UK) communications manager Laurie Cansfield started filming a documentary about a pub. The film, entitled The Vaults, tells the stories of a few of the characters who drink at The Museum Vaults in Sunderland, and asks the question 'What is a proper pub?'. It was finished in February … Continue reading
More Support for St Oswalds Hospice
Our Tom and Andy were at St Oswald's again this week, with another donation for the Newcastle based hospice. The donation of £1000 is a gift from a client of Potts Print (UK) as a thank you for the work we've done for them over the years, including in-kind support with their marketing print and … Continue reading


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The Island at Pigeon Forge is truly an oasis of entertainment. It's not to be missed during your Smoky Mountain vacation.
Declaring The Island as a family friendly attraction, it is a favorite for tourists with children and senior citizens alike. All the shops and entertainment attractions are easily walkable and handicap accessible, making it a great stop for families. If you park in the designated parking lot, visitors can ride a trolley. It'll take you to the main section of The Island at no charge. There is also no charge for parking.
The Island Show Fountain
It is hard to choose where to start when you visit The Island. One of the main attractions is The Island Show Fountain, located at the center of it all. The Island Show Fountain is a joy to watch. It also has plenty of seating surrounding it in the form of rocking chairs. Visitors are invited to sit down and relax while watching the water dance to the music. It plays for your enjoyment. There is no charge to enjoy this show of music and dancing water. The Fountain is also entertaining after dark, when the water sprays are lit up with color.
The dancing water shows begin every half hour, starting at the top of the hour. With 89 vertical nozzles and 6 motion nozzles, the water really dances to the music. One huge geyser nozzle sprays 60 feet into the air, creating a sensational burst of water at the perfect moment. Watching the water dance is the perfect way to take a little break from shopping at The Island. It is also accessible for everyone young and old. Sit back in a rocking chair and take a few moments to enjoy the spectacle. The Fountain puts on the show every day from 10 am to 11:30 pm.
Great Smoky Mountain Wheel
The true centerpiece of The Island is The Great Smoky Mountain Wheel, a Ferris wheel like no other. Towering a full 200 feet tall, The Wheel can be seen from a mile away. Also, its awesome appearance alone will tempt you to visit The Island. Take a ride in the air-conditioned gondolas that seat up to 8 people. You can take in the views of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park from the top of the Wheel. The gondolas are completely handicap accessible and a wheelchair can roll right into the gondola. Therefore, no one is left out when your family takes a ride in the glass enclosed gondolas.
Admission to the wheel at the Island in Pigeon Forge is $14 for adults ages 12 and up. It's $12 for seniors ages 60 and up and $9 for children 3-11 years of age. All prices are before tax. Also, children 2-years-old or younger ride for free. For $3 extra you can upgrade your single-use ticket to include one daytime ride (before 5 PM) and one night ride (after 5 PM). Riding the Wheel at night is spectacular, giving you a view of the lights of Pigeon Forge and also
The Wheel also puts on a light show of its own. If you want to go all out for your Wheel experience, you can purchase a VIP ticket for $50. The VIP ticket includes a ride in the only black gondola, which is the VIP gondola. The VIP gondola only holds 4 passengers and has plush red leather interior and a glass floor. It also allows for all around viewing of the sights. Not only that, with a VIP ticket you get a personal escort to the front of the line. It also gets you a souvenir bag with gifts to commemorate your experience at The Wheel.
Island Mirror Maze
Another gem to be found at The Island is the Island Mirror Maze. Fun for all ages, the trick is to find your way out of the Maze without bumping into one of the mirrors. The beauty of the Maze will astound you. Styled like a medieval castle in bright colors, the beauty draws your eye, making finding your way out that much harder. At 3,000 square feet, The Island Mirror Maze is one of the largest mirror mazes in the country. The mirrors create infinite illusions. Therefore, you'll be hard pressed to find your way out without bumping into a few false exits.
And it's not the only maze here. Try the Vault Laser Maze Challenge to get your heart pumping. The goal is to jump, crawl or bend your way through the multitude of laser beams to get to the other side as fast as you can to break the fastest time record and add your name to the leaderboard. And yet this isn't all that's located here. Atomic RUSH is also another game you and the family will have a ball playing. A variation of Simon Says, RUSH challenges your coordination and agility to beat the highest score. There are also Bumper Cars located here that will cause lots of fun and laughter.
There are different ticket prices depending on what you would like to include in your visit. With a Plus Pass you get unlimited times through the Mirror Maze, two Bumper Car rides, two Laser Maze rounds and two Atomic RUSH rounds for $19.99 per person. If you have a Do It All Pass you get unlimited times through the Mirror Maze, one Bumper Car Ride, one Laser Maze round and one Atomic RUSH round for $17.99 per person. With the Unlimited Mirror Maze Pass you get unlimited times through the Mirror Maze and two tokens which can be used for the Laser Maze or Atomic RUSH for $14.99.
Mirror Maze Pass
For a kids unlimited Mirror Maze Pass you get unlimited times through the Mirror Maze. You also get two tokens to be used at either the Laser Maze or Atomic RUSH for $11.99. A single Bumper Car ride is $10.99. Visitors age 7 and up pay regular price. Ages 4 to 6 are eligible for children's prices. Age 3 and under are free. The Mirror Maze opens at 10 am daily. All prices are separate from any other Island prices and are subject to sales tax.
More Activities to Enjoy
There are also many more attractions at The Island for family fun adventures. In total there are 20 activities you can experience at The Island. There is the Island Ropes Course which includes 30 different elements, 2 zip lines and a free fall feature. At the Island Miner's Gems attraction you can mine for gemstones. There's the 7D Dark Ride adventure that is not only a movie but will move you, shake you and immerse you into other dimensions.
At Alcatraz East Crime Museum there are 100 interactive exhibits to teach you about some of America's most infamous crimes. At The Escape Game, you can choose from 4 different adventures where you'll have to use your wits to escape. And let's not forget the Thunder Dome, a 32 foot high dome that houses 4 trampoline bungee jumps. The Island also includes the Flying Horse Carousel, the Happy Swing, Funny Cars, Arcade City, Twist and Shout, The Island Express Train, and the Shooting Gallery among other attractions. Therefore, there is something for everyone to enjoy here at The Island at Pigeon Forge.
Places to Eat
And when it comes to places to eat, you can find some great venues. Are in the mood for a full meal or just a snack? You won't be disappointed by what you can find at The Island. For a full meal with Southern flavor, try Paula Deen's Family Kitchen where you can sample some of Ms. Dean's famous recipes for breakfast, lunch or dinner. For a genuine taste of the Smoky Mountains, try the Timberwood Grill for lunch or dinner. Like pizza?
Then Mellow Mushroom is the eatery for you. Some of the best pizza in the area can be sampled here. Want a taste of the tropics? Then Margaritaville is the place to be. Warm tropical colors and exposed wood decorates the restaurant made famous by Jimmy Buffet. Feel like just a sandwich? Try Paula Deen's The Bag Lady where they have a nice selection of sandwiches, salads and sweets. If you want a different sort of experience, try Dick's Last Resort. This is where rude and surly wait staff is the norm. Enjoy the fun as the wait staff inflicts their humor into the situation while they serve you.
Snack Shops
If you want something a little less in the way of food, try one of the snack shops like Kapop! for some gourmet popcorn or Auntie Anne's where you can find specialty pretzels for a great snack. A quick sandwich with the flavor of Europe? Try Poyner's Pommes Frites. And if it's pastry you're craving, don't forget Cinnabon! This is where you can have some of the best cinnamon rolls you've ever tasted. Looking to soothe your sweet tooth? There is also The Fudgery where the folks there have been satisfying cravings for fudge for over 25 years.
And another great place to get your sweets is a little shop called Sweet!, your one stop shop for anything candy in nature. In the mood for something cold and sweet? You can choose either Island Yogurt for a frozen yogurt experience or The Island Creamery for some smooth, yummy ice cream. That leaves the Yee Haw Snack Shack. It is open seven days a week for your convenience to grab a quick snack. If all you want is some delicious coffee, try out Margaritaville Coffee. It's located in the Margaritaville Hotel and Resort. This is where you can kick back and relax after a day of shopping and enjoying the sights of The Island.
And if you have decided you'd like to stay near The Island so that you can extend your visit, there are two wonderful places where you can find accommodations. The Margaritaville Hotel offers a luxurious setting in the Smoky Mountains. With rooms that have upgrades like fireplaces and balconies, along with 'Frozen Concoction Makers' where you can mix your own signature drinks, The Margaritaville Hotel is a wonderful place to stay and relax after a day roaming the attractions at The Island.
It is decorated contemporary with island and mountain amenities. Therefore, they mix to create a wonderful experience. The staff there is dedicated to detail in everything they do to make your stay and enjoyable one. Along with the Hotel, you will find the Margaritaville Inn. With 104 nicely appointed rooms decorated with island flair, the Inn offers a cozy coastal flair to your stay. At the Margaritaville Inn guests are invited to enjoy the two swimming pools. This is where they can kick back and relax from their action-packed day in the Great Smoky Mountains and also The Island.
The staff prides themselves on knowing your name. Therefore, you won't be disappointed while relaxing in the costal themed Inn. It has the backdrop of the Great Smoky Mountains for your viewing pleasure.
Pigeon Forge
As you can easily see, there is much to attract you to visit The Island at Pigeon Forge. And let's not forget some of the events that take place at The Island. You can find live Bluegrass Music at certain times and magic shows that will surprise and delight visitors. Be sure to check the calendar on The Island at Pigeon Forge website to be able to plan your stay . You can even book a room at either the Margaritville Hotel or the Margaritaville Inn. This is if you want to lengthen your stay. You can find the website at http://islandinpigeonforge.com. You can find a lot of information there and read more about any of the attractions and also restaurants listed in this article.
To get to The Island, it is located at 131 Island Drive, Pigeon Forge. From the Parkway, you can turn onto Island Drive at light #3A. The entrance sign is very visible. Cross the bridge and bear right to enter the large parking lot where you can park for free. Then catch the trolley to take you the short ride to The Island just in front of the dancing fountains. You can also access the parking lot from Teaster Lane, avoiding the Parkway traffic. You can access Teaster Lane if you turn at the Biblical Times Theater. Just follow Teaster Lane around to just across from the LeConte Center and you can access the parking lot.
All in all, The Island at Pigeon Forge has a day full of adventure, good food, and music awaiting you. Be sure not to miss this oasis of entertainment while visiting the Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg area and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.


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The 33rd Annual Oregon Asian Celebration came together this year on Feb. 17 and 18 to celebrate the year of the dog. The theme for the weekend was "Bark to the Future." From taiko drumming to a traditional Chinese Lion Dance, visitors filled the Lane Events Center with a buzz of excitement.
"The Asian Celebration really is our once-a-year family reunion where we all get together and give hugs and kisses and say hello and chit-chat and catch up," said David Yuen Tam, director of the Celebration.
People got together over steamed buns, bubble tea and an array of other foods to celebrate the variety of Asian cultures. A constant display of martial arts could be seen on the main stage where the food was being served. There were also music performances, dances, fashion shows and traditional art displays.
One of the featured art displays was by Melissa "Mimi" Nolledo, a Eugene photographer and digital artist. Nolledo showcased a series of photographic essays that told the many stories of what it's like being an immigrant in America from community members.
"My goal is that through these photographic essays, we may build bridges of hope, strength and courage to inspire the people around us to see that despite our differences, we are connected and similar in so many other ways," Nolledo said in a statement ahead of the event.
"It's a good time to meet people", said Larry Kikuta, a member of the Japanese community in Eugene. "This [celebration] shows the non-Asian community the variety of Asian groups that we have in Eugene. It's evolved over the last few years and it's nice to see people having a good time here."


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Nature, Nurture, and Necessity
The animated classic The Jungle Book (1967) is probably one of my favorite classic Disney movies. It was one of the few Disney movies that we didn't own at home but I could watch at my grandparents, and I always loved revisiting the adventure of Mowgli, Bagheera, Baloo, the military elephants, and yes, even the wickedly debonair Shere Khan. So it was with a mix of excitement and trepidation that I entered this live action (sort of) update starring newcomer Neel Sethi as man-cub Mowgli.
The visuals. Oh man, the visuals. I've never seen a panther and tiger brawling, but I can't imagine it's far off from what's here – and I can't say I would want to see it. If it weren't for the moving mouths of the animals when delivering their dialogue, you would have to believe that they were real. The voice casting for the animals is impeccable: Bill Murray as Baloo, Ben Kingsley as Bagheera, and Scarlett Johanssen as Kaa are all inspired choices. Idris Elba brings a powerful and truly terrifying presence in his voice work as the villainous Shere Khan.
The film's weaker points are similar to the animated classic: it drags a bit in moments early on and the pacing is a bit off in the first half. Neel Sethi is excellent, but there are a few clunky moments in dialogue exchange where it's very clear he was talking to a green screen. But that is not the young actor's fault by any means.
We chose to see this one without our son, not knowing what all themes might be explored. For younger kids, the animal fights could potentially be frightening. The King Louie segment (voiced by Christopher Walken) has none of the slapstick of the original and is a bit creepy and made my wife jump in her seat at one particular moment. For trauma kids, there are even more worries. This outing explores themes untouched by the original, and there is a tremendous amount of trauma going on here, especially in terms of father figures for Mowgli, including deaths, separation, exploitation, and rejection. The scene where Mowgli says farewell to his adoptive mother Raksha is touching, but could be hard to watch for some children, especially those with attachment issues. Overall, these plot points are a lot to take in and parents of trauma kids in particular should be ready to have discussions before and after.
The movie's greatest triumph is the theme of Mowgli's nature as a human in an animal world. As a human, he has both weaknesses and strengths that set him apart – and at odds – from his adoptive family, the wolves. Yet at the same time, he has a deep, spiritual and physical connection to the jungle world that he is loathe to part with because it is so ingrained in his nature. The more scientists learn about the brain and human development, the more we learn that there is no such battle of nature vs. nurture – rather, the two are inextricably woven together in a dance to make us who we are as individuals. Mowgli has two bare necessities: to be fully human and yet to be fully part of the jungle. And while the film's resolution of this struggle is a departure from the original, it is beautiful and perfect.
On the spiritual plane, this tension is a helpful lens in thinking of the hypostatic union – the truth of Christ's dual humanity and divinity, two natures in perfect unity. Our Lord cannot be human apart from being God, just as Mowgli cannot be human apart from being jungle. Christ's duality of nature is what makes Him the source of salvation, and without giving away too much, Mowgli's duality of nature is what leads to his salvation. Shere Khan's interpretation here is very Lucifer-esque. He speaks with a smooth voice, whispers deceitful tales, and his only desire is to destroy man.
But our hope is not in a man-cub, but in a God-man who is able to save us in the midst of our own jungle of life.
"Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need." (Heb. 4:14-16)
Our barest and greatest necessity is satisfied in Christ, who by His nature and nurture is able to sympathize with us in our weaknesses and deliver us from our worries and our strife.
(P.S. the opening animation and end credits are really, really cool.)


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Booking Through Thursday is a weekly meme in which we answer a question about books or reading.
This week's question is:
If you had to pick only 5 books to read ever again, what would they be and why?'
That is truly a cruel question. Just thinking about it makes me want to bang my head into a wall. But that would hurt even more, so I wont.
Fiction, I would need some of that:
– Lord of the Rings / J.R.R. Tolkien: It's long, it has a great story, it's one of my favorite books.
– The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (omnibus edition) / Douglas Adams: Again, it's long. And it's funny.
– Daughters of a Coral Dawn / Katherine V. Forrest: It's not the world's best book, but it's science fiction and lesbian utopia. I'll need some of that.
– The latest, and unread, edition of The Year's Best Science Fiction: It's long and I haven't read it yet.
I also need some non-fiction:
– A Short History of Nearly Everything / Bill Bryson: It's long, my favorite argument today, and it contains a lot of stuff.
Of course, what I would do if this question really came up is to argue "them" into letting me have 5 Kindle's. Then I'd fill them all to the brim with both old favorites and unread books. I'd read for the rest of my life, regardless of how long it was, while swearing everytime another good book was published without me being allowed to read it. Of course, I'd also make sure I'd have subscriptions to a few magazines laid into one of the kindles, that way I'd always have access to new short stories. And magazines aren't books, so I wouldn't be cheating.


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Gone are the days when even a long weekend required an arsenal of equipment. It's a bit of a relief when you pass the period when 80% of the boot space is required for strollers, portacots, highchairs and all the other extras that come with small people. It certainly teaches you to pack lightly!
Travelling with family is all about getting the mix right between what everyone will need and being economical – no one needs three days worth of washing when you get home. Talk about post-holiday blues.
But what about you? Do you leave your bag til last then chuck everything in at the last minute only to realise when you arrive at your destination that you've left your sneakers behind, you don't have anything decent to wear out to tea and you're a bit light on layers?
If you've read Wardrobe Woes, you'll know my mantra is all about buying clothes that don't date, can be worn across seasons and work with what you already have.
So when we head off on our next break, I'll be taking 11 pieces and three pairs of shoes. This will fit into a small carry on bag and still leave room for a couple of purchases 😉
I start with a colour scheme (green and melon this time) and choose items that can be worn in multiple combinations.
Although we cop a bit of flak for our collective penchant for wearing black in Dunedin, it makes a lot of sense when travelling – you can dress black up or down and it's easy to sponge off marks on the move.
So my go to for our next holiday includes:
- One pair stonewashed skinny jeans
- One pair black trousers
- One green floral dress
- One black dress
- One pair black shorts
- One navy and white striped skirt
- One melon long tee
- One smokey grey and melon shift
- One green and melon tunic
- Two cardigans
This provides a mix of casual, tidy and comfortable outfits. The grey sheer top was a great buy from Black Sheep Boutique in Owaka that can be worn with skirts, dresses and trousers. It doesn't need ironed and takes up no room. You can also rinse and dry overnight. The floral dress is from Roadside Attraction at Blueskin Bay. I no longer subscribe to the "keeping it for good" idea – much better to wear what you love. The green and melon tunic was a great online buy from Summerhouse NZ that can be worn over trousers (aka Kiwi fashion style!) and on its own as a dress.
I'm a big fan of cardigans so will take one black and one melon for the evening. Instant warmth.
In terms of footwear, black pumps for dressing up, rose gold slides for dressing down and floral pull on street shoes for casual. In terms of accessories I'll add a peach scarf (also really warm around the neck this time of year) and a black fedora for the sun.
Less is definitely more when it comes to travelling.
So what are your suggestions for travelling light?
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Friday, 14 November 2008
The archers
NO NO NO !!!! Not those Archers, I'm talking about this sort of archer . . .
or to be precise, THESE archers . . .
The huge Yew tree just outside my studio door has been admired by many visitors, not least those whose hobby is archery. One visitor to my studio last July was convinced the tree must have been especially coppiced to grow bow wood – I'm not sure whether this can be true, but there's no doubt it's got some long straight branches and that's just what a bow maker needs. So when we obtained planning permission to have some branches trimmed from various trees in the garden some long-bow enthusiasts were able to have one of the long, dead-straight branches for bow making.
This Yew tree is like a cage of giant poles surrounding its ancient stump. The experience of climbing up within the tree will probably give the tree surgeon nightmares of being trapped in a wooden cage and being swallowed by the Druid's tree – hope he doesn't have cheese for supper.
The branch was carefully extracted in 3.5 metre sections between large knots. Now the wood needs to season for three years before work can start on the bows – a long term project, you can't just knock up a bow in five minutes! I've requested an archery lesson using a long-bow made from our Yew wood – in 2012!
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How wonderful, to have a tree like that in the garden; even better to get to use a bow made from its wood.ReplyDelete
Yew are my favourite tree, they just exude mystery and timelessness.
I am really thrilled by your story-I love yew trees and all the history they hold.Yew bows are lovely-both my menfolk have had archery phases-but they are hard work to draw. No wonder the archers they found on the Mary Rose had massive shoulders and bow arms.ReplyDelete
That is really interesting and how wonderful to have this tree in you garden. I would be so excited!ReplyDelete
What a great story! I hope you get invited to the workshop to see them being made!ReplyDelete
Wonderful. We have a friend who planted a field of cricket bat willows in Somerset some years ago - the trees grow much quicker than yew, but the time from cutting to bat is similar to your wait for a bow.ReplyDelete
I'm looking forward to seeing the woodcut ...
- Anonymous15 November 2008 at 03:31
Celia, I read your blog because I have an interest in cats, gardening, English history, chooks, art, food...how could I have known that, one day, my interest in archery would also be accommodated!ReplyDelete
Long ago, I "drew a bow" but at 5'2" I am not built for the longbow!
An adjunct: friends in London had a yew in their garden and, with adventurous toddlers, they wanted it removed, but...not only protected, but very old.
- Anonymous16 November 2008 at 20:20
What an intriguing thought to have had bows made from that tree in the past! I wonder if there are any local documents that could confirm it. Looking forward to seeing the new bow (eventually).ReplyDelete
- Anonymous16 November 2008 at 20:21
By the way, many many very belated thanks for mini print and I'm so glad the DVDs helped. Emma xReplyDelete
How exciting!ReplyDelete
I must make a note to call back, three years from now!ReplyDelete
How amusing thhat there are so many people interested in archery!ReplyDelete
Zoe - I agree, ancient Yews are full of mysterious magic!
Threadspider - the bowmen must have been a formidable lot!
Gina - I'm realising that you don't own trees, you care for them while you live alongside them for a while.
Matron - we hope to get step by step reports of progress!
Joanna - trees should be managed as a crop - even if they're not harvested for a few generations.
Moreidlethoughts - any other interests you would like covered? :)
Hi Emma - nice to have you back in blogland! I'll have to ask one of the local history buffs!
Thank you Sarah & Jon
Acornmoon - I posted this on the blog so we'd remember!
I love reading all the comments (except for spam and advertising which I will delete) and I'll reply here in the comments under each blog post, it may take a few days if I'm busy.
You don't need to have a blog to leave a comment, you can select the name/URL option and fill in just your name instead of a blog link.


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Magnolia, TX Mom Threatened with Arrest for Walking Her Children Home from School Speaks Out! [VIDEO]
Magnolia, TX trended number one on Facebook for 3 days last week as news went viral that Principal Holly Ray had been threatening to arrest parents who defied her rule and insisted on walking their own children home from school.
Principal Holly Ray sent a constable to the Magnolia home of a school volunteer who had defied her and walked her children home from school. She also threatened other Magnolia parents with arrest.
The issue has upset over 2oo parents at the small Texas school, Bear Branch Elementary, in Magnolia since the beginning of the year who have tried every way possible to communicate their disgust, but to no avail.
Listen to the short 5 minute appeal from this mom to the Magnolia ISD school board.
The mom states: "My parental rights are being violated. The district is stating that they have authority over my children. Does the school trump my parental rights? It is a dangerous place that we've all reached here. People move to Texas from all over the world because people believe this state is still a place where the Constitution, Bill of Rights and civil liberties still matter!"
Let me 'splain Magnolia ISD:
In the Biblical illustration of slavery, "Public Servants" are the slaves and the taxpayers are the masters. NOT the other way around.
The Principal, the Superintendent and the school board in Magnolia are the SLAVES and the parents and taxpayers, who pay their salaries, are the masters!!
The Magnolia Principal, Superintendent and school board are not legislators! They have severely overstepped their authority.
Red Skelton explained it so easily in his Pledge off Allegiance:
"From the people to the leaders, not the leaders to the people!"
NOT ONLY THAT… The Magnolia ISD is breaking federal law!
The recently-signed Every Student Succeeds Act contains a section (858) that protects the right of parents to allow their children to walk to school.
Actually, it protects the basic right to go out alone, period!
The act was sponsored by Utah Senator Mike Lee, who is a supporter of the Free Range Kids movement.
This insanity has to stop!
I have seen all kinds of excuses. Superintendent Todd Stephens put out a CYA letter as soon as the story went viral dismissing "rumors of the district arresting parents" when no such thing was done. It was the FACTUAL "Threat" of arrest that was at issue.
Not one news organization has reported an arrest, but I would be wager that had this insanity not gone viral, we would have been soon enough…
It is so simple. No excuses. The Magnolia ISD has overstepped their authority. There is not one excuse in the world that can justify this.
Nothing safer than a Magnolia parent walking a child to school. This should be encouraged, not denied.
For more details read: PRINCIPAL HOLLY RAY SAYS PARENTS WILL BE ARRESTED IF THEY WALK KIDS TO OR FROM SCHOOL!
and… WHY DOES FEDERAL LAW HAVE TO GUARANTEE KIDS CAN WALK TO SCHOOL?
An article for the New York Post points out that today kids are actually "in less danger" as they wander the streets alone than their parents ever were.
"Ironically, kids walking to school today are actually very safe—safer than their parents were. The crime level is back to what it was in 1963," she says. "As Sen. Lee wrote in an e-mail to me, 'America faces great challenges today. Kids walking to school with their parents' permission is not one of them.'"
#Checkmate Superintendent Todd Stephens and Principal Holly Ray!


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Employees and employers share both the responsibility in securing the workplace. On this note, safety signs are used and are important. Industrial signs that give warnings on the presence of chemicals and the use of right clothing at work area are only few of the safety signs at workplaces.
Why safety signs are important?
Safety signs provide information about the proper approach, attitude and responses to delicate areas, equipments and tools at workplace. Industrial signs on workplaces where there is presence of hazardous chemicals inform workers on proper clothing to wear, what areas to avoid and correct handling of chemicals. Safety signs are additional precautions for workers and constant reminders on proper work attitude and handling of delicate products as well as in removing and disposal. Without any safety sign, employers can be held responsible and workers can file suit against them when incidents happen because of the absence of safety signs. To avoid any legal liability, employers have to comply in ensuring safety signs are used in workplace.
What are safety signs?
Safety signs or a signboard inform or provide instructions with the use of shapes, colors and symbols or combination of those and without any or with minimal texts or wording. Industrial signs in workplaces like chemical laboratory use symbols and colors corresponding proper behavior on handling, removing, and disposal of chemicals. In construction sites, signs for use of protective gears are used as well as safety signs for prohibited areas or no-entry places. Signs Australia on the other hand, provides safety signs in construction sites instructing passersby of falling debris and its dangers. In regular offices, safety signs that inform employees where the emergency exit is or the fire extinguisher is used. Other simple safety signs like no smoking, wet floors or this unit is under repair is also used.
How workers understand safety signs?
Before any safety sign can be used, workers are instructed and informed in order to grasp fully each sign's meaning and of what they are for. All safety signs in Sydney are corresponding to the global standards and they can be easily understood by workers and beneficiaries. They've passed government's regulating body's approval including prescribed shape, size, color and symbols before it can be used in workplaces. Any supplemental sign or emergency signs used should have fully been understood by workers as for its use and goal by providing written information or discussed in conferences and workers' union or associations.
Safety signs are crucial in achieving safe workplace and they're not just for compliance but most importantly in bringing safety goal for all stakeholders.


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Top Sports Highlights of the Year
2016 is in the books and as we begin 2017 we're taking a look at some of the best moments in sports from the last year. From broken curses to Olympic dreams, 2016 was an amazing year for sports.
The CAVS Deliver for Cleveland
The 2016 NBA Finals provided the city of Cleveland it's long-awaited Championship when the Cleveland CAVS defeated the Golden State Warriors in a stunning game 7 victory led by a true GOAT Lebron James. Then Cleveland followed up by showing it is one of the greatest of all time cities by having more than 1 million fans show up for the CAVS victory parade.
Cubs Break the Curse
The Chicago Cubs finally won the World Series Championship. After being placed under the "Curse of the Goat" in 1945, the Cubs never even made it to compete in the championship, despite some close calls over the years. Before that, the team hadn't won a World Series since 1908. This year's Cubs team broke that curse and the 108-year draught with a win over the Cleveland Indians. The entire country watched an exciting seven-game series where the Cubs came back after trailing the Indians three games to one. The seventh game went into extra innings, with the Cubs winning 8-7 in the tenth inning.
Villanova's March Madness Win
The "madness" in March Madness usually comes from major upsets early on in the college basketball tournament. But this year, the craziest moments came from Villanova's last second victory over North Carolina. After North Carolina tied the game with six seconds left on the clock, the Villanova Wildcats buried a three-point shot as the buzzer was ringing to win the championship.


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Why is it when you get older…
Why is it when you are older… YOU CAN NOT RIDE AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES!!! When Corey and I first met we went to the Rodeo for work. After hours of begging him to ride a ride with me. He gave in but only because he was in love with me I'm sure. 🙂 LOL
Anyhow the 2 minute ride was so much fun to me but to him was horrible. He spent the rest of the evening hiding the fact that he needed to through up. { btw he finely did after I disappeared for a moment} Poor Guy! After we were married he did tell me the story and I made fun of him forever.
Fast Forward 11 years and and I'm dying on the rides. I can't even swing without feeling sick but we took the kids to the Rodeo for Spring Break anyway!!
Unfortunately Corey is worse than me about getting sick so I'm the go to parent for all rides that spin!! 😐
The day never seemed so long!! We rode ride…
{See the ride in the back?!? Oh yeah it went upside down!!!}
After ride….
After ride!!!! But… We had a blast!!! I on the other hand had a coke to settle my tummy and an Advil to relieve my headache! It must be something about getting older that makes you not handle fun rides. I really want to love them, but the world never stops spinning after the ride stops. WOW … the things we do for our kids! 🙂
How about you? Do you have the same issues as I do? Please tell me you do!!!
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We are getting closer and closer to PDFCreator 2.0 and are proud to release PDFCreator 1.9.5 today! After the positive tests and feedbacks for the previous version (Thanks a lot!), this is our first release of the rewritten PDFCreator, that is out of beta status.
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If you want to take your water filtration system to the next level, look no further than reverse osmosis. You may be scratching your head right about now, wondering what is reverse osmosis and what does it have to do with my water? Let us explain how it works and what the benefits of reverse osmosis water are.
Let's start by talking about desalination, which is the process of removing salt from seawater. In order to separate water from salt to make it safe to drink, it must go through the reverse osmosis process. Reverse osmosis happens when pressure is applied to a highly concentrated solute solution (in this case, the salt water) to pass through a membrane to a lower concentrated solution. This process leaves a higher concentration of solute (salt) on one side and only the solvent (fresh water) on the other. What it boils down to is cleaner, more pure water. The same reverse osmosis method can be applied to help remove other minerals, substances, molecules and impurities from the water that runs throughout your house.
When it comes to water filtration and getting the best quality water to drink, reverse osmosis can really make a difference. Reverse osmosis systems work to help remove minerals that may cause hard water, bacteria, sediment and other impurities. There are many benefits of reverse osmosis water. For example, when you drink reverse osmosis water you can minimize the risk of drinking water that may contain lead, arsenic or chlorine since a reverse osmosis system can help effectively remove these contaminants.
At Culligan, we strive to provide our customers with water filtration solutions that let them get the most benefit out of their water. So, you can bet that we've got our reverse osmosis filtration down to a science. We've developed proprietary reverse osmosis membranes for our reverse osmosis filtration systems. Culligan offers various multi-step filtration systems with reverse osmosis including the Aqua-Cleer Advanced Drinking Water System, AC-30 Good Water Machine and the Preferred Series Water Systems. Contact a Culligan Man today and we can customize a filtration system that fits to address and fix the current state of your water quality.
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Life takes some funny twists and turns. I'm still learning to open myself to the possibilities.
When I had a call from Russia last summer asking about the possibility of exporting our cider, I presumed it was a joke. I was still operating Turners Cider out of our garden shed. But my Russian caller had tasted our Dry Cider in the Harp in Covent Garden and liked it and could he come and visit my "cider factory" in Marden and perhaps visit our "tasting room".
In hindsight I did everything I could to put them off.
You're very welcome to visit the cider factory and have a tasting in the tasting room, I said, but please understand that both those places are my garden shed, where I also keep the lawn mower.
Anyway Konstantin and Nataly duly came to Marden on a scorching hot summer's day and we stood in my over-heating shed and drank my cider. I then took them for a tour of Peter Hall's orchards in Marden, where we source most of our fruit, and for a meal in The Stile Bridge, where they drank some more of my cider (I drank beer).
That day was also notable for the last minute panic of May's lost passport and a mad rush to Liverpool to get a new one before we travelled to Spain for our summer holiday. (We think one of the children tidied the passport into the kitchen bin, though we'll never know.)
Nine months later and Konstantin and Nataly have just visited Marden again. This time they brought vinegar factory owner Yury so May could teach him the fundamentals of chutney making.
And now we're about to send our first shipment to their pub Hamilton's in Belgorod. We're in fine cider company, on the bar at Hamilton's along side Hecks, Hallets and Hogan's.
I never thought we'd be sending cider to Russia. But I love selling to people who love our cider, wherever they are.
Phil Turner


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By Sean KimmonsMay 25, 2017
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (Army News Service) -- Social media has countless benefits for Soldiers, with finding romance being one of them. But the person on the other end of that so-called love connection may be a scammer.
With ongoing cases of "sextortion" occurring across the Army -- a cybercrime where someone threatens to expose a sexual image in order to gain money or something else from a victim -- Army investigators have issued a new warning to Soldiers so they don't fall prey to the crime.
"They know that service members often have security clearances and are held to a higher standard of conduct, so that's why they're vulnerable targets," said Chris Grey, spokesman for the Army Criminal Investigation Command, or CID.
Typically, a perpetrator quickly elicits a video chat or exchanges sexually explicit images with a victim. A criminal may also try to gain the trust of a victim by pretending to share a mutual friend found on their open social media account.
"Many times, it's a person who within just a couple of chats will immediately be in the state of undress or engaging in some type of sexual act and try to encourage the victim to do the same," Grey said Wednesday. "It's not like this happens months later; it's pretty quick."
Once the criminal has compromising images of a victim, they try to blackmail the victim with threats of posting the images online or showing them to the victim's supervisors, friends or family members. Criminals have also been known to pose as law enforcement officials, attempting to get the victim to pay a fine for exposing themselves online.
"If the victim pays, then they're very likely to come back for more money," Grey said, adding that Soldiers could find themselves in a never-ending cycle of demands.
While some Soldiers have handed over thousands of dollars of "hush money" in the scam, others have looked to ending their lives as a way to escape from it. There have been documented cases of Soldiers who committed suicide or attempted suicide because of it, Grey said.
Besides money, criminals may also target Soldiers to gain sensitive military information.
"They have been targeted, like other scams, because the perpetrators know that they have money and have a career and may have military information and access to military installations," Grey said.
The scam is not just solely focused on the Army, but it also targets service members in the other branches, as well as the entire civilian population.
"It's a widespread scam," Grey said, "but we want to make sure the force is ready and this helps protect the force by getting the word out so our Army community doesn't become victims."
In the Army, the crime has mainly targeted young males, although there have been reports of female victims, investigators say.
If a Soldier or an Army civilian employee is targeted, they should not send any money to the perpetrator. Instead, they should report the crime to the Army CID's Computer Crime Investigative Unit at email@example.com or 571-305-4478.
Family members and others not associated with the military can report the crime to their local police department, to Department of Homeland Security investigators at email@example.com, or the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov.
To help prevent the crime, the Army CID uses social media and press releases to get the word out, while agents often give sextortion briefings across the service. The Army's Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program, or SHARP, also educates Soldiers about the crime as part of their regular training.
The goal of these campaigns, Grey said, is to encourage Soldiers to remain vigilant when online.
"There are perpetrators trolling the internet just like there are people on the back alleys of streets," he said. "So [Soldiers] have to be extremely careful."
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Jobless irked by delays in getting EI cheques
Posted on December 19, 2008 in Debates, Social Security Debates
TheGlobeandMail.com – National – Jobless irked by delays in getting EI cheques: Standard is still to send payments within 28 days, federal official says as newly laid-off Canadians wait as many as 40 days for relief
December 19, 2008. GLORIA GALLOWAY
OTTAWA — Complaints are being received from the newly jobless that they are being told they must wait longer than the usual 28 days to receive any assistance from the employment insurance program.
That means workers who are handed pink slips next week may not receive their first cheque until early February.
A spokeswoman for Service Canada – the one-stop agency that is the interface between the federal government and Canadians – said that, during the second week of December, 82.3 per cent of EI claims were processed within 28 days.
But when The Globe and Mail called Service Canada yesterday, the worker answering the phone said the time required to process EI applications had stretched from 28 to 40 days.
The call from The Globe was prompted by complaints by unemployed workers who had received the same response, that the processing of their benefits claims was being delayed.
Human Resources Minister Diane Finley, whose department administers EI, denies there have been delays in getting money to the swelling ranks of Canadians whose jobs have been lost in the economic downturn.
"I can confirm that our service standard for processing claims has not changed," Julie Vaux, a spokeswoman for Ms. Finley, wrote in an e-mail. "The service standard for EI processing is to pay claimants within 28 days of receipt of their application 80 per cent of the time, because we do sometimes experience delays in meeting our speed of pay standard during winter and summer peak periods when we have significant increases in seasonal unemployment, unanticipated spikes in demand, or when we have particularly complex cases that require fact finding with employers and claimants."
However, Laurell Ritchie, an EI expert at the Canadian Auto Workers union, said it has been years since she received complaints about the timeliness processing EI claims, but that has changed in recent weeks.
Ms. Ritchie, who said the U.S. standard is to process 90 per cent of claims within 28 days, said national figures in Canada don't reflect the slow pace of delivering the benefits in many regions.
"I do think that this is an emerging story," Ms. Ritchie said.
Opposition members and economists have said that one way to stimulate the economy would be to eliminate the two-week period that unemployed workers must wait before they become eligible for EI benefits.
Under normal circumstance, it takes an additional two weeks beyond that waiting period for a first cheque to arrive.
But Mike Savage, a Liberal MP from Nova Scotia who is his party's Human Resources critic, said laid-off workers are complaining to his office that Service Canada is telling them they must wait nearly six weeks before receiving benefits.
Mr. Savage pointed out that eliminating the two-week waiting period was one of the policies written into the agreement that formed the basis for a possible coalition between the Liberals and the NDP.
Tony Martin, the NDP critic for Human Resources, said the government has cut back staff and restructured to the point that it simply can't cope with the large influx of applications.
With a report from Daniel Leblanc
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The Master of the World was an early human, a nomadic hunter[6] born over forty thousand years ago,[5] preserved by the alien Plodex ship. Before that he was a great hunter, but incredibly anti-social. After he was rejected by his tribe, he was lured northward where he was captured by the Plodex ship.[2]
It was supposed to diagnose him, but somehow he was able to implant his mind into the computers. He eventually took control of the ship, but was unable to leave. [7]
Ravencroft Institute
In 1918, the Master of World was locked up in the Ravencroft Institute. They took his claims as a 40,000 year old Caveman as madness. They figured his age more likely being around 40 years old.[8]
He sent out a signal to Marrina, herself a member of the Plodex race, which brought her and Alpha Flight behind her. It seems that he knew of Alpha's existence and used them to escape from the ship.[9] It is the Master's intention to one day rule the world and he will so anyway possible. His most recent attempts have involved creating genetically superior people to rule the land. He has particular interest in Marrina, as he believes her genetic structure is the most useful to him.[7]
Alpha Flight
He once almost took control of the Canadian government under the guise of Joshua Lord in an attempt to start his dominion of the world there. Aiding him in this was the Antiguard, which was really James Hudson. Hudson's love for his wife Heather allowed him to stop the Master. When the Master realized that he would be going to prison, he faked his own death.[10]
Heroes for Hire
He appeared again, in a plot to rid the earth of 70% of its population. His primary plan was to release a compound into the atmosphere that would render all people sterile so that he could choose who would be the next generation. He also planned to release a global electromagnetic pulse to disarm all conventional weaponry to prevent retaliation and warfare. To deal with superhumans, he cloned a group of superhumans from samples gleaned from the group Heroes For Hire. The Heroes were able to defeat him and destroyed his commandeered base, Hydra Island.[6]
Kang Dynasty
The Master next appeared when Kang attempted to seize control of the Earth. The Master used his technology to protect major North American cities. His "Plodex wolves" captured leaders across North America and he explained his plan to them. The Avengers infiltrated the Master's lair in an attempt to rescue the leaders and seize control of the the Plodex technology. Warbird, in battle with the Master, stabbed him with a piece of metal, apparently killing him.[11]
Civil War II
Eshu returned to life through a regrown body. Taking up the identity of Philippe Beaulieu, he infiltrated Alpha Flight's Board of Governors as the representative for Canada.[5] With the involvement of Alpha Flight in the use of an Inhuman profiler named Ulysses Cain, "Beaulieu" began to corrupt evidence in an attempt to isolate Captain Marvel and usurp her control over the predictive justice system, and incriminated her subordinate Aurora.[12]
While Carol believed Aurora couldn't have been the mole affecting her operation, she decided to confront her in order to draw out the true villain. Aurora was detained together with Puck and Sasquatch and were interrogated by Beaulieu. He took advantage of the privacy of the interrogation to reveal his true identity and gloat before trying to kill the heroes, breaking the hull of the Alpha Flight Space Station and pushing them to the void of space. Captain Marvel rescued them and confronted Eshu, who stole Thundersword's sword from evidence lock-up to empower himself. The fight took Captain Marvel and the Eshu to Earth. Upon landing in a bar, the original Thundersword got his hands on the sword and removed its power, rendering Eshu powerless and subsequently subdued.[13]
After breaking free from custody, the Master of the World reappeared in Nunavut, Canada. He established a facility with the intention to repair the damage caused to the glaciers by global warming. The true motive for this seemingly noble act laid in the fact that he wanted to preserve the planet so he could rule it in a distant future. His technology was powered by the Inua spirit, Sila, whom the Master of the World captured and kept restrained to leech off their energy.[14] An Inuk teenager from the area, Amka Aliyak tried to investigate the Master of the World's facility and stumbled into Sila.[15] She managed to free Sila, but after becoming inflused with their energies,[14] Amka was captured and became the facility's new source of power.[16]
When the Champions caught notice of the Master of the World's plans, they approached the facility to investigate.[15] After learning of Eshu's plans, they were reluctant to stop him since he was technically doing good and he wouldn't pose a threat until centuries into the future.[14] The young heroes even fought to protect the Master of the World once Alpha Flight appeared to arrest him. Both teams then joined forces to take down the Master of the World after Spider-Man found Amka, freed her, and learned Sila's energies were being malevolently used to power the Master's plans. The Master of the World evaded capture, and additionally destroyed facility and the glaciers it had repaired.[16]
Powers and Abilities
|Power Grid [18]
|Energy Projection
|Fighting Skills
|* Teleporter; Heightened durability with force field
The Master can mentally control the living ship which is his base. Its advanced technology has protected him from the ravages of age and disease.[9]
He has also injected himself with a serum he derived from the tissue of Scramble, giving him a "perfect body" with enhanced human levels of strength, speed, agility, endurance, and reflexes.[4][17]
The Master is a highly proficient engineer and scientist, specializing in the use of an alien technology of undetermined origin.[17]
Strength level
Enhanced human (800 lbs. to 2 ton range)[17]
The Master of The World wears a suit of armor that he designed. It grants him superhuman strength and resistance to injury and the elements.[citation needed] Its gauntlets can absorb, store and channel energy.[citation needed]
The Master's ship possesses laboratory, engineering, and manufacturing technology far more advanced than anything known to the general populace of Earth. It is also intelligent to a limited degree but does not seem to possess self-consciousness or will. The ship is of Plodex design and is presumed capable of trans-galactic flight.[citation needed]
The Master of the World often carries a metal staff which can project energy beams.[citation needed]
- The Master of the World is not to be confused with Voodoo practitioner, James Sinoda (also called the Master), from Monsters Unleashed #6.
- Master of the World is also the name of a 1904 Science Fiction novel written by Jules Verne.
Links and References
- 59 Appearances of Eshu (Earth-616)
- 4 Minor Appearances of Eshu (Earth-616)
- Media Eshu (Earth-616) was Mentioned in
- 20 Images featuring Eshu (Earth-616)
- 7 Quotations by or about Eshu (Earth-616)
- Character Gallery: Eshu (Earth-616)
- Master of the World article at the Marvel Directory
- Master of the World article at Alphanex
Discover and Discuss
- Search this site for: Eshu (Earth-616)
- ↑ Heroes for Hire #8
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Alpha Flight #3
- ↑ Alpha Flight #119
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Alpha Flight #96
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Captain Marvel Vol 9 #10
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Heroes for Hire #12
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Alpha Flight #15
- ↑ Ruins of Ravencroft: Dracula #1
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Alpha Flight #2-4
- ↑ Alpha Flight #128-130
- ↑ Avengers Vol 3 #45-48
- ↑ Captain Marvel Vol 9 #9
- ↑ Captain Marvel Vol 9 #8
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Champions Vol 2 #20
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Champions Vol 2 #19
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Champions Vol 2 #21
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition #13
- ↑ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z hardcover Vol. 7
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Paul Novak, of Reno, Nevada, has won the chamber category for the Azusa Pacific University/J.W.Pepper High School Composition Contest, with his composition January Fragments for piano.
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