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Research Fellow
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As a modeller of infectious diseases, recent years have been very interesting. There was a flurry of activity from scientists to characterise the new H1N1 strain when it appeared and for modellers to predict the trajectory of the pandemic over 2009, and of course this attracted a lot of attention from the public – we all wanted to know what might happen and what steps could be taken to avoid it. Now the epidemic wave has passed for now, we were left with a few questions which might not be so much in the public eye, but are important in the long term: they might help us deal with future outbreaks.
I am working with scientists in the US on data from all different US cities on the number of influenza cases, broken down by age group and by week for the last ten years. The worldwide news of a "new" strain of influenza causing severe human disease in Mexico appeared in April 2009. However, most places in the US did not have a significant number of cases until after the summer. There were some exceptions, particularly some cities in the North East, including New York, where there was a significant wave of influenza in the spring. Some of these places had a small epidemic in the spring, and then the bulk of cases came in the Autumn, and some the other way around. We have found a relatively simple way of explaining this: if the transmission rate of influenza drops in the summer, then simply random fluctuations in the timing of introduction in the spring can explain the whole suite of different patterns that we observe. It could just be a matter of chance that the epidemic gets under way before transmission drops below threshold levels. The summer reduction of transmission acts effectively as a pause, not the end of the epidemic for those places.
Work in progress is on the spatial spread of the Autumn wave: when influenza appeared again after the summer, it appeared in different cities in the US at different times. We would like to explain what drove this pattern.
Scheme: University Research Fellowship
Dates: Oct 2004 - Sep 2012
Value: £7,346,617.50


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Cancer Trends
In 2012, there were 14 million cases of cancer globally. This number is expected to nearly double to 24 million by 2035, driven by a world population that is aging into higher cancer prevalence rates.
The growth in cancer cases will be a major financial burden on governments. Today, the estimated global spend on cancer care is about $0.5 Trillion. The cost of years lost from ill-health, disability, or death due to cancer outweighs all other health concerns
Cancer treatment typically involves the use of Chemotherapy and/or Radiotherapy as part of the treatment plan. While these therapies are considered to be cost-effective, they often also have significant unwanted side effects – often serious enough that patients will underutilize these therapies due to quality of life concerns. An estimated $40 Billion a year is spent globally in supportive care as a result of the side effects of cancer therapy. In the US, this care averages $6,587 per cancer patient.
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C.A.R.E. RadioImmunotherapy is a patented and copyright protected protocol that significantly reduces the unwanted side effects of Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy. It has the potential to save a significant portion of supportive care costs, while at the same time significantly improving the quality of life for the approximately half of all cancer patients who have well-defined tumors and utilize chemo or radiation.
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C.A.R.E. RadioImmunotherapy complements other cancer therapies because it acts directly at the cellular level to reduce cellular toxicity to healthy cells.
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Most of us kick start the year with a plan to make changes, improvements – call them New Year Resolutions if you like! Setting them makes us feel like we are starting the year afresh. Some we stick to, some we don't – but most people have improved health and fitness included somewhere in the list.
Here are a few tips to help you achieve your goals!
1.Love What You Do
You're more likely to stick to an exercise plan if you enjoy what you are doing so find something that you love. Exercise comes in many forms – you just need to find the one that suits you best.
2.Exercise With A Friend
Research has shown that those who exercise together train for longer, burn more calories and exercise more often. And it's a great opportunity to catch up with your best buddy!
3.Mix It Up!
One of the best ways to stay motivated is to mix it up. You won't get bored and your muscles with love the variety. Try taking it outdoors too and make the most of these summer days. Research has shown that being outside has a positive impact on both physical and mental health.
Struggling to fit an exercise plan in your busy schedule? Try HIIT – high intensity interval training. Gone are the days of running on a treadmill for an hour. Research has shown that 15 minutes of interval training just 3 times a week will improve your aerobic capacity. You will burn more fat, increase your metabolism and strengthen the most important muscle in your body – your heart!
5.Make A Plan
Have a plan that you can stick to is great but make sure it is flexible and always include a rest day. And if you miss a day, don't be too hard on yourself!
6.Set Realistic Targets
You won't go from casual jogger to marathon runner overnight but small increments week by week could see you doing that 10km fun run you always wanted to do in no time.
1.Balance And Variety
A balanced diet is the key to maintaining weight and overall good health. Include a variety of foods in your diet including green leafy vegetables, lean proteins, good fats like avocado and nuts, legumes & wholegrains, dairy and fruit. The easiest way to do this is to plan your meals.
2.Eat More Fibre!
Most Australian's don't consume enough fibre. We need both soluble and insoluble fibre and should aim for around 30g a day. Good sources of fibre include fruits, vegetables, wholegrains, oat bran, psyllium husk, legumes, nuts and seeds. Fibre helps maintain a healthy digestive system and also contributes to other processes such as stabilising blood glucose and cholesterol levels.
3.The Power Of Protein
Protein is a macro nutrient found in food and is one of the body's building blocks for muscle, bone, skin and other tissues. It's the ultimate "fill-me-up" food, keeping you fuller for longer. Starting the day with a protein rich breakfast has been proven to increase long term satiety so you won't be tempted to reach for these biscuits mid-morning.
4.Gut Health
2017 is all about improving gut health! Research shows that a healthy gut is critical to achieving optimal health and to do that we need prebiotics and probiotics. A prebiotic food contains ingredients, mostly fibre, which gut bacteria feed on, producing fermentation by-products that benefit health. Include prebiotic rich foods in your diet like wholegrains, onions, asparagus, garlic, legumes and mushrooms. Probiotics are good bacteria that primarily line your gut and are responsible for nutrient absorption and supporting your immune system. Try probiotic rich foods like kimchi, sauerkraut, miso, yoghurt, komubucha and kefir.
5.Keep Hydrated
We all know that staying hydrated is one of the most important ways to stay healthy but most of us are dehydrated without realising it. Get in to the habit of sipping water throughout the day. One of the benefits of staying hydrated is that it can help maintain weight. Sometime the hunger pangs we feel are a sign of dehydration so before you reach for that snack have a glass of water!
There is nothing wrong with sugar – we just eat too much of it. In Australia the average consumption of sugar is around 60grams per day (equivalent to 14 level teaspoons of white sugar). That's almost 2 ½ times what the World Health Organisation recommends! Too much sugar can contribute to a number of health problems including obesity. Try to limit consumption of products that are high in added sugar!


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When customers are actively trying to avoid marketing messages, what does it take to break through the clutter, capture their attention, and inspire them to engage with your brand? Learn about the importance of stories for business, how to curate content that showcases your brand in engaging ways, the benefits of building a messaging framework, and more…Read More
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Your Brain on Good Communication : Why Stories "Stick"/
Before you read on, check yourself with these three questions –
What makes a message easy to understand?
What makes a message memorable?
What makes a message effective at helping you achieve your objectives?
From the Founder: What Kind of Leader Are You?/
As a teacher of public speaking skills, I am a distracted audience member. Whether the speaker is great and really holding the audience, or less-than and struggling (whether aware of it or not), I inevitably wonder, "why?"Read More
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Apple, founded on April 1st 1976 in a home garage in Los Altos, California, has survived into its fifth decade through several transformations that have seen it become the world's most value company of $700 billion. Even compared to its revivals such as Google and its recent transformation into Alphabet reportedly pushing past this, these are the lofty heights of an exclusive club of super companies that have define modern consumer electronics and whole industry categories.
What perhaps are stand out features of Apple's rise to success apart from the leadership of Steve Jobs has been the ability to convert ideas into designs that have redefined consumer products. It is astonishing that the iPhone only arrive in 2007 but in less than a decade has led to redefine, music, mobile computing and consumer telecommunications devices.
Children of the Post PC era
Apple's origins in the Personal Computer PC market, the famous Apple Mackintosh of 1984 introduced the world's first Graphical User Interface and mouse. This was followed by the iPod and iTunes in 2003 defining consumer music and the iPhone and Apps Store between 2007 and 2008 a tour de force introducing touch screen modular downloadable subscription software and mobility into everyday lifestyles. The iPad in 2010 and an evolution of the iTunes into Apple music streaming in 2015 has pushed further into these existing new markets and the Apple Watch wearables new category in the same year.
Law of diminishing numbers growth will hit Apple 2016-17 ?
The PC era that transitioned into the new mobile computing market is now seeing a shift to the "Internet of things" in the latter half of this decade and ushering in a new era of connected systems. Looking back this has been a rapid evolution of the internet born in the 1990s into a global web phenomenon that companies like Apple understood better and faster than others in what it meant to be mobile and connected to services. But what is the future for Apple if the PC era has moved on into the cloud and mobile era and now the IoT ecosystem of "everything connected as a service"? Customer experience and enterprise systems have become increasingly blurred as consumerization of mobile and cloud as seen with the successes of the Amazon cloud has dominated both markets. Apple has built a solid control over the Mobile and personal computing market premium brand but as with the latest releases of the iPhone SE and the iPad Pro these are really just the same categories. The law of diminishing growth will hit when a market matures and runs out of geography and customers and further variations of the same product become just replacement sales. 2015 was the greatest sales growth in Apple's history but will this continue as the phone, Tablet and PC markets become mature. What next is a constant topic of debate for investors in the market for Apple for continuing the growth of its categories.
Will Apple survive in the Internet of things IoT Era?
The technology market is a fickle and fluid world, new devices and solutions can often come from new directions that disrupt products and services. While the PC and mobile market has become a connected cloud of content and apps, this design has now shifted into "connected objects and things" from home appliances, connected cars to connected lifestyles that are working across and up and down across industries. The term Internet of things is growing into a possible definition of "what is coming next" that seeks to connect numbers of 50 billion objects or more into a new era of intelligence context-sensitive devices and services.
The term IoT can be traced back to the late 1990's from companies using RFID tags such as Proctor & Gamble to collect real-time data about products and logistics. By 2014 this had become main stream with the realization of movement, temperature, location to human health data and many other types of data points now readily available in smart phones and starting to be used in connected devices, rooms, building, contactless payments to wearables. Adding to this the rise of machine learning and Artificial Intelligence has further created new experiences and capabilities from speech and voice recognition to algorithms for stock trading to online purchasing recommendations and the highly public wins of IBM Watson in Jeopardy and Google AlphaGo recently.
The challenges for Apple and many others are to understand this "flattening out" of multiple connected things. While Apple has been able to build a "walled garden" of its own connected mobile devices, is this pattern that will survive I the next IoT AI intelligence era? The nature of the Internet of this means connecting different objects and devices from different vendors into a seamless ecosystem of experiences for consumers, how will Apple adapt if consumers and companies want smart connectivity to Apple and nonApple systems when Apple has famously maintained and built control and market dominance over its own world of products?
Challenges and growth opportunities
Apple has recognized the need to build out from their home ground of mobile platforms, in 2011 introducing the iCloud and Siri voice recognition as need types of extensions into connected cloud services across device platforms and interactive voice experience. But looking at the Apple TV and Apple Watch which are potentially the next successors platforms for IoT "connected Hubs" that manage many devices this has proven less impactful or game changing for Apple.
Apple introduced Home, Health and development kits for discovering, integrating and communicating with devices for home and health appliances for Apple devices of Apple TV, Apple Watch and iPhone. Apple CarPlay has done a similar move into the connected car market to establish a transport platform. But these things remain underdeveloped in a market where ability to connect to many things is just starting.
Apple's success has been based on redefining existing product categories, but when it comes to completely new technology markets it has little to no track record. Even its reported move into driverless cars or possible other "moon shots" the question is can it create the critical mass of a new category of connected computing.
Looking at Siri compared to Microsoft Cortana and Amazon's Alexa or Googles own voice recognition this seems still underdeveloped though new examples such as Amazon's Echo-Alex platform just launched is becoming a possible example of the things to come in connected home and voice recognition.
In other areas of the Watch and TV this surely are the major areas of Apple dominance but today no radical compositions of new technologies into a kind of "Wow factor" products has arrived yet.
The investor and consumer expectation on Apple is sky high with its past record, the question is can it deliver. Even with the enormous funds chest of $178 billion, which is higher than the GDP of many small countries, there is no substitute for creativity and genius. I for one think the market is at another inflexion point and that Apple will be at the vanguard but having your own "wall garden" may not be enough when consumers and enterprise want a multiple-connected experience.


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Why Your Innovation Strategy Is (Probably) Failing./
I have a confession to make.
In my first year of consulting, I would go into client projects with exuberance and optimism. I'd train managers and facilitate sessions that would result in exciting ideas, lofty stretch goals, and bucket-loads of anticipation for what was ahead.
I'd leave energised. My client would leave happy.
And - six months later - nothing would have happened. The strategy we had worked on would have petered out. Innovation was still slowly dragging along. The report and ideas grew dusty on a shelf.
What was wrong?
The innovation strategy we were creating wasn't a strategy.
Instead, it was a series of goals with visionary language. It was exciting, well-intentioned - but it was not a strategy.
In the classic Good Strategy, Bad Strategy, Richard Rumelt identifies three concepts of what makes a strategy. When all three of these exist - you have the kernel of a strategy - a plan of focus that allows for change and new advantages.
1. Your Innovation Strategy Needs A Diagnosis
The biggest mistake I see in organisational innovation starts here. The leaders of the business fail to face the challenge, and identify the problems that are blocking innovation.
This should be blindingly obvious. If you are seeking to improve innovation - you are recognising that your organisation is not where it should be. But instead of blindly pointing to the future - it is wise to look at the conditions causing you to be where you are.
Otherwise, you'll be exerting more energy for no reward. The same obstacles will exist - and they will continue to cause frustration and hamper your innovation.
Sometimes these are cultural conditions that need changing. An innovation strategy needs to clearly state these blockers - a fear of change, lack of innovation competency, or a broken workplace culture.
Other times it is business problems - a wildly inefficient production line, a cashflow problem, or a lack of resources.
Your strategy must be brave enough to face and diagnose the problem - so the solution can then be applied.
Note - this is not usually a quick process. All businesses like to hide their issues - and it requires a range of tools and expertise to accurately diagnose the current situation. Rushing over this step will result in frustration in the future.
The end result? A razor-sharp diagnosis that accounts for the complexity - yet has a laser-focus on the critical conditions to be assessed.
2. Your Innovation Strategy Needs a Guiding Focus
Although blue-sky thinking can be helpful for ideation sessions - it's harmful for your innovation strategy. What is needed is a guiding focus - a recognition of what your competitors will likely be doing, what your unique value and offering is, and how you can leverage this to the best of your ability.
This is where most innovation strategies break down. Companies declare that their focus is - "Providing the best value to customers through exceptional service."Educational providers state they will "Create high-quality, future-job-ready students."
Great. You're just describing what all companies and educational institutes do. It's what your competitors are doing, and it involves nothing unique.
Instead, you need to focus your innovation. Who is it that your competitors are targeting? What can you offer that they will struggle to match? How can you innovate in a way that is difficult to be emulated? What sub-sector of the market can you focus on - and then innovate for their specific needs? What relationships between providers are uniquely valuable - and could be protected through innovation?
According to Rumelt, a great guiding focus will reduce complexity, anticipate competitors, identify points of leverage and create a general coherent action.
Doesn't sound easy? It isn't. This takes time, discussions, reflection and critique. But when this is clarified - it creates a consensus of strategy that then can be used to guide resource allocation - and direct the future actions.
3. Your Innovation Strategy Needs Clear Actions.
Harvard professor Georges Doriot once quipped, "Without action, the world would still be an idea."
Most companies are happy if they get their diagnosis and guiding policy done. The report comes through - they've done it! They've got their strategy - they can show it to anyone who comes in.
But work goes on the same before.
For a strategy to be effective, it must have clear and coherent actions. Not ideas like, "We will innovate more." "We will be more encouraging." "We will seek new ideas."
These aren't actions, but are fridge-magnet sayings.
A good innovation strategy means you will start doing new things - and stop doing old ones.
This is always difficult - change isn't easy, and reallocating resources is tough. But if you are convinced that you need to innovate, you know why you need to innovate, and you have your guiding focus - you will need to change what you are doing.
The actions might state a new training that will happen, with a follow up of a new team to be formed, and a new budget for innovation to be utilised. The action would identify how this budget should be used, intended outcomes - and review points to ensure this is happening.
The action might state a business unit will be shut down. It might state that an old way of working has to change - and these are the steps to changing.
Regardless - the actions should logically flow from one to the next, and must be actionable. They are not goals or visions - but actions that an outsider to your organisation could read and understand - and see if they are being followed.
If you have an innovation strategy - hiding somewhere in your organisation - why not run it through this framework. Does it diagnose the problem? Does it contain a guiding focus? Does it provide clear actions?
If not - perhaps the beginning of 2018 is a good time to think critically about innovation within your organisation - and how you can be shaping a strategy to grow value for your customers.
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Client: Matt Bodimeade
Project: Country Garden, Sussex
Date: February 2008
Size: 240m²
This project started with a virtual bare site in a Sussex garden providing a blank sheet for designer Matthew Bodimeade of Terra Creative Landscape & Construction.
Heavy clay soil presented a real challenge for site preparation and establishment of plants in early spring 2008 but the advantages of minimal disturbance associated with laying the turf provided an opportunity to get things started with our Wildflower Turf
Later in the summer swathes of wildflowers and meadow grasses combine with trees, shrubs and borders to transform the site into a colourful, interesting and balanced display.
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About Lake Turkana Safari
Our 8-Day safari takes us through the Great Rift Valley to Lake Baringo (With an optional visit to Lake Bogoria the new home to millions of Fuchsia Pink Lesser Flamingos migrating from Lake Nakuru). End North to Maralal and Lake Turkana the largest saline Desert Lake situated further North of Kenya. Afterwards drive past Marsabit town to Samburu National Reserve for more wildlife viewing. The safari is purely camping with option for mid range lodge accommodation available on request.
You will visit
- Lake Baringo
- Lake Bogoria
- Maralal Town
- Lake Turkana
- Kalacha
- Chalbi Desert ( If dry)
- Samburu National Reserve
Why this tour is for you?
- Age requirement is 12+
- This is a private tour (No stranger).
- Accommodation is in tented camps or lodges inside the parks or close to the parks
- We shall use a 4×4 safari Jeep for this tour
- An English speaking driver guide to show you around
- The tour can be further customized to fit your personal preferences.
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- Days12
- Nights11
- AccommodationCamping (Lodge option available on request)
- Transportation4X4 Jeep
- Departure time7.00 AM
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In light of some discussions with one of our Delphi users we have recognized the need to fix an issue with the ocrtools.dll which could impact Delphi applications in certain environment configurations.
The fixed DLLs are version numbered 1.0.13.x and will be on our website very shortly (you can check DLL version in Windows Explorer by right-clicking the DLL and selecting "properties").
A little background: in some algorithms, including the fundamental OCR algorithms we use, it is preferable (for performance reasons, and sometimes mathematics) to ignore some floating point exceptions (e.g. divide by zero) when the "bad" results of these operations do not negatively impact the algorithm. The default behaviour in MSVC++ is to ignore these hardware exceptions thrown by the FPU, but Delphi applications do not suppress them.
The newest DLLs explicitly disable the relevant FP exceptions during algorithms for which throwing these exceptions is not desirable, and then sets the previous exception handling state after execution (so that exceptions in your own Delphi code will be handled as normal).
This change has been made in version 1.0.13.x of the ocrtools DLLs available on our website shortly (likely within an hour or so after this post). The live DLLs will be updated first, and demo versions in the demo installer will be updated as soon as our installer gurus can get this done.
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Posts Tagged 'good English'
This is just to say…
… that 'ensorcelled' means 'enchanted' or 'fascinated'. See Oxford Dictionaries. You can see from the word that its derivation is linked to the word 'sorcerer' (which I just had to check how to spell). I kind of like all of that, but is it a good choice in this article in the Guardian? The first paragraph includes the following sentence:
I was immediately ensorcelled by the singularity of the Shrigley worldview: here were pictures that had a bewilderingly complex naivete about them – it was as if a preternaturally intelligent child were rendering the attempts of a smart-aleck adult to draw like a kid.
Ensorcelled? Really? Why send your readers away (probably never to return) to consult a dictionary when 'enchanted' or 'fascinated' would work just as well (probably better) there? Yes, I learnt a new word, no, I didn't go back to read the rest of the article (I wrote this post instead). And is the writer just showing off? Oh, I don't know. Sunday morning tea and toast calls.
Is it a verb? Is it a noun? An introduction to the gerund
Some words are ugly and some grammatical concepts are very tricky indeed. And sometimes ugly combines with tricky. But I know you like a challenge.
Exhibit A: the gerund.
Don't go — the butler's serving drinks afterwards.
This explanation involves verbs and nouns.
Because — drum roll — a gerund is a verb that takes it upon itself to be noun. But only when it feels like it, of course.
Government health warning: This is quite a difficult area and grammarians disagree over its finer details. The following is just a brief insight but may explain some of those 'strange' constructions you sometimes see. Also, a little basic knowledge of the gerund can come in handy when writing or speaking formally.
Deep breath.
Verbs that can become nouns end in 'ing', for example, 'leaving' as in the following:
Would you mind me leaving?
Would you mind my leaving?
But which version, strictly speaking, is correct? Well, the second version is correct because 'leaving' is being used as a noun, making it a gerund. A good test is to replace the word you are not sure about with another similar word that is definitely a noun (and not one of those pesky words that can be both a verb and a noun):
Would you mind me absence?
Would you mind my absence?
The first example is obviously wrong.
And here's a slightly trickier example of the gerund in action:
I like that man wearing aftershave.
I like that man's wearing aftershave.
The first sentence means that I like the man (who happens to be wearing aftershave).
The second means that I like the fact that he's wearing aftershave.
You can see that the verb 'wearing' has become a noun in the second sentence because it is preceded by a possessive apostrophe.
This doesn't cover everything about gerunds, but it's a good start. Next time someone mentions it you can look intelligent and murmur 'verb acting as a noun', and that'll be you off the hook.
Here's some more info on gerunds.
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Some things are worth repeating (and others aren't)
Repetition is not necessarily a Bad Thing.
Some writers think that repeating the same word is to be avoided at all costs, but that's not so. Very often, the linguistic gymnastics involved render a piece of writing inelegant and amateurish.
David Sexton, writing in the London Evening Standard, provides a brilliant example of the strained effect that arises from trying, unnecessarily, to avoid repetition. In his piece he quotes a well-known UK broadcaster, Melvyn Bragg, several times. At various junctures, according to Sexton, Bragg 'argues', 'says', 'contends', 'complains', 'thinks' and 'wonders'.
Hmmm, could Bragg not have opined, expounded, expressed and expatiated as well?
Sexton should have just ditched all the fancy words along with his thesaurus and used 'says' throughout. The reading eye glides easily over this type of repetition and does not become distracted by a steadily mounting pile of synonyms strewn about the page.
On the other hand…
Look at this from the After Deadline column in The New York Times:
Mr. Paladino may have low approval ratings downstate. But to some residents around Buffalo, Mr. Paladino, a prominent local real estate developer, is a hometown hero. High turnout in Erie County, where Buffalo is, helped Mr. Paladino win the Republican primary.
As the column points out, a pronoun or two would have spared readers the jarring repetition of Mr Paladino's surname in three consecutive sentences.
None more use than a grammar book
I believe virtually everything I read, and I think that is what makes me more of a selective human than someone who doesn't believe anything.
David St.Hubbins, band member, This is Spinal Tap (Spoof rockumentary,1984).
Grammar books sometimes bother me; you somehow feel as if you should believe everything you read in them. But while that might make you more of a selective human, it won't in all cases arm you with the facts.
Even the scariest grammarians don't always get it right, and here are a few examples from newspaper editor Simon Heffer's solemnly entitled Strictly English:
Heffer confidently asserts:
'Onto' does not exist. The phrase is 'on to'.
Now, come on Simon, lighten up, that's not quite true, is it? Step forward Oxford Dictionarieswhich explains that 'onto' has been in use since the 18th century and is more or less standard in US English.
Next up: 'partially'. Heff says that to do something 'partially' means to do it 'with partiality', in other words, while favouring one party over another. So I can't say the meal was 'partially eaten' if I mean it was 'partly eaten'. Except, actually, I can.
And, finally, 'pristine', says scary Simon, does not mean 'bright, shiny and new'. It means 'original'. Blimey, so I can't say, for example, 'a pristine white shirt', meaning it's clean, fresh and spotless? Hmmm, seems Oxford Dictionaries likes its shirts pristine too (but not necessarily original). So, once again, relax, at ease, and as you were.
I'm not saying don't read grammar books; they've taught me a lot, including Heffy's. I'm just saying, don't believe everything that's in them. Read with narrowed, glinty eyes and within easy reach of big books that have 'Oxford' in their title.
There's something about this that's so black, it's like how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black.
Nigel Tufnel, band member, This Is Spinal Tap.
And as Alice in Wonderland was probably not the first to ask: What is the use of a book without pictures or conversations?
Sometimes, none. None more use.


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A Lasting New Year's Resolution!
Guiliana Garces, Staff Writer
January 10, 2019
Happy New Year! A new year is synonymous with a fresh start; many people create goals, vision boards and resolutions for the new year. It is easy to create unrealistic goals that are almost impossible to complete and people may quickly lose motivation to fulfill them. It is still important, however,...


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Bring a friend get a discount! Book a spray tan for you and a friend, and each receive a $20 discount (a $45 value)!
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On Day 12, we woke up in Custer, South Dakota at the Calamity Peak Lodge.
Let me back and up and say that while planning this trip and asking for suggestions of must-see things to do and see, one of my dearest friends from college, Kathy, recommended the Calamity Peak Lodge and several things we should do and see in that area.
We were not disappointed! The lodge is not super fancy or the most up-to-date place, but it's very roomy and family-friendly. The owners are kind and helpful and gosh… we loved it!
I also loved that we were able to get one (very affordable) room for our family of 8 and that included a small living area and a kitchen! We stayed in a part of the lodge that was similar to a motel (several rooms in one building), but they also offer individual cabins!
We had hoped for a cabin but the ones big enough for our family were all booked up! Even so, I'm really happy we stayed there! Anywho, after making breakfast, we loaded up and started our day. We ended up making one huge circle for the day – but we squeezed in a lot of sites!
Our first thing to do for the day was a drive up to Crazy Horse. It was a truly fascinating place and I'm so glad Kathy recommended it. We visited the welcome center, watched a short movie/documentary about the history there, toured the cultural center and learned a lot! We didn't pay for the extra bus ride up closer to the mountain but I'm so glad we made a stop here. Here are a few more pics:
A statue of what the Crazy Horse Memorial will look like if it's ever finished (above).
So much to learn and see and look at inside the cultural center (above).
The Black Hills Nature Gates. It's a beautiful gate with hand-carved gold animals representing the wildlife in South Dakota. #love
After Crazy Horse, we got back on the road and went to see Mount Rushmore. Like the Grand Canyon, we were a little disappointed at how extremely commercialized this National Park was. I'm glad we went and that we all got to experience such an amazing place in our American history, but it's not somewhere I'd be itching to go again.
The Avenue of Flags (above) was pretty cool. And then getting to see Mount Rushmore – it's pretty awe-inspiring! Richy and a couple of the older kids took one of trails up to get a little closer. I stayed back with the little ones who were not excited to walk that far!
Besides, there were about a million stairs up and down to the different areas of the park and I'll be the first to admit (with shame) that I wasn't in good enough physical condition to push myself up and down more and more and more stairs.
We did make it as far as the Sculptors Studio but that was the end of the line for me and some of the smaller kids. Richy and a couple of the kids went on up the Presidential Trail a bit farther – I think to where I marked the X.
When I tell ya there were stairs… I am not kidding. I was DY-ING.
Anywho… after all that, we had a picnic lunch! I don't have any pics but I remember it was an odd little picnic area where we stopped and made sandwiches and let our legs rest 😉 Or maybe it was just my legs that needed to rest… ha!
Next up – we looped around a scenic drive down to Custer State Park. This was a beautiful park… full of curvy bridges, wildlife and gorgeous scenery!
The curvy bridges (and there were many of them) were one of my favorite things!
The prairies were so pretty and peaceful… and then there where hundreds (or thousands?) of prairie dogs too:
I took dozens of pictures of them but they were rarely still so this is my best one!
And then there were the Begging Burros. Apparently Custer State Park is famous for their donkeys that beg for food from passing cars. And I can see why!
They were everywhere – and they weren't shy!! There were so many colors and sizes (BABIES!) and they'd completely block the road in places – we had to drive so slow! A few more pics…
The kids thought this old guy looked sad.
And there was this pretty white one 🙂
And a BABY!!! Squeeeeee….
Okay – after all the donkey excitement – we also saw more pronghorn deer (I guess they're a type of deer?) and another elk, but my only pics were really blurry.
And then… a hail storm. We already lived through one hail storm on our trip (at Bryce Canyon) and we couldn't believe it was happening again!
We sort of panicked when the hail came out of nowhere and we didn't have a place to hide. Richy tried to turn off of a side road to get under some trees, but we couldn't find any shelter so we just prayed it wouldn't get any bigger and damage our truck (and it didn't!).
After that, we were in some rain storms and I didn't get more pictures. We took a long route home hoping for more scenery but the weather was yucky. We went back to the Calamity Peak Lodge, cooked some supper, and relaxed a little while.
We surprised the kids by loading up again after dark and heading back to Crazy Horse. They have a laser light show on the side of the Memorial every night and our tickets from earlier that day got us into the light show that night for free. It was really pretty up there at night and reminded me of the Laser Light show they have at Stone Mountain in Georgia (another favorite place to visit!).
Crazy Horse at night (above) and a picture from the laser show (below). The pictures aren't great but it really was beautiful and fun!
Dozens of cars line up in the parking lot and everybody piles out in chairs, in the beds of trucks or sitting on their hoods to watch the show. They also play really loud music that's coordinated with the show – fun, fun, fun!
And that was that! We drove back to the lodge and crashed for the night!
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What records do I bring to my appointment at Well Being-Being Well?
If you are a new patient, you will need to bring any lab test and x-ray report (the report only not the actual film) from the last two years that are pertinent to the condition for which you are seeking treatment. We would also request you bring a list of all of your prescription medications, over the counter medications , and any supplements you are currently taking. Bring this list to your first appointment and the let us know of any changes or new medications or supplements at your future appointments
Does Well Being-Being Well accept my insurance?
Well Being-Being Well is an out-of-network provider. We do not participate with any insurance companies. At the end of your visit we will provide you with a copy of your fee slip to submit to your insurance company or we will submit your claim electronically if that option is available. You will need to check with your insurance carrier to find out about out-of-network benefits. Please remember that your insurance coverage is based on a contract between you and your insurance carrier
The physicians at Well Being-Being Well have Opted Out of Medicare. Please note that "Opting Out" is not the same as "Non-Participating". As a Medicare beneficiary you would pay for services at the time of service, however you cannot submit the claim to Medicare and Well Being-Being Well cannot submit the claim to Medicare. You will not receive any reimbursement for services rendered at Well Being-Being Well from Medicare. You will need to check with your secondary insurance to find out if they would pay on claims not submitted to Medicare first since many Medicare supplemental plans may not reimburse patients for services not processed through Medicare first.
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We accept cash, personal checks, Visa and Mastercard. We do not accept American Express or Discovery Cards at this time.
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The St Mawes Classic Car Festival
Pop along on Thursday 10th May 2018 to St Mawes Quay for the St Mawes Classic Car Festival's Concours D"Elegance. See all the wonderful and very expensive cars on display. Cars will arrive at around 3pm with judging commencing at 4pm. Live music from local shanty singer Will Keating. Donations gratefully received in support of the Roseland Youth Sailing Trust.
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text: Joe J. Marquez holds an MLIS from the University of Washington iSchool and an MBA from Portland State University. He has presented and written on service design, UX tools, library space assessment, website usability, and marketing of the library. His current research interests include service design in the library environment and space usage assessment. He is the cofounder of the LUX Service Design consulting firm. He is the coauthor (with Annie Downey) of Library Service Design. He is an academic librarian in Portland, Oregon. He was awarded the first Future of Librarian Fellowship in 2017 from the ALA Center for the Future of Libraries and was named a 2018 Mover and Shaker by Library Journal.


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Premium Fold-Down Dice Tower / Roller (Canceled)
Compact Dice Tower / Roller, with dice storage
Premium Fold-Down Dice Tower / Roller (Canceled)
Compact Dice Tower / Roller, with dice storage
Trollworks, LLC is a custom laser etching and cutting company that focuses on supplying quality social gaming equipment. Trollworks is currently trading on ETSY, (100's of product reviews). Currently our catalog has 75 major line items; each product may have several options and/or variations which mean Trollworks is manufacturing 100's of designs/products. New items are added regularly. ETSY>search Trollmanufacturing for reviews. https://www.etsy.com/shop/Trollmanufacturing?ref=search_shop_redirect
The Troll Masters has lorded over his minions for 4 long years, making them slave over his laser cutters for endless hours. Wait... I got carried away; it's really just me. I design, manufacture, market and pack every single item myself.
NOTE: If this project exceeds $100K, I will be reaching out to a few goblins in my lair to take over the mundane duties, like; packing, organization and shipping.
MISSION STATEMENT: To create quality items that I'm proud of and live out my remaining years (happy face), doing what I love (making and sharing quality social gaming equipment).
REWARDS: Expanded description and photos. NOTE: All rewards will come assembled and ready to use.
Rock and Troll can Koozie.
Trollworks and Rockhead's Comics & Games is proud to offer its home grown, Dice storing, Dice rolling, Ice Cold Drink can KOOZIE.
Yes, it's a can Koozie featuring official logos from my two company's (Rockhead's Comics & Games, LLC and Trollworks, LLC).
Yes, it's a dice cup, for rolling all those Critical Hits and Winning Numbers.
Yes, it's a dice storage device, and let me tell you it hold a lot of them too (20+).
How does it work? The Troll Master has designed an unique adapter that is installed into our not so common can Koozie. The inside bottom plug is felt lined and has a feature that allows a simple rubber-band to be attached from the bottom plug to the lid assembly. Said rubber-band passes through the lid with the aid of a key and now the bottom plug is secured to the lid transforming the Koozie into a dice storage device. The adapter can be easily removed and re-installed to convert your Koozie from dice roller, to dice storage container, to drink insulator. Additional Koozie's will be available in my ETSY store after the campaign.
REWARDS: Expanded description and photos (cont).
Trollworks Entry level, Dice-Tower/Roller is made from Hobby Grade Plywood. Each dice tower will be cut from a single billet, this will insured the product will have consistent wood grain, color, and texture. This dice-tower has all the construction quality and design of our Premium Grade but will be made with a more economical material.
NOTE: The tower pictured is with a roll-out mat (our $25K stretch goal). Dice not included.
REWARDS: Expanded description and photos (cont).
Trollworks Premium Grade Dice-Tower/Roller is made from Premium Laser Grade Hardwood. Each dice tower will be cut from a single billet and this will insured the product will have consistent wood grain, color, and texture. Great care has been taken to design the product so the grain will run horizontally when in the open position. Five (5) hardwood species have been selected for the opening offer: ADLER, WALNUT, CHERRY, RED OAK, and MAHOGANY. Additional species have been selected as stretch goals (see stretch goals).
When our campaign reaches $25K every dice tower will receive 1 lower tray roll-out mat (for free). The mat is cut from common card play-mat and is custom fit. It can be easily removed and re-installed, for cleaning and/or replacement (replacements will be available in my ETSY store, after the close of the campaign). Currently we are featuring black only, but replacements will include other colors such as red, blue, or green.
When our campaign reaches $30K Trollworks will add Red Stained Maple to the material pool.
When our campaign reaches $35K Trollworks will add Qtr Sawn White Oak to the material pool.
When our campaign reaches $40K Trollworks will add Orange Alder to the material pool.
When our campaign reaches $45K Trollworks will add Ash to the material pool.
When our campaign reaches $50K, Trollworks will add Black Stained Maple to the material pool.
When our campaign reaches $100K, Trollworks will add a Rock and Troll can Koozie to every order (for free). Yes, even orders for just Rock and Troll can Koozie's (that's 2 for the price of 1).
5-1/2" High
3-1/8" Wide
6-3/4" Long
2-1/2" High
3-1/8" Wide
6-3/4" Long
Trollworks Entry Level and Premium fold-down dice-towers have a unique axial design that attaches the upper tower to the lower tray using a two Chicago screws. Fold-down dice towers are designed to store dice within the upper tower when in the closed position.
The Entry Level and the Premium have been widened to allow the lid to be place inside the tower behind the number 1 baffle (solving that annoying issue of what to do with the lid, when dice-tower is in use). This feature is not included in my standard dice-towers currently offered in my ETSY store.
The traditional J-Hook and glue assembly method used in my previous design has been updated to a reverse trapezoid and O-Ring. No gluing is required during the assembly process. This design change will allow the dice-tower to be dis-assembled by the owner for cleaning and/or if an outside surface becomes scratched. The user can now invert said piece to expose the inside surface to the outside. Likewise, if you own more than one tower the pieces can now be exchanged to allow new color combinations. NOTE: The lid and lid gusset are glued together.
Trollworks current catalog Fold-Down dice tower/roller are made from tempered hardboard. Paint is applied to the billets prior to adding the laser graphics and numerous interesting graphics and color combinations are offered in our standard catalog (1000's have been made over the last 4 plus year). Assembly uses J-hooks and glue.
Entry Level Dice-Towers will be cut from a single bullet of Hobby Grade Laser Laminated Plywood 1/8" thickness. Material has a light coating of sealer.
Premium Dice-Towers will be cut from a single bullet of Premium Grade Laser Laminated Hardwood 1/8" thickness. Material is per-stained or painted (if required) and all material is seal coated with polyurethane.
With the tower in open position and dice in roll-out tray, place lid on upper tower, cradle tower in both hands, tilt dice-tower assemble so dice shift from the roll-out tray to the upper tower, close role-out tray to upper tower until assembly is full closed. The lid will be trapped between tower and tray gate 1. Reopen assembly allowing dice to settle into the lower tray, remove lid (ready to play).
Risks and challenges
These are the risks and challenges I have addressed: Raw material supplies have been secured, designs are done, prototypes have been made, field testing has been preformed. Shipping/Supply cost have been researched, machine/assemble & packing time has been calculated, potential work force issues have been address. The company is solvent and financial capable or reacting to production needs. I believe my 30 years of manufacturing experience, has help me develop a solid "Kickstarter" project. The Manufacturing center is located in a Nuclear Fallout shelter; so we have that covered to.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
Funding period
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Carrot and Ginger
Red Pepper & Tomato
Lentil and Spicy Coconut
Strathdon Blue & Mushroom
Leek n Potato
Sweet Potato & Red Lentil
Curried Parsnip
Main Dishes
(Layered potatoes with cream, garlic. Cheese can be added)
Stuffed Peppers (Summer Only)
(Stuffing: Mushrooms, Tomatoes and Courgette.)
Vegetable Lasagne
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Vegetable Gratin
(Seasonal vegetables in a rich creamy sauce topped with highland cheddar)
Highland Mac 'n' Cheese
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Winter Vegetable & Chickpea Tagine
(Veg & Chickpeas in a Sweetly Spiced Moroccan Sauce)
Root Vegetable Frittata
(Roasted Root Vegetables baked in an Egg Custard)
Goats Cheese, Beetroot Tarte Tatin
(A Baked Puff Pastry Tart with Caramelized Beetroot and Goat Cheese – Yum)
Katrina's Amazing Quiche
(Fillings various to suit your own taste buds.)
Oven Baked Wild Mushroom Risotto
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Roast Sweet Potato & Rosemary
Root Vegetable Mash
Creamy Mash Potato
Roast Potato Garlic & Thyme
Green Bean & Tomato Sauce
Root Vegetable Roasted in Local Highland Honey
Ratatouille (Summer Only)
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Celebrating Thanksgiving Abroad
This week I had the honor of celebrating my first American holiday in a place where that holiday does not exist. Thanksgiving in Barcelona was an awesome experience and I'm grateful that it included friends, family, board games, and way too much delicious food (way to go, America). Let's back up. When initially planning Thanksgiving, my cousin and I decided we should probably have her sister pack a frozen turkey in her checked luggage since she was going to be visiting us that week. As awesome as flying a turkey halfway around the world would have been, we actually found out that stores at the Boqueria can order turkeys for you. We went there one week in advance and pre-ordered our bird from Avinova.
No, that wasn't our turkey, but wouldn't you have been disgusted and yet impressed if it was? This was our turkey and it was the freshest one I've ever had. This turkey was never frozen, was wrapped up right in front of me, and still had some feathers attached for authenticity.
Now, bear in mind that I was one of those kids who heard mom needed help in the kitchen and hid in my room. When it came time to set the table, I would drag my feet and finally help out only after a bit of a guilt trip. I'll admit it, I just wanted to eat the delicious food (c'mon, you can't totally blame me?!). So, when it came time to create Thanksgiving all by myself, I never had any training wheels.
There was a moment or two after my trip to Taste of America where I wondered why on earth I hadn't opted for the "Thanksgiving in a Box." But honestly, with turkey that's promised to be ready in 30 minutes, and stuffing that looks like dog food pellets, I figured we might as well try to make a real dinner.
Things started like this:
And quickly progressed to this:
Good thing I had a crew of helpers, even if one is a pescatarian... oh, and Google. Google played a very important role in this Thanksgiving.
That said, Thanksgiving this year felt like everything it is supposed to be. It was a potluck with a combination of friends, family, and new introductions. We ate when dinner was ready with no pressure to have it done at a specific time. We shared what we are thankful for, and took the time to just be grateful for life, each other, and a delicious meal. Alright, that got a little hippy, but it was seriously great.
Because it's a good habit and I want to share, here are a few of the things I'm thankful for right now:
- My family and friends who have always cooked a turkey for me (Diane, Dean, Mom, Dad, The Bowens - thanks!)
- Getting to be a part of the crazy Bowen clan
- The opportunity to live abroad
- The internet, without which the food part of Thanksgiving would have been a bust
- Friends back in the states
- The ability to write and connect with all of you
- My knack for winning Settlers of Catan
(For the record, when asked what he was thankful for, Tony replied "drumsticks.")
On a more serious note, throughout each day there's a ton to be grateful for, so even though it's early for New Year's resolutions, make it your resolution to be grateful each day. It'll make you happier.
What are you grateful for this year?


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Any new information about the Ohio fragments?/
The last I heard, the actual fragments were in the possession of a bank due to a bankruptcy ruling in Ohio. I am still hoping that they will not be sold off to individual collectors, but will be turned over to be conserved.
It is not clear to me what is in the Ohio fragments, but my impression is that there are fragments that exist which are not part of the 50 unreleased photos.
I do not know what the fragments contain in terms of content because I haven't seen them, although there are 50 photos of some of them (?) which exist but which have not been released for scholarly study yet because ownership of the fragments themselves haven't yet been resolved.
Keep in mind that according to the numbers on the pages of the Tchacos Codex, we only have conserved about half of the original book. We know that it contained a tract that involved Allogenes, but none of what was published appears to match what we have preserved in the Allogenes text from NHC. So was is it a second Allogenes text? That is what the NGS team has said, calling it a "book of Allogenes."
It is clear that we have a fragment from Corpus Hermeticum 13. It is only a fragment at this point. Was the entire CH 13 part of this old book? It is very possible, even likely, given that Hermetic books turn up in the NHCs too.
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- Episode 14: Collective Delusions June 28, 2019"We thought we had more time..." With more and more news that the climate collapse is accelerating, it's time we seriously look at the pretty little lies we tell ourselves to keep ourselves going. Alley and Rhyd discuss some of these, including the latest leftist delusion, "Fully Automated Luxury Communism."
- Episode13: The New Dark Ages June 6, 2019"The dark ages were really only dark for the rich..." With more and more reports that "civilization" may end because of catastrophic climate change, we may be entering into a new "dark ages." But is that really something to fear? Alley & Rhyd discuss the previous dark ages, as well as recent moments of civilizational […]
- Episode 12: HERESY! April 13, 2019Hannah Arendt, bell hooks, Slavoj Zizek...just a few names on an ever-growing list of philosophers that good leftists aren't "allowed" to read anymore because of something "problematic" they said. In this episode, Alley and Rhyd discuss the "canceling" of artists, philosophers, and other creators and trace the roots of our obsession with "right belief" to […]
- Episode 11 March 15, 2019The revolution won't be tweeted... From toxic "social justice" crusades to internal sabotage, "internet leftism" is destroying itself and fueling the far-right. In this episode, Alley Valkyrie & Rhyd Wildermuth discuss the mechanisms of these problems and their roots in our alienation from ourselves and each other, and propose solutions to help the Left remember […]
- EPISODE TEN: Anarchy & Art February 17, 2019What's the relationship between anarchism and art? How do we create the kind of world we want to see? And how we learn to believe that we are "good enough?" In this episode, Alley and Rhyd talk with guest Margaret Killjoy and share stories of how they became who they are.
- Episode 09: Globalization & Globalism February 5, 2019While many people have begun to use Globalization and Globalism inter-changeably, they are absolutely not the same thing. In this episode, Alley & Rhyd discuss the damage done by global Capital, the history of Globalization, the anti-semitic conspiracy theories of Globalism, and the solution: Internationalism.
- Episode 8: Paganism™ December 22, 2018"I have met my own people, and I hate them all." --Claudia, from Interview With The Vampire In this episode, Alley and Rhyd discuss their own journeys into Paganism and witchcraft and how they differed radically from the "business" of Paganism and witchcraft in America.
- Episode 7: Nationalism November 24, 2018Alley and Rhyd discuss the problems of nationalism and explore the important differences between indigenous and colonized people's struggles for national independence and the far right and white nationalist struggles, and the role of global capitalism in the destruction of cultural differences.
- Episode 6: Egregrores October 12, 2018What's an Egregore? What's an egregore got to do with America? And what really happened to the dude who made KONY2012? In the sixth episode Alley Valkyrie and Rhyd Wildermuth discuss how the ingredients of the ritual that manifested American make it impossible to change, and discuss how an egregoric understanding can inform resistance and […]
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- Call For Local Actions: October 3rd Day Of Action Against Canada's Detention Of Migrants September 9, 2019CALL FOR LOCAL ACTIONS: OCTOBER 3RD DAY OF ACTION AGAINST CANADA'S DETENTION OF MIGRANTS What: Multi-City Day of Action Against Migrant Detention When: October 3, 2019 Where: Pan-Canadian & International We are calling for actions on October 3rd that focus on the sprawling infrastructure of Canada's immigration detention system. Over the past two years, there […]northshore
- From Embers: New Content in August 2019 September 6, 2019From Embers is a regular anarchist podcast produced in Kingston, Ontario. We produce a few episodes each month about actions and projects going on in so-called Canada that inspire us, or about topics that we think will be relevant to anarchists living north of the border. We are a proud member of the Channel Zero […]northshore
- The History of Gun Control in Canada September 3, 2019From North Saskatchewan Resistance (nsresist.net), a new counter-info project operating in so-called Canada. Tell your friends. The first gun control law passed in Canada was given royal assent in 1886. It applied only to the Territories, inclusive of what is today Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The scope of this legislation would make even Trudeau blush. […]northshore
- Parkdale: Spencer Tenants Sit-In August 25, 2019Today our neighbours from 116 Spencer blocked their landlord from stealing their patio furniture and barbeque. "We sat here having coffee and donuts while he tried to throw out our stuff. He says he has the authority, but he's not in the right, and he can't make us leave," said Sadie, a tenant at the […]northshore
- Every Death is a Murder – Prisoners Justice Day, Hamilton August 12, 2019On the evening of Prisoners Justice Day, August 10th 2019, a small group of prison hating folks gathered in Hamilton, Ontario at Beasley park for a noise demo. HPS (Hamilton Police Sevices) observed the rally with excessive numbers including bike cops, a cop van, a supervisor suv and two cruisers. As our numbers grew we […]northshore
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- 76 anti-ICE protesters arrested during sit-in at Microsoft store in New York September 15, 2019Seventy-six protesters were arrested Saturday afternoon for blocking traffic in Manhattan, a New York Police Department spokesman said. The post 76 anti-ICE protesters arrested during sit-in at Microsoft store in New York appeared first on Infoshop News.Infoshop Staff
- Our forever war: how the white male hegemony uses violence to cling to power September 15, 2019Mass shootings enforce the oppression built into America's economic and legal systems and our history The post Our forever war: how the white male hegemony uses violence to cling to power appeared first on Infoshop News.Infoshop Staff
- Not Just the Bees, First-of-Its-Kind Study Shows Neonics May Be Killing Birds Too September 14, 2019In addition to devastating effects on bee populations and the pollination needed to feed humans and other species, widely-used pesticides chemically related to nicotine may be deadly to birds and linked to some species' declines, according to a new study. The post Not Just the Bees, First-of-Its-Kind Study Shows Neonics May Be Killing Birds Too […]Infoshop Staff
- Should the Anti-Capitalists Contest Elections? September 13, 2019Should anti-capitalists vote? The quick answer is "no." Let's be clear, the right to vote is important. It is better to be under a state where you can vote, where there are some basic civil and political rights, than under, for example, the apartheid state that we had. It is not that there is no […]Infoshop Staff
- Indigenous Anarchist Convergence September 12, 2019Kinlani/Flagstaff, AZ — More than 120 participants and over 30 groups and organizations converged at Táala Hooghan Infoshop to discuss, debate, and share their perspectives on Indigenous Anarchism. The post Indigenous Anarchist Convergence appeared first on Infoshop News.Infoshop Staff
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It's a New Year, which also means New Netflix Originals. This month has been kind of hectic for me so I have been struggling to watch all the new movies, TV shows, documentaries and stand ups, that Netflix has to offer. Which means a fun filled February for me. However, here are some of the Netflix Originals I did watch, enjoy and recommend.
It's the 1st of many Netflix phenomenons of 2018. End of the F***ing World is great for several reasons. One, it involves very socially awkward people which I love. Two, they swear…a lot. I'm a potty mouth, I don't give a s*** anymore. Three, it's easy to watch as all the episode are only about 20 mins long. Four, most importantly the story line is f***ing awesome.
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Step Sisters is just an excuse to mention "Stomp the Yard" really because this film is a female mimic of the film. This film is more about race on campus than the main character and is socially awkward. It's not as good as Stomp the Yard in any means. However, if you like Pitch Perfect, Step Up or Bring It on, then you're probably going to enjoy this film even if it's just a little. The choreography is pretty good though to be fair.
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If you don't know this already, I used to have a Cake business. Yeah, me. I love baking shows. I was inspired by Cake Boss where I actually learnt most of my skills as well as YouTube. Zumbo's isn't just an Australian version of Cake Boss: Next Great Baker, it's magical. It's more creative, has a lot of science behind it and the cakes are insane.
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I wake up, I watch Friends. I come home from work, I watch Friends. Friends episode while I'm cooking, while I'm eating, when I'm washing up. Before bed and repeat. Oh. My. God. I am so happy Friends is finally on Netflix.
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Meme- first ever!
Okay, I decided to finally give a Meme a try. I got it from Cece's blog. You're supposed to use one word answers, which will probably be a challenge for me...
1. Yourself: silly
2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend (spouse): huh?
3. Your hair: fluffyish
4. Your mother: friend
5. Your Father: strong
6. Your Favorite Item: bed
7. Your dream last night: weird!
8. Your Favorite drink: cold
9. Your Dream Car: paid-for
10. The room you are in: studio?
11. Your Ex: who knows???
12. Your fear: alienation
13. What you want to be in 10 years? 43!
14. Who you hung out with last night? friends
15. What You're Not? rested
16. Muffins: warm
17. One of Your Wish List Items: raise!
18. Time: plentiful
19. The Last Thing You Did: phoned
20. What You Are Wearing: J Crew...
21. Your Favorite Weather: breezy
22. Your Favorite Book: **brain freeze!*** (too many)
23. The Last Thing You Ate: cookie!
24. Your Life: mellow
25. Your Mood: sleeeeeepy
26. Your best friend: sister
27. What are you thinking about right now? headache
28. Your car: Civic
29. What are you doing at the moment? Duh!!!
30. Your summer: footloose!
31. Your relationship status: (see #2, jackass!)
32. What is on your TV? nothing
33. What is the weather like? Arctic!
34. When is the last time you laughed? Recently.
Okay, I didn't do a great job of sticking to the one word thing, but I did my best. I mean, this is me we're talking about. I can TALK. I guess I'm not as talkative as the girls in my knitting class (holy smokes!), but I can hold my own against the average talker. No one but another 5th grade girl can compete with a 5th grade girl, I promise you!
I sleep now.
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By Dave Wilson
The tea business is mysterious. I suppose this is due to the exotic places that it comes from. There is no mystery about the health benefits of tea, however.
The product called "tea" is from the Camellia sinensis plant. Herbal teas are not really "tea." This is not to say that they aren't good and good for you, I'm just being precise. The various kinds of actual teas are grown in different places, which is one way they get their different flavors or unique characters.
Picking the leaves at differing times in their development gives various character. White tea is the most expensive because these leaves are new leaves that have not developed as much as traditional tealeaves. Another way that tea gets its uniqueness is the way the leaves are processed. Black teas are fermented to some degree. Green teas are not. Studies have been done on both types. Both types have much the same advantages, with green and white teas possibly having an edge. I should also note that some studies indicate that there are no benefits to tea drinking. I think coffee growers fund these studies.
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Below are some videos of me discussing my work.
Message to students (in Malagasy)
In this clip I send a message in Malagasy to my colleagues and students from my Fulbright.
Questions about Fulbright
In this clip I discuss my work in the Fulbright.
Coastal Carolina Teaching
In this clip I talk about my teaching at Coastal Carolina as well as some of my research interests and interests outside of academia.