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Random Acts of Sadness
By Tracy Grant
Richardson's death punctures the illusion we all cling to that there is some order to the world, that things happen for a reason.
WASHINGTON ~ A week ago Natasha Richardson was flirting around the edges of fame. For most, her name elicited a vague "Yeah, seems familiar," but then they couldn't quite place her. Her photograph might have recalled any beautiful if icy blond actress of a certain pedigree.
Today, she is everywoman.
Wife, mother, sister, daughter. Dead at 45 in the most capricious of ways.
She was not hot-dogging down a triple black diamond slope when death tapped her on the shoulder. No, she was on the bunny hill on a spring break trip with one of her two sons.
Perhaps she had decided to take the ski lesson because that son had goaded her into it – the way boys of a certain age are wont to do. "C'mon, Mom, don't be a wimp."
Perhaps it had been her idea; an attempt to reinvent herself as a mother, to forge a new family tradition, to find a common ground that would help her navigate his difficult teenage years.
Regardless, her death on Wednesday last week, two days after a seemingly innocuous bump on the head during that beginner's ski lesson, was as random as the rampaging errant division of cells or the heart that skips a beat, never to pulse again.
So young.
Makes no sense.
Those are the sound bites coming from the likes of Jane Seymour and Blythe Danner. But her death resonates well beyond the hills of Hollywood or the lights of Broadway, where she won a Tony award.
Natasha Richardson will, for a day or two, be a topic on playgrounds, over tea and in the long-distance conversations of mothers and sisters and girlfriends. Not because she is remembered as Lindsay Lohan's mom in "The Parent Trap" or because husband Liam Neeson is gorgeous or because it must have been daunting to become an actress with a mother as legendary as Vanessa Redgrave.
No, in countless conversations, there will be the search for the meaning behind what happened. Richardson's death punctures the illusion we all cling to that there is some order to the world, that things happen for a reason. We don't have to necessarily understand that order, but by knowing that it exists, we come to believe that it is somehow within our power to keep life's evils at bay.
By finding a way in which Richardson's death wasn't a random act, we will be able to continue in that oh-so-comforting belief that bad things happen to other people.
Except when they don't.
The writer is editor of The Washington Post's Weekend and KidsPost sections.Filed under: Opinion


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Methods of Integration
It has been my experience with this material that students continue to struggle with methods of integration despite our best intentions, instructions and coaching. Let us all agree that not everyone learns the same amount at the same rate. Let us also understand that there are some teaching styles that don't transmit all the necessary concepts and/or details to all the various learning styles that exist. In my mind, it is necessary to make the instruction as clear and simple as possible without being condescending or over simplified; however, we do have to assume some basic knowledge. I have seen 2nd and 3rd year students studying differential equations who are frustrated because they couldn't complete the resulting integral. These are students who should be able to calculate most integrals with little or no difficulty but who haven't yet mastered the techniques and this shows up at the worst of times: final exams. It is quite possible that the subtleties of the particular techniques weren't grasped properly or practiced enough. There are more reasons of course, but these are some of them. In this text, we will attempt to rectify this situation by plainly putting into words those tricks and techniques that may alleviate some of the difficulties still experienced. All four analytical methods have little quirks that need to be clarified so that mastery can begin early and permanently.
For example, how would you integrate versus ? And how would you integrate versus? The principle concern whenever integrating is to know the best approach. Using the most efficient method saves a lot of work and frustration. Being able to spot the subtleties of each approach permits us to make better decisions. Therefore, I would suggest that the most difficult part of integration is deciding on the approach. As there are so many types of integrals, it is difficult at first to discern the various types from one another. In terms of pedagogy, my thinking is that we classify integrals fundamentally, get experience with these, then branch out to the more intricate questions. Hence, a strategy for beginners is to learn and master Substitution, Parts, Trig Substitution and Partial Fractions respectively. We will look at each method individually noting its subtleties as examples are demonstrated.
Integration by Substitution:
This method is best used when the derivative of part of the integrand already appears in the integrand. This does appear confusing when we first read it; let us clarify then with a few examples:
At the onset, this looks frightening. The length of the integrand alone is enough to scare most! However, we do notice that the derivative of (which is ) already appears in the integrand and so. We now know two things: we can use substitution and we know what to let u equal.
Therefore,and As you see, we multiply by dx in order to see clearly what portion will be replaced by du.
It is very important to remember that all portions of the given integral are to be put in terms of u and du. Now let us substitute u and du into the original equation. We get:
Now this is an easier equation to integrate! Integrating it we get:
Now remember that the original is not in terms of u but in terms of x, so don't forget to substitute back. Our final form is:
As substitution is the easiest and most efficient method, we don't need to try another method if this one works. Let us examine this technique applied to other functions.
The derivative of is so we let where therefore,
Transforming we have:
Which integrates to
Now, putting the equation back in terms of x we get:
Let's try another:
Let so
Don't worry that 2x isn't in the original equation, as long as the variable is there (in this case the x) we can manipulate the integer. Going back to the original equation, we see that we can multiply the equation by 2 as long as we also multiply the equation by .
Therefore, we are really only multiplying the equation by 1.
So now our du is present in the equation so we can substitute in u and du.
When we integrate this through we end up with
Now simply substitute back to make the equation in terms of x and we get
Here's another one to try:
Let so
Now substitute u and du into the original equation and we get:
Doesn't this look much easier to integrate!? When we do we get:
Now substitute back into terms of x and we get:
Now here's a tricky one. We'll let so
Now we still have an x left unaccounted for so we use the equation and solve for x. We get
Now lets substitute in u and du and the value we found for x so that the entire equation is in terms of u.
This still looks scary so divide out and you get:
We can simplify further and write it as:
Now we can integrate the equation. We get:
Substituting back in for x we get:
Integration by Parts:
This method is best used when we cannot use the substitution method. We tend to look for an integral made up of functions that seem to be unrelated. If we do not see the derivative of part of the integrand already appearing in the integrand then we look for algebraic and/or transcendental and/or trig functions, or a combination there of.
Recall our definition for integration by parts:
Integration of parts breaks down into one of two situations:
1. A single portion
2. A double portion
Let us start with an example of situation 1:
Here we have situation 1 because we have a single function whose derivative does not appear anywhere else in the integral. In terms of method for a situation 1-type integral, always let u equal the given function and always let dv equal the dx.
Let u=lnx, so and
Let dv=dx, so v=x
Now using the definition substitute in our values and we get:
Here is another example of a situation 1 type integral:
Once again, we have a single function whose derivative does not appear anywhere else in the integral.
Let u=arctanx, so
Let dv=dx, so v=x
This gives:
Now lets try an example of situation 2:
This is a situation 2 because x and aren't related as functions per se, and since we have more than one given function, it becomes a matter of best choices for both u and dv.
Let u=x, so du=1dx
Let , so
Now, substituting back using the definition we get:
Choices for u and dv: We tend to let u equal any function that would eventually disappear under repeated differentiation. These tend to be positive powers of x. As for dv, we tend to let this equal any function whose derivatives go in cycles such as trig functions or .
Unfortunately, we have an exception to all this and that is any integrand containing lnx. Whenever this happens we immediately let u=lnx and dv be whatever is left. The reasoning for this is that the beginner doesn't necessarily know the anti-derivative of lnx is xlnx-x. Even if the beginner did know, letting du=lnx makes the process of solving the integral much longer. Here is an example of this:
We would not use substitution because the derivative of does not appear in the given integrand. Instead we try integration by Parts (situation 2).
Let u=lnx, so
Let dv=xdx, so v=
The Vicious Cycle: What do we do for a situation 2-type integral whereby neither of the given functions disappear under repeated differentiation, i.e. both functions have cyclical derivatives?
Here is an example of this type of integral:
As we can see, the neither of the derivatives disappear so our choices for u and dv are arbitrary. Since we will have to do this process more than once for this integral, we should be consistent with our choices. That is, if we let the first time around, then we should let the second time around too.
Let , so
Let dv=cosxdx, so v=sinx
Using our definition, we get:
Golden Rule of Parts: If, after our initial choices of u and dv, the resulting integral is more difficult then the original, then STOP! Instead, make different choices for both u and dv, then begin again.
Here, however, is not more complicated but is as complex as the original, so begin again by solving .
Let , so
Let dv=sinxdx, so v=-cosx
By definition we have:
Now substituting this new equation into the original () we get:
In order to break the cycle, we simply bring over to the left-hand side, in other words, add it to the left-hand side.
Now we have:
Which simplifies to:
Integration by Trig Substitution:
This method is best used when we cannot use Substitution or Parts as seen previously. The key factors are the sum or difference of two perfect squares, usually under a square root sign.
Here is a table of the identities that you will encounter:
Here is an example that must be solved by using trigonometric substitution:
1. Looking at the table above, we see that we should use identity (1).
We let so When we substitute in we get
Using identity (1) we get
(The definition of inverse functions)
Here is another example.
2. Looking at the table above, we see that we should use identity (2).
We let so When we substitute in we get
By using identity (2) we get
The 's cancel and we are left with
(The definition of inverse functions)
Here is another example
3. Looking at the table above, we see that we should use identity (3).
We let so When we substitute in we get
The 's cancel and we are left with
By using identity (3) we get
Which simplifies to
The 's cancel and we are left with
(The definition of inverse functions)
Now here is a tricky one
First we want to change the 9 to a 1 so we take out a 9 from inside the brackets. We also take the 5 out for simplicity.
The 9 can now come out from under the square root sign so we get 3.
Now this looks more familiar! We recognize this from the table above as identity (1).
We let so and .
Now go ahead and solve the problem as we showed you in example 1.
Here is another tricky one
First we need to complete the square, so we split up 5 into a 4 and a 1.
Now this looks familiar! We recognize this from the table above as identity (2).
We let and substitute the into the equation. Now you can solve.
Partial Fractions:
This method is best used when we cannot use Substitution, Parts, or Trig Substitution. In particular, we look for a rational expression whose denominator is factorable. For example, has a factorable denominator that becomes .
Note: If the denominator is not factorable, consider completing the square and using Trig Substitution.
Three Golden Rules of Partial Fractions:
- The power of the variable in the numerator is to be 1 less than the highest power of the variable in the denominator.
- Always complete the polynomial to the constant term.
- Always build up to the power of the binomial term.
Let us go through an example.
- We factor out the denominator and we get
Where is really and 0 is 1 less than the power of x on the bottom ().
Now to find constants and , we multiply both sides of this identity by the left-hand, common denominator . The result is
Now we'll group the x's together and the numbers together and we get
Since we have no term, we write 1 as and then equate the components.
We now have and
Now we can put everything in terms of
Now substitute in for and the result is
And since , Now we substitute in the values for and in the original equation and we get
Here is another example
Notice that the in Ax is to the power 1 which is 1 less than and we completed the polynomial to the constant .
To find the constants , and , we multiply both sides of this identity by the common denominator . The result is,
Since we have no or terms, we write 3 as . This implies
so so
so so
Putting everything in terms of we get so
Substituting in the values for , , and into the original equation we get
Now multiply each side by the common denominator , the result is
Factoring out the numerator we get
so and
so and and and
so and and
, and
Now substituting these values back into the original we get
Here is a tricky example
Now multiply both sides by the common denominator
This is what the top looks like.
so and
so and
so and so therefore
so and and therefore
so and therefore
, , , , and
Now put these values back into the original,
We will solve each separately.
Let , so and .
Substituting in we get
Let so so and
Substituting in we get
The 's cancel out and we are left with
Let so and
Substituting in we get
Let so and
Substituting in we get
Since , and . So Thus,
And finally the last one,
So our final answer is
There is a new, faster way of solving the identities by Partial Fractions, here it is:
First determine the values of x in each denominator which makes the equation undefined. Then ignoring that factor, plug in the number for x in the other factor and evaluate it. For example,
A, let x=-5 since this is the value for x that makes the equation undefined, and evaluate the original rational expression,
We ignore so we get so 1. This means that A=1
B, let x=-6 and evaluate the original rational expression,
We ignore (x+6) and we get so –1. This means that B=-1.
Now we can substitute in these values for A and B into the original equation and we get
The purpose of this booklet was to demonstrate these four methods of integration. We do recognize that there are methods that cannot be solved by using any one of the four methods mentioned. One could use numerical methods such as Riemann Sums, Trapizodal, and/or Simpsons. Another method of course involves the use of Series.


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****me and grama, late holiday party Jan 2012. auntie's house.
Nothing major going on, I feel like there is a lack of posting here lately! I think I will do some bullet points, just to post some things that have been going on with us.
- Friday night, had dinner with Kurt, Kory and Rebecca at a fav place of mine in downtown Detroit, Fishbones. We were supposed to use a Groupon I had at Detroit Fish Co., but when I called to make a reservation, they were closed for a private party. On a Friday night. How weird is that? Anyway, had soup and crab cakes at Fishbones, both were awesome. Weirdly, I ran into a guy I had met at court once and gave legal advice to. He saw me walking to the restroom when I walked in and says "lawyer!" I did not turn around cuz, yea, there are a lot of lawyers in downtown Detroit. He then came up to me and we ended up requesting to be sat in his section. Got amazing service. Another great experience at Fishbones. We went and walked around Greektown Casino since they had redone some of the interior. Yea, it solidified why I don't like the casinos in downtown Detroit. It was fun to walk around and throw some money in the slots, but it's no Vegas. The clientele in the casinos in Detroit is not of a high caliber for the most part. People seem depressed, not having fun, and totally too serious.
- Saturday, had a late Dziegeleski christmas at Auntie's house in Canton. It was nice to see everyone, and we all exchanged gifts. It's getting harder for Grama to get around, so we decided to simply order in from a local Italian place, Antonio's. I had broughtb dessert, which was good as well. I got a chocolate creme pie for my Dad (his fav) and tiramisu, which everyone in my family loves. Overall fun night.
- The Detroit Free Press was at the office today to take my picture. weird story, but I have them on Facebook as someone I see statuses too. About a month ago, one of the reporters posted something, asking readers if anyone counted calories on an online program, and had it worked for them. I posted back to tell her about my experience, and that yes, for me, it worked. She ended up calling me, talking to me for a while about the details, and then asking if they could take my pic. So, I may be in the paper. Crazy!
- We are getting excited about our St Maarten trip. Still need to rent a cheap car, but other than that, Im ready to get out of here! :).
- Work for January has been insanely busy. Generally, January is a pretty average month. We are WAY up money wise for January and slammed, which is odd. Good since we just gave everyone raises, but odd. Usually we kinda know our busy times of the year vs average, so I have no idea why this January is so up. Kurt blames the weather. He may be on to something**me in my new stuff from grama. warm. great for the colder weather we have coming up! :).
- Kurt is looking at Greece for my birthday in May. I am a little nervous about booking Greece until closer to my bday because of the back and forth financial issues and turmoil they are having. I guess we will see.........
- Im jealous of my friends Lisa and Brian right now, who are in Poland. well, kinda. It's cold there. but, it's still vacay. :)
- I talked Kurt into doing this stair climb (70 stories) for lung cancer research $$ at the Ren Cen in Detroit. He may kill me at the end, but that's OK, it's for a good cause. hehe. Our friend, jeff, is going as well. And possibly some people from the office.
- One of the things I wanted to do this year was eat less processed food. That goal is not going so well. I think it's much easier for those who don't work the hours I do. Sometimes, I need to grab something quick and I don't have the time to prep my food for the week. I need to make a better effort at this. And no, this does not mean I am going Paleo or Primal, just want to make an effort to eat more natural food. Since there is a frig full of Lean Cuisine meals at the office, this is obviously not going to happen 100% of the time--I still am counting calories on livestrong.com, trying to eat low fat/calorie, and high protein. it's works for me, so I am sticking with it. :).
- working out is going great. Have been working in a LOT more free weights, resistance bands, kettle balls, etc. and i am totally noticing the difference in my arm and leg tone. Super yay.
I think that's about it on the posts! :). Like I said, nothing major going on, but wanted to post an update before too much time went by. Hope everyone is doing well in the new year!
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Nicky & I have been together since we met in Ann Arbor in 2009. We have always been adventurers and made a move to Brooklyn, NY in 2011. For most of our years together, we knew we'd found our lifetime partner but we weren't sure about getting married, what that would mean and what it might look like. We became domestic partners in NYC in 2013, and in 2015 decided we wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to get all of our family and friends together by getting married.
While we are currently city folk, our hearts lie in the forests, in the trees, lakes and mountains of the great outdoors, so when it came time to make wedding decisions, we went big in the beautiful woods of Michigan, our home state. We rented out a YMCA summer camp and hosted a three-day event which felt, intentionally, more like a family and friend reunion than a traditional wedding. My father and his friends served up a hunter's feast on Friday night, feeding our guests meat and fish they had hunted themselves, as well as a plethora of potluck-style side dishes. Then we all sat around, and our loved ones toasted us, told embarrassing stories, and reminisced about all of the memories we've made together. We ended the night around a campfire, playing instruments and catching up. A good number of our guests even stayed in the cabins at the camp.
The day of our wedding consisted of swimming, kayaking, canoeing, lounging in hammocks, climbing a rock wall, ziplining, and working on our archery skills. We wrote our ceremony from scratch. My brother, a comedian, was our officiant and actually quoted Spice Girls in his opening remarks. The readings included bell hooks and a request from our guests to hold us accountable as individuals and a couple. In short, it was perfection. We spent the rest of the night eating, drinking and dancing, shooting fireworks, singing around campfires and watching the sun rise. On Sunday morning as everyone dragged themselves to our brunch, exhausted farewells told us one thing for sure: this weekend had been about us, but it had also been about the community we've built and the people who have helped us through everything. Our wedding was all about us and our people, from the family-cooked foods, to the DIY bar built by my stepfather, to the Armenian cocktail hour organized by Nicky's family, to the cookies made by Nicky's mom, and the handmade decorations courtesy of my mother, aunts and all sorts of family friends. It was overwhelmingly personal and communal and, in our opinions, exactly what a wedding should really be.
Photos by Emily Dykema // Words by Nicole
Emily Dykema is a West Michigan-based photographer specializing in lifestyle and wedding photography. She is passionate about storytelling through imagery and fostering bully breeds through a local rescue.


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|Real Name: Kirstie Alley
|Birthday: January 12,1955
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Kirstie Alley has made a name for herself as both a comedian and actress on television and in movies. First known as the Vulcan Lt. Saavik in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" (1982), she worked on a series of bad projects during the 1980's in films like "Champions" (1983), "Blind Date" and "Runaway" (1984) with Tom Selleck, and the young teen comedy "Summer School" (1987). On TV, Kirstie played a vicious truck driver in the television show "Highway Honeys" (1983), a spy in "Masquerade" (1983) and appeared in television movies such as "Prince of Bel-Air" (1985) and "Infidelity" (1987).
Kirstie got a big break playing Gloria Steinem in "A Bunny's Tale" (1985), and in the series "North and South" (1985) starring Patrick Swayze, and its 1986 sequel "North and South, Book II" (1986).
Her big break came as the lead bartender in the NBC sitcom "Cheers" in 1987. Alley was cast as Rebecca Howe, who even with a fascination for bar owner Sam Malone played by Ted Danson, tended to get involved with rich men who could enhance her status in life. Her small screen success led to movie roles as a worried single mom in the hit "Look Who's Talking" (1989) with John Travolta and Bruce Willis, about Mollie, a single mom who's on the lookout for a reliable and normal boyfriend when her son Mikey, seems to have a better idea of which of the men she dates would make a good father figure. Kirstie then followed up with the sequels "Look Who's Talking Too" (1990) and "Look Who's Talking Now" (1993) with David Gallagher, in this one it's the pets who do the talking. The family finds themselves the owners of two dogs that talk.
Kirstie Alley finally won attention as a dramatic actress with her Emmy award winning performance in "David's Mother" (1994), about a mother raising an autistic son. While appearing on numerous award and tribute specials, she has lent her voice to "Peter and the Wolf" (1995), and portrayed another down on her luck mother in "Radiant City" (1996). She worked as executive producer on the drama "Suddenly" (1996), about fellow paraplegics who try and help a bitter woman find her life after an accident.
While filming "Cheers", Alley worked in various films like "Loverboy" (1989) with Patrick Dempsey, "Madhouse" and "Sibling Rivalry" (1990) about a frustrated thirty something wife who had a one-day-affair with an unknown man, who dies during sex in a hotel room. After "Cheers" aired its last episode in 1993, Kirstie returned to movies in John Carpenter's remake of "Village of the Damned" (1994) and co-starred with the Olsen twins in the romantic comedy "It Takes Two" (1995). She then was cast in the Western "Nevada", about a town populated only by women, and Woody Allen's "Deconstructing Harry" (1997) with Woody Allen and Robin Williams, about a man suffering from writer's block and eagerly awaiting his writing award, Harry Block remembers events from his past and scenes from his best-selling books as characters, real and fictional, come back to haunt him.
That same year, Kirstie Alley co-starred with Tim Allen as a married couple on the run from the IRS who hide out among the Amish in "For Richer or Poorer". She wrapped that year by returning to television as the star of the NBC smash hit sitcom "Veronica's Closet", about a women named Veronica, who is the best romance expert around. Unfortunately, her expertise only works on others. After leaving her womanizing husband, she must restart her life and jumpstart her image through her company and with the help of its employees. Kirstie next appeared playing a devious mother of an beauty queen in the comedy "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (1999) starring Kirsten Dunst, and starred in television movies "The Last Don" (1998), the Marilyn Monroe film "Blonde" (2001), "Salem Witch Trials" (2002) and the well done "Profoundly Normal" (2003), about the true-life romance between a mentally challenged couple.
Kirstie stayed in the public eye as the pitchwoman in a series of television commercials for the home furnishing company Pier 1 Imports while media attention began to focus on how the earlier sex symbol's once stunning figure had begun to expand - she later revealed she weighed as much as 225 pounds. Always an outspoken actress with a good sense of humor, Alley played off the tabloid attention with her weight by agreeing to star in the Showtime series "Fat Actress", about an actress who struggles to lose weight and restart her Hollywood career. As a result, she also became a spokeswoman for the weight loss system Jenny Craig, and started to shed her excess weight.
Kirstie Alley then returned to television moves with the comedy "The Minister of Divine" (2007) about a woman who returns to her small hometown to serve as the church's minister. Based on the British series "The Vicar of Dibley". Another comedy followed with "Write & Wrong" (2008) about a model fast approaching 50 years old, who is considered an over-the-hill has been script writer, along with her old studio friends and agent who have all been replaced by younger models.
Then it was back to the movie screen in the comedy "Nailed" (2009) with Jake Gyllenhaal, about a small town waitress who gets a nail accidentally lodged in her head causing unpredictable behavior that leads her to Washington, DC, where sparks fly when she meets a clueless young senator who takes up her cause.
In the fall of 2009, Kirstie signed a ten episode deal with A&E to star in her own reality show. The program was slated to air during the 2010 season and followed Alley as she struggled with her weight loss, filming a feature film, and trying to find love while raising her her two daughters.
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Beyak defeats Hnidy in the battle of the ties
One of my favourite hockey related Twitter accounts to follow is @NHLTies. It is original, unique and completely ridiculous. If you're not familliar with @NHLTies, their info reads as "A world where Hockey media, coaches & players all compete in a Tie Shootout scored on a best of three; Knots, Dimples and Style (KDS)!" In simpler terms, they are rating the tie-knots of personalities in the hockey world.
I hadn't seen much love for the TSN 3 broadcast of Winnipeg Jets games so I sent a screenshot of Dennis Beyak and Shane Hnidy to @NHLTies. After hours of deliberation, they replied with the verdict.
"@mremis: [us] thoughts on Hnidy & Beyak tonight?" Hnidy left a collar gap for DB to cruise through for the W THX! pic.twitter.com/2nwgeocCtq
— NHL Ties (@nhlties) October 29, 2014
Shane Hnidy discussed his defeat on the Rona Roundtable with Rick Ralph on TSN 1290 Winnipeg. Rick Ralph, the host of the Rona Roundtable chalked up Beyak's victory to experience, Hnidy used the "Nazem Kadri Defense" saying that he needs to care more:
"I don't spend alot of time on my tie. My mom and dad wanted me to do a better tie this year, so I switched to a half windsor knot. But I get a little frustrated sometimes, and eventually I'm just happy to have it on."
For instructions on how to tie a tie, I highly recommend tie-a-tie.net. The video embedded below is a great tutorial for a half-windsor knot.
The Winnipeg Jets Broadcasters return to action on TSN 3 tomorrow night as the Winnipeg Jets go up against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center.


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On November 14, the Federal Circuit issued another in a series of decisions striking down computer-based patent claims following the Supreme Court's June 2014 opinion in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank. The decision, Ultramercial Inc. v. Hulu, LLC, illustrates the magnitude of Alice and provides further ammunition for parties challenging patents to computer software and computer-implemented commercial activities.
The Federal Circuit's decision caps a long-running dispute over the validity of Ultramercial's U.S. Patent 7,346,545, which claimed ad-based methods for distributing copyrighted media over the internet by (i) offering consumers free access to the media in exchange for viewing a sponsor's advertisement and (ii) receiving payment from the sponsor for displaying the advertisement. Claim 1 of the '545 patent is representative of the claims at issue:
1. A method for distribution of products over the Internet via a facilitator, said method comprising the steps of:
a first step of receiving, from a content provider, media products that are covered by intellectual-property rights protection and are available for purchase, wherein each said media product being comprised of at least one of text data, music data, and video data;
a second step of selecting a sponsor message to be associated with the media product, said sponsor message being selected from a plurality of sponsor messages, said second step including accessing an activity log to verify that the total number of times which the sponsor message has been previously presented is less than the number of transaction cycles contracted by the sponsor of the sponsor message;
a third step of providing the media product for sale at an Internet website;
a fourth step of restricting general public access to said media product;
a fifth step of offering to a consumer access to the media product without charge to the consumer on the precondition that the consumer views the sponsor message;
a sixth step of receiving from the consumer a request to view the sponsor message, wherein the consumer submits said request in response to being offered access to the media product;
a seventh step of, in response to receiving the request from the consumer, facilitating the display of a sponsor message to the consumer;
an eighth step of, if the sponsor message is not an interactive message, allowing said consumer access to said media product after said step of facilitating the display of said sponsor message;
a ninth step of, if the sponsor message is an interactive message, presenting at least one query to the consumer and allowing said consumer access to said media product after receiving a response to said at least one query;
a tenth step of recording the transaction event to the activity log, said tenth step including updating the total number of times the sponsor message has been presented; and
an eleventh step of receiving payment from the sponsor of the sponsor message displayed.
Ultramercial accused various internet content providers of infringing the '545 patent, and the defendants moved to dismiss on the basis that the claims were invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101 for covering patent-ineligible subject matter. The district court granted that motion in 2010.
On appeal, the Federal Circuit initially reversed, concluding that the claims were valid under § 101. Ultramercial I, 657 F.3d 1323 (Fed. Cir. 2011). But the Supreme Court vacated that judgment and ordered the Federal Circuit to reconsider in light of Mayo v. Prometheus, in which the Supreme Court addressed patent eligibility in the context of medical diagnostic methods. Having considered Mayo on remand, the Federal Circuit declined to change its ruling and entered another decision reversing the district court. Ultramercial II, 722 F.3d 1335 (Fed. Cir. 2013). Once again, the Supreme Court ordered the Federal Circuit to reconsider, having by then issued the Alice decision regarding patent eligibility for computerized inventions. In taking up the case for the third time, the Federal Circuit concluded that Alice compels an opposite result.
The Federal Circuit's analysis closely tracked Alice in holding Ultramercial's claims invalid. The court concluded that the asserted claims described "only the abstract idea of showing an advertisement before delivering free content," a concept that was "devoid of a concrete or tangible application." Having concluded that the claims involved an abstraction, the court moved to the second step in the Alice analysis—determining whether the claims "do significantly more than simply describe that abstract method." On that issue, the court held that most of the claim's steps set forth the basic abstract idea of offering media content in exchange for viewing an advertisement. None of the specific steps recited in the claims, such as updating an activity log, restricting public access to media content, and using internet communication, added anything but "conventional steps, specified at a high level of generality," which was insufficient to transform the underlying abstract idea into patent-eligible subject matter. The court also noted that (i) nothing tied the claims to a particular "novel machine or apparatus," as neither the internet nor a general-purpose computer qualified as such, and (ii) the claim methods failed to "transform any article to a different state or thing" because the claimed exchange of content permissions and payment obligations were themselves abstract. Accordingly, the Federal Circuit affirmed the lower court decision invalidating the claims.
On close reading, the Federal Circuit's latest Ultramercial decision is notable in at least three regards.
First, the court affirmed a decision invalidating the '545 patent on a pre-answer motion to dismiss, which provides a clear path for accused infringers to attack similar patents early and without expending discovery costs.
Second, Ultramercial is only one among a wave of post-Alice decisions invalidating similar claims, but the case nonetheless uniquely demonstrates the impact of the Alice decision. Before Alice, the Federal Circuit twice considered the same case and twice held upheld the '545 patent's claims under § 101, and it did so the second time even after considering Mayo. Alice quite clearly tipped the scales and led the Federal Circuit to reach the opposite result.
Finally, Ultramercial provides additional guidance in applying the Alice standard for assessing patent eligibility of computer-implemented, and particularly internet-based, inventions. In determining whether the '545 patent's claims involved an abstraction under the first Alice prong, the court described an abstract idea as one "having no particular concrete or tangible form." The court hinted that certain limitations, such as consulting an activity log "add[ed] a degree of particularity" but in this case failed to turn the abstract idea into something concrete. The message, it would seem, is that adding highly specific, well-defined, and, if possible, tangible steps or limitations might shield a claim from being abstract. For example, claim 1 of the '545 patent might have been narrowed to require an interactive sponsor message and a consumer response to a particular query (steps 8-9). In addition, the specific entries required in the claimed activity log might have been defined in more depth (step 10). The court indicated that not all software-based patents will "necessarily be directed to an abstract idea" and that "[f]uture cases may turn out differently," but patentees should assume that Alice has raised that bar substantially. Under the second Alice prong, the court reasoned that conventional, generically claimed steps would not transform an abstract idea into patent-eligible subject matter. Notably, the court also applied the "machine or transformation" test, assessing the claims for reliance on a specific machine or performance of a tangible transformation of an article. Here again, the court's analysis emphasizes the importance of tying the claims to a tangible device or object and including specific, detailed limitations rather than broad, generalized language.
After Ultramercial, the test for subject matter eligibility under § 101 still remains difficult to understand and apply. But the decision does provide some guidance (noted in the previous paragraph) for drafting viable claims to computer-implemented inventions.


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Westmill Solar, a 5 megawatt PV farm sited between Swindon and Oxford, is one of the largest arrays in the UK. It was built a year ago to profit from the high feed-in tariffs then available to large PV installations. Adam Twine, the farmer on whose land the 21,000 panels were sited, kept a right to buy back the solar farm from its original financiers. Twine is an enthusiast for community ownership and recently set up a cooperative to purchase the whole array. Small investors can apply to buy shares now, with local residents given priority. If successful, the new cooperative will be the biggest community owned solar farm in the world.
The new business announced earlier this month that it has raised the minimum £2.5m necessary to take the deal forward to the next stage. Other community should copy Twine's scheme: the UK needs thousands of renewable energy projects like this one, giving decent returns to local people.
Westmill Solar is seeking to raise £16.5m to buy the PV farm. The business is looks to finance up to about a quarter of this (£2.5m to £4m) from individual investors. The remainder (from £12.5m to £14m) is being sought from institutional bond holders at an interest rate of about 3.5% above retail price inflation (RPI).
The proposed financing has several unusual features. These make the investment opportunity more difficult to explain than comparable projects. Nevertheless, the innovations should form a model for future renewable energy fundraisings from communities because they improve the returns to small investors.
• The business will buy back 5% of its years each year from year 2 to year 10. This is a tax efficient way of returning capital to shareholders.
• The dividends paid shareholders (as opposed to bond investors) will start low and gradually rise as the bond holders are paid off. By the end of year 24 – when the business is expected to be wound up as the Feed-in Tariffs cease – the returns illustrated in the prospectus appear to be over 50% a year on the shareholder capital remaining in the business.
• The index-linked returns paid on solar PV investments create a very high degree of reliability of cash flow. Compared to wind, PV output is also far more stable from year to year. This means that businesses like Westmill Solar can run themselves with only a thin layer of shareholder capital, enhancing percentage returns on their cash.
The Feed-in Tariffs and revenue from exported electricity will produce a gross income of about £1.7m a year, rising with inflation. At today's inflation rate, the bondholders will take interest in the first full year of about £0.8m. Running costs are approximately £200,000, leaving about £0.7m to begin to pay back some of the debt and provide a return to the small investors. As bond holders are paid back, an increasing fraction of the total income can be diverted to the shareholders enhancing returns. This isn't likely to be a particularly good investment for those seeking high dividends in early years but it could be an exceptional opportunity for those seeking to make savings for financial needs in ten to twenty years' time, such as people wanting to improve their pension plans.
By 18th July, 660 investors had committed £2.5m (an average of just under £4,000). This means that the equity fund raising has achieved its minimum target. The key remaining risk is that the investment bank seeking to raise the bond finance from institutional investors is unsuccessful in raising this money. If this happens, Westmill Solar's purchase of the PV farm will not proceed and the private investor money will have to be returned. The prospectus notes that the company will deduct up to 5% of investors' money to pay for the costs of organising the offer to shareholders.
The other main risk is probably very high levels of inflation in the next few years. The bond holders' return will be set as a percentage over RPI inflation. If, for example, 2015 RPI inflation is 7%, the interest payable to bond holders will use up almost all the cash coming into the business. Although the income from Feed in Tariffs will also rise, this will only partially compensate for the high interest costs. Until the company has paid back a large fraction of the £12.5-£14m debt to bondholders, very high inflation could represent a serious threat to the viability of the business. How likely is that we will see inflation rates well above today's levels within the next fifteen years? Who knows, but there is clearly a risk.
The other main risk is much more manageable. Levels of sunshine could be lower than projected. Levels of solar radiation hitting the UK don't vary much from year to year but there is an obvious concern that the poor summer seasons of recent years might be a long-term pattern. Or a big volcanic eruption might affect sunshine levels for a year or so.
Communities around the UK can copy this scheme. Although the cuts in the Tariffs temporarily destroyed the viability of large scale PV, cost reductions now mean that big solar farms are financeable again. Westmill is financing a total of £16.5m to buy the PV farm but a new venture might well be able to build a similar array for less than £7m. Many prospective solar farms of this size are now in the planning approval process in the south west of England.
Many congratulations to the directors of Westmill, who have done an exceptional job in getting the project to this stage of development. My colleagues at Ebico and I remain keen to work with other communities to develop locally-owned renewable energy projects, providing good returns to smaller investors.
Owned by Eden Project employees, the much smaller PV array we developed in late 2011 was recently made runner-up in the Renewable Energy Association project of the year awards. Either using our model, or copying Westmill's innovations, every town and village in the UK can now have its own wind, biogas or PV farm.
(Full disclosure: I myself haven't yet applied for shares in Westmill but will probably do so over the next few days).


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Thursday Night Open Mic Showcase
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The Barking Bullfrog will be holding an Open Mic Showcase every Thursday night starting February 21st. Artists of all genres will have the opportunity to share their talents on stage to the enjoyment of hungry listeners. Each Thursday will also include a "Featured Artist" spotlight, a longer time-slot that will highlight the talents of a well-established local artist.
Sign up at 7:00. Music at 8:00. Featured artist at 10:15.
For more information or to sign up early, visit facebook.com/barkingfullfrogopenmic or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Show Notes for Episode 20: How Not to Get Eaten by Research
Alone in a Room with Invisible People is a podcast focusing on topics related to writing, revising and publishing fiction.
In this episode, I – host Rebecca Galardo – discuss the topic of research with Author and Teacher Holly Lisle. This was a highly requested topic from our listeners.
Research is every writer's best friend… and worst enemy! Learn how we as writers can take control and learn to tame the beast.
We take a look at the following:
- Research as a temptation
- When you do NOT do research
- How to do research
- How to learn when research can be avoided – at least temporarily
- How to define and deal with research that MUST be done to continue writing
- What time-shifting is
- How to Feast, then Fast
- Who is your reader?
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No one has so much as blinked in mild surprise at the news that Rihanna and Chris Brown have rekindled their romance, least of all Oprah Winfrey.
RELATED: Rihanna Tears Up Over Chris Brown Beating On 'Oprah'
Rihanna had spent the last year ducking and dodging rumors that she and her ex-flame were reconciling, even as their public shows of affection increased. It wasn't until the "Diamonds" singer appeared on "Oprah's Next Chapter," that she revealed that she didn't blame him for assaulting her in 2009 and was more concerned about him than herself:
"I felt protective," she admits. "I felt like, 'The only person they hate right now is him.' It was a weird, confusing space to be in. Because as angry as I was, as angry and hurt and betrayed, I just felt like he made that mistake because he needed help, and who's going to help him? Nobody's going to say he needs help. Everybody's going to say he's a monster without looking at the source, and I was more concerned about him."
""I lost my best friend. Everything I knew switched … switched in a night and I couldn't control that," she says about that Grammy weekend. "So I had to deal with that, and that's not easy for me to understand or interpret. It's not easy to interpret on camera — not with the world watching. So it was hard for me to even pay attention to my mind and figuring things out because now it became a circus."
See "Oprah" clip below:
Well, it looks like she has it figured out now. Brown dumped girlfriend, Karrueche Tran, to continue his "friendship" with Rihanna and released a video saying that he was in love with two women. Rihanna gleefully confirmed the news on Twitter, stating:
"Ain't nobody bidness…but mine & my baby."
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Oprah's response to the madness?
"I don't know that that's true, but no I'm not surprised," said Lady O to "Extra." "[She] came [to the interview] with a big, wide-open heart and was in the space of forgiveness.
"She learned a lesson that she was repeating with Chris Brown — exactly what she needed to learn from her father.
"I think that if she is prepared to deal with that," Oprah continued, "and is prepared to help him help himself then so be it."I have no judgment about it. That's why I can sit there and have such a great time with her because I do all my interviews with no judgment whatsoever. If that's how you choose to lead your life, that's really okay."
As previously reported by NewsOne, the couple has been spotted kissing, hugging and hotel-hopping all over New York City. Hopefully, once the thrill of being out in the open wears off, they can focus on building a healthy relationship, free from physical abuse. At this point, that's all anyone can hope.
"We love each other and we probably always will, and that's not anything that we're going to try to change," said Rihanna to Oprah during the interview.
And we wouldn't want you to, Rihanna. You two be good to each other and good luck!
Chris Brown Breaks Up With Girlfriend To Continue "Friendship" With Rihanna


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Since starting the Google Plus Pro Tips community I have been offered several opportunities to help businesses with social media and SEO. This means I have less time to spend in the community. It is still thriving as it quickly approaches 20,000 members. If you would like my help with SEO or Google Plus please feel free to reference this resource: Google Plus SEO Value
I would have never guessed how quickly the Google Plus Pro Tips community would grow in just the first five months. I am going to track week by week growth through a Google Drive document. Below you will be able to see the comparison of this week to last week as far as numbers. If you would like to know how to grow your Google+ community please feel free to contact me at email@example.com.
Week 48 (11/25 – 12/1)
Week 48 was actually one of the slowest growth weeks in recent memory for the Google Plus Pro Tips community. We added 324 new members but only 10 on November the 26th. I believe the holiday was one of the main reasons for the slow in growth. I would expect to see the number increase the week after Thanksgiving in the United States but I guess we will just have to wait and see. Stay tuned.
Week 47 (11/18 – 11/24)
A weekly gain of 397 community members with the largest daily gain being 96 members. Lots of great content rolling out this week with questions related to Google+ local, Zagat and basic formatting.
Week 46 (11/11 – 11/17)
The weekly gain was under 341 as we had some amazing new community members join. The largest daily gain was 61 community members. There was an update with the notifications system used on both desktop and mobile. Android users are now seeing notifications turn from dark grey to light grey once they have been acknowledge. Other hot pro tips include muting, blocking and keeping engagement levels high.
In the Google Plus Pro Tips community we offer daily tips that can make the Google Plus experience much better. I will document some of the pro tips as well as update this resource with answers to the more common questions. Bookmark it and return if you want the latest Pro Tips.
Promote Others
Something I learned very early on Google+ is that we are all in this together. It is much more cooperation than competition. If you have met someone that is in your niche and they are doing a great job, share their stuff. Something I like to do is share an individual user. If you are finding their content useful there is a very good chance that some of your followers will find their content valuable. There is no better feeling then seeing Google Plus users engaging and interacting after you introduced them. I think many of the early adopters can remember who introduced us to a specific new users or a brand. Sharing is caring, so do it! I encourage you to share one of your favorite Google Plus users to your following today.
Cross Promote on Twitter
In April 2013, I decided that I wanted to start cross promoting Google Plus to gain some traction on other social networks. I knew this was not going to be easy. That said, I also knew that the people on these other social networks were online and all they had to do was type plus.google.com into the URL box on their browser to see what was going on on "the plus". I decided to create Google Plus Chat on Twitter and the rest is history. Every Tuesday at 2 pm est we talk Google Plus for 30 minutes. There are six questions and the usual suspects bring a few new people into the fold each week.
Most people know that I am not a huge fan of Facebook. That said, I know there are millions of people sitting on Facebook every single day. If there is another social network where you have a following there is nothing wrong with cross promoting every once and again. I do not believe in making every Twitter Tweet related to Google Plus but that is my opinion. I know there are hundreds of active Google Plus users that do this but I do not follow them. I use Twitter for personal reasons so I just cross promote Google Plus content when I feel it is necessary. Give it a try. For other ways to use Twitter to grow your audience or readership check out this resource: How to Generate Traffic with Twitter.
Use Bold Titles and Italics in the Body
This is something that I learned from Mark Traphagen very early on. If you use the * (asterisk) on each end of a word or sentence it will bold that content. This allows something to jump out at the reader. Make a note that this only works on a per sentence or per line basis. If you hit enter at any time in a Google Plus post it will break the formatting with the *. Practice it a little bit in the Google Plus Pro Tips community before bringing it to the real world (your home stream). If you want to italicize something you use the _ (underscore) on each end of the word or sentence. The formatting is the exact same. If you hit enter it will break the formatting on Google Plus. If you need any assistance with formatting a post on Google Plus please feel free to reach out to me at my personal profile or join the Google Plus Pro Tips community. There are plenty of experienced users that are more than willing to help when it comes to better usage of "the Plus".
Stay Active to Build a Following
We all get busy. This is true for any adult. That said, we can often find a chance to pop in for a quick post or an update on Google Plus. Even if it is a comment or a few +1s noting that you are still around. In social media, accounts come and go and we are often left wondering "what happened?" Since joining Google Plus in March of 2012 I can name at least a dozen users that were extremely active for a short period of time before they fell off the earth. There needs to be an end game in social media use. If you do not have a plan there is a good chance you will fall off the face of the earth because there is not really a direct return on investment. If you do have an end game in mind and you want to build your social influence I would strongly suggest staying active. If you are willing to stay active on a weekly or monthly basis it will be much easier to "come back" after a short hiatus. If you disappear for several months or over a year there is a good chance you will have lost quite a bit of momentum. This is just food for thought for anyone that is trying to build their social profiles. If you want to build a following on Google Plus this resource should be quite useful: How to Get More Followers on Google Plus.
Build a Community Around Your Interests
I absolutely love communities. Many of the Google Plus Pro Tips I offer will be centered around communities. I feel as if there will be enormous SEO value in the future, but for now it is an audience that wants your content. If you are willing to build a Google Plus community from scratch you will get to know your "customers". I know building a Google Plus community can be tough but with a little bit of effort a few times a week you will find that more and more people are interested in you as a person and your content. Also, check to see if there are any other communities on the topic that you can participate in. I am often willing to participate in some of the larger communities while building my small community. The larger communities give me ideas when it comes to content and fun games to play within my small community. Start your community today! One of my best communities on Google Plus is a community for Retirement communities. Who would have ever guessed?! Much more on that here: Retirement Community SEO.


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WARARKA BARAAWEPOST Arbaco 23 december 2009
Wretched, jobless, invisible: are
Rescuers in
Tears filled Abdul Kadir Ali's eyes as he sat in a rundown community centre in
Qamar Aden Ali fled
"She said, 'I need to help my country'," recalled Mr Ali, a coach company manager. "I told her many times that it's dangerous, you have no bodyguards, every day they are killing ministers and MPs. She said, 'The day of my death is already written'."
On December 3 she attended a graduation ceremony for 40 young doctors at a hotel in a supposedly safe part of
"When al-Jazeera showed pictures of the scene I could see them lying there on the floor," Mr Ali said.
His shock was compounded when the bomber was identified as a young Dane of Somali descent. It could so easily have been a British Somali, he said.
In Northolt, two miles away, another Somali immigrant family is struggling to recover after their 21-year-old son quit
It is easy to think of the war in
This is a conflict that has driven tens of thousands of Somali refugees to
Government officials say that dozens have already returned to
Lord Malloch-Brown, the former Foreign Office Minister, warned before leaving office in July that "the main terrorist threat comes from
The Government has no reliable statistics on how many Somalis now live in
The usual estimate is about 250,000, mostly in
It is almost certainly the biggest Somali community in the worldwide diaspora and suffers from shockingly high levels of unemployment, low levels of education and wretched living conditions.
A 2008 report by the Institute for Public Policy Research suggested that 46 per cent had arrived in Britain since 2000, 48 per cent had no qualifications and barely a quarter of the working age population was employed — mostly in menial jobs.
In 1997 Haringey Council found that 50.6 per cent of its Somali adults were illiterate in any language. Sue Lukes, the co-author of an imminent report on housing, says that Somalis are "possibly the worst-housed ethnic community in
The community is fractured, has largely failed to integrate and has lost its traditional social structures.
The Metropolitan Police employs not a single Somali policeman, although it is now training four. "It has been called the invisible community," Mohamed Aden Hassan, co-founder of the Somali London Youth Forum, said.
Not surprisingly, some marginalised young Somalis join gangs: the Tottenham Somalis, the Woolwich Boys, Thug Fam. Anecdotal evidence suggests that Somalis are too often the perpetrators, or victims, of violent crime.
Two Somali brothers, Mustaf and Yusuf Jama, murdered PC Sharon Beshenivsky during a robbery in
Rageh Omaar, the Somali-born television journalist, has talked of the "crisis of our young men" and a "sense of denial" within the community.
Other young Somalis, angered by the
Others have gone home to fight for al-Shabaab, which, until Ethiopian troops withdrew from
British officials are uncertain whether the converts are recruited on the street, in mosques, or through the internet, but al-Shabaab certainly exploits the latter. In one online video two young suicide bombers talk of the "sweetness of jihad".
"How dare you sit at home and see Muslims getting killed . . . Those who are in
Officials do not know exactly how many have gone because they cannot distinguish between Somalis travelling home for legitimate and illegitimate reasons. "It's not hundreds, but it's more than single figures," said one senior
A counter-terrorist source said: "They are not just fighting and learning new skills, but forging contacts from around the world."
Leaders of
Belatedly, they and the authorities are taking steps to protect their vulnerable youth and Mr Ali is now joining them.
He is setting up a foundation in his sister's memory to combat the radicalisation of young British Somalis. He intends to campaign in schools, mosques and workshops against extremists who brainwash susceptible young Muslims like his sister's Danish killer.
The stakes are high, he says. When the recruits have finished fighting in
Home in
estimated number of Somalis living in
Somali nationals granted British citizenship in 2005
Somalis became asylum seekers in the first half of 2009
of these were in the EU
Sources: UNHCR, 2001 census, BBC, Home Officee
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The 'Pleck' self catering accommodation cottage is ideal for individuals, group holidays, walking holidays, cycling holidays, bird watching and short breaks. Children and dogs welcome. Enjoy beautiful views of the Malvern Hills in an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB). The holiday let is situated on our organic nursery in the lovely village of Colwall and is one of Herefordshire's special places to stay.
The holiday cottage is situated in a peaceful location with its own private parking and wild flower meadow. With your own private meadow and arboretum on the door step you can relax on the patio or stroll along the pathways surrounded by trees, wild flowers, birds, butterflies and bees, and enjoy wonderful views of the Malvern Hills.
Colwall has a good selection of cafes, pubs, shops and even an excellent Thai restaurant, all within 10-20 mins. walk.
The Pleck self catering accommodation
- Open plan kitchen/sitting room area, with sofa, cooker, microwave, fridge and Digital TV / DVD.
- Washing machine.
- Free internet access via WI-Fi
- Shower room and toilet
- Electric heating
- Hair drier
- Bed linen for the 6 beds,tea towels,6 towels and shower mat .
- Any extra hand or bath towels can be provided at a cost of £2 each.
- Bedroom 1. Twin beds
- Bedroom 2. Two Bunk beds
- Cot available
- Patio – picnic bench and barbecue
- Fire pit area (locally coppiced logs £6 per.bag)
The Pleck can be let weekly or nightly. (Arrival dates are adaptable) Short term lets are also available please tell us your requirements.
Per. Night £95 first 3 nights.
Additional nights £85 per. night.
Due to high administration costs our preferred method of payment is by card or Bank transfer made payable to Caves Folly Nurseries or by cash.
If you have to pay by pay pal please follow the instructions below.
Please use the pay pal 'buy now' button below to send a deposit. Please use the drop down menu arrow on the button to access the deposit payment options. Please choose the amount of nights you wish to book to secure your booking for that period. We can sort out the due balance of payment when you are here. Please phone or email for a booking form if necessary and we will be happy to oblige.
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Green tourism : The Pleck was constructed in 2007 using reclaimed, recycled and eco-friendly building materials to create a spacious and homely self catering accommodation cottage with all modern conveniences. Everything you need is within walking distance, pubs shops, all local amenities. Regular main line trains all stop at Colwall station which is only a mile away. There is plenty of parking available but you can also be 'car free' as we will happily pick you up from the train station.
For both self catering in Herefordshire or self catering in Worcestershire the Pleck is ideally situated with easy access to visitor attractions and local amenities. A lovely relaxing and peaceful place to stay.
You can also forage in the meadow for plums, Apples and strawberries, and pick herbs from your own garden.
Fantastic walks -with endless beautiful walks on the doorstep you can leave the car behind and explore the Hills. The local footpaths are well signed and we have a map in the Pleck for you to borrow. If you like short walks punctuated with cafes and pubs there are lots to choose from!
Recycling There are on site recycling facilities, as well as a wormery for compostable waste. We use eco friendly laundry liquid and other products in the running of the holiday cottage.
Wildlife watching we are in a special area for birds, with lots of uncultivated pasture land and hedgerows we have an abundance of bird life. One year we had baby Barn owls learning to hunt in the Pleck meadow! Look at our wildlife sightings list …
Local facilities We are situated in a peaceful location, with the advantage of having all the wonderful facilities in Colwall within a few minutes walking distance. (five pubs, three cafes, general stores, chemist, post office, library, village hall entertainments, fishing pools, horse riding.) You can also collect your own Malvern water fresh from the spring at the top of our lane!
Getting Around Malvern and Ledbury are both only a short car drive. There are also regular bus services from Colwall Green to Ledbury and Malvern. There is a train station in the village (only 15 mins. walk)with direct regular services to Wales, Birmingham and London. If you are coming by train we can pick you and your luggage up from Colwall station.
Come and share this little haven with us. The Pleck is ideal for individuals, families and groups, well behaved dogs are also welcome.
Camping is available in the meadow please look on the campsite page for prices.


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It is amazing how empowered I feel just from waking one or two hours before the world. Before breakfast orders take place and small chatter fills these now, totally silent rooms. I can hear the distant cars on the nearby turnpike. The only light is from in front of me and the warm light from the lamp post out front.
When things get off track in my life, I always know the one thing I need. Rising early. My dad taught me that in my youth. Most of my life he was up by 4 am, reading, exercising, sketching, watching the sunrise. I never, in my teenage years especially, understood how he would choose that. But now sitting in the stillness I understand.
Now as a mother the morning hours give me clarity with the things I want in life. The peace and undisturbed moments are all mine.
What about you? Where do you find your serenity?


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Hats and Salmon Dinners
Ashley has a great sense of fashion design. She must of had some fashion gene from some unknown relative since I know for sure it didn't come from me. She wanted to wear this hat to a wedding she attended on Saturday. She didn't because she didn't trust her fashion sense. Do you think she should have worn the hat?
Bob cooked a delightful birthday dinner for me: lime and cilantro shrimp cocktail, pan fried salmon over angel hair pasta with alfredo sauce. Mmmmmm.


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Billionaire Donates Millions to Ron Paul
He probably didn't use PayPal to do it, but billionaire Peter Thiel gave Ron Paul quite a bit of money in the month of January. The PayPal cofounder, who was one of the original Facebook investors, was revealed Monday to have given $1.7 million to a super PAC that backs Ron Paul in two separate donations, according to a filing with the FEC. The super PAC, Endorse Liberty, raised $2.3 million in total in the month of January, meaning Thiel's money accounted for 75 percent of its first-month haul. The super PAC solely backs Paul for president. Thiel donated $900,000 to Endorse Liberty in December 2011 as well.


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Tort Reform's Tiny Savings
Numbers don't lie. Longtime Republican proposals to cap settlements in medical malpractice cases would only reduce health-care spending by 0.5 percent each year, according to new figures from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. It's not insignificant—$54 billion over 10 years—but it isn't going to pay for major health-care reforms and is much lower than earlier estimates by some of its supporters. "These numbers show that this problem deserves more than lip service from policymakers," Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT), who requested the analysis, said in a statement.


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Over the next 30 years, Metro Vancouver's population will grow by one million and add half a million jobs to the economy. As a region, we will have to address transportation challenges and face some difficult decisions: How will we travel for work, school and play? How will we move goods to increase our region's economic prosperity while maintaining our quality of life?
Rethinking Transportation: New Voices, New Ideas is a series that focuses on key transportation issues and opportunities facing the Metro Vancouver region. The series will explore new perspectives on the movement of people and goods in cities with thought leaders, decision makers and experts from across North America who have tackled some of the most pressing transportation challenges today.
All lectures will be webcast live.
Lectures and Live Webcasts
We will continue this lecture series in Spring 2015.
Watch Previous Lectures
Transportation Referendum: Lessons Learned from the Front Line
Carl Guardino, January 19, 2015
Future Livability: Boast or Bust? Can Metro Vancouver Maintain its Livability Credibility for the Next 30 Years?
Gil Peñalosa, September 17, 2014
The New Generation: Are Millennials Changing the Game?
Dr. Markus Moos, September 16, 2014
Choosing the Happy City
Charles Montgomery, March 26, 2014
Easing Congestion in Metro Vancouver: Prices Without Subsidies
Andrew Coyne, National Columnist for Postmedia/National Post, February 25, 2014
Breaking the Political Gridlock to Address the Transportation Challenge: Lessons Learned from the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area
Anne Golden, President and CEO, Conference Board of Canada, January 28, 2014
SFU's new online Next-Generation Transportation Certificate is designed to help mid-career professionals advance livable and sustainable cities for the future.
Join the conversation
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Somerset, KY, Songwriters Group
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Monthly on 2nd Monday, 4th Monday (view full repeat details)
7:30 pm
9:30 pm
Monday, June 24, 2019; Monday, July 8, 2019; Monday, July 22, 2019
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Joe LaMay
Are you a Songwriter? If you write songs,and would like to join a Songwriters Group for the purpose of gaining more insight and inspiration about the creative process, please attend our twice-monthly gathering.
2nd and 4th Monday each month - 7:30 to 9:30 PM
At the home of Joe LaMay & Sherri Reese
Call 606-305-6741 or email firstname.lastname@example.com for directions and info!
Song Sharing, Creative Critique, and Peer Support
At the home of Joe LaMay & Sherri Reese, Burnside, KY 42519
United States
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HYDERABAD: Income tax sleuths raided the residence of real estate businessman G Amarender Reddy here on Thursday and seized incriminating documents pertaining to huge cash transactions outside the book of accounts, it is learnt.
Known to be a close friend of former chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, Amarender Reddy is the chairman of Gar Corp group. IT sources disclosed to Express that a contingent of IT sleuths from Unit-I of the Directorate of IT (Investigation) reached Reddy's Nandagiri Hills residence in the morning and began scrutinising documents.
"We found major documentary evidence of unaccounted income. It pertains to cash transactions running into several crores of rupees, outside the book of accounts,'' IT sources said.
They clarified that no cash had been found in his house but the searches continued till late in the night. "A clear picture will emerge tomorrow," the source added.
A law graduate, Amarender Reddy promoted a number of construction companies engaged in developing infrastructure for IT companies. He also manages a number of built properties in Begumpet, Banjara Hills, Kondapur and other places. He founded Gar Corp in 1982.
Among the long list of his global clients are HSBC Software Development India P Ltd, GE, Wipro, Lucent Technologies, NCR Corporation and Citibank.