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For every person that died as a result of the production of nuclear energy 4000 have died producing coal. This graph blew me away. It did not blew me away because of my complete ignorance of the deaths as a result of nuclear power. I know a lot about nuclear power and the deaths associated with it. I was surprised because the facts had not been presented to me side by side. I had only known part of the story. I knew of the terrible effects of nuclear energies but did not know how dangerous coal or oil was in comparison. The facts had been skewed by media hype and political agendas.
If I am not careful my spirituality and search for God can be redirected in the same way. Books and messages form our perspective of God. The problem is not that we learn less of God from books. The problem is that we are getting one person's limited perspective of God.
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Right on the mark. God can always mold us into what He wants better when we have a direct link to his Holy word rather than some other mans opinions.
Please how do you get to his holey word?
EVERYTHING has been written by other men.
Also did you know that one of the main polluters of radioactive waste is coal power?
The Holy Bible is the inspired word of God. Yes, God did use people to write His infallible word. I would encourage you to start reading in Matthew and go through the life of Jesus Christ and see what He has done for you and this wicked world. The reason I say this is through the reading and hearing of the word of God you will come to a point where you have to make a choice to accept or deny the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. If you choose to accept Him as your Savior(Believe that Christ was a perfect,spotless sacrifice that died on the cross for the sins of mankind and arose from the grave three days later to conquer death), repent (to turn away from) of your sin, ask Him to forgive you of your sins then your eyes will be open to the fact that yes men were used only for penmanship but the author is the Holy Spirit.
"…His infallible word. "
That word, I don't think it means what You think it means.
Genesis 1:25-27 (Humans were created after the other animals.)
Genesis 2:18-19 (Humans were created before the other animals.)
"…you will come to a point where you have to make a choice to accept or deny the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. "
Or you realize it's just the Mythological tales of primitive bronze age nomads with no greater truth than any other Mythical beings in the past like Saturn, Odin, Heracles or unicorns.
"your eyes will be open to the fact that yes men were used only for penmanship but the author is the Holy Spirit."
I'm glad you admit the stories in the bible are unbelievable and nonsensical unless you start with a belief they are true. There's hope for you yet Cody.
@ L Long.
"Also did you know that one of the main polluters of radioactive waste is coal power?"
Yes.The deaths from the radioactive byproducts of burning coal is folded into the measurement of Deaths per Watt caused by coal.
So since your not a believer how was everything in the earth and out of the earth created?
Not being terrified of the unknown I can state positively that….
I don't know! But that does not mean your particular myth is true.
And I'm willing to bet you don't know. 'g0d did it' is the same as sayingI don't know.
If you open the Holy Bible the very first verse in Genesis chapter 1 says " In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." Thank you for answering my first question. Now since you clearly state that you are not terrified of the unknown please answer me this question. If you were to die today would you go to heaven or hell?
That is the exact same answer….Not being terrified of the unknown I can state positively that….
I don't know! But that does not mean your particular myth is true. And just cuz you BELIEVE it is true does not make it true to anyone else. BUT….
Assuming the g0d you say is real and what I face then I would look him in the eye and await his decision to let me into his place or tell me to leave. I would accept that it is his place so he can or cannot allow me in as he sees fit. But I would NOT kiss his ass for if he did make me then he made me as I am so he will have to deal with it.
BUT…. If this g0d is EXACTLY as described in your holey book then I want NO part of the psychotic spoiled 5yr-old, and I will voluntarily go to HELL which will be a better place with out IT being there.
So dsoat, belief in god is more like an insurance policy. The hard part must be picking a company that will pay off instead of declaring bankruptcy or using a loophole to deny your claim while chuckling on the way to the bank. To bad we cant get any reports from the people who tried to collect their claims. them being dead and all.
If we're ignoring some obvious oversight surely someone can demonstrate it without relying on circular logic and the blind acceptance of various faerie tales.
Billions of people don't believe in a deity. There's a lot of Buddhists out there and somehow I don't think you want to claim all the PolyTheists on your side either. Besides if you are going to use Argumentum ad populum and wish to sit in a elite group of people, when will you be converting to follow Islam? Ya know since it has more believers.
It's not humility. It's the height of arrogance to think that of all the thousands of deities both now and from the past you have picked the right one. Declaring that you have selected the real truth and holding up your blind faith (ignorance) as some sort of evidence is pure pride and self importance. But then again your livelihood is based on it, believing in your product is your job.
@ cody
Do you always begin conversations with nonsensical things like the following? " If you open the Holy Bible the very first verse…" If you were replying to a question about what the first thing that's said in the bible I must have missed it.
Just in case the quoting of random things is the beginning of a new conversational technique: If you sit down to watch the movie Star Wars it begins with, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…."
The answer to your question presupposes a belief that I don't have. Heaven and Hell don't exist except in the mythological stories of primitive nomads. Furthermore, you have to define Heaven and Hell. Some people think hell is just a really really bad place, others define it as being separated from "god's love"
If you were to demand I answer the question regardless, I would go to Heaven. After all according to the typical christian dogma god already knew what I would do before I existed. It would know I wouldn't blindly believe any old Mythological tale just like you don't believe the Mythological tales of Muhammad. It would know I am using the rational brain it gave me and would know exactly what it would take to make me a believer. Therefore not providing that evidence is a choice that god chooses to make. I hear its a really forgiving entity, it should forgiving over its laziness.
It sounds a bit trite to say it, but I really think the key is to emulate the attitude of the Bereans in Acts 17. They "searched the scriptures to see whether those things were so." I don't think preachers/teachers/authors should feel intimidated when members of their audience approach them with questions or challenges. I think they should feel honored and pleased. We have too many spoon-fed Christians.
When the "scriptures" don't match reality, then what?
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Sitting on the couch in 2011 with my love, coffee, bathrobe. We had a fun new year's eve night of pizza, wine, and relaxation by the fire. It's pouring rain which is crazy - the snow is melting quickly and the grass is reappearing in the fields. It will be back tho as there's still a good 2 or 3 months of winter left.
After a week of visiting family, we made it home yesterday just as the sky darkened, both dogs surviving the hours and hours of travel. First, 4 hours west and back to see D's fam, then another 2.5 hours north and back to visit mine. We spent a couple extra days in Owen Sound to support family in supporting D's grandma "mama" - a fractured hip. But at 97, she's still one tough lady and should pull through fine. Will have to do a post about her apartment another time as it's a special place (an indoor collage garden).
Always nice to visit my hometown too. Family are well tho we're all still worried for my bro. Need to brainstorm solutions (always do but this time with urgency). Nonetheless, seasonal cheer prevailed and we arrived home with full bellies, prezzies, good memories, and a regained sense of connection and richness in all that makes up our family relations.
D and my 2010 "top 5" are: 1) getting married, 2) opening our business Mixed Greens, 3) our puppy Luna, 4) chickens, 5) Iceland honeymoon. Pretty great year for us! 2011 will probably include making MG more awesome, swimming regularly, a kick ass garden, visiting NYC, making music, and fingers-crossed, even more :)
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Brickwerks is now 13!
Who'd of thought it eh!
Can a company get a deeper voice and spots?
Onwards and upwards!
Brickwerks is now 13!
Who'd of thought it eh!
Can a company get a deeper voice and spots?
Onwards and upwards!
#groan. Here we go again...
This hateful time of year when we have to close for a few days and count everything.
Here's your warning that we won't be available to send packages out at a moments notice!
Tuesday 10th April - last day we'll be sending anything out, cut off time - 12pm promt.
Wednesday 11th April - Closed, no emails will be replied to, no packages sent.
Thursday 12th April - Closed, no emails will be replied to, no packages sent.
Friday 13th April - If we've finished counting, data entry and eating pizza at the cost of the company then we'll start shipping packages again.
The upshot is that we set the stock levels right and we have less chance of the problems we occasionally have where we sell something we don't actually have (we blame Angus in the workshop for picking things up and wandering off with them!)
Remember that you can track your orders simply by logging into your account and clicking on the "where's my stuff" link at the top of the page where you'll find the current status of any orders and the associated tracking numbers (you wouldn't believe how many people don't know about this feature of the shop!)
Get your orders in early if you're in a rush to avoid disappointment.
Due to the current popularity of the TDI conversion for T3 and even T4 models, we're now keeping these VW Short Block Engines in stock.
Price to be confirmed... but expect them to be "sensible" especially for a VW unit :)
They're supplied with Crank, Pistons, and intermediate shaft fitted... and even come with a sump (although you won't need that for a T3).
They also have the piston protrusion checked and come with gaskets.
These are going to go quickly, we feel sure!
A short write up and some photos of our trip to Viborg back in February.
Winter had been a little mild this year in the UK. We had a sprinkling of snow but nothing to write home about. So what were a couple of cold loving Northerners to do?
Hop on a plane to Denmark for a few days, that's what!
We were invited to JP Group last year to have a look around the factory, warehouse and showrooms, but we were just too busy.
We made time earlier this year in our "quiet" month and booked some flights to Copenhagen.
Copenhagen was our first port of call as thats where the plane landed, we stayed overnight in a hotel and had a brief look around the city the next day. It's a great place and well worth a visit for a taster of Denmark. We'd recommend it if you fancy a weekend away or a base for more exploring in Denmark and Sweden.
We weren't here to sightsee though, so we picked up a hire car and drove the 320km to Viborg.
Viborg is a city in the centre of Jutland and the place where King Canute set off from to give the English a kicking back when we were much less sophisticated.
Thankfully things have changed and the Danish are much friendlier. In fact its one of the friendliest places we've been!
Hotel rooms with saunas, bars where the patrons insist you drink their rum, and give you free t-shirts, and some amazing restaurants. We like Viborg.
Right, thats the Brickwerks Rough Guide out of the way.
Go to Denmark. You'll love it!
Friday morning 10 am, we rocked up to JP Groups headquarters and factory location a few miles North of the city centre. We were met by Martin and given what we assume is the standard factory tour. Questions were answered like "Why do the boxes smell of Tobacco" - because JP, like us re-use a lot of packaging and some comes from a tobacco company. A good thing in our eyes.
If you've bought from Brickwerks you have very likely bought something from JP Group, they supply a lot of parts so they have this massive warehouse, with lots of parts... lots and lots of parts. Its a big place.
So, to help the staff get around when they're picking our stuff they have these bad boys:
A scooter that's also a picking trolley! Sadly we cant buy one, and it wouldn't fit down the aisles at Brickwerks anyway... but we'd find somewhere to play on it if we could!
We could show you pictures of shelves and boxes, but you can see that at Tesco, one cool bit though is the automated picking bays. Basically large moving shelves and a large robot that goes and fetches the complete shelves from high above your head so you can pick the order. It's a clever system. It's fast and something we can relate to at the moment... saves space.
We quite fancy one of these too!
Next to the large warehouse is the Quality Assurance dept. This is where new products are checked and any issues that are reported are investigated.
Now we don't get many returns if we're honest, but if there is a problem with a JP product that they need to look at, it goes here. The racks are full of test rigs and jigs and the benches are full of test equipment.
Many people have a cynical view of returns and think that when a part is returned to a supplier they'll just deny there is an issue and look for an excuse to blame anything but the part.
We're sure that does happen... Not here though!
One of the refreshing things about JP is that, like us, they're concerned with any quality issues and will look at complaints. If there is a problem, it's picked up and dealt with. It's in their interests because if there is a problem with a part people will buy elsewhere.
The people we met there also seem to know the vehicles they're dealing with and even Simon couldn't catch them out! Something else that's refreshing.
Other stuff goes on in other areas. A company with the contract to refurbish Danish train seats operates from one of the buildings. An impressive thing in the days of "chuck it away and buy new ones".
There is even a display cabinet for items found down the seats... if you've ever lost a toy car on a Danish train there is a good chance its in this cabinet.
If you've lost a dildo, its kept somewhere else away from prying eyes, apparently.
You can probably have it back if you ask...
JP source parts from all over world, they also make a lot of parts on site. They have a large manufacturing unit where Exhausts and body panels are made, among other things.
We spotted T3 Petrol and Diesel exhaust being made, front to rear coolant pipes, Front panels. All stuff we see every day but so much more interesting when you're seeing how its made.
And forget what you may have heard about the way this stuff is made. Theres is a lot of laser this, CNC that, and robotic others. There are also a lot of skilled workers there welding and fabricating. Some of the new lines of Porsche exhausts are beautiful!
From the manufacturing area, we moved onto the showroom.
This is the area where some of the JP Private Car collection is displayed, as well as samples of a lot of the parts they supply. We think there were maybe a few more of Stuttgarts finest crammed here than is usual, due to building work and the current expansion going on in other areas.
Obviously, we're Transporter guys, but that doesn't mean we can't ogle at some sleek curvy models from time to time!
Not just Porsche either. There is a Trekker, a few Beetles, a couple of Golfs including a Mk2 Cutaway that a VW dealer didn't have space for, a few Mercedes and and even the only existing prototype of the Logicar. Details of that HERE if you're into quirky cars. Its in German but Google will help you translate if you're not fluent. There is also some info on JP Groups facebook page HERE.
After we'd had our fill of exotica it was off to the Workshop.
This is an area where JP Group work on their own vehicles. As soon as we saw the 2 T3's parked outside we knew we were amongst friends here.
Inside on the ramp was a perfect Brown and Cream T3 undergoing assembly.
Again, seeing a T3 in pieces on a ramp is something we're not new to, but when you see it at the company who are supplying your parts it kind of makes you realise that this isn't just a company shifting boxes around, they have a definite interest in the stuff we drive, and also in keeping them on the road.
They're doing what many claim to do but few actually do... fitting the parts they sell themselves. We can relate to that.
After a mooch around the workshop, it was off to lunch and then the "work" bit of our trip... spreadsheets, powerpoint, pie charts and graphs. We won't bore you with the details of that bit.
Lastly an evening meal in a steakhouse in Viborg followed by an early night and a drive back to Copenhagen via Dollerup to check out some scenery before we hopped back on a plane.
All in all, a very interesting and rewarding few days.
Loads of photos below. You can click em to make em bigger and everything!
These are one of our most requested panels... and one that we're almost always out of stock of when you need them most!
So we've just taken delivery of a pallet (actually a stillage!) of Genuine NOS side panels to try and make sure they're in stock in the UK when needed.
We guess the popularity of restoring the LHD models is why these are so in demand, but as well as the Westfalias and Multivans they also fit RHD window models too!
And the best bit is that buying em like this spreads the shipping cost to get em here and makes em a bit cheaper for everybody :)
Its April, that means another Brickwerks Birthday (12yrs old now... soon be a teenager!).
It also means the annual stock take will take place this coming week.
So, after around 3pm on TUESDAY APRIL 4th no orders will be shipped until Friday 7th April.
The webshop will still operate and take orders all through stock take - its our hardest working employee :D however no stock will be moved in our out until we've done counting. Everything!
We won't be making any counter sales or picking any orders for collection after 3PM Tuesday either, so please bear that in mind if you're local.
There are 5 of us now so whilst we have a load more stock to count and a whole extra building to deal with we aim to have it completed by close of play on Thursday.
It's only once a year (thank god), and we'd rather not do it if we're honest, but it sets any stock discrepancies right (which is a good thing!) and gives us a year end stock value for the accounts and insurance, so it's necessary.
We also nearly always find cool stuff that we've forgotten about, so that's another bonus.
Random picture of the new Panel Store...
This is us calling "Last Orders" at the webshop...
Technically, its not "us" it's just a photo we found on the internet that suited our needs... just pointing that out before you all rush down to meet our new member of staff!!
Usually at this time of year we have a spotless workshop, and the stores is swept and tidy. We generally have all the deliveries booked in, we're watching the clock and shuffling delivery notes and flicking elastic bands at Angus.
Today, we've had almost as many orders to process as a busy day at the start of summer. Mike is complaining because he's had to change the label roll in the UPS printer and we've got 2 big deliveries from earlier this week to book in!
We're not complaining though! We like being busy... but it has to end somewhere.
So, we're a couple of hours away from our 1pm cut off for orders to leave today.
After that we'll be playing "catch up" with the deliveries and sorting things for our return in the New Year.
Oh... and just for the ladies...
Merry Christmas :)
This is something we've been asked for a lot, but we've avoided as the stuff available isn't exactly simple to install and involves dismantling the existing light units and modifying the units internals to run an LED tube.
These however are a simple replacement for the complete existing light unit as used in T3 and LT Westfalia models.
No parts of the original light unit are needed. You can wrap your original Westfalia parts up and keep them safe for refitting later or even sell 'em if you're not bothered about keeping your original parts.
Our LED replacements are externally identical to the originals. Nice clean lenses, new switches. No re-using anything from your old light. It doesn't get any simpler.
They give a crisp light... 4000k is the figure, but its described as "Natural White"
Being LED, current consumption is much lower than the old Fluorescent units too... an important consideration if you're a solar powered off-grid living spoon whittler.
We were going to make a small fitting video, but to be honest its so simple a couple of photos will do it. Read on...
Now at this point you have a couple of options. You can crimp new spade connectors onto the wiring for the existing light, and plug it back in. You'll see the connectors on the webshop as related items. This is the nicest, most factory way of doing it.
However... on the non sliding door side you will most likely find that the wiring connectors shown in the image aren't accessible due to the shape of the shelf there.
So the other option would be to snip the existing wires, and join the new wires to the old - Black to Brown, Red to Blue. Ideally solder them, but we'll leave that up to you.
Light units available here on the webshop, in stock and ready to ship.
Wiring connectors show as related items. You'll need 2 for each light unit if you are connecting using this method.
...shorter and probably a bit more interesting than that one the Queen will be doing in a few days time...
Just a quicky regarding Christmas and New Year shenanigans.
We'll be closed from Midday on Friday the 23rd December, and we will return to work on Tuesday the 3rd January 2017.
All orders placed up until around 1PM on Thursday the 22nd December will be shipped that day, and should be delivered either next day or in the period between Christmas and New Year.
Remember, we don't make the deliveries and as this time of year is extremely busy for the Post Office and UPS then if anything is urgent, don't leave it until the last minute!
All the services we offer for shipping are "Next Day" which whilst at this time of year that might not actually mean next day it does mean that it'll get to you as quickly as is humanly possible.
Any orders placed after the 22nd December will by picked, and packed on Tuesday the 3rd when we return to work.
Similarly, any emails won't be replied to until we return on the 3rd.
What else... oh yeah, Christmas stuff. We know at this time of year you're spending your brass on other stuff... and rightly so.
But, as its Christmas, you might like to drop some hints to family or friends about some interesting stuff we've added to our range lately.... stuff that you might actually like to receive instead of another bloomin' Split Screen Camper mug :D
Read on...
In other news...
Webshop update is still ongoing.
A couple of recent changes are to the general tidiness of your Account area. You can check the status of your order here, or track it once its shipped.
You can also access the new returns section here, so when you've bought something you don't need you can get a returns number and that'll help us refund it quicker when it comes back.
We've struggled a bit this year with getting all the new stuff on the webshop. Traditionally this time of year has been our quiet period and thats given us chance to get all the new products we have in the wings lined up and live on the shop... hasn't happened this year though. We're working through them slowly as and when we get a few minutes though, so keep checking the new products on the home page for new stuff, and have a look on Facebook or the Blog for the more interesting stuff. Oh, we post stuff on Instagram too from time to time... apparently :D
Speaking of Facebook, we have a competition running here at the moment for people who have ordered from us in the last 12 months... so if you havn't seen it you might want to check it out.
If you've already ordered you have nothing to lose by getting your name down :) You might win one of the very limited VW Monopoly sets we recently sold out of in one day!
Thats it 'til next time... might be another month, or it might be another 11 years, we'll see how we go.
Whatever you do over the festive period, have a good one and we'll see you all again next year.
Simon, Michael, Angus, Mike, Debs, Uncle Pete and Stanley.
(I think thats all of us!)
We know photos of boxes are pretty dull and if we posted a photo of every delivery we recieved you'd soon get tired of seeing them... but this one is a special.
First delivery of the Eibach 23mm ARB's ready for kitting up and on the webshop as soon as we wade through the rest of todays orders and deliveries!
At this rate we'll have to put some Saturdays in!


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Madge or Marjorie was the grand-daughter of Jean and Patrick Faa, and daughter of Eppy. This is the Madge who was known to Sir Walter Scott. She is believed to have married a Young, who was a powerful gypsy leader. Madge used to boast of the marvellous wedding she had had, and of the huge numbers of asses that had been brought. She is also believed to have had a pony which was shod in silver; impressive if rather impractical.
Regarded as a Queen amongst the gypsies, she had great power, being able, or so she claimed, to avenge quarrels in all parts of her sphere without leaving her cottage. This claim led her to be considered to be gifted with supernatural powers. People accepted her gift and flocked to her for her fortune-telling. She went round the countryside telling fortunes and selling crockery, dressed in a blue cloak, to eke out a living. As with so many, in later life she was destitute, and had to exist on handouts from the church when they were available.
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Mr. Nixon has also made his mark as a stage and television producer. Credits include the award-winning, all-black Broadway production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. He is also co-founder of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy and served as executive producer of the Debbie Allen-James Ingram collaboration Brothers of the Night, and the Emmy nominated The Debbie Allen Special. An activist and philanthropist, Mr. Nixon was Instrumental in the passage California Senate Bill no. 19, which replaced sodas with water and juice in school vending machines. He has also collaborated with the Hilton corporation to encourage minority ownership and franchise opportunities.
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Travel to the British Open at Royal Lytham and St.Annes (3 nights) Fri.20th Overnight in local hotel
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We sometimes go quiet for various reasons but it's never because we would be working less on VersionPress – in fact, it's usually quite the opposite. Let me share what happened during the past month and what progress we made.
Growing the team
At the beginning of the month, Václav Ostrožlík joined us a colleague and another developer. Václav is skilled not only in PHP but also in other technologies that will be important for one particular feature area in the v2 timeframe. It's too early to talk about the details but I'm personally excited about it as I think this will be interesting not only for VersionPress users but for WordPress devs in general.
Our test suite for v1 is complete
Sometimes we internally joke that we're half implementing VersionPress and half implementing the test framework for it. I'll definitely blog one day about our process and why we're spending so much time and energy on it but for the project and v1 in general, it is important that in March we completed the test suite. That doesn't mean that every part of VersionPress is covered by a test but at least we have all the important types of tests created (unit, functional, Git-related, database-related etc.). It gives us a great safety net for current and future updates of the core codebase.
RC3 is planned to be the last release candidate which means that in case of no bug reports, it will become the 1.0 build. That also means that anything and everything left for 1.0 must be done in the upcoming RC3 version and we have discovered some edge cases that needed to be addressed. At the moment, we have about 90% of tickets for RC3 closed and are working on the remaining 10%.
Background stuff
We are also working on partnerships that will be beneficial in way or the other to the project and our users. For example, we're working with some hosting companies to offer an environment where VersionPress will be fully supported. Most of these things take some time but VersionPress is a complex project and it's important that we spend some effort on these things too, even though it might slow us down a little bit in the short term.
Thanks and the next blog post should be the RC3 announcement.


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- Sucking sound
This is like the prayer equivalent of "um" and "ah". When the person can't think of what to say next, he tends to suck his tongue against the roof of the mouth, near the front teeth, making a "chek" sound. I can't think of an example, but it can appear anywhere, just like "um", so it's easy to recognise.


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Las Vegas police have finally released partial footage from police body cameras that showed officers nearing the hotel room where gunman Stephen Paddock unleashed a hail of gunfire on concert-goers last October.
The video released on Wednesday come from officers Sgt. Joshua Bitsko and David Newton, the Las Vegas Journal-Review reported. The first officer to enter the room, Levi Hancock, did not activate his body camera, for a reason that remains unknown to investigators.
The footage appeared to show a group of armed police officers clearing the dimly lit room where Paddock, 64, was staying, the same room where he opened fire a crowd of 22,000 people at an open-air concert on October 1, ultimately killing 58.
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said at a news conference on Tuesday the footage "in no way changes the facts" presented immediately after the shooting and in the months long investigation.
Las Vegas police had been trying to stall the release of the records for months while locked in a court battle with a consortium of news organizations demanding their release. Through a series of appeals, the case eventually snaked its way up to Nevada's Supreme Court, which on Friday denied a bid to continue delaying the release.
"We're grateful Las Vegas police have decided to comply with the court's order," Glenn Cook, the executive editor of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, one of the organizations involved in the lawsuit, said Tuesday. "All we've ever asked Metro to do is follow the letter of the Nevada Public Records Act, which makes clear that taxpayer-funded body camera footage, 911 recordings and other records can be reviewed by the public."
The department's sheriff, Joseph Lombardo, says the ongoing investigation and concerns about the footage traumatizing the victims and their families have gotten in the way of releasing it, even claiming that doing so would cost police and the public "several hundred thousand dollars in manpower, time and equipment.
"At no point was the LVMPD trying to be uncooperative with the media or the public," he told reporters Tuesday, even though the department was notoriously tight-lipped in the wake of the attack as many have demanded more information.
An attorney for the Review-Journal accused the sheriff of "suggesting that the media is trying to victimize the community" and that he and his department "has done everything in its power" to keep the records from going public.
"The truth is that the community still has many unanswered questions about the police response to 1 October, and it has a right to assess what happened for itself," said attorney Maggie McLetchie.
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Tori, the Target manager who was Tweet-shamed by an irate cheapskate, just got a $30,000 vacation
A satisfying conclusion to an infuriating story.
Last Friday, GOOD reported on an infuriating incident that went down at a Massachusetts Target.
A Target manager who's come to be known as "Target Tori," was harassed by Twitter troll David Leavitt for not selling him an $89 Oral-B Pro 5000 toothbrush for a penny.
He describes himself as a "multimedia journalist who has worked for CBS, AXS, Yahoo, and others."
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Twitter is rallying around a gal named Tori who works at a Target in Massachusetts after she was tweet-shamed by irate chapekate, journalist, and Twitter troll, David Leavitt.
In a typical work day, people who smoke take more breaks than those who do not. Every few hours they pop outside to have a smoke and usually take a coworker with them.
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A 30-year study conducted by Gallup says that 87% of the world's workforce isn't engaged in their work. Over 30 million employees were surveyed, so this is a staggering statistic.
Leaders and business owners are typically the ones fired up with passion and potential. They love the vision of their business becoming a massive success. They're the first through the door on a Monday morning, and last to leave on Friday evening.
But not the vast majority of their employees, who show up because they have to, not because they want to; who do the minimum amount of work necessary; who speak negatively about their work; and who live for the weekend.
Everybody wants to enjoy their job. After all, work takes up around 40 hours of the week and if people dread Mondays and their mind is always on the weekend, they're not engaged and productive. It also creates stress, because this "I don't want to be here but I don't have a choice" attitude bleeds over and affects productivity, creativity, and dedication.
We all know that an enthusiastic and engaged team can work miracles. So how can we instill purpose, passion and enthusiasm in employees, to engage them in the business' vision?
How can we get them to love coming to work on Mondays and give their work their greatest effort?
1. Connect
How connected are you, really, with your employees? What do you actually know about them, beyond what's on their CV? Do you know what their passions are? Do you know what their life goals are? Do you know what their secret talents are? Do you know what they would do if money were no object?
Take the time to get to know your employees. Be interested in them. Discover their values, passions, and goals. Find out what kinds of challenges they enjoy. Find out how they can utilise their natural skills in the workplace. You might be surprised at how engaged someone will be once they feel they are allowed to be themselves at work!
2. Share your vision, be real, and make it a team effort
As the old African proverb goes, "Alone, I run fast. Together, we run far."
Does your team know what the company's goals and visions are? Do they understand how they fit into the big picture and how important their individual role is?
Usually, disengagement is a sign that an employee doesn't feel valued, and that they feel that they're just a cog in a machine, slaving away just to pad the pockets of the company owner.
Invest time in promoting teamwork. When people feel like they're part of a team, they are naturally more engaged, cooperative, helpful, and open to alternative approaches. Their work becomes part of a collective objective. They see how their specific position is valuable to the greater good and that everyone's position is important in a unique way.
3. Ask for feedback – about you and about the business
Have a good look at your business from the perspective of your employees through a regular feedback process. A regular employee feedback process can help you to identify small issues before they become big problems. What are their concerns and how do they feel about where the company is heading. You can make your own judgements on these points, yet until you actually sound out your staff for their unique perspective, you are dealing with speculation, no matter how well reasoned.
Ask for input. Ask for ideas. From everyone. And consider each person's idea. Again – thinking about people's hidden talents – you just never know when someone has figured out a way around a problem that has had you scratching your head!
You can make people love coming to work on Mondays and give their job their best effort.
Encourage engagement by making it a daily goal to motivate and empower your employees. A happy and productive workplace with a strong team culture of mutual goals and mutual support is the key to successfully gaining a significant competitive edge.


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Mells is a pretty and interesting little village just west of Frome, with houses scattered along steep lanes. At its heart is the impressive church of St Andrew, set alongside an equally impressive Tudor Manor House, approached along a planned 15th century street - the combination being described by architectural historian Nikolas Pevsner as "among the happiest in Somerset".
The church itself - now Grade I listed - was founded in the 13th century, but almost entirely rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries in the Perpendicular Gothic style. From this period, the most notable features are the wonderful porch and tower - the latter with impressive pinnacles. Indeed, the whole church is decorated with battlements and pinnacles, as well as an unusual two-storied polygonal vestry. Both porch and tower have elaborate fan vaults, of a quality which would grace any cathedral.
Inside, the roofs and furnishings are largely Victorian, but it still feels like a mediaeval church: the north chapel has its original wooden roof, and the south chapel - largely filled with the 19th century organ - has two very impressive brasses to earlier Vicars, unfortunately rather hard to appreciate in their cramped surroundings. Look closely and you can also find the remains of the odd Jacobean pew.
The adjacent manor house was once home to the Horner family, and passed by marriage to the Asquiths. Around the turn of the century, the house became something of a magnet for the artistic worthies of the time such as Eric Gill, Edwin Lutyens and Burne-Jones, who left some impressive fittings and furnishings, including tombs, memorials, glass and tapestries.
Most notable are a tapestry and a plaster memorial depicting a peacock to Laura Lyttleton, both by Burne-Jones; and the handsome equestrian statue by Mannings and Lutyens in the north aisle. This is a memorial to Edward Horner, the last of the male Horner line, killed in action at Noyelles in France in 1917, aged 28.
Outside, behind the East end of the church are memorials to the Horners and Asquiths, to Lady Violet Bonham-Carter, and - most notably - to Siegfried Sassoon, who asked to be buried close to his friend, Ronald Knox, the Catholic priest and scholar. To the north, a clipped avenue of yews is another example of Lutyens' work.
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Books: Colleen Hoover, Ugly Love & Hopeless
I can't stop reading this summer. During the school year I barely have time to paint my nails yet alone do any "fun" reading besides textbooks, so having a little bit of extra time to do some pleasure reading this summer is very exciting. I am a book worm at heart and love getting immersed within a story. Laying out in the sun relaxing with a good book is the epitome of summer. Recently I have loved reading books by the author Colleen Hoover. She writes stories that are real and relatable with amazing character development with saucy delicious romance on the side. My all time favorite is Hopeless, but I adored her latest novel Ugly Love. Ugly Love is heart-wrenchingly beautiful and one I couldn't put down. Amazon describes the synopsis of Ugly Love "When Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she doesn't think it's love at first sight. They wouldn't even go so far as to consider themselves friends…Never ask about the past. Don't expect a future." Side note if you don't like crying in books or romance, these are not for you.
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Taking action today for the future is hard. Although you want to live in the now sometimes we must take action now for a betterf future. Such as internships that will help aid a future job search, going to the gym and working out when all you want to do is eat a spoonful of nutella, and….. skincare. All of these things will not produce immediate results but rather help you invest in your future. I am starting to get serious about skincare. I want to prevent fine lines and wrinkles while protecting my skin from the sun. The catch, without breaking the bank. As much as I really wanted to purchase this 99$ eye cream, I just couldn't justify the money. Instead I went with a much more affordable eye cream- Yes to Blueberries Eye Firming Treatment. I don't really have any fine lines so I can't say if this is working or preventing anything but I love the feel of it and am glad I am investing in my skin. I also have been trying out the Yes to Carrots intense hydration night cream and loving it! This brand is not only natural and uses organic ingredients but also gives back to the community! Two things I can support.
Movie: Chef
My Nana suggested this movie as a recommendation, and I am so glad I decided to watch this. The movie "Chef" takes everything I love: comedy, romance, transitional life story, and combines it with food! Anything relating to food I am guaranteed to love. The food shots are drool worthy, and those alone worth watching the movie. Precise knife skills aside, I love the story behind the food truck and the relationships with family. The actors are cast very well and "Chef" is a thoroughly enjoyable fun movie! You can watch the trailer HERE. Let me know if you are craving a Cubano sandwich after watching this movie-I am!
Makeup: Maybelline Color Whispers + Color Tattoos
Easy & Effortless is my makeup motto of 2014. Since I work extra early this summer, there is no way I am waking up earlier to spend a lot of time on my makeup. These two products by Maybelline are lifesavers. Color Tattoos are potted cream eyeshadows. I own a couple, but recently purchased the matte shade in creamy beige based on a recommendation by one of my favorite beauty bloggers Teresa Chic. The formula is so easy to swipe on the lids and the neutral color is a great everyday shade, giving a naturally flawless look!. I pair this with the Maybelline Color Whisper lip balm in "Cherry on Top". Although this shade looks intimidating in the tube but is actually very wearable and moisturizing. I love the slight stain it leaves to the lips as well. Lovely bright pink/red shade for these hot days.
Other: School Supplies
Although my mom no longer makes my lunches and I do not get a full new back to school wardrobe, I still look forward to the beginning of back to school. Buying a new planner is one way I get excited. I personally love the Gallery Leather Family Planner at Barnes and Noble. The vertical days and time slots help me keep track of all of my assignments and to-do lists! Here is the link to the one I got. Also for back to school I bought myself a new laptop case, since my old one was cracked. It has the most adorable flower print and makes me happy. Its is the little things in life. As I was typing this I realized that this is my last ever "Back to School"-at least I think; hopefully I will have a job next year.


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In this online course participants will learn how to create movies and to tell stories with images and text using Windows Movie Maker. Movie Maker is a video editing software that comes standard with Windows 7 operating system. Create professional video projects with transitions and effects. The goal of the workshop is to make a simple video project and to understand the multiple publishing options included in Movie Maker (YouTube, HD Video, DVD)
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Movie Maker (Windows Movie Maker in Microsoft Windows XP) is a movie and slide show creator. With Movie Maker, students can experiment with the best ways to arrange their photos to tell a story. In doing so, they learn which elements hold the viewer's attention and make for good storytelling. Students can add titles, effects, movement, transitions, and even a music track to create a finished product. After saving the final movie, students can upload their work to a site such as YouTube or their Windows Live Space and share it with you, their families, and others in their class.
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It's here! The first pattern for the #molliestashchallenge. Alongside our sustainable issue, we're running an Instagram hashtag challenge over the next two weeks, encouraging you to use up your stash and make new from old! Plus, we've got loads of eco-content up on the blog like our interview with Folkestone Harbour Yarn and our charity pick of… Continue reading


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Soft Nougat Crème Brûlée?
What are you making for Sunday lunch? Why don't you try our Soft Nougat Crème Brûlée?
For the Crème Brûlée
- 2 cups milk
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 200g Wedgewood nougat
- Peel of 1 lemon
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 cup milk
For the Topping:
- Light brown sugar for crystallizing
- Crumbled soft almond nougat or fresh berries
- In a medium saucepan over low-medium heat, stir together the first 2 cups of milk, sugar, lemon peel, and cinnamon. Bring to a boil, remove from the heat and discard the lemon peel and cinnamon sticks.
- Chop and crumble the nougat and add it to the lemon-infused milk. Cook over low heat and stir constantly with a wooden spatula until the nougat is completely melted and incorporated. You might need to break down some stubborn chunks of nougat with the wooden spoon to get a smooth texture. Set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, stir together the cornstarch and the rest of the milk (1/4 cup), mix well using a fork or a small wire whisk. Pour the cornstarch mixture into the saucepan with the nougat milk and cook, over low heat, stirring constantly to prevent any curdling or lumps. Keep whisking with a silicone hand whisk until the mixture starts to thicken to a pudding-like consistency. It will take up to 5 minutes approximately.
- Once the cream is thick remove from the heat immediately and let it cool completely at room temperature, covering the surface of the cream with plastic wrap as this will prevent a skin from forming on the top.
- Distribute the cream evenly between the ramekins, cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours or preferably overnight.
- When ready to serve, unwrap each ramekin and sprinkle each one with 1 teaspoon of sugar approximately, spread the sugar evenly and, using a small kitchen torch, melt the sugar to form a crispy top layer. Be careful not to burn the sugar, otherwise the caramel will have a slightly bitter flavour.
- Decorate with crumbled soft almond nougat or fresh berries, allow the crème brûlée to sit for at least 5 minutes and serve.
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We finally had time to dive into our board game data. As some of you know, we created a Board Game Motivation Profile from the ground up (using the same method as the Gamer Motivation Profile), and over 90,000 board gamers have taken part in it.
In this blog post, we'll take a look at the primary motivations of board gamers—the motivation that each gamer scores highest on (and is most important to them), and slice those findings by age and gender.
Data From the Board Game Motivation Profile
The Board Game Motivation Profile allows gamers to take a 5-minute survey to get a personalized report of their gaming motivations, and see how they compare with other board gamers. Over 90,000 board gamers have taken this survey. The 11 motivations that are measured in our model were identified via statistical analysis of how gaming motivations cluster together.
Do you play board games? Take a 5-minute survey to get your Board Game Motivation Profile and see how you compare with other board gamers.
Each motivation score we calculate is normalized against the full dataset—i.e., how other gamers responded to those same questions. Thus, a perfectly average score is 50th percentile, while an 80th percentile means that you scored higher than 80% of board gamers in the data. For the current analysis, we assigned each gamer's highest ranked motivation as their primary motivation.
1) Men's Primary Motivations Are Highly Varied
In all the charts we present in this post, we list the 11 motivations in descending order, from most common to least common primary motivation. Thus, in each chart, the numbers add up to 100%.
For men, the most common primary motivation is Need To Win (the importance of winning, soundly beating an opponent) followed by Discovery (learning about new games / systems / mechanics). While these two motivations together would imply that male gamers are constantly looking for new ways to beat you, it bears pointing out that these two motivations account for only about 23% of all male gamers. In fact, most of the bars in the chart are within a few percentage points of each other.
The least common primary motivations are Social Fun (lighthearted social interaction, simply having a good time with others) and Aesthetics (beautiful artwork and components that reflect the theme).
2) Women's Primary Motivations: Board Games as Social Catalysts
For women, Accessibility (easy to learn, easy to teach newcomers) and Social Fun (lighthearted social interaction, simply having a good time with others) are the most common primary motivations. Together, these two motivations suggest that female gamers are more likely to see board games as important props and catalysts in a larger social interaction—the game is a tool that facilitates having a good time with others.
The least common primary motivations are Conflict (hostile player interactions, high conflict mechanics) and Discovery (learning about new games / systems / mechanics).
3) FYI: Women & Men Equally Likely to Want to Kick Your Ass
As a proportion of their frequencies, the biggest gender difference is in Conflict (3.5 times more men than women had this as a primary motivation).
Even though Need To Win is the most common primary motivation for men, it is also the motivation where male and female board gamers are the most similar (13% vs. 12% respectively). So in terms of primary motivations, women are just as likely as men to want to kick your ass. It's just that women care about some other motivations even more than winning.
4) Non-Binary Gender Gamers Want To Be Immersed In Alternate Worlds
Among our respondents, 1.1% identify as non-binary gender. In our current data set, we have data from 1,011 non-binary gender board gamers.
Accessibility and Immersion (elaborate lore and characters, immersed in alternate world) are the most common primary motivations among non-binary gender gamers. Conflict and Discovery are the least common primary motivations.
This pattern is similar to what we saw in the video game data. There, Fantasy (being someone else, somewhere else) was the most common primary motivation among non-binary gender gamers.
5) Younger Gamers Prefer Easy Wins
For gamers ages 13-25, the most common primary motivations are Need To Win and Accessibility. This combination suggests an interest in game mechanics that are easy to learn and get into, so they can focus on defeating their opponents.
Their least common primary motivations are Discovery and Cooperation (being on team, working towards common goal).
6) For Older Gamers, Discovery Tops The List.
For older gamers (ages 36+), the most common primary motivations are Discovery and Accessibility. This combination points to the appeal of board games as a relaxing discovery process for older gamers.
The two least common motivations are Social Manipulation (deceiving, bluffing, persuading other players) and Conflict. Note that both were middle-of-the-pack motivations among younger gamers, and this implies a decrease in the appeal of high conflict mechanics as gamers get older.
7) Gender Accounts For More Than 3 Times The Variance in Board Gaming Motivations Than Age Does
One common criticism of exploring gender differences is that we're fixating on gender rather than considering other variables that likely impact gaming motivations. When we explored the video game data, one way to put gender differences in a broader context is by comparing the effect size of gender differences with age differences. For example, age explains more than double the variance in Competition than gender does. As we've pointed out before, even though (video) gaming forums are often obsessed with gender differences, the elephant in the room is actually age.
One way to put gender differences in a broader context is by comparing the effect size of gender differences with age differences.
When we examined the board gaming data however, we saw the opposite pattern. After collating the effect sizes of gender and age across all the motivations measured, we found that gender accounts for more than 3 times the variance compared with age. This means that the difference between young and old board gamers is relatively small compared to the differences between male and female board gamers.
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Yes, we do! In the profile tool, we ask gamers to provide their BGG name if they have one. We're planning to link the motivation data to BGG metadata, but haven't gotten to it yet. But this gives us a way to isolate and analyze BGG members specifically. In the full sample of 91,035 gamers, 21% (or 19,108 gamers) provided a BGG name. When I analyzed just the BGG members for their primary motivations, here's what I got.
Apart from the Discovery stand-out, it's also worth pointing out that neither Strategy nor Aesthetics made it into the top 3 in any of the charts in this blog post, but they did here in the BGG sample.


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COLUMBIA - The identity of a public official who submitted a public comment letter to the Charleston District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was concealed from public view, because otherwise it "would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy."
That's according to the federal agency, which released a handful of documents in response to a Freedom of Information Act request for materials generated from the public meeting on Hardeeville's RiverPort development.
Among the records was the unnamed official's handwritten letter. The meeting was held Aug. 19 at Hardeeville City Hall as a way for the public to learn about the development's Draft Environmental Impact Statement, and to offer input.
The public official's letter, which is written on one of the Corps' comment forms, shows the writer checked the "public official" box. But all identifying information, including the official's position and the space to write his or her name, were blacked out by the Corps.
"One thing to encourage the development is to insist that RiverPort Parkway is designed as US 321," wrote the public official.
"This will encourage truck traffic to use the road, giving relief for downtown Hardeeville. It will also assist with evacuation proceedings."
Jasper County's RiverPort is dubbed one of the largest future logistics and industrial sites in the Southeast and will include the proposed Interstate 95 interchange for Exit 3. The site is situated next to the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge.
When asked for the Corps' justification in shielding the public official's identifying information, Anatoli Fotiadou with the Corps' Office of Counsel, pointed to an exemption of the federal law.
Fotiadou said the law allows the agency to conceal "information about individuals in 'personnel and medical files and similar files,' when the result of revealing it, "would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy."
When asked if the RiverPort development relates to the public official's medical or personnel files, Fotiadou added that, "The redaction of the home address falls under the broad 'similar files' category" of the exemption.
Another comment form was also marked as coming from a public official. But in that case, the person's position was not redacted and revealed that it was from the Hardeeville City Manager. It contained no written comments.
Another, submitted as a standalone letter by the Coastal Conservation League, contained no redactions and included League representative Reed Armstrong's name and a post office box address.
Despite the broad "similar files" exemption, the Corps' public comment form warns users not to submit any information that they do not want released to the public.
Says the disclaimer: "Please note that any information (including personal identifying information) received through this form may be made available to the public online or in a paper docket, unless disclosure of the information is restricted by statute."
The Corps form also offers users a box to check, enabling them to request that their personal information not be included in any public release of comments.
In other letters, that information was redacted even when the letter writer had not checked the box.
Said Fotiadou: "The context in this case also included a request that personal information not be disclosed. ... In all cases we try to balance the public's right to information with the individual's privacy rights."
Public officials can stay anonymous on RiverPort input
COLUMBIA - The identity of a public official who submitted a public comment letter to the Charleston District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was concealed from public view, because otherwise it "would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy."


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Daily Archives: 6 Nov 2018
The case of the missing (academy schools) students just prior to exams … aka – cheating!
"Some of England's most influential academy chains are facing fresh questions over the number of children disappearing from their classrooms in the run-up to GCSEs, following a new statistical analysis of official figures.
The same four academy chains have the highest numbers of 15- 16-year-olds leaving their schools in both of the last two academic years. In some cases, two pupils are disappearing from the rolls for every class of 30. Some local authorities are also approaching these figures for dropouts.
Fears have been increasing that some schools are "offrolling" – getting rid of students who could do badly in their exams – in an effort to boost their league table position.
The head of Ofsted, Amanda Spielman, is among those voicing concern. The inspectorate has yet to find a way to differentiate offrolling from cases where schools have acted in the best interests of children, but it has started to gather its own data.
Education Guardian looked at England's 50 largest academy trusts and 50 largest local education authorities, and compared the number of pupils in year 11 in 2017-18 – the students counted when GCSE results are published – to the number in year 10, a year earlier.
The findings reveal a consistent pattern in some chains of year groups shrinking substantially. The same four trusts fill the top four places in our table (below) on 2017-18 data and on data for 2016-17. The trend of disappearing pupils appears to be happening at a higher rate in the academies sector. …"
Seaton heritage building – no stay of execution
(photos: Midweek Herald)
Word reaches Owl that, despite a last-minute attempt by Seaton Town Council to delay the auction of the Seaton beach searchlight building until alternative ideas for its use can be explored, EDDC CEO Mark Williams has decided it will go ahead to public auction tomorrow.
Swire wants planning officers to be accredited yearly while a Tory aesthetic political philosoper tries to improve building design!
One should see this in context.
1. This government refused to support CABE (Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) and it was subsumed into the charitable "Design Council". Design Council CABE, is intended to operate as a "self-sustaining" business ie no support from the government.
2. NOW the government is worried about all the developer-led atrocities of design and building and needs to be seen to be sort-of doing something (preferably something on the cheap).
3. The person Swire refers to effusively – Sir Roger Scruton – is described thus in Wikipedia:
"Sir Roger Vernon Scruton FBA FRSL is an English philosopher and writer who specialises in aesthetics and political philosophy, particularly in the furtherance of traditionalist conservative views."
4. Swire is positioning himself for a general election – expect more of this sort of thing!
Question from Swire:
"I warmly congratulate my right hon. Friend on the establishment of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission and the inspired choice of Sir Roger Scruton as the chairman, but, first, does my right hon. Friend not agree that this will only have any teeth if we can get the volume house builders to buy into it? Secondly, I think that the commission should be extended to look at the quality and the variable advice often given by local planning officers and at a full accreditation scheme for those planning officers on an annual basis to refresh them."
Response from James BrokenshireJames Brokenshire The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government:
"I certainly want the new commission to drive quality in the built environment, which is at the heart of what my right hon. Friend said. If we do that, we can speed up this process and get greater support and consent from the public in building the homes that our country needs. I therefore think that the house builders should very much embrace this."
EDDC risk-taking on Exmouth road for sake of a couple of months delay
Exmouth infrastructure will not support 120 new homes says town council
"Exmouth's infrastructure cannot support new 120 home development, town council claims.
The town council's planning committee has refused to support a full application made by Taylor Wimpey for land at Pankhurst Close, Littleham.
At the meeting, councillors raised concerns about the impact the development could have on 'already busy' roads surrounding the site.
Councillors voted to object to the proposal which includes the associated demolition of a disused industrial building.
They argued there was inadequate infrastructure to support it and that it would represent a loss of employment land.
Councillor Fred Caygill, who is the deputy chairman of the committee, said the developer would be 'better served' combining this project with its nearby Plumb Park site where more than 260 homes are currently being built.
He added: "If this development was to go ahead, I feel it would be better served if it joined up with Plumb Park so you had a continuous through-route so at least you've got access for emergency vehicles .
"You've got a traffic flow system rather than bottle necks.
"A lot of people who buy houses these days are both working with two cars and as we know a lot of employment is into Exeter and surrounding industrial estates.
"We've got lots of industry in terms of estates so there is a considerable amount of people moving into the area.
"The traffic system is going to get worse and also the parking within that estate.
"I feel a through-road will be better."
Cllr Brian Toye said this development would only put more 'stress' on the area's existing infrastructure.
"This does nothing to address the problem with traffic we have in Littleham Road," he said.
"The problem is people are going to find rat-runs through the estates to get up to the new Dinan Way extension."
Cllr Maddie Chapman also raised concerns about the impact of removing asbestos from the site.
She said it should be moved especially during the day.
"It should be at a quiet time, late evening, and take it off site," she said.
A final decision on the application will be made at a later date, yet to be confirmed by the planning authority, East Devon District Council."
Exmouth – road to nowhere?
"Work is set to begin on phase one of the Exmouth seafront regeneration scheme this month after East Devon District Council (EDDC) cabinet gave its approval despite not having 'legal commitment' from Grenadier Estates for 'phase two'.
The developer, which is planning to begin construction on a new watersports centre in spring 2019, says it is 'committed and on schedule'.
Councillors at the cabinet meeting on Wednesday (October 31) were told there were 'verbal assurances' from Grenadier but that waiting any longer for a written commitment would result in works on the road, which had originally been expected to begin in September, being put back until next summer. Members were told the council had sought independent commercial advice in case Grenadier decided to pull out.
Speaking at the meeting, Councillor Megan Armstrong warned that verbal assurances are not good enough, adding: "The council is incurring costs without Grenadier being legally committed and if the council is willing to spend all this money on possibly a road to nowhere then so be it but I actually despair of this council making this decision."
However, councillor Jill Elson said: "We have already incurred costs of £63,000 and if we delay any more we will be adding another £63,000 and we need a better car park.
"I believe we should be saying to Grenadier we are pushing to get on and we want this done in the winter and don't want it done in the summer.
"I think it would be horrendous in the summer, not only for the tourist industry but there will be a health and safety issue for members of the public."
Councillor Ian Thomas, cabinet committee chairman and leader of EDDC, said: "It's incredibly important that we keep the Exmouth regeneration programme moving than allowing it to stagnate.
"It's important that building works aren't scheduled in the middle of the summer season and the disruption it will cause on the seafront in Exmouth."


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VIDEO: Tyler Thompson Interview
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Trailing the entire game, Carson-Newman produced clutch hitting in the bottom of the eighth plating three runs to upend Tusculum 4-2 in the first game of the South Atlantic Conference series Friday at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex.
"That game will test you because it's going to get frustrating because that young man on the mound is doing really well," Carson-Newman coach Tom Griffin said. "You can almost feel like you have no hope. We talked about after the game that our bench and our hitters had the sense of you have to keep it close. You have to stick with it. We couldn't afford to let it get too far out of hand and that's where the pitching came in. I'm really proud of the guys. Today was a really good example to stick with it and think about the next pitch."
The Eagles have won five in-a-row over the Pioneers marking the first such streak since winning eight consecutive affairs from 1997-2000. Carson-Newman (20-10, 3-6) snaps a six-game SAC losing streak handing Tusculum (18-11, 7-3) its fourth loss over the last 22 games.
A one-out triple off of the fence in left-center field by Seth DeHaven forced the C-N to bring the infield in on the grass. Jaden Steagall hit a grounder to Micah Genter (Jasper, Tenn.) at shortstop. He threw in the dirt home but the tag was not applied scoring DeHaven to open the scoring.
Coming off of his only 1-2-3 inning of the game, Greg Valentine (Knoxville, Tenn.) got ahead 0-1 on Daulton Martin. The next pitch was a slider that the left-handed hitter turned on hitting it out of the park to right field to push the lead to 2-0 in the sixth.
Ethan Goforth (Blacksburg, Va.) drew a walk to open the bottom of the sixth moving to second base on a wild pitch. After a strikeout, Malik Kyle (Jefferson City, Tenn.) split the gap in left field to bring in Goforth pulling the Eagles within a run at 2-1. An infield single by Tyler Thompson (Gallatin, Tenn.) put two on base but a fly out and strikeout left them stranded.
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Goforth ignited the comeback in the eighth inning with an infield single to shortstop. John Sharpe (Franklin, Tenn.) pounded a towering chopper into left field. A sacrifice bunt by Kyle put the runners in scoring position. On a 0-1 pitch, Thompson flipped a single into shallow left-center field to bring in Goforth. Jarel McDade picked up the ball and threw errantly to third base as the ball rolled into the dugout to score the go-ahead run. Michael Wroth (Chicopee, Mass.) added a sacrifice fly to left field to stretch the lead to 4-2.
"I was trying to put a good swing on it," Thompson said. "I wanted to put it in play and give us a chance and not try to do too much. When you put it in play, good things will happen."
Hunter Long (Powell, Tenn.) secured the victory on the mound allowing a pair of two-out singles getting a leaping catch from Genter at shortstop to end the game.
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On the day, Griffin's group was outhit 12-7 but the Pioneers went 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position. Thompson was the lone Eagle with a multi-hit game going 2-for-4 on the day with Goforth scoring a pair of runs.
Valentine scattered nine hits over 6 1/3 innings allowing two earned runs and a walk punching out three batters. C-N's bullpen fired 2 2/3 scoreless frames allowing three hits.
Charles Hall entered the game as the nation's leader in strikeouts taking the loss for the first time in eight starts, just the second setback as a team when he started a game. He allowed four runs, three earned on seven hits and two walks while racking up 11 K's.
Martin was one of three players with multiple hits going 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored as seven of the nine regulars reached safely at least once on the day.
The two clubs finish off the series Saturday afternoon starting at noon with the first of a doubleheader from the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex. Both affairs air on cneagles.com/live with the Eagle Sports Network calling the action.