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We are OPEN at our Spring Hill Dentist with no treatment restrictions and look forward to seeing you in our covid-safe workplace. We will ask some screening questions to check you are well but ask that you let us know if you have any cold or flu like symptoms, or have been in contact with any or potentially any covid positive persons in the last 14 days.
Our Spring Hill Dentist follows the Australian Dental Association Covid-Safe plan and the Queensland Health Covid guidelines in healthcare settings. At our Spring Hill Dental Practice we have your health and well being at the center of everything we do.
Our opening hours are:
Monday 9am to 4pm
Tuesday 9am to 7pm
Wednesday 8am to 5pm
Thursday 8am to 4pm
Friday 8am to 3pm
Our focus is on your long term oral health. Not only will a healthy plaque free mouth mean that your teeth will last longer, it also means that the dental work you have invested in your mouth will last longer. We all want our treatment to succeed. Our Brisbane Dentist in Spring Hill can achieve this by helping you keep your mouth in excellent health.
Everyone is different. We usually advise 6 monthly examinations and cleaning. Sometimes the dentist may suggest more frequently or less frequently depending on your oral health risk. Factors such as lifestyle and diet will determine your risk of cavities and gum disease. If you are very susceptible to high levels of plaque and calculus build up, are a smoker or feel that you are unable to perform adequate oral hygiene measures at home, we recommend you visit for a dentist scale and clean every 3 months. This can then be gradually stretched out to 6 months, as you learn to excel at your hygiene programme.
Factors such as lifestyle and diet will determine your risk of cavities and gum disease and help us determine how frequently we should take x-rays (known as radiographs). Sometimes it is yearly and other times it can be as much as 2 to 3 years. The higher the risk of cavities and gum disease, the more frequently the dentist advises radiographs, but if you are a fluoride kid and have had little problems with your teeth, it is very safe to extend the time between radiographs.
Full comprehensive examination
We check your entire mouth, teeth and gums for any signs of cavities, gum disease or another problems such as broken or damage fillings.
Oral Cancer screening
Our dentist is trained in screening for oral cancer and can perform a biopsy if required. Your cheeks, lips, tongue and floor of the mouth are some of the common areas that we screen.
X-rays and Photos
X-rays and Photos are a very important part of making the right diagnosis. Sometimes we can use X-rays and photos that you have had in the past, but we often take a set at your first visit. Our low dose accurate digital X-ray technology provides clear and detailed images of your teeth.
Scale, Clean and Polish
A dentist clean involves removing built up plaque and calculus from your teeth and gums. Removing the calculus is known as teeth scaling and removing the plaque is known as teeth polishing. The hard build up cannot be removed with a toothbrush, but require high tech ultrasonic cleaners to remove. We prefer to use the EMS scalers as these are much more gentle then most dental cleaning brands and warm the water as they are used, to prevent that cold sensitive feeling you can get during teeth cleaning.
Fluoride Treatment
Gone are the days of the old bulky fluoride trays and those sticky gels. Our Dentists use a mousse fluoride that is applied to the teeth. The benefit of the bubbles in this type of fluoride treatment, is the ability to get in between the teeth effectively.
Personalised Treatment Plans
Every patient is different and every treatment plan is different. We gather all the information about your teeth from our in-depth discussion, your x-rays and photos, to create a treatment plan personalised to your needs and your budget. We discuss all the available options, costs and the pros and cons of your treatment choices to help you make an informed decision.
Oral Hygiene Advice
A programme of oral hygiene aids, fluoride and mineral supplements is also carefully tailored to your particular needs. We are also a part of the Oral B electric toothbrush programme, where you are welcome to trial the latest electric toothbrush in our office.
Saliva Testing
If you suffer repeated cavities and dental problems we often perform a free saliva testing assessment. You can read more about saliva testing.
In the words of Dr Barbara Szylkarski our Brisbane Dentist in Spring hill – "Prevention and early intervention means less treatment and a better prognosis".


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South Koreans get a first look at Samsung's new mobile payment solution, P2P lending company BLender secures new funding, BitPay reports huge spikes in Bitcoin transactions in Latin America, and more top stories from this week in FinTech.
Korea Gets a First Look at Samsung Pay
On July 16, Samsung announced the launch of a trial service of its mobile payment solution Samsung Pay for select customers in Korea. The official rollout is expected later this year. PYMNTS reports:
"According to Samsung, the technology available in Samsung Pay works with both near field communication (NFC) as well as traditional magnetic stripe card readers. This compatibility puts Samsung Pay in a good position with merchants because they will not have to upgrade payment terminals in order to accept contactless payments, which may see Samsung Pay being used in even more stores."
BLender Scores $5M to Expand the Boundaries of P2P Lending
BLender just secured US$5M in funding from Blumberg Capital. The P2P lending startup currently operates within Israel, but has plans expand into Western Europe and Latin America in the coming months. From Geektime:
"BLender's hybrid model creates credit ratings based on financial, social, and demographic background to upend the banks' foothold on peer-to-peer lending — and empower emerging markets. Since its birth in November 2014, BLender has appropriated over NIS 10 million in loans, or around $2.5 million, with the average loan between NIS 15,000 and 20,000, or approximately $3,750-5,000. Currently, lenders involved with BLender are either individuals or companies, putting up anywhere from NIS 5,000 to 1 million."
Bitpay: Monthly Bitcoin Transactions Up 510% In Latin America
Bitpay has released figures showing a huge spike in transactions in Latin America, surging from 638 in February all the way up to 3,509 monthly in June 2015. From CT:
"Bitcoin is proving to be a stable protection towards inflation and lack of access to financial services in underbanked regions and where governments fail to address economic stability. This is likewise indicated by the spike of transactions in Latin American countries. Merchants in underbanked countries like Paraguay, Bolivia and Peru where debit card ownership percentage of population lies below 10% struggle to find payment solutions to use online."
The Future of Finance Is in Real Time
Speed is essential if companies want to stay ahead of the curve, and financial firms need to keep up with the pace. The race toward real-time financial services is now. From TechCrunch:
"So far, much of the hype in FinTech is concentrated around the front-end through P2P-payments like Venmo, Facebook Pay and Snapcash, as well as mobile payments like Apple Pay/Wallet and Android Pay. These solutions change the dynamics of the customer interface, but are mainly built on existing infrastructures (either the banks or the card networks). However, in a world where physical goods can be delivered within the same day, expectations for real-time payments are rising."
These 9 Trends Show the Future of Mobile Payments and Banking
MEF's 2015 report, which studied 15,000 mobile users across 15 countries, has identified nine global mobile money drivers and trends leading the way. VentureBeat reports:
"Mobile money usage in mobile first countries has leapfrogged established economies and is fast becoming the norm. On top of that, the acceleration of smartphones in these countries has already created a host of additional mobile opportunities that are disrupting banking and retail. For example, mobile banking activity in Indonesia was cited by 80 percent of respondents, in Nigeria 85 percent, and in Kenya an incredible 93 percent of all respondents."
Bitcoin Is the 'Napster' of Finance — And There'll Be an iTunes
Eric Van der Kleij, boss of Level39 — where 150 FinTech businesses are housed in London — has a good overview of what exactly the FinTech world is up to. One of the technologies that fascinated Kleji is the blockchain. Business Insider reports:
"Van der Kleij calls blockchain 'the real frontier' of finance and likens its evolution out of bitcoin to the rise of peer-to-peer technology out of illegal music-sharing website Napster.
"He says:'In the world of music you had Napster as the unregulated challenger to the establishment. What they did is prove that technology can enable peer-to-peer file sharing to take place without the establishment controlling it. What that industry did is they wisely embraced that technology to reduce their costs and you now have the iTunes Store, Spotify. That transformed the model of music distribution.'"
Bitcoin Capital Investment in 2015 Quickly Passes 2014 Totals
While large-scale national economies are slipping into default and long-term indebtedness, the Bitcoin economy couldn't be more robust in 2015. Newly updated totals show that Bitcoin's level of venture capital funding and investment has obliterated 2014 year-end totals after just over six months. From CT:
"In 2012, few had even heard of Bitcoin, much less thought it worthy of capital investment when it just cracked US$2 million for the year. The next year saw interest explode to just under US$100 million, and venture capital funding for companies like Blockchain.info more than tripled in 2014, to US$350 million. With [last week's US$20M] BitFury deal, totals for 2015 have passed US$357 million for the year with almost half the year remaining."
PayPoint Releases Card Payment Security Service for Online Merchants
PayPoint has announced CardLock, a secure payments plugin which helps e- commerce merchants reduce PCI Data Security Standard responsibilities in their existing websites by almost 60%. Finextra reports:
"CardLock is an invisible token-based solution which has been designed to work alongside PayPoint's payments API, allowing merchant websites and applications to retain their seamless consumer experience without the need to handle or store sensitive card data. The token based solution has been developed with merchants in mind, enabling them to retain full control of their overall payments experience whilst significantly reducing the PCI burden."
Investment Firm Wedbush Predicts $400 Bitcoin by 2016; Advises to Buy GBTC
Financial services and investment firm Wedbush Securities released a report in which it predicts that bitcoin will trade for US$400 by next year. The firm furthermore suspects that Bitcoin Investment Trust's NASDAQ-traded bitcoin derivative GBTC will keep pace. From CT:
"The Wedbush report, authored by Gil Luria and Aaron Turner, calculates the expected future value of bitcoin by comparing it to existing players in the payments industry. The report predicts that the Bitcoin payments network could end up powering 10% of online payments, and up to 20% of global remittances by 2025."
Singapore's FinTech Startup Fastacash Raises US$15M in Series B
Fastacash has raised new money to help ramp up scaling, accelerate consumer usage and expand the company's global reach. This latest round of funding was led by Rising Dragon Singapore and includes Life.SREDA, UVM 2 Venture Investments LP, as well as existing investors. E27 reports:
"Launched in 2012, fastacash is an online payment startup that allows users to make value transfers — i.e. money, airtime, and coupons — through social networks and messaging platforms. Fastacash partners with banks, mobile operators, remittance companies, payment service providers, mobile wallets and other financial institutions to enable these value transfers."

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Microsoft Office 2010 reached the release candidate (RC) milestone this week, bringing the development process one step closer to the product's planned June release.
"Microsoft made a release candidate available to members in the technology adoption program (TAP). This is one of Microsoft's planned milestones in the engineering process; however they do not have plans to make this new code set available broadly," a Microsoft spokesperson said in an e-mail.
The general public currently has access to Office 2010 only as a beta release.
Release candidates follow the beta testing stages, and Microsoft typically does not introduce new features during the RC phase. Microsoft sometimes creates several RC versions before release to manufacturing (RTM), which marks the shipment of final code to the channel. The spokesperson declined to provide an estimated date for the RTM.
A month ago, Microsoft detailed pricing for Office 2010. The product will come in four main SKUs: Office Home and Student for $149, Office Home and Business for $279, Office Professional for $499 and Office Professional Academic for $99.
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Evaluating research – peer review team assessment and journal based bibliographic measures: New Zealand PBRF research output scores in 2006
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Anderson, D. L., Smart, W. & Tressler, J. (2013). Evaluating research – peer review team assessment and journal based bibliographic measures: New Zealand PBRF research output scores in 2006. New Zealand Economic Papers, 47(2), 140-157.
Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/7915
This paper concerns the relationship between the assessment of the research of individual academics by peer or expert review teams with a variety of bibliometric schemes based on journal quality weights. Specifically, for a common group of economists from New Zealand departments of economics the relationship between Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) Research Output measures for those submitting new research portfolios in 2006 are compared with evaluations of journal-based research over the 2000–2005 assessment period. This comparison identifies the journal weighting schemes that appear most similar to PBRF peer evaluations. The paper provides an indication of the 'power or aggressiveness' of PBRF evaluations in terms of the weighting given to quality. The implied views of PBRF peer review teams are also useful in assessing common assumptions made in evaluating journal based research.
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For a successful start in rose gardening, select either Earthkind™ or other low maintenance roses that do well in the Collin County area and purchase only potted plants. A recommended list of various varieties can be seen in the next article.
The ideal planting time here is from mid-February to early April. The earlier the better, since the roots will be more established to handle the stress of the summer heat. Roses can be successfully planted in the Fall, but selections in area nurseries are limited at that time.
Choose a location having at least 6 hours of direct sunlight where the soil drains well or build a raised bed to improve garden drainage. The location should be where there is also good air circulation.
To plant a single rose (i.e. hybrid tea, shrub, floribunda, or climber), first remove all the grass and weeds in a 2' x 2' area. Then dig a hole about 20" in diameter to a depth about 12-16". (For a miniature rose, prepare a 12" x 12" area instead to a depth of 8". ) Where the native soil is black gumbo -- like most of this area -- mix in 3" of expanded shale and at least 3" of composted organic material with the removed soil. Now replace most of the enhanced soil in the hole until the planting area is about 3-4" above the previous garden grade. (In sandy soil, use 6" of compost since expanded shale is not needed for drainage.) While the rose is still in its container, soak it in a second container containing 4-6" of water for 20 minutes. Prepare a hole in the center of the mix for the plant. Following the soak, cut away or remove the container, even if it is one of the bio-degradable fiber type, while minimizing disturbing the soil around the roots. Place the rose in the prepared hole with its top surface even with the mix. Tamp the soil around the plant and then grade the soil away so that water drains away from the plant. To finalize the planting, thoroughly water the overall planting area and then cover with a 3" layer of hardwood mulch. Do not fertilize at this time. After the first blooms fertilize lightly and water in.
If more roses are to be added to the garden, use a tiller to prepare the overall gardening area. Roses should be planted on at least a 36" - 60" spacing unless they are miniatures. Those can be planted on a reduced spacing of 12 - 18". The spacing is determined by the expected size of the mature plants and allowing a 1 ft. clearance between them. There shouldn't be any overlap. Roses need good air circulation around them to minimize fungal diseases.
Earthkind™and low maintenance roses normally do not need to be sprayed for insects or diseases. Most modern roses, however, need to be sprayed every 7-10 days during the springtime or anytime during the growing season when there is a prolonged period of rain and cooler temperatures with a fungicide to control blackspot and/or powdery mildew.
Insects usually can be controlled by directing a water spray from a hose at them. This will blast them off the leaves and buds. Most rosarians find this adequate. In the early growing season, this may need to be repeated every 3-5 days since insects seem to know when new rose growth has occurred.
Most roses do not continually bloom throughout the growing season. Usually, they bloom in cycles with a repeat bloom every 4-6 weeks. To encourage new growth remove the old blooms (this is called deadheading) by removing the dead bud and a portion of its stem down to 1/4 inch above a 5 leaflet leaf.
Roses need a deep watering weekly during the growing season. Each watering should be equivalent to a 1" rain. Never allow the soil to completely dry out in any season. In the hot summer months here, twice a week watering is required. Maintaining three inches of hardwood mulch will help reduce watering, fertilizing and weeding. Avoid water on the leaves in the evening since it might lead to blackspot unless the night time low temperature remains above 80 degrees.
From mid to late February of each year, most roses should be pruned by removing from one-third to one-half of their height and also shaped to have a balanced appearance. Tea roses should be minimally pruned -- just shaped each year. For all roses, remove all dead canes, along with any old canes that have lost their vigor and canes that rub adjacent ones. Open the rose's center to improve air circulation because this minimizes fungal diseases. Climbers should only be cut back after the Spring blooms. These varieties are pruned by removing the entire length of an old cane back to the bud union in the case of a grafted plant or to the ground in the case of an own-root plant. Around 6-8 canes should remain after pruning. Both bush and climber roses usually need to be shaped during the growing season. With the exception of the tea and climber varieties, roses should be pruned by one-third in early September. This will stimulate them for further growth in the cooler Fall weather and reward you with large blooms in October and November.
For established roses, fertilize in early March and again in early September with a slow release fertilizer. Avoid fertilizers high in phosphorus since our soil contains adequate levels of it. Either chemical or organic fertilizers can be used. But, one should note that the salt content of chemical fertilizers impacts the productivity of the soil over time since it kills the micro-organisms which nourish the plant. When a chemical fertilizer is used, the area around a plant needs to be watered both before and after applying the fertilizer to avoid burning the roots. During the summer months, a water soluble fertilizer should be sprayed on the leaves every two - three weeks to provide nutrients to combat the summer stress.
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Colombo, February 13 (newsin.asia): A crucial meeting between Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and his alliance partner, the United National Party (UNP)-led United National Front (UNF), which is taking place here on Tuesday, appears to be deadlocked over the issue, who should be Prime Minister in the planned reshuffle.
Following the crushing defeat of the coalition partners Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the UNP/UNF in the February 10 local bodies elections at the hands of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), the ruling coalition is rocked by a blame game.
President Sirisena and his SLFP are blaming UNP leader and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe for the defeat because of his indirect involvement in the LKR 11.5 billion Central Bank Bond scam and want him to be replaced by the non-controversial UNP leader and parliament Speaker Karu Jayasurirya.
But the UNP would have none of that. It wants the President to allow it to form a government on its own with Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister. It is ready to break the coalition for this purpose.
And the UNP can form a government on its own because it, along with its allies in the United National Front (UNF), already has 106 MPs needing only seven more to get a simple majority.
This, it can get, with defectors from the SLFP. The SLFP members could sit in the opposition benches and support the government at voting time to give it a majority.
However, baring President Sirisena, the SLFP cadres and a good number of its MPs , want an alliance with the electorally successful SLPP, which is but a breakaway group of the SLFP, and form a non-UNP government.
But unfortunately for them, President Sirisena will have no truck with the SLPP because its founder and Supremo, Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been his principal rival and bête noir.
Sirisena had ditched Rajapaksa and the SLFP to become the Presidential candidate of the UNP-led Joint Opposition in the January 2015 elections.
As President, Sirisena had said that he will never appoint Rajapaksa as Prime Minster even if the Rajapaksa-led group emerges as the single largest party.
Therefore, the most likely outcome of Tuesday's meeting is termination of the SLFP-UNP alliance and the UNP's going it alone and making a bid to form a government of its own.
But if that is stalled by the President, parliament could opt to pass, with the required two thirds majority, a resolution seeking snap polls to clear the confusion and come back with a fresh mandate.
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The following are exerts from early Claiborne County Newspapers.
Cumberland Gap Progress Vol 1, Tazewell, TN Wed, April 18, 1888. , R.F. Patterson Cumberland Gap Progress Vol 1, Tazewell, TN Wed, April 25, 1888 Rube Payne, Will Hunt, ____Hood of the firm of McFier, Payne, Berger & Hood are in town doing the merchants. (Payne, Reuben S. (1844-1896) of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Born in Davidson County, Tenn., 1844. Hat merchant; banker; mayor of Knoxville, Tenn., 1882. Died in 1896. Burial location unknown.) From The Political Graveyard - Also at FindaGrave.com
Married Maggie Shell daughter of William Shell to Jefferson Ely, Apr 1888.
Claiborne Progress
George Livesay bought a new large printing out fit in Cincinatti, Ohio. James A. Day obituary - Feb. 1840 - June 17, 1888 Wed. July 11, 1888. A. G. Payne was in town today
Claiborne County Democrate Vol. 1 Tazewell, Tenn Wed. Oct 5, 1892.
Mrs. J H. Carr the wife of our worthy friend, J. H. Carr of Old Town was in town last week visiting her daughter, Mrs. E.A. Hurst, accompanied by her son and duaughter Jammie and Mrs. Della.
The Tazewell Times Vol 1 Tazewell, Claiborne Co., TN Wed. 12/23/1896 - Local Dots. Miss Maggie Hodges, went to Lone Mt. Wednesday last to visit her sister, Mrs. James Day.
Mrs. Mollie Yoakum of Lone Mt. and Miss Sallie Carroll of Knox Co. were visiting the Miss Stones of this place this week.
Mrs. William Chumley visited friends and realitives last week at Cumberland Gap.
The Tazewell Times
Vol. 1, Tazewell, Claiborne Co., TN Wed 12/23/1896
George Livesay Commission Merchant, New Tazewell, TN Cash paid for chickens, eggs, geese, ducks and livestock. People wishing prices, etc. can get message over the telephone at my expense. Oct 7-1.
The New Tazewell Times - Wednesday 10-20-1897
Cash Paid for Poultry I buy Live Poultry in car lots and also handle eggs, beeswax and dry fruits
New Tazewell Times - George Livesay, Editor and Proprietor .50 a year.
George Livesay called Tazewell about Springs village, Grand Old Republican Party.
Livesay & Ford Livery Stable
Miss Rosa Payne and Mattie Livesay went down the country the other day to enjoy the country air.
What countless and magnificent escapes even the best of us in our short career and what fatalities we clutch which we should have shuned with horror. And how easy it is now to look back on our lost battlefields that might have been victorys had we stopped to read the grim lesson of experience, the threatening danger that stared us in the face at every turn in life when prosperity had been blighted and pledges had been broken and promises had been forgotten. All because we fainted under the banner of King Credit, but now have come again with the bullion, the stuff that will buy the world, with goods that is unexcelled in quality, and with prices that will prove to you that the Almighty Dollar is King of the World. And thanks to my many friends, I will prove to you if you will visit me and examine my goods, that I am on top. I will pay you cash for your produce and will redeam every pledge I have made to living man, and will continue to condemn without fear, thievery, robbery, corruption and dishonesty in the future as I have in the past.
George Livesay's daughter, Mattie Alice Livesay, married Judge Lafayette Glen Payne and remained married to him until his death in 1924.
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Left to Right - Mattie Alice LIVESAY, Lafayette G. PAYNE, Benjamin LIVESAY
(second row) John Freeman LIVESAY, George LIVESAY Elizabeth Johns LIVESAY, Bobbie LIVESAY
(Edith LIVESAY, who married Tom Ed STONE had not been born)Picture made about 1902-03.
George Livesay had previously been Editor of the Cumberland Gap Progress but had left that paper to form his own in New Tazewell. I was not mistaken when I spoke of the building that housed the telephone exchange in New Tazewell as being the building directly across the street from Payne Motor Company, the George Cosby & Sons Building. My uncle recalled it to me as the building where Western Auto had it's building only. I think that the Western Auto has been a couple of places in New Tazewell but the first was the George Cosby building which had been purchased by the Cawood brothers and that is where I thought my Uncle L.G. Payne was referring.
Although the marriage of Daniel Cawood Yoakum and Mattie Alice Payne took place and she attended the wedding of Caniel's daughter Annett it still is unclear when and where their annulment or divoce took place. . My search was primarily centered on a very early marriage before Lafayette Greene Payne married Mattie Alice Livesay it was indeed much later, most likely without the knowledge of either extended family. Why they traveled to Lafayette, Georgia to marry while at the same time William (Eli) Breeding and Edna Haley were getting married at a large family wedding is still a mystery. It may be mentioned that Daniel Cawood's mother was Lettie Rose Breeding, who had died in 1934. Mattie's father, George Livesay, was adamantly at odds with the Tazewell banking families. He later moved to Knoxville with a younger daughter Edith Livesay who married Tom Ed Stone, but divorced. Edna was first a teller then a bank official for the old Fountain City Bank. Daniel C. Yoakum died in 1953 and whatever relationship between him and my grandmother Mattie Alice Payne had been dissolved.
I will leave the information I gathered even before I got the proof I needed regarding the date of the marriage of Daniel C. Yoakum and Mattie A. Payne which can be found HERE
"1900 census District 10, Claiborne, TN:
Martha (Elizabeth VanBebber) Yoakum, aged 77, born Mar 1822, widow, eight children w/ four living, bp TN, both parents TN;
daughter Sarah (never married) aged 40, born Apr 1860, bp TN, both parents TN;
A Grandchild - Daniel C. (son of James R.) aged 23, born Feb 1877;
Mattie aged 16, born Jun 1884 -- both born TN"
Who was this Mattie above? Robert W. Payne had already married Mattie Mason and is listed in the 1900 Census, below.
Mattie Alice Livesay - who latter married L.G. Payne is not listed anywhere in any 1900 Census as well as her father George Livesay with siblings. As you can see by the announcement above George Livesay was not happy with living in Claiborne County. Daniel C. Yoakum was the Federal Census taker in 1900 and is living with his grandmother, a sister as well as this 16 year old "Mattie". James R. Yoakum, Daniel C. Yoakum's father, did not have a daughter named Mattie. So who is she?
Here is the 1900 Census for John Mason's household and then Robert W. Payne and Mattie (Mason) Payne then Lafayett G. Payne and Daisy Yoakum Payne:
1900 Census, Claiborne County, Tennessee, CD 10, SD 250, ED 10, page 146a, dwelling & family 88:
Mason, John, head, male, born January 1854, age 46, married 19 years, TN, TN, TN, farmer, not unemployed, literate, owns farm, no mortgage, farm schedule 93
___, Dorcus, wife, female, born April 1857, age 43, married 19 years, 4 children, all living, TN, TN, TN, literate
___, Frank, son, male, born November 1887, age 12, single, TN, TN, TN, in school 5 months
___, Tipton, son, male, born February 1891, age 9, single, TN, TN, TN, 4 months in school
___, Burn, son, male, born April 1893, age 7, single, 3 months in school Neal[?] Casida, servant, female, born February 1883, age 17, single, TN, TN, TN, housekeeper, not in school, literate
Enumerated 9 June 1900 by Daniel C. Yoakum. All white, speak English.
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Robert Payne
Home in 1900: Civil District 10, Claiborne, Tennessee
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Tennessee
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Mattie (Mason) 18
Race: White
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Layfayett G Payne
Home in 1900: Civil District 9, Claiborne, Tennessee
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Tennessee
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Dusy (Daisy)
Race: White
Layfayett G Payne 23
Dusy (Daisy Yoakum) Payne 18
My grandfather Lafayette G. Payne first married Daisy B. Yoakum, daughter of Ewing B. Yoakum (B. stands for Burdine - who was from same family as Methodist Episcopal Minister Eziekel Burdine). Daisy B. Yoakum died in child birth in 1900 (See Picture). In the 1910 Claiborne County Census the following appears:
"1910 census District 3, Claiborne, TN: Daniel Cawood Yoakum, aged 33, occupation not clear, bp TN, both parents TN; Lettie (Rose Breeding) aged 23, married five years, one child, bp TN, both parents TN; Shelby Cawood aged 3, bp TN"
It is told me that Daniel Cawood was not good to Mattie Livesay and that her father George Livesay had the marriage annuled. Shelby Cawood Yoakum later had a brother Glenn Samuel Yoakum born 1913, most know him from the Claiborne County now Century Banking family. After my grandfather's first wife died he married Mattie Livesay in November 1901. During a visit with Leo Walker Yoakum around 2001 and after receiving an email <SEE BELOW> from the grandaughter of Shelby Cawood Yoakum I was able to reunite by phone the widow of Glenn Samuel Yaokum, Leo Walker Yoakum and daughter Glenna Rose Yoakum with family they hadn't seen or heard from in years. That made me and them very happy.
My Uncle Lafayette Payne at 90 (2002) remembers this: "Evidently when the railroads started in the Late 1800's, our Grandfather A.G. Payne became the agent at Lone Mountain and later my Dad (L.G. Payne) became the agent and did the use of the Telegraph Machine there.... I remember his doing this while I stood and watched him. During those early years also, grandfather George Livesay was in Tazewell (New Tazewell) owning and operating the privately owned Telephone System (1912-1918), which connected to Knoxville and Kentucky area by using a plug-in and ringer for connections. The switchboard at Lone Mountain was operated in Aunt Eliza's (Payne-Jennings) house, and the one in Tazewell was over the Livesay Produce business. I have watched and operated both these operations while there." George Livesay later moved to Knoxville where he established a store on Central Ave., Knoxville, TN and resided
there the rest of his life.
Please follow the link below to see excerpts from the Knoxville Business Directory regarding the Livesay Produce Store.
Subj: Yoakum Date:8/16/99 2:15:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: firstname.lastname@example.com (Nancy Urban) To: email@example.com Dear Joe, My name is Nancy Urban and I live in Signal Mountain, TN. I am trying to find a starting place for my son-in-law Steven Scott Yoakum. Steve's parents were divorced when he was young, and he is seeking information about his father's family. His father died in 1991. James Butler Yoakum (Steve's Dad) had polio as a child. Found documents written by Shelby Cawood Yoakum that Lettie Breeding's grandfather was named ? Simmons and gave the land for Tyes Branch Primitive Baptist Church (evidently flooded by TVA). Shelby had a check from the government for 5 cents compensation. (What a slap in the face) The only information that I have is as follows: Generation 1: Dan Cawood Yoakum m Lettie Breeding. Children - Shelby Cawood Yoakum, 3/28/1907 Claiborne Co, TN - 11/14/1974 Tuscumbia, Colbert Co, AL. Annette Yoakum m Lloyd Wilman. Glen L Yoakum. James M. Yoakum 5/19/1908 - 10/09/1995, Claiborne Co, TN m Myrtle. Generation 2: Shelby Cawood Yoakum (Steve's grandfather) m Artie Juanita Butler. Children: James Butler Yoakum (Steve's father) and Jack C. Yoakum. It would mean so much to Steve if I could find his family. Thank you, Nancy
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SAN DIEGO - A man accused of jumping on stage at a Taylor Swift concert at Petco Park and seriously injuring a member of the singer's security team was Wednesday deemed mentally competent to stand trial.
Christian Ewing was committed to a state hospital in July, but Judge Steven Stone ruled that his competency has been restored and scheduled a preliminary hearing for Dec. 28.
Ewing, 27, is charged with felony assault and battery and faces four years in prison if convicted.
Deputy District Attorney Jessica Coto said the defendant hopped a fence during Swift's concert on Aug. 29 last year but was told by the singer's personal security guard, David Durkin, that he couldn't be in that area.
Ewing was handed over to Petco Park security and was being escorted out of the San Diego venue when he escaped and ran onto the stage where Swift was performing her song "Style," Coto said.
During a violent struggle to get Ewing off the stage, the defendant dropped his knee into Durkin's sternum, causing the security guard's ribs to pop up over his sternum, causing great pain, the prosecutor alleged.
Once Ewing was dragged off the stage, he allegedly gave police a false name.
When asked why he went up on stage, the defendant replied, "I love that girl," referring to Swift, according to the prosecutor.
Coto said Ewing had several arrests in multiple states, an active warrant for a theft-related offense out of Florida, and a felony conviction for transporting drugs from out-of-state.


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At the same time they were engaged by the video and agreed that some things needed to change, one thing that kept being repeated was "We don't have enough time as it is", "There's not enough time in the school year". Or "We do too much already, how can we do more?". We talked with them about abandonment of traditional curriculum and lots of other topics. When I got home I got to think about how many of the 180 days of school are used for true instruction. Were their claims right? Do we really not have enough time, or is the time being used for things that don't lead to good instruction but have become "acceptable" or rather an "acceptable loss" in school culture.I thought this was a great idea, so of course I immediately stole . . . umm, remixed it for my school (with Barry's permission). Here is the PowerPoint customized for my school. Unfortunately, I'm not going to post the music (Wasted on the Way by Crosby, Stills and Nash). If you have access to that song, you can add it back in - it starts on the fourth slide. (For my staff, I'm putting a copy of this presentation with the music on the server - AHS Staff folder, then 21c folder). You should also click through to Barry's post to watch his original version.
In response to their thoughts . . . I made my own, called 180 days. I showed it to the class and reactions were mixed. All were engaged. Some said they wanted to share it with colleagues. Some said that the items mentioned were a necessary part of school. (Some shared that they show movies when they need a "break" or to "reward" kids.) I certainly over-emphasized the issue, but to make a point about how we use out time in school and how the "180 days" is thrown around quite loosely.
Now, before watching either one, let's be clear on a few things. First, just like all the presentations I've created (or borrowed), this is meant to be a conversation starter, not the final answer. Second, some of the numbers are simply estimates, your mileage may vary. Third, I am in no way implying that all of the items listed in this presentation are bad or unnecessary, far from it - many of them are very necessary (well, some of them I'm not very fond of, but many of them are okay). But I do think it's worth thinking about how many days we actually have for "instruction" and - as Barry says - how "loosely" we throw around the idea of 180 days of instruction per year. If all of our curricular decisions are based on an assumption about the number of days we have that might be inflated by as much as 50%, then maybe we need to look at that some more. In other words, it's worth having a conversation about and seeing if we should think about making some changes.


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Zinburger Wine & Burger Bar, the upscale burger restaurant that offers gourmet burgers combined with perfectly paired wine selections, will make its debut in the National Capital Area when it opens its Springfield, Virginia, location on May 3 at the Springfield Town Center.
Since opening the East Coast's first Zinburger in Clifton, New Jersey, five years ago to much fanfare, stellar reviews, and packed crowds, Zinburger has developed an almost fanatical customer following who enjoy made-to-order gourmet burgers, hand-dipped shakes and floats, decadent pies, and 23 wine varieties.
During the grand opening week, Zinburger will be selling a limited-edition VIP Gold Card for $100 with all proceeds benefiting The Foundation for Fairfax County Public Schools, the philanthropic arm of the school system that connects the strategic initiatives of FCPS to the community.
With the donation, guests will receive a $100 Zinburger gift card and a Zinburger VIP Gold Card, which entitles the guest to top of the wait list status plus half price bottles of wine through the end of the year.
"We are thrilled for the opportunity to work with organizations like Zinburger that place a strong value on supporting the community they work in," says Elizabeth Murphy, executive director, The Foundation for Fairfax County Public Schools. "We welcome Zinburger to our community and believe in supporting those who support our mission."
All the gourmet burgers at Zinburger are scratch-made and cooked to order on a griddle in their own juices. The Certified Angus Beef and American-style Kobe Beef are ground fresh twice a day. Signature burgers include the Zinburger (with Manchego Cheese & Zinfandel Braised Onions) and the Kobe Burger (with Vermont Cheddar & Wild Mushrooms).
Zinburger's décor is sleek, contemporary, upbeat, and playful featuring rich wood and earth tones and stylish, comfortable seating. The 5,700-square-foot restaurant features 14 high definition TVs located throughout the restaurant and bar with a seating capacity of 291. Zinburger also features a patio seating 42 guests with a fire pit, lounge seating, dining tables, and bar windows open to the outside.
Zinburger offers a full bar with cocktails, 24 beer selections including 16 on tap and many local craft beer as well and a wine menu that includes 23 varieties affordably priced from $5.50 to $12.50 a glass or $21 to $49 for bottles.
On Wednesdays, guests can enjoy half-price bottles of wine. Happy Hour, weekdays from 3 to 6 p.m., features discounts on beer and cocktails, $5 Plain and Simple Burger, and half-price sides including Double Truffle Fries, Zucchini Fries, Sweet Potato Fries, and Hand-cut Fries.
In addition to gourmet burgers, Zinburger also offers a Turkey Burger, Turkey Sloppy Joe, Ahi Burger, Veggie Burger, two chicken sandwiches, and five hearty salads. A dessert menu features old fashioned, hand-dipped shakes, floats, and malts as well as banana cream and chocolate cream pies.


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About Oxararfoss
Oxararfoss (or more accurately Öxarárfoss; I think is pronounced "UEWX-ar-our-foss"; meaning "Axe Falls") was a waterfall that seemed to be more of a side attraction in the historically important UNESCO World Heritage Site of Þingvellir ("THING-vet-lur"). Moreover, I believe this was actually an artificially created (man-made, if you will) waterfall due to water diversion that took place several centuries ago to provide better access to drinking water for the assemblies or Þing (pronounced "THING"). I'm still a little fuzzy about the validity of the statement about water diversion, but apparently it's said that there is geological evidence of an old riverbed west of the river's current location.
The assemblies were important for Iceland's eventual independence because this was where consensus decisions were made. The water diversion might have also created a drowning pool (Drekkingarhylur), which we were able to see while touring the area. It's said that the pool was used to drown women accused of infanticide, adultery, or other crimes.
Given the historically significant nature of Þingvellir, it was fitting that we also learned there was a saga related to how the waterfall and river (Öxará) got their names. Apparently during the settlement period in Iceland's early human history, some settlers encountered a frozen river. They then dug a hole in the ice and put an axe in it to claim the land. The word öxi means "axe" in Icelandic.
Regardless of its origins, we found this to be an attractive waterfall (said to be 20m tall) and gave us the waterfaller's excuse to visit Þingvellir. As if that wasn't enough, this area also happened to be in a rift valley where Iceland is getting pulled apart by the Mid-Atlantic rift between the European Plate and the North American Plate. The volcanic cliffs attesting to the fiery past of this region provided some interesting geology as well as atmosphere to our visit.
The falls was located on the western end of the rocky fault line. Although an out-and-back visit to the falls would probably take an hour or so, we spent nearly two hours here just so we could visit the other sights (like the Law Rock or Lögberg, the drowning pool, and the vistas).
Since we happened to show up late in the afternoon, we learned that this east-facing waterfall was against the sun. We actually waited for the sun to sink behind the cliff containing the falls to get the photos you see on this page, but I'd imagine that the best color and light would probably be in the morning.
Þingvellir is one of the major attractions on the Golden Circle and is about 54km east of Reykjavik via the shortest approach from the west (along Route 1 to Route 36 to Route 361 and finally Route 362).
We parked at a car park for the Law Rock, but there was a separate car park at the trailhead for Oxararfoss just a few minutes of walking further to the northeast.
If you're coming from Geysir (or Gullfoss), you can take the road 35 west to road 37 at Bláskógabyggð. Then follow the 37 to the 365, then turn right onto the 36 before taking the 361 towards its junction to the 362.
Since we made our visit from Faxi (near Skálholt), we followed the route 35 west to the route 36. Then, we took the 36 north to the 361 and ultimately the 362 (a total of about 61km of driving).
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Curbing Impulses
Today, I found myself about to buy a movie because it was on sale and then caught myself. I could, of course, afford the movie — it was $7.99 on iTunes for the HD version — but I was going to just impulsively buy it so I could watch it immediately. And this wouldn't be the first time in the last month I'd done so. I'd estimate that in the past few months, I've spent nearly $150 on movies alone (to be fair, $75 of that was to purchase the Star Wars HD set on iTunes). It's clear I have a weakness for entertainment and I do not like to buy hard copies of things.
But still, it's a weakness. And one that potentially harms my ability to maximize savings and reduce expenses.
It's clear that if I ever want to live solely off of passive income, this is some behavior that has to be addressed. Luckily, today I took a moment to think it through and come to an understanding with myself that I really didn't need to make the purchase. In a way, I saved myself an extra $8 for the lost opportunity. A small victory, but a victory nonetheless.
And this is a behavior I'd like to make permanent.
Reducing Expenses
For the past few months, I've been actively working on reducing expenses just by cutting out the extra and unnecessary. Of course, there are still some things to cut in order to really get ongoing expenses under control, but up to this point I've cut out some great ones. Take Sirius radio, for example. This was costing me $54 every quarter, or $18 per month. We are already paying for Rdio to eliminate the need to buy any music and satisfy our need to find new music, so my wife and I agreed that it was unnecessary to continue paying for something extra.
To further emphasize how much of an addiction I apparently have to entertainment, I was also paying $10/month for a subscription to Stream Nation. Luckily, they merged with another service I was paying for, so that expense sort of disappeared but regardless, I was paying $120/year for the ability to watch not only my movies by my friends' movies as well. It had to go.
There are also some services I'm using currently that will soon face the chopping block:
- Mozy – An excellent back-up service that charges $7.99/month ($95.88/year). I have effectively replaced it with CrashPlan, which blows them away for $5.99/month with unlimited online storage. I just need to make sure I've absolutely transferred all my data before I pull the trigger.
- RescueTime – I absolutely love this service for tracking my time spent on the computer, but soon, the company I work for will provide me with an alternative and I can't justify keeping both. They charge $9/month, which is $108/year I will soon be shaving off.
- Audible – Another service I absolutely love that I have put on pause for now. I have 5 credits saved up with them that I'd like to let dwindle a bit before I re-activate my account. Still, I love Audible, especially during long commutes. For the program I had, it was $14.95/month ($179.40/year), which is pretty decent in terms of saving over the next year or so.
So already, we're saving $216 + $120 or $336/year by cutting Sirius and Stream Nation. These additional cuts will result in a total savings of $719.28/year, or around $60/month. That's less money I'll have to worry about generating passively in the future.
As I continue reducing expenses, I'll post more because it is an extremely important factor in achieving financial independence.
Update: I knew I was forgetting something! I came back and added in Audible (and adjusted the math) which is technically paused but it should take me a while to get through those 5 remaining credits. I give it a year. :)


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World Health Organization (WHO) has been planning and adopting several measures to ensure that equity of care is never compromised or ignored in the delivery of healthcare.
WHO defines equity of care as (source WHO website page on Equity in Health Systems) "Equity is the absence of avoidable or remediable differences among groups of people, whether those groups are defined socially, economically, demographically, or geographically. Health inequities therefore involve more than inequality with respect to health determinants, access to the resources needed to improve and maintain health or health outcomes. They also entail a failure to avoid or overcome inequalities that infringe on fairness and human rights norms. Reducing health inequities is important because health is a fundamental human right and its progressive realization will eliminate inequalities that result from differences in health status (such as disease or disability) in the opportunity to enjoy life and pursue one's life plans"
It must be noted that equity of care does not necessarily simply mean giving everybody equal opportunity .Equity is about promoting fairness. The aim of equity is to achieve equality in outcome not in the method to achieve it. In health promotion equity revolves around the achievement of a good level of health for all, which means that each person is given the same amount of control over their own health in order to achieve good health.
Attaining equity of care in a resource constrained and overburdened healthcare system in India is extremely challenging. At most places there seems to be a complete lack of sensitization on the part of healthcare professionals towards such equity measures. This is especially true in the pubic healthcare systems. Whenever the government or enforcement authorities have taken steps to act on this, it has either been that the model is not sustainable or not wholesome and therefore lacking in quality. Individuals with access to good financial resources will always approach the private establishments, while the poor will continue to struggle. Consequently, the availability of better care and cure opportunities is directly dependent upon the social, economical status of the patient. A bigger disadvantage and problem is that the equity of health is mostly not quantifiable due to lack of consistent and reliable methods of recording patient related profile or clinical information.
When Sankalp's first thalassemia day care unit was established it was at a government institute. The economic status of many families was very bad and they came from several remote areas of the state. Therefore, right from 2011 we have aimed at creating a model where all steps required to ensure that the child is doing well medically is put in place.
Our thalassemia day care centers are powered by ThalCare. Capturing intense level of patient profile and clinical information is done as a matter of standard routine for all patients. Every visit is recorded and each test done, blood products transfused, medicines prescribed are all recorded for each patient. This makes it possible for us to investigate if there is any mismatch in the equity of care being provided.
We believe that this possibility to regularly view and analyze retrospective data has implicitly empowered the staff at the centers to achieve equity in delivery. It ofcourse also does involve external factors like support, counseling etc. If we were to take chelation as an example, we follow multiple strategies - full support , partial support , support through public healthcare schemes based on eligibility or encourage the family to bear the costs if it is financially viable for them. The baseline goal is to ensure that there is no iron overload to the degree that it can cause damage. Irrespective of how chelation is made available, we constantly review the ferritin levels of all patients to check if there are any trends indicating more intervention. The moment we realize that in successive determinations the child seems to be having disturbing levels of iron overload in the body, we initiate the next level of action. For several of them it could to start them on desferal therapy. This is done without creating any additional financial burden on the family. So here while the review, analysis, intervention techniques are all powered by ThalCare, strategies for support, making additional resources available are all external factors.
We embarked upon an exercise to assess the equity of care at 5 centres powered by ThalCare.All these centers are treating a minimum of 100 patients, and have nearly complete adoption of ThalCare for all patients in their centres. In total the assessment involved nearly 2500 patients.
It must also be noted that this assessment is from the time the center was operational. Therefore for some centers it has data for nearly 5 years and for the more recently opened ones data is available atleast for the last one year
There was no clinically significant difference observed in the equity of care as measured by average pre-transfusion haemoglobin levels between the two gender, the distance of the patient's house from the center, the age of the patients and the economic categorization of the patients. Girls outperformed the boys in most centers and patients managed to maintain haemoglobin levels across age groups in-spite of the increased blood requirements and frequent visits. Children coming from economically weaker families had marginally lower haemoglobin levels.
All centers saw a steadily dropping rate of mortality, which got limited to about 1% in last year. There was no significant difference in mortality based upon gender(p=0.48) ,distance the patient had to travel to reach the point of care (p=0.46) and whether or not splenectomy was done(p=0.35). The survival of patients from the families below poverty line was better than those above poverty line (p=0.036). This may party be explained by the fact that poorer families almost always had free chelators given by the center and thus had full compliance while those above the poverty line unlike the patients above poverty many of which were expected to party pay for their chelation therapy. The mortality varied very significantly with the age of enrollment at the center (p=0.003).37 patients were cured of ST with BMT while 4(10.8%) suffered from transplant related mortality..
A key challenge in the delivery of healthcare is maintaining equity across gender, religion, age, economic status and distance from the point. Post enrollment, there were no clinically significant differences observed in the access to care, which is in stark contrast to the prevalent situation in the country. While the gender ratio was highly skewed at enrollment, during the course of treatment the girls received care at par with the boys. In some centers, girls marginally outperformed the boys. We also noted that the difference in enrollment of girls and boys increased from metros, to tier to cities and was most striking for patients from smaller towns. There still remains a marginal difference between those below and above the poverty line. Loss of salary of the guardian for the day on which they bring the child for treatment may be contributing to this
While the results make us excited and helped us ascertain that equity of care is being addressed on most parameters, it also helped us identify gaps in our own centers.
We are happy that more centers are displaying an intent to adopt ThalCare for their operations.This gives us the confidence that in a few years time, the equity of care achieved in thalassemia management through ThalCare will be looked upon as a benchmark reference across the Indian healthcare domain.


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Quaife has a long and illustrious heritage, with an emphasis on motorsport activity across numerous disciplines that helps drive technological improvement and new product development. This involvement also helps us to better understand the specialist requirements of our markets, both domestically and globally.
Across the decades Quaife has been fortunate to work with some very famous marques and personalities both in motorsport and the OEM automotive sector. The firm has also made a substantial impact with its own high profile motorsport programs, many of which produced some memorable moments...
RT Quaife Engineering Ltd has a long and illustrious heritage...
The business was created in 1965 by Rod Quaife, initially operating from a small workshop near Penshurst in Kent. The company initially focused on producing close ratio five-speed gearkits for Norton and Triumph motorcycles.
As the business flourished, it swiftly relocated to larger premises in Tonbridge, Kent; while the pedigree of the products at Quaife was being proven with victories at the prestigious Daytona Speedway and the Isle of Man TT.
The new decade heralded bigger markets and challenges for Quaife. Despite ongoing motorcycle market success with the emerging Japanese manufacturers, the decline of the British motorcycle industry coincided with enormous growth in four wheel motorsport.
Quaife soon diversified into the car market, successfully transferring its drivetrain expertise to four wheels and beginning a long association with the Ford marque that continues to this day.
As the 1980's progressed, Quaife introduced a new range of purpose designed motorsport transmissions to its product portfolio, as well as the famous ATB Differential.
Reliable and effective, it was soon used in a diverse number of applications, covering everything from the Maserati Biturbo to Gehard Berger's Benetton F1 car. Indeed, the Quaife equipped Benetton won the 1986 Mexico Grand Prix.
Attracted by its high profile and liberal technical regulations, Rod's son Michael Quaife entered the British Rallycross Championship to both promote the brand and empower developments at the cutting edge of motorsport. The car of choice - the Vauxhall Chevette.
The 1990's was met with the build of a series of fearsome and fast four-wheel drive rallycross Escorts. Developed in conjunction with Gordon Spooner Engineering, the experience gathered was fed directly back into the development of four-wheel drive transmission technology and sequential shift mechanisms.
A switch away from the mud of rallycross to circuit racing saw Quaife build a high powered Ford Escort based Thundersaloon race car. This knowledge enabled Quaife to embark on its most ambitious project yet, to build its own V8 powered, four-wheel drive British GT Championship contender, designed to act as a developmental test bed for new technologies.
As the 1990's progressed, Quaife relocated to its current 16 acre site near Sevenoaks, Kent. This offered considerably more expansion potential. It proved a shrewd move, as more OEM projects would later show.
During the 2000's, Quaife enjoyed OEM supplier status to the world's major car manufacturers. They came seeking the firm's unique drivetrain expertise to add driving excitement to their niche high performance models.
In the last decade Quaife has delivered volume turnkey ATB differential packages to exacting quality standards to Daimler-Chrysler, GM and Ford, most notably on the Mk1 & Mk2 Focus RS.
With the twin demands of continued growth and in order to house large scale multi-pallet robotic CNC machinery to deliver the capacity for large volume OEM projects, Quaife invested in a new plant in Gillingham in 2006.
This modern site offers 23,000 feet of additional production and quality control facilities, enabling Quaife to offer it's diverse range of high performance drivetrain products to a constantly evolving global market, creating a new chapter in the Quaife heritage story.
Quaife continues to supply OEM products for a number of high performance models. These performance cars include the Lotus Evora 400, Mk3 Ford Focus RS Edition and even the latest 2018 Fiesta ST. Radical Sportcars, Morgan Motor Company and Caterham Cars also benefit from Quaife driveline components.
We are continually looking forward and reacting to market demands. The electric vehicle sector is growing exponentially, and Quaife has developed a range of different projects specifically for bespoke applications in the EV market. From small drop ratio transfer units for use in go-karts, up to complete twin motor differential drive units for electric powered and autonomous-ready commercial vehicles, we are trusted in the development of electric vehicle drivetrain solutions. We've even developed our signature ATB differential for use in the Tesla Model S!
We are delighted to announce that Quaife are now the title sponsor of the Mini Challenge Championship, having agreed a 3 year partnership with the one make racing series at the 2020 Autosport International show.
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Looks like Nintendo is really branching out with the Wii, taking its peripherals into all kinds of interesting new markets:
I'm not really sure how this is supposed to work as a Wii skin, but I've added it to my Amazon wish list so that maybe I can find out next time gifting season rolls around. And, I suspect, so that I may have a very, very Merry Christmas.
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Israeli MK: I'd 'execute' Palestinian attacker's family
Palestinians have criticised an Israeli legislator who said he would "execute" a Palestinian assailant's family as revenge for an operation that killed three Israelis in an occupied West Bank settlement.
In a video posted (Hebrew) over the weekend on his official Facebook account, which has more than 82,000 likes, Israeli Knesset Member MK Oren Hazan said he would demolish the home of Palestinian assailant Omar al-Abed and "execute" his family.
Mustafa Barghouti, the former Palestinian information minister and general secretaryof the Palestinian National Initiative political party, said Hazan's comments expose "how deeply ingrained racism" has become in Israel through "its system of apartheid and occupation".
"It's very dangerous," he told Al Jazeera by telephone, "and these types of comments are overlooked by many parties in the international community."
Hazan said in the video: "I want to be honest without sounding too extreme, god forbid, but if it was up to me I would've gone to the terrorist's house yesterday, grabbed him and his whole family and executed them all together."


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The Surface Dial is one of the coolest gadgets I've seen in a long time–and I see a LOT of new gadgets. It looks deceptively simple, but has the potential to completely transform how we work with our computers.
When Microsoft invited the media to New York at the end of October, the focus was on unveiling the new Surface Studio all-in-one desktop and the updated Surface Book. As awesome as the Surface Studio is, though, the real star of the show—and probably the coolest device you can get for under $100—is the Surface Dial.
"What is the Surface Dial?" you ask. The Surface Dial is a peripheral device that has the potential to significantly streamline how you work with your PC and increase your productivity.
Physically, the Surface Dial is a short aluminum cylinder. It is less than 2.5-inches in diameter and sits less than an inch-and-a-half tall. You can press down on the Surface Dial, or rotate left and right. It communicates with Windows 10 devices via Bluetooth Low Energy.
The Surface Dial is essentially a physical incarnation of the radial menu Microsoft created for OneNote on the iPad. You can press and hold the Surface Dial button to activate the menu and rotate left and right through the various options. It can also provide tactile feedback.
Microsoft describes it, "Surface Dial is a completely new way to interact with technology. Store, customize, access, navigate, and reimagine physical tools in the digital world—from concept to creation. We draw, scribble, and sketch to organize our thoughts and communicate with others. With Surface Dial in one hand and Surface Pen in the other, you can unlock your creativity with easy access to shortcuts, controls, drawing tools, and more."
The exact menus and functionality of the Surface Dial are customizable and will vary from one application to the next. Microsoft lists a variety of applications that already include Surface Dial support, such as Drawboard, OneNote, Word, Paint, Microsoft Photos, Spotify, Bluebeam, Windows Maps, and more.
There are three reasons I think the Surface Dial is a great device. First, I have always been a huge fan of the radial menus in OneNote for iPad and felt like Microsoft should replace the standard menu bar with the radial menus for all its products. The ability to access contextual menus anywhere on the screen, and drill down through the features and capabilities available is awesome.
Check out the full story on Forbes: Surface Dial Is The Coolest Thing You Can Buy For Under $100.
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"Tusk," Kevin Smith's new horror-comedy about a man who is literally transformed into a walrus, is a different animal of a movie in more ways than one. Smith delivers on the thrills and chills of full-on horror and masterfully interlaces humor in unexpected ways. One of the strangest treats will come in the third act with Johnny Depp, unrecognizable as detective Guy Lapointe. Depp's brilliantly odd performance adds to the weirdness of an already weird but truly worthy cinematic voyage. When he's on the screen, you know that someone of a high caliber is playing with the ooey gooey elements of zany humor. Credit Mr. Depp and credit Mr. Smith for that.
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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 10 #1 Review
Welcome back to the Buffyverse! Dark Horse Comics launches Season 10 today. Without a doubt, this is a high point. So, without further ado, let's take a look. New Rules. New Rules. That's the name of the game and the name of this first new story arc. Buffy back to basics, fighting vampires. First off, Executive Producer: Joss Whedon; Writer: Christos Gage; Editor: Scott Allie; Artist: Rebekah Isaacs; Colorist: Dan Jackson; Cover Artist: Steve Morris. Everyone accounted for. And the very same can be said for Buffy. She can count on Xander, Willow, and Spike. Heck, we even have magic back. So, what's a girl to do when everything seems to be going her way? Or is it?
Filed under Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Comics, Comics Reviews, Dark Horse Comics, Joss Whedon
COMIC-CON 2013: Marvel Comics vs. DC Comics at the Box Office
Writer/director Joss Whedon gave "Marvel LIVE!" the exclusive first interview after the announcement of Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron" during Marvel Studios' Hall H presentation. You can expect a new spin on the Ultron origin story and a global outlook.
"Machinima" provides a recap on the news coming out of Comic-Con about a Superman vs. Batman movie. The news is very brief amounting to a quote from a confrontation between Superman and Batman from Frank Miller's "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns." However, there is no indication that this story will be the basis for the new movie.
Interview: GEORGE CLAYTON JOHNSON and TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MUSICAL
George Clayton Johnson is a born storyteller. Listen to him and you'll find a good yarn told by someone with a love for the spoken and written word. He is, after all, one of the big players of pop culture: Among his credits: writer of landmark episodes of THE TWILIGHT ZONE; writer of the first broadcasted episode of STAR TREK; co-writer of OCEAN'S ELEVEN; co-writer of LOGAN'S RUN. For this interview, George and I began to talk about William Shatner. I was thinking over how William Shatner can be misunderstood as only being brash when that's definitely not the case. With "Star Trek Into Darkness" arriving in theaters on May 17, Mr. Shatner was an excellent point of departure.
We quickly moved forward with a look back to Roger Corman's 1962 "The Intruder," a significant drama about the high tensions in the American South during the Civil Rights Movement. Mr. Corman was having difficulty in finding actors and approached Mr. Johnson, as well as his writing partner, William F. Nolan, about playing roles in the film. They were more than happy to join in. The film is based on the novel by Charles Beaumont, a science fiction writer, and a fellow contributor with Mr. Johnson to "The Twilight Zone."
George then related a wonderful story about the origins of "Star Trek" and we ended with news of an exciting possibility. There is a tantalizing possibility of "The Twilight Zone" making its way to the stage. As George envisions it, the story would take place in a rest home, just like the famous "Kick The Can" episode. It would be about a seasoned writer who has had a lifetime of success and wants to knock one more ball out of the park. He has an idea for another story. This one will be about an individual focusing on a special moment, either in the past or the future. The trick is to avoid the present. In that way, you can live forever. In the course of the production, there will, in fact, be a series of stories and each will play off landmark "Twilight Zone" episodes that George wrote. And, to top it off, there needs to be a narrator, of course. Who better than Rod Serling? If all goes according to plan, this will be a musical.
Who would play the role of Rod Serling? Well, that brings us back to the subject we began our interview with: William Shatner is on the short list of possibilities. That is certainly an exciting prospect. Mr. Shatner came of age in that era, he knows the talent behind the original series, and he starred in one of the most memorable episodes, "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet." He would be an excellent choice.
There are a number of details to consider about taking such a project, conceivably, all the way to Broadway. Not least of concerns is getting just the right tone to what the Rod Serling narrator would say. He might be presented like a hologram. And he certainly will have a vital role to play, much like the narrator of "Our Town." It was very gracious of George to share this project in the making with us. He has a number of projects in the works and this one is very dear to his heart. These are the early stages. We all hope it will come together.
Other subjects we cover in this interview are what led up to the original novel, "Logan's Run," and what may lie ahead, and a most intriguing thing that happened when George Clayton Johnson and J.J. Abrams discussed working together.
The full interview is below. Enjoy!
The propect of a new Joss Whedon TV show has thrown Glenn Hauman, over at ComicMix, into a campaign to save it from inevitable cancellation, even before the show is even on the air. Concerned for quality TV, that is never something TV executives quite grasp, Hauman is right to be overly protective. But how could this show miss? "S.H.I.E.L.D." would be the TV version of "The Avengers," one of the most successful movies of all time!
Anyway, as Deadline reported, ABC has greenlit the show with Joss writing the pilot and maybe, just maybe, directing it too. So, it will be fitted up by Joss Whedon and then it's on its own. Come to think of it, I'm not sure this really rises to the level of a full on Joss Whedon alert but it's definitely interesting. All in all, it's basically going to be a show with all the power and the money in the world behind it that may still suck if it just doesn't have that X-factor. And what could that be? Even more devotion by Mr. Whedon? The whole frickin' cast from the movie? Well, something. Just too early to say what will happen here.
Filed under Comics, Joss Whedon, Marvel Comics, Television, The Avengers
SPIKE #2 Review
Spike is such a good bloke. The loyal boyfriend. A guy who just wants to chill out and do the right thing. Spike is the James Dean of comics. But he's got his blind spot, doesn't he? Can we all say what it is together? Buffy! Yes, that's right. Maybe if Spike hadn't been such a mopey mope, the lost man on the dark side of the moon, he would have been more on his game when he and his loyal band of bugs were overtaken by a mob of fish-like demon thugs.
What is remarkable, two issues into "A Dark Place," is how well Spike commands the comics page of an excellent unfolding story. The art here (Paul Lee, pencils; Andy Owens, inks), panel per panel, is vivid and memorable stuff. And the writing by Victor Gischler is true to the character of Spike and very energetic. The issue runs smooth with excellent timing due to the stellar art team and to Mr. Gischler, who has mad skills in crime fiction like his novel, "Gun Monkeys," and comics skills, like his work on X-Men. This is prime comics. We've got Spike's spot on swagger, the bug crew plotting his rescue, these wicked bad guys, and that's just the build up. I'm so impressed with the attention to detail. You can really feel like you're inside that blimp, navigating down all its narrow hallways. You can really feel for Spike as he's restrained by a giant frog with its enormous tongue wrapped around him and, all the while, he doesn't lose his cool.
Once Spike gets a whiff of what his captors have in mind, to take back as many shards as they can find of The Seed, well, it's time for a game of matching wits. Spike, the one with all the wit, claims to be a valuable asset to his captors and will lead them back to Sunnydale where they are sure to find all the remains to The Seed that they can carry.
Once they get there, all shards have been spoken for. As any self-respecting fan is already aware of, what they do find is something that Spike will find the most interesting. If this feels like a spoiler for some of you, then stop reading now. All that I will say is that there's a bodacious rival for Spike's affections that appears to emerge in this issue. Her name is Morgan. She only has the first name, like Cher. She makes a pretty hot entrance. She has instant appeal, like a revamped Betty Page. However, as Victor Gischler explains on his blog: "Just remember, it's a 5-issue story arc. Lots can happen!" The art below comes from his blog:
Here's the thing: Why not have Morgan be the game changer? Let her take over Buffy's place for an indefinite amount of time. Maybe even have her turn directly against Buffy. In time, they might even become allies. Lots of possibilities. But we're getting way ahead of ourselves, aren't we? No Spike and Buffy fan wants to see that Spike has moved on, is at least testing things out, or do they? That sort of thinking could lead to some pretty awesome comics! Why build something interesting up, take it to the very edge, and then abruptly retreat? Oh, but it's just comics, right? Well, no, we're dealing here with comics that are a cut above just comics. So, we shall see.
Oh, and something big does happen on the last page. Isn't that always the way? So, who knows if Spike and Morgan will even have much time to really get acquainted, at least in this story.
"Spike #2" is out September 19. Visit Dark Horse Comics.
Filed under Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Comics, Comics Reviews, Dark Horse Comics, Horror, Joss Whedon, Spike
JOSS WHEDON and MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Joss Whedon's contemporary take on "Much Ado About Nothing" has been picked up by Lionsgate. As reported by Deadline.com, Lionsgate acquired North American distribution rights to Joss Whedon's low budget Shakespearean romp which played at the Toronto International Film Festival last weekend. It is packed with wonderful actors that have a history with Whedon, like Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof pictured below. And the look of the movie, judging by these stills, is lush and something to look forward to.
Here is a charming press release from last year, just after completion of principal photography:
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING is the first feature from Bellwether, a micro-studio created by Joss Whedon and Kai Cole for the production of small, independent narratives for all media, embracing a DIY ethos and newer technologies for, in this particular case, a somewhat older story.
Shot in glorious black and white by Jay Hunter (PAPER HEART, "Dollhouse"), the film stars Amy Acker (CABIN IN THE WOODS, "Alias") and Alexis Denisof ("How I Met Your Mother", "Angel") as Beatrice and Benedick, the world's least likely lovers headed for their inevitable tumble into love. As Joss Whedon puts it: "The text is to me a deconstruction of the idea of love, which is ironic, since the entire production is a love letter – to the text, to the cast, even to the house it's shot in." The supporting cast includes Nathan Fillion ("Castle", WAITRESS) as Dogberry, Clark Gregg (AVENGERS, IRON MAN) as Leonato, Fran Kranz (CABIN IN THE WOODS, "Dollhouse") as Claudio and Reed Diamond ("Franklin & Bash", MONEYBALL) as Don Pedro.
The film was produced by Whedon, line-produced by Nathan Kelly and M. Elizabeth Hughes, and co-produced by Kai Cole and Danny Kaminsky. The super-impressive cast is listed below. Full tech credits (for the extraordinary crew) will be up shortly. The film should be completed by early spring and headed for the festival circuit, because it is fancy.
There's a wonderful interview with Joss Whedon conducted by the editor of Rookie, 15-year-old Tavi Gevinson. It is a remarkable piece in that it brings out the key facts we'll enjoy knowing about "Much Ado About Nothing," like it was filmed entirely in Joss Whedon's home and Shakespeare's work plays a very important role in Whedon's life and his group of actors. But, beyond that, Ms. Gevinson gets Mr. Whedon to open up about his childhood, the girl avatar in his work, and a bunch of silly and human stuff that would not emerge in a more standard interview. So, congrats to Rookie and Tavi Gevinson.
THE AVENGERS Review: The Avengers Buffified
Is it the story that's a little different from previous superhero movies? Loki, a god from another world, is bent on conquering Earth and it's up to The Avengers, an unlikely mix of individuals with superpowers or super skills, to save the day. Nope, that is pretty much a standard-issue plot for superhero comics as well as movies. So, what is the twist to "The Avengers"? Wait for it….Joss Whedon!
There are a lot of Joss Whedon moments in this movie. Maybe they're Whedon/Marvel moments but, still. I like the one where Stark momentarily has his hands on a ginormous alien ship resembling a spinal column. Just before he tosses it over to the Avengers gang to work over, he says, "I'm taking the party over to you." Once the monster is in sight, Black Widow quips, "That doesn't look like a party." Or how about the moment when Captain America, at the height of the crisis, orders two of New York's finest to secure a perimeter. One cop says, "Why should we take orders from you?" Captain America fights off like a dozen aliens before he can return his attention to the officer. The officer immediately turns on his heal and barks Cap's orders to the rest of the police force. So, yeah, maybe you don't want to say this exactly, but I will. The Avengers has been Buffified!
Marvel Comics was able to, one by one, create successful movies for a string of high profile superheroes that would lead to a team-up of these characters, just like in the comics. It is the talent of Joss Whedon that pulls this colossal venture together. As writer and director, Whedon has taken his quirky sensibility from his offbeat creations, like "Buffy The Vampire Slayer," and managed to tweak the superhero genre in just the right places. Okay, there was a misstep with the original "Hulk" but, in this latest Marvel flick, the Hulk steals some of the best scenes! Is that all thanks to Whedon? Well, here's the thing, Marvel Comics has a long history of having a good sense of humor. They can be quirky in their own way. Whedon's quirk and Marvel's quirk found some common ground.
Yeah, in the end, it seems like a true blending of Whedon and Marvel. The Whedon touches are there, sprinkled throughout. You can find them in some of the more elaborate details to the basic plot. And you can definitely find them in the more irreverent attitude. You'd think Tony Stark had all the snarky lines covered already without the help of Whedon. But there are a few times when Robert Downey Jr. does get to kick around more hip humor as when he keeps warning a guy at the command center to stop playing Galaga at his post.
Whedon doesn't deconstruct willy nilly. The story is very much something that easily gets the Marvel stamp of approval. You'll find it mostly in the banter and one liners that come up at the right moments. You'll find the Whedon vibe in the cocky way these guys fight. There's one scene where one of the heroes is shooting in one direction and looking nonchalant in the opposite direction while still hitting his mark. There's a hilarious scene that has the Hulk confronting the evil mastermind, Loki, who berates him for daring to take on a god. The Hulk simply bats him around like a ragdoll.
Marvel and Whedon are also very good about tackling the big themes and having characters talk out complex issues. Every evil genius always gets a chance to have their say. In Loki's case, we get a credible look inside his head when he explains that he just wants to give humans what they really want: to be subjugated. Another example is a beautiful scene between Mark Ruffalo and Robert Downey Jr. where Bruce Banner is explaining his inner turmoil. He had reached a point where he'd had enough. He took a gun and put it to his mouth and pulled the trigger. But "the other guy" stopped it in time. Stark tells Banner he should take that as a good sign. Banner appreciates the sentiment but asks what good can the Hulk have in store for him. Stark tells him to find out. He might even enjoy it.
What a lot of folks love about Marvel is its gritty realism. This is New York City under attack, not Gotham City. It adds another layer for the viewer to invest in. And there's some clever plot twists that demand that realism which Whedon and Marvel make pay off. In the end, you couldn't ask for a better mix of quirk and good old fashioned superhero action.
Filed under Avengers, Comics, Joss Whedon, Marvel Comics, moives, Reviews
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 9 #9 Review
The second chapter to "Apart (Of Me)" teases out a little more of the tension between Spike and Buffy and gives us on eyeful as to what some people (Andrew) think is best for Buffy. If only Buffy, as a plucky mere mortal, could get it together and buy into the American Dream by getting a mortgage on a two-bedroom starter home stocked with IKEA furniture! That is Andrew's dream for Buffy. And, ever since his amazing and disastrous "plan" to keep Buffy safe, he has managed to secure only part of it, "part" being the key word here. Buffy's programmed body had been made secure in the suburbs, until it was kidnapped, while Buffy's mind was encased in a bot! So, for the purposes of this review, "Buffy" is the one encased in a bot. And "the other Buffy" is Buffy's body programmed to believe it has a personality. A bit confusing, no doubt, and a bit of a mystery as to how this was going to keep Buffy safe in the first place!
Buffy observes that the space in Buffy's "dream home" that is designated as an office is in between a bedroom and a bathroom. Is it possible that the other Buffy might have plans for a nursery in the future? Spikes dismisses that as rubbish. But Buffy begs to differ. Indeed, there are two Buffys with their own ideas on what is real and what is rubbish.
And then, quite abruptly, Andrew reveals that he has placed a tracking device in the other Buffy's necklace. That seems rather convenient but plausible. It's an intimate chocker that she might like to keep close to her body indefinitley. Whatever the case, that's what they're working with.
Circumstances being what they are, it makes sense that things would have cooled down for Spike and Buffy. Buffy is simply not herself! However, there is a scene with Buffy trying to reach her friend, Dawn, on the phone and Spike casually asks if Dawn is aware that she is no longer going to become an aunt, at least, not yet. Yep, mark that as a tease for what my lie ahead for those two. Spike, for his part, remains protective of Buffy and has his own ideas to work through. That leads to a nice little dust up when Buffy pulls away from Spike and, given that she's part robot, tells him she isn't exactly all that vulnerable. But she may regret those words. Inexplicably, she takes things too far in the other direction and is barking orders! Andrew and Spike, feeling rather guilty, just follow along but maybe that's not such a good idea. In what seems like a nod to Joss Whedon's recent movie, "The Cabin in the Woods," Buffy decides to split up the group as they zero in on the other Buffy and her captors. Andrew and Spike obey. And then Andrew thinks it over. Hasn't Buffy seen enough horror movies? he asks himself. Doesn't she know that splitting up the group is the last thing you should do?
"Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Season 9," issue 9, arrives May 9. Visit Dark Horse Comics.
Filed under Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Joss Whedon, Reviews
Review: THE CABIN IN THE WOODS
"THE CABIN IN THE WOODS" is great for all the added dimension it offers up as a horror movie. Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard wrote the script and Goddard directs. These are the talents that brought you "Buffy The Vampire Slayer," which shares the same enlightened view of horror. And that is what you get from this movie, an enlightened view, with a determinedly droll sense of humor.
For true Whedon fans, there's the added bonus of having two actors in this movie from perhaps Whedon's most daring televison show, "Dollhouse." That is Fran Kranz, as Marty, the stoner, a sort of Shaggy-like character in the movie. And Amy Acker who plays, Lin, a technician back at "headquarters." And, yes, there is a headquarters! We do indeed have a detached monitoring of events going on. It's in the trailers and it shouldn't come as a surprise anyway. "Cabin" not only shares actors but it also shares a high concept style similar to "Dollhouse."
The idea here is that the movie takes the tropes of horror and looks at them from a different angle. That's where the "high concept" stuff comes in. Apart from that, any movie that brings life and character to the slasher/horror genre is going in the right direction. "Cabin" sets itself apart by not only taking apart the horror genre but by embracing the slower character-driven moments.
There's an excellent moment, perhaps the most talked about one, when the Scooby gang stop at a rundown gas station in hopes of filling up their monster RV. It's an excellent scene, with an edge to it and without an ounce of blood spilled. Everyone is prowling around when, out of the dust and cobwebs, emerges a ghoulish-looking old coot. This is Mordecai, played to perfection by Tim de Zarn. He can't help himself from, within seconds, completely alienating the happy youth. And then he has to cross the line and call the sexy girl in the group a whore!
That's it. The gang is really upset. The jock in the group can only offer up a threat. But it's the stoner of the group that goes about putting the old loon in his place with one conscending remark after another. You want the scene to go on some more but it's time for the gang to move on and disregard the crazy hater's dire warnings of impending death that await them if they should choose to continue to their most unlikely "fun" destination, a secluded cabin said to be haunted and in great disrepair, in the middle of nowhere. Hey guys, that awful guy is trying to help you!
Another pretty amazing scene, if only for being such an outrageous non sequitur, is the love scene between the sexy girl, Jules, played by Anna Hutchison, and a stuffed wolf. The gang is playing "Truth or Dare." On a dare to make out with the stuffed animal on the wall, Jules gives it all she has from acting out her first coy encounter to rolling her tongue up and down and all around inside the dust and fur that is taxidermy. It's such a strange moment that is supposed to leave you feeling more uneasy than turned on. If you find that hot, it begs the question of whether or not you've seen too many horror movies. It also demonstrates that sex can be more threatening and disorienting for some viewers than depictions of murder and bloodshed. A little twisted sexuality never hurt anyone but, in your typical horror movie, it's the free-spirited and promiscuous youth who must die!
If you're already a Whedon fan, then "Cabin" will be just what the doctor ordered. And, if you're new to Whedon, this movie is a fine introduction which you should follow up with the two seasons of "Dollhouse" simply because you've probably seen enough "Buffy" for now and you need to see more of Fran Kranz.
Filed under Joss Whedon, movies, Reviews


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My mini quilt is done and ready to get mailed off to my swap partner!
I hand quilted the red strips with perle cotton, unfortunately it doesn't show up so well in these pics. I went for a two-tone red border. Fun! I like all these little bits framed in red, I hope my partner does too!
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Mini finish!
Labels: 12"x12" swap
7 comments:
- Miki Willa said...
Love the bright colors! This is a very fun mini quilt.
- April 30, 2011 at 4:54 PM
- Glen QuiltSwissy said...
I love the zigs and the zags!!!
- April 30, 2011 at 6:59 PM
- Sandy Panagos said...
Really really nice!
- April 30, 2011 at 7:45 PM
- sheila 77 said...
This quilt would give my white walls a lovely jump of colour.
- May 1, 2011 at 2:59 AM
- Helen said...
Love those red Z's. Dynamite!
- May 1, 2011 at 6:12 AM
- ellen gets crafty said...
Great colors!
- May 1, 2011 at 2:00 PM
- Lisa said...
Love the zig zags! Just great!
- May 1, 2011 at 6:05 PM
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The Diary Of A Pop Stars Wife
by Sammie J.
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Release Date: August 2016
What do you do when your famous husband lives in one country and you in another?
What do you do when you feel lonely and question your marriage?
You turn to your diary, of course.
Jami has suffered great loss in her life and now realises she is close to not only losing her sanity but her Pop Star husband too.
Through her diary entries, she tries to pin point where her marriage started to fail and will do anything to fix it. She will not lose Rafael.
As Jami explains her world in detail, she begins to piece together a story of romance, love, laughter and a hatred she never thought she was capable of.
Is one man to blame for all her troubles? Or does she need to look closer to home?
Join Jami on this heart-wrenching, funny at times, journey to save a love that saved her.
August 16th
5:23 AM I am never drinking again.
I woke up with a mouth drier than Ghandi's flip flop, this diary covering my private parts, while I still held the pen in my hand from writing in here last night. My phone was beeping at me too. I checked it to find a short and sweet answerphone message from Rafael.
He said, 'I'm sorry I missed you mi amor. We will talk tomorrow. Dormir bien hermosa.'
His last words to me meant, 'Sleep well beautiful.'
I should send him a text back, right?
But first I need a shotgun to kill the fucking birds who are singing the morning chorus right now. SHUT THE FUCK UP!
Oh shit! I think I'm going to puke.
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