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Fundraising is critical for Scout Groups including the 30th.
Scouting is a charity, the 30th Reigate is a charity, all our Leaders, Helpers and Supporters are volunteers. We recieve no external funding and all the money required for delivering the busy and challenging educational program comes from Subscriptions, activity fees and fundraising.
To ensure that scouting is available to all and not just a select few we keep the subscription and activity fees as low as possible. This means that we rely heavily on fundraising for renewing and maintaining equipment and for development of our HQ.
Supermarket Bag Packing
Once a year just before Christmas we organise ourselves into teams of active Bag Packers and set up camp in Morrisons in Reigate to deliver a speedy bag packing service. This assists customers with their bags and also benefits the shop in increasing the throuhput at what is one of their busiest times.
Round Table Father Christmas Collection
We also assist the Reigate and Redhill Round Table in their seasonal tours of the local areas helping them collect money for local charities. In recent years we have been fortunate in being allowed to help with three evenings partly due to the fact that we have a supporting and committed group of Scouts and Explorers who are prepared to come out and support this activity.
Santa Landing Reigate
In support of the annual Santa helicopter landing, the Round Table operate a fair in priory park and we support this event running one or two stalls of activities. The landing is very well subscribed by the local community and a great opportunity for publicity and fundraising.
Jumble Sales
The group collect jumble thoughout the year and periodically run Jumble Sales in the HQ. These sales have a valuable environmental benefit increaing reuse of goods and securing the group much needed funds in the process.
Other Events
Historically we have undertaken other events to raise funds, these are run as and when the opportunity arises. In the past this has included: Christmas Fairs, Sponsored Daffodil Bulb sales, Webb Ivory catalogue, Auctions, Table top sales and others.


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Raina backs Ishant to come good
Ishant Sharma is not alone in his testing times. The Delhi medium pacer should find solace in the comforting words of teammate Suresh Raina.
Despite the criticism and calls for the pacer's ouster after he conceding 30 runs in an over, Raina hinted that the beleaguered bowler could be retained for Wednesday's fourth ODI against Australia at the JSCA stadium in Ranchi.
- Why Ishant should not have been retained in ODI squad
He said Ishant worked really hard in the last couple of days to overcome the disastrous 48th over in Mohali that cost India the third One-dayer, which gave the Aussies a 2-1 lead.
"I hope Ishant would be strong in his mindset and approach the match in a positive manner. He has really worked hard in the last two days," said Raina.
Image: Ishant Sharma celebrates with Suresh Raina (left)
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'We are not getting the ball to reverse, while the spinners are also not getting turn'
"Our bowlers are doing well. Our think-tank is strong and have good planning. Bowlers are training hard for the last two days. The harder they work the better they will perform. Hopefully, we will do really well against the Aussies tomorrow," he said.
Admitting that adjusting to the new ODI rules is proving difficult for the bowlers, he said: "We are not getting the ball to reverse, while the spinners are also not getting turn, as with two balls it does not get old. But we have no excuses. We have to do well under the circumstances.
"We have to admit that it's tough for the bowlers. When five players are inside (the circle), it's obviously going to be difficult for the part-timers, as your regular bowlers are not doing well."
Image: India's coach Duncan Fletcher with Ishant Sharma in the nets
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'More pressure on the bowlers nowadays'
"Bowlers come under pressure as to what line and length they have to try when five players are inside. You're allowed to bowl two bouncers, but, then, you have to bowl four more balls after that."
Raina said player will have to live up to the challenge laid out by the ICC.
"No complains, as we have to play under the ICC Playing Conditions. Players will have to do their job."
Asked whether 15-20 runs per over has become the norm, he replied: "The players are used to the Indian bowlers after six IPLs. There's a positive as well as negative aspect to it. There is more pressure on the bowlers nowadays."
Image: Vikay Kumar (centre)
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'It's been a good contest so far'
Despite trailing the series 1-2, Raina said the team is not under any pressure.
"We won the first match in the Pune. Then they won and we did in the next. It's been a good contest so far. Our batting is clicking and sometimes bowling. The team which plays well on that given day will win. It's about your aura in the field and mental toughness."
He further said the seven-wicket win over England in the last match on January 19 will inspire the players to do well in Ranchi.
"We have done well against England in the last match here. Definitely, we will try to do well again. Just hope that it will be our day tomorrow."
Raina is seen as the No 4 batsman in Dhoni's scheme of things for World Cup 2015 and the 26-year-old said he is enjoying batting at the key position.
Image: Team India
Photographs: BCCI
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"I've played many matches at No 4 and 6. I had a top edge in the last match but I'm batting well and feeling fine and positive. The No 4 spot belongs to me in the upcoming matches and I hope I do well," he added.
Insisting that the World Cup is still a long way to go, he said the team is just focusing on Wednesday's match.
"We can't say what will happen after two days or weeks. Our main focus now is to beat Australia. It's a long way to go. Tomorrow's match is more important and we are getting ready for it. It's about taking one match at a time."
Asked whether he considers Dhoni his role model, Raina replied: "He has been batting well over the years. I've learnt a lot from him and Yuvraj Singh. He's a finisher in ODI and T20 cricket."
On Dhoni's trademark helicopter shot, Raina said it exclusively belongs to the Indian skipper.
"That's Mahi's exclusive. He has specialised on that and it suits him only. It's amazing the way he clears the ball with his full strength... It's amazing! He has practised it a lot. We have our gameplan. We just have to stay positive."
In a lighter vein, he said the team may have dinner at Dhoni's residence after the match.
Image: Suresh Raina
Photographs: BCCI
'I hope Sachin scores centuries in his last two Tests'
Australia's leading bowler Mitchell Johnson is troubling the Indians with his pace and bounce, but Raina said: "No doubt, he is bowling well. Our planning is equally good against him. We have to do well especially in the middle order. Myself, Yuvibhai and (Ravindra) Jadeja will have to do well."
He said it will be a dream come true for him if he can make a comeback in Sachin Tendulkar's farewell two-Test series against the West Indies next month.
"Personally, for me, the next four ODIs are very important, as I've to make a comeback into the Test squad. It (Tendulkar's 200th Test) will be a dream Test for me, whether I play or not. He is the world's No 1 batsman and, more importantly, a good human being. It will be a sad moment for all of us. It's a very important moment for his family. I hope he scores centuries in both of his last two Tests."
Image: Sachin Tendulkar with teammates
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Saturday, 25 January 2014
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- Anonymous25 January 2014 at 18:04
i'm in love with your panda bag!ReplyDeleteReplies
I love it too, although I have not used it yet, I will, it will have it's time to shineDelete
- Anonymous26 January 2014 at 09:43
your time looks beautiful :)ReplyDelete
It's so wonderful to have a new, inspirational book, isn't it? Every once in a while I find a book like that too. Are you going to do some of the projects in it? I love the printed materials. It'd be wonderful to make a one of a kind something...like some pillows or a silk scarf. Great prezzies! Lucky girl that you have such a lovely friend. And I love the panda bag. The other day I bought a completely impractical embroidered and beaded bag just because it was so darn pretty. (Good thing it was a thrifted find...lol) Hope you're having a wonderful week. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
I love the book, I'm thinking I may do the napkins, and maybe print a dress too? I just purchased lots of vintage french linen and I am waiting for the right project, this may be it. I am lucky to have such a lovely friend. Impractical but beautiful things are completely acceptable. 'Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.' William MorrisDelete
Looks well spent.ReplyDeleteReplies
I enjoyed it, I need more of it and less hours at work xDelete
These photos are wonderful, I love the bag and the book.ReplyDeleteReplies
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i watched this on TV last night. amazing lady. have you seen this : http://www.daytondailynews.com/videos/news/the-oldest-papergirl-in-the-world/vd67R/ReplyDeleteReplies
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Here's your Democratic Agenda in a nutshell
Well, along with socialized healthcare, pulling out of Iraq (pushing total defeatism) and pretending that there is no threat what-so-ever from jihadists.
"All of the Democratic candidates support a federal ban on anti-gay job discrimination, want to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy barring gays from serving openly in the military and support civil unions that would extend marriage-like rights to same-sex couples."
So what are the "rights" that married people have over non-married people? And when will Democrats ensure that those of us who are single have those rights too?
Let's see...being married entitles the married couple to:
- Share a home
- Joint parenting/adoption
- Legal and financial benefits for taxes, retirement, property ownership, inheritance, insurance rates, family and medical care
Now let's see which of these can't be achieved legally via a Power of Attorney or other legal methods....
- Share a home (anyone is able to share a home, friends/siblings/even strangers can enter into a lease or apply for a joint mortgage...so this is NOT an issue)
- Joint parenting/adoption (well currently every state except for Florida, allows gays to apply for adoption...however, this ban in Florida is in constant challenge)
- Legal and financial benefits for taxes, retirement, property ownership, inheritance, insurance rates, family and medical care (all of the mentioned, to my knowledge, can be achieved by a completing a simple Power of Attorney form)
"A power of attorney is a document that evidences the creation of a relationship between two people who are designated as the "principal" and the "agent". The principal designates the agent in the document, and the agent is authorized to act on the principal's behalf--to stand in the shoes of the principal--for whatever business the power of attorney permits. A power of attorney can be general, so that the agent can conduct any sort of business on behalf of the principal, or it may be specific, limited to the transactions expressly provided for in the document. Third parties may treat the agent as if he or she is the principal in any transactions which the agent is authorized to conduct. Powers of attorney are commonly used in all sorts of business activities, and are very frequently executed on behalf of individuals"
And as far as the "don't ask, don't tell" policy in the military...what better policy is there? This one basis one's ability to serve simply on qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience. Is that not the best way to deter discrimination of all sorts? Why must we actually KNOW what someone's sexual preferences are or what they choose to do in the privacy of their own homes?
Seems odd to me that the gay and lesbian groups that are constantly pushing for equality would object to a policy that actually ensures it!


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Friday, March 14, 2014
Doodles and ATCs
Here are a couple of sketches from the life drawing session yesterday. I tried a new pen and it was pretty awesome. I picked it up last year at the local art store and then forgot to use it. It's a simple Staedtler ball point pen but it's so much and easy to use.
Here's a couple of ATCs done a few weeks back for a swap on iATCs. Motorocycle boots and a man in the long black coat. The boots are watercolor and ink and the man in basically pen & ink with a shade or two of markers on top.
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Yes you've been missed on PPF. Excellent work. Your atc's are wonderful. Happy PPF,ReplyDelete
Good to see you back here. Your drawings are adorable!ReplyDelete
Wonderful drawings and your ATCs are so amazing! I love the textures!ReplyDelete
love the drawings and your fab ATC's. Happy PPF, Annette xReplyDelete
Love your ATCs. They must have paid that model a fortune to sit for you all. Most of us older folks cover up as much as we can. I can't imagine sitting in my birthday suit with all the wrinkles and saggy skin for all the world to see. You did a great job of drawing this.ReplyDeleteReplies
I can't imagine it either! I'd be way too shy. Funnily enough, most of our models are older and on the heavier side. It doesn't matter to us of course, the more curves and lines, the better to draw I think. We don't have so many young models.Delete
I love your life drawings! I just took a figure workshop and am intending on going to a weekly life drawing class! It is super fun!ReplyDelete
I adore your life sketches too! I love how you manage to get such detail with just a few lines!ReplyDelete
I really like those drawings in pen. And so much detail in that man the size of an ATC ... Great work!ReplyDelete
Great live drawings and love the ATCs. ValerieReplyDelete
Happy Paint Party Friday! You are so creative. That moody man is so cool. I love his jacket. Thanks for sharing. Have a great weekend :) TamReplyDelete
Amazing sketches. The details are spot on!ReplyDelete
Annabelle : )
Love the legs in the blue jeans ;-)ReplyDelete
so glad you still have time for your life drawing class.
Thanks for sharing the sort of pen you enjoyed, I love hearing about art supplies.
I agree with Faye...I admire the model and your work is amazing! All of it!ReplyDelete
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wow- your sketches are so finely detailed-fabulous shading!!ReplyDelete
Fantastic sketches, very impressive, great technique as well. Thank you for sharing.ReplyDelete
Terrific ATCs! Can't wait to see the rest of them! Beautiful life drawing of course! (One day I'll get to whole bodies. Maybe!) :)ReplyDelete
Love your fine and detailed drawings and also to see you back again!ReplyDelete
Greetings from Erika
I LOVE your sketches! I think my favorite is the boots, such great detail :)ReplyDelete
I am always super impressed with your life drawings, Sal. You really have a way with them! You depict not only bodies, but attitudes and personalities. I wish I could come to a life drawing session with you!ReplyDelete


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I found your blog online when I was googling about incestual experiences and wanted to share something that I have not been able to share with anyone yet.As I wrote back, there really is no reason to have shame or embarrassment over such thoughts. Many people have secret fantasies or attractions they never tell about, or, at least, never tell their partner(s) or the person to whom they're attracted.
I am now 35 years old woman, and I have a boyfriend that I love and respect and we have regular and decent sexual life.
The problem is that I have been attracted to my brother who is 4 years younger than me since I was probably 13. At that time I did not know in fact what it was, because my parents never talked to us about sexual relations or attractions or anything like that. So I was just feeling very strange mix of attraction/hatred to my brother. This has continued until now.
Still now, thinking of my brother helps me climax quicker than anything else.
My brother does not have any idea about this and I am never ever going to tell or make him feel about it. The thing is that I don't even like my brother as a person so much, or that type of guy would never be the partner of my choice. But I have not been able to do anything with this attraction.
I also have not talked about this with my boyfriend and I don't intend to. He is great, I love him and I intend to be with him, perhaps forever.
I still cannot get rid of the feeling of shame and embarrassment, but when I think about it, it really was very unintended. I never wanted it and I have never harmed anyone because of it. Only, maybe I have not been very nice to my brother always - just because I cannot be around him for long.
Also, I have not seen a therapist and I guess that would be a good thing to do. Perhaps, I will do it some day.
She should make every effort to treat her brother kindly.
She wrote back asking how common it is to have an attraction to a sibling.
I don't think anyone knows for sure how common it is to be attracted to siblings. Studies in the 1970s showed that college students were willing to admit in anonymous surveys that 10-15% of them had engaged in (consensual, to be redundant) sexual contact with a sibling. My guess is that the percentages are higher now. Also, more experience such contact as they get older and have more opportunities.
HOWEVER, sexual contact is not the same thing as attraction. Someone could have been very aroused or curious and even though they weren't particularly attracted to their sibling, got together with them. On the other hand, how many people have had an attraction to a sibling but have never acted on it or even revealed it? Based on everything I know, I'd say that at least a significant minority of people with one or more siblings of a gender to which they're attracted have been attracted to a sibling. That would include people like Anonymous, with ongoing strong attraction, to people with more temporary attractions.
Studies show MOST people are attracted to people who look like them. Siblings usually look at least somewhat like you, or your parents. The Westermarck Effect describes the suppression of that attraction, Whether that effect is rooted in biology or early childhood socialization or a combination of both, it is clear that not everyone raised together experiences it, or at least they don't experience it strongly enough to overcome attraction. What we've seen with Genetic Sexual Attraction is that when there is no or negligible contact between genetic siblings from about age 7 through puberty, there's about a 50% chance that at least one of them will feel an extremely powerful attraction upon being reunited or introduced. This can happen with adoptions, split custody, half-sibling situations (whether through a traveling father, or sperm/egg/embryo donation), and other situations.
Even in non-GSA situations, some people have been surprised to notice their own attraction to a sibling. Prejudices, especially laws, against consanguinamory make it difficult for people to discuss even an attraction they haven't acted upon, and that's a real shame.
Although things can always change, Anonymous currently doesn't think she'd ever act on her attraction to her brother, and with her being happy with her boyfriend, she probably can't be considered to be consanguinamorous by orientation, but I have some doubt because of how her ongoing thoughts arouse her.
Have you experienced such an attraction, whether you acted on it or not? Comment below (you can do so anonymous) or email fullmarriageequality at yahoo dot com.


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Let the parade of ladies continue! Meet Honey, isn't she sweet ;D
Honey started out with blonde hair but I decided to go with a golden background so I had to darkened her hair.
I used a combination of script and musical note stamps on the background. Then added various flowers and winged hearts.
Here's a close up of Honey ;D
I tried to leave it bright but I just couldn't resist distressing the edges. It's like an addiction, I HAVE to distress, lol.
I didn't get a chance to work on any more hearts yesterday but hopefully I'll be able to today. Saturday will be here before you know it and there is still so much to do like figure out my set up. I want to change it up a little bit from last time. We'll see.....THANKS so much for stopping by, LATER!!


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Rakhi ka Insaaf draws flak from HC
The alleged use of foul language in the controversial reality TV show Rakhi ka Insaaf has come in for sharp criticism from the Allahabad High Court while granting a stay on arrest of its anchor and actor Rakhi Sawant for abetment to suicide.india Updated: Dec 11, 2010 17:14 IST
The alleged use of foul language in the controversial reality TV show Rakhi ka Insaaf has come in for sharp criticism from the Allahabad High Court while granting a stay on arrest of its anchor and actor Rakhi Sawant for abetment to suicide.
A Division Bench of justices Imtiyaz Murtaza and Ram Autar Singh had on Friday stayed Sawant's arrest in connection with an FIR lodged at Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi district, where a local resident Laxman had died weeks after taking part in her TV show where she allegedly called him "naamard" (impotent) in full public view.
Medical reports of the hospital, where Laxman died a few days after having given up taking food, described his condition as "tension-stricken" following which his mother Savitri Devi lodged the FIR accusing Sawant of abetment to suicide.
The court stayed Sawant's arrest and asked the state government to file a counter affidavit within four weeks, observing "in the instant case there was no suicide note left behind by the deceased nor is there anything on record to show that the deceased committed suicide".
However, the court disapproved of the submission made by senior advocate Gopal Chaturvedi, who appeared on behalf of Sawant, that all the participants, including the deceased, "voluntarily agreed to subject themselves to questions being asked in the reality show and further agreed to have the programme recorded with the various questions and answers that they were being subjected to".
Reacting to the submission, the court said, "Here we would not flinch from mentioning that agreeing to be subjected any questions and answers does not include using derogatory language and calling a person impotent.
"Even if it be believed that the intent of the show was to allow the parties to give vent to pent up feelings, it was not permissible for the anchor to have used unpalatable and offensive words like 'naamard' as alleged in the FIR.
"The words used by the anchor, calling the deceased impotent (naamard) in the show are highly raunchy, offensive, uncivil and against all tenets of ethical norms.
"The show, we feel, should not transcend the bounds of ethical value with due sensitivity to the society at large which forms the viewership of such shows and also with due regard to the creed and culture of our society."
The court also expressed the view that "it was high time the government stepped in and ensured that such programmes which are unpalatable and offensive to individual self-esteem and self-respect, are not allowed to be telecast".
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The Black Hand: Terror by Letter in Chicago
University of Illinois Press: 2009
This book examines the history of Black Hand crime in Chicago primarily from 1905 to 1920 and challenges the belief that the Black Hand was an extension of the Sicilian Mafia. A crude method of extorting money from primarily wealthy Italians, the Black Hand involved sending victims a letter stating that they would come to harm if the blackmailers' demands were not met; the threatening letter often included a drawing of a black hand or other frightening symbols.
While many criminologists and scholars believe that Black Hand crime originated in Italy, that only Southern Italians and Sicilians committed Black Hand crime, and that only Southern Italians and Sicilians were Black Hand victims, Robert M. Lombardo argues that Black Hand crime actually evolved as the result of social conditions within American society such as the isolation of the Italian community, political corruption, and an ineffective criminal justice system. He shows that this association of the Black Hand and the Sicilian Mafia is a media construction, resulting from a narrative created by the news media despite the fact that many non-Italians also committed Black Hand crimes. Looking at the Black Hand from a sociological perspective, the book discusses the news-making criminology that tied Black Hand crime to the Sicilian Mafia and Neapolitan Camorra and the evolution of traditional organized crime in Chicago and elsewhere.


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1) DRINK 8-10 CUPS OF WATER EVERY DAY. Minimum. And I mean every day. Guys, look at this picture below. Water is not just water anymore. It can taste different every time when you infuse it….not too mention infused water looks GORGEOUS! Start your day off with water.(before your coffee or tea) And if you are drinking coffee try to limit to one cup with NO ADDED SUGAR( and that means those yummy sweet creamers too–aka Coffee Mate, Simply Bliss). Just add a little coconut, almond, or organic whole milk for creaminess or even try it black. And tea is fine all day if it is organic and herbal but NOT a replacement for water. Check out these recipes to make drinking water easier. Also, use a straw. Sounds dumb but it works. I personally drink twice as much when I use a straw.
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5) EAT THIS KALE SALAD FOR DINNER EVERYDAY. If you're dying for a little extra something, grill a piece of wild caught salmon or some organic chicken. FYI:this will take you over the 5 minutes and bring you up to 10 minutes. Season fish or chicken with turmeric, cumin, red pepper, pink salt, pepper, cinnamon, and olive oil. Portion for meat or fish should be about the size of your palm. If you grill the chicken, make for 3 or 4 nights so you only have to grill twice. For the salmon, I recommend grilling every other day for best flavor. OR, swap this salad out for the avocado toast shown above.
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Kate Brinkworth is a highly respected and internationally exhibiting British artist who graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Fine Art from Nottingham Trent University in 2000. She works predominantly in oils. Kate's fascination with the themes of games, vice and the art of cinematography continues to provide great artistic stimulus.
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"My first chess set design was influenced by a previous painting of mine depicting brightly lit, 'Golden Coke' bottles. The unique design of each individual piece is inspired by reflections, patterns and contrast of tones found in these glass objects. I am especially interested in the effects of light, shadow, focal points and reflections and I am fascinated with the contrast between transparent and opaque objects."
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Chess is a game of pure strategy and skill, whereas a game played with dice cannot be planned. Such a game relies on chance, is heavy with risk and is unpredictable. The chess pieces are painted with designs based on the dice I use in my paintings, echoing this very aspect: luck and chance vs strategy."
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Clive Owen stars in a supernatural horror film that tells the parallel stories of families whose lives are disrupted by supernatural forces. The first story takes place in Spain, where a mother tries to protect her son from a faceless ghost. The second story takes place in Britain, dealing with a young girl who has terrifying dreams of a demon who is beginning to manifest itself to her and her family. Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo was recently quoted describing the film:
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It came down to size for Louie Tillet. At 5-foot-9, that mattered more than whether he was portraying a good guy or a bad guy.
"In some towns, I was a babyface. I was one of the few that could really do that because of my size; that's what I played on," he told SLAM! Wrestling. "I had to work a lot harder as a heel because I was smaller than almost everybody. So it was harder for me to get heat. I did get it, but I worked really hard. As a babyface, I just had to go out there and sell. That was it."
Right from the get-go in Montreal, when he met Mad Dog Vachon, Tillet was aware of his limitations size-wise, so he wisely listened and learned his craft, and within only a few years of his career, became one of the most respected behind-the-scenes minds in the sport.
Rene Goulet was another struggling worker in Quebec, his first road trip was with Tillet to West Virginia.
"I used to train with Louie Tillet before I was in the business. He was just a small, little guy, but we both loved the business, and that's how he got in there," said Goulet. The stint in Charleston, West Virginia, which only lasted a couple of weeks, was "horrible. I don't know if you could make $75 in a week."
Tillet did his research before committing to his first territory.
"I had to go to a territory where they used smaller guys. I was in Texas for a good while, but then they started going with the big guys. Morris Siegel, who used to own the territory, liked what I was doing and gave me a good push for my size -- he didn't look at my size, he looked at my talent. I did well there," understated Tillet.
The booker in Texas, Leo Garibaldi, took a real liking to the French Canadian, who never quite gave the impression on his interviews that he had a decent handle on the English language.
"Louie Tillet was my biggest star in Texas," the late Garibaldi recalled in 2006. "I gave him some shit to do and say when he was on TV. That was the biggest thing then, what you say on TV. You have to say things that will really please the guys or really hate them."
Garibaldi dismissed size as an issue.
"Small, it doesn't mean anything in wrestling. There are small guys that can eat you alive. That's the truth."
Historian J Michael Kenyon was a fan of Tillet's work in Texas. "In the ring, he was always a sneaky kind of villain, pretending to be a good guy until the ref turned his back. Louie had one of the most expressive faces in the game," said Kenyon, recalling great programs with Danny McShain, Nick Kozak, Billy White Wolf, and Ricki Starr.
In a 1970 article in Wrestling Revue, "The Professional" Doug Gilbert talked about Louie Tillet: "He impresses me as a little man who wants to whip the world and will go to any extreme to do just that."
In general, Tillet will billed as being from France, and one hyping article promises "the Frenchman who entertains the fans with his own version of 'The Twist' during his matches." Sometimes he was Louie, sometimes the anglicized Louis; always, his opponents and detractors rhymed Tillet with "toilet."
A fateful decision to go to the Florida territory in 1962 changed Tillet from a front-line performer to a part-time one with backstage responsibilities.
"I decided to go to Tampa," said Tillet. "They were calling me and they were using smaller guys back then."
"Lester Welch was booking with Eddie when I got there. I learned a lot from both of them, and then Lester quit and I replaced him. Lester Welch and Eddie Graham were the guys that, to me, were the big men in wrestling."
Tillet came into Florida as a wrestler.
"I chose to handle the book. I got there and I wrestled for seven, eight weeks, and I had a talk with Eddie. I realized that there was a lot more money for me to be in the office and quit wrestling. So that's how it went."
Initially, Tillet sat in on the booking meetings and would go to all the towns to make sure all the finishes were the way the office wanted them. His responsibility would grow, and he would own points in Tampa and be the sole promoter in Miami Beach.
Retired, living with a view of the 8th hole of a golf course he frequents, he looks back in wonder at his workload.
"Hell, I was working eight days a week," he said.
"It puts you into a real difficult time with the wrestlers. Everytime that you put yourself too high, then they hate you. Wrestling and booking, the booker should never work. He should be doing the booking," opined Tillet.
Nick Kozak, a frequent opponent, dating back to Portland circa 1957, had some thoughts on Tillet as a booker/worker. "Louie was a manipulator," said Kozak. "It was funny the way he would work his way into the book. I guess he could talk."
Given his lengthy stint in various locales as a booker, it's hard to pinpoint all of Tillet's key moments, but here are a few notable ones:
Yet Tillet found he didn't always want the stress and workload of booking, and would leave for wrestling vacations in other territories or Japan, to reconnect with the sport he loved. (Yet he never came back to Canada for any extended run.)
"I had enough of the office behind-the-scenes talent that I was always able to go to a territory and wrestle only three or four nights a week, and work the office with them, change their TV and the way they were doing it, and all that. Then I would take off and go to another territory," Tillet said. In fact, he once went to Australia for a few weeks for promoter Jim Barnett just to consult on the TV show.
There were times Tillet just wanted to be one of the boys.
"Back in those days, that was fun. We used to get in the cars, B.S.ing. Back in my days, when I was young, when I was in it, wrestling and booking, I loved wrestling, and everything -- even the hard and bad -- was good to me."
Notoriously fickle, perhaps the boys loved him for his cooking most of all, and Tillet built a reputation that eventually paid off.
Married to Judy Michaud for 40 years, they traveled as a family for much of his wrestling career, only settling down in North Carolina when their daughters were ready for high school. "This is the greatest place to raise kids," he said of Highlands. "I didn't want to raise my kids and think about wrestling."
Today, Judy still runs the real estate company the couple co-founded. Tillet had knee surgery in early July.
"I've been lucky. I'm 77 years old now and I play golf every day. The knee has slowed me down a little bit. I've been very, very lucky, and I've made a good life for myself. I was lucky to marry well, an honest woman, and we've been married for 40 years. We're more friends than husband and wife."


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Haven't really been updating this blog as much as I want to ... thankfully, it's summer time now. Was thinking I'd have more time to dabble with this blog, but then our helper had to leave. Meaning, I will be doing the household chores that she used to do: washing (clothes), cleaning the floors, etcetera. One thing that I won't be doing, though: iron the clothes. lol.
I think it's fine. That means I have to move around (instead of just sitting on the couch and watch tv! lol) and get all sweaty. LOL. I am trying to eliminate some of the harmful chemicals that she wanted to use (floor cleaners have now been replaced by just a vinegar and water solution), and I tell you, it feels good!
Been reading up on some natural remedies, household cleaners, food (etc...) and even if the ingredients mentioned aren't readily available in our local wet markets, I still want to try them. Some I buy online (from local suppliers), while some I buy from Healthy Options (I wish we have more similarly oriented stores). So far results are great. Loving the "super foods" (spirulina, camu camu, etc). That's for another post, though. lol.
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Write…Edit…Publish (WEP) is an online writing community now partnering with the Insecure Writers Support Group (IWSG). We post the third Wednesday of every second month. Check out our program for 2019 in our sidebar and Pages. WEP challenges are open to all. *Submit your name to InLinkz (free) on the first day of the challenge month. The winner for each prompt wins a $10 Amazon Gift Card with winners' badges for second and third prize. *Scroll down to read previous winning entries. There is also a special Commenter's badge.
Kalpanaa's story was BEAUTIFUL!! I'm so glad she won. Her story was so moving. Congratulations, Kalpanaa AND to Laura and Dolorah! Wonderful entries and I had SUCH fun participating. I can't wait for April. Thank you, Denise, Nilanjana, Olga, and Yolanda for giving us such a fun challenge to participate in :D
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Ditto, that Jen! Amazing stories!
And just so you know, we love it!
Congrats to the winners - Kalpanaa, Laura and Donna! A great way to start the WEP stories for 2017, IMO. I'm not doing the A to Z this year, so I'll be thinking of something for the April prompt. Thanks Denise, Yolanda, Nila, and Olga for all the work you do each time!ReplyDelete
Congratulations to the winners. Well done, ladies.ReplyDelete
All the entries were stellar. I got kick out of reading them. Congrats to Kalpanaa and Laura, and thank you very much for the award. I am amazed and pleased.
I'm not doing A-Z either, never have. I will have a suitable P entry though :) The appropriate first line just popped into my head, lol. Lets see if I can make it fit the theme. Two months should be enough procrastination time.
Congratulations to Kalpanaa, Laura and Donna! ☺ Flattered to have made it onto the short list. Thanks again, Yolanda and Denise. My A to Z posts are already set and adding another would be too stressful, but I have something percolating for the June prompt.ReplyDelete
Congrats to all winners! WEP's off to a fantastic start! Amazing variety and excellence in the flashes. Enjoyed them all thoroughly. Looking forward to April now. I will be participating in both A-Z n WEP together - two favourite blogfests :) super sumptuous treat for the writing muscles :)
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Congrats to all winners! WEP's off to a fantastic start! Amazing variety and excellence in the flashes. Enjoyed them all thoroughly. Looking forward to April now. I will be participating in both A-Z n WEP together - two favourite blogfests :) super sumptuous treat for the writing muscles :)
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Congratulations to one and all - and I'll be back to read the entries again ... well done. I've done April's and yes you're right it's not poetry! Brilliant - and thanks Yolanda and Denise for setting this up for us ... cheers HilaryReplyDelete
I've been traveling and this is my first chance to drop by. Congratulations, winners and all participants. You were awesome! I read them twice at least.
Glad to see the enthusiasm for April. Can't wait myself.
Great start to 2017 WEP.
I loved Kalpanaa's entry, a worthy winner. Thanks for choosing me as runner up! Congratulations to Kalpanaa and Dolorah, too, and to everyone who entered - the stories were all fantastic!ReplyDelete
Congratulations to all the winners! Kalpanaa really did have a magnificent tale of despair, betrayal and hope, all tucked inside a melancholy dresser.
Look forward to seeing everyone in April!
Hello! A shout out to Kalpanaa for her winning story, to Laura as runner-up and to Dolorah for receiving the encouragement reward. Whoopee! Congratulations to all three of you.
Congratulations also to all those who made the shortlist. The WEP contests are absolutely magnificent, and I consider this contest to be a huge big step in the literary world.
I look forward to April.
Many thanks to Yolanda, Denise and their team that make participating in this contest so rewarding.
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Congratulations Kalpanaa and to Laura and Donna and to everyone who wrote - the stories are so diverse and the hard work that goes into every one of them is to be commended. A huge thank you to Yolanda and Denise and their helpers for all the background work that they do to make WEP the success it is. See you all in a couple of months!ReplyDelete
Congratulations to all the winners, Kalpanaa, Laura, Dolorah and everyone who participated. I bearly made my entry this time around and was so happy to be in such good company. So many different stories that touch my heart and mind in so many ways.ReplyDelete
Congratulations to the winners. My personal favorite was Rolands. But, everyone who participated was a winner since they contributed. I hope my saying so doesn't make anyone feel less noticed.ReplyDelete
Congratulations to the winners. You are an inspiration! Thank you. Love love, Andrew. Bye.ReplyDelete


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According to Brian Costa of The Star-Ledger, the Mets will hold a voluntary minicamp next week as reported via his Twitter account.
Mets will hold a voluntary 3-day minicamp next week in Port St. Lucie. Perez, Santana, Niese, Maine, Murphy among those likely to attend.
I'm sure there will be even more players on hand, but I'm glad to see the initial list includes just about everyon who ended the season on the disabled list last year. We should be able to get some solid updates on the health of Jose Reyes and Johan Santana, both of whom concern me the most.
Also, check out the brand new Spring Training batting practice hats from New Era.
It seems like no matter how hard we keep urging them to get rid of the black, the more they keep sticking it in our faces.
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Israeli forces attack Palestinian women at Aqsa mosque
Israeli forces have clashed with Palestinian women who sought to enter the Islamic holy site of al-Aqsa Mosque in east al-Quds (Jerusalem).
Palestinian news sources said on Sunday the scuffles broke out after Israeli soldiers and police officers attacked Palestinian women, preventing more than 40 of them from entering the highly revered mosque.
The Israeli forces reportedly tried to detain one of the young woman, but the Palestinians worshipers repelled the attack.
The sources added that Israeli soldiers accompanied by dozens of extremist settlers regularly carry out provocative tours in and around the mosque compound.
Israeli forces and settlers have also stepped up their attacks on the mosque, which has led to violent confrontations between the two sides.
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Israeli security forces have installed iron barriers preventing women worshipers from entering the mosque In recent months.
Palestinians have documented dozens of invasions into the courtyards of the al-Aqsa Mosque, targeting Muslim worshipers by Israeli forces.
"Israeli groups, accompanied by the police, carried out dozens of invasions into the courtyards of the al-Aqsa Mosque and conducted repeated violations and attacks against Muslim worshipers, while the police kidnapped and interrogated many Palestinians, including women and children," said a report published in May by the Wadi Hilweh Information Center, based in the Silwan neighborhood.
Human rights activists say the attacks are a part of Israeli atrocities against Palestinians in the occupied lands.
Also on Sunday, Israeli forces fired sound grenades and tear gas at Palestinian residents of the town of Beit Jala in the south-central Bethlehem Governorate, who were protesting against a separation barrier set up by the Tel Aviv regime in the occupied West Bank. Several Palestinians were injured in the Israeli forces attack.
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William Paley published the following in 1802: "In crossing a heath, suppose I pitched my foot against a stone, and were asked how the stone came to be there; I might possibly answer, that, for anything I knew to the contrary, it had lain there forever: nor would it perhaps be very easy to show the absurdity of this answer. But suppose I had found a watch upon the ground, and it should be inquired how the watch happened to be in that place; I should hardly think of the answer I had before given, that for anything I knew, the watch might have always been there. … There must have existed, at some time, and at some place or other, an artificer or artificers, who formed [the watch] for the purpose which we find it actually to answer; who comprehended its construction, and designed its use … Every indication of contrivance, every manifestation of design, which existed in the watch, exists in the works of nature; with the difference, on the side of nature, of being greater or more, and that in a degree which exceeds all computation." Known in short as the "Watchmaker" argument, the basic construction of this "proof" for the existence of God has become widely popularized and is still cause for discourse in philosophy classrooms to this day. As a Christian, I'm interested in establishing that my faith is not blind, but reasonable. However, Paley's argument fails in significant ways, and while some might criticize this critique as friendly fire, it seems to me that only the best arguments should be left standing for belief in the Christian God. First I will lay out the very basic flow of Paley's argument and then move to criticism.
The point Paley is making appears to be that: 1.) the complexity of the watch necessitates an intelligent designer. So 2.) the complexity of X (particular organism, or the universe) necessitates a designer. The first thing is to consider what's at stake in the premise that complexity necessitates intelligent design. Here occurs the first logical fallacy in Paley's argument. He wants to say that natural observation of the universe suggests a designer. But for Paley, this is not ambiguous, he wants to suggest a personal intelligent being as the designer–or atleast most of the people who employ his argument want to suggest such. Paley sees the complexity of living organisms and the Universe and so he asks himself, "Who put all this here?" But this is question begging, because a designer does not imply a who, as evolutionary theory has shown us, design can be the result of a what. As soon as a person sees the world around them and asks who is responsible, they've already committed themselves to answering the question in a particular way. For this reason, Paley's argument is as much a case for intelligent design as it is for natural selection.
Contemporary proponents of Paley's argument seem to think that those who do not believe in intelligent design can only believe in a kind of luck. Richard Dawkins argues that life was the result of complex biological processes. He makes the case that evolutionists do not consider evolution to be lucky, but rather the result of billions of years of natural selection. While this may still not reach the degree of intended purpose that intelligent design brings forward, it at least seems to move beyond luck which removes yet more of the Watchmaker's teeth.
Paley's argument is chiefly bound up with an analogy. Watches are like complex organisms and the Universe. But even on this count, I think Paley has to be challenged. Watches are often made by multiple individuals or machines, and so they do not have a singular designer as Paley believes the Universe does. Also, Paley is able to observe the creation of a watch, but neither he nor anyone has observed the creation of a world. For the analogy to hold, one should be capable of listing all the reasons why watches are like the universe. If this difficulty can be overcome, it still leaves the obvious that while similar complexities may exist, claims about their similar origins can't be made without presuppositions that Paley does not make clear in his argument. However, this is precisely not the question which Paley wants to address. He wants to prove the existence of God by proving something else about origins first–but his argument fails in this capacity.
I don't think that Paley's argument from analogy proves what he thought it did. If anything it leaves the door wide open for multiple theories about origins, and not just intelligent design. An argument by analogy is in itself not a sustainable argument without the back work. It's also never evidence that something exists, just merely in favor of something existing.
At this point I'd like to speak briefly to the ways his argument is misused in contemporary debates about God's existence. For me, and actually for most Christians, science and faith belong together. I would like to be called a creationist, and by that I mean that I believe the Christian Trinitarian God is responsible for the origin and sustaining of the Universe. In my view the Bible leaves things open ended for discussion about the processes which God uses to bring the universe into existence. At some point the Church of my generation may have to have our "Galileo moment". The Earth really isn't at the center of the universe, and the evidence continues to mount and say that observable life and nature really is the result of a very slow process which included the mutation, disappearance, and emergence of many species. Paley's argument is used to contribute to the false dichotomy between faith and reason.
Paley's argument is weak because of 1.) its poor analogy, 2.) its false characterization of theories besides intelligent design being about "luck", and 3.) the way it begs the question of a who instead of a what as responsible for the Universe. Contemporary application of Paley's argument is also contributing to the great chasm between faith and reason. Writing this paper as a Christian wasn't difficult as some might assume. I would like to see many others with worldviews like my own embrace a reunion of faith and reason, much like Galileo had to convince his contemporaries of. At some point, ignoring the evidence becomes intellectually malicious. At the very least, Paley's watchmaker is not the argument I want to stake my belief on, and there are certainly stronger cases for alternatives to evolution in the origins debate.
Works Cited:
Dawkins, Richard. The God Delusion, 2006. Specifically the chapter on "the Blind Watchmaker".
Paley, William. Natural Theology, 1802.
Martin, Joel. What do Most Christian Think about Evolution?, July 15, 2010. Ret. 2/22/14


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30 October 2009
Home again...
16 comments:
- zurin said...
what a handsome couple u make! :))n so beautiful in the kimonos. I love kimonos too...it gives me such a luxurious feeling..
m glad you had a good time in Japan n welcome back. look 4ward to seeing more pictures :)
- October 30, 2009 at 10:11 AM
- My Carolina Kitchen said...
So glad you had a nice trip and welcome back. Thanks for the great pictures. How fun to wear a kimono, but even more exciting (and scary) to see a volcano erupt.
Good to have you back.
- October 30, 2009 at 11:41 AM
- Maggie B said...
Hi Kate,
Glad your back from your trip it sounds as if you had a blast! Literally!
We arrived home from the States on Wednesday so I guess we are both battling jet lag.
Thanks for stopping by le Presebytere look out for some scary little French kids trick or treating soon
- October 30, 2009 at 11:54 AM
- Barbara said...
Glad you're back and looking forward to hearing (and seeing) all about your trip, Kate!
Love the photos today- want to see more! And hear about your meals! Do tell!
- October 30, 2009 at 12:10 PM
- La Table De Nana said...
Aren't kimonos beautiful? And a samurai?It reminds me of The Last Samurai:) Loved that movie..friendship. I agree what a handsome couple:) Did you bring a kimono back?
I must say the photos are rich! But the little fish:)??I love it.. wonton wrapper? A fish dumpling?
- October 30, 2009 at 1:30 PM
- Mardi @eatlivetravelwrite said...
Welcome HOME!!!!!!! Can't wait to read about your trip!
- October 30, 2009 at 3:00 PM
- food with style said...
welcome back, your pics are just a marvelous. i love all the things you did, so exciting, i look forward to you sharing more, especially those dolphins~
- October 30, 2009 at 4:07 PM
- Bob said...
Welcome home. I'm wicked jealous, but glad you had a good time. :)
- October 30, 2009 at 4:07 PM
- Hungry Dog said...
Welcome home! Looks as though you had a wonderful trip...will your cooking now be inspired by your recent travels?
- October 30, 2009 at 4:27 PM
- Kate at Serendipity said...
Thanks for your lovely comments. I'm glad to know you missed me!
I DID bring a kimono back--it was a gift. I was overwhelmed by the generosity of it.
The little fishy is a dim sum--not really Japanese, but too absolutely cute not to be photographed. Inside was a whole shrimp, which gave it its shape and color. I laughed so hard at it!
The volcano eruption was a lot of ash and steam, no lava. But it was enough to make me skedaddle!
I adored the Japanese food. It was light, tasty, and absolutely gorgeous. I love meals with lots of little things to eat, and I reallyreally love eating with chopsticks, so you can imagine that I was in heaven!
I think I'm going to write up my journal of this trip, and post it. With photos. I'll let you all know when it's done.
- October 31, 2009 at 9:54 AM
- 2 Stews said...
Kate...your trip sounds so exciting! I have never been to Asia, but hope to visit my daughter in Seoul soon. Love that fish dumpling!! Your pics are an appetizer for what is to come, I'm sure. Can't wait to read all about it!
- October 31, 2009 at 1:55 PM
- Divina Pe said...
Welcome home to Belgium. You've got great pics from Japan. I'm sure you have more.
- October 31, 2009 at 3:15 PM
- Jill said...
WOW--fantastic pictures! I look forward to reading more about your trip. Love your new banner--very pretty! :)
- November 1, 2009 at 12:56 AM
- Kate said...
Hi Kate! Welcome home. I missed you. It looks as though you had a wonderful time. I know how much fun it is to reconnect with old friends. I am glad you got to do it!
- November 1, 2009 at 4:58 AM
- Junglefrog said...
Welcome home Kate! What lovely photos! Looks like you had a really great time!
- November 1, 2009 at 9:51 PM
- Donna said...
Kate - the pictures look amazing and are only the prelude of what's to come. I haven't put my pictures on my computer yet as my computer's been down - hoping to get it fixed tonight. So glad you had a wonderful time and welcome home. D
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IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO COMPILE THESE OBJECTS. try flushing the shared_pool and try compiling. Remember to flush the shared_pool each view/package.
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Hi Vikram,
Im applying patch first time on my R12.2.2 instance and while adop prepare phase facing dictionary corrupted error for for following objects. Tried the above action plan with no success. Could you please help me out . . .
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APPS CS_SR_LINK_VALID_OBJ_PKG ORA$BASE APPS CS_SR_LINK_VALID_OBJ_PKG ORA$BASE TS mismatch: 04-SEP-14 13:38:21 31-DEC-10 14:04:15
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