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Charity begins at home.
One winter's evening there was an urgent knocking on the hall door of our family house in Dublin. My mother answered the door and there, in the rain, stood a large, bedraggled, down-at-heel girl, probably in her late teens. She was crying piteously, "Oh mother of God missus – can you give me some shelter? Me Mammy's after havin' another babby and there's no room for me in our house any more." Mum was a charitable woman, always sympathetic to the underdog, so she invited this poor girl in to get dry and offered her a bed on the sitting-room couch for the night.
Joan Begg was her name and she had been turned out of home to fend for herself. As long as she could remember she had fed, changed, walked and nurtured each 'babby' her 'Mammy' had produced with alarming frequency and finally she had nowhere to lay her head.
At that stage there were four of us children and my younger sister was about six months old; the rest of us were aged eight, five and three years old, so my mother had her hands full tending to us without any help in a big old house; this was very hard work in the late 1940s, without any of the mod-cons we take for granted nowadays. Being a quick-witted person, Mum spotted a mutually satisfactory opportunity and the next day she offered this stranger bed and board and whatever she could afford, in return for Joan helping her for a while.
You can imagine our surprise next morning when we were introduced to an unusual looking person who was going to live with us "for a while." In fact Joan lived with us for five years, to everybody's benefit. Our father was an easy-going, existential man and didn't complain when he came home from work that evening and was faced with this fait accompli. He was used to those and if Mum was happy, he was happy.
Now Joan Begg was an ill-educated country woman, with the constitution of an ox and the kindest, purest heart I ever knew. One of her legs was considerably shorter than the other and she would set off to Sunday Mass at a goodly pace, loping with an unusual gait, which gave rise to her naughty charges nick-naming her Joan Begg Pancake One Leg (but never to her face, as we were brought up to be polite children.) She was like a huge mother hen, with a capacious bosom, an open, smiling face and never a cross word that I remember. We loved her and she adored all of us, including our parents and when we moved to a smaller house on the other side of the city five years later, Mum made sure that Joan had another post to go to, having given her a glowing recommendation.
One particular episode during her time with us stands out in my mind. Joan convinced our mother to let her take my elder brother and me to visit her family "down the country." Nowadays, most mothers would have made excuses and said no, fearing that some ill might befall their children, but in truth it was probably a relief for her to get her two eldest children out of her hair for a day during the summer holidays. Excitedly we set off on a great adventure, taking three buses and gradually leaving the built-up city, travelling down winding country lanes and ending up in what seemed to me the back of beyond, surrounded by green fields divided by hedges and small stone walls and arriving at a shabby homestead that would be thought of as a hovel nowadays. At first it was dark inside, but as our eyes adjusted from the sunlight outside, a neat little room with a range was visible; on it were two huge steaming black pots and a kettle. A large table was surrounded by many chairs. I don't remember any grown ups or children around, although there must have been, but I vividly remember two other things. The first was a plate covered in creamy-coloured food for lunch placed in front of me at that table - tripe, onions and boiled potatoes; even now I remember trying not to gag as I gulped the knobbly, slimy never-before-eaten tripe and onions and the familiar powdery potatoes, which were more palatable. No doubt this was a special meal for special visitors and true hospitality, but it was torture to me.The second vivid memory is the toileting arrangement, which was a hole at the bottom of the grassed area behind the house.
This was all too much for a six year old, but I imagine my brother, who was three years older and more confident and precocious than I chattered away whilst I hid my building fear. We lived close to the Irish Sea, with The Dublin Mountains providing a beautiful backdrop to the City and here we were in alien surroundings with awful food, no bathroom and who knew what else? My usual chest pains, which came when I was anxious, started. I first felt them when I was at the local flea-pit one Saturday with my brother, watching Batman and Robin having one of their dangerous, daring exploits; being an impressionable child I was enthralled and tension built up in my chest. I had often seen my mother clasp her chest saying "Oh my heart, my heart, you'll be the death of me!" and so I thought I was dying as I stood outside the cinema afterwards, gripping some railings and wailing "Brian, Brian wait for me - my heart is dying," as my brother merrily ran off without me to our house fifty yards away.
But I digress. I survived the chest pains, of course, and our uncommon day in the country finally ended and it was time to catch the first of our buses home, gradually returning to the safety of familiar surroundings and our own nest.
I don't know how we explained our day out to our parents, but much later our mother told us that Joan was glowing with pride at having taken some of her charges to her own home for a treat and showing her family that she was making her way in the world; it was a wonderful gift my mother had given her and they remained in contact until my mother's death sixty-odd years later.
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Beijing, May 30 (PTI) China has begun the construction of the firstunified standard railway withMongolia, official media reported today.
The rail line will pass through Ceke, the second largest port of entry between China and Mongolia.
It will be 1,435 mm in width, the standard gauge in China, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The Mongolian standard gauge is 1,520 mm in width, which causes extra costs for cargo trains travelling between the two countries.
The rail line is expected to help Ceke port become the biggest port of entry between China and Mongolia, with annual cargo throughput of more than 30 million tonnes.
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Some photography content I watch
- Scott Kelby / Kelby One / The Grid
Various topics about the photography industry. Occasionally some interesting guests. Very huge commercial part. The early shows were better. Scott is able to explain the things very good.
- Aaron Nace / Phlearn
Aaron is a very funny guy. He is a master of photoshop. He explains some really good techniques and tricks. The edits look all natural.
- Serge Ramelli
Serge is a french photographer. Some of his shots of the monuments in Paris are nice. Mainly his shots are too vibrant for my taste. Some of his tips are useful.
- Jason Lanier
Jason is very passionated and a cool guy. He does portrait work and weddings. I like his style and his advice is useful.
- Matt Granger
Matt is from Australia. I like his videos and trust his reviews.
- Karl Taylor
Karl has a high claim on the quality of his work. Some years ago he did some really good tutorials.
- Ted Forbes / The Art of Photography
This is mainly related to the art side of photography. Especially the shows about analogue and film stuff I like very much.
- FStoppers
These guys are very cool and creative. Their teasers of the series "photographing the world" with Elia Locardi are one of my favourites.
- Peter Hurley
Peter is one of the world's best headshot photographers. He has a unique style and some great tips. He also develops some pro gear with his own brand.
- Tony & Chelsea Northrup
Their shows are entertaining and informative. Tony knows really what he is talking about.
- Ben Horne
Ben does large format landscapes. If you need to slow down, watch this.


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California is about to embark on Newsom's housing vision. It must be done smartly
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants 2019 to go down in history as the year the middle class started to return to California. How might that happen? By addressing the housing crisis.
Newsom has come out of the gate with the audacious goal of constructing 3.5 million new housing units in the state by 2025. To do that, more than 378,000 homes would need to be built every year statewide — quadruple the current rate of construction. The last time that many homes were built in California in one year was 1954, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Those homes are needed because too many people employed in the state cannot afford housing. Prices for single-family homes are beyond the reach of many, and rents eat up an inordinately high amount of monthly income for a slew of tenants. Homelessness has grown because housing is too expensive. "Simply put, we are experiencing a housing affordability crisis, driven by a simple economic argument," said Newsom during his campaign for governor.
Kudos to Newsom for having the courage to take on this challenge. He plans to back it up by directing help to counties and cities for planning — and by withholding certain funding from local governments that don't get with the program.
But this will be a complex goal to meet, and it likely won't be achieved without protest from current homeowners who like things the way they are. If his housing plans are carried out as comprehensively as Newsom wants, no part of the state will be untouched. From the charming-yet-expensive cities of San Luis Obispo County to the impoverished small towns in the Central Valley, from the Bay Area to Southern California, new housing must be built.
How that occurs is the rub. The urban areas of the coast don't have much available open land left, so infill projects will likely be the main way new homes get built. The Central Valley, by contrast, still has an abundant supply of open land at a lower cost. The Valley and the Inland Empire of Riverside and San Bernardino counties will play large roles in the creation of new housing.
Crisis by the numbers
California's median home price stood at $554,760 at the end of November, according to the latest figure from the California Association of Realtors. The Bay Area led all areas with a median price of $905,000. The next most expensive market was the Central Coast, with a median of $672,500. The Central Valley — which includes Sacramento, Stanislaus and Fresno counties — was cheapest at $320,000.
On the rental front, the majority of tenants in the San Joaquin Valley region pay between 30 to 50 percent of their monthly income toward rent, according to the Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability, a Fresno-based nonprofit that works on environmental justice, planning and housing issues. A tenant is considered rent-burdened if rental costs are more than 30 percent.
Fresno's monthly average rent in December stood at $1,047, according to RENTCafe.com, a national apartment-search website. By contrast, the average monthly rent in San Francisco was $3,600.
Builders excited but have concerns
Not since Pat Brown was governor in the 1960s has the state's top leader made housing a main issue, said Dan Dunmoyer, President-CEO of the California Building Industry Association.
To achieve the 3.5 million goal, Dunmoyer said all forms of housing types will need to be built — single family, apartments, infill projects and affordable housing.
"The Valley and the Inland Empire are the two best-positioned geographic areas to create large areas of housing that is more affordable than anywhere else in the state," he said.
Dunmoyer said multifamily construction is taking off because, at long last, there is demand. "For the first time in a long time, we are building more multifamily housing than single-family residences," he said.
Not all is rosy, however. Dunmoyer said interest rates have risen, making borrowing costs for buyers more expensive. Then there is the labor issue — there are not enough skilled tradespeople. "We need as a state to tell our children it is OK for them to use their hands to be a plumber or a framer," he said.
A third worry is the long-held "not in my backyard" attitude for which California is famous. Dunmoyer said it's easier to build a new home in a green state like Washington than California.
"It's so much easier to build in Seattle than San Francisco," he said. "There, it's 18 months, not 18 years."
New urgency for housing
David Garcia, policy director at the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley, said the housing issue has reached a watershed moment. "Three or four years ago, we would never entertain the idea of state-level intervention in local planning decisions," he said.
But new legislation, Senate Bill 50, would create zoning standards to better allow for apartment housing near transit centers.
Newsom's budget also includes $2.3 billion for housing for low-income and homeless people. Such funding would also help cities rezone and process projects faster to speed up development.
"We have reached a tipping point," Garcia said. "Not only are individuals suffering from the housing cost, we have politicians understanding it, too."
Going forward, it will be critical for cities and counties to thoughtfully review and approve development proposals. Especially in the Valley, simply increasing suburban sprawl is not the answer.
Advocates like the Leadership Counsel are calling on cities to make sure their plans provide for low-income people. That means making sure a mix of housing types gets built. In some impoverished cities in the Valley, the sewer and water systems need upgrading before any new homes can be added.
California must also avoid building homes in places where land is cheap but also far away from job centers, creating long commutes. That already happens too much in places like Stockton and Modesto. Housing, jobs and transportation are linked, and that makes the task more complicated. So, if city planning departments need help, they should ask the state for it. Not having in-house expertise is not an excuse for lacking smart planning.
There's much to figure out. But, bottom line: Newsom has made it clear he's ready to get to work.


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The third technique that supports the biggest shift is honing the superpower everyone possesses and that is the power of presense. Becoming more present and in the moment eliminates unnecessary tension carried both in the mind and the body.


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Noted ... Sizzix Sidekick Side-Order Set of Die Cutting Templates - by Tim Holtz.
This set of Thinlits features 9 different sized tags and labels. The seven smaller shapes have a slot precut, making them perfect to use as paperclips and tags, while the two larger shapes are ideal as frontpieces, banners, bunting or labels. All are fantastic to use with planners, diaries, calendars and journals as well as for cardmaking, scrapbooking and Project Life memory keeping systems. Now you can create bookmarks and notelets to match your own designs.
An easy way to use these shapes is to cut out of mixed media or watercolour card, then colour each piece with inks or paints before piecing together. Or cut out of various colours of card, paper and thin surfaces, ink the edges and piece together. Let your imagination be your guide!
This package contains :
- 9 die cutting templates (Thinlits)
- sizes : 1/2" x 1" to 2 1/4" x 1 7/8".
The photos (will) show the approx sizes.
Packaging size is approx 8.5cm x 17.5cm (3.5" x 6.9").
Imagine adding many layers into your project that give the appearance that you've spent hours fussy cutting with scissors. Thinlits are wafer thin chemically etched die templates designed to cut, emboss or stencil a single sheet of cardstock, paper, fine metallic foil or vellum.
Because of their very fine details, Thinlits dies may require up to three passes to cut. If extra help is needed for easier separation of the die-cut shape from the template, place wax paper between the Thinlits die and your material and then roll through your preferred machine.
Thinlits are designed for use with the Sizzix die cutting and embossing machines (eg, Big Shot Pro and Vagabond) and also compatible with most hand-turned die cutting machines (eg, Cuttlebug).
Thinlits are also able to emboss when combined with an Impressions Pad and Silicone Rubber sheet (it presses rather than cuts due to the less pressure).
To stencil, trace around the shapes with pen, pencil or ink. Apply ink to the die cutting edges to print and emboss at the same time.
This set includes a handy plastic storage envelope. For easy identification, trim off the printed label and slip into the envelope.
Designed by Tim Holtz and manufactured by Sizzix.
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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) this week dismissed President Obama's "tax-and-spend approach" in his FY16 budget proposal, but said he wants to see where he can find common ground with the White House on tax policy. At a Feb. 3 hearing on the president's budget request, Ryan said the administration has… Read more »
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House Democrats Release Tax Reform Plan
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), ranking member of the House Budget Committee, released Jan. 12 a broad package of tax changes to strengthen the middle class that will likely serve as a political marker for House Democrats in the tax reform debate brewing this year. The "action plan" proposed by Van Hollen builds on some… Read more »
Hatch Announces Tax Reform Working Groups
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) this week announced the formation of five bipartisan working groups that will study current tax law and help develop a comprehensive tax reform plan in this Congress. Policy focus areas for the working groups include: individual income tax; business income tax; savings… Read more »
Ryan, Murray Propose Panel to Look at Tax Breaks
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray (D-WA) have proposed forming a bipartisan commission to study how to expand the accessibility of data to evaluate the effectiveness of various federal programs and tax breaks. The bill introduced by Ryan and Murray last week would establish a 15-member commission,… Read more »
GOP Hopes To Do Tax Extenders In Lame Duck
Republican leaders have signaled an interest in renewing dozens of expired tax provisions before they take control of the Senate in January. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who this week was unanimously elected to be the Senate Majority Leader when the 114th Congress convenes, listed a government spending bill and tax extenders as top priorities for… Read more »


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Staying Focused and Motivated on your Journey to a New Life
It is not easy to tell yourself that you are going to accomplish something new when the odds seem stacked against you. What happens when the task you're focused on takes longer than you had allowed for? Your motivation may start to disappear and you might just give up on the idea altogether. It definitely can be hard to stay focused on certain things. Weight loss is a fine example of this. If you have ever tried to lose weight you know your enthusiasm is so high for the first week or two. As you make lifestyle changes the pounds drop off quickly and you are feeling great about your...Read More
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Release Date: February 9th, 2018
Not Yet Rated |1 hr 31 minPlot Summary
Mikki moves to Brooklyn to start over after his release from one of Israel's toughest prisons. He soon revisits his dark past when he is forced into the underworld by a turf war with the Russian mob.
Cast: Harvey Keitel, AnnaLynne McCord, Charlotte McKinney, Danny A. Abeckaser, Kathrine Narducci, Edoardo Ballerini, Jon Carlo, Sasha Feldman
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Friday, Nov. 17th 2017, 4 pm . Leerstelle Urte Zintler, DE, 2016, 00:04:30 Converging drawings and whispered words – as a collage made of fragments of poems by Hilde...
Suddenly, they were there: the 'Krocha'! They settled in the East of Austria, together with their codes: clothing, speech, music, dancing style. This particular youth culture scene hit its peak in 2008. However, the Neustadt Krocha @Merkurparkplatz already emerged on Youtube-screens in October 2007. They were doing a dance called shuffle accompanied by hard electronic music (hardstyle). But this was only the beginning: numerous groups started to form in Wiener Neustadt, having names like "Hard Dance Shufflerz" or "Shuffle Dancerz Austria".
With this FRONTALE special we bring the Krocha culture to the Stadttheater, we celebrate it together with former members of the scene and talk about the fact what is actually left of 'Krocha' ten years later.
Talk with David Spuller (HDS//Spula, Neustadt Krocha @Merkurparkplatz), Guenter Sladek (SDA//Ripper) and friends.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. (CBS.MW) -- Global Media is slated to begin trading on the Nasdaq's National Market on April 25, according to Monte Walls Burris, a vice president at the company.
The streaming media and e-commerce infrastructure company originally announced on Apr. 18 it would debut on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market.
The stock will trade under the ticker symbol "GLMC." Previously, the stock glmc-bb traded on the over-the-counter "Bulletin Board." The stock closed Monday up 5/16, or 4 percent, at 8 1/8.
Since the original April 18 announcement, the stock, has rallied 76 percent.


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Plans are taking shape for Family Motor Coach Association's (FMCA) 96th International Convention and RV Expo, scheduled for July 12-15 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds and Event Center in Indianapolis. According to a press release, an early-bird discount of $30 is available to anyone who registers on or before May 12.
The event will feature displays of the latest motorhomes and a wide range of accessories and gear. Other activities include seminars — approximately 100 different topics —covering everything from motorhome chassis maintenance to smartphone usage while traveling.
"Attending an FMCA convention and RV expo is a great way to learn more about the RV lifestyle and also to meet some really nice people from all across North America who come together because of their love of RV travel," said FMCA national president Charlie Adcock. "I've learned so much from attending FMCA conventions over the years and from spending time with other RVers. FMCA members always seem willing to share information and to help one another."
A variety of registration options are available, ranging from a $10 single-day pass that provides admission only to the exhibits to a $195 full-access pass that enables the attendee to bring their RV and stay right at the fairgrounds and enjoy all of the activities in the company of others who share a passion for the RV lifestyle.
FMCA will also host a two-day RV Basics workshop led by RV experts taking place at the convention site and right before the event opens. The RV Basics course is designed for those new to the RV lifestyle or even those just contemplating the idea, as well as more seasoned RVers looking to brush up on their knowledge. The cost for the two days of classes and two nights of camping is $250 per person or $400 per couple. To learn more, visit www.FMCA.com/academy.
To register for the convention, RV Basics, or both, visitwww.FMCA.com/conventions-64/indianapolis-2017/family-registration.html or call 800-543-3622.


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Running Time: 86 min.
Release Date: March 21, 1997
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Cast: Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Justin Cooper, Cary Elwes, Anne Haney, Jennifer Tilly, Amanda Donohoe, Jason Bernard, Swoosie Kurtz, Sara Paxton
Comedian Jim Carrey stars in this hilarious film about a compulsive lawyer who's forced to tell the truth for 24 hours as a result of his son's birthday wish. Fletcher Reede (Jim Carrey) is a divorced lawyer who just can't stop lying. Fletcher's truth-twisting has built him a solid reputation as a lawyer, but his most valuable relationships are about to be tested when his young son's birthday wish comes true.
Unable to speak anything but the truth, Fletcher is forced to battle through a career-boosting case without his lying habit to help him. Even though the wish was an "inconvenience" at first, it soon proves to be a life-changer for Fletcher.
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Studio: Universal Pictures
Producer(s): Brian Grazer
Screenplay: Paul Guay, Stephen Mazur
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The accused, Le Tri Tinh, was the captain of the technical team assigned to resolve technical issues that could arise during that day.
Tinh's team had to operate the generator system, comprising three generators and three uninterrupted power supply (UPS) machines, with scheduled checks, and cut the power provided by the national electricity network.
All three generators ran properly. However, the three UPS machines broke down five minutes later. The technicians were supposed to disconnect the UPS machines for repair, but had not completed the work even after 20 minutes.
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Meet The Kite String Tangle
It so happens today I was going to post a cover they did on Lorde's awesome joint Tennis Court that I've been playing nonstop. Well, last night I heard their vocal collaboration on Adventure Club's new single Wonder—which is down right my alley. In the end it just made sense to post both and tell you a little about them.
Introducing Brisbane's own The Kite String Tangle, the experimental solo project of Australianalternative electronic artist and producer, Danny Harley. Launched in May 2012, "The Kite String Tangle" venture is a seamless blend of ethereal pop through to the darker shades of ambient, electronic music.


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Interior Design is not the same as decoration. Learn the difference.
"Decoration is the furnishing or adorning a space with fashionable or beautiful things. Interior design is a multifaceted profession in which creative and technical solutions are applied within a structure to achieve a built interior environment. Interior designers should plan, design and furnish interiors of residential, commercial or industrial buildings. They formulate design which is practical, aesthetic and conductive to intend purposes, such as raising productivity, selling merchandise or improving lifestyle." excerpt taken from different interior design related sources.


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Northampton University graduate Claire Griffiths visited the Cindy Sherman Retrospective at the National Portrait Gallery in London earlier this Summer and has reported her experience for the Photograd blog. The Cindy Sherman Retrospective closes on 15th September 2019.
Do we all long to dress up and create disguises for ourselves? Dying our hair, wearing labels, makeup - how we are seen is perhaps more evident than ever in a world where technology is racing at an unprecedented rate and 93 million selfies being taken on average per day. I felt it in my late teens, the need to be seen and unseen and when I got to Art School the camera became a perfect disguise.
Cindy Sherman had made me see photography and the art world in a new way as an art student, pre selfie generation so when her retrospective came to The National Portrait Gallery I rushed to buy tickets. Coinciding with a showing of work supported by the RPS 100Heroines initiative which I had somehow been accepted into entitled (Unframing Identities).
I was to be in London for three days and on the first day I arrived at the exhibition as it opened. Unsure whether my tickets were booked (their system was down at the time), but they let me in, and I walked in like I was entering a Rolling Stones concert ready to experience Sherman's work up close and personal. It felt like seeing an old friends work, someone who had inspired me when it felt like the art world was closed quarters and photography a male orientated past time.
When I started my Fine Art Degree circa 1998 I was dead sure I wanted to paint and draw perhaps become a costume or set designer. Somewhere in my psyche I had always felt drawn to fashion but ended up on a Fine Art Degree, the course offered: painting, sculpture print and another option: Photography. These were the days before digital and the dark room seemed like a place of sanctuary. It still seemed like source material to me though and was not entirely convinced photography was an art, I thought it was perhaps a "cop out" for people who couldn't draw or paint.
Then one week in art history, Cindy Sherman appeared. Our female Art History tutor, Wendy, was a jolly feminist and talked to us about the male gaze and my whole being "woke up". Cindy Sherman along with people like Gillian Wearing and Sophie Calle depicted a different way of using photography for me, a way to communicate what it was to be a women, telling their own stories, communicating their own feelings of things associated with the human condition and often what it is to be a women. Sherman in particular had seemed to be able to encapsulate a whole plethora of things I wanted to do: Fashion, set design, costume and story telling.
On entering the show her large scale images roared at me unapologetically and led me to rooms filled with familiar and unseen work. Untitled film stills 1977-1980 mimicking ideas from traditional female tropes in film noir or Hitchcock was thrilling to see as a series, I had only seen this work in books or on TV. I stood mesmerised as I watched her film Doll Clothes made whilst she was a student, a stop motion playing with dressing up and thought "I wish I had thought of that".
Her work is perhaps more relevant than ever as a whole group of young women (and men) grow up with filters and selfies and more impossible beauty standards to adhere to but Sherman has been exploring these themes for decades. Her Dummy Vogue covers smile down at us, a vampish Jerry Hall gazes back and metaphorizes into a goofy Sherman portrait. Her newer self portraits of women staring down at the viewer yield a vulnerability that I am grateful for, women holding onto youth and beauty, images created on a grand scale imitating what we might find in an upstate apartment in New York perhaps of one of Trumps exes or an ex movie star.
It might not be Sherman until we look closer and find her hidden under thick make up and elaborate wigs. A sense of sadness prevails as our own youth and passing of time is presented to us through Sherman's images - whilst round the corner we find her dressed as a clown grotesquely facing the viewer as if to say "Lets laugh at beauty and ourselves together". For me Sherman opened doors for women making photographs continues to inspire further generations. She took the lens away from a masculine view point, made it her own enabling fresh female perspective, using humour, skill and story telling. To Cindy Sherman I am forever grateful. Go see the show.


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Pretzel Bread Bites with Hatch Chile Pepper Mustard Spread
By Chef Tom Fraker
5 teaspoons Active Dry Yeast
2 cups Warm Water
4 Tablespoons Warm Milk
2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
10 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter -- melted; divided
5 teaspoons Sea Salt -- divided use
1 Tablespoon
New Mexico Hatch Pepper Powder
(peppers dried and ground)
6 cups All Purpose Flour as needed Canola Oil
6 quarts Water
3/4 cup Baking Soda
2 Melissa's
New Mexico Hatch Peppers
-- roasted; peeled; seeded; diced
1 1/2 cups Whole Grain Deli Mustard
Place the yeast and the next 4 ingredients (using only 6 Tablespoons of the butter at this time) in a bowl and whisk until mixed and the yeast and sugar are dissolved. Set aside to rest for 10-15 minutes.
Pour the mixture into the bowl of a Kitchen-Aid Mixer fitted with a dough hook. On medium low setting, start the mixer and add 2 teaspoons of the salt and the Hatch Pepper powder.
Slowly start mixing in the flour until all is incorporated and the dough forms into a ball. The dough should be slightly tacky. Remove the bowl from the mixer and add a little canola oil. Roll the dough ball in it to coat it with the oil, cover the bowl and place it in a warm area to rest for 30 minutes.
Next, place the bowl back on the mixer with the dough hook and mix for 5 minutes. Remove the bowl from the mixer, cover it and place back in the warm area for 1 hour to rise.
Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
In a large pot, bring the water to a boil. Knock the air out of the dough and form it into 8-9 small baguettes.
When the water boils, slowly add the baking soda. Be careful as it will bubble up. Add the small baguettes, one at a time, to the boiling water and cook for 30 seconds, turning to coat all sides.
Place the baguette on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper that is slightly oiled. Repeat for the remaining baguettes. Sprinkle with the remaining sea salt and score small slits into the top of each to let steam escape while cooking.
Place them in the oven and bake for 11 minutes, then turn each sheet 1/2 turn and continue cooking for an additional 11 minutes.
Remove from the oven, brush with the remaining melted butter and let cool. For the mustard spread, combine the Hatch Pepper and mustard. To serve, slice the bread and serve with the mustard spread. This makes a lot, but, you can't just stop at 1 or 2.
This is like a soft pretzel made into a baguette.
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National Sports Poll Finds That MLB Has Fewer Fans, Fan Base Getting Older
By Barry Janoff
July 15, 2013: Bad news for Major League Baseball: Only 34% of people say they follow the sport, down from 41% in 2009 and the lowest such figure since 2004.
Baseball also is skewing older: The largest group of fans who follow baseball (39%) are Baby Boomers ages 48-66. Another 29% are considered Matures (ages 67-plus).
The numbers come from a just-release survey from The Harris Poll conduced by Harris Interactive.
The survey coincides with the 2013 MLB All-Star Game, which is being held in Citi Field, home of the New York Mets.
However, it is the crosstown rival New York Yankees that take the honor of being the favorite team in baseball.
The Yankees top the list for the tenth consecutive time, followed this year by (in order) the Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers and Texas Rangers, according to The Harris Poll.
The Mets come in at No. 8, down from No. 5 last year and the team's lowest spot since coming in at No. 11 in 2009, according to Harris.
Good news for MLB at All-Star time: 70% of those surveyed know that the league that wins the All-Star Game gets home field advantage in the World Series. That rule was enacted in 2003.
Since then the American League has won seven of ten All-Star Games, although the National League has won the last three. In that time, the National League has won six of 10 World Series, including the last three and three of the seven years that the American League had the home field advantage.
The Yankees were picked second among teams most likely to win the World Series, behind the St. Louis Cardinals. Concurrently, the Yankees are also the team that people least want to see in the World Series, being named by 42% of those surveyed.
Other teams picked as most likely to win the 2013 World Series behind the Cardinals and Yankees were (in order): Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Braves, Rangers, San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Oakland A's and Washington Nationals.
The MLB's top ten favorite teams also include the Detroit Tigers (No. 6), Chicago Cubs (No. 7), Philadelphia Phillies (No. 9) and St. Louis Cardinals (No. 10).
And the least favorite teams: The Arizona Diamondbacks, Washington Nationals, Oakland A's, Houston Astros and Miami Marlins. The Toronto Blue Jays actually came in last, but the poll did not include any fans from Canada.
Asf ar as demographics: The split among baseball fans is 44%-36% male-female; 35% are white, 35% Hispanic, 24% African America. Of interest to MLB marketing parnters: 46% earn $100,000 or more annually.
This Harris Poll was conducted online within the U.S. from June 12-17, 2013 among 2,210 adults (aged 18 and over), of whom 760 said they follow MLB.
See the full Harris Poll results here.
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Stephen left early to help with the food stand at the auction. Austin went around noon. They both returned by early afternoon, reporting a good sale.
Matthew did some more mowing. The orchard and the roadside. The boys also kept the dishes washed, cleaned their room, did some laundry, and misc.
Thomas got more desk work done. His elephant that needs to get eaten.....one bite at a time. My elephant is house cleaning and decluttering.
My dear, dear sister and niece came to clean up some of my dirt this afternoon. My, it takes such a little bit of time for two capable ladies to do what it would take hours for the boys to get done. (Yes, there are times I wish for daughters. Forgive me, Lord.)
The sickness slowly let me go and strength is just as slowly returning. My stomach seemed to appreciate chicken, potatoes and carrots boiled together. And it didn't complain too much about yogurt and applesauce either.
Having recently read a lot about slavery I had to wonder if the Negros would have had to work if they were in my shape? And maybe get whipped because they couldn't keep up performance? And I'm thankful I can rest "peacefully" while my family cares for me and other things. (Sometimes I don't allow it to be peaceful because I see everything that needs to be done.)
In searching through "Grandma's freezer clean-out" I found potato casserole and peas for lunch. Hominy was fried in bacon grease with onions, garlic and hot dogs (good ones, by the way) and topped with cheese for supper. The men enjoyed it with fried eggs and an avocado, tomato, cucumber, onion salad Grandma Schwartz brought over.
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Here's a photo of my gifts from the Mother's Day celebration at church. A rose bouquet at my place setting, a pint-sized candle, and a half-cup-sized candle. The beautiful garden gloves were forgotten in my photographing.
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Firefighters arrived at the three-story building on the 6700 block of South Dorchester Avenue two minutes after receiving calls of a fire, officials said. Three-year-old Maqkwone Jones was pulled from a second floor apartment and rushed to Comer Children's Hospital after suffering from cardiac arrest. He later died in the hospital.
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- When asked how they would pay their bills if the primary wage-earner were to die, responses among the younger workers included credit cards (37 percent), loans from family or friends (13 percent) and bank or payday loans (10 percent). A third of younger workers (33 percent) said they were unsure of how they would pay their bills. Respondents ages 35-49 said they would pay bills with credit cards (21 percent), loans from family or friends (8 percent) and bank or payday loans (4 percent).
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A large number of the mushrooms we find around can typically be put into three broad groups: Edible mushrooms, Medicinal mushrooms and Poisonous mushrooms. Each category has number of distinct features and in this article we will give you a brief over view of the different types.
Edible Mushrooms
when it comes to edible mushrooms anything is possible as long as you can imagine it. From garnishes to soups and stews of all sorts, edible mushrooms have a reputation of making your dishes nutritious, tasty and inviting.
It is important however to be sure you have correctly identified the type of mushroom – whether bought or collected because enjoying your meal or not depends very much on it.
Usually, it is advisable to first clean the mushrooms and then cook them a bit for easy digestibility. A few of the highly prized edibles you might want to try out include:
Morel Mushrooms, Oyster Mushrooms, Portabello Mushrooms, Chanterelle Mushrooms.
Medicinal Mushrooms
These types of mushrooms are also edible but are essentially used as functional foods to supplement our diet and to aid our bodies' immune system in fighting off certain diseases and most times even help the healing process in cases where the disease has already invaded our bodies.
Mushrooms are little power houses of health and energyIt is believed that the anti pathogenic properties developed by mushrooms as a survival mechanism is what makes them valuable to the human immune system.
The power of these medicinal mushrooms can be traced to the grounding effect they posses from growing so close to the earth and the many nutrients they contain. e.g. Ganoderma Mushrooms, Reishi, Shiitake, Maitake, and Cordyceps spp. etc.
Psychedelic Mushrooms
Psychedelic mushrooms are fungi that contain psychedelic substances such as psilocybin, psilocin or muscimol. The most common/popular terms for these mushrooms are: magic mushroom, boomers, or just 'shrooms.
Mushrooms in this group can be divided into two ; the psilocybin-bearing mushrooms, found primarily in the psilocybe genus, and the muscimol-containing mushroom (Amanita muscaria).
As with many psychoactive substances, the effect of any mushroom consumed in this group are subjective and unpredictable.
Note:Psychedelic drugs are psychoactive drugs whose primary action is to alter the thought processes of the brain. In many countries, psilocybin and psilocin containing mushrooms are illegal.
Poisonous Mushrooms
People react to the different types of mushrooms differently but generally, eating too much in one sitting or eating them with alcohol can trigger some allergic reactions or even cause nausea especially in people who are either too young or very old.
Though most varieties of mushroom look alike, the poisonous mushrooms strains are generally characterized by the presence of white spores, a cup- like volva at the base and remnants of a universal veil on the umbrella-like cap.
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Earl William Martin was born in Addison, Lenawee County, Michigan on August 2, 1885, the son of Della Rosa Adela Armstrong and William John Martin. He married Julia Cyllania Bird (1892-1968) in 1910, and lived in Ann Arbor all his life, listing his occupation as "farmer" at least as late as the 1940 census, and cited in the 1938 City Directory as a dairy farmer. Earl and Julia had three children: Margaret Jane Martin (1912-1982), William Richard Martin (1920-1996) and Katheryn Esther Martin (1923-1999).
Earl became active as a mineral collector and, according to a December 1963 ad in
Rocks & Minerals
, he launched a mineral business in 1942, perhaps having retired (at age 57) from dairy farming. He ran the mineral business from his home in Ann Arbor at 1884 Miller Avenue, and advertised as E. W. Martin in
Rocks & Minerals
beginning in June 1945. In that first ad he stated that After several years of collecting [I] can offer selected specimens of 200 minerals. Northern Michigan copper, copper in calcite, half-breeds, magnificent crystallized silver for advanced collectors up to $75.00, beautiful Tri-State minerals, ruby zinc, cockscomb marcasite. Also thomsonite, Franklin Furnace material, Ceylon sapphires, benitoite, azurite, jasper, chafinite, Clay Center fluorite and celestite, Rosiclaire fluorite, agate. In the following issue he offered cutting material and nearly all Western minerals. Collections $5 and up.
In November 1946 Martin announced: I have just added the justly famous J. Frank Roberts collection of Detroit to my stock. This collection contains a large number of specimens of northern Michigan copper, copper in calcite, prehnite, mohawkite, and other minerals of Michigan. A large number of rare specimens from many foreign countries, and a beautiful fluorescent collection. I sincerely believe this purchase makes us headquarters of America for Northern Michigan minerals. His last display ad appeared in January 1947.
The March 1946 issue of
Desert Magazine
reported that he attended a meeting of the Imperial Valley Gem and Mineral Society in California: "Earl W. Martin of Ann Arbor, Michigan, took over the program. He spoke for some time on the interest and vicissitudes of mineral collecting, both as amateur and professional. He then displayed his stock of rare minerals, such as Rosiclare fluorite, ruby zinc, needles of selenite, dog-tooth spar, higginsite, mica with garnet and other inclusions, odd crystals of galena and many others. Many members took the occasion to buy specimens to enrich their own collections." The May 1947 issue reported again on the Imperial Valley Society meeting, stating that "Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Martin of Ann Arbor, Michigan, who were on their annual purchasing trip to the West Coast, displayed some of their beautiful specimens."
At some time in the 1950s Martin opened
Martin's Gem and Mineral Studio
at 201 E. Washington Street in Ann Arbor. William G. Lyon, who often visited the shop in 1959-1962 while in high school, described it as follows:
This was a first rate mineral studio,' not just the kind of rock shop' that was typical of that era all over the west. Any free time I had on Saturdays, I spent going over the treasures in his cases, and discussing minerals. I had one invitation to view the personal collection of Earl and Julia I remember especially the optical-quality pale yellow sphalerite crystals that he showed me. I remember two specimens in particular that were "going to the Smithsonian": a splendid single crystal of azurite about 3 inches in length (Tsumeb?); and a fine specimen of legrandite showing several nice radiating masses of yellow crystals.
In 1962 or 1963 the shop was taken over by one of Earl's younger relatives, John A. Martin and his wife Eugenia. They claimed to have over 30,000 mineral specimens in stock. At some time after 1971 they moved the shop to a mall, probably in Brighton, Michigan about 15 miles north of Ann Arbor. John subscribed to the
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between 1978 and 1980, and died in 1997.
Julia Martin died in Ann Arbor in 1968, and Earl W. Martin died in Ann Arbor on November 3, 1972. The final disposition of his personal mineral collection remains unknown.
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These pesky culprits might be the reason you can't seem to wake up.


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Whether or not you are shopping for or selling for the primary time or you've performed it before, actual estate transactions are disturbing in addition to thrilling. Most fees range from $950 to $1,one hundred for a mean home whether or not you are the client or the vendor. Your workforce consists of your Calgary actual estate lawyer, your real property agent, your mortgage dealer and, in fact, you. The last thing now is the HAMP person (from the federal government company program) advised me do not imagine what BSI tells me as a result of they lie and simply fax over my hardship letter and proof of residency to them with the mortgage statement (if I can get it!).
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This type of lawyer can be utilized at times when the lender that one is dealing with just isn't keen to budge. Alternately, maybe a member of your family, a pal or co-worker can endorse an actual property lawyer that they've worked with up to now. Anyway I used to be also told by the woman from NJ Homekeeper Program to name her back after I had four paystubs and that possibly I may qualify so I known as her and left three completely different messages and he or she by no means known as me back.


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Orphan house of the Siauliai city asked us to create an advertisement video for them and this is a small report of what we did and how.
Orphan house of the Siauliai city asked us to create an advertisement video for them and this is a small report of what we did and how.
HoPro - company that produces holographic pyramids, asked us to produce content for their first real POS marketing case.We had a goal to promote new nail polish line from CND - creative play. Brand, style, and message of the recently launched line was a perfect match for holographic marketing.
Every once in a while we receive requests for, let's say, unusual projects. Crayon, being a large business that operates to make other large businesses' life easier, needed a promotional video that avoids "classic" (means boring) corporate style. Long story short - brief's main phrase was "think outside the box".
JVC asked us to produce a promotional video. We had a goal to promote JVC Everio - a durable camera, introduced recently. Check out our take on destroying it.
Med Travel Belarus is a company that specialises in medical tourism. Target audience are people older than 35 years, that gathered quite some health problems, while the local medical facilities do not provide a satisfactory service to them. We decided to offer quite an unusual concept - and it worked out great!


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Metro has adjusted the bus service changes they proposed a few months ago, and they'd like to know what you think about the latest version. There will be several community meetings in the Beacon Hill and Rainier Valley area this month:
- Wednesday January 7: Sounding Board Meeting at Holly Park Community Church, 4308 South Othello Street, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
- Saturday, January 17: Information Table at Rainier Beach Safeway, 9262 Rainier Avenue South, 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm
- Tuesday, January 27: Open House at Jefferson Community Center, 3801 Beacon Avenue South, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
- Thursday, January 29: Open House at Rainier Community Center, 4600 38th Avenue South, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Unfortunately, Metro's website doesn't yet seem to show what the new proposals are. We hope they will rectify that as soon as possible. In the meantime, if you need more information, you can email Sarah Luthens, Metro Community Relations Planner, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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2008 Honda Accord Visibility,windshield Wiper/washer,motor Recall | Apr 11, 2008
Honda Is Recalling 351,000 My 2003 Accord Vehicles. If Water Enters The Windshield Wiper Motor Breather Port, Which Is Designed To Allow The Motor To Vent Warm Air During Normal Operation, It Can Result In Corrosion Inside The Motor Housing. This Can Cause A Failure Of The Electrical Circuit Breaker Inside The Motor Housing.
If The Circuit Breaker Fails, It Will Cause The Windshield Wiper Motor To Become Inoperative, Which Can Increase The Likelihood Of A Crash In Certain Conditions.
Summary Of Corrective Actions Taken: Dealers Will Inspect The Windshield Wiper Motor For Signs Of Corrosion. If No Signs Of Corrosion Are Present, A Cover Will Be Installed Over The Wiper Motor To Prevent Water From Entering The Wiper Motor Housing. If Signs Of Corrosion Damage Are Observed On The Wiper Motor, The Motor Will Be Replaced. The Recall Began On July 17, 2008. Owners May Contact Honda At 1-800-999-1009.
Honda Recall No. Q78.customers May Contact The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline At 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); Or Go To Http://www.safercar.gov.
This recall was issued on Apr 11, 2008 for 2008 Honda Accord, manufactured by HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.), in response to Visibility,windshield Wiper/washer,motor problems.


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Oakfield Lodge
Oakfield Lodge a family run guest house established in 1976. We offer a pleasant stay in the charming village of Marple and Marple bridge. Good transport links to Stockport and ... More
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Travelodge Macclesfield Adlington (0.77 miles)
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Best Western Moorside Grange Hotel & Spa (2.00 miles)
Situated in the Peak District, nestling on the edge of Lyme Park, where the BBCs Pride and Prejudice series was filmed, the Wi-Fi enabled Best Western Moorside Grange is one of ... More | visit website
Pack Horse Inn (2.72 miles)
Shrigley Hall (3.32 miles)
Barceló Shrigley Hall Hotel, close to Manchester, is an impressive manor house in leafy Cheshire countryside. Within the grounds are a health and fitness club and a championship golf course. The historical ... More
Overnight Stays (3.40 miles)
At Overnight Stays, we offer great value bed and breakfast accommodation in the centre of Hazel Grove, Stockport. We're a family-run business, so you can expect a friendly atmosphere, great ... More
The Waltzing Weasel Inn (4.08 miles)
Britannia Hotel Stockport (4.25 miles)
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Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit condoled the death of Delhi gang-rape victim and appealed to people to maintain calm and peace at the time of this terrible loss.
She said that the 23-year-old, who was raped and severely beaten by six men, battled to survive for 13 days and added that it is a shameful moment for her and her government.
The Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde also expressed grief over the death the braveheart of Delhi. He said "We tried our best to provide her the best possible health care...Government is committed to seek deterrent punishment for all the accused."
The victim who was fighting for her life for the past 13 days breathed her last on Saturday morning in Singapore. Mount Elizabeth hospital, where she was being treated for multiple injuries, confirmed her demise at 2.15 a.m. IST, saying that she died due to multiple organ failure.
"We are very sad to report that the patient passed away peacefully at 4.45am on 29 Dec 2012 (Singapore time)," the hospital's chief executive officer Dr. Kelvin Loh said in a statement, as quoted by Press Trust of India."Her family and officials from the High Commission of India were by her side. The Mount Elizabeth Hospital team of doctors, nurses and staff join her family in mourning her loss," the statement added.
The body has been kept in the mortuary of Singapore government hospital for the completion of formalities. The body will be brought back to India by 4 p.m. IST in the evening, say reports. The doctors said the girl fought courageously to live. But unfortunately the trauma was so severe that she could not survive.
Fearing outrage over the death of the girl, entry to India Gate and surrounding compounds has been blocked and ten metro stations in the capital including Patel Chowk, Race course, Khan Market, Udyog Bhawan, Mandi house, Barakhamba Road and Pragati Maidan will remain closed.


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Running Time: 103 min.
Release Date: April 1, 2016 - Toronto - April 1, 2016 - Toronto
DVD: June 7, 2016
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Cast: Nicholas Hoult, James Corden, Craig Roberts, Rosanna Arquette
London, 1997. A music executive (Nicholas Hoult) at the height of the Britpop era feels enormous pressure to deliver hit records for his label. The world he lives in is cutthroat, but he stops at nothing to further his career. Will he even go so far as murder?
Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by John Niven.
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Screenplay: John Niven
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This fascinating picture shows the works of the Walton Yacht and Launch Company, situated in Shepperton immediately downstream of Walton Bridge.
Posts By: Nick Pollard
Sunbury's Jubilee Clock
This month sees the 120th anniversary of the installation of the Clock Tower at Sunbury Cross, a well-known local landmark.
Feeding Sunbury and Shepperton
Sunbury and Shepperton Local History Society presented an exhibit at the recent Surrey Local History Conference, which had the theme of 'Feeding Surrey'. We were very pleased to be presented with the Gravett Award for the best display.
The Cowboy Wedding
The Shepperton of 1908 was a pretty quiet place, with little in the way of sensation to disturb village life. On December 8th 1908 however, it saw an event which made headlines all over the country, and indeed in countries as far away as New Zealand.
Historic Kempton Park
With all the current controversy about the future of Kempton Park Racecourse, I thought it would be a good time to look back over the history of the site.
The Worst Flood In Living Memory – 1947
At this time of year, residents who live near the Thames will be remembering the terrible floods of three years ago, which caused such disruption and damage. Exactly 60 years ago, in 1947, our community was facing an even worse challenge.
Christmas Past
With Christmas fast approaching, I thought I would take a look at the festive season in our community in years gone by, starting exactly 90 years ago in 1926.
Marion Park Orphanage 1916
This photo, taken exactly a century ago, shows a group of children and adults at the Good Templar and Temperance Orphanage, Marion Park, Sunbury. The Orphanage occupied a house erected about 1750 on the site now occupied by Sunbury Manor School in Nursery Road.
The Anchor Hotel Shepperton
With the current plans to redevelop the Anchor as housing, I thought it was timely to have a look at the history of what is probably Shepperton's oldest-established inn.
The Fire at Darby House Sunbury, 1907
One of my favourite postcards of Sunbury is this one of the great fire at Darby House in Lower Hampton Road, on June 18th 1907. My copy was sent to an address in Shepperton and postmarked June 28th 1907, which means that someone was pretty quick off the mark producing a postcard of the event!
Shepperton National School 1908
This postcard, dated 1908, is entitled 'The Almshouses Shepperton'. Far from being Almshouses though, this was at the time the Shepperton National School. An illustration of how important it is not to take things at face value when researching history! Many readers will recognise that the building (on the right) is now the 'School of Spice' restaurant, at the lower end of Shepperton High Street.
Chertsey Bridge
The local bridges over the Thames are a vital part of our transport infrastructure, if often the focus of long queues of traffic. Many of them have a long and interesting history, and that between Shepperton and Chertsey is no exception.
Shepperton and The Great Train Robbery
I recently visited the Museum of London's excellent (if gruesome in places) exhibition of items from Scotland Yard's Black Museum, connected with infamous crimes. One of the displays was about the Great Train Robbery of August 8th, 1963.
Charles Dickens, who knew the Sunbury and Shepperton area well, was the man who popularised the idea of the Christmas Ghost Story, in the mid nineteenth century. Whilst looking through old Christmas editions of the Middlesex Chronicle at Spelthorne Museum in Staines, I came across the following story of ghostly goings-on at Battlecrease Hall in Shepperton in the edition for 27th December 1946.
The Thames at Shepperton
Ignore the caption of this postcard dating from the 1920s, the view shown is of Lock Island and Hamhaugh Island, which are both definitely in Shepperton! These islands mark the most southerly point of the River Thames, but are both at least partly man-made.
Rope making in Sunbury and Shepperton
For many years before the coming of the railway to our area in the mid nineteenth century, the main way of moving around bulky goods was by river.
George Wilson & Sons, Sunbury
A chapter in the history of Sunbury's riverside ended recently, with the closure of the long-established boatyard of George Wilson & Sons.
A treasure trove of history
Hopefully you will have already visited Spelthorne Museum in Staines, but if not you are missing a treat! Next time you are in Staines, ome and find us, just through Staines library.
My Mad Magna Carta Weekend!
As many of you will know from my last article, June saw several commemorations locally of the 800th Anniversary of Magna Carta. My experience of the celebrations began on the evening of Friday 12th, with a reception at Bisham Abbey for Charter Bearers who had been nominated to carry a copy of Magna Carta in the River Relay from Hurley to Runnymede over the weekend.
Goodbye to the 'Ship'
As I write this article, the old Ship Hotel, (more recently called Harrison's) is being demolished to make way for a block of flats. It's a sad end for another of our old hostelries, in this case dating back at least 300 years.
The PIM Board Works, Sunbury
The photograph of the PIM works at Sunbury Cross dates from just over a century ago, and shows the factory originally established in the late 19th century by Frederick Walton, inventor of Linoleum floor covering.


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I recently purchased a pair of extended fiberglass saddle bags to replace the hard leather bags on my bike. I'm going to get them painted to match and today was such a nice day, it seemed like a good idea to take the bikes out and visit a couple of custom painters. I'd like to get the work done before we head down to Texas later this year because the extra room would be nice to have and I think it will look pretty sharp.
Although I like the look of the leather bags, I think the new bags will look nice and give me more room when traveling two up.
Kelly, Phil, and I headed down to Lindon first to meet Jerry and Roger at Blackball Performance Cycle. Jerry is putting some new bars on his bike and needed the wiring to run inside the bars. So we used that as an excuse to ride down to Lindon before shopping for painters.
It was probably 60 or so when we left and warmed up as we rode. Basically a perfect day to be on the bike. I was kind of disappointed we weren't just riding, but it was still nice to be in the sunshine with the wind in our face.
I'm suffering from a little sticker-shock, but I think I know who I want to paint the bags—I just need to get the cash together. And besides, it almost doesn't matter where you ride if you can do it in the middle of February, it's a win.


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Kosmopolita Guest Rooms
KOSMOPOLITA Guest Rooms are situated in the center of Krakow, just 10 minutes away on foot from the Main Market Square and from the Krakow Main Railway and Bus Station.
We offer 26 rooms and 4 apartments. All rooms have their own bathroom, including a shower, a hair dryer, a free set of cosmetics and towels.
For your comfort, each room is equipped with TV, radio, wireless kettle, coffee, tea, sugar and mineral water. WI-FI access is free in the whole building. There is also a lift in the building.
We offer also 4 Apartments in higher standard with air-conditioning, safe box, fridge, kitchenette and coffee machine.
Breakfast is served from 7:30 am to 10:30 am as a buffet. Everyday we prepare a hot dish.
The closest guarded parking is located 200 m from our hotel.
The reception is open from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm. There is a possibility of late check-in after earlier consultation. After check-in our Guests receive key with access to the building at all time. Close to our building there is a guarded car park.
The tenement in which the Kosmopolita Guest Rooms are situated, was built in 1910, according to an architectural plan by Józef Pokutyński /1859-1929/, who belonged to the elite of Krakow's architects at the turn of the 19th and the 20th century. In the lower part of the building, at the side of Pędzichów Street, there is a reminder of the city's former administrative division – the boundary stone between Kleparz and Pędzichów, which was put there in 1782.Zobacz galerię zdjęć


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I have asthma, COPD and Bronchiectasis so I thought my ongoing cough was just par for the course. However, my GP has sent me for a chest x-ray as I've had the cough since November. Actually, I've had it for three years but November was when I had my last lot of antibiotics. I thought I was doing quite well as I get exacerbations on a monthly basis as a rule and have to take antibiotics and steroids, so to go from November with only a cough made me feel great.
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Brian Moses taught for 13 years and has been a professional writer in schools, libraries, theatres and festivals since 1988. He has given over 2,500 performances of his poetry and percussion show and run countless writing workshops. Over 1 million of his poetry books and anthologies have been sold by Macmillan Children's Book and he has published over 200 books from publishers such as Macmillan, Hachette, Puffin, OUP, Collins, Longman, Heineman and Frances Lincoln. Brian was Commissioned by CBBC to write a poem for the Queen's 80th birthday which was then performed live on air. He is also Reading Champion for the National Literacy Trust and Co-director of the Able Writers' Scheme, which he founded in 2002.
You've been a poet for over 25 years, published over 200 books and sold in excess of a million copies, wow! What is your secret to success as a poet?
No secret, just hard slog! Like Bob Dylan I've been on a never-ending tour since 1988, both in the UK and abroad. I'm now sharing my poems with the children of the kids who first saw me!
I sell lots of books at my gigs, and contrary to the belief of a major book shop chain, children do really love poetry. I also like to have new challenges to inspire me and recently I've been commissioned by Macmillan to write space poems, sports poems and war poems. If I have to write 35 poems in six months, that's a challenge I relish.
How has the poetry scene changed over the last 25 years – do you think it has got better?
I find it very worrying that there are so few young poets writing for children and getting published. It's still us old guys and publishers won't take a risk on younger poets. Anthologies are few and far between now where once I was editing 6 or 7 every year. But it's great to see publishers like Macmillan still believing in poetry (mainly through the passion of Gaby Morgan) and newer lists forming such as with Frances Lincoln & A & C Black.
What are your personal highlights from your career so far and do you have any literary ambitions left to fulfil?
Personal highlights - touring schools in Cyprus as a guest of the RAF and given the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, my relationship with Guernsey schools and the library service, working for Prince Charles at his Summer School for teachers, seeing my books being avidly read by children.
Plenty of ambitions left to fulfil. I need someone to publish the childhood autobiography that I've just written!
What is a typical 'day in the life of a poet' like for you?
Two types of days - one at home balancing dog walking with writing. I have a fox red golden lab who demands two fairly strenuous walks each day, but walking is a rhythmical activity and I take the dictaphone so I can record ideas that come into my head. Then at home I'm doing some writing or admin work.
The second type of day is when I'm touring, in a school, library, sometimes a theatre, performing my poetry and percussion show to whoever is put in front of me.
Do you have any advice for budding poets and writers?
If you want to be a writer, write. Don't just talk about it.
Keep a writer's notebook and become an ideas detective.
You're a National Poetry Ambassador this year – how will you celebrate National Poetry Day?
I'm celebrating at the school in the village of Burwash where I now live, with a performance of my poetry and percussion show.
From all the poems and books you've written, do you have a favourite?
I rather favour something that Brian Patten once said when asked this question - I can't show favouritism because the other poems might get jealous. Wise words!
You have also co-written poetry collections with other poets – do you get asked to be part of a poetry collaboration or do you pitch the idea to the publishers?
Both. I have worked with Gaby at Macmillan for over 20 years. Sometimes I pitch an idea to her and sometimes she'll ask me if I'd like to do something.
Do you have any projects in the pipeline you can tell us about?
I have a book called 'Spooky Poems' (co-written with James Carter) being published next summer by Macmillan, and 4 KS1 anthologies for Wayland. At the moment I'm finishing my childhood autobiography and putting together a teachers' book of ideas for writing poetry.
Where can fans, new and old, find out more about you and your work?
My website - www.brianmoses.co.uk
My blog: brian-moses.blogspot.co.uk
Twitter: @moses-brian
You can find out more about National Poetry Day here!


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Quality time with our children exists in moments (not entire summer holidays)
Sophie Lombardi
By this stage of the summer holidays many of us are wilting. The end of term enthusiasm for lazy mornings in pj's and quality time with the little folk has been replaced by credit card debt and rather a desperate cry for entertainment provided from elsewhere (e.g school). But when they go back we will shed tears at the classroom door and sigh about how they are rising through the school ranks far too quickly. When will we cease to feel so conflicted about our parenting?
Many of us will have seen the phrase doing the rounds on social media 'We only have 18 summers with our children'. If there was ever a line to give you a massive guilt trip these holidays, this is the one. I am currently typing this whilst my children are watching some awful thing on YouTube, they are not gliding down sand dunes and making life long memories. With the inconveniences of work, budgets and exhaustion it is quite frankly impossible to have 42 days of Enid Blyton adventures.
When my children were little I was obsessed with not 'enjoying ' it all enough. That was before I worked out that it wasn't 'the all' it was the little moments that gave me joy. A soft cheek, a hilarious incident, a nighttime snuggle... certainly not the entire experience. And this my fellow weary parents is something to remember at this stage of the game. The ice cream on the park bench, a somersault on the lawn or perhaps a bedtime story, moments that make for happy summer holiday memories. So please don't worry if the tablets have come out and crisps have been eaten for breakfast, I'll be joining you for champagne on 3rd September after drop off.
Sophie x
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A Safe Bath & Body Line for Babies and Children/
I don't think I am the only one who has felt anxiety over the "scandals" surrounding what chemicals are in our go-to baby washes and baby products. Even from companies claiming to be organic! I'm sure there are many of you that immediately switched brands and made some significant changes, but a lot of us just kind of threw our hands in the air and said, "well what can we do?" I mean sure we can take a company at face value and assume that if they say they are organic they must be trustworthy. And they must be disclosing all their ingredients on their label right? Well....
Did you know that the FDA has not passed a major law regulating the beauty industry since 1938?
Companies not only can use toxic ingredients, but they do not have to disclose ingredients like formaldehyde on their label. Mainly because formaldehyde is a byproduct during production so I guess it must not count as an ingredient right?
What can we do when we don't know what companies to trust? I honestly had no idea either but I recently stumbled upon a product line called Beauty Counter, and I immediately fell in love. This business was created by Gregg Renfrew after discovering how many chemicals are LEGALLY allowed in makeup and skincare. The "Never List" she created is a list of over 1500 questionable or harmful chemicals that the brand will NEVER use. In my personal opinion, any company pushing for increased legislation in Washington so that they can get stricter laws passed, is okay in my book. As a consumer we rarely get to see behind the curtain and Beauty Counter is the most transparent company I have discovered yet.
They don't claim to be perfect or 100% organic but they are constantly tweaking and reinventing products to ensure they are the safest possible. It does not go out until they are sure that these products won't be harmful to your family. Want to know the ingredients? Head to the website for the FULL list and research those ingredients yourself to make sure it's right for you or that you don't purchase anything you might be allergic to!
In a day and age when it seems like everything can give you cancer, I am becoming increasingly worried about things we put on and in our bodies that could be accumulating over time. Possibly not affecting our children until they are adults. Lymphoma is a specific cancer that has affected our immediate familly immensely. With no cause pinned down yet, it makes you wonder what environmental exposures may have led to these kinds of illnesses. I certainly don't have the time or energy driving myself crazy to avoid every possibility, but when a product I trust falls in my lap, I am going to at least check that fear off the list.
Lastly, the products are honestly great. I have been over the moon with almost every item I have tried so far and the baby wash and kids wash have been perfect on my childrens skin. Charlottes curly, tangly hair? The shampoo and conditioner actually work wonderfully! I couldn't believe how easy it was to comb out her tangles and how soft her hair was afterwards.
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