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Flowers are shed as apricots bud. Swallows migrate, leaving water to others. Willow flowers scatter, spreading fragrance through the world.
The swing goes over the wall. Outside a man walks, inside a beautiful woman laughs. The laughter becomes sad. Passion is tormented by indifference.
Su Shi, "Butterflies Long For Flowers".
Early spring. Balmy weather had come and the northern cold was gone. Hundreds of flowers bloomed vividly in the capital.
It was the fifteenth year of the rule of the Jiajing Emperor of the Great Ming dynasty. The emperor was in the prime of his life and diligently applying himself to governing. The land was at peace, the people were happy.
On this afternoon, the crisp, sweet chatter of young girls could be heard from a high walled courtyard in the southern part of the capital.
Two girls were playing on a swing in a flower bower in one part of the yard. Their laughter rang like silver bells through the splendid courtyard.
The older girl looked about eleven to twelve and wore a sleeveless embroidered top and a pleated goose yellow skirt. The younger was seven or eight. She wore a brocaded pink short jacket with cuffs embroidered in a soft green over ocean blue satin trousers, and a pair of shoes beaded and embroidered with tree peonies. She was very charming, with hair worn in two buns and twin dimples on her cheeks.
With their luxurious clothing and ornamentation, they were no doubt the noble daughters of a rich family.
The younger girl was named Han'er, and she was the only daughter of the Grand Secretary Zhou Mingdao. The older one was called Li Ling and was Han'er's cousin.
The girls played on the swing in the yard until they grew bored. "Han'er, let's play hide-and-seek, okay?" Li Lingling proposed.
Han'er clapped her hands in agreement and then covered her eyes. She giggled, "Go hide, cousin. I'll be it. Quick, quick. I'll find you in ten."
Li Ling laughed, "Ai! Count slower, slower!" She hurried to jump off the swing and padded through the yard.
Han'er swung on the swing as she loudly counted to ten with her eyes covered. She took her hands away and laughed, "Here I come!" Shockingly, there was a man dressed in black five or six feet away.
Han'er froze in shock. She opened her mouth wide but no sound came out.
The tall, thin man held a shining sword with one hand. The other held his chest. He coughed twice and spit out a mouthful of blood.
He crashed to the ground, crushing two orchids under the flower bower while still holding his chest and coughing nonstop.
Only now did Han'er notice that he was wounded all over, his black clothing soaked in blood. He was bleeding heavily from his shoulder and leg.
How could a sheltered young girl like her have seen such a thing before? Scared stiff, she sat like a statue on the swing, even more unable to make a sound.
At this moment, three more figures appeared above. One of them barked, "He's in here!" The three simultaneously landed, encircling the man in black. They pointed their blades at him.
Han'er recognized the golden brocade the three wore as the uniform of the Imperial bodyguards.
One of them said, "Did you think we wouldn't follow you into the house of Grand Secretary Zhou?"
Another one, a fat man, said, "Give it to us already! We were once comrades. We could spare your life."
The man in black laughed coldly. "Who was comrades with you? I, Zheng Hanqing, have never put scum like you in my eyes before!"
The fat man's face became severe. He thrust his saber forwards.
The man in black was laying on ground, helpless and seemingly unable to move.
But he didn't die from the attack; instead, the fat man yelled out and scrambled back. He put a hand on the slash bleeding on his cheek and cursed, "You fucking bitch!"
The other two had also somehow had their faces cut by the man in black. They cursed loudly and raised their blades over the man in black.
He didn't try to resist, and only yelled, "It's not on me!"
Hearing this, their swords paused.
The man on the left asked, "Where did you hide it?"
The other said, "He's too crafty. Let's capture him and hand him to Steward Hong to interrogate."
The man in black shook his head. He said miserably, "Brother Wang, I don't blame you if you want to capture me to complete your mission. You're being professional. But do you know what I took?"
The man named Wang hesitated a little. "I know you took something important from the palace."
The man in black said, "Did Steward Hong not tell you?"
"No." Wang said.
The man in black spoke unhurriedly. "He didn't tell you that it was something he himself stole from the palace? That's why he sent you, whom he trusted, to recover it. Steward Hong will kill all of you if you learn what it is. I warn you not to look at it."
Wang snorted. "I am loyal to Steward Hong. I don't believe your bull! Despite being an Imperial bodyguard, you did something as vile as stealing from the palace. You are a disgrace!"
The man in black sighed and then turned to another man, "Brother Lin, do you believe me or Steward Hong?"
The man named Lin shook his head. "Zheng Hanqing, whatever you say is useless now. You've killed at least ten Imperial bodyguards while fleeing the palace. Even if you haven't stolen anything, you still owe us too much blood."
The man in black sighed, "If so, then I'll let you fulfill your mission. Brother Lin, Brother Wang, it's hidden in… It's hidden in…cough cough…"
The men named Lin and Wang lowered their heads to hear his words.
The man in black suddenly leaped up, his longsword flashing silver in the air towards their throats. Blood sprayed. They looked up incredulously, then fell thrashing to the ground and were still.
The fat man's round face paled. He screamed, turning to flee.
The man in black thrust out with his right hand. His longsword flew and stabbed the fat man in the back.
He fell but kept crawling for several feet, until he too stopped.
The man in black gasped for breath. He was panting heavily.
He made himself get up to kick the bodies of Lin and Wang into the underbrush, and then slowly made his way over to retrieve the longsword from the fat man's back and kick him into a corner.
Then he turned towards Han'er, who was sitting on the swing.
Han'er had been scared silly by the terrifying and bloody battle. She was rooted in place as if caught in a nightmare.
The man in black slowly walked over. Every step he took required all his strength. If he fell, he might never be able to get up again.
Every step was painstaking, but at last he arrived before her. He crouched to face Han'er.
His face was covered in blood, his expression fierce. His eyes struck her like lightning. She trembled.
But what came out of his mouth next took her by surprise.
The man in black said: "You are the family's daughter, Miss Han'er?" His tone was unexpectedly gentle.
Han'er hadn't expected that this monstrous stranger would know her name. She was astounded but didn't dare to not answer. So she nodded her head.
The man in black looked up gravely. He seemed to be thinking about something important.
He gave a deep sigh after a while, then reached to his chest, and withdrew a small square-shaped package. It seemed to contain a book.
He offered it to Han'er then once again grabbed his chest, coughing for a long time.
His face was increasing pale. He gasped, "Tonight at midnight, a woman and a girl will come to the well in your backyard. Give this parcel to the woman."
His tone was stern. This was no plea but a command.
Zhou Han'er listened dumbly. She didn't reply, didn't reach for the parcel. She was too shocked to even feel fear.
The man in black said again, "Tell that woman to flee immediately to Tiger Mountain and seek the help of a married couple of chivalrous doctors. This parcel…this parcel, and the letter inside must definitely be delivered to them. Is that clear?"
He raised his voice at the end. Han'er was startled. She nodded her head promptly.
Then he said, "You can't tell anyone but that woman about the things you've seen or what I've given you. Not even your parents. They'll stay safe if you follow what I say. But your family will be ruined if you say anything! Remember, you must give this to them at tonight at midnight. If you don't do as I say, I will come back to haunt you after I die!" His face became harsh.
Han'er turned white. The tears she'd been holding teemed in her eyes, at last spilling with an Ah.
His expression reverted to normal. He placed the parcel in her arms and gently said, "Good girl. You must do as I say. This is very, very important. You must do as I say, and give this to them tonight. You must not tell anyone about what this! No one! Do you understand?"
He gazed at Han'er until she nodded, crying. He broke out into a smile. He turned and slowly limped away, turning around again when he reached the wall. He said,
"Please… Please tell also the girl, that she absolutely must not open it until she turns twenty. And also… Also…tell her that when Daddy's gone, to remember that she will always be Daddy's beloved girl, always and always…always…"
He shuddered after choking out these words. Then he sunk to his knees and fell, disappearing among the flowers.
Han'er sat dazedly on the swing, motionless for a long time, as if awaiting to awaken and discover that that it was all a nightmare, not reality.
Time passed. A breeze chilled the sweat on Han'er's back.
She heard a sudden shout behind her: 'Han'er! Han'er! Why didn't you come find me?'
Han'er was startled. She turned to see her cousin storming over.
Li Lingling has been hiding all along in the front yard. She'd come back since Han'er hadn't come, and become furious upon seeing Han'er lost in thought on the swing. She was about to reproach Han'er when she noticed her pallor. Startled, she asked, "Han'er, what's wrong?"
Han'er returned to her senses. "I…I…" she croaked, but couldn't say anything.
She swallowed and jumped off the swing. She grabbed her cousin's hand with sudden courage and walked towards the flower bower where the man in black had disappeared.
But while blood stained the flagstones among the flowers, the body of the man in black himself had disappeared.
Li Lingling didn't notice the bloodstains in the growing darkness. Frightened by the eerie atmosphere, she said, "Han'er, let's go back inside."
Han'er was bewildered. She looked at the parcel in her arms, remembering that three other bodies were hidden in the yard. She became even more frightened. She hurriedly followed her cousin inside.


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So we started off looking at Volvos (the XC 90 SUV) as Mark was convinced that they were safe and reliable and that's what we want in a car and plus we have a family and a dog and we are in North America so it better be big. But big without TOO much guilt as it's a Volvo so they make sure that if an XC 90 hits a smaller car, there's something about the way it's built that reduces damage (apparently) and it doesn't have horrible fuel consumption.
But then there was the issue of price, despite the fact we were looking at used vehicles (we're not rich enough for a new one, people). So we started looking elsewhere – BMW X5 too much money here, even used; Suzuki Grand Vitara we both liked; Toyota RAV 4 made me sing the 'I see you baby shakin' that ass' song as it looks a lot like a Renault Megane in the new model and I don't like it; Mazda something or other I never got a close look at as I was in the rental car with the baby and the dog; and there was probably more than this we looked at (oh yeah, a Kia!) but I can't remember, it's all blurred, and it all took too long.
Mark was originally negotiating with a Volvo dealer that was fairly local. Neither of us liked how it was going for a 2003 model when I found loads of 2004's for a similar price. Today we drove out north of Toronto and bought this from there instead:
I think Mark didn't even negotiate as hard this time as we are just tired of looking and it was raining and come on people and it was what he thought he wanted, even with questions about service history items on the 2003 model (what happened to Volvo's reliability?). So he's not that happy with what he walked out paying for this 2004 Volvo XC 90 with seven (SEVEN!) seats – but I am happier with this one than the 2003 at the other place. And I am saying to him, what the hell, big item 1 is now off the checklist – now we can sort out some employment. I've actually got a couple of jobs I'd like to apply for if I can find some time to sort out my CV/ resume.
Let's hope something happens on the job front soon. I feel like we are haemorrhaging money. Start up costs have included new toiletries all around, weekly groceries (at least it's cheaper than Tesco), a new mattress as I couldn't sleep on my old futon without waking up in pain all night and walking around like an old woman the next day, and some stupidly frequent eating out due to all this car test driving and such. At least we have actually gone to the leisure centre once after paying for a 3 month membership. Once. Oliver had a great time in the pool. Must go at least 3 or 4 times a week now to justify the price.

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Bill Ghelli, left, of Lancaster, who operates the rope tow for the Mt. Prospect Ski Club formerly a lost ski area and Jeremy Davis, who gave a slide-talk drawn from his recently published paperback book Lost Ski Areas of the White Mountains posed together on the terrace of the Summit Lodge at Weeks State Park. (Photo by Edith Tucker) (
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LANCASTER — Jeremy Davis, a Lyndon State College graduate originally from Chelmsford, Mass., who majored in meteorology and works for a private weather forecasting company, gave a slide-talk —"Lost Ski Areas of the White Mountains" — on Thursday night as part of the weekly summertime series in the Summit Lodge at Weeks State Park.
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Mr. Davis credits the New England Ski Museum at Franconia Notch, of which he is a board member, as playing a key role in his continued success in documenting the history and locations of ski areas that no longer operate as they were built to be.
Since one of the formerly "lost" — but now revived — ski slopes is on Mt. Prospect, Bill Ghelli of Lancaster was also a featured speaker and showed a 12-minute DVD of the 1995 Valentine's Day races sponsored by the Mt. Prospect Ski Club.
Sinclair Weeks leased the slope to the Club before the family donated the 400-plus-acre park to the state in 1940, Mr. Ghelli said. Back in the late '30s, Lancaster, which was served by the Boston and Maine Railroad, had envisioned itself becoming a mecca for skiers and other winter sports enthusiasts and boasted at least three other ski slopes, including Mt. Pleasant and Cook's Hill, he explained. Mt. Prospect than had a 900-foot rope tow and also ran a 10-skier shuttle up the Auto Road.
Over this past winter, he said, the slope was open for 23 days on weekend afternoons, drawing between 20 to 40 skiers who greatly enjoyed low-cost family-oriented "time on the hill." Mr. Ghelli praised the town's taxpayers for supporting this winter recreational activity.
The Club operates under a two-year state-issued special use permit. The Club's application to build a warming hut that would be larger and warmer than the yurt that is now used was turned down by the state, but the Club plans to submit a revised application.
Phil Bell, of Beech Hill Auto who is a member of the Twin Mountain-Bretton Woods Historical Society, pointed out that Twin Mountain once boasted two ski areas, now both lost: one behind the Carroll Motel and Cottages on Route 3, and the other behind the Red Barn on Route 115.
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Wheezing is common in children. Up to 45% of children experience at least 1 episode of wheezing in their first year of life, and 20% will have recurrent episodes. By age 6 years, nearly one-half of all children will have a history of wheezing. Of the many potential causes of wheezing, the most common are attributed to a viral illness or asthma in which children present with diffuse and polyphonic wheezing.
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Although clinicians generally know the difference between localized wheezing from diffuse wheezing, Hysinger underscores the importance for clinicians to be alert to when a child presents with localized wheezing as they are more accustomed to associating wheezing with asthma. "Asthma and virally induced wheezing is so common in the general pediatric population that it is easy to not think about the pathology associated with focal wheezing," he says.
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Sunday, August 18, 2013
Jdg 2:11-19 / Ps 106: 34-35. 36-37. 39-40. 43ab and 44 / Mt 19:16-22
Judges 2:11-19
The Israelites treated Yahweh badly for they served the Baals instead. They abandoned Yahweh, the God of their ancestors who had brought them out of Egypt, and served other gods, the gods of the neighboring peoples. They bowed before those gods and offended Yahweh. When Yahweh saw that they had abandoned him to serve Baal and Ashtaroth, he became angry with his people and gave them into the hands of plunderers who left them in misery. He himself sold them to their enemies who completely surrounded the Israelites, so that these Israelites could no longer withstand them. Whenever they felt strong for an offensive, Yahweh would turn against them and send evil upon them, as he had warned them and sworn to do. And this caused much distress and anguish for the Israelites. Yahweh raised up "judges" (or liberators) who saved the Israelites from their exploiters. But neither did they obey those "judges" for they still prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped them. They soon left the way of their fathers who obeyed the commandments of Yahweh; they did not follow the way of their fathers. When Yahweh made a judge appear among his people, Yahweh was with him and saved them from their enemies. That lasted as long as the judge lived, for Yahweh was moved to pity by the lament of his people who were oppressed and persecuted. But when the judge died, they again became worse than their ancestors—worshiping and serving other gods. They would not renounce their pagan practices and stubborn ways.
Matthew 19:16-22
It was then that a young man approached him and asked, "Master, what good work must I do to receive eternal life?" Jesus answered, "Why do you ask me about what is good? One only is good. If you want to enter eternal life, keep the commandments." The young man said, "Which commandments?" Jesus replied, "Do not kill, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself." The young man said to him, "I have kept all these commandments. What is still lacking?" Jesus answered, "If you wish to be perfect, go and sell all that you possess and give the money to the poor, and you will become the owner of a treasure in heaven. Then come back and follow me." On hearing this answer, the young man went away sad, for he was a man of great wealth.
Would you give up all that you have and own to follow Jesus' example? When Jesus speaks to the young man of the way to eternal life, Jesus shows him the way of poverty. The rich young man rejects that proposal because his possessions and wealth are his security. A poor person does not have this concern although he might still cling to whatever he possesses. Many times, the desire to be rich leaves us with no time for the service of our neighbor.
The young man observed the commandments and yet still wanted to know the way which leads to eternal life. If he knew the purpose for observing these commandments, then he wouldn't have asked the question.
So, what does this mean for us today? Do we sell all we possess to give to the poor? The observance of the commandments is only the first step towards a much further and higher goal. It prepares us to be able to reach the point of giving of ourselves completely to others. We must realize all that we have, and know what enough is. Especially those of us who have much, we should know what we need to live on this earth and still have more to share with our neighbor.
We pray …
… for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the unborn.
… for the speedy recovery and healing of
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Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers and for those who need our prayers the most.
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Leadbolt, the next generation mobile marketing platform, is pleased to announce to all its publishers, app developers and partners around the world that it has officially become part of Google AdMob's ad network mediation as of January 2015.
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Relevance. Cartoons carry the information about the world, human relations, norms of behavior and values to children, forming a kind of information "zone of the nearest development" of a child in the terminology of L.S. Vygotsky. In a situation of intercultural competition, it is important to understand what symbols, values, meanings, norms of behavior, perceived from domestic and foreign cartoons, can positively and/or negatively transform the process of socialization and development of the child's personality.
Objective. Research of specificity of perception of esthetic and moral characteristics of heroes of domestic and foreign animated films by children of preschool and primary school age.
Methods. Focus group interview, expert survey, semantic differential.
Sample. 24 kids 4-5 years; 30 pupils of primary school 8-9 years. Kindergarten teachers and teachers of primary school, 10 females 36-50 years.
Results. Foreign cartoons in the perception of children surpass domestic in quality of performance, modernity and attractiveness of the behavioral patterns of the characters, but lose in depth of the topic revelation. For preschoolers, the main carriers of values are the main characters of cartoons. Categories: "mind", "force", "beauty", "kindness", "danger", "justice" are leadingin assessments of behavior of characters. Children record social distance through the categories of "Senior – Junior" and "Big – Small". Younger pupils do not see the moral background of the behavior of the small character of "Tom and Jerry" cartoon.
Conclusion. The results show that children are able to distinguish cartoon characters by cognitive categories, aesthetic category and also by moral. The content of the information environment, in which children immersed today, can inhibit the development of communication abilities of children and their emotional intelligence.
Received: 06/07/2019
Accepted: 06/25/2019
Pages: 105-123
DOI: 10.11621/vsp.2019.03.105
Keywords: perception;
child socialization;
animated films;
image of the hero;
character assessment categories;
By: Matveeva L.V.; Makalatia, Alexandra G.; Anikeeva T. Ya.; Mochalova Yu. V.;
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Crestview, Ky. - The Mount St. Joseph University women's lacrosse team made their way to the campus of Thomas More University to take on the Saints in their first conference matchup of the season. The Lions would come out strong and take down the Saints with a score of 16-3!
The Mount had a big first half scoring 13 goals to Thomas More's one. The first goal was scored 45 seconds into the game as junior Brianna Brannon (Cincinnati,Ohio/Seton) would score her first goal of the game off of a free position shot. The Lions would go to get another two quick goals before two minutes had even run off the clock. The first of the two would be scored by freshman Megan Dancer (Springboro,Ohio/Springboro) with an assist from Brannon followed by another Brannon goal assisted by Dancer. Thomas More would break up The Lions streak with their only goal of the half. Joy Glacken (Cleves,Ohio/Taylor) would score three of The Mount's next four goals. Her first would come off of a free position shot followed by a Dancer unassisted goal. Glacken would get her second goal off of an assist by Gabriella Halfhill (Liberty Township,Ohio/Lakota West) and she sealed her hat trick off of another free position shot. Halfhill wanted to join in on the scoring side of things when she claimed her first goal with an assist from Brannon. The Lions last five goals of the half came unassisted first with freshman Olivia Hocker(Liberty Township,Ohio/Lakota West). Dancer would get herself a hat trick alongside Brannon would earn hers on the next goal. Dancer scored one more in the first half bringing her total to four goals just before Glacken would finish the half collecting her fourth and final goal of the game.
In the second half The Lions would slow themselves down and only score three goals and Thomas More would go on to score two goals in the entire half. The Lions would strike first when Paige Naber (Loveland,Ohio/Loveland) would get her first collegiate goal with an assist from Brannon taking The Mount's lead to 14-1. Dancer would score the last two goals for The Lions on two free position shots taking her game total to six goals. Thomas More would score in between Dancer's goals and would have the last word but neither would enough to make a difference. The buzzer sounded and The Mount clinched their first conference victory with a final score of 16-3!
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Isn't that a nice idea? To continuously make money while doing nothing? Ha ha ha! I can almost see it happening, thousands of eyebrows rising at the same moment – everyone probably thinking what rubbish this author is dishing out today.
But can anyone really make money by doing nothing? Well, maybe not. But thousands (whether they know it or not) are actually making a lot of money by doing almost nothing at all. And who are these blasted sons of b…'s who are so darn lucky they make money even when they are sleeping?
Actually, all of us can make money by doing almost nothing at all. How?
Buy the right stocks.
Buy the right stocks? Is that it? Just buy the right stocks? Essentially, yes. Just buy the right stocks and do nothing.
It may sound crazy, but if we consider that the world's richest man (Warren Buffet) is advocating "Value Investing" the idea become a little less nutty. But this discussion is not about Buffet and Value Investing. This is about the words coined by Benjamin Graham – the Columbia University professor who is believed to have taught Buffet Value Investing.
Graham identified the biggest problem in investing. He said: "The investor's chief problem, even his worst enemy, is likely to be himself." If this is so, and I am inclined to believe that it is, then it follows that doing nothing may actually help the investors.
And why is this so? If we really want to know why, we need to throw vanity out of the window and allow a little bit of honesty shine into our world – even just to our own private selves. If we have already done that and we are currently invested, then, let's try to look back and see how we reacted in the latest market developments.
If we are honest enough and if we know what we are supposed to be doing, then we can tell if we are our own biggest problem. And yes, this has to do with Fear and Greed.
Having learned his lesson well, Buffet is advocating that investors should buy stocks because of the business the company (which shares they are buying) is in and how that company is managed. Not because of the price movements of its shares.
I realize that momentum traders will disagree with this concept but then, the way value investors and momentum traders disagree with a lot of things, they might as well belong to different hemispheres.
Again, I am not the expert here remember? So, I am not about to even guess which one has the best investing concepts. All I am doing here is show how things are being done by other people to make a lot of money. And people in Warren Buffet's side of the investing world are saying that inactivity could actually be helpful.
I will be remiss in my duty here, however, if I did not emphasize that inactivity is not going to work if we are not careful in choosing the company to invest in.
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|Homeland Security agent
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|Known ability
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|Agent of Building 26
An agent works for Building 26.
Character History
Cold Wars
Matt digs into Noah's memory and finds the moment when Noah passes by Danko in Building 26 and sees an injured Daphne being rolled in on a cart. The agent, along with a medical technician, accompanies Daphne.
Cold Snap
The agent shows up at Janice Parkman's home, along with another agent, to bring in Matt Parkman, Jr. When Janice volunteers to drive the agents to the babysitter's, the agent orders a team to search the house.
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Annahid has over 25 years experience designing systemic change initiatives and coordinating programs at local, national and international levels, in government, education, non-profit and healthcare sectors. In her career, she has moved from organizing national political campaigns targeting broad scale change to studying the psychology of individual behaviour. Her systems approach draws on both ends of this change spectrum to best leverage personal learning for collective growth. A dynamic speaker, published writer and intuitive facilitator, Annahid is able to serve the highest potential of any client she has the privilege of working with. Her memoir Breaking the Ocean: Race, Rebellion and Reconciliation launched August 2019 to early rave reviews. A few of her favourite things include: swimming in summer lakes, reading anything she can get her hands on, crafting cocktails and as many hugs as she can wrangle from her two little ones.
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In this time of rising nationalism and xenophobia sweeping western democracies, people are polarizing along racial and identity lines. Where can we turn for hopeful yet realistic narratives of the healing that is possible in relationship? In Breaking the Ocean, author and change-maker Annahid Dashtgard addresses with great honesty and vulnerability the long-term impacts of immigration, racism, and the chance we all have to create our own happily-ever-after. Breaking the Ocean calls us to acknowledge our differences, offering new possibilities for understanding through the revolutionary power of resilience. Order now.
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Today's roll recalls 13 who died on this date including 3 members of 502 Squadron and 8 WW1 Naval veterans.
Campbell College CCF Pipes and Drums at the Menim Gate 2019. Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele – The Third Battle of Ypres. Twelve former students of Campbell College, Belfast were killed during the battle. Three men from Castlerock fell.


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mulching a winter garden
I have several beds of chard, kale and other winter greens. I plan to cover them as the weather worsens. I just weeded my beds. Should I mulch them? I have straw and I have shredded wood.
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April 5, 2020 - Latest: What has happened to markets this year? by Darius McDermott
12th September 2011
One of the first out of the blocks is the British Bankers' Association with what might well be described as 'holding statement' while it considers its tactics.
The BBA says: "UK banks are well on the way to implementing the sweeping reforms already brought in and expected to be brought in by UK, EU and global authorities to make banks and the system safer and to ensure that banks can fail in the future with savers and taxpayers protected and the supply of finance to the economy maintained. The ICB's recommendations cover the same important issues. Any further reform measures adopted by the UK authorities need to be carefully analysed and compared with those agreed internationally. It is vital that the full impact any further reforms will have on the economy, the recovery and banks' ability to support their customers in the UK is understood."
Consumer group Which? is demanding the reforms already going through Parliament and says the public supports a high ringfence.
Which? chief executive Peter Vicary-Smith says:"The welcome changes proposed by the ICB won't happen overnight, but to give people confidence that lessons have been learned from the financial crisis, the Government must set out a clear and urgent timetable for reform. The Chancellor should respond to the ICB at the time of his Autumn Statement and use the Financial Services Bill, currently being debated by Parliament, as the vehicle for the legislation that is required."
Which? suggests that seven in ten people tell Which? they back the ring-fencing of essential consumer banking from high risk investments. "A clear, high and strong ring-fence will allow failing banks to go bust without taking our deposits and the rest of the economy with them," said Vicary-Smith.
Trade Union Unite is most concerned about jobs lost already and jobs which may be lost in future.
Unite's national officer David Fleming Unite says: "We have waited for too long for these recommendations on banking reform, yet today we have been presented with nothing more than merely tinkering at the edges. This is another missed opportunity to protect customers and staff from the corporate greed which brought disaster to our economy.
"Since the start of the crisis over 100,000 finance staff have lost their jobs, yet this interim report does nothing to promote a banking model more closely aligned to wider stakeholder interests and increased engagement, including with employees.
"Increased diversity and competition in the financial services' sector can only be achieved through active support for varied models of banking, mutual building societies must be supported if we want to offer choice to consumers. The recommendation to sell off bank branches will not bring radical change but simply brings more insecurity for working people in the finance sector and often harms communities where the bank branch closure means many will not have access to local financial services."
The BBC's business editor Robert Peston believes the reform is a dramatic one. He writes: "What is recommended is as close to a formal break-up of Britain's biggest banks as it is possible to get without obliging the likes of Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland to physically separate their retail and investment banking operations. In that sense, the reforms are at least as significant for the City of London as Big Bang was in 1986, when banks were allowed to buy stockbrokers. Arguably there has been nothing quite as significant for banks in more than a century.
Arguably even more radically, the former Royal Bank of Scotland chairman Sir George Mathewson believes Lloyds should be broken down into its former constituent parts of Lloyds TSB, Halifax and Bank of Scotland according to the Glasgow based Herald newspaper.
Just prior to publication of the report, the Federation of Small Businesses wrote to Prime Minister David Cameron calling on him not to water down the report.
National chairman John Walker said: "Having commissioned a report into the banking sector, it is very disappointing that the Government is now looking to water down the findings before the ICB has even reported. We were promised radical reform, but it now appears that this has been downgraded to 'light touch' regulation after 2015, if we are lucky. This is simply not good enough.
"Small businesses have had a tough time at the hands of the banking sector – with more than a third of businesses missing their growth opportunity as a result of being refused credit. The Government courted businesses with promises of reform and it is time that they stood by those promises. Without urgent and radical reform the banking system will never change and those businesses needed to help pull the recovery onto firmer ground will be left to struggle."
The boss of Metro Bank Anthony Thomson, who is no fan of the mainstream banks, is quoted on This is Money saying: "There's been a lot of talk about ring-fencing. Of course, what we need to bear in mind is that the problems that occurred two, three years ago, Northern Rock, Alliance and Leicester, Bradford and Bingley, weren't the result of investment banks, they were actually the result of problems in the retail banks themselves, so I'm not sure that retail bank ring-fencing is going to be the cure that everybody thinks it might be."
But the website also carries the view of the Chancellor George Osborne quoting Treasury sources.
The source said: 'He thinks it's a very good report and regards it as an important step in reforming our banks so that we don't repeat the terrible mistakes of the last few years.
'He set up the ICB in order to answer the difficult questions that weren't even asked previously and he thinks John Vickers and the rest of the commission."
The market also gave its verdict early this morning and it wasn't happy as. Investment Week reports here.
The FTSE 100 was down over 2%, or 115 points, to 5,099 with Barclays falling 2.9% or 4.15p, at 139.9p, Lloyds lower by 2.37p or 0.74p, at 30.3p, and RBS down 4.8%, or 1.03p, at 20.47p.
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I am delighted to welcome you to the Human Race Foundation's website and information portal. This website will provide you with an insight into our organisation – from our history, through our formal and informal activities, our charitable activities, our corporate partnerships, to our ambitions and plans.
For nearly 30 years the Human Race Foundation (The Race) has grown from a small group of teenage gentlemen with ambitious but achievable aspirations to a large group of men (Racers) with even bigger, collective goals. We are a family with collective responsibilities; we are an institution with guiding principles; we are a modern association of gentlemen; we are a corporation that is keen on generating wealth for itself, its people and its society; we are a crusade where the weak and strong strive alongside one and other and no-one is left behind.
Since its inception the Human Race Foundation has produced men of exceptional talent, with a heart for charity and the wellbeing of the human race – men who are making a positive difference to their societies, collectively and individually, in different parts of the world. And indeed no matter how near, far or just about everywhere in between we may be to each other and to our corporate partners, our website has been designed to provide quick access to information about our activities.
Over the years we have had our moments of triumphs as well as times of difficulties. But it took Racers of unrelenting passion for The Race to steer us through tough times and achieve for us a solid foundation on which to build a greater organisation. It is humbling to be entrusted with the continued growth and development of The Race, and I am honoured to carry this mantle of leadership.
And so I am proud to present to you… The Human Race Foundation
Kene Mkparu,
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Rethinking the Urban-Rural Relationship
To begin the process of bridging the urban-rural divide through the lens of a bioregional, longer-term time frame, EcoCiv has begun a multi year project on Rethinking the Urban-Rural Relationship. This program will include a series of local events in cities and towns across North America and will expand to include multi-city and eventually multi-national conversations that address the urban-rural relationship from a global perspective.
Vermont 2050
Sunday, September 15 - Middlebury College - Bread Loaf Campus
When we think about the critical issues associated with the environmental crisis and our survival, what immediately comes to mind are things such as the warming temperatures, rising sea levels, and the decimation of our biodiversity. But there is another issue that will also play a deciding role in our quality of life going forward, depending on how we respond to it: the urban-rural divide.
Vermont Voices
Join Vermont leaders and community partners in agriculture, education, business, the nonprofit sector and civic organizations from across the state in creating a long term plan for a sustainable Vermont. Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman, along with State Senators and Representatives, will participate in the discussion.
Follow Up Conversations
October 8, 2pm
Zoom Call with Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman on next steps for longer term cross-sector planning at the state level.
December 9, 11am-3pm
A face-to-face meeting in the Lt. Governor's conference room to continue the conversation.
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For more information on the Vermont 2050 event or the Urban-Rural project,
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Event Graphics & Documents
Click on the links below to access photos of the graphic recordings from Graphic Facilitator Karina Branson and additional documents.
High-res photos of the larger graphic recording sheets:
- Welcome and opening talks
- A Vision for 2050
- Looking across sectors
- Where to from here?
Summary of the visioning discussion for Vermont 2050 listing the categories of vision statements and a summary of the individual notes included under each
PowerPoint slides on EcoCiv and our Urban-Rural project presented by Andrew Schwartz
PowerPoint slides presented by Nick Richardson of Vermont Land Trust
PowerPoint slides presented by Marc Lapin from Middlebury College
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PARTNERSHIP exhibition at LOT 19
October 12, 2014
The PARTNERSHIP exhibition at LOT19 was curated by the wonderfully talented Ashley Mariani, the basis being that a local artist was to join forces with someone they admire from the city to create work which reflected this partnership.
I realise I'm a bit slow in sharing this as the exhibition has now wrapped up but I really enjoyed being a part of it and working with a dear friend who I find incredibly inspiring, the beautiful PAUL COMPTON.
The artists involved in this project were: Kim McKechnie, Ilka White, Emily Farretti, Jarad Curwood, Catherine Pilgrim, Rona Green, Fiona Kennaugh, Rebbecca Murray, Paul Comptom, Inta Krumins, Robert McLaurin, Bronte Pleasance, Allie Stimpson and myself.
Unfortunately I don't have photo's of all the work to share but this gives you a taste of what a great show this was!


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Your best interests are the priority of everyone who works with us
In a modern world of big business and corporate companies it is sometimes difficult to maintain the personal touch and give the service that was once expected from everyone. Crayford Funeral Service try to preserve that standard that was set by our predecessors.
To that end, our staff are all local residents who know the local traditions and are familiar with the Crayford, Kent Churches and Clergy. It helps us to help you when you are arranging a funeral service for someone special and who is dear to you.
Donna Hayes
Funeral Director
Donna has worked in the funeral industry since 2015, starting as a Funeral Service Operative, driving the fleet and bearing on all funerals. She then joined Crayford Funeral Service in April 2017 as a Funeral Director.
She came into the industry from a very different background. The prison service for 4 years and before that 20 years in the Metropolitan Police.
She a wife and a mum to 15 year old twins and lives locally in the area. Her hobbies are walking and bike riding.
She says "I always ensure that I'm involved in many local charitable events including mothering Sunday balloon release and St Christopher's bluebell walk."
Jade Shaw
Funeral Arranger
Jade Shaw has been with Crayford Funeral Service since 2016, having previously worked as a nursing assistant.
She enjoys looking after people and helping them through a hard time.


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G'Vine Nouaison Gin Review
I don't have that may gins from France in my collection so far but this is one of the first gins I bought pretty early on. Do not ask me why but it just happened. At 43,9 % ABV it clocks in at a good average.
The gin is using an alcohol base based on grapes instead of grains. Being based in the Cognac region the grapes being used for this spirit are the Ugni-Blanc-grapes which apparently are very rich in flavour. Using a grape based alcohol is not so common in gins and makes this like an extra botanical to some extent as the taste is influenced by this ingredient of course.
The name for this gin needs to be explained. The other version of this gin is the G'Vine Floraison. Both gins use the Vine flower which when blossoming in June is immediately picked and mazerated in the grape spirit. This short few days period before the blossoms turn into grapes is called Floraison. The period after that is the Nouaison phase. So this gin represents the stronger phase, not the delicate first flowery part, to put it in very few words.
In addition to the grape spirit we have:
- vine flower
- juniper
- ginger
- nutmeg
- lime
- liquorice
- green cardamom
- quassia amara
- coriander
- cubeb berries
The Nouaison comes with a touch of juniper and a lot of flowery freshness. The alcohol is present and noticeable. A nice and different but not annoyingly different take.
The juniper's spice and ginger are noticeable but it is a warm touch to a very smooth start. I had a feeling of almost creamy taste at one point. So the alcohol is fairly mild in taste, not biting. Cardamom, coriander, and cubeb are not dominating like they do in some gins. It all feels like a fine and delicately orchestrated spice layer. At times I thought the lime was really noticeable.
After the first fresh and spicy start the aftertaste warms and is really long and smooth, sweetness pairs with some fruit hints. A very pleasant touch.
On ice
The nose gets super fruity when ice is added and the spirit cools down with a few drops of melted water. The juniper hides for a moment. The taste gets even smoother and only a spicy sensation when swallowing is felt. Again a very nice sip.
Perfect serve
I am so looking forward to revisiting this gin to find tonics. As usual I'll update this post and you will hear about everything here or on Instagram.
Summary and GinGinGin rating
I am very happy that I did leave this gin alone after the first taste samples. I am not sure whether I would have understood or appreciated it as much back then. In 2018 a new Nouaison was released, presumably replacing this or extending the range. My judgement for this one is positive for sure.
The GinGinGin rating is a 4.5/6
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It's always a treat to attend events like Flightglobal and T2RL's Technology and Innovation in Airline Distribution 2016 – held in Hong Kong last week. The topic is pertinent, the perspectives diverse, and you know you can look forward to the occasional feisty comment or two, always given and taken with good humour.
Certainly there was plenty of healthy debate to go around and good insights to take home. If I were to sum up my key takeaways from the event in just 3 words, no doubt they would be "merchandising", "NDC" and omni-channel"!
Merchandising has been the buzzword of our industry for quite some time, and unsurprisingly took centre stage at the event. The consensus was that merchandising delivers value to both airline and traveller, but how do you do it well? Charles McKee, Marketing Head for Malaysia Airlines proposed that it's about finding the gap in the current experience and providing an offer that fills it. Others suggested that better use of data and collaboration between airline departments are critical. And a brave soul ventured that perhaps airlines just need to get on with it! Have the willingness (and courage) to decide on a strategy, try it, and then course-correct if necessary. Whatever the approach – it's clear merchandising is a theme that is here to stay and needs to be addressed.
Can there be a Distribution discussion without the mention of NDC? It was clear from the room that there is plenty of interest and optimism in the initiative, but some questions on whether it was moving quickly enough. From IATA's Yanik Hoyles, Director of NDC Program, we heard that a lot of progress is being made. We saw that airlines are investing in the project and technology companies like Amadeus are on board. To date, Amadeus has managed several successful NDC-XML implementations and are actively working on others. However, as with any major industry initiative, it will take time for NDC to fully take hold.
A question that often comes up on the topic of Distribution is 'direct or indirect?' If the discussion at the event is anything to go by, perhaps it's not a question of one or the other. Each has a place in the traveller journey, and both deliver value to the airline. As my colleague Cyril Tetaz pointed outon Day 1 – what's needed is an omni-channel approach that gives travellers transparency, consistency and choice, whichever channel they choose.
I had my share of fun as well participating on one of the panels – "Examining the relationship between airline distribution and PSS decisions". Being the only GDS and PSS provider on the panel was admittedly not an easy task, but I appreciate the frank and productive exchange with my fellow panellists. I pointed out that PSS and Distribution are like wine and cheese – you can enjoy each on its own, but together they taste better. Distribution puts the offer out on the market, the PSS delivers on it. So the more tightly integrated both are, the more value it delivers to the airline and ultimately, the end customer. That said, we acknowledge as well that you may choose to buy your cheese and wine from two different shops. Amadeus recognises and respects airlines right to define their own strategy and we support them with the technology that delivers on their needs.
One last point – Collaboration is key to deliver the seamless experience the traveller is looking for, and this collaboration must happen between different airline teams, across industry players, and between technology systems.
Speaking of wine and cheese, I recommend that you try pairing a glass of Gigondas with a slice of Roquefort. Trust me, I'm French.


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Should cheating bankers pay for the revamp of Leicester Cathedral…?
Well, it's worth a try, eh? Plus, of course, the link also contains a video of the bigwigs leaving the cathedral on the day of Richard's interment. Always a bit of a jar to see the Beefeaters in their Tudor garb, but at least they have E:II on their uniforms. I'm sure Henry would have slipped in somehow if he could.


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The bar chart below shows information about changes in average house prices in five different cities between 1990 and 2002 compared with the average house prices in 1989.
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The bar chart compares the cost of an average house in five major cities over a period of 13 years from 1989.
We can see that house prices fell overall between 1990 and 1995, but most of the cities saw rising prices between 1996 and 2002. London experienced by far the greatest changes in house prices over the 13-year period.
Over the 5 years after 1989, the cost of average homes in Tokyo and London dropped by around 7%, while New York house prices went down by 5%. By contrast, prices rose by approximately 2% in both Madrid and Frankfurt.
Between 1996 and 2002, London house prices jumped to around 12% above the 1989 average. Homebuyers in New York also had to pay significantly more, with prices rising to 5% above the 1989 average, but homes in Tokyo remained cheaper than they were in 1989. The cost of an average home in Madrid rose by a further 2%, while prices in Frankfurt remained stable.
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