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|Garry Chalk ~ Gatecon 2008 by Candi Santora
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
My mom's and my day began at 2:30am, Wednesday, August 20. Our flight from Allentown, PA wasn't until 5:40am but the airport suggested we be there two hours early from departure. So we left home around 3:30am and got to the Lehigh Valley International airport around 4:00am. We boarded on time and were on our way to Chicago, IL accompanied by a beautiful sunrise.
Upon arriving at O'Hare airport, we had little time to find our next terminal, which just happened to be all the way on the other side of the airport, and board on a little larger airliner. Departing on time, our four-hour flight consisted of food, a movie (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian), an episode of The Office, and an E! documentary on the Wilson brothers; Owen, Luke and Andrew. Landing on time in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, we breezed through Customs and made our money exchange. After that we looked for my friend William who was picking us up from the airport to give us a ride to our hotel and a tour of Vancouver. We found him holding a little sign that had my name printed on it along with a box of Tim Horton's donuts. What a sweetie! And those are great donuts! After hugs and gabbing, we set off in his car and started our tour.
William showed us so much that I can't possibly remember all the names and streets and buildings and beaches. One beach that stood out, with a spectacular view, was the one Garry had his "spill" back in February and messed up his leg while walking his dogs.
After that we moved on with our tour driving by fancy houses and the University. Now a few days ago, Garry had passed on his cell number to me and told me to call him after 5pm since he'd be working on Wednesday. Well, while we were driving with William, Garry surprised us and called my mom around noon to try setting up a place to meet for lunch. Eventually we caught up with each other, exchanged hugs, and Garry suggested we try the local market food. So we headed over to Granville Island (one of the sites I really wanted to see), found parking, and caught up with Garry again. He took us through the Public Market and it was a huge store full of tons and tons of food from almost everywhere in the world. All of us got our food (mine was a salmon burger with French fries and water; delicious!) and found an empty table out on the patio by the docks for small boats after Garry so graciously paid for our meals. Seagulls and pigeons were everywhere on that patio!
We sat at our table and got situated while Garry went to get his own food. Returning to our table with his food, he was ambushed by a seagull that stole a piece of his food off of his plate and whacked him in the head with its wing. I've never seen something so funny. Such rude birds! During our entire meal we watched the birds chase each other and eat food and fly at people, some of the pigeons even landing on people's hands. Garry offered the seagull that ambushed him a French fry that he stole from my plate and then kept stealing my fries to feed them to the seagull. Of course I was the only one who couldn't finish my food, but instead of wasting the rest of my burger, Garry took it and tossed it to a seagull that swallowed it whole! The four of us sat there for some time until we got up and allowed Garry to take us through Granville on foot. We stopped at many stores and admired the art we saw, joking here and there and having a great time until it started to rain.
After visiting an awesome art supplies store where Garry pointed out a few of his favorite things, he hurried to his car and grabbed a giant umbrella for us. William ended up carrying it most of the time; such a gentleman. Continuing our walk as it rained and thundered a little, we came across a kids' toys store that Garry pointed out would be perfect for me (ha ha!) and I said, "I was just going to say that to you!" but he beat me to it. I asked, "Well, does it have Transformers? We could play those." "I don't know. It probably does," he answered. So we went in for a peek and happily discovered some Transformers! "Which one is you, Garry?" William asked him. "I don't see me," Garry said and I frowned. They only had the Animated and movie toys. Eventually exiting the store, we continued our brisk walk in the rain, Garry pointing out more stores and its owners that he knew and brief histories about them. We got back to William's car, swapped hugs and kisses with Garry as he took back his umbrella, and Garry added to my mom and me, "If you aren't doing anything tonight, give me a call," and told William to take us to the hotel to check in so we could relax from our flight. Instead, William wanted to finish our tour (which I was fine with), so we drove on. Our last stop was the hotel where we grabbed our luggage and hugged William, thanking him for all his help and the donuts, and then walked inside and checked into our hotel room.
No more than 30 minutes later and one of my other friends who lives in Surrey called me on my cell phone. We discussed a brief plan on when and where to meet on Thursday and it came down to him planning on calling me around 12:30pm since our day was pretty open up until the Meet and Greet portion of the Gatecon at 7pm. No more than another 30-45 minutes later, Garry calls my mom's cell phone asking about the "Open Invitation to Beach Party at English Bay" that was scheduled at 7pm Wednesday night according to the Gatecon itinerary. Since it had been rainy all afternoon, no one was sure if it was still going to be held, so we decided to check it out together. Garry came by the hotel in his vehicle and picked us up. I sat in the front and my mom sat in the back. We headed down to English Bay with no luck of finding any kind of party. We turned around and started a short tour by car where he told us more about his own past and the city's history with specific buildings, as well as giving us ideas where to eat for breakfast since the hotel food was so expensive. Then he asked if we had dinner yet, but since we were still kind of full from lunch, we decided to look for a place for just a snack or dessert. After finding a parking spot, we walked up and down the sidewalks until we came across a nice restaurant called the Milestone and finally decided to eat there. Garry ordered a small appetizer that looked really good and all of us ordered dessert. It was delicious! We sat there and talked about all sorts of things. We also talked about our work, I finally showed him my "creepy eye" which he thought was beyond weird, and he had us laughing out loud with his Southern and English accents and stories. We couldn't have had a better time out. But all good things must come to an end. After an hour or two, we left the restaurant and walked back to his car, talking about how stupid it is to pay $300 on a pair of jeans and $500 on some shirt. He dropped us off back at the hotel and blew kisses, saying we'd see him again Thursday night at the Meet and Greet. My mom and I returned to our room where we finally settled in and went to bed.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
My mom and I didn't get up until around 11am, mostly due to the jetlag, but we hurried up and got ready for the day while Tony and I texted back and forth, and I had a call from Clive at 12:30pm. Afterward, we decided to head down to pick up our registration first thing, and since we were so late, there were no lines. Woohoo! My mom noticed that her autographed photo of Richard Dean Anderson wasn't the one she requested on-line. So we searched for someone from Lengends Memorabilia but they weren't available until 2pm. So we headed down the street to Denny's for breakfast. I had French toast with chocolate milk and Mom had eggs, pancakes, bacon, toast and sausage with orange juice.
My friend called again while we were eating and told us he'd be at the hotel in about an hour since he lives in Surrey. After our meal, we walked back to the hotel around 2pm and checked out Legends. Now the sign said they'd be available at 3pm. So we waited for someone to talk to and finally spoke with Becky who took my mom's photo but couldn't guarantee that she could get the issue fixed. By then it was about time to wait for my friend to show up, and we waited in the South Tower of the hotel since it seemed to be the main entrance.
Around 2:50pm, my Surrey friend pulled up and we walked out to his car. He had a blue rose for my mom and a red one for me. What a sweetheart! He and I had a hug and kiss and then we were off to the "Metro" mall. Our first stop was the store he used to work at. It was Transformers galore inside! And they had Star Trek figures, and Family Guy, Mr. T, Gundam Wing, Final Fantasy, Gremlins, Reboot, Star Wars, and comics. It was great! Then we walked to Toys R Us and checked out more Transformers toys, and they had a pretty nice selection. Without spending much time in there, we strolled down the mall to a place called the Big Orange, where they made ice drinks with real fruit of smoothies, slushies and bubble tea. He insisted we try it, so we each got one and it was really good! Next, we drove off to his place in Surrey and spotted a bridge (for the sky train) that looked like the one they often show on Cold Squad. Arriving at his home, which was VERY nice, he introduced us to his giant Transformers collection that was freaking schweet. I have never seen so many in one place! Then he called one of our other friends and we had a three-way conversation on the phone, which was great since I had known her for years now but we've never met or spoken on the phone. While we were there, we also met his dad, and after a few pictures of us together and his Transformers, it was time to head back to Vancouver.
This time we took the sky train, which I thought was great because Garry and William had been mentioning it a bit and said it's a great view to see the city from an elevated location. By the way, the sky train is unmanned, meaning there aren't any humans driving it. It's all controlled by computers. Can everyone say "Sky Net?" Hah! We got off at our stop and walked back up to our hotel. It was already after 7pm, which was when the Meet and Greet part of the convention started. We walked up to our room with him, exchanged hugs and kisses, and he set off on his own back to his home.
It was about 7:45pm when we finally checked out the Meet and Greet. We didn't see Garry but we saw Alex Zahara there first and weren't sure if it was him or not, so we went to Corin Nemec and introduced ourselves and asked for photos with him. He was so nice and always smiling.
We still didn't see Garry after that so we decided to sit outside of the ballroom where we could catch him and anyone else coming in before the horde of fans would see them. On our way out of the room, Cliff Simon showed up and was greeted with applause and cheers. He was just as pleasant so we were able to get photos with him as well. Unfortunately, we heard from someone who was talking to Cliff when he asked who all was there and she said Alex and Corin were there and that Garry Chalk was there earlier. I was immediately disappointed and felt bad that we were so late and had missed him, especially since Garry's always punctual for these things. It was almost 9pm when we finally walked out and I decided to give Garry a call to see if we could hang out some where else that he and William like to go some times but he didn't pick up so I left a message (retardedly without my number).
We sat for a while in the main lobby of the North Tower where it was quieter in case he'd call back and noticed Corin walk by toward the elevators. Not much later and he walked by again and looked at us because my mom waved and called his name. He smiled and continued walking on out of the hotel. Soon we decided to head up to our. From 11pm to midnight I watched an episode of Star Trek: TNG called "Q Who" on the Space channel which was cool because Q is such a pain in the butt and it was the first time the Enterprise's crew was introduced to the Borg. I got my shower after that guessing that Garry probably wouldn't call at that time and then went to bed.
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Friday, August 22, 2008
We awoke around 6:30am this time even though the alarm was set for 7:00 but we couldn't sleep anymore. The sun was already trying to peek through the clouds. After getting ready for the day, and my mom finding out that her new slacks were too long, we went down to the hotel's café for breakfast. I ordered the breakfast panini sandwich which was delicious and included dark forest turkey, tomatoes and sticks of asparagus. My meal also had an Omega 3 egg fit for dipping my hot sandwich in, fruit, and potato "chips" with orange juice. Mom had pancakes with fruit and orange juice.
At about 8:30am, we left the café and ventured back up to our room to grab our VIP passes and cameras. And so my mom could hem her slacks to wear them. Near 9am, we returned to the lobby level and headed down the escalators for Richard Dean Anderson and Captain Paul Watson's (of the Sea Shepard Conservation Society) Q&A panel. It was spectactular! Both of them had a great sense of humor and jokes. Captain Watson was very knowledgeable in his answers and really made me open my eyes about all of the illegal whaling that's still going on, and the seal hunts and dolphin slaughtering. It made me appreciate the oceans and its inhabitants even more and what the SSCS is doing every day, constantly putting their lives at risk to save every whale that they can. Recording was not allowed, but everyone took tons and tons of photos. Richard was great, it was definitely O'Neill sitting up there on the stage. After the panel, they left and we were showed a documentary on the SSCS. It was very moving, and I just couldn't understand why people could murder such harmless, adorable creatures of this planet. I loved how Captain Watson told his stories; they were very touching. And how he explained that the Sperm Whale is the most intelligent mammal on Earth; more than humans. And how worms and insects are the custodians and cleaners of our planet; worms can live without humans but humans can't live without worms. We are BELOW worms. And WE are killing the planet. My eyes watered at a couple parts of the video that showed dramatic slaughters, and showing what the crew of the SSCS goes through sometimes; attacks from ships of other countries, both physical and verbal. And I especially teared up at the clip at
the end showing a baby harp seal crying tears from its large black eyes.
My mom and I went back to our room to freshen up and found out that we had voicemails since our phones had been off during the panel. I had the darnedest feeling one of them was from Garry but we couldn't access our inboxes! Utterly frustrated with her phone company because my mom's service kept roaming and she kept losing her calls, she finally got it figured out and she was able to listen to her messages. Yes, one of them was Garry saying he had actually waited for an hour for us at the other place the night before! I felt so incredibly bad. First we missed him at the Meet and Greet and then we left him sit all alone at that place! But we didn't know because he never called us back because evidently he didn't have our numbers on him, and I KNEW I should've left my number in my message on his cell phone. Also, he was under a time constraint for the Meet and Greet, so after he waited for about 20 minutes or so for us, he left as he needed to be somewhere else. I hate being late! So we finally got that figured out and we simply waited to see if Garry would call to catch up. Meanwhile, we decided to take a walk down Burrard St to see how far the McDonald's was for a cheap breakfast over the weekend. And my mom took pictures of the building that reminded her of the one on Ghostbusters. Coincidentally, Garry had told us during our night out with him on Wednesday that he shot a movie waaay at the top of the building and that it's just an enormous ballroom inside. We headed back up past the hotel and down the other end of Burrard, but since it only seemed to be businesses that way we soon turned around and came back to the Sheraton Wall Center hotel.
Looking for the room where the photo sessions for the other guests were going to be on the 3rd floor, Garry happened to call my mom to let us know he was one of the guests for the photos and that he'd be at the hotel shortly. We dropped off our jackets in our room and went back down in the line for the photos. Garry showed up and quickly said hi to us since he was in a rush to get situated for the session. But we noticed we needed forms of some sort for the photos, so while my mom went to figure out what that was about, I stood in line and Garry popped back out of the room, telling one of the volunteers he wanted to say hi to a couple people but couldn't see us because we moved. He spotted my mom at the nearby help desk and then spotted me when I walked toward him. We walked together over to my mom and he apologized for missing us last night. I said that I was sorry for missing him! He asked, "Why are you sorry?" And I said, "Because we were out with one of my friends all the way over in Surrey and came back on the sky train." "What were you doing in Surrey?" he asked a little surprised. And I said, "Well, that's where my friend lives," and we went on chatting about that for a minute or two. While my mom spoke with a volunteer, for some reason (that I can't recall) Garry stared at me and tilted his head and pretended to rub noses with me like an Eskimo.
He had to head back in to the room so we said we'd see him in there soon and got the rest of our stuff ready for it. Thirty dollars for each photo with a guest! Both of us chose five photos and I picked Colin, Corin, Cliff, Garry and Alex. My mom chose Colin, Corin, Cliff, Gary Jones and Garry. So we both spent $150 on professional photos with only five of the many guests. We were in line for a while, watching Colin playing the Wii and the other guests gabbing or talking on their phones. When we got to the front of the line, I saw Garry talking to Dean Haglund and looked and pointed in our direction and Dean smiled. I wasn't sure if they were talking about us but I smiled and waved back anyway. And then Garry was trying to wave to us again but the photographer was in the way the whole time. I was up in line before my mom and I started off with Cliff since he was already up there with a previous fan that was from Florida. We shook hands and I said it was nice to meet him again and he said the same asking how I was doing. I said I was great and asked how he was and he said cool. After the photo, we thanked each other and shook hands again.
Next was Corin's turn so I told him the same thing upon shaking hands, that it was nice to meet him again. He said the same and I asked, "How are you holding up?" And he answered, "Real good!" And I added, "That's good!" We shook hands again and thanked each other. Then it was Colin's turn and as he approached, I said, "Wassup?!" with the appropriate hand gesture. He did the same thing and smiled saying, "What's up?!" We shook hands and took the photo, Colin deliberately taking my right hand and placing it on his left side like he did with at least all of the women. Then we thanked one another. And then it was Alex's turn, and I could see Garry standing up and getting ready to walk over before Alex did, automatically assuming I was getting a photo with him. He looked a little startled or disappointed, probably wondering when it was going to be his turn. I felt a little bad but laughed about it and tried telling him he was next and not to worry. Alex and I shook hands and introduced each other. He asked where I was from and I said Pennsylvania and he was a little surprised. We took the photo and he added that I could walk up to him to say hi anytime. I said that was great and thanked him. Finally it was Garry's turn. When he was called, I pointed at him and called him over with my index finger. He smiled and started doing a little dance so I started to dance too and we laughed. As we stood for the photo, he told me that he was telling Dean about my artistic talent and I thought that was awesome! I said, "Awe, that's great! Thank you!" We hugged and posed, took the photos, and then I was rushed out of the room like every other fan who was done. I waited in the lobby for my mom and then we hung out for a while there before we realized how long it might be until they were done with the photo session. She also mentioned that she had told Garry that we were free between the end of the session and the banquet but he had already had plans before the dinner. So he said we'd see him in a couple hours. After he left, we checked out the Legends dealer room and bought a few things for our selves and birthday presents for my younger sister and my brother. Back to our room for some relaxation and snacks, it'd be soon enough for us to get ready for the banquet.
My mom and I were getting dressed in our fancy gowns for the dinner around 6:30pm to 7:00pm and Garry called our hotel room saying he was waiting in the lobby. Well, he was way too early (the banquet didn't start until 8pm) so we told him we'd be down soon. When we got down to the lower lobby, we walked around but couldn't find him. But we did bump into Corin who didn't seem to know exactly where the dinner was either, like us. So my mom went to the ballroom to save seats at a table while I went to find Garry. I went back up a set of escalators, and another set, and looked around all the lobbies. I didn't see him so I headed down the long hallway that connected the North Tower to the Residential Tower and stopped to look out the glass wall that faced outside. I saw a couple small groups outside and noticed Garry's vehicle parked near the South Tower so I knew he was there somewhere. I went back down a set of escalators and finally found him chatting outside with one of the groups I had spotted from above. I walked outside and met up with him. He seemed pleasantly surprised to see me all dressed up and one of the other guest actors (who played Anubis at one point) that was there asked me to do a little spin. With Garry egging me on as well, I spun lightly and smiled at them. Garry complimented me very nicely and I said thank you with a small curtsy. I had comments from a bunch of people for my dress and my Stargate tattoo.
"Is that a real tattoo?" the "Anubis" guest asked. And I replied, "Yes, it is!" I never really think about it so I often forget that it's there. Garry said, "Now that's a true fan." I laughed. Another lady joined our little group and showed us her tattoo, which was just like the Earth patch they wore on the left shoulder of their off-world jackets. That was a lot of ink but it was pretty awesome. So I was outmatched. Ha ha! We were out there chatting for some time and Garry helped with introductions when Michael Greenburg showed up between us and a nice mother-and-daughter couple from Ohio. We all talked about sports, and he said he was a local and went off on a couple other actors who lived in Vancouver as well, and we went off on all kinds of topics. So much time went by that my mom actually came strolling out and got just as many compliments as I did with her dress. Eventually we headed in to the hotel with Garry and headed down to the ballroom since they were beginning to serve the bread. We sat at our table and let Garry do his quick rounds, and I immediately noticed that we were sitting at a table that were all women. Boy, Garry was going to get a kick out of this. Ha ha!
It turned out that they were all from the website known as Gate World, and they were all so nice so I hoped it wouldn't be a problem. I caught Garry walking around and looked like he might have been searching for us, so I walked over and showed him our table. He said there might be a reserved table for him and the other guests and I said jokingly, "Forget about the reserved table and sit with us!" He strolled over and we sat down. The first thing he said was, "Oh man. A whole table of hot chicks! I'm definitely sitting here." Ha ha! Everyone introduced themselves to each other and the ladies seemed very pleased that we managed to bring Garry to our table. It was such a great time. All the fans and the actors were laughing and carrying on and taking photos during the entire banquet. Garry showed us the accent he used to have when he was younger, and his Scottish accent, and his Russian accent from SG-1. It was awesome! But we talked about all kinds of things and he really kept it entertaining (as usual).
One of the ladies was from Philly, another was from Florida, another from Nashville, another from Georgia, and the other was from Edmonton, Canada. Throughout the dinner Garry made some rounds to other tables, and Corin made a point about someone's birthday; a 19-year-old named Steph. He got everyone to sing happy birthday to her and he brought her on the Stargate stage to chat a little before he let her go on and said congratulations to making it to the legal drinking age in Canada. Cliff had stopped by our table to speak briefly with Garry, and later on while he was making more rounds to the tables, Colin stopped at our table and asked for cameras so he could take his picture with everyone sitting there. That was really nice of him. But the actors were available to everyone the whole time it seemed. Colin, Corin, Garry, Dean, Dan Payne, David Winning, Andee. We got a load of hugs and "naughty" photos with Garry while he was at our table for some longer periods of time. He rubbed noses with me like Eskimos while the ladies snapped photos of us. And when we were standing with him to take more random pictures with our gowns, we had quite a little crowd forming with cameras and flashes from fans from other tables. It was really fun! Soon it was getting late and the banquet was wrapping up. Garry's leg was getting sore and he was getting tired, so we called it a night. Most of the room had already cleared out. We gave hugs and kisses with Garry and he complimented us again. Since he said he was beat, and it was getting late, I didn't bother asking about hanging out afterward, but he did mention that he had to check his itinerary to see if there was any time to drive us around again on Saturday. It was already 11pm so we went up to our room and got for ready for bed.
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Small and Valuable Items ~ these should be kept in a secure and lockable store. Similar items should be stored together in a rack or bin system and only issued against an authorised requisition.
Large or Bulk Storage Items ~ for security protection these items can be stored within a lockable fenced compound. The form of fencing chosen may give visual security by being of an open nature but these are generally easier to climb than the close boarded type of fence which lacks the visual security property.
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Women in Emergencies - Opportunities for Change in Nepal
Panel discussion with Radha Paudel, Author and Humanitarian Activist and Luisa Dietrich, Gender Advisor
Mi, 25. April 2018, 18.30 Uhr
C3 - Centrum für Internationale Entwicklung, Alois Wagner-Saal,
Sensengasse 3, 1090 Wien
Radiosendung (Interview mit Radha Paudel)
Radha Paudel, author and director of Radha Paudel Foundation, and Luisa Dietrich, an independent international gender advisor will talk about their experiences as women engaged in emergencies and development
Radha Paudel is an exceptional woman from Nepal. She was trained as a nurse, has a Master in Health Education, a Master in Sociology and a Master in Development Management. In 2002 she ran a safe motherhood project in rural parts of Nepal and barely survived a Maoist attack. For her book about her memories of the "Khalanga attack" she received the Madan Literature Prize – one of the most prestigious literature awards in Nepal. Radha Paudel liberated herself from gender stereotype expectations and took leadership for women's right and non-discrimination in times of peace negotiations in Nepal. After having worked for many development projects she managed to found her own NGO, called "Action Works Nepal", in 2010. One of Radha Paudel's biggest aims is to empower women and girls in Nepal who are suffering severe discriminations in everyday life.
Luisa Dietrich has a Doctor in Political Science, a Master of Science in Comparative Politics in Latin America and a Master of Arts in Women's Studies and Feminist Research and . She has a long history as a researcher on conflicts in Latin America and has worked on mediation, peace and gender. Since 2015 she has primarily worked as a gender advisor in emergency teams and has travelled to many countries in times of particular crisis; among others to Sierra Leone during the Ebola epidemic, to Iraq, to Nepal after the Earthquake, to Ethiopia, Sudan and Uganda.
Janine Wurzer has been active in the management and monitoring of development and humanitarian aid projects for more than 15 years. She focused among other issues on psychosocial support for emergency staff. Currently she is coordinating WIDE – a network for women's rights and feminists' perspectives in development.
Small refreshments will be served
The venue can be accessed via a ramp and elevator
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At some point, we've all run into an "Eeyore:" a gloomy, pessimistic person who is fixated on their problems. Their world is grey, the glass is always half empty, and nothing ever seems to go right for them. I know I've been that guy at times.
Often, when I'm stuck in my head, someone outside my situation can clearly see that things aren't nearly as bad as they seem. Rather, if I'm being honest, I'm being a bit overdramatic and making something trivial sound apocalyptic. This is our "Complainer" segment.
Disclaimer: To be clear, there are very real problems discussed on social media, and people who express heart-breaking loss and pain. The aim of this post is not to trivialize these serious issues and I hope the distinction we are making is apparent.
How Do You Find "Complainers" On Social Media?
We categorize location-based social media content (geosocial data) based on text similarity to reveal how areas compare with one another for a given social topic. Our analysis is more sophisticated than just looking at hashtags and keywords. Rather, these categories are generated through machine learning techniques. In other words, we didn't set out to find "Complainers," it just happens to be a common type of conversation people naturally engage in on social media.
What is a "Complainer?"
Some of the 200+ topics our text analysis organized for this specific category are:
underdressed, saddened, privileged, insignificant, ironically, ug (as in "ug, I have to go to class now.")
This group loves to share their problems with the world. They dramatize issues that an observer would often consider trivial.
Over-Indexing Areas for "Complainers" in Detroit
These are the areas that over-indexed (represented in green) for "Complainers" compared to the national average (national average = 0, 99th percentile = 10).
- West Detroit
- Southfield
- Lathrup Village
- Warren
- Grosse Pointe
What would knowing this information help us with? Here are just a few scenarios in which this data could be applied:
Public Relations: It is not uncommon for unhappy customers to call out a company on social media, especially after failing to get a response from them. In fact, 46% of customers have used social to "call out" a brand. If "Complainers" are more likely to call out brands about what they've done wrong, knowing where they are could aid in preventing PR catastrophes.
Mental Health Organizations: While the topics of conversation in regards to this segment are more trivial in nature, it may help measure the mental health of a community. Mental illness is on the rise for many reasons (increased social media engagement being one of them). Knowing which areas are more prone to mental illness could help health organizations provide appropriate care faster.
The level of "Complainer" behavior can tell us a lot about an area, especially when observed alongside other social segments. What companies or use cases could you see this map being valuable for?
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ESMINT was inaugurated August 21, 2009, by the founding members:
- Prof. J. Byrne (represented by M. Iliopoulos)
- Prof. J. Fiehler
- Prof. Rüfenacht
Dr. A. Notter was the notary present. The first ESMINT Congress was held in Nice in 2009 and the constitution of the society was agreed at that time.
The first Executive Board comprised Prof. J. Moret (President), Prof. J. Byrne (General Secretary), Prof. D. Rüfenacht (Treasurer) and M. Iliopoulos (Executive Director).
The membership grew from less than 100 European physicians to over 500 members the society now serves. The Executive Committee comprises the Executive Board (lastly elected in 2018) and the Chairmanships' of the Standing Executive Committees (lastly elected in 2017).


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Samantha Fox is the second full-length album from British model-turned-singer Samantha Fox. It was released by Jive in July 1987 and charted in the United Kingdom at number twenty-two, United States at fifty-one (gold), Canada at forty (platinum), Australia at eighty-six and Germany at sixteen. After her first album went gold, Samantha returned to the studio to record her self-titled album.
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Paintless Dent Repair Following Hail Damage in Merrillville
Hail in Merrillville that is heavy and severe enough to cause damage to vehicles may not be common, but it does happen. And when it does, a vehicle may not just have a single dent, but a handful, or even dozens.
The good news about hail damage to a vehicle–as it pertains to the vehicle's exterior paneling and not the windshield or other glass–is that it is rare that dents damage paint or are especially deep. Instead, dents are typically fairly superficial, and are easy to repair with paintless dent repair services.
What Is Paintless Dent Repair and Why Is it Great for Hail Damage?
Paintless dent repair is a form of dent repair that, rather than relying on fillers and paint, uses tools and a specialized technique to gently massage dents back into their original position. Paintless dent repair is ideal when paint is not damaged, because it is less expensive, takes less time, doesn't use any chemicals, and is safer for technicians. Hail almost never causes the type of damage that demands traditional dent repair services.
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As stated above, if your vehicle has been damaged by hail, it is very likely that your car has more than just a single dent. When this is the case, you surely don't want to have to pay for individual dent repair, but would instead like to take advantage of a deal. At Dent Dimensions, Inc., you are in luck – we offer discounts for more than one dent, and can even offer a per car price instead of a per dent price if your vehicle has dozens of dents that need to be fixed. This helps you to save money.
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Rumor vs. evidence in Madeleine McCann case
Did the Portuguese police botch the investigation or are the parents guilty?
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McCann's father: 'Heartbreaking' return
Sept. 9: The parents of missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann have returned to the U.K. after being named suspects in their daughter's disappearance. Watch Gerry McCann's statement to the press upon the family's arrival on British soil.
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Sept. 9: The parents of Madeleine McCann are now in Britain, after Portugese police named them suspects.
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Dr. Kate McCann stared out of the window of the plane flying her, her husband, and two of their three children from Portugal to their home in Great Britain. According to the media, fellow passengers later that her expression indicated her sadness at having to leave Portugal without her precious daughter, Madeleine, while others cynically suggest she was happy to be escaping the pressures of being named as a police suspect in the disappearance of her daughter some four months ago.
One "investigative" tactic of the Portuguese police seems to be to leak information to the media in an attempt to put pressure on the McCanns and to suggest that the police were actually carrying out a professional investigation and not simply flailing their arms against two grieving parents, while they haven't targeted in the absence of other credible suspects. Media sources in both Portugal and Great Britain have reported that with the help and assistance of British police, something the Portuguese seemed to have resisted in the initial stage of this case, significant physical evidence has been found to link the McCanns, especially Kate, to the disappearance and believed death of Madeleine.
Their working theory
Police seem to have adopted a working theory that the McCanns, wanting to have a night out without being concerned with constantly caring for and checking on then 3-year-old Madeleine and her two-year-old twin brother and sister, intentionally sedated Madeleine with her subsequently expiring due to an overdose of sedative. Everything after her death, the police seem to suggest through tabloid leaks, was a massive cover-up on the level of the JFK murder or the downing of TWA 800, or so many other conspiracy theories.
This working theory suggests that the McCanns, both medical doctors, found Madeleine dead, hid her body for almost a month, and them moved her body to some unknown disposal site. This theory (according to the media from alleged police leaks), is supported by the finding of blood spatter in the resort apartment rented by the McCann family, the reactions of a British sniffer dog to the presence of blood the dog identified as Madeleine's, and DNA examination of forensic evidence found in the trunk of an automobile the McCann's rented some 25 days after Madeleine's disappearance. The theory goes on to suggest that Madeleine's blood was found in the trunk, thereby indicating that sometime after renting the car the McCann's used it to transport Madeleine's long since dead body. Another sniffer dog allegedly reacted to "the presence of death" in the apartment used by the McCanns and had a similar reaction to clothing worn by Kate McCann and to a doll used by Madeleine.
Missing in this theory, of course, is some spokesperson from the DNA lab or British police confirming these reports and suggesting their belief of what such "evidence" may mean to this case. Also missing is any suggestion as to why, if having died of an overdose of some type of sedative, that Madeleine's blood would have been found in the apartment or the car, or of where the McCann's could have concealed their daughter's body for 25 plus days. Or any guess as to how they could have secretly retrieved Madeleine's body, placed it in the trunk of the rented car, and drove unobserved to some secret, probably predetermined body disposal site where they may have unceremoniously dumped their oldest child's body and just as stealthfully returned to their rented apartment, totally undetected by law enforcement, the media, the public or the ever watchful paparazzi.
Many, like me, see the similiarities drawn by Madeleine's parents to the investigation conducted in the United States over a decade ago— the one surrounding the death of Jon Benet Ramsey.
In both cases there is more than enough information to suggest that the investigators were either slow to respond, careless, or even inept in the way they investigated the reported the disappearance of both young girls. We know, of course, Jon Benet's disappearance quickly became an unsolved murder investigation, while Madeleine's disappearance is still a life or death mystery.
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We had the opportunity to interview author and party stylist Amy Croushorn. She recently released the book "Entertaining with Disney", which shows you step-by-step how to host a wide variety of different Disney themed parties for adults. The book is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Insight Editions. Check out our interview with Amy … Continue Reading
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Ukrsotsbank sponsored the Young Pianists International Competition in the name of Vladimir Horowitz
Ukrsotsbank for 16 years consecutively acted as a sponsor of the Young Pianists International Competition in the name of Vladimir Horowitz.
This musical contest, founded in honor of one of the most outstanding pianists of the twentieth century, Vladimir Horowitz, is one of the main cultural events in Ukraine and is widely known abroad for more than 16 years.
Over 80 young talents from 14 countries demonstrated their skills this year. First prize of the contest was presented to the winner Cao Ball from China by the First Deputy Head of the Board of Ukrsotsbank, General Manager of Ukrsotsbank, Graziano Cameli: 'Ukrsotsbank is pleased to sponsor this world-famous musical event and support by this the young participants, many of which will for sure become an honor to their country in the future, "- said Mr. Cameli.
The contest, founded in 1995, not just commemorates the talented pianist, but also gives great opportunity to identify talented young pianists, giving them an opportunity to express themselves and promote their further professional growth. For 16 years, the competition has been attended by over 1000 artists from 32 countries in "Horowitz-Debut" category: the youngest, middle and older group.
The Competition in the name of Vladimir Horowitz has been the member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions since 2004.
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Vincent Flanders writes:
"So Why are big images bad? In the September 1997 issue of Windows Source Magazine, Paul Bonner said:
'Pages that take a minute or more to load just don't cut it with the average Web surfer whose attention span for new sites has been measured at only about 8 seconds.'
"UUNET, one of the largest provides of Internet Bandwidth, ran an ad that sums it up: 'Someone just clicked on your Web site. The next fifteen seconds will make or break you.' We should basically split the difference and say the average attention span is 10 seconds— tops <grin>."
The rule of thumb that summarizes the above quote is "8 seconds, plus or minus 2". Where the plus or minus 2 seconds is the usual range of disagreement among the experts.
As the next quote shows, in the years since the above observations were written, user expectations have changed. With those expectations moving away from an Internet that "can be used", towards an Internet that is "really usable".
"There's a de facto rule that page loads should be no slower than six to eight seconds. That rule is too forgiving— sites should deliver pages no slower than 4 seconds.
"In the 1980s, IBM conducted a study that determined successful response rates for what were then terminal-and host-based applications. It concluded that response rates should be no more than 2 seconds. Beyond that, productivity declined significantly.
"I understand the difference between Web-based and host-based systems, but the difference between 2 and 8 seconds is far too much. Our expectations appear to be heading in the wrong direction. I'm also certain we didn't become more patient over the years.
"Can pages load in 4 seconds or less? Is this achievable? You bet. Check out Keynote's Business 40 Internet Performance Index. Sites such as Yahoo, Schwab, and Microsoft average far less than 2 seconds. The Business 40 average is far less than 4 seconds."
For anyone using High-Speed Internet (1 mega-bit/second & up), the goal should be to have each page fully loaded within 4 seconds. Otherwise, the following more general guidelines should describe how each page loads:
All of the above is allowing about 2 seconds of those times just to find then make connections with the Web server— after which the described navigation and content starts to load. For the full context in which I offer the above interpretation, on to "the rest of the story".
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Note: I admit to being totally mercenary in my "Quest for Understanding". So when I find something presented "better than I could put it myself", I do sometimes quote extensively from that source— with full credit, and a link back to the original document. (Assuming the original page still exists on the Web to link back to it.)


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It's TIME TO BLOOM Presents: MC YOGI – ONLY LOVE CANADIAN TOUR at Berkeley Church: A Yoga, Music, Meditation, Inspiration and Cultural Community Event where intention meets action to create the space for new possibilities.
"It's TIME TO BLOOM a yoga event with MC YOGI, Amanda Giacomini & DJ Drez… live music, a yoga class, a community gathering with art, talks, and dancing.
" Meet the founders Myrah & Robindra. Lovebirds, newlyweds, yogis, entrepreneurs and community builders who have a big crush on the City of #Edmonton its people. We hold a vision for humanity where we all work until no one is left suffering. Where we work together, for each other and ourselves to make this world a better place." http://itstimetobloom.com
Robindra Mohar is on a mission to get you to focus. "Digital technology is forever changing the way we communicate, connect and develop relationships. The problem is that we have become so accustomed to instant gratification of our curiosity and our mental whims that we have undermined our own ability to focus. The average human attention span is now less than 9 seconds, worse than that of a gold fish; we are literally giving ourselves ADD through our new relationship with technology. As a long time yogi, coach and entrepreneur, I have spent much of my career promoting strong mindful practices in the workplace, home and creative life. I'm fascinated with people who are able to take ideas and complete them and bottom line to complete anything these days you need f o c u s." http://itstimetobloom.com/edmonton-yoga/
Myrah Penaloza Founder of It's TIME TO BLOOM and Co-Creator and Sacred Designer of The Kundalini Gown brought insights and an abundance of positive energy to the stage at Berkeley Church.
"You don't always get what you want … You get what you need." Compassion, compassion, compassion, even when the feedback lands as an expectation and projections from others. Keep dreaming and live in your true calling! My calling is to Empower Women in Grace and Victory, and its taking me this long to realize this. ???? better late then never! #TogetherWeBloom ????by @ambarsphotos for #TheFlowerProject
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This unique yoga event brought forth cohesive positive mantras and messages that through the creative collective of presenters offered many tools and ideas for participants to enrich their lives. Only Love is real is a mantra that MC Yogi talks about it "Every time I remember this mantra it helps me to drop in and reconnect with a feeling of gratitude and an underlying sense of peace. Everything is passing, everything must change, but even as it all fades away, I know and trust that this love I feel will always remain… Only Love is Real. " MC Yogi
Read more at http://www.gaia.com/video/ganesha-remover-obstacles#ADPlCGboweRIgyyF.99
"Amanda Giacomini has dedicated her life to uplifting people and creating more beauty in the world through yoga and art. From teaching yoga at the White House to presenting at some of the biggest yoga festivals, conferences and Asian Art museums in the world, Amanda infuses the ancient teachings with creativity and joy. Her journey in yoga began in 1994, and she continues to study with many great Indian and Western masters." http://itstimetobloom.com/onlylove/
#onlylovetour #toronto so much love. Next stop #yogamontreal #montreal at the Ritz Carlton for the tour finale. @myrahpenaloza and @mcyogi @djdrez rocking the stage #torontoyoga we will be back! Thank you to everyone that supported in such a huge way thank you @mokshayogasq1 @yyoga @lululemon @newleafyoga @berkeleyevents Photo by Mel Bartel.
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" MC YOGI is widely becoming known as yoga's modern day ambassador to the West. Blending his love & knowledge of yoga culture with hip hop, reggae, and electronic music, MC YOGI is recognized as a leading voice in the emerging genre of conscious music. With three #1 World albums and hundreds of appearances each year, MC YOGI's music is moving yoga to large, mainstream audiences."
The stage name of Nicholas Giacomini, MC Yogi specializes in a mystical fusion of styles that skillfully combines his love of yoga and hip-hop. A native of Northern California, Giacomini spent his formative years at a group home for at-risk boys, and it was there that he began honing his rap skills. At 18, he experienced a life-changing meditation session with a famous Indian spiritual leader, and spent the ensuing two years immersed in the studies of yoga, devotional chanting, and philosophy, but he never lost his love for reggae, electronica, dancehall, dub, and hip-hop. He issued his debut album, Elephant Power, in 2008 via White Swan Records. Pilgrimage arrived in 2012, followed by the Sounds True-issued Mantras, Beats & Meditations in 2014. ~ James Christopher Monger
"MC Yogi is changing the face of devotional music in America" -NPR ( National Public Radio)
DjDrez "Peacefully determined. Lover. Sound Ambassador. Hip hopper. Mind astronaut. Grateful. Beat maker. Student always. Sometimes teacher. Disciplined. Turntablist. From LA, Earth. Haiku D'Etat. Abstract Tribe Unique. Dreaming In Sanskrit. World Traveler. Dancer. Passionate. Compassionate. Yogi. Vishnu. Rasta. Friend. Father. Husband. Wildly calm. Love, respect and get off on what I do." http://www.djdrez.com/intro/
When he isn't in the studio producing, spinning at an underground hip-hop club or jamming with local artists in impromptu late night sessions, you'll find him at yoga festivals and studios, spinning the perfect flow to accompany classes and workshops before lighting up the dancefloor by night with his eclectic, organic mixes. He is the musical director of the Wanderlust Spectacular, performs regularly with MC Yogi and Kirtaniyas and has appeared at Lightning In a Bottle, Symbiosis, AfroFunke and dozens of other high-profile events." http://www.djdrez.com/intro/
Venue: Berkeley Church
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Are you getting concerned that your chronic pain suffering elderly parent is risking his or her health even more by forgetting to take their medicine? Medicine safety is indeed a big deal when it comes to caring for elderly parents. Do you get worried every time your parent confuses thinking about taking medication with actually taking it. The result is an increase in pain. On the other end of the problem, confusion over what was already taken may result in overdoses.
Why It's Important to Take Your Medicine
If you don't take your medication as prescribed, you will experience a worsening of pain and possibly progression of the disease, says Lars Osterberg, MD, a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the Stanford School of Medicine, in California, and an expert in patient medication compliance. If you're taking medicine for chronic pain, for example, skipping medication can make pain harder to treat, he says. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and analgesics, for example, are used as much for prevention as treatment. "When pain flares, it's hard to knock it down again," he says. "The same goes for inflammation. If you get behind the eight ball and inflammation builds up, it can be hard to suppress that inflammation and pain." [1]
The Problem of Not Complying
Medication non-adherence and noncompliance is a $300 billion problem: 49% of Americans forget to or altogether stop taking their prescribed medications at any given time, and often it's the most ill who forget to take their medications most, which compounds their problems further. [2]
Chronic Pain Can Hamper Memory
Researchers have confirmed that chronic pain doesn't just cause physical discomfort; it can impair your memory and your concentration. [3]
The other day, for instance, my mother walked into the kitchen and had no ides why she was there and what she was looking for. She just looked at me, flustered for a moment, as to why she had cooked sausages. "Oh well, let's have some pasta," she said.
A few minutes after we had already eaten, she remembered that she had gone to the kitchen to get red and and green peppers to prepare with the sausages
Missing a dose of a medication for a non-life-threatening condition doesn't mean there are going to be horrendous complications. However, not taking your health seriously and not being medication adherent on a regular basis can have dire consequences for you and your loved one.
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Visions of Dionysus
Strange dreams heralded Your coming
Intense, vivid, real
Ivy and mead, yes, but more:
Drums in the distance, heavy and echoing
Spears and swords gleamed
Fangs shone
Something deeper and darker
Slather and blood dripped
You stir them up
At first I cannot follow your footsteps
I cannot follow your rhythm
I cannot dance with you
I am too afraid
You stir them up with that bestial grin
That snapping of teeth and pawing the earth
That thudding of Your thyrsus
You stir them up with that roar
That shaking of Your body
That unbridled ferocity
You stir them up
You stir them up
You stir them up
How can I do other than follow my soul
As it leads me to dance
As it leads me to release
As it leads me to rage
Your wolfish grin invites
The forest unfolding
Come and be who you are
Io! Io! Io!
O Enualios!
O Holy Wild One!
O Dionysus!
The God caught Himself in the mirror and stood in awe
Absorbed, never thinking
That behind Him stalked His killers
Torn limb from limb
Body boiled, limbs roasted
The wine stained eyes fell from His mirror
Rolled up to His Father, whose wrath blazed
The furious bolt crashed
Dead fell the feasters
Dead fell the God-hungry
Living fell the beating heart of Lenaeus
Taken up by Athena it was blessed with knowing
Taken up by Demeter it was blessed with vitality
Taken up by Rhea it was blessed with purification
Taken up by Zeus it was blessed with power
Devoured by Semele, Dimetor came forth
The ivy-haired God shone forth
Twice-born of Semele learned again
To crawl, to step, to walk, to dance, to sing, to rave, to fight
He took up His gifts and power in glory
His sword felled every foe before Him
His thyrsus struck frenzy into His followers
His grapes crossed the world and brought wine to all peoples
His wine poured and dythrambic verse fell in power from His mouth
His ivy marked His paths and ways for worshipers and pilgrims
To follow Him where He would lead
O Zagreus Dimetor, O Reborn One! You show us the Ways!
O Isodaetes, You give free that we may give!
O Mighty Dragon, Your jaws have torn the foe!
Io Dionysos!
Faces of Dionysos
Ivy-climbed hands lift
The swollen fruit high
Laughter peals across the vineyard
Hooves shake Earth
The neck bends back
Blood swells from the cloven throat
Practiced hands lower
The mask cover over
Gods descend among the theater
Teeth rend flesh
The sacrifice is taken


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Visitors in September
September was a month filled with visitors from Holland. First, my mother with her 4 friends.
They flew to Calgary and took the train from there to Vancouver, the Rocky Mountaineer. After a few days in Vancouver they rented a car for a trip. First Vancouver Island, then the Sunshine coast, Whistler and through Lillooet, Lytton and Hope back to Vancouver. They had a great trip!
Everybode in 'The Irish Heather'
Lisette arrived at the end of September for a week. A week seems short, but we've done and seen a lot! First the city, we walked by the beach and immediately Lisette put on her bikini and jumped in the water.
"The water is lovely!"
This is the garden at the building where I have my meetings with the Sierra Club (the SPEC building). It is a demonstration garden for organic gardening and composting.
Finally…. lunch!
We had to do a nice hike with Lisette of course. We went to Elfin Lakes.
The colours of autumn
It was an 11 km hike up and down mountains to two lovely lakes.
A little rest in the sun
The lake was very cold so no bikini's this time
On saturday Mike and I had a wedding to go to in Tofino. It is a trip of 5 hours, but a nice trip through a nice area. There are good spots to stop on the way.
There was a special tree in the backyard of our hotel
Tofino isn't big, but there is a lot to do and see because of the fantastic nature.
Lisette went whale watching
The rainforest is amazing.
The coast of the pacific ocean is spectacular.
We had to go back to Vancouver, a week does go by fast
On the last day we went to Stanley Park.
Lisette in the hollow tree.
Even though it was only for a week, it is so nice having a good friend around. It was very nice showing lisette my life, where I work and live and the beautiful surroundings here. I can't wait to see who's next…


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Hailed as style icons across the world, it seems there are some people who aren't fans of the Olsen twins. As the girls signed autographs to promote their new fashion book yesterday, a group of anti-fur protesters gathered outside the Los Angeles bookstore, waiting to mob the twins.
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How we stopped cancer killing our marriage: Drivers ends police chase with shootout Fake German heiress sentenced to four to 12 years in prison 'Horse racing fan' knocked out at Waterloo with single punch Martin Clunes climbs onto an elephant's back on his ITV travel show Irish pensioner talks about meeting her mother for the first time An angry Ben Shapiro terminates interview with Andrew Neil Tragic moment baby killed after rolling into lorry's path Danny Baker addresses his royal baby chimp tweet after being fired. Let's go back to back to feeling excited about the future - as we did in the glory days of Tomorrow's World!
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Senior politician boasts that his own wife will be Farage's bacon sarnie moment! Invitation to have three-course dinner with Michael Gove leaves a bitter taste in the mouths of Tories as Carrying banners, the demonstrators wore masks, making sure Mary Kate and Ashley knew exactly what they thought of them.


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Are payday loans cheaper than overdrafts? In some cases, yes they are. Research by Which? In June 2016, the consumer group, found borrowing cash on an unarranged overdraft can be up to 12.5 times more expensive than if you were to take out a payday loan.
If you borrow £100 from a payday lender for 28 days, you would have a maximum interest charge of £22.40 as a result of a cap brought in by the Financial Conduct Authority. If you went overdrawn without agreement from your bank, however, you could pay as much as £84, based on Barclays or Santander bank account overdraft fees, £3 per day on 11/04/18, after going over the buffer limit. So taking out a payday loan could be a lot cheaper than an unarranged overdraft.


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Staffy Stigma
Quick …. cross the road, I have a Staffy. Well she's a Staffy cross, never the less she's still a Staffy. I get it all the time when walking down the road with my beautiful girl, I see someone coming towards me, their lead tightens, they pull their dog in close and in some cases cross the road.
So why is this? The Staffy Stigma, I will admit the reputation of these beautiful, strong and loyal dogs is one that I wouldn't like to have personally. Words like vicious, dangerous and banned are thrown around without so much as a thought. In fact Staffordshire bull terriers don't fall on the UK's banned list of dogs, but are often mistaken for Pit Bull Terriers a breed known for fighting. Unfortunately, the society we live in.
The typical Staffy is owned by a young lad with a hoody on, stood in a gang up to no good. I'm sorry but I can't remember the last time I saw a gang of lads up to no good with a Staffy. Can you?
I'm so proud and grateful to Kiera for all she has given us and everything she continues to give us. From love, loyalty and companionship she sure is a keeper. As my baby I'll certainly admit that I'm bias but if you meet her you'd agree too. She's a laid back girl with a whole lot of energy and loves to play. Her biggest achievement would be that she is the CEO – Canine Executive Officer of Stay N Play Doggy Daycare and to have been assessed and pass to become a registered PAT – Pets As Therapy dog. Wait a minute … a Staffy as a PAT dog? You're joking? No I'm not.
Next time you walk past a Staffy why not be confident, friendly and just keep walking, no lead pulling, no crossing the road just simply walking by. If in doubt shout! "Is he/she friendly?" #GiveADogAChance


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Sunday, February 14, 2010
Happy Valentine's Day
Well as it seems every weekend, we are expecting more snow. Danny's car is at the bottom of the hill so he can get out. I am going to be really mad if we have gone to all this trouble and it doesn't snow for a change.
I didn't get a lot accomplished today other than normal chores. I did sort through a lot of beads and make decisions on what should be done with them; whether to make some jewelry or sell them as individuals, pairs or sets.
I also did get some pictures taken. They are really not as good as with Maggie's camera but it will have to do for now. I even listed a new focal. It is a bead that I made without the aid of a press and it is bigger than I normally make. I am really fond of it and I think it will make a great pendant or be great in a long necklace. Maybe tomorrow I can get some more pictures taken and list some more.
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A traveller going to Winchester in the century after the Norman Conquest would be entering a governmental and administrative centre to rival London. Winchester had been the capital of Wessex, and later of England in the tenth and eleventh centuries, and after its surrender to the Normans in November in 1066 it did not seem to decline in prominence and importance.
Entering though the West Gate into the area within the city walls the first major building to be seen would be the Castle. Began the year after the Conquest, it was in its heyday one of the greatest strongholds in the land, and housed the royal treasury and so Winchester was the home to many royal administrators.
A fact that is worth taking note of, as this was one of the major reasons for Winchester's prominence and importance. Indeed, the castle was not the only royal building in the city. Moving further towards the East was the royal Palace, built by William the Conqueror himself, part of the site taken from monastic building belonging to the Saxon Minister.
Norman Winchester had its own Mint, located possibly in the Palace, which further contributed to Winchester's importance in the period. After the destruction of much of the city in 1142, including the Palace until the reign of Henry II there seems to be little evidence for the minting of coins in Winchester, so the mint may have befallen the same fate as the palace itself, and other Norman buildings.
Beyond the lost Palace lay Winchester's most famous landmark the Cathedral. The word itself is derived from the Latin for 'seat' as Cathedrals were the 'seats' of a Bishop. The office of the Bishop of Winchester dates to the seventh century.
The first Norman Bishop was Walekelin, during whose term of office the building of the Norman Cathedral was began in 1079 and completed only 14 years later. The Cathedral was built on the site of the Old Saxon minister, which was a 'moved' to site of Hyde Abbey, another of Winchester's great medieval foundations. Hyde Abbey was the burial-place of King Alfred, but seems to have been badly damaged due having been attacked and burned during the Anarchy.
The Norman Cathedral apparently was not built to last, and the Norman tower fell in during the 12th century, though contemporary opinion seems to have held that the burial of William Rufus underneath it was the cause. One of Walekin's successors, Henry of Blois the third Norman Bishop of Winchester was one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in England, and brother of King Stephen. Henry oversaw the fortification of Wolvesey Palace, the main residence of Winchester's Bishops, at the time of the anarchy. Its fortifications are perhaps one of the reasons why Wolvesey is known as a 'Castle' to this day.
It was Henry who also established the Hospital of St Cross, far outside the City Centre in the Itchen Meadows. According to popular legend Henry established the hospital after being stopped by a peasant girl during a walk in the meadows, who had begged him to 'help her people' rendered starving and destitute by the civil war. On finding the ruins of a former religious house, Henry vowed to establish a new one, which was done c1132.
The Hospital and its buildings were intended to house "thirteen poor men, feeble and so reduced in strength that they can scarcely, or not at all support themselves by any other aid" who were to be "housed clothed and fed" and "100 poor men were to be given a daily meal".
On the opposite side of the city, again approaching from the West gate was the home of the Jewish Community, still holding the name of Jewry Street today. The Jews seem to have come with the Normans, and were, perhaps surprisingly, welcomed by some in the city. Winchester's Jews also seem to have escaped the worst of the Anti-Semitic movements in this period.
Their medieval synagogue was located on the modern street between the Royal Oak and Waterstones building on the eastern side of the street. The city was also home to many tradespeople and craftsmen including Gold and Silversmiths (perhaps giving rise to names like 'Silver Hill'), as well as Tanners, and others.
Outside the city walls on St Giles' Hill an annual fair was held, on the day of the Saint after which the fair and Hill took its name. The right to grant the fair was granted by William Rufus to Bishop Walkelin which attracted merchants from throughout the country and beyond.
The fair was also frequented by wool merchants, whose wares formed such an important part of the Medieval English economy. Much of the land in Winchester and the surrounding areas was owned by the church, though those living in the cities would not have been their tenants, and some of the cities' mills seem to have been owned by 'the mayor and corporation'.
The establishment of trade guilds and the evidence for the first mayor of Winchester comes also from the twelfth century, and is may well be evidence of the city's economic development and prosperity during this period, but it was not to last.
As stated before, Winchester was besieged, and parts burned by Bishop Henry's forces during the civil war, yet it was the Treaty of Winchester that settled the succession onto her son, the future King Henry II.
Though the city recovered and continued to be prominent into the later part of the 12th century, its decline seems to have begun at this time, and into the 13th century. The "need for a traveling treasury became apparent in King John's reign, when the King moved from place to place" which led to the "triumph of London". Furthermore the city's defences were unable to withstand a siege by King Louis of France at the end of his reign, and surrendered within a short time.
Turner, Barbara Carpenter, A History of Winchester (Chichester, 1992).
History, The Hospital of St Cross Website, Accessed 18th December 2012, http://stcrosshospital.co.uk/history/
Winchester Mint, Travel Wessex, Accessed 18th December 2012, http://www.travelwessex.com/Winchester-Mint.html.


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I got the idea for writing this after I attended a concert the other night. I had to pee so I went into the stall, and lo and behold, I see the entire stall covered in graffiti, and bathroom poems, stories, and phone numbers.
Seriously, it looked like something you would see in La. in a more depressed neighborhood. I was actually amused and entertained sitting there and reading all the repressed writers, poets, and artists.
One piece of artwork was a woman kissing another woman. The detail was amazing as one of the women had her hand on the other's breast. The colors were rich and bright.
I got thinking, HOW the HELL did they DO this? I mean they must have brought some kind of ink or something that would transfer to a bathroom stall. This piece was so detailed, it could have been exhibited in an art gallery, OR at the very least, something that I would be proud to hang in MY home.
Then, there was a poem that I liked so much I wrote it down.
Here I sit, pondering life,
Some of it good, some of it strife.
If life hands me lemons, I'll try and go on,
I'll mix up some lemonade, and drink until gone.
Sure, there was the usual stuff like, "For a good time call Sooz, I mean April". OR, Eat me, I'm delicious", but, for the MOST part, there was some VERY creative stuff.
Now I know where to go the NEXT time I need some inspiration…
Until Later…


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