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Here are some prepared "When I Was Your Age…" (WIWYA) stories to keep handy for your future brats.
1. "Oh, you don't have any pockets for your iPod? When I was your age, there was no pocket big enough to tote our gigantuous discmans."
AND for shittier models, you had to hold the thing upright or it will skip tracks on you.
2. "Oh, there's no wifi here? WIWYA, we had to limit our use because internet came in disks and costed monies."
3. "Oh, your iPad battery is draining low?" WIWYA, we took notes with our bare brittle hands."
"And the aches! Between the inner thumb and index! OH, THE ACHES!"
4. "Oh, Google Maps is a little laggy? WIWYA, we had to print the directions and PHYSICALLY CARRY IT with us."
5. "Oh, the picture quality on your phone is not up to par? WIWYA, we had camera phones but couldn't even send picture texts!"
6. "Oh, you're "so over" Facebook? WIWYA, Facebook was an exclusive club for .edu students only and everyone felt left out."
7. "And — what's that? — you hate when people call you? WIWYA, I could only make calls on weekends or after 7 p.m."
8. "…and I had my ass whooped when I went over the texting limit."
9. "…and times were really tough when you had to carefully choose whose texts to keep in your inbox."
10. "Oh, you had to download a knockoff version of Flappy Bird? WIWYA, you were lucky if your phone had Snake."
11. "Oh, you get too many Snaps in a day? WIWYA, we had to pass notes. Back-breaking hand-written notes with sentiments and stuff."
12. "Oh, you couldn't download a song for free? WIWYA, if I used Kazaa, I could have been arrested! Or WORSE: GOTTEN A VIRUS."
13. "Oh, there aren't enough Instagram filters? WIWYA, we had to expose ourselves in a photo, bare and untouched."
"And if there was bad lighting, we just had to deal with it."
14. "Oh, you can't find a good selfie angle? WIWYA, we had to hold WEBCAMS to the sky."
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15. "Oh, your external hard drive is too heavy? WIWYA, we had to store everything in plastic floppy disks — and, really, could you trust your life's work on a FLOPPY disk?"
"And when we'd lose one, it was just gone forever. FOREVER."
16. "Oh, you're afraid of a little lime shortage? WIWYA, we lived in constant fear of SARS and ANTHRAX and MEL GIBSON.
17. "Oh, the Amazon drone is late to deliver your package? WIWYA, we had to walk — in the MODERATE COLD — to the post office and stand in line LIKE A PLEBEIAN."
18. "Oh, wha? You can't function without internet? Well, WIWYA, we spent half our lives without internet, trapped in the darkness of real life, and we turned out OK."*
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Mauritius to construct light rail transit system By LINLEY BIGNOUX in Port Louis | Thursday, February 21 2013 at 16:46
Mauritius is set to introduce a light rail transit system between Curepipe and the capital Port Louis.
The construction of the Mauritius Light Rail Transit System (MLRT) is expected to commence by October 2014.
MLRT comes complete with integrated bus services and a combined ticketing system.
According to the Mass Transit Unit -MTU of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure and National Development Unit, a budding economy, increasing vehicle ownership, limited road routes, coupled with the size of the nation were causing increasing congestion during peak periods.
Over the next 10 months, the MLRT will spend $5.8 million (Rs180 million) in consultancy fees, which covers the first stage of the project.
The government has not revealed how much the total cost will be.
MLRT will cover a distance of around 28km, with stops at different stations dotted along the light rail system.
Mauritius and -Singapore Cooperative Enterprise last September signed a contract for the consultancy services for the project.
However, the tender winner for construction has not been identified to date.
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The low surface gravity means that a human could probably survive a leap from the top of this cliff. See the photo enlarged here.
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Tristan Jones
Arthur Jones, pen name Tristan Jones (Liverpool, 8 May 1929 – 21 June 1995) was an English author and mariner who wrote numerous books and articles, many in the first person, about sailing. His stories tended to be a combination of both fact and fiction in the tradition of Welsh story tellers and it has often been difficult to tell these apart. Indeed, he was a consummate story-teller, but as far as his account of his naval service in WWII in particular goes, any old salt would have regarded him, at best, as a 'rum gagger'. rum gagger n. [late 18C-mid-19C] (UK Und.) a confidence trickster who raises money on the basis of telling fraudulent tales of supposed suffering at sea.[1]
Tristan Jones, whose real name was Arthur Jones, was born in 1929 in Liverpool. He was the illegitimate son of a working-class girl, and was brought up mainly in orphanages, with little real education. He joined the Royal Navy in 1946, after the end of World War II, and served for 14 years. Then he bought a sailboat, tried whiskey smuggling, and scraped a living sailing the Mediterranean Sea.
According to Anthony Dalton's account,[2] "Then came a midlife sea change. Arthur Jones looked into his future, imagined greatness, and began to claw his way to it. Having taught himself to sail, he taught himself to write. He was a natural at both. As Tristan Jones, in his mid-forties, he sailed out of Brazil's Mato Grosso and into a Greenwich Village apartment to write six books in three years and reinvent his past."
His imagined past included being born on his father's tramp freighter off Tristan da Cunha in 1924, leaving school at 14 to work on sailing barges, and wartime service in the Royal Navy as a boy seaman.[3] [4]
His books recount numerous feats. The most famous is recounted in The Incredible Voyage: how he took a sailboat to the Dead Sea, the lowest open water on earth, and then sailed and trucked a sailboat to Lake Titicaca, the world's highest lake, thus establishing "the altitude record for sailing". He then hauled his sailboat across Bolivia to the Paraguay River, and sailed down through the Mato Grosso to Paraguay and Argentina. He was not allowed to launch his sailboat in the Dead Sea, though he did make a brief sailing voyage in a boat belonging to an Israeli naval officer; and while en route to Lake Titicaca, he sold the sailboat he had taken to Israel, and bought another.
This account was his first book.
His left leg was amputated in 1982, as a result of health problems and accidents. Despite this, he resumed sailing, in an effort to inspire other people with disabilities. He sailed the trimaran Outward Leg from San Diego to London by way of Colombia, Panama, and New York; the story of this voyage was told in his book Outward Leg. He then continued across central Europe by river and canal to the Black Sea, as told in The Improbable Voyage, and then around south Asia to Thailand, as recounted in Somewheres East of Suez.
He lost his right leg in 1991, and with that his incredible spirit began to die too, although he returned briefly to sea.
In his later years, while living in Phuket, Thailand, he converted to Islam and took on the name 'Ali'. Although he seem to not have informed all his older friends of this fact, he did sign his name as 'Ali' for instance to Rafiq A. Tschannen, a Swiss Muslim living in Bangkok at the time, with whom he corresponded by fax about Islamic topics. This is also confirmed in his Biography by Mr. Dalton.
Films about Tristan Jones[edit]
- Tristan Jones: the Psychology of Adventure (1990)
- The Incredible Tristan Jones (1990)
A few years after his voyage from San Diego to Thailand, Jones visited New York, and spoke about his travels at the New York Open Center. This talk was recorded, and has been released as a videotape and DVD, titled Tristan Jones: the Psychology of Adventure. Later, the producers of The Psychology of Adventure sat down with Jones at a pub in Greenwich Village for a videotaped interview, which became The Incredible Tristan Jones.
Books by Tristan Jones[edit]
- The Incredible Voyage (1977)
- Ice! (1978)
- Saga of a Wayward Sailor (1979)
- Dutch Treat (1979)
- Adrift (1980)
- Aka (1981)
- A Steady Trade: a Boyhood at Sea (1982)
- One Hand for Yourself One for the Ship: The Essentials of Single Handed Sailing (1982)
- Yarns (1983)
- Heart of Oak (1984)
- Outward Leg (1985)
- The Improbable Voyage (1986)
- Somewheres East of Suez (1988)
- Seagulls in my Soup (1991)
- To Venture Further (1991)
- Encounters of a Wayward Sailor (1995)
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=5GpLcC4a5fAC&pg=PA1216&lpg=PA1216&dq=rum+gagger%27&source=bl&ots=2zfVS2fhy3&sig=NOSIdJUVQKc3JUsOkYLHpFELJsQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=omIlVeydKZXloATB8YCIAw&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=rum%20gagger'&f=false
- ^ Anthony Dalton (2002). Wayward Sailor: In Search of the Real Tristan Jones. McGraw-Hill Professional.[1]
- ^ Peter Kinsley (2002). Bogged Down in County Lyric. Amherst., Kinsley. "Tristan Jones". Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- ^ Meet Tristan Jones
External links[edit]
- The Tristan Jones Web Site by Donald R. Swartz
- Portrait Bust from Life:- Tristan Jones by William Barth Osmundsen


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Get the recent information of Moldova scholarships available here for the current academic year. International scholarships are the most valuable financial support that students can receive for pursuing their college or university education. A wide range of scholarships and grants are offered to Moldovan students for pursuing undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral programme. The scholarships may be either fully or partially funded. These grants are awarded either on the basis of merit or need. These awards are offered by different organizations and universities. The students can complete their education in home or abroad by availing these grants or financial aids. Let's have a look at the list of Moldova scholarships.
2015 Japan Foundation for UNU PhD Scholarships for Developing Countries, Japan
Applications are invited for UNU scholarships available for applicants from developing countries to undertake PhD program in Sustainability Science. A limited number of PhD scholarships (covering tuition fees and living costs) for a maximum of 36 months are awarded for outstanding applicants who can demonstrate a need for financial assistance. Applicants must have completed Master's degree in disciplines related to sustainability studies and have a minimum of 2 years of practical field experience related to UNU-IAS research themes. The application deadline is 30 April 2015.
ICDD PhD Scholarships for Developing Countries in Social and Agricultural Sciences, 2015
The International Center for Development and Decent Work (ICDD) offers PhD Positions. Positions are open for citizenship of an ODA recipient country. The position is available to apply for a PhD scholarship in a particular academic field at an ICDD partner university. Scholarship will cover a country-specific monthly allowance, tuition fees, the participation in ICDD graduate school activities as well as the opportunity to apply for field research funding. The closing date for application is 15 February, 2015
2015 Japan Foundation for UNU (JFUNU) Scholarship Programme, Japan
United Nations University is offering sustainability scholarship for outstanding applicants from developing countries to undertake MSc programme. The JFUNU scholarship provides a monthly allowance of 150,000 JPY for living expenses for a maximum of 24 months. The tuition fees are fully waived for the scholarship recipients. During admission selection process, outstanding applicants with financial need will be automatically considered as candidates for the award of the JFUNU scholarship. Thus, no separate application is necessary. The application deadline is 27 February 2015.
Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program, 2016
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and OCLC jointly sponsor up to five individuals annually to participate in a four-week intensive Early Career Development Fellowship program based at OCLC's headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, USA. The Fellows visit many libraries, cultural heritage institutions and library organizations. Promising library and information science professionals from Developing Countries who are in early stages of career development and who meet all of the qualifications are encouraged to apply. The application deadline is February 13, 2015.
3ie Scholarship for Developing Countries at University of East Anglia in UK, 2015
University of East Anglia is inviting applications for 3ie scholarship. One 3ie scholarship is available for applicants from less developed countries who apply for a place on the Msc Impact Evaluation for International Development. The Scholarship covers £10,000 of the course tuition fee and one return economy flight. The scholarship is provided to study Msc Impact Evaluation for International Development. All applicants are expected to have met the School's English language requirements and been offered and accepted a place on the course by this date. The application deadline is 30 May 2015.
MS International Federation McDonald Fellowships for Developing Countries in UK, 2015
MS International Federation is awarding a number of McDonald Fellowships to young researchers from emerging countries. Fellowships enable the recipient to travel to an established research institution to work with leading researchers in MS with a view to returning to their own country to establish a programme of MS research. The fellowship consists of a two-year grant, around UK £30,000 per year, to cover travel and living costs, and an additional contribution of UK £2,000 per year to the host institution. The deadline for nominations is 30 June 2015.
EDCTP-TDR Clinical Research and Development Fellowship Scheme, 2015
EDCTP and TDR are jointly awarding clinical research fellowships for the researchers from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). For EDCTP, the applicant must be the legal entity registered in a sub-Saharan African country employing the fellow. Fellowships are awarded to acquire experience and develop skills for conducting clinical trials outside of an academic or public sector setting. Successful candidates will be placed with leading product development organisations, including pharmaceutical companies and product development partnerships – the 'host organisations'. Placements are for a minimum period of 6 months up to a maximum period of 24 months. The application deadline is 30 January, 2015.
ANZCA International Scholarship in Australia or New Zealand, 2015
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists is offering training scholarship available for the citizens of a developing country to pursue additional training in Australia or New Zealand. The scholarship is designed to increase the recipient's capacity to advance anaesthesia and/or pain medicine for the benefit of his or her community. The scholarship is intended to allow the recipient to join the staff of a major hospital or rotation in Australia or New Zealand for a period of up to one year. The application deadline is March 30th, 2015.
TWAS Research Grants Programme in Basic Sciences (Consortia) for Developing Countries, 2015
Applications are invited for TWAS research grants available for a period of 18 months. Grants are awarded to high-level promising research projects in biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics carried out by research consortia in the 81 S&T-lagging countries identified by TWAS. Applications from women scientists and those working in Least Developed Countries are especially encouraged. Research Grants to research consortia amount to a maximum of USD20,000. The deadline for receiving applications is 31 August.
ISA Call Applications for COMRA Fellowship and Engineering Training Programme, 2015
The International Seabed Authority invites applications for training fellowship to provide on-land training opportunities in 2015 for four trainees from developing States. COMRA will pay for a round-trip airline tickets (economy class) for the trainees. Local ground transportation, accommodations, travel insurance and allowance will be also provided by COMRA. Two trainees will receive training in a five-month fellowship programme between March and July 2015 and another two trainees for a six-week engineering training programme between March and April 2015. Both programmes will be undertaken in cooperation with both Second Institute of Oceanography in Hangzhou, China and Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China. The application deadline is 20 January, 2015.
TWAS-BIOTEC Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme
TWAS-BIOTEC Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme is available for young scientists from Moldova. BIOTEC will provide a standard monthly allowance which should be used to cover living costs, such as accommodation and food. Applicants must apply for the fellowship within five years of having obtained a PhD degree. The application deadline is 15 September 2014.
Call for ESD Moldova Scholarships
Moldova scholarships are available for nine-month training program at Estonian School of Diplomacy in Tallinn. Applicants must be currently employed by the foreign service of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and has been employed there at least one year. These Moldova scholarships are awarded for a period of nine-month. The application deadline is May 31, 2014.
TWAS-NCP Postdoctoral Moldova Fellowship
Applications are invited for Moldova fellowship awarded to young scientists who wish to pursue postdoctoral research in physical sciences. Fellowship includes a monthly stipend which should be used to cover living costs such as food, accommodation and health insurance. Applicants must hold a PhD degree in a field of natural sciences. The deadline for applications is 15 September 2014.
University of Glasgow Moldova Scholarships
University of Glasgow is offering Moldova scholarships for undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research students. To be eligible applicants must be a registered student at the University of Glasgow or a student who graduated in the year of application for the scholarship. 7 Moldova scholarships will be awarded. The value of scholarship varies from £1,150.00 – £1,700.00. Applications will close on 1st June 2014.
TWAS-CONACYT Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme
TWAS and CONACYT are inviting applications for TWAS-CONACYT postdoctoral fellowship programme. Moldova fellowships cover standard monthly allowance and a fixed amount for mandatory health insurance coverage. Applicants must prove knowledge of Spanish or provide a certificate of proficiency in English. The application deadline is 15 September 2014.
Engineering MSc Scholarships for Moldovan Students
Swansea University is offering Engineering MSc scholarships for students embarking on an MSc course in September 2014. Applicant must hold or be expecting to achieve a minimum of a 2.2. Scholarship includes full UK/EU tuition fees and living costs award (tax free). Application closing date is 1st July 2014.
TWAS-UPM Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme
Moldova fellowships are available for pursuing postdoctoral research at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). UPM will provide a standard monthly allowance which should be used to cover living costs. Applicants must hold a PhD degree in a field of the natural sciences. The application deadline is 15th September 2014.
Chancellor's Masters Scholarships for Moldovan Students
Applications are invited for Moldova scholarships to pursue postgraduate taught degree level at University of Sussex. The scholarship worth £3,000 is awarded in the form of a partial tuition fee waiver. Applicants must hold or expect to achieve a first-class undergraduate honours degree from a UK university. The deadline for applications is 1 August 2014.
TWAS-ICCBS Fellowship Program for Moldovan Students
Moldova fellowships are available for pursuing research at postgraduate (PhD) and postdoctoral programme. ICCBS will provide a monthly stipend which should be used to cover living costs, such as food, accommodation, local transportation and incidental illness. Applicants must provide a certificate of good health from a qualified medical doctor. The deadline for applications is 31st August 2014.
SFIAR Awards for Moldovan Students in Switzerland
The Swiss Forum for International Agricultural Research (SFIAR) is offering award in agricultural research. The prize sum of the SFIAR Award is CHF 5'000 for a PhD or Post Doc project and CHF 10'000 for a team project. Applications must be submitted by 15th July 2014.
TWAS-IACS Fellowship Program for Moldovan Students
Moldova fellowships are available for undertaking research at postgraduate and postdoctoral level at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS). Applicants must be of 30 years of maximum age for postgraduate and 40 years for postdoctoral programme on 31 December of the application year. Applications must be submitted by 31st August 2014.
MBA Moldova Scholarships at University of Glasgow
Moldova scholarships are obtainable for undertaking master degree at University of Glasgow in UK. A total of 5 scholarships are available. The value of each scholarship is £5,000. The criteria for the scholarships are academic excellence and personal achievement. Applications should be submitted till 1st July 2014.
TWAS-USM Fellowship Program
Moldova fellowships are obtainable for undertaking research at postgraduate (PhD) and postdoctoral programme at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). USM will provide a standard monthly allowance which should be used to cover living costs, such as accommodation and food. Applications will close on 15th September 2014.
Developing Solutions Masters Moldova Scholarships
Moldova scholarships are accessible for pursuing master's degree level at University of Nottingham in Malaysia. 15 scholarships of 100% tuition fee are available for Moldova students registering for taught Masters programmes at Malaysia Campus. The application deadlines are 15 July 2014 for September intake and 15 October 2014 for December 2014 intake.
TWAS-IROST Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme
Fellowships for Moldovan students are available for undertaking postdoctoral programme at Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology. TWAS-IROST Postdoctoral Fellowships in natural sciences are tenable for a minimum period of six months to a maximum period of twelve months at IROST. Last date of submitting applications is 15th September 2014.
MOFCOM Master Degree Moldova Scholarships
The Government of the People's Republic of China through the Government of Fiji is offering master degree Bahamas scholarships. Scholarships will be awarded for a period of one year. The age of applicants should be between 20 to 40. Scholarship is available to study master program in any one of these universities: East China Normal University [ECNU], Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU), China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU), Beijing Normal University, Jilin University and Peking University (PU) in China. The application deadline varies for each university.
TWAS-icipe Fellowship Program
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) is offering fellowship program for Moldovan students. Applicants must have official acceptance at an eligible department, institution or laboratory at icipe. Three PhD fellowships and one postdoctoral fellowship will be awarded. Closing date for submitting applications is 15th September 2014.
ICO Three-Month Fellowships in Ophthalmology
Fellowships provide young ophthalmologists with exposure to and training in several subspecialties in ophthalmology. Applicant must be under 40 years of age at the time of applying. The fellowships will include S$6000 (maximum) to cover travel and living expenses. The application deadline is September 30 each year.
TWAS-CEMB Fellowship Program
Fellowships for Moldovan students are available for undertaking research at postgraduate (PhD) and postdoctoral level. Applicants must be a maximum age of 35 years for PhD and 45 years for postdoctoral programme on 31 December of the application year. The deadline for applications is 31st August 2014.
INSA JRD-Tata Fellowship Programme for Modovan Students
The Indian National Science Academy (INSA) offers fellowship programme for Bahamian students. About 10 fellowships are awarded annually. The maximum period of award will be for three months. Selection is based on the recommendations of a committee consisting of eminent scientists. Last date of submitting applications is 31st October 2014.
LJMU Roscoe International Scholarship
Applications are invited for international scholarships available for master students at Liverpool John Moores University from September 2014 onwards. Eight scholarships are awarded for one year. These scholarships comprising a full tuition fee waiver worth up to £12,000. Applications must be submitted by 16th June 2014.
TWAS-CSIR Fellowship Programme
Fellowships are available for pursuing research at postgraduate and postdoctoral level at laboratories and institutes of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of India. The minimum period of this programme is six months and maximum is twelve months. The application deadline is 31st August of each year.
Masters Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Wellcome Trust is offering masters' fellowships for junior researchers to gain research experience and high-quality research training. Fellows must be based in a low- or middle-income country for their research project. A Fellowship normally provides up to 30 months' support. The application deadline is 15 August 2014.
TWAS-DBT Postgraduate Fellowship Programme
Applications are invited for TWAS-DBT Postgraduate Fellowship Programme accessible for Moldovan students. Fellowships are tenable at key biotechnology research institutions in India for a period of up to five years. DBT will provide a monthly stipend to cover for living costs, food and health insurance. The deadline for applications is 31st August 2014.
UTS MBA Moldova Scholarship
Moldova scholarship is available for pursuing master degree at University of Technology Sydney. Two MBA scholarships are awarded. Scholarship will be awarded for one semester. The value of Moldova scholarship is A$5,000, which will be credited towards the recipient's second semester tuition fees. Online application deadline is 15th July 2014.
TWAS-SN Bose Moldova Fellowship
Moldova fellowship is available for pursuing research at PhD and Postdoctoral level at S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Science. Applicants must hold a Master's degree/PhD degree in physics, mathematics or physical chemistry. Applications must be submitted by 31 August 2014.
College of Social Science International Scholarship Scheme
University of Leicester is inviting application for college of social science Moldova scholarship scheme for pursuing taught-masters degree level. Students with partial scholarships from other sources will be considered. Scholarships are offered for one year. Scholarship has a value of £2,500 GBP. The application deadline is 30th May 2014.
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The Blood Type Diet Archives Volume 15
AB blood type - when did it first appear? - my take
Posted By: Cindy Leonard-Krinsky
In Response To: Hi, trhea (^heidi^ O - Secretor or Non-secretor??)
All the blood types developed about the same time in our history, however, the initial conditions of life favored the O blood type to such an extreme that it is primarily the blood type that would be found in these early humans.
Some time later (I don't remember these dates), agriculture became prevalent in specific areas, due to increased populations. This favored the A blood type causing it to become more prevalent in those areas where agriculture was now a dominant way of life.
Later, dairy herds and nomadic existence became predominant in a different part of the world (than where type A was favored). This allowed type B to increase in prevalence, since this type is favored by these other factors.
Finally at another even later date, history supports that large movements of peoples between these two areas occurred. This allowed the A and B blood types to meet, and intermarriages resulted in type AB.
So there are a couple of important points or assumptions in my understanding:
1) All the blood types have co-existed since the 'beginning'.
With these assumptions, it is feasible but not probable, that the AB blood type could have existed much earlier than Peter reports. (Due to an individual with B blood type moving into the area where A's are populous, and of course, surviving there with progeny.) HOWEVER, the occurence of the AB blood type would be in miniscule amounts before this time, since the odds would be stacked against their survival.
As you see, I think Peter is using statistics and probabiliies when he puts dates with the beginnings of the blood types. I think he means large noticeable increases in the proportions of the blood types when he talks about their beginnings. Does this makes sense? Please shoot some holes in my understanding of Peter's theory, so I can think about it some more.
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I was reading comments on the Rite Aid Gerber post where readers are talking about wasting money on bad or expired products. Why would anyone "waste" their money? Why wouldn't they just return the bad or expired for a good product?
Some stores, like Acme and Bottom Dollar have a double money back guarantee. Acme has Fresh or Free – Guaranteed Twice. They will replace your product plus refund your money and Bottom Dollar does the same thing. The reason I'm telling you this is I think this would be a good post "What do you do when you purchase expired or bad products?"
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So with that being said, what do you do when you get home and find that products you just purchased are expired or bad? Do you toss them? Do you return to the store and ask for a refund? Please share your thoughts with us!
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I bought 3 bags of pretzel M&M's at Rite Aid. They tasted stale but I couldn't find a date on them. I looked inside the package because there were codes for a movie promo and that promo ended 12-2011!!!! I called Rite Aid & they said I can return them but the Mgr. said it's really hard for them to rotate stock without an expiration date.
I purchased a pie at Winco and the sticker on the pie said 7/12 – did not say expires on 7/12 or best by 7/12 – just the date. Well we bought the pie on 7/12 so I thought that it meant made on 7/12. Within 24 hours it started sprouting mold. I took a picture of it and then called Winco. I told them I wouldn't be at their store for at least a week. I saved the pie and took it in with my receipt a week later and they had no problems refunding my money. The reason I waited was because I didn't want to waste gas going to the next town for a $3.99 pie. Definitely call the store and let them know and get a name and date/time you talked to that person. I won't rush back cuz I hate wasting gas.
Return it…
I have purchased items before that were expired so now I try to only shop when I am not in a hurry (of course that is more difficult for some with large families/demanding jobs, etc.)…I don't worry as much about cereal, pasta, chips…stuff like that but I make sure I definitely check out the dates on meat and dairy. Too many times have I noticed that stores do not rotate their products.
Not to take this discussion in a different direction – maybe it could be saved for another day but what do you do when you get home and notice you were charged more (or less) for an item? Either the sale price didn't ring up correctly or a clearance item (such as food) that was marked down on the package didn't scan properly. Do you return it? Call the store? Take it back?
I always try to check my receipt before leaving the store, then take it to the service desk if I find an error. However, sometimes I forget or just don't have time, so I will generally take it back to the store on my next trip and get the correct price.
I do the same thing. I try to check in the parking lot but sometimes I forget or don't have time. I just make sure to bring my receipt and anything I have with the actual price, usually a print out of my savings card list, and go to customer service desk the next time I'm there. I think they are sick of seeing me, but I'm sick of being overcharged so it goes both ways. I never used to check and now I do every time. I wonder how much money I've lost in the past by not looking.
The worst one I ever found was she put in the wrong code for 3 mangoes that were supposed to be $1 each. Instead I was charged over $27!!! Always check your receipt.
Definitely return.
Yeah, my rite aid is coupon friendly, but their return policy stinks! If you use ups or coupons to pay, you only get what you actually paid back. Grr
Well, that would make sense. You should get what you paid.
Except the store keeps the coupon credit so they make money. I know walgreens returns coupon credit
I have never bought anything that has expired. Since I shop Aldi's all the time everything is always fresh. My local store goes through huge inventory everyday. Nothing sits on the shelves even non perishable food for more than a week. It is so interesting to talk with the employees and managers to really see how everything is run.
It happened to me recently at one of my local Publix's. I suppose they were forgetful about inventory, but I bought 4 boxes of Bagelfuls on a BOGO sale… Two similar items (flavors in this case) were expired while the other two different ones were fine. They're still sitting in my freezer. Thankfully they're not THAT expired and since they're frozen and not fresh, it doesn't matter too much to me (I've eaten all sorts of things and turned out fine lol). I thought about returning it for a refund, but I'm too lazy, and I really can't be bothered. Considering I paid less than $3 or so for 4 boxes, I'm just going to let it slide this time. Unless it was something I paid a good amount of money for, it's just not worth the time and gas money to go back and ask for a refund or an exchange.
If it is expired enough that I will not be able to use it I will return it. Often I will call the store and tell them as it may take a day or 2 for me to get back to the store. That way they know I am not trying to pull anything shady. I have also gone back when I have been mischarged for an item. I manage my funds down to the penny and every one of them counts these days!
It's rare that I purchase something expired. My mother-in-law taught me to check dates before putting them in the cart. I was a fast shopper so her telling me to slow down is a no brainier to everyone except me since I'm always busy. However, it has been a few and I mean a few occasions when I have purchased an expired item. With that said whether it was Walmart or Target they have been very nice about it and allowed me to exchange even without a receipt. However, I once purchased a tree from Lowe's and it had disease. We ended having to burn it because we planted it and realized it had a lot of bugs & worms in it. We were afraid of plague to other trees. Lowe's said to bring the burnt tree back. I felt bad so I didn't. Thought we should have done it before hand but I couldn't see myself carrying a diseased tree back to the store.
I set the item aside with the receipt and take it back to the store on my next visit. I have NEVER had a problem returning anything that was expired. (When I'm shopping and notice something expired I always take it to the customer service counter to insure that no one buys an expired item – its a karma related thing).
I found that with Rite Aid stuff was expired and I just let them know or brought the expired ones to them. Most places I don't check but rite aid I do. Also depending on what it is I will still eat it.
I throw it out or I call the company.
I don't hesitate to use canned goods a bit beyond expiration dates, however, if fresh items like dairy or meat are spoiled I do return them and have had good experience with that. Once had a turkey that smelt so bad cooking it had to be taken outside after an hour of baking. The store said a few bad birds are common -especially when they sell a bulk of them around the holidays. They were great about letting me pick any turkey out for free as well as refunding the money for the original bird. I contact the manufacturer for things that are outside of control of the store. I recently found rice sized bone bits in a name brand sausage. After contact with the rep, providing packaging information, they sent me several free product coupons. (This was fabulous as I redeemed them later on a BOGO promotion, thus making all items free!) Picking out good fruit/vegetables is my problem and I have come home with mealy watermelon, internally bruised plums, bitter lettuce, etc. I chalk this up to experience and try to be more careful in the future and buy precut watermelon, less of an item, and smell the produce.
I have bought expired yogurt a few times always trix brand. Bilo did a double refund and pulled the rest off the shelf. WALMART on the other hand was rude and didn't believe I bought it there it was a month out of date. They did return it and when I went to buy a new pack it was all expired the manager just shrugged it off.
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i used to work for walgreens as an assistant mgr and my departments to maintain were the cooler and food aisles. i have to say, i was ALWAYS checking because it was MY responsibility and i would be so embarrassed if someone found something expired. i was constantly cleaning the shelves, etc and maintained it like it was my own house.
sometimes i would have to work other store locations when someone called in sick and i would always check their expiration in those departments. i was AMAZED at how gross stores were! i would find bottles of juice shoved to the back of the shelf 2 years expired, soup cans and dried fruit up to 4 years expired and once i found something SEVEN YEARS expired. same went for medications.
now i don't buy anything without checking the date first. i you ever see dirty shelves, i would just avoid their food all together. because if the shelves are gross, you should see the nastiness in the stockrooms…..
Some foods are still safe to eat after certain dates. Here is a good (reputable) article on this from WebMD.com: http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/features/do-food-expiration-dates-matter
P.S. Certain stores will mark food that will expire soon down to 50% off. I go ahead and buy these items and then freeze them if I'm able or simply eat based on guidelines as stated in above link. If something is obviously rancid and it may be the store's blunder, I would be all means notify and ask for a replacement. Safety of others may be at stake there, which would also be a main area of concern in that case.
I sometimes buy the day old bread and freeze it, it tastes just the same when you thaw it out and its much cheaper! I like the mini bread bowls for soups!!
Though it might be frowned upon by others, practically anything that is frozen or packaged can be consumed past expiry. Unless its open, refrigerated, or perishable, you can keep it far beyond the expiration. Remember when your grandma used to can/jar vegetables? Same thing applies to vacuum sealed products.
The Commissary is notorious for having expired items, I always always always check those dates because I have been burned by it before.
Walmart produce is the place to shop if you want expired items. Is it only my experience that Walmart fruits and veggies go bad overnight?
Same experience here. Bad produce and not very good prices either.
Same experiences here, I do my best to never get produce from walmart unless I absolutely have to
There are actually stores that sell, damaged,expired food such as canned an boxed. I asked them and they said that there is a limit to how far expired it can be before the FDA would require them to toss it. Discount grocery or the local one here i called nick n dents.
I buy expired foods at these store – usually things like cereal or granola bars. They are usually only expired by a week. That's fine.
If I buy something like expired hot dogs from the "real" grocery store I will return them to the store if I can. Since I live out of town I have called the companies before and they send me a free product coupon. I think it's the stores responsibility but I'm not going to waste the gas money. The company can nag the grocery store if they want.
I used to shop at my local Bel-Air, however when I tried to return (the same day mind you) some Hillshire Farms lunch meat that was expired they told me that they could not take back perishable items, in a not so nice tone of voice either. I showed them my receipt, explained that I had just purchased the item that morning not realizing that it was expired and they still wouldn't let me return it. Said I should be more careful about checking dates laughing at me as they walked off. Yeah, well they lost not only my business, but that of several others when I posted my experience on their Facebook page. I also called the manufacturer to let them know about the experience as well as the Department of Consumer affairs. I know, a lot of effort for some $2.50 lunch meat, but seriously.
Turns out one voice can make a difference because the general manager personally came to see me and brought all kinds of coupons and other swag. Too little too late. They lost me as a customer because of how they treated me in front of other customers.
Other than that, I try to check the dates and if by chance I do buy something that is expired, I try to go back that same day to return it…or call them at the very least.
I always look at the dates of the products. Recent Wags visit was almost a bust because of the bad M&M dates. If I come back to that store and still see the same product from Sunday on the shelf, I will alert them.
My local Kmart has a short date area where the stuff is marked 25-75% depending on when it will expire.
If I ever buy expired food, I'll return back to the store and demand my money back plus some. Customer is always right.
I'm pretty sure selling expired food is illegal. If it was baby formula, the store manager would be arrested on the spot. That's the law,
^^Seriously? Where do you live? That is just ridiculous and I have never heard anything like that before. What would the crime be? Give me a break.
Haha! That's so ridiculous it's funny. I'd love to hear you call up the cops to arrest a store manger for selling expired food.
Also, the customer is not always right. Get a job in customer service and you'd lose your entitled attitude in a jiffy! ;)
According to NJ state law, selling expired baby formula is punishable by being arrested.
It wouldn't be me calling the cops, it would inspector on the site. They would have the right to arrest whoever store manager on duty for negligence. The local newspaper had a story months ago about how Kmart was fined heavily for selling expired formula.
He said its illegal to sell expired baby formula and in California, that's true. There is a representative in the House of Representatives trying to get a bill passed to make it illegal everywhere. Formula is one of the few things the FDA regulates sell by dates on. A quick google search before acting like someone is an idiot would probably be a good idea next time.
I work at Wags, if we are caught with expired baby formula it is instant termination for our store manager, our Sba and any BA who has signed off on the check list on who has checked the formula for the month. ( the Sba and the Ba because baby formula is in their dept.). I have never heard of any arrests but who knows.
I return the item. But this has made me wonder exactly what the stores i purchase from have as their "policy" on this. Many of them keep that quiet so if the returner does not mention this policy then they just receive their refund.
^^Seriously? Where do you live? That is just ridiculous and I have never heard anything like that before.
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Our local grocery chain (HEB) offers a Fresh or Free policy — if you find an expired item in the store, you can get one of the same item that's in date for free when you bring the expired item to the cash register! Needless to say, it's a very popular policy with couponers, and it cuts way down on the possibility of accidentally buying an expired item.
I did not know that HEB had that policy. I purchased some lunchmeat there that was expired. I went back the same day in the afternoon, and asked if I could exchange it and they did not mention the "free" policy. After that I started paying attention to their expiration dates and some items in the fridge show that they expired a month or so…
Of topic – Sometimes I have problems with HEB cashiers with printed coupons, so it's not my favorite store…
Selling expired things is a fairly common practice at my local Kroger. I have purchased (inadvertently) expired boxes of cereal from Kroger. When I found out about it, I exchanged the expired cereal for fresh ones. To help avoid this, I check the expiration date before purchasing and try not to shop in a hurry.
It doesn't really happen to me because I always make it a point to check expiration dates!! Why wouldn't you? Even lots of non-food items have expiration dates. I also always check my receipt before leaving the store to make sure everything rang up properly and all the coupons came off. But I also don't have a child trying to drag me out of the store either! I'm not sure what you can do in that case. I always take a long time in the stores, even when I *think* it will be a quick trip. That is the one thing I hate about my couponing.
i took my items back to my local food lion and they let me get new items, if im not mistaken i believe they told me to check my items before i took them off the shelf, which i am laughing about now lol
In California, CVS has to give you a $2 courtesy coupon for expired products. I think they limit it to once per visit but there were times in the past that I'd find multiple items and get multiple $2 courtesy coupons for my trouble.
I return all expired items to the store for replacement or refund. I usually call first to notify customer service of the issue.
Earlier this year I bought a large ham at Sams Club that I noticed was 10 days expired when I got it home. You can bet I brought it back, it was over 30 dollars! Also, at Walmart I bought a jar of a brand name Cherry Jam that I found mold growing on when opened. It was not expired. Going through the return line at Walmart is a nightmare, (maybe to discourage people from returning items?), so I just threw the jam out. The next jar I bought was also molded even though the jar was properly sealed so I took it back with the receipt. The person at the service desk acted like she didn't believe me even though I showed her the mold. She seemed very irritated that I bothered to return it and told me she couldn't refund the money, only store credit because it was a food item. I said fine, but I was opening any future jars before I leave the store. I was at all times very polite to her and do not understand the attitude. After reading the other comments I will also be checking the dates on all the food, not just milk and eggs. Luckily I have not had any more problems with molded jam. Cherry Jam rocks!
Just a friendly note… jams and jellies don't mold. They grow yeast, and it is completely harmless to scrape it off the top and continue to use it as normal. I knew that seems suspect, but it really is safe. Also, it isn't necessarily an indicator that the food has gone bad, it'sjust being nature… because honestly, if bacteria, molds, and yeasts dint want the food I'm putting into my body, neither do I! Hope I'm not offending you, I just went to culinary school and ess hoping to put your mind at ease a bit :-)
Here where I live (Bristol, Indiana), we have a nice chain of stores called Martin's Supermarkets. I've had quite a few issues with different things over the years- meat that smelled bad before its sell by date, products that expired before I bought them, etc. Every single time they were happy to let me exchange them for a new one. I think it's worth a shot. Groceries aren't cheap!
Return it. I bought mayo at Target earlier this year, and they took it back without any issues.
I return the item on my next shopping trip.
I return it for sure! I don't waste a cent!
I return it on my next shopping trip.
I always check for the expiration date and if I can't find it, I don't buy it. Also always check your receipt before leaving the store to make sure the price rang up correctly or use self check out if possible that way you can check the price of each item. But the other thing I have noticed is make sure the cashier gives you the correct change back . I have had a problem with this recently from more then one store and have to question if it's being done on purpose.
It depends on the item. If I buy fresh meat, I expect it to be fresh and will return it if not.
I work retail and I am in charge of the food department at my store. I work my Dated Items listing religiously to try to get the products marked down and sold before the sell by/expiration date. I also buy a large volume of the marked down products myself. When I can pay .65 for a large case of Oreo cookies just because the sell by date is there or past, I love taking advantage of that. The USDA website will tell you how long the items are good past the sell by date. Most shelf stable items are good for nearly 2 more years.
I have a huge stockpile at home and I recently found a jar of peanut butter that had a date of Aug 2011. I popped it open and had a spoonful. Still tasty, might make some cookies with it, Cake Frosting or add it to some icecream. When I intentionally buy marked down expired cake mixes I will bake a cake and if it taste good but does not rise properly I use any remaining boxes for cookies or pancakes. The company websites always have plenty of recipes for alternate use of a product.
I buy a lot of candy at or past their date and use it to make other things. Bite size bars can go into the middle of cupcakes, mixed into icecream Blizzard style, or melted down for fudge or fudge topping.
I check it out on stilltasty.com there sre a lot of things that sre still good past their expiration dates.
that's awesome. thanks for the tip.
I first call the 800 number for the company & give all of the information from the product package. Many times they ( the company ) will enforce policies, such as better product stock rotation, faster than the local management at the store. Often, I get coupons direct from the manufacturer. Then I always return the product, no matter what it is or how much I paid for it.
Just think of how much money the stores make from people don't return bad products…
I eat it! Salad dressing is 2 years old, tuna is 4 months old, etc. The only time I care is with vegetables, meat and fruit.
Normally I try to return an item but once I bought baby formula, a lot of it, and didn't think to check the date immediately. well, I always check the date prior to opening and giving to my child and these were all similac premix that expired a year before! this called for a phone call to the store and corporate. I went in for a refund and checked the shelf again and they were all expired. no one even went back there and checked the dates and it had been three days since I called.
Return it immediately! I purchased a gallon of milk from Family Dollar one day because it was right around the corner from my home, and I needed it quickly. Once I got home and gave some to my daughter in her sippy cup, she kept spitting it out. I looked at the date and took it right back. The gave me a refund but left all of the expired milk in the refrigerator. I know because I went back the next evening out of curiousity.
I return them; I'm always nice/polite and I tell the customer service rep I know it's not their fault. I just take a "Things happen!" approach and I have always been able to swap for the same or similar product right away. It has also helped me to call the store before hand and give them a headsup.
I bought a box of Mini-Moos creamers at Kroger b/c we were moving, clearing the fridge, wanted shelf-stable coffee creamer. Dumped one into coffee the next morning; it looked like I poured curds into it. A 2nd did the same. This was weird b/c the product was IN-DATE. It was CLOSE, but not expired. I took the box back and explained what happened. They didn't even ask to open one or check but they did have the stock boy pull ALL that had that same (still good) date. I got a swap. WEIRD,
Another time I bought a gallon of organic milk. It was wet on the bottom but I thought it was condensation. By the time we got the bag home, there was an INCH of milk in it! I then opened the cap (*doh*) thinking we'd just pour the rest into a pitcher. But I guess the leak had made it go BAD also, even tho it was in-date. I called Kroger and explained it to them; the lady was kinda skeptical especially when I said we'd opened the cap, but at the store they let me swap it.
i'd vote if I still have that receipt, return
I have recently had a bad experience with expired product. My daughter who is 2 nearly 3 has been on enfagrow ready made milk drinks since she was barley 2. I like to buy them since they are good for her and also I can carry them around without having to refrigerate them. also there are always coupons for them so they aren't usually as expensive. Many cons for this product.. since she is still wanting to drink milk at every meal.. etc.. Well I went to my good old walmart… and got 6 packs ( which is what I normally get) of these drinks, I put one container into the fridge and the rest in my stock shelves. Well she had drank two of these and I noticed she was sick to her stomach… not waiting to finish the drink… throwing up and had the scoots. My daughter always drinks all of her milk and is a very healthy kiddo.. So I took one of the drinks from the refrigerator and poured it into a glass .. Well.. It came out clumpy…. It was nasty as can be. So I took another from a different package and same darn thing!!! No wonder she wouldn't drink the darn thing it was sick. I then freaked out when I took ALL the rest of these boxes out of the store room and they ALL had expired 6 months ago!!!! I was furious, I called enfragrow, They made it right,.. they sent me two cartons of the item free. along with a few coupons for money off. and also send a post card a week later making sure Mira (my daughter) was ok. They also told me to connect with the manager at the walmart.. I did and the manager while on the phone to me had to go and pull more off the shelf.. He thanked me and when I got back into town (I live 45 minutes from a store) he offered me a 40$ gift card for the product and the gas to come in. Now I am glad they did what was right.. but still My kid got sick from this crap…. and by law they are to check for expired product! Just for this reason! anyways.. I ALWAYS NOW check everything I put into my cart….
Well…this is timely..I was in Walgreens this morning and when I selected a carton of a dozen eggs-I noticed a couple of the cartons had expired a couple of days ago. I meant to say something to the person at check-out but completely forgot until reading this post. I just retrieved my receipt from the shred pile and called the store. The person who answered was very courteous and apologized and said she would go look at the remaining cartons immediately.
My newborn twins starting getting sick so we checked dates on the formula and it had been expired for 6 months! So we called Sams and they gave us new formula but as far as the claims department they have gave us the run around for the last 2 months. What should we do? We have taken every step necessary as we shipped it to Gerber to be tested luckily nothing was wrong with it, but I still feel upset this was overlooked at my brand new local Sams club.


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"Wonderfully detailed and keenly researched, it is a moving portrait of a courageous woman caught between a disastrous affair with a charismatic revolutionary and the draconian laws of the land that would put her to death because of it."—Kathleen Kent
"Dangerous Liaisons: A seventeenth-century heroine for our times . . . [A] delightfully seditious heroine...Proof that a historical novel can be educational and entertaining, and nothing like homework."—O, The Oprah Magazine
London, 1649: King Charles has been beheaded for treason, Cromwell is in power, the Levelers are demanding rights for the people, and a new law targeting unwed mothers presumes anyone who conceals the death of her illegitimate child is guilty of murder.
Glovemaker Rachel Lockyer is locked in a secret affair. But while her lover is imprisoned in the Tower, a child is found buried in the woods. Rachel is arrested. So comes an investigation, a trial, and an extraordinary cast of characters all brought to reckon for this one life. Spinning within is a remarkable love story and evidence that miracles come to even the commonest lives.
"The best kind of historical fiction--a combination of love story and murder mystery, with a sprinkling of intriguing historical snippets and wonderful writing."—Library Journal, starred review
"[A] marvelous story written in searing prose. Don't miss it!"—Sheri Holman
"Heart-poundingly vivid [and] intellectually provocative . . . A romping good read . . . Historical fiction at its best."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"This book rocks, from the title on." USA Today
"This boldly imagined historical fiction...represents a quantum leap forward....Donoghue has triumphantly reimagined the life of a real historical figure of whom nothing is known beyond [a] few facts....Irresistible, and deeply satisfying. Donoghue has surpassed herself." Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Donoghue shows her mastery of eighteenth-century England and epic storytelling....[A] serious but suspenseful and even entertaining novel....What is most amazing is Donoghue's capacity for tackling weighty issues (prostitution, crime, and slavery) while avoiding didacticism." Booklist
The story of an unmarried tradeswoman in London during the Puritan Revolution (1649-1650) whose passionate love affair leads to a trial for murder.
Praised by the likes of Margaret George, Kathleen Kent, and Sheri Holman, who calls it a "marvelous story written in searing prose," Accidents of Providence takes us into the streets of 1649 London and the story of an unmarried woman, a glovemaker, whose passionate love affair leads to a trial for murder
Slammerkin: A loose gown; a loose woman.
Born to rough cloth in Hogarth's London, but longing for silk, Mary Saunders's eye for a shiny red ribbon leads her to prostitution at a young age. A dangerous misstep sends her fleeing to Monmouth, and the position of household seamstress, the ordinary life of an ordinary girl with no expectations. But Mary has known freedom, and having never known love, it is freedom that motivates her. Mary asks herself if the prostitute who hires out her body is more or less free than the "honest woman" locked into marriage, or the servant who runs a household not her own? And is either as free as a man? Ultimately, Mary remains true only to the three rules she learned on the streets: Never give up your liberty. Clothes make the woman. Clothes are the greatest lie ever told.
Rachel Lockyer is under investigation for murder.
It is 1649. King Charles has been beheaded for treason. Amid civil war, Cromwell's army is running the country. The Levellers, a small faction of political agitators, are calling for rights to the people. And a new law targeting unwed mothers and "lewd women" presumes anyone who conceals the death of her illegitimate child is guilty of murder.
Rachel Lockyer, unmarried glove maker, and William Walwyn, Leveller hero, are locked in a secret affair. But while William is imprisoned in the Tower, a child is found buried in the woods and Rachel is arrested.
So comes an investigation, public trial, and a cast of extraordinary characters made up of ordinary Londoners: gouty investigator Thomas Bartwain, fiery Elizabeth Lilburne and her revolution-chasing husband, Huguenot glover Mary Du Gard, a lawyer for the prosecution hell-bent on making an example of Rachel, and others. Spinning within are Rachel and William, their remarkable love story, and the miracles that come to even the commonest lives.
Accidents of Providence is absorbing historical fiction for fans of Fingersmith and The Dress Lodger. And Rachel Lockyer, a woman wronged by her time, is a character neither history, nor we, will ever again forget.
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Emma Donoghue was born in Dublin in 1969 and earned her Ph.D. in eight-eenth-century fiction at Cambridge. She is the author of three novels, a book of fairy tales, and several works of literary history. She lives in Ontario, Canada.
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Published: August 1, 1999
WESTHAMPTON is an unlikely spot in which to find a new house on a half-acre lot selling for less than $100,000. But last weekend Lance and Jeannie Demarest moved into their new $83,686 three-bedroom home in a subdivision on Hamilton Avenue called Northern Sites.
Mr. Demarest said that even though both he and his wife work -- he as a letter carrier, she as a sales clerk in a department store -- they never thought they could afford to own a house on Long Island, where they both grew up. Since their wedding a year and a half ago they have been renting a one-bedroom apartment in Riverhead, paying $750 monthly -- until the Northern Sites opportunity came along.
Not only was the purchase price of their house only $83,686, but they are also benefiting from a State of New York Mortgage Agency program called Achieving the Dream -- open to any income-eligible first-time home buyer -- under which they received a fixed-rate 30-year loan with 4.5 percent interest. After a 3 percent down payment of about $2,500, their monthly mortgage payment, including taxes, is $575 -- $175 a month less than the rent they had been paying.
''We didn't want to leave Long Island but we were thinking we might have to because of housing costs,'' Mr. Demarest said. ''Now we can plan for our future, and our future is here.''
The Demarests are among hundreds of first-time home buyers who have been availing themselves of housing that is being either sponsored or developed by the Long Island Housing Partnership, a nonprofit housing group based in Hauppauge.
As a sponsor of projects built by private developers, as is the case with Northern Sites, the Partnership serves as the conduit for Federal and state grants made directly to buyers, which reduce the purchase cost of each housing unit by $25,000.
Developers who want to offer such grants to buyers agree to limit their profits to 10 percent of the cost of a house. The benefit to them is that they have guaranteed sales because there are usually many more buyers than houses for sale. Developers also say it is their opportunity to provide a community service.
As its own developer, the Partnership assembles properties, often drawing on public funds to pay for part of the cost; arranges for the necessary permits and approvals and hires a general contractor who builds the houses for an agreed-upon price.
To be eligible to purchase a house and receive grants, buyers can make no more than 80 percent of the area's median income adjusted for family size. A family of two, for example, can earn up to $46,912 a year under current guidelines for Long Island, and a family of four can earn up to $58,640. Purchasers must also be first-time buyers, a category that includes families that have not owned a house for three years.
Although several other nonprofit groups, as well as individual municipalities, build low-cost housing on Long Island, the Partnership, which was formed in 1988 by the housing committee of the Long Island Association, a Melville business group, is the most active.
TO date it has sponsored or developed 450 housing units, and it currently is involved in four projects that will bring almost 200 additional units to market over the next 12 months, most priced below $100,000. Families who make 80 percent or less of median income can't afford housing on Long Island that costs more than $115,000, said Jim Morgo, the Housing Partnership's president. And there is very little of that around, he added.
In Westhampton, J. Andreassi of Water Mill, the developer of the Northern Sites project under the Partnership's sponsorship, was able to secure $25,000 Federal grants for 11 of the development's 14 houses.
The Town of Southampton, in which Northern Sites is situated, required that at least four of the houses in the development be sold at below-market prices. Mr. Andreassi said he decided to include all 11 of the houses he had not yet sold in the program. Federal grants become a lien against the house, but they need only be repaid if the homeowner moves or sells the home in less than 10 years. The grants are provided under the Federal Home Program, which specifically earmarks funds for housing initiatives designed for families on limited incomes.
Under a program administered by the New York State Affordable Housing Corporation, $25,000 grants are also made available to income-eligible first-time buyers. But those funds are limited, which is why Federal grants are sometimes used.
Since the inception of the state program in 1985, $37.8 million in grants have been allocated to Nassau and Suffolk, benefiting 1,860 buyers. When a state grant is provided, the homeowner's obligation to repay the loan begins to diminish by 20 percent a year after the fifth year of ownership.
At Victorian Homes at Medford, another project sponsored by the Partnership, buyers are just starting to take occupancy.
Twenty of the 50 two-bedroom condominum apartments in five two-story Victorian-style houses received $25,000 state grants, reducing their prices from $109,990 to $84,990. The entire project had buyers within two weeks, said David Scro, president of Scro & Scro of Melville, the developer.


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Why would a famous actor like that (even one whose career is as washed-up as Dolph's) want to do a cameo where all you can see is his chin, and he doesn't even speak?
Washed up?? I don't think so... He just finished work on 5 films in 2012, including The Expendables 2. As an actor, Dolph Lundgren has a number of films in production and pre-production right now:
2013 The Package
2013 Legendary: Tomb of the Dragon
2013 Battle of The Damned
2013 Repeater
2013 Skin Trade
(as Director)
2013 Rescue 3
(TV series)
2013 Rush
2014 Without You I'm Nothing
2014 The Expendables 3
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