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It is better to be realistic than to be suck in fantasy land. It is better to be honest with yourself then suck pursuing something and kidding yourself. I believe in fighting for what you want, beating the odds and chasing it, but you have to pursue in a way that will bring you forward not leave you stuck in the mud of amateur-ville.
Many girls have an unrealistic view of being discovered, or that their online portfolio will claim them a modeling contract? They think TFP or getting paid to strip naked in some guy with a camera's livingroom is better than striving to really get a tearsheet in a magazine or be who they really want to be.
I think many girls who portray themselves as "the next glamour model," or "next sought out model of the web," they are leading themselves no where towards where modeling begins.
It doesn't start until you are modeling a product. It doesn't start until you are being hired to model something for advertising purposes.
Yes you can model yourself in men's magazines, or get a feature in a magazine, but being a model takes a lot more than just a profile on a model site.
Monday, February 16, 2009
You are not a Top Model and might never be one
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This red variety has firm, crisp berries with a sweetly tart, almost spicy, flavor.
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Originally from Chile, the Unknown Variety ripens very early and shows distinctive sweet flavor. Ideal for snacks and salads.
This firm, seedless black grape has a sweet and crunchy flesh. This variety has a wonderful flavor and is perfect for the holidays. Ideal for snacks and salads.


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New disclosures show MVP denied 15.5 percent of patient claims in 2012; Blue Cross denied 7.6 percent
March 20, 2013
by Andrew Stein, vtdigger.org
For the first time, Vermont health insurers disclosed a bundle of information about how much money they spend on executive salaries and how many patients are denied coverage.
Two health insurance companies — in accordance with Act 150 from last legislative session — divulged CEO salaries, lobbying expenses, legal fees and denial rates, among other details.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Vermont and MVP Health Care submitted their 2012 Act 150 filings earlier this month, but Cigna did not.
"They failed to meet the deadline," said Susan Donegan, commissioner of the Department of Financial Regulation, about the health insurance giant.
Cigna, which insures employees at large Vermont companies and administers health plans for state employees, is the only Vermont health insurer that has not turned in its filing.
"We take these filings seriously, and carriers understand it's a responsibility," Donegan said. "We've communicated that to Cigna, and they are in the process of getting us that report in the next couple of weeks."
The Vermont Public Interest Research Group, or VPIRG, pushed hard for this new transparency law. Falko Schilling, VPIRG's consumer protection advocate, said that the information contained in the new filings was always available; it was just very difficult for the public to find. Cassandra Gekas, the former health care advocate for VPIRG and Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, pressed for the legislation last session.
"The impetus behind this bill is we wanted to pull back the curtain on (claims denials) and let people see how often this is happening and do some side-by-side comparisons of insurers," Schilling said.
The filings also give consumers easy access to information about how much insurance companies spend on items not related to health care.
Blue Cross Blue Shield and MVP, combined, insured more than 150,000 individual members and employees in the Green Mountain State last year. Blue Cross insured 132,963 Vermonters and MVP insured 28,329.
In 2012, MVP denied 15.5 percent, or 89,841, of the 579,502 claims it received. That is more than twice the percentage of claims denied by Blue Cross, which rejected 194,496, or 7.6 percent, of its customers' 2,572,729 claims.
Of those denials, the ones "that directly impact member cost sharing," the filing says, are called "member impact claim denials."
"It mostly has to do with the level of coverage," Schilling said about these denials. "It's mostly (an insurance company) saying these services aren't covered or you didn't go through the proper procedures to get this coverage."
MVP's member impact denial rate was about five times that of Blue Cross. Of MVP's claims, 3.97 percent, or 20,704, were member impact denied. Meanwhile, 0.8 percent, or 20,211, of Blue Cross' claims were member impact denied.
MVP also paid out more than twice as much for its CEO in 2012. MVP paid $1,250,000 for the CEO position, which Denise Gonick took over from David Oliker in December. Of that amount, $704,000 went to MVP's CEO salary, $241,324 went to CEO bonuses and $305,176 went to the CEO in "other compensation."
Blue Cross CEO Don George, by comparison, earned a total $587,184 last year — $574,913 went to George's salary and $12,271 was paid to George in bonuses.
While George runs Blue Cross Vermont, Gonick oversees MVP's insurance coverage for roughly 650,000 members in New York, New Hampshire and Vermont.
The cumulative salaries of Blue Cross board members, however, equate to $246,623. MVP reported that it didn't pay a penny for board member salaries in 2012.
When it came to marketing, MVP spent $516,358 in Vermont and Blue Cross doled out $743,968. That means MVP members spent, on average, $18.23 on their insurance company's marketing, while Blue Cross members spent $5.60.
Per member lobbying expenses were essentially even at about $1.95. MVP spent $55,366 on lobbying, while Blue Cross spent $258,347.
Neither company reported political donations, but they did shell out for trade organizations.
MVP spent a combined $120,997 to join America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the Vermont Business Roundtable, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility, and the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce. About $120,500 of MVP's dues went to AHIP.
Blue Cross, on the other hand, paid out $55,919 in dues to the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and did not report paying for membership in any other organizations.
While MVP didn't report any legal expenses related to claims denials or charitable donations, Blue Cross reported $164,869 in legal fees and $46,245 in donations.
Susan Gretkowski, who lobbies for MVP in the Vermont Statehouse, said her company did not oppose Act 150 when it moved through the Legisltuare last year.
"We feel transparency is important," she said. "This information has been filed for a long time with (the Vermont government), and now it's more accessible."


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Bridal hairstyles vary from season to season, and fall 2014 wedding hairstyles in this article are uique and unrepeatable.
When it comes to wedding we get crazy, girls! You can't deny it. We need all in the smallest details planned and thought, decided and cancelled, then planned again, until we have no time to change things once more. This can refer to many things and hairstyles are not an exclusion. For summer we have relaxed hairstyles for wedding ceremonies, while for winter and autumn we need to think a bit more.
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Any fix for frozen zippers?
I have a nice beach bag with an insulated section on the bottom for snacks and multiple zippered compartments for towels, books, wallets, etc. Unfortunately, since our last trip to St. John, ALL the zippers have corroded and gotten permanently stuck. I tried lubricating well with WD-40 and wrenching at the zipper pulls with pliers, but no luck. Anybody have any tips for fixing salt-corroded zippers? I hate to just throw this lovely bag away, but with the zippers all broken it's not much use.
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Try a vinegar & baking soda or CLR soak followed by toothbrush scrubbing. Also silicone spray rather than WD-40. Lubricate with beeswax or candle wax.
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Please, what is CLR?
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CLR is a cleaner, my Dad used to used it to clean the humidifier filter to remove chemical build up like calcified stuff. https://clrbrands.com/Products/CLR-Hous ... en-Cleaner. That link will get you to the CLR site you can check out the numerous products they have available.
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It is a cleaner designed to dissolve Calcium, Lime and Rust.
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If anyone is wondering, I did finally get all the zippers working again, but it was a CHORE. I followed everybody's advice - used both CLR and baking-soda vinegar. Multiple times for each zipper. First I carefully painted the stuff onto the zipper pull, scrubbed at it with an old toothbrush, yanked at it with pliers. Eventually I started soaking the entire pack in solutions of various degrees of toxicity. I'm surprised the whole thing didn't dissolve. But I figured it didn't matter - without the zippers working I'd just have to throw it away.
Then when I got the last zipper working I bought some silicon lubricant spray and lubed them all. If I'd done that before the last trip, I might have saved myself some trouble.
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Thanks for the update, happy to hear it worked. Nice bag, I can see why you wanted to save it.
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10. Mercato
Taking home tenth place in the Best Tried and True category in the 13th Annual Best Restaurants Awards, Mercato know how to make simplicity sublime.
photograph by jared sych
Executive chef Spencer Wheaton grilling a double-cut Fiorentina-style rib steak.
When Dominic Caracciolo moved his parents' Italian market from Bridgeland to 4th Street S.W. in 2005, it was still primarily a market with a restaurant counter wrapping around an open kitchen. Now, more than 10 years on, it is the restaurant that fills the room, wrapped by an ever-shrinking market. Executive chef Spencer Wheaton has anchored this success – known to patrons for his signature ear-to-ear grin. Mercato's grilled Bistecca alla Fiorentina topped with arugula and lemons is one of the tastiest steaks in town. The house-made pasta is second to none.
The wine list pours forth with Italy's best. Mamma Cathy Caracciolo and friends still gather with Wheaton every three weeks on a Monday evening to roll – by hand – the gnocchi served here, often making as much as 500 pounds before all sitting to eat, family-style. And that's how it feels, dining at Mercato. It's like you're part of one big, boisterous family that loves big, boisterous flavours and putting the least ingredients together for the most flavour. Simplicity can be so sublime.
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The Leijorettes
The Leijorettes are a marching group in the Krewe of Chewbacchus honoring Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan. All women, men, and children are welcome to join. The Leijorettes, as their name suggests, are Princess Leia-themed majorettes, and all dancers (women, men, children) should be dressed as classic Leia (turtlenecked, long-sleeved, white outfit) from Star Wars, Episode 4: A New Hope.
Our twist on the costume will be a short dress–knee length or above–and white marching boots to complete the majorette look.
Handlers and non-dancers wishing to march should dress as Han, Luke, Lando, or another major male figure. A dance routine will be prepared, video recorded, and sent to members via YouTube. Our plan is to keep things simple for our members in regards to time and financial investment so that we can all simply show up at the parade and enjoy ourselves!
Please see our Facebook page for more information.
Organizers Sally Asher and Brooke Ethridge thank you in advance for your participation and cooperation.


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Let's have a look, and then we'll deconstruct:
Let's begin with Page 1.
In the opening cell, the concept of "Ken Island" is introduced, and the notion of how I divide my work day up into "units." My flag features a pair of spectacles.
"Watching Promethesu Trailer: 1 Unit."
It's true that I have of late been childishly excited about the prospect of seeing Ridley Scott's latest film. As a fan of the original Alien, the designs of HR Giger, and one of the best monster creatures ever imagined, I have been chafing at the bit to see Prometheus. I foolishly told my kids I'd watched the trailer 12 times in a row.
You may also notice the toppled bottle of wine on my desk. It has become a part of family mythology (engineered almost entirely by my "creative" son) that I am pretty much constantly drunk. This is not even remotely true. I am only drunk Monday through Wednesday, and only during work hours. Nonetheless, I don't believe I've had a card made by my son, in which there isn't at least one image of me with my eyes X'd out, sprawled in a nest of empty bottles. It's funny, the things kids imagine.
Finally, you will also notice I have a shirt pocket with a pen and pencil jutting out of it. This is also an act of fiction. I have never had writing impliments in my shirt pocket -- growing up in the 80s, this was an iconic symbol of nerdishness, and to be avoided at all costs, for fear of brutal social censure.
"Web-Based Research -- 2 Units"
These two panels relate to vital research I am currently concucting for my latest novel. I will say nothing more on the matter.
"Exercising -- 2 Units"
It is true that my preferred form of exercise is the ellipitical machine. Note the inclusion of the "gross sweaty dude" to the right, my "free sweat pants" (given to me by a school I visited, that sensed my wardrobe was sufficiently feeble and lacking in sports gear: they were correct), and the "strong" muscles of my left arm, which, boldly superimposed, were clearly added as an afterthought.
I do also sail from time to time. "Alpha" does not refer to my aspirations to be an alpha male, but to the name of one of the actual boats in the club.
"Having My Hair Carefully Dishevelled -- 4 units"
I go to the hairdresser when I am at risk of looking like a TV actor from the 1970's. My hair doesn't so much grow as grow out, necessitating a visit. Tangerine is the salon I visit. I take issue with the four units of time allotted to this enterprise, since exercise only got two units, and I spend far more time exercising than dishevelling my hair.
I do, however, always say "Lookin' good" at the end of my haircut.
"I often wonder if I would ever really have time for a job."
Another part of my kids' family mythology is that I don't really have a job, or work. They often put these last two words in quotation marks ("job!", "work!") when they speak to me. I have probably aided and abetted this delusion, by always being at home, helping make their lunches, greeting them on their return home, helping them with their school work, and generally being an awesome Dad. I try to shield them each and every day from the brutal reality and moral compromise of a writer's life. Clearly it's worked.
The postscript
I did not include the back page of the card in which my oldest daughter wrote some nice things, and my son wrote some things which bolster his mythologized view of me as an "unsuitable parent". As proof, here is what he wrote:
"Father. Thanks for being a pro Dad.
Things to work on:
-The drugs
-Cutting off my hand with a light sabre
-Blowing up planets
-Breathing by yourself
-Make a stronger Death Star
I've never been prouder of my children.


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Tutto quello che volete sapere sul calcio europeo, americano e asiatico...Sakka, soccer, futebol...100 modi di dire calcio.
mercoledì 19 ottobre 2011
Patience seems to don't be here
. On the field, things are far from good. David Trezeguet needs more support from his midfielders.
lunedì 17 ottobre 2011
Not yet the club Maradona wants
domenica 16 ottobre 2011
Solito Diego!
giovedì 13 ottobre 2011
Not in Dubai for a holiday: UAE Pro-League 2011-12 season preview
The 2011-2012 UAE Pro League kicks off this weekend. This Pro League edition could be the most competitive in the country history. Journalists from Argentina, Britain and Belgium are ready to the fill report from UAE. The Pro-League don't want see old player joining league's ranks which can not only contribute or head coaches coming just here for money and spending their time in off field activities. Behind Diego Maradona's move to the UAE in the same summer as David Trezeguet joined Baniyas, Juan Manuel Olivera arrived at Al Wasl or Al Ahli signed Grafite, there are the UAE teams' owners to rise up the domestic league level. And some others big-names came in the UAE this summer or already was in the Emirates: Hugo and Magrao, Azizbek Haydarov of Uzbekistan and Australian captain Lucas Neill, Ismail Bangoura and Jociel Ferreira...The trend is to recruit veteran foreigners with still left in the tank or younger rising stars. This season, each league club could sign a fourth foreigner if he's a player for an Asian Football Confederation country. And what about the bunch of coaches? You have five former National Team coaches in Diego Maradona (Argentina), Josef Hickersberger (Austria), Ivan Hasek (Czech Republic), Frank Vercauteren (Belgium) and Jorvan Vieira (Iraq). Another sign of the improvement is the balance: there is not a clear favourite to win the league title. There are the champions Al Jazira, but you can't rule out teams as Ahli or Al Ain and to have to take a look to side such as Baniyas or Al Nasr.
Diego Maradona told Al Wasl's fans to "stay home and watch a comedy DVD" if they are scared to watch the Al Wasl, after his side succumbed to a 4-3 against UAE champions of Al Jazira on the opening Etilasat Cup day. Argentine midfielder Mariano Donda, Uruguayan striker Juan Manuel Olivera and Chilean Edson Puch are the summer buys to add to gifted Khalid Darwish, nicknamed "Khalidona", and to captain Eisa Ali: "Eisa is going to always play alongside Mariano Donda, Juan Manuel Olivera, Ahmed Darwesh and Majid Nasser — this is the main axis of my team," Maradona said. After a devastanding loss, 5-0, against rival Dubai in the Etisalat Cup, Al Wasl announced the signing of Al Ahli striker Abdullah Abdul Rahman on a one-season loan. Will Maradona last the season?
"The best attack on paper", according to Al Ain's new forward, Asamoah Gyan. The Ghana players is likely to be paired up top with new recruited former Asian player of the year and Saudi Arabian captain Yasser Al Qahtani, an one-year loan from Hilal. This sign completed the summer transitions. The new head coach, Romanian Cosmin Olariou, a former Steaua Bucharest coach, is confident on team's potential. After finished 10th in the league last season, the club lost Brazilian Marcio Emerson and Chile international Jorge Valdivia through the summer but signed Argentine forward Ignacio Scocco and Romanian Mirel Radoi. Al Ain also added Ismail Ahmed and Rami Yaslam. Add goalkeeper Dawoud Sulaiman and, on paper, the 2011/12 Al Ain seems a great team.
Al Ahli, coach Ivan Hasek's side, signed Chilean playmaker Luis Jimenez to play alongside foreign signings of Jaja and former Bundeliga's Player of the Year, Grafite.They signed this summer the Socceroos captain Lucas Neill, who joined Jazira after his experience at Turkish club Galatasaray. Also from Turkey is Jaja Coelho coming from Trabzonspor. As center back, they had back the former Lebanon captain, Mohammed Yousuf.
Al Wahda's Josef Hickersberger line up an offensive mind team in front of goalkeeper Mutaz Abdullah. Al Wahda can count on players as Brazilian duo formed by Hugo and Fernando Baiano, who played forward for big clubs such as Corinthians or Bundesliga' side Wolfsburg, Mahmoud Khamis, forward Ismail Matar, coming back from a knee injury, and central defender Hamdan Al Kamali which could paired with 30-year-old Basheer Saeed. Omani defender Mohammad Shaiba, released by Al Wasl, is the fourth Asian professional addition alongside retained Brazilians.
After three consecutive seasons as runners-up, Al Jazira dominated the 2010/11 season. The defending champions retained the attacking duo of Ricardo Oliveira and Bare alongside Matias Delgado. The loss of Abel Braga was a huge loss as the team lost only four of 66 matches under Brazilian coach. New manager Franky Vercauteren left Champion League's side Genk to lead Al Jazira alongside his assistants Hugo Broos and David Coles. He was impressend with striker Ali Mabkhout, an UAE Under-23 team and can count on Ibrahim Diaky, the 30 year old captain from the Ivory Coast, now in his eighth year in the UAE league. The team can also count on international UAE players Jumaa Abdulla, Khaled Sabeel, Subait Khater, Ahmed Jumaa, Abdulla Mosa, and Ibrahim Diaky, the captain.
Bani Yas will line up forward David Trezeguet up front. The Frenchman, 33, agreed a €1.7million deal with Jorvan Vieira's time. The former Juventus players will be sorrounded by playmakers Amer Abdulrahman and Haboush Saleh. And he will play alongside Andre Senghor, last season's top goal scorer with 18 goals. They also have the Omani captain Fawzi Basheer in the mix. The team had a huge loss after the death of winger Thiyab Awana and went from a poor Etiaslat Cup.
Al Shabab retained Brazilians Julio Cesar and Jociel Ferreira, and Chilean Carlos Villanueva, all three of the non-Asian players from last season. A great addition is Uzbekistan's Azizbek Haydarov, three Uzbek league titles and two cups with Lokomotiv Tashkent and Bunyodkor. The coach is Paulo Bonamigo, former top-division Portugal club Maritimo coach. Defense needs of Walid Abbas and Essa Mohammed to produce.
Sharjah chosen the Romanian Valeriu Tita, former Syria national team's coach, to lead the team following the earlier resignation of Carlos Azenho due to personal reasons. One of Sharjah's acquisitions is Brazilian midfielder Edinho, who will play alongside his compatriot Marcelo Oliveira. Brazilian Anderson, league top scorer four years in a row, is one of the top team's player. Defence isstill an issue.
Brazilian Carlos Tenorio is the Al Nasr's striker. Coached by former superstar goalkeeper and former Palermo and Catania's head coach in Italy, Walter Zenga, Al Nasr was under the radar this preseason but they have a lot of talents in a roster including Ismael Bangoura, Mark Bresciano, and Leo Lima. Al Nasr also added this summer the Togolese midfielder Asimo Iowa, coming from with Nuremburg's second team. They have experience all around.
Ghazi Ghrairi leads Emirates Club in the Pro-League after gained the promotion last aseason. He added Iranian international Pejman Pouri in front of the back line and Jordan's winger Amed Deeb after his performances in the 2011 Asian Cup. They are inexperienced and could have trobules battling in the relegation zone if the forwards will not work.
Umberto Barberis has replaced Nestor Clausen,a former Maradona's teammate in the 1986 World Cup, as coach of Dubai Club. Their also changed their foreign pros replacing French-Algerian forward Eyeman Henaini. Moroccan Nabil Daoudi is the striker of a team with not so many forwards. Faouzi Mubarak Aaish from Bahrain is the Asian player. No big-name signings but they showed that they can score goals. Just ask to Maradona.
After leading Al Khaleej, Iraqi manager Abdulwahab Abdulkadir took over Ajman. Ibrahima Touré, a former FC Metz, and Karim Kerbar, Man City on his résumé, are the team most valuable players. The club recently agreed a year-long loan move for 23-year-old Lebanese striker Hassan Maatouk. Team showed improvement during the Etisalat Cup but defense is the Achilles heel yet...
Gameweek 1 fixtures
Saturday Emirates v Dubai, Emirates Club Stadium, Ras al-Khaimah
Saturday Al Shabab v Al Wahda, Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Saturday Al Jazira v Al Ahli, Mohammad bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Sunday Ajman v Bani Yas, Rashid bin Saeed Stadium, Ajman
Sunday Al Ain v Al Nasr, Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain
Sunday Al Wasl v Sharjah, Zabeel Stadium, Duabi.
domenica 9 ottobre 2011
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Nonostante la sconfitta, 1-0, subita ad opera del Giappone, la nazionale del Vietnam ha mostrato cose buone nell'amichevole contro i giocatori del Sol Levante. Gli uomini di Falko Gotz hanno messo in evidenza una difesa veloce ed organizzata e buone trame offensive. L'iniziale 4-5-1 con Le Cong Vinh come unica punta è stato parzialmente modificato da Goetz durante il match, con le sostituzioni del centrocampista Le Tan Tai a favore dell'attaccante Nguyen Ngoc Thanh e con gli insierimenti di Dinh Tung e di Nguyen Quang Hai al posto dello stesso Le Cong Vinh. Per Gotz si è trattato di una buona occasione per provare alcuni elementi dell'Under-23, vicini all'inizio dei 26° South East Asian Games che partiranno in Indonesia il mese prossimo. La nazionale vietnamita ha mostrato netti miglioramenti: molto tempo è passato da quando il Giappone spadroneggiò ad Hanoi vincendo contro il Vietnam per 4-1 nell'Asian Cup del 2007. La vittoria contro il Qatar per 2-1 nel secondo turno delle qualifizazioni mondiali è una ulteriore dimostrazione del buon lavoro fatto da Goetz fino a questo momento.Intanto, qualche giorno fa il 25enne americano Lee Nguyen ha ottenuto la cittadinanza, portando così a 15 il numero dei calciatori naturalizzati vietnamiti: Lee Nguyen si aggiunge infatti a Huynh Kesley Alves, Nguyen Hoang Helio, Nguyen Rogerio, Nguyen Thanh Son, Doan Van Sakda, Doan Van Nirut, Dinh Hoang Max, Dinh Hoang La, Le Hoang Tran Xi, Tran Le Martin, Tran Le Issac, Hoang Vissai, Phan Van Santos e Le Tostao.
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Crossflashing an IBM M1015 RAID controller to IT firmware
Note: This stuff worked for me. If you're afraid you'll brick your card, maybe you should just stick with the default firmware.
I just bought an IBM M1015 RAID controller for my ZFS server, as the old Intel SASUC8I did not support drives bigger than 2 TB. This IBM controller is usually available really cheaply on ebay.
It comes with a fairly basic RAID firmware that'll do mirrors or stripes, but no RAID5. Supposedly, it should hand off non-raid drives transparently to the OS, but i wanted to load the LSI IT firmware that turns it into a dumb HBA instead. This is my process.
You'll need the megarec and sas2flsh tools, the newest firmware for the LSI 9211-8I chipset and a DOS bootable USB stick.
The good people at http://www.servethehome.com/ibm-serveraid-m1015-part-4/ have created a .zip file with most of what you need, namely megacli.exe, megarec.exe, sbrempty.bin and sas2flsh.exe. You can get the latest firmware from http://www.lsi.com/support/Pages/download-search.aspx by searching for the "Host Bus Adapter" 9211-8I, which should get you 2118it.bin. You may want to grab Installer_P15_for_UEFI.zip while you're there, if you're using a UEFI based motherboard. More about that one later.
VERY IMPORTANT (i think): Before you touch the controller, you have to note the SAS address of the card. You can do this by looking at a label on the card or you can find it with the following command: megacli -AdpAllInfo -aAll
Somewhere a little down the wall of text you'll see something like: HW Configuration ================ SAS Address : 500605b0046c5b90
Note this address for a few steps down the line.
When you boot off the USB stick, you first have to wipe the flash memory of the controller with the following commands: megarec -writesbr 0 sbrempty.bin megarec -cleanflash 0
After that you reboot and boot back on the USB stick.
To load the actual firmware, you run these commands: sas2flsh -o -f 2118it.bin -b mptsas2.rom (You can omit the "-b mptsas2.rom" if you're not going to boot from the controller and the computer will boot a bit faster) sas2flsh -o -sasadd 500605b0046c5b90 (replace this address with what you got from megacli earlier)
Now, the fun part for those with UEFI motherboards. If sas2flsh reports "ERROR: Failed to initialize PAL. Exiting program." when you try to flash the card, it is unable to do this from DOS. You have to get a UEFI shell (https://edk2.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/edk2/trunk/edk2/EdkShellBinPkg/FullShell/X64/Shell_Full.efi worked for me on my 64 bit CPU) and put it on your usb stick. Then you have to load that shell, which on my Asus board was done by entering the BIOS settings, going into advanced mode, then from the exit menu loading the shell.
Once you've figured that out, you load the firmware in almost the same way as from DOS. First you have to change to the directory the files are in, in my case with the command "fs0:". Then, the commands are: sas2flash.efi -o -f 2118it.bin -b mptsas2.rom sas2flash.efi -o -sasadd 500605b0046c5b90 (replace this address with what you got from megacli earlier)
If all goes well, when you reboot the card should report something like "LSI2008-IT" during startup.


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To the keen and intent practitioner, this [samadhi] comes very quickly.
The time necessary for success further depends on whether the practice is mild, medium or intense.
Simple advice plainly stated.
Dedicate yourself to your practice. Dedicate yourself to evolving. Be studious, and choose the most challenging practice you're able to do. Even if you're doing very simple poses or the most basic pranayama, practice with intense focus and utmost sincerity.
The degree of dedication you have to your practice directly correlates to the degree of impact the practice will have on your life. If you practice once a week and forget about it the rest of the time, the progress will be slow. You may forget things between sessions or just feel that you're not getting anywhere. If you incorporate your practice into your daily life in small or large ways, your progress will speed up significantly.
If you know just one or two yoga poses or a simple meditation technique, try practicing every day for 5-10 minutes and make note of if/how it changes your day. Do you feel any differently? Think any differently? Can you apply yogic ideas such as ahimsa or breath awareness into other aspects of your day?


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Will Lenovo's New Product Line Make You Take Them More Seriously?
When you think of the top brand names for tech out there, all begging for your hard earned cash, you're probably thinking of Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft. You're more than likely going to be thinking of those brands specifically. With their massive marketing campaigns it's no wonder that's just the way it is. But despite some great marketing we all have heard that news that Microsoft has been somewhat lacking in the sales department. There is however no lack of competitors that have picked up on this and started taking shots at the larger name brands. Companies like Lenovo are coming up with commercials, and overall marketing tactics, that are taking on the old school tech giants and pointing out legitimate facts.
That being said, Lenovo seems to have their ducks in a row in terms of what they have to offer right now. Is it enough to take on the top dog though?
The Lenovo Yoga Pro 3
Lenovo prides itself on their Yoga line, mainly because of the devices remarkable ability to do Yoga... sort of. Essentially this name means that the device can bend in ways that a typical laptop couldn't and comes with touch screen capabilities to boot. This laptop is able to have it's screen bend all the way back to the point that the keyboard and the screen are facing back to back. You have the laptop's "tablet" mode where it could function as a laptop, and then you have the tent mode for when you'd like to watch movies or videos without holding the device. It's a laptop and tablet all in one, without the detachable keyboard niche. What's holding it back from really taking on Apple's Macbook Air? Let's just say $900 sounds a lot better for a product, than $1,300.
The Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 Pro
When you think of tablets, you probably don't think about them including built-in projectors. With Lenovo's Yoga Tablet 2 Pro, that's actually exactly what you're getting though. This tablet comes in with a built-in pico projector that can throw a 50-inch theater image on any surface. Nifty? Completely. Necessary? Debatable. Yes, there are many implications that could be utilized with this device. Don't want to use your company's projector to get your presentation done? This tablet can display your presentation for you, and store everything else you may need. Do you just want to have a relaxing night with some friends watching cat videos and eating pizza? Well you can do that too if that's what you choose. The tablet itself has a 15 hour lifespan when not throwing images on walls. Not a bad life for a tablet at all, and again, the business uses for this really justify the use of the projector.
Is It Enough?
Lenovo might have laptops that bend and turn in to tablets. They might have tablets that have projectors built into them. The only problem is that they're missing one crucial element; the fanbase. The market is flooded by the 3 main top tier competitors in the market and Lenovo just isn't one of them. This, in no way, suggests that their products are bad in any way shape or form. The fact that Apple still holds the largest portion of the consumer tech market means that it's just that much harder for the other two companies, and even more so for sister companies like Lenovo. The fact that they're using Microsoft's financial backing to create commercials that go up against the tech giant does say something about the company and it's products, however.
There is no sure fire way to say whether or not Lenovo's products will hold a candle to Apple's product line, but if you're able to stand up to Apple, that shows that there is some merit there.
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Excel shortcuts are a great way to save time, conserve energy, and prevent mistakes.
But with more than 200 shortcuts to choose from, where do you start? In this rapid-fire video, we demonstrate more than 30 popular Excel shortcuts, based on a survey we did of over 800 Excel users. These are practical shortcuts you can use to save time every day in Excel.
Shortcuts shown in the video
Cut, copy, paste - Control X, C, V (Mac: you can also use Command). If you aren't using these every day you're crazy :) Bonus: once you've copied to the clipboard, you can press enter / return to paste.
Extend selection - Control + Shift + arrow keys (Mac: you can also use Command). These are absolutely critical shortcuts when you're working with a large set of data and want to extend your selection to the bottom, or any edge.
Paste Special - Control + Alt + V (Mac: Control + Command + V). Paste Special is extremely powerful. You can paste values, paste formulas, paste formatting, and even paste column widths!
Fill down - Control D. An excellent way to copy values from the cell above without copy paste. Works on more than one cell at the same time. Bonus: Fill right, Control + R copy values from left to right in one step.
Toggle formula references - F4 (Mac: Command Shift T). Who likes to type $ signs in a formula? No one. Use this shortcut to quickly rotate through all absolute and relative formula reference options (i.e. A1, $A$1, $A1, A$1).
Autosum - Alt = (Mac: Command + T). A classic "magic" shortcut to automatically insert a sum function. You can use autosum to sum rows, columns, or even an entire table in one step.
Toggle filters - Control + Shift + L (Mac: Command + Shift + F). An excellent shortcut to apply and clear all filters. I use this combo all the time to "reset" a table with many filters applied...much faster than "unfiltering" each column manually.
Current date and time - Control + ; (date) Control + Shift + : (time). If you need to insert the current date or time, it's magic.
Select all - Control A (Mac: you can also use Command). This shortcut will select all data in the "same region". Use it whenever you want to select an entire table, or data in the same region.
Go to first cell / last cell - Control + Home, Control + End. (Mac: fn + Control + left arrow, fn + Control + right arrow. Very satisfying when you want to go instantly to the first cell or last cell of a worksheet, no matter where you are. Bonus: add the shift key to select everything along the way.
Repeat last action - F4 or Control Y (Mac: Command + Y). Did you know that many commands can be repeated? You can use this for things like applying the same borders, format, or even to insert a worksheet again. (Note: on Mac Excel, this shortcut doesn't do as much).
Data navigation - Control + arrow key(s) (Mac: you can also use Command). These shortcuts are "must know" if you work with large sets of data. They let you move to the edges of the data instantly, without tedious scrolling. Bonus: with a lot of data selected,
control + period (.) will move the active cell to the corners of all cells. This is a great way to scroll the top of a worksheet back into view without losing current selection.
Fill handle - double click that little square at the bottom right of any selection. While not a keyboard shortcut, it's still one of the most powerful features in Excel, because it will copy a formula (or a pattern) down a column to the bottom of a table in one click.
Insert / delete columns and rows - To insert: with an entire row or column selected, use Control+ Shift ++ (Mac: Control + I, but in 2016, same as Windows). To delete: with an entire row or column selected, use Control + minus(-) .
Edit cell - F2 (Mac: control + U) to enter "edit mode" for the active cell without taking your hands off the keyboard. Works like double-clicking to edit a cell.
Enter same formula in multiple cells - Control + Enter. Use this whenever you want to enter the same data or formula in more than one cell at a time. It's way faster than copy and paste. Start by selecting all cells.
Format cells - Control + 1 (Command + 1). Most people know this as the shortcut for the Format Cells dialog, but you can also use it to format almost anything in Excel, without the ribbon. Try it for chart elements.
Select visible cells only - Alt + ; (Mac: command + shift + Z). This is the secret to copying only visible data when you manually hide rows and columns
New Table - Control + T. Very handy when you want to convert a set of data to a "proper" Excel table with filters and formatting. Tables are a powerful and convenient way to handle lots of data easily.
Toggle formulas on and off - Control + `. A very fast way to (temporarily) reveal all formulas in a worksheet. Use it again to turn formulas off again.


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Wow o_x. It appears all other Hellsing characters have already been taken. I'm assuming from the rules and joining information that I must be informed of when a sub is needed for a particular character. ^^; I'm glad to be part of this group even if I don't get a part in the RPG though. ^^ So, thank you all. Get back to me if there is anything I have missed.
(OCC: This seems to be good RPG community to join, but I'm afraid that my English isn't good enough for playing. ;.; So I will maybe continue lurking. It's sad there isn't any Finnish Hellsing-themed RPG:s, so I had to seek English..)
I have not been as active as I should be lately, and for that I am sorry. I've had a lot on my plate, in terms of school work and copeing with the death of a dear friend this past weekend. And then tomorrow I'll be leaving to see family in Italy and have no idea if there will be internet or not. I'll be back home on Friday, so you may be hearing even less from me until then. Don't worry; I assure you I'll take good care of the "cat boy" while I'm gone, and return with him in top form, ready to further the Millennium cause against the foolish Protestants and Catholics who think they can prevent Herr Major from his plan to steal all the doughnuts everywhere secret evil very tricksy plans. Until I'm back, I'm sure you'll sometimes survive without me. Love and peace.
(OOC: This is intended to be the log that'll lead to a future Seras log with Schro. Sorry if I made any content errors with Millenium and whatnot, I just really wanted to make this log. It's also not just limited to the catboy, all of the other nazis can post here as well. ENTERTAIN ME!)Things were going smoothly within Millenium... The Major had arrived safely, and all of the troops were behaving. Vampire production was going well, as was their actual combat training. Schrö was also keeping himself out of trouble, which was always a good thing. And last but not least, he'd gotten wind of how Doc was working dillegently on... something. Captain couldn't remember what it exactly was, but it would surely help the organization in the upcoming war.Yes, things were going smoothly... and Captain hated it. He longed for going into actual combat with someone who could give him a real challenge. The little sparring matches he had between the freaks always ended in a victory for him. Unfortunately for Captain, Mayor would never allow him to fight another officer, like Zorin or Rip. Mayor had yet to give any of the Millenium officers any specific orders as he was busy with..., well he didn't know exactly what the führer was doing, but Captain knew better than to ask him any unnecessary questions.He kept to himself during this little "waiting time", not that this sort of behavior in him was unusual. All Captain wanted was something, anything to take his mind of this seemingly never-ending boredom. Letting out a small "hmph" sound before putting on his hat and adjusting his uniform, he left his quarters and started walking down the hall. He needed to keep his patience from wearing thin. He was even willing to actually seek out Schrö. Yes, he was that desperate.
((OOC - Luke and Jan had to get out of the hallway))Following the hall the Valentines came to two doors on either side. After a moment's indecision of which door to try (left or right?) Luke picked the left and was rewarded with somebody's bedroom.Stepping in he looked about for signs that it was the one-eyed soldier's room.On top of the dresser was a framed photo of a man and boy. Not wanting to touch anything in case it wasn't the soldier's room, Luke leaned over to get a better look.Although had two eyes, no hat and looked to be under the age of 13 there was no mistaking who the kid was.Looking over with a grin at his brother leaning on the doorframe, Luke muttered "Bingo!"
I'm still in this, I just haven't really seen anything that warrants a post from the Captain in a while. Well... I probably should have a look at the thread new Doc player made, bah.As for Seras... I know I volunteered to RP her, but I'm at a complete loss as to where I should set her in. Perhaps anybody from the Hellsing side could make some suggestions to where she's needed most? Not to mention a little summary on what's been happening between the characters (Alucard, Pip, Integra, etc.) If I have that, then it should be pretty easy for me to make a post. I hope.Again, if you have anything to say to me, then please feel free to contact me over at my AIM SN of Cursed Wave. I'm online on a nightly basis and I'm usually not doing anything important. I'm always up for a little RPing be it in a log, or just random OOC fun.Ja, I think that's about it.
Just thought I'd post in case anyone missed my comment:I do have a long post planned out, but it's not typed up as of yet. It's difficult to do more than check my e-mail and personal journal with my exchange student here and all the things we've been doing. She leaves Easter Sunday, so that evening or the following Monday I should be able to post. Then after that, I'll be able to post until the following Sunday, when I leave for Washington, D.C. for a week. After I return from 'D.C. though, I'll be able to post regularly through the rest of the school year and the summer, as far as I know at the moment.I'm extremely sorry about the delays. I hope that my posts I have planned will somewhat make up for my abscence.Bis bald,Tobias
" ' you be bound to this house and terms' bothersome filth of a woman's words," spit the sub-human. It had taken him hours to find a window which actually opened to the outside and the scale down was only slightly less than impossible, but a dog doesn't fear a man's death so why should he? In absence of his Mistress's audience, who would deny the beast an outing; his reasoning felt sound enough to him.His wanderings had taken him through the town, but, not knowing where he should be, having no destination he couldn't actually be lost or lose himself. The sun is setting just beyond the town, and the wind has stilled it's moaning objection; something sweet lies ahead, its scent perpetually around the next corner. HALT!
There. Perhaps the Old-Man is home, but the archway is inviting and the place looks empty; and Arthur goes under. Inside, he runs his hands over the wooden pews and keeps well away from the candles. "These places always have music in the movies, but the silence... Much more impressive." Turns left. Sits down."Forgive me Father. I have lost my way. I shall commit a great sin."
Will everybody cast an eye over The Chart o'Doom and The Big Fuck-off List and make sure the information is correct? I also changed the Chart o'Doom so hopefully it's more legible.I'd also like to say that I'm proud of how the community's running. We don't have eleventy billion posts, but I feel like what we do have is of really good quality. Along those lines, I'd like to encourage anybody who's got a character specific journal to post in it. That kind of posting is not only fun and good writing exercise, but can really move things along.Did that make any sense? I'm a little out of it today. Anyway, good work, and have fun!-Sabine


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Weavers Way - Cromer to Aylsham
A 17 mile walk along Norfolk's Weavers Way from Cromer to Aylsham
Historic halls, stately homes and ancient commons and villages are what typifies this northern section of the Weavers Way. This really is a typical old English scene throughout making a most pleasurable all day walk. There are numerous pubs along the route which serve both ale and food.
Weavers Way Cromer to Aylsham - Essential Information
Walk Statistics:
- Start point
- Cromer View in OS Map | View in Google Map
- End Point
- Aylsham View in OS Map | View in Google Map
- Total Walk distance
- 17 miles
- Walk difficulty
- Easy
- Terrain
- Footpaths and country lanes
- Obstacles
- Nothing really to be cautious about
The following maps and services can assist in navigating this route. The links include published hard copy as well as online plots and downloadable GPX route data for importing into navigational software and apps.
- Ordnance Survey Explorer Map
- OS Explorer 251 - Norfolk Coast Central
- Online Ordnance Survey Route
- Full screen plot of route on an OS map
- Online OpenStreetMap Route
- Full screen plot of route on an OpenStreetMap map
- Online Google Route
- Full screen plot of route on a Google map
- ViewRanger App Route
- ViewRanger Route
- GPX data for route (download)
- Downloadable GPX coordinates of walk
Woodhill Park CampsiteView in OS Map | View in Google Map
- Website
- https://www.woodhill-park.com/
- Description
- Located on the clifftops at East Runton, half way between Sheringham and Cromer, this highly recommended touring site is ideal for exploring North Norfolk with public transport available to many destinations from the entrance to the site.
Details of public transport that is required for the walk
Sanders Coaches - bus Service
- Service Details
- 44 - Linking Sheringham, Cromer, Aylsham and Norwich
- Timetable
- Sanders Coaches Website
Walk Data
- Date of Walk
- 2014-04-19
- Walk Time
- 08:30 to 16:00
- Walkers
- Griffmonster, Kat
- Weather Conditions
- Overcast with some sunny intervals
Walk Notes
When the wind blows off of the North Sea along the Norfolk coast then even on a would be sultry day it can bring a definite chill to the air that can niggle the bones. This particular walk was undertaken in early springtime and despite a previous day of blue skies and sunshine, this day started overcast with that chill breeze blowing in from the sea. Therefore the plan to follow the Weavers Way inland was a good choice as once away from the immediate coastal area then the breezes abate and the weather becomes more amenable.
This section of the Weavers Way is typical England in all its Englishness, in such abundance that if one could bottle it and sell it to tourists, then a fortune could surely be made. Ancient English Commons. Stately English Halls. Villages that typify everything that is English with old houses, village greens and laid back hostelries. It is, and I unashamedly quote from the words of Sir Henry himself,
as English as tuppence, changing yet changeless as canal water, nestling in green nowhere. And Sir Henry is a worthy choice to quote considering the tales that emerged from 19th century Felbrigg Hall that is soon encountered along the trail. For during the latter 1800's, the house of Windham, was inherited by William 'Mad' Windham whose antics would easily befit Vivian Stanshell's fictional creation of Sir Henry of Rawlinson End.
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Towered and turreted, feudal and reactionary, the great house of Windham endured for for many centuries... that is until Mad Windham inherited the estate. The full story of Mad Windham can be found in the features to this walk. Unlike Sir Henry, who would out-rightly state
frankly, once I've eaten a thing, I don't expect to see it again, old Mad Windham had a habit of showing off his last meal to distinguished ladies by depositing the regurgitated contents in their lap. As well as impersonating railway guards and policeman he also had a habit of presenting himself naked, screeching like a demented imp and telling blatant untruths. Suffice to say he was described by many as being either mad, a loony, a buffoon, an imbecile or all of these at once with a few additional adjectives to emphasize the fact. Naturally his family thought it best that he did not inherit the hallowed halls of Windham and attempted to convince a court of his madness and dissolve his right of inheritance. They failed. The court found him of sound mind and he inherited the hall, the estate and the fortunes of Windham. It was not long before he had lost the lot.
It is said that his ghost still rampages across the grounds of Felbrigg with his random howling and shouting in abusive and profane tongue. Maybe one can catch a hint of this character as the trail leads down and around Felbrigg lakes. An adaptation from the halls of Rawlinson comes to mind here:
Do not venture into the lake my son
Great pike will have your alls
And I need potent sons of Windham
To throng our Felbrigg Hall
Alas, Mad Windham lost the lot without needing a pike to have his alls.
So we leave those lands of Windham and head across the fields, to the round towered church of Sustead that is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul with its flint lined walls intermixed with a variety of red brick from various ages. The Sustead village sign is located on a small triangle of grass at the first road junction beyond the church. This humble sign consists of a square wooden shaft with seating around its base and topped with what appears to be three fish standing upright on their tails and leaning their heads together. They are not fish. They are dolphins. They represent the coat of arms of the Damme family who were lords of the manor in the 15th century. Two brass plaques are fixed to the square post of the sign, one to decree that it was unveiled by Steve Howman on 1st May 2000 and the second to record the details of the designer, the carver and the many others who were involved in creating this work of art, including the three men who dug the hole to root the sign shaft in, Jim Spurling, Colin Going and Tony Hyde, those true masters of traditional Norfolk hole construction. However there is no mention about the fish. There is a brief mention of the wood for the dolphins which was provided by the village Hall. Wood for dolphins? I thought they ate fish. They are not fish. They are dolphins.
From Sustead the paths take us to Hanworth Common. This is a village that time has seemingly forgot, or maybe misplaced as times memory is not very good these days. The common covers 35 acres and is protected by cattle grids and gates and the villagers still have a right to graze their cattle within its confines. At one of the gates leading away from the green is a notice that clearly states in bold capital letter, 'Cattle Grazing at owners risk'. You don't often see signs like that. Beyond the gate and across a stream known as Scarrow Beck, is a landscaped garden on the right which includes several cut down tree trunks topped with pebbles and skulls. Are they a warning? Are they a sign? Are they purely a work of art? There is nothing to decree their purpose other than to be a curiosity to passers by.
The next village is Aldborough which is made up of a triangular green surrounded by houses and pubs. You cant get more English than this. One can imagine laid back summer afternoons with the sun beating down in a blue sky and light breezes caressing the willows and the sound of bats whacking leather whilst the mind is slowly comatosed under the heavy weight of a lashing of scrumpy from the hostelry facing the green. This wasn't the case on this occasion. The sun mostly hid, occasionally peeking out when it thought we were not looking. There were no wickets on the green, just a football goal post looking lost as if its pals had got the hump and gone home with the ball, and had taken with them the players,... and the crowd,... and the other goalpost. In this vacant landscape one could easily think that the local mole was taking every opportunity to peek out in defiance and blight the green with strategic molehills much to the frustration of the absent cricketers of Aldborough.
The village sign is a depiction of the villages Midsummer's Day fair, an annual event since the days of King John. In modern times this has now turned into a travelling fair but an ancient bylaw still stands, stating that if they fail to arrive by midsummer's day then they can never come again.
The route continues across the Norfolk countryside until it meets a church which stands without any community surrounding it. This is All Saints church of Thwaite, a parish in the hundred of South Erpingham. This round towered church dating from the 12th century sits alongside a country lane but it is noticeable that the main entrance is on the far side, away from the road and facing a footpath that leads across the fields and down to Thwaite Common. One can only assume this must be an ancient track that parishioners used to get to the church. These days it is no more than a grassed edge to the field boundary, and the route of The Weavers Way.
The trail now leads across Thwaite common and through Erpingham where the Erpingham Arms is a worthy place to stop off for a pint of ale. It then crosses the River Bure, which is no more than a stream here, and enters the grounds to Blickling Hall. This official path skirts around the top end of the lake and then joins the main track down to the entrance. However it is worth walking around the lakeside itself where there are some good views of the hall to be had. This area can become very busy during holiday periods with many visitors, as can the Buckingham Arms pub opposite the hall. Grockles is the term that is used to describe such hoards around these parts. There is much history and a few ghost stories to the hall with arguably the most told being that of Anne Boleyn who was said to have been born here and who is said to arrive up the drive in a ghostly coach drawn by headless horses, each year on the anniversary of her beheading. It clearly does not put off the grockles.
There is one last treat before we end the walk at Aylsham. Along the country lane, at the small hamlet of Silvergate, one encounters a waymarker for a footpath across the fields. Do not follow this. Ignore the waymarker for all but its art. Peruse and inspect it and one will discover a crocodile crawling up its upright and on its finger a bird taunting the crocodile. Quite why this has been adorned in such a fashion is a mystery but it is well worth appreciating and certainly a photographic opportunity. Only the English could come up with such decoration. But then this part of the Weavers Way is Englishness in its full glory.
The Weavers Way is a well marked long distance trail. The distinctive way markers are provide guides throughout, although an OS map is worth taking for clarity.
The trail starts at Cromer pier. Cut through Garden Street and Chapel Street, then across the car park and golf course to Hall Road. Continue up Hall road, past Cromer Hall, there is a gate just beyond the entrance to Hall Farm on the right. A path leads across the field and up to a bridge across the railway. Keep to the path through to the road where a track continues on the opposite side. The track emerges onto the Felbrigg road. Turn right and follow the road until it turns to th eright where there is a little green with a village sign. Take the path down the side of this and keep in a straight line across the field towards Felbrigg Hall. Follow the track around the front of the hall before navigating down to Felbrigg Lake. The footpath heads to the woods on the Hall side of the lake. Follow the path through the woods and up to a road. Take the track on the opposite side until it meets a road. Turn left and follow the road around the bend. At the point where a road junctions from the right, there is a footpath across the fields on the left. The waymarker was missing here but the apth is clearly defined and emerges at Sustead church.
Exit the church onto the road and turn left. Follow the road, past the junction on the left with the village sign, then past a junction on the right. Beyond this there is a track on the right. Follow this through to the end after which there is a footpath through to a road. Turn right and follow the road through to Hanworth Common. There is a gate across the road and a cattle grid to get onto the common. Follow the road past these and bear left, then right past the lakes at the bottom. Continue on the road out of Hanworth. Beyond the wooded area, there is a track on the left, take this through to the next road. Turn right and follow the road aroudn until there is a footpath on the left which leads through to Aldborough. The Black Boys pub is on the west side of the green.
Leave Aldborough on the road southwards until there is a track on the left. Take this which leads onto a footpath and out onto a road. Turn left and follow the road down to a junction. Almost turn back on oneself here to follow a footpath across the footpath that emerges opposite Thwaite church. Cross the road and walk through the church yard to the far side where a footpath follows the field boundary. Where it emerges onto a road, turn right and then look for the footpath on the left across Thwaite common which leads out onto the road into Erpingham. Turnright and follow the road until it meets a junction with the Erpingham Arms pub on the left. Take the road on the far side of the road and keep to this until it junctions with another road. Continue straight ahead onto a footpath which leads onto a track. /turnright along the track throguh to a road. Turn left and follow the road until it turns sharp left where another track leads off to the right. Take this then follow the paths across the meadows to a bridge across the River Bure and up to the road. Turn right then follow the track into the car park. A path leads from the far end of the car park throguh the woods and out into the gorunds of Blickling Hall. Follow the lake around towards the hall. At the far end of the lake follow the paths out to the main entrance to the hall. The Buckingham Arms is on the right just before the main entrance.
Continue along the road from the entrance to Blickling Hall and take the road opposite the church. Just beyond the next junction, on the left is a path across the fields. This makes a slow curve to the left and at this point there is a path out onto the road with a Weavers Way marker pointing to Aylsham. Take this and follow the road into town. At the road junction turn right and this will lead into the town centre and the market square. The Black Boys pub is on the left and the bus stop to cromer is in front of the market place
Black Boys, Aldborough View in OS Map | View in Google Map
- Address
- The Green, Aldborough
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aldborough-Black-Boys/138892892870709
Overlooking Aldborough Green, this pub dates from the early to mid 1800's. Local feel offering food and ales including Adnams and Woodfordes
Very quiet at the time we visited on a Saturday lunchtime. Adnams and Woodfordes on offer and we went for the Adnams Southwold Bitter, a refreshing pint for a walk, accompanied by a cheese baguette. On this occasion we sat inside but it would have been idyllic to have a warm sunny afternoon with a cricket match on the green to have sat outside and admire this typical English scene - mind you, with such temptation then it would have been difficult to tear oneself away
Erpingham Arms, Erpingham View in OS Map | View in Google Map
- Address
- Common Road, Erpingham
- Website
- www.erpinghamarms.com/
The building started life as a cottage in the 18th century before being licensed in 1760. By the mid 19th century it included a bowling green, kitchen garden, a small meadow and two arable fields and was known as The Spread Eagle. In 1983 the Woodfordes brewery moved their operations to the premises and the pub became their brewery tap. This lasted until 1989 when they moved to their present site of Woodbastwick. The pub subsequently closed for business in 2009.
By late summer of 2011 the established reopened as the Erpingham Arms and has been internally renovated to include woodburners and sympathetic furnishings, a children's play area, courtyard and ample parking this makes for a popular family oriented pub offering food and ales with Lacons, Woodfordes, Elmtree, Humpty Dumpty, Buffys, Norfolk Brewhouse, Golden Triangle being amongst the list of brewers who supply their five pumps.
Unfortunately, after a poor trading figures in the summer of 2017, the owners decided to close the business on October 10th until further notice.
The last time we passed by here, the pub was called the Spread Eagle and it was closed down. It's good to see it open again and judging by the number of families who were using it as an eatery then hopefully it will do well in the future. The bar staff appeared to be under considerable pressure and appeared grateful for the fact that we only wanted a drink and that we had the right change for the drinks. There were several Norfolk ales on offer but the one that attracted attention was the Erpingham Arms Ale. This was brewed specifically for the pub by Norfolks Buffy's brewery. A hoppy 4.1% pale ale which was refreshing and satisfying.
Buckinghamshire Arms, Blickling View in OS Map | View in Google Map
- Address
- opp Hall Entrance, Blickling
- Website
- www.bucksarms.co.uk/
The Buckinghamshire Arms is a handsome 17th century coaching inn opposite Blickling hall. The pub features a delightful snug, bar and dining room featuring wood burning stoves, rich fabrics, heritage colours and for further interest original paintings from local artists. There is also a courtyard garden with fragrant kitchen herbs and sunny aspect. Local meat, Cromer Crab and local vegetables all feature on the food menu and ales are supplied by Woodfordes, Wolf and Adnams breweries. Accommodation available.
With this being the weekend of a bank holiday then the whole area around Blicking was very busy. It was early afternoon when we arrived so most of the dining was finished and we were able to get a drink fairly swiftly. Grain 3.1.6 was on offer along with Adnams and Woodfordes ales. This is an excellent offering from Grain, a hoppy light coloured ale and one of their best brews in my opinion.
Black Boys, Aylsham View in OS Map | View in Google Map
- Address
- Market Place, Aylsham
- Website
- www.blackboyshotel.co.uk/
The building can be dated back to the 15th century although it has only been a pub since the early 1650's. At this period of time a Richard Andrews was the landlord, and he died following a fight with one of Oliver Cromwells men who were billeted in the premises. /local folklore says that he was buried in the ground and his ghost still haunts the pub.
The pub claims to have catered for several notable people during its history including Daniel Defoe, Horatio Nelson and Princess Victoria. It has been used as a courthouse and as a coaching inn.
It is uncertain where the name of Black Boys was derived with two possible theories are that it was the nickname of Charles II or that it was named after the black slaves who were used as servants in the 17th century.
The present day pub operates as a busy market square in offering bed and breakfast accommodation and a range of food from simple snacks to an a la carte menu. A selection of ales is on offer with Adnams and Woodfordes being the mainstay and a guest ale also available.
I was glad to find that this pub had improved since the last time we visited. It is now a clean and inviting place that does not require a certain amount of courage to enter as it did on our previous visit. Sharps Doom Bar was a guest ale and this dependable drink was the choice for the day.
Mad WindhamView in OS Map | View in Google Map
The grounds of Felbrigg are named after the Felbrigg family who possessed the estate from the 11th century. However, is is arguably better known as the seat of the Windham family who took on the estate in the 15th century, for which Thomas Windham is accredited to building the house that still exists to this present day. Legend states that if ever the estate should leave the family then the spirits of Windham would not rest. And so it was, for in the 19th century the entire estate was seized by the bankers for the debts that had been accrued by William Frederick Windham, more commonly known as Mad Windham. The estate was then bought by a wealthy Norwich merchant by the name of John Ketton, who, for sometime endured ill health causing him to have restless nights. His servants would often remark that the cause of their masters restlessness was the ghosts of Windham who would not suffer the purchaser of their ancestral home.
The story of how the Windhams lost the estate is a tale worth telling. The downfall came with the birth of William Frederick Windham in 1840, the only son of William Howe Windham and therefore the natural heir to the estate. From the outset William Frederick, born with a harelip, did not appear to be a normal child, even to the extent that his father had sought advice from surgeons for his behavioural problems. A quote from one of these doctors had stated that Windham was
not a perfect idiot, though he was of extremely feeble mind and had concluded
his defective organisation of brain and imbecility from not being able to articulate perfectly. A normal child born in such class surroundings should have adopted attitudes and manners from their parents but William preferred the company and the chores of the servants, often waiting at tables or helping in the servants quarters. His father even bought him a footmans costume to appease his strange cravings for uniforms of those of the lower classes. His father died when he was 14 after which he appeared to get worse, becoming unruly, dirty and somewhat obnoxious.
At the age of 14 he was sent to Eton in the hope that it would improve his mental capacity and personal habits. However it was soon concluded that he could not be educated. It was also noticed here that he would tell the most blatant and transparent untruths which was put down to a lack or mental and moral power. His behaviour soon gained him the reputation of a buffoon and also the name of Mad Windham was gained for his unruly and disgraceful manner and conduct. He would eat like an animal, often so fast and far too much that he would throw up on the nearest lady he could find. This was not his only trick, he could produce strange noises, hoots and howls akin to a demented imp and it was said that he could imitate a cats mews better than anyone else in Christendom. His cleanliness was almost non-existent and he displayed no ability to manage his financial affairs.
Despite being passed around different tutors and guardians who attempted to change his way, his habits remained the same. It was said that he had no ability to dance yet would often display this inability by dancing on the billiard table. He also had a penchant of presenting himself naked or when dressed having his buttons undone and placing his hands in his pockets and playing with himself. At society occasions he was said to jump onto his mothers shoulders and to pretend to ride her like a horse. He would also organize huge dinners and then not invite anyone including himself. One of his great delights was the railways and he would often come home filthy after assisting on trains at the local stations much to the annoyance of station staff. He would also dress up as a guard and usher people onto the train and blow whistles at the most inappropriate times.
By 1861 he was lodging in London. Here he managed to scoff 17 poached eggs before throwing up on the lady of the house. It was also at this location that he came to be known by the local constabulary for he had the habit of masquerading as a police officer and apprehending people and taking them into custody. It was also in London that he started to keep company with a glamorous girl of poor standing named Agnes Willoughby, often described as a notorious Rotten Row courtesan or a pretty horsebreaker. Windham showered gifts of jewellery and cash on her and promised her an annuity of £1,500 per annuity if they were to marry. The eventually married on 30th August 1861 and it is at this point that Windham's uncle, Charles Ash Windham, became concerned, seeing that this alliance would damage the family name as well as fearing that she was no more than a gold-digger. The course of action he took was to prove in court that his nephew was insane and was not fit to inherit the estate of Felbrigg and the inheritance should fall to himself. He had a point. The antics of Mad Windham were somewhat unhinged.
The court case commenced on 16th December 1861 and included witness accounts from servants, surgeons, clergymen, military men, relatives and acquaintances all who had come into contact with Mad Windham throughout his short life. They described his eccentric actions, his strange habit and peculiar mannerisms. His lack of education. His profane tongue. His uncouth behaviour. His outright lies and false claims. After 34 days of witness accounts the jury was asked to reach a verdict. It took them no more than half an hour to declare Mad Windham to be a person of sound mind and 'to be sufficient for the governance of himself. The entire case is recorded in a book called The Great Lunacy Case of Mr. W. F. Windham which is well worth reading for the entertainment factor of the recounting of Windhams various activities.
Charles Windham had failed to save the good name of the family and the estate continued in the hands of William Mad Windham. As expected and foreseen by his uncle, the debts soon started to pile up to such an extent that after only two years the estate was seized by the bankers. Mad Windham did not fare well after this. Agnes had been having an affair with an Italian operatic tenor named Antonio Giuglini throughout this time and after losing the estate she ran off with her lover. As for Windham, he ended up in business driving a coach from Norwich to Cromer. However, his eccentric ways did not stop. Woe betide anyone who cared to travel with him because he would, on a whim, decide to take the coach to destinations other than that which his passengers had intended to go, leaving the stranded traveller in the likes of Great Yarmouth without any way or means to get to where they wanted to go. He would frequently ride the coach in such a reckless manner that it was said that you had to be as mad as Mad Windham himself to ever travel with him. For reasons unknown, his business failed!
Windham passed away on 31 January 1866, aged just 25, after being taken ill in the tiny room that he lived in at the Norfolk Hotel in Norwich.
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OBERLIN — A move by Oberlin College to offer buyouts to employees has some questioning whether the administration is actually trying to stifle free speech and public criticism.
The college is offering buyouts to 252 employees, including faculty, those in administrative and professional positions, and those represented by the Oberlin College Office and Professional Employees union.
However, the terms of the agreement contain a non-disparagement clause, which says anyone taking a buyout cannot publicly criticize the college.
According to college spokesman Scott Wargo, the clause was included at the advice of outside legal counsel, although he declined to elaborate on the intent.
College President Marvin Krislov didn't return a call seeking comment Monday, but he told the Oberlin Review that elsewhere such agreements have "helped people retire in a way that preserves their dignity and gives them some extra money, and it helps the institution in that it allows for predictability."
Those eligible for voluntary buyouts must be at least 52 years old and have at least 10 years of service and a combined age and service time of at least 75 years. Eligible employees now have 45 days to decide whether to sign the agreement and take a cash buyout for a year's salary doled out over 12 months.
"For individuals, the program will offer an opportunity for those who are considering retirement, but are uncertain whether they can do so financially," Wargo wrote in an email. "For the College, the primary purpose of the (voluntary severance incentive plan) is to expedite voluntary attrition with the goal of decreasing long-term operational costs."
Wargo said how much the college will save is dependent on how many people accept buyouts and how much it costs to replace those who retire early. The college expects to save from $1.5 million to $3.5 million annually, he said.
But some are questioning whether the inclusion of a non-disparagement clause is actually just a way to silence those with controversial opinions or criticisms of the college.
Roger Copeland, professor of theater and dance at Oberlin College, has spent 41 years teaching at the college and when he first heard about the buyout, he thought he might take it.
At 67, Copeland is ready to retire and spend time with his grandchildren but not at the expense of publicly speaking his mind, he said.
Copeland said he could understand a non-disclosure clause, which asks those taking a buyout not to disclose financial particulars of the agreement.
But a non-disparagement clause could create a chilling effect in which those who retire might be afraid to say anything about the college for fear of losing severance payments, he said.
The clause says "the employee shall refrain from all conduct, verbal or otherwise, that disparages or damages the reputation, goodwill or standing in the community of the College."
Copeland said this could discourage a number of forms of speech, whether it be a retired professor speaking their mind about a topic on campus or a former employee trying to look into what caused the college to get to a point of trying to buy out more than 200 employees.
The college gets to decide what disparagement means, Copeland said, and there is really no solid legal definition of the term.
Such a move is expected in corporate America where top-down governance is the norm, Copeland said, but it shouldn't be accepted on a college campus where faculty governance is cherished.
It is also out of place on a college campus, where the open exchange of ideas, no matter how controversial, is supposed to be protected, Copeland said.
"Maybe this idea that the campus must be free from any type of controversy has gotten to the administration," Copeland said. "Maybe they too think they are entitled to live in a space that is free from any type of criticism."
The buyout would also likely hone in on faculty members with tenure who have been at the college the longest, Copeland said.
Removing tenured faculty and replacing them with adjunct professors at lower pay would make it much easier for Oberlin College in the future to get rid of those professors who pose questions the college administration finds undesirable.
At any rate, offering buyouts to 252 employees means major changes are in the works at Oberlin College, Copeland believes, and the changes are being kept quiet.
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Clare Murray Adams was our teacher. Eight of us spent two days playing with paper and rust, incense candles, wood burning tools, bleach, varnish, instant coffee, tea, water colors, etc. We made sample books for ourselves, writing down all our experiments.
These are Sawsan's examples.Did I take pictures of mine? Too busy playing!
But I have my sample book and notes. Lots of playthings for future collages and a few art discoveries. Always fun.
Of course we all took photos of our example books!
A small example of our books.
This was a reward to myself for sending the Focus: Fiber catalog to print at Blurb. Yippee!!
Thanks to my good friend Ruta for all the proofing work.
Since my Quilt National pieces are finished (another yippee) I started ona few commissioned pieces. This is for a friend at church. I am loving the background. I think the fish will need some metallic thread work. For sure.
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Florida's public school grades, highly anticipated by parents as a way to measure quality, are no longer an accurate barometer of how well or how poorly a school performs, the state admitted on Thursday, the Huffington Post reports. The grades, which affect everything from teacher pay to property values, have become so diluted they no longer serve their intended goal — measuring a school's educational worth, the state said. So for the second straight year, no school will be permitted to drop more than one letter grade, possibly reducing the state's number of failing schools from 242 to 108 by one estimate.
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