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Wednesday, 29 November 2017
Weymouth: Thomas Fowell Buxton Monument, Vandalism
From Dorset Echo: Buxton Monument in Weymouth damaged in vandal attack
Pete Scott, Naturehawk Photography; Durdle Door Sunrise
A stunning photograph at Durdle Door
`Jurassic Burst...`
Sunrise through Durdle Door...
Twitter - @NaturehawkPhoto
Weymouth and Portland: Low Scores for Social Mobility and Life Chances; State of the Nation Report 2017
Weymouth and Portland is one of worst areas in country for social mobility, Dorset Echo
The area comes at no. 322 out of 324 in England for social mobility prospects for someone from a disadvantaged background.
Social mobility is a stark postcode lottery. Too many in Britain are being left behind, Alan Milburn, The Guardian
Social mobility is a stark postcode lottery. Too many in Britain are being left behind, Alan Milburn, The Guardian
West Somerset
Newark and Sherwood
Weymouth and Portland
Social mobility in Great Britain: fifth state of the nation report, Social Mobility Commission, Gov.uk
Social mobility index: 2017 data
State of the nation 2017, Report, pdf, 178 pages
Monday, 27 November 2017
HRH The Prince of Wales at Damers School, Poundbury, Dorchester
Meeting the Junior Governors
Photos by JP
The school has 450 pupils, and the capacity for 600
Update, from MailOnline: 'Very happy indeed': Prince Charles says he's 'thrilled' to announce Harry and Meghan's engagement as he visits his model village in Dorchester
Update: Prince Charles visits Poundbury, Dorset Echo, Photo Gallery
Thessaloniki: Plans for a High Speed Train Link to reach a Chinese-built Port in Thessaloniki
On Chinese investment plans to be discussed with 16 East European and Balkan nations in Hungary: a high-speed train link between Belgrade and Budapest, to reach a Chinese-built port at Thessaloniki. BBC News 27 November, 2017, from 3.30 point.
Is the plan to use both Piraeus port and a new port at Thessaloniki?
Chinese premier arrives in Hungary for official visit, China-CEEC meeting
THE 6TH SUMMIT OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND CHINA - "Deepening economic, trade and financial cooperation for win-win development, This year, on the fifth anniversary of the formation of 16+1 cooperation, its highest forum, the China-CEEC Summit of Heads of Government will be held in Budapest, Hungary on November 27, 2017, chaired by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán".
Related (from Politico): China hits roadblocks in Central Europe, Tough competition laws and investment from the bloc slow Beijing's infrastructure push.
From GB Times - EU probe threatens landmark China-Hungary rail project
From New York Times - Behind China's $1 Trillion Plan to Shake Up the Economic Order
Update, Euronews - China looks to new Silk Road through Eastern Europe
US Ambassador Chastizes Privatization Of Thessaloniki Port! Observing Greece, Klaus Kastner
From Financial Times - EU sets collision course with China over 'Silk Road' rail project
'European officials told the Financial Times that the investigation was assessing the financial viability of the $2.89bn railway and looking into whether it had violated European Union laws stipulating that public tenders must be offered for large transport projects. "The commission services are assessing the compliance of the project with EU law. The dialogue with the national authorities is ongoing," said a European Commission spokeswoman'.
Hungary-Serbia railway launched at China summit, EU Observer
From EuroIntelligence: "Work will start on the Hungary-Serbia leg of a high-speed rail link between Hungary and Greece, in which China is investing - we observe that the EU, by not investing in its periphery, opens it up to foreign investment which it then criticises".
Chinese Investment in Greece and Sino-Greek Relations, Greek Reporter
Privatization of Thessaloniki Port postponed as Russian guarantor bank gets bailout, KTG
Kathimerini Report in Greek
Thessaloniki Port Sold to German Fund, Greek Reporter
Prague: Martinu's Epic of Gilgamesh ; Prague Philharmonic Choir/Czech Philharmonic/Honeck
"This live recording of a Prague concert last January is apparently the work's first in the original English that Martinů set".Epic of Gilgamesh, Melvyn Bragg, BBC Radio 4, In Our Time:
A must-have recording, to set alongside this CD:
A must-have recording, to set alongside this CD:
"He who saw the Deep" are the first words of the standard version of The Epic of Gilgamesh, the subject of this discussion between Melvyn Bragg and his guests. Gilgamesh is often said to be the oldest surviving great work of literature, with origins in the third millennium BC, and it passed through thousands of years on cuneiform tablets. Unlike epics of Greece and Rome, the intact story of Gilgamesh became lost to later generations until tablets were discovered by Hormuzd Rassam in 1853 near Mosul and later translated. Since then, many more tablets have been found and much of the text has been reassembled to convey the story of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk the sheepfold, and Enkidu who the gods created to stop Gilgamesh oppressing his people. Together they fight Humbaba, monstrous guardian of the Cedar Forest, and kill the Bull of Heaven, for which the gods make Enkidu mortally ill. Gilgamesh goes on a long journey as he tries unsuccessfully to learn how to live forever, learning about the Great Deluge on the way, but his remarkable building works guarantee that his fame will last long after his death.
With Andrew George, Professor of Babylonian at SOAS, University of London; Frances Reynolds
Shillito Fellow in Assyriology at the Oriental Institute, University of Oxford and Fellow of St Benet's Hall and Martin Worthington, Lecturer in Assyriology at the University of Cambridge
Producer: Simon Tillotson.
Africa: Lake Victoria in Danger; Over-fishing and Pollution; a Ticking Timebomb
Scientists warn Lake Victoria is dying, BBC News
More on BBC News, from 0.58 point
Some background and earlier warnings:
Why Africa's largest lake is in grave danger, Mark Weston, Slate.com (March 2015).
Pollution of Lake Victoria worsening, Reuters (March 2010)
Sunday, 26 November 2017
Duncan Honeybourne, 40th Birthday concert: two piano concertos in Dorchester, Dorset Chamber Orchestra
Another memorable musical experience! The Dorset Chamber Orchestra conducted by Walter Brewster at St. Mary's Church, Dorchester, with Weymouth-born soloist Duncan Honeybourne.
Two great piano concertos, by Schumann and Adolf von Henselt, in the same programme.
I am constantly astounded by the quality and convenient accessibility of musical activity in Dorset and Dorchester in particular.
The excellent programme:
Overture 'A Midsummer Night's Dream – Mendelssohn
Piano Concerto in A minor – Schumann
Variations on a theme by Haydn – Brahms
Piano Concerto in F minor – Henselt
Duncan celebrated his fortieth birthday on 27th October.
Bonus Piano Concerto:
Chopin Piano Concerto #1 Rubinstein
Chopin Piano Concerto #1 Rubinstein
Arthur Rubinstein: Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, 'Romanze Larghetto'
Saturday, 25 November 2017
Greece: Gorgopotamos; 25 November, 1942, Themis Marinos
The 75th anniversary of the Harling Mission (Gorgopotamos Operation).
Themis Marinos, War Hero, at 100,
on his way to Gorgopotamos 75th Anniversary Dinner
(Photo Penny Marinou, Facebook)
Australia and the Brexit Trade Plan
From BBC News - Australia knocks UK Brexit trade plan
Australia no longer as optimistic as the Australian High Commissioner, H.E. The Hon. Alexander Downer AC, has been in recent months?
Brexit Britain's 'creeping irrelevance' to Australia hinted at in foreign policy blueprint, Telegraph
Time for another "NewImages" campaign? Not just yet...
Cheer up with Purcell's "Fairest Isle", from King Arthur - "Fairest isle, all isles excelling"
Fairest isle, all isles excelling,
Seat of pleasure and of love
Venus here will choose her dwelling,
And forsake her Cyprian grove.
Cupid from his fav'rite nation
Care and envy will remove;
Jealousy, that poisons passion,
And despair, that dies for love.
Gentle murmurs, sweet complaining,
Sighs that blow the fire of love
Soft repulses, kind disdaining,
Shall be all the pains you prove.
Ev'ry swain shall pay his duty,
Grateful ev'ry nymph shall prove;
And as these excel in beauty,
Those shall be renown'd for love.
Other Problems, Possible Solutions?
An Irish border solution offers a template for post-Brexit trade, FT Opinion piece, Niall Fitzgerald
Other Problems, Possible Solutions?
An Irish border solution offers a template for post-Brexit trade, FT Opinion piece, Niall Fitzgerald
Chinese Art: Ming-dynasty art and furniture
From Christie's - "An introduction to the exceptionally varied artistic production of this golden age of Chinese culture, from its ceramics and metalware to painting and calligraphy".
Corfu, 1940 Bombardment; Greek-Italian War
From YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI4AGD6f7gQ&sns=em
Friday, 24 November 2017
The Art of Warren Curry; Corfu and Australia
"Warren has worked as a full time professional artist for over 30 years. His preferred medium is oil paints on canvas and the following gallery represents his traditional style of painting. Warren spends 3-5 months each year working in his studio in the village of Pelekas,Corfu. Many of his paintings from Corfu are featured in this gallery" - http://www.warrencurry.com/gallery.html
Warren's two homes - The Weekly times
Limited Edition Fine Art Prints
Abbey104 Radio Interview: Jenny Devitt's "Local World"
I had the great pleasure of being interviewed by Jenny Devitt at the Abbey104 radio studio in Sherborne last night, as her 'special guest' for her Thursday Local World programme, from 5-6pm.
I was much impressed by the professionalism of the station, and by the amount of detailed research carried out by Jenny in the weeks before the interview. I would like to thank her and those kind people who made an input, at her request. Jenny is a tremendous and highly-experienced producer-presenter, who knows how to put interviewees at their ease. Laughing with Sir David:
Jenny interviewing Sir David Attenborough
at Lyme Regis Museum
An old Cyder Scribes online interview from June 2014
Re-reading this, I am reminded how some projects have been put on the back-burner,
and others have captured my attention, for the time being at least.
See also, Marshwood Vale Magazine profile, October 2011
An old Cyder Scribes online interview from June 2014
Re-reading this, I am reminded how some projects have been put on the back-burner,
and others have captured my attention, for the time being at least.
See also, Marshwood Vale Magazine profile, October 2011
Thursday, 23 November 2017
Holloways of Dorset
From AtlasObscura - "These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps".
Thanks to William Barnes Society for this link
A previous posting, 10.10.2013
Posting on Robert Macfarlane
Greece: The Epirus Trail and Hiking Tourism
370 kms!
Epirus Trail, from Epirustrail.gr
Epirus Trail to Boost Hiking Tourism in Greece, Philip Chrysopoulos, Greek Reporter
Epirus Trail, το μονοπάτι της Περιφέρειας Ηπείρου, Topoguide.gr
With more maps, Topoguide
Louisa Adjoa Parker on Dorset; Velvet Dresses; All Different, All Dorset
A wonderful poem, Velvet Dresses, by Louisa Adjoa Parker
From Louisa's own website (pdf)
Louisa's new website
Louisa's Writing History
Louisa, when she lived in Poundbury
A previous posting, March 2011.
Website and Writing History
Poetry Portfolio
A previous posting, March 2011.
Website and Writing History
Poetry Portfolio
Wednesday, 22 November 2017
Save Epirus! Σώστε την ήπειρο, όχι στην χερσαία εξόρυξη πετρελαίων! Say No to Oil Exploration!
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Την Πέμπτη 23/11/17 και ωρα 18:00, στην Ελεούσα, στο παλιό Δημαρχειο πραγματοποιείται Δημοτικό Συμβούλιο, οπου προ ημερησιάς διάταξης θα τεθει το θέμα των σεισμικών ερευνών και πιθανών εξορυξεων υδρογονανθράκων των εταιρειών Repsol-Energean Oil. Καλούμε ολους τους δημότες του Δ. Ζίτσας καθώς και ολους τους κατοίκους των Ιωαννίνων και γενικότερα της Ηπείρου, έξω απο το κτίριο, σε συγκέντρωση διαμαρτυρίας.
Οι φωνές μας πρέπει να ακουστούν Πανηπειρωτικά αλλα και Πανελλαδικά!!! Οφείλουμε και πρέπει να προστατέψουμε την ΙΕΡΗ ΓΗ της Ηπείρου και να πουμε ενα ηχηρό ΟΧΙ στα σχέδια εκείνων που αποφασισαν για εμάς χωρίς εμάς!! Το οφείλουμε στον τόπο μας αλλά και στην ίδια μας τη ζωή!
Raul Scacchi, Songs on Soundcloud
A really good selection of Raul's songs, concept albums, collaborations and settings
The Good Samaritan and The Nomad written and composed by Jim Potts (vocals here), arrangements and orchestration Raul Scacchi.
Songs from Neuromantics, a collaborative project, Raul Scacchi and Jim Potts.
The World's Her Oyster, from Failed Expectations, lyrics Jim Potts and Raul Scacchi.
Backstage, from Beyond, Necromantics, lyrics Raul Scacchi and Jim Potts
Jim and Raul (photo J. Gulland)
Sidney Nolan: The Greek Series; Hellenic Museum, Melbourne
"61 works currently on loan from the Estate of Lady Nolan, have never before been exhibited in Australia as a single body of work, making Sidney Nolan: The Greek Series a truly unique exhibition".
An article about the exhibition, by Dean Kalimniou, Diatribe.
Hellenic Museum, Melbourne
"In November 1955, two years after leaving Sydney, and hungry for inspiration after finishing the two iconic series, Ned Kelly and Burke and Wills, Sidney Nolan and his wife, writer Cynthia Reed, travelled from London to the Greek island of Hydra. Immersing himself in the timeless beauty of the Greek landscape and culture, Nolan started a new series of works exploring both the contemporary and mythological world. Staying with Australian friends, authors George Johnston and Charmian Clift, who were at the centre of a creative expatriate circle living on the island, Nolan had intended a brief visit before beginning a scholarship in Rome, however remained in Hydra until the following May".
Sidney Nolan: The Greek Series at the Hellenic Museum, Greek Reporter
Google, some of Nolan's Hydra images
From Sidney Nolan, Such is Life, a biography by Brian Adams, 1987
"The Greek language remained a mystery to Nolan and one of the few phrases he managed to master was the New Year greeting kali chronya, which he used incessantly. The locals put up with it until the following Easter, when finally an old sponge diver pointed out that 1956 was well advanced and it sounded foolish to be wishing everyone 'Happy New Year'."
See also, Warren Curry, another Australian artist with a love of Greece
See also, Warren Curry, another Australian artist with a love of Greece
Tuesday, 21 November 2017
Deep Ellum Blues; Dallas, Texas; Deep Elem
A wild place in the 1920's and 1930's!
Trailer from a film on Deep Ellum
Another video on Deep Ellum
The Georgia Crackers - The Georgia Black Bottom (1927)
Shelton Brothers - Deep Elem Blues
Jerry Lee Lewis - Deep Elem Blues
Grateful Dead - Deep Elem Blues (acoustic)
Black Bottom Blues/Deep Elem Blues, Bob Waltz
Buddy Jones, Rockin' Rollin' Mama (1939)
Monday, 20 November 2017
Zagori, Greece: From the Refuge to Drakolimni (Walk); Frances Annear; Exploring Papingo
Sample walk from Frances Annear's Exploring Papingo
The guide-book
Two of my own photos of Drakolomni (Dragon Lake):
Legends of Dragon Lale (Drakolimni) from my own book, The Ionian Islands and Epirus, A Cultural History, Signal Books, Oxford
To Kokoraki, The King's Singers; Traditional Greek Song
Good for Anglo-Greek relations!
Listen here (YouTube) - To Kokoraki - Greek traditional song (arr. Gordon Langford)
This was recorded live on the final night of The King's Singers UK Summer School, July 2017, in a performance for the participants at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Patrick Dunachie, countertenor
Timothy Wayne-Wright, countertenor
Julian Gregory, tenor
Christopher Bruerton, baritone
Christopher Gabbitas, baritone
Jonathan Howard, bass
Sunday, 19 November 2017
Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin; Cajun Music
From Dust-to-Digital, Facebook, 15th November 2017 posting - Remembering accordionist Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin, born in 1915 in Duralde, Louisiana
Dorset County Orchestra, Autumn Concert, Conductor and Soloist, Arturo Serna
Inside the music
This was an extraordinarily powerful experience, with the Dorset County Orchestra playing with passion, dynamism and obvious commitment, in the Dorford Centre,
Dorchester. Congratulations to
all the musicians!
Normally I wouldn't choose to sit so close to a symphony orchestra - little more than a metre from the leader, Bärbel Glaser, and the soloist/conductor Arturo Serna (cello), but this proximity provided total immersion in multi-phonic surround sound, with close-up views of the brilliant and intense cello-playing in Joseph Haydn's Cello Concerto No 2 in D major.
The sound was not too loud, the balance and instrumental clarity felt just right (sitting two rows further back would have made little difference, as there were only three semi-circular rows of seating available in this contemporary church hall/auditorium, because of the room's layout and the space required by the orchestra).
Such a seating position might have diminished the overwhelming impact of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor (Opus 67), but it positively enhanced the excitement and drama of the work. It was an unforgettable participatory musical experience, involving the whole audience, as if we were all playing as members of the orchestra.
The programme opened with Carl Maria Von Weber's overture to Der Freischűtz.
An emperor couldn't have asked for more.
Saturday, 18 November 2017
Bridport Today
Bridport Market Day (and Vinyl Saturday)
Pop Art: Why Britain was first to go Pop (Christie's)
From Christie's - "Once regarded as a wholly American phenomenon, Pop art was first explored in Britain some 20 years earlier — albeit via a very different take on the post-war world".
European Parliament, Draft Report on the inquiry on money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion
From the European Parliament (24 page pdf report)
The Committee of Inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance -
136. Concludes that the underlying problem embedded in the Panama Papers is the moving of money between different jurisdictions, both offshore and onshore, and that as long as these practices are tolerated all other efforts will have only limited impact; 137. Finds that through the use of trusts, shell companies, tax havens and complex international financial structures, some multinational companies and high net worth individuals have successfully shielded their fortunes from, for example, the tax authorities and others with legitimate financial claims against them, thereby rendering themselves immune by positioning their wealth in a legislative vacuum; 138. Concludes that the lack of cooperation and coordination on different pieces of legislation with regard to tax evasion, tax avoidance and money laundering is a systemic problem; 139. Concludes that some Member States tend not to provide relevant information in the desired quantity and quality and in general do not seem to exert genuine efforts to crack down on tax avoidance and tax evasion; 140. Recalls that transparency and exchange of information are key instruments in fighting tax evasion, tax avoidance and money laundering; 141. Concludes that the EU legislation in force was not sufficient before the Panama Papers revelations and was not always enforced effectively, thus allowing intermediaries to formally fulfil their duties, such as CDD and other reporting obligations, while circumventing the spirit of the rules; notes that since then a number of reviews have been carried out, for example on the DAC and the AMLD, and that new legislative proposals have been presented, such as country-by-country reporting and the regulation of intermediaries; 142. Concludes in particular that there has been a significant gradual improvement in terms of having a register of UBOs with accessibility based on legitimate interest; underlines that the ongoing AMLD revision aims to enhance the powers of the EU FIUs and to facilitate their cooperation, but that the scope is still too limited and that there is a need to share financial information to tackle all economic crime, but also to trace the proceeds from fraud-linked activities; 143. Concludes that proper identification of UBOs remains a key obstacle to stopping illegal tax avoidance schemes and that the international nature of financial flows and company structures uncovered by the PANA Committee exacerbates this problem; 144. Stresses that the creativity of tax avoiders is faster than the formulation of legislation and that intermediaries and enablers tend to stay on the right side of the law through creative compliance; highlights in this regard the use of regulatory mismatches between countries as a key enabler of such practices; 145. Concludes that wealth management remains a largely unregulated profession and that binding international rules and standards should be established to better regulate and define this group; 146. Notes that taxes should be levied at the point and place of profit creation; concludes that the actions and financial constructions revealed in the Panama Papers successfully circumvent this basic principle and that a ded; 147. Concludes that this was made possible by insufficient implementation of legislation by the Member States and insufficient enforcement by the Commission; 148. Notes that the Commission is not sufficiently equipped in terms of resources to ensure full enforcement of EU legislation against money laundering, tax evasion and tax avoidance; 149. Concludes that FIUs are key instruments to fight money laundering; observes, however, the differing structures across the EU and the fact that they are not sufficiently equipped with personnel to cope with their tasks, including examining the increasing number of STRs driven by new legislation, and that they can deal only with a fraction of the problem; 150. Concludes that sanctions are not always applied or deterrent enough in relevant cases; 151. Concludes that on the basis of the PANA Committee findings, several cases of maladministration of EU legislation can be identified, namely regarding the DAC, the AMLD and the list of third countries with strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering regimes; 152. Regrets the lack of cooperation of certain EU institutions with the PANA Committee; believes that this constitutes a breach of the principle of sincere cooperation; 153. Concludes that the closed and secretive nature of the Council's Code of Conduct Group on Business Taxation is detrimental to the effective and expeditious formulation, adoption and implementation of vital anti-tax evasion legislation within the EU; underlines, therefore, the need for improved accountability and transparency regarding the actions, statements and positions of the Member States engaged in the group; 154. Deeply regrets that a high number of stakeholders have refused to meet with PANA delegations, or refused to appear before the PANA Committee, or did not answer questions in a satisfactory manner; PE604.514v01-00 24/24 PR\1124430EN.docx EN 155. Concludes, therefore, that a number of questions remain unanswered in order to fully ascertain the scale of this issue and the methods employed in these schemes.
Friday, 17 November 2017
Mark Allen, A Publishing Life; Mark Allen Group
Mark Allen, chairman of Mark Allen Group, answers questions about his life in publishing, from InPublishing, 9 November 2017.
"Like a sculptor I have carved
my life, but never thought
the stone could be so hard".
From "Illumination", an early poem by Mark Allen, written long before the beginning of his career in publishing.
The irresistible rise of UK's Mark Allen Group, from Flashes and Flames, 9 August, 2018
Mark Allen takes a dive for charity
William Barnes and the Greek Language; Lord Byron's Familiar Greek Dialogues
When reading the Dorset dialect poems of William Barnes, we tend to forget his immense knowledge of philology and foreign languages, including Greek.
From An Outline of English Speech-craft, 1878:
From A philological grammar: grounded upon English, and formed from a comparison of more than sixty languages. Being an introduction to the science of grammar and a help to grammars of all languages, especially English, Latin and Greek, 1854:
William Barnes saw his rural poems as belonging to the tradition of the Greek bucolic poets
like Theocritus and Moschus.
From the Appendix to Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Canto II:
Familiar Dialogues:
Dorchester, Dorset: Archaeological Digs and Excavation Works
What is happening? Statement from West Dorset District Council, Dorset For You
"The Dorchester retail proposals for the town centre is underway, with the masterplan being drafted. Each element of the masterplan is being carefully considered and appraised.
We value and respect Dorchester's history and heritage. While looking to the future, we would also seek to protect Dorchester's history.
Following discussions with archaeology experts, West Dorset District Council has commissioned some excavation work on the Fairfield Car park site. This will further explore any archaeological interest that may exist there. The excavations, carried out by archaeological firm 'Context One' will involve carrying out excavations to sample the site.
Where will it happen?
The trenches will be located at four sites in the car park. These sites have been chosen with the advice of the County Archaeologist to compliment the previous 7 sites dug in 2009. We have arranged the dig in order to minimise the impact on parking and the Dorchester market.
A mechanical excavator will dig below the surface, and any layer of archaeology underneath will then be hand dug. Any archaeological interest will then be recorded and potentially taken for review. The results of this will inform future work on the site.
When will it happen?
Barriers will be in place from Monday 20 November at the sites, across Fairfield long stay car park. The excavation works will be starting on Tuesday 21 November. We expect the work – including re-surfacing the trenches – to take up to 3 working days per site, over the course of about 3 weeks".
Karine Polwart - A Pocket of Wind Resistance; On Collaboration and Cooperation; Man's Dominion
Wind Resistance No. 1, YouTube
Karine Polwart with Pippa Murphy - Lark in the Clear Air
Now Westlin' Winds
Tyrannic Man's Dominion
BBC The World Tonight, 16 November 2017. from 38.55 point
Now Westlin Winds, Dick Gaughan and others
Thursday, 16 November 2017
Review of Dorset NHS hospital shake-up needed
Councillors urge review of Dorset NHS hospital shake-up, BBC News
'Dorset County Council's health scrutiny committee voted to "refer the matter of the Clinical Services Review to the Secretary of State for Health, pending further consideration by the Joint Committee by 15 December".
Committee chairman Bill Pipe said: "The referral is being made as we have concerns about travel times, reductions in hospital bed provision, reduction in Accident and Emergency services at Poole Hospital and that an insufficient Equalities Impact Assessment has been carried out.
"Members also felt that there has been a lack of integration with the ambulance service and there wasn't a clear financial plan in place."'
Campaigners prepare to take Dorset CCG to judicial review over alleged unlawful decisions, Dorset Echo
Toxic Air Pollution Levels Across Europe; European Air Quality Index; Monitoring Stations
From Mailonline - How toxic is YOUR air? Interactive map reveals deadly pollution levels across Europe in real-time
Air Quality Index
Wednesday, 15 November 2017
Greece: Deadly floods
The day after we left Athens - Greece: Deadly floods hit Mandra, Nea Peramos and Megara, BBC News
More bad weather forecast as toll rises to 14, eKathimerini
Drone footage, Euronews
At least 15 dead in flash floods on Greek coast (Video), Cyprus Mail
More on the tragedy, KathimeriniΤΣ:
«Οι επιστήμονες που ασχολούνται με τα υδατικά συστήματα και τη συμπεριφορά τους θεωρούν ότι η ένταση του φαινομένου εξηγεί μέρος μόνον της χθεσινής καταστροφής. «Οι περιοχές αυτές αντιμετωπίζουν μεγάλο πρόβλημα λόγω της παράνομης, άναρχης αστικοποίησής τους. Ολόκληρες πόλεις έχουν χτιστεί στους πρόποδες των βουνών χωρίς καμία αντιπλημμυρική προστασία», εκτιμά η Μαρία Μιμίκου, ομότιμη καθηγήτρια στο ΕΜΠ και ιδρύτρια του Κέντρου Υδρολογικής Πληροφορίας. «Στη Δυτική Αττική υπάρχουν πάρα πολλά ρέματα, τα οποία έχουν καλυφθεί ή μπαζωθεί στα κατώτερα τμήματά τους και έχουν χτιστεί παράνομα. Μάλιστα, τα τελευταία χρόνια απενοχοποιούμε την πρακτική αυτή, νομιμοποιώντας τα παράνομα κτίσματα. Ετσι, σε συνδυασμό με την αποψίλωση του όρους Πατέρας, σε μια πολύ ισχυρή καταιγίδα κατεβαίνουν οι χείμαρροι και περνούν μέσα από τα σπίτια, όπως συνέβη και στη Νέα Πέραμο. Ακόμα ένα πρόβλημα είναι ο κακός σχεδιασμός των όποιων έργων υποδομής υπάρχουν».
Two Portraits in Athens - An Old Philhellene
Back in Dorset.
My daughter took these two photos in Athens a few days ago. I have already posted them separately, but I still think they say a lot about my love of Greece, Ancient and Modern. I can live with these!
"Portraits of an old Philhellene"
For the family - thanks Nina
One more for good luck, with George Seferis:
Tuesday, 14 November 2017
Greece; Athens: Folk Musical Instruments Museum
A selection of instruments and images from the Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments
Good to see Grigoris Kapsalis playing on one of the videos!
Could the bouzouki on the left (with eight tuning keys)
really date from the end of the 19th century?
More museums in Athens:
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In this page, let us see how to multiply 2 two-digit numbers in mathematics using lattice multiplication.
Let us learn multiplying 12 and 11. Write one number across the top and the other number down the right side, as given below.
Multiply each digit across the top by each one on the right. Let's start by multiplying 1 and 1.
Find the box where 1 and 1 intersect. The product of the two digits 1 and 1 is 1. So write 1 where both the numbers intersect, in this lattice multiplication. Write 0 in the Tens place as there is no Tens value.
Continue the math problem by finding the box where 2 and 1 intersect and do the same as above.
Find the box where the two numbers 1 and 1 intersect and repeat the above step.
Find the box where the two digits 2 and 1 intersect and repeat the same step.
Finally, add the numbers of the diagonal stripes. Start from the bottom.
So multiplying 12 and 11, we get the answer as 132.
Learning lattice multiplication is made easy here.

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Here is an excellent video from Richard Yacoub that explains the implications of patronage for ministry with Syrian refugees. Applications extend to many other contexts as well.
In an earlier article, I said this about the Patron-Client Gospel for Muslim conversions:
Hanaan grew up very disillusioned with the hypocritical lifestyles of some fundamentalist Muslims she knew. One night a man in a brilliant white robe holding a staff appeared in her dream and told her that she was correct to doubt Islam. The next morning she described this event to her loving and devout Muslim father, who told her the person from her dream was Isa al Masih. Eagerly she went to the Qur'an and read everything she could about Jesus, who continued to show up in dreams for many years at key moments in her life.
According to her testimony, Hanaan joined herself to Jesus long before she met another Christ follower who studied the Bible with her for the first time. Like Hanaan, MBBs appear to bond themselves to Christ in a patron-client relationship as they initially begin to understand His lordship and even the atonement.
A biblical, missiological view of conversion must take into account the social context of the first century Mediterranean world (Asia and Africa are much closer to this worldview today than is the West). Relationships were conceptualized around the concept of "patronage," where "they saw their gods as patrons and benefactors and their own conduct as clients" (Crook 2004, 254). "In this hierarchical society, where the status of the person you follow and to whom you give allegiance is very important, the position of Isa becomes the focus of reconsideration" (Edwards 2013, 84). MBBs relate to Christ in ways that are difficult for Westerners to understand, but make sense in their worldview. Yet this understanding of salvation is commonly found in the writings of the Apostle Paul. Christ is our ultimate Patron (the Divine Lord), we must be found "in him" and part of the new people of God.
See also http://honorshame.com/patronage.


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I have no answers for you but...I have two children the first was born vag. and the second was c-section it really is not that bad.Thionk about how thin everything is stretched they really want be cutting very deep.
I've been googleing the heck out of this and it's all pointing to a C-Section. I've talked to my OB and she says that if it migrates it may be possible, but we've already begun to talk about the date for the surgery (in 2 - 3 weeks!). I really do not want to have any surgery, esp. when it will involve my baby. Just wondering if anyone else has had this problem and maybe delivered natural.
I have no answers for you but...I have two children the first was born vag. and the second was c-section it really is not that bad.Thionk about how thin everything is stretched they really want be cutting very deep.
no really i don't think cause of the chance you might bleed out so for your sake an the babys if the doc says c-section do it at least that way you know the chances of problems going wrong with a c-section with a natural delivery with placenta previa you dont it can be very bad. hang in there your precious baby well be here soon an it want really maker how they got here just that there here safely. take care an good luck K.
I understand what you are going through. I am VBACing in a couple of weeks and I will do anything to avoid another c-section, which for me has meant transferring care a couple of times and now I'm having the baby at home (with arrangements for hospital transport, if necessary). I would talk to the Lone Star OBGYN midwives. They deliver at St. Lukes and work and are supervised by OB/GYNs, so you get Dr. opinions, too. When I was thinking about birthing in a hospital, they were the best bet for a natural birth. I wouldn't try to do your birth at home, it might be risky. If you have good ultrasound images maybe this is something you can discuss with the midwives at Lone Star b/c San Antonio is a difficult place to avoid c-sections. My first practitioner was very candid with me about his fears of malpractice dominating his and many other local doc's care of women giving birth -- to the point where it matters much more to them to care for their lawsuit worries than it does for them to provide the best possible care for you.
Good luck.
There's hope for haveing a natural birth after a C-section. With my first I also had a C-section, and a month later i got pregnant with my second child and had her completely natural. It all depends. The doc will know what to do when the time comes. Just gotta have a little faith. It's different for everyone. They thought I would have to have my second child by C-section too.
I had this with my second pregancy and delivered natural. The doctor was concerned about it about the middle of my pregancy then he said that the problem had corrected itself. Don't know how or why. But I too didn't what a C-section and my doctor and I bump heads at almost every visit. Hang in there and hope and pray for the best.
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~2 Corinthians 4:16-18 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
I recall hearing a message about what happens to us at the moment of our salvation. At that very moment, we take our first step into eternity with the Lord. Our flesh will fail and eventually die, unless we are part of the blessed who experience the Rapture! Each day, we are blessed with the opportunity to start our walk with the Lord afresh. Our eternal life was purchased with a great price – our Precious Saviour willingly took the punishment for our wickedness. Eternity is already purchased for us but we walk this earth in a sinful body. Our old man struggles with our new man. We desperately need to renew ourselves daily. When we are renewed, we recognize what Christ went through just to give us this blessed opportunity! As a result, we are able to claim this promise!
~Psalms 103:4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
Christ redeemed us from hell's eternal destruction and He crowned us with His love and tender mercy! It is by His mercy that we are not consumed by Hell's fire! I am so thankful that my eternity is not dependent on me for I fail my Lord daily. My heart is filled with remorse each time I fail Him. But I am thankful that the Lord is full of mercy!!! I am reminded that He is faithful and He renews my spirit every day! I have faith that each day He will be there walking with me and helping me through the day's events – whether they be filled with sorry or joy! I know that my Saviour is filled with compassion and He will restore my weary spirit each day!
~Lamentations 3:21-23 This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
I can begin each day with peace knowing that even though my body will eventually die, my spirit will be renewed daily because I know what my future holds! My life here is but a vapor in the span of time. However, I glory in the fact that my Saviour will be there throughout my journey and will welcome me when I take that one step through that doorway between life here on earth to eternal life with my Lord!
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Posted Date: 04/16/2018
Nettleton High School and Jr. High School competed in the Arkansas Science Olympiad. Each team competed in 21 science and engineering related events. For the 5th straight year the jr. high team finished in the top 3 among the competing schools.
The team also received the inaugural Raye Montague award. This award is for the team placing the highest among all schools competing with the highest number of female participants. Raye Montague is a "hidden figure" of the US Navy. She was the first person to design a ship using a computer program. Ms. Montague is a native Arkansan.
|Winners' List Nettleton Junior High School
|State Science Olympiad
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|6th: Alexia Krauss, Makayla Ugbaja
|Battery Buggy
|Silver: Stefon Amos, Landen Newson
|Dynamic Planet
|Bronze: Alyssa Willie, Brandon Troutman
|6th: Alexia Krauss, Landen Newson
|Experimental Design
|Bronze: Hope Foster, Alexia Krauss, Jayita Ujjaini
|Fast Facts
|Bronze: Claire Ballard, Tyler Wheeless
|4th: LJ Ervin, Tyler Wheeless
|Bronze: Landen Newson, Gwyneth Lee
|Bronze: Alyssa Willie, David Virts
|Microbe Mission
|6th: Alexia Krauss, LJ Erivin
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|5th Gwyneth Lee, Emma Gregory
|Silver: Hope Foster, Jayita Ujjaini
|Potions & Poisons
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|Road Scholar
|6th: Claire Ballard, Emma Gregory
|Rocks & Minerals
|Silver: Tyler Wheeless, Brandon Troutman
|Roller Coaster
|Gold: Cameron Holder, Brandon Troutman
|Solar System
|6th: David Virts, Alyssa Willie
|4th: David Virts, Makayla Ugbaja
|Bronze: Stefon Amos, Claire Ballard
|Wright Stuff
|Bronze: Gwyneth Lee, Emma Gregory
|Write It/Do It
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Thursday, 1. October 2009
The End of the Salmon?
"Where we get our numbers? We count the young fish, the smolts, before they swim out into the Pacific." There are salmon watchers, smolt checkers as it were, there are counting fences on the narrows, where, with help from new two frequency ultrasonic sonar, every single fish is noted. The DFO has been collecting the numbers for fifty years. "We knew, then, how many Sockeyes wandered out into the Pacific in the year 2005. According to our data, there was a seventy five percent change that 6,079 billion salmon would return to the Fraser this year." Then there were only 1.4 billion, and the David Suzuki Foundation alarmed the media.
Jeff Grout appears a bit disquieted. For laypeople, the world is simple. There is the ocean, and fish swim in it, and when they don't, then something must have killed them. Sea Lice, gillnets, Sea Lions. For Marine Biologists, the world is not simple, which is why Jeff Grout has brought along a study of the "Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat."
"That means that we have, for the salmon that swam out into the ocean back then, a notably low survival rate. Why is that? It can have to do with the fact that the ocean was unusually warm between 2005 and 2007. Take a look, all the parameters on this table are deep red."
It is a table that shows surface temperatures, buoyancy currents, and various kinds of plankton according to their ability to support salmon. In the years 2005-2007, the tableau is practically entirely red: worst case. After this, it improves, and in 2009 it is already back to a comfortable green. Because the different kinds of salmon have migration cycles that last different amounts of time, that could explain why there are Pinks galore, but the Sockeyes are as seldom as snowflakes in September.
Warmer ocean temperatures are bad for the salmon. Not only because other species from warmer climes move north and threaten food supplies for the salmon—the tuna for example. Floating doesn't work as well in warm water, requiring more energy. "Warm sea water," says Grout, "changes the composition of the plankton. It contains less energy, causing the salmon to produce less fat."
That, then, could be an explanation: "We have strong evidence that the cause of the disappearance lies out in the ocean. But we don't know the specific mechanisms."
Pauly also suspects that parasites present an important factor: "We have seen it in Chile. They pumped their fjords full of farmed fish until the entire aquaculture collapsed."
The ocean is a black box, as mentioned. We measure what goes in at a particular point and what comes out. What happens between these two points, we can only conjecture. "With this uncertainty," says David Pauly, "everyone can do their own thing, blame the sea seals, or the farms, or the development of the river banks, the First Nations. It's like the Middle Ages with the witches. Every theory could be right, and it's hard to falsify."
In any case, the situation is unusual and serious. In the southern Pacific, in the Sacramento River, the salmon have already died out, says Pauly: "It is an unambiguous pattern of climate change. We're seeing a long-term trend, no matter what is actually responsible for the casualties in the Fraser River. The salmon are in for it."
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The "Ball of String" Theory for Learning English as a Second or Foreign Language
The "Ball of string" theory
I believe in the "ball of string" theory of learning English. Imagine that the English language is an infinitely long piece of string. You begin rolling the string into a ball. The English that you have mastered, can repeat and understand almost perfectly, is
ball of string.
Daily English is redundant and repetitive
Your ball of string begins with the English words and expressions that you might hear every day: "Hello," "How are you?" "How much is it?" "Where's the bathroom?" "Coffee and a cheese sandwich please." "Nice weather today." "Tomorrow." "Next Monday." "That's nice!" All the simple words and expressions that you hear constantly repeated. Assuming you are somewhere where people around you speak English, you don't need to learn any grammar or how to conjugate verbs or have a vocabulary of unusual words or expressions. If you are surrounded by people who speak English and you pay attention, you will discover that in daily conversation people use a small variety of words. English, as it is spoken in daily life, is repetitive and redundant. You only need to learn how to understand and repeat the things you hear most often being said around you in order to begin "your ball of string."
To Learn is to add something new to what you already know
When you are rolling a ball of string, as the ball gets bigger it becomes easier and easier to add more string and you will do it faster and faster. Learning is the process of adding something new to what you already know. The process is fast and efficient because you only learn what you really need to know right now. In every course, book or program for learning English, you will be asked to learn things that you don't need immediately and you may never need. For example, a course or book might encourage you to learn, the conjugation of the verb "to write" in the present continuous: "I am writing, you are writing, he is writing, we are writing, you are writing, they are writing." In real life you are probably never going to say any of these things, so why waste time learning them. Learn only what you need right now for your life, interests and occupation, (maybe "I'm writing to him right now" will be useful), the rest you will be able to learn easily when your ball of string is much bigger.
Watch low-budget television
This approach means that you focus on what you already know, practicing, repeating and perfecting what you know, instead of constantly trying to learn something that you don't know and may never need. If you are living in an area where people around don't speak English, you will have to try and artificially create the environment where the "ball of string" approach will work. I would recommend watching television soap operas—not big-budget shows. The lower the budget, the more tv shows depend on actors talking a lot in normal dialogue and common language. You don't even have to understand the show, just begin to understand the words and phrases that are being used most often to add to your ball of string.
What a teacher is teaching isn't necessarily what a student is learning
Even if you are taking a course to learn English, you can use this "ball of string" approach. I have often told teachers of English that what they are teaching is not necessarily what students are learning. Imagine a teacher is giving a lesson on verb tenses and asks each student in turn to repeat the different tenses. He might say "okay, good," and "now your turn," "very good" and "now you." The teacher might think he is teaching the verb tenses but what the attentive, ball-of-string student will learn is "okay, good," "now your turn," very good" and "now you."
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A wording choice in a February 2018 JCPS audit document may signify that former Education Commissioner Stephen Pruitt intended to recommend state assistance for the district. His successor recommended a takeover.
Audit attachment 13, a memo from two Kentucky Department of Education lawyers to former Commissioner Pruitt dated Feb. 8, 2018, focuses on the findings of testing anomalies in some JCPS schools. In the conclusion, it appears the lawyers were working under the assumption the audit recommendation would be for state assistance — not a takeover.
"This information will not serve as a source of evidence regarding any appeal of the management audit recommendation," the memo from KDE staff attorney Erik Carlsen-Landy and Patsy Kenner from the Office of Legal, Legislative and Communication Services said.
"However, the initial statistical findings are enough to cause great concern to KDE and this issue will be a top priority under state assistance."
A KDE spokeswoman declined to comment on Carlsen-Landy and Kenner's role in the audit, or if the department changed its recommendation when it switched commissioners.
On April 30, the day interim Commissioner Wayne Lewis recommended a takeover, JCPS Superintendent Marty Pollio suggested a takeover was not what the district had expected per its contact with Pruitt.
"We weren't given a whole lot of detail, but I think the label was different from what we were expecting and heard at our first meeting," Pollio said when asked if the new recommendation differed from Pruitt's tentative recommendation, given to him on April 9.
A JCPS spokeswoman also did not return a request for comment.
Pruitt resigned suddenly on April 17, during a special state board of education meeting, a day after Gov. Matt Bevin appointed six new members to the board. The night before, Pruitt said at a town hall that the audit was nearly complete and was only waiting on an analysis of the district's collective bargaining agreement.
At the town hall, Jefferson County Board of Education member Chris Brady said he knew Pruitt's tentative recommendation: State assistance with probably one state staffer involved. When he asked Pruitt to publicly state his recommendation before the new board could fire him, Pruitt refused. Pruitt later told Insider that Brady was wrong, but didn't clarify what his recommendation would be.
The state board named Lewis the interim commissioner April 17, immediately leading to speculation that the recommendation would be switched to a takeover. Nearly two weeks later, Lewis recommended a takeover that would leave Pollio in charge of daily operations instead of appointing a state manager.
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Our extra-ordinary piloxing instructor, Tine, has opted to take a break for the summer from her piloxing class as her regular participants have expressed they will be away on vacations and Tine has also recently taken on a new job. This move will help her to focus on being her best and adjusting to the new job, while those of you who have shown the most interest can enjoy other pursuits for the summer.
This announcement is effective immediately - there will be no noon hour class Friday May 13th and Piloxing's return will be revisited in the fall with Tine.
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Hosting a child bathe for a beloved pal, neighbor, or member of the family? While the main target is, naturally, on the mom-to-be and her cute child bump, it's undoubtedly enjoyable to throw a memorable social gathering for everybody to have fun.
These big tissue balls are a number's go-to for fast and straightforward child bathe décor. They are cheap to make, straightforward to hold, and customizable for any colour scheme or area. They look nice above the child bathe refreshments desk or above/across the mother-to-be's chair of honor.
Paint Chip Paper Garland.
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Tutu Gift Basket.
It actually doesn't get a lot cuter than a bit woman in a tutu. Close second? A basket in a tutu. (Who knew?) The tutu basket could possibly be utilized in quite a lot of methods on the child bathe, together with as a present basket, a notice basket, a utensils-and-napkins basket, or perhaps a basket for the mother-to-be to tote away presents on the finish.discovered on
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Add somewhat gentlemanly class to the infant bathe desk with these cute bow tie decorations. Wrap up the serviette and plasticware in a single simply accessible bow tie package deal.
Bow Tie Garland.
This candy garland could possibly be completed in any shade scheme you want, and positioned anyplace the place it's sure to be seen and appreciated. It simply requires a little bit of paper, some washi tape, and a string. Doesn't get a lot simpler (or cuter) than that!discovered on
This takes the giving of diapers to an entire new degree! With some blue turret tops and felt flags and punctiliously ribbon-wrapped turrets, the diapers make a fantastic boy child bathe celebration ornament…and an excellent boy child present, after the very fact.discovered on
Grab a onesie with the infant's identify (if recognized) printed on it, or a generic assertion like this one ("I am beloved"), then have the onesie out there for all visitors to signal with Sharpie. This will probably be a beloved souvenir for the mother-to-be for years to return, lengthy after child grows out of it.discovered on
Keep these Sharpies busy by having a desk filled with clean sq. picket blocks. Encourage all visitors to embellish a block for the child. These personalised blocks will probably be each enjoyable and memorable. (After the child bathe is over, contemplate sealing the blocks with some child-proof clear coat.)
Thumbprint Keepsake Art.
Customize this type of artwork with any animal, individual, or object and loads of thumbprints of the child bathe friends. Have them signal (very small!) their thumbprint as nicely. Ink could be one colour (pink for women, blue for boys?) or a rainbow. Include a body as a part of the present for the mother-to-be; it's one much less factor for her to have to fret about with the brand new child on the best way.discovered on
Simply take the rubber tops off a bunch of plastic bottles, and serve the infant bathe drinks within the bottles. This seems so cute for the celebration, plus the mother-to-be can take the bottles residence and use them for the wee one later.discovered on
Perfect for a summertime child bathe when fruit is particularly tasty, this cute fruit salad is nearly too cute to eat! Have enjoyable creating the fruit child and watching your visitors oooh and aaah.
Pink Drizzled White Chocolate Cookies.
These look very festive and complicated, however the fact is, they're so quick and straightforward. They are an ideal child bathe refreshment go-to! Simply dip oreos (or cookie of your selection) into melty white chocolate, then drizzle a little bit of coloured white chocolate on prime. So fairly, but so easy.
Duck Pond Lemonade.
Bring some child-type enjoyable into the décor by floating some (clear!) rubber geese within the lemonade. This is an easy adorning element that might be very cute for a woman child bathe, boy child bathe, or unknown child bathe!


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In cooperative events with involved persons and stakeholders, the Urban Research and Design Laboratory focussed on the Obere Stadtspree in Berlin. Based on a large-scale map of potentials, the Spree-area was evaluated in focus sections on its spatial and social configuration as well as on its potential for the urban development. The tasks include the development of planning scenarios and design concepts with cooperative stakeholders plus the conception of an in situ exhibition with a following publication. With its contents, the U-Lab weblog contributed to the project work of the U-Lab and invited everyone to discuss them in public.
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During WWII the 6888th (SixTripleEight) Central Postal Directory (CPD) all-black women battalion cleared nearly 20 million messages for Allied forces, The battalion adhered to the motto "No mail, low morale".
Despite exceptional performance and historic significance they have not been fully recognized…and now a documentary aims to correct that oversight.
Service medals weren't given to members of the battalion until 2014 and only last year a monument was dedicated in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. This year the battalion finally received an Army Meritorious Unit Citation…although the US Army history site makes it seem like a lot more has happened during the prior 70 years.


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Question #71220 posted on 02/27/2013 11:16 a.m.
Dear 100 Hour Board,
Dear 100 Hour Board,
I love me some Grumpy Cat (aka Tardar Sauce)! But, what is wrong with her? I heard she has some kind of disease or is sick or has a few too many chromosomes. Why is her mouth the way it is?
-Not Gone Unnoticed
Dear Not Gone Unnoticed,
I read various articles about her (more than just these two, but these were the only two with Board-appropriate language), and the owners never say anything about her having a disease. The closest thing is a quote by some reader of an animal website, who insists that Tard has genetic defects due to inbreeding. While the owners do say she has an underbite and coordination problems, I don't think they've ever formally diagnosed her with anything.


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Alexandra Stewart (1939 - )
Film Deaths:Edit
- Kemek (For Love or Murder) (1970) [Marisa Love]: Shot with a sniper rifle by Mary Woronov while Alexandra is talking with David Hedison.
- Phobia (1980) [Barbara Grey]: Killed in an explosion when she opens a booby-trapped file cabinet in Paul Michael Glaser's office.
- The Mysterious Death of Nina Chereau (1988) [Suzanne]: Stabbed in the stomach when Maud Adams turns Alexandra's own knife against her at the end of a struggle, while Scott Renderer looks on in horror. (Thanks to Big O)
TV Deaths:Edit
- The Hitchhiker: Shattered Vows (1983) [Jackie Winslow]: Suffocated by magic when Aleisa Shirley places a glass cover over the voodoo-doll-like wedding-cake figurines.
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Fattah Amin and Nur Fazura, popular Malaysian actors and personalities, also known as Fattzura, just had their fairytale-themed wedding reception held in the prestigious Mandarin Oriental Hotel Kuala Lumpur last Sunday.
The grand wedding had the presence of Malaysia's most famous personalities that include Elfira Loy, Zizan Razak, Alvin Chong, Rozita Che Wan and more. Acts for the wedding include Datuk Sheila Majid, Ruffedge, Bunga Citra Lestari and Dayang Nurfaizah.
Videos and pictures of the wedding reception took over social media. Friends, fans and non-fans took it to the platforms to repost and congratulate the couple.
The wedding was planned by RekaTeemor, a Malaysian design company that focuses on weddings, interior designs and visual merchandising.
The way he look at her ?#FattZura #FattZuraFairytale pic.twitter.com/kBM20h0hib
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The couple was beaming with joy as they looked into each other's eyes.
Fazura resembled a modern-day princess with her extraordinary white gown paired with a veil, and having an outfit change to a gorgeous embellished pink dress after that. Fattah Amin looked smashing in his black suit. Both Fazura and Fattah were dressed by Rizman Ruzaini.
News of their matrimony first surfaced when they had their private akad nikah ceremony last November. They will be holding another wedding reception, this time for fans, on the 11th of March.
The team at Sevenpie and Sevenvault would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the lovely couple for their beautiful union.
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See my original post on Capral here. The floor didn't cave in and the stock price went higher. When I wrote my original post, my opinion was that the market at that time was pricing in a bad result for FY2017. Turns out, the FY2017 result was actually pretty decent. FY2017 results were pretty similarRead More
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Over the last decade, Capral has seen some very tough times. The start of its problems can be traced to the construction of its factory in Bremer Park, Qld in 2004 followed up quickly by the acquisition of Crane Aluminium for $124 million. Debt piled up at the same time cheap overseas products were comingRead More


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We hear from a carer who kept her mother active and involved following a dementia diagnosis.
It has been a bittersweet 18 months for Sarah Rose, a carer whose mother, Vera, has Alzheimer's.
Sarah spent a year encouraging friends and family to organise a series of trips, events and experiences for Vera, culminating in a fantastic 80th birthday celebration.
However Vera will probably move into a care home soon, and Sarah is preparing for a new stage in her relationship with the woman she calls her best friend.
Devastating diagnosis
Sarah's mother Veronica, known as Vera or Wee V, was born in Glasgow as one of 16 siblings. She worked for a time making presentation boxes and as a waitress, but dedicated much of her life to raising her three children as a single parent. She also cared for her own mother for 10 years.
'Her passion has always been her family,' says Sarah.
Vera visited her doctor in Worksop, Nottinghamshire around Christmas nine years ago. Her family had noticed her becoming uncharacteristically dependant, asking for help with shopping and bills.
'Nobody in the family had ever had dementia – it was such a shock when Alzheimer's was mentioned. We had to look into what it meant,' says Sarah.
'It was unbelievable, it was devastating.'
Sarah says her mother was in denial for some time after her diagnosis in 2009.
'She just didn't see it, because she could still remember things from years ago,' she says.
'It took her three or four years to know it was there. She began to say, "My mind is a sieve," and, "I just can't remember."
'It did frustrate her and make her unhappy for a bit.'
Role reversal
Sarah has cared for Vera since her diagnosis, trying to help her to remain active over the years.
'I was determined not to just be sat in a bungalow,' she says. 'Mum is quite well known out in town. We even visited Scotland a few times.'
She has also involved her mother in everyday tasks as much as possible.
'I didn't want to let her lose her independence,' she says.
'If she wanted a drink, I'll let her make it, but I'll stand by and encourage her. If she's cold I talk her through finding her cardigan, but I don't do it for her.'
'Really I lost my mum four years ago – the one who was my best friend, who I could talk to about my problems,' says Sarah.
'If you have a broken leg, you exercise it, so I made it like that with the mind.'
Sarah says being a carer has been even more emotionally draining than she expected.
'Really I lost my mum four years ago – the one who was my best friend, who I could talk to about my problems,' she says.
'The roles have reversed. I've become the parent.'
Sarah cared for Vera for up to 12 hours a day before they began living together in March of this year.
It now looks likely that Vera will move into a care home.
'Mum needs 24-hour care and it's heart-breaking that I'm not able to give it,' says Sarah.
'We've got a big decision to make as a family about full-time care, but I feel guilty.'
Memorable moments
After watching television coverage of the run-up to the Queen's 90th birthday, Sarah decided to make the most of the 12 months before Vera's 80th.
Sarah was already active on social media, using Facebook to document her outings and activities with her mum.
Building on this, she created a Facebook group called 'Making Memories with Wee V'. She asked friends and family to take photos and videos while doing any interesting activities with Vera, such as going on trips, and then to share them online through the group.
'The idea was, "If you've got something you want to do with Mum, let's do it,"' says Sarah.
Some of the memories harked back to years past. Sarah recorded her mum singing the same songs she would sing to her as a child, while others took Vera to Cleethorpes, which they used to visit together.
Another of the memories was Vera being told, on Christmas Day, that she was to become a great-grandmother.
Sarah says one of Vera's most enjoyable experiences was getting to dress up as a fairy godmother.
'Mum loves children and would light up when she was with my goddaughter. It was like medicine to her,' says Sarah.
'My goddaughter Beau started calling her the fairy godmother, so we dressed Mum up as one. Everyone was clapping – it was one of the best moments for Mum.'
Amazing occasion
The Making Memories adventure concluded with a big 80th birthday party for Vera, with dozens of friends and family attending from across the UK.
'The party was the highlight, she looked like royalty,' says Sarah.
'The birthday brought things I didn't expect and things we'll treasure for years to come,' says Sarah.
'Mum's brother came from Scotland – that was amazing. To see them together was very special.
'She was getting cards from people we've never even met, and gift experiences as presents so we could make more memories.
'The birthday brought things I didn't expect and things we'll treasure for years to come.
'Mum was so happy that day, she beamed. It was magical.'
Sarah created a slideshow, beginning with black and white photos of Vera's parents and continuing through to the Making Memories events and birthday party.
'It's like she's reliving it every day we watch it,' says Sarah.
The experience has also helped her as a carer and daughter.
'I don't think I'd have got through without this,' she says. 'I needed something to get to this birthday and make it amazing.'
For everyone
As she approaches the next chapter in her relationship with her mother, Sarah has been getting welcome support from Alzheimer's Society.
'I always thought they were only for people who didn't have anyone, not for someone like me who has had incredible support from my family,' she says.
'I'd hit an emotional block recently and was a bit burned out. But since I've opened up to the Society I can look forward to being a daughter again, not a carer.'
Sarah is certain that, whatever happens next, more memorable moments are still to come.
'Alzheimer's is good at stealing memories, but it won't stop us making them,' she says.
Next steps
- Use our online directory to find services near you.
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for it is the hardest part, so I'll spend a lot of my time outside work hiking nearby trails and jogging. When I'm not training, I'll be unpacking the rest of the house and furnishing a couple of rooms in my new home. Work sees an increase in activity in September as many of the winter visitors come home for the fall and winter. Since many are active in retirement, we see a lot of pickleball, golf, and softball injuries. If you're getting back into the swing of things, remember to take it easy! Speaking of the those in their golden years, I want to take the rest of this article to recognize someone who is a treasure in my life. Did you know that the first Sunday after Labor Day is National Grandparents Day? When I learned that, I wondered why this holiday doesn't receive the attention of Mother's and Father's Day. After all, most of us have amazing grandparents. I sure do. In nearby Phoenix, the kindest, sweetest 86-year-old lives independently; I call her Grandma Lufkin. Grandpa passed away two years ago, which has been difficult for all of us. We're so lucky to still have Grandma around. "DID YOU KNOWTHAT THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER LABOR DAY IS NATIONAL GRANDPARENTS DAY?"
The temperature doesn't change much when summer ends, but that doesn't mean change isn't in the air. For one thing, the kids are back in school. They're excited to make friends, but not to do homework. Our kids are also ready to hit the volleyball court after successful camps this summer. When temperatures finally do cool down, our family will spend more time on the trails. My family loves hiking together. We try to go every weekend. Personally, I'm also preparing for the Phoenix Summit Challenge, an intense hike up multiple mountains at the end of November. Last year, my sisters and I hiked four mountain peaks for a total of 23 miles, so we decided to up the ante. We're training to hike five peaks for a total of 26 miles this fall. Getting in shape Vital Care Patients ENTER TO WIN Find the misspelled word in this newsletter and call (623) 544-0300 for your chance to win a $10 gift card! CALL 623-544-0300
Grandma Lufkin has a cute little round face that belongs on a Hallmark card. When I was growing up, I remember her as a wonderful host for all the family gatherings. She'd do it all — cooking, cleaning, and planning. Now that she's older, we're happy to pay it forward by taking care of those things so she can simply enjoy the party. Grandma isn't very mushy like some grandmas are. Instead, she shows her fierce love for us with service. She's the first to bring you a cake if it's a special occasion, and she's the first to act as a caregiver in a time of hardship. Plus, she's probably the world's best baby holder. I'm so grateful to have her in my life, and hope I can be as kind and caring to my children's children as she is to me. This month, I hope we can all appreciate the amazing grandparents in our lives. In the meantime, if there's anything we can do for you at Vital Care PT, give us a call!
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For the fifth time in less than six years, the California New Car Dealers Association sent a letter of complaint to the state's Department of Motor Vehicles last week regarding Tesla's advertising practices.
The association contends Tesla's advertisements violate state and federal advertising and consumer protection laws.
Dealers in numerous states have long challenged Tesla's business practice of selling vehicles without a franchise system -- a grievance that intensified with Tesla's decision to primarily move to online sales.
"Our end goal is to ensure compliance with the law so that consumers and ethical dealers have a level playing field," Brian Maas, president of California dealer association, told Automotive News.
The association has called into question Tesla's:
• Advertising of vehicle price, payment amounts and finance terms. The association cited tweets by Tesla CEO Elon Musk that advertised vehicle prices without the required disclosures.
• Advertising vehicle Autopilot systems even though full self-driving capabilities are not yet available.
• Accepting consumer deposits before the vehicle is available and refusing to refund deposits before vehicle delivery.
• Using unlicensed salespeople as part of a customer referral program.
• Conducting illegal vehicle raffles in which Tesla owners who refer new customers are entered to win a Founders Series Model Y and a Founders Series Roadster supercar.


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Chinese Religion
China is a country that having many kinds of religious belief, people are free in choosing their own religions and they can express their beliefs openly. According to some recent surveys, there are 100 million people who have religious beliefs and religious establishments about 85,000 with 300,000 clergymen in China nowadays. There are some major religions in China:
Confucianism Buddhism Taoism
Catholicism Protestantism Islam
Confucianism We can say Confucianism is the biggest religion in China with most believers. It is also one of the world ideological sense. No one can deny its importance to China's glorification and greatness in all aspects. Exactly it is not religion, but it surpasses the importance and influence of all the regilions in China. Firmly speakling, it is one of social or human philosophy for harmonization of people to people, and people to nature! The value of peaceful co-existence between man and nature is thoroughly shown in this philosophical system. Nowadays, the whole world are suffering the unprecedented crisis in dealing with the relationship between human and nature, probably the solution could be found in Confucianism! It is the Chinese-style Christianism! By the way, the new-born generation is going back to the essence education of Confucianism. This is traditional heritage and spiritual succession.
Buddhism Introduced from ancient India and greatly developed in China, Buddhism has about a two thousand year of history. Traditionally, Buddhism has been a religion that maintained the most believers in the country. Now there are more than 13,000 Buddhist temples and monasteries throughout China, monks and nuns about 200,000 of whose 120,000 are believed in Tibetan Buddhism, which is first worshipped by people living in Tibet and Inner Mongolia regions.
Taoism is originated in China that having more than 1700 years history. Initially, Taoism was derived from some mystical beliefs, later the religion absorbed the doctrines of the Chinese philosopher Lao Zi. Taoists regard Lao Zi as the teacher in Taoism. Now there are Taoist palaces more than 1500 and 25,000 Taoist masters.
Islam was introduced to China during the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907), at that time many merchants from the Arab countries came to trade with China. They were Muslims, so they introduced Islamic belief to China. The most flourishing time of the religion was during the Yuan Dynasty (1279 - 1368). The Mongolian forces defeated the Arabs and Persians in the Middle East, they captured and enrolled them into the Genghis Khan's forces to fight in China's soil. The Muslim soldiers came with the Mongolian forces to roam around China, their belief influenced the local people then. Nowadays, most of the 20 million believers in Islam are among 10 ethnic minorities like Hui and Uyghur with a small number of Han Chinese.
Catholicism China has been influenced with intervals by the religion since 7 century AD and greatly introduced by the Western powers since 1840. Presently, about 4 million Catholic followers in China with 4000 clergymen and nuns.
Protestantism came into China in the early 19th century and began to flourish in the 1840s. Now there are Protestant churches 12,000, 10 million Protestant believers and the number of followers is increasing.
Religious organizations are free in practicing their beliefs and holding religious activities upon abiding the Chinese law. These organizations can deal with their internal affairs independently, establish religious schools and publish books about belief according to their own discretion. In schools, teachers don't preach about religious beliefs during conventional classes, but in some religious establishments, preachers can hold some classes about religion for new followers and priests. Some higher education institutions, there are departments for research in religious history and development. According to the Chinese law, people are free to practice kinds of normal religious activities at home and nobody can meddle in.
Since the 1980s, there were about 600 Christian churches to be built or renovated every year. Over 18 million copies of the Holy Bible were printed and published till the end of 1996. The authority granted tax reduction for printing of the Bible. The Chinese Catholicism has appointed 126 archbishops from 1958 to 1995. The South Catholic Church in Beijing hold 4 masses every Sunday, one of which is in English.
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On this day (February 24) in 1876, George Grenfell and his wife sailed from England to begin missionary work in the Cameroons, Africa.
George was raised in the Church of England, but he became attracted to the Sunday School of the Heneage Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. There he was born again, and there he was called into the ministry, having been introduced to the work of David Livingstone. Grenfell attended Bristol Baptist College, but when he heard that missionary Alfred Saker was on furlough, he wrote to him, offering his services. The Lord made it clear that the young man should travel to Africa as an assistant to Saker. When the elder missionary could no longer endure the rigors of missionary life, both men returned to England. On February 11, 1876 Grenfell married his long-time fiancee, and on this day, the two sailed for the Cameroons.
Ten years later, in August 1877, Henry Stanley emerged from the African darkness at the mouth of the Congo River. Leaving from the east coast, he had been in search of David Livingstone, and after finding him ("Dr. Livingstone, I presume!") he had continued westward, eventually sailing down the river to the coast. Although Grenfell was 600 miles to the north, upon hearing the news he raced down to hear what Stanley had to say about the continent's unexplored interior. The missionary was immediately attracted to the idea of using the mighty Congo River to reach the Christless people of Africa. George Grenfell became the primary explorer of the Congo and the first to carry to gospel of Christ into the heartland of the dark continent.
Over the years, he buried his first wife in Africa, several children and not a few fellow missionaries, but he never gave up his quest to present the gospel to the lost.
George Grenfell died on July 1, 1906.


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Great series. Love the banter between Barnaby and Jones.
Good plot, well acted, drop-dead gorgeous British scenery, and plenty to keep the viewer interested. All in all, an excellent series and one to collect.
Nothing is what it seems behind the well-trimmed hedges in the idyllic English countryside of Midsomer. Murder, kidnap and blackmail are commonplace among the eccentric inhabitants of sleepy village life. Inspector Barnaby returns in the top rating mystery series with all six thrillers from the 11th season, plus a bonus disc including the 2008 Christmas Special – Days Of Misrule.
CASE 1– BLOOD WEDDING: There are two contrasting marriages taking place in Midsomer – Cully's to Simon, and local baron Ned Fitzroy's to Beth Porteous. As Cully suffers from last minute doubts, Barnaby becomes an unwelcome guest at Ned's wedding when the maid of honour is stabbed to death. What are the secrets in Midsomer high society? And will Barnaby get to his daughter's wedding on time?
CASE 2 – SHOT AT DAWN: The Court Marshall and execution of Tommy Hicks for desertion during World War I, ignites a feud between the Hammonds and the Hicks, which lasts for 90 years. During a ceremony at the village war memorial Tommy's son, Lionel, unveils a plaque for his father but Colonel Henry Hammond, who supported the execution, finds the ceremony farcical and lets his feelings be known. When Henry is later executed Barnaby and Jones investigate.
CASE 3 – LEFT FOR DEAD: A mystery from his schooldays comes back to haunt Jones following the deaths of a reclusive couple in Dunstan and a murder at the wedding of one of his oldest friends. Could the spate of killings in the village have anything to do with a fatal road accident and the disappearance of a teenager almost 20 years earlier?
CASE 4 – MIDSOMER LIFE: When a body is discovered in woodland, country magazine Midsomer Life and its outspoken owner Guy Sandys come under scrutiny from Barnaby and Jones. One time city fund manager Guy is disliked for his negative reviews of local businesses and his wife Christina ran off with the man who was found dead near Guy's house. But then Guy himself is stabbed through the heart.
CASE 5 – THE MAGICIAN'S NEPHEW: Jean Wildacre, a grandmother and magician's assistant, drops dead during a stage show, poisoned by a deadly tropical frog. Barnaby and Jones investigate the secretive world of Midsomer's Magic Circle – a group of friends who once formed a cult together. Ernest Balliol and his family are still obsessed with black magic, but fellow villager Aloysius Wilmington has caused upset by exposing their rituals as fakes. But why would someone want to murder Jean?
CASE 6 – TALKING TO THE DEAD: Two couples vanish in the tiny village of Monks Barton, amid rumours of witchcraft and haunted woods. Flamboyant psychic Cyrus LeVanu clashes with pompous cleric Wallace Stone as a body is found, while other villagers seem to be caught up in a stolen antiques racket. Can Barnaby and Jones discover the secret of Barton Woods and find the killer?
DOCUMENTARY – MAP OF MIDSOMER: John Nettles explores the locations used when filming the popular mystery series, Midsomer Murders.
DAYS OF MISRULE: Barnaby and Jones are dragged away from a hated team-building exercise to investigate an explosion at a haulage yard run by TA commanding officer Matt Parkes and his son James. James is ruthless in business and with women but is he capable of arson or murder? Calham Cross is also home to a peace protestor, a grieving mother and a host of trained killers at the TA Centre. Who is responsible?


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If you'd add --with-msdfs to the %configure section for samba it would enable a
handy feature that is by default off. It doesn't affect functionality of other
features it just defaults to off.
msdfs is the microsoft distributed file services.
it lets a share in samba redirect client connections to other samba servers.
so you can have a system like:
then a dir on \\server\dfs named othershare
when you click on the othershare folder you're redirected to
and it doesn't require any special things on the client.
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Wednesday, September 26, 2007
PMN Corner: Fashion and Tech Momma
Check out the PMN: Fashion and Personal Style for my newest article: About a favorite accessory of mine: my belt cum necklace gem (guertelkette).
Read more here.
I also contributed some thoughts at the new PMN: Tech Momma and shared about Basic Internet Tips for Parents. Read here.
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Raq, my daughter Trixie would love that. She loves to make accessories out of beads and colorful stones. She would love to go back to Quiapo to buy those stuff, :)
- September 26, 2007 at 7:30 PM
- Heart of Rachel said...
I saw your post on PMN and I simply love the colors and different beads and stones used.
- September 28, 2007 at 2:23 PM
- raqgold said...
teacherjulie, my kids love doing these thing, too. they uses plastic beads, yun nga lang, makalat :D
rach, it's one of my treasures :)
- September 28, 2007 at 9:58 PM
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This workshop is nearly full! Please email the email@example.com if you are interested in attending.
Come have fun with Ekyo Maezumi and Roshi Jan Chozen Bays in a Zenga painting experience!
What is Zenga?
Zenga is a simple, flowing, free style of painting used to illustrate koans or other Zen subjects.
Ekyo is the widow of Maezumi Roshi, and an experienced teacher of Zenga painting. She can help you learn to create your own Jizo, Kannon or Zodiac Animal.
This workshop is meant to give participants a taste of this ancient Japanese art. We will be invited into the asthetic and discipline of sumi-e, as we bring the mind of meditation into expression. Martha Maezumi marries both her decades as an artist with her decades as a zen practitioner. Inviting us to explore our own creativity in a way that is both serious and playful.
This refreshing and productive workshop is appropriate for anyone, including those with no prior experience in Sumi-e or Zenga painting and those with years of experience in painting. We will supply paper, brushes and ink. Ekyo will begin with simple brushstrokes to focus the mind, then move on to calligraphy and traditional Buddhist subjects.
Ekyo loves working with children, this retreat is suitable for ages 12+
Please note that this event takes place in our Portland Temple location and is NOT an overnight retreat.
The workshop begins Friday night, March 1st at 7:30pm ending around 9:30pm and then resumes on Saturday March 2nd at 9AM - 5PM.
$50 suggested fee, includes lunch on Saturday and all supplies. Please bring a painting apron if you have one. Donations are welcomed to support the teacher.


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Writing instructors always say "write what you know". I've always taken that to mean "write what you've felt or experienced in some way". For instance, I've never been mauled by an animal, but I've been pecked by chickens, bitten by dogs, and scratched bloody by an iguana. Extrapolating from that is pretty easy.
But I wanted to go out on a limb and write something completely different from my Spacetime books. I grew up in California's central valley, and spent many years of my childhood climbing/playing in a treehouse built in an almond tree in our back yard. I watched it bloom in the spring, picked almonds off it in the fall, and watched it sleep in the winter.
Also, one of my earliest memories was of my parents' beehive. I must have only been two or three, and I got the bright idea to take a stick and see how far I could poke it into the beehive. A bee stung me right between the eyes.
Another memory is of watching my mom and dad harvest the honey. They had a centrifuge that to me looked as big as a garbage can. It filled the middle of our tiny kitchen. My parents were so delighted with the honey and the comb, and we had honeycomb in our freezer for months afterward, that it remains a very positive experience in my memory.
But what to write in a setting like this?
I wanted to write a romance, and I wanted there to be a monster. But I don't like vampires, and I've done werewolves in other places. Also, every other creature has been done–I'm talking elves, fairies, angels, demons, every kind of animal shifter, witches, even Cthulhu has featured in a paranormal romance. I wish I were kidding about that last one.
Diana Wynne Jones says to look at what everyone else is writing, take that idea, rotate it 90 degrees, and write that. So I tried to do that by using a monster that is always bad. Always. I searched Amazon over and over, and in the few instances where this monster did pop up, they're always pure evil. It was a challenge to take it and develop it into a sympathetic character whom you can root for, and even see working in a romance.
Basically, I wrote that I knew–my childhood environment, my fascination with beekeeping, and an unusual monster who is never portrayed as a hero–and out came Malevolent.
Libby is a high school senior who should be preparing for graduation. Instead, she's been bedridden for six months with valley fever, stuck on her father's farm in California's central valley.
When the beekeepers arrive in February, bringing their bees to pollinate the almond crop, one of them looks like a vampire, acts like a vampire, says his name is Malevolent, and tries to murder Libby's lousy boyfriend. Yet he offers her honey that dramatically improves her illness, and his bees sing words that she can understand.
Mal took up beekeeping in order to preserve the last remnants of his humanity. What started as a simple trip to California quickly turns into something far more complicated, as he meets a lovely girl who is deathly ill, infected by Mal's own brother. Feeling guilty and responsible, Mal sets out to heal her with his precious, magic-infused honey, and with each passing day, comes closer to breaking his personal creed:
Befriend Many, Serve Some, Trust Few, Love None.
Once healed, Libby has the strength to break up with her boyfriend–touching off a war between Mal and his brother. This escalates into a realm of awful magic Libby has never dreamed of, where she is both pawn and prize in the battle against a Necromancer. In the end, Libby must face her growing feelings for Mal, and decide whether to destroy him–or rescue him from his soulless existence.
It was fun to "write what I knew". I got to go back and research my hometown in a new way, as well as how almond orchards work, and the importance of bees to the farmers. What came out was Malevolent, a complete labor of love.


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