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The Tenth Night of Halloween: Boggart Tales
Welcome to the Ten Nights of Halloween! Each day I'll introduce you to one of the characters in my picture book, Halloween Good Night.
We made it to the tenth of the Ten Nights of Halloween!
On the tenth night of Halloween a little ghoul gave to me ... Ten boggarts bothering,
Nine vampires lurking,
Eight ghosts haunting,
Seven goblins gnawing,
Six witches cackling,
Five young zombies,
Four moaning mummies,
Three werewolves
Two woodland imps and...
A globster from the deep blue sea.
So Many Boggarts, so little time...
Boggarts are a little like toddlers, making things disappear, causing milk to sour, and according to Wikipedia:
It is said that the boggart crawls into people's beds at night and puts a clammy hand on their faces. Sometimes he strips the bedsheets off them. Sometimes a boggart will also pull on a person's ears.
They also wreak more serious havoc, like kidnapping children and causing dogs to go lame.
They can be any shape or size (though like goblins, ugly), and tend to be shaggy, smelly, squat and lacking in manners. Some can take the form of animals, others trail long chains. Some turn evil if you feed them after midnight or multiply if they get wet - oh, sorry, those are gremlins!
While some boggarts are house-boggarts, even following the same family from one dwelling to the next, others prefer swamps, fields, marshes, woodlands. One such boggart is rumored to inhabit Boggart Hole Clough in Blackley, Manchester. Legend has it, a household boggart was cast out and went to live under the bridge. People still occasionally disappear in this urban park. Find photos of Boggart Hole Clough here!
What's a Boggart? This Video Tells All:
So much fascinating lore, and so many types of boggarts! Who knew?
Two cute boggart crafts!
Boggarts are in short supply ... online. Around town and in the home, however, not so much. Here are two creative and fun crafts to celebrate those boggling boggarts!


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Work & Pensions Committee- new inquiry into PIP and ESA assessments
Please send details of your experiences to Work & Pensions Committee by November 10th. You don't need to address all of the questions just any that are relevant. Please note we do not want you to send this information to us but directly to the Committee.
Committee launches new inquiry into PIP and ESA assessments
The Committee is launching a new inquiry on how the assessment processes for Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and Personal Independence Payments (PIP) are handled by DWP contractors ATOS, Capita and Maximus, and how the application, assessment and appeals processes for these two benefits are working.
In the last Parliament the Committee held an urgent one-off evidence session in the wake of the announcement of Government plans to restrict the number of people who qualify for PIP, a move which would limit the cost of PIP by £3.7 billion. Evidence taken then revealed worrying disparities between the applicants' recall of the assessment process and the final report produced to enable DWP to make a decision. The Committee also heard concerns about the contractor assessors' ability to understand and properly assess a wide range of physical and mental health conditions, and about the dignity and conduct of the assessment process. The latest data shows that claimants are successful in appealing against their decision in 65% of cases, for both PIP and ESA, and that there has been an 29% increase in such appeals being registered since this time last year.
Given high rates of overturn at appeal, the Committee invites evidence on the effectiveness of assessment processes used to determine eligibility for these benefits, and the experience of applicants going through it. The Committee is interested in receiving recommendations for change both on the assessment process for each benefit individually, and on common lessons that can be learned from the two processes.
Frank Field MP, Chair of the Committee, said: "The truly amazing rate of overturned ESA and PIP decisions seems to point to something being fundamentally wrong with the initial assessment and Mandatory Reconsideration stages. Quite apart from the human cost this represents – the distress and difficulty for applicants trying to get help with daily living or getting into work – it looks to be wasteful, inefficient, and a huge cost to taxpayers.
"We would like to hear from claimants – and assessors – about whether and where the system works, or is failing, and how it might be fixed."
In particular, the Committee would welcome evidence on the following points, by 10 November 2017:
Assessors and assessments:
- Do contractor assessors possess sufficient expertise to carry out assessments for people with a wide range of health conditions?
- Is DWP quality control for contractors sufficient and effective?
- Should the options for reforming the Work Capability Assessment mooted in the Government's Improving Lives green paper be taken forward?
- What examples of best practice in assessing eligibility for benefits are available internationally, and how transferrable are they to ESA and/or PIP?
Mandatory Reconsideration and appeal:
- Why do claimants seek to overturn initial assessment outcomes for ESA and/or PIP?
- Why are levels of disputed decisions higher for PIP than for ESA?
- Is the MR process working well for claimants of ESA and/or PIP?
- What accounts for the rate of overturned decisions at appeal for PIP and/or ESA?
- Are there lessons that could be learned from the ESA MR and appeal process for PIP and vice-versa?
- What changes could be made earlier in the process to ensure fewer claimants feel they need to appeal?
Claimant experiences:
- Do prospective claimants currently understand the purpose of the assessment?
- How could claimants be helped to better understand the assessment process?
- Are some groups of claimants particularly likely to encounter problems with their assessments – and if so, how can this be addressed?
- Should the assessment processes for PIP and ESA be more closely integrated? How else might the processes be streamlined for claimants?
An easy read version of these terms of reference is available on our website, and we encourage people to join the discussion on our web forum, whether you would like to submit evidence to the inquiry or not.
Committee Membership is as follows:
Frank Field – Chair (Labour), Heidi Allen (Conservative), Andrew Bowie (Conservative), Jack Brereton (Conservative), Alex Burghart (Conservative), Neil Coyle (Labour), Marsha De Cordova (Labour), Ruth George (Labour), Chris Green (Conservative), Steve McCabe (Labour), Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party)
How to submit evidence is here
7 Responses to "Work & Pensions Committee- new inquiry into PIP and ESA assessments"
The ESA WCA and it's descriptors is biased and designed to cut the number of people claiming ESA it has no other real purpose, It also creates a system where many will exaggerate the impact that their conditions have on them, the HCP's employed by Maximus and ATOS etc are probably ignoring the undertaking's they promised to observe with their registering organisation's such as the GMC Dr's are supposed to regard everyone they see as the patient regardless of if they are carrying out assessments for benefits etc , They clearly aren't observing these safeguards
Then there are the methods used by some HCP's to measure power and movement as well as muscle loss of the lower limbs,
They also fail to take into account if a claimant who suffers from mobility issues would be able to travel to and from the workplace on a full-time basis they should video record the WCA
I think the problem is that any enquiry into the assessment process is ultimately futile as the assessment process is wilfully and knowingly flawed. It sets claimants up to fail. I go to appeal on Tuesday and I'm dreading it. I won last year and was placed I the support group. Ten months later another ESA 50 dropped on the mat and here I am nine months later with my condition a lot worse having tried to survive off an overdraft and loans all that time. The statements made in the report which resulted in zero scores all round were inaccurate and insulting. Should I win my appeal on Tuesday I will try to recover to the best of my ability in spite of this government then do my best to get out of this country before they kill me off altogether.
Any enquiry is a waste of money we need this government out of office or this culling by stealth of the poorest and most vulnerable will continue unabated.
They set up a "forum" (comment section) for this pantomime… ooops I mean… for this "inquiry".
As they state that –
"Comments will be used to inform the Committee's thinking on this issue."
I wrote a little note, just links to evidence of DWP hate crime committed against me and a question "Where are the police ???"
(they're now carrying out their threats and are starving me to death, no money at all)
Surprise surprise the ******s running the parliament.uk website just deleted my attempt to " inform the Committee's thinking".
Always record everything AND always take screenshots –
Do they also just delete the Word.doc files submitted via the parliament.uk website to their BS "inquiries"?
Do they also just delete emails to MP's @parliament.uk addresses?
(um… screenshot)
It's disgusting how us disabled are being treated,I for 1 have a degenerative disease and is now having to.put in an appeal for esa,the stress and pain this causes is not good for alot of ill people…sort it out please.
In June 2016 I was assessed by ATOS for my first PIP application. Having previously received DLA (Middle Care & Low Mobility rates) since July 1992 I was hoping for a smooth transition but scored ZERO points? I immediately appealed, within the 30 days allowed and the DWP replied with a virtual 'copy & paste' version of ATOS's report. I needed CAB assistance because of uncontrolled, intractable epilepsy, but even with their help it took until August 2017 before I went before HMCTS appeal panel who, thankfully overturned the DWP's stance that I was not eligible for disability assistance. The Panel have awarded me 'Standard' care and 'Enhanced' mobility, leaving me £40 pw better off. Was it really necessary for the taxpayer to fund 13 months of the appeal process and a large 4 figure back payment?
Given the vehement defense by the DWP my brother and I found it extraordinary for the DWP representative, who sat next to me in court, to say "Why did your case ever need to be brought to court?".
The main criticism I can offer of the whole system was having to collate and provide my own medical evidence. Not everyone is capable of making data subject access requests and even afford the £10, or up to £50 payable for medical notes.
It's very simple stop this madness the torys and atos and capita or murdering the disabled. Stop IT Now You No It's Happening


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Isobel McArthur is an actor, musician and playwright and studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Recent theatre credits include The Monarch of the Glen (Pitlochry Festival Theatre); Avoidable Climbing (Citizens Theatre); Cock (Tron Theatre); Alice's Adventures in Wonderland adapted by Anthony Neilson (Royal Lyceum Theatre); as well as touring internationally with the celebrated Manhattan Children's Theatre.
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- thammaiFriday, January 21, 2011
I read the article you referred to in El Observatodo. It doesn't say that the princess threw a tantrum. It reported that certain requirements are being demanded by the princess' officials, probably the protocol officers. As I wrote in the comment section, those demands are the hallmarks of an overbearing protocol office typical of royal houses around the world. Some will demand that finger food served in the presence of royalty must fit certain exact measurements and colours as the office thinks fit. The trouble is, the royalty themselves often do not bother with these things but it is the royal court around them who are taking things way too seriously and having a hysterical case of stiff upper lip.ReplyDelete
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On the run from Rwandan assassins: 'Paul Kagame has no mercy. He is a killer'
The assassins came at night, when their target was alone, and knocked on his apartment door. They had been hunting him for weeks.
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MK and I just finished the second of three weddings this weekend. This was also in the Meritage room at Belhurst Castle and we worked with Joe from Q-Music again. It was like Deja Vu. Tomorrow I will be in the same room for the hat trick. Today's wedding was with Tabitha and Dan. You could tell how much in love they were by the way they looked at each other, like nothing else in the world existed.
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Clean Beauty Swap
I was recently inspired at a panel by Eco Sessions on clean beauty and decided to challenge myself to a clean beauty swap, where I took some of my favorite products and switched them out for greener counterparts.
This experiment has proven to be super fun and actually quite enlightening. I absolutely love trying new beauty products and ever since I was pregnant with my now 4 year old, I have been more aware of what ingredients are in the products I use and try to seek out sustainably made and environmentally concious brands.
Here are a few of my favorite finds, where to get them and how to use them!
Vapour Beauty Artist Eye Palette in Mediterranean
This is a perfect palette. It very neutral and has great staying power.
Aura Multi-Use Blush in Courtesan
OMG, this blush in my new fave item in my makeup kit. It's the PERFECT color for cheeks and it's multi use so you can use it on lips and eyes too! I use it daily and it also gives a slightly dewey finish.
Elixer Plumping Lip Gloss in Beguile
Amazing, non sticky gloss with great colour and staying power. Feels like you are putting on a luxurious moisturizer but this also has that amazing shine and pop of color. It doesn't hurt that it smells amazing!
Atmosphere Luminous Foundation
As a non-foundation wearing girl, this product is PERFECTION! I like to use it as a concealer to cover up any imperfections. It has a dewey finish so I feel like I'm glowing from within.
Rituel De Fille Forbidden Lipstick in Fortune Teller
I am always shy of wearing RED on my lips. This lipstick is creamy and moisturizing and still red but not in your face. It is a soft red and all I need to create a glam look with a throwback to Old Hollywood.
Rituel De Fille Rare Light Luminizer in Anthelion
I recently came to the conclusion that given my coloring, I should not be wearing traditional bronzer. When you are as fair as I am, bronzer can look cake-y and unnatural. This luminizer can do double duty on fair complexions as a bronzer since it gives a subtle "just went to a beach for a few days" look and great glow!
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It's been awhile since I've scrapbooked, so I am a bit rusty. ;) It's funny how everything just comes easier when you do it often. I really just can't... I don't have time for all the hobbies that I would like to have... but one day, the kids will be older...and I'll be bored! ;)
My friend Mia asked me to join her sketch team over at The Everyday Scrapper. I said, sure...why not! I figured it would get me scrapping a layout at least once a week! ;)
This is the layout I created...try as a may to be all extravagant, I just can't.. my stuff always comes out quite simple looking...I think it's my obsession with perfectionism! It's ok... I'm happy with how it turned out! Even though...I had to redo it, since I was practically done and my darling 2 year old coloured ALL over it! :o
Today, was also a happy mail day, I got me some Unity! :) This is what I got:
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Oh, and I almost forgot, I also got a Unity set from Crafty Steals...man they get some wicked prices! :) I am totally on the lookout for the store kits on that site! (I hate to say it but I think I like the store kits the best from Unity!) Well..that and Ippity..
I should be good for awhile with all the Unity and Ippity goodness I have! (Although I still have a couple store sets coming from Crafty Steals and the July Kit! :o) I think my husband is going to leave me! *lol*
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In general I am a fan of Kickstarter and to a lesser amount, GoFundMe. I've backed quite a few things on Kickstarter and been pretty darned pleased with most of them. Where I find myself reluctant to back a product is when it involves slightly complicated production or technology. Particularly if this is the teams first go at a product. They tend to run way past projected delivery, stumble, and the end product isn't always that great.
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How lucky we were that the really bad weather had not taken hold this far south on the weekend of the 27th. Despite the sad lack of two talks related to the Culicidae, the other speakers extended their talks and we heard about amazing Chloropids from John Ismay, the wealth of exciting flies to be found in the prime habitats of the New Forest Mires from Steve Falk and from me, the story of the Jet ant, its associated fly and their poplar tree home only a mile or so from the University Museum in Oxford. Later Andy Grayson gave a really fascinating presentation on the secrets of the Oestridae (bots and warbles - not for those with weak stomachs!) and Barbara Ismay warmed us up with wonderful images of the Costa Rican Dipterology Congress and exotic Costa Rican flies.
I'm told all presentations were much enjoyed. Access to the OUM fly collections and library on the Saturday, the Friday before and the Sunday after, was also much appreciated and big thanks are due to Darren Mann and helpers at the Museum for enabling it all to go so well. Malcolm Smart, John and Barbara Ismay also did a lot of work, and especial thanks to the last two for organising the evening meal in the Chinese restaurant in Summertown. Lots of very good fly chat and socialising!
At the AGM, we heard how much the Forum is thriving and that membership is within sight of the 400 mark. The other landmark event was the resignation of Alan Stubbs from the DF committee. Alan is truly the father of the Dipterists Forum, being the original instigator of the organisation which started as the 'Cranefly Recording Scheme' in 1973 and morphed into the Dipterists Forum in 1995. For quite a few years he did everything - organise indoor and outdoor field meetings, be secretary, write the newsletter (now the Bulletin)...........it now takes a whole team of us to do all those jobs, and Alan has always, up to now, been somewhere within the committee structure as the Forum has grown. Alan will of course not retire to rest, but to redouble his efforts in other areas to do with his role in 'Buglife, the Invertebrate Conservation Trust' and perhaps with the Cranefly identification and ecology book that is in the pipeline (yes please!!).
Stuart spoke at some length at the AGM on the debt the Forum owes to Alan and there was much applause at the end. Here is just the one photo I managed to snap of Alan during his reply to Stuart.
A very memorable event.
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Wish I could have made it, if only to join in the applause for Alan - truly a lynch-pin of British Dipterology. If Alan's stepping down from the DF committee means he can spend more time on the Cranefly book (and I see that an updated Soldierflies and Allies is also planned) then this can only be good news. Anyway I'd like to place on record my thanks to Alan for all the fantastic work he has done and no doubt will continue to do away from the DF committee.


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Saturday, November 08, 2008
Dr Yuen's BIRTHDAY!
Nope, sorry...he's not giving us free birthday offs! Guess its time for my blog to cheer up..and update with some pics.
But daniel, sorry to disappoint u ah, busy with exams. No fanciful and funny subtitles...
Thanks to Daniel again, he gathered everyone back at chong's clinic!So today after work... haha...something special, its the reunion of the Chong's clinic batches... and again, many laughters and jokes, reminiscing the good old days...
Dr Yuen TOUCHED ....hahhaa.
Introducing to you... the different batches of Chong's!
Clockwise, Dr Yuen, Jason, Su Bee( Jason's wife), Chin Chin and her daughters.
Followed by the next batch... outgoing Dennis and his girlfriend, and incoming Daniel
Next carrying the baton ... outgoing Daniel, Jiaer...and Incoming Me! (Sam busy with work...)
And last but not least...the current batch... Yvonne, Sabrinah, Deborah and Myself
Deborah busy giving out cakes...although she's sick... hey sorry ah, only realise u got fever after that, or else would have helped you to distribute the cakes. Get well soon!!!
Alrights...back to work again. Exam rocks, I love exams. (RIGHTZ.)
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福利分分彩开奖直播 www.fcspud.com.cn Tibetan alpine rescuers successfully rescued an Australian climber experiencing critical health problems at an altitude of 7,500 meters on the northern slope of Mount Qomolangma – known as Everest in the West – according to the Tibet Mountaineering Association.
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On Thursday morning the climber was then brought to a camp at an altitude of 6,500 meters, the association's general secretary, Pema Trinley, said.
The association sent ten locals and one riding yak for support, and the climber was transferred to the 5,200-meter base camp by 4 am Thursday. He was sent to Gyrong Port by midnight, which he left Friday morning in good condition, Trinley said.
This year, the region started its annual spring mountain climbing activities in early April, and since then 144 overseas and 12 domestic climbers have been approved to attempt to conquer the mountain.
According to the latest information from the Tibet Himalaya Expedition Co, by Thursday morning, 12 climbers from the company and 21 mountaineering guides successfully reached the summit of the mountain from the northern slope.
Tsering Samdrub, general manger of the company, said with significant training long for 43 days, 12 Chinese climbers made it to the summit.
"The weather on Thursday was so nice. Thanks to this, the climbers were all in very good condition," said Tsering Samdrub, commander-in-chief of ongoing spring climbing.
"Hampered by weather factors this year, the final climbing period to the summit was later than the previous year, and climbers from different countries all take this opportunity to complete their climbing," said Samdrub.
Samdrub also said more than 200 climbers are huddled together, which has led to one-two hour postponements of climbing times.
"After from the Chinese climbers who made it to the summit, eight climbing teams from countries such as Russia and India are ready to conquer the summit."


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I wish for nothing more
Than just one more day,
For I would give it all
Just to hear her say.
It's funny how
In life it seems
You take for granted
The most important things.
To feel her close
And be safe again,
Safe from my own self,
Back with my best friend.
Yes, she was the best,
And at other times the only.
My Friend, you left me here,
And now my heart is lonely.
If you could just come back,
If only for one day,
I'd make sure that I'd listen
To all you had to say.
And now that it's too late,
You cannot speak anymore.
I finally realized
I should have heard you before.
And if I could do it over,
I'd only change one thing.
I'd tell you that I love you
And how much joy to me you bring.
No one will ever know
Quite how I feel inside,
And on that day you left,
You weren't the only one who died.
You have always been there, Mom,
And you loved me 'til the end,
So with all my heart and soul,
I love you too, My Friend.
Mother Was A Best Friend
It's been 29 days since I lost my rock (mom). Sadness fills my heart. She's the only person I've ever known to be a strong, hard working woman who had very little but gave us the world. Never...
One More Day
Published: April 2015
I wish for nothing more


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12 - Jennifer Hartswick: (Trey Anastasio Band) "You Are The Answer!"
For the better part of two decades Jennifer Hartswick has held tenure in the Trey Anastasio Band (of Phish fame) providing powerhouse vocals and impeccable trumpet playing. When she first met Trey and started collaborating she was just a teenager and self described "jazz nerd" coming out of the backwoods of Vermont. Since that time she has become one of the most respected, in-demand and busiest musicians on the jam-band and festival scene, guesting with a plethora of bands including Phish, Umphrey's Mcgee, Soulive, The Motet, The 9th Power, String Cheese Incident, and a slew of others. In addition to being an in-demand supporting musician she also fronts her own band The Jennifer Hartswick band with members of The 9th Power and recently recorded her upcoming record with the highly acclaimed contemporary jazz bassist Christian McBride.
In this conversation we talk about what it was like for Jen first joining TAB and immediately heading out on the road as such a young women, how she maintains her stamina with her busy lifestyle, her illuminating thoughts on preserving one's unique authenticity in this world, and much more! Please Enjoy!
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text: I was in a Facebook group following along with the discussion a few months ago when someone brought up a really good question - what kind of coach or mentor is right for me? Someone else in the group started to break down each type of coach or mentor and I'm here today to break that discussion down further. (Source for the breakdown) This prompted a really great conversation on what kind of mentor or coach you need for your business.Read More


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Christian youngsters still missing after police illegally arrested them on April 15, Sunday. The incident unfolded in Karachi's Youhanabad colony. Victims claim the policemen raided their houses without warrants and treated women disrespectfully.
In keeping with details, more than dozen Christians went missing after police hooked them without probable cause. Witnesses detailed that he raiders wore black T-shirts and broke into several houses of Christians. They allege that the policemen were drunk and treated the Christian women disgracefully; pulling their dupatas (head scarfs).
Also Read: For the first time in Pakistan's history a chapel opened in a public university
Christians claim that the policemen took pictures of the Christian families without disclosing the reason. These raids were carried out without search warrants, even as the Christians were not informed about the reason of the raids and arrests. The policemen forcefully snatched money, mobile phones and other valuable items from the Christians.
After seven days, the Christians illegally taken by the policemen are still missing. The police took them to unknown place. Christians of the neighborhood are apprehensive as this is not the first time; Christian men have been arrested without cause. Previously, some Christian men were taken forcefully to an undisclosed place and are still missing. When the Christian families tried to inquire about their detained loved ones, police refused to give information.
The affected families urge the Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar to take notice of their situation. They demand the Chief Justice to take action in order to recover their missing loved ones. Additionally they are demanding that the Inspector General of Police, Sindh A. D. Khawaja should take action against the perpetrators so that further raids and kidnappings are prevented. Christians are urging that they must be informed about the condition of their children who have been taken into illegally by the police.


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94. Bachfest der Neuen Bachgesellschaft e.V. in Rostock
Embedded in the double anniversary of Rostock's 800th birthday in 2018 and Rostock University's 600th birthday in 2019 the Bachfest will be part of the celebrations from May 10-19. It is artistically supervised by Prof.Dr. Markus Johannes Langer, with Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig acting as patron for the project. Offering more than 100 events, the program's overarching theme is "Counterpoints".
"Counterpoint" is a principal term in part music, meaning a correspondent opposite voice for any given theme. In a more metaphorical sense counterpoint means a contrast, an opposite pole to something.
The festival itself is in many ways contrapuntal in nature. Aside from performances of Bach`s vocal and instrumental work, rarely heard counterpoints are also part of the varied program. On one side the romantic/neo-baroque soundscape of Antonín Dvorák in the context of Bach's echo in romanticism, on the other instrumental works by Igor Strawinsky in contrastive dialogue with the Brandenburg Concerts.
Further counterpoints are offered by Bach's preludes and fugues in contrast to preludes by Schostakowitsch and live painting, pieces about church windows by Sigfrid Karg-Elert and Petr Eben, Magnificat-settings by Bach Arvo Pärt and Harald Weiss, as well as reflections in Jazz, a baroque-expedition for children, the breakdance program "Flying Bach" and Bach's music performed in the Rostock harbour.
One of the festival's focal points is the legacy of conductor and musicologist Hermann Kretzschmar, who laid the foundation for the yearly Bachfest in his "Historische Konzerte" and later, in 1901, the very first Bachfest in Berlin.
Interpreters of global acclaim will perform next to local artists from Rostock: Concerts with soprano vocalist Dorothe Mields, the recipients of the Bach medal Reinhard Goebel and Peter Kooij, organists Tom Koopman and Christoph Schoener, Berliner Barock Solisten, consisting of members of the Berlin Philharmonics, the Lautten Compagney Berlin und many more promise a varied and high quality program.
The yearly convention of the Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (HRK) will take place in Rostock during the Bachfest.
The Bachfest is hosted by the Bachverein Rostock e.V., whose members have been preparing for the festival since February of 2017.


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I have been working with Texas Custom Patios for a long time now (my family's business), starting with their original website. This is the third version being used, and has done a lot to improve the design and experience for visitors. I've had lots of freedom to try things out with this client as long as it works on browsers showing up in analytics, and I've taken advantage.
The previous version of the site suffered from several problems. First, the homepage only had one picture and a small amount of information. This didn't show off the variety or quality of projects that the company builds. Second, the portfolio pages consisted of photo galleries loaded from Flickr and a block of text describing the category. This made it difficult to explain which photos a potential customer liked and didn't create much content or put specific projects into context. Next, the contact form had over a dozen fields and checkboxes to fill out. Finally, the SEO company they work with previously said the blog should be at a wordpress.com domain for some SEO reason, and then more recently changed their mind and wanted it hosted on the site instead.
The updated homepage added more pictures as links to the portfolio categories and a large banner image linking to a featured project page. The photo galleries from the old site were dropped in favor of doing these project pages. These pages allow for a featured image, secondary images, detailed descriptions, and meta data like the date completed, the neighborhood and city, and elemental tags about project aspects like "arches," "stucco," and "television." It also allows for a project to fall into multiple categories, unlike before.
To shorten the contact form and set it up to route emails to the new DFW office as well, the Google Maps API is being utilized. When the address and city are input, it looks up the location to determine if it should send the email to the DFW office or the Houston office. It also generates further needed information about the location that the offices collect.
The addition of the blog included building a blog template similar to the existing one and transferring content from the wordpress.com site. Comments were also disabled and removed as they were not productive or useful on the old blog.
This version of the site is more stable, and will be a work in progress for a while. There is still a list of things to add and modify as part of a second phase.


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You know oat milk and quinoa from our new and much-loved natural liquid foundations, but of course, they are also great ingredients for your vegan breakfast. Check this recipe from Hong Kong blogger Angie Li for a delicious oat milk and quinoa porridge.
• 1/4 cup steel cut oats
• 1/4 cup quinoa
• 1 cup oat milk
• 1/2 zucchini (shredded)
• 1 apple (diced)
• 1/2-3/4 cup water (depends on how creamy you want your porridge to be)
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp chai spice
• 1 Tbsp cacao powder
• 1 tsp carob powder
• 1 tsp maca powder
• On the night before, rinse the quinoa using a fine mesh. Shred the zucchini and squeeze as much water as you can from it. Dice the apple.
• Mix the first 8 ingredients into an oven safe pot until everything is well combined.
• Place the pot into the slow cooker and slowly pour water into the bottom of the slow cooker until its level is about 1 inch below the top of the pot.
• Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Stir before serving.
• Serve with maple syrup, more oat milk, raw cacao nibs, almond butter and fresh fruits.
By Angie Li from vangietarian
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Saturday, February 7, 2009
Petit fours
My cake didn't rise as much as I would have liked though, but I did have fun decorating. It was very therapeutic using the fondant and decorating with coconut or white chocolate. I'd very much like to try this again. :) Perhaps with different cake, decorations and designs. I can't wait!
They look like chocolates, don't they? Hehe~ :P
Chocolate petit fours
Makes about 28
2 cups plain flour
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/3-1/2 cup sour cream (~100ml)
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp red food colouring
fondant (I used a box of Orchard Icing chocolate fondant 500gm)
50gm butter
1 cup icing
2 tbsp cocoa
1/2 cup dessicated coconut
40gm white chocolate, for decoration
In a mixing bowl, sift flour, cocoa and baking powder.
In another bowl, whisk egg and sugar. Add in milk, sour cream, vanilla and red food colouring.
Add the wet mixture into the flour and mix with a wooden spoon.
Pour into a greased or lined baking pan. (I used a slice pan)
Bake in a preheated 165C oven for 30mins or until cooked (poke to test).
Transfer onto a cooling rack to cool.
Slice cake into little cubes.
Roll out fondant as thinly as possible. About 2mm thickness.
In a bowl, make the buttercream by mixing the icing sugar, cocoa, milk and butter.
Slice each cake cube in half and spread with buttercream. Spread the sides with buttercream also. (This helps the fondant stick to the cake)
Cut a piece of rolled fondant and wrap each cake cube. Cut off excess fondant if required.
I actually ran out of fondant so I dipped the rest into coconut. (So they resemble lamingtons now. Haha..)
Decorate the fondant covered ones with white chocolate. I just melted the chocolate in the microwave for about 25 secs and then put it into a plastic bag where I nipped off a corner very slightly.
Refrigerate when not serving.
Somehow overnight, the buttercream kinda melted some of the fondant. So you get this gooey chocolate when you take a bite..
Next time I think I'll try making my own fondant.
I like the coconut ones the best. Perhaps because it's not as intense in sweetness and because it was the most simplest to make.
14 comments:
- AnonymousFebruary 9, 2009 at 8:08 AM
These petit fours look scumptous! I love them because you get a good bite of something delicious but not enough to feel guilty, unless you eat too much.ReplyDelete
very cute! they could definitely be wrapped up like a box of chocolates!ReplyDelete
I like the idea of wrapping them in fondant... ohhhh the messes I've gotten into by dipping and trying to get them off the fork!! They look lovely and your lamington ones are makin' me homesick!ReplyDelete
These look great and have inspired me.ReplyDelete
Thanks for all the kind comments! :)ReplyDelete
Small servings are the best when it's something rich and sweet like this. The sweetness didn't come from the cake though. It was the fondant and buttercream.
To solve the gooey chocolate oozing problem, just pop them into the freezer. Apparently they turn into a whole different yummy frozen dessert. (Says my sister who tried it)
Are you an Aussie, Cake Artisan?
I never really knew that lamingtons were Australian. I should have made lamingtons on Australia Day. Hehe.
These look so delicious and absolutely cute. Love the decorations, even the coconut ones.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 12, 2009 at 6:08 AM
When it says "1 1/2 baking powder", is that teaspoons?ReplyDelete
Ah, yes. Sorry!ReplyDelete
1 1/2 tsp baking powder.
I'll alter the above. :)
- AnonymousMarch 2, 2009 at 8:56 PM
how much milk do u need to put to make the butter creamReplyDelete
Oh. About 1/2-1 tsp or so, until you get a smooth thick consistency. It cannot be too liquid though.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 3, 2009 at 9:31 PM
hmmm...e milk isit tt HL kind of milk???ReplyDelete
I just used fresh milk.ReplyDelete
I wanna try out for my kid.ReplyDelete
Very lovely :)
Very cute! I love petit fours.ReplyDelete


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Wrinkles may be the result of several environmental factors -- including smoking, weight, and not wearing sunscreen, according to results from a study of twins.
A history of skin cancer was also significantly and highly correlated with photodamage to the skin of the face (P<0.001), Elma D. Baron, MD, of Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, and colleagues reported in the December Archives of Dermatology.
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- Explain that in a study of twins, several factors were tied to photodamage, or wrinkles, on the face: smoking, heavier weight, not wearing sunscreen, and history of skin cancer.
"The relationships found between smoking, weight, sunscreen use, skin cancer, and photodamage in these twin pairs may help motivate the reduction of risky behaviors," the researchers wrote.
They said their assessment "provides a unique opportunity to control for genetic susceptibility in order to elucidate environmental influences on skin aging" because assessing twins allows researchers to control for genetic susceptibilities.
Previously, analyses of the relative contributions of genetic and environmental factors have been limited.
So they surveyed 65 twin pairs (130 twins) attending the 2002 Twins Day Festival, an annual celebration in Twinsburg, Ohio.
Each twin received a Fitzpatrick skin type score and clinical photodamage score via an assessment with a dermatologist.
In initial analyses, several factors related significantly to the photodamage score: age, frequency of alcohol consumption, and self-reported weight.
Older age and weight were positively associated with photodamage scores (P<0.001 and P=0.02, respectively).
But more frequent drinking was negatively associated with higher photodamage scores (P=0.003).
The researchers explained that some types of alcohol, such as red wine, contain polyphenols that are effective antioxidants, such as resveratrol, that may help preserve skin.
Weight became protective in some analyses. For example, when results were stratified by age group, researchers found that for those over 54, higher weight predicted significantly lower photodamage scores.
This implies that "although excess fat may increase skin's susceptibility to damage, it may help mask the appearance of wrinkles in older age," the researchers wrote.
A history of skin cancer and cigarette smoking were also positively correlated with higher photodamage scores, (P<0.001 and P=0.046, respectively).
"Cigarette smoke induces matrix metalloproteinases in the skin and inhibits procollagen synthesis through alteration of transforming growth factor beta," the researchers explained.
And they wrote that the strength of the relationship between skin cancer and photodamage implicates "environmental and genetic factors that affect photoaging as components in the development of skin cancer."
In multivariate analyses, factors found to predict photodamage included skin cancer and the type of twins -- dizygotic or monozygotic.
Those with a history of skin cancer had photodamage scores that were an average of 1.39 points higher than those who never had skin cancer (P=0.08), and dizygotic twins had photodamage scores that were an average of 1.41 points higher than those of monozygotic twins (P=0.005).
The researchers noted that their study was limited by self-report and by observer bias.
The researchers reported no conflicts of interest.
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Archives of Dermatology
Source Reference: Martires KJ, et al "Factors that affect skin aging: A cohort-based survey on twins" Arch Dermatol 2009; 145(12): 1375-79.


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Chloe Green and 'hot felon' Jeremy Meeks welcome baby son
It is the first child for the former Made In Chelsea star.
Topshop heiress Chloe Green has welcomed a baby boy with American model Jeremy Meeks, who is best known as the "hot felon".
Green, the daughter of billionaire Sir Philip Green, posted a picture of her baby's hands on Instagram to announce the news.
The 27-year-old wrote: "We are pleased to announce the birth of our beautiful baby boy Jayden Meeks-Green.
"Born May 29th 2018. Mommy and Baby both doing well. We kindly ask to respect our privacy please. Much love Chloe & Jeremy."
Meeks, 34, shared the image on his own Instagram page to his 1.8 million followers.
He became an internet sensation in 2014 when his mugshot went viral following his arrest for possession of firearms and criminal street gang activity.
He was dubbed "hot felon" by the media and by social media users thanks to his high cheekbones, chiselled features and striking blue eyes.
Meeks, who has a teardrop tattoo on his face, then scored a modelling contract before he was released from prison in March 2016, and he has walked the catwalk at Milan Fashion Week.
Last year, he left his wife and began a relationship with Green, who has also appeared on Made In Chelsea.
Meeks is already a father to a nine-year-old son with ex-wife Melissa.
Throughout their romance, Green and Meeks have shared many romantic posts about each other on their Instagram accounts.
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Tri-School Transitions to Canvas
By: Matt Smith
There are numerous distractions that come up every night for students while completing their homework. From text messages, to phone calls, to eating dinner with the family, there are many sources of redirecting one's attention from the task at hand to something different. One cause of distraction that many students of our tri-school community do not often think about is that having three different online learning platforms leads to more time being wasted and the quality of one's work decreasing.
As juniors and seniors began the new year with their coordinated classes at either RPCS or Bryn Mawr, they had to learn not only how to navigate the unique style of their teachers during the school day but also how each of them conducts his or her teaching outside of the classroom. Tyler Witherspoon, a junior who takes both a class at RPCS and Bryn Mawr, says, "The amount of time I spend every night changing between MyRPCS, Canvas, and Moodle really begins to add up throughout the course of my week. I tend to find myself paying less attention to my assignment at hand, and switch my focus to other non-academic material." A study at the University of Minnesota reinforces Tyler's concerns, as it discovered that having multiple tabs open on students' computer screens at once resulted in all of the tasks being completed less efficiently than students with only one tab open. Enforcing all teachers across the tri-school community to use one common online platform would certainly increase the productivity and efficiency for many students like Tyler.
Mr. Tye Campbell, Director of Technology, and the technology department at Bryn Mawr have already decided upon Canvas to be the core learning platform for the two schools during the 2018-2019 school year. Joining Bryn Mawr and Gilman onto one learning platform will help students decrease the number of distractions they face, but there is still a gap between all three schools of the tri-school community. Ms. Elizabeth Knapp, one of Gilman's tri-school liaisons, states, "One of the most important aspects of being part of a tri-school community is not only coordination, but also cooperation. I believe having a single learning platform would be incredibly beneficial, because it would keep the girls (RPCS and Bryn Mawr) on the same track as Gilman."
The transition to a singular online learning platform among the tri-school will not only benefit students, but also significantly affect teachers. Mr. Cody Miles stated that as a teacher, one of his most time-consuming tasks is grading. As Mr. Miles has transitioned from Moodle to Canvas this year he has greatly increased his efficiency in grading through one of Canvas's tools, Speedgrader. Speedgrader allows teachers to leave comments, total points, and examine a student's work all while on one computer tab.
Speedgrader, along with other tools like linking to one's Gmail account, and text and email notifications, shows that Canvas is the best option for the tri-school community. The uniform implementation of Canvas in the tri-school community would allow all students, teachers, and members of the faculty to become more organized and manage their time more efficiently.