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Friday, June 27, 2008
Going hardgor
Just recently I asked if there was anything particular anyone wanted us to write about and got the request that more about what Gor and Goreans are about would be nice. I'm happy to fulfil that call to duty must admit on the other hand that I know about us much about Gor as I do about Thai semantics. I think, though, that one of the more important things about Goreanism is the slave bit – it has at least been what has interested me most. That and running around shirtless with a sword.
So, if I'm going to discover Gor for this blog I'll probably have to have a slave. I've therefore set up this little application questionnaire for slaves in spe that will hopefully show your aptitude and attitude. Don't blame me for any mistakes; I have no idea what I've written here. (So what's new)
Slave application form:
Note: If you have troubles filling in the bubbles with those iron cuffs on try "right click / detach"
During a drink serving session how man times are you required to kiss the glass?
( ) 10
( ) Kiss the what?
( ) Kiss the glass? You can kiss everything but the gl in the last sentence!
What would be your first sentence when greeting your master?
( ) "Greetings Master, I am at your command"
( ) "Wassup? Cool broadsword, dude"
( ) "What the hell do you think you're doing coming in at this hour?"
Upon rezzing at a location what pose/animation would you most likely use?
( ) Nadu or tower
( ) What's a nadu? What's a tower. I'd stay standing.
( ) I've got this "crotch kick" I might want to try out on you.
Being collared means...
( ) ...that I have found a Master to follow and obey.
( ) ...I'm logging into SL as a dog?
( ) …I got nabbed by the cops. Happens all the time.
What might a typical description of yours be while doing the nadu?
( ) .../me kneels to the ground before you, her petite body arching and her pert breasts tightening as her head is cast down
( ) .../me is still not sure what a nadu is.
( ) .../me ain't naduing for anybody, no mater what it might be.
Why do you want to become a kajira?
( ) To submit to the power of another fulfils me.
( ) I'll answer that one as soon as I find out what a nadu is.
( ) Who ever said I did?
Are you a white silk kajira, that is a glana – or an "opened" red silk slave?
( ) I have been saving myself for you, Master.
( ) If the opened red silk isn't to revealing I might go for that.
( ) You really do have no idea what you're talking about, right? Well, at least we have that in common.
Say in two words or less what you feel about being a krajira.
( ) Yes, Master.
( ) Uh, what?
( ) F**k off!
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An ony must (whatever an ony must do)
I had actually been waiting to post this as soon as some new article came out stating that obligatory "in Second Life users can anonymously".... well, do whatever they want.
For example, and this only because I couldn't quickly find a current newspaper article about anonymity in SL, you can go to a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. But that wasn't what I was getting at. My point is, and yes, I'm slowly arriving there: Why does every one talk about the anonymity of users in SL and never mention that our Avatars are living in a society that would make the TSA clap its (leather clad, iron fisted?) hands in glee? My point - and I'm finally got there – your Avatar is anything but anonym.
If I had been trying to find another reason to write I could of taken this: Matilda, who I've talked to sometimes but never set up as a friend, recently sent me an IM – and maybe because we were not friends and she couldn't know I was online she carefully pointed out "I hope you don't think I'm stalking you, but I've got a question you might be able to answer." (And no, the question was not "Why don't you return my calls, you bastard! Who do you think you are? And who was that floozy I saw you at Sax?".)
Actually, I've forgotten what she did want to ask me, but it certainly wasn't that nor did I feel stalked. But, if Matilda had wanted to (and I emphasize that she didn't!) it would have been easy enough. Why? Because, to make my point again, our avatars can be hidden about as well as Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. Meaning: Not at all. Or, said a bit differently: You can teleport, but you can't hide.
Take Profiles, for example. Love 'em, read 'em, use 'em every day But they do say more about you then you might appreciate. I once met a Spanish girl who had something along the lines of "Hot Free Sex "-Sim in her profile that I, as best I could, casually asked about.
"What!!!" She shrieked - making me feel like the pervert for asking. I politely pointed out that she had but one item in her picks and that was the aforementioned place of enthusiastic exploration of others.
"What!!!" (I got again) and then a "Let me check! 1 sec". I received a long explanation that sounded vaguely familiar to "this isn't what it looks like, dear, let me explain." She adamantly argued that she hadn't put it there and I said things like, "Yes, I would have been surprised" while I thought things like, "Yeah, sure."
I'm less tough on Group Memberships though, as offers to join occasionally pop up as soon as you enter a sim and are quickly accepeted. And maybe wandering around with "Pussycat Devoted" (or something like that) in my own profile has made me less willing to criticize that oversight.
But take Groups, for example. Trying to hide from some one? Made it so a friend (lover, enthusiastic acquaintance, stalker) cannot see your online status? He, she or it can. All he needs to do is be in the same group as you and most groups – especially stores and clubs– are set up to show just how many happy members said group has. It'll also show you who is online or when they last logged in, though only the date.
Told your girlfriend that you're not going to be on tonight and then sneaking in? She just has to check one of your groups. If she's not a member she can usually quickly join – and then even leave again afterwards. That's called covering your tracks (which is what you failed to do, bubba).
Or take Creations. Anything you build or create in SL will hold, until eternity (well, until it's deleted), you name on it. This isn't a bad thing, and probably pretty useful for actual builders. Like that dance ball you've been using? Right click, more, information and you've got the name of the creator – and can usually go from there to their profile and on to their store. But lot's of other stuff gets tagged as well. Notecards, landmarks, pictures. It's sort of like signing any porn mag you've ever bought and then giving them away to charity. (Okay, an unlikely situation, but it's a bit like that.)
Used to dabble in making male appendages before moving on to more exciting ..ehm… less exciting builds like chairs? Those dangly bits might still be around (and explain why you keep getting the IMs "Hey, can I get this in a lighter shade and, like, quick?") It's all there and it's all got your name on it.
And this is just the normal stuff, that probably has you yawning already. SL, of course, offers loads of little tools for the more inquisitive, stalking nature as I found out while researching this. Sim scans which tell you who's in your vicinity. Chat spys that you can latch on to someone and at least hear what they are saying even after you've left the sim (happy, as far as I know, only open chat and only restricted to that sim). Avatar online probes which will report the online status of anybody, friend or foe. And then, because anything that can be sold in SL will be, detective services that will snoop anybody you ask them too (and I'm suspecting also provide loyalty checks on your new partner).
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Friday, June 6, 2008
No news is.... well no news
A few people have mentioned that I haven't posted anything here for a while and complained. I'd like to reply to that. The problem is, I say, "I can seem to find anything clever to say at the moment." And usually I then hear: "Oh, that hasn't stopped you from publishing earlier posts."
Anyway. I'd like to promise that Notes From SL is still very much alive and what looks like rigor mortis is actually just a state of deep thought. I have a number of topics rattling around my head to write about. Some good, some bad, some bland, some sort of like those littles stones or maybe they're beans put in Mexican gourds and just rattling for their own sake.
So, instead of deciding to write the one thing or the other, I've decided to put a few ideas up to vote. I mention the topic and you say things like "No". Or "Ehm.. NOT!" Or maybe even "I'm off to read that blog about frog mating again, sorry."
Anyway. Here goes, my ideas to blog about:
1) Dance Balls: Is being out of sync bad style?
2) Anonymous: Why your Ave is not as hidden as you think
3) Show Transperancy: Why didn't Linden Labs name it "Reveal Pervert?"
4) Hot Sax: The best Club in SL ever. A place every one should visit and support. The easiest ways to give tips, how to invite your friends, how to pass LMs of Sax to other people.
5) Unsolicited plugs: Notes From SL in pay of certain Jazz Clubs?
6) Ruth-Less: And why you are, deep down in your SL soul a woman (Ruth) and don't know it
7) That's so Gor'ing: Why running around with a sword (and a slave) gets tedious after a while.
8) Note from SL predicts the election: Because.. well like.. Obama's gonna win (you heard it here first).
9) Places not to go to in SL: Because I'll have to go back there, though I don't want to and LM them and then you'll go there although I warned you not to.
10) Ten reasons why you should visit Hot Sax regularly.
Sooooooo.... feel free to add your comments, or add other ideas of what we here at Notes From SL could write about
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God has already given us everything we need! He's give us His complete Word as the ultimate playbook!
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Utmost loyalty to the king's agenda is the ingredient that guards our zeal. We are zealous for the things we are fully persuaded about. We have deemed the course relevant in our eyes; our thoughts, actions and words will not betray us! In the midst of our seemingly constant battle with the senses to define reality…. In this quagmire of tangibility that has made the veiled world of the unseen so unappreciable….we must stand our ground. We must stay our course. The king's agenda is not one to be taken lightly…..our God is king…we are His people…we are his lords to do his utmost bidding.
We are them that believe in the reality of God's kingdom….and are moved to function consistent with its blazing agenda. We have etched His words with fire upon our brazen chests….we have chiseled His vision into the tables of our hearts; the blood continually drips a resonance of commitment and loyalty to the Lamb who sits in the midst of the throne of God. We have beheld His Majesty….our souls have come to be consumed by the brightness of His glory and beauty. We are His…..He is our Beloved!
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The Origins of Deal Carnival
The history of the Association can be traced back to 1826. After the closure of the Naval Dockyard in Deal the towns people started to become restless. A great number of dock workers and sailors with very low spirits living locally became a worry to the local Council, they saw a need to raise interest and attract people into the area and came up with the Deal and Downs Regatta. At this time, all the events were water borne and the press of the time reported that they were a tremendous success, with what was described as 'a very colourful display out on the sea'.
Royalty became associated with the Patronage starting with the last Naval Commander of the former Dockyard, the Duke of Clarence, who later became William IV. Followed years later by Queen Victoria.
Sailing and rowing events were the mainstay of the celebrations, usually over just one weekend in August, or in later years, September.
The title 'Royal Regatta' appears on many Programmes from earlier this Century, right up to the Second World War when the title was dropped and became just 'Deal Regatta'.
There have been breaks in the running calendar for the regatta, these have been due to many of the towns people fighting away from home as the breaks all coincided with wars.
Since the late 1940's the Regatta has been held every year, proving that the original idea was a good one, bringing revenue and a large number of tourists to the area.
Now, after more than 180 years - Deal Regatta is still here.
As the event evolved, the Regatta Association organised water-borne events, pet shows, motor shows, carnivals, open-air concerts, firework displays and even an 'It's-A-Knockout' tournament. The current calendar of events, put together by a Committee of less than 10 volunteers, now takes up more than a week of days and nights.
The committee take the whole year, from the end of the previous year's Regatta to the beginning of the next, to piece together all the intricate details into one entity. Members of the committee are extremely grateful to the other local clubs who kindly lend a hand by helping us set up events which help ensure that the traditional Sailing and Rowing Regatta events are kept going.
For centuries Deal had been dominated by the ancient Port of Sandwich, increasing sea traffic in the Downs due to the Dutch wars and expanding trade with our new colonies impelled the Parish Vestry (the local authority of the day) to appeal for Deal to be given its own charter.
The appeal was successful and King William III signed the Charter of Incorporation on October 13th 1699, this Charter gave Deal the status of a 'borough and market town', and the right to elect its own town Mayor and allowed it to run is own affairs. The Charter can still be seen in the Mayor's Parlour at the Deal Town Hall. Captain Joshua Coppin was duly elected the first Mayor and '12 good and lawful men' were appointed as the Jurats who held office for life, unless they misbehaved themselves in the execution of their office.
In 1949, Deal's Town Council decided to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the granting of the Charter with a series of events throughout the entire year. To this end a sub-committee was formed, called the Deal Town 250 Charter Committee. The Committee became involved with many events and not only organising special celebrations for the year, but the town's annual events, such as the carnival and regatta. The 1949 Carnival Queen and Regatta Queen (back then, they were two different titles) was Jean Chandler. Jean had also been chosen to represent Deal as Miss Deal in the Miss Kent contest. Jean competed against girls from towns all over the county for the honour of going forward to the Miss England final. Although she didn't win, she still did her town proud. When the Deal 250 Committee wanted to find someone to represent their town during the Charter celebrations, what better choice could they have for Charter Queen than Jean. Jean's year was an exciting one, filled by civic receptions, luncheons and dinners throughout Deal and the neighbouring coastal towns of Folkestone, Ramsgate and Margate. She also got to meet celebrities such as actress Elizabeth Taylor and band-leader Eddie Carroll. But undoubtedly the highlight of her year was the Regatta parade when she was seated high on the bow of the Saxon King, pulled along by the Sea Scouts to whom the boat belonged.
The event was recalled some 46 years later on the 'Memories' page of the East Kent Mercury.
A lot has happened in the intervening years but when the 1996 Deal Town Council was formed in May 1996 it quickly decided that the forthcoming 300 year anniversary was an opportunity to promote the town and celebrate its history. A committee was formed to plan for the celebrations. It was agreed that as in 1949 (the 250th anniversary) the whole of 1999 was to be used to commemorate this occasion.
In 1999 the Deal 300 Committee decided that it too should commemorate the 300 year anniversary of the granting of Deal's charter by appointing the new Charter Queen. The Deal 300 Committee turned to the most successful Deal Regatta Court of the 1990's when it came to choosing the girl who would he the representative for the town during the celebrations. Michelle McKeown, who had taken over the role of Deal Regatta Queen after the resignation of Natalie Smith, was the natural choice for Charter Queen. She had lead her Court during one of Deal Regatta Association's most successful years on the Southeast England carnival circuit. The Court had won 15 prizes: 6 Float, 2 Tableau, 2 Princess, 2 Queen, 2 Court and Michelle was a runner-up in the Southeast England Belle of the Ball contest. More important than their success outside of Deal, they were also a big hit with the citizens of Deal - people would frequently stop the girls and tell them how proud they were of them. The Deal 300 Committee decided that the ideal occasion to sash it's new Deal Charter Queen, a title which is held for fifty years, would be the Deal Christmas Carnival. It would make a fitting end to the Deal 300 festivities and a sensational finale to the carnival celebrations. At the meal after the parade, a surprised Michelle was sashed by the Mayor of Deal Jim Rees and presented with a cup to keep for the rest of her life. The other members of her Court were presented with limited edition Deal 300 medallions in recognition of all their work in supporting a superb Queen for Deal.
Memorabilia and Old Photographs
Following an appeal for memorabilia, the Committee has received a number of items on loan. Special thanks must go to the Rowing Club who have loaned some early century Programmes.
There are still large gaps in the history of the Regatta, which need to be filled, and many questions still await an answer. Can you help? If so, please contact us by e-mail.
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The actress played more than fifty roles, and still, despite his age, continues to delight fans with his appearance in the series. Simple girl, good mother, generous grandmother – she was always in demand. And in the life of Vera Vasilyeva stays the same as it used to see the audience.
Born Vera in the village of Dry Creek in the Tver region. Soon, however, the mother of the family having certain ambitions about his own life, found a way to take the family to the capital.
But the family was large: side-by-side with Faith was brought up by her older sister, 13 years after the birth of a future actress, a light appeared and a younger brother.
The boy was two years old when the war began. His mom immediately sent with the evacuation. Older sisters, one of which by the time he graduated from medical school, and the other worked in the Ministry of defence, went on business trips.
Only Faith as a teenager and remained with his father in Moscow. Along with all she Packed the boxes with sand to extinguish incendiary bombs, was on duty on the roof… even then dreamed of the stage.
A little girl she was at the Bolshoi theatre. My mother's friend took her to the show. There Faith saw not only the performance but also people from a different social stratum who lived different, different from Verinoj life. The Vasiliev family, he moved to the capital, lived in a communal apartment, the parents worked at the plant.
The fact that the youngest daughter was fascinated by the theater, the family is not immediately noticed. Parents barely have time to rest between work shifts, and older sisters because of the age difference was not immersed in Vera's life.
She was trying to save money to the show, bought the theatre magazines and was soon able to interest a theater and best friend. They teamed up and penny on your hobby mined together. One girl even sold one set of textbooks, leaving the second to learn it together – like in the theatre!
Not difficult to guess that after school, Faith wanted to join the theater, but for some reason did not dare to go "dramatic actress", the way to circus school seemed shorter. The girl was preparing for the exams there, but failed the first – physical training. The rules of admission were harsh!
Was the middle of the war, but some drama schools have not yet sent in the evacuation. Proryde after the failure in the circus, the Faith of all gathered will in a fist and went to the theatre. There is a small, but very charming yesterday's the girl with the dimples was a success.
Vera was studied in the second year, when it first adopted the role in the movie "Twins" is a small episode, which nobody noticed. A year later, she was summoned to Hollywood to the famous Pyreva, who filmed his "Tale of the Siberian land".
Faith was worried and prepared. Slept all night in curlers and in the morning brought this up that she did not recognize herself. In cosmetic, standing upright steep curls and elegant dress she was to conquer the Director and auditioning for the role… villager Nasty Gusenkova.
The actress recalls how unkindly looked at her first, and when he was assistant, began their lecture. Those confused: "Yesterday it looked wrong."
Experienced Director realized what was the matter, and sent Vasilyev together with assistants to wash, comb curls and weave the braids. After resulting the girl relented. Asked for two of the stocking. "What's wrong with my legs?!" thought young and quite bewildered actress.
Stockings but Ivan told me to roll up and shove into my cleavage. They say her face needs, fat, and skinny, the disorder! With the new "breast" using strings wide dress high as you will definitely notice the actress, "to be like the woman in the kettle," she passed the audition and was approved for the role.
The frame had to play with the masters where the student was afraid of. Before the end of filming Faith kept to themselves and did not expect that the movie will become popular, and she, a very young actress, was awarded for the role of Anastasia Stalin prize.
Brilliantly graduated from the Moscow theatre school and already have a prestigious award, the actress was invited to the Satire theatre in which the actress is to this day. She managed to become a prima ballerina for the first two years of operation and 50's, when the glory Vasilyeva thundered throughout the Soviet Union, the theatre was joined by the young and talented Director Boris Ravenskih.
Charming and beautiful, the man was fascinated by the entire troupe of his is bursting with energy and breathed in the theater a new life. Delivered his "Wedding dowry" was played over nine times. For this show of Faith has received his second Stalin prize, theatre – a new wave of recognition, and the Director is a beautiful and faithful woman.
The actress never hid the fact that she fell in love with a married Director. He also went through the beautiful Faith of your mind. Even met her parents and was able to establish contact with them. And lived, while the Director hasn't turned into another theater.
He not only did not lose the war but lost interest in former favorite actress, barely ceasing to see her every day.
She tossed and turned, but he knew that professional changes in the life of a loved one, his coldness and, as a consequence, separation is liberation for her.
Faith could not forget Boris, and that he agreed to all the roles, just to go to work and not to think about my favorite. Meanwhile, the sensational "Wedding with a dowry", it was decided to film.
Filming for Vera Kuzminichna was to look after the actor playing the main role, – Vladimir Ushakov. "He came luxurious, brilliant, impressive" – will remember the actress. So I saw this his "Osechka," as she called him much later…
The actor had just returned from Germany and immediately noticed the beautiful Faith. Started to care – that in any. Good people explained that love for the other, told the bitter story of an actress and married Director. "'ll still always with me!" – rested Ushakov.
He achieved it three years, showered with gifts, beautifully looked after and ask me to marry him. In General, in the fourth year convinced of his love, and Faith agreed.
Vladimir led her into the Dorm and introduced my wife. No wedding, no painting, no rings. Slept apart, cook it refused, it was necessary to Vladimir to hire a housekeeper and is living in a Dorm! The neighbors roared with laughter, and the man showed incredible patience and love. It was a long time before Faith convinced that he really is the best husband in the world!
The sign they had in seven years – when issuing documents in the apartment, and the real wedding was celebrated on the day of the fiftieth anniversary of joint life. She wore a white dress, bought, finally, a wedding ring, the friends gathered at the Home of actor…
They lived in perfect harmony until his death. In the room where the husband lived, his portrait hangs. Vera, when he comes home, the first thing to greet his Usackas, telling how spent the day.
But the children of the couple were not. But fate brought Vera Kuzminichna with the woman she considers her daughter. She once helped actress with heavy bags, it turned out that Dasha has long monitored the work of Vera Vasilyeva. Became friends.
As time passed the young woman and the actress had become so close that they became a real family. Now Dasha monitors the health of Vera Kuzminichna and its contents, controls the finances. The actress trusts her completely and considers Dasha's son as his grandson.
After a difficult year when he passed away husband of Vera Vasilyeva, she again went to work for the first time agreed to star in two TV series. So we can say that the actress her fans to this day continues to delight new roles.
Chuk and GEK (1953)
Malicious Sunday (1985)
Believe (2012)
Spring twenty-ninth (1975)
Maigret and the man on the bench (1973)
Beauty (2000)
The legend of the Siberian land (1947)
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The New York Review of Books article, "Who is Charles Dickens," by Robert Gottlieb, reviews several biographies of Charles Dickens. This reading caught my eye immediately because it was easy to relate to a discussion we had in class. In one of the opening paragraphs Gottlieb states:
"There are a few writers whose lives and personalities are so large, so fascinating, that there's no such thing as a boring biography of them—you can read every new one that comes along, good or bad, and be caught up in the story all over again."
Gottlieb makes a remarkable statement about Dickens in that paragraph. In class we joked that in order to be a good writer you must live a boring life. Good writers typically spend their time writing which limits their ability to do anything worth writing about in a biography, one would think. Gottlieb's statement, however, depicts Dickens as being so extraordinary that even a poorly written biography about him is worth reading. Gottlieb quotes Longfellow who wrote after Dickens death that
"I never knew an author's death to cause such general mourning" […]"It is no exaggeration to say that this whole country is stricken with grief."
For Longfellow to say an entire country is grief-stricken because of Dicken's death is a huge compliment, but it nevertheless sounds overblown. The placement of the quote from Longfellow and the paragraph above is phenomenal. Reading about how interesting and well-respected Dickens was engages the reader and makes them question why he was such a fantastic person to write about; it makes you want to read on.
Yet Gottlieb also reveals that Dickens may not be the loveable, joyous man that England portrayed him to be. After his death Dickens own daughter Katey stated in a letter to George Bernard:
"If you could make the public understand that my father was not a joyous, jocose gentleman walking about the world with a plum pudding and a bowl of punch, you would greatly oblige me."
Why would Dickens own daughter make such a request? Some answers to that question may be found in Dickens character David Copperfield. Gottlieb says,
"Forster told the world much that it did not know, most startling the story of the twelve-year-old Charles's degrading (to him) employment in the blacking warehouse off the Strand to which his family's near destitution had condemned him. He adapted this experience for David Copperfield, but no one not even his children had known that it was autobiographical."
The public viewed Dickens as a Robin Hood of his time; he wanted to help the poor and advocated against slavery. In the public eye he was an outstanding citizen and a phenomenal writer. Dickens toured the United States making speeches expressing his opposition to slavery and his support for additional reform. However, the public did not see the person Dickens was behind closed doors. Dicken's novels, although fictional, reveal a lot about himself. Dickens faced many challenges in his life, and although he was a successful writer, most of his personal relationships were strained and he suffered many loses most notably the death of his daughter. After his daughter's death Dickens separated from his wife; these events accounted for a shift in his writing. Dickens writing began to reflect a darker world view; perhaps the way he truly viewed the world. A letter to Dicken's daughter Katey says,
"All I can tell you is that your father was neither a storyteller like Scott, nor a tittle-tattler like Thackeray: he was really a perplexed and amused observer like Shakespear."
Dickens observed the world and recorded how he perceived things. Dicken's did not tell stories based on fiction, he wrote from life experiences and his characters reflect who he was; the person he hid from society.


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" 'I should have thought that the job was –' Cordelia finished the sentence for him. 'An unsuitable job for a woman?' ' Not at all. Entirely suitable for a woman I should have thought, requiring infinite curiosity, infinite pains and a penchant for interfering.' " (100)
I am a long-time fan of P.D. James mystery fiction (or, as she calls them, her "crime novels") but up until this week, I have read only books within the Adam Dalgliesh series. While those are superb novels and every single one is well-worth a read, I found this novel (part of the "Cordelia Gray series," of which there are only two books) to be refreshingly light and more energetic while still containing the signature intelligence and wit of James. No doubt, the youthful air of the novels comes from the fact that their heroine is a young London woman running her own private investigation firm. Compared to her much more famous counterpart, Cordelia Gray has no weighty history to contend with nor any bothersome police procedures to adhere to. As a result, An Unsuitable Job For A Woman, presents us with a thrilling, fast-paced novel without the density of James' other works.
Our short-lived heroine, Cordelia Gray, was a child raised in the British foster-care system who was forced to abandon her education during her high-school years, and as a result found finding work in 1970's London rather challenging. A temporary typing gig turns into an apprenticeship with a shady PI who, upon his untimely death, leaves the business to Cordelia to run. Tough and scrappy after years of upheaval and poverty, Cordelia may be inexperienced in her new career, but her street-smarts and work-ethic make up for some of what she has yet to learn.
"Despite its look of deceptive youth it could be a secret, uncommunicative face. Cordelia had early learnt stoicism. All her foster parents, kindly and well-meaning in their different ways, had demanded one thing of her — that she should be happy. She had quickly learned that to show unhappiness was to risk the loss of love. Compared with this early discipline of concealment, all subsequent deceits had been easy." (21)
Her first case comes just days after she inherits the struggling detective agency: a wealthy scientist of some distinction wants to hire Cordelia to investigate the reasons behind his adult son's suicide. Cordelia, her client reasons, will more naturally fit in as she makes inquiries among his sons colleagues and classmates at Cambridge University. Soon Cordelia finds herself taking temporary (and free) lodgings in the very cottage where Mark Callendar took his life and mixing with the students and staff at the university.
Cordelia is determined to prove herself to her client, and more importantly to herself, that despite her age, gender, and lack of formal education, she can not only investigate the circumstances of his son's death, but also hold her own among the elite academics and wealthy residents of the town and college. Indeed Cordelia soon finds her stoicism and keen observation skills allow her to mix with her peers, while insulating herself from their often causal cruelty and their dismissiveness of her based on her lack of social and academic standing.
Readers find Cordelia in 1970's Cambridge, a time of loosening social mores and outright questioning of all authority figures. The educational formality that had reigned in Cambridge for hundreds of years was yielding to freer ideas about sex, drugs, religion, philosophy all while the students themselves were living without the supervision of previous generations.
"Cordelia was intrigued by the overt sexuality, she had thought intellectuals breathed too rarified air to be much interested in the flesh. Obviously this was a misapprehension. … She found herself intimidated by the underlying ruthlessness and the half-understood conventions of these tribal matings." (98)
By befriending those who had been close to Mark, at wild parties and during punting trips down the river Cam, Cordelia begins to get a sense of the quiet, bookish young man who had undergone a recent revolution in his worldviews and had begun to questioned his place among the wealthy elite. Clue by clue, Cordelia retraces Mark's steps to find just what led to this transformation and whether or not Mark learned something during his period of discovery led — not to his suicide — but to his murder.
A short, fun read for those who love a cozy PI mystery, told by a wonderful story-teller. If only PD James had found Cordelia interesting enough to fill more books!


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Now that canine companions are permitted on the boardwalk, it is a great opportunity to take a very brisk autumn stroll to Yappy Hour – outdoor happy hour for dogs and the people that love them – at the WonderBar.
After hearing from tons of dog owners and dog lovers that Yappy Hour was a great way to spend a few hours with neighbors and their pets, I went last Thursday.
The dog-lover's spirit and camaraderie greet you at the front gate, along with a handful of energetically wagging tails. It's a hoot to see dogs of all shapes, sizes and pedigrees running around carefree.
"The fun part for me is watching the little dogs playfully chase the big dogs," said Jim, as we both watched a brown and black Chihuahua running behind a black and white dog I would swear was a pony he was so big.
Many companion canine owners told me that they were fearful of having their "kids" around the other thirty to forty dogs who attend the Thursday and Saturday evening events. After meeting Jim, however, they knew that their most pressing concern would be their beer getting warm or the ice watering down their margarita too much.
"Jim is fierce," said Amy Quinn. "I have seen him transform dogs into great Yappy Hour guests. I know many dog owners who are thankful for his expertise."
Jim – who told me he has trained hundreds of dogs through the past 14 years and also serves as a K9 scent detection trainer and patrol trainer – knows dog psychology like Carson Cressley knows fashion. He has worked miracles with puppies and older dogs and swears you can teach an old dog new tricks.
"The biggest mistake owners make is that they treat there dogs like they are human," said Jim, who has helped train some of the members of the Asbury Park Canine Unit. "Owners think dogs understand things like a person would. Most habits of the dog can be changed – it's the owner that's hard to change but we can do it."
Jim has a rare commanding and caring energy that makes every man, woman and dog want to sit, stay and roll over. He is Asbury Park's own no-nonsense version of the Dog Whisperer – recently accomplishing what others said was an impossible task.
"I began working with a dog that was aggressive with everyone – even its owner," said Jim, who offers private training classes. "I had to teach the owner how to be a dog handler. Once the owner was not in fear of his dog the rest became easy. No dog is untrainable."
Debbie DeLisa, manager of WonderBar, and creator of the Yappy Hour concept, which hosts approximately 125 dogs Thursdays during the summer, told me "Jim is the most important part of the evening."
If everyone in the world could get along the way the dogs – all sizes, pedigrees, personalities – at Yappy Hour do, every issue would be history.
Yappy Hour will "continue until it gets too cold," said Debbie. Call for more information.
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The Cosby Effect – Singapore Style
November 30, 2010
I believe that the challenges that I had to face would not have been easier or harder if I were a male. Frankly I do not think there are different sets of challenges for males and females in the business world.
Olivia Lum, Hyflux CEO, TODAY 4 Nov 2004
In one fell swoop Ms Lum succeeded in doing what public universities around the world have failed to do – render feminist studies completely useless. When we've finished cheering, we're left with a couple of thoughts – is the glass ceiling a myth? Are salary differences between men and women doing the same job mere 'social constructions' (read: fancy way of saying it exists only because we think it exists)? Are there so few women in corporate leadership positions because they're inherently inept? According to 2009 figures from the Ministry of Manpower, men comprise 57% of the domestic workforce, while women make up the rest of the 43%. If Ms Lum is right, then we should see at least 43% of top corporate positions taken up by women.
One of the hazards of being a successful minority is the afterglow of cognitive dissonance. When a minority – be it gender, ethnic, religious or sexual – achieves success and recognition in a chosen field, he or she experiences the "Cosby effect". Some years ago millionaire entertainer Bill Cosby publicly criticised African-Americans for not doing enough to elevate themselves from their socio-economic position. In return sociologist Michael Dyson accused him of not taking into account larger social factors that reinforce African-American poverty and crime like sub-standard schools, decreasing wages, structural unemployment and capital flight.
In the cases of Cosby and Lum, success stories are re-told as stories of hard work, personal intelligence and sheer perseverance, often leaving out other non-personal elements such as lucky breaks, good networks, fortuitous economic conditions, or even the failure of fellow competitors. Success is individualised and accorded a singular embodied source – me, myself and I. I did it on my own merit, and not with any structural leverage. The myth of the alpha males (or women) must, after all, necessarily rest on that which is inaccessible to others – that mysterious unquantifiable thing called talent.
And we see it all around. Malay MPs tell their fellow Malays to buck up. Australian Aborigine leaders exhort their communities to succeed like they have. Working class businessmen bask in tales of how they lifted themselves up with their own bootstraps. The Cosby effect has a pathological fear for the crutch mentality. The over-reliance on institutional prejudices and the uneven playing field as excuses for personal inertia is, of course, a real issue. However, instead of striking a balance between encouraging underprivileged individuals and calling out existing structural biases, it erases the latter and elevates the Self as example, not with a simple "if I can do it, so can you" message, but a slightly more self-centred twang – "If I can do it, I am different".
After all, in many instances, the Cosby effect is not about an individual pointing to the pathway she has blazed for others to follow, but rather, it is an implicit drawing of attention to her exclusivity. That someone from a minority community has risen transforms her into yet another minority. But this time, it is a minority of distinction and honour. That person has, from her marginal status and against all odds, redeemed herself. And such state-friendly narratives of redemption and personal triumph are so much more inspiring and convenient to talk about than nasty old societal prejudices.
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December 1, 2010 at 8:19 am
In Lum's case she definitely benefitted from being at the right place at the right time, her personal abilities aside. The govt needed something to cock a snook at the Malaysian govt – Mahatir – and she was 'ready made' to deliver it, IMO.


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Since man first learned the need to communicate, words have been used to record, predict, influence, educate and create. They have helped to shape society into what it is today and been used as a powerful tool by some of the greatest (and most infamous) political, religious and human rights leaders in history.
"We shall fight on the beaches." Six little words that uplifted a country.
"I have a dream". Four little words that changed the lives of millions.
"Yes, we can." Three little words that rallied a nation.
In much the same way (though obviously not on quite the same historical scale) using engaging, relevant and well-written words on your website is crucial if you want to succeed – which obviously you do, or you wouldn't be reading this article.
Having great web content is so important, it probably ranks up there as the top 3 priorities to be taken into consideration when building a successful website – way ahead of flashy intros, arty photography and complicated navigational systems. In fact, it's probably safe to say that 'content' is as essential on the Web as 'Location' is to the property market. And we know how important that is don't we. Just ask Phil and Kirsty.
So why are the 'words' so important?
Whilst the initial 'wow' factor of a well-designed site can still grab a surfer's attention, it is the 'words' that might provide enough of a lure to prevent them from moving swiftly on. Or at least they will if they are written in such a way as to provide is easy to find, relevant and interesting information – something that is sadly missing on so many websites out there today.
When the Web was first 'born', flashing logos, rollover graphics and animated icons were often enough to impress. But times and expectations have changed and Internet users are now a much more sophisticated and tougher audience to crack. They've all seen enough dodgy sites to know that appearances can be deceptive and many fancy websites really are only 'screen deep'.
So now if you have a hope of succeeding, not only must your content be king, it must be the country and whole continent to. Web content needs to be provided and written with two very different kinds of audience in mind.
The first audience is the surfer, the Web window shopper and the potential customer. Gaining customer loyalty goes along way in this game. It can take years to establish trust, but only a minute to lose it, so whether you are there to sell, to service or just to inform, you must not only meet the visitor's expectations, you must surpass them.
So if, for example, your sites sole purpose is to sell 'the worlds smallest, most technologically advanced fishing rod' then make sure that your content gives the visitor all the information they might need. If you've managed to get that interested fisherman to your site, now is not the time to be burying the technical specifications in 3 page of irrelevant sales spiel. Or having an animated Billy Bass greeting them as they arrive and singing along in the background. This is it the time for guessing games and complicated menus. A site that is too hard to fathom or simply lacking in the expected content will quickly be left with a click of the mouse and replaced with a hundred others all selling 'the worlds smallest, most technologically advanced fishing rod'.
Whenever you decide what content you're going to put on your website, its important to remember that the right 'words' can lead to your visitor feeling interested, educated, inspired by whatever it is that you offer. And if they are impressed with your website they are more likely to bookmark and return to buy.
The second audience to bear in mind when writing content for the web are the search engines. They send out their 'spiders' to give your site the quick 'once over' before deciding on its suitability to be ranked. Now anyone who's ever used Google will know that achieving a high place on the first few pages of the major search engines is like stumbling across the Holy Grail. It can certainly open you up to a whole host of new possibilities be instrumental in supplying you with a large percentage of your client base.
Years ago web designers tried to trick the search engines, by overloading the meta keyword lists or repeating relevant keywords in the background colours. Needless to say, these methods no longer work and such tricks should never be employed. And this brings us nicely back to that question of why the 'words' so are important.
Search engines are now heavily influenced by the content of a site. They are looking for quality and relevance over 'copy fodder' and excessive linking. Of course clever patter or witty play on words won't sway these visiting robots. They won't even care whether you go for the hard sell or the emotive soft sale. What they do care about however are the right combination of words and phrases that reflect the purpose of your site. They are looking for effective SEO – Search Engine Optimisation.
So to sum up: To achieve a successful website you need to provide well-written content that appeals to both human visitors and search engines a like. The 'words' must attract and sustain attention. They must interest, inform and engage. They must satisfy the requirements of search engines. They must portray the product or service with persuasive sincerity. They must position the company in a positive light. They must send out a convincing call to sales.
And one last thing, just remember you only have one chance to make a good impression, so if in doubt, use spell check. Or better still, ask a copywriter to give you a helping hand…


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Sometimes you have these moments where you let your crazy out. I am playing Tears for Fears again… but only one particular song: "Head Over Heels." I know he loves Tears for Fears… especially this song. So the single version, where it is only "Head Over Heels" is on repeat.
And in the back of my mind, there's that shame creeping in. The evil voice going, "How fucked up do you have to be to want to torture yourself like this?"
Yes, I love the song… but evil voice has a point, too. I'm doing it to torture myself. I want to marinade in thoughts of him, of good things, of things he told me before sex decided to show up and ruin everything. Everyone that says sex fucks up a relationship: listen to them. They're all right, and I am now one of those people telling you just that. If you want to stay friends when you sober up, don't fuck your friends.
Because once you do, you get feelings, and those feelings, they get you all messed up inside. You start obsessing over every tiny moment, like, "Oh, he smiled at me a certain way" or "Why did he have that tone when he was talking to me?" It makes you jealous because you don't have him as yours, and you want to be with him again. You want him so bad that the way he kissed you plays on repeat in your head.
And the moment you think you're getting over it, it comes back. You listen to fucking Tears for Fears on repeat and start getting these little glimpses. The rabbit hole is calling you back in and you're fighting like hell to stay out of it.
Because you know it's a trap. You know that he can't be man enough for you. You know you deserve better than to be strung around and treated like it was your fault you fell. That he was the victim in your game, and that you weren't a victim of the way he toyed with your head. That it was ok that he gave you hope and fucking annihilated it.
And I'm getting all of this from one song on repeat, might I add.
They say you only regret the things you didn't do. How do you process it when part of you regrets the thing you did do?
More importantly, should I regret it? Should I let myself feel that and process it or do I need to be pushing that out of my head and saying that it's done and there's nothing I can do? Both seem right and wrong. Processing it might lead me to over-analyzing, which is like the ideological gateway drug to obsession. However, pushing it out of my head only leads to rage.
I'm a huge fan of Incubus, and when I think about that kind of rage, I always think of the song "Just a Phase," where Brandon Boyd sings:
I am bottled, fizzy water
And you are shaking me up
You are a fingernail
Running down the chalkboard
That I thought I left in 3rd grade
It's that kind of rage, where all you want to do is release the pressure before it tears you apart inside.
If I'm honest with myself, I have a big problem with that kind of bottled rage. I can't talk about my feelings as candidly as I should. I'm afraid of my feelings being out in the open. It's letting your wounds breathe, the self-inflicted damage being completely exposed. When you let yourself be that vulnerable, people can rub salt in that wound, and because you're so exposed, it hurts a whole lot more.
And I know I'm scared of that because it has happened to me. A lot of the people I've encountered aren't good at vulnerable. They run or they destroy.
It sucks, because I try to be gentle, even if it makes me awkward and unsure of what to say. I don't want to hurt them when they are opening their wounds to me. I mean, at least not intentionally.
I still hold onto the hope that someone exists out there who will heal the wounds rather than make them wider. The hope is dimming though, and I'm not sure how long I have until the light goes out.
We have to talk about the hard and slightly saddening stuff if we ever want to be truly happy. I think today was that day for me. Tomorrow will hopefully be better.


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|Welcome to Survival of the Fittest, a RPing board loosely based off of Koshun Takami's Battle Royale, with its own unique plot and spin on the 'deadly game'. We've been around quite a while, and are now in our thirteenth year, so don't worry about us going anywhere any time soon!
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- Carmen M. Reinhart & Kenneth S. Rogoff, 2009.
"Varieties of Crises and Their Dates,"
Introductory Chapters,in: This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly
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- Carmen M. Reinhart & Kenneth S. Rogoff, 2009. "This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly," Economics Books, Princeton University Press, edition 1, number 8973.
- Reinhart, Carmen, 2009. "The Second Great Contraction," MPRA Paper 21485, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Wolfram F. Richter, 2009. "Germany goes ahead with Health Vouchers," ifo DICE Report, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 7(3), pages 53-60, October.
- Volker Meier & Martin Werding, 2007. "Übertragbarkeit risikoabhängiger Alterungsrückstellungen in der Privaten Krankenversicherung," ifo Forschungsberichte, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, number 38.
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Preliminary task evaluation
For our preliminary task we filmed Sophie and Shannon. For this task we used a camera and a tripod.
The preliminary task went well and we managed to get all eight shots done.
A few of the problems we had whilst filming was that there were people in the hallway that we were filming in. This could be avoided in our real opening scene filming by making sure public know that this is a filming area by putting up signs, or filming in a place that is less populated.
Another of our problems that we came across was that the tripod we choose to use was broken, so when we can to use it for the panning shot, it didn't work as well and we had to hold the camera on top of the tripod so that we could use it. To avoid this when we are filming out opening scene we will test our tripod first before we take it out of school to use it.
However with this said, the filming shots taken with the tripod did turn out well and weren't shaky. However, some of the shots were shaky and would need redoing if we were to be doing our opening scene. Therefore for each of our shots we will take them more than once so we have at least two shots to choose out of when we are editing all our opening scene shots together.
The eight shots have been added so that they are all in the right order and also so that the colours are correct in each scene so that you can see whats going on. The cropping also went well and i managed to be able to get the shots so that they flow together in sequence.
When it came to editing the preliminary task, there was a problem with the lighting on three of the shots, therefore i had to use a colour balance on the shots which meant i could make them lighter by editing the colours that were used in the shots. To avoid this issue when we are filming our real opening scene, we will make sure we bring lights to our filming area so that it wont be too dark and we wont have to result in needing to edit the colour balance on each scene.


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2018 applications open in September.
Each fall, the Palos Verdes Library District holds our Annual Community Art Show, inviting both professional and amateur local artists to participate.
Artists of all ages from the community are able to exhibit their work throughout the entire library, a heavily-trafficked, accessible platform.
The exhibit and opening reception is highly anticipated by our patrons and the artists, allowing them to connect in a fun and welcoming atmosphere.
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Hello everyone!
Sorry this will have to be a short one today ~~
This week was full of meetings and trainings.
Sister Moyer and I had to give 3 trainings on Thursday. One to District Leaders titled: "What is a Sister Missionary? What are her needs? And how can I appropriately address those needs as a District Leader?"
The next was to all the Sisters - it was just a getting to know you activity and going over good ol' modesty and cleaning the house.
Then - we had to give training in both Korean and English to the whole zone on following the spirit and the importance of the spirit in missionary work.
The rest of our week was watching CONFERENCE!
For those of you who don't know - Korea gets conference a week later than everyone. It's hard to wait a whole week but it was so amazing and came at exactly the right time.
On Thursday I hit my year mark on a mission!!! Wow! Time really flies.
A few days ago Sister Moyer and I were talking about "tender mercies" that we have seen on our missions. Tender mercies aren't big things to everyone else- but they're big to us.
It reminded me of a time in the MTC (a year ago 0-0) when I was feeling especially homesick. Specifically I was missing my mother's smoothies. It was something so small and insignificant but that morning I turned to my companion and said "Man, what I would give to have my mom's smoothies again." That very same day for dinner - what happens to appear? None other than SMOOTHIES! The MTC NEVER serves smoothies. But that day someone decided "Why not serve smoothies to the missionaries?" little knowing how much it would mean to me.
Little things like that make me know that God is watching out for us and cares about the littlest tiniest things.
Sometimes we are so focused on seeing the big displays of miracles and the big answers to our prayers that we miss the answers to the little whisperings in our heart that no one but God can know.
I'm so grateful for this gospel. And I'm especially grateful to be able to hear the words of the living prophet and apostles. So uplifting!
Have a wonderful week! Enjoy spring!!
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Last week we got to go with Sawyer's class to the Little Ponderosa petting zoo. We had been afraid it would rain us out, but the weather turned out warm and sunny. Sawyer was totally excited that Colt got to ride with us (probably more excited about that than the field trip). They kept each other entertained in the back, and Sheridan went along happily, too. At the zoo, the kids began with pony rides. Sawyer was not feeling that idea, and Sheridan wasn't either. They hopped on willingly enough, but Ms. Patsy had to walk next to Sheridan the entire time, and Sheridan kept clinging more and more to her until Ms. Patsy said she wasn't sure who was riding who. Next the kids went to the feeding area. They fed wallabies, deer, goats, and camels. Most of them were none to eager, but a few really got after it. Sheridan mostly liked getting the food out of the bucket and handing it to the other kids to use. She did feed a goat and then shrieked that her hand was all wet. Sawyer told her it was just "animal slobber." I think he meant it reassuringly, but I shrieked inwardly. There were lots of other animals to see along the way, too. Sheridan really enjoyed the pigeons and pheasants. After we ate lunch, the kids went indoors for a presentation and got to pet several animals. Many of the moms and dads held the animals while the kids went up to pet them. Sheridan had gotten very cranky just before this and almost missed getting to pet. Sawyer asked why I didn't volunteer to hold one of the animals, and I told him I was already holding my own wild animal. They got to touch lizards, a tortoise, a guinea pig, and a rabbit. They both blew me away when they petted a snake! They got to see a few more animals on their way to the tiger cages. Sheridan chased after a duck on the way and fell and scraped her knees. The whole class blew on her knees while Ms. Patsy cleaned them with alcohol wipes. The blowing probably defeated the purpose of the wipes, but it was cute and sweet. Before we left, they got to play on a large slide in the playground area. All the kids had a blast, and Sawyer said that was his favorite part. I think also really enjoyed the car ride home from the sound of things. He and Colt threw marshmallows at Sheridan and snuck and ate candy. We had a fun time!
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The major reference concerning analysis of road systems and traffic in Otsego County is "I–75 Gaylord East-West Crossing Study Report" prepared by DLZ Michigan, Inc. and Midwestern Consulting, LLC dated 2004 July. Available from Northeast Michigan Council of Governments (NEMCOG) at <http://www.nemcog.org/pdfs/I-75%20Crossover%20Study/Final%20Report.pdf>. Or just do an internet search with the report title in quotation marks.
The continuation of this post contains notes that may help in interpreting the information in the report. This post will be updated as required as new issues surface about the content and application of the information in the report.
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Sports & Leisure
Leading Off (9/8/17)
The moon tonight will be in its waning gibbous phase. Thank you.
Dallas Readies Its Amazon Pitch. Along with representatives of every other major metropolitan area in North America, government officials and titans of Dallas business and real estate will cajole/beg/plead to the online retail behemoth to move its second headquarters here. Some local heads think they have a chance.
The Head Count at Dallas' Shelter for Harvey Evacuees, as of 7 p.m. Thursday. 3,765.
Lee's Last Stand. A federal judge dissolved a temporary restraining order that prevented crews from removing the statue of Robert E. Lee at the Oak Lawn park soon to be formerly known as Lee Park. Despite the not-quite-fast-enough urgency the city displayed trying to move the thing immediately after Wednesday's City Council vote, the statue is now set to come down "over the next few days" or whenever officials "get ourselves together and begin to determine whatever our next moves will be." Whichever comes first.
Local Radio Station Done Good. Sportsradio 1310 (and 96.7 FM) The Ticket won the prestigious Marconi award for best sports station of the year, its third time to hold that title.
Dallas 24, New York 17. You heard it here first. The Cowboys start their 2017-18 season against the Giants on Sunday night at Jerry World. Ezekiel Elliott will play Week One, but the NFL's leading rusher is still facing a six-game suspension over allegations of domestic violence, pending a nasty court battle that could outlast the season.


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A quiet man hits the 'Road'
J.J. Cale says 'whole idea was Eric's' as album with Clapton puts him in spotlightBy George Varga
UNION-TRIBUNE POP MUSIC CRITIC November 5, 2006
"The Road to Escondido" hits a little too close to home for Cale, a low-key artist who has always cherished his privacy and his ability to go unrecognized in public.
"That was all Eric's idea; he thought that title was hilarious. Well, 'hilarious' is the wrong word," Cale said Monday from Valley Center, where he lives with his wife and musical partner, Christine Lakeland. After a week of rehearsals with Clapton at Cale's rural abode, the album was recorded last August in Los Angeles.
"Coming up with album titles is kind of an art form, and Eric stayed here while we were getting ready to make the album in L.A. 'The Road to Escondido' caught his fancy. He asked me: 'What do you think?' I said: 'I don't know, man. I live around here and you don't.' "
Then again, at least the album isn't called "The Road to Valley Center."
"You got that right," said Cale, who moved to Valley Center in 1989 primarily because of the privacy its under-the-radar location afforded him.
"You gotta remember there's hardly any town in Valley Center. ... What's really ironic is I go to Escondido almost every day to get gas or groceries, and people think I'm some retired guy walking around. The week Eric was here, we'd go eat
at Denny's or IHOP or wherever ...
"... and anywhere we walked in, everybody recognized him, I mean, we're talking autographs ... we couldn't eat. That's one of the reasons I didn't like the title 'The Road to Escondido,' because I don't want to (deal with) that."
But album titles can be misleading. So can album covers.
None of the 14 songs on "The Road to Escondido" – 11 of which Cale wrote – are about Escondido. None of them mention or make any reference to the city, any surrounding community, or anywhere in San Diego County.
Commenting on the themes of his song lyrics over the course of his nearly 35-year solo career, the 67-year-old Cale laughingly noted: "It's been mainly (about) sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll."
The cover photo for "The Road to Escondido" was shot on the shoulder of a two-lane country road. It shows a baseball-hatted Clapton, 61, casually strumming an acoustic guitar as he sits on the back of a weathered pickup truck. Its hood is aloft and Cale stands nearby with a hand-scrawled cardboard sign that reads: Escondido.
In fact, the album cover was shot at Paramount Ranch, which is north of Los Angeles between Highway 101 and Malibu Creek State Park.
"What Eric originally wanted was a picture of me and him in my little van," Cale recalled. "And I said, 'I don't really like people coming up and (recognizing me), and saying "Hey, man." ' So, of course, that didn't impress him at all."
A warm, self-effacing man who is as laid-back as his music, Cale has been a quintessential cult artist since not long after Clapton scored a Top 20 hit in 1970 with his reverent rendition of "After Midnight," which Cale wrote around 1968.
Cale's version was recorded after he and musical pal Leon Russell moved from their native Oklahoma to Los Angeles in 1964. Released as a Cale single, the original "After Midnight" was an instant flop. Saxophonist Bobby Keys, who played with Cale in an early version of Delaney & Bonnie, later gave Clapton a copy of "After Midnight."
Cale, who had moved back to Tulsa, remembers Keys phoning to tell him "After Midnight" would be on the English guitar star's first solo album.
"I thought: 'Well, that won't go anywhere,' " Cale said. "A year later, they started playing it on every radio station, including in my hometown. The first time I heard it on my car radio I just drove off to the side of the road. Because I'd never heard anything of my own on the radio before."
Clapton's success with "After Midnight" earned Cale a record deal that led to his 1971 debut album, the aptly titled "Naturally." Fifteen more solo albums have followed, each featuring Cale's earthy but impeccable blend of blues, country, rock and Western swing.
Clapton recorded Cale's "Cocaine" in 1977. Their understated but stirring work together on the "The Road to Escondido" reaffirms why Cale is so revered by his peers. In a Union-Tribune interview last year, Clapton said: "J.J. is pretty close to the ideal ... I like his principles."
Clapton and Cale first met in 1975, when he sat in with Cale at a London concert. They did not cross paths again until 2004, when he invited Cale to perform at his all-star Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas. It was then that Clapton asked Cale if he would produce a solo album for him.
Cale agreed and later sent Clapton nearly two-dozen songs, half by him, half by members of his band and other friends. Clapton chose all of Cale's songs and passed on the others. After completing a few songs in Los Angeles, Clapton asked Cale to fully share the musical spotlight on the album, which is credited to "J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton."
Would the media-shy Cale have agreed to make a duo album with Clapton from the outset?
"No," replied Cale, who politely declined an offer to join Clapton's imminent fall tour of Asia and Australia. "Not because of Eric, but ... I'm perfectly satisfied doing what it is I do. And I've noticed that because Eric is in the big time and up there with the greats ... there are a whole lot more people involved with what he does than with what I do.
"I'm pretty much retired; I've done everything I wanted to do. ... This whole idea was Eric's. ... He recorded those two songs of mine and kept me from having to get a job and gave me an income, so this was my payback to him. ... After the whole project was done and it came out the way it did, I kind of thought Eric snuck in ... and tried to raise my profile a bit."
Former San Diego bassist Nathan East performed on several songs on the album and has been a member of Clapton's band since the mid-1980s.
"I would think there was no preconceived plan to ease J.J. in. But you never know, and Eric's a very clever guy," East said. "They are almost like two brothers. In the studio sometimes they would trade lines on a song and at some points, unless you were looking at them, it was hard to distinguish whose voice you were hearing. They are very compatible, on and off their instruments. I know Eric has the utmost of respect for J.J.
"And," East added with a laugh, "I think it's so great that little Escondido is now going to be on the world map."
So does Escondido Mayor Lori Holt Pfeiler, who last Wednesday read a proclamation declaring the album's Tuesday release date as "The Road to Escondido Day." Copies of the proclamation were sent to Cale and Clapton, although neither attended.
"I'm really uncomfortable doing something like that," said Cale, who happily notes he can again go unrecognized when he eats out in Escondido. "I've been here 17 years now, and it's been real smooth ... if Eric (couldn't) make it, I'd feel real stupid doing it by myself."


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Headteacher, Nottingham
Closing date:
Start date: Monday 3rd September 2018
Contract type: Full Time
Contract term: Permanent
HEADTEACHER - Whitemoor Academy Primary and Nursery - Nottingham City
Roll: 490 pupils (including a 60 place nursery)
The Board of Trustees of SHINE, in partnership with Whitemoor's Local Governing Body, are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, ambitious and inspirational Headteacher to lead this go ahead, distinctive academy. Whitemoor is a unique school, which is value driven through its clear maxims of: SHINE, Dare to be Different and Take Care. This ethos defines and drives SHINE Multi Academy Trust, currently comprising of four diverse primaries. The Trust works together in partnership to embrace and shape the future of primary education for all our children.
We are looking for an experienced leader with a proven track record of improving and maintaining high standards of achievement. The successful applicant will be someone of outstanding ability, vision and potential, who would welcome the opportunity to prove themselves in the context of this highly successful academy.
This person will also be committed to being part of the leadership of a primary multi academy trust and the broader leadership, learning and experience this offers. In this context, the successful candidate will have access to relevant continued professional development, but also the chance to work with other highly capable and motivated leaders – both within Whitemoor and throughout SHINE.
If you think you are the right calibre to rise to the challenges and opportunities we can offer please complete the TES application or for more information contact Lauren Cartwright at email@example.com.


text: After all these years of hearing about them, even seeing television programs about them and their mysterious purpose, I finally saw two of them. They flew over our home at about 150 feet at most, both armed to the hilt. I heard the noise and ran to the back sliding door and saw one go over the house. Ran to the front of the house opened the door and saw it's tail going over the trees and then another one flew over giving me a pretty good look at it's unmarked and fully armed flat black body. I think they were Blackhawks, but I was pretty out of my mind with excitement at the time. The neighbors and I all witnessed this. Pretty awesome, I felt like Red Dawn was about to break out. Anyone else seen them recently?


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On April 29th, the great conductor Zubin Mehta celebrated his 77th Birthday!
I admire Zubin Mehta's conducting career a lot!
He is the music conductor for life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
Zubin Mehta has been the main conductor (with the also extraordinary conductor Lorin Maazel) of the Palau de les Arts, the new opera house of the City of Arts and Sciences, in Valencia, Spain.
One of the most memorable moments of Maestro Mehta's career is, of course, when he conducted the now historical first concert of "The Three Tenors" (José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti) in the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, Italy, in 1990.
And Maestro Mehta also conducted the second famous "Three Tenors Concert" in Los Angeles, California in 1994.
Both concerts are now in the history of unforgettable moments of the history of music and Opera.
Zubin Mehta also conducted the very famous Vienna New Year's Concert in the years of 1990, 1995, 1998 and 2007. I remember watching this beautiful New Year's concerts in Vienna. Maestro Mehta was such delightful to watch!
And how can I forget Chopin's Piano concertos nos. 1 & 2 that Maestro Mehta conducted with the Vienna Philharmonic and with the also wonderful and famous pianist Lang-Lang as soloist!
And two year's ago, Zubin Mehta received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Congratulations again, Maestro Mehta!


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Fastest growing Lincolnshire businesses leading way in research and development, report finds
The fastest growing Lincolnshire businesses are leading the East Midlands for investment in research and development, according to a recent report.
Now in its fifth year, the East Midlands Top 200 Report showed that Lincolnshire is investing more in R&D than any other East Midlands county.
Lincolnshire also posted the lowest amount of short-term debts and loans in the area, which has suggested positivity for business growth.
Gelder Group Holdings is the county's highest ranked business on the report at 21 and Brayford Plastics, Plaza Investments and Redshank also make up the top 30.
The report has also shown that collectively, businesses in the East Midlands have grown profits on average of 30% and employment by 39% over the last three years.
All 200 businesses on the 2017 list were unveiled at a series of breakfast events across the region, showing a combined annual turnover of £15.9 billion, operating profit of £1.5 billion, almost 100,000 employees and an average operating profit margin of 9.50%.
Director at Grant Thornton's East Midlands regional office and presenter of the findings, Mark Pashley, said: "Given the tight criteria for sustained profit growth required for companies to be included on the East Midlands Top 200 Report, it is testament to the strength of the regional economy that so many companies qualified.
"The detailed analysis uniquely ranks businesses based on their profit growth over a three-year period – from 2013 to 2016 for this year's report – to give us the most insightful snapshot of the health of the East Midlands' economy.
"In the three-year period covered by the 2017 report, it is clear businesses in the East Midlands continue to experience a healthy and robust trading environment.
"It is interesting that the services sector is the largest and top performing sector by profit growth this year, with 62 service companies from the IT/software, legal, recruitment, financial, real estate, banks, travel and tourism sectors, and has performed significantly better than in previous years.
"With 51 companies on the list, manufacturing is the second largest sector this year, and property and construction takes third place with 31 companies."


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I haven't seen much of the deer this winter, and the herd seems much reduced in size compared to past winters when there were as many as 19 deer patrolling the backyard.
Today, it was just a small family group: a doe, her twins produced this past summer, and a medium-sized buck. Despite sub-zero (F) temperatures, one of the young ones was in a playful mood, butting the doe and jostling his twin.
Boisterous boy (if that is in fact the nub of an antler below his ear) looks like he might have an eye infection, or a cold, or something — runny nose, drippy eyes.
His twin desperately needs a "comb-out" for matted fur.
Big daddy ignored the whole frolic in the snow bit, and sedately walked across the back of the yard,
pausing to stare at me while I took photos (through the windows open to the sub-zero air!).
It looks like Mr. Buck needs a comb-out as well, with burdock seed heads stuck to his forehead.


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Last week I shared Mac & Cheese with you all, and hopefully some of you even gave it a try! Today I'll be sharing one of my favorite recipes yet. It is so delish and surprisingly easy. (Which makes it more tasty- things are more yummy when you're not exhausted from slaving over a stove.) So, here my friends, is sweet and sour chicken…
((Thanks to the Mr for taking the pictures. Unlike some people out there on the internet, I only have two hands, so I'm not quite able to hold a hot dish, flip chicken, and snap a picture all at the same time. So for now I'll just stick to my current food photographer.))
What you'll need to get cookin'
For the Chicken
- A package of boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup of flour
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup of canola oil
For the Sauce
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 4 Tbs ketchup
- 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
- 1 Tbs soy sauce
- 1 Tbs garlic salt
Let's make it:
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
- Rinse the chicken breasts and dry (I usually do a bit of snipping to get rid of little fatty pieces). Season with salt and pepper then cube chicken.
- Roll the chicken in the flour then submerge in the eggs (scramble them eggs!) and place aside.
- Heat 1/4 cup of oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Cook chicken until browned but not cooked. (I typically do 3 minutes then do a stir/flip and do another 3 minutes).
While chicken is cooking prepare your sauce.
- Add all your sauce ingredients in a bowl (sugar, ketchup, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic salt) and whisk. (This is my favorite step because I get to use the mini-whisk!)
- When the chicken is finished browning place in a greased 9×13 baking dish.
- Pour sweet and sour sauce evenly over the chicken.
- Bake in the oven for one hour, turning the chicken every 15 minutes. (The smell gets better and better as you go!!)
- Serve and enjoy!
I serve the chicken with white rice (which is made easier because your chicken is on a timer, no guessing when you need to start your rice… coordinating made easy!) I am thinking about trying my hand at lo mein to make this a full on Chinese meal.
I hope you enjoy this meal as much as we do!
Let me know how this sweet & sour chicken plays out at your kitchen table!