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I wish I had of kept a journal of my photographic adventures and misadventures. I'm sure that I have forgotten more than I can remember.
Manservant and I visited Algonquin for the autumn colours the end of September 2013. We arrived safe and sound and checked into our cabin in the woods. We decided to live the experience and stay right inside the park. It costs much more, but we would be closer to the action and not have to wake up as early for sunrise. Normally we stay in Huntsville which is about 45 minutes away and then we need to travel another 35 km to capture the sunrise.
We heard that the leaf colour change was 100% peak when we arrived. We kept hearing reports that conditions were so good for the best year ever for fall colours. When we arrived we thought the colours were washed out and wondered if indeed this was peak. We were reassured that it was indeed peak colours but they were the dullest they had ever seen at Algonquin.
A friend of ours decided to join us to take some fall pix. He was meeting us at the Lodge for dinner at 5:45 - sunset would be at 7:00 pm and we had to travel approximately 30 km away - it didn't leave us much time.
Dave hadn't arrived by 6:00 pm so we thought we better order or we would all miss sunset. He arrived shortly after, we all gobbled down our gourmet dinners (included in our package) and headed out.
When we arrived at our destination, the sun was down, the colours in the sky were dispersing - sunset had been missed. Keeping a positive attitude, we all thought - that's okay the morning sunrise will make up for it. We headed back to the cabin in the woods for the evening. Dave was staying outside the park in Dwight but we would meet up before sunrise the next morning.
It was pitch black when we returned, we unloded our bag, headed to the cabin door. I see manservant checking his pockets and he asked "Do you have the key", "No, I say, you have the key". He had lost the key and decided to search for it for 1/2 hour in the dark. I had to PEE badly. Finally he went to the office (just before close) and thankfully we didn't need to sleep in our car or pee in the wilderness (although it certainly wouldn't be the first time).
The cabin had no TV, no INTERNET. It had no clock radio or telephone either. That meant we could turn in early to wake up for sunrise. We were in a duplex. About an hour later the couple staying next door arrived home for the evening. We actually thought they were in our room. From one room to the next, you could have heard a mouse fart.
The room had electric baseboard heaters. The night was going down to 3 degrees C so I turned them up to 15. They were so noisy, not just the expected cracking noises while they heat up or cool down, but BIG ASS banging noises. I had to turn off the heat if there was any chance of getting any sleep - the room was freezing - bbrr. I love the sound of loons - but there were so many crying their haunting calls that I felt they had joined us in the room along with our neighbours. I stayed awake listening to the loons, manservant snoring and a noisy fly that apparently was also having trouble sleeping in our room.
We woke up early, thanks to my cell phone alarm, and headed to one of my favourite spots for sunrise. I was excited thinking there would be just the right amount of mist with the cooler evening and there were a few clouds that would allow for some awesome colour. Well the mist turned out to be thick and had totally obscured the sun and it wasn't able to break though until late morning when it was too high in the sky. No sunshine - it was the same all week.
Sadly, we didn't bump into any bears, wolves, foxes, pine martins or rutting moose.
BTW - we found the key outside the drivers side door in the morning when we had the lantern from the cabin for light.
Sometimes shit happens :) On a positive note - the weather was gorgeous!!
During the summer I spotted a beautiful butterfly perched perfectly on top of a coneflower. The light was behind me, the background uncluttered. So as not to scare the butterfly away, I dragged myself toward it. Unfortunately I was on a wooden deck and in doing so I ended up ripping my pants and getting about 50 splinters in my butt. Imagine my embarrassment when I had to pull down my pants to have the splinters safely removed - ouch. I still have scabs on my left cheek - too much information - there's more where that came from :)
When you are out in the wild photographing there are rarely the conveniences of home, like washrooms. While I'm photographing I'm so focused on what I'm doing that I sometimes don't notice I have to go until there is a lull in the activity. While up north one day, during one of those breaks I realize I have to pee and I have to pee NOW. It becomes a challenge finding a spot where there is no poison ivy, few blackflies, etc. I found a spot on an incline with stones and rocks. While in the middle of going, the stones start giving away, off I go - pants pulled down in the middle of a pee and now laughing my head off. I end up at the bottom of the hill still laughing. Manservant didn't think it was quite as funny while he was pullng stones out of my hands and butt. My butt does take a beating - LOL!!
Not too long ago I took a trip to Tiny Marsh to see what birds and bugs were around. Just after I arrived I noticed some ambush bugs mating on butterfly bush. I squatted close by to take some shots of bug porn :) I was photogaphing away and my legs were getting pretty sore in that position so I was about to kneel. Just before I did, I noticed that something did not smell very good (understatement). I stood up and thought I must be close to dog poop. The smell seemed to be getting stronger and stronger the more I moved. I got out of the tall grass and realized that I had stepped in some kind of poop and it was all over my hiking shoes - bottom, sides and it stunk. The smell was making my eyes water and I was having a hard time keeping my breakfast down. The worse thing was knowing that I couldn't get away from this smell because I was wearing it. I discarded my favorite shoes and called it an early day :(
We were downtown when I noticed a goose at the top of a small hill sitting on her eggs with her mate standing guard close by. At the bottom of the hill sat one of their eggs. I thought - oh no - this one rolled out of the nest and they have no way of retrieving it. I decided to roll the egg up with my foot, thinking it was a better option than my hand. When I arrived at the top of the hill - being quite proud of myself for this good deed - the male goose started flying at me - I turned around and ran - I ran the fastest I have ever run in my life. I could hear the flap of his wings and feel his hot breath on my ear as he gave it a little nip. My husband, being no help at all, was laughing his head off. He wishes with all of his heart that he had of video taped that episode. I always learn the hard way that you shouldn't interfere with nature!
Once in a while my mother will accompany me on a photo adventure when we are close to home. One day we were walking through a wooded area when we located two turkey vultures perched on snags. They seemed to be a little aggressive toward us, so while I was setting up my tripod and camera, I asked my mom to keep her eye on them because I couldn't watch both. I said if they come near us just wave her hands to scare them off. I was photographing the one furthest away from us and when I took a break I noticed the other one flying toward me. When I looked for my mother she was running quickly in the opposite direction - LOL!
That reminds me of another story about my mom - totally unrelated to photography. She often comes with us when we walk our pups - two Miniature Schnauzers. We have had quite a few bear sightings in our area so we have a plan just in case we need it. I will pick Jerzey up (smallest of our pups) and Manservant will pick up Jynx and we will back away slowly while making ourselves look big. One day while walking them in the early morning we spot a bear a fair distance away. Manservant grabs Jynx, I turn around to grab Jerzey and my mom is running away dragging Jerzey with her leash over roots, rocks, etc. Apparently she can't be trusted in an emergency.
I have been searching for a field of sunflowers for as long as I can remember. Lo and behold, on our way to the Carden Plains I spot a field that we must have passed a hundred times in the past. We decide that we will stop there on our way home. When we drive up the long driveway, I fully expect to see a farmhouse, but before me is a beautiful home surrounded by fields of sunflowers. We park and I walk to the front door, which is about 500 yards from the driveway. I ring the bell and wait. I wait for about 3 minutes and no one answers. I hear a big WOOF and think they have a dog and it sounds big. The garage is open and the ride-on mower is on the lawn. I decide I should try another door. I hear a growl behind me and there is the largest dog I have ever seen. I climb one of the chairs on the front porch and the dog climbs right up with me. I am not sure whether he has me cornered or he's just friendly. I'm frantically waving to manservant in the car to do something. He doesn't budge from the car. I'm thinking - get out draw his attention from me - anything!! I'm picturing the owners are going to answer the door with me and their huge dog on their chair. Once again I try to get manservant to do something - he doesn't even stick his head out of the window. I have a funny feeling that he is laughing at me. I have to calm myself down because I'm thinking this dog can feel my fear. I know my dogs love to answer the door, so I say to him - let's go see who is at the door. He jumps down and runs down the pathway. I start jogging to the truck, ready to jump in. Just as I'm about to jump in, a truck drives up and the occupant is looking strangely at us. It's the owner of the house. I explain why I'm there and give him a card and he's happy to allow me to photograph the sunflowers. The dogs name is Bear and he's a Burmese Mountain Dog and really friendly. He followed me around for the rest of the day.
I guess manservant's duties begin and end with lugging my equipment and don't include saving me from wild animals, horses (that's another story) or guard dogs. He did say he would have saved me if the dog attacked me, but the truck was quite a distance from the front door, so I fear it would have been too late - and - he was laughing at me.


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All cars travelling on UK roads may be fully driverless by 2050, according to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).
In a new study, it predicts that autonomous systems will take 10 years from now to be implemented onto the production line and a further 10 to 15 years for the majority of the UK fleet to be converted to the new technology.
IMechE said that highly automated vehicles, which include features such as adaptive cruise control and mapping of other road users, will be able to complete sections of a journey without driver control and could make up all UK cars by 2040.
Tesla has already added limited functionality such as this to its Model S sedans via an over-the-air update, although it is now scaling back the feature after some vehicles exhibited dangerous behaviour when using the feature.
The Institution believes that it will take a further 10 years for the majority of cars to become fully automated, where no input whatsoever is required from the driver.
"There are societal questions that need to be addressed before highly and fully automated cars are both accepted and legally able to be positioned on our roads; this will include having the right regulatory framework in place," the report states.
It urges the launch of a public consultation involving manufacturers, legislators and regulators to consider how autonomous vehicles can be successfully integrated into the road network.
It is also claimed that making all vehicles autonomous could prevent up to 95 per cent of traffic accidents.
The majority of road accidents have been found to be caused by human error, a factor that would be negated if all road vehicles were automatic.
This would have the effect of drastically reducing insurance premiums for road users as vehicles get smarter and smarter (see graph below).
However, Philippa Oldham, author of the report, warned that "much more action" was required to promote the technology.
"We need to urgently resolve legislative, technological and insurance issues to help encourage the roll-out of autonomous or driverless vehicles," she said.
"The benefits to this sort of technology are huge, with estimates that the overall UK economic benefit could be as much as £51bn a year due to fewer accidents, improved productivity and increased trade.
"Currently 95 per cent of all crashes happen due to driver error, so it makes sense for government, industry and academia to redouble efforts to look at how we phase out human involvement in driving vehicles. There needs to be much more action from government to help integrate driverless vehicles into the current UK transport network."
The report also urges the Department for Transport to address the safety issues of mixed road use, looking at how autonomous vehicles can be integrated onto our road network with appropriate road signage and markings in place or updated.
Earlier this month, the UK government announced it was allocating £20m to fund eight research projects looking at bringing driverless transport to Britain's roads.
Andrew Miller, chief technical officer with Thatcham Research, said: "Now, in the early decades of the 21st century, we are on the cusp of the most revolutionary change in road transport for 120 years.
"There is a strong possibility that children born in the 2020's will always expect a new car to drive itself – this could be normal."
However, he warned that without immediate action, there is the potential for the market to demand the technology "faster than we in industry and government can keep up with".
Progress in promoting driverless research is accelerating more quickly in the US. It was revealed yesterday that US vehicle safety regulators have told Google that an artificial intelligence system can be considered a driver under federal law, opening the door to autonomous vehicles that do not need qualified drivers in them to operate.

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The Sports Xchange
Four ties among teams that finished the regular season with identical records were broken Friday through random drawings to help determine the order of this year's NBA draft, which is June 26.
The Sports Xchange
Four ties among teams that finished the regular season with identical records were broken Friday through random drawings to help determine the order of this year's NBA draft, which is June 26.
Here are the results of the drawings:
---Utah (25-57) won a tiebreaker with Boston.
---Brooklyn (44-38) won a tiebreaker with Washington.
---Chicago (48-34) won a tiebreaker with Toronto.
---Portland (54-28) won a tiebreaker with Miami and Houston; Houston then won a tie-breaker with Miami.
The drawings were conducted in New York by NBA chief strategic and financial officer Jason Cahilly and NBA senior vice president and deputy general counsel Dan Rube. The tiebreak process was overseen by Darrington Hobson of the accounting firm of Ernst & Young.
The teams entered in the lottery are as follows (the first three picks in the draft will be determined by the lottery and the remainder of the "lottery teams" will select in positions 4 through 14 in reverse order of win-loss record; the draft lottery is May 20):
Milwaukee 15-67
Philadelphia 19-63
Orlando 23-59
Utah 25-57
Boston 25-57
LA Lakers 27-55
Sacramento 28-54
a-Detroit 29-53
Cleveland 33-49
b-New Orleans 34-48
c-Denver 36-46
New York (To Denver or to Orlando via Denver) 37-45
d-Minnesota 40-42
Phoenix 48-34
a-may be conveyed to Charlotte.
b-may be conveyed to Philadelphia.
c-may be conveyed to Orlando.
d-may be conveyed to Phoenix.
15. Atlanta 38-44
16. Charlotte (To Chicago) 43-39
17. Brooklyn (To Boston) 44-38
18. Washington (To Phoenix) 44-38
19. Chicago 48-34
20. Toronto 48-34
21. Dallas (To Oklahoma City via Houston and L.A. Lakers) 49-33
22. Memphis 50-32
23. Golden State (To Utah) 51-31
24. Portland (To Charlotte) 54-28
25. Houston 54-28
26. Miami 54-28
27. Indiana (To Phoenix) 56-26
28. L.A. Clippers 57-25
29. Oklahoma City 59-23
30. San Antonio 62-20
31. Milwaukee
32. Philadelphia
33. Orlando (To Cleveland)
34/35. Boston (To Dallas)
34/35. Utah
36. L.A. Lakers (To Milwaukee via Minnesota and Phoenix)
37. Sacramento (To Toronto)
38. Detroit
39. Cleveland (To Philadelphia)
40. New Orleans (To Minnesota)
41. Denver
42. New York (To Houston)
43. Atlanta
44. Minnesota
45. Charlotte
46. Washington
47. Brooklyn (To Philadelphia via Dallas and Boston)
48. Toronto (To Milwaukee via Phoenix)
49. Chicago
50. Phoenix
51. Dallas
52. Memphis (To Philadelphia via Cleveland)
53. Golden State (To Minnesota)
54. Houston (To Philadelphia via Milwaukee)
55. Miami
56. Portland (To Denver)
57. Indiana
58. L.A. Clippers (To San Antonio via New Orleans)
59. Oklahoma City (To Toronto via New York)
60. San Antonio


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When the next one comes, will we be ready?
|Peterborough, after the '38 Hurricane.
Photo courtesy Peterborough Historical Society.
If you were around in 1938, the stormy events that took place across a wide swath of New England were likely etched into your mind forever.
The Great Hurricane of 1938 was among my father's earliest memories as a child. He was in Nashua when the storm started pounding New England. He remembers his mother holding him as the windows rattled and huge, old elms came smashing down on Nashua's streets.
You'll likely hear more about the storm in coming days as September 21 marks the 75th anniversary of the '38 Hurricane.
It was New England's deadliest hurricane, killing more than 600 people. Most of the tragic deaths were in Rhode Island; 13 were in New Hampshire.
It was also called the Long Island Express, because of where the storm came ashore to the great surprise of many unprepared souls. It crossed Long Island Sound, clobbered Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, then moved up the Connecticut River valley, tearing up New Hampshire before finally winding down in Vermont.
The storm's power was awesome. It damaged or destroyed more than 57,000 homes and caused an estimated $308 million in property damage (in 1938 dollars.). Along the coast, boats were washed hundreds of yards inland. Houses were completely washed away, some of them containing whole families that had no clue such a storm was coming.
In New Hampshire, the storm's impact was felt around the state, but much of its brunt was in the Monadnock Region. Concord, for instance, had only an inch of rain, while places like Peterborough and Keene got clobbered with wind and rain. Compounding the hurricane's wrath were the several inches of rain that had fallen before the hurricane struck; the ground throughout much of the state was already waterlogged.
Water and Fire
Peterborough was a wreck. A fire that started in a grain mill attached to the Peterborough Transcript building devastated the Transcript and several other downtown buildings. With all the high water, firefighters had little access to the buildings and could do little to dowse the flames. In addition to the fire and flooding, some 10 bridges in town were destroyed.
Winds from the storm toppled an estimated 2 billion trees in New York and New England, affecting about one-third of New England's forest area. In what's now Pisgah State Park in Chesterfield, the hurricane felled a large chunk of a rare old-growth forest, a stand that had withstood centuries of previous storms, not to mention logging, disease, insects and other threats.
Salvage crews were quickly mobilized throughout New England, including some from the Civilian Conservation Corps. They salvaged an estimated 1.6 million board feet of downed trees, often by setting up portable saw mills and moving operations from one site to the next.
Despite salvage efforts, limbs and trees downed by the storm are said to have fueled forest fires throughout New England years afterward. One such conflagration was the great Marlow fire of April 1941, which scorched more than 20,000 acres in Marlow and surrounding towns.
You can still see evidence of the 1938 Hurricane in today's forests. Even in the clear waters of Nubanusit Lake in Hancock and Nelson you can see trees intended for salvage that had sunk to the bottom.
Lessons from Nature
The storm taught several tough lessons; among them that New England is not impervious to the impact of hurricanes. It taught us a long list of ways to be better prepared for hurricanes and to warn the public of impending storms' threats.
And as our climate continues to change and warming seas rise along the coastal Atlantic, the 1938 Hurricane continues to remind us of vulnerabilities and resilience. In Boston, for instance, the sea in relation to the land has risen about 10 inches in the past century. And of course, there are now many millions of more people along southern New England's coast than there were in 1938.
Scientists have predicted that if a Long Island Express were to hit New England today – that is, the same path and intensity – it would cause an estimated $23.5 billion in damage. Another prediction pegs the damage at $39.2 billion. Keep in mind that 2012's Hurricane Sandy – which caused $68 billion in damage – was classified as a Category 2 hurricane, while the '38 Hurricane was estimated as a Category 3.
We've learned that nature itself can help us be resilient from such storms. Marshes, salt-marshes, sea grass, shellfish reefs and other natural features can absorb high surf and flood waters and blunt the impact of storms. We've learned that, while flood control dams can serve their purpose, New England's plethora of old, obsolete dams can actually worsen flooding and can fail. Small and poorly designed culverts can not only restrict movement by fish, they can aggravate flooding, as seen in the 2005 Alstead flood. Rivers that run free and that include marshes and healthy floodplain forests can serve as natural and low-cost flood-control features.
Now scientists predict that warming air and sea temperatures may intensify and increase the frequency of big storms.
Whether the next big one comes this year, next year or in many years to come, there's little doubt that a mega-storm like the '38 Hurricane will happen here someday.
When it comes, will we be ready?
- On Thursday, Sept. 19, 7 p.m., see "The Hurricane of 1938" at Putnam Theater, Keene State College. Sponsored by the Harris Center for Conservation Education, the Monadnock Conservancy, Keene State College, and the Monadnock Institute for Nature, Place and Culture.
Eric Aldrich writes from his home in Hancock.


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Remi Garde has slammed his Aston Villa side after they were 'humiliated' at home to Liverpool.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds left Villa Park 6-0 winners on Sunday afternoon, in one of talkSPORT's three live commentary games over the weekend.
Boos rang around the West Midlands ground at half-time, as they trailed 2-0, and fans streamed out with 30 minutes remaining as their side put in a disastrous performance.
The defeat was the first time Villa had conceded five or more at home in the Premier League and while Garde refused to comment on his future, he expressed his deep disappointment.
"I feel humiliation when you concede six goals at home without scoring," Garde said.
"It's very painful. We don't have time to moan too much, we have to concentrate on the next game.
"I have a lot of feelings but I will keep some for myself. The first 15 minutes we were not too bad but we gave them the first goal. We have 12 games to go, there's still the possibility to win these games and we have to fight for it.
"I will find 11 or 18 players who still have the desire to win those games."
The victory was Liverpool's first league clean sheet of 2016 and it leaves Garde's side languishing at the bottom of the division, eight points from safety.
The Frenchman also labelled it his worst result as a manager after Villa suffered their 16th defeat of a wretched season.
"I saw that as well," he said when questioned about Villa's lack of fight.
"In the previous weeks and games it was not the case. I always knew this was a very fragile situation.
"To keep fighting it's not easy but you can imagine I didn't ask for something different today. I haven't got much explanation in that."


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I just want to know if I were to take 50mg seroquel frequently, is it just a sleep seditive or a sleep seditive narcotic? Is seroquel a narcotic?? Main question here again, IS ANY DOSAGE OF SEROQUEL OR SEROQUEL ITSELF A "NARCOTIC?" Or what they call a "controlled substance?" Is seroquel a narcotic and controlled substance? Or is seroquel just a plain perscribed sleep medication that is none of the above questions? Please help me figure this "pill classification" out. Thanks much, Manda
Is seroquel 50mg a known narcotic?
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wow, since its an antipsychotic med it seems going a bit far to use it as a sleep med. I am not sure what you are taking it for?
It can be sedating. And you are correct its a long way to go for sleep. Personally I'd never take an anti psychotic for sleep, they have way to many nasty side effects. I have very strong feelings about drs prescribing them for sleep when there are good sleeping medication available. I have seen what advanced tardive dyskenesia looks like and I don't ever want to experience it. Have you tried taking melatonin?
Thanks everyone. And yes. I don't. Know why they would perscribe me it if its for pyschotic issues and not a sleep sedative.
They will do anything to avoid ordering a controlled medication. I feel its irresponsible to do so.
Ahh ok I get it ok. Thanks!!
Psychiatrist often prescribe medication such as Seroquel, Trazodone, and Depakote to help people with Bi-polar disorder to due to racing thoughts, mania, and depression. It is the side effect that will help you see it is not a sleep aid. Mental health issues are treated with medication and therapy. Side effects are par for the course. Radiation makes people nauseated with cancer, but often times it is essential.
Melatonin is a natural sleep aid. Seroquel is not a sleep aid! People often say that because it makes them sleepy
I love all these comments from people who aren't medical professionals nor do they know ANYTHING about seroquel & it's benefits for sleep. FIRST I cannot take Ambien as it makes me sick & gives me the worst migraines. I have bad insomnia that keeps me up for several nights straight. I have Lupus & it causes seizures, sleep deprivation makes those seizures much worse. So my Dr brought up seroquel. I of course was hesitant at first, until he explained to me. When Seroquel is used as an anti-psychotic it is given in high doses up to 1200mg & more. In patients who are using it for sleep & don't use it as an anti-psychotic it is used in low doses, like my dose is 1 50mg pill before bed. It doesn't make me sleepy I just actually stay asleep when I fall asleep. Y'all should do your research before you bash something, just saying!
To everyone involved taking a anti psyhchotic for sleep is a little much, there are a lot of drugs that are duel acting. I've taking diabetic medication to keep my pregnancy. I not be a doctor be my partner is.
I find it really devastating to have to take half my medicine away at night and replace it with a anti psychotic drug. I have never abused my medicine but my anxiety has gotten so bad because I can only sleep 3-4 hours a night since 1/2 of my medicine was cut done. I was told the dr. and I would be "flagged" if I didn't try to get off the anxiety medicine which is a controlled substance. If Im taking 3 mgs . Of melatonin along with 1/2 my medicine but not working well. Really don't understand.
I was just precribed this for sleep 50 mg slept all night but still very sleepy not good I won't be taking this again
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Refuse to renounce your opposition to gay marriage, and you will be hounded out of your career and public life. That's the lesson of Brendan Eich's ousting at software company Mozilla.
After Eich was appointed CEO in late March, some Mozilla employees and software developers took to the internet to demand his resignation. Dating website OK Cupid called for a boycott of Mozilla, referring to opponents of gay marriage as 'our enemies'. At issue was a $1,000 donation Eich had made in 2008 in support of Proposition 8, the ballot measure to ban gay marriages in California (which passed but was later struck down by a court).
The move to force out Eich appeared so intolerant, so driven by vengeance, that even some in favour of gay marriage sought to distance themselves from it. To his credit, Andrew Sullivan, the so-called 'father' of same-sex marriage, wrote: 'Will he now be forced to walk through the streets in shame? Why not the stocks? The whole episode disgusts me – as it should disgust anyone interested in a tolerant and diverse society.'
But there were plenty who rejoiced at Eich's downfall. 'Eich's forced resignation from Mozilla shows a huge turning point in the acceptance of gay equality and rights. Not only is it no longer cool to be anti-gay, but it could cost you your job', says Leanne Pittsford, the founder of Lesbians Who Teach, in the New York Times. Yes, that's right, Pittsford believes that getting an executive sacked represents 'acceptance' and social progress. Christian Rudder, the founder and president of OK Cupid, revealed that the real victory in taking Eich's scalp was the threatening message it sent to others: 'My co-founders and I were conflicted about making an example of any one person. But we wanted to show the many would-be Eichs out there that when you make life harder or worse for other people, when you give your money and your time to make others miserable, you will be called to account by your business partners.'


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Sleeping Dogs has the distinction of possibly having the most convoluted journey to store shelves that has ever produced a quality game. Just this past year, we saw an example of what typically happens when a game with a troubled development cycle is finally released: the abysmal Duke Nukem Forever. Put that abomination out of your mind, though, as Sleeping Dogs rises from the ashes to reach amazing heights. United Front Games and Square Enix have given us one of the best open world experiences of this generation.
Beginning life as Black Lotus, a game featuring a female protagonist, and eventually morphing into True Crime: Hong Kong, Sleeping Dogs has had quite a few cooks in the kitchen over the years. Amazingly, the finished product is a largely coherent and easily enjoyed thrill ride. A sort-of Greatest Hits of Open World Games, Sleeping Dogs borrows liberally from several other franchises. The resulting mix is still somehow fresh feeling, and I never felt as though I was playing a patchwork of game systems.
Taking control of Wei Shen, the player is tasked with infiltrating the Sun On Yee triad and destroying it from the inside. Shen has returned to Hong Kong after several years in the States, and is on a quest to avenge his sister's death. The main plotline is borrowed liberally from The Departed, which itself was a remake of the Hong Kong film Internal Affairs. If you're a fan of either of those films, the major plot points will be somewhat expected, but the superb acting and writing of Sleeping Dogs allows it to stand on its own.
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While the facial animations leave a lot to be desired, the voice work of the main cast is of an amazingly high level. Wei Shen, is particular, is an extremely likeable and well-acted character throughout his journey. This is a welcome departure from other open world protagonists, namely GTA IV's Niko Bellic, who is a terrible character with no redeeming qualities.
The world of Sleeping Dogs is extremely enjoyable to explore. While I cannot attest to how accurate a portrayal of Hong Kong it is, I truly felt as though I was in another country, entirely unique from the faux-New York often put forth in these types of games. A big part of that is the fact that traffic flows from the left-hand lane, which often lead to some serious car wrecks in my early hours with the game. It's startling how something this simple is taken for granted by gaming habits. I often found myself getting into the wrong door, parking in oncoming lanes, and generally taking turns far too wide.
At some moments, Sleeping Dog's Hong Kong looks downright next-gen. When rainstorms pound the neon-lit streets, reflections bounce off of every surface, characters clothes become visibly soaked, and NPCs carry umbrellas and taken cover from the storm. Draw distance is never a distraction, and texture work is solid throughout the environment. Animations are smooth, and the player never feels as though they are fighting against the game. This is especially amazing considering that Wei Shen possesses some measure of free-running skills, similar to Assassin's Creed. Shen is able to quickly hurdle over low barriers, and clamber up walls and buildings in order to quickly chase after escaping enemies or outrun pursuing cops.
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A particular low point in Grand Theft Auto IV, for me at least, was the odd changes Rockstar made to the driving portions of the game. The camera seemed constantly pitched too low, without enough visibility ahead of where the player was headed. Fortunately, Sleeping Dogs does not make this same mistake. Portions of the staff at United Front Games have experience with the Need For Speed franchise, and it comes through in the exciting, arcade-like driving. The sense of speed, particularly on motorcycles, is intense, and yet I never felt as though I was out of control.
A major departure in Sleeping Dogs from other open-world crime games is the lack of gunplay. It'll be several hours before Wei acquires a gun, and when it finally happens, the gunplay is fairly lackluster. Instead, a majority of the combat in Sleeping Dogs borrows heavily from the Batman: Arkham series. Hand-to-hand fights are intense, and Wei Shen is capable of learning several new maneuvers from a friendly dojo master. Counters are timing based, and throughout the game are essential to surviving in combat. Wei Shen is often outnumbered in these fights, and there are several classes of enemies, some of which have to be taken down in a specific manner.
This is all well and good, but the combat truly comes together with the brutal environmental takedowns afforded by the environment. Shen can grapple enemies, dragging them into dozens of different hazards, often with bloody results. Table saws, exhaust fans, dumpsters, and aquariums will become your best friend in fistfights, and the moment you first kill someone with a fish is truly magical.
There are some minor quibbles to be had with Sleeping Dogs. On PC, in particular, camera control can be a bit squirrely. This is mitigated to an extent on consoles, although I occasionally found myself incapable of bringing the camera to where I needed it to be in an efficient manner. There are also a few moments in which the odd development cycle appears to have taken a toll on the game. Throughout the game, there are a handful of "girlfriends" which Wei Shen can interact with. These plotlines are quickly discarded though, and there's never any real followup with any of the women. In particular, an oddly timed text message from "Not Ping" near the end of the campaigns feels as though it comes completely out of left field.
These are minor distractions, though. When taken as a complete package, Sleeping Dogs stands as an amazing feat in open world games. It is rare to get a game as surprisingly good as Sleeping Dogs this late in console cycles. The loss of the True Crime tag was possibly the best thing to ever happen to this game. Square Enix was incredibly fortunate to stumble into this game, and smartly afforded it the time needed to finish the development correctly. Sleeping Dogs is one of the best games of this generation, and is a strong frontrunner for 2012 Game of the Year.
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This build is rather simple for our little Bear-Turtle, the idea is that it lets Udyr tank with ease starting at around level 6.
The Runes:
I choose the runes I'm using because they all help you at different phases of the game, but are helpful at all the stages of the game.
His Quints are there so that you can initiate and escape. When bear's up you're crazy fast and that's a scary thing for the other team.
His seals let him dodge several attacks when you've got monkey stacked, so it's a little edge.
His marks let him do a little damage against towers and helps you get some kills early game.
His glyphs are so that you can spam all four stances in team fights and never let the shield drop while tanking.
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Country of Qualification: United Kingdom
Dr Daniel James Rogers is the principle dental surgeon at 28 Cowbridge Road West. He has provided dental treatment for over 2500 patients in Gwent and has gone on to be a 5 times award winning dentist, winning Best Young Dentist of Wales and South Wales and England in 2013.
Dr Rogers is also the leading provider of Six Month Smiles treatment in the country. He has become recognised for his accomplishments in teeth straightening and uses his knowledge to mentor other dentists across the world on the techniques of Six Month Smiles.
Dr Dan has a special interest in orthodontics, providing many patients with the latest technology to straighten their teeth.
Daniel qualified with merit from University of Wales College of Medicine in 2003. He worked for a year in practice before taking hospital roles in paediatric dentistry, oral medicine, oral pathology, oro-maxillofacial surgery and restorative dentistry.
In 2007 he successfully gained entry into the Royal College of Surgeons England, obtaining his MFDS qualification. He was one of the first dentists in Wales to provide patients with the revolutionary 6 Month Smiles cosmetic orthodontic system.
Dr. Oli Spencer – Associate Dentist
GDC Number: 79368
HIW Registration Number: 08012010001
Qualification: BDS Lpool 2001
Country of Qualification: United Kingdom
Meet Dr. Oliver Spencer, one of the associate dentists at Bamboo Dental. He joined us in 2016 and has since become an integral part of the team.
Oli's skill set spans across a wide array of dental treatments although he has a special focus on cosmetic treatments such as teeth straightening.
Dr. Catherine Harris – Dentist
GDC Number: 103600
Qualification: BDS
Country of Qualification: United Kingdom
Dr. Catherine Hemingway – Dentist
GDC Number: 191428
Qualification: BDS
Country of Qualification: United Kingdom
Natalie O'Keefe – Practice Manager
GDC Number: 123286
Qualification: Verified experience in Dental Nursing
Country of Qualification: United Kingdom
Natalie has been with the practice since 1997, she started as a trainee dental nurse where she then went on and gained her knowledge to become a registered dental nurse, after 6 years of nursing Natalie took the position of dental receptionist and then progressed to practice manager. She really enjoys being in charge of such a warm and friendly team, she is passionate about providing both new and old patients with our valuable service and good quality dentistry.
Laura Perry – Receptionist
GDC Number: 123273
Qualification: Verified experience in Dental Nursing
Country of Qualification: United Kingdom
Cassie Osborne – Receptionist
GDC Number: 123271
Qualification: Verified experience in Dental Nursing
Country of Qualification: United Kingdom
Danielle Hill – Receptionist
GDC Number: 231911
Qualification: Qual – National Certificate NEBDN 2011
Country of Qualification: United Kingdom
Laura Duffield – Receptionist
GDC Number: 248018
Qualification: Diploma in Dental Nursing Level 3 QCF City and Guilds 2013
Country of Qualification: United Kingdom
Amelia Pidgeon – Dental Hygienist
GDC Number: 265632
Qualification: BSc Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy Cardiff 2016
Country of Qualification: United Kingdom
Claire Gifford – Dental Therapist
GDC Number: 125322
Qualification: Combined Diploma in Dental Therapy & Hygiene Cardiff 2007
Country of qualification: United Kingdom
Brydie Connolly – Trainee Dental Nurse
Kate McIntyre – Dental Nurse
GDC Number: 236013
Qualification: NVQ L3 Dental Nursing & VRQ L3 Dental Nursing City & Guilds 2012
Country of Qualification: United Kingdom
Lieseil Davies – Dental Nurse
GDC Number: 237796
Qualification: Level 3 NVQ in Dental Nursing
Country of Qualification: United Kingdom
Taylor Morgan – Dental Nurse
GDC Number: 263391
Qualification: Diploma in Dental Nursing Level 3 QCF City & Guilds 2014
Country of Qualification: United Kingdom
Jess Millard – Trainee Dental Nurse
You can find more information on all of our dental professionals on the GDC website here.
Charity & Community
At Bamboo we pride ourselves on quality, friendliness and understanding. We all do our best to improve our services, we regularly train and educate ourselves, to achieve the best results for the benefit of our customers. We also strive to be involved and relate with others and being in a society. We work with both local and international charity to give back to the community that has made us who we are now. We regularly hold fund raising schemes from offering our patients a onsite car washing service whereby patients donations go towards tow of our chosen charities , we believe that small change can make a big difference.
Our selected charities are
Who is Operation Smile
Operation Smile is an international children's medical charity, working with a team of dedicated medical volunteers who provide safe, effective reconstructive surgery for children born with facial deformities such as cleft lip and cleft palate. We measure ourselves by the joy we see on all of the faces we help around the world.
As one of the most prominent children's charities in the world – known by many as 'the smile charity' – and with a presence in over 60 countries, Operation Smile is able to heal children's smiles and bring hope for a better future.
More than 200,000 children are born with a severe cleft condition every year — often unable to eat, speak, socialise or smile. Too often, these children are rejected by the people around them, afraid to go to school and ostracised by their communities. In many cases, parents simply can't afford to give their children the surgery they desperately need.
In the UK, thanks to the NHS, a baby's cleft lip or palate will be repaired in the first year of its life. However in some developing countries cleft lip and cleft palate surgery is either too expensive or may not even be available. That's where Operation Smile comes in, providing much-needed surgical services. Since 1982, Operation Smile – with the help of over 5,000 dedicated medical volunteers – has provided over 200,000 free surgical procedures to children and young adults around the world, giving each one a new start in life.
Operation Smile goes to great lengths to ensure that every patient we treat receives the highest standard of care every time, providing access to free dental care, speech therapy and counselling where needed.
We believe that all children deserve to live their lives with dignity and for those born with a cleft lip, cleft palate or other facial deformity, dignity begins with a smile.
To find out more about us and our work healing smiles, please visit our 'Why We Exist' page


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Saline Implant Rupture Symptoms
Patients presenting with rupture of their saline implants can present with pain to the breast, potential permanent changes in nipple sensitivity, implantleakage leading to loss of upper pole fullness of the breast, distortion of the shape of the breast associated with visible rippling and indentation of the tissue associated with the edges of the bag, redness to the skin, tenderness and increasing pain. There may also be capsular contracture leading to capsulitis.
Patients with ruptured saline implants present to our office weekly. We recommend that these implants be removed as soon as possible with open capsulotomy and capsulectomies performed with implant exchange, in order to reduce the ensuing scar tissue contracture around the bag. Saline implants contrary to silicone implants are more user-friendly. When a saline implant ruptures, the implant loses its size and shape. The saline will then be resorbed into the body and excreted with the urine.
Some of the saline, however, will remain around the ruptured saline implant which could lead to a darker yellow color fluid. Determining the duration that occurred since rupture of the saline implant, by inspection of the operating room of the clarity of the fluid, is very useful. Light clear fluid usually represents a rupture within four weeks. As the fluid takes on a more yellow color, this can be usually extended for several months. Implants that have ruptured for well over a year may present with minimal amounts of fluid or a small amount of fluid that is dark yellow straw color in appearance associated with a very chronic rupture. The yellow fluid may be associated with increased levels of protein and fibrin within the collection of fluid.
Normally patients with acute rupture present to our office showing great asymmetry to the breast which can occur within less than seven days. The shape and size are quite significantly reduced leading to asymmetry within the bra. Pain can also be associated symptoms. Tenderness on mild to moderate palpation, as well as the infolding of the edges of the bag along the inner tissue, can also be very irritating. On a rare occasion, the patient may present with fever, as well as redness to the skin, which could be associated with an infection surrounding the implant intracapsular from the fluid internally.
Our recommendations for any ruptured saline implant is: remove the implant, explore, irrigate, and clean out the pocket, release scar tissue through an open capsulectomy or capsulotomy with implant either replaced or final explantation.
The Diagnosis
Diagnosis of a saline ruptured implant is very straightforward. In the majority of cases, the patients will present with a complete loss of fullness to the breast clinically. Usually, mammogram, ultrasound, CT or MRI's are not required and only clinical examination will indicate a complete rupture of the saline implant. Patients who may present with an acute rupture with slight asymmetry may do well with an ultrasound in order to examine for fluid around the implant itself within the intracapsular pocket. We normally watch these patients for two to three weeks. We examine their breasts at that time. An obvious ruptured implant will continue to leak over time, and the breast will become significantly smaller. MRI's and CT's are not indicated for patients with ruptured saline implants. I believe clinical examination alone yields the best results and that the patients again can be followed on a biweekly basis in order to follow the shape, size, and form of the breast.
The fluid within a saline implant with both collect within the intracapsule and, over time, resorb through the capsule and be absorbed into the excretory system of the body. There should be no harm of normal sterile saline that was placed in an implant after it has ruptured, and this does not lead to harm to any patient. However, the ruptured saline implant should be removed as soon as possible with the scar tissue released to avoid further damage to the pocket. Both Mentor and Allergan or Natrelle saline implants are not lifetime devices. These implants will rupture over time. Ruptures can occur either due to crease cracks within the shell of a smooth implant or from a leakage through the valve of the implant. The valves are normally unidirectional, but over time can become bidirectional with leakage of fluid through the valve. Textured implants have been shown through the years to have a higher incidence of rupture due to crease crack formation and failure of these implants. In my practice, we do not use textured implants.
Perifpheral Tear
The video below shows an example of a ruptured saline implant with deflation of the saline implant due to a small peripheral tear in the silicone shell. The majority of saline ruptures that I have seen in my practice in Beverly Hills have been a valve leakage in which any directional valve becomes bi-directional with saline leaking through the valve. This patient specifically upon examination had a ruptured saline implant which was 70% ruptured with a small peripheral tear as seen on the video. Pressure of the implant shows fluid that shoots out the periphery of the implant. Again, the majority of cases of ruptured saline are associated with valvular failure and the valve then becomes bidirectional with leakage from the valve and leaflet.
Textured Implants
Textured implants are associated with fibrous adherence to the overlying tissue with continued movement of the chest wall; pectoralis muscle or subglandular plane will lead to crease crack formation and a rupture of the bag associated with slits within the peripheral shell of the implant edge. Once again, only smooth saline and silicone implants are used in our practice, which I believe reduces incidents of rupture of both types of implants.
The rupture rate is approximately three to seven percent for the saline implants over five years. This rate can increase up towards 20% after 10 years. When a patient identifies an obvious asymmetry or visible loss of fullness, they should see their Board Certified Plastic Surgeon for examination and possibility of secondary breast reconstruction or breast revision surgery.
Ruptured Smooth Saline
Ruptured Textured Saline
Evaluation of Ruptured
Removal of a Ruptured


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Winter Break at the Rink
and that night when he was making shadow puppets on his bedroom wall...convinced that he can make Elvis and Mother Teresa.
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"I hope you don't mind that I put down in words...
how wonderful life is while you're in the world"
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........................................... Mother, Artist, Vegetarian, Chocoholic, Joyologist ......................................... CONTACT: wendy(at)wendycook(dotcom) ................................................ This is the journal of Wendy Cook. I come to this page to write about our days so that my son will have a diary of our life together. Perhaps you will find something useful here as you navigate the terrain of your own path. ........................................... Topics are categorized by subject in the chapters section on my sidebar. Useful links are located in my sidebar also. For information regarding product reviews, please refer to the footer. ...........................................
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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A mother who celebrates her own life.
Who is glad to be alive." - Patricia Lynn Reilly


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Heads Up!
Events Potentially Impacting Your Business
Here's a list of upcoming, large city-wide events. Knowing about them may be helpful as you make your staffing schedules, consider special offers, or just wonder why all the extra people are in town. It's not meant to promote the events, but to help you as you plan for business during the next 30 days.
For a calendar listing of all events, please see www.bouldercoloradousa.com/things-to-do/events/. To be listed on the calendar of events, contact Chelsea Black. You can even do it yourself if you'd like.
May 7
CU Boulder Graduation
• http://www.colorado.edu/commencement/
May 16-22
Colorado MahlerFest
• A ballet, films, concerts, open rehearsals and lectures all over town.
• http://mahlerfest.org/mahlerfest-xxix/
Memorial Day Weekend - May 28-30
Boulder Creek Festival
• 500+ booths, 4 stages, carnival rides - in & around Central Park
• http://www.bceproductions.com/#!boulder-creek-festival/cdz3r
Memorial Day - May 30
Bolder Boulder
• 10k running race with over 50,000 participants
• http://www.bolderboulder.com/
Photos: Peter Burke, MahlerFest, Boulder Creek Events.


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Meet Storm, a very good boy.
While Storm was out for a walk Sunday on a New York beach with his owner, Mark Freeley, he spotted a baby deer struggling in the water. Storm sprang into action, swimming out to rescue the baby deer and bringing it back to shore. Freeley caught Storm's heroic rescue effort on video:
After bringing the fawn to shore, Storm began licking and nosing the baby deer to make sure it was alive.
Freeley and Storm stayed with the deer until a veterinarian and a representative from the Strong Island Animal Rescue League could get there. Mashable reported that the deer is "being treated and is expected to make a full recovery." Becca Stanek
Players, fans give hockey legend Teemu Selanne incredibly touching tribute after his final game
Twenty-one seasons, 684 goals, and a Stanley Cup later, Teemu Selanne skated in his final National Hockey League game for the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.
The Ducks lost to the Los Angeles Kings, 6-2, but Selanne's teammates, fans, and even his opponents cheered him on for more than a minute after the game ended. At 43, Selanne is a future Hall-of-Famer who finished his final season with nine goals and 18 assists in 64 games, reports SBNation.
Watch the video, below, and try not to feel a little something as Selanne lets out a couple deep breaths, nods toward the crowd, and finally raises his hockey stick and gives a wave as he leaves two decades of memories on the ice. --Sarah Eberspacher


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Days of Future Past X-Men First Class Sequel. The Days of Future Past storyline from 1981's Uncanny X-Men will be the basis for the X-Men: First Class sequel entitled X-Men: Days of Future Past. The sequel will be produced by Bryan Singer, written by Simon Kinberg, and directed by Matthew Vaughn.
That Days of Future Past storyline (from the comicbook):
The storyline alternates between present day, in which the X-Men fight Mystique's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, and a future timeline caused by the X-Men's failure to prevent the Brotherhood from assassinating Senator Robert Kelly. In this future universe, Sentinels rule the United States, and mutants live in internment camps. The present-day X-Men are forewarned of the possible future by a future version of their teammate Kitty Pryde, whose mind traveled back in time and possessed her younger self to warn the X-Men.
In a recent interview, Bryan Singer spoke of a "plotline that features an alternate future and loads of dead fan-favorite characters" and that "we might even see some characters from the first X-Men film series show up."
On X-Men: Days of Future Past, Singer said:
I can say it's being written right now and it will start shooting in a few months. It's going to be very ambitious. It's called Days of Future Past and it deals with aspects of that comic but also some very new things. I just don't want to give any of it away. Matthew Vaughn will be directing and I'm totally excited about it.
Singer went on to say:
I think there's a strong desire to broaden out the universe. The X-Men universe on its own is every bit as big as the Marvel universe and I think it's time to reach out and explore it and perhaps even bring some connectivity between the films, as Marvel's done so well. You may see some of that, I don't know. [Laughs]
Connectivity speculation from another source:
That 'connectivity' could be really interesting to see, especially as fans have tried to work out just how First Class fits into (or doesn't fit into) the existing X-Men movie timeline. The alternate future angle of Days of Future Past could help bring those disparate narrative lines together, which is exactly what some have been hoping for.
Sounds cool. I read the original story years ago and liked it a lot. I even liked parts of the cartoon version that showed up on FOX in the 1990's. Seeing Wolverine as an old man (his version of an old man anyway) was a sight.
X-Men: Days of Future Past currently stars Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, and Jason Flemyng. I'm guessing Hugh Jackman is not far away from committing to the film as well, though his scenes might have to be filmed last as he is currently shooting The Wolverine.
Leave your thoughts on the storyline to X-Men: First Class below in the comments section. For more X-Men: Days of Future Past photos, videos, and information, visit our X-Men Page, subscribe to us by Email, follow us on Twitter or on Facebook. Batman: X-Men: Days of Future Past will be released on US theaters on July 18, 2014.
Source: Imdb, Firstshowing, Slashfilm


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She buried her face in her hands, and sat in silence for a few seconds; then looking at Mrs. Stevens, with tearful eyes, exclaimed, "God forgive me if it must be so; nothing but the utter ruin that stares me in the face if I refuse induces me to accede to your request."
"I am sorry that you distress yourself so much about it. You know you are your own mistress, and can do as you choose," said Mrs. Stevens; "but if you will be advised by me, you will send them away at once."
"After school I will," hesitatingly replied Miss Jordan.
"I hate to appear so pressing," resumed Mrs. Stevens; "but I feel it my duty to suggest that you had better do it at once, and before the rest of the scholars. I did not wish, to inform you to what extent this thing had gone; but it really has been talked of in many quarters, and it is generally supposed that you are cognisant of the fact that the Garies are coloured; therefore you see the necessity of doing something at once to vindicate yourself from the reproach of abolitionism."
At the pronunciation of this then terrible word in such connection with herself, Miss Jordan turned quite pale, and for a moment struggled to acquire sufficient control of her feelings to enable her to do as Mrs. Stevens suggested; at last, bursting into tears, she said, "Oh, I cannot—will not—do it. I'll dismiss them, but not in that unfeeling manner; that I cannot do."
The children were now entirely neglecting their lessons, and seemed much affected by Miss Jordan's tears, of which they could not understand the cause. She observing this, rang the bell, the usual signal for intermission.
Mrs. Stevens, satisfied with the triumph she had effected, took leave of Miss Jordan, after commending her for the sensible conclusion at which she had arrived, and promising to procure her two more pupils in the room of those she was about to dismiss.
Miss Jordan was a long time writing the note that she intended sending to Mr. Garie; and one of the elder girls returned to the school-room, wondering at the unusually long time that had been given for recreation.
"Tell Clarence and his sister to come here," said she to the girl who had just entered; and whilst they were on their way upstairs, she folded the note, and was directing it when Clarence entered.
"Clarence," said she, in a soft voice, "put on your hat; I have a note of some importance for you to take to your father—your father remember—don't give it to any one else." Taking out her watch, she continued, "It is now so late that you would scarcely get back before the time for dismissal, so you had better take little Emily home with you."
"I hope, ma'am, I haven't done anything wrong?" asked Clarence.
"Oh, no!" quickly replied she; "you're a dear, good boy, and have never given me a moment's pain since you came to the school." And she hurried out into the hall to avoid farther questioning.


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Well, I now have somewhere to live in London come September! That is really the most exciting thing to happen to me over the past two weeks; I've literally been rushed off my feet. The only break I've had were the couple of days I spent accompanying my Aunt on her errands while she was in town, a few dinners out I've had with friends for catch ups and birthdays, and a few lunch break quick lunches out just so I could get away from the rush. I do love being busy, but honestly I can't wait for an opportunity to slow down a bit!1. My starter of absolutely divine, melt in the mouth scallops on slices of black pudding, topped with pork belly and with a tomato jus over a fantastic catch up dinner with old school friends at Deeson's in Canterbury. | 2. The shallot harvest from the Pilgrims Nook vegetable gardens. | 3. The most popular photo I've ever uploaded to Instagram; my Dad barbecuing, British style in the pouring rain! | 4. The new Smashbox counter in my local Boots reminding me how far away I now live from Santa Monica Beach. | 5. One of my working lunch pick me ups at The Cider Works, just across the road from Pilgrims Nook. | 6. Another working lunch, this time at Tiny Tim's Tea Rooms in Canterbury. This was their 'Puffkin' which I would really recommend a puff pastry wrapped meatloaf, topped with a poached egg and served on a bed of baked beans. The ultimate British comfort food.
- 19 American foods that are not actually food.
- These photos make me want to head off to the French Riviera right now. And these.
- Diane went up to the UCLA campus at night and has taken some beautiful (and very nostalgic for me) photos of my Alma Mater.
- Aubaine on Dover Street in London is officially on my 'to brunch' list.
- How to dry your own herbs.
- Something for my LA readers, if you were jealous of my stint at The Underground Cookery School, Natalie has written about an evening at the New School of Cookery in Culver City.
- Speaking of The Underground Cookery School, its founder Matt has just posted the third instalment of his fantastic video recipe series; how to make a fantastic Ratatouille.
- Laura has written a simply hilarious diary from when she tried a juice cleanse.
- Emma has written a brilliant step by step guide to the perfect meringue, part 2.
One of my longer standing readers, Dizzy Tea all the way from Turkey has written a lovely post about what she's been eating recently and gave my post How I Am Not The Size Of A House: My Food & Eating Philosophy a shout out. You really should head over and check out her blog, it is full of so many fantastic snapshots.
Staying on the topic of delicious food, I'm very excited to be able to let those of you who do not already know this that my favourite contestant from last years The Great British Bake Off (side note: who here is excited for the new series?!), James Morton is back with a new book, Brilliant Bread that is going to be released on August 29th. Honestly, I'm still mentally stuck on how awesome the passionfruit chocolate ganache truffles he made to decorate a torte (?) in one of the earlier episodes were. I'm looking forward to my copy arriving from his publishers so I can have a play around with some of the bread recipes and let you all know what I think about them, but for now as I know you've all also missed having James on your screens I thought I'd post this video of him making the delicious looking focaccia from his upcoming book. Honestly, I think the only problem with it is he is not wearing a Fair Isle jumper.
7. Sherin enjoying her 25th birthday celebrations late night at The Diner in Covent Garden. Her necklace is in case she forgets the name of the blog she has been writing for the best part of four years! | 8. Another pick me up at Tiny Tim's, this time a hot chocolate fudge cake sundae with caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream. | 9. Mummy and I decided to cook something special for dinner on Tuesday night; we made pan seared venison with home grown potatoes and home grown carrots balsamic glazed using this recipe from one of my favourite food blogs, Spoon Fork Bacon. | 10. I pre-ordered The White Princess from Amazon ages ago as Philippa Gregory has been my favourite author for years, but I feel my friends and family are in a conspiracy to interrupt me whenever I sit down and try to read it! | 11. Enjoying the Strawberry Mousse Cake I made in collaboration with The Lake District Dairy Co. Quark. | 12. Watching one of my all time favourite shows (after Scandal, of course) The Newsroom.
- Jimmy Fallon and Robin Thicke cover Blurred Lines using children's toy instruments.
- Hidden within one of Rose's wonderful Paris photo diaries, she's shared the most amazing tip for the most delicious dippy eggs and soldiers which I can't wait to try.
- Also, Rose's Mother has just launched her online jewellery store with the most exquisite gold bumble bee, acorn and sea shell pendants and earrings. I need one of the bees in my life.
- Because I know quite a lot of you are from Kent like me, Top 10 Budget Restaurants In Kent.
- These photos highlight why while I adore London, the English countryside will always be home.
- The best restaurants in Los Angeles with a view.
- A few restaurant ideas if you are looking for places to eat out in Brisbane.
- In case you ever wanted to know what is in a Turkish Breakfast.
- Katie Quinn Davies' travel photos are well worth a gander at.
- 5 Best Apps For Business On The Go.
Finally, throughout this month of August I am offering 15% off of all ad spaces and new services on Rachel Phipps. This includes my 300x250 sidebar ads, new 640x100 ad spots within these 'Weekly Love' posts. I'm now also offering the services of designing both of these blog spots for you, and I can also now design custom headers for your blog. To get your 15% off any of these ad spaces or services visit my Ad Shop, put whatever you want into your shopping cart and enter the code SUMMERSUN at the checkout.
What have you been enjoying this week, and what do you have planned for the weekend? I'm just spending time at home with my family this weekend, but I might start making ahead the things that are safe to stay in the freezer all week like the gateaux I'm making for my Summer Party next weekend tomorrow, and on Sunday Mummy and I are cooking Sunday lunch for my grandmother who is visiting for the day.
What have you been enjoying this week, and what do you have planned for the weekend? I'm just spending time at home with my family this weekend, but I might start making ahead the things that are safe to stay in the freezer all week like the gateaux I'm making for my Summer Party next weekend tomorrow, and on Sunday Mummy and I are cooking Sunday lunch for my grandmother who is visiting for the day.


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Getting to grips with emerging market trends
So, the ultimate investment question: how can you tell which markets around the world are going to rise or fall in the future? One way is to follow the money – to track the flow of investment in and out of markets. Sound obvious? It is to one of today's guests Michael Howell, the Managing Director of Crossborder Capital, which monitors the flow of cash from central banks and other sources.
Another way to second guess the market? Look for gaps in information. Juliette and Gavin were also joined in the studio by Ravi Rajani, a man with such knowhow and Business Development Manager for the real-time smart search engine Krzana.