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Different Paths
Alternate tracks bring professors to UH campuses
Behind TV
with Robert Hochstein
Robert Hochstein
The hard, dangerous life of coal miners and steelworkers held no appeal for Pennsylvania native Robert Hochstein. A high school stint as a radio announcer led to a stage career that paid for his college education.
Hochstein worked in TV as news anchor and in production jobs that included program director for Dick Clark Productions. It was financially rewarding, but Hochstein says he felt "an enormous need to give something back."
So for the past 15 years, he has developed and taught in Leeward Community College's television production program, earning the UH Regents' Medal for Excellence in Teaching, the state's Outstanding Postsecondary Vocational Education Program award and a National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Excellence Award.
Long an advocate for creating a film school at UH, he hopes to collaborate on the proposed system-wide Academy for Creative Media. But he won't neglect the Leeward students. "I couldn't trust this program in the hands of anybody else. I mean, I literally gave birth to it," he says.
On stage
with Ben Moffat
Ben Moffat
After earning a bachelor's degree in English from New York's Vassar College, Ben Moffat joined the University of Hawai'i at Manoa's MFA program in theater, attracted by its expertise in Asian theater, puppetry and masks.
"I just wanted to work in theater because I loved it so much. I knew that if someone had to make a living at it, it might as well be me," he says. He still performs, with stilts and masks in a group called Monkey and the Waterfall that is developing Still on My Back III, for performance in the summer.
His fascination with masks fills his home as well; he has more than 200 that he describes as intriguing and mystical. A near drowning while rafting the Colorado river taught him the fragility of life, so he pushes students at Windward Community College to take risks, daring them to perform in front of each other.
"Sometimes extreme experiences are our best teachers," he says. "I've watched my students grow and become more confident after taking my course. Theater gives people a sense of possibility in the world. It's all about taking the risk."
In tune
with Robert Wehrman
Robert Wehrman
The first student to receive a doctorate in music from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa Robert Wehrman fully intended to be a full-time composer.
It seemed predestined. His mother recalls his fascination with music from a tender age. "She says common nursery rhymes never satisfied me, and I would always make up my own," the Maui Community College instructor of music recalls.
Over the years he mastered several instruments, but it was the synthesizer that spoke to his creative spirit. Wehrman became a national expert on MIDI (musical instrument digital interface) and digital music composition, wrote for Keyboard Magazine and worked for electronic musical instrument manufacturers.
Eventually, he recognized his affinity for showing people how to do things. "I chose music, but teaching chose me," he says. He's now an advocate for arts education. "The humanities helps the average student relate to people and makes them more of a whole person," he explains.
Wehrman's radio show, Mirror of the New, airs Sundays at 8 p.m. on Hawai'i Public Radio, 88.1 KHPR in Honolulu, 90.7 KKUA in Wailuku and 91.1 KANO in Hilo.


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ROCKVILLE — The estranged wife of boxing great Sugar Ray Leonard, who accused her husband of assaulting her on several occasions during their marriage, blames her husband's agent and attorney for many of the problems that plagued the couple's 10-year marriage.
"Mike Trainer played a tremendous role in the break-up of my marriage and my home," Juanita Leonard, who filed for divorce last March, said yesterday. "He had a very hard impact on the way my husband made decisions -- mostly monetary, but personal decisions also."
Mr. Trainer, and other attorneys for Mr. Leonard, could not be reached for comment yesterday.
Tomorrow, at a hearing in Montgomery County Circuit Court, she plans to ask Judge William C. Miller for an increase in the temporary alimony and child support payments -- now set at $12,000 a month -- while the divorce litigation and dispute over the validity of a prenuptial agreement are pending.

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Respiratory Therapy is a self regulated healthcare profession as legislated by the Respiratory Therapists Act of Nova Scotia.
"The Mission of the Nova Scotia College of Respiratory Therapists is to promote excellence in the practice of respiratory therapy and ensure public confidence in the profession."
Announcement involving Accrediation of Respiratory Therapy Programs On October 16th, 2017, the CSRT announced the board of director's decision that the CSRT...Read more ...
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Once dearly called Diamond of the Far East with the luxury level, Ho Chi Minh is now the largest, most populated and most exciting city in Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City is also seen the nation's economic heart. Modern office skyscrapers, admist Chinese style pagodas and food stalls along the street, create a dynamic urban area in very special sense. It is not oddly tidy like in Singapore, nor is urban slumps omnipresent like in India.
Ho Chi Minh City's architecture and lifestyle is the reconciliation between American and Chinese influence, with many dots of modernity yet without losing Vietnamese traits and as much historical as it is modern. In addition, Ho Chi Minh had already been christened the "Paris of Asia" for its wide boulevards lined with stately trees and magnificent French villas. People may be fooled by smell of coffee, baking bread, other traditional culinary specialties. Ho Chi Minh City is also a paradise for shoppers for beautiful handicrafts.
Top 10 Things to do in Ho Chi Minh City
1 War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh
The War Remnants Museum once known as the 'Museum of American War Crimes' first opened to the public in 1975. It's a shocking reminder of the long and brutal Vietnam War with many graphic photographs and American military equipment on display, including a helicopter with rocket launchers, a tank, a fighter plane, a single-seater attack aircraft and a 6,800kg conventional bomb.
2 Cu Chi Tunnels
Cu Chi Tunnels are part of a massive war museum that offers a sneak-peek at the underground life of Vietnamese soldiers back in 1948. Located 70km northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, the historical site comprises more than 120km of underground tunnels with several trapdoors, living areas, kitchens, storage facilities, armoury, hospitals, and command centres
3 Cao Dai Temple near Ho Chi Minh
Worshippers at the Cao Dai Temple strive for world peace and harmony with beliefs steeped in a number of world religions. Followers must obey the five virtues of Confucianism – humanity, obligation, civility, knowledge and reliability and have belief in the Buddhist principles of rebirth and karma.
4 Jade Emperor Pagoda
Built at the turn of the 20th Century by a community of Cantonese who migrated from Guangzhou province in Southwest China, this pagoda is a fine representation of Mahayanist branch of Buddhism that is practiced widely in Vietnam.
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5 Bitexco Financial Tower & Sky Deck
Ho Chi Minh City's Bitexco Financial Tower & Sky Deck stands 262 metres high at the centre of the city's business district and offers visitors an unparalleled city view from its Sky Deck.
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6 Mariamman Hindu Temple
It is the only Hindu temple that is still open in the city and is considered sacred by Hindu and non-Hindu Vietnamese. The temple is rumoured to have miraculous powers giving luck and wealth to those who worship within its walls.
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7 Reunification Palace
The palace is like a time capsule frozen in 1975 with two of the original tanks used in the capture of the palace parked in the grounds. Originally the site of the Nordom Palace also known as the Governor's Palace its first role was as a home and workplace for the then French Governor of Cochinchina.
8 Binh Tay Market (Cholon Chinatown Market)
Binh Tay Market, constructed by the French in the 1880s, is located in the centre of Vietnam's largest Chinatown district. Unlike Ben Thanh Market in District 1, this market mainly serves the local population with its extensive range of fresh fruits, vegetables, poultry, meat and seafood from regions across Vietnam.
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9 Central Post Office
The Central Post Office in Ho Chi Minh is a beautifully preserved remnant of French colonial times and perhaps the grandest post office in all of Southeast Asia.
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10 Notre Dame Cathedral
Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral, built in the late 1880s by French colonists, is one of the few remaining strongholds of Catholicism in the largely Buddhist Vietnam.
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Here are the videos so far produced by Free Concord from the weekend of the NATO Summit in Chicago, May 18-20.
A glimpse of helicopter coverage by Chicago police and higher authorities throughout the marches.
60 seconds of footage from outside of the Art Institute, where Michelle Obama had been hosting a dinner as protesters peacefully partied outside.
A radio interview with Free Concord's Garret Ean illustrated with footage from the scene. Original Free Talk Live podcast linked here.
A few suspicious characters walk about Chicago in search of the NATO, bearing arms for hugs.
The climax of the protest activity, prior to CPD's skull-bashing crowd dispersal, the medal disposal ceremony by US armed forces veterans against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
If you ask me who (one of) the fed(s) was, it was probably this guy (on the right). His sign advertises a website in support of the five social revolutionary extraordinaires who thought their talents would be best directed at blowing up a bridge outside of Cleveland. Though the Cleveland crew seems to have executed a plot handed to them by their friendly federal informant, the same is not the case with the 'terrorism' raid and arrests in Chicago the week before the summit. The three individuals charged as 'terrorists' under Illinois state law are not accused of having carried out any sort of attack, and it is known that a confidential informant tipped off the raid resulting in the multiple arrests. Both cases were introduced to the public alongside claims from law enforcement that the suspects were all 'self-proclaimed anarchists'.
Stay tuned for more content from the action packed weekend.
6/29/2012: Profiles from Occupy NATO


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Sarah Palin Is Out At Fox News: No New Contract
To those of us who follow media and politics closely, it was a story we expected and/or predicted: former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin won't get a new contract to continue her (lucrative) gig at Fox News — the network that once perceived her as a must-have-hot-political-property commentator, so much so that they built a studio in her Alaska home.
Initial reports suggested Palin was offered a second contract but turned it down (sourced to Palin's camp) — but other reports don't state that as a certainty. Regardless of who said "buh bye" first, this now seemingly emerges as part of Fox News' "course correction."
What is certain: a)she is no longer a hot political property in media terms or in political terms as she was when Sen. John McCain picked her for his Veep candidate– a selection many analysts, and emerging political history not published by conservative book publishers now consider a huge mistake– and, b) Palin irked her boss, Fox News maven Roger Ailes.
And then there is this: Palin has become a kind of political personality versus a powerful politician or even once-powerful national politician. She today is a political celebrity in the way that in show biz you sometimes see celebrities who are famous for being celebrated: they really have no major artistic, or box office, or theatrical achievements and seemingly have a status above their actual accomplishment.
Palin's biggest achievement since leaving was to champion and increase the clout of the Tea Party movement, and back many of the candidates they backed that purged the Republican Party of more moderate GOPers, or more traditional Republican conservatives. And some of those candidates most notably bombed at the polls.
Here's a cross section of the reports.
—Real Clear Politics broke the story:
After a three-year run as a paid contributor to the nation's highest-rated cable news channel, Sarah Palin and FOX News have cut ties, according to a source close to the former Alaska governor.
"It's my understanding that Gov. Palin was offered a contract by FOX, and she decided not to renew the arrangement," the source close to Palin told RCP. "She remains focused on broadening her message of common-sense conservatism across the country and will be expanding her voice in the national discussion."
The source declined to say whether Palin would pursue a television contract with another news network, such as CNN.
Bill Shine, Executive Vice President at FOX, subsequently issued a statement to the New York Times confirming the news, saying, "We have thoroughly enjoyed our association with Governor Palin. We wish her the best in her future endeavors."
After resigning as governor in 2009, Palin became one of the news channel's marquee on-air assets, appearing frequently across its programming and often generating headlines for her memorable and characteristically provocative commentary.
Sarah Palin has parted ways with Fox News, multiple outlets wrote on Friday.
Real Clear Politics was the first to report that Palin — who reportedly signed a $1 million-a-year contract with the network in 2010 — will not be renewing it. The New York Times' Brian Stelter later confirmed the news with Fox News.
A "source close to Palin" told RCP that she had turned down a new offer. Fox News merely told the New York Times in a statement that it wished her the best.
The news is not very surprising, but it does highlight, as much as anything, Palin's diminished relevance. Reports about the increasingly icy relationship between Palin and Fox News CEO Roger Ailes have been circulating for years. He has mocked her in public, and is said to have privately labeled her "stupid." Meanwhile, her public profile has waned as the years since her bid for the vice presidency grind on.
In August, New York magazine's Gabriel Sherman wrote that a new contract for Palin was a very iffy thing indeed. That report came the day after Palin publicly complained that the network had canceled some of her appearances.
The New York Times' Media Decoder:
"Sarah, where are you?" one of Sarah Palin's 3.4 million Facebook fans wrote on her wall last week. "Has your contract with Fox ended?" another fan asked the day before.
Fox News has indeed parted ways with Ms. Palin, the former Alaska governor and Republican vice-presidential nominee, a Fox spokeswoman confirmed on Friday, reducing if not altogether ending her exposure to the channel's millions of loyal viewers.
It was unclear whether the parting was Ms. Palin's choice, but several people described it as amicable. Bill Shine, an executive vice president at Fox, said in a statement, "We have thoroughly enjoyed our association with Governor Palin. We wish her the best in her future endeavors."
Ms. Palin, a prominent contributor to programs like "On the Record," last appeared on Fox News in mid-December. As of last week, she was negotiating with the network for a new contract. Her original contract, which started in January 2010 and ended this month, was reportedly worth $1 million a year to Ms. Palin. She had a small television studio built in her home in Wasilla, Alaska, for easy access to Fox's viewing audience. Fox had no comment on the terms that had been offered during this round of negotiations.
A spokeswoman for Ms. Palin referred a reporter to an article by Real Clear Politics, the Web site that broke the news of the split on Friday. The article quoted an anonymous source as saying that Ms. Palin had decided not to renew with Fox, but "will be expanding her voice in the national discussion."
Ms. Palin was represented in the negotiations by Robert B. Barnett, a Washington lawyer who has handled contracts for any number of television and political stars. Mr. Barnett did not respond to a request for comment.
Palin, who last appeared on the channel in December, didn't renew her contract with Fox News, The New York Times reports. Or Fox News decided not to renew her — it's unclear whether Palin or Fox decided to break off their relationship, or if it was mutual.
"We have thoroughly enjoyed our association with Governor Palin," Bill Shine, executive vice president of programming at Fox News, says in a statement. "We wish her the best in her future endeavors."
Palin hasn't commented on her departure. She joined Fox News in 2010 and appeared on various programs as a commentator.
A statement to The New York Times from the network, attributed to executive vp Bill Shine, said that FNC had "thoroughly enjoyed our association with Governor Palin" and wished her the best.
Things were not always cordial between the network and the outspoken pundit. "I'm sorry Fox cancelled all my scheduled interviews tonight because I sure wanted to take the opportunity on the air to highlight Senator John McCain's positive contributions to America, to honor him, and to reflect on what a biased media unfairly put him through four years ago tonight," Palin wrote in a Facebook post in August, when the network nixed Palin's appearances in its Republican National Convention coverage.
There were other signs of discontent, too: Palin told syndicated talk show host Mark Levin, not one of her on-air colleagues, that she would not be running for president in 2012; she also posted a vitriolic response to the Gabrielle Giffords shooting in March of 2011 against FNC chairman Roger Ailes' expressed wishes, according to New York Magazine's Gabriel Sherman (who has reported extensively on the network).
Fox has undergone what Ailes called a "course correction" in recent months, with some of its talent vocally supporting gay marriage, among other concessions to centrist politics. Palin, beloved of Tea Party Republicans, may simply not have fit in with the network's change in direction.
—The Political Carnival:
Knock knock.
Who's there?
CNN who?
CNN could very well be stupid enough and desperate enough to hire Former Half-Gov Jobless McLipSchmutz now that she's out of work…
Wait, she turned Fox down? When someone as embarrassing and unprofessional as Sarah Palin turns you down, you know you're in trouble. Then again, this is the network that rehired Karl Rove even after his Election Night debacle.
So do you think now that she's unemployed, she'll apply for government assistance?
As for expanding her voice, there is no way in the world that voice could possibly get any bigger, broader, louder, screechier, expandier, or more annoying…
If not politics, then what? Hard to believe she'd trade Fox for CNN. Maybe … Glenn Beck's network, The Blaze? It had 300,000 online subscribers as of last summer and must have many more now, especially since Dish Network started airing it in September. And Beck's aggressively trying to promote it, from making a bid on Current TV to gain a platform on basic cable to opening foreign bureaus in hopes of becoming a sort of libertarian alternative to Fox. She'd instantly raise the network's profile and bring in new viewers. And there's plenty of room on the programming schedule for her: The channel currently airs from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET with a two-hour block free from 2-4 so they could give her her own show if that's what she has in mind. If I had to bet, I'd bet that's where she goes.
–-Read The Week's article, which includes some great Tweets.
We interrupt your regularly scheduled blogging to report that FauxNews has dropped Klondike Barbie's contract! Yes, she has become too whiny, resentful and uninteresting even for Fox viewers!
What will she do now? Well, according to a source *close to Palin* "She remains focused on broadening her message of common-sense conservatism across the country and will be expanding her voice in the national discussion."
*scuse me just a jiff* *SNORT, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! wipes eyes, sighs*
That is all. You may now return to your regularly scheduled blogging.


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The European Scrutiny Committee has made further
progress in the matter referred to it and has agreed to the following
1.1 As part of the drive to complete the Single
Market, the Council adopted in 1996 Directive 96/92/EC[1]
setting out common rules for the internal market in electricity.
In addition to laying down general rules for the organisation
of the sector, it contained a number of more specific provisions
governing generation, transmission and distribution systems, the
and transparency of the accounts of vertically integrated concerns,
and access to the system (where Member States were required to
ensure at least a significant opening of their markets, corresponding
to 30% of domestic consumption in 2000, and 35% in 2003). Two
years later, a comparable measure (Council Directive 98/30/EC)[3]
was adopted for the internal market in natural gas, though the
market access targets were set slightly lower, at 20% in 2000
and 28% in 2003.
1.2 The current documents comprise a Communication
from the Commission which analyses the way in which these two
measures have operated to date. This is accompanied by proposals
for a Directive and Regulation which reflect the findings in the
Communication, with the former amending the rules applying nationally
to access to the supply networks for both electricity and gas,
and the latter laying down further conditions governing the network
for cross-border exchanges of electricity.
The current document
(a) Commission Communication
1.3 In its introduction, the Commission observes
that, because of industry's heavy reliance on electricity and
natural gas, these represent an important share of its production
costs, and that an opening of these markets is a major factor
in improving Europe's competitiveness generally. However, it adds
that the key issue is fair access to the transmission and distribution
grids, which it considers to be more likely if those facilities
are functionally separated from other commercial interests, in
particular generation and supply. The Commission also notes that
the existing Directive offers Member States the choice between
a third party access system based on published tariffs applicable
to all customers ("regulated" access) and one based
on negotiations between parties, with published main commercial
conditions ("negotiated" access); that integrated companies
are required to "unbundle" by separating their accounts;
and that an independent transmission system operator must ensure
non-discrimination between incumbent and new entrant system users.
1.4 As regards the implementation of the Directives
so far, the Commission notes that all Member States have now adopted
the necessary national legislation for electricity, and that most
have also done so for gas (but that, in the latter case, infraction
procedures have been launched against France, Luxembourg and Germany,
which have yet to complete the process). It further notes that
the average degree of opening for the Community as a whole in
2000 was 66% for electricity and 79% for gas (as compared with
the minima of 30% and 20% laid down in the Directives): the UK
was one of the few countries with 100% access in each sector,
whilst a number of countries notably France had
achieved little more than the required minima. The Commission
also says that a "clear majority" of Member States have
chosen structural measures most likely to promote effective competition,
particularly for electricity. It therefore concludes that the
current state of implementation is "encouraging", but
that further improvements are necessary. In particular, it considers
that, as things stand, the divergence between the degree of market
opening in the various Member States is likely to continue, and
that this could significantly distort competition within the Community.
Indeed, the Commission goes further, and states that, for real
competition to develop, there is a need for effective unbundling
and fair and non-discriminatory access conditions.
1.5 The Communication then examines a number
of detailed aspects arising in the internal markets, as follows.
Public service objectives
1.6 The Commission notes that, in the past, these
objectives have in almost all Member States been pursued through
public ownership of all generation and supply functions, but that,
as privatisation and market opening have taken place, governments
have adopted regulatory systems to lay down the minimum standards
of public service which must be provided. These include respecting
environmental standards, guaranteed connection to the grid for
all under reasonable conditions, minimum service criteria for
repairs and connections, uniform tariffs for equivalent customers
(but with special tariffs for low income users), and protection
for vulnerable customers from disconnection. The Commission adds
that the highest possible standard of public service is a primary
objective of Community energy policy, and that the Directives
contain provisions ensuring that Member States retain the necessary
tools to achieve this. However, it also says that experience to
date suggests that universal service and consumer protection have
not only been maintained by market opening, but have increased.
1.7 Notwithstanding this, the Commission believes
that further measures are needed to require Member States to ensure
that public service commitments are met. These include the protection
of vulnerable customers, and connection at appropriate prices
to those in peripheral areas, transparency of information for
all customers, obligation to promote generation from renewable
resources, and suitable levels of infrastructure maintenance and
interconnections. This would be coupled with an obligation on
Member States to notify all the measures taken to the Commission,
which would then produce a bi-annual report.
Security of supply
1.8 The Commission recalls that its Green Paper
"Towards a European strategy for the security of energy
supply" recognises the contribution made to security
of supply by the integration of energy markets, and also stresses
the importance of security of supply being recognised as an essential
public service obligation. It points out that Directives 96/92
and 98/30 seek to ensure that Member States' safeguards guaranteeing
energy supplies remain unchanged by the introduction of competition,
but it believes that the importance of the issue makes it necessary
to reinforce these safeguards. In particular, it says that Member
States should be required to monitor the existing supply/demand
balance in their domestic electricity market, the level of expected
future demand, envisaged additional capacity planned or in construction,
and the level of competition. Member States would be required
to provide progress reports, enabling the Commission to publish
from time to time a similar Communication covering the Community
as a whole.
Environmental consequences
1.9 The Commission suggests that the creation
of the internal market has in many respects had a positive environmental
impact, due to improvements in generating plants, increased operational
efficiency, and a switch to cleaner fuels, though it also notes
that lower energy prices might make the development of energy
efficiency and the use of renewables less attractive in future.
It points out that Directives 96/92 and 98/30 allow Member States
to address these issues through public service obligations, and
that many have chosen to do so: in addition, it identifies a number
of initiatives which have been taken at Community level, notably
in the promotion of renewable energy sources, controls over emission
levels from large combustion plants, the promotion of energy efficiency
and energy saving. However, it also stresses that a fully opened
market requires an internalisation of external costs to ensure
a level playing field, and it says that it intends to promote
initiatives to support this, notably a Community-wide energy tax,
strict rules on state aid, and demand-side management measures.
Effects of competition on employment
1.10 The Commission says that, although the increased
efficiency and lower energy prices arising from the creation of
the internal market will in the longer term boost employment in
European industry as a whole, there is likely in the short term
to be a reduction in the workforce in the energy sector itself,
and that, within this overall trend, there is also likely to be
a shift in the employment balance from the more traditional technical
areas to new business activities, such as marketing and customer
services. It adds that, so far, this has been handled in a responsible
manner, but that the situation needs to be closely monitored,
and additional measures taken, if necessary, to minimise any social
Trade with third countries
1.11 The Commission says that, although there
have in the past been exchanges with third countries, the quantities
involved were relatively limited, due to the low interconnection
capacity between national systems and different operating standards.
It considers that, in a liberalised internal market, trade with
third countries is likely to become more attractive, and is to
be welcomed in principle as increasing competition, provided there
is a level playing field for all economic operators. It therefore
believes that clear legal rules need to be agreed and compliance
ensured, through agreements with third countries (including the
Association Agreements with the candidate countries), covering
in particular such areas as environmental and nuclear safeguards;
and it intends to identify potential partners.
1.12 The Commission also deals at some length
in its Communication with the development of cross-border trade
within the internal market, which it notes accounts for around
8% of total electricity production, and is increasing, even though
most consumers tend to opt for a national supplier. However, it
considers that, in this respect, the market is far from being
completed, and that, particularly in countries whose market is
dominated by one or two generators, a true market and
hence effective utilisation of the Community's generating capacity
can be established only if a high level of imports is
possible. In view of this, the Commission wishes to see action
in three main areas the adoption of appropriate rules
on the pricing of cross-border trade, rules for the allocation
and management of inter-connection capacity, and an increase in
such capacity, where this is economically justified.
1.13 The Commission also describes the work of
two new bodies the Florence and Madrid Fora set
up to deal with these issues in the electricity and gas sectors
respectively, and which meet twice a year to consider them. In
the case of electricity, a major problem has been the adoption
by each Member State of tariffication of cross-border trade on
the basis of their individual national systems, leading to considerable
differences in tariff structures across the Community. The Florence
Forum has therefore sought to address this on the basis of a simple,
transparent, cost-reflective and non-discriminatory approach,
and it agreed in principle in March 2000 that a tariffication
system should be based on physical flows of electricity, with
countries receiving electricity being compensated by the exporting
countries for any costs caused to their networks. It also agreed
that such an approach would be introduced for a provisional test
phase of one year, but with the basis on which any compensation
was paid and received being reflected in national tariff systems,
so long as this did not lead to unreasonable distortion of competition.
However, the Commission says that it does not consider this last
condition can be met on the basis agreed by the Forum, that it
believes a number of important issues (such as the precise methodology
for calculating costs, and the harmonisation of financing methodologies,
and of certain aspects of national tariffication systems) remain
to be resolved, and that it has not therefore been prepared to
endorse this approach. It also says that there is a need to ensure
that the necessary interconnection capacity is in place.
1.14 The Commission has therefore concluded that,
although the Florence Forum has been useful, it has a number of
disadvantages, such as its inability to carry out in-depth discussion,
its informality and reliance on the full consensus of all parties,
and a lack of procedures to ensure implementation. It therefore
considers it necessary to propose a Regulation providing for a
clear decision-making process on the issues surrounding cross-border
1.15 As regards the Madrid Forum for gas, the
Commission says that this is less advanced, due to the fact that
the relevant Directive was implemented 18 months later than that
on electricity, but that the main issues and key principles have
now been identified and a clear agenda for future work set out.
It highlights the higher degree of correlation which exists between
the physical and contract path for gas than for electricity, particularly
as regards international transits, where more than 50% of all
gas consumed within the Community crosses at least one border,
and cross-border tariffs, based on physical flow through the system,
already exist. That said, the Commission warns that this correlation
will be eroded as a result of competition, and that it is vital
to ensure that tariffication systems take account of this fact
and that third party access tariffs reflect costs. It also stresses
the likelihood of congestion becoming a potential barrier to trade.
1.16 The remainder of this part of the Communication
is devoted to infrastructure and the revision of the guidelines
for Trans European Networks (TENs). In the case of electricity,
it points to the tendency in the past for the vertically integrated
public companies to concentrate on the improvement of their own
systems, and hence to the need for remove interconnection bottlenecks
(where it sees the problem being, not so much financial, as political).
The Commission adds that, to overcome these problems, efforts
must be made to upgrade capacity on existing lines, followed by
the construction, where necessary, of new lines through a European
interconnection plan (for which it intends to review existing
capacities and operating standards, as well as the possibilities
for technical improvements, and the minimum need for new connections
between networks).
1.17 In the case of gas, the Commission says
that the sharp increase in demand for natural gas within the Community
over the last ten years has highlighted the need for a well integrated
network, and that generally speaking this is developing well,
with a large number of major new pipeline systems having been
brought into operation. Despite this, it suggests that increased
demand and cross-border trade as a result of market opening may
lead to congestion similar to those already emerging for electricity,
and that consequently, it may be necessary to adopt a similar
approach in identifying new interconnections and establishing
appropriate tariffication and capacity allocation mechanisms.
1.18 The Communication notes that the extension
in 1995 of the TENs programme to cover electricity and gas has
led to the identification of 44 projects in the electricity sector
covering links between Member States and with third countries,
and 46 relating to gas pipelines, thereby contributing to the
achievement of the internal market (and to the reliability and
security of supply). The Commission says that, because the development
of interconnectors between Member States is one of the priorities
of energy transeuropean network policy, it intends to propose
a revision of the relevant guidelines, to stress the goal of the
optimal functioning of such networks in the context of the internal
market for energy.
(b) Proposed Directive
1.19 The key features of the proposed Directive
would be:
to require the legal separation of transmission
and distribution systems from the production and supply businesses
in vertically integrated companies;
to require all Member States to have
independent regulatory authorities for both electricity and gas
markets, with responsibility for the approval of national tariffs
and the terms of access to national networks;
to require third party access to electricity
and gas transmission and distribution systems, on the basis of
published tariffs approved in advance by the regulatory authority
(with access to gas storage being either regulated or negotiated);
to require Member States to ensure a
high level of consumer protection, dispute settlement mechanisms,
and transparency of contractual terms: this would include a new
universal service obligation for the supply of electricity, with
an obligation on Member States to report to the Commission every
two years on the measures taken; and
Member States would also have to ensure
that public service obligations in such areas as environmental
protection were met.
(c) Proposed Regulation
1.20 The proposed Regulation would lay down the
principles to underpin cross-border trading in electricity, covering
charges for access to national transmission networks, the management
of congestion, and the allocation of interconnector capacity.
In essence, the approaches adopted, particularly to charging,
would need to be transparent, non-discriminatory, and to reflect
the actual costs incurred. The Regulation would also set up a
regulatory committee chaired by the Commission and made up of
representatives of the Member States, and one if its tasks would
be to approve, by means of qualified majority voting, binding
Commission guidelines on the detailed procedures for access to
cross-border electricity transmission capacity. The committee
would also advise the Commission in decisions on the amounts of
compensation to be received by transmission system operators for
transit flows of electricity across their system.
The Government's view
1.21 In his Explanatory Memorandum of 28 June
2001, the Minister for Energy and Industry at the Department of
Trade and Industry (Mr Brian Wilson) says that the Government
supports full market-opening in the Community electricity and
gas sectors and is happy with the broad thrust of the proposed
Directive. It regards the provisions on regulated third party
access, independent regulation, and legal separation of transmission
and distribution as particularly important in meeting the aim
of effective competition. He says that the Government agrees that
there is a need for a mechanism to agree cross-border trading
arrangements and to enforce the arrangements agreed, and that
it therefore supports the objectives of the proposed Regulation.
However, he adds that the scope of the Commission's proposal and
its remit in making proposals will need to be considered carefully,
and that it is important that these should be limited to those
issues necessary to facilitate cross-border trading, with national
regulatory systems being left to national regulators to determine.
1.22 The Minister says that, for Great Britain,
the proposals would require minimal adjustment of the existing
regime without imposing additional costs or savings, and will
have a negligible effect of the operation of businesses. In Northern
Ireland, the means and costs of moving to a fully liberalised
market are the subject of a current consultation by the Regulator,
and the position there is as yet unclear.
1.23 Although we note the Government's view
that there would need (at least in Great Britain) to be only minimal
adjustments to the existing arrangements as a result of these
proposals being adopted, this does nevertheless strike us as being
an important document, not least as an indicator of the willingness
of certain other Member States to embrace a high degree of market
openness in these sectors. For that reason, we consider that the
document should be debated, if not in isolation, then at least
alongside the Commission's Green Paper on a strategy for energy
supply, which has already recommended for debate in European Standing
Committee C.[4]
However, in view of the importance here of the views of the other
Member States, we think it would be helpful if, before the debate
takes place, the Minister could set out in a Supplementary Explanatory
Memorandum their reactions to the proposal and the likelihood
of it being adopted in its present form.
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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
2 Tbs sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
Beat butter on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add about half of the flour, the 1 cup of sugar, egg, vanilla, baking soda and cream of tartar. Beat until thoroughly combined. Beat in remaining flour. Cover and chill 1 hour. Shape dough into 1-inch balls (small scoop). Combine the 2 Tbs sugar and cinnamon. Roll balls in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place two inches apart on cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for 10-11 minutes. Cool cookies on wire rack.
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Since it's exactly the same 3 times, I tried to vary the dynamics (loud/soft) each verse and I slightly varied the rhythm on the 3rd verse to keep it from sounding "cut and pasted."
As with every chord solo, the trick is to keep the chord shape down while playing the melody notes.
This solo utilizes the uniqueness of the high g string.
"h" simply means "hammer on."
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Solid performance from United
Thursday, 9 November 2017
LIMAVADY United climbed into the top half of the table on Saturday with a performance full of character and resolve.
They did it the hard way too, coming from behind to beat one of the division's top sides, and unlike last week, once they had gone in front, there was never any danger of losing the lead as they had done the previous week.
The hard work being done by Paul Owens and his team is being rewarded by improvements week on week.
The first half was a virtual non-event and a long range effort from Glenn Law in the 22nd minute apart, the home side failed to trouble the visitors. At the other end, Breda had a couple of half chances just before the half hour but on both occasions, Wells was able to deny them.
The good crowd braced itself for another 45 minutes of honest endeavour but little excitement in the cold, but something had happened in both dressing rooms as the teams came out transformed and had a real go.
United were lucky not to fall behind on 48 minutes as Rutherford nearly nipped past Watt to collect a long ball but Wells was alert to clear. United responded on 52 minutes with an Owens free kick just over and two minutes later, Law's precise pass into the box picked out Hume and the little striker took a touch before blazing over the bar.
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R.I.P Jane Eccles
I've never liked February, but this one was worst than most and it was hard to ignore the creeping feeling of despair that grew as the days passed. Then, just as I thought the worst was over, I learned that my friend Jane had died.
It wasn't a complete shock. She had been suffering from secondary cancer for many years, but had survived against the odds for so long, a small part of me began to believe that she was indestructible. If only.
I first met her at Waterstone's in Richmond when I became a bookseller, 28 years ago. She was a freelance illustrator who worked part-time and for the next five years, we must have spent thousands of hours in each other's company, sharing jokes, baring our souls and bickering like an old couple.
Work relationships are strange things. They can seem like a very close friendships (or a deep animosity), but once people leave their shared environment, the intense feelings often seem to vanish into thin air, leaving a polite awkwardness.
That never happened with Jane and although we only met a few times in recent years, the rapport was unaltered.
At one point, we even shared the same therapist. I was feeling rather glum after a close relative was killed in a car crash and Jane said that I should see a woman in Kew called Isabel, who had studied with Freud's daughter. The idea of being only two steps away from the great man himself appealed, so I decided to give it ago.
Isabel was a lovely woman, but had never quite grasped the concept of professional detachment and once invited the two of us round for tea and cakes, which was both nice and strange at the same time. Neither of us were quite sure how effective the theraputic aspect was, but the experience was not to be missed.
In addition to sharing therapists (just writing that makes me shudder with embarrassment), Jane was also my wife's landlady for a while, so the three of us developed a bond that remained strong.
As a friend observed, Jane was a quiet person but had a remarkably strong personality. She had very particular likes and dislikes, with a large vocabulary of nicknames for things. A snack was always a 'snackerel' and if anyone dared to use the word 'portion' in her presence, she would hiss like a cat.
She had a rather eccentric approach to running her cookery section in Waterstone's. I remember that she always ordered three copies of The Cranks Recipe Book. It used to arrive, go on the shelf and sell out within 24 hours. We would then have to wait a week or two for the next delivery of three copies. When I dared to suggest that it might be an idea to order 15 or more, I received a hissing cat noise in response.
But while Jane may not have qualified for the Bookseller of the Year award, she was an excellent illustrator whose work was in great demand. She studied at the Chelsea School of Art in the late 1970s and developed a commercial style that echoed Quentin Blake, but was instantly recognisable as Jane Eccles to anyone that knew her work.
Here are some examples of her art:
Jane could have probably enjoyed greater recognition, but she was never pushy and couldn't take the corporate world seriously. Like the best people, she cared about the things that really mattered and thought that the world of corporate strategies and brand values was all rather silly.
When Jane discovered that she had cancer, her only child had recently started at secondary school. Jane was determined to see him grow up and did everything that her doctors advised, enduring a gruelling regime of treatment without any self-pity or protest.
She appeared to beat the cancer, but sadly it returned and Jane was told that her condition was terminal. At that point, we all thought that she would never get to see her son go to university, but Jane suprised us all and lived for several years longer than expected. More importantly, she enjoyed a suprisingly active and healthy life for much of that time and was able to be there for her son when he started out as an undergraduate.
I had very little idea of what secondary breast cancer was and what made it different from normal breast cancer, but this short film of Jane's explains it perfectly.
I feel terribly sorry for Jane's son and husband. I also feel very sorry for her father, who has now outlived two of his three children. I tried to think of something positive or comforting to say on their cards, but was lost for words.
Jane was one of the most extraordinary people I've ever met: kind, gentle and generous, with a loveable eccentricity and a wicked sense of humour. She loved her family, friends and pets and that love was easily reciprocated.
The world will be a poorer place without her.


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Do well if we get anything out of this i.e. an LBP. Ex exactly the sort of side who are set up to hurt our weaknesses in set piece and back five of the pack, and they looked in pretty ominous form v Wasps. So not expecting too much!
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In an effort to boost sales amongst millennial diners, McDonald's has begun testing a mobile app in 1,000 locations. Beneath the golden arches, customers in pilot markets open up their "McD" app featuring mobile-exclusive offers such as buy-one-get-one breakfast sandwiches or a $1 McChicken sandwich.
With the global proliferation of smartphone usage and app downloads, brands like McDonald's are taking advantage of these trends to drive both revenue and customer loyalty. Some have likened McDonald's to a glorified Groupon; others may dub it a branded, localized, social-commerce tool. Whichever way you lean, the hope is that millennials will eat it up.
The deal-based mobile app is part of the recognition that McDonald's and other brands share: digital and mobile accessibility are "increasingly critical in the U.S," Sara Senatore, a New York-based analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Consumers are downloading and using apps at quite a clip, and we believe that brands will continue to build and launch mobile apps to boost sales, drive advocacy around rewards and enhance engagement through social sharing.
Aligning with these trends, at Bonfyre we've created a platform that focuses on "narrowcasting." Brands create invite-only, ad hoc social networks called "bonfyres" focused around events, groups of people or influencers where participants can chat and share photos, captions and more. Instead of shouting to millions of Facebook likes or sifting through #mentions to reach a mass audience, Bonfyre fosters relevant two-way communication and sharing between specific audiences and a brand to cater the message and the consumer experience. Over the past year, we've helped brands like Budweiser, Express Scripts, an NFL team and MKTG INC leverage mobile technology around their unique events and communities. Through the narrow lens, our clients can better understand and measure how their audience interacts, to what messages they respond, the content they love and more.
As McDonald's deploys McD to lure millennials, the company's marketers will gain tremendous intelligence on how their consumers behave and how they leverage digital/mobile tech: what items they redeem most frequently, at what times, and hopefully drive additional sales via the app and market- or store-specific insights. Marketers might call that ROI. Millennials would call it the entire value menu.


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A 2015 fourth-quarter report exploring the demand for Ethernet ports has recently been released by Infonetics Research, indicating that 2016 is likely to be a watershed year for 100-gigabit connectivity.
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- 8 slices multigrain bread
- 50g softened butter
- 2 tbs horseradish cream
- 150g slices rare roast beef
- 1 cup watercress sprigs
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She will play the female tribute from District 2, who is known for the particularly brutal, disturbing way in which she came to win The Hunger Games.
The 31-year-old stunner is known to television audiences from roles on CSI, Criminal Minds, House, and Cold Case and will also be seen in the upcoming independent film The Chicago 8.
Who else is set to star in the film?
Actors Jenna Malone, Amanda Plummer, Philip Seymour Hoffman have all been announced to join the cast of Catching Fire.
Though not confirmed by Lionsgate, Snow White and the Huntsman star Sam Claflin is reportedly taking on the coveted role of Finnick Odair, Katniss' ally and fellow tribute in the 75th Hunger Games.
Jennifer Lawrence, who plays the leading role of Katniss everdeen, is reportedly currently negotiating a $10 million payday for its sequel, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The new deal is a significant pay raise for Lawrence, 21, who only received $500,000 with box office performance bonuses for the first film.
As Celebuzzpreviously reported, production for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is scheduled to begin in September in Atlanta, GA, with Francis Lawrence replacing Gary Ross as director, who chose not to return for the sequel. The film is set to release on Nov. 22, 2013.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets and set aside.
Melt chocolate in a double boiler set over barely simmering water or in the microwave at 50 percent power. Allow to cool to room temperature.
In a mixer, beat the butter and sugar until smooth, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each egg is added. Beat in the vanilla and the espresso. Gradually add the flour, beating well after each addition until just combined and scraping down the sides of the bowl, as necessary. Add baking soda and salt. Mix in the melted chocolate and then the nuts. Drop the batter by 2 tablespoons onto the greased cookie sheets, leaving 2 inches between each cookie. Bake until soft and lightly crisped around the edges, about 12 minutes, rotating pans halfway through cooking. Cool on wire racks.
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This Is How You Can Get Sparkling White Teeth In Just Two Minutes!
I have a few friends who have yellow teeth and are upset their toothpaste isn't helping at all. Don't you think it's a significant health issue?
Many consider yellow teeth as a severe problem and try several branded toothpaste like Colgate optic white, Close-up diamond attraction, and many more. The products claim to provide dazzling white teeth.
On the other hand, there are many natural products that can give you sparkling white teeth in just a few minutes. And I found them quite effective.
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All you need is a lemon and a tablespoon of baking soda.
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Take a tablespoon of baking soda into a bowl and break all the lumps.
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Squeeze few drops of lemon into the bowl consisting of baking soda.
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After adding a few drops of lemon into the baking soda, mix it thoroughly and make it into the paste form.
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Apply the soda and lemon mixture on your toothbrush and then brush it on your teeth.
Wait for two minutes so that the remedy can work. Now rinse your mouth and the teeth well and get the result you expected. Take a look in the mirror and notice how your teeth have become whiter.
Point to remember is that you should not repeat this procedure too often and abuse its benefits, as you can generate wear on your teeth enamel. Best use it occasionally before a social outing or a date.


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What do goldfish, strawberry plants and sustainable living have in common? Kindergartners, of course.
Three kindergarten classes at Brown International Academy are getting a hands-on lesson in how living things affect each other with their new aquaponics system.
"It's important for students of all ages to participate in their own agriculture," said Ryan Cox, CEO of Hatponics, a company that specializes in sustainable agriculture and the provider of the materials for the school's system.
Aquaponics is a sustainable form of agriculture that combines fish farming with hydroponics, or growing plants in water without any soil.
In an aquaponics system, the plants clean the water the fish live in. In turn, the waste the fish produce is taken up by the plants as vital nutrients.
"It's a circle of the whole," said Ridgeland High School senior Tyler Mooneyham, who has been interning with Hatponics for about a year.
Mooneyham built the system with fellow intern and student Jake Scott.
"It's how life works," he said.
Sixty-five kindergarteners crammed into teacher Andria Powers' colorful classroom Wednesday morning to put the little strawberry plants into their new homes.
"I'm really excited about it," Powers said over the chaos of 6-year-olds in an agricultural frenzy. "I think they're going to love it."
The new system is an elegant and living example of the kindergarteners' next unit: balanced life. Powers said many of her students live in the city and don't get to interact much with plant life.
"We want them to learn that we take care of plants because they take care of us," Powers said.
Each student was given an Ozark beauty strawberry plant to look after for the remainder of the school year. The plants were placed in a colorful pipe that drains into a tub full of gold and silver comet and shubunkin goldfish, donated by Randall Tate, owner of the Hixson Water Garden.
"These plants will continue to produce fruit until they've all gone home for the summer," Mooneyham said.
Powers said the kids will keep observational journals to track their plants' growth and how many strawberries they produce.
And while some of the children were disgusted by the idea of eating strawberries grown from "fish water," most were very excited at the prospect of fresh strawberries on a daily basis.
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It is a beautiful day here in London. This morning it was cool but very refreshing and I sat watching the sky at the bus stop on the way to work- it looked like someone had dipped a dirty paintbrush into water and was then swishing and circling across the clouds. And now the sun has come out and the light is just brilliant, reflecting off every metal and glass part of the buildings surrounding the office in a way which seems almost summerish. In about an hour the light will have faded and retreated to reddish gold and the sky will have turned darker and softer, but for now, for a few minutes, the light is intense and yellow.
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
10 Things I Would Never Do (cont.)
Just in case you're interested, Prague Tory has undertaken a little research into just how far Iain Dale's meme spread. I think he got bored after a while (unsurprisingly). Reminds me of the beacons that were used to pass messages. Anyway, here's the link...
So have just returned from what started as 'post work' drinks and ended as 'still being in the pub at closing time' drinks. Not perhaps the best start to the week, but still, it was an interesting night. Met C's colleagues (it was really her 'post work' drinks that I crashed) and realised that it is always interesting to be able to picture the people that someone works with.
Had a great weekend. Parents and sister came up on Saturday for lunch, followed by a view of 'Manet to Picasso' at the National Gallery and tea and pastries at Harrods102 before they returned to Berkshire. We then went to Hampstead on Sunday to watch Manchester Utd almost beat Chelsea at football before supper at an oriental restaurant. A lovely, busy but ultimately relaxing weekend as we managed to return home in time to catch Planet Earth and then watch a lovely film together (Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astair in Funny Face.
I know this is brief and hastily typed, but M is cooking supper and I really want to join him. Today would have been great if not for people not being able to hold a 'discussion' without the need to involve personal insults...
Thursday, November 23, 2006
10 Things I will Never Do
So from Iain Dale, via Rachel, 10 Things That I Will Never Do:
10 - Become a scientologist;
09 - Mug someone;
08 - Vote/agree/sign anything that promotes joining the euro;
07 - Read Cosmopolitan, Company or Marie-Claire magazine;
06 - Become a politician;
05 - Live in a student style shared house again;
04 - Give up on my dreams to be a debt-free lawyer;
03 - Skydive/bungee jump or similiar unless death was the alternative;
02 - Buy non-charity Christmas Cards; or
01 - Stop drinking tea.
And now I tag: AdminGirl; Susie LawStudent; Lucy MarmaLADYa; Rachel Emma; Bunsen Burner; City Slicker; and MarmaLADYAwrites. I know it's not 10, but I don't have any others...
Happy Thanksgiving
Hope everyone in America is having a nice day off. Popped into Primrose Bakery this morning for a cheer me up pink cupcake (I've got a cold, which is why I think I couldn't get warm last night) and noticed that they had made a beautiful range of thanksgiving themed cupcakes with American Flags on and so forth. We are going to have a Thanksgiving themed dinner party on Saturday night, where I plan to make cornbread and pumpkin pie, just like we used to eat when I lived in California.
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
The internet is a marvellous invention but it can also be extremely frustrating. I don't own a digital camera, so to get some holiday photos from a friend, I was introduced to yahoo messenger. The files were transferred in a matter of minutes and I was able to upload them to facebook with no problem. The issue now though is twofold: First all of all, everytime I turn on the computer yahoo messenger loads. And I can't work out how to stop it. And secondly, I wanted to print out some of the photos. So, I joined jessops and got 20 free prints. I worked out how to upload the pictures, but it won't let me print them because they don't have a high enough resolution. But two do. And I can't work out why some do and why I can't change the others. And now I am bored and frustrated. Ggrrr. So I have stopped and I might have some supper.
I am also going to watch Rachel on 18 Doughty Street again tonight. I really enjoyed watching her last week, so am looking forward to see what she has to say about the 7/7 Report published by the London Assembley today.
So I might post something else in a bit but I have to go and warm up as my hands are so numb I can't type. The heating seems to be on, but is really not making it much warmer in here. Moan moan...
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Mince Pies
Spent the evening experimenting with mince pie fillings. Am hoping they will taste nice enough to enter in the annual WI mince pie competition, so made a test batch to take into work for the boys in my office to sample tomorrow.
M is in bed watching Jerry Maguire so I think I will make this my shortest ever post, make myself a cup of tea and join him. Night night.
Monday, November 20, 2006
London Calling
So we arrived back in London late this afternoon, having enjoyed a pleasant train journey catching up with one of M's friends from school. Our flat was cold and smelt of vegetables, but it was lovely to be home.
Not that we has a bad weekend; in fact, the very opposite. It was wonderful, peaceful and relaxing. M played golf with his father while I curled up on one end of the sofa and M's mother the other and spent the afternoon knitting. We watched my Songs of Praise (and I noted how odd it is to see ones self on television) and went to a black tie dinner dance at the Golf Club. We also went charity shop shopping and acquired some bargains and wondered around some beautiful Shropshire country towns. We also caught up with M's grandmother and took her shopping. All in all, a hugely enjoyable weekend.
And now, back in London, looking forward to the rest of the week. My parents are visiting next weekend, as well as possibly Alexandra. It is the final rehearsals of the choir before our concert on the 2 December, and there are mince pies to make for the annual WI mince pie competition. Must get practicing!
Friday, November 17, 2006
Postcard from Shropshire
Am posting this from Shropshire - M and I have taken a few days off work and have gone on a mini holiday. We left London directly after work on Thursday - the fast train only took 1 hour and 20 minutes, which is unbelievably fast. So fast in fact, that I began to feel 'sea sick'. Anyway, we are currently with his parents at their house and his mother is cooking supper.
But back to the week in London. On Wednesday after work I met a friend who is a lawyer in a hotel bar she suggested so we could chat in peace. The staff were wonderful, we only had to finish a drink and they were on hand to offer another. Bar snacks (really nice ones) appeared from nowhere the minute we sat down and there was a lady playing a piano around the corner, so it was peaceful but not silent. An inspired choice of venue for post-work drinks (and so different from the O'Neills where my colleagues usually insist on dragging me. I then went from Holborn to Holland Park to meet M and a friend of his, L, after they had finished supper. We ended up chatting until past closing time, so once we had got a bus home and frantically packed for the weekend, it was 1.30am.
Thursday morning and I had to walk to work in the pouring rain, carrying overnight bag, handbag and a putter (to join the rest of the golf clubs which currently reside in Shropshire so that we can play a round on Sunday). I was juggling said items and trying to swap shoulders with the bags when I realised that I was stood outside the Engineer, and who should be sat inside at the window but Russell Brand. We made eye contact and he was wearing the smirk of a man trying not to laugh...
Today has been spent pottering and shopping. Managed to get some shoes to wear with the dress that I had bought in London to attend a dinner dance on Saturday night, as well as a jumper dress for the pricey sum of £8 from Primark. It really is a ghastly shop - it looks far more like a jumble sale than anything else - but occasionally it does produce some bargains. I also bought some pick'n'mix for the first time in years! A wonderful and relaxing start to the weekend; so enjoyable to not have to get up and go to work.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
After reading Rachel-Emma's blog and seeing her questionnaire I thought I'd have a go too. So unless you want to know what colour crayon I would be and my shoe size, you'd probably be better off reading something else. Here, here and here are a few suggestions of alternative reading material.
I'm now assuming that everyone is busy swotting up on what the Queen had to say earlier on, but just in case, here are my answers:
1. First Name – Rachel
2. Do you wish on stars – no, but I enjoy looking at them, particularly from the beach.
3. When did you last cry – last night (after opening another rejection letter)
4. Do you like your handwriting – Yes, I think I do.
5. What is your Favourite lunch – Sandwiches containing Mum's Christmas ham, Daddy's apple & chestnut stuffing, bread sauce and wensleydale cheese
6. What is your date of birth – 5 January
7. If you were another person would you be friends with you – I hope so! I try and treat others as they would like to be treated, so I hope that I would like me.
8. Do you have a Diary – no, I have a blog. Some would say they are the same thing.
9. Do you use sarcasm a lot – yes.
10. What are you nicknames – Rachie, Rach, Rapel, Garden Rake, Rah-Rah (I know, charming sisters…)
11. Would you bungee jump – I think it would depend on what the alternative was
12. Do you un-tie your shoes when you take them off – I don't wear many shoes with laces. In fact, other than running shoes, walking boots etc I think that leaves a pair of Converse (which I do untie).
13. Do you think you are strong – In some situations, yes. In others, I'm getting better.
14. What is your favourite ice cream flavour – I'm not a huge ice cream fan, although I do make exceptions. I think I prefer frozen yoghurt, but if pushed to eat ice cream I'll choose mint choc-chip.
15. What is your Shoe size – 5.
16. Red or Pink – I think it depends on what the object is and the situation. Each have their place.
17. Who do you miss the most – M when we are not together, my family, Annie and Alexandra when they are/have been travelling
18. What are you wearing at the moment – Black suit, long sleeved cream top, stripy v-necked jumper, black pointy shoes, black tights, underwear, black coat, red and gold Chinese pashmina.
19. What are you listening to at the moment – The sound of people typing.
20. What was the last thing you ate – A chocolate cornflake cake which I made on Monday evening and a cup of coffee.
21. If you were a crayon which colour would you be – blue (turquoise)
22. What is the weather like where you are today – Dark now but was relatively warm, slightly windy and occasionally sunny earlier.
23. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone – One of our panellists.
24. The first thing you notice about the opposite sex – Shoes, smile, hair, clothes, smell, subject of conversation
25. Favourite Drink - Tea
26. Favourite sport – Surfing, sailing, gymnastics, ballet (although I really only do the first two these days and not even much of them now that it's Winter and I am in London). I like going snowboarding and I enjoy watching 3-day eventing, gymnastics, ice-skating, ballet and tennis.
27. Hair colour - Blonde
28. Eye Colour - Blue
30. Favourite food – Christmas ham, satsumas, Daddy's apple & chestnut stuffing, Wensleydale cheese.
31. Last Film i watched – Breaking and Entering
32. Scary films or Happy endings - Happy Endings
33. Do you like Summer or Winter – Both. During the summer I am convinced it is my favourite season, but when the leaves start to turn and there is a nip in the air and it is cosy in front of the fire, I am convinced that winter is best. Then the days start to draw out, the blossom starts to form and I am back with my summer conviction. At least I am always pleased…
34. Do you like Hugs or Kisses – Both but it really depends on who they are with.
35. Roses or Daises – Neither really. Some forms of roses, especially the very dark ones that are almost black and the daisies which made the GA go mad (!) but in general I prefer tulips.
Now don't you feel you know me a little better? This is an idea I was considering earlier and wondering whether or not one could truly 'know' someone if you didn't know what they looked or sounded like. I reached the conclusion, that to me at any rate, physical sound and sight are important. I like to be able to visualise what someone looks and sounds like. Lain argues that she is often disappointed when she meets or hears someone whom she feels that she 'knows' through a written medium and that to her, looks and sound are less important. This disappointment is a familiar one. But I have not been on television recently, so if you, like me, find you need this visual confirmation, you will be unfulfilled by this questionnaire.
Monday, November 13, 2006
I fear that this blog is getting boring. I find that since I decided to stop blogging at lunchtime, I have not managed to find the time to write something every day. And when I do, each entry seems to start "it's been a busy week..." etc. But this is true. I have been busy. I have been for a job interview and spent many hours in fruitless preparation. I have been to visit Alexandra at university and friends in London. I have walked many times round Hampstead Heath and drunk many glasses of wine in cosy pubs and busy bars. I have also cooked many cakes, many puddings, read several books and entertained many friends. But this was all shunted into perspective when I received a message on my blog from Rachel Emma. Who found my blog by searching for other bloggers called Rachel and who is suffering from a rare form of stomach cancer. And is only 20. Rachel also writes a blog and takes photographs, beautiful photographs. And (this may be presumptuous of me) who longs to be busy and leading a 'normal' teenage life of shopping and bars and parties and friends. So I am thankful for my life and those whom I love who fill my life and hope that Rachel finds something through the marvels of the internet which make her feel more 'normal'. And my heart goes out to her and her family and I pray that she is healed soon.
18 Doughty Street
Am sat here watching 18 Doughty Street TV and reflecting how interesting it is finally seeing someone 'in the flesh' when you feel rather as if you already know them. I am of course refering to Rachel North, a blogger who I frequently refer and link to in my own blog. Her blog was one of the first that I read and which I have followed (to the extent that I wonder if she is ok of she doesn't post something new after a few days) and which inspired me to set up my own blog. But I have said this already, elsewhere, in other posts, and do not need to gush again here.
I read and tried not to cry when I read of Rachel's experiences, of being attacked, beaten, raped and left for dead. Of 'recovering', facing her attacker in court and providing evidence to see him jailed, to find love and happiness, only to be blown up by the thoughtless and cruel selfishness of another teenager leading an empty and unfulfilled life last July. I have also read of her holidays, her home, her dancing and, on occasion, what she eats. I also know her political opinion on a number of issues; in short, I feel I 'know' her. But I don't. Not really. And although I'd seen her profile picture, until this evening I didn't even know what she looked like. She looks slightly older and fuller than I expected (although they do say that the camera adds pounds), less clothes conscious (although I shouldn't be surprised given this post) but infinitely more human than ever before. And that's really saying something, given how the level of human detail that seeps out of blogs.
But what really got me thinking was this: I feel that I 'know' Rachel better because I know what she looks (and sounds) like, rather than simply what she thinks about things. It is as if my mental picture of her is complete. So, if I couldn't see (or hear) someone, would I really 'know' them? Or is it because I, also Rachel, realise the concept of 'knowing' people through a combination of visual, audio and intellectual stimulation? So does this mean that blind and deaf people relate to people in other ways - perhaps smell and touch are much more important - or do they simply not 'know' people in the same way that a person with all senses. Or, is it personal to me that I need to know what someone looks and sounds like before I feel I 'know' them... I rather think not - it is much easier to create an illusion if something is kept back. Take Kate Moss for example. We all know what she looks like; a very few people know what she sounds like (although the Virgin and Agent Provocateur adverts have dispelled this somewhat) and even fewer people know what she actually thinks about (most) things. And, I would imagine, therefore, very few people would claim to 'know' her. Do we need to experience 'everything' before we can 'know'?
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Spent last night at Vinoteca drinking wine and sampling their bar food. The wine was lovely and, so I am led to believe, well priced. I was also pleasantly surprised at how nice the food was. I had read some pretty shocking reviews earlier in the day, so ordered a cheese souffle with some trepidation. And it was actually very nice.
This evening went to the pub at the end of our road with C to have a couple of drinks after work. Managed to time my arrival home nicely - just as I walked through the door, M took a beautiful joint of roast beef from the oven. It was excellent and I look forward to eating the leftovers for lunch tomorrow.
Have spent rather too much time this week on a website called Facebook. It is fascinating looking up old friends and boyfriends and seeing what everyone is up to. This months Vogue, however, exclaims that if I am a social butterfly who still uses Facebook to communicate, I am not only last season but also very american. Well, it may be last season and american, but where else can you join a group where everyone in that group has the same surname as you do, American and English people and you can debate the origins of your family. Which is apparently related to pirates...
Sunday, November 05, 2006
The theme of the weekend has been fireworks. Metaphorical ones between two friends on Friday evening and actual ones both Saturday and Sunday. Battersea Park's organised display was spectacular; set to music and well executed, it was exciting and beautiful to watch. We took a thermos of mulled wine, a hip flask of whisky and a packet of sparklers - all the ingredients for a perfect bonfire night. We then headed to the Kings Road for a few drinks before returning to Camden and Marathon bar for beer, chips and a spot of late night jazz. It's what living in London is about.
Sunday and after a lie in we headed to Hampstead Heath for a walk. Watched the sun set from Parliament Hill before wandering back to the Well House for a cup of tea. As we walked back along Well Walk we managed to pass a garden just as some fireworks exploded over the top of the wall into the road. I thought I was going to have a heart attack... We decided to walk back to Primrose Hill - it was a beautiful walk on a wonderfully crisp and clear evening. Fireworks were going off around us all the way back to the house (it sounded rather like a warzone, although rather prettier). M cooked a wonderful supper and I made cornflake cakes whilst we watched Planet Earth (and I cried over the dying polar bear) before I chatted to my sister on-line. Oh the beauty of technology! And now, tea and to bed. Work and WI await.
Saturday, November 04, 2006
Bonfire Night
It's been such a busy week. I realised this morning that I had not posted anything for most of the week. I also realised when Vogue arrived this morning that I had not bought any other magazines since the last issue of Vogue was delivered. This is perhaps the first month since I started purchasing magazines that I did not buy one. And the weirdest thing? I haven't really missed them. I can get celebrity gossip and fashion (free) from the internet and I am so much better informed. Where I would once have read InStyle in my lunch break, I am now reading political blogs, newspaper websites (both UK and US) as well as other publications.
Spent Thursday night rehearsing Beethoven's 9th Symphony for performance on 2 Dec. I then rushed to a cafe in Camden called the Green Note to watch a friend play an acoustic set. I was really pleased that we managed to get there in time. The last time I had seen Tim play was at the Purple Turtle in Camden, which was a bigger but grottier venue. Somehow he seemed more suited to an intimate acoustic setting. Check out his website here or his myspace page.
Friday night and B & C came over for supper. M had brought home some wine samples which we proceeded to taste. He also cooked a beautiful supper based on a Heston Blumenthal recipe, which was delicious, followed by apple crumble which I made from a combination of Berkshire and Shropshire apples, grown in our respective parents' gardens.
And now I am waiting for M to get out of the bath so I can have one myself before we head out for a spot of shopping on the Kings Road, followed by a drink and then Battersea Park Fireworks with L & B. Must go now as M has emerged from the bathroom, branding me a "lazy monkey" as I am still in bed at 3 in the afternoon...


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