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Dr. Fox: It would not be acceptable for us simply to hear about the guidelines that Ministers will follow when they use the powers. It is unacceptable to have the powers in the Bill, because it gives the Secretary of State the freedom to use them on a whim at any time.
Mr. Burstow: The hon. Gentleman is right, and I suspect that none of us will be satisfied by what the Minister says. I hope that we will be, but I cannot see how, as there are no Government amendments to address our concerns. We must therefore hope to have some of our amendments accepted, or at least for the Government to table amendments at a later stage to rewrite the clause substantially. As it is currently drafted, the clause is far too wide. I want to solicit information from the Minister about the process of amending the Bill.
There has been no consultation or dialogue since a relevant court case. From my discussions with a variety of the organisations, and from reading the representations that have been made, it is clear that the clause was conceived within the Department and published just before Christmas and has not been the subject of any serious dialogue on how the power will be drawn up. That is surprising considering the nature of organisations that ought to have been consulted.
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The Government say that they want to involve all stakeholders in the delivery of the NHS plan. They consulted extensively on many aspects of the NHS plan, but there was no consultation on clause 59. I refer specifically to the court case, which seems to be the starting point for our consideration of the clause. The interesting thing about the court caseapart from what their Lordships said in the judgmentis who was joined in the action and what they said. It is worth bearing in mind that it was not just a court judgment on the commercial activities of a commercial organisation gathering anonymous information. The General Medical Council and the Medical Research Council also decided that they needed to be involved in that case[Interruption.] There are alarms going off in the building, and alarms should also be sounded in the Committee[Interruption.]
On a point of order, Mr. Maxton, I seek your guidance as to whether we need to do anything as a result of the alarms.
The Chairman: I believe that the procedure is that we wait for voice instructions.
Mr. Burstow: I also look forward to the Minister's voice instructions in due course. Perhaps the clause is all about instruction and direction.
In a press release that was issued by the Department to give reassurance on the issue the Minister said:
Dr. Brand: I should be grateful if my hon. Friend will elucidate whether the Data Protection Registrar restricts her control to electronically held data or whether she can also give assurances over information held in the more traditional pen and paper form?
Mr. Burstow: That is an important point. Perhaps the Minister will say more about it in his response.
In the court case, it was clear that the concern driving the Government involed the control of the drugs budget and the cost of prescribing. The hon. Member for Woodspring has already quoted parts of the judgment, which effectively tells the Department that if it continues to view such schemes as operating against the public interest, the Government must take further powers in an already heavily regulated area to control or limit their effect.
I want to pick up on the point about commercial information and whether it is a basis for deciding whether information should be controlled. Can the Minister talk the Committee through the reasoning that led the Department in the first instance to pursue the court action and then to decideafter two years' reflectionthat the Bill was the right vehicle for introducing further controls. Our amendments attempt to provide further clarity, but we accept that adding them to the clause will not go to the heart of the issue. The point that comes across in the representations from various bodies is that the court took the viewon representations from the Medical Research Council, the General Medical Council and the company that was party to the actionthat if information was anomymised at source, it could in no way cause harm to an individual through its release. Will the Government explain, therefore, why they are of the opinion that harm might be done, necessitating such draconian and sweeping powers to enable them to regulate and prescribe? Indeed, not only does the clause provide that general power; it even allows the Secretary of State to rewrite the definitions of what is to be covered.
I hope that the Minister's reply to the debate will be more than reassuring words and while the hon. Gentleman's amendment about consultation is welcome, the clause as drafted contains a requirement for consultation. It is not so much a matter of consulting on the details of implementing the regulation-making powers in the provision; it is the principle of whether the Secretary of State should take such powers in the first place.
I conclude by referring to the comment of my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight. The current Ministers may not be there in perpetuity and we should surely be drafting legislation that makes its purpose clear from the outset rather than leaving it open to future Ministers to reinterpret it without coming back to this place with a more detailed piece of primary legislation to achieve their ends.
The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr. John Denham): We have had a useful opening debate. With your permission, Mr. Maxton, I should like to set out the Government's position on several issues in the clause because a number of the amendments range across various aspects of the clause. I welcome the hon. Member for Woodspring to one of his passing appearances in the Committee. He has shown an all too infrequent interest in the proceedings, but we are pleased to see him here this morning.
It is interesting also that both Conservative and Liberal Democrat Members have advanced the argument that while people have nothing to fear from a Labour Government, we should be worried about what Ministers of other persuasions might do with the legislation. I assume that they are thinking of what they would be obliged to do if they were given the powers. It is a purely hypothetical circumstance, but we are all in favour of the precautionary principle, however remote the risk might be.
It is right that there should be a detailed debate about the provisions in the clause. We are inevitably dealing with fundamental issues of privacy and patient confidentiality and it is important to go through all the matters involved. I believe that much of the speculation and concern that has been expressed this morning and over the last couple of weeks is misplaced. I hope that the amendments that we tabled ahead of the debate today have assuaged some of those concerns and that my remarks will provide further reassurance.
The clause has two main parts and three main purposes. Subsections (1) and (2) provide powers to regulate the disclosure and processing of patient information or information derived from such information. Our amendments limit those powers to commercial purposes. The Government believe that this is a new and much needed protection against the use of patient information for purposes that run contrary to the interests of the patient and the NHS. I will say a little more about that in a moment.
Subsections (3) to (9) provide for the Secretary of State to make regulations to require the flow of patient information in prescribed circumstances. That will enable us to achieve two aims. First, patients will receive more information about their own clinical care, in accordance with the commitment in the NHS plan. Secondly, it will be possible to safeguard the continued operation of essential services that currently rely on patient-identifiable information.
The clause does not outlaw independent reports on NHS services and it is not an attempt to restrict medical research. A fundamental point is that it does not signal any change to the Government's view about the importance of patient consent. That is a key point in today's debate. Informed consent is crucial to the Government's view of how a modern NHS should work. We cannot move to a patient-centred service if patients are not informed, consenting participants in the services they receive.
As we all know, the NHS does not always operate in the way that I have described. Much of what is done in the NHS relies on implied consent. That is sometimes appropriate, for example when information is shared within a hospital to ensure that a patient receives appropriate care, but at other times the definition of implied consent is pushed too far. We are determined to deal with that, but it is no small task. Not only the relevant legislation, but the culture of the NHS will have to change radically as we move away from past habits into practice based on real consent.
The professions have recognised the need to change the current approach to consent. The General Medical Council issued guidance last year making clear its view that informed consent is the only secure legal and ethical basis for disclosing patients' confidential information. They too recognise how great a change in culture and systems will be necessary to bring this about, and they will not attempt to enforce their guidance until October.The Data Protection Commissioner has also drawn attention to the need to improve the way in which the NHS seeks consent for the use of patient information and we have made a commitment to her that we will do so. We are tackling the relevant areas of concern and a comprehensive implementation strategy dealing with all aspects of consent for the use of patient information in the NHS will be ready by October.
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has made it clear that the provision has implications for more than the use of information. His remarks have been mentioned in Committee this morning. The NHS can no longer assume that the benefits of science, medicine or research are somehow self-evident regardless of the wishes of patients. The relationship between patients and the service today has to be based on informed consent. That will require changes in practice and policy.
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Same problem here. Opening the http://feeds.feedburner.com/mgoblog url also shows the Toussaint Jab Step as the most recent entry.
|09/06/2011 - 10:32am
Allen Gant left Friday's game with an ankle injury. I haven't heard how it's doing, but you might want to check to see if he's playing before heading down to the game. With the opponent being 0-2, they might decide to rest him if he's hurt.
|08/30/2011 - 9:51pm
On defense, Allen Gant had no interceptions, but he did have one out-of-nowhere pass breakup. Neither Southview nor St. Francis threw the ball much at all, though.
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Heh. It's my tribute to Jason Avant.
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Does anyone know if the weekly radio show is available online?
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That is a great site. But it doesn't have the data I need to see things like how everybody performs against ranked teams.
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As far as I can tell, only 2009 and 2008 have any rank data on their schedule page and on their scores page.
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Haha! Nice work...
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Don't forget to update the link in your signature. -Randy
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Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it.
To steal an example from a rival, it's as if the Blue-Gray Sky goes on vacation so they have Marco post instead. Even if I enjoy Marco twice as much as BGS, it just doesn't fit.
|02/05/2009 - 10:54am
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Sure, sure. Charlie Weis jokes are always funny.
I'm not sure of your point, though. Those who enjoy the WLA stuff have a website they can go to (now on their own domain, apparently). It was funny at first, but now it just bugs me.
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Brian, please leave these guys on their own site. Their shtick is tired and hasn't been entertaining or informative in a long time.
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I'm pretty sure we'd need to know what the Jeff Sagarin ratings were after week 2 of last year, and I don't know where those can be found.
I do know that we were 7.5 point favorites over ND immediately after the Oregon game.
We were also favorites in all other games except for PSU, OSU, and Florida, but those were the lines during each game week, which isn't the same thing.
|10/02/2008 - 10:00am
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My son has a UM shirt with a graphic somewhat similar to this. I always liked it -
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I'm going to an MSU game later this season. Would the fellow who had the "things to do at an MSU game" list be so kind as to post it here? (or anyone else who has some ideas, for that matter) Thanks!
|08/08/2008 - 4:04pm
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It seems like the right thing to do, if we're going to rely on him as a QB.
There's an NCAA bylaw allowing a non-scholarship player to transfer to a D1 school without having to sit a year, if his current school agrees. I suppose they could be withholding a scholarship if he's hoping to do that once he sinks in the depth chart next year, but that sounds like a long shot.


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French Open results, May 30
Paris --
In what seemed like a flash, and in what surely felt like a flash of pain for his opponent, Roger Federer went from vulnerable to commanding. It was that quick.
Federer lost a second-set tiebreaker Friday to Dmitry Tursunov, and that surely did not bode well for the 17-time Grand Slam champion. Then Tursunov felt a split second of discomfort in his left hip.
And that was it.
Federer was back on track at the French Open, on his way to a 7-5, 6-7 (7), 6-2, 6-4 victory and into the second week of a major tournament yet again.
"Everything that was out of his control, like moving defense, that's when it got difficult," said Federer, who advanced to the fourth round at Roland Garros for the 10th straight year. "Clearly, on the clay, it's difficult to hit three great shots in a row. So I tried to extend the rallies, but serve nice and stay aggressive throughout. And I think that was a bit too much for his hip, or whatever it was."
It was something of an escape for Federer, who lost a set for the first time at this year's tournament. Then again, Novak Djokovic also lost a set Friday before advancing with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4 win over 25th-seeded Marin Cilic.
With eight-time champion Rafael Nadal and 2013 finalist David Ferrer perfect through their opening two matches, the pressure is on the others to keep their level high.
"It wasn't easy because once you start being passive, you lose kind of the confidence to step in," Djokovic said of his win. "That's what happened maybe in the end of the third and a little bit of the fourth."
Also, eighth-seeded Milos Raonic became the first Canadian man in history to reach the fourth round at the French Open, beating Gilles Simon of France 4-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5.
In women's third-round play, four-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova needed only 51 minutes to blank Paula Ormaechea of Argentina 6-0, 6-0.
Sharapova won the title at Roland Garros in 2012.
Earlier, third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska became the latest women's favorite to go out, losing 6-4, 6-4 to unseeded Ajla Tomljanovic of Croatia.
"After seeing the two first seeds go out, you kind of feel like 'I can do this, too,' " Tomljanovic said. "I grew up with these girls that are beating them.
"I definitely think the tournament is not over for me."
Radwanska followed No. 1 Serena Williams and No. 2 Li Na out of the tournament.
That leaves Simona Halep, who plays Saturday, as the highest-seeded player in the draw at No. 4.
The woman who beat Williams, Garbine Muguruza of Spain, also advanced to the fourth round.
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Moments before the opening coin toss Wednesday night, a slight young man cutting a familiar figure will walk out to midfield at Sun Life Stadium.
No doubt they will show Pat White's Chesire grin on the Jumbotron as he represents West Virginia football once again, this time as its honorary captain for the Orange Bowl.
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Although it is March here, it seems like we've had more snow than ever these past few days. Which is good for us in that tomorrow, the Iditarod (a famous 1,000-mile race from Fairbanks to Nome by dogsled) will take place and for that they need snow. Usually it starts near Anchorage, but this year's warm temperatures up here has made Anchorage a no-snow zone. So the race start was switched to Fairbanks. I'll be with my daughter's class tomorrow helping to chaperone – and for selfish reasons – because I figured that school buses will be able to park closer to the starting line than the general public will. To get in the mood, I did some dog mushing myself a few weeks ago. Someone brought a team of dogs to UAF to let students have a run around a field next to the rec center, so that's me in the
very back, in the white jacket. Once you get the hang of balancing yourself on the runners in the back, it's a lot of fun.
I've been filling my days with several classes, one of them a Scandinavian history class I'm taking for fun. Hadn't realized how many Danish kings were called Christian or Gustav or Carl; ditto for Sweden. Did not know a thing about the history of that part of the world, except I am sort of the class expert on Iceland, having been there twice. Now we're reading The Emigrants to get a feel for 19th century life in Sweden, which was grim.
For the religion reporting class that I am teaching, I've been having a steady stream of guest speakers. So far there's been a Catholic priest, Baptist minister, Jewish writer, a Muslim grad student and a UAF professor who practices Zen Buddhism. Because of the influx and outflux of military residents, the Baptist church has a turnover of 50% every five years, its minister told us. They average 80 visitors each Sunday, a surprise to me, as I have seen some real lacks in their outreach to visitors. The median age there is 28. Fairbanks has lots of independent churches, he said, and the incidence of sexual abuse among the general population is so high, they have to have extra-vigilant tests for childcare people. The Muslim speaker said there were 120-150 Muslims in Fairbanks (which I thought was a high estimate as there were only a handful at one of the services a student attended) and 3,000+ in Anchorage.
Last Sunday, we visited a real treat: the World Ice Carving Championships, which are here. There was a children's park of ice houses and sculptures you could slide down or climb on, then a forest full of single-block sculptures done in the most beautiful fashion. I have no idea how some of these folks carved the mermaids, dolphins, horses and other shapes there were. When we visited, the folks carving the multi-block sculptures were just getting started with their chain saws and chisels plus a backhoe to haul in all the ice blocks. It was a sunny afternoon when we visited and it was so much fun.
One announcement: A few weeks ago, I was asked to be one of several contributors to getreligion.org, a 10-year-old blog that critiques religion writing from around the country. I started March 1. My introductory post was here and subsequent posts have been here and here. I'm concentrating on media from Denver and points west and my first piece was on how the San Francisco Chronicle and the Los Angles Times have treated Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone. Thanks to low news budgets and massive layoffs, there are several states without one religion reporter and some of the major media have no one on staff covering the beat that I can figure out. I'm very happy to be joining a really good group of analysts and getting paid for reading religion news pieces.


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Established Franchise of 40 Years Appoints Industry Veteran Tom O'Keefe as President & COO and General Counsel, Joe Lewis, Returns to Executive Management
Feb 13, 2013, 06:00 EST
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Smoothie King Franchises, Inc., premier smoothie bar and nutritional lifestyle center, announced today its recent appointment of Tom O'Keefe as the company's new President and Chief Operating Officer, along with the re-appointment of Joe Lewis—one of the original Smoothie King executives—as General Counsel. Coming in on the heels of the recent acquisition of the company by SK USA and executive leadership takeover by CEO Wan Kim, O'Keefe and Lewis will be key players on Smoothie King's new management team, bringing with them over 50 years combined experience to help scale global growth for the franchise.
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O'Keefe is a seasoned executive in the franchise industry with past employment inclusive of high profile leadership roles at Anytime Fitness, Popeyes/Church's and Ruth's Hospitality Group. He will leverage over two decades of experience and bring a strong understanding of the current global franchise landscape to the rapidly growing Smoothie King brand. O'Keefe's role will be focused on overseeing, developing and setting the direction for the company's day-to-day operating activities. While serving as Senior Vice President at Anytime Fitness, LLC, the franchise eclipsed 2,000 units and entered seven new foreign markets.
Lewis, a strategic business-oriented franchise professional who grew Sicily's Franchise Systems from under $1mm to over $10mm, returns to an executive seat at Smoothie King after thirteen years. An integral part of Smoothie King's growth throughout the 90's, Lewis helped expand the company from 39 stores to over 220 across 22 states. Under his management, system-wide revenues grew over $50mm. Lewis will utilize his franchise, trademark and corporate law experience to drive and further develop the company's legal program, created by him during his original position at Smoothie King.
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Spring Fashion Show Brings "New York State Of Mind" To Uniontown
March 17 event to showcase city's growing downtown district
Farmington, PA (February 16, 2007) — Uniontown's growing downtown business district is the focus of the 2nd annual Spring Fashion Show scheduled for 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 17 at the State Theatre Center for the Arts in the city's downtown district. With the theme "New York State of Mind," the show will feature couture and "after six" wear for men and women from the Nemacolin Collection stores, The Boutique Shoppe, Les Lunettes, Cantalamessa, and Joyce's Jewelry, all located in downtown Uniontown. Also featured will be the Heritage Court Shoppes at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and children's clothing from Bella Baby, also in downtown Uniontown. Set props are provided by Classic Furniture of Uniontown.
More than 40 amateur models from the Fayette County area will take to the runway wearing the latest fashion trends for the coming season. Special entertainment during the evening includes performances by Harold Betters (piano and vocals, Connellsville), Jace Vëk (piano, Uniontown), the Arthur Murray Dance Studio (Latin ballroom, Monroeville), and Farren Rice (Connellsville) with her hip-hop dancers (ages 4 to 18).
"We've created this show to celebrate the growth that is happening in Uniontown, both in business, culture and people," says Thaddeus Golonka, a long-time Fayette County resident who is serving as executive producer and director for the show. Golonka is the master stylist at The Salon at the Woodlands Spa, part of Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington, Pa. "The theme is New York because it is the landmark for fashion, and the state of mind that exists there – the diversity of people and fashion and life. We want to bring attention to the growing fashion presence in Uniontown."
Admission to the "New York State of Mind" Spring Fashion Show is $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Special limited packages for the show and the After Party at 30 East Main are available for $30. To purchase tickets, call the State Theatre Center for the Arts at 724-437-1360 or stop by the theatre box office located at 27 East Main Street in Uniontown.
Proceeds from the fashion show will benefit P. A. K. (Parents for Autistic Kids), a Fayette-county based autism support group. Autism is a mental disorder characterized by behavioral challenges that may include a lack of social and communications skills, such as failure to respond to one's own name, intense tantrums and general detachment. In the last decade, the diagnosis of autism has increased 10-fold. One in 150 children born in the U.S. and four boys for every girl is now believed to be affected by autism. Recent news stories have reported there are approximately 4,000 people in the Pittsburgh area with autism. P.A.K. serves to bring parents of children with autism together in a support setting to share education and resources.


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Regardless of where you work, one of the most nerve-wracking experiences can be your performance evaluations. Why is this nerve-wracking? Because no matter how talented and capable you are, and regardless of how good of a job you actually do, there are factors that you have absolutely no control over that can affect your evaluations. This can be a boss who wants to eliminate your job, a colleague who has a personality conflict with you, or a student who doesn't like the subject you teach.
Well, one of the nice things about being a teacher is that all of the students you teach get the opportunity to evaluate you anonymously. I just got mine for the past semester, and more than half of them gave me the highest possible score on the three questions that reflect the instructor's competence:
- The instructor maintained an environment that helped me learn.
- The instructor effectively communicated the subject matter.
- The instructor demonstrated respect for the students.
Now, I've been teaching for a few years, have consistently gotten excellent evaluations, and even won a teaching award back in the 2006-2007 academic year. (Go, Badgers!) But there are always people who don't like you and don't appreciate the job you do.
Don't let it get to you, especially if you find some unjustifiably critical comments. (If you're lucky, you will get constructive ones as well.) To help you through this, I have provided some anonymous (and derisive) student comments on my teaching, but I have also accompanied them with a translation and my response.
The labs were too long. The professor should've made them shorter.
Translation: I don't want the three-hour lab I registered for to take three hours.
Response: You have unrealistic expectations, and clearly did not read the course description before signing up for the course, or the syllabus that I gave you once you had signed up for the course. Try getting your work done instead of goofing off with your lab partners.
Quizzes were too often!
Translation: I don't have sufficient coping skills to handle one quiz a week every single week.
Response: Seriously? Quizzes and homeworks were how I determined your grade in the course. It kept you honest about doing your work, and this is further proof that you wouldn't have done it if I didn't quiz you on it. Grow up.
The point system is unfair!
Translation: I didn't get enough points to get an A and I need an A or I won't get into medical school and become the doctor I need to become or my parents will be disappointed in me!
Response: You're going to be an awful doctor.
It would help to not have this [class] at all, three hours of wasted time I could have used to study for other classes.
Translation: I didn't want to be in this course at all.
Response: You shouldn't have been in this course at all. All our lives would have been better for it.
Some of the quizzes were hard.
Translation: Some of the quizzes were hard.
Response: Some things are harder than others? Really? There isn't a "duh" big enough for this one.
Some of the things we did were very elementary.
Translation: Some of the things we did were very elementary.
Response: If I collide you with the person above you, will you annihilate one another in a giant matter-antimatter explosion?
Fire the instructor. Also — most of us chose a small school for professor taught courses. I shouldn't have to deal w/ a TA regarding quizes.
Translation: I have a huge, unrealistic sense of entitlement that should offset my inability to even use proper spelling and grammar.
Response: They won't fire me because A.) I'm good at my job and B.) you appear to be an idiot. You did have your course taught by a professor, and your "TA" is my "grader." That's what graders do, and we have them so that I can spend more time on teaching your course.
He wanted to be a friend more than a professor. I feel he let personal feelings guide how he interacted with students.
Translation: I don't think the professor liked me, and it showed.
Response: I tried very hard to hide it, but yes, I can't stand you.
Overall, that's eight negative comments out of all of my evaluations. Only one of them — the one about some quizzes being hard — appeared on more than one evaluation. The lesson to learn from this? Evaluations can tell you at least as much about the people evaluating you as they do about you. Plus, they provide a fantastic outlet for passive-aggressive responses!


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This two-day course brings delegates up-to-date with IFRSs and Interpretations that were issued or amended within the last 12 months, or became effective recently or will do in the foreseeable future, and presents information on other recent and impending pronouncements. Topics to be covered are finalized in the run-up to the course in order to be as current as possible.
The course covers the following new Standards, Interpretations and amendments to existing Standards (includes those effective 2011 or later):
Revised IFRS 3 Business Combinations (January 2008, effective July 2009)
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There are 44,000 fewer volunteer firefighters this year than last and for the seventh year in a row the percentage of volunteers over 40 rose.
Latham, New York (PRWEB) January 13, 2012
The Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act (VESRRA), legislation endorsed by Penflex, Inc. and the National Volunteer Fire Council, was introduced in the House by Representative Peter King (R-NY) last January as H.R. 376. Recently the legislation, aimed at clarifying tax code problems with Length of Service Award Programs (LOSAPs), was introduced by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) in the Senate and is known as S. 1911. Approximately 20 percent of volunteer firefighters nationwide participate in some form of LOSAP, a pension-like benefit that emergency services agencies use to recruit and retain personnel.
"The latest U.S. Fire Department Profile offers incontrovertible proof that volunteer departments need all the help they can get with their recruitment and retention efforts," says Ed Holohan, President and Actuary of Penflex, Inc. "There are 44,000 fewer volunteers this year than last and for the seventh year in a row the percentage of volunteers over 40 rose. LOSAPs are tools used by departments as they struggle to reverse these alarming trends and it's our civic responsibility to do everything we can and keep LOSAPs cost-effective and easy to implement and maintain."
The VESRRA act would allow LOSAP plan sponsors to protect funds contributed into a LOSAP as if the LOSAP was an IRS approved pension plan. This protects the funds from creditors in case the sponsoring entity goes bankrupt and allows for portability of benefits earned by a volunteer. In addition the legislation would clarify, update and expand the confusing and out-dated provisions of the Internal Revenue Code regarding the taxation of the amounts paid to volunteers under these programs.
Finally, the legislation allows private, non-profit volunteer emergency services agencies that operate based on the terms of a written agreement with a local unit of government to elect to have their LOSAP be considered "governmental" for the purposes of taxation. This would exempt them from various reporting requirements that are an administrative burden, particularly in smaller communities.
The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), along with Penflex, is leading the charge to get this legislation passed. VESRRA is one of the top legislative priorities for the NVFC. "We need to do more as a nation to encourage individuals to volunteer for their communities as emergency responders," said NVFC Director of Government Relations, Dave Finger. "The beauty of H.R. 376/S. 1911 is that it will bolster recruitment and retention by simplifying the manner in which LOSAP programs are taxed, making it easier for communities that choose to provide a LOSAP to do so. We aren't talking about cutting taxes or establishing a new federal program or anything else that would add to the federal deficit. Particularly in these difficult economic times when budgets at every level of government are tight, this is the type of common-sense legislation that members of Congress on both sides of the aisle can support."
"The NVFC has set up a way for volunteers and citizens concerned with the declining numbers of volunteer firefighters to easily contact their representatives and ask them to support this legislation. They can use our form, contact the representatives appropriate to them and be finished in just minutes. The link to the online form for alerting a person's representatives can be found on our website as well as the Penflex website," adds Finger.
"More than 73-percent of the country is protected by volunteer firefighters. The constant decline in their numbers combined with a 7-year aging trend should concern everyone," Holohan added. "Taxpayers need to be aware that volunteers save taxpayers approximately $128 billion annually in tax money. This is an issue that directly impacts not only the safety of communities but also directly impacts them economically as well. Passing this legislation is vitally important for the continued viability of the volunteer departments in this country."
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This summer Marta, Martina and I we are going to travel a lot around the world.
We are very excited about this journey because we never go out from Spain. We are going to be travelling 80 days.
First we want to take a bus and go to France only for two days, then we take a traind and we are going to go to Berlín to watch the final of champions league and we are going to stay there for 5 days and go sightseeing. Then we are going for one week to Switzerland and there we want to visit the Nestle fabric haha.
After Switzerland we are going to Amsterdam for another one week, there we are going to go to a concert of our favourite singer.
Then we want to go to some beach and we decided to go to Honolulu in Hawaii for three weeks in a very relaxing hotel. After those three weeks we will go to Brasil and in Brasil we are going to a very beautiful and exciting festival, there we are going to stay one week. And at the end we are going to visit California for a month.
Then we will come back to home and we are going to sleep a lot we will be very tired haha.


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Since its foundation in 1969, Domicil in Dortmund has presented jazz in all its facets – from Dixieland to free jazz. In 2005 the club took up residence in a former cinema in Hansastrasse, on the first floor between the restaurant and the auditorium. Domicil ranks as one of the three best jazz clubs in Germany.
Hamburg's top destination for swing and mainstream modern jazz is Birdland, founded in Hoheluft-West in 1985. Countless world stars from Chet Baker to Wynton Marsalis have played here at the invitation of the Hamburg Jazz Federation.
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We have highly experienced and trained workers who will take care of your painting job. They are competent enough to finish the task on the agreed time and of course, with the desired result. As reputable painters in Perth, Passione Painting uses high quality paint and painting materials to ensure the best coating. Other essential things we consider include weather elements in the area and the type of materials used in the structure.
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Welcome to the Hexham Local History Society web site
We are delighted to be able to offer you the choice (for a limited time) of being able to access either our older web site or the spanking brand new version which has lots of useful enhancements.
For example, if you are a member of the Society you will now be able to register online to access the 'Members Only' area of the site which contains many valuable and some unique resources.
It seems that some members have been attempting to access the Members' area by using the username and password created for the old web site. I'm sorry; I obviously didn't make it clear enough that you will need to register for a new, unique username and password for the new web site. This is mainly because of my attempt to create a more secure environment in the knowledge that some of the passwords used on the old site were , shall we say, rather too relaxed. It is also because there is a need to ensure that only those who are fully paid-up and current members of the Society take advantage of this privilege.
If, as a result, of using an invalid password, you find yourself 'locked out' please do email me and I will ensure that your access is unlocked allowing you to register for a new password.
Finally, if you choose to change your password, please create something which is not a proper word, your cat's name, or 'opensesame'. Instead use a strong combination of capital letters, numbers and some symbols like # or -
A version of your postcode and telephone number with some odd characters perhaps, and if you are concerned about privacy, use them backwards or put the phone number (mobile?) in between the two, back-to-front halves of your postcode.
There is a real need to avoid 'leaving a door open for hackers'


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On Wednesday we were asked to host the first race of the season since our new snowmaking system created the only race-able course in our prep school league. Our snowmaking guru Jeremy Bouchard, Athletic Director Brooks Johnson, and Director of Grounds Andy Hungerford and his team made sure we had a high quality course. Alexei Sotskov from Vermont Academy ran two great races, one for beginners and one for more experienced skiers.
Most of our beginner skiers had only skied for one afternoon before this first race! They were awesome and had such great attitudes. We raced a relay with two person teams. Each member of the pair skied two legs and tagged off to one another in a chaotic tag zone.
Some of our skiers even learned how to tag one another while moving so that they did not lose any momentum.
We were very excited when we noticed that Geoffrey was opening up a big lead during his lead off leg. After the tag zone, Nick opened up a bigger gap and the pair cruised to victory on their second day on snow!
After the excitement of the beginner race we turned our attention to the fourteen experienced Dublin skiers in the varsity race. We made teams based on speed and had some excellent coed teams in the race.
Hyelom broke a tip on his pole before recovering to tag Lilly in her first Dublin School race.
Lilly did a great job of inspecting the snow conditions.
Lilly recovered well and skied two great legs!!
Our top pairing of George Henry and Ryan had quite an exciting race involving multiple lead changes with traditional skiing powerhouses Proctor. Both skiers had one of their best races as Dublin skiers.
Ryan had a strong leg and kept the pair in the running, helping them to a second place finish.
Congrats on their second place finish!
Here is a video of the Varsity Race filmed by Dublin School trustee George Foote.
Here is a video of the beginner race!


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I got married on Saturday 20th of February 2016. We were in an hotel till Monday, wanted us to stay longer but she refused saying she wants to go home ( that used to be my house).
Ever since we got home yesterday ( Monday), she has been crying. Called her mom, she prayed for her, my mom called her too and prayed for her.
She stopped crying for a while, we woke up with another round of crying this morning.
This is breaking my heart. I hate to cry as it often leads me to depression now I am close to tears myself.
I don't know if I have done something wrong or what to do. It is hurting as she cries.
When we were dating, she finds it difficult without her family for long " oh, I am already missing my dad, I am already missing my siblings" could this be the reason?
One day she came to mine from home as we have Dr appointment early and she lives in another state, she got to mine and 1 hour later she wanted to go home. "I am missing my dad sha" which got me annoyed then.
Could it be that the crying now is linked? She is 25 and I am 30 and we spent quite some time together before marriage. The fact we used to be together for so long makes it more confusing. This is a house she has always been in why the crying now?
It is hurting me. Badly and I am confused.
What do I do?


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Applying for Membership at the William Smith Morton Library
The collections and services of the Library are available without charge to:
- Current students, faculty, staff and alumni/ae of Union and BTSR
- Members who joined before April 2008
- Those currently affiliated with our partner libraries: J. Sargeant Reynolds CC, John Tyler CC, Richard Bland CC, Randolph Macon, University of Richmond, Virginia State University, and VCU. Borrowing and access for these institutions is permissible under the conditions of RALC membership. For more information on RALC, click HERE.
Only current students, faculty and staff of Union and BTSR are eligible for remote access to the Library's online databases and e-journals, and for interlibrary loan services. For information about the electronic resources now available remotely for Alumni/ae in particular, please click HERE.
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Celebrating our milestones
Through the years, we have accumulated countless memories. From our launch in 2006, to the 10th anniversary celebration we had the British Embassy in Dubai, to the networking and events we regularly revel, we share our joys with our students, alumni, partners and the whole Manchester community.
MBS Middle East passes 2,000 MBA student milestone
MBS passes the 2,000 student milestone as it celebrates its 10th anniversary in the region. Today, MBS Middle East Centre continues to be the largest and fastest growing centre in the MBS international network.
MBS hosts its first Careers Fair in the Middle East
In 2016, MBS held its first inaugural Careers Fair in Dubai. Over 120 MBS students and alumni had the opportunity to meet with over 25 recruiters who were interested in recruiting MBS MBAs for a variety of roles across different sectors. Participating companies included Nokia, Nestle, Mott Macdonald, Crowe Horwath, Deloitte, PwC, EY, Mackenzie Jones, Manpower, Hays, Dubai World Trade Centre and Hilti. Following the success of MBS' first Career Fair in the Middle East, the event will remain a key feature of MBS' Middle East annual event calendar.
MBS Middle East runs for a good cause
An MBS Middle East team of 50 runners competed in the annual Dubai Creek Striders half marathon to mark the 50th anniversary of MBS worldwide. MBS' "50 for 50" team also raised funds for the School's chosen charity in the region, Al Noor Training Centre for Children with Special Needs. Since then, MBS' community in the Middle East actively gives back to the community by raising money for charities and by supporting our partners' give back to the community initiatives such as ACCA's 2016 Blood Donation Drive.
MBS launches Middle East Women in Business Forum
MBS Middle East hosts its first Women in Business breakfast at Waldorf Astoria Palm Jumeirah hotel in spring 2015. More than 50 businesswomen and entrepreneurs from across the UAE heard about the unique challenges that women face in their way of building a career in the Middle East. The panel of eminent speakers included Nisreen Shocair - President of Virgin Megastores Middle East; Dr. Nada Jammoul Messaikeh - Associate Vice Provost for Administration at New York University Abu Dhabi; Bhavani Suresh, MBA - CEO of Nbiz infosol; Dareen Khayyat-Zoughbi, MBA - CEO of NADEREEN. The discussion was moderated by Geetu Ahaju, Head of CIMA Middle East.
MBS launches ground-breaking research into Creativity & Innovation in the GCC
To coincide with the Year of Innovation in the United Arab Emirates, MBS Middle East Centre launches what is believed to be the first in-depth research into the drivers and barriers to creativity and innovation in the cultural context of the GCC. The research programme is being led by Dr. Mark Batey, creativity specialist at MBS and one of the world's leading researchers into creativity in the workplace. You can learn more about the research Click Here
2015 50th Anniversary
MBS 50th anniversary in 2015 was an opportunity to share the celebrations at the annual Middle East Student and Alumni Gala Dinner, where the MBA Programme Director addressed the school's community on this unique occasion.
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MBS Middle East Director ranked in Forbes Middle East of the " Most Powerful Arab Women"
In recognition of Ms. Bessiso's work in founding and building the MBS Middle East Centre into the largest and fastest growing in the MBS international network, MBS ' Middle East Director is named on Forbes "200 Most Powerful Arab Women". Ms. Bessiso will continue to be recognised by Forbes in their 2015 and 2016 lists of "100 Most Powerful Arab Women".
MBS Middle East presented with Special Recognition Award by ACCA
In March 2014, ACCA receives Special Recognition Award to MBS Middle East in recognition of the School's outstanding professional development opportunities offered to ACCA-qualified finance professionals in the Middle East. The Award was presented to MBS' Middle East Director, Randa Bessiso by Helen Brand OBE, ACCA's Chief Executive at a special ceremony held to mark the first visit of ACCA's Council in the United Arab Emirates. MBS Middle East was the first business school in the Middle East to obtain ACCA's Registered CPD Provider status in 2010. In 2015 MBS Middle East will cement their relationship with ACCA through signing a Memorandum of Understanding.
Middle East Alumni Group
In early 2013, students and alumni of MBS Middle East launched a regional Alumni Group and elect its new chairman and committee. The Group held its inaugural networking evening in Dubai which attrached over 90 alumni and students .
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MBS holds its first Middle East graduation in Dubai
Under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, UAE Minister of Culture Youth & Community Development, MBS held its first Middle East graduation ceremony at Atlantis the Palm Dubai in October 2013 to honour 85 MBA students who graduated from its Middle East Centre. MBS' first graduation ceremony in Dubai was a testament to the success of the Middle East Centre since its opening in 2006. MBS' graduation ceremony in the UAE is an annual event and the only ceremony conducted by the School outside Manchester.
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MBS launches Public Masterclasses series across the Middle East
In the autumn of 2012, MBS introduced a new series of Business Master Classes in the Middle East; these are free and open to the regional business community. Delivered by senior faculty members of Manchester Business School, each Business Master Class is delivered in the form of an intensive two-hour session that takes participants through a detailed examination of a business subject matter and the latest thinking. MBS Middle East delivers a minimum of ten public Business Master Class across the GCC on an annual basis.
2012 DIAC and MBS Partnership
Partnership with DIAC was signed in 2012
MBS Middle East partners with the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
In 2011, IMA Middle East and MBS entered into a strategic partneship aimed at the promotion of higher and professional education, research, and professional networking in the Middle East region. MBS Middle East is the first business school to collaborate with IMA in the region and the first centre in the MBS worldwide network to partner with IMA. Today MBS Middle East has successful partnerships with many other leading professional bodies, such as ACCA, CIMA and PMI.
2011 Research with DIAC
Research with DIAC
MBS Middle East marks key enrollment milestone (1000)
Just 4 years after MBS Middle East admitted its first student in 2006, the Centre passes a key enrollment milestone: 1,000 enrolled students across the Middle East.
DIAC and MBS launch GCC-wide Survey on Executive Education
In the autumn of 2010, MBS Middle East embarked on a collaborative study with Dubai International Academic City (DIAC) to evaluate the GCC market for executive education and identify prevalent corporate training practices and perceived skill gaps among the regional workforce. The findings of the research that covered over 500 human resources professionals and senior managers from companies in a range of sectors across the six GCC countries were announced on 28 February 2011, during a seminar held at Dubai Knowledge Park. You can access the report Click here >>
MBS launches the Manchester Innovation Award for Emiratis
In the autumn of 2009 and in partnership with the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, MBS Middle East launched the Manchester Innovation Award, a new initiative for Emirati nationals to stimulate employment and entrepreneurship in the UAE. The competition was a resounding success with around 100 registrations submitted and seven finalists selected and announced at a gala occasion coinciding with Global Entrepreneurship Week. The winner of the inaugural Award benefitted from an all-expenses study tour to MBS in the UK, a cash award and trophy, as well as ongoing support in the development of the winning business innovation. Enterpreneurism and innovation are the heart of the School and are key themes throughout MBS' Global MBA programme.
Student Gathering
High level networking is one of the major benefits of top ranked MBA programme and MBS creates regular opportunities for students and alumni in the Middle East to come together to meet other third party organisations and experts who can enhance and enrich the MBS experience and also create the opportunity to meet like-minded businesspeople. Close professional and personal relationships are a significant benefit of joining the MBS community and students and alumni across the Middle East can form friendships that last a career.
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Manchester Business School Middle East Centre hosts every new student at the induction workshops for new cohorts, introducing them to MBS and to each other, and building the student teamwork from day one, with the first MBA workshops giving them the first taste of MBA classroom and face to face contact with faculty.
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Remembering one of the earliest workshops of Manchester Business School – Middle East Centre at the Conference Centre of Dubai Knowledge Village on March of 2008.
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The MBS Middle East Centre opened in Dubai in 2006 kicking off with a press conference hosted by TECOM and supported by the British Embassy in Dubai, with the presence of HM Consul General. Since launching in 2006, the Middle East Centre has supported thousands of students and more than 1,000 MBA students have graduated from the region over the last 10 years.
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Students and staff gathered at the centre in Knowledge Village to celebrate the first anniversary of the Middle East Centre.
MBS opens Middle East regional office in Dubai
With MBS' centres in Singapore and Hong Kong going from strength to strength, Dubai was selected as MBS' third overseas location as the School continued its global expansion. The MBS Middle East Centre was officially launched in 2006 at a press conference hosted by TECOM in the presence of Her Majesty's Consul General to Dubai and Northern Emirates. Today MBS is the only UK business school with six overseas centres in Dubai, Hong Kong, Manchester, São Paulo, Shanghai and Singapore. Manchester MBA students can attend workshops at any location; this gives them the opportunity to build global contacts and explore new ways of doing business.
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Letting Go of Someone
The process of letting go of someone you love is one of life's most painful experiences. When you have invested a considerable amount of time and emotional energy in someone, the prospect of living without them may be unthinkable.
You may look back on the memories you shared, the plans you made, and feel nothing but psychic (mental)agony. If you are newly broken up, envisaging a new future may feel close to impossible. You may find yourself ruminating on what you could have done differently, the arguments you may have had, and the things you regret saying.
Every relationship is unique, and there are many reasons why cutting ties may be the kindest solution for all parties. Maybe you discovered as time went on that your values and dreams did not align. At first you may have hoped that you could overcome your differences, but in the end they part. Sometime, love just isn't enough to drive you and you come to the sad conclusion that it's time to part ways. Perhaps you love one another and even revel in your differences, but seem unable to communicate or resolve conflict. Maybe you had to face the facts. What are you really releasing when you let go? Letting go of a person involves letting go of hope. We may have believed this person to be our soulmate, or at least someone upon whom we could rely to stick around for a long time. It can be tremendously difficult to face the stark reality that we need to carve out a new path for ourselves, and allow the other person to do the same.
You may be feeling lonely, even when surrounded by friends and family who want to comfort you. If you can, allow yourself to be nourished by their support. Taking the momentous decision to let go of someone you love is a brave step. In doing so, you are proving to yourself that you are capable of creating your own happiness, and that you do not need to rely on someone else to make you feel as though life is worth living. In evaluating your relationship, deciding that you would be best off apart and then letting them go, you are demonstrating that you have faith in nature/ God . Again as you let go of that person you might come to the understanding that your relationship might be toxic. What are you really releasing when you let go? You are releasing the negativity that has been accumulating inside you in that relationship. Set your self free, try to find opportunities around you . Try to create opportunity.At times we need to step out of our comfort zone, so take baby steps. By doing this you will be really surprised to find your hidden potential. I understand it's tough, but it is not impossible. Why letting go can herald a beautiful new beginning .Letting go of harmful relationships allows you to move forwards a brighter future. Remember the old saying, "If you love someone, let them go?" If you look deep within yourself, you will realize that in freeing yourself and the other person from a relationship that is holding you both back, you are helping two people to create a happier, more authentic life.
In this way, letting go of someone you love can be an act of supreme care and kindness. Every relationship can teach us something, and occasionally the whole purpose of a relationship may come only when it ends. Although it may feel as though your world is ending when you break up with someone you love, over time you will realize that you are merely embarking on a new beginning. Let the lessons you have learned from your interactions with this person serve to guide you in forming healthier relationships in the future, and rest assured that you can and will find love again. See this painful period as a step closer to getting what you really need and want from life.
Losing someone we love is like a part of our heart being pulled out of our body & we can never be the same. We can however, go on ~ at our own pace, and if someone walks by…….
Dr F. Mamsa MD
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Translating Apollinaire
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Translating Apollinaire delves into Apollinaire's poetry and poetics through the challenges and invitations it offers to the process of translation.
Besides providing a new appraisal of Apollinaire, the most significant French poet of WWI, Translating Apollinaire aims to put the ordinary reader at the center of the translational project. It proposes that translation's primary task is to capture the responses of the reader to the poetic text, and to find ways of writing those responses into the act of translation. Every reader is invited to translate, and to translate with a creativity appropriate to the complexity of their own reading experiences. Throughout, Scott himself consistently uses the creative resource of photography, and more particularly photographic fragments, as a cross-media language used to help capture the activity of the reading consciousness.
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Beans Stir Fry – very very easy!!
Beans is one of the healthiest veggies. It is important to somehow include green vegetables in our diet daily.This is a very simple stir fry/poriyal recipe using beans. This mainly uses idli podi/gunpowder for the spiciness and tomatoes. I learnt this from mother in law. Tastes great with hot steamed rice and ghee. Can be made in a jiffy. So suitable on busy days when you are in a hurry. Lets move on to the recipe.
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Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Beans – 250g
Tomatoes – 2 small
Idli Podi /Gunpowder – 1-2 tsp
Salt – to taste
Oil – 2 tsp
Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
Curry Leaves – a few
Coriander leaves – for garnish
1. Pressure cook beans for 3 whistles till soft and cooked.
2. Heat oil in a pan. Temper mustard seeds and curry leaves.
3. Add tomatoes and saute till they turn mushy.
4. Now add the cooked beans and mix well.
5. Add the gunpowder and required salt. Mix well and leave for about 2-3 minutes.
6. Switch off and garnish with coriander leaves.
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– You can check the recipe of idli podi here.
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So... I didn't exactly mean to take a two-week blogging hiatus. That's just how it happens sometimes.
Last week while Todd was away on a spring-break trip in Costa Rica I took my mom and little one down to Birmingham, Alabama, while I attended a wedding photography workshop. I had a fabulous time learning, growing, thinking deeply about what I do. Plus, I made new friends. And it was good to get out of town. Todd, meanwhile, spent his week in a fever-ish depression. Now we know he has pneumonia.
We reunited at home this weekend and had the best time relaxing, cooking, cleaning, buying flowers for our pots out front, teaching our daughter how to hunt for plastic Easter eggs. My doctor's office instructed me not to kiss Todd's pneumonia face for a while, but other than that challenge we had a pretty perfect couple of days. Plus, he brought home a dozen bags of Costa Rican coffee, which we love. Springtime is wonderful in central Virginia.
Polaroid from Birmingham, Charlottesville, VA, April 9, 2012.
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-- I read Mira Jacob's Babble article about falling in love with your child a couple of weeks ago. I was just sort of reading along, ho hum, until I got to the third-to-last paragraph, the one that begins, "I mean, that's the kicker right?" And then I was crying. Because... wow... what she says is true.
-- I'm thinking about getting an e-reader. I'm a huge fan of actual books, but I'm thinking I'll save time, save money, and read more if I use a tablet. After looking online briefly, I'm leaning towards a Kindle Touch so that I can get e-books from the library. But with a Kindle Fire I can get color children's books to share with Flora (like when we're in a waiting room and I want to intelligently distract her). Thoughts? Recommendations? I could splurge for an iPad, which would have other uses, too, but maybe just focusing on books is best for now?
-- I read this article about Hipster Brands before my workshop last week, but I find it even more interesting/amusing now since we spent a fair amount of time in Birmingham discussing branding. It's a powerful thing, you know.
-- Jhumpa Lahiri is one of my favorite writers. She tells stories in the most vivid and moving ways. My friend Caroline shared this article on Facebook over the weekend and it really resonated with me. Perhaps because I think as a writer and know the pleasure of crafting a sentence. What Lahiri says about reading in a foreign language, how she has to work for each sentence, look up unknown words in the dictionary, and puzzle together the syntax rings so true! I was a French major in college and the experience of reading in French was somehow more 3-dimensional than the same experience in English. It also took me forever and by senior year I'd learned how to read about 1/3 of each assignment and still be able to participate in discussion afterwards. If you haven't read any Jhumpa I highly recommend her short stories in Interpreter of Maladies as a starting place.
-- Two weeks ago I learned that I won a gift certificate through a giveway on the blog SF Girl By Bay. My prize is $100 to spend at Serena & Lily. How nice is that?! I have spent a little bit of time perusing the Serena & Lily site, thinking about how I might best spend this gift. Something for baby? Something from the Bazaar? Throw pillow(s)? This week I'll make my choice. But what would you pick? And would you buy something for exactly the amount you have ($100) or use that money towards the purchase of something more out of reach (like this pouf, which is whispering to me, despite the heeeefty price tag)? <--Todd don't look. You don't want to know.
Have a great week. That wedding I promised last time is still in the queue! Here's a hint: it takes place in Maine! Ahh!


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Wednesday, 13 July 2016
Celebrating Sergeant Cluff
Yesterday saw a very enjoyable launch event at the Grove Bookshop in Ilkley of the latest British Library Crime Classic. The book we were celebrating was Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm, by Gil North, the first novel in North's Yorkshire-based series. September will see the publication of a second book in the series, The Methods of Sergeant Cluff.
I'd got in the mood for the event by touring round scenic spots in Yorkshire, including Skipton, which North fictionalised as Gunnarshaw, Cluff's base. Landscape plays an important part in the books, and I enjoyed visiting Malham Cove, climbing a long way up to the fantastic viewpoint on the Limestone Pavemetnt, and taking a look at lovely Malham Tarn.
The Gil North books represent something of a departure for the British Library, because they were published in the Sixties, rather than during the Golden Age of Murder between the wars (at least that's how I define the Golden Age,but really it's a concept that means different things to different people). But the Library takes the view that books that are more than 50 years old are certainly eligible to be considered as examples of Classic Crime, and that seems spot on to me..
I have a very, very distant memory of my father watching the Cluff TV series when I was a small boy. Yes, Cluff was a telly cop! He was played by Leslie Sands, well cast as the dour but compassionate Dalesman. The TV series was written by North, and enjoyed considerable popularity, but of course even TV fame is relatively transient. It's good to see these books - clearly influenced by Simenon in terms of style and approach - back in print.
Gil North was a pen-name for Geoffrey Horne, an interesting character about whom I learned a good deal from talking to his son Josh before writing my intros to the two books. I was sorry Josh was unable to attend the launch, but it was good to spend time with Rob Davies of the British Library, Peter Crangle, who represents the estate, and an enthusiastic audience including Catherine, alias that splendid blogger Juxtabook. We missed Lisa Shakespeare of Midas PR, who has been very busy n generating interest in Cluff, but I hope our paths cross before long. Perhaps at the Ilkley Literary Festival in October, to which I've been invited, and where I'll be talking about Cluff and Classic Crime (and a bit about my own books) in October. Really looking forward to it.
3 comments:
- Richard Robinson said...
I have this and the next on order, but not yet in hand. Looking forward to reading something a little different.
- 13 July 2016 at 19:12
- Martin Edwards said...
Hope you enjoy them, Richard
- 13 July 2016 at 21:46
- harriet said...
I read the first Cluff book recently and absolutely loved it - review will appear in Shiny New Books next month. Gil North is a tremendous writer. Hooray once again for the BL Crime Classics!
- 14 July 2016 at 08:11
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America, India, and Israel (2001)
The latest cruel terror attack in Dehli, on the eve of the Indian "Festival of Lights" reminded me of this cartoon that I did a few years ago. It's a light-weight joke, but I did it when I realized how we normal, democratic societies were each seen as a threat by our enemies.
Interesting that only 4 years ago I still saw them as separate forces, rather than as a coordinated Jihadist army. One wonders how long it'll take before we, the targets of terror, pull ourselves together to form a united alliance.


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Utilizing the Creature they matured in Black & White, Creature Isle begins on a strange island inhabited by godless-Creatures. The player's Creature is invited to join their mystic Brotherhood, and earn their sacred mark. By completing a series of trials, such as bowling and sparring, the creature gains membership, and the opportunity to learn more powerful spells from his brethren.
The next challenge for the Creature is to act as surrogate parent to a chicken-like hatchling named Tyke. While the player's Creature still learns per their whims, the black or white choices previously made reoccur in this second generation of Creatures. Creature Isle advances the revolutionary Artificial Intelligence (AI) established in the original title, as the Creature independently teaches Tyke based on his own upbringing of reward, punishment and example.
Little Tyke serves as more than a feathered sidekick, however, as his growth and behaviors reflect on the Creature. The island is home to one female Creature, Eve, who stands constant watch to the inhabitants of Creature Isle, looking for one worthy of being her mate. After successfully completing the 25 challenges necessary to join the brotherhood, Eve turns a watchful eye to Tyke's evolution, as the Creature's parenting skills will be a key factor in winning her affections.
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Mark Hughes accused referee Martin Atkinson of getting the big decisions wrong as nine-man Stoke were demolished at St James' Park.
The Potters chief said he was "dismayed" and "exasperated" at Atkinson's display, after being sent off along with players Glenn Whelan and Marc Wilson in a crazy five-minute spell before half-time.
Hughes claimed Whelan was harshly sent off for two yellow cards, and that Loic Remy dived in the box to get Wilson dismissed and win a penalty.
He said: "The ref needs to look at his performance. I was dismayed by it.
"We were in control of the game, 1-0 to the good. Then the referee makes a couple of decisions which change the course of the game.
"He booked Whelan for kicking the ball away. I didn't hear the whistle and neither did he. It was clear play was carrying on. The second yellow-card challenge was innocuous. Cabaye went down too easily.
"I was going up to the stand when the second red happened. I don't think the striker thought he would get a strike in, so went down. Unbelievable.
"We saved the pen, went in on their goal and there's a Williamson handball. The ref is two yards away, plays on and they go up the field and score."
Hughes stopped himself from speaking to Atkinson after the game, adding: "I could not trust myself to go and see the referee."
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew had a different view. He said: "It was a funny afternoon and the game changed on a couple of decisions. Whelan's first booking was slightly harsh, the second I agreed with. The second player they lost was definitely a foul."