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University standards are being hit by a lack of cash, higher education quality chief John Randall admitted this week, writes Alan Thomson.
But Mr Randall, chief executive of the Quality Assurance Agency, said that although the amount of cash per student affected quality, universities still had to prove to the QAA that they could cope with the resources available.
Mr Randall was giving evidence to the Commons education select committee on Wednesday as part of its higher education inquiry. Liberal Democrat higher education spokesman Evan Harris asked Mr Randall whether a lack of funding could result in a drop in quality. Mr Randall said: "Of course it can, but the impact depends on how well and how intelligently funds are managed by the institution. There is always a risk that that will happen, and that is one of the reasons we are in existence."
Mr Harris also asked whether he thought that student poverty affected university dropout rates. Mr Randall said that he had no evidence of this but he intuitively believed it would have an impact.
Last week the committee heard that government changes to student finances had almost certainly deterred poorer people from university. They were told that the axeing of maintenance grants in 1999 had compounded student hardship, leading to higher dropout rates.
Mantz Yorke, professor of education at Liverpool John Moores University, said that his advice to government would be to increase grants to the poorest. Against this, he put the cost of university drop-outs at £200 million a year.
Professor Yorke warned that the dropout rate, and by implication, cost were likely to rise as universities recruited more people from poorer backgrounds in line with the government's policy on widening participation.
He said: "The government must look at how access impacts on retention. The issue is one of creeping debt. I think the changing regime made students think rather harder about the implications of going into higher education. My advice would be to increase grants."
Sir Howard Newby, president of Universities UK and chief executive designate of the Higher Education Funding Council for England, was due to give evidence to the committee yesterday.
He told The THES : "More resources are needed for mentoring and counselling students who may be struggling."
Interested parties still have a week left in which to submit written evidence to the student retention inquiry.
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The Seductive Psychology of Curating Music With Mixology
You're feeling the vibe with someone new, and you don't want the night to end, so you invite your date back to your place. When you arrive, you flip through your record collection, pull out Al Green's Greatest Hits album and put it on the record player. As "Tired of Being Alone" fills the room, you mix a classic cocktail called the Hanky Panky, pour it into two glasses, garnish each one with a twist of orange, and join your date on the couch. You don't have to ditch your Spotify playlist of sex songs for good, but there's something to be said for the old-school style of seduction.

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Lauren Ellerman
Lauren's practice is focused on Medical Malpractice, Non-Compete litigation and Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect.
As co-author of How to Beat Your Virginia Non-Compete, Lauren is dedicated to working on behalf of Virginia employees, including physicians, accountants, financial planners, and other business professionals who are starting new ventures in their careers. She has represented clients with cases related to non-compete agreements, non-solicitation agreements, breach of contract, breach of duty of loyalty, and misappropriation of trade secrets.
She also represents victims and their families in cases of wrongful death, serious injury and medical malpractice. She has taught and lectured throughout the state advising other attorneys on trial skills, discovery, client services and more. Prior to joining Frith Ellerman & Davis Law Firm, P.C., Lauren worked for Sevila, Saunders, Huddleston & White in Leesburg Virginia where she focused on commercial litigation, criminal law, and domestic law.
In 2016, she was named the youngest Medical Malpractice Superlawyer in Virginia by Superlawyers Magazine.
Lauren and her husband, Whit, are very active in the Roanoke Valley: opening a restaurant, The River and Rail; starting a non profit Turn the Page, Inc., attending Second Presbyterian Church; spending time with their daughter, dogs; and, camping as much as work will allow.
- T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (J.D., cum laude) (Richmond, VA)
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- Past Board Chair, Family Promise of Greater Roanoke
- Elder, Second Presbyterian Church, Roanoke
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- Virginia Trial Lawyers Annual Convention (2017)
- NY, NJ and PA Trial Lawyers Association (2016)
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4th Of July BBQ And Blues Devils Concert In San Jose
Submitted by Jose on Fri, 07/27/2007 - 2:35pm.
Location: Mac's American Bar, Sabana Sur, San Jose
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Mac's American Bar is a favorite ex pat hangout in San Jose with pool tables and an upstairs patio.
Blues Devils offer a revue of different blues styles, such as Chicago (Little Walter, Muddy Waters), the style of the great Texas guitar players such as Freddie King, Albert Collins and Stevie Ray Vaughan and the more swing-oriented style of the West Coast bands such as Rod Piazza, Wiliam Clarke and Little Charlie and the Nightcats.
Location: Mac's American Bar, Sabana Sur, San Jose
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Malojian to play concert as part of Coast to Coast
Following on from the release of his archive inspired video for new single Some New Bones, Northern Ireland's Malojian will be playing a concert at The Portico Centre in Portaferry on Saturday 16th September.
The concert, which will feature archive footage, is part of Northern Ireland Screen's Coast to Coast programme which was launched as part of the BFI's Britain on Film Coastal initiative. Coast to Coast is a series of events and presentations, of archive material about Northern Ireland's coastal and maritime history, which will be held throughout the summer.
Some New Bones is part of Malojian's upcoming new album, Let Your Weirdness Carry You Home. The costal theme features heavily in the video for the single which saw the band and local filmmaker, Colm Laverty, taking to Rathlin East Lighthouse Lighthouse on the remote Rathlin Island to film the video.
The archive material itself is from Northern Ireland Screen's Digital Film Archive which contains over 90 hours of moving images about life in pre- Partition Ireland and Northern Ireland from 1897 to 2014.
Stevie Scullion, Malojian, said: "A few months ago Northern Ireland Screen contacted me to see if I'd be interested in playing a gig in a coastal location, with coastal themed visuals from their archive to be used as a backdrop. This sounded very cool to me and the more I thought about it, I began to get into the idea of recording some new material to go alongside it. So, I started recording demos at home with the intention of taking them to a proper studio at some stage and turning them into an album. Lo and behold, like an ugly duckling or something, they grew and took on a life of their own and have taken me on the most incredible musical journey I've been on yet. From recording in a lighthouse to collaborating with some of my favourite musicians ever, they've become my next album. It's called Let Your Weirdness Carry You Home and features Joey Waronker (Beck, R.E.M., Atoms For Peace, Roger Waters), Gerry Love (Teenage Fanclub), Jon Thorne (Yorkston/Thorne/Khan, Lamb) and more…'
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This week has been particularly stressful for our tight-knit family, my step-father had a stroke last week and is still in hospital so we've all been a bit uptight. Today we decided to let it all go and have fun. So makeup and fashion free we took to the garden to enjoy the awesome heatwave sweeping the UK and at 11am we were already having a water fight.
It was so much fun to just let it go, to not worry about the frizz bomb my hair was to become or the suncream running in my eyes. There is no better sound than that of a child (my son) laughing with his family. Laughter really is the best medicine. Here are a few photos of just enjoying being together 🙂


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A free 10-week course for prospective foster parents starts Oct. 9 in Newton.
Offered by Saint Francis Community Services, the course is designed to help persons make informed decisions about becoming family for children in foster care or adoption programs. The training is required by the state to become a foster family.
The introductory class begins Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, 2001 Windsor Dr., in Newton.
Persons interested in registering for the class, or in simply learning more about becoming a foster parent, may go online to www.fostercare-ks.org or call (866) 999-1599 toll free.


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The town of Tolmin, which sunbathes on the terrace above the confluence of Soča and Tolminka rivers, is the administrative centre of the valley.
Tolmin is the largest town and an administrative centre of the Soča river valley. It features a high school and an excellent library and its greatest attractions are the old town centre, great sports facilities and the Museum of Tolmin where one can explore the history of the whole Posočje region.more
Only a short walk from the town we can admire the untamed Tolmin gorges, the lowest entrance into the Triglav National Park, and a few kilometres away we can see Javorca, the most beautiful monument from the times when the First World War unleashed upon the Posočje region. It was entered into the list of European cultural heritage in 2006. The Tolmin municipality consists of several regions.
One can explore the story of Most na Soči, the famous archaeological site by a picturesque lake, by taking a walk along the cultural [&] historical path. The valley of Idrijca river is a popular spot among summer swimmers.
Trebuša is famous for its secluded country homes, gorges and waterfalls.
In addition to a breathtaking view, the plateau Šentviška planota also features the splendid Mary's Church – one of the last creations of the renowned architect Plečnik.
In addition to ordinary trains, a museum train (steam-powered) and a car train (the most comfortable way of travelling between Bohinj and Bled) traverse Baška Grapa on the more than a century old tracks.
The tradition of alpine cattle ranches and with them the famous Tolmin cheese still survives in the surrounding mountain pastures.
Tolmin, the town that gave the name to the entire region, is the largest settlement in Zgornje Posočje (Upper Soča Valley) as well as the economic, cultural and administrative centre of the valley. Its streets and houses bask in sunlight on a terrace above the confluence of Soča and Tolminka rivers. It is positioned at the right distance from the steep mountainous valleys, so that inhabitants may enjoy mild winters, and from the sea and Gorica plateau, so that they may take pleasure in enjoyable summers. This section includes the area of valleys and mountain villages above Tolminka and Zadlaščica, and continues through the hinterland of Volče and Čiginj all the way to the state border on Kolovrat.
The wonderful natural environment is perfectly suited to all visitors. There are many tended pathways along lakes and rivers, as well as tended access to waterfalls and gorges. Visitors can ramble through forests and gorges, or climb higher to mountain villages situated above the valleys; more demanding trekkers may set out on serious tours between mt. Krn and Črna prst.
At the confluence of Soča and Tolminka rivers and not far from Tolmin, the state of Germany built a German Charnel in 1938 in which German soldiers, killed on the battlefields around Tolmin during the 12th Soča offensive, are buried. The material for this cultural, historical and architectural monument was brought to Slovenia from Germany. A company from Munich constructed it. The chapel marks the central part of the monument. The interior is divided into two parts: the first depicts the names of fallen soldiers written on oak boards and the second, divided from the first by an ornamental wrought iron fence, the names of the fallen soldiers written on the walls in mosaic. A tomb of an unknown soldier lies in the center of this area; the sun shines on it at the time of the vernal equinox.
The people of the Soča Valley have known about and enjoyed good food for a very long time. Alongside the Soča Valley are many roads and paths leading to places where the old traditional farm activities are still alive. For example, the Alpine dairy-farms under Krn and other Tolmin mountains, where the famous Tolmin cheese is produced…


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California State Prison
Ironwood State Prison is a minimum to medium security level penitentiary that is located in Riverside County, California, right in the city of Blythe. Ironwood State Prison shares its premises
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The Calipatria state prison is one among the many male only state prison facilities in California. It is located in the city of Calipatria, California, within Imperial County. The Calipatria
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Kern Valley State Prison is located in Delano, California, and is actually next to another prison facility, which is known
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This form of massage is the typical massage that most people receive. It involves the use of oils and lotions to give smooth long strokes and kneading along muscle tissue fibers to decrease tension and increase circulation. Prenatal and deep tissue massage include the aforementioned techniques. Added techniques to Swedish massage treatments can include lymphatic drainage, trigger point therapy, joint mobilizations, fascial release, cupping as well as craniosacral therapy.
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Thai massage can also be called Thai yoga massage or Nuat Boran. This practice strives to eliminate blockages in the sen sib which are energy lines in the body. Clients are dressed in loose clothing and are treated on a supportive floor mat. Compressions and passive stretches are applied to the client in a rhythmical fashion to move energies around the body to decrease the blockages.
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Marlin Fry, 79, of Allegan passed away in the comfort of his home on March 22, 2017.
Marlin was born Nov. 2, 1937, in the home of his beloved grandmother Maggie in rural Pennsylvania.
Marlin Fry, 79, of Allegan passed away in the comfort of his home on March 22, 2017.
Marlin was born Nov. 2, 1937, in the home of his beloved grandmother Maggie in rural Pennsylvania.
Yes, Martin led throughout the opening quarter of its Class D boys' basketball district opener with Battle Creek Calhoun Christian on Monday, March 6.
When considering a college at which to continue his football career, Martin senior Tanner Curry wanted to find a place that made him feel wanted.
The combined Martin/Climax-Scotts wrestling team finished fifth at the SAC tournament on Saturday, Feb. 4.
It's been said a win is a win.
Some wins are a bit more memorable than others, however.
Since the SAC went to a three-division format last season, the Martin boys' basketball team had yet to suffer a divisional loss.
The first half of the SAC boys' basketball contest between Martin and visiting Decatur belonged to the Clippers, who took a 36-10 lead into the locker room.
During Christmas break, the Martin boys' basketball team stepped up its level of competition by taking on a pair of Class B schools in the Cornerstone University Holiday Tournament.
Martin senior Tanner Curry was a man on a mission in the early going of his team's game against Zeeland West on Thursday, Dec. 29.
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Part of the weird lyrics: "Walking 'round with no sex at all, I said 'Where's my sex? ' I thought it was here under the bench but it isn't there. I've got no idea where it disappeared to. [...] Meg likes to hide it, she says that it gives her a kick. It may be under the rug or stuck in a shoe closet, or tumbling 'round in the washing machine. She's always trying to get me clean", and so on. - Metal_TreasureUListen to Sample
When I first heard this, being young and naive, I used to sing this so loudly and proudly. I loved it - that is until someone told me what the lyrics meant. I never sang it after that and even now when I hear it on the radio, my cheeks flush, thinking back to those days. Still think it's a good song though. - Britgirl
Where my gays at? - theOpinionatedOneUListen to Sample
This is not weird.. this is serious...Shows how a rapist and the victim feels.
Gosh did they have a lot of awkward sex songs when they started. It's no wonder they have a bad reputation with their first four albums. At least this "Sexting" song is kind of catchy, but thf lyrics are... well.
But really, the more recent stuff is quite decent. - Martin_Canine
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I am so glad that S.E.X. Appeal only had the E-Rotic style awkward sex songs on their first album. Their second and third are really cool, glad they decided to move away from being a novelty act. - Martin_CanineUListen to Sample
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The New Moon phase of the 28 day Moon cycle is the best time to begin anything. It is the key to the correct timing of anything you wish to initiate in your life. From the New Moon until the First Quarter Moon it is time for starting actions or plans. The second phase from the First Quarter to the Full Moon is used to nurture what you initiated.
Traditionally, farmers know that if they want crops to grow above the ground, they must plant those seeds during the two weeks of the New Moon cycle. Similarly, if we want matters to go out into the world, or to be seen by the world; we truly should begin them during the 2 weeks of the New Moon. This is the time to grow your relationships, grow your love, or grow your business.
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Fresh from their experiences with Quasimodo in the series opener (Facing the Hunchback of Notre Dame, 2012), three young people again use an elusive inventor's magic, painted circle to bring a literary character to life.
Choosing to call up Captain Ahab because he's "the only really interesting character in Moby-Dick," teen twins Linus and Ophelia and their hunky British buddy Walter embark on a project to turn the sailor away from his obsession with killing the white whale. Though a silly, strung-out deception involving a live cougar and a big plush lion that ends with Walter almost drowning in the nearby river provides little more than comic relief, by the time Ahab has to sink back into his story, he's come around to understanding that the real issue isn't the whale but his own wounded pride. Along with a remarkable number of continuing side plots, Samson tucks in frequent commentary about the use of clichés, point of view and like writerly topics from a particularly unlikable intrusive narrator who dubs himself "Bartholomew Inkster, self-taught literary fussbudget." He also includes short (spoiler-free) dialogues on character, values and motivation—both in Moby-Dick and in general. Next up: D'Artagnan!
Though plainly crafted to spark and model book discussions, the tale is generously infused with animating elements of mystery, romance and comedy—plus a particularly lively and diverse supporting cast of grown-ups. (Fantasy. 12-14)


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Our next village event will be Family Service on 1st September 2019 at 10:30 AM in St Paul's Church
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Our next village event will be Family Service on 1st September 2019 at 10:30 AM in St Paul's Church
Read the Parish Council Minutes of 5th June 2019
Opening Times
From 1st January 2018
Read the latest
Landkey Newsletter
Comments from Landkey residents on matters of relevance to the village are shown here. If you have a matter that you would like to comment on, please feel free to submit it on the "Your Point of View" page.
The 5 most recent records are shown here out of a total of 54 which are available to view. If you would like to see more, please follow the "Show more" link at the bottom of the page.
Hi. I just wanted to enquire as to whether there is anything that can be done about the speeding traffic that is a frequent occurrence on the main road and some of the smaller roads too.
I take my children out for a walk around the village daily and it is become less and less enjoyable due to the speed that people drive around here.
I wondered,if I organised a petition to get some speed bumps or camera set up to send to Devon county council do you think this would have any effect or has it already been requested before with now success.
its such a shame our peaceful village is becoming a racetrack, I would love to have a peaceful walk without having to pull my kids in every few minutes in fear of the cars being out of control and so close to us on the pavements.
many thanks for your time, I look forward to your views on this
It is lovely to see that as part of the new development children of Landkey will have a new Basket Ball court. However as a parent I would be interested to know, is the Parish Council in a position to look into the fact that walking from Landkey to Newport has no pathway and is not light up or does not have a cycle lane.
The school Bus to Park School stopped a while ago now as the council deem it safe for our children to walk to school.
During the winter time especially I do not know of any parent that thinks this route is safe.
This would be a real benefit to our village and to the safety of our children, my fear is that it will only get addressed after a fatality.
On behalf of St Paul's Church, I would like to thank all who came along to the services and events which took place in the church over Christmas. It was pleasing to find the church full, or nearly so, for the Nativity play on 17th December, for Carols by Candlelight on 21st December and for Christingle on Christmas Eve. Ten local organisations entered trees in the Christmas Tree Festival which ran from 15th-17th December. Visitors were able to vote for their favourite tree and Landkey Primary School's tree was found to be the winner.
As always, all are welcome to come to regular services and events at St Paul's.
Landkey residents might like to know that we at St Paul's Church have organised a range of services and events to celebrate Christmas.
We extend an invitation to local people as well as any visitors spending time in this area to join us on these occasions.
Details of all of these events can be found on our Events Calendar (under Village Events) but, as a foretaste, this is what has been arranged:
Local residents might like to know that an evening of carol singing has been organised to be held at Landkey Primary School on Friday 26th November 2017 at 7:30 pm.
Carol singing in Landkey was once a regular feature of Landkey village life but has fallen out of fashion in recent times. Led by Wren Music, this event aims to re-introduce this traditional seasonal activity and all from our local communities, including Swimbridge and Newport as well as Landkey, are welcome to come along and enjoy this festive occasion.
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We are inspired to have United Nation For refugee, part of this in helping us with the school and children. Above picture are few shots taken when we were visiting the school and principal. Apologize for the unprofessionally taken picture. When we first arrived we were pleased to see how happy the children was. In our our we know we have chosen the right school to support .Behind that smile we felt their strength and hope as their future are dependent toward the organization with the help of the public and sponsors until their are equip enough in education and in mind to be independent and gain skills to be their own two feet.
Most of these kids had been abandoned by the system, POVERTY and, in some cases, even by their families,
Walking into the school , is like a flash back into the childhood except our were much different and fortunate . All the students were busy in class , hardworking and will take anything to learn more. We pass by each floor overheard volunteer teacher shouting "You are going to stay here till 5 pm , if you don't finish the questions. " When we stick our head up and take a peek at them , smiling face appeared - trying to be cheeky . But we don't want to distract them on their class . As we are mindful their education they receive today is important to them as it would effect them as person and generation of the future .
As we proceed to the principle- it was said there are 102 children , we were in dilemma to have asked " If part of the children were sponsor , what about the others ? We could only keep our faiths high and said we would do our best . Our best would also need your help to make it happen together.
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It was either being on the east coast at the AST Dew Tour participating as a top pro in another large sponsored event or on the west coast in Ramona, California for the "Rumble in Ramona" party event hosted by Creature Skateboards.
I'm no pro obviously but I know where I would have been this past weekend and the videos from Thrasher Magazine show just some of the action and names from the past and present having a lot of fun at this event.
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For a while there I didn't think I'd get through May. Life and work, as it does, got in the way this past month but I made sure to enjoy the city's pretty sweet segway into spring. Philly is known for its warm weather festivals and this month we got a few of them in. Each had a different flavor. Additions from each fest are now part of my Philly favorites list.
Mayfest #1: Rittenhouse Row. Personality: As should be expected in Rittenhouse, there was a fair mix of upper-middle class families and yuppie couples shuffling through the streets with their hands in each others back pockets. I'm eye-rolling, but I secretly love it. Favorites: Lobster rolls and Sam Adams from Luke's Lobster; hot tots from The Tot Cart; and uber trendy robes from the best boutique hotel chain in Philly, Kimpton Hotels.
Mayfest #2: South Street Festival. Personality: So much lederhosen you wouldn't know what to do with yourself. While this fest screamed WE LOVE GERMANY, the vibe was humble and homegrown. Favorites: It wouldn't be Philly without good ol' Yards that people sipped maturely from DAS BOOT; keeping with the German theme, Laugenbrezel (pretzels) from Brauhaus Schmidtz; and lots 'o jigging round 'n round the maypole.
Mayfest #3: Night Market Philadelphia in Old City. Personality: Fit for foodies -- athaynkya very much -- but this one was too crowded. While I'm usually partial to my own neighborhood, I can't give a glowing review to the Food Trust's "what could have been awesome" food-truck fair because the mobs were so out of control. Good news is there are still two more locations to attend this summer. For more info on the next two Night Markets, click here. Favorites: the scratch biscuits from the pop up at Supper Philly; the moment I joined the Mac Mart truck cult once and for all; and a good collab by Visit Philly and the Food Trust on social engagement i.e. #visitphilly #nightmkt.


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Volkswagen Golf Alltrack 2015 Road Test
I apologise for making this a test of the Volkswagen Golf Alltrack. It was supposed to be of the Golf R estate, but we wound up spending most of our time in a three car test with the one we liked the most, which, surprisingly, turned out to be the Alltrack.
There are three versions of it: a 1.6TDI 110 at £26,790; a 2.0TDI 150 at £28,155; and the one we drove, which was a 2.0TDI 184 DSG at £30,595.
SEAT builds a similar car on the same MQB subframes and with the same engines and transmissions called the Leon X-PERIENCE at slightly lower prices from £24,385 to £28,870, but lacking some of the interior niceties such as a velour lined glove locker that VAG makes exclusive to Volkswagens and Audis.
I quite liked that car too, and you can read about it here, but somehow Volkswagen has made its Alltrack even better.
The first nice surprise is the ride and handling. The Alltrack sits 20mm higher than a Golf VII estate (tested here), and 40mm higher than the four wheel drive Golf R estate. And ours was on optional 18" alloy wheels with 225/45 R18 Goodyear Efficient Grip tyres in place of the standard 17" wheels with 205/55 R18 tyres. Yet, whether the drive mode selector was set to 'Comfort' or 'Normal', the car not only handled and gripped brilliantly, but also absorbed all the ruts and bumps in the less than perfect roads we drove on. (You could feel and hear them a bit in 'Sport' mode, but not bone-jarringly.)
The next unexpected pleasure was the performance. I'm not the World's biggest fan of VAG diesel engines, nor of DSG twin clutch transmissions. But for this latest incarnation of the 2.0TDI, VAG has moved the exhaust manifold to the cylinder head for much greater efficiency and it works a treat, giving 380Nm torque from 1,750 to 3,250rpm. The DSG sits well with it on the road, too. Slap the lever to the right for manual changes using the paddles. Pull it back for later upchanges in automatic Sport mode.
60 mph comes up in 7.5 seconds, top speed is 136mph, ECDC economy is 56.5mpg, emissions are 132g/km and mph/1,000rpm in 6th is a sensible 37.5.
Talking more about modes, the 'Mode' button not only allows you to select 'Comfort', 'Normal' or 'Sport', you can also choose 'Eco', 'Individual' or 'Off Road'.
In 'Eco', upchanges happen earlier for better economy. 'Individual' opens up a sub menu allowing you to tailor the Dynamic Chassis Control, the steering sharpness, the engine response, the Adaptive Cruise Control, the Dynamic Cornering Lighting and the Air-Conditioning individually to 'Normal' or 'Sport' as you prefer.
The last button, 'Off Road' modifies the cars behaviour for challenging off-road conditions. Selecting it activates a 'foot off the accelerator' hill decent control at speeds from 0 to 20mph to control the car's speed using the ABS down steep inclines. It also modifies the accelerator response for optimal off road driving. And that works better than you have any right to expect of a £30,000 car that is also brilliant on the road. Alltrack literally means what it says on the badge. The car is good on every type of road and every type of track, within reason, and the same system proves itself in mud in the SEAT Leon X-PERIENCE. It can even tow 2,000kg.
So the Volkswagen Golf Alltrack is pretty much all the cars you could ever need in a single body.
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I found this white nail polish in Lindex, which was great as my other one in that same colour is getting old and sticky. haha. Also, when I walked in there it was the launch day of their own make-up brand so it was 20% off everything. AND I got these little test body lotions just for being the heroine I am. ;)


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The bike helmets three primary associations: ECE DOT and Snell set safety standards. Recent developments to design, fitment, along with the home of features has made for a larger selection of possibilities for people in search of half helmets to get their bike experiences. Some motorcycle helmets allow the rider to remove the front part that is entire and reattach it as needed.
Ya see, some tyrannical 5th Avenue design consultant who expressedly prohibits any deviation from preconceived notions of bike helmet segmentation not governs motorcycling's laws. Broadly speaking, the design of full face motorcycle helmets supply a few noteworthy improvements over their counterparts. Greater wind drag can be caused by the curved form of an open chin bar and face shield section as air will not flow around a open helmet at precisely the exact same way as a three-quarters helmet.
From substitute interiors, to alternative face guards (Pinlock lenses anyone?) , internal drop-down sun visors, and improved the characteristics that include complete face helmets, user friendly compatibility are just becoming more robust as time goes on. Some complaints regarding helmets are that they are too snug and direct people to feel constrained, especially with the fitment in the cheeks.
A complete face helmet covers the entire head, with a back that covers the base of their skull , and also a protective section across the front of the chin Such helmets have an open cutout in a band across the nose and eyes, and frequently include a clear or tinted transparent plastic face guard, known as a visor, which normally swivels upward and down to permit access into the face.


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The 2017 Ubud Writers and Readers Festival marked the 350-year anniversary of the Treaty of Breda through a number of programmed events.
The Banda Islands anthology was also launched at the 2017 festival, where we were joined by contributors Michael Vatikiotis, Ian Burnet, and Muhammad Fadli.
Michael Vatikiotis is a writer, journalist and private diplomat, formerly the editor of the Far Eastern Economic Review and currently the Asia Regional Director of the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, a Geneva-based private foundation that facilitates dialogue to resolve armed conflicts.
Through his fiction he has also explored the theme of conflict, and his 2004 novel, The Spice Garden, was based on accounts of inter-religious violence in the late '90s in Maluku, on an island he called Noli that bears some striking similarities to Banda Neira.
Ian Burnet is an author and historian who first came to Indonesia in 1968 as a young geologist and became fascinated by the diverse cultures and rich history of the archipelago. He has spent thirty years, living, working and travelling in Indonesia and is the author of the books Spice Islands (2011), East Indies (2013), Archipelago—A Journey Across Indonesia (2015) and his latest book, Where Australia Collides with Asia (2017).
Muhammad Fadli is a documentary and portrait photographer, born in Sumatra and based in Jakarta. His photographs have been published in National Geographic, The Wall Street Journal, Der Spiegel, The Financial Times, FT Weekend Magazine, Courrier International, DestinAsian, Marie Claire, Monocle, Afar, Mare, and many more. He is also a co-founding member of Arka Project, an independent collective of Indonesian photographers.
Other contributors to the anthology include Amitav Ghosh, Giles Milton, Goenawan Mohamad, Des Alwi, John Seabrook, Elizabeth Pisani, Willard A. Hanna, Peter V. Lape, Lukman A. Ang, David E. Parry, Hanna Rambé, Utuy Tatang Sontani, H. W. Ponder, Beatrice Glow, Hanafi & Jean Couteau, Ron Jenkins, Made Wianta, Joëlla Van Donkersgoed, Alfred Russel Wallace, Tim Severin, Anna Forbes, Phillip Winn, Rudolf Mrazek, S. J. Perelman, Lawrence Blair, Mareike Huhn, James Oseland, Janet DeNeefe, Jay Subyakto, and Ken Taylor.
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Sorry for those who I offended with the title of my post.
Actually, I'm not sorry. Because, if, with all the horrific things that take place in our world – wars, genocide, political corruption, child abuse, corporate greed, human slavery, environmental disasters, etc. – this is what upsets you, then you and I probably wouldn't get along anyway.
And yet some people choose to focus their energy and time on this very issue. Bill Cosby, for example, has often expressed dismay over the use of curse words in stand-up and today's culture in general. He is not alone in this view. Will Smith has shared similar sentiments about the prevalence of profanity in rap music. More recently, if you watched the Golden Globes or Oscars, you probably noticed an abundance of bleeps during acceptance speeches.
And my response to this condemnation and censorship of profanity is to say, fuck that.
In all seriousness, though, I understand where they are coming from and recognize their good intentions. Yet, it seems silly to censor swear words or fret over the use of profanity in song lyrics when there are much more important issues to focus on or draw attention to. Rather than worry about the use of profanity by rappers and "thugs" who let their pants sag low and speak "improper" English, Smith and Cosby would be better off focusing on the poor educational opportunities and lack of positive role models that often make the "thug" life appealing. Rather than television censors bleeping out "bad words" to protect viewers, the F.C.C. should consider why it is still okay for immoral behavior to be glamorized and regularly depicted as consequence free (not that I'm advocating censorship).
The profanity police should think more carefully about where to focus their outrage or even their discomfort. After all, how can one be an arbiter of language and not recognize the mutability of words, the fact that language is not a static thing? Words and their meanings are in constant flux, changing according to the context in which they are spoken. Yet, censors and conservatives with an aversion to curse words ignore this fact.
Take the word considered most foul: fuck. "The first known occurrence of the word (at least the most accepted) is … in a poem in a French/Latin mix which satirizes the Carmelite monks of Cambridge from around 1500. The line reads, "[The clergy] are not in heaven because they fuck wives of Ely."2 Used to insult the clergy in this poem, the very people who transcribed most of the written word at that time, fuck was deemed a "bad word." Thus, it was the context in which fuck was used and not the word itself that originally made it so offensive. And yet, even though most of us aren't Carmelite monks, we still consider 'fuck' profane regardless of the context in which it was or is used.
We also arbitrarily label certain words as "bad" or "off limits". I say arbitrarily because it is often our social conditioning and not the actual meaning of the word or the intentions of the speaker that affect our interpretation. For example, the science fiction show Battlestar Gallatica uses the word 'frack' as the universal curse word, a clever way for the writers to get around the censors and still have their heroes express anger, frustration, and fear in the same way many people often do today, which is by cursing. The fact that no viewers or censors objected to the use of this word, even though the meaning and intention of its use is exactly the same as our more recognizable equivalent, fuck, demonstrates how hypocritical people's objections to profanity can be. Do you not like fuck because it is those four letters put together in that order OR because it is often used in a derogatory or hurtful manner? If it is the latter, then you should be just as offended by 'frack'.
And yet we are not. Because our culture does not socially condition people to view "frack" and the people who use it as vulgar reprobates.
Not only is this hypocritical, it also ignores the delight a well-placed swear word can provide. It denies the deftness and nuance of curse words in favor of a one-dimensional (and thus incorrect) view of them as unequivocally "bad". Yet, according to Wikipedia, "the more vulgar a word is, the greater its linguistic flexibility." For example, the worst of all swears, fuck, has been shown to have the greatest flexibility. "Linguist Geoffrey Hughes found eight distinct usages for English curse words, and fuck can apply to each" (Wikipedia), which underscores the importance of context in determining whether its use is offensive.
And I think Shakespeare would agree with me. Shakespeare – the man considered one of greatest artists of all time, sculpting the English language into shapes that have lasted for centuries – loved the vulgar and profane. His plays were full of swears and sexual innuendo, the master wordsmith delighting in the "linguistic flexibility" such language provided. Now does this diminish the meaningful insights he delivered in beautiful, poetic language? Of course not. In fact, his ability to weave together the profane and the profound is what allows his works to represent humankind as it really is, showing us that we are and always will be a clash of animal instincts and lofty ideals. And that is what art and entertainment is supposed to do as Shakespeare explains in Hamlet: "to hold as 'twere the / mirror up to nature: to show virtue her feature, scorn her own / image, and the very age and body of the time his form and / pressure."
And when you consider the fact "that roughly 0.5% to 0.7% of all spoken language is swear words, with usage varying from between 0% to 3.4%. [and that] first-person plural pronouns (we, us, our) make up [only] 1% of spoken words"1, it's hard not to see that profanity is very much a part of human nature and our everyday life.
This is why it is important not to be offended by words unless they are used with certain intentions or in certain contexts. If I say, Fuck! after hitting my thumb with a hammer and you look at me with disdain, I would ask you to lighten up a bit and to recognize that it's just a word that symbolizes frustration and pain and nothing more at that moment. On the other hand, if I walk up to you and say, go fuck yourself! Well, then I understand why you would never want to talk to me again.
This is why censorship is silly. It assumes profanity is wrong regardless of context. It refuses to recognize the nuances in language and in doing so, inhibits human expression. After all, there's something emotionally satisfying about letting out a string of profanities when you are pissed off or something completely visceral about yelling "Holy Shit!" when someone jumps out at you from behind a door for a practical joke. (Trust me, I've tried "fudge" as a replacement and it did not do the trick.) In fact, Keele University researchers Stephens, Atkins, and Kingston found that "swearing relieves the effects of physical pain," with Stephens going so far as to say, "I would advise people, if they hurt themselves, to swear." And yet even in their article, "Why the #S%! Do We Swear? For Pain Relief" published in the Scientific American in 2012, they demonstrate the reluctance of the "refined" to lower themselves to the base level of those who swear by "censoring" the very subject of their research! As if readers don't know exactly what word those random symbols replace. As if, in our heads, we aren't reading it as "Why the Fuck Do We Swear? For Pain Relief". Still, at least their article argues that swearing is a widespread but perhaps underappreciated anger management technique rather than issuing a sweeping condemnation of profanity as many do in our culture.
Now some of you might still have objections. You might ask me if I want my nieces or nephews to go around cursing out other kids on the playground? And my response is, of course not. But I say that not because I think it is so awful for a child to utter a profanity but because children do not possess the wherewithal to understand the nuances of context. They do not know when it is offensive and when it is not offensive to swear. Moreover, I'd be much more concerned about children being exposed to words like "retard, faggot, or nigger" and the hateful or ignorant views that usually go hand-in-hand with their use than with a child yelling out "shit" or "damn" on the playground.
Hey, what about racial slurs? What are they so bad but swears are not? Didn't you just say it's all about context, which would mean that even words like "nigger" or "faggot" are "okay" to use as long as we consider the context in which we are using them?
To some degree, I would argue yes. Context should always be the utmost consideration. However, I will also tell you that my general rule is to avoid saying words that have the potential to hurt others. Not hurtful to their sense of appropriateness but to their sense of self. For example, when I taught Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, even after having a multi-day discussion about why the abundant use of the word nigger was so vital to the message of Twain's book, I could not bring myself to utter it aloud. That word is so charged, has so much history, and the thought that I might hurt even just one student by saying it was enough to make me refrain.
But that's not to say that someone else using that same word is wrong. This is why the old argument that "it's not fair that they can say it but I can't" holds no merit. Again, it's all about context and situation. I am a white person and an educator, which is why it's hard to think of a time or place in which I would ever feel comfortable saying the word nigger. Because I cannot control how my students will interpret my use of the word and it has the potential to be very harmful. However, if you are with your friends who know exactly what you mean and whom you know will not be offended, who am I to say it is improper to utter.
The same thing goes with profanity. As a teacher, I know it would be viewed as unprofessional if I told the kids to "get their fucking homework out." I might lose their respect or receive a few dozen parent phone calls. I also wouldn't say similar things in front of a grandparent or perhaps even you, if I knew you would be truly bothered by it.
And that's what Bill and Will Smith and other language purists need to realize. Getting hung up on profanity distracts us from real offenses or turns us into self-righteous hypocrites. Take the French film Fuck Me, which was changed to Rape Me for its American release (Wikipedia). How is this new title any less offensive than the original, if not more so? And yet, the more violent and charged word choice, rape, was deemed acceptable by censors while the one with the "bad word", fuck, was not.
Similarly, more attention was paid to Vice President Dick Cheney's saying "Go fuck yourself," to Senator Patrick Leahy in 2004 than the fact that Leahy was calling out Halliburton's sole-source contracts in the reconstruction of Iraq (Wikipedia). Sure it was unbecoming and unprofessional for the man only a tragedy away from the presidency to use profanity, but how is that more outrageous than the fact that he exploited an ill-conceived and horribly destructive war for his company's financial gain?
And this is at the heart of my defense of profanity. We need to care more about issues that actually matter rather than being indignant about someone dropping an f-bomb on live television. So often humans get hung up on style over substance. We focus on the superficial rather than the material. And in doing so, we spend our energies on things that don't really matter when we could be focusing on the issues that are truly problematic and that actually affect us. Instead of worrying about issues of substance, we focus on easier targets like profanity.
So the next time you hear someone swear and feel offended, ask yourself if there isn't a better outlet for your outrage.
Works Cited
1 from "The Utility and Ubiquity of Taboo Words" printed in Perspectives on Psychological Sciences in 2009
2 From Ranker.com article entitled "Origins of the 7 Dirty Words"


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Vanilla and sherry pears
- Serves: 4-6
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Effort: easy
- 500 ml water
- 250 g caster sugar
- 1 vanilla pod
- 2 tbsp dry sherry
- 4-6 firm pears
To garnish:
- 1 tbsp red fruit jam, such as strawberry, raspberry or damson
- 120-150g fromage frais, or low-fat Greek yoghurt
1. Combine the water and caster sugar in a saucepan and place over a gentle heat. Stir with a metal spoon until the sugar dissolves.
2. Using a small, sharp, pointed knife, split the vanilla pod open lengthways and scrape the tiny black seeds from the pod into the syrup. Add the pod husk and sherry to the pan, then raise the heat and bring the mixture to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes, whisking periodically to help distribute the vanilla seeds evenly.
3. Meanwhile, peel the pears. When the syrup has been simmering for 5 minutes, reduce the heat under the pan so that the liquid bubbles only occasionally, and carefully lay the pears in the syrup. Poach for 10 minutes, or until the fruit is tender when pierced with a skewer, gently turning the fruit in the syrup occasionally to ensure even cooking.
4. Gently lift the cooked fruit from the pan and set aside in a warm place. Raise the heat to a boil and boil hard until the syrup thickens slightly and becomes just a little viscous or sticky. Meanwhile, fold the jam into the fromage frais or yoghurt.
5. Lay a poached pear on each serving plate and drizzle with a little of the syrup. Put a dollop of the creamy jam mixture on the side to decorate and serve warm.
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