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"If it's not inclusive, it's not sustainable," said Andrea Somma yesterday during her introductory speech at the inaugural Omina Summit. The co-founder and CEO of the non-profit organization was referencing the need to make the concept of sustainability more accessible and democratize the fashion industry so that it benefits everyone, some of the key drivers behind the event currently taking place in Costa Rica. It is hoped that the discussions taking place will inspire the fashion industry to take decisive action on the issue of sustainability, and most importantly, to commit to change.
In partnership with Livia Firth's Eco-Age, Andrea and Omina Summit co-founder Carmen are looking to instigate a global manifesto for change, and in contrast with other similar initiatives hope to address the often elitist and closed-door feel associated with the fashion industry, which they believe has led to many people feeling alienated or confused by current discussions surrounding sustainability. And the presentations and panel discussions on day one, which focused on everything from the wellbeing economy to the sharing economy, certainly set the tone for the three-day event.
Costa Rica was a natural choice for the host country, given its status as a leader in social progress and sustainability in the region. 'A development success story', according to the OECD, Pedro Beirute, Director of the Costa Rican Promotion Office for Foreign Trade, explained to the audience in his opening address how the country has demonstrated that robust economic growth can be achieved hand-in-hand with high levels of wellbeing for all citizens, while simultaneously protecting the environment; a little-known yet extremely impressive fact that prompted Livia Firth to ask, "How do you apply for a passport?" in the Q&A that followed.
Omina also welcomed Professor Katherine Trebeck, the research director of the Wellbeing Economies Alliance (WEAll), to the summit yesterday to share with the audience the organization's holistic and forward-thinking vision. Echoing the approach adopted by Costa Rica, the WEAll is looking to bring about a major transformation of our world view, society and economies by shunning the prevailing 'GDP growth at all costs' systems in favor of economies aimed at also achieving sustainable wellbeing, with dignity and fairness for humans and the rest of nature. A blend of initiatives, the WEAll has already facilitated the coming together of governments from Costa Rica, New Zealand, Slovenia and Scotland, each having committed to being pioneers in implementing the new proposals, which Professor Trebeck succinctly explained represent "economies working for us, not the other way around."
In the first of several 'In Conversation' sessions to be held during the summit, Gisele Bündchen spoke with environmentalist and activist Paul Hawken about Project Drawdown, a comprehensive plan to reverse global warming and the subject of his latest best-selling book. Known by many for her unprecedented modelling career, Bündchen is now widely recognized for her long-standing and passionate commitment to the environment, which as Paul Hawken was keen to highlight, has introduced the world to the woman and mother behind the famous face, and he thanked her for her work not only championing sustainability but in supporting his own environmental cause.
Explaining that 'Drawdown' - the point in time when the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere begins to decline on a year-to-year basis - was chosen as the name for the project as it was felt if the goal was the name it was more likely to be achieved, Hawken went on to say, somewhat surprisingly, how "The number one solution to global warming is educating girls and family planning". Education, he believes, equips girls and women to face the impacts of climate change, and in turn they can be more effective stewards of food, soil, trees, and water, even as nature's cycles change. And active management of their reproductive health will, he feels, result in fewer and healthier children, with the consequent curbing of population growth leading to a reduction in emissions.
One of 100 solutions, Hawken was at pains to point out that he and his colleagues didn't devise them, and that they are all currently in existence and simply need to be acted upon. And inaction is unfortunately a feature of the entire debate surrounding sustainability, which despite having been a much-discussed topic in the fashion industry for years now, has seen very little movement. As Sharon Chang candidly put it during her talk entitled 'Re-imagining sustainability', "If so many people are working on sustainability, why aren't we there yet?" The self-titled Future Architect delivered a provocative address that prompted the audience to consider what it is that is holding us back. And she questioned what rules we are afraid to break, the taboo subjects we need to broach and the truths we need to confront in order to instigate change, challenging both current thinking and practice on sustainability.
Carmen opened the summit's afternoon session, hosting a panel discussion centered around the sharing economy and how it can help tackle climate change. Panelists Ytzia Belausteguigoitia (Troquer), Shanin Molinaro (VillageLuxe) and Trisha Gregory (Armarium) are all part of this new approach to shopping, which by favoring access over ownership fosters a spirit of sustainability. And Ben Demiri, co-founder of Platforme, spoke about how the customized 'made to order' products his company helps create for luxury brands taps into today's need to reduce waste and overconsumption.
Closing day one was a discussion on social innovation that really captured the spirit of the summit, and spoke directly to Andrea Somma's call for inclusivity. Hosted by Celina de Sola of Glasswing International, the El Salvador-based charity that gives vulnerable children across Latin America access to quality education and safe spaces, panel participants Amy Christiansen Si-Ahmed of Sana Jardin, Cameron Saul of Bottletop, Lula Mena, Linda McGlathery and Maris Stella, who work on social projects in El Salvador, Guatemala and Costa Rica, and Jasmine Aarons of Made by Voz, represented the entrepreneurs and innovators investing in local artisans, while among the contributing audience were Entre Costuras craftswomen from Guatemala. Visibly moved by being involved in the event, the participation by these women highlighted the summit's democratic approach to addressing sustainability, a baton that will hopefully be picked up by others seeking to effect change – especially on the human level.
Everyone sat up just a bit straighter, even the most jet-lagged members of the audience, when Jasmine Aarons, showed her presentation. A strongly ethical brand that also employs rural indigenous craftswoman, the collections were surprisingly fashion-forward, defined by strong draping and silhouettes, and luxe touches. Moving very far away from the tree-hugger aesthetic that some associate with sustainable fashion, Made by Voz is a reminder to everyone that we must meet the criteria for beautiful design in addition to ethical credentials.
Photos: Tatiana Marín
Related Reading:
Omina2018: Meet Our Speakers
Copenhagen Fashion Summit 2018: Day One Highlights


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Three of my (current) favorite wellness podcasts!
Hi Friends! First of all I wanted to let you know that a) I'm sorry that this post is a little later than usual because b) I haven't been feeling well for the past month and in the next week I'm DETERMINED to kick this thing, so there will be less posts. Don't worry - I'll hopefully be back up and running the week after that!!
Today, I wanted to share three of my favorite health and wellness podcasts with you. I don't know about you guys, but I listen to podcasts more often than I do music nowadays. Whether I'm commuting in the morning, or taking the T around Boston, I almost always am listening to a pod. I love that I can educate myself on new-to-me topics while I'm doing these daily activities. Check out three of my current go-to podcasts below, and why I love them!
The Balanced Blonde Podcast - Soul on Fire: Jordan Younger
I could (and do) listen to Jordan's podcast when I need a strong dose of spirituality, high vibes, and all things woo-woo and wellness. Jordan is so warm and genuine, which radiates during her interviews with groundbreaking leaders in the wellness and spirituality world. I appreciate how honest Jordan is with her own wellness struggles - she is the first to say that she doesn't have it all figured out - and I connect with that message so much.
One Part Plant Podcast: Jessica Murnane
I LOVE the One Part Plant Podcast. I'd say in comparison to Soul on Fire, OPP podcast keeps it noticably grounded and realistic. Jessica is no-nonsense (in the best way possible), and I love that she pushes her guests on pertinent issues. She often gives alternative viewpoints which leads to a more thought-provoking podcast conversion overall. She also has amazing fashion sense. Definitely check her out!
Almost 30 Podcast: Krista Williams and Lindsay Simcik
I've gotten WAY more into the Almost 30 Podcast lately. What I love about Krista and Lindsay is that they are just SO authentic and relatable. I also love that oftentimes in their interviews, they are coming from a place of learning (and not teaching), which makes me feel like we are in the same boat together learning about someone/something new. They're also hilarious which helps keep my interest throughout the whole episode.
So those are my current favorite podcasts! I would love to hear any other ones that I haven't listed out here that you are currently loving yourselves!
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The list about last weekend:
- The Fiery One and I went to Cosmopolis to see our friends and family again. We don't get to go up there very often, so when we were offered a cheap car trip by one of his co-workers, we jumped on it.
- I do not eat a lot of meat, especially beef, but over Friday and our trip up to Cosmopolis, I ate a beef burger, a chicken burger, pork spring rolls, chicken breasts, and a dish of blackened chicken linguine. Ew. Choosing to go the vegetarian route never looked so good to me or my small intestine.
- Over the two nights that we stayed there, we drank beer and more beer and then some gin, because that's what we do when we're there. It was fabulous, and then it hurt, and then it was fabulous again, and then it hurt again. My liver is surely wishing that I was a quicker learner.
- As illustrated by the previous two points, I treated my body like a garbage bin for three days, so now I have a sniffly and achey cold virus. It's all my fault because of my refusal to be all growed up, so I am making myself sit at work on drugs. It's not so bad, because I'm too whacked out to feel any pressure or stress whatsoever. I am in a happy place that hurts just enough to keep me awake.
- Good things came out of our visit, too. I did the customary shopping at my favourite second-hand clothing store and came away with:
- A light brown suede coat worn in just enough that I avoid looking like an uptight suburbanite attempting hipdom and still look damn good in it.
- The scarf of my dreams. It is a Forsyth scarf circa 1964 in the ever lovely maple leaf tartan. I have a weakness for this line of vintage wear and already own two different Forsyth shirts and a man's wool tie in this classy pattern.
- A sage green, mid-length, wool winter coat with a reddish fox fur collar. It is also circa the 1950s or 1960s. It came with a matching mid-calf, A-line skirt, which I gave to my mother-in-law.
- A faux-leather purse in deep burgundy. I have been schlepping around with an embarrassing black rubber bag threatening to come apart at the seams, so it is nice to be able to hold my head high and carry my purse with confidence.
- I have not had the funds to indulge in retail therapy for ages, so on top of all my other purchases, I also went out and bought the new Elliott Brood cd. I am a goofy schoolgirl fan of this band. If anyone can make you accept banjoes outside the folk music genre, this band can.
- We went out to a restaurant with my parents, and next to our table was a family with a multiply handicapped little boy who reminded us very much of Wade, my older brother. My parents have a habit of staring openly in public, which I think is some kind of holdover from having grown up in a hamlet, and I was uncomfortable with the family possibly not understanding that we weren't staring because of any kind of prejudice but out of nostalgic reminiscence.
It turned out that my father had taught the parents years ago and helped the husband of that family come to terms with his grieving over the birth of a differently abled son. He and his new wife at the time were only in grades eleven and twelve. So, in the end, it was much less embarrassing and way more touching-on-the-verge-of-true-human-contact.
That is, it was until the mother person asked me how it was growing up as the younger sister of someone like my brother. Then, I wanted to leap under our table and pretend to look for a contact lens, because, YIKES, that's a big and complicated question when I don't even know your name and it's Sunday lunch at a family restaurant.
He's the biggest reason why I might never bear children, for gad's sake, despite how much I love him and would never give up having grown up with him. I just told her something lame like it bettered me as a person and left it at that. Don't hit me with the hard sincere crap after two nights in a row of heavy drinking.
The list about stuff other than last weekend:
- The Fiery One saw some guy checking me out at the grocery store last night. Me! I got checked out!
- I am starting NaNoWriMo today, so updates, if they happen at all over the next month, might be sparse, short, and grammatically depressing.
- I wrote an entire first page of my NaNoWriMo project over the lunch hour today. I was all proud and self-back-patting until I arrived home after work. I assumed that I had e-mailed myself a copy of what I wrote, so I deleted it from my work computer's desktop before leaving for the day. Guess what? I didn't e-mail it to myself. I just wrote it, and then I deleted it. Boo.
- I am designing a weblog template for someone, and she stumbled upon it accidentally, and she likes it! This thrills me. I was just going into an overthinking spiral, convincing myself that it was not at all what she would want.
- Oskar, the poor kitty, has to have his food taken away at 8:00 pm tonight, because he goes in to have his fuzzy wuzzy testicles hacked off tomorrow morning. I am feeling an unreasonable amount of guilt about this, because there is no way for us to explain to him why he can't eat or why in the hell he is going to feel so awful tomorrow.
I just found myself cuddling with him and explaining in a soft voice how this is all for the best and to please not hold it against me. Which one of us in this scenario do you think really needs the therapy?
Now I am off to recreate that which was already created and then destroyed, because completing NaNoWriMo isn't going to be hard enough without deleting my first spurt of inspiration. Bloody hell.
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Yesterday I wrote an article for my town's local paper, "The Waverly Democrat." I am one of the regular columnists for their "Religion" section, and the column I wrote yesterday (which will appear on tomorrow) I dedicate to today, the International Day of Peace. There is so much to say on such a day as this; here are my two cents. May we all find words and actions to honor this day!
So here is my article:
In the midst of one of the direst episodes in world history, the Cuban Missile Crisis, American and Soviet delegations met to discuss possible trade agreements between their two countries. Needless to say, negotiations were very tense and eventually came to a bitter, disquieting halt.
That is, until one of the negotiators suggested each person share something humorous. One of the Russians offered up this riddle: "What's the difference between capitalism and communism?" The answer? "In capitalism, man exploits man. In communism it's the other way around."
As you might expect, the tactic worked. With the mood relaxed, the talks continued. (Thank you Allen Klein and your book The Healing Power of Humor for that true anecdote.)
When it comes to breaking down walls – even seemingly impenetrable ones – there's probably no more powerful tool than the funny. As Victor Borge once observed, "Laughter is the shortest distance between two people." (And undoubtedly he punctuated his statement with a pratfall off the side of his piano bench! Like this!)
This Presidential election season, tension, suspicion and tremendous animosity thickly fill the air. It's quite something to witness on social media the bitterest of arguments and friendships suddenly ending over increasingly fiery political conversations. I'm sure many families are experiencing, or at least fearing, fissures in relationships, too, to say nothing about what's bringing dread to neighborhoods and communities of all sorts.
As a Christian, I wonder what Jesus would want us to do. Stand against injustice, for sure. Learn as much as we can and do our best to support (honestly and humbly) those we believe best candidates with our vote, our voice and our volunteering, yes. Pray a lot and anticipate interesting, deep responses from the Divine, absolutely! Radically forgive. Marvel at the ways we see Christ's face in others, especially our "Other".
I can't help but think Jesus would also want us to…laugh! And while that includes giggling at innocuous amusements that get our mind off the otherwise endlessly gnawing difficulties of our time, as well as guffawing with the sharp and smart satirists who - in the tradition of the biblical prophets - make it enjoyable to understand why we should reject the propaganda of candidates of all stripes, perhaps the most important kind of humor we can seek and find right now is of the self-deprecating variety.
We need to laugh more…at ourselves. We're all of us a lot more like those we condemn than we ever want to admit. And laughing at that irony is the best place to begin finding a new way to discourse (as well as appreciate how the human penchant for obliviousness makes fools of us all.)
I also think we should look for the gifts of humor that come to us from surprising places.
A couple of months ago I got an email from a cousin of mine who I love but who is clearly of a different political persuasion. On more than one occasion he has posted on my Facebook page opinions and articles for his candidate and against mine that make my skin crawl and threaten to fill me with rage.
This particular email began, "Regardless of your political leanings, this has to affect your funny bone in some little manner…And please, no offense to my (other party) friends and relatives. Just trying to bring some humor to (my party's) convention!"
Attached was a clearly fake news article describing how millions of folks from my political party were escaping to Canada following the convention of the "nemesis party." The "article" went on to describe in pretty funny fashion all the ways Canada was now becoming especially nutty and fruity because of this onslaught, and it was all quite silly. It wasn't mean. I actually loved it.
I loved how this article allowed me to gently laugh at the goofily-caricatured vagaries of those in my corner of the proverbial arena. Yeah, I guess to those on the other side of the fence, we must seem that way.
I loved even more that my cousin, someone truly becoming an intolerable "Other" to me, lobbed this pretty funny little joke into "enemy" territory, clearly not to antagonize me and my kind but to engender a safe space for us all, through laughter, to rediscover how short the distance between us truly is. And will remain.
Humor can remind us in a most fun and transforming way that there is something so much bigger, better, and life-giving beyond whatever black-and-white absolute moralities are limiting present thinking and causing us to grimace. And hate.
The Bible says its followers are Children of Isaac (ie "Laughter"). What good and important news this is for those of us who seek to be faithful, especially now.
:) :) :) :) :)
One more personal note. I have become a very tardy blogger! It's been several weeks since my last entry. My apologies - to you and to this project. I'm writing this to goad myself into better productivity. Please hold my feet to the fire!! (Or threaten to tickle them....) xo


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Is UNC AD Dick Baddour going to be crushed, or will he be allowed to fly like the butimous dove he surely is? Another question, and almost certainly a cheap shot? Does anyone think he would have better success if his eyebrows matched his hair color?
Here's the link. And here's the Phog Blog condensed article via a money quote:
Speculation has been running rampant that Baddour's position is tenuous at best, and multiple independent sources have confirmed that a decision has been made to move the UNC athletics department in another direction
This paragraph didn't get past the editors, but Phog Blog, through no small amount of pre-Halloween necromancy, was able to obtain a pre-release copy:
Witnesses say that former UNC coach Dean Smith emerged from the shadows to have a discussion with Roy Williams. Under a stipulation of Coach Williams' contract with the University, "he has the choice to either crush the standing athletic director with his power of influence or let said standing athletic director fly with visions for a better total program at his discretion." One student, who claimed to be an excellent lipreader, said that she 'read' Smith say "Crush Crush Crush!" Neither Smith nor Williams was available for comment.
It doesn't look good for Baddour.


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Brookline Bancorp BRKL, -2.26% is advancing 49 cents, or 4 percent, to $13.01, after the company said it has received regulatory non-objection to its request to buy back up to 5 percent of its outstanding common stock. The Brookline, Mass., firm explained that the approval was needed because the repurchase program would begin within a year of its reorganization.
Brookline surges on approval for 5 percent buyback
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NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH — Eight local charities that benefit from the PGA Tour's stop in Boston for the Dell Technologies Championship gathered this afternoon at Fenway Park for the Dell Technologies Championship Charity Shootout on Aug. 2.
The challenge took place on the field at Fenway Park with each charity's representative and a local media member or celebrity forming two-man teams and hitting a shot from behind home plate to a target located in center field. The closest of the two shots was recorded for each charity, with three charities — Hockomock Area YMCA, MassGolf and the Red Sox Foundation — advancing through the first round. WBZ TV Sports Director Steve Burton was closest to the pin in the final round winning $25,000 for the Hockomock Area YMCA.
Results for the final round shootout are as follows: Hockomock Area YMCA: Steve Burton, sports director for WBZ TV — 12 feet; MassGolf: Patrick Frodigh, charity representative and 2018 Massachusetts Amateur Champion — 15 feet; and the Red Sox Foundation: Tim Wakefield, charity representative and former Red Sox pitcher — 25 feet.
Following the Dell Technologies Championship Charity Shootout, Rich Brady, executive director of Dell Technologies Championship, presented Hockomock Area YMCA Board of Directors Chair Mary Clermont and Burton with a $25,000 check to the Hockomock Area YMCA. Other participating charities included the Boys & Girls Club of Boston, the Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester, Doug Flutie Foundation (celebrity charity participant), Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund, Golf Fights Cancer and MassGeneral Hospital for Children.


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In every photo shoot, it is very necessary to seize the picture with just sufficient and correct lighting. I can even use very slow shutter speeds which I have not used yet. The two exposures happen simultaneously, one by the ambient gentle, the opposite by the flash illumination. The problem that I have is that the aperture speed is just too sluggish leading to a blurred image.
For elaborate flash setups and studio images, a flashmeter proves very useful. With a digital digital camera set to flash white balance, the foreground subject will seem a impartial coloration whereas background illumination out of the range of the flash may have a yellow-crimson forged.
The beam from a flash unit is cone-shaped—shoot a comparatively close object and most, if not all, of the sunshine cone will cowl it. As you move farther away, although, a smaller portion of the sunshine cone hits the subject, as more of the light sprays large.
These controls help you make easy changes to flash and overall exposure whereas nonetheless letting the TTL system do a lot of the thinking for you. You want an ambient publicity that retains the background at a sure light level, but with the digital camera set to auto, it'd maintain adjusting this publicity as you modify position, focal length, or flash output.
Inserting the light source nearer to your subject makes it broader and due to this fact softer; shifting the sunshine source farther away makes it narrower and tougher. A large aperture was used as a way to maintain the background vivid and to keep the flash – which was hand-held using a TTL off-digital camera cable – from running out of batteries in the discipline.


text: AJ Lacsamana is a NSCA-CPT Certified personal trainer who received his B.S. in Kinesiology at University of Illinois— Chicago, and carries over a decade of personal training experience into the gym with him every day. He has trained at Xsport Fitness, David Barton Gym Chicago, and SOHO House Chicago, and currently works as a Corporate Wellness Director and head of operations for video at one of Chicago's leading online marketing firms. When he's not at the gym or the office, you can find him snowboarding, barefoot water skiing, wakeboarding, or training for his next marathon.


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Events for February 5, 2019
Day Navigation
7:30 pm
Bates Dance Festival Presents WE'RE MUSLIM, DON'T PANIC
We're Muslim, Don't Panic explores Amirah Sackett's Muslim American identity and mixes Islamic culture with hip hop and other relevant cultural themes. Through this work, she facilitates conversations and dispels common misconceptions around Islam and Muslim women. Amirah also shares her love of Hip Hop movement in a fun-filled hour of exploring the original styles […]Find out more »


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Second Avenue Subway Art Tour
Presented by Mike Lubin of Brown Harris Stevens
Looking for the perfect weekend "art stroll" and don't feel like hoofing it in the cold around the Chelsea gallery district?
Spend a couple of bucks and take the Q train. Here's a recap of what you you need to see this weekend- best way in a long time to be a tourist in our amazing city we call home.
63rd Street/3rd Avenue Entrance
An homage to the era of Second and Third Avenues' elevated train lines in the '40s and '50s by artist Jean Shin. This is the most compact of the new exhibits, on the Ground- Mezzanine levels of the new Q-train entrance on 63rd and 3rd.
72nd Street Station
Life-size mosaic portraits of the many characters you'll encounter on the subways in 2017, including the gentleman in the tiger suit. More notably, a portrait of a gay couple holding hands at 72nd Street set in mosaic is the first permanent, non-political installation of LGBT art in New York City.
86th Street Station
Larger-than-life mosaic portraits by Chuck Close, in various styles. Portraits include two distinct self-portraits Philip Glass, Kara Walker, Cecily Brown, Zhang Huan, Alex Katz, Cindy Sherman, and Lou Reed.
96th Street Station
The most conceptual of the new art- minimalist, done in the blue-and-white tones of a blueprint. The images invoke a sense of motion- for instance, a long scene of papers blowing by- which speaks to the pace at which we live in New York city.
Engineering and Architecture
The new subway lines are some of the deepest beneath New York City (which partly explains why long they took to build). If you geek out on this kind of stuff like I do you'll probably enjoy the decidedly modern look of the new stations. You'll find thoughtful modern touches inside, including noise-absorbing panels on the ceiling and accessible public restrooms.
If you're thinking of buying or selling a place in the near future, get ahold of me! I'm also available for restaurant tips and general New York City trivia- just reach out ;)


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Fatal Beauty
The benefactor of New York's weary is a drug lord (in McCloud: The Great Taxicab Stampede) who runs a cab company. Los Angeles is dominated (literally, with rooftop guns in a surreal image) by a drug lord who is a construction magnate. "The cure" for the wretched starving masses below, in their slimebed of lawlessness, is a powdery concoction of "blow" called Fatal Beauty.
His shopping malls and trade recall another McCloud centered on the ruins of the '64 World's Fair, "Showdown at the End of the World". He dispatches his security man to dog an LAPD detective on the case. Money buys the able esteemed private hired gun's silence, she brings him around.
Child's Play
A formulation of the Deadly Cutes, for a time in which no atrocity is spared on behalf of children, the answer to E.T. the Extraterrestrial, the Star Wars robots, Saturday morning cartoons in the present age, and Pixar.
A fleeing criminal possessed of voodoo powers transfers his soul into a doll with his dying breath and becomes a child's toy, murdering the babysitter and anyone else who gets in its way.
Holland's transpositions are half the film. The New York Times all but named the Twilight Zone episodes ("Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", "The Dummy") set down in the little boy's plight when no-one will believe him, it was Chucky that did the deed. The boy is confined to a state hospital, and thither Chucky goes to silence him, exactly like Dracula and Renfield.
Murderous Chucky with a knife evokes another episode of The Twilight Zone, "Living Doll", and the Herbert Lom segment of Roy Ward Baker's Asylum.
Best of all, Holland eats his cake while having it. Chris Sarandon as a Chicago police detective is convinced of the truth when Chucky tries to throttle him in his car, which careers wildly and overturns, leaving him to fend off Chucky's continued knife attacks from outside the car, circling around, until a bullet dissuades the thing. Upside down in his car at night on a city street, after racing through traffic out of control, nearly stabbed to death by a doll, the detective emits a well-deserved sigh.


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Chandler Stakes
Turf Paradise Phoenix, Arizona
November 6, 2016 Race #03
Purse $25,000
One Mile-Turf 1:36.50
Double Kee LLC, Owner
Bobbie Grissom, Trainer
Jake Barton, Jockey
Complimentary (2nd)
Trinni (3rd)
$11.80 $3.60 $2.20
Order of Finish - 2, 3, 6, 4
Please Give Photo Credit To: / Coady Photography
EYESADREAMIN - Chandler Stakes
Favorites Dominate ATBA Stakes
Prohibitive favorite McKenzie Honey romped to victory in the $51,775 fillies division while even-money choice Yo Y Me delivered for the $60,162 colt and geldings in split divisions of the Arizona Thoroughbred Breeders' Fall Sales stakes for aspiring two-year-olds Saturday at Turf Paradise.
Martin Bourdieu sat confidently as he guided 2-5 favorite McKenzie Honey ($2.80) to a nine-length victory for owner-trainer Jonathan Nance. Top Hat Wildcat finished second and Bring On the Bling third in the field of seven juvenile fillies.
McKenzie Honey, a Kentucky-bred daughter of Parading, covered the 6-furlongs in 1:11.02 for her third career win in six starts and earnings of $74,023.
Meanwhile the William Matthews, Lloyd Yother-owned Yo Y Me ($4.20) rallied for a half-length victory over Howdy Kingkowboy with Wolf Bounty third in the field of 11 colts and geldings. Trained by Kevin Eikleberry and ridden by the trainer's son Ry Eikleberry, Yo Y Me covered the 6-furlongs in 1:10.92 for his second win in six starts.
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I ended up bumping into a friend that was connected somehow to a city in Eastern Kosovo, I believe it was called Gjilan. The net result was a drive around the area with a stop here for dinner at a restaurant my friend was familiar with. Although we started in Pristina and headed east, we sort of started the tour from northeast of Gjilan along the Serbian border not to far from the checkpoint. I think I've indicated that between the war, perhaps some political instability, economics and geography to name a few reasons, the per capita income is quite low. This is not necessarily the fault of the population as they are almost certainly as much the victim of circumstances as anything else but they seem to take it all in stride.
As we traveled throughout the east the landscape appeared quite similar to the other areas I visited and was dotted with partially built houses and commercial structures. The low per capita income is evident throughout the country but the continuing attempts to progress are also evident. You have to give them credit in that the people have not given up and continue to struggle to make a better life for themselves and their families. In virtually all of the larger cities and to a lesser degree or scale the smaller cities and villages you see some sort of bazaar. It may be stand alone or along the sidewalks throughout the city, open air or in buildings but they seem to be omnipresent with vendors hawking essentially the same items or whatever they can lay their hands on to sell. I'm not sure where everything comes from, probably China but I'm not sure.
I stopped in a few of their version of party stores to check out what was available and it appeared to be similar to what we see in the states although in a more compact area. They use the Euro so it wasn't a problem purchasing whatever I wanted without any hassle regarding exchange rates. One of the other things I noticed is the country doesn't have the elaborate infrastructure we take for granted in the west. There is some effort to upgrade in some areas being attempted by the country and aid organizations which you can see in various places. It will not doubt take decades to move forward but at least they're trying.
So, we stopped in a restaurant in Gjilan and the owner of the place was on the upper floor and noticed my friend immediately. He sat us down and asked what we wanted to eat and drink.The conversation was in Albanian with my friend keeping me posted on the events. We ended up eating some locally made food but I can't recall what the name of it was. I think there was some lamb involved though. We followed up the meal with some sweets and tea which I loved. We were seated by a window and as we ate I watched the locals going about their day as people do everywhere I've been. Sidewalk vendors selling or attempting to sell to passersby, vehicles pulling in to shop at the local grocery store it was basically life as usual.
After our meal we hopped in the car and headed back to Pristina making our way on what seemed to be secondary roads so I could get a feel for the real culture of the country. The villages are quite interesting by themselves as they're relatively isolated and straddle the old and the new. They cling to culture and habits they have for centuries while at the same time reaching out for new things from the city. One thing I did notice is due to their closer connection to the land they are less dependent or influenced by the global economic picture. I suppose that this is a good thing from one standpoint as they aren't affected to the same degree as the rest of us by the economic swings that can plague westerners which I suppose is a good thing.
We ended up arriving back in Pristina later in the evening and I wrote down a few notes, downloaded pictures and discussed my trip with friends back at home.


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Oh my! Is it really March already?! The Easter Bunny is on his way and we've not had time to think about launching Mineral Water Truffles again this year, TUT! Just like January, February saw new customers, new promotions and marketing avenues for us, and we are loving life here at Water HQ!Read More
We are turning up the heating, getting the gloves out, and feeling rather festive as we go into December and the end of 2014! Funnily enough, despite the weather, we are still very busy here at Water HQ! Our Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire customers are using the hot tap on our water coolers a lot more it seems and the our lovely retailers are hydrating their customers during this cold spell too.Read More
Our favourite time of year!! Not only are we at our busiest, but we know that more folk are enjoying our local Natural Mineral Water than at any other time of year! The South Downs are looking stunning, we have seen some beautiful photos, professional and amateur, of our surrounding countryside and coast – LOVING IT!Read More
The sales team have been busy this last month, spreading the word around the wonderful local eateries and leisure venues we have in Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire. Taking bottle samples to the stunning Pulborough, Petworth, Guildford and Brighton. Such beautiful countryside!Read More
This month we changed our company name to embrace the heritage of our Spring, we are now South Downs Water Co. We are very proud of our beautiful South Downs, it made sense to have this company named after them.Read More
Our new look website launches today! We've taken care to ensure it is factful without being boring, informative without being lecturing, and simple without being dull! Your feedback on it, good or indifferent is greatly received, we'd love to hear from you.Read More


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Sara + Diego: Maternity
This maternity shoot was a collaboration between myself and one of my dearest friends June Canedo. I am always up for shooting with different cameras in order to evolve and keep things interesting. Most of these photos were shot with a medium format camera called the Mamiya 7 using a 43mm lens. My heart is filled with gratitude that I can work closely with one of my dearest friends. Please check out some more of June's work here.


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This baby knitting pattern leaflet 4811 by King Cole will instruct you on how to create a v neck cardigan, a lace edge cardigan, a pinafore dress and a hat.
The pattern gives you instructions to create the garments suitable for premature babies to 24 months - chest size of 31cm - 54cm (12" - 21") approximately.
This King Cole knitting pattern is suitable for use with most chunky and aran yarns, however tensions may vary and we recommend you knit a tension square before knitting the whole garment.
See image provided for the number of 50g/100g balls of yarn required for each garment and the colours that are illustrated in the leaflet.
Please note that this is a knitting pattern and NOT a set of finished knitted garments. All knitting instructions are written in English.
The yarn illustrated is Cuddles Chunky, Cuddles Multi Chunky and Comfort Aran. We have a variety of yarns available to purchase on separate listings.


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This high-contrast, smoky eye is one of a bajillion possible color combinations from the Wet N Wild Color Icon collection. As the title of this FOTD indicates, today I used the "Lust" & "Greed" palettes. Although I used pale pink from the lust palette on my inner eye, it translates as white, with a pink cast (a cool side effect of using cream eyeshadow as a base for your powdered eyeshadow).
BTW, my coil out is still going strong (Day 5)! I did have to re-coil a few hairs at the nape of my neck last night (that hair is extremely prone to tangling), but I'm gonna let the coil out ride for a few more days. In other news, I miss my big, voluminous curls 😦 *sheds a lonesome tear*
PRIMER: Coastal Scents Shadow Worx Matte e/s primer
BASE: NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk (inner) & Black Bean (outer)
SHADOW: I covered the inner half of my eyelid in matte light pink (Lust). Then I applied sparkly graphite gray to the outer half of my eye (Lust) & matte black (Greed) to darken the outer v. I applied matte peach to my brow bone (Greed) & used matte light pink to highlight my tearducts & the arches of my eyebrows (Lust).
OTHER DETAILS… I used CoverGirl single e/s in Smolder to define my eyebrows. L'Oreal Collagen Mascara in Blackest Black on my eyelashes. On my waterline I used WetNWild eyeliner pencil in turquoise & teal-colored eyeshadow from the Retro Chic palette (8805) by Black Radiance.
FACE: Estee Lauder pressed powder in Deep (05)
CHEEKS: WetNWild Blush in "Heather Silk" (on the apples of my cheeks)
LIPS: Carmex + "Stop Violence in the Home" lip gloss by The Body Shop


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#cheap cars under 1000
How to Find Cars Under $1000
It cost my Mom and Dad around a thousand dollars, I think.
That even included a new cherry red paint job.
It wasn t the prettiest, fastest truck on the road. But it got me back and forth to school each day just fine. It didn t break my parents bank account either.
Plus, having that truck taught me a lot about how cars work and how to properly maintain a vehicle (I was under the hood quite a few times making minor repairs).
There are plenty of reasons to own a car that costs under $1000. Maybe you only have $1000 to spend. Maybe you are buying your kid s first car. $1000 seems like a reasonable amount to spend on a spazzy, texting, speeding teenager.
Maybe you are on the Dave Ramsey total money makeover plan. Dave recommends getting out of all consumer debt except the house. What quicker way to get rid of debts than to dump your expensive (but financed) car and look for a car under $1000 that you can pay cash for?
Today I m going to try and answer two questions:
- How do you find cars under $1000 that aren t completely disgusting?
- How do you ensure you are getting a good value (i.e. the car won t cost you more in repairs).
Where to Look for Cars Under $1000?
If you re sitting in front of your computer, likely the best place to start your car search is at craigslist. Here you can find individuals who are desperate to get an old car out of their driveway.
They aren t in the business of selling cars, and may not have even priced it properly. Look for the car+truck section in the for sale area of your local craigslist.
Be sure to limit your price to a maximum of $1000. You can also limit the search to by-owners, by-dealer, or both. I ve found the best results by sorting by highest price and looking within the by-owner results.
Remember to negotiate the price once you find the one you want. Use KBB.com and Edmunds.com to ensure you aren t paying too much.
Ebay Motors is another place to look online to find cars under $1000. They have a really good search feature that lets you narrow your search down to your local area and limit it to a max price.
I tend not to like Ebay motors for this though because Ebay is going to give the car a nationwide audience. This is good for the seller. But not so good for you.
Here s a great video on finding cars under $1,000. The speaker suggests browsing car forums as well
If you don t like the results you are getting online, it s time to take your search offline. Find a local paper and scan the classifieds. There may be something available there that you missed in your online search.
Ask your friends. Post on your Facebook wall that you are looking for a used car. Ask people at your Church or school. Tell everyone you know about your goal to get a car for under $1000.
Other places to look are with your local bank (they may be disposing of repossessed cars), or at car repossession auctions. You could also go to a dealership and inquire about cars they intend to sell for scrap. If someone drove it to the dealership for trade in, odds are it s in good enough condition to drive out.
Finally, understand that a car worth less than $1000 often isn t worth the time that it takes to clean up and list for sale. So some of the best deals out there aren t publicized. Keep an eye out for cars in your neighborhood that you see parked for long periods of time.
Inquire with your neighbors about any old cars they may be looking to get rid of. You may even be able to get a free car just for taking it off of their hands.
How to Ensure You Aren t Buying a Lemon
The scariest thing about buying a car for less than $1000 is the chance that the car will be unreliable and need several expensive repairs shortly after you make the purchase. No one wants a $1000 yard ornament.
For starters, you can have a Carfax report ran on the vehicle using the VIN. This will tell you if the car has title problems, major repairs, etc. It might also clue you into any tinkering with the odometer.
Be sure to ask the seller as much as you can about the vehicle. For example: how many owners has the car had?; has it ever been in an accident?; has it had any repairs or replacements?; do they have maintenance logs? If you have a car savvy friend, bring them along to look at the car with you.
Inspect the car for signs of an accident. Look for oil leaks. Is the driveway stained where the car is sitting? Test drive the car and listen for odd noises. Feel the smoothness of the suspension and transmission. Look at the tags. Ask about any failed inspections.
Once you have a car picked out, my best advice here is to invest $50 to $100 with a local mechanic to have the car inspected. Tell the mechanic the reason you need this car (e.g. get to work and back each day) and have him give you his expert opinion whether this is a good car for your purposes or not.
Have you ever purchased a car for under $1000? What was your experience like?
About Philip Taylor
Philip Taylor, aka "PT", is a CPA, financial writer, FinCon CEO, and husband and father of three. He created PT Money back in 2007 to share his thoughts on money and to meet others passionate about managing their finances. All the content on this blog is original, and created or edited by PT. Read more about Philip Taylor. and be sure to connect with him on Twitter. Facebook. or view the Philip Taylor+ Google profile.
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Ryan Szantyr, a graduating senior from Poland, Maine, offers the advice he wishes he had heard as a first-gen student. A Government major and Cinema Studies minor, he weighs the uses and abuses of Yik Yak and reads students' aversion to vulnerability through Batman v Superman. Ryan meditates on failures of understanding on campus. He is Co-President of the Bowdoin Film Society.


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I have been using A+ successfully for a couple of years, with thousands of appointments booked.
This week we have noticed that the "search client" search box is not working - it always returns "no appointments have been found" when actually there are. The same problem arises whether we are searching "confirmed", "pending", "removed" lists.
I have tried different browsers - same result.
Has anyone else experienced this? The ability to search is essential... did it break on the latest update?


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"If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans." -Woody Allen
God had a different plan for me this weekend.
I walk around thinking I am in charge, but really I have no clue. At best, I can show up for what life throws my way with an open and light heart and that is on a good day.
Here's a Story:
A priest was walking down the road and saw a little boy jumping up trying to ring a doorbell. The priest crossed the street to help the little boy. He rang the bell for him then said, what do we do now? The little boy said, "Run like HELL!"
I first heard this story from Tara Brach and it always makes me laugh. For me, it highlights that we never really know what's going to happen next. We think we know, we plan and analyze and stress, all the while we miss the precious and present moment that is right here and right now.
Instead of driving to Massachusetts to attend a silent meditation retreat, I am in Charleston with my Dad who is in the ICU . My Dad is dreamy! He is the nicest, calmest, sweetest, most awesome person I have ever met. And I get to call him Dad. I literally hit the JACK-pot with Dad's (his name is Jack).
So this weekend I will practice staying present for each moment. Not stressing about what might be, or what should be, but just being with what IS. I will look for light in everything, even the rough spots. It is easy to sink into the fear and darkness but that takes me away from what is right here and right now which is full of light.


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About the show
The Unit is concerned with developing and designing interventions across a range of scales and ambitions, and seek as far as possible to develop authentic proposals in socially, economically, politically and environmentally challenging contexts. Central to the philosophy of the unit is the notions of tolerance, generosity, an economy of means and time.
Unit 10 is looking for inspiration from the ordinary and every day as well as carefully designed and crafted architecture and urban spaces that has stood the test of time. Through our design processes we encourage students to develop their own individual design sensibilities in response to the given context.
Starting from a concrete situation of urbanity the unit stresses the use of a combination of research, thinking methodologies, and creative practice to propose strategic interventions that span extremes of scale, from the immediate and personal, to the collective and geographical. A common attitude and investigation into the material manifestation of the environment underpins continuity from the detailed to the large scale. Architecture, Landscape and Urbanism themselves are not seen as a shift in scalar thinking, but as overlapping and inseparable fields occupying the same territory.
We emphasize the development of intuition and process to test and develop new forms of architecture, landscape and urbanisms in practice as well as questioning the current state of play. We work with students as fellow innovators in a programme that is both visionary and hands on in seeking to propose architectural and urban futures that are socially, economically and environmentally sustainable, distinctive and enjoyable.
Miyagi Prefecture, Japan and the West Cumbrian Coast
A group of 16 students travelled to the Miyagi Prefecture, one of the areas worst hit by the Earthquake and Tsunami in March 2011. We were welcomed to meet with staff and students at Miyagi University in Sendai, and staff at the Planning Office of Higashimatsushima and the local NGO HOPE. After extensive walking, observing and discussions the students chose three sites, Omagari to the East of the city, Nobiru and Miato Island to the west. The aim of the city officials and HOPE is not just to repair and restore, but to build a better city. We were encouraged to speculate about the longer term future of the areas that are now deemed unsafe for housing, and to develop strategies for future employment, security and land use. We travelled to Tokyo to meet with Toyo Ito, who's initiative Home for All: Is architecture possible here inspired Unit 10.
16 strategies and proposals were developed, which will also be exhibited in Rias Ark Museum Of Art, Miyagi in September.
A group of four students travelled to West Cumbria, and again after extensive walking, observing and discussions the students chose two sites, Workington and Whitehaven.
Exhibition details
|Central House 2nd Floor
|Professional Diploma in Architecture RIBA Part 2
|Studio 10
Students' work
In Tokyo:
Toyo Ito
Mariko Abe
In Miyagi:
Professor Senhiko Nakata, Miyagi University
Staff and Students, Miyagi University
Yuko Odaira, HOPE Higashimatsushima
Shintaro Tsuruoka, HOPE, Higashimatsushima
Staff at Higashimatsushima City Town Hall
In West Cumbria:
Nigel Catterson, Utropia Ltd; Solway Energy Gateway Ltd
Chris Bamber, Copeland Borough Council
Simon Berry, English Lakes Hotels Ltd
Stuart Galpin, Galpin Landscape Architecture
In London:
Shin Egashira
Edgar Gonzales
Jason Coleman
Mathew Barac
Nate Kolbe,
Dann Jessen
Robert Mull
Angie Pascoe
Sandra Denicke Polcher
Punya Sehmi
Freddie Philipsson
Peter Carl
Environmental & Services Consultant:
Neil Daffin


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Jonah: Day 1
Pray and read
Ask God to give you a soft heart, that as you read his word you will understand it, and respond to it with repentance and faith. Read Jonah 1.
The word of the Lord comes to Jonah. What is he instructed to do? Why? What does he do? Why do you think he does this?
You might like to check out this map to get an idea of Jonah's journey.
While sailing to Tarshish, a great storm threatens the ship. How do the sailors respond to the storm? How does Jonah respond?
When confronted by the sailors, how does Jonah introduce himself? What solution does he suggest?
How do the sailors respond when they see the power of the LORD in calming the storm? How does their response compare to the way Jonah has responded to God in this chapter?
The God who made the earth and sea has spoken to us in his word. Do you take it seriously? How might you cultivate an appropriate fear of the Lord?
Praise God for who he is; the creator and sustainer of all things.
Ask God to grow in you a fear of him and a delight in obeying his word.


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This will be the first of several reviews from this year's Tribeca film Festival. To follow our coverage, click here.
Synopsis: Catherine Weldon, a portrait painter from 1890s Brooklyn, travels to Dakota to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull and becomes embroiled in the Lakota peoples' struggle over the rights to their land. (IMDB)
Starring: Jessica Chastain, Michael Greyeyes, and Sam Rockwell
Writer: Steven Knight
Director: Susanna White
Rating: R (United States)
Running Time: 101mins
This film features a pair of underdog stories featuring two marginalized characters who came together. The main story was of a woman named Catherine Wheldon (Chastain), a painter in the late 1800s who took on a challenging journey to Dakota to do a portrait of Sitting Bull (Greyeyes). People often looked past each of them with Wheldon being a woman and Sitting Bull being Native American. It was through their shared experience that they formed a strong bond as Wheldon became an advocate for Native Americans.
The film was at its best when it focused on the relationship between Wheldon and Sitting Bull although the story could have gone further with both of them. The best part of the film was its excellent cinematography, full of beautiful shots of the New Mexico countryside masquerading as Dakota that helped give the film a great sense of scale. The score was great as well at creating a fun western atmosphere.
Chastain was solid once again as she delivered another strong performance as the strong-willed Wheldon. She was definitely out of her element early on but she was fun to watch despite not knowing much about her pre-Dakota. Greyeyes was good as Sitting Bull and had decent chemistry with Chastain.
Overall, this was a good drama that overcame its familiar story beats thanks to its beautiful cinematography and strong performances.
Score: 8.5/10
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Robot-Coupe has announced its new CL 60 Workstation with an aim to reduce the time it takes to prepare vegetables.
The company, based in Middlesex, hopes the new workstation will allow kitchens to produce up to 1800kg of vegetables per hour.
The workstation features a pusher feed-head for large vegetable procession and an automatic feed-head for continuous productivity.
It comes with a selection of 50 discs for slicing, grating, julienne, dicing and four different types of feed-heads to cater for a variety of tasks.
Robot-Coupe say the CL 60 Complete Veg' Prep Workstation is designed for high outputs and can cut all types of produce.
Designing the product, Robot-Coupe said it was intent on simplifying all user operations.
The power-assisted lever, together with the low position of the handle sets out to reduce user effort while the operator can load the feed-tube with the left-hand and simultaneously activate the lever with the right hand.
Wheels and the handle make the machine easy to move while cleaning is very simple too, with parts that come into contact with food being removed easily.


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Worship leaders, pastors, and everyone serving this weekend: know that I'm praying for you! I pray that God will bless you and stretch you and use you to grow His kingdom and expand His family.
As usual, I found lots of great links this week that I wanted to share with you but that didn't quite fit into a post. When you get a few minutes this weekend, check them out and be encouraged and challenged. Maybe even learn something. 🙂
Remember, these are just excerpts, but I strongly encourage you to click through and read each post in its entirety.
Great video by Paul David Tripp about awe in the life of the Christian:
Humans are hardwired for awe.
Our hearts are always captured by something—that's how God made us. But sin threatens to distract us from the glory of our Creator. All too often, we stand in awe of everything but God.
In this video, Paul David Tripp explains what awe is and why it matters for every facet of our lives.
Once again this year, Steve Brown has shared his list of new contemporary song suggestions for the church calendar:
It was popular last year, so I am doing it again. Here are my "new song" recommendations for each of your Lectionary-based worship services in the upcoming church year. On most of the Sundays I have included a choice of songs. I have not used all of these songs in worship and some of them were released in 2015 so please have your Pastor review all the lyrics prior to use.
Jonathan Aigner issues a call to remember Advent and not rush too quickly into the Christmas season:
I don't really hate Christmas, but I do hate that the church has let the around us destroy our sense of longing and anticipation.
And how many people with their "Keep Christ in Christmas" bumper stickers seem content to follow along like little red and green sheep, with their decorations and their music and their outfits, oblivious to the fact that the sole reason for Christmas creep is consumeristic exploitation. Period…
The church's answer for this, of course, is Advent…
Brothers McClurg have a new Christmas album available, and here's a cool video for the track "He Is Our King" (it's flannel graph!):
My mom after she got done traveling became a kids' pastor. The first images I ever saw of Jesus was through flannel graph so me and my mom did flannel videos with her old collection to the Christmas tunes.


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Wobble Two by Andy Barnes, 20 years, Sales Director of Channel 4
Who's Andy?
"After almost 20 years of outstanding service Channel 4's highly respected Sales Director, Andy Barnes, is only the second Sales Director in the history of Channel 4 and was in sole charge of Channel 4's airtime, sponsorship and online sales departments since 1997. In this time he delivered over £12bn of sales revenue to the company." Channel 4, 2011.
Here, Andy talks to Yolk about wobbles and why even tightrope walkers can still have a mind numbing fear of heights.
So wobbling.
No, not Wombling. That refers to a happy 1970's soft toy puppet programme that stared, amongst others, Great Uncle Bulgaria as the wise old sage and Madame Cholet as the resourceful chef.
The Wombles - who quite naturally given their location on Wimbledon Common - were a bunch who basically cleaned up after people who had left stuff on the Common and found quite ingenious and interesting uses for a lot of it.
The Wombles - quite unnaturally on the other hand - was also the nickname given to the quite ferocious Wimbledon football team of the 1980's - who on one famous occasion in the tunnel at Wembley before the 1986 Cup Final with Liverpool, so frightened their opponents with their open aggression that they easily won a game that they were widely predicted to lose.
And in those two Womble extremes we have the perfect "Wobble" spectrum.
The notion that a person is always fluffy and happy and at one with the world turning seemingly useless cast offs into interesting story making objet dart is ridiculous.
Equally unlikely though is the concept that the world is a terrible, frightening place with traps and ambushes waiting for you at every turn.
People are not waiting to make your every wish come true. Neither are they waiting around every corner preparing to beat you up both physically and mentally.
As ever the truth lies somewhere in between. Some days it will be better, some days worse. But it is rarely, if ever, at either end.
What is also true is that wobbling (and life itself) are journeys. There is no destination to reach. There is no final outcome. You can have good days. You can have bad days.
You can do something brilliantly. You can also do it badly. You can soar high in the air one day thinking that all your fears and worries are over as you have so over delivered on the task at hand. Yet the very next day you can feel so insecure and vulnerable that the slightest knock can have you scurrying for a darkened room.
But I am here to tell you not to worry. This is all quite natural. It's life. The most successful people have massive insecurities about their own competence and ability to do the job at hand.
Winston Churchill, Robbie Williams an Michael Jackson to name but three had and have huge doubts about their ability to perform and get the job done irrespective of the evidence in front of them that pointed to the contrary.
It was the late great Ian Dury who coined the phrase "First night nerves, every one night stand" which of course is right-yet is equally applicable to people who do something over and over.
The warped logic goes that I may have been successful at it yesterday but that is no guarantee that I will be equally successful at it today.
Which of course is true - however unlikely.
Tightrope walkers tell of a mind numbing fear of heights after years of literally sprinting on the wire after they once looked down and thought - "what if......"
The best public speaker I ever saw - Jeremy Bullmore of JWalterThompson fame once told the story of how he used to get his driver to pull over so he could be physically sick, so nervous was he before every public speaking engagement he had. Yet take it from me, he was brilliant.
So what is it about the human psyche that causes this to happen? Why can't we always be on a high supremely confident to do the job at hand to an ever increasing level of expertise and confidence.
And the truth is - you could.
There, I've said it. You can be everything you want all the time with no worries or wobbles.
Except for the fact that this would then become the norm and that would not be what you any longer aspired to do or be. It would be ok. But who wants just Ok! I must improve! I must be better, irrespective of how successful others may view me to be now!
Yet that's exactly what clever people do. They set themselves small achievable goals that always push them on but are achievable. The Japanese call this KANI-continual and never ending improvement.
Of course everybody wobbles from time to time. It's natural. It will happen. Perpetual increasing motion does not exist in either the physical or mental world!
But you can plan for it. Expect it. Accept it. But know that it will never undermine the core that is you.
You are the best you I know. You are the best you can be.
And you also have a huge network of support groups. Use them. Always.
It's not what happens to you in life that is important. It's how you react and deal with it that is key. The bad and the good. They are both transient but they are what makes you, you. Only you can affect you. Only you can change the way you feel. No one else. Armed with this simple piece of knowledge you have enormous strength and sense of purpose and well being. Use it. Always. And you will be what you want to be-irrespective of the inevitable wobbles!
So getting back to the Wombles. They wobbled. The ferocious Wimbledon Football Club-they wobbled too.
But through it all they both retained their sense of self, what they were, what they stood for and represented. The same is equally true for you. Armed with just that little piece of knowledge you can do anything you want to and put your mind to irrespective of the bumps along the way.


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Coronation Chicken Recipe
Classic british dishes updated for the modern American cook.
Read more: British Bites: Coronation Chicken
- Yield:Serves 4
- Active time: 20 minutes
- Total time:30 minutes
- 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs (about 3 large thighs)
- 1/4 cup mayonaisse
- 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon apricot preserve
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground tumeric
- 1/2 teaspoon juice from 1 lemon
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup toasted slivered almonds (optional)
- 1 head Bibb lettuce
Combine chicken stock and thighs in a medium saucepan and bring to a bare simmer over medium-high heat. Cook until thighs register 165°F on an instant-read thermometer, about 6 minutes after achieving a simmer. Remove from heat. Allow chicken to cool in the stock and and when cool enough to handle remove chicken and chop into 1/2 inch pieces and set aside. Reserve strained stock for another use.
In a large bowl combine mayonaise, Greek yogurt, cream, apricot preserve, curry powder, tumeric, lemon juice, and scallions then mix until all ingredients are evenly incorporated. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Toss the chicken in the sauce until all of it is coated, then add optional almonds if using. Divide lettuce between 4 plates then top with chicken and serve.
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So I was in the mood to go back and play the original SotS again, and realized I hadn't the foggiest idea where I bought it from back in the day. I had the complete version as a software download. It's not steam or gamersgate. If I recall, (and this may not narrow it down any) it didn't have DRM - I was able to copy the game from my old old laptop to my old laptop and it worked as long as I updated the registry with my SotS key...
Anyone have a clue where I might have bought it?
Where would I have bought this?
Tech support. This is tech support. My name is Ernie.
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Amazon, Direct2Drive, and Impulse (now owned by GameStop) are the only places that have sold digital downloads, that I'm aware of. There are probably others.
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Our wonderful dentists are extremely genuine, kind, gentle people by nature and that shines through in their superb dentistry. They are absolute perfectionists so you know you will be getting the best job possible!
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Attention to management of costs rather than income, has the greatest impact on Net Farm Income, is shown below.
The results of budgeted Net Farm Income per hectare, for both the top 20% of clients plus average for the group, ranked on Return on Assets is shown below:
These figures illustrate the importance of having costs appropriate for realistic expected output, not necessarily the lowest costs in absolute terms. The cumulative effect of the top 20% of clients having slightly higher trading income per hectare, coupled with considerably lower operating costs and similar interest costs per hectare, results in this group having Net Farm Income per hectare, 48% higher than the average figure for the client group.


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Reining, S. Expression and regulation of NaPi-IIa in a murine model deficient for the novel interacting partner GABARAP. 2009, University of Zurich, Faculty of Science.
Reining, S; Gisler, S M; Fuster, D; Moe, O; O'Sullivan, G A; Betz, H; Biber, J; Murer, H; Hernando, N (2009). GABARAP deficiency modulates expression of NaPi-IIa in renal brush-border membranes. American Journal of Physiology. Renal Physiology, 296(5):F1118-F1128.


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If your work is weather dependant, knowing when it is about to rain will help you plan better. Dark Sky is a weather app with a difference, most others use weather station information to forecast or best guess when it will rain. Dark Sky uses satellite images of precipitation in real time to predict to the minute when it will rain.


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Historic Bridges of Adams County
Presented by New Oxford Area Historical Society
Join the New Oxford Area Historical Society on May 24 at 7:30 pm for their regular membership meeting.
Adams County resident Ms. Donna King of York Springs will present a photographic tour of 24 historic bridges across Adams County. First published in the Gettysburg Times in 1952, the program will celebrate the beauty and history of Adams County's covered bridges. Ms. King is a member of Ye Olde Sulphur Spa Historical Society in York Springs and a volunteer there. The program is open to all and free of charge. We hope to see you there!
Meetings are held at the United 33 Fire Hall at 21 N. Bolton St., New Oxford. For more information, visit http://noahs-pa.org/


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NORTHWEST FLORIDA DAILY NEWS / SEARCH: 131 Troy Circle Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
Detached Single Family
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- Square Feet: 2,814 sqft
- Neighborhood: Ocean City Wright Fire District
- Status: Active
Don't miss this gorgeous 4 bedroom, 3 full baths, brick home located in highly desired 'Kenwood'! Seller is also looking into renting options! Welcomes you trough a majestic entrance arched with two French doors that open into a modern concept design. Spacious feel with 9-foot ceilings, double crown molding, and 16in tile floor, an oversized formal dining room with natural light, open living room that is perfect for gatherings with double-sided new wood burning fireplace (one side in the great room and the other in the master bedroom).
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I do love when a fun project turns into another fun project, don't you? Once upon a time, I designed an industrial (yet inviting!) employee lounge for a corporation located on the Atlanta Beltline. My client loved that space, and decided she wanted to bring Gina Sims Designs home with her.Read More
As my 5th anniversary of the creation of Gina Sims Designs approached, I knew that I wanted to do something to thank my amazing clients, my family, and vendors who have made this job an absolute joy every day.Read More
This little girl was turning 9 and her family wanted to surprise her with a brand new room. As I began the design process with her family, I learned that she loves the color purple and outer space: but I'm not one for theme rooms. Maybe for kids, but even then, theme rooms get old quickly.Read More
Our neighbors moved. They were the kind of neighbors who you passed your kids back and forth over the fence and contemplated just putting in a gate. The kind of neighbors with whom you spent every second of snow days and happy hours and dinners on the regular.Read More
It's normal to lust after angles, right? Recently I was thinking about artistic images I am drawn to and I realized that I have always loved art deco, southwestern art, menswear inspired prints like herringbone, and arrows (before they were uber trendy, thank you very much).Read More
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A small lamp, a 10 centimeter diameter spot on the wall which can fit into the palm of your hand, with glass that is really a lens, a Fresnel lens. This makes the light emitted by that tiny object special, soft, deep and diffused. Available in two sizes and multiple colors. The Small is available in incandescent and LED versions.
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Join us for our final show of the year, featuring our sole senior member, Bongani Ndlovu Z'14!
Tickets will be made available at Valentine Hall or at the door. If you would like to reserve tickets, please contact us. Each Zumbye will also be carrying around tickets - you can buy directly from us!
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Welcome to a Sixth Form that:
- combines friendliness and a caring atmosphere with strong academic results
- prides itself on accepting the highest number of external students of any grammar school in Trafford
- constantly features as one of the top state schools in the country in the "A" Level league tables (Trafford being the top LEA nationally this year)
- has a low turnover of staff so that we have a wealth of "A" Level subject and examination expertise as well as tutors who really get to know you
- enables virtually all students who apply to university or college to receive offers of places
- provides a structured environment and a disciplined framework so that you have the opportunity to maximise your potential
- gives you plenty of chances to have fun and develop your personal skills through providing plenty of enrichment activities such as drama, music, charity work, foreign trips, theatre visits, orchestral work, work experience, Young Enterprise, Understanding Industry, First Aid and self-defence courses, community work, party nights as well as a magnificent Leavers' Prom.
What does the broader post-16 curriculum mean for students in Urmston Grammar School Sixth Form?
- In Year 12, all students take 4 subjects at the beginning of the year. Following form Jan Exams, the students then select which subject to drop; if a student is unsure, there is the opportunity to take a re-test in February after which students are expected to make their decision. Highly able students have the opportunity to continue with four subjects.In Year 13, all students take 3 of their A/S subjects forward to A2 level (dropping one of their 4 A/S subjects) as well as taking General Studies through to A2 level. It may also be possible to negotiate a combination of A/S and A2 level subjects.
In Year 13, all students take 3 or 4 A levels, as decided in Y12
You will need to have an estimated 2 'A' grades and 3 'B' grades in your G.C.S.E. subjects.
How large is the Sixth Form?
At present there are 250 Sixth Form students.
Above a quarter of the Sixth Form have entered Urmston Grammar from as twenty other schools within the Greater Manchester area as well as a growing number from much further afield such as London and even Kuwait.
There are approximately 155 Sixth Form places available in Year 12.
When is the Sixth Form Open Evening?
- This is to be held in November 2016 - details to follow.
Admissions information:
There are 155 Sixth Form places available in Year 12.
You will need to have an estimated 2 'A' grades and 3 'B' grades or 2 'A' 3 'B' in your G.C.S.E. subjects.
Almost 30% of our lower 6th join us from local schools and are made very welcome from day minus one.
Our 6th Form facilities are extensive and the fitness suite offers free membership and the research centre will enable you to easily meet the wider reading needs of advanced level courses.
Application forms may be obtained on the website, by telephoning Mrs Plano at the school or emailing: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Nicola Bertoni grew up in Washington, D.C., where she began studying classical music from a young age. She eventually went on to pursue a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA, where she first discovered her passion for choral music and conducting. After JMU, she began her graduate coursework at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ, where she earned her Master of Music degree in choral conducting under the tutelage of Dr. Joe Miller and Dr. Amanda Quist. While at Westminster, Nicola served as the graduate conducting assistant of the Westminster Chapel Choir, an ensemble comprised of undergraduate students in their first year of study. Also during her time at Westminster, she sang in the internationally-renown Westminster Choir, the Westminster Symphonic Choir, and Kantorei. Through her participation in these ensembles, she performed frequently with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic under the batons of Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Alan Gilbert, Daniele Gati, Vladimir Yurowski, among others. She also spent two summers as a member of the choir-in-residence at the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, SC. Most importantly, a winter Westminster Choir tour down the coast of California caused her to fall in love with the West Coast, and more specifically, Southern California.
Nicola is currently on faculty at Fullerton College as a Choral/Vocal Assistant Professor, where she directs the Concert Choir and the Women's Chorale. She also teaches applied voice lessons and music theory. She is an active choral clinician and adjudicator for regional high school and middle school festivals. She has a passion for cultivating music literacy in her students while also encouraging healthy, informed vocal technique. She is delighted to live and work in Fullerton amongst wonderful colleague and students, and is looking forward to the many exciting semesters ahead.
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A few years back I was singing Cherubino in a production of Nozze di Figaro at New York City Opera. The cast was wonderful, and I was particularly impressed with the Brazilian baritone singing the Count because he was a beautiful singer, a great actor, and just an incredibly nice guy. He was one of those kind, gentle people that you just want to be around because they have such a lovely energy. I remember thinking - WOW - this guy is so GOOD! Why isn't he more famous??
We became friends, and he also subsequently worked with my best friend Georgia several times in a row, and they also became good friends. Then one day when they were working together in New York, he told Georgia that he was doing an unusual audition; for a Broadway show! The audition was for Emile in a new production of South Pacific, and he figured it was a pretty big long shot, since he had never in his life been in a musical of any kind (unlike a lot of Americans who got their start singing by performing in school or community musicals). But Georgia and I both thought he would be perfect for the role, and low and behold, the casting people agreed with us. If you follow musical theater here in the U.S., then you know where this story is going; he was cast in his first broadway show, he did spectacularly well, and he went on to win, among other awards, the Tony award for outstanding lead actor in a musical.
Georgia and I went to his opening performance as his guests, and we were blown away by his abilities to transfer his operatic talents so seamlessly to a broadway stage. We also noticed Peter Gelb sitting in the same row as we were, and I leaned over to Georgia and whispered, "Paulo is TOTALLY getting a Met contract after this. Just watch!!!" And I was so right.
His name is Paulo Szot, and the reason that I'm telling you this story is that Georgia and I and some other friends had dinner with him last night, after having not seen him for quite a while. He's now starring in the production of The Nose at the Met - which has been his very successful Met debut - and since I had the opportunity to attend the dress rehearsal, I can agree with the reviews that said he was absolutely wonderful in the role. But the thing that's the most refreshing about him is that he is still the same exact calm, kind, warm person that he was when we performed Figaro together all those years ago, despite the fact that on his piano sits a Tony award and a photograph of him hugging Liza Minelli. He remarked to me, in his sweet Brazilian accent, "Who would have thought I would get to the Met from Broadway? But that's what happened!" and it honestly couldn't have happened to a better person. It's so gratifying to see people who deserve to have success because of talent both achieve that success, and wear it so well. And I can tell you that when Paulo was a struggling Brazilian opera singer, he never in a million years imagined that his introduction to the Metropolitan Opera would be through his singing "Some Enchanted Evening" and "This Nearly Was Mine."
So you really never know what path your life will take, how you might achieve your dreams, or even how big you can dare to dream. I'm sure he never imagined Liza Minella would be presenting him with an award along side Patty Lupone, but that's what happened. It's just nice to see good things happening to good people.


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Emaar Hospitality Group implements Oracle OPERA across Rove Hotels to strengthen property management efficiency
Emaar Hospitality Group, the hospitality and leisure business of Emaar Properties PJSC, is implementing Oracle OPERA, the globally operated property management system across its Rove Hotels, the midscale contemporary hotel and serviced residences brand.
A key part of the organisation-wide digital transformation at Emaar Hospitality Group, the implementation of Oracle OPERA across current and future Rove Hotels projects is undertaken by Key Information Technology (KIT), an Oracle Hospitality Platinum Partner.
The OPERA Multi Property solution will enable a more efficiently streamlined Property Management System that will strengthen cross-selling opportunities, centralise reservation and event booking, and enhance all aspects of the guest experience. The operations of all the hotels will be managed from a single location in the same data centre without any interface or syncronisation requirements.
Olivier Harnisch, Chief Executive Officer of Emaar Hospitality Group, said: "With four operational hotels and six projects in the pipeline, all in Dubai, Rove Hotels has defined an innovative hospitality experience with its focus on offering the new generation of travellers an exceptional guest experience. The implementation of Oracle OPERA will enable us to strengthen our customer service levels, and to promote our projects for greater returns and value creation. We are committed to introducing advanced digital solutions to strengthen our operational efficiency and productivity. Key Information Technology, our partner in the implementation, brings a solution that is tailored to our needs."
"We are delighted to strengthen and expand our long-standing partnership with Emaar Hospitality Group. Key Information Technology and Oracle are deeply committed to innovation, and this project is a fine example of how we work with our customers to deliver the products and services to meet their needs as their business evolves," said Frank Ward, Managing Director and Advisor to Board of Directors, at Key Information Technology.
With KIT's team of Hospitality Solution Specialists supporting the implementation, Rove Hotels will experience a range of benefits of the OPERA Multi-property connectivity, which allows an unlimited number of hotels and residences to reside within the same database ensuring instant data consolidation and streamlined configuration across the entire portfolio.
Rove Hotels can engage in Guest Profile-Sharing across all properties enabling the hotel to meet all guest preferences at any given point in time. The new Cross Reservation functionality allows instant availability search and subsequent reservation across multiple hotels, while the Cross-Posting feature enables the hotels as well as the Point of Sale systems to cross charge guest postings across all properties.
Oracle OPERA will go live at the four operational Rove Hotels – Rove Downtown, Rove City Centre, Rove Healthcare City and Rove Trade Centre.
A contemporary midscale hotel and residences brand that reflects the pulse of Dubai, Rove Hotels is a joint venture between Emaar Properties and Meraas Holding. Designed for the new generation traveller who recognises value, stays connected through technology and gravitates towards culturally-inspired surroundings, Rove Hotels defines a new niche in Dubai's vibrant hospitality sector. Efficiency and technology are the watchwords at Rove Hotels which resonate to the mindset of the highly mobile socially connected global nomads, who explore without borders.


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I'm testing this Version with a lot of trouble: FreePBX 12.0.65 and Asterisk Ver. 13.3.2
in PJSIP 'only' Mode. My latest problem is a Fatal Error Exception generated when
setting 'enable WebRTC Phone' in the User Management:
SQLSTATE[23000]: Integrity constraint violation: 1048 Column 'flags' cannot be null

 error adding to SIP table
the issue is triggerd at the entry of this record in function addDevice (PJSIP):
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keyword: 'use_avpf'
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flags: null <---- why?
I've googled a lot and have seen that others have the same issue.
But how often - it's wasted time!
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Russia forward Fyodor Smolov blamed England and Wales supporters on Sunday for the violence that marred the opening days of the European Championship. (RESULTS | STANDINGS)
Russia supporters attacked England fans at the final whistle of their teams' game at Marseille, while England and Wales fans had minor clashes with Russia supporters in Lille during the first week of Euro 2016.
"I'd like the supporters to go on backing us," Smolov said as he prepared for Russia's final Group B match against Wales on Monday. "As for everything that goes on around us, there have been a number of videos uploaded on the web.
"The English really did provoke them, the English and Welsh fans. These incidents must not go on in international football stands. If people go out and have the intention of fighting, they should do it elsewhere, not in the stadium."
Following the trouble at Marseille's Stade Velodrome, UEFA has said Russia will be disqualified from Euro 2016 if there is more violence by the team's fans inside stadiums in France.
Russia coach Leonid Slutsky adopted a more conciliatory stance when asked about fan behavior.
"Any disorder like that violence in Marseille, that's all in the past," Slutsky said. "A number of measures have been taken to make sure things go on in a civilized fashion.
"If it could help, I would like supporters to continue to get behind us within the framework of existing legislation, not only in football, but in civilized society."
Wales coach Chris Coleman praised his country's supporters, asking them to "just do what you've been doing.
"Come and support us. Enjoy the game," Coleman said. "Enjoy the atmosphere. I think you saw against England, there were a few English fans in with the Welsh supporters and the English fans were saying how well the Welsh supporters were behaved, how much they welcomed the English fans that were sat next to them, how much they enjoyed the game together."