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Gentle reader, today's column concerns a personage no less august than Toad Northope, the Marquess of Abersham, heir to that regular denizen of our newspaper, the Duke of Wellbridge, and his esteemed duchess, Bella, former envoy for the Crown and majority owner of Seventh Sea Shipping, one of England's largest such concerns.
April 1838
Spotted, not two hours past in front of the British Museum: Toad Northope, Marquess of Abersham, now sixteen, in London during Eton term time. He was seen in close quarters with the daughter of the Duke of Haverford, Lady Sarah Grenford, who is still in the schoolroom, but has, seemingly, already caught this rogue's eye. And not only his eye, as he was caressing her face and kissing the back of her neck while two oblivious chaperones overlooked the entire episode.
Will we yet see the joining of these noble houses? Perhaps sooner than later, lest young Abersham find himself on the wrong end of Haverford's pistol. It might be counted a shame that such a young girl–barely fifteen herself–could be forced to wed a known rake over such a small incident, were the groom not heir to the immense wealth and privilege of the Wellbridge duchy. However, Haverford may yet wish to think twice about joining his daughter to Wellbridge's spawn.
Upon investigation, it has become plain Abersham has been asked to leave Eton for such crimes as this newssheet is loath to print, though one wonders if the ducal name (and purse) will mitigate such a sentence. Certainly, few at Eton expect Toad Northope to remain persona non grata permanently. His father is a wealthy duke and intimate of the House of Hanover, and the girl not unwilling. In fact, to his credit, Abersham left her well seated to face the loss of her position and reputation. The girl herself is quite keen for the marquess to return to Berkshire; complaint was made to the administration by a member of her family who did not share the sentiment.
Clearly, the Abersham apple falls not far from the Wellbridge tree, as anyone who knew the duke before his marriage can attest. The Wellbridges' good friend, Haverford (Abersham's godfather, in point of fact), may do well to recall his own ignoble past, and Wellbridge's, and save his daughter's virtue from a man who follows the example of their early histories. Young Abersham bids fair to exceed the rakish exploits of his legendary father and godfather. Those who remember their scandalous youth may beg leave to doubt the possibility, but this correspondent would remind those souls that the two dukes were considerably older than Abersham when banished from England by their own fathers (and the Prince of Wales). Given a decade, we submit, Toad Northope will put his father's legend to rest.
Meanwhile, we are told the duke has made inquiries about entrance exams at Oxford, Trinity, and Cambridge. Perhaps a change of locale will solve the problem, but we caution His Grace that there are ladies strewn across England and the Continent, and anywhere else he might send the young marquess, and no shortage of ones willing to entertain a nobleman without benefit of clergy. It might be better to warn the boy of the dangers of the pox and the dignity due a noble title, admonish him not to follow his father's poor example, and send him back to Eton to grow up.
Never Kiss a Toad, by Jude Knight and Mariana Gabrielle
David "Toad" Northope is heir to the Duke of Wellbridge and a rogue in the mold of his infamous father. Despite his reputation, he knows Lady Sarah "Sal" Grenford, daughter of the once-profligate Duke of Haverford, will always hold his heart. But when the two teens are caught in bed together by their horrified parents, he is sent away to finish school on the Continent, and she is thrown into the depths of her first London Season.
Can two reformed rakes keep their children from making the same mistakes they did? The dukes decide keeping them apart will do the trick, so as the children reach their majority, Toad is put to work at sea, learning to manage his mother's shipping concern, and Sal is taken to the other side of the world, as far from him as possible. How will Toad and Sal's love withstand long years of separation, not to mention nasty lies, vicious rumors, attractive other suitors, and well-meaning parents who threaten to destroy their future before it has begun?
(A Victorian romance continuing family stories begun in the various Regency romances of Mariana Gabrielle and Jude Knight.)
Never Kiss a Toad is serialized for free on Wattpad weekly, alternating between both authors' accounts. To read the ongoing love story of Toad Northope and Lady Sarah Grenford, you can follow:


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Spain's official tourism portal
Caso, Asturias
(Principality of Asturias)
Asturias (Principality of Asturias)
Caso, Ponga, Sobrescobio
If you are already in Redes Reserve - welcome! You are in one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Cordillera Cantábrica range. And if you're thinking about going there, we'll tell you a bit about its wonders. This place in Asturias with fairytale villages is made up of meadows and forests (mostly beach forests) that change colour depending on the season and by rocks that are up 500 million years old. Get to know the ravine on the Ruta del Alba (Dawn Route), the Deboyou Cave or the "Tabayón del Mongayu" waterfall. What animals can you find there? There are species that are typical in the north of Spain like the brown bear, the wood grouse and the wolf, and the largest populations of deer and ibex in Asturias. And of course, the "casina" cow, whose milk the famous cheese is made from. What's on offer in the park? Hiking routes, curious museums like the bee-keeping museum or the wood museum and the option of doing a guided route.

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Urgent Care Plus at Aurora BayCare Health Center offers online reservations
Tue, Jul 12, 2016
Online system shortens wait times, delivers convenience to Green Bay patients
GREEN BAY - In an effort to offer more convenience and less stress, Urgent Care Plus at Aurora BayCare Health Center is now offering online reservations, allowing patients to reserve a convenient appointment time before visiting Urgent Care Plus.
Urgent Care Plus at Aurora BayCare Health Center in Green Bay is ideal for patients with severe colds and coughs, cuts that may require stitches and other ailments. Patients can visit AuroraBayCare.com/urgent via mobile device or computer to view wait times and make a reservation for a specific time.
"We are always looking for ways to put our patients first and this technology is just another way we are able to accomplish that goal," said Dr. Cory Vogel, emergency medicine physician with Aurora BayCare. "We are proud and excited to offer our patients this added convenience to their already hectic lives. Having this online tool will help our patients save time while still receiving the highest level of medical care."
After an online reservation is made, the patient receives a reminder via text message to ensure they do not miss their Urgent Care appointment. Patients do not need to be a previously-established Aurora BayCare patient to use the system.
To view wait times or make a reservation at Urgent Care Plus at Aurora BayCare Health Center in Green Bay, visit AuroraBayCare.com/urgent.


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Discipline: Economics
The early classical economists believed that profits would eventually decline.
The Scottish economist Adam Smith (1723-1790) viewed the growth rate of capital accumulation (which took place at a rate higher than total output) as the cause.
The English economist David Ricardo (1772-1823) argued that a decline in the general rate of profit was caused by the diminishing marginal productivity of land.
The German political economist Karl Marx (1818-1883) believed that the rate of profit was influenced by the growth of competition between capitalists.
A Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (London, 1776);
D Ricardo, On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation (London, 1817);
K Marx, Capital, i-ni (Harmondsworth, ,1976-81)


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Two weeks ago we wrote about an article published in The Tablet about Fr. Borys Gudziak's and his Memorandum, penned shortly after a visit from Ukraine's Security Service.
Under a sub-heading "University rector and secret agents", the newspaper's latest issue includes the AUGB's response to the article in the Letters to the Editor section:
"Jonathan Luxmoore (The Church in the World, 10 July) quotes criticisms, by the secretary general of the Ukraine's catholic bishop's conference, of Fr. Borys Gudziak, the rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University. There was no suggestion in Fr. Gudziak's original statement that Ukraine's Secret Service attempted to recruit him as a "secret collaborator". Surely then, in the interests of free and impartial journalism, Mr Luxmoore ought to have taken the time to ask Fr. Gudziak about the incident rather than simply seeking half-baked quotes from someone living over 300 miles away in a bid to discredit what was an otherwise extremely disconcerting development in Ukraine on 18 May - both for the Church and all educational establishments.
Fedir Kurlak
Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain"


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This wearable device has a battery that lasts up to 30 hours. It comes integrated with Apple Watch and Apple TV. You can use this with third party apps like Strava, Runkeeper, and MapMyFitness.
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Techies In Uproar Following Drupal Developer's Expulsion Over BDSM Kinks
Drupal developers are fighting back following the expulsion of Larry Garfield following the public shaming of his private sex life.
Drupal developers are fighting back following the expulsion of Larry Garfield following the public shaming of his private sex life.
Social justice warriors love diversity, except when it's political diversity.
With weak iPhone sales causing Apple to suffer its first full-year revenue and profit declines since 2001, several analysts are downgrading Apple and upgrading the potential for Google's new Pixel smartphone line.
The DeepMind Challenge victory demonstrates that Google's open-source "artificial general intelligence" has just launched a new era of disruptive technology.
Coraline Ada Ehmke, a partisan feminist known for imposing hated progressive codes of conduct on open source coding communities, has announced she will join the influential software development platform GitHub to advise on "anti-harassment."
Two luminaries from the open source software world, Eric Raymond and Meredith Patterson, discuss the social justice incursion with Milo Yiannopoulos.
Yesterday, we reported on the untimely death of open source software pioneer Ian Murdock, who died in sensational circumstances after a string of emotionally charged posts on social media in which he threatened suicide and claimed to have been the victim of a vicious incident of police brutality.
Feminists in tech have been staging attempted "honey traps" to frame prominent male software developers for sexual assault, according to explosive claims on the blog of Eric S. Raymond, a pioneer of the open source movement. In allegations that will rock the world of
O'Reilly Media's 2015 Open Source convention (OScon) turned into a debacle on Twitter last week after the invitation of a controversial activist. The drama escalated after O'Reilly Media employed a flawed mass-blocking tool on its official Twitter accounts, which blocked a swathe of journalists and developers in addition to the convention's critics.
On June 12, 2014, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on the company's web site that "All Our Patent Belong to You." In adopting an "open source" policy to allow others to use the company's patented intellectual property for free, Tesla's stock (NASDAQ-TSLA) went up and the company got lots of publicity. But the statement preserved patent rights by requiring "good faith", which is definitely not "open source." Now, in a bizarre move, Musk has announced unlimited free-use of Tesla's patents. Twenty-four hours later, Apple leaked that it is designing an electric vehicle and is now bidding to recruit Tesla employees.


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Team: Programs | Commitment: Career | Location: Washington DC
Senior Program Officer
Position Summary:
CNFA is seeking a Washington, D.C.-based Senior Program Officer to oversee, manage and backstop a portfolio of international development programs. Responsibilities include providing leadership related to project planning, providing administrative and technical support to field staff, and monitoring and evaluating field project activities and results. This position reports to the Vice President of Programs, works closely with program Chiefs of Party, partners and donor and supervises junior program staff.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Assist with program implementation by providing technical support that includes, but is not limited to: input toward program strategy development; assistance developing technical program materials and deliverables; monitoring and evaluation of program activities; fostering and maintaining strategic relationships with donors, implementing partners and other stakeholders; leadership in critiquing and reviewing project documents such as grant, procurement and project proposals; development of scopes of work for short-term assistance and other technical contributions;
- Backstop programs, including reviewing/editing program documents and reports, tracking and reports program events;
- Maintain electronic filing system of all program documentation, stakeholder contacts and key deliverables;
- Prepare or review project documentation that requires home office and USDA approval;
- Support the Communications Department by ensuring production and updating of high quality project communication tools;
- Monitor projects to ensure programmatic compliance and contractual and financial compliance in collaboration with the Operations and Compliance Department, as well as achievement of project deliverables and impact;
- Field travel for site visits, temporary assignments to assist in field office work efforts, start-up, general evaluation of program progress and potential, and collection of program information will be required;
- Manage sub-contractors contractual and technical deliverables;
- Liaising with USDA to provide timely updates on program activities and impact and engage donors on development and implementation of programs; and
- Other duties as assigned.
Candidate Qualifications:
- Bachelors' Degree in a relevant field (Business, agricultural economics, international relations) required; a Master's Degree is strongly preferred;
- A minimum of 5 years of experience backstopping complex international economic development programs is required;
- Experience working on USDA funded program required;
- Demonstrated experience with backstopping in working with programs to build local partner capacity required;
- Demonstrated expertise in project budget development and management, including experience conducting operational and financial audits of field offices;
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills, and clear, concise written communication skills required;
- Strong budgeting and analytical capacity is expected;
- Outstanding organization skills with a high level of attention to detail;
- Ability to maintain composure and flexibility under tight deadlines;
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize effectively and manage multiple competing priorities;
- Ability to engage with organizations and individuals from various cross-cultural contexts;
- Highly skilled in coordination and project management;
- High proficiency in English and French required;
- MS Office proficiency required;
- Authorization to work in the United States required.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against individuals on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status. CNFA takes affirmative action in support of its policy to advance in employment individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.
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This week I get to tell you about Jill Healey, a fabulous and GORGEOUS photographer from Australia. The Gold Coast, to be specific (That's on the east coast, 'round Brisbane. I had to Google it. Gorgeous area!!).
(Seriously, if I had any money, I'd find a way to visit these gals in person and learn from them. First Niki from Finland, now Jillian from the Gold coast? I have "travel crushes" on these photogs from other countries!!)
Meet Jillian:
Jillian shared one of her current favorite images with me for her interview, here:
And then was kind enough to answer 10 questions about her image, her photography, and a little about herself as well. If you find yourself thirsty for more, she has a fabulous website and blog, and can also be found on Facebook.
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Ten Questions with Jillian Healey
About your image…
1) Why do you love this image?
It just screams new, young love. There's passion and the very fabric of the planet seems to be backing them up!
2) What were your settings with this image?
2) What were your settings with this image?
Shutter Speed: 1/640
Aperture: 3.5
Lens: 50mm 1.4
Body: 5D Classic
3) What do you love about photography?
3) What do you love about photography?
This isn't a straightforward question. I love making a record of people, connections, personalities that will give people cause to smile and reminisce in years to come. I love details. Eyelashes, fingers, eyes - all the things you come to know about a person you love intimately. I love more than anything else that I am able to take my skills and eye for detail and connection into the most heartbreaking moments in a family's life with the charity work I do with the Heartfelt organisation who go into hospitals and capture what is often the only high quality photographs of little ones who are on the verge of getting their wings or who have flown already. It is the reason I learned to take a photograph and the reason I continue to make photography my business and career.
4) What type of photography do you specialize in and why?
4) What type of photography do you specialize in and why?
Newborns, immediate families, maternity and couples are what I do most of, in that order. I have recently realised that I work best with smaller groups of people and am now really limiting myself to servicing those groups so that I am always playing to my strengths and giving my clients the very best I can.
5) What are your favorite hobbies and pastimes?
5) What are your favorite hobbies and pastimes?
There hasn't been nearly enough time for hobbies and pastimes in recent years as I have been so busy building my business. Through photography I have re-learned knitting in order to make lots of props for my babies, but before that I enjoyed DIY, painting and feltmaking. I also love driving out in to the countryside with my husband and kids and picnicking in remote and spectacular locations.
[Oh, LOVE this answer! The picnicking part sounds especially amazing!]
6) Who or what inspires you?
6) Who or what inspires you?
As time goes by and I get a little older, I can see how precious life is and I am utterly inspired by being trusted to take such intimate photos of people on their journeys through love and the creation of new life. I also find inspiration in other photographers. I love the energy of Diana Palmer and Tara Whitney and Nate and Jacklyn Kaiser. I love the serenity and achingly beautiful images of a number of newborn specialists (too many to mention!!) who all have unique styles of their own.
7) Who are some of your favorite singers/bands?
7) Who are some of your favorite singers/bands?
Does Glee count??? Other than that, I love Eurythmics, Black Eyed Peas, Radiohead, Beyonce and Britney Spears. I also like a variety of Britpop and all things 80s!
[Glee TOTALLY counts. I could listen to their soundtracks for HOURS. And sing along loudly, of course!]
8) What is your favorite movie of all time?
8) What is your favorite movie of all time?
Danny Deckchair.
9) What would your ideal day be like?
9) What would your ideal day be like?
My staff would arrive to make breakfast, clean, do laundry, iron and make the school lunches. I would then take my three girls to school whilst said staff put the house back together, grocery shop and make me a healthy and tasty lunch. I would be photographing a newborn while they do this. After lunch, a little editing, respond to emails and then go collect the kids from school. We would then go hang out at the beach for an hour, grab some afternoon tea and then come home and do homework. My chef would have started on dinner. Eat dinner, send the kids for showers and tuck them into bed while the maid cleans the dishes and then my masseuse would give me a quick shoulder massage before bed. Other than that, I would just go with a completely chaotic day, stumbling from one disaster to the next, never an ironed outfit in sight nor a clue of what to eat for dinner. Either way is good!
[Working on your ideal day? You're a better woman than I am!!]
10) If you weren't a photographer, what other profession would you like to pursue?
Jill, I'm THRILLED you went into photography, so you could become a part of my circle of inspiration. Who needs more doctors, anyway? (Kidding. Seriously.)
Thank you for sharing your talent with my bloggy, and thanks, bloggy readers, for checking this gal out and giving her some love.
(Come back next week to read about Rachel Aberle from Green Bay, WI!)
(Come back next week to read about Rachel Aberle from Green Bay, WI!)
Off to go play at a Girls' Night Out. I gotta get as many of those kinds of activities in before the newborn arrives... right??


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Anthony D'Esposito to fill Anthony Santino's Hempstead Town Board seat
Former Island Park Fire Chief and NYPD Detective Anthony D'Esposito was appointed Tuesday to fill the Hempstead Town Board seat of newly elected Supervisor Anthony Santino.
Town Board members tapped D'Esposito, 33, to fill the remainder of Santino's term until a special election is held in November. He will represent Hempstead's 4th District, which includes Island Park, Oceanside, East Rockaway, Hewlett, Rockville Centre and South Hempstead. His district also includes sections of Baldwin, Cedarhurst, Lynbrook, Malverne, Valley Stream and Woodmere.
D'Esposito, a Republican, is a lifelong Island Park resident. He resigned his post as fire chief last year after leading the department and village back from the damage of Superstorm Sandy. He is the son of Island Park Deputy Mayor Stephen D'Esposito and graduated from Hofstra University in 2004.
D'Esposito has also served as a New York City Police Department detective in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn for 11 years where, town officials said, he has made more than 600 arrests, investigating shootings, robberies and homicides.
He is taking a leave of absence of up to one year and said he is committed to running for the council seat on the Republican ticket in November.
"This is something I've always had a passion for," D'Esposito said. "The opportunity was offered and you have to take these opportunities or you might regret it."
The appointment marks D'Esposito's first political office, but he has been active in Hempstead town affairs and the Nassau County Republican party. He served as a liaison to Island Park during Hurricane Irene and superstorm Sandy when the firehouse functioned as village hall and a hub for mobile town services.
He said he will learn from Santino's outreach to residents to bring youth to the town board and make town services more accessible. He said his top priority is to continue to work for federal storm protection.
"On a whole, local government seems distant to young people trying to establish a home and I'll try to make my office a bridge to local government," D'Esposito said.
The Hempstead Town Board members appointed D'Esposito unanimously, but Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby objected to his appointment without an election.
"He does have the qualifications of a great councilman, but I object to the process of choosing a representative without any input from residents of that district," Goosby said. "This is not voted on by the people who live there and this is a very undemocratic process."
Santino said state law requires the board fill his vacancy through an appointment or leave it vacant until the next election.
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text: One of my favourite features of the season was seeing all the individual personalities grow during the season and gradually come together to form a bigger and more united rabble. As has been alluded to, early season, the rabble was very much lead singing wise by Mishi and Burty. I remember Carshalton at home in August where it pissed down with rain relentlessly for 90 minutes. Mishi was at work and Burt took to the stand. A rendition of the Burt/Erhun song to the Manic Street Preachers 'Faster' was unable to attract our songsmith to join myself, Vornstlye and Joe K (apologies to anybody else who was behind that goal that day but it wasn't many). So we sporadically sang, despite the weather, despite my not knowing all the songs or being generally out of tune with everybody else. We won 3-1 and it was great, even though that was the game where we sadly lost Harry Ottoway for the vast majority of the season, but it was nowhere near the atmosphere we would go on to have for a seemingly routine game at home to Wingate & Finchley for example. This became almost a given when our 'leaders' were not present. Personally, I hated to start songs as didn't want to sing an inappropriate one or for too long. I probably do that now. I preferred to prompt a song so that somebody else would start it. Gradually, I gained the confidence to start even though not even my efforts could cajole the few of us at Lowestoft away to sing for more than a few minutes as it was so fucking cold! But now, It feels as though that from having only a handful of 'characters' with the confidence to lead, we now have a Monty Python style multitude (you're all individuals, you're all different! er, I'm not) who now have the willingness to not only start but to create songs no matter how abject some of the efforts have been. It's been a pleasure to see all the individuals I had the odd chat with on occasion at home games come together and in the last few months of the season the scenes that we've seen at the end of games, especially away, has been truly unique. It's an absolute pisser that we won't be participating in the play-offs with our special fans but we've already won the moral victory and will no doubt win it again next season regardless of what happens. Now, who wants a regular Saturday afternoon kick about somewhere (Peckham Rye Commnon? feel free to suggest) to replace our 3pm Saturday footy diet? I have Concorde Rangers football to play with, my only south London style thievery of the season. It had to be done.


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Is Atkins diet effective and are there risks?
Q - Is the Atkins diet effective and is there evidence of long-term risk?
A - Anecdotal reports from patients and a limited number of small clinical trials show people who follow the Atkins high-protein/low-carbohydrate diet regimen initially lose weight. There is no evidence that this is a specific consequence of the type of diet, rather it is a direct result of eating fewer calories.
At one year, weight loss is no different from that achieved with a conventional low fat, calorie-controlled diet plan. There is no data on weight change over periods greater than one year.
In clinical trials around a third of patients failed to complete the study, implying that adherence is poor. This is the critical issue for long-term weight loss and maintenance.
Evidence suggests a conventional low-fat/high-carbohydrate diet is linked to reductions in diabetes risk but no similar evidence exists for the Atkins diet.
The macronutrient composition of the Atkins diet is in direct contrast with international guidance recommendations for the reduction of chronic diseases, which emphasise decreases in fat, increases in unrefined carbohydrate, fruits and vegetables and no increase in protein.
The diet is nutritionally deficient in vitamins and minerals and patients should be advised to take supplements.
Theoretical risks include renal impairment and increased calcium excretion due to chronic high-protein consumption, together with increased risks of cancer and heart disease caused by the high-fat/low-carbohydrate content. Whether these risks materialise will depend in part on the extent of adherence to the programme.
There is insufficient evidence to recommend the Atkins plan to overweight patients. It is advisable to reduce the intake of refined carbohydrates, which often carry additional fat. Patients should be encouraged to include modest portions of unrefined carbohydrates, with plenty of fruits and vegetables (largely excluded on the Atkins diet) to retain the health benefits of these foods.
Susan Jebb is head of nutrition and health research at the
MRC Human Nutrition
Research Centre, Cambridge


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Welcome back, Bachelor Nation! We're entering Week 4 which means we've said goodbye to half of the women already and are left with 15 contestants who all think they "might be falling for Colton." This week takes place in Singapore which feels like they're leaving the country a lot sooner than they usually do. Did the California fires cause them to have to fly out to Singapore? Are they coming back to the states for more domestic stuff, or are they overseas from this point forward? Typically we find ourselves in whichever town's board of tourism ponied up the most to have ABC film a gaggle of women gush over the accommodations and scream the Bachelor's name from a balcony. Either way – things are getting serious and we're officially in the meat of the season.
Quick Reflections on Week 3
Pirate's Dinner Adventure in Anaheim just shot to the top of our bucket list. It's a Medieval Times, but for pirates… less than a block away from the actual Medieval Times. It's got a drink on the menu called "Sexy Leg Drink" that looks like the lamp from A Christmas Story. You can also get drinks in the full range of electric neon colors that don't exist in nature. It's Baja Sharkeez, but with a dinner show, and we want to go to there.
What happened to Catherine? She stole Colton four (five? twenty?) times during the first night, and then did… nothing. We had her pegged as the obvious early villain, but it seems like she came up against Demi's aggressiveness and Hannah B's absolute crazy, and she shrank from the occasion. This happens but rarely does someone turn on the crazy quite so high (I mean, she gave him her dog to watch…) and then basically say 13 words over the next 2 weeks.
Sydney having Colton stretch her out during the Strongest Man competition was the right answer. That's how you get the virgin's attention; not by touching his junk with a mannequin hand.
Quick question on what's ahead – does Colton go AWOL while in Asia? We just assumed that he was in the states – probably at the mansion or something. What is he going to do without a phone, change of clothes, wallet, in another country where he definitely does not speak the language?
This Week's Bets
- Goes on a Group Date (5pts) – Take a look at the sneak peak here for some clues. We see a bunch of them from the beginning of the clip. We know he has two 1:1's (Caelynn and Tayisha) and there are 15 girls left. With 2 different 1:1s – he wouldn't go walking the streets with 13 of them, would he?
- Eats Bullfrog, Eel, Pig's Feet, or a Fish Eye (5pts) – Eat weird stuff in the Singapore market? Who seems the most willing to do anything for Instagram followers? Onyeka?
- Refers to Demi by Name (5pts) – uh, everyone? Weird. Courtney for sure though.
- Kisses Colton (On the Lips) (5pts) – I see Caelynn, Cassie, Tayshia, Demi, Hannah B from the preview – i'd throw in a few more who have already locked lips with him. (Elyse, Hannah G, Onykea)
- Receives a One-on-One Date (5pts) – We see Caelynn come into the shot in the preview with a ton of bags and all the women are like "ohhhhh!" This appears to be the annual "shopping date. " It looks like she's in an old Rolls dressed very formally. Could we see a "Crazy Rich Asians" date with Awkwafina?!?! (God, please yes)
- Also, TV guide says that Tayisha gets her own date too, but I wonder if she's the first 1:1 to go home. I don't know that I'd put her on my team.
- Wears Red Dress to the Rose Ceremony (5pts) – Who comes up with these questions?
- Receives a Rose (5pts) – We're getting to the point where he probably likes most of them now, so the choices get tougher. I think Onyeka is a risky bet here and probably Tracy.
- Gets a Leech Applied to Her Body (10pts) Hannah B – it's in the preview and it's f'ing gross. Sorry. Ew.
Things We Wish We Could Bet On
How much of the beauty queen stuff is planted? There is no way that this played out organically. You don't happen to end up with two candidates, who happened to be roommates, who happen to have had a falling out, and oh they are also the reigning Miss-es of their states. So just how much is faked? Are they secretly best friends? Did one of the girls apply, and they had to go out and find the rival?
Even if we set that question aside, doesn't Hannah B seem like she's legitimately, absolutely, put-strychnine-in-the-guacamole, crazy? Her tank of rage thing… yikes.
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Oh, I'm ready for May to be over with already. Ready for summer. Ready for no more homework. Ready for late evenings playing outside and grilling something delicious. Ready for the pool, any pool. Ready for time…any time.
In other news I have dipped my foot in the pool of couponing. I used to cut coupons religiously, use them occasionally and let them expire constantly. But I've learned a few tricks this time around...actually took a couponing class.
On my first time out my goal was to get one deal at one store. Three hours and three stores later I had saved a grand total of $9. Seriously wanted to throw in the towel after that day.
The second week I tried a few deals at a different store. My out of pocket was much larger than I had planned (turns out those "free" deals are not immediate); however, all things considered I got $37 worth of stuff for $9 (out of pocket was around $20...complicated story).
Today though, I tried my first grocery experience. After all I had to go anyway, might as well try to get some deals right? I'm guessing it took me around 2 hours to prepare for the trip (list, sales, coupon cutting). I paid $67 but I saved $52. That's right folks, 50%. Today it was worth it.
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Day 106
This morning I went out the local park to find a shot of the day. I came across a tree stump that had some interesting fungus growth on the side of it. Initially, I shot this from a side view, but the top down view had more of an impact, once I changed my perspective. While I love this view of the fungus, I can't help but wonder what it would have looked like from the bottom up.
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Sunday, December 27, 2009
365 Project - Day 106
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How to Save a Dying City in Four Steps... Or Maybe Five
Gary North
Detroit and Chicago are models of urban failure.
The decline of both cities visibly began around 1960. That was when a decade of Democratic control merged with the federal government to turn these cities into welfare state disasters.
This had begun in the New Deal. But it took a quarter century for the process to begin to become visible. Whites began moving out. The suburbs continued to grow.
James Curley of Boston had begun this process even earlier. He was the model for the mayor in the novel and 1958 movie, The Last Hurrah. Tax by tax, he penalized the productive middle class. They started leaving.
Everyone knows abut Detroit. They are learning about Chicago. The public schools are not salvageable. Charter schools are the last remaining hope of the city to retain white, upper class, taxable citizens. The city council has just passed a new property tax. They have exempted all homes under $250,000. This will make other cities in the region more attractive.
The four major employers in Chicago, in this order, are these: the federal government, the public schools, the city, and Cook County.
George Will has written an insightful essay on the plight of the city. Amazingly, the Washington Post reprinted it.
Young college graduates like to live in cities. Given incentives, they live in downtown areas. But they can be kept out by high taxes. They are the future of any city.
They are outvoted by inner city welfare-dependent voting blocs. So, they leave. This is not a new phenomenon. It has been going on since 1946. The suburbs grow faster.
First, declare bankruptcy. This makes possible the next three steps. Second, default on all pensions. Third, close the public schools. Fourth, cap the property tax at 1% of market value. That was the limit placed on the municipal governments in California in 1978: Proposition 13. Voters in the state approved a constitutional amendment that tied the hands of city governments to loot the residents.
There is a fifth step: imitate Houston. Abolish all zoning. But this is not as important as the first four steps.
The price of real estate would rise, as it has in Los Angeles County and Orange County. The auction principle of "high bid wins" would take over. Productive people would stay. Less productive people would leave.
There are other steps that would help cut expenses, but the main expense is public education. This is no longer required. The Web can provide everything free of charge.
School districts would make available the following option to fired teachers with contractual tenure. They would get a severance pay bonus of $50,000 for putting their classroom courses on the school district's free education website. These videos would be hosted free on YouTube. This costs the districts nothing. Districts would pay for a full-time webmaster for the district's courses. This could easily be paid for from the proceeds of the sale of surplus public school campuses.
These videos would allow comments. There would be Facebook "likes." Word would get out fast: like vs. dislike. Parents could choose which teachers are best.
Voters would also see how incompetent most of the former teachers were.
There would be thousands of courses online for free, as school districts and cities close schools and fire teachers.
Word will get out. Two-dozen teachers nationally in each course will get half of the students. They will get rich by selling workbooks, updated videos, and so forth. They will be superstars. Districts will court them, the way that universities pay $250,000 a year to superstar professors.
Without high-cost schools to pay for, city costs would drop. Without pensions to pay for, the second-largest cost would go away. Taxes would be tied to market property values.
The middle class would stay. The cities would grow. They would not get cheaper to live in, but jobs would multiply. Taxes would not eat up families' futures.
Something like this scenario is going to happen over the next three or four decades. The voters will fight it initially. So will the municipal unions. But the Great Default is coming. The welfare checks for the elderly will stop coming from Washington. These families will sell their homes to younger families to get money. They will move in with children. This is how families have dealt with old age from the beginning. We live in anomalous times. Voters will decide that it is time to cut local property taxes.
We know what the future of education is: video-based online education. The Khan Academy is proof. So is the Ron Paul Curriculum.
Public schools will eventually be forced by finances to adopt online, video-based education. Some states have begun the transition. For a list of online distance learning programs, state by state, click here. The stigma of distance learning is over.
Instead of vouchers, districts will offer a cheap Chromebook for each child and free high speed Internet hookups to inner city families that cannot afford this. The cost per home school student will drop to maybe $500 a year. This will replace today's $12,400 per student -- higher in large cities.
In 20 years, millions of middle class families will educate their children at home online. It will be a mark of social failure to have your children in the public schools -- anyway, non-charter schools.
Voters will still want free babysitting at taxpayers' expense. There will still be charter schools. Charter schools will use YouTube videos in classes with student-teacher ratios of 40 or 50 to one, above grade three. Students will sit in carrels. They will wear headphones. Discipline problems will be dealt with by expulsion. "Educate your child at home. Discipline him." The public schools will finally start providing safe environments. Headphones will reduce discipline problems to a minimum. A high student-teacher ratio will cut expenses.
The teachers above the 5th grade will be coaches. The voters want free sports. Give the coaches something useful to do: keep order.
Then 80% of all school administrators will be fired. Who will need them?
There will be middle-class flight out of the schools in any district that refuses to adopt YouTube-based education in the classrooms. The voters will then be ready to shrink the school budgets.
Surplus public school campuses can be sold to private schools that use YouTube-based education.
Then what of the teachers' unions? Gone with the wind.
Cities should be growing. Most people like to live in them.
The welfare state policies of urban voters are strangling some large cities. Detroit and Chicago are obvious examples. Creative, productive people move to the suburbs, or else they move to less oppressive cities.
When the Great Default comes, it will be time to buy investment homes in bankrupt cities. The ability of the state to keep funding the welfare state programs will decline. Sacred cows will be sacrificed on the altar of bankruptcy.


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Nadia, our Miss South Yorkshire International, made a donation to her local charity shop!
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Prepare, Sustain, Thrive and Survive Simply
A precept of successful radical rural simplicity is being resourceful with whatever is lying around in the environment. Using such things is a way to express thanks to the universe for what is at hand. Resourcefulness is also a good thing to practice for when there are shortages, outages, or the System otherwise unravels, also known as a shtf scenario.
For years now, I've been snapping and sawing the little branches and twigs in slash piles and stacking them into neat rows of firewood. People who are just after the logs think I'm crazy because the small stuff is a waste of time to them. Just torch it, they say.
I believe we're on this planet to enjoy and take care of it, and not to waste too much stuff — even little branches and twigs. My time is precious as well, and there is the law of diminishing returns. But think about the time people enthusiastically waste on a variety of trivial and vainglorious pursuits. I know that processing something considered waste will be very appreciated later on. It's a meditative activity, and being active outside is a healthy thing to do.
After several years of doing this, my son and I took a trip to Germany, where I was born. (I'm a national, not an "army brat"). We hiked along some of the many public trails that lead through the countryside from one town to another. I felt vindicated upon seeing wood piles made up of limbs and twigs, just like mine, along the way.
As a former city girl learning the ins and outs of rural voluntary simplicity, I often discovered that a method I used to do things had been practiced by my ancestors. Once the trappings of modern society faded into the background, genetic memory started to kick in. I hadn't experienced genetic memory until I took the space in time to follow my instincts and freely experiment with ways of simple living.
There are cultures today, where poor women have no choice but to walk a full day just to reach a source of firewood. They stay there and gather it for another day, then spend a day hauling bundles of limbs home on their backs. I feel very fortunate to have so much of this free fuel steps away.
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Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Promoters of Death
Not many better ways to say this, but the current issue facing the reddest of the red states involves the not-quite-mandatory vaccination of prepubescent girls for HPV, an STD which causes cervical cancer and is responsible for several hundred thousand deaths worldwide. A recently developed vacccine promises to reduce said deaths, and in a rare burst of enlightenment, the governor of Texas issued an order promulgating the vaccine for girls.(The order is frequently described as "mandatory," but in fact is nothing of the sort: parents may opt out of its administration). A firestorm of controversy ensued. A most thoughtful, if political, acquaintance of Chaos' raised what seemed to be legitimate questions about the vaccine's efficacy and the troubling relationship between the governor and the big pharma company promoting it. This position may be valid, and certainly should be the basis for a reasoned debate, but kindly recall what state Chaos is speaking of...in point of fact, the debate will proceed solely on the absurd fundamentalist position that the administration of the vaccine will lead to more promiscuity (Chaos can only shake his head as these words appear on the screen...). Chaos likes following this issue because of its purity: the stark face of how religion promotes death by attempting to regulate others' sexual behavior. Chaos' prediction: no vaccine for Texas girls, and some will die because of it.
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The "Doc" states...a reminder of a past legitimate question(s)..Roe vs. Wade? "Who's choice should it be?"
...arising questions..if the Governor did NOT have daughters, would there be any involvement at all?..depsite the Pharma Comp.
Doc predicts the same...no vaccine = an undeserved demise of many prospectively, prosperous young beings.
- Tuesday, 20 March, 2007
- Chaos said...
Ah, yet another "benefit" to living in Texas...Chaos thanks you for your perceptive comments, and reminds you of the many many ways in which the state occupies the bottom among all the others (e.g., air pollution, funding for children, teen pregnancies, dropouts, etc.).
- Wednesday, 21 March, 2007
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Jim Carrey Hosts Leslie Jones' First SNL as a Cast Member
Jim Carrey returned to host SNL for his 3rd time, this time doing the Halloween show. Carrey, having a sketch comedy background from his In Living Color days, is definitely one of the best kinds of hosts SNL can have, and with Chris Rock scheduled for next week's show, we truly have yet not had a dud "I'm just here because ratings" kind of host (which is great!). His first show back in the 90s took place while his movie stardom was very much on the rise, as he portrayed highly-quotable characters such as in The Mask or Ace Ventura. His 2011-hosted show brought about the Swan Lake parody sketch that most fans will remember with Nasim Pedrad and Bill Hader.
And hey – Leslie Jones was just promoted to featured player this week!! That's just plain amazing. I personally didn't want anymore additions to this cast at the current size…but honestly, if they were to add anyone, this is a great decision I fully support. She has the voice, presence and energy that the show needs to capitalize on, and she's basically been like another featured player thus far this season, having a weekend update segment and appearing in two sketches. My question is, what will that mean for people like Sasheer Zamata, who are also funny but haven't had much of a chance to truly break out and show us their abilities? Will she get lost in the sauce as Leslie Jones climbs the ladder? Interestingly, she and Jones were hired at the same time, but Zamata was put in the cast while Jones was hired as a writer (in response to the show's 2013 controversy over a lack of casting diversity). Well…only time will tell. My point: I love Leslie Jones. But I also want to see more of/get to love Sasheer Zamata!
BUT ANYWAY! On to the Jim Carrey SNL recap!
COLD OPEN: EBOLA CZAR (Pharaoh, Killam, Strong, Moynihan, Bryant, Thompson)
This was…okay. I didn't laugh much, I didn't dislike it…for me, it was there. Politicians are corrupt. Yup. Then Kenan's Al Sharpton showed up, and although it felt like "how do we end this thing?…hmm…Al Sharpton says something eccentric." Then I chuckled. Kenan must really like playing this guy. But yeah, this didn't seem to really go anywhere other than feeling like 3 different sketches.
Blackometer: 4.5/10
JIM CARREY MONOLOGUE (Carrey, Killam, Zamata, Strong, Thompson)
Walking on stage in that costume shouldn't have threw me off as much as it did. He really could have said anything in this song, and it would have been just so much fun because of his energy. But, yes – the devil impersonating Elvis singing about pecan pie. Sounds like classic Carrey to me. Weird can be fun! (Which would become a theme of the night.) And hey, a choir!
Blackometer: 6.8/10
LINCOLN ADS (Carrey, Thompson)
This was funny. And interesting – because I always figured Matthew McConaughey was Taran Killam's best impression. Then…it became a 3-part recurring commercial ad! Spot-on stuff here, right up to the random kids being concerned from the backseat. Then out of nowhere…well, I won't spoil it if you haven't seen it. Just watch and have a good laugh at the 3rd one.
Blackometer: 7.8/10
CARREY FAMILY REUNION (Carrey, Jones, Killam, Mooney, Bennett, Bayer, Pharaoh, Strong, Moynihan, Daniels)
A returning concept from the Christopher Walken family reuinion, but this time with everyone doing their Jim Carrey impression – right down to Jay Pharoah resurrecting the Repairman, Bobby Moynihan's hilarious Mask, and even Jeff Daniels showing up! (Because Dumb and Dumber Too.) Anyway, it's always great when you can draw from a comedy well that was once funny years ago, and still make it funny again with nuance. (Oh hey, Riddler!)
Blackometer: 8/10
GRAVEYARD SONG (Davidson, Zamata, Pharaoh, Moynihan, McKinnon, Thompson, Carrey, Killam)
When Paul & Phil interrupted the first time as "casual ghosts", you knew where the sketch was going. I didn't think I would like this sketch at first due to being kind of predictable…but something about Paul and Phil's naive but friendly personalities genuinely got to me. But mostly, I'm a sucker for anytime Kenan yells "NO!!!" on the show.
Blackometer: 6.2/10
WEEKEND UPDATE (Jost, Che, Bayer, Moynihan)
Hey, we got both Jost and Che going on mini-rants tonight! Jost seemed to really be in the zone with each of his jokes tonight…actually, just about every joke was spot-on tonight, honestly. Bayer's Daisy Rose character quickly reminded me of Kristen Wiig's Rebecca Larue character, flirting on Update with Seth Meyers some years back. However, Bayer became distracted by a crush on Che, going into a desperate romcom "just run away with me, right now!" character. With Che quickly crushing every idea she had ('stop reading the cue cards out there, and start reading the one in here!'), this turned into something more interactive than the typical Update segment.
And Bobby Moynihan…man oh man, was this guy having a great night. He was everywhere! Drunk Uncle refusing to talk to Che…yikes. But man, to imagine the conversation the two of them would have!
Blackometer: 8.3/10
SECRET BILLIONAIRE (Killam, Strong, Moynihan, Bennett, Carrey, Pharaoh)
First of all, Beck Bennett's voice is perfect for a dating show. Just saying. Second of all, Jay Pharoah has one of the best "wtf" faces in the entire cast. Third, this was, of course, an excuse for Jim Carrey to sit there and be eccentric. It really could have been done with just Carrey in the sketch by himself. Did it work? Upon rewatching it…that monologue at the end is actually pretty darn interesting. But poor Brian. Surrounded by 250 Dennis's.
Blackometer: 6/10
GHOST CHASERS (Jones, Killam, Bayer, Zamata, Mooney)
This was the perfect use of Leslie Jones. Also, this was very accurate – and I'm leaving it at that.
Blackometer: 7.5/10
HIGH SCHOOL (Carrey, Bennett, Mooney, Strong, Thompson, Davidson, Pharaoh)
They did a very similar Walking Dead sketch with Kevin Hart back in 2012, except this time it was about a guy trying to bring his zombie son in the group. The strongest part was Carrey's goodbye to his son, even if you foresaw the ending.
Blackometer: 5/10
HALLOWEEN PARTY (Bayer, Mooney, Zamata, Bryant, McKinnon, Bennett, Carrey, Michaels, Azalea)
Just before this sketch started, Taran Killam tweeted "Calling it now, Kate McKinnon is about to steal the show!!!" I completely agree with him – this was a delight. I don't know if that audience was expecting them to come offstage (they did have preset props out there, and a reluctant Lorne Michaels), but between the energy Carrey and McKinnon had during these goofy dances and Aidy Bryant's poor "I didn't dress up, I forgot…I'm just a woman trying her best!" Joanne character, this might just end up as an iconic SNL sketch.
Blackometer: 8.7/10
GEOFF'S HALLOWEEN EMPORIUM (Bayer, Strong, Carrey)
So, it looks like Bayer's & Strong's porn star characters have Halloween store jobs now? This was so interesting – so similar to that recurring sketch with similar characters, but they spoke much quicker and cleaner than usual, except they're in a store instead of the usual spot…but then the sketch turned into Jim Carrey's demon-possessed boss who continually distracted them…? I was confused…but I want to award this thing points for mixing it up in an unexpected way. And for the vortex on the clipboard. (I won't remember any of this sketch in a few hours, but still.)
Blackometer: 6/10
Best Sketch of the Night: Halloween Party
Worst Sketch of the Night: Ebola Czar Cold Open
Joke of the Night: Jost's Honey-Boo-Boo show joke
Observations: As soon as Carrey hit the stage, there was a liveliness and energy that carried throughout the entire episode, even for sketches that weren't as strong or memorable. Carrey was a great host, and gave his natural 'all' into everything, no matter how weird it was – which somehow made it not seem as weird, in a sense. We got to see much more of cast members who don't usually get as much airtime (Moynihan, Pharaoh and Bayer especially had a great night) and Leslie Jones was in a very fitting (and funny!) sketch on her first official show as a cast member. It's hard to ask for the energy and spirit that the show has had every week so far to continue for the next 7 months (and for continually great hosts), but boy, it this season's first 4 weeks are any indicator, we still have plenty to look forward to.
Next time: Chris Rock! And Prince!
Bill Hader: 6.91
Sarah Silverman: 6.78
Chris Pratt: 6.54


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A Touch Of Sin
A Touch Of Sin (Tian zhu ding) starts off looking like one of those long films where nothing much happens. We see a man contemplating eating a pice of fruit he has picked up off the road at the scene of a fatal accident involving a fruit truck. Standing astride his bike as if his decision to eat or not to eat, weighed heavy on his soul. Then we cut to another man on his motorbike, riding along a winding mountain road, only to slow down and stop for some axe wielding thugs. Why he slowed down and stopped for these would be robbers doesn't become fully apparent until later in the film, but rather than getting money from this lonely traveler, the thugs get a slug a piece from the mans concealed pistol.
It's not exactly the start you were expecting from a film that I wrongly understood was about corruption in modern day China.
It wasn't until after the film when I read up a-fresh what the film was about that I realised that it was more about the "corrosive effects of violence in contemporary China," though in reflection themes of corruption also drove the film.
Things soon settled down to follow the life of the guy contemplating the piece of fruit, Dahai, who lives in a remote village whose livelihood is intricately linked to the local mine. A mine that used to be owned by the villagers themselves, until the local chief sold it to a big multinational company, making a few key characters in the village rich – being able to drive Audi's and Maserati's whilst everyone else struggles on in typical Chinese ways, not wanting to complain. Dahai is different however, and raises his voice, causing trouble, and in one scene, after publicly questioning the mine's owner, gets repeatedly hit in the side of the head with a metal rod, but inexplicably does nothing to defend himself.
Things then get a little weird from our western perspective, and then after having a time to think about his life, Dahai goes distinctively Tarantino, cementing his story as the best of the four tales that make up this Chinese odyssey.
Next we follow the gun-toting motorbike guy, though not initially obvious due to unfamiliarity with the character, who goes home for the New Year, but leaves his wife and son shortly after because life is only exciting when you can shoot a gun. Life for him it seems is a collections of encounters where he can shoot and rob people. How nice, but less than engaging.
Thirdly is the tale of a young woman having an affair and working as a receptionist in a massage parlor. Initially the story looks to be taking the film in a downward spiral, but then the poor girl gets beaten up by her lover's wife and brothers. Ah sweet justice. She lives however and continues to work, and one night a john with more money that sense insists that she i a whore and will give her what she wants. Due to a twist of events that seemed at the time to be a pointless story development, the girl is able to go all Kill Bill on the dude.
This would have been a fine point to leave the story, but with time literally dragging on, director Zhang Ke Jia insists on telling the story of a migrant worker who seems to me to be more of a slacker who just can't be bothered staying with any job for too long, and the violnce he attracts in doing so.
Whilst sitting in the theatre watching A Touch Of Sin, it's obvious that the film should have been a three act story, and by the time the credits roll you're so over the film that you'll almost have forgotten the moments of sheer brilliance.
The more you contemplate the films themes and actions of the four main characters, the more you come to appreciate the film in it's fullness.
It starts off brilliantly, surges to it's best early on, and losses steam at the end, but it's still a worth story to see, and one that you will be contemplating for some time after, if you give it the chance.
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Alan Kernaghan ready to make his mark as new Glentoran boss
Ex-Republic ace can prove he's best fit at The Oval
As a youngster the one thing that Alan Kernaghan dreamed of was running out in the green of Northern Ireland at Windsor Park.
Now all that is in his mind is to bring success to the other side of the city, as the new manager of Glentoran.
The 48-year-old has been appointed as successor to Eddie Patterson at The Oval.
He will just be hoping that his quest to win silverware with the Glens doesn't end in the same way as those teenage dreams, which were crushed in major disappointment.
Big day for @Glentoran appointing Alan Kernaghan as their new boss....good luck to him...— Steven Beacom (@StevenBeacom5) November 9, 2015
As a young Northern Ireland fan, Kernaghan stood on the terraces at Windsor Park cheering the team on to qualification for the 1982 World Cup.
Just a couple of years later, while at school in Bangor, he took what he believed were the first steps towards stepping onto that stage himself, when a schoolboy international cap came his way.
Youth international honours were about to follow before a bombshell moment that shook both him and his family.
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Kitted out and ready to play, the dressing room door at Castlereagh Park knocked, with an Irish FA official standing outside.
The association had discovered that, contrary to what they previously believed, neither Kernaghan or either of his parents had been born in Northern Ireland - thus rendering him ineligible and ending his hopes of a full cap.
It wasn't until a few years later that the IFA adopted the grandparent rule, which would have allowed Kernaghan to play, but by that time he had already accepted an invite to turn out for the Republic of Ireland, who did use the granny rule.
"I'd played for Northern Ireland schoolboys and had hoped to take the next step and go on to play for the senior team but then the IFA found that I wasn't eligible. It was a shock," Kernaghan explained in an interview with this newspaper.
"I was approached by the Republic and professional football is such a short career that I took the opportunity to play international football.
"It was a strange situation to be in. I tried for so long to get playing for Northern Ireland, but it never came off. Then all of a sudden I was playing for the Republic of Ireland."
Playing for the Republic wasn't his first choice, but 22 caps and a place in the squad for the 1994 World Cup in the USA meant that in the end it wasn't a bad second option.
Similarly, it would appear that Kernaghan wasn't the top name on the Glens short-list when Patterson was sacked three weeks ago.
Of those who were linked, Gary Smyth doesn't possess the necessary Uefa A Licence needed to manage in the Premiership, let alone the Pro Licence which is a requirement to lead a team into Europe.
Pat McGibbon withdrew from the race last week and Kenny Shiels accepted the Derry City job before the Glens could appoint him.
Kernaghan will be determined to prove that he is the best man for the job anyway, irrespective of who may have been spoken to before him.
He brings with him experience of over 500 games in his professional career, mostly spent with Middlesbrough and Manchester City.
His coaching CV shows spells in charge of Clyde and Dundee and six years as a youth coach with Ranges before joining Brentford, where he was caretaker manager for a spell.
When Mark Warburton took over in December 2013 he brought in his own staff and Kernaghan was out of a job.
Since then he has spent most of his time back in Donaghadee and did get a call from the IFA, when he became involved as a coach with the Club NI set up while also working abroad for Rangers and waiting to see what his next move would be.
The Oval office now awaits and Kernaghan is ready to finally make his mark in Northern Ireland.
Full name: Alan Nigel Kernaghan
Date of birth: April 25, 1967
Place of birth: Otley, West Yorkshire
Club career: 1985-93: Middlesbrough, 1991: Charlton Athletic (loan), 1993-97: Manchester City, 1994: Bolton Wanderers (loan), 1996: Bradford City (loan), 1997-2001: St Johnstone, 2001: Brechin City, 2001-04: Clyde, 2004: Livingston, 2005-06: Falkirk.
International career: Northern Ireland Schoolboys, Republic of Ireland (22 appearances, 1 goal.)
Managerial career: 2002-04: Clyde, 2005-06: Dundee, 2013: Brentford (caretaker).
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1) Folded starting field
If TV production really needs a 2 min. start interval, I would stick with the WRE-ranking to define start order but would fold the starting field in half.
So instead of:
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
There will be
5 6 7 4 8 3 9 2 10 1
That way the weakest runner work as buffers between the strongest and the runners going for the medals have a reasonable 4 min start interval...
2) Bonus Sprint
Then I would skip all sorts of butterflies but introduce a simple situate separator method called "bonus sprint".
This bonus sprint just separates the pack leader from the pack. The pack riders are sent to a minor running loop (without map) to give the pack leader a reasonable head-start. Meanwhile the pack riders get the estimated time the running loop takes withdrawn from their running time. (So: if they run to slow, they loose time. If fast the win some seconds; method described here)


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Today I embarked on a new monster project using a material I have as yet not explored….Fun-Fur.
My Grandmother has requested a monster of her very own so I wanted to make her a cute, furry special something. In hindsight, perhaps some kind of fleece would have been sufficient. I figured 'in for a penny in for a pound' and bought some two inch long ice-blue fur. BIG mistake. This stuff is now lodged in all my nooks and crannies and I am not far away from coughing up some fur-balls. I hope it is worth it when it's all finished. Keep an eye on the blog, I should have a picture of the finished article up by the end of the weekend.


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This is where it all started for me. Working for this woman was like a dream come true - there is no way I'd be doing this without her influence in my life. My dad always told me that our achievements are the results of the investments of others in our lives. Thank you Mrs. Suzanne for investing in my life. I will always look up to you and admire your work; it is amazing just like the wonderful person you are.


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Nordic roundup: ITP, AP7, AP fund boards, PensionDanmark
SWEDEN - More than 98,000 privately employed Swedes (41%) have already made their selection for their supplementary occupational pension provision, ITP, according to Collectum, the administrator.
A total of 240,000 are eligible to make the selection within the system, and they have until 30 June to make an active choice.
Collectum announced the eligible providers earlier this year, and some of the earlier providers from 2007 are no longer on the list.
The assets will remain with these providers unless the individuals make another selection.
The default provider within the system is Alecta, the pension and insurance manager.The new structure at AP7, which manages assets within the Swedish premium pension system, has attracted some 1,200 people since 18 May.
Since the changes last month, AP7 has offered generational or life-cycle options within the system.
Apart from the selectable options of aggressive, balanced and cautious funds, AP7 continues to be the default option within the Swedish system.
The earlier structure of AP7 prohibited it from advertising, but this restriction has been lifted, although the company will use this option sparingly, as all expenses would have to come out from the savers in fees.
Instead, AP7 will use conferences and other public events to promote its products.Four out of 10 members of the AP fund boards are chosen by the labour market partners, such as unions and employer representatives.
As a result, Lasse Thörn, a representative from Kommunal, the union for local authority employees, is now a member of AP2's board.
Lars Ernsäter, an economist at LO, the largest blue-collar union in Sweden, is member of the AP3 board, while Peter Hellberg, vice-chairman of Unionen and TCO, the unions representing, has also been appointed to the AP3 board.
Jan Kvarnström has stepped in to the role of vice-chairman of AP6.
He has worked for Dresnder Bank and been the chief executive of other Swedish blue-chip companies.
Kvarnström has also worked in private equity as a senior advisor for 3i and an executive chairman at Lindebrook.
Following the resignation of Tommy Persson as chairman of AP7, Bo Källstrand has stepped into the role.
Other new members of the AP7 board include Mats Lagerqvist and Hellen Wohlin Lidgard.Elsewhere in the Nordic region, PensionDanmark is increasing its investments in Danish private equity by another DKK60m (€8m).
The assets are invested with Industri Udvikling III, which focuses on the industrial sector and is expected to invest some DKK338m in small and mid-sized companies in the coming years.
PensionDanmark has invested in private equity funds since 2000 and now has a portfolio of DKK3.6bn and another DKK2.7bn earmarked but yet to be invested.
Of the total private equity assets invested, 20% are in Denmark.
Separately, Danish pension funds returned 7.6% for 2009, according to the country's regulator, Finanstisynet.
In real assets, this increase resulted in the DKK121bn boost for pension providers.
Currently, 38% of Danish pension assets have a 4% minimum guarantee.
Pension assets totaled DKK2.7trn at the end of last year.