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Sir: Ivor Roberts says that Oxford University is 'taking the very best, whatever their background' — and is not to blame if state schools no longer produce the very best ('Oxford under siege', 2 April). And yet studies have found that state-school pupils perform better at Oxford than their privately educated peers, relative to GCSE results. When his university is admitting as many state-school duds as private ones, we'll know that its admissions tutors are no longer swayed by expensive manners at interview. For now, that remains open to doubt.
Benjamin Rockbird
London SE15
Cuts tactics
Sir: Charles Moore (Notes, 2 April) quotes the late, great Auberon Waugh on cuts. In his Private Eye diary for March 7 1980, Waugh wrote: 'Civil servants in every department, asked to propose expenditure cuts, are suggesting whatever will save least money and cause maximum public outcry. But the government has not woken up to this yet…' It is clear from the interview with Eric Pickles that the Cameron government is wide awake to these tactics. However, the only weapon Pickles suggests to deal with them is 'transparency', revealing council spending in microscopic detail. It is all very well exposing unnecessary expenditure, but once the libraries are closed it will be too late. Why is the government not taking a stronger line with these fat cat councils? I suspect this inaction is a cynical attempt to discredit political opponents that will backfire.
Mark Cooper
Hong Kong
Endorsing heroin?
Sir: Rod Liddle (2 April) suggests that the Sentencing Council aims to reduce sentences for heroin dealers and users. This echoes reports by some tabloids, but is incorrect. We are not in fact proposing any change in sentencing for drug supply offences. We only suggest two changes to current sentencing practices. The first is to increase sentences for commercial cannabis producers. The second is to reduce the sentences for some drug 'mules' (to a starting point of 6.5 years in custody). The idea therefore that our proposals represent an endorsement of heroin addiction could not be further from the truth.
I would encourage Spectator readers to make up their own minds about the proposals by visiting the website and responding to the online consultation: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk.
Rosalind Campion
Head of the Office of the Sentencing Council, London SW1
Marriage vs monarch
Sir: Melanie McDonagh writes that it would be preposterous if Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, were to become Queen Consort ('Adultery Rewarded', 2 April). She says she 'respects the institution of matrimony' more than the 'institution of the monarchy'. But Charles also sustained a relationship which the church of which he is to become head regards as sinful. Is McDonagh's objection to Camilla becoming queen really an objection to Charles becoming king?
Michael Simison
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Sir: I refer to the article by Rod Liddle in the 26 March edition of The Spectator. Although the focus of the article is on the events unfolding in Libya, Mr Liddle makes passing mention of the recent disaster in Japan, including use of the expression 'white-coated Jap bloke'. May I point out that most Japanese people find the word 'Jap' offensive, irrespective of the circumstances in which it is used. At a time when many people in Japan have had their lives devastated by the earthquake and tsunami, while others are working tirelessly to secure the safety of the stricken nuclear plant in Fukushima at considerable risk to themselves, I find the gratuitous use of a word reviled by everyone in Japan utterly inappropriate. I strongly request that you refrain from allowing the use of this term in any future articles that refer to Japan.
Ken Okaniwa
Minister, Embassy of Japan, London W1
Parris in Paris
Sir: Paris a black hole? Matthew Parris's descriptions of the RER and the Gare du Nord (2 April) are unrecognisable: they have both been vastly improved in recent years. The transit of Paris is easy and always more interesting than two hours on the same train going from or to Lille. Besides, weren't Parris's difficulties caused by problems in the Tunnel or even in England?
Richard de Lacy, QC
London WC2
Promised land
Sir: Hugo Rifkind (26 March) asks 'What does Sarah Palin see in Israel that makes her think of Alaska?' Perhaps Mrs Palin has read The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon. In this alternative version of history, the USA voted to recommend the provision of land in Alaska for the temporary refugee settlement of European Jews during the second world war. In the novel, the State of Israel is founded in 1948, but is destroyed after only three months, leaving Alaska as the only Jewish settlement ('the frozen Chosen').
Theodora Simons
Tourbes, France
Man of few words
Sir: Barometer last week (2 April) informed us that Fabio Capello uses a vocabulary of only 100 words to communicate with the England team. Is this a comment on the England football manager or his players?
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If the distinctly homemade, slightly grainy quality of the synths doesn't grab you first, her voice will: Boucher can go high, and she spends most of Visions in her extreme upper register. She's not afraid to manipulate it either, raising it to a chipmunk squeak ("Eight"), or layering breathy exhortations into what sounds like a hissing cloud of voices. It's the kind of thing that's going to make or break the record for you—and if you don't have a particular tolerance for her brand of eminently precious singing, you're probably not going to get too far with Visions.
If that's the case, that's too bad, because Visions has a lot to offer. The album is split evenly between outright pop songs and more experimental sketches, but the careful sequencing keeps things fluid. The cloying stateliness of "Visiting Statue" is a natural foil to more wrenching and complete tracks like the toy grandiosity of "Vowels" or the breathlessly cheery "Genesis." But if you're looking for production values, in its own charmingly amateur way, Visions packs a lot into "lo-fi." The machines at Boucher's fingertips are often as prominent as she is, and she makes no pretense of their artificiality: on "Oblivion," easily the album's most accessible track, the bass-heavy synth cuts through the track like a nasty short-circuiting wire.
Slightly distant, hazy synth pop is dime-a-dozen these days, and it's easy to get wrapped up in skepticism around this stuff. But there's something polyglot and cosmopolitan about Boucher's particular brand. From Cyndi Lauper '80s-popisms ("Symphonia IX") to K-Pop hysteria (the half-understandable chorus on "Be a Body" bears resemblance to broken English efforts by groups like Girls Generation) to a medievalist sort of regality on "Nightmusic," she's wrapping up a lot into her neon-hued world of mini-histrionics and buzzing machinery. Part of why Boucher impresses so much is that it doesn't sound like a mess.
Regardless, the album's most bewitching moment is its last, with the haunting "Skin." Reduced to Boucher, more naked than ever, set against a single resonant bass synth, she sings her most confident melody winding melismas around each line like calligraphy, and lyrics about being "human again" cut close to the bone on an album that mostly sounds like it was created by little dancing aliens. It's an arresting moment of no-bullshit seriousness for an artist who could easily be criticized for her apparent flightiness or aesthetic distance. And it's true, Visions is marked by a number of characteristics that make up a broad swathe of forgettable, barely-there music—it sounds distant, cheaply produced, with songs that seem to flutter in and out of earshot rather than command attention—but it's executed with such personality, earnestness, and feeling that it feels so much louder and present than it really is.
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A recent slew of Facebook pages associating themselves with Victoria University have attracted thousands of fans, but not without controversy.
Pages such as 'VUW Babe of the Day', 'VUW Minga of the Day', 'VUW Leaked Snapchats', and 'VUW Jew of the Day' have all sprung up over the past month, with 'VUW Babe of the Day' proving most popular, garnering around 5000 likes before stagnating in popularity after exams finished and holidays began.
However, some of the pages have been criticised as being exploitative and objectifying. VUWSA Equity Officer Matt Ellison was unimpressed by the pages, saying they were "not in the best interest of students or society". 'VUW Minga of the Day' and 'VUW Jew of the Day' have been removed.
"The [Babe of the Day] pages have near universally been objectifying women without their consent, attempting (and failing) to legitimise their actions by putting up the occasional photo of a man (significantly more clothed). I would suggest the excellent 'NZ Misogynist of the Day' page as an alternative," said Ellison.
New Zealand Union of Students' Association Women's Rights Officer Arena Williams called 'Babe of the Day' pages a "tribute to gender expectations of beauty".
"Users clearly view the women and men differently even if the page pretends to present them similarly. The comments on the women are generally about looks, dress sense, etc. The comments about the men are about their virility and other skills," said Williams.
Such pages have sprung up nationwide with their administrators, and many of the featured 'babes', having defended the pages. Bruce Bayliss, creator of 'Dunners Babe of the Day', has said that the page was "purely to raise awareness of the overflowing babe population in Dunedin", while an administrator for the Auckland page, Andre Kong, said that he was running the page "for a good cause". The administrator of the Victoria page did not respond to Salient's questions.
The University of Auckland page has been removed, and the administrators declined Salient's request for comment by saying that they had "learnt [their] lesson not to affiliate with media/news" after being interviewed on TV3. Bayliss declined to answer Salient's questions, stating "all our answers are already out there". None of the 'babes' contacted by Salient for comment chose to respond.
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Alfstad& Contemporary kicks off its third season with an exhibition entitled Shark Fin Soup from international ocean photographer Bruna Stude, opening tonight with a reception and meet-and-greet with the artist. Through her photographic series and printwork, made in collaboration with Alfstad&'s Chris Schumaker, Stude hopes to bring light to the plight of the ocean's shark populations, long exploited and verging on devastation.
"Because it's 'the predator,'" Stude said wryly, "but if you look at the statistics, it's really silly." Only a small number of people die from shark attacks any given year, according to Stude, but more than 100 million sharks are estimated to be killed each year by humans, most for their fins. The disparity makes her question who the predator in this relationship really is, a theme throughout Shark Fin Soup.
The Empty Oceans series, a collection of platinum prints done in the old style, with metals and hand-painted emulsion developed under UV light, showcases the vacant waters in monochromatic stillness, a beauty made haunting when the viewer realizes it's a graveyard – the whale shark spawning grounds barren at peak season. Taking a trip with a research team, Stude brought her camera. They returned 10 days later without a single sighting.
Hanging nearby, a rare series sees Stude turn her camera upward, peering out of the water and catching the encroaching forms of concrete and steel on the horizon, blurred and looming. "Wherever you are, wherever you look, there's a manmade object," Stude said of Seascapes Manmade. "There's less nature and we are spreading everywhere and I don't know how we can manage not to create a negative impact."
But if these are operations in understatement, the flagship installation, "Shark Fin Soup," hammers the message home in vivid color. Dividing the estimated 100 million sharks killed each year, their fins harvested and the bodies dumped back into the water to die, by 365 and making a print from an up-close image she took of a Grey Reef Shark off the Marshall Islands, Stude recreates a running tally of the day-by-day kill count on each print, resulting in a morbid red-and-yellow tableau dominating the wall. "Red for blood and yellow for shame," said Stude, consciously echoing the colors of the Chinese national flag, a country she says is responsible for 90% of sharks harvested. "It's a cruel practice," she said. "And for what? Soup?"
"People don't know how threatened they are," added Stude, "how many species are on the brink of extinction."
Shark Fin Soup opens tonight at Alfstad& Contemporary with an opening reception at 5:30-8pm, with Stude in attendance. The exhibition runs until Oct. 30.
Pictured: "Shark Fin Soup" by Bruna Stude. Courtesy of: Alfstad& Contemporary
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Can't remember if I ever posted a pic of my car in our wedding. Heres a couple shots from the wedding. There's one I can't find of my wife's reflection in the blackout of the hood. It's really cool. I will have to see if I can dig it up. This was almost 10 years ago. Right after I had the car painted. No stripes or louvers and still had the aluminum slots.
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Quiet weekend.
Played a bunch of WoW, up to lvl29 now, and starting to feel valuable in the parties I join. My profession skills are getting to the point where the economic game is going to start coming into play, too, and I'm going to have to start buying & selling to earn money for a mount at lvl40.
I booked a train to Basel for Ascension weekend. Looking forward to getting away, to hanging out with Chris, Anjum and presumably some of the other Swisslies. To be honest, I'm also looking forward to getting some reading done on the trains - its 8-9 hours of trains each way, which should let me finish off one of the many novels I have underway at the moment.
Today is basketball day. Probably at lunch with the IRISA folk, and certainly this evening with what I'm lead to believe has become a swelling mob of ESC kiddies. Rumour has it that Sandy has been drafted in by Liz as assistant coach.
It's a busy month in some ways. Away last week for the seminaire, this weekend down to the south coast, then to Basel, and I think there's the basketball tourny at Chanteloup the week after that. And yet, the in-betweens are pretty quiet. There's no hanging out at cafés or friends' houses, no group sessions watching whacked-out manga, robot chicken or bad hollywood films, no big breakfasts at café E. I got a call Saturday night to hang out at a bar and watch the last round of the soccer season, but buses and indifference got the better of me before I got there. The solution, my conscience is screaming, is to knuckle down, finish off my SoSyM revisions, get my coding finished and write up my thesis. It all just seems a bit hard, though.
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We are not obsessed with creating best sellers; we are obsessed by moving people. Sometimes we fail; sometimes it works; when we succeed, when the magic happens, success is a natural consequence to it.
Occupying a corner spot on Gertrude Street in the alternative inner city side of Fitzroy is the newly opened boutique fragrance store – LE LABO. Founded by Fabrice Penot and Eddie Roschi in 2006, LE LABO established itself as a revolutionary brand with strong authentic values and bespoke scents. Known for its modern, unisex perfumes and the use of extraordinary ingredients (jasmine, tuberose, ambrette, and patchouli, just to name a few), the duo created exclusive fragrances through dedicated craftsmanship. From the humble flagship store on Elizabeth Street in Nolita in New York, the brand is still a niche one, available at 35 locations worldwide and launching on average a single fragrance each year.
With their trademark black steel shelving and light pendants and lamps, vintage furniture and distressed wall finishes, LE LABO is centered around the acceptance of transience and imperfection, but in fact all elements are carefully considered to achieve the overall distinctive look and feel. The design language follows characteristics of the Japanese concept of Wabi Sabi, highlighting a sense of melancholy where nothing is finished or perfect.
Beyond the understated grey façade of the Melbourne store and large framed windows, are the aesthetically beautiful interiors and lingering scents of woody, spicy and sweet notes. There is an intrinsic serenity, cleanliness and functionality with neat alignment of fine fragrances, home creations and brown packaging boxes. A mini interactive laboratory is tucked in the back end of the store, framed glass fronts and black steel where all the magic happens. It's a space where staff formulate, refill and personalise fragrance in unique style, custom printing 23 characters of choice, and creating original and one of a kind experience for customers.
The palette is predominantly black and white, maintaining a level of sophistication with vintage credenza desk and distressed leather furniture populating the space. From the masculine timber flooring and exposed rustic beams that run through the entire length of the ceiling to the textured wallpaper and chipped white subway tiles, the space is a celebration of ingenious roughness, simplicity and intimacy that customers can connect with.
We were lucky enough to have the staff at LE LABO Melbourne store get in touch with the founders to speak to us about the store interior and product philosophy.
Q: We noticed the common theme of distressed wall finishes across all the stores. What are the main influences behind the interiors?
"Our main source of inspiration or "code of artistic conduct" if you will, is our close connection to the Japanese aesthetic of Wabi Sabi, centered on the acceptance of imperfection and impermanence, of things incomplete. We seek the beauty that finds its niche in irregularity, in "roughness", a result of the integrity and voluntary simplicity of the process that we guide the craftsmen (the perfumer) through."
Q: There is a lab within the store where all the magic of fresh formulation happens. Can you tell us more about it and the personalisation process offered to customers?
"At Le Labo, we freshly compound each bottle of one's choice from our existing collection in front of the client.
Our perfumes are made-to-order and the essential oil concentrates remain separate from the alcohol right up to the moment of purchase. Then, the lab technicians proceed to the final formulation of the perfume; oil concentrate + alcohol (+ water).
Our teams follow the same strict protocol when compounding a perfume; therefore, the concentration does not vary from one location to the other or from one bottle to the other. They cannot change the formula. As we have 3 locations in New York, we can say that a part of our fragrances are produced or more precisely compounded in NY.
We don't customize scents because creating a fine fragrance is very costly (at the very least a few thousands of dollars) and is also very time-consuming (several months to several years). However, I confirm that we personalize our perfumes' label, with the message or the name of your choice (up to 23 characters), which makes them unique!"
Q: It is not a typical commercial fragrance. What would you say is the purpose of the brand?
"We just happened to meet a need for authenticity and emotional connection that traditional brands were denying, not because they did not care but because they didn't think they needed to. In modern fashion, you might not need that, and that's maybe why designer fragrances failed to connect deeply with today's people – in the craft of perfumery there is no other way: you can't create a perfume that matter if you are emotionally disconnected from the creation process… In that case, our initial motto "focus on creation and hope for business" is still relevant today.
We are not obsessed by creating best sellers; we are obsessed by moving people. Sometimes we failed; sometimes it works; when we succeed to do so, when the magic happens, success is a natural consequence to it. Success is a by-product of creating something that means something but you never consider it before it eventually happens…
In every perfume we create, we leave a part of ourselves in the bottle – I think people can feel that – There is a mystical element to that, which "smart reasonable business people" who are in charge of traditional brands can't really grasp – the resulted soul of the perfume is our competitive advantage – It is very demanding emotionally on a day to day basis but there is no other life we wish we had…"
Q: What are the most popular scents and what advice do you give customers when selecting their first Le Labo?
Santal 33: woodsy
Rose 31: spicy
"The only question you should ask yourself is how special you feel when you are wearing this particular fragrance. The smell itself should give you an edge… if it doesn't it is not the right one.
I heard a guy the other day at our store in NYC saying that a girl went on a second date with him just because of his Le Labo perfume – you're welcome."
The space breathes intention and passion. And one can only applaud the duo behind the brand for keeping focus on making fragrances so unique they cannot be copied. And interiors so carefully detailed and thought through, promoting an interactive experience and soulful ethics.


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In the seventh grade, I switched from an all-organic, garden growing, emotions-sharing Montessori school to a typical Catholic junior high. One afternoon, on the ride home from school, I started crying because I realized that I had started wearing nail polish all the time. Before I changed schools, I never painted my nails.
I was devastated that I had become the kind of person who always wore nail polish.
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The girls were right there at the (dirty) back door window wondering what the heck I was doing and just when did I think I might be able to bring out those scraps?! "Um, hello?"
"Scraps? Like NOW?"
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"Did you hear me?" Look at that look she's giving me! And they are not afraid to stalk my back door to get what they want, either! These girls mean business. Speaking of which, one of them is squawking right now...LOUD. I had no idea they would be so noisy! Everything I read said they'd make a little noise while laying an egg but I thought it would be like one big, "CLUCK!" as it was actually coming out. I didn't know they "clucked" it all the way down the shoot! My goodness...my poor neighbors. I'm just waiting to come home to a note on my door...yikes.


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The technology being in its infancy and the conversion from diesel to electric a costly exercise – but Chobe Game Lodge realised that someone in the industry needed to take the lead. The Chobe National Park is an untouched and highly sensitive natural area that needs to be protected and, besides the benefits to the environment of clean, quiet safaris, they make for a far more enjoyable experience in the wilderness for their guests. Fast forward to early 2017 and the Chobe Game Lodge electric safari fleet made up the majority of safaris. They now have four electric-powered safari boats (three of which are fully solar powered) and four electric vehicles. The guest feedback on the experience is phenomenal and it is exciting to see and hear conversations and interest from new safari operators around Africa. Please get in touch to find out more or come and experience the thrill of moving almost silently through the bush on state-of-the-art electric safaris.
Interesting Facts and FiguresFrom the start of the electric fleet conversion project they have been closely monitoring the vehicles and boats to understand the impacts of the fleet on both their operation costs and the reduction of carbon emissions. Below are some interesting figures from their latest report.
Electric Safari VehiclesThe total number of kilometres covered driven by the four electric vehicles – 53 860kmTotal litres of diesel saved using the four vehicles – 9 617lEstimated CO2 emissions saved – 25 296kg
Electric Safari BoatsThe total number of hours done by all three electric boats – 2 556 hoursTotal number of litres of petrol saved – 5 495 lEstimated CO2 emissions saved – 12 749 kg
While the quietness of the electric motor is perfectly suited to the safari industry, as a fully Ecotourism Certified lodge their objective is to be the leading sustainable tourism property in Africa. In doing so they are aiming to run a complete fleet of electric vehicles and safari boats at Chobe Game Lodge.
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Explore Our Hotel
A convenient Munich hotel with smart Next Generation bedrooms and great local transport links
Holiday Inn Express® Munich - City East hotel is only 5km from the city centre and the Old Town.
The hotel is close to U-Bahn and S-Bahn train stations at Josephsburg and Berg Am Laim, so getting around the city is a breeze. If you have a flight to catch, there are handy services to Munich Airport (MUR). It's a quick hop to history-soaked Marienplatz in the city centre, where you can tour the churches, museums and galleries of the Old Town and browse the shops on Kaufingerstrasse. Here on business? Impress your clients with our top-notch meeting rooms, including a private boardroom with its own roof terrace. Trade shows at the Munich Messe are also within easy reach.
At this hotel you can enjoy:
- Inclusive Wi-Fi
- An Express Start™ Breakfast included in the room rate
- On-site parking
Along with our sister Holiday Inn in the same building, we offer some of the best hotel deals in Munich. Pop next door to wind down in the fitness centre, or socialise in the bright Open Lobby. You'll always be connected in our thoughtfully designed bedrooms with USB ports to charge your devices, and a Smart TV to stream your favourite shows, while blackout curtains promise a great night's sleep.
- Black-out Shades
- Pillow Menu
- Crib Available
- Iron/Ironing Board
- In-room Safe
- Separate Hanging Closet
- In-Room Heating and A/C Controls
- Sofa Bed/Sleeper Couch
Bathroom/Personal Care
- Private Bathroom
- Bathroom Amenities Available
- Hair Dryer
- Separate/Walk-in Shower
In-Room Features
- Coffee Maker
- Tea Maker
- Work Desk with Lamp
- Desk-level Electrical Outlet
- Cable/Satellite
- Stereo/Radio
- Direct-dial Phone
- Power Converter Available
- Windows Open by Guest
Added Value
- Connecting Rooms Available
- Phone in Bathroom
- Complimentary Coffee/Tea Supplies
- Breakfast Buffet Included
Internet Access
- Free High-Speed Internet in all Rooms
- Wireless Internet service is free for all IHG® Rewards Club members
Housekeeping & Laundry
- Daily Housekeeping
Added Value
- Wake Up Calls
- Foreign Currency Exchange
- Storage Space Available
Hotel Details
Neumarkter Strasse 85B
Munich, 81673
Check In: 3:00 PM
Check Out: 12:00 PM
Check-in Age: 18
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- Small pets and guide dogs stay free at the Holiday Inn Express Munich City East. Please contact the hotel prior to your arrival for more information. In the interests of other guests, pets are not allowed in the bar and restaurant.
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Every week we scour the Internet for fascinating sites and entertaining videos for your entertainment. This week's finds include Trump the Poet, free art eBooks and the fate of your love life.
When it comes to difference, children see things differently. In this heartwarming video, pairs of kids are asked what makes them different from each other. Their innocent unscripted answers don't zoom in on obvious things like race and gender, but on simpler things like their preferences for ketchup and, er, toe size. And we just adore those Brit accents.
This hilariously quirky ad plays on the Thai people's disdain for the high-handed behaviour of their policemen. It opens with a cop confronting a motorist for carrying unlikely contraband. We won't spoil it for you, but you'll probably be thinking of Thai cops the next time you scoff down something rich.
Nothing like a little false advertising to get your point across. To prove the effectiveness of the online medium, one agency pulled a fast one on commuters in a Madrid subway station while promoting the Ghostbusters movie. They installed loudspeakers to reproduce sounds of an arriving train and waited to see what passengers did when the 'ghost train' arrived. The spooky stunt was shared online and reached over 50mil users. Point taken.
No, the Google generation does not resort to the old-school way of plucking petals off a rose to decide if "he (or she) loves me, or loves me not". Instead, they go high tech. This site claims to predict if your relationship is built to last... with a six-question quiz. Created by a tech firm using an advanced automation tool, the results are based on a Stanford study that tracked thousands of couples over several years to find out the secret behind the staying power of relationships. You may want to take the results with a bucket of salt, though. Just 'cos the odds are stacked against a May-December romance doesn't mean that yours is doomed.
You can find poetry in everyday life, books and… Donald Trump's tweets? The POTUS has been given many nicknames — Commander in Chief, Braggart in Chief, Troll in Chief. And now, he's also Poet in Chief. This site turns Donald Trump's child-like Twitter rants into poetry… and it's really just random nuggets of nothingness. Kudos for staying true to the essence of the original author.
Thick hard-covered art books that used to only have a place on an art lover's bookshelves are now available for one and all on Guggenheim's online archive. Yes, the best of art literature featuring the masterpieces of Picasso, Kandinsky, Joseph Cornell and the like are available for free — not just to read, but to download in PDF and other formats. This is thanks to the iconic Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, which has been digitising over 200 of its exhibition catalogues and books for its archives. Even if you don't consider yourself an arts connoisseur, it's hard not to appreciate the old-school beauty of the covers,


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The history of Luc et Lea began in 1986 when the Group acquired the trademark "Luc". At that time, the trademark "Luc" marketed only one product: a baby-soother and medicine dispenser with a removable, hollow teat. An ingenious product that made it easier for babies to take their medicine.
The turning point came in 1994 when the product range was expanded to include other child care articles, and "Luc" became "Le p'tit monde de Luc".
The year 2001 marked the birth of the trademark Luc et Lea as we know it today. The trademark offers a wide range of early child care articles and it is constantly developing and enhancing its product line.
Luc et Lea was the first company to offer soothers "with a message" when, in 2006, it launched the famous line of "I love…" soothers.
The soothers saying "I love Mummy" and "I love Daddy" became best-sellers within a few months, and are still one of the Company's most widely known products.
Laboratoires Gilbert has been developing and offering natural self-medication solutions, respectful of human physiology, for the whole family, for more than 110 years.
Its expertise is recognised in pharmacies and health and beauty stores, for baby and childcare products, natural health and beauty products.


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The medium of instruction for formal classroom teaching at HKBU is English, except for those courses that are granted exemption.
Government Funded
September 2019
HK$42,100 (local); HK$140,000^ (non-local)
The Bachelor of Business Administration(Hons) programme (Applied Economics Concentration) offers knowledge for economic reasoning and data analytics – a powerful combination that meets the employers' demand nowadays. The program offers a variety of economics courses that allow students to apply economic theories in analyzing individual markets, macroeconomies, international economies, games and strategies, public policies, and digital markets. It also prepares students for developing careers in the field of data analytics by providing them with skills associated with quantitative and statistical analysis, big data analytics, programming, data gathering and machine learning. Students can customize their learning experiences to fit their preferences and career aspirations.
Unique Features
Double Degree Programme with Simon Fraser University
Two Cities, Two Degrees in Four Years
The newly launched Double Degree Programme in business with Simon Fraser University (SFU) is designed for highly aspiring students who wish to learn and experience in two distinctive environment. Starting from 2018/19, students admitted to the BBA programme will have the opportunity to spend the first two years in HKBU BBA, and the final two years in SFU Beedie School of Business. Upon completion, students will be awarded two degrees, one from HKBU and one from SFU. For more details, please visit: http://bba.hkbu.edu.hk/eng/programmes/sfudoubledegree/index.jsp.
Student Learning Experiences
All BBA students are required to complete at least 120 hours of experiential learning activities (exchange/internship/service learning) before graduation.
Career Opportunities
Graduates can develop a wide range of career options in business and government sectors. On top of the likely employment for BBA graduates in management, marketing, accounting and banking, many advanced career opportunities in financial and commercial sectors, such as research analysts, business consultants, asset management, credit analyst, risk management, treasury, and compliance, require specifically a degree in economics or other relevant disciplines in finance, law and science. These jobs usually require both technical and broad-based knowledge that the Applied Economics degree offers.
Some of our graduates have also pursued their careers as research analysts in business strategy development, corporate finance executives, analysts for consulting firms, government and public utilities, as well as teachers of economics or liberal studies. Our training also paves way to graduate studies, which are commonly required for further career advancement.
1) Students may have the option of taking an integrated programme by extending their undergraduate study by one year, leading to the award of a bachelor's degree in that Major plus a Diploma in Education.
2)^ Subject to annual review and the University's approval.
We adopt a holistic approach in selecting applicants on individual merits. Applicants are required to meet the University entrance requirements, English Language requirements and Programme entrance requirements (if any).
Associate Degree/ Higher Diploma Final Year Students/ Holders
AD/ HD holders or final year students may apply for Year 1 or Year 3 entry.
Associate Degree/ Higher Diploma Non-final Year Students
Non-final year students studying AD/ HD programmes at a higher education institution recognised by the University are eligible to apply for Year 1 entry only. These applicants are required to fulfill the Entrance Requirements for HKDSE or equivalent qualifications.
Transfer Students
Transfer students are current students enrolled in a full-time or sandwich government-funded or self-financed degree programme at a recognised institution.
Applicants who have completed at least one year of study of a degree programme may apply for Year 1 entry. They should fulfil the University and the Programme Entrance Requirements.
Inter-institutional transfer of students enrolled in a local government-funded programme is considered on a case-by-case basis.
Degree Holders
Holders of Bachelor's/ Master's/ Doctoral Degree or students studying in the final year of a degree programme may apply for Year 1 or Year 3 entry.
General Entrance Requirements
For Applicants with HKDSE:
Core Subject(s)
Minimum Level
Elective Subject(s)
Minimum Level
* Remarks: This programme will consider the following subjects as unspecified elective subject:
a) Extended Part of Mathematics (Module 1 or Module 2);
b) Other Language subjects at Grade E or above.
For Applicants with other International Qualifications, please refer to International Qualifications.
English Language Requirements
The following public examination results are recognised as meeting the English Language requirements stipulated by the University:
|Proficiency Tests
|Minimum Requirements
|Internet-based test (iBT) - Score: 79; or
Paper-based test (PBT) - Score: 550
|IELTS Academic
|Overall Band: 6.0
|Minimum score of 550 in both Critical Reading and Writing with a sub-score of 8 or above in Essay in old SAT; or
Minimum score of 590 in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing in new SAT
|Minimum score of 23 in both ACT English and Reading
|GCE O-Level/ GCSE/ IGCSE English
|Grade C
|GCE AS or A-Level English
|Grade E
|HKDSE English Language
|Level 3
|HKALE Use of English
|Grade E
|Grade 4 in:
IB English A (Higher or Standard Level); or
IB English B (Higher Level); or
IB English Literature and Performance (Standard Level)
Grade 5 in:
IB English B (Standard Level)
|Other English language qualifications deemed acceptable by the University


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We are manufacturer -
exporter of Precious & Semi-precious Gem-Stones, Our
product range comprise of: Faceted-Cut-Stones,
& Carvings, Gem-stone-Beads
and Sterling Silver
Beads & Accessories.
In Gems-Trade
Rainbow is renowned for its RELIABLITY, which it earned
over the seven decades of working on traditions inherits from its
ancestors in The MALPANI family, recognized jewelers
to the royal family of Jaipur-State, in the era of Rajput Kings,
and today The Malpanis are reputed jewelers family of Pink
City, India.
In addition
to established Indian business of Color stones, export-import activities
were added, & Rainbow Enterprises came in to existence. With
hard work & relentless services clients kept on adding from
all parts of world and Today this enterprising company have grown
up in big set up, employing directly & indirectly more than
600 artisans, which covers these departments:
We do import rough stones straight from countries where it is mined,
while we do process these imported rough in our manufacturing units,
we also wholesale extra roughs to other cutters in local market
as well. We also buy Cut & Polished Gems & Beads
in bulk quantities from other factories with full quality control
& at effectively low cost.
Both the merchandise bought outside as well our own factory produced
gems are assorted & quality controlled by our experienced staff
in Assortment-department and as per requirements & preference
of customers export is made in appropriate packaging as per instructions
of clients up to their full satisfaction.
Our objective is to offer our customers high-quality products
at an affordable price, while at the same time providing with top
level of customer care and a pleasant buyer-seller relationship.
We are wholesalers
& regular suppliers to:
Our client
list includes reputed members of ICA, AGTA, JBT, Jewelers
associations around the world etc. and we are exporting to many
countries in Europe, as well as Japan, Australia, Canada
We are registered
members of Gem & Jewelry Export Promotion Council, Mumbai.


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SEEHUSEN, Betty 1918-2003
Posted By: Tammy (email)
Date: 7/4/2014 at 09:33:51
Betty Seehusen, 85, of Grundy Center, died August 11 at the Grundy Care Center. Funeral services were August 14 at Colfax Center Presbyterian Church, rural Holland. Burial followed at the church cemetery. A memorial fund has been established.
Betty was born June 20, 1918, at home in rural Butler County, the daughter of Heiko and Rena (Kuiper) Tiggelaar. The family moved to Holland and then to Portage, MI, where the family lived on a celery farm. Betty completed her education in Michigan, and the family moved back to Holland. Betty then met Chris Panthen, and they were married at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora. They made their home in Eldora for many years, until they moved to southern California. Betty worked as a school crossing guard for a number of years. They lived in California until Chris' death in 1973.
After Chris' death, the family moved back to Holland. Betty began working at Grundy County Memorial Hospital's Long Term Care Unit as a nurse's aide, and worked there for a year. She met John Seehusen, and they were married May 2, 1975, at Colfax Center Presbyterian Church, rural Holland. After their wedding, Betty and John made their home in Grundy Center. John delivered CenPeCo Oil, and Betty enjoyed riding with John on his delivery route for many years. John died on December 8, 2002.
Betty was a member of Colfax Center Presbyterian Church.
Betty is survived by two sons, Herman Panthen and his wife Joy of Lone Pine, CA, and Larry Panthen and his wife Caren of Northridge, CA; one step-daughter, Norma Lewis and her husband Jim of Parkersburg; two sisters, Agnes Hinders of Holland and Ann Popenhagen and her husband Dale of Oelwein, and numerous step-grandchildren; and numerous step-great-grandchildren.
--The Grundy Register (Grundy Center, Iowa), 21 August 2003, pg 3
Grundy Obituaries maintained by Tammy D. Mount.
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W0763: Structures B4 and A3Plaza B is much smaller than Plaza A and appears to have been added at a later period. In figure W0763 you can see Plaza B in the distance and its dominating Structure B-4. Figure W0763 is the view looking south-east across Plaza A from Structure A-1. The building on the right is Structure A-3, which is followed by a low mound, known as Structure A-4, which abuts Structure B-1. Although A-4 and B-1 look congruent, the latter is set at a different angle and was once substantially taller (Structure B-1 has now been partially restored and is no longer a mound of rubble as it is in fig. W0763). From B-1, the plaza leads to the eastern flank which is completely dominated by Structure B-4. Leading round from there is Structure B-6 (which is just visible above the small trees to the left of A-3 in fig. W0763). Structure B-6 was a small temple structure and is joined by two palatial buildings, Structures B-5 and B-3, to complete the southern flank.
The western flank is largely taken up by the rear of Structure A-3, which, as you can see in fig. W0763, faces Plaza A in-line with the narrow Structure A-4, and therefore backs some way into Plaza B (this is more clear in fig. W0767, which is the first image in the article on Plaza A). Attached to the rear of A-3 is Structure B-2, which completes the western flank of Plaza B. Structure A2 was largely dismantled by locals looking for stone, but the footprint suggests it was also a palace that was attached to the back of Temple A-3. This was possibly designed to allow royalty to ascend the temple without using the main stairway at the front which ascends from the floor of Plaza A – a similar development was made to Structure A-8 to allow royalty to ascend Temple A1 without using the main stairway. Structure A2 lead back round to the palace structures of B-3 and B-5, which means that Plaza B contain three palaces in the south western corner (B2, B3 & B5), with one small temple structure (B6), the long platform (B1) and the mighty Temple of the Masonary Altars, also known as B4 (click here to read about Structure B4). In summary, Plaza B is a predominately residential area, whereas Plaza A was a more religious.


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Chapter 04-Page 02-For You
That wasn't very nice of Blue Danvers, to taunt Sun like that. However, if we know Sun like we do, she probably had that coming. Unfortunately, Sabrina is going to be the exclamation point on that sentence thanks to this brainbuster…unless they make a move or the champs make a miscue.
I've unlocked some posts over on Patreon. Take a look especially if you like process pics like blueline, sketches and other fun stuff.
Google Hangout-Youtube Livestreaming
Google Hangouts have been discontinued. I guess Google figured they already have Youtube, and with Hangouts being so easy to use, let's just get rid of it. No more Google Hangouts, so we're going to try Youtube Livestream. Come check out the used-to-be Hangout this Sunday morning at 11CT where I'll be drawing Brooke roughing up another blonde lass with a Heart shaped boob window. CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT.


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Subsea technology specialist, Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS), has taken further steps to strengthen its management team and to boost international sales with a senior appointment.
Andy Readyhough will be charged with global business development for the ambitious Aberdeen-shire based company which specialises in seabed clearance and trenching operations in the renewable energy, oil and gas and interconnector sectors.
Mr Readyhough has joined ESS having previously held senior management positions at Global Marine Systems and DeepOcean UK. He is a master mariner with more than 35 years maritime and offshore experience and for the last 18 years was engaged in submarine cable installation, trenching and maintenance operations.
ESS's latest appointment follows Mark Brown joining as Engineering Manager and consolidates a management team which is focussed on international growth and rolling out patented technologies and a skills set which has proved highly successful in the UK and Baltic subsea markets.
ESS managing director, Mark Gillespie, said: "Andy's vast business development and operational experience in cable installation and trenching projects will be pivotal in driving forward our global expansion strategy and in forging strong relationships in new geographic market areas.
"Our subsea technologies and track record on a number of major renewables, interconnector and oil and gas projects is well established in our home market and our focus for 2018 and beyond is to replicate that success internationally. We are building a management team which is capable of taking ESS to the next level and to realising the company's true potential."
Mr Readyhough said he had been impressed by ESS's global outlook and looked forward to adding to the company's success. He said: "There is no doubting the ambition of chairman Mike Wilson, Mark Gillespie and the wider ESS team and I am delighted to be joining a business which is well-resourced, is highly regarded in the subsea sector and knows where it is going."
Banchory-headquartered ESS has developed an impressive portfolio of patented subsea tools and is regarded as a leading innovator in seabed preparation, trenching and backfill. The company's SCAR seabed systems – including the largest boulder clearing tool in the world - can be deployed on a variety of subsea tasks required on offshore windfarm projects and major infrastructure and interconnector projects.
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Arctic Circle Assembly to Advance Busine
Subsea 7 S.A. Awarded Two Contracts Offs
Uninett Contracts with Global Marine Sys
Marine Teknikk AS to Design Subsea Supp
Tritech Gemini Assists Reef Subsea Dredg
Navis to Cooperate with Aker Arctic On D
MTS Subsea Leak Detection Symposium
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. Launches GeoSpat
World Ocean Systems Undermined by Climat
World Ocean Council Organizing Ocean Bus
Ocean Power Technologies Awarded $2.6 Mi
First Ocean Energy Company Joins World O
Dr. Michele Halvorsen Joins CSA Ocean Sc
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Subsea Americas Opens New Facility
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TAQA Receives Government Approval for No
World's Longest Subsea Tunnel
Secretary Jewell Announces Milestone for
Continental's Affiliate Awarded $10.3 M
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BioSonics Appoints Global Sales Agency-
Keppel Offshore and Marine Joins World O
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Subsea Technology & Rentals Expands 6G U
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Xtera Awarded Contract to Build New Subs
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What forming containers do is launch many applications sharing the same OS kernel. This makes it appear as though they are running on separate machines. To avoid non interference each one is sandboxed from the other. Docker brings a lot of advantages to manage containerized applications and a simple way to package, deploy and distribute it. Windows 10 is served well when Microsoft Brings Linux based Docker Container to it. In Docker terms the 'cloud native' apps are advantaged. The admin produces multiple micro servers on instances of virtual machines from where the entire product is formed, instead of monolithic stacks loaded on deploying servers.
Optimization of Linux based container technology on two computing platforms for a native experience that enables installation of Docker and launches it like any other packaged application. Oracle Virtual Box Application with open source was previously required for running a Docker container on Windows. Now by integrating Docker directly with virtualization of host-native couple the need for such third party software has been eliminated. We now have developed a uniform docker experience across platforms. With the recent roll out of Hyper-V support Linux based docker containers can be used by consumers keeping the latest iteration of Windows in mind.
OS-level virtualization is made good use of by windows containers allowing running of multiple isolated programs on a single system. Thus there are many advantages of Microsoft bringing Linux Based Containers to Windows 10. Windows 10 needs to be preloaded with Hyper-V feature and enabled to get started with Docker container on Windows 10. For this we need elevated permissions in Powershell by running a few commands. Deploying the first container is the final step after installing Docker and the base container images. Here it has to be understood that Dockers themselves did not invent containers. IT has its own software that runs on a number of other pre-existing technologies, like the namespaces capability built into the modern Linux kernel. Today developers have to use virtual machines for their code development.
The solution to the problem is the Hyper-V containers in Windows 10 allowing abstraction from hardware and allowing an operating system virtualization. So containers are a very good tool for developers. Hence there are a lot of advantages of Windows bringing Linux based docker containers to Windows 10. Docker for Windows has been introduced as a limited beta program. Those interested in participating can do so.


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Our goal at Impact Africa Trust is to identify many young people across Africa who have viable business ideas that could transform the continent's development trajectory. We then qualify, train and equip them with 21st century skills in running their agribusiness efficiently and effectively, to reach their full potential. We would commit to a partnership that offers comprehensive support that enables young farmers to receive expert coaching on agribusiness from our experts who have vast experience in agriculture and policy formulation and implementation. The technical support from Impact Africa Trust therefore jumpstarts and accelerates agripreneurs' business ideas without necessarily creating dependency syndrome on donors. At Impact Africa Trust, we believe that ideas can only be brought into fruition if we work together for a common purpose.
The partnership is established after an applicant has passed our qualification process. We are aware that a lot of organizations have brought aid to Africa, but through this process and in their kindness, many have been left more dependent on more and more aid. Impact Africa Trust therefore takes an IMPACT focused approach. Through the partnership with the beneficiaries, IAT assumes the role of leadership in the partnership relationship whilst ensuring the beneficiaries retain full control of their own destiny. We make sure that the most suitable candidates will have the opportunity partner with the Trust with the view to learn, unlearn and relearn for them to achieve lasting impact on their projects. The lasting IMPACT is fostered through an open and transparent mentorship relationship build on a mutually beneficial trajectory of trust.
Preliminary Phase
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Interested candidates will respond to our call by tendering an application form stating their business projects.
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The recruitment team will engage with the applicant in our vetting procedure to establish the need.
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Vetting will include a physical onsite assessment of land, property, accounting information and staff.
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Upon successful passing of the abovementioned checklist, the board of the Trust formally approves the successful candidates leading to the consummation of a 2-year binding contract between Impact Africa Trust and the nominee. Impact Africa reserves the full rights to terminate the contract at any point subject to violation of the agreed terms.
Phase One
Our main program will cover a two-year period of two phases. In the first year or phase one, IAT will offer training and development program and some of these programs will bring awareness to agribusiness and personal issues. Our Mentoring program will seek to explore and assist those willing to talk about their agribusiness challenges. This program will allow candidates to meet with their program coordinator on one to one basis on an ongoing regular setup times. This will help us establish a trajectory of trust before the Trust commits any financial aid IAT, will follow policies and procedures in decision making process.
Training and Development:
step 1
IAT will provide required training to successful candidates' onsite and in classroom. This training will cover all aspects of agribusiness from writing a business plan to compiling business reports
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IAT will, where necessary outsource qualified training officers working closely with local authorities to provide required training and skills
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IAT will put together a resource centre that will have information and technology available for business use.
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IAT will continue to provide training and mentoring as required
Phase Two
Funding and operations:
Upon successful completion of the phase 1, IAT may offer financial assistance to its partners. However, this aid will not be administered in form of cash payment; IAT will purchase all the required material on behalf of the candidate to maintain integrity and desired results. IAT will be responsible for delivering the materials on site and periodically monitor progress. In the event of unseen disaster, IAT will be part of the process and both parties can decide together. At any point, however, IAT reserves the right to terminate the agreement in case there are any serious violations.


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Gold shag rug contain pile longer than other types of carpets. When cleaning, it is important not to use tools that can get caught in the pile. Shag carpets are typically made of cotton, wool or synthetic fiber. The type of fibers will dictate whether you can wash it at home or a professional cleaning is required. In between cleanings you can implement routine methods that will keep your shag mat looking its best
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China's decades-long economic boom has generated a new set of demographic demands and environmental challenges. These emerging issues have affected China's agricultural capacity as well as food security, and constrain China's social and economic stability.
China's ongoing development has lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty and resulted in a burgeoning middle class. The Chinese government has made significant investments in education, urban development, and public health services, but China still faces a host of ongoing developmental challenges. How Chinese leaders manage these hurdles has a profound impact on their ability to cultivate power. To learn more about social issues in China, explore our featured content below.
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The group was slightly smaller than usual, which meant it was normal sized, with me,and six participants gathered round table: Doc the barb, Reya the wiz, Gnome the dwarf cler, The fightress Zubizu and the Monk Evil Sheva. Oh and lets not forget the ferret small business owner, Jambunathon ranger-wizard. On the menu was fan favorite and last minute substitutin: three full bags of dollar menu items from nearest fast food restaurant. Game set, play.
The party was back in town, reaping the rewards of their scesful delve. They had hundreds of gold, an went on a spending spree. Their first encounter was an obsequious fellow who introduced himself as the aid to Al Swaggerty, proprietor of the infaous Gemstone Dance Hall. The hall offered special "welcome back heroes" parties for the cost of 50 gold. For 100 gold, they offered drinks on the house for everyone. The party was not interested in a party, but were eventually convinced to pay 9 gold for a round on the house, which included a cheer in their honor. It was at this point Al Sawggerty asked what he should call them, suggesting "The Special Bunch."
No one in the band of adventurers liked this name, and instead came up with "The Flaming Ferrets" to which Al Swaggerty responded "The flamings WHATS?" and they were like yes thats it.
Other town hijinx ensued, including a visit to the town wizard Llywellyn, who offered them a reward of 500 gold and two scrolls of their choice, if they would return a spellbook of his. It was stolen by a runaway apprentice believed to have gone into the Frotress of the Evil Overlord with the book on a quest for adventure and plunder. He was not expected to have made it very far.
Al Swaggerty tried to sell them property, mentionind that only property owneres were considered citizens (and therefore above the law) but all others were considered outsiders and potential law-breakers.
The dwarf cleric performed a message of prayer in the streets, with aid from both the ranger-wizard and the very succesful wiz. Together they raked in 20 gold and also twenty devout followers. The cleric then sold these to the local "Church of All Folk" who offered ten gold a head for "new converts." They were quickly chained up by a burly guard with a whip and four bugbear helpers.
The fightress was outraged and bought the converts freedom, habing to spend 300 gold to set them free. The slaver made 100 gold and the people, including a few orphan children who spent their lives "hiding from priest of the all-folk" all scattered back into the muddy streets of Deadrock without even a thanks to Zubizu. Later when the wiz found out about the slavery attempt, she tried to boot the dwarf from the party. Both the monk and dwarf cleric aqre both lawful evil, and were able to remain in the party.
The next day they started on an uneventful three-day journey to the fortress. Upon arrival at the fortresss, they took a moment to inspect. A mile long stair led up to a large central plaza, with halls to left and right, and a small black pyramid in the center. Behind the pyramid was a mountain of rubble from the ancient ruins, and the actual mountains beyond. The right side was mostly explored, and above it towered the ruins of the Fell Tower, which they had also partially explored after being captured by the blue kobolds. The left side was so far unexplored and was below the also mysterious Dwarf Tower, a squat, square construction with a half-destroyed tower, exposed and leaning overhead.
First they approached the black pyramid. Legend spoke of the tomb of the original evil overlord, known only as War Duke, haunted still by his ghost. The journey into his tomb could lead to riches or death. The ferret went into the narrow door, down the confined stairds and into the constrictive hallway, which led to an arched opening, beyond which was misty and unclear. The monk was first to enter, and found herself in a sandy chamber filled with large gold disks half buried in the sand.
Suddenly the ghostly image of Warduke materialized, provoking a roll for surprise, then initiative, both of which the monk won. She struck just as the orc was preparing to swing his migthy great axe, and connected, the orc instantly vanished and she was able to take a single disk fromt he chamber. It was worth 1,000 gold. Everyone in turn fought and defeated the warduke until Zubizu, who lost initiaive and was struck for one hit point of PERMANENT damage, and knocked out of the chamber after being laughed at by the orc ghost boss. Luckily she was able to return and defeat the orc and won a thousand gold piece disk, The dwarf cleric was not so luckily and lost a total of four hit points before giving up without a disk. She was very angry.
Next they went to the left side of the first level. Right off the main hallway was a set of double doors which led to a huge chamber with pillars and a vaulted ceiling. The northern section was colapsed. They searched the pillars, sheped like womens bodies with animal heads, to no avail, but found a door hidden by the rubble. This led to a hallway, which the ferret explored. The hallway turned sharpely, with a small square window, and three doors around a corner. When the ferret leapt into the window,a goblin shouted "Breeyark!" and the party hastily retreated back into the pillared hall. They fought the six goblins as they emereged from the door, with the monk taking out the first wave, and the wizard frying most of the rest with a flaming hand.
The Flaming Whats made short work of the goblins and then searched the room with the window, finding it to be a now abandoned guard room, empty except for a table and six stools. The table held some gaming dice and 54 gold, or 9 apiece, and we ended there. (Were the gaming dice for a fantasy goblin version of dungeons and dragons? Perhaps…)


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John Coltrane
John Coltrane – Side Steps
Side Steps is a 5-CD set that captures John Coltrane in a supporting role, as a sideman to leaders like Sonny Rollins, Gene Ammons, Red Garland, Tadd Dameron and others. The collection of 43 tracks represents the entirety of Coltrane's session work as a Prestige sideman, from mid-1956 to early 1958, excepting his sessions with Miles Davis.
John William Coltrane (also known as "Trane;" September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop andhard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz. He organized at least fifty recording sessions as a leader during his recording career, and appeared as a sideman on many other albums, notably with trumpeter Miles Davis and pianist Thelonious Monk.
As his career progressed, Coltrane and his music took on an increasingly spiritual dimension. His second wife was pianist Alice Coltrane, and their son Ravi Coltrane is also a saxophonist. Coltrane influenced innumerable musicians, and remains one of the most significant tenor saxophonists in jazz history. He received many posthumous awards and recognitions, including canonization by the African Orthodox Church as Saint John William Coltrane. In 2007, Coltrane was awarded the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation for his "masterful improvisation, supreme musicianship and iconic centrality to the history of jazz."
Early life and career (1926–1954)
Coltrane's first recordings were made when he was a sailor
John Coltrane was born in Hamlet, North Carolina on September 23, 1926, and grew up in High Point, NC, attending William Penn High School (now Penn-Griffin School for the Arts). Beginning in December 1938 Coltrane's aunt, grandparents, and father all died within a few months of each other, leaving John to be raised by his mother and a close cousin. In June 1943 he moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the Navy in 1945, and played in the Navy jazz band once he was stationed in Hawaii. Coltrane returned to civilian life in 1946 and began jazz theory studies with Philadelphia guitarist and composer Dennis Sandole. Coltrane continued under Sandole's tutelage until the early 1950s. Originally an altoist, during this time Coltrane also began playing tenor saxophone with the Eddie Vinson Band. Coltrane later referred to this point in his life as a time when "a wider area of listening opened up for me. There were many things that people like Hawk, and Ben, and Tab Smith were doing in the '40s that I didn't understand, but that I felt emotionally."
An important moment in the progression of Coltrane's musical development occurred on June 5, 1945, when he saw Charlie Parker perform for the first time. In a DownBeat article in 1960 he recalled: "the first time I heard Bird play, it hit me right between the eyes." Parker became an early idol, and they played together on occasion in the late 1940s.
Contemporary correspondence shows that Coltrane was already known as "Trane" by this point, and that the music from some 1946 recording sessions had been played for Miles Davis—possibly impressing the latter.
There are recordings of Coltrane from as early as 1945. He was a member of groups led by Dizzy Gillespie, Earl Bostic and Johnny Hodges in the early- to mid-1950s.
John Coltrane – My Favorite Things 1965
John Coltrane – Soprano sax
McCoy Tyner – Piano
Jimmy Garrison – Bass
Elvin Jones – Drums
Death and funeral
Coltrane died from liver cancer at Huntington Hospital on Long Island on July 17, 1967, at the age of 40. His funeral was held on Friday, July 21 at St. Peters Lutheran Church in New York City. The Albert Ayler Quartet and The Ornette Coleman Quartet respectively opened and closed the service. He is buried at Pinelawn Cemetery in Farmingdale, N.Y.
Biographer Lewis Porter has suggested, somewhat controversially, that the cause of Coltrane's illness was hepatitis, although he also attributed the disease to Coltrane's heroin use. In a 1968 interview Albert Ayler claimed that Coltrane was consulting aHindu meditative healer for his illness instead of Western medicine, though Alice Coltrane later denied this.
His death surprised many in the musical community who were not aware of his condition. Miles Davis commented: "Coltrane's death shocked everyone, took everyone by surprise. I knew he hadn't looked too good… But I didn't know he was that sick—or even sick at all."
The Coltrane family reportedly remains in possession of much more as-yet-unreleased music, mostly mono reference tapes made for the saxophonist and, as with the 1995 release Stellar Regions, master tapes that were checked out of the studio and never returned. The parent company of Impulse!, from 1965 to 1979 known as ABC Records, purged much of its unreleased material in the 1970s. Lewis Porter has stated that Alice Coltrane, who died in 2007, intended to release this music, but over a long period of time; her son Ravi Coltrane, responsible for reviewing the material, is also pursuing his own career.