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yesterday, i opened my well thumbed, small notebook, some 13-years-old, filled with the names of books and authors i've read or wanted to read, after a good six months or so. names such as nicole mones, david mitchell, sarah waters, haruki murakami, linda grant jumped out at me. elif shafak, emma darwin, audrey niffeneger called to me silently. hanif kureishi, paulo coelho, joanna trollope, john grisham took me down memory lane to my teen years. i was assailed by the memories of words, pages, covers, feelings, stories and people; how the books made me feel, who i shared quotes and plots with, who i had recommended which book to, who had recommended which book to me. all of this, between the pages of my palm sized book, within the span of a few minutes.
why had i waited for so long to flip through its pages, when previously i would usually look through it at least once a week?
the answer is simple: i do not have access to these authors and books here. so i suppressed my urge, i tried to make do with other books. (as i seem to have done in so many other areas of life..)
but those few minutes yesterday brought home to me how much i am giving up, how lost i am without my familiar markers. if someone were to come see me and my life today, i worry that they might wonder whose presence they had disturbed. ten kilos lighter, with no bookshelves or books to speak of, no coffee, music or tv shows to gush over, who am i? when was the last time i had a conversation about harry potter, house or the coffee prince?
i live amongst people who cannot understand concepts such as lactose intolerance or atheism. this is only funny when i can share it with someone. but where is that someone?
many posts ago, i had feared losing myself -this is exactly what i was afraid of. but i don't know how to remedy the situation. it is so easy to say i need to make friends, but really, the options for that are oh-so-limited at present. and friends who read, who watch intl tv, listen to western music?! seriously, that only happens on some other planet..


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Portraits love them or hate them they have been around for centuries. The fore runner of the photograph. I have created a few portraits over the years but I have struggled with them massively. The big debate with a lot of artists is, Is it considered true art if you have used such tools like using a grid, working from a photo, using a projector or camera obscura (depending upon your era) or heaven forbid you trace your image.
Personally I have to uses these kinds of tools. I would never get a portrait done; I have spent many hour upon frustrating hour trying to just get that correct shape that makes us all individual, its the difference in making Robbie Williams look like Robbie Williams and not Norman Wisdom.
But then you put you art out on various social media platforms to hopefully get some constructive feedback and then you get 1 and sometimes more as I have found, who's message stares out at your off your phone screen, with a look of horror " You used a grid, that's not art, that's cheating".
Is it though?
Some, like well-known British artist David Hockney, believe that Old Master painters including Johannes Vermeer, Caravaggio, da Vinci, Ingres, and others used optical devices such as the camera obscura to help them achieve accurate perspective in their compositions. Hockney's theory, officially called the Hockney-Falco thesis (includes Hockney's partner, physicist Charles M. Falco) postulates that advancements in realism in Western art since the Renaissance were aided by mechanical optics rather than merely being the result of improved skills and abilities of the artists.
When at college my tutor told me this little fact too, but I really felt it was like cheating too, but I had such little patience to sit there repetitively going through the motions of scribbling, rubbing out, re drawing, rubbing out, carving holes through my paper, rubbing out and then lobbing my pencil over the other side of the room in frustration; I ended up using the projector. Not only did I get instant gratification it helped massively with time constraints of projects.
Yeah well I did and I do……still…..again its the speed element, I even use carbon paper :0.
But why do some artist feel that is so wrong, why are you not an artist if you don't paint in the moment, without your subject in front of you from a photo and you will be dammed if you think about even using a tool to aid you to do this.
Don't get me wrong I am not slamming on any artist who feel this, their points are actually very valid and doing what I just mentioned does have a very different effect on your out put of art. But they do have a tendency to make you feel that you should not even think about picking up a pencil if you cant draw a perfect portrait.
Personally I can't and never will be able to draw a portrait without the aid of some tool. I feel using a grid is a little more challenging and is a little more closer too……..not cheating for the want of a better phrase. I don't know if my being a suffer of Aphantasia makes any difference to my ability to be able to do this but for me personally the art is about the joy I get from doing it.
I will still keep posting my art for those critiques and no doubt will still get those glaring messages of HOW DARE YOU CALL YOURSELF AN ARTIST AND TRACE.
But all are entitled to their thoughts as well. We all know art is a very debated subject.
All of these portraits have been created using either grids or carbon paper.
Below is a self portrait drawn with copic pens and fine liners on used teabags which had been stitched into a canvas.
Till next time happy arting 😉

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A tweet appeared in my timeline this morning, asking people about the positives and negatives of online activism. I do not consider myself an activist, especially since that seems to mean people want to reduce you to a one dimension issue, but I replied because it seems an important topic. Online activism, especially twitter, has been a place of freedom for many. Those like myself who have to be anonymous, those with disabilities who for whatever reason are excluded from more conventional activism have been given a voice. However the huge drawback it seems to me is that people only hear the voice, they do not see the person behind it. Online we are expected to be always on, to be available, to never be weary of answering the same questions or facing the same prejudices.
There is also the assumption that because you share one belief, you share others, the invented myth of community that also haunts the online BDSM scene. The drawback of communities is you start seeing others as members of one instead of the rounded individuals they are. The more radical wing of sex worker activism could not accept I am a Christian, they wanted me to fit into a community which they had designed the limits of, and acceptable beliefs of. I am sure other people can think of their own examples where belonging seemed to come at the price of being less than the sum of all their parts.
Which brings me to the verses, and the song by The Byrds. We need to recognise for ourselves there is a time to fight, and a time to rest, a time for peace and a time for war. If we do not then we risk being exhausted just by trying to interact. Sometimes we sow seeds, other times though the land must lie fallow. There should be no guilt in this, from others or towards ourselves, it is all a question of timing.
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Tinnitus can be very hard to live with if you do not know the right ways to deal with it. To enjoy life while dealing with tinnitus, you need to know the best options available. This article will give you the information you need to cope with and treat tinnitus effectively.
Join a tinnitus support group. Tinnitus can be a very disturbing and disabling problem. It is important that you have support from people who also suffer from this condition. A support group can give you tips on how to deal with tinnitus, as well as on how to figure out what makes yours worse.
Talk to your doctor about getting a blood test to check your zinc level. In people with low levels, zinc supplements have been shown to help many with their tinnitus. High levels of zinc supplements must be monitored by a doctor, so do not take or increase zinc supplements without the advice of a physician.
Get a white-noise machine. While you obviously can't carry this around with you wherever you go, using it when you can, will help reduce the amount of ringing that you hear. One ideal time to use the machine is when you are sleeping; it can have the added benefit of canceling out other noises in your home that might wake you up.
Chewing gum is one of the best remedies for Tinnitus. Medical research has shown that chewing gum can relieve the pressure and sounds that are associated with Tinnitus. However, be careful to stop chewing if you start feeling more symptoms or if you develop pain in your jaw or elsewhere.
To help you treat Tinnitus, maintain a low stress level and relax more! It has been shown that stress and anxiety can aggravate or even cause the symptoms of Tinnitus. By learning to relax and controlling your stress, you can alleviate the symptoms and improve the condition.
You may have a tendency to feel a bit crazy sometimes if you are faced with the bothersome ringing symptoms of tinnitus. If you can't sleep due to your tinnitus, use a fan or white noise machine to try and drown out the racket.
Adjust the way you eat. A lot of people who have been afflicted with tinnitus claim that their symptoms disappeared when they started eating different foods. Some people have found relief by avoiding caffeinated drinks like coffee. Both gingko biloba and vitamin B12 have been suggested as helpful for relieving tinnitus symptoms. Alter one thing about your diet at a time; this way, if your condition gets better, you will know what helped.
Use a properly fitted medical device to help relieve tinnitus. A hearing aid alleviates symptoms in about half of tinnitus patients who also have hearing loss. A "tinnitus masker," a device worn in the ear which produces a low-level noise that helps cover the unpleasant ringing sensation, can also benefit patients without hearing loss.
As you read in the beginning of this article, living with tinnitus can be very difficult for anyone. Knowing as much about it as possible will make it a lot easier. If you use the tips listed in the article, you will find that tinnitus will have less of an impact on your life.


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Created by Sharon Zak and David Bradshaw, this wonderful book features artwork by artists and writers throughout the world. It is an absolute delight.
"Woe is me....for I lack the words to honour you and all who created The Greening of Man, the book, the GreenMan "Bible", the guide to the future, the book I have been dreaming of for years and never expected to see...all this and more, my lass.
I have looked at every page and at every page I was taken in, enchanted, informed, aroused (Yes--PAN!!!), eye and soul and mind given comfort and nourishment.
This is not just a book--this is the Greenman brought to all who seek him and for those who were seeking him, but did not know they did.
Sharon, Muse, Lass, Goddess, Witch, Druid--you have done more for bringing the Greenman to us than any, any other book, song, video than I can say. And I have read and heard and seen my share...
A book that needs to be in every library, on every altar, in every circle and grove and in the front window of every bookstore.
Okay, so maybe I did find a few words, but not the ones that so truly say what you have given out of love, passion, hope and dancing in moonlight."
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A high-scoring game between the COS Giants and Diablo Valley Vikings ended with the Giants winning 40-35. The night started off great for the Giants football team with a 45 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Nolan Leforge to wide receiver Philip Adams. An interception return by Giants defensive back Ricky Scott and a Vikings fumble returned for a touchdown resulted in a COS 27-7 lead at halftime.
The second half started with an injured player for Diablo Valley needing an ambulance. The long pause in play slowed the momentum of the Giants and the Vikings took over when play resumed. Vikings quarterback Matt Vitale caught passed two touchdowns in the third quarter and one to start the fourth, bringing the Vikings ahead 28-27.
Halfway through the fourth quarter, Leforge got the Giants rolling again with a 54 yard touchdown pass to Adams, putting the Giants back on top 34-28. The Vikings struck back when a Leforge fumble was returned for a Vikings touchdown and taking a 35-34 lead with 5:54 remaining in the game. On the next drive, Leforge and the Giants offense drove down the field on a 5-play, 75-yard drive that lasted 3 minutes. Leforge finished the drive with another 52 yard touchdown pass to Adams to go back ahead 40-35, with 2:54 left in the game.
It was not over as the Vikings drove the length of the field to the Giants 8 yard line with 45 seconds left in the game. On fourth down and three, the Vikings' pass was broken up by linebacker Ricky Scott and strong safety Frank Ngalamulume in the middle of the endzone to preserve the 40-35 win for COS.
The win improved the Giants' record 2-1 and dropped the Vikings' record to 1-2.
For the Giants, Leforge completed 17 of 28 passes for 312 yards and 4 touchdowns and Adams caught 6 receptions for 240 yards and 3 touchdowns.
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Find a Maritime mix of hospitality and French-Canadian history when you book flights to Moncton.
With outdoor adventures, a rich history, and one very peculiar hill, flights to Moncton land you in a city stocked with activities. With so many things to do in Moncton, you're sure to have a Maritime experience you won't soon forget.
As soon as your flight to Moncton lands, you may begin to feel the pull of the city's central attraction. Magnetic Hill is the site of an optical illusion that has been baffling visitors for decades. Test this magnetic attraction for yourself by heading to the hill and watching as your car appears to roll uphill, as if by magic.
The magic of Magnetic Hill continues at Magic Mountain. At this popular water park, visitors can race at over 60 km an hour down the nearly vertical Kamikaze water slide, or sit back and relax on the Lazy River. With the Magnetic Hill Zoo and Magnetic Hill Winery also located nearby, pointing toward Magnetic Hill when your flight to Moncton lands guarantees entertainment.
If you're looking for amazing performances when your flight to Moncton lands, this New Brunswick city has you covered. Between the shining lights of Magnetic Hill Concert Site, Casino New Brunswick, and the vaudeville-era charm of the Capitol Theatre, Moncton's performance offerings deserve a round of applause.
For a more low-key experience of Moncton, the city's parks are perfect for unwinding. From 121 hectares of the popular Mapleton Park, to the slightly smaller Centennial Park, you'll find trails, greenery, and adventures galore in these parks that pack a punch.
Before you leave Moncton, learn more about the city's history at Resurgo Place and the Musée Acadien de l'Université de Moncton. From the days of French settlement to the building of railway systems, these museums highlight Moncton's heritage.
With plenty of entertainment and culture waiting to be explored, feel the city's magnetic appeal pull you in when you book flights to Moncton.
With flights to Moncton, head to Dieppe in Greater Moncton to find great attractions.
When your flight to Moncton lands, you'll find the city of Dieppe sitting on the shores of the Petitcodiac River. This tidal river is constantly changing, but that shift is most evident during the tidal bore. This aquatic phenomenon is anything but boring. All at once, the Petitcodiac's placid waters retreat upstream in one enormous wave. For the best view of the bore, walk alongside the action on the riverfront trails.
After strolling the shores, shop for something uniquely Dieppe. The Dieppe Market serves up fresh vegetables alongside artisanal products. If you love all things local, this market is for you.
If you're looking for big name stores, get to shopping at Champlain Place, the largest single-building shopping centre in Atlantic Canada. After opening in 1974 and undergoing several expansions and renovations throughout the years, this massive shopping area hosts over 150 stores and services, so you can find exactly what you're looking for.
After your shopping spree, visit the Dieppe Arts and Culture Centre for a taste of creativity. In 2007, Dieppe began transforming its old city hall into a spot to showcase the local arts scene, from visual arts and crafts, to performing arts and music.
Today, the Dieppe Arts and Culture Centre stands as an artistic and cultural hub that adds colour to the neighbourhood all year long. A visit to this centre is sure to brighten any trip to Dieppe after flights to Moncton.
Whether you decide to head back to the centre of the city, or go further out from the Greater Moncton Area, a day in Dieppe will help you make the most of your trip when you book flights to Moncton.
The world's highest tides await in Fundy National Park when you book flights to Moncton.
After a flight to Moncton, head to the Bay of Fundy, where seawater rises and retreats 16 metres, twice a day. You can explore the ever-changing landscape that these tides create by kayaking across the bay at high tide, then returning during low tide to retrace the same path on the seafloor on foot. Find barnacles, rock crabs, and seaweed as you walk along the bottom of the ocean that has been revealed by the turning tides.
In the midst of the bay, the Hopewell Rocks provide the perfect photo-op for your trip to Fundy National Park. As the water retreats, the full form of these towering flowerpot rocks becomes visible. These rocks rise like columns from the Atlantic Ocean, adding a surreal, strange quality to the landscape.
Head 300 metres above the waters of the bay where the Caledonia Highlands plateau stands starkly above the coast below. Snowshoers, hikers, and nature lovers who fly to Moncton find nirvana in the natural beauty of these thick forests.
When it comes time to rest for the night, take a break in the park's overnight options. Choose to pitch your tent, or try camping in one of the cozy cabins available. You can spend the night under the stars in Fundy National Park's circular yurts. You can even try the weirdest (and coolest) option available, the oTENTik, a combination of a cabin and a tent.
For the less outdoorsy visitors, Fundy's culture offers more artistic fun. The music of the Maritimes echoes throughout the park during the summer concerts. In the home of North America's first female sea captain, Molly Kool, foot-stomping and fiddles make music in the tradition of an Atlantic Canada kitchen party.
From culture to camping, Fundy National Park offers a true maritime experience when you book flights to Moncton.
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Fly boarding and CEO's. #41: 2012
When a friend sent me a flyboarding video of the Zapata Racing Team, I initially just was amused and a bit curious. How do they do that?
A little research told me that flyboarding is a hot, new extreme sport that combines a jet ski and a jet pack and allows the crazy participant to soar above the waves or dive into the water like a pelican…have a look.
No surprise that it's a big trend in France and Australia. (I have noticed so far there seems to be very few female flyboarders, but that may be a whole different conversation!)
With a second viewing of the six minute video, I began to ask myself what do flyboarders and innovative library leaders have in common? Here are a few parallels…
►They both have to be courageous and a bit crazy to act like a pelican or a CEO!
►They both are risk takers, calculating the risk and the benefits, measuring the ROI on everything they do, and then having the courage of their convictions to just leap!
►They are both thrill seekers. They love the adrenaline rush of accomplishing something that seems to be impossible, whether it be replicating a dolphin or organizing a successful library golf tournament!
►They both like testing the limits. Flyboarders contemplate how deep they can dive with one breath. Library leaders question whether the community will embrace a speed dating book club, advertising on the library website, or the library coffee shop.
►Being a flyboarder or an innovative CEO comes at a cost. Flyboards cost about $12,000 and require access to an open body of (preferably shark-free) water. But, an innovative library leader…priceless! LOL
Have a great day…and soar like a pelican!
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A compact heat exchanger testing facility was constructed at the United States Naval Postgraduate School. The testing facility is used to collect heat transfer and friction factor data by the steady state steam to air technique. Heat exchangers with frontal dimensions of up to 12 inches by 12 inches can be tested. The maximum pressure drop which can be produced across the air side of a heat exchanger is 2.5 psi. The testing facility was designed to obtain data for exchanger air side Reynolds numbers from 500 to 10,000. A description of the apparatus, the experimental method and equations and an evaluation are given.
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We welcome (classical) players of all standards, visitors are welcome to attend 2 meetings free to see if they would like to join us.
Twice a year, we have public professional concerts of a very high standard and a growing reputation locally, the other meetings we perform to and learn from each other. MOST OF OUR CONCERTS HAVE BEEN OVERSUBSCRIBED AND WE HAVE NOW CHANGED OUR VENUE (FOR THE CONCERTS ONLY) TO St PAUL'S CHURCH, WHICH CAN SEAT NEARLY DOUBLE THE F.M.H. We have gradually built up a reputation and are having to turn down world class performers.
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Movistar launches new service location in the cell that incorporates GPS technology.
Movistar Peru, launched its first service location that incorporates the most advanced system available location in the world market, the GPS technology. Movistar ubicame allows real-time location using GPS satellites and CDMA 1x network to deliver results with high precision through the services for staff.
Among the advantages of the new mobile service are: location in real time, better monitoring and greater control, high precision, using digitized maps, more flexibility, because the locations can be made from a cell phone or via web.
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I have to tell you, I have a new crush. His name is Joe and I see him almost every morning before I get to work. He doesn't even know that I exist but that is ok, I will manage! He is cute in a John Mayer with stage make up kind of way. He is a good listener and a little goofy. He is great with kids and animals. I know that Bug likes him too, much more that Steve. She even asks for him in the mornings. He can sing, not fantastic... I wouldn't want anyone up-staging me, ha!! He is almost a celebrity at least in this house... he is Joe from Blue's Clues! Oh Joe... please come and take us into your world of animation...
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Woa Joe..,
Posted by mb at 5:23 AM
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2 comments:
- Carey said...
Isn't there some kind of rule against that? Well, at least it wasn't the guy before Joe. LOL.
- August 10, 2008 at 6:10 PM
- Anonymous said...
ha ha ha tooo funny. For a moment there i actually thought you were talking about a real person.. he he he he
- August 18, 2008 at 7:13 PM
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P30. The Opposition. An Electoral Pact Needed. Foreign Policy. "Labour's Immediate Programme"
[ Manchester Guardian , 6 December 1938, pp. 11-12 [1] . © Guardian]
6 December 1938
By R. F. Harrod (Lecturer in Economics at Oxford)
In this lull after the storm and time of anxious waiting progressive forces in the country appear to be hovering in indecision. On the one hand, Mr. Vernon Bartlett's brilliant success has aroused hopes of co-operative effort; [2] on the other, it appears that the machinery of party government may oppose obstacles to the fulfilment of these hopes. No clear call has come from any political leader to mobilise those of like mind in a united Opposition.
This gives grounds for serious misgivings, for the time is ripe for Opposition victory. The record of the present Government is such that if British democratic institutions were working with normal health the Opposition would be waiting with considerable confidence for power to fall to it at the next election, almost as a matter of course. While the pendulum of opinion may swing between Left and Right, the British electorate hates bad government, and, with the additional asset of being able to arraign the Government for gross inefficiency, Opposition victory should be certain.
However one may differ in Fascistic or anti-Fascistic leaning and about the proper aims and principles of foreign policy, there can be no doubt that both in the case of Abyssinia and in that of Czecho-Slovakia British diplomacy, with manifest indecision and its machinery creaking and groaning, led the country along a path of humiliation to inglorious defeat. [3] Any defence policy has been open to a similar indictment. Whatever their political opinions, future historians are likely to regard the period of 1931-8 as one of those bad patches in the history of the country when she suffered from a weak Government unable to deal with its problems. For a parallel they may search back to the age of George III and Lord North; a closer analogy is provided by the Ethelred the Unready of our school books.
If the Opposition is unable to utilise this unique opportunity to secure victory it is unlikely ever to do so. His Majesty's Opposition will then become an empty formality, and with it will go the functioning of democracy as we have known it. Cabinet reshuffles within the limits of a single party machine [4] are no proper substitute for alternation between parties. Recent years give a poor tribute to the efficiency of such a system, and it is hard to see how genuine democracy can subsist under it. The one-party system is in principle a Fascist system. Have we already come to that? Lacking the fanaticism of Fascisms of the foreign type, it is not likely even to acquire their one virtue of forcefulness.
Why is the Opposition so lacking in confidence? Has its life ebbed away under the stranglehold of the new-found rigidity of party machinery? Or are its internal differences of opinion really too great? In any event, it is surely the primary duty of progressives to work for unity. The ideal would be a joint statement by party leaders. Failing that, local efforts may still be made in constituencies or groups of constituencies based on a resolute determination not to split the Opposition vote nor to alienate moderate opinion. [5]
While likemindedness on foreign affairs provides the cement, internal policy could not be neglected with impunity at a general election. What workable compromise can be arranged which will not discourage the parties in the constituencies and make headquarters fear that local vitality will be sapped? Matters should be so arranged that each party in the constituency can feel that the Opposition candidate, whatever his particular allegiance, is in some sense their own for the period of the pact, which need not extend beyond the next election. Since the Labour party is, in fact, the largest Opposition party and commands the most powerful organisation, it appears to me to be only fair that its official programme should be the first item on the agenda for agreement on domestic issues.
I have carefully studied the document entitled "Labour's Immediate Programme," [6] and I judge that most progressives should be able to accept it, subject to a not intolerably lengthy list of reservations. Moreover, the reservations required would not touch on any point likely to involve action in the next Parliament, but rather on certain general propositions which, whatever their merit, are symbolic of social revolution.
The nationalisation of the land is an example. Liberals, "Independent Progressives," or dissident Conservatives might refuse to accept this principle, while being prepared to approve such compulsory powers as were necessary for an agreed programme of agricultural reconstruction, defence measures, or the preservation of amenities. The nationalisation of the Bank of England is another example. As an economist I view this as a matter of secondary importance. What is important is that there should be a currency and credit policy designed to secure for the pound sterling a stable purchasing power over goods and to promote full employment. Only in the unlikely event of the Bank of England refusing to carry out the measures necessary to give effect to this policy need the question of compulsion arise. [7]
If only those concerned could get down to details the list of reservations should not be difficult to compile. On this basis Labour voters might give their whole-hearted support to non-Labour progressives, on the ground that they were committed to support all that was necessary in the forthcoming Parliament, while non-Labour progressives would support a Labour candidate and feel secure against the introduction of measures involving violent social upheaval.
There is another section of opinion to be considered--the Right-wing Conservatives. Their leading sentiment is patriotism. As it happens, things have worked together to make them wish for the same foreign policy as those whose principal ideal has been social regeneration. If there is to be co-operation these patriots must do some heart-searching on the domestic issue. One cannot always have all one wants in politics. Those who disliked Home Rule but wanted Free Trade had to make up their minds which was the more important. [8] Patriotic Conservatives, if they wish to see their country great, must seek anew for the elements within her capable of making her great. Official Conservatism in the post-war period has been overfilled with the lotus-eating type.
On the home front the most notable example of British grit and doggedness in recent generations has been the creation of trade unionism. Among the more favoured classes, I, from my vantage-point in Oxford, have witnessed in the last twenty years so much of the virility and enthusiasm of youth pouring itself into movements of the Left but failing to find vent for its powers in public life owing to divisions within the Opposition. If patriots wish to see their country's greatness restored they must not turn their backs on those vital elements in the body where the necessary ingredients of true greatness are to be found. They must look again at "Labour's Immediate Programme" and have a change of heart on the domestic issue.
Foreign policy, a vigorous defence programme, the removal of surplus profit from rearmament, the conquest of trade depression and unemployment by drastic measures [9] --an Opposition united on these points should easily sweep the country. The Opposition is amply equipped with able personnel. And that ability will be raised to its highest pitch by the greatness of the opportunity. So long as the attitude of mind at the top is one of moaning and groaning, the sense of being driven from pillar to post, the personalities are inhibited from using to the full even such gifts as they have. When that atmosphere is replaced by a sense of historic mission and great opportunity, with England called upon to play one of the most important rôles in her history, the ability of the new leaders will be elicited in full measure.
This article for the Manchester Guardian, stimulated by "the brilliant success" of the Popular Front candidate Vernon Bartlett in the Bridgewater by-election (see note 2 below) on the one hand, and by the newspaper's very favourable attitude towards the popular front experiment in Oxford (the campaign was reported daily from the announcement of Lindsay's candidacy to poll's day), was written in view of future campaigning. Harrod had it reprinted (a copy of the reprint is in HP VI/501-502/8), and sent off a number of copies: one went to Churchill, who showed lukewarm interest (letters 874 and 876 R), one to an unidentified correspondent (who acknowledged receipt on 15 December, in HP VI-523), one to Eden (letter 880 R), and another to Macmillan. Macmillan took the matter seriously, and invited Harrod to discuss the situation (letter 877 R). Perhaps as a result of this talk, Harrod sent a further copy of his article to Eden (letter 880 R).
Further talks with Dalton (letter 875 R, and a viva voce on 29 December) and Macmillan (letters 882 , 883 , 885 , 886 R, 891 ), together with the Labour Party's intransigence on the Cripps affair (see note 1 to press item 31 ) induced Harrod to renounce the idea of organizing the Liberal and Labour opposition and to concentrate instead on the dissident conservatives and the supporters of Cripps. This led him to further circulate the Manchester Guardian article, which he sent together with a circular letter to dissident conservatives on 1-3 February 1999 (letter 894 ).
2. The Liberal journalist Vernon Bartlett broke, as an Independent Progressive, a long Conservative monopoly of the Bridgewater seat. The Manchester Guardian's comment stressed the continuity between the Oxford City and Bridgewater by-elections; Lindsay himself spoke in favour of Bartlett ("Mr. Bartlett Making Headway at Bridgewater. A `Tory Stronghold' Shaken", Manchester Guardian, 11 November 1938, p. 12).
3. On the British reaction to the Italian invasion of Abyssinia see note 2 to letter 476 , on the German invasion of the Sudeten see note 1 to press item 28 .
4. Reference is to Eden's position: see letter 874 to Churchill of 9 December 1938, [jump to page] .
5. Consistently with this postulate, Harrod was organizing popular fronts in the constituencies neighbouring Oxford: see note 1 to essay 21 .
6. The Labour Party, Labour's Immediate Programme (1937). A copy, annotated by Harrod, is in HP VI-176 (in the following quotations, Harrod's underlining is rendered in the same style). Harrod commented "good" on the following points: "A National Transport Board will [...] be set up [...] to own and operate the Railways and such other Transport Services as are suitable for transfer to Public Ownership" (p. 4); "A Labour Government [...] will play its full part in every effort [...] to substitute an International Air Police Force for National Air Forces and to establish an International Service of Civil Aviation" (p. 8; the passage is marked with a vertical line in the margin); and "Throughout [the three Defence services], promotion to commissioned rank will be open to all, and will depend on merit alone, and no longer on wealth or class privilege" (p. 8). In the margin of the sentence "The coal industry [...] will therefore be unified under Public Ownership" (p. 5), Harrod wrote "why not nationalised?". In the margin of the opening sentence "The Labour Party's goal is the Socialist Commonwealth. It is determined to use the resources of our country so as to create a real prosperity in which all shall share" (p. 2), Harrod wrote an illegible comment, and "What a <rotten argument> if it is intended to be one". A further illegible comment is scribbled in the margin of "Taxation will be used to secure a better distribution of wealth and purchasing power, and to provide funds for the extension of the Social Services" (p. 3).
7. On the evolution of Harrod's opinion on the nationalization of the Bank of England see note 4 to press item 28 .
8. Presumably refers to the 1903 Free Trade Union between the Liberal Party and the Unionist free-traders against the "Tariff Reform" campaign in favor of protection launched by Joseph Chamberlain (see for instance R. Douglas, The History of the Liberal Party 1895-1970, London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1971, pp. 29-30). Reference to this event is probably not accidental, as among the men who joined the opposition the most famous was Winston Churchill, whom Harrod saw as the natural leader of the anti-appeasement front and to whom a copy of this article was sent (see note 1 to this article and letter 874 , [jump to page] ).
9. Harrod later outlined these policy proposals in more detail in a "[Sketch of Political Manifesto]", here as essay 21 .
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yeah so gg to job prospects. i went in to fedex today and i'm pretty much a lock for the 2:30-7:30am shift tuesday through saturday. its $9/hr. h4x. i get to be nocturnal. it should be interesting if i can also get this bank job from 4:30pm to 11pm monday through thursday. 3 days a week i'll be working 2 jobs.
tues/wed/thurs 4:30 - 11pm, 2:30 - 7:30 am = omg 15 hours from start of one job to end of another
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text: Brand Marketing Three Shops Advance in LendingTree's Search Decision expected next monthBy Andrew McMains|July 7, 2011Share By Andrew McMains|July 7, 2011Share Three agencies remain in the running in LendingTree.com's search for a new agency to reposition the brand. Leo Burnett, Young & Rubicam, and 22squared emerged from a group of eight shops that presented ideas to LendingTree executives, according to Mona Marimow, LendingTree's svp of marketing. Marimow declined to identify the others. The online lender has asked the three finalists to explain how their ideas can work across multiple marketing channels. LendingTree is also testing their concepts. Media spending on the assignment is projected at $45 million. The company expects to complete the process next month. The winner will supplant Mullen as the brand's lead creative agency. Mullen will remain on the roster, however, given that it also plans and buys media for LendingTree. The Interpublic Group shop may take on creative projects as well. Mullen's last brand campaign featured images of regular people in superhero costumes and the voice of Adam West, star of the 1960s TV series Batman. The work, which broke in 2009, positioned LendingTree as a consumer-friendly "financial dashboard for your life," offering everything from loans to credit cards and money management advice. "You to the rescue" was the tagline. Share http://adweek.it/2kbDfc2 copy Adweek Adweek


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Vogue has done it again. The February cover shows Lena Dunham looking incredibly glamorous, stylish, and… airbrushed. It is, rather disappointingly, what we have come to expect from the leading glossy fashion magazine - but it is not what we expected from Dunham.
Her whole image, reputation and TV show are all about her accepting her body just as it is. She is not a size zero, she has lumps, cellulite and lots of tattoos. But that is why everyone loves her and her series Girls – because it breaks away from the Sex And The City perfection and shows real women having awkward sex with no airbrushing.
But Dunham's cover shoot in Vogue goes against everything she stands for. These photographs clearly do not show the way she naturally looks – and we know exactly what that is because her half-naked body is all over our TV screens and Instagram feeds.
The news has been disappointed Dunham's fans so much that feminist blog Jezebel has even offered a $10,000 reward for the pre-Photoshopped images of the Vogue shoot. The site states: "Lena, we'll also extend this offer to you, if you want to submit them yourself."
Lena Dunham's front cover on Vogue
If Dunham has the copyright to those pictures, I think she should submit them. The decision to airbrush was clearly Vogue's choice, but with her fame and fanbase, you would think she had the power to change it. Her decision to go along with the airbrushed pictures suggest she was just thinking, 'This is what Vogue does; I can't change it.'
But – and make sure you're sitting down now – what if Vogue didn't airbrush? What if all the glossy magazines stopped photoshopping, airbrushing and cropping off cellulite, and just showed women exactly as they are? Would the whole industry come to a crashing halt, or would it revive glossy mags for all the feminists who can't bear the sight of another hairless, expressionless cover girl?
It is a debate worth having in today's society. We all know that glossy magazines are a business, and that fashion magazines use airbrushing for artistic reasons. But, it still feels like a betrayal when they airbrush a woman like Dunham who is essentially famous because of her (real) body, or even Mindy Kaling whose recent Elle cover was criticised for not showing her curvy torso. Instead it just zoomed in on her face – something it had not done for its last four cover girls.
Mindy Kaling's Elle cover with three previous ones
Last year I interviewed Elle's editor-in-chief, Lorraine Candy. At the time the magazine was trying to 'rebrand feminism', but was continuing to airbrush its models. Candy told me: "We're a glamorous luxury fashion magazine; we make the pictures look good and that's the point of airbrushing. I'm not trying to change the shape of faces, or the height, or weight or anything – we've never done that."
But inevitably, airbrushing does do exactly that - and y'know - changes women. And judging by the amount of coverage the topic has received lately, it shows that women are starting to care. In recent years, Dove created a campaign to use 'real' women as models, Debenhams vowed to stop airbrushing and now fans are outraged by Kaling and Dunham's covers.
In this 21st century world of Twitter and Instagram, we can see what celebrities really look like every time we refresh our news feeds. We know that Dunham looks glamorous on the red carpet, but looks just like us and our friends when she's eating a burger. We understand that celebrities might look different on television, but that in a selfie sans make-up, they look like us.
So when magazines airbrush these very same celebrities, we do notice. It isn't like a couple of decades ago, when my mum's generation had no idea what Cindy Crawford looked like hungover in her pyjamas, and didn't think twice about her thigh gap.
Now we look at a magazine cover and know that the celeb hasn't just been given the best stylists, make-up artists and photographers money can buy; she has been digitally retouched. It is more obvious than ever, and it doesn't fit in with how we see celebrities today. All it does is expose the world of glossy mags to be false and, perhaps more damagingly for them, completely out of touch.
UPDATE 5PM: Jezebel has now published the original Vogue snaps.


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Easter Pie Recipe: Pizza Piena/
Hot From The Kettle reader, Mario DiBiase, just sent over his mother's recipe for Italian Pizza Piena. There's a great story behind the recipe, too!
First my mother would start off by going to all the Italian delis in the neighborhood and collect the heels (ends) of assorted cold cuts - salami, prosciutto, copacola, mortadela and prusciutto cotta (ham) and D E M A N D a discount for these left over cuts that "nessuno se catta" as she said. This is a medley of meets and I've found everyone uses something different, for Mom it was what ever she got on sale or was available. These are the ones that I thought made the best pie. I've had it made from just hot and sweet dried sausage too.
Here's my families recipe - enjoy:
Makes a half sheet sized pie
Dough -
3c flour
1 cup olive oil
2 lg eggs
water as needed
1 tbs salt
in mixer on slow speed mix flour, salt and eggs - slowly drizzling oil then slowly add water until a stiff dough is made.
Roll out to a 3/16 thick sheet, wrap around rolling pin and roll over baking dish. Tuck in to cover inside of dish. trim and reserve trimmings for lattice top.
1 doz eggs
1/2 c grated parmigiana
1 tsp fresh course ground pepper
1 prima salata cheese ( kind of like a hard mozzarella sold in backets, use fontina if you cant find it or what we call slicing provolone - it's not very sharp)
1/2 qt ricotta- drained in a cheese cloth over night
1 heel of each salami, prosciutto, copacola, mortadela and prusciutto cotta (ham) cut into 1/2 cubes ( some people use slices - I would get 1/4 pound of each )
whisk eggs, with grated cheese and pepper
pour off 1/3 into the pie crust, flake the ricotta into the mixture in the pie crust,
throw in 1/2 of the meats, layer cheese then top with another 1/3 egg, repeat ricotta, meat, cheese layer then top off with the remaining egg (this should come to within 1/2 inch of the top of the pie dish.) roll out remaining dough to 3/16" thick, cut into ribbons and lace over the top and pinch to lower crust to seal.
*The filling will rise so if the pie is filled too close to the top I suggest a placing a sheet pan or foil under the pie while baking


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When in doubt, do nothing.
As a child I was very creative, but there were times when I was bored and wanted suggestions that might fulfill my desire to do something magic. At these times of lacking motivation, or the inability to move through a problem, I would ask my mother this question, "What can I do now?"
My mother always repeated these infuriating words.
"When in doubt do nothing!"
This drove me mad as a child as I always wanted her to give me a clue to the next step to take.
Now she has passed over, I still find myself asking her this blasted question, "What can I do?
She continues to answer, "When in doubt do nothing!"
My guides say to me, "Stop pushing your bolder up the mountain. Sit on the bolder and meditate."
I reckon my mother's words and the words of spirit basically mean the same thing.
So for the last seven days I have been ignoring guidance and pushing my boulder up the mountain.
"At least I am doing something Mum!" I yell out of sheer frustration and upset.
As a child I got over my problems and boredom quickly and moved on to the next creative idea. As an adult I have years of armoring making the pushing of my bolder up the mountain painful and self defeating. It has come to pass that the bolder rolled back over me and flattened me something terrible.
How perfect for Easter to fall at the same time of my bolder crucifixion. I have died a terrible death due to personal challenges. Today I have risen and am ascending to a new level of understanding.
Resurrection only comes when surrender is adhered too. I hope you have read the story about Surrender on my blog.
The creative juices are beginning to form again as I sit on my bolder and meditate.
When Mum said, "When in doubt, do nothing!" I didn't get it.
I now know what she really meant - Sit still and go within. In doing nothing a new cell of creative possibility forms. Out of nothing something is born.
The following is taken from one of the forty-four Mastery Cards in the, about to be released Spiritual Self Mastery. The original blueprint board game, Self Mastery is available on
www. selfmasterysource.com
When I read the Spiritual Self Mastery Card "Resurrection" I thanked the Universe for helping me through the last few days of absolute frustration, humiliation, upset and fear.
To rise above limiting beliefs, to be fully alive, to be free, to continue.
Resurrection is the ability to get up when the chips are down resurrecting what is left and creating a magnificent company, teaching-course, product or partnership. It is taking what is left and starting again. Phoenix rising from the ashes.
SELF MASTERY is: Freeing self from situations caused by obsessive and negative thoughts. Freeing the voice of the victim from the dungeon of repression. Living life as a victor - no longer afraid of what others think. Releasing old inherited patterns. Finding a way to achieve the dream.
ACTION: Live every day as though it is your last. Keep going no matter what. Release resentment. Change gear and direction. Sit and meditate.
CHALLENGE: Thwarted expectations, forgiveness, powerlessness, crucifixion.


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Jenn posted a topic in Websites and LinksHey there, just joined little bit ago. So far, I've never really done video or photography for sharing. I've always done everything alone and I started posting bits here and there on my Instagram. I would like to start exploring more with others. I travel a lot so if anyone is interested hit me up. I'm in Michigan ?... Instagram.com/eyesonthesoul
Hi everyone! I'm looking for people to visit locations together, somewhere in Belgium, NL, Luxembourg, France, or nearby) I'm rather experienced with urbex, but I don't really like doing it alone and it's hard to find people who also understand what they're doing at locations. I'm mostly interested in metro/underground stuff and roofs. Soon I'm planning to search for some roofs in Brussels and Amsterdam, and check out local metro. If you'd like to join me - let me know!
My name is Suiz, i just recently moved from the Pensacola area into Huntsville. Trying to look for any other explorers in the area that wanna link up.
Questionnaire about the motivations of urban explorers
Steffi posted a topic in General DiscussionHi fellow urban explorers! I'm currently studying Tourism management on the University of applied sciences Inholland in Amsterdam. For my thesis I am doing a research about the motivations of urban exploring and if urban exploring can be linked to the concept of dark tourism. In order to know what the motivations of Urban explorers are I have made a questionnaire and have to get 380 responses. So far it is not going great and barely get people to fill in the questionnaire. So i'm asking you guys if you could fill in the questionnaire for me. The questionnaire itself takes not more than 5 minutes, and I'd really appreciate and be very thankful if you would take a moment and fill it in!( the questionnaire is 100% anonymous and the answers will only be used for my thesis) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6M5wbRZiieix7VeWyrcdfvkX1L-3aM2nUGTqdsZe7ndsIPA/viewform?hl=eng
Looking for explorers in the Leicester area
Dubbed Navigator posted a topic in General DiscussionHello all from a longtime, somewhat rusty forum user. Having moved to the Leicester area 18 months or so ago, the exploring itch has well and truly returned. I needz derp. Although there isn't a shortage of it in my area, I do have a shortage of explorers that I know. For someone that doesn't favor solo explores, this is a slight stumbling block. So, whos about and up for wander?
Explorers Hospital North Wales, October 2013
Canonfodder posted a topic in Hospitals & AsylumsThis now closed hospital in North Wales was formerly a workhouse that opened in 1839 and housed both males and females. Biding by Victorian values both cohorts of people were segregated in separate wings. The building was laid out in the form of a cross – there's a tip for future explorers – with the central hub being used to manage the four wings. The workhouse was run by a John Francis, a man, whose cruelty knew no bounds. In 1847 a Mr John Rowlands became one of the workhouse's most famous residents. During his stay there one of Rowland's friends, Willie Roberts died. It was rumoured that Francis had killed the boy. Rowlands and a few of his friends did some of their own urbexing and took a trip to the mortuary. There they found Willie's badly beaten body. Enraged, Rowlands basically gave Francis a good pasting. Worried about what might happen to himself for his act of retribution, he did one over the wall and went to sea. He went on to change his name to Henry Morton Stanley, and coined the phrase "Dr Livingstone I presume?". The rest is history. Enjoy the pics Although a hospital it has a few interesting features including ceiling lights A chapel some murals enter the Land of Narnia.... ...which was apparently the NHS' attempt to income generate.... There's lots of theatres too.... .....showing the NHS version of Oz And if it all got too much for you they had even put in some japanese style hotel rooms Sadly the income strategy failed and the hospital was forced to buy cheaper items for operations.... After complaints of painful invasive eye procedures the hospital closed, and like so many of our beautiful historical buildings, it now is going into rapid decay.. Hope you enjoyed this little tour. On that note, it's goodnight from me, and goodnight from him
hi there fellow explorers!
urbexor posted a topic in Just take a moment & say HiWell... hi there explorers! A forum like this is new 2 me and still need 2 figure out how i put my sets/pictures on this Forum... Someone? Feel free 2 check out my homepage and then add me when u like it... Time2 meet some people over here! Greetz from Urbexor (J Photography urban exploration)
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None Dare Call It… | John Goodmans Health Policy Blog | NCPA.org.
But what threatens the foundations of a free society most of all is when it is the government (and its allies in the private sector) who are doing the attacking, and when the reason there is no response is that the victims of the attacks have been threatened and bullied into silence.
I believe that is where we are today ― not just with respect to health insurance, but with respect to health care generally. I'm afraid other industries are not far behind.
During the debate leading up to the passage of the Affordable Care Act, I talked to a number of CEOs of large health insurance companies. I frequently heard such comments as, "Don't tell anyone I told you this" or, "If you use this information, don't mention my name" and even, "Don't tell anyone that we ever had this conversation."
As far as I can tell, things have gotten worse. In fact I don't know any employee of any health insurance company that is willing to go on the record with any statement that is critical of the Affordable Care Act.
– See more at: http://healthblog.ncpa.org/none-dare-call-it/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HA#more-34055


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HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope everyone had a fun and safe new year's eve last night and that you're excited for the upcoming year.
Today I'm going to share some of my resolutions with you. Of course I have others that are more personal but these resolutions are just as important.
2015 was the year of no sleep and procrastination. This year, I want to work on both getting more sleep (going to bed earlier) and procrastination. I always put off EVERYTHING until the last minute. For example, Gloss and I scheduled that I would post this in early December and I waited until December 31st to write it!
This year I also want to work on not worrying about what others think. My actions are always affected by the fear that someone will not accept what I'm doing so this year I want to change that!
The classic resolution is to workout more, and I'm ashamed to say that's part of my resolutions this coming year. Working out is very very important for your health and to live a long and healthy lifestyle working out is essential. Feel free to tweet us any time reminding me to go workout ;).
Lastly, I want to improve the quality of this blog. Both Gloss and I have been working hard but I want to work even harder!! We already have some exciting changes coming up in the next few weeks that I can't wait for you to see. Make sure you subscribe and follow our social media to be updated with these changes!
Wishing you all the best in 2016!
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The other day our neighbor, Susan, came over. The moment she walked in the door Zoey began talking at her.
"Susan! Susan! We ran out of Italians! But then we got some new ones — the Italians are in the freezer!"
Susan nodded her head, eyed the freezer, and said uncertainly, "Yes, well . . . it's always good to have Italians,uh, around?"
Zoey nodded her head in agreement. "And later? When Tessa comes over? We can eat one!"
I could see Susan beginning to form an image of me as a serial killer who targets Italians and then keeps them in her freezer. Susan's daughter, Courtney, is in fact married to a "real Italian guy." Before Susan could start backing towards the door to go put her house up for sale, I screeched, "Italian ices! She's talking about Italian ices!"
I hastily put away the butcher knife that was gleaming on the counter. Susan looked relieved. Just so you know, I had been cutting up eggplant. EGGPLANT.
Zoey is three so she often doesn't say quite what she means. And when Zoey is awake she is talking constantly. CONSTANTLY. WHich can lead to a lot of mix ups. She's very stream of consciousness. The kid has no filter. None. Often I am good at following along, but other times I'm left going, "Whaaa?" while drool drips off my chin. Here are some snippets from our dinner conversation with Zoey last night . . . and my interpretation:
Today I looked up the lady with all the babies on her. This is a reference to a picture in the book, "Tell Me Again About the Night I was Born."
He didn't see the car and the car didn't see him. Ah, yes. The continual year-long discussion about how our cat died last summer.
Did we start as full people or no legs? Um, what? Hey look! Something shiny!
One time he made a cake and it burned up. A reference to the book, "Babar Bakes a Cake." Don't worry, after he burns it up he goes and buys Celeste a cake from the bakery. And yes, I still find it disturbing that Babar and Celeste are COUSINS.
Our cat licks her own butt. This is self explanatory — and is always followed by lots of laughing.
We like our chips bare. Zoey and I like to eat chocolate chips plain.
Rapunzel rapunzel let down your vagina. Uh, I got nothin'.
Can you say tweekle-do-ga-lee-lo-fee? I can! I can! Where's my prize? Is it chocolate?
Remember when that bear combed his hair? A reference to the Raffi song, "Down by the Bay."
My ____* is twinkling. I have to pee, like, RIGHT NOW. * Word removed to appease Demetri's gentle sensibilities.
Next time I don't need you. I'll just go under the rope and then jump. Next time we go to Gramme and Pop-Pop's pool my daughter doesn't need my help (even though she can't swim). She'll just go under the rope (even though she refuses to put her face in the water), climb up the ladder and then jump in like me (I do excellent cannon balls).
Remember when you had to cut my toes off bc they were too big? Again, I am not a serial killer. Recently we had to cut the ties off a pair of Zoey's footy pajamas because her feet didn't fit inside anymore.
Granny collects worms! Granny composts.
Zoey doesn't talk with me, she talks at me. All. Day. Long. I love to hear her voice and her opinion on, well, everything. But by mid-afternoon, I'm exhausted.
Preschool starts in 95 hours. 5,700 minutes. 342,000 seconds. And on Monday you won't be seeing any weepy Facebook status updates from me. Nope. I'll be busy running through the streets yelling, "Freedom!!!!! FREEEEEEEEE-DOM!" Then eating a celebration brownie while I enjoy the sweet sound of silence.


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West Bay Heritage Day
Pirates Week has begun. We drove on down to the West Bay Heritage Day at the Turtle Farm yesterday. It was a fabulous hot day and after six weeks of rain, I'd completely forgotten how hot Cayman can really get. Amid the heat we were treated some of the things that were done yesteryear in Cayman, like how to thatch rope and to plenty of goods made using straw and of course spinning tops (both of which were and still are so similar to the ones made in India).
Many times I find souvenirs here are not really made here but rather 'outsourced', with the Cayman Islands stamp on it. It can be quite difficult looking for Made in Cayman souvenirs, but not this week. Heritage Week is THE place to take something truly and authentically made in Cayman by Caymanians. I snapped up one of the ceramic green turtles shown here and am now kicking myself for not also buying the ceramic orange starfish. But I think I shall get my chance this Thursday in Georgetown, where Heritage Day is set to take place there. If you're visiting, don't miss out on the chance to take home something truly Caymanian made and you get to support local artisans by doing so. Also shown are some old Cayman treasures that have probably been around for a century, of course none of those were on sale. And what was also interesting to see was the traditional garb that most of the women at the event wore. Interesting because until I saw their Gingham dresses, it never occurred to me that Cayman had its own distinct and traditional dress.
There was also plenty of local food to be had, of which I will get shots of later on this week. If you've never been privy to local Caymanian grub, then this is the time and place to try some out. Of course the Pirates had to show up and even though it was while we were leaving, they were gracious enough to pose for a quick shot with us. Of course this is not the only pirate shot I will leave you with this week. Stay tuned because there's plenty more to come. The revised Pirates Week schedule can be found HERE.


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