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Next Weekend Is Ytterbium AKA Eastercon – Here's What I'm Up ToPosted on April 14th 2019 | Leave a comment
I will be at the Ytterbium Eastercon, held next weekend at the Park Inn hotel, Heathrow. As show above, I`m doing a reading on the Friday evening, 7pm, alongside two other authors – I`ll be reading from my most recent novel, Splintered Suns, then an excerpt from a short story due to appear in an anthology from Newcon Press, and an excerpt from something completely new. And as usual, I'll be bringing along some bookmarks and posters freebies for eager followers
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My Eastercon Schedule – Manucunicon 2016Posted on March 17th 2016 | Leave a comment
So come the end of next week I shall be hying myself hence to fabled Manchester, in search of enlightenment and shantih in the company of wise souls and skilled sensei of the SF Way….which probably will come down sharing drinks with Jim Burns, John Jarrold, Lavie Tidhar, Ian Sales, amongst many, luminaries each and every one! But otherwise I shall be engaged in panel moderating, once on the Saturday and once on the Sunday:
The Stars Are Your Canvas
Saturday 16:00 – 17:00, Room 7 (Hilton Deansgate)
Space opera is arguably the most unconstrained of SF subgenres, encompassing everything from the realism of McAuley's Quiet War to the exuberance of Leckie's Ancillary trilogy. How do writers find their own personal sweet spot between spectacle and science, and develop their own language for describing the biggest storytelling canvas of all?
Michael Cobley (M) Ian Sales, Alison Sinclair, Gavin Smith, Tom Toner, Jo Zebedee
Third Rock and Roll from the Sun
Sunday 20:30 – 21:30, Room 7 (Hilton Deansgate)
From Sun Ra and Bowie to Janelle Monae and even Coldplay, SF has cropped up across the spectrum of popular music. What – and who – makes good SF music, at the level of the lyric, the song, the album, or the opera? What do we get from SF music that we can't get from other forms of SF?
Michael Cobley (M), Gary Couzens, Ruth EJ Booth, Phil Nanson, Dave Tamlyn
Should be a blast!
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Residential SF/F Writing Course near Inverness: tutors Mike Cobley and Ken MacLeodPosted on April 30th 2015 | 1 Comment so far
Here's our page in the Moniack Mhor brochure.
This will be taking place in Kiltarlity, near Inverness, from May 14th to May 17th. And there are still places available!
For further information try the writing centre's Facebook page:
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Just Got Back From The Windy City….Posted on April 1st 2013 | Leave a comment
Well, from Bradford, host to this years Eastercon, and in fact outside the con hotel Bradford was indeed beset by icy winds, in drastic contrast to the near-saharan temperatures with which hotels bombard their guests these days. This is just a quick HOORAH for Ian Sales who won the BSFA Award for best short fiction for his story, 'Adrift On The Sea Of Rains'. Huzzah, say I!
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The Ascendant Stars, book 3 of the Humanity's Fire trilogy, is out now! Says so on my publisher's website…Posted on November 8th 2011 | 1 Comment so far
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In The OffingPosted on October 17th 2011 | 9 Comments so far
Just a little update on my summer and a gander at the weeks that lie ahead. Must admit that finishing The Ascendant Stars (and working on the outline for the next book, more on that anon) really sapped my gumption and other inner resources. Luckily, I did have to hand a couple of games by which I was able to relax those vital backbrain engines and build up the fuel that will be required. The games? – Deus Ex: Human Revolution (which was a wonderful reestablishment of the original game's mechanics, narrative and pace, updated and augmented with excellent graphics – and a satisfyingly long play-time), and Dead Island (the zombie-apocalypse shooter to end em all! – great combat mechanics and a great melee weapon modification system, and another long game with plenty to interest and intrigue).
Of course, as you`d expect, there are other games on the horizon which will be mine (bwah hah hah), Bioshock Infinity and Skyrim spring to mind, but I may have to put them on hold for a year or so. Because, y`see, I am about dive brain-first into the first draft of a new book! – yes indeedy, another space opera set in the Humanity's Fire universe and featuring a macro-engineered object that readers wont have seen before (unless I get scooped by some bright spark). Its a biggie, and should be an attention-grabber.
In the short-term, though, y`all can look forward to the publication of The Ascendant Stars in trade paperback edition on November 3rd, and it may well be that I shall be in London signing stock at a couple of book stores – this is not the same as a public signing, I should point out, rather I get to sign the bookstore's stock of the new book (and possibly of the other ones as well), and a little sticker gets put on the cover of them.
But I suppose if anyone catches me on the way in or out and requests an autograph, how could I in all honesty refuse?
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Son Of Heaven by David Wingrove – ReviewPosted on February 18th 2011 | Leave a comment
Okay, first off, I've known Dave Wingrove for over 25 years, from back in '86 when I was manically assembling my 1-page Shark Tactics fanzine and mailing it free to anyone in the SF field whose address I could get hold of. So I was there when vol 1 of the original Chung Kuo saga, The Middle Kingdom, hit the shelves in 1989. Well, here we are, 22 years later, and Dave's mighty epic – now substantially revised, renewed and reloaded! – is being republished by Corvus Books. The 1st volume (being the 1st of two prequel books) is Son Of Heaven, due for publication on March 1st. The publishers were kind enough to send me a reader copy which I at last got down to reading earlier this week.
In terms of the timeline, Son Of Heaven and the next, Daybreak On Iron Mountain, are intended to reveal how the world in 2065 (a harsh Bladerunner-esque near future) changed and became the ice-city world of tiers of The Middle Kingdom.
Most of the book centres on Jake Reed, a futures broker who works in the global VR moneyscape – he witnesses the collapse of the entire financial system and barely escapes London with his life, although everyone else he knows perishes in the ensuing chaos. His escape route takes him out to Corfe where he spends the next 22 years making a new life. The book actually begins at that point, 22 years after the Fall, and delineates a subdued world without phones or connectivity, small communities reduced to a near pre-industrial stage. However the relics and antiques of that dead Western civ are omnipresent, which gives that section of the novel an aura of sadness, like the dying notes of an immense symphony, still lingering on.
The second section is a long flashback, showing Jake's experiences 22 years ago during the Fall, a global collapse whose instigators meticulously concealed their hand in it. The final section returns to the present, those last weeks before China arrives, building its great cities, covering the British landmass in whiteness. It is seen again from Jake Reed's viewpoint, and from that of a Chinese general, Jiang Lei, a cultured man in charge of a brutal process designed to winnow down the native British population, to exclude undesirables from those who will allowed inside the massive city. The undesirables are executed.
Other reviews, and the Wikipedia entry, have pointed that the central theme is the clash between unchanging balance and the forward motion and consequences of change – the War of Two Directions. Son Of Heaven's characters also reveal the division between cultured civility (Jiang Lei) and the authoritarian love of raw, naked power (Wang Yu-Lai) which is a strong component of Chinese establishments ancient and modern. A similar division, between the elite enclaves and the 'unprotected' underclass, is also visible in the Britain of 2065, almost as if the West was already moving towards a severely stratified society.
In summary, a terrific, highly readable book with standout characters, a steady build towards an awful, inexorable fate, and an excellent introduction to the Chung Kuo saga.
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Author Appearance: An Evening With SFX at Waterstone's PiccadillyPosted on April 28th 2010 | 2 Comments so far
So the story goes thus – glossy bigpro mag SFX is launching its Summer of SF Reading, in association with booksellers Waterstones, and this glittering evening event is due to take place at Waterstone's Picadilly branch in London on May 10th, commencing 5.30pm with a bit of multi-celeb signage involving the likes of China Mieville, Adam Roberts, Dan Abnett, myself and others. For some official and more comprehensive info on this event, click on the link below:
And if you're in town that day, why not pop in and say Slainte!
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The Orphaned Worlds – review at Waterstones Book QuarterlyPosted on April 25th 2010 | Leave a comment
Always a pleasure, never a chore, got a review in Waterstones' Book Quarterly mag, and its also in the online version, here -
Not only but also, Waterstones is offering The Orphaned Worlds as part of their 3-for-2 offer. Be the first on your block!
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Guardian Gadget-Fiend Recommendation for Seeds Of Earth!Posted on December 12th 2009 | 3 Comments so far
Super-Wow! – just found out that Seeds Of Earth earned a recommendation by the Guardian newspaper here in the UK, in the Guardian Weekend section of November 28th, on a page titled Gadget Fiends! My book came in at – cough – no 5, baby! Orbit have archived a piccy of it – go hence to gaze and wonder:
Just wish someone had, er, told me about this. See, I get most of my news from online sources these days, rather than buying papers. How cybertastic of me!
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An Alternative to the Law of Attraction?
The "Law of Attraction" has been so overdone in coaching circles lately that it's become the default mantra for many in the self-help biz. "Like attracts like," they say. (Hm. So whatever happened to "opposites attract"?)
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UNLOCKED: Money, mayhem and murder: Pullar's part in famous murder case
Bronwyn Pullar warned a close flatmate to stay away from a high-profile lawyer who eventually murdered her in a brutal love crime that rocked the US.
As 1990s roommates in Wilmington, Delaware, the New Zealander (then in her late 20s) made a big impression on her American friend Anne Marie "Annie" Fahey – whose clandestine love affair with high-powered married lawyer Thomas Capano led to the pretty 30-year old's murder.
Ms Pullar flatted with Ms Fahey, an appointment secretary to Delaware governor Tom Carper, and her childhood friend Jackie Binnersley in Ms Binnersley's home.
Ms Pullar, as part of a New Zealand arrangement around the time the Zespri brand was being launched, was a Delaware-based brand manager and brand director for US produce company David Oppenheimer between February 1991 and April 1996.
In her 1999 best-selling book about Ms Fahey's murder – And Never Let Her Go– ex-cop turned crime writer Ann Rule says "Annie and Bronwyn hit it off immediately."
"Instead of sharing a house with young women she'd met through the small ads, Anne Marie was home," Mrs Rule – whose book was made into a television film in 2001 starring Mark Harmon as Capano and Kathyrn Morris as Ms Fahey – wrote.
Friend's love affair made her uneasy
Uneasy about Annie's love affair with the too-smooth Capano, Bronwyn and fellow roommate Jackie wanted to "protect Annie" from the older married man, a notorious womaniser.
Neither Bronwyn nor Jackie wanted to encourage Capano continuing to drop by their house. He made them uneasy, he was so smooth and relaxed.
They found Capano's attempt to ingratiate himself to them "unctuous." His lavish compliments about Jackie's house sounded false and Bronwyn and Jackie were relieved when they didn't see Capano for several weeks.
In March 1993, when Capano put pressure on Annie to leave her friends and be set up by him as his mistress on her own in a love nest, she refused his offer.
Annie, who "wanted so much to be loved," wanted to stay with Bronwyn and Jackie.
Three years later Anne Marie Fahey was dead.
Annie Fahey's clandestine love affair and her subsequent murder at the hands of Thomas Capano is an example of how Bronwyn Pullar found herself caught up in a bizarre situation – and not for the only time.
President steps in
Anorexic Ms Fahey was one of several of Capano's lovers and was last seen alive in June 1996 when she went to dinner with him in Philadelphia.
Her disappearance prompted President Bill Clinton to call Governor Carper with an offer of Federal Bureau of Investigation help in locating the missing Ms Fahey.
Her body was packed into a cooler bin and dumped from Capano's brother Gerry's boat several miles off New Jersey's Stone Harbour.
But despite being shot full of holes the cooler did not sink so Ms Fahey's body, which was never found, was removed and wrapped in anchor chains.
Gerry Capano told police how his brother Thomas said he murdered someone who was attempting to extort him.
Capano was a member of a prominent family of Delaware real estate developers and building contractors. He became state prosecutor, Wilmington city lawyer and counsel to then governor Michael Castle.
During his subsequent murder trial in 1996, according to Delaware crime reporter Cris Barrish, the well-respected, politically connected, married father of four Capano "emerged as a sordid womaniser, a volatile man with a short fuse, and ultimately, as a brutal murderer who shot Anne Marie and recruited his brother to help dispose of her body."
Capano, then aged 61 – and who escaped the death penalty by lethal injection – was found dead in his jail cell last September from a heart attack, contributed to by obesity.
Ms Pullar's associates said she "flew back and forth" to the US during the murder investigation at the behest of US authorities.
Not a murder witness
But that is not the recollection of either lead investigator, former Wilmington detective Bob Donovan or Delaware lawyer Colm Connolly, who led the prosecution and secured the conviction of Thomas Capano in 1996.
Mr Connolly, now in private practice, told NBRMs Pullar was interviewed at some point in the lengthy investigation but most likely by telephone in New Zealand.
Both he and Mr Donovan said she was not a witness and was not flown to the US to be interviewed. He said she did not receive any kind of compensation – as some associates still believe.
Associates thought she got $US50,000 compensation from police for damage allegedly done during a police search of the house she shared with Ms Fahey – a claim flatly rejected by Mr Connolly and Ms Pullar.
As Mr Connolly put it: "This was a largely circumstantial murder case. We had no body and no murder weapon."
He said investigators had to "go back a long way and piece a lot together," including a lot of background inquiries into Ms Fahey's relationship with Capano – which was where Ms Pullar played her part.
Wrong murder
Typical of some of the anecdotes surrounding Ms Pullar is how some family, friends and associates confused the Fahey murder with the murder of Mary Mahoney, a former "den mother" for President Bill Clinton's young White House interns.
Ms Mahoney was shot dead along with two other people in a Starbucks in Georgetown, Washington, in July 1997.
Associates thought Ms Pullar was caught up on the fringe of that murder.
One of the early stories surrounding Ms Mahoney's killing was that she was an intern known as "M" who was about to go public with her story of sexual harassment at the White House.
They got the wrong woman. Eventually "M" would be identified as Monica Lewinsky.
Family and associates told NBRmany stories circulated about Ms Pullar and the impression some got was she led a double life.
"There's the Bronny we know – then there's this other one we know nothing about," one said.


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Friday, 13 September 2019
We headed up into the mountains today, first stopping at the Jvari monastery (6th century) perched on a hilltop opposite the town of Mtskheta. We arrived fairly early (before 10:00) but the place was already packed with tourists. Our guide warned us not to take photos of the candle seller as he had been known to throw people out of the church for taking a photo of him. Cheryl, however, managed to sneak one in with her phone.
We travelled North on what is known as the Georgian Military Highway which was originally built by the Russians in 1799 and was used to invade and annex Georgia in 1801. It follows the traditional route used by invaders and traders throughout the ages. It is around 200 km long and connects Tbilisi and Vladikavkaz (in the North Ossetia region, Russia).
At the upstream end of the Zhinvali reservoir we stopped for our second church visit of the day at the Ananuri fortress complex which contains 2 churches built in the early 17th century.
Onward and upward we passed the winter ski resort of Gudauri which, like ski resorts the world over, looks pretty tatty when not covered in snow. Then on to the Russia-Georgia Friendship Monument, built in 1983 to celebrate the bicentennial of the Treaty of Georgievsk and the ongoing "friendship" between Soviet Georgia and Soviet Russia. It is a great commercial opportunity for the locals as they were out in force with stalls selling trinkets and snacks or tandem paragliding trips (Euro 100 for half an hour apparently). It was at the monument where we experienced the next annoying trend to sweep the World – drones. There were half a dozen buzzing about overhead like demented hornets, but at least they were in the control of reasonably proficient adults (males of course) and not children.
The road is very busy with heavy vehicles as it is the main (only) cross border route to Russia and most of the transhipment of goods to Armenia enter Georgia along this route.
Arriving at our Northernmost point Stepantsminda or Kazbegi (which is only about 22 km from the Russian border) we had our third and final church visit to the Gergeti Trinity church, built in the 14th century, which is very picturesquely perched on a mountain top at 2,170 m. Despite its isolation, which must be complete in winter, it is the home to a bunch of monks who mumble their way through the day when not admonishing tourists regarding dress protocols. Apart from its religious purpose, the medieval church used to serve as a hiding place. During invasions at different times in Georgia's history precious relics, including Saint Nino's cross were brought here for safekeeping.
It was still sunny when we arrived at our hotel so we were able to eat a late lunch in the sunshine on the terrace. At an elevation of over 2,000 m, the sunshine required supplementation with jacket and jumper to provide sufficient warmth.
The hotel did not seem to have a dining room as such (with proper tables and chairs) so we at dinner we ate at a small wobbly side table sitting in plumpy lounge-type chairs which required a degree of contortion worthy of a yogi. The dinner was good though: chicken in a green plum sauce, grilled vegetables and apple pie to finish. The wine continues to disappoint.
Saturday, 14 September 2019
We found the dining room at breakfast this morning but whether it was open for dinner last night we shall never know. The breakfast was good. We had intended not eating lunches on this tour as we get breakfasts included in our hotel rates but inevitably we feel peckish when we get to our hotel so we succumb. We have been compensating by sharing courses.
Our first stop this morning was to an exhibition of felt making (it made a change from churches). It was to have been "hands on" but, knowing that felt making is a rather tedious process, we opted for just the short demonstration instead. It was interesting. They also had a few miscellaneous and related items on display and Cheryl couldn't resist trying on the Karakul hat which really brought out the Central Asian in her.
On the drive back there seemed to be a lot more traffic on the road than yesterday, perhaps because it was a Saturday.
Our last stop for the day was, you guessed it, a church, or rather the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) in Mtskheta. This was built in the 11th century and is perhaps the best one we have seen so far as it is well proportioned and hasn't been messed around with. It is decorated with a lot of frescoes. The cathedral is surrounded by a defensive wall built of stone and brick. The surrounding town has given it a little space to breathe and be admired by way of an encircling plaza.
It is also a popular venue for marriages. Three, at least, were lined up for today and the wedding parties were out in the cathedral grounds having their photos taken (including drone shots of course). It seems that weddings are a very big thing in Georgia. The grooms seem to make more of an effort to get kitted up in traditional costume, complete with long boots, tunics with "bullets", dagger and cape. The bride may go for traditional, semi-traditional or "western?"
We are staying at a different hotel in Tbilisi this time, the Museum Hotel. Not sure where the name comes from as it isn't near a museum and doesn't have any artefacts on display.
Our driver is a mature gent and his driving is good. We would only mention one idiosyncrasy which is his tendency to want to drive faster in towns than on the open road. He will happily go along for hours doing a comfortable 80 km/h on the open road but when he gets to a town he feels compelled to pass any vehicle in front of his, easily topping 100 km/h. Fortunately most of our driving is in the country. We have experienced this in a more extreme form before – in Vietnam, when Clive worked there briefly in 2007, we had a driver who seemed afraid of every buffalo and bicycle out in the country, but when he got to his home town of Hanoi he drove like a maniac.
Traffic in Tbilisi is horrible. The population is 1.4 million but there seems to be only one road traversing the city along the river and through the centre of the city so it can take ages to get to your hotel. Georgians are not too bad on the road though; not too much stupid driving or honking and most drivers are pretty considerate and sensible. Road travel has not been stressful but then it hasn't been particularly interesting either.
The scenery in the country (with the exception of up in the Caucasus today) is not particularly scenic, the villages are scruffy with lots of rickety little stands selling the speciality of whatever area you happen to be passing through; cheese, honey, fruit, carved wooden things etc. The towns and the outskirts of the cities are blighted with service stations, junk yards, truck parks etc and there are the remnants of 70 years of Soviet influence: filthy factories that are no longer operating and decrepit municipal buildings.
We have been in Georgia for 7 days so far and visited 11 churches/monasteries – this must be some sort of record. The names all start to sound the same as well – Bagrati, Gelati, Gergeti – but pay attention, there will be a test on this later.


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- 2 large eggs
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- 2 tbsp olive oil or any refined cooking oil
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 1 tomato finely chopped
- Chopped cucumber or 1 cup torn lettuce leaves
- 2 tsp lemon juice
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If the beer then was anything like as good as it is today, there must have been worse pubs than The Strugglers Inn to have a final pint before facing the hangman.
Yet some prisoners still struggled with their captors on the way from Lincoln Castle for what was, in more senses than one, the last drop. Hence the name of the pub.
The gallows that once stood across the road have gone and the castle walls are separated from the back door of the Strugglers by a garden of dazzling colour. Licensee Alan Watts's begonias are a credit to him.
His cellar work's not bad either, judging by the Black Sheep bitter at £2.35 a pint. Other hand-pumps produce Bass, Landlord, Everards, Abbot, London Pride and Tetley Mild. "We sell roughly the same amount of each," Alan confides.
Fish sells well from Tuesday to Saturday lunchtimes - fresh haddock, turbot or halibut from Grimsby, served with proper chips.
Alan's wife, Brenda, peels two bags of Lincolnshire potatoes most mornings. But never, ever on a Monday.
This Monday evening, the snug's full of crib players, bent over the baize under a set of antlers that seems to sprout from a clock over the fireplace. The main bar has a well-worn wooden floor, shelves crammed with old beer bottles, walls covered with pictures of vintage aeroplanes and an eclectic clientele.
Two professional-looking women are nursing misted glasses of white wine. A balding, bespectacled man, meanwhile, is declaring undying love for the barmaid in a manner worthy of Leslie Phillips.
Bill O'Rourke and PJ Kilcoyne look on, grinning broadly through frothy lips, from their regular seats in the far corner.
"We're builders," says Bill. "Or trainee archaeologists in this part of town," says a deadpan PJ.
Bill's guffaw sends a tremor through his slumbering terriers, Spit and Toon.
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Dearest Jan,
Today, I got to see you again at your best at the hospital. The old Jan, the one that pulls no punches and doesn't ask for any special considerations, was back on the spot, arguing her points and standing tall. I must confess that I felt proud of you, making your points and giving the Dr. a run for his money. He wanted to talk to me, because he can't talk to you without the two of you getting into endless arguments. But you wanted to be heard. You wanted to feel validated as a card-carrying member of this society, to be talked to as a normal human being with full intellectual capacities. You refused to be labelled as a "patient", to be treated as deficient, to be rolled over by the opinions of the Dr. who was not very much interested in what you had to say. Instead, you spoke clearly and articulate about your experiences, feelings and opinions. You felt good about yourself. Once he listened to you, then you were able to find some reason in his opinion. This is the Jan I married, the one that will stand up and speak out her truth. For the length of that visit you were back with 100% of your "mojo". I know I'm biased, but that is love.
Nevertheless, what the Dr. lacks in bedside manners, he compensates with giving 100% himself to caring for his patients. In a sense, hospitals are schools about our common humanity, patients are there to complete a personal healing process as much as the health providers. Both sides learn from each other, both sides mirror each other.
It was thrilling to see your gradual trasnformation, from the quiet stance you took during the trip, the massive lunch you got at the cafeteria and then, the marching into the out-patient wing as if it was your private territory. You were in your element. You walked there as if you owned the place. You were greeted by the therapists with such love, the secretary greeted you by first name. To put this into context, the hospital sees over ten thousand out-patients a year, but they greeted you by your name! This stance continued for the next hour. We went from the reception into the Dr.'s office and later to the lab. You were glad that you will be re-starting your ST (speech therapy) and Occupational right from tomorrow.
I was so happy to se you in that frame of mind after several days of depression, that I forgot to consider all the driving that will be involved in taking you to your sessions.
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Wednesday, July 05, 2006
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SpainHoliday villas and apartments to rent in Spain, the perfect place to spend an unforgettably relaxing vacation at the beach, sightseeing or playing golf. To rent a vacation home in Spain is simple on Welcome Worldwide Holiday Villa Rentals, we offer a wide selection of self-catering holiday rental accommodation in Spain: country cottages (casas rurales), beach apartments and luxury villas with private pools. Choose your short-term holiday lets direct from the owner and enjoy your holidays in Spain.
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Holiday apartment in the old part of Zumaia village. Three bedrooms, kitchen, dinning room and bathroom. There is one bedroom with a double bed connected to a bedroom with one bed and another bedroom with two single beds. Apartamento en Zumaia.More details »
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Lovely duplex holiday house with exceptionally beautiful views of the horseshoe bay. Our duplex house is on 3 levels with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, living-dining room, terrace and can accommodate 4 people.More details »
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"What a great place!" "¡Qué buen sitio!" That was what everyone said when we showed them our holiday house in the Cadiz mountains.More details »
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This restauranteur's new Yorkville location was supposed to be the start of a national rollout of Caplansky's Deli franchises. Instead, a series of Fuckups shattered his business.
A bitter dispute with his landlord, operational mistakes, cashflow errors, not having the right team in place, focusing on the wrong things...the Fuckups were varied and many. And it all happened in the public eye, with media coverage every (painful) step of the way.
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Failure is a part of any success story, but we don't talk about it enough. We've all been to plenty of events where people tell you how they hacked, hustled, and created their success, but very few where someone gets up and says "I totally messed up, and this is what you can learn from it."
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" Claire House will be there for the Campbell family throughout their journey, however long that may be."
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Luke Campbell is five years old and has a complex heart condition. Every single day, he lives on borrowed time.
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Documentary stills of newspaper clippings in combination with headlines, drawings of the Swedish flag and tigers form a montage highly critical of society. The film was made in the course of one day in January, 1970: shot in the same morning, edited while in the camera, and developed that same afternoon.
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Developmental venous anomaly
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Age: 65 years
Gender: Male
From the case: Developmental venous anomaly
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- there is a venous angioma noted in the left frontal lobe with multiple small vessels adjacent to the frontal horn of the lateral ventricle draining into a larger vein which in turn drains into the superior sagittal sinus
- no radiographic evidence of brain metastasis
- lytic lesions in the right temporal and posterior parietal bones likely representing metastases; for bone scan correlation
Case Discussion
Incidental finding of developmental venous anomaly/venous angioma in the left frontal lobe.
A DVA is characterized by the caput medusae sign of veins draining into a single larger collecting vein, which in turn drains into either a dural sinus or into a deep ependymal vein. Its appearance has also been likened to a palm tree.
- 1. Lee M, Kim MS. Image findings in brain developmental venous anomalies. Journal of cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery. 14 (1): 37-43. doi:10.7461/jcen.2012.14.1.37 - Pubmed
- 2. Lee C, Pennington MA, Kenney CM. MR evaluation of developmental venous anomalies: medullary venous anatomy of venous angiomas. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 17 (1): 61. Pubmed
- 3. Meng G, Bai C, Yu T, Wu Z, Liu X, Zhang J, zhao J. The association between cerebral developmental venous anomaly and concomitant cavernous malformation: an observational study using magnetic resonance imaging. BMC neurology. 14: 50. doi:10.1186/1471-2377-14-50 - Pubmed
- 4. Parker BJ, Sabb BJ. Developmental Venous Anomaly Complicated by Cerebral Venous Infarction. Radiology case reports. 2 (4): 48. doi:10.2484/rcr.2007.v2i4.48 - Pubmed
- 5. Töpper R, Jürgens E, Reul J, Thron A. Clinical significance of intracranial developmental venous anomalies. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 67 (2): 234. doi:10.1136/jnnp.67.2.234 - Pubmed


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If you've ever wondered what people search for in Google, when no one is looking, below are some examples:
Parents are twice as likely to Google, "Is my daughter overweight?" than, "Is my son overweight?" and twice as likely to search how to get their daughters to lose weight. Parents are also 2.5 times more likely to search, "Is my son gifted?" than, "Is my daughter gifted?"
After the 2008 election, about one in every hundred Google searches with the word "Obama" included the "n-word" or "KKK."
It's not uncommon for wives to ask Google, "Is my husband gay?" Women are 10% more likely to make this search than, "Is my husband cheating?" It's Googled eight times more often than "an alcoholic" and 10 times more than "depressed."
Mississippi, a state with only one abortion clinic, has the highest rate of searches for self-induced abortions.
Men Google more questions about their sexual organ than they do about their lungs, liver, feet, ears, nose, throat and brain combined.
These are just a few of the findings Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, data scientist and New York Times columnist, found while doing research for his book "Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are." He analyzed information left by millions of people on the internet and shows how big data has revolutionized how we study behavioral economics and psychology. He writes, "Big data allows us to finally see what people really want and really do, not what they say they want and say they do."
Research was once limited to surveys, opinion polls and observing test subjects. Today, one can compile information from thousands of anonymous users. One huge up-side to using this method is that Google searches are like a digital truth serum.
When no one is watching, people are more honest than they are in polls or anonymous surveys. According to the University of Maryland's official records, 11% of their students graduated with a 2.5 GPA or lower. When graduates were surveyed, only 2.5% admitted their GPA was 2.5 or below. In addition, 44% said they had donated to the university, but only 28% actually did.
Stephens-Davidowitz explains, "Many people underreport embarrassing behaviors and thoughts on surveys. They want to look good, even though most surveys are anonymous. This is called social desirability bias." Ninety percent of college professors say their work is above average. Twenty-five percent of high school seniors think they are in the top 1% in their ability to get along with other people.
Big data also allows businesses to determine what customers really want versus what they claim. When Facebook introduced the "News Feed" feature in 2006, users reported that they hated it. They said it was intrusive and they were not interested in knowing every detail about their friends' activities. Mark Zuckerberg kept it because the data showed that users spent far more time on Facebook because of News Feed. Users did, in fact, want to know every detail about their friends.
Streaming services like Netflix have also caught on. In the past, they asked customers what they'd like to watch. Users would then fill their queues with documentaries and serious films they never viewed. When Netflix started making recommendations based on movies similar to those customers had previously watched, users spent much more time on their site. Xavier Amatriain, a former Netflix data scientist, stated, "The algorithms know you better than you know yourself."
Analysis of the data also reveals trends and insights that may have otherwise gone unnoticed. Stephens-Davidowitz discovered the following:
The person less likely than the average to repay a debt is a "polite, openly religious person who gives his word."
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The author also discusses the glaring divide between how people portray themselves on social media and their real lives. He writes, "Facebook is digital brag-to-my-friends-about-how-good-my-life-is serum. In Facebook world, the average adult seems to be happily married, vacationing in the Caribbean, and reading the Atlantic. In the real world, a lot of people are angry, on supermarket checkout lines, peeking at the National Enquirer, ignoring the phone calls from their spouse, whom they haven't slept with in years. In Facebook world, it seems every young adult is at a cool party Saturday night. In the real world, most are home alone, binge-watching shows on Netflix."
Stephens-Davidowitz analyzes big data to uncover some disturbing truths about our beliefs, prejudices, and tendency to hide the truth. Besides offering some fascinating insights, he uses data to show us the problems we face so we can go about fixing them.
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