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Owen Heary
Heary in action for Bohs
Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 4 October 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Playing position | Right back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
Shelbourne (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1994 | Kilkenny City | 16 | (1) |
1994–1998 | Home Farm | 111 | (6) |
1998–2006 | Shelbourne | 274 | (13) |
2007–2013 | Bohemians | 168 | (9) |
Teams managed | |||
2011 | Bohemians Reserves | ||
2011–2013 | Bohemians Under 19 | ||
2012–2013 | Bohemians (assistant manager) | ||
2013–2014 | Bohemians | ||
2014–2015 | Sligo Rovers | ||
2016– | Shelbourne | ||
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Owen Heary (born 4 October 1976 in Dublin) is an Irish professional football defender and manager. He is currently the manager of Shelbourne in the League of Ireland First Division, the club with which he spent most of his playing career. [2]
Playing career[edit]
He made his League of Ireland debut for Kilkenny City at Bray Wanderers on 21 November 1993. After one season at Buckley Park he moved home to Home Farm where in 4 seasons he won the First Division Shield.
He won five league titles and one FAI Cup with Shelbourne after making his debut against Finn Harps at Tolka Park in September 1998. He accompanied Dermot Keely, his former manager at Home Farm F.C. (whom Heary had captained) to Shelbourne.
Heary, a right-sided full-back noted for his robust tackling, general fitness and frequent sorties up the right flank in support of his attack, was elected Player of the Year for the 2001/2002 season by his peers in the Professional Footballers Association of Ireland.
Heary was unveiled as a Bohemians player at a press conference on 22 January 2007 and has since slotted into the side with ease, playing a huge part in Bohs' great defensive record. Owen captained Bohs to the 2008 league title and FAI Cup in a fantastic season for the right back.
He collected a bucketful of personal honours during the season, being voted on to the Eircom League of Ireland Premier Division Team for 2008, receiving 42% of the votes for the right back position [3] and named the eircom/Soccer Writers Association of Ireland (SWAI) player of the month for October [4]. This was topped off when he was named the SWAI Personality of the Year on 4 December.
Heary struggled with injuries during the 2009 season, only making 20 league appearances.[5]. However he collected his first ever League Cup winners medal in the September as Bohs beat Waterford United 3–1 at the RSC.[1]
In November 2009, Heary as captain, collected the Premier Division trophy for the Bohemians first back-to-back league wins.[2] In doing so, he equalled Johnny Matthews record of 7 league winners medals.[6]
Despite captaining the club to the Setanta Sports Cup,[3] Bohemians had a disappointing 2010 season where the club lost their league title on goal difference and failed to make an impact in Europe where they made an embarrassing exit to Welsh side The New Saints.
Heary retired as a player in 2013. His testimonial was played between Shels and Bohs at Dalymount Park in November 2013.
Owen took his first steps into management during 2011 when he took charge of Bohs' A Team and under 19 team and also managed the first team during their Leinster Senior Cup matches. When Pat Fenlon departed for Hibernian F.C., Owen became Aaron Callaghan's assistant manager for the 2012 season.[4]
After a poor run of results during the 2013 season which left Bohs in the relegation zone, Callaghan was sacked as manager and Heary was appointed to take caretaker charge of the club. Due to Heary not possessing the necessary coaching qualifications, this was for an initial 60-day period until 12 September 2013.[5] Heary now holds a UEFA Pro Licence having been shortlisted by the FAI to do the course in January 2014.[6]
Heary managed Sligo Rovers until June 2015.
He was appointed as manager of Shelbourne on 28 June 2016 following Kevin Doherty's resignation.
European competition[edit]
Heary jointly holds the record with Ollie Cahill for most appearances in European competition for an Irish domestic player (41). He scored against Rhyl F.C. in the 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup [7].
- Home Farm
- League of Ireland First Division Shield (1): 1998
- Shelbourne
- Bohemians
- League of Ireland (2): 2008, 2009
- FAI Cup (1): 2008
- League of Ireland Cup (1): 2009
- Setanta Sports Cup (1): 2009-10
- PFAI Players' Player of the Year (1): 2001–02
- SWAI Personality of the Year (1): 2008
- Eircom League Player of the Year (1): 2005
- ^ Bohs win EA Sports League Cup
- ^ "Bohemians make their 11th title official". Irish Times. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ Bohemians win Setanta Cup
- ^ Heary becomes number 2 to Callaghan
- ^ Heary takes charge of Bohemians
- ^ [1]
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- Association football players from County Dublin
- Association football defenders
- Kilkenny City A.F.C. players
- Home Farm F.C. players
- Shelbourne F.C. players
- Bohemian F.C. players
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
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- League of Ireland XI players
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A Saskatoon man is making an emotional plea for assistance in reuniting his family
Saleem Akhtar is living in the city while seeking refugee status after coming to Saskatchewan from Pakistan.
His friends Akhtar and his family were facing persecution over religious blasphemy laws.
He arrived in Canada during the summer and found out he had cancer. After Ottawa refused to cover the cost of treatment, the provincial government stepped in.
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With breezy and dry conditions as of late, several Arkansas counties (and one Oklahoma county) have had to contend with grass fires.
Such conditions have prompted five counties to declare burn bans. Those counties are: Benton, Franklin, Le Flore (in Oklahoma), Madison, and Washington.
Other counties like Scott and Logan had to deal with grass fires over the weekend. Fire Crews in both of those counties worked to put out a large grass fire Sunday afternoon (Feb. 16), according to Northwest Scott County Volunteer Fire Chief Donnie Adkins.
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Cooking dried beans in a CrockPot is a good idea for many reasons! |
So happy that the Dinosaur Monument is open again...however, if you have not been to the Natural History Museum in Salt Lake City next to Red Butte Gardens, it is a world class must see. Five fabulous floors of stunning displays of nature (the kids love the interactive ones) and the dinosaur bones look awesome in their new setting...I was so enthused at their Gala, I bought a year's membership and took my 3 grandkids the next day.
ReplyDeleteYou had me at the beans..... I love cooking beans in a crock pot too. Set it and forget it.
I make bean soup in my big crockpot often. Put it together at night and it's ready in the morning. Let it cool while you get ready for work and pop in the fridge before you leave. Soup for the whole week or the freezer.
The NPR story about the mugger is amazing. Caught it a few days ago. Amazing. There are angels walking among us.
I'm so happy you're taking the time to comment on Kalyn's Kitchen! I love hearing from people who stop by, especially if you're sharing feedback or asking questions about a recipe I've posted here.
I've recently changed my comment settings so people can comment without signing in, but you will need to check the box to show you're a live person, and comments on older posts won't show up until I publish them. Thanks for understanding!
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Since 2012, NRCS has restored and protected 6.7 million acres of much-needed habitat for a variety of wildlife. These efforts have led to the rebound and recovery of many species, demonstrating the WLFW conservation model works.
The conservation model builds on successes in wildlife conservation over the years. The model includes:
WLFW has eight nationally-identified target species. The habitat needs of these species are representative of healthy, functioning ecosystems where conservation efforts benefit a much broader suite of species. Target species include:
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When you commit to blogging, you really have commit to it. I always tell new bloggers they should (at the very least) be blogging three times a week. I love to compare blogging to a reality show. People tune into a TV show once a week because they're committed to the story and invested in the characters. In a way, it's exactly like a blog. Once you start to share your life, your advice or your voice, you gain an audience. The more you write, the more people will keep coming back. Simple enough, right?
Well, it's not always that easy.
When you're blogging on your own, unless you're being hired to write three times a week, it's easy to get distracted and not keep up with a regular schedule. Not to mention, when you're first starting out, companies and brands may not want to work with you yet because your traffic isn't where they need it to be for an investment. Many factors can come into play, and it can get a little overwhelming at first.
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Hi there, my name is Taylor Frederick and I am currently a Tri VI of XII student here at Cleveland University-Kansas City. Although I was born in Houston, I grew up in Fremont, Neb. Before moving down to Overland Park to continue my bachelor's degree in Human Biology at Cleveland, I spent five semesters of undergrad as a Nutrition Science major at the University of Nebraska. Growing up, I always wanted to be a doctor because I wanted to help people, and my science classes were always my favorite. My first exposure to chiropractic came my senior year of high school when I took a class that allowed me to go shadow jobs that I was interested in. After shadowing several fields of medicine, I finally arrived at a chiropractor. During my first day shadowing the chiropractor, I fell in love with the job and knew that was what I wanted to do; a profession that helps people tremendously and shares my interest in a healthy lifestyle. When I found out about the concurrent B.S./D.C. degree program offered at Cleveland, I decided to make the move down to Overland Park. By taking advantage of the dual credit, I was able to shave off a full year of my school. Other factors that contributed to my decision to attend Cleveland were: the amazing area of Overland Park, my family living in Nebraska, and the quality of education. I've never felt so immediately at home at any school before. From my first step into Cleveland, I knew I had found my home for the next few years. Every day here is a new adventure. Spending time in a college where everyone shares the same interests in health, wellness, and chiropractic is a unique and encouraging experience. I truly believe that there is no other place that can produce the same quality of memories and education that Cleveland instills in each student that walks its halls. Cleveland truly is a special place.
Hey there! My name is Ryan Grenier and I grew up just down the road in Derby, KS. While attending Derby High School, I had plenty of friends who went to chiropractors but I never really knew exactly what a chiropractor did. During my junior year of high school, I actually contacted Cleveland University-Kansas City and was immediately impressed with the amount of information I received. I learned about the bright future of chiropractic and received answers to all the questions that I had. After high school I attended Butler County Community College for two years before transferring to the University of Kansas (ROCK CHALK!) to earn my degree in Human Biology. Once I graduated, I scheduled a campus visit and immediately knew this was where I wanted to go to school. The atmosphere on campus is inviting and everyone wants to help you succeed. I am currently in Tri IV of XII and have already made many lifelong friends. While there are plenty of activities to get involved with around campus, the Overland Park area has a lot to offer as well. My classmates and I enjoy a lot of the restaurants around town, and we like to take advantage of the many recreation complexes to play basketball, slow pitch softball and football. However, if we do not feel like playing a sport, we can always take a quick drive out to see the Royals, Chiefs, or Sporting Kansas City play. After finishing up my first year in the D.C. program, I knew this was exactly where I was supposed to be.
Hi, I'm Karly Jones. I am currently in Tri VII of XII here at CU-KC. I am originally from Birmingham, AL and love college football: Roll Tide Roll!!! I did my undergraduate studies at the illustrious Berea College in central Kentucky, earning B.A. degrees in Health & Human Performance and Africana Studies, respectively. A track and field injury at Berea is actually what brought me to chiropractic. Where others had failed, my chiropractor (a Cleveland alum) was able to not only relieve the pain, but also helped me return to finish out the season. Serving my community is a guiding principle in my life, and the chiropractic profession is a respectable and rewarding avenue for me to continue doing so. In addition, the various student organizations on campus allow me to get involved here in Overland Park.
Hi! I'm Megan McRell, and while I was raised the majority of my life in Emporia, KS., I was actually born in Norfolk, NE., and like to claim Nebraska as home. In fact, it was in Nebraska over Thanksgiving break that I witnessed my first chiropractic adjustment. We have a tradition in our family where all the females go Black Friday shopping, and in the course of eight hours, my mom went from her normal activity, to barely being able to walk. At the time, my family had a chiropractor as a neighbor, and he agreed to take a look. I witnessed my first chiropractic adjustment that night, as well as the power of a chiropractic adjustment. From that moment on, I knew what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. Fortunately, Emporia State University (ESU) and Cleveland University-Kansas City had a concurrent program that allowed me to complete the first three years of my bachelor's degree at ESU, and then transfer to Cleveland to obtain the rest of the courses required for my bachelor's, while also working towards my Doctor of Chiropractic degree. By Spring 2016, I will have completed all of my courses to receive my bachelor's degree from ESU. I am currently a Tri IV of XII and absolutely love the profession I have chosen. I learn something new every day that will allow me to better the lives of my future patients. Of course, it's not all work and no play. In my free time, I enjoy working out, watching Disney movies, hanging out with family and friends, and taking in all that the Kansas City area has to offer, like the local farmer's market, all of our sporting teams, and so much more.
Hello! I am Lindsey Spreiter, and I am from Verdigris, OK. I am currently in Tri IV of XII. I got my undergraduate degree from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, and I have known for a long time that I wanted to work somewhere in the medical field, but it took me a while to realize that chiropractic was where I wanted to be. It wasn't until right about the time I was graduating from college that I first saw a chiropractor. I hurt my back, and my family doctor was having trouble figuring out exactly what was causing my pain. After lots of scans and tests, he finally sent me to a chiropractor, and ever since then, my entire outlook on medicine has changed. My brother was actually a chiropractic student at Cleveland at the time, so I decided to learn more about it from him. As I saw him learn more and love what he was learning, I became more and more intrigued. After learning more, I went on a mission trip and started to think how beneficial it could be to have a chiropractor in some of these places around the world. I then scheduled a trip to Kansas and asked my brother to show me around Cleveland. I knew when I walked in that I was going to like it, and that if my brother loved it, then I would too. Ever since I started a year ago, I have loved it. I love the classes, the teachers and my classmates. I love learning different ways to help people and I look forward to using these techniques for the rest of my life. I even love the area that I live in, even though I am a few hours away from family. Overland Park has a small-town feel and there are plenty of things to do and explore in the area. I have thoroughly enjoyed this past year and look forward to seeing what the next few years hold for me.
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KPFA Weekend News Anchor David Rosenberg: April 6th was the 17th anniversary of events that triggered the massacres that the world came to know as the Rwanda Genocide. The history of the 1994 genocide and the ensuing war in Rwanda's resource rich neighbor, the Democratic Republic of Congo, are fiercely disputed by a growing number of scholars, journalists, and human rights investigators, and by Rwandan and Congolese opposition leaders, genocide survivors, exiles, and refugees. Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, Rwanda's 43-year-old opposition leader, and mother of three, remains in Rwanda's 1930 maximum security prison, charged with terrorism and disputing the official Rwanda Genocide history. And, William Mitchell Law Professor and former National Lawyers Guild President Peter Erlinder has now published an 80-page, footnoted and documented report, in the DePaul University Law School's Journal of Justice, in which he argues that Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Rwandan Patriotic Front regime bear responsibility for the Rwanda Genocide and Congo Wars.
Last year Kagame arrested and imprisoned Erlinder in Rwanda, after he had traveled there to defend Ingabire, and last week the International Criminal Tribunal on Rwanda came close to sanctioning him for refusing to return to Arusha, Tanzania, to defend another client. Erlinder had said that he would not return because Kagame's Rwandan Patriotic Front agents might well assassinate, kidnap, or disappear him if he did. The court did not acknowledge Erlinder's claim that his life would be in danger in Arusha, but they did excuse him after his doctor reported that he suffers from post traumatic stress syndrome as a consequence of his arrest and imprisonment in Rwanda last year.
KPFA's Ann Garrison spoke to Professor Erlinder by phone from his office at William Mitchell College of Law, in St. Paul, Minneapolis:
Ann Garrison: Peter Erlinder, this story is still obscure to many KPFA listeners. Could you explain why Paul Kagame, the President of Rwanda, would conceivably want to assassinate, kidnap, or disappear you?
Peter Erlinder: Well, during my work at the UN Tribunal, I had an opportunity to have access to the previously secret United Nations files that were kept by UN personnel in Rwanda during the time that's known as the genocide. And those documents tell a completely different story than the story the world has heard about what happened in Rwanda during that time. Also I was able to link that to US documents from the State Department, the CIA and the Pentagon and the documents from other countries.
And I used those documents to defend my client and he and other military officers were acquitted of the charge of conspiracy to commit genocide, which means there was no plan on the part of the previous government and military.
Ann Garrison: And do the documents that you've assembled demonstrate that President Kagame and the Rwandan Patriotic Front regime are most responsible for the mass slaughter of 1994 which came to be the principle justification of the Kagame regime?
Peter Erlinder: Yeah, what the documents show is that the RPF were the dominant military power in Rwanda. They were responsible for assassinating the Rwandan and Burundian Presidents, which touched off the mass violence. They were in a position to stop the mass violence and didn't do so because of their desire to win the war. And then once they did seize power continued carrying out violence against civilians.
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Peter Erlinder: Well, the documents make clear that the RPF went on to carry out an invasion of the eastern Congo along with Uganda and then essentially to control the eastern Congo, which they do to this day. And that was accomplished because of ongoing support from the Pentagon, and then, unfortunately, it becomes clear that this support was covered up as the ICTR began to develop.
Ann Garrison: Links to Professor Erlinder's report on the Rwanda Genocide and Congo War can be found on the websites of the San Francisco Bay View and AfrobeatRadio.net.
For Pacifica, KPFA and AfrobeatRadio, I'm Ann Garrison.
(SF Bay View link for press release and download link Erlinder's report, The United Nations Ad Hoc Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR-TPIR): International justice or judicially-constructed victors' impunity?)


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I have been working at Amyris full-time (More than 3 years)
The scientists are truly first rate. These are some of the best strain engineers in the world. Everyone in Research is encouraged to experiment outside of standard project plans and to follow their own intuitions.
The company is very, very management heavy, especially at the top layer. The majority of the personnel at the top layer are not very good at their jobs, nor do they spend any effort in nurturing the careers of the people below them. The overall culture seems accepting and fun on the outside, but on the inside, there's an incredible amount of dishonesty and politics involved with nearly every major decision. Boundaries are poorly delineated and people fight over them constantly.
Advice to Management
Get rid of the executives who don't contribute high value and who are not helping grow the talents of the company. Invest in the futures of the lower-level staff or they're going to leave. Replace the senior HR official(s) with true employee advocates that mid-level managers and lower can trust to help them. Remove the last remaining founder, as he is manic, unfocused, and does nothing but disrupt important work and cause problems while pulling down an oversized salary.
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The research is cutting edge and of the highest quality. The research departments are made up of some of the best I have ever worked with. The work is meaningful and people are very motivated to make a real difference in the world. That brings a level of energy and commitment to the job that is hard to find elsewhere. It is a work-hard, play-hard environment and the employees do have a lot of fun and enjoy nice day to day perks. The daily work experience is generally very rewarding and fun.
Business side seems top heavy with too many top managers and VP's. Also, there does not seem to be a long-term vision for the research path. There is constant change in priorities and projects.
Advice to Management
I agree with another reviewers that senior management is the main issue at Amyris; they need to cut some bloat at the top and most of the senior management do not deserve their inflated salaries. The science at Amyris is phenomenal and the technology will change the world, as long as senior management starts listening to the research groups. They need to develop a long-term research plan and stick with it.
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Overall, the employees are warm and friendly. There are so many personality types that you're bound to find people you identify with.
Amyris is overstaffed, particularly in the higher levels of the organization. The company spends frivolously while we are not profitable and have a very negative cash flow. Lastly, the managerial staff have little to no experience is supervising another person which allows for office politics to become easily involved.
Advice to Management
Reduce the weight of the organization but not at the expense of the folks who are truly running the science. Re-evaluate managerial positions and re-train those who need assistance.


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Until Friday, May 20, the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the Leadership Jackson Class of 2012.
Participants must live or work in Jackson County, demonstrate leadership ability and possess a strong commitment to serve the community, according to a chamber release. An advisory committee will review application materials, which will be due June 3, and select the class participants. Self-nominations are accepted.
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They said the only sure things in life were death and taxes, Marin Wade thought as she lifted the sponge and squeezed wonderfully warm, scented water over her shoulders and down her breasts. But there was an additional certaintythat as soon as you got into a hot and longed-for bath the phone would ring.
Just as it was doing at this very moment.
yet for once she would not be scrambling out, cursing and reaching for a towel in order to obey its summons becauseoh joy, oh blissit was not her phone.
Whoever it was at the other end could speak to the answering machine.
Of course, it might be Lynne calling to check that she was settling in and that all was well, but if so she'd leave a message too. And later, when Marin was bathed and fed, she'd ring back and thank her stepsister yet again for offering her this temporary bolt hole with so few questions asked. Up to now, at least, she thought wryly.
Lynne was three years her senior, and since their parents had retired to a villa beside a golf course in Portugal she'd taken her elder-sister role very seriously indeed. So when she returned on Sunday night she'd want to know why Marin's dream job had come to a premature end.
And by then it might be good to have someone to confide in over the entire nasty mess.
Because she would be starting to feel better about it all. Once she'd got over her tiredness and the chaos of the last twenty-four hours and could think straight, she'd have this whole weekend to herself to start making plans and being positive about her life, rather than wanting to howl.
Of course, she'd have to wait until Monday to find out if she still had a job with the agency, or if her erstwhile employer's threat to have her fired had born fruit, she thought unhappily. But at least she could start looking for somewhere to live until her own flat became available again.
Not that it wasn't gorgeous here. Lynne had told her she was welcome to stay as long as she wanted, but she needed to stand on her own two feet and get herself together again as soon as possible.
She looked around her almost in awe. This bathroom alone was to-die-for, she thought; its soft, aqua tiles made you imagine that you were floating in some warm, foreign sea. Add to that the spacious living room with its raised dining-alcove, the state-of-the-art kitchen and the two elegantly fitted bedrooms, and Marin was as near to living in the lap of luxury as she was ever likely to get.
What she couldn't quite figure was how Lynne could possibly afford such a sumptuous environment.
Her stepsister was, of course, the personal assistant of Jake Radley-Smith, principal of one of the most successful financial public-relations firms in the UKbut surely she'd have to be earning mega-bucks in order to rent even a cupboard in a place like this?
Although Marin was wallowing in it all, she felt vaguely uneasy just the same, knowing how extremely ordinary Lynne's previous flat had been.
And, if she hadn't known that Lynne was deeply in love with Mike and on her way to Kent with him this very minute to meet his parents, she might even be wondering what kind of 'personal assistance' her stepsister had actually provided for her high-flying boss, and whether this flat was payment for services rendered.
As if, she thought, pulling a face at herself. Dirt must be catching.
She leaned back against the quilted head-rest, closing her eyes, as she contemplated the disastrous turn her life had taken. The worst of it was, she hadn't seen it coming. Which must make her the biggest, most naive idiot still walking free.
It had also been stupid to agree to a short-term let of her own flat during her absence, but hindsight was a wonderful thing, and the position she'd been offered with best-selling romantic novelist Adela Mason had been guaranteed for a minimum of six months, so it had seemed safe enough at the time.
'Her usual secretary has to have time off. Her elderly mother is about to have a serious operation and will need a lot of aftercare,' her boss Wendy ingram had told her. 'Ms Mason does her research in London, then goes down to her house in southwestern France to do the actual writing, so she wants someone to fill the gap.' She had pursed her lips. 'Apparently, we were recommended to her, but she's not easy to please.'
'Adela Mason,' Marin had echoed, her hazel eyes shining. 'I can't believe it. She's a terrific writer. I'm her number one fan.'
'Which is why I suggested you, although I suspect you're rather too young. But she's already turned down Naomi and Lorna, and says she wants someone simpatico,' Wendy had snorted. 'But don't allow your enthusiasm for her as an author to run away with you,' she'd added dourly. 'You may be sick of the sight of the new book before it's finished. I looked her up on the Internet and saw this magazine interview with her. She writes in longhand, it seems, on special paper with a special pen. You'll be typing the drafts on to a computer for her to correct, and there could be as many as ten of them.'
She paused. 'You'll also be doing a lot of fetching and carrying as well; being her secretary will only be part of it. She's looking for a one-woman service industry, and you'll be earning every cent she pays you. But as she's just remarried you may at least be spared from bringing her the cup of designer hot-chocolate she likes last thing at night.'
'For a chance to work with Adela Mason, I'd even pick the cocoa beans,' Marin assured her jubilantly. 'It's not a problem.'
'But getting through the interview might be,' Wendy warned.
Adela Mason had been taking part in a TV panel game that evening, dark hair cut in a severe bob, and a crimson dress making the most of an enviable figure. She was bright and sparky, and had emerged as an easy winner, accepting the plaudits of her fellow-panellists with apparent modesty.
Yet there had been something about her smile and the turn of her head that had plainly been intended to remind them all that she was also the biggest earner on the show.
Why should that worry me? Marin had asked herself. I'm not going to be any kind of rival, just a toiler in her vineyardif I get through the interview, that is.
However, somewhat to her own surprise, she'd done so.
'You seem to have rather more about you than the other candidates,' Ms Mason had told her, playing with the large solitaire-diamond on her wedding finger. 'One of them gave the impression she'd never read a book in her life, and the other was justunsuitable.' She looked Marin over, taking in the slender body, the light brown hair swept back from her face and fastened at her nape with a ribbon, the pale, creamy skin and quiet, unremarkable features, and nodded. 'Yes, if your keyboard skills are up to scratch, I think you'll do very well.'
She'd paused. 'I'm planning to go down to Evrier sur Tarn next week. I expect you to be available to travel with me. Betsy made all the stopover arrangements before she went off to play Florence Nightingale, but if there are any difficulties I expect you to sort them out.'
Marin could have done without that fairly callous remark about her predecessor, but she'd smiled and agreed that sorting of most kinds was well within her remit.
Not realising that, less than a month later, it would be her own immediate future that would need her attention.
And there, she thought with faint annoyance, went that damned phone again.
'People know I'm away,' Lynne had told her as she'd left, adding drily, 'And I've left Rad a written memo too, so you shouldn't be disturbed.'
Except it wasn't working out like that. Someone or more had clearly slipped through the net.
'Please leave your message after the tone,' she advised the unknown caller in a sing-song voice, before adding more hot water and some extra drops of perfumed oil to the bath and sliding further down into its comforting depths.
It must be lovely, she reflected wistfully, to be so much in demand, to have friends constantly ringing to suggest a cinema, a meal or even a drink.
And to have someone like Mike
That probably most of all, she admitted. Because, at twenty, she still hadn't had anything approaching a serious relationship with a man.
On the other hand, she was by no means Marin No-Mates. She'd gone on dates since she'd been in London, of course she had, generally making up foursomes with the other girls at the agency. Occasionally, the guy she'd been partnered with for the evening had asked to see her again. Occasionally.
But in all honesty it had never really mattered to her when there had been no further contact.
She was the first to recognise that she was shy and found it difficult to sparkle in company, that she didn't know how to flirt, or take part in the jokey conversations that said one thing but meant something completely different. That she couldn't in a thousand years imagine herself being drawn into the kind of casual intimacy that seemed the norm these days.
Not that she disapproved, exactly. What other people did on the briefest acquaintance was none of her business. She only knew that it wasn't for her, that her own inhibitions weren't so easily discarded. Probably the men she encountered knew it too, and decided to go after girls with fewer hang-ups.
'Do you think I'm a freak?' she'd once asked Lynne, troubled, but the other had only laughed.
'No, honey pie, I think you've got principles and you're going to need to fall very seriously in love before you're tempted to abandon them. And there's nothing remotely freakish about that, so stop beating yourself up.'
The memory of that made Marin smile. Lynne was so good for her, she thought gratefully, so warm and outgoing like her father, Derek Fanshawe, who'd met and fallen in love with Marin's mother six years earlier.
And very different from her own father, who'd been a quiet man, Marin thought, but fond. Her childhood had been safe and comfortable in the shelter of her parents' happy marriage.
Clive Wade had been a successful solicitor, who specialised rather ruefully in divorce, declaring that every case that crossed his desk made him count his own blessings all over again.
And he'd gone on counting them until the day he'd collapsed outside a courtroom and died with terrible suddenness from a heart weakness no one had ever suspected, leaving Marin's smiling, bright-eyed mother as a grey-faced ghost unable to comprehend so devastating a loss.
Looking blankly back at people who told her that at least she had no money worries. That Clive had been a high earner, and had invested shrewdly. And that she should sell their mortgage-free home with its memories and move on.
But it had been three years before a friend, who worked with her in the charity shop where Barbara Wade spent most of her mornings, had persuaded her to join her on a luxury trip round the Norwegian fjords. Derek Fanshawe, a big man with a ready smile, had been assigned to their table on the first evening, and by the time the cruise had ended Barbara, to her own surprise, no longer felt guilty about warming to his charm and ebullient kindness. Realised in fact that she was going to miss him more than she'd believed possible.
Only to discover he was not prepared to become a reminiscence to be smiled over and put aside. That, as a widower with an only daughter, he wanted to see Barbara again and eventually ask her to make a new life with him.
There could, Marin realised, have been so many problems. Second families so often didn't work, and at first she hadn't wanted to like Derek, seeing this as disloyalty to her father's memory.
But he'd accepted her dilemma with such understanding and sensitivity that it had been impossible not to meet him at least halfway. And, watching her mother bloom in his affection, she'd soon grown to love him and know that she could welcome their marriage.
While in Lynne she'd found not only a sister but a friend. So, in spite of recent events, she could count her blessings too.
Although the telephone issuing yet another imperative summons was definitely not among them.
Groaning, she leaned forward to let the water drain away, then lifted herself lithely out of the bath, reaching for one of the fluffy, white bath sheets waiting in a neat pile on the tiled surround and wrapping it round her like a sarong, tucking the ends in above her breasts.
She shook her hair loose, combing the damp ends with her fingers, before wandering barefoot down the passage into the living room.
She went to the telephone table and pressed the 'play' button. A man's voicenot Mike'ssaid abruptly, 'Lynne, pick up. It's urgent.' The second message was simply a sigh, expressing impatience and exasperation in equal measure, and the third had been cut off as soon as the machine had kicked in.
Perhaps the caller had decided it was time to take no for an answer after all, Marin thought as she turned awaythen froze as she heard the rattle of a key in a lock, the sound of the front door opening then slamming shut, followed by a swift and undoubtedly masculine tread approaching down the hallway.
Sick with fright, she looked round for something, anything that she could use to defend herself against the intruder.
Except that he was already in the doorway, his voice harsh with irritation as he demanded, 'For God's sake, Lynne, have you suddenly gone deaf?' He paused with a swift intake of breath as realisation dawned.
Marin found herself being comprehensively surveyed by eyes as glacially blue as a polar sea. When he spoke again, his voice was ominously quiet. 'Who the hell are you, and what are you doing here?'
Obeying an instinct she barely understood, she made sure the folds of the towel were secure.
'I could ask you the same thing,' she retorted, her voice quivering a little, because she already knew the answerthat the unexpected and unwanted visitor looking her over as she stood there, next door to naked and embarrassed out of her life, was Lynne's boss, Jake Radley-Smith.
'Don't play games, sweetheart,' he advised, his tone as cold as his gaze. 'Just answer my questions before I call the police. How did you get in here?'
'I'm staying with my sister.'
'Sister?' he repeated, as if the word was in a foreign language. 'But Lynne's an only child.'
'Stepsister, then,' she said. 'Her father married my mother several years ago.'


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Zener diode and MMICs produce true broadband noise
A broadband source of white noise can be useful for measuring and testing communications equipment. The source in Figure 1 is simple and produces a large noise signal at its output terminals. The circuit comprises a zener diode and a few amplifying stages. The breakdown occurring in the zener diode is the true source of broadband noise in this design. This process is truly broadband because a substantial amount of noise is measurable at frequencies higher than 2 GHz.
Figure 1 A 24V zener diode and a series of MMIC amplifiers create a broadband noise source.
The circuit ac-couples the zener diode into the first amplifier stage, and subsequent stages build up the zener diode's tiny noise voltage. The amplifiers-the MAR6, MAR3, and ERA5 (Mini-Circuits)-are monolithic-microwave ICs (MMICs). The total voltage gain of approximately 58 dB is high enough to produce an output voltage of approximately 224 mV rms at the 50W terminating load, which is equivalent to approximately 0 dBm. Each amplifier in the chain has a compression point 1 dB higher than that of the previous amplifier. Good amplifier linearity is important to ensure that the output signal has a Gaussian probability-density function. The 1-dB compression point for the last amplifier in the chain is more than 18 dBm to ensure that the amplifier operates in the linear mode.
From observations and measurements, it appears that the noise level of the avalanche-type breakdown diodes prevails over the noise based on the tunnel effect, and this noise level increases with the zener voltage of the diode. The frequency spectrum of the noise signal is independent of the zener diode's voltage value, although a higher breakdown voltage typically means lower bandwidth. Using a zener diode with a 24V breakdown voltage for the circuit in Figure 1 allows the design to produce a 10-dB-greater output signal than a design that uses a 9.1V zener diode.
A switching regulator, the TL497, and associated components provide the supply voltage for the zener diode; a 12V source supplies power for the rest of the circuitry. An additional linear regulator, the 78L05, supplies current to the zener diode. Changing the value of the current through the zener diode by trimming R1 allows you to obtain a flat frequency spectrum from the source. You can increase the current to some value to find an optimum point for which the noise spectrum is flat and the noise level is as high as possible. For this design, the optimum current is approximately 21 mA. Increasing the current beyond this optimum point is not recommended because further increases cause a decrease of the output signal. Figure 2 is a plot of the noise-power-density spectrum, measured with a spectrum analyzer. In the frequency range of 20 MHz to approximately 1 GHz, the spectrum is flat with an accuracy of ±1 dB, and the 3-dB bandwidth is approximately 10 MHz to 1.35 GHz. The probability-density function measured for 107 samples has the well-known Gaussian shape (Figure 3). The calculated rms value from the histogram differs slightly from the power-measurement value; this difference stems from the limited bandwidth of the sampling gate used to acquire the samples.
Figure 2 A power-density spectrum of the noise source shows a flat spectrum with an accuracy of +-1 dB from 20 MHz to 1 GHz.
Figure 3 The probability-density function has a Gaussian shape, and the calculated rms value is 192.1 mV.
To achieve a flat power-density spectrum of the noise in the low-frequency region, some spectrum whitening is necessary because of the existence of 1/f-type noise. This circuit achieves the necessary frequency shape of the amplifier gain using properly chosen values of coupling capacitors between amplifier stages-C1, C2, and C6-and by using a correcting network before the last stage-C3, C4, C5, and R2. The values of all frequency-shaping components were chosen experimentally while observing the power-density spectrum on the analyzer screen.
To obtain good performance from the circuit, you must obey all RF design rules. In particular, keep the pins of the zener diode as short as possible and locate all decoupling capacitors near the MMIC amplifiers. Screening the entire circuit is also recommended. (DI #2406)
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2 pounds | Medium potatoes; approx |
1 pounds | Onion; diced |
6 | Yellow Ajis (peruvian); de-seeded or not; your call. |
1 | Huacatay sprig (This is Tagetes minuta; or mexican marigolg); no substitution |
1 pounds | Anejo cheese (has to be a hard cheese; I don't know if you could use parmesan); or you can use queso fresco; or maybe even a good cottage or feta cheese. Experiment!. |
1 cup | Milk |
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From: Ray Orosz <a004075t@...>
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 11:57:30 -0400 (EDT) There are several versions of the dish in Peru, Ocopa de Camarones being the most famous. This is definitely an aquired taste, so be forewarned. The specific ingredients are also kind of hard to find (in some places?), but here we go anyway.
Boil the potatoes. Fry the mirasols, trying to toast them well but not burn them, same thing with the onions and yellow ajis. Put everything into blender, adding the cheese and thinning a little with the milk. You don't want it runny, but a medium-thick sauce. Coarsely chop the peanuts, in a mortar, food processor or even the blender. Add it to the sauce along with the huacatay, blend well, correct the seasoning with salt, and add oil to taste. Serve the thick sauce over the potatoes and, Buen Apetito! Note: The combination of the chiles with the peanut and cheese is enhanced with the distinguishable taste of the huacatay, and again, there are no substitutes IMHO, for this herb.
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Bangladesh have scrapped a proposed tour to Pakistan later this month because of security concerns. They were due to become the first international side to tour Pakistan since the 2009 terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in Lahore.
But the Bangladesh Cricket Board president, Nazmul Hasan, has ruled that out for now. "We have noticed the security situation in Pakistan has not improved significantly, rather it's deteriorated," he said.
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Putting Today in Context Mark Leon Goldberg September 24, 2007 So 80 heads of state, plus international celebrities like Al Gore and Arnold Schwarzenegger all came to the United Nations today. Great! What did they accomplish? Well, if you are looking for a single document committing UN member states to combat climate change, you are looking in the wrong place. Rather, the significance of today's meetings needs to be understood in the longer term.
Al Gore Speaking Mark Leon Goldberg September 24, 2007 Al Gore may have just burnt his bridges with Hollywood. The former Vice President receieved a nice ovation for urging us to turn our attention away from Anna Nicole Smith, OJ Simpson and Paris Hilton, and instead focus on the important climate change meeting in Bali in December.
Sarko Speaks Mark Leon Goldberg September 24, 2007 French President Nicolas Sarkozy is now speaking. If my translation is correct ( and fair warning: my French is far from flawless) he seems to have affirmed French support for "25 by 25"--that's a pledge to make 25% of his country's energy supply come from renewable sources by 2025.
The First Chapter in a Success Story Matthew Cordell September 24, 2007 By Olav Kjorven, Assistant Administrator and Director, Bureau of Development Policy, UNDP, and member of the UN Secretary General's climate team Today at the United Nations, the world is coming together, at the request of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, to address a truly global challenge. Climate change is the kind of issue that the UN was created to deal with. Today, we'll address the climate challenge with words. Of course, it's going to take much, much more than that to ensure a sustainable future for our kids, their kids, and beyond, but if today's discussions inject energy, purpose, and will into the global response to climate change, as the Secretary-General and indeed, we all hope they will, then they will have served a valuable purpose.
The Governator is in the Building Mark Leon Goldberg September 24, 2007 As promised, UN Dispatch is coming to you live from the UN. The place is buzzing as heads of state and foreign ministers are starting to gather for the High Level Meeting on Climate Change. The head of one state, Governor Schwarzenegger of California, is poised to speak at General Assembly in a few moments. Today's meeting was convened by Secretary General Ban Ki moon, who is making climate change a signature issue of his. In that, he and Governor Schwarzenegger have something in common. In June, Ban traveled to the San Francisco area where he met Schwarzenegger for a tour of Silicon Valley businesses that are on the cutting edge of the green technology revolution. (Fun fact: Ban also stopped by the home of a ninety year old woman who hosted him when he participated in a foreign exchange student in 1967). Check back to UN Dispatch for frequent updates throughout the day.
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A leak to the Independent on Sunday revealed that seven years of planning and preparation for a new visitor centre, which have already cost pounds 500,000, are to be abandoned.
English Heritage's climbdown was to have been announced at a series of public briefings today. Mr Stevens declined to comment yesterday, preferring to wait for the planned announcement.
Last month the Commons Public Accounts Committee, a watchdog on public spending, criticised the lack of catering and visitor shops at Stonehenge, the most popular site run by English Heritage, visited by 700,000 people a year.
The committee's report said: 'We are particularly concerned that the position at Stonehenge could only be described as a national disgrace.' English Heritage accepted that criticism, but countered it by pointing to advanced plans for a pounds 15m visitors' centre at Larkhill, half a mile north of the stones.
Four months ago, English Heritage said Larkhill - which still remains its first choice - had been chosen 'following extensive and wide-ranging research'.
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Publication Date: October 4, 2011
A remarkable work of reportage by NobelPrize Laureate V. S. Naipaulthat surveys belief andreligion amongthe disparate peoples of Africa.
Like all of Naipaul's travel books, The Masque of Africa encompasses a much larger narrative and purpose: to judge the effects of belief (in indigenous animisms, the foreign religions of Christianity and Islam, the cults of leaders and mythical history) upon the progress of civilization. It is a masterly achievement by one of the world's keenest observers and one of its greatest writers.
"Engaging. . . . Naipaul's latest African journey is eyewitness reporting at its best."
"Beautiful and humane. . . . The idea that underpins it is so basic that it achieves a kind of majesty."
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Tuffy: Stanley Cup Finals, now tied 2-2, were marked by the appearance of a Flyers fan in Game 4 carrying an effigy of a beheaded Native American. A Blackhawks fan noted the favor would not be reciprocated during Sunday's Game 5 in Chicago. Quote: "Flyers fans don't act any differently without their heads attached."
Suss: Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga came within one out of pitching a perfect game before first base umpire Jim Joyce called Cleveland's Jason Donald safe at first, when replays conclusively showed he was out. Indians GM Mark Shapiro then hired Joyce as their hitting coach, since he seems to be the only guy who knows how to get Indians on base.
Tuffy: Game 2 of the NBA Finals will take place Sunday night. As usual, it will begin with the National Anthem and an apology from both teams for distracting from LeBron James' free agency tour.
Suss: In an interview with Larry King, LeBron James said that Cleveland has an "edge" in the LeBron James free agency sweepstakes. Should James sign elsewhere, Cavaliers fans will use that "edge" to cut themselves out of misery.
Tuffy: Soccer's World Cup begins next weekend in South Africa with a match between England and the United States. A loss for the United States would be doubly damaging as, unlike the NHS, US Soccer's insurance plan doesn't cover ass-whoopins.
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A hate crime is when someone breaks a law by hurting another person because of prejudice against a group the victim belongs to.[1] Normally, a hate crime is not caused in any way by something the victim did or said, but just because of who they are. Hate crime is often in the form of physical violence, but can also be vandalism and damage to property, insults or other hurtful words, or other violations of human rights.[1] People often commit hate crime because of prejudice about the victim's sex, ethnicity, religion, nationality, gender identity, class, sexual orientation, age, or other things about them.
The term "hate crime" was first used in the 1980s in the United States, when crimes caused by bias against certain types of people were being talked about in the media.[1] Hate crime is sometimes a way to frighten other people who belong to the same group. This intimidation can be seen as terrorism when it is carried out on a large scale.[2]
In 2009, the Matthew Shepard Act has changed the definition of a hate crime in the law of the United States. It says that crimes which were committed because of the victim's sexual orientation, gender identity or disability are hate crimes. It is the first law that protects transgender people.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Donald P. Green, Laurence H. McFalls and Jennifer K. Smith (2001). "Hate Crime: An Emergent Research Agenda". Annual Review of Sociology (Annual Reviews) (Vol. 27): 480. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2678630.
- ↑ Ryken Grattet (February 2009). "The Urban Ecology of Bias Crime: A Study of Disorganized and Defended Neighborhoods". Social Problems (University of California Press on behalf of the Society for the Study of Social Problems) (Vol. 56, No. 1): 132-135. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/sp.2009.56.1.132.


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Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and three of their children at the Indian Pavilion of the Great Exhibition
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Given by Dr Germaine Montrueil-Straus and Mlle Yvonne Montreuil in memory of their grandfather, Prosper Lafaye
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Proper Lafaye (1806-1883) was the cousin of the French painter and lithograph Paul Gavarny (1804-1866). Partly self-taught, he entered the studio of Auguste Couder (1789-1873) a former pupil of Jean-Baptiste Regnault (1754-1829) and Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825). Lafaye specialised in history paintings and interior scenes, and exhibited at the Salon from 1833 to 1847. He later became a restorer of stained glass windows.
This work is a fine example of Lafaye's history paintings, a category in which he specialised recording notable events of his time. The picture shows the visit of the Queen Victoria, prince Albert and their family to the Indian Pavilion at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Lafaye probably starts working on this composition while in London in the autumn 1851. Typical of his art is the fine chiaroscuro and diffuse light of this interior scene.


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Cultural resistence is what keeps the people alive; the pride in their rich history, fortifying their incredible spirit.
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Have you heard of the story of Ahmed and his parents, Ismail and Abla Khatib?
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Ahmed was a 12 year old boy shot and killed on the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr, in 2005.
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Tomcat uses the common format for access logs. This means any webserver that uses the common log format can use the AccessLogSampler. Server that use common log format include: Tomcat, Resin, Weblogic, and SunOne. Common log format looks like this:
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As with any relationship sooner or later you have to take stock and decide if it is working for you. In my case it is clearly NOT.
I joined Blogcritics because I thought it would be an opportunity to do some serious writing with a real audience instead of ranting to myself (that's how I got into politics but is another story). I also assumed (wrongly) that it would bring increased traffic to my site, but in reality that did not happen either. Instead I found myself wasting an excessive amount of time fending off negative commentators and attacks from, well… you know. It seems the perverse caterwauling of certain commentators is the real calling card at BC, and so after careful consideration I've come to the conclusion that it is best I leave.
As with most issues, sooner or later it always comes down to the bottom line and you have to ask yourself these questions. Is it worth my while to stick around? What am I getting out of this? Am I contributing toward the common good? Or am I part of the problem? Etc., etc.
You see, unlike others who make such claims – I really have worked in law. I'm a former Litigator now turned Mediator. I left litigation after an epiphany that I had several years ago. I was very successful having won over 97% of my cases. You have to be a good street fighter to be a successful litigator. When it came to getting down and dirty in the trenches I found that I had no equal (or at least none that I had met in a court room – admittedly I never had the good fortune of wrangling with Johnny Cochrane :-).
Litigation is an adversarial system based on the premise that if two opposing sides fight to win, theoretically the scales of justice will prevail. It's no surprise this archaic system was born out of the medieval ages – jousting matches between knights, damsels in distress and all. But in the real world it just doesn't work that way because one side will always have a better advocate than the opposition (just as OJ Simpson). I wouldn't be surprised if the original word for lawyer came from the old english version for 'liar'. My motto was "let the best schmoozer win". "Whoever throws the most kaka-poo against the wall that sticks wins". That's not justice and I knew there had to be a better way. And I found that better way in mediation.
So what does that have to do with me leaving BC? Well, actually it has everything to do with it. By becoming a mediator I had made a decision to lay down the sword. It was not only a change of career for me but also a change of mindset. Moving ahead a few years, by accident I stumbled across Blogcritics and subsequently joined. I was immediately taken aback with the appalling antics that I saw led by none other – Madame Mac Diva. It occurred to me as I watched there was an opportunity to utilize some of my conflict resolution skills. And so I posted the odd comment here and there leaving little clues and pearls of wisdom to those who would listen.
But before long it became apparent not all were listening, and I found myself no longer being an observer. I also became a target. It seems that once you make it to the Leaderboard, Madame MD starts focussing her cross hairs. And so instead of concentrating on writing quality posts, I found myself wasting an excessive amount of time fending off her malicious attacks.
Believe me when I say all that I ever hoped for was to be a positive influence at BC, but under the circumstances that is no longer possible. Instead it seems the "sinister cabal" aspect of Blogcritics has a much bigger role here than I anticipated, and that was not the gig I signed up for.
Somehow along the way I succumbed to my lower nature. When MD started maliciously defaming me (trust me folks I know the law better than you) I joined the fray and made a post that I'm now ashamed of. That was out of character for me (or should I say the old character) and I don't want to continue down that slippery slope.
I suppose it was my time to play the bad cop. I made a statement that I too could play the nasty game as well as anybody, and hopefully put an end to the abuse once and for all. A last stand at the Alamo if you will. Sometimes when all else fails a more heavy-handed approach is necessary. Mac needed to understand her maliciousness would no longer be tolerated and that I was up to the challenge. It was my intention to bring her misdemeanors to the fore and hope she would be shamed into submission. That was all that I could ever hope for. It seemed to work for a while but in the end the old adage rang loud and clear – that old habits really are hard to break.
Despite the fact that I believe what I did was necessary I still feel badly having done it if that makes any sense. I'm certain (or would hope) deep inside MD has redeeming qualities, and that is why I extended to her an olive branch. Unfortunately she threw it back in my face. It seems the message was misunderstood or got lost in the translation. So again I say peace Mac Diva. You are obviously not going to change and I don't want to play flung-poo with you any more. All I require in return is that you stop defaming me (I will be watching) so we can part our ways. I wish you all the best and sincerely hope that some day you will get the message everybody around here is telling you.
I have also discussed this matter at length with Eric and come to realize that he isn't going to change either. I'm caught between two unmovable objects and cannot continue under the circumstances. Somebody has to make a stand and I guess it is my time. So my work here is done. A good mediator needs to know when it is time to throw in the towel.
Without an official policy at Blogcritics I can foresee a never-ending source of conflict with MD, and for reasons stated above that is not what I'm here for. For those who still don't understand what I'm trying to say it's called integrity – look it up. Accordingly, my last request to Eric Olsen is that he erase my post about Mac Diva. In return I require that he remove all of her defamatory comments (i.e. racist allegations, name calling, lies etc.) that she has made about yours truly. Failing that I will have to consider my options – legal or otherwise.
But before I go please humor me with this parting thought. It seems reasonable to me that a site like this MUST have some controls in place that have consequences to go with it. Like any dysfunctional family there has to be rules to abide by and keep the peace. Without any such mechanism to control inappropriate behaviour BC will be doomed to become a cesspool of crackpots and neurotics.
I believe that BC is a community not unlike any other you will find walking down a street. The only difference is that we reside in an electronic ethernet. The issue becomes more exacerbated when we are able to hide in relative anonymity behind an internet facade. Unfortunately our true character rears its ugly head when we are cloaked because it grants us licence to write things that we would never have the courage to say in public. In other words many of us just can't resist the temptation and let our lower nature take over.
As with any society if there are no rules then you will have anarchy. It's just that simple. Leave it up to the locals and you will have roving thugs ruling the streets (or in this case ruling the posts) not unlike what we see here at BC or East LA. Somewhere along the way you have to decide if you are going to beat em, join em or move out of the community. So the Bloke has decided to move on.
It certainly has been interesting at Blogcritics but it has now proved to be more of a detriment than anything else, and is not an environment that I care to spend any more of my time. So it's time to say goodbye. That won't be easy because I have become accustomed to hanging out here. I would also like to think that I made some friends along the way, and if you want to keep in touch you know where to find me.
Perhaps in my leaving some good may come of all this and Eric and Phillip will finally take this matter more seriously. That would be wonderful but you will forgive me if I don't hold my breath. And to prove my sincerity I have closed comments on this post to avoid the embarrassment of insincere adulations or condemnation by those who have nothing better to do.
And so my friends… adieu.
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One of the many technological innovations you'll come to expect from the Stewart Family Odyssey is the HelmetCam (or, in this case, the HandlebarCam). Experience Eastern European crazy drivers and stray dogs from the thrilling pedaler's perspective!
This video's a test drive I took on the mean streets of San Francisco...I'm mostly testing the YouTube link here - links will be be more riveting in the future.
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Hey you got home safe! Was that the El Tonayense truck on Harrison?
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It IS El T - there are like 3 tonayense trucks on that stretch..roach coach heaven
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Converting to 134a is easy stuff. But, mine was already converted, charged, and working perfectly when I bought it as well.
i know its juss a good thing cause it seems like this week has juss been ruff for the old girl....her radiator is about to let go and she starting leaking from the sunroof.....so i was not to happy cause i had a budget for suspension, gears, and a converter and now i have to add a radiator to the list....but i guess she would have needed it eventually
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