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Accident: 80-Plus Uncle Tumbles Down Escalator
It was not a pretty sight. Coming from lunch and walking back to our client's office, we only saw it by chance. We were one floor below the ground at the Raffles MRT Station near the exit —just past Polar Puff & Cakes and a few steps away from the ladies' room where they usually distribute copies of the free newspaper— when we heard a shriek followed by a series of thumps. We turned our heads to the direction of the sound to see a man rolling down the escalator, one steel step at a time. There was a slight pause as he tried to break his fall, but in a fraction of a second, he was tumbling down again.
I raced to climb the steps but a gentleman beat me to it and was able to stop uncle from falling down further. Thanks to the quick thinking of another individual, one I never saw, the escalator came to a halt after that person pressed the stop button. Immediately, the lady who was originally ahead of uncle came rushing down towards him. A second individual, a young man, followed her. Meanwhile, the gentleman who got to uncle first was trying to help him up his feet. All these happened very quickly.
"No, no, no!" was all I could say. I was concerned that uncle might have broken his back or something and it might not be wise to force him up. I am reminded of Rescue 911's advice: Do not move an injured person unless there is imminent danger. I was relieved when the gentleman stopped after a few futile attempts. The victim, uncle, was visibly shaken but conscious and managed to answer when asked if he was alright.
"I want to go up," he said, shifting his eyes to where he would have already been had he not fallen.
Uncle had red marks on his arms and a bit of blood was coming out from his head. The same lady who came rushing down earlier brought out a tissue from her bag and placed it over the wound on uncle's head. The young man who had followed her took out his phone and held it in front of him.
"Don't take photo, call for help!" The lady exclaimed.
"I'm not taking photo; I'm calling for help," the young man replied.
And so he did. The first MRT staff, a lady, came in a little over a minute. Another MRT staff, a man this time, joined him shortly.
"Age 80 and above..." were the only words I could make out of what he said into his radio. He then had to direct an absent-minded man who was making his way up the escalator to the stairs on the right.
A few minutes later he was joined by a third MRT staff, also male. No sooner did he arrive when a lady staff came next, this time bringing along with her a wheelchair and a first aid kit.
With no time to spare, uncle was guided down the escalator as he limped one steel step at a time until he reached the bottom of the steps and finally sat on the wheelchair. No stretcher. No carry. Judgment call made. The physical assessment must have been too quick for me not to see. Maybe the look on uncle's face said he didn't have a broken back. I make no judgment. I only note down my observations. Besides, I have to trust them — I'm sure the members of the MRT staff are well-trained to handle these types of emergencies. At least uncle didn't look to be in too much pain as he was being guided towards the wheel chair.
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I didn't really have time to do this tonight, but I can't say no, even when it's a crazy request.
But look, I made two teenagers (one I know, and the other is the girl he's asking to the prom) into Romeo and Juliet.
I have this feeling that he won't even use it. But it was a good challenge.
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Víctor Torre de Silva. Professor. IE Business School
5 September 2006
Until recently, when an administrative agency failed to respond to a petition to act under a statutory obligation, the petitioner could assume that the petition was denied and could ask for judicial review, but only within a specified period of time. Now a recent Constitutional court ruling has turned that premise on its head.
Spain's administrative branch of the courts of justice was created to review decisions made in administrative proceedings. Even today, most of the actions filed before these courts are aimed at overturning agency rulings (even though they are often accompanied by other claims for relief). For this reason, a key factor has always been the possibility to seek judicial review if an agency fails to respond to a petition to adjudicate or to make a rule under a statutory obligation. Statutory law has created the fiction that agency inaction, in these cases, could be considered a decision (often a negative one), which opens the door to judicial review. This fiction favours citizens' rights, as it prevents agencies from attempting to elude judicial review by mere inaction, or in other words by simply not complying with their obligation to respond.
Recently, the Constitutional Court issued a decision on agency inaction in relation to the right to an effective remedy. In its recent decisions (14/2006, of 16 January, and 39/2006, of 13 February), its Second Chamber deals with the timeframe to seek judicial review of agency inaction.
The first case involves two homeowners' associations which asked the city council of Torrevieja to declare illegal, null and void a building permit which had been awarded to a construction company. The city council failed to reply. The associations filed a petition before the court nine months and five days later, seeking judicial review. The court threw out the case on the grounds it was time-barred -- a decision that was upheld by the Higher Court of Justice of the Valencia region.
These decisions were grounded in a literal interpretation of Article 46.1 of the Spanish Administrative Courts Act 29/1998 of 13 July, which says claimants have a period of six months to seek judicial review against agency inaction. The six-month period begins the day after the original claim is understood by statutory law to have been rejected by inaction.
In the second case (number 39/2006), a contractor of a state agency claimed he was asked by local authorities to cover costs that, in his opinion, were not his responsibility. He filed his complaint before the administrative agency five times over a period of almost seven years. As the agency did not respond to his claim, he lodged a petition before the court, asking for judicial review. The Higher Court of Justice of Navarra rejected his case, arguing that his petition had not been presented within the legal term established by the Act.
After studying its previous decisions on the issue, the Constitutional Court understood that in both cases the right to an effective remedy as per Article 24 of the Constitution had been violated, and overturned the decisions handed down by the higher courts of justice in question. It considered that the legal provision upholding the decisions was interpreted in an unreasonable manner, contrary to the principle of pro actione and to the constitutional right to an effective remedy. Both decisions state that the legal provision is open to other interpretations that would not violate this right.
Underlying both of the Constitutional Court decisions is a desire to eliminate the "stinger" hidden within of agency inaction. They appear to be saying that if an agency fails to fulfil its duty to render a decision within a statutory timeframe, it cannot then argue another statutory timeframe to elude judicial review of this failure to respond. Instead, judicial review should be left open. Although with some nuances, this solution had already been proposed by various authors, including the well-known expert in the area, Ernesto García-Trevijano. It has also been confirmed by a new Constitutional Court decision (175/2006, of 5 June).
In these cases, the Constitutional Court guarantees citizens´ rights before the administrative agencies. Once again, law acts as a force that limits public powers and defends the rights of private individuals. The stinger of agency inaction has finally disappeared.


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Bed mattress, beds and bed linen shops in Toronto can help you secure the always crucial good night's sleep. From elegant bed frames to bed mattress with just the correct amount of sink and bounce, these sleep equipment suppliers will make you wish to leap stay under the covers all day.
Here are my choices for the top shops for mattresses, beds, and bedding in Toronto.
Get $50 Off Helix mattress with discount coupon "CLARITY50" Or $125 Off A Mattress + One Other Product With Coupon "CLARITY125".
This popular Swedish brand could be the one-stop-shop for all your home needs, however they have actually got an especially excellent selection of mattresses that are inexpensive and easy to browse. Strike any of their places across Toronto to discover the ideal place to rest your head.
Ranging from inexpensive to quite costly, the biggest mattress seller in Canada has a huge series of styles and experienced sales reps who will help you discover the bed you have actually already imagined.
If you're aiming to buy outside of huge box merchants, go to this family-run chain of stores with 2 locations throughout the city. They sell brand-name bed mattress like Sealy for decreased costs, as well as have an express delivery if you wish to sleep on your brand-new bed the day you buy it.
All memory foam bed mattress sold at this store in the Beaches are natural and made in Canada. While expensive (their cheapest item costs $1,524), these natural latex products might be worth the investment if you're trying to find a healthier sleep.
This sustainable shop on St. Clair West is everything about the healthy products for your house and bed room. They carry Canadian-made natural rubber bed mattress that you can custom order and get in between three and six weeks.
Full of funky and contemporary furnishings, this Queen West store is one of the few merchants in the city to carry Endy mattresses, with an entire display room dedicated to the Canadian company on the fourth flooring of the structure.
1. Inflatable air mattresses are light-weight bed mattress that can be inflated to your preferred firmness utilizing a pump that is attached to the bed. Some people think about these pumps to be noisy.
2. Latex bed mattress are readily available in several designs, consisting of One Hundred Percent natural latex, latex over foam, foam over latex and One Hundred Percent natural and artificial latex blend. Mattresses that are 100 percent latex are considered better entertainers than mixed latex designs when it comes to durability and resistance to compression. Nevertheless, they are likewise costlier. Latex mattresses are offered in various densities and levels of firmness. High-density and medium- to firm-density bed mattress translate to great durability and convenience. Latex mattresses are heavy and tend to sleep hot.
3. Memory foam mattresses are made from polyurethane and extra active ingredients. This kind of mattress is a popular choice for people who experience back and neck discomfort. The memory foam complies with your body shape and bounce back to its initial shape when you get up. It has excellent movement isolation residential or commercial properties, however sleeps hot. Latex mattresses are a hypoallergenic alternative to memory foam.
4. Innerspring mattresses are the kind of bed mattress that many people are familiar with and are the most commonly sold. Some variations of this mattress have unique layers of cushioning and different steel coil configurations that use a range of comfort and toughness alternatives. Changing positions is much easier on an innerspring mattress than it is on a latex or foam bed mattress, but movement seclusion can be bad.
5. Organic bed mattress, such as those made by Toronto Mattress Drop Off Canadian manufacturer Natura, are made with licensed natural materials, including 100 per cent organic wool, natural cotton and 100 per cent natural rubber latex– all of which are eco-friendly and eco-friendly resources. These natural materials are grown, processed and manufactured without harmful chemicals.
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Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, situated on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers, deep ravines, and urban forest, for more than 10,000 years.[13] After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase, when the Mississaugas surrendered the area to the British Crown,[14] the British established the town of York in 1793 and later designated it as the capital of Upper Canada.[15] During the War of 1812, the town was the site of the Battle of York and suffered heavy damage by U.S. troops.[16] York was renamed and incorporated as the city of Toronto in 1834, and became the capital of the province of Ontario during Canadian Confederation in 1867.[17] The city proper has since expanded past its original borders through both annexation and amalgamation to its current area of 630.2 km2 (243.3 sq mi).
Memory foam consists mainly of polyurethane as well as additional chemicals increasing its viscosity and density. It is often referred to as "viscoelastic" polyurethane foam, or low-resilience polyurethane foam (LRPu). Higher-density memory foam softens in reaction to body heat, allowing it to mold to a warm body in a few minutes. Newer foams may recover more quickly to their original shape.[1]
Memory foam was developed in 1966 under a contract by NASA's Ames Research Center to improve the safety of aircraft cushions. Ames scientist Chiharu Kubokawa and Charles A. Yost of the Stencel Aero Engineering Corporation were major contributors to this project. The temperature-sensitive memory foam was initially referred to as "slow spring back foam"; Yost called it "temper foam".[2] Created by feeding gas into a polymer matrix, the foam has an open-cell solid structure that matches pressure against it, yet slowly springs back to its original shape.[3]
A mattress is a large, rectangular pad for supporting the reclining body, designed to be used as a bed or on a bed frame, as part of a bed . Mattresses may consist of a quilted or similarly fastened case, usually of heavy cloth, that contains hair, straw, cotton, foam rubber, etc., or a framework of metal springs.[1] Mattresses may also be filled with air[1] or water.
Mattresses are usually placed on top of a bed base which may be solid, as in the case of a platform bed, or elastic, e.g. with an upholstered wood and wire box spring or a slatted foundation. Popular in Europe, a divan[2] incorporates both mattress and foundation in a single upholstered, footed unit. Divans have at least one innerspring layer as well as cushioning materials. They may be supplied with a secondary mattress and/or a removable "topper." Mattresses may also be filled with air or water, or a variety of natural fibers, such as in futons. Kapok is a common mattress material in Southeast Asia, and coir in South Asia.


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There are approximately 20,000 New Zealanders living in the United Kingdom. About 80% of those live in London.
Waitangi day has become a big deal.
A big, drunken deal.
Note: the tube line is not actually shaped like a kiwi
A lot of people started at Paddington at 10am. That was too too early even for us and we didn't leave the house until 11am. When we got to Paddington there were … a few people scattered about & we called a friend who was on the crawl and found which station he was at.
We tried to catch up and amazingly, found him amongst all the thousands of people.
We ended up walking half of the tube stops. It was the first day since we've been back in London where (if I was in the sun) I honestly did not need my jacket.
No scarves, hats or gloves were worn. Craig spent the day in a tee-shirt.
Apart from standing outside this pub, and one for a toilet break, we didn't step foot inside a pub all day.
We followed the advice of TNT (the NZ, Australian & South African magazine) and brought our own.
I even brought plastic cups for my wine.
And my camera.
Craig and Chris being the sensible grown ups that they are.
(I'm secretly and less obsessively continuing this mini project)
We got to Parliament square at around 3pm. The haka was scheduled for 4pm.
The crowd grew and grew and grew.
A Sea of Black.
The tv3 cameraman almost pushed me off the wall I was standing on. Not pleased! His boss (and perhaps reporter?) apologised but he (grrr!) did not.
Not that I hold grudges or anything.
We missed the haka. We could hear it and see a swarm in the middle of the mob but … we were too far away.
(my new favourite photo of Craig.)


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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Meet Isabelle...
Being that #2 is such an animal lover, we have contemplated acquiring a new four-legged friend of the canine variety. And last Friday we found this cutie at the animal shelter. And, since she was on sale (did you know that shelters sometimes have specials on certain breeds? Isn't that funny?) we couldn't pass her up. I can NEVER pass up a good sale! They named her Isabelle, but we've taken to calling her Izzy. They thought she was a border collie/daschund mix. She is about one year old and so far so good! She doesn't bark, she loves sticking by us, doesn't beg for food and she has been very patient with #3 "petting" her; which has consisted of poking eyes and pulling eyebrows, as well as whiskers! Only problem is she wants to cuddle ALL the time! The boys are having a lot of fun with her.
We've been enjoying some warmer weather over the last few days. It was up in the high 50's yesterday! We got some much needed yard work done on Saturday and plan on doing some tumbleweed wrangling this weekend if the wind holds off and the weather stays nice. I'm really looking forward to the time change and Spring!
Friday, February 06, 2009
Ski Day!
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Being as we are not huge football fans, and the teams were not very exciting, Jeff decided we were going to have family day at Bogus. It was "free" because 2 years ago I put a chunk of money on a Bogus Bucks account because they were having a huge sale. We looked into their childcare for Ian and decided that we'd check him in and the four of us would ski/snowboard. We got the kids their first lesson and went to check Ian in and found out that the childcare was CLOSED for the day due to the Winter Special Olympics! So mom got to hang out for an hour and 45 minutes during lessons! At least I caught a couple pictures. The boys had a blast and are looking forward to going again. And I'm looking forward to actually going skiing next time. It's been a while, so pray I don't hurt myself! :)
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
A little air guitar, with prop!
We've been educating the boys on some classic music...good 70's rock, 80's, and 90's alternative stuff. They have been having fun with it... BO#3 loves dancing with us. So one day, BO#1 says "Wait! I'll be right back!" and comes back with this concoction. I have to give him kudos on originality here. One coloring book, 2 sword scabbards and a little tape made for a great "rockin' out" prop. He's going to hate this picture in a few years! :) Good blackmail material for mom & dad!
Love this picture!
Sorry y'all, but I've gotten roped into Facebook...and it's taken all my available "play time" on the 'puter. But I promise I'll curtail those activities and start posting here more. It's been a crazy couple of week in our house; Jeff gone for nearly 2 weeks straight, a weekend away visiting "old" friends at a dear friend's wedding, house full of the flu, etc. Gotta love germy children!


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Tabling the South African National Budget Speech 2017 on Wednesday, Finance minister Pravin Gordhan revealed that properties under R900 000 (previously R750 000) will not attract transfer duty tax. Whereas no transfer duty is currently paid on acquired property worth below R750'000' in future no transfer duty will be paid on property worth less than R900'000.
Two home loan interest rate increases in the past six months have caused many consumers to pause for thought, but they should not deter prospective homebuyers from going ahead with their plans.
It may seem counter-intuitive but in fact, says Jan Davel, MD of the RealNet estate agency group, they should be trying to accelerate their purchasing plans, in order to evade the "double negative" of rising prices as well as rising rates.
"Home price growth may well be slow in 2016, but it will continue, especially if developers start holding back again on the provision of new housing stock and property demand continues to exceed supply. And this means that whatever home you might want now will have a higher price tag in 12 months' time - and that you will need a bigger home loan to buy it.
"At the same time, if inflation is boosted in 2016 by further cost-of-living increases and the low rand exchange rate, the Reserve Bank may well decide to raise rates again, and that will make it more difficult for potential borrowers to qualify for home loans. They will need higher household incomes and bigger deposits, especially if they are first-time buyers."
In addition, he says, any further interest rate increases will no doubt make the banks more cautious when it comes to granting new loans, especially when one considers the latest Old Mutual figures that show that the percentage of borrowers paying only the minimum monthly instalment on their home loans has risen to 65%, from 59% five years ago.
"The latest available statistics from the National Credit Regulator also show that of SA's 23,8m credit-active consumers, some 10,5m have 'impaired' records, which means they are struggling to pay their current debts - and that is likely to make the banks tighten their credit-granting criteria even more."
In short, those who are ready to buy but have been sitting on the fence waiting to see whether either rates or prices would come down again should make a move soon or they could well find themselves shut out of the market for quite some time, Davel says.
"And renting long-term is really not the best option for anyone who wants to build wealth, as revealed in a recent study quoted in the authoritative Forbes magazine. This shows that there is a huge gap between the net worth of a typical homeowner and that of a typical tenant. In the US, for example, it is estimated that average homeowner will be worth at least $225 000 in 2016, while the average tenant will have a net worth of just $5000.
"The main reason for the gap, of course, is that properties increase in value over time and add to the net worth of their owners, while the net worth of tenants tends to diminish or at the very best remain static due to rising rentals."


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HybridSPE™ - Phospholipid Technology
Yes. The HybridSPE-PL Small Volume plate (52794-U) is designed for processing plasma/ serum volumes between 20-40 µL. Larger sample volumes of 100-300 µL should be processed on the standard HybridSPE-PL plate (575656-U).
Acetonitrile is a commonly used protein precipitation agent when prepping plasma samples for LC-MS analysis. The resulting precipitated protein is easily filtered using the "In-well Precipitation" method, and forms easily removed protein pellets when centrifugation is preferred ("Off-Line Precipitation" method – required for HybridSPE-PL 1 mL cartridge format).
The addition of 1-2% formic acid to the acetonitrile precipitating agent is critical because: 1) formic acid is a stronger Lewis base than most carboxyl (-COOH) groups found in acidic pharmaceutical compounds (inhibiting analyte retention on the HybridSPE phase), but not as strong a Lewis base as the phosphate moiety found in phospholipids; and 2) the low pH environment neutralizes residual silanol activity on the silica surface, thereby eliminating secondary cation-exchange interaction with basic compounds of interest.
Although some analytes may not be soluble in acetonitrile, after protein precipitation, the HybridSPE eluent will consist of 75% acetonitrile (w/ formic acid) and 25% aqueous (from the biological sample). The aqueous content of the sample should provide adequate solubility prior to LC-MS analysis.
Alternatively, 1% ammonium formate in methanol may be used in place of 1% formic acid in acetonitrile. Ammonium formate in methanol provides increased solubility of polar compounds and precipitates proteins as well as acetonitrile, allowing for both "Off-Line" and "In-well" precipitation methods.
Biological sample volumes of >300 µL can be applied; however, some phospholipid breakthrough may occur with analytes of interest. 98-100% of biological phospholipids are removed when <300 µL plasma is applied to the HybridSPE phase. When increasing sample volume, be sure to increase the volume of the precipitating agent accordingly. A 1:3 (v/v) plasma:precipitating agent ratio is necessary for optimal performance.
Another strategy for increasing sensitivity is through evaporation of the HybridSPE eluent, followed by reconstitution in a smaller volume of LC-MS mobile phase. The acetonitrile portion of the HybridSPE eluent greatly aids the evaporation process. On average it takes less than 10 minutes to evaporate 300-400 µL of HybridSPE eluent under nitrogen at 37 °C.
HybridSPE technology will only remove phospholipids and gross levels of precipitated protein from biological samples. Other chemical entities common to biological samples can lead to ion-suppression if not removed prior to LC-MS-MS analysis. It is important to identify the ion-suppression causing component to facilitate troubleshooting. It may be necessary to adjust chromatographic conditions to separate analytes of interest from interfering matrix components.
Examples of non-phospholipid chemicals that can lead to ion-suppression include:
The dead volume for the HybridSPE packed bed is ~80 µL. Also, there is an evaporation effect on the eluent when using a vacuum manifold. When applying ~15 in Hg vacuum to the HybridSPE plate for 3 min. (time taken to pass the sample through the well plate), 10-20 µL of the volume of the SPE eluent can be lost due to evaporation during processing. Therefore, when processing a 400 µL precipitated sample (100 µL plasma + 300 µL precipitating agent) through the unconditioned HybridSPE phase, the resulting eluent will be a volume of ~300 µL. Although the volume is reduced during SPE processing, the final analyte concentration of the eluent does not appear to be affected. Nevertheless, addition of an I.S. is recommended prior to HybridSPE processing (which is standard for most sample prep techniques). If the analyst chooses to condition the HybridSPE phase with >80 µL of solution prior to sample addition, there could be a dilution effect. The final eluent volume will be ~80 µL greater than it should be. As a result, absolute recovery will appear lower than it actually is. If an increase in signal response is necessary during LC-MS analysis, we recommend evaporating the eluent and reconstituting in a smaller known volume of LC mobile phase prior to LC-MS analysis.
The resulting HybridSPE eluate contains acetonitrile (volatile solvent). After the precipitated sample completely passes through the HybridSPE packed bed, the vacuum should be disengaged immediately. Further vacuum application can evaporate the eluate, thereby erroneously giving misleadingly high analyte responses during subsequent LC-MS analysis.


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Take a look at The Temple With the Buddha's Tooth within the night, for the ''pooja ceremony'' that starts all around six:30 pm. Right now crowds Collect to supply flowers and prayers on the sacred relic while in the inner sanctum along with the temple drummers are in entire swing – a magical knowledge.
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Our lodge is close to the banks of "Milk Lake", exactly where we are able to experience meter-very long watch lizards, though traveling foxes hang the wrong way up from the trees overhead. No have to have to fret, however - they consume fruit and prevent bikers. Have we currently mentioned that Sri Lanka is admittedly exotic?
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Take a look at The Temple With the Buddha's Tooth within the night, for the ''pooja ceremony'' that starts all around six:30 pm. Right now crowds Collect to supply flowers and prayers on the sacred relic while in the inner sanctum along with the temple drummers are in entire swing – a magical knowledge.


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Tyler the Creator has faced his fair share of criticism in recent weeks (or throughout his career, for that matter). Most recently he was banned from the United Kingdom and canceled an Australian tour, both as a result of his questionable lyrical content. His new video for the Cherry Bomb track "BUFFALO" seems to channel this sense of persecution and mob mentality — quite literally.
The video opens with Tyler painted completely white before zooming out to reveal he's hanging by a noose on a tree limb. An angry pitchfork mob shouts at him until he falls down, then begin chasing him. Later he appears speaking at a podium wearing black face. Suddenly the video stops and transitions into a fake '70s talk-show interview and performance of his track "FIND YOUR WINGS". It's about as manic and striking as we've come to expect from Tyler, no doubt pushing the comfort levels of his audience.
Check out the surreal video below.


text: got my seidio innocase II and holster combo today and its great .put my phone in the holster with the vzw silicone case and it fits perfect except the clip on top sits on power button .silicone case has a raised part for the power button .innocase has a cutout and looks like silicone case can be removed and it would fit well . silicone case also fits in the vzw shell holster combo .the innocase case and holster is the best out of them all and ill be using it and nothing else . im done buying accs for this thing . i have 4 cases , screen protectors ,extended battery ,battery charger . like this phone alot .must have is the 1750 seido battery and innocase holster combo .


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- In the Pink - Anything Goes
- Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
- Ooh La La - Girlie
- Crafty Catz - Flowers
- Shopping Our Stash - Monochromatic
Welcome to my own little bubble of cyber-space dedicated mostly to card crafting and just a little bit of talking nonsense!!!!
Monday, 11 January 2016
Girly Birthday
8 comments:
- Aileen (mum) said...
beautiful card, love the layout and the design. Just so pretty and feminine
- 12 January 2016 at 03:25
- Chana Harris said...
Very pretty! I love the shades of pink that you chose for this design! Thanks for accepting the challenge this week at Shopping Our Stash!
Chana, DT
- 12 January 2016 at 05:16
- Donna said...
Lovely card Kaza! Thanks for playing along with the crew at SHOPPING OUR STASH for our "Colour Me Monochromatic" challenge this week!
- 12 January 2016 at 14:16
- Tracey Boley said...
Such a beautiful card,love the flowers on it.
Lovely colours and image.
Thanks for joining us at Crafty Catz.
Tracey DT
- 14 January 2016 at 17:37
- Kandy's Krafts said...
Gorgeous card. Love the colours and layout. Thank you for sharing your project with us at Crafting from the Heart challenge.
- 15 January 2016 at 18:22
- Michelle J M said...
What a beautiful image. Love the gorgeous colours you have used. Thanks for sharing with us at Ooh La La Creations. Michelle x
- 17 January 2016 at 11:38
- cotnob said...
This is a beautiful card, such a lovely girlie image.
Thank you for joining us at Ooh La La Creations.
- 18 January 2016 at 07:59
- Kat W said...
What a gorgeous pink card with such pretty and girly details :-)
Thanks for joining in our challenge at In The Pink!
Hugs, Kat x
- 19 January 2016 at 19:25


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Sunday, January 27, 2013
May I Please Just Sulk Today?
To kiss! To cut a lock of hair! To give a bath! To touch! They were more scared of a dead baby than anything else going on in the hospital. What more could be done to hurt him? Nothing! What more could be done to hurt me? A lot! My baby was born when the doctors and nurses were from the old school. Why didn't I have internet access for information? Who clipped off his baby bracelet and just threw it in the trash? That was his bracelet, so then it should have been given to his mother! It just wasn't a fair situation! No one was educated about the parents' needs! Rights!
No one can relate to me. You haven't cried for 37 years. I don't know how I have managed it! How have I done it? Some of you are afraid that in time you will forget your baby. No, you won't. The hurting won't let you. Sure, you will go on and live a productive life, but you are never the same person as you were before you heard those words, "I can't get a heartbeat."
Lack of knowledge made our situation worse. We have to educate, educate, and educate more. Thank you for doing that! Babies can die. Pregnancies don't always work out as we have planned. Most of the time they do work out. I'd rather have the knowledge that they don't always so I could plan accordingly.
I'm sad. I'm mad. I want a do over so I can take some pictures to look at and memories of holding my child.
Oh, I'm not finished. I had a miscarriage, another stillborn baby, and my rainbow baby was mixed up in the hospital. Yes, when they brought me my Taylor to my room it wasn't Taylor! I was awake during the natural childbirth...Taylor had straight black hair and was long and skinny. Whe I started to nurse "my Taylor" I saw a chubby blonde headed baby with lots of curls in the "Fitts Baby" hospital bassinette! When was the madness going to end??? Just needed to bark today! I'm hurting.
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Gale, your story is so hard to read but I want to read it and I hope you keep telling it if you feel able. It is unbelievable what your family has endured. I also did not see or hold my son and he was born just over one year ago in a *teaching* hospital in a large city. There is a whole story behind that and I am left to try to figure it out with support from other bereaved parents. Whenever I see pictures of parents cuddling their stillborn babies, it brings up all the hurt that I wasn't able to hold mine, but at the same time, I feel relief that they were not prevented by circumstance from expressing their love for their child. You're right, we must keep educating. I'm not sure we have come so far in the 37 years since your son was born. Warm wishes to you. AndreaReplyDelete
Andrea, thank you so much for your comment. You DO understand me! I knew in my heart that other mothers out there didn't get to hold there babies, but I was really hurting and fretting yesterday. So I wrote what I did. I am glad too for those moms that get to cuddle their babies. Education is the key. James and I are going to Miami in two weeks. When we get back, we are going to speak at our local hospital's board meeting. It isn't the hospital where our children were born, but it is a local start. You group of women have spoken up and I am so proud of you! YOUR speaking out and really doing something to change things has given James and I the courage to do so. Your comment meant so much to me.ReplyDelete
Your story is so so real. The feelings and emotions... I'm sorry that you're going through it, yet - like you said - it's just who we are now. I can't relate to you because it's only been 5 weeks for me. But I didn't hold him either - the doctor told me it would make it harder. I'm not a perfect person and have made millions of mistakes. But the only regret I have in life is that I didn't hold him and never will. Ever. Ever. I see the pictures of all the moms who held their stillborn too - touched their teeny tiny fingers and toes... It's so so hard to look at. I too, had a "educated" hospital.ReplyDelete
You are not alone <3 <3 HUGS
Oh Annie, what is wrong with these doctors and nurses who don't let us hold our babies? I am so so very sorry about your loss. I'm sorry that you didn't get to hold your baby. My heart hurts for you. Five weeks since you lost your baby...so sad. I know it hurts so much. Please take care of yourself. Thank you for reading my blog & commenting. I see more and more than things haven't changed that much. Please accept my deepest sympathies.ReplyDelete
Thank you for telling me that I am not alone. You are not either.
If you ever need me I am at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Gale, I wish so many things could've been different for you! First I wish James Jr had of been born screaming to the top of his tiny lungs! But since that wouldn't be, I wish you could've held him, bathed him, looked at every inch of his perfect tiny body! I wish you'd gotten a memory box and been able to take a million pictures of him! There are ALOT of could've, would've and should've's when it comes to having an angel baby because no one is prepared for such heartache, even if you know, as I did, that my baby would be born sleeping. I admire you greatly Gale!! And I'm always here for you!!ReplyDelete


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Sleeping clothes?!
What do you wear to bed?
I have slept naked since I was 13. That's nigh-on half a decade.
But upon a recent night, i stayed at someones house and tried to sleep in a shirt and underwear. I woke up minus the shirt. :(
I think I've become unable to sleep in clothes, and it worries me.
during the hot hot summer, OH YEAH.
Winter however requires at least boxer shorts, and if available a hot water bottle.
a dressing gown
until i get warm and then i take it off
i am cold blooded
But then..
Do sleep with the dressing gown underneath you? Wouldn't that be ridiculously uncomfortable?!
no of course not
i throw it on the floor when im done with it
But that would let the cold in!
By jove, you're crazy.
ah but then
i whinge that im cold to the boy and i get a cuddle
so its all good :)
People in this kind of relationships
make me feel rather jealous.
I share a bed with two cats. It really doesn't compare. :(
So there's a lot of pussy in your bed ;)
sorry, couldn't help myself
You always
want me as a girlfriend.
REMEMBER ALL THOSE YEARS AGO?! When you hada crush on me? Eh? Eh?
You did
When i was thirteen. You wanted me BAD.
Manchester next week then, yeah? :P
Lennox Lewis?
Evander Holyfield?
i wear the underpants ive had on that day
purely because i sleep in my dad's wardrobe, and comes in every morning.
normally naked
i just bought some long johns, and thyre some wicked fresh shit
I can't sleep in clothes either they just writhe around and try to stragulate/amputate and over heat me.
I still live at home with my parents. Occaisonally my mum wakes me up. Sleeping naked is not a risk I'm willing to take
I share a room
and my mother comes in during the night usually, to make sure I'm alive.
Noone cares in my house.
We're not a nudey family
I guess some families are and some aren't. But the thought of seeing my mother naked chills me to the core
My mother isn't!
My GOD, i'd not be there if she was..
It's really just me. They've learned to tolerate it.
And my brother only wears boxers around the house.. My sisters and mother keep things well wrapped up.
it depends on
a) who else is there
b) the weather
c) what's clean
i go for the...
boxer short/crappy old tshirt combination. unless of course its really hot in the summer, then i just wait till i pass out.
Unless staying in a friends bed, then a t-shirt and boxer combo.
Or after a heavy night out and staying somewhere, fully clothed still.
Pyjamas are for that magic time between waking up and getting dressed. Or when you want to wear something comfy before going to bed, especially if you've been out in the rain and your jeans are all wet.
magic time between waking up and getting dressed ... you use a dressing gown, surely?
I don't sleep
I wait for the morning. In my pants. In bed
That bad?
ok delete it
who do you think I am?
Chuck Barris?
I used to use boxers and still can on social occasion, but now they make me uncomfortable.
it took
me ages to get used to sleeping naked because of the persistent irritant.
I cannot sleep naked. I cannot ignore the fact that if there was a fire, I would have to go outside naked. Besides which, I'd be cold and self-conscious, despite sleeping alone.
Naked or boxers
One or t'other. Whichever.
I have, however, recently discovered I've developed an allergy to my dressing gown. I cried for a week when this happened :(
As they're wonderful.
pants and a t-shirt wiv friends.
this lil satin thing occasionally when i feel like it.
but mostly clothes piss me off and twist around and i can't get comfortable.
I'm not a fan of nudey sleeping unless I'm 'entertaining'
I find you constantly entertaining
Will you sleep nude for me now?
a suit of thick leather armour
Where'd you get that from?
I was actually just heading off to bed in that picture. My hotel was across the road.
i hate being naked
sleep in pants
Boxer shorts for me
I'll get some pyjamas when I get to 50 I think. Or when I get so unbelievably fat seeing me in any state of undress provokes screams of horror in people.
tight swastika PJs
+ t-shirt if it's cold.
naked in the summer
then pyjamas when it gets colder. Then when it gets really cold, in addition to my duvet, furry throw and three blankets, I sometimes add a dressing gown, socks, and gloves.
I get very very cold when I sleep.
are you lady meths?
"please dont wear socks in bed tonight darling"
not yet
if I'm with a boy, I try and stay naked. But sometimes my teeth chatter :(
"if i'm with a boy"!!!!
ssh, you
otr I won't make you any tea.
"but sometimes my teeth chatter"
quite possibly the cutest thing in the world, and I didn't think you could get more twee.
I usually sleep in boxers partly for covers falling off-parents reasons, and partly due to a very strange phobia which only exists when I'm alone.
if you're sharing
a bed with someone, you can't be cold. it doesn't work.
no but even worse are certain people
who are hideously warm and make me want to sleep on the floor.
nothing warms up a bed
like the body of a woman. oh, how i miss it
nah it's horrible
people who are so hot it like makes you sweat! these exist.
women aren't like that. most are like enormous hot water bottles. it's wonderful.
like them if they had breasts and a girly smirl
smirl is better
like a crossover of smile and whirl
No I bloody wouldn't
I love the feeling of being cold in bed. That initial shock of the cold, then slowly getting pleasantly warm, then reaching out a foot into the cold bit of the bed...ace.
There is nothing worse than being next to something really really warm in bed.
then you stick your left leg out of the duvet
and hold on with your right arm ... it's nice.
The cold part of the pillow
oh no
venturing into the cold unchartered bits of the bed is horrid.
that's why I sleep right IN THE MIDDLE, with mr Slickys back handy for if my toes get chilly.
Being cold is one of life's few pleasures. Mind you, when I'm in bed and trying to sleep I completely shun all attempts at physical contact as well. I generally find it difficult to 'snuggle' up to another person in bed.
I have my pet cuddly crocodile if I feel the need to hold something :)
used to think that being cold was good for your health.
it actually helps you burn calories. i sleep in the fridge for this reason.
Pet cuddly crocodile
is that a metaphor?
I've heard them called some things
but pet cuddly crocodile is a new one.
Don't hold 'him' too tight
He exists!
He's called Jeff. He's about one foot long and green.
(Hehe, this sounds like a problem page on Teletext)
Is this normal? Yours worriedly, Dean in Spalding.
One foot long is impressive
green is worrying
Not when you realise
I had my cock in the jelly last night!!!!
Ahem. Sorry.
So thats
why the jelly tasted like cock
cold bit of the bed is nice in vaguely warm weather
but shivering yourself to sleep is NOT FUN. I need to stock up on fat for the winter, I think. Maybe I should eat lots of acorns. Or have a baby. Or something.
join the baby club. all aboard for CHUNKERSVILLE
that does sound fun
but to get a baby I would have enticed a warming boy in my bed - problem solved! I think I might just live on a diet of cake and mashed potato over the winter, yum.
Bamos is right here. Bed coldness is a lovely thing.
it does for me
I get SO cold
get a bigger
it's not that cold yet
I'll give you an update on my sleeping arrangements in deepest winter. Last winter I had no double-glazing or central heating, I thought I was going to wake up frozen and dead :( But I have it my new house, yay!
i look forward to that
I miss sharing a bed with my ex-girlfriend because i thought it was nice how warm she felt n stuff and i often tell her this.
she wasn't impressed when i confessed that i missed my dog for the same reason.
you tell your ex girlfriend that?!
that i
miss hugging her? it's hardly that sordid ...
it was a sort of joke
but still it's a bit, i dunno! guilt trippingish
A sumo suit covered in vaseline
cause you never know...
this ^^^^^^
Or that the covers will fall off and my mum will walk in in the morning. So just boxers for me. Or nekkid with the door locked.
i have no seat
in my room and my jeans are usually dirty round the bottoms. so when i get home, off they come ...
Wear different jeans?
not that theres anything wrong with being naked
i've only
got 3 pairs or something. once i've eaten my dinner and i've got to my room, it's not such a big deal if i'm naked.
My furniture is leather
so if I'm naked I stick to the chairs.
Just in case anyone wanted to know.
leather furniture?
you must be a bit richer than me. i don't have furniture.
therefore you can't stick it
each situation has its advantage
when i slept rough I couldn't complain about poor value for money in local service provision?
i'm with you.
while lying
down hopelessly exposed
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oh dear. too much. i'm sorry.
I was still enjoying that image
Me and Fishplums?
pyjamas or naked
depending n the matress partner situation
80% of the time I have an entire double duvet to myself to keep me warm. Clothing not required.
Football shirts...
are the most comfy way to sleep at night.
Especially on a girlfriend
For some reason, and I'm not sure why, that is HOT
in football shirts are hot for some reason. can't explain it.
girls wearing just tshirts are hot hot hot
it's a fact
or just a t-shirt and underwear/boxer shorts
I don't like sleeping naked
I get cold
I slept IN CLOTHES. Pyjama bottoms and a long sleeved tshirt.
I woke up, still in the clothes.
This made me well happy. I feel that I am capable of staying at others houses now.
As much as I try going to bed in pyjamas
I never, ever wake up that way. This could pose a serious problem if I'm forced into room-sharing at uni (which I may be).
And I'm going to have months of staying in hostels
Oh fuck.
I really wish I had a male figure at home whilst growing up.
I'm usually the same.
I strip in my sleep. Sexaaaaay.
Usually just boxers
but as no one in this godamned house can work out how to use the godamned central heating it's godamned pyjama bottoms and a t-shirt.
Boxers and sox
Always naked at home
I just get too hot otherwise. I'm ill right now though and am boiling.
i wear nothing
because otherwise i wake up too hot, even in winter. Summer = :(
Even in winter?!!! In Scotland!?!?!?
Pajamas are lovely!!!
I occasionally do the nekkid summer thing but I love waking up sort-of dressed in winter, feeling all snug. You can just get up, wander round, eat some cake, watch a bit of TV, then go back to sleep*
*I do this most days
yeah, it's a bit horrible
because it means i can't do wandering :( I do the wander-cake-tv-bed thing in summer, in winter i just stay in bed and get other people to bring me cake (Y)
Like, i start off cold, but everything just warms up, i'm like some sort of central heating system. LAME, but also good when you're trying to save on gas bills.
nothing, or tee shirt/shorts
depends on the temprature


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"I walked into the mountain to pick up sticks, and there I shouted loudly to God, 'Why do I have to suffer so much? I haven't done anything wrong! Where are you, God? Why am I so lonely?' And then I heard him.
"He said, 'Don't be afraid. I'm with you.' "
She married a Chinese doctor in Korea and raised five children, devoting her free time to volunteer work. She finally returned to Japan in 1968 and began studying for the ministry.
Those years may have been the minister's toughest--her eyes still fill with tears as she recalls her husband's sudden illness and slow death. She says she slept only two hours a night at times, as she tried to juggle a job selling cosmetics door-to-door, attending divinity school, caring for her invalid husband and five children, and helping care for the poor.
She heard about Sanya in 1972, a year before she was finally ordained. Her first impression remains vividly etched in her mind--70 or 80 people lying in the streets wrapped in newspaper, reeking of alcohol. Their faces and hands were bleeding; many were coughing. She felt their agony.


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Guest post by Vaishali Nayak, Associate Marketing Manager
Love comes in all flavors…even bacon. This February, we're celebrating Valentine's Day with some of our loveliest WISH books, including You're Bacon Me Crazy by Suzanne Nelson!
About the book:
Tessa loves working at the trendy food truck her aunt runs in their native San Francisco. Serving yummy BLTs to her classmates after school, Tessa feels like she's living the dream. Then the dream turns into a nightmare. Popular, arrogant Asher starts working at the truck! He can't make a sandwich to save his life, and he's frustratingly cute.
But when the city's big food-truck festival is canceled, the future of the truck is suddenly at stake. Can Tessa and Asher set aside their differences and work together to save the truck? And will Tessa finally admit to herself how she really feels... about Asher?
Start reading You're Bacon Me Crazy:
I could practically taste my new creation already. Lightly toasted bread spread with goat cheese, topped with arugula and diced chicken, and sprinkled with bacon bits for a crunchy finish. My fingertips tingled impatiently. I was eager to start stacking my ingredients into the perfect sandwich. This was how I always got toward the end of the school day, when all I could think about was getting to Aunt Cleo's Tasty Truck.
Of course, I didn't see the last step on the hallway stairs. And of course, it was my best friend, Mei Kwan, who rescued me. She grabbed my arm just before I fell head over heels into the throng of kids surging toward the door.
"Tessa!" Mei sighed and gave me the scolding smile she's perfected over our ten years of friendship. "No daydreaming until we're in the trample-free zone."
I blinked, shaking my visions of sandwiches out of my head. "Sorry." I shrugged, laughing. "You know I can't interrupt inspiration. When the food muse strikes, I must obey."
Together, Mei and I swept out the door into a cool mist tinged with sunlight. The sounds of the city — car horns and cable cars and the bustle of people — carried over to us on the wind. This time of year in San Francisco, the sun is constantly fighting with fog for attention. This afternoon, it seemed like the sun might stand a chance.
"You need to tell your food muse to stop talking to you during school," Mei quipped, then stopped, glancing at my hair. "Hey, have you done a bobby-pin check lately? You're still wearing three." "Oh no." I touched the three rhinestone bobby pins in my curly black hair. Each pin stood for something important I was supposed to remember.
When I remembered to do the important thing, I took out the bobby pin. This morning I'd started out with three bobby pins. Now I still had three, and I couldn't even remember what they were supposed to help me remember!
I began ticking off things I had done right today. "I turned in all my homework, I remembered my gym sneakers. . . ." I gave Mei a help me look.
"What about for tomorrow?" Mei asked.
"My spelling list!" I smacked my forehead and a curl sprang from my ponytail. I spun on my heel and jogged toward the school doors, calling over my shoulder, "Be right back!"
Wishing for more? Read the full excerpt and discover more WISH books here: Scholastic.com/WISH


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Layne R. Simmons
Layne is a manager and co-owner of Jaffa Simmons with over 25 years of tax experience working for both international accounting firms and for large international publically traded corporations. Experience includes all areas of taxation including international tax planning and structuring; mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; consolidated and multistate tax planning and income tax return preparation; vast audit experience in managing international, federal and state tax audits and appeals; providing leadership of the tax department, advising senior management and board members of tax related issues.
Managed and directed corporate tax department (United States and Canada).
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Layne also successfully helped advise and structure the corporate migration of the company from Canada to the United States, including creation of legal entities and structuring of the intercompany corporate debt.
He was in charge of tax portion of the "Sarbanes-Oxley" compliance implementation team.
Viad Corp 1989 – 2004 (formerly Dial Corp., formerly Greyhound Corp (VVI, MGI – NYSE) Executive Tax Director and Assistant Secretary (2001 – April, 2004)
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Deloitte & Touche LLP 1985 – 1989 Senior Tax Accountant
Supervised the tax return preparation of large consolidated corporate income tax returns.
Involved in tax research and planning for a variety of clients.
Member of corporate tax group, gave several presentations on alternative minimum tax.
University of Utah
Masters of Professional Accountancy (Specializing in Taxation)
June 1985
University of Utah
Bachelor of Arts (Accounting)
June 1984
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- Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants (former chairman of the Society).
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (former Arizona council representative).
- Tax Executive Institute – Preeminent international association of corporate tax executives (former President of the Arizona Chapter).
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Speaking as a member of one of film's geekiest and lamest cults and as someone who actually attended this, I'm sad to say this is probably the closest thing we'll ever see to a sequel to The Goonies.
Yeah, a Jeep Cherokee promotion so ignored that I didn't even hear about it until a year after it launched. Thanks for nothing, Warner Brothers. You too, Chrysler.
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WESTON, Conn. -- Enjoy an old-fashioned Victorian Farmhouse Christmas when Santa Claus visits the Coley House at the Weston Historical Society on Sunday, Dec. 17.
Santa and his helper will be at the Historical Society's 1841 farmhouse, located at 104 Weston Road, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Coley House has been specially decorated by the Weston Garden Club to reflect Christmases of the past.
A photographer will be on hand to take pictures of children with Santa and his helper. Cookies and cocoa will be served. Photos with Santa are free. Donations to the society are always welcomed.
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Adult Education, Curriculum development, History of workers' education, R H Tawney, social purpose, tutorial classes, WEA
The Young Tawney and Workers' Education
R.H.Tawney was a big contributor to the development of workers' education in the first half of the last century as well as an important and influential social historian and left-wing political figure. I've just finished reading an excellent new biography of him by Lawrence Goldman and strongly recommend it.
Particularly interesting to me are Tawney's early years and his innovative work in developing tutorial classes for working class students in the early part of the 20th century, a formative period for the labour movement and workers' education. Tawney was appointed by Oxford University as tutorial class tutor in 1908 when he was in his late twenties and charged with teaching classes in Stoke and Rochdale, summer schools in Oxford and writing a book on early modern history.
Tutorial classes were a major initiative arising as part of the drive by some Oxford academics, the newly formed Workers' Educational Association (WEA) (Tawney joined the WEA in 1905 and was soon on the Executive), along with labour movement and church figures to 'widen participation' in university education, particularly Oxford. They comprised a course of sustained and purposeful education undertaken over three years of weekly classes. They benefited from some public funding subject to minimum numbers of students attending at least two-thirds of the meetings and 'doing such written work as may be required by the tutor' This was the beginning of the 'golden stream' of public funding for adult education, fortunately still extant today.
Tawney had already knowledge and experience of adult education through the work of the Settlements and University Extension lectures. However tutorial classes allowed for more thorough and systematic work and to engage with organised workers as opposed to the disorganised urban poor or the middle class.
'The genius of English workmen for organisation has covered some of the districts of northern England (for example Lancashire) with a network of institutions, industrial, social, political and religious…There are certain towns in which almost every adult appears to a stranger to be connected with half a dozen different associations. It is obvious that the common atmosphere thus created is favourable, like that of an Oxford college, to the dissemination of ideas.' (Tawney, quoted in Goldman p 54) The WEA was part of this network of labour and co-operative organisations; they provided the students and were able to select the subject and – to an extent – influence the curriculum.
At the same time, Tawney's vision was a predominately male one. In his largely sympathetic assessment and review of Tawney and his critics, Goldman concludes 'Tawney's signal weakness was…a particular type of insensitivity or blindness with regard to women and their place in society'. For example, Tawney, relating an evening's class to his wife reported, '…there's enthusiasm for you. But I'm afraid the ladies, mainly school teachers, felt rather left out in the cold, as the discussion after the class is usually dominated by enthusiastic socialists'. In the iconography of tutorial classes manual workers play a predominant part but elementary school teachers and routine white-collar workers were also important participants.
Tutorial class became associated with a particular teaching method based on an hour's lecture followed by an hour's discussion. A student described Tawney's approach as being to begin with 'the presentation of the factual detail', then 'give you the case for and against' and then sum up. Wherever he could, he taught from the sources. Then followed an hour's discussion in which class members, that would include young members of the Independent Labour Party and Social Democratic Federation, would 'go for Tawney like a bull at a gate'. He though refused to be drawn on his interpretation of events. This notion of 'balance' was integral to the WEA's idea of liberal education and the development of independent critical thinking amongst students. It was strongly criticised by the Plebs League and Labour Colleges (whose tutors taught from the viewpoint of a particular brand of Marxism) and others such as George Lansbury, who became a left-wing Labour MP and leader of the party. Tawney did though point out that socialists predominated in all classes and many students had said how the WEA had helped them in the labour and trade union movement.
These principles of tutorial class teaching became widely adopted but it's worth reflecting upon Tawney's particular impact; a young, eccentric middle class Oxford academic with a rare ability to inspire many of his students and build a thriving learning community. To him tutorial classes represented a micro version of the sort of society for which he strived. Recollections by former students present a picture of a charismatic tutor. One of his former students writes of his 'nobility', 'I don't think I've ever met a more humble yet at the same time a more noble creature'. This charisma went alongside an egalitarian and at times self-deprecating style, mixed with an authentic interest in his students' experience. Tawney was clearly able to draw out and learn from their experience and he acknowledged this in his scholarly work.
The subject of the bulk of Tawney's classes was 18th and 19th economic or industrial history. Why? He was not trained as a historian, in fact history was just emerging as an academic discipline at Oxford and his own research and writing focused on an earlier period. His idea was that by studying the creation of their communities, working class students would be better placed to understand and change their current conditions. In a sense this was the beginning of the 'social purpose' curriculum espoused by WEA and university adult educators in the inter-war.
Finally I want to reflect on how Tawney saw workers' education within the wider education system. Whilst an influential and formative innovator within workers' education, he did not see this as a discrete area of educational activity. The tutorial classes' movement was conceived as part of opening up Oxford University, replacing the 'idle pass men' with talented working class students. He campaigned vigorously for this attracting considerable notoriety, as well as praise. His teaching experience vividly brought home the limitations imposed by inadequate schooling and long hours of heavy work on people's capacity to study. His response to this was policy and campaigning work for universal secondary education, the raising of the school-leaving age and improved working conditions.
Tawney was one of the greats of workers' education in the first half of the last century. Goldman's book, drawing on much previously unused source material, provides a fascinating 'warts and all' study.
Goldman Lawrence, 'The Life of R.H.Tawney' London, 2013
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