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New York City activists and feminists rallied yesterday to protest the acquittal of two New York City police officers on rape charges. The acquittal occurred despite what protesters call "overwhelming evidence" against the accused, including a taped statement by one officer that he had used a condom and penetrated the victim, which he later denied. The rally provided an expression of widespread outrage over rape culture and abuses of police power. It also uncovered rifts between protesters.
When co-organizer Lori Adelman took the stage, she thanked the police officers in attendance, for "doing their jobs" adding 'This is not a rally against all police officers. It is a rally against rape."
Over 1,500 people pledged attendance to the rally on its Facebook page. , and there were at least several hundred people in attendance. Many held signs with slogans such as "End Rape Culture" and "New Yorkers Against Rape."
"Obviously this was inspired by one court case in particular," Adelman told Raw Story, "but I don't think any one trial or court case decision could bring together so many people unless it was indicative of a greater social problem and a greater cause that needs to be addressed."
Outside the barricades, however, one man was joking about rape and "getting laid." His companions looked visibly uncomfortable — as did he when asked for comment. "The issue at hand is not just rape, but the police," he said. "This protest is allowing policing to continue."
His specific grievances were that protesters were staying within barricades, that police were in attendance, that Adelman had thanked them, and that police controlled society.
Adelman, along with co-organizer Jill Filipovic, the Permanent Wave foundation, and what Adelman describes as a coalition "that transcends any one person or organization," had organized the protest within hours of the acquittal. They described the rally as a protest against both rape culture and police violence.
"Cops are notoriously insensitive when it comes to sexualized crimes and incidents, from harassment to rape," said Filipovic told Raw Story. "Try talking to a cop about getting groped on the subway and see what kind of response you get. I wish every squad had an Olivia Benson [a detective on "Law & Order: SVU], but that's not how it works in real life. They're also notably worse to particular communities."
Author Julie Klausner, who was instrumental in stirring up interest in the protest and getting people to participate, also spoke to Raw Story.
"I was just affected by this story in a way that really rattled me," she said. "The moment I heard the verdict, my heart sank and I felt so angry and sick, in a way I don't usually feel when I read the news… it pushed some buttons in my lizard brain that made me want to throw a brick through a window. But that's not what civilized people do. So a protest is the next best way of saying 'this is sickening.'"
Many protesters were motivated by personal experiences. A man named Rico, who had come to New York City from Japan, said that he joined the protest because he had been unjustly harassed by police officers. This, he said, was in line with a history of racist discrimination and violence on the part of the NYPD. "I used to trust the police," he said. "In Japan, I had no problem with the police. But ever since I moved here, I started hating them."
On the crowd's edge, a group of 14-year-old girls — Mikiko, Daniela, and Zoe — said that they had not heard of the event online, but instead had seen protesters coming to the park, had spoken to one of them, and were inspired to join. "Not all cops are bad," said Mikiko. "But a lot of cops do abuse their power. When things like that happen, you don't know who to trust. That girl, she'll probably never be able to trust the police again."
The girls added that they had never joined a protest before.
As the last of the speakers stepped down, protesters left the barricades and marched to NYPD headquarters. "Some of you have daughters too / NYPD, shame on you," they chanted, standing in front of 1 Police Plaza.
Post image by B. Michael Payne.
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|Attendees browse the Palais displays of finalists for the press and outdoor category.
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On Monday afternoon this year, the Croisette beachfront boulevard was already packed with Cannes arrivals. Ed Meyer, Grey Global Group's chairman-CEO and president, stepped onto a chartered bus to head for a Grey-organized dinner at L'Oasis in La Napoule. Leo Burnett Worldwide's CEO, Linda Wolfe, and chief creative officer, Miguel Angel Furones, wandered down the Croisette, and DDB Worldwide's chairman, Keith Reinhardt, was hanging out at the Majestic.
But the real shock was that at 2:30 p.m. 500 people were sitting in an auditorium at the Palais des Festivals for a Procter & Gamble Co. seminar on the roles of media and creative in the marketing process. "And it's a sunny day!" marveled festival Chairman Roger Hatchuel.
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|Among the press and outdoor finalists are these ads from Omnicom's Almap BBDO, Sao Paulo, for the news magazine 'Veja.' They feature caricatures of President Bush and Osama bin Laden.
Opening the seminar, Mr. Hatchuel inadvertently introduced Mr. Francis as a MediaCom executive, he confessed to Mr. Stengel. After all, he was trying to keep track of not only the seminars but also about 100 judges at different stages of judging the press and outdoor, TV, direct marketing, media and interactive competitions.
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One of the hottest early-week hangouts is Havas' MPG Communications Terrasse. MPG, looking to raise its profile in the ad industry, transformed the Havana Room, a cigar bar along the Croisette, into a comfy lounge offering everything from WiFi connections to a big screen to watch the Euro 2004 soccer tournament to tapas prepared by a tapas chef imported from Barcelona.
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Summary: Step-mom-to-be gets major surprise when home alone with step-daughter-to-be
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Man of the House
My fiancé announced, last minute, he was going to Boston for a week on business, and that he was terribly sorry, but he would miss spending the one year anniversary of our engagement with me. There was nothing he could do about it, and I would just have to deal with it; he would make it up to me (in some unspecified fashion) upon his return. I know it sounds pathetic, but I love milestones and celebrations, and I was very disappointed. Plus, this weekend we were supposed to be making wedding decisions. The wedding wasn't until August, but even our invitation list was far from finalised.
The night before he left, he really fucked the hell out of me. He had a seven inch dick, the biggest I'd ever had, and he used it to bring me to multiple orgasms as he dominated me unmercifully. It was so good! Being dominated really turned me on, even though no one except the two of us (and my former boyfriends, all fortunately living in far-away cities) could possibly know I was a submissive. During the work week I was a tough, win-at-all-costs feminist lawyer, and nobody could have guessed what amazing pleasure I found in surrendering to my lover. As I was finally drifting off to an exhausted, well-satisfied sleep, he startled me wide awake, not in a bad way, by telling me he had a plan to keep me well fucked while he was gone.
I lay in bed, cum leaking from my ass, as he paced the bedroom, excited about his announcement, barely restraining himself from telling me all the details of his plan. Oh, you want to know more about my ass? It's a very nice one even if I say so myself, taut and firm from my regular exercise sessions, and the hidey-hole he liked to shoot into the most. I also have what I'm told is a beautiful face, with generous lips and expressive eyes, and when we were in Europe during Christmas he shot a load on my lovely face almost every day as a reminder that behind my fierce facade of feminism I was a dirty cum slut. He was right of course, and his accusation only turned me on even more than I already was from his sperm cascading all over my face.
Anyway, back to his plan. I asked him how he planned to keep me sexually happy while he was away. We literally fucked every day or night, even when I was on my period (he just used my mouth and asshole exclusively then), and going a week without him seemed like an eternity. I couldn't accompany him on his trip because I was the lead defense attorney in a case that had just started trial, and my client was counting on me to literally save her life in the face of some very damaging evidence, all while she struggled with the grief of her husband's murder. I had access to very convincing evidence (but inadmissible, damn it) that she didn't do it. So it was obvious to me and my team that she was innocent, but it would still take every spark of brilliance at our command to get her acquitted. (It's stress like this that makes it such a relief to come home at night, surrender all decisions and just wallow in being a brainless cum slut for my man.)
Anyway, Jim wouldn't tell me his plan, just promised I would be pleasantly surprised... which, of course, annoyed me... but he shut me up with a face fuck and a second load, this time all over my face. He then made me keep wearing it on my face as I went downstairs to the kitchen to fetch him a glass of water.
This wouldn't be a big deal, but his eighteen year old daughter was home and watching television... yet he was like that, bless him, always pushing my boundaries... always reminding me who was in charge.
And as frustrating as it was... it never failed to turn me on.
I hurried downstairs to the kitchen in nothing but my robe, and was pouring water into the glass, huge gobs of cum decorating my face, when Morgan, my future stepdaughter, startled me by asking, "Is there any orange juice in the fridge?" I'd thought she was still in the living room. This could get awkward!
I stammered, not turning around, "I-I-I think so."
"Can you pour me a glass?" she asked.
"S-s-sure," I again stuttered, very stressed and trying to figure a way to get through this while keeping my face hidden.
"Are you okay?" she asked, her tone sounding like she was concerned by my behaviour.
"Just tired," I answered, as I removed the orange juice from the fridge, keeping my back to her the entire time.
"I can imagine," she replied, "it sounded like Dad was really wearing you out up there."
I gasped. "Morgan!"
"What?" she defended. "You two aren't very discreet or quiet... especially you.
I put the orange juice pitcher back in the fridge as I said, my cheeks burning red, "We'll have to be quieter from now on."
"Please don't do that because of me," she replied. "I know every time you two fuck, and I don't mind a bit. I'd love to put a microphone in your room and a speaker next to my bed... it's really hot!"
Although Morgan had a bit of a potty mouth, she had never spoken like this to me. I scolded, "Morgan, please watch your language."
"I heard a lot worse echoing down the stairs a few minutes ago," she pointed out.
My already red face blushed even hotter as I recalled screaming, 'Ream my asshole!' 'fuck my cunt!' and 'bang your slut!'
"I suppose you must have," I sighed, turning sideways to put her glass on the counter.
She finally noticed I was being evasive and asked, "Why won't you look at me?"
With no idea how I could remotely answer that question, I turned around wordlessly.
"Oh, I see," she said, seeing the unmistakable white blobs all over my face.
"Sorry," I whispered mortified, and hurried back up the stairs to our bedroom.
In the bedroom, I told Jim what happened and he roared with laughter. I stressed it wasn't funny. But as usual, he shut me up the way he always did... with his cock. He had me suck him for over half an hour while he watched sports highlights, before he deposited a final load down my throat.
Oddly, sucking his cock soothed me, kind of like an adult pacifier, and it gave me time to decide that Morgan was an adult and knew we had sex... so fuck it.
The next evening as Jim was heading to the airport (he took a taxi because I hated airport goodbyes), he said to his daughter, "While I'm gone, I need you to be the Man of the House."
I rolled my eyes at him as Morgan agreed, "For sure, Daddy. I'll take good care of her."
Her tone was condescending, yet after last night I still felt mortified even to be around her, so I let it go.
Jim came to me, kissed me and whispered, "Do whatever she tells you to."
"Oh yes sir," I mocked, thinking he was kidding.
He kissed me again and headed out. He hadn't been gone fifteen minutes before Morgan called out from the living room (I was in the kitchen), "Hannah, can you bring me a Coke?"
"Sure," I said, thinking she was acting just like him, as he often requested I bring him drinks or snacks.
I grabbed her a coke and she surprised me again as I brought it to her. "Could you massage my feet?"
"Pardon?" I asked, surprised by the request.
"My feet are sore after cheerleading practise," she said, still in her cheerleader outfit and pantyhose... her coach, old school, still insisted on pantyhose with the outfit, unlike most teams, who compete bare legged these days.
I always wear nylons... sometimes pantyhose, sometimes thigh highs and sometimes a garter and stockings, as I love dressing sexy underneath my professional business attire.
And although I should have said no, I shrugged and said, "Why not?" I went to her, dropped to my knees, a position I often assumed in front of my husband, and took one of her nylon-clad feet in my hand.
And for the next twenty minutes, I massaged both her feet and ankles, while she watched television. The entire time I couldn't believe I was behaving like a servant, yet I kept doing it.
Finally, Morgan said, "Thanks Mom, that's enough."
It was the first time she had ever called me Mom... usually calling me by my first name, Hannah.
I awkwardly got up off my knees, and replied for some reason, "Anytime, honey."
"Good to know," she replied, without actually looking at me.
I returned to the kitchen and made myself some tea, knowing I needed to do some more research for tomorrow's trial. Even though my client was innocent, I would have to do some fancy footwork with precedents to convince the court to allow some of my evidence.
That night in bed, I did what I often did when my fiancé was gone (usually just for a day or two at the most... not a whole damn week), I watched one of my favourite porn scenes (My Wife's Boss, where the boss allows the husband of a woman she'd just fired to fuck and use her) while I got off... needing an orgasm to fall asleep. I truthfully couldn't remember the last time I hadn't had an orgasm before falling asleep.
As usual, once my orgasm hit, I quickly drifted into slumber.
When I returned after a long day, the trial progressing well even after a bumpy day of ups and downs, I texted Morgan, "Want pizza?"
She texted back, "Sure. Amber and Katie are here too."
I texted back, "Okay. I'll pick up a couple."
I did just that and returned home with three pizzas and a couple of 2L Cokes.
Morgan called out from the living room, "Hannah, please bring the pizzas in here with some plates."
I sighed, annoyed that she was so bossy and lazy... a conversation I needed to have with her later... although not when her friends were around. I brought the pizzas into the living room, noticing all three girls were in their cheerleading outfits, and went back and grabbed the plates.
Once I'd handed each of the three teens a plate, Morgan asked, "Can you serve each of us?"
"What?" I asked. Before quickly replying, "Um, yeah, sure. What kind would you like, Amber?"
"Pepperoni," the blonde girl answered.
I put a slice on the plate and handed it to her.
"Thank you, Mrs. Lynch," Amber said politely.
"You're welcome, Amber," I replied, before turning to Katie and asking, "And you?"
"Cheese, please," the brunette, her long hair in a ponytail, answered.
"Coming up," I said politely, opening the other box and handing a slice to her.
"Thanks," Katie said, taking the plate.
"Of course," I answered, before turning to my step-daughter-to-be, "And a loaded for you."
"I'm always loaded," Morgan answered, which made both her friends giggle.
"Um, okay," I said, not sure how that could possibly be funny... especially since I knew she didn't drink, but I handed her a piece before grabbing myself a cheese slice.
"Can you get us some drinks too?" Morgan asked, seemingly oblivious to my obvious annoyance.
"I guess," I sighed, as I walked out and poured four glasses of Coke. I brought them back in two trips before again sitting down and finally getting to eat. Thankfully, the girls grabbed their own second slices as we ate in relative silence while they watched some cheerleader video.
Once we were done, I grabbed the pizza boxes and put the leftovers away; there was more than enough for Morgan and me for lunch tomorrow. I was about to go and have a bath, my back a bit sore, when Morgan called out, using the term Mom again, something she had always avoided in our rocky relationship until yesterday, "Mom."
"Yes?" I asked a moment later after I'd returned to the living room.
"Can you massage my feet, Mom?" she asked, her tone unreadable.
"Um, I was about to take a bath," I said, trying to make it obvious I wasn't really interested... especially in front of her friends.
"Please, Mommy," she pouted, all dramatic, besides being a cheerleader she was also in drama club, "It felt so nice last night when you did it."
I don't know why. Maybe it was my natural submissive nature at home, maybe it was her pouty face, but before I knew it, I shrugged, sitting down at her feet, "Sure, why not."
"Thanks, Mommy," she said eagerly, lifting her right foot up into my hand.
And then, like the day before, she ignored me.
But unlike last time, there were two other girls with us, and she chatted with them as if I weren't there.
Morgan asked, "So what are you wearing to Friday's dance?"
"No idea," Amber answered.
"Clothes," the always witty Katie deadpanned.
Morgan sighed, "Okay, are you dressing up hot for Jake?"
Katie answered, "Maybe."
Morgan continued, "It wasn't a yes or no question. And the answer was yes. It's a formal dance, after all."
"I'm not sure I have anything formal," Katie answered.
"I do," Morgan said. "You can borrow one of my debutant gowns. Although it may need a couple of adjustments to slut it up."
"Your mother is right here," Katie pointed out as I wordlessly massaged my future daughter's feet... like a servant. Katie was the sweet one, but coming from a poorer family had probably never seen a servant in her life.
"And she was a teenager once," Morgan countered. "Weren't you Mommy?"
The use of the term 'Mommy' was weird, but I nodded, "It was the eighties, so it was big hair, colourful dresses,"
"And sex?" Morgan questioned, looking down at me.
"I plead the fifth," I joked.
Amber jumped in, "Can I borrow a debutant dress too?"
"Sure," Morgan nodded, as she moved her other foot to me.
I switched feet and kept listening, finding it interesting to be a teenager again... well, at least trying to understand teenagers again.
"Awesome," Amber said about the promised gown, all excited.
Then for a few minutes, they chatted about dresses and boys and other generic teenage first world problems. Then Morgan surprised me again by asking, "Do either of you want a foot massage?"
"Really?" Amber asked.
"I'm sure Mom wouldn't mind, would you Mommy?" Morgan asked, looking down at my shocked face, my hands currently rubbing her ankle.
I really didn't think I could say no, otherwise I'd look rude. So I acted nonchalant. "Sure," I answered.
"Okay, that would be great," Amber agreed, seeming quite excited.
So I let go of my step-daughter-to-be's foot and moved over to the pretty, kind of dumb, blonde. I took her left foot in my hand and began massaging as Morgan and the girls spent ten minutes gossiping about their peers (mostly Morgan providing information and opinions... mostly in a negative way... and Amber agreeing while Katie remained silent... while I massaged Amber's feet.
Amber complimented me, "That feels very nice, Mrs. Lynch."
I didn't respond, not sure what to say, although oddly I was enjoying the menial, somewhat demeaning task... especially if this was a way to somehow grow closer to my future stepdaughter.
"Do Katie now, Mommy," Morgan ordered.
I began to move to her when Katie finally spoke up, "No, that's okay."
Morgan insisted, as I stopped moving, "No, Mom wants to, don't you Mommy?"
Oddly, I was mixed. Part of me wanted to... I was enjoying being with the teens, even if it was in a servile sort of way. Yet, I also knew that this was demeaning and made me look weak as if I was sucking up to Morgan... which I guess I was. So I answered, even though I knew it made me look weak, "Yes, I'd love to."
"Then do it," Morgan instructed as if it were an obvious imperative that I should be doing it.
Katie looked at me with a look of sympathy as I sat down in front of her and took her nylon-clad foot in my hand.
They again resumed chatting as if I wasn't there, Morgan even asking the other two, "Who should my next target be?"
I was curious what she meant by 'target'.
Amber answered, her tone dripping with innuendo, "I think you already have your next target in your sights."
Morgan laughed, "I think you may be right... but until I got inspired I was thinking of Sarah. But the new one could use a good fucking, especially now."
I kept massaging, even as I wondered, 'Is Morgan gay?' She didn't act like it and I had seen her doing PDA with boys. Then I realized it was 2017 and being bi was in... and Morgan would definitely do whatever was in.
"She does need a good fucking," Amber agreed, looking down at me as she said it. "Although so do I."
"What do you think, Katie? Make it a unanimous vote? Should she be my next target?" Morgan asked.
"I don't know," Katie answered sheepishly.
"You're not jealous, are you?" Morgan asked, the conversation getting awkward.
"What? N-N-No!" Katie stammered, her cheeks going ruby red.
"There's always enough for my cheerleader sluts," Morgan said, clearly enjoying both embarrassing Katie and shocking me.
I finally had enough and stood up and said, "Morgan, please watch your language."
"Okay, Mommy," she replied with a smirk.
"I'm going to have a bath," I said, and walked out of there... oddly quite horny. I hadn't been on my knees in front of a girl since college, at a wild sorority party that ended with me licking three different seniors. That night mortified me, how easily alcohol had me doing things I usually wouldn't do. I had already been dating my future first husband (that had lasted nine years and gave us no children... my choice) and felt guilty for cheating. I never let it happen again... although many of my fantasies ever since had been about submitting to girls.
I had fantasized submitting to some of my secretaries, as they are seen as below me, some of my clients or even the clients I fought against... there's no conflict of interest in fantasy. And now in the bath, I was secretly and safely fantasizing submitting to my daughter's cheerleader friends... especially Katie... imagining that behind her sweet demeanour lurked a dominant who would put me in my place, put me on my knees, and put me securely between her legs. I got myself off, like I often did in the bathroom, with my shower head... which always brought me glorious orgasms.
When I returned downstairs an hour later, Morgan and her friends were gone. This made me relax as I wasn't sure how to have a normal conversation with her after the weird, disrespectful treatment she had given me. After my orgasm in the tub, I'd had time to replay the evening and come to realize, although it should have been obvious, that everything that happened tonight was Morgan's attempt to humiliate me in front of her friends.
I really did need to have a discussion with her about this... although I knew it would be awkward... I also knew it was a necessity if she was going to be living in this house as my stepdaughter.
She didn't return home until I was already in bed, enjoying a late night orgasm (after watching a hot lesbian scene while imagining it was me being dominated (a great clip called Closing the Deal, where a stepdaughter molests her step-mother while she is on the phone) that allowed me to drift into a sweet slumber.
The next morning, I was already dressed for work and pouring myself some coffee when I felt arms wrap themselves around me and I was kissed on the neck. "Good morning, Mommy."
I shivered at her touch; Morgan had never done anything like this.
I turned around, seeing her in a white blouse, a very short plaid skirt and thigh high stockings... where I could see the entire lace top stockings even when she was standing. I asked, "Isn't this outfit a bit inappropriate for school?"
"Why?" She asked, looking down at herself with obvious admiration.
"It's distracting," I answered.
"To whom? You?" she asked.
"What? No!" I protested, shocked by her accusation.
"Plus, these are your own thigh highs," she pointed out.
"They are?" I asked, even though the question was redundant since she had just said as much.


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Norman Henry Clark, beloved husband of Doris (née Jones) passed away peacefully with his family at his side, on Dec. 13, 2008 at the Morley House Personal Care Home, Shoal Lake, Manitoba.
Norman was born at Kiwana, (near Kinosota, Manitoba) on May 15, 1923, the son of Phillip and Susan (Cameron). Norman's family moved to Boissevain where he was educated and worked on farms until he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Artillery (Q.O.C.H. of C) in 1941. He just missed being sent to Hong Kong, went to Europe instead and was wounded in action in France. Returning to Canada in 1945, Norman worked with the Dring Brothers of Boissevain before joining Manitoba Hydro where he worked for 35 years, retiring in 1982.
Norman married Doris Jones on June 26, 1947 and they were blessed with three sons and a daughter. While working with Manitoba Hydro, Norm served in several Manitoba communities: Boissevain, McCreary, Carberry, Hartney and Winnipeg. Norm retired to Kincardine, Ontario and recently Norm and Doris returned to their prairie roots.
Norman joined the Boy Scouts in 1938 and throughout his life worked with youth. He was a cub master and a scout master turning out three Queen Scouts. He taught Sunday School, coached sports teams, and was actively involved in the community: Masons, Oddfellows; volunteer fire departments; municipal council; and the Legion.
Norm enjoyed time with his kids and his grandchildren. He loved camping; cards; all sports (Go Leafs Go), and traveling. He was a Mr. Fixit and tackled any project.
Norman was predeceased by his brothers Robert, Paul and Eddie; two sisters Laura and Florence; and his grandson Kevin Clark.
Left to cherish his memory are Doris, his loving wife of 61 years; four children: Murray (Patricia) of Shoal Lake; Joanne Barry (Chris) of Shoal Lake; Dan (Ann) of Brampton, Ontario; Terry (Donna), of Calgary; nine grandchildren: Denise Benton (James) of Elva, MB; Kathy Purdy (Tim McWhirter) of Shoal Lake; Meghan Brydges (Matt) of London ON; Jon Barry (Kristy) of Edmonton; Shirley March (David) of Toronto; Greg of Brampton; Ashley of Toronto; Darryl of Edmonton; and Kevin (deceased); eight great grandchildren; his sisters and brother in-law: Muriel Clark of Boissevain; Doreen Hazelwood of Langley; and Ada and Clarence "Red" Jones of Napinka; as well as by numerous nieces and nephews.
The funeral service was held in the chapel at the Redpath Funeral Home in Melita at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008.
Interment followed at Napinka Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Napinka Cemetery Fund, the Morley House Personal Care Home of Shoal Lake and the Parkinson's Society were appreciated as expressions of sympathy.
Elizabeth "Liz" Ann Hewitt, of Huron Township, died at the London Health Sciences Centre - Victoria Hospital, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, at the age of 43.
Beloved mother of Amanda Hewitt-Belanger, of Hamilton; and Quinton Hewitt, at home. Loved grandmother of Hunter.
Cherished daughter of Margaret Hewitt, of Kincardine; and Sonny VanVolkingburgh, of Wasaga Beach. Sadly missed by her sisters: Janet Hewitt, of Cornwall; and Jackie (Dale) Gibson, of Fordwich; and her brother David (Rhonda) Fritz, of Teeswater. Dear granddaughter of Hilda and the late George Nightingale.
Liz was known for her loving and generous free spirit, and love of all people and animals. She lived every day to its fullest. Even in death, her generosity continued as her wish to be an organ donor has saved the lives of three others. Visitation was held at the Davey-Linklater Funeral Home, 757 Princes Street, Kincardine, (519-396-2701), on Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service was held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008, with Rev. Eric Watson officiating.
Interment Kincardine Cemetery.
Memorial donations to in trust for Quinton Hewitt would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Portrait and memorial available on-line at www.daveylinklaterfuneralhome.com.
Robert (Bob) Kilmer, passed away at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre - Kincardine on Sunday, Dece. 14, 2008, in his 74th year.
Beloved husband of Kathy Kilmer (née Kelly). Loving father of Jeff Kilmer, of Bailieboro; and Anne (Scott) Morrison, of Toronto. Loved by his seven grandchildren.
Remembered by his brother-in-law, Bill Howatt, of Michigan; and his sister-in-law, Chris Kilmer, of Port Elgin. Fondly remembered by many nieces and nephews.
Predeceased by his parents, Spencer and Mary (Kennedy) Kilmer; sister Joyce Howatt; and brother John.
Visitation will be held at the Davey-Linklater Funeral Home, on Friday, Dec. 19, 2008 from 7-9 p.m.
The funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church , 749 Russell St., Kincardine at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008, with Monsignor Joseph Shiels officiating.
Interment Kincardine Cemetery.
A memorial mass will be celebrated at St. Ignatius of Loyala Parish, Mississauga (Burnhamthorpe and Erin Mills Parkway) at 12 noon on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009.
Memorial donations to the Trillium Court Memorial Fund or the Kincardine Hospital Foundation would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Portrait and memorial available on-line at www.daveylinklaterfuneralhome.com.
KATHERINE MacKINNON
Katherine Margaret MacKinnon, of Walkerton and formerly of Tiverton, died peacefully at her residence on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, in her 92nd year.
Beloved daughter of the late Neil H. and Jessie MacKinnon.
Predeceased by her sister, Anita MacKenzie; her brothers: Donald and Hugh MacKinnon; and her sister-in-law, Doris MacKinnon.
Survived by her sister-in-law, Aileen MacKinnon, of Hanover; and her brother-in-law, John MacKenzie, of Bruce Township. Sadly missed by her nieces: Jessie (George) Churcher, of Victoria B.C.; Anita MacKinnon, of Brantford; Wendy Abbas, of Toronto; and Jane (Martin) Cook, of Vancouver B.C.; by her nephew Ron (Jo-Anne) MacKinnon, of Walkerton; as well as by great-nieces, Rhonda MacKinnon, and Christine and Allison Churcher; and great-nephews Joe MacKinnon, Peter Churcher and Hasson Abbas.
Visitation was held at Knox Presbyterian Church, Walkerton, on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008 from 1 p.m. until the time of the funeral service at 2 p.m., with Rev. Jeremy Sanderson officiating.
Serving as pallbearers were: Ron Leavoy, Ron Talley, Ron Kroeplin, Paul Fortney, Bob Dyck and Joe MacKinnon. Spring interment, Tiverton Cemetery.
Memorial donation to Knox Presbyterian Church, Walkerton, or the Heart and Stroke Foundation were appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Portrait and memorial available on-line at www.daveylinklaterfuneralhome.com.
John Lawrence Sweeney, of London, died at the London Health Sciences Centre - Victoria Hospital, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, in his 78th year.
Companion to Isabel Morris. Dear father of John C. (Denise) Sweeney, of Kincardine; and Monica Reedy (Bruce), of Brampton. Sadly missed by his grandchildren: Christopher and Andrew Sweeney, and Shannon Kennedy; and by his great grandchildren: Ethan, Julian and Bram.
Loved brother of Ilene Grant, of Petrolia; and brother-in-law of Fern Sweeney, of Orangeville.
Predeceased by his parents, John and Rhetta (Luck) Sweeney; his wife, Helga Sweeney; brother George Sweeney; and brother-in-law, Bob Grant.
A private family funeral service was held at the Davey-Linklater Funeral Home, Kincardine, on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008, with Rev. Susan Samuel officiating.
Spring interment, Kincardine Cemetery.
Memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society were appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Portrait and memorial available on-line at www.daveylinklaterfuneralhome.com.


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So it's that time of the year, temple station, Somerset house, the cobbles- London fashion week! Bea and I decided to go on the first day of LFW, the weather was not the best but we still had a good time.
Atmosphere white top | eBay hat | Romwe coat
H&M rings | Vintage bag- Quilted bags are the best, this one is from my lovely grandmother. Thank you, Mama!
H&M skirt | Always wanted to get this skirt mainly because of the zip details. I was lucky enough to purchase it with a 20% discount from Unidays- check them out here! They do discounts on loads of brands, missguided, boohoo, urban outfitters, topshop, etc.
eBay boots | Ughh. My new babies, my added 2 inches of height. Haha! Chunky boots are a must have this season and so I went on to get one myself, got them from ebay for around £25.
Papped! Haha! But honestly, this completes my LFW experience, when people ask if they could take a photo of me, I die and go to photo heaven. In the photo is a photographer I met, Rob, visit his blog- Robschofieldphotography
Oooooo! I also met Patricia Bright from youtube as BritPopPrincess. Lookie, matching quilted bags, told you they were the best!
And for the Made in Chelsea fans reading, I saw Rosie and Proudluck getting off their car. Ahhhh! I panicked. Haha!
So that was my London fashion week experience for AW 14, I'll be back there in February for the spring/summer season. I hope the weather would be 100 times better then!
Love lots,
Photos by: Bea Baquiran


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By: Steve O'Keeffe http://meritalk.com/blog.php?user=SteveOKeeffe&blogentry_id=1520
As schoolboys, growing up in London in the '80s, we'd sing "I'd like to teach the PTA to blow up all the schools" to the tune of the Coca-Cola advertisement "I'd like to teach the world to sing." We'd skulk and smoke behind the bicycle sheds and kick the can down the road in the rain. It was the worst day of the year – report cards. So Federal CISOs, I think many of us can sympathize with you about the FISMA thing.
The bickering over FISMA has persisted since it was introduced in the E-Gov Act of 2002. Do the grades really provide any insight into the actual security of agencies' information? Is the grading process fair? Does the IG properly understand the IT function? Is there any relationship between agencies' security grades and their security budget – or for that matter between their FISMA grades and their overall IT budget?
To net it out, is this a paper exercise that has no impact on agencies' security and would the time and funding dedicated to FISMA be better spent elsewhere?
All good questions, but despite numerous studies based on interviews with Federal CISOs that have shown that the process is significantly flawed – www.merlin-intl.com/IAstudy.asp – FISMA continues to limp onward. Agencies are required to complete the testing even though Capitol Hill – the primary audience – has long since lost interest in the results. In fact, Tom Davis was the last public official to pay any attention to the FISMA grades – and that was more than two years ago. In 2007, the last time Davis announced the grades, it did not even warrant a house hearing – he called a press conference at the Center for Innovative Technology in Virginia – http://pcworld.about.com/od/researchreports/Survey-Gov-t-CISOs-say-FISMA.htm
Certainly, all of this is interesting bar-room conversation – and, to be sure, many of us have adopted pro and con FISMA positions over pints – but, how do you get to an up or down decision? What if you heard that of the $6.2 billion that the Federal government spent on cyber defense in 2008, it spent some $1.31 billion on FISMA Certification and Accreditation – C&A – paperwork? Would that cost epiphany make you see the light? Let's put that number in some additional context, that's more than the GDP of Samoa, Tonga, and East Timor combined, or put another way 21.1 percent of our nation's cyber security spending. To clarify, we are not saying that it's not important to establish metrics for measuring performance, but does it make sense to spend almost one quarter of your cyber security budget on generating FISMA paperwork? And, does the paperwork make us any safer? By all reports, the temperature of the cyber security "inferno" keeps getting hotter. So, that would be like fireman devoting 15 minutes out of every hour to reporting while the Capitol building is ablaze – even Nero would shake his head…
Here's the rationale for the calculation of the cost of FISMA across the Federal government:
According to OMB's Fiscal Year 2008 Report to Congress on Implementation of the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 – http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/reports/fy2008_fisma.pdf – the population of Federal systems is 10,257. The breakdown against the three FISMA system C&A categories is 1,143, high; 3,924, moderate; 4,507, low; with 683 "not categorized." Based on interaction with Federal CISOs on cost associated with executing each C&A against these specific FISMA system categories, the prices are as follows: $193,205, high; $167,643, moderate; $74,057, low. We took an average across the three FISMA system categories' C&A costs and applied it to the population of "not categorized" systems to monetize the dangling element.
And, for those of you scoring at home, here's the math, or maths as we said at school:
High 1,143 x $193,205 = $220,833,315
Moderate 3,924 x $167,643 = $657,831,132
Low 4,507 x $74,057 = $333,774,899
Other 683 x $144,968 = $99,013,144
Total: 10,257 $1,311,452,490
Consistent with President Obama's transparency mantra, isn't it time to show the cost of the process? While there have been various discussions about FISMA reform, none to date have come to much. Next week, on October 29th, Senator Tom Carper's (D-Del.) Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services and International Security will hold a hearing on FISMA reform. The panel of speakers includes Vivek Kundra, the Federal CIO at OMB; John Streufert, Deputy CIO and CISO at the State Department; Greg Wilshusen, Director of Information Security Issues at GAO; and Tom Davis, former Congressman, long-time Federal IT and cyber security advocate, now with Deloitte. Word on the street is that Streufert will talk about how State Department has moved to a more proactive posture at next week's hearing – shifting funding from C&A to automated continuous monitoring.
The government IT community is keenly interested in next week's testimony – and more importantly in the potential for change. Clearly it's time to wrestle this paper tiger to the ground – to reinvent Federal cyber security as a proactive discipline. How about establishing an automated security managed services program across the Federal government that provides common defenses and automatically reports penetration incidents and data loss? Or perhaps taking a spoonful of the medicine that the Hill is feeding to the private sector by establishing government liability for security breaches and making the agency CEO – the cabinet secretary – accountable? Let me be clear, CISOs we hear you loud and clear, it's time for the FISMA beatings to stop. Oh, and off the record, I'll let you in on a little secret of my own – those questionable report cards of mine in the '80s didn't have any bearing on my performance in the real world either.


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"Martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS)" Published in France
SHAFAQNA-A book titled "Martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS); Karbala Tragedy, 13 Nights of Commemoration" by Leila Sourani was published in France.
According to the website of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO), the book was published by Bayt-ul-Kitab Lebanese Publications in cooperation with the Iranian Cultural Center in France.
Copies of the book have been distributed in different Islamic and Shia centers in Paris on the occasion of the lunar month of Muharram.
It features discussions on 13 events during the nights that Imam Hussein (AS) and his family and companions spent in Karbala.
In the introduction of the book, the author explains her objective in writing the book and provides a historical-political analysis of the events that took place in Karbala during the first 13 days of Muharram.
The book is also an introduction to Shia beliefs and mode of life and tries to convey the message of Ashura through the art of narration.
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A truly Canadian dish called poutine originated from the Bois-Francs area of the province of Quebec in the 1950s. The basic recipe consists of french fries, cheese curds, and gravy. Apparently poutine was created in the kitchen of a restaurant named "Lutinqui rit" (the laughing elf) located in Warwick, operated by Fernand Lachance.
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Whenever I hear that the Greeks are back (I mean the ancient ones: the modern ones are another story), I mutter to myself, "but when did they go away?" A substantial chunk of my misspent youth was devoted to reading plays by Sophocles, in the original and magnificent Greek, in a suburban house in Cambridge. I was also studying certain 20th-century versions, especially those by Ezra Pound and WB Yeats, and wanted to extend my PhD research area to the influence of Sophocles' play Oedipus Rex on Freud and the amazing reimagining of Sophocles by Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal in the opera Elektra. All this was far too broad for a PhD topic; after a year I gave it up and followed my friends to the fleshpots of London.
Just now a Greek revival is being spearheaded by writers of a very different stripe, including the poet Simon Armitage, the playwright and librettist Frank McGuinness and the classically educated former stand-up comedian Natalie Haynes. In 2010 Haynes brought out the engaging and unstuffy An Ancient Guide to Modern Life. Her aim, she said, was to show how "you can live better, know more about the modern world if you spend a little time looking at the ancient world". She recently published her first novel, The Amber Fury, which is about a bereaved teacher reading Greek plays, to devastating effect, with a group of troubled teenagers.
Simon Armitage's new play The Last Days of Troy, based on the accounts in Homer's Iliad and Virgil's Aeneid, is currently at the Royal Exchange, Manchester before transferring to Shakespeare's Globe in London next month. As a poet-dramatist drawn to the power of Greek stories to shed light on more modern events, he is following in the footsteps of Seamus Heaney, whose The Cure at Troy used Sophocles' Philoctetes to illuminate the intransigence at the heart of the Irish Troubles. He is also walking in tandem with that other notable Irish writer Frank McGuinness, who has written the libretto for Thebans, Julian Anderson's acclaimed new opera at the ENO. This (on which more later) condenses Sophocles' three Theban plays into a terse 100 minutes encompassing the fate of Oedipus and his daughter Antigone.
The late 1970s and early 1980s were another time when the ancient Greeks, especially their tragedies, were making a comeback. The National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company both waded into Greek tragedy using different approaches, austerely classicising in Peter Hall's memorable and mask-wearing Oresteia, much looser in the Royal Shakespeare Company's sprawling The Greeks, a condensation of 10 plays mainly by Euripides into three trilogies by John Barton. In tune with the Zeitgeist, I directed a student play called Who Killed Cassandra? written by James Harpur and starring a youthful Stephen Fry, which brought the story of the Oresteia into a contemporary college setting.
The destructive sexual obsessions and gory horrors put on stage by the great fifth-century BC Athenian dramatists, with an unflinchingness never matched, seemed to me like the dark secrets at the heart of our civilisation. We might think it is based on sweet reason and scientific progress but underneath all that are mad passions that make a mockery of our pretence to rationality. The Greek tragedies, which had inspired Freud's famous theory of the Oedipus complex, might pass temporarily out of view but they never really went away; you could apply another of Freud's theories, the return of the repressed, to Greek tragedy itself.
I understand the lure of the Greeks but also think it holds dangers. Watching the RSC's The Greeks long ago I was infuriated by the lack of respect shown to the dramatic integrity of the plays, and by the prevailing notion that the Greeks were primitive and unsophisticated types. The general idea was the ancient Greeks had provided us with "myth", childlike and prescientific stories that modern writers could turn into drama.
The same idea popped up in a recent radio discussion of Thebans, when McGuinness was asked why he had been drawn to Greek "myth". McGuinness, all credit to him, talked about the emotional impact Sophocles' Electra had on him as a teenager, as literature, and stressed that the play – not the "myth"– Oedipus Rex by Sophocles had helped him finally mourn his dead father.
The fact is that McGuinness has compressed three very great plays, not three myths, to make his libretto. And therein lie difficulties. The subtlety of Antigone is diminished if you cut too much of the essential dialogue between her and Creon, who is not just a monster but also an upholder of civic order. And the ineffable mystery of Sophocles' last play, Oedipus at Colonus, is only imperfectly communicated, despite the beauty of Julian Anderson's score, if essential structural elements, especially the last messenger speech describing Oedipus's passing, are removed. Those old Greeks were not primitive at all – they knew exactly what they were doing.
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Dublin and Kildare gracious in victory and defeat
By John Harrington
Kildare manager Cian O'Neill was gracious in defeat after this afternoon's Leinster SFC Final defeat to Dublin.
He admitted the better side had won, but hopes his young team will learn lots of valuable lessons from the experience.
"There was no doubt that Dublin were far superior to us today," said O'Neill.
"I think the scoreboard reflects that. But I think in those periods where they really hurt us, that five or six minute period in the first half and the first ten of the second-half, it just showed that when they really pushed on to another we were chasing our tails a small bit for those periods.
"You know, not only are they a great team, they've great experience. Even the players they bring off the bench, they have all that in their locker.
"We're still a young team, we're still learning. We learned a lot in Division Two this year. We certainly learned a lot today and I guess coming back in 13 days time to see have we had enough time to learn the lessons and improve from them."
Kildare bravely tried to take Dublin on at their own game and at times played some good football, but overall they were outclassed by a side who were faster, stronger, and more clinical.
"The plan was to come here and to try to play the type of football we've been playing all year in terms of getting that balance between a strong defence and a strong counter-attacking game," said O'Neill.
"For periods of the game we did both, but unfortunately in the periods where we didn't we really got punished. In terms of the source of that, we'd be very disappointed with the amount of turnovers we had. There's no better team in the country that Dublin to really punish you with a counter-attack.
"We knew that coming in, that turn-overs are their oxygen where they can really hurt us. Unfortunately I think they scored 1-5 directly off turnovers today. That's just not something on a scoreboard, it's a psychological hit there as well because you had the ball, you were controlling the game.
"I think that was probably the biggest thing. Their execution was just ruthless. It was the high standard you would expect of champions. Ours was well below par."
When Dublin put their foot on the accelerator at the start of the second-half, they left Kildare choking in their dust.
Winning manager Jim Gavin agreed afterwards their power-play in the third quarter was the key to victory.
"Yeah, I think in that third quarter we might have tacked on ten points," he said.
"I think overall to score 2-17 from play in the game was satisfying. But, certainly, after that good start, Kildare looked very impressive and came back strong at us. They got nine points in that second quarter to close it down to four at half-time.
"We knew going into the game what we'd seen of them in the National League and Championship so far in Leinster, they've been very impressive, very mobile and athletic. Technically very good, some fantastic fielders of the ball.
"We saw that if they got space they could do damage and they could have had a score in the second half but Stephen pulled off a fantastic save.
"If they had gotten that then it might have been three points in it and the last period of the game could have had a different complexion.
"Thankfully he saved it and we went on to close out the game comfortably."
Dublin have made history by becoming the first ever team to win seven Leinster SFC titles in a row, and Gavin admitted it was a satisfying achievement.
"I think the guys will look back on their careers, and Pat Gilroy too who came before me and his group of players who are no longer with us, they'll take some satisfaction from today as well.
"For the current team it's about being present in 2017 and provincial titles mean a lot to us. We'll certainly celebrate it tonight with our family and friends, that's for sure, and then move on to the next challenge ahead."


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Many of you will have been fortunate enough to have secured summer internships or work placements to start this year. Those 8-10 weeks that you spend at the firm could go a long way to defining the start of your life post-university. The aim should be to learn as much as possible within at short space of time and show the hunger to convince your managers to push for you to be offered a full time position. With the job market becoming increasingly competitive by the minute, having an internship is always a good experience to have sitting on your CV even if you decide not to accept the offer. I will share with you my top tips to make your experience a successful and rewarding one.
Apply for internships that you would have an interest in doing the role full time – primarily focus on these applications, making sure you tailor your cv and cover letter specifically to the role. You want to avoid showing a lack of interest or feel like the experience was a waste of time. For your own personal development this is beneficial as you would be more motivated to improve on your development points in a role that you enjoy doing and you know a job offer is potentially at stake.
Internship goals – set 5 goals that you want to achieve by the end of the internship, then week by week appraise yourself and see what you are doing well and what could be done better. Self motivation will ensure you stay grounded and will give you e determination to continue improving
What will I be doing – ask for a detailed job description of the role that describes what is required of you. This will help you track your progress as being able to do the tasks efficiently and to a very high standard will set you on your way to a job offer. Speak to your manager or colleagues within your team about training schedules and setting weekly objectives. This will demonstrate your eagerness to learn and motivation to succeed.
First impressions matter – on your first day it's better to be overdressed. Although a firms dress policy may be smart casual, there are always areas within the firm which adopt more formal dress codes. Observe how your team members dress and base your judgement as to how to dress going forward on this. If you are still confused ask a colleague (preferably a junior one) what the expectations are.
Make sure you are not late unless there is an exceptional reason to be, especially early on. You don't want that to give off the wrong impression of your character or attitude.
Demonstrate an ability to exceed what is expected of a 'normal' intern. Probe, ask as many questions, ask for more responsibility (if you can handle the extra workload). You want to be seen as an employee so they feel your loss at the end of your internship. You want to show you are more than competent enough to perform the role and the best way to show this is to show you are a quick learner and can perform tasks independently. You will only be given tasks to do by yourself if you prove you can be relied on by the team.
Mentor – use your mentor if you are given one effectively. They are there to give you a different perspective to the one your colleagues would provide. You can also tap into their network of contacts and build up your profile within the company. If not provided with one, ask someone that you feel you have a connection with to be your mentor – most of the time they will be happy to help. You can also use your mentor to ask questions you may not feel comfortable asking your manager or fellow team members.
Network – sometimes the difference between two interns on the same level in terms of the quality of work and the value they add to the company is the strength of their network. Sometimes it's not what you know but who you know. You want to have as many people as you can fighting your corner when it comes to hiring. Using the networking tips I shared in my earlier post will stand you in good stead to networking effectively.
Great interns are the ones that get offers and good ones don't.


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STL baseball cap, sneakers,
blue jeans ("I didn't know
they came in such small sizes")
twenty-six summers disappear.
Hot wax smell of crayons
cooking on the sidewalk,
that other two-year-old
strokes soft red Irish fur
waves at clouds of gnats
feels the shimmery afternoon breathe.
Look again, through the old visions
and see
— Sudden chill on a summer day —
The yard is empty.
She's not in the garage she's not
in the back yard she's not in
the hedge she's not
Don't look no you have to
look no she's thank God not
in the street
a dog barks in the next block
race down the sidewalk
in a knot of children
she looks very little
"Why didn't you come when I called?"
Ignominious exit,
being hoisted away with a wail by
a parent-sized harpy.
Calmly seated lap-on-lap in a kitchen chair,
mother intones to daughter,
"you are too little to leave the yard.
I thought you were lost.
I was so scared."
The effective parent "I statements"
suddenly sink in.
A hard knot of recognition
chokes off the words
and two initiates sniffle softly
in the grey borrowed daylight.


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2016 BELL ALIANT RISING STAR OF THE YEAR AWARD winners
Thanks to all our fans, friends, family for all their continued support and encouragement, MusicNL for all their contributions and hard work behind the scenes, the town of Bonavista for hosting such a great and memorable event and to our peers who have supported us along the way! We couldn't have done any of this without you! Thank you, Jordan, Andrew, Ben, Ryan and Cody.
trip to trinidad
We went to Trinidad this past March to film a television show. We had the pleasure of wrting/performing with the amazingly talented string quartet from Trinidad called Alternative Quartet. That show is now available for streaming at the link below! We are featured in Season 3, Episode 30 and 31.
summer '17 shows
July 14 at The Oasis in Gander, NL. July 15 at Merchant Warehouse in Bonne Bay, NL. July 16 at Rotary Arts Center in Corner Brook, NL.
musicnl nomination
We've been nominated for a MusicNL Award. Vote Waterfront Fire for Fan's Choice Entertainer of the Year!
fred's in-store show
Check out our Stillwater Lake CD/Vinyl launch and singing show March 24th at 1pm! See details here.
album release show
We are pumped to finally be properly celebrating the release of our newest album Stillwater Lake! See details here.
Advance tickets on sale Friday, August 10th at Fred's Records, The Ship Pub, and The Geek Bar (aka Rock House Pub).
$12 in advance
$15 at the door
cbc news feature
Pop-rock soca? Progessive folk metal?
The members of St. John's rock band Waterfront Fire aren't sure how to classify the song they've done with a Trinidadian string group called Alternative Quartet.
musicnl nominations
We are excited to announce we've been nominated for Rising Star of the Year, Group of the Year and Music Video of the Year!
ECMA nomination
We are excited to announce we've been nominated for the ECMA Rising Star of the Year award! Taking place April 26-30th in Saint John, New Brunswick. www.ecma.com
musicnl showcases
Pop up and Rock out with us on Friday, October 13th at the St. John's Convention Center at 7pm and The Rock House at midnight!
Waterfront fire tour series
rush - closer to the heart (cover feat. alternative quartet)
A while back we collaborated with Trinidad & Tobago's ALTERNATIVE QUARTET thanks to a fusion project called Club One New Releases. When they came up to Canada, we had the opportunity to get them in the studio to record this iconic Canadian rock song. This is our version of Closer to the Heart by RUSH featuring Alternative Quartet!
sleepless nights
(live at musicnl week)
This is a live performance of our song "Sleepless Nights". This song will also be featured on our new album Stillwater Lake.
first light
(official music video)
Official video for First Light by Waterfront Fire. Please Like, Comment, Share and Subscribe.
Directed, produced and edited by Cody Westman. www.catseyecinema.com
(old crow magazine)
St. John's, NL-based alt-rock band Waterfront Fire perform their song Chemicals live in the Merchant Warehouse in Woody Point, NL in Gros Morne National Park.
Video by Tom Cochrane. Audio mastered by Steve Mugford. Some microphones supplied by HM Audio.
cbc here and now interview
Pop-rock soca? Progessive folk metal?
The members of St. John's rock band Waterfront Fire aren't sure how to classify the song they've done with a Trinidadian string group called Alternative Quartet.
tomorrow +
raise a little hell
City Video captured this video during a gig at the Rock House this past summer. At the time we were in a contest to open for Trooper at the 2015 George Street Festival. In the end we finished in 2nd place. The consolation prize was opening for Blue Rodeo! We consider it a victory!
first light feat.
alternative quartet
As part of the Club One New Releases series, we got to write and perform with Alternative Quartet, an amazing string quartet from Trinidad & Tobago. This version of our song First Light was filmed in March, 2016 in Trinidad.
waterfront fire tour series
rush - closer to the heart (cover feat. alternative quartet)
sleepless nights (live at musicnl week)
first light (official music video)
chemicals (old crow magazine)
tomorrow + raise a little hell
first light feat. alternative quartet


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new(ish) releases … check em out:
Map Collection – Praxis parallelogram the subtle spirit warrior worn thru like shoes the day keeps on walking — there's a forgotten logic to it all (BUY CDr or DOWNLOAD!!!)
PPTSSWWTLKTDKOW—TAFLTIA is the second album from Map Collection (after 2016's s/t debut on Midori Records) & the Oakland duo continues to explore uncharted sonic terrain in a series of electronic & electro-acoustic excursions recorded between 2015 & 2017. Released as a limited edition Infinity Series CDr.
Black Unicorn – Insect Songs (BUY CDr and/or DOWNLOAD!!!)
Insect Songs is a series of short form sonic explorations by Black Unicorn. Drifting toward dissonance, IS seems a natural follow-up to BU's earlier Alien Jewelry (Further Records, 2014) alongside the textural interstices heard on Traced Landscapes (Field Hymns, 2012) but gone are the blankets of ambience instead supplanted by noise and contrast and the certainty of void. IS comprises twelve songs, eleven ~3 minute tracks and a twelfth that finds all of the previous recordings layered in cacophony. Recorded 2016 at Mills College in Oakland, California using cassette tape and modular synthesizer, IS is a different sort of BU album while remaining a facet of the transdimensional jewel hinted at in earlier works. Released as a limited edition Infinity Series CDr.
Faangface – Cowboy Dynamo (BUY DOWNLOAD!!!)
Oh no! it's another album from the infamous Faangface (Joshua Maxon Novak)… RCNDIG010
Curt Brown & Joseph Minadeo — Stone Land (BUY BOOK and/or DOWNLOAD!!!)
Stone Land is a book/album collaboration by Curt Brown (RCN, Eucarya Press) and Joseph Minadeo (Patternbased, Low in the Sky) that continues themes explored in 2011's Wood Land (Infraction Records).
Stone Land is presented as a 6″ x 9″, 36pp trade book and digital download. The book consists of fourteen full bleed page spreads, each corresponding to a track on the accompanying digital album.
Peanut Twins – Blackout! b/w The Peanut Wins (FREE DOWNLOAD!!!)
Blackout! b/w The Peanut Wins is the debut album from Oakland, California's very own Peanut Twins — presented here for yr listening pleasure as a pay-what-you-want digital album (free to dub, burn, lathe at yr leisure). Blackout! offers two extended form improvisations recorded at Mills College in Oakland during the Summer of 2016 by J.C. Brown Jr. & A.E. Cohen — the Twins craft a singular leguminous visitation equal portions catharsis and contemplation under the axiom of nothing is true, everything is Peanut Twins.
Dennis Franz Kafka — DFK (TAPE SOLD OUT, BUY DOWNLOAD!!!)
Dennis Franz Kafka (DFK) is an amorphous entity telecast from an alternate space-timeline: a paranoid police procedural gone renegade, soaked in cough syrup and non sequitur, tamed by the anomaly of observation. Rusted robot rebels all 'roided out on relativity and revelation, ready to shout the ecstatic word, the electric now for the sake of why not. Or maybe DFK is a shadow corporation with transdimensional connections and unclear motives, channeling ineffable currencies from impossible worlds, smuggling illicit sound relics across the borderless boundaries of low art and high experience (or vice versa). Regardless of intention, DFK is here and the world(s) will never be the same.
blckdth — blckdth (BUY TAPE and/or DOWNLOAD!!!)
blckdth is a full-length cassette album built from free improvisations recorded during the summer of 2014 at Rare Books in Cleveland, Ohio by the trio of Ben Osborne (Tusco/Embassy, Fire Death, Rot Ton Bone), J. Guy Laughlin (Fire Death, Tanked, et al.), and Curt Brown (RCN, Black Unicorn, Mousecop) using an instrumentation of bass clarinet, guitar, drums, modular synthesizer, and various electronics (including the infamous Rot Ton Box).
Baingan Bharta – Peace Earth (BUY CDr and/or DOWNLOAD!!!)
the formation of a new paradigm
borne from the abyss
and sworn outward to stutter
the word held in the mouth like a mirage
PEACE EARTH is the second CDr album from BAINGAN BHARTA, the braindance alterego of RCN's Curt Brown.
Presented as a pretty limited CDr w/ photo inserts.
Black Unicorn / Faangface Split (FREE DOWNLOAD!!!)
Limited edition 15 ∞ infinity series CDr & maybe more tape (ask squash).
Recorded 2014 in Northeast Ohio.


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Here I am, day 60 of my Les Mills Combat workout challenge.
I'm going in. 30 minutes of HIIT: Shock Plyometrics.
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I spent 3 days sleeping, eating, drinking water and tea and watching Dr. Who.
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Being healthy is a lifestyle choice.
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United Blunder Prompts Airlines to Throw Cash at Their Problems
(Bloomberg) -- For U.S. airlines, doing right this week meant plunking down cold, hard cash.
United reached a settlement with a passenger who was dragged off a plane and bloodied. It also said it would pay as much as $10,000 to passengers who agree to give up their spots, following a similar move by Delta. Southwest said it would stop overbooking flights. And American added almost $1 billion in costs to "rebuild trust" with employees.
The moves underscored the wake-up call that airlines got from United's social-media disaster. Carriers have posted the biggest profits in their history the last two years thanks to cost cuts, extra fees and low fuel prices. But all that belt-tightening and nickel-and-diming has made them as vulnerable as ever to complaints of poor customer service. Now they're reaching for their checkbooks to try to burnish their reputations before things get worse.
"Airlines get a hugely disproportionate share of attention in the public eye," said Samuel Engel, aviation vice president at consultant ICF International. "Everybody travels and everybody has an opinion about it."
Or as Gary Leff, author of a frequent flier blog, puts it: "Nobody is happy with the airlines."
Passenger Dragging
At United Continental Holdings Inc., the famous case of David Dao, 69, who was dragged off a plane April 9 after refusing to give up his seat for a crew member, culminated in an undisclosed legal settlement. The carrier also pledged to offer passengers as much as seven times what they used to get to change their plans when a flight is oversold.
The airline also will reduce flight overbooking -- a practice that's been profitable because it ensures planes are traveling at maximum capacity even if some passengers cancel at the last minute.
United declined to disclose the estimated revenue impact from the change. The benefits of overbooking probably run into the hundreds of millions of dollars for major airlines, said Itir Karaesmen Aydin, a professor at American University who has studied the practice. But the Dao case highlights the potential hidden costs.
"The United airlines story shows that in case of 'rare events' the unknown cost of overbooking can be extremely high," Karaesmen Aydin said in an email.
Turnaround Effort
The fallout from the Dao debacle was a setback to United Chief Executive Officer Oscar Munoz as he tries to engineer a financial and operational turnaround after years as the industry laggard. The company's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization last year were 19 percent of sales, nearly closing the gap with American Airlines Group Inc. but still behind Delta Air Lines Inc.
Munoz will be back on the hot seat next week when he appears Tuesday before the House transportation committee for a hearing on airline customer service.
"They've taken major strides, but only time will tell," said Bruce Hicks, a public-relations executive who used to work for Continental Airlines, which merged with United. "They have a reputation for lousy customer service. It's really going to be up to the front-line employees and supervisors to prove to the customers that they're going to be different."
United fell less than 1 percent on Thursday after the changes were announced. The shares recovered much of their losses since Dao's experience turned into a social-media phenomenon, a sign investors don't see it as a huge liability. Shares declined less than 1 percent to $70.07 at 1:13 p.m. in New York.
American Pay
Passengers also form their perceptions of airlines based on how they're treated by employees, who have felt the strain of cost-cutting efforts for years. American tried to take a step to please its pilots and flight attendants this week, boosting pay in the middle of existing contracts -- a move Chief Executive Officer Doug Parker had previously rejected.
The measure will cost American an additional $930 million through 2019.
Wall Street didn't like it. American fell the most in three months on Thursday and continued to slide another 3 percent to $42.68.
American said it decided on the action after realizing its workers would lag rivals for at least two more years -- potentially fueling ill will at a company with a history of caustic labor relations. Bridging the pay gap will help improve customer service, Parker said.
"Investments in our team are investments in our product," Parker said.
The question for shareholders is whether American's move was enough to placate its employees or whether further spending will be needed.
Wage Battles
"We do not expect the pilots to be happy with their current wages after the increase," said Helane Becker, a Cowen & Co. analyst. "We expect the labor union to pivot to profit-sharing as their plan is below that of Delta and United."
The need to spend more on image improvement adds to the many pressures facing the industry, including higher wages, fuel costs and fare competition. Those forces already were weighing on the airlines, which helps explain why the great profit expansion over the past few years may be coming to a close. U.S. airlines' earnings per share are expected to drop slightly over the next four quarters compared with the prior period, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Carriers will also have to be on their guard for the next viral story that might force them to cough up more money.
"It is a bright, shiny object for the media and customers, especially customers armed with smartphones," said Jay Sorensen, president of consultant IdeaWorks Co. and a former executive at a regional airline. "The airlines are newsworthy because they are endlessly entertaining. They're the only business that has to move hundreds of thousands of people every day under complete control."


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Dunlop to Supply Tires for MotoAmerica
In a year of tremendous change for AMA Superbike racing,there will be at least one constant, with Dunlop continuing its role as the official spec-tire supplier for the new MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series.
"Dunlop has always been a big part of AMA Superbike racing and I'm glad they're stepping up to do so again in 2015," says Wayne Rainey, three-time 500cc World Champion and president of MotoAmerica. "I had great success using Dunlops during my career and they were a big part of my World Championship in 1991. I know our racers and teams will be happy to have Dunlops on their motorcycles for the coming season."
The tire manufacturer will supply rubbers for all racing classes. The Superbike, Superstock 1000 and Supersport classes will run on Dunlop KR448 and KR449 slicks while the Superstock 600 class will use Dunlop's GPA-Pro DOT tires. The entry-level KTM 390 Cup will use Dunlop Alpha 13s. Dunlop will also offer the same tires to club racers across the country.
"Dunlop has supported American road racing longer than any other tire company, and we've been the exclusive tire supplier since 2009," said Mike Buckley, Dunlop's senior vice president of sales, marketing and R&D. "Our commitment to the paddock has never been greater, and we're very excited to extend our exclusive agreement into 2015 with MotoAmerica."
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Marie-Antoinette's memorabilia: the auction results
The bidding was brisk, with much international interest, and the prices went far higher than estimated by Christie. The silk purse embroidered by Marie-Antoinette at the Temple sold for more than $133,000! This dress fragment, puce-colored, fetched $76,000.
Indeed it is Louis XVI, with his wry sense of humor, who coined the term puce (which means "flea" in French) to describe the color of some of Marie-Antoinette's dresses.
That was years before the French Revolution, but she obviously loved that shade of light brown: she still wore it while jailed at the Temple.
To go back to the Christie's auction, Chantal d'Orléans, daughter of the late Comte and Comtesse de Paris, was interviewed. "It wasn't possible to divide all this," she said. "These memorabilia should be in museums, they are for collectors." One of her nephews stated that he was "sad to see all of this gone, but happy that it is selling well."
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Super fabulous post. Can you imagine if all that was destroyed due to the Revolution was still around- not only clothing but even like the letters & documents that were burnt do to fear of association & implication.
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Indeed. Lauren, Christie's undervalued the whole estate (it brought in more than double the estimate of 1 million Euros) but this is more particularly true of the Marie-Antoinette/Louis XVI memorabilia. Under French law, the sale should be final today, and we should know more about the eventual owners of these objects.
Thanks for posting on the auction and results! I thought the estimates were low – but those items seem so priceless to me!
Gorgeous pictures, Ingrid! See my comments under your post. I agree with you about the bodice.
Catherine, Thanks again for linking me to your delightful blog. I have just posted more photos of Marie Antoinette's magnificent dress.
Well, last time I tried to attend an auction in Paris (and, mind you, it was nowhere as high profile as this one) there was a two-hour wait at the door. Sadly, I gave up…
I'd never thought to visit Christie's The next big show is in Feb '09 -Collection Yves Saint Laurent et Pierre Bergé That will be a blast to see!
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IGG has announced that the latest version of Godswar Online will arrive today, adding new systems like the master and apprentice system, new events, reopened maps, and more.
IGG has announced the release of the new GodsWar Online (http://gw.igg.com/main.php) version 193 and the in-game Item Mall.
GodsWar Version 193 and the Item Mall will be officially released after the maintenance on February 24th EST (GMT-5) and as a result players will be able to purchase some special and helpful items from the Mall.
To provide a chance for players to experience these items for free, our officials will give 50 Item Mall points to every level 40+ character created before 11:59pm, February 23rd EST (GMT-5). Please note that all points will be allocated before 11:59pm, February 24th EST (GMT-5).
In the new version, we have added a master and apprentice system and equipment decomposition and enhancement systems, modified the title system, perfected the title and guild system and reopened event maps. In addition, the brand-new Spies Invaded and Sign In events have also been created.
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Having HIV appears to increase the risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss, at least among younger patients, researchers reported.
Compared with HIV-negative controls, people living with HIV who were 35 or younger had double the risk of sudden hearing loss, according to Yung-Song Lin, MD, of Taipei Medical University in Taiwan, and colleagues.
But, in a retrospective population-based cohort, there was no significant difference between the groups for people 36 or older, Lin and colleagues reported online in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
Up to 44% of HIV-positive people have a chronic hearing impairment, for a variety of reasons, Lin and colleagues noted. Sudden sensorineural hearing loss in HIV-positive people, on the other hand, has been reported occasionally but there are no case series or cohort studies of the condition in those with the virus.
To help fill the gap, they looked at medical records from the country's national health insurance system on a cohort of 8,760 HIV-positive people diagnosed between Jan. 1, 2001, and Dec. 31, 2006.
For comparison, they included 43,800 people with other insurance claims but without HIV.
In Taiwan, Lin and colleagues noted, sudden sensorineural hearing loss is defined as loss of 30 decibels or more in at least three contiguous audiometric frequencies that develops over a period of a few hours to 3 days.
To account for the effect of age, the study cohort was divided into those 18 through 35, and those older than 35.
In the younger HIV-positive group, Lin and colleagues found, there were 11 cases of the condition in 25,439 person-years of follow-up. Among the younger controls, there were 26 cases in 130,722 person-years of follow-up.
Those numbers yielded incidence rates of 4.32 and 1.99 cases per 10,000 person-years, respectively, for an incidence rate ratio of 2.17, which was significant at P=0.03.
The incidence rate ratio for sudden hearing loss was significantly elevated only in men; it did not reach significance among the 11% who were women.
In a Cox proportional hazards regression model with propensity score matching, the hazard ratio in the younger group -- adjusted for age, sex, geographic region, and annual income – was 2.17 (95% CI 1.07 to 4.4).
In contrast, among the older participants, there were five cases in 15,506 person-years of follow-up among those who were HIV-positive and 39 cases in 87,570 person-years of follow-up among the controls.
That yielded incidence rates of 3.22 and 4.45 cases per 10,000 person-years, respectively, and a nonsignificant incidence rate ratio of 0.72.
Lin and colleagues said it remains unclear why the effect was only seen among those 35 or younger. Indeed, they cautioned that a population-based study "cannot explore the underlying mechanism" that might link HIV and sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
They noted, too, that some possible risk factors – such as smoking history and noise exposure – were not included in the insurance database, and their absence might have introduced some bias.
Finally, the data did not include information about the severity of hearing loss or other laboratory test results, they noted.
The study was supported by the Chi Mei Medical Center research fund of Taipei Medical University.
The journal said the authors made no conflict of interest disclosures.
- Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD Emeritus Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
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JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck SurgerySource Reference: Lin C, et al "Increased risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss in patients with human immunodeficiency virus aged 18 to 35 years: A population-based cohort study" JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2013; DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2013.1709.