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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Decaying - The Last Days Of War [2013]
War is here and you can feel. In the last five years or so, the band that dedicated itself the most to war-themed death metal has to be Decaying. The Finns have been barely around for three years, but they've established themselves a prolific backlog of albums through the prolific death metal culprits Hellthrasher Productions, starting from a small group of demos then steadily weaving their way to a debut, a sophomore, and now, this. Though I was ignorant of their existence until Hellthrasher helped me discover their sophomore, ''Encirclement'', a fleshy death metal addendum that broiled with a fervor for war, destruction and the contemplation of things upon the battlefield, and it was still considerably fresh for its time, ripe with the energy it borrowed from such blatant masters as Pestilence, Asphyx, or Bolt Thrower which is the band that should be credited for both making the war-themed metal thing notorious and serving the greatest influence of these young Finns. Granted, ''The Last Days Of War'' proceeds to ruminate the aesthetic preferences of the group's previous outings, with perhaps an added twist here and there and a more professional canvas of war.
Promptly after you channel into ''The Last Days Of War'', vivid recollections of Bolt Thrower and Pestilence flash into your mind. I believe it should be noted that this is the band's shortest full-length release to date, which means they've minimized the length of their songs to as low as possible as to fit their their sluggishly circulating gait. That said, in case you've never hearkened to their battle-induced aggression, Decaying are a sort of lightweight band; I mean they've certainly got a penchant for inflicting septic, thrash-oriented grooves that drive themselves into the listener like a mad Japanese banzai charge, with the bayonets starkly in tact, but compared to the myriads of acts popping out of the woodwork today - those countless Incantation clones - they're just not hitting as hard as you'd imagine. Of course, the belligerence of such tracks as ''Code Name Overlord'' are undeniable, the wretched Van Drunnen inflection howling over the feral guitar work like some desperate US marine caught in a hailstorm of German bullets. Decaying aren't necessarily bombarding away with the heaviest of artillery here, but the guitars are fluent with a carnivorous urge to splatter guts, and the vocals are surprisingly cantankerous enough to fuel sufficient aggression into music, however, the pinnacle of entertainment for me were the World War II themed lyrics; probably more exciting than all the malicious riffing combined.
So you've practically got yourself an ugly Hail Of Bullets entity here, with viler production values but still somewhat more focused than the band's previous offerings. ''Firestorm'' seems to be a direct insertion of ''The IVth Crusade''; lengthy moments of drudging, slightly unnerving death/doom, thrashy chugs entwining with downtrodden lead passages, bringing about all things desolate and doleful about war. Surely they could have done some cropping, because even despite the abridged song lengths it's quite possible to be sucked in to a wormhole of boredom, especially when the guitar tone seldom dissolves into savory volumes of mourn and ambiance, like the ones you'd usually have on typical retro death metal suspects. Listening to ''The last Days Of War'' is not really a gratifying prospect, despite the bulldozing Tiger tank this can sometimes turn out to be, and it does feel as if Decaying are a little bit out of practice or material. They've acquired a handful of more modern weaponry since their World War I themed ''Encirclement'', which was a tad better by all means, but they've also grown a bit weary. Who knows, maybe they're just plain exhausted with the war nearing an end, wouldn't you say?
Code Name Overlord
El Alamein
The Ardennes Offensive
Rating: 73%
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Ghost - Infesttisumam [2013]
Since releasing their debut album "Opus Eponymous" in 2010 there has been no bigger hype band than Ghost. Maybe it was because they were on a tour with Mastodon and Opeth (who, for some reason, are two of the biggest metal bands today), because they never revealed their identities, or because of their strange brand of occult rock. Regardless of how they got popular, the good news is that their debut was an enjoyable record. It definitely had quite a few metal leanings, and could probably best be described as Mercyful Fate meets Blue Oyster Cult. With "Infestissumam", Ghostcontinues that trend, but definitely sound like a band that has bought into their own hype.
The second the record opens, you are hit with the sound of huge, ancient choirs. This is nothing new for Ghost, and it actually builds into something quite atmospheric in the intro; however, it would later be used again on other tracks to the record's detriment. The choirs definitely fit Ghost's image, but they really aren't necessary beyond the great intro. Luckily, the first full song opens with one ofGhost's hardest hitting riffs, before the guitars give way to Papa Emeritus' ghastly vocals. In general, the songs on "Infestissumam" aren't that different from the debut; there are hard rocking songs ("Per Aspera Ad Inferi"), as well as more simplistic tunes ("Body and Blood"). Where this record sometimes gets off track is in its use of strange melodies. For example, the single, "Secular Haze", has a carnival feel to it, which is unnecessary and takes away from the rest of the song (it does however, have some great bass guitar work). Likewise, "Year Zero" has some moments that make you think that this band could really be doing something better. This is what I mean when I say they've bought into their own hype; they are emphasizing new and weird elements to the band in order to push their image into more mainstream territory. Granted, it seems to have worked, but the average metal fan is likely to be able to handle the strange combination of Ghost's music and their aesthetic. Getting back to the music, the highlight is definitely "Jigolo Har Megiddo", which has a stomping rhythm to it. The interplay of drums and guitars almost sounds like disco meets swing. It's got a four-on-the-floor feel, but still has a jumpy, unrestrained character. The more experimental "Ghuleh / Zombie Queen" has its moments as well, but is more likely to be a grower. The remainder of the songs don't stand out, but that works to Ghost's favour as they're simply enjoyable occult rock tunes.
"Infestissumam" is likely to be a conflicting record. Had the band stayed a bit more consistent and less experimental, I would certainly enjoy it more. With that said, they didn't simply rehash their previous record. While I'm afraid of their likely future downfall, Ghost have created an enjoyable, albeit flawed follow-up.
"Per Aspera Ad Inferi"
"Jigolo Har Megiddo"
"Body and Blood"
Final Rating
3.9/5 or 78%.
Written by Scott Dorfman
Originally written for Skull Fracturing Metal Zine.
Satan - Life Sentence [2013]
We've had our fair share of reunion bands. Few of them tend to be good. Yes, we were given some truly great releases from a number of bands, the latest Attacker album for instance, but we were also showered with a stream of godawful albums, like the new Rottrevore EP, and even if some recuperating old bands manage to somehow deliver a goody, very few of them are able to bring about the rest of their good material. My point is, bands like Satan don't have much of a shot at re-living the same youthful energy that they exploited during their golden days, and the situation gets even trickier when you're working on a genre like NWOBHM, which today is exhibited to us a rehashing of Maiden, Priest and the like, fused with a more modern framework of disillusioned riffing, so I think you can understand the pressure that Satan had to bear when they first reunited in 2011 and decided to put another album.
The thing that makes heavy metal, and specifically NWOBHM such a strenuous material to process and toy with is that the genre itself is scarce in exemplary offerings besides the few releases that respectfully formed its basis. Satan, with astounding accuracy and dexterity, has managed to overcome both of these hindrances and has ultimately brought us ''Life Sentence'', and let me tell you, unveiling this record is like removing the dust off an obscure-as-fuck demo these guys released in the early 80's, and has already generated sufficient buzz in the metal underground to emerge victorious in numerous end-of-the-year lists. Now, upon reading thus far, a genuine metalhead will be no more than slightly content, I'm sure, and even filled with a bit of trepidation, moaning ''Oh damn, another Maiden rip-off? More Steelwing?? I'm out.'', so brace yourself, because this ain't the generic copycat you'll be expecting. The fact that ''Life Sentence'' is able to emulate any of its peers steel befuddles me. You already knew you were into a hell of comeback with the glorious, old-school logo sticking out in the corner, the spiritual ghoul-demon leaking out of its state of encasement, and this wonderfully picturesque image fit into an archaic, mystifying framework, but no one could have guessed what the five-piece would be able to conjure in less than two years' time.
Satan is hardly thrifty here. They don't spare any of the cannon fodder they've been harnessing for all those weary years, and their techniques reign supreme in every field of musicianship; instead of losing their technical touch, they've gotten even more savvy with their instruments. Secondly, the old school edge is hugely dominant; they've got a skillful penchant for being able to put out material on par with their earlier releases, ultimately succeeding in delivering that clarified NWOBHM texture we've longed to hear, and they can grind their guitars producing riff after riff. That being said, I ought to say that ''Life Satan'' isn't a flurried rush of pure old school instincts; its gleams with an articulate and youthful power that, in my opinion, is the real key to the Englishman's success. They're not stuck in the past, and while still keeping true to their lauded roots, they're brazen and fuse their archaic tenets with dizzying modern, technical dynamics. With their new perspective, a dirty, crunchy tone, and a production that reeks of antiquity, they're able to send stimulating waves of speeding, bleeding riffs with superior melody-directed instincts intertwining with thrashing ruptures. Moreover, nothing seems to be tampering with their outstanding march. Satan are locked and loaded, more flexible than an Olympic gymnast and it seems as though their sheaves of riffing are so prolific that they could effortlessly filter yet a second disc of songs with equally long material, not lacking a single hint of substance and quality.
Though the guitars should be venerated the most here for their terrific performance, harmonious flinging and overall outing of aggression and energy, I need not say that they aren't the sole highlights of the record. You'd certainly love the somber, woven harmony sequences backed with mid-paced thrash ichor on ''Incantations'', or the entwining voids of endless melodies on ''Testimony'', but you'd also have to credit Brian Ross's excellent, earthen timbre for making those tracks the great pieces they are. Ross occasionally plays low (think Danny Foxx of Blood Money with a less frequent usage of high-pitched screams), but he knows when he's going to lead the uproar, and bring songs to their apocalyptic climax when he releases all his steam (''Incantations''). Graeme English's base is also quite entertaining with its pumping, plodding bobs and the drums have that 80's crisp attached to them like an infectious disease, blasting out with spiking accuracy whenever required. With such a backbone of musicians, ''Life Sentence'' converses copiously and explores intensively; you have the vicious melody/rhythm combos of ''Siege Mentality'', the track that piques my interest the most, the classic NWOBHM chug patterns culminating with Ross's flaring vocals on the title track, the thrashing headbanging medley of ''Twenty Five Twenty Five'' or ''Another Universe'' that literally transports you to a different kind of universe with atmospheric presentation of moods galore, and the entire record is bedecked with an enormous quantity of carefully arranged, bouncing leads, spontaneous and laden with a wealth of methods.
''Life Sentence'' will unarguably go down as one of the best releases of the year. It's prowess and viewpoint are unlike any other heavy metal album I've ever heard, and if Satan had released this back when NWOBHM was truly hip and inspiring, back in the early 80's, it would have emerged as one of the greatest heavy metal offerings to date, but even with its late entry into the metal universe, it could easily be classified as a masterpiece, and perhaps the best comeback release ever. So if you love to pick up the newest Enforcer or Maiden albums, you've got nothing better to do than to obtain this immediately. Satan is an inconceivable, sentient beast on this record.
Another Universe
Siege Mentality
Twenty Five Twenty Five
Rating: 94%
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Terrorist - And Then Life Was Death [2013]
Terrorist are one of the better, if not more memorable groups of the black/thrash revival of the last few years. Surely, you've heard of their sound before, nothing quite out of the ordinary; sweltering drum work, voracious riffs that both seethe and tear your flesh apart, and the horrendous, reverb-doused gutturals that reek of a certain resonant Australian bliss you'll find pretty damn familiar. It's not like this flippant horde of cadaverous revivalists can be stopped, so the only thing left to do is to embrace the upcoming flurry. Now, it'll please you to hear that Terrorist have some history behind them; a range of demos and splits alongside a full-length, which, despite being heralded as nice addition to a collector's set of records, still hasn't got got the popularity it aimed to get, and now, the Texans are once again on the march, with a sophomore, ''And Then Life Was Death''. I too must confide that I couldn't quite find anything fresh and overly appealing, but the veritable range of gruesome lyrical content and spurious riffing still held some quality.
Listening to Terrorist is like spectating a cemetery brawl between numerous undead creeps and skeletal apparitions, even though the band's name may suggest something rather political. ''And Then Life Was Death'' is essentially a composite of the archaic thrash and death/thrash offerings of the 80's; Possessed, early Slayer, Morbid Saint, Kreator circa 1984-1986, Hellhammer at speedier gait, and the earliest reminisces of Death for the added drudge and archaic texture, but whenever it feels a little more feral, the band members may shift to something more extreme; raw, voracious outbursts that ultimately resemble Blasphemy and Bestial Warlust at their primitive height, so, despite being a rather frivolous release compared to the myriad of offerings we've heard over the last decade, its articulate attitude renders it robust. The guitars are crunchy, outrageous, even though hardly overwhelming, and they swerve alongside the rumbling drum patterns with surprising ease and flexibility, and, most important of all: clarity. The vocals, so redolent of the late 80's' black/death/thrash transition, are quite haunting and deliberately nettling (in a good way), and they intertwine with the wonderfully spurious, whammy-ridden lead sequences to produce that carnal tumult that every old school death/thrash aficionado loves.
Certain tracks (''Lord Of Deceit'') are far more attached to the black/thrash genre hybrid's speedy breed than any other track on the album, and some may be more elegiac (''Horror Rises From The Tomb''), with mid-paced proto death/doom riffing, and some may ultimately be composed of what this album is all about (''Onward Destroyer''), but the overall stench is foul, and it reeks intermittently throughout. In the end, despite its simpleminded approach, ''And Then Life Was Death'' is capable of producing major induction for the gloried of an angry, perverted headbanger, and it successfully preserves its alacrity, too. Sure, I wouldn't have minded a smidgen more variation (though the album needs a chock load of variation in order to properly stand out and cast a wider, fleshier net), and certain moments were droning gnaw, but Terrorist have the fangs long and acute enough to clench and bite into your flesh, and rip out a surprisingly exciting chunk out from the mass. The tales of the grave have once more been recounted, and I'm still having a hell of a lot fun.
And Then Life Was Death
Sadistic Necrophile
Rating: 74%
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Monday Blues - Jun 9, 2008, 1:08 pm
Today is not a good day for the cat as he is just hungover from a night out with the Judge. The cat was meant to find a new job today "Teaching English to other cats" but another beer sounds better.
The cat has been thinking of starting a new relationship in space or trying to get on the next flight to mars or just find a hot chick with lots of money who drinks "Leo Beer" to support the stray dogs in his soi.
Thursday no blues - Jun 12, 2008, 11:23 am
The cat was cool this morning, he got home at 3 a.m. and looked bad. He said he had been out with some space dudes drinking rum and other things.
He said he met a hot space chick in a bar but he fell over and passed out.
My idea is not to take anymore strays into my life, cause they are only strays and will be as good as the cat is. But one cat is enough for today.
Thursday Blues - Jun 19, 2008, 12:36 pm
The cat is not a happy cat, he came home at 3 a.m. this morning with no cash in his pocket and asked me to pay for his taxi. I asked him "what have you done with the 20 Baht I gave you last night?" His answer was "spent it all on hot chicks."
So, paid for his taxi who was not happy because the cat had tried to have sex with his back seat.
I told the taxi driver that it was normal for the cat to do that and I have had to change my location many times because of this. I think I must find another home for myself again and start to drink more Leo beer to easy the pain of not having a sofa.
Friday's song - Jun 20, 2008, 6:49 pm
The cat and I just sat through a song sent by a friend, (can't tell who) but it was so bad the cat was upset and said "you don't love me anymore and you have another cat in your life" and took his box and is now sleeping down the hall near the rubbish and still singing the song.
I just talked to the cat and he said he is going to protest about cat songs in town, "join them" I told him and "don't forget the kitty litter!"
Monday Blues again - Jun 23, 2008, 4:26 pm
The cat is not back from his protest about bad music, but I got a call from him on his new mobile phone, he said "things are going well with the protest but he is sure the old singers will be back again." I asked him where he got the money to buy a new phone and he told me it was a gift from a somtam seller who he is in love with. I wished them all the luck in the world and keep Pock Pocking together.
Tuesday High - Jun 24, 2008, 6:17 pm
The cat is back from his broken protest, a broken mobile phone and a broken heart. The somtam seller who the cat fell in love with ditched him for some bigshot who looks like a pig with grey hair, who promised her a new stall, a gold rolex, a house and a benz with a driver. The cat got angry and attacked the big shot with his claws out, the cat fought well and gave the bigshot a run for his money, but the bigshot just had too many friends with lots of money. The cat was escorted off by some guys with funny hats and thrown in a rubbish bin, thus the broken mobile phone. I told the cat next time he goes to one of his protests to take some protection like a condom to keep the germs away.
Wednesday blues - Jun 25, 2008, 8:53 pm
The cat thought of an idea to get a hot chick interested in him, but it turned out she was too smart and moved out of the cat's grasp. I told the cat play music to her, so he sent her a song. But she replied "I have long hair" as the cat was just about to jump off the toilet seat and kill himself. I said to the cat "look what happened to the last toilet seat" no answer from the cat, because he knew, sets are made to be broken just like bad songs.
Sunday Cat Strew - Jun 29, 2008, 5:59 pm
The cat just arrived home from learning Kung Fu and has been trying to show off his skills to the locals. He has a black eye and a broken jaw, I asked him "this was your fist lesson in the art of kung fu, why did you want to show it to the local taxi drivers?" He explained that the instructor said that he was a natural and could even beat Bruce Lee and signed the cat up for another 20 lessons at a cost that would buy a new Benz. I told the cat that Bruce Lee was dead and the mouse that lives down the hall could beat him, and the cat has been trying to beat up the mouse for the past 6 months. So, we just sat down together and finished the 5 day old pizza.
Monday The Job Interview - Jun 30, 2008, 10:22 am
The cat cat left our penthouse early this morning for a job interview and we saw the mouse waiting at our private lift. I told the cat to calm down and I walked over to the mouse and asked her what she was doing. The mouse replied that she had got lost and asked if it was ok to use the lift. So, on the way down I asked the mouse where she was going, and she said for a job interview. The cat and the mouse were going for the same job, well the cat was coughing furballs by this time. I wished them both luck for the Head of Interpol job.
Wednesday Cat Hell - Jul 2, 2008, 8:47 am
The cat is not a happy cat, the mouse got the job with Inerpol and she offered the cat a job as her private ear cleaner. I told him that this is a well respected job in Interpol and if I had the chance I would be at the drug store buying cotton buds and trying to improve my skills on the soi dogs. The cat asked me if I'd seen the stage play "Mouse Trap" and if we had any cheese, I knew what he was thinking. I said let's go out and have a beer and pick up some hot chicks, so we went down to the local soi bar and the mouse was sitting at the bar buying drinks for everyone. I could see what was goning to happen and it did.
Thursday Cat Hospital - Jul 3, 2008, 8:49 am
The cat made one of his famous kung fu style flying kicks at the mouse and missed the mouse, but hit one of the local soi dogs in the groin. This was not what the cat had in mind the soi dog looked at the cat and just smiled and then picked up the cat, put the cat on his bar stool and sat on the cat, ordered a pint of beer, drank the beer and the put the cat in the empty beer glass. Every one was laughing by this time, but not the cat. The party went on till two in the morning with the cat in the glass. I picked up the cat in the glass and took it to a local hospital, when we arrived at the hospital a doctor came out and saw the cat in the glass, smiled and said "you been drinking with that soi dog".
Friday Birds day - Jul 4, 2008, 4:40 pm
The cat woke up this morning with a spring in his paws. I asked him why he was so happy after what had happened the night before. He told he was going to set up his own motor bike gang, he told me he had been on the phone to some cool cats in the morning and they had all agreed to join, but I told him none of you cats have motorbikes so how can you have a gang and all gangs have hot chicks, you don't have any. He told me he had a couple of birds lined up and they were humming to go and each cat in the gang would take a bike for a test run from the local motorbike shop and just not bring the bike back, and then hide out in the forest till the heat cooled down. I asked him do you not think the owner of the motorbike shop will not get worried when you cats just take the bike for a test run, all 15 cats. The said no problem the owner is the president of the gang.
Saturday Life in the trees - Jul 5, 2008, 6:33 pm
Got a call from the cat this morning informing me that things were not so good in the forest, no aircon, no internet, no bathrooms, no showers and worst of all no pizza or beer. He asked me could I come to their hideout with beer and pizza? I agreed after he told me their location. I ordered the pizzas and beer and walked the five minutes it took to find their hideout. as I got near the gang's hideout I noticed a bad smell. I noiced the president of the gang out for the count and asked the cat what is up with dog, the cat explained that the night before the dog had eaten a mixture of Indian, Korean, Mexican and Chinese food washed down with two bottles of vodka and twenty cans of Leo beer, and had developed a bad case of wind. I asked the cat how long they will hold out in the forest? He told me until the price of oil had dropped to $100 or when a new law comes out allowing cat to be president of the USA. I told the cat there was a good chance as some black cat is running.
Thursday cat in the bin - Jul 10, 2008, 7:54 am
The cat is back from the forest, things went wrong for the cat and I had to bail him out. The mouse found out where the cat's hideout was and Interpol moved in. The cat asked why Interpol wanted to join his gang? The mouse replied that the cat was a wanted felon and on Interpol's most wanted list, just behind some dude called Bin. The cat did what he does best, cried out "false" told Interpol that the gang had nothing to do with Bush and his wife, but the gang would sell the stolen motorbikes and pay off some bitches' debt. So we all went down to the soi bar and had a few beers and I just thought about Prim.

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Monday, September 4, 2017
LUKOIL has concluded an agreement on supplies of lubricants for servicing mine machinery operated at the Russian deposits of the world largest diamond-mining company ALROSA.
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Tuesday – Friday: 4:00 – 12:00 a.m.
Saturday: 2:00 – 12:00 a.m.
Sunday: 2:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Weekdays 6-9 PM // Weekends 2-8
Monday: BYOF
Tuesday: Penne for Your Thoughts (Italian)
Wednesday: Rotating
Thursday:From Scratch Food Truck (Southern-French)
Friday: Sister South (Southern/Farm-to-Table)
Saturday: Cubish (Irish-Cuban)
Sunday: Captain Muchacho's (Mexican-Gourmet)
** All our food trucks feature vegan/vegetarian options **
** Menu is Subject to Change **
Crafty Bastard Brewery is a Knoxville nanobrewery located in the 4th and Gill area on Central Street, only a two minute drive from the downtown Old City. We specialize in unconventional craft beers. We keep it small to ensure that we provide the most unique, top-quality beers in East Tennessee. If you're looking for a variety of IPAs, experimental sours, and excellent examples of German, English, and Belgian style ales as well as casks and infusions, Crafty Bastard Brewery is the place for you! Look through our beer listing. We try to have a constant rotation going, so check back often.
Crafty Bastard Brewery was founded in 2014 by Aaron McClain and Jen Parker. Jen and Aaron have traveled the United States and studied craft beer in places like Portland, Asheville, and San Diego. In love with the innovative efforts of so many small breweries, they wanted to share their passion for the beer world with Knoxville.
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Bourbon Egg Nog
Oh my word this is the first time I have made eggnog and its all kinds of yum. This drink is like nectar of the god for a custard fanatic, its very much like a spicy boozed up custard drink.. GLORIOUS. Before I give you the recipe Homer Simpson summed up how good egg nog really is, enjoy my friends!
Marge: Homer, didn't you get any milk? All I see is egg nog.
Homer: 'Tis the season, Marge! We only get thirty sweet noggy days.
Then the government takes it away again. [pours some on his
Lisa: [chokes on her cereal] I think I'm having chest pains.
Egg Nog ( courtesy of Alton Brown )
4 egg yolks
43g sugar, plus 1 tablespoon
500ml whole milk
230ml heavy cream
85ml ounces bourbon
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
4 egg whites
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the egg yolks until they lighten in color. Gradually add the 43g sugar and continue to beat until it is completely dissolved. Set aside.
- In a medium saucepan, over high heat, combine the milk, heavy cream and nutmeg and bring just to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and gradually add the hot mixture into the egg and sugar mixture. Then return everything to the pot and cook until the mixture reaches 75c degrees.
- Remove from the heat, stir in the bourbon, pour into a medium mixing bowl, and set in the refrigerator to chill.
- In a medium mixing bowl, beat the egg whites to soft peaks. With the mixer running gradually add the 1 tablespoon of sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Whisk the egg whites into the chilled mixture.
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A) Suppose that several months of data showed the CPI increasing at a 1% annualized rate down from previous 4% rate and this caused expectations of annual inflation to also decrease from 4% to 1%. Assume, at the same time that fears of recession and default on corporate and asset backed bonds reduced the expected real rate of return required to equate investor demand to the existing supply of 1 year Treasury notes to 0.5 % from 2%. What would you expect to happen to the nominal yields on 1-year T-notes during the period over which these changes in inflation expectations and required real yields occurred? (Give a numerical answer if possible) Explain your reasoning.
B)Draw a supply/demand diagram of the US Treasury bond market to illustrate the effects on it of the developments cited in part A. Label the diagram clearly.© BrainMass Inc. brainmass.com October 9, 2019, 11:27 pm ad1c9bdddf
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Prior expectation of inflation was 4%.
New expected inflation rate is 1%.
With fear of default on commercial asset backed bonds people start demanding more treasury notes. The expected real returns fall from 2% to 0.5%.
First, relate the nominal yield to the real yield.
Nominal = Real + Inflation
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Identify expected nominal yield.


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As promised, I got together my notes from Maria about our discussion the other day on habits. I have been so excited about writing this post that I have been thinking about it all day!!
As we talked on the phone Tuesday Maria made some very shocking statements. She told me about her dream (which I am not going to share – sorry!) and then about how when she woke up she felt pressed to pray. She began rebuking things that she and I had never considered before to be a demon – habits! As she was praying this she thought to herself – is there even a demon of habits and if so does that imply that all habits are in fact bad? Even the ones we would consider good? If they are all bad, what is it about the nature of habits that make them so?
The more she talked the more my wheels started spinning and coming up with examples of "good" habits:
- reading my bible every day
- flossing my teeth
- blessing my food
- feeding my child on a regular basis
- changing my undies every day
- I could go on and on
This strange defensive feeling rose up inside me – "wait wait wait – I have good habits you can't tell me my good habits are actually bad!"
The conclusion Maria came to was that when you form a habit it takes the choice out of the action. You are doing that habit as an automatic response. It takes the love, passion, and desire out.
At first, you are excited "I am going to read my Bible every night!" You hop in bed, snuggle into the quilt, grab your Bible and soak up some God Time. But eventually, a habit is formed and suddenly one night you climb into bed and your bible is in your hand with out you even thinking about reaching for it. You skim through the next chapter on you bible reading guide and by the time you fall asleep you don't remember a thing you've just read. Matter of fact the poor Bible is still on your bed getting scrunched up by your pillows! Okay, maybe that last part is just me, but none the less, I think you see where I am going with this.
As you're on auto pilot skimming over your nightly read, there sits "bad habit" on your shoulder nodding away "that's right, you keep reading those scriptures, you better read those scriptures every night! who cares if you're too tired. who cares if you're not going to remember it. you better read." Then suddenly you have guilt popping up right there with bad habit sayin, " if you don't read then you're letting god down" and now you're in a real mess because here comes mr.legalist saying, "you haven't even cracked open your bible all day, you have to read now!" You are so tired and not even really catching any of the words you are reading so you decide to stop before you finish your chapter and now here comes condemnation, "you never spend time with god. you are so lazy. you are such a looser you can't even read one chapter. god is mad at you for not finishing that chapter." Yikes!
My mind just about exploded at this point. I am suddenly realizing the depth of this issue! OF COURSE there would be a demon of habit! If the devil can't keep you out of church then he will make it as automatic and redundant as possible. Then once the habit is firmly in place he will use guilt, shame and condemnation against you to the point where you are no longer skipping off to church full of sunshine and joy but instead sulking up the steps dreading the next 2 boring hours but feeling like you HAVE to be there. Going to church on Sunday is just what you do. Sunday from 9am to 12pm is the slot of time reserved for church and secret naps while you sit hidden behind the lady with the big hair. You are going because you always go, not because you are expecting and wanting to encounter God and encourage your brothers and sisters.
In the middle of this mind explosion I arrived (safely) at home and just had to share all this perspective with my Sweet Dad. He, in his 'hmmmm..I don't know about this' voice, says, "Interesting…I'm going to have to look into that." Which led us on a very spirited Bible search and discussion which I am going to spare you from and just get to the point already!!
We decided that there really is NO such thing as a good habit! There is only one reference to what might be considered a good habit in the bible, which I will post and discuss under the "daily dose" topic, and aside from that all the rest of the habits are bad in the Lords eyes!
In both the old and the new testament there are examples of God chastising the Israelites and Pharisees about their tendencies to perform good Godly actions out of habit rather than out of a heart of love and service to the Lord. They do them to be seen of man – because they are supposed to do them – not because they want to connect with God and please Him.
"Wait, Wait, Wait!" My dad says, "You can't just throw out a blanket statement though and declare alllll habits as bad ones! What about changing your underwear?" (Okay, so his real example was making the bed every day but underwear is just funnier;))
From there we decided that there has to be a distinction between actions that you do that require no heart: brushing your teeth, going to the gym, making the bed, and actions that do require heart: praying, reading your Bible, kissing your honey when they come home from work. If the action is supposed to come from your heart but comes from a place of automatic reaction it has lost its 'goodness'.
God isn't looking for people to be in the habit of reading His word or going to church. God is looking for people who love Him and long to spend time with Him. He is looking for people who talk to Him/pray with fire and passion, people who treasure His word and plant it in their hearts so they never lose it, because those are the ones who can go out and impact the world of lost, hurting people.
Maria pointed out as she read my rough draft of this post that even heartless actions can't really be considered a 'good habit' so much as just self-discipline. The more self-discipline you have the more likely you are going to brush your teeth every day or walk the dog. This might really seem like splitting hairs at this point but I think she is on to something. 🙂


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I started auditing the Great Courses Physics series on Time by Sean Carroll on a whim. Carroll is a physics professor at Caltech, and a great lecturer even for those of us who had a liberal arts education. For one thing, the topic is a great motivator: understanding the mysteries behind Time and the Arrow of Time, it turns out drives you wanting a better understanding of philosophy, psychology, neurobiology, cosmology, ideal gas laws, the second law of thermodynamics, Newtonian mechanics, quantum mechanics, relativity, and touches on high energy physics and of course string theory.
What astonished me was that Carroll successfully did this using minimal mathematics: he didn't even get around to PV=nRT, but still managed to explain the combinatorial expansion that drives the scientific understanding of entropy and what it means. I think it was Richard Feynman who said that "If you can't teach it to a smart undergraduate, then you don't really understand it," and Carroll's understanding and explanation more than passes the bar.
The mystery behind time, it turns out, isn't that it exists, but that there's a directionality to it. Since physics equations don't actually manifest an arrow of time, we're left with trying to explain it, but Carroll points out that ultimately, the question isn't "why is entropy going to go up tomorrow?", but "why was the entropy lower yesterday, and even lower the day before that", and so forth all the way until the moment of the Big Bang.
Along the way, Carroll takes us through a grand tour of modern physics, touching from gas laws, Boltzman's equation, and quantum mechanics as well as modern cosmology. It's a lot of fun. If physics had been taught with as much energy, literacy, and fun at my high school, I might have been a more interested and motivated student of the subject. And yes, he'll also address questions like: "Why am I always late?", and "Does time really start flowing faster as you get older?"
So yes, watch the series, or forget the video and just listen to it as you drive/hike/run errands. If you've been exposed to the material before, it'll be a great refresher, but if not, I can assure you that the presentation is much lighter and less intimidating than say, Lisa Randall's book. Recommended!
Monday, March 14, 2016
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I have been trying out Windows 8 using bootitng as my boot manager and Win7
as the primary OS. Suddenly today when I tried to boot back into Windows 7
(after using Windows 8), I got an error message saying there was a problem
with the boot files and I needed to repair windows. I tried the repair and
it did not work.
Then I tried booting again and did not get the bootit screen so tried to
reinstall bootit from the disk. It showed the patrition where bootit is
installed and said it had set it up (I did not get the reinstate option that
I usually get after loosing the bootit menu). When I rebooted the computer,
I still did not get the bootit menu and have been unable to get it after
several tries to reinstall bootit. I can work with paritions from the disk
but the option to work with editing the menus is greyed out. (Maybe that is
always the case when booting from the disk?)
I'm not sure what has happened, but I seem to have lost all use of the
computer. I am now trying a restore of the Windows 7 OS parition, but am
not sure if it will work or not. What do you suggest I do. Why would
Bootit not install?
Thank you!


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Education is making a huge difference here in Africa. Our primary school curriculum includes math, English, Social Studies and music. Boys learn carpentry, plumbing and electrical skills. Girls learn tailoring, computer, cooking and hospitality in the hotel. When students leave our school they can support themselves, get jobs and pay school fees for other family members.
We have been carrying laptops, Kindles and other donations from you to Africa for 12 years and we see how valuable your help has been. Students who received your gifts have a step up, sometimes times several steps up from their neighbors just because they have information.
Kids consume and share "how to" books on Kindles. Parents start businesses on laptops. Girls learn to use Word to write and print documents so they can get jobs as secretaries. Some students connect with people in other countries. Artists and potters view art of the past and present. Science students see pictures of cells and the digestive system in real time. Teachers can study school plans from other cultures. Aspiring doctors can study physics, view body parts and watch surgery. Students who love math study complicated equations. Education and information change lives.
Isaac a got good quality laptop about three years ago. He and a friend have developed a small media design company doing work for the packaging industry. Others students are learning web design. Mary has a job doing book layouts for a company in India. Rubina works for a newspaper. Isa does bookkeeping for three companies. As education pays off, we begin to see success stories.


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The Naples Winter Carnival (Maine) will be held on February 9, 2013. It is sponsored in part by the Muddy River Sno Seekers of Naples, Maine. There will be radar runs, helicopter rides, fireworks, fishing derby and more.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Naples, Maine Winter Carnival (Feb 9, 2013)
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angkor wat in photos
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i have finally finished editing my photos. {actually, i finished a few days ago, but there was an unexpected lingering traveler's, um, gift that required medical attention. i'm fine now, but let's say that sometimes the cure can be as bad as the disease!}. and i wanted to share them with you. {i'm *dying* to share my medical story with you, too, but the hubby says it's just. too. gross. so i'm sparing you. you probably have a good imagination anyway.} these images, plus many more, are up on my flickr page.
trying to capture all the sweeping grandeur of each temple seemed futile. for that i bought a lovely postcard. besides, you know i'm a detail-oriented gal. i stuck to photographing the smaller–but equally compelling–details of each place.
every temple had lions. so i have lots of photos of lions.
the lotus blossoms in the pools in front of angkor wat were pretty, even when shot in the heat of the day. they were wilting just like us.
i told you i wanted to ride an elephant. and i did. i also spent time petting them. they are such cool creatures.
the "driver" steers with his feet against the elephants ears, and the elephants just plod along.
and the buddhas. so many super cool buddhas.
these are the best of what's up on flickr so far. i'll work on getting our second day up there soon.
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Bavarian dancers? German music? Delicious food and beer? That can only mean one thing…Encinitas Oktoberfest returns for its 18th year with all the revelry you've come to expect! There's a family fun zone with games for the kids, plus a ceremonial parade that starts at noon!
Where: Mountain Vista Drive and El Camino Real
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Live at Stockton Weekender, Stockton-on-Tees
It may be a surprise to some people, but there are good things happening in Stockton-on-Tees. They have the best record shop in the world (Sound It Out), they have SIRF, they have the Georgian Theatre and at the end of July they have Stockton Weekender. Rising from the ashes of the free, council funded Stockton Fringe, the new festival has managed to survive for 4 years now against the odds, where many similar ventures have sadly crumbled away. The odds have been lowered partly due to their knack of bringing in a good mix of popular acts, critical darlings and upcoming local talent. Over the past few years they've had Seasick Steve, The Pogues, James, Primal Scream, Spiritualized, Dexys, We Are Scientists, Willy Mason, Frankie and The Heartstrings, The Chapman Family and loads of other in between. I should also add that my weekend ticket cost £35. A snip! This year Stockton was punching above its weight yet again. Public Enemy? In Teesside? Who could resist. First off though, Saturday. Hyde and Beast came down the road from Sunderland and eased the crowd in with their usual laid back stomp, it was blisteringly hot on the riverside at this point and the band were a perfect fit. Playing songs from their soon to be unleashed second album, Keep Moving, they proved that they are much more than just the sum of their parts. Martha Reeves and the Vandellas was another surprising inclusion on the bill, the Motown legends came on suitably to "Heatwave" and never really let their foot off the gas, which is testament to their 73 year old singer. This was no James Brown or Brian Wilson scenario where their talented backing bands do most of the work, Martha was energetic, if understandably breathless, throughout. When you've got "Jimmy Mac", "Nowhere To Run" and "Dancing In The Street" in your cannon you can't really go wrong. Chris Helme came on and gave the crowd a further sing-along session, warming them up for his mates Shed Seven who rattled through their hits with their usual youthful aplomb. I liked the fact that they'd employed a 3 piece brass section for the show, perhaps proving that they aren't simply going through the motions. "On Standby" and "The Devil In Your Shoes" still sound great and there was a surprise rendition of "High Hopes" which included a guest spot from Chris Helme. I'm not quite sure why they felt the need to include a cover of "Born To Run" though...maybe they were just getting their money's worth from the brass dudes. Happy Mondays topped the bill on a nostalgic day, and they were in top form. Ryder constantly ribbing Bez over his political ambitions, and the inclusion of obscurities like "Performance" alongside the tried and tested hits of "Loose Fit", "Hallelujah" and "24 Hour Party People" gave the crowd not choice but to dance. The dancing carried on for everyone who went to the festival's amazing silent disco (outside and inside) The Georgian Theatre. Then it pissed down. Sunday was a little more subdued, but that was probably for the best. The wonderful By Toutatis stole the afternoon which their dark but playful tales of death, hangings and general intellectual historical things. I still see this band as kind of folksy, but with baritone vocals, ominous thumping drums, rackety guitar and a ghostly sweeping violin, I'm not quite sure why. The ominous feelings continued for me as I awaited Peter Hook and The Light. I love Joy Division and I love New Order but I just can't see the point of this project (except for the obvious "make a bit of cash for Peter" theory), isn't it just a glorified tribute band? Turns out it was actually OK. Hooky's voice (a bit like Tom Waits) certainly suits the Joy Division stuff best, but with a raw and talented backing band it made for a decent afternoon soundtrack. Another blast from the not too distant past, Reverend and The Makers drew a surprisingly huge and appreciative crowd. Their front man Jon McClure is obviously a born ring master, whipping the crowd up into a bit of an early evening frenzy. It seems there's still life in the relatively youthful dogs yet. After a frantic and energising warm-up courtesy of The Amazing Snakeheads the stage was set for the main event of the night, Public Enemy. Chuck D, Flavor Flav, DJ Lord et al were a cut above the rest of the bill, bringing the cool to Stockton Weekender. The hits were plentiful, "911 Is A Joke" was a personal highlight and recent single "Harder Than You Think" eclipses much of their classic output in terms of sheer joyfulness. Towards the end of the set Flavor Flav himself wondered all the way into the middle of the crowd, "clocked" my 11 month old daughter and gave her a kiss on the cheek. It would be hard to think of a better or more unexpected end to the festival. Top marks Stockton. Top marks Public Enemy.


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This page is about recent Finds & Donations from local Town Folk.
Does anyone else have any painted stones from Helen Corser or know any more about this lady - Please mail (Painted Pebbles)
Support your Charity Shop you will never know what you'll find.
Oil Painting of the Great Bridge & Medway 1911 - 8th September 07
A truly wonderful family painted armature oil painting dated 1911, Donated by David & Sandra Norton.
The Norton's a family of boat builders from the mid 1800 who dominated the River Medway in Tonbridge. Many town folk will remember hiring a boat and paddling from the Racecourse to the Shallows & the weir for a dip in the Medway passing courting couples around Tinkers Island.
The painting can be seen on display in Tonbridge castle, the scene has not changed much today the building in the picture were built 1888 when the new great bridge was built.
The Norton's are researching their family tree, and are hoping that a few people from the town may have additional pictures of the family or even know any stories. If so please mail any reference to the following link. NORTON'S
More information on the Norton's will follow soon under Robert history adventures called The Changing Face of the Medway.
H T White Bottle Top with the Tonbridge crest - 9th September 07
Donated by Steve Briggs & Son found in behind the front door frame in a house in Lyons Crescent Tonbridge now with the collection of Tonbridge Bottles in Tonbridge Castle. I have two bottles from H T White both without stoppers so this was a nice addition to the collection many thanks.
HT White wine & Spirit Merchants 148 Tonbridge High Street started business in 1910 & traded in Tonbridge until the late 1990s when they moved the business to Eastbourne and still trade today as a Family business.
G Singleton Enamel sign
Internet find - 4 x 16 Cobalt Blue on White Background George Singleton Dairyman Cage Green Farm 1915
Tonbridge Bowls Club at the Angel Cricket Ground - 22nd September 07
A lovely trio of Tonbridge Sporting memorabilia - Tonbridge Bowls Club founded in 1906 an outdoor lawn bowling club
1906- The first meeting of Tonbridge Cricket Club(TBC) members interested in setting up a bowls club was held in the spring at the Angel Hotel. It was agreed to establish the Tonbridge Bowling Club and that the headquarters be at the Angel Hotel. A suitable area had been allocated for a green which was laid out and prepared by the cricket club groundsman.
The green was kept in order by the Tonbridge Cricket Club and no person could become a member of the Bowling Club unless a member of the Cricket Club.
The annual subscription was set at 2/6d per annum and 59 members joined in the first year. Founder members included F W Franks- shopkeeper the first President who opened the green on the 27th April , A Cornell- Jeweler & watchmaker, who was reputed to have been the first owner of a motor car to drive through the High Street just after the turn of the century. W Ede- Confectioner, C Payne- Captain a former Sussex Cricketer and George (Gaffer) Stacey- Headmaster of Tonbridge National School later the Slade school and town councilor. Fixtures in the first season-included Hawkhurst, Pembury, Sevenoaks & Crystal Palace.
These were found at Greta May Antiques - 7 Hadlow Road Tollgate Buildings. A wonderful Friendly antique shop with something for everyone.
Smith & Son Imperial pint beer Bottle - 8th November 07
Smith & Son Grocer and Porter Merchant High Street c 1859 - 1910 this bottle is also known in Amber glass, other bottles from Smith & Son are two stoneware Porter bottles inpressed Tunbridge old spelling and two Black Glass beers. Also in the collection is a round face wall clock.
A Present from Tonbridge - 23rd Febuary 08
This Plate the first picture was found at Greta May Antiques - 7 Hadlow Road Tollgate Buildings. The Heather floral design was the same as a small crew et set already in the collection. i would imagine that there are more items with this design.
A wonderful Friendly antique shop with something for everyone good parking to the side well worth a visit .
A Sketch of Tonbridge Castle - December 08
One evening while researching on the internet for information on the Town I came across a painting of a scene I recognized straight away. Further investigation lead me to the truly fantastic art works of Roland Lee.
Roland Lee is a full time artist living in southern Utah near Zion National Park. And each year Roland and his wife travel to various parts of the world where he sketches and paints on location.
Roland Lee has become internationally recognized for his transparent watercolor paintings of the Southwest, rural America, and European landscapes. His watercolor landscape paintings are now in over 1,000 museum, university, corporate, and private art collections throughout the world.
While looking through Roland's Traveling sketchbook I came across his Kent England Sketchbook with some truly amazing sketches of Chiddingstone, Hever, Penshurst, Scotney castle, and Tonbridge.
Roland's artistic talents caught my eye and the sketch of the Castle reminded me of other sketches in the collection of traveling artists who found our castle and inspiration to draw.
I emailed Roland about the sketch asking if he would be willing to sale the sketch to add to the collection. After exchanging several emails, Roland agreed to donate and allow the drawing to become part of the Castle Collection.
Roland's sketch now takes pride of place in collection at Tonbridge Castle.
Please look at his work on the below pictures.
See more of Rolands work at WWW.ROLANDLEE.COM
It was Frances Lady Stafford, who at the end, sold Tonbridge Castle to Tonbridge Urban District Council
Frank East Draper south Tonbridge stood Opposite Mc Donald's.
Lovely Large Frank East Enamel sign – Picture provide by another collector.
William Rathbone from Middlesex came from a family of Watchmaker and Jewelers he ran his business just down from the chequers inn
(now the castle bus stops) after his death his sister Anne Rathbone continued the business.
On 6 September 1940 a Hurricane piloted by Flying Officer Bowring attacked a Junkers 88 Bomber and the pilot of the crippled plane ordered his radio operator to bail out. This was Corporal Heinrich Agel and he landed on the roof of the "Boilin Kettle" tea rooms. He was taken in by the owners and given tea and cakes while they waited for the Police to arrive. The plane went on to crash land at Tanyard Farm in Hadlow Road, Tonbridge. The crew of five were reunited at Tonbridge Police station before being taken to a POW camp for the duration of the war
Tonbridge Soda Syphon - Tunbridge Bulb Neck Codd
The soda syphon J Burgess refers to John Burgess who traded in Hadlow from 1893 -1912 with Branch outlets in Tonbridge.
The syphon tap is not correct this should be metal I applied this for display purpose until I find a metal tap.
Very nice addition to the collection not seen many syphons from the town.
The B Mineral water Company (Horsley Tunbridge old spelling )
Traded Tonbridge at the Masonic Buildings on the Great Bridge high street 1887 -1893
Nice early Acid etched Bulb Neck Codd – the glass is a bit sick but this is the only example I have seen .
I Herd Rumors of an Acid etched Hybrid or Hamilton bottle from the same company was pulled from the River Medway a few years ago
by a non collector if any of the readers have this please mail me would love to see it.
It would be a shame if its just sitting in a draw out the way.
If Anyone has any other bottle from this company or any Tonbridge bottles - please contact me.
William Hodgkin , Grocer 17 high street Tonbridge
Lovely old shop Ink Stamper – William appears in 1859 directory Dug from an old pond rubbish tip.
The handle had rotted away new Handle applied for Display.
The Bull Hotel - Tonbridge Adverisment
The advertisement taken from the Tonbridge Free press dated 1900 shows Herbert Huntley outside the Bull Hotel.
Above the door you can see the painted signboard painted by B. Herring in the thirties,
and was a study from life by that well-known painter of animals – a prize bull in Mr. Deacon's park sitting for the portrait.
Herring lived in the locality in those days.
Whatever happened to it is unknown for many years it was hanging inside the hotel until it was demolished.
Does anyone know the whereabouts today.
Acid etched Drinking glass tumbler - Bull Hotel Tonbridge
Nice addition to the collection of a long lost Tonbridge drinking house perhaps a beer
was taken while the local fisherman spoke of their prize catches from the Medway.
The Bull Hotel was also used as the Headquarters of the Tonbridge Angling society
as the place to weigh in your specimen fish the other place being the Royal Oak at Haysden
Four different Proprietors Flagons
Richard Montague – Wine Spirit Merchant Bull Inn Tonbridge Circa 1858
Charles Bailey - Wine Spirit Merchant Bull Hotel Circa 1867
John Hill – Bull Hotel Tonbridge Circa 1878
Herbert Huntley – Bull Hotel Circa 1880
Herbert Huntly Bull Hotel Tonbridge Miss Spelling (Huntley) – Bull Hotel Circa 1880
Tin Cigarette – Snuff Box Bull Hotel - Fredrick Leney & Co
Nice small tin probably cigarettes or Snuff depicting Herbert Humphrey
The Bull Hotel was also Headquarters for the following
Tonbridge Angling Society
Equitable Friendly Society
Ancient order of Druids
Gardeners Society
Royal Arch chapter
Tonbridge Football Club
Tonbridge skating club
Good local Pubs where more than just a watering holes they where a place to tell a tell and be proud of the local achievements.
Many things would have been discussed by the locals over a good pint from prize Fish and the one that got away to prize Vegetables
and not reveling the secrets of the prize growing techniques to the Football tactics for the next match and the secret talks in the gentlemen's clubs .
Even the next story when you left to explain how you lost that pay packet on that quick after work pint to the lady at home.
The Castle inn /Castle Hotel Tonbridge
The Current building we see today built in 1887 after the original wooden buildings where demolished in 1887 with the building of the new Great Bridge along with the Wise Tunbridge ware manufactures buildings directly opposite side of the river . The castle Inn then became the Castle hotel the Wise manufacture then became the Masonic buildings and was occupied by the Bridge Mineral water company Known as the 'B' Mineral Water Company (Today Pizza Express ).
John Vigar circa 1862 'spelling Tonbridge' was also the owner of Pleasure Boats as can be seen in the picture and is also mentioned in a number of advisements within the Tonbridge Free Press.
TUNBRIDGE proposed change of the name to TONBRIDGE
Since long before the 16th century the town had been spelt as TUNBRIDGE.
From the early 1800s the town was being spelt both with a U or an O. The town's local board was formed in 1870 and they agreed to the commercial spelling of the town and this was to be TONBRIDGE. One of the town's local board members was a Mr. Thomas Pawley the proprietor of the Rose and Crown Hotel in the high street. From 1860c – 1890c you can see clearly the two spellings TUNBRIDGE &TONBRIDGE in various documents maps prints and in the town itself.
Thomas Pawley had his bottles changed from a U to an O around 1870, although a high percentage the community adopted the spelling TONBRIDGE not everyone agreed the post office continued to use the spelling TUNBRIDGE and did not agree to use the O until February 1893 with the official name change and then it was adopted fully by the community.
Below is a copy of the postmaster general proposing the change of the towns spelling from TUNBRIDGE to TONBRIDGE dated 7th February 1893
The Postmaster General, I submit Memorials from the Tunbridge local board and the Ratepayers Associations, asking that the spelling Tonbridge may be adopted by the department. As it appears to be from the Surveyors report that the form of the name is commonly adopted by public bodies and the residents in the town generally.
I think the request should be granted and if you approve I will issue instructions for the Name to be spelt on the date stamps and on all official documents.
7th February 1893
The post office agreed and the Tunbridge became Tonbridge on the 4th Mach 1893
TUNBRIDGE change the name to TONBRIDGE - Very Rare Historical Bottle.
To fall perfectly in line with this is Bottle from John Salkeld Horsley the owner of the B Mineral water company at the Masonic Buildings next to the Great Bridge. Horsley started business in 1887 when the new buildings where built and continued to trade until 1893.
All Bottles from the company the B under Horsley have been spelt TUNBRIDGE until this nice find with the spelling TONBRIDGE which was the year Horsley sold the business to Hugh Nicholls in April 1893
This was sadly being then End of the spelling TUNBRIDGE, a nice very rare historical bottle that falls perfectly in line with the change. Hugh Nicholls continued the trade at the Masonic Building still using the name the B but all bottles produced after where spelt TONBRIDGE.
Richard William Annison
Grocer corner of castle street – Market House circa 1880
William born 1824 died 1892 then his son maintained business until his death in 1917
Bottle reads lent by R.W Annison Market House Tonbridge
Lent By – being a refundable deposit to the person who took the beverages home on the return of the bottle they was refunded.
Lovely Tonbridge Plaque
The Plaque is in the style of the Ivorex Bossons plaque.
Unfortunately no details can be found of the Maker so I can't confirm it's an Ivorex or Bossons Plaque but it would have not been a single item for sure yet I have contacted both Ivorex & Bossons collectors with no confirmation.
Ivorex plaques were made in Faversham, Kent, between 1899 and 1965 by the B. Osborne Company, founded by Arthur Osborne, in 1965, and then purchased by W.H. Bossons Ltd. in 1971. Production of the plaques started again in 1980 and ended in 1996 when Bossons closed.
You would have a master plaques in clay most often using picture postcards from locations all over the world as a reference and this is clearly using the Below .
View of Tunbridge Castle in Kent. Was drawn by J Farington. R. A and engraved by J. C. Stadler. Published by J & J Boydell of London and dated June 1st 1793.
The master plaque was then used to create a gelatin mould which then would be poured the finest plaster of Paris. Once removed from the mould the plaques would be air dried in heated rooms and then hand finished and painted using water colors,
These where produced in the thousands and can be found all over world and very large industry for Faversham .
Could it be an Unknown Ivorex or Bossons Plaque?
Faversham is less than an hour away so why not , Dear Ivorex and Bossons collectors have you seen this one any help would be much appreciated or does anyone have one in there possession.
Brining the world of collectors together
In the continued search for information on new finds this generally leads you to the internet.
During your searched on many occasions this brings you into contact with many other collectors both far and wide, giving you a opportunity not only to aid your knowledge in different fields of collecting but a chance to share information points of view and have a good old chat about peoples wonderful collections and the vast ever increasing world of collecting.
As it did with this plaque - Please see the link to Don's Collectables a website hosted by Donald Hardisty a passionate collector and leading authority on Bossons.
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The new Mack Anthem rolls out in the US
It's been described as one of the most significant new trucks in Mack's long history, it's the new Mack Anthem. Unveiled this week in the U.S., the great news is that Mack Trucks will be bringing an Australian version to market at some time in the future.
When? That's still to be determined (though you will know about it first here).
Here's what we know so far about the new addition to the Mack family:
- Features bold new design
- Optimized aerodynamics (up to 3% over current models)
- New driving and sleeping environments
- Easy to open hood – requires 50% less effort
- Exterior lights – all LED as standard
- Will be offered in Day-Cab, 48" Flat Top Sleeper, and 70" Stand-Up Sleeper
- 7" touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and sat-nav
- Powered new MP series Mack engines – 11 litre/425hp and 13 litre/505hp
- mDRIVE automated manual transmissions – standard
Dennis Slagle, president of Mack Trucks, says there has never been a more aerodynamic, comfortable and connected Mack than the Anthem.
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text: Thomas Gaulkin is multimedia editor of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Joining the Bulletin in 2018, he spent the previous decade working in communications at the University of Chicago, first for the Centers for International Studies and International Social Science Research, and later as Director of News and Online Content for the Division of the Social Sciences. From 1999-2002 and again in 2006 Gaulkin produced Worldview, Chicago Public Radio's daily global affairs program. He received a BA with honors in political science from the University of Chicago.


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Carol Kicinski, Simply Gluten Free
I was diagnosed gluten sensitive more than 20 years ago and was taken aback by the changes I needed to make to stay healthy. I constantly kept my eye out for online resources that could help me live a happy gluten-free lifestyle. The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA) was founded with great anticipation. The gluten-free community had high expectations of NFCA, and now, on their 10th anniversary, I can truly say they lived up to those expectations!
NFCA is a frontrunner in the education and awareness of celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity ('gluten sensitivity'). Their website is full of wonderful resources, from news to events to information about support groups. I have used their site for many reasons, including checking upcoming events to help market my own company and reading about new research on celiac disease and gluten sensitivity. I have also found great websites listed on NFCA's site that offer advice, tips and stories about gluten-free living.
NFCA has been a fantastic resource for me and other people with gluten sensitivity. Not only have they been helpful in providing information, but they have also been helpful in supporting others who want to make a difference in the gluten-free community. They have supported my website and magazine and have always wished me great success. Ten years ago I did not expect that today I would have the honor of having my website listed on NFCA's resource page.
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31 May, 2015
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text: Local officers will share fire safety tips and other safety information with children at the 42nd annual Bugs Bunny Club. The club is held from 10-11:30AM every Saturday morning in March at the Augusta Historical Theatre. 10 bicycles will be given away on the final Saturday. Admission is still only 25 cents.


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We have all seen those movies set in the "future" where technology is way ahead of the time we are in now. Some interesting takes on the smart phone of the future in these movies have been brought to light. Like the thin rectangular glass display that makes up the entire device. Well concepts like that have been made by many OEMs but now Samsung maybe taking that idea elsewhere.
There are plenty of reasons why we most likely won't see a smart phone that is essentially just a see through display. There are batteries and chips to be considered, so the display will always need to be attached to something, in one way or the other. However, that has not stopped concept designs being made by companies for quite some time now. There has been a Korean patent that was obtained by the Wall Street Journal though, and this patent may show us how Samsung is taking the see through display to a different device.
Digital camera's have not seen major overhauls for sometime. For the most part, we have seen the insides of them get upgrades and better quality images produced. However, based on the sketch in the patent, Samsung could be working on a complete overhaul of the digital camera. Simply giving the device a transparent display could be exciting first steps to reaching transparent displays on our smartphones.
Like we mentioned earlier, there will need to be a place to store all the insides of any device, and there is on this digital camera concept as well. It is all to one side, and on that side there is the power/shooter button. There is also the power and processor in the part of the device that is not transparent. Then, on the other half of the device, is just a transparent display. The purpose, as given by Samsung, is to allow "…the person taking the photo and the subject of the photo-shoot to look at each other and have direct eye contact for photo shooting."
Why one would need to make direct eye contact while in the middle of a photo shoot is unclear, but hey, it is an excuse to have a transparent display. As if we really needed another one. This is an obvious overhaul to the digital camera that has been long overdue. What do you think, would you like to see a transparent display on a digital camera, and do you think this will help Samsung make a name for themselves in the camera market?


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I am sure this everyone has been asked this question at some point of their lives.
When I was 5, I remember saying that I wanted to become a truck driver 😛 . I used to like the hugeness of the vehicle and thought that to drive the biggest vehicle on the road was the best thing to do in life 🙂
More so, when I started to read English; I would be thrilled by words like ROAD KING 😉 on the back of trucks..
Now that's past….
15 years since then ! Phew.. Now if someone asks me the same question…Why would anyone ask me this, now that I am already old?.. Nevertheless, if some one asks me, or If you have always wanted to ask me..
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A new site design is in the works. The new look will hopefully be rolled out in early February. It will mostly tidy up the site a little and will eventually see the blog better integrated into the main site.
Today, my new blog article is being hosted over on Cat William's blog: I'm ok and I have the likes to prove it.
Over on the blog we are hosting Cat Williams today and her blog article: How to beat the January Blues
We will be having our first guest blogger over on the blog. Cat Williams will be dropping by next Saturday with a great article on coping with the January Blues.
In the blog today, it felt like a good time to revisit cross marketing and collaboration. The Collaboration Factor and Cross Marketing
Welcome to the new year. I am excited about 2014 for many reasons which I will get into a little later in the year. What I do want to say right now is that I am planning to blog a lot more this year compared to 2013. I am also looking to hopefully get a makeover for the website a little later in the year.
To begin the 2014 blogging season, here is a little article about Facebook. Run for your Lives – Facebook is Sinking
Are you thinking about making a New Year's Resolution? You may want to read my brand new resolution infused blog article first. New Year's Resolution or Road-map to Failure
I just want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. This is the time of year when family is very important. I am spending the day with my parents and I just want you to all know that I am thinking of you as well. You have all become an extended family to me. If it were possible, I would love to invite you all over for Christmas dinner.
I am feeling the holiday spirit alive and well this year. The Return of Christmas
It has been almost a year which has seen a move from Calgary, Alberta to Halifax, Nova Scotia. With all the turmoil of a major move, I have fallen behind in almost everything. I did want to get out another blog post and I also wanted to do it in a different way. Autumn is a character in my next book and I thought it might be fun to let her write the blog post. Anyway, without further ado, here is her post. Autumn's Discrimination Rant
So what sort of things do writers do to keep people interested between books? Between Books: Bridging the Gap
What is Klout and why should I be aware of it? The Clout of Klout
Today seems like a good day to look a little more at Instagram and those interesting filters. Insta-Filter, Insta-Good
Social media has been trending towards a more visual look and today I dive into this new visual Internet over on the blog. Instagram, Pinterest and the Visual Internet
Today, on the blog, we explore the fascinating world of personality. Practical Psychology for Writers and Social Media Part 1
Today on the blog, we take a look at writer's block. When Words Wither: Dealing with Writer's Block
Also, if you missed it from a few days ago, I had another look at Pinterest. Pinterest Wars: Attack of the Clones
Today on the blog, we take a look at the importance of book reviews. Review a Book and Feed an Author
Over on the blog we take a look at the importance of content in your blogging efforts. Content: aka His Royal Majesty
If you are like me, you are pretty much always struggling to find the time to do everything you need to get done. In this article we take a look at the time commitment that social media demands and also try to figure out how to get the most out of the limited time you may have available. The Social Media Clock: Manufacturing Time
I have posted a short story called 'The Wedding' over on my blog. It is kind of a depressing story in an almost poetic way. The Wedding
Over at the blog, my brand new article explores just why you should keep a blog and how it is an important tool for marketing.What the Blog are you Talking About?
I added a new blog article today all about Pinterest and some of its marketing potential for writers. You can check that out at the blog and here is a handy link to the article: Stick a Pin in it: Marketing with Pinterest
Today I have swapped out all of the old covers for the new one. Yes, I have redesigned the cover as apparently the old cover didn't quite convey that the story is a paranormal thriller. One reader actually told me that he almost didn't read the book as he thought the cover suggested a story about a woman at sea. Well in response I have removed Nora from the cover, darkened the theme and let The Burned One have Nora's spot on the cover.
I also added a new blog article today all about the process of writing and how to produce a quality book before you publish it. You can check that out at the blog and here is a handy link to the article: Building a Quality Book
The website redesign is complete and the new site has gone live which is awesome as it is definitely an improvement over version one. One of the changes that will come with the new site is that I will add an entry to this page for each new blog post. The next post will be on Thursday so I will be back with more news then.
2011 has been a good year with the release of The Daughter of Man and also with the opening of my blog. This New Year is expected to be very exciting with the release of Polly Woggins and the Nanobot Nightmare and a continued publicity push for the blog and a new project that I am getting involved in called the Kindle Book Promo. Without any further adieux, I want to wish you all a very Happy New Year and I look forward to taking the trip into 2012 together.
I have started a blog called 'A Writer's Perspective' which is separate from this site though very much connected at the same time. I plan to use the blog to provide my own content from writing tips to some of my general thoughts on almost anything. It will also be a great place to open some dialogue with any of you that wish to partake in some good conversations. You do have to register to leave comments but it is free and I recommend it and look forward to hearing from you.
The Daughter of Man released this week on Kindle and is available in other formats on smashwords.com. It is a relief to finally have it available for purchase after the nearly six month editing process. It seems like a lot of editing but I think it is always worth it for the reader when the time is taken to get the book right. If I am not satisfied, I will hold back a release to make sure I am happy with it before you get a chance to see it. In this case, I am very delighted with how the final product ended up and I hope to hear some of your feedback once you get a chance to enjoy it.
The website will be going live today which is very exciting as we near the release date for The Daughter of Man. Everything is still progressing on schedule for our early September launch and it will be such a relief to finally get this book on your favorite ebook readers. The exact launch date is not yet known and there is the possibility of a little bit of staggering on the release as specific readers have slightly different procedures.
Once the book is fully released on ebook the paper copy will be about a month later on Amazon for those of you not using ereaders yet. I do have to admit that a paper copy does hold a certain level of nostalgia and also makes a great stocking stuffer. I plan to buy a few for some of my family that have not fully realized the technology age.
The Daughter of Man is also available to borrow via Amazon Prime!


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Category: Epiphany
This children's hymn focuses on the Star of Bethlehem, wondering what kind of special person the baby will be. It underscores children's well-being.
A song for children that describes how Jesus would be a gift to the world in many ways.
This Epiphany hymn celebrates the baptism of Jesus As Jesus began his ministry, so we asked if we are ready to begin anew.
For Pentecost, Palm Sunday or other Sundays when those confirmed affirm their baptismal vows and as disciples, bring "salt and light" to others.
The hymn remembers what the reformers stood for: the centrality of scripture, justification by faith, the priesthood of all believers, and evangelism.
This hymn marvels at the variety and beauty of biblical literature, recounting stories of water, land, and fire.