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An NLRB administrative law judge has rejected a proposed settlement that would have resolved Board charges that McDonald's USA, LLC, as a joint employer along with its franchisees, committed unfair labor practices in response to employees' involvement in Fight for $15 protests in 2012 and 2013. The case was to be a key litmus test of joint employer status under the Obama Board's push to hold related entities accountable as joint employers for labor law violations—applying joint employer principles to the franchise business model, in particular. Then-General Counsel Richard Griffin signaled he would pursue charges against the national restaurant chain alongside the 30 or so franchise restaurants across the country alleged to have interfered with employees' rights under the Act and to have discharged workers for exercising those rights. However, the Trump NLRB under new General Counsel Peter Robb retreated, hoping to resolve the dispute without addressing the essential question of the corporation's status as a joint employer. But the Board ALJ wouldn't have it (McDonald's USA, LLC, July 17, 2018, Esposito, L.).
The ULP charges. The underlying consolidated complaint arose out of 61 unfair labor practice charges filed in six NLRB regions alleging 181 various unfair labor practices committed by 31 separate restaurant franchisees. Before the merits of those charges would be considered, though, the ALJ was to grapple with the threshold question of whether McDonald's USA LLC, the national franchisor, was a joint employer alongside the franchisees, having ostensibly coordinated and directed the allegedly unlawful conduct carried out by the franchisees in response to employees' protected, concerted activities during Fight for $15 protests.
Delaying tactics. Several years of contentious litigation ensued, including 150 days of hearings—"the largest case ever adjudicated by this agency, and the longest hearing the agency has ever conducted," the ALJ noted, and requiring federal court litigation in six different venues and appointment of a Special Master. Complicating matters was the recalcitrance of the respondents, who fought discovery proceedings every step of the way. "From the moment the first witness took the stand in this case on March 14, 2016, the evidentiary issues raised by McDonald's and the Franchisee Respondents have simply been extraordinary," she noted. Prior rulings reflected similar impatience at the deliberate attempts to prolong the presentation of the case.
NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb would then seek a stay in the case, arguing the law was in flux following the Board's December 2017 Hy-Brand Industrial Contractors, Ltd, decision, which had reversed the much-maligned Browning-FerrisIndustries of California, Inc., decision and its expansive definition of joint employment. The General Counsel indicated he would pursue a settlement, and an informal agreement was reached days before the record would have closed, over the strenuous objections of the charging parties. (Actually, it was a series of 30 informal agreements, each addressing the allegations against one franchisee, and executed by that franchisee and McDonald's. The agreements were to serve as a "template" for the settlement of other McDonald's cases which had not been consolidated here.).
The law judge's reasons for denying approval. After analyzing the Independent Stave factors (viewed through the particular lens of UPMC, a 2017 decision addressing settlement standards in the joint employer context), the ALJ denied the General Counsel's motion for approval. A few key takeaways from the ALJ's ruling:
- The risks of litigation at the current stage of the proceedings, one of the Independent Stave factors, fell squarely on the side of rejecting the settlement. The case was just about over, she noted, adding that "the General Counsel's decision to pursue a settlement, and accept the Settlement Agreements discussed above, literally days before the close of the monumental record in this case is simply baffling."
- The General Counsel had argued a stay was necessary in order to evaluate the impact of Hy-Brand (and its overturning the Browning-Ferris joint employer standard). Yet the complaints in the case were issued pre-Browning Ferris, so the previously existing standard for determining joint employer status applied. So Hy-Brand, or the subsequent vacating of Hy-Brand, should not have come into play as a basis for pausing the case.
- Twenty or so discriminatees stood to receive back pay (or front pay), at a cost of $172,000 to the respondents. (Three workers were fired; another 17 received one-day suspensions, were sent home early, or had their work hours cut.) But this relief was inconsequential, the remedial impact slight, in light of the larger question at stake—the joint employer status between McDonald's and its franchisees—and the deal disavowed any admission of joint employment. Wrote the ALJ: "The circumscribed involvement of McDonald's in the informal Settlement Agreements' remedies does not begin to approximate the remedial effect of a finding of joint employer status."
- Although a $250,000 settlement fund set up by McDonald's purports to cover any future violations, it would only cover Section 8(a)(3) violations involving a monetary remedy, yet the "overwhelming majority of the multitudes of unfair labor practices alleged involved either statements or policies and practices designed to inhibit the exercise of Section 7 rights by employees at the Franchisee Respondent locations, as opposed to actual retaliation against specific individuals precipitating an individual remedy," the ALJ noted. Also, fund disbursements are only available—at McDonald's discretion—if a franchisee commits a violation of precisely the type alleged in the underlying complaint (meaning there would be no recourse for an employee who the complaint had alleged had her hours cut, but later is unlawfully discharged). And while McDonald's argued this was a common feature of Board settlements, "that is definitively not the case," the ALJ said.
- The deal came with no guarantee by McDonald's that the franchisees would perform; it states that the corporate entity was not responsible for any remedy (this, despite the settlement fund provision noted above). The General Counsel explained that the agreement contained no guarantee because McDonald's would not agree to one. "This may be factually accurate, but it is not a compelling argument for the Settlement Agreements' approval," the ALJ said. Nor was she convinced, as the General Counsel argued, that McDonald's had no authority to ensure the franchisees would effectuate the relief granted. As she noted, "such considerations have not precluded the imposition of joint and several liability on joint employers." At any rate, she cited a litany of provisions in the McDonald's franchise agreements that clearly evidenced McDonald's corporate control over its franchisees, suggesting the corporate entity could strong-arm franchisee compliance here.
- Although the consolidated complaint did not allege that McDonald's committed unfair labor practices, the General Counsel had "adduced a veritable deluge of evidence regarding McDonald's response to the Fight for $15 campaign, some of which implicates" the conduct alleged here. Given the theory of the case—that McDonald's and the franchisee respondents engaged in a coordinated effort to effectuate a "mutual interest in warding off union representation" at the franchisee restaurants," the ALJ was reluctant to let the corporate entity off the hook.
- The agreement offered no mechanism for issuing an enforceable Board remedial order. What it did offer, by way of enforcement in the event of default, was a good deal of confusion as to McDonald's obligations under the deal (vis a vis its franchisees), and there appeared to be no meeting of the minds on that front. "General Counsel and McDonald's have made so many conflicting statements regarding McDonald's obligations under the proposed settlements that there is significant doubt as to whether they have actually reached agreement."
- The special notice provided for in the agreement contains "non-admissions" language stating that it does not constitute an admission that McDonald's is a joint employer. Yet the NLRB has held that non-admissions clauses should not be included in a Board notice to employees "under any circumstances."
- Any promise of finality was illusory, as "the proposed informal settlements' unusual and complicated form and enforcement mechanisms, coupled with the parties' evident confusion and history of antagonism, virtually guarantee that the settlements will not definitively end the case." Moreover, the General Counsel's stated rationale justifying these the "significant shortcomings" in the proposed settlement "are inadequate and inconsistent with Board policy and practice."
- The agreement was rife with procedural oddities that didn't sit well with the ALJ. For example, it said the General Counsel will move for an order approving withdrawal of the Consolidated Complaints "no later than ten days" after approval. Typically this happens only after compliance is complete. "Overall, given the unprecedented and enormous resources expended in connection with this case," the ALJ wrote, "an informal settlement which provides for the anomalous withdrawal of the Consolidated Complaint in 10 days without full compliance is manifestly unreasonable." And the General Counsel offered no explanation for why he chose to abandon the common practice here, "particularly where 30 separate Settlement Agreements will require the efforts of six Regions' compliance personnel."
- The relief contained in the proposed settlements did not differ in any material way from early offers to settle made by the franchisees prior to the opening of the hearing. McDonald's had stated on the record that some of the franchisees were ready to resolve the unfair labor practice allegations against them without an admission of joint employer status, but the General Counsel rejected their proposals. Thus, the settlements "[didn't] accomplish anything more than what ostensibly could have been achieved prior to the start of the three-year hearing in this matter."
Ignored the joint-employer issue. At bottom, though, was this: As the General Counsel had stated, the purpose in initiating this case was to obtain a finding that the McDonald's corporate entity was liable as a joint employer for the alleged unfair labor practices carried out by its franchisees, and "to clarify the relationship between franchisor and franchisee" in the context of Board law regarding joint-employer status. Indeed, the overwhelming majority of the evidence and hearing presentation in the case was directed at that issue. Given that ultimate purpose, and the scope of the allegations and the litigation in this case, the settlement agreement "is paltry and ineffective." Therefore, the ALJ held that approval of the proposed settlement agreements was not appropriate.
What now? As noted, the ALJ had chastised the respondents' dogged efforts to delay the case. The speculation was that McDonald's had been hoping that the impending presidential election might usher in a more business-friendly labor board, and it would fare far better if it could stretch out the litigation. Despite the ALJ's ruling, that strategy will likely pay off in the end. An appeal to the Republican-controlled NLRB will surely look more favorably upon the informal agreement, even though it dodges the central issue of the joint-employer status of perhaps the nation's most iconic franchise, especially as it undertakes rulemaking on this very question.
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October 19, 2012
Do you feel you are working harder than ever just to make ends meet? I certainly do. But in the past 24 hours I've encountered two people, from very different situations in life, who have made me realise that being wealthy, and being poor, are to a large extent a state of mind.
A deer park to die for
Yesterday I was writing a new website for the Acorn Inn in Dorset (a brilliant pub, but I'm biased) and was doing some research into local walks. The pub is next to Melbury Park, a 900 acre deer park (cited as the most beautiful in all England) and stately home owned by the Ilchester Estate. This is just a small part of the land owned by Charlotte Townshend. Never heard of her? She's one of the richest women in the UK.
How did she get that rich? By genetic good fortune – and the bad luck of others. She is the only surviving daughter of the 9th Viscount Galway and, her two brothers having died in accidents, she inherited the entire estate. Then her mother, Lady Teresa Fox-Strangways, daughter of the 7th Earl of Ilchester, died in 1990, leaving Charlotte the Ilchester Estate. Lady Teresa had only inherited the vast Ilchester estates because her two brothers both died before she was 27.
So, thanks to the tragic deaths of four male heirs, Charlotte Townshend inherited not just the Galway Estate but the Ilchester Estate as well. The Galway Estate is hefty, but the Ilchester Estate (or estates), carefully built up by successive generations, is now truly enormous.
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Things really got going with Sir Giles Strangways, who was a loyal servant of Henry VIII. He had a house in London and property in eight counties and the Isle of Wight. The estates in Dorset were to be further increased by a grant in 1543 of the dissolved abbey of Abbotsbury and the manors of Abbotsbury and East Elworth, for which Strangways paid nearly £2,000. Around the same time he picked up a number of other lands and estates courtesy of a grateful monarch who was good at grabbing land from the church.
Pass GO and collect Holland Park
A couple of hundred years later the estate also got a large slice of land to the west of London through some fortuitous family connections. So when Charlotte inherited the Ilchester Estate it included 15,000 acres in Dorset – Melbury Park, Abbotsbury (Charlotte is the only woman in England, apart from the Queen, allowed to own swans), Chesil Beach and its Fleet. There was also 3,000 acres in Nottinghamshire, more properties in Yorkshire, and around 20-40 acres in central London, mostly in very expensive Holland Park. Among the properties she owns in Holland Park is the freehold of the 48-room mansion occupied by film director and restaurant critic Michael Winner – it is said to be worth £35million.
According to the Rich List her current wealth is believed to be in the region of £342 million, which is some way north of the Queen's!
Rich, moi?
In the Daily Mail article I read Charlotte declares "I don't feel rich." I was initially amazed at this remark, but then it made sense – she probably doesn't feel rich. How can you feel rich when you've never experienced poverty? And this reminded me of the TV program I'd seen the night before.
Attitude is everything
Welcome to India, episode 3, stuck a lens into the lives of a three families in the slums of Mumbai. Their cheerfulness, their willingness to work incredibly hard for an absolute pittance, and the sheer joy with which they lived their lives was amazing, and humbling. But the most remarkable character (amongst many contenders) was a kid who lived on the banks of the Ganges, in what looked to me like a glorified wooden packing case, surrounded by every kind of shit. To an observer from the developed world you would say that life, which had dealt Charlotte Townshend such wonderful hand, had dealt him a dreadful one.
He didn't see it like that – his ingenuity and cheerfulness were astounding. He and his mate took small magnets out of scrap electrical items, tied them on the end of bits of discarded string they knotted together, then cast them into the muddy waters. This enabled them to retrieve the coins which others threw into the holy river as offerings to the gods.
He then turned to camera and said with a huge smile" I'm so lucky to live here – it's like living next to a huge ATM machine!"
Photograph courtesy of Alwyn Ladell http://www.flickr.com/people/alwyn_ladell/
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Hermine October 24, 2012
Heh, interesting... As I was reading about Charlotte Townsend, I couldn't help but think to myself how lonely and miserable she must be. All that land, all those big empty homes with tons of old stuff sitting inside of them and no one to share it with. No one to bring it alive...
Of course she doesn't feel rich!
You know, every time I see footage of India, people are smiling. It's no wonder; I mean, I'd be smiling too if I lived in a subtropical climate everyday, surrounded by people I love. It really is a matter of mindset, isn't it?
Is the cup half empty or half full?
Gil Jackman August 18, 2016
I was a Royal Marine for fifteen years, then a member of 1 Ranger Squadron (NZ SAS), then a D/S in the NZ Police, THEN a 3 ring officer in charge of security on cruise ships.
But do I get a pension from any of these?
Nah, live a life of poverty now, don' I?
But am I happy, course I am. I've done my bit for Queen and country, and now I've written 25 books and hundreds of those short story thingies. If anyone annoys me, I don't hit them any more, just put them in print. Does wonders for the therapeutics.
Still waiting to be rich and famous (well, not famous particularly, but I like the rich bit!)
So, who's afraid of the big bad wolf?

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A lot of people are in the relapsing-remitting stage of MS which means that you can have a flare-up (also called relapse or exacerbation) and then you're mostly symptom-free for a while until another flare-up happens. Seeing as MS is a chronic and degenerative illness, you might gradually get worse over time. Then again, and this is another one of MS pitfalls, you just don't know if or when that will happen. You can either stay in relapsing-remitting (RRMS) stage or you will move on to the progressive stages. But not me… Not yet. Not ever.
"Hope" is a word full of meaning. A heavy-weighing word too. People with MS cling onto hope because at the moment there is not much else we can do. There is no cure, and not a single type of medication that takes away the lesions you already have. The only positive thing is that your relapses can be slowed down by DMDs (disease modifying drugs), i.e. Injections, by infusions or by tablets, and those are MS-specific.
Other medication your neurologist might give you are tablets to keep you a little bit more awake and those are not MS-specific: these are given to people with narcolepsy. They will give you neuropathic painkillers to relieve the nerve pains and those can be anti-epileptic or diabetic meds. You can get pills to treat your vertigo, and these tablets are for people with tinnitus. And the list goes on, so as you can see… No cure yet aside from the medication that slows down the progress of your illness. So truthfully, we shouldn't complain too much because at least we have those meds. It may not be the million-dollar-cure we all long for, but it is something good either way.
I'd like to think that I have my MS figured out pretty well. I live in reality and I know what I want and don't want for myself. What I find difficult to understand though, and something that I came across the last few years, is that I hear about some mothers who decide against taking medication to treat their illness. Some because they just don't believe in them, some because they don't want their bodies changed under chemical warfare and some because they believe in natural medication only (homeopathy).
Of course, everyone decides for themselves what they want and I leave everyone to it to fight and stand up for their choices. That doesn't mean though that I understand why people would not want the best of the meds out there to help reduce relapses. Is life not worth treating your body well, so you can have a decent future? I agree that your body can change under a bucket load of chemicals, but it's the best doctors can do for now to make us as stable as possible. So why not choose the best thing for you? Why would you want to choose staying drug-free today if it will impact you negatively in the long-term when your MS does progress? That always seems like such a contradiction to me… not taking your meds now while knowing it will not be good for you in the long run. I am trying to understand, I really do.
Me? I hang on to my meds like they're my best-prized gift. I inject every single day, even though I hate it. I take a lot of medication and even though I know they have side effects, I feel good about taking them. Weight gain, sweating and stomach problems are part of the deal, but at least I am not going through the crazy nerve pains un-aided anymore.
There is still pain, chronic pains even, but it's such a relief to know that in my handbag or in my bedside tables, there is something I can take to reduce the pain. If I want to stay relatively pain-free and if I can keep relapses at bay by taking medication, then absolutely. I'm not in denial about medication though; whether using any is better than not using any and I am not in denial about the power pharmaceutical companies have over the people they are trying to heal.
I am also not in denial about the possibilities homeopathy offer, but I am choosing chemical warfare in my body over not knowing what the future will hold for me if I should decide to stop my treatments. So I stay hopeful that one day some big pharmaceutical company will say they found a cure and that we can all stop taking medication used for other illnesses and that we can now start taking MS-specific meds that will cure us.
Some people have also suggested I should turn to religion to cure myself. I don't pray, and I am not religious anymore aside from being interested in religious history. Just like people choose whether they want to take medication or not, praying or believing is a personal choice. I see and hear of people who put their days and their lives in the hands of God because in their eyes, God is the only one who knows the path that is set out for them.
I choose my own path and where it will lead me, and I don't want to sit and wait to hear from God to tell me what to do next. I have nothing against people believing and having faith in God, but I don't like being told off for not doing the same thing they do, or think the way they do. What I do object to is religious people telling me that only God can cure me. I am the master of my past, my present and future so therefore I choose myself what I want from my belief system. My belief is that there is no "God" who controls, rules and steers our lives in a certain direction. God has a lot to answer for with all the famine, wars, hurt and pain, there is in the world today, so I became a sceptic as far as God is concerned.
The other thing that really gets up my back is that some people call MS "the monster." Or they keep on saying they're "survivors" or "sufferers." Not me because it shows what they think and feel about their illness, their situation and their life. I refuse to use the word monster, survivors or sufferers/suffering. I never talk about MS being my monster because it's not. It doesn't have blood-red eyes, it's not one big, hairy spider coming after me in the dark.
I also refuse to use the word survivor in connection with having MS. Survivors of what? You survive cancer. You survive a car accident. That's what a survivor is. MS doesn't kill people directly. You might get run over by a car because you couldn't cross the street fast enough, or you might choke on a piece of meat because you couldn't swallow quickly enough. So I am not a survivor of anything.
My lesions will not kill me directly, and they never will. Nor am I a sufferer or am I suffering. Suffering as a word is so, so negative and I don't use negative words or connotations in my language that would suggest I am in hell and I that can't get out. My nerve pains can be really bad, horrible, awful, mad and crazy, but I'm good at hiding it. People who know me, know that I never use the word "suffer". Positivity is quite important because it's helping me through the day with a giggle.
The best physical, scientific and medical evidence we have, is that chemical treatments like injections, tablets and other forms of traditional medicine, provide the best results. I've yet to read a scientific report that states that taking no medication is helping you stay relapse-free and pain-free in the long run. Neither have I come across scientific reports that say that taking homeopathy is doing the same thing. Or that believing in God will help you stay relapse-free and pain-free for years.
I am a big fan of the sciences and all the progress we've made in different scientific fields is just mind-boggling. However, I am open to debate and I want to believe that miracles do happen, albeit quite rare. So right now it's sciences 1 – 0 religion, homeopathy and not taking any drugs. The choice is made quickly as to what I have to do to keep me walking on both legs and being happy with my situation.
I hope that one day there will be a cure, but as much as we crave a cure, we crave understanding, and forgiveness too. Understanding because too many people have the wrong idea about MS. MS is also chronic, even if you have remissions in between your relapses. We need people to understand we are not slacking because we're lazy or because we have something better to do.
In the past someone once told me that "being on sick leave all the time must be great because it was like being on holidays." Never was being on sick leave the same as being on holidays and for a long time I was annoyed because of the lack of understanding and insight people portrayed. Now that the anger has gone, I can sit down all relaxed and at ease with myself. I now understand that for people without MS, it is difficult to imagine what it's like having an illness that messes up your life.
We also want forgiveness, or maybe I want forgiveness. Forgiveness for cancelling diner dates or cinema visits because you're having a bad bout of eye pains or because you can hardly move because of the nerve pains. Forgiveness for not sounding OK when we're slurring words and when we forget what was said after hearing or saying 10 words only.
Forgiveness for not always looking perky. Forgiveness for having been a liability at work and with your colleagues, who understand at first, but get annoyed when it keeps going on. And while we want forgiveness for many things, we don't want to feel guilty about it, or be made feeling guilty. We are what we are… still the same human being like we used to be, only now we're missing a corner or we have a scratch on the surface, but inside we're still the same person we used to be.
Funnily enough, with getting a diagnosis like MS and having to quit work because of it, I've rarely thought about what my life would be like if I wouldn't have MS.
I'm now living in Ireland for over 9 years and if I didn't get my diagnosis 6,5 years ago, I would more than likely still be working in the office I loved in Dublin. I might still be annoying colleagues about technical glitches I knew nothing about and maybe I would have been a team leader by now as I finished the team leader training just before quitting my job. I might have been married, have kids, have a mortgage and have traveled extensively. But I refuse to think about those things now because despite getting a diagnosis for a serious, long-term, incurable illness, I feel kind of glad I got this diagnosis.
Yes, you read correctly, because it has taught me so much about life, about enjoying every single second of it, even when you're in pain and when you're stuck in bed for 3 days. It has given me a new family too: other MSers who know exactly what I'm going through and who know exactly what I feel and what frustrates me. My MS-family is big because social networking sites like Facebook have groups and pages where you can connect with MSers in a private way. It's a place where you can vent, ask questions and just have a giggle about your situation.
Also, MS has given me the opportunity to slow down, to take stock, to regroup and rethink my future and to let go of old grievances. So yes, I am glad I was given this illness because otherwise, I would still be working too hard, live too little and miss a lot of the small but important things happening to my friends and family. I have learned about kindness, love and most of all… about being there for other people when they need a shoulder to cry on too, because the world does not revolve around me, my illness or my situation.
So… Am I happy? Yes, I most certainly am.
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The tremendous increase in computer power and bandwidth connectivity has fueled the growth of streaming video over the Internet to the desktop. While there have been large scale empirical studies of Internet, Web and multimedia traffic, the performance of popular Internet streaming video technologies from the user perspective and the impact of streaming video on the Internet is still largely unkown. This paper presents analysis from a wide-scale empirical study of RealVideo traffic from several Internet servers to many geographically diverse users. We find typical video quality to be high, achieving an average of frame rate of 10 fps and very smooth playout, but very few videos achieve full-motion video playout rates. Overall video performance is most influenced by the bandwidth of the end-user connection to the Internet, but high-bandwidth Internet connections are pushing the video performance bottleneck closer to the server. RealVideo traffic appears responsive to network congestion since much of RealVideo traffic uses TCP, and RealVideo traffic that uses UDP appears to have data rates similar to that of TCP over the duration of a video clip.
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TV presenters and motoring experts Vicki Butler-Henderson and Quentin Willson are leading the hunt for the UK's best young driver – but the entrants must be under the legal driving age of 17.
The Young Driver Challenge 2019 is currently searching for Yorkshire's best drivers who are aged 10 to 16 and Vicki and Quentin, who have both been presenters on Fifth Gear and Top Gear, will be hosting a national final to discover who is the best in the UK.
Entry to the contest can be made during lessons at Young Driver centre at Church Fenton, before July 15. Drivers will be marked on their driving skills and abilities, with the 40 top scorers from across the country then being invited to the national final at the NEC on Saturday September 7.
At the NEC, finalists will be split into two categories, 10 to 13s and 14 to 16s, before competing in a number of driving challenges, including manoeuvring a slalom, undertaking different types of parking, controlling an emergency brake and confidently tackling independent driving. The Challenge encourages youngsters to consider responsible and safe driving.
Prizes up for grabs for the winners include £200, 10 one-hour Young Driver lessons, family restaurant vouchers and signed copies of Quentin Willson's latest book.
Young Driver has given over 700,000 driving lessons to under 17s over the last 10 years.
The scheme sets out mock road systems, which allows youngsters to experience everything from roundabouts and junctions to car parks and traffic lights.
Lessons take place in a dual control Vauxhall Corsa with a highly trained approved driving instructor. The emphasis of the scheme is very much on safety.
Presenting the finalists with their awards at this year's Challenge final, Vicki Butler-Henderson has an impressive motoring track record as a driver, motoring journalist and TV presenter, including presenting ITV's new prime-time classic car show, 'The Car Years'.
Vicki said: "I strongly believe in getting behind the wheel as soon as possible. You don't have to aim for a career as a driver - just learning early will be a huge benefit and gives you the time getting to grips with the necessary skills. I can't wait to see what the finalists can do on the day. It should be lots of fun!"
Young Driver patron Quentin Willson is an award-winning motoring journalist, author, TV presenter and campaigner.
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Quentin added: "Research shows that early driving tuition has a significant positive effect on novice driver behaviours and attitudes to road safety. The Young Driver Challenge celebrates and rewards careful, precise car control. It's that rare thing - a driving competition where safety wins the race."
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It is hard to keep up with things on my personal blog here. I put too much time and energy into our bike shop blog, it is hard to find the time and energy to come over here and do it all over again. But do not despair, the 15 of you that stop in every day to spam me and offer the best in poorly constructed sentences can rest easy – I will never stop blogging! Unless the power runs out. There will still be race reports and ride reports and stuff, but not very often, apparently. Here is a picture, blogs are all about the pics you know.
The winter coat has been shed.
That felt good. Did I mention that we found that sink on the side of the road? Road find! Yep, it sucks to ride with a sink and pedestal, but it can be done. And has been done.
I can't believe I was ever a longhair. This is so much easier.
Last thing. Cody has been learning about tapping trees to make Maple syrup, and she tapped our Black Walnut trees for sap. It is pretty cool, and was remarkably easy. This lofi setup has already produced 2.5 gallons of sap in just a week! That is supposed to make about 1 cup of syrup


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With Memorial Day behind us, I feel like summer is only a few steps away. I can already imagine myself lying with a hat and sunscreen by the beautiful Mediterranean Sea in Italy. Lately, I have been busy getting my skin ready for summer.
I always find it very flattering when people ask questions about my skincare routine. When I was younger, in the summer, I would spend endless hours lying on the beach at Santo Janni Formia. Those days are gone forever, because now, when I go to the beach, sunscreen is the first thing I pack in my beach bag. Nowadays, I tend to pay more attention to my daily skin routine.
There is something amazing about aging naturally. I can see some beautiful wrinkles in the future, but for now I will try to do my best to avoid them. You can't blame a girl for trying. What I do in the morning is super simple. Today, I decided to share with all of you some of my simple steps to keep my skin looking soft and glowing. My secret of glowing skin is not in expensive makeup or luxurious facials. Here is what I do daily:
- First, I follow a very healthy diet, with lean protein and plenty of fruits and vegetables. I don't even remember the last time I had fast food. If I do go out to lunch or dinner, I always try to choose a healthy, low-calorie meal. What you choose to eat each day has a lot to do with whether you are looking to find that healthy glow. So, try to incorporate healthy food in your diet. Trust me, you won't regret it.
- Drink up! I mean water. There are many great reasons to drink water. It is refreshing, it helps my complexion, it keeps me hydrated, and it helps me maintain my energy level on those heavy cardiovascular days.
- I always use an organic cleanser twice a day, followed by my favorite serum, and a moisturizer along with an eye cream. I do a mask twice a week.
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Bring instant romance and warmth to any space with these classic globe string lights! Clear, 7 watt bulbs give the perfect amount of light, making these excellent patio lights. Great string lights for gazebos, gardens and parties too!
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Studies on Copper-Yttria Nanocomposites: High-Energy Ball Milling Versus Chemical Reduction Method
Oxide dispersion-strengthened copper-base composites are widely used for applications demanding high tensile strength, high hardness along with good electrical and thermal conductivity. Oxides of metals like aluminium, cerium, yttrium and zirconium are often used for this purpose as fine and uniformly distributed dispersoid particles in soft and ductile copper matrix. Such composites find applications as electrical contacts, resistance-welding tips, lead wires, continuous casting moulds, etc. In this investigation an attempt has been made to produce copper-yttria nanocomposites using two different morphologies of copper powder and two different processing routes namely, high-energy milling and in-situ chemical reduction. The synthesized powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) for their phase identification and morphological study. The nanocomposite powders in each case were subsequently processed to obtain bulk solids by classical powder metallurgy route of press-sinter-repress. The resultant bulk solid compacts were subjected to property evaluation. The study revealed that the properties of Cu-Y2O3 nanocomposites depend on the processing route used and in turn on the resultant powder morphology.
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Wednesday, October 1, 2014
WILD & WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY: Sequoia by Tony Johnston & Volcano Rising by Elizabeth Rusch
Standing tall above the tree line, Sequoia stretches his ancient arms and gathers clouds to him. He watches as days, seasons, years pass by. His branches are home to owls and choirs of frogs. Beneath his broad canopy, a world grows.This is his story. Through controlled verse and luscious illustration, Tony Johnston and Wendell Minor do justice to the enormous figure of the sequoia tree.
Amazingly beautiful book! The poetry is beautiful and the illustrations stand out in every way. I admit that I"m a huge fan of the glowing, almost dreamy like illustration style of Wendell Minor. I've loved every by him that I've ever seen so when I heard about this book I knew I had to get it. Minor shows the reader many different perspectives on this most magnificent of trees. He shows the canopy, individual branches, views of the trunk and the animals that live there. He even has a picture where the reader appears to be looking up at the tree from its base. The back end paper is especially powerful as it shows two children standing at the base of a sequoia, it provides the reader with a glimpse of just how huge these trees really all. The poem is beautiful too as it takes the reader through each of the four seasons through the experiences of one sequoia tree. The imagery is vivid and inspiring.
Volcanoes are a scary, catastrophic phenomenon that creates mass destruction as far as its deadly lava can reach, right? Not quite . . .
Elizabeth Rusch explores volcanoes in their entirety, explaining how they're not all as bad as they're made out to be. Using examples of real volcanoes from around the world, Rusch explains how some volcanoes create new land, mountains, and islands where none existed before, and how the ash helps farmers fertilize their fields. Simple, straight-forward prose provides readers with the basics, while a secondary layer of text delves deeper into the science of volcanoes. Susan Swan's bright and explosive mixed-media illustrations perfectly complement the subject matter—they depict volcanoes in all their destructive and creative glory.
Complete with a glossary and list of further resources, VOLCANO RISING is a unique look at a fierce, yet valuable, scientific process.
Generally when I read about volcanoes the focus is on the incredible destructive force they manifest, but in this book, Volcano Rising, the focus is on what the author calls creative eruptions. She uses this term to refer to slower erupting volcanoes that add land or slowly change the landscape over time. The information provided here is fascinating for young and old alike. I especially appreciated the longer sections that provide specific information about individual volcanoes and their unique characteristics. I also found the account of how people have tried to stop creative eruptions but have been unable to do so.
For this kind of nonfiction book, I normally prefer photographs, but the illustrations in this book are so well done that it doesn't matter that they aren't photos. The illustrator does a fabulous job of showing the chaos that volcanoes cause and yet how amazingly beautiful they can be as well. The settings also vary a great deal. The reader travels from tropical islands to continents to undersea volcanoes giving a glimpse of the incredible variety that exists in terms of setting and volcanic characteristics.
A beautiful book that would make a great addition to any volcano loving young reader's library.
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LETS MOVE ON to the next biggest medical emergency facing Americans today - impotence. We sure like to fuck in this country - but, hey, who doesn't? Yet, eventually, such pesky factors as age, smoking, stress and the hardening of arteries begin to thwart us in the only pleasure not yet taxed or outlawed by the government. That's when the pharmaceutical industry comes to the rescue. No, it won't make you younger, healthier or more relaxed - but, it will urge you to "ask your doctor if Viagra is right for you." Well, judging by staggering popularity of impotence drugs, you would be hard-pressed to find a doctor who doesn't think that Viagra or Levitra or Cialis is right for you, or, for that matter, anybody.
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Recently I went with my partner to visit one of the poorest areas in Sweden for his work. Ramels Väg in Rosengård is full of high rise appartments which are interspersed with works of public art – something that it has in common with many British housing projects. We also discovered a shrine to a boy who was murdered there just a week and a half before.
This poem was inspired by my visit.
Paint the concrete many colours
Draw murals from the grey
Place art between the high rises
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There are figures here not bronzed into eternity
There are bodies of people here, not works
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London/ Budapest Haul
As you may know I've recently been on trips to London and to Budapest so I thought it might be nice to share a few bits that I picked up whilst I was away. So here's my little holiday haul for you. London So me and Sally only spent one night in London but that doesn't mean that we didn't…View Post


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We are a vibrant, casual, multi-generational and
multi-ethnic faith family who gathers each week
to worship, grow, and serve.
What to expect on Sunday
We are a vibrant, casual, multi-generational and
multi-ethnic faith family who gathers each week
to worship, grow, and serve.
real people.
We believe that faith was never meant to be a solo endeavor.
God has placed us in community for several reasons:
+ To be a reflection of the unity seen in the Trinity
(John 17:11).
+ To provoke one another to grow in Christ-centered,
missional living (Hebrews 10:24).
Gospel community becomes a reality when we submit to both the hearing and
doing of God's Word (James 1:22).
Real worship.
The Worship Service at Abner Creek is a rhythm of revelation and response. When we gather, we listen to revelation from God's Word through music and teaching, and respond not only with our voices, but also with our lives.
The Worship Service thus becomes the fuel that drives the mission:
What to expect...
+ A Relaxed Atmosphere
You'll notice some folks who like to dress up for church and others who don't. Feel free to wear what's comfortable for you, and you'll fit right in! Before bible study or morning worship, feel free to grab a cup of coffee on either side of the lobby and connect with others.
+ Friendly People
We'd love to meet you, so feel free to introduce yourself.
Please let us know what we can do to care for you while you're here.
+ The Gospel of Jesus Christ has changed our lives
In expressing our heartfelt gratitude and love for our Savior, we can't overstate the importance of the worship service. We come together to be refreshed by His presence, encouraged by His promises, and transformed by His truth. We are real people, participating in real and authentic worship, experiencing real change and life transformation, with a real purpose - to see God glorified and His gospel proclaimed to all the world.
Real change.
Abner Creek Baptist Church is a fellowship of Real People who, by the Grace of God are connected by the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and are discovering and growing in three realities:
+ Real Worship - Living our lives in response to the supreme worth of Christ
+ Real Change - Living our lives in pursuit of the supreme character of Christ
+ Real Purpose - Living our lives for the sake of the glory of Christ among all nations
real purpose.
It seems like everywhere you turn, there are people offering their spin on what the Christian life is all about. With all the books, websites, conferences, radio programs, and podcasts, it's easy for the clarity of the mission to become muddied. The fact is, Jesus gave one command to the church as He was leaving this world: Make disciples.
This command is so clear and so important that it is recorded in each of the four gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) and again in the book of Acts. Specifically in Acts 1:8, Jesus said, "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." The rest of the New Testament is a record of the church doing just that. When you step back away from the individual books, it's easy to see how the church had missions as its one, singular goal.
Revelation 5 gives us the reason why. There we are given a peek into the future reality of people "from every tribe and language and people and nation" gathered around the throne of God and worshiping Him forever. That WILL happen. And the way it will happen is by the local church engaging their community and the world with the gospel.
Put simply, we do missions because Jesus said to…because people desperately need the gospel…and because God is infinitely worthy of the worship of all people.


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The new tank for the freshwater fish is in place, but the turtle tank is still under construction behind the scenes. Whereas the fish tank arrived at the museum pretty much ready to be filled with water, the staff members have taken a more active role in designing and building the turtle habitat. And it has involved a bit of testing and experimentation.
First the staff had to make sure that the materials they ordered, including the glass that will make up the walls of the tank and the glue that will hold them together are not toxic to the turtles. All materials give off some chemicals, and the staff couldn't just take the manufacturer's word that the products were safe. So they built a prototype tank in the Animal Care Facility to determine whether or not the turtles could tolerate the components of their new habitat. They also had to design the habitat so that water could circulate through it efficiently – if the water doesn't flow properly, its chemistry could change, and that would be bad news for the turtles.
Now they are working on making the habitat look like a true "slice of nature." This means designing the interior so that all of the lights and components of the water filtration system are hidden from view. That way, museum visitors can focus on spotted turtles and not on the inner workings of their habitat.


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IIT Bombay Recruitment 2016 for Technical Superintendent & Jr Engineers. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay has issued a notification for the recruitment of Technical Superintendent & Jr Engineer vacancies at Electrical Maintenance, Estate Office & Mechanical Engineering on contract basis. Eligible candidates can apply online on or before 15-07-2016 & send their application on or before 22-07-2016. Other details like age limit, Education Jobsal qualification, selection process & how to apply are given below.
IIT Bombay Recruitment 2016 Details:
|Company Name
|Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
|B.Tech/ B.E or equivalent degree in Electrical Engg
|Job Location
|Number of Vacancies
|08 Posts
|Name of the Post
|Technical Superintendent & Jr Engineers
|Not Declared
|Last Date To Apply
Important Dates:
Last Date to Apply Online: 15-07-2016.
Last Date for Submission of Application: 22-07-2016 by 05.45 PM.
Name of the Post:
1. Technical Superintendent at Electrical Maintenance: 01 Post
2. Jr Engineer at Electrical Maintenance: 01 Post
3. Jr Engineer at Estate Office: 04 Post
4. Technical Superintendent at Mechanical Engineering: 02 Posts
Age Limit:
Candidates age should be 32 years. Age relaxation is applicable to SC/ ST/ OBC candidates as per rules.
Education Jobsal Qualification For IIT Bombay Recruitment 2016:
Candidates should possess B.Tech/ B.E or equivalent degree in Electrical Engg for S.No-1, 2 & B.Tech/ B.E or equivalent degree in Civil Engg for S.No-3, B.Tech/ B.E or equivalent degree in Mechanical Engg for S.No-4 with relevant experience.
Selection Process:
Candidates will be selected based on interview.
Application Fee:
Candidates should pay Rs. 50/- demand draft drawn in favour of Registrar, IIT Bombay, payable in Mumbai. No fee for SC/ ST/ PwD & Woman candidates.
How to Apply For IIT Bombay Recruitment 2016:
Eligible candidates may apply online through the website www.iitb.ac.in on or before 15-07-2016 & send print out of online application along with self attested copies of all relevant certificates, passport size photograph & envelope should be superscribed with Advertisement No. and Job No and post applied for should reach to the Registrar, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai-400076 on or before 22-07-2016 by 05.45 PM.
Instructions to Apply Online:
1. Before applying online candidates should have valid e-mail ID & Contact No.
2. Log on to www.iitb.ac.in.
3. Click on Careers/ Jobs>Staff Recruitment
4. Select the desired post & click on Advertisement.
5. Click on Online Application.
6. Fill all the details carefully & submit the form.
7. Take a print out of online application for future use.
For more details like desirable skills & other information click on the link given below.
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The Rankin X Ronaldo for CR7 Underwear campaign is showcasing the second collection of soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo's underwear line, CR7 by Cristiano Ronaldo -- and in spectacular fashion.
The campaign has taken to projecting photos depicting Ronaldo's chiseled body in the stylish underwear on iconic buildings in seven fashion capitals around the globe. The eye-catching images were projected on buildings in London, New York, Berlin, Lisbon, Paris, Milan and Madrid, the city where Ronaldo plays his soccer for current Champions League holders Real Madrid.
The Rankin x Ronaldo campaign photographs are bold and highly stylized, and highlight the collections focus on vibrant's colors, not to mention the toned body that saw Ronaldo named by Men's Health magazine as the fittest man in the world. The name of the campaign alludes to award-winning fashion photographer John Rankin Waddell, who shot the campaign.
The Rankin x Ronaldo Campaign Showcases the CR7 Underwear Line
Rahul Kalvapalle — August 5, 2014 — Fashion
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Based on her own diaries, the true story of Cora Bissett's rollercoaster journey from 90s indie-kid hopeful to wised-up woman. Touring with Radiohead, partying with Blur; she was living the dream. Until she wasn't... Performing with a live band, Cora celebrates life's euphoric highs and epic lows, asking what wisdom we should pass to the next generation and which glorious mistakes we should let them make. 2018 Fringe smash, directed by Orla O'Loughlin. 'A life-changing litany of pure joy' ***** (Herald). 'Punchy, exhilarating, candid and emotionally raw' ***** (Skinny). 'Well-deserved standing ovation' ***** (BroadwayWorld.com).
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To continue this week's Bachelor Event, we find Chris not only letting go of Britt and Carly, but also going to the girls Hometowns to make his final decision about which one of these ladies he would like to sleep with. Sounds easy enough, right? WRONG! Let's begin with Britt's meltdown. This process can't be easy for anyone. You come on the show thinking it will be one thing and then come to find out it is truly an experience where you are sharing your boyfriend with 30 other people. What do we always say — use your percent! Britt basically gave up. She wasn't getting the attention she needed / wanted and forced Chris into an ultimatum. Keep me or PERISH! Unfortunately, he didn't take the bait. She was left alone crying on the curb in Iowa. Poor Britt.
With the Hometown Dates being a cornerstone of the franchise, Chris visited the broken homes of all of his remaining contestants hoping to find his wife while asking the BIG questions. Jade had something else on her mind — unloading her secret past as a Playboy Model. As Chris started to find out more about where she was from, Jade became a front runner. She was the only person to meet his family! That's huge. Now, do I think that Chris really let her go because of the Playboy shoot? Yes. He's a coward. If you loved this woman and really thought she was someone who you wanted to be with, you would fight for her. Unfortunately we are left with Whitney, who wants it too bad, but has great taste in coats, Kaitlyn, who isn't sure if Chris is the one, and Becca, who is just… there.
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Miike Snow
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iike Snow is an electropop band from Stockholm, Sweden formed in 2007, consisting of American songwriter Andrew Wyatt and Swedish producers Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg. Their eponymous debut album was released in 2009 to much critical acclaim, with the lead single 'Animal' appearing on shows such as Gossip Girl.
While you may not have recognized Karlsson and Winberg by their full names, you have surely heard their work as production duo Bloodshy & Avant. The duo has written and produced for Kylie Minogue, Madonna and Britney Spears and claimed a Grammy for their work on Britney Spears' Toxic. Wyatt is fresh off co-production duties with Mark Ronson on Daniel Merriweather's April release, Love And War.
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And you thought you were bad: Sherry Lynn Gustafson of Quad City, Illinois, is almost done buying her 52 boxes of pumpkin spice latte mix so that she will have it for the entire year [via Wesh Orlando.
"I don't want them to think I'm a nut, so I get a little bit at a time," Gustafson said of the shopping trips she makes to get her crack. With the year's supply of PSL, "Whenever I need a fix, I'll get it ... I love pumpkin pie, and this is like pumpkin pie with whipped cream on it in a drink. So, I can drink as much I want, less calories too."
She's got to buy 30 more boxes to ensure she'll make it through the year. Sherry Lynn Gustafson: Your hero? Or your soul mate?
This article originally appeared on Cosmopolitan.com.
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Rising Stars and Falling Temperatures
I had a great Halloween yesterday and was pumped to have so many trick-or-treaters come by the house this year. To top off a great night, I got some even better news once I got to the field this morning. It is such an amazing feeling to know that I have been selected to be a part of the AFL Rising Stars game. The game will take place this Saturday at the Surprise Stadium. It will definitely be a fun day full of excitement, and of course it is always a thrill to participate in games that are televised. Everyone will have to tune in to the MLB network that night and check it out.
This honor means so much to me for many reasons. Since this is my 2nd time in the AFL, I had a few goals set for myself and participating in this game was at the top of my list. My other teammates and fellow AFL players that were selected represent some of the best young players in the game and to be included in this group makes me feel humbled. I still have so much to learn and have even more goals set for the rest of the AFL and into the off-season. An opportunity like this only motivates me to keep working hard to get to the next level and challenge in my career.
On a side note, I heard some cold weather is heading our way by the end of the week, and even saw the low on Saturday is 44 degrees. Guess it is almost time to break out the jackets and turn the heat on for the first time in over 6 months.
~Brad Boxberger #35
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Congratulations on the Rising Stars Game selection! Really getting fired up to see you in Cincinnati someday soon!
Congrats Brad! I wish I could make it to that game!!
Brad, we Reds fans are all happy to see you excel in the AFL. You will be in Goodyear before you know it for Spring Training. I suspect you should pull up Google Earth and start checking out Cincinnati because you will be there sometime in 2012, I predict. Many of us die hards will be watching the All Star game coming up on MLB.com. Best of luck!
HI Brad,
Since the Rod Dedeaux years, my husband and I have been tracking different players out of USC, This year, as in the years, since 1995 we attended several games at the Fall League. We were very disappointed that we were not able to get your autograph for OUR collection. (Which is quite extensive). We were hoping to put it next to your father's signed card. Have a great Rising Stars game and we will watch your career with great interest as we have the other players in the 40+ years.


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Frankie Preston, a DJ/Producer from New York City and part of Spinnin Records' Talent Pool, hits us with his latest remix release, a banging take on KSHMR's hit single, "JAMMU". I've heard countless versions of this track and this, by far, really takes the original into a whole new level of dope. It follows a well laid out progression, with its kicking beats and hard hitting bassline that will definitely get you all riled up and pumped in no time. Hit Play and Enjoy!
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by Eulie
I know these walls can talk. It's true.
I hear them daily, I can hear them now.
Shhhh, can you?
No? Okay. Come a little closer.
Not yet?
I know it's hard to hear with the officers shouting,
Inmates counting, doors slamming,
And women shrieking in despair.
It's not quiet here. Not ever.
Not even for a minute.
When it's too quiet - something is wrong.
Even in the night, when the noise ebbs and
The daily, mundane routine ends,
The time when my mind takes over,
And the sounds of silence pierce the air
With stories of shame,
Stories of fear,
Stories of bad choices,
Stories of abandonment,
Stories of humiliation,
Stories of poverty,
Stories of neglect,
Stories of abuse and pain.
Even the walls cry out, "Mercy, Grace!"
I know because I hear them.
They cry because they're
ugly, beige cinderblocks - not worth a second look,
Not worth a first, for that matter.
Mostly they cry because nobody hears them.
I know this because they told me.
They scream inside with the longing to share stories,
To talk about mistakes made and lessons learned,
To teach through experience,
To tell others they know what it is like to walk a mile in their shoes.
But no one wants to listen.
Will you read my writings and listen?
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Eulie is my pen pal through Letters 4 the Lord. I am blessed by her friendship and her letters.


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"Young Mass is booked at the City of Las Vegas Detention Center for a domestic issue and for giving false info to the police," says 40oz Chris at Massterpiece Entertainment. The local hip-hop artist — real name Derrick Stanton — was working in a Vegas recording studio on an upcoming H-Ryda album, Half Dead, Half Livin', HRN1: The Virus.
"From what I know, it's an old charge, but he never completed the community service. Good news is that before he got locked up he was able to release his mix tape Uggly." The mix tape includes an unreleased reference track, "Misery," which Mass recorded for Dr. Dre's still-unreleased album Detox, produced by a Huntington Beach producer named Cras Bangaz.
"Mass decided to release it after artists like Ludacris ["OG's Theme"] and T.I. ["Coming Back"] leaked their own Detox reference tracks after giving up on Detox ever seeing the light of a sunny California day."
At this writing, Las Vegas police were unable to provide any additional information. Says Chris, "I guess the police make sure that 'What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.' "
More from SDReader
- More stories by Jay Allen Sanford
- Now You Know: Meidai — April 23, 2014
- Young Mass Presents...the Best of Daygo City — Dec. 6, 2009
- The Blueprint 3 — Sept. 14, 2009
- Disrespected — June 4, 2008
- Fresh Every Time — April 9, 2008
Get a load of Young Mass' Dr. Dre/Detox reference track, "Misery," at www.myspace.com/massterpiece !!!


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At last I have found out what the cause of my foot pain is. It turns out that I have a 4cm tear in the ligaments on the underside of my foot. That's the bad news. The good news is that it is self healing. And although I am going to continue to moan and complain about the pain to those around me, it's only a matter of time before normal service is resumed 😉
I want to thank the wonderful staff in the HMC Podiatry Department at Hamad Hospital. Professional, knowledgeable and so easy to work with. They organised an MRI of my foot, which was accomplished nice and quickly. And were able within a month of me attending their clinic, to diagnose my problem. I have received fantastic service throughout.
Now I'm sure that those nice expensive private clinics that charge a fortune, and that you need insurance to be able to afford (which I don't have) could have sorted this out quicker. But I'm quietly confident the good old NHS (National Health Service) back in the UK would have taken considerably longer.
10 out of 10 HMC, you guys are doing a great job. Keep it up 🙂


text: Nicolas Trombetta's poetic photographs depict abandoned settings, disquieting scenarios, and the stark beauty of nature. For example, for his "Hotel" series (2010) Trombetta staged lonely scenarios in the transitory space of a Buenos Aires hotel. The imagined narratives behind such images and the crisp colors of his subjects recall the surrealist cinematic style of Mexican film director Carlos Reygadas as well as video artist Bill Viola's sublime visions of humans in relation to nature.


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Hoeft: We have much in common, Virginia Beach — and much to discuss
BY J.R. HOEFT CHESAPEAKE — We live in an era that seems to reward the sound bite and the tweet. The more staccato and abrasive you are with your language, the more you are rewarded with attention. I am not that… Continue Reading


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The Literature Express
Dalkey Archive Press, 2013 - 220 pages
A bevy of mediocre writers are invited to a seminar aboard a specially chartered train, and this novel tracks their progress across Europe: bitter, bickering, and self-absorbed. Aboard this Literature Express is a Georgian author whose love for the wife of his own Polish translator seems as doomed as his hopes for international success; worse still, it seems all the novelists congregated on The Literature Express intend to write their next books about their time on the train... Can our Georgian author compete? Is there any hope for contemporary literature, or, barring that, at least his own little love affair? "The Literature Express" is a riotous parable about the state of literary culture, the European Union, and our own petty ambitions--be they professional or amorous.


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A Crack in the Pavement
Episode 1: A Crack in the Pavement
by Andrea Torrice
Release Date: 2009
Total Running Time: 27 minutes
Website: www.thenewmetropolis.com
America's "first" suburbs, those suburban communities built next to America's urban centers, were once the birthplace of the American Dream. Driven by a desire to escape the smokestacks of the central cities, and a housing shortage following World War II, thousands of suburban homes were rapidly constructed and middle class families flocked to fill them.
Sixty years later, many of these original suburbs are facing a crisis: a dwindling tax base, population and business loss, decaying infrastructure, increased racial tensions and white flight. Lacking polices to help reverse these trends, many towns are looking for strategies for revitalization.
A Crack In the Pavement unravels the national infrastructure and regional land use policy debate through the stories of two first suburban public officials from southern Ohio. Starting with a short history of Eisenhower era policies, the program chronicles some of the policy issues that prevent revitalization. The film then points towards possible solutions through balanced growth and regional cooperation strategies. Narrated by actor Peter Coyote, the film also includes commentary from Myron Orfield, Bruce Katz, Dr. Carla Chifos and Kim Gibson.
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