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Tongues wagged for a week about a Gillette ad purporting to set behavioral standards for US males, with many including me, criticizing the corporation for sanctimony and stereotyping. The ad dominated social media like tabloid Twitter for days. Another ad aired during the championship football games on Sunday, sponsored by Verizon. "The Team That Wouldn't Be Here," stands in sharp contrast to the Gillette messaging.
Verizon showed how advertising can be done effectively while carrying a community message.
"The Team That Wouldn't Be Here" comprises a dozen athletes saved by first responders. The ad pays tribute to those first responders. According to CNBC who quoted Verizon's exec VP Diego Scotti:
"40,000 people in America every year wouldn't be here if it wasn't for first responders … And in general marketing and brands, those stories are not being told … I just call this a real indication of, or a salute to those people who serve and they deserve the highest the highest [sic] respect from all of us."
I'd never thought about how many people are saved by first responders. The ad made me think about it.
Verizon is going for a personal connection with the commercial, giving a nod to people who deserve it. Most first responder agencies use Verizon. I didn't know that either.
Instead of grabbing a soapbox to scold and proselytize political views, Verizon chose an uplifting theme and got its brand messaging across in a meaningful way. More importantly, Verizon chose a message of unity instead of divisiveness.
I confess a financial relationship with Verizon. I pay them every month for my phone service. I've used the carrier for many years. It's one of the few payments I don't mind making every month. I figured I should disclose that.
At any rate, I thought the Gillette ad was a disaster. I discussed it on social media (Facebook), and I rarely discuss politics anywhere any more other than in personal conversations with rational people. While Gillette has every right to air whatever their marketing people come up with, I personally have the right to crit it. The commercial, in my opinion, should've led to a reduction in forces in the Gillette marketing camp. Note, I plan to keep using Venus razors for the time being. I admit my annoyance with the ad did make me consider returning to a retro razor that isn't made of plastic.
Give me buycotts over boycotts any day of the week.
I figured since the Verizon ad touched me and met my preferences for what a commercial should be, I'd call attention to the ad.
My daughter Rebecca summed up my family's feelings after the Verizon ad aired during the game. "See how that works, Gillette?"
(Kay B. Day/Jan. 22, 2019)


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Unlike Hogwarts 1835 this story includes characters from Rowling's Harry Potter books in addition to the village of Hogsmeade and Hogwarts School. However, it's apparent that a story set some fifty years earlier will lack important characters from Rowling's work.
Imablack checked for canon, all departures are my own. She furnished me with her understanding of Aberforth Dumbledore, used for his background. His daughter and descendants, pictured here, belongs to Imablack.
The Circle Begins
Mary took Petunia and Lily to London two days before the younger girl was to leave for Hogwarts. Severus accompanied them. The two children destined for Hogwarts were frightened and excited in equal measure.
Mary wanted the time to look around London, to show her daughters what she could of the places she remembered from her own childhood and see how the city had changed. Adrianna met them at the station. She sighed when she saw her nephew. She knew her sister and Tobias Snape earned more money than she and Albert, but Severus was going away to school and looked like a pauper in ill-fitting clothes.
Severus would tour the city with Mary and the girls the next day, but he spent the rest of the day with his aunt and her family. The Princes seemed very rich to him, because his cousins had toys, an unnecessary luxury his father frowned on. They dressed much better than he did. His cousins were also louder than anyone was allowed to be in the Snape home. Being with his cousins for two nights before the trip to Hogsmeade could not have been a greater cultural shock for Severus if he suddenly found himself stranded in a rural village in Nepal.
"Send us a note when you have your house," Mary told Lily as the group gathered at the station on the day of departure.
"I'll call you," Adrianna promised. "I should hear about the sorting before the post would arrive."
"Thank you."
Petunia was largely bored, and resentful of the fuss being made over her younger sister.
Adrianna hesitated, "It is an old tradition that incoming students not be told about the sorting ceremony, but–"
"Sorting ceremony?" Mary asked.
"When we're placed in a house," Severus said. "The four houses are–"
"I know the four houses," Mary told him. "But I don't know this sorting ceremony."
"As I was saying," Adrianna continued, "tradition says it must not be discussed – which is why Lily's mother doesn't know about it. Even though it is not supposed to be talked about I'll give you the warning your grandfather gave me before my First Night. You must swear not to tell your cousins."
"I promise," Severus solemnly told her.
Adrianna looked over at Lily, "And you?"
"I promise."
"The pain never lasts more than a week. Many students have recovered by the third day after the sorting."
"Pain?" Lily asked in a shaking voice.
"You must be brave."
"What's this about pain?" Mary demanded.
"Just part of the sorting process." Adrianna gave the woman a fast wink. Mary had heard enough of Adrianna's sense of humor to recognize it was joke. "They don't cut off the whole finger, and there is a special potion so that it grows back."
"She won't be hurt too badly, will she?" Petunia asked. It wasn't Lily's fault that the adults fussed so much over her and the younger girl was still her sister.
"I've never heard of anyone dying in the sorting ceremony," Adrianna assured her. "She'll be fine in a couple days." She addressed the two heading for Hogwarts. "Now then, all four houses are good. Severus, we Princes are usually in Slytherin. The house has produced many great wizards. Even if you don't go to Slytherin do your family proud in whatever house you find yourself."
"I hope I go to Slytherin," Lily said.
Adrianna sighed, "I don't know if you'd be a good fit for Slytherin. You're unusual, and–"
Severus spoke up in her defense, "She's not unusual. She's wonderful."
Lily gave her friend a smile of thanks, and he gazed at her with a look of puppy-like devotion.
"The fact your parents are both muggles makes you unusual. It is very rare for someone like you to be placed in Slytherin, and there would be people there who would ridicule you for it. From what I've heard those unusual people have always become great witches and wizards, but it would not be easy."
"I'll help you if we're both in Slytherin," Severus promised.
"All of the houses are good," Adrianna repeated to the girl. "I had friends in all of them. Hufflepuff is always kind to students who are different in any way, but all the houses are good."
"You'll do fine wherever you are," Mary told her daughter. "Now, do you have everything?" she asked for the twentieth time that morning.
"Yes, mother."
Adrianna gave her nephew a hug, he seemed uncertain how he was expected to respond. "You ready too?"
"Yes," he assured her. Now that the day had actually arrived the thrill of leaving for Hogwarts, of being free of his father's rules and miser habits, outweighed any fear.
"Can we go now?" Petunia whined.
Mary looked at her watch, "We do need to catch our train." Lily gave her mother a final hug before Adrianna took them to the Hogwarts Express platform. It was a long, fierce hug. For her the fear of leaving the family she knew and loved for the strange and unfamiliar was now stronger than the excitement. When she released her mother she clung to the arm of her friend.
Severus smiled at her touch, feeling needed for perhaps the first time in his life.
As the trio waited on the Hogwarts platform among a growing number of new and returning students Adrianna quizzed her nephew, "And what do you do when you reach Hogsmeade?"
"Find the Hog's Head and say hello to Mr. Dumbledore for Uncle Al and my mother. My mother didn't say I should do that."
"I'm sure she would have if she thought of it, dear. Mr. Dumbledore helped her a great deal. He's very smart and you should be friendly to him – he could help you too."
"Isn't Dumbledore the name of the headmaster?" Lily asked timidly, afraid she had somehow gotten confused.
"Professor Albus Dumbledore is the headmaster," Severus said quickly, proud he could display knowledge of the school.
"Abe is his brother and runs a pub in the village. My husband was an evacuee and stayed with Abe and his wife during the war. That was where I met him. And my sister, Severus's mother," she put a hand on the head of her nephew and tousled his hair (Severus wasn't certain if it was a sign of affection or if he had annoyed her in some manner he was unaware of), "sometimes went to the Hog's Head with questions for Abe. He is very good at potions."
"I'll take first in potions," Severus bragged.
"I'll bet you do," his aunt agreed. "Your mother always took first in potions. We Princes are a distinguished family."
"He's not a Prince, he's a Snape," Lily protested.
"He's a half-blood Prince, and as far as I'm concerned he's a full Prince," Adrianna said and hugged her nephew again, which now clearly embarrassed him because it drew snickers from students standing around them.
As soon as Mary arrived home she wrote to Hagrid, asking him to keep an eye on Lily for her. He pledged to watch the girl any way he could.
Hagrid usually had little contact with students, but he made an effort to speak with Lily as often as possible. Lily guessed his interest grew from his friendship with her mother and father, and anything she said to him might be reported to her parents. At the same time the large man was kind and listened to her fears and dreams. With the tumult of being away from home and family among strangers who seemed more familiar with magic than she thought she would ever feel she needed a father figure to make her a mug of tea and listen to her. If Lily saw Hagrid as something of a surrogate father he saw her as something of a surrogate daughter. Perhaps if Mary had accepted his proposal they'd have a daughter at Hogwarts.
Severus spent the winter break with his aunt Adrianna. Adrianna and Albert had many extra performances during the holidays and asked him to watch his cousins. He didn't miss the celebration of Christmas at the Prince home because it had never been a celebration at his own home. Nothing had ever been a celebration in the Snape home. His cousins thought he was a terrible babysitter, but their mother calmed them down as best she could and hoped Severus would become better at dealing with people through interaction with family.
Lily protested when her mother and father said they would drive her to Hogwarts her second year instead of sending her to London for the express. "Everyone is on the train! It's where you can talk to people you haven't seen all summer!"
"It's traveling down to London and a night at some hotel before traveling north to Hogwarts." Holly told her, "I grew up in Hogsmeade; I still know people there. Your mother was there for years. We want to see friends."
"Well why do I have to go with you?"
"If we're going to Hogsmeade we aren't going to send you to London by yourself. And you'll have all year to ask what your friends did this summer. Why don't you ask Severus if he wants to come with us?"
The two preparing for the start of their second year rode in the back seat. The day was hot and tempers grew frayed on the trip.
"Mum! Severus put his hand on my side of the car seat!"
"No I didn't!"
"Yes you did!"
"My hand is on my side, Mrs. Evans. It is right at the edge but it's on my side."
"No it's not."
Holly turned to Mary, "I suppose the child endangerment people would take it badly if I pulled over and left them on the side of the road."
"I believe so dear. And tempting as the idea might sound at the present I fear it is one of those decisions one might regret in later life. Years from now, in retirement, one of us would turn to the other and ask, 'What do you suppose happened to that girl we put out of the car?'."
"They wouldn't really, would they?" Severus whispered.
"No," Lily assured him. "At least I don't think so."
"Why don't we stop in the next village for cold sodas," Mary suggested. "It might put us in a better mood."
Lily drank her soda more quickly as Severus savored what was for him a rare treat. When she thought her parents weren't looking she leaned over and bumped him gently with her shoulder. As expected, he retaliated by leaning over and bumping her gently with his.
"Mum! Severus hit me!"
"He bumped you, dear–"
"The very same way you bumped him. I watched you."
Lily looked over and grinned at Severus, who smiled back.
Holly sighed. "I offered to leave them on the side of the road," he reminded his wife. "You insisted they remain in the car, so I'm holding you responsible."
The roads into Hogsmeade did not support automobile traffic so Holly parked in a small, overgrown area near the pavement's end that was used by anyone driving to the village. Most who arrived by auto would fly their brooms in from that point, but a large man sat in a horse drawn wagon waiting for them.
Hagrid waved and called, "Mary! Holly!" as they emerged from the car. Holly struggled to pull the two trunks from the boot and Hagrid went over, picking up one heavy trunk in each hand, and carrying them to the wagon. Holly then retrieved the small satchel for himself and Mary and joined the others already in the wagon.
"You look well," Mary told him. "What's going on in the village?"
"I'll tell you later," Hagrid answered cryptically.
At Hogsmeade the trunks were left at the station for the house elves to take to the school and the children went to explore the village before the express arrived. "We should tell them we were on the train and ask why they didn't see us," Lily suggested as they headed for the green.
The adults rode to the stable to return the horses and wagon.
"Now, what was it you didn't want to say in front of the children," Holly demanded as they left the stable.
"Some bad things are starting to happen, leastwise I'm hearing stories of bad things–"
"Anything definite, or just stories?" Mary wanted to know.
"I know someone killed all the livestock out at the Hart farm, slashed their throats. Used the blood to paint, 'Muggles out' on the side of the barn.
Holly and Mary were both shocked. "Oh, my God," Mary whispered. "What happened?"
"Whitey left. I think he'd of fought if it was just him, and if he knew who to fight, but didn't want his family hurt."
"And… It's Alice, isn't it?"
"Alice Hart. Yep. She sold the farm. Gave the money to Whitey and Boadicca to buy a new place and said she wanted to move with them. She's grandmother to the children. They're down in Cornwall now, got a little dairy herd."
"That's terrible! Does anyone know who did it?"
Hagrid shrugged, "Well, whoever did it, of course. But they won't admit it. If anyone else knows anything they aren't talking – afraid for their own families."
"How dreadful," Mary commented. "He was the last of the evacuees, wasn't he?" Hagrid nodded. "Any other muggles in the village?"
"No, not any muggles. But some squibs want to move out too. Can't say I blame them."
That evening, as the new students went through the sorting ceremony, Hagrid, Holly, and Mary went into the forest to talk with Firenze. The centaur seemed incredulous as they described some of the wonders of their home. Television in particular seemed impossible for him to grasp and he was as hesitant to believe their story of moving pictures in a box in their home as their Manchester neighbors would have been at the claim they were talking with a centaur.
Some of Lily's letters home that year complained that Severus didn't talk with her as much as he had first year. He was sometimes too busy with his Slytherin friends to take the walks along the lake they had enjoyed first year. Hagrid did not spend much of his time in the school, but he did offer different opinions based on conversation with professors. Lily was making more friends, Hagrid wrote, because she was spending less time with Severus. Severus, the giant reported, was often the victim of bullying because he was poorly dressed and lacking in social skills. From Hagrid's conversations with professors it seemed the general opinion was that Lily regularly defended her Slytherin friend, and the embarrassment of needing a girl to defend him was why he was distancing himself from Lily.
Mary put down Hagrid's letter and reflected. People did change. It was possible Severus was making friends in his own house and wasn't as dependent on Lily. But Mary sensed such a devotion to her daughter in the young wizard that she looked for some other motive. She imagined Severus might see less of Lily to force her into making more friends in her own house. Or perhaps, if he was treated as badly as Hagrid reported, he didn't want Lily's own reputation to suffer through her friendship with him.
Mary didn't know if either of her theories were true, but she wanted to imagine one of them could be accurate. She carefully wrapped a box of ginger biscuits she knew Severus was especially fond of and sent them to him as a way of saying thanks.
Mary rode with her parents in the Morris Marina for the start of her third year. Severus had been invited to go with them, and accepted, but changed his plans after a call from his aunt asking if he would accompany his cousin, Ariel Prince, to her first year.
"Severus found out he'll be studying fifth year potions this year," Lily told her parents.
"Fifth year? When he's third year?"
"He was doing third year potions his second year. Potions are easy for him."
Lily and her parents arrived in Hogsmeade two days before First Night. They hated being away from the shop for several days. Mrs. Eliot, their neighbor, could watch Petunia without any difficulty. But Petunia was not old enough to run the shop in their absence. And while their shop assistants were honest and wouldn't take cash from the till they were not good enough at baking to risk leaving them in charge.
"I don't know why you worry," Lily told her parents. "So what if the regulars have to buy a loaf somewhere else? It just means they'll appreciate our shop more when you get back."
"If they come back," Holly muttered.
"If our bakery is open why would anyone go anywhere else?" Lily insisted.
One of the reasons they traveled to Hogsmeade two days before the sorting was to talk with Hagrid about the threats of violence.
"Any more on the anti-muggle trouble you told us about last year? You never said much in your letters, but I'm uncertain what that means," Mary asked. "Is Lily safe?"
"Lily should be safe at Hogwarts. Problem's still around, getting worse if anything. There's a name being mentioned, Voldemort."
"Voldemort?" Holly asked. "Never heard of anyone named Voldemort."
"I haven't met anyone who has," Rubeus agreed. "Leastwise no one who'll admit it. Some won't say the name."
"Why not?"
"Not sure. Might be superstition – mention his name is like inviting trouble. Bigger problem is you don't know who might be his friends. Heard of some wizard in Edinburgh who talked a lot about Voldemort. His house burned down with him in it."
"Could be coincidence."
"And could be a warning to tell others to keep their mouths closed."
"Wonder if it's that damn Tom Riddle?" Holly muttered.
"Why do you say that?" Mary asked.
"Because he was a right bastard," Holly spat. "I won't give you the details, but I know it. You know it too, don't you Rube?"
"That was years ago. I don't know why you think he's so evil. He got me thrown out of Hogwarts, but I don't think he did it on purpose. Everyone was frightened after that girl was killed, they were desperate to find the killer. When he saw that big spider he just put two and two together and got six. He really thought the spider killed her. Headmaster thought Aragog killed her too. They were wrong to blame me, but everyone was in a right state of panic."
"Did they ever find what killed the girl?" Mary asked.
"Nope," Rubeus told them. "And nobody talks about that either. Arguments about that started a lot of fights over the years. Still some who think I'm responsible. Lot of people think if you don't talk about a problem it'll just go away."
"And I wouldn't put that witch's death past Riddle either. He was here then."
"To return to the present," Mary reminded her husband, "we're asking about Lily's safety." She turned to Rubeus, "I think I hear you saying things are dangerous for wizards all over the country."
"Not sure it's that much worse for wizards than anyone else. World's a dangerous place. But after those cattle killed out at the Hart place it's mostly been quiet here at Hogsmeade. I don't think they want to do anything too close to Professor Dumbledore."
"So you believe she's safe?"
Rubeus turned to Holly, "Does she make you repeat yourself three times before she believes you?"
Holly nodded, "Only if it's important."
The big man sighed, "She's as safe here as anywhere in the world."
Things were more chaotic than usual at the Hog's Head that year for two reasons. First, Eleanor had grown increasingly frail the last few years and could no longer work in the kitchen. Aberforth complained it would take three women to take her place. At the moment the couple had one they trusted, another woman who could do the work with moderate supervision, and three incompetents – one of whom they hoped might in time develop the skills necessary to run the pub kitchen, if the sun didn't burn out first.
The second reason for chaos was much more pleasant. The Dumbledores daughter, Mary, was visiting from the States and had brought her grandchildren – Aberforth and Ellie's great-grandchildren – with her. Mary Evans had met Mary Price, the Dumbledore's daughter, once before she moved out to Hogsmeade to Manchester.
Mary Price had not been able to see her parents during the war years, but was trying to get back to Britain about every other year. Mary took after her mother, and her presence provided a great relief to her parents during the visit.
With Mary watching the kitchen staff Aberforth and Ellie were even able to sit at a table for a little while with Rubeus, Holly, and Mary Evans. They were both excited that Albert's daughter would be starting Hogsmeade, but they wanted any other information Holly and Mary had on other evacuees.
"When is your family going back to the States?" Mary Evans asked Ellie.
"They have a flight two days after First Night. Mary is very sorry that Albert won't be bringing Ariel. She heard so much about him during the war that she really wanted to meet him."
"He applied to get off work and come north with her, but his fill-in broke his arm in a cycling accident. Adrianna still hopes to take time off, but she put in her request rather late because she thought Albert would be bringing Ariel. They've asked her cousin to come with her."
"Children are a trial," Aberforth intoned solemnly. "Grandchildren… Grandchildren are ideal. You're too young to know what you're doing with children. And you're too old to enjoy the great-grandchildren. You should have asked me, I'd have advised you to skip having children and simply start with the grandchildren."
"Hush, you," Ellie laughingly scolded. She told the others, "We hardly know our granddaughter; she was raised in the States. We're very happy Mary is able to bring the great-grandchildren over. And Abe absolutely dotes on Lucy."
"I want her to marry some nice young wizard and take over the Hog's Head so Ellie and I can retire," Aberforth explained.
Mary looked confused, "I thought Lucy was the one about Lily's age."
"She is," Aberforth agreed. " She can wait a few years to get married, but I'm announcing my retirement and handing the keys of this place to her husband as soon as she says 'I do'."
"And why does she need a husband to take over the Hog's Head?" Rubeus asked.
"Place needs a man in charge," Abe answered.
"There's something going on outside Hogsmeade," Mary told him, "it's called women's liberation. You may not have heard of it, but it is the radical idea that women have brains and are fully capable."
"I don't doubt that for a minute," Abe assured her. "Ellie here tells me that every day. But place still needs a man. I'm quite certain it's the only reason her father allowed that worthless young rascal to marry his beautiful daughter years ago."
Eleanor patted him on the hand, "You weren't that worthless, although you were a rascal. Let's see if any of the great-grandchildren want to take over someday. It would be nice if it stayed in the family."
"Lucy loves the place," Aberforth said in a whispered aside loud enough for everyone at the table to here.
Lucy was about the same age as Lily. Lucy showed Lily things around the village that the Hogwarts student didn't know, and taught the city girl how to milk a goat. Lily took Lucy to the school. Argus Filch initially told them they couldn't enter the building, but after learning that Lucy was a great-grandniece to the headmaster he allowed them to tour the building.
While Albus went into Hogsmeade to see Mary Price and other family it was Lucy's first time to see the Headmaster in his study. Although visitors were rarely allowed to watch the sorting he asked Lucy if she wanted to see First Night, and said she could sit at Lily's house table. Lucy happily agreed.
On the evening before Severus was to take the express to Hogsmeade with his cousin he managed to talk with the young girl for a few minutes alone. "I have something important to tell you," he warned.
"About what?"
"About the sorting, when you go to one of the houses."
The girl looked nervous, "Does it hurt as much as mum says?" she whispered.
"Look, this is important. People aren't supposed to tell you about sorting, not really tell you about it anyway. Your mum told you the Prince story. I want you to know more. You don't want to go to Slytherin, you–"
"Yes I do," she interrupted. "I want to go to Slytherin. The Princes all go to Slytherin… You're in Slytherin."
"There are some things happening now… There's… It's… Your father is a muggle. There are some people there who will make fun of you, bully you."
"Do they do that to you?"
"Yes they do."
"Oh…" She wasn't sure what to say.
"You are sorted by talent, and personality, and desire. If you–"
"How do they do that?"
"It really doesn't matter. Now–"
"Does it hurt?"
"No, it doesn't hurt. Families just tell stories to their children… Maybe it makes you more open in your feelings or maybe it's just a mean trick. But in the sorting you need to think hard about one of the other houses. Think very hard. It's what you want more than anything. That should get you into one of the other houses… Do you know anyone with family in one of the other houses, except Gryffindor?"
"Why not Gryffindor?"
"All the wizards in Gryffindor are mentally defective. Stay away from them."
"Mentally defective?"
"Yeah… Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff?"
"Esther Kerber is starting Hogwarts too. She–"
"There's a third year in Ravenclaw named– Oh, wait. He'll be a fourth year. Jake Kerber. That her brother?"
"Yes. They go to our synagogue."
"Esther your friend? Does she want to go to Ravenclaw?"
"Then during the sorting, you think very, very hard, 'I want to be in Ravenclaw. I want to be in Ravenclaw.' And maybe that's where you'll go."
"And it won't hurt?"
"It won't hurt. But don't tell anyone what I told you. You aren't supposed to tell new students what will really happen."
"But how does the sorting happen?"
"I just said, I can't tell you."
"But you told me something… Did you tell me the truth?"
"Yes, I did. Think Ravenclaw."
"Please, tell me just a little? I won't tell anyone. I promise."
He smiled, "No details. At the sorting a very old magic will look at you." He touched his forehead, "It will look into your mind." He touched his chest, "It will look into your heart. If your head and heart want the same thing, and you've got the talent, it will decide very quickly–"
"Why do you keep saying 'it'? What is the old magic?"
"Do you always ask questions like this? You're annoying."
"Daddy says it's because I'm smart and I'm going to do well."
"Do well in Ravenclaw. If the head and the heart don't agree sometimes it takes a few minutes before a new student is assigned to a house. Gryffindor gets the wizards who're mentally defective. The witches there are okay, but the wizards are jerks. Slytherin gets the ambitious wizards. Ravenclaws use their wits – never argue with a Ravenclaw. There are some smart wizards there. Hufflepuff… Hufflepuff gets the students who don't fit anywhere else. Some of them are very smart. Some of them are kind of slow. But they all work hard and they watch out for each other – I've never seen a Hufflepuff bully anyone."
Ariel went to the Hog's Head with a package for the Dumbledores immediately after her arrival at Hogsmeade.
Hagrid arrived at the Hog's Head the morning after sorting with a horse and cart to take Holly and Mary Evans back to their car. A small shabby figure stood outside the pub as they emerged.
"What're you doing out of school?" Hagrid growled.
"I wanted to see Mr. and Mrs. Evans," Severus told him.
"You're not supposed to be–"
Mary put a hand on the huge man's arm. "It's fine, Rubeus." She looked at the boy. "I'm glad I got to see you before we went home. I'm sorry your cousin went to Ravenclaw. Your aunt will be disappointed."
"Ariel will do fine in Ravenclaw."
"I suspect you're right. Do you have a message from Lily, or do you have a message for us to take to your mother or aunt?"
"I didn't tell Lily I was coming. I wanted to see you… I wanted to say goodbye before you went back, and to ask if I could work at the bakery this summer. You don't have to pay me much. I just want a little… I want to buy some better clothes. Please?"
Before Holly could politely say no, they didn't need any help at the bakery Mary answered, "Yes. We'd be happy to have you. You're smart and you work hard."
The boy was clearly excited, "Thank you!"
She gave him a fast hug. "It will be nice to have you. Now, Rubeus is right, you need to be back in school."
With a hurried goodbye Severus started jogging back to school. The three adults watched him for a minute.
"Odd little duck," Rubeus commented. "Moody. Professors say he's just fine one day and in a foul temper the next for no reason they can tell."
"He is a teenage boy," Mary pointed out. "And while I have two daughters I retain a vivid memory of teenage boys sometimes acting in a peculiar manner."
"Yer not talking about me, are you?" Rubeus asked.
Mary laughed, "Of course not. You were always the perfect gentleman. I was speaking of other teenage boys I knew."
"See," Holly insisted, "be glad she didn't marry you. She heaps scorn and abuse on her husband's head and openly flirts with other men."
Rubeus came to Mary's defense, "I think I could have lived with that, if she'd accepted my proposal."
"You are still the perfect gentleman," Mary told Hagrid, and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "But I was fated to give my heart to this rogue."
As they rode out to the car Hagrid reminded them, "You're welcome to come up to Hogsmeade anytime, you know. Lot happening around Christmas."
"Lot happening in the bakery around Christmas too," Mary pointed out. "What do you think, Holly? Maybe take a couple days off in mid-January?"
"We'll see… I used to love the forest in the winter – could spend hours without seeing another soul.
After leaving Hagrid Holly headed the Morris in the direction of home. "Don't know why you told that boy he could have a job this summer."
"How many reason do you want? His parents don't provide very well for him. He is very good around the bakery… You'll admit that, won't you?"
"I suppose."
"He said he wants to dress a little better – nothing wrong with that, is there? I suspect he might have a young lady he wants to impress. Lily is–"
"Not Lily. Not that ugly git and Lily."
"He's not an ugly git. He is a very talented young man and seems very devoted to her."
"He may be talented, but he's an ugly git and not good enough for our Lily."
"Is any boy good enough for our Petunia or Lily?"
"No. What's your point?"
Mary laughed. "You might be right. But there is a very good chance that someday a pair of undeserving young men of some sort may capture the hearts of our daughters. I think there is a great deal of potential in Severus."
About twenty miles further down the highway Holly hit the brakes suddenly, alarming Mary who had been watching scenery out the window. "What?" she gasped.
"Damn fool in the road," Holly grunted. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the man with his arms outstretched. "What the hell… Is that Tom Riddle?"
Mary stared also, "Of course not, you just have Riddle on your mind after talking about him the other day."
The next morning Tom Riddle carefully went through the Easley Morning Post as he had his coffee at the cafe. He finally found a small article he was looking for on page five.
Two Die in One Car Accident
Holly and Mary Evans of Spinner's End, Manchester,
died when their car left Bruce Road and went down
an embankment four kilometers north of Stropping.
The cause of the accident remains under investigation.
Tom Riddle smiled and folded the newspaper. There was nothing to make the deaths sound suspicious in any way. He wondered if his visit to Hogwarts tomorrow would be too great a coincidence, but decided not to delay. He was a respectable alumnus paying a respectable visit. Should anyone mention the death of a student's parents he would look properly concerned at the news. He would not even remember Holly, if asked.
There was no point in mentioning the deaths of Holly and Mary to anyone. While implacable hatred towards one's foes and the patience to carry out a death threat even after years would be considered a virtue to his followers there were stronger reasons not to mention it.
First, there was the chance he might merely look petty – and Lord Voldemort did not wish to appear petty. Petty was Bear killing the cattle at the Hart farm because one of their evacuees had given him a black eye and a bloody nose in a fight. And petty was stupid, Riddle did not want to play his hand too soon near Hogwarts. Second, someone might ask why he had vowed to kill Holly in the first place – and Riddle had no desire to tell the story of how Ogg manhandled him and Holly had beaten him a fight. And finally, and perhaps most important, word of his hand in the deaths of the couple might reach Severus Snape.
Riddle sighed and took another sip of coffee. He wished he could attract a higher caliber of followers. It didn't matter who your parents were if you were a wizard and recognized wizards as superior to muggles. All indications were that Severus Snape was a brilliant young wizard. He should be courted for the addition he would make to the circle of friends around Riddle. There were three distinct categories in the world. First were the wizards who recognized their superiority, and were therefore to be welcomed into the fold. Next were the muggles, by nature inferior wizards and fit only to serve or as playthings for the amusement of wizards. And finally there were race traitors, who refused to recognize the superiority their birth into the wizarding community granted to them. While some of them in time might recognize the superiority of wizards and become followers most of them were more contemptible than muggles – denying their own superior birthright for some nonsense about all people being equals. Some would even dare oppose him and his plans.
But when you stressed the importance of wizard blood you ended up with followers who would ridicule those with a muggle parent, even if he or she were in Slytherin. They needed to work more on a spirit of family - like Hufflepuff.
Severus Snape had arrived in Slytherin in need of friends. Had he been welcomed properly he'd already belong to Voldemort body and soul. Instead he'd been teased and bullied by others in the house for his poor clothing and muggle father. Riddle could appreciate a wizard with that background. His own father was a muggle and he had been raised in poverty. At Hogwarts his intellectual abilities had blossomed. Tom had overcome his handicaps and thrived. Given the chance Severus Snape could easily overcome his handicaps as well. Tom Riddle, like Mary Evans, sensed there was a great deal of potential in Severus Snape.
But Riddle's friends in Slytherin told him that young Snape had a close friendship with a muggle family, sometimes even receiving packages of biscuits or other treats. Riddle had decided to eliminate the young man's muggle friends. He made the decision before knowing that Holly Evans and his wife were the couple.
Riddle finished his coffee and snapped his fingers to get the girl's attention. He pointed to his empty cup, indicating he wanted a refill. "Life is good," Riddle reflected as he watched her refill his coffee. Surely it must have been fate to bring Holly Evans back into his life so that he could be killed. Fate had always been good to him. Fate, good planning, and his own intelligence. Riddle trusted more in himself than in fate. His plans were developing nicely. There was no need to rush things. He would sow fear among his enemies and win more friends until he assumed his rightful place as head of Britain's wizards. Having finished the second cup of coffee Tom flipped a shilling. Heads, he'd pay for his breakfast. Tails, and a memory charm would leave the muggles unaware he'd even been there. He always found it an amusing game. Heads… This morning he would pay. "Life is very good," he thought again as he searched through his pocket for change to pay the bill.
–The End–
In the course of writing of the real deaths of millions over the course of World War II – from mass starvation, deliberate attempts at genocide, the targeting of civilian populations by bombers, and the revenge killings of ten of thousands it became increasing difficult to see Tom Riddle as a force for evil. He became more of a simple thug in my mind, a schoolyard bully who has gotten out of hand.
Given the low number of reads and reviews in comparison to my other stories I have no plans to write more Hogwarts stories (couple ideas, but no plans). But many thanks to Imablack, Son of Whitebeard, Kaede Shinomori, Mr. Wizard, Thomas Linquist, anonmum, Dracarot, Bhel-Elryss, Anansii, arioso dolente, Lissie1019, A Markov, victorie-weasley-4-teddy-lupin, Aspieturtle, Hyzenthlay1972, music4ruth, and Dr. Platypus for their reviews. Thanks, you provided the encouragement to make it possible to finish this.
This and Hogwarts 1835 originally had exactly one-hundred and forty-five thousand words. Then FF. changed how it counts. Not good for my OCD.


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Tuesday, 3 January 2012
A period of reflection
No selections for the blog yesterday as I was at Plumpton watching
syndicate horse CHILWORTH LASS (I'm a shareholder) on her hurdling
I thought she ran a cracker on going (heavy) that was a lot worse than
she wants. She led for most of the race only succumbing to a challenge
on the approach to the 2nd-last flight. For a brief moment I thought she
may hold-on to 3rd spot and provide me with a decent return on my
eachway wager at 33/1, but it was not to be. Realistically, she had no
chance with the odds-on winner Balder Success, who looks half-decent;
nor with the runner-up Jodawes. The 3rd horse home Specialagent Alfie
had been dropped in trip from 2m4f and (benefitting from race fitness)
he outstayed Chilworth Lass on this going, as did the 4th home Excelsior
Academy. But, all-in-all, it was an encouraging run and on better going
she should prove capable of winning in a class 5 handicap.
By coincidence, at Folkestone later in the afternoon, the other horse
that had been "offered" by he-who-shall-not-be-named (prior to Chilworth
Lass being syndicated) also ran for the 1st time since that incident.
KING OF CASTILE had subsequently been purchased by trainer Jim Best of
Lewes, apparently carrying an injury. Well, he showed none of that
yesterday making nearly all to romp home a 16-length winner at 3/1. He
was helped having come into the race fresh from a 6-month break and also
benefitting from a drop in the handicap to a rating of OR95. I should
have had the horse on my alert list as he clearly possesses some ability
and it has to be classed as a missed opportunity, especially as Jim Best
really knows how to prepare a horse for a coup and I expect connections
recouped their purchase price - and more - yesterday.
My biggest wager of the day was in the Sussex National on Rate Of Knots
and my immediate thought when the last of the market leaders fell
mid-race was that all he had to do to win was stand up - and he failed
to do that with an awful jump at the fence in front of the Plumpton
stands. At times like that I wished I were at home, as then I could have
lumped onto Double Dizzy. He may only have one gear, but he is a
resolute galloper who knows how to jump a fence and as he led those who
still stood out onto the final circuit there could only be one winner.
Today's high winds have resulted in the abandonment of the meeting at
Ayr. There is little prospect of any worthwhile wagering opportunities
till Saturday, so I'm going thru' my alert list and giving it a good
I always give a horse the benefit of at least one run if it makes it
onto my personal alert list, after that it really needs to show
something decent. One that did not make the cut yesterday evening was
Ghizao who has cost me dearly since I managed to win on him a couple of
times in the autumn of 2010. It hurts when you see a horse which has
some talent, not fulfil its potential; and I'm sure that Paul Nicholls
will have another go with the horse. I expect he'll have a wind-op
sometime in the next few weeks followed by a re-appearance hopefully on
a flat track. He ran a cracker when chasing home Finians Rainbow at
Aintree last April and he could well show his best if he returns there
again this coming April.
I've just noticed from my racing calendar that there is a 4-week break
between the Cheltenham Festival and Aintree National meetings (in my
youth it was just 2-weeks) and while that will allow plenty of horses to
race at both meetings, having the Grand National run on April 14th is
not good for that race. When I was growing up in the 1960's, 70's &
80's, the National was run on the last Saturday in March, which would be
the Saturday after the Lincoln handicap was run. Pushing the National
meeting later in the calendar may result in more horses competing in the
other championship races but, for the National itself, it is not a good
idea. It also makes it near impossible for a horse to compete in 2 (or
more) of the major staying chases held at the end of the jumps season
with the Scottish National being run on Saturday 21st April (just a week
after the Grand National), the Betfred Gold Cup at Sandown being run on
the 28th April, and the Irish National being run on Easter weekend (the
weekend before the National). There are not enough top-class staying
chasers to go around, and the other races (notably the Sandown race) are
starting to go into terminal decline.
The racing calendar needs proper organisation, otherwise racing is in
danger of killing the goose that lays the golden egg.
Thanks for reading this blog to all new visitors, and I hope that
readers of the blog get enjoyment form it.
The blog takes a lot of effort to maintain. If you have had a successful
wager on the back of what you have read here, then please make a
contribution (via the donate button) as an expression of thanks. Those
that do will be rewarded with occasional supplementary information.
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I was offered a share in King of Castille, but then he said it had an injury and was sold on, erm I think it was Beechers Brook Blog, then he offered another animal, I responded then he disapeared, can you shed any light on what happened?
Many thanks for your explanation mate. Now I know what happened, good job I pulled out before any cash was involved. Sorry to hear about you getting stung man, but karma will come back round and bite him on the ass.ReplyDelete


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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. –Purdue Fort Wayne sophomore Sydney Boerst and senior Elizabeth Britner earned this week's Summit League Volleyball Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week accolades, respectively, after guiding the Mastodons to a 2-0 record in league play.
Boerst claimed the offensive player of the week title after averaging 4.14 kills per set and logging a .578 hitting percentage on the week. She led the Mastodons in both matches in kills, tallying 13 in the 3-0 victory over North Dakota and 16 in the 3-1 win over North Dakota State. Boerst finished the week with 29 kills while adding seven total blocks (1.00 block per set).
Britner took home the defensive player of the week award after averaging 5.86 digs per set, which was 2.1 digs per set over her season average entering the week. She led the Mastodons in digs for both matches by recording 21 against UND and 20 in the win over NDSU. Britner ended the week with 41 digs, four assists and one service ace.
Sydney Boerst, Purdue Fort Wayne
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- Received her first career offensive player of the week award and second weekly honor this season
- Her kills per set was nearly two kills per set over her season average entering the week (2.21)
- Hit nearly .600 in each match, .300 points better than her season average (.298)
Also nominated: Emma Willis (Denver), Hayley Dotseth (South Dakota), Bri Greenlee (Oral Roberts), Taliyah Flores (North Dakota), Sadie Limback (Omaha)
Elizabeth Britner, Purdue Fort Wayne
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- Secured her first career weekly honor
- Started the weekend with a match-high 21 digs against UND, where she had eight in the first set
Also nominated: Macy Carrabine (Denver), Anne Rasmussen (South Dakota), CeCe Madison (Oral Roberts), Alexis Bachmeier (North Dakota State), Jordan Vail (North Dakota), Claire Mountjoy (Omaha)
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|Vietnam Export Promotion Forum 2019 aimed to provide support for SMEs in export
Vietnam Export Promotion Forum is an annual activity chaired by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) which assigned the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (VIETRADE) to co-ordinate with units of ministries and bodies as co-organisers.
This year, the event was attended by the Centre for Promotion of Import from Developing Countries (CBI), the Swiss Federal Economic Co-operation Organization (SECO), project LinkSME of the United State Agency for International Development (USAID), as well as the representatives of Amazon Global Selling and local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai in his keynote opening speech said that in recent years, the structure of Vietnam's export goods continued to improve. Specifically, reducing the crude export volume and increasing the export of processed and industrial products will facilitate the deeper participation of Vietnamese goods in the global supply chain.
The position of Vietnamese products in the supply chain is gradually asserted on the regional and world markets, which has attracted foreign investors and traders to help local enterprises enhance production capacity and promote exports.
Vo Tri Thanh, chairman of the Institute for Brand and Competitive Strategy, former vice president of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) said Vietnam to capitalise on its signed FTAs, it needs to satisfy a series of difficult conditions such as rules of origin (ROOs), technical standards, Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary & Phytosanitary (SPS), transparency, connecting distribution systems, and being aware of market variables.
The exports are no longer limited to enterprises exporting goods to foreign markets, but now include supplying products to foreign-invested manufacturers in Vietnam such as Samsung, which is considered on-site exportation, which is also a way to help Vietnamese enterprises break into the global supply chain.
Vietnam, as well as other ASEAN members, are still only making initial steps in export support services, especially logistics. Most of Vietnam's export costs are covered by foreign-invested enterprises. By mastering export support services, Vietnam will significantly increase its turnover, and export growth will be accelerated and more sustainable.
The flight of export and trade in services
The rise of e-commerce is a remarkable trend taking over the export scene, generating great value to Vietnam economy.
Value sources
The digital net value "embedded" in the economy
Digital export value (apps, digital contents, e-commerce)
Value in 2017
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$4.21 billion
Potential value in 2030
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$28.34 billion
After the session of market analysis, a talk show followed with the aim of clarifying the demands of enterprises and the role of state management agencies as well as trade promotion agencies in innovating trade promotion activities.
|On April 11, VIETRADE and Amazon Global Selling announced their co-operation plan to support Vietnamese businesses to boost exports and develop brands through e-commerce in 2019-2021. The partnership will include a global export programme through e-commerce, brand development programme on e-commerce with Amazon, and e-commerce training for Vietnamese businesses. On this occasion, 100 potential businesses were selected for skills training and advisory to bring their export products to Amazon's US e-commerce system in this June.
From the perspective of SMEs, Pham Minh Duc, director of Ecolink Co., Ltd., talked about his company's initial difficulties when trying to export the company's organic and fair-trade products to create a new identity for Vietnamese tea around the world.
Duc said that SMEs are limited in capital, therefore, they should focus on a core issue and elicit support from the association on licencing procedures.
The authorities also need to provide clearer information about mechanisms, policies, and markets, helping businesses save time and costs.
From the perspective of a unit directly implementing trade promotion activities, Vu Ba Phu, director of VIETRADE, expressed that the Vietnamese economy still relies on exports, so state agencies need to maintain high and sustainable export growth. Another feature is that SMEs make up a considerable portion of the economy but have limited resources, therefore, SMEs cannot develop on their own.
Aiming to support the SMEs, the MoIT has been making efforts to promote export to make the most effective and reducing the pressure.
In the coming time, besides supporting SMEs to participate in international trade fairs and exhibitions, the MoIT will carry out more activities to provide market information, export consultancy, and connect buyers and sellers.
Additionally, the ministry will promote co-operation with international trade promotion organisations and large e-commerce groups like Amazon.


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I'd do nothing but reading if I could (ok, maybe eat some great food, buy some fancy shoes between two books...oh, and spend some quality time with the gorgeous guy I married while I am on reading-break anyway...)
This was well written. Very, very well written.
It had a subtle and still elaborate world-building and wonderful and interesting characters.
But the greatest thing about this novel: The love story.
Talk about showing, not telling. Talk about slow burn. Talk about getting to know each other.
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Through the ears of his hanging bleeding son
by Regis Boff
God took you and twisted your little body
for his relief,
always in white and wafers
hiding insects and lust
in his loins.
How could you know his appetite for you,
after confessing childish fears to him
all your small life?
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Requirements• Passport valid for no less than 30 days after the expiry date of the intended stay.• Payment of the prescribed fee.• A vaccination certificate, if required by the Act.• Cash available, or travellers' cheques to cover envisaged living expenses until first salary is received.• Applicants must lodge a cash deposit of equivalent value to a return ticket or an undertaking by employer.• Medical and radiological report.• Documentation required for member of the family accompanying applicant.Corporate visas are processed at a government fee of R1 520,00 and a new submission fee of R1 350,00. Applications are done online.Contact the New World Immigration, one of our experienced consultants will be able to guide you through the process.
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А puppet one-woman show of the actress Violina Vasileva,
In which Uncle Doctor will explain to the children the meaning of such terrible words like X-RAYS, INJECTION, ANESTHETIC, OPERATION … And they won't be startled by these words anymore.
The frightening things are other ones. The story about the little Tiger, who growled to the Rabbit, Bear and Butterfly, shows to the children that it is more frightening to be without friends.
Playwright: Violina Vasileva
Director: V. Stefanova/Tsv. Yaneva
Music: J. Kolev


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This Privacy Policy sets out how we collect, use and protect your personal information. 'Personal information' is information which identifies you or another person, or which is capable of doing so.
The Southern Group is made up of a number of different legal entities.
Alternative Bridging Corporation comprising; Alternative Bridging Corporation Limited (Registered No.7194858), Alternative Bridging Corporation (Cheval) Limited (Registered No. 4219776), Alternative Bridging (UK1) Limited (Registered No. 09265635), Alternative Bridging (UK2) Limited (Registered No. 10112558) and Property Finance Nominees (3) Limited (Registered No.03204842), are all registered in England at First Floor, Health Aid House, 1 Marlborough Hill, Harrow, Middx, HA1 1UD.
Each of the listed companies is registered as a data controller with the Information Commissioner's Office; Alternative Bridging Corporation Ltd (Registration number ZA026286), Alternative Bridging Corporation (Cheval) Ltd (Registration number Z7474983), Alternative Bridging (UK1) Ltd (Registration number ZA182055), Alternative Bridging (UK2) Ltd (Registration number ZA196548), Property Finance Nominees (No3) Ltd (Registration number ZA026190).
This Privacy Policy forms part of our Terms and Conditions. If you have any questions relating to this Policy or require information on how we use your data, you can contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com or 0208 349 5190.
The Privacy Policy
We are committed to ensuring the security and privacy of any information provided to us, and the options available to you with regards to how we collect and use your information.
This Policy applies to all information we collect about you either through our Website or as part of a loan application process. By visiting our Website, you are agreeing to these practices. Your personal data is processed on the basis that you have provided your consent for us to do so for the purposes set out below when you provided your personal data. You have the right to withdraw your consent to our holding your data at any time by contacting us at email@example.com or 0208 349 5190. If you do withdraw your consent, we may still be able to process some of the data that you have provided to us on other grounds such as legitimate business interest. From time to time this Privacy Policy may be amended, the up-to-date version will always be available on our Website. Please note that by continuing to use our Website you are agreeing to any updated versions.
Your information
The information that we hold from you may be received as follows.
Filling in forms (e.g. on our 'Get In Touch' page), by contacting us or by submitting a job application on our Website. The information you give to us is likely to include:
- Name and title
- Contact information, including telephone number and email address
- Loan and property specific information
- Financial and credit details including bank accounts
Each time you visit our Website, we may automatically collect the following information:
- Web usage information (e.g. IP address)
- Your login information
- Browser type and version
- Time zone setting
- Operating system
- Platform
- Full Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)
How we will use your information
We may use your information for the following purposes:
- Respond to queries that you may submit to us
- Keep our Website up to date and compatible with all software platforms
- Website customisation
- Website administration
- Measure the effect of advertising campaigns we have run
- Any legal requirements
Disclosure of your information
We may share your personal information with any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in section 1159 of the UK Companies Act 2006.
If Alternative Bridging Corporation Limited or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by it about its customers will be one of the transferred assets.
If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our terms of use or terms and conditions of supply and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Alternative Bridging Corporation Limited, our clients, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Fraud Prevention
Before we provide financing to you, we undertake checks for the purposes of preventing fraud and money laundering, and to verify your identity. These checks require us to process personal data about you.
The personal data you have provided, we have collected from you, or we have received from third parties will be used to prevent fraud and money laundering, and to verify your identity.
Personal information that may be processed, for example: name, address, date of birth, contact details, financial information, employment details, device identifiers including IP address and vehicle details.
We and fraud prevention agencies may also enable law enforcement agencies to access and use your personal data to detect, investigate and prevent crime.
We process your personal data on the basis that we have a legitimate interest in preventing fraud and money laundering, and to verify identity, in order to protect our business and to comply with laws that apply to us. Such processing is also a contractual requirement of the financing you have requested.
Fraud prevention agencies can hold your personal data for different periods of time, and if you are considered to pose a fraud or money laundering risk, your data can be held for up to six years.
If we, or a fraud prevention agency, determine that you pose a fraud or money laundering risk, we may refuse to provide the services and financing you have requested, or to employ you, or we may stop providing existing services to you.
A record of any fraud or money laundering risk will be retained by the fraud prevention agencies, and may result in others refusing to provide services, financing or employment to you. If you have any questions about this, please contact us on the details below.
Whenever fraud prevention agencies transfer your personal data outside of the European Economic Area, they impose contractual obligations on the recipients of that data to protect your personal data to the standard required in the European Economic Area. They may also require the recipient to subscribe to 'international frameworks' intended to enable secure data sharing.
Storage of your personal data
The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA, who work for us or for one of our suppliers. Such staff maybe engaged in the provision of support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.
All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
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Your personal data is protected by legal rights, which include your rights to object to our processing of your personal data; request that your personal data is erased or corrected; request access to your personal data.
For more information or to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us using the contact details below.
You also have a right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office which regulates the processing of personal data.
You have the right to ask us to stop processing your personal data even if you opted into the processing of your personal data for marketing purposes. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us at;
Alternative Bridging Corporation Limited,
Building 2,
Imperial Place,
Maxwell Road,
or email@example.com
Our Website may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
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You are entitled to receive the personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and to transmit that data to another data controller. The types of data that can be provided are those set out under Your information above. You can exercise this right from 25 May 2018 by contacting us at firstname.lastname@example.com
Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to Alternative Bridging Corporation Limited, 2 Imperial Place, Maxwell Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1JN or email@example.com
Alternatively, you can contact us through the "Get In Touch" section of this Website.


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The Apprentice I rate is intended to be used to reward employees who perform their duties as required and who have been working in the capacity of the Apprentice II for a minimum of two years on Contractor projects.
Apply insulating materials to pipes or ductwork, or other mechanical systems in order to help control and maintain temperature.
Driven by a commitment to excellence in project execution, Brock is a leader in providing soft craft services, labor support, and materials for capital projects, maintenance, and facility turnarounds.
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Registration & Measurement in full swing
Carnac is hot and ready to trot.
Provisional Results now via the results tab on the championship mini site
As the results get updated in the regatta office they should follow directly on the link.Go to the Championship site and the results tab will be on the left.
And it all starts later this week!!
Some are there now, some will be there tomorrow, some will be there in spirit!
Successful pre-worlds completed
Rutland provided great weather, sun & wind and the level of English improved too!
Pre Worlds Language and Training Camp well underway
Sailors from Czech Republic, Holland, Finland and UK are getting top training and language development - sometimes in unexpected ways
Provisional SI's now on Worlds event page under the relevant side tab
Course diagrams not displayed due to digital issues but...
51st TROFEO DEL SEBINO - 12/13 July 2014
Mid July fun in the Italian Lakes, Lago Iseo.
Crown Cup
Glorious weekend with worthy winners and growing reputations
On-line entry and it's own website for Crown Cup!
The event that just keeps on giving! 7 Countries so far and easy to enter.
2 weeks to the Crown Cup 21-23 June
Second year of this superb event - now bigger, better and even more fun
Report on the European Championships
Full results are under the results tab. Photos are on this site but many more on the class Facebook page.
Harvey Martin & Bobby Hewitt Monster the European Champs!
Massive week for the boys with UK Nationals as well as European Championship wins
Euro Day 2 and new UK champs take pole
Tight racing in sun and after racing supper party
After first day the early leaders are NED!
Ties vd Stroom & Gijs Dutilh lead the way. 4 different countries in top 6! Full provisional results in article
European Championships start today
Forecast is for improving conditions from the NE as the day wears on
UK Nationals final report
Read the full event report on the UK Association Website together with the full list of prize winners
European Championships 2014 in Bruinisse, Holland Thu to Sat this week
competitors only get 1 day off between UK nationals and European Championships.
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From James Madison to James Monroe, 27 December 1817
To James Monroe
Montpellier Decr. 27. 1817
Dear Sir
Your favor of the 22d. has been duly recd. I am so much aware that you have not a moment to spare from your public duties, that I insist on your never answering my letters out of mere civility. This rule I hope will be applied to the present as well as future letters.
My quere as to the expedition agst. Amelia Island turned solely on the applicability of the Executive Power to such a case. That relating to the right to Indian lands was suggested by the principle which has limited the claim of the U. S. to a right of pre-emption. It seemed also that an unqualified right of a civilized people to land used by people in the Hunter State, on the principle that the Earth was intended for those who would make it most conducive to the sustenance and increase of the human race, might imply a right in a people cultivating it with the spade, to say to one using the plow, either adopt our mode, or let us substitute it ourselves. It might also be not easy to repell the claims of those without land, in other Countries, if not in our own, to vacant lands within the U. S. likely to remain for a long period of years, unproductive of human food. The quere was not meant to contest the doctrine of the Message, under qualifications which were probably entertained without being specified.
The Cumberland road having been a measure taken during the administration of Mr. Jefferson, and as far as I recollect not then brought to my particular attention, I can not assign the grounds assumed for it by Congress, or which produced his sanction. I suspect that the question of Constitutionality was but slightly if at all examined by the former, and that the Executive assent was doubtingly or hastily given. Having once become a law, and being a measure of singular utility, additional appropriations took place of course under the same administration: and with the accumulated impulse thence derived, were continued under the succeeding one, with less of critical investigation perhaps than was due to the case. Be all this as it may, the case is distinguished from that now before Congress, by the circumstances 1. that the road was undertaken essentially for the accomodation of a portion of the Country, with respect to which Congress have a general power not applicable to other portions. 2. that the funds appropriated and which alone have been applied, were also under a general power of Congress, not applicable to other funds. As a precedent, the case is evidently without the weight allowed to that of the National Bank, which had been often a subject of solemn discussion in Congress, had long engaged the critical attention of the public, and had recd. reiterated and deliberate sanctions of every branch of the Govt: to all which had been superadded many positive concurrencies of the State Govts and implied ones by the people at large. The Bank case is analogous to that of the Carriage tax which was generally regarded by those who opposed the Bank as a direct tax and therefore unconstitutional, and did not receive their acquiescence, untill their objections were superseded by the highest Judicial as well as other sanctions. As to the case of post roads and military roads; instead of implying a general power to make roads, the constitutionality of them must be tested by the bona fide object of the particular roads. The Post cannot travel, nor troops march without a road. If the necessary roads can not be found, they must of course be provided.
Serious danger seems to be threatened to the genuine sense of the Constitution, not only by an unwarrantable latitude of construction, but by the use made of precedents which can not be supposed to have had, in the view of their authors, the bearing contended for, and even where they may have crept, thro' inadvertence, into Acts of Congress, and been signed by the Executive at a Midnight hour, in the midst of a group scarcely admitting perusal, and under a weariness of mind as little admitting a vigilant attention.
Another and perhaps a greater danger is to be apprehended from the influence which the usefulness & popularity of measures may have on questions of their Constitutionality. It is difficult to conceive that any thing short of that influence could have overcome the constitutional and other objections to the Bill on roads and canals which passed the two Houses at the last Session.1
These Considerations remind me of the attempts in the Convention to vest in the Judiciary Dept. a qualified negative on Legislative bills.2 Such a controul restricted to constitutional points, besides giving greater stability and system to the rules of expounding the Instrument, would have precluded the question of a Judiciary annulment of Legislative Acts. But I am running far beyond the subject presented in your letter, and will detain you no longer that [sic] to assure you of my highest respect and sincerest regard.
James Madison
RC (DLC: Monroe Papers); FC (DLC). RC docketed by Monroe. Minor differences between the copies have not been noted.
1. The bill entitled "An Act to set apart and pledge certain funds for internal improvement" was passed by the House on 8 Feb. 1817 and the Senate on 28 Feb. 1817. The bill was vetoed by JM on 3 Mar. 1817, and attempts to override the veto were unavailing (Annals of Congress description begins Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States.… (42 vols.; Washington, 1834–56). description ends , 14th Cong., 2d sess., 190–91, 934, 1059–62).
2. Resolution 8 of JM's Virginia Plan, as introduced by Edmund Randolph on 29 May 1787 in the Constitutional Convention, called for a council of revision made up of the executive and "a convenient number of the National Judiciary," which would have the "authority to examine every act of the National Legislature before it shall operate, & every act of a particular Legislature before a Negative thereon shall be final; and that the dissent of the said Council shall amount to a rejection" (James Madison, Notes of the Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787 [Athens, Ohio, 1966], 32).


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Workshop in Ukraine | 2018
The Mydentity workshop was held by Parisa Tashakori in two days at Kharkiv University. This workshop was part of the program for the10th anniversary of the 4th Block triennial. In this workshop Parisa taught the students innovative methods to portray their identities without using their photographs.
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Strawberry cake, friends and family, all night dancing and lots of food. How fantastic does that sound? In Sweden we have a special holiday and we call it Midsummer. We have made the ultimate guide for you to join the celebrations of Midsummer like a true Swede.
A short guide on what you need to bring to a Swedish Midsummer party:
Raincoat – Mosquito spray – Your friends and family – Alcohol – Your best mood
How to celebrate midsummer:
Outfit Let's go all in summer theme. The dresscode for the ladies is bright colors, flower prints and white clothing. The guys are supposed to suit up but in a more casual, relaxed way, this is the perfect time for your linen suit. Our Happy Plugs accessories is a great compliment to brighten up your Midsummer outfit.
The Midsummer flower wreath The flower wreath is mostly for the girls but usually ends up on the boys heads at the end of the night. Basically you just pick a bunch of flowers and leaves and tie them together to a crown-like headpiece that will go perfect to your outfit.
The food As many holidays, Midsummer evolves around food and we eat – a lot! You start with a lunch of pickled herring, egg halves with fish roe, Swedish meatballs and fresh potatoes. The fun thing with the holiday menus are that they are all pretty much the same, it dosen't matter if it's Easter, Christmas or Midsummer – you will still eat the same thing. Might seems a bit strange but in Sweden we love it and always long for this traditional food!
The Swedish Snaps Here you have to be a bit careful, otherwise you will get too drunk and wont last all day and night. The snaps is booze that's spiced up whit different flavours, you will probably think it tastes horrible, but you get used to it. Whatever you do, don't confuse it with the German schnapps, people might get offended. One of the snaps flavours are called Aquavit which means "the water of life" – so enjoy.
Sing-alongs Together with the snaps you sing songs. So to make sure that everyone around the table sings along you hand out a song book with all the snaps songs. The lyrics are often quite dirty or dosen't make sense at all, so don't get surprised if you don't really get the point of the songs. No one does. Here's one example:
"Chug it down, Sing 'hup-de-la-la-la-loo-lah-lay', chug it down, Sing 'hup-de-la-la-lah-lay, And he who doesn't chug it down, then he won't get the other half either, chug it dowwwwn…". I think you get the point!
Dancing around the maypole After lunch is served and you have had your first couple of snaps it's time to dance around the maypole. It's probably not the type of dance that you are used to but it's very simple and you just have to look at a youtube video one time to get it. The different dances are called names like "The little Frog", "We are musicians" or "The priest's little crow".
The cake OMG you have to serve this if you want to be like a real Swede. It's so sweet that you might get a little nausea after eating too much, but it's so worth it. You don't need tons of ingredients, just whipped cream, meringue or sponge cake and Swedish strawberries.
7 flowers under the pillow Now it's time for bed and its probably still light outside since the sun never sets around midsummer. Before you get into bed you should pick seven different flowers to put under your pillow. The legend says that if you do – you will dream about the one you will marry.
If you want to see how it's all done, check out this video: