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This year one of the things I wanted to do was to teach my youngest how to cook, I mean she loves to bake and can whip up a gorgeous batch of cookies or cupcakes but she very rarely cooks anything else. This year I hope to change that. It will stand her in good stead when she flies the nest and her eldest sister was glad of the knowledge when she went to College. She decided she wanted to try making the Pork Stir-Fry I had on my Meal Plan and her favourite flavour is Sweet and Sour so we came up with this Easy Pork Stir- Fry with Cashew Nuts.
Easy Pork Stir- Fry with Cashew Nuts
- Pork cut into strips I got mine pre-cut in Supervalu
- 1/2 an Onion chopped finely
- Sweet Red Pepper – cut into strips
- 1 Carrot cut into small batons
- mushrooms
- 1 tin of pineapples in juice
- Hoisin 1tb spoon
- Sweet Chilli sauce 1tb spoon
- Five spice – 1tsp
- Rice Wine Vinegar 1/2 tablespoon –
- Cornflour 2 tsp
- A large handful of Cashew Nuts
- Splash of Soy sauce
- Sesame Oil
First get your semi -willing teenager into the kitchen to help cut up the vegetables. I am glad the meat was pre-cut she wasn't over keen on handling it much.
- Heat a wok with sesame oil in until hot then add the Pork and the finally chopped onion and cook until the meat is well cooked.
- In a bowl put the Hoisin, Sweet chilli, a splash of Soy sauce, Five spice, Rice wine vinegar and the about 1/2 the juice from the pineapples ( more if you want a thinner doxycycline drugstore sauce ) and the corn flour and mix well – I usually add the cornflour first and mix to a paste with the pineapple juice and then add the rest.
- Add the rest of the vegetables and pineapple chopped into chunks into your wok with the pork. Stir – fry until lightly cooked
- Throw in your Cashew Nuts
- Then add your sweet and sour-ish sauce and cook until sauce thickens
Served with Whole wheat Noodles which the youngest teenager loves apparently. That is a thumbs up from both teenagers.
We broke out the chopsticks and devoured the lot. I have to say it was gorgeous for her first attempted and she said it was easy to make. Not great on presentation but totally top notch food. I have said she can cook more often and she thinks this was all her idea !! Thank goodness she doesn't read my blog that often.
If you like this recipe you can check out more of my Quick and Easy recipes here
- Quick and Easy Bacon and Mushroom Pasta
- Effortlessly Easy and Tasty Tortellini
- Easy Banoffee Pie
- Bacon, Chorizo and Spinach Easy Cheesy Pasta
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Blond hair, teased into a glamorous pile on top of her head, with curls tumbling around her ears, and framing her face. Long-legged and slender-waisted, clad in a slim skirt and balanced on pencil heels – the heroine in each one of the six stories compiled in the Valentine Picture Story Library, fits the fantasy/stereotype of another era. One where all the women, with their immaculate hair and Jessica Rabbit figures, lounged about in impossibly glamorous clothes, swilling martinis and smoking cigarettes out of two inch-long holders (or maybe not).
All the men seemed to have been formed by a cookie cutter too. Square-jawed and dark haired, with athletic bodies modestly clad in well-cut trouser suits, although there was a hint of rakishness in the cut of their belted trench-coats, the way they bit their cigars, tilted their hats just so and downed one peg of neat scotch after another. Very Jon Hamm from Mad Men.
And just as these men and women seem like they were all cut out of the same sheet of paper, so do their stories seem to come from the same limited imagination. Tall, dark and handsome Gary Stu and blonde, chic and slim Mary Sue are in love with each other. The love story is progressing fine, until they come up against a major hurdle – usually in the form of a financial obligation or an uncongenial relationship. A misunderstanding ensues, there's a temporary estrangement, but then all ends well with a kiss and a fade-out.
I don't generally go for these stories. Sure, I admit, I read my share of Mills & Boons, with their salacious covers and heavy panting on the inside pages. In fact, when I was in college, reading a hot Doctor-Nurse story or the tale of the headstrong heiress who is tamed by the burly gameskeeper, was a good way to unwind, when preparing for the final exams. But since I left college, I haven't picked up a hectic romance novel.
And then one day, about a month or so back, I saw a copy of Valentine Picture Story Library: full of just the kind of stories that once made schoolgirls blush (although now, they would need something a lot stronger; perhaps a sex tape?). As far as I can gather, Picture Story Library had regular issues, with different themes – Doctor-Nurse, Businessman-Secretary, and so on. The one that I bought is titled True Love and has, as the blurb on the cover states, "six dramatic picture story romances, inspired by classic songs from the '50s and '60s". These songs include Elvis Presley's Treat Me Nice, Cliff Richards' Livin' Lovin' Doll and No Turning Back, Russ Conway's You Made Me Love You, Pat Boone's Say It With Music and Adam Faith's What Do You Want.
But don't be misled by the song titles. They have little to nothing to do with the stories. Livin' Lovin' Doll is about a rebellious young teenager who comes to stay with her older cousin after she's orphaned. She dresses provocatively, drinks and smokes, gets up to foolhardy pranks and even tries to seduce her cousin's very attractive fiancé. What Do You Want is about a pair of twin sisters, one of whom is a movie star, exchanging places because the movie star sister has had enough of fame and just wants a regular vacation. Naturally, their little ruse confuses everyone, movie fans, to co-actors and directors to even their respective boyfriends. All the stories are similarly fluffy and frivolous: "very light, attractive reading" as Jeeves would say.
But I didn't really pick up this book for the stories. What really drew me in were the illustrations, which truly are beautiful. Of course, it's impossible to anyone in real life to be quite as attractive as the people in these stories. But they're so wonderful to look at – the women with their full lips, thick eyelashes and long, slender fingers, and the men with their Gregory Peck jawlines and intense eyes. Just reading this book was like stepping into a time-machine (please forgive the cliché. It's 1 am). There are vintage Cadbury chocolate ads, pictures of the era's heart-throbs Elvis and gang, not to mention the fact that they all give such a great glimpse into the social mores of the time. The protagonists are invariably all white. Almost all the women have 'gender-appropriate' jobs like teaching or stenography or working in a library, and the one woman who dares to dream of being a successful novelist, finds that her ambition has driven the love of her life away from her. It's all so quaint and last-century, that even I didn't feel offended by the content.
I mean, what is the point, really? Getting mad about gender stereotypes and racial blindness in comic books from another era is just as pointless as getting annoyed by the stereotypes in Enid Blyton books. PC fanatics try to make the contents in these well-beloved books more appropriate for our highly sensitive era, and those of us who grew up reading these stories feel offended. After all, just because all the French girls in Blyton's books are sneaky little liars, didn't make us think that real French girls were the same way. We just enjoyed the stories and the adventures of the characters and these offered a great chance to escape into another world.

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Congressman Brad Sherman, Faith J. H. McDonnell, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Aleppo, kidnapped bishops, kidnapped priests, Middle East, Religious Minorities, Secretary of State Kerry, Syria, Syriac Archbishop of Aleppo, Syrian Christians
By Faith J. H. McDonnell (@Cuchulain09)
Last week I wrote that Saturday, May 11, was a day when our brother and sister Syrian Christians asked specifically for prayer for Syria. Did you pray?
Today I read this blog post demanding to know if anyone cares that two Syrian Orthodox bishops were kidnapped. The author, John Mark Reynolds, explains that Metropolitan Boulos (Paul) Yazigi, the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Aleppo and Metropolitan Yohanna Ibrahim, the Syriac Archbishop of Aleppo, were both on humanitarian missions when they were abducted. One was negotiating on behalf of two Syrian priests who previously had been abducted.
"American Christians often forget that the Middle East contains hundreds of thousands of Christians," says Reynolds. "The Christian liturgy is said in Arabic across the Middle East and Damascus (Syria) is the headquarters of the Patriarchate of Antioch. During the civil war raging in the country, Orthodox bishops have given relief to people who are hurting of every religion."
Reynolds points out that it was in Turkey and Syria that followers of Jesus were first called Christians. "Saint Paul came to the Faith there and planted churches throughout the region and Peter was a leader in Syria before he ever went to Rome. All the great Christian creeds were shaped by Syrian Christians from the lands now controlled by Turkey, Lebanon, and Syria."
But that was a long time ago! Do we 21st century Christians with problems of our own about which to worry care about these two Syrian bishops or priests who were abducted? Do we feel any responsibility to be advocates and intercessors for the Church in the Middle East, oppressed and persecuted under Islamist supremacism?
U.S. Representative Brad Sherman (D-CA) is sponsoring a bi-partisan appeal to Secretary of State John Kerry asking the State Department make the immediate release of Metropolitan Yazigi and Metropolitan Ibrahim "a priority in our efforts in Syria." Sherman urges other members to sign, saying, "as Members of Congress committed to religious pluralism in the Middle East and around the world, we believe the United States must do everything it can to ensure that Christians and other religious minorities have a safe future in Syria."
The deadline for members of Congress to sign the letter to Secretary Kerry is this Friday, May 17, at noon. Reynolds urges Christians to show that they do care about the Christians in Syria by contacting their own member of Congress and requesting that they sign the letter. He provides instructions for reaching and communicating with congressional offices.
This action will take only moments, but may persuade your member of Congress to sign onto the letter. If you are willing, you can take further action by encouraging others through social media, email, and personal conversations (novel idea!) to contact their member of Congress, too.
Reynolds concludes:
For hundreds of years, the Christian people of Syria have witnessed to Christ by surviving to pray. Daily they have prayed for peace and for the salvation of the world from sin and injustice. Daily they have fed and clothed the poor. Daily they have faced the rigors of second class citizenship, but found ways to survive. Sometimes evil regimes have killed them, other times they have been captured by unworthy service, but for centuries the common Christian has prayed, served their nation as patriots and with dignity, and been sanctified by suffering.
We should pray tonight for their survival, because their prayers over the ages surely have done more good for us than we can imagine.


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Ex-death row inmates to take on Harris County's sentencing record
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle
Former death row inmates Clarence Brandley and Kerry Max Cook will be keynote speakers Saturday at a Houston anti-death penalty march and rally expected to draw protesters from throughout the state and nation.
Normally held in Austin, the march, now in its eighth year, was moved to Houston to protest Harris County juries' record of leading the nation in assessing death sentences, said event organizer Gloria Rubac. Since executions were resumed 25 years ago, 102 killers from Harris County have been executed; 122 remain on death row.
The March to Stop Executions will assemble at 2 p.m. at Emancipation Park, 3018 Dowling, then proceed to SHAPE Center, 3815 Live Oak, for a 3:30 p.m. rally.
The theme of the event is "Celebrating Our Victories, Remembering Our Losses; Continuing the Fight for Abolition!"
Brandley, who was convicted of the August 1980 rape-murder of Cheryl Dee Ferguson, a 16-year-old volleyball player at Conroe High School, spent a decade on death row before prosecutors dropped charges against him. Investigators' failure to compare a Caucasian hair found on Ferguson's body with that of other possible suspects in the case was among presumed irregularities in the case cited by Brandley's advocates.
At the conclusion of an evidentiary hearing in October 1987, state District Judge Perry Picket called on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to grant Brandley a new trial. "The litany of events graphically described by the witnesses, some of it chilling and shocking, leads me to the conclusion the pervasive shadow of darkness has obscured the light of fundamental decency and human rights," he wrote.
After unsuccessfully appealing to stop a new trial, the prosecution dropped charges in October 1990.
Cook spent 22 years on death row after he was convicted of the 1977 rape-murder of Linda Jo Edwards, a Tyler woman. He was tried three times and twice condemned. After he won a new trial in 1993, Cook was freed from prison based on time served after he entered a no contest plea. Months later, DNA linked Edwards' murder to another man.


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Then after a while a friend came in and did a little fix.
But things started falling apart, after a lot of digging in - you find this.
Python will join two string together in this case, not what you wanted. Always leave a trailing comma.
Couple more things:
- As Dave Cheney pointed out, using this practice has the nice effect that one line change shows as one line change in the diff since you don''t have to add a comma to the previous line.
- Go probably learned from Python and made trailing comma mandatory.
- You can see more Python "gotchas" here.


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The endocrine system is made up of glands that are responsible of regulating metabolism, growth, development, tissue function, sexual function, reproduction, sleep & mood, among others. For example, people who have hypothyroidism, diabetes and adrenal fatigue are all considered to have adrenal disorders because their bodies are not functioning well.
Often, when we have a hormonal disorder the first thing that is given to us is medicine. I'm not saying this is a must in some cases, but there are other ways in which you could help your body restore its balance. Not all answers relating hormonal disorders lay in a set of pills or medicine, nutrition & lifestyle play a huge role. Stress, contamination, bad habits and nutrition can all affect the equilibrium your body needs to function properly.
I will give you a few tips for you to start introducing into your daily life:
1. Breath deeply and relax: When we are under stress our bodies start to produce adrenaline to help us cope with situations. This is a mechanism of defence our ancestors used in order scape from predators and dangerous situations. We no longer face those threats, and instead we have a very sedentary life. And still, we are constantly tense which gets our adrenaline pumping. Furthermore, stress is constant the body will also begin to produce cortisol. This bodily functions contribute largely to adding fat into your body, especially your belly area. Deep breathing exercises will help the body and the adrenal glands relax.
2. Eat foods with a low Glycemic Load: GL refers to how foods affect your blood sugar and insulin levels. The lower the number, the less it affects your sugar levels.
When we feel tired and hungry it usually relates to a blood sugar imbalance, which in response triggers cortisol to be released. Maintaining it under control helps to stabilise hormones, helping with weight loss. The most common foods to avoid are simple carbohydrates such as white bread, white rice, pastries, pasta and sweets. Fruits such as blueberries and strawberries are great choices because they have a very low GL, and they are filled with atioxidants!
3. Eat protein dense foods: Protein will help to balance your blood sugar levels and your hormonal system. Furthermore, protein gives the body the amino acids that are used to produce certain hormones. Eggs, peas, seeds (sunflower, sesame & pumpkin) and beans can all be good choices to include in your diet.
4. Eat foods with zinc: This mineral can help with hormonal issues, specially regulating women's cycles, blocking excess of testosterone, clearing skin, maintaining collagen, supporting thyroid, and much more. Foods such as lean beef, pork, venison, tofu, oatmeal and sea vegetables are all great sources.
5. Cruciferous vegetables: Broccoli, watercress, cauliflower, cabbage and Brussels sprouts are all great ways of getting zinc, vitamins A, B, C, D and E into your diet to help with hormonal disorders. Steam them lightly so you ensure you are getting the most of its nutrients. Remember: Overcooking vegetables leads to a great loss of vitamins and minerals.
Food is a powerful way of supporting your hormones, and in fact your whole body. We are under constant stress, exposed to pollution and probably eating foods that deplete us from essential vitamins and minerals. This is why integrating this few ideas into your diet and lifestyle might benefit you and give you a real boost for a healthier life.


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The crowning glory of a woman is her most prized possession and if it happens to be blonde in color, then the wearer takes extra care of her mane.
Blonde hair has a unique look and hairstyles made on it look quite pleasing and palatable especially the long blonde hairstyles.
These include wavy, curly and straight hairstyles. Long blonde hair can be styled in many ways. If you want a cool and carefree look, try out the loose-opened hair. It looks simple and elegant. The wavy locks bring about a dash of stylish charm and make you look flamboyant. As far as the curly blonde hair is concerned, they get an enigmatic display when present in blonde mane.
Now coming to the tied up long blonde hairstyles, simple and braided buns are a good option for formal and party occasions. Braids and ponytails look youthful and cute. You can also add layers and bangs to make your blonde hair more stylish and pretty. Well, these were just basic things about the long blonde hairstyles. You can find more on the subject in this post that features 30 long blonde hairstyles with a wide and colorful variety. Take a look.
If you like this article, you might be interested in some of our other articles on Long Hairstyles With Bangs, Long Straight Hairstyles, Easy Hairstyles For Long Hair and Blonde Hairstyles.
On The Chair
The model gives a nice pose, sitting on the chair with her waist length long hair styled with wavy curls at the bottom.
Paris Hilton
The celebrity looks striking in her blonde hair with curly layers and center parting.
Sexy Babe
The model makes a cool style statement with her sleek long blonde hair done in short and long layers.
Kate Hudson
The Golden Globe winning actress looks pretty in her straight layered blonde hair done with side parting.
Blue Eyed Girl
Light blonde hair with curls covering one half of its length from the bottom, collected on side and styled with center parting.
Lovely Girl
Long blonde hair style in side-swept angular bangs and layers gives a cute look to the round face.
Gleaming Reflections
The light golden, blonde locks let loose on one side of the shoulder render a glowing charm to the girl.
Gleaming Reflections
Tale Of Twists
The wavy ringlets in her center parted blonde hair falling along the face look amazing.
Even Falls
Sleek and straight blonde hair with nice texture and symmetric length looks smart.
Anna Kournikova Hairstyle
The tennis sensation in one of her glamorous avatars, wearing her golden blonde hair in wavy layers.
Bridal Blonde Hair
Long blonde hair with short straight layers on top, reaching up to neck, make the bride look simple and beautiful.
Swoop Bun
This hairstyle looks classic and is good for those who have thick and voluminous hair.
The model wearing a black and white dress and long blonde hair loose-opened on back and held slightly, makes a cool style statement.
Fairytale Braid
Golden shaded, long blonde hair styled in a heavy braided bun that looks super artistic.
Back View
Long blonde hair, hanging below the shoulder with side parting, is simple and stylish.
The model looks sexy in her black outfit and layered, wavy blonde hair left open with a side parting.
Vintage Up-Do
Groovy braided updo made on golden blonde hair that has an aesthetic glow and reminds of the olden times.
Trendy Girl
Slightly messy but overall cool, this blonde hairstyle with wavy layers is fashionable and sexy.
Red Hot Babe
Curly blonde, layered hair left open with side-swept angular bangs on front and a puffy top.
Long Braids
The model flaunts her twin braided tails, wrapped around her neck and made on side parted blonde hair.
Long blonde, wavy hair spread on shoulder and back with a center parting looks pretty.
Perfect Pose
Wavy golden hair with side parting frame the face in a pretty way and look sober.
Sleek Hairstyle
Luscious and glossy blonde hair styled in layers with side parting looks stylish and cool.
Sober And Sweet
Long blonde hair with wavy curls and straight, slightly tilted bangs on front looks graceful.
Bikini Swimsuit Model
The model displays her curvaceous charm and looks more appealing with her flowing blonde curly hair.
Sleek blonde hair flipped back and flowing on the back look dazzling.
Leggy Damsel
The flowing blonde, layered hair adds tons of sparks to her style quotient while posing for the Lamborghini automobile.
Hold It
Posing with her curly, blonde hair gathered at the top with her hands, the girl makes for a beautiful portrait.
Delightful Model
The pretty girl gives a pearly smile which makes a cool contrast with her long, golden blonde hair done in layers and tossed around with side parting.
The model, clad in jeans and sleeveless top, makes a flamboyant pose, holding her long blonde hair parted at center, with her hand.


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History seems to be in the making. The British Prime Minister is on the forefront of digital and economic globalization that sees the current turmoil in the world economy offers a chance to build a "new global order" based on cooperation and opportunity.
Mr. Brown summarized his approach as internationalist, interventionist and progressive, an approach he believes should make the world confident for the future, making 2008 a year to be remembered not for the financial crash, but for the way in which the world "endured it and prevailed".
Once again, the British are on the forefront of promoting a new empire of global unity as an enduring power of ideals that promotes a global society that rises to meet challenges as they arise. The Prime Minister sees financial stability as an international duty of peace and unity. He wants to use U.N. peacekeepers to enforce the peace through the reduction of weapons, both nuclear and otherwise.
He speaks of getting behind the United States to bring about a new change of global mission even though at this time, neither George Bush or Barack Obama are now speaking about this mission. Barack Obama has dropped hints. Could something be going on behind the scenes that isn't public knowledge? This prospect seems likely.
Prime Minister Brown gives high meaning to what he sees as the new Bretton Woods accord, involving the creation of a new monetary age and a new age of international cooperation. He is promoting getting rid of old orthodoxies in exchange for building on a new global solution of prosperity through the World Bank and new measures to sustain growth. This effort seems to built around the charismatic conviction of Gordon Brown and Barack Obama. You should be paying attention. For those that are concerned with Biblical prophecy, this is a very interesting item to take note of. ~ E. Manning


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A sweet memoir of Knisley's trip to Paris with her mother to celebrate her 22nd birthday.
The drawings are great, and as a reader you get caught up in each scene, but it is like reading someone's artfully put-together sketchbook and diary rather than a whole book experience. Knisley is a artist to watch.


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The Women Leaders programme
Actively seeking to develop the role that women play in the company
The Women Leaders programme was launched in 2011 as a means of realising the Carrefour Group's aims in terms of gender diversity. It operates in four main areas:
-Each country defining its own objectives
-Raising the visibility of women by promoting their various successes
-Establishing gender diversity at the centre of career plan decisions
-Promoting a healthy work / home life balance
A number of concrete initiatives are already underway. Examples include: communication and awareness-raising initiatives in all countries, campaigns to proactively recruit women managers in Argentina, spotlighting women's careers in Argentina, Spain, France and Romania, the launch of the "Women Leaders "intranet site and organising a special day about the role of women in the company for members of the Carrefour European Committee.
This programm has been awarded by Arborus (the first endowment fund set up to support gender quality in the workplace).
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Not everyone is able to complete their Grade 12 or Matric Certificate and many learners have found that the traditional schooling system is not a good fit. Luckily in today's education environment, not having a Matric Certificate doesn't necessarily mean that you're unable to study further. There are many credible alternatives to an academic Matric, and many institutions offer registered qualifications which are either equivalent to a Grade 12 or Matric Certificate or allow you to study further without one.
Here are six bona fide routes to a Grade 12 or Matric Certificate equivalent in South Africa:
1. Get a National Senior Certificate (NSC)
This is the traditional route in South Africa offered by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the Independent Examinations Board (IEB). Both Public and Private schools are accredited by Umalusi Quality Council.
Learners qualify with a standard NSC or one with exemption for further study after Matric. These are:
The National Senior Certificate with Higher Certificate admission A NSC with a minimum of 30% in the language of learning and teaching of your chosen Higher Education Institution.
The National Senior Certificate with Diploma admission A NSC with Moderate Achievement (40-49%) in four recognised and accredited subjects and a minimum of 30% in the language of learning and teaching of your chosen Higher Education Institution.
The National Senior Certificate with Bachelor's Degree admission A NSC with Adequate Achievement (50-59%) in four recognised and accredited subjects.
2. Get a qualification from Cambridge International (Now known as CAIE – Cambridge Assessment International Education)
Part of the University of Cambridge in the UK, the CAIE qualifications are recognised by many of the world's best universities. CAIE offers learners another way of getting a Grade 12 or an equivalent certificate. Their International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is the most popular international certification in the world for learners between the ages of 14 and 16. You will be required to complete an IGCSE and AS Level over a period of two years, with adherence to the subject group requirements.
CAIE is recognised by most South African universities such as:
University of Pretoria
Stellenbosch University
Remember, each university (AND each faculty) will have its own set of admission requirements for school-leaving certificates, so it's a good idea to check if your chosen university will recognise the international qualification.
Cambridge International is a popular home schooling option and many private schools and colleges in South Africa now offer this as an alternative to NSC.
3. Write the General Education Development (GED) Test
The GED Test is an American qualification that was designed for anyone who did not or could not matriculate from high school, but still, would like a certificate that's equivalent to a Grade 12. Study is done online or through private training support centres in South Africa. Tests are online and are administered at registered Pearson VUE Testing Centres throughout South Africa.
The GED Test is a great option for home-schooled learners, offering an online Grade 12 certificate that is recognised by some universities in South Africa. You will need to complete four required subjects: Science, Mathematical Reasoning, Social Studies, and Reasoning Through Language Arts.
If you wish to study further into higher education, you'll need to check with your university of choice what their admission requirements are for international Grade 12 equivalents.
4. Get a qualification that's registered on the National Qualification Framework (NQF)
The NQF is a directory of qualification levels that are available to all learners in South Africa. There are ten levels on the framework – each indicating the difficulty of the qualification. Quite a number of private, technical and vocational colleges in South Africa offer qualifications that start at NQF Level 3 and 4. An NQF 4 is equivalent to Grade 12 or Matric.
While these qualifications have entry requirements, they are very accessible to most students. The table below shows three examples of these types of qualifications:
Qualification Entry Requirement Exit Level
National Certificate: Bookkeeping (ICB) Grade 10 NQF L3
National Certificate: Information Technology: End User Computing (MICT SETA) Grade 10 NQF L3
Further Education Certificate: Project Management (Services SETA) Grade 11 NQF L4
5. Consider a NCV (National Certificate Vocational)
This is run by colleges and it combines theory and practical experience to prepare you for work in a specific industry or occupation but it ends at NQF L4. These qualifications are offered at most TVET colleges (public and private), however it is not as easy to study further at a university after completion. Visit www.fetcolleges.co.za for more information.
6. National Accredited Technical Education Diploma (NATED)/Report 191
NATED / Report 191 programmes are delivered by providers (public or private) under the careful watch of the Department of Higher Education and Training, who carry out the examination and moderation of these programmes. NATED Engineering studies range from N1 – N6 and consist of 18 months' theoretical studies at colleges and 18 months' relevant practical application in work places leading to a National N Diploma. The entry requirements for N1 is a Grade 9. After successfully completing N1 – N3, you will have a qualification that is equivalent to a Matric certificate.
Article written by: Ang Gibbons | ACADEMIC HEAD: ELMI College


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A battle for a district that includes parts of northern Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess.
New York State Sen. Terrence Murphy engaged in "unfair" campaign practices in his race against Democrat Pete Harckham, a nonpartisan committee found.
The Westchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee issued four findings in a report released Sunday, saying Murphy made unsubstantiated and misleading claims including a "knowing mischaracterization" of one of the committee's previous rulings.
Murphy, a Yorktown Republican, is seeking his third two-year term in the Senate's 40th District, which includes parts of northern Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties. Harckham, of Lewisboro, is a former county legislator and worked in the administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
- Murphy's campaign was found to be unfair for stating that Harckham was hired by the state due to connections with Joe Percoco, a top state official recently convicted of bribery. The campaign said the claim lacked a "factual basis" and was in violation of the committee's principles.
- The committee found accusations unsubstantiated and misleading that Harckham was "double dipping" holding two "low show" jobs in the state simultaneously.
- The committee found Murphy's campaign, through the state Republican Campaign Committee, misrepresented a previous finding by saying Harckham "lied." Harckham had said Murphy was "The man who nominated him (Donald Trump) at the Republican National Convention." In a previous ruling, the committee found that statement unfair because it wasn't accurate – but it didn't say Harckham lied.
- Murphy's campaign was found unfair in alleging that Harckham voted to give millions of taxpayer dollars to a developer called Conifer and a nonprofit called A-Home for which Harckham once served as president. A-Home was not involved in the Conifer project, the committee stated, and said it was "not factual" to call the project "another conflict of interest scandal" regarding Harckham.
Murphy's campaign has contends the final ruling was based on an inaccuracy that A-Home wasn't involved in the Conifer project. A-Home Community was listed as the nonprofit for its project in media, but later changed its name to Allied Community Development.
The nonpartisan committee has the stated purpose to promote honesty and fairness in campaigns. Campaigns may choose to issue complaints to the committee, which may then rule on whether the complaints are fair or unfair.
Its rulings aren't binding.


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Espionage defends liberty by promoting national security, former Central Intelligence Agency director Michael Hayden argued in a lecture on Thursday.
"The secret pursuit of secret truth is not only compatible with, but essential to, American democracy," he said.
Hayden directed the CIA from 2006 to 2009, along with the National Security Agency from 1999 to 2005. As the principal deputy director of national intelligence, he represented the highest-ranking intelligence officer in the armed forces from 2005 to 2006.
Hayden explained that espionage reduces fear. Fear causes people to tread on the rights, freedoms, and privacies of others, and eventually themselves. Therefore, security efforts deserve more credit.
"American espionage is as old as the Republic," he noted, saluting President George Washington as the nation's first spymaster.
The relationship between intelligence officials and any president of the United States fits a mold, Hayden said. Intelligence officials emphasize facts, deductive reasoning, pessimism, and the world as it is. Meanwhile, the president brings vision, inductive reasoning, optimism, and the world that Americans want.
"The CIA exists only to make the President wiser and more effective. Period," he said.
According to Hayden, intelligence officials expected interactions to falter more than usual with President Trump, given the President's known penchant for presuppositions. The President's first security issue involved Russia's interference in the United States presidential election. That problem grew when many Americans used the controversy over Trump's victory to challenge his legitimacy as President-elect. It continues to wreak havoc even now, Hayden said.
Hayden portrayed Russia as deteriorating. Lacking democracy, Russia has a colonial economy colonized by other Russians, where the elite exploit declining nonrenewable resources like oil and gas. The population is also dropping because of a low birth rate and high mortality rate. Violence, traffic accidents, and substance abuse mark the leading causes of death for Russian men, he said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has attempted to redress Russian historical grievances, including in the Ukrainian territory of Crimea, in a desperate bid to salvage his reputation. To obtain domestic validation, he needs to instill pride in Russians — hence his opposition to the EU, support for Brexit, hostility to NATO, and other attempts to demean Western institutions, Hayden explained.
Moving forward, he insisted that U.S. intelligence agencies must grow not more transparent, but rather more translucent. Translucence reveals the outline of affairs without the operational details, he said.
"To be successful, we all need to be two things: secretive and powerful. And we exist inside a political culture that's frightened and stressed over two things: secrecy and power," Hayden noted, recounting his words from when he directed the NSA.
Hayden's experiences have made him support whistleblowing, he said.
"Whistleblowing is good, because by definition, a whistleblower is blowing a whistle on something that should not be done," Hayden said. "A true whistleblower who courageously stands up and points out something that's inconsistent with law or policy — you've got to have that."
Yet he cautioned that the public often uses "whistleblower" to describe anyone who exposes what they dislike. For example, Edward Snowden labeled himself a whistleblower, even though his leaks concerned conduct that was perfectly legal. Hayden criticized such "disclosures of massive amounts of information by someone who has stolen them."
Hayden added that the emergence of a whistleblower signals trouble within an organization, which must lack internal channels for resolving concerns.
Titled "American Intelligence in the Age of Terror," the lecture was sponsored by the Wilson School and took place at 4:30 p.m. on April 6. The audience filled the Dodds Auditorium at Robertson Hall.


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Who said that graniglia is suitable only to renovate classic environments?
MilanInflat chose Mipa products for the contemporary restyling of its apartments located in historical buildings in the heart of Milan.
Once again, tradition and handicrafts products find new applications thanks to the designers' creativity and taste.
Lightness, simplicity, functionality, rationality and modularity become synonyms for contemporary style.
Geometric designs enhance spaces, sizes and materials. The combination of neutral and strong tones creates a linear chromatic movement.


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Meow everyone. Today I discovered a new sleeping place. It it not really new, but in the human room where there is too much noise and action for a quiet feline lady like myself. I prefer it quiet, with no unnecessary excitement. Mrs. Human is constantly thrusting her telephone camera in front of my nose and asking me to smile for a photo. Humans are funny that way. Who needs photos? I prefer the real thing that you can smell. Photos do not smell, meaning you cannot test them for eating purposes, which means they do not exist and have no interest for a feline.
At the moment Mrs. Human is playing with this thing she calls computer and has left me on my own, thank goodness. She is always asking complicated questions beiginning with the human word "Why". "Why are you sleeping?" (because I am tired and a feline needs at least 23 hours sleep during a day), "Why are you not eating those delicious vitamin kibbles?" (because they are hard and tasteless). "Why do you not want to go out for a walk?" (because there is a feline twice as big as I am that is invading my territory and has a reputation of being the killer cat of the neighbourhood).
These are all felines aspects of life that Mrs. Human does not understand. She asked me why I never sleep on the chair where I am now sleeping. I really did not want to hurt her felines by explaining that a felines needs to get away from things now and again, and curl up in a place where there is no-one. Now I am alone and I am enjoying my rare moments on a leather armchair.
As soon as I discover that a tin opener is being used, I will awake, refresh myself with a quick lick and apply action. Tin opener noise means tuna fish, I discovered that when I moved in and enslaved Mrs. Human. I am convinced she is eternally thankful to me for giving her a purpose. Yes, she has discovered the necessity of having a feline in her human life.


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Sights & Sounds
Interrogating the Music Documentary
University of Salford
June 4-5, 2010
In the fall of 1894, W. K.L. Dickson assisted Thomas Edison in his experimentation with sound film. He shot a sequence in which one man plays a violin before the recording phonograph horn while two others dance. Might this be the first music documentary?
In the years since, numerous works have been produced that consist of narrative formulations of musical history; portraits of individuals or groups; replications of musical events; meditations on musical genres or transformative occasions. A number of these works have become renowned in their own right, such as D.A. Pennebaker's Don't Look Back (1967) or the Maysles Brothers Gimme Shelter (1970). Others have become as famous as the events they depict, including Steve Binder's The T.A.M.I. Show (1964) Michael Wadleigh's Woodstock (1970). Still more have placed a name and a face to previously unknown musicians, as did Paul Justman's Standing in the Shadow of Love (2002) with Motown Records' Funk Brothers. Some have provoked controversy as much as they have drawn audiences, like Ken Burns' PBS series Jazz (2001). Some have attached a conceptual framework to a genre and a group and incorporated an argument about that material, including Julian Temple's The Filth and the Fury (2000).
The conference will interrogate this body of film and welcomes submissions on works in any media: radio, television or film. We are interested in issues that include but are not limited to narrative strategy, visual articulation, ideological analysis, star imagery, gender dynamics, race, We are particularly interested in studies that challenge normative story-telling strategies, familiar and hence deflated visual approaches, or wish to topple canonic formations of musical production that have been perpetuated through their presentation in various media.
The conference will feature appearances by filmmakers (to be announced) and showings at the Cornerhouse Theatre, located in Manchester. We hope as well to commission selected papers from the conference for publication in a volume, the first such anthology of approaches to the genre of music documentary.
Deadline for submissions: December 14, 2009
Announcement of program: January 4, 2010
Please send proposals of no more than 500 words by e-mail to both of the following addresses
d.sanjek at salford.ac.uk b.halligan at salford.ac.uk
Conference Chairs:
David Sanjek, Professor of Music Ben Halligan. Senior Lecturer
Director, Popular Music Research Centre School of Performance
School of Music
University of Salford


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Definition - What does Surya mean?
Surya is the name of the main sun god in Hinduism. The same name comes from the Sanskrit word for "sun." Surya stands for willpower, courage and vitality.
Surya is an important concept in yoga because, since ancient times, yogis have worshipped the sun through mantras, movements and salutations. Modern yoga classes often include a Sun Salutation, or Surya Namaskara, which is a sequence of dynamic asanas in devotion to the sun.
Surya is regarded by some as the Supreme Deity and can be worshipped as one of the five primary forms of God.
Yogapedia explains Surya
Surya, or Lord Surya, is sometimes described as the god of health. Depictions of Surya often show him riding a chariot, which is harnessed by seven horses. These horses represent the seven chakras.
Hindus and yogis revere Surya as being the creator of life on Earth and may regard him as the spiritual heart of the world. Thus, the sun salutations of Surya Namaskara acknowledge and revere this divinity. They are, in essence, a moving prayer to the sun.
Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, who popularized the Ashtanga yoga method, is reported as saying that no yoga practice is complete unless it includes sun worship. He advocated praying to Surya before performing Surya Namaskara in order to focus the mind and set one's intention on achieving unity with God.


text: Doing something a bit out of the "norm" is always a good thing – its good to mix things up to add some variety and also challenge yourself. So when I suggested to Traci & Jon the idea of doing their photos at Lake Poway I was thrilled that they were all about it! Judging from the photos below I'd say it was a good choice for sure, what a hidden gem of a location 😉 Traci & Jon of course make taking awesome photos easy and combined with a cool outdoorsy location I knew from the get-go we were in for a treat. After strolling along and around the lake for a bit we managed to get to the top of the hill with the sun setting behind the trees which gave some of the coolest warm lighting I've worked with. Lets take a look at some of our favorites shall we?!


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In his soft, mellifluous voice, music composer A.R. Rahman delivers a series of facts: matching stem cells can cure over 70% of Indians with blood cancers, over 90% cannot find a match because Indian DNA is different and India does not have a large enough bone marrow registry.
"If you are between 18 and 50 years, it is your time to save an Indian life. Sign up with me as bone marrow donor," Mr. Rahman says, in a short video made by the Jeevan Stem Cell Foundation, which maintains a registry for those in need to find a stem cell match.
The video has been uploaded to Youtube ahead of the World Blood Cancer Day on Sunday, which falls on May 28, the video has been uploaded to YouTube. "We decided to request Mr. Rahman to help us as he has a huge fan following across all ages and communities, in the country and worldwide," said Saranaya Narayan, medical director, Jeevan Stem Cell Foundation. Jeevan's stem cell registry was started in June 2015, and now has close to 4,000 registered donors.
There are an estimated 25,000 children affected by blood cancer every year across the country, said Revathi Raj, paediatric hemato-oncologist, Apollo Hospitals. "At least 40 per cent of these children will need a bone marrow transplant. Only 30 per cent of them, have a matched family donor. For the rest, we have to depend on volunteer donors, which makes stem cell registries very important," she said.
Donation Process
When donors register, they go through an HLA typing, which is a simple blood test or buccal swab that determines their HLA type — this is used to determine compatibility between a prospective donor and recipient. "If they are called upon to donate, they undergo a thorough medical examination to ensure they are fit, and the process is similar to blood donation," said Dr. Raj.
It takes about three to four hours to donate, said Dr. Narayan. The city also has another blood stem cell registry, DATRI, which has over 21,000 donors registered, according to its website.
Article Credits: Zubeda Hamid for The Hindu


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Science | Research
What is the sinus microbiome?
Our bodies have communities of microbes living within us and on us. We have more microbes (bacteria, viruses, fungi) than human cells, and they are called the human microbiome or human microbiota.
In our sinuses, we also have communities of different types of microbes - the sinus microbiome. Sometimes, perhaps due to illnesses, allergies, or antibiotics, the microbial community becomes disrupted and imbalanced. This microbial community imbalance is called dysbiosis. In the sinuses, dysbiosis can cause a sinus infection, or sinusitis.
Studies using modern state of the art methods (such as genetic sequencing) have found that people with chronic sinusitis have a somewhat different sinus microbiome than healthy people without sinusitis. They have fewer of some bacterial species or "depletion", and an increase or "abundance" of some other species. Researchers (Abreu et al., 2012) found that people with chronic sinusitis had less Lactobacillus sakei in their sinuses and more of other microbes.
What is Lactobacillus sakei?
Lactobacillus bacteria are generally viewed as beneficial bacteria and are thought to have various health benefits. Some Lactobacillus species are found in the microbial communities in and on our bodies. They are part of the lactic acid bacteria group. Lactobacillus sakei is one strain of Lactobacillus bacteria.
Studies have found Lactobacillus sakei in the human gut and sinuses. Researchers discovered Lactobacillus sakei in healthy humans (those without sinusitis), but diminished or absent in those with chronic sinusitis (Abreu et al., 2012). It is thought that Lactobacillus sakei may provide a protective effect by inhibiting pathogenic bacteria. Lanto Sinus uses a strain of Lactobacillus sakei that is especially effective against Staphylococcus aureus, a bacteria frequently implicated in sinusitis.
A recent study (Yamashiro et al., 2017) found that patients with ischemic strokes had decreased numbers of Lactobacillus sakei in the gut (as compared to healthy individuals who did not have a stroke).
Where else is Lactobacillus sakei found?
Studies report that Lactobacillus sakei is found throughout the world. Currently there are over 230 known strains of Lactobacillus sakei, which were collected from meat, seafood, and vegetables (Chaillou et al., 2013). It was originally isolated years ago from sake or rice wine - thus the name Lactobacillus sakei. Studies from Korea have found it during fermentation in most brands of Korean kimchi.
More information:
Lactobacillus sakei is considered antibacterial, bacteriostatic, and bactericidal against many species of bacteria (Zagorec & Champonmier-Verges, 2017). Antibacterial means destructive to or killing bacteria or suppressing their growth, bacteriostatic means that it prevents the growth and reproduction of bacteria, and bactericidal means it kills bacteria. The food industry has studied and used L. sakei (e.g. as a sausage culture starter) because of its value against pathogens such as Listeria.
Also, clinical trials (Sung-Il Woo et al., 2010, Kim JY et al., 2013) show that Lactobacillus sakei supplements may benefit certain skin conditions such as atopic eczema-dermatitis syndrome (AEDS) and atopic dermatitis.
Abreu, N. A., Nagalingam, N. A., Song, Y., Roediger, F. C., Pletcher, S. D., Goldberg, A. N., & Lynch, S. V. (2012). Sinus Microbiome Diversity Depletion and Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum Enrichment Mediates Rhinosinusitis. Science Translational Medicine, 4(151), 151ra124. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4786373/
Chaillou S, Lucquin I, Najjari A, Zagorec M, Champomier-Vergès M-C (2013). Population Genetics of Lactobacillus sakei Reveals Three Lineages with Distinct Evolutionary Histories. PLoS ONE 8(9): e73253. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073253
Yamashiro, K., Tanaka, R., Urabe, T., Ueno, Y., Yamashiro, Y., Nomoto, K., Hattori, N. (2017). Gut dysbiosis is associated with metabolism and systemic inflammation in patients with ischemic stroke. PLoS ONE, 12(2), e0171521. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171521
Woo, Sung-Il et al. (2010). Effect of Lactobacillus sakei supplementation in children with atopic eczema–dermatitis syndrome. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Volume 104 , Issue 4 , 343 - 348. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1081120610002036
Zagorec M, Champomier-Verges M-C (2017). Lactobacillus sakei: A Starter for Sausage Fermentation, a Protective Culture for Meat Products. Microorganisms, 5(3), 56. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5620647/


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Apple, what have you done for me lately?
It was 2007 and I was in class wiping drool off my computer desk. No, I hadn't just roused from a sleepy stupor moon struck over Johnny Depp. The iPhone had been unveiled. Its lightweight construction, touch screen and revolutionary operating system had never been seen before. It had an iPod built in? This can't be; I must still be dreaming. But I wasn't. Fast forward a little bit…
I got one.
Then I suddenly became the Empress of the Universe. Yes, that was my official title. There wasn't anything I couldn't do. So, this feeling of empowerment persisted for the years to follow. I learned how to jailbreak the phone early on, crashing through the walls of containment Apple had put in place to display their dominance over the fan club of users that flock to the store year after year to pay hundreds of dollars for the next iPhone with a few new features that all the other smartphones have already been implementing for years….<insert breath here>
I'm still waiting on my commission and bonus checks for all the cellphone users I converted over to the happy, delusional, state of Apple.
I've been eligible for an upgrade through my carrier since July of this year. You may have guessed by now that I was holding out out for the newest and greatest iPhone yet…"The biggest thing to happen to iPhone since iPhone," right Tim Cook? Yeah.
So the phone was unveiled, the frenzy was unleashed, I'm forever unimpressed…and now suddenly "un-empressed."
So one week ago I did the unthinkable. I strolled into the AT&T store with a grimace on my face, trembling with fear and uncertainty, mumbling and stuttering the words "I'd like a G-g-galaxy S-s-s-3…p-p-please."
Here are a couple of reasons why I continue to rationalize, justify and reconcile my decision to make the switch…
You know all those peripherals like, um, Bose docking stations, home theaters, items of the like? Yeah, they all came with built in connections to connect iPods and iPhones. Now that Apple has switched to the "Lightning" connector, NONE OF THOSE THINGS CONNECT. Unless, of course, you want to pay the $30 for an adapter and carry that around…which ironically, is about the same size as my iPod Nano, so I may as well carry that around in the event I want to listen to music on any of my other no-longer-Apple-friendly products. So, if there was ever a time to cross over to the dark side, it is now.
My chances of getting struck by lightning are greater than my chances of caving into buying Lightning adapters.
The screen? Still smaller than that of its main competitor, the Galaxy S3. Of course, Apple will have an answer for that, just like they blamed the iPhone 4 antenna problem on the way we held the phone to our faces. Why do we tolerate this degree of insolence and come back year after year to buy a new product from them? Where is our free will? I've been using my Galaxy S3 for about a week and there is NOTHING the iPhone does that it can't do. In fact, I can do the same things with my S3 out of the box that I could do only with a jailbroken iPhone.
Speed? Lightning fast (no pun intended.) Yes, it's faster than the iPhone.
NFC? Stands for Near Field Communication, and I'll never use it, but it's the coolest option ever and iPhone users don't have it. Ha.
Now, don't get me wrong, I am no exception to being a creature of habit, and it has taken some adjusting, and I am far from a pro…and after iOS for umpteen years, there is a bit of a learning curve…but darn you Apple, you are not the greatest thing since sliced bread.
So now it comes down to the age-old question, "Is the grass really greener on the other side?" Well, if the grass is bigger, better, faster and less inhibiting, then yes. I rest my case. And thank you to my S3, I feel like an empress…again.
Forbes Thought of the Day
" All you need for a movie is a gun and a girl. "
–Jean-Luc Godard
An Artist Never Makes A Mistake.
It's true.
Many moons ago (even more than I'd like to admit, since the recent blue moon) an art teacher once placated my anguish as I agonized over an absurd error that I felt ruined my art FOREVER. Forever seems to be fairly permanent, so I was devastated. On the bright side, her consolation has stuck with me ever since. She said, "An artist never makes a mistake, just as a dancer on stage takes the wrong step and nobody but the dancer is aware." And man did I take that to heart; I've made all kinds of mistakes since then! Mistakes I know about, mistakes I know I don't know about and mistakes I don't know I don't know about. How liberating.
I consider myself to be an artist–I know, a 'self-proclaimed' artist, la dee da; but truly, aren't we all? Every day we wake up and weave another thread into the tapestries of our lives. Every decision we make is a fiber of a different color. The speed at which we work through our lives, one 24 hour chunk of gossamer at a time. Alas, I am not here to guide anyone through some philosophical epiphany that leads them through the congested arteries of fact vs fiction that will eventually illuminate their purpose in life…I'm still looking for mine. I'm here to admit the mistakes I made the other night. I made some huge ones. Grandiose. Irreversible. Unthinkable. And I will gladly show case them right here:
You see, I had the grand opportunity to watch a flamenco show recently, and it was enchanting. I've also recently acquired a Nikon D3100, so, every day is a phantastic photographic opportunity. Did anyone know how impossible action shots in low light settings could be? Since I am an 'artist,' I intended all the shots to come out just the way they did…
Pretty Lights & Mosquito Bites
So it took a day or two for the mosquito bites on all my fingers to heal up well enough that I would actually have enough movement in my joints to write a post. It's been an awfully long time since I've written, but if meteors and space debris don't offer inspiration, then I don't know what would. NASA mentioned that some of the best times to view Perseids meteor shower would be the twilight hours before morning on Sunday and Monday, so in theory, Saturday and Sunday nights. My viewing location was nowhere near the city or any light pollution, so it must have been a spectacular show, right? Wrong. From what I've read, it seems that when one sits beneath the stars, there's a slight possibility oneth also siteth beneath the clouds…
And that's how it happened. A calm morning painted with the glow from Citronella candles, the music from my Pandora "Pretty Lights" station (I know, how appropriate) and two Starbuck's double espresso's later, the grand tally was 8. Yes ladies and gentlemen, 8 separate occasions of space debris. And I'd have evidence of this, had I received a warning from the divine, 10 seconds prior to a shooting star. Maybe just a light whisper or a change in wind direction? Ha, had there been any wind, I wouldn't have had mosquitos using me as a landing strip, buffet line and beach bazaar. The only warning I got was this sign here, clearly suggesting I stop my failed attempts at catching an eluding star and go home.
It was enjoyable, none the less. And I fibbed earlier, there was actually 9. On my way home, still listening to Pretty Lights, I actually managed to catch the most fantastic flash of light from my peripheral. I turned my head just in time to see a shooting star, larger than any I had seen earlier, make its way across the sky. It was fiery and ambitious, and a perfect way to end the night.
Cajun Cafe Spring Beerfest 2012
They say a picture is worth a thousand words and I didn't feel like typing that much, so here's what you missed summed up in a few pictures.
There were lots of ales…
…Lots of brewing companies….
…Plenty of cold ones….
…Tons of new brews to try…
…Many you'll never forget….
…Lots of water bottles…
…Way too much bread pudding…
…And not enough restrooms.
Look! No hands!
Remember when riding your bike sans hands was the ultimate declaration of control, balance and determination? No? Maybe it was just me. I remember my bicycle, laden with sparkly pink tassles billowing from the handlebars and bright white tires. The neighborhood cul-de-sac was my hamster wheel. If only I could master the suitable speed, the accurate angle and the required rhythm; I could let go of the bars. I eventually conquered that cul-de-sac. Although, ever since, I feel like I've been trying to conquer the cul-de-sac in every neighborhood my life has brought me to, however brief the stay. At times I've had great success. At times my gears got stuck, my tires went flat or my seat needed to be readjusted. I'm still on the same bike, we all are. It's not the same pink one I had as a child, or the same neighborhood I grew to know like the back of my hand, but in some shape or form, that bike becomes your life. How you maneuver it, maintain it and manage it determines everything. At times I've tried to let go of the handlebars when I thought I was ready, only to find out that I needed more time. At times when going down hill I've forgotten how to apply the brakes. At times a slight moment of indecisiveness caused an accident. The truth is, I'm still learning how to ride that thing and I don't think we ever stop learning; and yes, training wheels aren't so bad after all.
I was gonna buy icecream, but got beer instead.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, I have been recently blessed with the gift of day time hours to do with what I please. It's somewhere along the lines of, "Be careful what you wish for—" because you'll get it, and it won't be nearly as glorious as you imagined it would be.
After six cups of raspberry kisses coffee, half a loaf of banana nut bread and a dollop of Cool Whip, any simple civilian non warrior princess would feel like they could conquer the world…so that's what I set out to do–probably tomorrow.
For today though, a run to the bank, quick session of retail therapy and a thorough meander through the beer aisle will soon quell this poignant desire to plunge myself into the pursuit of productivity.
I shan't wish for anything more since, well, I'll probably get it. Then the simplicity of a quiet day pondering the innards of my thoughts will escape me and I'll be left with nothing but the distant memory of another week vamoosed from my grasp and nestled neatly into the calendar squares of days past.
Pushed off the plane.
Sometimes, it seems that we all need a little extra coaxing. Even when we're properly trained, resolved and strapped with a parachute, we just can't bring ourselves to make that jump. Conquering our fears of the unknown, the uncertainty about what awaits us in our landing, or (if you're a statistician) the probability that our second parachute will malfunction much like the first one. What's the worst that could happen (aside from certain death)? Well, every now and again it feels like I'm the hesitant jumper and life is the S.O.B. that said, "Look over there!" and then gave a very spirited shove when it was least expected. It must happen to even the most seasoned jumpers, right? The excitement, the anticipation, the dainty arthropods fluttering about our insides–it's what makes us feel alive, and quite frankly, keeps up coming back for more. It's these perceived adversities that shape us. As we fine tune our reactions to the unforeseen and polish our most innate instinct of perseverance, we evolve into professionals. No, I don't mean the big cheese that strokes your pay check, I mean professional survivors. Cunning and competent enough to survive with minor cuts and scrapes even when our equipment fails us or the first aid kit is empty…
Trip to CVS Begets a Modern Day Survival Kit?
As our avant-garde civilization gravitates toward communication at 4G speeds, travel at light speeds, and 30 minute lunch "hours" (if you're lucky) one may find themselves trekking to the local drug store just to indulge their wants and satisfy their needs. On a recent excursion of mine, I managed to bypass the cosmetics without incident and B-line to the oral hygiene aisle, frozen food section, miscellaneous sand pit and impulse quagmire (unavoidable.) What I learned during my travels is a treasure trove of priceless information that I will gladly pass along to fellow survivalists.
According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, the most fundamental level is the one where necessities such as food, water, sleep and sex (in no particular order) must be met before an individual can graduate to subsequent levels, eventually achieving "Self-actualization." This apex is when a person realizes and achieves their full potential.
*Author's note: If anyone has reached this level, please send me a step-by-step guide with illustrations and foot notes*
Now, there are five levels to this pyramid of needs and I only returned with 4 items, so clearly Self-actualization will need to be purchased at a later date.
In order to satisfy level one (physiological needs), a Lean Cuisine spaghetti with meatballs and mushrooms was procured for later consumption. What was gained from this? Vitamins, calories, protein and a level of contentment that only a lioness feels after she feasts upon the prey she stalked from across the pharmacy and cornered in the freezer section.
Moving up the pyramid we find safety needs: family, health, resources, employment, blah blah blah. This is where Crest Pro-Health Complete with "6 in 1" benefits comes in. I just simply swish 10mL of this enchanted formula and instantly I get: family, health, resources, employment, property and morality.
Just kidding.
Well, it did say 6 benefits, but I'm guessing it refers to the reconstruction of enamel, prevention of cavities and an assortment of other mundane dental terminology.
Continue up the pyramid, we're now at Love/belonging. I did manage to acquire a bag of Kettle Brand natural sea salt potato chips– and according to the back of this bag, and I quote, "simply great tasting, all natural potato chips made by a company that cares." Bingo. I now instantly feel loved by this company that cares. Next.
Esteem; now this one is a little bit tricky (no pun intended, you'll see.) In order to achieve a feeling of self-esteem, confidence and respect, there's no telling how long it may take and whether I have the patience to wait that long. So instead, I picked up a deck of Bicycle playing cards (trusted since 1885) and accomplished esteem by diligently shuffling and bridging my crisp, virginal deck of cards before the eyes of my peers while they ooh-ed and ahh-ed at my sprightly and nimble fingers. Well, there really was no illusory feat here, but impressive none the less.
If you haven't been keeping count, there's only one level left: Self-actualization. Within the confines of this triangular concept of true potential we find the words: creativity, spontaneity, lack of prejudice and acceptance of facts. Lacking in all of the above, I will concede that I have yet to reach the attainment of all these truths, but I will accept the fact that I could learn a thing or two from others.
Any of you feel you have achieved the ultimate Self-actualization? If you have, please refer to my author's note.


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Yesterday I caught Mom trying to make sense of a Mastercard invoice she got in the daily mail. What's this deal, I wondered, so I offered her some help in deciphering the cryptic missive.
It turns out that Mom no longer wanted this particular Mastercard as she never used it, so she cut the card up and threw away the pieces, then called the bank and closed the account. Simple, right? Well, for one thing Mom has been paying our neighbor to use the neighbor's refuse cans for garbage collection as there was very little to pick up from Mom's house. So that's where the pieces went - into the neighbor's garbage can. Now I see on the invoice that there's a $10.00 fee to reissue a new card, which Mom says she never authorized. Why should she, right? Then there are two other line items that are some kind of funky automatic billing system. One is TLG Shoppers, which neither of us has ever heard of. After a little sleuthing it turns out that this is actually Affinion Group , which according to Wikipedia:
Affinion Group is an affinity marketing company in Stamford, Connecticut, composed of subsidiaries known as Trilegiant Corporation (TLG), Progeny Marketing Innovations, Affinion International, Affinion Loyalty Group, Affinion Security Center.The list of complaints against these bozos is long enough to attract the attention of the legal departments of several State governments who have either regulated or closed their operations. I got their customer service department on the phone and explained that Mom is 87 years old and never uses the Internet. I wanted the membership stopped and a full refund of all charges to date. The monkey didn't argue, he just apologized and gave me a FAX number and described the format of the FAX to use. We'll see what happens.
Then there's the next line item, which is another shopping scam with automatic billing. This one is SEM Budget Savers, AKA Budges Savers Online. Their angle is that they give you something for the low price of $25 per month. I called and explained what was going on, and the customer service monkey folded immediately and is sending us a refund form.
Then I called the bank and performed that time honored tradition of raising hell, but I don't really think I got anywhere. It turns out that someone with Mom's social security number re-opened the account and that special someone is free to do it again.
My dear mother is guileless. She has no larceny in her heart, and I wouldn't have her any other way. The trouble is that Mom does not really realize that there are bad people in this world. Lot's of 'em. And those people want Mom's money. All of it. They don't care that Mom might be destitute, or that she's incapable of using their service or anything of the sort.
Me, I'm not like that.
The neighbor, by the bye, fortuitously, just by the strangest coincidence has a daughter of around 35 years of age who lives in the attached mother-in-law house with (all you LE types have one second to make an accurate guess just who or what this tattooed good for nothing lives with) with a somewhat younger boyfriend who can't seem to find a job. And wouldn't you just know, his unemployment ran out six months back, including all the extensions granted by the Ayatollah Obama's dialing for dollars team.
So I, being the suspicious, racially prejudiced, arrogant, hardhearted, incorrigible whiskey guzzling white middle aged male that I am, I opined to Mom that the trailer trash next door raided her garbage can and swiped the card pieces along with a few other items, then politely asked the monkey at customer service to issue a new card. I'm just wondering what else they filched out of the mailbox or the trash besides a new credit card. Oh well. We shall see.
Now I have to compose five notes of deepest sympathy for Centenarian's family. Main Lady, Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail and Ding Bat. Everything I write seems inadequate, trite and full of clichés. Funeral services are Saturday, and that's going to be a solid fiasco from the get-go, what with the entire family in town and under stress. I just hope there's a few Xanax pills left over to calm everyone down a few notches.
I'm saving the best for last.
Many years back Main Lady got married (three little darlings - natch, right?) to the Mad Arab, who I will think up a suitable name for later on. Something involving camels and unnatural acts. By the time I started parking my size nines under Main Lady's bed, she'd been long divorced, but the Mad Arab was still raising serious hell with her and her three little darlings. The man was abusive and had Main Lady terrorized, threatening to shoot her, her children and then himself. The usual, but this was when they were still married. Main Lady thinks he's completely out of the family picture, but I don't believe anyone's bothered to tell him that. So I'm just waiting for that little camel jockey to show up at the funeral and start something.
Well, it's about time to get some real work done. Thanks for reading.


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Game 4: The Efficiency of the Buffalo
'"No" is, generally speaking, a better answer than "Yes."…'
The real hero of Moneyball is the city of Oakland. Billy Beane has the leading role, of course. He's The Man Who Brought The Enlightenment to Baseball, and he gets all the glory. He will be played by Brad Pitt in the film, whereas the city of Oakland will be played by the city of Oakland, which is a bit of a step down glamour-wise. If there were justice in the film world, the city of Oakland would be played by the city of Paris- the Angelina Jolie of locations. That's how important Oakland is to Moneyball. Without Oakland, and it's unfortunately small market, and it's necessarily low payroll, Mr. Beane might have languished, unappreciated, managing some wealthy and successful team.
The first pages of the righteous book begin with a simple observation: The Oakland Athletics are more efficient than every other baseball team. This efficiency can be measured in marginal dollars per win. The A's had been paying about $500,000 per extra win, whereas other teams were paying multi-millions for each additional victory. If this were any other business, the apostle Lewis observes, the Athletics would dominate the market. They would own baseball. Such is the power, in the business world, of efficiency.
The problem is that sports management is not, by its nature, particularly concerned with efficiency. Unlike real businesses, sports teams don't get anything for payroll money they have and don't spend. For the sock manufacturers of the world, every dollar saved in sock-production can be reapplied to better equipment, more factories, better advertising, or Thai massages for stockholders, all of which in turn will grow the sock business, which in turn makes more money, that can then be reapplied again, until such heady heights of sock production are achieved that the sock tycoon can lie back by his enormous pool with a large-breasted blonde who's entire wardrobe is made of extra cash that has been reprocessed into textiles and assembled into haute couture fashions by brilliant, difficult Japanese men with prickly hair and colorful shoes. Any normal business, money saved is money earned, because money is the only currency that matters.
Sports, however, measure value in wins, not cash. All other things being equal, winning is the end all and be all, and money, like the bodies of players, is a tool to achieve winning. At the end of a season, money unspent is worthless. Saving does not make you better.
In order for efficiency to matter in sports, all other things must be unequal. There must be an artificial limit on the money that can be spent. There must be a small market town or a tightwad owner or a salary cap. Otherwise, efficiency is just a neat trick. Like being able to finish the Saturday New York Times crossword in pen, it demonstrates intelligence, but it doesn't provide any particular advantages in the world. Something external- like the city of Oakland, or the city of Buffalo, or the CBA- has to make money into a finite resource before efficiency becomes interesting.
Given that marginal efficiency is mentioned on page XIII of Moneyball- a page so early it doesn't even have an Arabic numeral- it's curious that it has never really been a big thing in hockey stats. The NHL, after all, has a salary cap, which makes efficiency about fifty times more precious in hockey than it is in baseball. Recently, however, The Copper and Blue, SB Nation's Oilers site, has been hosting a running discussion of marginal cap efficiency as a tool for judging the effectiveness of NHL GMs. The posts are a bit scattered around the site, but you can find the core of the discussion here, here, here, and here.
I'll just give you a minute to get caught up.
… [twiddle]…
Finished? Great.
Most of what the efficiency rankings indicate is a little bit obvious. Good teams are good, bad teams are bad, and if you're paying $3.75 million to an alcoholic goalie within spitting distance of middle age, you're going to look a little silly. The obvious parts stem from the fact that the rankings are driven heavily by points, such that any team that does exceptionally well in a given year is deemed efficient, even those who've overflowed the cap and have backup goalies making $5 million. Similarly, the teams at the bottom are overwhelmingly the teams anyone, no matter how drunk and bereft of charts they might be, would guess: teams that make bad bets, carry big contracts and lose anyway. Most of the teams in the NHL cluster in the middle, with results driven by the standings fluctuations from season to season. Montreal's salary philosophy, if there even is such a thing, hasn't varied at all since the lockout, but the efficiency hops up and down around the average in sync with their finishes.
But the project does highlight a few Beaneish abberations: Buffalo and Nashville, the teams that do well on a small budget. The truly efficient franchises. Conversely, if you look at the last post, on Marginal Floor Efficiency, we see the equivalently inefficient, the teams that pay a premium for what success they get: Boston, Philly.
Gut reaction: If I am a Flyers-affiliated analyst, fan, or hockey-strategist, does this matter to me? My team is not efficient. Since the lockout, it has not had hardly one single efficient season. Shitty seasons, terrific seasons, all passed in such an orgy of cash-flinging that even the trainers find stray Benjamins clinging to the bottom of their washing machines when they launder their track suits. But does that mean the management decisions have been equally terrible for the past five years? Nope. The team has improved, and generally speaking, the money goes to the useful pieces of the team, if perhaps a bit more emphatically than necessary.
Ah, you say, but Buffalo does almost as well for much less money. If Philadelphia only had their management sophistication, they would be only a little less successful, but they'd have cap room left over to sign a few big pieces that might put them over the top. Spent to the cap as they are now, they've done pretty good, but with Buffalo-style savvy, the might be great. Be cheap until the great deal comes along, my sons, that is the way.
But it's harder to be efficient at the top end. For most hockey teams, it's not the ridiculous overpayment to an incompetent or minor player that kills the efficiency ratios, it's the pursuit of the great deal. At the higher end of talent, players have a better sense of what they're worth, market distortions and all, and are inclined to demand things, either in salary or term, that are far from efficient. The big contracts are the ones that inevitably leave teams wedged against the cap. They're almost impossible to outplay, and they involve an element of gambling. Any one or two or three players in a year might get hurt or have an off season, any given year might be the one where pain and aging start to force an inexorable collapse in performance. There are a hundred ways any contract in hockey can defy expectations, and at least seventy-three of those can make an otherwise reasonable decision into a ridiculously inefficient one.
Everyone is looking for moneypuck, but hockey has no equivalent yet of what OPS was in the glory days of Beane. Hockey stats, to this point, can reveal the nuances of an offense and evaluate hitherto mysterious facets of defensive play, they can highlight fine-grained differences between players that vision alone misses, and they can raise red flags about guys whose results are likely to be illusory or insubstantial. But there's no philosopher's stone stat, nothing that can help you find bottom-of-the-barrel talent and turn it into first line. Hockey offense remains stubbornly obvious, and while individual managers might occasionally be stupid or superstitious or ideological in making certain signings, there's no League-wide mythology that's leaving NHL talent languishing in the AHL.
The pursuit of efficiency in hockey creates a culture of no. It's a deeply conservative worldview, where when in doubt, the best thing to do is nothing at all. If something must be done, it should be the smallest, safest option. Don't offer a deal that can't be outplayed. Don't buy at the deadline. Don't shop the UFA market. Don't trade draft picks. The don'ts run several fathoms deeper than the dos, and ultimately offer no very useful recommendations for team building other than the classic suck-hard-for-high-draft-picks method, because baby contracts are very nearly the only way to get elite talent at a bargain price.
There are only so many guys in the NHL at a given time who can provide their particular skills. At the bottom end, there are a lot of guys with similar surface value playing for comparatively cheap, so research and conservatism can be well-rewarded. It's easy to find a guy with a good underlying skill set who can give three million in value on a two million contract, and chances are, that guy will be available. Move up the ladder, though, and it gets harder. There are only so many guys who can justify a six million dollar contract, and a lot of them area already locked up somewhere else. Those who are available are likely to know what they're worth and demand exactly that, or even more. An available player who can provide six-seven-eight million in production is a rare creature. One who can do it cost-effectively is a unicorn. You might as well fire your scouting staff and hire a crew of hot virgins to wander the forests of Northern Quebec.
The no method is a long-term waiting game, with extra money on the books, and that's fine for a team in a rebuilding phase, or one that needs the extra money to survive in a tough market, but if a team feels it can compete and has the disposable income to do it, then there's no reason to let efficiency guide decision-making. That doesn't mean making every deal you can, no matter how desperate or improbable. It doesn't mean throwing cash around like a lottery winner at a strip club. Any GM with any amount of cash should still be doing the homework necessary to make good bets based on substantial evidence. But it means sometimes making the inefficient deal in a real-world market where the perfect thing isn't always available at the perfect price. It means sometimes giving the extra year or the extra million. The privilege of wealth is being able to overpay to get the guys you need to improve, even if it scuttles the efficiency ratio. A good GM is one who manages contracts elegantly, not just cheaply. If there is a number out there that can accurately reflect the quality of a GM, Marginal Cap/Floor Efficiency isn't it.


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Part 2. Lyme Testing
In my understanding that mainstream medicine does not understand the ins and outs of testing for Lyme. When a person goes to the doctor and says I had a tick on me and now I don't feel good. In most cases the Doctor will say. 1. Did you get a rash? 2. Or it is probably just a cold. 3. It is probably allergies. These statements are common in mainstream medicine and I am glad to say are changing slowly. The testing is a problem right now as I see it. When a mainstream doctor orders and Elisa test for Borellia Burgdorferi (Lyme Disease) that it is just for Borellia. It is not for the co-infections that is killing you. I had a positive test for Lyme with Elisa test and of coarse there was a western blot test done for a backup that came back negative. This is when the doctor should have given me some antibiotics if nothing more than to see if I got better. And if I did get better, keep me on it for a while. But in those days there was not the knowledge of lyme as there is today.
Now we have a better understanding and more doctors are unfortunately infected just like me. This although is sad and restricts most from working a full schedule. This also means the best lyme doctor is a sick doctor.


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Herbert releases 'Part 7'
Following on from Part 6 comes another 4 tracks of twisted club music kicking off with the R&B tilted pop chant 'Bumps' which once again featuring the vocals of Rahel from London band Hejira. Track 2 'Sucker' is reminiscent of the original 'Parts 1-5' that came out on the now defunct Phono label circa 1995, a true Herbert techno workout.
Side B of the vinyl opens with 'Get Strong' a track that Herbert has already been playing out a fair bit in his DJ sets to heavy crowd responses at the likes of Fabric and Space already this summer, the bouncy melody picking the dance floor up against a backdrop of industrial sounding bass clunks. Moving on to the closing piece of the EP comes 'Pretty Daddy', a twisted and rigorous slab of electronica to keep you awake all night.
With 'Part 7' directly following 'Part 6' (of which the first pressing of the vinyl sold out in under 2 weeks), we hope there may be more to come from the uncompromising producer yet…
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Apricot and blue cheese filos
Photo by Babiche Martens
When I go shopping it is inevitable a block of blue cheese will be tossed in the basket for that "just-in-case" moment. It's so useful for when guests pop in, to add instant flavour to an omelette or salad, or on a cracker while I wait for dinner. Here, I have combined crumbly blue with apricot jam to create a taste sensation in one bite. Using filo pastry means these sweet-savouries are quick and straightforward to make.
|½ cup
|Apricot jam
|½ cup
|Cream cheese
|½ cup
|Blue cheese, crumbled
|2 Tbsp
|Chopped parsley
|1 serving
|Freshly ground black pepper
|6 sheets
|Filo pastry
|¼ cup
|Melted butter
- Preheat an oven to 170C. Line a baking tray with paper.
- In a small bowl combine the jam, cream cheese, blue cheese, parsley and a few grinds of pepper.
- Brush a sheet of pastry with butter, then place another on top. Cut the pastry into 8 even squares. Place a little filling into the centre of each. Butter around the edges then gather tightly to a point in the centre. Continue with the remaining pastry.
- Bake in the centre of the oven for 10 minutes. Serve warm.
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Over the years I have made many cozy quilts. Some of them I have put heart and soul into and others I have just BARELY followed the directions on, hoping that luck would see me through. All of these treasures have been adored by the recipients. These masterpieces have stood up to repeated use and washing. So I ask (slightly sarcastically[or maybe not]) …from what dark place does the quilt world's constant need for perfection come?
It's all out there! The myriad rulers, grids, cutters, gadgets and machines are only a quilt shop away. Some of these items costing us upwards of (let's face it when it's the machine) the price of a small vehicle. Yes, I do want them as much as the next quilter. Seriously? Who would not want a Viking Sapphire? I want them because I want to be the one who gets the oohs and ahhs. I want mine to be the wedding gift that they fight over in the divorce settlement. Do we need to pay the price to get the reaction though?
So, I am a slap dash quilter.
My seams are not always perfection. I'm not saying to leave in a seam that's obviously going to pop but will the world end if it's not a SCANT 1/4. Maybe it will, but I doubt it. My colors are not always coordinated. I quilt what I like not what I think will win me best in show. If it's got a flaw, I'm leaving it in. I hope that you leave some in, too.


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This reliable jean sits slightly below the waist, and has extra room through
the seat and thigh. Good for wear on or off the job, it's made from a lighter
fine weave 100% cotton duck. This duck jean boasts tough work pant construction. It
features a utility pocket and a traditional hammer loop to provide the storage
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Looking forward to gigs can always be a double edged sword I find. You either build it up too much in your head that the evening ends up letting you down or your excitement has been totally justified and the bands blow you away. Safe to say this gig lived up to the previous weeks excitement for certain.
I was lucky enough to interview Clean Cut Kid before hand aswell which will naturally be a separate piece to this in the coming days, be sure to check that out as it was a great laugh! Questions were asked, water was thrown and tattoo's were shared!
Gig review abound though and for me CCK just suit being on a stage... period! For a band that have risen quickly to be one of the most exciting prospects around right now they just ooze comfort.
I professed to the band that I was a huge fan of '20 years from now', I was naturally gutted when they didn't play it! However this disappointment was over shadowed by nailing 'Brother of Mine'. A similar type of song in terms of tone and construction but with a ridiculously great guitar solo thrown in the mix that mesmerised me straight away. Backed up by other great songs that I was shamefully unaware of such as 'Stay' and 'Make Believe', I was pleased that their set had a lovely warmth about it, throwing in the new single 'Pick me up' aswell as 'Runaway' and obviously 'Vitamin C' for good measure.
Genuinely nice people with tunes that should rocket me into the conciousness of the music buying public, I'd easily class these as one of my favourite bands right now! Jump... On... Board!!!
Completely selfish choice below haha.
Moving on to Fickle Friends I immediately want to write about how they come across as more mature than they look! I mean that in a way that they clearly have a distinguished 80's vibe going with artwork and subtle sounds for their tunes but they have a maturity in their structures which I am uber impressed with, looking as though they have all the youthful vibrancy of being straight out of college.
Natti's voice is subtly eloquent and certainly works on their recordings, I was ever so slightly gutted that all her intricate notes were slightly forced under by the rest of the band.
That said it did not detract from how good they are on stage perfectly executing tracks such as 'For you' and 'Say No More'. I felt as though they just appeared to want to have a laugh on stage and really enjoy what they were churning out.
By their own admission it has been a long tour which is coming to an end however the chance to hone their skill set further, bash some new songs out live and gain new admirers around the country has been great for the band and I for one really look forward to what comes next with this band.
Stick some of their songs in your playlists and you won't regret it!
Photo Credits to Joe Brumby as always!


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