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A few weeks ago, on the BS Report, Mark Wahlberg let it be known that "The Gambler" remake wasn't actually a remake. It was a new movie inspired by the great gambling movie featuring James Caan in the 1970's.
With that in mind the trailer for the 2014 version of "The Gambler" looks like it will be fun to watch for anyone into gambling. It may be a movie that's Sunday afternoon Netflix watch rather than a movie that you rush to the theater to see but it looks okay.
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Here are some photos from the day. We hope you had so much fun that you will come back year after year and bring your class!
Go Cubs!!
A warm welcome at Riverfront Park.
Barbara and Cindy are ready for the crowd!
We had wind! So Brock did some last-minute
anchoring of the tents.
After one of them kind of blew away...
Barbara Thompson is in charge of all the action!
Lunch was delicious!
Thanks to Joy's Bakery
who caters for us every year!
Bill and Eloise are always at the picnic!
Class of 2018 represents!!
They helped with everything, including helping
individual CUBS with their meals
and finding their seats.
THANKS to these great young CUBS!
The All-Class Picnic is the place
to meet up with friends!
Thanks to Keith Sorestad
Class of 1971
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golf cart transports to and
from the parking lots!
These are hard-working members
of the committee!
So are these folks!
Making it possible for CUBS
of all ages to have a great time!
Brock Stiles, organization president
and Class of 1978,
was our master of ceremonies.
Barbara Thompson, Class of 1943,
is our intrepid picnic chair!
Finally, many classes bring their own small tents.
But the large tents in the common areas are
sponsored by the SIMS family,
in the tradition started by Vern Sims.
We truly appreciate this
generous contribution.
See you July 8, 2017.
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Question: Dear Luise: I have been reading your website for some time. Wouldn't miss it! Many times I have despaired at the silly, superficial issues people write about and have always been amazed at the respect you give them. Well, now it's my turn. I can hear others sigh when I tell you what's bothering me. I am pregnant and I despise the show-all maternity clothes that are currently the style. I'm not ashamed of my shape…I just don't want to flaunt it. Before I was pregnant, I was embarrassed for pregnant women in tight fitting clothes. Even movie stars insist on wearing them. What's your take on this? Thanks, Yolanda
Answer: Dear Yolanda: The only way I can really relate to your question is to transpose it to my being overweight. I am fully aware that they are not the same thing…one is pathological and one is healthy and normal. However, they are both, in my estimation, temporary distortions of the everyday norm. (I have to think of my excess weight as temporary!)
It's not just pregnancy or middle age spread that catches the eye. We are often drawn to anything disproportionate and will stare when that's the last thing we want to do.
Wearing tight fitting clothes as pregnancy advances is a choice, not a requirement. You don't have to bow to those styles if they don't suit you and feel inappropriate. Choosing what to wear when you are overweight falls into the same category because, again, choice is a big factor. Women who are large busted and have smaller waists often look attractive in fitted clothes even when they are overweight. Flat-chested gals who are heavy and tuck in their shirts…display the "pear-look".
There's a lot going on here about both self-image and comfort. That's where this discussion is going. If you are more comfortable with the boxy look, go for it. If you feel your specific dimensions are your business, don't flaunt them. Do what feels best.
I'm about 20 pounds overweight. I'm not busty and I don't tuck my boxy shirts in. It's just a choice I have made that makes me feel more comfortable in my "temporary", over-weight condition. We are all individuals and no matter what fashion does, we still get to follow our own inclinations.
A woman at term who is wearing a smock still looks like a woman ready to bust…because she is…and she will. If she wants to cover the specifics, that's her business and now it's yours. Blessings, Luise


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At St. John Cristosomo Roman Catholic Church, the English-speaking group will celebrate Christmas with Mass on Tuesday, December 25, 11 a.m., with Father Miguel Sención and seasonal songs with organ, violin, clarinet and flute accompaniment by a four-member, musical family.
Sención explained that the English speaking group has members from many countries. "St. John's is where you can feel at home far away from home," he said, encouraging visitors.
For details, call Sención at 331-749-1003 (cel). The church is near Sears in the Grand Plaza shopping center at Vallarta and Lazaro Cardenas. (The group's normal Sunday Mass is at 11 a.m.)
St. Mark's Anglican Church invites the community to Christmas Eve, candlelight Mass, Monday, December 24, 6 p.m., with music by a seven-member choir, including invited, professional singers directed by Daniel Lemoine with the renowned Ana Silvia Guerrero on organ. The music consists of traditional hymns and choral anthems capped by "Silent Night" during a candle lighting ceremony and Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus" as a finale. St. Mark's, known for its acoustics, will be filled with poinsettias. Following worship, refreshments are offered in the church hall.
Chichimecas 836, corner of Aztecas, Guadalajara, a two-minute drive north of Plaza Mexico, in Colonia Monraz. End of bus route 33-A. Tel: (33) 3641-6620. See stmarksanglican.org.
At its normal Sunday service, December 23, noon, English Fellowship of Guadalajara plans a "Christmas meditation on the birth of Christ," says Pastor Paul Fisher. Music will be provided by the same ensemble that usually plays.
Gabriel d'Annunzio 5184, 1 1/2 blocks NW of Patria and Vallarta. See englishfellowshipgdl.org.
Christ the Redeemer Presbyterian Church is having its English Christmas service two days before Christmas – during regular Sunday worship at 9:30 a.m. December 23. Pastor Thomas Kunkel says he plans to present Christmas from an unusual, Old Testament perspective, "walking through the story of who Jesus is from the Garden of Eden forward, including Adam and Eve, Abraham, Noah, King David and others, so it will be something unusual." Christmas songs accompanied by guitar and keyboard will be led by a musical couple, Leo and Daphne Ehrenstein, known as Vivo en Vida.
Kunkel also plans another of the church's traditional, bilingual, New Year thanksgiving services for Sunday, January 6, noon. "This is not a full service, but a brief meditation. Then people usually stand up and say what they're thankful for. It's how we see God's goodness among his people," he says.
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From April 1st the tax ring-fence for rental property losses needs to be accounted for by investors. It is currently going through the 'bill to law' process, which starts with a select committee and then ends up before Parliament for the final stage. In other words, although it's not law just yet, it looks pretty likely to pass and once approved will apply to the current tax year (ending March 31st, 2020).
After a lot of discussions and a long build-up, it means that mortgaged landlords will no longer be able to use a loss on a rental property to reduce the tax bill on their non-property income(s). There's been much teeth-gnashing about the potential effect, and certainly, some individual landlords will have to look at their sums.
As it happens, Australia is paying similar attention to their negative gearing regime, with much of the commentary there focusing on how it's only utilised because of the concurrent existence of big capital gains. Without those gains, reliance on negative gearing looks less appealing.
But back to NZ, I'm relatively relaxed about the potential for mortgaged investors to sell-off (and/or new investors to stop buying) because of the tax ring-fence on rental property losses. There are two factors here:
- Because of the LVR rules, investors have already required a deposit of at least 30% for the past few years and will, therefore, be more likely to be making operating profits than in the past – hence, less likely to be utilising the tax advantage of a loss.
- It's a ring-fence, not a complete removal. Mortgaged investors can still use a loss on a particular property to reduce their overall tax across a portfolio of properties or on a future gain on the same property.
Another reason for reassurance is that the removal of the depreciation allowance in April 2011 (which, similar to the ring-fence, changed the tax economics of property investment) didn't have a clear or lasting impact on investor behaviour. On our Buyer Classification series (shown in the chart below) the share of purchases going to mortgaged multiple property owners (MPOs) did lift from 25% in Q4 2010 to 27% in Q2 2011, then dipped back to 25% by Q4 2011 – which could have been volatility related to the tax rule changes. But any impact certainly didn't last; the market share for mortgaged MPOs generally trended higher for the next 4-5 years.
(We've ignored cash MPOs here, because they're much less likely to running properties on an operating loss or, in other words, won't be using the tax advantage of negative gearing.)
Admittedly, around that time (2011), property price rises were starting to kick into gear and these gains may have masked the effect of removing the depreciation allowance. This scenario doesn't apply now, and in Auckland property values have even started to drop a little. That could theoretically produce a more noticeable effect from the ring-fence. Indeed, it's clear that any changes to tax laws will impact individual landlords to differing degrees and the new ring-fence may be too much for some to bear.
But let's not forget that other landlords may see that as a buying opportunity and, on the whole, I doubt that the supply of rental property will be reduced by the new law. It may well just mean that to make their required/target profit, landlords now just choose to extend their holding period (either in absolute terms or relative to other buyer groups) – that's certainly something we've seen in our data lately.
Ultimately, I do not expect a sea-change in investor behaviour as a result of the tax ring-fence.
This is a guest blog submission from Kelvin Davidson from CoreLogic NZ. Guest submissions are a way for APIA members to share their views and experiences with each other and do not necessarily reflect the views and position of the APIA. The content of this article is general in nature and not intended as a substitute for specific professional advice on any matters and should not be relied upon for that purpose.
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Thursday, 28 August 2008
Atheists & Dolphins
21 comments:
- Fred Fibonacci said...
What a stunning interior, and in Wellingborough. Who'd have thought it? I can quite see what Betjeman meant. Beautiful. If I ever got round to translating the applications, I could see quite easily see myself in front of that altar, hurling myself back into the abyss.
Talking of which, all that cat-fighting over at Ron's seems to have died down. Was it something we said?
- 28 August 2008 at 17:24
- Peter Ashley said...
Re: St.Mary's, Fred. It's one for you if you're feeling slightly melancholic.
Re: Cat Fights at Ron's. I'm just supposing they've been locked-in at the tanning salon.
- 28 August 2008 at 20:20
- Philip Wilkinson said...
That vault with its pendants – shades of Oxford Cathedral. Amazing.
- 28 August 2008 at 20:38
- Fred Fibonacci said...
Philip: how come you know the interior of the tanning salon so well?
- 28 August 2008 at 21:50
- Philip Wilkinson said...
Darn it, you noticed. I should hasten to add, though, that I'm not the one wearing the pendants.
- 29 August 2008 at 13:29
- Kim Velk said...
Thanks for this. Unlikely I'll get to see it in person anytime soon - probably not ever to be brutally honest - and I would have been sorry to have missed it completely. I never miss a post now that I have found your blog.
- 29 August 2008 at 16:28
- Ron Combo said...
I'm so glad I deleted a comment last night after a shedload, about the horrors of Popish architecture when compared with the eye-watering joy of this photograph. Now I am much more balanced.
Why did God create cold weather?
So we can burn more Catholics.
- 29 August 2008 at 21:18
- Fred Fibonacci said...
Ron, do be careful. You may have forgotten: you live there.
- 29 August 2008 at 23:14
- Thud said...
horrors of popish architecture?...realy?....poor man.
- 30 August 2008 at 06:03
- Affer said...
Another great post! As a simple atheist, what astonishes me is that, despite its relative modernity, the architecture is almost medieval. Does 'God' really only listen in the vernacular of the St James Bible, and only in appropriate surroundings? Certain sectors despise people like the Amish for this! I wonder how Paddy's Wigwam will be seen in a hundred years?
- 30 August 2008 at 09:08
- Peter Ashley said...
Good points af-a, I like to think that God is a fully paid-up member (along with Ron) of the 1662 Prayer Book Society, but suspect it might not be the case. While we have Orders of Service that read like the manuals for DVD players we will, sadly, have ecclesiastical architecture to match.
- 30 August 2008 at 10:07
- Fred Fibonacci said...
But what if He is a gadget freak Peter? Eh? Eh? Our Lord could be sitting there right now, surrounded by celestial polystyrene packaging, anxiously thumbing through His iMiracle Ver 2.1 manual for the bit about 'Frogs: Plague of, troubleshooting'.
- 30 August 2008 at 10:27
- Peter Ashley said...
No Fred, my God is tending his Gertrude Jekyll-style cottage garden, his snowy white locks disguised under a Panama hat, occasionally mopping his brow with a big red-spotted hankerchief. Whenever a motorbike roars noisily by his front gate the rider mysteriously falls off at the next bend.
- 30 August 2008 at 17:18
- Affer said...
Whilst His garden suffers from neither Blackfly nor Carrotfly, and He is allowed to light huge autumn bonfires and can water His garden with impunity in the Summer, there was a suggestion (Stavros Stavrides, 1987) that God rides a Harley.
Quite ridiculous of course: he rides a 1968 Triumph Bonneville.
Without a helmet.
- 30 August 2008 at 23:57
- Thud said...
afa.....I can be found at paddys wigwam every second sunday....it does what it is supposed to do rather well...my fellow scousers seem rather keen on it too.
- 31 August 2008 at 05:38
- Peter Ashley said...
Good point Thud. I've always loved the exteriors of both Liverpool cathedrals, and their common axis along Hope Street, but find them somehow disappointing to a degree inside.
- 31 August 2008 at 08:18
- Affer said...
Thud, just to clarify: I actually do like the Wigwam! Overall, in respect of any architecture, I prefer the risk of a modernist mistake to a pastiche of presumed past glory.
- 31 August 2008 at 09:24
- Thud said...
Untill recently I lived in a Georgian townhouse opposite the Anglican cathedral in hope st.In 21 years I never ceased to be thrilled by it's bulk as it loomed through the mist or occasional snow shower...inside as mentioned was a little underwhelming...paddys too.
- 1 September 2008 at 06:27
- Peter Ashley said...
Presumably Thud you will also remember the overgrown graveyard tucked-away at the bottom of the slope, like something set-dressed for Hammer Films. But what a place to live. (Your Georgian rooms-with-a-view that is.)
- 1 September 2008 at 10:00
- Thud said...
The graveyard prior to capital of culture tidy up was a great place...complete with part walled up mystery tunnel tucked away behind tombs below oratory.
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Hi everyone,
I'm starting figure drawing at the moment, but have some questions I was hoping someone could perhaps clarify for me. To be honest, I've already started actually, but just random gesture sketches on scrap papers by looking at quick tutorials I've found on DeviantArt and the web in general.
Having been just drawing without any clear direction or guidance is better than nothing of course, but, I really want to take this a step further and get a little more serious about this pursuit; so below are a few questions I that I've been wondering and hopefully someone could point me in the right direction.
When it comes to figure drawing/life drawing, I hear it's better to draw on larger paper so you're actually using your shoulders and your arm instead of just your wrist so the lines come out more natural is this true?
I plan on buying a tabletop drawing-board(easel) that I can put on top of my desk adjacent to my computer monitor so I can have the canvas directly next to the image on the monitor. (and yes, I do know I should attend life drawing sessions, and intend to find one local to attend to perhaps once a week.)
But what are some good size papers I should use for the easel/drawing board? 18 x 24? 11 x 17 ? or bigger?
At the moment I'm thinking of using Charcoal for the bigger pieces that I want to practice on the easel, while perhaps using a regular smaller sketchbook/drawing pad for doing tons of gestures studies and drawings. Would this be a good way to go?
And is Charcoal a good option for the bigger pieces? I picked the medium, because I absolutely love how expressive and mysterious of a feel it displays, on top of it being more akin to painting and will allow me to focus more on the figure and anatomy aspect of things instead of spending so much time on coloring in the page with a graphite pencil's fine tip- which i'm sure would take a while. But since I'm also doing less serious practice in pencil, albeit, on a smaller canvas, hopfully it will provide me enough experience with graphite as well so i'll be well verse enough with both mediums when it's all said and done.
Currently, I've been just grabbing whatever pencil, pen I can find at home and drawing on pieces of printing paper I have laying around, so when it comes to what materials to us for the right feel and right intentions, I am completely at a loss.
What would be a good big sized paper that I could use for charcoal drawing on an easel?
can someone recommend one cheap option for practice, and one that's higher in quality for the more serious work? brand, size, etc. What type of papers are good for charcoal and have the right texture to create a smoother, more realistic drawing? I know with graphite pencil, the smoother it is, the easier it is to create realism, but with charcoal, we also need enough tooths in the paper in order to hold the color right?
Also, what charcoal should I get for charcoal figure/portrait drawing? From what I've seen on youtube, most people seem to use charcoal pencils + vine charcoal… I don't really see anyone using those compressed sticks at all? What kind of situation actually requires it? And what brand of charcoal pencils or vine charcoal would you guys recommend?
aside from these, I would probably also need kneaded eraser, chamois, felt tortillian, blending stump for blending as well right?
Lastly, as I mentioned before. I have never really studied/portrait drawing or anatomy. And, grabbing a tutorial here and there on the internet, I feel like I'm constantly questioning what I'm doing, which makes me want to find some good books and put in the time and followed the footsteps of some of the masters from the past.
I've heard of Vilppu and Bridgman and many others, as well as some of the more modern figure artists such as Jeff Watts, Charles Hu, Steve Huston, Glen Orbik, Casey Baught to name a few.
It seems like when it comes to figure drawing, there's one side that focuses more on the construction that tries to instill you the knowledge of body construction so that you will be able to draw from your mind more easily - though a style that perhaps takes longer to master, while another focuses more on realism (Atelier) that emphasizes mroe strictly on how things look as they are.
At the moment, I'm really gravitating towards Frank Reilly's method, which I think a lot of the great artists I mentioned above have studied under; Jeff Watts being one of them.
However, unlike vilppu or some of the other great masters, there doesn't seem to be a comprehensive source for learning his method. Neither he nor his students seem to have written books on the Frank Reilly method. I know Jeff Watts has some dvds of him doing sketches and explaining, but is there really no books on the subject where one could learn everything about the Frank Reilly method? with dvds, it always feel like you're learning bits and pieces here and there instead of a comprehensive presentation.
Anyways, sorry for such a monster post
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Eveline's decision at the end of the story illustrates her struggle between the past, present, and future. Swayed relentlessly by doubt and fear of change, Eveline cannot decide on a set path for her as she is unsure of what lies ahead. Ultimately, her decision would most likely reflect on her current state-of-mind; staying behind. She is shown with no sign of love or farewell, therefore predicting her final decision as she stands emotionless while Frank frantically tries to pull her onto the ship. . The most important aspect within Eveline's identity is her consciousness. Her inability to make a decision is crucial, as it soon will lead to her eventual paralysis. 3. The male figures within Eveline's life portray a cross-road; a forked path in which she must walk down. Metaphorically speaking, it can be said that Eveline's father represents routine and repetition, one in which she takes comfort in (and also capable of soothing her impulses).
Her father also portrays the common patriarchal society, an old rooted past with a predetermined-fate similar to that of her deceased mother. Frank however, represents a new future, a break within the pattern. Frank is Eveline's rescuer. 4. Eveline is motivated the most by fear. Her actions (or lack thereof), stem from her almost phobic regard towards making a decision or choice, whether it meant succumbing to her domestic situation infinitely, or breaking free from it with Frank.
She is frightened when the realization of her boarding the ship would mean taking a new step in her life. 5. Societal and familial pressure surges from Eveline. As a woman, she is pressed to live the life of a domestic care-taker and nanny with her "abusive" father. She is threatened by the repetition of her mother's life as well as the mold of a patriarchal society. 6. The actions in which Eveline take at the end of the story illustrates a woman who is infinitely trapped in an orbit of repetition to the point where she is dehumanized into that of a "helpless animal".


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ATLANTA, GA, UNITED STATES, April 17, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — This week, Behavioral Health Link (BHL) together with the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) announced a partnership with the US affiliate of Yokohama, Japan-based PST Inc. BHL is collaborating with PST Inc. to leverage the parameters of the human voice to support the professionally-trained BHL call center staff in understanding intensity of distress, an approach that may prove far superior to relying on the specific words and language spoken alone.
In collaboration with research partners in the lab of Dr. Thomas Joiner at Florida State University, responsible for analyzing the outcomes of applying this technology, it is our hope that this Japanese-based technology will add to our clinical toolbox and improve outcomes in the operation of a statewide crisis and access line. For example, the immediate feedback of real-time monitoring of emotional distress would allow call center agents to understand better if they are successfully engaging and calming a person in pain.
We'll know better as we evaluate the application using the ground-breaking models first used in crisis call centers by Dr. Madelyn Gould and her team at Columbia University more than a decade ago.
Gould and colleagues silently monitored crisis calls and measured the distress of callers using a modification of the Profile of Mood States (POMS). They recorded data at the beginning of crisis calls, again at the conclusion and with consent followed up two weeks later, after an outpatient appointment or other service connection was likely to have been completed. Their research shattered myths about crisis call centers that existed at the time. In fact, callers in very significant distress were utilizing crisis call lines, and the most significant reductions in anguish occurred during the crisis call itself.
We'll go one step further. This technology will make it easy to look not only at the distress of the individual in crisis but also at ensuring the right level of support for those call center professionals caring for them. Crisis services are very rewarding but challenging work, and we aim to improve the science behind the interventions and the measurement of outcomes in our partnership with PST, Inc.
About PST Inc. (PST: Yokohama, Japan) / PST Health Partners, Inc. (PSTHP: LA, USA)
PST Inc. (PST: Yokohama, Japan) / PST Health Partners, Inc. (PSTHP: LA, USA) has worked in partnership with the University of Tokyo to develop cutting-edge voice analysis technology currently utilized in Japan to detect emotional distress.
About Behavioral Health Link (d/b/a for Integrated Health Resources, Inc.)
"A Crisis Has No Schedule," and that is why the caring professionals of BHL are available 24/7 to help individuals and communities in crisis. Bolstered by cutting-edge technology developed in house by our dedicated team, BHL has been featured in Crisis Now and has been a national leader in promoting access to and delivery of high-quality crisis care when and where individuals need it most.
About Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD)
Georgia DBHDD provides treatment and support services to people with mental health challenges, substance use disorders, and individuals who live with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The vision is easy access to high-quality care that leads to a life of recovery and independence for the people we serve.
About the FSU Thomas Joiner Lab
The Laboratory for the Study and Prevention of Suicide-Related Conditions and Behaviors at Florida State University focuses primarily on the study of the nature, causes, and management of suicidal behavior and related disorders (e.g., eating disorders, mood disorders, personality disorders). The goal of its research is to refine further and test empirically the interpersonal theory of suicide, as well as understand and prevent suicidal behavior in military and other settings.
About The University of Tokyo, Dr. Shinichi Tokuno Lab
The laboratory for the study of Voice Analysis of Pathophysiology at Graduate school of Medicine, The University of Tokyo focuses primarily on the study of diagnosis and monitoring the mental health condition (e.g. Major Depression Disease). The goal of the research is to verify the technology of mental health condition by voice from voice emotion technology from PST Inc.
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Call for Trainee Representatives to join our Committees14 August 2017
Overarching Remits of the Committees for which the BCS is seeking two trainee representatives per committee:
Academic & Research
Overarching remit: To represent academics, and trainees, and undertake activities in matters related to academic cardiology careers and cardiovascular research in the UK on behalf of the BCS. To oversee purpose and performance of Clinical Study Groups; and to provide advice to the BCS Specialist Advisory Committee in Cardiology, the BCS Education Committee and Programme Committee; reviewing submissions for BCS prizes, awards and abstracts.
Clinical Standards Committee
Overarching remit: To define, agree and review national clinical and professional standards for individual and organisational practice in cardiovascular healthcare. To advise on regulatory and professional matters which could affect the practice of cardiovascular healthcare in the UK. In addition, to advise and make recommendations on professional workforce requirements for the provision of cardiac services in the UK and work in collaboration with the RCP Invited Service Review to assess whether organisations and services are achieving national standards.
Communications & Marketing Committee
Overarching remit: To provide advice and oversee the Societies communication and marketing strategy across all of our activities and across different mediums in line with broader business vision and strategy. This will include for example, BCS brand use; house style guides; use of social media; website strategies etc.
Digital Committee
Overarching remit: To act as a steering Committee to the BCS leadership team in support of the BCSs digital vision and strategy. This will include seeking to improve the BCSs work through new digital technologies and practices, providing both expertise and critical challenge.
Education Committee
Overarching remit: Responsible for the development and delivery of the Societys educational programme. This includes: ensuring our portfolio of courses are high quality and meet the needs of our broad membership in terms of focus and content; contributing educational content for the BCS Annual Conference via our Programme Committee and development of educational content for the BCS website.
Guidelines & Practice Committee
Overarching remit: To discuss issues of principle affecting the practice of cardiovascular healthcare in the UK and the impact of changes in clinical practice making recommendations to BCS Executive To review, co-ordinate the development of, and where appropriate, endorse guidelines for clinical practice and consider and respond to issues relating to the professional clinical practice of Society members.
Programme Committee
Overarching remit: Responsible for developing and delivering the Annual Scientific Conference for trainees and members of the British Cardiovascular Society.
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While today was an awesome day overall, I felt like it was definitely harder than the previous six. It was the first weekend day that I'd had (my friend pointed out), I was out nearly all day, and I ate dinner out. After a beautiful morning yoga session...I swear, this one teacher is incredible, and every time I take her class I cry in savasana - and I'm able to do wheel pose!! See photo below of me actually doing it, live, in action, on a frickin' island.
As I've mentioned in previous posts, I've felt pretty good on this cleanse. My morning sugar-level crash/lightheadedness has basically gone away. I love that I am starting to get full by eating less, and I recognize that by removing dairy and alcohol from my diet I've seen a change in my digestion, joints, and skin. Today though I definitely had some cravings for a nice cold cocktail or a cold IPA or even a beautiful glass of rosé with a good bit of minerality. I also noticed I really wanted typical beach food, well typical for my husband and I: macaroni salad, a sub of some kind, chips... these cravings were definitely all mental, and didn't last long, but it frustrated me a bit. I started to think, "I can't wait until I can eat other foods again!" But then I would catch myself, get mad at myself, and try to stay in the moment. I also don't want to immediately rush back into being super unhealthy, even on occasion. I want to continue to watch what I am putting into my body as well as how much I am eating. I think as long as I stay mindful and remember the tools this cleanse has given me, and how it's made me feel, I'll be ok.


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As news emerged of more killings during protests in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Friday, residents of other Middle Eastern capitals took to the streets, claiming solidarity with Libyans in their stand against Muammar Gaddafi and voicing complaints against their own leaders.
Tens of thousands of Egyptian protesters who had gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square were dispersed by the army on Saturday. The demonstrators had gathered in the square on Saturday and earlier on Friday, calling for the removal of their interim government and an end to the country's notorious 30-year-old emergency law.
GlobalPost's Jon Jensen reports from Cairo that the army in general used little force in breaking up the demonstration. The peaceful protest in Tahrir came just one day after violent protests in Maadi, an upscale suburb just south of Egypt's capital. Hundreds of protesters occupied a square in Maadi on Thursday, torching two security vehicles following a police shooting of a microbus driver there, Jensen wrote.
The new wave of demonstrations comes just two weeks after the ouster of Egypt's former president, Hosni Mubarak, placing new pressure on the country's new military leadership to enact greater political reforms.
Egypt's military — which took power following Mubarak's resignation on Feb. 11 — has been struggling to restore calm and order following weeks of protests and strikes in the Arab world's largest nation.
Much of the anger on Friday was directed squarely at Mubarak holdovers in Egypt's new cabinet, specifically Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik, a top ally of the former president.
"We will stay here until Shafik leaves," said Hatem Amin, 34, an activist protester. "He is a part of the old regime, and just as corrupt as Mubarak."
A prominent Bahraini opposition leader returned from exile Saturday and urged the kingdom's rulers to back up reform promises with action as thousands of demonstrators marched on government buildings in the capital. The return of Hassan Mushaima, a senior Shiite figure, could mark a new phase for the anti-government movement in the tiny Persian Gulf nation which is a strategically important American ally, according to the UK Press Association.
Mushaima heads a Shiite group known as Haq, which is considered more hardline than the main Shiite political bloc that has helped drive two weeks of protests. He was embraced and kissed by a small group of supporters as he returned from several months of voluntary exile in London.
Mushaima's return follows a day of pro-democracy demonstrations that blocked miles of downtown roads and highways in Manama, the capital, on Friday, according to the New York Times.
The mass rally was held to honor the victims killed in the recent police crackdown. At least seven protesters have been killed during clashes with security forces since the beginning of pro-democracy protests in Bahrain on Feb. 14.
Protesters demand major reform including the election of the prime minister and the creation of a "real" constitutional monarchy, according to Press TV.
Meanwhile, the leader of Bahrain's largest opposition party told CNN Friday that he'd been prevented from returning home, after being detained in Lebanon, where the authorities seized his passport, saying there was a warrant for him from Interpol, the international police organization.
Hassan Mushaimaa, leader of the Haq Movement, pointed to underhanded tactics by the Bahraini government.
"My lawyer confirmed that no such warrant has been issued," Mushaimaa said Friday. "If I was wanted by the Interpol, I would have not been allowed to leave London.
"What is happening to me would show clearly how this regime [in Bahrain] is using lies and deceptions. How can there be a call for national dialogue while I am banned from returning to Bahrain?"
Iraq's largest oil refinery, in Baiji, was crippled by a predawn attack on Saturday in which gunmen stormed the vast complex, killed one engineer and set off several bombs. The attack shut down parts of the Baiji Refinery, halting the production of about 150,000 barrels per day of petroleum products and threatening to interrupt supplies of heating oil, gasoline and oil for generators for millions of people in northern Iraq, according to the New York Times. It is expected to take months to repair the pipelines, cables, furnaces and other equipment damaged by the explosions and fires, according to the director of the refinery. Fuel and power shortages across Iraq are expected.
Elsewhere in Iraq, protests continued as demonstrators turned out in the streets. Their numbers were far smaller than Friday when at least 16 protesters were killed across the country. On Saturday, one person was killed in confrontations between security forces and demonstrators in the city of Kirkuk.
The Friday demonstrations were to protest against corruption and a lack of basic services in an organized nationwide "day of rage."
News reports say the deaths occurred as demonstrators tried to storm government buildings in at least two northern Iraqi cities, Mosul and Hawija.
In the capital, Baghdad, protesters reportedly clashed with riot police, sometimes violently. Hundreds of people carrying Iraqi flags and banners streamed into Tahrir Square, which was under heavy security, according to Al Jazeera. Elsewhere, demonstrators knocked down blast walls, threw rocks and scuffled with club-wielding troops.
Friday's demonstration, planned for weeks, is the latest in a series of protests in Iraq. Demonstrators have been calling for better public services and measures to clean up government corruption.
Ahmed Rushdi, head of the House of Iraq Expertise Foundation, said he tried to join the protests in Baghdad but was prevented from doing so by the army.
"This is not a political protest, but a protest by the people of Iraq. We want social reform, jobs for young people and direct supervision because there is lots of corruption," Rushdi told Al Jazeera.
The leader of one of Yemen's most important tribes joined the anti-regime movement Saturday, effectively abandoning President Ali Abdullah Saleh and escalating pressure on the leader to step down.
"I have announced my resignation from the General People's Congress in protest at the repression of peaceful demonstrators in Sana, Taez and Aden," Sheikh Hussein bin Abdullah Ahmar told members of the Hashid tribe in a gathering north of Sana, the capital, according to the Los Angeles Times. Tribe members reportedly broke out into anti-government chants after his remarks.
The Hashid tribe is one of Yemen's largest and most influential. Also at the meeting were members of the Baqil tribe, according to news network Al Arabiya. Both tribes are said to have withdrawn support from the Yemeni leader.
Saleh has ruled the country since 1978, maintaining his grip on power by courting allegiances from key members of the powerful tribes.
The resignations came after the death toll rose to four Saturday after police reportedly fired into a crowd of protesters.
About 180,000 protesters took to the streets Friday in the largest pro-democracy demonstrations in the nation's history. The protests were markedly larger than ones earlier in the week, which mostly consisted of students.
Tens of thousands of Yemenis held demonstrations in the capital on Friday, with opponents of President Ali Abdullah Saleh and loyalists protesting just two miles apart from one another, Reuters reported.
Outside Sanaa University, where earlier this week pro-government elements opened fire on 3,000 Yemenis calling for an end to Saleh's 32-year rule, killing two, anti-government protesters chanted: "The people demand the downfall of the regime."
Across town, loyalists shouted support for a leader they said was holding the fractured and impoverished tribal nation together. "The creator of unity is in our hearts. We will not abandon him," they chanted.
Hundreds of tribesmen from areas surrounding Sanaa have arrived at Sanaa University to join in the call for Saleh to relinquish power, reports Jeb Boone for GlobalPost. One tribesman from Arhab promised that hundreds more from his village would arrive soon.
Many tribal leaders in the country's unsettled north have pledged loyalty to Hamid al-Ahmar, a leading member of Yemen's Islamist political party, risking a dangerous split in loyalties between Ahmar and Saleh, whose father is a member of the northern confederation of tribes.
A revolution in northern Yemen could descend into a civil war split between factions loyal to Saleh and the other loyal to al-Ahmer, writes Boone.
Thousands protested in Amman in what many said was the largest of eight consecutive Friday demonstrations in the Jordanian capital, reports GlobalPost contributor Heather Murdock.
Protesters demanded parliamentary and government elections and denounced the prime minister, recently appointed by King Abdullah II.
They were joined by thousands of police officers, who passed out juice boxes and water bottles.
Jordan's leading opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, led the protests, joined by youth groups, smaller political parties and independent activists.
Locals say soaring prices for goods and services, low wages and government corruption continues to drive the unrest, and new groups are traveling to Amman each time to join the demonstrations.
Many planned to camp out on the streets overnight, and said they would not leave until they were guaranteed that their demands would be met.


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Falcons Training Camp: Dan Quinn's Roster Remake
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Falcons finished Wednesday's sticky, steamy, padded practice at noon. Thirty minutes later, Dan Quinn was upstairs in his office, energetically clicking through training camp film as if he hadn't been standing under the hot Georgia sun for the last two hours. As he pointed out some of the team's new additions on film, it was clear that "Fast & Physical" is more than just a mantra printed on the back of the Falcons' T-shirts.
"What I can tell you," Quinn says, "is that the plan of adding speed to the team was one that was very intentional."
The second-year head coach has learned that putting his imprint on the Falcons is a multi-year process. The priority in Quinn's first season, he says, was establishing culture inside the building and the locker room. "That was easier to bring to life," Quinn says. In year two, the focus has been on working with GM Thomas Dimitroff on reshaping the roster in a vision that became clearer after their first year working together.
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"It took me a while to find out what guys can and can't do," Quinn says of his first season. "I wanted to make sure, what are the unique things the players have on this team, and how can we best feature them? Then we went into this offseason, and we definitely had to make some moves. We said, how can we get faster on defense? We wanted to add pass rush, speed at linebacker and more speed at safety."
Three of the Falcons' first draft picks were used on defense, and these are the players Quinn highlighted on a reel of camp cut-ups: safety Keanu Neal (first round), linebacker Deion Jones (second round) and outside linebacker De'Vondre Campbell (fourth round). Neal had a reputation as a big hitter at Florida, but Quinn is also pointing out how he beelines for a receiver as soon as the ball is thrown so that the collision takes place right at the catch. On another play, Jones and Campbell converge on a ballcarrier swiftly from different angles.
It's a bit unfair to compare Falcons players to the Seahawks stalwarts who personify the defensive system Quinn brought with him from Seattle to Atlanta, but that's the best way to describe the blueprint for their roles. Neal will be deployed like Kam Chancellor. Derrick Shelby, the former Dolphins defensive lineman they signed in free agency, will play a Michael Bennett-type role. This offseason, Quinn also moved around some of the pieces he already had: Vic Beasley switched from the "Leo" pass-rushing spot to strongside linebacker, and Adrian Clayborn will be used mostly at end because he was more effective outside last season. Dwight Freeney, the 36-year-old free agent expected to arrive in Atlanta to sign a contract Thursday, will be called on as a situational pass rusher to boost a unit that ranked last in the league in sacks last season.
In June, after minicamp, Quinn went on a USO tour to Guam and Hawaii with some of his players and his laptop in tow. He re-watched all the games from the Falcons' 2015 campaign (in which they started 6-1 but finished at 8-8), cataloguing how many more combinations he can make with the puzzle pieces on defense than he could last year.
"I was just trying to look for every way to say, 'How can we do it better?'" Quinn says. "I went through all the games again, and said, OK, as a refresher, why did we miss the tackles? Why we were not able to match up who we wanted to match up against? It made me think about the team now, and how we would we do it differently now that we can deploy a different group in some spots."
In the three-deep scheme that Quinn runs, speed is a central component because the effectiveness of a zone defense depends on players' ability to break and close on opposing players. And speed without physicality, Quinn says, "is not an option." A player like Neal, for example, is fast and physical enough to be used in a number of different spots in the flat and in the middle of the field, covering running backs, receivers or tight ends.
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The Falcons don't just have a vision for the kind of players they want on their team, they're quantifying these attributes with a grading system. Every player, whether it is a draft prospect, a potential free agent or a current Falcon, receives what they call "C and T" grades, for competitiveness and toughness. The highest competitiveness grade, for example, is a 9, but Quinn says that's rarely handed out. These grades can help them determine whether or not to acquire a player, but will also be used with current players, to help evaluate their performance in practices or games.
"I think toughness is a talent," Quinn says. "When you are evaluating players, that better be part of our game. We are going to live that life of toughness. That has to be the mentality and attitude we play with, and if it's not there, it would be harder to connect with the style we want to play. It's been very much in the front of my mind."
The Seahawks defense wasn't built in a year, and neither was Atlanta's. But Quinn is enthused about this next phase of construction.
Five Things I Thought About The Falcons
1. They practice through the whistle. Wednesday's practice wasn't "live", meaning the players weren't given the green light to tackle to the ground, but there were a fair share of plays on which defensive players pushed that limit. That fits with the "toughness" Quinn is trying to build, but on the other hand, there is a fine line in camp of not wanting to punish your own teammates.
2. Raheem Morris brings a new perspective to the Falcons receiving corps. The former Bucs head coach had never been an assistant on the offensive side of the ball until Quinn moved him from defense to offense this offseason. He was firing passes to his receivers in the end zone during position drills while calling out instructions. "You've gotta give something at the top," he shouted to one player who didn't make a hard enough move to stem his route at the top.
3. With Roddy White gone, Julio Jones is taking on more of a veteran leadership role. The star receiver has never been a big rah-rah guy, but he'll take teammates aside for one-on-one instruction on little details, such as how QB Matt Ryan likes a particular route run.
4. Muhammad Ali has a presence here. Hanging in Quinn's office is a poster from a 1979 fight at the Providence Civic Center, one of Ali's last ring appearances. "Honestly, I love some of the messages he sends," Quinn says. "One of my favorites is, I only start counting sit-ups when it starts hurting. What a great line. Isn't that the truth? Across generations, from a social standpoint, he was a factor for the world. He was one of the most popular people in the world, not just in our country, and I just thought that was a really unique guy. I like people who have a unique background. That's why I like Ali, and that's why I like Marshawn Lynch like I did. He was a really unique guy who his teammates loved, and I connect with people like that."
5. Thanks to the Falcons for letting The MMQB broadcast on Facebook Live for most of our visit to Flowery Branch. Training camps are great for getting an up-close look at how a team is coalescing, so we appreciate the Falcons being willing to open those same doors to our readers out on the practice field and in some of our interviews. If you came during the sliver of time during which we were zoomed in on the grass, well, we hope you checked back later.
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Jeongwon Rachel Kim, the lead designer of the awarded project Award Winning Amorphous Dance Ring explains, The work expresses artist's mind, reminiscent of the leaves swaying in the moonlight. Having the fine artist/curator as background, the artist draws amorphous movements represented as dances of pearls through brush strokes on each of them. Opaque and transparent, a blend of movement and immobility, the piece blends the feelings of Topaz and Opal with the unique historical meaning of Amber's tear of a tree and the pearl of water. The splendor and trend of contemporary jewelry is important, but She wanted to talk about life in the form of essay, where the artist's mind is melting in..
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By the time a Georgia father realized he had left his toddler strapped in a car seat inside a steaming-hot SUV all day Wednesday, it was too late. The 22-month-old was dead.
That father's horrific realization turned into a frantic race to revive the child in the parking lot of a busy metro Atlanta shopping center Wednesday afternoon. The distraught man, whose name was not released, had to be handcuffed by arriving officers as witnesses and then paramedics administered CPR, according to Cobb County police.
"What have I done? What have I done?" witnesses heard the man scream. "I've killed our child."
The toddler was supposed to have been dropped off at daycare Wednesday morning, sometime between 8:30 and 9 a.m., according to police Sgt. Dana Pierce. Instead, the child was left in the backseat of a Hyundai Tucson, and the father went to work, Pierce said. The father told police he somehow forgot his child was in the backseat of the four-door SUV, but police released no explanation for how the toddler was overlooked. The child, whose name and gender were not released, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Cobb County Medical Examiner's Office.
Wednesday's death is the second in two days involving children left in cars, coming one day after a 9-month-old Florida girl died after being left in her father's pickup truck, according to reports. The Georgia child is believed to be the 14th to die from heatstroke inside a vehicle this year in the United States, according to KidsAndCars.org, which tracks fatalities involving children and vehicles. Last year, 43 children died after being left in vehicles, according to the Department of Earth and Climate Sciences at San Francisco State University.
High temperatures Wednesday reached the low 90s. Within 10 minutes of being inside a closed vehicle, temperatures inside can rise an average of 19 degrees, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Shortly after 4 p.m., the man was leaving an office when he realized his child was in medical distress, according to police. He turned into a nearby shopping center, screamed for help and called 911.
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"Apparently, he forgot the child was in the car seat," Pierce said at the scene. "When the father discovered the 22-month-old in the backseat, he immediately got out of the car."
Witnesses rushed to the SUV and began administering CPR, seconds before both police officers and firefighters arrived at the scene. Several officers were already patrolling the area at the time, Pierce said. One witness, Dale Hamilton, said he initially thought the child was choking, but quickly learned otherwise.
"He pulled him out, laid him on the ground, and tried to resuscitate him," Hamilton said.
Restaurant patrons and others in the shopping center gathered on the sidewalks, hoping for the best. It didn't happen.
"He was lifeless, he was in the same position as if he were sitting in the car seat," Hamilton said. "It's something that I'll remember for a long time."
While officers investigated the child's death, the father was driven away from the shopping center in the back of a patrol car. He was taken to police headquarters for questioning, Pierce said. It was not known late Wednesday if any charges would be filed.
— Atlanta Journal-Constitution staff writer Dan Klepal contributed to this report.
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Funny that you should post this view. I remember going there after they had enclosed these spaces and made it into an enclosed mall. It appeared that several waves of expansion and modernization must have occurred resulting in a large rambling, quirky, but enjoyable mall. I was surprised when I was traveling through there last year and stopped in, only to find that they had leveled pretty much all of the "old mall" (except the anchors mostly) and replaced it with new contemporary, generic construction.
That mall sure looks in your picture than it does today. I went there recently. By the way, is that tower a glass elevator?
John: Yep, that's pretty much the way of the world at most malls these days--all the old charm and designs are long gone, sadly. Thanks for the input!
Apprenticemaniac: I think you meant to say it looks better in the pic than it does today? And yes, I'm positive the same could be said of every single picture I post here. Malls may be more technically advanced today in terms of their more modern looks and features and all, and I do know that some redesigned and updated versions are in fact stunningly beautiful and complex, BUT, they're not all like that (only a handfull), and more to the point, they simply don't capture the retro charm and feel of the old malls that some of us miss so much. They all tend to be just too cookie-cutter generic now. One looks pretty much like the next, and so on.
And no, I don't think that's a glass elevator there, just their clock sign. Though I like your idea better! :)
Keith, I just love your blog...anyway, I showed this to my husband, and he immediately recognized it. Scary!
Thanks, Sports Chick, and welcome! I think it's way cool that your hubby recognized it. :) Did he ever play there when he was a kid?
Keith, the really scary thing is that he recognizes most of the pics of Pennsylvania/New Jersey malls that you post, having grown up in that area in the '60s/'70s...makes him feel old :-)
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The history of this mall is very interesting. I discuss it in a blog post linked above if you're interested.
When I saw the picture I thought maybe I was in it. Grew up in K of P and spent much time at the mall, worked at the Purple Cow (ice cream and hot dog place) as did my brother and most of my friends in the early 70's.
The tower is a clock.
There was a shoe store in the outdoor part of the mall, a Korvettes, ACME, etc. Lots of bygone retailers. I think the shoe store is still there. It had a little door for little kids built into the big people's door.
Very cool if you are 2 1/2 ft tall!
Thanks for the memory!
what do we know about the geology fo the area? do you remember the fault line that kept growning in the middle of one of the parking garages (at ground level)i heard it kept growing and just got filled in one day real fast.
Tiggerwolfe, I remember that shoe store with the little door...and an elf painted on the window comes to mind too. I'm thinkin it was a Buster Brown or Florsheim store.
As Keith said, the new mall just doesn't cut it. And I think it's more than just appealing to us older people and our retro sentimentality. The new KoP mall is just plain useless to me. Every store I liked there in the '80s is gone. Hobby shop, Spaceport, Classy Kites, Woolworth's, Herder's Cutlery, Genes Books etc. There are no decent toy stores (KB sucks). There are no decent sporting goods stores. Modell's sucks for anything other than shirts and shoes. As a kid and teen I went to KoP at least 3 times a month. Now I go once a year. I think teenagers get kicked out now if they're just "hanging around". When the mall underwent the huge change in the early '90s, most of the practical stores went as well. Mostly a lot of overpriced clothing shops now which is what the Court was built for. It reminds me now of an upscale version of the Gallery at Market East, which seems to be the demographic the KoP mall planners were trying to bring in from the start. I normally blame the internet for killing local stores that I've liked but KoP started the transformation from practical to pretentious in '91-'92. Well, I'll always have the memory of running down that huge circular ramp near friendlys.
Wow, this came up while I was looking for pictures of this mall. Looks so different.
Actually, with regards to King of Prussia mall, this is one of the only malls I've been in the last decade that gave me one of those good, sixties modernist, comfortable feelings, although that only happened in the Neiman Marcus and the Bloomingdale's. But if those anchors have been remodeled anytime in the last 20 years, then the architects and designers did a very good job with them. Very charming stores, and they reminded me a bit of an upscale version of my home mall (Lehigh Valley) in the early 1980's and the Hess's in downtown Allentown.
See that girl helping the little boy on the slide in the center of the picture? That's my mom with my uncle! This photo is from a promotional postcard of some sort. My grandmother used to have it in one of her photo albums, not sure if there's still one in her house somewhere...
Have they taken out the circular ramp? I think I recall that they had last time I was there in 2000. It's unrecognizable from it's 1970's era. That was a fun place back then. And, I do think it was a Buster Brown store with the little door. I had forgotten all about that! Thanks for the flashback.
The circular/spiral ramp, which was outside the inner mall entrance to Wanamaker's, at the Friendly's Ice Cream end, alas, did not survive the mid-90s renovation. I also recall this as one of the more distinctive features of the old Plaza.
To lola, any idea what year that picture was from? Mid tolate 1960s by my guess.
I remember the turtle on the right that you climbed on, but I don't remember there being sand. We went often in the mid-60's and while my mom shopped at Korvettes, we went to Woolworths with my dad. In the 70s I rode the bus with my friends to hang out.
Does anyone remember the name of the store in the outside mall that sold the posters and incense? We went there all the time, but I can't remember what it was called.
the place with the little door was stride rite the little door was for kids. As i recall it was across from Arbys in the late 80's it was when you could get into arbys from the front door of the parking lot. I think kiddy city was still htere at that time around the corner from the sears entrance
The circular ramps were a signature feature of this mall's developer. There was one at KOP, at Oxford Valley and others. There were all removed when the malls were renovated, presumably for safety reasons.
I know the name of the store in the mall that sold incense and posters was called the plum tree.
Anyone know the name of the bakery that I believe outside close to the Acme?
The bakery was named "The Sticky Bun" ... remember the "Buten Paints" store a few doors down ... great merchandising and awesome paint. I miss the old place too.
I've been looking for pics of the old KOP mall. Recently a memory came up, and I can't confirm it. Was there a drive-in where the CostCo/Holiday Inn is now?
Also, does anyone remember the parrot in the cage outside of Kiddie City?
the drivein was off Allendale Road in th vicinity of The Court
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Hi Chuck. Yes, the parrot's name was Charlie Brown. I found this site because I was jonesing for a picture of that exact area of the mall. I loved the dark, arcade atmosphere of that section. Near where Charlie's cage was there was one of my favorite candle shops called The Happy Viking. Across from that was a very cool poster shop. I bought an incredible black and white poster of a leaping Mikhail Baryshnikov which I still have framed in my office.
These posts are so cool! Great memories. If anyone has photos or stories to share you can also send them to email@example.com or mail or drop them off at the Upper Merion Township Library attn: Historical Society. We would especially love any photos of The Purple Cow, the circular ramp, and any of the other stores that you might have. Copies of old brochures also welcome - either hard copy or digital copies.
Yes, I remember Charlie Brown the parrott. That is actually what got me to this post.
Okay, so let's really test the memory. How old was the parrot. Someone has to know. Great memories.
That circular ramp used to ride the skateboard down there,almost took out some peps,as a kid in the 70s it was the place to be when they started constructing the court I couldn't believe they would build there I used ride my bike and walk those areas nothing but large sink holes some you could get lost in there was no Goddard Blvd just Allendale and Mall Blvd with big drive-in movie theater where Levits was an Costco is now all and all great memories


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a growing financial burden for Freedom Forum. In 2009, its annual operating costs reached a staggering $92 million, or $250,000 a day. That was far above the $36 million, or $99,000 a day, just two years before. The expansion into new quarters cost $450 million, nearly twice initial projections, and wasn't completed until 2008 -- years late, based on the most optimistic timetable.
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Chairman and CEO, Freedom Forum; CEO, Newseum
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Figures are from annual IRS 990 reports filed by the foundation and the museum. Compensation figures for Overby and Prichard comprise their salaries, benefits and expenses; they weren't paid trustee fees. For all others, amounts are trustee fees, benefits and expenses. Some trustees also were occasional members of the Newseum's separate governing board; in those cases, dollar amounts here are their combined compensation.
Neuharth is the daughter of foundation Founder Al Neuharth. Overby attended the University of Mississippi and is a member of its journalism school's board of directors. Freedom Forum has given $5 million for the school's Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics.
Two other trustees from 2000 left the board during the past two years. They are Madelyn Jennings, who was paid $696,303 through 2009; and Harry W. Brooks, paid $444,530 through 2008. Al Neuharth, who also was a trustee in 2000, has been paid at least $1,779,131 in wages, benefits and expenses through 2009.
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Selena Gomez is a true performer -- not even falling can throw her off her game.
During the Tulsa, Oklahoma, stop on her Revival tour, the 23-year-old wiped out onstage while performing her latest hit, "Kill Em With Kindness." Like a pro, Gomez laughed it off, got back up and proceeded to joke about the tumble.
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BRIDGEWATER, Maine — Two Bridgewater men are facing criminal charges following a dispute Monday during which police believe an AK-47 rifle was fired into the air, striking a utility line and knocking out power to at least one home.
Christian Rotter, 59, of 277 Boundary Line Road called police just before 8 a.m. Monday to report that James Peaslee, 33, had just been at his residence making threats, according to Chief Deputy Darrell Crandall of the Aroostook County Sheriff's Department.
Rotter told police that Peaslee brandished a stun gun before leaving the property and returning to his own land on Boundary Line Road, Crandall said in a press release issued Tuesday.
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The officers subsequently recovered an AK-47 rifle from Rotter's residence that deputies believe had been used to fire at least three shots into the air, damaging the power line.
Additional evidence was recovered from the scene, Crandall said Tuesday.
Rotter, who has a felony conviction for assault with a deadly weapon stemming from a 1991 charge in Rhode Island, was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, reckless conduct with a firearm and criminal mischief. He was taken to the Aroostook County Jail in Houlton.
Rotter remains at the Aroostook County Jail pending an initial court appearance scheduled for Wednesday.
Peaslee was summoned for criminal threatening.
Crandall said that it is not yet clear what sparked the feud between the two men, but the investigation is continuing.