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Visitors receive a warm welcome at our open evening in Hastings
Open evening at Ark 6th Form East Sussex was a great success
On Wednesday 9th November, visitors from Hastings and the surrounding areas received a very warm welcome at Ark 6th Form East Sussexs Open Evening. The evening gave potential students and parents an insight into life at Ark 6th Form at the William Parker site.
The main hall was buzzing - filled with guests who were eager to question and talk to sixth form students and staff. There were various displays and presentations throughout the academy, including stunning A Level artwork, performing arts and interactive experiments in the science department; the languages department provided Mediterranean food which was sampled and enjoyed by guests.
Following a video showing Ark 6th Form students sharing their experiences, students and parents heard from James Hamilton, Head of Ark 6th Form East Sussex, about what the sixth form had to offer.
As well as hearing about the sixth forms excellent academic results, with 47% of all A levels being graded A*-B and 76% being marked A*-C, potential students also heard about the sixth forms university bursaries. The bursaries, which are between 3,000 and 30,000 over the course of a university degree, are offered through the Ark network to high-performing students.
Amongst those Ark 6th Form East Sussex students who were awarded bursaries last year were Russell, who is now studying Physics at Oxford University, and Jiakun, now studying Medicine at Imperial College London.
James Hamilton said, It was fantastic to see so many students and parents at our open evening as we prepare to help even more students to progress to university or a career of their choice.
One of the big advantages of being a student at Ark 6th Form East Sussex is that, as a school sixth form, teachers know their students personally and are able to tailor lessons to suit their individual needs.
We are continuing to build on our success from previous years, which has seen Ark 6th Form East Sussex students go on to Oxford, Cambridge and Russell Group universities, to ensure that each of our students can achieve their full potential.
If you are seeking a sixth form place for September 2017 and missed the open evening, please call Donna Howell on 01424 448225 to arrange an appointment to see Ark 6th Form in action.
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Out of the hundreds of stories John D MacDonald wrote for the pulp magazines in the early days of his writing career, some were terrific examples of mid-twentieth-century popular fiction, some were so-so, and others were downright awful. There were relatively few in either extreme, leaving a lot of okay-but-not-great tales as JDM's real pulp legacy. Most of the best of them were collected and published in the early 1980's in the Good Old Stuff anthologies, leaving the remainder to molder away in the crumbling pages of the surviving issues of Detective Tales, Startling Stories, Doc Savage and the like. Several of the good stories not collected in the MacDonald anthologies appeared in other pulp anthologies over the years, collections like American Pulp, Hard-Boiled Detectives, A Century of Great Suspense Stories, Pulp Masters, and their ilk, and I have written about all of these that I know of.
This leaves the orphans, the stories that have never been reprinted outside of their original publication. There is usually a reason for this, mainly that the tales aren't really worth reprinting. But for fans of a particular author, every story bears at least one examination, and here on this blog I intend -- eventually -- to write about every story MacDonald ever wrote and had published. Given the size of this task, the frequency that I post, and my age, this is a road I will probably never see the end of, but hey, it's a goal. So today we come to a randomly selected tale titled "High Dive to Oblivion," originally published in the April 1948 issue of Dime Detective. It's a perfect example of these middle-tier JDM tales that bear reading but don't really stand up with the best of them.
Dime Detective published more JDM stories than any other pulp magazine. Here's what I wrote about it a few years ago:
"Of all the magazines John D MacDonald published short stories in, Dime Detective holds the record for printing the most. From October 1946 until August 1952, MacDonald's works appeared there 39 times, either under his own name or as one of the "house authors" such as Scott O'Hara. The pulp magazine was one of the earliest to accept his submissions and, beginning with only his second appearance, prominently displayed his name on the covers of nearly every issue his stories appeared in.
"Dime Detective began publication in 1931 and ran until August 1953. It was the premier pulp magazine of Popular Publications, who published other "Dime" fiction magazines such as Dime Sports, Dime Western and Dime Adventure. It was, according to anthologist Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, "the one legitimate rival to Black Mask," publishing many "name" mystery writers such as Raymond Chandler, Erle Stanley Gardner, Frederick Nebel, and the father of the hard-boiled detective, Caroll John Daly. Chandler appeared there exclusively from 1937 to 1939, and some of his most iconic short fiction was published within its pages, including "Red Wind," "The Lady in the Lake" and "Trouble is My Business." According to Dziemianowicz in the Introduction to Hard-Boiled Detectives, a 1992 anthology of Dime Detective stories, the magazine lured many of these big names away from Black Mask by paying "the princely sum of of four cents per word -- one cent more than Black Mask and quadruple the going pulp fiction rate." Their newsstand price was also a nickel less than Black Mask.
"He goes on to point out that the magazine "made only two stipulations to its authors: there were to be no novel serializations and the characters they created could not appear in competing magazines. Beyond that, they were given relatively free rein to write what they chose." (Chandler obviously cheated by changing the name of his detective John Dalmas to Phillip Marlowe when he harvested his Dime Detective stories for his later novels.) And although the focus, as one might imagine, was on detective stories, Dziemianowicz explains that "in its later years, it also published a good many non-detective crime stories written in the grim noir style that would become the trademark of Jim Thompson, David Goodis and other writers of the paperback originals that helped put the pulps out of business."
"High Dive to Oblivion" was MacDonald's ninth appearance in Dime Detective and the story was written when the MacDonalds were living in Clinton, New York. As referenced last week, this period was the beginning of JDM's great science fiction output, but he was still writing plenty of traditional crime stories. The story begins promisingly, with just the right mixture of mystery and uncertainty.
He worked in a bank, in one of those jobs where you've got to lead a clean life or they can't take a chance on you. He was smart enough to know that. I had his schedule figured out pretty well. I worked on it long enough. I gave up my job to work on it, and now that it's over, I think I'll go back to that little out-west town that I came from -- that Clara came from.
The protagonist, speaking in the first person, is named Deven, and his search for a girlfriend he had before the war has led him to the big city. When he returned from overseas Clara had left to work as a stenographer at a big city bank, and it took Deven some time to recover from post-tramatic stress before he left to go look her up. When he asked about her at the bank he was told that she had left her job two months ago, that she didn't indicate where her new job was, and that all they have is her home address where she lived when she worked there. A check of the residence reveals that she move out of there as well, around the same time. Also around this time, her letters home to her mother ceased.
Deven goes to the police to ask about her, and for reasons the author never clarifies, tells them that he is looking for an old girlfriend named Alice Williams. He tells an inspector the last date he "saw" her and is then shown photos of four dead Jane Doe's.
Four dead girls, unidentified. I looked at the pictures. A truck had nearly cut one in two. She was too hefty to be Clara, and the face wasn't right. The second one was a swarthy one who had been hauled out of the harbor. Not her. The third one came out of the river too, only she had been there a long, long time. Probably right through the winter. He said the lab gave the natural hair color as auburn. Not Clara. When she was a little kid her hair was as black as the crows in her old man's corn patch. The fourth was a mess. Her face was smashed. She could have been Clara. She was the right size to be Clara. The blood-soaked hair was black.
The fourth woman was the victim of a fall from an eighth floor apartment, her face so badly damaged from her landing in the back of a truck that her features could no longer be determined. The driver of the truck had only a vague idea of where he was when he heard the landing, but when he stopped to look (thinking he had been hit by another car) he saw nothing. It was only when he arrived at his destination that he found the body, dead, nude with no identification.
When Deven asks about any scars or marks found on the body, he is told of an old scar on the neck, a feature he immediately recognizes as one Clara had, but he bluffs his way out of the police interview by telling the inspector that this couldn't be his "Alice Williams." He finds his way to the driver of the truck, who remembers only the block he was on when the crash took place, and Deven spends time visiting every one of the cheap apartment buildings that lined the street. Eventually he finds someone who recognizes her picture. She was a "Mrs. Charles Driscoll" and she and her "husband" were there only infrequently, with many midnight departures on the part of Mr. Driscoll. Through more detective work Deven eventually identifies the man, a bank employee named Alexander Warder who is married to another woman. Convinced that Warder and Clara were engaged in an extramarital affair and that Alexander was responsible for Clara's fall from the apartment window, he sets out the right this wrong on his own…
|Story art from the Cavalcade reprint
There is a lot of uncharacteristically sloppy writing and plotting in "High Dive to Oblivion," some of it so bad as to jump out at the reader like a typo. In order for MacDonald to make his plot work he had to elbow in a lot of unrealistic, insensible and downright ridiculous situations that don't stand up to the first reading, let alone repeated ones. The detective work Deven does is simplistic enough that it could have been done by the laziest of policemen, so one wonders why is wasn't done in the first place. Well, I guess MacDonald wouldn't have had a story otherwise. I'm not sure he has one here: a good idea that he can't really pull off successfully. Still, a lot of the writing is expertly done, and the haunted mood of the protagonist is especially well handled. "High Dive to Oblivion" is worth reading for that fact alone.
Although this story has never been reprinted as part of an anthology, it was republished in another magazine. It appeared in the July 1949 issue of an Australian men's magazine called Cavalcade, under its original title, with new artwork and a few editorial changes. (New York changed to Sydney, color to colour, harbor to harbour…). I'm making an educated guess about these changes, since I don't own the issue of Dime Detective but do have a copy of Cavalcade. I'm also guessing that that "little out-west town" where Deven and Clara came from was originally an "upstate" town, since this reference is repeated later in the story and apparently slipped by the Australian editor. It would certainly make more sense coming from a writer who lived in an upstate town. Perhaps some of the inconsistencies evident in the version I own are the result of other editorial decisions I am not aware of. I'll have to wait until I can locate a copy of Dime Detective to know for certain. The April 1948 issue seems to be rarer than most.

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There's nothing quite like the celebrations that accompany hitting the big 4-0 and Chicago plans to do it in style this Sunday (8 October) when it realises this marathon milestone. The event is gearing up to mark the remarkable trajectory that has seen its field rise from just over 4,000 in 1977 to what will be, for this World Marathon Major, a turnout of 45,000 on Sunday.
In store for Sunday's field will be a fast course that offers a whirlwind tour of Chicago, weaving through the 29 neighbourhoods of the city. The race starts and finishes in Grant Park, first heading north through the Loop, River North, Lincoln Park and Lakeview, then west past Greektown, the United Center and UIC before heading south through Chinatown, Bridgeport and the South Loop.
Looking to inscribe their name into the history books at the anniversary race will be Kenyan runner Stanley Biwott, who, with a PB of 2:03:51, is the 7th fastest man in history over 26.2 miles. Biwott is likely to face competition from Ethiopian runner Feyisa Lilesa (2:04:52 PB) and Kenyan Ezekiel Chebii (2:06:07), while Brigid Kosgei (2:24:54) and Maegan Krifchin (2:33:30) are, on paper, the front-runners in the female field.
The home crowd will no doubt be buoyed by the participation of two-time Olympic medalist Galen Rupp and American debut record holder Jordan Hasay. Rupp looked comfortable during his recent outing at the Philadelphia Rock n Roll Half, finishing first in 1:02:18, while Hasay took first at the USATF 20k championships (where Rupp also competed and won).
Taking into consideration Rupp and Hasay's form during Spetember, there is hope that the Americans could both manage a podium place, a feat that hasn't occurred since 1996 and would be a fitting way to sign off the 40th anniversary celebrations on Sunday.
There will be a strong British contingent competing on Sunday, with Chicago, as a city that offers a host of sightseeing options, including Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower), the Ferris Wheel and Navy Pier, featuring on the 'must-do' list for many. Sports Tours International offer enticing packages for memorable trips to the Windy City, and have already started a waiting list for the 2018 event – you can sign up here.


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Bread Street Kitchen
Time Out says
Gordon Ramsay's glitzy brasserie in the One New Change shopping centre offers excellent cooking in a beautiful setting.
Part of the Gordon Ramsay stable, Bread Street Kitchen is set in the glitzy One New Change shopping centre (next to Jamie Oliver's Barbecoa) and on the doorstep of St Paul's Cathedral, so its customers are nicely diverse: City suits, tourists, shoppers, families. The space is vast – you can barely see from one end to the other – with floor-to-ceiling windows on one side, and a long open kitchen on the other.
The wow-factor design (courtesy of Russell Sage, responsible for many of London's best-looking restaurants) takes industrial-cum-brasserie chic to a new level, using curved banquettes in gold and green to break up the space, and throwing in plenty of exposed ductwork, white tiles and metal grilles. The menu is pretty huge too, with influences from Britain, Italy, the States and beyond; there's lots of fish, but also pork chops and ribeye (courtesy of the Josper grill) and the likes of oriental duck salad. It's a fun place to eat, with friendly and focused staff, and mostly excellent cooking.
Roasted cod with capers, artichoke and a red wine sauce was hearty and rich, but a salad of couscous, cranberries, radish and mint was too much like an M&S takeaway pot. Sides include macaroni cheese and classy chips – fluffy interior, crunchy golden exterior. BSK also offers breakfast and weekend brunch and there's a bar downstairs, at street level.
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2.9 / 5
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I usually don't write reviews but this is one of the worst places I have eaten. The service is super slow, it takes 1,5 hours to have lunch, my food was too salty and heavy, the sides were served cold and it is pricey for what it is! I can't believe that this is a Gordon Ramsey restaurant.
We just went for lunch today. Although we booked the table, we have been ignored and asked to sit at the bar for 15 minutes before I had to remind one of the staff that we have been waiting. The barman asked me what I wanted to drink twice and ended up giving me a glass of tap water with slice of lemon in it. I did not complaint, we just laught at it. Eventually went to the table, they told us no Sunday lunch left (at 2.30 on Sunday) then we wanted to order from the A la carte menu. My son who is 15 wanted a steak so my son and my husband decided to share a steak as you can ordered as big as you want and share. We asked to the waiter that if the Porterhouse steak has too much fat, she assured us there is no fat on it. We ordered 800gr (as you order by gr), she came back and told us that we can order minimum 1000gr. (Bear in mind for 1000gr we are talking about £110 just for the steak) we accepted it. She said it will take 30 minutes, we said fine. After 1 hour and 20 minutes, we had enough. We reminded the waiter, she went and we finally got our food after 1 hour and 35 minutes. The meat that my husband and my son shared was ridiculous, after taking the 2 massive bones, I would say they had 200 gr each so we paid £110 for 400 gr with fat and chewy meat. I actually think that they did not have the Porterhouse, they gave us what they had under their hand. After £191 (exluding service charge) bill, we left totally frustrated. The bill only had 1 glass of alcohol as my husband and my son had soft drink. I am so dissapointed. How could Gordon Ramsay put his name on this. He is on the TV critising other chefs food, he should look at his own establishment. At the same place there is Barbecoa - Jamie Oliver which I have been several times and every time, incredible food. Just go there instead and dont waste your time and money. I would not go to Bread Street Kitchen if they offer a free food - not in a million years!
We ate yesterday at Bread Street Kitchen, first time, for a business catch up. Pleasant enough establishment, brusque (bordering on arrogant) waitress but hey, this is London. The issue I do have is within a few hours, and lasting up to lunchtime the next day, I suffered with some pretty unpleasant tummy issues. Now, I wouldn't say the food was causative however I ate only once yesterday, as is usual when I am in the City.
If you are wondering, I had a cod main course, which if memory serves correctly, was probably a little cold when it arrived and I should have sent it back, though, who would actually dare return food in a restaurant these days, and expect to be treated reasonably thereafter?
In fact, the pasta starter was also a little cold and that could have been equally causative. Maybe the pasta was supposed to be cold?
Other than the food experience, the restaurant was nicely air conditioned though a bit too noisy if you have a large group and fancy some coherent conversation.
Rather disappointing to be honest; wont be going again any time soon.
My two girlfriends and I thought it would be a lovely idea to go and get a Sunday brunch to catch up! My friend suggested this place as she had been there the week before and had a nice time.
We arrived at the restaurant (with a table booked) and had a warm reception by who I believe was once of the hosts. The temperature was lovely, the music good (perhaps a tiny bit too loud). Overall the general ambience was sophisticated and welcoming. Tables were set nicely.
Taken to our table we were seated and given menus (brunch, lunch, wine and cocktail). The first small thing we were confused about was that there was no soft drink menu, which is I'm sure a preference for the restaurant, but it would be nice to know that it was 3.25 for a small latte and to also know the options without having to make a snap judgment. Our first waitress with brown hair, was very professional and listed all the drinks that they had. However I asked for skim milk and received a full cream coffee, when I enquired about this the next waiter when he announced "latte", he said, "um sure".
We then ordered two English Breakfasts and one of the Buttermilk Pancakes. While we were waiting I had to ask for table water, from our blonde waitress (who thought this was a weird question) when other tables got it automatically, my glass had something floating in it. The brunette quickly resolved this, and was good at quickly helping me with a nice professional smile.
I then asked the blonde waitress to please remove the lunch bread rolls from our table because we had ordered breakfast and we didn't want the spare bread (my friends had been charged last time for it, and we didn't want the bread). The blonde lady said, are you sure? A little rudely, might I add. Then removed the bread (but not our bread plates).
At this stage we were starting to feel a little weird, our drinks came quickly, but by this stage we had been seated by one person, and now served by three. One positive thing to note however was that they didn't seat anyone directly next to us (good spacing).
Then our food arrived. The waitress put the three plates down ledge behind us, I thought this was a little unprofessional, you should be able to carry three plates to a table, but she did know who was having what without needing to ask (thumbs up!). It was quick, even a little rushed, making us already feel like we were another "process" (which had come from the now four different wait staff, no enquiring questions about whether we were here for brunch or lunch, no real rapport as such, no asking how we were going).
The pancakes looked lovely, they were fluffy and nicely presented (we all tried them and agreed thumbs up for the pancakes!). However the English Breakfasts we were surprised to see that there was no toast included or any garnish or notion of presentation. It basically looked like something I could have made myself at home (perhaps that was the idea). The tomatoes were not very nice, mushrooms were okay, ham was tasty (bit too salty for me but that is my preference I believe), eggs with soft poached (perfect, as I asked). But we were confused about the lack of toast.
We ate our meal, and then as we were finishing we noticed that the tables around us were getting these cute little metal racks of toast, I asked my friend, when she came last week if she got toast with her English Breakfast, she replied yes she did.
I asked a fifth waitress, who had a brown blazer on (so many in one section!), "Just a quick question, were we supposed to get toast with our breakfast?" A little mini flash of panic went across her face, she asked you didn't get any toast? And I said no, neither of us had.
She went to go and ask at the kitchen, our other blonde waitress returned and told us that we needed to ASK for toast when ordering. THIS was the biggest thing that ruined the whole already tense experience. I said to her, there was nothing on the menu that suggested that we could order toast (like "Extras: toast - 2 pounds or something" which I double checked as I was leaving), also, most people could safely assume that an English Breakfast includes toast. She replied with, did the menu specify toast? To which I replied no, but we felt that was a poor excuse. When we said that my friend was here last Sunday and she just received toast automatically, the waitress replied with we just changed the menu (this week??), which I have a feeling she was lying due to the fact that the first lady I asked looked stressed and others were receiving toast. We weren't even asked if we wanted toast, which I think we definitely should have been asked, if that was ACTUALLY the case.
I wouldn't have asked them to remove the bread... Our poor perfect eggs had no toast to do them justice!
Overall, this was immensely confusing. We just wanted to get out of there. She left (obviously feeling she had closed the discussion), returned shortly after asking if we wanted anything else (not bothering to give us more water when our glasses were empty during the meal), we replied no (wanting to leave).
Then came the bill. It was a bit of a slap in the face, besides the slightly expensive drinks and the 12.5% automatic service charge, there were also a one pound charge to the GR something and 2 cover charges at 2 pounds each. I asked the waitress over again to explain what these were, the one pound was a contribution to the Gordon Ramsey donation, the 2 cover charges were for eating in the main restaurant rather than the bar (which I feel is absolutely ridiculous that we were being charged per seat when there was already a service charge, there was also nothing on the menu to suggest this, nor were we given the option). As I enquired, she said, I can remove them if you want, in a way that was really quite rude, being fed up with this treatment, I said yes remove those off the menu and the service charge please. Honestly, if we had a great time we would have paid all of this (even if it was a little cheeky) straight away.
This was the stage where a think a sixth person (I believe the manager) stepped in. We were offered orange juice and champagne to apologise about the toast (which gives me a feeling our blonde waitress was lying about it) and honestly a huge fuss was made out of this. I agreed to it, embarrassed that I had already needed to ask so many questions, but then when paying the amended bill (which did not subtract anything for lack of toast), I said, I think we will just go without the champagne please, the message was obviously not relayed as we were then presented by the (what I believe is the manager) and our other male waiter with three glasses of orange juice and champagne (which had bits of fluff on the rim from the polishing cloths I assume).
It was a nice gesture, although I feel like this should have been the first solution. I think when our waitress went to ask permission for the cover charges to be removed then the Manager actually heard of the situation and then we got some kind of response, but it was a bit too late and it was just mostly embarrassing.
Overall from my experience I wouldn't go back, for the price and the ambience I would have expected more. I know this review has been highly detailed but I've worked in quite a few expensive restaurants myself and know that attention to detail is important. There were so many little things that could have been better, and please, sort out your sections wait staff-wise it would make things run a lot smoother (it was certainly not packed with people).
After reading some negative reviews I felt it needed a little balance from those who were treated to a fantastic dining experience. A good expresso martini to peek us up before ascending the labyrinthine stairs opening up inio an impressively decorated main hall that seemed to go on for ever but kept a sense of grandeur. The service was attentive and quick with the waiter having a good knowledge of the wine list. The food wasn't complicated but well cooked but that's the idea. It's not to be the same as Gordon Ramsay's higher end cuisine; it's different!. The chocolate tart with salted caramel ice cream (shared) was immaculate and a real indulgence to finish and the suggestion of a desert wine to go with each desert choice was a great idea for someone who normally has little enthusiasm for it. Another expresso Martini finished off the night and although maybe a little pricey, it is London and for the experience as a whole we felt it was worth it
I have been here three times. The food has always been good, but nothing more, even though it should be for the high-ish price. Most mains are under £20 though. Cocktails are excellent. If you are bothered about how much you spend, before ordering one of the specials, do ask how much they are. On one of my visits, two people at my table had the dover sole special (after a very hard sell from the waiter) and it came in at £40 each. I know it's an expensive fish, but I'm not sure they would have ordered it had they known the price.
Had the chicken wings as a starter, which were very nice. My boyfriend's sirloin steak was cooked perfectly and was one of the best we had in London, chips were excellent. My roasted cod was light and flaky but the sauce and crushed potatoes were a bit too heavy. Chocolate tart with salted caramel ice cream and cheesecake were fab. However our mains arrived 45 minutes after we had our starter which is shocking. I have to say the staff handled the situation very well and did not charge our wine or desserts but I don't understand how a GR kitchen can't send 2 main courses in 45 minutes!
Terrible and ignorant service, tiny portions, over-priced and boring menu - it would not even be the last place I recommend.
Food was decent, had the Burger nothing special. Had a spot light hitting me directly in face, and no one could adjust it for me..waitress,manager etc etc..?! it was a pretty simple task to improve comfort of an 8 person table. But No. We ordered our food at 830..and got food at 10pm. Enough said. So yes. Slow, Overpriced, and so so food.
The food was nice but the servers still need training! Maybe the same one as he one mentioned in the review, brought me another round or bread and butter AFTER I finished my meal. I suppose it as for the ppl two tables down who just sat down but clearly this server knew I finished eating... Weird...
Beautiful building!
Gruesome xperience. Salty, dry, unedible. Dull, noisy, overpriced, overrated. Not even posh, just pointless.
I would definitely dine at Bread Street Kitchen again. Staff were welcoming, food was delicious (recommend the venison and some sneaky macaroni and cheese on the side), and our waitress was very attentive and happy to offer her opinions and recommendations. Most importantly, the bread was good too..
Very very disappointed. Slow service. Nice menu but the food was really bad.
Lovely decor but let down by appallingly slow service. Menu was interesting and lots of dishes caught our eye, however most of them did not deliver. Charcuterie was still not mature enough to be have been served, crispy pigs head was an oily, glorified potato croquette, chilli mayo was just plain mayo that did not even taste home-made. Scallop though was cooked perfectly as was the seabass main. The poussin main was still bloody inside which was worrying. The waiter actually asked me "how would you like it cooked" when I ordered it which shows a startling lack of food awareness!! Drinks service was both in the bar & restaurant agonizingly slow. Nobody seemed to have a clear idea of what they should be doing. We ended up being served by the receptionist as by then we had waited 40mins just to get our pre-dinner drink and were about to give up. Maybe I just had too high an expectation of the evening but I thought GR's newest venture would be something to come out of the traps like a rocket! Will give it a few months to settle and try again....maybe
I was first on opening day for Breakfast and almost the last to leave when I returned for dinner so definitely had more of a feel for the overall Bread Street Kitchen experience than most, With over 700 people booked for the first day I am glad I had the early day experience which would give a better idea how service would run under normal circumstances then what some other reviews have been based on during 'Rush Hour' Evening with over 200 Customers eating at any one time including the usual first day river of papa'rat'zi reviewers and self-proclaimed 'expert' bloggers trying to make a name for themselves by trying to find criticism in every twisted perverse way they can whilst actually forgetting the food, Ambiance, Decor or the mostly good elements of service! Ok Breakfast first which someone has done an amazing Job sourcing as is literally the best of everything-For those who have had the fortune of indulging in breakfast at Planefood at T5 you will know what I'm talking about - It's the reason why since T5 has opened I have never taken a flight from any other terminal even if the cost of the flight was hundreds more! Service at breakfast was pretty much flawless considering 1st day a pretty mean feat with the place gradually filling. Onto dinner and an amazing great Value menu, The dearest item for main is a Massive Rib eye steak at £29 on par with my favourite steak haunts Hawksmoor and Goodman the difference was around £10 behind the above mentioned on price and taste ahead of a certain 'cooks' restaurant opposite. Who is meant to pride himself on the ability to source and cook a steak correctly! That was the most expensive item most were around the £15 mark my fiancée had the Sea Bass at £18 and my friend Gordon's amazing Short Rib burger one of the best I have sampled and at £11 making his starter and main less than £20!! Most of the starters are around £10, As you would expect from Ramsay establishment this gets you amazing fresh produce combined into a taste tantalising combination which excites and intrigues the palette. My choice was thinly sliced Lancashire beef, Barigoule vegetables, and quail's eggs a true all I can say is organic orgasmic ! So to sum up Dinner at an average of around £30 for 2 courses you would be hard pushed to find such value in the surrounding area and the quality and taste combination's just blow its competitors somewhere into the Thames! Then there is the restaurant itself £5m to launch it's for a reason, It simply is one of the most stunning sensational design in the city everything is reclaimed and extremely fun and funky I loved it. There are some great view points if you want to check out what's going on and seating that a lot of thought went into so that big groups are cosy 2's can be comfortable. . To Sum up A fantastic team and the best freshest produce make Bread Street Kitchen a fantastic experience, Amazing Value and undoubtedly one of Gordon's biggest Successes.


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As the kids say: Michael Moore needs to check his own masculine privilege.
Does anyone remember …
Michael Moore, the filmmaker, lambasted the front-runners. "A vote for Gore is a vote for Bush," he said. "If they both believe in the same thing, wouldn't you want the original than the copy? Wouldn't you want Bush? Sirloin or hamburger? Which would you go for?"
Republicans like measles, probably something to do with The Rapture.
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Camper & Bus Magazine 2011
Road Trip – Scotland via California by James & Caroline Peene
"..Now I've eaten a lot of cake in my time, but the homemade cakes sold here are the best ever. Fact! None of the china matches and there's a charmingly ramshackle feel about the place. There's also a massive feeding station behind a ginormous window you can sit at and watch flocks (I kid you not) of chaffinches, blue tits, woodpeckers and other birds I don't know the names of – and red squirrels, too. It's a magical place and we went back the next day for more cake."
Chat Magazine 2011
While out walking we got talking to a local who told us about a nursery with 'a wee teashop'… The Inshriach Nursery and Potting Shed Tearoom serves homemade cakes to die for, with freshly brewed tea in old-fashioned crockery your granny would be proud of! No skimping on portions, either – the Chocolate Nut Crunch cake with pears, chocolate, hazelnuts and cream replaced any calories I'd worked off earlier in the day. There is also a viewing gallery to watch birds and squirrels which pop in to use the feeders.
Dan Lepard from Observer Good Food guide visited us in 2007 and nominated us in his article as one of Britain's top ten cake shops:
The Tearoom at Inshriach Alpine Nursery
It's rare that a tearoom lives up to expectations. I tend to avoid anything labelled 'farmhouse' or 'traditional', those two words typically are used to sell nasty, mean cooking. This one inspired me, run by Gunn Borrowman and her husband, and tucked away among the potplants like Skye Gyngell at Petersham Nurseries. It's packed all the year round (open seven days a week, unbelievably), a bit of a secret treasured by the locals where every cake is honestly made without shortcuts. Try the pear cake with macadamia nuts, a gluten-free raspberry and rhubarb cake and salty crushed peanuts simmered in a rich caramel and drizzled through moist chocolate cake mixed with milk and bitter chocolate melted together.
The Travel Editor.com
So magical and enchanting it could be written into a Harry Potter book. Everyone who visits this corner of the world should visit the Potting Shed. So popular with ramblers and visitors to the estate, this tea time treasure was recently nominated one of Britain's top ten cake shops. The potting shed is a cheerfully twee tearoom, with an observing gallery to the multitude of birds and squirrels attending the midair feedings. The homemade cakes are heavenly, more Gatto than sponge cake. The strawberry cake was four layers high, laced with lashings of cream, sponge and pilled high with fresh strawberries. This is all washed down with English tea served in giant theatrical tea pots.
The Scottish Homebaking Award
"The potting shed in Inshriach Nursery is just outside Aviemore and quite remote but my is it worth visiting for the fabulous cakes alone.Owned by a scandanavian lady the baking is all beautifully different flavours and flamboyant. The potting shed is exactly as its title but with a quaint old fashioned feel and a wonderful view outside onto a bird feeding station. There were all sorts for twitchers and non twitchers alike .I sampled the peanut and caramel cake and the chocolate heaven cake -both were exceptional and fresh as you like. A fantastic pit stop if you are looking for something a wee bit different. Excellent."
Click here to go to the Scottish Homebaking Award website.
Top Ten Alpine Gardens from The Telegraph
"What better way for a nursery to display alpine plants to their greatest effect than in a series of demonstration gardens. In screes, on peat walls and in bog gardens can be found an extensive collection of plants, including meconopsis, gentians and primulas."
Click here to read the full article
From The Guardian
"Try the Potting Shed at Inshriach Nursery, 10 minutes from Aviemore. This cosy tearoom offers possibly the most mouth-watering homemade cake you'll ever to . You can also wander around the wild garden and take home a plant or two from their nursery."
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Extract from www.takemetothehighlands.co.uk
"…Immediately you enter the tearoom, you can't think straight. You have just entered Decision World and at some point, the lovely lady behind the counter will need answers. You have entered homemade sponge cake heaven. Choose between a slice of creamy heaven with strawberries or a slice of even creamier heaven with seemingly every type of fruit known to man, woman and child. Having made your decision, the cakes are served on fancy china crockery complete with one of those little dessert forks. This is a cake experience second to none!"
"…If you can't resist beautiful plants as well as garden centres, you will be delighted with this great beauty spot. this is a plant nursery with a difference!"
Click here to read full article.
In 2007 we were selected by RSPB members as the "Favourite Bird Feeding Station in Scotland."
A specialist nursery for Rock and Alpine plants set in a most beautiful location. The demonstration gardens were originally laid out in the 1940s and are gradually being renovated and extended. They also have an excellent Tea Room – I haven't tasted the tea yet, but the coffee is excellent and the home-made cakes are fabulous – well worth a visit in its own right even if you don't like gardens! There are windows all along one wall looking out into the branches of a pine forest where feeders bring masses of birds and red squirrels for you to watch.
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"…we had a date to keep with one of the best cake shops in Scotland in the unlikely setting of Inshriach Nursery where we had mountains of cream-laden cake and mugs of tea like the true faux-adventurers we were."
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"…Rather than go straight up the mountain we went for a treat at Jack Drakes's Inshriach Nursery. It is a great place to indulge yourself even if you are not a fan of plants and all things Alpine! They have a place called the "Potting Shed" which serves teas and coffees and the most amazing Norwegian cakes. You need to go as no description does them justice! While you sit and indulge yourself you look out on to an amazing array of bird feeders and there are regularly Blue Tits, Great Tits, Coal Tits, Siskin, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Pheasant and best of all, Red Squirrels. They come and feast themselves on the peanuts right in front of you giving great views."
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Shop Floor Stars Awards Finalist
10th September 2015 by Rebecca Smyth, posted in Our Story
On Sunday 6th September, Professional Jeweller welcomed 21 finalists to International Jewellery London where they hosted the second annual Shop Floor Stars awards ceremony.
Celebrating the unsung heroes of the jewellery industry for their hard work, dedication and passion, our very own Sean Jadoon was shortlisted as a finalist.
We'd like to congratulate Sean for making it to the live finals. His finalist status further demonstrates the effort we put into delivering exceptional customer service on a daily basis.


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I've found a place teeming with good artists who are creating useful art - art that makes regular things look fantastic - that cheers up an otherwise boring world, and brings a smile to your face on a daily basis. Imagine a pail used for washing the floors, standing old, dirty and forlorn in the corner - does it call out to you to even pick it up? Unfortunately no! Now imagine that same pail decked in cheerful flowers, or in a 'space' design that suits your decor - it even looks like it it was designed with the house - wouldn't you at least want to investigate using it?
Under this post we will have a round of panels featuring makers of useful art, with the complements of zazzle.com - if you see anything you like - well, you know, CLICK ON IT! and enjoy:


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May you have a wonderful and fulfilling winter holiday season. May your celebrations, either religious or secular, be non offensive to those who celebrate differently. It is my hope that you find joy and comfort in gatherings that include those with whom you are close, without seeming exclusive to those who are unable to attend. May you partake in a feast of organic food that is not harmful to the environment and does not cause suffering to helpless animals. If your celebration includes the giving of gifts, may they be wrapped in re-usable materials that do not destroy trees nor contain harmful chemicals. For those who share our calendar, may your new year be rewarding and enriching, and may the latter not come at the expense of someone less wealthy.
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We are thrilled to finally be up and running in beautiful Salt Lake City! We had a great outcome of supportive friends and family at our Soft Opening, and again at our Grand Opening last weekend! The food was great, the love was there, and the excitement was in the air! We couldn't be more excited to keep this ball a rollin'!
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A recent segment of the Today show focused on the growing trend of walk-in health care clinics for people. These are the ubiquitous "Minute Clinics" found amidst local pharmacies or the 24-hour "No appointment necessary" offices where people can, at the initial fleeting sign of a sniffle, ache, or strange skin rash, show up and request immediate care for their ailment.
The report indicated that more and more people are pursuing the option of convenient care because of a perception that their primary care doctors are inaccessible during evenings, weekends, or holidays. However, with a bit more probing, evidence revealed the issue wasn't that people couldn't get in to see their doctor. The issue was they couldn't get in to see the doctor when it was more appropriate for their own personal schedules.
I paused to consider the message put forth and what this suggested regarding American society's awareness of the importance of their own health compared to the quality of life for their physicians, and (as usual) how does this information about human healthcare relate to my life as a veterinarian?
Few people would disagree with the notion that if you're truly sick you should not be working. You should be at the doctor, or resting and healing your body, or both. Unfortunately, this simply just isn't an option for many people trying to sustain themselves in our "Work to Live" society. It's terrible to think people are so financially strapped or so worried about their job security that they literally can't afford to take a sick day to go to the doctor when they are ill.
The flipside to the American status quo is that if people are unable or unwilling to miss work to visit the doctor, or their jobs are too important to take time off when sick, the natural expectation is that their physician should work second shifts or provide weekend or holiday hours to care for them when they are not working. Otherwise, doctors run the risk of losing patients to walk-in clinics with more convenient hours, even when this means the care offered may be impersonal and subpar.
As a doctor who also happens to be a human being, I support the notion that physicians should not be expected to work until midnight or be available every weekend or holiday, simply because their patient's job or financial situation doesn't allow them to take time off to take care of themselves. As a human being who also happens to be a doctor, I understand how difficult it can be to miss work because I'm sick and need to take care of myself and how it would be much more suitable to schedule my own appointments when my day was finished.
Most pet owners have a primary care veterinarian they will see for routine healthcare and preventative medicine, or for when their pets are sick with a non-life threatening condition, or even for emergency care. These same doctors recognize the importance of providing evening and/or weekend appointments to accommodate the restricted schedule of the average owner. Yet for smaller and personal veterinary offices, it's completely unrealistic to expect them to remain open every hour of the day, 7 days a week.
You may be fortunate enough to live in an area where you have access to emergency veterinary hospitals which operate after hours and on weekends, or, in some cases, that are open 24 hours a day for the times where primary care vets are not available or able to squeeze your pet into their already overbooked appointment schedule.
The gray area in veterinary medicine opens up when we consider those hospitals where the policy is to simply get the case through the door with the "Minute Clinic" mentality. At first glance, it all seems like a win-win, as pets receive the care they need in a timely and efficient fashion. What may not be immediately evident is the great deal of pressure "convenient" healthcare puts on pet owners, and how that trickles down to potentially less effective care for their animals.
This Minute Clinic mentality can be especially problematic in "tertiary referral" hospitals where veterinary specialists such as myself work. Obviously, when life-threatening illnesses affect animals, or when access to specialized diagnostic and therapeutic equipment is required to save a pet's life, accessibility is paramount.
But what about cases where waiting a day or so would not affect the clinical outcome but is more opportune for an owner, or for their perceived urgency regarding their pet's care? What about the times when seeing the case on an urgent basis actually means fewer options may be available in the long run? Does the perception of "I can have it for myself, therefore I demand it for my pets" really play a role in the veterinary profession?
I've had countless referrals that "needed" to be seen that day, where owners show up without their medical records, without results of previous diagnostic tests, and without the right information to indicate why they are even sitting in my exam room in the first place.
The lack of a previously established client-patient relationship at such offices could at a minimum mean spending owners' money on repeating tests that were already performed, to the more serious error of putting forth a quality of medicine that is less than ideal, all the way to the worst case scenarios of grievous errors in medical care that could further harm the patient or even lead to their death.
Accessibility doesn't always equal good medicine, and convenience doesn't always equal compassion. This is important to keep in mind not only when considering decisions about your pet's health, but also the next time you don't feel well and have to decide about whom to entrust with your own wellbeing.
In both cases, it may just serve you well to pause to consider the bigger picture and take time to heal properly rather than settle for the most convenient option for your care.
If you enjoyed this article, take a look at: Evaluating the Value of Veterinary Medicine


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No, honestly, this is a tough job. Think about all the amazing tech that surrounds us now. Drones, epic TVs, high-powered smartphones, stylish cameras and, um, fridges with built-in touchscreen displays… Technology in 2017 is beyond impressive, which makes our annual '10 best gifts for Christmas 2017' way harder to compile than usual.
We hope there's at least one gift here that ticks all of your festive boxes. If not, between our many 2017 Christmas gift guides you should hopefully find something to add to your wish-list for Santa, or gain ample inspiration for your gadget gift-buying for friends and loved ones.
All good? Great. So here we go with T3's pick of the 10 best gifts for Christmas 2017... "Alexa, turn the kettle on."
Amazon Echo Plus
Take control of your smart home this Christmas
Reasons to buy
By now, everyone and their nan either owns an Amazon Echo speaker or is at least aware of what it is, what it does, and how it can order you a pizza while dimming your smart lights for movie night.
And now, just in time for Christmas, Amazon has released the Echo Plus. It looks fairly similar to the original Echo, but this time it's designed to sound better and take greater control of your smart home.
The Echo Plus achieves this via an integrated ZigBee-friendly smart home hub, compatible with Philips, Belkin, Honeywell and other connected home brands. Dolby has done some righteous tweaking on the audio front, and there's an upward firing 0.8-inch tweeter and enhanced 360-degree sound to bring out the bass in your 'Barry White Does Christmas' playlist.
As with all Echo speakers, the Echo Plus is powered by Alexa Voice Service so you can spend most of the holidays sat on your backside while Alexa does all the smart home housework and festive soiree-scheduling for you.
Sphero R2-D2
Team up with the world's most famous astromech droid
Reasons to buy
BB-8 is cute, sure, but if we're talking long-term Star Wars droid crushes then you should know that our heart truly belongs to R2-D2.
Sphero has made some epic moves to dominate your Christmas shopping this year and the company's new R2-D2 app-controlled droid is one of our favourites from the 2017 line-up.
Download the Sphero app (iOS, Android) and you can control this beloved astromech droid's many movements and sounds, including all those little beeps you know and love.
Switch between bipod and tripod stances, trigger R2's trademark happy waddle, or program the droid to create captivating holographic simulations so that you can explore the Star Wars galaxy together. Want more? Sit him down to watch any of the Star Wars films and he'll react in real-time to the movie. Aw!
Google Pixel 2 XL
Capture Christmas with Google's best phone camera
Reasons to buy
If your social feeds are peppered with artfully framed and beautifully shot snaps, you might consider asking Santa to elevate your mobile photography further by gifting you a Google Pixel 2 XL; now sporting what many consider to be the world's best smartphone camera.
It might be a single-lens affair, but that doesn't stop the Pixel 2's camera from capturing glorious photos. At the rear is a 12.2MP lens with f/1.8 aperture, which will bring more light into your dark winter photos, while at the front sits a selfie-ready 8MP camera set to f/2.4.
The phone's widened aperture and faster autofocus work together to make this a real treat for mobile photographers. Especially when you start tinkering with the uber-glorious, machine-learning Portrait mode, which simultaneously utilises front and rear cameras to produce the best possible image. Your boxing day turkey buffet shots will look the bomb! Bonus? It's currently shipping with a free Google Home Mini.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Boost your productivity with Samsung's fabulous phablet
Reasons to buy
If your unofficial smartphone motto is 'go big or go home', you'll hit a homerun this Christmas with the Galaxy Note 8. It's Samsung's big Note comeback, and it's stylish as hell with a 6.3-inch Infinity Display boasting a whopping 83 per cent screen-to-body ratio. You did say big, right?
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 proves that size really does matter, giving you oodles of screen size upon which to watch videos, play games, work (boring!) and write emails and texts. There's even an S Pen bundled in to help you tap, flip and scrawl your way through the day.
The camera is stunning, too – take advantage of its dual-lens setup to capture memorable telephoto and bokeh-rich photographs of your friends and family this Christmas.
Microsoft Xbox One X
Gaming just hit a new level
Reasons to buy
Let's see if we've got this straight... You have a stunning, 4K and HDR-supporting home cinema setup and want a gaming console that can step up to the plate, right? We have three words for you: Xbox One X.
Microsoft has truly thrown down the gaming gauntlet with its latest console, a small yet beastly machine designed to deliver an epic audio-visual experience for HDR gaming and all those Ultra HD Blu-rays you've been eyeing up.
Millions of HDR-equipped pixels make this an eye-popping affair, and if you team the Xbox One X with a Dolby-equipped soundbar you'll be so immersed in the play you'll forget all about watching The Queen's Speech. Oh well.
Fitbit Ionic
Personal fitness coaching on your wrist
Reasons to buy
Helping us all to draw a line under Christmas 2017's inevitable Toblerone binge is the Fitbit Ionic, a stunning fitness smartwatch with more coaching game than a spandex-clad Mr Motivator.
Getting back into the swing of the gym post-Christmas can be tough, but the Ionic dishes out on-screen guidance throughout your workout (various routines are available via Fitbit's app) to keep you on track. The 300+ songs you can store on the watch should also keep you pumped. Hey, is that Eye of The Tiger?
The Ionic promises 4 days' battery life, or 10 hours if you're blitzing the built-in GPS on a trail run or cycle, with PurePulse continuous heart rate tracking letting you know when you're in peak fat-burning mode. Speaking of modes, the Ionic is a multi-sport tracking watch and therefore built to monitor a range of fitness activities, from running and swimming to hiking and body-strength training.
Dell XPS 13
Take home the leader of the laptop pack
Reasons to buy
The daddy of Windows 10 laptops is here to make your working life a breeze. In fact, it's so powerful and stylish it would be rude not to ask Santa to stick a bow on one for you this Christmas.
The nigh-on borderless InfinityEdge display somehow squeezes a 13-inch touchscreen display into an 11-inch frame, with a slither of a bezel measuring just 5.2mm. Slim and lightweight, the Dell XPS 13 is perfect for throwing in your bag for working on the go, but of course you can also play on it for up to 22 hours (less if you're streaming or surfing with Microsoft edge).
That gorgeous UltraSharp QHD+ res screen is the perfect canvas upon which to watch films, immerse yourself in gaming or to edit homespun photos and movies. Because it has wide-viewing of up to 170°, you'll be able to see the action from most angles.
Thinkware F800 Pro Dash Cam
Get Full HD eyes on the road this winter
Reasons to buy
Dash cams are part and parcel of modern-day driving, keeping us safer and aptly forewarned of impending traffic jams and idiot drivers getting too close.
Thinkware's F800 Pro Dash Cam, with its ample safety features and 1080p front-facing camera (plus an optional 1080p rear-facing camera), is the ideal gift for anyone who regularly puts in long hours behind the wheel.
Thanks to built-in Wi-Fi and GPS, the F800 Pro can automatically send location and status data to your emergency contacts if it detects you've been involved in a car accident. The cam also connects to your smartphone, enabling you to check your car's location in the event that it's been stolen.
There's also geo-fencing tech to alert you if your car goes in or out of a pre-selected area – ideal for when you're letting others drive your pride and joy and you want to keep tabs on where they're taking your car.
Sony Bravia A1 OLED HDR 4K Ultra HD TV
Treat yourself to an other-worldly TV experience
Reasons to buy
Christmas is a time for making merry with friends and family, sure, but it's also a time for gathering in front of the telly to enjoy one (or several) festive editions of your favourite shows and movies. And when it comes to TVs, Sony's A1 is the screen we'd most love to be watching E.T. on this year.
Just like everyone's favourite extra-terrestrial, the Sony A1 OLED 4K Ultra HD TV has a picture that's out of this world. Eight million self-illuminating pixels join the party, serving up a dazzling display that's second-to-none. Enjoy striking contrasts, rich hues and ultra-deep blacks each time you fire up the A1.
Thanks to the might of Sony's X1 Extreme 4K HDR Processor, objects on screen are individually remastered for enhanced balance, texture and depth. Anything you watch on the A1 will sound mega, too – the telly uses Sony's Acoustic Surface tech, which vibrates the screen, transforming it into a giant speaker. Prepare for total sensory indulgence.
B&O Beoplay H4
Premium wireless audio for style and substance
Reasons to buy
Over the years we've praised Bang & Olufsen so much, you're probably wondering if we're attempting to brainwash you. We aren't. They just make damn fine headphones. Case in point: Beoplay H4. And now these wireless beauties are available in a rather fetching, autumnal-channeling Violet.
The Beoplay H4 offer up Bang & Olufsen's renowned Signature Sound as standard, but sync them with the Beoplay app and further audio-tinkering features are unlocked. Longer listening sessions are nothing for the Bluetooth H4, either, thanks to a maximum battery life of 19 hours.
They're comfy and supple against the ears, and feature neat built-in controls on the right earcup for Bluetooth pairing, music playback and answering/ending phone calls. We guarantee the Beoplay H4's are one gift she won't be returning post-Christmas, unlike that fleece onesie you bought her...


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Schools Out! Top picks for babies & toddlers during the summer holidays
The Summer Holidays are upon us!
If you have older children, the babies and toddlers often have to "go along" with the older siblings' activities but we've teamed up with some fabulous independent brands to bring you our top pick to keep the little ones occupied and entertained during the summer break too. (Even if you don't have older children, these products are great for your summer time fun with them!)
If there's one thing for certain, children love to play and Albetta have some beautiful toys. We love the under-the-sea knitted toy range, which is wonderfully soft and will provide cuddles and fun long after the holiday is over. There's a mermaid, fish or crab to choose from (plus lots more on their website!)
All of Albetta's products are made in their own factory in Vietnam where production is carried out ethically and is of the highest quality (they are a member of SEDEX and follow practices of the Ethical Trading Initiative). Their toys are soft, safe, colourful and fun, with traditional hand-crafted touches so perfect for summer and beyond!
Books & Pieces have a fabulous selection of books and we love the new range of Indestructibles, which as the name suggests are rip-proof and chew-proof! Not only are they light to carry on your travels (which means they are also light and easy for babies to handle too) but they will withstand the sand and sea, as well as all the chewing, chomping and pulling your baby can throw at it. And when the book gets grubby, you can clean it in your washing machine (or just rinse it under the tap!).
Our favourite is the aptly named Beach Baby book, which makes the perfect holiday companion for young children under two. Just £4 or part of Books & Pieces 3 for £10 deal
For accessories, check out the Halia Rose Little Stars necklaces, which are perfect for summer (and beyond!) All made of 100% non toxic silicone, they are not only safe to wear but are also heat resistant (i.e. they don't get hot like metal does) waterproof and dishwasher-proof so are great for outdoor adventures, holidays and messy play! Four bright and fun colours to choose from, plus you can choose a matching adult necklace for a spot of twinning!
If you have younger babies, then check out the award-winning Elephant teethers, which have been specially designed with soft surfaces and textured ridges to soothe inflammation on teething gums. Babies love the bright, fun colours and they are lightweight and easy for little hands to hold onto. The strong silicone is perfect for tugging and chewing and they can also be chilled in the fridge for added relief on sore gums - ideal in the hot weather!
If you love a bit of nostalgic seaside fun, then check out Tommy & Lottie's iconic and nostalgic fairground ride designed tees that all generations can enjoy and relate to. Ride on the carousel, bump on the dodgems or wiz down the helter skelter!
Tommy & Lottie t-shirts are exceptional quality, made from 100 % soft cotton which is certified oeko tex (no chemicals in the cotton) perfect for little ones delicate skins and for them to wear in the heat. They are an ideal garment to take on holidays or to just have as a summer staple.
Sizes start at 3 months and go up to 2 years. Use coupon code "FUN" for 10% off plus free UK delivery for a limited time only on the Tommy & Lottie website
We hope you like our Summer Edit for little ones, and whatever you're doing and wherever you go, we hope you enjoy your summer holidays!


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Synopsis: Twelve-year-old Bastian Balthazar Bux had lost the wonderful imagination he had as a child somewhere between growing older, watching TV, going to school and playing with his Gameboy. But when his mother dies suddenly, Bastian's limitless imagination is reborn. Bastian comes across a magical book, "The Neverending Story," in a curious little bookstore. Inspired by the book, Bastian creates an enchanted world called Fantasia, inhabited by dragons, dark knights and assorted heroes and villains. The adventure of a lifetime begins when Bastian projects his Fantasian alter ego, Atreyu, into a battle against the sinister force of The Nothing. This terrible force threatens to destroy Fantasia and its ruler, the Childlike Empress. Only Atreyu, a 14-year-old Woodland boy and unlikely hero, can save her and find a cure for The Nothing. Bastian's experiences in the real world; such as his mourning, his new, sometimes tumultuous life with his dad, his problems with a school bully and his
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One week into 2017, and I'm STILL not fully recovered from my holiday plague. Dammit.
That said, it didn't stop me and my rad team at work from totally CRUSHING the 4th Annual de Youngsters Art Party at San Francisco's de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park this past Friday night.


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In case you somehow missed it, Tim Connolly got a mysterious black eye at the Catwalk for Charity. Although he later amended the story, at one point, Matt Barnaby of ESPN claimed Roy-Z punched Timmehin the face. In the day 24 hours after the Catwalk, twitter was abuzz with goofy chatter about Roy-Z and Timmy's big slap fight. (Roy-Z and Lindy both say it never happened, and not a single person has come forward to definitively say, "I saw Roy-Z pop Tim Connolly in the eye, and I liked it," so I'm inclined to believe that the whole thing is [hilarious] hogwash.)
Regardless of the what, something happened to Timmy's eye, so the local media was rightly intrigued, and the next thing you knew, Lindy Ruff and Roy-Z were being asked about it after practice. Connolly is conveniently nursing a groin injury from the comfort of his home, far away from the prying eyes of the Buffalo News.
THEN, John Vogl got compleeeeeetely asinine and wrote this little gem about how it's ALL TWITTER'S FAULT! FECES! GET OFF MY LAWN!
I actually think this post is so poorly argued and utterly ill-informed that I'm not even compelled to respond except to say that if Vogl wants to get his newsie-britches all twisted up into a bunch over misinformation on Twitter, he should take it up with former Sabre and current ESPN employee, Matt Barnaby.
Lost in all of the ruckus were a few bits of juicy information:
1. The story that Lindy Ruff is apparently going with (and sticking to!) is that Tim Connolly fell and hit his head while rehearsing a routine that was to be performed during the catwalk. I find this 100% believable (except by "practicing a routine" I think Lindy meant Timmy was, "flailing about like a drunk baboon"), and at LEAST 70% sympathetic. Who among us hasn't sustained a minor injury here or there after a few beverages? It happens, you know? Unfortunately for Timmy, he's a handsomely paid professional athlete, so theoretically he and Roy-Z probably should have understood that reenacting the tricky "I've Had the Time of My Life" lift from the end of "Dirty Dancing" while drunk backstage at the Catwalk for Charity is inherently risky. But can you blame them for wanting to put on a good show? NO! You can't!
2. When I first read the Vogl post I found it so irksome that I wanted to leave a comment on Sabres Edge. I understood that they've recently implemented a commenter verification system which makes leaving anonymous comments impossible, but I was willing to jump through their hoops. I tried to activate my account. After I gave them my full name, my address, AND my phone number, I waited for an email confirmation that was like, "If you are who you say you are, press this link," or possibly a text that was all, "If you're really Katebits, text "Yes, I'm Katebits" to this number."
Here's what I got.
Yeah, you read that right. The Buffalo News is sending me a piece of MAIL, that will be delivered to my MAILBOX (not the inbox in my computer, but the actually physical mailbox I have attached to my house), delivered via the US Postal service using an actual STAMP, so that I can begin "commenting right away". This is BEYOND redonk.
Now look, I applaud TBN's for their efforts to eliminate the racist comments left on their articles. I think it's healthy to insist that people attach their actual name to what they write on the interwebs, but seriously, this system is absurd. There has GOT to be a better, faster way to verify that people actually are who they say they are than sending them a piece of mail MADE OUT OF PAPER.
No wonder John Vogl is so confused and angry about Twitter. If the TBN commenting policy is any indication of how things go over there, Vogl is working in an office that utilizes the technology we're used to seeing on "MadMen".
3. There ARE good, social media-savvy people working at the Buffalo News. @BNHarrington is one of them. There are many others, but truthfully, I took a Tylenol PM before I started writing this post, and as a result I'm too tired to be linking all over tarnation right now.
4. Ryan Miller has a sad groin. :(


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Giant Sequoia: General Sherman
General Sherman makes the list for being ... huge! This redwood tree is located in Sequoia National Park in California and is believed to be between 2,300 and 2,700 years old. It towers about 275 feet above the ground, is the largest non-clonal tree in the world by volume, and is more than 100 feet around at the base.


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Check out this crazy play from Thursday night.
UCF-Akron wasn't much of a game on Thursday night, as the Knights rolled to an easy 38-7 win in the opener.
However, the game provided one of the weekend's top plays, as UCF quarterback Blake Bortles had the ball slip out of his hand, then proceeded to throw a 39-yard touchdown to receiver J.J. Worton.


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The Intermittent Rainfall in Karachi Intensify Cold
The intermittent rain in Karachi started from Friday noon continued till Saturday too that drops temperature around 13 centigrade that intensify cold in the city. This intermittent rainfall also badly exposed the drainage system of the mega city. The worst drainage system and encroachment on grooves turned mega city into mess and killing four people in different areas.
The rainfall also tripped around 100 feeders of K-Electric in several areas of the city and residents suffered power outage. According to K-Electric they had restored power supply to many areas and further restoring the remaining ones.
Residents stuck in worst traffic jams and spent hours on the road with cold winds and heavy rain. Teen Talvaar, Shara-e-Faisal, Nipa Chowrangi, I.I Chandrigar roads were the most affected.
The mayor of Karachi Waseem Akhter visited different areas of the city and instructed Metropolitan Corporation to utilize all their available resources to clear the accumulated rainwater.
"The aim is to remove the water and not worry about whose domain an area falls under," he added.
At the other hand CM Murad Ali Shah also visited several areas of the city and monitor the situation by himself, he said he is in touch with Karachi mayor we both are working together to overcome the situation.
Murad Ali Shah visited Sharea Faisal, Nipa Chowrangi, Liaquatabad, North Nazimabad, Nazimabad, Golimar, Sher Shah, and Lyari.


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What is a Subluxation?
A subluxation is a condition that commonly affects the spine and which is successfully treated by chiropractors.
It consists primarily of a slight misalignment of the vertebrae and it can occur alone or in conjunction with other disc problems or osteoarthritis. Subluxations can cause pain and impair the normal functioning of the nerves, compressing them and causing paresthesia (pins & needles and a burning sensation). Subluxations in the neck generally cause numbness in the arms, while numbness in the legs is usually associated with the presence of subluxations in the lumbar spine (lower back).
The central nervous system is so important that nature has built a skull and a spinal column to protect it. However, despite these protections, the nervous system can suffer interference.
If the chiropractor finds one or more subluxations this could mean that your neurological network is compromised.
Your chiropractor's main goal will be to correct the subluxations that are interfering with your nervous system, consequently affecting your general well-being. This will allow the body to heal itself and gain a better state of health!
How do I know if I have a subluxation?
You cannot always know whether you have or don't have subluxations: they can be present before warning signs appear. A thorough chiropractic examination can identify the location and severity of subluxations you may have.
Can subluxations heal up on their own?
It can happen in some cases – the human body has the ability to self-correct many of the problems caused by today's hectic lifestyle. If subluxations and their symptoms don't resolve, consult your chiropractor.


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MP3: The Vaccines - "Last Friday Night" (Katy Perry Cover)
Indie rockers The Vaccines stopped by BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge to promote their infinitely replayable collection of summer jams, their debut album, What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? And in doing so, they delivered a cover of Katy Perry'srecord-breaking (-tying) No. 1 smash, "Last Friday Night".
There's isn't much else to say, except that the line "I think I need a ginger ale / that was such an epic fail" is sort of so bad, it's great.


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Fantasy Hockey Hatred
That Yahoo logo is quite meaningful to me today. The emphasis of an exasperated "why" is all I have for one of my fantasy goaltenders. Simply put: he is stinking the joint up. And I have no explanation why. It's one thing if you're a career backup thrust into the spotlight due to an injury. I can understand if you feel some pressure and may not play up to par. But for a starter to turn in the kind of season that Marty Turco is working on takes some serious lack of everything. And he's absolutely killing my fantasy hockey team with his crap-tastic play.
We're talking about a guy who has average about 36 wins per season, but has recorded one win in five games thus far. We're talking about a guy who has a career 2.17 goals-against average, but is sitting on a 4.70 GAA as you read this. This is a goalie who has a career .912 save percentage, but can't stop more than 83% of the shots he faces this season. What the heck happened to Marty Turco over the summer?!?
All I know is that he's killing my goaltending stats in my fantasy pool. I'm a Marty Turco fan as well, and I thought he may have had a chance to solidify a spot on the Canadian Olympic team with his usual strong play. Roberto Luongo and Martin Brodeur have to be the favorites to tend the nets in Vancouver, but I could se Turco as the alternate due to his normal strong play.
After watching him swim in his net this season, I'm not so sure about his appointment to the team. Heck, he hasn't helped his NHL team very much this season as Dallas has struggled to a 1-3-1 record for fourth in the Pacific Division.
Something has to change in Dallas. I'm not saying that head coach Dave Tippett should sit him, but something needs to change fast. I could play net and post a 4.70 GAA for Dallas. Just leaning a goal stick against the crossbar may do better.
All in all, Dallas needs someone to step up. More importantly, I need Turco to step up. I am suffering because of him, and I'm almost tempted to dump his crappy play and poor statistics for someone else. But his career stats lead me to believe he can turn this around. So I'll hold on to him. For now.
Until next time, keep your sticks on the ice!


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I recently really really wanted a book but the only place I could find it was on Amazon.com. I can't stand buying books from them. But I really really wanted this one. So I bought it. Problem is it wasn't downloadable but only available through their "cloud". I had to use their app or use a Kindle. I didn't want either one. I wanted the book I paid money for. I tried several methods of getting the book onto my PC but, when that failed, I requested a refund.
Then someone on Facebook found it for me over on the Kobo website and I bought it there. Now the problem was although it was in the epub format, it had the Adobe DRM on it. This is what I did to remove that so I could read it where ever I wanted. Since, ya know, I paid for it.
So, go buy an ebook from Kobo. Go through the purchase process. They'll send you a confirmation email. But you can also just go back to the page of the book and click the "View in My Books" link to the left. This will take you to a list of the books you've bought there. Right click the three dots to the right of the book. Select "download".


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Sunday, June 9, 2013
The bikes were never about them...
The relationship between cycling and poor and minority communities is one that is simultaneously simple and complex. A recent report from the American League of Cyclists and the Sierra Club, covered in Atlantic Cities here, puts some numbers challenging the "racial stereotype" of cyclists in America. This report has further spurred more commentary, again from Atlantic Cities on how communities of color and low income communities are not well served by "cycling's egalitarian aspirations".
Bike share programs are the perfect targets for these columnists and thinkers to express their racial and class anxiety concerning the fraught combination of race and class that is cycling in the US. Commentators accurately point out that the lack of infrastructure is a major impediment to getting low income communities excited about cycling and recent attention paid to the continued "suburbanization of poverty" speaks to a major spatial mismatch between those communities that could be best helped by safe bicycling infrastructure and programs or services designed to help folks bike.
But where these commentators fall short is that they take an implicit stance that this situation has just "developed" naturally over time as opposed to being produced. So, the questions surrounding cycling and communities commonly perceived to be disinterested in cycling often end up being some distillation of,"How do we get poor/POC onto bikes/using [insert corporate bikeshare name]?" When the question really should be,"What do these communities need/want?"
And this is my point/theory...bicycling's growing popularity over the past decade or so is due to the fact that a preferred demographic has now pushed for it. I had an extended conversation on twitter the other day around this idea where I semi-jokingly said that the forces that destroyed black and poor neighborhoods with highway construction from the 40s to the 60s are the same ones now pushing bike lanes. There are clear differences, urban renewal was a federally funded program (though locally controlled and the identification of "blighted" areas was often a pure racial clearance project) and transparently "elite" driven. Highways to downtowns were built in a vain attempt to draw new suburban residents back into cities to shop and work. We know the general story, segregated suburbanization continued uninhibited for decades, exacerbating sprawl, accelerating the disinvestment of central cities and intensified ghettoization.
But isn't everything different now? Young, "creatives" flock to central cities to work in high-tech firms and to enjoy the culture of cities against the banality of suburban living. And they bike! How is this a bad thing? Well, it's not a bad thing. But we need to step back and ask whose interests are being served. The return to the city of these folks are largely based on long campaigns of displacement and gentrification. Neighborhoods that were left to rot for decades are now sites of "revitalization" and are seeing the rise of new commercial services, infrastructure, and attention from city officials. But these are also the same neighborhoods that have asked for better transit service, safer streets, better schools, and opportunities to develop community-serving businesses and generally have been ignored or underserved. And yes, even these neighborhoods before the influx of new gentrifiers had people who cycled, but it was never the goal of the city to support these small, poor cyclists with essential infrastructure or to even encourage the activity in poorer neighborhoods. We can blame some of this on a "car culture" and bicycle stigmatization, but as Grabar's piece correctly points out, these areas have always been underserved.
My point is this, the same forces that sought to serve elite interests and encourage redevelopment of center cities through highway construction are the same ones that now see bikes, and their attendant infrastructure, as a way to spur redevelopment and to attract a new preferred class. Any statement from a mayor or urbanist commentator that speaks about bike lanes as a way to attract young professionals is part of this plan. It's simply the new infrastructure du jour designed to steer capital into formerly disinvested areas. This does not mean that bike lanes cause gentrification or that you can't build bike infrastructure anywhere for fear of displacement. But we should take a step back and truly ask,"Who are we serving?" and, "Why are we building?" It is telling and sad that we can recognize the spatial switch of our regions, now with more wealthy centers and poorer suburbs (a great adaption of the European model), and yet still puzzle over a lack of enthusiasm on the part of poorer neighborhoods and individuals for bikes. People aren't stupid. They know that their cities rarely, if ever, do anything to actually help them and the last 15-20 years in many areas has seen nothing but a race for cities to accelerate displacement through selective investments in formerly disinvested neighborhoods. Bike lanes are just yet another indicator of a city building something for a potential inhabitant rather than the folks already there.
To conclude...ask yourself about any plan or project,"Who does this serve? Why are we doing it? Who wins? Who loses? Who pays for it?".
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- sam1daly said...
Solid. Have you seen @duncanwrites juxtaposition of the CitiBank foreclosure map against the CitiBike station map? It's kinda shocking.
Also, when we're talking Bikes and social justice questions, don't you think we should consider the workers behind the program? Oft confused for invisible North Polian elves, the Bikeshare workforce is quite diverse and the toughest jobs are done by a lot of poor folks of color. The site management are pale and male. Alta runs Citi Bike & Capital Bikeshare in DC. DC Alta workers are being illegally deprived of Federally-mandated health benefits and prevailing wages. Would you consider writing a followup that brings workers into your analysis? bikeworkers.tumblr.com for more info. i'm tweetsing @sam1daly if you wanna tune in.
Props for keeping social justice in the bike conversation.
- June 13, 2013 at 1:11 AM
- Surly Urbanist said...
@sam1daly I only recently learned about these labor issues after seeing an article in the willamette week. Your point is a good one and speaks to overlapping systems required to run all of these programs out. I'll read more about it. It's definitely an important topic.
- June 15, 2013 at 4:56 PM