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Top 10 Lisbon, by Tranaeus, Tomas
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- Copyright: 6/2/2015
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Lisbon is your pocket guide to the very best of the city of Lisbon.
Packed with culture and activities for travelers to enjoy, our Top 10 Travel Guide to Lisbon is the very best way to discover what the city has to offer. Make your trip a success with insider tips for finding the greatest beaches, best areas to shop or browse, and for discovering the beauty spots on the Lisbon coast. Find top restaurants, bars, and nightclubs, plus great entertainment venues and hotel ideas in our Top 10 Travel Guide, your partner in making the most of your trip to Lisbon.
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Finnish charts heroes in moods of change?
Surely we don´ t have to lose too many words concerning HIM. Meanwhile this show – piece of Finnish music scene is widely known enough. No matter if in the underground or in the mainstream. But it´ s exactly that point, which makes the whole thing so interesting to us. That´ s why we took our chance at the 3rd of April, 2004 in Cologne´ s concert hall Palladium to have a talk to Migé, HIM´ s bass player, mainly about the band´ s musical development. One thing´ s for sure: Nothing remains the same, when a band develops from underground to mainstream. This got obvious, as we tried to get an interview. But the friendly promotional team really did everything to lend some time to each curious reporter team. So here are the results of 20 compact minutes of our interview…
Okay, I think you have had so many interviews today…
"Not so many, no, no, no."
They told me of about ten interviews today.
"They lied."
Okay, nevertheless I will try to concentrate on questions you haven´ t been asked a hundred times before.
"That´ s a good idea by the way. That´ s the only way for journalists to run their pages."
Okay, at least we will try.
"I have a conscious that you will succeed."
First of all: How was the tour so far? How has the feedback of the fans been like, do they like the new stuff?
"Actually we didn´ t get any feedback. We´ re pretty isolated on tour. We don´ t check internet, we don´ t get any e – mails. Some of the gigs have been really good and some of them haven´ t been so good."
So have there been problems or has everything been fine?
"In this band there is always trouble. There is always some ridiculous fucking trouble all the time. But I do believe that this happens to every band who does this for a living. Basically if you put all your afford in a band, there will always be problems."
Do you think the fans like the new stuff you play or do you think they prefer the older songs?
"Well, we are in a lucky situation because the "razorblade romance" album had a really big impact on people, when it came out. So I think it was a good time for this band. We were young and we were enthusiastic. People remember those days. In a way this new stuff is as good as that. But they long for the past. That´ s the way human mind works. We long for the past as well, from time to time. But it doesn´ t mean everything changes. The new stuff is more mature, sophisticated, more real in a way."
How did you get the idea to tour together with Zeraphine and why? I think they are playing a different style of music than you do. And usually they make bands tour together, that are similar and that might attract the same kind of people. And there was this story that some of you have been friends with the guys of Zeraphine for some time and that you lost a bet, because of which you had to give some time of your studio work to them, so that they could finish their latest album "traumaworld".
"O, yeah. Can be. I don´ t know about those things. That´ s probably true, yeah. Personally I don´ t know them. I only met them on this tour. They have been familiar with us. We have some friends in common. We trust in those people, we know them well. And they are really nice guys. I don´ t really care what kind of music the support band plays. For me it´ s the same. But it´ s nicer if they are nice guys."
I know that some of your band members are great fans of Black Sabbath. You were supposed to tour with Ozzy Osbourne last fall, but this tour was postponed three times and finally cancelled. Were you very disappointed? How did you feel about that?
"Yeah, I have to say I´ m one of those Black Sabbath fans. I have to say it was really sad, because it would have been great. It would have been kind of the end of a chapter. But maybe it´ s better not to end this chapter."
Do you see a chance to make up for it? To still tour with Ozzy one day? Or do you say this chapter is finished forever?
"I hope that we will! I think he´ s gonna perform as long as he lives. I think he´ s gonna live for a few years longer. Definitely I would be proud to tour with him. But you never know. He´ s a great guy. A big idol of mine."
Concerning your musical development: I always found it quite astonishing, that there is such a mixed crowd at your concerts, because there are some kind of alternative rockers, metal people and lots of gothics. At least that´ s what I thought up to now. Because while waiting outside, I only saw black…I don´ t know, if these people maybe understood something wrong, or…No, that´ s not the right expression…
"Yeah, yeah. I know, what you mean. Difficult to understand. When we started six or seven years ago, we used to be a lot more influenced by the gothic scene. And the gothic scene is really like…enthusiastic, you know – like underground scences usually are. And people who are part of that scene usually are quite faithful. Even though our music is not gothic music. It´ s not gothic at all anymore. They tend to be faithful to the bands that they follow. It´ s really flattering, that´ s what makes me happy. These people keep following us and that´ s good."
Okay, that was one point I didn´ t understand. I can understand, if they followed you in your beginnings, but it seemed to me quite unusual right now.
"Yeah, I know what you mean. It is quite unusual."
So you can be proud of that.
"Yeah, I´ m happy with that. Because we didn´ t change. We changed style, and we even changed music a little bit."
And what kind of people would you like to attract with your shows?
"Just pure human beings."
So no special scene?
"No, that´ s like marketing, that´ s terrible. Nowadays it´ s horrible when people start to think about their target, their marketing, their music."
So, talking about marketing: Is there any marketing gimmick behind your music? Up to which point do you represent yourselves and from which point on is there the marketing and the management who say: Keep this and that so that you will attract that kind of people?
"We are in a lucky situation. We were like quite successful and we still are. So we can basically just give them something to sell. But it´ s more difficult for a band who just starts. When we started, there were like speakers and people who told us everything. That´ s like terrible. You never should give advice to a band. Not like: You shouldn´ t wear that and maybe you shouldn ´t look like that. Make your albums like this. But you can´ t go on listening to orders, impossible."
Looking at all of your albums, you started quite hard from gothic roots or whatever to a more rock ´n roll – like style. The new album – to my impression – is just that you´ re trying to go "back to the roots". Is that true? Did you want to move away from this "gothic label"? It´ s in a way as hard as the older stuff, but the atmosphere has changed. It´ s not that dark and melancholic anymore. Well, it still is, but in a different way, somehow. It´ s still you and you can see the development. But it´ s still different. So do you think that this was a conscious development or was it just naturally going that way?
"Sometimes bands have this illusion, that they have something like a conscious development. But this thing – to my mind – doesn´ t exist. It just always goes that way. It´ s impossible to say: Okay, now probably we will go to studio next autumn and we´ re going to record an album like this."
So it just develops…
"Yeah, it just develops. You listen to your music…"
Concerning this development there is another thing I find quite interesting. There are very many bands coming from Finland who sound quite similar to your "original sound" when you started, like Charon, To/ Die/ For, Entwine and so on. What do you think about that development? I think people in Germany only got to know them after your success. Did they see themselves encouraged by you?
"Well it´ s the old story, you know. If a fisherman goes to the Atlantic ocean and fishes tons of salmons which he sells, he comes back as a rich man. So everybody wants to be a fisherman. You know, what I mean. And there is nothing wrong with that. You know: Led Zeppelin were very successful and we wanted to be like that. Usually they are actually really nice guys. Musically I don´ t care about the other things."
So let´ s return to your music. You recently covered "solitary man", originally by Neil Diamond. The original version has been covered by Johnny Cash and Chris Isaac as well.
"Yeah, very strange."
Are you a fan of both? Or who of them was your motivation to do a cover version? You really can´ t compare HIM to Chris Isaak…
"Yeah, I know. We only heard after we made the version, that Chris Isaak made it. We actually started with Johny Cash. I don´ t like Johnny Cash so much. I like the "American Recordings". They were the fantastic recordings. But this country stuff is bullshit. You know, it´ s like crap. Like racist crap music. Don´ t dig it. But these "American recordings" they got some edge. And this version of solitary man is really good. Really a fantastic version of the song."
So this version was the one which brought you the idea to try a cover version?
"Yeah, definitely."
Returning to Black Sabbath as one of your musical influences: I think this influence is more obvious when you listen to Daniel Lioneye, your sideproject. Because it sounds more like this Rock ´n Roll style, you always point out to be a fan of. What happened to that? Are there any new plans for…
"(laughing) for Daniel Lioneye…It´ s terribly hard for Linde to be a singer and a songwriter. He´ s definitely more like a guitar player. We really enjoyed the play for Daniel Lioneye for us as the musicians. Because nowadays playing retro stuff like that is a very stupid idea. To me as a big lover of retro music like Black Sabbath´ s and also stoner rock lover it´ s a pleasure to play that stuff. But it´ s been done already so many, many times. I don´ t wanna, you know…"
So you don´ t want to repeat.
"Repeat, yeah. You know: I don´ t want to spent my life playing in a Daniel Lioneye band, because it doesn´ t really bring in so much new. You have to keep looking for new things and you have to develop something that is original."
What are your plans for the future? I mean, you just released a best of album… Yeah, there was this rumour, that you want to retire for some time and that Ville planned a solo album or something like that.
"Well, that´ s Ville´ s plan, yes. But I am gonna turn 30 now, next December. I have to make up my mind. Maybe I should retire. Do something else…"
So you really think about doing so?
"Oh, in recent days I have thought about it, yes."
Just you or all of you?
"I can´ t speak for other people."
Just taking a break or breaking up totally?
"Eerm, (pause) Probably just a break and then we will keep up doing it. I had these thoughts also before. But this was the time when we didn´ t have a record deal. And now we made a compilation album. This is the natural point to start thinking: Do you really wanna do it or not?"
Many hardcore fans say that they can´ t stand you playing songs you perform at each concert, like "join me" and so on. Do you think it sucks from time to time to perform the same songs again and again?
"It shouldn´ t be. Music is always different. Every time you perform, there is something new. I have to believe that. Otherwise I would go insane. Because that´ s the purpose of my life. I´ m not a great speaker."
So is there any point in your contracts, saying that you have to perform these songs every night?
"No, it shouldn´ t affect. It shouldn´ t affect. You know, all the songs are stories about your life. And your life goes on. They never grow old. Some feelings, they always return to you, one way or the other. That´ s the way the song should come."
One question concerning your shows: As your musical influences are Black Sabbath, Kiss and so on, and those bands have big stage performances, pyrotechnics and stuff, do you intend some certain show for your band?
"I never like gimmicks in music. For me it´ s always like amusement. When I go to have a laugh, I go to see King Diamond. It´ s fine, but it´ s not why I started to make music. But it´ s part of the scene and that´ s wonderful."
I just heard, that we have to find an end somehow…
"No, I´ m not in a rush, if you have questions to ask."
There are many fans, who want to know if you ever come to tour in Japan, South America, Australia and so on.
"I don´ t know. We go to U.S. now. So we´ re going to tour in America for a while. Let´ s see what´ s going on there. That´ s enough for now. We don´ t have time really, this band is not really fit for touring. Not as fit as Iron Maiden, at least. They tour for two years."
So no plans yet?
"No plans. The plan is to go to U.S. If it goes okay over there – and it takes some time, because it´ s a big place – maybe. It´ s better to do one gig properly than to go to a million places and play some random gigs, that are badly promoted. It´ s better to concentrate on one place. And then we´ ll rule the world one day."
Even as our time was short, we got to know Migé as a very professional working, always friendly and openly talking guy, who didn ´t show the stress, such a marathon of interviews and tour bring in. Even as there may be different opinions on HIM´ s musical development: It´ s not a surprise, when you see this professional attitude. When the band manages, not to break down under the pressure, that´ s laid upon them, Mig´ s aim "to rule the world one day" might even not be that far away…
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Dyke expert needed for North Ronaldsay's seaweed-eating sheep
A warden is wanted to look after a historic stone dyke seen as vital for North Ronaldsay's famous sheep.
Instead of munching grass, the four-legged residents of Orkney's most northerly island community eat seaweed.
A 6ft high, 13-mile dyke was erected in the 1800s using beach stones. It encircles the entire island to keep the sheep on the rocky foreshore.
The successful applicant will be responsible for looking after and repairing the historic dyke.
The sheep are seen as a vital part of the island's economy.
North Ronaldsay mutton is exported, and wool from the sheep is also sold around the world.
The dyke prevents them from mixing with other breeds.
The sheep dyke warden role is being funded for an initial three years by the North Isles Landscape Partnership (NILPS) and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
The role also involves coordinating volunteers and helping promote the island to visitors.
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John Scott, chair of the North Ronaldsay Trust, said: "The warden role was always something we've wanted on the island as the amount of dyke that needs rebuilt is beyond what local people can do.
"If we have a person who's full-time, we can get more dyke built and more critical 'strategic' dyke built too.
"They need to be physically able, resourceful and fairly resilient as it's hard work."
He added: "Given the unique nature of the sheep dyke's construction, we're not necessarily looking for someone who has a lot of experience in dry-stane dyking.
"It could just be someone who is able to pick up the necessary skills fairly quickly, while showing a willingness to roll up their sleeves and contribute to all other aspects of daily island life."


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Layers of clothing are extremely important, as we have no control over the heating and cooling of conference rooms. And don't forget lip balm, because desert.
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A: We ask that you select your classes in advance for the hands-on, pre-conference training sessions on Sunday and Monday, so we have the correct resources available. For the rest of the conference, feel free to wander about and drop in on any sessions you'd like. It's your conference, have at it!
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What we found is one of the most misleading collections of assertions we have seen in a short presidential speech. Virtually every claim by the president regarding the auto industry needs an asterisk, just like the fine print in that too-good-to-be-true car loan.And here's author Mary McCarthy on Lillian Hellman:
"Every word [she] writes is a lie including 'and' and 'the.'"It's another Three Pinocchios for the Obama Administration.


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Pressler & Pressler in Parsippany, the state's preeminent collection powerhouse, has been sued over its alleged practice of going after joint bank accounts that contain non-debtor money.
The other suit accuses Lenox Socey Formidoni Brown Giordano Cooley & Casey in Trenton of regularly overstating the interest component of debts.
Robert and Diana Kieffer of Atlantic County, who share two joint bank accounts at Ocean First Bank, filed suit Aug. 3 in federal court, alleging that the Pressler firm — in an effort to collect credit card debt incurred by Diana before marriage — had the Ocean County sheriff levy on one of the joint accounts in August 2009, without checking first to see if she was the sole owner. The firm was acting on behalf of frequent client New Century Financial, which had acquired the debt and is a defendant in the case, Kieffer v. Pressler & Pressler , 10-cv-3938.
The Kieffers' lawyer, Wesley Hanna, of Friedman Doherty in West Berlin, says he persuaded Superior Court Judge Craig Wellerson in Ocean County that everything in the account actually belonged to Robert and none to Diana, so Wellerson lifted the levy on Oct. 23, 2009, and Pressler never got any of the money in the account.
But for more than two months, the account was frozen, causing automatic payments to bounce and leading Robert to incur penalties by drawing against his retirement savings to pay bills, Hanna says. And during that time, Pressler & Pressler tried to use the frozen account to pressure Diana into agreeing to a payment plan. The situation created discord between Diana and Robert, who "doesn't even owe the debt and suddenly he doesn't even have access to his money any more," Hanna says.
In the federal suit, the Kieffers claim Pressler and New Century have an "established business practice to levy upon joint bank accounts" and "as a matter of regular business practice, do not instruct levying authorities to limit levy attempts only to accounts where a debtor is the sole authorized signatory."
In consequence, joint accounts are levied, resulting in unnecessary and undue expense, harassment and abuse of the non-debtors and also the debtors themselves due to increased tension, acrimony and hostility between them and the other account owners, they say.
The practices allegedly violate the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act's ban on misrepresentation and deceit and unfair or unconscionable means in attempting to collect a debt. The Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692 et seq., allows for actual damages or statutory damages up to $1,000, plus legal fees. For class actions, it allows recovery of statutory damages, plus additional damages not exceeding $500,000 or one per cent of the debt collector's net worth.
The Kieffers assert claims on behalf of a class of individuals from whom the Pressler firm and New Century sought to collect a debt by levying on a joint account within the last 12 months. Hanna estimates there are several hundred class members based on the defendants' extensive collections activity.
Hanna says New Jersey's Multiple-party Deposit Account Act bolsters his position that joint accounts should be off-limits to debt collectors. N.J.S.A. 17:16I-4 states that a joint account "belongs, during the lifetime of all parties, to the parties in proportion to the net contributions by each to the sums on deposit." Absent proof of who put in what, equal ownership is presumed.
Hanna says lawyers should not be able to gain leverage to extract payment by disregarding the joint nature of an account or foregoing asset depositions. "The potential to make people's lives miserable to collect debt means you have to follow very specific rules."
Pressler & Pressler has not answered the complaint and could not be reached for comment.
Another class-action suit asserting Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Baratta v. Lenox Socey Formidoni Brown Giordano Cooley & Casey , 10-cv-4324, filed in Middlesex County in July, was removed to federal court on Aug. 23.
Lenox Socey sued Robert Baratta in state court in May 2009 seeking to recover nearly $6,700 for medical services provided to him by Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel between February 2006 and May 2008. Baratta alleges the amount included interest calculated from March 2006 on the entire amount of the debt, even portions that were not incurred until 2007 or 2008.
The class allegations are predicated on the assumption that the firm has done the same thing in other cases. The complaint alleges 100 or more.
Baratta's lawyer, Andrew Wolf of Galex Wolf in North Brunswick says Baratta went to Northeast Legal Services which referred the case to him."
The answer is not due until Sept. 13 and the firm's lawyer, Claudia Costa, of Kaufman Dolowich Voluck & Gonzo in Hackensack, declines comment.
Kieffer is assigned to District Judge Stanley Chesler and Magistrate Judge Michael Shipp in Newark, while Baratta is being handled by Chief District Judge Garrett Brown Jr. and Magistrate Judge Douglas Arpert in Trenton


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Being new to the Odyssey of the Mind program can be very overwhelming, but don't worry! We have all been there! We provide this training for new coaches to introduce the program and show what coaching an Odyssey of the Mind team can be like. This workshop is your opportunity to talk with other coaches, get tips from our experienced trainers, and learn more about the Odyssey of the Mind program.
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Former DGMO Warns of Possible Lone Wolf Nuclear Attack At Crowded Places In India
Shailesh Kumar, National Defence,
New Delhi, 20 March 2018
Former DGMO, Indian Army, Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia raised alarm of a possible nuclear (CBRN) attack by lone wolf terrorist at crowded places in India. He urged intelligence agencies to look for the threat.
"We have gatherings in a cricket match hundred thousand, we have religious gatherings which has over a hundred thousands; Such vast gatherings and if you go to a metro station, such vast movement is taking place and all these threats where even one man, lone wolf attack, we call it, one man with CBRNE kind of material, the amount of damage it can cause is tremendous and actually unimaginable", Gen Bhatia said.
He said that Mayapuri incident in Delhi proves today Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) material is within the reach of terrorists.
"So CBRNE materials are easily available and can be easily made available in India. Mayapuri incident is one such example, there are radiological material which are easily available. These can be taken by elements and pose threats to our nation".
Gen Bhatia also delved into the issue of cyber nuclear threat which can create huge panic. The latest CBRNE threat is also emerging from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), which are easily available in the market at a much cheaper cost.
"Through cyber you can access and take control of the existing material and through cyber itself, you can create havoc. So that is something, DG DIA is here, which we have to assess the threat what is bad or good the threat is".
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Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia, who is currently the director of Centre For Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS), an autonomous think tank under the aegis of Ministry of Defence pointed out the nexus between terrorists, Pakistan Army and China vis-à-vis CBRNE threat emerging in South Asia.
"Pakistan Army derives their nuclear policy and these terrorist groups which are non-state actors by the world definition are actually state actors. They are supported, they are trained, they are housed and they are financed, they are recruited and the attacks are engineered by the Pakistani Army and Pakistani ISI. So we should not actually call them non state actors as they are part of the state policy"."What China did, was it gave missile technology to North Korea and nuclear technology to Pakistan and thereafter let Pakistan give the nuclear technology to North Korea and missile technology from Korea went to Pakistan. The two were to be used as proxies one for India and one for US and world".
In recent past there have been unverified news of China training Pakistani ISI for CBRNE use and the same ISI cadets were said to be deployed at the Line of Control (LOC).
He urged the armed forces medical officers at '6th Workshop on Medical Management of CBRNE casualties for Medical Officers' to remain prepared as armed forces will be the first responder in case of any CBRNE emergency, while delivering keynote address. The workshop was inaugurated by Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra.
"If use of CBRN weapons happen, who is going to be the first responders. We have the NDMA, we have other responders. But my experience says that the first responder and I may say initially the only responder will be the armed forces. I was the Corps Commander, in September 2000, in Sikkim when earthquake happened. During Uttarakhand, we were the first responders. You take any disaster, we were the first responders and on an average the armed forces are called out thrice a week for aid to civil authorities".
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Tongaat Hulett Ltd said on Thursday it was looking to negotiate a standstill agreement with its lenders, which had already agreed to waive some of their rights related to their loans to the troubled sugar producer.
The news supported Tongaat shares, which have been under pressure since it issued a profit warning in February, and they were up 1.7% by 1155 GMT.
The company, which has operations in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, has been battling to restore confidence following the profit warning, due in part to high levels of debt and interest costs hitting its performance.
Last month, it said it needed to restate prior results because of an accounting issue, extending a 23 percent decline in its shares since the problem was first identified in March.
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They had already entered into a waiver agreement, it continued, which would see them forgo their rights arising from breaches of loan covenants in return for the company taking a number of actions.
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I spend a lot of time thinking about sidewalks this time of year. That is because my sidewalk goes on a little trip up in the air a bit from frost heaving.
When we bought this house, there was a walk that was done with 24-inch-square pavers. They were bedded in sand, and during the first two winters the walk was relatively flat. It did not seem to move when the ground froze.
A couple of years ago, we took the pavers up and extended the walk and installed new pavers. The next winter, the sidewalk moved up when the frost came and then back down once the frost went out.
It has done this for several years now.
This is an interesting study. The original pavers were white. The newer pavers are dark gray. I suspect that the difference in color had some effect on the emissivity of the paver. Emissivity is the ability of a surface to allow heat to radiate to a cold winter sky. In simple words, it sucks heat out of the ground and the ground underneath the pavers freezes. Once this happens, if water is present in the ground, the water expands as it freezes and the ground, and pavers, rise.
Since the "system" worked before we replaced the pavers, it seemed like a good idea at the time not to change anything.
I knew better, but I do like to take the path of least resistance. Pulling up the old pavers and installing new ones is a simple task. Flawed, but simple.
There are a couple of things that we can do to solve this problem.
We can put drainable material such as gravel underneath the walk, but have it on top of the existing soil to assist in draining water. The problem is that the native soil is heavy with clay. It holds water well, and simply draining the surface water will not necessarily solve the problem.
Since we want to do this only once, it is wise to install a layer of foam insulation on the ground before putting down some gravel and sand.
You might have noticed that roads like the interstate never have frost problems the way older secondary roads do. This is because the roads are well-drained and are up in the air a bit compared to the adjacent grading. It is a good idea to do this with walkways and driveways if possible. We want water to run off the areas that we have to drive or walk on. The insulation underneath is insurance against frost movement.
While we are thinking about the frost heaving, we can consider one other addition to this project. If we are installing insulation and then bedding it in sand or gravel, we can install some snow-melting tubing under the pavers.
Since I am spending a lot of time thinking about sidewalks, there is another option that I like. There are several locations in the town where I live that have boardwalks instead of pavers or more conventional walkways. I like the idea of boardwalks. There is minimal surface preparation, although they should be somewhat level.
Because of the way they are built, they are self-draining. They might allow a savvy carpenter to install a snowmelt system.
And you get to work with wood, preferably pressure-treated, which might be simpler than fooling with pavers.
I guess it is a matter of what you like to do and what your sense of aesthetics is.
Since the heaves are not that great, and the pavers might drop back into place come spring, I might just have to study this a bit longer.
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Focus on ICS (Industrial Control System) security is higher now than it has ever been before. It seems nearly every security company on the planet now offers "ICS" capabilities to protect against threats in pretty much the same manner as IT (Information Technology). The growth in support is happening for a multitude of reasons, but primarily we see IT interacting more and more with OT (Operational Technology) as systems are upgraded to take advantage of newer technologies. Problems from integrating IT with OT arise, but what we need to consider is the impact on our friends in OT. The mere act of plugging in a blinking box within an ICS environment can only get you so far. Without a robust relationship infrastructure with OT, your security program is going to struggle to operationalize your security efforts within the ICS environment. Getting OT to work with you is easier said than done because in general… OT doesn't trust IT.
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I recently told you guys about a Fashion Show taking place at Glasgow Caledonian University which was showcasing the work of 2nd to 4th level fashion business students, the show was a resounding success and I think its fair to say that these students definitely have the flair and creativity that is essential as a designer. However, just before the actual show, I was lucky enough to meet three of the design students who allowed tellusfashion to have a quick word and a little preview of their work… take a look below at our review on the first designer Kayleigh Swan.
Kayleigh Swan
Kayleigh definitely showed a lot of potential as a designer. My first reaction when I saw her piece was complete adoration. Kayleigh present us with an absolutely stunning dress that was inspired by corals and sea life. She mainly used scrunching as her technique for this garment, which is evident in the skirt of the dress. The top half of the dress was constructed using a special material called Sinamy which is molded to the dummy and model by stretching the material out when its glued.
We asked Kayleigh what the hardest thing about her course was and she explained that "being given free range to design what you want is scary" however, she also noted that it can be a good thing as a designer too.
Kayleigh's aim as a designer is to create fun flirty pieces with a cool edge. She wants to promote femininity with an edge.
TellusFashion would like to thank Kayleigh for giving us a sneak peak of her work. Keep an eye out for the next two designers
PHOTOS COURTESY OF ANTONIO TAMMARO: http://www.flickr.com/people/antoniotammaro/
Glasgow Caledonian University Fashion Show
Its always a exciting opportunity for TellusFashion to be invited along to fashion shows, but its even better when the fashion show is filled with emerging designers. This Thursday, the fashion school at Glasgow Caledonian University will be hosting their yearly fashion show which showcases the final projects from its 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students.
Last week I met with three designers to be featured in the show and I was extremely impressed by the sheer quality and imagination evident in their work. I can't wait to see the full show and what the other designers have on offer.
This year the fourth year students were set a challenge to create a 'cowboy couture' styled kilt and excitingly 2 of these pieces were chosen to be featured in New York Fashion week's Dressed to Kilt show (http://living.stv.tv/fashion/250779-dressed-to-kilt-fashion-students-bring-new-york-style-to-scotland)… needless to say the competition was high so I can't wait to see them all on the runway!
If you're free this Thursday and in and around Glasgow then definitely come along for what is promising to be a fantastic night
Date: Thursday 26th May
Time: 7.00pm and 8.30pm (doors open 30 minutes before each show)
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ALSO check out some of last years show's highlights http://www.gcu.ac.uk/fashionshow/photogallery/


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One of the defining moments of my personal music education is Jimmy Eat World's classic Bleed American album. Tracks like Sweetness and Get It Faster helped a 17-year-old me fall in love with rock music all the way back in 2001 – yes, it's 15 years since that album was released!
Now, a decade and a half later and three years on from their most recent album Damage, the Arizona quartet has returned with a single that harks back to those glory years. It's a return to the heavy, almost raw sound you'd associate with their earlier days, and it's certainly a pleasant reminiscence.
The track begins with an almost menacing distroted guitar intro, while the lyrics preceding the chorus almost epitomise a change in focus from the band, as Jim Adkins laments "Time gets wasted, now is for the now, get loud." This is followed by an addictive chorus that can't help but have you longing more of the great sound of Jimmy Eat World.
Check the track out for yourself in the video below:
We'll look forward to seeing if Get Right is a sign of great things to come when Jimmy Eat World's new album is released on October 21st. The band have also announced there will be two intimate gigs in London, with general tickets on sale from September 2nd.
Oh, and if this got you in the mood for a bit of classic Jimmy Eat World, then please do rock out on this little treat:


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Just In: ITV deserves the positive accolades as it continues to bolster it's latest marketing push. Lots (and I mean LOTS) of you have been asking about ITV, and in the spirit of the holidays- you ask and you shalt receive.
I was at party last night when I caught a glimpse of ITV's newest holiday ident, which made it's silvery debut during X-Factor. And since I'm on the topic, Matt Cardle really?


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Wednesday, 17 April 2013
*CLOSED* One Year Blogiversary Giveaway & Nail Art Contest
- Girly Bits - Hot Shot Courtesy of Girly Bits
- Girly Bits - Daddy's Little Girl Courtesy of Girly Bits
- Star Candy Polish - Smaug Courtesy of Star Candy Polish
- Darling Diva Polish - Baby Love (not pictured) Courtesy of Darling Diva Polish
- Milani - Mint Candy
- Milani - Orchidia
- Milani - Silver Stilettos
- Milani Illuminating Face Powder - Beauty's Touch
- Milani Baked Eyeshadow - Green Fortune
- Milani Baked Eyeshadow - Copper Excess
- Striping Tape
- Glitter Courtesy of You Mix
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Along with the giveaway I will be running a nail art contest. The theme for this giveaway is Baby/Baby Shower nails. I'm going to be an aunt in early June and wanted to celebrate in a way. Feel free to use any method to create your manicure, however the manicure may not be an old design you have created & the design has to be on your nails (acrylic or natural). Submit your entry in the InLinkz found below. The first place winner will receive a $50 gift card to Llarowe, and the second place winner will receive a mystery prize from Jindie Nails! I will also have some runner-ups if I feel they deserve it and they will each receive a bottle of Baby Love by Darling Diva Polish. In order to thank these sponsors, I added there links to the rafflecopter so even if you choose not to enter the contest or want to enter both you have a better chance :).
The rules for the giveaway and nail art contest are:
-Open to US and Canada residents only (so sorry!)
-Must be 18 or older or have parents permission to enter
-Shares must be public
-Minimum 5 entries for the nail art contest required
-Any entries that are false/fake/un-verifiable/duplicated entries will be deleted along with any other entries made with that user name/email/twitter handle/etc. (Please contact me ASAP if you messed up on an entry so we can fix it)
-Once the prize leaves my/sponsors hands, I am not responsible for it
The giveaway will run from today April 17th, 2013 and will run until May 17th, 2013. The nail art contest will run from today April 17th, 2013 and will be closing on Friday May 3rd, 2013 at 12:00am so get those entries in ASAP! Thank you once again to all of the sponsors of this giveaway, my judges which I will announce soon, and all of you for making this happen<3! I hope to have many more blogiversaries because I love what I do.
Peace & Love,
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OMG! :) Congratulation! :)ReplyDelete
I always love seeing new nail art techniques!ReplyDelete
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Congrats on one year! Great giveaway!! I just started following your blog so I can't wait to see all of your posts :)ReplyDelete
Congratulations on your first year. I always love tutorials and manicure ideas.ReplyDelete
Congrats on one year!! I love seeing your nail art posts.ReplyDelete
congrats! i'd love to see more Holos!ReplyDelete
i'd love to see more nail art tutorials :)ReplyDelete
Congratulations on your first year! more nail art tutorial ^^ReplyDelete
A huge congratulations your way, and thank you so much for this awesome contest!! I love seeing nail art :DReplyDelete
You do great swatching, but I'm a nail art junkie. ^_^ReplyDelete
My favourite are your Day 9 Rainbow nails from the 31 day challenge!! :)ReplyDelete
I love it when you post the Sally's Birthday coupons.ReplyDelete
more nail art is always good.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous17 April 2013 at 16:06
I love your swatches of the DDP AC/DC polishes!ReplyDelete
Congrats! I loved all of your Christmas nails!ReplyDelete
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I would like to see how to do water marbling with holo colors because I am so bad at it.ReplyDelete
I always love to see tutorials, techniques, nail art and so many other things lolReplyDelete
Congrats on your 1 year anniversary!!I love to see the nail art you do and swatchesReplyDelete
Congrats on 1 year! I would love to see more stamping using holos.ReplyDelete
love to see tutorialsReplyDelete
Love nail art & tutorials <3 Happy 1st!! Thx for giveaway!! :)ReplyDelete
Happy 1-year anniversary. My favorite blog post is about the color club 2013 holos. I love that polish and your swatches are great. I think the prize package is huge!! Good luck everyone :) -GlendaReplyDelete
Purple Nails for Military Kids is my favorite and thanks for a chance at an awesome giveaway!ReplyDelete
I would love to see tutorials!ReplyDelete
I love tutorials! =)ReplyDelete
I love your blog, I could always use more tutorials and I love general swatches/reviews. thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
Congrats on becoming an Auntie in June. Do you know if it's a boy or girl or are they going to let it be a surprise? I love your blog as it is, so no suggestions to make. :0) Congrats on your first year and I hope to see you around for many more to come!ReplyDelete
The Hauls! :)ReplyDelete
indie swatches, can never have to many indies :) congrats on your blogiversary!ReplyDelete
I drool over the Color Club Halo Hues! Thanks for running such a great blog and for offering this giveaway! <3ReplyDelete
Congrats and thanks for the giveaway.ReplyDelete
I would love to see some posts about custom frankens. I know it's not something everyone does, but I love reading people "recipes."ReplyDelete
I love the care bare polish post with the video... and those glitters are soooooo cute!ReplyDelete
I love nail art ideas. But idk, I'm not picky, I like looking at everything :PReplyDelete
Hi! Happy blogiversary. :) I'd like to see more step-by-step posts and personal things on you fantastic blog.ReplyDelete
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My fav was actual the one from today with the water decals. Awesome. p.s loving your short nails!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
My fav post is the Colorclub holo swatches post..ReplyDelete
Congrats on the one year! I love seeing the hauls and all swatches! :DReplyDelete
I really liked the polishes you featured for St. Patrick's day. I'm a sucker for a good green and you had some nice ones! Congrats on your blogiversary & thank you for hosting such a great giveaway.ReplyDelete
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Congrats! Ill be brainstorming soon :) im a new follower, but i love seeing nail art :)ReplyDelete
I really liked the polishes you featured for St. Patrick's day!!!ReplyDelete
I love the tutorials! That's where I learn!! Thanks!ReplyDelete
I love everything about your blog!!ReplyDelete
This one inspired me to try a snow manicure too http://teenpolishjunkie.blogspot.ca/2012/11/bring-on-snow.htmlReplyDelete
Thanks for the giveaway!
I always love to see a nail art tutorial, it helps me figure out how to do it myself!ReplyDelete
st patricks im a sucker for greens .i would love to see nail art and nail careReplyDelete
I'm on an Indie kick right now, so I love anything and everything indie!! Would love tutorials. :)ReplyDelete
I don't have one favorite, but I love your stamping skills! Keep it up!ReplyDelete
I love seeing your stamping manis! UGH! I wish I could get the hang of it! and I am a sucker for nail tutorials!!! SO keep it up!!! Congrats on your anniversary!ReplyDelete
Congratulations! I always love to see new nail art, I just can't get enough of it!ReplyDelete


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The Red Sox continued their search for a new manager Wednesday, interviewing former big-league catcher Brad Ausmus.
BOSTON � The Red Sox continued their search for a new manager Wednesday, interviewing former big-league catcher Brad Ausmus.
Ausmus, 43, stands out from the other candidates to this point because he doesn�t have any managerial experience. Since retiring in 2010, the New Haven, Conn., native has served as a special assistant to the general manager in San Diego. He is the head coach of Israel�s national team, with an eye toward next spring�s World Baseball Classic.
Ausmus interviewed for the Astros� managerial vacancy last month, only to withdraw his name from consideration for personal reasons. Houston eventually hired Bo Porter over a group of candidates that included Red Sox bench coach Tim Bogar.
The other candidates Boston has identified so far � Tim Wallach and Tony Pe�a, who have interviewed, and DeMarlo Hale, who will interview Thursday � have all managed professionally. Wallach and Hale have managed in the minors, while Pe�a won the American League Manager of the Year in 2003 with the Royals.
While experience played a key role in singling out Bobby Valentine last offseason, the Red Sox have indicated it won�t be as critical this time around. Furthermore, younger, less-experienced managers had a terrific year in 2012: Mike Matheny�s Cardinals are playing in the National League Championship Series, and Robin Ventura�s White Sox hung tight with the Tigers in the A.L. Central until the last week of the season.
Matheny was a roving instructor with the Cardinals before he was hired. Ventura had become a special assistant in Chicago in June 2011 before being hired in October.
Matheny and Ventura had substantial histories with the organizations that eventually hired them � something that isn�t the case with Ausmus and the Red Sox.
Nevertheless, Ausmus carries with him the same kind of reputation in baseball circles. He was deeply respected during his 18-year major-league career � the kind of intelligent leader many figured would one day make a good manager.
Ausmus was also a catcher for the entirety of his career, and there is at least anecdotal evidence that catchers make strong managers. All four teams still playing are managed by former catchers (Matheny and Bruce Bochy in the N.L., Jim Leyland and Joe Girardi in the A.L.). Oakland�s Bob Melvin, one of the frontrunners for A.L. Manager of the Year, was a catcher, as was the Angels� Mike Scioscia. (So, for that matter, was Pe�a.)
Originally a 48th-round pick by the Yankees out of high school in 1987, Ausmus spent time in the majors with the Astros, Padres, Tigers and Dodgers. He played on five playoff teams in Houston, including the squad that reached the World Series in 2005.
The last two years of his career in Los Angeles served as a bit of a managing apprenticeship for Ausmus under Joe Torre. He played in 57 games as a backup catcher, and each year he served as the team�s �acting manager� on the final day of the season.
For his career, Ausmus hit .251 with a .325 on-base percentage and 80 home runs in 1,971 games.


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While every visit to the Grand Canyon is special, the National Park Service has designed a Junior Ranger Program to help make the experience extra special for children ages 4 to 14.
By completing various requirements, your child can get sworn in as a Grand Canyon National Park Junior Ranger. He or she will also receive a certificate and a badge – just like regular park rangers wear.
Junior Ranger Program Details
- Ravens, Coyotes and Scorpions: ages 4 – 14
- Pick up a Junior Ranger Activity Booklet when you arrive at the park and complete the requirements listed in the magazine for your age group. All three of these programs are available year-round, and badges are available after the activities are finished. Ages 4 – 7 receive the Raven Award, ages 8 – 10 receive the Coyote Award, and ages 11 and up receive the Scorpion Award
- Phantom Rattler Junior Ranger: ages 4 – 14
- There are two requirements to become a Phantom Rattler Junior Ranger and receive your certificate, badge, and patch. First, you have to make it to Phantom Ranch, and second, you must complete the activities in the Junior Ranger booklet. This program is available throughout the year.
For questions about the program, head to the National Parks website.
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Veteran Furyk still has the drive to do well
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – While Tiger Woods wrestles with back issues and sharply declining form and Vijay Singh has battled assorted health problems in recent years, veteran Jim Furyk is playing some of the best golf of his career.
At the age of 44 and despite a few "dings, nicks and bruises along the way," American Furyk is still one of the most consistent players around as he continues his quest to add further PGA Tour titles to his impressive tally of 16.
Criticized by some pundits early on in his career for his highly unorthodox and loopy swing, Furyk's game has stood the test of time and he maintains a high level of fitness while many of his peers have succumbed to injury and dips in form.
"So far, I've been fortunate but we all know in this sport that it can be short-lived," Furyk told Reuters while competing in last week's Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club where he tied for 14th.
"If something happens to the back or whatever it may be, it's a tricky slope. I'm just thankful for the very healthy years that I've had and I do the best to get as many more as I can.
"Workouts are something that I enjoy. I feel better, I am stronger, I am more fit. As I get older, I realize that I am more prone to injury and I am trying to not reverse the effects but at least kind of keep them sidelined for a while."
Furyk, whose only major victory came at the 2003 U.S. Open, has had only one swing coach during his career – his father, Mike. He vividly recalls the various criticisms of his unique swing while he was making his way as a young professional.
"People would say, 'Well, I wonder if that swing will hold up or I wonder if that will cause some injuries?' And now people tend to be on the front end," Furyk smiled. "They say, 'It's efficient and it doesn't put as much stress on my body.'
"I think it's just a bunch of bandwagon, if you ask me. So-called experts love to say that this swing puts more force on this or that or whatever it may be.
"But most of those people making those comments don't have any medical degrees or know anything about biomechanics probably. It's all an uneducated guess at that moment."
Though Furyk has not won on the PGA Tour since the 2010 Tour Championship, he continues to be one of the circuit's most consistent players. He made the cut in all of his 21 starts last season, while recording 11 top-10s.
Asked what still motivated him on the golf course as he approaches the twilight of his career, Furyk replied: "I would love to win more golf tournaments. The ultimate aim is you want to raise a trophy and you want to add a title to your list.
"But I'm in a good spot right now with the state of my game and the state of my attitude. I'm not saying I'm content but I'm in a place where I'm just enjoying competing.
"And because I'm having a good time of it, I have played very well in the process. I've found a way to somewhat juggle family and career and still have the drive to do well. As long as I have that drive, I think I can play well."


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Israel has rejected the Mitchell Commission report on the outbreak of Al Aqsa Intifada. The news emerged Tuesday night in low key reports from Washington.
What do the Arabs have to say? What is the reaction of the international community? If the rejectionists had been the Palestinians, the US and Europe would have promptly condemned them for obstructing efforts to resurrect the moribund peace process. But there is not condemnation, or even criticism, when the rejectionist is Israel. And to make matters worse, Israel's primary reason for rejecting the package is fraudulent.
Israel's rejection of the Mitchell Commission's package is based mainly on four objections:
– to the commission's refusal to accept Israel's definition of the conflict in the territories as "armed conflict short of war" rather than civil disorder;
– to the commission's contention that the Intifada was not planned by the Palestine National Authority, as Israel claims;
– to the commission's criticism of Israel for its use of excessive force and live ammunition against civilians;
– and, above all, to the commission's call for a total settlement freeze.
The last point, of course, is the most serious for it calls for a halt to the main activity of the Zionist enterprise to gain possession of the whole of Palestine (plus, ultimately, the Syrian Golan, southern Lebanon and the East Bank of the Jordan River).
The objections to the suggestion of a settlement freeze are so strong as to be hysterical. Indeed, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said, in an interview published in Haaretz on May 15, that Israel is now fighting a "battle for its existence. The problems are existential, and in all my days I have never known their like". Since Peres has been on the Israeli political scene since the founding of the state, this involves a great many "days". In the past, Menachem Begin used to say: "We fight, therefore we exist." Today the motto of the Israeli politico-military establishment seems to be: "We settle, therefore we exist."
The fact that the de facto Labour leader Peres, Israel's, alleged, chief peacenik, is in the forefront of defending the pro-settlement policy of Likud Prime Minister Ariel Sharon shows that there is no fundamental difference between the two ruling parties on this issue.
However, the Israeli political establishment's atavistic – yea hysterical – reaction to a settlement freeze is completely fraudulent. There is absolutely no need to build housing in the settlements already planted in Gaza and the West Bank because there are thousands of empty housing units. Peace Now estimates that there are more than 3,500 empty houses and flats and at least 6,500 under construction. American intelligence sources cite the figure of 20,000 unoccupied units!
Nevertheless, the Sharon government insists that it must continue building to account for "natural increase", i.e., children born to existing settlers. Since "natural increase" should be at the rate of about 2 per cent per year, the rate of increase for "Israel proper", existing units should cover this increase for two and a half years – if one takes the Peace Now figure of 10,000 units empty or under construction – or five years – if one accepts the US figure.
Shimon Peres has even come up with a "non-territorial formula" to provide for "natural growth". According to this formula, which he has been touting in Europe and the US, there would be no construction outside established settlements or expansion of Israel's land holdings in the West Bank and Gaza. He has, however, said nothing about halting the flow of Israelis moving from across the Green Line into the settlements – which during the last year increased the overall settler population at the rate of 8 per cent.
There is nothing "natural" about such growth. And he has said nothing about the building of roads serving the settlements – or the Jerusalem bypass highway approved by the government, in spite of the fact that it will eat up thousands of hectares of Palestinian land and require the bulldozing of many Palestinian homes.
Nor did Peres admit to the outflow of settlers from exposed settlements due to the Intifada. Daniel Ben Simon, writing in Haaretz on the Day of Al Nakba, described the true situation in the settlements. He said that in the past few months he had conducted an intensive survey of the settlements and "observed at first hand the distress in which the settlers find themselves…. Anxiety and depression plague parents… fear and stress stalk children who have been evacuated from classrooms at which mortars have been fired. When they leave their homes, the settlers can never know for certain whether they will return in one piece."
If this is true, then the situation of the 200,000 Gaza and West Bank settlers (and perhaps of some of the 250,000 Jerusalem settlers) mirrors that of the 3.2 million Palestinians who are struggling for an end to settlement expansion and self determination. If this is true, there is some sort of equivalence of anxiety.
Ben Simon writes of the settler "émigrés" who are either leaving permanently or relocating "until things blow over". He is specific about the settlements of the northern Gaza Strip: nearly half the 15 houses in Dugit are empty; a new neighbourhood in Nisanit is a "ghost town"; 15 families live in the 100 houses built in Pe'at Sadeh and some of them plan to depart.
In the bitterly contested Kfar Darom settlement next to Deir Al Balah, at the centre of the Strip, only 10 of the 30 families remain. In Morag, in the southern part of Gush Katif, near Rafah, construction continues on a synagogue for which there may not be enough male residents to constitute the necessary quorum to hold prayer services. And in the "ideological settlement" of Neveh Dekalim, the target of many a Palestinian mortar, families are registering their children in schools in Ashkelon and Ashdod ahead of making the move back across the "Green Line".
While this correspondent was driving along the road beside the southern bloc of settlements recently, my companion, a Westerner working for a UN agency, remarked that many of the settlers do not remain in their homes at night but are evacuated in military convoys and return only during the day. They already have alternative accommodation in "safe" Israel and are, literally, "employed" to squat in daytime peril in exposed settlements.
Ben Simon says that the "situation is just as bad" in the settlements of the Jordan Valley. He observes: "Considering the freeze the security situation has already imposed on the settlements, it is hard not to lose your temper when you hear all the nonsensical talk about the danger of a freeze on settlements. Not only are the settlements `frozen', they have already lost many of their inhabitants."
Hopefully, Ben Simon's article has been read by Western diplomats based in Israel and neighbouring Arab capitals and by some of the 58 per cent of Jewish Israelis who, when polled this week, favoured the settlement freeze proposed in both the Mitchell report and the Jordanian-Egyptian peace plan. If this happens, perhaps, just perhaps, influential people might wake up to and remark on the fraud the Israeli government is still trying to perpetrate – in the name of "natural growth" – on its own populace and the world.
Mr. Michael Jansen contributed this article to the Jordan Times.
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