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Cape Town – His pure talent and occasional match-winning abilities hardly in doubt, JP Duminy should be at the very peak of his international career at age 31.
Instead he is flirting increasingly dangerously with the axe in both the Test and one-day international landscapes.
Only in the Twenty20 arena does his place look secure at present, and that is a source of some relief – to him and Proteas supporters -- given the looming ICC World T20 competition in India and the bilateral home mini-series against England and Australia immediately before it.
In that shortest format of them all, he boasts respective unbeaten knocks of 68 (Dharamsala) and 30 (Cuttack) in South Africa's last two T20 internationals, as they beat India both times on their own intimidating turf.
His bowling has been acceptably economical for the country at that level too, although in the last 15 matches that the Proteas have played, he has only completed maximum four-over spells twice – just another sign that his secondary trade, in particular, seems to be going disturbingly backwards and that confidence in it from captains and coaches has progressively faded.
This is not how it was meant to be, given the hope when the colossal Jacques Kallis finally strode off into the sunset from all three codes – a process completed by mid-2014 -- that Duminy would be at least a partial solution as an all-rounder helping to restore vital balance to the side.
Not only is the all-rounder side of the bargain diminishing at a rate of knots (at least outside of the T20 landscape) for Duminy, but his batting is floundering as well.
Added to his known problems against the wiliest off-spin and occasionally also high-quality short-pitched pace bowling – though who is ever truly at ease there? – Duminy has developed a worrying penchant for losing his wicket "softly".
It happened again in the defeat to England in the first ODI at Bloemfontein on Wednesday, where he completely misread a slower, gripping delivery from gangly left-arm seamer Reece Topley and spooned up an easy caught-and-bowled for 13 after working the ball about with some promise ahead of the mishap.
The dismissal rounded off a forgettable 147th ODI appearance for Duminy, who trudged back knowing also that his bowling had earlier taken damaging tap – 48 runs from five overs as his "shared" allocation with Farhaan Behardien again failed to cut the mustard.
That said, the pair were always going to be vulnerable to savage assault after the ill-disciplined mass failings of the Proteas' supposed main strike bowlers at Mangaung Oval.
Unfortunately for Duminy, though, things appear to be inexplicably unravelling in most facets of the game for him and he cuts a rather sad, disillusioned figure these days. Or put it this way: that infectious grin when things are going his way has seen little service.
His ODI batting has lacked real assertiveness for the past year, whilst his off-breaks, which increasingly feature variations in his action that only seem to muddy the waters, have surrendered both their scalp-taking potential and ability to choke the flow of runs.
Over the course of his last 40 overs in seven ODIs, beginning with the winter trip to Bangladesh last year, Duminy has managed a mere two wickets at a cost of 261 runs.
Perhaps influenced by this statistical struggle in the shorter brand, Duminy's Test leaders over a similar period – Hashim Amla and then more recently AB de Villiers – have marginalised his bowling in a major way.
He bowled a miserly six overs at Centurion and one at Kingsmead during the recent four-Test series against England, and a particularly lean – considering the dry, crumbling tracks – nine across three Tests in India a little earlier.
Perhaps the charismatic but astute commentator David "Bumble" Lloyd was correct recently when he suggested Duminy was a bowler with the cricketing equivalent of golf's dreaded yips.
Might a return to a greater degree of simplicity and basic principles aid his resurrection? He has just looked a touch too desperate in his quest to be innovative as a spinner of late.
Relief hasn't come for the often easy-on-the-eye left-hander at the Test crease, either: his last 10 innings there feature 143 runs at an average of just below 16.
The busy T20 phase of the season cannot come quickly enough for Duminy ... it just seems his most secure sanctuary right now.
But some restoration of spirits in the remaining 50-overs fare ahead of it would help.
He is under pressure to buck up with both bat and ball – an expected slower and possibly turning surface may help his latter chore -- in the second ODI in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.
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The Barbar Pirates are anime-only sand pirates of Alabasta. The Barbar Pirates are skilled sand sailors. It is shown that they often clash with desert bandits. They travel the desert searching for food. All the members wear little umbrellas on their heads. While searching for water, Luffy accidentally broke the Barbar Pirates' ship and decide to go to Melias to search for wood in order to repair their ship.[2]
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The Barbar Pirates' ship first appeared in Episode 97. It can run on sand and its figurehead is an umbrella. After accidentally breaking their mast, Luffy promised to search for wood in order to repair their ship, a promise that he carried to the end. The crew also uses Sand Sleds, which Rasa in particular is said to be quite skilled at using.[2]
- Their name seems to be taken from the Barbary pirates, Muslim pirates who raided parts of North Africa. Their captain's real-life namesake, Hayreddin Barbarossa, was affiliated with pirates from that region.
- ↑ One Piece Anime — Episode 97, The Barbar Pirates debut.
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With less than 3 months to Election Day, having seen the media frenzy over politics yesterday, I can't help but come to grips with the reality of what I am going to be forced to do, to vote for someone who does not come close to the epitome of a man who shuns evil. I know one party happens to lean closer to that which governs the principles I hold to and the other hides so well in a facade of fairness and equality but under much scrutiny only really favors special interests groups but have no regard for the persecuted majority whatsoever.
The enemy wants to corner believers. He wants us not to vote period so not voting is definitely not an option. It seems one of his diabolical agenda has been fulfilled, look at #15 on the list here. "A New York Republican in reality is equivalent to a Democrat." I totally borrowed this from House of Cards because it is not far fetched when it comes to Donald Trump. However, there is such a thing as the lesser of two evils. The question really to ask is which party has ties to the Jewish Nation? I say Trump because he cannot go against his beloved daughter who converted to Judaism, and his adorable grandchildren. And so I am left with the choice to vote for a blatant blithering billionaire, than a dishonest deceiving Demoncrat.
You (Reader) : Oh no you didn't!
Me: Yes, I sure did. Pardon my play on words but have you forgotten lying to the general public happens to be the chief demon's native tongue? (John 8:44)
To Trump or not to Trump, this is indeed every Republican's dilemma. But America is on borrowed time. It has long passed the pronouncement, "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness;" (Isaiah 5:20) This place is awaiting God's judgment, but as believers, we should not fear. He is sovereign and although we don't see good things come from everything we see on the news we are to remember,
"The Lord is good,
a refuge in times of trouble.
He cares for those who trust in him"
Nahum 1:7
It is true what one speaker said that America is not the only country in the world, yet America happens to be my country, hence the apprehension of most Christians for the upcoming presidential election. I do understand what the speaker meant; after all it was a symposium about Eschatology which zones in on the apple of God's eye, Israel. God is sovereign and whatever He allows may seem unfair to us since we don't see the big picture but as America fades into the background, our focus should be on being right with Him since the day of Christ's return is closer than when we first believed.
A lot of people depend on commentaries from dead scholars regarding Eschatology and frankly there's nothing wrong with that but I believe it becomes a problem when most people depend TOO MUCH on a dead scholar's interpretation of End Time Prophecy rather than reading the scriptures for themselves and letting the Holy Spirit guide them to the truth. God is no respecter of men and shows no favoritism (Acts 10:34). If those dead scholars had the Holy Spirit, they are no special than modern day believers who happen to have the One and The Same Holy Spirit who inspired them to write whatever they have written (and some are questionable at best) but Scripture is exempt from this because Scripture is God's Word.
I don't discredit the contributions of the dead scholars (pardon me for sounding like a broken record but I am doing it for emphasis), but the reality is they DID NOT happen to live at such a time as now. We are living in times where everyday is a constant reminder that we are in the birth pangs as the Bible calls it. I know my opinion will come off as harsh but I believe when people are stuck in reading interpretations from other people rather than depending on the Holy Spirit, it is a byproduct of an oppressive elitist indoctrination that only those who are qualified in the world's eyes are to be heeded. We are to remember 1 Corinthians 1:26-28,
"Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are."
The Catholics happen to suffer from this, "I need to go see Father So and So and see what he thinks about this passage." We know exactly why they do this. It's because they are taught they can't understand Scripture without proper interpretation and they are right to an extent (proper interpretation comes from the Holy Spirit, not some Seminarian who spent years studying but without being truly born of the Spirit). I heard a testimony from a Messianic believer that since infancy, they are told to consult Rabbis regarding The Torah which the Rabbis don't even read, but they learn to interpret through interpretations. Can you pass something like this as learning from the Holy Spirit?
Even their scholars might not even come to the proper interpretation because if they are stuck in a false system and are fully convinced, God is absent from their lives (since God's Word is spiritually discerned) and they will not understand the full scope because only the Holy Spirit reveals it, but once a person comes to a genuine saving faith in Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit dwells in the believer and is guaranteed to be guided to the truth (John 16:13).
If you are not convinced of this, you need to go sort that out with God yourself because apparently, you have trouble believing in His promise.
There are undeniable preparations for the rebuilding of the Jewish Third Temple and yet some people want to believe that believing in a literal Third temple is erroneous. I'm pretty confident that had those same dead scholars lived in our time, they would have no problem recanting what they have written. We are admonished to be discerning and we can only be that when we trust in God's promised guide to us, the Holy Spirit, to illuminate our minds as we read Scripture regarding End Time Prophecy, and yes, His first coming was literal; it was written and it came to pass. His second coming is written and the prophecies and events heralding it WILL come to pass. My question is,
Are You Prepared?
I intended my title to be allegorical but whether or not it's literal, only time will surely tell.
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InDepth News 30 July 2019
The 20 billion U.S. dollar put aside by BP to pay for the effects of the Gulf oil spill contrasts with the lack of accountability of big firms that cause environmental harm in developing countries. (1392 Words) - By Martin Khor
In a widely publicised move in June, the United States President
Barrack Obama succeeded in getting the oil company BP to set aside
$20 billion into a fund to meet claims for compensating losses
arising from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
It is extraordinary that a giant company has been pressurised by a government to agree to pay so much. The funds will be used to meet claims for economic losses of local people in the Gulf Coast states whose incomes have been lost due to the spill (for example the tourist business has collapsed) and to pay the cost for the environmental clean up.
Another $100 million fund will be set up to pay workers laid off due to suspension of offshore drilling. BP will also suspend paying dividends so that there is enough cash for the new funds.
A U.S. Congress committee also grilled the CEO of BP Tony Hayward for seven hours.
Obama's move and BP's agreement to compensate were clearly the result of the growing anger of Americans at both BP and the government, which had lax or absent implementation of safety regulations.
Americans are angry that it has taken so many months to fix the problem. Meanwhile 11 oil workers died in the rig explosion, a lot of marine life will perish and many thousands of local people will have their livelihoods damaged.
It may indeed be the United States' worst ever environmental disaster. But there have been much worst ecological catastrophes in developing countries, caused by giant companies, many of them American.
Many more lives were lost and livelihoods damaged, and the environmental cost has been higher. But little if any compensation has been paid by these companies. And the governments of the countries in which the companies are headquartered have turned a blind eye.
The most outstanding case is that of Bhopal in which the emission of poisonous gas from U.S.-owned company Union Carbide in that Indian town in 1984 affected half a million people, killed 2,300 people immediately, with another 15,000 to 30,000 dying subsequently and many thousands of others maimed seriously. Even now the land and water in the vicinity continue to be contaminated with toxic chemicals that affect human health.
The factory was then owned by the U.S. company Union Carbide, which in 2001 was taken over by Dow Chemical. The Bhopal factory was sold to a local firm in 1992.
Union Carbide never accepted responsibility for the disaster, and neither has Dow. An arrest warrant for Union Carbide's then chairman Warren Anderson was issued in India but he has not been brought to trial.
Union Carbide paid $470 million in a deal in 1989 with the Indian government, but this is a small amount, given the enormous numbers of people who died, were injured and continue to suffer.
On June 7, 2019 this year, an Indian court found 7 former executives of the Indian subsidiary of the company guilty of negligence and they were given sentences of two years' jail, which is being appealed against.
According to reports from India, the Bhopal residents and their supporters are dismayed by such a light sentence, and that they are still waiting for proper compensation.
However, the court case and perhaps Obama's actions on BP have spurred new actions in India.
The Indian government on June 24 announced enhanced compensation to the victims, an environmental clean-up plan, and to make new efforts to extradite Anderson to face court action in India.
The government is also exploring the possibility of new legal action to reconsider the $470 million fixed earlier in an out-of-court settlement between the government and Union Carbide, and later approved by the Supreme Court. A curative petition may be filed in the Supreme Court to seek higher consideration.
A second case is that of the Ecuador, whose Amazon region was contaminated by oil and oil waste in amounts far larger than the Gulf Oil spill so far. The oil and waste was discharged by Texaco (bought over by Chevron in 2001) when it operated an oil concession in 1964-1990.
The New York Times in May 2009 reported indigenous people resident in the area saying that toxic chemicals had leaked into their soils, groundwater and streams, and that their children had died from the poisoning. It cited a report of an expert (contested by the company) who estimated that 1,400 people had died of cancer because of oil contamination.
The indigenous groups have taken a court case against Chevron for $27 billon in damages. They accuse Chevron of dumping more than 345 million gallons of crude oil into the rainforest. Chevron is also said to have dumped 18.5 billion gallons of toxic waste in pits in the forests.
Experts sympathetic to the local people claim that the disaster has devastated their lands, income and health to a degree far larger than the BP spill in the Gulf.
U.S. Congressman James P. McGovern, the vice-chairman of the House Rules Committee, visited Ecuador in 2009 and is reported to have written to Obama that "the degradation and contamination left behind by [Chevron] in a poor part of the world made me angry and ashamed… I also saw the infrastructure Texaco/Chevron created that allowed the wholesale dumping of formation water and other highly toxic materials directly into the Amazon and its waters."
A third case is that of the Niger Delta in Nigeria, in which oil is extracted by Shell, Exxon and other giant companies.
An article in The Observer entitled 'Nigeria's agony dwarfs the Gulf oil spill: The U.S. and Europe ignore it", describes how oil spilt from pipelines and other sources has contaminated swamps, rivers, forests and farmlands in the region.
"In fact, more oil is spilled from the delta's network of terminals, pipes, pumping stations and oil platforms every year than has been lost in the Gulf of Mexico," wrote John Vidal.
A report by environment groups calculated in 2006 that up to 1.5m tons of oil -- 50 times the pollution unleashed in the Exxon Valdez tanker disaster in Alaska -- has been spilled in the delta over the past half century. Last year Amnesty calculated that the equivalent of at least 9m barrels of oil was spilled and accused the oil companies of a human rights outrage.
On May 1 a ruptured ExxonMobil pipeline spilled more than a million gallons into the delta over seven days and thick balls of tar are being washed up along the coast. Local people blame the oil pollution for the fall in life expectancy in the rural communities to a little above 40 years.
According to the writer Ben Ikari, "This kind of spill happens all the time in the delta. The oil companies just ignore it. When I see the efforts that are being made in the U.S. I feel a great sense of sadness at the double standards."
"We see frantic efforts being made to stop the spill in the U.S.," said Nnimo Bassey, Nigerian head of Friends of the Earth International. "But in Nigeria, oil companies largely ignore their spills, cover them up and destroy people's livelihood and environments. The Gulf spill can be seen as a metaphor for what is happening daily in the oilfields of Nigeria and other parts of Africa.
These cases show a big contrast between what the U.S. administration is doing to hold a multinational company financially accountable, and how similar companies that cause ecological catastrophes in developing countries are able to get away either freely or with grossly inadequate pay-outs.
What the U.S. administration and Congress are doing to get BP to compensate for the environmental and economic damage it is causing is commendable and should be supported.
Developing countries should learn a lesson from the U.S. and take similar action in line with the "polluter pays" principle.
And just as importantly, the governments of the home countries of the multinationals should also act to make their companies accountable for their actions when they operate in other countries, and to compensate adequately when they cause environmental damage.
There should be an international understanding or agreement among the governments to the effect that they will support one another to obtain redress from companies to compensate for the environmental damage fact they cause.
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Many people are scared of making poached eggs ( including B&B owners ) and rightly so in my opinion! They are the type of egg most likely to go wrong. There can be nothing worse, when you have a full English or Avocado Toast all ready to go, you pop your egg into poach & it goes terribly wrong.
There are, of course, egg poachers & pods & cling film methods. But I find most guests like to see a poached egg made in water with the egg white perfectly enclosing a runny yolk. So here's my method. I'd like to call it foolproof but that would be telling porkies. It does, however, have a high probability of working out ok…..
First, choose your chicken. Your poached egg will work much better if you choose an egg from a young hen. As the hen gets older I find their eggs don't quite work so well. If you don't have your own chickens in the garden make sure you buy nice fresh free range eggs.
The eggs do need to be as fresh as possible. I try only to make poached eggs with eggs that are a few days old. The older the egg, the thinner the white and the more chance that they'll spread & disperse in the pan. I always use room temperature eggs but I know other people swear by cold eggs……my blog, my recipe :0)
Now you need to take a small pan and fill with water. Add a good slug of vinegar. I've seen some chefs using white wine vinegar but I just use ordinary white distilled vinegar. Don't worry the egg won't taste of vinegar
The water needs to be at a fast simmer, so lots of bubbles on the top but not boiling. Break the egg into a small bowl. Stir the water so it's swirling. Don't go mad here or you could just find the egg being dispersed around the pan. Slip the egg quickly into the water and cross your fingers. Hopefully you'll get a lovely shaped egg. Simmer for about 3 mins 45 seconds. This will give you just set egg white & a runny yolk.
The trick I use to take the stress out of poached eggs is to pre cook them before I start on the rest of the breakfasts. Take a bowl & fill with water & lots of ice. As soon as your egg is ready plunge it into the iced water. This means you can prepare all eggs up front then, when the rest of your breakfast is ready, just reheat for a minute in boiling water. Use a slotted spoon to take the egg out, rest on kitchen towel to absorb the water then serve.


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Tracing A Cannock Tommy: The Thomas Bradley Williams Story
Due to my finger being in a splint, I thought I would continue to write smaller articles for the time being; I also thought I would continue with answering some of the more interesting questions posed by Blog followers – well, ones that may have a wider appeal for one reason or another. This article returns the Blog to the Cannock area and to the First World War period, but what turned out to be a straight-forward question actually, in my view, has opened the door on an interesting piece of general social history and has also offered a solution to a personal mystery on the Cannock war memorial.
The question came from another long-time Blog follower, Brian Holmes: 'Evening mate… I'm trying to trace a soldier ancestor of mine: Thomas Bradley from Cannock, born 1898. I've found a Thomas Bradley from Cannock, Regimental No 300719, who was killed-in-action in the Middle East Campaign on 1st May 1918, but I can't seem to find him on any of the Cannock war memorials – I was wondering if you had come across him during your research?'
I hadn't come across him. I thought I would do a few quick checks for Brian's benefit, after which I fully expected after to come out with the likely reason for him not being on a memorial was that the family simply did not put forward his name for inclusion, or they may have moved away and his name possibly appears on the local memorial there. As I started to investigate, and the story unfolded, I discovered that there was more to it than I thought and I became convinced that he was on one memorial in Cannock at least – that of Cannock St Luke's – but was also, although written erroneously, on the main memorial located in the High Street.
Now You See Me – Now You Don't: Bradley, Bradeley and Williams
Thomas Bradley is a bit of an enigma, but I think this is due more to the circumstances of his of birth, and the complexities that surrounded it at the time, than any attempt to mask him as such: simply put, Thomas Bradley was born out of wedlock – which doesn't mean that he was unloved – and which was something that was as commonplace then as it is today. Having researched all of the First World War fallen from Great Wyrley, several proved to be born out of wedlock, however, they were clearly raised in loving homes as their obituaries testify.
The view that back in 1898 such things often carried a judgemental and somewhat hypocritical element of social stigma and shame is illustrated by the fact that single women would often go away for confinement and the children would often be raised with grandparents. Further, under the 1913 Mental Defectives Act (and mental health was equally hushed-up) people could find themselves institutionalised for 'moral' behaviour, and increasingly it seemed that abused women and unmarried mothers ended up in asylums (colonies) – and in some cases I found, for life.
If one looks at his Commonwealth War Grave entry of 1 May 1918, as Brian said, it states that Thomas is the stepson of James and Emma Williams, 195 St John's Road, Cannock. By the use of the word 'stepson', it gives the impression that Thomas was the son of Emma, who was likely a Bradley before she married James Williams. Well, he was not: James Williams proved to be his father, as we shall discover, but his mother turned out to be a Mary Bradley from West Chadsmoor.
It seemed at first that Mary Bradley and, in fact, the entire Bradley family were equally as much of an enigma as her son – this was until I discovered that the surname of Bradley and Bradeley were completely interchangeable with this family (though I will stick to Bradley for ease). Her parents were Thomas Bradley and Eliza Buckley, who were both from Shropshire: Thomas was from Cleehill and Eliza from Madeley. If they had not met before, the couple at least had married in the Cannock area in 1873. Their first child – Thirza – was born in 1875; their second – Julia – the following year; their third – Mary – was born in 1878; and Emma, possibly their last child, was born in late 1881.
In early 1881, the family were living in John Street, Cannock. Thomas Bradley is interestingly, and exotically, listed as a 'Marine Store Dealer': my understanding of this 'profession' is that it either sold equipment to mariners – although I think this would more likely be bargees than mariners, it being Cannock 🙂 – or that is was little more than a glorified junk collector. By 1891 the family had moved to West Chadsmoor. Thomas Bradley had become a coal miner, presumably in one of the local pits, and Mary and Emma were described as being at school. Thirza, I think, has left home and is working as a domestic in Leicester, whereas Julia was working for a grocer in Hanley.
Thomas Bradley died in 1894 and the family began to break-up further. Eliza returned to Madeley to live with or visit Noah, her unmarried brother, before returning to Cannock to marry grocer Charles Keeling in 1903. She passed away in 1923. Thirza married Elihu Hill in Cannock in 1896, she lived in the Cannock area with her family until her death in 1957. Julia married a Thomas Rowley, and she too remained living in the Cannock area with her family until her death in 1929. Emma married Albert Summers in 1917, she passed away in 1953, also in the Cannock area.
Brian states that Thomas Bradley was born in 1898 and there is both a birth certificate – issued in the December quarter of 1898 under the name of Thomas Bradeley – and a baptism entry under the name of Thomas Bradley, for Cannock St Luke's, on 7 December 1898. Whatever the circumstances at the time, and it was only Mary's name on the baptism entry, it seems that Mary was not shy in registering Thomas' birth locally.
Whatever the arrangements were at Thomas' birth, within a short while he would be living with his father. While this could be seen as an abandonment of Thomas by his mother, I think there were very practical reasons for this: firstly, I said before that many children were left to be raised by grandparents, but as Mary's family had started to fracture even before the death of her father in 1894, I don't think there was anyone in her family that could raise the child. Secondly, Mary moved away, becoming a domestic for a butcher in Shifnal, but before she is accused of running away you have to remember that she may have had no family home in Cannock and leaving to get domestic work, which is only what her two elder sisters did, would be seriously impinged with a young child.
So, in 1901 Thomas Bradley is living with his father, James Williams. James was the son of Thomas Williams, who was born in Cannock in 1854, and Isabella Moore, who was born in Stafford in 1857 (but later moved to Wheaton Aston). The couple married in the Cannock area in 1875, and James would be one of eleven children – all of which survived infancy. In 1881 the couple were living on the Walsall Road with their first three children: Mary Ann, Thomas and James (born in 1879). Four more children (Maria, Jane, Lizzie and Samuel), had been born by the time the family are recorded in Mill Street, Cannock, in 1891.
The 1901 census return is interesting: the family have moved to the Old Penkridge Road and while Mary and Maria have left the home, not only have three more children been born (Ada, Charlie and Arthur), but Thomas Bradley is also residing there and, in fact, he is older than his Uncle Arthur! This makes a household of eleven persons in all – twelve when Laura, the last child, was born in 1902. Thomas is a lamp cleaner in the coal mines, and Thomas junior and James have also headed to the mines – although both work above ground.
James Williams had left the family home on the Old Penkridge Road by April 1911, by which time only seven were remaining in the house. James and his son, now named Thomas Williams, were lodging with the Pearce family in Mill Street, Cannock. James has left the mine and is now a coachman for a grocer, whereas young Thomas is still at school – in the 'higher grade'.
James and Thomas would not be residing with the Pearce family for much longer, as James married Emma Lloyd a few months later. Emma was born in 1877, in Cannock, and was the daughter of a tailor. In 1911, she was acting as housekeeper to her sister's family in St John's Road, Cannock, but not long after their marriage they would be living at 26 Walsall Road. The couple would have a daughter, Dorothy, in early 1914.
We don't know when Thomas left school, but we do know he ended-up working with his father at the East Cannock Colliery. The East Cannock Colliery was on the East Cannock Road behind the now defunct Globe Inn. James was simply described as a miner at the time, and Thomas appears to have worked above ground, with duties that involved the railway yard.
On 8 January 1913 an incident occurred that ended-up in a Magistrate Court appearance for Thomas – although he was not the defendant – which was reported to the police by James Williams. Thomas, described as 'a boy', after all he was just 14 years of age, was struck by a John Stubbs Craddock following some kind of altercation. It appears that at 9.30am three horses – I assume connected to Craddock – were in the road and preventing Thomas from pulling some points (I assume, railway). Craddock was found guilty of hitting Thomas and knocking him down – he was fined.
According to his brief obituary in the Walsall Observer, Thomas must have left the East Cannock Colliery – as it states that he worked at the Littleton Colliery before the war.
Tommy Tommy
Ordinarily, I thought tracking Thomas' military career would be difficult – his war record does not survive and the regimental war diary has not yet been digitised by the National Archives and so is unavailable for 'easy' consultation. With Thomas we have a saving grace, as he attested into the Staffordshire Yeomanry and we have a diary written by Trooper William Raymond Brown that covers his movements.
We have some idea as to when Thomas attested: Brown, we know, signed up on 29 September 1914 and was given the number 2956; Thomas was number 3476 (the 300719 number quoted by Brian was given out in 1917), so unless there was another significance to the number other than chronology, he signed-up sometime later – but definitely before May 1915. Thomas would have been 15 years of age in August 1914, so he was likely 16 when he attested – a fact that the Walsall Observer made in his obituary.
Why did he go into the Staffordshire Yeomanry? Well, we don't know. It may have been because it was convenient, he may have been better suited physically for the cavalry, had experience with horses, or thought it more glamorous. I think it more likely that it was because it was a territorial outfit and you could enlist at 17 years (you should be 18 to enlist in the regular army and 19 to serve abroad).
Territorials would be destined for home service only, but saying that, all territorials were asked to sign an agreement to serve abroad – many did, and those that did became the 1/1 Staffs Yeomanry, those that did not became the 2/1 Staffs Yeomanry and remained in England. Thomas, like Brown, clearly agreed.
Whenever he actually attested, he was likely given some basic drill before being packed off to Billingford in Norfolk. Here, over a period, he received further training, equipment and a horse! In August, the Yeomanry were moved to Langley Park (South Norfolk) and for a while they became an infantry unit, until they were returned to cavalry status before their departure on war service.
On 26 October 1915, Thomas and the rest of the 1/1 Staffordshire Yeomanry headed for Southampton, where the following day they embarked on the SS Nessian for a crossing to Alexandria. On 9 November they disembarked, after a little sea-sickness, to life in and around Cairo (especially Fayoum). Here Thomas would pass his 17th birthday, if he hadn't already, and then Christmas. The Yeomanry, part of a bigger cavalry force, acclimatised and patrolled the western frontier of Egypt against incursions by the Senussi, a religious sect from Libya and Egypt sympathetic to the Turkish. The Yeomanry remained in this area for around a year – indeed, Thomas would be in transit on the 18th anniversary of his baptism – and then they would really head towards war.
The Yeomanry headed across the Suez into the Sinai desert – to areas recently wrested from the Turks. In March the Egyptian Expeditionary Force approached Gaza, in Palastine, which was held by unified enemy forces. On 26 March, Thomas and the Yeomanry were a part of the attacking force in what became known as the First Battle of Gaza. They came under shell fire and sniper attack, but when Turkish reinforcements were wrongly believed to be closing in, the offensive was called off.
Thomas remained around the Gaza area, undertaking escort and other duties. The Allies again failed to take Gaza in the April, where the Yeomanry had some marginal involvement. In May they supported an attack on the Beersheba railway – where '15 miles of track were sent into the air'. On 24 August they confronted a Turkish force near Beersheba, with fighting going on much of the day.
Things were about to get very heated for the next few weeks, with the 1/1 Staffordshire Yeomanry playing direct and supporting roles (observation and patrols, for example). Beersheba and Gaza fell to the Allies between 31 October and 2 November after heavy fighting. Rearguard actions (and battles at Mughar Ridge and Nebi Samwil) continued as the Allies moved north. On 6 November the Yeomanry were bombed and fired at 'incessantly', and Brown reported in his diary that they lost several horses, that his brother had been wounded (he lost a leg) and that Thomas Bradley was suffering from shell-shock.
How quickly he recovered we do not know, but on 20 November they sighted Jerusalem. The were bombed over the next few days as the battle for Jerusalem began. The Yeomanry suffered on several occasions, notably on 26 November. Jerusalem fell on 9 December.
The Yeomanry were given rest at Gaza for the opening months of 1918, and while they rested Jericho fell in the February. March and April saw the Yeomanry head through Palastine again, being at Jerusalem on 26 April. The following day they would be in the Jordan Valley, clamping eyes on the Dead Sea and camping on the plain outside of Jericho. On 1 May 1918, part of the Yeomanry ('B' Squadron) were sent to reconnoitre the enemy strength and position behind Jericho. Brown wrote in his diary: 'Had a hot time. Tom Bradley hit and died an hour later.'
What happened to Thomas' body is unclear. He appears on the panel of the memorial in Jerusalem, so he has no known grave. Brown states that he died an hour after being hit, so this suggests his body or his initial grave were later lost, or became inaccessible for some reason.
Thomas Remembered
Thomas' death received some recognition in the local press, although there was no photograph. The Walsall Observer had a paragraph on him, whereas the Cannock Advertiser had an entry in the roll-of-honour from the family. The family, father, mother (I assume this to be Emma Williams) and sister, tender a poem as a remembrance. There is no mistaking that the entry is for Thomas Bradley, as it has his age and date of death upon it, but it is made out to Thomas Bradley Williams.
In time, Thomas was awarded the 1915 Star, as well as the War and Victory medals.
I initially suspected that he did not appear, either as Bradley or Bradeley, on any of the local memorials as the family did not seek to have him put on for one reason or another, however, with research showing that he was recorded as a 'Williams', I broadened my search. The problem is of course that we are not dealing with the rarest of names in Thomas Williams.
Cannock has a church memorial in St Luke's Church and its town memorial on High Street. Neither of these memorials had a straight Thomas Williams, but St Luke's did have a Thomas B Williams and the High Street memorial a Thomas E Williams. The two monuments do not have to have the same names, although many are the same, after all they are set up for different reasons: one for those that once or now reside in the Cannock area, the other would be for current or former members of the church congregation.
I have problems with the town memorial: first, the later names are completely out of order alphabetically, which does not make them wrong of course; second, and saying that, there are clear errors with some names, as with many monuments, and James Watson, just below Thomas E Williams, was one – despite being in the unveiling ceremony programme as James G Watson, he was put on the memorial as James E Watson (now corrected); finally, while a Thomas E Williams was in the unveiling programme, I cannot track him with certainty.
The St Luke's memorial gives me a little faith 🙂 : it had James G Watson correctly named and I can at least place a Thomas B Williams within the Cannock area. If the family put his name forward for the Church memorial, I can't see why they would not have done so for the High St memorial. I have a feeling that Thomas E Williams on the High St memorial is Thomas B Williams (a B easily mistaken for an E), and that Thomas B Williams is Thomas Bradley.
This, I cannot prove. I would not seek an alteration to the memorial, although Thomas Bradley (Williams) has every right to be added should the family seek to do so. I think, though, that anyone seeking his name on such a memorial can at least view that in St Luke's and feel perfectly happy that it does represent Thomas Bradley
My thanks to:
Walsall Local History Centre
Cannock Library
Cannock St Luke's Church
Staffordshire Yeomanry Museum
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
and… Brian Holmes


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Jeb Bush: I'd Accept Tax Increase in Budget Deal
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said he would support a federal budget deal that includes $1 in tax increases for every $10 in spending cuts, as a way of curbing deficits.
"This will prove I'm not running for anything," Mr. Bush – who's sometimes floated as a possible vice presidential candidate – deadpanned during a Senate Budget Committee meeting on Friday on ways to boost the economy.
Last year, at a presidential debate, the GOP candidates rejected the idea of a 10-to-one budget deal.
"If you could bring to me a majority of people to say that we're going to have $10 of spending cuts for $1 of revenue enhancement, put me in, coach," Mr. Bush said in response to a question from Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D., Texas).


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Raunchy porn magazines littered the dashboard. It smelled like rotting fruit, stale beer and dirty diapers.
"The other driver loves to keep the dirty stuff. He picks it out of people's trash" he said. "I wouldn't touch those without gloves on."
We were 19 sitting in the sweltering cab of a recycling truck in suburban Chicago, in August. The grass was tall in the ditches next to the roads and the humidity held our sweat to our skin beneath our shirts. Something for the stench to cling.
He invited me "On The Route" so I went, now regretful, nose burning.
My friend confessed "it's a good job but I don't want to be doing this my whole life. I just can't go to school. It's a waste of time. Who are these teachers? They just throw stuff at you. This is real education."
My friend was the epitome of the James Dean type. Every girl ogled him but he was faithful to his girlfriend, contrarian, reckless but smart (once crashing his Dad's new Mustang while driving underage, ditching it to avoid the police), questioning authority philosophically, appearing always like he stepped off the pages of a JCrew catalog (the most influential mail order of the time). I was not much like him, but we became best friends. I wanted to start a jazz club in Chicago called "Birdland." We were obsessed with jazz. We had big plans. Always circling around how we'd leave our mark on the world, not sure how to start. Uncertain when our break would come, chasing.
We'd both dropped out of high school the same year. I tested into college and he went to work driving a recycling truck.
He drove the route every day while I tore through classes, tripling credit hours to graduate early.
But I didn't have a job plan. I felt like I should. Anxiety was growing.
Sitting in the parlor of the house I shared with 4 girls and another guy, watching ticker symbols stream on CNBC two weeks before graduation, I had a flash: "can someone trade for a living?"
I graduated in December with two interviews at brokerage firms.
"Hey man I'm going downtown Monday to interview. You should come."
"What are you talking about. I'm not going with you to your job interview."
"Dude, it's just an interview. You can introduce yourself and see if they have anything else. Seriously, no big deal. Come with."
He agreed.
We took an early train from Barrington and met a guy in the office of Eurospread Associates, where some of my cousins un-coincidentally worked. "I didn't expect two?" he said. We acted dumb and shrugged. He ushered us onto the trading floor. "People are gonna say shit. Just ignore them. Don't take it personally."
It was nothing we'd seen before: mass chaos, colored jackets, hands in the air, faces screaming, spitting and sweating. The floor was littered with paper.
Traders & clerks laughed and pointed at us chanting "fresh meat," flipping trading cards our way like flat paper bullets.
We were overwhelmed by stimulus, captivated. You could feel the money.
"I didn't know we were hiring two" one broker said.
My friend and I looked at each other "I guess you are" I said.
"Okay, fill out these forms. You can start January 3rd. I'll put one of you in Yen and the other in the LIBOR pit. You'll start as runners." He got Yen, I got LIBOR.
We rolled out of the building laughing, high-fiving. "What just happened?!"
Two weeks later we walked onto the CME floor and started our future.
A year later I was hired at Michael Stoltzner's Futrex Trading, training with Jeff Goldman (one of the largest EuroOptions traders) on weekends and went on to develop trading systems at Specialists DPM and Edge LLC until I left to pursue my dream on the West Coast.
People will tell you the better path is the path in pursuit of something they can see. The path that looks good on paper and reflects well when you tell your new girlfriend's parents. They don't like recycling trucks they like money and power and sophistication and houses in suburbs.
But when you climb the unfamiliar trail in front of you to the top of the first mountain, only then can you find the next mountain beyond.
16 years and witness to suicides, rehabs, parties, stories, more money than God, investigations, lawsuits, lies and fistfights, he's a successful options broker at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. He didn't need a college degree to get educated but he had to have the guts to hang on.
And I'll tell you the secret they don't want you to know: it's not the cab of a recycling truck but it's still filled with raunchy porn, smells like stale beer, rotting fruit and dirty diapers. There's just more money and more pixels, and looks better on TV.
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Internationals plan for 2011 Melbourne Cup
The spring carnival may still be four months away, but international trainers are already beginning to plan for an assault on the feature races, including the Melbourne Cup and Cox Plate.
Racing Victoria's international scout Leigh Jordon has returned from a trip to Asia, where he visited potential spring carnival candidates in Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan.
Just Horse Racing spoke to him upon his return.
Jordon is most excited about Hong Kong trainer, expatriate Australian John Moore, who he believes is set to bring a horse to the spring carnival for the first time.
"John is very keen to come this year, as he has been every year," Jordon said.
"However, I think this will be the year he comes, he has plenty of ammunition."
Jordon says he is likely to bring at least one horse to Melbourne but he could potentially have three representatives.
As has been reported here before, Champions Mile winner Xtension is to be set for the Cox Plate while Champions and Chater Cup winner Mighty High will be aimed at the Melbourne Cup.
However, Jordon also says multiple Group 1 placegetter Irian is to be trained with the Caulfield Cup in mind.
South African trainer Herman Brown may bring two horses to Australia, both for controversial owner Ramzan Kadyrov.
Gitano Hernando was being touted as a Melbourne Cup candidate before his upset win in the Singapore International Cup two weeks ago, while Brown is also considering the prospects of Coolmore castoff Mikhail Glinka.
Mikhail Glinka was an impressive winner of the Group 3 Queen's Vase (3200m) at Royal Ascot last year and campaigned in Dubai earlier this year.
Jordon says Brown is very keen to return to Melbourne after preparing Mourilyan to run third in the 2009 Melbourne Cup behind Shocking.
Mr Kadyrov, the president of Chechnya, also owned Mourilyan.
Kadyrov's participation sparked protests from The Greens, with leader Bob Brown calling him a "blood-soaked dictator" undeserving of Melbourne Cup success.
Much of the same can be expected this time.
Jordon is concerned about Japanese participation in the spring carnival.
"Most of their really good horses are around the 2000m to 2400m range, and they are the sorts of horses that will stay in Japan for the Japan Cup and the Tenno Sho (Autumn)," Jordon explained.
"The main horses we were targeting, like Forgettable and Makani Bisty, disappointed in the Group 2 Meguro Kinen (2500m) a couple of weeks ago.
"We'll have to regroup and see what happens."
Outside of the main features, the $1m Group 1 Patinack Farm Classic (1200m) promises to be a race for the ages.
Much of the focus in the past week has been on whether the connections of Black Caviar may head overseas instead of running in this race.
However, the connections of Singapore speedster Rocket Man are still hoping to come to Australia.
"The trainer (Patrick Shaw) and owner (Fred Crabbia) will be in Melbourne later this month to examine quarantine issues," Jordon said.
"This is a major issue for them and it will be the major stumbling block to overcome."
In other international news, Americain will have an unusual lead up to his defence of his Melbourne Cup crown.
The French galloper will have two starts over 3000m at Deauville before tackling the Cox Plate as his final lead up for the Cup.
Meanwhile, Godolphin are looking to target the Patinack Farm Classic, potentially with the well performed Delegator.
Delegator will have his next start in the Group 1 Golden Jubilee Stakes (1200m) at Royal Ascot, with a win making him eligible for the Patinack bonus.
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Bengaluru, June 18: Roger Federer's return to the grass courts began with a routine 7-6 (7-1) 6-3 win over John Millman in his Halle Open opener.
Millman had beaten Federer at the US Open last year, yet the 20-time grand slam champion - bidding for a 10th title in Halle - controlled their clash on Tuesday.
Australian Millman dug in early on and reached a tie-break without facing a single break point, instead putting Federer under a little pressure in front of a nervy crowd.
But the Swiss great seized a pair of mini-breaks in succession and Millman's hard work was undone.
And with a set in hand, Federer was comfortable from there, holding with speed and confidence and leading after dictating a rally on break point as Millman lobbed wide.
The 37-year-old served out an ultimately straightforward victory despite Millman threatening a break for the first time with a pinpoint passing forehand.
Defending champion Borna Coric, who defeated Federer in the final 12 months ago, also advanced with a straight-sets win over Jaume Munar.
Meanwhile, Matteo Berrettini built on his Stuttgart Open title from last week with another impressive win over sixth seed Nikoloz Basilashvili.
Guido Pella was another seed to fall against David Goffin, but Roberto Bautista Agut got through.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated compatriot Benoit Paire, joining Richard Gasquet, Jan-Lennard Struff, Sergiy Stakhovsky and Andreas Seppi in the last 16.
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Restless Blue began in 2002 as a collaboration between composer, John Duggan, and drummer and programmer, Romilly Dobbs. Their first work was Supplication, a three movement dance piece specially commissioned by choreographer Jess Hall for her youth dance group, Slipstream. It was first performed at Jamboree 2002, an annual festival of youth and community drama, dance and music in Oxfordshire. The three sections – "Through a Window", "Supplication", and "The Stone in the Date" – reveal the light and shade of movement using real world samples, North African loops and analogue synthesis, which jostle for space against a constantly shifting backdrop of beats and atmospheres.
In 2003 the duo were joined by Stick® maestro, Dave Bowmer, double bass supremo, Paul Parker Smith, and master metallist and percussionist, Dave Holmes for the world premiere performance of 3 Faces of Mary, composed by John Duggan. This is a massive work, scored for orchestra, electro-acoustic instruments, two choirs and soloists.
In 2006 the group continued collaborating with dancers in several highly successful shows including Turpentine with Oxford Youth Dance Company and Life, the Universe … and Dinner with Oxford Youth Dance. Most recently, Restless Blue have worked with the intergenerational dance group, Crossover, touring Dragon's Tale in southern theatres in 2007/8. You can read more about Dragon's Tale here.
All the while, the band have been working on tracks for the debut album, Lifeline. There are ten completed tracks – a mixture of songs and instrumentals. The music embodies the Restless Blue spirit of improvisation, exotic soundscapes and bittersweet lyricism. The CD is due out in the summer of 2008.


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Stocks fell sharply following more downgrades by S&P. The list includes Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) and Freddie/Fannie Mac (FNMA and FMCC).
Selling had been fairly orderly earlier Monday. The only panic I saw was in the precious metals, where gold was now trading on par with platinum. This is an extremely rare occurrence, brought about by the view that decreased industrial demand for the latter will cause weaker prices, while speculators continue bidding up the former.
Commodities are also getting hit, namely the grains and energy complex. We expect this to continue, but at some point one must be a buyer due to demand considerations.
Our view is to develop a shopping list to implement when volatility declines. The business development space is getting pummeled; a potential trading vehicle may be BDCL, a leveraged ETF that owns BDC stocks. It has a yield of over 14% and should bounce when the market regains its footing.
We are also intrigued by emerging market debt that is denominated in its home currency. The dollar will eventually resume falling after the VIX decline, and the 6+% yields from this asset class comes without all the balance sheet risk we are currently experiencing in the U.S.
This is a great time to rebalance portfolios. I don't see much more upside for Treasury debt, but equities may recover quite nicely after the bottom is put in.
Most managed futures investments have done well the last week or so. I expect this type of investment will be a great diversifier in the months to come.
See Ben Warwick's previous blog, Prepping for Market Selloff: Five Indicators to Watch.


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When you think of London, does the word honeymoon come to mind? I guess most people wouldn't think of putting those two words together but instead prefer a tropical getaway with cocktails in hand and lazing by the beach all day – but we wanted something a little different.
After getting married in Greece, followed by a week of relaxing sailing through Croatia, we decided to change it up a bit and end our honeymoon in a big and very much loved city – London. Our previous visit to the city lead us to the busy, touristy spots so when choosing which area to stay in this time around we found an overwhelming amount of suggestions to check out Shoreditch. BTW, thanks for all the recommendations!
CitizenM teamed up with us for our stay and before we even talk about the hotel let's start with one of the most unique check ins we have ever had, one that has ruined check-ins for us completely. They have a self-service check in (the first time we have ever come across anything like it), yep you don't need to speak to anyone, hand over your credit card or wait whilst they make a few calls to see if your room is ready.
This is an introverts dream, the process was so smooth, we had a choice of 3 rooms – we even got to pick our room view and floor! After generating our own room key, we grabbed the lift up to the 6th floor to unpack and get ready to head out to explore the area. The rooms in the hotel are designed to be small but efficient, and everything from the luggage storage under the bed to the iPad control system was exactly that.
After settling in we went out to explore the area. We quickly found Shoreditch to be quite the trendy district of East London. It's home to a bunch of chic bars and restaurants, the cutting edge Brick Lane Market, and miles of colorful street art. We loved rugging up in winter gear (yes we know we were here in summer and after a year of no winter it was a warm welcome) as we walked down streets, visiting coffee shops and finding street art along the way.
If there are any coffee addicts, our favourite spot was Attendant, go check it out.
^^ best quote ever "I'm not angry. I just need coffee"
We spent our night in Shoreditch with two fellow Aussie friends of ours, who we actually had never met before (internet friends finally meeting – woohoo!) Miranda & Mark are an inspirational couple who are also crazy travel lovers and run an incredible travel blog called The Common Wander – you guys should definitely go check them out and their beautiful Instagram.
They moved from Melbourne to London over 6 months ago and we told them that we wanted to spend our first night in London having a pub meal, and that's exactly what we did. Mark took us to one of his favourite local spots The Water Poet and we chowed down on some pub grub and chatted so much we don't even have a photo of our amazingly large meals or cool pub shots. Sorry! It was a great feed though so we recommend you guys check it out if you're ever in Shoreditch.
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Here I am succumbing to the new cake trend – when I had sworn I would not!- and giving you a cake pop recipe that works really well as a Halloween themed treat… I even give you a truly disgusting Halloween decoration idea at the end for a lollipop inspired by the horrid monster at the center of the wonderful Spanish film "Pan's Labyrinth" – A truly horrific Halloween figure if there ever was one… But a beautiful and moving story by Benicio del toro!
Ingredients list:
- 370gself-raising wholemeal flour
- 300g brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon raising powder
- 1large spoon of cinnamon
- 15 cl rapeseed oil
- 4 large eggs
- vanilla extract
- 180g shredded coconut
- 180g grated carrot or 180 grated pumpkin (or half of each)
- 1 grated apple
For the binding:
- 1/2 small tub of cream cheese and ½ tub of mascarpone
- Lemon juice and icing sugar to taste ( I sometimes cut corners by using 2 spoonfuls of good lemon curd instead)
For the covering and decorating:
Melt some candy melt in white or white chocolate covering and sprinkle sugar vermicelli while still soft.
Warm the oven at 180 degree Celsius. Oil and line 2 sandwich tins. Mix all the dry ingredients in a big bowl. Add the oil, beaten eggs and vanilla. If the mix is on the dry side, add a little milk. It must be heavy but still moist.
Fold in the grated carrots and coconut, apple optional. Bake for 35min at 180.
Mix the mascarpone, cream cheese, icing sugar and lemon juice together. I use roughly the same quantity of sugar than cream. This is not about skimping on calories !
Once your cake has cooled down, break it in two and rub the halves together in order to crumble it all. Actually, that is quite fun to do: A bit of deconstructivist cooking!
Once it is all in a rough powder, put some of the binding and mix it in until you can get a nice ball to form in your hands without sticking too much. Shape balls the size of a large walnut and store them on a tray in the fridge for an hour.
Melt the white chocolate (or candy melt) as per the manufacturer's instructions and dip the lollipop sticks in it then push each into a ball of cake and dip it carefully into the cover. My first attempt was very crumbly and disastrous and it takes a few trials before you get your first ball right. Do not dispair: just eat up and carry on instead!
Roll each of them into the vermicelli if you want version one – or decorate with sticky eyes and no mouth if you want scary version two…


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Give Sarcastic a listen - it's a new offering from Eric Bellinger, featuring Chipmunk. It was dropped on Sunday, January 1st, 2012. Eric Bellinger's musical situation is improving with every new release, and Sarcastic will most definitely help the cause. It's a fine addition to the growing body of work Eric Bellinger has been developing since stepping foot in the game. We're looking forward to what Eric Bellinger has in store.
Hear more of Eric Bellinger on Love & Lust. If you dig this, visit Eric Bellinger's profile for the latest info, news, songs, and mixtapes. Make sure to hit Eric Bellinger with a follow and/or like on Facebook and Twitter.
Who else would you like to have seen on the track? Are y'all feeling this one?


text: I just added my friend, Hilary A. Scott, to the blogroll! She is in Savannah, getting her MFA in painting. Look at her art, it's good. In the Fall of '05, she and I would cook a weekly dinner together and then try to get people to come eat it. Her boyfriend, Joshua Dildine, is also a good painter/drawer. I have a t-shirt he designed, in both blue and brown.


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Browser object: 'On back pressed' should now trigger in Windows Phone 8.1 Universal apps. As with Tizen there must be a trigger present to override the default behavior of closing the app.
Multiplayer object: help link now opens its new manual entry
New tutorial: Multiplayer tutorial 3 - pong (the previous third tutorial, "real-time game", is now tutorial 4 in the series)
New tutorial: How to export to iOS with Ejecta
New tutorial: How to export Windows Store apps (covers the new Universal app option)
Multiplayer: the beta-period limit of 50 players per game on the signalling server has been lifted. You can now have unlimited players per game.
Multiplayer object: prevented memory leak if some actions used incorrectly
System: 'Every X seconds' could sometimes fail to run properly after loading a savegame
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Multiplayer: the beta-period limit of 50 players per game on the signalling server has been lifted. You can now have unlimited players per game.So glad I bought this.
Good release and more tutorials , many thanks .
Yes, yes yes , thanks guys
Always glad to have a stable update.Any word on the internal C2 Spriter updates needed? The plugin is apparently done. Just waiting on the internals.
w00t!Thank you. Time to read some multiplayer tutorials. :)
Very nice!
Thanks for the update.I just bought the personal license today!Wish me luck ;)
All updating multiplayer :v
All Hail Multiplayer!!
Nice one, thanks...
Awesome as always
Thanks. Now my pre-alpha project-thingy runs much smoother than before.
Nothing intelligent to say, so just a big thank you!
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Based on pilot observations and analysis of satellite imagery, the Tokyo VAAC reported that on 5 November an ash plume from Suwanose-jima rose to an altitude of 1.5 km (5,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted NE. The JMA indicated that during 7-8 November explosion or eruption plumes rose to altitudes of 1.2-1.8 km (4,000-6,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted E. An explosion was reported on 12 November.
Source: Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) – "Reports provided courtesy of the Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Program and the US Geological Survey's Volcano Hazards Program."


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safeTALKSuicide Awareness Training
FOCUS: Suicide awareness training
DURATION: Half day (3 hours)
PARTICIPANTS: Anyone 15 years or older
TRAINERS: One registered trainer per 30 participants plus one support person
COST: $150 plus GST per participant (tailored packages available for workplaces or groups of 15 or more)
What is included?
safeTALK is a half-day (3-4 hour) presentation aimed at increasing suicide alertness. This program alerts community members to signs that a person may be considering suicide. It acknowledges that while most people at risk of suicide signal their distress and invite help, these intervention opportunities are often overlooked.
Participants learn to recognise when someone may have thoughts of suicide and to respond in ways that link them with further suicide intervention help. They will learn how basic TALK steps can link persons at risk with suicide first aid and other help to increase their safety.
Please download our safeTALK information brochure here
Lifeline South Coast offers a range of options for people wanting to train in safeTALK. Details of the next available training dates in both the Illawarra and Shoalhaven are listed below. Or we can arrange to come to your workplace to train larger groups.
Please get in touch with us if you'd like to discuss your training needs – firstname.lastname@example.com
Past sessions
The following safeTALK sessions were delivered FREE to our community with the generous support of the following Clubs as part of the 2017 ClubGRANTS program.
Thank you…
- 24 July 2017 thanks to Tradies Helensburgh
- 2 August 2017 thanks to Wests Illawarra
- 23 October 2017 thanks to Wests Illawarra
- 26 February 2018 thanks to Wests Illawarra
- 12 March 2018 thanks to The Shellharbour Club
- 5 April 2018 thanks to The Shellharbour Club
- 18 April 2018 thanks to City Diggers
- 23 April 2018 thanks to Berkeley Sports and Social Club
- 2 May 2018 thanks to Club Jervis Bay
- 2 May 2018 thanks to Culburra Bowling and Recreation Club
- 8 May 2018 thanks to The Shellharbour Club
- 18 May 2018 thanks to Illawarra Leagues Club
- 18 May 2018 thanks to St Georges Basin Country Club
- 21 May 2018 thanks to Milton Ulladulla Ex-Servos Club
- 22 May 2018 thanks to Wests Illawarra
- 29 May 2018 thanks to Dapto Citos Club
- 31 May 2018 thanks to Mollymook Golf Club
Upcoming Events
There are no upcoming events at this time.
Accidental Counsellor Foundations
The Accidental Counsellor Foundations workshop is a full-day program which will provide you with necessary skills and tools to be able to step into the shoes of an Accidental Counsellor momentarily. You will learn to respond appropriately, efficiently and effectively to people in crisis or distress.
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognise the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help.
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is the world's leading suicide intervention workshop. Participants learn to recognise when someone may be at risk of suicide, apply a suicide first-aid intervention model and respond in ways that helps to increase their immediate safety and link them to further help.
Since 2007, Lifeline has been delivering DV-alert (previously known as DiVeRT) in different parts of Australia including remote and rural locations. Since it was first developed, DV-alert has expanded to wider range of audiences to provide a more tailored approach that recognises the complexities of domestic and family violence as an issue.
Mental Health First Aid
Over 3 million trained – will you be next? We are working towards a world where everyone has the first aid skills to support people with mental health problems. Completing an MHFA Course will help you develop the skills to support a friend, family member or co-worker. Having mental health first aid skills means that you can assist someone developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis and make a real difference to your community.
Psychological First Aid
The Psychological First Aid workshop is a 3-hour program. Participants will learn how to provide human social support to people impacted by a disaster or critical event and aid Community Recovery
If life is in danger, call 000


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Ploelkroi posted a topic in .:: Request Section ::.Tracker Name : DigitalHive Why Do You Need It : It's a very decent tracker with high quality stuff most of them are freelech and good pretimes. Ratio Proof Of Your Best Tracker [Minimum - 1] : If you need ask me via pm. SpeedTest : If you need ask me via pm. Any Other Things (optional) : Thanks so much to anyone who can fill my request.
Waffles | news
Ploelkroi posted a topic in Trackers NewsUploaders, start your engines! 2015-01-04 22:48:17 Hello again, my lovely friends and fellow Wafflers. No matter where in the world you are, I hope you are enjoying yourself during this holiday season. For me, this time of year is all about community, which is why you'll probably be able to catch me in your local IRC for the next couple weeks ;) First, an announcement: Alert: Rapidly Approaching WI approval changes! As soon as we can make it so (i.e. once our devs implement it), we are going to change the WI approval process to require a minimum of EAC 1.0 b1 or XLD version 142.2, and all WI approved rips, whether XLD or EAC, will require a checksum. We have not previously required XLD rips to have a checksum, but that will be the case going forward when the changes are announced. Newer versions of XLD also have a "Media Type" field in their logs that allow us to identify CD-R rips, so updating the minimum required version of XLD to always include this information will greatly benefit our quality standards. And if our quality standards are improving, your experience will improve too! This change may occur during the contest, so at this time, be forewarned that this will happen soon, and you may want to take steps now to be sure you'll be able to continue uploading WI rips going forward. The staff here at Waffles.fm, in this holiday spirit, would like to give back to the community and give all Wafflers the chance to give a little as well. Which is why I present to you... Upload Contest / Freeleech Bonavaganza! In addition to a site-wide freeleech, we are also kicking off an upload contest. The heart of any torrent community lies with its content -- and we want to enter 2015 on a strong note! So here's your chance to help us achieve that goal and get a little recognition for it as well Here is how it works: What's in it for me? - 15 points given per upload, versus the regular 5 points. - 35 points given per filled request, versus the regular 15 points. This is actually a carefully calculated number designed to encourage users to upload FLAC (Waffle Irons approved, of course!)/320/V0/V2 simultaneously for maximum pointage and format coverage. We dub it the Icebox Constant. So during the contest, you would have: FLAC upload (15 points) + 320 upload (15 points) + V0 upload (15 points) + V2 upload (15 points) + Waffle Irons approval (5 points) + request fill (35 points) = 100 points. Nice and round. At the end of every day, we will tally the current leaders (from 1st place to 10th) and post them in the announcement thread. At the end of the upload contest, you will get these sweet prizes (the Waffles equivalent of a Cadillac): First Place: - 4000 points. - Prize Winner Pick in two monthly staff picks. Second Place: - Prize Winner Pick in two monthly staff picks. - 2500 points. Third Place: - 2000 points. Fourth Place through Tenth Place: - 1500 points. But wait, there's more! If you are uploading material that is really special to you, we would like to encourage you to add your own review to the description of your upload. Users who do this and post the review and link to their torrent in this announcement's discussion thread will earn an additional 100 points for the post. Yes, this is the only time where you can advertise your own uploads :> Ground Rules: - Same uploading and request filling rules apply. Please keep in mind that we have rules regarding the description in uploads that you should follow if you don't want your uploads to be deleted . For reference, the rules are available here. If you would like a template to follow when creating your own uploads, check out any staffer's uploads The website https://yadg.cc/can auto-generate descriptions for your uploads to save you time during the upload frenzy. - If you choose to add your own review to your upload, do not plagiarize. Staff will be checking for cheaters. START DATE (UPLOAD CONTEST + FREELEECH): 18:00 EST, January 4th, 2015 END DATE (FREELEECH): 18:00 EST, January 18th, 2015 END DATE (UPLOAD CONTEST): 18:00 EST, January 25th, 2015
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Kraytracker : News
Ploelkroi posted a topic in Trackers NewsKray Staff Picks for 2014 Happy 2015! Some of the Kray staff have chosen one of their favorite albums from 2014 to share with everyone. These are all freeleech, so have at 'em and let us know what you think. (More may be added over the next few days so keep an eye out for those) elpato wrote: At the risk of repeating myself yet again, Möngöl Hörde's self-titled album was the one album I truly fell in love with this year. I wasn't familiar with Frank Turner or his other work before I heard this, and it was a fantastic discovery. Staff to Refund Counter is, in my opinion, one of the greatest songs of this decade (or at least one that moved me the most) and even if it was a single with no B-side, I would still be tempted to make this my pick. hugeposuer wrote: Goodtime Boys - Rain Genres: post.hardcore,emo,punk At Fest I missed The Descendents to see Goodtime Boys. It was not a mistake. redbrigade wrote: The Interrupters - Self titled I don't like Tim Armstrong much but I like this very much. Its a solid ska reggae with punk vocals by the best female vocalist I have heard for sometime. All the tracks are toe tapping and have a uplifting street feel in particular The tracks Easy On You & Haven't Seen The Last Of Me. Download it. Its fucking awesome imnotauser wrote: It's gotta be Lack of Sense - Small Lights Over There This has been my go-to album since I bought it. It's been a long time since a Japanese band has been at the top of my year list. Kev wrote: The No Marks - Light Of One A bunch of dudes from old British bands got together and made a one of the best debut albums a band could hope to make. Melodic UK punk at its very best.
TheShow : News
Ploelkroi posted a topic in Trackers NewsRatio Free Spotlight January 2-9 New RFS for January 2 - 9 The Magic Tricks of JJ Abrams - A Culture Show Special (2013) A topical series featuring the best arts and culture stories of the week. One of the hottest talents in Hollywood today, JJ Abrams talks to Mark Kermode about his latest turn at the helm of the Starship Enterprise, his lifelong love of filmmaking and the passion for mystery that lies at the heart of everything he does. Get It Here: http://theshow.bz/details.php?id=4376 Shakespeare's Globe Intimate documentary which explores the history of the modern-day reconstruction of Shakespeare's Globe theatre, from Sam Wanamaker's original dream to the institution it has become. Get It Here: http://theshow.bz/details.php?id=327 Joel Sartore - The Art of Travel Photography Most of us wouldn't dream of traveling—or even taking a day trip—without bringing a camera along. Photographs not only let us share our experiences with others, but they preserve once-in-a-lifetime moments, breathtaking sights, and visits with friends and loved ones precisely the way we want to remember them. Get It Here: http://theshow.bz/details.php?id=5070
TheGeeks : News
Ploelkroi posted a topic in Trackers NewsTheGeeks Weekend Freeleech #218 More Chances To Win Prizes! TheGeeks New Year Events: Vote for Best Torrents of 2014 TheGeeks Weekend Freeleech #218 Discussion Of the Week: What's your 2015 New Years Resolution? Discussion on this topic -> Here And last but not least, this week's FLOTW torrents: Horizon S52E08 - How You Really Make Decisions Horizon uncovers the truth about how you really make decisions. Every day you make thousands of decisions, big and small, and behind all them is a powerful battle in your mind, pitting intuition against logic. This conflict affects every aspect of your life - from what you eat to what you believe, and especially to how you spend your money. And it turns out that the intuitive part of your mind is a lot more powerful than you may realise. Jack Foster - How to Get Ideas [1 eBook (PDF)] How to Get Ideas shows you -- no matter your age or skill, your job or training -- how to come up with more ideas, faster and easier. Angela Browne-Miller - Rewiring Your Self to Break Addictions and Habits In this groundbreaking book, Browne-Miller explains simply and clearly how we can control our thoughts to rewire the brain and beat the pattern that spurs repeating harmful habits, and addictions. They can be downloaded for free at 00:00 am Saturday UK Time Check your local UK time by clicking HERE.
PlanetQ : News
Ploelkroi posted a topic in Trackers NewsEsta es la peor noticia que podriamos dar PlanetQ ha muerto Los hechos: Cuando la pagina comenzó su andadura allá por 2006 los Sysops eran X1 y X2 pero al cabo del tiempo X1 tuvo que dejar sus funciones por falta de tiempo y le dio los permisos a paco1958; este hecho lo conocia muy poca gente Al cabo de los años, en el 2012, a paco se le cruzó la vena e intentó hacerse con el control de web borrando cuentas de staffs, editando post, etc.... los que lleveis mas tiempo supongo que os acordareis. Lo positivo de esa crisis fue que nació este foro de emergencias gracias al tesón de algunos usuarios de PlanetQQ Lo negativo es que antes de expulsar a paco y su pandilla metiö un backdoor en las bases de datos Con ese backdoor ha podido entrar en Q cuando y como ha querido, normalmente sin armar mucho ruido, pero parece que se le ha vuelto a cruzar la vena y lo ha vuelto a tirar abajo ahora. Viendo la situacion y en conversacion con X3, dueño del site, hemos decidido cerrar Al principio dije "PlanetQ ha muerto" quiza debi matizar "la web PlanetQ ha muerto" porque PlanetQ es mas que una web somos todos los que lo hemos hecho posible. Muchas gracias por haber estado ahí durante todos estos años, y es que juntos lo hicimos porque no sabíamos que era imposible. Un saludo. Staff PlanetQ Translate: This is the worst news we could give PlanetQ dead The facts: When the site started out back in 2006 were Sysops X1 and X2 but over time X1 had to leave their duties due to time and gave him permission to paco1958; this fact very few people knew Over the years, in 2012, to paco he crossed his vein and attempted to gain control of web deleting accounts staffs, post editing, etc .... which bring forth more time I guess you will remember. The upside of that crisis was born this forum emergency thanks to the tenacity of some users PlanetQQ The negative is that before expelling paco and his gang got a backdoor in the databases With this backdoor has gotten into Q when and how he wanted, usually unassembled lot of noise, but it seems that he has re-crossed the vein and has returned to shoot down now. Viewing the situation and in conversation with X3, owner of the site, we have decided to close At first I said "PlanetQ is dead" perhaps debi refine "the web PlanetQ dead" because PlanetQ is more than a web are all who have made this possible. Thank you very much for being there for all these years, is that together we did it because we knew it was impossible. A greeting. Staff PlanetQ
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Ploelkroi posted a topic in Trackers NewsSome of you may not be aware of this, so here it is again. We have support for irssi-autodl via the irc announce channel. We have rss support that works with any rss reader/downloader. We have CouchPotato support via the files linked in the forum post(still a wip). We have SickRage support via rss. For more information, please check the forums and if you need any additional help, create a new topic in the forum. We are trying to make it as easy as possible to auto download anything that you like.
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I've had a secret shame buried deep inside me for a few weeks.
I watched "Twilight". I watched "Twilight" and I liked it.
Now, everyone is carrying on and on about the dreaminess of Edward Cullen and I do feel a bit superior when I proclaim I did not find him the least bit attractive. Now this is not to say there haven't been a few young men I have taken a shine to; I feel a special kind of flutter every time I see Joe Jonas. Say what you will but that boy really does look like he needs his purity ring tarnished and I am happy to take on that job. Also, I find his floppy brown hair lovely.
But Edward Cullen? Too pale, skinny, hairless and far, far too blond for me. I do not handle emotional boys well and our dear Edward feels far too many feelings for my liking. He seems a young man that would be scared of hurting me, only wants to make love and would talk incessantly about what a deep connection he feels. I do not care for this one bit.
Oh, and he is a vegetarian. I know plenty of lovely men who are vegetarians, but really? Nothing produces a pile of sawdust in my panties faster than a man who won't eat a steak.
What I think got me about the movie was the sort of wide eyed faith Bella has in what she is feeling. She is in awe he loves her and doesn't quite understand it, but she just goes with it. She is young and unscathed by heartbreak. There are no "what ifs" and she doesn't hold back scared of the possibility of being hurt. The movie reminded me of the free fall of first love and made me wish I was 14 again. Well, 14-years-old minus the acne and the disproportionately large rack.
Except in my 14-year-old fantasies, it was not Edward Cullen…it was Anthony Kiedis. There will be no pale vegetarians on my watch, no propping of of weak men who are far too emotive. The only thing I am ready to handle on a regular basis is raves about my cooking and Mr. Cullen would not be able to even eat my food and that's just too bad. Not to say their aren't some misses but I like the accolades when they are deserved. For instance I threw this meal together totally last minutes and it came out really well. Sure, it is just pasta, but it is flavorful and I managed to get a ton of vegetables in here. For a fast week night dinner that will leave you a ton of leftovers you really cannot go wrong. The whole wheat pasta adds a nice depth and the sauce, more chunky than a normal sauce, manages to stay light(er) thanks to the turkey and artichokes. Hey, this isn't going to change your life but it is way better than a jar of Ragu.
And how do you feel about that, Edward?
Summer Pasta
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 small onion, minced
1 pound mushrooms, chopped finely
2 teaspoons dried basil
1.5 teaspoons dried oregano
1 package (about 1.5 lbs) ground turkey
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 8 0z. can tomato sauce
1 14.5 oz. can chopped tomatoes
1 14.5 oz. can artichokes, drained
Salt and pepper
1 box whole wheat pasta
Parmesan for sprinkling
Boil salted water and cook pasta while preparing sauce.
Heat oil in pan over medium heat. Add garlic and onions and cook for about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms,a pinch of salt and some pepper and cook for another 3 minutes. Drain off some of the liquid from the mushrooms with a spoon. Add basil, oregano, balsamic and turkey and cook for 8 minutes. (You may need to spoon off some more liquid.)Pour in tomato sauce, chopped tomatoes and artichokes. Cook for an additional 7 minutes. Salt and pepper and mix with pasta. Top with parmesan.


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Much has been written about the complications associated with diabetes, but the psychological consequences are often overlooked or ignored.
One psychological disorder commonly associated with diabetes is anxiety. Diabetes UK, the leading diabetes charity in Britain, says that diabetic patients are 20 percent more likely to experience an anxiety disorder than people without the disease. This results largely from worry about experiencing hypoglycaemia-related complications while working or driving.
Similarly, a seizure or loss of consciousness as a result of hypoglycaemia can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder, which can get worse if not diagnosed in time.
Anxiety and depression commonly coincide. The Canadian Diabetes Association estimates that 15 percent of diabetic patients experience a major depressive disorder. That is almost double the rate in the general population. Being told that you have a life-altering, potentially fatal illness would, after all, upset most people. And having to cope with daily self-care can lead people to despair.
However, a number of studies suggest that depression occurs before the onset of diabetes. The life-changing events associated with diabetes may give rise to a depressive episode, but, on the other hand, being depressed often leads to reduced physical activity and weight gain - both factors that could contribute to the onset of diabetes.
Whichever comes first, depression or diabetes, the relationship is not a good one. Repeatedly, research has shown that depressed diabetics have poorer clinical outcomes, in rates of both amputation and mortality.
The bottom line is that depression greatly exacerbates diabetes, and treating depression would improve its clinical management. This is well documented, and yet physical health and psychological health specialists often don't talk and may not even inhabit the same healthcare facility.
Eating disorders are another psychological problem associated with diabetes. Anorexia and bulimia are most common among young women and teenage girls. And women with Type 1 diabetes are, says the American Diabetes Association (ADA), at increased risk of developing eating disorders.
Type 1 diabetics are required to take insulin because their body cannot produce enough of it, but the insulin therapy can result in weight gain. Consequently, in our body-image-obsessed societies, some women develop eating disorders after a medically-induced weight gain. Others just cut down on the meds: the ADA says as many as 40 percent of young women refuse to take insulin injections as prescribed for the fear of weight gain.
A 2008 study published in the journal Psychiatry reported the prevalence of anorexia nervosa in a population of diabetic females as 0.27 percent compared to 0.06 percent of a comparable non-diabetic control group. The same pattern was found for bulimia nervosa: 1.73 percent and 0.69 percent.
The well documented psychological problems associated with the illness suggest that the best care and prevention has to include a psychological and psychotherapeutic aspect. More should be done to offer holistic treatment, including talk-based psychotherapies, particularly in cases involving depression.
That should go hand in hand with campaigns that aim to remove the stigma associated with psychological interventions. Findings that imply depression precedes diabetes suggest we might benefit from preventive initiatives aimed at promoting psychological health, making it less likely that people will develop depression in the first place.
Diabetes is one of the world's greatest health challenges. Psychology and psychological therapies can be useful in helping to manage this serious problem.
The writer is a student of Psychology at the Zayed University. This article has been reproduced from the Arab News.