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Imagine that I tell you about a particular creative work that has been engaged by millions upon millions of people all over the world. Many people interpret it differently - as emblematic of contemporary existence, as an unachievable fantasy, as political allegory, or as a metaphor for life itself. Yet although inviting a wide variety of interpretations, in truth, there is no singular or "proper" way of comprehending the piece. It is a work that haunts people's dreams and that changes the way they look at the world, a work that people find themselves coming back to again and again. And though different people have different opinions or reactions to it, there seems some universal quality about this work that speaks to everyone familiar with it in some powerful way. Sounds like we ought to put it in a museum, doesn't it? I'm talking, of course, about Tetris.
Over the years, a variety of players and critics have offered their own "reading" of Tetris. Literacy scholar James Paul Gee, for example, sees Tetris as an obsessive-compulsive fantasy unattainable in our haphazard lives, offering a satisfying perfection where everything fits together. By creating a smoothly logical world ruled by a comforting sense of order, Tetris allows "an escape into the very desire for order, control, and workable solutions that we have all the time," according to Gee, "a desire often frustrated in life, but never in Tetris."
Critic and author J.C. Herz suggests that Tetris is instead about the badly arranged blocks that need to be organized, triggering an anal-retentive desire to tidy up and watch the accumulation disappear. "It's about detritus raining down on your head, trash falling into messy piles and piling up until it finally suffocates you," she says, and the challenge is simply to negotiate the refuse and make the mess go away. "It's not about blowing things up. It's about cleaning things up."
And MIT professor Janet Murray suggests that Tetris provides the perfect metaphor for workaday monotony, where every completed task is replaced by a new one and "success means just being able to keep up with the flow." For Murray, Tetris embodies the unending toil of the desk job, "the constant bombardment of tasks that demand our attention and that we must somehow fit into our overcrowded schedules and clear off our desks in order to make room for the next onslaught."
But it's not only critics and academics who offer such thoughtful interpretations of the game.
Political philosophers focus on the game's emergence from the late days of the Soviet Union, suggesting the game as embodying (or critiquing) communist ideology: the anonymity of a society where all the unique and individual pieces merge together and become indistinguishable from the mass; the governing authority that maintains harmony by organizing and utilizing all the disparate members of society; the inevitable systemic collapse as the societal foundation becomes increasingly weak and fragmented and the powers-that-be can focus only on the most immediate problems.
Cynics read Tetris through its commonly experienced moments of poor luck, whether evincing the cruelty of the universe as life refuses to provide that one simple piece that would make everything come together, or a world in which one unfortunate and irreversible mistake makes all our plans end in ruin.

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- Women in Coventry are more likely than men to need adult social care[i] and more likely to be carers.[ii]
- Women are two and a half times more likely than men to suffer anxiety and depression.[iii]
The Cuts and Changes:
- Coventry's Adult Social Care budget will be cut by £2,160,000 in 2011/12.[iv] Coventry City Council argue that efficiency savings can meet any shortfall in funding. Others are concerned that services will be cut.
- Carers' Organisations like Coventry Carers' Centre are finding that funding from other sources such as charitable trusts is harder to obtain, putting support services at risk.
- Coventry Primary Care Trust has to make savings of £5 million on its 2011/12 budget and Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust has to cut its workforce by the equivalent of nearly 560 full time posts
- Coventry PCT is preparing to prepare to close down, to be replaced by GP consortia. Public Health will become the responsibility of Local Authorities.
The Impact: Women in Coventry will be disproportionately affected by any cuts in social care and support services leading to greater inequality (see box for combined impact of cuts on those needing care).
The full impact of the health cuts and move to GP commissioning is not yet clear. But there are concerns about services which are more used by women (e.g. mental health) and about funding for services addressing violence against women.
Read full chapter on Health and Social care in Unravelling Equality here
[i] There are 19,600 women in Coventry over seventy compared to 14,000 men There are 28,709 women and 24,943 men in Coventry with a limiting long term illness. (data supplied by Coventry City Council)
[ii] At 2001 census 16,793 women in Coventry were providing unpaid care to another adult compared to 13,086 men
[iii] Mind, 2011. Women and mental health. [online] Available at: http://www.mind.org.uk/help/people_groups_and_communities/women_and_mental_health#_edn1 [Accessed 7 April 2011]
[iv] Coventry City Council, 'Equality Impact Assessment on Adult Social Care 2011/12' in Equality Impact Assessments on Budget Setting 2010/11p.24 available at http://www.coventry.gov.uk/downloads/download/894/equality_impact_assessment [Accessed 21st April 2011]


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I'm trying to accumulate documentary evidence John Phetheon's life. I have documents showing when and where is was transported (Tasmania) and that he received a free pardon after 7 years. John may have returned to England briefly but then went back to Hobart along with wife Susan and possible two children in 1849. I have other circumstantial evidence confirming that his wife was called Susan, and also a record of a marriage between a John Phetheon and one Susan Burt in Lambeth, 1839.
The trial is described below :
From: Henry Buckler; Central Criminal Court. Minutes Of Evidence, Vol X11; Session VII to Session XII; George Herbert, Cheapside, London, 1840
2038. JOHN PHETHEON was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of February, at St. George, Hanover-square, 4 salt-cellars, value 41; 6 ladles, value 1/. 5s.; 18 forks, value 91.; and 6 spoons, value 11.; the goods of Thomas Robert Baron Hay, his master, in his dwelling-house :— 2nd Count, stating it to be the property of the Earl of Kinnoull, in Scotland.
Messrs. Bodkin and Ballantine conducted the Prosecution.
Thomas Mowbray Neatham. In July last I was butler to the Earl of Kinnoull, at No. 58, Green-street, Grosvenor-square, in the parish of St. George, Hanover-square. The prisoner was the under butler—his Lordship was leaving town in July—previous to his leaving it was customary to examine all the plate before it was sent to the banker's—a small portion of the plate was left behind in the house, kept in a small iron chest—on the 14th of July I told the prisoner to put all the plate out as usual, that it might be examined before it was sent to the banker's—next morning I went into the pantry—the plate was in the strong closet—the prisoner was in the pantry—I did not find the plate put out, but found one chest packed and another partly packed—I said, "I desired you to put the plate out that I might examine it before any part was put away"—he said, there was bags belonging to what was put away, and he thought it much better to put it in the chest out of the way—I asked him the contents of the chest, and as he named them I wrote them down in a memorandum book—it was the chest No. 1, which was already packed—he lifted the trays out of the chest —1 saw the large things, and there was a number of small things, which I took his word that they were there as he named them—he locked that chest down, and we went on packing the other chest—I said, "Now we will put all the plate out in the pantry before any more is put away, we will have it out and examine it':—it was done—I examined it and missed the snuffer-tray—I asked him where it was—he said he would tell me after a short time—I then went on, and missed a lemon-dish and two strainers —I asked him where they were—he said he would tell me after a bit— these articles were replaced by the prisoner the same evening—I found the remainder of the plate correct as far as I examined—about twelve o'clock the same night I went into the pantry, and opened the chest No. 1, which had been packed by him—I examined them by the list he had given me, and found four salt-cellars missing, and six ladles—1 examined the other chest, and found it right—next morning I went into the pantry—the prisoner came in afterwards—I told him I had a claret cork to put away, and asked him what chest we should put it into — he said, "No. 1 chest"—when this chest was opened, I said, "I did not examine the contents of this chest, it would be more satisfactory to myself, and also to you, that we should examine it"—I told him to take all the things out —I asked him if the things were in that chest according to the list, and read it down to him three times over, and he said it was correct—I then said it would be more satisfactory to examine them—they were taken out, and four salts and six ladles were missing—I asked him where the salts were—he said he had pawned them—when we missed the ladles I asked where they were—he said he had pawned them also—I told him they must be forthcoming, as the chest would leave the house at nine o'clock to go to the banker's—this was about half-past seven o'clock in the morning— he said if I would allow him an hour they should be forthcoming—I said, "Now we had much better examine the contents of the iron chest," of which he kept the key—I did so, and asked him the contents of the chest —he laid six tea-spoons and two salt-spoons down before me, and said, "That is all"—I had a list of what ought to be in it, which I received in February from his Lordship—it was quite right then—I missed twelve tableforks, six table-spoons, and six desser tforks—I asked where they were—he said he had pawned them—I told him all the plate missed must be forthcoming by nine o'clock—he said it would if I would allow him an hour, they should be produced—I consented, and he was going away to fetch it —I said, "Stop, John"—Mr. Dudfield, (who is groom of the chamber to his Lordship) went with him—they returned shortly, and the prisoner produced one table-fork, and nine duplicates—I told him the plate must be forthcoming, for the chest must leave by nine o'clock—he said he had not the money to get them—I asked him whether he could not borrow it—he said he could not—he went away with intent to borrow it, and returned, and said he could not—I gave directions for him to be watched—he went to the pantry—I gave Mr. Dudfield a 51. note to fetch some things out, and gave him three duplicates for the four salts and six ladles—he went and brought them—I sent him that the plate might go away at nine o'clock—this was about eight— I left the prisoner in the pantry, and while I was gone up to his Lordship's room to inform him, the prisoner went away without my permission—he was brought back by a publican, about seven o'clock in the evening.
Cross-examined by Mr. Jones. Q. What is the name of Lord Hay? A. Thomas Robert—Hay is the family name, Thomas Robert are his Christian names, and Hay is the surname—I believe Hay Drummond Hay is the name—the prisoner lived in the service upwards of ten years—his wages were thirty guineas a year—Tuesday was the first time I spoke to him about the plate—it was afternoon, or evening—he did not sleep in the house—he came next morning, as usual—on the Wednesday we looked over the plate—he went away on Thursday —I saw the snuffer-trays, lemon-dish, and two strainers in the pantry afterwards—he told me he had pawned them—I suppose he redeemed them, for he brought them back himself—he did not say he had redeemed them—I had not given him an)' directions not to go away when I went up to speak to Lord Kinnoull—I did not at any time say to him, "What could have possessed you to have gone away, and had you not gone I would have got the articles out of pawn ;" or that I would have lent him the money to redeem them—he was brought back by Graham, the publican—I did not say, "What could have possessed you to go aw;iy?" that I recollect—when he was brought back I believe I said, "You have d—d yourself by going away"—I do not think he said he had been among his friends to borrow money to redeem the plate—I have six of the duplicates which were brought back by him—I do not recollect whether there was an endorsement on the back of one ticket—Mr. Dudfield gave me nine duplicates in the prisoner's presence—I believe nothing was said about handing \et the duplicates to ine—I never promised him to redeem any of the arti-his wages were paid every six months.
Frederick Mortimer Dudfield. I am groom of the chambers to the Earl of Kinnoull. On Wednesday, the 15th of July, Neatham spoke to me about the plate being missing—I accompanied the prisoner from the house on Thursday morning—he took me to No. 44, Market-street, where he lodged—I waited at the door—he came out, and brought the nine duplicates and one silver fork from his pocket—I delivered them to Neatham in the prisoner's presence—Neatham afterwards gave me a 51. note, and I redeemed the four salts and six ladles named in three duplicates.
David Nunn. I am shopman to John Duttin, Edgeware-road, pawnbroker. I have six table-spoons pawned at our shop on the 26th of February for 31. 10s.—these three duplicates refer to the articles pawned in the name of John Phetheon—I do not recollect who pawned them—it was a man—here are six dessert forks that were pawned with us for 30*. on the 18th of March in the same name—the duplicates of them are here—I produce two tableforks pawned on the 15th of July, in the name of Ann Taylor, by a female—the duplicates of them are here.
Edward Lewis. I am shopman to Mr. Greygoose, of Crawford-street, Marylebone. I produce four silver table-forks pawned on the 15th of July by a female.
Cross-examined. Q. Have you any duplicates on which the interest has been paid? A. No.
Thomas Mowbray Neatham re-examined. I had not seen these forks that day, nor the day before—we had not examined the contents then.
Robert Copen. I was apprentice to Thomas Smith, of the Edgewareroad. I have four table-forks pawned on the 18th of March for 30a. in the name of John Porter, No. 41, Market-street—1 do not know who by—I produce another fork pawned on the 15th of July in the name of Ann Phetheon—the corresponding duplicates are here.
John Graham. I keep the Globe public-house, North Audley-street. I knew the prisoner in Lord Kinnoull's service—I heard something, and saw him in George-street, New-road, on Thursday evening, the 16th of July—I told him I had heard of the case, and requested him to return with me, as it would be best for him—he said, "I want to call on a friend," he had a parcel—I went with him to his friend's, and he came with me very quietly without resistance, between seven and eight o'clock in the evening — I left him at Lord Kinnoull's house.
Cross-examined. Q. Was he going in a direction to Lord Kinnoull's house 1 A. Not exactly, he was going to Kentish-town—he was going towards Hampstead-road—there was a turning which would lead to Lord Kinnoull's house, but he turned a different way.
Henry Beresford. I am an inspector of police. I went to Lord Kinnoull's house after the prisoner was brought to the station-house—I searched the prisoner's writing-desk, and found a paper with Lord Kinnoull's seal.
Cross-examined. Q. Did you hear him asked how he came into possession of that seal 1 A. No, he was not there—the seal has not been out of my possession—I produced it before the Magistrate—-the prisoner was present.
John Connell. I am agent to Lord Kinnoull, in London. His lordship is a Scotch earl, and sits in the House of Peers as Lord Hay, an English peer—his Christian names are Thomas Robert—his surname is Drumrnond Hay.
Cross-examined. Q. Tell me all his names? A. Thomas Robert Drummond Hay, Earl of Kinnoull, in Scotland—his original name was Hay —he took the name of Drummond with an estate—he is described by those names.
{Property produced and sworn to.) (The prisoner received a good character )
GUILTY.—Recommended to mercy, believing he intended to replace the
2039. JOHN PHETHEON was again indicted for stealing, on the 6th of November, 1 silver saucepan, value 21. 10.?., the goods of Thomas Robert Baron Hay.—2nd Count, of the Earl of Kinnoull.
Thomas Mowbray Neatham. I am servant to the Earl of Kinnoull. His Christian name is Thomas Robert—he is a Scotch Earl—his English title is Baron Hay. I was in his service fifteen years last July—the prisoner was under-butler—the plate was counted out by my directions, and part of it was under my examination—after the counting of the plate, in consequence of something that occurred, I went up to Lord Kinnoull to make some communication to him—I left the prisoner below— when I came back I found him gone—he was brought back by a publican named Graham, in the evening about half-past seven— I had called his attention to articles missing in the plate—the prisoner said nothing to me about a saucepan—{looking at one)—this is Lord Kinnoull's property—it is upwards of two years since I had seen it—I last saw it at Duplin Castle, Perthshire—it was used in Lady Kinnoull's room—it came down stairs in a general way to be cleaned—the prisoner was at Duplin Castle, and followed the family to England two years last April—this is worth under 51. —in the natural course of things this would come to England.
Cross-examined by Mr. Jones. Q. Is there any mark on it? A. No, I do not think there is—I am positive it is Lord Kinnoull's property by its being mended here—I had not said any thing to the prisoner about it—I have seen the duplicate said to refer to the saucepan.
Mr. Bodkin. Q. Was such an article as that missed? A. Not till it was found—I have had it through my hands repeatedly.
John Graham. I am a publican in North Audley-street. On the 16th of July, J saw the prisoner in George-street, going toward Hampsteadroad—I had heard something about plate, and stopped him—he came back with me to Lord Kinnoull's house—he called in Charles-street East, and left something there.
Cross-examined. Q. Was he going, when you first met him, in the direction towards the house where he afterwards called? A. I should say not, because he turned to the left to call on his friend—he turned with me, and then called on his friend—he had not passed his friend's house—he had not arrived at it—he was going in a way that would lead to it.
Henry Hopton. I am a coach-maker, and live in Charles-street East, Hampstead-road. On Thursday evening, the 16th of July, the prisoner called on me in company with Graham, and left a parcel with me—I believe he had it in his hand, but I am not quite certain whether he had it in his hand or took it from his waistcoat pocket—when he was gone J opened it —it contained pawnbrokers' duplicates—I gave them to inspector Beresford—I had only seen the prisoner twice before, nine or ten months back.
Cross-examined. Q. Did he say any thing to you when he gave you the parcel? A. He merely asked me to take care of it—he did not state what it contained.
William Henry Mills. I am a pawnbroker, and live in Edgeware-road. On the 6th of November this saucepan was pledged at our house in the name of Mary Turner, No. 5, Pechel-street, for 21. 10s. — I cannot recollect who by—it was taken in by a young man who has since left—this is the duplicate that was given for it.
Cross-examined. Q. Can you tell whether the article was pawned that day, or the ticket renewed? A. l am certain it was pawned, because that day twelve months I was not in business there.
Henry Beresford. I am a police-inspector. I received ten duplicates from Ilopton, one of which is the duplicate produced.
Cross-examined. Q. Were the other nine for articles of wearing apparel? A. Several—one was for a gold pencil-case—I have made inquiries to whom they belong—one article has been claimed by Lord Kinnoull.
Mr. Bodkin. Q. Has the gold pencil-case been claimed by Lady Kinnoull 1 A. No—she has not seen it.
GUILTY. Aged 34.—Transported for Fourteen Years.
I have deduced the following information about John Phetheon:
Age: 35 as of 1841-03-17; estimated birth year: 1805
Place of birth: Chatham, Kent, England
Body Marks: Slightly pockpitted
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Grey
Height 6ft 6¼ inches
Married; 3 children; Wife: Susan. 1 brother Josiah, 1 sister Alice; brother soldier in 7th Fusiliers. Religion: CofE
Trade: House servant
Trial Date: 17 Aug 1840
Incarcerated in prison hulk "York" at Gosport, Hampshire, England from 31 Aug 1840 prior to transportation to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). Sailed from Portsmouth 30 Nov 1840 via Cape on " Lady Raffles"; Master Ed. Hight, Surgeon Rbt. Wylie to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania); Journey 105 days. Embarked with 330 men; deaths 3 men; landed 327 men. Arrived 17 Mar 1841. Assigned to "South Port Party".
Other information:
Wife Susan believed to be Susan BURT, marriage in Lambeth, London 1839
Sentence was commuted to a "Conditional Pardon" after 7 years. John requested that his wife and family should join him.
30 May 1849: John Phethean (note spelling) and Susan Phethean and two children embark "William Jardine", 671 tons, from Plymouth, England to Hobart, Tasmania ( Van Diemen's Land), arriving 26 Aug 1849. No trace of any journey by John from Hobart to the UK. Note that only two children accompany them. The post-trial summary notes three children.
After this the trial goes cold. Did they stay in Tasmania – maybe they changed their surname, which was relatively common for ex-convicts; or did they finally return to England?


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Miss Julie's birthday…November 18, 2006 at 10:09 am | Posted in Blogroll, Ramblings | Leave a comment
I like birthdays, they celebrate us and who we are. My birthday was filled with teaching, phone calls, dinner with my husband and a rehearsal with the Johnston County Chorale and the Wilson Chorale in Rocky Mount. All in all a full and pleasant day. I will be setting up my appointment for a massage…my present from my hubby. I can not wait!
A little Turkey for you!November 18, 2006 at 10:05 am | Posted in Blogroll, Ramblings | Leave a comment
Just in time for Thanksgiving…Did you ever wonder where all those Turkeys come from?
Why is it so important to keep your child consistantly in Kindermusik?November 18, 2006 at 9:58 am | Posted in Blogroll, Children's Music, Gymnastics, Kindermusik, Music, Music Together, Ramblings | Leave a comment
Because it's been proven that repeated, not sporadic, enrollment makes all the difference!
In early 2005, Beth Frook of Little Hands Kindermusik (http://www.littlehands.com/) in Clifton, Virginia, shared a granddaddy of a Foundations of Learning (FOLs) in her Kindermusik class. A local university had recently conducted a study on 3-and-5-year old children in her program titled "The Effects of Kindermusik on Behavioral Self-Regulation in Early Childhood." *See editor's note at the bottom of this column.
It proved what Beth—and many other Kindermusik Educators—already knew:
The longer you stay in Kindermusik, the better.
Specifically, the study showed:
"Children currently enrolled in Kindermusik showed higher levels of self-control than those never enrolled and those previously enrolled. This suggests that in order for children to reap the benefit of increased self-control as a result of Kindermusik participation, it is important to have repeated and recent Kindermusik experiences and remain enrolled in the program."
"Four-year-old children who had been exposed to Kindermusik for longer periods of time are better off in terms of self-control—namely a child's ability to plan, guide, and control their own behavior—than similar children with less Kindermusik history."
"These experiences, stop-go, high-low, fast-slow, short-long, and loud-soft, whereby children's motor behavior is guided by the music, appear to be good exercise for young children's emerging self-regulatory skills."
Below, Beth shares her reaction to the study and the role that research plays in her Kindermusik classes.
Why do you think this research was important for your parents?
I think it adds impetus to a parent's decision-making because it's more than just saying, "Okay, we've done Kindermusik, let's try something else." It encourages a parent to go beyond the smorgasbord approach to children's activities. A lot of times parents will say, "We'll do art, then soccer, then swimming." A study like this encourages families to look at the value of re-enrolling. Repetition is vital for a child's learning, and currently in our culture, it's not viewed that way.
How did you share this information with parents?
I walked into class that day and said, "Guess what?" Lots of parents knew about the study because Adam Winsler—who led the study—is also married to Kathy, who teaches with us.
Editor's note:
Study results were made available to Kindermusik in May, 2005. The study was conducted by Adam Winsler Ph.D and graduate student Lesley Ducenne in the Department of Psychology at George Mason University.
The 15-month study included 91 children between the ages of 3 and 5 who were split into three groups: 23 students currently enrolled in Kindermusik, 19 students previously enrolled in Kindermusik, and 49 students of similar family backgrounds from local preschools who had never had Kindermusik.
The children were observed doing a variety of tasks that required self-control such as slowing down their motor behavior, delaying their gratification, refraining from touching attractive but forbidden toys, quietly whispering, and compliance with instructions to initiate or stop certain behaviors. Parents also completed surveys.
The study, supervised by Adam Winsler, Ph.D, Applied Developmental Psychology in the Department of Psychology at George Mason University, will likely be presented at national conferences and published later this year.
Many thanks go to Lori Burkhardt of St. Louis for sharing this with us.
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A few of my favorite things from the inter-webs I happened upon this week:
Russell Smith responds to the controversy around David Davidar's termination from Penguin Canada in "The Truth About Publishing: It's Full of Hotties". Don't let the title fool you. Smith is one of those guys who actually gets it: "But I have never in my whole career made a real pass at one of my colleagues or, I think, been flirtatious to the point of making someone seriously worried about my attention. Even when I was single. Perhaps I'm getting old, but believe it or not, I actually value my colleagues' professional abilities more than their beauty. " How refreshing.
A big thank you goes to Carolyn Kellogg for writing such a great response to Lee Siegel's claim that fiction is dead. This article is full of solid arguments and witty responses; a must read. She picks apart Siegel's claims sentence by sentence. "Siegel: It is only when an artistic genre becomes small and static enough to scrutinize that a compensating abundance of commentary on that genre springs into existence." If writing critically about an art form indicates that it is in its decline, that means there hasn't been a rock song worth listening to since critic Lester Bangs died in 1982, and that filmmaking ended with the 1965 publication of Pauline Kael's "I Lost It At the Movies."
If you've ever had an intimate relationship with the slush pile (those of you who have know what I'm talking about) you will love Slush Pile Hell, where a literary agent posts the funniest bits of inquires and comments on them. My favorite so far:
Do you ever get the feeling that we are all machines being controlled by someone or something beyond our control?Katie Holmes, I'm just a literary agent. I can't help you with your husband issues.
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Newcastle will be having a mini clear-out after what has turned into a second half debacle this season and we've lost 12 of the last 17 games, and failed to score in 12 of them. 🙁
Gabby Obertan – will leave in summer
Players who will definitely be moving on are out of contract players Shola Ameobi and Dan Gosling, even though Dan has played well for Newcastle in our last two games, when he finally was given a chance.
Romain Amalfitano and Gabby Obertan are two Frenchmen who have simply not made it at Newcastle and are not good enough, and will also be moved out – and probably back to France.
Two loan players will also not be at Newcastle next season but for different reasons.
Loic Remy want sot move to a great club – and Luuk de Jong has not been good enough – and it may be he is not given many chances over the last 4 games, having already appeared in 10 games with no goals, and he's never looked like scoring.
And it seems that Jonas Gutierrez has played his last game for Newcastle and will put on sale for £3M in the summer, and Conor Newton – on loan at St. Mirren for a second successive season will not get a contract renewal this summer.
And other players who could possibly leave in the summer include Ben Arfa, Sylvain Marveaux, Steven Taylor, Davide Santon, Papiss Cisse, Fabricio Coloccini and Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa.
But Newcastle have to be very careful that we don't throw the baby out with the bath water – so to speak.
Some of those players are very good and Ben Arfa and Sylvain Marveaux have loads of skill, but it was worrying that Alan Pardew refused to even talk about Ben Arfa after Saturday's defeat at Stoke City.
We shouldn't lose much more than eight this season, because replacing them all could then be very difficult.
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Elliot, Dummett, S Taylor, R Taylor, Williamson, Mbiwa, Haidara, Tiote, Anita, Sissoko, Gouffran, Gosling, Bigirimana, Obertan, Sa Ameobi, Sh Ameobi, Cisse.
These are the players I think most likely to be deemed first team squad players with a future at the beginning of pre-season. Add to that Abeid and Jonas (for the appearance of numbers early-on), and the "golden generation" of Newton, Good, Armstrong, and Campbell.
Add a couple of loanees and up to £15 million in signings (though I think we'll show another healthy profit on transfers.)
This will be presented as Pardew "doing a Martinez" and unloading expensive flops, replacing them with cheaper players who buy into his "vision."
We will then storm up the league into fifth place playing an exciting brand of attacking football and I will join the stampede to renew season tickets all-round for me and my grateful family.
i prefer them leave and don't hold place in squad/bench for guys like aarons or good. let's be honest, even if we don't but anyone special, we will be struggling in avoiding relegation battle with obertan or amalfitano in line-up…
of course, that would be good to keep ben arfa, krul, sissoko, mbiwa or santon – however, we need proper manager who can use these guys on the pitch and drag best of their skills and form for NUFC…
hard to see it happen, however i'm fan… so, deep in my soul i believe…
strolla is going nowhere cos he's been here so long he's part of the furniture and because he's hopeless, fits in well with way we play under our current hopeless manager.
Hope Gosling stays because he's never had a decent chance until now and he isn't a bad player actually.
One thing is for sure, we will NOT sign more than 3 players so do you REALLY think we will get rid of 14 players?!!? Bad joke Ed.
Interesting thing about Saturday was that pards clearly didn't want to play HBA and gave into fan / press demands by putting both HBA and Arma on – sadly for him he forgot their actual positions and told Arma to play RW whilst telling HBA just win us the game or your sacked
Unfortunately HBA got injured after about 2 mins
I'm not saying what I hope will happen. I am saying what I think will happen. I expect Gosling to be a regular next season. He fits the bill for Pardew, who has already saved his career with us. Many of the others have their future as top flight players tied up in Pardew's survival. It is no wonder they are loyal. I think Ben Arfa, Debuchy and Coloccini are certain to go. And we will accept bids for Cisse and Krul (who is probably our most saleable player).
All of these players have been targeted by the fans, the manager, or both, at some stage of the season. The only other caveat is that I think a £15 million spend is on the hopeful side. I think they will argue that it is a transitional season and set another lower finishing target, which Ashley will consider us well-equipped for. Pardew would be sure that he could achieve that with these players.
@Mister Tuff
At least someone recognised what I posted and replied about the subject.
I am shocked that a no-body GK is having talks about Ben Arfa in that manner, and sucking up to Pardew. Well he should because without Pardew he would be nowhere near NUFC yet enough not even the 1st team!
But due to Pardew's stupid connections and believing he is a good enough backup keeper for us, he is here, so he is doing his best off to suck him off so he doesnt get dropped in future or something.
Then he carries on to talk about us fans like that, like he knows what being a NUFC fan is like, and having the black & white blood run straight through our vains.
The stupid and most despicable comments about Keegan and supposedly saying Ben Arfa is at fault for the games we lose.
Get this mug out along with Pardew, I hope he rots in the reserves or we cancel his contract.
Mind you, hes doing his best for being a puppet of a puppet master. He is trying to big up Pardew so he gets the number 1 spot when Krul leaves to Italy.
Well It looks like actually that Pardew has promised him a number 1 spot when he leaves.
God I hope this stupid cockney scum gets sacked and we cancel this waste of a deluded c u nt with him!!
What a drag this club is! There went my respect for Elliott out the window 😉
The outlook for the supporters of the Toon is grim. Thanks to the actions of Pardew, the reputation of the club around the world is in the toilet and alongside the action of Mike Ashley who sells our best player(s) without a replacement, refuses to invest in a quality squad, refuses to communicate to the supporters and alienates the local press by banning them. As far as I'm concerned our beloved club will struggle under the current owner and manager and I cannot see any self respecting quality manager as well as any decent quality players wanting to come to the club.
I want you lot to read this article and tell me, if there is anymore Pardew lovers out there, come out forward and explain because at this point you are no longer a nufc fan.
I posted this moments after it was published here
So, more than one link is enough don't you agree 🙂 ?
Your post doesn't surprise me in the least. Tales have been told outside the dressing room for weeks now. Some of them by Pardew. They mainly revolve around players having a go at Hatem Ben Arfa. I don't think it would take a genius to work out who these players might be. I certainly wasn't surprised to find Rob Elliot among their number.
I am also of the belief that should Pardew stay, and be given more of a transfer license, we will emulate the old Stoke side.
I can envisage plenty of endeavour and hard work, but ultimately no flair or speed. That for any Newcastle fan would be a nightmare. We've seen for 3 years now that Pardew struggles with flair players and our chance creation has been down to 3 players this season in Cabaye, Sissoko and Remy. To entrust the way we play and perform to just 3 players is criminal and poor management, especially when one has left and the other is about to.
Unfortunately for him, Pardew seems to have split the dressing room and is rapidly losing the fans. He's already lost the media. He's also proved that without his best 11, he cannot perform. Which at Newcastle United, is just unsustainable considering our injury record and lack of transfers.
I don't particularly want to see Pardew go, however I feel he has to at this stage. Too much damage has been done at this point and the seeds of mistrust and apathy have been sewn. When it gets to the point that no fan believes a word you say, regardless of whether or not it is honest or true, you're a dead man walking.
I would have thought it in Ashley's interest to remove Pardew in order to relieve the bubbling pressure on the club as a whole. That way he can at least portray an illusion that the club is in a new era/fresh start etc and buy himself some time. The club must realise that should this acidic situation continue and be allowed to get out of hand (media coverage is becoming more widespread/ fans seen on international tv calling for Pardew's head etc) then it will undoubtedly have an impact on the reputation of the club in the eyes of potential signings.
If the club can not bring in the cheap imports any more and we have a window like the last couple, then Ashley is facing a serious dilemma. Does he pay the going rate for players who are known quantities and can keep us at least where we are? and will they want to come? Or does he bring in what he can for as little as he can, most likely them not being good enough, and risk another serious relegation battle and yet more conflict and pressure from fans?
It is imperative the correct choice has to be made here. In my eyes I can't see going any other way than Pardew being pushed. The situation could become too volatile and the relationship with fans and local media irreparable.
Unfortunately for Pardew
Interesting comments from Elliott – just goes to show he knows his level and is happy to pick up his wages hanging round mid table – if a player has no ambition to better himself and at least try to get an international cap we should get rid
A manager and owner with no ambition is one thing, if the players themselves expect to be beaten by anyone in top half and happy just beating the odd team here and there we are doomed
Greetings to all my mates out there. Welcome to Blog End, home of your very own Official Blog Hobbit. What is on tap for today you ask? Well all sorts I would say. So put your hairy feet up and join in everyone. We have much to discuss. How to punish various members of the Newcastle United management? Is there a better name for our beloved owner than Mike NoNuts? How bad is Pardew as a manager? Are any of the coaches worth keeping? Has a cure for nutticus shrivelous been developed yet? All this and more. Please stay tuned. 😆
Simple as this….We need to rebuild from scratch more or less. We have two or three players worth keeping(Krul, Debuchy, Sissoko), plus maybe a handful for squad filling(Gosling, Anita[who is being played well out of position, he is a deep midfielder], Abeid[who I think could be a handy midfielder], Williamson.
Barring that, I wouldn't be unhappy to see any of the others leave at all. Obviously Benny is capable of the impossible, but only when he can be bothered, and when he can't be, he is useless. Mbiwa shows glimpses of a good defender, but lapses far too often for my liking.
But, who is going to buy our squad of flops? Clubs just promoted maybe looking, or a move abroad to a average league team. Jonas won't fetch £3.5m, Cisse should have been sold in January, as that was the best price we will get for him.
How much do you think we are going to make in player sales? Next to f*** all.
I hope(not expect) we do actually do something this summer, because otherwise we will be joining our neighbours in the Championship the season after…


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By Liz Langley
Premature ejaculation, a condition causing a man to reach sexual climax before he or his partner is ready, has long been thought to have its roots in stress, guilt or excitement. A new study, however, suggests a genetic component to the problem in almost the same breath in which a pill to treat the condition went on sale in the UK.
PE has typically been treated with relaxation therapies, desensitizing creams or other techniques like "the squeeze method," described here on Medicine Plus, a US government health website thus: as the man is about to ejaculate "the man or his partner gently squeezes the end of the penis (where the glans meets the shaft) for several seconds. Stop sexual stimulation for about 30 seconds, and then start it again," repeating until ejaculation is desired.
On the same page, however, there's a clue as to a future PE treatment. Some patients, it says, were finding relief through antidepressants because they delay ejaculation. The new UK drug, Priligy (dapoxetine) regulates the brain's seratonin levels which give a man more control over when he ejaculates. It's has already been approved in several other European countries and is selling in England for an eye-popping $118 for three pills (it's taken one to three hours before sex).
Interestingly, Priligy is only prescribed online. While an estimated 30% of men suffer from premature ejaculation many are too embarrassed to discuss the problem with a doctor. The online consultations are meant to remove that obstacle according to a spokesperson at Lloydspharmacy who is providing the service. After a consultation the pills are delivered to the patient securely through the mail.
Now, however, it looks like men don't need to be embarrassed about the problem – they can blame an ancestor.
Researchers in Sweden and Finland studied saliva samples from 1300 men to test for "defects in a dopamine transporter gene DAT1," according to the Daily Mail UK. Men with a variation in the gene were "much more like to suffer from premature ejaculation." The study was published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
Priligy has not yet been approved by the FDA though according to this comprehensive MSNBC story on the subject, Johnson & Johnson applied for approval in 2005 but were turned down. Interestingly the story brings up the idea that introducing the medication to the market might give some men who are perfectly health the idea that they have a problem, i.e., the cure inspiring ideas of a disease they don't really have.
And now that you're wondering it also says the average guy lasts about six minutes….but please don't get out the timer. Most women take a lot of things to bed – desire for passion, intimacy and all kinds of play. Not many take a stopwatch.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Adding vitamin D supplements to asthma medication may be able to significantly reduce the severity of attacks, according to a recent Cochrane Review.
Researchers conducting the review, published in the journal Cochrane Library, noted increased risk of asthma attacks has been linked to low levels of vitamin D in the blood. The research team says their findings suggest correcting these proportions can reduce attacks.
"We found that taking a vitamin D supplement in addition to standard asthma treatment significantly reduced the risk of severe asthma attached, without causing side effects," lead author Adrian Martineau said in a press release.
The team looked at the effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation in seven trials involving 435 children and two studies involving 658 adults. The subjects were ethnically diverse, and all had mild to severe levels of asthma. Trials were conducted for periods between 6 and 12 months.
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I have never been a big holiday person. I am the kind of person who winces slightly when I see holiday decorations going in months early, and while I may look forward to a specific ritual, it tends to be for reasons that are internal to the ritual instead of reasons that are associated with the time of year. When I have been in a group, I tend to recognize the importance of group-rituals for reasons of Frith or for reasons integral to the rituals rather than feeling any strong connection to the time of year or specifics of the holiday.
I wonder if part of this is my connection to cities and urban environments. I may try to eat seasonally and love the weather in certain seasons (spring and fall in particular), but my existence does not feel as integrally tied to the land as it was for my ancestors, many of whom were farmers in rural areas. My connection is to places where seasons matter, but not in the same way that they used to.
That said: Ritual to me is very important. It helps binds groups together and creates a shared acknowledgement of things that are important. I simply have never felt a strong connection between seasons or times of year and the specific rituals being performed. So while I find deep meaning and connection Yule as a renewal of oaths and as a welcoming of the new year, the specifics of it laying on a solstice are mostly symbolic to me and I don't connect as strongly with the symbolism.
My group works with eight seasonal rituals:
- Yule
- Charming of the Plough
- Ostara
- Walpurgisnacht
- Midsummer
- First Harvest
- Second Harvest
- Remembrance of the Fallen
Of these, the one that is the most important to me is going to be Yule. I find that the meaning of Walpurgisnacht and the Remembrance of the Fallen are very important to me as well, but when they get celebrated varies (I have a tendency to observe them around Samhain out of habit and because that seems to be when most others in the pagan community observe them).
Coming as a shock to no one who actually deals with me, the ones that tend to speak least to me are the fertility rituals. I acknowledge their importance and they can be a lot of fun, but they don't call to me the way the rituals of the dead do.


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Thirteen years ago at this moment I was in hard labor. Hard. My husband was sleeping because he was "really tired." He actually said those words, you guys! Still not over it, but it did provide a story I can, and sometimes do, hold over him. And we laugh about it now, as he appropriately smirks, shakes and mock hangs his head. It's all good, y'all. Look what we got for that labor: A teenager! (not the dog)
Happy 1-3 to my firstborn. You were so worth the nine days' wait past your due date. I sometimes miss your gooey baby smile and gentle toddler ways. I miss your soft, blonde baby head, your then-blue eyes sparkling at me when I was the center of your world. I miss the cute toddler things you would say as you developed command of language–"Nice to coming!" (a cute mashup of nice to meet you and thanks for coming) or "Mama, pick me down" (well, what else would be the opposite of pick me up?) And I miss thinking you'd grow out of that clumsy gait; I miss waiting for you to grow into your muscles. Now we know.
I'll never not hate that you have this stupid disease, but am grateful to have connected with many lovely humans in the blogosphere because of it. Because of MD, you good people around the globe wish him well. Because of MD, I found a voice here, and while I wish I never needed to find that voice, well, here you are listening. I thank you. Because of MD, he has the opportunity for summer camp. It really was his best week of the year.
But hear me, muscular dystrophy, I am NOT grateful for you. You suck. You're a mean, terrible, hurtful bully, and I despise you, even though that sounds middle school-y. When I reflect on my thirteen years as a mother, I lack capacity to relate the hundreds and thousands of glad-hearted lessons I've learned. Sure, I miss blissful unawareness, but being my kid's mom has brought joy into my life that I'd never know were I not his parent.
I would love to post a beautifully-worded summary of my year-and-three-quarters as a mother whose child has muscular dystrophy, something profound and meaningful, maybe inspirational for others in my shoes. Something perfect that everyone would hold up and proclaim: THIS.
I can't. But I can say this: Happy birthday, son. I love you. Like crazy. It's your birthday, but it's my becoming a mom day, so for thirteen years the gift has been mine.


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Brands overview
We produce, sell and distribute Coca‑Cola, the best-known and biggest-selling soft drink in history.
Coca‑Cola HBC is one of the world's largest bottlers of products of The Coca‑Cola Company.
We produce, sell and distribute Coca‑Cola, the world's most recognised drinks brand and its leading non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverage brand in terms of sales volume. Coca‑Cola has been ranked the third most valuable global brand on Interbrand's annual Best Global Brands ranking for four consecutive years.
The brands we license from The Coca‑Cola Company account for 69 percent of the volume we sell.
The other brands licensed to our Group by The Coca‑Cola Company – including Fanta and Sprite – are also among the leading brands in their market categories.
We also own our own brands – including Amita, Avra, Deep River Rock and Fruice – and sell products licensed from third parties, such as Nestea, a ready-to-drink tea. Finally, we distribute third-party products, such as Monster energy drinks, beer and premium spirits, in some markets.
- 18% - Water
- 3% - Ready-to-drink tea
- 6% - Juice
- 58% - Sparkling soft drinks
- 11% - Low and no-calorie sparkling soft drinks
- 4% - Energy drinks and other
Premium spirits are an important part of our portfolio. Our premium spirit business helps us accelerate the growth of our single-serve non-alcoholic ready-to-drink brands as we are able to strengthen our customer relationships and better address important adult consumption occasions through mix activation.
In total, we sell or distribute more than 200 drinks brands in different variants to fully meet consumers' needs.
Example bottles of the Coca‑Cola HBC range
Examples from our Fanta range
Bottles of Sprite
Cappy juice, one of our still brands, on the production line
Example of the Amita range
Examples of the Valser range
A bottle of Rosa water
- 1st we're the market leaders by volume share in sparkling soft drinks in 22 of 24 measured markets
- 21% growth in our energy drinks portfolio in 2016
Consumer relevance
We've established clear category and brand priorities, offering people the right product, in the right pack, at the right price to suit the occasion.
Our many years of experience in sparkling soft drinks has given us useful knowledge that we can apply to all other beverage categories, ensuring that we offer the right mix of options in brands, pack sizes and calorie content.


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Welcome To The Neighbourhood Boston Manner
Boston Manner's new album is set to release on September 7th.
The Blackpool punk/rock band's music video for "Bad Machine" reflects the gritty streets of the working class British town that they grew up in along with the anxious political and social climate that is afflicting both sides of the pond right now.
The music video and the… read more


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Texarkana Chamber of Commerce President Re-Signs
The Texarkana Chamber of Commerce is looking for a new President/CEO.
Texarkana Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Jeff Sandford announced today that he is resigning his position and moving into a consultant role for the Chamber. As its consultant, Sandford will work with the Chamber over the next several months to help with economic development, special projects and a smooth transition to a new CEO.
"We are grateful for the outstanding leadership and vision Jeff has had for the Chamber of Commerce during his tenure with us," said DeMita Torrans, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. "He has led the organization into a very positive relationship with regional business partners and has dramatically changed the impression of the chamber in the community to an organization that is well respected and poised to recruit more partners and industrial development."
Sandford said he feels this is the right time for him to move forward to another leadership opportunity and to focus on the next chapter of his life with career and family.
"For the first time in nearly a decade, I believe that the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce is firing on all cylinders, and I couldn't be happier with the progress we have made as an organization," Sandford said. "The Board of Directors has been very supportive of the initiatives I have brought to them, and we have seen positive changes with the brand and image of the Chamber, the loyalty of our partners, and record-breaking attendance at all Chamber networking events."
Sandford said the Chamber has made great head-way in communication with its partners on important issues that impact the region, including transportation, educating the community about water resources and initiatives to save Red River Army Depot from future BRAC decisions.
"I believe as a team, we have united people in this community and have kept service as the core of our mission," Sandford said.
Sandford has worked in the Chamber of Commerce industry for more than 22 years and currently serves as board member and faculty for the US Chamber Institute program. He also serves on numerous boards on the local, state and national level and plans to remain fully involved with his affiliations. Sandford said he is looking forward to spending more time with his wife, Sonia, and three children, Austin, Reagan and Carson and his current commitments to leadership roles within the Texarkana community, including the Wilbur Smith Rotary club.
Sandford said he believes the Chamber is now positioned structurally to move ahead with new initiatives and that the strength of the membership and board enabled him to make this change right now. Sandford believes his biggest accomplishment as President/CEO of the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce has been to build relationships and programs to support the more than 1,100 Chamber partners and to positively impact hundreds of jobs in our region.


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New Vistas in Agroforestry
This volume is a collection of 31 multi-authored, rigorously peer-reviewed chapters on different aspects of agroforestry, produced as a compendium on the occasion of the 1st World Congress of Agroforestry, June 2004. Its contenst include a tropical-temperate mix of topics, which is a rare feature of a publication of this nature. Several of the chapters are on topics that have not been discussed or described much in agroforestry literature. A third feature is that some of the authors, though well known in their own disciplinary areas, are somewhat new to agroforestry; the perceptions and outlooks of these scholars who are relatively uninfluenced by the past happenings in agroforestry gives a whole new dimension to agroforestry and broadens the scope of the subject. Finally, rather than just reviewing and summarizing past work, most chapters take the extra effort in attempting to outline the next steps. Agroforestry stands to gain enormously from the infusion of these new and different ideas and bold initiatives, thus making the title 'New Vistas' quite justifiable.
- Authors / Editors:
- P. K. Ramachandran Nair; M.R. Rao; L.E. Buck
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- 978-1-4020-2501-3
- Launch:
- 1900
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The River Thames, which was once a sort of combined open sewer and industrial waste pipe abhorrent to all forms of life apart from the hardiest strains of the E. coli bacteria, is now teeming with proper animal life thanks to decades of us being more careful about what gets pumped into it.
The Zoological Society of London says there have been numerous reports of seals being spotted at Canary Wharf, with dolphins hanging around Deptford and occasionally venturing as far upstream as Teddington in the west – and over 2,700 assorted large fish-eating behemoths including porpoises and whales counted by spotters hanging about beside the water's edge over the last decade.
The ZSL says the presence of these outwardly cuddly things is good news because they're actually killer predators on the inside, ones that feast on the fish that can now live in the river because we've stopped indirectly pooing in it. ZSL conservation manager Joanna Barker says: "People are often surprised to hear that marine mammals are regularly spotted in Central London. As a top predator, their presence is a good sign that the Thames is getting cleaner and supporting many fish species. The presence of these animals is also a great example of how urban environments are important for wildlife." [ZSL via BBC]
Image credit: Thames from Shutterstock


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