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Aptar Beauty + Home launches internationally renowned packaging in Brazil
The US packaging manufacturer Aptar has just launched its new packaging in the Brazilian beauty and personal care market. The star of the new packaging project is the dual aerosol trigger accessory Runway, winner of the 2014 British Aerosol Manufacturers' Association (BAMA) award and the Pack the Future award, given to products that are recognized for their innovative, effective and sustainable packaging.
The aerosol allows for two product dispensing options. The first is a vertical application ideal for short and precise jets, while the prolonged trigger is ideal for longer application time. The packaging can be used for various product types including sunscreens, body lotions and hair sprays.
Runway was developed for maximum ease of use and reduced finger fatigue. Featuring dual spray action, the package has improved dispensing control and utilizes Aptar's Bag-On-Valve (BoV) technology, which offers even more protection for sensitive formulas.
Another packaging innovation recently introduced in Brazil is the Beauty Twist cap, with twist-to-lock spiral closures. According to Aptar Beauty + Home, other packaging which feature basic fasteners do not guarantee fast, practical and safe product application and are among the biggest concerns of consumers in different industries. The Beauty Twist cap allows users to open and close the packaging with only one hand, and with a single movement, to completely lock the dispensing latch.
With a distinctive design that separates this system from other closure systems on the market, Beauty Twist can be used for a large range of skin and body care products, dermocosmetics, makeup and sunscreens.
Aptar Beauty + Home claims that manufacturers will benefit from an affordable, fully integrated package of exceptional appearance, that will add value to the final product and facilitate personalization of the packaging to suit the companies' design requirements. Consumers will be attracted by the visual appeal of the packaging, as well as the ease of use and handling.


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Latinos say they have numbers, not voice at North Forest ISD
Do Hispanics have a voice in North Forest?
They are 30% of district's students but aren't part of board, administration
During more than a decade of attending school in North Forest, Christian Perez, a first-generation American, had one teacher who looked like him.
"I just remember the Spanish teacher. The Spanish teacher was Hispanic," he said.
In June, the 18-year-old graduated from Smiley High School, where the student population mirrors the district — predominantly black but with a growing percentage of Hispanics.
Last year, Hispanic students made up nearly 30 percent of the district overall.
As politicians, parents and alumni rally to save the northeast Houston district from state takeover, they often tout its importance as a historically black school district.
A few of the district's trustees have decried the Texas education commissioner's move to replace the elected board with an appointed one as racist.
With North Forest facing possible closure, advocates worry that the Hispanic parents — many of whom are immigrants with limited English skills — do not have a voice, though some hope the serious situation inspires political activism.
State Sen. Mario Gallegos, the first Hispanic senator elected to represent Harris County, said the North Forest school board should have at least a couple of Hispanics to reflect the makeup of the schools.
"Once this North Forest issue is on the table and at the state level, some of those parents out there will be looking at it," said Gallegos, a Democrat who represents part of North Forest. "I would hope one or two — or as many as want to — get involved."
All seven of the elected North Forest trustees are black, and longtime observers say that no Hispanic has served on or even run for the board in recent memory.
None of the district's top administrators is Hispanic, and the board voted last spring, as part of a cost-cutting plan, to lay off the coordinator of bilingual and English as a second language programs. Most, if not all, the students in those programs are Hispanic.
Gallegos said the Hispanic parents' silence should not be read as apathy.
"They're low-income to moderate-income workers," he said. "They raise their families. They pay their bills — a lot of them are paycheck to paycheck — but they want their kids to have a good education. That's what the American dream is all about.
A look at test scores
In the last decade, the percentage of Hispanic students in the district has nearly doubled. Enrollment is declining across the board, but last year the district had 5,890 black students, 2,418 Hispanics, 54 Anglos and seven Asians, according to state data.
Hispanic activist groups have been quiet when news has surfaced in the past couple of years about the serious academic and financial problems in North Forest.
But the Hispanic students, based on 2008 test scores, are ahead of their peers, performing significantly better in math and science and about the same in other subjects.
At a school district meeting last week, Houston City Councilman Jarvis Johnson, who is black, told those in attendance that they need to rally to help "our little black boys and girls" and "our Hispanic boys and girls."
Later, he asked, "How do we save this school district? How do we save this black school district?"
Jose and Ana Alanis, Mexican immigrants who have two children in North Forest schools, said some teachers and administrators seem to show preferential treatment to the black students.
Racial divide"There is favoritism," Ana Alanis said in Spanish after a shopping trip for groceries at Fiesta.
Her oldest son, Kevin, a seventh-grader at B.C. Elmore Middle School last year, said his cousin has complained to him about a teacher's unfair treatment.
"She would pick on the Hispanic kids and not the black kids," he said.
Kevin Alanis said he doesn't think his own teachers are necessarily discriminating against him, but when he has asked for help in math, he said, "They just told me, 'I already taught you.' "
Linda Maze, the district's former bilingual and English as a second language coordinator, has filed a federal lawsuit against the school board and interim Superintendent William Jones.
She claims she was discriminated against because she is Anglo and was laid off as revenge for raising concerns about the programs for non-English speakers.
'Everything was wrong'Maze has said that the district may have broken the law, accepting federal funding for teachers who were not certified and for students who were no longer enrolled in the special language classes.
"Students who were in the program should have never been in the program ," she said, according to a transcript of a May hearing.
"Just everything was wrong about the program."
Jones denied discriminating against Maze and said she and two other coordinators were laid off for financial reasons, according to the transcript.
Of the 586 teachers in North Forest last year, about 83 percent were black, while less than 4 percent were Hispanic, state records show.
Jones declined an interview request for this article, but North Forest spokeswoman Nakisha Myles said the district offers stipends for ESL and bilingual teachers and recruits at local job fairs and in Mexico.
Role modelsIn any district, educators say, students can benefit from having teachers of their own race or ethnicity.
"When I was in elementary school, I didn't have one single Hispanic teacher, and that bothered me," said Luis Cano, the principal of Juan B. Galaviz Charter School, a high school that caters to Hispanic immigrants in Houston. "Role models are important. That does affect a kid's self-esteem."
Perez, who graduated sixth in his class at Smiley, said he did not feel different as a minority in the district.
"I've been in that community all my life. I got accustomed to it," he said. "It wasn't that difficult for me to make friends with whomever. It was a nice experience."
Asked if he had thought about running for the school board someday, he said, "After college, maybe I will."

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Gr8LakesCrafts offers a large collection of bottle lamps to wall decor!
We are proud to present this Etsy store spotlight for this great bottle lamp store. We got a chance to correspond with Brittany, the shop owner, and get a little insight into her creative world.
B-L: How did you get started with bottle lamp making?
Gr8LakesCrafts: My fiancé and I had been collecting liquor bottles from events and anyone who would give them to us well over 5 years ago. We had just moved into our first home and were starting projects together and this was one of them that we had intentions on 'getting around too'. But never did. Until recently.
We had made two huge Jack Daniels Bottle Lamps for our unfinished bedroom for fun years ago. I ordered cork stopper lamp kits from LTD and I used that as a starting point on how I was going to make lamps out of these bottles and others we had in storage.
I was decluttering my home this past year (5 years of stuff adds up quick) and I started figuring out what to keep and what I was going to do with everything I was keeping. So, I decided to start crafting again. And being a huge Etsy and Pinterest fan, I could not wait to set up shop and get going!
We designated the workspace area to be in our attached garage, purchased a new Dremel, wood, and lamp holders and got started. It took a couple of weeks for me to really figure out how I wanted to create them and be different than other crafters that I have seen online. Unique enough to give it a bit of character and still fit in any type of room in a home or living space.
B-L: Do you get input from your family on creative ideas?
Gr8LakesCrafts: Yes! My fiancé helps me with different ideas on how to fabricate what I am currently working on. Especially for the bases and wood finishing. His mother is also very crafty. She helps me brainstorm ways to make something last longer. Or perhaps a better way to get the job done. She has been crafting for many years. So, I can always ask them if I am stumped or need a shopper's opinion.
B-L: What influences your bottle craft projects?
Gr8LakesCrafts: It brings me back to living in my house with friends after high school. I wanted to get my good friend something unique for Christmas. She loved Jack Daniels Whiskey. There were commercial products that I could purchase, but nothing that she would really use. Not many crafters on eBay for these kinds of gifts at the time. I saw lamps then, but they were very expensive.
So, when we started brainstorming ideas on what we should do with all empty bottles, that was the first thing that came to mind. People like unique handmade gifts, especially when it is made into something they can use.
B-L: Do you take special request for orders?
Gr8LakesCrafts: Yes. We try to accommodate any requests a customer may have. I now have a larger collection of different liquor and wine bottles stocked up for requests. I also have contacts to retrieve other bottles upon request. I will have different bottle crafts coming up such as:
- Soap Dispensers
- Tiki Torches
- Side Tables
We have had requests for the above mentioned, so we are going to keep producing more of what people want! If there is something else I have not mentioned, please contact me and I will see what I can do for you!
Check back periodically to see what we have added to the store! I will also be updating social media as we go along.
B-L: How can people contact you?
Email – firstname.lastname@example.com
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/gr8lakescrafts/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Gr8LakesCrafts/
Etsy – https://www.etsy.com/shop/Gr8LakesCrafts
The Gr8LakesCrafts Etsy store has a great selection of hand crafted items. Remember that when you buy handmade it also means that you are buying unique!
Please leave a comment below and share your thoughts or favorite lamps that you've seen on Gr8LakesCrafts site.


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November 2, 2013: Guests: The Paley Brothers
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|Stu Mitchell & Doug Roberts
|Say I Am
|Paley Brothers, The
|Stick With Me
|Osborne Brothers, The
|Eight More Miles To Louisville
|Little Milton
|She Put a Spell on Me
|Nat King Cole
|Solid Potato Salad
|John Paul Keith
|Anyone Can Do It
|T-Bones, The
|Let's Hang On
|Carl Perkins
|Current Hits Band, The
|Talk About My Baby
|Explorers Club, The
|Don't Waste Her Time
|Herman's Hermits
|Don't Try To Hurt Me
|Sanford Clark
|Calling All Hearts
|Maxine Brown
|I'm In Love
|Prince Arthur and his Knights of the Roundtable
|Walkin' Uptown
|Paley Brothers, The (with The Ramones)
|Come On Let's Go
|Paley Brothers, The
|Here Come My Baby
|Paley Brothers, The
|Paley Brothers, The
|Baby, Let's Stick Together
|Lewis Reed
|Your Love
|Wade Ray
|I Need A Good Girl Bad
|Nikki Hill & Deke Dickerson
|Abel Ferreira
|Bem-te-vi Atrevido
|Help You Ann
|Casting My Spell
|Rusty & Doug Kershaw
|Let's Stay Together
|Teenage Fanclub
|Sugar Pie DeSanto & Etta James
|In the Basement (Part 1)
|Lancelot Link and the Evolution Revolution
|Sha-La-Love You
|Tex Williams
|Caravan Ride
|Z.Z. Hill
|That's It
|Bola Sete
|Cadê a Jane
|Ian Lloyd
|Slip Away
|Ron-Dels, The
|A Picture of You
|Red Sovine
|When I Get Rich
|Hoagy Lands
|Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
|Horses And Cars
|Kim Fowley
|October 31st Audio Guide (banksyny.com)
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CLICK HERE for a song about Chinese Food - usually I'd suggest ignoring this kind of thing, but this is so misguided, and just plain bad, it needs to be seen - it make you ponder: what kind of world are we living in?
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I have low expectations for THIS and even lower ones for THIS
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CLICK HERE this train wreck is a great microcosm of what is wrong with the world.
CLICK HERE for Nina Simone: nutty but good.
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CLICK HERE for a series of Beatles vocal harmony tutorials
CLICK HERE to read: KISS' Paul Stanley: 'I Don't Need The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame'
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I love THESE Beach Boy videos!
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There's some controversy about the coin toss that decided who would get seats in the plane that crashed on February 3, 1959 and killed Buddy Holly, Richie Vallens & Big Bopper. CLICK HERE for "An open Letter & Challenge to Dion from Tommy Allsup" then CLICK HERE for Dion's version from "The Wanderer Talks Truth"
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Apparently Bowie offered "Golden Years" to Elvis Presley - but The King declined. CLICK HERE former guest Stevie Riks nails the Elvis/Bowie duet version.
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Listener comments!
mmmmm. minty green.
Jonathan Paley produced this classic by Shrapnel (the audio only, it's a lip-synch on Uncle Floyd Show) http://youtu.be/0Tak4EAAkSY
i'm a big j.p. keith fan.
Michael Shelley:
this is funny
Jerry Reed has to be playing on this Carl Perkins track, too.
Sounds like Jerry, ya ...
The reason for the re-recording of popular rnb at the time might have been to get it played on white radio stations and sold by department stores so they could sell popular music that wasnt black.
ChooChoo - ATL:
"Phil Spector did a lot of takes . . . " Was Spector honing in on something in particular or looking at various possibilities of the music?
Jim B:
Suggestion: cut out "What year was that, Jonathan?" and use as bumper.
I wonder if guitarist Eric Rose is still around?
Ask about NRBQ !!!
Michael Shelley:
I should have!
ChooChoo - ATL:
Who is the fella with the new history of Stax?
Michael Shelley:
Saturday, November 16th, 11am - 1pm: Robert Gordon author of "Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion"
Michael chats with author Robert Gordon about his new book "Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion" which chronicles the meteoric rise and tragic fall of the Memphis based Stax label.
Jimmy Wipper:
Speaking of Jerry Reed, I heard a funny interview with McCartney the other day. He said he was recording "Sally G." in Nashville, and Reed was playing on the track. Paul told him he was thinking of going back on the road and Reed said, "Hell, if I was Paul McCartney, I'd just BUY the road!"
ChooChoo - ATL:
THX! - Publication Date: November 12, 2013.
There's just nothing like that Lyres tremelo rhythm track. And now a garage version of "Casting My Spell"? Michael, you know how to make my day.
Michael Shelley:
agree - it just works so good
Ah, that reminds me. The cupboard is bare. Time to head to Greenmarket.
hey michael, i think you might like this guy. www.youtube.com...
Mrs. Parq: "He finally got the chimps to approve of a girl?"
Yeah Babby!
Queens L. Bow:
Haven't heard "Slip Away" in years----should have been a hit (& catchier than most Cars stuff too). Thanks for playing it.
Queens L. Bow:
Hey....isn't this song "Baby Let Me Follow You Down"?
Hackensack Slim:
Hoagy Lands? Wow, great Sam Cooke sound a like. What year? Pre or post Sam's sad demise? Fine show Michael.
Jimmy Wipper:
Actually ran into Pat Bowler a few years ago!


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With all the magazines and web sites doing recaps of the top 10 of everything of the past decade — what will we call it in the future? The 2000s? The oughts? — I decided to put together a few lists of my own.
To start: here are my top 10 movie performances of the 2000s:
10. Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
He'll be remembered for his psychotic, over-the-top performance in The Dark Knight, but his portrayal of Ennis del Mar in Brokeback Mountain was beautiful in its restraint. He barely spoke in the film, and as he struggled to hold back his emotion, it couldn't help but be written all over his face.
9. Penelope Cruz, Volver
Until now, she had been a mediocre, albeit beautiful, actress who happened to be dating Tom Cruise. But in this movie, speaking in her native Spanish, she exploded into a passionate performance that hit every note. And she was absolutely, completely, drop-dead, unforgivably gorgeous. After seeing this movie, I immediately tried styling my makeup and hair like her. God, if only I had a fraction of that beauty.
8. Jim Carrey, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
This should have been his Oscar movie. I wish the Academy would look beyond his comedies and reward Jim Carrey for his incredible (and incredibly underrated) acting. How does a shy, soft-spoken man show rage? You'll find out in this movie.
7. Russell Crowe, A Beautiful Mind
Russell Crowe had won the Oscar the year before for Gladiator, but he deserved it more for his performance as brilliant schizophrenic mathematician John Nash. Whether falling into delusions, then heartbreak, his performance was captivating.
6. Meryl Streep, Julia & Julia
The great debate is whether she was better as Julia Child or Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada. Meryl took a historical figure who had been imitated and mocked several times before and turned in a performance that was as well-rounded as it was pitch-perfect.
5. Rinko Kikuchi, Babel
There were plenty of top-notch performances in Babel, including Gael Garcia Bernal, Adriana Barazza, Cate Blanchett and Brad Pitt, but newcomer Rinko Kikuchi was the one who broke my heart as a deaf-mute teen trying to cope with her disability by acting out more and more inappropriately.
4. Diane Keaton, Something's Gotta Give
Diane Keaton is fabulous in every film she does, but in this movie, she positively glowed. Even when she shrugged and tipped her head back, it was the most perfect shrug and head tip anyone could ever do. There wasn't a weak moment. And though she was playing a tongue-in-cheek version of herself (as was Jack Nicholson), if only we could all play ourselves so well.
3. Bill Murray, Lost in Translation
Bill Murray losing to Sean Penn was one of the worst Oscar mishaps of the past decade. Sofia Coppola wrote this role for Bill Murray — a disillusioned movie star adrift in Tokyo, spilling his life to a complete stranger. But the beauty in this performance is Bill Murray's humor — he's on the cusp of being the funniest guy in the room, the life of the party. And he knows it. But he doesn't go all the way. He's tired. He doesn't see the point.
I don't think anyone else could have hit the role as well as he did.
2. Jamie Foxx, Ray
The greatest portrayal of a historical figure of all time. The role Jamie Foxx was born to play. Nobody even came close that year — it was Jamie, Jamie, Jamie. And he deserved every bit of it.
1. Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
The most creative and original performance of the 2000s, Captain Jack Sparrow was a new kind of pirate — a flamboyant Keith Richards with a wicked sense of humor. Johnny not only made the movie and the franchise — he made his career. And to think that the industry called him box office poison! He's now one of the most bankable stars in Hollywood (as well as one of the nicest stars in Hollywood).
Honorable Mentions: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler; Helen Mirren, The Queen; Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder; Marion Cotillard, La Vie En Rose; Amy Adams, Junebug; Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich


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A New Face in R&B and Broken-Beat: Dezaray Dawn
August 1, 2009
For as long as I've been living in Atlanta,GA, I've noticed a pattern in want to be hipster/alternative artists; yet, out of all that catastrophe, I've found an artist who is very
much a sleeper and needs to be the center of attention. Dezaray Dawn, an R&B/Electro/Broken-beat singer, born in Germany and a certified army brat, is a talented individual and deserves recognition. She would consider herself to be a self-described gypsy being that she has soared the different parts of the world during half of her lifetime. With that being said, it shows how diverse Dezaray's music happens to be. Much like myself, Dezaray is an MTV baby. She grew up emulating artist she viewed on her tv screen such as Prince,Michael Jackson (R.I.P), and Madonna. However, she notes Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, and Natalie Cole as inspirations. It doesn't surprise me that Dezaray is a versatile artist considering the fact that her cousin is Anthony David, as are Sean Stockman of Boyz II Men and Tameka "Tiny" Cottle of X-Scape, who are all different in their right. Dezaray's sound is a sound that is sort of familiar, taking you to a place of Soul II Soul, Loose Ends, and Fertile Ground. At this moment, Dezaray is on the verge releasing her EP Chameleon. The Chameleon EP consists of songs like "Can't Look Away"and self-title track "Chameleon" which are both my favorite and also, in my opinion, tell the story of what the artist is dealing with in life. Dezaray currently sings background with me every now and then and she has a very melodic voice and I am happy to say that we collaborate together. Dezaray and I talk frequently and she is more than excited to let the world hear what she has to offer. Hopefully, the world is ready for her and the message that she is sent to give. I am.
Dezaray Dawn– "Chameleon"
Dezaray Dawn– "Can't Look Down"
Brittany Bosco Free Download: Lemonade
July 16, 2009
The down-to-earth songstress Brittany Bosco is back and she is preparing for her re-release of Spectrum Ep and her debut album Black. Brittany and Come Up Kids took the liberty of releasing a track for our listening pleasure. Unfortunately, this song did not make it on the re-release, good thing for us though 😉
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Brittany Bosco–Lemonade
The Ecstatic Tour – Mos Def/Jay Electronica Review Pt.2 – The Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
August 20, 2000
(continued from pt.1)
After the tone was set, a flurry of beats, breaks, and samples followed, provided by DJ Preservation with his brother/deejay Abdul Rahman (aka Gold Medal Man) mostly holding down the instrumentals. The chemistry between Mos and his two deejays gave the performance a well rehearsed, but fresh feel to it, with the dopest interludes: a call and response/improvisational drum vs. deejay set, classic soul, blues, and a reggae set that transformed the dancefloor into an ocean of bodies swaying back and forth..all interspersed between each classic track after the next. Highlight tracks for me were The Auditorium and Ghetto Rock where I was literally on the verge of jumping on someone's back – my apologies again to the folks whose feet I stepped on lol. Honorable mentions: Quiet Dog, Umi Says, Miss Fat Booty, and of course Casa Bey.
Another noteworthy part of the show was Mos' paying homage to some of our ancestors/pioneers in music, James Brown, Michael Jackson, and Fela Kuti, to name a few. Showmanship, respect for the fans, and an overall love for the music was written all over his face throughout his entire set.
After the show Jay came and chatted with the Birmingham crew and even shared a photo of his and Erykah Badu's beautiful baby daughter. You could see this brother's face light up like the proud father that he is.
Big up to Sharrif for introducing us to Mos, who was cool enough to meet with us after the amount of energy he had already given us in his performance. What was even cooler was that he had his family on board with him for the tour: Moms, Dad, brother, and relatives all in tow.
Overall, the show was well worth the price, time, and travel to Atlanta. It's always refreshing to see (in person) that real hip hop is pushing forward on a local, national and international level.
Big up to the Malcolm's Reading Room crew and the rest of the Birmingham crew who came out to the show!
Photo Courtesy of Simone Snelling


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The immortal words of Jeffrey Lebowski give me at least some comfort.
It's a much-needed sort of comfort, to be honest. At least, with the support of a character from one of the most beloved cult films of all time, I can partially come to terms with what I am: a great, soft blubberer.
Don't take this to mean that I spend my days and nights weeping without pause; for the most part, I can live a normal life.
But I have triggers.
My partner received an early warning of what was to come mere months into our relationship, when she stumbled into a room to find me inconsolable and awash with tears. This was no dignified, silent crying – rather, this was the kind wherein:
- The cryer's face is pulled uncontrollably into a horrific, pantomime expression most commonly associated with very small children.
- The cryer is struggling not to allow any sounds to escape their body, despite racking sobs, but is completely unable to form words without roaring in sorrow.
- The cryer knows that they should be in better control of themselves, admonishes themselves internally over their childlike conduct and feels a sense of cringing shame when they are discovered.
- The cryer is capable only of hiding their face and desperately shoo-ing the interloper away to mitigate said shame.
She was, I recall, genuinely taken aback, even worried. It was an understandable reaction – no sane human being would be behaving in this way unless heartbroken, recently bereaved, or caught in the grip of despair. She needn't have been concerned. I had simply fallen victim to one of my triggers: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, a 'sad book'.
I'm really not sure how I managed to keep the poor woman around after that, but stay she did. Some years later, I'm revisiting the same territory with her and our son.
You see, it's not just sad books that will set me off: when I'm holding David, even mawkishly sentimental stories aimed at the very young will make my eyes grow misty.
My vulnerability was quickly exposed when my partner began reading Guess how much I love you to David, as I fed him his last bottle before bed. As the pages turned and her narration followed the ever-increasing spiral of two hares, presumably father and son, trying to quantify their love for one another, I felt the familiar wave of sentimentality rise up to submerge me. Of course, I couldn't say anything… to do so would have been to invite red-faced, voice-cracking humiliation. I prayed silently that she would fail to notice.
Of course, there was never any hope of such a face-saving outcome; by the time she had finished, I was dripping big, daft tears from my eyeleashes onto David's pyjamas. Looking up, my partner gaped.
"Seriously?" she asked, wide eyed and shaking her head. "SERIOUSLY?"
I could only bob my head and sob silently in response. Somewhere in my subconscious, a wise-cracking, hard-drinking, skirt-chasing 25 year-old was holding his head in his hands, wondering what on earth he had become.
These examples are only the tip of the iceberg. Since I'm in the business of finally, cathartically exposing my grand shame, I might as well give you some of the big ticket trigger items – if nothing else, you'll enjoy a laugh at some of these howlers.
- Amelie – when Ms Poulain helps a blind man broaden his horizons, or gives a man back his childhood, my eyes grow suspiciously damp.
- Schindler's List – from the second Itzhak Stern gives him that ring, BAM, I'm a goner.
- Joni Mitchell – any attempt to sing A Case of You to the wee man will result in blubbing.
- Rolf Harris – "…did you think I would leave you dyyyyyyying..?" Forget about it. I am a wreck.
- Marley and Me – God help me, I am this pathetic.
Perhaps, when David is a little older, he'll also find the time to express his astonishment at the things which set his old man off. Perhaps he'll weep alongside me, afflicted by cruel genetics with my irrational peaks of emotion. Frankly, as long as he still speaks to me after he's seen one of my performances, it'll be one in the win column.


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MODEL Laura Wells is a size 14, the same size as the average Australian woman.
She markets herself as a 'plus-size' model and is represented by BGM Models, a modelling agency for models between sizes 10 and 18.
"I'm called a plus-size model because in the modelling industry I am between 3-6 sizes larger than a normal, industry standard model. It's a job title," Wells told news.com.au earlier this month.
She's currently starring in an ad campaign for Aussie activewear label The Upside.
"But in the real world, I'm not a plus-sized person. People don't look at my body and think I'm plus sized. They think that I'm normal, because I am. That's where the confusion comes about."
Confused and angry is how millions of Australian women feel about the phrase 'plus-size'.
They lit up social media this week when former The Biggest Loser host Ajay Rochester posted a photo of Wells to Instagram with this caption:
"How the f*** can this woman be considered plus size? Any idea the kind of damage you (the media/fashion industry) do to the minds of young girls by even using those words with a picture like this? Where is there PLUS of anything? Anything less of her and she'd be a MINUS something. Seriously this is so ridiculous and harmful! This is not empowering ..."
Wells then responded with this post:
The hashtag #droptheplus started trending on social media and several models got on board, publicly denouncing the term 'plus-size'.
'I am a model FULL STOP. Unfortunately in the modelling industry if you're above a US size 4 you are considered plus size, and so I'm often labelled a 'plus size' model," wrote Melbourne model Stefania Ferrario.
"I do NOT find this empowering ... Let's have models of all shapes, sizes and ethnicities, and drop the misleading labels. I'm NOT proud to be called 'plus', but I AM proud to be called a 'model', that is my profession!"
When she spoke to news.com.auearlier this month, Wells acknowledged the term 'plus size' can be damaging for women who are desperate to see images of themselves reflected in advertising and the media.
"I really do see the negative connotations [the term] can have on young women, because they're looking to find themselves replicated in models.
"They're looking at the media, at magazines, television shows, ad campaigns. So when someone my size is called 'plus size', and they compare themselves to me, it's not great.
"My body is relatable and aspirational to a lot of people. There are a lot of models that we see everyday in magazines and high fashion and it's not always achievable for a lot of people to look like that. People say, 'Oh I can't look like that'. So it's great for women to see an average sized body in a campaign."
Editor of Cosmopolitan magazine Brownyn McCahon says what was once purely an industry term has now weaseled its way into our everyday lexicon.
"We use the term 'plus size' internally here at Cosmo because it's how the industry understands it. But it's the most frustrating thing for us.
"We have no trouble getting clothes in sample sizes for models who are a size 6-8. It's really hard for my fashion editor to find clothes that fit girls sizes 14-16 and larger.
"Personally, I don't like [the term 'plus-size'] because that's like saying 90 per cent of the Cosmo office is plus-sized. I'm a size 10-12 and so that makes me a plus size person."
McCahon says Cosmo has a 15-year-old editorial policy of featuring all body shapes in its pages.
"It's not like we have a separate section for 'plus size' women. It would be like us creating a special section for curly hair. It would be strange."
She says the blame game between magazines, fashion designers, models and the media needs to stop.
"For an industry that earns its money on selling women clothes, we need to change.
"Magazine editors and fashion editors say we can't get clothes that fit the size 14-16 models. But then fashion designers say, 'We cut to a block that is a size 8-10 and it's expensive to cut these blocks'. So they use a mathematical algorithm to create the clothes in larger sizes, but these clothes aren't designed specifically for curvy women.
"So in store when size 12, 14 or 16 women try on the clothes, the bigger sizes don't take into account the lumps and bumps and curves of these women, because they're designed for a size 8 body. And so the bigger sizes don't sell and the retailers say there's no demand for bigger sizes. So they cut the bigger sizes. It's a vicious cycle.
"Woman are more likely to purchase clothing if they can see it looks good on a woman who looks like them."
Wells says the diversity of women's bodies needs to be celebrated.
"We are not supposed to be all the same. One way isn't the right way. So we really need to be able to tell people that they can love themselves the way that they are," she said.
What do you think of the term 'plus-size'? Comment below or tweet us @newscomauhq
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Eulalie: This is the first year that she's really managed to grasp the idea of Christmas. She's a little excited... but very wary of the big strange man in red. Today we will be writing him a letter to politely request that he doesn't sneak into the house on Christmas Eve... "just leave the presents outside and go".
Marguerite: Helping decorate her first tree, in her own little way. Two seconds later she tried to eat that decoration.
Thank you for popping by and keeping me company this year. The support, encouragement and advice you so generously offer is accepted with much gratitude. From our family to yours - may your Christmas be safe and joyous and may your bellies and hearts be full.
I'll pop in with a final portrait next week... other than that, see you in 2014!


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The MA Gender Studies and Law at SOAS caters for students with a variety of backgrounds and objectives:
This programme provides:
The MA Gender Studies and Law at SOAS is a unique programme, its principal aim being to re-focus issues prioritised in western Gender Studies and Legal Theory on the complex specificities of Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East. Jointly housed by the Centre for Gender Studies and the School of Law, the programme offers the specialised study of gender and law in relation to the cultures of Asia, Africa and the Middle East, together with rigorous training in, and questioning of, contemporary gender theory. In terms of gender theory, it offers a solid foundation with sufficient breadth and depth to facilitate a range of specialist pathways. In terms of specialisation, it draws on the expertise of internationally recognised scholars of Asian, African and Middle Eastern Studies at SOAS.
Students take courses to the value of four units and complete a dissertation (which is also the assessment for the fourth course Feminist Legal Theory).
All students take the Preliminary course in law, legal reasoning and legal methods. This is a compulsory component which runs as an intensive two-week course in September, prior to the start of term.
All students take the compulsory core courses Gender Theory and the Study of Asia, Africa and the Middle East and Feminist Legal Theory (Dissertation). Further options include a wide range of gender and gender-related courses from a comprehensive list. Students also choose one Law option from the general MA in Law list (subject to course convenor approval).
Upon completion of coursework and written examinations in May/June, students will write a 10,000 word dissertation based on material acquired from Feminist Legal Theory.
At least one unit (one or two courses) must be chosen from this list.
Remaining units must be taken from this list.
Universities in the United Kingdom use a centralized system of undergraduate application: University and College Admissions Service (UCAS). It is used by both domestic and international students. Students have to register on the UCAS website before applying to the university. They will find all the necessary information about the application process on this website. Some graduate courses also require registration on this website, but in most cases students have to apply directly to the university. Some universities also accept undergraduate application through Common App (the information about it could be found on universities' websites).
Both undergraduate and graduate students may receive three types of responses from the university. The first one, "unconditional offer" means that you already reached all requirements and may be admitted to the university. The second one, "conditional offer" makes your admission possible if you fulfill some criteria – for example, have good grades on final exams. The third one, "unsuccessful application" means that you, unfortunately, could not be admitted to the university of you choice.
All universities require personal statement, which should include the reasons to study in the UK and the information about personal and professional goals of the student and a transcript, which includes grades received in high school or in the previous university.


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I've always liked the idea of having a blog, and now here I am.
As you may or may not know, my names Richard Joe James and I'm an aspiring young film-maker. I come from a fantastic town called Chesterfield but have been studying at university in York. I'm about to return to my second year, and I'm feeling more driven than ever, so I thought it was about time I set up some sort of online space that I can dedicate to my projects and can document my journey through the risky waters of film production. I also wanted to feel a little bit more professional than just my twitter and facebook(although feel free to look me up on there or send me a personal message if you want to) as well as a place to set up an e-portfolio of my projects. I had been thinking of doing it for a while now, but after spending a day at a Channel 4 4Talent event I was particularly inspired to get this going and share my story. It's never too early to get a bit of name branding going.
So what am I going to do here? I guess I don't exactly know yet. I plan on keeping it updated with how my projects are going, share things that are inspiring me lately and share as much knowledge as I can, and just be honest about how challenging yet fulfilling some of this work can be. Hopefully I'll have some fantastic stuff to share soon, I'm very excited about the projects that I have coming up, especially having my first go at directing a film with The House, but there's plenty of time to tell you all about, so for now I'll just say hello, and thanks for checking this out!
And always feel free to leave a comment.


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Browsing Department of English Language and Literature by Title
Now showing items 47-66 of 238
"A Crooked Mark" - An Examination of the Effectiveness of Using Authentic Materials in Teaching Apostrophe Use in an ELT Context. (2018-02-07)This thesis focuses on two types of teaching intervention, prescriptive and descriptive, to determine which type may be more beneficial to English language learners in learning correct apostrophe application. The role ...
Dantean returns in the works of Thomas Stearns Eliot, Eugenio Montale, and Seamus Heaney (Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2015)This project analyzes Dante's influence on the poetry of Thomas Stearns Eliot, Eugenio Montale, and Seamus Heaney. A comparative reading of the poetry and criticism of the four authors will display that Dante's presence ...
Decommissioning the Canon: Towards a Deconstruction of the Givens of the Literary Canon (Teaching Social Justice: Intercultural and Development Education Perspectives on Education's Context, Content, 2003)This essay examines the differences between high and popular culture, looking at Joyce and Heaney as synecdoches of cannon-creation and a resultant decommissioning of that canon. This is done through a deconstructive ...
Deconstructive journalism: the influences of Jacques Derrida and Edward Said on the thought and writing of Robert Fisk (Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2014)
Defining Gothic-postmodernism. (Rodopi, 2009)
Derrida, Heaney, Yeats and the Hauntological Redefinition of Irishness (Veritas, 2003)This essay begins by deconstructing the logo of the Centre for Migration studies as a way of outlining a differential perspective on Irish identity. Eschewing the traditional view of identity as sameness, this article ...
'"Desidero ergo sum (I desire therefore I am)": Towards a Psychoanalytic Reading of the Advertising of Perfume', 2016, in Irish Communications Review, (Irish Communications Review, 2016)
The devil is in the detail: Using corpora to investigate spoken language varieties (AACL [American Association for Corpus Linguistics], 2014)
"The distant skin": a deconstructive analysis of women and polysemic touch in the writing of John McGahern and Anne Enright (Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2014)This thesis, by providing a deconstructive reading of the work of John McGahern and Anne Enright, elucidates the way in which the place, position and representation of women in modern Irish society is profoundly affected ...
"The door" stands open: liminal spaces in the later Heaney (Pre-print version) (University of Notre Dame Press, 2016)
Ecocriticism (The English Association, 2016)
The English grammar profile of learner competence: Methodology and key findings (John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2017)The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) (Council of Europe 2001a) is an established benchmark for language competence (Jones & Saville 2009). It comprises six levels of competence from A1 (lowest) ...
The Epistemology of Nationalism (Taylor & Francis [Routledge], 1997)This article poses a number of questions: Is nationalism an ideology, a philosophy, an epistemology or a faith? Is cultural nationalism a seminal constituent of nationalism in general, or is it just a subset of political ...
An evolution of learner grammar: Insights from the English Grammar Profile (ETI [Execuitive Training Institute] Malta, 2016)
An examination of female characterisation in a selection of the novels and short stories of William Trevor through the lens of Simone de Beauvoir (Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2016)This thesis aims to examine female characterisation in a selection of William Trevor's novels and short stories. The core argument in this thesis will be to demonstrate that Trevor, in his portrayal of women, presents a ...
Examining Irish Nationalism in the context of Literature, Culture and Religion. A Study of the Epistemological Structure of Nationalism (New York: Edwin Mellen Press, 2002)
The exchange in family discourse (Pre-print version) (Irish Association for Applied Linguistics (IRAAL), 2002)The intimate genre of family discourse has traditionally posed problems for linguists because of the difficulty in collecting the data and the intimate nature of the genre. For obvious reasons, people view family life as ...
Exploring indices of national identity in a corpus of radio phone-in data from Irish radio (Pre-published version) (University of Valencia Press, 2002)Radio phone-in has a reflexive function in bringing the voices of a community to a community. For those who telephone the programme, it provides interpersonal communication even if they do not 'go on air'. For those who ...
Exploring Synchronous Online Communication and its Effect on Non-Native Speakers of English (2018-02-07)It is estimated that there are 1.5 billion people worldwide who speak English, of whom only 375 million are native speakers (Statista 2016). Jenks (2012) notes that the use of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) is growing ...
Exploring television as an exponent of pragmatic and sociocultural information in foreign language learning (Pre-published version) (CILT Publications, 2000)It is increasingly recognised that being both fluent and accurate in a foreign language will not always guarantee successful communication between speakers. According to Hyde (1998: 10), in his discussion on intercultural ...


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A couple of months ago I wrote a post justifying why the wordcount's low on my current work-in-progress.
Basically, my creative time is limited – as is my creative energy. And I've been busy paving over my garden so I can free up more of my creative time and energy to write, instead of controlling parts of the garden that aren't productive.
This work is now over, thankfully.
Summer is heading full-tilt towards us, less than a week before the solstice. The grass has gone, the paving is laid, and the remainder of the work falls under the heading of general pottering about – in other words, no heavy lifting.
Like finishing a novel, it's been a long task, enjoyable, stretching, with a few false starts and moments of trepidation. Now it's done, I can sit back and
admire it look at all the bits I'd do differently if I had to do it again.
My imagination hasn't been idle, though.
I've sketched out a few short stories on rainy days when working outside was impossible, and pondered the work still to be done on the fourth Petticoat Katie novel with a view to finishing it as soon as I can.
More stories await. Characters clamour to say their piece, to have their lives imagined into being, to take me on their travels as if I were their own personal Boswell.
And now, of course, I have a neat and tidy garden space within which to imagine new tales while watching the bees amongst the oregano.


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55 km Birkie Lite – February 13, 2021
Start Line
The staging area for the long (55 km and the 31 km) events is at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village (UCHV), located 50 km east of Edmonton on Highway 16. It takes 45 minutes to an hour to get there, please give yourself plenty of time.
Wave Starts
The Canadian Birkie features three start waves, with a mix of skiers from 55 km and 31 km events at 9:00 am, 9:15, and 9:30; based on skier speed instead of event selection. Please read Waves to see how to select your wave.
Start Times
8:50 a.m. Official Long Start program
9:00 a.m. 31 km and 55 km 1st wave start
9:15 a.m. 31 km and 55 km 2nd wave start
9:30 a.m. 31 km and 55 km 3rd wave start
9:40 a.m. 31 km and 55 km start closed
What's the route?
A point to point course from the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village along the east edge of Elk Island National Park and through the scenic Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area. It is gently rolling terrain which translates to lots of small ups and downs, and trails winding around beaver ponds and hills.
Age Limits
- Children 2 – 11 years of age are not allowed.
- Children 12 – 17 years of age are not recommended. If they register, they must be registered with and accompanied by an adult guardian.
Finish Line
The finish line for all races is at Waskahegan Staging Area in Cooking Lake-Blackfoot PRA, located just east of Sherwood Park.
- Download the Stadium Finish Line map
How do I get back to my vehicle after I finish?
A free shuttle bus service for finishers runs from the finish area back to vehicles at the Long Start at the UCHV. Runs continuously from 10:30 am until 5:45 pm.
Spectators, family wanting to pick up finishers
There is no parking at the Waskahegan Staging Area in Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area, where the finish lines and stadium are located. Spectators who wish to see the finish of any event can park at the Bethel Transit Station in Sherwood Park (shown here on the Venue Map) and take the Birkie Shuttle to the Finish area. The shuttle take approximately 30 minutes, depending on weather.
There will be one transport at 9:45 am which will run from Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village (UCHV) (Start of Long Courses) to Waskahegan Staging Area (Finish Line, Start of Short Courses). Catch the van outside the Red Barn.
Registration Package Pick-up
Pick up your registration package at the Nordic Fair.
More Details
Please see the Program Guide for more details.
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Whilst engaged in this melancholy office, and endeavouring to reconcile his mind to the loss of so dear a friend, by considering the gain which that friend would experience, his reflections were suddenly interrupted by the singularly varied tone in which Cowper then began to breathe. Imagining it to be the sound of his immediate summons, after listening to it for several minutes, he arose from the foot of the bed on which he was sitting, to take a nearer, and, as he supposed, a last view of his departing relative, commending his soul to that gracious Saviour, whom, in the fulness of mental health, he had delighted to honour. As he put aside the curtains, Cowper opened his eyes, but closed them again without speaking, and breathed as usual. On Monday he was much worse; though, towards the close of the day, he revived sufficiently to take a little refreshment. The two following days he evidently continued to sink rapidly. He revived a little on Thursday, but, in the course of the night, he appeared exceedingly exhausted; some refreshment was presented to him by Miss Perowne, but, owing to a persuasion that nothing could afford him relief, though without any apparent impression that the hand of death was already upon him, he mildly rejected the cordial with these words, the last he was heard to utter: " What can it signify?"
Early on Friday morning, the 25th, a decided alteration for the worse was perceived to have taken place. A deadly change appeared in his countenance. In this insensible state he remained till a few minutes before five in the afternoon, when he gently, and without the slightest apparent pain, ceased to breathe, and his happy spirit escaped from his body, in which, amidst the thickest gloom of darkness, it had so long been imprisoned, and took its flight to the regions of perfect purity and bliss. In a manner so mild and gentle did death make its approach, that though his kinsman, his medical attendant, and three others were standing at the foot of the bed, with their eyes fixed upon his dying countenance, the precise moment of his departure was unobserved by any.
"From this mournful period," writes Mr. Johnson, "till the features of his deceased friend were closed from his view, the expression which the kinsman of Cowper observed in them, and which he was affectionately delighted to suppose an index of the last thoughts and enjoyments of his soul in its gradual escape from the depths of despondence, was that of calmness and composure, mingled, as it were, with holy surprise."
He was buried in that part of Dereham Church, called St. Edmund's Chapel, on Saturday, the 2d May, 1800; and his funeral was attended by several of his relatives. In a literary point of view, his long and painful affliction had ever been regarded as a national calamity; a deep and almost universal sympathy was felt in his behalf; and by all men of learning and of piety, his death was looked upon as an event of no common importance.
As he died without a will, his amiable and beloved relation, Lady Hesketh, kindly undertook to become his administratrix. She raised a tablet monument to his memory with the following inscription :—
WILLIAM COWPER, Esq.
Ye who with warmth the public triumph feel
Of talents, dignified by sacred zeal,
Here, to devotion's bard, devoutly just,
Pay your fond tribute, due to Cowj.er's dust!
England, exulting in his spotless fame,
Ranks with her dearest sons his favourite name!
Sense, fancy, wit, suffice not all to raise
So clear a title to affection's praise:
His highest honours to the heart belong—
His virtues formed the magic of his song.
The following lines have been kindly handed to the author by a friend, in manuscript. He is not sure they have never been in print, though he rather inclines to think such is the case.
And is the spirit of the Poet fled?
Yes, from its earthly tenement 'tis flown;
The sweetest minstrel that the world has known.
Too nice, too great, his sympathy of soul;
For, oh! his feelings were so much refined, That sense became impatient of control,
And darkness seized the empire of his mind.
But when Reflection threw her eagle eye
Faith op'd a splendid vista to the sky,
To see, whilst sceptics to the effects of chance
Ascribe creation's ever-varying form; To see distinctly, at the first slight glance,
Who wings the lightning, and who drives the storm,
To brush the cobweb follies from the great,
Uphold the honour of a sinking state,
And bid Religion raise her drooping head.
Such were the objects of the enraptured bard,
In such his lucid intervals he passed; And knowing Virtue was her own reward,
Wooed, and revered, and loved her to the last.
Know, then, that Death has added to his list
As sweet a bard as ever swept a lyre: In Death's despite his memory shall exist
In numbers pregnant with celestial fire.
Yes, Cowper! with thy own expressive lays,
Thy name shall triumph o'er the lapse of days,
Description of his person, his manners, his disposition, his piety —His attachment to the Established Church-—His attainments —Originality of his poetry—His religious sentiments—The warmth of his friendship—His attachment to the British constitution—His industry and perseverance—Happy manner in which he could console the afflicted—His occasional intervals of enjoyment—Character as a writer—Powers of descriptionBeauty of his letters—His aversion to flattery, to affectation, to cruelty—His love of liberty, and dread of its abuse—Strong attachment to, and intimate acquaintance with the scriptures— Pleasure with which he sometimes viewed the viorks of creation —Contentment of his mind—Extract from an anonymous critic—Poetic tribute to his memory.
It is scarcely necessary to add anything. on the subject of Cowper's character, after the ample delineation that has already been given of it in this memoir; we shall, however, subjoin the following brief remarks, which could not so conveniently be introduced in any other part of the narrative.
Cowper was of the middle stature; he had a fine, open, and expressive countenance; that indicated much thoughtfulness, and almost excessive sensibility. His eyes were more remarkable for the expression of tenderness than of penetration. The general expression of his countenance partook of that sedate cheerfulness, which so strikingly characterizes all his original productions, and which never failed to impart a peculiar charm to his conversation. His limbs were more remarkable for strength than for delicacy of form. He possessed a warm temperament; and he says of himself, in a letter to his cousin Mrs. Bodham, dated February 27, 1790, that he was naturally " somewhat irritable," hut, if he was, his religious principle had so subdued that tendency, that a near relation, who was intimately acquainted with him the last ten years of his life, never saw his temper ruffled in a single instance.
His manners were generally somewhat shy and reserved, particularly to strangers: when, however, he was in perfec health, and in such society as was quite congenial to his taste they were perfectly free and unembarrassed; his conversation was unrestrained and cheerful, and his whole deportment was the most polite and graceful, especially to females, towards whom he conducted himself, on all occasions, with the strictest delicacy and propriety.
Much as Cowper was admired by those who knew him only as a writer, or as an occasional correspondent, he was infinitely more esteemed by his more intimate friends; indeed, the more intimately he was known, the more he was beloved and revered. Nor was this affectionate attachment so much the result of his brilliant talents, as it was of the real goodness of his disposition, and gentleness of his conduct.
Cowper was emphatically, in the strictest and most scriptural sense of the term, a good man. His goodness, however, was not the result of mere effort, unconnected with Christian principles, nor did it arise from the absence of those evil dispositions of which all have reason, more or less, to complain; on the contrary, all his writings prove that he felt and deplored the existence of evil affections, and was only able to suppress them by a cordial reception of the gospel of Christ, and the diligent use of those means enforced under that pure and self-denying dispensation. Nor was the goodness of Cowper a mere negative goodness, inducing him only to avoid doing evil; it is evident, from many passages, both from his poetic and prose productions, that he ever looked upon his talents, not as his own, but as belonging to Him from whom he had received them. Under the influence ef this impression, all his best and most important original productions were unquestionably written. Desirous of communicating to his fellow-men the same invaluable benefits which he had himself received from the simple yet sublime truths of Christianity, and incapable of attempting it in any other way than that of becoming an author, he took up his pen and produced those unrivalled poems, which, while they delight the mere literary reader for their elegance, beauty, and sublimity, are no less interesting to the Christian for the accurate and striking delineations of real religion, with which they abound. As long as the English language exists, they will most eagerly be sought after, both by the scholar and by the Christian.
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A 3-0 win in the Test Series during Durga Puja and a 3-2 ODI series win on Diwali, the Indian team proffered their fans two-fold reasons to celebrate their biggest festivals.
India rambled on past a tremulous New Zealand in the 3-match Test Series, that had commenced on 22nd September at Kanpur, which ended with the visiting team's whitewash( India 3-0 NZ). Subsequent to that, the ODI series had begun after a 6-day hiatus. It was New Zealand's first ODI series since the one against Australia, that had concluded in a 3-2 victory for the Blackcaps, which also marked former star-skipper Brendon McCullum's farewell. If we look through the numbers of both the teams starting from 1st March 2014 to 15th October 2016, India had a win/loss ratio of 1.875 whereas New Zealand's was 1.933 off 48 and 47 ODIs respectively.
India kept the toss winning spree on in the 1st ODI as well, as an extension to the 3 Test matches prior to it and had opted to field first, keeping the dew factor in mind. The ODI at Dharmasala, apart from witnessing another middle-order collapse of New Zealand also witnessed Tom Latham's resilient innings. The left-hander(79* off 98) formed a 9th wicket partnership of 71 runs(off 58 deliveries) with Timothy Southee(55 off 36), and carried his bat after the Blackcaps were all-out for 190. Despite all his efforts, Virat Kohli's 85* off 81 ushered India to an easy win. [ Scorecard ]
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The 2nd ODI though brought back some hopes for New Zealand to finally win a game in the otherwise barren series when skipper Kane Williamson scored a brilliant 118 off 128 in Feroz Shah Kotla, whereas none of the other batsmen from either side could even manage a single fifty-plus score. Southee and Martin Guptill swooped crucial wickets which finally led to New Zealand's first victory over India in the entire tour. [Scorecard]
In the 3rd ODI at Mohali, New Zealand had put up a total of 285 with the aid of Latham's 66 and Taylor's 44. Later, Kohli's 154 and Dhoni's 80 made the total look nothing but meager. Ross Taylor would've certainly regretted dropping Kohli when he was at 6 as India won by 7 wickets. [ Scorecard ]
Indian captain MS Dhoni's home, Ranchi hosted the 4th ODI in which New Zealand finally won a toss and decided to bat first. Martin Guptill's 72 won him the player of the match award as New Zealand defeated India by 19 runs. It paved the way for a decider, 5th ODI at Visakhapatnam which was to be held on 29th October. [Scorecard]
The 5th ODI can be said to have summed up the entire tour, exposing all the frailties of the New Zealand side. Rohit Sharma's(who had scored just 53 in the first 4 matches) 70 and Virat Kohli's 65 helped India put up a score of 269 which was appraised as a chaseable score at Visakhapatnam. What turned out was hardly anticipated by anyone. After Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Axar Patel scalped one each, leg spinner Amit Mishra left the New Zealand batting order in shreds with his 5-fer. New Zealand were all out for 79, the same score for which they had bowled India out in the WT20 match at Nagpur on 15th March, 2016. This was New Zealand's shortest ODI innings in terms of overs – 23.1, and India had scooped a Series victory.
New Zealand Team: Review
In this section I, an ardent fan of the Blackcaps, would like to rate each of the players of the New Zealand side according to their performance in the ODI Series:
1. Martin Guptill – 7/10
For an ODI player of Guptill's repute, who was highest scorer of the 2015 World Cup edition and also has the numbers outside of it, it was a disappointing series. The only good he produced with his bat was the 72 in the 4th ODI at Ranchi. Record – 111 at an average of 22.20 off 5 innings. What came as a surprise was his stint as bowler when swooped in and bagged 2 wickets in the 40th over in the 2nd ODI at Delhi. Besides that, his performance on field can hardly be questioned, from saving big runs to taking catches. His contributions to both the victories in New Zealand's account has fetched him additional points.
2. Tom Latham – 9/10
After a consistent show in the Test series, Tom Latham continued his form in the ODIs and ended up 2nd in the list of most runs scored by a batsman in the series. With 244 runs at 61 Latham was fell second to a much better Virat Kohli 358 at 119.33 average. From carrying his bat in the 1st ODI to taking 2 vital catches in the 4th ODI, the left-hander has exhibited a uniformity in his performance. Despite scoring a couple of 50-plus score he was unable to convert any of those to three-figures, probably the only hitch in his otherwise smooth performance.
3. Kane Williamson – 8/10
That Kane Williamson is the best batsman in the New Zealand side is beyond argument. Yes, even in the 50-over format he has made enough impressions to have a slight edge over Ross Taylor, the one who has the big numbers,or Martin Guptill, who has had some glorious years in the shorter formats. Reason being Kane's class in testing conditions where most batsmen fail to perform, something we witnessed in the 2nd ODI that was played at Feroz Shah Kotla. He gets an 8 mostly due to the 118 which not was not only his first ODI century in India but also aided his team for the 6-run victory. Record – 211 runs at 42.20. Regarding the captaincy bit, as Brendon McCullum says, we just need to give the youngster some time.
4. Ross Taylor – 5.5/10
It not a healthy sign when the team's most experienced player is in terrible form. Ross Taylor has done hardly anything significant since the 290 at Perth last year, in any format. His susceptibility to run outs and to spin continued in this tour as well. Lack of discernment in his batting approach led to him to fall prey to the turn which he often tries to play shots against. His scores of 44 and 35 in the 3rd and 4th ODIs respectively were decent enough to fetch him a 6.5 but dropping vital catches is unacceptable from a fielder of his reputation. Record: Stands 7th in the list of most runs scored with 119 runs at 23.80 average. Rosco definitely needs to ameliorate his form, somewhat a restoration.
6. Jimmy Neesham- 6.5/10
Jimmy Neesham has been more popular on Twitter than in the Cricket field for a long time. A 47-ball 57 in Mohali and his 2/38, which included vital wickets of Ajinkya Rahane and MS Dhoni, in New Zealand's victory at Ranchi – the two highlights of Neesham's performance in this series. Record: 76 runs and 4 wickets at 6.22 ecomony rate off 4 matches.
7. Wicketkeepers: Luke Ronchi & BJ Watling -2.5/10
While Luke Ronchi played the first 3 matches, Watling appeared in the last couple of ODIs. Both looked totally out of touch with their batting which was rather strange for Ronchi who was the highest run scorer amongst his teammates in the recently concluded Test series. While Ronchi was involved in 4 catches and 2 run-outs, Watling took 2 catches and assisted in 1 run-out.
8. Corey Anderson- 1.5/10
A lot was expected of Anderson who had just made a comeback to the team after staying away from international Cricket since the conclusion of this year's WT20. Off 4 innings he just managed to score a scant total of 31 runs. He conceded 27 runs for no wicket in the 5th ODI, off the only 4 overs that he bowled in the entire series.
9. Anton Devcich- 1.5/10
Another player who did absolutely nothing to the team's favour. Moreover, his inclusion in the team can only be explained as a need for the 3rd spinner. Scored 18 runs with the bat off the 2 innings that he played in and conceded 70 runs off 13 overs without claiming a wicket.
10. Mitchell Santner- 6/10
No particular highlights except he conceded lesser runs than usual, a healthy economy rate of 4 explains it. Despite that he only managed to claim 3 scalps after having bowled 46 overs. Added positive- always pretty swift on the field, was involved in 5 dismissals as fielder.
11. Tim Southee- 8/10
With a couple of 3-fers in the two matches in which New Zealand emerged victorious, Tim Southee was the most successful Kiwi bowler in terms of wickets. Also, a close to decent economy rate of 5.47. A 45-ball 55 in the 1st ODI which included six 4s and three 6s saved New Zealand a from horrible 108-8, as he formed a 71 partnership with opener Tom Latham.
12. Trent Boult- 7.5/10
Maintained a decent economy rate of 4.99 overall and bagged 6 wickets- 2 wickets each in the 2nd, 4th and 5th ODIs.
13. Ish Sodhi- 5 /10
No significant highlights to look back at. 4 wickets at a strike rate of 36.2, 2 of which came in the 5th ODI wherein another leg spinner India's Amit Mishra ripped through New Zealand's batting order. He conceded 152 runs at an economy rate of 6.28.
The Blackcaps will finally be playing a Test Series at home that is scheduled in November. A 2-match Test Series against Pakistan which commences on 17th November, 2016 at Christchurch.


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A report, called "Counterterrorism Intelligence: Law Enforcement Perspectives" was released earlier this month through the George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute which lends heavy support for increasing local law enforcement efforts to thwart the threat of terrorism.
The report, authored by Frank J. Cilluffo, Joseph R. Clark, and Michael P. Downing, also advocates increased synergy between local, state and federal law enforcement authorities, which is completely reasonable and justified.
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Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Facebook Saving Face?
Angry users complained of privacy and truth in advertising violations. To see the whole scoop, click here.
2 comments:
- LB said...
What's this got to do with bioethics...or even health?
- Unknown said...
Matters of privacy and misleading advertising are neither issue nor gender-driven, nor should they be.
Privacy laws are of critical importance to all of us--whether it concerns HIPAA privacy laws regulating the proper dissemination and protection of medical information of an individual--or a social networking site, where privacy can become a matter of personal safety when you consider who sees your information and for what purposes it's being used. And who can deny the importance of truth in advertising today, when considering the methods used in the marketing of drugs, personal products, diets, foods, etc.
True, this article was about issues outside of the bioethics arena, however, I still considered it to be an important story, affecting anyone who uses the internet, whether on a social networking site, medical information site, or anywhere else where personal information is extracted. Healthy discourse and debate on protection issues is a major 21st century issue and will become even more so over the next 5 to 10 years.


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56 Quem é o mais louco?
on February 7, 2006
Chapter: Portuguese
I've got nothing to do today but smile."
A cat isn't fussy — just so long as you remember he likes his milk in the shallow, rose-patterned saucer and his fish on the blue plate. From which he will take it, and eat it off the floor.
If you set your goals ridiculously high and it's a failure, you will fail above everyone else's success. James Cameron
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"He's so different to when he started at Cressey. Before he was angry and aggressive. Now he's kind and considerate. What you have done is amazing."
Parent, Oct 2018
""The curriculum is planned well to meet the needs, interests and attitudes of students. There are a host of visits and visitors to bring learning to life."
Ofsted, March 2018
Admissions Criteria
Cressey College succeeds where other schools have been unable to, with the very same students. We will consider admission for young people:
- with social, emotional, attachment and mental health difficulties,
- who have additional complex needs including Anxiety, ADHD, ASD / Aspergers / PDA, Global Delay, PDD, ODD, OCD, Conduct Disorder, Dyscalculia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Tourettes, Tics, FASD, Epliepsy, Insomnia, and others
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All our current students have EHCPs or Statements, and the very large majority have additional complex needs. To give a feel for the most common of these additional complex needs (in addition to social, emotional, attachment and behavioural difficulties), in September 2018 the 139 students at Cressey at that time had the were listed with the following needs. (These statistics are according to students' Papers, on arrival at Cressey.)
- 77% had low self-esteem at their previous school
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