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The Cat's Meat Man" Copyright © 2017 Alan M. Clark
I'm delighted to be interviewing Alan Clark on ShadowSpinners today. I've had the distinct pleasure of knowing this talented author and artist for several years and have even taken a few of his painting classes. His very brief bio below, mentions the house full of bones where he grew up. Well dear reader, I have personally been in Mr. Clark's current home, and I can attest that bones remain a prominent feature in his life, and in the macabre décor of his studio. Those of you who have followed my blog know of my own penchant for all things dark and twisted, so I naturally took an instant liking to Mr. Clark!
I've just finished his latest book and immediately gave it the five stars it deserved on Amazon. The book is Apologies to the Cat's Meat Man: A Novel of Annie Chapman, the Second Victim of Jack the Ripper (Jack the Ripper Victims Series). My interview will focus mainly on the book, while also touching on the series and Mr. Clark's artwork.
Alan M. Clark grew up in Tennessee in a house full of bones and old medical books. As a writer and illustrator, he is the author of sixteen published books, including 11 novels, a lavishly illustrated novella, four collections of fiction, and a nonfiction full-color book of his artwork. He has illustrated books and stories by authors as diverse as Jack Ketchum, Poppy Z Brite, Stephen King, Joe R Lansdale and Ray Bradbury. Awards for his work include the World Fantasy Award and four Chesley Awards.
Alan, what first drew you to write historical fiction?
Thanks for the nice introduction.
I've always liked history. Many years ago, in the early '80s, one of my first jobs was as a museum guide at Fort Nashborough, a partial replica of the first non-native-American settlement of Nashville, TN. I was in a position of having to bring to life for the visitors what existence was like for those who first settled the area. Using my imagination, I found I could sort of travel back in time to help the visitors get a glimpse of a time when the area was surrounded by wilderness, as well as hostile Indians who held those lands as sacred hunting and burial grounds.
What inspired you to write about the victims of Jack the Ripper, while so exclusively leaving the man out of the stories as well as any speculation as to who he might have been?
I read the police reports of the killings, the transcripts from the inquests, and other material that gave a sense of who the victims were, what their lives were like. Knowing something of history in the nitty gritty of life, beyond significant dates, locations, and standout events, I became fascinated with what it took for the women to survived in London's East End of the period. I found a parallel with the homeless of our time. We have the tech revolution marginalizing the less fortunate among us, and Victorian England had the same thing with the Industrial Revolution, the suffering at its worst in London, the richest and most technologically advanced city in the world at the time. Survival in that time and place was a tale worth telling. The more I learned about the women and their environment, the less interested I became in the endless, and often ridiculous speculation about the murderer. Because we don't know who JTR was, the killer is mostly defined by his victims and what he did to them, while the women should not be defined by the circumstances of their deaths since we have some information about them and their lives.
What do you feel are the ethics of writing historical fiction?
There are four novels in the Jack the Ripper Victims Series at present: Of Thimble and Threat, Say Anything but Your Prayers, A Brutal Chill in August, and Apologies to that Cat's Meat Man. I state in the front of each novel that they are fiction and that is meant to tell people that I've made up much the story, the dialogue, and the motivations of the characters. I try to create characters that ring true in the imagination as human beings. They are necessarily flawed. I try to stick to what is known of their lives, their motivations, their feelings, but clearly I have to invent.
Popular notions about the victims would have us believe that they were prostitutes of little value. Unfortunately that is because that's the way they were seen in their time. Those killed on the street, the first four, were casual prostitutes, meaning that they engaged in solicitation when they had to in order get by. The going rate for a casual prostitute at the time was four pence (pennies). If my calculations are correct, adjusted for inflation, that would be about almost 2 £ British currency today, or about $2.70 cents USD. The rest of the time, they eked out a meager existence doing what work they could find, mostly hard and tedious labor for little pay. Those four women had all lost their husbands and were destitute. There were so many poor, so many partner less women living in the East End of London, and so many of them were alcoholics, often struggling to get from one meal to the next, one drink to the next, that they were considered a nuisance by most people of the higher classes, and of very little worth. Yes, there was a rigid class system in place at the time.
Yet those women had lives, families, friends, emotional gains and losses, the controversies and dramas to be found in any life. My opinion is that giving a sense of life in that time and place to people of our time, and to those of the future, is a worthy endeavor. If people are so fascinated by the idea of an inhuman killer that they are drawn to material about the violence, why not use that to draw attention to something intensely human.
Do you feel you owe anything to the all too real victims in your books? In particular Annie Chapman the second victim of Jack the Ripper upon whom "Apologies to the Cats Meat Man" is based?
I owe her compassion as a fellow human being, and believe I have written something that depicts a character going by her name and having similar circumstances in a way that makes her more than a two-dimensional alcoholic Victorian-era whore. Hopefully, the story inspires others to imagine those times and circumstances and engenders compassion for the least of that time, and, by extension, the least of our time.
In preparation for this interview I delved more deeply into why your book resonated with me, even weeks after I'd read it. I realized it was because of what you touched on in the last sentence of your response above—inspires others to imagine those times and circumstances and engenders compassion for the least of that time, and, by extension, the least of our time. You see I had a daughter who—slept rough—the term used in the 19th century to describe having to sleep on the streets at night. My daughter was also an addict. Through her I learned of the lives of many of those considered—least of our time—those who slept rough, right along side her. When she died those same marginalized people were the ones who shared stories about my daughter's compassion toward them. So thank you for humanizing those who are all too often invisible.
That is hard. You have my sympathy.
Compassion is in short supply in a world so full of people and dwindling resources. That was true in Victorian London, just as it is true today. In 1888, the Whitechapel district in London's East End, where most of the Ripper killings occurred, had an average of 800 people living per acre.
There will always be those who stereotype the unfortunate individual as a loser. It's easy and can be a comfortable way to temporarily pump up a deflated sense of self. But all of us make mistakes and suffer for it, and, at times, suffer through no fault of our own. Writing drama is all about the decisions characters make, the consequences of those decisions, and how they deal with adversity. If done well and the character's motivations ring true, a story becomes an effective reflection of human life, a mirror we value because it gives us glimpses that help us understand ourselves and others.
What was the hardest, and in turn the easiest part of writing this book?
What made it hard is that there is little information about Annie Chapman's life, really just a bare-bones outline. The lives of each of the victims is most clear closest to their deaths because of the inquests. Those are investigations to determine the manner of death, much like a trial, with witnesses testifying as to their relationships, knowledge, and recent interactions with the deceased.
Because there was so little information about Annie Chapman, I had to pick up even the thinnest emotional threads and try work with them. I found a letter written by Chapman's sister that gave some truly wonderful emotional context concerning love and loss and even violent suicide in the family—that was very helpful. The lack of information made it hard, but also gave me room to invent. The trick is to invent in a way that remains true to the environment, the circumstances of the characters, ones that seem consistent with what we do know from history.
You did an excellent job of making me feel the hardships, squalor and violence in the life of a working class woman in 19th century London. Were there specific reference books used to accomplish this?
Thank you. Most of my research for the series has been done online. There are great resources for this, maps, documents, fiction, nonfiction, and government studies from the time period. Google books has a seemingly endless selection of material referencing the Victorian era, generated by authors, journalists, and social scientists of the period. The ability to search online for images using key words was also of great benefit.
For those unfamiliar—I was one of those and had to look it up—please explain what a "cats meat man" is.
A cat's meat man is a street vendor who makes rounds of neighborhoods that have people with pets, selling meat to those who have dogs and cats. It was usually horsemeat not fit for human consumption, dyed green or blue to indicate that and stabbed onto thin wooden skewers. A cat's meat man would have regular customers and and a beat so as not to compete with others in the same trade. Wearing a big, bright neckerchief, he'd wheel a barrow that held his merchandise in containers of brine. To draw attention, he'd sing a song or shout "Beep, beep," as he proceeded to. They were often organized through someone who had access to the cast offs of a local slaughterhouse.
"The Cat's Meat Man" Copyright © 2017 Alan M. Clark
What is the one most important thing people think they "know" about the Jack the Ripper victims that's a fallacy?
Many assume that the killer was a top-hatted gentleman slumming in the East End. I've seen depictions of JTR wielding a knife with a jeweled handle. All that is unlikely. The murderer would probably have been someone who could blend in, and that would have been someone of modest to meager means. Even your accent, your manner of speech, and vernacular placed you within that society.
I have shared in this blog how my own painting and writing both assist and hinder one another. Other than the creation of the art for your book covers, does your art inform your writing in any way?
I have done numerous illustrations for the series. I approach the material as I would with any illustration job—the images are in response to what I'm writing. With the artwork, I try to add to the experience audiences have of the stories, while pinning things down as little as possible. Audiences respond better when they are given room to use imagination. In many of the illustrations, instead of depicting the character's facial features, I concentrated on their hands, thus allowing the audience to put their own stamp on the characters.
"Still in Its Hiding Place" copyright © 2014 Alan M. Clark
I am anxiously awaiting a book on final victim, Mary Jane Kelly. Is it in my near future?
Yes, next year—have begun it. Using some of the illustrations, I did an animated film less than 2 minutes in length to help promote it and the rest of the JTR Victims Series. Just finished the film and haven't released it yet.
Other than the book mentioned above, what do your plans for future projects include?
As I've done in the past—not just with the JTR Victims Series, but also with The Door that Faced West, about America's earliest serial killers, and A Parliamnet of Crows, about 19th century American Murderesses, the Wardlaw sisters—I'll be looking for something in history that leaves me disturbed and wondering. All my historical fiction starts that way. I call it Historical Terror: Horror that Happened. Something in the past stands out to me because I have to wonder how those involved in the event found what they did reasonable. Writing the tales helps me provide answers. The novels are about crimes, the victims of crimes, or both.
Thanks for interviewing me on ShadowSpinners.
Thank you, and I look forward to many more great reads as you explore my new catch phrase—Historical Terror.


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The sum comprises Premier League prize money, Champions League participation cash, and increased match day revenues from ticket and hospitality sales.
The Foxes will also enjoy a higher valuation of sponsorship assets, and a growth in fan bases globally, it said.
Leicester clinched a fairytale first championship on Monday evening.
Chelsea's 2-2 draw with second-placed Tottenham Hotspur meant the north London club could not catch Leicester.
The East Midlands club will now feature in the Uefa Champions League next season, taking them to an even larger European and world TV audience.
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Spencer Nolan, head of consulting at Repucom UK and Ireland, said adding fans worldwide remained "central to realising the club's full potential as a commercial entity".
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This season, the club's Facebook page following has grown by a huge 540%, making it one of the fastest growing accounts of any sports team globally.
Algeria's 500,000 followers represent Leicester City's largest fan base on the social network (16.7%), thanks to the performances of PFA Player of the Season, team winger Riyad Mahrez.
There have also been large increases in Thailand and Italy, the homelands of the club's owners and manager respectively.
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Mr Nolan said the summer would be an important time for the East Midlands club to build its commercial presence.
"Leicester City FC's real commercial potential will become clearer in the season break as brands vie to associate themselves to the club and, in turn, the league winners aim to maximise the returns their status could command," he said.
He also said that in the 2015-16 season, Leicester's TV audiences had soared by more than 23% globally – "which will help… to increase the value of their sponsorship properties next term".
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Over on Dropship Horizon, Chris K has posted the skeleton of a Christmas War campaign and invited all readers to join in. Several things have come into alignment for me, and I suddenly thought, "I can do this."
Recently, I finished painting a squad of Eureka Ventaurans. With the proof-of-concept uniform details finalised, I can probably knock out another squad fairly quickly.
And then, two packs of Harook arrived from Mad Robot Miniatures a couple of days ago. These are lovely, crisply cast miniatures, and one of the few avian alien races available in 15mm.
And finally, I have almost finished reading through my copy of 5150: New Beginnings from Two Hour Wargames.
I was already thinking about playing some 5150: New Beginnings within the existing frame work of the RimWorlds. The concept for that game is to follow the career of a shady young man making his way through the twists and turns of the criminal underworld. His adventures take place in the years following the death of the Boss of Bosses of an interstellar criminal network, the Black Comet Organisation in 1097 – some 12 years before the current campaign date.
While I'm tempted to play this game for the Christmas War, the arrival of the Harook figures reminded me of another incident in the history of the RimWorlds – the conquest and liberation of Rimbaud II.
The Kalar-Wi have been enthusiastic supporters of House Juharl of Gamelea, Fleet Admirals of Gamelea Subsector, in their struggle with House Zarquestuir, Siridar-Dukes of Gamelea. Playing a key role in the defence of Imperial space during the 1st and 2nd Outrim Wars, Kalar-Wi ambition fell afoul of Imperial policy, and the union between Houses Juharl and Zarquestuir, in 1022 during the brief, yet hard-fought, Klorin Asteroid War. Kalar-Wi remained in possession of the Varch system following the war, though out of Imperial favour, in spite of service during the 3rd Outrim War of 1025 – 1038.
Kalar-Wi intervened in the Rimbaud War of 1042 – 1044, occupying the devastated planet of Rimbaud II and endured veiled Imperial threats of retaliation for the attempted genocide of the native Rimbaur Minor Race. From the Kalar-Wi point of view, their intervention on behalf of one of two Rimbaur factions ended a bitter civil war that had already turned biological and which actually briefly went nuclear. Kalar-Wi was to continue to occupy Rimbaud II until 1105, and defeat at the end of the Kalar-Wi War. By this time, Kalar-Wi and Rimbaur Climatic Engineers had stabilised the shattered Rimbaud climate, and had even decontaminated small areas of the equatorial continent, though the bulk of the surviving Rimbaur population still dwelt in the high northern latitudes. In these settlements, some Rimbaur still waged a 'war of liberation' against the Kalar-Wi 'oppressors'.
The Christmas War campaign I'm thinking of playing involves a Rimbaur Liberation Army (TkUK – Tre'kuorm Ureekai Kho) cell seeking to locate a captured TkUK leader and freeing her, and then staging an all-out attack on a Kalar-Wi garrison.
The first scenario takes place on the Eve of Puranthea Malathu, a Kalar-Wi religious festival recalling the birth of Malathu'kal Sourka, the first Warlord of Kalar-Wi who united the clans and turned them outwards into space. Traditionally a time when Kalar-Wi military units stand down and celebrate their lineage and battle honours, on this Eve of Puranthea Malathu Inspector-Lieutenant Adra'kal Dreseka of the JKW/22 (Jourlaki Kalar-Wi Unit 22 – Kalar-Wi Command Force Unit 22, or Kalar Wi Military Intelligence) has been tasked with interrogating a captured TkUK leader in an effort to roll up a local TkUK organisation.
Meanwhile, TkUK Cell leader Vras Srakaal has been ordered to rescue the recently captured Region Overofficer Kouss Shubar who is being held in the local town by the Kalar-Wi oppressors. Srakaal must locate and capture JKW/22 Inspector-Lieutenant Dreseka and extract Shubar's location from him.
Well, that gives us the first scenario, so things to do include painting up some Harook as Rimbaur, converting and painting up a figure for Inspector-Lieutenant Adra'kal Dreseka, painting up some more Ventaurans as Kalar-Wi, and prepping up a play area. I might also have a look at some of the PEF tables and see if I need to modify them for my Traveller campaign.
What fun!
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Straight away first thing we all check is, is there a free package on offer from Figma, cause I am not a professional designers and it would have been a barrier to entry. Luckily Figma offers a free package/tier for a single user, and good fit for my side projects.
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- Diné Research Practices and Protocols: An Intersectional Paradigm Incorporating Indigenous Feminism, Critical Indigenous Research Methodologies and Diné Knowledge Systems
- Developing an Augmented Reality Solution for Mapping Underground Infrastructure
- Characterization of 2D Human Ankle Stiffness during Postural Balance and Walking for Robot-aided Ankle Rehabilitation
- Using Molecular, Cellular and Bioengineering Approaches Towards Understanding Muscle Stem Cell Biology
This study catalogues symphonies for wind band from the origin of the genre in the late eighteenth century through 2014. Wind bands include any mixed wind group of eight or more players. Works using the word "symphony" or its derivatives in the title are included in the study. A total of 1342 works that fit these criteria were identified. An annotated bibliography (Appendix A) includes detailed information about 695 of these works. Such information was not available for an additional 621 wind band symphonies; consequently, these works are listed in a second appendix that includes a list of sources for …
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- Pease, Andrew Donald, Hill, Gary W, Bailey, Wayne, et al.
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I was shy once. Two life experiences helped nudge me out of that. The first was playing drums in my family's wedding dance band from ages 14 to 20. The second was having a variety of cool jobs that required me to work their marketing booths. Including:
Marketing the three music series at the EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts (smartly rebranded as the Arts Commons),
Promoting an original musical about being a can-can girl in Dawson City, Yukon for the Blue Collar Dance Company (now Blue Bird Moving Arts), and
representing Veer: Visual Elements for Creatives at both the AIGA Design Conference in Boston, MS and the HOW Design Conference in Chicago, IL. It was fantastic to get so much love from our customers, but in the opening hours of How, Veer gave away 1,000 original, one-off T-shirts, which felt a little like being eaten by piranhas (sans pain.)
The California Academy of Sciences has invited me to return for a second NightLife event. I'll be presenting a carnival-style game that demonstrates how animals hear using seismic vibration, which I developed for biomimetic industrial design class.
Were they nuts? As a kid in my very first semester of an Applied Writing certificate program, the college asked me to write their fundraising brochure:
(That year I also wrote the brochure for the Phil Malekow Peace Award, published a book review in The Vancouver Sun, and was Assistant Editor on W Magazine.)
Now brace yourself for the excitement of reading sample press releases:


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STUDIO CITY (KCAL9) — Lifestyle Expert Catenya McHenry stopped by KCAL9 to talk about the hottest must-haves for summer 2014.
First, if you're entertaining at the beach or park, you'll love The Beach Glass! These new acrylic "glasses" replace dangerous wine glasses and tacky plastic cups. The Beach Glass is BPA-free, created in brilliant 'sea glass' colors, dishwasher safe and – my favorite – not only works in sand, in the water or even in snow, holding up your beverage and preventing spilling, it will even float…there's nothing else like this! $9.50 each
With summer slimming and bikini-ready bodies on the mind, people may shy away from anything that may add pounds, including beverages, especially ones served at summer parties! Never fear though because you can still eat, drink and be merry with low-calorie "mock-tails" and cocktails that feature antioxidant-rich super fruits that help you achieve that summer glow from the inside out! You can pick up Pure Health juices at local grocery stores and Walmart.
If you're hosting a party this summer, you don't want to spend all your time in the kitchen or even over the grill. Cooking for 6 or 60 people has never been so easy or delicious thanks to Ronco's EZ-Store Rotisserie. This amazing machine is a quick, hassle-free and healthy way to preparing a wide variety of foods for any type of party you may be throwing this Summer. The original "Set-It-And-Forget-It" rotisserie oven preserves and truly unlocks the flavor of any food. Available at: Sears.com for $113.
Keeping with the theme of entertaining without spending all your time in the kitchen, there's a fantastic new company that delivers delicious homemade cake to your doorstep. And this isn't like some cake that was made weeks ago with icing out of a can. Daisy Cakes is a company severing up slices of heaven for your mouth. This South Carolina bakery ships its world-famous cakes nationwide. These decadent desserts will leave a lasting impression with your guests and will no doubt have party goers asking for your recipe! Starting at $50 .
Moving from tasting great to looking great…most of us could use some help with our 'summer glow'! If you're looking for a way to save on the cost of skin care, the MicrodermMD kit by Trophy Skin is amazing. This is a portable skin care system that gently and effectively exfoliating the top 3-5 layers of outer dermis, removing dead skin and the soon-to-be dead skin beneath. This causes the rebirth of collagen and elastin, giving the skin a smooth and glowing appearance. Over time, these microdermabrasion treatments reduce fine lines, wrinkles, age spots and brown spots on the face and body. It takes only 5 minutes to get back that smooth, glowing, and youthful looking skin that is just below the surface!
Thinking of the 'best of summer' for your children or grandchildren: Flik Flops are fun and trendsetting LED light-up flip flops designed for kids! The unique lights on the outside of the flip flop 'flicker' with each step making them fun to wear and they provide added safety at night. These new styles were just released 2 weeks ago and are great for boys or girls.
Love this – a dad of three children was struggling with getting swim goggles that would fit well, wouldn't pull hair and wouldn't leak. He couldn't find them so he created Frogglez – hassle-free, super comfortable, stylish and cool swim goggles! The creator is also a dentist, so he used his professional experience to design goggles that will stay on a child's head. Don't go to the pool without these!
When applying sunscreen this summer, get your own back! My Cabana Boy is a brilliant invention that makes it possible for you to put sunscreen on your back – no need to ask the person on the towel next to you! It's ergonomically designed to maximize coverage so you hit your intended spots. It is compatible to all sunscreen spray bottle brands.
Parents and caregivers of babies have likely heard the FDA's warnings about not putting sunscreen on newborns. UV Skinz has the perfect solution. These adorable sun jumpers, rompers and sunzies are certified UPF 50 plus, chlorine and salt resistant. It's an easy and stylish way to protect your baby from the sun's harmful rays!
Here's something brand new – the Rolo Travel Bag is like a roll-up jewelry or cosmetic bag for clothes. Made by adventurer travelers, who wanted military grade mesh products so it is durable, easy organization and compact packing. From a weekend at grandma's to the great outdoors, travel bags that make sense.
My favorite new thing to pack on a trip, and it's also great for all those summer BBQs : when trying new foods, you sometimes have a queasy feeling in your stomach…perhaps it is reflux or acid indigestion. But if you're like me, you don't want to put more chemicals in your body! Gutsy Chewy Products are all natural and safe to soothe your belly! They contain a proprietary blend of nature's heartburn remedies and enhance the body's natural defense against reflux. Packaged in a small medicine-style bottle and made in the U.S.A., Gutsy Chewy will make you feel better…right away!
This is the perfect gift for the host or hostess, or that summer wedding you're attending! A Southern California couple came up with this idea – instead of giving a generic bottle of wine as a gift, personalize it! Celebrate someone's birthday, anniversary or any event with a custom bottle of wine from WineGreeting.com! Just select a delicious California Red or California Chardonnay, choose a label from a huge selection from WineGreeting.com and purchase an individual bottle for the host or hostess with a photo!


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In the Catholic Church, September 8th is celebrated as the Feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. In other words, it's Mama Mary's birthday! And that is reason to celebrate!🎂
This Marian feast is one of my favorites. Perhaps because celebrating a birthday is something so very normal and homey. After all, Mary was a humble Jewish maiden.
It also is fitting to celebrate her birth because Mary's "yes" to God, her fiat, enabled the Incarnation. It was through her that the world received its Redeemer. She was the first to welcome and to love Him. And when He suffered, she suffered, too (Luke 2:35).
"At the beginning of the New Covenant, which is to be eternal and irrevocable, there is a woman: the Virgin of Nazareth."
-Pope St. John Paul II, MulierisDignitatem (On the Dignity and Vocation of Women) –> I highly recommend reading this Apostolic Letter.
Mary is our mother as well, praying for and loving us with maternal care. She is not a goddess. We do not worship her. But we do honor, venerate, and ask for her prayerful intercession and protection.
We all have much reason to exult on this happy day!
But what can we give to Mary?
As the priest at Mass this morning reminded the congregation, the best "birthday gifts" that we can offer Mary are repentance of our sins, prayer, and loving service to others. He mentioned specifically the devotion of Five First Saturdays, which you can learn about here.
The following is a simple little poem that I wrote last year for Mary's Birthday. I thought I'd share with you all today. (Don't judge. I'm not a poet, haha).
"The sky a gentle blue like Mary's mantle
The light of the sun glowing bright like a candle
A quiet, laughing breeze fills the air
Signs of God's glory are everywhere
It is the memorial of our Queen and Mother's birth
She whose fiat brought our Savior down to earth
The courts of heaven sing God's praise
The world joins in on this day of days
Immaculate with grace from the first moment of life
Throughout her years, she knew both joy and strife
Her love and aid are ever near
Patiently drawing us to her Son so dear
Mary, sweet Mother, we lift our voice,
'Keep us close to you til in heaven we rejoice!'"


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Be curious. Be nice. Be relentless.
On Tuesday evening, journalist Gareth Cook offered these words of advice to my magazine journalism class, after one student asked for the qualities that magazine and newspaper editors look for in potential writers. Cook, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005 for his reporting on stem cell research, has written for publications such as The New York Times Magazine, the Boston Globe Ideas section, and NewYorker.com. He also serves as the series editor of The Best American Infographics, which was the basis for his lecture in Devlin on Tuesday night. Needless to say, this man had a resume that I could only dream of achieving. Luckily, Cook was able to speak with my class before the lecture, to give a background of his experience and answer any questions we had.
Sitting among other aspiring journalists, I found myself taking copious notes—his tips for writing a magazine story, how to actually find a story, and why we should always ask the "stupid questions."
Hold up. We are constantly told that there are no stupid questions, yet here was an acclaimed journalist admitting that there are stupid questions—and that we shouldn't be afraid to ask them. In Cook's opinion, these types of questions may have seemingly obvious answers—those to which you thought you already knew the response. Asking the "stupid questions," Cook argued, will always help you learn something.
For some reason, the first stupid question that came to my mind was: am I meant to be a journalist?
The question isn't necessarily a stupid one—I'm a senior who's trying to figure out what I want to do with my life, so questioning my career path isn't exactly strange. What was strange to me, however, was that I still don't know the answer to this question, despite the fact that journalism has been such an important part of my life for the past few years. From joining The Heights my freshman year, to my two summer journalism internships, the answer to this question should be pretty clear: I'm meant to be a journalist, because that's what I've been preparing myself to do. Yes, people change career paths all the time, and Cook himself had no intentions of being a journalist in college (he studied international relations and mathematical physics at Brown). Despite all of these stories, I cannot imagine myself doing a 180 and completely changing my future plans. I still have a lingering feeling, however, that maybe there's something out there that I would be better at—and maybe I'm not, after all, meant to be a journalist.
So, I put myself up to Cook's hiring test. Am I curious? I would say so. I love being in classrooms, hearing people tell their stories, and searching random facts on the Internet. Am I nice? I'm known to be sassy on occasion (meriting the nickname "Lil' Sassquatch" my freshman year), but I generally consider myself a nice person who's easy to work with.
Am I relentless? It's not a word that I would normally use to describe myself, but there are definitely some situations in which I would consider myself relentless. For example, when trying to get an interview for a story, or memorizing everything I possibly can for an exam. There are other times, however, that I could be more relentless. After receiving plenty of rejections from summer internships and programs, it was hard to get myself to keep applying, and to have faith that something would work out. Even in my daily life, I could probably be a bit more relentless—setting aside time to explore Boston has always been a struggle, and sometimes I give up after trying to set up coffee dates with friends week after week. It's easy for me to be relentless in the short-term, but not so much in the long-term.
When thinking back on my years at Boston College, it's no wonder I have difficulty with long-term goals. I've been constantly trained to meet deadlines, and live week by week—telling myself that "one day" I'll do all the things on my BC bucket list. I might be relentless in my work ethic, but I could use some of that drive in other areas of my life. Even though it may not be one of my natural qualities, that doesn't mean it's not worth developing.
I was born with curiosity and kindness, but maybe I have to teach myself how to be relentless—and that's okay. You don't have to be born with the skills for your dream job—Cook himself went from zero journalism experience to Pulitzer Prize-winning status. It's about the learning process, which doesn't have to end once we leave our classrooms at BC.
And remember: always be curious. Be kind. Try to be relentless. And don't forget to ask the stupid questions.
Featured Image by Huifeng Qian / Heights Staff
"Michelle Tomassi is a senior at Boston College and a former editor for The Heights. She can often be found people-watching in the Chocolate Bar, so stop by and visit her (and maybe even share a big cookie)."


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The popularization of online dating apps has completely rocked the landscape of the dating scene. Romance in lost in favor of saying the right thing over a digital message. The art of courtship was lost long ago, but now we're burying without the intention of resurrection.
Each relationship is unique, more so now than ever. From meeting to break up, we follow a wild roller coaster that takes us from bliss back to neutral. Why put up with that exhilarating stress? That dizzying feeling of falling in love and the even dizzier feeling of falling out or being broken up with has been written, painted, and sung about as both torture and bliss.
The unfortunate thing is that as dating becomes more accessible the standards are higher while the quality is sinking lower. The shift has sucked all of the creative beautiful love stories. The real surprise is when a couple actually met in person.
Even in the mine field that is online dating, there is an excitement and a desire that will never die. The human instinct to want to fall in love, despite that there is no solid proof or explanation, is what keeps us going in the face of awful odds and ever changing environments.
Not every date you have from an app goes terribly wrong. Much in the same way that not every party you go to is a total bust. There are intimate relationships that can occur from the least intimate of communication. The medium by which we communicate affection has dramatically changed and evolved, but there is nothing different about what we want and how we feel.


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The Dashcaster is a six-string electric guitar themed after My Little Pony's Rainbow Dash, up for auction on Ebay with 40% of funds to benefit Shriners Hospitals. (via Neatorama) Read the rest
The Dashcaster is a six-string electric guitar themed after My Little Pony's Rainbow Dash, up for auction on Ebay with 40% of funds to benefit Shriners Hospitals. (via Neatorama) Read the rest
Silverband 7 executed an outstanding, spectacular rendition of Marc Davis's character-design masterpiece, the graveyard scene from the Haunted Mansion, using modded and scratch-built My Little Pony toys. Read the rest
The first collection starring Phoebe and her unicorn friend Marigold Heavenly Nostrils was the strongest new syndicated strip I'd read in years; with Unicorn on a Roll, Dana Simpson demonstrates that she's got plenty more where that came from. Read the rest
Artist Kelsey Wailes (Etsy) modded a set of Mad Max: Fury Road My Little Ponies of outstanding glory. Read the rest
Etsy-based shoepainter Beressy Art will make you custom Walking Dead shoes for $126.05, including the shoes -- you get to specify the design and characters (also available: My Little Pony, Nightmare Before Christmas, and more!). (via Geeky Merch) Read the rest
Little Maddie is Big Shot Toyworks's first character in a new toy line called "Friendship is Maddness."
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The debut issue of Gygax magazine (a reborn version of the classic Dragon gaming mag) carried an article I wrote explaining the variant D&D rules my then-four-year-old daughter an I were using. It involved a blend of random toys from the living room, painted D&D miniatures, dice, and pennies from the piggy-bank for scorekeeping.
Now, one of Gygax's readers has posted his experience playing the game with his own daughter. He used a set of My Little Pony toys (including an awesome MLP castle) to build a campaign called "Assault on Equestria" and it sounds like his daughter had an amazing time -- as did he! It's been a while since I've played D&D with my kid; this makes me want to go dig out the dice-bag! Read the rest
The Brony Thank You Fund spun out of a Reddit forum Indiegogo fundraiser for fans of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic ("bronies" and "pegasisters"). After raising money to run an ad thanking the show's creators for doing such a great job, the organizers donated the hefty excess balance to Toys for Tots. The project continued to gain momentum and it is now a registered 501(c)3 charitable organization through which fans of My Little Pony can make tax-free donations that will be funneled to worthy causes. They claim that they're the first media-related fandom to register as a charity -- I'm pretty sure that some science fiction conventions are run as 501(c)3s, though.
The Thank You Fund Enters a New Phase
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Etsy seller GimmCat makes multihued wigs with integrated unicorn horns (tails and assorted ponyana as well): "This sale is for the mischievous Snips style My Little Pony costume wig for cosplay, fantasy costumes, conventions, raves, Renaissance festivals, Brony costume or just because! This wig is especially suited for males wishing to take part in the My Little Pony fun!"
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Etsy seller Rockets and Rainbows makes clever jewelry out of Star Wars and My Little Pony toys, including the Snow Speeder ring shown here. But you can't buy that one, because I just bought it as a surprise for my wife. Don't tell her, OK?
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Wired profiles Athey Moravetz, a game developer who quit the business to raise her kids, who built WarpZone, a massively successful Etsy store selling 3D printed, nerdy cookie-cutters:
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While many homemakers have a secret cookie recipe, Moravetz has a small fleet of MakerBots. Her four MakerBot Replicators run simultaneously to keep up with the demand for her products. She says "I turn the bots on when I get up in the morning to get my daughter ready for school. So they turn on about 8 am, and they're running all day long from that point until an automated timer I've got them plugged into, turns them off at 3am. That way I can get in one last print started as I'm going to bed."
...Designing cookie cutters requires design skill — not every game character makes for a good cookie. Moravetz says "I had a lot of people requesting Dr. Who stuff — Tardis and Dalek specifically. A Dalek just doesn't read unless you include the inner detail — the silhouette is only readable to a certain degree. It needs the inner detail. But it needs a lot of small inner detail, and I try to avoid cutters going over three and a half inches in any direction. I made a four inch Dalek, but it took nearly two and a half hours to print, and when you're getting as many orders as I am right now, any cutter that takes that long to print is hardly worth it."
Messy Beast's learned treatise on horsies includes a fascinating section on long-maned wonder horses, exhibited at carny sideshows and the like, with their flowing, lovely locks. Let the broniegasm begin.
Circuses and sideshows often invented exotic stories about their exhibits. For example, exceptionally hirsute men were exhibited as "lion-faced men" or "wild men" along with tales that they had been captured in a remote country, were wild and ate raw meat. Despite the legends that the "Oregon Wonder Horses" had been captured from a legendary wild herd, they appear to have been bred from Clydesdale, Percheron draft horses, possibly with some Andalusian blood as well. Excessively long manes and tails would have been a severe hindrance in the wild and needed a lot of care in a domestic situation.
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Wrenniepooh isn't your typical bronie. In 2008/9, Wrenniepooh created a series of custom My Little Ponies, including this rather magnificent specimen, dubbed Eyeball Creep.
Created for the Horror/Gore custom swap help at the MLPArena. This pony was made fom a baity G3 October Dreams birthstone pony who had her jewel cut out. I smoothed over the pony's eyes, neck seam, tail and hair plug holes with Apoxy Clay. Real glass taxidermy eyes of various types where used, super glued to the pony, then sculpted eyelids added using Apoxy Clay. I used a thin sewing needle to add tiny holes for "eyelashes" to be inserted into later.
Wrenniepooh's My Little Pony Custom Creations Gallery
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In 2010, DeviantArt's Zedew produced "My Little Death Dealer," which posits Frank Frazetta as a secret bronie.
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Chris Sims, Laura Hudson and Colleen Coover have executed as series of "Great Comics That Never Happened" for Comics Alliance, and they're fabulous. Exhibits A and B: Great Comics that Never Happened: Batman and Jay-Z Solve 99 Problems! (Chris Sims), and Great Comics That Never Happened #21: Jack Kirby's 'My Little Pony' (also Chris Sims) (Hudson has a good line on Christmas-themed work).
Great Comics That Never Happened
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City asks property owners to clean up leaves
Fall is rapidly approaching and leaves will begin to litter the streets of Paso Robles. The city's Public Works Department asks property owners to collect and properly dispose of the leaves from trees on private property. City crews will provide cleanup of leaves associated with City street trees.
"Please note that blowing or raking leaves into City streets does not constitute proper cleanup," the city says in a statement.
If you have any question regarding proper disposal procedures, please call Public Works Department at 237-3873.


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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In decorative art, a human face more or less grotesque, as of a satyr or faun, most commonly in relief, much in use among the Romans and in the revived classic styles of the sixteenth century and later.
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A grotesque face on a door-knocker. Everyone's seen and used them, but I'll bet you didn't know there was a word for this. Not only does it have a remarkable sound, but it's the sort of thing that really ought to have a word. Related to mask, mascaron may ultimately derive from the Arabic maskharah, a jester or man in masquerade. (From The Phrontistery)


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Emergency crew called to ski hill in Kewaskum
Author: Judy Steffes | Posted in Kewaskum, Washington County No comments
Feb. 8, 2018 – Kewaskum, WI – There's a developing story in Kewaskum as emergency crews were called to the ski hill for someone who had their arm caught in a conveyor. Kewaskum's fire chief confirms emergency crews were on site.
Early word is the incident happened in the tubing area.
That person, reportedly 16 years old, has since been freed and according to the chief is being transported.
No word on the extent of injuries.
We'll bring you more details when information becomes available.


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Entrepreneur Work Visa for New Zealand
Are you a business owner or thinking about starting up your own business in New Zealand? If so, you may be eligible for an Entrepreneur Work Visa! This is a visa designed for people who are interested in buying or setting up their own business in NZ. There are a few requirements to be able to apply for this visa, such as providing a detailed business plan, having at least NZ $100,000 to invest into your business, and be able to claim 120 points on the points scale. If you are granted this visa, you are able to setup or buy a business in NZ without actually living there permanently. This may also be a step towards residence in NZ. Find out more about New Zealand work visa
Once you have been granted the Entrepreneur Work Visa, you will spend 12 months in what is called the "start-up stage" which will let the government know that you are following the conditions of your visa. After this 12 month period once you have proven that you have successfully setup your business, you be granted another 24 month duration to continue with running your business in NZ. This visa allows you to live and work in NZ for a total of 3 years. You are also able to support your partner and dependent children under 19 years old on your visa application.
Some important things to know when applying for this visa are, if your business is in the IT or science sectors and shows a high level of promise for innovation and export potential, the government may waive the NZ $100,000 capital investment requirement. If you have declared bankruptcy or experienced a business failure in the last 5 years, you will not be eligible to apply for this visa. Your visa will not be granted if you have been involved in any type of business wrongdoing or fraud.
To get the ball rolling, you must first use the points scale to determine if you are eligible for this visa (120 points). Once you have done this, you must complete the "Entrepreneur Work Visa Application" and attach all supporting documents and fees to it. The next stage will be the processing of your application, which usually takes around 90 days from lodgement. If your application is approved, you're granted your 12 month visa to start up your business in NZ! Towards the end of your 12 months, the government will get in touch with you and then determine whether you will be granted another 24 months to continue running your business.
Our experienced team of New Zealand Migration Agents are here to assist you throughout this process! Feel free to reach out to us If you have any questions regarding migrating to New Zealand under a working visa category.
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Uganda considers review of power sector as Eskom exit looms large
Monday March 11 2019
The future of Eskom, the South African power firm's generation contract in Uganda has come into question after legislators called for its termination.
The Ugandan government said it was also taking a fresh look at the concession model it has used to run the electricity subsector in the past 15 years.
President Yoweri Museveni is reportedly in favour of reverting power generation to the Uganda Electricity Generation Company, which lost the mandate with the advent of partnerships with the private sector under contracting arrangements.
Eskom, through a locally-registered subsidiary, in 2003 won a 20-year concession to manage the then new 200MW Kiira power station and the 50 years old 180MW Nalubaale power station.
Under the deal, Eskom was to inject $100 million into the assets over the 20 year concession period but Eskom Uganda managing director Thozama Gangi admitted, when he appeared before parliament on March 1, that his company had invested only $25 million in the plants five years to the end of the concession.
Mr Gangi said $4 million has been approved for investment in the plants this year while another $26 million would come in over the next three years.
The Parliamentary Natural Resources Committee that was on a fact-finding visit to the plants accused Eskom of running down the generation facilities by focusing on operations rather than maintenance of the plants.
Dr Kefa Kiwanuka, who chairs the committee, wondered why Eskom was only rushing to invest in the plants towards the end of the concession and whether the project has the capacity to absorb the money in the remaining time.
Uganda Electricity Generation Company chief executive Dr Harrison Mutikanga said no major refurbishment of the plants has been done in the plants 15 years of Eskom management.
"A power station of Nalubaale's age needs major refurbishments every seven to 10 years. Uganda Electricity Board did the last of such refurbishments more than two decades ago. Eskom has done no works of that scope during its 15 years at the station," Mutikanga told the committee.
The $25 million Eskom has so far invested went mainly to upgrading the power stations' control system to digital status and to conduct multiple studies on the power house's cracking walls.
Eskom reckons the plants can still operate at optimal capacity subject to securing water release permits but the MPs found that some generation units have been down for more than five years.
The extensive cracks in the walls and stairways of the powerhouse at Nalubaale remain because, in Eskom's estimation, solutions such as anchoring which were employed by the defunct Uganda Electricity Board are ineffective.
"This is a problem of alkaline silicate reaction," Ms Gangi said adding that at least three separate consultants had been hired to find a solution.
"Mechanical interventions are of little value in this case because studies have shown that the cracking in the walls of the powerhouse was caused by alkaline silicate reaction, which is a chemical reaction," Mr Gangi told the committee.
'Concrete cancer'
The reaction, commonly known as "concrete cancer," is a swelling that occurs over time between the highly alkaline cement paste and the reactive non-crystalline silica found in many common aggregates with sufficient moisture.
It causes the expansion of the altered aggregate through formation of a soluble and viscous gel of sodium silicate.
The House committee objected to the fact that money went to paying consultants who did not add any value to the operation yet Eskom was comfortable with the expenditure.
Uganda Electricity Generation Company says without intervention, the powerhouse at Nalubaale has only 10 years of useful economic life left.
The two plants are important because they have the lowest feed-in tariff of just 1.5 US cents per kilowatt hour.
In spite of low offtake, which restricts Eskom to supplying just 38 per cent of power dispatches, its low tariff is used to dampen the impact of the 8 cents at which the privately-run Bujagali power station and a number of thermal and co-generation projects run by sugar millers inject power into the grid.
"The choices are stark. We either decide to invest in the extension of Nalubaale's lifespan for another 30 years or decommission it in a decade. That would mean losing the moderating influence of this cheap source of power on the final tariff," Mr Mutikanga said.
Bujagali's 'take or pay' power purchase agreement has also forced authorities to hold part of Nalubale's generation capacity in reserve to cope with surges in the entire generation system.
Questions over Eskom's operations come at a time when Uganda is under pressure to review the power sector liberalisation model that open it up for private sector participation.
The Uganda Electricity Board, was spun into three separate functions — generation, transmission and distribution.
While that improved service levels, it was at the price of high consumer tariffs.
Uganda Electricity Generation Company believes that it would do a better job if it were allowed to take back generation.
Under the present arrangement, the firm earns about $2 million in annual concession fees from Eskom.
But, because it is not operating the business, it is not allowed to provide for depreciation and return on investment.
That means it is starved of the resources that would be used for maintenance and development of new generation capacity.


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1985 Cape Dory 30 sail
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Builder: Cape Dory Yachts
Designer: Carl Alberg
LOA: 32' 3", LWL: 22' 10", Beam: 9'
Ballast: 4000 lbs., Draft: 4' 2", Displacement: 10,000
Fuel: 14 gallons, Water: (2 tanks) 30 gallons, Holding: 24 gallons
Double vee berth forward with access to chain locker, wood ceilings, overhead hatch, access lockers under the berths. Two opening bronze ports.
The enclosed head area has privacy doors with the marine head (attached to a holding tank) is located next aft to port. Opposite is the vanity with stainless steel sink, pressure cold water.
Main cabin includes a expandable settee to port, a settee berth to starboard. There is shelf room and locker storage outboard of both settees. A large unique dining table is secured to the port forward bulkhead. This slides out to make up a center line table. Teak and holly sole throughout. The aft galley includes a propane range wit oven, a refrigeration system, stainless steel sink, and ample room for galley gear and food storage.
Universal Model 18 (1085), 2 cylinder fresh water cooled that was rebuilt in 2016 by Thomaston Marine. 0 hours on the engine. 3 blade 12" cruising propeller, 1" stainless steel shaft.
12v/110 panel. Shore power, shore power cord. Electric windlass. (3) 12v batteries, (1) start, (2) house.
Electric bilge pump, Rule with super switch tech model SS309, automatic alarm, electric fresh water pump.
Autohelm 4000 autopilot, Ritchie globe master compass, Raytheon radar, wind machine.
Sails and Rigging
Cutter rig with self tending jib. Main sail estimated to be 10 years old, full battened main. Condition indicated as good. Main has (1) reef, Jib is fully battened (age is unknown). Staysail, age unknown, sail cover. Pair of Lewmar #30 jib sheet winches. (3) mast mounted Lewmar #6 halyard winches. Halyards led aft to cockpit.
25 lb. plow, 170' rode, 20' 3/8" chain, 25 lb Danforth 140' rode, 8' 5/16" chain. Dodger that needs new glass. 4 PFDs, outboard motor mount. 3 fenders, boat hook, bell, fume detector. Cockpit cushions, ensign and staff, cabin propane heater, clock, barometer, stereo, miscellaneous dock lines.
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John H. Bunge
9 November 1929 – 15 April 2013
I knew John Bunge longer than any other coin collector, bar none.
I knew John Bunge first as a teacher. He taught my ninth grade geometry class, at a school that was closed a few years ago, in 1978-79. By all accounts he was a good teacher. Even though I was in his class I really can't judge. I was a math whiz and the mark of a good teacher is how well he teaches the students who would otherwise struggle with the subject.
Then I knew him as a collector. Very early in my time as a member of the two local clubs in Colorado Springs, he gave a short talk on the Liberty Head or "Barber" coins that were issued from 1892-1916, and for that reason I had him "tagged" in my mind as a collector of Barber coinage from that point on. With one thing or another he stopped going to the meetings for a few years, then I did, but we started seeing each other at the meetings fairly regularly this past year. I really don't know firsthand what else he collected though I remember him giving talks and showing off other items at meetings of the Colorado Springs Numismatic Society. I did one day last year bring my three Barber type coins to a Numismatic Society meeting in the hopes that he would be there, and he was. (Twenty years later he was still the Barber Coins guy.) He pronounced them "gems."
Those who knew him much better than I did said he had many interests and went after all of them with an intense passion, which is exactly as it should be.
He attended the Numismatic Society meeting this last Sunday, and I did not go. He passed away the next day in his sleep, having just done some work on the kitchen. Just that suddenly he was gone, leaving behind Claire, his wife of 62 years, and a large number of children, grandchildren, and even a few great-grandchildren (one on the way as I write this).
So long, old friend.
The Barber Coins
Another way for me to pay a tribute to John would be to talk about the Barber series of coins a bit. Perhaps the reason John's interest in the Barber coins stuck in my mind so thoroughly is that it's a bit unusual. The designs that came after 1916 are widely regarded as beautiful artwork: The "Mercury" dime, the standing liberty quarter and the walking liberty half are artistic classics, and the walking liberty half design got recycled onto our present "silver eagle" bullion coin. By comparison the Barber series (which is sometimes considered to include the "V" nickel, which was designed by Barber but is a bit different from the dime, quarter and half dollar) are considered staid and dull and hardly seem like they could be interesting at all. Even the portrait of Liberty on the coins seems lacking in much detail, with a broad flat cheek and a liberty cap with almost no detail in it, rather than bare hair (which would tend to have a lot). This, I believe, was a deliberate decision on the part of Charles Barber (I'll explain below). In any case, the US Mint waited the statutory 25 years between design changes, and once that time period was up they dumped this design.
One look at a lustrous gem uncirculated Barber quarter or half dollar, though, and you will be surprised. These coins look fantastic in a lustrous uncirculated grade. I have uncirculated examples in each denomination but I won't show my photographs here, because my photographs don't do them justice and in this case it's vital that justice be done. But if you are reading this and don't know what the Barber design looks like, see here. (You'll note that in many cases the coins pictured there are a bit worn or weakly struck–I wish I could get decent pictures of mine, but I simply haven't learned how to handle luster when photographing.)
One of the most beautiful coins I ever saw was a Barber quarter, where the reverse field had toned an electric blue. Picture that eagle and the stars against a vibrant blue blackground. That coin was in an auction clear back in 1996, and bidding opened at three times the Red Book price. (You get three guesses as to who doesn't own that coin but wishes he did.)
It turns out that Barber halves are noticeably expensive to obtain in mint state grades though the quarter and dime are much more manageable. In fact, if anyone has ever managed to assemble a set of mint-state, well struck barber halves, he or she is keeping mum because at least some people claim it has never been done. Quarters and dimes, though not as expensive, can also be difficult to find in mint state.
So a challenge and surprising beauty when you first see an uncirculated piece. That's enough. People will collect them, passionately enough that there's an organization devoted to the Barber coinage. (I'd have joined if I, as a type collector, weren't already done.)
But I promised to explain my comment on Barber's motivation for the plain design. I think he knew he was designing a coin, first and foremost. Most forms of sculpture do not suffer a lot of wear, but a coin will, and Barber was very cognizant of this and accounted for it when he made his designs. He wanted to have a design that would wear fairly gracefully, and he succeeded. If his silver coinage wears a bit, nothing is lost because the high points of the design all have no detail on them. Even on heavily worn pieces you can tell what the design is supposed to be. Contrast that with the walking liberty half dollar which has all sorts of detail in the high points. First off, those details are rarely struck up properly to begin with. Then consider that on a worn (or really badly struck–and there are a lot of those!) walker half dollar the design quickly comes to resemble a plain vertical bar and it's hard to appreciate the design then. I'll even go so far as to say they look ugly then. Of the three post-Barber designs, I think the dime holds up best as it wears. (By contrast, the "walker" design was an excellent choice for the non circulating, and painstakingkly well struck, silver eagle, which allows its strengths to come through and be preserved.)
Apparently Charles Barber went to his grave claiming that the "Mercury" dime, Standing Liberty Quarter, and Walking Liberty Half designs were failures. By his criteria, I think he was right.
It's almost a hundred years since the Barber coinage was discontinued, but of course we still have the coins and can, if we take an interest, collect them. Staid and boring? Not really but I will admit it is an acquired taste.


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China to Cut Import Taxes in Bid to Boost Spending at Home
China's consumers love shopping overseas, but their government is trying to entice them to fill up their baskets at home to rev up slowing economic growth.
Chinese officials are lowering the import taxes on a number of consumer goods--ranging from clothing and sunglasses to bags and blankets--starting next year, according to a statement Wednesday by the Ministry of Finance. Tariff cuts will extend to some raw materials and technology parts, the statement said. It did not provide details on how deep the cuts will be.
Officials are looking for ways to boost spending within the country's borders, where economic growth has been sliding. They slashed import duties once already this year on suits, fur garments and other select items. And they've been revving up duty free store openings around the country, opening the world's largest in the resort town of Sanya.
China is increasingly relying on domestic consumption to make up for its sagging industrial sector and declining exports. Many economists question whether the country will be able to meet its annual growth target of about 7%.
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Business executives have been carefully watching signs of consumer pullback. "Consumers are not pessimistic," said Francis Cheung, head of China-Hong Kong strategy at brokerage CLSA. "Their wage growth has slowed a bit, but they want to spend more," Mr. Cheung said.
Though Chinese consumers may be willing to splurge, they've have typically done most of their major shopping sprees overseas to avoid import and consumer taxes they face back home. They are expected to have spent $229 billion abroad this year, up 23% from a year earlier, loading up on clothing, footwear, cosmetics, electronics and even pharmaceuticals.
Convincing them to shop more at home may not be a sure bet, as the government isn't completely dropping the duties. China is increasingly signing free trade agreements with countries such as Chile and South Korea, bringing down the cost of some highly-prized imported goods, such as wine and cosmetics.
Some brands – including French cosmetics giant L'Oréal SA and luxury fashion house Chanel -- are also helping Beijing's cause by creating a global pricing system to lower prices in China and create prices that are the same all over the world. Companies have noticed that Chinese consumers and third party companies stock up on products overseas and then sell them back at home or online. Retailers are looking to regain control of their sales so that they know more about their consumers and can ensure a good sales experience.
Still, even if they do shop at Chinese stores, they might still be buying from overseas when shopping online. Some of the biggest growth in e-commerce has come from cross-border trade, with online sales of overseas goods to Chinese consumers jumping from $2 billion in 2010 to more than $20 billion in 2014, according to e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
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Letting Go
You are afraid to be the one that you already are. Your familiarity to who you think you are has you locked in fear from letting go and surrendering what you believe yourself to be - even though it serves up a consistency of pain and suffering. You live in fear of your self, your heart, when you are not being who you are already. Who you are is sheer freedom. Freedom from who you are not - who you think you are. What a freedom this is and you fear it - because of who you think you are. What a vicious wee circle that is going on here. *chuckling*. Fortunately, who you think you are has no affect whatsoever on who you are. Self, the heart, simply outshines all of its "arisings." Who you think you are cannot replace who you are - ever. You can do something about being who you are but it is unlikely that you will do so. Why? Because who you think you are has such a hold over you that you will not let it go to do what it takes to be who you already are. For the same reason that you are not living your unadulterated heart right now. You fear letting go of who you think you are. You fear being impersonal. You have many desires to fulfil - having failed to see how your desires have not delivered you of what you thought they would, you push for more. All the while, who you are - the heart, the self - is already here right now and you know it not. If you realized who you already are you would understand that there is nothing that manifestation can offer you because who you are is that from which manifestation arises. Yes. That means you already are the totality from which what you are desiring is sustained by, and you know it not. You fear letting go of who you think you are because who you think you are tells you that you are a somebody, a someone, a separated person - you can be in control of your circumstance. To be who you are leaves you being a "no one," a nobody. This "nothing" that you are is everything. Who you are is immensely rich. Heart without obstruction is who you are. Peace is you.
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Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard became Chair of the RCGP in November 2016. Helen is naturally enthusiastic and dynamic, with a sense of humour and plenty of pragmatism.
She is a part-time GP partner at The Cloisters Medical Practice in Lichfield, Staffordshire, which she joined in 2002 after her academic GP training in inner-city Birmingham. She is clinical lead for women's health, sexual health, stroke and cancer, as well as leading on practice finances, research and audit.
Helen is also Head of Primary Care Teaching in the Medical School of the University of Birmingham. Although no longer research active, her research interests span gynaecological cancer screening, all aspects of women's health, epidemiology and data linkage studies.
As well as being the Academic Head of Community Based Medicine teaching (undergraduate GP training), she is also Head of the respected Academic GP Trainees programme at Birmingham (including MOD, NIHR and locally funded academic GP trainees), runs an MSc module in Community Gynaecology and teaches Medical Ethics and advanced communication skills.