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Introduction: BatKid's Key to Gotham City
On November 15, 2013, the city of San Francisco was converted to Gotham City to fulfill the wish of 5-year old Miles Scott, a Leukemia survivor, who wanted to be Batman. For more information on Miles and his special day, check out:
I was honored to be a small part of Miles' day by creating the Key to the City of San Francisco, and the City of Gotham, which the Mayor presented to Miles at the end of the day. This Instructable documents my process for making the key, but the techniques I used can be used to create an incredible range of projects. I had a little over 12 hours to complete the project (three of which were used for sleeping). I also wouldn't have finished without the help of my buddy Arthur.
Step 1: The Artwork
The design of the key was based on an image I received from the Mayor's office of a previous key design. This gave me the main outline of the key, as well as a place to start for the artwork.
I used Inventor to make the outline that we would then use to cut out the key, by bringing in this reference image and tracing over it. This could have been done in something like Adobe Illustrator, but I'm used to using Inventor so that was just easier for me with my tight deadline.
After that was done, I moved into Adobe Illustrator for the remaining artwork. There were two sides to the key; the first was for San Francisco, and the second was for Gotham. I incorporated as much artwork from the reference as I could for the San Francisco side, and worked within the time I had to do the rest.
Step 2: Cutting the Key
We cut the key out of a 1/4" plate of aluminum using a water jet machine. A water jet works by shooting high pressure water mixed with sand through the sheet of aluminum. The machine is computer controlled, so we just had to import the 2D outline that I had drawn and the machine did most of the rest.
Step 3: Laser Etching the Artwork
Before we could etch the artwork onto the blank key, we had to prep the surface. We first sandblasted the entire thing to get a nice and even matte finish. Then we sprayed a coat of TherMark Laser marking ink . This was necessary for the laser to actually be able to etch onto the aluminum.
Once that was done, we used an Epilog 120W laser to cut a template out of wood so we knew where to place the key for engraving. Then we engraved both sides of the key.
Step 4: The Finished Key
Once both sides we engraved, we washed off the remaining TherMark spray, and handed it over to the Mayor's office. The key was then presented to BatKid.
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another one of your
great ideas.
That's amazing, you're sucha good person!!
good work!
Oh, that's awesome!
I saw this event on the news in the UK, and I thought... San Francisco? Instructables? I wonder...
Thank you for helping make Miles day special.
Eh, "of Miles special day".....
Congrats on being a part of that Miles special day. YOU made the one thing he'll keep to remember that day for the rest of his life.
I just love how it doubles for San Francisco and Gotham :D
Um, that's just awesome. Great job. I wish I could have experienced it first hand, but some friends were there and filled me in. Also, being a Dodger fan I'm not able to enter your city. Go Dodgers! Go BatKid!

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Skirting the issue! A group of teenage boys at a UK school turned up for classes in 'cool' skirts in a bold protest against the institution's 'no shorts' uniform policy despite the ongoing heatwave.
Five boys from ISCA Academy in Exeter, Devon, strolled in wearing the attire after being told by teachers that they would be placed in isolation were they to walk into class in shorts.
The mother of one of the pupils said her 14-year-old was told a day earlier by the head teacher, "you can wear a skirt if you like", after he complained about the heat. So he -- along with four others -- wore official uniform skirts to school so as to avoid any possibility of action by authorities.
"My son wanted to wear shorts but was told he would be put in the isolation room for the rest of the week," the mother told Devon Live.
"The head teacher told them, 'Well you can wear a skirt if you like', but I think she was being sarcastic. However, children tend to take you literally and so five boys turned up in skirts today -- and because she told them it was okay there was nothing she could do as long as they are school skirts," the mother said.
She said one of the boys did get in trouble, but only because his skirt was "too short". The mother said that children should have a voice, no matter how old they are. After the success of the boys' uniform objections, 50 boys are apparently now planning to follow suit, the report said.
"Children also don't like injustice. The boys see the women teachers in sandals and nice cool skirts and tops while they are wearing long trousers and shoes and the older boys have to wear blazers. They just think it's unfair that they can't wear shorts in this heat," the mother said.
"They are doing this to cool down -- but also to protest because they don't feel they have been listened to," she said.
Headteacher Aimee Mitchell said they are considering revising the school uniform policy as the heatwave continues to beat down on Britain. "We recognise that the last few days have been exceptionally hot and we are doing our utmost to enable both students and staff to remain as comfortable as possible," she said.
"Shorts are not currently part of our uniform for boys and I would not want to make any changes without consulting both students and their families. However, with hotter weather becoming more normal, I would be happy to consider a change for the future," the headmistress said.
The heatwave in the UK saw five sizzling days in a row during which temperatures in parts of the country have topped 30 degrees Celsius.
Boys turn up in skirts to protest UK school's 'shorts ban'
Skirting the issue! A group of teenage boys at a UK school turned up for classes in 'cool' skirts in a bold protest against the institution's 'no shorts' uniform policy despite the ongoing heatwave.


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Last summer when I found myself (and my boyfriend, along with our two 1970s motorcycles) crossing over the Alps and heading toward Venice I made one request: to ride in a gondola. I did not care that riding in a gondola was the #1 most expected thing to do while in Venice, it sounded perfectly romantic, and after having spent a week camping and motorcycling, I was craving something easy and effortless, with a hint of magic.
As we drove into the city for our day of exploring, the hopeless romantic in me vanished into a dreamland of anticipation. The thought of gliding swiftly through the narrow canals, nestled next to my love, in this ageless city had me starry-eyed. Perhaps we would cool off from the heat of the afternoon with an Aperol Spritz in hand, or give our feet a break and take in the evening air, enjoying a sinking sunset with a wine grown not far from here. The timeworn brick buildings towering over us, the water gently rippling behind. Cats sunning in windowsills, while sweet grannies hung the laundry on a line above. Our noses would be tickled with the scent of fresh espresso mingled with the ever-damp slabs. It was bound to be a fairytale fantasy come true. The Disney-loving little girl in me was absolutely tickled with expectancy.
The first thing we did when we stepped foot onto the little island burrowed along the Italian coast, was to turn off the main path packed with selfie-stick yielding and roller bag tugging tourists. We set out in an aimless wander, the sort that always seems to lead exactly where you hoped it would. Letting dead-ends and alluring views be our guide we found ourselves seamlessly lost; perfection.
Coming upon a quiet, inviting stoop on the water, we sat to soak in the magic (and reapply sunscreen).
Suddenly, from around the corner, came a drifting gondola with a pair of lovers nestled in while a gondolier maneuvered toward us. I gasped. Soon that would be us, I reminded my ever-appeasing boyfriend. This was it, the anticipated charm, the romance, the antiquity; it was just as I had daydreamed. As the vessel artfully approached I abruptly noticed something… the lovers were not intertwined with romantic gazes in their eyes, they were in fact entirely bored and glued to their cell phone screens. And the gondolier, the man carrying out an age-old tradition, clad in the essential hat and stripe shirt, was also on his cell, in the middle of a call. He was speaking a very unromantic, gruff, annoyed Italian, which did not exist in my fantasy. He half-heartedly finessed the vessel back and forth, banging into the canal walls, as if he were part of a pinball machine.
My romance bubble deflated at once. Utter disappointment. With the burden of repetition and conformity, this art had lost its novel alluring magic.
Thanks to the coaxing of a couple Aperol spritzers the city quickly re-sparked the romance in me and we continued our day meandering down quiet, narrow alleys, finding magic around each corner.
As we crossed one bridge we were stopped dead in our tracks. A view you'd never happen upon in any other city in the world. As far as the eye could see, stretching down and around a corner, an entire canal packed in a dead-stop-traffic-jam of gondolas. Each boat filled with once hopeful tourists who were now looking more bored and listless than ever before.
Just as my romance bubble was beginning to deflate once more I found solace in the fact that there was magic aplenty yet to be found off the beaten path… and another Aperol spritz.


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commission me
ring my rotary
vibrate my cell
RIM me an SMS
(save my soul)
facebook, twitter –
the writing's on the wall.
blog my space
shout from rooftops
send up a smoke signal.
semaphore me
send it in code.
give me a project
to put my creative juices
through the blender.
tell me like you told Bach:
we need a cantata for next Sunday
and hey, we only have three sopranos
(and one of them doesn't sing very well.)
but don't patronize me.
never, ever, ask me to sound like someone else.
tell me to research
settle on a score.
Buster my guts for a cabaret on halloween
or valentines at christmas on mother's day.
give me a world series send-off
with hockey night in canada
played one hundred ways.
tell me to boogie my way through Mary Lou's swing
or jazz my way
through a world music series.
a capella, tin whistle chase scenes
turn "turn of the century"
on Turner classics tracks
with Keaton as conductor.
give me a deadline
put a gun to my head.
tell me how many, when and where
and I'll do the rest.
stimulate my economy of means
with a bulk-head of
leg room to stretch my imagination.
I'll dissolve my limits
in the ether of jet stream.
give me a challenge
calculate the risks.
give me a slate to work on
a leg to stand on
commission me.
in return I'll create,
imagine, dream,
learn, grow and entertain
the idea…
go to the ends of the earth
to begin.
and when it's done
I'll tweet, blog, facebook
video, newsletter, interview
press my release
plug you into my stream
of consciousness,
invite all my friends
and write you this poem.
dedicated to Ontario Contact and Ken Coulter (who asked the question)
Last October I attended Ontario Contact. The conference presents an opportunity for touring artists, presenters, agents and workshop presenters to get together. It consists of showcases, pitch sessions, a trade show, formal talks and informal round table discussions. At one of those discussions about investing in the arts, there was a heated discussion about whether or not you are compromising an artist's integrity by "asking" them to do something – perhaps in addition to a performance that may be "riskier" to present. I immediately began to think about Bach and Mozart and how integral the patronage system was to the history of music. This poem came out of those thoughts.
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What more do I have to say than it's the thirtieth anniversary of the release of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".
I wish the weather here was such that we could go to a ballgame, ride around in a Ferrari with the top down, or just generally be merry pranksters.
It's not, it's hot, and watching the movie on Showtime on the big screen TV was all of the energy I could muster for a hot, hot Friday night.


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Daniel B. Barton, 58, of Huntington, passed away at 3:59 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.
He was born, in Wabash, on Feb. 22, 1960, to Larry and Joan (Pogue) Barton.
Dan was a 1978 graduate of Southwood High School. He worked in skilled trades for General Motors in Roanoke. Dan was member of the LaFontaine Christian Church and United Automobile Workers. Dan loved fishing, hiking and mushroom hunting at the Salamonie State Forest.
Dan is survived by his father, Larry (June) Barton of Kokomo; two sons, Matthew Barton of Bloomington, and Andrew Barton of Marion; daughter Stephanie Barton, Federal Way, Wash.; sister, Lori (James) Dove of Fort Wayne; and special friend, Wanda Smith of Huntington.
He is preceded in death by his mother, Joan.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at McDonald Funeral Home, LaFontaine Chapel, 104 South Main St., LaFontaine. Mark Pogue will be officiating. Burial will follow immediately at LaFontaine IOOF Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, at the funeral home.
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2Departmen of Plant Nutrition, Maritsa Vegetable Crops Research Institute, 32 Brezovsko shosse, 4003 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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Melissa is a 40-something, animal loving soccer mom who has a slight coffee addiction and loves to blog at Adventures of Frugal Mom. We recently sat down with Melissa to learn how she approached common household issues like budgeting, saving money, and embracing a frugal lifestyle.
Tell us a bit about yourself. Why did you decide to start a blog?
I am a mom to two young adults and one teen. My husband is a native of Mexico. When my girls were younger, we decided that it would be better for me to stay home and raise the girls instead of paying for childcare. This has caused us to look at ways to cut expenses and spend more time as a family.
What is your philosophy on budgeting?
Stick to it. Even the times when it is hard. If you really want something, save up for it. You will appreciate it even more if you have had to work for it.
Since you are the parent of a teenager and teens often have expensive needs or tastes, what are some ways that you can practice frugality that are "teen-approved?"
Luckily, my girls aren't into name brand-name items. They are thankful for what they have. I guess we have been very lucky in that sense. But for the most part, we try to take a hands-off approach when it comes to giving our girls everything. They have learned the value of a dollar and that with hard work, they can accomplish anything.
Name something that enterprising moms can make by themselves at home instead of spending money on it at the store.
Meals from scratch. I think that is one of the biggest things we struggle with. But I have found that if I have a meal plan for the week, we don't stray and get take out. It helps to plan ahead.
Where are some smart strategies for reducing a household's monthly expenses?
That is probably one thing we struggle with the most. But we have learned not to use a lot of electricity during the day, bundling up under blankets (it is okay to be chilly), and bundling insurance and saving money by asking for discounts.
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We put part of each check we get into a savings account.
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Back in April, Jeff Bezos' private space company, Blue Origin, announced the first successful launch of its New Shepard spacecraft to space and back.
The rocket was launched from the company's base in Texas, but Bezos announced on Tuesday that the company had a new home: America's premier launch complex at Cape Canaveral in Florida.
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"Our new home here on the space coast is anchored right here at launch Complex 36," Bezos, the founder and owner of Blue Origin, said Tuesday at a public gathering at Cape Canaveral. "The site saw its last launch in 2005, and the pad has stood silent for more than 10 years. Too long! We can't wait to fix that."
Blue Origin joins the ranks of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets and Lockheed Martin-Boeing's Atlas V rockets that are located at Pad 40 and Pad 41 at the complex.
Bezos said his company would soon begin testing its rockets' engines at the complex and expected to start launching manned rockets within the next decade.
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The ride is for entertainment and therefore not exclusively for astronauts, but these kinds of temporary spaceflights could become a new way for astronauts to train for coming space missions.
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
First Day of School
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such a nice suit!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 23, 2011 at 7:28 PM
This is so cute! Don't worry, you might inspire some of your kids to ware vintage clothing and be as stylish as you!ReplyDelete
you look perfect. congrats on your first day! i would love to have you as my teacher.ReplyDelete
Absolutely loving this dress on you. I love your style to bits! I know, Fall 2010 semester I was worried people would make fun of me or look at me weird too, because I wore a lot of my day dress and formal pieces from the 40s and 50s, but most really loved it; because its so different to see. And you looked absolutely fabulous for your first day! <3ReplyDelete
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They might think you are unique but there is nothing wrong with that! Cute outfit. Good luck this semester. Mom from Cottage and Broome.ReplyDelete
I was going to ask what the students thought of it! What grade do you teach?ReplyDelete
So perfect for a teacher! I hope you had a fantastic first day!xoReplyDelete
you are so beautiful, i love your hair color! and what a cute outfit for student teaching C:ReplyDelete
It's all in the confidence! They'll love it C:ReplyDelete
That suit is the cutest thing ever! You look perfect. Your hair always looks so lovely. As far as how kids perceive a vintage wardrobe, I used to give museum tours for school kids and the little girls especially would always compliment my "pretty girly dresses" and seemed fascinated with my vintage hair styles. Don't worry, they'll think you're great! :)ReplyDelete
Great dress! I love that you're staying true to yourself, that's amazing!ReplyDelete
Thank you for your sweet comment!ReplyDelete
You looked absolutely lovely for your first day and let me just say you have the prettiest hair!
I've got the same problem with my love for old-fashined clothes, I'm also a teacher. Every time I dare to put on something visibly vintage, the students and teachers look at me with pity. I'd like to be myself in my clothes, but I don't like the strange stares. And I love your outfit! (I need to find something for my first day at school)ReplyDelete
Such a lovely teaching appropriate outfit! Don't be afraid, I'm sure that kids and teachers will love your vintage style! Who wouldn't??ReplyDelete
I love that you wore a vintage suit, it's fabulous! I know what you mean, sometimes I get a bit nervous about wearing some of my favourite outfits in front of my work colleagues, but you have to do what makes you happy! :)ReplyDelete
This is the most beautiful teachers' outfit I've ever seen :)ReplyDelete
So lovely! It's the perfect 'first day of school' outfit!ReplyDelete
This suit is so pretty! I adore it :) I'm happy to hear your first day as a teacher went well ^^ xReplyDelete
You look incredible! And what a darling suit- such a perfect first day outfit.ReplyDelete
Despite the humidity, your hair is beautiful and your skin...oh what I wouldn't give to have such a lovely complexion!
Perfect for a first day! I wish I had a teacher as cool as you when I was little:)ReplyDelete
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Where is your waist?! It's so tiny it's practically invisible! You look beautiful, as always. Hope your student teaching goes well, and you and the kids both learn a lot.ReplyDelete
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Go for it! You can be their exotic, eccentric, inspiring teacher (I had one of those)!ReplyDelete
Bets of luck with your (new?) job.
you look beautiful and such an impressive way to dress the first day of school!ReplyDelete
You look lovely, it's kind of nice that you can still have back to school outfits like this. I think it's great you wear vintage to school too. What a cool teacher you will be!ReplyDelete
Uggh, totally having a school memory flashback right now. I remember how ugly my teachers used to dress for elementary and high school. They were either frumpy or wore hideous clothes. One teacher looked like Miss Piggy crammed into coral leggings. She used to wear those matching cotton shirt/legging sets you could buy at Costco or KMart with 3 inch pumps every day. Blech! I think the way you're dressing will captivate your students' attention in a positive way. They'll see that you have your own style and you're cool. They'll also relate to you better and have a great opinion of you too. I always had more respect and a strong attention span for the teachers who wore cute clothes and presented themselves well. Good luck with your student teaching this semester!ReplyDelete
Cute dress ♥ReplyDelete
love love love this.ReplyDelete
you look really beautiful.
Love the suit! Sometimes I struggle with my vintage style too! The other day I wore very high waisted 70's jeans and noticed a group of teenage girls snickering at me. For a minute I was completely embarrassed but then I thought, "I'm a grown lady and I like these pants".ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 25, 2011 at 1:57 AM
You have a beautiful face :) Timeless beauty like in the past.ReplyDelete
You look so lovely, professional yet not at all office-clone-ish (a word? completely) Good luck with it all!ReplyDelete
isn't it silly that we live in a day and age that we feel nervous about dressing in a completely appropriate vintage outfit when half of the female population dresses so reveling? I think you look adorable and I actually love how your curls fell.ReplyDelete
What a great summer suit! Don't worry about vintage in the classroom--maybe you'll inspire one of the kids to dress the way they've always wanted to but were afraid to!ReplyDelete
I hate humid days! However, your hair looks much nicer than mine would! It still looks cute--mine ends up looking like a brillo pad.
I know what you mean about being nervous, some people can be so judgemental! You look beautiful though, I'm sure you make a great teacher!ReplyDelete
such a gorgeous dress!!ReplyDelete
I love your hair, it's gorgeous!ReplyDelete
What a lovely outfit for a teacher! :D I hope this semester goes well!!ReplyDelete
aw very sweet! I remember my student teaching and my mentor...we had differing views on how to teach but whether you have a very similar mentor or a not so similar mentor you will learn a lot in the process! I hope that you enjoy it and know that there is an end in sight if you ever get overwhelmed. :) -LoReplyDelete
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Back in 1999, Catalan stage director Calixto Bieito burst onto the global opera scene with a new production of Bizet's smash hit, Carmen.
It caused controversy, but then again, when the opera was premiered in Paris in March 1875, it scandalised audiences, so why should anyone hope to see it made bland now?
It caused controversy, but then again, when the opera was premiered in Paris in March 1875, it scandalised audiences, so why should anyone hope to see it made bland now?
Bizet died after the 33rd performance and, of course, could never know just what a hit it would become. But becoming a staple can dull too, while making it feel raw and alive and throbbing with the threat of violence takes a little more effort.
This production has been staged around the world in the years since, but has just landed at Teatro La Fenice in Venice for a revival season.
Which was most opportune. When The Other Half and I had begun to discuss the serious possibility of revisiting La Serenissima for a spring break, we had looked back at the hotel that we'd stayed in in 2010 – and realised that they organised opera trips.
It was instantly tempting – and not least as a quick look at Le Fenice's website revealed that, when we were considering being there, Carmen would be playing.
But we didn't yield straight away, continuing to look at other hotels and, indeed, contemplate booking on our own.
And this we eventually did. We've booked for concerts abroad before, in the Amsterdam and Berlin, and it helps that La Fenice has the option to view the site (and book) in English. It also, incidentally, does surtitles in both Italian and English.
For booking, a passport number was required, but that was the only 'complexity', other than finding a performance where we could still get two seats together.
But we managed – and for less than it would have cost us to do so as part of a hotel package.
So last Sunday, after a lovely lunch at Taverna La Fenice next door, we passed through the remarkably simple portals and into the legendary house where many of Verdi's works first played.
After the arsonists' fire that gutted it in 1996, it was painstakingly recreated, finally reopening in 2004. There were some complaints about the decision to so carefully replicate the previous building, but from my perspective, it looks simply ravishing. Blingly – but ravishing.
|The view from our seats
And so to the opera, which wasn't blingy, but has moments of being musically ravishing.
Bieito has updated in such a way as to suggest it's set sometime from the 1950s to the here and now. The military uniforms, therefore, are simple, rather than fancy.
The sets are pared right back, which allows the piece to speak for itself, while removing most of the spoken dialogue – the reason it's classed as an opéra comique – means that Bieito has also tightened it. And you lose nothing.
Here we have smugglers smuggling iconic 21st century brands in their cars – consumer goods to brighten the drab lives of the people, just as their hero worship of the glamorous matador Escamillo does.
The silhouette of a vast toro towers over the stage during the third act, bringing to mind themes of masculinity (and, arguably indeed, national identity – very Catalan) and then, as the prelude plays, a single man appears on stage, undresses and performs a stylised dance hinting at matadors and echoing that same theme.
The lighting is soft, so the nudity is not clear, but it certainly drew some sharp intakes of breath (fellow visitors from the UK or, perhaps, the similarly puritanical US?). Personally, I thought it added something to a point in the opera that would, otherwise, simply have been a musical interlude to allow set changes.
The big hits – the Habanera and the Toreador Song – are simply wonderful. The latter in particular was spine tingling, as the chorus strained against a rope strung across the front of the proscenium.
Of the cast, I thought that, while Roberto Aronica sung well as Don José, his acting was a little flat. Veronica Simeoni, on the other hand, is a superb Carmen – great voice and a performance that really had a believable sense of the wild free spirit of the character.
Michëla is a thankless role in some ways, but Ekaterina Bakanova gave her as much guts as possible and sung delightfully, while Vito Pirante was a very enjoyable and deceptively light Escamillo.
But watch out for Simeoni – a young singer who really impresses and seems able to take realism in opera acting to new heights.
The chorus was excellent throughout – as was the house orchestra under the baton of Myung-Whun Chung.
All in all, it would have been difficult to spend a Sunday afternoon in a more thoroughly enjoyable manner.
And the lesson is – don't buy into organised trips without first seeing if you cannot book for yourself.
• Production photos not from this revival at La Fenice.


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How Max Polyakov Created a Rock Band "Firefly" Which Turned Out to Be Very Successful
Max Polyakov and anyone else who is talented in singing and is serious about being part of a band requires confidence and inspiration to succeed. To succeed and have fun while creating the best music, Max and his three friends formed a rock band and they used the following guidelines to succeed:
Getting off the ground
This was the point where Max and his friends came together. A typical rock band requires a bassist, a guitarist, a pianist and a drummer. However, all that depends on the kind of band the musicians want it to be and the kind of music they want to produce.
Max Polyakov: Picking the genre – is the most difficult part
Agreeing on the genre at times can be difficult. It is recommended to play a bit of 2 or 3 or combine together and form a unique genre. Each singer at the band may also bring a CD of the song that they love and together they should all listen to each of the songs. From that, all band officials will have a clue of what each of them likes. The music styles can influence where the group records and gigs. A rock band mostly plays in several venues.
It is crucial to select songs that they can play well and that the singer must also sound good. At the start, a band should try several simple songs to assist in determining what fits the singers' potential and desire.
Choose a look
After Max Polyakov and his talented friends had agreed on a genre, the next thing they did was determine their audience. Their look had to be consistent and definitive across each member.
Without a specific look, it will be difficult to get fans and gigs. Pubs, clubs and festivals, for instance, will look at them and feel that they do not fit. So, a band must choose what they will go for and embrace it.
ther important things that musician Max Polyakov and his band did
A Firefly band agreement
In all types of projects even in casinos where gambling takes place; there has to be a written agreement. It is not easy to get 4 singers with individual lives to commit to one another in a singing project. If one member in the band is not serious and does not show up during rehearsals, the band will never succeed. Max Polyakov's band contract provides protection for what the members can do with payment, name, equipment and ownership of the music when they quit the band.
Most importantly, singing an agreement will assist in preventing disagreements in the future. The contract can be designed by a neutral 3rd party or they can find templates online. If any of the group officials prepare it, it may feel like a power trip. However, if all the group officials agree, one of them can prepare the contract. All band members must agree to the contract requirements before signing.
After signing the contract, Max Polyakov and his friends had to find a comfortable place where they could be doing their practices.
Practising ensures that the band develops rapport. Additionally, recording time is costly. If you practice well, you will be able to get in and out of studio quickly.
Good work ethics are also crucial to success. If there is a member who is not ready to practice, then that member needs to be removed from the band. To succeed, practising has to be done routinely and the band must be a priority.
Composing music
Max Polyakov and his team wrote as many songs as they could without sacrificing quality. They were aware that to get a headline in a show, they would require a minimum of eleven or twelve songs to get over their time duration.
An opening band, however, can have 4 to 5 songs. So, Max Polyakov and his friends would choose their top 5 songs together and open for other bands in the start to ease into the scene.
The singers also need to copyright their work. All that Max's band did to copyright their work is filled in a performing rights document. There is also a sound recording document which is filled out later on when a record deal is signed.
Create a name
The band name should be something useful or something that sounds good. All members of the group must agree on the name. Good names are normally short and simple to spell and pronounce. This is referred to as branding. You should avoid picking a name which has already been trademarked unless you intend to become a tribute band.
It is nice to additionally carry out research about different bands. If you call your band Hockey Scientists for instance and there is another band who call themselves Golf Doctors, it might be good to pick another name.
In case you cannot find a satisfying name, each singer in the group can come up with five nouns and five adjectives. With those, you can now try to decide on a name using what each one came up with. Max Polyakov and his three friends agreed on the name "Firefly".
Create a demo
This is the perfect promotional item. It may be sold at events or may be used to acquire record deals, managers, agents and so forth and can additionally be used to advertise the group to the fans.
Max Polyakov and his friends used social networking websites to promote themselves. They recorded a tiny snippet of some of their songs and sent it to bar managers and others. They sent them emails informing them that they would like to perform at their place.
The things that Max Polyakov and his friends put into consideration in order to produce a great music album
Singing is not just about singing. A good song is supposed to be sociable. It should be capable of connecting with others and allow listeners to share common emotions. In fact, a good song should be addicting.
Good music must also be enriching. It should make listeners think and strive to achieve more. There are many things to put into consideration in order to produce good music like Max Polyakov's Firefly. For instance the tones and how they appear in the sound. There are people who love listening to high tones and there are others who love listening to low tones.
Music theories are also important. Western songs, for instance, have the minor and the major scales. Major scales sound happy but minor scales sound sad. Each of them comprises a maximum of seven notes. For a great part, well-known songs contain chords and a chord has 3 notes within a certain scale. Also, major chords sound happy and the minor ones sound sad. If Max Polyakov and his friend came up with a song using notes that are not on any scale the song will not sound good. Again, if a song remains within one scale, it will sound boring.
Preparing to live the dream
Searching for gigs
This is where Firefly created a press kit which is the key for a resume in the singing business. Venues will need to see your electronic press kit before they agree to book you. The objective is to perform live. Performing live brings money and exposure.
The press kit requires few graphics. If anyone within the group has graphics experience or knows someone who can do it then that would be awesome. A logo is not necessary but the images for the flyers are important. The flyers are what will draw people to a show.
Also, Max Polyakov ensured to hire a photographer for a quick shoot. This was during the gig or when rehearsing. The photos taken were the perfect fix for a poster which does not contain much to put on it in relation to graphics.
Purchase equipment
Firefly group invested in the top recording equipment.
Making people aware
They created flyers and took them to schools and other places where potential fans could be.
They also considered other things like business cards, stickers, t-shirts, decals and everything else that Max Polyakov's group would endorse. During gigs, they ensured to go with them.
Using email to reach more people
Online platforms are the best for promoting a song. The group had a Facebook page which was very useful since it was easier for fans to hear their songs and remain up to date with their progress. Another great website they considered was SoundCloud and they also joined music group communities.
Uploading a video of their work on YouTube
On YouTube, people you do not even know about getting a chance to hear your songs and they will even leave a feedback. Firefly used the positive comments received on their advertising feeds.
Finding managers, accountants and other executives who can be helpful in future Establishing a nice relationship with professionals that a band can require later makes the progression from garage band to a well-known performer much easier.
Max Polyakov and his team additionally hired a consultant. The consultant was the individual that would guide them to an area that they did not know about. Consultants also assist in narrowing down what is achievable and what is not.
Also, the band officials ensured to interact with individuals who have succeeded in singing. There is so much to learn from such people.
Avoiding being overconfident
It can take too long to achieve the desired results. There are many obstacles along the way and the word "No" is always heard so frequently in the music business. Max Polyakov and his band remained passionate and they were always happy and they kept trying to be better every time.
Another important thing they did is remaining passionate about their singing. If they did not feel their songs, they would never have succeeded. Music bands are not long-term. If anyone feels he needs to leave the band, he should just leave to avoid being the reason why the band failed.
Publicity is the most crucial thing in music
To stand out in their music career, Firefly considered using charity events. At charity events they got experience and fans got to see that they are generous and compassionate. This is what many want to see from their icons.
Never scared to ask
Its only is through asking that they were able to get whatever they wanted. Max Polyakov and his friends searched for festivals and contacted the organizers and explained to them that they would like to acquire experience without getting paid. They even sent them free CDs so that they can listen to some of their recordings. They did all that without trying to be forceful since the music field is flooded. It was nice to inquire about any upcoming events even if they were likely to be told "No". And in fact, Max Polyakov's band Firefly played their cards well making them always get a "Yes".


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Nick has been practicing conscious dance for over a decade, participating in classes and workshops across the UK, Europe and United States.
Driven by a desire to share conscious dance and movement with other people he spent 2 years completing Open Floor International's Teacher Training Program. Throughout his training he was supported by a mentor and a peer group of other teachers in training.
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In this enlightening book, internationally renowned psychic, coach and author Elsabe Smit breaks down some key concepts of spiritual development into short, highly accessible articles, and provides ways in which the reader can achieve spiritual growth.
Inspired by a lifetime of facing sometimes seemingly insurmountable challenges, Elsabe examines the subtle nuances that influence our lives, and explores these age-old questions: Why are we born? How can we get closer to enlightenment? Is there life after death?
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Samyag Jnyana is celebrated on the seventh day of Navapad Oli. The Jain scriptures indicate that without
I think of myself as a kind, decent person from a good family. I was brought up to believe in a God of love and was involved with the church when I was a kid. My mother is a devout Christian and a beautiful person.
I know many people whom, in my opinion, don't care about God or religion but they seem to have their own way and get whatever they want. It seems that these people have such an easy life.
About ten years ago this so-called loving God took great pleasure in ripping my family to pieces. My father contracted a chronic illness which left him an angry, nasty man needing constant care.
My mother became his full-time nurse against her will and had to give up all her freedom. My dad aims all his frustration at me, and my brother tries in vain to be a peace-maker.
As if that was not enough, God then decided
When I was young, we were taught to respect people that were older than us, regardless of who they were. I, in my youthful rebellion, disagreed. For me it was far more important to respect people for what they have done and how they have proven themselves.
There is a tradition in my culture that where a person is more than ten years older than me, I am not allowed to call this person by his or her name, because that would be disrespectful.


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HP ups its green credentials
Company is recycling 10,000 DVD RWs after faults in batch
Hewlett-Packard (HP) Middle East is partnering with EnviroServe to recycle 10,000 DVD RWs from a batch where several were proven to be faulty.
EnviroServe is a pollution prevention and environmental protection company , which operates as a Public Private Partnership with the United Arab Emirates Federal Environment Agency (FEA). The company is focused on the safe, green disposal of waste, including IT waste.
"HP takes product quality very seriously that is why we would rather recycle a batch of 10,000 DVD RWs in which some units were found faulty, than risk selling poor quality products. We are a brand that holds consumer satisfaction as top priority. Rather than contributing to the accumulating waste problem in the Middle East, HP cares about the environment and has partnered with EnviroServe to recycle all defective materials in a safe and responsible way," said Salim Ziade, general manager, HP Middle East.
HP has also introduced recycling programs for printer supplies and computer hardware as part of its green initiative here in the Middle East. According to HP, its goal is to reduce the company's worldwide energy footprint, particularly for HP facilities and data centres.
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Thoughts on the life, the struggle, the good, the bad, and more
Saturday, March 16, 2013
WHO CARES? (The sarcastic vs the potential.)
I know the pain of having people turn away. And the pain of thinking if I change something in me, if I do something...different, it will make a difference.
Recently I have been thinking about the people who are (were) supposed to be my family.
My father never believed in my pain, in the birth defect that caused it, or the diagnosis that was repeatedly proven. Even when he was dying of ALS. When I thought the end to our lives is when things can turn around.
I sat next to him on the couch, my medical records in my lap. I knew I would have to show him, for the umpteenth time the proof he had already seen, and been told, by me and by my doctors.
"I need you to acknowledge my pain and my disability. And that it is a medical problem." He had tried many times to convince me, and others, that my problem was psychiatric. (My parents are first cousins. I think a big part of his refusal to accept it was that he blamed himself. I could be totally off on it. There are other potential Freudian reasons.) When my neuroophthalmologist showed him textbooks that described and showed pictures of why I had the pain his reply was swift. "Don't you think she just needs a good psychotherapist?"
This conversation was no different then any other. "I do not believe you are disabled or have this pain." What was the point of trying? Even when dying he would not, could not accept the truth.
My siblings never came to the hospital, sent a card, or flowers. (That is not quite true. SisterA came once, days after one of my brain surgeries. We had not spoken in years but her major question was "I love you, do you love me?" I answered before giving thought to the question. It was the only answer I had. "I don't know. I don't know you." She was horrified by my answer, or angry. She left. That was the last I heard from her for a long time.)
I have written of the answer I got from my brother in law when I stupidly sent an email asking what I had done to sisterA that she was never there for me. He replied: how you treated her and your parents. But I treated her well. Out of the blue she called me and asked that I go see her paternal grandmother (my siblings are half so this woman was not a relative to me.), who lived in NYC, as did I, a woman whom she had not known since she was a young child, if then. I agreed, going to show her pictures of my sister's children, this woman's grandchildren. She was hoping there would be a response but there was none. She never called me again after I told her what the woman had said, "It has been way too many years. There is no reason for me to know them."
I saw all of my siblings at my mother's funeral, and my father's, but they essentially ignored me. even when we had to get together for dealing with the will, when there was terrible behavior directed at me, not pertinent to this post. (I had one more surgery after that, this time for my neck. It was in such bad shape from a previous surgery that I was told "You can be paralyzed just walking down the street." This was right after my mother died. I told them about the surgery and how bad it was going to be. No one cared.
SisterB came to see me at my home after I had the operation. I was wearing one of those large neck braces, was on a walker, terribly thin "fragile" as a nurse called it, and could either talk or breathe but not both. She asked me "Did you almost die?" I had been in a coma but do not know if I did. "I don't know." She stayed for a few more minutes, left and never cared enough to visit or call to see if I was doing better.)
After that I heard from none until my brother sent me an email telling me that sisterA was very ill with cancer, and dying. He also made sure I knew that he had taken her into his home for a period of time while she was undergoing radiation therapy, apparently an effort to reinforce how much they had not done for me. It worked. It hurt. A lot. I left a card and gift for her at her house but it was never acknowledged, yet at her funeral a friend of hers told me how much sisterA had appreciated the gift and gesture. Very strange, not a word to me but to someone I barely knew?)
I will not go into all the examples of their behavior, ways they treated me that were outright mean and nasty, or just lacking in any compassion, empathy or care. (It is slightly cathartic writing it but I do it mostly to give a picture to the point of my posts. It is interesting I feel I need to defend telling my stories, even here on my blog.)
Which brings me back to the word indifference and why it is important in how we react and respond to the ones who treat us so poorly.
After my book was published I sent an email to all 3 of them. Since none had contacted me for many years I did not think they would care much about the fact that I had written a book. I did want to give them an opportunity to read it and see if they felt I had lied about them, maybe libeled them. If they did I wanted to deal with it now rather then later. They never responded, never requested a copy. My book publisher has a page on their site that allows you to see where orders are coming from. None indicated books were purchased by any of the three.
The opposite of love is not hate. It is indifference,
My siblings are completely and totally indifferent to me. When I think about wanting a family, about having a family, in fact seeing on facebook that I have great nieces/nephews that I have never met and probably have no idea I even exist I am hurt, to my quick, to be honest. But then I think do I want to try and know these people? The part of me that is dying for family, for connection, says "Yes." but the logical, sensible part of me says "No". I do not want to be slapped down again as when I have tried in the past. And they are indifferent to me. I am no more to them then a gnat on a doorscreen, if that.
So what do I do? What do we do when we have this gigantic need for family, friends, colleagues, to know our suffering, our pain, the emotional and spiritual as well as the physical?
I think we need to look at each of these people with whom we want the relationship, or who have hurt us, going out of their way sometimes, and look at the interactions we have had.
Sometimes the nastiness, anger, denial, disbelief is from someone that we know has feeling for us. With them it may well be worth the effort of trying to get them to understand. Other times, when looked at in the clear light of day, they have no sentiment for us.
If it is the latter we need to let those people go.
Because they let us go a long time ago.
What do you think?
8 comments:
- AnonymousMarch 17, 2013 at 2:42 PM
What do you do about unsympathetic family? I wish I had the answer. I have a similar problem. I have occipital neuralgia. I am trying to keep the family in my life but at a distance.ReplyDelete
If you can keep them in your life, even from afar, it is probably worth the effort. It is always a balance, are they more toxic or beneficial?ReplyDelete
I think when peoples don't agree with your opinion so they gives you good chance to do expertness in your thoughts and work,Sometimes respects creates problem in the way of freedom.So do your best what you think is write.Then you see all things are getting write way.ReplyDelete
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When they look at you, who do they see? It seems to me that all parties here consider themselves the "victim". I find that most people spend their lives reacting to perceived slights and the mismanagement by others of their "feelings". Too bad, so sad. We can't live our lives waiting for other people to acknowledge our pain and suffering. Who wants to be "pitiful" anyway?ReplyDelete
Hi T.ReplyDelete
Thanks for commenting.
I've just come across your blog and appreciate how honest you are in everything you say. I have never had this problem, my family and friends have always been supportive, to the point that I cannot fathom why anyone would ever leave someone out in the cold. I wish I could say I understood your pain, but that will be a lie. Instead I will simply say 'I hear your pain, I accept your pain, but I will never hold it against you'.ReplyDelete
Hi Tamara, Thank you for taking the comment. I am glad that your family and friends are there for you. It is so very important.ReplyDelete


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No surprise here-Straw vetoes Iraq minutes release
Are we supposed to be surprised by this.
While this bunch of wasters are busy taking away our civil rights it is deemed not be in the public interest to see these minutes. They have plenty to hide and do not want us to see how incompetent and divided they were, or still are. The expression looking after Jack springs to mind. Excuse the bad pun.
Justice Secretary Jack Straw has vetoed the publication of minutes of key Cabinet meetings held in the run-up to the Iraq war in 2003.
He said he would use a clause in the Freedom of Information Act to block the release of details of meetings in which the war's legality was discussed.
Releasing the papers would do "serious damage" to Cabinet government, he said, and outweighed public interest needs.
The Information Tribunal ruled last month that they should be published.
They had rejected a government appeal against the Information Commissioner's ruling that the papers be published because decisions taken in the run-up to 2003 invasion of Iraq were "momentous" and controversial.
There is a balance to be struck between openness and maintaining aspects of our structure of democratic government
Jack Straw
The government could have appealed against the Information Tribunal's decision in the High Court, but has decided instead to use the ministerial veto for the first time since the Freedom of Information laws came into force.
Mr Straw told MPs he had not taken the decision – which had to be approved by Cabinet – to block the minutes "lightly".
But he said it was "necessary" in the interest of protecting the confidentiality of ministerial discussions which underpinned Cabinet government and collective responsibility.
"There is a balance to be struck between openness and maintaining aspects of our structure of democratic government," he said.
"The damage that disclosure of the minutes in this instance would do far outweighs any corresponding public interest in their disclosure."
The Conservatives said the decision was "right" since the release of the minutes would make ministers more reluctant to discuss controversial subjects in future, impeding good government.
However, shadow justice secretary Dominic Grieve said the way the government had handled the issue betrayed its contempt for the FOI legislation it itself introduced.
The order concerns meetings of Tony Blair's cabinet in 2003
He also repeated his call for a full-scale public inquiry into the Iraq war, saying the need for this was now "overwhelming".
For the Lib Dems, justice spokesman David Howarth said the decision was "more to do with preventing embarrassment than protecting the system of government".
He said it was in the public's interest to know that the Cabinet, as a decision-making body, had "collapsed" in the run-up to war and been supplanted by a handful of key individuals around the then prime minister Tony Blair.
Labour MP Tony Wright said it was a cause of "great regret" that the veto had been used for the first time and would reinforce the impression among the public that there was something that ministers wanted to hide.
The SNP described the move as a "cover-up" and said an inquiry was needed so that lessons could be learnt from the "worst UK foreign policy decision in living memory".
"The public feels it was lied to about the reasons for going to war in Iraq, and those responsible must not be allowed to hide from an inquiry," said its defence spokesman Angus Robertson.
The release of the cabinet minutes would have reopened controversy over then attorney general Lord Goldsmith's legal advice on the war.
On the eve of war, 17 March, Lord Goldsmith's opinion unequivocally saying military action was legal was presented to cabinet, MPs and the military and published.
Anything other than exceptional use of the veto would threaten to undermine much of the progress made towards greater openness and transparency in government
Richard Thomas, Information Commissioner
But after long-running reports that he had changed his mind as the planned invasion approached, his initial lengthy advice given to Mr Blair on 7 March was leaked and then published in 2005.
This advice raised a number of questions and concerns about the possible legality of military action against Iraq without a second UN resolution and was never shown to the cabinet.
Mr Blair defended his decision not to show the cabinet the full advice, saying Lord Goldsmith had attended the cabinet in person and was able to answer any legal questions and explain his view.
Information Commissioner Richard Thomas, who backed publication on public interest grounds, said the exercise of a veto over standard FOI procedures must be "exceptional".
"Anything other than exceptional use of the veto would threaten to undermine much of the progress made towards greater openness and transparency in government since the FOI Act came into force," he said, adding that he would issue a report to Parliament about the case shortly.
Freedom of Information campaigners expressed concerns that the use of the veto in this case could set a precedent for less controversial material to be withheld in future.
Maurice Frankel, director of the Campaign for Freedom of Information, said ministers should have either accepted the Tribunal decision's or challenged it in the High Court if they believed they had legal grounds to do so.
In its ruling in January supporting publication, the Tribunal said "the decision to commit the nation's armed forces to the invasion of another country is momentous in its own right and … its seriousness is increased by the criticisms that have been made of the general decision-making processes in the cabinet at the time".
The Tribunal concluded that the release of the minutes now would not set a precedent in future cases.
Cabinet minutes are not normally released until at least 30 years after the event.
Cleric Qatada given compensation
This is beyond belief and again it calls into question why we were signed into this court and its rules that stamps into the ground time and again the laws of sovereign nations.
We have sufficient laws and rules to cover Human Rights issues.
I thing as is proven again that the Judiciary are a bunch of withered upper class do goody lefties without a clue to the real world.
Radical preacher Abu Qatada has been awarded £2,500 in compensation by the European Court of Human Rights.
Judges ruled that his detention without trial in the UK under anti-terrorism powers breached his human rights.
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said she was "very disappointed" with the award, but it was "not always possible" to bring terror suspects to trial.
On Wednesday, Law Lords ruled that Abu Qatada, 48, could be deported to Jordan despite fears he could face torture.
Abu Qatada has been held both in Belmarsh high security prison and under 22-hour home curfew. His lawyers have already submitted an application to the European Court appealing against his deportation.
Shadow security minister Crispin Blunt said the pay-out was "an appalling scandal".
'Not torture'
The European Court also awarded pay-outs of between £1,500 and £3,400 to 10 other people who were detained in Britain following 9/11 on suspicion of providing support for extremists linked to al-Qaeda.
They include Abu Rideh, a Palestinian refugee who was detained in December 2001, accused of having links to radical preacher Abu Hamza, and Djamal Ajouaou, a Moroccan national, accused of being connected to two other terror suspects.
Of the others, who cannot be named for legal reasons, six are Algerian, one Tunisian and one French.
They were held in prison without charge until 2005 and subsequently released under control orders. Several are understood to have since returned to their own countries.
Judges said the British government had breached three articles of the European Convention on Human Rights, including the right to liberty, the right for lawfulness of detention to be decided by a court and the right to compensation for unlawful detention.
But they rejected a fourth complaint, ruling that the detention of Abu Qatada did not amount to "torture and inhuman or degrading treatment".
Their decision is final and the government has no right to appeal.
The judges said the compensation amounts were "substantially lower" than those granted in previous cases of "unlawful detention".
They said this was "in view of the fact that the detention scheme (the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001) was devised in the face of a public emergency".
The Act was also designed "as an attempt to reconcile the need to protect the UK public against terrorism with the obligation not to send the applicants back to countries where they faced a real risk of ill-treatment," they said.
Where a person is arrested on the basis of "an allegedly reasonable suspicion of unlawful behaviour", they must have the opportunity to challenge those claims, they added.
'Fundamental right'
The home secretary said the judgement was based on "historic legislation" that was repealed almost four years ago.
"Prosecution is always our preferred option, but is not always possible," she said.
"We replaced this law with a twin-track approach of deportation with assurances for foreign nationals and control orders for those whom we cannot prosecute or deport."
Corinna Ferguson, from human rights group Liberty, said: "Liberty is a fundamental right and it's not something that can be compromised in the face of a terrorist threat."
Abu Qatada cannot be deported from Britain until the European Court has considered his appeal bid.
He was convicted in absentia in Jordan for involvement in an alleged conspiracy to bomb hotels in the capital Amman. He was also accused of providing finance and advice for other terror plots.
One judge has described him as Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe.
Qatada was first detained in 2002, and was later released under a strict control order. He is currently being held in Long Lartin Prison in Worcestershire after being re-arrested for breaching his bail conditions.
GORDON BROWN on a school visit.
GORDON BROWN was visiting a primary school and he visited one of the classes. They were in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings.
The teacher asked Mr. BROWN if he would like to lead the discussion on the word 'tragedy'. So the illustrious leader asked the class for an example of a 'tragedy'.
A little boy stood up and offered: 'If my best friend, who lives on a farm, is playing in the field & a tractor runs over him and kills him, that would be a 'tragedy.'
No, said GORDON – that would be an accident.'
A little girl raised her hand: 'If a school bus carrying fifty children drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a tragedy'
I'm afraid not, explained GORDON – that's what we would call great loss'.
The room went silent. No other children volunteered. GORDON searched the room. 'Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?'
Finally, at the back of the room, little Johnny raised his hand…In a quiet voice he said: 'If a plane carrying you and MR. DARLING was struck by a 'friendly fire' missile & blown to smithereens, that would be a tragedy.'
'Fantastic!' exclaimed GORDON.. 'That's right. And can you tell me why that would be tragedy?'
'Well,' says little Johnny 'it has to be a tragedy, because it certainly wouldn't be a great loss and it probably wouldn't be a f**king accident either!
Men are Men
An attractive blonde from Dublin arrived at the casino and bet
twenty thousand dollars on a single roll of the dice. She said,
'I hope you don't mind, but I feel much luckier when I'm completely nude.'
With that, she stripped from the neck down, rolled the dice and yelled,
'Come on, baby, Mama needs new clothes!'
As the dice came to a stop, she jumped up and down and squealed
She hugged each of the dealers and then picked up her winnings and
her clothes and quickly departed. The dealers stared at each other dumb-founded.
Finally, one of them asked, 'What did she roll?'
The other answered, 'I don't know – I thought you were watching.'
Not all Irish are stupid; Not all blondes are dumb; but all men are men.
BELIEVE it or not , These are REAL 911 Calls!
Dispatcher : 9-1-1 What is your emergency?
Caller: I heard what sounded like gunshots coming from the brown
house on the corner.
Dispatcher: Do you have an address?
Caller: No, I have on a blouse and slacks, why?
Dispatcher: 9-1-1 What is your emergency?
Caller : Someone broke into my house and took a bite out of my ham
and cheese sandwich .
Dispatcher : Excuse me?
Caller : I made a ham and cheese sandwich and left it on the kitchen
table and when I came back from the bathroom, someone had
taken a bite out of it.
Dispatcher : Was anything else taken?
Caller : No, but this has happened to me before and I'm sick and tired
of it!
Dispatcher: 9-1-1 What is the nature of your emergency?
Caller: I'm trying to reach nine eleven but my phone doesn't have
an eleven on it.
Dispatcher: This is nine eleven.
Caller: I thought you just said it was nine-one-one
Dispatcher: Yes, ma'am nine-one-one and nine-eleven are the same
Caller: Honey, I may be old, but I'm not stupid.
My Personal Favorite!!!
Dispatcher: 9-1-1 What's the nature of your emergency?
Caller: My wife is pregnant and her contractions are only two
minutes apart
Dispatcher: Is this her first child?
Caller: No, you idiot! This is her husband!
And the winner is……….
Dispatcher: 9-1-1
Caller: Yeah, I'm having trouble breathing. I'm all out of breath.
Darn….I think I'm going to pass out.
Dispatcher: Sir, where are you calling from?
Caller: I'm at a pay phone. North and Foster.
Dispatcher: ! Sir, an ambulance is on the way. Are you an asthmatic?
Caller: No
Dispatcher: What were you doing before you started having trouble
Caller: Running from the Police.


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Dressing in layers is the best way to stay warm over the course of a chilly season. Make no mistake, despite LA's reputation as being nothing but sunny, it does tend to get a bit nippy at night around this time of year. But layers don't have to mean inconvenient sweatshirts and bunched-up sweaters that leave you reliving the days as a 5 year old in those awful suits you bundled up in for snowball fights.
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If warmth were your only concern, you would find yourself stealing Granddad's BenGay-scented long johns, throwing on an overcoat and justifying your appearance to your girlfriend by citing cold weather or a bad back. Au contraire; as winter arrives, designers have gone out of their way to make some really sharp-looking and versatile thermals for guys who want the perfect hybrid of style and utilitarianism
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You have 11 colors to choose from with this form-fitting and cozy cotton-blend fashion staple. And its subtle collar makes it very stylish, yet convenient at the same time. The price is just right too, so however you plan to incorporate it into your look this season, pick up at least two of these in neutral colors so you can wear it alone or use it as the backdrop for your layered, J.Crew catalog-look with a sweater vest or jacket and scarf.
Salvage is selling a really unique version of a thermal shirt. This one comes in a pewter-looking gray with black lettering and a few vintage-style white specs, leaving its wearer looking pretty sharp with some jeans and possibly a cool motorcycle jacket. The key differentiator with this design is its ultra-thin texture combined with a touch of polyester to maintain its sleek shape, while still holding in the warmth as any quality thermal should.
Lucky Brand has a tag on this camouflage two-button henley that reads "Regulation Issue Gear." This year, Southern California-based Lucky is not messing around in marketing their version of a 1960s vintage military-issue top. Aside from its obvious, classically cool yet subtle-enough-to-blend-in color scheme, the buttons add a bit of personality when worn undone and stretched out in V-neck style; the loose hem is really popular with a pair of flat-front chinos in army green or brown.
GUESS? always differentiates itself by adding its own little finishing touch on basic items. For example, their men's jeans tend to have smaller seams at the bottom hem and the back pockets tend to be cut slightly different than the competition. GUESS? takes the run-of-the-mill T-shirt, substitutes some great quality lightweight cotton, uses an extra-petite collar and a unique print, and manages to sell a ton of something in a snap. Why should their split-neck T-shirt be any different? This thermal top splits the thin-seamed collar into a V-neck and has a trademark GUESS? stylish print across the left half of the chest. The final product is more simple than some of the others being worn around town, but a far cry from boringly basic.
Its unique cotton-blend makes this shirt softer than anything else, and the white stitching accentuates the seams quite nicely, giving it a nice touch without trying too hard to be trendy.


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This collection contains papers and a stock offer for purchasing stock in the Blue Valley Gem Company, whose agent is Geo.L. McKay & Company in New York, dated 1906.
This collection contains papers and a stock offer for purchasing stock in the Blue Valley Gem Company, whose agent is Geo.L. McKay & Company in New York, dated 1906.
The Blue Valley Gem Company was a company that mined and sold gemstones and other mined elements. The manager D.W.L. Wagoner was an expert on precious stones in the United States. The stocks were being offered by Geo. L. McKay and Company of New York in 1906. One of the papers of this collection offers a full karat genuine amethyst for purchasing at least $50 in stocks with the company.
The land on which precious and semi-precious gems owned by Blue Valley Gem Company was 2,067 acres on the summit of the Blue Ridge Mountains one mile wide and 3 miles long on Scaly Mountain in Macon County, North Carolina, obtained through D.W.L. Wagoner.
This collection has three items: a prospectus on Blue Valley Gem Company, a Letter from Geo. L. McKay & Co., 1906, and a form to complete for Free one-karat genuine amethyst when purchasing $50 or more of stock.
The three pieces in this collection are housed in one folder.
The collection is protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Reproductions are made only for use as personal study or research. It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials.
Blue Valley Gem Company Prospectus and Correspondence, 1906