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Do you remember the three months we spent in the Cilento? Before we returned to the US? The sunsets, the seafood, the stunning villa? We enjoyed exploring that part of Campania, but it was in the winter, when the sea was spunky and Cilentani were sleepy.
I returned yesterday for a day. I went for work-related research. Sometimes great sacrifices must be made in the name of duty and so I suffered the hardship and went to the sea. It was still summery with a hazy diffused light from the humidity and a glittery gloss to the water from the sun and heat.
Santa Maria is a different town than the one we saw two years ago, partly owing to the warm weather, with tourists still laying on the beach and filling the waterfront restaurants. But it is also more discovered than before, thanks to the movie Benvenuti al Sud that was filmed there and shed Santa Maria, along her uphill sister, Castellabate, in a very positive light. We loved watching the DVD and recognizing all the film locations.
Even though the high season of August is gone there was still an atmsophere of festa in the air and lots of northern European (read, very white) tourists sunning themselves and wandering the Corso. I asked the beachside barista about the increase in tourism and she said they've seen a lot more stranieri this summer. When I asked where they came from she responded that the "foreigners" had come from mainly Milan and Torino.
I did my research then had a nice seafood lunch, a real treat because up here in the mountains we don't get a lot of fish, apart from the dreaded baccala. After, I whipped into my swimsuit and spent about an hour on the golden sand beach that fronts the castello, dipping regularly into the placid water to cool off. The sea here gets deep quickly, which I like, unlike the Ionian, where you have to walk about a kilometer to reach water above your kneecaps. I bronzed up nicely in short-order under the Cilento sun.
I drove the road towards Battipaglia that used to terrorize me because of the crazy drivers who make a two-lane road into a three-lane highway as they brazenly streak down the middle while cars on either side have to careen over to avoid them - and it seemed *almost* normal, so familiar was it.
My looks, I vainly admit, were pretty bad, being sticky from the salt water and my hair having gone all frizz-and-boing from the humidity, but I stopped off at Vannulo for *the* best gelato. I know, it's a bold statement to make, but if you haven't tried gelato di bufala you don't know what you're missing. It was bold-flavored and so-amazingly-creamy, just like I remembered, a nice way to top off the day. Because work deserves its rewards afterwards, right?
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Thursday, September 01, 2011
Five Regional Words
Remember a while back when I posted my five favorite Italian words? And then I discussed my five least favorite Italian words? Bryan and I were recently pondering some of the regional peculiarities of the language. There are some expressions we hear down in these parts that we hadn't encountered in Ascoli Piceno or Roma, so today I'm giving you a lesson in southern speak - Five Southern Words:
Mo'. This one sounds just like it looks, with a nice round O pronunciation. Mo' means "now," as in:
"When is the meeting?"
"Mo', mo'!"
To ask E' mo'? is a nice way of questioning, now what the hell do we do? Then there's my favorite: fino a mo' - up til now. I was too busy to call fino a mo'. My friend Maria has an old Abruzzese saying, 'A mo' stavi buon'" (fino a mo' stavi bene), meaning you were doing fine up until now.
Fare acqua. Literally "to make water," this expression is used by many of the older folks to talk about rain. Mamma mia, quant'acqua ha fatto! Good grief, it rained so hard! Or for the forecast they say, sto pomeriggio fa acqua. It's going to rain this afternoon. Fare acqua always make me smile a little, it just sounds so old-style and quaint to my ears.
Voi. I'd learned in language school that voi - the plural form of 'you' - is used for extreme courtesy when meeting someone important, but they never clued me in that it's used down here as a normal address when talking to someone you don't know, replacing the "Lei" form (formal 'you'). The first time I heard voi when I wasn't with Bryan (and it was clear they weren't addressing both of us) it took me a few seconds to figure out they were talking to me. Here in the village we all pass quickly to the "tu" - informal 'you' - but out and about the voi usage pops up often. It always makes me feel a little awkward, but I've gotten used to it.
Servizi. While in other places servizio means service, be it customer or military, here it means "errands". Faccio dei servizi, I'm running some errands. It can also means "appointment" (ho un servizio alle 10:00). When I ask my friend Antonietta what she did yesterday she'll say, "ho fatto i servizi," meaning she cleaned her house.
Passeggiata. OK, I know, this is a common Italian word. People everywhere take a passeggiata in the evening, strolling around the piazzas to meet up with friends and have a little exercise. But around here to go for a walk is a camminata, while friends in the countryside will ask if we want to fare una passeggiata, meaning take a little excursion to go out and visit them. It was a bit confusing at first because I really didn't want to walk the six kilometers to their farm. If we say we went to Matera for the day, friends will ask, "Ah, did you have a bella passeggiata?" Did you have a nice outing?
Then there's the local dialect, but that's a whole other language and another discussion for another time.
So there you have 'em, a few words of Lucano-style Italian. What are your region? Do you have regional pecularities?
Watch a southern language lesson from the film, Benvenuti al Sud.
Other Five Lists:
My Five Favorite Towns in Italy
My Five List for Foodies
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Last week we had an eventful visit to Wheelbirks, the farm shop and cafe in Stocksfield. I was having one of those days where everything goes wrong, mainly because I was making terrible decisions and mistakes every five minutes. I had parked up on the road leading to the farm to take a call, ended up talking for longer than I had realised and drained the car battery, leaving me stranded. After packing up the kids into the buggy and walking the rest of the way to the cafe, I realised the baby's nappy had exploded and handily my change of clothes for her were still in the car - so if you happened to be in Wheelbirks last Tuesday, I was the flustered sweaty one with the half dressed and suspiciously stained baby. I'd only planned to pop into the cafe for a coffee, but ended up there for hours waiting for the AA to rescue us.
Whilst it wasn't ideal, even through my occasional bouts of tears (I was particularly emotional/sweary when I returned to the car and managed to drain the battery for a second time) I was at least aware that as far as places to be stranded in go I'd picked a good one. As well as having all of the sweet treats I needed to get me through the experience with minimal tears, it also has indoor and outdoor play space so my toddler could roam around and burn off some energy. The farm shop and cafe is based on Wheelbirks farm in Stocksfield, Northumberland. It has been decorated beautifully, the ice cream which is made on site is to die for, the play space keeps my toddler entertained for ages, and there are loads of tables in the orchard to sit and catch some sun if it's a nice day. All in all I think its a bit of a hidden gem.


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Swearing is... well... strange. It is just a sound. Its not like there is something inherently offensive in swear sounds. Kids don't care and aren't bothered by it. Foreign language speakers are not bothered. It is something learned. Why do we teach kids to be offended by something and therefore make it so we can't say that very same thing for fear of offending someone? Why not let them be happy and carefree?
It would seem, it isn't the sounds that are offensive, but the intended meaning. Although little old ladies seem more offended by the sounds then the meaning. They tended to get all offended when swears are used casually without the normal intended meaning. In any case, if it is the meaning which is bad, then switching what you say to something 'clean' should have no effect. For example, dang, frak, drek, etc. If you use them when you mean to swear, it is just as bad and should offend people. The only thing is... they don't know to be offended because they haven't been taught.
There are plenty of things which are offensive which are not regulated on TV so why a couple sounds? I'm not offended by the sounds, but I am offended by the hairy ass crack of a fat plumber. Why is he allowed on TV? I'm offended when people won't take responsibility and put things onto god. Frankly I'm horrified every time someone says they are praying to god for guidance.
My point is you can't broadcast stuff that won't be offensive to someone, so why bother 'protecting' the couple people in the world who have been taught that swear words can harm you somehow?


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The purpose of this research is to find out how some Church leaders are asserting that falsehood is truth and that the truth is false by abandoning the clear teachings of Scripture and Church tradition. That truth can be discovered by attending to Scripture and tradition. In order to refute Church doctrines which do not follow Christian belief; since the Church is the Church of God, not a human institution or organization which is managed by humans, Church leaders must teach Biblical truth. The goal of human existence is union and eternal fellowship with God. The eternal fellowship is in the obedience to God. The Lord Jesus gave his disciples the task of proclaiming the Kingdom. We are to go into the world and preach the Gospel of salvation, to teach the principles of the Kingdom of God, heal the sick and deliver those afflicted by the demonic (see Matthew 28:19-20). The Church is designed to be a full expression of the body of Christ here on earth. The internal functions of the Church are therefore aimed at relating the members correctly with the head and with each other. The image of God in man is that Spirituality through the Church. God is Spirit, and it is but natural to expect that this element of spirituality also finds expression in man as the image and likeness of God. The Church as the continuation of the incarnation-as the continuing presence of Christ in our world; as the locus of God's offer of grace to us-coming to us still both in the preaching of the Kingdom, the healing of the sick, and the sacramental system of Catholic Christendom where believers grow to the maturity in-as an extension of God's Ministry on the world. Our faith in Christ leads us to be conformed to the image of Christ. Christ's return will complete restoration of God's image and likeness in man.
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Have you recently asked yourself the question "Should I get a personal loan?" but haven't found a satisfying answer, perhaps we can help. If you want to get some financial help to consolidate your credit card debt, make some improvements to your home or finance your education, a personal loan can be the perfect choice for you. You can get a personal loan up to $25,000 without having to secure it. Yes, personal loan do not require you to provide any collateral. They work just like online short term loans, but with some extra benefits.
Here are some of the reasons you should consider taking out a personal loan:
Interest rates:
The interest rate of a personal loan is significantly lower than the interest rate of other online loans or credit cards, but higher than the interest for secured loans. Most personal loans have Annual Percentage Rates (APR's) of up to 36%. The interest rates for an unsecured personal loan depend on your creditworthiness. The better your credit score, the lower your interest will be. Borrowers with low credit scores may even be eligible for loans with 19% APR.
Repayment over time:
Another great feature of that make personal loans a great choice is the long period of time in which you can repay the loan. In our case, borrowers that take out one of our personal loans can repay their loan in up to 36 months. With a good credit score and a low interest rate that means a few hundred dollars per month. This makes personal loans very affordable.
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The last benefit that we will mention here is the fast funding rate. Compared to regular bank loans, personal loans are much faster. After applying for a loan, which should only take a few minutes as it is all done through an online application, funding usually occurs within 48 working hours but can vary slightly from customer to customer. Most of the times however, borrowers will get their funds within that time frame.
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Personal loans can be used in a wide variety of situations, as they do not have a pre-determined purpose, like student loans or mortgage loans. Personal loans can be used to:
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· Expand or improve your business.
A personal loan will also be more affordable than other online loans, will not require you to provide any collateral and can be repaid in a long period of time.
So if you are in need of financing and are asking yourself "Should i get a personal loan?". We say YES. But remember, at the end of the day, personal loans are still a form of debt. And we always encourage borrowers to only borrow what they can afford and always make their payments on time.


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Recently six lives were tragically lost in a fire that engulfed a local home leaving the family and the entire community perplexed and brokenhearted. Understanding the need for safety and fire protection a local company stepped forward with a plan to lessen this occurrence.
Performance Ventures, which offers the much sought after energy shot High 5 Energy teamed up with distribution giant Eagle Rock Distributing (Budweiser products) and purchased 200 Smoke Detectors which were donated to the Summerville Fire Department.
According to Fire Chief Robbie Lathem, "The Fire Detectors are made available free to the public on a first-come first-served basis. Installation is conducted by appointment courtesy of the Department. Residents must come to the Summerville Fire Department located at 176 Cox Street 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday thru Friday to participate."
Any other local businesses desiring to partner with the Fire Department may contact Chief Lathem at (706) 859-0914. Together we can make Summerville a fire-safe city.
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Man of Courage (January 4, 1943)
Released on January 4, 1943: A politically ambitious District Attorney puts an innocent mother in prison for killing her husband, who is alive and living with a nightclub singer.
Directed by Alexis Thurn-Taxis
Written by Barton MacLane, Lew Pollack, Herman Ruby, Arthur St. Claire and John Vlahos
The Actors: Barton MacLane (John Wallace), Charlotte Wynters (Joyce Griffith), Lyle Talbot (George Dickson), Dorothy Burgess (Sally Dickson), Patsy Nash (Mary Ann), Forrest Taylor (Mark Crandall), John Ince (Tom Haines), Jane Novak (Mrs. Black), Erskine Johnson (Erskine Johnson), Claire Grey (Alice), Steve Clark (Judge Roberts), Billy Gray (Mike Wilson), Frank Yaconelli (Pete, club owner)
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I don't know if this movie was a blockbuster when it premiered on January 4, 1943, but it is surely way ahead of most crime thrillers of that day for plot and imagination. In one fast-paced sixty five minutes we deal with murder, political corruption, courtroom drama, mistaken identity, life insurance fraud, kidnapping, an innocent mama going to prison . . . oh, . . . and a heckuva little girl caught in the middle . . . along with her farm-raised mama. I'll allow you to enjoy all of the juicy details, but here is just a little part of the story line that you will enjoy: Drunk George kills a nightclub owner and wants to run away with a nightclub singer, but promises his wife that he will stick around for one more day to celebrate his little girl's fourth birthday by having a picnic in the park. When the little girl takes a walk with her new baby doll and dad's fountain pen with his name on it, she meets a lonely stranger Slim, who steals the pen and promptly falls over a high cliff to his death. Drunk killer George then leaves town with nightclub singer Joyce and when the body of the unknown stranger is found with George's fountain pen in his pocket everyone thinks that the dead man is drunk George. A district attorney with eyes on the Governor's job builds a case against the little girl's mama that accuses her of killing drunk George for the insurance money, and the hapless mama who doesn't know what the heck is happening goes to prison for killing her husband, and the aspiring district attorney that put her in prison becomes Governor. Okay . . . now it is going to get really interesting . . . . Pop a big bowl of white kernel popcorn with warm melted butter liberally drizzled all over it and enjoy the show!
Barton MacLane, Forrest Taylor and John Ince question Patsy Nash
Barton MacLane and Forrest Taylor
Barton MacLane, John Ince and Forrest Taylor
Barton MacLane and John Ince
Barton MacLane as Governor John Wallace
Barton MacLane in Man of Courage
Billy Gray, with John Ince in the background
Charlotte Wynters and Lyle Talbot in Man of Courage
Charlotte Wynters and Patsy Nash
Charlotte Winters as Joyce Griffith
Claire Grey and Dorothy Burgess
Claire Grey as inmate Alice
Dorothy Burgess and Barton MacLane
Dorothy Burgess on the witness stand as Barton MacLane questions her
Dorothy Burgess and Claire Grey in prison
Dorothy Burgess as Mrs. Sally Dickson
Dorothy Burgess gets upset at Barton MacLane's question
Erskine Johnson and Barton MacLane
Erskine Johnson reading the news
Forrest Taylor and Barton MacLane
Forrest Taylor and Billy Gray
Forrest Taylor as political boss Mark Crandall
Frank Yaconelli and Charlotte Wynters
Frank Yaconelli playing acordion
Jane Novak and Barton MacLane
Jane Novak and Dordothy Burgess
John Ince as Chief of Detectives
John Ince as Tom Haines, Chief of Police Detectives
John Ince in Man of Courage
Lyle Talbot and Charlotte Winters
Lyle Talbot and Dorothy Burgess
Lyle Talbot as George Dickson
Patsy Nash and Jane Novak in Man of Courage
Patsy Nash and vagrant 'Slim'
Patsy Nash as little Mary Ann Dickson
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This was our Christmas "camp": 3 days and 2 nights of celebration at Cris&Glo's place. A full weekend of fun: we played cards (poker, blackjack) and Tabú, we danced merengue and all this was accompanied by delicious dishes and valuable wines and liquors. Not to mention the champagnes and cakes, the cute gifts and all the joy and entertainment that we had…
¡Feliz Navidad!
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A new survey has revealed that fewer than one in four couples seeks professional counselling to try to save their marriage when they are going through a difficult time in their relationship, reports Family Law Week.
Research by the Family and Divorce Law team at Irwin Mitchell Solicitors found that while 37% of couples going through a rocky patch said they thought counselling would help, only 23% were actively seeking help.
The survey of 2,000 people also revealed that on average couples sought counselling for four months with 12% saying it helped to save their marriage. However the statistics also showed that gender played a part in the difference in attitudes to counselling with 45% of females believing that it would help save a relationship compared with just 28% of men.
Both men and women agreed that they would confide in their best friend first regarding their relationship (33%) with 23% saying they turned to their mum for advice. Worryingly, 35% said they confided in no one – rising to 40% of men.
Last month the Prime Minister announced a rise in funding available for ante-natal counselling to £20m. This support will include relationship advice on the potential stresses of having children and health visitors will be asked to offer relationship support to new parents.
The Irwin Mitchell report also gave insight as to how hard couples are prepared to fight to save their marriage with 75% believing that people give up on relationships too easily and couples believing that they should try to save the relationship for at least 11 months on average.
Lack of communication was the biggest driver in break-down of marriages (40%) while 25% said that money worries and taking each other for granted were major issues.
Alison Hawes, a Partner in the Family and Divorce Law team at Irwin Mitchell said:
"The survey suggests that people are looking to friends and family to help them get through a separation or divorce but there are other experts who may be able to help.
"There are differences between attitudes to counselling from both men and women which could mean that it is important that counsellors can get both partners on side quickly when trying to help.
"We know from experience that counselling can help people going through a difficult period but perhaps there is a stigma attached that people are struggling to overcome. People may also feel that deep down counselling may be the final proof that their relationship is finally over and they may be putting it off on that basis. Good counsellors will be able to help couples to come to terms with what is best for both partners.
"Seeking professional help about something so sensitive and personal can feel like admitting failure but instead it should be seen as a positive sign to each other that you are committed to getting the best possible support."
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Protecting and Managing Online Reputation
The phrase 'A lie is half way around the world, before the truth has got its boots on' could have been designed for the online world in which we now live. Online communities and User Generated Content (such as blogs and social networks) are reviewing and debating brand merits: impacting your reputation and ultimately affecting turnover. How do retailers police and protect their reputations and can brands tap into the opportunity to create a positive buzz. Katy Howell from Immediate Future, an expert in online brand reputation will explore the issues along with a case study on how to gain positive profile online, presented by Chris Bishop of Hotel Chocolat.
Katy Howell Immediate Futures and Chris Bishop from Hotel Chocolat
After previously speaking last year on Affiliate Marketing, I'm looking forward to this and will post the presentation towards the end of the week with fuller information on Protecting and Managing your Online reputation.
For full details on the The Retail Business Show 2008 please click here.


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The Blema and H. Arnold Steinberg Collection of Traditional Chinese Art
by France Pepper, catalogue essay and entries, 2015
The history of Chinese art spans more than 5000 years and covers an array of materials. However, of all the materials used by Chinese artists and artisans over the millennia, clay was the most versatile. As early as the Neolithic period, ceramics in China were being crafted. Innovation and experimentation thereafter led to the development of ceramic technologies with new types of kilns and glazes, making Chinese ceramics the most appreciated and desired objects, not only in China, but around the world.
Many of these ceramics made their way along the Silk Road, a network of trade routes connecting China with Central Asia, the Middle East and Europe. The eastern point of the overland Silk Road was Chang'an (present-day Xi'an in northwestern China). It was the most cosmopolitan city in the world during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE), with foreign merchants, horses and camel caravans beginning or ending their journeys along the Silk Road. During this time, Chinese ceramic production flourished and was influenced by exotic designs transported from Persia via Central Asia into China.
Vestiges of the Silk Road are most noticeable in Chinese ceramics made as funerary wares placed in the tomb, reflecting daily life and the status of the deceased. A pair of Tang Dynasty terracotta horses in the Steinberg Collection (cat. no. 28) is a rare example of finely molded and modeled steeds with movable saddles. These horses embody the spirit of the times, both in their fine craftsmanship and in capturing the essence of the Silk Road.
Alongside Silk Road merchants were Buddhist monks making the journey between India and China. Their influence in China was profound, both spiritually and artistically. In particular, the Buddhist iconography from Gandhara (present-day Afghanistan and Northwest Pakistan), inspired Central Asian and Chinese Buddhist art. This style of art is often referred to as Greco-Roman Buddhist art due to its strong ties to classical sculpture, as a result of Alexander The Great's conquest of the Gandharan region. A sublime example of a terracotta Gandharan Buddha in a gesture of discourse sets the tone for the collection as a whole (cat. no. 29), emanating wisdom, patience, and other-worldly beauty.
Of all the dynasties in China's long history, the Song (960-1279) is always associated with beauty. Song women were portrayed as delicate figures and the arts reflected the elegance of the period. During the Song, kilns were widespread across the country, accounting for 75% of all kilns established throughout Chinese history.[1]
Ceramics from this era are refined, with subtle toned glazes. Song wares were revered in classical Chinese literature and were said to resemble jade, silver, snow or ice. The collection includes three such examples.
The pear-shaped green glazed yaozhou vase (cat. no. #1), the pair of icy-blue toned qingbai lobed saucers with a touch of crackle glaze (cat. no. 2), and the pair of snow-white dingyao saucers (cat. no. 3), are testimony to their poetic praise.
During the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 CE), and in particular during the reign of the emperors Yongzheng (1722-35 CE) and Qianlong (1735-96 CE), the imperial kilns at Jingdezhen in Jiangxi Province reached their apogee. Although these kilns were active during the earlier Song Dynasty and subsequent Yuan (1279-1368 CE) and Ming Dynasties (1368-1644 CE), these Qing emperors took a personal interest in overseeing production from the Jingdezhen kilns, demanding innovation and high quality.
Beyond being decorative and utilitarian, the court found political, diplomatic and ceremonial uses for ceramics. [2] In addition, the demand from domestic and export markets for ceramic objects was huge, rendering the output at Jingdezhen and satellite kilns staggering.Among the thousands of ceramics produced annually at the Jingdezhen kilns during the Qing, a renewed fascination with Chinese antiquities and Song ceramics arose. This in turn led to the creation of Song-inspired glazes for new shapes and designs. Even ancient bronze vessels from the Shang period (16th-11th century BCE) were refashioned in clay and covered with glazes imitating their metal patina. A fine example of this type of archaism in the collection is the tea-dust glaze gu vessel (cat. no. 25).
The impetus for starting the collection was a visit to the National Palace Museum in Taipei, which houses the finest collection of imperial Chinese ceramics. Subsequent visits to the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, The British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Metropolitan Museum in New York, followed by an in-depth trip to Chinese museums led to a greater understanding and appreciation of Chinese ceramics and works of art.
The simplicity and elegance of monochrome wares that garnered the affection of collectors and connoisseurs of the past also resonated with the Steinbergs. In particular, the minimalist lines and intensity of the monochrome glazes complemented their eye for modern and contemporary art.
Over the course of fifteen years, a collection of twenty-five monochromes from the Song and Qing Dynasties was assembled. Each piece was rigorously researched and tenderly selected, taking into consideration beauty, condition and authenticity.
The reign marks found on the Qing monochromes (cat. no. 11 ) indicate the reign during which it was made and that the object was 'official ware' destined for the imperial court.[3] Over time, imperial pieces found their way to the art market and into the collections of connoisseurs and museums, thereby enhancing their provenance. The Steinberg Collection is fortunate to include porcelains with Qing reign marks, many of which came from esteemed collections, including the Sir Joseph Hotung, Sir Anthony T. Hall, Goldschlager, Hellner and Falk collections, to name a few.
Along the way, a 17th century huanghuali table (cat. no. 26) and a Qing Dynasty huanghuali brush pot (cat. no. 27) with inscribed calligraphy were acquired. Huanghuali was a rare wood reserved for high quality furniture and works of art. Both the table and brush pot were objects that a literatus living during the Qing would have had in his home. The table may have originally displayed monochrome wares and the brush pot would have contained an assortment of brushes for ink painting and calligraphy.
Each piece in the collection may be admired on its own as a work of art or viewed together in various combinations. Inevitably, their pure forms and innate beauty will inspire and elevate the spirit.
[1] He Li, Chinese Ceramics: A New Comprehensive Survey from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (New York: Rizzoli, 1996), 133.[2] Ibid., 266.
[3] Rosemarie Scott, For The Imperial Court: Qing Porcelain from the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art (Singapore: American Federation of Arts, 1997), 23.


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Whelping Supplement Kit
Raspberry Leaf tablets: Raspberry Leaf has been known as a birth aid for 100s of years. It tones smooth muscle such as the Uterus and so helps ensure an easy and straightforward delivery.
1 x 100 tablets supplied.
Dosage: 1 tablet per 10kg of bodyweight given daily from 3rd week of gestation until 1 week after whelping/kittening.
Wheatgerm Oil capsules: A valuable oil to supplement the diet by providing a natural source of vitamin E to maintain fertility and a healthy reproductive system.
1 x 100 capsules supplied.
Dosage: 1 capsule per 10kg of bodyweight given daily given for one week before mating and should continue for 3 weeks following mating to offer protection against abortion or absorption.
Caulophyllum 30C: Helps during whelping & kittening and quickly increases contractions and aids delivery.
1 x 30 pillules supplied.
Dosage: Give one every hour as soon as contractions begin. Continue until delivery is completed.
Urtica Urens 30C: Prepared from Nettle herb increases milk flow in lactating females.
1 x 30 pillules supplied
Dosage: Give one 3 times per day for up to one week


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The TSA and its mother agency, the Department of Homeland Security, was hurriedly established during the harried, hysterical weeks following the 9/11 attacks. Once designed to replace private airport security firms that were blamed for allowing the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorists to slip past checkpoints and take over four commercial airliners with razor blades, the TSA has since grown into a regulatory, bureaucratic behemoth that now claims jurisdiction over other modes of travel, including bus and train stations.
'The future of transportation security will be gathering intelligence technologically'
In the future, the agency will want to track all of your daily travels, no matter where you go, according to predictions made by some security experts.
"Air travelers are increasingly subjected to revealing full-body scans or enhanced pat-downs – all in the name of keeping the skies safe," writes Bill Briggs at NBC News. But apparently, we ain't seen nothing yet.
"As America prepares to mark the 10th anniversary of the worst terrorist attacks in the U.S., security experts question whether freedom, speed and personal space will one day return to air travel – while still maintaining high standards of safety," he wrote in August 2011.
Technology, which is increasingly serving as a double-edged sword these days, could produce what security experts foresee as a bumper crop of detection tools in the future. That could include biometrics, electronic fingerprinting and behavioral analysis, all of which would produce quicker, smoother and less intrusive travel screening in the years ahead.
Others; however, envision a Big Brother-type of government that gets even more intrusive, perhaps even requiring chip-embedded passports or other travel documents we'd be required to carry that would reveal to federal transportation watchdogs everything about our daily travels – commutes to work, to sporting events, shopping centers – even to social gatherings.
All, of course, in the name of "security."
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Wednesday, November 07, 2012
1984 and Fuck the TSA & DHS
Labels: Politics
3 comments:
- Wrench said...
Welcome to the new age. This was shit of make believe in the movies during the 1960's. Like Dick Tracy radio watches and such. The future for baby boomers is now... minus the constitution. YOU KNOW- THAT OUT OF DATE DOCUMENT NO LONGER RELEVENT in a socialist state.
- November 7, 2012 at 8:41 PM
maybe if they put a mark of some kind on everybodies forehead? sound familier?
- November 8, 2012 at 1:03 AM
With Odumbo as prez for four more, who will be able to afford to travel anymore, anyway?
- November 8, 2012 at 9:09 AM
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Officers investigating a Christmas Day murder are making "very good progress" in their inquiries, a judge has said.
A prosecuting lawyer told Lisburn Magistrates' Court the "full file" relating to the case against 19-year-old Nathan Ward has been received by the PPS.
"It is awaiting allocation so hopefully in four weeks we will have an update as to what's required," she told the court.
Ward, whose arms are still heavily bandaged, appeared in court via video link from Hydebank Young Offenders' Centre where he is in custody accused of the murder of Jayne Toal Reat on December 25 last year and the attempted murders of her daughter 21-year-old Charlotte Reat and his own father Joseph Tweedie on the same date.
Jayne Toal Reat, 43, a nurse at Craigavon Area Hospital, died after an incident at a house in Mornington Lane, Lisburn.
It is understood that police and ambulance crews were called to the scene at Ward's home on Mornington Lane shortly after 6am on Christmas Day.
Having told the court she considers the PPS and police had made "very good progress," District Judge Rosie Watters remanded Ward back into custody to appear again on March 5.


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Mother and daughter Lu R. and Lu J. loved searching for treasures to set up Lu's first apartment. What they found were treasures too good to pass up. An idea was born, and soon a shop was rented. Rent was low in the back of a house, and the two Lu's opened the doors on Pleasant Street in the village of Fairport in October, 1974. Both Lu's had a flair for style, an eye for quality, and a frugal mindset. Customers found them, supported them, and enhanced their shop with things from their homes and later, their closets. They determined that 50/50% was a fair split, and later learned the term for that kind of store was a consignment shop. From the first day, customers determined what they wanted to buy and what they wanted to sell. We are proud that they started our long-standing reputation for quality and fairness. Mom Lu retired in 1993, and Lu Ann in 2011.
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I was Lu Ann's business partner and store manager for many years. When Lu Ann retired, it was only a natural progression that I buy the business to continue on with what I know and love. Lu and Lu Ann taught me everything I know about the business, and I am forever grateful for learning from the best! Teresa, Owner, Lu's Back Door
Teresa...serving Lu's customers since June 1986
My life at Lu's Back Door started before I was in High School. I used to shop on Pleasant Street, when Zena and Jordache jeans were the latest trend. My favorite brand to shop for at that time was Espirit! Fast forward to 1986 when I was 20 years old and working at JC Penney. Lu Ann rescued me from a life of working retail at the mall!
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June 7, 2011
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Phagans' new campus is designed to ensure that clients, students, faculty, and staff feel as if they are in a world-famous spa while enjoying the convenience of a Clackamas Town Center location. The salon welcomes visitors with a luxurious water fall in the spa waiting area, 55 styling stations, tilting European-style shampoo bowls, facial and waxing rooms, four large classrooms and, of course, a custom stage.
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Match coloured petals to form flowers, build combos, and clear the board. An abstract, relaxing game that can be played as a puzzle or in endless "influx" mode for a high score. Click a cell to pull the coloured petals toward it. Clear petals from the board by pulling them into a cell. Try to clear the whole board!
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English football was born out of the coming together of dockers, factory workers, church groups and even ex-public school boys who shared a passion for the game that became Association Football.
In those early days no one would form a club or become involved in football for profit– rather, it would be for the love of the game or from a philanthropic desire to provide entertainment for the working man.
When businessmen did get involved in their local club it would most likely be because they saw it as a form of civic duty – rather like standing as a local councillor, a magistrate or the trustee of a charity.
Some, no doubt, could also spot the commercial benefits that the high profile of a directorship in the local football team might bring. A successful team could also be good for business. Famously, output in the Wearside factories fluctuated noticeably with the performance of their footballing heroes – a home win saw productivity soar!
Back then, no one became involved in football to make money. Indeed as recently as 1983 there were rules in place that expressly forbade owners of Football League clubs from taking a profit from their shareholding.
As we all know, the footballing world has changed markedly in the thirty years since those rules were rescinded.
The advent of Sky and the multi-million pounds that cascade through the Premiership clubs has created a new landscape – one where the boardrooms of our major clubs are controlled by Americans, Arabs, Asians, Russians and Italians whose approach to football finance can vary dramatically.
In the case of Blackpool FC it has created an environment whereby its current custodians feel it quite acceptable to hijack the unprecedented success generated on the field of play and declare extraordinary profits rather than provide adequate and sustainable support for the team.
Blackpool suffered the ignominy last season of being the first team in England to be relegated, whilst at the same time the parent company Segesta declared the largest profit of any SME in Lancashire.
This "profit first" rather than "football first" approach has never been better illustrated than by the decision to host the Neil Diamond concert a little over two weeks before the start of the current season, with little or no regard being shown for the impact on the already much-maligned Bloomfield Road playing surface, a sizeable part of which had to be rapidly re-turfed afterwards.
Blackpool fans rightly want to feel they are part of the club they support but they also want to see that the owners are committed to making the team as successful as it can be.
So it is little wonder the natives have been growing increasingly restless – because what they have seen in recent seasons is their football team play second fiddle to aged pop stars and the Oystons' desire to augment their already sizeable profits.
Those who have voiced concerns are either ignored or treated with barely concealed contempt through the official Blackpool FC offerings on social media that betray the bunker mentality that seems to permeate the club's decision-making.
It is said '"you reap what you sow". In the case of Blackpool FC, the true folly of the Oystons' policies can be gauged from the dwindling attendances, the fact that the team is down in the relegation places of the third tier of the league and from the thousands of long-term fans who are showing their disdain for the "profit first" approach by boycotting home games and official merchandise and seeking ethical alternatives to Oyston-owned and associated businesses.
The winds of change are gathering strength. It is time for the mantra of "football first" that emblazons the BST-endorsed alternative shirt to become the true agenda of the football club. Blackpool, as a premier seaside resort, deserves a successful and sustainable football team. Right now, we don't have one.
Everybody knows in their hearts that if there is ever to be sustained upward progress again at Bloomfield Road, there needs to be a change in the boardroom.
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The future of non-film music in West Bengal is precarious. This is what is propelling many singers to go forward and bring out their songs in a somewhat different format. Sandipa, understanding the need of the hour has taken up the initiative of releasing a video of her solo song on You Tube so as to reach more audiences. This solo video song release took place at Press Club in the presence of Indrani Sen, Sidhu, Sudarshan Chakraborty, Savvy and others.
Sandipa was a participant at Indian Idol Season 2. She got rave reviews and praise for her singing quality from the judges. However due to a mishap she had to leave the show midway ad come back home. She released her first Bengali solo album -"Amakei Paabe" consisting of six songs of various genres. She has done playbacks in jingles and renowned Bengali TV soaps like "Tithir Atithi", "Ke Tumi Nandini", "Lukochuri", "Sanjhbela", "Tele Samman Award" and many more. She lent her voice in the Bengali film "Once Upon a time In Kolkata" directed by Satarupa Sanyal. She lent her voice for Srilekha Mitra singing a rap song duo with the super talented Mir Afsar Ali for Mirakkel season-9 theme song.
The song Kothay Shei Nawab is a solo peppy number which will make the audience dance to the tunes, revealed the singer. "I just hope everybody likes this song. I will be performing this song at stage shows too to check out the reaction of the live audience. I thought of bringing this out in a video format as thess appeal to the audience much in recent times" said the singer.
Speaking at the occasion, ace singer Indrani Sen said "Sandipa is an old student of mine. I had thought that by this time she should have become an established singer. However that did not happen. However the step that she has taken to reach out to the masses is appreciable and I wish her all the luck".
The music has been scored by Savvy while the lyrics have been written by Rajiv Dutta. Choreographed by Pratim Roy the Video has been directed by Dibya Chatterjee (Handykraft Pictures).
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- Distribute a role-play script. (To enable students to understand the poem by acting out a simple scene similar to the one in the poem)
- Teacher reads the script with the correct pronunciation & enunciation.
- Students get into groups and practice the dialogue. I encouraged students to make changes to the script. Here are the pictures of 1 Imtiaz practicing in groups:
4. Select groups at random to dramatise the dialogue. Here's the video when I did this activity with 1 Imtiaz:
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Alzheimer's caregivers tend to get angry, confused, and frustrated. We also tend to blame persons living with dementia for being angry, confused, and frustrated.
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In every communication interaction there is a sender, message and receiver. In this case a person living with dementia and a caregiver.
As caregivers, we tend to view ourselves only as senders of the message. We are always searching for ways to communication more effectively.
How often do we consider that the person living with dementia is also trying to send us messages?
Do we actively consider that we are on the receiving end -- that we are receivers of messages?
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An important aspect of effective communication is the importance of listening. Have you ever said to someone, you are not listening to me? If so, you know that - hearing words is not the same as listening to words.
I learned to listen to my mother by reversing the paradigm. In other words, I tried to look at the world from her point of view. I would ask myself, what would I want if the roles were reversed? How would I want someone to treat me if I was the one living with dementia?
Learn More - 16 Things I Would Want, If I Get Dementia
I know one thing I would want. I would want the caregiver to make an extra effort to understand me. To go beyond themselves!
Once, I started listening to my mother, listening to both the words and the sound of her voice I changed. It also helped when I started paying close attention to the look on the face. This alone transformed me.
Once I started looking out of my mother's eyes I forgot that she had Alzheimer's. I started thinking of her as deeply forgetful. I can't tell you how many times I said to myself, uh oh, I'll have to lend her my brain.
I also started putting my head on my mother's head. Sometimes I said, don't worry if you can't remember, I'll lend you my brain. Most times she would giggle or smile.
No, she did not get mad at me for saying those words.
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Start taking a good hard look at your loved one's face. All the time. Let me know how you feel, and what happens inside of you.
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You could start reminding yourself that people with Alzheimer's are people too. What do you think?
I finally came to an understanding. It was my communication and my behavior that determined the quality of our life each day.
In order to communicate effectively you need to become both a sender and a receiver. The receiver learns not only to listen, but to take cues from the nonverbal behavior of the person living with dementia.
My advice to my fellow Alzheimer's caregivers.
- If you want to learn how to communicate more effectively you will need to become determined to do so. It takes a serious effort all the time, every day. Change is always difficult to accomplish.
- There is a big difference between wanting to change, and needing to change. I want chocolate but I don't need it. Needing to accomplish something brings with it the passion to accomplish.
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Let me ask you. How do you think you would react to a person that seemed angry at you, and always frustrated with you?
It is always best to try and understand how the other person might be feeling and what they are thinking.
This applies to everyone, even the deeply forgetful.
Caregiving is an Art, Listening is an Art
Alzheimer's Caregiver The Power of Purpose in Our Lives
Alzheimer's Caregiver Life Acceptance Recognition and Change
The Remarkable Memories of Deeply Forgetful Dementia Patients
How to Get Answers To Your Questions About Alzheimer's and Dementia
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Check out local OCWFCD Lt. Ryan Christen's interactive training site. It's up and going & quite impressive. Ryan's site will surely change how we learn and share information!
Check it out @ Fullyinvolvedfire.com
Filed under: Trade tips, Truck ops
Here is some food for thought.
Just imagine that you and your crew were sent to take the attack line in through the front door of a commercial occupancy, you have now penetrated over half of the way into the structure when things go horribly wrong! Your officer opts to exit through the rear and you now encounter one of these(click above pix). Moral to the story; always take the rear when interior operations are taking place. Stay safe brothers!
Matt Scallan
ECFR Engine19 C
Filed under: RIT
To bail or not to bail…that is the question…Actually the question is do you TRAIN on this procedure?…It's dangerous but…check out this video on the head first, it's pretty intense,let's not forget to ALWAYS ladder the building while our crews are working on the 2nd floor(D/E's). Moreover how about laddering at a lesser angle for this very reason?
Filed under: Engine ops
Check out this link to Ocean City Md. FD commercial fire in a T-Shirt shop. This email has been forwarded around locally & Chief Grace of ECFR made some good observations on the rapid changing conditions below. First check out his link here, check out the time stamps on each picture and join in on the discussion!
I'm speculating that there may have been some dynamics involved there that let the situation get away from them like it did.
1. That location is possibly an automatic alarm frequent flyer & the companies had become complacent with regard to apparatus placement. In other words: "Let's just drive up the boardwalk right to the front door so we don't have to walk as far. It's probably another false alarm anyway."
2. The private fire protection system (if there is one at all) had to have been out of service. One working sprinkler over the point of origin would have nipped that thing in the bud.
3. When a Fire Inspector comes down on shop owners about aisle space, ceiling/sprinkler head clearances, and general over-stocking, they do so to prevent fires like this one from happening.
4. If your department has a tower ladder, always consider using the bucket's nozzle as a portable master stream device. Had they lowered the bucket to it's lowest possible setting, they could have, from their set up point in front, knocked out the back wall of that shop with a high flow, high pressure, great reach straight stream.
They underestimated the fire's existense and or growth potential & they were behind the 8 ball from the start.
I'm glad that you're sharing someone else's bad day experiences with the brothers & sisters that are truly interested in learning more about trying to do the best job possible.
Stay safe!
Patrick T. Grace, Battalion Chief
Escambia County Fire Rescue
Filed under: MVA ops
It is ALL of our duties (up & down the chain of command) to make sure our environment is safe. This one of the first of many installments of "situational awareness" topics coming in the near future. This one was found on you tube under close calls. It is your responsibility to look out for your "brothers" and keep them safe…if you see something speak up!(even if you have been on the job 1 hour)


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I'm in Love with a Cuff
I'm pretty much obsessed with this cuff as of late because everyone is wearing it, including Olivia Wilde! The Cresta Bledsoe is 18k shark tooth with white diamond framework and made its debut on the actress' arm at the Drinking Buddies premiere. I love a statement piece such as this because it's just so easy to work into an outfit, and fun, too!
In fact, I have a couple of jewelry rolls next to my bed with nothing but cuffs and stretchy bracelets and I almost always throw one on, no matter what I'm wearing or the day. In a muted hue and amazing materials like this, you could wear this cuff with practically anything and look and feel amazing. (Like Olivia Wilde, perhaps?) It's pretty awesome that Cresta Bledsoe's designs all incorporate shark tooth fossils. Her designs are always clean, yet functional. Beautiful and effortless, yet with such an impact. I know I was impacted, anyway. Hold. me. back. (did I mention I'm into jewelry right now since nothing fits…)
P.S. Celebrities like Amber Heard, Julianne Hough, Olivia Munn and Kaley Cuoco heart her designs as well! xo
[Photo Courtesy Cresta Bledsoe]


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Daly, M., Finlay, D, Guldenring, D., Nugent, CD, Tomlin, A., Smith, B., Adgey, A. and Harbinson, M. (2012) Detection of acute coronary occlusion in patients with acute coronary syndromes presenting with isolated ST-segment depression. European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care, 1 (2). pp. 128-135. [Journal article]
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To help the participants share background information.
10 to 20 minutes
- Blank index cards
- A flipchart with four or five questions that suit the participants and your topic.
Example: Here are the five questions that we used in a workshop on learning to use the World-Wide Web:
- What is your primary reason for coming to this workshop?
- What is a major worry that you have about this workshop?
- How would you rate your current knowledge of the Internet?
- What type of computer do you use?
- What do you think a Web page is?
3 to 7. If you have more participants, divide them into roughly equal-sized groups, and have these groups play in a parallel fashion.
Flow of the game:
- Display the list of questions.
- Ask the participants to take one of their cards, and write the number "1" and their answer to the first question. They should repeat the process with each of the other questions, writing one answer per card. Ask the participants to place their answer cards face down in the middle of the table.
- Ask one participant to shuffle the answer cards and deal them out, face down, one card at a time.
- Announce that the activity will last for 10 more minutes. Start a timer.
- Ask the first participant to take one of the cards and read it aloud. If asked, this participant may read the card again, but may not show the card to anyone. (This is to prevent participants from recognizing the handwriting on the card.)
- All the participants (except the reader) now guess who wrote the card, and write down their guess. (The person who actually wrote the card should write down his or her own name, assuming that he or she is not the reader.)
- After everyone has finished writing, they reveal their guesses. The person who wrote the card identifies himself or herself. Those who guessed correctly score a point. The card is then placed face up in the middle of the table.
- The second participant now selects one of his or her cards and reads it aloud. The same procedure is repeated.
- If a card has the last remaining answer to a particular question, the person merely reads it and places it in the middle of the table. (There is no point in guessing, since everyone knows who wrote that card, through a process of elimination.) Play continues with the next person.
- Stop the game at the end of 10 minutes. Declare the person with the most correct guesses to be the winner.
- To bring things to a close, ask the participants to read the answers on the remaining cards and ask the writers to identify themselves.