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With military families finding themselves scattered across the globe, going home for the holidays isn't always an option. AHRN.com welcomes milspouse Jessica, author of Jessica Lynn Writes, who shares her ideas for maintaining holiday cheer where ever you find yourself this year!
In my 30 years here on Earth, this is only the second time in my life that I won't be home for the holidays. The first time was because my family and I were stationed overseas in Italy, and it wasn't economical for us to fly home. This time the reason is a bit different: we now live in America, but are several states away from our hometown. By the time Christmas rolls around, I'll be in the final month of my pregnancy, waddling around with zero desire to spend time on an airplane or juggle between which family we're going to see next. Add a toddler into the mix, and the thought of waking up Christmas morning in a hotel room just didn't seem appealing, so we made the decision to stay home for the holidays this year.
I'm sure we're not the only family with the do-we-stay-or-do-we-go dilemma, so if you choose to forego the big holiday get-together and just celebrate with your own little family, here are some ideas on how you can bring that familiar holiday cheer from home into your own living room.
1. Bring Traditions Home With You
Are there certain things you always do during the holidays with your family? A post-Thanksgiving meal game of football? Do you bake cookies for your neighbors? Head to midnight mass? Or maybe each family member always opens a gift on Christmas Eve. Perhaps you all dress in matching pajamas for Christmas morning! Whatever it may be (for us it's enjoying homemade funnel cakes for breakfast), bring that tradition to life. Get your kids in on the fun and share the history of your tradition with stories from the past. If you're coming up short on ideas, try with something new. Now is the perfect time to start your own family traditions!
2. Pick up the Phone…or the Computer
Figure out a time that works for everyone and make a date to see everyone from back home. With FaceTime, Skype, Google Hangouts, and tons of other apps, actually seeing your family from back home is as simple as a click of a button (and having a good wi-fi connection)! In the past, we've held out on opening certain gifts until we can FaceTime with those who sent them. While we may not all be physically in the same room, it certainly helps spread some joy across the miles.
If you're dealing with no wifi (oh, my!), or family members who aren't sure about video chatting, how about just picking up the phone to say, "hello."
3. Friends-giving
You may not be the only family on the block who's staying home for the holidays, and I bet they're jonesing for some "family" time too. Ask around to see if anyone else is in the same boat and have a big get-together. If you know of any spouses (and their kids) going through a deployment, they'd probably love being included in something like this. Make it a potluck style party and have a white elephant gift exchange.
4. Bake Goodies
Who doesn't like to indulge in homemade sweets during the winter months? As delicious as it is to eat cookies and fresh treats, it's even more fun to make them with your family. Put on some aprons, turn up the Christmas jams, and get your bake on! Kids (young and old) will have a blast in the kitchen, and then they can eat their hard work later. Even better — get them involved in delivering a plate of goodies to your neighbors. 'Tis the season for giving!
5. Volunteer
Speaking of good deeds, if you have older kids at home with you, consider helping out at a homeless shelter in the days leading up to Christmas (or Christmas itself). Volunteering can be incredibly fulfilling and help you feel connected to others, not to mention that everyone could use a little holiday cheer!
6. Take a Mini Trip
Christmas markets may be all the rage in Europe, but they're actually starting to pop up here in America. Hop on Google and see if there are any markets near you. No markets? No problem. There may be some holiday arts and crafts festivals filled with products from local shops or handmade items. These usually have Santa Claus appearances, or at the very least are festively decorated. Not in the mood to spend more money on things? Once the sun sets, gather up the family, hop in the car, turn up the holiday tunes, and drive around to look at Christmas lights around your city!
Of course, these things will have a hard time coming close to actually being with your (extended) family for the holidays, but they're small ways you can bring some new holiday cheer to the season.
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By Downunder72 · PostedIndeed, I will have a chat with the solicitor first. I took a drive to the car trader yesterday (24 Oct) who sold the car in Au-2020 and they confirmed they had it, and sold it in Aug-2020 (and I have all the proof e.g. Gumtree website, and their Facebook posts). They also said they run an HPI check, and that the seller took his own finance company instead what the car trader was offering. He also said no finance company can finance a car if it is already under finance, he said just let your solicitor deal with it. Well, it's corona period, I am unemployed now, and I don't want to 'fork out money for a solicitor with the chance loosing the car, and the money I paid for it, and the cost to a solicitor (therefore I am doing as much as possible my own research to keep the cost low). Since public transport in the UK is quite expensive, and very very time consuming, I purchased the car in case I have interviews anywhere in England, and also drive back and forth to visit my fam in Holland (which will save me more money then using the public transport./air/etc.). Well, that the seller says he feels threatened by me is beyond me, but then again he may get advise from cronies; what I do know, he is afraid as hell if I show up at his workplace. The car rental company sells cars too, so nothing stops me to contact the company and inquire if their employee sold a car on behalf of the company as he used company properties. This is more or less a tactic from my side to pressure him so that he tells what honestly is going on and get a paper of good faith signed. Well, for now, I will ask the solicitor to do all this. It's amazing how some people, with a good job, and maybe family, can pull stunts like this without shame or fear.
I think I have managed this after a few tries. To make sure that I have the correct calculation, is the 'interest at 8% Simple' in Row 20/Column K meant to be £86.95 for £12.15 or I have used the spreadsheet incorrectly? Looking at their letter again, they state they have paid 'statutory rate of 8% from 1 April 1993 and at 15% before that'. Their breakdown does not provide the difference in % from the dates mentioned above. How would this be calculated? Also is the statutory rate paid for the lifetime of the loan only or to the current date that they made their decision? You have been so helpful in providing these spreadsheets. Thank you.
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ALLCHAR posted a topic in The building trade and installers,I came across this discussion recently and just wanted to give my experience of A Shade Greener that may help others regarding their boiler finance agreement.
We had a 10yr finance contract for a boiler fitted July 2015.
After a summer of discontent with ASG I discovered that if you have paid HALF the agreement or more you can legally return the boiler to them at no cost to yourself. I've just returned mine the feeling is liberating.
It all started mid summer during lockdown when they refused to service our boiler because we didn't have a loft ladder or flooring installed despite the fact AS installed the boiler. and had previosuly serviced it without issue for 4yrs. After consulting with an independent installer I was informed that if this was the case then ASG had breached building regulations, this was duly reported to Gas Safe to investigate and even then ASG refused to accept blame and repeatedly said it was my problem. Anyway Gas Safe found them in breach of building regs and a compromise was reached.
A month later and ASG attended to service our boiler but in the process left the boiler unusuable as it kept losing pressure not to mention they had damaged the filling loop in the process which they said was my responsibilty not theres and would charge me to repair, so generous of them! Soon after reporting the fault I got a letter stating it was time we arranged a powerflush on our heating system which they make you do after 5 years even though there's nothing in the contract that states this. Coincidence?
After a few heated exchanges with ASG (pardon the pun) I decided to pull the plug and cancel our agreement.
The boiler was removed and replaced by a reputable installer, and the old boiler was returned to ASG thus ending our contract with them. What's mad is I saved in excess of £1000 in the long run and got a new boiler with a brand new 12yr warranty.
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comebackjimmy posted a post in a topic,Dazza a few months ago I discovered a good friend of mine who had ten debts with cards and catalogues which he was slavishly paying off at detriment to his own family quality of life, and I mean hardship, not just absence of second holidays or flat screen TV's.
I wrote to all his creditors asking for supporting documents and not one could provide any material that would allow them to enforce the debt.
As a result he stopped paying and they have been unable to do anything, one even admitted it was unenforceable.
If circumstances have got to the point where you are finding it unmanageable you must ask yourself why you feel the need to pay. I guarantee you that these companies have built bad debt into their business model and no one over there is losing any sleep over your debt to them! They will see you as a victim and cash cow and they will be reluctant to discuss final offers, only ways to keep you paying with threats of court action or seizing your assets if you have any.
They are not your friends and you owe them no loyalty or moral duty, that must remain only for yourself and your family.
If it was me I would send them all a CCA request. I would bet that not one will provide the correct response and you can quite legally stop paying them until such time as they do provide a response. Even when they do you should check back here as they mostly send dodgy photo copies or generic rubbish that has no connection with your supposed debt.
The money you are paying them should, as far as you are able, be put to a savings account for yourself and as a means of paying of one of these fleecers should they ever manage to get to to the point of a successful court judgement. After six years they will not be able to start court action and that money will then become yours.
They will of course pursue you for the funds and pass your file around various departments of their business and out to third parties.
Your response is that you should treat it as a hobby. I have numerous files of correspondence each faithfully organised showing the various letters from different DCA;s , solicitors etc with a mix of threats, inducements and offers. It is like my stamp collection and I show it to anyone who is interested!
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10 Films I love
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- The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the desert
- The Mission
- Vertigo
- Dr Zhivago (David Lean's version)
- Barry Lyndon
- Goldfinger
- A Clockwork Orange
- Don't Look Now
- Sweet Charity
- The Producers (1968 version)
A few others I toyed with including were A Room with a View, 2001: A Space Odessey, Bladerunner, The Fifth Element, La Cage aux Folles, Torch Song Trilogy, Quadrophenia, Velvet Goldmine, Ghandi, The Matrix, The Italian Job, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Naked Lunch, Its All Gone Pete Tong, Walk on Water, The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Heavenly Creatures, Some Like it Hot.
The list is interesting. I definitely have a penchant for the following:
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- large scale epics
- films from about 1965 to about 1985
- films set in Italy
- musicals and films about music
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Jason lives… just not on TV. Today, at The CW's TCA presentation, network president Mark Pedowitz confirmed that they are no longer moving forward with the series adaptation of the horror classic Friday the 13th.
Last year, The CW picked up the pilot from writers Steve Mitchell and Craig Van Sickle, creators of the 1996 NBC series The Pretender that reportedly reimagined Friday the 13th as a sophisticated horror/crime thriller "with a stronger feel of grounded reality". Early reports revealed that the series would follow a detective's ongoing search for his missing brother in a case that is tied to Voorhees, the iconic masked serial killer who returns again to wreak havoc on Crystal Lake anew.
Today, Pedowitz told the press that the series was no longer in development, and following the panel, he elaborated on the decision. "We didn't believe it was a sustainable script or a sustainable series," Pedwoitz said in an interview, "It was a very good pilot, but not a sustainable series." However, while the series is dead at The CW, it isn't buried forever. Pedowitz confirmed that the writers will be free to shop the series around to other networks once The CW's rights to the script expire in January.
Meanwhile, Paramount is continuing to develop their reboot of the film franchise, which has cycled through a couple incarnations and filmmakers over the last few years of development. Initial reports suggested that the reboot would go found footage with director David Bruckner at the helm (best known for directing the standout segment "Amateur Night" in V/H/S). Ultimately, Bruckner fell off the project (sad news) and it gained Prisoners screenwriter Aaron Guzikowski (good news) on script that will reportedly delve into Jason's origin story (the worst news).
Earlier this week, we learned that Paramount is eyeing The Crazies and The Last Witch Hunter director Breck Eisner to take over the project, so while we won't be seeing Friday the 13th on the small screen anytime soon, there's still a chance we'll be headed back to Camp Crystal Lake before too long.


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Germany's Martin Kaymer returns to the UAE in January as the first of the new generation of golf stars to have both a Major title and a World Golf Championship trophy to his name. Having won last year's renewal of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship and November's WGC-HSBC Champions he is also on the verge of an unprecedented treble.
Only 10 players have ever won both a Major Championship and a WGC trophy. Since the World Golf Championships series was introduced in 1999, that tiny exclusive club has slowly grown, the founding member being Tiger Woods. Next in was Ernie Els in 2001. Surprisingly late arrivers were the two main challengers to Tiger at his brilliant best: Vijay Singh only claimed his first WGC in 2008, while Phil Mickelson's 2009 WGC-HSBC Champions victory in Shanghai got him into the group.
Last November in Shanghai, Martin Kaymer, at 26 years of age, added the WGC-HSBC Champions to his 2010 PGA Championship.
Given how long we've been focused on emerging wunderkinds like Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler and Matteo Manassero, you'd be forgiven if you don't immediately grasp how precocious the German's talent is.
This simple fact proves it: Kaymer is seven and a half years younger than the previous "baby" of the elite 10, Geoff Ogilvy, and just two days short of nine years junior to the next youngest in the list… Tiger himself.
Just how far Kaymer is ahead the rest of his generation is felt nowhere more strongly than in Abu Dhabi, where he is aiming for a unique sponsor's treble. While the rest of the world can claim to have seen a trajectory to the young Dusseldorf native's career, in Abu Dhabi, but for a missed cut right at the very start of his European Tour career, he has just been consistently brilliant.
It's hard to believe now that at the age of 20 Kaymer was an amateur when he won his first event on the third-tier German-based EPD (European Professional Development) Tour in 2005. He turned professional that year, won the EPD's 2006 Order of Merit and the chance to play on the Challenge Tour, winning his first event and again, a month later, sealing his European Tour card in just eight tournaments.
The outsider can see a logical development in his career from then on: from five top-ten finishes in his rookie season through to winning his first Major – the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits – and the Race to Dubai in 2010, and claiming the status of the world's number one player in 2011.
The spectator whose one taste of tournament golf is the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship each year would be forgiven for thinking Kaymer just emerged from the pram that good: in four years he was won the event three times and, in an 'off year' in 2009, finished second.
But just as that fan would struggle to understand that Kaymer's career has actually been one of progressive improvement, so Kaymer would have problems communicating why he now owns three trophies and has played 80-under-par over the past four years.
"It's tough to explain, but it's a combination of a lot of things, why I play well there. It's just the whole package, I believe: I come from five or six weeks' break, so first of all I'm very motivated to play golf again and to play a tournament again. Then we always stay at an unbelievable hotel at the Emirates Palace. I really like the people there; when I come to the clubhouse – I've known them four or five years now – we always recognize each other, we talk a little bit. It's a very nice environment there. It's a nice atmosphere and the way HSBC runs the tournament [with the ADTA], it's very comfortable for us players," says Kaymer, whose comfort levels must soar once he steps out onto the first tee.
"Every year you get to know the golf course better and better, but I think I know how to play that golf course in the easy way for me; that might be my advantage. I feel comfortable on every tee box I stand on; I really can feel the tee shot, I know where I can miss the tee shot in order to still have a shot towards the green, and another big advantage is that I can read those greens very well," he continues, seemingly trying very hard not to use the 'fits-my-eye' phrase that can only really be understood by those who spend 25 weeks or more each year playing a different layout each week.
"If we compare Abu Dhabi to Augusta, for example, almost every tee shot in Abu Dhabi I stand on the tee box and can hit a little cut into the fairway or I can use a short cut over some bunkers; I just feel very comfortable. Even if I were to miss a shot, I'm still OK. My misses are fine. At Augusta I don't feel very comfortable on a lot of the tee boxes when I stand there. The look of the hole in Abu Dhabi is very different," he reveals.
That most temperamental of mistresses – the shortest stick in the bag – has also always behaved like an angel for Kaymer in Abu Dhabi, which probably goes without saying considering he has averaged five-under-par per round over his last four visits.
"I've always putted well there. I can read the greens well. I feel comfortable. I can still remember a lot of the putts that I've made in the past and that helped me a couple of times last year when I won again. Sometimes you have golf courses where you struggle to read the greens and sometimes you have golf courses where you go there every year and you know you're going to putt well. It's just one of those events where I know I will putt well."
Though Kaymer wouldn't say it feels like the course was made for him, given the chance, he would make it for himself.
"If I could build my own golf course it would be very close to the golf course in Abu Dhabi for sure. I just play very good golf on that golf course."


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I'm another TT Pro who is less than enamored with the way TT has been going over the last 12 months.
The biggest issue I have with TT is the ubiquitous "When are you available?" message from potential clients.
TT deems this to be a LEAD and as such charges me because the client chose to send me that message. This usually happens because the client clicked the "Check availabilty" button somewhere on the TT platform.
At this stage in the process it appears that the lead has genuine desire to know what my availability is. That's super.
As a dedicated and responsible TT Pro I reply promptly. A day elapses, no response from the client. I send a follow up. Again no response. I send another follow up a few days later. Crickets, no response. Repeat ad-infinitum. No response.
I know that not every lead turns into a gig. It's a numbers game. Then I crunch the numbers and discover that roughly 95% of the LEADS I pay for via TT are like this. Never any response.
It's a bit worse than that though. It turns out that some of the LEADS TT is sending me don't even actually bother to read my replies! That tells me that with these leads they're not interested in receiving an answer to their question at all.
TT obviously considers leads that don't read my replies to be genuine solid leads. I don't share that view.
I don't mind paying for LEADS, I do it all the time on other platforms and in other ways. Not every lead becomes a customer, that's business, I know that.
With regard to TT though, paying to answer a lead's "What's your availability" question only to find out that the lead doesn't read my reply or any of my susequent follow ups just doesn't seem right to me.
I'm persevering with TT because I've invested so much time already on the platform. Support is generally good although the feedback I've given support staff over the years on this issue and others has never been taken onboard.
It's a pity because I think that anyone who has used TT for a while knows that it has the potential to be something really good. I can't help feeling though that much of that potential along with the goodwill and support of long-standing TT Pro's is being squandered.
Thanks for reaching out and starting this conversation @Lar. I looked at your profile and one of the first things that caught my eye was that how quickly you respond to customers, definitely keep that up! Although not every lead turns into a hire, we definitely want the money you spend to be worth it. Looking at your insights it looks like the most popular Magician pros in your area have 42 and 95 reviews. You have an amazing 24 reviews, but I think you would really find benefit in getting a few more. We get that it's frustrating when you don't hear back from customers. Be sure to check out this post here about customers going unresponsive. There are a lot of tips that I think you'll find useful!
I'm happy to hear that you've had a great experience when interacting with our support team. We take all feedback we receive seriously and make changes based on what will best fit both pros and customers. You've been with us for quite some time, are a Top Pro, and have over 20 hires. You've clearly found success with us and I want you to continue seeing that success. If you have any other specific suggestions to improve your experience, please don't hesitate to send them my way.
Hi there Meckell, thanks for taking the time to respond to my post.
You mention that you think I would really find it beneficial if I could get more reviews.
Virtually every time I have been hired on TT I have received a verified review, verified being the operative word. Prospective TT clients are in my opinion far more likely to trust and lend credence to a verified TT review than an unverified one. The number of verified reviews I have on TT (24) is therefore directly related to the number of leads I have been able to close and convert to customers on TT (21).
Sure, I could get more reviews on TT by asking clients who I book outside TT to post their reviews on here but I believe that would be counterproductive. Reviews are a valuable resource. Clients will almost always only post one review so I need to ensure that they post their review in a place that I feel provides maximum benefit to my business.
Some of my clients I book via other online platforms. When they post their review I want them to post it on the platform they booked me through because it will then become a verified review on that platform. If I have a client that I've booked directly then I'll have them post their review on Google Business because it is a much better lead generating tool than TT is.
The majority of TT Pro's in my line of business (I'm a Magician & Mentalist) are those who perform for younger audiences (i.e. children 12 or under). My target audience is 16+. I know I'm going to receive fewer leads so that's one reason why some Magicians get more traction, more gigs and more reviews on TT that I do. That's entirely logical and fully expected. Fewer leads = fewer customers = fewer reviews. That's why TT is only a small part of my overall lead generation strategy.
Meckell, you also provided a link with some tips on how to deal with clients who are unresponsive. It's a useful link but all the things in that link are things that I've always done anyway.
A lot of the angst I've read from TT Pro's since joining this community board seem to be based upon their experience that TT used to be a useful and efficient lead generating tool but is now significantly less useful and less efficient. I feel that too.
I'm not new to this, Meckell. I know how to close deals and I've become very good at it because this is how I make my living. I'm no different to a lot of TT Pro's.
What has changed recently is TT itself, specifically the introduction of the 'Promote' feature and before that the 'Instant Match' feature. You have only to read the many posts here from frustrated formerly successful Pro's on this board to realize that they have huge problems with these changes; changes that have had a serious negative impact on their businesses.
I believe that you guys on the frontline of TT support (both here on this forum and on the phone) are doing your best to be helpful and that you want us Pro's to be successful on TT. You relay our concerns, give useful tips and generally be supportive as much as you can be. That's commendable.
Unfortunately the key decisions that directly impact the Pro's aren't made by you guys.
If the introduction of the 'Promote' feature was intended to make Pro's more successful so that they could derive more value from TT then just speaking for myself I feel that those features have had the complete opposite effect. I'd be surprised if any TT Pro who is now receiving fewer leads (resulting in fewer actual deals) considers that to be indicative of a platform that has their success in mind.
I can certainly see though how the 'Promote' feature could be (and probably is) successful for TT in terms of increased revenue.
Success is relative.
Thank you again for your response Meckell.
Laurence - I agree with you wholeheartedly that the "promote" function and other changes to the system have rendered TT almost useless for me. When I first came on board, TT was the sole lead generator for my business, and it was great while it lasted.
I have yet to receive a reply from a customer after I respond to the "What's Your Availability" question.
The newly announced online refund process may help you get back some of the money you spent on 'ghost leads' like these if they came in within the last 30 days.
Go back and look at your 'ghost leads'. See how many other Pro's those 'ghost leads' reached out to. See if they ever did hire anyone on Thumbtack. I bet you'll they reached out to other Pro's besides yourself and I bet they never hired any of them.
If a lead sent you a 'What's your availability' question and you responded positively and then you never received a reply back from the lead then you can legitimately question that lead.
Maybe the lead was never really interested in hiring you (or anyone). Maybe they never got to see your reply. We can speculate as to why the lead never responded to you. Whatever the reason for the lead's unresponsiveness the bottom line is that you paid Thumbtack for a lead with the expectation that you would be able to have a conversation with that lead.
If that doesn't happen and the lead ghosts you despite your best efforts to engage with them then ask for a refund.
Let us know what happens.
Bigdrive99 - I just signed on with HomeAdvisor yesterday, and I expect to be approved today. I'd be very interested in knowing more about your experience with them.
I agree with you Keelie22. I have also been charged for vauge responses that never turn into jobs. Thumbtack needs to expand the responses to allow for these types of customers who just want an answer to a question before they commit to the job.
The pressure on pros to utilize promote is continuing...I simply do not understand why a client isn't required to list a defined scope of work, as opposed to '5-10 lights' and then ask 'what's your estimate?'
The past year has become disheartening, I went from 80% of my jobs coming from TT, to 10% so far this year.


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The music of Stockton's Wing has evolved into an exciting blend of traditional and contemporary Irish music and song, performed with power and precision by some of the finest musicians in Ireland. Back in 1977, in Ennis, Co. Clare, the five member group including all-Ireland champions, Paul Roche, Maurice Lennon, Kieran Hanrahan and Tommy Hayes with Tony Callinan won the traditional section of a Guinness sponsored talent competition in Limerick (the rock section was won by a little known group from Mount Temple School, called U2). As a result of this competition they secured a recording contract with Tara Records and released their debut album, Stockton's Wing.
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In July, 1994, Stockton's introduced to the lineup the award-winning young singer/songwriter from Omagh, Co. Tyrone - Eamon McElholm. He replaces Mike Hanrahan who retired from the Band to follow a solo career. Eamon is a recipient of the revered PRS/John Lennon Songwriters Award and reinforces the band's reputation for musical excellence with his live performances and songwriting skills. 1995 saw the release of the Letting Go album which featured Eamon's songwriting talents.
In November 2003 Stockton's Wing held a reunion concert in their home town of Ennis, Co. Clare. Founding members, Kieran Hanrahan, Paul Roche, Maurice Lennon and Tommy Hayes, were joined by long-time band member Mike Hanrahan. The concert was a hugh sucess with over 1200 people packed into the West County Hotel. In the words of the band's producer PJ Curtis "what an extraordinary, amazing, mind-blowing concert the Wing delivered last night. I'm still spinning from it. It was TRIUMPHANT!..no other word for it....such an incredible turn-out....and the music and the vibe (Ronnie too...who was pure magic as usual) made it a NIGHT TO REMEMBER!!! It rates as one of the top gigs of the decade for me..."
"Stockton's Wing rendered he hoariest of western
folk traditions with an urgency and vitality every bit as strong as another
Irish band, U2."
"Versatility is the watchword of Stockton's Wing.
They are equally adept at crafting stirring traditional tunes as they
are with more sensitive vocal melodies. They transform regional roots
into a vehicle for universal communication."
"Stockton's Wing hit the target, melody lines darted
this way and that, imparting a lilting, carefree sweep, before kicking
into overdrive."
"They're always great value for money and provide
an infectiously lively night out. Don't miss 'em - you don't get the chance
to see them too often."
"Stockton's Wing had the crowds crying and smiling
to syncopated solos of flute, banjo and fiddle."
"As folk musicians, the band has virtuosity to spare
- particularly fiddler Maurice Lennon and flautist Paul Roche."
"The accomplished five-man group, Stockton's Wing,
provided compelling music old and new. Its instrumentals were as lyricism
itself, while its songs were as lusty and likable as the performers themselves."
"The great thing about Stockton's Wing is that they
are never the same; one year there will be a rock edge, another jazz yet
again some acoustic divergence."
"Then came Stockton's Wing, concentrating on what
they do best, blistering sets of tunes and stunning musicianship. Their
songs and arrangements had very effective dynamic and tonal variety so
that when they really let go they took the roof off."
"Stockton's Wing displayed all the fire, drive and
technical virtuosity that are fast winning them new friends."
"They were eclectic, electric, passionate, personal,
innovative and powerful."
"Letting Go opens a vivid new chapter in the long running sucess story of Stockton's Wing, an outfit widely regarded as the academy Of Excellence of Irish music. Many of Ireland's finest musicians have graced the rank's of Stockton's Wing contributing to an impressive body of work which has consistently pushed back the boundaries of traditional Irish Music"
"STOCKTON'S WING - Live - Take One Tara Music TARACD
4016 12 tracks, 45 minutes Originally released in 1985, this CD version
will delight Stockton's Wing fans and newcomers alike. Perhaps one of
the most curious bands of the 70s and 80s folk revival, and certainly
one of the most puzzling names, Stockton's Wing managed to bring Irish
music and pop/rock together without compromising their traditional credentials.
As a result, a whole generation of young Irish musicians grew up playing
the old tunes in a new way. For folkies, they represented the acceptable
face of rock music. For trendies, they lent some street cred to Irish
music in the days before street cred was invented. For me, they were and
are a bunch of white-hot musicians who recorded some ground-breaking albums
- and Live - Take One is no exception. Kieren Hanrahan, Paul Roche, Maurice
Lennon and Tommy Hayes all had All-Ireland titles under their belts. The
addition of singer Mike Hanrahan produced a supergroup with real Celtic
fire in its belly. The influence of their songs and instrumentals alike
was enormous: Beautiful Affair, Walk Away and In Our World are still requested
wherever forty-somethings gather to drink porter. Skidoo and The Chicago
Reel set a standard which endures to this day. Listen to The Golden Stud
or Silent Dreams and you'll hear the forerunners of Riverdance, created
by the man who produced this album. In many ways, Stockton's Wing have
never really gone away: they just keep organising reunion concerts! Those
of you who still have the LP will notice that the CD version is longer
by ten minutes and three tracks. Tara have added studio versions of Sally
Lennon's, In Our World and The Mason's Apron as bonus tracks. The energy
level is almost as high as in the live act, and it's fascinating to hear
the crystal clear recording. I'd still have preferred Tara to squeeze
two albums onto the CD, but that's commercial reality for you: take it
or leave it."
Stockton's Wing
The enormous drawing power of 70's/80's traditional group Stockton's Wing was confirmed on Saturday night last, with 1,500 devotees showing up in the band's home-town for a once-off, rollicking romp through their eclectic back catalogue. Minus the talents of the Wing's regular banjo/mandolin player Kieran Hanrahan for the night, his absence was more than made up for by a sterling display from stand-in Enda Scahill. The Galway man's ornate mandolin began the show with 'Drops of Brandy', as Maurice Lennon's compelling fiddle soared over and gradually cajoled the other group members into the icebreaker - laying down a definite marker for a rambunctious and utterly compelling performanc e'Miss McLeod's Reel' affords the basic footing for Mike Hanrahan's 'Beneath The Shade', with Paul Roche's lilting whistle lifting the song to lofty and lark-like heights. The introduction of guests, Tony Molloy (bass), Steve Flaherty (electric guitar) and Danny Byrt (drums), generated an upsurge in intensity, particularly on 'Walk Away', with Flaherty's searing solo adding an extra dimension to the popular song. Guest singer, Eleanor Shanley rendered a rousing version of Stephen Foster's 'Hard Times', while an innovative bodhrán solo by the peerless Tommy Hayes added to the diverse and entertaining nature of the overall presentation.
The low-key, banjo/jaw's harp introduction from Scahill/Hayes to 'The Maid Behind The Bar', signalled a calm-before-the-storm approach, culminating in a manic and uninhibited version of the old reel. With a fiddle/flute/banjo axis, underpinned by Byrt's Ceili band style drumming, an explosive Chicago Reel extracted gasps and howls of approval from the large and frivolous audience. Though hindered somewhat by an obdurate room, sound-wise and pockets of boisterous revellers in the throng, Stockton's Wing magnificently soared above perceived adversity to produce a memorable and satisfying recital that hopefully will re-emerge again, in the not too distant future. Gerry Quinn and The Irish Examiner


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Congratulations to Metro Screeners Samuel Leighton-Dore and Tony Radevski whose short films Showboy and Hole are nominated for Cardiff's Iris Prize, the largest LGBT short film prize in the world.
Samuel Leighton-Dore's Showboy was made with the support of Metro Screen's Breaks and Raw Nerve funding. Based on a true story, it follows the journey of Julian, a young gay drag show performer who finds himself struggling to keep his sexuality secret while supporting his depressed, unemployed father, following the unexpected death of his mother.
Tony Radevski's Hole is an excellent animated film about two men who share an unlikely encounter in a bathroom cubicle. Hole plays with your expectations and delivers a powerful emotional punch.
The Iris Prize will be presented during the Iris Prize Festival in Cardiff, Wales, from 7-11 October 2015. Valued at £30,000, the Iris Prize is the only short film prize in the world that allows the winner to make a new film. Iris is what filmmakers need—funding, support and guidance.
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The 2011-12 college football bowl season begins this Saturday with a tripleheader. In all, there are 35 bowl games this year. 31 of those are available on Canadian TV. Here is the complete bowl broadcast schedule, including AP poll rankings and commentators for each game.
New Mexico Bowl (University Stadium in Albuquerque, NM)
Saturday December 17, 2:00pm ET
Tempe (8-4) vs. Wyoming (8-4)
TV: TSN2 (Clay Matvick & Brian Griese)
Idaho Bowl (Bronco Stadium in Boise, ID)
Saturday December 17, 5:30pm ET
Ohio (9-4) vs. Utah State (7-5)
TV: TSN2 (Dave Flemming & Mike Bellotti)
New Orleans Bowl (Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, LA)
Saturday December 17, 9:00pm ET
San Diego State (8-4) vs. UL-Lafayette (8-4)
TV: TSN2 (Carter Blackburn & Brock Huard)
St. Petersburg Bowl (Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL)
Tuesday December 20, 8:00pm ET
Florida International (8-4) vs. Marshall (6-6)
TV: theScore (Mike Patrick & Craig James)
Poinsettia Bowl (Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CA)
Wednesday December 21, 8:00pm ET
16 Texas Christian (10-2) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4)
TV: theScore (Joe Tessitore, Lou Holtz & Mark May)
Las Vegas Bowl (Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, NV)
Thursday December 22, 8:00pm ET
8 Boise State (11-1) vs. Arizona State (6-6)
TV: theScore (Chris Fowler & Kirk Herbstreit)
Hawaii Bowl (Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, HI)
Saturday December 24, 8:00pm ET
22 Southern Mississippi (11-2) vs. Nevada (7-5)
TV: TSN2 (Mark Jones & Ed Cunningham)
Independence Bowl (Independence Stadium in Shreveport, LA)
Monday December 26, 5:00pm ET
Missouri (7-5) vs. North Carolina (7-5)
TV: theScore (Rob Stone & Danny Kanell)
Little Caesar's Bowl (Ford Field in Detroit, MI)
Tuesday December 27, 4:30pm ET
Western Michigan (7-5) vs. Purdue (6-6)
TV: theScore (Beth Mowins & Mike Bellotti)
Belk Bowl (Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC)
Tuesday December 27, 8:00pm ET
NC State (7-5) vs. Louisville (7-5)
TV: theScore (Bob Wischusen & Brian Griese)
Military Bowl (RFK Stadium in Washington, DC)
Wednesday December 28, 4:30pm ET
Toledo (8-4) vs. Air Force (7-5)
TV: theScore (Pam Ward & Dan Hawkins)
Holiday Bowl (Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego CA)
Wednesday December 28, 8:00pm ET
Texas (7-5) vs. California (7-5)
TV: theScore (Rece Davis, Craig James & Jesse Palmer)
Champs Sports Bowl (Citrus Bowl in Orlando, FL)
Thursday December 29, 5:30pm ET
25 Florida State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (8-4)
TV: TSN2 (Joe Tessitore & Rod Gilmore)
Alamo Bowl (Alamodome in San Antonio, TX)
Thursday December 29, 9:00pm ET
15 Baylor (9-3) vs. Washington (7-5)
TV: theScore (Dave Pasch & Chris Spielman)
Armed Forces Bowl (Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, TX)
Friday December 30, 12:00pm ET
Brigham Young (9-3) vs. Tulsa (8-4)
TV: TSN (Dave Neal & Andre Ware)
Pinstripe Bowl (Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY)
Friday December 30, 3:20pm ET
Rutgers (8-4) vs. Iowa State (6-6)
TV: theScore (Chris Fowler & Jesse Palmer)
Insight Bowl (Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, AZ)
Friday December 30, 8:00pm ET
19 Oklahoma (9-3) vs. Iowa (7-5)
TV: theScore (Sean McDonough & Matt Millen)
Texas Bowl (Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX)
Saturday December 31, 12:00pm ET
Texas A&M (6-6) vs. Northwestern (6-6)
TV: TSN2 (Bob Wischusen & Brian Griese)
Sun Bowl (Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, TX)
Saturday December 31, 2:00pm ET
Georgia Tech (8-4) vs. Utah (7-5)
TV: CBS (Verne Lundquist & Gary Danielson)
Liberty Bowl (Liberty Bowl Stadium in Memphis, TN)
Saturday December 31, 3:30pm ET
Cincinnati (9-3) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6)
TV: ABC (Dave Lamont & Ray Bentley)
Kraft Bowl (AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA)
Saturday December 31, 3:30pm ET
Illinois (6-6) vs. UCLA (6-7)
TV: TSN2 (Carter Blackburn & Brock Huard)
Peach Bowl (Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA)
Saturday December 31, 7:30pm ET
Auburn (7-5) vs. Virginia (8-4)
TV: theScore (Brad Nessler & Tood Blackledge)
Outback Bowl (Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL)
Monday January 2, 1:00pm ET
12 Michigan State (10-3) vs. 18 Georgia (10-3)
TV: ABC (Mike Tirico & Jon Gruden)
Citrus Bowl (Citrus Bowl Stadium in Orlando, FL)
Monday January 2, 1:00pm ET
10 South Carolina (10-2) vs. 21 Nebraska (9-3)
TV: TSN2 (Joe Tessitore & Rod Gilmore)
Gator Bowl (Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville, FL)
Monday January 2, 1:00pm ET
Florida (6-6) vs. Ohio State (6-6)
TV: theScore (Mike Patrick & Craig James)
Rose Bowl Game (Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, CA)
Monday January 2, 5:00pm ET
6 Oregon (10-2) vs. 9 Wisconsin (11-2)
TV: TSN2 (Brent Musburger & Kirk Herbstreit)
Fiesta Bowl (University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ)
Monday January 2, 8:30pm ET
3 Oklahoma State (11-1) vs. 4 Stanford (11-1)
TV: TSN2 (Sean McDonough & Matt Millen)
Sugar Bowl (Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, LA)
Tuesday January 3, 8:30pm ET
13 Michigan (10-2) vs. 17 Virginia Tech (11-2)
TV: TSN2 (Brad Nessler & Todd Blackledge)
Orange Bowl (Dolphin Stadium in Miami, FL)
Wednesday January 4, 8:30pm ET
14 Clemson (10-3) vs. 23 West Virginia (9-3)
TV: TSN2 (Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski & Jon Gruden)
Cotton Bowl Classic (Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX)
Friday January 6, 8:00pm ET
7 Arkansas (10-2) vs. 11 Kansas State (10-2)
TV: FOX (Gus Johnson & Charles Davis)
BBVA Compass Bowl (Legion Field in Birmingham, AL)
Saturday January 7, 1:00pm ET
Southern Methodist (7-5) vs. Pittsburgh (6-6)
TV: TSN2 (Mike Gleanson & John Congemi)
Go Daddy Bowl (Ladd-Pebbles Stadium in Mobile, AL)
Sunday January 8, 9:00pm ET
Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3)
TV: TSN (Rob Stone & Danny Kanell)
BCS Championship Game (Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, LA)
Monday Janauary 9, 8:30pm ET
1 Louisiana State (13-0) vs. 2 Alabama (11-1)
TV: TSN (Brent Musburger & Kirk Herbstreit)
Note: the TicketCity Bowl and Music City Bowl are not available on Canadian TV.


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The new French advocacy documentary Good Food, Bad Food may not be very even-handed but it could hardly be more timely. Its theme is the folly of the international agri-business movement of the past 40 years, and why low-tech, traditional farming methods are more efficient and environmentally healthy.
That argument may not be as pie-in-the-sky as it initially sounds. A recent article in Foreign Policy magazine, The Great Food Crisis of 2011, makes it clear that due to population pressure, climate change and soil erosion, the current food system is in trouble. A recent UN study, Agro-ecology and the Right to Food, says that organic and sustainable small-scale farming is the solution, doubling food production in the parts of the world where hunger is the biggest issue,and where the arable land is overploughed, overfertilized, overirrigated, overtreated with pesticide. The Economist also weighed in with a series of articles, asking whether the organic way could feed the Earth's population in 2050 (expected to be nine billion) and concluded that these methods could at least feed North America and Europe.
Good Food, Bad Food, directed by French filmmaker Coline Serreau ( Three Men and a Cradle) features a lot of people from around the world who share a similar good-humored missionary zeal for the small-is-better side. The initial subject of attack is the so-called "Green Revolution", a series of American-led technological break-throughs from the postwar years through to the late 1970s, that emphasized feeding the world through industrial-scale agriculture, including the use of high-yield hybridized seeds, synthetic fertilizers and chemical pesticides. Dominique Guillet, a Frenchman involved in preserving seeds for worldwide distribution, sees the policy as an extension of modern warfare, with private interests making profits from the supposed public good. Many of the seeds provided to developing-world farmers are sterile hybrids, requiring the farmers to buy new seeds every year from an increasingly narrow selection. Microbiologists Lydia and Claude Bourguignon compare a healthy clod of earth teaming with crawling life, with the overprocessed soil of an industrial farm that is dead, sterile dirt. A Ukrainian grandmother shows how much better her traditional cucumbers are than the seed-catalogue variety.
The enemy here, as anyone who has seen Food Inc. can guess, is the multinational companies who have inserted themselves into the global food chain hand-in-hand with international aid agencies. Brazilian agronomist Ana Primavesi explains that government farm subsidies, in essence, keep the multinationals in profit, since the companies have made farmers completely dependent on them for supplies. Good Food, Bad Food has no interest in hearing from the enemy. Industrial-scale agriculture is portrayed as a recipe for slow death, not only for the dwindling supply of arable soil, but for the 200,000 impoverished Indian farmers who have killed themselves in the last decade, often, by symbolically drinking pesticide. By contrast, small-scale organic agriculture is portrayed as the only way to go: more gentle, more productive and safer, because it preserves diversity in a changing climate.
Occasionally, a voice of skepticism would be welcome. Serreau, whose first film was the feminist documentary Mais qu'est ce qu'elles veulent ( What Do Women Want) is partial to explanations, such as those expressed by Indian activist Vandana Shiva, that involve the sins of the patriarchy as opposed to traditional feminine wisdom. Someone else claims, absurdly, that famines didn't exist before colonialism, and overall, the film leaves the peculiar impression that farming life was just fine until the 1960s. In particular, it would be useful to get a better sense of how traditional subsistence farming practices can be adapted to create the kind of surpluses needed to support an expanding urban population. Good Food, Bad Food feels like the opening statement of a long, serious debate.
Good Food, Bad Food
- Directed by Coline Serreau
- With Dominique Guillet, Vandana Shiva, Ana Primavesi, Lydia and Claude Bourguignon
- Classification: G


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Cutting it in the kitchen - I am a keen cook and love to spend some time in the kitchen in my spare time. Like many people all over the world, I believe that cooking your meals from scratch far out ways buying the masses of produced ready meals that litter our supermarket shelves these days. However, it can take some time! No matter what you intend to cook, if you factor in all the preparing and cleaning up, you can easily find your evening after work has disappeared. Making little and often changes to the tools you use for your cooking can certainly speed things up in the kitchen and one of the biggest revelations I recently discovered was knives! An area of cooking that is often overlooked by the home cook, but never by the professionals. I would like to share with you the information I have found out, when I wanted to purchase a set of, what I would call profesional kitchen knives - and tell you what a difference it makes! The information written in this article is from my own personal research on the subject of knives and my recommendations are purely based on what I regard as important to me. Believe it or not, it mostly comes down to personal preference, so take from this article, as little or as much as you like, I think it is an important topic that many people often overlook.
Where to start?
If you are relatively serious about cooking and you regularly turn out some of your finest dishes then, I would highly recommend you invest in a decent set of knives. Firstly, for the average cook you do not need many! There are types of knives for just about anything, however I found out that at most you need about 4 to 5 good high quality knives and this will suffice. This is good, as when you consider the prices for these premium knives buying a select few and adding to your collection slowly is much easier on the wallet.
To start with I recommend you get:
- Chef's Knife, also known as a Cook's Knife or French Knife
- Serrated Bread Knife
- Utility Knife
- Paring Knife
- Boning Knife
These will get you through 90% of your kitchen slicing and dicing tasks, these are the major knives you would be requested to purchase if you were to go to a cookery school or professional restaurant kitchen. Granted, within these classes of knives there are varying lengths, but most stores and online shops will highlight the most utilised sizes. I find myself going for the chef's knife for the majority of tasks, if you get a good one, you will feel comfortable using it for many slicing and chopping techniques.
What to look for when buying?
Firstly, I would recommend you go to a good store and pick up the knives in your hand. The knife must sit comfortably in your hand when you grip it. Also see how balanced it feels as you hold it. I recommend getting a knife with a full tang. The tang is the part of the knife that runs through the handle usually. The blade side of the knife should smoothly run into the tang to form the handle. These knives are usually more balanced as the material used for the whole of the knife is made and shaped from one piece. You don't have to buy the knife from the store and I recommend once you know what brand of knife suits you, return to the Internet as deals on knives are usually better than in stores. I have no preference as to whether you buy a complete knife set and block or individually purchase them as you progress. For me, I bought them individually and built up my collection.  You must always get a feel for the knives, don't just go out and buy some online without holding them first. If you get the correct knife suited to you, you will find it easier to carry out various chopping and slicing techniques as well as improve your speed and safety. Some brands that I recommend and have seen used by many chefs and kitchens are listed further down this article.
So what are the benefits?
So you've parted with some serious money for a set of professional knives, you are going to want to know what's so good about them right? Well, just for starters, they are sharp. Extremely sharp! Be very careful when handling them and try not to touch the blade. It will cut you with very little pressure. The first thing you will notice when compared to your old supermarket / budget knives is that they will cut with very little effort. The cutting edge of the blade has been through many manufacturing processes to make it as sharp as possible with very few imperfections. You will notice that the knife feels like it grips the surface of the item you are cutting. Just rest the blade on the top of an onion say, and it feels secure and immediately cuts at that point. A sharp knife like this is far safer in use even when compared to a new supermarket / budget knife. It prevents the knife from slipping off the item you are trying to slice, therefore saving your fingers! In addition to this, if you have chosen a knife that feels comfortable in your hand, many slicing and chopping techniques will all of a sudden seem allot easier than before. You do not have to put the effort into the cutting action, you can practice gripping and handling the knife when in use. The sharpness of the blade will remain as good as the day you bought it providing you care and sharpen your knives regularly. I have plans to write a follow up article to this one specifically for care of your knives. Please check back to see it. Your supermarket / budget knives will not remain sharp. Even with sharpening, the imperfections in the material from new will always degrade the quality of the cutting surface. Your professional knives should last as long as you do!
So what should I go for?
The brands recommended in this section were discovered as I was researching which knives to buy. There are many, many more brands that will also suit, but from what I understand, there are a few that are market leaders and are seen in use in some of the worlds best kitchens . I love to watch many cooking programs and have found myself trying to glimpse what brand of knife is being used. Programs such as Masterchef, usually give a good insight into what knives are currently out there. Some of the top class restaurants featured on the program show the contestants working in their kitchens. Next time, see if you can spot what brand of knife is being used. Areas to look for are, the sides of the knife blocks, the knife handle or at the top of the blade near the handle. There will usually be a logo of some kind in these areas.
I would look for:
- Zwilling J.A. Henckels
- Global
- Wusthof
- I.O. Shen
- Tojiro Senkou
- Sabatier
These are all professional level knives and are not cheap, but the performance and durability provided by these knives far out ways the cost. If you are passionate about cooking and want to improve your speed, technique and safety in the kitchen then I can highly recommend you purchase a set of these knives. You will not be disappointed. I hope you have found this article interesting and informative. A quick Internet search of the brand names above will provide you with all the information you need to know. If you have an interest in engineering and manufacturing, just read through the processes and techniques used to to produce these high quality knives. It is very impressive. Please check back for further articles for knife care and other kitchen and foodie items.


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