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PS: The picture shows decorated cupcake with the swiss meringue buttercream, look how amazing the ruffle looks, and the silky smooth surface is! :-)
Oh my, that is one of my most favorite recipes — who doesn't love these spongy, almost weightless little cubes of sweetness?! With my super simple recipe you will (quite literally) whip up some of them in no time!
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I made my cake with normal instant coffee, but you can also use decaf coffee for same taste, but caffeine-free cake! :-)
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recently some vintage bubble displays popped up at various places [1][2], so I felt the urge to build another bedside table alarm clock, this time a really tiny one, roughly the size of an AAA battery:
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The father of Modern Skepticism, Michel De Montaigne was an influential and key figure of the French Renaissance. He is best known for his essays which are considered to be the best of all times. Montaigne is also associated with establishing the essay as a recognized genre in literature. He was the first person to use the word 'essay' to describe his writings. Today, it can be said that Montaigne was the first blogger. His brilliantly written essays are admired for their effortless mix of serious intellectual thoughts and humorous anecdotes. Montaigne's huge volume of essays, Essais is still considered to be the finest collection of essays which influenced many other famous writers such as René Descartes, Isaac Asimov and William Shakespeare.
Essais, the large collection of short essays by Michel De Montaigne was published in 1580. The essays are a reflection of Montaigne's personality, his interests and learning. They describe humans, particularly Montaigne himself. Be it highlighting his poor memory, solving matters without the intervention of unnecessary emotions, attempting to get rid of worldly commitments to prepare for death or revealing his hatred for religious conflicts, Montaigne expressed his thoughts freely through his essays. The honesty in his tone makes the pieces all the more interesting to read. In his writings, Montaigne explores the various aspects of human nature and life by writing and guiding the reader on various aspects of life such as the art of conversation, raising children, tackling loss and grief, handling sexual desire, reading, preparing for and understanding the reality of death.
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Although against his will and under pressure of his family, Montaigne married Françoise de la Cassaigne. They had six children of which only one survived beyond childhood. Better known as a statesman than a writer, Montaigne resigned from public life in 1571. He isolated himself, spending much of his time in his library where he began writing his legendry essays. Michel De Montaigne died on September 13, 1592 at the age of 59. The humanities branch of the University of Bordeaux is named, Université Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux 3, after him.


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hgwxx7 wrote:Jaxx wrote:Seems like 2 good options to try.
Mirta is mostly sedating in the first weeks, after that mainly the next 8 hours, so basically a good sleeping pill. Still not the long-term solution in my view due to the other side-effects.
@Jaxx, Thank you so much. Do you think Buspar will alone also help with a light depression?
Only now see this post, sorry for late reply. Everyone reacts so differently to things, so it is impossible to say for sure. Buspar was designed as anti-anxiety if i am correct, i found it rather energyzing. For some type of depressions this could be helpful. In my experience it is quite easy to build up and off without serious withdrawal.


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By: Abrams, Howard; Marie Joynt, eds.
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Folklore Society: 1961
Seller ID: 1441
Condition: Good
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Folklore Society, 1961. Good. Abrams, Howard; Marie Joynt, eds. Folkways: A Magazine of International Folklore, Issue 3, 1961. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Folklore Society, 1961. Staple-bound wraps, 14.1 by 21.5 cm, 42 pp., illus. Light yellowing and edge wear to the covers and a large stain on the front cover and first page. Scarce third issue of Folkways, which focuses heavily on international folk music, including lyrics... View more info
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Publisher: Mansfield, OH/Oakland, CA, Barnes Manufacturing Co.: 1962
Seller ID: 2735
Condition: Very Good
Vinyl 7-inch record, 45 rpm, in original card sleeve. Light corner wear to the sleeve with some rubbing on the rear panel; the disc is very good with some faint scratches and great sound. "Whatever your water transfer needs, you will find a Barnes product to handle the job…" A scarce, and unusual promotional record that demonstrates how "the development of Barnes pumps closely parallels the history of American jazz." "Back in 1895, Barnes began making hand... View more info
By: Billy Bragg
Price: $40.00
Publisher: 2010
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Seller ID: 467
Condition: Fine
2010 Loose_leaf Fine 2010 Loose_leaf Fine [Music, PUNK!, Leftist] SIGNED Photograph of Billy Bragg A striking black and white image of musician/singer Billy Bragg, boldly SIGNED in 2010 Glossy print on Fuji archival paper, 8 by 11 7/8-inches Fine Hard-edged folk singer and left-wing activist, Bragg has over three decades of solo work under his belt, as well as releases with Wilco, The Blokes, Less Than Jake, and Natalie Merchant (os) View more info
By: Browne, Jackson; Graham Nash; John Hall; Bonnie Raitt; Stanley Johnston, producers
Price: $20.00
Publisher: New York, Electra/Asylum Records: 1979
Seller ID: 2639
Condition: Very Good
ML-801. Three vinyl LP records in original sleeve with insert booklet. Records are very good with only the faintest signs of wear – excellent audio quality. The sleeve has light rubbing, edge wear, and a few creases. The 16-page booklet is very good with only faint wear. No Nukes was a 1979 triple live album that contained selections from the September 1979 Madison Square Garden concerts by the Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE) collective. Jackson Browne, G... View more info
By: Cazden, Norman; Abner Graboff, illus.
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Fleischmanns, NY, Purple Mountain Press: 1978
Seller ID: 2129
Condition: Good +
Fleischmanns, NY: Purple Mountain Press, 1978. Good +. Wraps, 20 by 27.5 cm, iv 127 pp., illus. Light ware to the wraps and corners with a small tear on the front cover near the foot of the spine; foxing to the edges of the textblock and light sticker ghosts on the front and back covers. No names, writing or other marks. Traditional music of the Catskill Mountains arranged by Cazden for piano and guitar. We ship our books in boxes or cardboard wraps, never in bags... View more info
Price: $8.00
Publisher: Dublin, Ireland, Thomas de Stafford: nd (c. 1993)
Seller ID: 2249
Condition: Very Good
Staple-bound wraps, 21 by 29.5 cm, 24 pp. incld. covers, illus. Very good with light wear to the covers. A zine that intended to cover the spectrum of Irish music, the premier issue includes the Gorehounds, Levity Ball, Engine Alley, Therapy, the cult band Sultans of Ping FC, zine reviews, and a six-page article about the history of Brit second generation ska (The Beat, The Bodysnatchers, Madness, The Selecter, and The Specials).(os) View more info
By: John Cage
Price: $65.00
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Seller ID: 2496
Condition: Very Good
John Cage, A Collection of his Works from Edition Peters with Three Pieces of John Cage Sheet Music: She is Asleep, Suite for Toy Piano, and Three Pieces for Flute DuetA small collection of Cage sheet music, all of which are quite scarce. Includes:Edition Peters No. 6746: She is Asleep. New York: Henmar Press Inc., 1960. Staple-bound card wraps, 20.2 by 29 cm, 6 pp. Very good with only minor wear to the wraps. A reproduction of Cage's holograph manuscript.Ed... View more info
By: John Scher
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Passaic, NJ, Capitol Theatre: 1978
Seller ID: 2243
Condition: Poor
[Lou Reed] Capitol Theatre Promo Brochure for Lou Reed and Ian Dury. Passaic, NJ: Capitol Theatre, 1978. Staple-bound self-wraps, 14 by 21.5 cm, [8] pp., illus. Poor with creases from being folded in sixths; 12 mm tear at the spine and uneven yellowing on the last page. "John Scher presents at the Capitol Theatre April 22, 1978, Lou Reed – Ian Dury and the Blockheads." Includes a full page Reed "poster," half-page photos of Reed and Dury with short bios, ... View more info
By: Kamen, Jeff, ed., Mick Jagger, Ed Sanders, Robert Klein, Ted Kennedy, Angela Davis, The Monty Python Flying Circus, Elvis Presley
Price: $50.00
Publisher: New York, Current Audio, Inc.: 1972
Edition: First edition
Seller ID: 877
Condition: Very Good +
New York: Current Audio, Inc., 1972. First edition. Very Good +. New York: Current Audio, Inc., 1972. First edition. Very Good +. Kamen, Jeff, ed. Current Audio Magazine Vol. 1 No. 1. New York: Current Audio, Inc., August-September 1972. LP, black vinyl with original inner sleeve, gatefold outer sleeve and gatefold insert. Record and insert are near fine, the outer sleeve has light rubbing on the edges and corners and some peeling on the spine edge. The first,... View more info
By: Lou Reed, David Gahr, Waring Abbott, Diego Uchitel, Timothy Greenfield-Sander, Barry Wetcher
Price: $115.00
Seller ID: 937
Condition: Near Fine
Near Fine This listing includes a small collection of promotional photographs of Lou Reed, a man about whom a lot has been said, but no introduction is really necessary The images range from the mid-1980s to the early '90s and all were shot by some of America's top photographers, including Diego Uchitel and Timothy Greenfield-Sanders The images include:1 1985 RCA promotional photograph taken by David Gahr Gahr (1922-2008) was a top photographer of the American mu... View more info
By: Lydia Lunch, Matt Heckert (of Survival Research Labs ), V.O. Real, Jello Biafra, Anton La Vey (of the Church of Satan ), Whipping Boy; Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, Henry Rollins, Charles Manson
Price: $75.00
Publisher: Stanford, California, CFY Records: 1978
Seller ID: 876
Condition: Very Good +
Stanford, California: CFY Records, 1978. Very Good +. Stanford, California: CFY Records, 1978. Very Good +. The Birth of Tragedy Magazine's Fear – Power – God Spoken Word/Graven Image Compilation. Stanford, California: CFY Records, 1978. LP, white vinyl with original inner and outer sleeves. The LP is fine, the outer sleeve has light rubbing and corner creases. A vinyl version of the print magazine (item no. 3), Fear – Power – God features performance... View more info
Price: $19.00
Publisher: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Folklore Society: 1960
Seller ID: 1440
Condition: Very Good
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Folklore Society, 1960. Very Good. Merenoff, Barry, ed. Folkways: A Magazine of International Folklore, Issue 2, 1960. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Folklore Society, [1960]. Staple-bound wraps, 14.1 by 21.5 cm, 42 pp., illus. Light yellowing and edge wear to the covers. Scarce second issue of Folkways, which focuses heavily on international folk music, including lyrics, discographies, cultural history, etc. (eph) View more info
By: Normoyle, Keith; John Kearney, eds.
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Montreal, Twist & Shout: [1977]
Seller ID: 2377
Condition: Very Good
Normoyle, Keith; John Kearney, eds. Twist & Shout, Issue 1. Montreal: Twist & Shout, nd [1977], Volume 1 Issue 1. Staple-bound card wraps, 21 by 27.5 cm, 44 pp., illus. Very good with light edge wear and corner creases. "Welcome to the premiere edition of Twist & Shout. T&S is the world's first 'ROCKZINE' that devotes all its' pages to the music of yesterday, today and tomorrow. It is our aim to be as informative and precise as humanly possible in our artic... View more info
By: Preston, John, narrator; RCA
Price: $100.00
Publisher: Camden, NJ, Radio Corporation of America (RCA Victor): c.1955
Seller ID: 2583
Condition: Very Good
RCA ERD-1922. Four 45 RPM vinyl records housed in a clamshell box with all dividers (with RCA adverts) and 8 pp. booklet present, 18.7 by 18.7 cm. Records are very good with only the faintest crackles; booklet is very good with only minor handling wear; the box is intact and strong, but has small edge and corner chips and a few scuffs and scratches. A very nice, complete set. RCA's early foray into electronic synthesizers, this composition machine was created at th... View more info
By: Ritter, Jeff, editor; Bob Norman, guest editor
Price: $10.00
Publisher: New York, Broadside Ltd.: 1984
Seller ID: 2342
Condition: Near Fine
No. 153, July 1984. Staple-bound, card wraps, 21.4 by 28.8 cm, 20 pp. (incld. covers), illus. Near fine. "Crossing the Borders" Latin American special issue with songs about Simón Bolívar and Che Guevara, and political songs and articles by Victor Jara, Pete and Peggy Seeger, Nancy White (The Disappeared), and Ernesto Cardenal. View more info
By: Rock, Mick
Price: $30.00
Publisher: New York, St. Martin's Press: 1984
Edition: First printing
Seller ID: 2245
Condition: Very Good +
Glossy wraps, 21.2 by 27.5 cm, [128] pp., heavily illustrated in black and white with two color sections. Very good with only faint signs of shelf wear to the wraps – appears unread. No writing, highlighting, names, or other markings. We ship our books in boxes or cardboard wraps, never in bags. Bay Leaf Books (Member ABAA, ILAB) is dedicated to offering fine books for discriminating readers. First Edition. View more info
By: Strange Days
Price: $18.00
Publisher: Tokyo, Strange Days: 2002
Edition: First edition
Seller ID: 1092
Condition: Near Fine
Tokyo: Strange Days, 2002. First edition. Near Fine. [Andy Warhol] Strange Days: Magazine for Pop Music Freak, No. 29. Tokyo: Strange Days, January 2002. Wraps, 5 7/8 by 8 1/4-inches, 217 pp. Near fine with minor corner rubbing. Text is in Japanese. This issue of the Japanese music periodical features artists influenced by Warhol, including interviews with Doug Yule and John Cage, four articles about the Velvet Underground, and a discography (in Japanese and Eng... View more info
By: Tannenbaum, Allan; Yoko Ono, foreword; Chris Murray, intro.
Price: $60.00
Publisher: San Rafael, CA, Insight Editions: 2007
Edition: Limited ed
Inscription: Signed
Seller ID: 2572
Condition: New
Limited edition, number 1137 of 1250 printed. Hardcover housed in matching clamshell case in white cloth with blind-stamped titles and laid-on cover image of John and Yoko, 33 by 34 cm, 150 pp., illus. Includes a signed photo by Allan Tannenbaum. Fine, new copy still sealed in shrink wrap, with outer box and original shipping carton. From the publisher: "In November 1980, on the eve of John Lennon's untimely murder by a lone gunman, photographer Allan Tannenbaum ha... View more info
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Manhattan Beach, CA, Poverty Publications: 1980
Seller ID: 2266
Condition: Good +
Vol. 1 Issue 1, December 1980. Tabloid format on newsprint, 29 by 43.5 cm them folded, 20 pp., illus. Light yellowing and edge wear with a 40 cent stamp, Ace Records (Ellenburgs, WA) mailing label, and large postal cancel on the top half of the front cover. "…A new monthly magazine, written by and for people who have a professional stake--and a personal interest--in new wave music." Includes regional radio playlists, radio and retail analysis, "what the expert... View more info
By: Torres, Andre; Brian DiGenti; Kevin DeBernardi; John Paul Jones, eds., et al.
Price: $50.00
Publisher: New York, Wax Poetics, LLC: 2002
Seller ID: 2587
Condition: Very Good +
Issue Number One, Winter 2002. Wraps, 18 by 25.5 cm, 82 pp., illus. Very good with only faint shelf wear to the wraps. Still in publication, this is the premier issue of Wax Poetics, an American music magazine dedicated to vintage and contemporary jazz, funk, soul, Latin, hip-hop, reggae, blues, and R&B in the crate-digger tradition; the name of the magazine is itself an allusion to vinyl records. "At Wax Poetics, we put music in context. Closing the noticeable ... View more info


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In 2005, "the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans held 22 percent of America's income. That's an astonishing figure, and it is the highest level of income inequality since the beginning of the Great Depression in 1929," she said.
Clinton's figures are essentially right. She gets them from an analysis of U.S. tax returns published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics in 2005 and updated this year, which found that the top 1 percent of earners, those making more than $350,500 per year, earned 21.3 percent of the nation's total income in 2005.
The U.S. Census Bureau shows a similar disparity, with the top 5 percent of Americans earning 22.3 percent of the income in 2006. Those in the top 20 percent earned about half of the nation's income, while the bottom 20 percent earned just 3.4 percent of the income.
However, while some of Bush's policies have favored the rich, economists say it is not fair to link the president to the rising income gap itself. This is a longtime trend that began to soar in the 1980s and has persisted throughout several presidencies. In fact, the income gap also reached new highs and grew more quickly during the administration of Bill Clinton, a Democrat and the husband of Sen. Clinton, than it has under President Bush.
Economists point to several reasons for the growth in disparity between the very rich and the rest of us, including the decline of labor unions, the loss of high-paying manufacturing jobs to cheap labor overseas, rising executive pay, and the relative drop of the minimum wage from 1981 to 2007. While goods and services became more expensive, the minimum wage stayed the same.
Bush has, however, exacerbated the after-tax income inequality with tax cuts that disproportionately help the rich, economists said. He also has resisted congressional attempts to cut costs for the working poor, such as by opposing an expansion of a popular children's health insurance program that he says helps some who don't need it.
"(Bush) passively accepted many of the economic trends that pushed up inequality," said Gary Burtless, a senior fellow in economic studies at the liberal-leaning Brookings Institution. "But he is not mainly to blame for increased inequality."
Clinton is correct, that the income gap is soaring. But she's wrong to lay the blame on Bush. We find her statement Half-True.


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On March 28, 2017, the European Parliament's Policy Department for External Relations was proud to host the launch of the new BiEPAG (Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group) policy study 'The crisis of democracy in the Western Balkans: Authoritarianism and EU Stabilitocracy'. Presentations by our guests and authors Igor Bandovic, Florian Bieber and Marko Kmezic, with responses by MEPs Eduard Kukan and Knut Fleckenstein.
The discussion can be watched in its entirety here: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20170324IPR68462/policy-department-expo-28032017-(pm)


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Tara Kannangara
Tara Kannangara - voice/trumpet
Chris Pruden - piano/keyboards
Colin Story - guitar
Julian Anderson-Bowes - bass
Mackenzie Longpre - drums
Categorizing her diverse sound is a difficult proposition. Juno- nominated artist, Tara Kannangara's preferred tag is "Groove-Based Indie Jazz," for elements of melodic indie pop are seamlessly meshed with fresh jazz grooves. Similarly, the mellow feel of her trumpet playing neatly complements the subtle nuances of her unaffected vocal style.
Growing up in Chilliwack, BC, she studied classical piano and singing from an early age. She was active in musical theatre and choirs, then picked up the trumpet in high school, concentrating on classical before later moving into jazz. Tara studied at the University of Victoria and concentrated on classical trumpet and vocals; later, Tara moved to Toronto to pursue jazz studies at the University of Toronto where she came into her own as a performer and songwriter.
As a bandleader, Kannangara is quickly making a splash on the Toronto jazz scene and continues to perform all across Canada and throughout the United States with notable performances at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC and New York City's Jazz Gallery. Tara's group has been awarded the 2016 Julian Award for excellence in emerging Canadian jazz artists, the Sting Ray Rising Star Award as a part of the TD Montreal Jazz Festival and her debut album "Some Version of the Truth" has been nominated for a 2016 Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year.
Tara has had the opportunity to work and perform with leading international jazz artists, including Esperanza Spalding, Theo Bleckmann, Tim Hagans, Ran Blake, Donny McCaslin, Bry Webb, Kirk MacDonald, Andrew Downing, and Elizabeth Shepherd.


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Trade News
South African gas and welding products supplier, Afrox will use the Electra Mining Africa 2010 event as a platform to showcase its expertise as a technical solutions provider.
Afrox business manager for industrial gases Carte Lubbe explains that the company has always been more than simply a supplier of gas and welding products and it will use the show as a platform to emphasise its extensive product range and process solutions offerings.
"We offer process solutions to four main industry sectors, namely metals, food and beverages, chemicals" says Lubbe.
"We have a team of dedicated application engineers who are all experts within their specific arenas and are trained within that environment to ensure they are able to understand the needs and challenges facing clients."
An area on which the company is placing strong emphasis is that of water treatment, with it applying its experience and skills to develop a gas based solution to the problem of acid mine drainage (AMD).
Lubbe explains that the process is essentially the oxidation of the ferrous iron to ferric iron, followed by pH adjustment, resulting in the precipitation of the iron as a brown iron hydroxide sludge. Once the water is clarified it can be economically reused in the gold plant leach circuit, thereby making a substantial saving on cyanide and water usage.
In 2007, a West Rand gold mine began operation of a water treatment plant to treat AMD water arising from both underground and surface runoff, which is currently stored on the mine with oxygen supply from Afrox.
Afrox's manufacturing industries process development team also assists with developing innovative solutions to repair and protect equipment used in this highly corrosive environment.
During this year, the company has expanded its Goldox suite of technologies with the addition of a new leach feed diagnostics system developed for infield evaluation of oxygen demand characteristics.
Goldox is the process offered by Afrox which uses oxygen in cyanide gold leaching. It was first introduced to South African gold mines in the mid-1980s and is now used by mines in North America, Australia and South America, establishing it as an internationally-proven technology.
The Goldox process performs a dual function. Through the introduction of pure oxygen in the preconditioning stage to the ore slurry, the dissolved oxygen concentration is increased, reducing the ore reactivity. This results in an increased gold leaching rate, which improves gold recovery and profitability.
Part of the Goldox offering is a complete analysis by Afrox specialists of customer processes to determine the suitability of the technology and to establish the best approach to maximise its performance.
As Afrox applications engineer Rob de Zoeten explains: "Goldox is more than simply a supply of oxygen to gold mine process plants. It is a complete solution, backed by technical expertise, which maximises customer returns from invested capital."
With the company already supplying oxygen through the Goldox application to most mining facilities, it began to explore utilising ozone for cyanide destruction.
As a first step in commercialising the use of ozone in cyanide destruction, Afrox embarked on trials at various leaching operations utilising an existing Afrox Goldox oxygen supply facility, which simplified execution of trials.
The trials were conducted on the gold plant tailings prior to deposition on the tailings dams. Ozone was produced using on-site gaseous oxygen and portable generators. The ozone gas produced was then injected using spargers into the tailings to ensure optimal reaction efficiency before it was pumped into the tailings dams. Samples were taken at the pumps and analysed for free cyanide to determine the effectiveness of the cyanide destruction.
The results were very encouraging, suggesting that using ozone in cyanide destruction could prove to be a viable process route for gold plants with available oxygen wishing to reduce cyanide levels in their tailings.
In addition, Afrox's parent company The Linde Group is developing technology which will significantly improve the efficiency of converting oxygen to ozone, thereby reducing the operating costs of using ozone for cyanide destruction.


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Emily Meuleman was going to become a professional dancer - until the click of a camera catapulted her onto the world stage as a model.
The 19-year-old ballet dancer from East London is rapidly becoming one of SA's hottest exports after a stint on the ramp at London Fashion Week.
Instead of taking the traditional route of leaving school and going to university, she is travelling the world, earning money and carving out a career.
Meuleman was 16 and in Grade 10 when she got an unexpected opportunity to pose for a shoot for Marie Claire magazine.
This set off a chain of events that saw the brunette being signed up with Boss Models in Cape Town and Elite models in London.
She took a well-deserved break at home in East London this week after her first appearance on the ramp at London Fashion Week and shoots for international magazines.
"But when you get on the ramp it's just an amazing feeling," she said.
In addition to modelling for London-based designers Kristian Aadnevik, Lucas Nascimento and KTZ, within a week of arriving she was appearing in shoots for niche magazines Dazed & Confused and Wonderland.
Emily a stunning beauty
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Cegeka Professional Services count with a senior Account Management team, driven to work closely with their customers and consultants. To strenghten our position in today's fast moving and complex business climate, it is crucial to continuously coach our experienced co-workers.
As a leader in the Bankin & Insurances, KBC organised this program (2012-2013) to cultivate a behavior change amongst our branch professionals from re-activeness to being more pro-active.
We strongly believe that - if Service professionals do not only complete their tasks, but also address customer concerns - we'll improve customer satisfaction and build loyalty, leading to more turnover in the end
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text: While investigating various histories relevant to the Pickpocket Almanack program, Renny Pritikin pointed me to a rare publication surveying SFAI's brave departure from business as usual, organized by Tom Marioni. It was a year-long series of weekly projects called The Annual or Annual Space. The series involved institutional partnerships and off-site locations including two events at SFMOMA.


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Saturday 7th April was the 9th annual Easter Egg Hunt in Victoria Park, Stretford. Organised by the parks Friends group it has become a firm favourite on their events calendar. Shelly Quinton-Hulme Chair of the Friends group said, "This is probably one of my favourite events and it's great that after nine years it's still so popular."
With arts and crafts, refreshments, stalls, races, face painting, balloon modelling, tombola and of course the decorated egg competition, the Easter Bonnet Parade and the Easter Egg Hunt, it's no wonder that it continues to bring in the crowds. With the cost of living constantly rising, the Friends group are pleased that activities at this event still cost the same as when it first started nine years ago. With each race only 20p to enter and the Arts and Crafts and Easter Egg Hunt only costing £1 each, the group aims to make the activities as accessible to as many people as possible. With around 300 children taking part in the Easter Egg Hunt and around 800 people attending the event throughout the course of the day, there is no doubt about its popularity.
The Mayor of Trafford, Councillor Jane Baugh and her Consort Dr Peter Baugh were there to support the event and even posed for pictures with the Easter Bunny before handing out lots of prizes for the Easter Bonnet and Decorated Egg competitions. Kate Green the Labour MP for Stretford and Urmston and Stretford's Labour Councillors Tom Ross, Dolores O'Sullivan and Steven Adshead were all there to lend their support. Whilst Kate, Tom and Dolores were busy helping on the refreshment stand, Stephen took on the role of photographer for the day.
Shelly said "The day was a great success again and it's always lovely to see so many families from the local community enjoying our park." Shelly emphasised that days like this wouldn't be possible, "… without the support and hard work of all the members of the group and the extra volunteers who are always willing to help."
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Living Reviews in Landscape Research is an international open access online journal supported by IALE international. LRLR publishes peer reviewed solicited review articles that summarise and evaluate the state of the art as well as actual problems and future needs in interdisciplinary domains of landscape research. The review articles identify research needs and highlight the integration of disciplinary fragmented re-search on overlapping topics.
Landscape Online is an international peer review journal of IALE Germany. It is of free access and available online. Landscape Online focuses on studies dealing with any scientific, educational or applied aspect of processes, dynamics, indicators, controllers and visions related to landscapes. Furthermore, Landscape Online emphasises the coupling of societal and natural systems, not only the involvement of human impact on landscape systems but also human perception of the landscape, its values and the evaluation of landscapes. Landscape Online offers an innovative platform for didactical sound and high quality multimedia publications. The editorial wishes to support new innovations of presenting scientific results.
openLandscapes is an internet based thematic knowledge collection for landscape science. It is a dynamic, comprehensive and integrative information system for landscape related research. openLandscapes is an output of the working group "Information Platform Landscape Research" of IALE Germany.
Land is an international and crossdisciplinary Open Access journal of land use/land change, land management, land system science and landscape, etc. published quarterly online by MDPI. It publishes reviews, regular research papers, communications and short notes, and there is no restriction on the length of the papers. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical research in as much detail as possible. Land is affiliated to the International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE) and their members receive 10% discounts of the article processing charge.
Journals with reduced subscription for IALE members
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The aim of Solutions is to encourage and publish integrative solutions to the world's most pressing problems: climate disruption, loss of biodiversity, poverty, energy descent, overfishing, air, water, and soil pollution, and human population growth, to name a few. Solution offer reduced subscription (-5 US$) for IALE members.


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Americans consider themselves the world's worst tourists, according to the latest LivingSocial "Escapes" survey.
Among the 5,600 people surveyed across five countries, 20 percent of respondents agreed that the United States had the worst travelers. China came in second, at 15 percent.
And the proof may be in the pudding: 39 percent of the Americans surveyed admitted to stealing from a hotel, from towels to umbrellas.
Some even fessed up to taking bibles--how ironic.
Of those who came clean about their sticky fingers, Miami residents were the most likely to steal, LivingSocial found.
Orlando, Minneapolis, and San Francisco residents were least likely to steal from hotels.


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Sally Preisig is a puppeteer who performed additional work on The Muppet Christmas Carol.
In 1988, Preisig founded Mimics Productions, which specialized in puppets, puppeteering, character costumes, mascots and props for TV, commercials, video and theatre. Within her company, Preisig built the Star Puppet for PBS Sprout "The Goodnight Show".
Her TV Show credits include The Wild Bunch, The Tweenies, Ozmo, Playdays, Cbeebies, The Shiny Show, X-Change, Story Makers, Fun Song Factory, MacDonalds Farm, Cats Chorus, and Bits & Bobs.


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By the time you read this, I will (hopefully) be recovering from my hysterectomy. Yep, you read that right. Hysterectomy. I'm in my early 30's so I'm not exactly the normal group for this kind of surgery. It wasn't exactly in my plans when I went to my new gynecologist trying to get an explanation for the pelvic pain I've had for years. I'd been through four previous gynecologists who assured me that "oh, that level of pain is normal" while I was throwing back multiple layers of painkillers once a month and unable to sleep on my stomach from the pain. Hell, poking me in the stomach in the wrong spot could make me double over.
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Keeping the Thanks in Thanksgiving
I hope everyone out there is having a great day, either with the family they grew up with or the family they have found since then. Even if you're alone physically, know you're not truly alone. There are people out there that care about you and people that, right now, miss you. If you can't think of someone that misses you, then I'll be that person. I invite you to my virtual Thanksgiving (or Friendsgiving) and when we go around and say what we're thankful for, I'll say I'm thankful for you. (I've got an open call for anyone who wants me to send them a holiday card here.)
Arguing With Rocks in Tiny Boxes
All too often when traversing the world wide web, you run into someone who is wrong. Not just a little wrong, but like blatantly wrong. Egregiously wrong. So wrong that you feel compelled to correct them. Facebook is great for this because it's a place to collect all the people who you've ever known—parents, grandparents, high school classmates, college buddies, and the occasional coworker—and all of those wide and varied people have wide and varied opinions. Some of which are wrong. Some of which are racist, homophobic, misogynistic, or any of the other flavors of awful. Because we know (or knew) these people, we feel the need to help them. To make them peer outside of their little box.


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As I told Keith Olbermann on Current-TV Saturday night…In all my years in politics, I've never seen anything like this: A candidate leaps from 20 points behind to 12 points ahead, in just one week.
But that's what happened with Newt Gingrich, who crushed Mitt Romney in South Carolina with a double-digit win. And, suddenly, Mitt's winning the nomination doesn't look so inevitable, after all.
To me, it proves three things. One, no matter how well he did in Iowa and New Hampshire, most Republicans still don't like or trust Mitt Romney.
Two, Republicans really, really hate the media. They fall madly in love with anybody who beats up on the media. And nobody does it better than Newt.
Three, Republicans hate Barack Obama so much they'd nominate a serial adulterer and champion of "open marriage" if they think that candidate could beat Obama in November.
And that's how Newton Leroy Gingrich, who has more baggage than a Fed-Ex cargo jet, won the South Carolina primary. Which is great news – for Democrats!
When he announced his own retirement from Congress, Barney Frank said: "I never thought I'd live such a good life that I would see Newt Gingrich be the nominee of the Republican Party."
Looks like Barney – might get his wish.
That's my parting shot for today.


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There are many benefits to stretching, but there are also very counter-productive means of stretching, especially if you are currently in pain. THE NEW YORK TIMES RECENTLY POSTED ANOTHER ARTICLE that had a good overview..
- BEFORE exercise static stretching is NOT your best means for creating motion. A more dynamic warm-up is a better way to create motion that will not weaken the joint stability and put you in a place where it is easier to become injured. (If you need help with creating a good warm-up specific to your condition, Ask Dr. McNally, DC).
- AFTER exercise static stretching has been shown to decrease soreness for prolonged periods.
- There are "better" ways to stretch. For example, people are frequently doing hamstring stretches where they do a large forward fold and create significant lumbar spine flexion. Not only is this not the most efficient stretch but it also can be a more dangerous stretch for people with certain histories of back pain. Forward folding can also load the neurological structures more than efficient hamstring stretches. (Check out this article about why people are always wanting to stretch their hamstrings). If you have questions about what stretches are good or bad, please ask.
- There are some stretches that you should probably be doing MORE of, but not doing nearly enough. These include stretching your ankles, anterior hips, thoracic spine, chest and shoulders. ESPECIALLY if you sit at a desk for your work or schooling most of the day we're willing to bet that you're neglecting these areas. MOST of the things that come into our office have to deal with stiffness in these areas. They are the by-product of poor posture and need to be actively combated.
- Stretching itself is not the only answer. Muscles also need to be turned on and USED. Doing this in a good, stable pattern is what keeps us healthy. Correct bending, squatting, lifting, walking, etc are imperative to good health.
If during any stretching exercises you find joints that complain, it is time to have a Chiropractic examination to find out why. Call Dr. Elaine McNally 334-514-7600 for an appointment today.


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Get ready to party with this eye-catching silver coloured PARTY balloon bunting from Ginger Ray.
Perfect for parties and special occasions, the silver foiled balloons can hang across 2.5 metres.
Each letter measures approximately 31cm high.
Includes 2.5m twine to hang the balloons and a clear straw to inflate each balloon. No need for helium.
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Monthly Archives: August 2015
A eulogy for Jean Bone – a fine Bishopstone Resident
Eulogy for Jean Bone By Roz Boot
Good afternoon,
We've come here today to celebrate and give thanks for Jean's life. This eulogy has been a bit of a challenge for me, because there is so much that I could say about her, but in the time available I've had to cherry pick snippets of my memories of Jean over forty-odd years in the village.
Jean was born in Swindon on 11 July 1924 to parents Nell and George Ambrose Parker. She had a younger brother called Ron. Jean was a Parker until she married Joe Bone, who she met in the Brixton area of London. Her parents ran a health food shop in Gordon Road for many years, and later sold the shop to Miss Cross and Miss Shepherd and the shop was known as Cross and Shepherd. When Jean's mother died, George Parker married a Miss Kilminster who became Jean's step-mother. She was a pupil at the Commonweal School in Swindon and later went to King's College (London University), where she read English, around 1942. She worked in London for a while, and then came back to Swindon where she worked for Townsend's (solicitors) in Old Town. By the time we came to the village she was working for the Milk Marketing Board in Reading.
Jean was a civil servant, in charge of the Irish Land Registry, and part of a group who inspected farms all over the British Isles. We as a family were eating cheese like cambozola long before it went on sale in supermarkets. (Not Jean's sort of food, so it always came to us with her saying 'See what you think of that and let me know.') When Ted and I moved into Finchill all those years ago, with two small boys, a dog and a cat, Jean was one of the first people to introduce herself to us, and to see if we would support her in getting the village hall built.
This was a tiny, tiny community, a good quarter of the size it is now, but with two shops, two pubs, a school, a church and a good bus service. It was a very stable, settled little village, with properties only becoming available if someone died. A conservation village where new build, (or extensions) weren't allowed. Mark and Mary took over the Royal Oak, Joan and Les bought the main shop, Pattie and Nick Auger bought the Mill House and Ted and I bought Finchill, the first people to have a mortgage on a property in the City (or 'round the pond' we used to call it). We had French one side of us and Americans the other, so Ted hoisted a Union Jack on the shed at the bottom of the garden on a military flagpole, we had arrived!
I was working at the Crown at Stratton four evenings a week and I arrived home after my shift one night to find Jean and Ted kneeling on the sitting room floor, studying the plans drawn up for the hall by Geoff Drew. Ted, not being a fence-sitter by nature, decided we would throw our lot in as a family and support Jean with her venture. It was a fierce campaign creating a 'them and us' situation. It split families, some members for it – others not. People boycotted the shop, costing Joan and Les money, because they were known to be supporters. It was like being in a war zone.
All plans were turned down initially. The entrance and exit to the site coming off a blind corner onto the main road onto the main road through the village. Everyone would be killed within a week! Jean battled on and finally, finally the plans were accepted and work began clearing a piece of rough ground eight feet high in brambles. We all got stuck in. Tom and Karen Coggins, Geoff and Liz Drew, Ted and myself, Phil Colin, Nick Auger and others. We dragged it all up to the allotments where it could be burned safely. Fund raising started straight away, the major events being two sponsored walks to Savernake Forest. Ted walked the route early one Sunday morning to make sure it was alright for small children. So the route was Bishopstone Downs, Aldbourne, Ramsbury, Axford and the Forest. Sponsor forms went out in all directions. Jean filled hers in Reading, Geoff Old Town and Rotary, Phil Dick Lovett and Swindon, Tom farms where he delivered feed, Karen teachers at her school, me, the Crown staff and customers, and the children went to 'friendly' houses in the village. Ted just told his men to sign the form and hand the money over.
We did this two consecutive years and it was it was very successful. Ted arranged for a working party at R.A.F. Lyneham to erect two large tents in the Forest on Saturday morning and then take them back down and return them to Lyneham on Sunday. Tom, Phil and Ted slept with the boys, Jean, Karen and I slept with the girls. My job was feeding everyone. Sausages, beans, margarine, tea bags, powdered milk, paper cups were from cash and carry through Joan and Les. My boss at the Crown gave us boxes of tomatoes, huge slabs of cheddar cheese, bottles of squash, trays of eggs, paper plates, napkins and plastic cutlery. Tins of bread pudding and loaves of bread were donated by Hewers the bakery in Wanborough. I made an industrial amount of blackcurrant jam, and all the food and equipment went in Phil's car to Savernake. My boss's brother drove the ice-cream van around Marlborough and he arranged for him to come to the campsite and give everyone a 99 cornet with a Cadbury's flake.
By the time the children arrived with Ted and Jean, Phil and I had the campsite ready, fire burning well, sausages and beans cooked, everything ready to feed them. On Sunday morning after a breakfast of hard boiled eggs, bread and butter and tea, they set off with Jean and Ted back to Bishopstone. This was before mobiles of course, so we had to estimate how long between various points it would take them to walk, the slowest one setting the pace. Ted leading in the front, Jean at the rear so the group stayed together. Phil and I used to watch for them coming from the gate that leads up to the Ridgeway from the village. Once we could see them, Phil used to wait and carry as many duffel bags as he could manage and I would run back to the car and drive up to Frank and Nancy to say they were here. Nancy would have huge saucepans of homemade soup ready. Bread rolls from Hewers, and Frank would have the barn warm and cosy with the stove burning well.
I can never watch the film Inn of the Sixth Happiness without thinking of Jean and Ted walking with all the Bishopstone children, cold, wet, tired and hungry, just like the film, doing this for Auntie Jean and the village hall. It was a big 'ask' and they did it twice! We did other fundraising, Camelot had just started the lottery, and were giving money to projects like ours, (a form of grant), so a carefully well-worded letter was sent off, and they responded with a very healthy cheque.
Joan and Les ran Saturday night dances in the hall. Jean and Phil ran the Youth Club every Friday evening, and every Saturday morning we had a rummage sale, which everyone came to, the clothes going round and round. I can remember Margaret (Gill) telling me, that a child had gone up to her in class and said 'You've got my Mum's cardigan on.' Margaret was school secretary. We all wore each others': it didn't matter. We were definitely people who wore anoraks and black wellies, rather than waxed jackets and green Hunter boots with the buckle at the back. That wasn't our style, not in our village.
Only twice did I see Jean in a skirt. The first time was the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977. Nigel came running home and said, 'Mum, Auntie Jean's got legs, and they've got hairs on them.' She'd got a hessian sack from the farm, cut three holes it for head and arms and stitched strips of newspaper all over it and entered herself as a paper chase in the fancy dress. The second time was when she had to go to a posh funeral (as she put it) in London and was told she wasn't to go in trousers. I arrived home from work to find her rifling through my wardrobe looking for something to wear. She settled on a brown pin cord jacket and skirt. I suggested carefully, she would need a pair of tights, and she refused point-blank to go that far. So she stomped off to her posh funeral in the jacket and skirt, white socks, black lace-up shoes and a t-shirt out of the jumble with the Bisto kids on it saying 'Ahhh Bisto.' It was not a good look. Jean was definitely not a fashion icon, or domestic goddess.
She was full of charitable deeds and good Christian values. She came round and asked me one day if we intended having any more children, and I said "Well, no, we were very happy with our two boys and couldn't see us having any more". Her response was 'Good, have you got any baby clothes and equipment I could have?' So she went home with a carry cot, blankets, pillows, sheets and all things baby. Matinee coats, hats, bootees, mittens, vests, etc. etc. Many weeks later I popped up to the shop and outside was a frame with wheels that was used for carry cots. I recognised the cot straight away, and the baby was wearing the baby clothes I had given her. Nothing was said, a family was in trouble, Jean stepped in and sorted it. All delivered to the family under the cover of darkness. A young girl getting herself into trouble, as it was called, was extremely frowned upon in those days.
We gave her two retirement parties. Geoff and Elizabeth provided the drinks and I did the food. After two months she became bored and went back to work, and when she retired for the second time, and we did it all again, I said to her, 'If you go back to work again we're not doing this for a third time.' When Manor Farm was being thatched by Stuart Blake, Jean took the role of 'gopher' for him. Going up and down the ladder all day with bundles of straw, stacking them on the scaffolding. She wanted to thatch her own cottage, so she studied the way Stuart was doing it, and went of to the library in Swindon and brought back a book on thatching which she read from cover to cover. I went round to her one morning to find her up a ladder with the book open and she had started her thatching with left-over straw from the farm job and Stuart overseeing, and helping her with the awkward bits.
Jean was very good at persuading you to do something, like buying Cheney Thatch (emotional blackmail I like to call it), saying I should consider John as it wasn't just the boys and me now. It was more that, the village hall garden party had always been held at Cheney Thatch in John Tring and Charles Jacob's day, and she wanted it to continue, as it provided decent money for the hall funds. The rates on the hall for the first two years were paid for by a lady called Marge at the office in Reading, Jean, and me by selling Nestles charity chocolate. Jean had it delivered to the office, Marge took her boxes and sold them throughout the building, Jean did village, and I sold to the staff and customers at the Crown, and the profit paid the rates.
Jean slept in a summerhouse in the garden, which was cedar wood. She lined the inside walls with foil and used an outside tap to wash. Her toilet was an Elsan bucket in a bit of a shed with holes in the roof, with a piece of cloth slung across the front to provide privacy of sorts. With four foot high nettles either side of the bucket, you learned very quickly never to get caught short round at Jean's, something you would only do once. The cottage was full of black dustbin bags full of jumble: socks, pants, trousers, jumpers, bedding, towels etc. etc. She never ever shopped for clothes, she would just open a bag and take out something to wear. She was the agent for the allotments, but as time went on she started to worry about it and asked me to take over the agency with Cluttons, which I did, which meant she had the enjoyment of her allotment without the responsibility.
She became very forgetful, abnormally so, not paying bills etc. Mary and I tried constantly to sort it out. She had dozens of used empty envelopes, which we were always trying to put in the recycling, but she wouldn't have it, and current bills to be paid got mixed in with old envelopes and paperwork. Things started to go downhill quite rapidly after that. She was going round to Mary and Ray several times a day for her paper, forgetting she had already fetched it. Then she would go down to Pat and Tony for a cup of coffee and a chat and back up the lane to me. It got that if I hadn't seen her for an hour and a half I used to go round to see if she was all right, and she would be sitting reading the paper underlining sections of interest with a pen. I took over washing her underclothes the day I caught her doing her washing, which was only ever pants. Socks, jumpers, trousers and t-shirts were thrown out when they were grubby (any old six months would do) and she just pulled more out of the bags. She was squeezing loads of them having soaked them and put them in a wet lump on her only storage radiator with the water dripping everywhere. I didn't want anything happening to that heater and goodness only knows what state the wiring was in. The washing was no big deal to me, I've got three lines every day.
She slowly became a bit of a liability, an accident waiting to happen. I dragged my heels on it a bit, because it was her, and her beloved Bishopstone, and I couldn't see a happy ending to all this. But the decision in the end was made for us all when Mary went round one morning as she did every day, and found the cottage wrecked. Books everywhere and Jean bleeding from a nasty head wound. We thought she had been burgled. We took her up to A&E to have her head stitched, brought her home and called the police. She clearly couldn't stay in the cottage, so I took her home. The police arrived and took a statement of sorts from Jean. This was New Year's Eve three years ago. John offered to sleep in his chair and I put Jean in John's bed downstairs. About 3am John was calling for me, I opened the door to John's bedroom and she had completely destroyed it and was lying on the floor. Mattress off the bed, pictures off the wall, and dried flowers everywhere. I rang the policeman's mobile and he activated the only doctor on duty for the whole of Swindon who came about 4.30 and said it was a urine infection and gave me some tablets for her.
I took her back round to the cottage, straightened her bed and her put her in it, gave her some milk and managed to get the tablet into her. The doctor said she would sleep like a baby, well not quite. Mary rang Pat the next morning to show her what had happened in the cottage, and found Jean without a stitch on, lying on the floor. They both came round to me, and I showed them John's bedroom. There was nothing else we could do but dial 999 for the ambulance and she went to hospital. It took Gladys and I hours and hours to put John's room back to normal. I don't know where she got the strength from. She was in hospital for a week and then John had a stroke, so I was up and down to the hospital taking food to both of them and collecting laundry etc.
After six weeks a decision had to be made. She couldn't stay in hospital any longer. She refused all care packages and they wouldn't have been any good any way. Someone to clean, well you could hardly get in there. Think of the TV programme How Clean is Your House and you've got the picture. Not a grubby person in any way, but definitely a hoarder. Today's society doesn't allow for people like Jean, she doesn't conform. There's no room for individuals, you can't put her in a box and tick it. She doesn't fit. I had a lovely mental health worker called Debbie Smith, and I just took her round to Jean's cottage so that she could see the problem and that's how I became main carer, and I chose Downsview at Badbury because they had a more open policy. She couldn't come home, and she couldn't stay in hospital, what do you do? It was the only option. It quickly became her comfort zone and what she could cope with. Karen the manager and her wonderful team of carers looked after her very well and Jean was happy and that's all that mattered.
I know one or two of you have been concerned about the length of time it has taken to arrange this service and I think it deserves and explanation. When Jean died on 24 June, I rang the local authority straight away to try and register the death, and arrange to pick up the death certificate to be told, that although I was her main carer, it had to be done by a relative, and Ian was away on holiday. Also all the people I had dealt with two and a half years ago had all moved on, and the paperwork had moved round a bit. It then went to the coroner's court. Ian came back and did a lot of legwork, and finally the paperwork was traced and we could move forward. These things are rarely straightforward and this was no exception. Then I had problems, and it meant I was in two hospitals every day for five days from the 14th July, culminating with a hospital appointment in Birmingham on 24 July. We had the committal at the Crem on 27 July and the Ian was overseas again with his family, which had been arranged long before Jean had died, and he only came back last week! My caterers were away in St Lucia and have only been back a few days, so pulling this all together hasn't been easy, which is why an announcement didn't go into the Parish Newsletter, because the deadline for text had long passed, so it went into the Evening Advertiser and on the Bishopstone website last Sunday when Andy Greenhalgh came back off his holiday. I think you would all agree that we couldn't have this service without Jean's relatives being here, so it has been arranged as quickly as it possibly could be given the circumstances. But it needed to be explained.
Jean and I had a conversation about her eulogy a long time ago. For me it was simple. I couldn't bear to think there would be one person in this congregation who wouldn't realise the enormous legacy Jean leaves to this village, namely the village hall. You had to be living here and involved with it to know how fierce that campaign was. But she battled through it, against appalling odds, and wouldn't be beaten, backed by her supporters and the children of this village. She would have been 91 on 11 July this year outliving so many of her friends. There's a poignancy in that, isn't there? People like Jack and Lilly Dowling, Fred Smith, Edie Freston, Flossie Johnson, Betty Britain, Frank and Nancy, Charlie Partridge, Bert Tusker, Geoff Drew, Les Ball, the Tillings, Elsie Little, Mrs Durham, Agnes and Fred Razey, Miss Butterfield and Mrs Friend. Auntie Jean was a survivor. This poem sums up Jean perfectly:
We Are Survivors
(For those born Before 1940)
We were born before television, before penicillin, polio shots, frozen foods, Xerox, contact lenses, videos and the pill. We were before radar, credit cards, split atoms, laser beams and ballpoint pens, before dish-washers, tumble driers, electric blankets, air conditioners, drip-dry clothes . . . and before man walked on the moon.
We got married first and then lived together (how quaint can you be?). We thought 'fast food' was what you ate in Lent, a 'Big Mac' was an oversized raincoat and 'crumpet' we had for tea. We existed before house husbands, computer dating and 'sheltered accommodation' was where you waited for a bus.
We were before day care centres, group homes and disposable nappies. We never heard of FM radio, tape decks, artificial hearts, word processors, or young men wearing earrings. For us 'time sharing' meant togetherness, a 'chip' was a piece of wood or fried potato 'hardware' meant nuts and bolts and 'software' wasn't a word.
Before 1940 'Made in Japan' meant junk, the term 'making out' referred to how you did in your exams, 'stud' was something that fastened a collar to a shirt and 'going all the way' meant staying on a double-decker bus to the terminus. In our day, cigarette smoking was 'fashionable', 'grass' was mown, 'coke' was kept in the coalhouse, a 'joint' was a piece of meat you ate on Sundays and 'pot' was something you cooked in. 'Rock Music' was a fond mother's lullaby, 'Eldorado' was an ice- cream, a 'gay person' was the life and soul of the party, while 'aids' just meant beauty treatment or help for someone in trouble.
We who were born before 1940 must be a hardy bunch when you think of the way in which the world has changed and the adjustments we have had to make. No wonder there is a generation gap today . . . BUT
By the grace of God . . . we have survived!
I have a few mementos of people who have meant a lot to me:
Burt Tusker's cap (in the loft)
Flossie Johnson (pin cushion)
Charlie Partridge (pipe) – I took the boys down to Charlie's table where he sold his vegetables and flowers with a rusty marble milk tin with a slit in the top and said to the boys 'This is Mr Partridge's money, you must never touch this tin.'
But for Jean, dear Auntie Jean, there could only be one memento, couldn't there. Her cycle clips! Talk about keeping death off the road, frightening the life out of the driving public on her old Raleigh bike twice a week taking vegetables and fruit to her friends in Swindon with overflowing panniers, and a box on the back tied on with orange baling twine, no bell, no hat, not allowed it's against the law, but you trying telling her. If you wanted to incur the wroth of Jean just offer to give her a lift home when it was pouring with rain, and put the bike in the boot, she would never have it. But she did give in to Phil when he caught her doing it.
I'll miss her, we will all miss her. She was an incredible woman. I consider an honour and a privilege to have been counted as one of her many friends, as you all were. The likes of Jean we will never see again in our lifetime. She was a one-off, of the Churchillian brigade. Full of good Christian values, an outstanding mentor for all the children in the village, always kind and enormously generous. And without Jean, ladies and gentlemen, not one brick of that village hall would be built giving us all a facility we all enjoy from time to time, all thanks to her.
So it just remains for me to invite you all, every one of you, on behalf of Jean, back to her beloved village hall after the service for a lovely afternoon tea.
Thank you for listening and thank you for coming.


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DIY Halloween Ghost Door Hanger
I have two little kids and they aren't fans of the scary Halloween stuff. Fun? Yes. Cute? Sure. But definitely not scary. So in an effort to appease them and the other neighborhood kiddos in the same boat, I try to keep the Halloween decorations on the G-rated, not-so-scary side. And this adorable little ghost decoration totally fits the bill!
If you're looking for a fun Halloween project that's not scary, inexpensive, and easy to make, you should check out this tutorial from 3littlegreenwoods.com. This sweet little girl ghost is so easy to make that now I'm planning on making her a cute little boy ghost to hang out with.
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We were having dinner with friends when word came of Elvis Presley's death.
'Beyond stunned' was our reaction.
This was after all 'The King'. People like that don't just up and die.
As I recall we quickly finished dinner and did what all radio geeks do in times of trouble. We headed to the radio station.
The air staff was already gathering and beginning to get a handle on the enormity of the story. Elvis dead.
Listeners jammed the phone lines. Many were crying. Age didn't matter. It covered the entire spectrum from young to old.
This was at 14FEC Harrisburg. We had a pretty good staff and a good PD in Dene Hallam.
The team worked throughout the night finding special Elvis songs, audio cuts and anything that would help tell the story.
The same was happening at WHN where Ed Salamon flew into action. They provided us with a ton of material that night.
Elvis was passed his prime. But he still had huge appeal with the country audience.
For many of us it felt somewhat like the day JFK died. The response was that big.
The phones rang though out the night. I did overnights then and that night was busier any morning drive show I ever did.
We put callers on the air to talk about Elvis and generally grieve. We grieved right along with them.
That was one of the toughest nights I've ever encountered on radio. But it showed just how much radio means to the audience.
Radio has a unique ability to comfort while informing and entertaining.
There were other days in recent years where people needed radio's shoulder. The Space Shuttle explosion, the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan, and of course 911.
This time when the 'King Of Pop' died the dial seemed rather quiet. A few great stations went right into action like CBS FM and KRTH. But so many others seemed caught at the end of the work day without anything of substance to offer.
People first got the news from Twitter or on line. Much of their interaction was not with a local dj but instead others of like mind in the social networks.
The news happens so fast and word is around the world in an instant. Radio can't wait hours or days to decide its response.
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It's no secret that I love garage sales. You can find garage sale treasures in every room of my home — even (thanks to my husband) in the garage.
I love old plates – I hang them on one wall in my dining room. They are all shapes, sizes, and patterns. I try to keep them all in the same basic color scheme to match my dining room.
My Chihuahua Pinky has an indoor hideaway that I created from an octagon-shaped table with doors – I removed one door, painted the table, placed her pillow and blanket inside, and turned it toward the wall. She has a cozy place to hide during thunderstorms (or just to escape Peanut, my pug), and I have a great end table for my favorite lamp – also a garage-sale find.
If you have a limited budget (or even if you don't), garage sales are perfect for decorating your space. You can try new painting techniques without fear — if you paint the table you discovered at a yard sale for $4 lime green and stencil on bright orange polka-dots, then get sick of it in a week (what was I thinking?), you can repaint it or ditch it. If you spend a quarter on a glass bowl to hold your keys and such at the front door then knock it off the table and break it, no big deal.
If you've never decorated your own space before, don't go to an expensive store and buy something, only to realize it completely clashes with the rest of your space or doesn't fit in your tiny apartment. A similar item picked up at a garage sale for a fraction of the price can be modified or re-sold or tossed out, and you won't feel as though you've wasted your money.
Fall is the perfect garage-sale season – the cool mornings and mild afternoons are perfect for spending the day outside treasure-hunting. Put on your favorite tennis shoes, grab your coffee, and use this handy garage-sale guide:
1. Have a plan. Map out your route and stick to it. I like to travel in a circle, starting with the ones closest to my house and then working my way out, around, and then back toward home from the opposite direction. That way I hit as many sales as I can in my immediate area.
2. Go early! This is one point I can't seem to get across to my husband. If you don't get an early start, you won't make it to as many sales – and all of the good stuff gets snapped up early.
3. You'll need dollar bills and change. This is truly a nickle-and-dime pastime. I like to collect quarters and dollar bills throughout the week and put them aside (I use a rather tacky coffee mug I found at a garage sale) — that way, when a garage sale weekend comes available (no football games, practices, or birthday parties), I'm prepared.
4. Take a pad and pen. I learned this the hard way. I once found an amazing corner cabinet – antique – and perfect for my kitchen. I wasn't sure it would fit in the corner I had in mind, so I went on my way to more garage sales with the intention of heading back to the cabinet after I had a chance to think about it. It is very easy to forget where you've been. I never did find that house … or my cabinet. If you see something you may want, jot the address down so you can find it again. Just in case.
5. Use your GPS. I used to get lost – a lot. This takes up valuable garage sale time. Finally, I invested in a GPS. It works both ways – to find an address, and to find your way out of a neighborhood (some neighborhoods are giant mazes).
6. Finally, make it a habit. You are on a treasure hunt – you have your map and compass (of sorts), and it takes time and a lot of dead ends to find that perfect item. Don't go once and give up, or the treasure will stay out there for someone else to find.


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8 Things You Need To Know Today (September 14)
1. Being a master sommelier has a surprising benefit.
When it comes to aging, master sommeliers have quite the advantage. According to MRI scans, all that wine-related expertise does wonders for their memory and may even decrease Alzheimer's risk. (Eater)
2. By CHLOE opens a dessert-only spot.
She can't stop; she won't stop. By CHLOE chef Chloe Coscarelli continues to expand her vegan empire as she opens her second location in NYC, a dessert-focused shop. The menu will include pecan pie and "bacon"-flavored maple cupcakes. (Grub Street)
3. Lady Gaga opened up about the motives behind her stint away from the spotlight, citing mental health as a major contributor.
With three years since Lady Gaga's last album was released, she's finally released a new single. Along with her small step back to the public eye, the singer has discussed the very personal reasons she needed a break. She cites feeling "traumatized" after her career took off and needing time to get back to normal. (The Mirror)
4. Acupuncture's benefits know no bounds.
Electroacupuncture, a more modern type of acupuncture in which an electric current is transmitted through the needles, provided relief for chronically constipated study participants. (HealthDay)
5. Women might be more likely to freeze their eggs based on relationship ambitions rather than career ones.
A study of 31 women from The United Kingdom, United States, and Norway between the ages of 32 and 44 showed that the women electing to have the procedure were more likely to cite waiting for an equal, hands-on co-parent rather than a desire to invest more in their careers. (Quartz)
6. The "5-second rule" is a lie.
As it turns out, bacteria are super fast. After testing number of different surfaces and contact times, scientists determined that bacteria contaminate food instantaneously. (Medical News Today)
7. Magic mushrooms may actually hold some medical significance.
A new study out of Johns Hopkins found that psilocybin—also known as the hallucinogen in magic mushrooms—can help smokers quit. Those involved in the study also reported that the drug, taken once every five or so weeks, had a "deep spiritual significance." (NY Mag)
8. Women have a harder time sleeping than men—and a new study may have gotten to the bottom of why that is.
According to a study conducted out of Douglas Mental Health University Institute in Montreal, women's body clocks may run faster than men's do, making staying asleep especially tough. They fall asleep and wake up when their brains and bodies are more prepared for it, which can often lead to unwanted early morning tossing and turning. (U.S. News & World Report)
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The end of Saleh's rule in Yemen?
May 18 - Yemen's president and opposition agree to sign a deal for a transition of power within a month, but such deals in the past have fallen apart. Deborah Lutterbeck reports
A deal to end the Presidency of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh After more than 100 days of unrest Yemen's president and opposition, pressed by Western and Gulf mediators, agree to sign a deal for a transition of power within a month. Yemen's Deputy Minister of Information Abdo al-Janady SOUNDBITE: Abdo al Janady, yemen's Deputy Minister of Information, saying (Arabic): "In principle the president of the republic has agreed to the initiative and he will sign it. However, there is still some discussion regarding the details of this initiative including the duties and obligations of both parties and how to fulfill them." The long delayed Gulf-brokered deal would grant Saleh immunity from prosecution, allowing him a dignified exit from power in the fractious Arabian Peninsula state that he has ruled for nearly 33 years. SOUNDBITE: Yemeni Opposition Official Yahya Abu Usbua, saying (Arabic): "As long as there is commitment to the timeline to achieve the agreement, and the man (President Saleh) leaves a month after he is given a guarantee, then we will be able to have a common language with the protesters in various squares. This will not lead to any excuses to withdraw from the agreement". But some political analysts doubt whether the deal, which would help end three months of street anti-Saleh protests that have paralyzed Yemen's economy, would actually be carried out. Two previous near-deals fell through at the last minute. SOUNDBITE: Abdo al Janady, yemen's Deputy Minister of Information, saying (Arabic): "If the protesters continue to occupy the street and they do not agree to this initiative, then why shall we sign it with a second party which is unable to fulfill their required duties." Saleh, a shrewd political survivor who has outlasted previous opponents' attempts to challenge his power, indicated in April he would sign a Gulf deal, but refused to put his name to it in the final hours. Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters.


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Prize Winner Announced
A dark and compelling drama, Percentages delves into the pulsating world of professional football, telling the story of both the lives of the young sports stars and their ruthless, business-minded agents.
As the winner, Tom will now receive £5,000 for the continuing development of his script with a dedicated Development Producer at Red Planet Pictures. He will also receive a series of one-on-one masterclasses with some of the UK's most esteemed and respected writers including Tony Jordan (Life on Mars, Hustle, Dickensian), Andrew Davies (Pride & Prejudice, Bleak House, War And Peace) and Sarah Phelps (And Then There Were None, The Casual Vacancy).
Announcing the winner, Red Planet Pictures CEO Tony Jordan said: "It's incredibly tough to get your first break into this industry and I'm proud that Red Planet continues to use its time and resources to find the next generation of writers for television. Tom's script is a real page turner, so I can't wait to start working with him."
Tom Nash said: "I'm absolutely over the moon. It's so hard to break into the industry, so when you get proper recognition for your writing it gives you a massive confidence boost. I'm hoping it will be a big step towards becoming a full time scriptwriter. My mum Mary passed away just after I knew I'd made the second round, so I'd love to dedicate my win to her. She was always hugely supportive of my writing and would be thrilled. I entered the Red Planet Prize because it's one of the biggest screenwriting prizes in the UK and the chance to work with Tony Jordan and his company was a huge incentive. The fact that they develop and shape your script so it's ready for the market is brilliant, that's exactly what a writer needs to open those doors."
The two runners-up this year were Stephen Davis with his atmospheric supernatural thriller Blue Lake, and Lauren Sequeira's Magpie, a suspenseful detective drama with a criminal profiler at its heart. We send our congratulations to Tom, Stephen and Lauren, as well as to all of those who entered for making it such a brilliant competition this year!
The Red Planet Prize, which has been running for eight years, has enjoyed considerable success in uncovering some true hidden talent. Previous finalist Robert Thorogood created the BBC One smash hit series Death in Paradise, now starring Kris Marshall and produced by Red Planet Pictures, which returns to BBC One for a sixth series next year.