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Like many Renedian adventurers, the decision to go was a long process. As a kid, he loved to watch nature shows, especially those set in the Serengeti. He'd read the Long Way Around and Jupiter's Travels, but those were stories about someone else. He never dreamt that could be him.
Not before he talked with Rene. Caught by a photograph at his booth at the Toronto Motorcycle Show, Ted stopped to observe, and eavesdrop on a conversation between Rene and another show-goer. He picked up a card and went home to check out the website. Often. Each time he did, the possibility of a trip grew stronger until he realized, "I can do this!"
Recently retired, wanting to make the most of each day, he shared his thoughts with his wife who told him to go for it.
Although he'd vacationed in New Zealand, France, and Spain, his motorcycle travels had been strictly in North America. Naturally, he did have concerns around this quantum adventure. Things like:
Landing back in Canada, Ted had a long list of "bests" from his experience, which he says exceeded his expectations across the board.
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With the 2010 NFL season in the books (and a lockout battle now headed to the courts) it's time to turn our eyes to the NFL draft, and the pre-draft evaluation process. We've already done scouting reports of the top 40 players on our board, and you can read all the details on the first Shutdown 40 here. For the second Shutdown 40, players 41-80, we have the advantage of combine performances and that much more evaluation material.
Over the next few weeks, we'll also be adding Pro Day data when relevant. But we're always going mostly on game tape; the proper evaluation formula seems to be about 80 percent tape, 20 percent Senior Bowl/combine/Pro Day. If you see what you expect in drills, you go back to the tape to confirm. If what you see in drills surprises you in a positive or negative sense, you go back to the tape to catch where the anomalies may be.
We continue the second Shutdown 40 with Arizona OLB Brooks Reed. Projected as a tweener prospect at the NFL level, Reed put up the best 10-yard split among the outside linebackers at the scouting combine (1.54 seconds), which spoke to his first-step explosiveness. Reed made first-team All-Pac 10 in 2010 after putting up 44 tackles (26 solo), 6.5 sacks, two passes defenses, and a forced fumble. In his four-year career at Arizona, Reed amassed 111 tackles (75 solo), 17 sacks, five passes defensed, five forced fumbles, and one quarterback hurry.
A very strong pre-draft process and the NFL's need for 3-4 rush linebackers off the edge make Reed a fringe first-round prospect on the eyes of some analysts; and there are those who compare him to Clay Matthews(notes) of the Green Bay Packers. Does the tape live up to the hype?
Pros: Extremely quick defender in short spaces who can sift through blockers in a hurry and get to the target. Persistent defender who can peel off tackles on the edge with spin moves. Good eye for the ball — looks to redirect even when occupied by blockers. Has a very effective inside loop move that he should use more often. Slips off very well when he's head-up over a tackle; uses his hands well in these situations. Can get off the snap quickly enough to beat his blocker outright. Used very effectively inside in some nickel situations
Cons: Reed is so intent on blasting through and making the splash play that he'll get off-kilter and blow right by the ballcarrier if he's faked out. Doesn't have the bull-rush power to slam past tackles on a consistent basis — he's more effective from a wider set. Does not possess an array of quick lateral moves to get around blockers; he pretty much comes straight on all the time. Hasn't shown specific ability to drop into overage effectively.
Conclusion: Reed lined up as the right end on a lot of four-man fronts at Arizona, and despite his 6-foot-3, 263-pound frame, I'm not sure that's his best position. He is better off as an "endbacker" in a five-man front, and in four-man sets, he may be best when stunting inside or lining up over guard. The Clay Matthews comparisons are valid to a point — like Matthews, Reed is a muscular, long-haired pass-rusher who plays with maximum effort. But Matthews is just as effective when taking blockers straight on, and he's much better from side to side.
The fact that Reed faced so many left tackles during his time at Arizona might help his case at the next level if a team moves him around, but there's work to be done before Reed is at Matthews' level, and in the wrong system, Reed could perform a serious disappearing act.
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Immune, book two: Underestimating demons is a bad idea, and it's a mistake that may cost not only my life but the life of a missing child. If I can swallow my pride and allow Agent O'Shea to help me find a way to deal with the demon, we might be able to save the child. With this salvage, it's a race against time, a test of trust, and a temptation that I'm doing my damndest to ignore. If only swallowing my pride and ignoring temptation were that easy.
Raising Innocence, book three: The FBI wants me on their team. Bad enough that they are dangling bait they know I can't resist. The catch? It's on the other side of the ocean. And if I want what they're offering, I have to help them with a salvage gone terribly, terribly wrong. But this time I have no backup. I have no plan B. And I have no O'Shea.
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The 'Angel of Death', serial killer Charles Cullen, has appeared on 60 minutes in the US for his first ever public interview. Courtesy CBS
A CRITICAL care nurse turned serial killer who admits he murdered up to 40 patients has spoken publicly about his crimes for the first time in a chilling interview.
Charles Cullen killed his victims by injecting them with lethal drugs or poisoning their IV bags. He murdered patients for 16 years, shifting hospitals when his employers grew too suspicious.
"Forty is an estimate (of how many people I killed). I gave a number between 30 and 40. I think I have identified, you know, most of them," Cullen told CBS' 60 Minutes this week.
That may be a conservative estimate. Crime author Charles Graeber, who investigated the case for seven years, believes the real death toll from Cullen's crimes could be in the hundreds. The US media dubbed him "The Angel of Death".
Cullen was arrested in 2003 and he is currently serving a sentence of life without parole in New Jersey state prison.
Why would a nurse poison his patients?
"I thought that people weren't suffering anymore. So, in a sense, I thought I was helping," Cullen said.
"I mean, my goal here isn't to justify. You know what I did there is no justification. Um, I just think the only thing I can say is that I felt overwhelmed at the time."
"I felt like I needed to do something. And I, I did."
Cullen tried to kill himself "at least 20 times" as a young man, as he dealt with alcoholism, bankruptcy and divorce. He received psychiatric treatment, but continued to work as a critical care nurse.
"I tried to kill myself throughout my life because I never really liked being who I was. Cause I didn't think I was worthy of anything," Cullen said.
The warning signs were there, and Cullen himself says his killing spree should have been stopped several times.
Cullen was forced from his first job, at St Barnabas Medical Center in New Jersey, when he became management's main suspect in a series of poisonings. The overdoses stopped after he left, but no subsequent employers were alerted to his history.
"I think you can say I was caught at St Barnabas, and I was caught at St Luke's (hospitals). There's no reason that I should've been a practicing nurse after that," Cullen said.
Instead of reporting Cullen to the police, the staff at St Luke's Hospital told him that if he left, they would give him neutral references.
The 60 Minutes interview ended with the reporter asking Cullen whether he was sorry.
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I have no doubt Mike Riley will get better offensive and defensive linemen into the program and once again win 8 games. I've had people say, "Angry, you are going to eat crow when Riley blah blah blahs."
Look, the guy won 2 games this year. The bar is low. I know he can win 8 or 9 games in this conference because he has done it; therefore, I know he will likely do it again. Moving from a 2 win season to a 9 win season, Riley will seem like a genius, and Pollyannas will label the dissenters as dolts. Even Cassandras will soften a bit–firemikeriley.com will go back into hibernation, Canzano will write that keeping Riley through hard times was a good move, fans on this site will soften, etc.
I already know this will happen at some point in the future. It's a question of when, not if.
My point is simply this: it is time to move on because this head coach will cost the team games. We saw it this past weekend with botched clock management, we saw it versus Cincinnati when he didn't challenge the DJ Woods play, we saw it in his two-point call versus Washington, no challenging the clock vs UCLA 2010, etc. Those are just a few examples that come to mind, but he's had dozens if not hundreds of these "minor" brain farts that cost the team games. Riley's in-game management is good for a loss or two per year. So, an 8 win season could, theoretically, be a 10 win season. And the 9 win season could be a 10 or 11 win season. So, either you call for a new coach, or you accept he'll win 8 or 9 games, be on the cusp for a nice bowl game, yet ultimately shoot himself in the foot and fall short. Unless the Beavs play Hawaii, Riley isn't winning 10 games. Beaver fans also need to realize they are not getting the benefit of the doubt—Bowl committees will pick anyone they can ahead of Oregon State. It makes that extra win or two invaluable.


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Marpole: Vancouver's Gateway
Eburne Lands Coordinating Group holds Public Meeting on proposed Barge & Container Terminal on Richmond Island
NOVEMBER 30, 2004 - Vancouver, BC -- The lease is said to involve a major Roll-On-Roll-Off (RORO) barge and container terminal that will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week and generate 60-80 trucks per day into the streets of the Marpole neighbourhood. This unilateral move by the NFPA contradicts earlier undertakings to consult with the community around a new vision for the Marpole Gateway, as well as the NFPA's own mission statement.
Where: Scottish Cultural Centre - 8886 Hudson St, Vancouver (at 73rd Ave. in Marpole) When: 7 PM, Tuesday, November 30, 2004 Who: Invited - Port North Fraser, City of Vancouver, Vancouver Parks Board
North Fraser Port Authority (NFPA) Ignores South Vancouver Neighbours
NOVEMBER 27, 2004 - Vancouver, BC -- In the wake of the controversy around the North Fraser Port Authority's (NFPA) sale of prime waterfront land to TransLink for the construction of a Bus storage facility, word has leaked out that the NFPA intends to confirm a lease for Richmond Island in Vancouver's Marpole neighbourhood at the foot of Milton Street and 75th Ave, adjacent to the Arthur Laing Bridge, that will further re-industrialize this southern gateway to the City.
A local community group that formed in response to the Bus Barn relocation has protested the NFPA's latest move and scheduled a town hall meeting to discuss the threat posed by the lease to the neighbourhood.
The lease is said to involve a major Roll-On-Roll-Off (RORO) barge and container terminal that will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week and generate 60-80 trucks per day into the streets of the Marpole neighbourhood. City Transfer - the company proposing to operate the terminal – is reportedly owned by the family of BC Liberal MLA Harold Long.
"Hundreds if not thousands of Marpole residents and businesses protested the NFPA's recent similar move that brought the TransLink Bus Barn to this waterfront," said Claudia Laroye, Co-Chair of the Eburne Lands Coordinating Group and Coordinator of the Marpole Business Improvement Association.
As a result of that public pressure, she said, TransLink has conceded a publicly accessible waterfront walkway along the river. But according to the NFPA's new move, "walkway users and visitors to Vancouver driving in from the airport will now be subjected to more truck traffic and the spectacle of a storage yard for rusty semi-trailers and containers," Laroye said.
Wendy Turner, the other ELCG Co-Chair, said that this unilateral move by the NFPA contradicts earlier undertakings to consult with the community around a new vision for the Marpole Gateway as well as the NFPA's own mission statement. "It flies in the face of widespread community demands for a more people-friendly waterfront and a more attractive gateway for the City," Turner said. "As the NFPA is well aware, the community is already planning a public discussion aimed at identifying much more valuable and acceptable uses for this flagship area that would also be more compatible with the residential neighbourhood."
According to the ELCG, there is no need for this minimum-employment type of operation to be located on this site. Turner said that the NFPA is simply moving the operation from one NFPA property to another: "They have many other options, including remaining at the current location well away from residential areas, or relocation to another industrial site such as Mitchell Island."
The community group is calling on Marpole's elected representatives at Vancouver Council and Park Board, Provincial MLA Val Anderson, and Members of Parliament Ujjal Dosanjh and Stephen Owen to find a way for the NFPA to reconsider this course of action.
"Everyone in Marpole who cares about the traffic and the Fraser River waterfront should come to the town hall public meeting next Tuesday, November 30th at 7:00 PM at the Scottish Cultural Centre Auditorium, 8886 Hudson Street," said Laroye. "We can let the politicians see how much people care and decide the next steps we need to take to prevent this travesty from going ahead."
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It's been a long time since I've done absolutely nothing all day long to improve my fitness or maintain my household.
Until yesterday.
When I woke up, it was raining, raining, raining. Within a few hours, the rain was mixed with snow and now we have a couple of inches on the ground.
I could easily have walked the 20 yards or so to the garage to work out on the elliptical, but I made the executive decision to take a day off.
All I did yesterday was prepare dinner, play computer games, knit and watch a movie. It was a lovely day, despite the weather.
Saturday was good, as well. I did my strength-training routine (yay, me!), worked out on the elliptical, got cleaned up and then my husband and I went on a movie date. We weren't the last people in America to see "The King's Speech," but the theatre wasn't very full. Heh.
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|Meeting the new digital risk officer.
President, Digital Risk Management Institute
In the brave new world of digital risk management, a CISO would report up to a DRO who manages risk from a business perspective and works with peers in business operations, compliance and IT security.
The business processes in the enterprise and in government organizations have become "digital" at an accelerated pace in the past few years. In most industries, many business functions that were conducted on premises or were paper-based are now being performed online and via digital processes. While this trend has led to a dramatic improvement in productivity, it has also led to a new set of risk factors that extend beyond the familiar threats to traditional IT systems.
Gartner sees digital risk management (DRM) as the next evolution in enterprise risk and security with digital risk officers (DROs) leading the charge. "By 2019, the new digital risk concept will become the default approach for technology risk management" predicted Paul Proctor, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner, at the firm's 2014 Security & Risk Management Summit. He described the function of the DRO as "a mix of business acumen and understanding with sufficient technical knowledge to assess and make recommendations for appropriately addressing digital business risk."
At the Digital Risk Management Institute we agree with that prediction. In our view the ultimate goal for DRM is to build "digital resiliency" into an organization's systems and operations so that they are designed from the ground up to detect threats and respond to events that minimize business disruption and financial losses.
Source: Gartner Findings and Predictions from their
2014 Security & Risk Management Summit
In this new order, the DRO would report to a senior executive in a line of business, the COO or the chief risk officer. This role will be very different from the role of a chief information security officer (CISO). The DRO will manage risk from a business perspective and will directly work with his peers in business operations, compliance and IT security. It is possible that in many companies the CISO and the head of physical security will start reporting to the DRO.
While many CISOs might want to evolve into the role of DRO, they would have to grow in a few dimensions to get considered for the job. They'd have to understand their company's business function and develop some level of business expertise in order to speak the language of business executives, articulate digital risk factors in operational and financial terms and provide recommendations on risk mitigation initiatives. In doing so, they would need to be keenly aware of their role in developing a new risk management culture across functional silos and start forming partnerships with a new set of functional leaders within the line-of-business including sales, marketing, operations and legal.
This article is related to the Whitepaper: Noncompliance to FDA Quality Standards: What's the Risk to Executives?To get the full details, please download your free copy.
Bridging the business and IT gap
The cultural gap between business executives and IT leaders presents a real challenge for many security departments. Business executives for too long have believed that technology-related risk is a technical problem and have delegated it to technical people operating in IT, separate from the business. Technical people don't understand their organization's business function well and don't know how to articulate risk in financial and operational terms. This has led to situations where business executives don't understand the problem and where technical people blame executives for insufficient attention and funding of their security initiatives.
One step towards resolving this cultural divide would be through the empowerment of a DRO with a mandate to build the organizational processes and best practices necessary to measure and manage digital business risk, including mapping of important business processes, assessment of exposure to threats, quantification of business and prioritization of risk mitigation initiatives. Building a DRM program will be complex, but a worthwhile investment for companies that want to achieve the right balance between protecting the organization and running the business.
Reprinted with permission of author Nick Sanna, President, Digital Risk Management Institute Institute
Nick Sanna is the President for the DRM Institute, a not-for-profit organization formed to identify and communicate best practices for managing digital business risk. Previously, Nick served as CEO and COO of enterprise software and services companies in IT security, IT analytics and performance management. Nick can be reached at email@example.com.
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has beaten City competition to advise the National Lottery Commission after it dumped former Treasury solicitor advisers.
The magic circle firm is understood to have seen off Herbert Smith and Lovells.
The Freshfields team, led by partners Jo Rickard and Richard Chalk, is bringing in one of the best silks at the bar, Gordon Pollock QC, head of chambers at magic circle set Essex Court.
In an unprecedented move, the commission jettisoned the Treasury solicitors after losing a High Court case over its treatment of Camelot's bid to retain control of the lottery. The court ruled that it had treated the bid unfairly in deciding to negotiate exclusively with Sir Richard Branson's People's Lottery for the seven-year licence.
The commission has now turned its back on the government advisers and held a beauty parade between three private practice firms. It has decided to use Freshfields for all its procedural advice to make sure the process is now fair to both bidders.
Gordon Pollock replaces Jonathan Crow of 4 Stone Buildings, the senior junior who was the commission's previous counsel. Pollock will be called on in the event of any more litigation. Chalk says: "In light of the suggestion made by Camelot that there may be a further challenge to the commission's decision, we decided as a contingency that we needed a heavy-hitter like Gordon Pollock."
Camelot is using a Baker & McKenzie team led by David Fraser alongside David Pannick QC from Blackstone Chambers.
A commission spokesman says: "We were obviously not in a position where we wanted a gap in our legal advice, so we had to do things fairly quickly. Nevertheless, we managed to build a competitive element into our decision."
He would not comment on the decision-making procedure, but a source close to the process says the firms were approached a few days after the ruling and asked to make their cases known.
City firm Lawrence Graham already advises the commission on commercial issues and is responsible for assessing the two bids.
It is believed to be the first time a public body has rejected government lawyers in favour of private practice for this type of work. A source close to the Lottery says: "Ordinarily the government and the Treasury solicitors are very proud of their role in dealing with that kind of thing. Judicial review is quite rare stuff and it's the sort of thing the Government would usually like to have control of."
The commission spokesman says: "We're not bound to use [the Treasury solicitors] – you use the advice that you think fits the occasion."
In the battle to secure the Lottery franchise Harbottle & Lewis is acting for The People's Lottery, and Nabarro Nathanson and CMS Cameron McKenna are advising the Post Office and Camelot respectively in their joint opposing bid.
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Robust all-around motorcycle pants with removable insulating liner.
Slightly higher than normal waist provides good lower back coverage.
Perfect match for the Challenger jacket we reviewed just a couple of weeks ago.
The "classic" Belstaff motorcycle clothing line has been sold and distributed in the U.S.A. by British Motorcycle Gear for several years.
Meanwhile, the Belstaff brand has been undergoing many changes.
So many that it's been hard to keep tabs on the latest version of the product mix...
There are apparently several Belstaff product lines besides what I call the "classic" garments that we know and trust.
There's the Belstaff "fashion" line of faux motorcycle apparel that appears to be aimed at New Urbanites who want to look hip but who would rather slip into a Bimmer than onto a Beemer.
There are rumors of another Belstaff line ready to hit the racks.
And this one may include apparel more functional than the fashion line but with edgier styling.
The British Motorcycle Gear folks are still selling the tried-and-true, "classic", technical and functional lineup that, I think, is the most relevant to webBikeWorld visitors.
In fact, as we discussed in our review of the Challenger jacket, British Motorcycle Gear is committed to the original Belstaff vision.
So they have acquired a large inventory of genuine Belstaff branded products and are selling them via their website (see the Summary table below for the link).
I've been wanting a pair of Pioneer pants for several years and here they are.
There's nothing fancy about them; they're just a good pair of all-around, rugged pants that have been proven over time and will probably serve their owner for many years to come.
Motorcyclists often play the "what if" game with clothing, as in "What if you could only buy one jacket and one pair of pants?".
Then the discussion begins and, of course, can go on for hours with everyone arguing for their own version of what works and what doesn't.
We often get questions from visitors asking to recommend a single jacket or pair of pants that will work in all weather and climates.
Of course, no perfect answer is possible, but, like suggesting a Honda or Toyota to someone who asks for a recommendation for a "good" car, you wouldn't go far wrong by suggesting the Pioneer pants with no regrets.
The Pioneer pants are made from the ubiquitous 500 denier DuPont Cordura fabric, with a double dose on the knees and the seat for good measure.
One interesting feature is the Nomex fire retardant material that's been added to the inner sections of the lower legs to help prevent burns from hot exhaust pipes.
I don't recall ever seeing this fabric, which is used in car racing suits, used this way in motorcycle apparel.
The Cordura in the Pioneer pants is also coated and it's claimed to be breathable with an anti-fraying capability. The attached full-length pant liner is claimed to be waterproof with sealed seams.
I was caught out during the start of a rain storm last week wearing the Pioneer pants and although I didn't spend hours on the Interstate, the pants stayed warm and dry during the entire ride home.
The pants also feature Knox Traumalite protectors in the knees and hips and the hip armor seems thicker than the usual thin foam padding found in most other motorcycle pants of this type.
The knee protectors are especially easy to access via pockets on the front of the pants.
The removable liner is one of the nicest features of the Pioneer pants. It's a nice, thick Thermolite lining that is very comfortable and very warm.
It attaches with a full-length zipper inside the waist and with a combination of a snap and hook-and-loop at the leg cuffs.
This keeps the liner in place and makes the pants feel more "together", especially when putting them on or taking them off.
Some lined pants feel like the liner is too loosely attached to the outer shell, giving an uncomfortable feeling because the two can become misaligned as you're riding or walking, but not these.
The fly uses a YKK zipper and it has a long fabric zipper pull attached.
The pants have a hook-and-loop flap over the zipper and the waist uses a metal hook as a connector. The fly is fully backed with the waterproof fabric, so it shouldn't leak.
The waist is higher than normal in the back, providing good coverage to that crucial area to help maintain warmth.
There are two very nice belt adjusters on either side of the waist with a long strap that comes out of a "hidden" pocket, goes through a D-ring and attaches back on itself with hook-and-loop.
The right side belt has a cool Union Jack attached to the outside. The belts also feature a rubberized handle at the ends, which make it easy to adjust to fit.
The front pockets are edged with highly reflective piping for a total width of about 20 mm (3/4").
Long fabric zipper pulls allow the pockets to be easily opened and the pockets are lined and voluminous, about 18 cm deep and 20.5 cm wide (7" deep and 8" wide).
Down below, each leg cuff has a side zipper that is also edged with the highly reflective fabric.
The zipper opens to about 31 cm (12") and they are backed by the same Cordura material used in the shell, so no water should enter here either.
Another nice feature is the leg cuff cinch straps, which are much better than the normal hook-and-loop strip on most pants of this type.
These have the same type of strap used in the waist.
It feeds through a robust D-ring on the opposite side of the zipper, which allows the legs to be securely fastened. I like this system much better than the basic hook-and-loop strap on other pants, which always seem to come loose.
My feeling is that the pants are designed to be worn alone and not as over-pants, and the legs are designed to be worn over a pair of riding boots.
Thus, the D-ring cuff closure works very nicely to keep everything secured down there but if the pants are worn under the boots, the "loop" section on the cuff would have to be about another 2-3 cm longer to allow me to cinch it up over my rather thin ankles.
The Pioneer pants are comfortable, warm and they offer good levels of protection against the elements and other hazards. I really like the waist belts and the leg cuffs and the Knox armor in the knees and hips.
There's nothing super-stylish about these pants but they're highly functional, well made and they have all the little features that should make them a perfect answer for that "if you only had one" question.
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Your review is spot on with the exception of the fly and YKK zipper. Mine arrived with a Velcro closure instead of a YKK zipper for the fly.
The pants only have only one snap for 'buttoning' the pants closed. It's the weakest point on these pants and that's unfortunate.
The snap easily 'unsnaps' and will most likely do so in the event of a crash. Also, the backside seems overly big, and bunches up in the crotch areas when mounting my bike. Overall, I'm disappointed in the fit."


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I don't like to drink, yet so many people I know have to drink to have a good time, even avoiding doing certain things if they can't drink. Are you like that? Why?
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No, I don't have to drink to have a good time, but I sometimes like to go to the winery etc. It depends on the crowd, function what you are doing etc. There are family gatherings where no one drinks and then sometimes a group of us will go out to dinner and have a pitcher of margaritas. It's all personal taste.
If you are around people who can't have a good time without drinking, perhaps expand your social circle a bit to include activities where drinking is not allowed? I have friends who drink on occasion and others who do not so I plan accordingly.
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No, there are lots of things I enjoy doing that don't require having alcohol. In fact I drink more soda, lemonade, and bottle water.
Drinking for me is a social activity in a festive/party atmosphere or even a dinner for two, watching a game at a sports bar...etc
Even then it's not that alcohol is "required" to have fun its enjoyable if you have your favorite cocktails. I know when I'm on a tropical vacation my wife and I will have some frozen cocktails as we lay on the beach because we simply enjoy the flavor of them while relaxing.
Sometimes a ice cold beer with pizza or nachos just tastes good!
I've never been one of those people who (used) or needed alcohol for the purpose of getting some "liquid courage" to get on the dance floor or be more open and personable in group situations.
Taste is more important to me than any "side effect".
I drink if I'm in the mood not to change my mood.
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No, what exactly will be the point in drinking to have a good time if you get so intoxicated that you do not even remember what the 'good time'really was about or how it went when its all done and over. Ive had countless times of fun times by being sober and not by drinking. It simply can just make you wild and crazy or perharps lose control if you alcohol tolerance level is very low.
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Last Friday I went to Late at Tate Britain, an evening of electronic noise, crystal radio and crochet in the gallery. I only went to see the Vorticists exhibition before it closed, but ended up staying all evening drawing the fun and strange things going on. And I watched some great wartime documentaries: one was called Nightshift and it was about the women working the night shift at munitions factories. They took dinner in the middle of the night and followed it with ballroom dancing. Now THAT is a lunch break.
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On Thursday March 23rd, the day following the appalling terrorist attack in Westminster, a Conservative MP asked Theresa May in the House of Commons, "Does the Prime Minister agree that what happened was not Islamic, just as the murder of Airey Neave was not Christian, and that both were perversions of religion".
Mrs May responded, "I absolutely agree. It is wrong to describe what happened as Islamic terrorism".
We need to identify problems in both the question and the answer. The question makes a completely unjustified religious parallel between the IRA and jihadi terrorists. The IRA were absolutely not fighting in the name of Christianity or seeking to expand its influence. Indeed, this paramilitary organisation's philosophical links plainly derived much from atheistic Marxism. Its aims and motivation were entirely political, namely removing what they saw as colonial rule over the Northern Ireland.
Regarding Mrs May's response to the question, yes of course very many Muslims eschew violence - we gladly recognise that - but it stands reality on its head to argue that there is no connection whatsoever between a certain strain of Islamic teaching and jihadi terrorism.
Following the Westminster atrocity, on Friday March 24th there was held a multi-faith gathering outside Westminster Abbey addressed by the London Central Mosque's Head Imam, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and Sheikh Mohammed Al-Hilli.
Sheikh Khalifa Ezzat from the Central Mosque said of terrorists, "We condemn … those criminals. We should not link them with Islam, because Islam … calls for peace, co-existence and tolerance".
We of course welcome this condemnation of terror, and as Christians we love our Muslim neighbours and always seek friendly relations, but the imam's statement that Islam calls for peace, co-existence and tolerance between faiths is undermined by sharia law's declaration of the death penalty for converts from Islam to Christianity, and by the grave difficulties faced by Christians in many part of the Islamic world (e.g. in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia).
Also, again whilst desiring amicable relations with other faiths, this does not mean that every kind of national occasion (including tragedies) must now be marked with some kind of multi-faith response and ceremony. Has it now become an act of prejudice, bigotry and division to be distinctly Christian in our national life?
One cannot help but notice that the political establishment, the media and the general public in Britain are becoming more and more immersed in the notion that people of all religions and none share a common set of values, and it is this common ground which is holding the nation together and which will make us defeat terrorism.
There seems to be no comprehension of the exclusive claims of the Lord Jesus Christ or of the reality of His government of the nations (Matthew 28:18). Nor is there any understanding of the utter incompatibility of other religions with Biblical Christianity. Few in high places seem willing to acknowledge that Britain is such an attractive place for people of other faiths to come and settle precisely because of the influence of historic evangelicalism, which in the past has played such a pivotal role in the development of our parliamentary democracy, many wholesome institutions and general high quality of life.
Our terrified secular society is looking for security in an embracing of religious and cultural diversity, whereas national well-being is only to be found in embracing the truth of Jesus Christ. The peace, stability and security of this nation is not a function of the politically correct values shared by those in a secularist-led multicultural/multi-faith society. The destiny of nations is determined by the one true Trinitarian God, and He alone can exalt the nation which is righteous before Him.
What liberal secularists and those of other religions, and of none, need in modern Britain is not more worship at the politically correct altar of diversity, but a turning in repentance and faith to the only Saviour of men, the Lord Jesus Christ. Just as the powerful preaching of the gospel of personal salvation in the 18th century saved this nation from violent revolution such as occurred in France, so today, Britain's only hope is the gospel of Jesus Christ crucified for sinners.
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The Zimbabwe Vigil, is three years old this week. Each Saturday, come rain or shine, Zimbabwean exiles and their supporters, have gathered outside the the Zimbawean High Commission in the Strand to appeal for free and fair elections and the respect of basic human rights in Zimbabwe. Many Catholic justice and peace groups and members of other churches have lent their support to the vigil. Archbishop Pius Ncube of Bulawayo has lead prayers there on each of his recent visits to the UK. There are two events to mark the anniversary. Tomorrow, at 3pm, MP Kate Hoey, chair of the all-party Parliamentary Group on Zimbabwe will present the Vigil petition to 10 Downing Street, calling on Mr Blair to bring the Zimbabwe situation to the attention of the UN Security Council. The organisers have appealed for supporters to take part in the symbolic 'walk to work' from the Zimbabwe Embassy in the Strand to Downing Street to present the petition. The walk is is in solidarity with those in Zimbabwe, including the leader of the Zimbabwean opposition Movement of Democratic Change, Morgan Tsvangirai, who has been walking five miles to work from his home to his office in Harare each day in solidarity with people suffering from the collapsing economy. Last week an MDC MP and about 20 supporters were arrested on a walk to work and accused of demonstrating against the government. At 1.45pm, demonstrators will meet at Zimbabwe Embassy, 429 Strand, London WC2 (nearest station: Charing Cross). The group will start walking to 10 Downing Street at 2.15pm Kate Hoey will join the group and with six others to present the petition to 10 Downing Street at 3pm. The official Third Anniversary of the Zimbabwe Vigil is on Saturday, 15 October, meeting from 2-6pm. For more information see: www.zimvigil.co.uk


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I have a question about visiting Milford Sound, but first I'll set the stage: couple from California, mid-60s, first trip to NZ, no driving, arriving and departing Auckland. Have been creating and rejecting itineraries like crazy.
This would probably be Nov/Dec time frame, possibly March.
Arrive Auckland, immediately fly on to Queenstown- 5 nights.
Fly to Wellington- 3 nights.
Fly to Rotorua- 3 nights.
Bus to Auckland- 4/5 nights.
So here's the question- we're already at 4 locations, really don't want to add more. But when I see that doing a day trip to Milford Sound is a 12 hr trip- long ride there on the coach, a fairly short visit- time for the cruise and I guess a look around, then get back on for the ride back.
I thought spending a night would be preferable, but the two places to stay at Milford don't sound enticing. What about staying a night or two at Te Anau? Is that a nice place to arrive from QT, enjoy the area, go to Milford the next morning, then back to QT later in the day. Oh heck, what would we do with our stuff? Just trying to figure out a way to avoid that long day on the bus, and also not be so rushed at Milford. Thoughts?
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Milford Sound day trip sounds like too long a day!
I have a question about visiting Milford Sound, but first I'll set the stage: couple from California, mid-60s, first trip to NZ, no driving, arriving and departing Auckland. Have been creating and rejecting itineraries like crazy.
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What will you do with your stuff? Do you mean you'd like to leave your suitcases in Queenstown while you travel for two days to Te Anau, from where you'll take a day tour and cruise of Milford Sound? If you're returning to the same hotel in Queenstown, they would probably store your luggage for you. If not, email different accommodations until you find one that will.
On our first trip to Milford Sound 19 years ago, we did a bus tour from Queenstown because we planned to overnight on the boat, and then fly back the next morning. Even though we checked out of our room, the hotel was happy to store our luggage until our return.
On one trip to Perth, West Australia, a hotel stored our luggage for a week free-of-charge, while we flew off to Exmouth and back.
Te Anau is on Lake Te Anau. Without a car, you could walk along the lake to the Te Anau Bird Sanctuary, take a glow worm tour, go to Fiordland Cinema, eat a pie from Miles Better Pies, enjoy the lakeside ambience. It's a pretty, small town (population under 2,000), so completely different from the other, larger, busier places you plan to visit. Did you look at the Intercity bus schedule? Naked Bus also travels Q'town to Te Anau, but their schedules don't go out as far.
Checking a random day in March 2017, Intercity Bus has a direct bus from Queenstown to Te Anau, leaving at 7:20 a.m. arriving TA at 9:45 am. The return bus to Queenstown leaves Te Anau at 5:15 p.m. and arrives Q'town at 7:45 p.m. Even though this is a short trip, less than 2.5 hours, I was surprised at how high the fare was, but this could change in a few months. I've traveled on Intercity bus from Dunedin to Te Anau, which is a longer trip and only paid a third as much. Naked Bus would be cheaper.
Some of the Milford Sound coach tours will take you from Queenstown to Milford Sound and leave you at Te Anau on the way back, if you let them know ahead of time, that is, if you'd like to overnight in Te Anau. The coach tours make scenic and "comfort" stops, though I would ask ahead of time if you're concerned about this.
Here's links to a couple of the many companies that do coach tours to Milford Sound:
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You can fly from Queenstown to Milford Sound to avoid the drive. We enjoyed the flight more than the cruise.
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I agree the bus trip from QT is entirely too long, especially as the bulk of it is spent on the bus and not exploring Milford Road which has a treasure trove of fantastic walking tracks.
We always base ourselves in Te Anau, Manapouri or Knob's Flat. This enables us to spend a few days exploring the tracks, and wander into Milford if we're so inclined.
I always suggest self-drive, which is THE way to see the SI, but as you seem to have made up your mind, do be aware that the same buses that take passengers from QT to Milford stop in Te Anau and will pick you up/drop you off there - you need only book it that way and get pick up instructions. Doing so will shave four hours off the bus journey.
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I've done the bus trip. It was fine. Someone else is driving. You make a few stops along the way.
I've also done the hike in on the Milford Track, and no one was interested in Mitre Peak or the cruise afterwards!
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I like the idea of getting dropped off in Te Anau on the way back- or maybe the way there. Still not sure what order of things make sense.
Where did you all stay in Te Anau? Nice to start with a recommendation.
Will also consider the flight, although it is so pricey. Have to weigh that- including the scenery- to a few more hours on the bus!
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In Te Anau we like The Croft, Birchwood Cottages and Amber Court Motel.
As you're flying into Queenstown - assuming you arrive by mid-afternoon or so, why not collect the rental car and head immediately to Te Anau for a couple of nights? The bus to Milford can collect you from there one of the days you're in Te Anau, and then you can drive to Queenstown at your leisure, where you can spend how every many nights. This will prevent you having to stay in QT twice.
Or, you can drive yourself to Milford and forgo the bus altogether (that's what we do).
Oops, forgot you don't want to drive. Bummer. So much easier.
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and the drive to Te Anau is very easy - we did it a couple of years ago en route to the Doubtful Sound cruise [less driving, possibly not as scenic] - and there were no problems at all.
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I like the idea of going straight to Te Anau after arriving Queenstown airport. Will look into buses, but does anyone know of a car/driver to whisk us there? Would be kind of a splurge but at that point we'd have been on the flight from the US to Auckland, and then to Queenstown.
Now I'm thinking we might need 3 nights in Te Anau; otherwise we'd be doing the Milford Sound trip the day after our arrival. Would that be overkill?
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Nope, not overkill. We routinely spend three nights in Te Anau - gives us two full days to explore, which is how we like it.
Don't know about 'whisking' as QT to Te Anau is about a two hour drive, but here are some options for private transport:
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I would probably rest up in Queenstown the day you arrive. The restaurants and weather also tend to be better than in Te Anau.
Then catch a bus/tour the next day.
Or, tracknet.net may be able to arrange the whole thing for you.
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thank you, I had found the limo transport site, but was hoping to find "a guy with a car".
The idea of going straight to Te Anau was to avoid 2 stays in Queenstown.
With 3 nights we could do the glow worms and stroll around and see the local sights the first full day, then go to the Sound the second full day, then head to QT the next morning.
Please let me know if any refinements to this make sense!
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You are willing to splurge on a private car/driver, but not the coach/cruise/fly option from Queenstown? It's the best of both worlds! You get all the commentary and scenic stops and walks on the way to Milford. Then see it all from above on the scenic flight back!
Then you have the rest of the day to do other things.
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Yeah, a private driver is going to cost a mint. My understanding is that drivers in NZ need a special license to transport passengers commercially, so I doubt you'll find a 'guy with a car' (although I've been known to pick up hitchhikers in NZ, but they're not usually loaded down with luggage).
I suspect you'll find a bus the most economical option.
If you choose your hotel wisely, you can get around in Te Anau on foot, but if you want to get out to some tracks, you'll need shuttle/bus transport again.
As for taking walks on the way to Milford while on the bus...they're very limited, as in overlooks and short strolls and are done en masse. For any real hiking (assuming that even appeals to you) you'll need wheels of some sort - either your own, which I doubt I can talk you into - or a shuttle as in the link provided by mlgb.
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I'm very saddened by the recent story that I read on Fan of the Fan: Art 180 ordered to remove portraits from Monument Avenue. With all the excitement regarding the art projects happening right now in the city, I believe this is a disappointing step backward. This is my first year working with Art 180 and I can tell you first-hand that the program is amazing and the What Do You Stand For art project should be on full display on Monument Ave.
Here is the email from Marlene Paul, co-founder and executive director of Art 180
Despite the enormous outpouring of positive comments we've heard about our Monument Avenue exhibition–and the great photo on the front page of yesterday's Times-Dispatch, we have been ordered to remove them by Friday.
This is a shock and disappointment, given that we have been working since last summer to follow protocol and seek the necessary approval, and we have a permit from the City's Department of Public Works for them to remain on Monument until May 4.
Some of our fellow citizens feel that we should never have been granted permission to display the portraits on The Grand Avenue, and this is a case of people w/ money and influence vetoing City authority–where is the fairness in that? I spoke directly with one of these unhappy Monument residents, who had already contacted the Mayor's office and won over Councilman Charles Samuels (who is, conveniently, up for reelection in a hotly-contested race). This one resident is apparently not alone, as there have been other complaints to City Hall. I don't know how many, and I am struggling to understand why their voices can cause the revocation of a legally obtained permit. I am equal parts outraged, brokenhearted, exasperated, and proud that the portraits are on Monument right now, regardless of how long they stay.


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"Mechanical" Issues- would love some advice
My husband and I decided to start trying for a baby a couple of months ago. we have a good sex life, however, since my husband is a heavy set guy we can really only do me on top and I'm concerned that his well, smaller size man parts might be an issue in regards to trying to conceive (sometimes he slips out and I'm wondering if the swimmers are getting where they need to go).
Has this been an issue for anyone else? how did everything work out for you? I know that it's early in the game for us but I wanted to get a feel on this issue before months and months have passed by.
Any advice would be appreciated!
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I don't think it should be an issue. Ejaculation shoots up and I know I got pregnant on top when I got pregnant with ds but you may want to post this on the actual board so you can get more of a response. Gl and welcome
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hopingfor2bri is right. I am still trying to concieve my first baby. I wish you all the luck you just have to keep trying. I am praying for you all!
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Sperm are made to shoot up there so I don't think it would be a problem, but I'm not a doctor. My DH is a pretty heavy guy too and we usually do me on top. We haven't gotten a BFP yet but I think that's because of issues on my end.
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