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When I was younger, I believed in History, like everybody else. Then I was educated out of it. Now I believe in it again. Not as a great abstract natural force, but as a product of the human herding instinct. We all, during periods of human existence, play our own part in it, like it or not. It doesn't matter whether we are pro-History or anti-History, we play our part in its inexorable progress, just as the mythical Canute/Cnut played his.
Until we give up on the idea, we are thrill-seekers and some of us reach positions of influence – perhaps even real power – where our vanity or ego becomes all too aware of its place in History. We feel that we are shaping it. But we are also being shaped. We allow our destiny to become shaped. We are moved along by it but, at the same time, we play our part.
In the same way, those of us who gave up on thrill-seeking early on and are content to earn our crust, play a part. History cannot progress without us. It needs us to staff the offices, man the tills, drive the lorries, deliver the goods, hire the staff, clean the toilets, repair the lifts. It needs us to slide the shells into the breech, fuel the aircraft, operate the drones, analyse the intelligence. Without us, the thrill-seekers cannot feed the furnace of History.
And those of us who stand against it – antagonistic from birth, or burning with moral indignation – are no less the shapers of History. Like tiny fish, whose silver flanks turn first and steer the shoal, our action works towards a greater outcome. Like the wing of the distant butterfly, we cannot be isolated from the world that surrounds us and from its progress.
None of us are wasting time in this great spreading universe. A game-plan, a strategy, a conversation in a shop or words exchanged waiting for a train, a fragment written in the night, all these things work towards the turning of the shoal, the murmuration of the flock, the wandering of the grazing herd. Every moment, every breath we take, is a place in History.


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Copyright 2008 Dance Magazine, Inc.
Published: April 5, 2008Category: profile
The many dimensions of Wendy Oliver: dancer, educator, choreographer, scholar
By Rachel Straus One doesn't always think of the earthy, egalitarian, and nonsexist tenets of contact improvisation as leading to the hallowed halls of academia. But these indeed are the philosophical underpinnings for Wendy Oliver's paper on body image that she will deliver to educators this month at the AAHPERD national convention, where she will be honored as National Dance Association's 2008 Scholar/Artist. The story of Oliver's journey from English major at Grinnell College in Iowa, to Minneapolis dance teacher and performer, to Rhode Island based dance scholar, curriculum expert, and professor of dance and women's studies at Providence College, demonstrates how far dance has come as an academic form of study. Born in New York City and raised in Los Angeles and Princeton, New Jersey, Oliver describes herself as someone who intuitively follows her interests. She didn't begin dancing until after college, and she was drawn to contact improvisation because "there were no prescribed gender roles, so there was this idea of endless possibilities." As one of the founding members of Contactworks, a performing collective in Minneapolis begun in the 1970s, Oliver relished the call to collaborative creativity championed by the nascent field. "You had a sense of creating something together," says Oliver. "It was enriching in the sense of building community." As a young woman influenced by feminism, she added, "we were very much trying to be a new kind of woman dancer" that could "be equal with men--and we lifted them." Oliver's first contact improvisation teacher was Marcy Cerny at Minneapolis' Guild for the Performing Arts. She also studied with Nancy Stark Smith at the Naropa Institute (now Naropa University), with Nancy Hauser, a Hanya Holm descendent, and later in New York at the studios of Merce Cunningham, Trisha Brown, and Viola Farber. She taught contact improvisation classes at University of Minnesota, in private studios, and workshops at seven midwestern colleges. But in 1983, after nearly a decade of performing and teaching dance in Minneapolis, Oliver felt stymied. "I was just dancing," she says, "and I needed some perspective." She found it at Temple University, where she earned an MFA and a presidential fellowship. "I got a whole spectrum of information around everything to do with dancing and culture and the body. I was so excited, like a kid in a candy store." Oliver also found a mentor in Sarah Hilsendager, who was then chair of the Temple dance department. "Her course got me thinking about curriculum development," Oliver says, and becoming a "multidimensional" educator, who could draw from other disciplines, such as art history, writing composition, and psychology. Oliver went on to receive an Ed.D. at Columbia University. Her research on how to teach students to critique and write about dance earned her the Teacher's College 1993 outstanding doctoral candidate award. Today, the subject of her dissertation and three decades of experience--teaching dance technique, dance writing, dance composition, dance history, and pedagogy--is taking shape in a book tentatively titled Dance Writing Handbook. Unlike some dance academics, Oliver never exchanged work in the dance studio for full-time lecturing in front of a chalkboard. "One thing I love about my job," she says, "is that I'm expected to choreograph." As the director of the Providence College Dance Company, her choreographed works number 50. As the chair of the college's Department of Theatre, Dance and Film (since 2002) she oversees the development of an interdisciplinary arts curriculum that includes a dance minor. Though Oliver teaches fewer courses than in the past because of her chairmanship duties, her interests--developing new ways for K-12 to college-level students to appreciate dance, writing about how mass culture affects women, looking at female artists' aesthetics, and continuously choreographing-are all a part of a larger piece: developing a passion for dance in the next generation. What better place to employ that ideal than with her 100-plus Providence College students, whom she helps foster a healthy appreciation for their bodies--regardless of whether they correspond to the ideals of the professional ballet world. At the NDA conference this month, Oliver will present her paper "Body Image in the Dance Class" (which will concurrently appear in the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance), in which she addresses recent research findings of how dance students are affected by conventional dance training. This training includes continual use of mirrors, demands or pressures to slim down, and requirements to wear body-revealing clothing. According to Oliver's findings, these aspects of the conservatory tradition foster a negative body image. "Some teachers may say," explains Oliver, "'it's really important to me that my students dress a certain way in class so that I can see their bodies.' Or there might be other people who say, 'well, what's most important to me is my students' physical and mental well-being. I'm going to try to do what the research says and see where that leads me.' This is where I'm at." We are all familiar with the litany of reasons that dance deserves a place at the educational table. However, there is one area where we cannot claim to have a definitively positive effect on our students: body image. While dance should enhance self-esteem, it more often correlates with problematic behaviors. Anecdotal evidence of negative body image among dancers abounds. Our society places enormous pressure upon us to look and act in culturally acceptable ways. Although women are the main recipients of this pressure, men are not immune to it. Looking slim, well-proportioned, toned and young are all valued physical traits in our society--especially in the dance world. Research in dance medicine, psychology, somatics, and gender studies gives us a context for examining our own teaching practices.
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Economic concerns weighed more heavily on consumers' mood to spend in Florida and nationwide in June, according to separate surveys released Tuesday.
Economic concerns weighed more heavily on consumers' mood to spend in Florida and nationwide in June, according to separate surveys released Tuesday.
Consumer confidence in Florida dropped for the fourth time in five months to 66 in June, down two points, according to a University of Florida survey. It was the lowest level since August 2010.
The Conference Board's national index dropped from 61.7 in May to 58.5 in June, a seven-month low, The Associated Press reported.
The Florida survey is benchmarked to a 1966 level of 100 and the U.S. survey to a 1985 level of 100, and so they do not reflect comparable levels of confidence.
Confidence in Florida was especially down among senior citizens, with a 7.25-point drop. Seniors may be anticipating cuts to Social Security and Medicare as a result of budget adjustments as the deadline to raise the national debt ceiling approaches, according to Chris McCarty, director of UF's Survey Research Center in the Bureau of Economic and Business Research.
National and international conditions may also have led to the decline, McCarty said. U.S. unemployed was up to 9.1 percent and the debt crisis in Greece and Europe is causing instability in worldwide markets.
Four of five index components were down in June, the largest drop being in perceptions of U.S. economic conditions over the next year, which fell seven points to 61.
Also down were perceptions over five years, expectations of personal finances a year from now and confidence in purchasing big-ticket items. Perceptions of personal finances now compared to a year ago rose a point to 53.
McCarty anticipates Florida confidence to stay in the middle to upper 60s and possibly decline further as details of a debt ceiling budget deal are revealed.
Continuing worries about high unemployment and stagnating wages brought down the national confidence level, the AP reported.


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Thoughts on Video Content/
David Smith, a (local!) iOS developer I really admire, recently started doing a series called As I Learn WatchKit documenting his experiences developing for the Apple Watch. He's also been experimenting with video posts, which got me thinking about video as a medium for conveying information in general. (Most of my thoughts about video could be applied to audio as well.)
I'm really of two minds about this. On one hand, video can be great for demonstrating things visually that are hard to describe in words. (The old adage "A picture is worth a thousand words" exists for a reason.) Video can also help to present complex topics, because information is conveyed relatively slowly in a structured narrative. (I'm imagining a great lecture by a talented professor, for example.)
On the other, text has a lot of advantages over video. It's searchable, and if you're looking for a specific piece of information, it's easy to skip right to it. Most people also read more quickly than the spoken word, meaning it's possible absorb more information quickly in written form. You can also skim the text to see if it's what you're looking for before spending the time to absorb the whole thing.
I often finding myself referring to ASCIIwwdc when I need to refer to Apple's WWDC sessions. The sessions are fantastic, and in general I highly recommend watching the videos, but there are times when I just need to grab a quick snippet of information. Without searchable text, I'd be stuck scanning through sessions looking for what I need. Moreover, I'll often use the text as the starting point to see if a particular session covers what I think it covers, so I don't accidentally spend an hour watching the wrong one.
Similarly, I sometimes find myself clicking on a link on the Washington Post web site, only to discover it's a piece of video content. When that happens, I'll usually close the tab. With text, I often want to scan the start of the article before I'm sure I want to read the whole thing in detail. With video, there's no good way to do that, and so I bail out unless it's a topic I'm extremely interested in.
On the whole, I think I enjoy audio and video most for two kinds of content: narrative (e.g. movies or documentaries) and discussion (e.g. a podcast). In both cases, the experience of watching or listening to the content is usually as much the point as the content itself. For example, a big part of why I enjoy listening to ATP is the back-and-forth between Marco, John, and Casey. It wouldn't be as much fun in written form, and I think would lose a lot of the nuance conveyed by hearing their actual voices. But even in that case, I've occasionally found myself wishing for a transcript of ATP shows to refer back to a particular point.
Of course, a transcript isn't practical in most cases - they're time-consuming and/or expensive to generate. A companion article would usually be needlessly duplicative. So, what to do in cases where you want to use video? I suggest providing a short outline of the video's contents. Key terms helps with search, and an outline lets users do a quick scan of the content before committing to watching the whole thing. Even better, the outline could contain rough time indices, so it's possible to skip to a particular section of the video. In many ways, the outline would function similarly to the show notes published by some podcasts. Hopefully, that would give viewers the best of both worlds without generating too much overhead for the video producer.


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Here's the progress on the equine portrait. Please pardon the dark and skewed photos. Things are moving along slowly but surely. The top photo was taken after about 40 hours of work on the project, including sketch time. The second photo was taken after a day of hard work at the drafting table. As you can see this requires some serious patience. We all know how good I am at being patient too. My cheek hurts from my tongue pressing so hard on it after that statement.
Well, I hear the Strathmore 500 Bristol calling me. That's the paper I use if you didn't catch that. Maybe I'll finish the mare's nose today! Patience is a virtue. At least I can work in my robe and fuzzy slippers. Are you jealous?
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So I am the mother of a child of the noughties. A child who, according to the Times, is likely to find herself facing the following issues due, in part, to the death of feminism. The article says, "The Noughties has left a generation of girls feeling puzzled and scared. They don't know whether to be fat or thin, drunk or sober, clever or stupid. Why work hard to be a doctor or a lawyer when you can marry a banker or a footballer? A recent study, published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, covering the period 1987-2006, revealed that 15-year-old girls were suffering increased psychological stress. The pressures of getting to a top university and at the same time looking like Kate Moss have led to anorexia and binge-drinking. In this weird age of bleary celebrity, positive role models are few and far between.
That role model, of course, used to be feminism. Where, in this open dishwasher of female emotion, has feminism gone? Well, feminism just… went away. Feminism was last seen in the Celebrity Big Brother household: an old, grumpy Germaine Greer swaddled up like a boiler. For this generation, feminism had become little more than hairy patches and a weird preoccupation with one's vagina. The closest anyone comes to saying anything these days is: "I'm not a feminist, but…" "
I smile but wince at the same time. I know that to a certain extent this is true. Third Wave feminism as espoused by Naomi Woolf has passed these girls by, whilst at the same time contributing to the contradictions.
Yet throughout the decade there has been one source of advice and comfort for these girls. Teaching them how to juggle the expectations and become slightly better human beings. Whilst their primary carers may have been pre-occupied with their own depression, messy relationships and career building they have had the teen movie. During the noughties there was the full development of teenage chick flicks, which kind of took the Brat Pack movie and domesticated it for a younger audience. Having a daughter of a certain age that I would regularly watch movies with, as a way of connecting, I have seen most of these films. Here are my pick of the decade. In no particular order apart from the top two which v. much do rate as the best and second best of the decade in my view.
1) Juno (2007) – This story of a teenager who gets pregnant before they are ready is definately one of the films of the decade for any age, even though it is intended as a teenage chick flick. In many ways it is up there with Breakfast Club.
2) Legally Blonde (2001)- The story of the bimbo who blags her way into uni and then uses her knowledge of both the beauty industry and the law is in its own way the film that sums up the decade and how to handle it for young women. It also, though, sums up soooo much why they have the study hard, look good problems the article was referring to.
The other key ones in no particular order
3) Twilight and New Moon (2008) and (2009) – Amongst other things they have an interesting take on celibacy, depression and difference.
4) St. Trinians (2007) – It returned and gave a facinating insight into the range of sub-cultures to which teenage girls belonged in the noughties.
5) Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) – This one is fun and has a good soundtrack. Also shows facinating picture of the relationship between the teenage binge drinker and her best friend who ends up looking after her.
6) Mean Girls (2004) – Another morality play based around sub-cultures.
7) House Bunny (2008) – Difficult one morally as it promotes Playboy and Hugh Heffener but it also has a "be yourself" type storyline going on. Difficult to actually dislike, even if you find the promotion of Playboy and porn appalling.
8) Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008) – It was the British version of the teenage chickflick. Unsettling viewing for a parent; just so much nearer the truth than the US films.
9) Princess Diaries (2001) and Princess Diaries 2 (2004) – Worth seeing it for the oh so worthy side-kick character and for Julie Andrews returning to top form.
10) Wildchild (2008) – Had the mix of English realism with US fantasy in a morality tale about a girl who turns it around at boarding school. Worth seeing it just for the English kids trying to get served in the off licence and then blowing it when they ask for a Creme Egg.


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If your bucket list includes seeing the Great Sphinx of Giza and floating weightlessly on the Dead Sea, then it's time you zipped on over to the Middle East.
Whether you wanna leap like Aladdin through Cairo, stroll through 2,000 year old Roman ruins in Israel or fill up on Turkish kebabs and baklava in Istanbul, the Middle East has a world of exoticness (yup, that's a word) to offer.
So jump on a Geckos Middle East tour and ride the camels in Morocco, meet dead Kings in Luxor, visit the holy sites in Israel and feel like Indiana Jones in Petra, while you let the Middle East's world of wonders take you away.
Our tours in The Middle East
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Egypt Unearthed
Egypt & Jordan Highlights
Epic Egypt, Jordan, Israel & the Palestinian Territories
Journey to Jordan, Israel & the Palestinian Territories
Essential Israel & the Palestinian Territories
Highlight Experiences on our Middle East tours
Soak up history in Petra
Get your Indiana Jones on as you soak up ancient history in Petra. Explore the sloping archaeological city and World Heritage Site, surrounded by rocky mountains and sand.
Spend a night on the Nile
Spend a night sailing down the Nile on our super, awesome felucca. What's a felucca you ask? Only a really cool, traditional sail boat, that will be so Instagrammable – thank us later.
Float in the Dead Sea
When you think of the Middle East, a beach holiday might not be the first thing that springs to mind. But, pack that bikini so you don't miss out on floating in in the salty waters of the Dead Sea.
Camp with the camels
Is there anything that screams Middle East more than riding a camel in the Sahara Desert? Yeah, we thought not. Top off your sunset ride with a spot of camping under the desert sky. Winning.
Go underground in Cappadocia
You might've seen vids of hot air balloons in Cappadocia, but did you know about the 36 underground cities? Take a tour of 3,500-year-old Kaymakli, carved into the earth by the Hittites.
Get lost in Istanbul
Get to know Istanbul from the inside as you get (deliberately) lost in the maze of bustling backstreets – all under the watchful eye of your local leader, who'll show you the coolest spots.
Our destinations for Middle East tours
Why we love The Middle East
- White Widow: Instead of wearing black for mourning, Moroccan widows wear white for 40 days after their husbands pass away.
- Double pretty: Not only can they survive two month without water, camels have two rows of eyelashes.
- Birthplace of civilisation: Ancient Mesopotamia covers areas of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey.
- Float on, friends: A bowling ball floats in the Dead Sea.
- Continuous capitals: One of the world's oldest cities, Amman has been inhabited since 7000BC.
Middle East Travel stories
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7 essentials to pack for your Moroccan adventure
Packing can suck. Especially when you are travelling to a destination whose...
Dec 13, 2017
An unforgettable night in the Sahara
Camels, mint tea, and sleeping under the stars? Yes please.
Jul 11, 2017
9 reasons you should seriously consider...
The land of pharaohs and pyramids certainly doesn't need an introduction
May 19, 2017
5 natural wonders you have to check out in Morocco
Desert, mountains, and a whole bunch more
Jun 01, 2016
Snowboarding in Iran: turns out it's a thing
One traveller. One snowboard. One Iran. Much epic powder
Apr 29, 2016
6 countries you should totally visit before...
Foreeeevver young. I want to be, forever young
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Trip Reviews
Jordan Journey, September 2018
Jade Storch
If you have ever wanted to go to Jordan do yourself a favour and DO IT! Felt safe the entire time! All your dreams come true
Review submitted 19 Sep 2018
Essential Israel & the Palestinian Territories, July 2018
Leah Heinz
This tour is a fantastic introduction to the crazy religious intersection of Israel and the history and culture of the country. The days are filled with every site you'd want to see and more that you probably werent even aware of - all guided with excellent historical knowledge, and visits broken up with secret street food and drink stops. With accomodation in excellent central locations and helpful tips from the guides your sparetime is filled with amazing exploring, food and fun cultural interactions...yes i mean shopping!
Review submitted 17 Sep 2018
Egypt Unearthed, September 2018
Amber Sprengers
Egypt is definitly worth visiting, it has so many wonderful places. I met many great people, stayed at nice places and loved the food. Egypt is also safe to visit and I would recommend this trip for sure!
Review submitted 16 Sep 2018
Egypt Unearthed, September 2018
Jade Storch
I recommend this trip for anyone who has ever considered doing Egypt. Always felt safe! Great food and accommodation. Lots and lots more to see then just the pyramids.
Review submitted 14 Sep 2018
Egypt Unearthed, September 2018
Jason Nguyen
Egypt is a great country with amazing historical sites, and doing it in a tour makes the trip feel extremely safe. Amr was a brilliant tour manager!
Review submitted 13 Sep 2018
Egypt Unearthed, September 2018
Madeleine Lynch
I had the most amazing time on my trip to Egypt! I loved the small group size, local guide and activities both included and optional. I felt incredibly safe the whole time, the private transfers and train carriages helped with that! I'm blown away by the amazing things Egypt has to offer!
Review submitted 13 Sep 2018
Egypt Unearthed, September 2018
Alsa Padayachee
A great itinerary packing in the highlights of Egypt. Amr our guide was absolutely amazing.
Review submitted 13 Sep 2018
Egypt Unearthed, August 2018
Sonia Shetty
Geckos is a great way to travel and take on some intimidating trips on your own. It was wonderful to meet new people who have the same views towards travelling, and provides a really great way to see the best of a country. It is not at all like a school trip and there is lots of freedom involved which is appreciated.
Review submitted 27 Aug 2018
Jordan Journey, August 2018
Sara Genicco
Pack you luggage and travel with Geckos Adventures, an experience you will never forget!
Review submitted 26 Aug 2018
Egypt Unearthed, August 2018
Charlotte Newman
I thoroughly enjoyed this trip. It included everything you could want to see in the Middle East. It was exhausting at times but the trip leaders made it easy for you in a daily basis. A fantastic place of the world to visit!
Review submitted 19 Aug 2018
Egypt Unearthed, August 2018
Emma Calley
Egypt Unearthed was a fantastic way to experience the sights of the vibrant country in safety and comfort. Our trip leader Maged was absolutely awesome and ensured we were all happy and safe throughout. I'd recommend doing this trip if you're a seasoned traveller with an open mind!
Review submitted 18 Aug 2018
Egypt Unearthed, July 2018
Morgan Harrington
This trip is absolutely amazing. The scenery is balanced with historical information in such a way that it makes the guiding feel less like a history lesson. I was eager to hear about our sites as we were there. Prepare to be shamelessly approached by shop owners and souvenir-sellers peddling their wears. Keeping a straight face and ignoring was very hard for me. BRING MORE MONEY THAN YOU THINK YOU'LL NEED, especially if you're like me and find no pleasure in haggling. The best souvenir shops are toward the end of the trip and can be pricey, but the items are genuine. Due to budget I held off and bought souvenirs from the cheaper market shops near the hotel and they broke in my suitcase since the material was so cheap. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. I would pack powdered gatorade in my suitcase next time to help with electrolyte replenishment.
Review submitted 17 Aug 2018
Egypt Unearthed, July 2018
Brittany Bull
Loved the small group numbers and local interaction! Would recommend 100%
Review submitted 13 Aug 2018
Egypt Unearthed, July 2018
Cheyenne Labas
This tour was a really great way to see the sights of Egypt! It wasn't to full on, there was plenty of spare time to rest or shop at the bazaars. The locals are so friendly and you get a great insight on how the locals lives are like.
Review submitted 13 Aug 2018
Egypt Unearthed, July 2018
Tory Caccia
Geckos Adventures makes traveling the world easy and stress free.
Review submitted 09 Aug 2018
Essential Israel & the Palestinian Territories, July 2018
Clara Murphy
Felt very safe in Israel and Jordan, returned with fantastic experiences and non- biased knowledge of the Middle- Eastern history, politics, architecture, religions and cultures. Highly recommend.
Review submitted 07 Aug 2018
Egypt Unearthed, July 2018
Eric Ostling
If it's your first time traveling, or you dont have the money to do this very often, make sure you dont waste a single second of your trip. Party every night, get up bright and early every day. You can sleep again when you get back home.
Review submitted 02 Aug 2018
Egypt Unearthed, July 2018
Mia Schmitz
Geckos is awesome for people that really want to get in touch with the culture and really see what life is like in each place.
Review submitted 26 Jul 2018
Egypt Unearthed, July 2018
georgia gray
Honestly the best tour to open your eyes to the world, from Ancient Egypt to Petra to the Wailing Wall in Israel, this tour really shows you the Middle East in a safe and friendly way. Giving you lot's of activities and destinations throughout each country you get a real taste and you will want to come back for more. Loved every second of it.
Review submitted 25 Jul 2018
Egypt Unearthed, July 2018
Samantha Ripoll
This trip blew all expectations out of the water! I had such a great time and learnt so much about the Middle East. Must see tour in some must see countries!
Review submitted 24 Jul 2018
Egypt Unearthed, July 2018
Dana Christensen
Egypt unearthed covered everything you needed to see in Egypt and more. Our tour guide Mohammad was amazing and really looked after us. Travelled with an awesome group of people who will be long life friends
Review submitted 23 Jul 2018
Egypt Unearthed, July 2018
Joshua Schneider
My Egypt and Jordan highlights trip was phenomenal; safety was never an issue, excellent guides, great food and accommodation. Geckos, I'll be back!
Review submitted 19 Jul 2018
Egypt Unearthed, July 2018
Jack Westley
We had an amazing time on our tour through Egypt with Gecko! We 100% recommend it to anyway thinking of embarking on this awesome trip.
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THOUSANDS of BHS workers have been given a stay of execution after it emerged that the department store chain's remaining 57 shops will be kept open longer than planned.
Administrators had put a deadline of August 20 for all outlets to close, but this has been provisionally extended to August 28.
Duff & Phelps and FRP Advisory will keep the stores, which include Fareham and Chichester, open until stock has run out as they look to maximise returns. Staff at Fareham and Chichester said they expect to close on Saturday. Workers will be paid until the stores close.


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2018 Iowa Blues Hall of Fame
By Jen on April 8, 2018
Video and photo memories from the 2018 Iowa Blues Hall of Fame Induction Celebration!MORE >>
24th Winter Blues Fest – Video & Photos
By Jen on March 5, 2018
24th Winter Blues Fest – Video Playlists Jay Gilliam captured and compiled a playlist of videos from each of the Winter Blues Fest performers 24th Winter Blues Fest – Photos by Jen Taylor & Kit LancasterMORE >>
CIBS 25th Anniversary Party!
By Jen on July 28, 2017
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22! JC Anderson Band Revisited • Iowa Blues Hall of Fame All Star Band • Bob Pace Band • The Soul Searchers • Malcolm Wells & The Two Timers • The event will conclude with a two-hour all star jam! FREE EVENT!MORE >>
SpringFest May 28 – FREE EVENT!
By Jen on May 15, 2017
SUNDAY – MAY 28, 2017 @ 2:00PM – ADMISSION IS FREE! Jasper Winery, 2400 George Flagg Pkwy, DM 2:00 – 3:00 / Rob Lumbard 3:30 – 5:00 / Amanda Fish 5:30 – 7:00 / The Bel Airs 7:30 – 9:00 / […]MORE >>
Iowa Blues Hall of Fame Induction Celebration
By Jen on April 8, 2017
The Iowa Blues Hall of Fame Induction Celebration for the Class of 2016 will be held Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Noce (1326 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA). The new inductees are: Ellis Kell, Tony Blew, Dan "DJ" Johnson, J. […]MORE >>
23rd Winter Blues Fest – Photos & Video
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Winter Blues Fest – Video Playlist by Jay Gilliam captured and compiled a playlist of videos from each of the Winter Blues Fest performers Winter Blues Fest – Photos by Kit Lancaster Winter Blues Fest – Photos by Jen […]MORE >>
The Soul Searchers @ Membership Meeting – Sept 12 2016
By Jen on September 13, 2016
Big fun at the CIBS membership meeting last night! BBQ, cupcakes and The Soul Searchers! here are a few pics and videos from their performance.MORE >>
Membership Drive & Appreciation Party!
By Jen on September 7, 2016
Friday September 23 2016 – Live rockin blues provided by Matthew Curry Band and James Biehn Band! There will be drawings/prizes including two pairs of tickets to the upcoming Buddy Guy concert at Hoyt Sherman. One pair will go to a new member […]MORE >>
Walter Trout at Lefty's Live Music on August 28th
By Jeeff on August 1, 2016
A few videos from the Walter Trout show! CIBS sponsored Walter Trout, with opening act, the Jeff Banks Band, at Lefty's Live Music on Sunday, August 28th. Jeff Banks' opening set got cut short by a power outage. The storm passed […]MORE >>
The Jewel Tones @ DMSC Rooftop
By Jen on July 11, 2016
The Central Iowa Blues Society sponsored Doug Deming & the Jewel Tones featuring Dennis Gruenling on the Rooftop at the Des Moines Social Club, Sunday July 10. If they weren't playing ON the ROOF already they woulda tore it clean […]MORE >>
2016 Blues Challenge – Video / Photos
By Jen on June 23, 2016
Congratulations to the 2016 Iowa Blues Challenge Champions – Bare Bones in the Solo/Duo category and the Jeff Banks Band in the Band category. Complete Results: Solo/Duo Champion – Bare Bones Solo/Duo Runner up – Bruce Kort Solo/Duo 3rd Place – Steve Robinson Band […]MORE >>
2013 Mississippi Valley Blues Fest
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2013 Blues Music Awards
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2013 International Blues Challenge
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Photos from the 2013 International Blues ChallengeMORE >>
Matt Woods Wins 2012 Solo/Duo Contest
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Congratulations to Matt Woods, winner of the 2012 Iowa Blues Solo/Duo Challenge held August 26, 2012 at Zimm's Food and Spirits in Des Moines. Matt Woods received $250 cash plus $300 travel expenses to Memphis as our state representative at […]MORE >>
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World Fantasy Convention, San Antonio
I've posted a few things on Facebook, mostly photos and travelogue, about San Antonio. (I'm also participating in the 7 days of B&W challenge, whose antecedents I don't know but I'm enjoying the opportunity to expand my eye.)
But back to WFC/SA.
Last night was the "Signature Event," a two hour autographing session for everyone. I garnered some autographs (esp. David Mitchell, author of CLOUD ATLAS and THE BONE CLOCKS) but mostly I sat and shot the breeze with passersby. Mary Anne Mohanraj and I talked about The Speculative Literature Foundation, and if you don't know them, check them out. No one was interested in my chapbooks, hardly surprising as the state of self-published work has grown in professionalism and my chapbooks are obviously home-grown. That's fine 🙂 While wandering I saw lots of great cover art. Color is in!
The panels are a nice mix of theme and feminism, social liberalism and discussions to understand The Other. The panelists are heavily weighted towards gender equality and this would be a great place to thank SPIKE in programming for the amazing job of putting all this together. I'm impressed and relieved that panels have women on them, and POC, and varied opinion. It's about time.
Plenty of readings, I believe there are 2 per half hour. I organized and will moderate the Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading today, with a one hour slot (at 2pm) for 10 women to read up to 4 minutes or so of story. Several of my authors have brought giveaway books so we'll also be raffling those off.
We have to be johnny on the spot time-wise as the Guest of Honor, Tananarive Due, has the room right after us.
Tomorrow includes the banquet (smashed turkey hotel food) and the awards (Kij Johnson! Tina Connolly!) and the general good cheer of a well-run convention.
Then I'm off to my subsequent adventures of my continuing vacation. And maybe finishing that story. It could happen.
(things I've forgotten to mention: Tiptree Bake Sale. Clarion West party. Sitting in the green room and chatting with David Mitchell. Other stuff.)
The Year (so far) in Review
This has not been a banner year of story sales (pretty overwhelming in the rejection department) yet I've had a few successes.
1. Not All Who Wander Are Lost, a romp with flying cars and talking lizards, published in Perihelion in February.
2. Far, Far From Land, harvesting edibles from the asteroid belt leads to shipwreck and rescue efforts, published in Luna Station Quarterly in June (reprint.)
3. The Lay of The Land, a security guard and her dog in a haunted park, to be published by Bards and Sages in January.
Since NorWesCon I've had a pretty quiet summer. I joined a local Southern California/Orange County writers group specifically to hear Joe Ide (Eeee-day) as I seriously grokked his novel IQ. (He has a sequel out now.) I bought the Stephen King/Owen King novel, SLEEPING BEAUTIES, but I'm having trouble getting into it. Once I figure out why, I'll post why it's not sucking me in. Joe Hill on the other hand has a collection of 4 novellas I haven't purchased yet and that is next on my list. He's proven a good storyteller.
Storytelling is why I'm doing this. My friend Marta Murvosh sold a story, CRANES RETURN, to the anthology Tales of the Sunrise Lands, specifically written in a non-Western storytelling style. Our standard Western format includes conflict points and a rise and fall of action. Other countries have (surprise!) different forms, and Guardbridge Books specifically requested
Kishotenketsu and other Japanese styles of story structure differing from traditional Western forms. This article has a good discussion of Kishotenketsu.
I wish I'd written something for it… but I didn't.
Story sold to LUNA STATION QUARTERLY
I sold reprint rights to LUNA STATION QUARTERLY for my Clarion West story, FAR, FAR FROM LAND. This 'Deadliest-Catch-In-Space' story was previously published in the print anthology MENIAL. I look forward to having this story online and in a lovely venue like LSQ…. Going live on June 1, 2017.
NorWesCon Schedule
NorWesCon this year is April 13-16. I'm on 7 panels, have 3 critique sessions (I'm critting someone else's work), 2 readings,
and a partridge in a pear tree and an autograph session. I hope to have a small in print collection available for the autograph session.
(I'm moderating a lot of these panels. I'm a bit shocked. Yikes.)
Alien Harvest
3:00pm – 4:00pm @ Cascade 11
Jude-Marie Green (M), Dr. Ricky, David Shoemaker
The Rhythm of Fiction
8:00pm – 9:00pm @ Cascade 7&8
Dean Wells (M), Jude-Marie Green, Joseph Malik, Carol Berg
How Being an Engaged Patient Can Save Your Life
2:00pm – 3:00pm @ Cascade 9
Jude-Marie Green (M), Vickie Bligh, Matt Hammond, Sean Hagle, Alan Andrist
The Trauma of Travel
3:00pm – 4:00pm @ Cascade 11
Jude-Marie Green (M), Jake McKinzie, Arthur Bozlee, V Whitlock
Outlining for Pantsers (And Everyone Else)
7:00pm – 8:00pm @ Cascade 5&6
Manny Frishberg (M), Evan J. Peterson, John (J.A.) Pitts, Jude-Marie Green
How to Tackle a Revision
9:00pm – 10:00pm @ Cascade 7&8
Laura Anne Gilman (M), Jude-Marie Green, Jak Koke, Andrea Howe
Feminism in Fandom
10:00am – 11:00am @ Cascade 7&8
Mickey Schulz (M), Brenna Clarke Gray, Jude-Marie Green, Sheye Anne Blaze
Autograph Session 2
3:00pm – 4:00pm @ Grand 2
Catska Ench, Cory Ench, Ethan Siegel, Ian McDonald, Marc Gascoigne, Mike Underwood, Nancy Kress, Alexander James Adams, Cat Rambo, Dale Ivan Smith, Erik Scott de Bie, Evan J. Peterson, Jeremy Zimmerman, John (J.A.) Pitts, Jude-Marie Green, Kristi Charish, Laura Anne Gilman, Liz Argall, Django Wexler, Frog Jones, Raven J. Demers, Spencer Ellsworth, Susan R. Matthews, Morgue Anne, Brenda Cooper, Lisa Mantchev, Bella la Blanc, Mark Teppo, Claudia Casper, Susan diRende, Kristy Acevedo
*I don't have any spare contributor copies lying around so I think I'll produce a pb collection. Get your money ready!
Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading
8:00pm – 10:00pm @ Cascade 3&4
Marta Murvosh (M), Brenda Carre, Carol Berg, Jude-Marie Green, Cat Rambo
Check your Writer Privilege
9:00pm – 10:00pm @ Cascade 10
Jason Vanhee (M), J. F. High, Jude-Marie Green, Laura Anne Gilman
Reading: Jude-Marie Green
1:00pm – 1:30pm @ Cascade 2
Jude-Marie Green (M)
Dunno what I'm gonna read. Maybe the dictionary. *I might bring wine and cheese. And chocolate truffles. You know, throw a 30 minute end of con party for my friends.
The Constant Struggle To Improve
Coursera, bless them, is presenting a series of courses on writing. Given by Wesleyan University, 4 modules cover 4 approaches to writing stories: Character, Plot, Style, and Setting. (More formally: The Craft of: Character, Settings and Descriptions, Plot, Style.)
Linky: Coursera Writing Specialization from Wesleyan
I'm auditing, which means a. free and b. no certificate, but they do have a certificate program ($50/mo, ouch) if'n you need one for the CV. I am treating this as a self-paced seminar.
One of my favorite takeaways so far isn't so much about the arts and crafts of writing as about the guest authors/teacher authors. I'd heard of MADONNAS OF ECHO PARK (never read it) and one segment is taught by its author, Brandon Skyhorse. Amy Bloom, Maria Venegas, author of the wonderful memoir, Bulletproof Vest, and, um, lots of others. With my head down in the genre writing community, I don't get a lot of outside-the-genre exposure, damn it. (Though I did read 'The Girl On The Train' before it was popular, and did I mention that my favorite read last year was Joe Ide's IQ?) But I do like reading off the top 10 list.
What I need now is a seminar on self-editing.
Not All Who Wander Are Lost
Sam Bellotto Jr at Perihelion SF is not only a fine publisher of science fiction but a great editor who appreciates great writing. Mine, that is. He's published another of my stories, a tale of a wandering tinker who stumbles across a conspiracy. Along with her new friend, a travelling lizard, she … well, read the story of Dawn Sutorious here.
Cat Rambo, president of the august organization SFWA, says that if I'm a writer of SF/F and published something in 2016 that is awards-eligible, I should post about it. So here tis:
I've had 3 new stories in semi-pro markets and one reprint, all readily available on the internet. The reprint isn't awards eligible but it's amazing.
MIRACLES WROUGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES in The Colored Lens, editor Dawn Lloyd.
QUANTUM ROSE in Perihelion, editor Sam Bellotto.
A SUPERLATIVE FOR GOODBYE in James Gunn's Ad Astra, editor Jean Asselin. (This is a flash.)
The reprint is: A 3% Chance He'll Ever Know I Lied, in Allegory, editor Ty Drago.
Quantum Rose
I forgot to post here that PERIHELION, one of my favorite online magazines, bought and published my scifi pirate story, QUANTUM ROSE.
I'm trying something a little different, experimenting with self-pub that's not quite vanity press. I set up an old chapbook, STORIES, via Draft2Digital, as OCEAN STORIES. It has now been made available on Inktera with more venues to follow (they promise Kobo, B&N, and a few other sites.) In the meantime, while it's not as nice as a physical chapbook, it's readable and will reach a much larger audience. At only $1.99, it might be overpriced for 3 stories… but I know these stories are worth the reading.


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Leaf chloroplast ultrastructure and photosynthetic properties of a chlorophyll-deficient mutant of riceVol. 52 (2): 217–222, 2014[original paper]
Effects of light intensity and temperature on the photosynthetic irradiance response curves and chlorophyll fluorescence in three picocyanobacterial strains of SynechococcusVol. 52 (2): 223–232, 2014[original paper]
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Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on photosynthesis, carbon content, and calorific value of black locust seedlingsVol. 52 (2): 247–252, 2014[original paper]
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Light induction of nonphotochemical quenching, CO2 fixation, and photoinhibition in woody and fern species adapted to different light regimesVol. 52 (2): 272–280, 2014[original paper]
Specific photosynthetic and morphological characteristics allow macroalgae Gloiopeltis furcata (Rhodophyta) to survive in unfavorable conditionsVol. 52 (2): 281–287, 2014[original paper]
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Vegetative growth, compatible solute accumulation, ion partitioning and chlorophyll fluorescence of 'Malas-e-Saveh' and 'Shishe-Kab' pomegranates in response to salinity stressVol. 52 (2): 301–312, 2014[original paper]
Effects of NaCl stress on the growth and photosynthetic characteristics of Ulmus pumila L. seedlings in sand cultureVol. 52 (2): 313–320, 2014[original paper]
Seasonal and interannual variations of ecosystem photosynthetic features in an alpine dwarf shrubland on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, ChinaVol. 52 (3): 321–331, 2014[original paper]
Growth and photosynthetic responses of soybean seedlings to maize shading in relay intercropping system in Southwest ChinaVol. 52 (3): 332–340, 2014[original paper]
Severe water deficit-induced ethylene production decreases photosynthesis and photochemical efficiency in flag leaves of wheatVol. 52 (3): 341–350, 2014[original paper]
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COLLEGE PREP PROGRAM- Coming again soon!
Registration is in progress for players in these age groups who wish to train and prepare for competition with their own clubs or BSA. The preparation and training will also include core/strength training as well as ball skills. This progressive training program will prepare players in the following areas
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3- Team concepts
4- Speed and agility training
5- Core strength and balanced physical training
6- Begin building your college profile/resume now
Location: All In Sports Complex – 485 Cayuga Rd – (716) 276 -9726 www.allinsportsbuffalo.com
Price: $250 per 10 week session/once per week or $450 per 20 week session.
Space is very limited in each age group. You can call (716) 510 -8031.
About BSA: Buffalo Soccer Academy is an elite level Soccer Academy for boys and girls. The BSA brand is well recognized as one of the best player development programs in the northeast.
After successfully developing and establishing a true Boys and Girls premier program that put BSA on the map with the biggest D1 college programs, BSA is now turning it's attention and focus to the younger age groups by introducing our FUTURE STARS AND COLLEGE PREP PROGRAMS. BSA will continue its tradition of developing players who are ready to showcase their skills and abilities when the times comes. Our reputation as a true and legitimate player development program with an established resume is well documented. See BSA Crusaders U16 Girls program www.buffalosocceracademy.com where a substantial number of college programs actively recruited from this roster resulting in several large and full athletic scholarships. The list of these schools includes, Ohio State, UB, Western Kentucky, Pitt, Villanova, Delaware, Duquesne and many others.
If you are stuck on a "B" roster and caught in a numbers game this program is for you. No other club in this area has DEVELOPED AND produced more high level D1 AND D2 scholarship players than BSA.


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Read as PDF: April 22 – artsnb responds to criticisms of inefficiency by Minister of THC
artsnb responds to criticisms of inefficiency, unaccountability from Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture
April 22, 2016, Fredericton – In justifying the decision to effect a $400,000 administrative cut to the budget of the New Brunswick Arts Board, the Liberal government and Minister of Tourism Bill Fraser have leaned heavily on the argument that artsnb's administration budget is too large. The Minister has yet, however, to provide any financial analysis to support this claim, and has misrepresented figures in both the legislature and when speaking with the media.
A great deal of care is taken in preparing the artsnb annual report in order to ensure full transparency and accountability. A detailed report of revenues and expenses is annexed to this release. What has gone unsaid is that the administration budget for artsnb also includes important services to artists, such as workshops, research, consultation services, and community outreach efforts.
"As long as our funding envelope for grant programs remains limited, artsnb will remain vulnerable to criticism with regards to the efficiency of its funding administration," remarks Akoulina Connell, Executive Director for artsnb, "As stated in Dr. Monica Gattinger's independent report[1], artsnb would be well suited to oversee all artistic creation funding programs in the province. This would represent an over $2.3 million increase to our funding envelope, which would require a modest administrative increase of roughly $160,000 to hire three new employees and account for new jury expenses. If the government wants to achieve greater efficiencies across all arts programming delivery for New Brunswickers, this solution is the answer."
Results of cuts: The government's proposed cuts, in the name of achieving efficiencies, will have a substantial adverse effect on artsnb's operations, namely:
FY 2016-2017 – $200,000 cut
- Loss of outreach capabilities (workshops, stakeholder meetings, activities outside Fredericton/artsnb office)
- Loss of autonomous financial control (dept of Finance conducts audit & financial functions, eliminating artsnb's ability to conduct private fundraising or receive funding through charitable status)
- Loss of independent communication & translation (blog, social media communications, media relations, quality control over translation of jury materials)
- Artsnb offices moved to within government department office – from arm's length to finger-length
- Inability to hire new Executive Director – loss of leadership and a fundamental voice for the arts community
Following the second $200,000 reduction, the artsnb staff in FY 2017-2018 would be reduced to 1.5 program officers for processing grant applications (one full-time and one part-time), with its vestigial autonomy effectively removed by its absorption into the department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture.
Recommended increase to budget: The effect the recommended increase would have on artsnb's administration to funding ratio is demonstrated here:
artsnb current funding envelope: $910,000
Artsnb current administration budget (before cuts): $540,086
Ratio of admin dollars to grants funded: $1.68 funded per admin dollar spent
Proposed scenario:
Artsnb new funding envelope: $3,141,672
Artsnb new administration budget: $705,695
New ratio of admin dollars to grants funded: $4.45 funded per admin dollar spent
Important note: For further clarification on how funding from the Atlantic Lottery Fund and the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture is spent, please see the two additional documents in annex to this release which describe the intensive jury process at artsnb as well as the full range of activities in which the arts board partakes.
See appendix below for the detailed artsnb budget disclosure.
Media Contacts
Pierre McGraw – Chair, artsnb – email@example.com, 506-726-3579
Akoulina Connell – Executive Director, artsnb – email@example.com, 506-470-0072
Chet Wesley – Secretary-Treasurer, artsnb – firstname.lastname@example.com, 506-452-7782
Greg Toole, Public Relations Specialist, artsnb, email@example.com, 506-440-0037
The New Brunswick Arts Board is an arm's length arts funding agency with a legislated mandate to facilitate and promote the creation of art as well as administering funding programs for professional artists in the province.
APPENDIX 1 – artsnb budget disclosure – FY 2014-2015:
|artsnb FUNDING SOURCES:
|Annual allotment from lottery proceeds
|Department of THC
|Includes $45,000 from its book policy.
|Atlantic Public Arts Funders
|A separate budget managed for an event – Funds from ArtsNL, ArtsNS, PEICA, artsnb and Canada Council were received and delivered in service to the arts community of Atlantic Canada by hosting the first ever Petapan: First Light Symposium for Indigenous Artists – all arts boards have seen gradual increase in application and success rates in granting programs since. Financial management of funds from multiple jurisdictions would not be possible to administer were artsnb inside government.
|Joint Economic Development Initiative
|Specifically for an aboriginal outreach employee
|Other grants
|A result of operation efficiencies
|Grants recovered
|Interest earned
|Grants and Scholarships
|$10K of this budget is from Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation to pilot an international residency. Delivery of private funds would not be possible if artsnb were internal to government.
|Aboriginal Outreach
|This budget from a JEDI grant; the balance from artsnb's budget for workshops, travel and accommodations. Applying for alternative resources would not be possible if artsnb were internal to government.
|Services to artists
|Jury fees, kilometers, Circle of Elders, Youth commission
|Accounting, communications and PR, general expenses, professional fees, translation and interpretation, travel, bank fees.
|Board, committee, chair
|A decrease from the year prior by approx. $7,000
|Lieutenant Governor Awards Gala
|Hosted at Government house
|Professional development workshops, stakeholder meetings (trilevel, discipline-specific meetings, etc.)
|Special initiatives
|Creative aging workshops, partnering with Atlantic Aging Institute
|Salaries and benefits
|salaries, pensions, medical benefits for 5 fulltime staff (Executive Director, 2 program officers, Administrative Assistant, Public Relations Officer)
|For special event – Petapan: First Light Symposium
Full budget disclosure is further detailed in the Annual Report, available online at artsnb.ca.
[1] Dr. Monica Gattinger "Provincial Arts Funding in New Brunswick: A Provincial and Comparative Assessment"
Additional support documents:
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Gifts II: Testamentary Gifts, Causa Mortis Gifts and Gifts of Future Interests
This lesson follows up and builds upon the material in the lesson on Inter Vivos Gifts, but focuses instead upon transfers at death or in anticipation of death.
This lesson follows up and builds upon the material in the lesson on Inter Vivos Gifts, but focuses instead upon transfers at death or in anticipation of death.
This exercise examines the requirements for implication of an easement of necessity. Implied easements of necessity arise when, as a result of an owner of land transferring part of his land, either the transferred part or the retained part is landlocked such that the owner of that parcel cannot gain access to it.
In property, trusts and estates, or wills students learn a range of technical language for creating estates and interests in land and other property. They have probably prepared themselves to recognize these "magic words" and identify the interests they create. They may even find themselves enjoying this linguistic exercise, feeling as though here, finally, is an area of law in which there are "right" and "wrong" answers.
This lesson is the first of several addressing the various relationships resulting in the concurrent ownership of property. It is designed to introduce Property students to this tenancy form. The tutorial progresses from addressing the traditional unities required to create a joint tenancy, the resulting right of survivorship, and the numerous events severing the tenancy. Also, it addresses with the status of joint tenancy under modern statutes.
This lesson provides an introductory overview of landlord-tenant law, including: the historical origins of non-freehold estates; basic vocabulary of landlord-tenant law, including the concept of rent; the significance of leases as a mechanism for gaining the right to use and possess land; and the conveyance and contract theories of landlord-tenant law as alternative approaches for fashioning legal rules.
The lesson in landlord-tenant law addresses the doctrine of constructive eviction. It is assumed that you have a good understanding of the covenant of quiet enjoyment, which is a predicate for the doctrine of constructive eviction. Before doing this lesson, you should study the separate lesson named "Landlord and Tenant: Quiet Enjoyment," unless you are sure that you have a firm grip on the covenant of quiet enjoyment, actual evictions, and remedies for breach of quiet enjoyment.
This lesson examines the duty of the landlord to deliver possession of the leased premises to the tenant. Courts have split as to whether the landlord has an implied duty to deliver actual physical possession of the property. Express lease provisions that bear on the delivery of possession are also considered. There is also a short discussion of a related topic: covenants of title in leases.
This lesson in landlord-tenant law addresses the periodic tenancy, also known as the periodic estate. Topics include creation of the periodic tenancy by express agreement, creation by implication, and termination of the periodic tenancy by notice. Hybrid transactions, which combine elements of the periodic tenancy and the term of years, are also considered. A sample essay exam question is included.
This lesson in landlord-tenant law addresses the covenant of quiet enjoyment. Topics include use of an express covenant of quiet enjoyment, including variations in wording; implication of the covenant; the scope of the covenant (protection against the landlord; persons claiming through the landlord; and paramount titleholders), actual eviction; and remedies for breach of quiet enjoyment.
This lesson addresses the application of the statute of frauds to leases of real property. Topics include the conveyance and contract provisions of the statute; the contents of the lease document that are required to comply with the statute of frauds; the effect upon the parties when a tenant takes possession under an invalid oral arrangement; the doctrine of part performance; and the statutory exception for short-term leases.


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Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Blogtober 2016 - Day 19
This one is quite a hard one for me, I'm such a fussy eater. I'd happily live off one meal a day and not be hungry! Lets give this a go.. (yes, i like to eat a lot of rubbish foods)
One - Well obviously my all time favorite food is chocolate. Mainly Kinder Buenos. Sometimes i'm partial to some chocolate buttons (the big one's, obviously)
Two - Cheesy chips.. only because i can't stand many types of chips on there own on a plate (too dry and make me choke most of the time) the only chips i like on there own would be McDonald's or my local fish and chip shop.
Three - Fajitas. Like seriously, how could you not like them? I normally put the filling in an oven dish with cheese on top and pop it into the oven for half hour, perfect.
Four - Pasta bake, i normally add mushrooms & chicken to my pasta. With a lovely creamy tomato sauce. Oh and lots of cheese.
Five - Chinese Takeaway, like who doesn't?
Six - A good old Sunday dinner (roast), especially made by my dad.
Seven - Fry up, well obviously. You'd all probably be very disappointed with my take on a fry up, i don't like any other meat on it other than bacon. So i go for bacon, mushrooms, spaghetti hoops & toast. Don't worry though, my partner gets the whole hog.
Eight - One of my dads home made chicken curry's with egg noodles (sounds strange, but so good) oh and you may notice i love my dads food quite a lot, we visit his house once a week and have our dinner cooked for us, he's just the best.
Nine - Bacon and egg sandwiches (sometimes with fried mushrooms). We don't have them very often (because i hate cleaning the pans afterwards) but when we do, it's the best.
Ten - PIZZA! probably my most ate food of all time. I will probably have pizza at least once a week for dinner.
I don't think you realize how much i struggled to find 10 foods i love. Like i'm so fussy, i'd happily live off Pizza every day and that's it.
Whats your favorite food?
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John Locke
From Critiques Of Libertarianism
Essentially all libertarians rely on Lockean homesteading and cite him in the evolution of their thought. But he was not in any way libertarian. He insisted on regulation of markets, limitations of property rights and redistribution of wealth. But his theory of property (which many libertarians adopt) also supported expropriation, enslavement, and serfdom.
- The Lockean Fable of Initial Acquisition (11 links)
- Also known as the labor theory of property. John Locke tells a story (nothing more) that ignores the fact that current real-world ownership is based on past theft and conquest (expropriation) not initial acquisition (appropriation.) Initial acquisition without government is a myth. "Mixing of labor" is merely expenditure of effort: it does nothing to create property because property is a socially constructed institution.
- Homesteadin' Is the Place for Me [More...]
- How the homesteading idea was an excellent excuse for the theft of lands by the 17th-century English landowning class.
- John Locke Against Freedom [More...]
- John Locke's classical liberalism isn't a doctrine of freedom. It's a defense of expropriation and enslavement.
- John Locke Says Everything Belongs to Everyone [More...]
- Locke straightforwardly claims that the poor have a right to the surplus property of the rich when they are in need.
- John Locke's Road to Serfdom [More...]
- John Locke advocated for a world based on expropriation, enslavement, and serfdom.
- Locke's Folly [More...]
- "Jeffersonian Democrats made a serious attempt to implement Locke's theories. Colonization and expropriation followed."
- Reclaiming John Locke from libertarians [More...]
- "Locke does support the institution of private property ownership, but not in the absolute sense that libertarians do. He thinks that justice demands redistribution from the wealthy to the very needy and checks on the coercive power that property owners have."
- The Libertarian Reader: Classic & Contemporary Writings from Lao-Tzu to Milton Friedman (book)
- (1998) David Boaz cherry picks passages from historical figures as if they wouldn't object strongly to modern libertarianism. Plus selections from the usual ideologues.
- Two Treatises on Government (book, online)
- One of the major parents of early liberalism. The "mixing of labor to make property" claim comes from here.
- What it means to be libertarian (Anarchist) [More...]
- A discussion of how left-libertarian precepts of liberty has been trampled by Lock, Mises, and others.
But the 17th-century English landowning class had a problem. They had been busy robbing both the English peasant and the American Indian of their land. To their credit, they couldn't admit openly to themselves that they had been doing so. While the Athenians could just say to the Melians that it was natural for the powerful to dominate the weak, or the Israelites could simply claim a land as God's chosen people, these options were not open to 17th-century English Christians. They needed a good justification for their theft. And Locke's homesteading doctrine is formulated very precisely to give them one: only when a man "tills, plants, improves, cultivates" some piece of land does he actually gain ownership of it. So, there you go! Just because some English peasants had grazed a pasture for a thousand years, or some "naked savages" had hunted it for five thousand years, that land wasn't really theirs, because they hadn't done with it what a member of the landed gentry would, which was to enclose it and farm it (or at least the part not reserved for the folly and the decorative fish pond).
Gene Callahan, "Homesteadin' Is the Place for Me"
Contra Locke, property is not made by mixing labor: it is made by mixing coercion.
Mike Huben, "Interview With Mike Huben, Creator Of Critiques Of Libertarianism"
The true liberal tradition is represented not by Locke, but by John Stuart Mill, whose wholehearted commitment to political freedom was consistent with his eventual adoption of socialism (admittedly in a rather refined and abstract form). Mill wasn't perfect, as is evidenced by his support of British imperialism, for which he worked as an official of the East India Company, and more generally by his support for limitations on democratic majorities. But Mill's version of liberalism became more democratic as experience showed that fears about dictatorial majorities were unfounded.
John Quiggin, "John Locke Against Freedom"
The jump from the right to self-ownership to the right of property ownership always occurs hastily, as if the libertarian knows full well he's fudging one of the most dubious steps of his proof. Boaz makes the unfortunate decision to choose John Locke's theory of "labor mixing" as his preferred means of papering over the leap. This is the theory, dating from 1689, that when a person "mixes" her labor with a thing (say by turning a tree into a chair), she develops a property right in it. Why this should be so, nobody knows. What "mixing" even is, nobody knows either. Boaz doesn't attempt to define it; its function is simply to jury-rig a rickety theoretical bridge that will suffice until the next deduction is made. So long as the reader blinks, she will fail to notice that the entire natural rights justification for property is built upon flashy prestidigitation.
Nathan Robinson, "Oh God, Please Not Libertarianism..."
But we know God hath not left one man so to the mercy of another, that he may starve him if he please: God the Lord and Father of all has given no one of his children such a property in his peculiar portion of the things of this world, but that he has given his needy brother a right to the surplusage of his goods; so that it cannot justly be denied him, when his pressing wants call for it: and therefore no man could ever have a just power over the life of another by right of property in land or possessions; since it would always be a sin, in any man of estate, to let his brother perish for want of affording him relief out of his plenty.
John Locke, "Two Treatises on Government, Chapter 4, §. 42."


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I've been saying that since the first "fizzle", their results are nothing but a bluff. A chemical explosion of sufficient magnitude, spiked with the appropriate isotopes and noble gasses is a lot cheaper then actually going nuclear. Do you remember a couple of years ago, the Norks had an "industrial accident" that damn near erased one of their cities? A train loaded with "fertilizer" exploded as it was passing through a rail yard. There were rumors that it was sabotage and the plot was to take out Kimm the elder who's private train was scheduled to pass through the same rail yard. Kimm's train was delayed. I have satellite pictures of before and after and they show the city as decimated.
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The Dear Leader's private train had passed through the same switchyard hours (or maybe minutes) before the explosion.
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The FBI had interviewed Flynn weeks earlier about whether he had discussed sanctions with the Russian ambassador during the transition period between the election and the inauguration.
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Flynn and former campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos have pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI.