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Swainston had been the home of some minor aristocrat till it was gutted by an incendiary bomb during World War II (1). It remained an empty shell until completely refurbished in the Fifties. When the school took it over and I moved in, everything was fresh and new, no expense spared, with floors and all trimmings in solid oak; the flat roof covered in fresh lead (on which I soon carved my name and other details for posterity). I'll write about those times in future posts.
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In the case of Britain, we cannot talk of a Constitution so much as a heritage. American tourists in vain search the Record Office in London for a document laying down a rigid framework like their Declaration of Independence and the French "Declaration des Droits de l'Homme." Britain as it is to-day has been steadily built up during the whole time of which we have historic record; brick has been laid upon brick and firmly cemented to its fellows. No great earthquakes have upset the solid foundations ; but laws have been added, changed, or repealed when necessary. Britain's geographical situation as an island has affected her history more than is commonly realised. It enabled her to receive the invigorating influences of conquering peoples without the usual ravages and barbarian migrations that took place in Europe. We cannot say that she was defended from her enemies by the sea, before she had a navy, and the Viking raids are an example of her vulnerability, but it meant that conquering tribes settled in Britain instead of sweeping through it. Administration has rarely been a serious problem, owing to the ease with which a central government can keep order over most of the country. Scotland and Wales became separate from England because they did not fall in with this system so easily, and remained trouble spots for many centuries. We owe it to the Romans for establishing London, a system of roads, and many towns. When we consider our English heritage we must remember our fortunate situation, in
This fortress built by nature for herself
Against infection and the hand of war.(5)
We may eagerly try to impose our way of life on other nations, but they will have different things to contend with. For instance our monarchical stability is in no small measure due to the geography of England: few other countries can boast a succession of kings and queens unbroken—except in one instance (Cromwell)—from before 1066 to the present day.
Our monarchy is the aspect of our heritage which excites the widest interest in the world : many republics honour the Queen on her state visits as if she ware their own monarch. Much has been said criticising the British tendency to processions and ceremony, but the fact is that it does no harm and satisfies a deep-felt need of the people. Religion is not a very unifying influence in Britain to-day, because there are so many different denominations, and many people are agnostic. The Queen embodies the highest ideals of the country, in religion, morals, and general behaviour. Those who say that she is a mere figurehead with nothing to do might do well to reflect that her every public appearance is minutely scrutinised by her enemies seeking to find fault and by those who seek to emulate her. Of course she is only human: we must not seek to draw a parallel with the Emperor-worship of the Roman Empire, where evil men, often of low birth, were worshipped as gods. It is the fact that she is a normal human being that creates her success; she keeps as closely as possible to her subjects, even to the extent of going down a coalmine. Her deprecators have argued that in other kingdoms such as Holland and Denmark the Royal Family send their children to state-run schools and go about unguarded and unnoticed. This seems to me to be erring at the other extreme, because the respect for royalty tends to wear off, and familiarity breeds contempt.
As far as ruling the country is concerned in its more tangible forms, the Queen is closely connected with the Government. The average monarch has a longer reign than the term of office of the average prime minister, and the heirs are trained from a very early age in matters of state. This means that the King or Queen, though ruling by heredity, will have a vast fund of wisdom and experience, and be enabled in many cases to give advice to the chief ministers. The monarch is not connected with any party; we have seen the effects on nations whose presidents enter into politics. Eisenhower supports a different party from the majority in Congress and his efforts meet with continual frustration. Nasser, under the pretence of a democracy, is ruling the United Arab Republic almost like any medieval despot(6). The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics has, of course, only one party and its leader is its political oracle. President Coty of France remains aloof from politics, and is, to a certain extent, a stabilising influence, but this influence is limited. The older established nations, such as France and England, distinguish between Country and the Government. In France "La Patrie" is over and above every government, and anarchistical views as to the government may be freely expressed without any decrease in patriotism. In Great Britain and the Commonwealth the situation is rather different: the Government is realised to be an essential part of the country. It is for this reason that the Queen always supports the party in power, though the Opposition fully lives up to its name, and sometimes causes a fatal division, as in the Suez incident. This latter is not a characteristic which is likely to provide an example for other nations, and seems to disprove the British "genius for compromise."
Another attribute of the British is their "rare political sagacity" and their extreme tolerance and respect for freedom. Some people consider that freedom of speech and thought is carried too far, and that we preserve in our breast adders that will inevitably strike (in both senses of the word !). There is no decree against Communism, so long as its supporters do not break the laws of the land, and propaganda such as the "Daily Worker" is allowed to infiltrate unchecked. The leader of the Opposition is paid by the Government. Such an attitude is misunderstood by other nations, who tend more to the theory that if a thing is condemned by the majority it is wrong and should be stamped out. The extreme case of this is the U.S.S.R., and we seem to be the other extreme. Measures are still being taken to preserve this individual liberty of action, and thought, so long as it is not contrary to the State. The report of the Wolfenden Committee on prostitution and homosexual offences is an example. The curtailment of freedom in Britain always involves a public outcry. (7)In Egham, Middlesex, there is a controversy at the present time between the town council and caravan owners who have refused to leave their site. Though they have been paying rent, permission has not been given to use the site, and they have been ordered to quit. Since adequate housing facilities were not provided, they refused to go and dug trenches so that their caravans could not be towed off. It is unfortunate that the British capacity for compromise has not kept up with the British freedom of opinion. Nevertheless, it has been Britain who led the world in the defence of liberty, despite incidents such as the American War of Independence. Even this inspired the French Revolution by the eventual success of the Colonists.
It was the British who laid the foundations of democracy, just as it was the Romans who laid the foundations of law as it exists to-day. It was a very long time before Parliament embraced representatives from all classes of life and this step was not in the form of a revolution, like that of France, but "broadened slowly down from precedent to precedent," as Tennyson wrote. Every change has been a step forward, from the Magna Carta to the women's vote.
No free man shall be taken or imprisoned, nor will we go upon him unless by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land. To none will we sell, to none will we deny or delay, right or justice.
Simon de Montfort established the first real Parliament, and he established it for England. Since then it has become steadily more powerful, and the monarchical power has become less and less until nowadays, as a lawyer said, "Parliament can do everything but make a man a woman and a woman a man." Parliament is the department of legislature, one of the three organs of government. The others are the Executive, which includes the Civil Service and Police, and the Judicature, which is a body of skilled judges, the High Court, who interpret the law and decide the issue of cases brought before them. This "trinity" has been copied by almost every other nation, though not with the same success. The Supreme Federal Court of the United States seems to have too much authority over Congress and the Executive in the Federal Government, as has been shown by the recent incidents in Little Rock, Arkansas (8). Yet on the other hand, it might be argued that the United States are more democratic than Great Britain, since their Congressmen obey the wishes of their constituents rather than the party whip.
It is a pity that in Britain to-day the democracy that we enjoy does not present such an attractive picture to other countries. Newspapers live on crises and catastrophes, and positive achievements are often overlooked. We have strikes, conflicting foreign policies, marches to Aldermaston, and a steady increase in crime, especially among youth. Such appearances make other nations feel justified in curtailing individual freedom in militantly suppressing Communism (as in the U.S.A.), in censoring the Press (as in France recently), in banning subversive literature and punishing its authors, (as in the U.S.S.R.). But the British go in for long-term projects, and their policy, at best, is based on a wise understanding of each situation by comparison with precedents. In English law, which is the best in the world, when a doubt arises it is referred to previous cases, and what the verdict was then. There slowly develops a wealth of precedent which is eventually absorbed into the legal system of the land. The other basic principle of English law is that a man is regarded as innocent until he is proved guilty.
Perhaps the most important characteristic of the British, which accounts for nearly all their peculiarities and foibles, is the fundamental principle that they are not fatalists. 'When a difficulty is confronted, it is overcome. This characteristic is expressed in numerous English proverbs: "Half a loaf is better than no bread," "Make hay while the sun shines," " A stitch in time saves nine," " Where there's a will there's a way." Our philosophy is not one of sighing and saying with resignation "It is the will of Allah." An Englishman cannot be confined, he will insist upon open windows, fresh air, exercise, sport. No wonder he has been classed with "mad dogs" who "go out in the mid.day sun." No wonder his enemies find it impossible to imprison him in concentration camps, and to daunt his spirit by " brain washing." The more his basic principles and traditions are attacked, the more stubborn he becomes. In the arts he is romantic, because when cramped by the limitations of classicism his thought becomes sterile and merely imitative. "An Englishman's home is his Castle" and he will defend it against all aggressors. He does not talk a great deal about his heritage, and when he does it is usually in a faintly satirical way. He will point out with pride the illegitimate origin of William the Conqueror, will celebrate the anarchistical attempt of Guido Fawkes, revere Lord Nelson, who disobeyed the commands of his superiors. The Englishman usually has an infinite capacity for laughing at his own ways; in the "Goon Show" we have a brilliant example.
At the present time we are not over-confident of Britain's future status as a leading nation, We are concerned at the irresponsibility of youth and every so often look at the statistics with alarm. But one thing is certain: the youth of today is not lacking in imagination, resource, and initiative. There is immense potential in our youth, but it is like a beanstalk with nothing to support it: it continues to grow, but in no definite direction. Once a beanstick can be planted, a goal and a ladder for the younger generation, the supple green sapling will soon support itself and bring forth good fruit (9). More than anything else, it is stability that is the urgent need of the world to-day, for every minute of instability sets off sparks which may catch the tinder of war. We British can contribute to this; it is our heritage and our traditions, in the light of present-day conditions which mould our policies of to-day. Our heritage is not a dead thing: we learn from past successes and past failures. So long as we do not establish fatalism, or a defeatist attitude, or break away from the slowly built up treasury of precedent, Britain should hold her own in the future, and even exert the deciding influence on world events.
I. V. Mulder
(1) "Swainston Manor is the largest and oldest building in our area. The name of the house is said to derive from a Viking called Sweyne who is thought to have settled on the same site as the present house. The house was for many years the property of the Bishops of Winchester, until it was seized by King Edward I. Later it became the property of the Barrington family, in whose ownership it remained for 300 years. The last member of the family lived here until 1941, when the house was bombed during a wartime air raid. Full repairs were begun in 1950 and they took four years to complete at a cost of £50,000. The Manor then became a private school, until in 1981 it became a hotel for the first time. The oldest part of the Manor is the 12th. century chapel which is at present used for dances and banquets.
Source: BBC - Domesday Reloaded
(2)For the world, an underestimate:
1958: 2.9 billion
2008: 6.7 billion
(3)Not an idea that would be popular today except amongst neo-Nazis, perhaps.
(4)Reds and Whites - the opponents in the Cold War.
(5)Richard II, from John of Gaunt's speech.
(6)I was merely parroting British propaganda. Nasser was a freedom fighter to the Arabs, uniting them against British and other colonists from the past.
(7)The town where my parents had moved.
(8)This was a garbled reference to what the English press were saying. We had looked on the events in Little Rock as a demonstration that we in England by contrast were free of racism, and more civilized than the Americans. Then there were some violent street clashes between black and white youths in Nottingham, which were reported round the world as being somehow equivalent to the extraordinary confrontations at Little Rock, referred to in my last. Which was unfair. So again, I was reflecting British propaganda. There was indeed no overt or official racism in the UK, no Jim Crow laws, but there were prejudices, of which I knew nothing at the time. See a paper here on the topic.
(9)Not an idea likely to be expressed by so many 16-year-olds today; except perhaps fatherless boys, semi-orphaned, if they are able to be honest.


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Released: May 21st, 2012
Running Time: 136 Min.
Director: Nica Noelle
Company: Hard Candy Films
Distribution Companies: Pulse, AEBN
DVD Extras: Behind the Scenes, Interviews, Widescreen
Dane Cross, Evan Stone, Chastity Lynn, Vanilla DeVille, Zoe Voss, Xander Corvus
Critical Rating: AAAA 1/2
Genre: Feature, Specialty
Specialty Type: Older Women/Younger Girls
Nurturing mom Vanna (Vanilla DeVille) has always had a soft spot for son Xander's best friend, Dane. So Vanna eagerly agrees when Xander asks if Dane can visit during winter break. But when Dane arrives from college it's clear he's matured from boy to man, and Vanna finds herself feeling more than just "motherly love." Meanwhile, Dane can't deny his attraction to the gorgeous older woman who helped raise him. Will Xander and sister Zoe discover the secret that threatens to tear their family apart? Written and directed by Nica Noelle.
Director Nica Noelle pens and directs this feature about a family friend, played by Dane Cross, who finds himself attracted to the woman who acted as a substitute mom while his real mom was absent from the scene. It's well-acted and directed, and definitely worth all the space you give it in your new release/couples sections.
The look of worry/hesitation on mother Vanilla DeVille's face when daughter Zoe Voss embraces Cross to say hello says volumes. Her own son, Xander Corvus, is now a man, and Cross brings erotic baggage to their household. Voss has had a longtime crush on Cross but now she has a jealous boyfriend, making things good and complicated, and hot as fuck.
DeVille gets her rocks off with boyfriend Evan Stone in a groaning, writhing vag scene full of throaty, guttural orgasms from DeVille as Stone drives his cock into her from behind over and over. DeVille works his cock hard, and MILF lovers will treasure DeVille and her uninhibited nature. Cross spies on her with Stone and feels lust and then sadness when he senses he might never have her. Cross makes a move on DeVille with a kiss that freaks out Corvus.
Playing Corvus' girlfriend, Chastity Lynn has a bitch of a bruise on her left leg that only occasionally gets in frame. Lynn gives good-looking head to Corvus and he gets her off well. They fuck without removing her pink lace panties for a chunk of their pairing.
Cross gets intimate with Voss when Voss reveals her crush on him. The two kiss slowly and tentatively and it builds to a sweet pairing that couples will love watching.
When Cross and DeVille succumb to love and lust for each other, it's a slow burn, with Cross passionately giving selfless pleasure to his dream MILF. Cross holds DeVille down and gets her off in doggie countless times. You can almost see her mind being blown until he cums on her tits and fingers one last orgasm out of her.


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Fifty-two children with hydrocephalus had ventriculo-superior sagittal sinus shunts installed. Hydrocephalus was communicating in 18 patients and noncommunicating in 34. Eleven patients died in the immediate postoperative period: 2 from intraventricular hemorrhage; 7 from midline tumors, who were moribund on admission; and 2 from postoperative infection. Forty-one patients recovered from the operation, but the 17 who had tumors eventually died from their disease. Of the 24 surviving patients, 7 were lost to follow-up. The remaining 17 patients were followed for one to six years (average, 4 years, 9 months). Of the 24 patients, 9 (37.5%) needed revision of the tube because of blockage, 6 in the intraventricular end and 3 in the sinus end. |
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Is this page for baptists or southern baptists? Kinda get the feeling from some of the posts that is for southern baptists... (self.Baptist)
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No it's for Northwestern Baptists.
Just kidding! I couldn't resist. But it seems like I'm the only one who ever comments on here..so as someone who doesn't identify as "southern" baptist, (just plain ole baptist) I'm gonna say no.
Edit: may I ask what made you feel that way?
[–]jakeallen 2 points3 points4 points 2 years ago (2 children)
Thanks for being active here. I would like to set this sub grow.
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I would also like to see this sub grow. I visit /r/Christianity but there are a lot of left-siders in there. I just want a sub where I can talk about my religion without any disagreement.
[–]cm1165 1 point2 points3 points 2 years ago (0 children)
Whoa, there, zebra.
I am a Baptist and I tend, at least politically, to be a "left sider." Many, many Baptists are.
Theologically I am more moderate. I am fairly orthodox evangelical in my theology, with one or two exceptions. But I am definitely in the Roger Olson, Scot McKnight, NT Wright side of the evangelical spectrum.
All that to say this: I am new to Reddit and have just found this sub. I will be posting stuff on the regular that isn't Southern Baptist. Much of it will be from the CBF side of things, as that is where I am most deeply rooted. Some American Baptist, USA as I come across it. And maybe even some National Baptist and Progressive National Baptist too!
It's going to be all sort of Baptist around here!
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I've done a lot of the posting in the last two months. I want to see this sub grow. I welcome other people to post more. I'm Southern Baptist, and the stuff I read reflects that heavily, and so the stuff that I post reflects that heavily. A few months ago the mods made a call to action, and I wanted to suoport them. So, I've posted a lot of stuff that I run across, and a lot of that is Southern Baptist.
Please post articles from other traditions. I would like to read your stuff.
When the sub grows a little more I will post less often.
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Well I grew up Southern Baptist, then plain ol Baptist, now I'm technically Non-Denom (Baptist with a cool website).
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Papillose woolly bat (Kerivoula papillosa)
Synonyms: | Kerivoula malayana |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Mammalia |
Order | Chiroptera |
Family | Vespertilionidae |
Genus | Kerivoula (1) |
Size | Forearm length: 37-49 mm (1) |
Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (2).
This feisty species has relatively broad wings compared to many other similar-sized bats, a trait that allows it to be highly manoeuvrable. The wing membrane stretches between the hind legs, enclosing the tail. This is known as the interfemoral membrane, and is covered in small, soft, wart-like projections and is hairless (1). The face is pointy and lacks a noseleaf, having instead a simple muzzle. The bat must emit echolocation pulses through its mouth, exposing the sharp, pointed teeth that are used for crushing the tough exoskeletons of insects. The ears are large and wide-set; the forehead is large and rounded and the flap of skin within the ear, known as the tragus, is long and thin. The fur is dense, smooth and long, and is dark brown on the back, golden at the tips and brown at the sides. The feet are covered with long grey hairs. Bats currently referred to as papillose woolly bats exhibit large size variation and it is likely that more than one species is included. Small individuals in India, Malaysia and Borneo have recently been referred to as a separate species Kerivoula lenis (3) .
This species has a large range in Asia, including northeast India, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Sulawesi (4).
The papillose woolly bat is found in primary, secondary and peat-swamp forests, where it forages beneath the lower canopy and roosts in hollow trees (5).
The female papillose woolly bat gives birth to a single pup each year, which is suckled until it can fly and forage alone (5). Adults feed on small insects amongst the dense vegetation. They use echolocation to navigate their surroundings and to locate their prey. Repeated ultrasonic shouts are emitted which bounce off nearby objects, returning to the bat's ears as echoes. These echoes are interpreted by the bat's brain and a picture of its environment is built up (5).
Deforestation and forest fragmentation pose the greatest threat to the papillose woolly bat. The rapid increase in land devoted to commodity agriculture (such as cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rice and rubber) has resulted in extensive loss of forest in the last 20 years. In recent years, one of the largest agricultural drivers of deforestation in Malaysia, Sumatra and Thailand has been oil palm. Together, Malaysia and Indonesia export 88 percent of the world's palm oil, for use in products such as margarine, lipstick and detergent. In addition, despite the contribution of many bats in the control of insect crop pests, persecution of bats is also a threat (6) (7).
Deforestation for agriculture, particularly for oil palm plantations in recent years in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, is an issue of major concern for many forest-dwelling species, even within so-called protected areas. Regarding oil palm, some companies and large retailers have agreed to source palm oil from sustainable sources via a certification process developed by the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil. The principal criterion relevant to biodiversity is that new plantations have not been established on land of High Conservation Value (6). Many scientific and charitable groups contribute to bat monitoring and local education programmes that can help to reduce persecution and raise awareness of the natural assets of the land (8).
For further information on palm oil see:
- Greenpeace:
www.greenpeace.org.uk/forests/palm-oil - Fitzherbert, E.B., Struebig, M.J., Morel, A., Danielsen, F., Brühl, C.A., Donald, P.F. and Phalan, B. (2008) How will oil palm expansion affect biodiversity?. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 23(10): 538-545. Available at:
www.cbd.int/cms/ui/forums/attachment.aspx?id=37 - Friends of the Earth:
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- Echolocation: detecting objects by reflected sound. Used for orientation and detecting and locating prey by bats and cetacea (whales and dolphins).
- Exoskeletons: an external skeleton that supports and protects an animal's body.
- Primary: primary forest is forest that has remained undisturbed for a long time and has reached a mature condition.
- Secondary: secondary forest is forest that has re-grown after a major disturbance, such as fire or timber harvest, but has not yet reached the mature state of primary forest.
- Ultrasound: sounds that are above the range of human hearing.
- Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. (1992) The Mammals of the Indomalayan Region: a systematic review. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
IUCN Red List (June, 2009)
http://www.iucnredlist.org - Vanitharani, J., Rajendran, A., Bates, P.J.J., Harrison, D.L. and Pearch, M.J. (2006) A taxonomic reassessment of Kerivoula lenis Thomas, 1916 (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) including a first record from peninsular India. Acta Chiropterologica, 5: 49 - 60.
- Simmons, N.B. (2005) Order Chiroptera. In: Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (Eds) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Third Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London.
- Kingston, T., Liat, L.B. and Akbar, Z. (2006) Bats of Krau Wildlife Reserve. Penerbit UKM, Bangi.
Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (September, 2008)
http://www.rspo.org - Struebig, M. (2008) Pers. comm.
- Maltby, A. (2005) Pers. comm.


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Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter reveals Maya Angelou's path to living well and living a life with meaning. Here in short spellbinding essays are glimpses of the tumultuous life that taught Angelou lessons in compassion and fortitude: how she was brought up by her indomitable grandmother in segregated Arkansas, taken in at thirteen by her more worldly and less religious mother, and grew to be an awkward six-foot-tall teenager whose first experience of loveless sex paradoxically left her with her greatest gift, a son. Whether she is recalling lost friends such as Coretta Scott King and Ossie Davis, extolling honesty, decrying vulgarity, explaining why becoming a Christian is a "lifelong endeavor," or simply singing the praises of a meal of red rice, Maya Angelou writes from the heart to millions of women she considers her extended family.
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Release Date: 8/21/2012
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1. Idea of Happiness ~ Van She
2. Calypso ~ Van She
3. Jamaica ~ Van She
4. Sarah ~ Van She
5. Radio Waves I ~ Van She
6. You're My Rescue ~ Van She
7. Tears ~ Van She
8. Coconuts ~ Van She
9. Beat of the Drum ~ Van She
10. Radio Waves II ~ Van She
11. Move On ~ Van She
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Van She's idea of happiness no doubt revolves around banks and banks of old synthesizers with plenty of patch cords and cigarette-stained keys. Their second album, Idea of Happiness, is a synth lover's delight as each song is built around some of the nicest, fattest, squelchiest vintage tones around. Add to that a nice line in alternately joyful and melancholy songcraft that sits firmly in the same '80s-inspired ballpark as labelmates Cut Copy, and you've got something pretty pleasing to the ears. Other good things about the band, and this album in particular, include Nick Routledge's nicely smooth and emotive vocals, the simple and direct sound of the production, the big hooks, and the soft rock feel they get on a couple songs ("You're My Rescue," "Sarah.") The blatant Caribbean strain that runs through the album is nice, too, "Coconuts" and "Calypso" seem to indicate that someone in the band had a nice vacation last year. Van She may not be the most innovative band doing this kind of retro-'80s pop thing, but they have a knack for writing songs that sound like lost classics. Though nothing on Happiness fits the bill as much as "Kelly" from their previous album does, a few ("Jamaica," the positively buoyant title track, and "Beat of a Drum" ) sound like they were sneaking around the Top 100 back in 1985. The rest aren't anything to relegate to the junk pile either. You may reach for Cut Copy or LCD Soundsystem first when the urge to listen to some inspiring retro-dance pop strikes, but if you make it to Van She and Idea of Happiness, you'll find plenty here to love. ~ Tim Sendra | |
Producer: Michael Di Francesco; Nick Routledge |
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Recent Rate: $20 9/2014
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Date of Stay: September, 2014 - $20.00
This is a welcome relief from busy, big, commercial parks catering to everyone. As others have said this is a very well kept park catering to 55+ in permanent manufactured homes. The owner keeps about 7 sites for RVs. It is a quiet location convenient to Cleveland's attractions. The sites are level; some are all concrete. The owner is very helpful and welcoming. Power was good. We camped at Maywood Community (55+ park) in a Motorhome.
Date of Stay: September, 2014 - $20.00
We stayed here for the location close to Cleveland (about 30 min drive). It is a mobile home park with RV sites available. The sites are located next to a garden center. So we did smell the fertilizer and heard the trucks. Basically just a place to stay. No amenities to speak of. The utilities all worked well. Site was gravel & cement pad with a picnic table. Roads are asphalt but are in need of repair. As I said convenient to Cleveland. Nice office manager. I guess I would stay there if in the area. We camped at Maywood Community (55+ park) in a Fifth Wheel.
Date of Stay: August, 2014 - $20.00
This was our 3rd stay and will NOT be our last. First, the pluses--location, quiet, cost, level sites, shade and best of all, GREAT management. As previously noted, this is in an established 55+ community, but the residents were very welcoming. One gentlemen even brought us flowers for the coach. We were there in May and planning to return for Aug so made reservations. When we came back, they remembered us, had paperwork ready, and came by to make sure everything was OK. So, why an 8? Simple--no bathhouse (known in advance, but still prefer them to showering in RV), no cable (but plenty of over the air TV), and no Wi-Fi. But remember where you are--a guest in a mobile home community, not an RV park. Oh yeah, we'll be back because family is here, the sites are super, and they really make you feel welcome. (Also, excellent shopping and restaurants within 1 mile.) We camped at Maywood Community (55+ park) in a Motorhome.
Date of Stay: July, 2014 - $21.00
This is an unusual place, consisting of only a handful of back-in sites along the edge of a mobile home community. And this is not what you normally think of as a mobile home park – all are new, mostly double wides, many with attached garages, and all are beautifully landscaped. All you get here is a large, level, shaded place to park with full hookups and strong electricity. Lots of good shopping nearby and only 20 miles to downtown Cleveland and the R&R Hall of Fame. We camped at Maywood Community (55+ park) in a Fifth Wheel.
Date of Stay: September, 2013 - $20.00
This is the perfect spot to travel the east Cleveland area. No children, no noise, no hassle. I missed not having Wi-Fi, but my AT&T hotspot worked just fine. Chagrin River valley and Metropolitan Parks reasonably close. Would definitely stay here again. Owner/manager very responsive to requests. We camped at Maywood Community (55+ park) in a Motorhome.
Date of Stay: May, 2013 - $20.00
Wow!! What a find! All right, bad news first, and why I gave them an 8. No cable, no wi-fi, no bathhouse. (Hmm, maybe a 9?) Why none of these? It is (as noted earlier) a 55+ mobile home community and these are sites that used to house single wides long ago. They are being converted to RV sites, but there is no real desire or need to have these amenities since it is primarily a mobile home park. But that's OK. Our over the air antenna picked up plenty of channels (but we couldn't get CBS) and the West Geauga library just down the road had computers with internet connections. Doubt the owners feel any real need to add these amenities and that's fine. One other possible problem for some: it's a cash only transaction. Now the really good news: it's a quite place and very friendly owner. Neighbors in mobile homes were very friendly and felt welcoming. It is a short drive to shopping with everything you need. AND...if you like Italian food, don't miss Guido's Pizza Haven. BEST pizza ever. We also had the eggplant Parmesan with a side of spaghetti. (Oh, I am prejudiced, I grew up in the area and I don't care, it IS the Best Pizza anywhere.) We stayed at Punderson State Park in the past, but this is MUCH better: full hookups, closer to things, and not as expensive. We will definitely be back to visit family and for high school reunion. We camped at Maywood Community (55+ park) in a Motorhome.
Date of Stay: May, 2013 - $20.00
Very nice and quiet 55+ community with a few spots for RVs. Sites were well maintained with new 50/30 Amp and water/sewer. This is a great spot for touring Cleveland area. It really isn't an RV park as there are no amenities whatsoever, just a good place to park for a visit to the city. May sure you try the Farmer & the Deli right down the street for great sub sandwiches and local groceries. No problem for big rigs. We camped at Maywood Community (55+ park) in a Motorhome.
Date of Stay: June, 2011 - $25.00
We were here for work and had a flat, concrete pad, 50 Amps, water, sewer. Very quiet, not fancy, but since we were here for a week working , it was great. The manager was friendly and helpful about things in the area. I would stay here again. We camped at Maywood Community (55+ park) in a Motorhome.
Date of Stay: October, 2010 - $20.00
This is not your typical campground, but if you are looking for a place to park your rig on the east side of Cleveland (Geauga County) then this is a reasonably priced place to stay. The main operation of this facility is a 55+ mobile home community. My mother lives here and the owner lets us park our rig with no hookup for several days while visiting. He is now putting in a handful of sites to offer to RV's. This is a quiet, family-run park that may be just right for someone needing to stay in this area of Cleveland. The potential downsides that you need to consider are as follows: No pull-through sites; No dogs allowed; This is an adults-only park; A minimum of 6 nights is required. Rates are $20 per night, plus $3 per night for 50 amp. The monthly rate is $15 per night plus the 50 amp fee if desired. If you are looking for a place to stay for several days in this part of Ohio, and you don't have children or dogs, this is a great place to stay. We camped at Maywood Community (55+ park) in a Fifth Wheel.
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MOD Pizza has opened its fourth unit, located in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
The new restaurant is MOD's fourth store in just over two years and is part of a growth plan that has been orchestrated to test markets with different demographics, including downtown, urban, suburban and university areas.
MOD Pizza has begun to develop a second phase growth plan.
The company's concept was conceived by a group of Seattle entrepreneurs, including founders Scott and Ally Svenson, who started the Seattle Coffee Company in London in 1995. That brand, featuring made-to-order espresso drinks and coffee bar culture, grew from three to 65 stores in less than 24 months.
In 1998, Seattle Coffee Company was acquired by Starbucks Coffee Company with the latter company's entry into the European market. Scott Svenson remained on as president of Starbucks UK, and subsequently president of Starbucks Europe, during which time he authored the company's European Strategic Plan.
Michael Klebeck also played a key role in developing the MOD brand. As co-founder of Top Pot Doughnuts, he introduced Seattle to hand-forged doughnuts, developing a dedicated fan base while growing Top Pot to five Seattle area locations.
MOD's group of advisors behind its growth plan include Lindsey Schwartz (president and CEO, Schwartz Brothers Restaurants), Adam Brotman (VP digital ventures, Starbucks), Jim Alling (COO T-Mobile, formerly president of U.S. and international operations, Starbucks) and Paul Twohig (COO Dunkin' Donuts, formerly senior vice president retail operations, Starbucks and COO of Panera Bread).
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The MOD Pizza concept revolves around thin crust, artisan-style pizza that is made-to-order and served in a stylized environment. Ally Svenson said the company uses Chipotle as an ideal model – tapping into an affordable made-to-order niche.
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Message from LoC MONDAY was supposed to provide a life-times opportunity to the Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control to meet their near and dear ones, but this could not happen because of procedural problems. Even the transfer of relief material for eathquake victims could be possible only at one point despite an agreement to make such arrangements at five points. The large number of people, particularly on the other side near Titrinote village, who had gathered to make use of the opportunity went back disappointed but not without expressing their long-cherished desire: make the LoC irrelevant. Of course, walking over to either side of the LoC is an entirely different experience than that by using the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service. But the point is that people are mainly interested in meeting each other; who controls which side is not their problem. Once they are able to cross over the LoC with little documentation required, the Kashmir question, at least for them, will become irrelevant. Hence the need for promoting people-to-people contacts, as emphasised by India on every available occasion. But Pakistan has not been as forthcoming as it ought to be. It suspects every Indian move even if meant for purely humanitarian purposes. That is why Pakistan did not allow the Indian trucks carrying relief material to reach the other side of the LoC on Monday. Earlier, it refused to accept Indian helicopters for rescue operations if piloted by Indians after the earthquake hit Muzaffaraband and other PoK areas. Pakistanis mindset is yet to change. On its part, India has been taking a lot of risk by allowing the softening of the LoC. Pakistan has not done enough to eliminate the terrorist problem. Earthquake relief work has provided fresh proof that the terrorists remain as active and organised as ever, despite the promises made by Pakistan to tackle the problem. Softening of the LoC can be a permanent feature only when the terrorist menace disappears forever. The terrorists must not be allowed to come in the way of the people who yearn for peace. |
Quota for Muslims IT is no surprise that a five-member Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court has and rightfully so quashed as unconstitutional the state governments order on 5 per cent reservation for Muslims in jobs and education. The principle on which the Andhra Pradesh government passed this order has no constitutional basis. Secondly, the way in which Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy fabricated this policy and sought to implement it is flawed. Finally, the motives of the state Congress party for pushing this measure are blatantly political and highly suspect. Although two of the three judges differed on the validity of religion as a basis for reservations, at present this is only of academic interest. More important is that the judges were unanimous in striking down the reservations extended to Muslims. Muslims deserve every encouragement and support for education and employment to attain greater social and economic mobility. But reservation is not the route through which it can or should be done as such an approach would further ghettoise the community as a whole and entrench a siege mentality. There are other feasible approaches, which the Andhra Pradesh government should consider instead of appealing against this decision in the Supreme Court which the Chief Minister said he intends to do. Such a course would be mere grandstanding with an eye on sectarian politics. The fact that the reservation for Muslims has failed to pass legal and constitutional tests at every stage since May 2004 is rationale enough for the state government to desist from pursuing this any further. The order was struck down earlier too by the AP High Court and the expedient setting up of a Backward Classes Commission with the sole purpose of listing the Muslims as a Backward Class has not achieved the desired result. On the contrary, it has only exposed the deviousness of the states political leadership. It would be folly to persist with a move, which though futile, is fraught with unpalatable sectarian sentiment. |
No longer white gold DESPITE a bumper crop and a respite from pest attacks this season, cotton growers in Punjab are a worried lot. Some protested outside the Bathinda office of the Cotton Corporation of India on Monday and later blocked road traffic to demand faster procurement and an increase in the minimum support price of cotton. They desperately need money to buy inputs for the next crop. Their demand for a hike in the cotton MSP has gone unheeded, though they have a valid case. The MSP was fixed at Rs 1,800 by the Centre in 1990 for varieties no longer grown. Today the MSP is at Rs 1,835, though last month the price had crashed to Rs 1,735. Cotton fetches a better price elsewhere up to Rs 1980 in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. Although farmers blame the not-so-uncommon trader-official nexus for the low prices, it is actually surplus global production, sufficient stocks within the country and a decline in internal demand which are driving down the prices. Because of poor quality and a high market fee, the Punjab cotton cannot compete domestically or globally. The market fee in Punjab is 4 per cent 2 per cent for the urban development fund and 2 per cent for the rural development fund. The market fee ranges from 0.5 per cent to 1.6 per cent in Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat. Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. Traders find it less remunerative to buy cotton in Punjab. Surprisingly, while cotton growers suffer losses, textile millers, particularly exporters, stand to gain. This is not just because the prices are low, also because of a surge in textile exports after the European quotas abolition. The exports to Europe have jumped from 6 per cent to 17 per cent within a short time, though the gains are no where near that of China. Punjab farmers, on their part, need to cut their costs of cultivation to stay competitive. The state government will have to shed flab and extravagance, and the taxes to let farmers and industry thrive. |
Better to abolish serfdom from above than to wait till it begins to abolish itself from below. Tsar Alexander II
Softening of the border UNLIKE individuals, nations can seldom afford mushy sentimentalism. Even in the face of a monumental calamity, nation-states try to ensure that their vital interests, as they see them, are not compromised on the altar of sentimentalism. This is exactly what we are witnessing in the game of one-upmanship underway between India and Pakistan to win the hearts and minds of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, who are reeling in the aftermath of the most devastating earthquake in living memory in the region. In the initial flush of the tragedy, India offered assistance to Pakistan, including military helicopters to ferry supplies and evacuate people. The instinctive Pakistani reaction was to say, thanks, but no thanks. Clearly, the imagined political sensitivities attached to any involvement of Indian military personnel across the Line of Control (LoC) far outweighed the urgency of providing relief and rescue to the affected people living under Pakistani occupation. But after facing flak over the refusal of Indian assistance at a time when its own forces were unable to respond promptly enough to provide succour to the hapless people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the Pakistan government needed to do something that would restore its image and credibility among the Kashmiris as well as the international community. This is perhaps what prompted the Pakistani establishment to propose softening of the LoC so that Kashmiris from both sides could travel freely across the divide to provide support to their relatives as also to participate in the relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction of the devastated areas. The Indian side responded to this proposal by announcing the setting up of three relief camps on the LoC for the benefit of the quake-affected people of PoK. On the face of it, these proposals seem almost revolutionary, something that could affect a paradigm change in Kashmir. But a closer scrutiny reveals that these are really a variant of proposals that were already doing the rounds in informal as also formal negotiations between the two countries and which have been publicised through either the media or public statements by leaders on both sides. For instance, General Musharraf has been talking about making borders irrelevant as a possible solution to the Kashmir problem. Similarly, India had proposed setting up of designated spots along the LoC where divided families could come and meet. In this sense, there is really nothing new in these proposals as they were already being considered as a part of the continuing confidence-building measures on Kashmir between India and Pakistan. The earthquake has only fast-forwarded the sequencing of these CBMs. In the normal course, these proposals would have come up for discussion in the next round of the composite dialogue, and perhaps it would have taken anything between six months and a year and maybe more for these to be implemented. During this time, the ground work necessary for successfully delivering these proposals without compromising on the political and security interests of both sides would have been done. But the competitive haste (despite the urgency lent by the tragedy of the quake) with which these proposals are now being considered could end up creating more difficulties in the path of the peace process, especially from Indias point of view. The big question is whether India has even thought through its rather limited proposal of setting up relief camps along the LoC. For one, these camps can never become operational without the concurrence of the Pakistani side. This much became clear when Pakistani soldiers stopped the Indian Army from building a foot bridge on the Kishanganga river in the Tithwal sector. Even more serious is the political implication of these camps. How long will India host the people who come to these camps? What if these people, many of whom might have lost everything in PoK and still have families in Jammu and Kashmir, want to settle in the Indian-controlled part of the state? Assume the LoC is softened. Can a concession once given be withdrawn as it will have to be if there is a further increase in terrorist activity from across the LoC. Can we once again block the LoC without any serious political repercussions? The answers to these questions depend on how one interprets the proposals being made on the LoC. There are essentially two interpretations to these proposals. The first and more benign interpretation is that General Musharraf is using the opportunity offered by the quake to bring forward his scheme of softening the LoC and making borders irrelevant and thereby settling the Kashmir issue with India. The second and more cynical view is that given Pakistans obsession with Kashmir (as evidenced by the paranoia of the Pakistan Army, which was more interested in reinforcing its defence lines along the LoC to forestall any possible Indian adventurism before engaging in any relief or rescue mission), the LoC proposal is a continuation of the policy of wresting Kashmir from India through peaceful means. In other words, create political conditions inside Kashmir that leave India with no feet to stand on inside Jammu and Kashmir. The fact that the only political and military leverage that Pakistan really enjoys and employs inside Jammu and Kashmir - the jihadi militias - has become overactive in both carrying out terrorist attacks and relief work lends some credence to the fears being expressed by the skeptics. If anything, the ability of Pakistan to rein in the Islamists and jihadi groups has been severely compromised by the plaudits they have won on account of their sterling efforts in being in the vanguard of the relief, rescue and rehabilitation of the affected people. So, even though Pakistan may be open to a settlement on Kashmir, the non-state actors could well play the role of spoilers as far as the peace process is concerned. Already, the jihadi groups have made their intentions clear by notching up violence in the state and a hamstrung Pakistani regime, struggling with getting its act together in the quake-affected areas, will find that its ability to crackdown on these groups extremely limited and indeed perilous. As far as India is concerned, the LoC proposals demand a reality check over its Kashmir policy. Unless India can turn the political opinion inside Kashmir in its favour, any softening of the LoC could only worsen the situation for this country. So far India seems to have adopted an ostrich-like approach on Kashmir. Far too much capital has been invested in CBMs in the somewhat naïve belief that this will obviate the need to address the political alienation of the people inside the Indian state. In the process, the politics of the Kashmir problem has been ignored, which could ultimately either derail the peace process, or force India into a situation where it has to compromise on either territory or sovereignty or even both in
Kashmir. |
News analysis FOR the new Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad, who took over in Srinagar on Wednesday, it is not going to be a cakewalk. Like his predecessor, he has the challenging task of keeping the multiple party flock together for the next three years apart from accomplishing major tasks specified by him soon after taking over. His priorities include relief and rehabilitation measures for the earthquake victims of Uri and Tangdhar areas of north Kashmir, the worst hit area in the state. After the present task of providing relief measures and getting those dislocated due to the quake rehabilitated, his long-term priority is peace, which, according to him, is necessary for overall development. This, he said, was essential for growth to seek a confident future for the young generation. His other priorities include a check on human rights violations and custodial killings, for which the security forces have come under severe criticism over the years. Not only that, Mr Azad had also a word of caution and warning for the militants, who according to him, will not be allowed to destabilise the peace process through their violent activities. In order to ensure a corruption-free administration, the Chief Minister said that the Accountability Commission would probe all complaints of irregularities to book the culprits. The chief of the Accountability Commission was appointed and sworn in by the State Governor on August 26 last, about three years after an Act to this effect was passed by the Mufti-led coalition government. Time has come for launching the agenda for good governance and no compromise will be made, Mr Azad commented. He also resolved to work for the protection of lives and property of the people of this state. He felt that the people of Jammu and Kashmir had realised the consequences of violence. His predecessor, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, three years back had taken charge with a thrust on healing touch policy, peace with dignity and an end to human rights violations. That was necessitated with the peoples verdict going against the National Conference, reducing it to the opposition, even as it was the largest party in the 2002 assembly elections. Sensing the mood of the people against the National Conference after 27 years, the Mufti worked hard on his newly constituted Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), working out partnership with the Congress and other like-minded parties to lead a coalition government. The new Chief Minister will have to take the strings from his predecessor to move ahead. At the same time by specifying his priorities soon after taking over, he indicated that there would be least deviation from the common minimum programme of the coalition partners. The main issue remained the restoration of peace in this trouble-torn State, where violence remains unabated irrespective of any mainstream party taking the reigns of the government in the State or at the Centre. Mr Azad felt that the State lacked good governance and good politics. Even as he pointed out that good governance was possible as it was in our hands, good politics was not possible for the involvement of outside elements. Both the Mufti and Mr Azad give credit to their leadership and parties for the initiation of the dialogue process both at the Indo-Pak level and the Centre-APHC level. Though observers opine that little progress has been made on improving relations between the two countries, the separatists regard the change of guard as useless unless the basic issue of Kashmir is addressed. In choosing members of his Council of Ministers, Mr Azad has tried to give representation to all the coalition partners and all the three regions of the State-Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. He himself is the first Chief Minister from the Jammu region, from outside the valley. The new arrangement, however, seems to be disproportionate in many respects, the first for having no representation to five districts out of the 14 in the state- Kupwra, Pulwama, Rajouri, Poonch and Udhampur. Unlike in the past, there is also no representation to Kashmiri Pandits, Sikhs and women in the Council of Ministers, even as the distinguished performance of many in the past like that of Mr Raman Bhalla of the Congress has been ignored. There can be a chance for overcoming these shortcomings as the Council of Ministers will be expanded over the next couple of months. Moreover, the opposition National Conference, with 24 members against 31 of the Congress and 17 of the PDP, is considered to be getting closer to the ruling party. The National Conference President, Mr Omar Abdullah, however, pledges to play the role of Opposition as he did with Mufti Sayeed in the saddle. We supported the PDP for the peace process and need for dialogue and will continue to support Mr Azad, Mr Omar told The Tribune. There is already disappointment among the PDP top leaders and former ministers with the new arrangement and portfolios. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, though pledged to extend full support to the new Chief Minister, does not seem to be happy with the way the Congress has effected the change of power.
Indias Panama Canal FOR centuries, no ship has been able to pass between India and Sri Lanka. The way is blocked by a narrow, 18-mile chain of sand shoals. Known as Adams Bridge in the West, to devout Hindus it is Rams Bridge, built by the god Ram to get his army to Sri Lanka to rescue his bride Sita from the demon king Ravana. But the Indian government is cutting a shipping route through the shoals in what it is already touting as Indias Panama Canal. The finished canal, 167km long and 300m wide, will shorten the sailing time of ships from the Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal by more than 30 hours. But environmentalists warn that the £300m project will be an ecological disaster, destroying precious coral reefs, and starving the endangered dugong, or sea cow. Local fishermen are protesting too, saying the project will kill fish stocks. An old wish is finally fulfilled, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said at a ceremony to begin the Sethusamudram canal project in July. A canal has been dreamt about since British colonial times. Unlike the Suez and Panama canals, which involved cutting through solid land, the Sethusamudram canal is a massive dredging operation. Around Adams Bridge, the sea is shallow, varying from 10m deep to as little as 2.5m. India is using dredgers to cut a channel deep enough for ships. The problem, Sanjeev Gopal of Greenpeace says, is the large amount of underwater sediment that will be disturbed by this dredging. He believes it will wreck coral reefs and affect the nearby Gulf of Mannar marine reserve. Home to more than 3,600 species, the Gulf of Mannar reserve has been designated as a world heritage site by Unesco. Unlike a land canal, work on Sethusamudram will never stop. Underwater silting means the canal will have to be constantly dredged to keep it open. [This] will spread the sediment far and wide, Mr Gopal says. It will eventually smother the coral reef systems, and if they are smothered the reefs will collapse. The Gulf of Mannar is renowned for its critically endangered dugongs. Mr Gopal says they too will be affected by Sethusamudram. The sediment will make the water cloudy and prevent sunlight getting through, he says. Sunlight is essential to the sea grass which the dugongs feed off. As well as the dugongs, the Gulf of Mannar is home to sharks and sea snakes, and there have been sightings of humpback whales. Local environmental groups are mounting campaigns against the canal, but the Indian government insists Sethusamudram will not damage the marine life. Sri Lankan environmentalists are furious that India did not even ask their government for its approval for a project that will have such a severe affect on Sri Lankan waters. But the Sri Lankan government, financially crippled by years of war with Tamil Tiger rebels, and coping with last years tsunami disaster, is in no mood to argue with its far more powerful neighbour. So far, the only government opposition has come from the state government of Tamil Nadu, within India. Environmentalists insist Sethusamudram is not only an environmental disaster, but a white elephant as well.
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How not to woo women readers ALL girls are housewives at heart. They like things to be pretty. They love baking and yoga. And while they enjoy their careers, what most secretly want is to stay at home and knit their own breast cancer cure. Any Martian picking up one of British papers might be forgiven for thinking that this is the state of play in the gender wars. There is an indefinable girliness in the air, a focus on domesticity as never before. Why not woo women with harder-hitting news exclusives, or deeper analysis of the pensions crisis? Thrill them with the prospect of more foreign affairs or business content? Instead, it appears that shopping, consuming, celebrity and health are the key weapons in the battle for domestic goddesses. Coming out of the domestic closet last week was Lucy Cavendish, the Evening Standard columnist, who announced that staying at home was the new feminism. Giving up the office is breaking the last taboo, she wrote. Its no fun being a woman holding down a full-time job and also trying to run a house, children and a marriage, she told The Independent. Rosie Boycott, a former national newspaper editor herself, says Women know that the everyday is extremely important - what youre buying and feeding your kids. Weve relocated our centre of gravity since the 1980s, when it was a no-go area for a successful woman to admit you like that kind of stuff, and we were all enslaved by that vile Superwoman thing. She adds, Its not that women arent interested in international politics, but theyre disenchanted by it and realise theres more you can do in your own life. However, journalist Tracey MacLeod deplores the presumptions behind what women want: I instinctively do a body swerve away from papers that seem skewed to a female agenda. I want to read a mixed offering; I dont want this idea that someone is producing a special supplement for ladies. Women readers have long been talked of in Fleet Street with a mixture of yearning and denigration. Anyone who has worked in newspapers in the past two decades can recall meetings full of men in suits agonising about attracting women. Women are seen as a quixotic constituency, elusive. But, because of their spending habits the prime choosers of food, clothes and holidays they are disproportionately desirable to advertisers. But do women mind being targeted with items on shopping and consuming and celebrity and health? Do they feel flattered or patronised? Not, it seems, if its coming from women themselves. In marked contrast to the days when one tabloid editor used to refer to himself as chief tampon because he worked surrounded by female colleagues, everyone on Fleet Street is now accustomed to working alongside, if not under, women journalists. Female editors abound. As well as Rebekah Wade at The Sun, Veronica Wadley at the Evening Standard and Tina Weaver at the Sunday Mirror, there are deputy editors Georgina Henry at The Guardian and Chrystia Freeland at the Financial Times. The conundrum is that a female editor does not, except in the case of the Sunday Mirror - where 54 per cent of readers are now women - mean more female readers. Under Rebekah Wade, The Sun has lost 7 per cent of its women readers, and the female readership at the Evening Standard under Veronica Wadley is thought to have slipped further from 45 per cent.
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It has often been stated by some journals under European control that the enquiry by the Royal Commission on Public Services has excited racial feeling. By the question is who excites racial feeling, whether he who asks for equal opportunities and a modification of the existing order so as to soften the acerbity of feeling, or he who persists in accentuating feeling by bringing about a permanent cleavage between Indians and Europeans? That question should be answered before charges of exciting racial feeling are brought either against the Royal Commission or against those who support the doings of the Commission. We are glad the Bombay Chronicle has recognised this fact and calls attention to the singularly untenable position of persons whose provocative language tends to excite racial feeling-the habitual exponents of the principle of racial ascendancy in this country. |
Look at the lovely white mansions of the king. Every one of them bears his coats of arms. Even a king needs to identify his dwelling for the easy understanding of his subjects. The Mahabharata A clean heart can see God, can speak to God, and can see the love of God in others. Mother Teresa Speak sweetly and politely and you will make all happy; this is just like a charm. Give up harsh words. Kabir To them, fulfilling matters such as these, everywhere invincible, in every way moving happily. These are the Supreme Blessings. The Buddha
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Paine Webber
Acquired | |
Industry | Financial services |
Fate | Acquired in 2000 by UBS |
Predecessor | Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis (1942-1984) Paine & Webber (1881-1942) Jackson & Curtis (1879-1942) |
Successor | UBS Paine Webber, later UBS Wealth Management |
Founded | 1881 |
Founder | William Alfred (W.A.) Paine Wallace G. Webber |
Defunct | 2000 |
Headquarters | New York, New York, United States |
Products | Brokerage, Investment management, Investment banking |
Paine Webber and Company was an American stock brokerage and asset management firm that was acquired by the Swiss bank UBS AG in 2000. The company was founded in 1880 in Boston, Massachusetts, by William Alfred Paine and Wallace G. Webber. Operating with two employees, they leased premises at 48 Congress Street in May 1881. The company was renamed Paine, Webber & Co. when Charles Hamilton Paine became a partner. Members of the Boston Stock Exchange, in 1890 the company acquired a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. Wallace G. Webber retired after the business weathered a major financial crisis that hit the market in 1893.
Founding and early history[edit]
In May 1881, William Alfred (W.A.) Paine and Wallace G. Webber founded Paine & Webber as a brokerage firm in Boston, Massachusetts with a seat on the Boston Stock Exchange. With the admission of Charles H. Paine to the partnership, the firm was renamed, Paine, Webber & Co. The firm would purchase a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1890. Also in the 1890s, W.A. Paine entered into a partnership with Copper Range Company and Copper Range Railroad, controlled by John Stanton.
Controlled by the Paine family, Paine, Webber & Co. entered the investment banking business in the 1920s. After nearly fifty years at the head of the company, W.A. Paine died just weeks before the Wall Street Crash of 1929. His son, F. Ward Paine became head of the firm, a position he held until 1940.
Following the difficult years of the Great Depression, Paine Webber merged with Jackson & Curtis, another Boston-based brokerage firm in June 1942. In July 1879, Charles Cabot Jackson and Laurence Curtis had founded their brokerage firm Jackson & Curtis on Congress Street in Boston, Massachusetts not far from the original Paine Webber offices. The combined firm, Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, operated a combined total of 22 branch offices. With its greater combined asset base Paine Webber Jackson & Curtis had become a significant participant in the New England financial market.
1960s and 1970s[edit]
The firm moved its headquarters from Boston to New York in 1963. The firm's holding company was incorporated on June 30, 1969 as PaineWebber Inc., of which Paine Webber Jackson & Curtis was its main subsidiary.
In 1974, the firm completed an initial public offering of the stock of its holding company, PaineWebber Inc., and listed the company on the New York Stock Exchange. As was the case for many firms, Paine Webber engaged in a number of acquisitions in the 1970s, as a wave of consolidation spread through the industry. In 1973, the firm acquired F.S. Smithers & Co., providing its first a presence in fixed income. Paine Webber also acquired Abbott, Proctor & Paine in 1970, the Abacus Fund, a closed-end investment company in 1972, Mitchum, Jones & Templeton Inc. in 1973.
In 1977, the firm acquired investment research and advisory firm Mitchell Hutchins. Mitchell Hutchins, which traced its roots to 1919 had evolved to become one of America's leading equity research boutiques.
Two years later, in 1979, the company acquired Blyth, Eastman Dillon & Co., which itself was the product of a number of mergers. Among its predecessor firms were Blyth & Co. which had merged with Eastman Dillon Union Securities & Co. in 1972, itself the product of the 1956 merger of Union Securities (formerly the investment banking division of J. & W. Seligman & Co.) and Eastman Dillon & Co. The acquisition added more than 70 branch offices and more than 700 professionals in addition to a strong investment banking business.
By 1980 Paine Webber had 161 branch offices in 42 states and six offices in Asia and Europe. With the acquisition of Rotan Mosle Financial Corp. in 1983 Paine Webber had developed a national distribution network and with its active advertising campaign "Thank You Paine Webber" developed its brand throughout the 1980s. The company would consolidate its two divisions, Paine Webber Jackson & Curtis and Blyth Eastman Paine Webber Inc., to form Paine Webber Inc. in 1984. After this point, the company would operate under the Paine Webber brand.
Paine Webber moved its headquarters from 140 Broadway to 1285 Avenue of the Americas in midtown in 1985. Paine Webber became a visible presence on Sixth Avenue. At the time, the illuminated name on the building (today UBS) was unique among investment banks, and the building hosted a ground floor gallery of art exhibitions.
In 1986, the firm opened a new technology and transaction processing operation at Lincoln Harbor in New Jersey.
In 1995 Paine Webber completed the acquisition of the brokerage and investment banking firm Kidder, Peabody & Co. from General Electric Company.[1][2] Founded in 1865, Kidder, Peabody had been a preeminent player in investment banking and private services before becoming embroiled in insider trading scandals in the 1980s and suffering major trading losses in 1994.
With a significant nationwide presence, and operating as PaineWebber Group Inc., by late 2000 Paine Webber had emerged as the fourth largest private client firm in the United States with 385 offices employing 8554 stockbrokers.
In 2000, two months before the merger with UBS, Paine Webber acquired southeastern brokerage firm J.C. Bradford & Co. for US$620 million. The deal was not profitable for PaineWebber, as a great number of brokers left the firm, taking their clients with them.
Merger with UBS AG[edit]
On November 3, 2000, under the leadership of Chairman and CEO, Donald Marron, the company completed a US$10.8 billion cash and stock merger with UBS AG, a banking conglomerate headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.[3][4] The acquisition pushed UBS to the top wealth and asset management firm in the world.[citation needed] Initially the business was given the divisional name "UBS PaineWebber" but in 2003 the 123-year-old name Paine Webber disappeared when it was renamed "UBS Wealth Management USA".[5]
See also[edit]
- Kidder, Peabody & Co. (acquired)
- Blyth, Eastman Dillon & Co. (acquired)
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- ^ Paine Webber Deal for Kidder. New York Times, December 16, 1994
- ^ *Paine Webber's Plan for Kidder. New York Times, October 18, 1994
- ^ PaineWebber Merger Vote. New York Times, October 24, 2000
- ^ *Swiss Bank Is Acquiring PaineWebber. New York Times, July 12, 2000
- ^ Advertising: Introducing UBS PaineWebber, Post Merger. New York Times, March 5, 2001
- Paine Webber's New Role. New York Times, June 4, 1999
- After $43 Billion in Write-Downs, UBS to Split Main Businesses. New York Times, August 13, 2008
- http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=89667&page=1