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Journey of the Magi
by T.S. Eliot
Journey of the Magi Questions
Bring on the tough stuff - there's not just one right answer.
- Does the quote from a 17th-century sermon at the beginning change the way you read the poem? How so?
- How does Eliot portray the coming of Christianity in this poem? Why do you think he chooses to do so from the point of view of the Magi? What kind of effect does this have on the Christian message of the poem, if there is one?
- Since there isn't much detail about the Magi in the Bible, what kind of effect does their doubtful, fearful, miserable characterization here have on the overall message of the poem?
- What is all that symbolism doing there in the middle passage? How does the piling on of symbols change the nature of the poem, and, strangely, its speaker? How does the "doubling up" of speakers in this poem—both the Magus and Eliot—affect the story that's being told?
- Why do you think this poem is so often read as a conversion narrative? What do you think this poem can tell us, if anything, about how Eliot felt about his own conversion? And about religious conversion generally?

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Other Sources: Thursday's Press Roundup
A roundup of the day's business and finance commentary from The Wall Street Journal and selected London-based newspapers.
The Wall Street Journal (Subscription required)
Heard on the Street
U.K. budget leaves the markets in limbo (Richard Barley)
If investors were looking for a clear, credible commitment to deficit reduction from the U.K. chancellor in Wednesday's budget, they will have been disappointed.
Foreign affairs: Google, Rio and a China choice (Andrew Peaple)
Two famous international companies—one old dog, one young pup—are this week embodying the choice foreign businesses face in dealing with China.
Man overboard? Finance firm is now a ship adrift (Hester Plumridge)
Man Group's glory days look firmly behind it as the hedge-fund manager struggles to reinvent itself.
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Lex Column
Budget and the banks
Darling has let lenders off lightly.
Banks' boards
Crisis shows that experience and knowledge appear to be overrated.
Acrobatic Adobe
The software maker's confidence has given its shares a fillip.
The Times
McCall is heading into turbulence at easyJet (David Wighton)
Executive team at the budget airline is beginning to resemble an advertising agency after some high-profile appointments.
Will Hewitt offer her expert view? (Martin Waller)
Patsy Hewitt is set to debate "who holds the moral compass determining the balance between just desserts and too much".
The Daily Telegraph
Darling's 'pie in the sky' Budget continues to avoid the key issues (Roger Bootle)
The Budget lived up to its billing: steady, dull, uneventful. And evasive.
Hard yards in tax and cuts are still ahead, even with a hung Parliament (Damian Reece)
Alistair Darling is probably going to wake up this morning feeling he made the best of a bad job with Wednesday's Budget.
The Guardian
Why we can't bank on Darling's promise (Nils Pratley)
Celebrate, we're in the money on our Lloyds Banking Group shares.
The Independent
The questions that Rio Tinto must answer (David Prosser)
While the proceedings were ongoing, Rio was able to avoid saying much about the events leading up to the trial of four of its employees in China. That defence is no longer open to it.


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Church Planting was the focus of a day long seminar held in the Church of Ireland Theological Institute on Wednesday 6 November. Forty–four people, both lay and clerical, from nine Church of Ireland dioceses along with some from the Methodist Church were in attendance to learn about Church Planting and how it can be used.
Church planting is a process that results in a new Christian church being established. The speaker was the Revd Ric Thorpe who is Rector of St Paul's, Shadwell, London. He is also the Church Planting Officer for the Diocese of London and a tutor in Church Planting at St Mellitus College.
Ric gave an introduction to Church Planting and helped participants to explore the practicalities of preparing for a Church Plant. It is hoped that some of those who attended will participate in a course which will be run at CITI, in conjunction with St Mellitus College in London, next Spring. The course is aimed specifically at those who are about to embark on a church planting project, and during it they will have the opportunity to work on a five year plan for their plant.
During the day participants heard about the vision for Church Planting and why it was important. They saw models of Church Planting with local examples and explored the theology of the practice. They also looked at the practicalities of Church Planting including identifying the key building blocks, deciding what kind of church plant it would be and the values needed.
The second part of the day looked at preparing for a Church Plant and the components required focusing on the building blocks – authority, the team, the location, resources and timeline planning.
Photo: The Revd Ric Thorpe speaking to participants in the Church Planting Day at the Church of Ireland Theological Institute
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5 things broken in Government IT, and how to fix them
10:05, August 1 2014
CTO Tom Read examines the challenges in updating Gov technology.
As the Cabinet Office tries to improve government IT, it's been visiting civil servants in various departments and locations, inviting them to air their concerns over the state of technology they use every day.
Over Newcastle, Bristol and London, Cabinet Office CTO Tom Read canvassed staff views, and found a list of common complaints.
They're outlined below, and go some way to showing the scale of problems the Government faces as it tries to implement a technology transformation programme at the end of August.
One team told Read that they send files to be printed at 4pm every day, and don't expect them to be printed out until the next morning.
Slow computers
Civil servants are so sick of slow laptops and PCs that they've resorted to carrying around pens and paper instead - that's their definition of mobile working. One said it takes him 45 minutes to log in to his PC every day.
Staff having to travel three hours to London to get a computer fixed was "not uncommon", according to Read.
Blocked internet access
Much of the web is blocked off to users, ostensibly for opaque security reasons.
Waiting for a snazzy new iPhone upgrade from your IT department? Using your own device for work? Spare a thought for civil servants using blocky old Nokias that call, text and - er - that's about it.
However, Read has plenty of thoughts on how to remedy this state of affairs, with the civil servants he spoke with chipping in with their own thoughts, too.
More in-house support
Instead of having to travel to London, more departments need their own on-site IT teams.
Make contracts cheaper and more flexible
IT teams should strive to get better deals. This goes hand-in-hand with the Government's current attempts to cut down on costly contracts with large IT suppliers and seek shorter deals with smaller suppliers.
Consult the users
IT teams should listen to users and ask them what tools they need to do their jobs better, before buying stuff that doesn't do the trick. In the private sector, a failure to consult users can lead to a lot of shadow IT, and companies can get avoid this simply by talking to staff about what IT problems they face, then work with them to find the best solutions.
Buy more modern kit
Read says costs shouldn't be the main factor, rather if something needs updating, it should be updated. Buying older equipment can be a cost-saving fallacy, anyway, because while it's cheaper, if it's out of date then employees won't be able to work as efficiently.
Keep it simple
Staff everywhere are used to easy to use technology at home, so why should it be different at work? The consumerisation of IT has changed people's expectations of technology in the office, and IT needs to match them.
Read says change is happening already, and says 250 users will move onto new technology services by the end of this month, while the Ministry of Justice is looking at cloud solutions for staff (after a failed £56m IT project) while the Department for Transport is distributing smartphones and tablets amongst its workforce.
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Plenty of people have heard my Norah Jones sob story. However, Jen and Lia certainly can corroborate my story in this instance, as I sang the praises of a talented and as of then undiscovered new voice in … jazz, if you will permit me to limit Norah's influence.
She was a celebrity crush for this sucker for a beautiful female voice, until she became everyone's! All of a sudden it was fashionable to fall in love with Norah Jones, though that's not where my heartbreak comes in. Rather, in the days in which she was opening for the likes of a young and also up-and-coming John Mayer in the heart of Texas music at Stubb's BBQ in Austin, she had a quiet EP released entitled First Sessions that was available on her website for ten bucks. They were just trying to get rid of the things, I guess, but like a viral video in the YouTube culture, word of Miss Norah spread rapidly and she became the hottest singer in America. Shortly after my ill-fated regretful decision not to purchase the album right away (10 bucks is a lot to the college sophomore), the limited release was sold out and prices blew up to $250 on eBay. Since then, more than once, I have had to resist paying a premium for an album that might rival my painful acquisition of a rare-ish 1999 EP called Get Down!, by Soulive.
The jazz community showed mixed reactions to Norah's overnight fame; some denounced Norah as not jazz (those were the snobs), and some were quick to point out that, at her core, exudes jazz vocalists, with a parent-like pride that one of ours was seeing success that even the likes of the classically beautiful Diana Krall has not really seen. Norah's music is rooted in the blues, and Come Away With Me, her debut album for Blue Note Records, was a personal, classy story of a girl, her piano, and her voice.
Ok, and her band. The Handsome Band. The Dreaded, Goofy Looking Band. Jazz doesn't require these musicians to be anything particularly special, as Norah's voice really carries the sound (she could sing to me a cappella for all I care), but I'm not convinced that I ever got a glimpse of whether or not the Handsome Band could truly swing.
To add insult to injury, it turns out that the lucky bassist, Lee Alexander, has been seeing Norah socially, if you will, but you have to forgive the guy after hearing their cover of Hank Williams' "Cold, Cold Heart," in which Alexander pizzicatos heart-strings, while Norah coaxes a melody from her piano.
So why am I talking about a 2002 CD release now? Well, Norah has since put out a sophomore effort in "Feels Like Home," an album that, let's just say, met expectations of a second album …. But rather, she is on the verge of her third major Blue Note release in "Not Too Late," for which I have high hopes. Her voice has since stayed mostly true, but undoubtedly, she has matured as an artist in ways that should be quite exciting.
The album drops at the end of the month, and I'm predicting a winner in this one. Anyway, it's high time for me to fall in love with her voice, all over again.


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Takeover Battle Brewing for Asia Pacific Breweries?
Thai companies are having an acquisitive week – especially against the Dutch.
Following news that Royal Dutch Shell PLC has dropped out of a bidding war against Thailand's state-backed PTT Exploration & Production PLC for Mozambique-focused oil and gas explorer Cove Energy PLC, another Thai company is ruffling the feathers of a Dutch giant.
On Wednesday, Thai Beverage PCL confirmed it is in talks with Singapore's Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. and its insurance unit for their joint 18.2% stake in food and beverage group Fraser & Neave Ltd., as well as its 7.92% stake in Asia Pacific Breweries, maker of Tiger beer. Heineken NV has a 41.9% stake in APB, a joint venture with F&N dating back to 1931.
A Heineken spokesman told Dow Jones Newswires that the company would take any necessary action to protect its interest in the company, adding APB is a very important part of its Asia business.
Based on current market prices, the stake in F&N would be worth about 2.07 billion Singapore dollars (US$1.64 billion), while the stake in Asia Pacific Breweries, a joint venture between Fraser & Neave and Heineken, would be worth about S$757 million, bringing the total spend to about US$2.2 billion.
ThaiBev is owned by Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, Thailand's second-richest person according to Forbes. ThaiBev owns the Chang beer label in Thailand.
Speculation is mounting over the fate of APB, which broker DMG & Partners says is F&N's "crown jewel." It has Asia-Pacific's largest regional brewery with a presence in 14 countries, including some of the fastest-growing markets in Southeast Asia.
Heineken is over-exposed to saturated beer markets. Western Europe counts for 35% of its operating profit, compared to just 8% for Anheuser-Busch InBev and 1% for SABMiller PLC, according to Sanford Bernstein. Its rivals, meanwhile, including Japan's big beverage companies, have been gobbling up assets around the world amid a global consolidation wave in the beer industry. Heineken may feel the pressure to go on the offensive to catch up in emerging markets, possibly by taking control of APB.
"We believe Heineken…will actively explore its options to safeguard its interest in APB, including possible counter-offers for the stakes in F&N and APB," DMG added.
CIMB says a three-way fight for F&N's beverage assets could emerge between ThaiBev, Heineken, and Japan's Kirin Holdings Co., which already has a 14.6% stake in the company (Kirin said on Tuesday it was not interested in raising its stake).
APB is "a company we believe all three parties would want to control," said CIMB, because of its geographical exposure and leadership in the premium segment.
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Brooklyn Decker Stars in BMW Ad About Missed Opportunities
BMW rolled out a new television ad for its 3 Series sport sedan that features actress Brooklyn Decker (who rose to fame as a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model), and focuses on a guy with a habit of letting great things get away.
In the spot, called "Opportunity Knocks," the audience finds that he dated Decker in high school but broke up with her (She was nerdy back then, with no sense of fashion). A possibly bigger loss resulted when he turned down a friend who offered him a chance to invest in the fledgling Twitter.
The ad's protagonist recalls these blunders while considering a new BMW 3 Series car in a dealer showroom. Of course he jumps on the opportunity to buy the car. But could it possibly make up for past mistakes?
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Throughout our history, the men and women of the Armed Forces have put our Nation's security before their own, doing their duty in the face of grave danger. On Gold Star Mother's Day, we pay solemn tribute to the mothers of the patriots lost serving this great Nation.
Gold Star Mothers inspire our Nation with their deep devotion to family and country. These extraordinary women serve their communities, dedicate their time to helping members of our Armed Forces and veterans, and bring comfort and hope to families whose loved ones laid down their lives in the defense of our liberty. Nothing can compensate for their sacrifice and loss, yet Gold Star Mothers demonstrate tremendous courage and resolve while working to preserve the memory and legacy of all our fallen heroes.
On this day, we honor our country's Gold Star Mothers and remember their sons' and daughters' noble service and great sacrifice. We offer them our deepest gratitude and our most profound respect, and we ask for God's blessings to be upon them and their families.
The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 115 of June 23, 1936 (49 Stat. 1895 as amended), has designated the last Sunday in September as "Gold Star Mother's Day" and has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in its observance.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Sunday, September 28, 2008, as Gold Star Mother's Day. I call upon all Government officials to display the flag of the United States over Government buildings on this special day. I also encourage the American people to display the flag and hold appropriate ceremonies as a public expression of our Nation's sympathy and respect for our Gold Star Mothers.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fourth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-third.
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It was a big morning for the Nixon football team as they finally strapped on the pads and had their first full practice of the 2014 season. The Mustangs are coming off a pair of near misses in the race for the playoffs and want to put those negative memories behind them. Both the coaching staff and players say the fuel of coming up just short drove them through a successful offseason. Now they are taking the first steps to snapping a seven year streak of missing out on postseason play.
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BOSTON (AP) -- Looking to add depth to an outfield ravaged by injury, the Boston Red Sox have acquired Scott Podsednik from the Philadelphia Phillies for cash.
The slumping Red Sox announced the move Friday night. Podsednik was hitting .203 with four RBI and six stolen bases in 22 games at Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
The speedy Podsednik, 36, last appeared in the majors in 2010 with the Royals and Dodgers. He will report to Triple-A Pawtucket.
With the Milwaukee Brewers in 2004, Podsednik led the National League with 70 stolen bases. He played in the 2005 All-Star game as a member of the Chicago White Sox.
The Red Sox have been without left fielder Carl Crawford all season. He had offseason surgery on his left wrist and is now sidelined with a sprained ligament in his throwing elbow. All-Star center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury injured his right shoulder during the second week of the season.
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Celebrity-spotting can be like bird-watching. For denizens of the Toronto International Film Festival, it took patience, a good eye, and a memory for shapes and names. But the reward came in seeing the real stars and directors strutting in their full plum age. Tom Hanks, Al Pacino, Cher, Liam Neeson, Hugh Grant, Anjelica Huston, Matthew Broderick, Helen Mirren and Kevin Bacon were just a few of the species who were scheduled to fly in for the 10-day festival. "Jeesh," moaned one Toronto driver last week, " I nearly ran Kathleen Turner over when she was crossing the street. Wouldn't that make a great headline? 'Turner deploys airbag.' " But a more certain method of garnering sightings was attending the 18 festival galas and scores of affiliated parties. At Roy Thomson Hall, all the stars of Fly Away Home-a heartwarming movie based on Canadian sculptor Bill Lishman's work to help Canada geese relearn to migrate-were at the opening night gala last week. That included a relaxed-looking Lishman himself, along with actor Jeff Daniels, who portrays the Lishman character in the movie, and Anna Paquin, who plays his daughter, looking far more sophisticated than her 13 years. As well, Dana Delaney, Daniels's fictional girlfriend, was at the gala, accompanied for the second consecutive year by Canadian actor Henry Czerny, last seen in the summer blockbuster Mission: Impossible. The only ones missing at the Fly Away Home gala were the geese themselves. But then, nobody wanted to do any bird-watching in town last week.
In part, the CTA's hopes for airport growth are predicated on a major push toward getting large airlines that now steer clear of the city to use the installation.
The CTA has already identified more than 10 cities in the United States that they feel would make for profitable air connections with Calgary, including Atlanta, Washington, Miami, Seattle and Portland.
Supporters of devolution such as Mr. Peppler and Mr. Watts emphasize that local control will mean stepping out from under Transport Canada's skirt to sell airports as an economic generator.
"s it now stands, you can't really push Calgary through Transport Canada," Mr. Dover said.
"hat is especially true in the case of airlines. Their executives don't get up in the morning and say 'what should we do for Calgary?' " But the members of the CTA, which is a body formed jointly by the City of Calgary and the local Chamber of Commerce, are quite aware that even once negotiations are completed, all airport-related matters are hardly going to be in their hands.
Ottawa will retain a host of regulatory functions such as airport licencing, safety and security operations such as air traffic control, and customs and immigration affairs.
As well, the federal ticket tax, which brings in $24-million a year from Calgary's major airport, would remain with Ottawa.
And no matter how successful the CTA is at getting international airlines interested in servicing Calgary, the acquisition of new routes is a matter that must be approved by the Department of External Affairs.
But what the CTA has included in its proposal is a financial inducement for the federal government – any profit from airport operations will be split with Ottawa.
"here's a glamor associated with aviation. But that would wear off pretty quickly for all of us if the financing deal didn't turn out to be correct," Mr. Dover said.
"e're certain there's no hidden agenda to try to foist something off on the local communities that they can't handle."
In terms of those negotiations, the revenue generated by Calgary International Airport and the small Springbank Airport are certainly an open book.
Last year, about $31-million flowed in, split evenly between three aspects of operations – landing fees and gate rentals; passenger facilities such as shops that pay rent and a percentage of profits; and industrial leases and car parking.
The financial formula that has been worked out is predicated on revenue and estimated future growth being sufficient to cover operating costs, depreciation and maintenance of the installations, and provide some leeway in the end for capital expenditures.
And within Calgary's flying community there are few opponents of such plans.
For most private flyers, such as Mr. Watts, it all adds up to an ideological truism – local control will mean greater fiscal responsibility, greater attention to the needs of users, and greater ability to build the market.
But Richard Paquette, the Transport Canada official who manages the Calgary airport, said that while such conclusions may be a general perception, Ottawa has taken steps in recent years to increase flexibility.
In areas such as entering into leases with the private sector and arrangements with air carriers, the Ottawa bureaucracy no longer sees all or even wants to.
In fact, Calgary has gone so far as to independently seek proposals from the private sector on the development of a golf course on airport property not foreseen as needed in the future for expansion.
"reviously, something like that would have been much more difficult to do due to the limited mandate we had," Mr. Paquette said. "ow that is being encouraged."
Steps taken to better utilize space at the airport for sales of goods to tourists are beginning to bear fruit with a substantial increase in purchases in the past year.
"hat came as a result of a new thrust towards commercialization of the airport," Mr. Paquette said. "e see the airport as an important economic generator within the community."
Such words could just as easily be expressed by members of the CTA.
And despite the negotiations over devolution, Transport Canada has gone ahead with a five-year plan that foresees Calgary's main airport growing in terms of passenger volume at a rate of about 3 per cent annually.
That plan envisages no need for major capital spending and only moderate expenditures for repairs at the site.
If Transport Canada does indeed turn over control of the airport to local authorities then, it seems it will do so without burdening the CTA with more than it can handle.
The Globe and Mail CALGARY Behind David Dover 's desk lies a plaque commemorating a London-to- Victoria air race he took part in 15 years ago to mark British Columbia's centennial.
His office, hiding behind a lumber store in an industrial building he owns, contains an assortment of bric-a-brac collected during 25 years flying private planes for pleasure.
But what was once a passion has now become a serious business pursuit as Mr. Dover, the chairman of the Calgary Transportation Authority , aims at completing negotiations at transferring control of Calgary's two airports from the federal government to local hands.
Eighteen months after Transport Canada unveiled a policy for divesting itself of about 140 government-owned airports, the CTA and Ottawa are in the midst of negotiations toward making Calgary one of the first cities to take that step.
In economic terms, though, what they're involved in is akin in some ways to a dance of the blind.
"here's no precedent for something like this; no formula for how to go about it," Mr. Dover said.
The CTA has had its best number-crunchers go over the books and they have come up with a financing method in which the Calgary authority would essentially pay off the $120-million net book value of the airports over 20 years.
At that point, the Calgary International Airport and a much smaller local airport would be, in financial terms, fully in the hands of the CTA.
But by then, they will have had two decades of experience running aspects of the airports' operations than now stem largely from Ottawa.
Calgary is not the only city pursuing negotiations to turn its airport over to local authorities.
There have been varied levels of interest in about 40 airports, although only Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Montreal are what Victor Barbeau, the executive director of Ottawa's Airports Transfer Task Force, refers to as "ature files."
But Calgary is in the forefront, both in its determination to see the negotiations completed and in its plans for expanding the scope of the international airport once devolution is completed.
"ransport Canada has had to try and coax a lot of municipalities to go along with the plan. Calgary is really the only city that could hardly wait to do it," said William Peppler, general manager of the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association.
"hey have the confidence that they know they can do it. There won't be any surprises for them."
In part, that stems from the unwillingness with which the city turned over the airport to federal control in 1967, essentially forced to do so by an inability to come up with the money to finance a new terminal building.
"t was just too much money and the city couldn't handle it," said Bill Watts, the airport general manager at the time who maintained his position for years when the installation was under federal government control.
"e didn't want to give it back."
Buoyed by that common conviction and a plan, now being fleshed out, for increasing air traffic into Calgary International Airport from the United States and the Pacific Rim, Mr. Dover has been making frequent trips to Ottawa to bang out a letter of intent on how the devolution process should progress.
Like almost all aspects of the Alberta economy, the profitability of the operation once in local hands will depend to a great extent on the world price for oil and the accompanying growth in Calgary business.
But what made CTA officials breathe easier is that in a hefty series of reports prepared by consulting companies on the feasibility of devolution, it is concluded that the airport would turn a slight profit even if economic growth remained flat for years.
That is no insignificant feat in a country where Canada's largest airports lost a total of more than $100-million last year.
"he feds and the city and the province and the CTA all wanted to know that even in a disaster economy there wasn't going to be a loss," Mr. Dover said.
In part, the CTA's hopes for airport growth are predicated on a major push toward getting large airlines that now steer clear of the city to use the installation.
ONE of the longest and most demanding air races ever held in Australia begins today at Narromine, in central NSW, when 125 aircraft take to the air in the General Electric Bicentennial Around Australia Air Race. The 14-day race will cover a distance of 11,300km. Competitors will travel up to Queensland, across to the Centre, to Darwin, down the west coast, and across to Melbourne, stopping at 22 airfields before finishing in Canberra on October 1. The race has been organised by the Royal Federation of Aero Clubs of Australia (RFACA).
Entrants have come from all over Australia as well as the US, France, Spain, New Caledonia and New Zealand. RFACA president and race committee chairman, Mr Jack Fahey, said the race was being held to highlight the importance of aviation in the history of this country. "This is certainly a race which is a worthy commemoration of the difficulties, and the pleasures, experienced by our pioneer aviators who did so much to open up the outback and service remote settlements," he said. "I am quite sure it is an air race which the Aero Clubs and the other members of the federation can be proud of as our contribution to our Bicentenary." The race will be conducted under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) without the use of navigational equipment. Crews will have to rely on identifiable landmarks which will pose quite a challenge when crossing the desert. Two Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) aircraft will accompany the race and will be available for search and rescue if required. Narromine was chosen as the start venue for the size of its airfield and its centrality to Sydney, Canberra and the east coast. The race begins at 7.30am.
The death-defying Roulettes leave nothing to chance with a belief that practise makes perfect When Chris Tulk was nine years old, he realised his future was literally up in the air. Standing in the crowd at an airshow in Wodonga, watching the Royal Australian Air Force's aerobatics display team The Roulettes performing high above him, Chris said to himself: "Yep, that'll do me." This weekend, an expected crowd of 200,000 at the Australian International Airshow at Geelong's Avalon Airport will see Chris (pictured above) and his plane, a Pilatus PC9, in one of his first public displays with The Roulettes. "I'm Roulette Three, which is one of the guys who sit on Lead's wing … we're the new guys.
He doesn't let us get too far from him," Chris reveals. And when Chris is talking about "too far", he means as little as three metres between each aircraft as they perform their seemingly death-defying manoeuvres. At 32, Chris is an instructor's instructor with the RAAF, responsible for teaching instructors how to train pilots, as well as a member of the aerobatics team. While joining The Roulettes was a lifelong dream, it has also meant Chris is no longer involved in combat operations. As the country focuses on a looming war with Iraq, Chris says he loves his work with the team but knowing he will never see combat is disappointing. "I think, as with any profession, anyone who's highly trained to do a particular job wants to actually do the job. Once you're trained to do something, you want to try to see if those skills are useful." Not that his skills are going to waste. Formation flying, he says, is like tailgating in the sky: "If you drive along and just follow someone else's car, you obviously don't want to hit them, so you just focus on that. And they can be going anywhere – slowing down, speeding up – and you're not really taking any particular notice of your speed. "Every member of the formation is just looking at Lead's aircraft. Lead can be upside down when we're doing loops or barrel rolls and, apart from the G forces on our body, we really wouldn't have a clue because we're not looking at anything except him. It's a lot like tailgating. Of course, we have to add the third dimension, which makes it a little more difficult." Difficult is an understatement. During its routines, the aerobatic team achieves speeds of 460-590 kmh.
The distance between the team's seven planes is only metres as they perform complex manouevers such as ripple rolls, snake loops, roll backs, corkscrews and station changes. Chris' fiancee and her parents recently came to see the team practise and, with the seven planes flying in tight formation, his future mother-in-law couldn't watch. He reckons his mum, who will see him perform with the team for the first time at the airshow, will react the same way. But, he assures them, it's much safer than it looks. "It's a set routine and it gets rehearsed quite a lot, so we know what's coming and can counter anything." Chris downplays the dangers of his work but, in reality, the risk of blacking out while flying is very real. The G forces the aircraft pull during their precision routines affect the pilots in a number of ways. A 'greyout' occurs when the blood vessels in the eyeballs effectively collapse and, as the pilot's peripheral vision turns grey, they experience tunnel vision. A blackout causes the pilot to lose sight completely, but, contrary to popular belief, is still conscious.
The RAAF refers to the final stage as 'G-LOC' or G-induced loss of consciousness in which the blood rushes away from the brain so quickly, the pilot passes out. With The Roulettes flying in such tight formation, even momentary loss of consciousness could have devastating effects. Pulling four to five Gs in their routines, they wear anti-G suits to protect them. "I've frequently experienced a greyout," Chris says. "I've never experienced a blackout." While Chris didn't get to meet the pilots after they flew that day in Wodonga, he hopes the kids who watch him fly this weekend won't miss out. Who knows? There could be a budding aerobatic pilot in the crowd. "At the end of the day when we land, we go and meet the kids. It's fascinating because you just see the spark in their eyes and they look at you like you're something special. They don't understand that we're not. They don't realise we're just them 20 years on." The Roulettes will be one of many displays at the Australian International Airshow at Geelong's Avalon Airport on February 14-16.
Commemorating 100 years since Wilbur and Orville Wright's first powered flight, an array of static displays and airborne re-enactments will capture historic moments in flight throughout the century. A* Turn to page three for your chance to win one of 10 family passes (two adults and two children, aged 5-14) to the airshow.
The beginning of a new year is a natural time to want to make changes and start fresh. The first thing many people look for is a way to exercise and be healthier. If you've been wondering how to Get Up and Go, you're not alone. And if you haven't even considered it, give it a try!
Many people make New Year's resolutions to improve some area of their lives. A resolution is a little different from a goal-instead of something you work toward in the future, a resolution is a habit you can adopt right now. But you can make it a goal to keep your resolution going all year.
A resolution can be as simple as deciding to take the stairs instead of the escalator each time you are at the mall. Or you might make a resolution to do a set of sit-ups every morning when you wake up. You can even resolve to remind yourself to have fun in gym class. The important thing is that a resolution be something that you can achieve.
For anything you hope to achieve, developing a plan is vital. If your goal is to get fit in the new year, creating a plan will help you succeed. A good get-healthy program has three parts, says fitness expert and trainer Andrea Metcalf.
You might soon hear people saying they broke their New Year's resolutions. That is because people often make resolutions that are difficult to keep. There's no harm in having a backup strategy if your original plan falls through, says Metcalf. For instance, if you had wanted to walk to school every day but find that waking up early enough is just too hard, you could instead walk home from school.
"A Plan B is a great way to know that if you do slip, there is a way to get back on track," Metcalf says.
Want to work out but also want more time with your friends? Then exercise together! That's the advice from Tarrytown, N.Y. teen Melissa M. She and a friend followed a workout plan together at the Boys & Girls Club.
Find a sport for two, such as tennis. Do you like baseball, softball, or lacrosse? Get together for a regular game of catch. Or just exercise at the same time; having a friend on the next treadmill will make the going easier.
Consider trying a martial art. Karate, tae kwon do, and judo are some of the most well known of those sports, but there are many other styles. One might be just the thing for you. There is a lot more to those ancient activities than defeating bad guys in the movies. Depending on which martial art you choose, you can improve your strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular fitness–even your ability to relax and focus.
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TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Pediatric acute otitis media (AOM) is associated with increased health care utilization and costs, adding approximately $2.88 billion in health care expense annually, according to a study published in the January issue of The Laryngoscope.
Sameer Ahmed, M.D., from the University of California in Los Angeles, and colleagues extracted data on pediatric cases (age younger than 18 years) of AOM from the 2009 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Comparisons were made for ambulatory visit rates, prescription refills, and ambulatory health care costs for children with and without AOM.
The researchers found that, of the 81.5 million children sampled (mean age, 8.9 years; 51.3 percent male), approximately 8.7 million children were diagnosed with AOM (mean age, 5.3 years; 51.3 percent male). After adjustment for demographics and medical comorbidities, children with AOM had an additional 2.0 office visits, 0.2 emergency department visits, and 1.6 prescription fills (all P < 0.001) per year compared to those without AOM. AOM correlated with a $314 increase per child in outpatient health care costs annually (P < 0.001), and with a $17 increase in patient medication costs (P < 0.001). There was no increase in total prescription expenses associated with AOM ($13; P = 0.766).
"The diagnosis of AOM confers a significant incremental health-care utilization burden on both patients and the health care system," the authors write. "With its high prevalence across the United States, pediatric AOM accounts for approximately $2.88 billion in added health care expense annually and is a significant health-care utilization concern."
One author disclosed financial ties to the medical device industry.
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I read an advanced copy of Masha Hamilton's 31 Hours recently. The story centers around the character of Jonas, a twenty-one-year-old man whose mother wakes in the middle of the night convinced, with good reason it turns out, something is wrong with her son. Jonas has converted to Islam and recently been sequestered. In exactly thirty-one hours, he is supposed to commit an act of terrorism in the New York City subway. Kinda gutsy, no?
Hamilton, an accomplished journalist who has reported from Afghanistan and the Middle East, expressed some concern about the novel's risky subject matter when I interviewed her for Publishers Weekly a couple months back. "I think literature has a chance to explore these issues beyond just saying this person's a nut. To take the next step and say, 'Yeah, but what else are they? '" she said. "It's also part of what worried me. How can I make this where the reader tries to understand Jonas and not simply demonize him?"
Hamilton shouldn't worry. Her journalistic background and knowledge of the material is evident and establishes a trust that lasts throughout and, perhaps more importantly, you'll quickly find yourself wondering "what else" Jonas is.
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Two new apprentices join Eden Housing Association
As a new step in staff recruitment and development, Eden Housing Association (EHA) has taken on two apprentices. Max Stoddart and Laura Brunskill officially began their apprenticeships in the autumn and have now completed their first rotation of duties.
Max Stoddart from Penrith and Laura Brunskill from Kirkby Stephen both heard about the opportunity at Eden Housing Association through GEN II and are working towards an NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration. Gen II is assessing the two teenagers as they progress through their training and they have just completed their first quarterly review.
Max, who was an Ullswater Community College pupil, spent his first quarter at EHA working as part of the Corporate Administration Team. He has seen first-hand, the range of issues, queries and problems faced by tenants and how the Corporate Administration Team provides the supporting link to Customer Advisors. Max said "it's great to be learning and working at the same time. I can see what we do makes a real difference – and if we make a mistake it can mess up someone's life. My next rotation is working with the Customer Advisors so I'll be able to see how they follow up the issues I have been passing on to them."
Laura, who attended Kirkby Stephen Grammar School before joining EHA has already completed a rotation working with the Customer Advisors. Laura said "It has been a real eye opener and I didn't really know just how much the Association is involved in. I've had the opportunity to go out with Housing Officers and see the issues they deal with on a day to day basis and also took part in the annual 'Estate Inspection' in my home town – it made me look at our community in a completely different light." Now she has completed her first rotation, Laura is looking forward to the customer interface as part of the Corporate Administration Team.
John Clasper, Managing Director at EHA said "Apprenticeships are something new for us, but Max and Laura are doing really well. They ask a lot of questions which is good, and having the support of Jackie Robinson from GEN II means they are receiving positive personal development input from other sources too. Max is now much more confident talking to people and Laura has a good grasp of the issues faced by our Housing Team. They are both excited about swapping rotations and I'm sure will continue to make good progress."
Anyone interested in finding out more about Eden Housing Association can contact John Clasper on 01768 861400 or visit the website www.edenha.org.uk
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How Can I Improve My Credit Score?
If you are saying to yourself that I want to improve my credit score then here are some tips and suggestions that can help you achieve this goal.
To begin with you will have to get your credit report and see how the accounts are being reported by your creditors to the credit bureaus. It is quite possible that you are making timely payments on your accounts but the creditors are not sending those details to the credit bureaus thus affecting your credit score. In such situation you need to send a letter by certified mail to your creditor with required documents proving that your payments are up to date and that they should send the correct details to the bureaus.
Secondly if you have accounts in collection and you want to pay them off to improve your credit score then first check how old the accounts are. As the older an account goes the lesser its impact is on your credit score. Another thing is that if you make even a single payment on your collection account then it resets the seven year clock for which collection account remain on credit report. So if a collection account is old and about seven years old then you should not make any payment on it as it will automatically get removed from your credit report within some time. You need to look at current collection accounts and make an agreement with the creditor about payments on such account. In the agreement make sure that it is mentioned that the creditor will remove the account from your credit report after all the payments as agreed are made. This way you will be able to gain credit score points from removal of collection account.
Another simple but effective way by which you can increase your credit score is by disputing errors in your credit report. If you dispute an entry in your credit report with the credit bureaus, the bureaus send that dispute to the creditor, its creditors responsibility to rectify the error and reply back within 30 days to credit bureau which had send the dispute for investigation. If the creditor does not reply back within the stipulated time frame then the credit bureaus are obligated by laws to remove that entry from your credit report. By disputing wrong entries and subsequent removal of such entries from your credit profile you will be able to improve your credit score within a short period of time.
With the goal; improve my credit score, your next effort should be to maintain regular payments on all your debts as this is the most important factor which is used in deciding credit scores with 35% share of all the factors which play a part in your credit score. The other factors which play their role in deciding your credit score are, your overall payment history, type of credit accounts you have and the outstanding balance on your credit accounts. If you can keep your credit accounts in good standing overtime then it will be easier to achieve the target – improve my credit score.
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Waterville Valley, New Hampshire
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Waterville Valley, New Hampshire
The resort is surrounded by the White Mountains National Forest. At the resort's indoor sports center nearby, you can, for a fee, enjoy the indoor and outdoor pools, a full line of exercise equipment, the sauna, steam bath and whirlpool tub, golf, indoor or outdoor tennis, racquet- ball, and squash. Other area activities include boating and fishing on Corcoran Pond. In winter, ski on Snow's Mountain and Mount Tecumseh, cross-country ski on more than 100 miles of groomed trails, ice skate, or take an old-fashioned horse- drawn sleigh ride.
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This is my home resort. These townhouses have plenty of space and come fully equipped. Located within walking distance to everything in Waterville Valley and minutes from the Ski Slopes.
Upon entering the townhouse, a Mud Room provides storage for Skis, Snowboards and a generous supply of firewood. The first floor opens with the Den / TV room and half bath. A wood burning fireplace separates the Living Room and Dining Room, both with vaulted ceilings. The Kitchen is fully equipped and includes a microwave, dishwasher and disposal. The second floor features two Guest Bedrooms with a full bath, clothes washer and dryer. The Master Bedroom is located on the top floor and offers a large Jacuzzi tub and a view of the mountains.
Waterville Valley has something for every season. From Skiing and Snowboarding in the winter to Hiking and Fishing in the summer. There are many attractions nearby and Lake Winnipesauke is just a short drive away.
Great location! Easy access, well maintained unit! This unit was wonderful to rent because communicating with the owners, key exchange and information was there at your fingertips. thanks for a wonderful week!
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Relating to Bali or its people or language.
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- The area was thickly colonized by bamboo groves, known in Balinese language as tihing; hence the origin of its current name, Tihingan.
- In 1980 he stayed in Ubud, Bali, with noted Balinese painter, Nyoman Lempad.
- Whatever the reason, every official and member of society must realize that Bali belongs to every Balinese person.
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1A native of Bali.
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- The throngs of visitors both native Balinese and foreign guests have come to witness a ritual that has not been performed in Bali in living memory.
- In general, the Balinese believe that psychic abilities are derived from divine sources, but they also believe that psychic functioning can be developed from meditative practices.
- Ascher explains how visualizing their calendar as a tika enables the Balinese to solve, in their heads, complicated questions about the occurrence of specific calendar days.
2The Indonesian language of Bali.
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- The interview has been translated from Balinese.
- I can speak basic conversational Indonesian and I'm starting to learn Balinese.
- I told one guy Id like to learn Balinese and he told me it would be necessary to live in the village but not to worry because it is easy.
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Gods felt challenged with the growing popularity of Mahabali. They seeked help from Lord Vishnu who was worshiped by King Mahabali. Lord Vishnu took the avatar of a poor and dwarf Brahmin, called Vamana and came to the kingdom of Mahabali just after his morning prayers, when the King gave boons to the Brahmin.
The disguised Lord Vishnu asked for as much land as could be covered by his three steps. The King made a promise to do so. Suddenly, Vamana increased to a massive size. With his one step he covered the whole of the sky and with the other he covered the whole of earth. He then asked for a place to put his third step. King realised that the boy was no ordinary Brahmin and asked Vamana to to put his third step on his head.
The boy did so, pushing Mahabali in the nether world, the patala. Lord Vishnu was pleased with King Mahabali generosity and granted him a boon. Deeply attached with his people, the King said he would like to visit Kerala and his people every year. Lord Vishnu was pleased to grant the request.
It is this homecoming of King Mahabali that is celebrated as Onam every year.
Another Version of the Legend
There is another legend related to King Mahabali but with a different view point. It says, though, King Mahabali was a wise and judicious ruler, he was also very egoistic. He was a devout worshiper of Lord Vishnu and the Lord wanted to redeem his devotee of the sin.
Lord Vishnu took the avatar of a poor and dwarf Brahmin, called Vamana and asked for a piece of land from the King. The egoistic King said he may have as much land as he wanted. Vamana replied that he want only as much land as could be covered by his three steps. To this the King laughed and made a promised to do so.
The Brahmin boy increased in cosmic proportions. With his one step he covered the whole of sky and with the other, the whole of the earth. King Mahabali realised that the boy was God himself who came on a purpose and offered his head to place his third step. This pushed the king to the nether world, patala. It proved to be a blessing for the King as it released him from the cycle of life and death. This is why, Onam is celebrated by wearing new clothes. People resolve to lead a new life of honesty, piousness, love, and humility.


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By Randy Murray, Fort Stewart Public AffairsOctober 8, 2009
FORT STEWART, Ga. - By day, they're prim and proper stay-at-home moms, teachers, college students, waitresses, reporters, even scientists. But in the afternoon and on weekdays, these gentle ladies don their roller skates, pads, helmets and uniforms then hit the rink - and as many of their opponents as possible. Julie "Souxsie Skoolyard" Harrison, Army spouse and member of the Savannah Derby Devils, was looking for something physically challenging and fun when she joined the Devils four months ago.
"I wish I had done roller derby during my husband's two (previous) deployments," Harrison said, speaking of her 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team husband, Staff Sgt. Scott Harrison's previous deployments with the 3rd Infantry Division. "I did run the Army 10-Miler last year, but I was looking for something just as physical but fun."
The mild-mannered military mom found a good workout and fun with roller derby, a sport very popular in the 1970's that has seen resurgence in recent years. In fact, a new movie about Roller Derby, "Whip It," directed by Drew Barrymore, was released Oct. 2. As trailers for the movie show, roller derby players don't have to be the big, muscular, rugged types. Harrison said her husband and their 7-year-old son, Dean, are proud of her choice to become a "rollergirl" and love watching her rough it up on the rink.
"We have girls that weigh not even a (150 pounds) soaking wet, but they're quick on their feet, and when they hit you, you just cringe," Harrison laughed and pointed to bruises. "Once the adrenaline gets going, you don't see faces on the other team. You just see targets."
Harrison said the Devils consist of 28 ladies at this time. To score points, five members at a time work together to score points and prevent the other team from scoring. One designated skater, called a jammer, starts well in the back of the formation with the opponent jammer. The formation is led by another designated team member serving as a pivot. The pivot's job is to set the pace and inform her three blockers when a jammer is trying to get through the formation.It's the blockers' job to block the rival team's jammer from getting through or around the formation and assist their own jammer in getting through because she gets a point for every girl she passes. Blockers are allowed to bump or block opposing players with their own bodies, but Harrison said they're not allowed to elbow or use their fists to stop another player.
"I spent a lot of time in the penalty box when I first started playing," she said. "We don't do any of those crazy moves like (World Wrestling Entertainment). There's no fist fighting either, but we do hit hard, and we leave lots of bruises."
Harrison said she joined the Savannah Derby Devils during "boot camp" in June and said there will be another boot camp in June next year. She came to boot camp with an Army spouse friend, who never joined the team because her husband was reassigned to Germany. One of her fellow players, Chief Warrant Officer Melissa "Chain Gun Melly" Huber, is an Apache pilot, but she hasn't been able to train or compete with the team lately due to her upcoming deployment.
Harrison said the Devils practice three days a week at the Garden City gym. Anyone interested in trying out to be a rollergirl or those just wanting to watch good girls get mean can go to www.savannahdevils.com. All contact and schedule information is on the Web site.
"You don't even have to know how to skate," Harrison concluded. "You just have to have the heart to do it and be willing to have fun."


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Aerial Photography: Szigetvár - Castle
|Coordinates: 46°02′54″N 17°48′45″E / 46.048269°N 17.812569°ECoordinates: 46°02′54″N 17°48′45″E / 46.048269°N 17.812569°E
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Szigetvár (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈsiɡɛtvaːr]; Croatian: Siget; Turkish: Zigetvar; German: Inselburg) is a town in Baranya County in southern Hungary.
The town's fortress was the setting of the Battle of Szigetvár in 1566. It was a sanjak centre at first in Budin Province (1566–1601), later in Kanije Province (1601–1689).
There was already a fortress in the marshland back in Celtic and Roman times. The Castle of today was built on an artificial island - created by filling up the swampy area and driving the stream into a canal - in the 15th century. If you walk along the top of its external walls, 4 m thick at some places, you can get great views of the town. The bridge over the inner moat stands at the place where Nikola Šubić Zrinski and his soldiers broke out of the inner castle. The equestrian statue of Zrinski (*Zrin in modern Croatia, around 1508. - †Szigetvár, 7. September 1566.) commemorates the self-sacrifice of the heroic captain of the castle. It is said that the Turks built the mosque of sultan Suleiman I and the minaret beside it - only part of the latter can be seen today - in the honour of their sultan who died after the castle was conquered.[1] The former Andrássy Palace, hosting the exhibitions of 'Zrínyi Miklós Museum' on the history of the castle, is also next to them.
Some other monuments in the town also date back to Turkish times. Two years after the siege, the mosque of Ali Pasha was built, later - in 1788 - to be transformed into a Christian church: the Roman Catholic parish church. The two minarets, as well as the windows and niches with ogee arches indicate its original function. The Turkish House of red raw brick walls and interlaced steel window grills in Bástya Street was originally destined to be a caravanserai. The two holy-water basins of the Franciscan Church were made of Turkish washbasins. The carved main altar of the Baroque Church is another sight to see.
In 1966, on the 400th anniversary of the siege, Szigetvár regained its old rank of a chartered ancient city. Development began to gather speed. Today it has a population of 12,000. In October 2011, the city received the title Civitas Invicta from the Hungarian Parliament.[2]
In 1994, the Hungarian-Turkish Friendship Park (Hungarian: Magyar-Török Barátság Park) was established as a public park, dedicated in memorial to the Battle of Szigetvár.[3]
Along with the cannery and the shoe factory, more and more small-size private businesses offer new jobs to local people. The town has a regional hospital with 450 beds, several primaries and secondary schools, a student hostel for 100 persons as well as a music school.
International relations[edit]
Twin towns — Sister cities[edit]
Szigetvár is twinned with:
See also[edit]
- ^ Misiroglu, Kadir (2009). Sokullu Mehmed Pasa. Istanbul: Sebil Yayinevi. p. 101. ISBN 9789755800455.
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- ^ Karikó, Sándor & Tibor Szabó (December 6–8, 2009). Ferrari, Angelo, ed. "A Hungarian-Turkish Cultural Heritage: Scandal and Reconciliation". PROCEEDINGS 4th International Congress on "Science and Technology for the Safeguard of Cultural Heritage in the Mediterranean Basin". Cairo, Egypt. 1: 18. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
- ^ "City Twins". Imatra. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
External links[edit]
- Official website (Hungarian)
- Szigetvár at funiq.hu (English)
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Szigetvár.


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Fly Gals of World War II
by Eleanor Thompson Wortz
Fly Gals of World War II, is a feisty young southern woman's account of her two years with the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). Eleanor Thompson had determined at age 12 that she would fly. She earned a private pilot's license at 19. At 21 she became the first WASP from North Carolina.
Eleanor and the other dedicated WASPs ferried planes across the country from factories to bases where they were needed, often with little rest between trips. They acted as test pilots, flew weather missions, towed targets for male pilots to practice firing live ammunition, and even chauffeured generals. It was dirty, tiring, and dangerous work, but filled their lives with excitement and adventure. Above all they were happy to be doing their part to win the war.
The WASP met fierce discrimination by the male dominated world and even endured shouts of "Go back to the kitchen." Being maligned by the men she worked with didn't stop Eleanor, any more than sandstorms stinging her skin and snow blocking her visibility while flying open cockpit. She believed she was invincible.
Eleanor's amazing account of verve and valor provides an intimate look into an unheralded part of American history. Once privy to her story, no reader will question that she and the other brave women of the WASP deserved the Congressional Gold Medal, which they finally received in 2010. (Pictured below.)
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Bacon-Wrapped Pineapple Shrimp
Total Time
Prep 10 mins
Cook 5 mins
I saw this on Rachel Ray's 30 minute meals. They are quick and tasty! Great for an appetizer or for a snack while watching your favorite sports team.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 12 large raw shrimp, deveined
- 1⁄4 fresh pineapple, cut into bite sized chunks drained or 1 (14 ounce) can pineapple chunks in juice, drained
- 6 slices center-cut bacon, cut in 1/2 crosswise
- Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Holding a shrimp, nest a chunk of pineapple in the natural curve of the shrimp then wrap bacon around the shrimp and pineapple.
- Place with bacon seam side down in heated oil, or you can secure with a wooden toothpick if you like.
- Continue with remaining shrimp, bacon, and pineapple. Cook each for 3 minutes on each side or until bacon is crisp and shrimp are opaque and firm.
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Good, but could use seasoning & Definitely grilled is how I recommend... I did the skillet, and it was too hard to get the bacon to get crispy, without over cooking shrimp. Family liked it a lot, will do again with a few adjustments.
I did this a little different...I pre-cooked the bacon a little and then cooked them on the grill. I'm sure it would be good and less trouble cooking it in the skillet, but it was fabulous on the grill! Made for your win in Football Tag.
Great Delicious dish enjoyed today.. Definately a great little midday meal. Made for your win in Football Pool.


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Well, Otakon/Weebfest/Animelosercon/Homestuckcon/Adventuretimecon/Avengerscon/Anythingbutanimecon 2012 is over and I am home. Or rather, the con was over for me on Saturday afternoon when I came down with con flu and spent the rest of the weekend vomitting profusely and passed out in bed. Because of that, I missed a large number of the panels that I wanted to attend (The Abridged Series, Dubs That Time Forgot, The Art of Fanservice, etc.) and didn't get to hang out with anyone.
So then what did I do? Well, I was more or less dragged along to Otakon so that I could hold spaces in line for the Tetsuya Kakihara events (moar liek Tetsukyaah Kyaahkihara amirite ladies?) I proved successful at this, but just barely. This segues into one of my biggest complaints with the con organization: the fundamental issues with dealing with lines and crowds. Otakon is a pretty big con at 30,000+ attendees. Out of 30,000 people, only 100 can get autographs from a given guest at a given signing. The 100 person limit isn't the problem; after all it'd be overwhelming to have the guests signing for hours on end. The problem is that there's really only so much time and space available but not really an optimal way to handle this bottleneck.
I first tried to get in line at 2:00 for a 4:30 signing. The staff told me to come back later since the line at the time was for Hidetaka Tenjin. So I came back at a little bit after 3:00 and was told that they weren't going to start lining up until 3:30. At this point I just stood there where the line would form. The area started to fill up shortly thereafter and by about 3:20 there was a large cloud of people surrounding the entranceway to the queuing area for autographs. By my count once we lined up, there problem were already 100 people there. Essentially, there was no real way to "pay" for events. There's no money option like at cons like NYCC, but there is also no real way to pay with time due to the caps on when you can line up.
A similar issue popped up, causing me to miss the The Worst Anime of All Time panel. I started to walk over to there half an hour before it was ready to begin (and when the panel already in that room was ending) when I saw a communique from the Twittersphere informing that it was already at capacity. I did at least get to salve my pain with some schadenfreude when I heard about the people that camped out in a panel that they didn't care about in order to get into the Avatar panel that was supposed to follow it. I say "supposed" to because apparently the panelists no-showed. Whoopsies! Seriously though, I really hope that in the future they clear rooms when the panels end so that people that are just sitting there to have a place to sit don't take up spots from people that actually want to see the panel.
But on the plus side organization-wise, the Guidebook app was a godsend. The usual delays and moves that plagued Otakons in the past were really easy to plan around this time when they're pushed directly to your phone ahead of time.
Oh hey, I just said Avatar didn't I?
One of the most common questions that I was asked this weekend was "Why do you keep twittering every time you see a white person cosplaying as Korra?" Well, it's complicated. The short answer is "lol social justice warriors lol".
For anyone that doesn't know, the production of the live-action movie of Avatar: The Last Airbender got a lot of very much justified criticism for the fact that they cast white people in all the main roles. It's dumb from a verisimilitude sense (why are these Chinese monks all white people?) and from a legit social justice angle (despite being this being perfect vessel to help with the underrepresentation of Asian actors in Hollywood movies, they still use white people.)
My general interpretation of things was that when this genuine activism reached Tumblr, it turned to shit when social justice sallies (not social justice activists!) really took to The Legend of Korra to the point where I've found at least three separate blogs on Tumblr dedicated solely to policing and bullying people over how they interact with the show. When I say "social justice sallies", I mean people that have appropriated social justice concepts like feminism or anti-racism in order to use them in petty, bad faith, and generally harmful ways. In the context of Avatar/Korra, the weapon of choice was to claim that anything that you didn't like was racist, with the worst offense being anything that made Korra "white". I put "white" in quotes because that term is completely nebulous. Not in the "race as a social construct" way, but in the "constantly moving the goalposts so I can be right and you can be wrong and btw kill yourself."
This causes sightings of not-sufficiently-dark Korras to get infinity reblogs in RAEG. So my counts of white versus non-white Korras was my way of chuckling at this inanity, with added jabs at the appropriation of things like trigger warnings or PTSD (and my lack of photos to prevent the cosplayers from potentially getting bullied). The most inane aspect of this is that in general, any non-Japanese person doing anime cosplay is going to be pretended to be someone of another race, and hell many Japanese cosplayers are also going to pretend to be someone of another race. All those white Sailor Moons or Japanese Marios! But for some reason Korra is this unforgivable offense.
Next, some non-inane thoughts on the non-inane cosplay that I observed there.
After waiting on lines, looking at cosplay, and vomitting, the final thing that I spent a decent portion of time at Otokon doing was perusing the dealer room.
I spent zero dollars. I really wanted to buy some Muv-Luv Senjutsuki models/figures, but I didn't see any. Instead, it felt like almost every booth sold the same naked Holo wallscroll, same giant-sword-and-giant-tits High School of the Dead wallscroll (which I feel like I always see in any of those "my otaku room" pictures"), same Cat Planet Cuties wallscroll, same bootleg-looking Vocaloid t-shirts, same Oreimo hump pillow, and same assortment of trading figure packs. I keep wanting for something interesting to catch my eye, but every booth just sells the same stuff that I could've bought at any time from CD Japan or YesAsia or whatever if I actually liked those series.
That said, if I ever wanted to start collecting terrible VHS dubs of terrible anime (being totally non-sarcastic here!) I would sooooo raid those few vendors that had those shelves of full of 5 for $10 copies of Baoh and Harmageddon. (But sadly zero copies of the magical negro arc of Marmalade Boy.)
And with that, BARF. Still not over this con flu…
(PS: for the love of God, PLEASE get some new jokes/references/memes in your AMVs/parodies/panels. A lot of the audience wasn't even born when Evangelion/DBZ/Sailor Moon/Tenchi Muyo/Detective Conan first aired, and soon there will be people that weren't even born when Zero Wing was a meme.
Actually, scratch that. Please, no more memes in your videos, period.)
Also, don't lie. You totally answered one of those craigslist personals. And as of this writing, there actually was one w4m missed connection!
(The rest of our pictures are here.)