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If ever there was a fitting end to Michael Clarke's 2012 with the bat, it was a score in three figures.
Clarke was at the crux of his side's attack on day two of the Boxing Day Test on Thursday, putting his side in a strong position to secure their three-match series with an undermanned Sri Lanka.
Despite the calibre of opposition not exactly testing the Australian skipper, he's proved throughout his 11 Tests this year that no matter the opponent, Clarke has put them to the sword.
Scores of 329, 210, 259 and 230 dwarf his 106 in Melbourne, but it is no greater compliment to his form that just creeping past the century mark isn't enough to earn rave reviews anymore.
Prior to his maiden Boxing Day Test ton, Clarke had only surpassed 50 twice in 12 innings for his country at the 'G.
So that he can, with relative ease, put to bed his previous Melbourne jitters is still nothing short of impressive.
Whether or not his runs were necessary should not be an argument against Clarke's form - he's seeing them like watermelons, and the Australian cricket community should embrace him for he is going to be priceless in the Ashes bid.
Of course, a lot has been said about Clarke's 2012 - but his hot streak exceeds even that.
Since September 2011, he has scored 2066 runs at an average of 82.64 - with one triple, three double, and four single centuries among them.
That he was unbeaten on his two highest scores in that period - the 329 and 259 - shows one thing: that the longer he is in, the harder he is to get out. And that must be causing a stir in England.
It sure will be a salivating thought if Clarke goes close to repeating his sublime year with the bat in 2013 - it may yet be his masterpiece.


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It's too late for me to be April Fooling you, so please bear with me: fried alligator has arrived in London.
According to the team at The Blues Kitchen in Camden who recently went on a research trip to New Orleans, alligator has sprung up on menus all over the Deep South. Inspired by this, TBK has just decided to put alligator tail on the menu. For £13.50 it will land on your plate fried, coated in Cajun panko bread
crumbs and served with fresh mint and sweet chilli sauce.
If it tastes anything like crocodile it won't go down well with our resident exotic meat reviewer who found that flavourless — but we'll let you decide.
The Blues Kitchen is at 111-113 Camden High Street, NW1; theblueskitchen.com
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Offering in excess of 1600 square feet living accommodation located on the second floor of this exclusive mansion block opposite Putney Heath benefiting from a private balcony and no onward chain.
The apartment offers an abundance of natural light in the main reception room and dining room with access to a private balcony boasting views to the Heath. The kitchen is fully fitted with wall mounted units, there is space for table and chairs and access to the fire escape staircase. The four bedrooms are located to the rear of the property. The master bedroom has two built in wardrobes and a generous en suite bathroom. Two further bedrooms also have built in wardrobes providing plenty of storage. The family bathroom is also positioned to the rear of the apartment servicing the three bedrooms. There are four floor to ceiling cupboards located throughout the hallway offering further storage.
Exeter House is situated halfway along Putney Heath and faces the Heath. Bus stops serving Exeter House include routes 85, 170, 424 and 493 giving access to Putney, Richmond, Kingston and Victoria.
Putney mainline station and East Putney tube station are also easily accessible.
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The property is located in the highly desirable Exeter House development, which benefits from an on-site estate manager, off-street parking and beautifully maintained communal grounds, tennis courts, barbeque area and play area.
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Decorative Functional Ceramics
One-Day Workshop
August 2, 2014
Featured Presenters:
Julia Galloway and Sean O'Connell
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Better One, Better Two: Balancing Form & Surface
In this one-day workshop at AMACO/brent, Julia Galloway and Sean O'Connell will focus on making and decorating functional ceramics. Each will incorporate a variety of decorating-techniques, as well as cover their own explorations in the relationship between surface and form. Both presenters have strong mark-making with their ceramic surfaces, and each will explain the thought-process of how their compositions are made on clay. Join us for this very fun one-day workshop!
Seating is limited, sign-up today to reserve your place at Decorative Functional Ceramics. Please note: This is not a hands-on workshop.
This workshop will cover:
- Throwing techniques
- The relationship between surface and form
- Slip trailing, inlay, and resist
- Idea development during the creative process
- The relationship between aesthetics and function
- Compositional planning based on surface, form, and color
- And more!
In this three-hour demonstration, Julia will throw a large pitcher, complete a teapot and a vase, make different kinds of handles, and discuss what is "good form" when making pots. On these pots, Julia will work with different slip applications to explore the relationship between surface and form. This includes slip trailing, inlay, and resist decoration. She will also discuss firing at a mid-range temperature and surface strategies for glaze firing.
Julia will also cover idea-development in pottery. Whether it be through personal narrative, specific processes contemporary, or historical influences, Julia will discuss developing ones on "voice,†and the marriage of surface, form, idea, and utility. Julia is interested in dialogue with the participants and hopes to address the concerns and questions of the audience.
More Information about Julia
Julia Galloway is the Director of the School of Art at the University of Montana and is a utilitarian potter. She has exhibited and demonstrated across the United States and Canada including NCECA, Utilitarian Clay, Master Classes at Arrowmont, as well as the American Pottery Festival. She is a longtime advocate for ceramic education and working in the field. She has developed the "field guide for ceramic artisans' website†as a resource to help potters continue to make their work after finishing school or residency. She is interested in how pottery enriches our lives and is a useful means of expression.
To visit her website, visit www.juliagalloway.com.
Sean O'Connell
Sean's work is informed by historical and contemporary influences. Using the dynamic conversation between past and present, he creates contemporary, utilitarian tableware for every-day use and enjoyment. During this workshop, he will discuss the nature of 'influence' and how that can help makers balance between ideas of aesthetics and utility, form and surface. This discussion will be illustrated through the demonstration of Sean's techniques and decorative process as well as the sharing of ideas and inspirations.
During the demonstration, Sean will begin with an introduction to the use of pattern, compositional planning, and color. The various techniques employed will include brush-work, wax and paper resist, Mishima (inlay), and how to combine or layer various methods to develop beautiful, content-rich surfaces. Sean will present these techniques through his own unique approach, decorating on green-ware and using underglaze pigments to create abstract and geometric patterns. By layering with wax resist, ceramic pigments, and combining various other methods he uses to create his surfaces, participants will be able to use this information to inform their own processes.
More Information about Sean
Sean O'Connell is a studio potter and educator living in Chicago, Illinois. He is currently an Instructor at the Art Institute of Chicago and was previously a Visiting Faculty member at the Alberta College of Art & Design in Calgary, Alberta. Sean was a long-term resident at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana from 2011-2013 and was the 2009 "Salad Days†Artist-in-Residence at Watershed Center for Ceramic Art in Newcastle, Maine. In addition, he was a graduate student of Julia Galloway's at the School for American Crafts where he earned his MFA and attended the Kansas City Art Institute as an undergraduate. Sean exhibits his work nationally, and is a regular contributor to ceramic art publications, and conducts workshops within the US and Canada.
To visit Sean's website, visit www.seanoconnellpottery.com.
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(student spaces are limited; call 800-424-8698 to register)
Registration fee includes lunch on Saturday. If you have special dietary needs, we will do our best to accommodate you. All dietary requests need to be sent to [email protected] two-weeks prior to the event.
Make checks payable to Potters Council in U.S. dollars, drawn on a U.S. bank.
Cancellation Policy: Full refund less $50 if canceled on or before July 2, 2014; 50% refund if canceled between July 3, 2014 and August 1, 2014; no refunds on or after August 2, 2014. You must call 800-424-8698 or 818-487-2054 to cancel.
This one-day workshop will be held at:
6060 Guion Road
Indianapolis, IN 46254
In addition to pioneering craft product and development, AMACO® manufactures nearly 100 other products for art education including ceramic and glass kilns, potter's wheels including the top selling line of AMACO/Brent®, and AMACO® Clays and Glazes for home, studio and school use. Nearly every school child in America has used an AMACO® product at some time between pre-school and college. That claim has been true for over half a century as AMACO® has been "Modeling Imagination Since 1919.â€
All events will be held at Amaco/Brent, 6060 Guion Road, Indianapolis, IN
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|Pottery Exchange
|Julia Galloway
|Classroom 1
|Sean O'Connell
|Classroom 2
During registration, you will be assigned into a group (Group A or Group B). Each group will be able to watch both presenters during the scheduled times.
Participate in our pottery exchange by bringing one piece of your personal work (no large pieces, approximately the size of a mug) to be exchanged with a fellow artist. Please note: participation at this part of the event is optional.
6930 Intech Blvd
Indianapolis, IN 46278
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Reserve your room for $109 before July 18, 2014. Ask for Potters Council meeting block (group code PSC) to get preferred rates, or click here for online access to the preferred rate. No airport shuttle- recommend renting a car and will need a car from hotel to conference location.
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Indianapolis, IN 46241
For attendees traveling air, we recommend renting a car or taking a taxi to and from the hotel, and to the conference location.
Car Rental from Airport:
Indianapolis International Airport features eight on-site car rental agencies.
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Potters Council members get discounts with car rental companies Alamo and Avis. Click here for more information.
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Taxi service is available at the curb on the lower level of the terminal just outside Baggage Claim of the Indianapolis International Airport. There is a minimum $15 charge for all fares from the airport, regardless of distance. If you need to travel outside the Indianapolis area, consult your driver for rates. Fares may not exceed the amount shown on the meter.
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Indianapolis, Indiana offers a wonderful variety of options for friends and family to experience. Experience Indianapolis today!


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Head: time is right to become academy
Reporter: KAREN DOHERTY
Date online: 29 April 2014
NORTH Chadderton School is set to become an academy in September.
The school is consulting parents on the move, which it says will give governors more control over finances.
The Chadderton Hall Road secondary would not have a sponsor: schools judged at least "good" by Ofsted can become academies in their own right. The school's name, uniform and holidays would remain the same.
North Chadderton became a foundation school in 2008, which meant it continued to receive funding from Oldham Council. As an academy it would receive money direct from central government.
In a letter to parents, head teacher Joy Clark says the time is right for the move: "We believe this conversion can only strengthen our school and will create new and exciting possibilities for staff and students," she said.
Oldham has 14 academies — six secondaries, seven primaries and a special school. They are either good or outstanding schools without sponsors, or "traditional" academies - usually, but not always, poorly-performing schools taken over by sponsors.
North Chadderton officially reopened in September after a £23.9 million rebuild and refurbishment.
It was judged to be good (grade 2) overall in its last Ofsted inspection in January, 2013, and was one of the country's 100 most improved state schools in this year's performance tables.
It has been given initial approval to become an academy by the Department for Education and the final go-ahead is expected in July.
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Padlocks and Fixed Locks — THEIR TYPES AND MECHANISM AS INDICATED BY THEIR KEYS
That locks were in general use is proved by the keys found on most of
our Roman sites. Of the actual locks, few remain, and these are of two
kinds, small fixed locks with hasps for boxes and caskets, and padlocks
of a peculiar type which have survived, but not without change, in some
Eastern countries. Locks suitable for doors have not been identified,
yet they must have been common enough, for many of the keys could not
have been used for padlocks and are too large for the hasped locks just
referred to. It is probable that these larger locks were wholly or
partly of wood. For the exact mechanism, with the exception of that of
the padlocks, we have to rely more upon a comparison of the keys with
those of old forms of locks that have survived, than upon their actual
The padlocks shown in
Fig. 65 are all upon the same principle, and may be termed spring
padlocks. A is a typical example of the larger sort found at Great
Chesterford in 1854. It is of iron, and consists of two separable
parts,— (1) a rectangular box, a, with a long rod attached to the upper surface and bent back as indicated, and (2) a bolt, b,
one portion of which inserts into the case and is provided with
catch-springs, the other having two arms ending with eyes. The rod
served the purpose of the shackle on the modern padlock; and the bolt
pushed home, sliding its eyes upon the rod in so doing, the
catch-springs prevented its removal until compressed by a key. B is a
transverse section of the case to show its construction. The sides are
a continuous piece of iron, and the whole is secured
by rivets passing through the top and bottom. D is a bolt of simpler
construction from Llantwit Major. The portion to enter the case is
doubled and each piece is pointed, the upper having two lateral springs
arranged like the barbs of an arrow, and the lower a single one on the
under side. In E, we have provided this bolt with a case and rod of the
usual form, the former shown in section. Two examples of keys for these
padlocks are given (F), and one to compress the Llantwit Major springs
would require two rectangular openings in its foot as in the second.
The foot being introduced into a narrow slit in the end of the case
opposite the bolt-hole, was wholly inserted by a movement indicated in
E. In pushing the key forward, its openings invested the springs and
compressed them, when the bolt could be withdrawn by hand. The bolt of
the Great Chesterford padlock is more complicated, having two parallel
arms and eight springs, and thus required a key with intricate openings
(C). Padlocks of the above type have been found at Silchester,
Caerwent, Irchester, Cirencester, and elsewhere, but the keys are more
At Great Chesterford, two padlocks of a more compact form were also
found, of which H is one. The rod ends with an eye, and is turned down
so that the latter faces the bolt-hole, but with an interval to allow
of the passage of the links of the chain to be secured. The bolt is
straight and sufficiently long to project through the eye and so close
the interval. Padlocks of this type were in use in medieval times and
still survive in the East.1 The key, G, found at Swanscombe, is almost certainly that of a padlock with a keyhole of the shape of its foot.
Turning now to the fixed locks: it is probable that locks akin to the
well-known wooden locks of Scandinavia and Scotland were used in Roman
Britain. The essentials of these locks are a bolt and two or more
falling pegs, known as tumblers. These freely move in vertical grooves
in the back of the case, and when the bolt is shot they fall into
notches in it, and it cannot be drawn until they are raised by a key.
The key has two lateral teeth, and upon being inserted into a
horizontal groove in the back of the case end of the tumblers, the teeth coincide
with the latter, and by lifting the key these are raised, when the bolt
can be drawn by hand. Fig. 66, A, presents the front, side, back,
and longitudinal section of one of these locks, and B is its key. C is
the key for a similar lock with three tumblers.
An old improvement upon these locks consists in the tumblers falling into holes in the bolt, in which case the key is inserted below
the latter. The key being lifted, its teeth, enter the holes and push
up the tumblers, thus taking their place, and the bolt is drawn by a
lateral movement or slide of the key. Locks of this type are in use in
Egypt and elsewhere in the East. We thus have two types of primitive
locks. In the one the bolt is hand-drawn, and, in the other, key-drawn.
In either case, all the tumblers must be raised before the bolt is
free, hence the key must have a corresponding number of teeth and
arranged in the same manner. Keys of precisely the same form as the
above have been sparingly found on our Roman sites, and imply that
locks of the principle just described were in use in Roman Britain.
D is a bronze example in the British Museum from Kingsholm, Gloucestershire, and a portion of a bone one has been found at Gellygaer.2
The defect of the above locks is that in order to allow of the key
being inserted they have to be attached to the front of the door; but
before the Roman conquest of Britain, keys had been devised to operate
locks placed on the back. Keys of the form of E and I, which are
found on both Roman and Anglo-Saxon sites, were adapted for this
purpose. Similar keys are still used in Norway for wooden spring locks.3
The spring is nailed to the door and its free end, which is towards the
staple, strikes into a recess in the bolt when shot. The keyhole is a
horizontal slit passing through door, spring, and bolt, and the key,
pushed far enough through, is given a quarter-turn, then pulled
forwards so that its teeth enter two holes in the back of the bolt and
press down the spring, and the bolt is then drawn by sliding the key
along the slit. It is not unlikely that these
Roman keys operated locks of this principle. On the
other hand, it has been thought that they operated tumbler locks
similar to the Scandinavian, only placed on the backs of the doors. In
this case, the keyhole would be vertical,4
and giving the key a quarter-turn as before, its teeth would be drawn
into holes in the tumblers, and so allow of them being raised. The bolt
now free would have to be drawn by some simple contrivance, as a cord
passing through the door. The keys, F, G, H, J, K, L, are found on both
Roman and post-Roman sites, and are evidently variants of the above.
The keys of the next group, M to P, belong to a large and distinctively
Roman class, and they differ from the modern in their bitts being
transverse to their handles. They operated tumbler locks of the second
type referred to above, but with keyholes in the front instead of the
side, hence their peculiar form. The keyhole was not immediately below
the tumblers, but on one side, so as to render them less accessible to
the lock-picker; and it was L-shaped as in the bronze lock-plate and hasp of a box from Colchester, shown in
Fig. 68, A.
The bitt was inserted sideways through the wider end of the hole. In
this position the teeth were downwards; but by turning the key they
were brought upwards in a horizontal position to the left immediately
below the tumblers. The key was then raised, and in so doing the teeth
displaced the tumblers; and finally the bolt, now free, was drawn by
sliding the key to the right.
The first key of the group has no teeth, but the whole projecting side
of the bitt may be regarded as a single tooth, which, of course, would
fit an oblong hole in the bolt. As it would be easy to raise a single
tumbler with a piece of bent wire or a smaller key, it is probable that
there were several tumblers, so that unless all were raised together
the bolt could not be drawn. The teeth of the other keys fitted a
corresponding number of holes and raised a corresponding number of
tumblers, those of the fourth key being in two series and of different
shapes. Fig. 67, A,
presents the upper surface of a metal bolt in the Guildhall Museum, and
B, the under surface of a more complex bolt from Caerwent, which would
require a key similar to the last to fit it. Most of the keys of the
present type were for the locks of caskets and boxes, but the larger
were apparently for doors, as certainly were the large iron keys with
their teeth arranged in a zigzag, as in C.
While the tumblers in the door-locks may have been simply falling ones,
it would be necessary for those in box and casket locks to be pressed
down by springs. In restorations of these locks, this is shown as
accomplished by a single spring.5
This could hardly have been the case, for by raising one tumbler — no
difficult matter — the spring would be released from the others, and,
by turning the box upside down, these would fall back from the bolt,
which could then be easily drawn. To be really effective, each tumbler
should have its own spring.
Our next examples,
Fig. 67, D to F, also belong to a large class of Roman keys which
have a familiar look to modern eyes, but are more akin to medieval keys
than ours. They are true revolving keys, and mark an advance in the
locksmith's art, as a simple revolution one way or the other shot the
bolt or drew it. It is not surprising that this advantage, combining
simplicity of movement with expedition, should have secured the
eventual victory of the revolving-key lock over its rivals. This lock
had already reached a stage that persisted far into medieval times —
until, in fact, the 15th century, when the craft of the locksmight
attained an unsurpassed perfection in Germany and France. It was not a
tumbler lock, and it was not until about a century and a half ago that
the revolving key was made to operate tumblers, but of a different form
than the ancient.
The Roman revolving keys, like the medieval and modern, are of two
varieties, the 'pin' and the 'pipe,' the one having the stem solid and
projecting beyond the bitt, and the other having it tubular. The
principle of the lock is simple. The outer or fore-edge of the bitt
presses, during part of its revolution, against a projection or stop on
the bolt, and so propels it for a short but sufficient distance — the
movement is that of the rack and pinion, the key being a pinion with one cog. If the
mechanism of the lock went no further than this, it is obvious that any
key with a bitt of the right length and sufficiently narrow to turn in
the case would operate the bolt. To render this difficult or
impossible, obstructions or wards were introduced into the case, which
could not be passed by the bitt unless it had corresponding slits or
openings. The key, Fig. 67, F, from Silchester, has two of these
slits which would correspond with two little pegs or curved plates, the
one attached to the front of the case and the other to the back. The
keys D and E, from Caerwent, have, in addition to these slits, a number
of notches on the fore-edge of the bitt. These imply a toothed
ward-plate which would bar access to the bolt unless the notches
corresponded with the teeth. Roman wards rarely went further in
intricacy, in this respect contrasting with those of the later medieval
locks. The curious iron key, F´, from Bath, is almost certainly Roman.
The keys of the next group, G to K, are less frequently found than the
last. They chiefly differ in the fore-edge of the bitt having a
right-angled flange or one or more teeth. It is probable that they
answered to the modern latch-keys, that is, that by a half-turn a key
of this type pressed back a bolt that was shot by a spring. This is
confirmed by the fact that many of these keys have 'island' ward-holes.
It is obvious that if a complete revolution was intended, the ward such
a hole was designed to pass, could have had no support. If, on the
contrary, only a half-turn was necessary, the ward could be fastened by
its end to a transverse plate which would serve also as a stop to the
bitt. The most feasible explanation of the right-angled flange or teeth
is that they caught against a stud or studs on the lower surface of the
bolt and so propelled it beyond
the plate, there being a corresponding notch or notches in the top of
this to allow of their passage. If a key failed to carry the studs
beyond the plate, the bolt, of course, would be only partly drawn. The
examples shown are from London, and it is noticeable that keys of the
type usually have long loop bows, as in G.6
Our next two keys, Fig. 67, L and M, resemble those of the
French latches which were in vogue until a generation ago. The keyhole of the French latch is of this shape —
The key is inserted in the bottom slit and is then raised, the short
stem sliding up the vertical slit. In doing this, the bitt has to pass
a horizontal plate-ward, as also a narrow vertical plate to the foot of
which the ward is riveted. This vertical plate is just within the
vertical slit, and it serves as a screen to prevent access to the lock
above the ward. The key, having passed the ward, comes into contact
with a descending arm from the latch, and so raises the latter. The
bronze plate of a hasped lock in the Guildhall,
Fig. 68, B,
would require a key of this form. There is no doubt that the movement
of the Roman keys of the type was identical with that of the French
latch-keys, but it is doubtful whether they lifted latches. It is more
likely that their locks had bolts, and that in lifting the key the bolt
was freed from tumblers of some special form. The key, however, would
not be competent to draw or shoot the bolt, and the horizontal hole
above the keyhole in the lock-plate just referred to indicates how this
may have been accomplished. If the bolt had a small knob protruding
through it, it could then be moved with the one hand while the key was
raised with the other. The keys are rather rare, and the two shown are
Guildhall examples.
Our next key,
Fig. 67, N,
is a rarer form of lifting key, which differs from the foregoing in
having a marginal row of long teeth. The teeth seem to have raised
tumblers that passed through the bolt; but beyond proving that the lock
had both wards and tumblers, it is difficult to understand its
operation. Probably it moved the bolt by a sliding movement.7
There yet remains another key of a very unkey-like appearance, which,
although frequently occurring on Roman sites here and in France, is
also found with Late-Celtic remains in both countries, for which reason
it has been called the Celtic key. It is a bar of iron bent somewhat
into the form of a sickle, with a flat handle. Fig. 68, C, is a
typical example from Rushmore, and is 12 ins. long, which rather exceeds the average. There have been several suggestions as to how it was used, one being that it worked a bolt with a single tumbler, and another
that the hand was thrust through a hole in the door and the key was
used as a hook to pull the bolt. Neither, however, accounts for the
curious shape of the key. We offer another suggestion — that it was
pushed through a small hole in the door at a distance above or below
the bolt equal to that between the point and the turn or 'neck' at the
foot of the handle, the point being inserted in a hole in the bolt, as
indicated in the illustration, which presents the section of part of a
door. In this position the key became a level with the key hole as the
fulcrum, and by pressing the handle to the left or right the bolt was
moved in the contrary direction. It is a simple contrivance, and may
seem to afford little security; but it is evident that only a key of
the right length from neck to tip would be effective.
Whether plain or ornamented, the locks and keys that have survived
almost invariably exhibit the good workmanship common to all the
productions of the metal-worker of the era. The hasped lock-plates are
comparatively plain, but were often held by bronze nails with more or
less ornamented disc-shaped heads. One found at Rushmore had a hinged
keyhole-cover decorated with a youthful head in a Phrygian cap, the
covers usually being internal and turned by a small external lever as
will be observed in Fig. 68, A and B. The keys were sometimes
elaborate, as the two typical bronze bows, Fig. 68, D, E,
indicate. The keys of small trinket boxes were often in the form of
ring-keys to be worn on the finger, of which two examples are shown in
Fig. 76, P, Q.
The Author's Notes:
1. Examples are shown on plates v to ix, Pitt-Rivers' Primitive Locks and Keys.
2. Two similar bone keys are shown in the Limes Report on Zugmantel, plate xx.
3. One is figured in Primitive Locks and Keys, plate iv.
4. A lock-plate with an I-shaped hole from Rushmore is figured in Pitt-Rivers' Excavations, i,
plate xxiv; and another by Liger with a horizontal slit, perhaps
for a small knob by which the bolt was drawn when released by the key.
5. There is such a restoration in the Guildhall Museum.
6. Pitt-Rivers, in Primitive Locks and Keys, considered that these keys raised tumblers, but it is inconceivable how they could have done so.
7. Liger figures lock-plates with -shaped holes, probably intended for keys of this type.


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My wise older sister, who is happily married with 3 children, gave me some advice a few months ago. She told me that when looking for the person I want to spend the rest of my life with, two things matter the most. The person must be a kind person, and our goals have to be significantly similar so that we can share them and work on them together. When I first heard these words, it reaffirmed what I have known all along, she's brilliant!
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- Fun
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- Sky diving
- Dining
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- Max Brenner (Triple Date)
- Sawa (Pier Village)
- Moracan Food (NYC)
- Personal Development
- Do 13 week Benjamin Franklin challenge together.
- Make personal development videos
- Start a personal development club at school.
- Travel
- Let it sit for awhile. It's important that after creating a bucket list, you walk away from it and let it sit for awhile. This will give your mind a chance to get excited about it, and come back to it with a fresh head.
- Get a realistic game plan. On one hand, you want to think in practical terms as far as scheduling and budget. On the other hand, you want to pretend that this is your last chance to accomplish your dreams. In fact, this pretending isn't all that impractical, because if you don't do it now (it's always now), than you'll likely never do it.
Keep in mind that a bucket list can be done alone, with a significant other, and with a friend. You can have multiple bucket lists running at the same time, so don't limit yourself. Each item on your bucket list could be:
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- a fun adventure
- something you want to say you did before you died
- something that adds to the depth of your character and makes you a more interesting person
- or anything else you want to do.
A bucket list is not something you want to limit yourself in, so shoot for the stars. You want to completely go out of your comfort zone with this exercise, but still set goals that are attainable for you. If you truly believe that the moon is attainable for you this year, than put it on your list and start dialing NASA.
Don't put off things you can do this year until the next. Next year you'll think of adventures that are different and even more fun.
Who is going to be your bucket list partner? What's on your bucket list?
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We took in a 4 mth old pup (Kendra) that was abused and neglected. She is now a year old. I have a medical problem that keeps me from being able to work or drive. It has been a long road training Kendra, even with professional help. She has been aggressive since day one (we saved her from being euthanized.) She went from not wanting to be touched to a dog that is super clingy. I do not baby her at all.I am very firm with her and I set clear boundaries. She is very insecure around new people and dogs and often lunges and growls. She looks to me for reassurance that everything is okay. The problem is that recently my husband (who work a lot) walked her and she was much calmer. He watched how she is with me, and she stands in front of me and watches people as they get close to me. Maybe it is not a good thing that I am with her 24/7. How can I stop her from over protecting me?
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Does your trainer come to your home to work with you and Kendra, or do you attend group classes?
I think this is a situation that should be addressed with your trainer. A trainer who can observe you in the situations in which Kendra growls and lunges can give you feedback about what you're doing right, what you're doing wrong, and how to change things to get on the right track.
I think there may be a combination of things going on in your situation.
One one hand, you may be expecting Kendra to bark and lunge when you meet people and other dogs, so unconsciously you may be transmitting a kind of, "oh no, here we go" vibe to her. This can be very subtle such as tightening your grip on the leash, for example.
On the other hand, there may be some confusion between you and Kendra in these situations. Looking for reassurance from you is great. But if you tell her "it's okay" and pet her when she growls, that would tell her this is the appropriate behavior you want.
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When your dog is protective it means he is uncomfortable with that particular item person thing if he is doing this with many items teach him it is ok if it is an item put it right infront of him have it smell it and he'll be fine
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With all the violence in the world, it is natural to wonder, as Pat Shipman did recently in these pages (Macroscope, November–December 2001), whether aggression is deeply rooted in human nature. Perhaps it is. But we would argue that human aggressive inclinations are balanced by equally strong tendencies to cooperate with one another—an argument Prince Piotr Kropotkin made a century ago in Mutual Aid, a survey of altruistic societies. This view flies in the face of much current thinking on the subject, which presupposes there are deep biological roots to violence. Molecular biologists have, for example, sought to identify genes that control aggression in mice on the assumption that similar mechanisms operate in human beings. Indeed, scientists have regularly attempted to explain people's more savage tendencies by making comparisons with animals, particularly since Konrad Lorenz (an Austrian zoologist and Nobel laureate) theorized about the evolutionary roots of such behavior in his 1966 classic On Aggression.
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still peeing in the house..
Jen we are right here with you! I'll be thinking we got through the day with Bella not peeing in the house (albeit taking a walk EVERY 2-3 hours) and then I find a yellow puddle in the shadows under a kitchen chair... And something about the dining room rug-- we try letting her come in to be near us while we eat, but every time she sees that persian rug she just has to pee on it! Do you think it's because the carpet is very pale green and has flowers and she thinks she's outside? haha! I will happily report that she hasn't pooped in the house in over a week. (Probably she'll do it today because I just jinxed myself.)
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Beagle World Folks: I had to go elsewhere for advice...
The situation in our house was COMPLETELY out of hand. We were up to two poops and/or two pees PER day here and calm Jenny went out the window and my family was at it's wits end and this dog needs to stop crapping in our house.
So I Googled how to make your dog poop (as in on a walk and on a schedule and when he's suppose to so that it happens outside and not after you return from your 25 minute walk and leave for work) and found several posts from NON beagle owners struggling to housebreak difficult dogs.
I found a post by a person who read a pamphlet called WAY TO GO by Patricia McConnell and Karen London (I bought it as an eBook) and while the advice is similar to what you all have been telling me, one difference is that they said that rewarding some dogs with store bought treats won't work. This poster said to give the good stuff, cooked chicken, steak and tasty cheeses as rewards. Plus each success has to be met with gold medal type accolades. Another poster explained that some dogs don't like to go on the leash and she has to take her dog to the dog park to have success. This is Jesse! He won't go for his dog walkers, and, did I mention, he now busts out of his crate?
My husband went to the grocery and bought steak on the bone, which I cooked and am now using as treats. We have had a poop/pee free weekend! Jesse is more attentive than he has ever been outside. I'm not so sure we'll be as successful during the week when I'm at work, but I'm hoping that the steak will encourage Jesse to go for the dog walkers and/or to hold it 'til I get home to get the good treats.
I hope this helps others who are struggling...
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We have the HOUSEBREAKING BLUES!
Jenhardy..Good for you!!! Maybe you've found the trick for you. Also try tiny bits of cooked chicken breast with a sprinkle of garlic powder. Mine love the stuff like it's doggy heroine. I keep a ziploc baggy of it in the frig. I also have a recipe for liver treats that they love. Most of mine don't care for store bought treats either. They aren't stupid..
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Jenhardy, just saw your post about training with the premium treats. How is Jesse doing now? Bella is really wearing me out with this going in the house business. We are having some good days, but today was particularly bad-- three pees (one on the good carpet) and a poop in the house.
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Thanks everyone,
the good treats are the answer. Jesse has been almost accident free for two weeks. The accidents were pees in the house after drinking extra water. I have to watch that and anticipate.
One recent problem I'm seeing is that he loves the yard and hangs out outside when we are home. But, outside, he can go at will and I feel as though that throws of his schedule and may be confusing to him.
Now what I'm doing is letting him out for a short time AFTER he has done his business on a walk.
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Hello BW Friends,
I am happy to report that our dog is basically, almost housebroken!
The good treats really work. We cook Jesse a steak every week. We cut it up and take bits out on every walk. For every success Jesse has outdoors, he is rewarded. Jesse both expects the rewards now and anticipates them. He is happy to do everything outside consistently.
In the past two months, Jesse has had only two or three accidents. On two occasions, he was sick and had loose stool issues.
Not only have the steak treats helped with the housebreaking, they have allowed Jesse to become more interested and attached to us. Treats have helped us bond. We can even visit the off-leash dog run. Jesse can run and play with other dogs freely and will allow himself to be caught. Once, he even came to me on command.
In addition, Jesse is generally more relaxed and seems to be enjoying an increased sense of belonging. He is interested in the smells on our block: on each tree, on each lamp post and in each yard. It's as though he's more invested in his neighborhood and cares about what is happening around him.
All of this makes me wonder if Jesse's new behaviors are solely food based, or if the time it takes to adjust to a new home is also a factor. We've had Jesse for 6 months now. I'm thinking that maybe for some rescues, adoption is traumatic. Jesse seemed really depressed and unhappy for a long time. And that made us all sad and it made us feel unloved and unappreciated. Now, when I come home, he jumps down from his chair, wags his tail and licks my face. He is really happy to see me.
We have a running routine, a walking routine and a feeding routine. It's all working very well. Jesse still doesn't sleep with us, but he seems happy in his special living-room chair.
For those still struggling with housebreaking: don't lose heart. They will GET it eventually!
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Rascal has seemed to be settling down nicely too now and getting used to our routine. We don't have to go out back with her every time now. She is comfortable being out there by herself. She will sun herself and scratch to come back in.
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NORTH KEY LARGO -- The steady eradication of the endangered Key Largo woodrat by feral cats has been occurring for years in Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
But in recent weeks, the refuge's manager has also assigned blame to local pet owners who let their cats roam outdoors. Refuge officials are now planning to fine cat owners whose pets are repeat visitors to refuge property.
"I hope this encourages cat owners to start acting," refuge manager Jeremy Dixon said.
The action, however, may not sit well with a gated community to the north of the refuge that is home to hundreds of stray cats.
Since taking over management of the refuge, Dixon has made saving the woodrat his top priority. The federally protected woodrat plays a key role in the local hardwood hammock ecosystem by dispersing native plant seeds and serving as food for native species, such as snakes and owls.
According to Dixon, after a first offense warning, the owner of a cat that has trespassed on the wildlife refuge will be issued a $175 fine. The cat owner will be determined by tag or microchip information.
Dixon said the law is already on the books, and when a cat is found, he will contact a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement agent to deal with the cat owner.
Recently, Dixon placed lit signs along Country Road 905, which separates the refuge from Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park, urging cat owners to protect endangered wildlife.
He says cats from nearby Ocean Reef Club are coming onto refuge property to kill woodrats.
"[Ocean Reef] doesn't seem to be helping us with what's going on," Dixon said. "They have been warned."
Ocean Reef has about 100 cats living at its ORCAT facility and 200 more that roam the gated, residential community, according to the ORCAT spay, neuter and release program. After visiting ORCAT, the cats are tagged and can be traced back to the community.
David Ritz, president of the Ocean Reef Community Association and a founding member of ORCAT, took umbrage to Dixon's claims that Ocean Reef cats are raiding the refuge. He said the opposite is true -- that 61 feral cats from the refuge have been recorded entering Ocean Reef during the past five years.
"Should Ocean Reef start charging the refuge when that happens?" Ritz said. "We're not."
Dixon says he has evidence, too.
"We have theirs and we do see them on camera," Dixon said of Ocean Reef cats. "We see them constantly in [Dagny Johnson Key Largo Botanical State Park]."
Ritz countered: "That would be very rare."
Ritz claims the Key Largo woodrat population would already be extinct if it wasn't for the ORCAT program, which continues to reduce the breeding cat population. As for the woodrat, Ritz says cats are just one of the threats they face. Red ants and opossums, he says, are part of the problem, among other things.
"We care about the woodrats," he added.
Dixon said he is not trying to assign blame to just one community. He wants all cat owners in Key Largo and along County Road 905 to know about the new fines.
"It's not just about Ocean Reef, " he said. "It's all of Key Largo."
Dixon said woodrats have begun to frequent the volunteer-built nests on the refuge, which he says is an encouraging development.
In 1984, federal conservation officers placed the Key Largo woodrat on the endangered species list. Its primary habitat is now limited to federal and state protected lands in North Key Largo. Its population could be as small as 100, according to refuge officials.


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When it comes to headline games on the Xbox 360, few titles carry more weight than Gears of War. Not only was GoW one of the first games to roll out Epic's Unreal 3 Engine, but it also showed even the most fanatical PlayStation fan boys that Microsoft's console really could push the boundaries of video gaming. In fact, I'd go as far as saying that GoW was a more important release than Halo 3, despite the fact that everyone was waiting with baited breath for more of Master Chief's adventures. One thing's for sure, GoW definitely moved things on more than Halo 3 did, and you'd be hard pushed to find an action game without covering dynamics these days as a result.
When I reviewed Gears of War in 2006 I obviously played it through to the end, but even after publishing the review I went on and played the game through on every difficulty level - it really was that much fun. Even two years later, there's little that can stand up to GoW when it comes to all out action and playability, with Uncharted: Drake's Fortune being the only title that bears comparison. So, what can Epic possibly do to make Gears of War 2 a better game than its illustrious predecessor?
The most important thing about GoW2 is that Epic is well aware that if it ain't broke, you don't fix it. With this in mind, anyone who's played the original game will be able to pick up the controller and get straight into the thick of the battle. The second most important thing is that Dom won't be such a complete tosser this time around.
Epic rolled out Cliff Bleszinski at a preview event recently, so naturally the first question I asked was whether Dom was as mind numbingly stupid in the new game as he was in the original. Bleszinski assured me that Dom is far less suicidal this time around. Even more importantly, Bleszinski made a point of saying that there are very few occasions where you'll find yourself at the Game Over screen through no fault of your own, which makes a change from the first game where Dom insisted on being stomped by every Berserker you came across.
Bleszinski was also keen to point out that GoW2 has far more expansive environments than the original game. Whereas GoW had a very claustrophobic atmosphere, with dark and sparse locations, the new game will have more open, external settings with longer draw distances and more adventurous lighting. Although the environments in the original game were never disappointing, it's good to see that now that Epic has had more time with the hardware, the team can push the boundaries a bit further. And that's no mean feat when you consider how good the original game still looks today!


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Dead UF Student's Car Found
Published January 3rd, 2011
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Some pieces of the puzzle are starting to come together. However, the death Saleha Huuda, a 21-year-old University of Florida senior, remains a mystery.
Around 5:30 Friday evening, Huuda's car was found at the Turtle Oaks Apartment Complex in Southwest Gainesville. No one knows why it was there.
On Thursday, Huuda's burnt body was discovered by Gainesville firefighters responding to a brush fire in North East Alachua county.
The mystery into how the UF competitive cheerleader got there, is under investigation.
According to her family, Huuda didn't have any enemies, and to their knowledge, was not dating any one.
The Sherrif's Office is waiting on the medical examiner's report before they rule Huuda's death a murder.
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