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HYDE PARK, Monday—Yesterday I had the company of two people who attended two sessions of the Alger Hiss trial. I was interested in their reaction. I have not attended any sessions of the trial because I have been busy and also I have felt it would be difficult to be objective. The two people I spoke to were women—one young and one nearing middle age, and their feelings were very similar.
One of them had been thinking over the fact that Whittaker Chambers during some time past had access to much confidential information as an analyst for Time magazine. This woman had experience in Washington and said that she knew that in conferences with government officials it was frequently the custom at a press conference for an official to give background information, much of it confidential. He gave it off the record, of course, but nevertheless those present knew it. She was searching in her mind for the reason that had brought about Mr. Chambers' disclosures.
Was it just remorse that he had been a Communist and prepared to act against his own country? That might lead to his divulging what he himself had done. Would it lead to his picking out certain people who had been particularly kind to him when he needed help? Even though it was the casual kind of help, which many of us extend to people we know slightly in the course of our daily existence, it is not always extended by everyone, and most people are grateful when they find it. Or was there some other reason for these disclosures? Might Mr. Chambers still be playing the Communist game of creating confusion and suspicion in the ranks of the enemy?
Both of these women said that to them Mr. Hiss had told what seemed a very plausible story. He seemed to be the victim of the kind of thing that might happen among any decent group of people with kindly instincts who were not suspicious of each other and who took an interest in those with whom they happened to come in contact.
The older woman remarked that the trend today, however, was creating so much suspicion among us that she thought in the future all of us would think carefully before we said anything that might be misconstrued. Certainly, we would be less apt to risk any action that might be questioned at some future time.
As she talked I could not help thinking of the numbers of times when I have attended meetings just because I wanted to hear what was being said, not because I had the slightest connection with anyone present. With the present hysteria that would be a dangerous thing to do, if the group were later to be considered to be subversive, since now you can be considered subversive by association and it is not necessary for you to have said or done anything yourself.
Funny world we are living in. I wonder if it is quite as free for any of us along any line as it was, say, 50 years ago.


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Reviving Classical Music
July 11, 2010
(was 08.09.2009)
(was 08.09.2009)
Classical musicians don't come with better pedigrees than violinist Anne Akiko Meyers. She's been wowing audiences since she was four, performs all over the world and has commissioned many new works. In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, Meyers talks about why she chose to record popular songs for her new album, from Charlie Chaplin's "Smile" to the tunes her Japanese grandmother used to hum to her.


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Thrones of Blood
Binge-watching the most addictive show on television.
Binge-watching the most addictive show on television.
Poetry: "Night is at hand already: it is well / That we yield to the night."
Poetry: "There was a time when some of our young men / Walked plumply on the moon and saw Earth rise."
Poetry by Clive James: "Your death, near now, is of an easy sort."
But are they lessons, all these things I learn
Van Wyck Brooks tells us Whitman in old age The war could never break him, though he'd seen Good reason to despair, yet grief was…
The wild White Nun, rarest and loveliest
Hotel Timeo, Taormina
Frost on the green. The ducks cold-footing it across the grass Beside the college moat Meet a clutch of matrons Collared-up in Barbours Walking their…
If you've spent a couple of years being unable to get past the opening chapter of one of the later novels of Henry James, it's…
We used to call what ruined us the storm,
While you paint me, I marvel at your skin.


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Land of Lights
A splendidly-coloured hot air balloon floats over a miniature landscape. Where have all the little people gone? Perhaps the tiny balloonist can tell us. With the help of our audience, the adventure begins as we journey across several distinctive worlds, each with their own textures and smells - our destination being the magical and twinkly LAND OF LIGHTS.
Oily Cart presents show for 3-5 year olds and their families, jam-packed with live music, puppets and a medley of wonderlands, all leading us to a sparkling finish.
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"Totally engaging – a gentle, multisensory, immersive theatre for pre-schoolers."
The Stage
"This 50-minute interactive show makes for an entertaining and in many ways magical introduction to theatre for the very young."
The Guardian
"With its careful, surprising details, dazzling costumes and committed cast, it's not the theatre we say goodbye to when the show ends, but a treasured glimpse of a magical, hidden land."
A Younger Theatre
"If Oily Cart did run a country, I'd move there tomorrow. For now, I'm happy to be first in line to their shows."
Children's Theatre Reviews
"Oily Cart's new show, currently touring, is aimed at children aged 3 to 5 and their families and offers a colourful piece of storytelling to excite the imagination, stimulate investigation and actively involve every child in the audience."
British Theatre Reviews
"You really feel as if you've been transported to a magical and surreal world. There is always something to grab your attention, something unexpected to make you smile."
Curious Mum
There was an Old Woman
An Oily Cart production in association with the Southbank Centre
There's a problem with shoes. They keep getting mixed up. That man has a welly on one foot, and a fluffy slipper on the other. The woman over there is wearing a flip flop and a football boot. Some people don't have any shoes at all! What's going on? Has that woman who lives in a shoe got anything to do with this
Help us find out in Oily Cart's beautiful new show for children from 3 to 5, their families and friends. Join us on a journey through the sights, scents textures and sounds of this multi-sensory Oily Cart Wonderland in the company of a live musician, and all sorts of shoes.
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This shoe show is a perfect fit.
Chris Wiegand, The Guardian
There Was An Old Woman is the type of production theatre-makers aspire to. No good idea is shied away from, no matter how tricky – introducing smell in to the space, letting the audience move around a lot, encouraging them to lie down under a duvet on a lavender pillow. The result is a carefully thought-through theatrical piece that is a privilege to experience.
Children's Theatre Reviews
The actors were absolutely fantastic with the kids, taking their participation in the show very seriously, making sure all the children's questions were answered and everyone had a shoe in their hand. There was not a single cry that came from the audience, and with such a young crowd, that is a true testament to the brilliance of Oily Cart and their ability to engage and enthral the youngest of minds.
Curious Mum
The performance...is a perfect theatrical experience for young children.
Parenting without Tears
Mr and Mrs Moon
When the Woman Who Lives In The Moon comes down from the sky to play with the children on a beautiful beach, she likes it so much she doesn't want to go home. Join her and feel the sand between your toes and the Moonwind in your hair as we dance to the music of the stars.
A sparkling new show for 2-5 year olds written and directed by Tim Webb with live music written by Max Reinhardt and Catriona Price and a beautiful design by Claire de Loon. The audience will be immersed in a magical Oily mix of interaction, playfulness and adventure.
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...Beautiful and surprisingly profound...
The Guardian
There was much that made this production magical: the chance it gives children to express themselves and help performers with the story, together with the simple props, light humour and the live music and sound effects. The immersive experience of Mr and Mrs Moon is perfectly suited to its young audience, but will also resonate with adults, unlocking imaginations and introducing a theatre of the senses in a beautiful, endearing way.
One Stop Arts
Oily Cart is second to none in its expertise in producing work both for children and for young people with learning difficulties.
The Stage
Oily Cart presents a new interactive multi-sensory show for babies aged 6 months – 2 years.
Watch as Oily Cart transform the tube into a feast for the senses. We'll conjure up a tactile wonderland from a fabulous variety of tubes - tubes filled with sound, tubes that puff out gentle breezes, tubes glistening with kaleidoscopic colours to delight and entrance our young audience.
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It sounds extremely simple and, in a way it is, but this sharing of sensations is beautifully structured to become an entertainment by a set of skilled creators and performers. Just watching, even without direct participation, is a pleasure.
British Theatre Guide
Creating trust and confidence is important, as Oily Cart Director Tim Webb is well aware. So, in its sensory world of colour, sound and smells, Tube encourages young children both as individuals and part of a social organism.
Reviews Gate
In a Pickle
An Oily Cart/ Royal Shakespeare Company co-production first performed as part of the World Shakepeare Festival in Summer 2012.
A wonderland, total theatre experience for children aged 2 to 4, their families and friends. Inspired by The Winter's Tale, we will take our young audience on a voyage of discovery through the landscapes of Shakespeare's imagination and the music of his language.
Our adventure begins in the woolly pastures of the Shepherdess and her flock of little sheep. She is having a party to celebrate the sheep shearing. When she discovers a lost baby, we must follow the clues. Together we will travel over the salty sea to the sad court where we will find our happy ending.
There are beautiful costumes, enchanting live music, some helpful clues, lovely perfumes and delightful textures along the way.
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In A Pickle is theatre at its playful best: destined to create strong, dreamlike memories of Shakespeare's landscapes in the young audience - something older fans could love too.
Mirabelle Lý-Eliot, What's on Stage *****
...another lovely show from the loveliest of companies, one that has remained at the forefront of British theatre for over three decades.
Lyn Gardner, The Guardian ****
In a Pickle, a delightful charm-laden introduction to Shakespeare for two to four year olds by Tim Webb, co-produced by RSC and Oily Cart... golly, how it entranced, educated and entertained the young audience.
Susan Elkin, The Stage
Mole in the Hole
Meet the Mole Family in their cosy, underground home, lined with straw and strewn with sweet-smelling herbs. This is a wonderland with delights underfoot, popping out from the walls and even down from the ceiling.
The Musical Mole fills the cavern with sounds as we journey to meet the Silly Rabbits, the Brave Snail and encounter some problems that the Moles will need all your help to solve.
This is an adventure for all the senses to be enjoyed by all children from 3 to 6, their families and friends. Everyone will be asked to muck in, so please don't wear your best outfit!
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"How do you calm down dozens of overexcited three to six year olds? The answer is deceptively simple when left to Oily Cart." Barbara Lewis, The Stage
"Oily Cart has created a wonderful show guaranteed to get the sparks flying in a small child's imagination" Rachel Halliburton, Time Out
"Long before such theatre became fashionable for adult audiences, Oily Cart was making immersive and interactive experiences for children" Lyn Gardner, The Guardian
Ring a Ding Ding
Written and Directed by Tim Webb
Designed by Claire de Loon
Music by Max Reinhardt
RING A DING DING is an epic, though tiny, table-top voyage of discovery, where your fingers and noses will never be far from the action. An immersive, interactive and multi-sensory show for children aged 3 – 6 and their families.
This production toured nationally from December 2011 to mid February 2012.
Full CD credits for RING A DING DING can be found here.
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"Quite simply, Oily Cart makes art for small children: a beguiling aesthetic experience, scaled to fit their curious world and perfectly designed to make them happy."
Caroline McGinn, Time Out *****
'from start to finish Ring a Ding Ding remains a visual treat which involves its eager audience in every step of the storytelling process.'
Lisa Martland, The Stage ****
Christmas Baking Time
Join Baker Bun and Baker Bap in the Oily Cart Bakery whilst they wait for their bread to bake. The two bakers invite the audience to sift through magical floury snow storms, meet mischievous doughy characters and to follow the adventures of the Little Loaf and the Yeasty Beasty.
At the end of the show each member of the audience receives a freshly baked mini Christmas bun to take home with them.
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"Rarely have I heard a cello used more imaginatively than when Charlie Henry brings Max Reinhardt's music to life on stage, from syncopated pizzicato to tremolo for tension and vamp for jolly tunes. The pairing of this with Arun Ghosh's fine clarinet and keyboard work comes off well too.
Clare de Loon's busy, homely set enables the cast to play plenty of interactive 'Can you see..?' games with the children, as they look for kitchen utensils for games and projects. The Christmas sky at the end - with giant twinkly croissant moon and crossed baguettes for stars - is delightful."
- Susan Elkin, The Stage
How Long is a Piece of String?
An interactive, multi-sensory promenade production with astonishing visuals and original, live music, exploring and celebrating the wonders of string.
Following a trail of string the audience are led into the performance area which has been transformed into a woven wonderland.
Following a sell-out run at the Unicorn Theatre, How Long is a Piece of String? toured UK venues in January and February 2009
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"This is theatre which cradles its young audience and helps them to dream."
-Caroline McGinn, The Times *****
"What a journey, full of activity and magical moments! Let's not spoil the ending, but, like the mythic piece of piece of string, some things - like loving kindness, creativity and imagining, having fun and learning about life - are immeasureable. Oily Cart, however, continue to be an inspiring yardstick in the realm of children's theatre-making."
-Mary Brennan, The Herald
Baby Balloon
A giant balloon starts to glow. Two playful dancers emerge from inside and invite the audience to explore the colours, music and textures of their airy world.
For each highly interactive performance ten babies and their carers entered a magical world of balloons. An exploration of the senses of touch, sound, smell and sight, Baby Balloon was a perfect introduction to the enchantment of theatre for young children.
Baby Balloon toured venues around the UK and in Europe in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
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"Baby Balloon lasts 50 minutes, every single one a delight. This is touch-me-feel-me theatre of the highest order, in which the fourth wall is blown to smithereens."
-Lyn Gardner, The Guardian
If all the World were Paper
Imagine a world made entirely of Paper. In this innovative show based on the centuries-old nursery rhyme, 2-5 year olds are invited to join Curlicue, Doodle and Squiggle as they conjure up a colourful world of paper and ink. Following a five week Christmas run at Warwick Arts Centre, If all the World were Paper toured UK venues in January and February 2008.
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With the absolutely enchanting show If all the World were Paper, they provide a veritable masterclass in theatre production for kids aged two to five...By the time the cast is singing goodbye in various languages, one is quite bowled over by this most accomplished of children's productions."
- Mark Brown, Sunday Herald *****
Big Balloon
The wind has escaped from the Big Balloon. But where has it gone and who can help us get it back? Inspired by the bouncy, bubbly world of balloons, Oily Cart's show is an interactive, installation-based adventure for children aged 3 to 6 years. Meet wonderful characters in outrageous balloon hats when you enter our colour-changing, shape-shifting, inflatable world. Big Balloon toured UK Venues from December 2006 - March 2007.
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Oily Cart's latest offering is, as always, a feast for the senses. The Lyric studio has been transformed by designer Claire de Loon into a colourful world where balloons of different styles and sizes create everything from costumes to scenery.
As parents and children sit down, their eyes are drawn to one large balloon which changes shape and colour in synchronisation with Bob Karper's accordion/percussion accompaniment. But when the balloon deflates, no one can track down the wind to blow it up again. So the cast and audience begin a journey to find the wind and restore the balloon to its former glory.
Along the way, Tim Webb cleverly involves the children in a variety of scenarios - how can the chimes make their music or the flowers spread their perfume if there is no breeze?
On this occasion the youngsters were only too keen to get involved, indeed it was delightful to see them dancing around the balloon flowers to Max Reinhardt's enchanting music as members of the cast sprayed perfumed water into the air."
- Lisa Martland, The Stage
Hippity Hop
Working with hip hop DJs, poets, artists and dancers, Oily Cart created an amazing multi-sensory show that celebrated street culture. Hippity Hop was performed in two distinct formats - one for 2 to 4 year olds (Runaway Pram) and the other for children aged 6 months to 2 years (Dancing Baby). There was also an interactive play area called Hip Hop City designed to build children's confidence and comfort before they entered the world of the show. Hippity Hop toured nationally to venues, schools and sure-starts between November 2004 and March 2005.
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"Oily Cart's new show…gives the very young a real taste of the wonder of theatre. It comes in two versions: a geriatric one for those between two and four, and a baby version for those over six months. I saw the latter show, and it is an endless box of delights, proving yet again why this company is one of the most inventive working in Britain today.
Just entering the space itself is a pleasure: the Lyric Studio is unrecognisable, transformed into a giant playground full of pint-sized houses, buttons to push, ball pools, soft areas to sit and things to rattle, shake and squeeze. Oily Cart has spent many years working with children with severe learning disabilities who are more likely to respond to touch or music than the spoken word. It shows.
After an interval of free play, the play begins - it takes the form of a hip-hop musical starring a puppet baby. Unlike more traditional theatre it is a complete sensory experience offering lace and peacock feathers to feel, sounds to wake up the ear, soothing smells to sniff and lights that twinkle, glisten and spark. It conveys a sense of wonder that most adult theatre never comes near.
Oh, and yes, the babes did storm the stage area - and they were made very welcome."
- Lyn Gardner The Guardian
Listen to the gentle rhythm of the big bass drum, watch the shadows dancing on the surface of the small drums.
DRUM appeared as part of Music Boxes, a children's commission for Manchester International Festival in July 2011.
A mini city of shipping containers sprung up at MediaCityUK, the new home of Children's BBC in Salford Quays. Some containers were miniature performance spaces, some were specially adapted recording and animation studios, while others were kitted out as interactive installations allowing the very young to explore a fantasy world of sound and music.


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No current Talk conversations about this book.
First off, this was a good narration. I started to write "great", but then remembered three moments where, if I had been (God forbid) listening through earbuds, I would have had to claw them off my head and rock back and forth for a minute in pain. At the beginning and end of the book comes a sound effect which may or may not be some kind of audio logo for Simon & Schuster Audio, which sounded like a jet taking off. An intense blast of white noise. And the chapter in which the children come 'round in 1763 opens with … screaming. Not even the muted yelling tone Gerard Doyle used in other places to indicate louder speech without actually hollering in my ear – this was a jump-out-of-your-socks full bore very much unmuted scream. RIGHT at the beginning of the chapter. No warning. YAAARRGGH. Really, S&S Audio? You're going to perpetrate that on your customers?
I enjoyed the book while I was listening, and it held my interest enough that I think I got through it in one day, while doing random things that needed to be done. It felt legitimate, well-researched; the characters weren't perfect, and I can't say I liked them hugely, but they had engaging moments and pretty well-rounded. The only child Pete getting fed up with Kate's "embarrassing" tendency to burst into tears; Kate's reserve toward Peter who, after all, is someone she has only known for a few hours and who started off grumpy and sullen. I liked some of the interaction between the time periods, and the scientific attitude toward time travel. I liked that the children didn't fit right into the period with barely a raised eyebrow on others' parts or a complaint on theirs. I liked some of the secondary cast of characters, and especially I liked Gideon. I liked the celebrity cameos, mostly; they were a bit numerous, but fitted in pretty well. And I kind of enjoyed hating the genuinely kind of scary Tar Man.
I even loved a few moments, like: "We might not have discovered anything yet, but we have fabulous doors!"
But that's not to say I approved entirely. The device by which the children travel through time was vague and unconvincing, but it was just the techno-babble-embroidered mechanism to get the story rolling, and became the MacGuffin. And it never entirely made sense that it was entirely necessary for the children to have the device to get back to the future, nor how it appeared and disappeared. Did Kate's father mess something up? Did the dog or one of the kids careen into the thing and hit a button or something? Ridiculous as I know it sounds, it almost sounded like the dog was integral to its functioning as a time machine. (No, seriously. She seemed to have to be there.)
What I did not like about the secondary characters was a consistent inconsistency their behavior. There were several of the 18th century folks (Byngs and their attachments) who were, I thought, built up to be villains – and then suddenly everyone and their in-laws were on Peter and Kate's side and everyone was utterly trustworthy and supportive. And of the Bad Guys, I was completely unconvinced regarding Lord Luxon's villainy. There was a lot of talk about how awful he was – but almost all his behavior seemed perfectly honorable. If Gideon was a liar, there would be no real evidence against his ex-boss. And as for the footpads and highwaymen… a more silly and unrealistic group of miscreants I have not seen since that live Peter Pan they put on around Christmas (2014 – the villainy was almost as unconvincing as the lip-synching.) There was genuine menace, and then for a while all was foolish and children's-bookish – and then suddenly a shot rang out … I don't know. Odd.
The head-hopping in the book was a bit excessive. Point-of-view bounced dizzyingly from character to character, everyone from Peter and Kate all the way down to the I-believe-unnamed coachman – sometimes more than one in (what felt in the audiobook) the same paragraph.
And what happened to Peter's governess Margrit? About halfway through the book, shortly after the children vanish into the past, she makes an appearance keeping the other Dyer children occupied … and then, apart from a handful of brief mentions, vanishes herself. I would have thought as Peter's in loco parentis she would have been a little more prominent in police inquiries, if nothing else.
Speaking of the police … I don't know what to say about the investigation as described here. It felt … perfunctory, off-kilter – like the "time machine", more an object that had to be there and so was tossed in than anything meant to be believable. The detective was more a collection of descriptors than any kind of believable character (though I did like the line about his stocking up on single-serving frozen dinners at the start of the investigation – it was moments like that (and the fabulous doors) that keep this from a lower rating). And the interaction between the two sets of parents … I don't know. For Dr. Dyer to withhold information not only from the police – which was understandable, considering – but from Peter's parents… that was not right. Along with the Inspector, I was a bit glad when Peter's father forcibly expressed his displeasure with Kate's father. It felt like a chunk of text went missing toward the end; one moment Peter's father is getting up in the middle of the night, and the next, out of the blue, Kate's father is making a surprise appearance.
Oh, and then there's the other disappearance related to the machine. Apparently experimentation was moving along similar lines in the US, and … "a couple of months ago" that machine vanished as well, along with a cleaner. So… now that they have an idea what's going on, can I assume someone is going to try and find that cleaner? Or was he less important because he wasn't an influential person's child? And - - how could two, as I understand it, independently conceived, built, and operated machines develop the same unintended ability? "You see, Tim Williamson has been working on an antigravity project very similar to one in the States – which is why we were particularly happy to fund his research here. [(Really?)] We hoped that one project would complement the other. Anyway, Russ Merrick, at MIT, built a device that was different in design from Tim's but that had pretty similar aims…" How does that happen? They couldn't get the machines to do what they wanted them to, but …?
Even if I didn't have any other evidence I would be pretty sure this book was originally published in England. If for no other reason (like head-hopping, which is more common-slash-accepted in English fiction than American, I believe), the two Americans were singularly unconvincing; things came out of their mouths that sounded nothing like what ought to be said by American scientists. (And I have a very hard time believing that cash-strapped NASA is going to fund duplicate research in both MIT and London. They have had to fight tooth and nail for funding for everything they've done for the past quarter century.)
Finally, what I disliked the most about the book was its ending. What a moronic way for a main character to behave. I didn't buy it; I didn't like it; in fact it irritated me enough that there's no earthly way I'd pay the (*checks*) $8.54 for the second book on the Kindle. Up till that point I had vague plans to follow the story through. After that? I can live without knowing what happens next.
So far I am really liking it; I have about 50 pages to go. It is a different twist on time travel, and Kate and Peter get to learn history as well.
So far I am really liking it; I have about 50 pages to go. It is a different twist on time travel, and Kate and Peter get to learn history as well.
Birthday gift from my Mom-In-Law!
Good combination of historical fiction and fantasy.
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Gideon Seymour, cutpurse and gentleman, hides from the villainous Tar Man. Suddenly the sky peels away like fabric and from the gaping hole fall two curious-looking children. Peter Schock and Kate Dyer have fallen straight from the twenty-first century, thanks to an experiment with an antigravity machine. Before Gideon and the children have a chance to gather their wits, the Tar Man takes off with the machine -- and Kate and Peter's only chance of getting home. Soon Gideon, Kate, and Peter are swept into a journey through eighteenth-century London and form a bond that, they hope, will stand strong in the face of unfathomable treachery.
Historical detail comes alive as debut author Linda Buckley-Archer weaves the eighteenth-century trials of Gideon, Kate, and Peter with the modern-day worries of their parents and the wily investigator trying to piece together the children's disappearance. A time-travel tale, the first book of the Gideon Trilogy introduces readers to a modern genre all its own.
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Ignored by his father and sent to Derbyshire for the weekend, twelve-year-old Peter and his new friend, Kate, are accidentally transported back in time to 1763 England where they are befriended by a reformed cutpurse.
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Alleged internet pirate Kim Dotcom reportedly sent an email to his concerned neighbours joking about money laundering, hacking their email accounts and taking cocaine.
Some neighbours were reportedly scared by the email, though one said she saw the funny side.
Dotcom and three others were arrested on Friday in an FBI-led police raid at his rented Coatesville mansion in New Zealand. Dotcom was on Thursday denied bail, while decisions were pending on his co-accused. US authorities want them extradited.
It is alleged his company, Megaupload, breached copyright laws which cost copyright owners more than $US500 million - charges he has denied.
Coatesville resident and lawyer France Komoroske said she became concerned about Dotcom's past, which includes convictions for hacking and insider trading, and began researching him after he moved into the neighbourhood.
She emailed those concerns to several other neighbours - but not Dotcom.
To their initial surprise and concern, the email soon landed in the hands of the internet mogul himself, with residents nervous about how he managed to get hold of it.
It was later found one of the recipients had forwarded her email to a third party who then forwarded it to Dotcom.
In his reply addressed to "Neighborhood-Watch" and sent in April 2010, Dotcom pokes fun at their concerns.
"As you all know I recently moved into the Neighborhood and I am a former hacker. Well I was just hacking into a local mail server and guess what I found."
He then goes on to list the benefits of "having a criminal Neighbor like me", including getting stock tips from international insiders, money laundering and dealing with "a nasty neighbour".
Komoroske, who has not met Dotcom, said some neighbors were alarmed that Dotcom had responded, and because they didn't know how he got the email or their addresses, believed his claim he had hacked their accounts.
"His email didn't scare me, his email I thought was hilarious but one of the neighbours thought that what he was saying was true and I think he was frightened by it and then another neighbour who had been with us in wanting to look at whether Kim belonged in our neighbourhood dropped out of it as soon as she got that email."
Komoroske, who said Dotcom would scare their horses by speeding down Coatesville roads in his luxury cars, emailed to accept Dotcom's invitation for coffee and he responded saying they were welcome and "It would be nice to meet the two leaders of the Coatesville Inquisition movement in person".
"P.S. Do you really think I hacked your emails? Nonsense. One of my agents has infiltrated your family :-)"
Originally from the USA, Komoroske was not surprised to hear about Dotcom's alleged transgressions though she did not think he would be caught.
"I told my brother I always thought Kim's BMI [Body Mass index] would get him before the FBI did," she joked.
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Dear Neighborhood-watch,
As you all know I recently moved into the Neighborhood and I am a former hacker. Well I was just hacking into a local mail server and guess what I found.
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All the media has to report are old news. Why? Because I have chosen to avoid the media. Just look what the media did to this Neighborhood. Scary.
Now you can make a choice: 1: Call Interpol, the CIA, and the Queen of England and try to get me on the next plane out of New Zealand. 2: Sit back, relax and give me a chance to do good for New Zealand and possibly the Neighborhood.
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Rees Willrodt serving as pallbearers.
A large number of friends attended the rites.
Surviving are one son, Monroe Wienecke of Bellville, a sister, Mrs. W. M.
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About MeI'm the last person to pretend that I'm a radio. I'd rather go out and be a colour television set.
- David Bowie.
hi, i'm tanya, i like cats. i enjoy good music, good company and good alchohol and sleeping; lots and lots of sleeping. i'm a young girl and i believe in living my life before i'm too old and ugly to do so. i go out most weekends and sometimes during the week and i love to dance, albeit i'm a worse dancer than your grandfather.
i'm on this site to socialize with like-minded, beautiful people who want to take part in people taking my picture because i love having my picture taken.
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i'm an aspiring model based in livingston, west lothian, that's in almighty scotland by the way, with easy travel to edinburgh and glasgow. i'm looking to build up my portfolio; hopefully with the help of some very good photographers! i've not had hundreds of experience with photographers or on runway but i enjoy doing both and i'd really like to get my experience levels up in both aspects of that kind of modelling. i'm looking to work TFP or TFCD so drop me a message (preferably over facebook), a tag or even a lovely picture comment if you wanna work with me.
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The European Union finally agreed on a long-disputed constitution yesterday, six months behind schedule, hailing it as a win-win for the expanding bloc as it grows on the world stage.
Champagne flowed as EU leaders hammered out remaining differences on the historic text, aimed at shaking up Europe's institutional architecture after its recent enlargement from 15 to 25 states, with more to join in years to come.
"It's a great achievement for Europe. It's a great achievement for all Europeans," said Irish Prime Minister and EU Chairman Bertie Ahern after steering his colleagues through two days of bruising discussions.
"A new Europe is taking shape ... this is a Europe of nations co-operating with each other, not a European superstate," said British Prime Minister Tony Blair, whose electorate regards the constitution with heavy suspicion.
Mr Blair's comments highlighted the cloud hanging over the constitution even as it was being feted: to come into force it must be passed by referendums in several key states, including Britain.
And while there were smiles all around for the constitution accord, the EU leaders had to admit failure for the moment on another key aim of the Brussels summit: to find a successor to European Commission President Romano Prodi.
Fierce discord between EU heavyweights France, Germany and Britain scuppered that deal, and Mr Ahern confirmed yesterday that he was postponing attempts to find an accord, while hoping to broker agreement by the end of the month.
"On Monday, praise God, I'll think about it again," he told a late-night news conference.
But the constitution deal was the toast of the summit.
The previous attempt to agree on a constitution in December collapsed spectacularly after a battle over the issue of voting rights in the EU, which took in 10 new, mostly former communist member states on May 1.
Six months ago Poland and Spain held out against proposed changes that would have seen the generous voting powers they enjoy eroded.
But in Brussels this time - the first meeting to include the new EU states - the Irish managed to steer a course through a maze of "red lines" and blocking manoeuvres set out by EU members.
Europe's leaders, who applauded and raised their glasses to Mr Ahern when the deal was finally struck, lined up to pay tribute to the agreement.
"It was a historic decision," said German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, and French President Jacques Chirac hailed it as "an important day for Europe" as well as "a good accord for France".
With this new charter, which has been more than two years in the making, the EU will get a president, elected by its member states, to guide its work, and a foreign minister to represent it on the international stage.
But as with many EU accords, the devil lies in the detail.
The final text included a provision for so-called "double majority" voting, which will be at the heart of EU decision-making once the new constitution is ratified in all 25 states.
Under the new arrangements, new EU laws will need the approval of 15 of the member states, representing at least 65 per cent of the entire population of the bloc.
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Johnny English Reborn
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Why is Johnny English Reborn rated PG? Johnny English Reborn is rated PG by the MPAA for mild action violence, rude humor, some language and brief sensuality.
Violence: Characters engage in martial arts drills that include physical contact. Many are repeatedly kicked in the groin and subjected to other painful attacks on the male anatomy. A man walks across hot coals. Characters, including elderly women, are slapped, hit with objects, shot with darts and attacked. Numerous others are shot and killed. Blood is seen on the floor after a person is shot. A knife is held to a man's throat. Poison is used. An explosion kills a character.
Sexual Content: A woman kisses an injured man. Another seduces a man to join her in a hot tub by taking off her dress and revealing her bikini. Low cut clothing and cleavage are shown on several occasions. Men are seen urinating in the bathroom.
Language: The script contains a couple of mild profanities and a veiled crude anatomical term.
Alcohol / Drug Use: Characters drink alcohol several times in social settings. A man attempts to poison another person by putting a drug in a drink.
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Release Date: 28 February 2012
Johnny English Reborn releases to home video (Blu-ray/DVD/Ultraviolet Digital Copy) with the following bonus extras:
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Watching Johnny English train in martial arts is reminiscent of the black and white bear in Kung Fu Panda and Kung Fu Panda 2. This is a sequel to the movie Johnny English. Rowan Atkinson is best known for his character Mr. Bean. Other spy spoofs include The Pink Panther and Get Smart.


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President and chairman of the board, Chrysler Corporation, 1979-92. Chairman of The Iacocca Foundation, a philanthropic organization he established in 1984, dedicated to educational projects and the advancement of diabetes research. He is Chairman Emeritus of The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation and led (as a request from President Ronald Reagan) the effort to restore the Statue of Liberty, and its companion monument, Ellis Island.
Iacocca is the author of Driven: A Photobiography of Henry Ford (2010); Where Have All the Leaders Gone? (2008); Iacocca: An Autobiography (2007); Talking Straight (1989).


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Eva Longoria hosted the Vanity Fair and Chrysler celebration of The Eva Longoria Foundation last night at Beso Hollywood and she was supported by her BFF's Kate Beckinsale and Victoria Beckham.
Kate Beckinsale wore a fuchsia Alexander McQueen cap-sleeve draped dress with a black waistband from the Spring 2008 collection.
She kept it simple by pairing it with a pair of black Jimmy Choo peep-toes and a cute wavy ponytail.
Eva Longoria took the LBD to a whole new level in a daring Cushnie et Ochs dress from the Spring 2012 collection.
Her black strapless dress with a revealing cut-out plunging v-neck was teamed with black Brian Atwood pumps. Nude lips and a chic updo with a bit of volume completed the look.
Victoria Beckham donned a blue form-fitting military-inspired dress with maroon collar and cuffs from her own Fall 2012 collection.
This is actually my favourite look from her just-debuted line!
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The German state that owns the rights to Adolf Hitler's manifesto Mein Kampf said Tuesday it would republish an annotated edition of the book 70 years after the Nazi dictator's suicide.
After winning a court battle last month against a British publisher who planned to release parts of the anti-Semitic tract alongside commentary from historians, Bavaria said it would put out its own version by 2015.
State Finance Minister Markus Soeder told German news agency DPA the decision was taken after talks with advocates and opponents of the move, and said it was aimed at "demystifying" the pages drenched in hatred and paranoid fantasy.
"We want to make clear what nonsense is in there, however with catastrophic consequences," Soeder said of the book on which much of the Nazis' genocidal ideology was based.
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Jamie Lauren Guest Blog: My Dining Pet Peeves
I obviously go out to eat a fair amount. If you have been following my blogs, you will know that I am not a big fan of cooking at home in my downtime and usually prefer to have someone else do it for me. This week I amuse you, the reader, with a list of my pet peeves about diningout. I'm not going to name names, because that would be rude, but here are some things that I consider to be simply unacceptable.
1. True story—the following happened at a very well known restaurant in the Mission when they first opened. I was having dinner at a two top with a friend. We just sat down and were nibbling on some bread type things when a busser came over to pour water at our table. He had two water pitchers, one in each hand and a latex glove on his left hand. A LATEX GLOVE! Obviously, he was trying to hide some sort of wound or laceration...but who the hell would let their water boy approach a table with a glove on? I actually swore off that restaurant until recently, and thankfully when I went back there was not a latex glove in sight ...
2. Dirty silverware. I mean, really, this is up there with lipstick prints on wine glasses. Yuck. Who wants to eat with silverware that has old crusty food stuck to it? For this one, I blame the servers, as they are usually the ones setting the tables and they should pay closer attention. It affects their tip ... I'm not quite sure they grasp that concept sometimes.
3. Speaking of servers, while I'm on the subject, I hate it when I go out to a restaurant and ask my server questions about the menu or a specific preparation and get met with what is clearly nonsense. I can tell when a server is BS'ing me—it's not hard to recognize. If you don't know, ASK! I say this to the servers at Absinthe all the time. There is nothing worse then looking like an idiot in front of your customers.
4. Being ignored the minute you enter a restaurant. OK, this one is self explanatory: if there isn't anyone there to greet me when I walk in, what incentive do I have to actually stay and dine there?
5. Lastly—and this maybe one of the most offensive ones—there is nothing I find more disgusting then a dirty bathroom. It's just gnarly. Someone needs to get in there, restock some toilet paper, clean the trash can that is overflowing with paper towels and make sure the toilets are clean. I think thisis something that should be checked periodically throughout the course of a night. It's beyond gross to walk into a public bathroom (which in my opinion is gross enough anyway). But to walk into a bathroom in a nice restaurant that is dirty and disgusting...UGH! Its enough to make me lose my appetite.
Now, I'm sure I have more pet peeves, but I would actually love to hear your comments. Anyone have anything else to add?


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Just looking at Morningstar. The team at Vanguard Capital Opportunity achieved annual gains
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As always, the main reason for our confidence is the Primecap management team. They have compiled one of the best records in the fund industry in nearly 25 years at the large-growth Vanguard Primecap VPMCX and for the past decade at this fund, which is more focused on mid-caps. That record is based on the team's highly successful strategy, focused on finding stocks with great long-term growth prospects but temporarily depressed valuations.
The managers' long-term focus, plus their willingness to make significant sector bets (such as their current bet on out-of-favor drug stocks) mean that the fund can be out of sync with the market in the short term. However, it always comes back strongly, and its five- and 10-year returns are among the best in the mid-cap growth category.
The fund's five managers--Howard Schow, Theo Kolokotrones, Joel Fried, Al Mordecai, and Dave Van Slooten--employ an unusual team structure. Although they share ideas, each independently manages a portion of the fund's assets. Their strong record at Vanguard Primecap speaks for itself. They were named Morningstar's Domestic-Stock Managers of the Year for 2003.
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Fantastic! Can't wait to see~ Marik rocks <3
I missed you in this cosplay. >,<
Still a great cosplay. ^_^
I am just in love with you guys! your costumes look amazing! and what a fun looking photoshoot ^^ well done! :)
you both look great nice work
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– WWE shipped 279,000 DVD units in August, up from 257,000 in August of 2010.
– The WWE website had 11.6 million unique visitors in August, down from 13.7 million in August of 2010.
– The WWE shop website averaged 1,097 orders per day in August, up big time from the 700 per day in August of 2010.
– The November 14th episode of Monday Night Raw in Boston, MA will be a three hour broadcast. This will be the final Raw before the 25th Annual Survivor Series.


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I am a God-fearing Christian so you can trust that I do not tell a lie. I'll start from the beginning. I live in South Carolina and just about a month ago, when I was at the local NRA convention, I realized that no 50% of America would be dumb enough to vote for a black. It's just plain suicide. So, I thought it over and decided that it must had been the illuminati. I told everyone I could by standing on a car at a Tea Party rally and everyone applauded. Without this illuminati group, we would never see a monkey president. 90% of America is conservative, but the Illuminati rig the elections. The other 10% are Californians who like wiggers. I watched all of the conspiracy programs that we have on this here youtube and they all make sense. Satan installed a wigger as president so that he could bring upon the end of times. It all makes sense!Quoting: Anonymous Coward 18834326
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