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David Lewis, 60, is the 680th Lord Mayor of the City of London and the Alderman for Broad Street, the ward of the real Dick Whittington. His entire career has been working for the corporate law firm Norton Rose
My father went to Malaya as a humble teacher, was locked up with his brothers in a Japanese POW camp, and then became head of education. I went to the Army School in Singapore, which was part of Malaya in those days, and every morning a three-ton lorry used to collect the boys and girls in our street. I don't think I learnt much.
It was a huge shock when my parents retired early to the UK and I was sent, at eight, as a boarder to the Dragon School in Oxford. I was behind the others, and in my first term, was bottom of the school in every single subject. (I'm now chairman of the governors, and everybody keeps reminding me of that.) Gradually, with much help and prodding, I moved up the class and began to enjoy Latin, Greek and history. I was taught classics by the headmaster, Keith Ingram – "Inky". You called the masters by their nicknames to their faces: it's a bit eccentric, but I insist on it now. Amazingly, I was appointed head boy in my last term but nearly screwed up by organising a pillow fight involving 70 boys at 4am.
At St Edward's, my public school in Oxford, I continued only to do enough to just get by academically. Despite being a corporate account lawyer for 38 years, I've always found maths extremely difficult. I passed maths and chemistry O-level at the lowest grade; in my chemistry practical, the Bunsen burner destroyed the test tube. My Latin and Greek got starred grades but the classics master said, "You're not scholarship material in classics".
I took three A-levels: history, history with foreign texts and English. History with foreign texts was the most interesting; it was history written in Latin and French. My two history teachers, John Todd and Malcolm Oxley, changed my life. The value they added to my education will never appear in any league table, but with their help I just scraped into Jesus College, Oxford.
My father, who came from a Welsh-speaking family of poor tenant sheep farmers in Carmarthenshire, had won a scholarship to Jesus and graduated in 1926, the year of the General Strike. My son failed to get into Jesus – but got a first in classics at King's College London.
In my day, law was a subject in which it was easier to get into Oxford. I knew nothing about law but I remember the first paper I studied for was criminal law and we started with murder. I thought, "This is interesting!".
For me, Latin lived on in Roman law. International law was interesting, as at the time Southern Rhodesia was declaring UDI. I began to work very hard for the first time in my life.
Having done Finals, I was very surprised to be called for a viva voce [oral examination] for borderline candidates. You went into this awful room with six or seven professors and dons who had set the exams. They fired questions at me for half an hour and then sent me out while they discussed my performance. This was repeated twice, so it took 90 minutes. I have always been a pessimist and thought I was on the borderline for a Third or a Second. If I'd known I was actually up for a First, I would have been rather more confident, which was what they were looking for.
Finally, I was told that I had been awarded the best Second of the year but had failed the viva for a First. It was rather like Mastermind; I was terrified and had experienced the worst 90 minutes of my life.
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Then I met Simon and Jennifer, well, Jen for short. We were just starting the second "term" of the school year (why they can't just say semester, I'll never know). I walked into English and sat down in my seat, waiting for the agonizing lesson of Shakespear to start. Then this girl sat next to me, who I was sure I'd never seen before. We introduced ourselves and immediately we started talking. I'd never met someone who I had so much in common with. She was indian, with flowing long black hair and olive green eyes. Her teeth were so perfectly white they shone brighter than paper but was so modest when I complemented on her looks.
"Oh shut up. I'm not that pretty. Might as well call me Gargamel." As we stopped laughing another boy sat down next to me. He was so small! He didn't look 11. Infact he was 9. 9! And already in a grammar school! Only after we started talking did I realise he was a child genius and had skipped a second year because Year 6 was proving way too easy for him. Despite his intellect he was the kind of guy who would stop to ask how someone felt and tried to be funny without being offensive whatsoever. That was the day when we all became friends and I've never looked back ever since. Well ever since now that is. I'm just trying to piece together when it all went wrong. When was the first day when he started to believe his life was falling down the drain?


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'He is a horse who has always done very well when he's fresh'
Smart five-year-old Sunny Power heads into the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint next month in uncharted waters as far as class is concerned but he earned his owner an 'extra' winning cheque yesterday on the way to dipping his toe in the big pool.
Owner Pong Yuen-man had been keen for Sunny Power to tackle the big names in the International Sprint Trial last week to see how his horse would measure up to the top graders but trainer Francis Lui Kin-wai pulled the right rein in convincing his client to miss it and wait for the Chevalier Cup (1,400m) yesterday.
With the gelding - a winner now in seven of his 13 starts - already selected for the Sprint when invitations were passed out last Wednesday, Sunny Power had nothing to prove but everything to gain in yesterday's feature and Lui's judgment was spot on.
Dropped straight into a trail behind the long-priced Helene Pillaging in the race, Sunny Power (Howard Cheng Yue-tin) handled his return to 1,400m with aplomb, relaxing better than he had in previous attempts then finding a kick at the finish when he needed it to squeeze home over Never Look Back.
'The owner wanted to run last week against Sacred Kingdom and Absolute Champion and those horses, but I thought it was too tough a race. We have to meet them in the international race anyway but this gave him a better chance to win,' said Lui.
'And if he didn't win today, at least running over 1,400 metres and with a good weight, it was going to give Sunny Power a good tough run to make him fit for the Hong Kong Sprint.'
Lui is excited by the prospect of his first international runner and confirmed yesterday that Cheng will be remaining aboard for his first international Group One ride when the gelding steps out for the real thing against Miss Andretti and Sacred Kingdom on December 9.
'There is no reason to change the jockey as far as I can see - he has won two out of three for Howard and has run very well for him every time,' said Lui, who said the preparation of Sunny Power would be almost literally a walk in the park from here on.
'He is a horse who has always done very well when he's fresh, so now that he can't be any fitter than he was today, I just need to work him slowly and keep him fresh. I think he'll be in very top form for that race now.'
Lui said Sunny Power's tendency to become hot and bothered before his races is gradually disappearing with maturity and experience, though the parade yard at Sha Tin still gets him on the toe. 'When he's in front of the crowd, he still gets jumpy but I asked Howard to get him out on to the track first and once he is out there, he settles down,' Lui explained.
'And he is a little more settled in his races too now, and that is just maturity.'
And Paul O'Sullivan is hoping that will do the trick for runner-up Never Look Back, who had raced fiercely in his debut start recently but was only regarded as 'a bit keen' during yesterday's race before finishing second.
'I think it's just something that he is going to get over with more racing - he was better today and I think he'll be better again next time,' he said. 'I'm pleased with that. I'm sick of seconds, but I'm happy with him.'
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A photojournalist has been gang-raped by five men and her male friend tied up and badly beaten in Mumbai, sparking renewed anger over violence against women in India.
The case echoes that of the brutal attack on a student on a Dehli bus in December. She later died and the incident led to huge protests across the country.
Police said the journalist was on an assignment to take pictures of Shakti Mills, an abandoned textile factory in south Mumbai, yesterday evening when five men confronted her and her colleague.
After initially offering to help her get permission to shoot inside the building, they became aggressive and accused the man of being involved in a local crime, it is claimed.
When he denied any involvement they tied his hands with a belt, took the woman to another part of the compound, and took turns raping her, Mumbai police commissioner Satyapal Singh told reporters. Police arrested one suspect and have named and identified the other four, he added.
The woman is in hospital, where her condition was reported as stable. After visiting her, Maharashtra State home minister R R Patil told reporters: "This is a very serious matter. The accused will be arrested soon." The attack led to renewed outrage, with people expressing their anger on social media.
Nirmala Sitharaman, of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, wrote: "Despicable! We are shamed! How long, and God forbid, how many more before the criminals are punished? Wake up, India!
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Atlantic Southeast District held its 10th Labor Day Weekend Family Peace Camp at Camp Ithiel, Fla., on Sept. 2-4. The theme for the camp...
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The Church of the Brethren seeks to become a living peace church. Christians are called by God to witness to the gospel of peace with such intensity that nations repent and history is changed. Less than a radical witness can only lead us to accept idols of materialism, blind nationalism, the glorification of military strength, dependence on technological solutions for human problems, and personal and national security at the expense of justice.
Proclaiming peace and preventing warEnding drone warfare - Cutting Pentagon spending - Preventing gun violence - Eliminating torture
The Church of the Brethren believes "that war or any participation in war is wrong and incompatible with the spirit, example and teachings of Jesus Christ". We bring this message to Capitol Hill to be a witness to Christ's peace in a place full of conflict. The United States has seen two of the longest wars in our country's history wind down in the last couple of years, but the militarism of our culture has not been wiped away. We are not yet out of Afghanistan and covert operations still have our military involved in many areas across the globe. Not to mention the US has been involved in an intervention in Libya and the temptation to continue to intervene in other countries remains as crises like the Syrian Civil War continue.
We completely dissent from this increasingly militaristic worldview and we instead publicly witness to Christ's peace because we remain "convinced that good citizens in a good society must work out a better way than war to resolve international conflict." (1970 Statement on War). Our commitment to form partnerships in ecumenical and interfaith contexts and to work to find creative, non-violent solutions to the world's problems is just another way we witness to the transformative power of Christ's peace.
Ending drone warfare
Drones have surged to the forefront of America's public consciousness. You can't say the word without generating all sorts of discussion and controversy. Much of the talk has surrounded the legality or effectiveness of these weapons or whether these weapons could legally be used on American citizens. While these conversations make nice political theater, we at the Church of the Brethren's Office of Public Witness feel that engaging in this conversation misses the larger point of the human and moral cost of engaging in this type of warfare.
Our understanding of Jesus' incarnation stands in direct opposition to this manner of dealing with conflict. Jesus, as the Word incarnate, came to dwell among us in order to reconcile humanity to God and bring about peace and healing. In contrast, the United States' use of armed drones has distanced the decisions to use lethal force from the communities in which these deadly strikes take place. We find the efforts of the United States to distance the act of killing from the site of violence to be in direct conflict to the peaceful witness of Jesus.
Read the Church of the Brethren's "Resolution Against Drone Warfare" for a fuller explanation of our perspective.
Cutting Pentagon spending
Pentagon spending still dwarfs the military spending of both the United States' allies and enemies, and money continues to be spent on nuclear weapons that are both immoral and financially wasteful. We collaborate with other church offices to advocate on Capitol Hill for substantial and long-term cuts to the Pentagon's budget.
As a Church, we have historically worked to change these destructive political structures that have perpetuated militarism and violence, and by working to cut the Pentagon's budget, we plan to carry on that tradition. We will adhere to our Brethren tradition and continue to witness to Christ's Gospel of Peace by working for drastic reductions in Pentagon spending.
Preventing gun violence
The Church of the Brethren has consistently worked for peace and called on its members to be powerful witnesses to the tragedy of Gun Violence. Annual Conference statements from 1978, 1987, 1994, and 1999 have called on Church of the Brethren members and the United States government to address this violent epidemic that affects the entire world.
We work with the interfaith coalition Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence to advocate for legislation that will reduce gun violence here in America, while also working diligently with the World Council of Churches to secure an effective Arms Trade Treaty that will reduce gun violence around the world.
Our work with Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence and other gun violence prevention efforts builds off of the Mission and Ministry Board's Resolution in Support of the National Council of Churches of Christ, USA: Ending Gun Violence. In this resolution, members were implored to:
"Call upon our local, state, and federal legislators to enact reforms that limit access to assault weapons and handguns, including closing the so-called federal 'gun show loophole,' which allows for the purchase of firearms from private sellers without submitting to a background check, or providing documentation of the purchase."
Internationally, instituting and enforcing the Arms Trade Treaty will play an important role in reducing the suffering caused by small arms around the world. Participating in this work is a practical expression of our commitment to love our neighbor, care for persons vulnerable to violence, and cooperate with international efforts to build peace.
Learn more and keep up with the World Council of Churches' ratification efforts.
Eliminating torture
Torture is a forgotten issue. Many think it is something that America used to do, but has now repented from, but nothing could be further from the truth. Guantanamo Bay is still open, despite President Obama's pledge to close it, and in early 2013 a hunger strike began where many detainees were force-fed daily. These ugly developments are just the latest manifestation of the immorality and inhumanity of torture.
Our 2010 Resolution Against Torture expresses our position unequivocally:
"Torture is a blatant violation of the tenets of our faith. It injects into our character the sense that we are better than others and dehumanizes people. It seeks to break the human spirit. In reality it devastates both the one who is tortured and the one who tortures."
At the Office of Public Witness, we partner with the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) to work in an interfaith context to raise a prophetic voice on issues of torture. We support NRCAT in their work to close Guantanamo Bay, end solitary confinement, and join them in calling on the government to be more transparent and accountable on issues of torture. We join NRCAT in believing that Torture is a Moral Issue.


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- Vietnamese Style Deep Fried Spring RollsGround pork and shrimp rolled in Vietnamese rice paper. You won't be able to stop eating these bite-sized spring rolls.Ground pork, Shelled shrimp, Onion, Cellophane noodles, Cilantro (optional), Garlic, Rice paper
- Crispy! Pan-fried Spring RollsSuper crispy when freshly-fried! Melting in the inside. Arrange the ingredients as you wish.Spring roll wrappers, Pork (I used offcuts), Carrot, The white part of a Japanese leek, Chinese chives, Dried shiitake mushrooms, Cellophane noodles
- Vegetarian Soy-Milk-Based CheeseMake some veggie-cheese with soy milk. It's vegetarian.Shiratamako, Soy milk, Vinegar, Olive oil, Salt and pepper, Miso (to give it a fermented flavor), Or sake lees (to give it a fermented flavor)
- Vegetarian Fried Spring RollsI pan-fried them instead of deep-frying them so they have fewer calories.Green peppers, Carrot, Cellophane noodles, Shiitake mushrooms, Salt, Soy sauce, Sesame oil
- How to Make HarumakiCrispy spring roll wrapped around a delicious flavorful filling with pork, chicken, shrimp, shiitake mushroom, carrots, and vermicelli. For the complete recipe with step-by-step pictures: http:/...Dried shiitake mushrooms, Water to soak dried shiitake mushrooms, Medium size shrimps, Chicken tenders, Ground pork, Block of bifun, Boiled bamboo ...
- Fresh Spring Rolls with Cheese & Cucumber ChikuwaMake fresh spring rolls with chikuwa stuffed with cheese and cucumber! You can serve these up whenever you have unexpected guests at home.Rice paper wrappers, Chikuwa, Cucumber, Pickled daikon radish, Processed cheese, Green leaf lettuce, or red leaf lettuce, Your favorite sauce:
- Everybody's Favourite Spring RollsThese homemade spring rolls are the best! They are delicious and easy. Everybody from kids to adults love them.Ground pork, Bean sprouts, Chinese chives, Japanese leek, Shitake mushrooms, Bamboo shoots (optional), Soy sauce
- Spring Rolls in 3 Easy StepsThe pre-seasoning with sweet and salty flavors, so they're delicious as-is! Of course, they're also good dipped in a mixture of vinegar and soy sauce.Spring roll wrappers, Chicken tenders (or pork), Bamboo shoot, Shiitake mushrooms, Chinese chives, Soy sauce and sugar, Japanese soup stock (granules)


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11 Craziest Nude Scandals in L.A. in the Last Year (Photos NSFW)
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Lots of crazies get in trouble in our fair city, and lots of those crazies are also nude. Just this week a naked man (above) climbed a radio tower in downtown L.A. and threatened to jump.
Do they have this problem in, say, North Dakota? What is it about L.A. that brings out the unhinged unclothed?
Here we give you the 11 craziest nude scandals in L.A. in the last year, culled from our sister blog, The Informer.
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11. Naked man runs down 405 freeway, attacks woman, continues running
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In the protest, demonstrators were "lying naked on large trays and covered with clear plastic" in order to "mimic typical meat packages," according to a statement from PETA beforehand. Sounds like typical performance art.
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The dude was fully clothed when he jacked the Hummer in Irvine, but then for some reason had disrobed by the time he had to flee from the German shepherd in Whittier. Check out the video. Spoiler alert: The German shepherd catches up.
A pic Lohan Tweeted, in one of her many previous nude photo scandals
7. Lindsay Lohan nude Playboy photos released one week early
Not a PR stunt -- just an error. The funniest part was the subhead to the piece: "Classic beauty, wild child, silver screen siren, inmate #2409752. The rise, fall and redemption of America's most fascinating celebrity."
6. Nude pandemonium on the streets of Santa Monica
The clothing store Desigual offered a free outfit to the first 100 people who showed up in their underwear. Right, this isn't a scandal. If might have been one if the store in question were, say, Sears.
5. Nude photos of Kreayshawn released by a celebrity version of WikiLeaks
The org is Hollywood Leaks, which also posted phone numbers for Miley Cyrus and Lil Jon. Was there any doubt that the foul-mouthed Oakland rapper had nude photos out there somewhere?
4. Near-nude streaker runs onto field at UCLA-Arizona game and inspires confused players to brawl
The guy who took most of his clothes off streaked just before halftime at UCLA's game against the University of Arizona in Tucson. For good measure, he was dressed as a referee. Then, for some reason, players from opposing teams started arguing and the benches cleared. Were they debating obscenity law?
3. Scarlett Johansson phone hacked, nude photos released
Ok, so this was only a scandal for one person. For the rest of the world...
2. L.A. Blogger Andrew Breitbart nabs Congressman Anthony Weiner for his penis photo
The boner that started it all.
1. USC naked rooftop sex scandal
The guy got suspended from his frat, Kappa Sigma. Was it worth it? We love the way the USC administrator who commented seemed to be trying to bore the media out of continuing coverage -- "To say that we are disappointed in this type of behavior does not begin to capture the seriousness with which we regard this type of activity" -- as if sheer tedium would be the antidote to the story's awesomeness.
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The global asset management industry will radically transform over the next 15 years due to seismic shifts in client demographics, technology and changing social values and behaviours, according to a new report from KPMG International.
The report, Investing in the Future, predicts that by 2030 the client base of a typical asset manager will be completely different from today's, as generation X approaches retirement, generation Y matures and the middle class expands in emerging markets. The report warns that current business models will not be fit for purpose.
Tom Brown, global head of investment management at KPMG International, said: 'We are on the verge of the biggest shake-up the industry has experienced; and the message to asset managers is clear — adapt to change or your business won't survive. The two biggest issues that need to be addressed are the changing client base and technology, and asset managers need to get to work on these areas now.
'It is no longer just about attracting the clients who are armed with cash and ready to invest. The successful asset managers of tomorrow must focus on building cradle-to-grave relationships with a dramatically different and more diverse client base from today, which includes much younger investors. They must also be mindful that women are increasingly controlling a bigger share of family wealth.'
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This week, we took a ride on the trains of WikiProject UK Railways. The project, begun in April 2006, currently conducts expansion and maintenance on over 11,000 pages. There are 26 featured articles, 5 featured lists, and 52 good articles included in the project's scope. The project maintains a portal, a list of open tasks, and plenty of resources available to all Wikipedians. WikiProject UK Railways is a child of WikiProject Trains (see our interview from September 2010), sister of WikiProject UK Trams, nephew of WikiProject London Transport, and cousin of WikiProject UK Waterways (interviewed in January 2011). We spent some time with project members mattbuck, Thryduulf, Optimist on the run (formerly Tivedshambo), Alzarian16, Iridescent, Simply south, and Mjroots.
What motivated you to join WikiProject UK Railways? Do you commute via rail? Would you consider yourself a trainspotter?
- mattbuck: I think I originally joined due to my interest in the Ffestiniog Railway. I'd never commuted by rail, but there is an almost-universal fascination amongst British people for steam trains, and as a boy I'd always enjoyed going to various railways while on holiday. I did subsequently become a trainspotter, in the autumn of 2008. I'd just got back from my first visit to the job centre, and was feeling that I'd signed my life away to be a shelf stacker, so I decided to go out somewhere. I'd been working on Commons sorting photos of my home city of Bristol, and realised that some Bristol stations were severely lacking photos. I started with the stations, and trainspotting sort of came naturally from that.
- Thryduulf: I've always been interested in transport, and particularly railways so joining this project when it started seemed a natural thing for me to do. Apart from a few days here and there, I've never commuted by rail, although I would have done for several years if the stations within walking distance of my home (Cheddar Valley Line) and my office (Henbury Loop Line) had not both been closed in the 1960s. I don't consider myself a "trainspotter" but I do think of myself as a "railfan", as I'm interested in the stations, history, etc rather than seeing individual trains.
- Optimist on the run: I don't like the term "trainspotter" as it has negative connotations, at least here in the UK, and portrays an image of an anorak-clad individual standing at the end of a platform. I hope my interests in railways are more rounded than that. I've always been interested in railways and have a good knowledge (and access to some more obscure reference material), which is why I joined the project. I commute by rail most days, though recently I've been cycling sometimes instead.
- Alzarian16: I found the project via the talk page of an article I was working on at the time (British Rail Class 180 I think) and thought it looked like a good way to find topics of interest to work on and ask for help when I needed it. I don't commute at present, but if I did I would try to use rail if at all possible. "Trainspotter" is a very narrowly defined term for a small part of what's really a much wider interest, but I don't object to its use, although "enthusiast" is better.
- Iridescent: I'm interested in 19th century civil engineering, rather than in trains per se. Railways were the defining technology of the period, so there's a lot of train-related material there. I wouldn't consider myself either a trainspotter or a railfan; my interest is in the infrastructure, rather than in individual locomotives.
- Simply south: I have always been interested in rail transport since a very young age. I have found Wikipedia to be a good outlet for this and for collaborating with other people interested in the different aspects of the rail industry and everything else about it. I am not really a trainspotter. I describe myself as a rail enthusiast and am more interested in the routes and stations, as well as the journey.
Do you find yourself working more on articles relating to currently operating railways or historic/defunct railways?
- Mjroots: Mostly historic railways, with some heritage railways thrown in. I am also interested in railway accidents.
- mattbuck: I don't tend to do much work on actual articles, I'm more involved in the photos on Wikimedia Commons. However, I would say more current operating articles, as they're generally easier to photograph; though I have produced several route diagrams for defunct lines. That said, I've recently been working on Severn Beach Line-related articles, which hold a certain emotional connection to me, as my grandmother lived right next to the station at Redland.
- Thryduulf: I'm more of a wikignome and facilitator rather than a major contributor of prose. I tend to work on a wide variety of railway articles, although the Westcountry and London are particular focuses, as is wherever I've recently travelled. The Bridgnorth Cliff Railway and LNER Class A4 4488 Union of South Africa articles were two of the first articles I ever created as a Wikipedian (I'd recently taken very good photos of these).
- Alzarian16: A bit of both - basically anything that I come across which would benefit from improvement, with a slight focus on areas with which I have a personal connection. My two rail-based article creations were a former station and a proposed line.
- Iridescent: On railways which were operational in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Some are still operational, some are long defunct.
- Simply south: I seem to focus mainly on maintenance around the project. Overall article wise, I tend to focus more on modern railways etc.
The project's talk page is very active. What brings so many editors together for discussion? Is there anything unique about the project or the topic that might contribute to the high levels of activity?
- mattbuck: It's mostly because people there are usually very helpful. Several times I've come across a photo I want to categorise which is of a train, which I can sort, but might have no information about where it was taken - asking on the project talk I've seen people be able to identify a station just from the placement of some rubbish bins. The British railway system is huge, even larger if you include historical lines, and it's pretty much impossible for one person to know everything. That said, because of the nature of the system, we don't always agree on things, particularly names. There was a very large discussion last month about whether St Pancras railway station should be moved to St Pancras International railway station or not, as that's the current name but maybe not the common name. Furthermore, we are still divided over train naming - we currently use a system of British Rail Class X, even for trains which were manufactured after British Rail ceased to exist, and that's caused a few arguments.
- Simply south: Newcastle, Birmingham New Street, Glasgow Central have all been among the bigger disputes and some are still ongoing. However generally there are a huge amount of people interested in a variety of aspects of rail transport in the UK. We have had a huge history of transportation.
The project has 26 featured articles, 5 featured lists, and 52 good articles. Have you contributed to any of these? Do you have any advice for improving articles about railways in the UK for FA or GA promotion?
- Mjroots: I was involved in getting the Hawkhurst Branch Line article to GA status, mostly in collaboration with User:Redrose64.
- Thryduulf: I was indirectly responsible for List of London Underground stations getting featured list status after I effected a major reformatting from a messy bulleted list to a table. This was a while before even the FL nom, so I can't take a significant amount of the credit. My copyediting and similar tasks on other articles may have helped in a small way to other recognitions, but I don't keep track.
- Optimist on the run: My only FA so far has been Talyllyn Railway, though I assisted with List of railway stations in the West Midlands. I've currently got List of Talyllyn Railway rolling stock in my sights to bring up to FL standard. The best advice I can give is to arm yourself with plenty of reference material, read through it thoroughly and then write the best you can.
- Iridescent: Brill railway station, Brill Tramway, Hellingly Hospital Railway, Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, Quainton Road railway station, Tunnel Railway, Waddesdon Road railway station, Westcott railway station, Wood Siding railway station and Wotton (Metropolitan Railway) railway station at FA (plus assorted tangentially related but not primarily railway articles like Aylesbury duck and Noel Park); Chesham branch, Infrastructure of the Brill Tramway and Railway stations in Cromer at GA. People working on railway articles (at least in the UK and North America) have the luxury of working in a field where almost every aspect of the industry has been the subject of a book at some point; the best advice I could give would be to learn where to locate these books, and also to learn to disregard websites, which are often very professional-looking but frequently wrong.
Railway articles often include detailed route maps and color-coded lists of rail lines. What sources of information are used to create these visual aids? How much effort goes into keep these updated?
- mattbuck: I've created quite a few route maps, and I use a variety of sources. The most useful one is Google Earth - you can see most details from the aerial photos, and often you can still see the paths of old railways on the landscape. For older lines, and also for finding disused stations, I use New Popular Edition Maps which maps Britain using old Ordnance Survey maps from before the Beeching Axe. I also have several reference books for various areas, which can help. It's not very hard to keep the route maps up to date - the line ones don't tend to change much, as you usually don't put in that much detail beyond the stations. The succession boxes can be trickier, as service patterns do change, and you occasionally get the odd place like Filton Abbey Wood where to keep the next/previous consistent for a particular service you need to go against the standard next/previous for that line.
- Optimist on the run: There are a number of good rail atlases available for the UK, covering both current and historic railways, and comparing these gives a good indication about changes of station names, etc.
- Simply south: WP:RDT is a good place to discuss the technical sides of these. At the project, we also have a list of company and system colours, WP:WikiProject UK Railways/Colours list.
Does the project collaborate with any other projects?
- Thryduulf: There is an obvious crossover with the parent WP:Trains and with the various geographic projects and task forces, but I'm not sure if there is formal collaboration.
- Simply south: The project does collaborations with geographical projects as well as other transportation projects, such as WP:WikiProject London Transport. The Route diagram template project is a resource on the routes of the network and discussing some technical sides.
What are the project's most pressing needs? How can a new member help today?
- mattbuck: We have a list of some 50 current stations in the UK that we have no photos of, which is quite surprising, though many of those are quite rural and have very low usage.
- Thryduulf: Many of the articles about smaller and historic stations are very stubby and it would be great if we could expand some of these.
- Alzarian16: The articles in Category:British Rail diesel multiple units and its contemporaries, many of which are fairly high-traffic, are often lacking in sources and early operational history. Improvements to these would be very helpful.
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For much of the time, after all, these animals leave you helpless. True, Jonjo O'Neill did manage a winner down at Exeter, so bringing his stable's total for January level with its score during the whole of December. And there were signs of life, also, in Wichita Lineman, who chased home Blazing Bailey in the big hurdle race. Perhaps the tide is turning back in his favour again. But for now it remains a flux, as much ebb as flow.
Black Jack Ketchum's latest failure, in the same race, was so abject that O'Neill seemed tempted to wash his hands of him altogether. And the stable's first runner of 2008 had finished tailed off behind Oh Crick, despite having all but matched strides with the same horse at Folkestone just a few weeks ago.
Alan King, meanwhile, continues in full spate. Oh Crick was his 500th winner since he began training in 1999, Blazing Bailey his 501st. Ironically, King's initial base was Jackdaws Castle, nowadays home to O'Neill and his cavalry. At first, King emerged only modestly from the shadows of his mentor, David Nicholson, but since then that same, steady demeanour has instead come to suggest something of the quiet authority underpinning his rise.
Oh Crick he described as "a horrible colour but otherwise a bloody nice horse". Blazing Bailey, in contrast, was just too bloody-minded for some pretty horrible rivals for the Steel Plate and Sections Hurdle, almost all of them having either failed or declined to put their best foot forward in recent outings.
Robert Thornton was hard at work from a long way out, but Blazing Bailey at least has his heart in the right place and he galloped up the hill with such purpose that the sponsors slashed him to 6-1 from 14-1 for the Ladbrokes World Hurdle back here in March.
He finished third in that race last season, but is one of the few progressive animals towards the top of the stayers' division the favourite, Inglis Drever, is as short as 6-4 and he does like this hill.
It was eight lengths back to Wichita Lineman, and while he did stay on dourly, it did look rather like 10 years' hard labour compressed into five minutes. He was eased to 6-1 from 4-1 for the Festival, but that might yet prove a generous price if his stable revives.
"He has always been lazy," O'Neill reflected. "But he seems to be getting lazier. I suppose you do that, when you go up in class. But he ran well and he'll come on for the run."
The prognosis for Black Jack Ketchum, however, was sombre. There was a touch of desperation to the new tactics, tried in a share of the lead, and he quickly dropped away after blundering at the sixth. "He's just lost his way totally," O'Neill admitted. "There's obviously something wrong with him. We'll have to see. It would be a shame to drag him through the gutter."
Another 2006 Festival winner, Star De Mohaison, ended a 13-month absence in the Unicoin Homes Handicap Hurdle, where he could race off a much lower rating than he had earned over fences, notably in winning the Sun Alliance Chase. Punters were seduced, making him odds-on favourite in a competitive race, but Paul Nicholls could afford to take a more temperate view when he was third, beaten 20 lengths behind Hills Of Aran.
"Very happy with that," the champion trainer declared. "That's the first time he has galloped on grass. He has only done loads and loads of steady work at home, and just ran out of puff. He was never as good over hurdles as over fences, anyway, and it wasn't really his ground either."
William Hill left Star De Mohaison on 25-1 for the Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup, but Nicholls will certainly put him in the mix with the more obvious candidates in his care. With Kauto Star probably heading to Ascot next month, and Denman to the Aon Chase at Newbury, the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown could be his race.
"He must go left-handed, and I can see him liking the galloping track," Nicholls said. "There's also the Cotswold Chase here later in the month, but I wouldn't want to run him on testing ground."
Nicholls had one of his less productive visits here. Predateur lacked the heart to pass Lead On in the novice chase, while Officier De Reserve was a disappointing favourite for the TurfTV New Year Chase. Instead David Pipe was able to salute a "vintage" ride from Timmy Murphy on Vodka Bleu, though the young trainer himself deserves credit for reviving the horse's fading interest with a pair of blinkers.
This was meanwhile a big day for the sponsors, who began providing exclusive betting shop pictures of Cheltenham, along with 30 other racecourses. Their emergence has been bitterly resented by the major bookmakers, but yesterday Ladbrokes became the latest to sign up and now only William Hill remains out in the cold. Talks will resume this week, and the outcome now is surely as inevitable as another donut.
Chris McGrath
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================================Shipping Corporation of India Recruitment 2015
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Organization Name: Shipping Corporation of India Limited
Post Name: Port Manager, Deputy Port Manager cum Berting Master and Radio Operator
Location of the Job: Maharashtra
Number of Vacancy and Emoluments: Total number of job vacancy is 06-
Port Manager- 01 post (Rs 18, 00,000 per annum)
Deputy Port Manager cum Berthing Master- 01 post (Rs 16, 00,000 per annum) and
Radio Operators- 04 posts (Rs 6, 00,000 per annum)
All selection will be done on contract basis.
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Important Date: The organization is conducting its interview with the candidates on 22nd September, 2015.
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Port Manager- COC of Master (FG) issued in the name of D. G. Shipping, India with relevant experiences on Merchant Ships, Tankers etc
Deputy Port Manager cum Berthing Master- COC of Chief Mate (FG) or Master (FG) by D.G. Shipping, India with relevant experiences.
Radio Operators- GMDSS certificate, communication skills in English, knowledge in Computers, good vision, good hearing, and STCW courses.
*For clear details, refer official notification.
Application Charge: No application charge mentioned.
Selection Procedure: On the basis of performances in the interview. The eligible applicants must appear for it.
Procedure to Apply: The candidates have to appear for the interview with all the original documents and photocopies of the same along with the updated resume.
Place of Interview- The Shipping Corporation of India Limited., 245, Madame Cama Road, Nariman Point, Mumbai- 400 021
Contact Person- Ms. Minakshi Sharma or Mr. Pranay Kaparwan, SCI, 18th Floor
Date of Interview: 22nd September, 2015
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Lance a detective, finds himself in a tight spot with no way out.
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Unlike his habit of smoking, he never was able to stop thinking about his wife. Every Wednesday he would head out to the cemetery outside Los Angeles and walk among the thousands there that were laying and waiting for something better. There out of all of the dead he would always make it a point to stop and talk to one of them. The one he called his wife for ten years.
He found out earlier that morning that tomorrow would mark the 5th year that Madelyn, his wife left him. It seemed longer than that, it always did for some reason. The first couple of days were the hardest and they were the ones that stuck with him threw all these years. His last conversation with her was an argument, not a very good note to leave on. To make things worse, he could never really recall what they were actually arguing about.
His thoughts drifted away from the present until he could see his wife Madelyn once again. He just came home from work early; he quietly opened the door and snuck in. He could hear her in the kitchen. The air was thick with the fresh dinner on the table. He couldn't wait to see his wife's reaction to his little surprise he had for her. He tipped toed through the house with a rose in hand.
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Home › Forums › General Forums › Hammock Camping › New guy looking to try the hammock thing
Mar 7, 2011 at 11:28 am #1270185
Kurt SuttellBPL Member
Ok, I have had a ENO for about seven years (in my closet). I never used it, I hated the fact that when I got it I had to still get a suspension. So it was forgotten in the gear pile. Well this year I started cleaning house and I found it. I got online and ordered some JRB Tri Glides and webbing (awesome). Now I'm thinking of trying it for backpacking but not with the ENO. I will need a hammock with a net for summer. As far as hammock go I know nothing. I'm a little overwhelmed with all the different makes and models. I think I have found my top four could everyone chime in and give their 2 cents on my picks. Oh! By the way I'm 6' 1" 230 lbs I backpack mainly in VA, spring through fall. I already have a tarp, pad and quilt so I don't think I'll need new ones. Here are my picks HH Explorer Ultralite A-sym, Speer hammock, Tree to Tree Switchback 1.1 DL, WBBB 1.1 DL. Any feed back good and bad will be very helpful. ThanksMar 7, 2011 at 11:47 am #1705573
Kevin BabioneBPL Member
@kbabioneLocale: Pennsylvania
I think you'll find all your answers (and then some) over at Hammock Forums – I'm a Speer guy because of the size (I'm 6' even and 270 lbs).
Good luck – You'll love hanging!Mar 7, 2011 at 12:50 pm #1705610
te – waBPL Member
@mikeinfhazLocale: Phoenix
if using pad(s) you'll find a double layer especially nice. the BB 1.1 double is a solid choice.
check out http://www.whoopieslings.com (homepage shows a BB) Opie makes the whoOpie sling (credit to myself for that addition :D ) in a bunch of colors. hint: get gray for the foot and red for the head so you can tell which end is which when pulling from stuff sack.
whoopies, webbing huggers, and toggles. that is how to roll my friend.
also, http://www.arrowheadequipment.webs.com has several items and accessories.
looking for an underquilt to get away from pads? lets talk.
happy shopping..!Mar 7, 2011 at 3:04 pm #1705696
Ken T.BPL Member
I'm a HH guy from way back(2000). One stop shopping with the HH. Everything is included. No shelf. I wish Brandon would offer a no shelf option for the Blackbird.
I'm 6'3 215lbs. I have a HH Explorer Ultralight Asym. I have had my 48 pound dog in there with me. No issues.Mar 7, 2011 at 5:59 pm #1705793
john TierSpectator
@peter_panLocale: Co-Owner Jacks 'R' Better, LLC, VA
Glad that you are happy with your JRB straps and tri-glides…
I've used all the hammocks you cite and the TTT Switchback is far and away the most spacous and roomy, especially for big guys…
In any case give us a call when you are ready to ditch the pad… JRB gear fits them all.
PanMar 11, 2011 at 2:59 pm #1707595
Kurt SuttellBPL Member
I just ordered a War Bonnet Blackbird DL 1.1 and an Edge Tarp can't wait.Mar 15, 2011 at 6:14 am #1709107
Jeff BrownBPL Member
@northshorehcLocale: New England
Congratulations Kurt!
Being pretty new to hammocking, what I am finding helpful is to practice with it often at home. When I spent about 2 months sleeping on a small sailboat a couple of years ago I learned that it took me about 4 full nights before I was able to fall asleep right away because of the new sounds, feelings, etc.
After that, however, it was extremely enjoyable.
A similar thing is happening with my hammock. I just love hanging when I sleep and the rocking motion that occurs right after I enter it.
Best of luck with your new purchase. I'm sure you have many enjoyable nights ahead of you.Mar 15, 2011 at 7:34 am #1709127
Stephen BarberBPL Member
@grampaLocale: SoCal
Good choice, Kurt! The WBBB is a great hammock and my favorite. I have a 1.0 dbl, at 205 lb. Most comfortable I've ever been in the backcountry!Mar 15, 2011 at 9:40 am #1709164
Paul GibsonMember
@pgibsonLocale: SW Idaho
BB is a good choice. Most comfortable hammock I have laid in. :)
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Our colonial defences: a company of the mounted rifles manoeuvring in Victoria
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|Our colonial defences: a company of the mounted rifles manoeuvring in Victoria
|Overall: 22.8 x 30.8 cm (image); 26.6 x 35.2 cm (sheet, varying)
|Object type
|Dadd, Frank
|Date made
|Physical description
|Hand-coloured wood engraving on paper
|Copyright expired - public domain
|Depicts the company of VMR (Victorian Mounted Rifles) riding through bushland during training. It has been alleged that this work was based on a photograph sent to the Graphic by Lieutenant Colonel Tomkin. Formed in 1885, Victorian Mounted Rifles (1885-1901) companies were recruited in rural centres. Members of country rifle clubs formed a significant component. They were semi-professional and only a small allowance was paid to members. Mounted Riflemen were required to provide their own mount. They served as part of the Victorian Colonial Military Forces - the umbrella term for organized Victorian (non-British) pre-colonial military activity.
This work was produced by Frank Dadd (1851 - 1929) . Born in London, he studied at the Royal College of Art and at the Royal Academy Schools, where he won a Silver medal for drawing from life. He commenced black and white work in about 1882 and worked as an illustrator for the 'Illustrated London News' from 1878-1884 and then at The Graphic. He specialised in historical and genre paintings, and in addition illustrated several books. He was honoured to have his paintings chosen for exhibition at the Royal Academy from 1878. He was elected to the Royal Institute of Painters in Water-colours in 1884 and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 1888. He lived at Wallington in Surrey, England and later at Teignmouth in Devon where he died on 7th March 1929.


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Peaches-and-Cream Bundt Cake
This crowd-pleasing cake features the classic peaches-and-cream flavor pair. Instead of icing, the warm cake gets a liberal dusting of cinnamon sugar.
- Prep:
- Total Time:
- Servings: 16
Source: Everyday Food, June 2012
- 3 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
- 3 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for pan
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
- 4 peaches, peeled, pitted, and diced small
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 6 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups sour cream
- 1 1/4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- Whipped cream (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 14-cup nonstick Bundt pan. Whisk together 3 cups flour, baking soda, and salt. Toss peaches with remaining 2 tablespoons flour to coat. In a large bowl, using a mixer, beat 2 sticks butter and 2 cups sugar on medium-high until fluffy and pale yellow. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until incorporated. With mixer on low, add flour mixture in 2 additions, alternating with sour cream, and beat until combined. Fold peaches and vanilla into batter and transfer to pan. Tap pan firmly on counter several times to remove any air bubbles and smooth top.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 1 hour. Transfer pan to a wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet; let cool 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, melt remaining 1 stick butter. Combine remaining 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon. Using an offset spatula or small knife, loosen cake from pan, then invert onto rack. Working in sections, brush cake with butter and sprinkle liberally with cinnamon sugar. Serve warm or at room temperature, with whipped cream if desired.


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