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Black Hearts in Battersea (original 1964; edition 1999)
by Joan Aiken
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Black Hearts in Battersea by Joan Aiken (1964)
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A children's book (I only realized it after I checked it out from the library) but a great children's book.
Late summer, 1833. The second in Joan Aiken's Wolves Chronicles opens with Simon, the orphan who helped cousins Sylvia and Bonnie Green to regain Willoughby Chase, looking for his friend Gabriel Field in London: Dr Field has offered him space in his Southwark lodgings so that Simon can attend an art academy in Chelsea. But Simon is encountering difficulty finding Rose Alley, having been misdirected a few times. When he does eventually find No 8 it is to discover no sign of the good doctor, only a streetwise little urchin called Dido and her rather strange family.
The mystery of Gabriel Field's disappearance is only one of several puzzles that Simon meets during the course of this inventive novel, a good example of a sequel that is not only the equal of the first novel but in some ways almost surpasses it.
It combines the twin thrills of pantomime and melodrama by means of a series of extraordinary coincidences: typically, every character Simon meets somehow has a connection with him, and every individual turns out to be either his friend or his foe. Only rarely is there a hint of ambiguity, and with two potential adversaries -- Dido and her nefarious Pa -- we soon realise that their personalities are more nuanced than expected. In fact with Dido, who almost literally drops out of the story, her peccadilloes have so endeared herself to us that we are cheered when somebody at the end declares, "I feel in my bones that we shall hear of her again. So do not grieve too much."
I've been wracking my brain to figure out what it is that strikes me about what might otherwise be regarded as a very slight adventure story for youngsters, and I think I've finally twigged: the year that Black Hearts in Battersea was published -- 1964 -- was the year in which we celebrated the fourth century of Shakespeare's birth, and I wonder if, consciously or subconsciously, Aiken drew inspiration for her plot from his plays. For a start, Rose Alley (just a narrow service street now) commemorates The Rose which, erected in 1587, was the fifth purpose-built London theatre as well as the first on Bankside. Bankside is where The Swan was erected in 1595 and The Globe transferred in 1599 from another part of London, sited close to where its modern counterpart is. Bear Gardens, which runs parallel to Rose Alley, reminds us that here too stood an arena dedicated to the cruel sport of bear-baiting.
But even if Aiken deliberately sited the Twites in this area that doesn't necessarily prove a Shakespearean inspiration, but there are other clues. First, let's remember this is an alternate history and that Hanoverian rulers are plotting to overthrow the rightful Stuart king James III (who, oddly, still retains his Scots accent). There is a sequence which strongly suggests to me the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in which Guy Fawkes and his associates planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament, due to be opened by the Scottish-born king James VI of Scotland, by now also James I of England.
Next, it's often proposed that Shakespeare wrote Macbeth in the aftermath of the Plot, in 1606, and the dastardly deeds of the usurping thane of Glamis may find an echo in Aiken's subplot of a rightful heir to a duke's title.
Another related subplot is about twins, both missing and unsuspected, and some Shakespeare comedies are full of this universal theme, as we know from The Comedy of Errors and Twelfth Night. Add to that the Shakespearean commonplace of a shipwreck following a storm (The Tempest, of course, and Twelfth Night) which Aiken also cunningly includes in Black Hearts in Battersea and it's hard to avoid the impression that Joan may well have been cock-a-hoop with delight at how many references she could include. To include more here would be to spoil the story for anyone yet to enjoy this tale of derring-do, but she may still have been surprised that it might have taken till the fourth centenary of Shakespeare's death to pick this Gordian knot apart.
The title of Black Hearts utilises a phrase associated with the moral depravity of villains, but I also suspect that Joan used it to substitute for blackguard, commonly pronounced to rhyme with laggard and meaning a rogue, scoundrel, rascal or, indeed, anyone who acts in a dishonourable or contemptible way. In a just world such people would get their deserts, but you will have to read the novel itself to discover if in fact this holds true here. But one can hope!
Simon, who appeared in 'Wolves of Willoughby Chase', arrives in London to begin art training, only to find he is not expected. A complicated mix-up follows in a most unlikely but extremely well-told story. Exciting; great for reading aloud.
Two orphans, Simon and Sophie are at the heart of this story. Simon arrives in London at the invitation of a doctor friend who wishes to encourage him in his art studies, but the good Dr Field seems to have vanished into thin air. Simon soon meets the Duke of Battersea who invites him to play chess and before he knows it, he is embroiled in a plot to depose the fictitious King James III, this series being set in an alternate reality which is a bit beyond my comprehension, having not yet sorted out who the various English kings were in reality, let alone in an alternate history version! Must admit it took me a while to get into the story and about halfway through I was ready to give up because I found there were lots of disjoined bits, none of which seemed to connect, but I was well rewarded for sticking to it till the end, when it all came together beautifully. Lots of Dickensian touches with a great big cast of London characters including an impish pest of a girl you can't help but liking, and of course, this being a children's book from the 20th century, you can expect a happy ending.
Just as much fun, and in the same vein, as Wolves of Willoughby Chase; melodrama on all sorts of levels. Here the alternate history does come into play - the villains are Hanoverians, who want to put Prince George on the throne instead of King James (the reverse of our history). But that's just a side-story (though it drives the rest) - there are mysterious disappearances, eccentric nobles, a long-lost heir or two (plus a pretender), multiple attempted assassinations, on and on. Not to mention fighting off wolves in Hyde and Battersea Parks in London, a shipwreck, and a long trip by balloon. I'm a little surprised the kitten never got a name. And I'm very glad that I know the series goes on with Dido - her loss is a hard blow for Simon. Great story - next, please!
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Simon, the foundling from The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, arrives in London to meet an old friend and pursue the study of painting. Instead he finds himself unwittingly in the middle of a wicked crew's fiendish caper to overthrow the good King James and the Duke and Duchess of Battersea. With the help of his friend Sophie and the resourceful waif Dido, Simon narrowly escapes a series of madcap close calls and dangerous run-ins. In a time and place where villains do nothing halfway, Simon is faced with wild wolves, poisoned pies, kidnapping, and a wrecked ship. This is a cleverly contrived tale of intrigue and misadventure.
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- 15th February 2016
- The CWA Margery Allingham Short Story Competition
- Margery Allingham was a keen writer of short stories - she has 69 to her credit, published in various magazines such as Strand, Analog and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine - so The Margery Allingham Society is very pleased to be sponsoring an exciting new competition organised by the Crime Writers Association for short stories up to 3500 words. We know there is a great interest in writing crime fiction and do hope that all authors, whether traditionally published or not, will take the opportunity to submit a story (or more than one!). Competition is 1st March 2016.
- Full details and submission instructions at CWA Margery Allingham Short Story Competition and Julia Jones describes how the Society got involved here.
- This year's competition runs from 1st October 2015 to 1st March 2016 with the winner being announced at Crimefest in May 2016.
- Please note, the submission deadline for the 2016 competition is 1st March 2016.
- 50th Anniversary of Margery Allingham's Death
- 2016 will mark sixty years since Margery Allingham died. The Society is planning to commemorate this with a trip to Tolleshunt D'Arcy where Margery and her husband lived for over 30 years. See Forthcoming Events for details.
- Birthday Lunch
- Martin Edwards, author of The Golden Age of Murder as well as two separate series of crime fiction will be our speaker. See Forthcoming Events for details.
- Golden Age Conventions
- It looks like it is going to be a good year for fans of the Golden Age of Detection.
- First, the 2016 Essex Book Festival is holding a weekend devoted to the Golden Age of Crime on the 5th and 6th March 2016. Margery Allingham will be the subject of the first session: a panel discussion led by Seona Ford with Mike Ripley, Barry Pike, and Julia Jones. More detail here.
- Then, the second Bodies From the Library conference will be held on on 11th June 2016, at the British Library in London. If it is even half as good as last year's conference, we are in for a great time.
- 15th October 2015
- Tales on the Off-Beat
- Ostara Publishing have released a collection of stories by Margery Allingham's husband, Pip Youngman Carter. Edited by Mike Ripley, Tales on the Off-Beat contains 25 stories, most of which were published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and Argosy in the 1950s and 60s.
- 15th May 2015
- Lesley Mace wins the 2015 CWA Margery Allingham Short Story Competition
- Lesley Mace's story 'Game Over' won The 2015 competition as announced by Diamond Dagger winner Catherine Aird at Crimefest.
- 11th May 2015
- The CWA Margery Allingham Short Story Competition Shortlist
- The shortlist for the 2015 short story competition has been announced. Congratualtions to Lesley Mace, Ruth Moore, Clare Littleford, Michael D. Ripley and Christopher Fowler with many thanks to the judges Imogen Robertson, Barry Pike, Catherine Aird and Alison Joseph. The winner will be announced by Diamond Dagger winner Catherine Aird at Crimefest on 15th May 2015.
- 27th February 2015
- Mr. Campion's Fox
- Mike Ripley has followed up cite>Mr. Campion's Farewell with a new mystery for Albert Campion to solve. The Danish ambassador asks for Campion's help with 'a delicate family matter' in Mr. Campion's Fox.
- 20th May 2014
- The CWA Margery Allingham Short Story Competition Results
- We are very pleased to announce that the winner of the CWA Margery Allingham Short Story Competition is Martin Edwards with his story "Acknowledgments". Julia Jones, Margery Allingham's biographer, made the award on behalf of The Margery Allingham Society and the CWA. Martin will recieve £1,000 courtesy of The Margery Allingham Society, a pair of complimentary passes to CrimeFest 2015, tickets to the Gala Dinner and two night's accomodation at the convention hotel. Plus Bloomsbury Reader, will publish the winning story in ebook format for sale worldwide within six months of the announcement, subject to standard Bloomsbury Reader terms.
- "Picture Imperfect" by Ian White and "Broken Bracken" by David Buckley were highly commended. They will receive a Manuscript Assessment from the CWA Manuscript Assessment Service plus one complimentary pass to CrimeFest 2015.
- The rest of the shortlist were
- "Legally Kidnapped" by Alexander Altman
- "Spiral Staircase" by Paul Curd
- "If Anything Happens to Me" by Helena Edwards
- "Holiday From Home" by Susi Holliday
- "The Fifty Quid Float" by Stuart McLean
- "Death On The Line" by Alan Orchard
- "Last Shakes" by Gail Williams
- Our congratulations go to Martin Edwards, a worthy winner, and to Ian and David and all the short-listed entrants.
- The CWA announcement is here. Entrance to next year's competition will be open
from 1st September 2014.
- 10th May 2014
- The CWA Margery Allingham Short Story Competition Shortlist
- The shortlist for the short story competition has been announced. Congratualtions to Stuart McLean, Alexandar Altman, Alan Orchard, Gail Williams, Paul Curd, Helena Edwards, Ian White, David Buckley, Susi SJI Holliday and Martin Edwards with many thanks to the judges Imogen Robertson, Barry Pike and Anne Zouroudi. The winner will be announced at Crimefest on 16th May 2014.
- 5th April 2014
- Mr. Campion's Farewell
- "The idyllic English village of Lindsay Carfax isn't run by the parish council or the local cops as you might suppose. The real bosses are the Carders. They're a syndicate who run this place - with their own rules."
- When Margery Allingham died in 1966, she was in the middle of writing Cargo of
Eagles. Her husband, Pip Youngman Carter, who had a great deal of input
into Margery's pre-war works, finished it and went on to write two more Campion
novels, Mr Campion's Farthing and Mr Campion's Falcon,
and start a third. After reading the fragment Youngman Carter left,
Mike Ripley was fired with enthusiasm to complete the story.
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- The CWA Margery Allingham Short Story Competition
- The closing date for the short story competition has now passed. The winner will be announced at Crimefest in May 2014.
- We now have a Facebook page. Follow us for news, links to reviews and other items relating to Margery and the Allingham Family.
- Mr. Campion's Farthing and Mr. Campion's Falcon
- To coincide with the publication of Mr. Campion's Farewell, Ostara have republsihed the two Pip Youngman Carter Campion novels, Mr Campion's Farthing and Mr Campion's Falcon in handsome new paperback editions with new covers. They have also issued the novels in ebook format for the first time.
- The Tiger in the Smoke
- It has been a good year for Margery's followers. In addition to the above, The Folio Society have published a beautiful edition of The Tiger in the Smoke with some atmospheric illustrations by Finn Campbell-Notman and an introduction by Alexander McCall Smith.
- Website Updates
- Updated Forthcoming Events; Past Events; About the Society; Membership Form; Site Index; added Glueworks 33, 34 and 35 and details of the latest Bottle Street Gazette.
- 18th September 2013
- The CWA Margery Allingham Short Story Competition
- Margery Allingham was a keen writer of short stories -- she has 69 to her credit, published in various magazines such as Strand, Analog and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine -- so The Margery Allingham Society is very pleased to be sponsoring an exciting new competition organised by the Crime Writers Association for short stories up to 3500 words. We know there is a great interest in writing crime fiction and do hope that all authors, whether traditionally published or not, will take the opportunity to submit a story (or more than one!).
- Full details and submission instructions at CWA Margery Allingham Short Story Competition and Julia Jones describes how the Society got involved here.
- Website Updates
- Updated the contact details, forthcoming events, past events, added Glueworks 32 and 33 and details of the latest Bottle Street Gazette.
- 18th December 2012
- Marianne van Hoeven
- We are very sad to announce the death of Marianne van Hoeven on 15th December 2012. Marianne was a long time member of the Margery Allingham Society; a committee member since 2001 and Honorary Secretary 2002 2008. She was an expert on Margery Allinghams life and works and had an enviable collection of the various magazines and papers Margery wrote for. Marianne put a great deal of effort into ensuring the Society ran smoothly and was the chief architect of the enormously successful Centenary celebrations in 2004. We miss her expertise and enthusiasm greatly.
- 4th December 2012
- Subscription Increase
- Running costs for the Society have increased steadily of late, particularly with the substantial leap in postal charges. Accordingly, it has become necessary to increase our subscription. It was unanimously agreed at the A.G.M. that we raise the subscription to £20. The updated list of rates can be found here
- Events for 2013
- Imogen Robertson, author of the Crowther and Westerman series of historical mysteries, will be our guest at the Birthday lunch on 18th May. On the 13th July we will be celebrating the 25th birthday of the Society with lunch and a talk on the Maxwell March books: Other Man's Danger, Rogues' Holiday and The Shadow in the House. Our October event will be a Tiger in the Smoke walk around Margery's Paddington and Bayswater.
- Website Updates
- Updated the contact details, subscription rates, membership form, forthcoming events, past events and added Glueworks 31.
- 8th July 2012
- Website Updates
- Updated the contact details, Forthcoming Events, Past Events and added Glue Works 27, 28, 29 and 30 and details of the latest Bottle Street Gazette.
- 11th April 2012
- Pam Bruxner
- We are very sad to announce that Pam Bruxner died on 28th March 2012. She was an invaluable member of the Society - apart from putting together the Bottle Street Gazette twice a year and a stint as membership secretary, she had an encyclopedic knowledge of the Campion books and was a tireless ambassador for the Society. She will be greatly missed.
- 12th June 2011
- "Look to the Lady" - The life and crime of Margery Allingham
- Thursday July 7 2011, 7 - 9 p.m. Roger Johnson talks about Margery Allingham and Albert Campion at this special event at the Essex Police Museum, HQ, Chelmsford, CM2 6DA. Admission £3 (tea and coffee included). All profits go to the Museum which is a registered charity. To book, phone 01245 457 150 or email email@example.com.
- 4th June 2011
- Website Updates
- The website that hosted the picture galleries has gone into liquidation so all of the links have been removed. They will be back but it will take some time to set them up again.
- 1st June 2011
- Committee Changes
- After four years in the post of Treasurer and many more on the committee, Paula Cooze has retired. John Sweetman has also taken a well-deserved retirement from the committee. We thank them both for all their hard work for the Society.
- New Treasurer
- Mary Anderson has taken on the role of Hon. Treasurer and we welcome her on to the committee.
- U.S. Member Liaison
- Susan Peters has also decided to retire from co-ordinating the U.S. members' payments. This means that we will be dropping the U.S. dollar rate -- it rarely bears any resemblance to the U.K. subscription -- and we will be looking at alternative ways to pay.
- Postage Increases
- Due to the increases to postage rates in April, we have had to review the Europe and Rest of World subscription rates and the postal charges for sending books.
- Website Updates
- Updated the contact details, subscription details and the the membership form, Forthcoming Events, Past Events, In Print and Prices, removed a couple of dead links from the Tolleshunt D'Arcy page and added Glue Works #26 and details of the latest Bottle Street Gazette.
- 3rd March 2011
- Launch Day - The Oaken Heart 4th edition
- The 4th edition of The Oaken Heart was launched at the opening event of the Essex Book Festival. The event was broadcast live on the Dave Monk show on BBC Radio Essex and Julia Jones was interviewed about Margery Allingham and The Oaken Heart. The Oaken Heart can be ordered from your local book shop or internet bookstores.
- 26th January 2011
- Richard Cheffiins 1941 - 2011
- We sadly announce the death of Richard Cheffins, long-time committee member and dedicated researcher into the topography of Margery Allingham's novels. There will be an obituary in the Spring 2011 Bottle Street Gazette.
- 21st November 2010
- The Oaken Heart republished
- The Margery Allingham Society and Golden Duck are republishing The Oaken Heart. This non-fiction account of how the village of Tolleshunt D'Arcy faced up to World War II is hard to find at a reasonable price. The new edition will published in time for the Essex Book Festival event to be held at Tolleshunt D'Arcy in March 2011.
- Membership subscription increase
- Due to the increased cost of printing and postage, we have regretfully had to increase the membership fee. A UK single membership is now £15. Full details of all membership options are here.
- Website Updates
- Updated Membership, The Membership Form, Forthcoming Events, Past Events and added Glue Works #25.
- 4th July 2010
- New French Editions
- New French language editions of some of Margery Allingham's books have been released. Cercueils et Cie (More Work for the Undertaker) and an omnibus La maison des morts étranges: Et autres enquètes d'Albert Campion which contains four novels: Crime à Black Dudley (The Crime at Black Dudley) 1929; Au coeur du labyrinthe (Mystery Mile) 1930; Jusqu'à la lie (Look to the Lady) 1931 and La Maison des morts étranges (Police at the Funeral) 1931 and four short stories: Le Chapeau magique; La Bonne Formule; La Maison fantôme and Chanson de gestes.
- Website Updates
- Updated Forthcoming Events, Past Events, In Print and added details of the latest Bottle Street Gazette.
- 4th May 2010
- Cheapjack Published
- The new edition of Cheapjack by Philip Allingham was published on 4th March 2010 and is available from Golden Duck. Cheapjack "being the true history of a young man's adventures as a fortune-teller, grafter, knocker-worker, and mounted pitcher on the market-places and fairgrounds of a modern but still romantic England" is Philip Allingham's memoir of his life on the road.
- Website Updates
- Updated Forthcoming Events, Past Events, In Print and added Glue Works #24. Amended the Site Index.
- 31st January 2010
- Cheapjack to be republished on 23rd March 2010
- Originally published in 1934, Cheapjack is Philip Allingham's account of the years he spent travelling around the fairs of Britain, earning money variously as a fortune teller, grafter, knocker-worker and mounted pitcher. Golden Duck, who republished Margery's biography last year, are reprinting this 1934 classic by her brother.
- This new edition has the original text, an introduction by Francis Wheen on slumming in the 1930s, Vanessa Toulmin of Sheffield University putting Cheapjack in the context of the secretive society of showmen, hawkers and Gypsy travellers, Julia Jones on Phil, the Allinghams and Margery's involvement in the book, and over 30 photographs from the National Fairground Archive, The Margery Allingham Society and other sources.
- Francis Wheen and Julia Jones will be giving a talk on the book at the Essex Book Festival on 23rd March. See Forthcoming Events for details.
- Programme for 2010 Announced
- The programme of events for 2010 was announced in From the Glueworks #23. We are happy to announce a weekend convention in Ipswich to explore Margery's suffolk locations. Other events include the postponed trip to the Regent Street Polytechnic and the AGM and birthday lunch. Full details are in Forthcoming Events
- Website Updates
- Added a photo of Joyce Allingham. Updated Forthcoming Events, Past Events and added Glue Works #23. Added details of the latest Bottle Street Gazette. Amended the Site Index.
- 27th September 2009
- Regent Street Polytechnic event postponed
- It has been decided to postpone this event until next Spring. The University are considering running a course module on Margery Allingham and would prefer the performance to take place at the end of the module. Instead, there will be a lunch in Ealing followed by a brief visit to the site of Margery's birth.
- Website Updates
- Added links to photo galleries in Past Events. Added the recently released audio books to the currently available page. Updated Forthcoming Events, Past Events and added Glue Works #22. Amended the Site Index.
- 12th June 2009
- Magersfontein Lugg: A Celebration
- Subsequent to the celebration of Mr. Lugg in March, a 36 page booklet has been produced containing all Mr. Lugg's finest moments from the corpus. The text presented by John Hines and Barry Pike has been augmented by extracts from books not included in the original programme.
- Website Updates
- Updated Forthcoming Events, Past Events and added Glue Works #21. Updated the Site Index. Added details for Bottle Street Gazette #27
- 12th May 2009
- Retirement of Hon. Secretary
- Marianne van Hoeven has announced her retirement from the position of Honorary Secretary to the Margery Allingham Society with effect from the AGM on 23rd May 2009. She has devoted many years to the Society; her valuable contributions include the Centenary Year. A presentation will be made at the AGM. We thank her for her work and are very pleased that she will still be contributing as a committee member.
- New Secretary
- Josephine Hesslewood has taken up the baton as Secretary. She has been a member of the Society for several years and has served on the committee. She is a committed supporter of the Society and is a regular at Society events.
- The Last Campion Novel
- Pip Youngman Carter finished Cargo of Eagles after Margery's death and wrote two further Campion books, Mr Campion's Farthing and Mr Campion's Falcon. Before his death in 1969 he started the final Albert Campion novel of which 5 chapters exist. The first chapter appeared in the Autumn 2008 Bottle Street Gazette and the rest will appear in the Autumn 2009 edition.
- Website Updates
- Amended the contact details for the Society. Updated Forthcoming Events and added Glue Works 20. Updated the Site Index. Corrected details for Bottle Street Gazette #25
- 6th April 2009
- Revised Biography now available
- Julia Jones launched the revised edition of the biography with a party at Foyles. It has a new title, new author's name, new photos and new material.
- The book is available from Julia's website Golden Duck (UK) Ltd or via the Society.
- The Independent and Daily Telegraph have carried reviews.
- Website Updates
- Added links to Julia Jones' site and Herbert Allingham page.
- Added details of the Autumn 2008 issue of the Bottle Street Gazette.
- Updated forthcoming and past events pages, and the currently available page.
- 11th January 2009
- Website Updates
- Tidied up the currently available for purchase page.
- 1st January 2009
- Second edition of biography to be published
- Julia Jones (formerly Thorogood) is publishing a revised edition of her biography of Margery Allingham next year. Further information and ordering details will be announced as they become available.
- Audiobooks
- Hachette Audio have announced 5 more audiobooks to be released in 2009: The Case of the Late Pig (2 April 2009); Police at the Funeral (7 May 2009); Hide My Eyes (2 Jul 2009); The China Governess (3 Sep 2009); Death of a Ghost (5 Nov 2009).
- 2009 Programme
- The programme for 2009 has been decided. See Forthcoming Events and Glue Works 19
- Website Updates
- Two new pages detailing books, media and other items that are currently available for purchase and A Bottle Street Miscellany
- Added details of European and Rest of World subscriptions to Membership details. Expanded the bibliography, adding short stories and alternate titles. Updated Forthcoming Events and added Glue Works 19. Removed some links that no longer work.
- 30th August 2008
- More Work for the Undertaker Audiobook released September 2008
- Hachette Audio have released the audiobook of More Work for the Undertaker. Read by Philip Franks, this is an abridged version on 3 CDs.
- Website Updates
- Updated forthcoming and past events with details of the Fashion in Shrouds and More Work for the Undertaker events. Uploaded Glue Works 18
- 15th June 2008
- New Audiobook released 12th June 2008
- Traitor's Purse was released by Hachette Audio on 12th June 2008. This is an abridged version on 3 CDs read by Philip Franks. Available from Amazon UK and other retail outlets. Other audiobooks available are Mystery Mile, Sweet Danger, The Fashion in Shrouds and Tiger in the Smoke and The Beckoning Lady. More Work for the Undertaker is coming in September 2008.
- Website Updates
- Updated forthcoming and past events with details of the Birthday Lunch and the July Fashion in Shrouds event.
- 6th April 2008
- Website Updates
- The website is now in Campion colours. The logo is based on Pip Youngman Carter's drawing of Albert Campion.
- Updated forthcoming and past events and uploaded latest Glue Works.
- 1st January 2008
- Website Updates
- Added details of latest Bottle Street Gazette. Added transcript of first "taster" edition of the newsletter from 1988.
- 29th December 2007
- Bottle Street Gazette
- Unfortunately some Bottle Street Gazettes are missing pages 25, 26, 35 and 36. If your copy is affected contact us for a replacement by emailing the membership secretary email@example.com or phoning Pam Bruxner on 01797 222363.
- Programme for 2008 confirmed
- The programme for 2008 has been confirmed. See Forthcoming Events and the latest Glue Works for details.
- 8th December 2007
- Website Updates
- Added report on Musical Evening. Added links to Jeremy Dowlen's Allingham review, and Margery Allingham pages at Librarything and Wikipedia.
- 27th August 2007
- Website Updates
- Completed index of Bottle Street Gazette. Added A Campion Commentary: 5. Sweet Danger to Gazette articles.
- 4th August 2007
- Programme for 2008
- The programme for 2008 has been planned. See Forthcoming Events and the latest Glue Works for details.
- Allingham Court
- A new housing development in Colchester is to commemorate Margery Allingham and Dorothy L. Sayers with Allingham Court and Sayers Court. Margery has two other roads named after her: Allingham Place in Tolleshunt D'Arcy, where she lived for many years, and Allingham Close in the Poets Corner area near her birthplace in West Ealing.
- Three is a Lucky Number
- Martin Jarvis read this story of Margery's on 13th July on BBC Radio 4.
- Times Literary Supplement 22/6/7
- The TLS carried a page and a third review of 3 of the newly-republished novels: The Beckoning Lady, More Work for the Undertaker and Police at the Funeral. The writer, Trev Broughton, obviously knows Allingham's works well and the review was illustrated by a drawing of Marge.
- Website Updates
- Forthcoming Events have been moved to a separate page. Added latest From the Glueworks.
- 27th May 2007
- New Treasurer and Membership Secretary
- Rosemary Costello has had to retire from the committee. We thank Rosemary for all her hard work. Paula Cooze and Lesley Simpson have taken over as Treasurer and Membership Secretary respectively. New addresses are on the Contacts page.
- 1st May 2007
- Website Updates
- Added pages for Bottle Street Gazette, Albert Memorial. Updated menu and added logo based on Pip Youngman Carters drawing of Albert Campion.
- 17th March 2007
- Wheaton Convention
- The Marion E Wade Center and The Dorothy L. Sayers Society welcome all members of the Margery Allingham Society to apply to attend the DLS Society's annual Convention to be held at Wheaton College, Illinois June 13-17 2007.
- UK or European applicants contact Christopher Dean, Rose Cottage, Malthouse Lane, Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, BN6 9JY. Tel: +44 (0)1273 833444, Fax: +44 (0)1273 835988. US applicants contact the Marion E Wade Center.
- The full programme for the Wheaton Convention is now available.
- Centenary Publication
- Margery Allingham: 100 Years of a Great Mystery Writer is still available from the Society by emailing email@example.com or direct from the publishers Lucas Books. Also Waterstones have both the hardback and the paperback.
- 10th December 2006
- Allingham Archive at the University of Essex
- The Allingham archive has been placed on permanent deposit at the University of Essex. The collection will be available to scholars and society members as soon as it is sorted and catalogued.
- Cambridge Weekend
- The Cambridge weekend was a great success and enjoyed by all who attended it. Full report from the Bottle Street Gazette reproduced here.
- Queen of Crime Guardian Article
- On 19th August 2006, the Guardian had a full page article on Margery Allingham by Jane Stevenson. "...the Allinghams effortlessly top the list of Books Most Often Nicked (I stole half of them from my mother in the first place..." The full article can be read here.
- D'Arcy House for sale
- The house where Margery Allingham lived from 1935 to 1966, D'Arcy House in Tolleshunt D'Arcy, has been up for sale for £850,000. The agent was Fenn Wright of Colchester.
- New Membership Secretary
- Rosemary Costello has taken over as Membership Secretary from Pam Bruxner. We thank Pam for all her hard work. Pam will still produce the Bottle Street Gazette.
- Reprints of Margery's novels
- The latest releases from Vintage in the UK:
- The Beckoning Lady, More Work for the Undertaker and Police at the Funeral will be available on 7th March 2007. Mystery Mile, Sweet Danger, The Case of the Late Pig, Flowers for the Judge, The Fashion in Shrouds, Traitor's Purse, Coroner's Pidgin, The Tiger in the Smoke and The Margery Allingham Omnibus are in print.
- In the US, Felony and Mayhem have also started reprinting in original publication order. The Crime at Black Dudley, and Mystery Mile in June 2006, Look to the Lady in December 2006 and Police at the Funeral in February 2007
- 29th January 5
- Campion TV Series rebroadcast
- Living TV appear to have taken over the repeats of the TV series starring Peter Davison, Lysette Anthony and Brian Glover. Keep an eye on the schedules.
- 22nd November 2004
Chris Willis
- Chris Willis, who maintained this site since March 2004, greatly expanding
it and keeping it up to date, died in hospital on the morning of 11 November
2004. She had been making a valiant recovery since an operation in August, but
her progress had met with some reversals. Typically she did not give up
without a fight, and it is somehow fitting that, a lifelong pacifist and
ferocious worker for peace, her life should have ended on Armistice Day.
Her partner JP says: "Do not dwell on the moment of death. Think instead of the days you spent together, and remember the good times."
The Independent has printed an extensive obituary for Chris.
- Margery Allingham's Centenary
- The centenary of Margery Allingham's birth was celebrated throughout 2004 with events such as the publication of the festschrift Margery Allingham: 100 Years of a Great Mystery Writer; the unveiling of a plaque on the Allingham's London home; the Birthday Lunch; the exhibition of material from the archive at the Barbican, Bury St. Edmonds and Chelmsford; the Crime Scene walk around Bloomsbury and Piccadilly; the weekend convention and various talks. Full details here.
- Margery Allingham Festschrift
- Margery Allingham: 100 Years of a Great Mystery Writer is now available. A celebratory collection of essays in appreciation of the writer, including contributions from many distinguished writers and members of the society. Published by Lucas Books at £12.99 for the paperback (ISBN 1903797-35-7) or £14.99 (ISBN 1903797-36-7) hardback. On sale at bookshops, online retailers and at Society events throughout the year. The book was launched in London on 20 May 2004. Please encourage your local bookshop to stock it.
- Reading Group
- The AlbertCampion reading group discusses an Allingham novel each month. To join, go to http://yahoogroups.com/group/albertcampion/. This group is an offshoot of the Allingham discussion group at http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/allingham/.
Margery Allingham Place,
Tolleshunt D'Arcy
Photo © Chris Willis
- A new housing development in Allingham's home village of Tolleshunt D'Arcy has been named Margery Allingham Place in honour of the author. The development is close to Allingham's home, D'Arcy House.
van Hoeven
Phil Allingham (1929)
van Hoeven
Jo Hesslewood
Julia Jones with
champagne and
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My son is being charged with alot of heinous charges that he is innocent of, in Delaware. i'm afraid the public defenders office is not going to help much. We don't have much money but can make payments. does anyone know of a pro bono lawyer or a lawyer that can help us. We don't know what to do. please help
"afraid the public defenders office is not going to help much"
And where do you come up with that? PDs have lots of cases, but they are usually highly competent attorneys. Your son apparently doesn't even have a PD yet, but you already believe he'll be a dumptruck?
There is some myth out there that there are pro bono attorneys. There are attorneys who take individual cases because they are kind, but they certainly don't advertise. Attorneys have bills just like everyone else. Actual pro bono attorneys normally work for large groups with a unified that receives lots of donations. ACLU, NRA, AARP, etc.
Best way to find an attorney is word of mouth.
Be thankful you're in a country that provides free legal representation, instead of just shooting people out behind the courthouse.
Free Attorney? No. Free ice cream? Yea!!!
You don't mention your son's age, but if he is an adult and he qualifies for a PD, good for him. If your son is a minor he may still qualify for a PD. If so, take advantage of it.
On what do you base your belief that he is innocent of the charges?
"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience." - Mark Twain
my son is 27 yrs old. He has 3 boys of his own. He would never do anything like this, has never in his life been accused of anything like this, he swears he is innocent. I believe him. you have to know the whole story and i'm not going to post it on here.
Give the PD a chance.I got introuble when I was younger and I had a PD they're there to help.They wanted to charge me with homocide on my brother cause I was driving the car but my PD got it dropped down to negligent so give them a chance
Which is why he needs an attorney.
But unless you were there at the time you cannot know for sure what happened.


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MCLA Students Awarded Tsongas ScholarshipsNORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Seven Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts students were recognized by the Massachusetts State University System in a State House ceremony on Monday for their academic talents and dedication by being named Tsongas Scholars. Tsonga Scholarships cover full tuition and fees at any of the nine campuses of the State University System.
MCLA students who are among this year's Tsongas scholars include Samantha K. Barbarotta '14 of Pittsfield, Bridget M. Blaisdell '14 of Wilmington, Jake Bonenfant '14 of Taunton, Elizabeth Davis '14 of Boxford, Paul J. LaPointe '14 of North Brookfield and Jon Oleson '14 of Florida.
Scholarship awards are merit-based, and financial need is not required for eligibility. Tsongas Scholarships are granted to students who graduated high school with GPAs of at least 3.75 or academic ranking in the top 10 percent of their classes. Students can receive Tsongas Scholarship funding for all four years, although to renew funding students must maintain a 3.3 GPA and meet any other requirements set by individual institutions.


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The Not Buying It App: Challenging Sexist Media
January 28, 2014 by WYSK
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Yep, just downloaded the new #NotBuyingIt app and included it in this post about Go Daddy's antics which gives us a first opp to use it PRIOR to Super Bowl, as clearly objectification is an equal opportunity destroyer http://www.shapingyouth.org/godaddy-swaps-sexualization-women-objectification-men/ Thx for the reminder!! Onward! Keep up the great work…


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WRH Termini, Rome Overview
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WRH Termini Hotel Overview
This Rome Hotel is located in the city centre close to Termini Station, the Coliseum and the Roman Forum.
The reception desk is not open 24 hours a day and therefore you have to inform the hotel of your expected time of arrival as soon as possible. The contact details can be found in your booking confirmation.
Check-in after 17:30 is possible upon request and check-in after 22:00 incurs an additional charge of EUR 15.00.
Elevator, Air-conditioning, Multilingual staff, City maps, Entire property is non-smoking, Safe at front desk, Historic building
Luggage storage
Paid parking is possible near the hotel.
Wi-Fi Internet free of charge in all rooms and general areas (lobby/reception etc.)
From Fiumicino-Leonardo da Vinci Airport: Take the Leonardo Express train to 'Termini' Railway Station. The hotel is just a few hundred meters away from the railway station, at 23 Via Milazzo.
From Ciampino Airport: Take the bus to Anagnina, then take metro line A to 'Termini' Railway Station. The hotel is just a few hundred meters away from the railway station, at 23 Via Milazzo.
WRH Termini, Rome Hotel Details
WRH Termini is located a stone's throw away from Termini Station (and the Air Terminal), and is set in one of the city's main accommodation districts and with numerous shops, as well as cafés and restaurants. Finally, such a central location means that you can quickly reach many of Rome's famous sights on foot, such as the Coliseum and Roman Forum (15 minutes), the Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain (20 minutes), and Piazza Navona (less than 30 minutes).
WRH Termini Rome is a non-smoking hotel situated on the third floor of a building (with lift/elevator) that is typical of this area in Rome and which dates back to the early 1900s. When entering the hotel, you will find the front desk, where you will be welcomed by a friendly staff member, who will provide you with your room key and who will offer any useful tips that will make your stay in Rome even more enjoyable.
The WRH Termini offers rooms decorated with different themes. The hotel ensures you an enjoyable stay in Rome, bringing you affordable but high quality rooms with a range of modern room facilities and a fully equipped en-suite bathroom.


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It's been a little over seven years since I came to Vermont Public Radio to help launch VPR Classical, in the summer of 2004. These have been seven of the most rewarding and creative years of my life. Today's program features some of my favorite musical farewells as I get ready to leave VPR for a new position as the music director at WGBH in Boston.
It has been my great privilege to be your host, your friend, and your companion these many mornings. I'm glad we could share so much beautiful music together. And thank you, VPR Classical listeners, for your remarkable support of classical music in our region!
|Tahiti: Farewell
|Composer: Michael Torke
|Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
|Conductor: Clark Rundell
|CD/Album: "Tahiti"
|Record co./Cat #: Ecstatic 92231
|L'Enfance Du Christ: Shepherd's Farewell
|Composer: Hector Berlioz
|Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
|Conductor: Robert Shaw
|CD/Album: "Choral Masterpieces"
|Record co./Cat #: Telarc 80119
|Variations on a Theme by Haydn , Op. 56a
|Composer: Johannes Brahms
|Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony
|Conductor: Colin Davis
|CD/Album: "Brahms - Symphony No. 1 - Haydn Variations"
|Record co./Cat #: RCA 60382
|Le Tombeau de Couperin
|Composer: Maurice Ravel
|Soloists: Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
|CD/Album: "Ravel: Complete works for solo piano"
|Record co./Cat #: London 433515
|Bassoon Concerto in Bb, K 191
|Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
|Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
|Conductor: Neville Marriner
|Soloists: Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
|CD/Album: "Mozart: Clarinet Concerto - Bassoon Concerto"
|Record co./Cat #: Philips 422390
|Songs of Farewell: Lord, Let Me Know Mine End
|Composer: Hubert Parry
|Ensemble: Choir of St. Georges Chapel; Roger Judd, organ
|Conductor: Christopher Robinson
|CD/Album: "Parry: Cathedral Music"
|Record co./Cat #: Hyperion 66273
|Note: (on verse taken from Psalm 39, verses 5-15)
|Piano Sonata #26 in Eb, Op. 81a "Les Adieux"
|Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
|Soloists: Van Cliburn, piano
|CD/Album: "Beethoven Sonatas-Van Cliburn"
|Record co./Cat #: RCA 60356
|Solomon: Entrance of the Queen of Sheba
|Composer: George Frideric Handel
|Ensemble: Les Concerts du Monde
|Conductor: Keith Clark
|CD/Album: "Movies Go Baroque"
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It's like the same but different! My 528e build
Two months ago I was browsing the forums and I came across this parts car which just happened to be another 1986 Burgundrot 528e, even has the same build month! My current project was going downhill as far as maintenance and bodywork so I decided it was best to abandon ship and I couldn't be happier!
The original deal was just the rolling shell minus interior, gas tank and all 5spd swap parts but I ended up getting the engine too. The plan is to swap over all over my best parts from the donor car and my parts stash and slowly get it to "like new". Short term goal is to get it driving so I can participate in some local car meets!
This is gonna be another "college budget" build until I get a real job after next winter but for now I have enough parts and resources to feed this project for a while. I'll be organizing a to-do list and update it on this first post.
My old 02/86 Burgundrot 528e
My new 02/86 Burgundrot 528e
I loved the character of my old car but its gonna be so nice to be in a clean E28 again!
Front license plate bracket
Fog light lens
Tweak drivers front fender (pushed in slightly)
Engine Bay:
Coolant tank
Fuel line to intake
All 5spd swap items
Complete exhaust
Sway bar bolts
Pedals and bracket
Steering Collin mounts
Steering wheel
Center console with all accessories including cig lighter wiring
Ebrake console
Premium sound wiring rear harness
All door trim
B pillar trim
Swap Pearl Beige carpet
Glove box
Rear shelf
Gauge cluster
Swap Dash
Trunk Area:
Trunk light
All trunk carpet and liner
Fuel lines to evaporator
Gas tank with sending unit
For the future!
Custom dual exhaust with cross over and magnaflow muffler
Vinyl wrap (until I can afford a real paint job )
Repaint Black trim (thinking glossy?)
Redo chrome
Get tiny dents pulled
Spax Lowering springs with Billy Sport struts
15" E34 Style 5s, may move up to 16" E38 wheels though.
KA Motors intake
Hella H4/H1 headlight conversion
Extra Brake light and side turn signal mod
Replace headliner
Also for anyone interested the full photo gallery will be available here: https://www.icloud.com/photostream/#A9GWZuqDGvQy9J
You have ALOT of work ahead of you, good luck!
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Work?? More like a lot of fun!
Small Update
Progress hasn't been going as fast as I wanted it to, but it never works out that way! I've been mainly spending my time parting out the old car so I can just get it out of the garage. Last week I did load some interior parts up into the truck and took them over to work to store in the car. I did a little clean up and got all the carpet installed in the trunk. I also cleaned up the rear shelf and speaker pods. That's the extent of my work so far on the new body .
During Clean Up
After, Carpet will need to be dyed.
Towing her back out after the first wash.
Tonight I was working in the garage trying to get the transmission off of the old motor and one of the bolts stripped. #$%9^#!!!! I was out of cut off discs for my dremel so I will need to get some more to finish cutting off the bolt head tomorrow night. Hopefully that will be relatively easy and I can finally get the transmission in the new car. It's kind of a slim chance at this point I'll have the car running this weekend for a local meet but I'm gonna try!
Happy New Year, so here is a long overdue update to my build thread! I never took pics/posted when I threw the trans/interior in but here is a small update on whats going on with the car. It was involved in a minor accident so now I have yet again another E28 with front end damage (seemingly unavoidable for me )
Since my brother needed a vehicle to drive while he was on winter break from school and I was gonna be driving to Madison 6 times in two weeks I got the car finally registered and started driving it so I could save some money on fuel as I daily a 1998 C1500HD 6.5l Turbo Diesel Suburban for winter.
The car as it sat.
Scored a set of 15" Blizzaks at work so I threw them on the E34 Style 5's. The wheels need to be straightened a little bit as I had a bead leak on one, but otherwise look great on the car!
Replaced the bulb that was broken in the accident, here is the damage to the core support and headlight bucket
Interior shot, car still has the llama carpet in (actually has two carpets??) which will be switched out
All ready to go!
First fill up! Can't remember the last time I had the pump stop at $35!!
This was all from December 14th, I drove the car to Beloit the next morning with no issues until last week I lost one of the exhaust clamps fell off. While on my very noisy drive to Madison the car popped out of 5th gear and I couldn't get it back into anything but 4th, something must have rattled apart in the shifter linkage. Keep in mind I put a whole $15 in misc. bolts from the hardware store to get this thing driving, reused worn shifter/clutch etc.
But the good news is I finally have a shop space!! I towed the car up there Sunday night and once I move all my parts/tools up there and get settled in I'll start disassembling the car so I can put in a new clutch. I'll pull the engine/trans out so I can work on the front end (looking at sourcing a parts car for panels and core support). Depending on how fast progress goes I'll put work into the interior. My plan is to have Sunday be "shop day" as I'll always have something to do between my two cars and truck.
As my old boss used to say "you're makin' good progress!".....
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Sandblasting, soda blasting, media blasting?
We've about reached the point of being ready to have my 60 Metropolitan prepped for painting. The big decision is which way to go. I hear horror stories ofr sand blasting warping body panels, soda blasting preventing paint from adhering and the more people I talk to the more confused I am,. Any one have experience with their cars being either sand or soda blasted or some other media? Any input appreciated! :confused:
Sand,soda, or media:
I've used sand and media,just get it primered right away[Same day if possible] As rust will start before the blaster gets around the other side[not quite that fast]Yes it peens the metal and if blasted to long can weaken metal severely,but it is very effective at getting metal ready to cover.If any rust is left cut it out!So go for it,you will be pleased with the results,I was,Danny.
i do it for a living. sand is not the way to go. i remove paint with acrylic and then clean up any rust with starblast. starblast also leaves a good anchor patter for your epoxy.
sand does not create heat, it stretches the metal on one side . you can go to my web site and see some results of this system.
I guess really all blasting is media,as sand,soda,and plastic etc., are all just different medias used for blasting.
I use superfine copper slag,and I stay away from any large flat areas,such as door panels,roof,hood,and trunk,those areas are easy enough to hand sand anyway.
Soda blasting here is very expensive,and I'm told that soda is corosive and must be neutralized with chemicals after blasting.
I've also used walnut shell,but it won't remove rust,and some paints are very resistant to it.
I've also found that some medias can embed particles in the metal,so I go over the whole thing with 3M pads to remove them afterwards.
Solution to flash rusting
I own a soda blasting company. When blasting cars we pressure wash Holdtight 102 immediatly after blasting. We havent ever had flash rust situation.
These wiki articles may be helpful to you:
--Soda blasting
--Media blasting
4 year old thread ..... :nono:
Thanks shine -- these wiki articles may be helpful to you:
...oops, my error :D
a road runner i did last winter i had soda blasted. when the car was done i the guy that did it told me to wash it with vinegar (big mistake) flash rusted immidately. luckly i did it on a hood i didn't think i was going to use. after that i washed with soap and water and the wiped the parts down with thinner then a strong wax and grease remover, next i sanded the out side of the panels down wax an grease again the epoxy primed them had no problems (yet).
gatorblaster since they blocked your link can you send it to me.
first vinegar is acidic and should never be used on metal . second lacquer thinner is the absolute worst thing to wash with. there is a reason most paint mfg advise against soda. look at the wiki articles that are here. ever year or so some retiree with a soda trailer comes here hawking work and it just ends up in a huge pissing match. use the search feature on this site.
thats why from them on i mechanically strip exterior and i have been blasting the jambs and hard to reach spots once i put the car on my rotissery, makes life easier. i wish i had found this site when i did that car cause everything i found kept saying to wash with water. didn't sound right to me.
edit i guess i had no problems because i washed the car with detergent and water with a red scuff pad like the wiki article suggested.
i wash every car i blast . nothing wrong with it . if you get an orange tint that means it is clean. epoxy and go. but you leave any acidic residue on it and you will have adhesion problems.
the problem with soda is it doesnt get rid of the deep pitted rust. and the orange residue wont be there if you use a media like garnite which we use. also you have to sand or give it an etch after soda blasting. its basically pointless and you dont save anytime.
Being made from VERY thin guage aluminium, soda blasting is the preferred method.
I'm more concerned with the "residue" left by soda blasting.
Two questions: 1) What is the residue left by soda blasting (composition)?
2) Holdtight 102 - Has anyone else tried this after soda blasting to remove the soda residue and prevent adhesion problems?
Soda blasting
Just my new issue of Street Rodder. They have a artical about soda blasting. Check it out.
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We all know that yoga exercises not only your body, but your mind and spirit as well. We've got two workshops coming up in June that will help to increase the flexibility in your mind and expand your creative side. Beginners to yoga and the creative arts are welcome!
Yoga and Poetry on Sunday, June 19 from 1:00pm-3:00pm. Join Mary Catherine for an afternoon of exploration, practice, and creativity, as we discover the ways in which yoga awakens the poetic side of our beings. This workshop will focus on using poetry as a therapeutic tool for delving deeper into one's practice, emotions, state of mind, and desires. We will open with a practice meant to awake and inspire, focusing on opening the body and mind for creativity. Practice will be followed with time to write individual yoga-inspired poetry. Join the workshop for just $30 if you sign up online. Bring a journal, something to write with and an open mind.
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How To Strike Oil In ArgentinaBy
Has the market peaked? Investment manager Tony Hitschler thinks it might still have a way to go, but the risks are mounting. So he has been scouting out sectors left behind in the market run-up--oil companies, for instance. But forget about the usual oil plays, he says. Topping Hitschler's list is a foreign stock: YPF. The company is Argentina's No.1 industrial concern and the world's 11th-largest publicly traded oil company. Its American depositary receipts (ADRs) trade on the Big Board.
With Mexico and other Latin American markets in a funk, YPF has become a bargain, says Hitschler, president and chief investment officer of Brandywine Asset Management, which controls assets of $3 billion.
An integrated oil-and-gas producer, YPF is the most undervalued of the international oil companies, he asserts. And YPF's already attractive fundamentals will be enhanced, Hitschler believes, by its acquisition of Dallas' Maxus Energy, which was announced on Mar. 1.
Most analysts had expressed concern about the deal. But Hitschler argues that owning Maxus will bolster YPF's cash flow and earnings in the long term. He explains that YPF has the money needed to develop Maxus' assets, including extensive reserves of oil and gas in Indonesia. Before the YPF deal was announced, Amoco had offered to buy these Maxus reserves for $585 million.
YPF shares, which closed at 18 on Mar. 28, traded as high as 30 in early 1994. Hitschler likes YPF's depressed price-earnings ratio of 9.5--based on estimated net earnings of $1.90 a share--compared with ratios of 15 to 18 for the U.S. oil biggies. Even at those levels, he notes, multiples of the U.S. stocks are being hurt by weakened earnings. But in the case of YPF, he says, the p-e is hampered by the depressed stock and not by the earnings, which have been on the rebound. He thinks YPF could hit 30 in 12 to 18 months.
Analyst Mary Quinn of S.G. Warburg is also high on YPF. "Despite continued uncertainty [in Latin America], YPF is cheap relative to its U.S. counterparts on an asset-value basis," she says. And in spite of possible "dilutive effects and strategic decisions involved in the Maxus transaction, investors with strong stomachs and a relatively long-term view should be rewarded with substantial capital appreciation."


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The top 10 telecommuting traps
Most IS managers focus on the myriad technical details when developing a telecommuting program. However, personnel, psychological, and legal issues can overwhelm even the most technically perfect program. We discuss the top 10 reasons why telecommuting programs fail and how to prevent them. Issues are presented in reverse order of importance.
10 Insufficient Support Infrastructure: Because they often work extended hours or in a different time zone, teleworkers can stretch an enterprise's support infrastructure. Teleworkers cannot easily give their machines to technical support when problems arise, nor can technical support use remote-control tools to troubleshoot remote computers if the employee's problem is with remote access. Solution: Train telecommuters on remote workstation configuration and maintenance before they begin to work from their home offices. Train the support staff on the remote-access environment and consider expanding the hours for which technical support is available.
9 Insufficient Security Policies: Teleworkers typically require full access from home to all the system resources that would be available to them within the enterprise. But it can be difficult to validate the teleworker's identity. Solution: Revise security policies to address the issues regarding employees working in a home environment (e.g., corporate use of personal computers and personal use of corporate computers should be discouraged, and sign-on and authentication procedures should be strengthened).
8 Union Difficulties: Many unions feel that telecommuting interferes with their representation and collective bargaining power. Solution: Approach union leaders early to construct a program that is acceptable to both the enterprise and union.
7 "Quantifiable" Productivity Gains Aren't Achieved: Too frequently, the enterprise embraces telecommuting to attain a mythical 20 percent increase in user productivity. However, changes in productivity are difficult to measure; many knowledge workers don't have quantitative (or even objective) performance metrics. Solution: Rewrite performance metrics for all eligible job roles to focus on objective, output-oriented metrics, and train managers to use the new performance metrics.
6 Teleworker Productivity Declines: Telecommuter productivity usually declines in the first six to 10 weeks of the program's implementation. These decreases are due to insufficient training in using the remote workstation, isolation from the workgroup, and inexperience in filtering out distractions at home. The productivity decline is generally temporary but can dishearten the telecommuter (and the enterprise), leading to high dropout rates. Solution: Minimize the impact and duration of the productivity decline with proper training. A telecommuter training lab can provide an excellent introduction to telecommuting, and lets employees practice setting up and maintaining remote equipment.
5 Overall Productivity Declines: Without sufficient workgroup tools to support on-line and off-line collaboration, overall productivity will decrease as the workgroup disintegrates. Solution: Encourage communication by publishing home office numbers and work-at-home schedules so that coworkers feel more comfortable calling the teleworkers. Longer term, modify workgroup processes to take advantage of collaboration tools.
4 Employee Morale Drops: Without formal policies that define employee eligibility, available equipment, the amount of telecommuting that will be supported, and other details, a telecommuting program can result in lower employee morale. Unevenly distributed telecommuting privileges can lead to frustration. Solution: Establish policies that outline eligibility requirements.
3 Budget Overruns: Although many think telecommuting can help reduce operating expenses, telecommuters are more expensive to support than their office-bound counterparts. According to GartnerGroup's 1998 study of remote-access total cost of ownership, a full-time telecommuter can cost as much as 124 percent more than an office-bound worker in terms of equipment, support, and voice and data communications. Solution: Perform a thorough cost/benefit analysis at the beginning of the project and allocate enough money to support the program.
2 Legal Morass: When deploying telecommuting, the enterprise must ensure that it is in compliance with all local, regional, and national regulations. Solution: The legal department should provide guidance in all stages of the telecommuting program and should review all telecommuting policies.
1 Management Reprisal: Many telecommuting programs (even those initially driven by end-user demand) find a surprisingly small number of volunteers for the program's pilot or deployment stage.
This is mostly due to employee fear that management will look harshly at people who do not work in the office. A lack of consistent productivity metrics enhances the fear that "out of sight" will mean "out of mind." Without sufficient participation, telecommuting programs tend to be canceled after about a year. Solution: Managers must be convinced of telecommuting's benefits and should be trained on how to work with remote employees. Management buy-in is the single most important prerequisite.


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Veneers and Bonding
Porcelain veneers are thin, porcelain facings which can dramatically improve the appearance of dark or mis-shapen front teeth. They are the gold standard of cosmetic dental treatment, made famous by Hollywood celebrities aiming for the perfect smile.
After slight contouring of the tooth/teeth to make a root for the porcelain, beautiful, thin veneers are bonded to the teeth - with spectacular and permanent results. As no metal is used, the dark line often seen around crowned teeth is avoided!
Cosmetic Bonding
Bonding is used to cosmetically improve chipped or discoloured front teeth. Composite white filling material is bonded to the tooth enamel using a very strong glue.
Stunning improvements to the teeth's appearance can be achieved in just one visit. Bonding can last up to seven years, after this it can be easily replaced or repaired. It is an inexpensive alternative to veneers.


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Digging Into the Past for New Art
New York galleries are looking into the past for the next big thing.
Surging values for postwar and contemporary works are inspiring dealers and collectors to turn over every stone to rediscover artists long overlooked. Bloomberg reporter Katya Kazakina, who wrote about the trend, said most of the artists, like French sculptor Germaine Richier, are from Europe, and their work has not been shown here in many years.
Kazakina explained that the trend is motivated by the fact that a lot of collectors are priced out of the top of the market and because dealers have to meet a global demand for art. "Discovering and rediscovering an artist could be ultimately a lucrative proposition," she said.
She thinks this trend could last, especially because Americans have been culturally focused on American art created after World War II, like works of abstract expressionism. "There were parallel movements happening in Japan, Europe, and they were just overlooked," she said. "If money is to be made, then we are going to see a lot of these shows."


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…on the bishops and bloggers confab in Baltimore. The only thing I would add is that Rocco Palmo sounds *uncannily* like Matt Pinto, the head of Ascension Press and author of Did Adam and Eve Have Belly Buttons?. Make of that what you will:
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It is finally here, the long awaited Socket 939 Athlon 64 platform in all its glory. But what does it bring with it and does it live up to the hype? So far there has been a lot of speculation about the support of unbuffered dual channel memory, which should boost the performance of the Athlon 64 close to the level of the high-end FX range of processors and possibly beyond.
Socket-939 is the new consumer level socket for all future Athlon 64 processors, although, so far AMD has not officially declared what will happen to Socket 754, but the rumour is that this will become the new budget platform. Apart from unbuffered dual channel memory support there are very few changes, but those with earlier Athlon 64 processors will notice that the cache has been cut in half. You only get 512KB, compared to the 1MB seen on the 3200+ and 3400+. This shift will happen all across the board and only the FX parts will now ship with 1MB of cache.
Apart from the 3800+ and 3500+ Socket 939 parts, AMD is also launching a new FX-53 part for Socket 939. There is also a new Socket 754 chip, the 3700+ - we'll be bringing you a review of a PC based on this chip very soon.
The HyperTransport bus has also been given a boost, up from 1.6GHz to 2GHz, which should have an impact on performance for onboard Gigabit Ethernet and other high bandwidth subsystems. This is however chipset dependant, but the MSI 6702E motherboard supplied to test the processors on is based on the VIA K8T800Pro chipset, which supports the faster HyperTransport bus.
AMD supplied us with an FX-53 and a 3800+ to have a look at, so this article will give you a good idea of how the different processors will perform under similar circumstances. Both processors are clocked at 2.4GHz, which is 50MHz slower than the 3700+ Socket 754 part. This might seem strange, but AMD's reasoning is that the extra memory bandwidth and the faster HyperTransport bus should more than make up for the slightly slower CPU frequency.
Other improvements will follow later this year, such as PCI Express support, since this is limited to chipset support and no announcements have been made so far from any of the chipset vendors when such a product will be finalised. There is of course still support for AMD's Cool'n'Quiet technology that allows the processor to slow down if it is not fully utilised and thus produce less heat which in requires less active (slower and quieter) fans.
AMD also claims that a new feature will be available when Microsoft releases Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, which is what AMD calls Enhanced Virus Protection or EVP. This will however work with any Athlon 64 processor and is not limited to the new Socket 939 models. So how does EVP work? Well, according to the information that AMD supplied us, when enabled, EVP sets a part of the system memory aside as "data only†memory. This prevents any code resident in those memory areas from being executed as it can only be read or written to. This means that memory overflow viruses will not affect a system with EVP enabled.
How well this will work in practice and how many such viruses there are out there is something we will see when Service Pack 2 arrives later this year. It is a good initiative by AMD, but most viruses are far more complex these days, but anything that helps protect your PC is a good thing.