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The Fort Hood Army Career and Alumni Program expects more than 4,000 job seekers to attend the Jan. 15 winter mega job fair at Club Hood.
Nearly 150 employers will be on-site, in addition to 18 schools and 10 support agencies, said Robert Schumacher, ACAP marketing coordinator and transition counselor.
"Currently, we do them twice a year," he said. "The next one is scheduled for June 18. We may go for a third this year."
About 5,000 people attended the last mega job fair in July.
"I can't think of a bigger job fair in Central Texas," Schumacher said.
In addition to large-scale events, ACAP hosts weekly mini job fairs at Oveta Culp Hobby Center on Monday.
"At the mini job fairs, some will make an offer on the spot. They tell us they have great success," Schumacher said. There are 31 mini job fairs scheduled for 2014. A mini job fair Monday saw 19 employers and 131 job seekers in attendance.
Though ACAP receives less feedback from the mega job fairs, both employers and attendees find them to be productive.
"A lot of the (employers) have been coming to us for years and years," Schumacher said. The CIA will be on-site, as they are actively hiring.
Unlike previous years, some federal agencies are on a hiring freeze due to sequestration, meaning longtime participants like the FBI and TSA won't be present this time around.
Still, attendees can expect to see local, national and international employers, who will be offering positions located around the world. Big names include Halliburton, JP Morgan, Macy's and Shell Oil Company.
A host of diverse positions will be offered, ranging from those in the culinary world to medical and financial.
Locally, the city of Killeen will be on-hand showcasing its open positions, in addition to Killeen Independent School District and Metroplex Hospital.
Police departments across the state will be hiring at the job fair, as well as state trooper roles nationwide.
Support agencies include Army Community Service, the Central Texas Workforce Center and Texas Veterans Commission, as well as educational institutions including Central Texas College and Texas A&M.


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There's good news when it comes to marshmallows on the gluten-free diet: Even if you pick up a bag of marshmallows randomly in the grocery store, it's very likely to be safe. That's because the vast majority of marshmallows on store shelves are gluten-free.

In the U.S., the marshmallow industry is dominated by two main companies: Kraft Foods Inc. and Doumak Inc. Both manufacture only gluten-free marshmallows.

Companies that Make Gluten-Free Marshmallows

Kraft makes Jet Puffed marshmallows in sizes ranging from mini (perfect for adding to your gluten-free hot chocolate) through jumbo (ideal for roasting over a campfire). Kraft marshmallows are widely available in stores — we use them at my house, and reach for them in stores when friends are having an impromptu cookout.

Kraft will disclose all gluten-containing ingredients on its labels, and while it doesn't label its marshmallows specifically "gluten-free" or test them for trace gluten, a company representative reports that they're not subject to gluten cross-contamination in production.

Doumak, meanwhile, makes only marshmallows, and all of its products are gluten-free. The company bills itself as "The American Marshmallow Company," and there's plenty of truth to that claim. Campfire brand marshmallows are made by Doumak, and the company also makes marshmallows for private store brands, including Walmart's store brand and CVS Brand, according to a customer service representative.

When you're browsing the grocery store for marshmallows (sadly, they're usually found in the baking section, occasionally right next to the flour), you may see several different brands of marshmallows, including Kraft, Campfire, Jet, and store brands. But the odds are, everything there is made by either Kraft or Doumak ... and is safely gluten-free.

Marshmallow Peeps Gluten-Free, Too

When it comes to marshmallows, many people also think of Marshmallow Peeps, once sold only around Easter but now produced in multiple shapes, colors and themes for many different holidays.

Peeps are made by Just Born, which labels them "gluten-free" unless they're made in a factory that also processes gluten-containing foods (see Just Born's gluten statement here). Therefore, you should rely on Peeps' packaging — if it says "gluten-free," it's safe to eat. Note that the food starch used in Peeps is derived from corn.

Note that in recent years, Just Born has introduced a variety of new Peeps flavors and shapes, including Peeps on a stick. Many of these, unfortunately, are not gluten-free. The bottom line: Always look for a prominent "gluten-free" designation on Peeps boxes, which you will find printed in bold near the products' ingredients lists.

What Can You Do with Marshmallows?

Marshmallows are a very versatile treat, and it's even sweeter that they're almost all gluten-free.

Gluten-free crispy rice treats are easy to make and a perennial kids' favorite. Starbucks even offers a gluten-free rice treat as one of the company's few nods to the gluten-free community.

If you're planning a classic campfire complete with s'mores, my article Gluten-Free Graham Crackers and S'mores explains where to get gluten-free graham crackers and safe chocolate bars.

Finally, no matter how much you like chocolate, it's tough to beat plain toasted marshmallows on a stick, over a campfire. Just make sure you follow the rules for a safe gluten-free cookout, including the use of safe charcoal.

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The Art of the Cinema #478
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5 comments:
- woid said...
If you've never seen it (or heard of it), don't be put off by the length of "The Saragossa Manuscript" -- you'll wish it had been longer.
The structure, flashbacks within flashbacks within flashbacks... is mind-blowing in itself. But then comes a moment so impossible, so disruptive of the time-space continuum, that the only possible response is to say "hominahominahomina..."
Never mind. Forget everything I said. Just see it.
- January 18, 2012 12:19 PM
- Alfred said...
Shouldn't it be Saragossa instead of Sargasso?
- January 18, 2012 3:03 PM
- Flickhead said...
Thank you, Alfred. The typo was the result of my lazy cutting and pasting the title from an incorrect source.
- January 18, 2012 3:49 PM
- estiv said...
I'll add my voice to the chorus: a wonderful film. The same actor playing a Catholic priest and a Muslim ruler gives you a sense of the toying with reality that marks the whole movie. Plus I get the sense that some of the soundtrack by Krzysztof Penderecki was in itself an influence on some of Garcia's music.
- January 18, 2012 9:04 PM
- Timmy said...
Hominah, Hymnoim, Hoppityhoopin.
- March 19, 2012 1:44 PM


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Nicole Kidman is going to play a Washington psychiatrist who discovers that its origins are extraterrestrial in the sci-fi thriller "Invasion of the
Aussie based actress Nicole Kidman is preparing her next project, which is to play a Washington psychiatrist in the sci-fi thriller "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" who discovers that its origins are extraterrestrial. The movie focuses on a mysterious epidemic that alters the behavior of human beings. She must fight to protect her son, who may hold the key to stopping the invasion.
"It's a very insidious story about how the end of the world can come through science and disease and not through explosions," said producer Joel Silver. The German director Oliver Hirschbiegel is set to direct.


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May the joyous seasons
bring you a fulfilling harvest…
soaring happiness
and rythmic celebrations
Happy Lohri.
Ring out the cold…
the old and the sad…
ring in the warmth and
love of the season…
hope and cheerfulness…
within you Happy Lohri!
Wishing you a very Happy Lohri to u & ur family.
May the Lohri fire burn all the moments of sadness
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Lohri marks the end of winters and the onset of spring among Indians. There are many significances to the festival, but the most popular are its association with the Winter Solstice and the harvest of Rabi crops. Primarily a Punjabi festival, Lohri has now gained popularity much beyond the region, thanks to Bollywood and a confluence of cultural influences. Here are some greetings and messages to share the joy with family and friends this year.
Sunder mundarie hoy,
Tera kaun vichara hoy,
Dula bhati vala hoy,
Duli di dhi viyai hoy,
Bus bus aa le 1 rupea baki lodi te ayi Happy Lohri.
Tan mein masti, man mein umang,
chalo akaash mein dale rang,
ho jayen sab sang-sang,
Udaye PATANG!
May the joyous harvest season
brings to you & your family
happiness & prosperity
best wishes for a joyous Lohri
Phir aa gayi bhangre di vari,
lohri manaun d karo taiyari.
Agg de kol saare aao,
sundariye mundariye jor naal gao.
Mitha gurh te vich mil gia til,
uddi ptang te khil geya dil,
har pal sukh te har din shanti pao,
rab agge dua, tusi "Lohri" khushian naal manao.
Happy Lohri vekheya sadi yaari,
Sawere sawere hi wish maari,
Ehnu kehnde ne hushiari,
Hun wish karan di tuhaadi hai vaari.
Tamam sabuton or gawahon ko nazar me rakhte hue msg pdhne wale ko
Happy Lohri kahte huye zindagi bhar khush rehne ka hukum sunaya jata hai.
Happy Lohri
Lohri ki aag, aapke dukhon ko jala de.
Aag ki roshni, aapki jindagi me ujale bhar de
Lohri ka prakash, aap ki zindagi ko prakashmayi kar de.
Jaise Jaise lohri ki aag tej ho, vaise vaise hi hamare dukhon ka ant ho.
Sardi ki thartharahat mein, moongfali, rewari aur gur ki mithas ke saath, Lohri mubaarak ho pyar, dosti aur rishtey.
ki garmahat ke saath!
On this joyous night…
dance and make merry…
fill your heart with joy…
Happy Lohri!
May the joyous festival…
bring immense merriment…
to you and your family…
Happy Lohri!
Twinkle twinkle little sardar,
oh bhangra paye in da car,
punjabi tadka te dalh frai,
tuhanu 1 din pehlea LOHRI d lakh lakh vadhai…!!!
No tear,No fear khao Mungfle
Aur foole
aap ko 4 din phele lohri ke bale bale
Is se pahle k Lohri ki sham ho jaye,
Mera sms auron ki tarha aam ho jaye
Aur sare mobile network jam ho jaye.
Apko lohri ki shubh kamnayen …
In a softly glowing candle light,
May all Ur dreams cum true.
Every star of every night brings
Luck & joy to u…
Wish u n ur family a very HAPPY LOHRI.
Meethe gud main mil gaya til, udi patang aur khil gaya dil, Har pal sukh aur har din shanti aap ke liye Happy Lohri!
Mungfli di khushbu te gud di mithaas, makki di roti te sarso da saag, dil di khushi te aapneya da pyar, mubarak hove tone LOHRI KA TYOHAR.
Hope you enjoy many moments of
happiness and be jolly
as you sing and dance
around the bonfire
Happy Lohri to you!
May this festival of lohri fill your life
with lots of energy and enthusiasm
and may it bring happiness and prosperity
to you and your loved ones
Happy Lohri!
Is se pahle k lohri ki sham ho jaye,
Mera sms auron ki tarha aam ho jaye,
aur Sare mobile network jam ho jaye,
Apko lohri ki shubh kamnayen …
Happy Lohri Vekheya Sadi Yaari
Sawere Sawere Hi Wish Maari
Ehnu Kehnde Ne Hushiari
Hun Wish Karan Di Tuhaadi Hai Vaari
Twinkle Twinkle yaraan di car,
khadke glassi in the bar,
Punjabi Bhangra te Chicken fry,
tuhanu Lohri di lakh lakh vadhai.
Phir a Gayi Bhangre ki bari,Lohri Manane ki karo Taiyari,Aag ke pass saare aao,Sundariye Mundariye jor se gao. Happy lohri manao!


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One local Duke Energy worker is bringing home international recognition from an electrifying event that tests the skills of linemen from across the world.
On Saturday, Oct. 19, Duke Energy lineman Mike Haynes attended the 30th Annual International Lineman's Rodeo and Expo in Bonner Springs, Kan.
During the event, Haynes and his team of two other members earned third place overall for their skills in four different traditional lineman areas.
"Two of the events are known events," said Haynes. "One of them is a hurt man rescue. The hurt man rescue is where a 185 pound mannequin simulates an injured worker hanging above the transformer. At the event you have to give an emergency signal on the radio, tool up, climb up and de-energize the transformer with an insulting stick, tie the employee off and lower him at a controlled rate to the ground so on-ground personnel can start CPR. Because the event is known, it can be practiced before the competition."
There are also two mystery events which test a lineman's knowledge of more technical subjects, which can be more of a challenge than the physical ones.
"The two mystery events are always technical events," said Haynes. "Within the scene you have to come up with a strategy of what your team is going to do first and how you can get things done properly and efficiently."
Before the competition, Haynes and other linemen got together and practiced for the known events, but that still didn't ease his nerves about what was ahead.
"Words can't describe the atmosphere before competition," said Haynes. "I always have extreme butterflies and I am nervous. First of all, you want to represent your company well, then you want to make it through with no mistakes, and honestly it's just an extremely nerve-wracking start at the beginning of the event."
The event is held in one open field where hundreds of utility poles have been placed just for the competition.
"The site of that field and all those lines always amazes me," said Haynes, who has been taking part in the International Lineman Competition since 2006. "Everyone competes at the same time and that just adds to the nerves you already have."
When the final scores came in, Haynes and his team found out that they had missed first place by just a few seconds.
"When we found out that the other team had beat us time-wise by 27 seconds we started thinking of the things we could have done differently," said Haynes. "I was still proud of winning third place, though. To know that you've placed third out of 219 teams is a pretty good feeling."
For their win, each of Haynes team members received a plaque and the bragging rights of the prestigious honor. Haynes hopes to return to the competition next year and aim for first place.
"I would love to go back next year," said Haynes. "The lineman profession is a brotherhood of lineman from across the world and the United States. This event helps us practice some of the traditional skills that many of us take pride in."


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Enrique Posner, former general manager of Warner Bros in Spain, has set up new production outfit YaYa! Films with three feature films in the works.
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Top 5 at 7:45; Bad Things That Could Happen To You in the Cool Weather
The Top 5 at 7:45 is going a little negative. Here's a list of bad things that could happen to you that would be worse because of our weather. The Top 5 at 7:45 airs weekday mornings with Jay Caldwell on WJON.
5) Garage door opener dies
4) car battery dies
3) run out of gas
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If that's legit, holy fug.
Hehe. I'd like to see what you wrote.
Hehe. I'd like to see what you wrote.
I posted it in the original Forbes thread. It wasn't bad at all IMO. I tried to keep it classy.
I just replied to him and copied like 12 deadspin editors and contributors. I doubt anything comes from it, but we'll see what we can do.
Send him a link to m eatspin and make it like it's a dead spin article
I mean, the guy has to just be trolling right?
His argument is a person cannot be a fan of a football team unless they live in the city/state?
Jesus, I knew Foxnews contributors were dense but I didn't know they were this dumb.
i love the huddle because of threads like this.
You do realize that deadspin editors and contributors write emails just like that to people just like you every day?
What a bunch of dickbags.
May I also suggest kissingsuzykolber. They're pretty good at tearing down clairvoyant sports journalism
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More on Marks and Spencer's green gamble – this would appear to be the real thing:
"M&S will change beyond recognition the way it operates over the next five years," said chief executive Stuart Rose.
"We will also help our suppliers and customers to change their behaviour," he added. "Because we are own-brand, our influence extends to over 2,000 factories, 10,000 farms and 250,000 workers, as well as millions of customers visiting over 500 stores in the UK."


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Nov. 10, 2012 - Dec. 16, 2012
The Green Gallery is pleased to invite you to an exhibition of new artwork by Peter Barrickman.This exhibition is a conversation Barrickman contributes to, responding to imagery, architecture, and sculpture by recomposing and reworking other's stories.
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No, that headline is not a reference to a now somewhat passé move that will be performed during the 2014 Olympic Winter Games Figure Skating competitions. Rather, it refers to Robert A. Lutz, a.k.a., Maximum Bob, and his appearance last week on "Autoline After Hours."
As viewers of the show know, AAH generally consists of three segments during its more-or-less 60-minute run. The first 20 consists of the journalists talking about things that have garnered their attention during the week (in the case of the show in question, Todd Lassa of Automobile joins host John McElroy and new co-host, me). Then the next two 20-minute blocks include the guest, who fields questions from the panel, and then questions from the viewers during the last 20-odd minutes. (That adjective goes to the minutes, not to some oddity of what occurs. Generally speaking.)
But when you have Bob Lutz on the show, things change. And so it is a Triple Lutz: he is part of AAH for the entire 60 minutes.
Among the topics he discusses are:
--VL Automotive. A company that Lutz and his partner Gilbert Villarreal have established (according to Lutz, Villarreal had suggested that the name be based on alphabetical order, or LV, but Lutz pointed out that Louis Vuitton might take exception). VL Automotive is offering to the market the Destino, which is a Fisker Karma body out of which the powertrain (extended-range electric) is removed and replaced with a 638-hp Corvette V8.
--VL Productions. Watches, Lutz explains, are like luxury cars: items that are valued because they are special. Lutz suggests that if all of the badges were removed from cars from Mercedes, BMW, Audi, etc., the specialness that they evoke would be diminished. So, yes, Lutz is now involved in producing high-end wrist watches that are produced in Michigan, with Swiss movements (Lutz, incidentally, was born in Zurich).
--Ford's big bet on aluminum. He suggests that were he still vice chairman at GM, he might not have been bullish on going with a high-volume model like the F-150 is for Ford with a whole new approach to materials use. Perhaps a lower-volume car. (He candidly admits that he is on the board of NanoSteel, a company that is developing steel that's strong, light and comparatively more economical.)
--CAFE. While Lutz is a proponent of a gas tax rather than a regulation like CAFE, and while he is convinced that there is no dearth of available petroleum in the U.S. to power everything from Destinos to whatever, he explains why lifting the 2025 mandate would not be a good idea.
--Mary Barra and Mark Reuss. As a man who has spent a considerable fraction of his 51 years in the auto industry in executive suites, who has written a book on leadership (Icons and Idiots), and who knows both Barra and Reuss, his observations on the two are informed and incisive.
And there's plenty more.
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'Grille-ing' at Back to the Bricks
There are always so many cars that catch your eye. Here were some of my favorite "grilles." I could have included hundreds of them, and I'm sure that there were a few that I missed. All the more reason to head back next year!
Maybe you recognize some of these beauties. Maybe it's your car!


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Providence RI (SPX) Mar 13, 2013
Early in the Moon's history an ocean of molten rock covered its entire surface. As that lunar magma ocean cooled over millions of years, it differentiated to form the Moon's crust and mantle. But according to a new analysis by planetary scientists from Brown University, this wasn't the last time the Moon's surface was melted on a massive scale.
The research, led by graduate student William Vaughan, shows that the impact event that formed the Orientale basin on the Moon's western edge and far side produced a sea of melted rock 220 miles across and at least six miles deep. Similar seas of impact melt were probably present at various times in at least 30 other large impact basins on the Moon.
Vaughan and his colleagues show that as these melt seas cooled, they differentiated in a way that was similar to the lunar magma ocean. As a result, rocks formed in melt seas could be mistaken for "pristine" rocks formed very early in the Moon's history, the researchers say.
"This work adds the concept of impact melt magma seas to the lexicon of lunar rock-forming processes," said planetary geologist James W. Head III, the Scherck Distinguished Professor of Geological Sciences and the senior researcher involved in the study. "It emphasizes that one must consider the detailed point of origin of the rocks in order to interpret them correctly."
That includes rocks brought back during the Apollo program and Russia's Luna missions. It's quite possible, the researchers say, that impact melt material is present in lunar samples thought to be representative of the early formation of the lunar crust.
The amount of rock formed in melt seas is far from trivial. Vaughan and his colleagues estimate that impacts forming the Moon's 30 large basins produced 100 million cubic kilometers of melt, enough to make up 5 percent of the Moon's crust.
If lunar samples do include melt material, it would help to explain some puzzling findings from lunar samples. For example, in 2011 an analysis of a sample assumed to have originated in the early lunar crust suggested that the sample was 200 million years younger than the estimated time when the lunar magma ocean solidified.
That led some researchers to conclude either that the Moon is younger than previously estimated or that the lunar magma ocean theory was flawed. But if that sample actually originated from a melt sea, its young age could be explained without rewriting the history of the Moon.
The melt sea at Orientale
For the Orientale melt sea to have differentiated, it must have been liquid for a long time - thousands of years. To be liquid that long, it must have been quite thick. That left the researchers with a question that wasn't easy to answer: How thick was the Orientale melt?
"In pictures, you're just seeing the top of an impact melt body, so we have to find a way to infer how thick it was," Vaughan said.
To do that, Vaughan and his colleagues took advantage of the fact that a liquid shrinks when it cools and solidifies. Data from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) showed that the sheet had subsided by about two kilometers from the surrounding rock, giving the researchers an idea of how much the sea shrank. With that data, they could calculate its volume and infer its depth.
According to the calculations, the Orientale melt sea must have been at least 10 kilometers thick. Far shallower melt sheets from impacts on Earth are known to have differentiated, so it's a safe bet that Orientale was thick enough to differentiate.
The next question was what that differentiation might look like. Based on the compositions of the lunar crust and mantle material melted, Vaughan could determine the composition of the impact melt sea.
From there, he could make a model of what rocks would have formed as the melt sea cooled. According to the model, thick layers of rocks like dunite and pyroxenite form at the base of the melt sea from dense, early crystallizing minerals that sink through the melt. Other minerals float up through the melt to form layers of rocks such as norite at the top of the melt sea - very similar to differentiation processes in the lunar magma ocean.
Vaughan's model is supported by remote sensing data from the Maunder crater, the remnant of an impact that excavated material from the melt sheet after it cooled. The data confirm a noritic composition at least four kilometers deep in the melt sheet.
Taken together, the findings suggest that impact melt seas produce rock in a way that's very similar to the lunar magma ocean. And that could help to clear up some lingering questions about the magma ocean paradigm.
"This is a mechanism by which the Moon was later modified to add petrologic complexity," Vaughan said. "It helps make sense of mineralogical data that doesn't always fit in this lunar magma ocean idea."
The research is published in the April issue of the journal Icarus.
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Can anyone suggest nice areas in Scotland?(80 Posts)
Looking to relocate next spring. At the moment all we know is we want to be in Scotland within an hour(ish) of Glasgow and not more than 2(ish) from Oban. Slight ly flexible here but not too much as have to be able to work within Argyle+Bute.
Prefer detached, enclosed or (easily enclosed) garden. Prefer country life, perhaps a village, currently in a small rural hamlet and it is too quiet. Very limited friends nearby etc. Dc enjoy the freedom but are often bored.
Don't mind small if we could extend (esp if detached) as getting right location is the priority. Just really looking for somewhere quiet, safe, friendly folk and things for dc within a short drive. Currently an hour from nearest sports centre
Would prefer a smallish primary school to make the transition easier for dc who currently attend a 30 pupil
primary school. More importsntly would like a reputable high school as eldest approaching that age.
Anyone think of anywhere that would fit my perhaps slightly demanding wish list! Oh and obviously somewhere we can afford to live. Budget around 200-230k.
On top of that I'd appreciate anyone who'd be willinv to hold my hand throughout the whole process as for some reason I am completely shitting myself at the thought of uprooting my wee family but feeling it really has to be done
Jeez for those who got to the end!
B of A was once known as where professional football players stayed, so they were within easy travelling distance of Glasgow - and that said I know some of them and they and their families are lovely, so that's not a bad thing. But there is an element of wealth in the area and some very nice homes. I think it's almost the posh suburb of Stirling. Is that a bad thing ?
I might advise that you think about when your kids are a bit older and looking for more diverse activities - b of a has the country appeal with a great uni and close enough to Stirling with great shopping etc and superb rail links to Glasgow and Edinburgh etc. best of both worlds for me and it would be near the top of my list if I was relocating further north.
In fact there are a lot of lovely villages in the Stirling area.
Apologies if I am restating but I haven't read the whole thread , skipped to last page !
Hi Hope you find what you are looking for.
I love Largs Seaside Town and there is some lovely villages around there, Skelmorlie etc. Largs has a good rail link to Glasgow and you are about a 40 min drive.
I am a Scot currently living in Yorkshire for the last 16 years and I have just bought a wee bolt hole, a 1 bedroom flat in Cove about 15 mile from Helensburgh another seaside Town with good links to Glasgow.
I can't wait to get the keys and get started on sorting it out. I feel blessed. not seen inside yet, we bought it pre auction and the views are to die for. (Shangri-La) a little piece of heaven here on earth. If I can help in any way just let me know
Echo what language said the new head of Dunblane has been v positive.
In response to Haggis Dunblane has a new head who has done great things and is doing very well again.
You are making me feel bad about not living in Dunblane! It's where I spent my teen years and it is a great place for kids. I tried to move back there when DS1 was a baby but wasn't able to find a suitable house on our puny budget at the time ( sometimes still wish we had compromised on accomodation ). We live in Dollar, which is lovely but better for teens who go to Dollar academy, not so good for my lot who have to bus half an hour to school.
For what it's worth BofA is a bit flash in places, DH lived there when we met, there are quite a few yummy mummies in big cars and every time a shop changes hands it goes from being a butcher or baker to selling shoes or handbags! It is very nice though and has plenty of down to earth types two, Wallace high is not as middle class as Dunblane though, note I didn't say not as good!
I would be tempted by Kippen or Gargunnock tho, nicer for adults than teens. I was friends with kids from Mclaren high when I was at schhols. Their social life was ruled by the bus timetable.
Dunblane is nice but I'm not sure the High is as good as it used to be. Crieff High School used to get a dreadful reputation but they got a new head and it has been doing better the past few years. I know a few people who send their kids there and they're very happy. Dunblane has 2 largeish and one small primary. The small one used to be quite difficult to get into as it's very popular. Doune could be a nice place to live - think it's got a good community spirit (or at least used to). I think McLaren High in Callander gets a good reputation.
I would plug the area around Braco as it is close enough to the A9 for quick links to Glasgow. Greenloaning is a nice place to live- lots of families with kids - but may be too close to the A9 for you.
My husband is a GP in Cowal, and though he'll be there for the foreseeable future,we've chosen to stay in Glasgow. Mainly because (1) our dc go to the Gaelic school in Glasgow and 4-18 provision doesn't exist outside Glasgow (2) my disability means regular stays in the SGH in Glasgow and I'm not a driver (3) I spent 10 years living very remote and rural (scottish island) and tbh,the opportunities for my work and for our dc were exceptionally limited. Eg dd2 just joined the school orchestra. Wouldn't have happened before! My dd1 moved fairly effortlessly from a GMU with 8 pupils covering P1-7 in a school of 3 classes, to being in a class of 25. In fact she thried on it!
Dh stays away 2 nights a week on call, but his commute is just over an hour. From where we live (South-east Glasgow) Oban is 2.5 hours (once you know the road!) and our 4-bed detached house with enclosed garden and very dog-friendly (!! Dd2 knows the name of every dog in the street!) was £167k.
If you want to live south of the Clyde, you have to take into account the ferry to Dunoon being off. There's been a time every winter when dh couldn't get home because ferries were off and the Rest & Be Thankful was washed out again.
An option no one has mentioned is Lochgoilhead. Small school, an hour from Glasgow, nice community, under 2 hours to Oban. Inverary is the wrong way round for you - hour to Oban, 2 to Glasgow.
Despite being a teacher I'm not very big on schools in the area. Amongst teachers, though, Dunoon grammar doesn't have a great rep, has had big bullying issues and a drug problem on and off.
Hope you find where you'd like to be!
Yes, that is what I mean, but I notice it much less now I live in the middle of town.
It was more noticeable when I lived on the estates, first the Navy estate, though in a private rental, and then on the scheme.
I was brought up in a v middle class family, and now live in an HA home, and shop everywhere from the deli to Farmfoods!
Lots of ordinary folk around though, me, for example
Other major plus point, the GP surgery is fantastic, this matters to me as I am brittle asthmatic.
Hospital situation a bit pants, but that's the same for the whole county, and the nearer you are to Glasgow the better it gets. I've had all my care moved there as Paisley is hideous, that's the nearest A&E though.
OOH's is at the Vale, they are great, have sent me a Doctor out countless times.
I really would recommend it, particularly since you have a DC of almost high school age, even Arrochar is way out in terms of Cinema/shopping/concerts, even friends really as it's so small.
Netto excuse my ignorance but what exactly does a town of two halves mean? Do you mean in terms of people? poshies and jeremy kylers? or do you mean there is a good end of the town and a bad one?
Worried you mean the people because what I want most is ordinary folk. Warm friendly decent folk. Folk like me ha ha
l live in Helensburgh, have been here for 12 years.
I think Rhu would suit you.
I used to hate it here, due to it being too rural (ha), but that's what you want and Rhu is very pretty.
Lots of plus points for you- Good schools and a choice at Primary, not for Rhu, but for Helensburgh and only one I'd say no way to.
DD's just started high school, but it has a good reputation, and everyone who can't afford independent, so most people! send their kids.
The senior partner in my GP practice sent his kids over the Independent.
We have three supermarkets who deliver, have a small Tesco and Co-Op, they are building Scotland's 4th Waitrose (), but we also have two independent Butchers, a fishmongers, greeengrocers and deli.
Lots of takeaways, a few restaurants, including a tapas place.
Trains every half hour to Glasgow and Edinburgh, great for teens who want to go to the cinema/shopping/gigs without you having to be taxi driver.
Loch Lomond is a 10 minute drive.
Yes, there are crap areas, but really, not many, and I lived in the worst one and it wasn't that bad, but since you're buying, and with your budget you won't even need to avoid, they won't cross your radar.
It is very naice in places, it is very much a town of two halves, I'm bizarrely in the middle, but have had no problems here, DD is very happy and settled.
At the moment we are over two hours from Oban, work always means an overnight stay and at least being an hour from Glasgow means we would at least have family nearby for support.
We have lived near Stewarton/Dunlop before but around ten yrs ago and pre dc. I liked the area and it is very close to family but quite a change from where we are now. Dunlop would probably be less of a culture shock. Is this a good area for teens? I'm thinking with train station at least they can get to Glasgow easily for cinema etc. Just want this to be the right move for the dc.
Just catching up. I've skimmed the thread, so pls excuse me if I missed something.
I know the villages south of Glasgow very well - Dunlop, Stewarton, Kilmacolm. They are fab, but I can't see how they are ever going to work for you if you are working in Argyll &Bute. The roads would be horrendous during the winter. Would probably opt for Rhu or Arrochar, myself. Close enough to Glasgow, v pretty villages. I'm a big fan of Balfron and Aberfoyle and, if you want independent schools, I know people who commute to The High School Of Glasgow from there. Otherwise, there are decent secondaries.
Just catching up - I lived on one of the Argyll islands. We moved centrally to avoid the Oban school hostel and children not being at home during the week. My youngest moved from a less than 20 pupil school to Newton primary in Dunblane. It wasn't a problem.
Dunblane is growing - lots of 4 bed plus new houses on the edge, which I would avoid. More centrally, closer to the Laighhills and the river, there are smaller older houses and a very quiet feel, and safe for children to walk anywhere. Probably reasonably OK for an escaping dog too.
As others have said - the road to Oban is windy and often slow and it's not possible to rush it, problems with snow and ice in winter especially tyndrum and crianlarich - but a reasonably easy drive once you know it.
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You made me look expat now I want to move that way!
Rhu, just north of Helensburgh.
Oops, even more than 8 pages. Some exquisite properties, too, well-modernised.
No place is perfect or without its problems.
Depends on what you want, tbh. If you want a rural lifestyle it is the place. The drawback to that is that you travel a long way to get to even an ASDA and have to order everything, and I mean everything, online.
But you do not have such a 'ned' problem, IYKWIM, and the crime reported, bar a murder every other year or so among druggies, is that most of it is 'So and so got drunk and swore at the coppers' or the odd drink driver, particularly in summer.
There is little problem, on the whole. But it is very rural if you are used to a city.
There are 8 pages of properties WAY under you budget.
The good thing about Dunoon Grammar (as the only secondary school is known) is that there is no real competition from independent schools and its geographical catchment is very large. So you get a parental base that is quite involved and all that goes with it. It has a good reputation based on this, and is a modern school with much parental involvement. Many whose children attend are from Inverclyde who have fled due to poor schools across.
Also, a £210k budget will get you much in the way of a quality house and definitely a detached, modernised period family home of at least 3 bedrooms but likely 4.
Dunoon's catchment is so geographically large some board at full council expense, including Lochgoilhead, Tighnabruich, Glendaruel, Otter Ferry, etc. Strachur, IIRC, has the choice of Dunoon Grammar or that high school where they send Inverary, tbh if it's Lochgilphead High School I think I'd homeschool first. IIRC Cairndow goes to Lochgilphead.
There are no independent schools out this way is the thing. The nearest are across in Gourock. There are some, but few, who go that way because it's a ways.
BoA is lovely but far too many partying students I really wouldn't live there for that reason despite is being very beautiful and actually not that expensive compared to glasow/some parts of Stirling.
Kippen is really nice.
wouldn't touch Port Glasgow/Greenock, I just find them both very depressing. High unemployment and quite a bit of poverty. Schools not great. Gourock & inverkip okish but too close to greenock for my liking.
some parts of renfrewshire are ok.
some parts of helensburgh and beyond (rhu etc) are nice but will you be taking the train? this line can be a nightmare in the winter, frequent cancellations etc.
what about round dunoon way or between dunoon & lochgoilhead? too far? I'm not sure what the schools are like but it is really lovely.
exciting move, good luck
No, Doune feeds in to McLaren High in Callander school catchment areas
Then a place like Helensburgh or Lenzie might be for you.
YY, you know how it works.
These places and others round them work both ways: proximity to city and yet not city life.
I'd do trial drives, tbh, from the places suggested in Stirlingshire and in Argyll and Bute and Renfrewshire.
We are in the Cowal and tbh, are looking to shift closer to Glasgow as just too far out and transport is dear and long.
Just wanting to know where those in Arrochar and Tarbet go to high school and if it's so far they need to board.
Out here, some need to board and we would not live in such a place.
Gourock, Greenock and Port Glasgow look nice but well, there are a lot of people living through here and commuting due to the fact that they find the secondary schools unsatisfactory and cannot afford 2+ lots of private school fees.
Another option is, if you live so far north, do your children have Gaelic?
If so, they can possibly attend the gaelic schools in Glasgow. A separate primary and secondary.
This would allow you to live anywhere in Glasgow, admittedly pricey in a £210K budget for a detached family house, but entirely doable well under budget if the children attend the gaelic medium.
Do you mean it doesn't have a shop now?!
I am 37 and probably last time I was in Uplawmoor itself I would have been around 15! I pass it on the main rd often however, just don't go up into the village! My cousin used to frequent the hotel for dinner there too!
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Saturday was a day full of champions and disappointments as the Colorado State High School Championships opened a full day of lacrosse at Dicks Sporting Goods Park in Denver, Colo., followed by the MCLA DII and DI National Championship games.
After speaking with coaches and players who partook in the tournament, they enjoyed the days when Denver offered sunshine and lollipops, but disliked the tornados and hail. The weather was easily the biggest complaint, and it has caused issues for teams over the past few years. Denver, although, does contribute quite the backdrop for any lacrosse game.
The Regis Jesuit fans were relentless in their cheers, taunting the Kent Denver fans for a response. Regis fans got nervous when, in the last minute, what was a few goal lead was quickly cut to one after attempting to kill a non-releasable penalty that cost Regis two goals in the final minute.
Regis Jesuit takes the 2011 Colorado High School State Championship over Kent Denver 11-10. Check out Jessi Pierce's recap of the game.
The affair opened up with a Davenport longpole fastbreak goal, which set the tone for the game. Davenport came out playing very scrappy and physical against St. Thomas in a slow-paced first half as both teams were called for stalling. Davenport sat up 4-2 going into the break.
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A quite different fan atmosphere can be found at the MCLA Tournament compared to the NCAA simply because of the alcohol readily available at the field. As you scan the crowd, you'll notice players and teams that have been knocked out of the tournament slugging down Summer Shandys in their team gear getting festive and adding to the overall loudness of the game.
Brigham Young's support was loud and wholesome as they cheered their Cougars past one of the MCLA's premier programs. BYU's players were simply bigger and stronger than ASU's, giving them an edge and certain swagger as they attacked the net.
One of the more impressive players was BYU's Patrick Matheson, 6-6, 235-pound sophomore midfielder, running right through Arizona State's Mr. Everything Ryan Westfall multiple times on bull dodges toward the net.
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This year's MCLA Tournament was the best I have witnessed over four seasons attending the event — the overall level of competition was the best. Although there are many questions to be answered with Michigan reportedly making the jump to NCAA Division I, the MCLA will benefit from not having them repeat as four-time champs and retains validity by having a returning team win the championship.
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What's all this, then? Don't get us wrong, London is fantastic. But it's also a fantastic city in which to blow your vacation budget prematurely. The latest Mercer Human Resource Consulting survey finds London the world's fifth most expensive city. Bloody hell.
Though some Londoners look down on their neighbor to the north, you'll find Edinburgh (known as the Athens of the North) a smart alternative. The Scottish capital is well-rounded with tons of history, culture, shopping, and nightlife. On top of it all, Scots have a great sense of independence and are really quite engaging; especially when you mention you chose to visit Edinburgh over London.
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Is it really better in The Bahamas? If you form your opinions based on souvenir T-shirts, maybe not so, but for the rest of us, it's a mixed bag. For one, not many places offer free accommodations, short of you being a celeb or winning big in a casino. As a matter of fact, several hotels and resorts in Belize do just that in order to fill rooms before high season kicks in. Unfortunately, as you read this, high season may be kicking in and the promotion might be over. Nevertheless, Belize is a bargain, even at full price. Here, you'll find the Western Hemisphere's longest continuous barrier reef, perfect for divers. Spelunkers will dig the extensive cave systems, and all can admire the high concentration of jaguars (from a distance, of course). You think you can do better in the Bahamas? Belize begs to differ.
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Twenty years ago, visiting Prague was more of a punishment than a treat. Since they got the red out in 1989, however, Prague has transformed. Westerners have made up for lost time by infiltrating the city in droves. During high season, the influx on the old-town alleyways affords all the personal space of a Tokyo subway. Even in the off-season, prices can prohibit the kind of stay that does justice to the city.
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Use of internal triggers ranked 9th out of 16 components evaluated in the middle column of the RVA. The four internal triggers evaluated in the RVA were: (1) observations by counter staff; (2) self-reports; (3) driving history (points and crashes); and (4) age. Comments provided by meeting attendees about observations by counter staff and self-reporting are provided below, in addition to the use of age as a trigger, despite the fact that age was ranked in the bottom half of the RVA (54 of 64). Age as an internal trigger produced valuable comments by meeting attendees. Comments regarding the low rating given to points and crashes generally centered around these events as triggering driver improvement requirements, rather than medical review requirements.
The initial survey reported that in 48 of the 51 jurisdictions, observations by counter staff could trigger a medical review of the driver. Comments made by meeting attendees on this topic follow.
One meeting attendee reported that over half of the new cases that come into the medical review unit are referred by the license examiners, who are a front-line method of identifying possible problems. In this jurisdiction, the examiner's manual has a section on medicals, and MAB physicians conduct training for new hires in what to observe (behaviors, ways of walking, red-flag medications). Another meeting attendee said all their examiners and front-line staff are required by State rules to be trained in when to give the customer a medical report, and when to suspend a license based on a physician's report.
Interestingly, in the RVA, training of counter staff to recognize signs of impairment was ranked rather low (38 of 64). One MAB physician said the comments received from driver examiners such as "the person couldn't move the car because he/she couldn't feel where his/her foot was, whether it was the accelerator or the brake," or "he appeared confused or was short of breath" are very helpful during MAB case review.
Use of self-reports was weighted 1.53, placing it second in importance with respect to the four components evaluated in the set of internal triggers for medical review, and 27th out of 64 with respect to all components evaluated in the third column of the RVA. As stated earlier in this report, there are large differences across jurisdictions in the depth of this questioning. Comments provided by meeting attendees regarding the use of self-reporting as a trigger for medical review are provided below.
Several meeting attendees said in their jurisdictions, medical conditions questioning on the license application must be very general due to resistance by ADA. Others countered that if you are asking everyone the same questions, it is not discrimination. A comment was made that some State attorneys general may not want to deal with the political ADA battles that might arise out of requiring drivers to answer questions about specific medical conditions, and that is why the question about medical conditions is very general in those jurisdictions.
A NHTSA representative said according to a lawyer who reviews any ADA licensing questions, a licensing agency may impose a medical standard and/or ask about an individual's disability as long as the information is necessary to ensure public safety. However, the licensing agency must ensure that the medical standard and/or questions are based on real risks (and not on speculation, stereotypes or generalizations about individuals with disabilities or particular medical conditions.) When a medical consensus does not exist regarding whether an applicant/driver with a particular condition or functional limitation poses a real risk to public safety, the licensing agency must base its licensing decision on an individual assessment of whether an applicant/driver can drive safely, taking into consideration the use of adaptive equipment or license restrictions. An individual assessment, among other things, can consist of a road test, review by the licensing agency of additional medical information, and medical or functional testing by the licensing agency (and/or medical personnel acting on its behalf).
Several physicians in the group said they take issue with responses to medical questions triggering the requirement to get a physician's report. This results in out-of-pocket expenses for the driver and a time requirement for physicians to do an exam or complete papers, when not really necessary. This would be the case for a temporary condition or one from the past that is not relevant to the driver's current medical status (e.g., people in a car crash in their youth who said they had a loss of consciousness). Other attendees said that they would want to see the physician's report to make their own decision about whether or not the medical condition affects current fitness to drive.
Several attendees said many applicants lie about medical conditions; they may tell the truth once but will never be honest again once they find out what the consequences of self-reporting are. One attendee used this rationale to say that mandatory reporting by physicians for patients of any age would let the DMV know to take action, instead of relying on faulty driver self-reports. Although people lie, the consensus of meeting attendees is that self-reporting is a valuable internal DMV trigger for driver evaluation because not all people lie on the application.
The use of driver age as a trigger for medical review received a weighting of 1.05, placing it last in importance of the 4 internal triggers evaluated, and 54th out of 64 with respect to all components evaluated in the third column of the RVA. As indicated in the report of the initial survey, age-based testing is allowed in 5 jurisdictions, and 17 jurisdictions require either in-person renewal or have truncated the renewal cycle based on age.
Meeting participants agreed that 5 or even 10 years ago, it was viewed as inappropriate in most jurisdictions to require in-person renewal (as opposed to renewal by mail), or to truncate a renewal cycle as people get older, but that has changed. Several jurisdictions said they had difficulty in the past getting legislation passed to allow truncated renewal cycles and/or age-based testing, but the political climate has changed with the recent older driver crashes that have made national news. It was a consensus of meeting participants that it is appropriate to require in-person renewal and to have shorter renewal periods based on age to give the DMV an opportunity to observe customers for functional impairments and to gather information about medical conditions that could affect driving safety. However, one MAB physician said specifying renewal intervals based on age may not be the way to go, since everyone ages differently. The renewal cycle should be individualized based on the person's baseline functional status and the nature of his or her medical condition.
With respect to age-based testing, one physician referred to a study that said vision screening and knowledge testing at renewal (every 2 years) were associated with lower fatal crash risk for drivers 70 and older, and that road testing was not associated with lower fatal crash risk for drivers 70 and older (Levy et al., 1995).


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Human intelligence cannot be explained by the size of the brain's frontal lobes, say researchers. Research into the comparative size of the frontal lobes in humans and other species has determined that they are not - as previously thought - disproportionately enlarged relative to other areas of the brain, according to the most accurate and conclusive study of this area of the brain.
It concludes that the size of our frontal lobes cannot solely account for humans' superior cognitive abilities.
The study by Durham and Reading universities suggests that supposedly more 'primitive' areas, such as the cerebellum, were equally important in the expansion of the human brain. These areas may therefore play unexpectedly important roles in human cognition and its disorders, such as autism and dyslexia, say the researchers.
The study is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
The frontal lobes are an area in the brain of mammals located at the front of each cerebral hemisphere, and are thought to be critical for advanced intelligence.
Lead author Professor Robert Barton from the Department of Anthropology at Durham University, said: "Probably the most widespread assumption about how the human brain evolved is that size increase was concentrated in the frontal lobes.
"It has been thought that frontal lobe expansion was particularly crucial to the development of modern human behaviour, thought and language, and that it is our bulging frontal lobes that truly make us human. We show that this is untrue: human frontal lobes are exactly the size expected for a non-human brain scaled up to human size.
"This means that areas traditionally considered to be more primitive were just as important during our evolution. These other areas should now get more attention. In fact there is already some evidence that damage to the cerebellum, for example, is a factor in disorders such as autism and dyslexia."
The scientists argue that many of our high-level abilities are carried out by more extensive brain networks linking many different areas of the brain. They suggest it may be the structure of these extended networks more than the size of any isolated brain region that is critical for cognitive functioning.
Previously, various studies have been conducted to try and establish whether humans' frontal lobes are disproportionately enlarged compared to their size in other primates such as apes and monkeys. They have resulted in a confused picture with use of different methods and measurements leading to inconsistent findings.
The Durham and Reading researchers, funded by The Leverhulme Trust, analysed data sets from previous animal and human studies using phylogenetic, or 'evolutionary family tree', methods, and found consistent results across all their data. They used a new method to look at the speed with which evolutionary change occurred, concluding that the frontal lobes did not evolve especially fast along the human lineage after it split from the chimpanzee lineage.
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Though during the Paley Center preview panel for the series in Beverly Hills on Tuesday, series co-creator and executive producer Dante Di Loreto addressed the controversy saying, "This is a big country. I prefer to focus on the people that support the show."
From Glee and American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy, The New Normal portrays a gay couple (played by Justin Bartha and Andrew Rannells) and their surrogate mother's (Georgia King) path to having a baby together. It also stars Ellen Barkin, NeNe Leakes and Bebe Wood.
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Notoriously anti-gay conservative group, One Million Moms, called for a boycott of the series in July saying, "NBC is using public airwaves to continue to subject families to the decay of morals and values.
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Late last week, another station opted to pick up the series for air on Saturday evenings.
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