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Aaron Porter
Aaron Porter is a higher education consultant and freelance journalist. He served as President of the National Union of Students 2010-11, and has served as a non-executive board member for UCAS, the Higher Education Academy and the Office of the Independent Adjudicator. He was also the first NUS President as an observer to the HEFCE Board. Aaron graduated with a BA English from the University of Leicester, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Aaron Porter's first or fail Increased HE funding in Scotland and black students at Oxbridge: first of fail?
Good news for higher education in Scotland; the government has announced an increase in funding. But what about the diversity of students at Oxbridge?
Lord Browne redeems himself among the HE community with a new prize for engineering, but the chancellor at the University of California Davis comes under fire for heavy-handed actions over student protests, writes Aaron Porter
Aaron Porter asks, does the party's announcement that it will remove price variability and back a £6,000 fixed fee deserve a first or a fail?
University Alliance's report into universities' role in stimulating economic growth is worth a read but a second attempt at driving PQA is already losing steam, says Aaron Porter
This week, Vince Cable manages not to upset every vice-chancellor at the Universities UK conference but elsewhere it's revealed the UK spends just 1.2% of its GDP on HE
Deserving recognition this week: a campaign to add financial education to the school curriculum; falling from favour, the students who can't afford higher tuition fees
Aaron Porter's first or fail First or fail: university admissions tutors and the Scottish government
Praise from Aaron Porter for those dealing with the clearing frenzy, but criticism of the SNP for excluding students from the rest of the UK
The National Student Survey reveals a satisfied final-year class but this year's school leavers are likely to be less impressed with a lack of university places, says Aaron Porter
This week: Newcastle and Durham colleges kick off competition at the lower end of the price scale, while Carol Vorderman miscalculates the launch of her mathematics taskforce
Up for debate this week, Aaron Porter is celebrating best practice and innovation v internal competition and mourning the potential loss of Pell grants for poorer students in the US
Aaron Porter explores the unpopular, and potentially very costly, reforms which will limit international student numbers and academic support for the 2012 Olympics
Aaron Porter discusses measures for graduate employability and the consequences of student protests
This week, Aaron Porter examines Offa's quick work on access agreements and the Treasury's dashed hopes for average fees
Aaron Porter puts the University of Wales and Pearson under the spotlight this week. But which gets the First and which gets a Fail?
In the first of a series of weekly blog posts, Aaron Porter gives his verdict on who has had a good week (heading for a first) and who has had a bad week (heading for a fail) in HE
Aaron Porter: The climbdown on EMAs reveals ministers' poor grasp of their own policies, and their desire to push costs on to individuals
Aaron Porter: The student movement has much to be proud of, but the politics of personal attacks threatens our campaign against cuts
Aaron Porter: We must focus on peaceful protests and engaging with politicians – not on the violent tactics of a hard-left minority
Aaron Porter: The electorate will not forgive or forget the betrayal by Vince Cable and others who broke their pledge to oppose higher fees
Aaron Porter: People from all walks of life are wanting to know how they can offer support. It doesn't have to involve going on a march
Aaron Porter: The political message of our march against tuition fees remains clear – despite a very small minority's attempt to hijack it
Aaron Porter: Nick Clegg and his party have a duty to students to block a rise in tuition fees
Aaron Porter: Praising A-level pupils is hollow when education cuts and rising youth unemployment mean the future is bleak for young people


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Annie Campbell says a state-funded autism preschool changed her son's life. At age 6, Jackson can now speak in sentences, throws fewer temper tantrums and can handle eating in restaurants.
But the school, Giant Steps in Orem, could close at the end of the year or even earlier, along with three others in Salt Lake City, Ogden and rural Utah that collectively teach 200 children. The $1.9 million program -- and others that help Utah's autistic children -- have been targeted for cuts, as lawmakers try to slice $400 million from this year's state budget and $800 million from next year's figures.
Utah has one of the highest rates of autism in the country, with 1 in 133 children affected. Other services at risk include private school scholarships and a state autism registry.
Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. proposes a smaller cut, which would preserve the preschools for another year.
If the preschools are axed, autistic youngsters would still get services through special-education preschools at public schools, which cannot turn children away. But Campbell and others say those schools, with more students and fewer instructors, aren't as good.
She transferred Jackson from a public school to Giant Steps as soon as she could. He now splits time between a mainstream first grade and an autism unit. Now her daughter, Lucie, 4, is enrolled at Giant Steps and she is "horrified" at the prospect of closing it.
The public school preschool "didn't have high expectations of the kids," Campbell said. If her son had stayed, "the best we could have sought for him is working at McDonald's. He's highly intelligent. He should go to college."
With a waiting list of 228 children, as of the summer, the four preschools also provide mental-health services to students and train families. The state says about half the children are able to enroll in traditional classrooms by first grade. Students gain an average of 16 months of language, cognition and social skills in nine months of school.
"It's really going to impact lives in a really dramatic way if these services aren't available to them," said Chris Kupfer, a special-education specialist for the Southwest Educational Development Center, which provides preschool autism services to six rural school districts.
Kupfer said the districts, except Washington, do not provide other autism services. They won't have the money to make up the cuts, he said.
"If these programs don't exist here, parents and families are faced with two alternatives: relocating or going without the services that are really necessary and appropriate for them," he said.
Parents and teachers have an ally in Sen. Howard Stephenson, R-Draper, who sponsored the original bill funding the preschools and calls the proposed cut "penny-wise and pound-foolish."
The Autism Society of America estimates that early diagnosis and intervention can reduce by two-thirds the $5 million lifetime care costs for one child with autism.
Despite the dire budget, Stephenson plans to run his bill requiring private insurers to cover proven autism therapy, which can cost up to $50,000 a year. Fiscal analysts are assessing the cost to premium payers.
"We're determined to make this happen," he said. "These children can't wait."
Cheryl Smith has been urging parents to call lawmakers to preserve autism programs, including Carson Smith scholarships, named after her autistic son. Lawmakers could cut up to 100 scholarships, out of about 500, to save $375,000.
"These kind of programs mean the difference between success and defeat, getting our child to enter our world," Smith said.
Legislative fiscal analysts have targeted the Utah Registry of Autism as an "optional cut" that would save $150,000 a year.
Originally funded by the federal government and preserved by the Legislature last year, it established that Utah has the third-highest rate of autism in 14 sites studied by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The registry aims to continue screening medical and educational records of 4-, 6- and 8-year-olds for autism and other developmental delays. It's matching those records with others to find possible causes of autism.
"If you don't know who the kids are, you can't look at potential causes," said Judith Zimmerman, the registry's coordinator.
Researchers are currently studying a possible link with air pollution. And a study slated for the May issue of Pediatrics found a limited connection between breech presentation at birth and autism, said author and child psychiatrist Deborah Bilder. Some children with autism may have neuromuscular abnormalities that also prevent them from entering the birth canal headfirst, she said.
Heather May
Carmen B. Pingree Center for Children with Autism, Salt Lake City
Giant Steps, Orem
Northern Utah Autism Program, Ogden
Southwest Educational Development Center, Millard, Beaver, Garfield, Kane, Iron and Washington counties.

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Welcome to Psychology 13: Social Psychology at LAVC!
Please read the FAQs below for important information you will need prior to logging in online to the etudes system.
FAQs and Helpful Tips
Do we have any class meetings? There are no in person class meetings. The class is 100% online.
What textbook do I need? The required textbook or ebook is Social Psychology, by David Myers, 9th Edition. (No other editions should be used.)
This textbook may be purchased from the LAVC Bookstore in-person or the LAVC Bookstore online (shipped to your address). The website for the LAVC bookstore online purchasing is http://www.lavcbookstore.com/ OR, if you prefer, you may purchase the ebook (electronic textbook) at http://textbooks.zinio.com/ by typing in the author's name and searching for the 9th edition of the textbook.
Note about the textbook: The textbook will be used often in this class. Quizzes are based heavily on the textbook readings and the material discussed and presented online. It is your responsibility to purchase your textbook in time for the start of this class.
How do I set up my computer prior to the start of class? Even if you have taken an etudes class before, you will want to check your settings and make certain you are using only the recommended browsers and browser version. Failure to set up your computer properly may result in problems and impede your success in this class.
Step 1: To learn how to set up your computer browser please visit www.etudesproject.org and click on the "login" link on the upper right side of the page and then click on the link for "system requirements" on the left navigation bar.
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Can I use a Mac? Yes, however, you need to use only the recommended browsers or you will experience problems. See above.
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Once you login, you will see a tab for "my workspace" where you can verify your email address. The Psych 001 class tab will appear approximately one day before the first day of classes.
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Technical problems will not be accepted as an excuse for missed deadlines or any other issues. It is always much less stressful to have a backup plan (i.e. a computer at a friend/family's house, internet café, public library, the college, etc.).
What are some of the requirements for this course? There are typically weekly discussions, a few quizzes, 5-8 assignments, a paper, and a final exam.
I look forward to seeing you online soon!
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In this special 50th episode of the Art of Catholic, Matthew Leonard interviews Scott Hahn about his exciting new book titled The Creed: Professing the Faith Through the Ages. In this barnburner episode he unleashes incredible insights into what we profess to believe every week at mass....
The Greatest Sacrament: An Excerpt From Speaking the Love of God by Jacob Wood
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Holy Eucharist is the third of the seven sacraments, as well as the third Sacrament of Initiation. It is the greatest of the seven sacraments, the "source and summit of the Christian life" (CCC 1324). Its name comes from the Greek word eucharistia, meaning "thankfulness" or "gratitude." It...
The Richness of the Creed
It was not a call I'd been expecting. Who would have thought that the world's most famous composer of evangelical worship music would be calling me?
I had been part of that world—an evangelical pastor in a Calvinist church, deeply engaged in the public conversation about cultural and theological issues. But with my conversion to Catholicism in 1986 I became persona non grata to many of my old friends and colleagues....
The Creed: Yesterday and Today
The following is from Scott Hahn's latest book, The Creed: Professing the Faith Through the Ages, now available through Emmaus Road Publishing.
Gregory of Nyssa, both brilliant and holy, was recognized by his contemporaries and peers as a man who most perfectly embodied the Council of Constantinople—the council that produced the creed we call "Nicene" and recite every Sunday. The Emperor Theodosius decreed that communion with Gregory was...
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From the time of King David onward, an attitude of gratitude dominated the worship of the Temple in Jerusalem. Every day, the priests offered blood sacrifices to atone for the sins of God's people. But the sacrifice most commonly offered, the sacrifice that exercised the most powerful influence on the spirituality of the Jews, was the Todah.
The Todah, the thank-offering, was a sacrificial meal of bread and wine. If you had been...
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My consumption of books, I confess, has sometimes bordered on the gluttonous. I used to haunt library sales, yard sales, and garage sales. When I traveled for business, I'd routinely spend my meal allowance on books, which I devoured in between meetings, on public transportation, in waiting rooms—wherever, whenever. I would forgo sleep to read still more.
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"The Hour" of Jesus is a key theme in the Gospel for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). Indeed, it's a key theme in the entire Gospel of John.
Literally, "The Hour" of Jesus is the time of His crucifixion, His self-offering on the cross.
But there is also a "spiritual" way to read the passages that refer to Jesus' hour - a way of reading that reveals how "The Hour" of...
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In his newest book, Jesus and the Last Supper, Pitre...
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The Church's liturgy rings in Christmas with a joyful noise. We hear today of uplifted voices, trumpets and horns, and melodies of praise.
In the First Reading, Isaiah fortells Israel's liberation from captivity and exile in Babylon. He envisions a triumphant homecoming to Zion marked by joyful singing.
The New 'Ark'
The Church in her liturgy and tradition has long praised Mary as "the Ark of the New Covenant." We see biblical roots for this in the readings for the Fourth Sunday in Advent (Cycle C).
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As I approach the statue the automatic lighting comes on and it springs out of the darkness. He stands before me, with that unmistakable wavy hair, curly beard and majestic frame. His confident bearing is that of a man who enjoys ruling the world. The eagle which is his symbol of power is with him as always. On the plinth I read the words: Zeus, marble, Roman period, 2nd century AD, Perge. Inventory number 3729, Antalya Museum.
Zeus, father of the gods and mankind, is naturally not alone. He is accompanied by other members of the divine dynasty who are seated on the summit of snowy Olympus: Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Hermes, Athena, the Dioscuri, and the Kharites or Three Beauties.
A statue of a Roman emperor. His name is Marcus Ulpinus Trajanus, or Trajan for short, and he lived in the 2nd century AD. At his feet crouches a slave who is diminished in size. The statue was made to commemorate the victory over Dacia (Romania). On the emper'sr armour is depicted the snake-haired Medusa.
That fearsome severed head, the sight of which turned people to stone, was believed to protect wearers from their enemies. In fact Medusa was an unfortunate mortal who lived with her immortal sisters on the boundary between night and day. She was a descendant of the earth goddess Gaia, the infinite force which created the skies and seas and by being constantly pregnant renewed and transformed life. But the bosom of the mother goddess did not offer comfort since every new generation of offspring sought to destroy that which came before them. 'Zeus could no longer contain his rage... He shot lightning from the heavens and Olympus... On every side Mother Earth who gave animation to living creatures was burning.' So wrote Hesiod in 700 BC, in his description of the war of the gods, which ended only when Zeus defeated Gaia's youngest child Typhon, half-man half-snake, who was descended from the Titans. In this way Zeus won sovereignty over the heavens.
Marsyas is one of the satyrs, half man and half
goat, who symbolise nature. One day he finds
the flute dropped by Athena, and plays it so
well that he enters a contest against Apollo
to see who is the finest musician. When he is
defeated the god shows no compassion, but lashes
him to a tree and flays him alive. Artemis,
goddess of the forests, hunters and wild animals,
and sometimes also of the moon, helps fruits
to ripen and plants to grow. Her most distinctive
mark is the quiver she carries over her shoulder.
She remains forever a virgin and forever young,
and her body seems to have been made for running
swiftly. The god Hermes, son of Zeus and a rain
nymph, who is the messenger of the gods, Castor
and Pollux, the twins born of Leda who was seduced
by Zeus in the form of a swan, the Kharites
or Three Beauties who represent grace, beauty,
compassion and gratitude, and Aphrodite created
from sea foam are among the best loved gods
and goddesses on Mount Olympus.
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Hello. If you're reading this, someone MUST know I'm gone. I can't say where. It would put whoever's reading this in danger.
It started on a pretty average day. You see, I like researching things like magic and I don't really fit in at school. One day, I found a spell; it said "spell to turn into a cat." I really wanted to try it. Cats are my favorite animals and I wouldn't have to be around stupid people and be a misfit anymore!
I gathered all the materials I needed, even the obscure items like cat tails cooked and broiled for ten days. It was more fun gathering these things, knowing I was getting closer and closer to my dreams! Finally, I got all of the ingredients. I did the spell and nothing happened, at first. Disappointed, I went to bed.
When I awoke, I felt different. I was really sore. And warm. I tried to swing my feet over the bed but found I wasn't anywhere near the edge. I was flat in the middle curled up. I then stood on my new found paws and looked around. I was very small and I felt this new energy swell through me. I loved it! I laughed but it came out as a mew, soft and cute. I spent hours just playing on my bed, chasing my tail, cleaning my white fur. Then I decided to explore as a little kitten. I could smell my dogs downstairs and fear swelled through me. Oh god they could smell me.
I quickly ran down the stairs, padding on my soft feet. I couldn't outrun the dogs; they beat me and tore at my fresh, soft skin. Gruesome, huh?
I need someone to carry on my legend, though. You see, I had a prophecy to carry out when I turned into a cat. HE told me. Who is he? Well, I guess you'll figure that out yourself. Isn't it getting warmer in here? And is that your body tingling? You don't look so good, my dear. Maybe a nap would help. In the middle of the bed, curled up. I hexed this paper so whoever finds it here would become like me. A cat. It's too late to stop. I can smell your fear now. Hot like sweat and blood. You're getting sleepy now. And one question looms on your mind. Who is he you may ask?
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This corridor looks like the corridor that houses the second-floor girls' lavatory in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game). --Danniesen 10:23, February 16, 2012 (Denmark)
- That's because the scene was filmed in the Gloucester Cathedral, which was one of the building on which they based the castle from the video games (along with other film sets and locations). --The Evening Prophet (Owl Post) 13:26, February 16, 2012 (UTC)
- Are they intended to be the same? --Danniesen 14:48, February 16, 2012 (Denmark)
- Considering one was on the second floor and the other was on the seventh, they couldn't be the same. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 14:26, February 16, 2012 (UTC)


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Honoring Educators
Recognition Reception Supports Student Scholarships
April 3, 2014
Cal State Fullerton's College of Education hosts its ninth annual Honor an Educator awards reception April 13 to recognize local K-12 teachers, University faculty members and other educators who have made a difference in education and student learning, and to raise funds for student scholarships.
Honorees include:
CSUF alumnus Juan Vázquez, president of Santiago Canyon College in Orange. Vázquez '75 (M.S. education-reading) has spent 39 years in the California community college system, including 12 years as president of Santiago Canyon College. From 1973-75, he was a lecturer in reading at CSUF. He was nominated by Ruth May-Siegrist, CSUF associate professor emeritus of reading.
JoAnn Carter-Wells, CSUF professor emeritus of reading, will receive the Visionary Leader Award. Carter-Wells is the coordinator of the the University's first online degree program, the master of science in instructional design and technology, and served as the coordinator of the undergraduate reading program for nearly 20 years.
Other award recipients are listed online.
Sunday, April 13
7-9 p.m.
Cal State Fullerton
Titan Student Union Portola Pavilion
800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, 92831
Education Excellence awards will be presented to the Orange County Council for Exceptional Children, as well as to Janet Morey, Susan Mercado, Emy Flores, Randa Schmalfeld and Robin Gilligan of the Fullerton School District. In addition, local educators who have achieved certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards will be recognized. The college's Center for Maximizing Teacher Impact provides support for educators seeking national board certification.
Presenting Sponsor:
Teacher Created Materials in Huntington Beach, whose founder is CSUF alumna and former teacher Rachelle Cracchiolo '71, '76 (B.A. psychology M.S. education).
More Info:
For more information and tickets (available until Friday, April 4), visit online.
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Darrington's Maxon McKenzie pinned Reardan's Jacob Klingensmith in the first round and beat Mary Walker's Emmitt Barkul 6-5 to advance to today's 220-pound final. The Loggers freshman faces Pomeroy's Austin Reisdor at 9 p.m.
At Tacoma Dome
Team scores (through Day 1): 14. Darrington 6.
Individual results (locals only)
First round: 120—Jose Kike Marin (Kittitas) pinned Colton Anderson (Darrington) 4:08; 152—Garrett Gintner (Pateros) pinned Garrett Green (D) 3:48; 182—Lane Monteith (D) def. Lane Clifner (Mary Walker) 22-15; 220—Mason McKenzie (D) pinned Jacob Klingensmith (Reardan).
Consolation round: 120—Anderson def. James Monaghan (Lake Roosevelt) 13-4; 152—Ben Alford (Northwest Christian) def. Green 14-3;
Quarterfinals: 182—Sean Waters (LR) pinned Monteith :55; 220—McKenzie def. Emmitt Barkul (MW) 6-5.


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Subject: Re: Relationships was Re: Queen Henriette Marie
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:01:52 -0000
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> I do not know where in medieval times people started counting when
> establishing how A was related to B. Do they start with A and include B in
> the count? Or do they start with a parent of A and include B or stop with
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No. 38: 'In The Light' – Top 50 Led Zeppelin Songs
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Kicking off side three of 'Physical Graffiti,' 'In The Light' stands tall as one of Led Zeppelin's more amazing songs from an pretty amazing album. Built around a psychedelic drone intro, the band almost casually wander into the mist of sound created. The ever-so haunting sounds makes room for Robert Plant's eerie vocal appearance, and it's nearly three minutes before the rhythm section comes pushing their way into the party of the latest entry on our countdown of the Top 50 Led Zeppelin Songs.
It's a slow groover that builds on itself and only becomes more interesting as the song proceeds. Though never a part of the psychedelic era, there are elements of the genre woven into a handful of Zep tunes, none more obvious than this gem.
The song ebbs and flows as the heavier elements give into the ethereal qualities and back again throughout. It's a push/pull that the band always excelled at. That perfect balance that made them too big to be confined by terms like 'heavy metal' or even 'hard rock.' Clocking in at just under nine minutes, it's a hypnotic ride that could have easily gone on a lot longer!
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revelation audio labs Prophecy IS2 interconnect
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Recently, while surfing the net, I stopped at one of my regular sites, www.audiogon.com, and came across an IS2 interconnect called the "Prophecy." I felt it was worth considering as an upgrade to my Perpetual Technology DAC and Digital Correction Engine, so I contacted the seller and we began to shoot emails to and fro. His name is Brad Vojtech, and his company is Revelation Audio Labs. His company is new, and its primary marketing plan relies on audio websites.
I eventually convinced Brad to send me a review sample. Its construction is top notchthere are five conductors, one each for master clock, data, word clock, bit clock, de-emphasis, and ground, and all are made of drum roll, please cryogenically-treated, 24-gauge, oxygen-free, 99.999% (5n) pure solid-core silver wire. According to Brad, "The silver wire used in the 'Prophecy' is rare and expensive, made by a company that specializes in high-end audio and RF specific silver wiring technology." I took note of the custom-made Neutrik connectors, Tough and heavy, they are touted by Revelation Labs as being the finest available. With details like 24-K-gold-plated connector pins, it is easy to see why, especially since the gold pins are slightly larger in diameter than those on all other IS2 connectors, providing a much tighter fit. I can attest to this by the amount of oomph the hookup took.
As far as the insulation and shielding goes, the silver conductors are each placed within 100% pure virgin Teflon hollow sleeving. The cable is designed with three layers of heavy shielding, and two of tin-plated, stranded copper braid. As Brad states it, the thought behind this multi layered shielding is as follows:
Sound good? Let's hear.
I was about halfway through my critical listening time with the Emmeline HR-2 headphone amp when the Prophecy arrived, and I replaced the stock IS2 with the Revelation Audio IS2 immediately. Unfortunately, what I heard was a complete muddying of the sonic waters. It was as if cotton were wadded and stuffed in to my ears. I quickly moved to remove the new interconnect and replace the old, then set aside the Revelation IS2 for a few weeks. I would occasionally think that I should give it another go, but was able to resist the urge, as I wanted to focus on the Emmeline review.
Moments after I had submitted my HR-2 review, I again replaced the stock IS2 with the Prophecy, hit "Play," then "Repeat," and left town for the weekend. When I got home, I gave a listen and returned the headphones to their stand. Still no go. 48 hours turned to 60 to 70 then it was time for another sample. Nope, not yet. 80 hours 100 hours then, at 140 hours, I concluded that this was how the cable sounded, and that this would be a short review. However, I am pleased to say that after that offensively long period of burn-in, the cable had finally stabilized, and I heard added nuance and improved stereo articulation.
Harmonies sounded just righta perfect blending of the musical layers and well-defined and audible interlacing between the players. Before I go on, allow me to expand the traditional notion of "harmonies" to be applied to this review. Typically defined, I think of 2 or 3 vocalists harmonizing somewhere off the side to the lead vocalist. Where I depart from this traditional notion is that I encompass one or more instruments playing the same notes, in unison, to be "harmonies" as well. The same way vocalists compliment the lead, so too can another instrument compliment a soloist. I am sure I am not breaking any new ground with the above definition but I wanted to relay what I feel is to be inclusive.
On Angie Stone's soul disc, male voices seamlessly interlocked with the females', in much the same way that the teeth of a pair of zippers flow together. Complex musical passages also became better defined. Musicians and vocalists sounded as one, not separately recorded and later mixed. I was able to feel and hear that certain music was much more complex than I had previously experienced. With a lesser cable, what you cannot hear cannot be missed.
The Prophecy's interpretation of "Venom Wearing Demon," on Junior Brown's disc Semi Crazy, was just plain fun. There is a certain amount of fun imbedded in the lyrics, but Brown's deep-toned guitar picking, "harmonizing" with his deeper vocals, made for a super-fun tune. Brown's voice connected to the notes of the guitar in a more purposeful way that I had never experienced. I heard many other discs as if I were listening to them for the first time.
The second strength of the Prophecy is its ability to articulate stereo. This, I posit, differs from a component's ability to create or refine a soundstage. Good stereo requires no more than left/right channel separation, whereas soundstage is more an "interpretation" of the signal. With the Revelation IS2, I clearly heard cymbals, drum hits, and vocals in either the left or the right channel, and this demarcation did nothing to diminish nor champion a well-executed soundstage. Almost every disc I listened to exhibited these benefits. A perfect example is one of my new fav's; the White Stripes, and their disc elephant has been in heavy rotation around my home. In the simple little ditty they call "Well, its True That We Love One Another", the vocal track neatly come from their corners of the studio. Not an overly orderly way but in a natural secure way.
Almost every disc I listen to exhibited theses above benefits. Classical, jazz, blues. I dusted of Robert Cray's Take your Shoes Off; I love it when I find a CD that I forgot I had and get to rediscover it all over again. His rendition of "24-7 Man" meets the two major strengths of this cable. The harmonies of the tracks contained in the tune and the spot on signal separation.
The third major strength of the Revelation IS2 is that it doesn't do anything wrong. The highs were as effortless as I have ever heard, while bass was deep and tight. The Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy was a solid step forward. It may not have been the "revelation" that I experienced when I went from the stock Sennheiser HD 600 headphone cable to the Cardas, but it was a joy to hear. Simple put, it never hindered the music. If you are looking for a worthwhile upgrade to your IS2, send Brad Vojtech an email. You won't regret it. John Brazier
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The Manchester Guardian discloses that the German offer was made by a high ranking Gestapo officer, who arrived in Istanbul accompanied by a member of the Budapest Jewish community council, who was forced to approach Jewish relief groups with the Nazi proposal.
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Please tell me what chores your teenagers do, do you pay them? Mine are aged between 14 and 18 and I am fed up with clearing up after them.
This is my chore "wish list", opinions (good and bad) and most welcome.
Make their beds daily.
Put laundry in the laundry bin, not on their bedroom floor.
Take dirty cups or glasses to the kitchen AND put in dishwasher. My kids are not allowed to eat in their rooms apart from fruit.
Fruit peel to be put in kitchen bin not left in bedroom.
Rubbish to be put in bin.
Put their freshley laundered clothes away.
Is that enough, or do you expect more from your teens?
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That's what I expect
Sadly , it's not what happens
DS(19) and DD (17) seem to think that we have a house elf who does all the work
When we rum out of water glasses I know where to look ( and it's not in the cupboard DD oh no )
Make their beds daily. Up to them, but nobody else does it for them, however, I'm not going to fret if their quilt isn't straight
Put laundry in the laundry bin, not on their bedroom floor. Yes, they do that, or it wouldn't get washed
Take dirty cups or glasses to the kitchen AND put in dishwasher. My kids are not allowed to eat in their rooms apart from fruit. I'd like them to do this, but it takes nagging
Fruit peel to be put in kitchen bin not left in bedroom. Not really an issue here
Rubbish to be put in bin. Er, yes, they do that. Don't really consider that to be a chore
Put their freshly laundered clothes away. I don't do it for them, but they all go through stages of having a floordrobe
Mine all have to cook the evening meal once a week (quite often will do 2, or at least 3 a fortnight)
All have to empty dishwasher every now and then, and likewise load it.
All have to do stuff like lay the table, get drinks for people, clear up after themselves, get their own breakfasts, lunches etc.
They have to do odd jobs on request - maybe get the washing in from the line, or out the washing machine or whatever
If they want something ironed, they know where the ironing board is.
No, I don't pay them - they are part of the household and, as such, contribute towards it's running
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I would say that's a "bare minimum" list.
My DCs are a little younger (14, 13 and 10) and do all of that, plus emptying the dishwasher, laying/clearing the table and putting out the bins/recycling. We have a cleaner, so they don't need to clean, but have to tidy their rooms before the cleaner arrives. They do need a little nagging for all this, but it's a non-negotiable aspect of family life.
My next plan is to get them cooking every now and then.
Rudementary - that's great and is what I and I an sure many parents would strive for - but how did you get there? Was it a hard won battlle?
Periodically I have the talk with my two and am clear on expectations and they are good for 24 hours before it lapses again. Often when asked to do a chore they are savvy enough not to say 'no', but reply 'later' instead, and of course later never comes
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Thanks so much for your replies. I am loving the idea of "music on and timer set for 15 minutes".
The weird thing is that when they were little they were really good at tidying up. Everyday there would be "tidying up time" before bath and bedtime. Toys went away, puzzles back in boxes, etc. the final part would be them all sitting on the settee whilst I hoovered. Of course, only I was responsible for the kitchen area.
With hindsight, as they started at senior school the homework kicked in and there were less toys. They now have gadgets, so really there should be less mess, only there isn't.
Lots of things to think about, thank you everyone.
Are those things chores? I thought they were just living normally things Like Rudy, I just expect my DC to muck in. DS is very good at this, DD less so
Make their beds daily Well they pull the duvet over ish!
Put laundry in the laundry bin, not on their bedroom floor Mostly, and the rest with stern reminder
Take dirty cups or glasses to the kitchen AND put in dishwasher. My kids are not allowed to eat in their rooms apart from fruit Mostly. but it would be crisps/biscuits rather than fruit
Fruit peel to be put in kitchen bin not left in bedroom N/A!
Rubbish to be put in bin Mostly
Put their freshley laundered clothes away DD is terrible at this, DS only slightly better.
Their rooms are messy, but not dirty and nothing that a 15min clear-up wouldn't sort!
I like that 15 minute tidy-up too <takes notes>
We have a "Tuesday Tidy" because the cleaner comes on a Wednesday and doesn't want to wade through their crap, but the 15 minute thing could be done anytime.
when they were little they were really good at tidying up. Everyday there would be "tidying up time" before bath and bedtime I think all little ones do. That's why you always get someone (who has a compliant 4 year old) on threads like this who scornfully tells us that their DC are fully house trained and do all the chores willingly
and we are bad mothers because our teenagers don't.
18 and 16 here.
Make their beds daily No, they climb in whatever mess they left. They do however change the bedding weekly.
Put laundry in the laundry bin, not on their bedroom floor. Yes they do, mostly.
Take dirty cups or glasses to the kitchen AND put in dishwasher I despair on this one.
Fruit peel to be put in kitchen bin not left in bedroom Fruit peel? Teenage boys?
Rubbish to be put in bin Yes
Put their freshley laundered clothes away I do this normally but am "training" DS1 for uni and so he is doing more now than normal.
Most of those are fairly basic and not really what I would class as chores.
I have always tried to ensure they can do all the chores while not expecting them to always do them. They can, and do if asked, mow the grass, clean the bathroom, do the bins, wash, iron, etc.
DS1 reckons he does more than his 18 year old male friends. I find this hard to believe as most of their mothers work and I don't so I have more time to do stuff myself.
My 15yr old and 11 yr old do all those but I draw the line at fruit in the room as last summer was spent battling with fruit flies caused by banana skins left rotting in a bedroom bin! They are allowed other food up in their rooms.
If I go out with the younger DC's (baby and toddler) I'll tell the older Dc's to pick 2 rooms in the house and have a quick tidy round.
I don't have set chores but I do ask them to hoover stairs, empty kitchen bins etc
all the things I hate
That's not chores that's looking after their own stuff. My dd 15 clears dining room table wipes tables brushes floor etc. empties dishwasher. Half an hour of sorting /putting away family laundry a day.
Hi all
Thank you, I now feel as though my house is normal!!!
Only other thing I could add us that my cleaner has left & what I have come to realise is that my 15 year old can tidy up & cook (when she has to) but has no idea how to clean the bath or iron etc. I am not working over summer so have decided to hold off getting a cleaner & hopefully my kids will learn some basic life skills
Fed up with nagging about clearing up, I put a dirty frying pan that he had left in the kitchen in DS's bed. He was really appalled but did the trick.
Sounds good apart from the bed making. They've reached an age where their room is their business.
I have the same expectations of my kids but they are rarely met. It's a real grind. Daily I and their father nag but know it's useless as they've switched off to our nagging.
My eldest is 15, his bedroom is his business. I remember as a teenager hating that my mum made me clean my room, so if he wants to live in squalor that's fine. He changes his own bedding because he has a high sleeper and is nearly 6 foot so it's actually easier for him to do. He periodically brings down the random forks and glasses that he's squirreled away, we've not actually ran out of things......yet.
He gets £15 a month, for that he has to put the washing up away every day and do the bins and he sorts the laundry and puts the first wash on, I periodically will ask him to do extra chores, like cleaning the car etc.
He's well trained, anything not in the laundry basket when he sorts it, doesn't get washed. His clean laundry gets put away on a Saturday night when I ask him for his laundry box, to put that weeks laundry in lol.
Like Backforgood mine (17, 14, 11) get called up to do random chores like hang the washing out, or bring it back in, or empty dishwasher and put things away, or empty the recycling bin or the rubbish bin. Somehow they do this without complaint as they know these things need doing.
Mealtimes - I call whoever is around to lay the table and help with what I need help with (chopping onions or grating cheese). At the end of the meal they HAVE to help with getting kitchen back to normal or I have threatened not to cook any more meals. They know I am likely to mean it.
During these hols I have drawn up a daily vacuuming rota so that the house gets a fairly cursory vacuum once a day. They quite like rotas as it makes it seem fair.
Bedrooms - I leave these for them to tend as they wish. DS lives in squalor. DDs clean and tidy their rooms as I've told them spiders like dirty rooms and they cannot stand spiders.
Every Sunday evening we have 'housework half-hour' and we all five of us (3 x DCs, me and DH) either clean upstairs or downstairs (on rotation). It has taught them how to use a duster and a mop!
Ironing. 17yo will do ironing if I ask her, whilst watching tv. DS (14) can iron t-shirts if pressed. I think it important that he does what I expect my DDs to do. Will teach youngest (DD aged 11) to iron in next year or so.
DS, 16 will empty/load the dishwasher. He often does the washing & tumble drying. He strips his bed, washes & remakes. He'll vacuum -if asked- and he mows the lawn
His own room is a hovel, albeit with a nice clean bed.
He's 80% slob, I reckon.
Nelly I'm afraid I expect all of that from my DDs, 8yo and 5yo, on a daily basis (but no food in their bedroom)! They also lay the table, help prepare salad, make sandwiches etc - and get their own breakfast if up earlier than me/DH at weekend/hols. 8yo is keen to start a little more (closely supervised) cooking, which should be
stressful fun. They also oddly love vacuuming! 5yo complains about putting clean clothes away, but as I've pointed out to her, she does love her clothes and can go through three different outfits a day so she creates a lot of laundry for me to do - the least she can do is put the clean stuff away at the end of each day (v envious of dinobird who can do their DS's laundry once a week!) On the other hand, DSD, 14yo, complains if asked to so much as put a spoon in the dishwasher! We try to treat all the girls the same, but it's hard when the eldest is with us only every other weekend, and there seem to be different expectations in her other home . I try hard not to nag, and have learnt to avoid her bedroom otherwise it spoils the precious little time she spends with us. Am going to suggest Rudy's 15 minute challenge to the girls tomorrow - thank you!
I currently have major problems with my stepson. He is not slovenly, but looks no further than the end of his nose, typical I am sure, but it drives me insane. I work ft as does his father. Since doing his gcses he has done bugger all, won't look for a job, won't help around the house, won't walk the dogs, wont clean the bathroom, nothing. I get home exhausted after having shopped twice in one day to make sure provisions are in place. He swannies out for dinner we have, sorry I cooked tonight,, says thank you, very falsely. Then his father and I proceed to argue to the point of no return. Weekly occurence. I am at the end of tether. Don't think I love DH any more, as he will not listen to my plaintive pleas.
I have a 18yr old, 13yr old and a 7yr old.
Chores-wise I don't insist on too much in their bedroom. I've learned to just shut the door and pretend it doesn't exist. That said I do occasionally venture in for some reason and end up going nuts!
Around the rest of the house they do get chores. The eldest cooks a meal once a week for the entire family. She started that at 14 under utter protest sobbing literally. Thought we were being mean but I insisted she needed to learn to cook. Now she can cook most things, prints her own recipes out and can't understand how none of her friends can't cook!
13yr old is learning slowly also and will in time get a night too.
After each meal they organise the cleaning up. Usually one will wash, the other dry with the youngest given some random chore he can do. The only exception is when eldest cooks then she's excused and I'll tidy.
The 13yr old and 7yr old will empty and load the dishwasher.
They each hoover the house, sweep the kitchen once a week and the eldest irons for at least an hour once a week too.
That sounds like a lot but in reality it's not that much. The key is routine. It's always a huge battle at first with lots of sulking, excuses and procrastination. But eventually they do it out of routine and I don't think any of them even think about it now.
My 8 & 11 yr Dds, for the past 6 mths, lay/clear the table, make their bed, feed cat &/or dog when asked. Also tidy their rooms, put toys away & empty their school lunch boxes & bringing down their night water cup.
There is no food in their rooms ever. They also have to do piano practise 6 x a week. All this adds up to pocket money points.
It's hard beating the chore drum, but they need to know it's IMO, part of family 'team' life...everyone doing their bit.
Even harder is getting DD 1 to put clothes away, I usually fold up clean stuff & leave on her drawers. She normally wears them off the pile...
We have a new 'target' preparing for the night before, this is in preparation for secondary school.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – This being the Missouri Tigers' first crack as hosts in their new family, even the parking lot attendants were wearing the Southeastern Conference logo on their shirts Saturday.
With the Georgia Bulldogs in town, Missouri was eager to show it belonged.
But never mind between lines – note the new SEC insignias on the 25 -- where the home team figured to have a chance at good news, what with the Bulldogs missing four suspended starters on defense.
Was the pregame partying up to SEC standards? Was there, for instance, sufficient wild-eyed zealotry? Here were some tailgaters who ought to know. A bunch of visitors in Georgia red.
"Too nice,'' Tom Easton decided of his new SEC cousins in gold shirts.
"I don't think they know what they're getting into,'' Steve Molinari said.
"There's some general confusion,'' Jay O'Meara said. "Everybody's kind of feeling each other out. It's like a first date.''
Not far away, another Georgia fan beneath another red hat, drawing his first conclusions of Missouri.
"I think it'll take a year for them for it to sink in what they're in for,'' Kip Hicks said. "They don't hate us yet. They will soon.''
They have all made the rounds of most other SEC schools, pronouncing LSU the favorite stop, for its frenzy. Missouri is different, they all said. So far.
"We were walking downtown last night and everyone's like, `Welcome, welcome, welcome,' '' Molinari said. "If you were walking in Gainesville, Tuscaloosa or Auburn, no would say that.''
As for the caliber of Missouri tailgating, "a solid C,'' Molinari said.
"See all those empty parking spaces?'' Easton asked. Never find that in Athens, three hours before kickoff, the group agreed.
In the parking lot was a sign pleading for relative sobriety: "75.1% of Mizzou tailgaters drink 4 or fewer drinks while tailgating.''
In Baton Rouge, they'd be aghast.
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Little wooden houses stand on the low ground beyond the gate, on the road down to a plain by the Golden Horn.
Find out what is meant at Constantinople by "the Golden Horn?"
The next spring Orm took the Golden Horn and the silver ware to Drontheim, where no one knew him.
A third bridge has just been finished across the Golden Horn.
This narrow piece of water going westward out of the Bosphorous is called the Golden Horn.
The screw was by this time propelling us slowly out of the Golden Horn.
Rodier steered a point to the north-west, and the aeroplane passed over the Galata bridge that spans the Golden Horn.
The bay of naples is the grandest in the world it is called the Golden Horn.
It was captured, the chain was loosed, and the fleet sailed up the Golden Horn.
Then, after a moment's delay at the toll-gate, we passed over the Golden Horn.


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Robyn Carr
My Kind of Christmas
MIRA / Ocotber 30, 2012 / $7.99 print, $6.71 digital
The Riordan brothers may have a reputation for being rough-and-tumble, but Patrick has always been the gentle, sweet-natured one. These days, his easygoing manner is being tested by his high-octane career as a navy pilot. But for the Riordan brothers, when the going gets tough…the tough find the love of a good woman.
Except the woman who has caught Patrick's attention is Jack Sheridan's very attractive niece.
Angie LeCroix comes to Virgin River to spend Christmas relaxing, away from her well-intentioned but hovering mother. Yet instead of freedom, she gets Jack Sheridan. If her uncle had his way, she'd never go out again. And certainly not with rugged, handsome Patrick Riordan. But Angie has her own idea of the kind of Christmas she wants—and the kind of man!
Patrick and Angie thought they wanted to be left alone this Christmas—until they meet each other. Then they want to be left alone together. But the Sheridan and Riordan families have different plans for Patrick and Angie—and for Christmas, Virgin River–style!
My Kind of Christmas is the latest installment in Robyn Carr's long-running Virgin River series, which at this point is as much about the ever-evolving community of Virgin River as it is about the individual romances featured in each book; just as in real life, the hero and heroine are never isolated from the people around them. This leads to richer, more interesting story tensions.
That general theme continues in My Kind of Christmas. What I liked most about this entry in the series was that the main romantic couple, Patrick and Angie, were dealing with realistic issues, and that those issues were part of what they had in common, part of what drew them together. More specifically, each had suffered a traumatic life upheaval. Each was trying to figure out their next step for themselves, but also learning how to balance their own decision-making with responsibility to their families and friends.
Angie, a medical student, was badly injured in a serious automobile accident, and is trying to decide whether she wants to return to school or spend some time in the Peace Corps or with a similar organization.
It seemed for Angie as though things would forever be divided into life before the accident and life afterward. While there wasn't much that she remembered from the car accident itself, there were certainly a few moments that stuck out in her mind. She remembered how close she came to dying that cold, drizzly March evening, lying in an emergency room covered with blood, and that it was her long-dead grandmother who was attempting to help her cross to the other side. She hadn't told anyone in her family about that little detail.
Angie had been in a coma for three days and had to fight her way back to the world through a postanesthetic and pain-med haze. Friends, family and medical experts had wondered for weeks if this bright, driven young medical student would have any mental handicaps as a result. She did not. However, as often happens, the experience changed Angie forever.
Meanwhile, Patrick is a Navy pilot whose best friend, also his wingman, was recently killed while they were on a mission together. Patrick is attempting to deal with his grief and, at the same time, be emotionally present for his dead friend's widow. He also has to decide if he will return to active duty as a pilot or in a desk job, while trying to avoid interference or help with his decision from his well-intentioned large family.
Angie and Patrick are attracted the first time they see each other in the town of Virgin River. After their recent encounters with death, neither hesitates very long before pursuing a relationship, even if they think it might only be short-term. Their attachment naturally deepens as their shared issues come to light, so their relationship is entangled with, and helps develop, their re-entry into the world of the living, both as individuals and as a romantic couple.
Victoria Janssen is the author of three novels and numerous short stories. Her World War One-set Spice Brief is titled "Under Her Uniform" and is a tie-in to her novel The Moonlight Mistress. Follow her on Twitter: @victoriajanssen or find out more at victoriajanssen.com.


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Following the same recipe as the popular downloadable PC games, the Nintendo DS version of Cake Mania 3 is a casual management action puzzle. In an onscreen kitchen, players tap the stylus to click on different ingredients, in order, to create cakes and other treats for paying (but often impatient) customers. The third culinary crusade takes embattled baker Jill Evans on a journey through the ages. While she was minding her busy business, the mysterious "Timebender" suddenly appeared, whisking all of Jill's nearby friends and family away through the temporal continuum. To rescue her co-workers and companions, Jillmust practice her gastronomic magic in six era-inspired environments, including a prehistoric land of dinosaurs, a medieval village, and a distant future of amazing technological advances. In any time, the secrets to good cake-baking are care, patience, and accuracy. Keeping her customers happy earns Jillprofits that can be spent on new equipment and accessories, such as more efficient ovens, automatic cake-frosting machines, and fancy display stands.
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Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 7:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Strand Theatre, 345 Main Street, Rockland, ME
For more information: Box Office; 207-594-0070; rocklandstrand.com/event/angelique-kidjo-live-concert
We are so honored and excited to have Grammy-Winning superstar Angelique Kidjo come to the Strand this winter for a rare intimate performance!
There is simply no musician quite like Angélique Kidjo. One of the true stars of world music, she has spread her rhythmic Afro-fusion to the far reaches of the globe, cross-pollinating the West African traditions of her childhood in Benin with elements of R&B, Afro-funk, reggae, samba, salsa, gospel, jazz, Zairean rhumba, zouk, and makossa. Kidjo commands the stage with her fun-loving personality and electrifying charisma, has been deemed "Africa's premier diva" by Time Magazine. The moniker speaks accurately to the singular career and life she has forged: Like Miriam Makeba was before her, Kidjo is the continent's most internationally celebrated female musical exponent.
Known for her dynamic and uplifting music and live performances, Kidjo's musical stlye draws inspiration from Afropop, Carribean, Zouk, Congolese rumba, jazz, gospel and Latin styles, well as from her childhood idols Bella Bellow, James Brown, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix, and Miriam Makeba. Kidjo's internationally acclaimed repertoire also includes collaborations with various recording artists such as Dave Matthews, Bono, Carlos Santana, Peter Gabriel, Alicia Keys, Josh Groban, John Legend, Branford Marsalis, Joss Stone, and many more. Fluent in Fon, French, Yorùbáand English, Kidjo sings in all four languages; and often utilizes Benin's traditional Zilinvocal technique and jazz vocalese.
This Grammy Award winning singer crosses musical boundaries and, in doing so, seeks to unite different world cultures through her music. As an activist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Kidjo travels the world to inspire and empower, delivering countless speeches on the issues children and women face in her native land and elsewhere.
Don't miss this dynamic international World-Music artist when she comes to the Strand for a very special show and her ONLY appearance in Maine!


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Telegraph.co.uk presents a short timeline of events leading up to the death of Alexander Litvinenko. It could be much more in-depth, but it's a start.
Timeline: Litvinenko's dates with destiny
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