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Seeing Beauty explores the aesthetics of beauty, expressed through the eyes of various photographers throughout the history of the medium, including Bill Brandt, Walker Evans, Mary Ellen Mark, Edward Weston, Minor White, and Aaron Siskind. The exhibition presents a range of genres in photography, such as portraiture, abstraction, landscape, and still life.
The photographs in the exhibition examine the elements of art and design, composition and framing, as well as subject matter. In examining these elements in the context of aesthetic beauty, the exhibition poses the question of how our personal interpretation and notions of what constitutes beauty affect our experience of looking at art. The exhibition is meant to engage viewers to challenge, redefine, or confirm their understanding of what beauty is, and what factors contribute to their aesthetic evaluation.
Seeing Beauty is the fifth in a series of educational exhibitions comprised of works from MoPA's permanent collection, presented in a thought-provoking, interactive and experiential setting.


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You report that the County Council are still open to a range of waste strategies. Some have mentioned the possibility of a monster incinerator being built at Javelin Park near Stonehouse. This would be a mistake.
Some areas of Europe, like Flanders, are already achieving 70 percent diversion from landfill across the region. St. Arvans in Monmouthshire is being piloted as a "zero waste village" and is achieving 80 percent, the Stanleys near Stroud in a pilot has reached 57 percent in a very short time. To look at anything less than 70 percent would be a serious mistake.
Instead of one massive incinerator that would need 'feeding' for its contract period of many years, the emphasis must be on 'reduce, reuse and recycle' and three or four small waste-to-energy facilities for the residual waste. These facilities would cut heavy lorry movements, be virtually free of dioxins, allow flexibility as waste levels fall in the future, would fit with the scale of buildings on our industrial estates and most importantly the heat from these plants can be used for local industry leading to money saved and less CO2 emissions.
This would be the most sustainable way towards a zero waste Gloucestershire. A small waste-to-energy facility at Javelin Park, would no doubt still be unwelcomed by some but would be less likely to face the rightly massive opposition from many quarters if a large incinerator was proposed. Working together we can and must find local solutions to cutting and managing our waste.
Cllr Sarah Lunnon, Stroud District Green party, Uplands, Stroud


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Kocaeli TV, 11 March 2011
Surah Hud,
49- So be steadfast.
Steadfastness in a Muslim is constant goodness.
49- "…The best end result is for those who have fear." Allah says we should not doubt. Allah says that whoever is punctilious with regard to Islam and the Qur'an will enjoy a fine end in this world and the Hereafter. Allah is imparting these glad tidings.
61- "…So ask His forgiveness and then repent to Him. My Lord is Close and Quick to Respond."
Begging forgiveness is productive. It eases the heart. Allah lifts the heavy burden from people. It is a comfort. Frequently begging forgiveness is very important. It eases the heart and sharpens the mind. Allah opens up the heart. And it is behavior compatible with Allah's mercy.
56- "There is no creature He does not hold by the forelock. My Lord is on a Straight Path." Even insects, viruses and bacteria. Allah says they are all under His control.
56- "…My Lord is on a Straight Path." (He protects those on the true path.)
Kaçkar TV, 11 March 2011
Surat Hud
109- So be in no doubt about what these people worship. They only worship as their forebears worshipped previously..
People have fallen into doubt because of Darwinist, materialist thinking. They wonder if it is true. Is there any scientific evidence for it? Allah warns them, "So be in no doubt." Allah warns them beforehand. He sharpens people's attention.
They worship now in the way their ancestors used to in the past. There are no original ideas. When we look at Darwinist thinking we can immediately see, in the light of what the Qur'an says, that it goes back 3000 or 4000 years. We see it goes back to very ancient times. Every belief, every idol and every idea has a past. In the same way there was Darwinist thinking in Pharaoh's time, it was also around in Sumerian times and in ancient Greece, Allah tells us.
..We will pay them their portion in full, with no rebate!
People may ask what the difference is between them and Muslims. Allah says that He identifies them all so they can understand. Allah says He will give a complete answer so their hearts can be at ease.
110- We gave Moses the Book and people differed concerning it..
They have fallen out over the Torah.
..and had it not been for a prior Word from your Lord, it would already have been decided between them.
I would have given a trouble, says Allah.
They are indeed in grave doubt about it.
They are skeptical as to whether it is true or not. But when one looks honestly one can immediately see that the Qur'an is the truth. No sincere conscience can reject the Qur'an. I mean, there are no provisions in the Qur'an that can disturb the conscience in any way. The Qur'an is in complete agreement with modern science. What does modern physics say? It says that time is relative. And space is relative. What does the Qur'an say? It also says they are relative. It said that 1400 years ago. When did they discover that? 1400 years later. Then they realized the Qur'an is true.
111- Your Lord will pay each one of them in full for his actions. He is aware of what they do.
Certainly. That is an affirmation. The Qur'an contains very sound emphases. You may sometimes ask people if they have made their minds up, and they say they have. Some people say it is all very clear for them. The Qur'an uses that language. Allah supplies very satisfying emphasis. Certainly is an affirmation that eases the heart. Allah knows these people as He created them.
115- And be steadfast. Allah does not let the wage of good-doers go to waste.
Fortitude is very important. Fortitude in love and honesty and purity. One may be pure for one week but thereafter not clean. That is unacceptable. One must be pure all one's life. One cannot be honest one week but not the next. One must always be honest. One must refrain from telling lies all one's life.
116- Would that there had been more people with a vestige of good among the generations of those who came before you, who forbade corruption in the earth, other than the few among them whom We saved.
The dajjal (antichrist) creates corruption on earth. Who are the virtuous people to prevent it? The community of the Mahdi.
Those who did wrong gladly pursued the life of luxury that they were given and were evildoers.
The regard Allah as unimportant. Allah says they regard the Hereafter as unimportant.
117- Your Lord would never have destroyed the cities wrongfully as long as their inhabitants were putting things right.
He says there will be no problems where you have the way of the Mahdi. There will be no tragedies such as wars or earthquakes. Mo disasters will strike a country hosting the Mahdi (as). The Day of Reckoning has been halted through Hazrat Mahdi (as). The Day of reckoning has been postponed. Abjad calculation gives a date of 2020. Allah is saying that Muslims in Turkey will enjoy a fine outcome, insha'Allah.


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That's a lovely pic Nostaw. I too noticed a sudden decline in terrestris and locorum today…there were lots of the common carder bees around, and solitary bees. However I only saw a couple of small terrestris workers, just last week there were dozens of them around. I think I saw a cuckoo-bee lolling about on a tithonia too.
That salvia looks good…is it a perennial?
I think any Queens that you see will be new ones, once old Queen establishes her nest and the first workers emerge I don't think she forages any more.
Hi Cheerypeabrain. My first reply disappeared so I hope we don't get two! Yes it is a perennial and it is quite fabulous even without the bees. It needs a bit of space as it can reach 6 ft wide and 6 high but does not mind being cut back. The only warning is that it looks dead right up to March so don't give up on it, it suddenly takes off and every bumble seems to like it.
a 6ft Salvia? That's amazing!
a 6ft Salvia? That's amazing!
another one to go on my shopping list I think.
Great observations Nostaw.
Thank you for sharing them.
Tree bumblebees (Bombus hypnorum) have a shorter busy season than other species and can be finished as early as July in some places.
The Early bumblebees (Bombus pratorum) are named for finishing so early in the season. New males and females can be seen at the end of May!
I believe Garden bumblebees (Bombus hortorum) can finish fairly promptly as well.
In contrast, the Common carder bees (Bombus pascuorum) have a more prolonged season as they start early enough but don't create the same number of workers as other species. It is normal to still see them at this time of year. On my street anyway there is very little about apart from male carder bees. Buff-tailed bumblebees (B terrestris) have a fairly long season too.
You don't often see new queens collecting pollen. I believe they mostly feed themselves to build up their fat stores. Although apparently they can do a limited amount of foraging for the colony but I don't know if this is nectar and/or pollen.
Regards, elaine
ooooh I didn't know that Queens foraged occasionally once the colony was established…I thought that all the Queens I see foraging are either just waking from hibernation in Spring, or newly hatched in the Summer. Just shows how little I know Thanks Elaine…I've only been able to find a few books about bumble bees…and two of those are from the BBTC. There must be more literature out there? not scientific papers or anything…but I would like to find out more.
The best BB book I have ever purchased is Ted Benton's "Bumblebees". It is part of the reprinted New Naturalists series that I have always loved. Collins publish it. Search on Amazon for a cheaper version. It's a tome, but very readable.
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Topic: FYI Scott has gone for transplant!!!!!!
They just took Scott back for transplant. The dr wanted us to know the potential scenarios of what would happen if he found cancer outside the liver. Scott has opted to give the liver to someone else and probably wouldn't survive the operation if that happens. The good news is that the risk is quite slim. He should do great.
I'm fried from the adrenaline overload. I'm pretty sure the intensity of this gig has shaved years from my life and added them to my hiney.
Heaven help us all get through the excruciatingly long days, and the longer nights.
God Bless,


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Be sure to tune in to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday morning to catch Cooking Channel's Debi Mazar and Gabriele Corcos, plus their daughters, in the line-up. The family will be making their parade debut on the famous Tom Turkey float, a parade staple since 1971. Last year, Good Eats' Alton Brown had the honor of riding the float.
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I was just wondering what the concensus was on tables that have one field and that field is the primary key.
id | username | password | roles_id
The id field in the roles table would be values like "Quality Control" and "Administrator". Since these values will always be unique, I could use it as the primary key rather than using an auto-increment id with a second field labelled "name".
My question is, is this good design practice?
Indexes based on numeric fields will be smaller in size.
Queries based on numeric fields and numeric field indexes are faster.
The users table would be bigger for no good reason because of the roles_id non-numeric values.
In the future the role names might change easily as to no longer be unique. Updating text values in the smaller roles table would be easier (for you and the RDBMS) and it would make more sense than updating the whole presumably larger users' table roles_id text column.
All the above say no. Maybe you have better counterarguments to not use auto-increment?
using a numeric foreign key in the users table to refer to the roles table means that a join will always be required to retrieve the role name, and a join is always slower than a query on a single table
searching for users with a specific role name will require not only a search of the roles table but also a search of the users table, and two searches are always slower than one
when browsing the users table (e.g. in a front end app like phpmyadmin) you will understand what the roles are if the role name is used as the foreign key
so to answer your question, ryan, yes, it's good practice
declaring auto_increment surrogate keys indiscriminately all over da place is bad practice
discriminate, and do it only when it's warranted
And most importantly, for no: when you change something in the roles names in the roles table (like, for example, when you misspelled a role name), it won't be automatically reflected in users table.
While with a auto-increment/sequence/anonymous key, the effective values are a relative quantity.
yawn... ON UPDATE CASCADE
yawn... it works, for kiddies databases.
If we're at amateur hour, he could just put 1, 2, 3, ..., 13 in the roles_id column in the users table, forget about roles table and use a php array to decode it. I wonder what happens when he loses the napkin with the user roles he got from the HR?
now you're just being childishly churlish
ryan, you have to make up your own mind, there's plenty of information for both the pro and con sides of using surrogate auto_increments
please try to remember to discriminate
I'll have to do some more reading. Thanks to both of you for pointing out the pros and cons for both methods.
No, your yawning is. I was being exceptionally civil until that moment.
Anyway, primary keys are supposed to be immutable, never changing, constant. That's the theory, anyway.
Which makes a trigger like ON ... CASCADE for a PK a bad practice. To paraphrase someone I look up to when it comes to databases:
If your design requires it -- change your design now if you can.


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During much of this past winter
(joyful emphasis on past) the rural roads of Putnam County were banked
high with white snow. When the walls of white became a little dingy, the
skies opened up and gave them a fresh, clean coat. High winds
distributed the flakes evenly, making it possible for us all to be
buried under an exceptionally deep blanket.
On the rare occasions
that the snow melted down to less than six inches, or the wind carried
it into my driveway, the drifts turned brown. Ohio State University
Extension educator Jim Hoorman told me that the people of Minnesota have
a specific name for this. "Snirt" is what piles up in parking lots and
alongside the road in the Midwest during the winter. It's not quite
snow, but it's not dirt either. When a blizzard wind is so strong that
it pulls topsoil right up into the air, you've got yourself a snirt
A week ago in this space I referred to Hoorman's
presentation about the planting of cover crops to abate runoff and, in
turn flooding. Take a gander at the side of any remaining snow bank that
faces a bare field and you'll notice its several shades darker than
that on the lee of the drift.
I've noticed quite a few mounds of
dirt on field edges lately. I figured that most of this was churned and
piled up as the various township plows attempted to keep the roads open
this winter. I hauled a shovel across the road and sunk it into one dirt
pile. I tried to, anyway. The blade penetrated an inch and hit a solid
boulder of compacted snow. That's some major snirt there.
Dictionary defines snirt as "something or someone shmushy or smushable."
That's exactly how I would describe the feeling as I applied pressure
to the undercarriage of my shoe alongside the road. I expected to feel
the marginally crisp crunch of browned oak, elm and maple leaves.
Instead I got shmush. The online resource even offers a fine use of the
term in a sentence: "Don't step in the snirt or you will crud up your
shoes." Couldn't have said it better myself.
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THE new Bishop of Dudley has been consecrated at a ceremony at St Paul's Cathedral conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Graham Usher was installed in his new role on March 25 as members of his new Black Country flock joined representatives from his previous patch in the Diocese of Newcastle, where he was rector of Hexham Abbey.
During the service the new bishop was handed his pastoral staff, which was given to him as a gift from the Diocese of Newcastle – it is a traditional Northumbrian shepherd's crook.
He was also given an episcopal ring, which was a gift from the parishioners of Hexham. It includes the design of the Hexham processional cross.
Bishop Graham Usher said: "The day involved so many different people in its planning, for which I'm most grateful. A particular joy was having music representing many different strands from my Christian journey.
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Gio, Espi help Nats make quick work of Reds
Lefty one-hits Cincy over eight, second baseman tallies three RBIs
WASHINGTON -- After watching his team lose four straight games, manager Davey Johnson decided not to make massive changes to his lineup. The only thing he did was insert third baseman Steve Lombardozzi into the second spot and drop right fielder Jayson Werth into the cleanup spot.
It's a good thing that Johnson showed patience, because the offense came back to life behind Gio Gonzalez as the lefty allowed one hit in eight innings to help the Nationals defeat the Reds, 8-1, at Nationals Park on Thursday night. Washington is now back at .500 with an 11-11 record.
"Getting going was the main thing. It was a big day. A lot of guys were able to get base hits," Johnson said. "They swung the bat very good. Bronson Arroyo is not easy to hit, because he throws a lot of soft stuff. It's hard to sit on the [fastball], but I was pleased with everybodys' at-bats during the game."
The Nationals had great at-bats against Arroyo, especially second baseman Danny Espinosa. Johnson kept saying that he believed in Espinosa, who was hitting .155 entering Thursday's game. It was Espinosa's 26th birthday and he ended up with two hits and knocked in three runs.
Espinosa drove in the first run of the game in the second inning, hitting a double to right-center field, scoring Ian Desmond. Espinosa would later score on a single by Denard Span.
"I didn't feel super strong out there, but I've felt like that plenty times and had decent games," Arroyo said. "[The Nationals] have a pretty good hitting lineup, and they hit some balls where we weren't and they hit some balls hard when I made some mistakes."
The Nationals scored four more runs off Arroyo in the next inning. Espinosa highlighted the scoring with a two-run homer. Bryce Harper hit his eighth home run, a solo shot over the center-field wall to lead off the frame.
"I was really happy for Espi to see him swing the bat well," Johnson said.
Johnson said it was good to see Espinosa smile during the game. Even after he made his first out of the game -- a groundout to second baseman Brandon Phillips -- Espinosa remained positive and felt he could have gone the other way with the ball.
"I was just going up there, trying to have a good at-bat, trying to get a pitch to hit," Espinosa said. "I don't think I have been pressing. I don't think the guys have, either. Everyone feels pretty loose. It's frustrating to lose, but I feel everyone has been loose. We just went out there and played ball."
The Nationals added two more runs, against reliever Logan Ondrusek, in the eighth inning as Span tripled over the head of center fielder Shin-Soo Choo to make it a seven-run game.
Entering Thursday's action, Gonzalez had allowed 12 runs over his previous nine innings. Johnson said he wanted to see Gonzalez pound the zone, and the lefty did. Gonzalez started the game by retiring the first 11 hitters he faced.
Gonzalez pitched eight innings and struck out seven batters. Joey Votto was the only player to get a hit against Gonzalez, a solo shot over the left-field wall in the fourth inning.
"Gio was just outstanding," Johnson said. "Probably any other time, after a couple of bad outings, I would have let him finish that ballgame, but he was over 110 pitches (112) and I didn't want to do it. But outstanding effort. Great job."
What was the difference between Gonzalez in his last two starts and the one on Thursday? He threw a lot of first-pitch strikes.
"He started right after them," Johnson said. "In the previous two games, he was missing early. [On Thursday], he was mixing his curveball. He was throwing them for strikes. … It was a fun game. Gio did one heck of a job. He really pounded the zone."
Said Gonzalez: "They got me runs early. I wanted to go out there and try to pound the strike zone. I had great defense behind me. Great offense. I didn't want to let them down this time."
Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, All Nats All the time. He also could be found on Twitter @WashingNats. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Membership Criteria
(Associate Members can change to participating membership when criteria are fulfilled.)
In addition to the benefits noted above for associate members:
Note: At the sole discretion of the director, junior or new UC San Diego faculty who have been recruited by Moores Cancer Center and approved as associate members may receive discounted shared resource rates.
In addition to duties for associate members:
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Our effectiveness and continued designation as an NCI-comprehensive cancer center is measured by the research successes of participating members; the productivity and value-added research support of our core facilities; and inter-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary collaborations among our members. The interactive participation of members in Moores Cancer Center-sponsored events and activities, therefore, is an important benchmark of our success, both as an organized research unit of the UC system, and as an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center.
Helpful to assessing interaction is the use of a web-based member survey, which is done every 1-2 years. Emailed to all members, a simple point-and-click system is in place and a member is not required to answer all questions – only those that are personally applicable. The Survey also invites members to submit recommendations to help Moores Cancer Center make decisions and authorize expenditures to enrich the research, teaching and patient care environments of our members. Each membership level has a published list of outlined responsibilities, and the overall review will take these into consideration as well.
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Assume that this function receives a string that only has digits and that it has at least a '0'.
The function should treat each digit as a separate number and should calculate the minimum, maximum and average of the digits, considering all the digits from position 0 until but not including the first digit with value '0'. The result should be a string containing the three values: that is, minimum, maximum and average of those numbers separated by one hyphen ('-'). The average should be calculated with fractional part.
For example minMaxAvg('325408214') should return '2-5-3.5' because 2 is the minimum among 3,2,5,4 ; 5 is the maximum among 3,2,5,4 and 3.5 is the average of 3,2,5,4.
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def minMaxAvg (inputs):
while inputs[i] != '0':
new_string += inputs[i]
i += 1
mi = int(min(new_string))
ma = int(max(new_string))
total = 0
for i in range(len(new_string)):
total += int(new_string[i])
average = int(total)/int(len(new_string))
answer = int(mi) + "-" + int(ma) + "-" + int(average)
return answer
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Sojourner Truth
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Sojourner Truth (c.1797 – 1883), originally named Isabella Bomefree, then Baumfree, was a black woman who was born into slavery, and later became a prominent author, and social activist.
- "Jesus loved me! I knew it, - I felt it! Jesus was my Jesus. Jesus would love me always. I didn't dare tell nobody; 't was a great secret. Everything had been got away from me that I ever had; an' I thought that ef I let white folks know about this, maybe they'd get Him away, so I said, 'I'll keep this close. I won't let any one know.'"
- Olive Gilbert & Sojourner Truth (1878), Narrative of Sojourner Truth, a Bondswoman of Olden Time, page 159. (text at sojournertruth.org)
- "...there came another rush of love through my soul, an' I cried out loud,- 'Lord, Lord, I can love even de white folks!'"
- Olive Gilbert & Sojourner Truth (1878), Narrative of Sojourner Truth, a Bondswoman of Olden Time, page 159.
- "I am pleading for my people, a poor downtrodden race
Who dwell in freedom's boasted land with no abiding place
I am pleading that my people may have their rights restored,
For they have long been toiling, and yet had no reward
They are forced the crops to culture, but not for them they yield,
Although both late and early, they labor in the field.
While I bear upon my body, the scores of many a gash,
I'm pleading for my people who groan beneath the lash.
I'm pleading for the mothers who gaze in wild despair
Upon the hated auction block, and see their children there.
I feel for those in bondage—well may I feel for them.
I know how fiendish hearts can be that sell their fellow men.
Yet those oppressors steeped in guilt—I still would have them live;
For I have learned of Jesus, to suffer and forgive!
I want no carnal weapons, no machinery of death.
For I love to not hear the sound of war's tempestuous breath.
I do not ask you to engage in death and bloody strife.
I do not dare insult my God by asking for their life.
But while your kindest sympathies to foreign lands do roam,
I ask you to remember your own oppressed at home.
I plead with you to sympathize with signs and groans and scars,
And note how base the tyranny beneath the stripes and stars.
- Olive Gilbert & Sojourner Truth (1878), Narrative of Sojourner Truth, a Bondswoman of Olden Time, page 303.
- Sisters, I ain't clear what you be after. If women want any rights more than they's got, why don't they just take them, and not be talking about it?
- As quoted in Sojourner Truth : A Self-made Woman (1974) by Victoria Ortiz
Ain't I a Woman? Speech (1851)[edit]
- Speech delivered 1851, at the Women's Convention, Akron, Ohio.
- That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain't I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man — when I could get it — and bear the lash as well! And ain't I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain't I a woman?
- That little man in black there, he says women can't have as much rights as men, 'cause Jesus Christ wasn't a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him.
External links[edit]
- Works by Sojourner Truth at Project Gutenberg
- Sojourner Truth: Online Resources, from the Library of Congress
- On the trail of Sojourner Truth, Sojourner Truth Library
- Sojourner Truth Institute
- Poem form of Ain't I a Woman?
- Profile at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Learning to Give site
- Narrative of Sojourner Truth, a Northern Slave, Emancipated from Bodily Servitude by the State of New York, in 1828 (1850)
- Narrative of Sojourner Truth; a Bondswoman of Olden Time, Emancipated by the New York Legislature in the Early Part of the Present Century; with a History of Her Labors and Correspondence, Drawn from Her "Book of Life" (1875).
- Narrative of Sojourner Truth; a Bondswoman of Olden Time, Emancipated by the New York Legislature in the Early Part of the Present Century; with a History of Her Labors and Correspondence Drawn from Her "Book of Life;" Also, a Memorial Chapter, Giving the Particulars of Her Last Sickness and Death (1884)
- The Narrative of Sojurner Truth from American Studies at the University of Virginia


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FOUR men who rowed 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean to raise money for Bolton Lads and Girls club received a hero's welcome at a homecoming event at the club.
The Bolton-based team of Mark Brocklehurst, aged 52, Matt Nuttall, aged 44, Nick Griffiths, aged 42, and Finn Christo, aged 32, spent 59 days at sea, battling huge waves and terrible conditions on their route from the Spanish island of La Gomera to Antigua.
The team finished eighth in the race and believe they have so far raised about £240,000 that will fund a junior mentoring programme at the club.
They are expecting to beat their original target of £250,000 as donations continue to pour in.
The returning rowers were greeted by about 300 people at the club in Spa Road who cheered uproariously as the team entered via a guard of honour, which youngsters created out of oars.
The men were presented with various gifts, some made by the young people that the money raised will directly benefit.
They were also awarded the prestigious keys to the club in recognition of their colossal achievement.
Team member Mark Brocklehurst, who is a board member at the club, said: "It was a fantastic night and to see the reaction from everyone there, many of whom I didn't know, was brilliant. To be awarded the keys to the club was a really special moment."
During the evening, the team heard from some young club members who have benefited from mentoring projects.
Mr Brocklehurst said: "That is what it has all been about. When I heard that there were 150 eight to 12-year-olds on the waiting list for a mentor, I saw the problem and we wanted to do something to help.
"We are nearing the total we set ourselves and will be ecstatic when we reach it."


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........is apparently, according to an international reggae symposium held in The Hague last week - Freddie McKay's 'Cool Down Your Temper', originally issued on Marsha Music 7".
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Mathematics 321. Abstract Algebra
This course is an introduction to the study of abstract algebra. We begin with sets, and operations on those sets, that satisfy just a few basic properties and deduce many more properties, creating an impressive body of knowledge from just these few initial ideas. We use this approach to focus on structures known as groups. Symmetry, permutation groups, isomorphisms and homorphisms, cosets and factor groups will be covered, as well as an introduction to rings, domains and fields. A secondary focus will be developing the student's ability to write rigorous and well-crafted proofs.


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A BURNLEY man has launched a campaign asking people to look out for their elderly relatives and neighbours.
Michael Helps, 34, was prompted to take action after his mother, who is 73, became ill with various problems including acute kidney failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Her family, including Michael, rallied round to help her, which he said made him realise that other elderly people may struggle without a support network in place. So he launched an awareness campaign, ' called Old And Proud, aimed at tackling loneliness among older folk.
He has written to several people, including the Prime Minister, the Queen, the Prince of Wales, and the Health Secretary to raise the issue of loneliness among the elderly, and make them aware of his campaign.
Mr Helps, a store detective, said: "My mum has had ill health over the last two or three years and if it wasn't for her family being round to help her, it made me realise there are plenty of OAPs who don't have that. She is a strong and very caring person. She is the inspiration behind the campaign.
"I say 'OAP' should stand for 'old and proud' instead of 'old age pensioner'. It's a positive thing.
"I'm pushing for awareness of the problem of loneliness within the world, but we've got to tackle the UK first.
"We're trying to get people to check on elderly neighbours, family and friends."
Mr Helps, who is married with three children, has donated his own time and money to the campaign, but is asking local businesses to support it, by offering services such as printing leaflets and posters.
As well as using posters to spread the word, he has launched a website www.oldandproud.co.uk/, and also has a twitter account @proud_old.
Elderly people who would like to be supported by the campaign, or businesses which want to get involved, can write to Old and Proud, Lodge House, Cow Lane, Burnley, BB11 1NW, or call 07407 122174.


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Did you know?
The Blind Alphabet is an artwork created specifically for the sight impaired at the Oliewenhuis Art Museum.
While the Oliewenhuis Art Museum in Bloemfontein is called a 'museum' it's really an elaborate art gallery with ongoing exhibitions, an excellent restaurant and magnificent gardens.
The best of South Africa's non-contemporary and contemporary artists – from Pierneef to Kentridge – are exhibited here in the gallery on the downstairs level and also in the permanent collection upstairs. An additional gallery below ground level is known as 'The Reservoir'.
The permanent collection includes outstanding examples of a wide variety of South African art, including an outdoor sculpture park.
Walkways through the magnificent gardens offer peace and relaxation with plenty of picnic spots, while excitement for the children takes the form of a working outdoor public art sculpture called The African Carousel. Several South African artists collectively worked on this piece that reflects the melting pot of European and African culture that is South Africa.
The neo-Dutch building of the museum was completed in 1941 as the residence for the governor general of the Union of South Africa at the time. In 1972 the building was officially named 'The Oliewenhuis' ('Olive house' in Afrikaans) because of the abundance of wild olive trees growing on the surrounding hills. In 1985 it was converted into an art museum. Several structural alterations needed to be made to provide a suitable environment for the conservation and exhibition of artworks. It was officially opened in 1989.
You'll undoubtedly spend several hours here, during which time you'll work up an appetite. An excellent restaurant called The Terrace at the museum offers delicious teas and meals.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Oliewenhuis Art Museum
Tel: +27 (0)51 447 9609
Free State Tourism Authority
Tel: +27 (0)51 411 4300
How to get here
From the N1 take the Eeufees Road and follow Milner Road for several kilometres until you reach Harry Smith Street. Turn right and you will find the Oliewenhuis Art Museum at 16 Harry Smith Street.
Best time to visit
All year round or contact the museum and find out when their temporary exhibitions are taking place.
Around the area
The famous Bloemfontein Rose Festival takes place in October each year.
Tours to do
Bloemfontein is culturally rich and diverse. It's worth taking a walk or drive along the historic President Brand Street in the city centre, visiting the nearby Franklin Game Reserve, and going to the the National Women's Memorial and Anglo-Boer War (South African War) Museum.
Get around
Walk around the gallery and 12 hectares of gardens. Wear good shoes for lots of walking.
What will it cost
The Oliewenhuis Art Museum does not charge an entrance fee.
Length of stay
You'll need several hours to do the museum and gardens justice.
Where to stay
There is a wide range of accommodation in Bloemfontein. Check the listed websites for ideas.
What to eat
The Terrace Restaurant at the Oliewenhuis Art Museum offers a good choice of meals.
What's happening
Large exhibitions are hosted every two months. Phone in advance and find out what will be on.


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On the third period:
"We've been doing it all year long. We just couldn't get things done around the net. We had some chances. Some of our best chances we shot wide. We just couldn't finish around the net. So we just keep battling on here. That's all."
On the second goal:
"It's a bad change and we get caught with an odd-man situation."
"In that middle stanza, the middle part of the second period, we're too deep with our third guy. We're trying to crawl back into it, trying to force them, and they did a lot of flipping and flying the zone. And they in-directed a lot of pucks. They're a pretty good team and we lost our third guy there on some pinches and I thought we over-committed where we were three flat in their end zone and they just threw it by us."
"They're a good hockey club. They're on a run. Their goaltender's been playing well, so you give them credit. They're a good team and they're oportunistic. Where they had chances to get us, they got us. And I thought they defended pretty well, too."
On Gaborik's performance:
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On the line juggling.
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Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli both struck half centuries as India claimed a seven-wicket win over West Indies in the World Twenty20 with two balls remaining.
West Indies lost the toss and were put into bat by India in the day/night match at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur and could only reach 129 for seven from their allotted 20 overs.
India made relatively light work of chasing down the meagre target before the wheels almost fell off at the end of their innings.
Opening batsman Sharma carried his bat with 62 not out and Kohli weighed in with 54 before he was bowled by Andre Russell, with the only other wickets to fall those of Shikhar Dhawan for a duck and Yuvraj Singh for 10.
India needed only a single run from the final over, which was bowled by Marlon Samuels, and with Yuvraj facing, the pressure was on as he fended away the first two balls before being caught out by Chris Gayle at slip.
That brought Suresh Raina to the middle with three balls remaining, but he immediately let his side breathe a huge sigh of relief as he struck the first delivery he faced to the boundary to claim India's second win in as many games in the tournament.
Earlier, West Indies had lost wickets regularly during their innings, which never really gathered much momentum.
Dwayne Smith (11) was the first man to fall, caught and bowled by Ravichandran Ashwin, with opening partner Gayle achieving his side's highest score with 34 before he was the next man to return to the dressing room when he was run out by Mohammed Shami.
That left the Windies on 62 for two in the 13th over, and two overs later they were dealt a double blow when Samuels (18) and Dwayne Bravo (nought) were dismissed in consecutive balls by Amit Mishra.
Lendl Simmons was West Indies' second-highest scorer with just 27, and he was the last man out in the final over as the side stuttered to a total of 129 for seven from their 20 overs, Ravindra Jadeja doing most of the damage for India with figures of three for 48.


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ST. FRANCISVILLE — A Denham Springs man accused of threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend last year received a 15-year prison term Thursday in a plea bargain with prosecutors.
Adam M. Lovett, 30, 32089 Stewart Drive, had been charged with attempted second-degree murder but pleaded guilty to a reduced felony charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Twentieth Judicial District Judge William G. Carmichael said the sentence is to be served without the benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence.
Defense attorney James Manesseh said Lovett apologizes to the victim and people of West Feliciana Parish for his actions and would use his time in prison to better himself.
West Feliciana Parish Sheriff J. Austin Daniel said in September the woman Lovett threatened had been in a relationship with him but moved to a relative's house in St. Francisville to get away from him. She also got a protective order prohibiting Lovett from contacting her.
Chief Sheriff's Deputy Randy Metz noticed a car moving slowly by the woman's home on U.S. 61 and, thinking someone was possibly planning to burglarize the home, Metz turned around and found the car in the woman's driveway with its hood raised.
Lovett and his mother, who also was in the car, claimed they were going to a casino and developed car trouble, but Metz noticed the butt of a pistol sticking from under the front seat of the car.
After learning that Lovett was a convicted felon, Metz called for assistance, and deputies found two loaded handguns under the seat, Daniel said.
Examining social media postings, deputies discovered Lovett allegedly had posted farewell comments to his friends on social media and statements such as, "I'll be on the news," Daniel said.
Deputies also found a specific threat to kill the woman on Lovett's phone, the sheriff said.


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PHILADELPHIA - For the second times this season, Sam Engs has earned an weekly award for his exploits on the field, earning Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors in the final week of the season.
Engs factored in on two goals during Penn's 3-1 win over Harvard on Saturday night, netting the game-winner in the 54th minute before setting up the insurance goal to send Penn into the offseason on a positive note.
The goal was the second of the season for Engs, and came via a header as he concluded a sweet set piece by the Red and Blue. Travis Cantrell served up a ball across the box to an open Jonny Dolezal who quickly lobbed a pass back over the scrum to Engs' head for the game-winner.
11 minutes later, Engs showed a playmaking ability as he deftly slipped a pass through two defenders to a charging Cantrell who stepped into one to extend Penn's lead to two.
Earlier this season, Engs earned Philadelphia Soccer Six Rookie of the Week honors after scoring his first career goals just 3:33 into his debut during a 2-1 loss to Air Force.


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HOUSTON - A homeless man was ticketed by police for digging through a garbage can.
James Kelly, who is a veteran, told Local 2 he was searching for donuts in Hermann Park when a Houston police officer issued a misdemeanor ticket. He was cited with "disturbing the contents of a garbage can in the downtown central business district."
"Anyone that desires to see someone else go hungry has no heart," said Kelly.
Some groups that provide services for people living on the streets of Houston are criticizing the police department for issuing the citation.
His attorney said many homeless people, like Kelly, often look through garbage cans to find something to eat or to collect aluminum cans to sell.
"The city of Houston has shown, over the many years, a hostile environment toward the homeless," said attorney Randall Kallinen, who plans to represent Kelly in court next month.
The veteran's story has also gone viral on social media. Kelly's supporters said his rights have been violated. Kelly is humbled by the support.
"All too often, you feel nobody [cares] whether you live or die, but the support coming around this thing does my heart good," said Kelly.
Some critics believe this crackdown on the homeless is linked to a feeding ordinance passed last year by the city. They think it is part of an ongoing effort to move the city away from downtown. Groups are now required to get permission from the city or private property owners before they can pass out meals to the homeless.
A representative for the mayor's office said the two issues are not related and there are more than 20 groups feeding the homeless.
The Houston Police Department also issued a copy of the ordinance that Kelly allegedly violated.
"The ordinance is specific to the Central Business District. It is a violation of city ordinance for anyone to remove any contents of any bin, bag or other container that has been placed for collection of garbage, trash or recyclable materials. (See the ordinance: Art. 1 Sec. 39-2, Houston Code of Ordinances). An officer has probable cause to issue such a citation when a person is seen opening a lid and rummaging through contents of a dumpster or trash can."
Kelly is scheduled to be in court next month. His attorney hopes to convince a judge to dismiss the charge.
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When it's time to get away from it all, do you take it all with you?
School holidays are approaching and plenty of people will be thinking about heading out of town for a few days. A change of scenery is always good, but these days most people are reluctant to forgo the technological comforts of home. Where do you draw the line when it comes to taking your tech on the road?
If you're self-employed like me then every family holiday is in part a working holiday, you don't have the luxury of simply disappearing off the face of the earth for a week. Of course even if you are on a payroll you might not be able to escape the clutches of work. This means at the very least you're likely to throw a notebook or tablet in your travel bag, plus maybe a wireless hotspot or USB dongle. If you manage your time wisely, it's possible to slip in a few hours of work without ruining the holiday for everyone.
I stopped buying USB Wi-Fi dongles as soon as standalone Wi-Fi hotspots came along, because they're just so much more useful for people who carry around a gaggle of gadgets. My tiny Vodafone Wi-Fi hotspot is the cornerstone of my tech travel kit, because it can support my work gear along with any other tech which the family brings along.
Relying on a standalone Wi-Fi hotspot, sitting on the kitchen bench in a holiday house, is a lot more convenient than relying on a smartphone to generate a Wi-Fi hotspot for everyone's gadgets. Especially if the owner of the smartphone needs to go out for a while and doesn't want to leave it at home.
I also like the redundancy of having a Telstra smartphone and Vodafone hotspot at hand – Vodafone's wireless data is cheaper but I can always fall back on Telstra if I run into coverage issues. Even during the rest of the year it's very handy to have the two to fall back on if my home power/internet is out for the day, or I'm working away from home.
If you're getting away from the big smoke these holidays, don't trust the telco coverage maps – they're wishful thinking at best. It's best to ring ahead. I got burned a few years ago when Vodafone's online maps assured me I'd have great mobile broadband coverage in East Mackay, but I couldn't get a decent signal. A call to the local Vodafone store confirmed that East Mackay was a massive blackspot and they were regularly forced to tell customers that the coverage maps were wrong. Having Telstra to fall back on saved the day, but every network has its rough spots.
Every holiday our family tech travel bag seems to get a little bigger. Apart from my work notebook, these school holidays we're likely to lug along another notebook, a few tablets, an e-book reader and a two hand-me-down iPhones which are now used as SIM-less iPod touches.
I've also got an old clock-radio with a 30-pin iPod dock and auxiliary input, which is handy to keep on the bench. This year I might step up two wireless speakers and perhaps even throw in a media player to hook up to the television. It's more flexible than throwing a pile of CDs and DVDs in my bag. I could even stream music and video from my home Plex server, assuming I've got bandwidth to spare.
Don't get me wrong, we don't spend the entire family holiday sitting on the couch staring at gadgets. Every day we get outside, whether it's the beach, the playground, the shops, a round of mini golf or simply kicking around the ball in the backyard. We'll also pack scooters for the kids – which are easier to transport than bikes – plus books, board games and all the other family holiday standards.
The family holiday is a time to unwind and I know I'll get flamed by some people for not going cold turkey with my tech, but I don't think it's mandatory to completely unplug in order to relax and spend some quality time together. What lives in your holiday tech travel bag?


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Ilkley MP Kris Hopkins has clashed with a fellow minister after welcoming the latest hike in house prices.
The Housing Minister raised eyebrows after suggesting rising property prices were a "good thing", telling an interviewer: "I bought a house and I expect the value to rise."
The comment followed new figures revealing that prices across the UK had surged by 9.2 per cent over the past year, pushing the average cost to £178,124. But Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat Business Secretary, warned that home ownership was now "unaffordable" to people on middle incomes.
And he said: "I do not agree with Kris Hopkins. If you are an owner-occupier who has paid off your mortgage, it is an increase in your paper or real wealth. But if you are a young family trying to get into the housing market and it is unaffordable, it is an extremely bad thing."
Mr Cable also called for a big increase in housebuilding, saying: "That, and only that, is the solution to our housing problem."
In contrast, Mr Hopkins – promoted by David Cameron last year – has insisted the Coalition is already on course to build more homes than Labour did. And he has dismissed warnings that the 'Help to Buy' scheme will inflate a dangerous housing bubble, another favourite criticism of Mr Cable.
Mr Hopkins spoke out after Nationwide, the country's biggest building society, said prices were sharply on the rise across the country. But the annual increase in Yorkshire – 6.3 per cent, to an average price of £139,775 – was lower than in any other English region.
And, across the North, prices are still below their peak in 2007, before the financial crash.
Interviewed by Newsnight, Mr Hopkins said: "You have got to say that, where we were in 2008 and 2010, we're nowhere near those prices at this moment in time. There are a lot of people out there who haven't reached the value of their house that they purchased. I bought a house and I expect the value to rise."
Bur Mr Cable said: "A family on an average income is nowhere near able to afford a house at the average price." In the mid-1990s, the average house price was three times average earnings, Mr Cable added – but that ratio now stood at about 5.5.


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" 55 Consett Road, Lobley Hill, Gateshead, Ne11 0AN. Tel:0191 460 4312 "
Ravensdene Lodge
Situated relatively close to us, I had been here a few times mainly for children's parties. When my son decided to have his 21st birthday party here, we made enquiries and went ahead.
The Ravensdene Lodge Hotel, advertises itself as the perfect base for a visit to the North East of England. Given its location, it is quite close to the city centre but not as close as it maintains and there are certainly hotels closer which are cheaper and which would not entail a taxi ride for a night out. If staying here, it's important to remember that there is nothing else close by other than a housing estate although it is situated within a mile of the A1.
The hotel has 37 bedrooms and the website advertises itself as able to cater for both large parties of visitors or smaller groups in an informal and friendly way. Read the small print and any visitors will find that there may be a surcharge for single sex parties. There is also apparently a 24 hour reception and night porter. Since I have never stayed at the hotel, I can't comment on the bedrooms as this is a review about the pub itself, the function room and the staff.
**Bar facilities...**
The hotel/pub is a large sprawling fairly bland looking building but does have the advantage of having lots of car parking spaces, which is great if staying as the parking is also free.
Stepping inside there seem to be two entrances, one to the hotel reception (unmanned each time we went there) and one entrance to the very large bar. This has some rather nice comfy sofas and chairs scattered around the room and has a large tv, presumably so that customers can watch sports fixtures. This bar leads directly to the conservatory restaurant which in turn leads to the sun terrace and grounds. The function room holds I believe 180 people so it seemed an ideal place to have a party, being close to transport links and having plenty of space. Although the place has been refurbished it does look a bit tired but I think a lot of this lies with the fact that other than the tables chairs and tv there is nothing in the very large room to "pretty" it up, so it's all a tad bleak. The reception area for hotel bookings is similarly a bit bland with a couple of pictures on a wall which could do with a lick of paint and a rather unattractive reception desk. Nothing here to inspire, and on the desk only some leaflets presumably for staff about licensing.
**The booking...*
Given that the "bar Staff take great pride in their hospitality skills" I saw no trouble ahead and indeed when showing us around and taking a cash deposit they did appear pleasant. However, 10 days before the party, they cancelled, informing us (incorrectly) that the police had cancelled parties for under 25s. Several phone calls later we were no closer to finding out why it had been cancelled, so we eventually had to return to the hotel. Here the attitude was completely different, as was my opinion of the place. We were seated in an empty room with filthy tables, having been acknowledged by a surly receptionist who also doubled as bar staff.
Given that the previous evening we had been promised our deposit we were fairly hopeful but apparently the manager was unable to give us the money. He promised to give us the contact details of the owner but in fact wrote down the same contact details as can be found on the internet and we were informed in no uncertain terms that any complaints went via himself. I did contact him to enquire as to why he had given me his direct number and he thought this was highly amusing.
55 Consett Road, Lobley Hill, Gateshead Ne11 0AN
Telephone 0191 460 4312
Fax: 0191 460 1587
E mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Avoid at all costs!! I have read another review and it appears that at least one other customer has been subjected to this attitude.
The Ravensdene Lodge when seen on an ordinary evening is soulless and even when not busy the staff seem unable to clear away glasses or wipe down tables.
The staff are unpleasant and uncooperative whether on the telephone or face to face, and they display a real reluctance to return deposits or to give any information other than that which can be found on the website. I would warn anyone to be very wary when booking a function here. This was a 21st party but imagine the horror if a wedding was cancelled 10 days before the event and no monies returned.
Definitely one to be avoided. I see nothing to recommend. As a hotel it is too far from the city centre to be useful for a night in Newcastle, the bar area is not clean and the staff are rude. Still no deposit and looks as though we have to lose that one!!
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The Ravensdene Lodge hotel is located in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear abour 5 minutes from Newcastle and the metro centre. My cousin had her 21st birthday party at this hotel earlier this month. As my dad was setting up a screen to take photos of the guests and as we live about a half hour drive away, we decided we would stay overnight. My dad made the reservation over the phone and as we were attending a function there we got the room at a discounted price.
We went to the hotel a couple of weeks before the party to see where my dad would be able to set up for the photos. The manager told us that we would be able to use the conservatory as it wasn't booked out. He said the only thing that would prevent us using this room was if someone booked a funeral. He told us that there was a wedding booked in for the next day but that wouldn't prevent us using the room on the Friday night. He was really pleasant and friendly with us and he was also very helpful. My dad phoned 2 days before the party to check the room was still available and the manager informed us that it was and there would be no problem with us using it...
== Checking in ==
The party started at 7pm so we arrived at the hotel at around 5pm so we could have a meal and set up ready for the photos. We went to the reception desk to check in and the receptionist was really friendly. She gave us the key to the room and we each had to fill in a form (with our name and address). She gave us directions to the room and told us the times that breakfast was served. We asked if we could get something to eat then and she told us that food was served until 9pm.
We noticed the conservatory was set up for a wedding and there would be no room to take photos so we asked about this and the receptionist got the manager (who we'd spoken to originally). We asked him about taking photos and he told us that the room was set up for the wedding the next day and we could use it but not move anything around. There was physically no room for photos without moving tables and my dad pointed this out. The manager then got quite impolite and told us there was plenty room on the dance floor (there wasn't). The receptionist (who is also a photographer) said that the Harvey Suite would be ideal but the manager said he'd offered it to us already and we had refused. This was not the case. My dad said he'd like to look at it but the manager said that there were chairs all over the room and it was too untidy to use. The receptionist said she didn't mind moving them around for us, but the manager walked away and said he would do it himself. The Harvey Suite turned out to be a perfect location, but the manager was not the helpful, friendly man we had spoken to a couple of weeks earlier.
== Room ==
Having located where we would be taking the photos, we took the suitcase to our room. The room was on the first floor and didn't take long to get to from the reception. On entering the room, I was quite impressed; it was quite a large room, with two double beds, a bed settee, desk, TV, wardrobe and good sized bathroom. There was also tea and coffee making facilities. The room looked out onto the car park.
The beds looked like they would be comfortable (although they looked smaller than a double) but just sitting on them soon changed our minds. None of us had a good night's sleep, the beds were hard and the pillows flat. That said, the room was clean, well lit and warm and the furnishings were quite nice.
== The Lounge Bar ==
Before the party we went to The Lounge Bar to have something eat. We asked for a menu and found a table near the window. The first thing I noticed was that the tables were too low for the height of the chairs and I wasn't looking forward to having to eat at the strange height but decided as it was only for one meal it wouldn't be too bad. We each chose what we wanted and my dad went to place the order at the bar (where the manager serving). My dad asked if he could put the food onto our room bill and the manager laughed and said that this wasn't possible at a weekend! My dad asked for a curry and the manager laughed and said 'you'll be lucky!' he then asked for something else and again the manager said 'you'll be lucky, we haven't got that either!' My dad was not impressed with the manager's attitude and he politely asked what was available. The manager gave a very short list of food and my dad chose what he wanted. There wasn't much available despite there being quite a wide selection on the menu, we found this to be rather disappointing on a Friday tea time.
The food came quickly and was nothing special but it was edible. I was right in thinking that the table height was too low for eating a meal at. If I had gone here just for the food I would have been majorly disappointed but as I was hungry and we just wanted to get something to eat quickly before getting ready for the party, it wasn't too bad.
== The Party ==
We went to our room to get dressed and headed down to the room ready for taking the photos. Once we had taken all the photos we headed into the function room with the rest of the guests for the party. The function room was a nice size and the buffet was to be set up in the room leading off from the main room.
The tables were placed too close together in the function room which made it difficult to get in and out. The bar offered a large range of drinks but was rather expensive.
When the buffet was brought out we were extremely disappointed and my auntie was so upset she cried. There were 2 long tables for the food and the plates and bowls that were presented barely covered them. I think had everything been put onto one table it would only just have filled it. They catered for 120 and only 70 people turned up and there was only just enough food. They paid £1000 for the food and for the money it was terrible what was provided. The presentation and quality of the food was poor and there were food items that they had been promised that were not provided. My auntie asked to speak to the manager and he spoke to her briefly but said she should come back the next day when she was sober and it would be talked about properly.
The next day... my auntie returned to the hotel to speak to the manager but he wasn't there. She managed to meet with him eventually and he told her if she had a complaint she should put it in writing. She asked for the name of the owners and he refused to tell her, saying if she addressed the letter to him, he would pass it on. As you can imagine this is not an ideal situation. My auntie has written a letter and as we've still not been able to find out who the owner is we'll just have to see what happens. My auntie has other cause of complaint as when she went in to pay the 4th instalment of payment for the function room the manager said that she hadn't paid anything yet and he would need to see her receipt. She got the bus home to get it and when she returned to the hotel the manager told her he had found proof that she'd paid just after she left!
We all enjoyed the actual party apart from the fact that the manger was not helpful and the food was not nice.
== Breakfast ==
Apart from the actual party, I think the breakfast was the most enjoyable part of my stay (although it wasn't anything particular special). There was a small selection of cereals and a choice of tea and coffee. We were asked if we wanted a cooked breakfast and my dad and I said yes. There was no choice of items but the plate of breakfast we were served was presented well and had the usual items found on an English breakfast. The breakfast was well cooked and tasted nice. Unfortunately, we had to eat it at the low tables where we ate our meal the night before.
== Checking out ==
The receptionist was friendly and the checking out process was straightforward and stress free. The bill was correct and we paid it on our credit card.
== Other Information ==
55 Consett Road,
Lobley Hill,
Ne11 0AN
The photos on the website are a true representation of the hotel and after viewing these I was looking forward to the party and our stay. We were disappointed as despite, it looking good; the management really do let it down.
The website states that rooms start at £40 per night, but I imagine this will vary with time of year and availability. I believe we paid around £70 for the three of us in one room, including breakfast on a Friday night in October. This was the discounted rate for attending a function there. My sister said when she looked on the website for a room that night it was going to be £90 which is why they decided against staying. Reservations needed to be made over the phone for the discounted rate.
== Advantages ==
* receptionists were friendly
* cooked breakfast was nice
* room was clean
== Disadvantages ==
* manager's attitude
* Uncomfortable beds
* Lack of food available from the menu
* Buffet at party was terrible
* Not being able to put food onto room bill at weekends
* Drinks were expensive
== Conclusion ==
Overall, we were not impressed with this hotel and it isn't somewhere I would particularly choose to return to. We did enjoy the party but the whole experience could have been so much more positive. The venue had potential to be excellent but it didn't live up to expectations. We were disappointed in the change of attitude from the manager, not just with us but with my auntie too, and also his lack of co-operation following her complaint. If I ever get invited to another party here, I think I will make my home afterwards rather than stay here. If you are looking for somewhere to stay in Gateshead, I wouldn't recommend this as your first choice for hotel, mainly due to the beds being uncomfortable and the manager's attitude. I don't often write a negative review, but aside from the positive comments I have mentioned, I am unable to do anything else about this hotel.
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This spring I wanted a versatile, stylish and flattering cardigan that was simple enough to be worn with just about everything. This cardigan keeps the basic styling simple, its short style is worn with negative ease, but small lace and cable details at the hem, cuff and neckline keep it interesting.
As the waist band sits just below the natural waist the wide ribbing pulls in snugly without needing to decrease the stitches. The bustline is designed to fit with a little negative ease which creates a form fitting garment without any side shaping.
Worked from the bottom up body and sleeves are joined at the yoke and worked together in one piece. There is minimal finishing when you are done, just bands and a small underarm graft.
Bust Size
28-30(31-33, 34-36, 37-39, 40-42, 43-45, 46-48, 49-51, 52-54)"/70-75 (80-85, 86-92, 93-100, 101-106, 107-115, 116-123, 124-130, 131-137) cm.
Finished Measurements
28.25 (31.25, 34, 37, 40, 42.75, 46.25, 49, 52.25)"/ 71.5(79.5, 86.5, 94, 101.5, 108.5, 117.5, 124.5, 132.5) cm, with buttonband closed.
Shown in size 34"/86.5cm with 1"/2.5 cm negative ease.
Fyberspates Scrumptious 4ply (55% Merino wool, 45% Silk; 399yds/365m per 100g skein); Color: Oyster; 3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5) skeins
Yarn Alternative: Rowan Felted Tweed (50% Merino wool, 25% Alpaca, 25% Viscose; 191yds/175m per 50g skein); 6 (6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10) skeins
Needles & Notions
Size 4 US/3.5 mm circular needle, 32"/80cm length (or longer for larger sizes)
(Size 4 US/3.5mm dpns if not using magic loop)
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
23 sts and 32 rows = 4″/10cm in St st.
24 sts and 32 rows= 4″/10cm in 2×2 ribbing.
8 st Trellis Lace panel at front measures 1.75″ /4.5cm wide.
Techniques used and fully details in pattern include:
Single Row Buttonhole
You will also need to know how to work in the round (for sleeves), work cables and simple lace. Cable panels are fully charted. Lace is charted and written.
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I realize this is a pretty personal subject, but I am concerned about what this whole thing is doing to my relationship with significant other in that the tender abdomen and the intense itching make it really hard for me to snuggle. I can't stand having another body in the bed right now with the extra heat and start itching out of control very easily from touch. I don't see it getting any better as surgery is next and will have a recovery period where intimacy will be impossible. How do we cope with this and what is reasonable to expect from partners?


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In a week of big American political news, from Rick Santorum's campaign "suspension" to the furore over a comment from a democratic strategist over Ann Romney's stay-at-home Mom-dom, one piece of new has, at least on-line, almost trumped them all: the bombshell revelation, in a piece in American Elle, that Hillary Clinton's staff is secretly horrified at her penchant for hair scrunchies. If anyone wants to debate whether or not appearance matters when it comes to politics, I think the viral reaction to this information, which was buried in a much longer, non-fashion profile, pretty much answers the question.
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Did you know?
The Cederberg Mountains' catchment area is home to the richest variety of endemic fish species south of the Zambezi.
The Cederberg Wilderness Reserve is a protected public-private mountain reserve, occupying 71 000ha of rugged terrain inland from the Cape West Coast and lying between the towns of Citrusdal, Clanwilliam and Ceres.
The reserve forms part of the Cape Floral Kingdom, a World Heritage Site, and is host to numerous rare and indigenous plant, animal and fish species, including the rare Clanwilliam Cedar tree, after which the region is named.
The Cape Cederberg is the equivalent of an open-air arboretum, sheltering red data species plants, scarce fynbos, South Africa's famous rooibos tea plant, many different varieties of buchu, and among the high-peaks of the Sneeuberg, the rare and endemic snow protea.
In spring, drive the Agter-Pakhuis pass where wild flowers carpet the boulder-strewn hillsides as far as the eye can see.
Some of the peaks of the Cederberg Mountains, in Clanwilliam, rise above 2000m. Amid the oxide-stained and lichen-covered red sandstone cliffs are hundreds of overhangs and caves adorned with San rock art, varying in age between a few hundred and a few thousand years. The Stadsaal caves are one of the best sites to view these ancient paintings.
Unforgettable in this pristine, elemental landscape, are the Cederberg Wilderness Area's extraordinary rock formations. Fissured and weathered by the elements, the Wolfberg Arch and Cracks, the Maltese Cross, Tafelberg and the Spout leave awestruck hikers feeling as though they've stumbled across a rock garden conjured from the mind of Salvador Dali.
Walking trails criss-cross the landscape, leading nature lovers to ravines where rivers spill into cool streams and rock pools beckon hike-weary bodies. The Cederberg is also attractive to rock climbers, mountain bikers and quad bike enthusiasts.
Animals in the area include many species of birds, reptiles, antelope, baboons, caracal and leopard.
The Cederberg offers a true wilderness experience not easily surpassed. Head for these mountains to lose yourself. You may just find what you're looking for.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Clanwilliam Information Office
Tel: + 27 (0)27 482 2024
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Cape Nature Conservation (booking office)
Tel: +27 (0)21 659 3500
How to get here
Take the N7 highway from Cape Town north for about 200km. Pass through the towns of Malmesbury, Moorreesburg, Piketberg and Citrusdal. Turn off the N7 at the Clanwilliam sign.
Best time to visit
Summer is the best time to enjoy the Cederberg, especially if you plan to hike and walk.
Around the area
Clanwilliam Dam.
Wupperthal, an erstwhile German Rhenish Mission Station. South African poet and writer CL Leipoldt's grave outside Clanwilliam.
Ramskop Nature Reserve - over 200 indigenous species of wild flowers during flower season, August to September.
Cederberg wine estate – South Africa's highest-lying vineyards.
Cederberg Astronomical Observatory.
Tours to do
Visit the rooibos factory.
Follow the Cederberg Heritage Route.
Traditional donkey cart ride from the top of the Pakhuis Pass to Heuningvlei.
Follow the Sevilla and Warmhoek Rock Art trails.
Do a historic walkabout through Clanwilliam.
Get around
Your best option is to drive yourself from Cape Town, but the area is well-serviced by Cape Town and West Coast tour operators.
Length of stay
You can escape to the Cederberg for the weekend or disappear into the mountains for a week or more. Guaranteed, once these mountains cast their spell, you'll wish you'd stayed longer.
What to pack
Winters in the Cederberg are cold, and evening temperatures can plummet sharply. Most rain falls between May and September, and it often snows in the higher regions. Summers are warm and dry. Either way, pack season-suitable gear, a hat and sun protection.
Where to stay
Clanwilliam offers accommodation to suit all budgets, but for something different try the Community Guest Lodge at Heuningvlei, Wolfkop's luxury camping village, Oudrif eco-lodge, or the five-star retreats of Kagga Kamma and Bushmans Kloof.
What to eat
Try traditional West Coast and Sandveld cuisine or a seafood lunch on the beach at Muisbosskerm in Lambert's Bay, complemented by Cederberg and Citrusdal wines.
What's happening
The annual 10-day Wild Flower Show is presented by the Clanwilliam Wild Flower Association in late August to early September. Visit the Clanwilliam website for more local events.
Best buys
Rooibos and buchu products, veldskoene (leather walking shoes) from Strassbergers, wines from Cederberg Cellars, seasonal fruits in Citrusdal.


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VOLUNTEERS willing to dress up in Santa suits while completing a run for charity are being sought in Taunton.
The Children's Hospice South West Santas on the Run event takes place in Vivary Park on Sunday, December 2 at 11am.
Promoter Marina Leadbetter said: "The Run is a race people can run, walk or jog and is open to everyone as the course is suitable for wheelchair and pushchair users."
Entry is £10 for adults, £5 for children under 16 and a family ticket is £25. See www.chsw.org.uk/santas or call 01271-325270.