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A COURT hearing into the assets of a man who illegally dumped over 26,000 tonnes of waste on land in Newport yesterday heard from a friend who lent him more than £440,000.
Stephen Richards, 54, of Richmond Road, Cardiff, was jailed for a total of 15 months in May 2011 after he admitted a total of 10 charges relating to him running an illegal waste site and depositing over 26,000 tonnes of waste on land in Marshfield, Coedkernew and Castleton.
Prosecutor Timothy Evans and defence barrister Stephen Thomas agreed that his benefit from this illegal business was around £2 million.
A proceeds of crime hearing in Newport Crown Court heard yesterday how an 80-year-old man had "anxiety" and "sleepless nights" after not receiving a penny back of the £440,900 he lent Richards over eight years ago.
Gwyn Husband, a retired agricultural merchant loaned the money to Richards, whom he has known for 30 years, to buy land on the outskirts of Gwent for possible housing development.
But, despite handing over sums of £200,000, £200,000 and £36,900 between 2001 and 2004, plus an extra £4,000 in cash, Mr Husband told the court he has received nothing back.
He said: "My heart ruled my pocket and brain", adding: "When I met Stephen, he was just a small farmer. Sadly, I have no children and looked at him as a friend and wanted to help him along.
"I grew up in a caring family and have been told to help people. But, I've had lots of anxiety and sleepless nights over this."
The court heard land and properties in the Marshfield and Castleton areas came to £327,850, which have been seized, while cheques cashed by Richards' demolition and waste management company amount to £1.7 million.
Mr Evans claims these are "hidden assets" that can be retrieved, but Richards said they were lost in the demise of his business.
He described how it was turning over £7 million in 1998, but after "13 years of hell" and "one nightmare after another" with companies not paying him, a large firm "taking me to the cleaners for £800,000" and action by the Environment Agency, there is nothing left.
He said: "I don't work, I borrow and survive just about. I've had the rug pulled from under me, I've got no money and I'm bitter." Proceeding.


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Reporting on first-quarter results, General Dynamics (GD) singled out Gulfstream for "superb performance." According to GD chairman and CEO Nicholas Chabraja, the Savannah, Ga.-based OEM had significant growth in virtually every segment: sales, deliveries, earnings, revenue, margins and backlog. "I think our disciplined approach to cost controls and productivity continues to pay extraordinary dividends," Chabraja said. Gulfstream's performance was "particularly impressive" in light of what he described as a "disadvantageous product mix." While the company delivered 20 aircraft in the first quarter compared with 17 in the first quarter last year, 11 of those 20 aircraft were "lower-margin" models (G100, G200, G350 and G500) compared with five lower-margin models delivered last year.
Gulfstream: General Dynamics' Shining Star
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Associated Industries of Florida's Barney Bishop pushing pro-business envelope
Bishop is president of Associated Industries of Florida, a business lobbying group that won't disclose its members but still manages to exercise disproportionate influence on the state legislature in Tallahassee and Florida politics in general.
Lately, Barney's been on a roll, taking vocal stands calling for higher insurance rates, bashing a state regulator who happens to be against higher electric rates, and urging quick approval for drilling off the coast of Florida:
* Raise property insurance rates. Florida insurance regulators are failing in their duties if they don't make the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. raise property insurance rates by 10 percent across the board, he said said Tuesday. Bishop said it's "astonishing" that the state-backed insurer would not increase rates on all policies by 10 percent. ''It is our position that every rate should go up,'' Bishop told the Office of Insurance Regulation. "'The rates haven't been actuarially sound for the last five years," AP reported. More details here.
* Criticize Florida Public Service Commissioner Nancy Argenziano.She was the sole PSC member to vote against Friday's approved rate hike for power companies seeking higher rates on customers to pay for upfront costs associated with building new nuclear power plants in the state. Bishop makes no secret of that Florida Power & Light is a member of its board and the lobbying organization supports its members, even to the point of intervening in support of the company's rate case. Last Thursday, Bishop called a press conference to bash Argenziano for being impartial and unethical but made no mention of the fact that FPL had helped coordinate the event. More details here from the St. Petersburg Times, here from the Sun-Sentinel and here from the Palm Beach Post.
* "There's no evidence anywhere that offshore drilling has hurt tourism in any area where it has been allowed." That Bishop statement, according to factchecker Politifact, is false. The St. Petersburg Times caught up with Bishop in Washington this month, where he elaborated in this video interview on his pro-drilling stance and his claim there's never been an ocean spill attributable specifically to drilling.
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Images of Adrian Grenier, Alicia Keys, John Mayer, Padma Lakshmi, Halle Berry, Gabriel Aubry at Keep a Child Alive's Ball
Halle, John, Padma, and Adrian Have a Ball Together
Halle Berry went sexy in her cutout dress last night for Keep a Child Alive's 6th Annual Black Ball in NYC. She had her best accessory, boyfriend Gabriel, on her arm, as she walked the red carpet alongside Adrian Grenier and pregnant Padma Lakshmi. John Mayer made an appearance solo as rumors about his rekindled romance with Jennifer Aniston circulate, though you guys seem to think their giving it another go is a pretty terrible idea. Today happens to be John's 32nd birthday, so it looks like he got a head start on the celebrating.
To see more from the event, including Usher, Stephen Dorff and Alicia Keys, just
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Thursday, December 29, 2016
The Quite Hard Book Quiz: A Reminder
I hope you have all had a very happy time over the Christmas period...
Of course, there is New Year next and we are now in that odd little week where things are normal and yet, not quite back to normal! So if you are still looking for entertainment, can I respectfully remind you of The Quite Hard Book Quiz.
It's simple. Make a donation of any size to Firefly International, who work with young people from Bosnia, Palestine and Syria and in return you will be sent a link to a fascinating and "Quite Hard" quiz about books, designed not to be easily googleable. 100 questions. Enough to keep you going a couple of days in this lazy season.
As I write this we are just a few pounds off of £400.
When you've done all you can simply email me your answers and I shall mark them and a small prize awaits the cleverest of you!
Mostly, however, your few pounds will join with others and will help to provide education and help for young people who have had some pretty overwhelming disadvantages thus far.
There is still time... on January 1st I will replace the Quiz file with the answers...
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Four Pieces by Albert Wainwright
I am grateful again to reader of Front Free Endpaper and collector of Albert Wainwright artwork, Padraig for providing a small selection of images from his collection. I think, without particularly meaning to, the four images here pretty much cover the breadth of Wainwright's output. There is the beautiful, fully-worked image above of a boy and a cherry tree (I have seen numerous night-time scenes by Wainwright and they all have a somewhat numinous quality). The Sea Cadet below represents the huge output that he had in terms of quick sketches. The Red Riding Hood stands for all his many theatre and costume designs which were such a large part of his life. The collage is something a little different but by singling out an advert for Nivea body cream that appears to be addressed to Scouts, we might suspect maybe a sense of humour showing through. The collage is on the back of a sketch. The only significant part of his output not represented in this little group is the portrait work that he sustained himself with at Robin Hoods Bay near Whitby for some years.
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Things That Fall From Books #20: Folk Magic
Of course we are all used to the notion of birth stones now but I found it interesting that someone took the trouble to write out this list of stones for the months of the year with their supposed attributes. They suggest this particular list relates to Polish superstition in particular.
Saturday, December 17, 2016
Callum James Books: Occult Ephemera
I have just issued a short catalogue of ephemeral items relating to the occult. The list contains a little group of very diverse pamphlets and booklets on occult themes and then most of the rest is a catalogue of catalogues: a collection of bookseller's catalogues in the fields of magic, Wicca, mythology, folklore, the paranormal, cryptozoology, Eastern and Western occult philosophy and so on. There are a couple of items too which might be of interest to those who like supernatural fiction.
Book catalogues are always a great resource for the specialist collector as they often list books that one doesn't know one wanted. It is the next best thing to browsing an actual bricks and mortar specialist bookshop. Also, there is the bittersweet pain to be enjoyed of seeing the prices that even 30 years ago some of these books were selling for against what one would have to pay now.
We have often enjoyed the covers of book catalogues on this blog and occult booksellers clearly have lots of interesting imagery to choose from when designing their catalogues and so here is a little selection from the catalogue. You can view the whole thing here:
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
To the Mothers of the Eagles...
I have found many things inside books but perhaps nothing quite as haunting and moving as this long letter from the mother of a dead RAF officer in WW2. She is writing, on the day of his burial in the US, to the mothers of the American pilots he served with and one whom he is to be buried with. The letter has no provenance, nor does the book in which it was found offer any clues. It really needs no further commentary from me...
To the Mothers of the Eagles,
My Folk have gone. I sit alone waiting for the hour when my son and one of your sons pass from our sight to consecrated ground.
I feel you would like to know something of him as a personality, and something of why we, his British mother and his British wife, with freedom of choice for his last resting place have chosen that American corner of Holy Ground.
One reasons is out Stanley had, not only a personal affection for, but the greatest pride in "this grand bunch of lads" - his own description. they lived together, played together, fought together, and with one of them he died. The few months he had the proud privilege of wearing the American Eagle on his sleeves were the happiest in his life.
But there was a deeper reason. Death recognizes no nationality. The cause for which both gave their young lives knows no nationality they died that every man of every race may have the chance of freedom to develop individually. Presently that last sad bugle call "The Last Post" will ring out and echo through the surrounding hills. Today it will convey neither sadness nor finality for it submerges the dread clank of fetters and the crack of the slave whip. His spirit will soar to battle on the wings of an Eagle.
Stanley was tall, over 6ft, fair with deep set blue eyes, a large fine cut aquiline nose and pointed chin. there is a profile photograph in which, with the nose, the pointed chin and the steadfast eyes, he is not unlike an Eagle.
He was a happy, merry lad who teased, never unkindly always mercilessly. Your lads and he teased each other played like children, and when an order came through for a dangerous job, soared to fly together through a barrage of fire so intense none had a right to survive and come home scathless laughing in the joy of achievement.
Is it to be wondered that in October they were, in results, the leading squadron in the Command? Four D.F.C.s in one squadron! and D.F.C.s are not to be picked like blackberries. His last letter to me spoke of a longing for a "really good show" he was so sure of them.
He joined the R.A.F. in 1936. In 1938 he was a leader in the squadron - the famous 74 - that won the Sassoon trophy for the best fighter squadron of the force - The 74 - led so gallantly and victoriously by Malan in the Battle of Britain.
But when September 1940 came he was on other work - ground duties - but work that gave the finest training for leadership in battle - he was not happy in those days. I can still see a weary young face and hear a tired voice "Mother! to be held down by work an older man should do!" But there was at that time no older man with the necessary experience else so fine a pilot would never have been tethered in that hour of our desperate need.
In April, at his own urgent wish he was released for flying duties. "I feel years younger already" he writes and from that hour life was just happiness. He was leading constantly in operational flights, and in July won his D.F.C. not for the number of kills, but for "enthusiasm and skill" in leadership.
On August 9th he married - a wonderful union of two young idealists. He not only deeply loved, he revered his bride. I can see them now, two lovely children in an old, old country church, fragrant with banks of flowers. They stand together before the officiating priest, a shaft of sunlight streaming straight down upon them, waiting while the clear boys' voices of the choir sing the second verse of the song she had chosen for her entrance.
"Bring me my Bow of Burning Gold
Bring me my Arrows of Desire
Bring me my Spear! Oh! clouds unfold
Bring me my Chariot of Fire.
I will not rest from mental strife
nor will me sword sleep in my hand
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land."
The vow of service before the sacrament of earthly union.
August 9th to November 15th so brief a glorious hour! Stanley was an idealist.
In May 1940 he wrote to me:
"The invasion of Norway and Holland and Belgium with the pitiful stream of refugees, the despair and the destruction drives home to one the truth of what we are fighting for. I feel that this war will strike to the hearts of each one of us, and that we shall have, not only our backs to the wall but out very souls at stake. But the hardest battle will come when destruction has destroyed itself and we have to rebuild the world. Remould it nearer to the heart's desire. We shall have to fight then against the hate and fear this war is bound to raise to fever heat. We must keep our hearts clean from this and fight now with determination and courage tempered not by hate and fear, but with wisdom and truth."
Another letter:
"Please have no fear for me. I know exactly where I stand. I have complete confidence in myself and come what may exactly where my duty lies." To this letter he adds as a postscript a quotation from The Light of Asia.
"By this the slayer's knife did stab himself
The unjust judge hath lost his own defender
The false tongue dooms its lie, the creeping thief
And spoiler rob, to render."
This is the Law which moves to righteousness
That none at last can turn aside or stay
The heart of it is Love, the end of it
Is peace and consummation sweet. Obey!"
I am very used to how wonderfully well informed and interested are the reader's of this blog. I was expecting that perhaps in a year's time someone would find this post and tell me that they knew who the letter refers to. In fact, I am hugely grateful this time to a reader who has unearthed Squadron Leader Stanley Meares in a matter of hours. So with immense gratitude to him for his sterling research and work, this is the information on Stanley from The Battle of Britain Memorial website which, I think you will agree makes for a convincing case that this is our Stanley from above.
S/Ldr S. T. Meares
Stanley Thomas Meares was born in Sidcup, Kent in 1916 and educated at King's School, Bruton, Somerset. Meares joined the RAF on a short service commission in January 1936. He was posted to 9 FTS, Thornaby on April 4th and joined 74 Squadron at Hornchurch on January 4th 1937.
In late 1939 Meares was posted to HQ Fighter Command. He was not on the strength of 54 during the Battle of Britain but is believed to have flown one operational sortie with the squadron from Hornchurch on August 12th 1940, qualifying him for the clasp.
In May 1941 Meares joined 611 Squadron at Westhampnett, as a Flight Commander. He was given command of 74 Squadron at Gravesend on June 30th 1941 and awarded the DFC (gazetted 22nd July 1941) being then credited with two Me109's destroyed and two more damaged. Meares was posted to command 71 (Eagle) Squadron at North Weald on August 24th 1941.
On a training flight on November 15th in Spitfire Vb W3963 he collided with P/O RO Scarborough in W3627. Both men were killed.
Meares was 25 and is buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery.
RIP Stanley
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Vintage Swimwear...
Things That Fall From Books which I think is now up to #19. I can't imagine how many posts have been headed something like "Vintage Swimwear": perhaps it was good I never started numbering them!
Looked at the bottom photo of this offering for ages before realising that the two guys between them have just three legs!
Looked at the bottom photo of this offering for ages before realising that the two guys between them have just three legs!
Sunday, December 11, 2016
Book Ephemera #1: Cassell and Grant Richards
In the course of many years of book-life I have accumulated quite a pile of ephemera that relates to books and publishing. This is the first of what is going to be an ongoing series of posts on this theme: little bits and pieces of the book trade...
So for our first exhibits we have two publisher's bookmarks (obviously a very common form of ephemera to do with books!). The top one is a double sided bookmark from Cassell showing how they advertised some of the many periodicals for which they were known during the turn of the last century period. And below, another bookmark, issued by Grant Richards, and advertising a book and by an author, Oddly Enough by John Ressich, both of whom seem to have fallen off the edge of the internet in terms of information.
Saturday, December 10, 2016
London Gay Pride: 69 Stonewall 79
Last year I found a rather wonderful collection of gay pride stickers from the London Pride Week of 1979 which was billed as Stonewall '79, being just the 10 year anniversary of the Stonewall riot. This flyer has surfaced from my drawers (so to speak) and adds a little ephemeral interest to the previous post I feel.
The Quite Difficult Book Quiz
2016 has been a pretty shit year in lots of ways. I studiously avoid politics on this blog but it can't be denied that this year has brought some fairly dismal surprises for anyone of a liberal and open mind. Alongside all that there has been a daily procession of abject misery on our screens from new kinds of wars across the world and with new kinds of displacement effecting millions of people, many of them here in Europe and nearby. A host of deaths of people who have been instrumental to shaping the culture of our times up to this point has perhaps only strengthened the sense that this year has been something of a tipping point.
Like so many others I have been asking myself, what the hell can I do? and it often feels like not a great deal. That said, I decided to try and do one positive thing before 2016 is out and so, returning to our shared life in books I have created The Quite Difficult Book Quiz. It's a traditional time of year to be doing in depth quizzes in the dark evenings (at least in this hemisphere) and if you would like to help, this is how.
1. Visit my Just Giving page: www.justgiving.com/bookquiz
2. Make a donation of any amount you can manage, large or small, to Firefly International, a charity who work with children and young people from Bosnia, Palestine and Syria: a small charity, underwritten by UK charity law and making a difference by partnering with local groups in those places.
3. You will then receive an automated thank you message with a link to a quiz.
4. The quiz has 100 questions designed to be not immediately accessible through our friend Google. There are 10 groups of 10 questions on all manner of fiction books and authors. Print it out. Keep it by the comfy chair, have a go at a few more questions every time there's a lull in the seasonal conversation.
5. You have until midnight on 31st December to get a list of your answers back to me and I will mark them, and the winner will receive a bundle of not very valuable but interesting books.
Just the smallest amount would be very welcome. The quiz has been running since the beginning of the month and as you will see, at the time of writing we have already raised over £280 which I am really very chuffed about.
Whether you are able to participate yourself or not, please consider blogging, tweeting or facebooking the details or just suggesting it to any bookish friends.
Monday, December 05, 2016
Austin Osman Spare at Atlantis Bookshop
The venerable but never stuffy Atlantis Book Shop in London, right by The British Museum is currently hosting an exhibition to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the death of Austin Osman Spare, artist and occultist. It is only on until the 18th of this month and being in the basement of a bookshop with an entry fee of a fiver, it is not the big, fancy London exhibition that it should be, but it is done with love and enthusiasm. It seems too, that this is the way Spare might have liked it: he spent most of his life avoiding the bright lights and big budgets of the London art world, which the quality of his work fitted him for, preferring instead to exhibit in pubs and to keep his secrets.
There is barely an image or object here in this exhibition that doesn't speak to how astonishing this man was. The humble oil painting 'Self Portrait as a Magician' painted in his early 20s, shows a beautiful young man with an intense gaze and an ability to choose just a very few symbolic items to economically represent himself. The self-portraits from later life show a man who has lost none of the intensity of youth. The image above might not be the best choice for the cover of a program but in the flesh the two white specks in his eyes draw the viewers eyes into a netherworld behind the face. Spare's portrait of Crowley, his lover for a while, done from a photograph, is one of the many images that just leap from the wall: Spare draws Crowley's eyes as entirely black and it makes an intriguing contrast with the light in his own eyes. The paintings and drawings that come from Spare's magical work are compelling too as a kind of self-portraiture, a self-portrait of the very deepest recesses of a mind at its most atavistic.
As well as the artwork, the exhibition has two large cases of letters, artifacts and ephemera and it is here that glimpses of AOS's mind can be seen at work in a different way. There is a letter in which he requests the loan of one of these new-fangled "biros" for his "automatic work", presumably he had heard how a ball point pen glides smoothly across paper and wanted to harness that quality in his automatic drawing. As well as little insights of that kind there is also the opportunity to see his sketches and scribbles and manuscript writings, adorned as they are by the magical sigils that he reinvented as a part of his magical system, and one is struck looking at them that here is the very beginning of a hundred websites and probably more books all following his style.
The exhibition is a must-see for anyone with an interest in outsider art, in 20th century art, or in 20th century occultism.
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"Died - On the 9th inst., at her residence, some six miles west of Troy, Pike County, Alabama, Tempy, or Temperance Smart, aged about 76 years, relict of the late Cornelious Smart, who died some time last year, a notice of whose death appeared in this paper
Father: Mathew Malachi Rushing b: ABT 1760 in SC
Mother: Elizabeth Thornhill b: ABT 1760 in NC
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We are on the crown next friday the 23. We are going to san juan...what is worth seeing or doing?
A walking tour of Old San Juan is interesting. The Condada section of San Juan is nice. The botanical gardens is supposed to be nice (haven't done this, but have heard some good reviews). Don't know how long you're going to be there, but Ponce is supposed to be nice. We had a tablemate on one of our cruises that lived in San Juan, she said that was where she went on weekends. Hope this helps a little!
Don't forget the Bacardi factory! http://cruise-chat.com/groupee_commo...on_biggrin.gif
You are so right ChucksOK!!
I loved the old churches in San Juan. . .And, don't forget El Morro. I don't know when you're going to be there, but the Victory will be there from 5 pm - midnight, and I plan to take the bioluminesence kayak tour that evening!! http://cruise-chat.com/groupee_commo...on_biggrin.gif
BTW. . .Just because I am a Starbucks fanatic: You'll find them in Old San Juan!! http://cruise-chat.com/groupee_commo...n_rolleyes.gif
Have fun!!
I love sailing out of San Juan. If your ship docks in Old San Juan you have it made. If it docks at the Pan American pier, you will have to take a taxi into Old San Juan. El Morro is a must if you haven't done it. We also spend a few hours at the Caribe Hilton in Old San Juan. You have to be there to know why we go ever time we are in San Juan. It's a 17 acre resort where you can walk in like you're a guest and enjoy the day.
Don't know how long you're going to be in San Juan, but we visited Arecibo Radio telescope which is the largest telescope in the world. It was featured in a James Bond movie with Pierce Brosnan. Very nice trip and tour. Awesome. We also went to Camuy Caves which are home of some of the largest underground caverns. Look on the Puerto Rico website and they will send you free brochures and books. My book is called Go To Puerto Rico Travel Planner. has hotels, things to see, etc. Was very helpful in planning what to see as it's sectioned off by geographic location N S E W and you can judge how much time things will take. We were in SJ 2 days prior to cruise which was cool. Have a great time. http://images7.fotki.com/v157/photos...xthumbs-vi.gif
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My Choice for Person of the Year: Lin-Manuel Miranda
My choice for a "2016 Person of the Year" is Lin-Manuel Miranda, who came out of the blue to produce, direct, and star in Hamilton which is quickly becoming one of the most successful musicals ever created.
Why Hamilton? And why Miranda? It is not just because it is a massive hit that is entertaining as hell, but it is because the musical and the man are inspiring us and teaching on so many levels:
Hamilton makes us sing.
Hamilton makes us dance.
Hamilton makes us laugh.
Hamilton makes us cry.
Hamilton makes us think!!
Hamilton is a tour de force experience that enlightens us, challenges us, provokes us, and wrings us dry of energy and emotion by the end of a performance. So it is no wonder that Miranda's Hamilton is shattering records for the number of awards received and tickets sold. It is on a path to be a $billion+ artistic/entertainment enterprise that is touching and positively impacting (and this is very important) millions of people, young to old, around the world.
Hamilton as a creative product that deserves to be studied by those people who study such things. The musical is a who-knew fusion of history and hip-hop and dance and narrative at the right time, in the right way that has, in the parlance of innovation science, become a "breakthrough."
Joseph Schumpeter wrote about "creative destruction," which is what we observe when new innovations obsolete the incumbent technology/systems almost overnight, and in so doing create a new paradigm. Hamilton has broken some traditional rules of Broadway and created new rules which will inspire a fresh wave of creative innovators.
Haven't we all daydreamed about creating our own breakthrough? We, people of earth, are all hard-wired to design, create, and build. We all can unleash that potential within us when we turn off the TV, turn off the "smart" phone, and sit quietly on the couch doodling and massaging ideas in our head. When you immerse yourself in the thinking flow, you can feel it (like browsing through a bookstore), and it feels good. Hamilton is exciting people all over the world to go do their creative thing.
But to chase and follow through on a crazy idea, it sometimes requires taking a flying leap-of-faith risk to make it happen. Unfortunately, most of us can't quit our day jobs and because of family obligations or our own too big to fail situation, we step away from the risk and the creative moment is lost.
Is that you out there?
How many things can we point to this year that have lifted millions of people up, and up, and up even higher in 2016? In contrast, we have been saturated in a political season that has been a regrettable demonstration of the strategic power of negativity — the dark side of the force. In this dystrumpian, reality TV, pundit-overloaded world we now live in, we need more Hamiltonesque positivity to counterbalance the negativity of all the talking heads.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, you've got my vote!
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text: Politics 26 February 1999 I'd rather sacrifice my children to my political beliefs than for the sake of an A-level grade or two Sign up for our weekly email * Another bloody section drops out of my newspaper. What is it? An "East Timor - the new Bali" holiday section? A guide to designer beach huts? A special supplement devoted entirely to the misfortunes of female hacks who, unlike any other women in the world, have got divorced, had a baby or, worse, had a disappointing manicure? Is it, I ask myself with excitement, the broadsheet version of "The Lucky Wallet"? No . Of course it isn't. It's a whole section devoted to league tables. This time it's primary schools. As if I cared. I live in a "rotten borough". I know this because these dumbed-down lists keep telling me. My daughters go to state schools. I used to think that this was perfectly normal. I now realise that putting your children through the state system is equivalent in some circles of saying that you ritually abuse them at weekends. I suppose I am one of those awful people who, unlike Tony Blair or Harriet Harman, are "prepared to sacrifice my children" for the sake of my political beliefs. Which, if you ask me, is a helluva lot better than sacrificing them for the sake of an A-level grade or two and a career in the Civil Service or whatever the correct aspirations are meant to be. Obviously, I am an unfit mother in that my main concern is not the percentage of 11-year-olds who reach level four (whatever that is) in science, but my children's happiness. One day we read that children are more anxious and depressed than ever before. The next day we get another stupid league table. Parental anxiety is passed on to children, and that makes parents very worried indeed. There are many and serious objections to league tables. No one knows when like is truly being compared with like. No one knows exactly who or what these measurements are for. No one really knows what to do with them when they are published, except move their poor kid out of one school into another. Teachers don't like them. They don't function as a guide to how your child is doing. Kids are stressed out by them. My objection is far cruder. I have league-table dyslexia. I can't understand them. Perhaps I can get a special grant to help me. I can't even understand the advice given on how to read them. Apparently one pointer as to your children's happiness at school is whether they want to go there in the mornings. Are children no longer allowed such a thing as a personality? Some children love school and some do not and there is nothing a league table can do about that. My eldest daughter loved school from the minute she got there, precisely because it was not like home. It was ordered and rule-bound and everyone had their own peg for hanging up their own coat. "Can't we have that, Mummy?" she used to beg. My youngest doesn't like school because it is not like home. You cannot watch TV all day. You have to get dressed and they will keep interrupting your far more interesting fantasies with boring information about numbers and letters. Should I whisk her out and send her somewhere private to make her happier? No, I would know there is something well and truly wrong with her if she liked school. I always thought school was pretty awful myself. Why should it be any different now? Yet the league tables say more than they should about our education system. It makes a fetish of information at the expense of any real understanding of what to do with it. Debate has been replaced by lists, idealism by aggregated scores on tests that teachers don't know how to mark. As schools are forced to jostle for position, inevitably little children must jostle with each other, their parents grooming them for SATs. Or are they PhDs? It's hard to tell the way some people carry on. I have sat in meetings with some of these people and the question I always want to ask them is: "Just how clever do you want your child to be?" What is all that exam-passing masquerading as intelligence for? To make money? To make their child a better person? Or just to make them top of the class? People start worrying about schools before their baby is born. Do they consult the league tables before they conceive? Has any middle-class person ever had an average child, I wonder? Can they all be immensely gifted, but somehow bored or not stretched or just not that academic because of the school they go to? Emotional intelligence, creativity, interpersonal skills are all too sissy and vague to be reflected in something as hard as the league tables. It's not that I underestimate the value of reading and writing - how could I when it pays my bills? - or of maths and science. It's not that I don't want my kids to do well. It's just that I think there is more to life than the six hours a day they spend in the classroom. League tables represent the narrowness of the debate about education in this country. Even if these lists reassure the middle classes, they represent mediocrity not meritocracy. How come the left, which once denounced the school system as the apparatus of an oppressive state, now thinks that schools themselves should be more oppressive than ever? Have all the visionaries been replaced by statisticians ? Are we so class-ridden that we fear our children will be contaminated if they are in the same classroom as kids from other backgrounds? All I know is that what is being done in the name of education is not what I would call education at all. It is about fear and pettiness and deliberate social exclusion. Any truly educated person will know just what to do with the league tables. Teach your children how to a make a fire out of them. Watch their little faces light up as the flames leap up and you dance around chanting "education, education, education". The writer is a "Mail on Sunday" columnist Suzanne Moore is a writer for the Guardian and the New Statesman. She writes the weekly "Telling Tales" column in the NS. Subscribe from just £1 per issue This article first appeared in the 26 February 1999 issue of the New Statesman, The police force we deserve? More


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Dreaming of Streaming: Week 6
October 8, 2013 | C.D. Carter
Congratulations. You let Blaine Gabbert wash over you.
Interceptions for touchdowns, no matter when or where, are flukey by their very nature, though against the most generous offenses, they're more likely. This, dear sister and brother, is why we stream defenses: we smartly play the odds, doing what the numbers tell us to do. No more or less.
The Rams' defense, an objectively terrible unit, was Week 5's No. 7 defense against the Jacksonville Jaguars, who have become a streaming target unlike any in recent memory. Gabbert and his bumbling brood of bums are a fantasy godsend for opposing defenses, allowing 16.3 fantasy points per game. Only the artists formerly known as the Giants are worse.
Last week was a good one: three of our streaming options — the Rams, Browns, and Panthers — ended the week as a top-12 option. Atlanta was shellacked by a shockingly proficient Jets' offense. I mentioned last week that that Falcons had both the highest upside of any streamer, along with the lowest fantasy floor. So it goes.
Before we proceed with Week 6's dreamy streamers, let's take a quick look at fantasy's top-12 defenses through five weeks. Hallucinating advocates of the early-round defense strategy might point to Seattle's No. 2 ranking as justification for their draft day antics, their plain and simple roster filling.
Forget that they have 24 fewer points than the Chiefs, who went un-drafted in all but the deepest of fantasy leagues. The charge that Seattle's high ranking is a solid argument for their late fifth round average draft position ignores opportunity cost. By picking the Seahawks in the fifth, you missed out on guys like Pierre Garcon, Jordan Cameron, Tony Gonzalez, Torrey Smith and Michael Vick. You may have heard of them.
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|Indianapolis Colts
|Tennessee Titans
|Arizona Cardinals
|Cleveland Browns
|Chicago Bears
|Dallas Cowboys
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|New England Patriots
|New Orleans Saints
A brief but incredibly important note before we look at streaming options: If you're in the 5 percent of leagues in which the Denver Broncos' defense is available, do everything you can to pick them up. Perhaps your league mate had a sadness blackout after Denver's defense was annihilated by Tony Romo and his pass catchers. Perhaps you're in a four-team leagues.
Whatever the case, Denver is Week 6's no brainer No. 1 defensive play, as they prepare to let the Jaguars wash over them.
Week 6 Streaming Defenses
New York Jets vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: The Steelers were a far tastier streaming target a few weeks back. They're healthier now, and with Le'Veon Bell looking like a Adrian Peterson compared to Felix Jones, Pittsburgh isn't the soft target they were in the season's first three weeks, when they were allowing 15.3 fantasy points to defenses.
The Jets, who have been a top-15 defense twice this year, aren't nearly the best streaming options we'll see this season. In fact, they're probably one of the weaker options we'll find. Gang Green sports the league's top-rated run defense, according to Pro Football Focus. A home matchup against Pittsburgh's sieve of an offensive line makes the Jets a prime streaming option. They're available in 91 percent of leagues.
Cleveland Browns vs. Detroit Lions: It may be daunting to roll with a defense going toe to toe with Matthew Stafford, Calvin Johnson, and Reggie Bush. It's less daunting when you understand that Cleveland's defense is a borderline elite unit, with a 3-4 attack that has stymied running attacks and put the clamps on the league's most prolific pass catchers.
Browns' cornerback Joe Haden has created his own little version of Revis Island, where even the likes of A.J. Green go to wilt away. No one can shut down Megatron one on one, but if anyone can limit the size-speed freak, it's Haden. Only eight teams have allowed fewer passing yards than the Browns through five weeks. No defense had permitted fewer touchdown passes than the Browns, who have allowed a grand total of two.
Pro Football Focus rates five defenses — Kansas City, Seattle, Baltimore, Miami, and San Francisco — better than the Browns.
This is far from a matchup-based streaming play. Detroit is allowing a meager 4.4 fantasy points per game to opposing defenses. We're using Cleveland's defense this week because they're a vastly underrated unit playing at home against an offense that hasn't exactly sparkled as of late. If Megatron sits again in Week 6, the Browns become a top-5 fantasy defense.
Houston Texans vs. St. Louis Rams: The failures of the Texans' offense have made life hellish for a Houston defense that could be dominant if not for the turnover machine that is Matt Schaub.
I know the Texans are owned in nine in 10 fantasy leagues — you don't have to remind me on Twitter with four exclamation points — but I had to include them in this space. Do yourself a solid and snatch Houston off your local wire if they're out there. St. Louis' offense is a total and utter debacle, with Sam Bradford looking lost in an scheme devoid of difference makers or, you know, a running game.
Houston has 14 sacks, the 10th most in the NFL. JJ Watt and company could further unravel Bradford's ever-unraveling 2013 campaign.
Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills: There's someone named Thaddeus Lewis, and according to Buffalo head coach Doug Marrone, he's going to start under center for the Bills against the Bengals this Sunday.
Lewis, who wasn't terrible in his lone professional start as the Browns' signal caller (204 yards, a touchdown and an interception in 2012's Week 17), will lead Buffalo's offense six days after being signed to take EJ Manuel's place. Probably we'll target Buffalo for the 4-6 weeks Manuel is on the shelf.
The Bills, who have allowed the fifth most sacks in the NFL, face the league's 10th rated defense, according to PFF, and with little threat of a viable vertical game, expect the Bengals' front seven to tee off on Lewis a week after sacking Tom Brady four times while generally making him appear confused and frustrated.
And don't expect Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller — yes, somehow in that order — to find room to run against a Cincy defense allowing less than 100 ground yards a week. The Bengals are available in 20 percent of fantasy leagues.


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The Dark Knight Rises rated PG-13
5:00 PM on 04.09.2012 // Jason Savior
Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises has been given a PG-13 by the MPAA for "intense sequences of violence and action, some sensuality and language." For the myriad couples who began their first dates by seeing Batman Begins ("intense action violence, disturbing images and some thematic elements") and concluded it with an impulsive marriage proposal, then celebrated their third anniversary over drinks and The Dark Knight ("intense sequences of violence and some menace") before absconding to the bedroom, their hopes of bringing their four-year-old to the premiere of an anomalously child-friendly film this July while remaining respectable parents have been, sadly, dashed.
I know what you're thinking. "Sensuality"? That's a new one. Looks like Anne Hathaway's Catwoman may end up producing a bit more romantic chemistry than the previous entries in the trilogy have seen from prudish Rachel Dawes or Michael Caine's seductively paternal Alfred. (Or the trailer scene showing Batman captured by Bane is slightly different than implied.)
The news was spotted on Warner Bros.' exhibitor site and conforms to the rating given to last year's six-minute prologue that led IMAX screenings of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol. In related news: Hobbit Blog Video Update!
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Despite the fact that rabies is one of the most well known viruses affecting animals, vaccination programs have virtually eliminated rabies infections in humans. In 2006, there were nearly 45,000 cases of exposure to rabies but only 3 cases of human infection. Nevertheless, rabies is a serious virus that has no treatment. In fact, once the disease begins to develop death is a near certainty as it is very rare for animals or humans to survive the virus even with intensive medical care.
Cats are at higher risk of rabies, especially outdoor cats, because they are more likely to come in contact with an infected animal. Rabies is transmitted when an infected animal bites another animal. Skunks, foxes, raccoons, coyotes, and bats commonly carry the virus and are the most likely suspects when it comes to transmitting the virus. Most veterinarians will tell you that being bitten by a rabies-infected animal doesn't ensure that your cat will develop rabies. In fact, it has been estimated that only about 15% of cats exposed to rabies will contract the illness.
There are several symptoms associated with rabies in cats and they generally appear in a series of stages. As the virus moves through the nerves from the location of the bite to the brain, few symptoms are apparent. Generally speaking, rabies in cats will have an incubation period between 2 and 6 weeks and in some cases as long as 6 months. The first phase of infection is called the prodromal phase and it is associated with symptoms such as anxiety, nervousness, isolation and even fever. During the next phase, the furious phase, cats with rabies become restless, irritable, and sometimes vicious. Some cats with rabies will die during this phase. The final phase of rabies in cats is the paralytic phase. Cats have more saliva and cannot swallow. Breathing becomes labored and facial muscles become paralyzed.
If you suspect your cat has come in contact with a rabid animal or if you notice bite or scratch marks, visit your veterinarian immediately.


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Brief: Coding Right Thyroid Lobectomy
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Tipper Gore, wife of Vice President Al Gore, recently underwent surgery to remove a nodule on her thyroid gland. The nodule was then examined by pathologists to determine if it was cancerous.
In this instance, the procedure, a right thyroid lobectomy (60220,
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According to news reports, physicians discovered the growth on Mrs. Gores thyroid while treating her for chronic neck pain stemming from what the second ladys spokeswoman called an exercise-related injury.
When FNA results are inconclusive or suspicious, a precautionary removal of all or part of the thyroidsuch as the lobectomy performed on Mrs. Goreare recommended.
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Apple Will Not Repair Your Device If You Smoke Near It
If your a smoker and an Apple iDevice user then we may have some bad news for you today.
It would appear that the Cupertino Company have recently put into place a denial of repair for people who smoke excessively near their machines and then submit them for repair when they break down.
It is understood that Apple does not want its employees to have access to damaged components that "smell like an ashtray" for fears that it could not only damage their health, but also cause more problems with warranty claims.
Some customers have claimed that this is just another way for Apple to get out of repairing machines and make customers buy new ones to improve their profits, and if you take a closer look at the warranty details, it clearly does not state that the company "won't fix your broken device if it smells of cigarette smoke or other odour".
This has left many people annoyed and upset and we would just like to remind our readers that if you plan to smoke near your device, there is no guarantee that apple will fix it under warranty.
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Killer Superstorms Predicted: Ice Age, Famines Ahead
Terrance Aym
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Since the winter of 2010, superstorms have been on the rise. Some experts attribute the appearance of the gigantic storms to global warming, or climate change. Other researchers believe the incredibly huge and violent storms pummeling many of the countries across the world to the work of HAARP: the semi-secret research station first erected in the barren wilds of Alaska, and now spreading around the globe. Yet the origin of the rise of the killer superstorms can be traced back to the sun and its increasingly violent actions. The sun affects everything on Earth from the climate, to life, to geological processes…and the magnetosphere. Little doubt remains that the Earth's magnetic field is on the move and the changing field concurrent with the electrical interaction of the turbulent sun is setting off violent year-round storms that some fear will only worsen causing thousands to die.
A legacy of violence and death
Monster storms hammer 43 American states; Russia reeling from worst winter ever, Great Britain encased in ice.
Biblical floods, deadly drought, hellacious heat, mind-numbing cold…records decimated, destruction rising on an Apocalyptic scale…
Warning: the superstorm era has just started. The sun is changing. As the sun's violence increases so will the violence on Earth as the planet responds to the pulsing waves of exploding electromagnetic plasma. The Earth's magnetic field continues to warp the solar magnetic flux will continue to increase and so will the fury of the killer storms.
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text: Paris, France :: I finally present to you Brad Pitt (wearing his tan shoes again!) shopping earlier this month at photography store La Maison du Leica located at 52 Boulevard Beaumarchais. ("La Maison du Leica" translates to "The House of Leica." Leica is a camera company, "the father of 35 mm photography" and a leading manufacturer of high precision cameras.) Brad, 42, didn't left the camerashop emptyhanded before heading home to his family — Angelina Jolie, 30, son Maddox Jolie-Pitt, 4, and daughter Zahara Jolie-Pitt, 1. Days after, Brad was whisked away to the Dominican Republic to meet with art dealers, promoters and architects. More pictures in the gallery!


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Building on the triumphs of the past two seasons, Lady Jeff soccer looks forward to another exciting season. While they lose many players from their Elite Eight squad, the core that remains possesses the playing experience and fresh taste of success to motivate them in 1996.
Though the team loses Regional All-American Cassie Abodeely to graduation, the starting keeper position should be highly contested among Katie Connelly '00, Carolina Patino '99 and Sarah Fabian '98, returning from last year's injury.
Led by Co-Captain Kate Staaf '97, the backfield returns as one of the strongest defenses in New England. Allowing only eight goals in 1995, Amherst boasts Regional All-American Ellie Hickerson '98 among her defenders, along with Laura Kochansky '98, one of the team's leading scorers last season.
The team of Erika Johnson '98 and Regional All-American Shaunette Richards '98 return to run the midfield. Both players had spectacular sophomore campaigns, including seven goals and six assists combined. Co-Captain Ali Segal '97 will provide the senior leadership at halfback for young but talented players. Katie Missett '99, Eliza Meade '99 and Rebecca Epstein '99 round out the midfield.
The front line will be a nemesis to all opposing goalies. Katie Hersey '99 had seven goals and two assists in 1995 as she haunted the box all season. With her speed and determination, the Jeffs anticipate some exciting action by the enemy net.
With the talent that each player possesses, the challenge is always to coordinate that potential into a strong team unit without losing the individuality of each athlete. Head Coach Michelle Morgan will continue to stress the primacy of the team by upping the ante in practice. With that higher level of intensity, the Jeffs hope to dominate all their opponents as Amherst rises to yet another level of soccer. Improving with each season, Lady Jeff soccer has her eyes on not only the Little III title, but perhaps a national title as well.


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The motor yacht ANDIAMO is a 37 m 120 (foot) well proportioned composite vessel which was built by Benetti Yachts and concieved by Fratelli Benetti and Stefano Righini. The private boat has been brought about with the naval architecture of Fratelli Benetti and Stefano Righini. Zuretti Interior Design acted on the designing of the interior.
Fratelli Benetti was the naval architecture company involved in the formal superyacht design work for ANDIAMO. Her interior design was completed by Zuretti Interior Design. Fratelli Benetti and Stefano Righini is also associated with the yacht general design work for this boat. In 2006 she was formally launched with triumph in Fano and post sea trials and finishing touches was afterwards handed over to the new owner. Benetti Yachts completed their new build motor yacht in Italy. The hull was constructed with composite. The motor yacht main superstructure is fabricated largely using composite. With a beam of 7.9 metres or 25.92 feet ANDIAMO has moderate room. She has a fairly shallow draught of 1.95m (6.4ft).
Installed with twin MTU diesel engines, ANDIAMO is able to attain a top speed of 16 knots. Her propulsion units are twin screw propellers. She also has an economical range of 3300 miles when sailing at her cruising speed of 15 knots. Her total HP is 2980 HP and her total Kilowatts are 2193.
The good sized luxury yacht motor yacht ANDIAMO is able to accommodate as many as 10 guests in addition to 7 qualified crew.
Main Engine(s) is two 1490 HP or 1096 Kilowatts MTU. Model: 12V 2000 M91 diesel. - Overall output: 2980 HP /2193 KW. - Approximate Cruise Speed is 15 nautical miles per hour. - Top Speed: 16 knots. - Range in nautical Miles is 3300 at a speed of 15 knots. - Bunkering capacity: 38000 L. - Potable water capacity: 7500.00. - Air Conditioning: Aqua Air X2. - Yacht Beam: 7.9m/25.92ft. - Draught Maximum: 1.95m/6.4ft.
Aqua Air X2 is the company that installed the air conditioning system . ANDIAMO features a teak deck.
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London, Aug. 12: A wealthy Indian socialite couple, Cyrus and Priya Vandrevala, are to host a party at Buckingham Palace to celebrate Prince Charles's 65th birthday.
Buckingham Palace would only say: "It's a private event."
It is the sort of occasion where Calcutta boy Badar Azim would have dressed up in his Footman's livery and served the champagne and the samosa — except he is not here, having left the employment of the palace when his two-year visa ran out.
Charles was born in Buckingham Palace — his birthday is easy for Indians to remember since it is the same as Nehru's: November 14.
Charles was born at 9.14pm on November 14, 1948 (Nehru was born on the same day in Allahabad in 1889).
Today's Daily Mail gossip column is more forthcoming about the bash for Charles. "The concert is being funded by billionaire 'Bollygarchs' and philanthropists Cyrus and Priya Vandrevala, who are thought to be spending 'several hundred thousand pounds'," it says.
"Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall have grown to like the Indian-born couple in recent months," it adds. "The Vandrevalas are close to Prince Andrew and are patrons of the Elephant Family, the charity run by Camilla's brother Mark Shand. They have been to tea at Highgrove and have met the Prince on several occasions."
The black tie event won't be held until November 21, though. "Around 250 guests are being invited.... Prince Charles plans to celebrate his 65th birthday with a lavish party with champagne, music and the company of friends."
Music will be provided by the Philharmonia Orchestra, of which he is patron. "Indeed, he has even chosen the music — an evening of Wagner."
A source close to Cyrus told The Telegraph: "Yes, he has told me about the party."
Wishing not to appear over eager the source said: "I will go if I am in London."
To be fair to Prince Charles, this is not the first time he has been "at home" to Indians. He has a country home, Highgrove in Gloucestershire, where the sarod player Ustad Amjad Ali Khan has been a guest.
Charles also keeps in touch with Indians who raise money for his charities through the British Asian Trust — Mukesh Ambani has been roped in to be the trust's main man in India.
It will be India which will basically decide if Charles succeeds the Queen as head of the Commonwealth. But he genuinely does like the company of Indians.
But who are the Vandrevalas?
Priya often makes it a point to look pretty in yellow.
Cyrus is described as "an Indian private equity investor and philanthropist who started investing in technology businesses in his 20s and now has global investments in a multiple of public and private companies ranging from telecom, infrastructure, energy, real estate, food and cement.
One newspaper assessed his wealth at $9bn but this is probably a wild guess.
The Vandrevalas' relationship with Charles is probably more harmonious than with some of their own kith and kin back in Mumbai.
Last year, The Times reported that Cherie Blair, "the QC and wife of the former British Prime Minister (Tony Blair) is to play peacemaker in a legal battle between Darshan Hiranandani, who is based in Mumbai, and his sister, Priya Vandrevala, who lives in London, over a £367million international property empire".
"The family's huge wealth, estimated by Forbes at nearly $1.3 billion (£820million), does not appear to have made them happy. Relations between the siblings broke down three years ago after Ms Vandrevala, 34, accused her father, Niranjan, and brother of collaborating to break a 2006 business agreement, which stipulated that they would only purchase and develop property in India on an exclusive basis with her.
"The profits from all of their projects were to be shared equally between the two branches of the family, based in India and Britain, where in 2006 the Hiranandanis launched a company on the London stock market — Hirco — to raise cash for an expansion of their international property ventures."
The Times reported: "Ms Vandrevala, an accountant who is married to Cyrus Vandrevala — one of London's top private equity chiefs — was appointed Hirco's chief executive."
The glossy magazine Country Life has mentioned the couple in a roundup of the Indian rich in the UK.
"Cyrus has made his mark as a man of style in London having lived at Claridge's for six months before buying a house in Holland Park with his heiress wife Priya Hiranandani-Vandrevala for £20m. He has achieved billionaire status while maintaining a discreet social presence. Look out for him in Annabel's."
Annabel's is a Mayfair nightclub where visiting Indian cabinet ministers relax in the evening.


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Bassett's are notorious for having persistently red eyes due to the exposure of their conjunctiva to air due to the drooping of the lower eyelids.
Her eyes may not be so much "infected" as they are inflamed with excess mucus production ( vs. pus).
What is going to be important to determine is if your girl is producing enough tear film to lubricate and coat her eyes. Bassetts can develop a condition called KCS or Keratoconjuncitivitis Sicca where they have poor tear film production resulting in chronically red, dry, mucus laden eyes that are painful and eventually can develop permanent corneal scarring and subsequent visual impairments.
In addition, Bassetts are NOTORIOUS for developing Glaucoma or elevated intraocular pressures that can manifest as inflamed/red or painful eyes.
When you go to the vet's tomorrow they should do several things to complete a proper ophthalmic exam.
First, a schirmer tear test should be done to measure your pet's ability to manufacture tears in both eyes.
Second, a corneal stain using Fluorescin Eye Stain will be used to visualize any defects or ulcers on your pet's cornea(s).
Next, a topical eye anesthetic, will be instilled onto your pets eyes, and then a measuring device called a Tonopen will be used to measure the intraocular pressure in each of your pet's eyes.
The findings of each of these tests should give your vet a great idea of exactly what is causing your pet's eyes to be abnormal! Based on these findings, your vet can prescribe specific medications or treatment protocols to help reduce the symptoms of your pet's problem.
If your vet does not have the capacity to perform these simple tests in their facility, than I HIGHLY recommend referral to a practice with the capabilities to do these tests, or to a board certified ophthalmologist in your area.
Glaucoma must be diagnosed early to prevent retinal detachments and permanent blindness.
Corneal ulcers are painful and need early diagnoses to help speed healing.
KCS is a serious disease that will require lifelong therapy in most cases.
The best case scenario is that your Bassett just has red, irritated eyes from Droopy Lid Syndrome!! I gave you all the possibilities just so you could mentally be prepared for different scenarios!
Let me know how the vet visit went!!
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What battery issues?
That guy looks familiar...(scratches chin)...hmmm. :)
My iPhone 4 hasent been acting so well. To me my battery drains way too quick. :(
Oh I don't know.. Most soup kitchens have places to plug in.
But I don't typically carry a home, vehicle or soup kitchen when I go rock climbing for the day. I'd prefer to call an ambulance after a fall instead of trying to throw my dead phone at a passing train.
Guess thats one way to have a spare battery :-)
I wish apple would get it right why would you put a phone out saying 8hrs of 3G surfing and not test it yet on iOS 5????
Don't you mean "mom's basement?"
My most sincere apologies, Bobby. I'm just giving stats in the unlikely even that it MIGHT have something to do with it.
But in your case, I'm telling you because I'm proud I can afford the highest amount of space.... ;)
I let my iPad 2 drain to 0 (shut off) and charged it to 100% (a/c symbol). I unplugged it, closed the smart cover, opened the smart cover and it was at 96%. Restarted the iPad, still at 96%. Plugged it in and it jumped to 100%, unplugged it and it stayed at 100%. Seems like a percentage calculation problem as opposed to a battery problem.
My iPhone 4S reached 2 hours and 54 minutes of usage, with 2 days and 14 hours of standby time, with 38% charge remaining.
I'm using a 3GS with iOS5. Every now and then I reset the network settings and it seems to do the job. 8 hours of constant 3G web surfing would be perfect though.
i never had battery issues with my 4S, its even better than my 4 used to be
had my phone at 40% , offed every single application and placed on the table . Went to bed for like 8 hours . Woke up , not even a single percentage of battery left.
40% to be drained out while i am sleeping . no calls or sms was received.
iphone 4 - running on os5.01.
explain that maybe?


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Pistachio-Crusted Chicken Breasts Recipe
As a salesperson in the medical field, I'm often in hospitals during the lunch hour. One day, I was fortunate to sample this great dish. The chef wouldn't share the recipe, so I came up with my own tasty version.—Bibi Gromling, Flagler Beach, Florida
- 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 cups pistachios, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh tarragon or 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- 1/3 cup butter, cubed
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 cups white wine or chicken broth
- 1-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh tarragon or 2 teaspoons dried tarragon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1. Flatten chicken breasts to 1/2-in. thickness. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- 2. In a shallow bowl, combine pistachios and tarragon. Place flour and eggs in separate bowls. Coat chicken with flour, then dip in eggs and coat with pistachio mixture.
- 3. In a large skillet, cook chicken in butter in batches over medium heat for 5-7 minutes on each side or until juices run clear. Remove and keep warm.
- 4. In the same skillet, stir in flour until blended. Gradually add the wine, cream, tarragon, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with chicken. Yield: 6 servings.
Nutritional Facts
1 chicken breast with 1/3 cup sauce: 752 calories, 54g fat (24g saturated fat), 273mg cholesterol, 493mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 4g fiber), 46g protein.
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ESSEX star Reece Topley helped England finish on a high at the ICC Under-19 World Cup.
The Young Lions sealed fifth place thanks to a hard-fought 13-run win over the West Indies in Townsville, on Friday.
Topley played a key role with both bat and ball.
England batted first and made 241 for nine, thanks to opener Sam Wood smashing seven sixes in his 104.
However, after a collapse that saw six wickets go down for 24 runs, it was left to Topley and Tom Knight to ensure Adam Ball's men batted 50 overs.
Their unbroken tenth-wicket partnership added 49 in 11.3 overs and Colchester and East Essex's Topley - who finished unbeaten on 26 - then chipped in with three wickets as the Windies were dismissed for 228, despite 105 from John Campbell.
Colchester and Essex team-mate Ben Foakes also played in Friday's game, although was only able to contribute seven runs.
England's chances of winning the tournament ended last Sunday, when they lost to South Africa in Townsville.
They then went into a fifth-place play-off semi-final against Bangladesh, which took place last Wednesday.
Topley took five wickets for 32 runs and Foakes scored 47 to ensure a four-wicket victory and set up the match against the West Indies.


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Funny, never knew where you lived could effect your intellectual capacity. Just as long as we don't count those Kentucky/Tennessee Mountain folk... Richard S
That's it! That's It! Now you have done it. There will be NO safe place for you south of the OHIO river!
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Pawan Kalyan is always known to be a person who will go out of his way to help those he cares about. But right now it is heard that due to him, one young director is in full tension. He is none other than Vamsi Paidipally. Sources say Vamsi is a very big fan of Pawan and has always wanted to work with him.
He made a good start with 'Munna' and then with 'Brindaavanam' he scored success. Soon, Vamsi will be coming with his film 'Yevadu' on August 21st. It is heard that he already approached Pawan with a story and was asked to leave it with the power star. Sources say Pawan wants to see 'Yevadu' and then decide.
The competition to get Pawan is very high and recently there was a talk about director Meher Ramesh doing his best to bag a film with Pawan. The Tollywood circles say Vamsi is far more talented in terms of presenting his hero in style. But it is all on the box office result of 'Yevadu' to see if Pawan says okay or not.


text: Fiscal highlights. We just reported our fourth quarter two days ago. We were proud to accomplish $67.6 million in revenue, and we had non-GAAP operating income of $9.6 million. We are on a recurring revenue base. We sell term licenses to our customers rather than the old kind of software model of signing perpetual license and that's the only time you ever get a license fees for the sale of your product. We instead sell on average five-year contract. We charge licensing fee to our customers to use our products. We ask them to pay as a fee for license and maintenance annually every year and we have an incredibly high almost 100% renewal rates.Looking at the businesses last year, we added 30 customers, which is a record high for us. The high in the prior year with 17 customers, so we are very proud to add 30. We also had a significant increase in traction in the two additional products that we've released over the last several years, and that is PolicyCenter and BillingCenter. Guidewire was always known as really the leader in the ClaimCenter management, but we have a hard press actually to consider ourselves as leadership position PolicyCenter and Billing. We changed our go-to-market strategy with the release of our 7.0 product, and about 18 months ago really has a sales team go after selling both PolicyCenter, PolicyCenter and BillingCenter, so the strategy actually worked. We were now successful at having 35 PolicyCenter customers, 17 of those PolicyCenter customers came to us in last fiscal year. As far as investment, we think now is the time to invest. While we still have quite good operating margins and have been GAAP profitable for the last three year, when we look at the traction we've got in the marketplace today, we still believe that this is a land grab opportunity, and so we are investing still quite heavily in research and development in our professional services team and most importantly in our sales and marketing teams as we expand our footprint worldwide. We have about 850 employees today, a nice headcount growth. We've actually been contributing to the economy and the unemployment rank, and hired people last year.


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Whether you're at a Vietnamese pho joint, takeaway deli/baker, or a formal restaurant, the range of dishes fall into a common repertoire. Pho411.com and I collaborated on this list to help you navigate the often times vast array of options!Appetizers
Beef Dipped in Vinegar - Bò Nhúng Dắm
Classic Silky Vietnamese Sausage - Chả Lụa
Fermented Pork Sausage - Nem Chua
Fried Spring (Imperial) Rolls - Chả Giò
Grilled Sugarcane Shrimp - Chạo Tôm
Shredded Pork Salad Rolls - Gỏi Cuốn Bì
Toasted Dried Squid - Khô Mực
Salad Rolls in Rice Paper - Gỏi Cuốn
Savory Bánh Snacks
Baguette / Bread - Bánh Mì
Beef Stew with Baguette - Bánh Mì Bò Kho
Crispy Rice, Coconut and Shrimp Cakes - Bánh Khọt
Curry with Baguette - Bánh Mì Cà Ri
Mini Steamed Rice Pancakes - Bánh Bèo
Pate Chaud - Bánh Pa-Tê Sô
Steamed Meat Buns - Bánh Bao
Steamed Rice Rolls - Bánh Cuốn
Steamed Rice Sheets - Bánh Ướt
Tet Sticky Rice Cake (Cylinder) - Bánh Tét
Tet Sticky Rice Cakes (Square) - Bánh chưng
Vietnamese Baguette Sandwich - Bánh Mì Thịt
Lotus Stem Salad - Gỏi Ngó Sen
Mango Salad - Gỏi Xoài
Papaya Salad - Gỏi Đu Đủ
Asparagus and Crab Soup - Súp Măng Cua
Chicken Congee – Cháo Gà
Fish Congee - Cháo Cá
Offal Cogee - Cháo Lòng
Plain Congee – Cháo
Tamarind Fish Soup - Canh Chua
Noodle Dishes (Dry, with broth, stir-fried)
Angel Hair Vermicelli - Bánh Hỏi
Bamboo Shoot and Duck Vermicelli Soup - Bún Măng Vịt
Crab and Tomato Vermicelli Soup - Bún Riêu
Crispy Noodles with Stir - fried Vegetables - Mì Xào Dòn Rau Cải
Glass Noodles - Hủ Tiếu
Glass Noodles Stir - fried with Vegetables - Hủ Tiếu Xào Rau Cải
Grilled Chicken Vermicelli - Bún Gà Nướng
Grilled Pork Angel Hair Vermicelli - Bánh Hỏi Thịt Nướng
Grilled Pork Vermicelli - Bún Thịt Nướng
Hanoi Grilled Pork Vermicelli - Bún Chả Hà Nội
Hanoi Vermicelli Soup - Bún Thang
Mekong Seafood Vermicelli Soup - Bún Mắm
My Tho Seafood Glass Noodles - Hủ Tiếu Mỷ Tho
Pho - Phở
Quang Noodles - Mì Quảng
"Silkworm" Noodles - Bánh Tằm
Roasted Duck Egg Noodle Soup - Mì Vịt Tiềm
Spicy Hue Vermicelli Soup - Bún Bò Huế
Spring Roll Vermicelli - Bún Chả Giò
Vietnamese Hand-cut Rice Noodles - Bánh Canh
Wonton Noodle Soup - Mì Hoàng Thánh
Rice Plates
Broken Rice - Cơm Tấm
Fried Rice - Cơm Chiên
Jumbo Shrimp Rice - Cơm Tôm Càng Rim
Plain Boiled Rice - Cơm
Rice with Hainan Chicken - Cơm Gà Hải Nạm
Rice with Stir-fried Lemongrass Chicken - Cơm Gà Xào Xã Ớt
Rice with Stir-fried Vegetables - Cơm Xào Rau Cải
Sizzling Crepes - Bánh Xèo
Entrees and Sides
7 Courses of Beef - Bò 7 Món
Claypot Fish with Caramel Sauce - Cá Kho Tộ
Congealed Duck Blood - Tiết Canh
Curry - Cà Ri
Grilled Beef in Betel Leaves - Bò Lá Lốt
Grilled Lemongrass Chicken - Gà Nướng Xã
Hot Pot - Lẩu
Pork Meatballs - Xíu Mại
Rare Lime Beef - Bò Tái Chanh
Shaking Beef - Bò Lúc Lắc
Simmered Pork and Eggs - Thịt Heo Kho với Trứng
Spicy Stir-fried Lemongrass Beef - Bò Xào Xã Ớt
Stir-fried Water Spinach - Rau Muống Xào
Stir-fried Mixed Vegetables - Rau xào thập cẩm
Vietnamese Beef Stew - Bo Kho
Beer - Bia
Coffee - Ca Phê
Egg Yolk Soda Drink - Soda Sữa Hột Gà
Fruit Shakes - Sinh Tố Trái Cây
Hot Coffee with Condensed Milk - Ca Phe Sua Nong
Lime Soda Drink - Soda Đá Chanh
Pennywort Juice - Rau Má
Pickled Lime Soda Drink - Soda Đá Chanh Muối
Salty Preserved Plum Drink - Soda Xí Muội
Sugarcane Juice - Nước Miá
Vietnamese Iced Coffee with Condensed Milk - Ca Phê Sữa Đá
Baked Honey Comb Rice Cake - Bánh Bò Nướng
Cassava and Coconut Cake - Bánh Khoai Mì
Flan - Bánh Flan
Fried Banana - Chuôí Chiên
Layered Pandan Cake - Bánh Da Lợn
Moon Cake - Bánh Trung Thu
Sticky Rice - Xôi
Sticky Rice Dumplings in Ginger Syrup - Chè Xôi Nước
Sweet Corn Soup - Chè Bấp
Sweet Fermented Rice - Cơm Rượu
Sweet Fried Bread (Fritters) - Bánh Tiêu
Taro Cake - Bánh Khoai Môn
Three Color Bean Drink/Sweet soup - Chè Ba Màu
Misc. menu terms:
Dishes with Fermented Fish/Shrimp Sauce - Mắm
Dipping Sauces - Nước Chấm
Vietnamese sausages - Chả
Fresh Produce - Đồ Tươi
Fruits - Trái Cây
Half - hatched Duck Eggs - Hột Vịt Lộn
Mixed Pickled Vegetables - Đồ Chua
Rice Paper - Bánh Tráng
Related pages:
- Sections of a Menu: How a Vietnamese restaurant
menu is organizes. What types of food do you usually see? What are they?
- Cooking Methods, Seasonings, and Ingredients: If you don't recognize a dish, this page will help you translate the menu descriptions. How is something cooked? What kinds of seasonings or dipping sauce is served with it? What are the featured vegetables and fruits? From there you can imagine the flavors. Or, ask informed questions!


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The pickup known since 1948 for groundbreaking innovation continues to power ahead. See how the 2018 F-150 offers a collection of cutting-edge features designed to help keep you protected on (and off) the road....Less
Available Pro Trailer Backup Assist™8 makes backing up a trailer an exercise in precision. The system is more intuitive than the traditional way of backing up trailers, allowing the driver to simply rotate the knob left or right in the direction you want the trailer to go. The system also works to prevent jackknifing. Once the trailer is on the desired trajectory you simply release the knob, and the system keeps the trailer on the intended path. It's a giant leap forward in going backwards.
When in cruise mode, radar scans the road and detects slower traffic ahead. This allows F-150 to automatically brake and accelerate to keep you moving with the pace of traffic, based on your preset distance. It even brings your F-150 to a complete stop in stopped traffic, restarting it as traffic begins to move9.
Available BLIS6 (Blind Spot Information System) uses radar to detect if a vehicle is in your blind spot, then immediately alerts you. BLIS has also been enhanced to cover your trailer's blind spot, when hitched.
Pre-Collision Assist10 activates when sensors detect a potential collision. This can range from providing a heads-up display alert to pre-charging the brakes. Or even, in extreme cases, applying the brakes automatically to prevent a potential crash.
A bold new look begins with a muscular new front grille, and works all the way back to a newly embossed tailgate.
U.S. Pre-Production Model Shown. Available Fall 2017....Less
U.S. Pre-Production Model Shown. Available Late 2017.
Based on your need, the 2018 F-150 provides more engine alternatives....More
Based on your need, the 2018 F-150 provides more engine alternatives. First, there's an all-new standard 3.3L Ti-VCT V6. Next up, a 2.7L EcoBoostⓇ, a 5.0L Ti-VCT V8 and a 3.5L EcoBoost are all paired with a 10-speed transmission to deliver improved acceleration and performance. Of course, the F-150 Raptor gets its own unique high-output 3.5L EcoBoost. Also look for yet another powerful new option… with a new 3.0L Power StrokeⓇ Diesel engine....Less
Now standard across the full F-150 lineup, Auto Start-Stop Technology can help reduce fuel consumption and vehicle emissions during city driving. When F-150 comes to a stop and is at idle, the engine automatically shuts off. Then, it seamlessly restarts when you step on the accelerator or when your foot leaves the brake pedal....Less
Smart thinking has found its way into every part of the F-150. To find some ingenious examples, look no further than the cargo bed itself....Less
This flexible, configurable Cargo Management System lets you attach aftermarket storage bins and dividers to the BoxLink cleats… or hook them directly with a bungee cord, S-hook or almost any E-track tie down accessory.
In pitch-black work locations, available LED box lights can be utilized to illuminate the cargo box. Available side mirror-mounted spotlights can also help you see easily while working on a late-night job.
An available integrated tailgate step with lift assist allows you to comfortably climb in and out of the cargo box. It completely disappears into the liftgate when not in use.
Available ramps can be stowed on the sides of the cargo bed via the BoxLinkTM system and mounted quickly on the tailgate to enable easy loading of ATVs, motorcycles and mowers.
True to form, F-150 once again delivers Herculean towing capacity. So if it's got a hitch, you'll be ready to haul it. Standard Dynamic Hitch Assist6 provides a visible sight line on the instrument panel display, to help direct your hitch ball to the trailer receiver. It turns the complicated task of hitching a trailer into a simple, one-person job....Less
The available B&O PLAYTM7 premium audio system features 10-speakers, AM/FM stereo, and single-CD/MP3 player. All optimized to create a customized audio experience with specifically tailored speaker placement and calibration. The authentic, engaging B&O PLAY experience unlocks the power of your favourite music and transforms even the briefest of drives with memorable in-cabin audio....Less
In addition to its popular voice-activated features, available SYNCⓇ2 Connect4 now lets you stay connected to your F-150, using the FordPassTM app5....More
In addition to its popular voice-activated features, available SYNCⓇ2 Connect4 now lets you stay connected to your F-150, using the FordPassTM app5. FordPass vehicle controls include remote lock/unlock, check fuel status, scheduled vehicle start, check fuel status, and vehicle location applications. Mobile Wi-FiⓇ3 hotspot capability also helps you take your work with you....Less
The 2018 F-150 offers a variety of ways to stand out among the pack. Including the distinctive Sport Appearance Package, aggressive Special Edition Package, the refined Chrome Appearance Package, and the unique STX Appearance Package....Less
Canada's best-selling trucks. Once again. F-150 delivers your choice of six job-busting models offering the kind of capability, durability and features that have defined the category. Decade after decade....Less
U.S. Pre-production model shown. Available Fall 2017.
Optional feature. Don't drive while distracted. Use voice-operated systems when possible; don't use handheld devices while driving. Some features may be locked out while the vehicle is in gear. Not all features are compatible with all phones. Message and data rates may apply. Optional Navigation system map updates cannot be received via Wi-fi and require a separate update.
Requires embedded modem. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance®
SYNC Connect is required for certain features, and includes SYNC Connect service for five years; after which fees apply.
FordPass, compatible with select smartphone platforms, is available to download. Message and data rates may apply.
Driver-assist features are supplemental and do not replace the driver's attention, judgment and need to control the vehicle.
Bang & Olufsen is a registered trademark of Bang & Olufsen A/S.
Some driver input required. Driver-assist features are supplemental and do not replace the driver's attention, judgment and need to control the vehicle.
If stop is longer than 3 seconds, driver must tap accelerator pedal or push resume button to confirm that they want the vehicle to start moving again.
Driver-assist features are supplemental and do not replace the driver's attention, judgment and need to control the vehicle. System is active at speeds between approximately 5km/h and 80 km/h. While Pre-Collision Assist with Pedestrian Detection may be especially helpful in unexpected situations, it does not replace the driver and has limitations, including nighttime, low and harsh lighting conditions, vehicles moving in a different direction and certain weather conditions.


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|Mary Ackerley, MD, Integrative Psychiatrist, specializes in current breakthroughs in healing from depression and anxiety
|Sylene Almeida, MD is a pediatrician from Brazil who used Jin Shin Jyutsu (energy work) and flower essences and intuitive skills to help her patients and clients.
|Alan Bachers, PhD Director of the Neurofeedback Foundation, is a psychologist who uses neurofeedback to assist clients with learning disorders and emotional issues to overcome their problems.
|Dan Benor, MD, Integrative Psychiatrist, author, specializes in peak performance and healing from trauma
|David Berceli, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, specializes in recovering from Trauma.
|Dr. Pradeep Chadha, a psychiatrist from Dublin, Ireland, whom has created a specific kind of psychotherapy which helps people not only recover but maintain a high quality of life.
|Javier DeSalas, Spiritual Healer, offering retreats that are uplifting and enlightening–both in Europe and in the USA.
|Dan Engle, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist who lives in California. He is the consulting psychiatrist to many retreat centers that focus on ending addiction through practices that go beyond the limitations of conventional psychiatry. Thus, he is a pioneer.
|Peter and Jamy Faust, teach the Constellation Approach for healing dysfunctional family patterns to return to the pure love that underlies these deep relationships.
|Sandra Glickman, MA, Spiritual Counselor and Waking Down Teacher, has a private practice for individuals and is also a teacher for groups. She helps clients heal emotional wounds and becoming more enlightened.
|Michael Gurevich, MD is a holistic psychiatrist, Board Certified in Addiction Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, and also certified to practice Acupuncture, EMDR, Autonomic Response Testing and many other treatment methods.
|Brack Jefferys, PhD, is a psychologist who founded and now directs the Spiritual Emergence Center in Asheville, North Carolina. This is the first center of its kind in the world and may well be a model for other centers throughout the world.
|Alice Lee, MD, ABIHM combines nutritional medicine (orthomolecular psychiatry), energy medicine, and other alternative therapies in the holistic and integrative treatment of mental health conditions.
|Jill Leigh, Director of the Energy Healing Institute, is both a teacher, and healing practitioner.
|Rick Leskowitz, MD, Integrative Psychiatrist, is a specialist in healing chronic pain, engaging peak performance, and using the full spectrum of care to overcome emotional disturbances.
|Rebecca Lovejoy, PsyD is a psychologist and practices energy healing. She is both a teacher and a healing practitioner.
|Judith Pentz, MD, Integrative Psychiatrist, is in private practice and is also very interested in setting up residential treatment for people in extreme states/ first break psychosis.
|Russell Razzaque, MD is a pioneering psychiatrist, an advocate of the New Paradigm Alliance, calling for change in mental healthcare. He is especially interested in making use of the peer movement, mindfulness training and Open Dialogue to improve mental healthcare.
|Don and Martha Rosenthal have been leading groups for more than two decades on bringing spirituality into close relationships. Don is a psychotherapist and spiritual counselor.
|Paula Sellars, MSW, Social Worker, Awakened via Oneness University, is a consciousness trainer, and documentary film producer.
|Shawn Tassone, MD, PhD(c), Transpersonal Psychology and Medicine, is an OBGYN and author. He speaks about how unusual spiritual experiences can enhance life.
|Judy Tsafrir, MD is a holistic child and adult psychiatrist in Newton, MA. She is dedicated to healing through integration of heart, mind, body and soul.
|Jim Tucker, MD, Psychiatrist, is a researcher documenting stories of reincarnation from around the world. He also teaches psychiatry at the U. of Virginia medical school and is in private practice.
|Robert Whitaker, Award-winning author; gives us an overview of US Mental Healthcare system, as well as the power and pitfalls of psychiatric medications.