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Stormont spin doctor David Gordon out of job six months after controversial appointment
Stormont's new chief spin doctor David Gordon has announced he is losing his job, just six months after his controversial appointment.
Arlene Foster and Martin McGuinness used Royal Prerogative powers to appoint Mr Gordon as press secretary to the Executive Office on a £75,000 a year salary last September.
At the time he was editor of the BBC's Stephen Nolan show and said he could not turn down the opportunity.
There was fierce criticism at the time over the apparent secrecy of the appointment, with it not being advertised through the regular process.
However, given the collapse of the institutions, the ex-Belfast Telegraph political editor is preparing to clear his desk, having just got his feet under the table.
In a bittersweet post on Facebook, the former journalist said: "Losing my job in a few weeks. But [Man] City are up to third and Kylie is single again. Swings and roundabouts."
Mr Gordon is considered one of Northern Ireland's most respected journalists and was credited as the driving force behind the success of Nolan's 'biggest radio show in the country'.
Previously he was editor of the Nolan Show for three years after the BBC brought him in to add his heavyweight political clout to the popular Radio Ulster morning show.
On the announcement he was to switch from poacher to gamekeeper Stephen Nolan described his editor as the "most talented, knowledgeable political journalist".
"The Nolan Show has held Stormont to account for many years now and David has been at the very heart of this," the broadcaster said.
"He is a political anorak, the very best and the most decent. His journalism is aggressive, but fairness and integrity is always his core bottom line."
Arlene Foster and Martin McGuinness issued a statement saying it was a "joint appointment". They added: "We are delighted that David, an experienced and well-regarded journalist, has agreed to take up this post.
They said the role would reflect "the Executive's shared commitment to communicate effectively and move forward together, and we look forward to working closely with David as our Executive Press Secretary."
Mr Gordon - who replaced another former BBC journalist, Stephen Grimason, at Stormont - described his new post as an exciting challenge last September.
He said: "This is an opportunity I simply could not turn down.
"I will enjoy getting a different perspective on the interaction between journalists and Government.
"Journalists have a duty to hold politicians to account and ask the tough questions that need to be asked."
Mr Gordon has been approached for a comment.
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Friday, April 28, 2017, 4:30 PM - Sunday, April 30, 2017, 2:00 PM
This year we are doing an Upper Classmen Retreat for all current 11th and 12th grade students. This retreat will be held at the Sorbo Farm in Ramona, where we'll learn many life skills before the head off to college.
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Animal Alphabet
A personal favourite of ours is the Animal Alphabet. With cute animals and bright colours, they'll look great on your classroom walls. Each letter is on a single A4 PDF and we've also included high quality images so that you can use them in digital documents too.
The file you download is a compressed zip file that contains all the resource files, usually in PDF format. You can easily double-click the file and it will open right up. If you need any help at all, you can catch us on Twitter or Facebook.
Hi. I'm a Reception Teacher and just stumbled across your lovely website! The resources are beautiful. Thank you so much for making them!
I have just one improvement that could be made to this resource… the pictures corresponding to 'o'. 'g' and 'u' do not match the pure phonetic sound. For example, giraffe makes a 'j' sound rather than a 'g' sound as you would hear in a word like 'goat'. Changing the pictures on these 3 letters would make this resource so much more useful for use with very young children just learning to read and write.
I hope you don't mind me making the suggestion.
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A timeless classic is thrust into the limelight this season, the humble locket moves from vintage keepsake to jewellery trend of 2015/16.
Most commonly associated with the idea of a personal memory or an image of a loved one, lockets have for centuries enabled the wearer to carry something of the person the love around with them.
From locks of hair to black and white portraits and miniature paintings, what lies behind the casing remains unique to the wearer. With the current vogue for personalisation so high on the jewellery agenda, the Dower & Hall Cherish collection captures the current nostalgia for these jewels from a bygone era.
The Sterling silver and 18ct Gold Vermeil Cherish lockets are crafted with double sided glass windows seamlessly combined with planished metal. Fill your locket with their expansive collection of beautiful treasures which tells your unique story. The brand's most popular charms from the past 25 years have been miniaturised and are now available in a selection of metal hues from 18ct Gold Vermeil, 18ct Rose Gold, Sterling Silver, Oxidized Silver and for luxury lovers chose from 18ct white or yellow Gold with delicate pavé set stones for that added touch of sparkle.
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Signál Trailer (2012)
16 February 2012 Drama, Comedy
Two young technicians, Filos and Kája, come to a small village that is a bit cut off from the rest of the world in order to find the best place to install a new station for the reception of a cell phone signal. Their arrival understandably arouses a feeling of expectation among the locals, especially when they learn of the interesting financial reward for the owner of the land on which the transmitter will stand. A fight flares up in the village over this reward, and all weapons, those permitted and those not, are put into use. Of course, there is also the question of whether Filos and Kája will be able to live up to the expectations that have been placed on them. Maybe they aren't even who they claim to be...
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Actor Vishnu Vishal had a solitary release early this year in the form of Kullanarikootam. Directed by Sri Balaji, the film was a moderate hit. The film had Ramya Nambeesan as heroine opposite Vishnu and was appreciated for the racy script which was simple and uncomplicated. Though the film was a commercial success, neither Vishnu nor Ramya have been flooded with film offers in Tamil.
Vishnu, who debuted as hero in director Suseendhiran's Vennila Kabadikuzhu in the year 2009, has acted in a few films like Bale Pandiya and Drohi. He was waiting for a 'perfect' project after Kullanarikootam. Reports say that in all probability, his next film is likely to be directed by Suseendhiran.
Suseendhiran is presently busy with the Vikram-Deeksha Seth starrer Rajapattai. After wrapping up Rajapattai, Suseendhiran might launch another film which would have Visnhu as the hero and would be a mixture of comedy and action. Vishnu knows well that in order to stay in the public memory, it is imperative for action to stay in the news and keep on doing films.
"I heard many scripts after the success of Kullanarikootam but wasn't impressed by them. I was waiting for an 'impressionable' character which would make me identify with the audiences easily. Suseendhiran has narrated an interesting script to me, the details of which I can't divulge at present. All I can say is that it's a role that I haven't attempted so far and that it would be made entirely in Suseendhiran's usual style," says Vishnu.


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Ludwik -- Gabrielson
Kristina Ludwik and LeRoy Gabrielson are engaged to be married Oct. 9 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Willmar.
Ludwik is the daughter of Kevin and Donna Ludwik of Van Horne, Iowa.
She is a 2003 graduate of Benton Community High School in Benton and is attending Ridgewater College in Willmar. She is employed by Wells Fargo Bank in Willmar.
Gabrielson is the son of Curt Gabrielson of Appleton and the late Patty Gabrielson.
He is a 2002 graduate of Lac qui Parle Valley High School in rural Madison. He is employed by Menards in Willmar as an assistant manager.


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Port Esperance Soldiers` MemorialPrint Page
Port Esperance Soldiers` Memorial commemorates those who died or were killed in World Wars One and Two. It was originally erected to commemorate those who died or were killed in World War One.
The Port Esperance soldiers' memorial monument was unveiled by His Excellency,The Governor (Lord Allardyce) on the 21st May 1921. For some time a committee had been working to raise sufficient funds to erect a monument at Dover in honour of the brave lads who had given their lives in the Great War. Out of forty men that left Port Esperance part of the municipality, 20 had laid down their lives. The monument erected to honour these men is a very fine specimen of the sculptor's art, being the figure of a soldier in white marble mounted on a grey pedestal. The Chairman notified that the total cost of the monument had been £225 exclusive of the foundation work and carting which had been done voluntarily.
The Mercury (Hobart), 25th May 1921.
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To perpetuate the memory of the men of Port Esperance who gave their lives in the cause of justice and liberty in the Great War
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Australia Remembers 1939 1945
In honour of the men and women of this District who served in combat areas and on the home front during the Second World War 1939 - 45
Commemorating the remembrance activities held during August 1995
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Dedicated ANZAC Day 1996
Note : the "Tasmanian War Memorials Data Base" , compiled by Fred Thornett which is located at the State Library of Tasmania, contains a comprehensive listing of the names on this monument.
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This popular lock pick set is uniquely designed with a very ergonomic handle that allows you to switch picks used.
It contains a good combination of the picks you will need if you want to access a large range of locks. The picks are make of strong nickel plated spring steel, and the kit comes complete with a zippered case.
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I just love this image from Inkastamps.
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- Debi said...
Stunning card, Kristy. I love the colors you work with!
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- Inka said...
Love the combination the background papers with this stamp. The colors are just so elegant!
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- Evidence of an Artistic Life said...
Love what you did with Inka's images-these are fantastic-great images, too! Hope you are taking good care of yourself!!
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- Melanie said...
This is really cool - along with the other stuff you've shown us. Thanks.
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fabulous card!!
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Oxford Student Union Votes Down Israel Boycott
Jewish students union responds to vote, stating that result shows 'Israelis are welcome at Oxford' and sends a clear statement that students will not be marginalized on the basis of their nationality.
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An Illinois trooper died after a big rig struck his patrol car late Thursday causing the two vehicles to burst into flames.
Trooper James Sauter, 28, was in his patrol car at the time on Interstate 294 heading south near Willow Road in Downer's Grove.
"Trooper Sauter left a legacy of courage, honor and duty," State Police Director Hiram Grau said in a statement. "Our hearts are heavy with grief, but they are also strengthened by Trooper Sauter's brave calling and dedicated service to ISP."
Sauter was assigned to District 15, a post he recently joined after completing an assignment in the Air Operations unit. He has served the agency since 2008. Sauter is survived by his wife Elizabeth.
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RIP Brother, rest easy now, God has prepared a refuge for you in the Heavens.
Anonymous @ 3/31/2013 7:13 PM
The crash occurred on Interstate 294 near Glenview, IL. The headquarters for his post, or district as they are called in Illinois, is in Downers Grove.
Trigger @ 4/2/2013 6:48 AM
Brother Sauter, thank you for your service. May the Good Lord hold you close.
Rest in peace Trooper Sauter. Godspeed as you now patrol the streets of gold.
Ima Leprechaun @ 4/4/2013 1:31 AM
My condolences to your family and thank you for your service Tpr Sauter.


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High-Impact Negotiator
Refine your acumen with professional feedback on your negotiation behavior
> Target audience – Key benefits – Key topics – Meet the staff
The English language program, "High-Impact Negotiator" (NEGb), has been designed for executives who are sure of their systematic, conceptual grasp of negotiation strategies and have mastered the particular skills needed to prepare and carry out successful negotiations. Nevertheless, they are rarely aware of how others perceive them, or how their negotiating style may have them leaving money on the table. For these executives, it may be time to refine their acumen with professional, unbiased, and constructive feedback on their individual negotiation behavior.
Over two days, participants will be presented with tough, role-based negotiation scenarios – some with peers, others with actors – and learn to be acute self-observers. Working in small groups, their performances will be monitored. This seminar will bring participants to negotiation tables and offer them a deeper understanding of how specific behaviors evoke certain responses from negotiation partners. They will also gain a deeper understanding of the role of emotion in negotiation: how to leverage it, channel it, and diffuse it in strategically beneficial ways. Armed with these insights, participants will be better able to self-monitor and guide their strategic behavior for future negotiation success.
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Senior or mid-level executives who wish to focus on their individual negotiation styles and better understand the psychological make-up of the opposite side.
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- gain a precise understanding of the prevalent behavioral patterns that may undermine positions at the negotiation table
- explore different behavioral options and learn to practice them as you fine-tune your negotiation skills
- a solid network of global contacts
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- Receiving individual feedback on negotiation strategy, behavior, and style in different scenarios
- Using videos of negotiations to better understand options
- Receiving feedback on conflict-resolution style; expanding the options of how to cope with conflicts in negotiations
- Understanding how to interpret and deal with emotions while negotiating
"Best training experience in my professional life! I am extremely grateful."
Juan Tito, Sales Director, Siemens AG
Meet the teaching staff
Dr. Franziska Frank (Program Director)
Affiliate Program Director, ESMT Berlin
Before, Franziska worked for six years as a consultant with The Boston Consulting Group. Her focus was on insurance and media projects. She has also gained professional experience as a lawyer and a free-lance journalist. Franziska received her legal degree with two state exams and her PhD from Munich University.
In addition, her areas of competency lie in Russia and Eastern Europe. Her PhD was in Russian law. When conducting programs for Russian and Eastern European companies she teaches sessions in both Russian and English. She has also published on specific Russian cross-cultural topics.
Franziska's teaching and research focus on international growth strategies, behavioral decision-making, cross-cultural issues, and negotiations.
Executive development advisor and lead coach, ESMT Berlin
Andreas Bernhardt is executive development advisor and lead coach at ESMT Berlin in Germany, founding member of ESMT's Center for Leadership Development Research, and manages ESMT's pool of executive coaches. He has over 20 years of practical leadership development experience with executives from more than 30 countries and has designed and delivered executive programs for several international companies. He is also an executive coach with the Global Leadership Centre at INSEAD, one of the world's leading business schools.
He is co-designer and convenor of ESMT's yearly Coaching Colloquium, was co-organizer of the International Coaching Research Forum in collaboration with the Institute of Coaching at McLean/Harvard Medical School, and regularly contributes to top academic and practitioner conferences. His current consulting and research interests focus on leadership development, executive coaching, HR management, and leading and coaching teams in tough times. He is co-editor of the new book "Tricky Coaching: Difficult Cases in Leadership Coaching" together with Konstantin Korotov, Manfred Kets de Vries and Elizabeth Florent-Treacy.
He teaches and coaches in the areas of Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Coaching, Negotiations and Change in MBA, Executive MBA, open enrollment, and company specific executive programs. Andreas consults globally operating companies on issues of executive coaching, leadership development, and leading people and teams in challenging times. He also regularly coaches executives on leadership and career issues.
He studied Clinical and Organizational Psychology, Management and Organizational Behavior, holds a Master's degree in Psychology, and is an alumnus of INSEAD's long-term executive program "Consulting and Coaching for Change" directed by Professor Manfred Kets de Vries.
Additionally, Andreas has held the position of Head of Leadership and Human Resource Management Programs for ESMT Berlin Campus Schloss Gracht and prior to this worked for several years in the Banking Industry as well as for the German State Police Forces.
Matthew Mulford, PhD
ESMT Berlin Visiting Senior Lecturer and Director of TRIUM EMBA Program London School of Economics (LSE), London, UK
Matthew Mulford is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the LSE, an Affiliate Professor at HEC-Paris and a Visiting Faculty at the European School of Management and Technology in Berlin and Skolkovo in Moscow. He is formally a founding Dean of the TRIUM Global Executive MBA program. Prior to his Deanship, he was a senior lecturer in quantitative methods and negotiation analysis at the London School of Economics (LSE). His research interests include the psychology of judgment and decision making in interdependent interactions, negotiation analysis, experimental game theory, and experimental research design.
He received a PhD from the University of Oregon where he worked in the Richard J. Hill Institute of Social Cognition and Decision Making. He has a Master's degree from New York University, where he studied game theory and politics. Matthew has designed, directed and/or taught executive training courses in more than 20 countries for a variety of clients.


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2.5L 4cyl to a 4.2L AMC 6cyl
Hi I am new to the jeep world. Just bought my first jeep and looking to build it up. It currently has the 2.5L and I have an opportunity to buy a 6cyl 4.2L AMC engine for $60. I was wondering if the conversion is worth the hassle. Thanks guys!
It involves moving the motor mounts, you will need an AX-15 trans and the transfer case primary shaft will need to be changed.
The wire harness is different also. Is it carved or MPFI?? More issues to deal with.
It is a lot if work but folks do it all the time.
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I'm also linking this card to the Color Throwdown #392, the colors are Blue (her d ress), Brown (her hair), Gray (the wall and clock) and White (her gloves and pearls).
Saturday, May 14, 2016
Run, Cinderella, Run!!!!!
I'm also linking this card to the Color Throwdown #392, the colors are Blue (her d ress), Brown (her hair), Gray (the wall and clock) and White (her gloves and pearls).
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Really cute and lots of work went into this card ! Love the blue dress!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Sonny, it took some work to cut this sweetie but it was all worth it. I made the dress blue because of the latest Cinderella movie, in the old version from Walt Disney her dress is white.Delete
Whoa! There's where Vanessa gets her talent, her Grandma! You made your own clock and brick wall! They're amazing! The midnight sky perfect black! Great idea using the embossed grunge stamp! Kimmie is incredible! I should hope you get recognition for this card challenge!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Patti, I really like the way this card looks for all the detailed fussy cutting.Delete
And, if Vanessa got her love for art from me.....I'm incredibly grateful, she is one outstanding and talented young woman.
Your midnight sky turned out fantastic! totally looks like glittering silver stars. Thanks for joining us a tATCASReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Doni, the black card stock worked better than trying to sponge a black sky.Delete
OMG...this is beyond words FABULOUS! I laughed....and laughed...ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Eliz, so glad you liked it.Delete
Great design! Love your sparkly night sky. Thanks for joining us for this week's Color Throwdown!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Lori, I wish the spark of the stars was a bit more visible on the photos.Delete
Such a beautiful scene! Those magic sky and lovely girl, absolutely love this card. Thank you for playing along with ATCAS!ReplyDelete
Thank you Valentyna, when I was done, I realized it was not all that CAS but I decided to share it at ATCAS anyway, I'm really happy with it.ReplyDelete
Wow Maria amazing card. That challenge threw me all together, your Cinderella looks so beautiful as does that wonderful sky.ReplyDelete
Thank you Aileen, it was tricky to snip her out of the panel but it was worth it. I love the sweet expression on her face, like she knows it's getting so close to midnight.ReplyDelete


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NYC - Day 4
Day 4 - Black Friday. For those of you who venture out with the crazies on Black Friday, well I think you're awesome. I don't have the stamina or the patience anymore. Mom and I used to go, but now-a-days I'm over all the craziness. So this year we opted for a more mellow day and left the madness of 5th Avenue and Soho to those much cooler than us. Instead, we had a girls day and headed to Chelsea and ate, drank way too much coffee, perused around the local boutiques and the Chelsea market until our hearts were content.
We started with bowls of coffee. Literally.
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I paid in cash, but the delivery guy had no change. I had to overtipped because he was unprepared. Sorry, my bill was $16, believed that $4 tip is way too high!
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Panda Cloud unwanted popup
I am getting pop-ups from Panda Cloud that block access to URLs. They say that the site I am trying to access has malware. So it seems to be just an ad for Panda, saying I should download their widget thing. I can override it should I believe it and follow their direction to check at their site whether there IS malware on my target URL? Or is this just a marketing tool? I have never requested Panda in any shape or form. I have Eset Smart Security firewall/antivirus and Malwarebytes. Thanks for any advice...
Yes when I researched this, I saw that page. But I haven't downloaded anything from Panda, and the popup is headed: Panda Cloud Antivirus Safe Search Protection
In the popup box it says: "The Web page you are trying to access contains malware and exploits that could infect your computer. We advise you not to continue visiting this page.Your anti-virus or security product did not protect you from this malicious page. Protect yourself with Panda Cloud Anti-virus!" Then there is a Download button which implies I haven't downloaded it before and I can't find any Panda files on my computer. So that looks like an ad to me... If it is how can I stop it?
I could do the check on their website I guess.
ps Apparently I can't check if the site has malware without downloading Panda Cloud and registering! This is getting annoying. Even if I did want it, I am being harrassed here!
Have a scan with Malwarebytes it sounds as if something is redirecting you to panda
Also worth clearing your internet cache and see what happens
Thanks for your help Fruit Bat. I have done both of those things. I updated Malwarebytes, did a full scan and no malware was detected. This is all strange.
Any other ideas? It's still happening... Only some sites --Any site, from links within United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy to bit.ly.
OK tried the links from the site with no problems here so its looking like your machine.
The only other thing I can think of is you try the PaAnda removal tool to be absolutely certain there is no Panda stuff lurking on your machine uninstaller here
Thanks once again. I ran the uninstaller but it is still blocking e.g. bitly. I will try it in IE...But have to go away now. So it will be tomorrow. Thanks again
I have finally located a program: "Anti-phishing Domain advisor" from Visicom, powered by Panda Security. Oddly it only shows up when I go into Programs and Features on Control Panel, to uninstall. It is not there in the general program list from Start menu. Also it was apparently installed in July 2011, but this is the first time I have seen it. So I have something on my machine, but the pop-up is still saying I should download Panda. So it still seems like an advert to me. I've uninstalled it. Maybe Panda Cloud is a good idea, but this is not doing a good job selling it to me!
I had exactly the same symptoms as MrsGrey. Removed Anti-phishing Domain advisor using Control Panel and it seems to have cured the problem. I shall certainly not be buying or downloading anything from Visicom or Panda Security. I have contacted Panda Security with the following e-mail exchange (I am curious why parts of my e-mail were translated into Spanish.):
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Dear Robin,
We have had a few other cases regarding this message after we have spent time looking into this we have found that this will not be a prompt from Panda that you are receiving.
Please note there are some Fake antivirus packages, that use names similar to legitimate products, to try and trick people into thinking they are legitimate, rather than just being an infection that needs to be removed.
I would recommend you get i contact with whoever provides your antivirus product, as they should be able to help you remove this infection that has got passed your protection.
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The story has amused audiences for nearly 120 years:
A young man loves a woman engaged to another, so he leaves town. He hears his rival has been sentenced to death for an absurd crime and returns to the town, hoping to find his love free. Instead, he finds the rival has been promoted to the high executioner -- no one else can be killed, reasons the town, if the next-in-line to such a fate controls the ax.
It gets a little bit confusing here. Because this is a satire of Victorian England, except it takes place in Japan (and the actors, wearing kimonos, speak in British accents). It is, in fact, Gilbert and Sullivan's ''The Mikado,'' presented by the Athens Choral Society Aug. 15-18.
The Mikado of Japan (played both by Hector De los Santos and Nelson Hitchcock; there are two casts in this production) insists upon an execution in the town, or else Titipu will be reduced to the rank of village. Unbeknownst to The Mikado, it is his son in disguise, Nanki-Poo (Derek Chester, Clay Hilley) who has come to the town in search of his love Yum-Yum (Laura Transue, Lisa Matheson), who is engaged to Ko-Ko (James Miller, Steve Steffes), otherwise known as the Lord High Executioner.
And also unbeknownst to The Mikado, a very depressed Nanki-Poo has agreed to replace Ko-Ko as the next-in-line to be executed.
The Japanese stereotypes within the show conceived more than 100 years ago are ridiculous today; yet the cast assures the show isn't offensive and Gilbert and Sullivan's real target, in fact, was British society.
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''While Gilbert was trying to think up an idea (for the opera), Japanese things were becoming very popular in England at the time,'' says Hitchcock. The choice of a setting ''doesn't have much to do with Japan -- it's more of a setting for satire,'' he adds.
''It's as English as can be,'' echoes Mary Hutcherson, chorus director for the show and chorus member. For instance, the Pooh-Bah, Lord High Everything Else (John Fite, Howard Sligh) ''could reflect any member of Parliament,'' she notes. ''Gilbert was always rather gentle with the Monarchy ... The Mikado is funny but he's not a dunce by any means.
''Gilbert had a barbed pen when he wrote,'' she adds. ''He really satirized ... particularly about pompousness.''
The opera has other things going for it that have kept it a success for so long.
''It's the age-old (theme of) unrequited love,'' says Gretchen Fennell, who shares with Beth Cooper the role of Katisha, Nanki-Poo's disagreeable and royally arranged betrothed (''She's kind of like the Cruella de Ville of the play,'' Fennell notes of her character).
''It's fun and it's still silly and fresh,'' she adds. ''It's not a heavy, dirge-y opera; it's light and funny.''
And of course there's the music, which Hitchcock calls ''gorgeous'' and Hutcherson declares ''lovely and just delightful. It's very varied -- purely operatic in places, and in other places, very comedic.''
Dell Hitchcock, Nelson Hitchcock's wife, directs the show.
''We have worked together for 40 years,'' says Nelson Hitchcock. ''I've worked under her direction and she's worked under my direction, and I think there's a great deal of mutual respect.''
Rest assured all ends well in this light opera, though Hutcherson admits she has low hopes for the resulting union the audience is led to root for.
''My own feeling is that the marriage isn't going to last,'' she says with a laugh. ''(Yum-Yum is) just a little too vapid.''
Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Thursday, August 8, 2002.
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IMF Survey : Overheard at the Spring Meetings
April 27, 2016
- Meetings brought together over 8,700 participants
- High-level panels discussed economic, social, and political challenges
- International cooperation vital in building global solutions
The world's economic leaders and stakeholders gathered at the 2016 IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings to tackle today's global challenges—a slowing economy, the refugee crisis, and other global risks to stability—and forge the path towards more sustainable solutions.
2016 IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings
The meetings brought together a variety of stakeholders and opinions—over 8,700 this year—ranging from finance ministers, central bank governors, to financial sector participants, parliamentarians, civil society organizations and journalists, representing the IMF's 189 member countries.
Leveraging these diverse perspectives, the wide-ranging program of seminars provided an opportunity for opinion makers to share their views on ways to approach and address these multifaceted challenges. Below is a glimpse of the rich discussions on some of the key topics of the day.
Conference on economic development in low-income countries #IMFonLICs
Low-income developing countries need to diversify their economies, promote inclusion, and close infrastructure gaps by tapping both domestic resources and foreign funding to sustain growth: these are the main lessons drawn from the conference on low-income countries. Panelists at the three-part session agreed that public infrastructure investments must continue in these countries for efficient growth and for reaching longer-term sustainable development goals.
"The prospects of Africa becoming the largest continent in terms of population, and aspirations of the growing middle class, make us committed to find solutions to implement much needed infrastructure investment to support growth while maintaining debt sustainability," said Alamine Ousmane Mey, Cameroon's Minister of Finance.
Read more in the Survey story and watch the webcast.
Panelists discuss the economic and political challenges of hosting refugees (photo: IMF)
Conflicts and the refugee crisis #IMFonRefugees
"This is not just a humanitarian challenge, it's a development and economic challenge. We need longer-term thinking about how to incorporate these refugees into national development plans, and how to integrate them into the long-term economic course of the host countries and communities," said Kyung-wha Kang, a UN Assistant-Secretary General at this seminar. With proper policies in place, rapid labor market integration can reduce the short-term fiscal costs associated with absorbing the influx of asylum seekers. Panelists, including Jordanian Minister of Planning Imad Fakhoury, agreed that security and hosting refugees is a public good that should be strengthened through capacity building efforts and inclusive policies.
Watch the discussion and read the Survey story.
Women, work and the global economy #IMFGender
Making the economic case for gender equality as the key to progress was the focus of this seminar on women's opportunities in the workplace. The global economy is still in many ways "rigged against women," panelists said, citing access to finance, tax policy, and legal barriers to equality. Berkeley Haas Business School professor Laura Tyson emphasized that at the current rate of change it would take 85 years to eliminate the gender gap. "That's progress? I don't think so. That's too slow. I am impatient for progress," said Oxfam's Winnie Byanyima. She noted that 75 percent of women in Asia and Africa work in the informal sector. "We need to recalculate a new measure of economic wellbeing and progress that counts and values all this labor that is now unpaid and unmeasured."
"I am delighted that much more attention is being placed on addressing gender inequality, including at the IMF," Professor Laura Tyson (photo: IMF)
The goal should be to make the economic case so convincingly that it makes sense to all involved to take action, widening opportunities to women across the spectrum, panelists said. "The IMF can't change social attitudes, but we can show the benefits when countries do change and then see if others will emulate that," said IMF's First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton.
Watch the webcast and read the blog from International Women's Day. Visit the IMF's Gender page.
The role of capacity development #IMFCapDev
Panelists at this seminar, who represented donors, recipient countries, and thought leaders, saw a growing demand for capacity development for revenue mobilization across all countries, and called for enhanced partnerships through cooperative arrangements as many developing countries seek to increase their fiscal space. Panelists also noted that efficiency in tax collections through strong tax compliance promotes economic growth and equity. "If developing countries across the board raise their tax income by one percent, they will raise one trillion dollars per year––ten times more than global overseas development assistance," said panelist Klaus Rudischhauser from the European Commission.
Read the Survey story and watch the seminar.
Political economy of structural reforms #BoostGrowth
Panelists tackled the rigors of implementing tough reforms in the face of rising populism in a number of countries, including the United States, at this seminar. With global growth too low, commodity prices falling, monetary policy losing steam, and very few countries with ready cash lying around to spend, many have to look inward to make their economies more productive. "To reinforce democracy, we need to deliver economic success," said Tunisian Member of Parliament Olfa Soukri Cherif.
"You can't reap what you sow the same day; these reforms are for long-term economic development," said Tunisian parliament member Olfa Soukri Cherif. (photo: IMF)
Panelists agreed that governments should undertake structural reforms sooner rather than later––before they are desperately needed––and to tackle the toughest ones first. "It's not true that governments that implement structural reforms lose elections," said Luis de Guindos, Spain's Minister of Economy and Competitiveness.
IMF Survey article on structural reforms and watch the panel.
Emerging markets at the crossroads #IMFEmergMkts
The prospects for growth in emerging and developing nations may not be as gloomy as financial markets suggest, according to participants at this seminar on emerging markets. "When you're at the crossroads, and you're just looking at the intersection, it can all look pretty dark," said IMF's First Deputy Manager David Lipton. Still, "there's huge potential for emerging countries to grow rapidly and be the engine of growth for the global economy,'' he said, adding that emerging nations need technology, investment, and better-educated populations to raise output.
The seminar also covered the outlook for oil prices, the impact of the U.S. Federal Reserve policy on emerging markets, and developments in Argentina and Russia. Argentina's Minister of Treasury and Public Finance Alfonso Prat-Gay expressed satisfaction with investor demand for the country's debt after a U.S. appeals court cleared the way for a $15 billion bond sale to pay creditors from a 2001 default, though additional bond sales this year were unlikely. "There was already a lot of interest before the appeals court decision, and there's a lot right now," Prat-Gay said.
Watch the seminar and read more in the Survey story
Fortifying the global financial safety net #IMFSafetyNet
Deputy Governor of the Bank of England Nemat Shafik moderated a discussion on the current weaknesses of the global financial safety net and possible options for strengthening it. The discussion focused on the costs and stigma associated with various layers of the safety net, the causes of liquidity shortages, opportunities for reinforcing the system, and the IMF's role in facilitating coordination between the different layers. Chilean Finance Minister Rodrigo Valdes argued that countries' strong preference for accumulating reserves suggested the costs of doing so were more to the international community than the countries themselves.
India's Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan and Chile's Finance Minister Rodrigo Valdes discuss how to strengthen the international monetary system (photo: IMF)
Governor of the Reserve Bank of India Raghuram Rajan highlighted the existing gaps in the system, questioning whether small countries had quick access to liquidity if they needed it, and whether regional arrangements were sufficient, or a more global arrangement was needed.
Watch the webcast.
Sub-Saharan Africa #IMFonAfrica
The Center for Global Development President Nancy Birdsall led a discussion on whether lower growth in sub-Saharan Africa––weakened by lower commodity prices, tighter global financing, and meager policy buffers––signal the end of "Africa Rising". With growth at 3½ percent in 2015––the lowest rate in 15 years—panelists discussed possible macroeconomic policy responses that could strengthen the region's resilience to external shocks and unlock its significant growth potential. Nigerian Minister of Finance Kemi Odeosun said, "Oil is 13 percent of our GDP, but represents 70 percent of government revenue, and the real vulnerability is overdependence on oil. We need to be insulated from future oil shocks."
Rwanda's Minister of Finance Claver Gatete said his country is able to grow at 6 percent thanks to heavy investments in infrastructure and education, financial reforms, an improved business environment, and inclusive growth policies after the economy declined in 1994–95 following the country's genocide. Arvind Subramanian, Chief Economic Advisor to the Minister of Finance in India, said, "In the long-run, there is no correlation between commodity prices and growth." He said the fundamental dynamic in Africa is very positive, with more democratization, reduced ethnic conflict, and a big demographic boom coming.
Watch the webcast.
The evolving role of China in the global economy #IMFonChina
As China transitions to a growth model driven by consumption and services, panelists at this seminar discussed its economic outlook, affected by overcapacity, regulatory frameworks, debt risks, and the wider use of renminbi internationalization. On China's rising debt level, Huang Haizhou, Managing Director of China International Capital Corporation, said the country has room to maneuver on debt as a net exporter of capital. He said that over the last two decades, China has built cushions—especially in private and household sectors—to maintain its debt growth at a decent level.
IMF First Deputy Manager, David Lipton, said the decision to include the renminbi in the SDR basket is a milestone, reflecting China's growing role in international trade and finance. The greater use of the currency would allow China's financial integration to continue in a way that supports trade and economic growth in both China and the region. Huang echoed Lipton's point, saying that renminbi internationalization can play an important role both internationally and domestically, especially in terms of pushing reforms in China.
Watch the webcast and read the Survey story on China and the SDR.
Strengthening the international tax system #FiscalForum
Oxfam Director Winnie Byanyima stresses the importance of using tax revenues to achieve development goals, as Columbia University Professor Joseph Stiglitz listens in (photo: IMF)
Panelists at the 2016 IMF Fiscal Forum agreed that reforming the international tax system is a priority. They said the international tax system is still in many ways rigged in favor of big multinational corporations, citing the creative ways in which they manage to avoid or evade paying taxes. Swedish Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson stressed the difficulty of taxing capital in a globalized world, and said companies should deploy the creativity they use to avoid paying taxes to help eradicate poverty.
"The most important corporate responsibility is paying fair taxes," said Columbia University Professor Joseph Stiglitz. Oxfam Executive Director Winnie Byanyima pointed out, "developing countries have no chance to meet the Sustainable Development Goals unless they can raise the necessary revenues."
Watch the forum.
Digital disruptions to the Financial System #IMFDigitalDisrupt
The rapid growth of FinTech, and increasing cyber security risks as financial institutions rely on highly-interconnected information technology and communications systems are creating challenges and opportunities to the financial system. Some disruptions include virtual currencies, peer-to-peer lending, and high frequency trading.
The IMF's First Deputy Managing Director, David Lipton, said policies will need to strike a balance between addressing risks and stifling innovation. Carolyn Wilkins, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada said, "There's a sweet point between not coming in too early with regulation, but recognizing that a lot of these technologies will not succeed or have benefits unless they figure out the governance."
The tech revolution has already fundamentally changed the global economy––with M-Pesa, a popular mobile banking technology, as one example. While many opportunities and innovations have arisen from the FinTech revolution, cyber risks have also increased. Cyber security in the financial sector is seen as integral to preserving global financial stability.
"It's not just risks to the contours or the fortress of the financial institution. A smart-thinking financial institution is going to also have to think about who that institution is connected to—third party vendors," said Sarah Bloom Raskin, U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary. "That's what we saw in the Target breach. It wasn't the hack of the actual Target fortress, it was a vendor that had weak defenses that created a vulnerability for Target," she added. "You need to protect yourself against breaches, but you have to assume that everybody with whom you're interacting with has been breached as you create your policies," said Bradley J. Wiskirchen, CEO of Keynetics and Kount, who is also Chairman of the Board Directors for Clickbank.
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None of us want collectors coming after us for old debts. But it's especially disturbing, and often confusing, when the debt they're trying to collect on is fake. Even if you doubt it belongs to you, collection tactics can convince you otherwise or, at the very least, get you to pay up just to stop the calls or repair your credit. Unfortunately, that's what consumers found themselves facing in a recent payday loan scam.
About the Scam
The FTC says the scammer put together a portfolio of consumers who owe on old payday loan debts. The problem is, the portfolio was fake. Not the names, though, or the information that went with them. On the contrary, the scam worked because the scammer used real names, social security numbers, and contact numbers.
Kansas resident Joel Tucker allegedly sold this fake portfolio to debt buyers. The debt buyers then contacted the listed consumers to collect on the old debts.
Of course, the targeted consumers knew nothing about these debts. Some refused to pay. Others paid anyway just to make the calls stop.
The operations of this alleged scammer have since been stopped thanks to a court order, but it serves as an important warning to all of us – question collectors who come after you for old debt.
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If a collector contacts you to collect on an old debt, send them written request for debt validation. This requires them to provide you with confirmation of the debt in writing. If they provide no such validation, it could be a scam. But even if they do provide validation, it's possible you could disagree with what's stated. The point is, never pay a debt just because someone contacts you saying you have to.
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ROCHESTER -- Jordan Smith went 5-for-5 to raise his season average to .436 and Andrew Haake belted a three-run homer as the Willmar Stingers upended the Rochester Honkers 10-4 in a Northwoods League game on Thursday.
The Stingers (15-13) got their offense revved up early, scoring three times in the second inning and adding three more runs in the third against Rochester starter Josh McKeon.
In the second, Smith led off the a single and Sean Dwyer followed with a walk. With two outs, Haake unleashed his first home run of the summer. Haake, the team's third catcher, has been forced into duty behind the plate with injuries to Nate Johnson and Anthony Bemboom.
A walk to Isaac Ballou started the Willmar third inning off. With one out, Eduardo Gonzalez followed with a run-scoring double for a 4-1 lead. Smith followed with another single and Dwyer's single plated Gonzalez. With two outs, Mitch Delfino singled home Smith.
Rochester sneaked backed into it with lone runs in the third and fourth innings against Stingers right-hander David Carroll to make it 6-3.
Willmar increased its lead to 7-3 in the seventh inning as Gonzalez hit his second double of the night, moved to third on a passed ball and scored on Smith's fourth single of the night.
Willmar avoided a meltdown in the bottom of the seventh as Rochester loaded the bases against Carroll with one out. Wally Marciel relieved and walked in a run, then recorded the second out on an infield popup. Jacob Barnes then took the hill and enticed a ground out to end the threat.
Willmar plated three more runs in the ninth on run-scoring singles by Gonzalez, Joe Sever and Delfino.
Gonzalez finished 3-for-5 and drove in two runs for the Stingers. Delfino and Haake had two runs each.
Carroll allowed seven hits and four runs over 6Zc innings. He walked four and struck out two. Barnes pitched the final 2Xc innings and did not allow a hit or a run.


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My immediate impression of the PiTracer, later backed up by many hours of contented listening, was of sonic clarity. It was so transparent that I simply loved listening to music with it. The extra-wide, -deep, practically Olympic-sized soundstage made me want to dive in!
I've heard this kind of presentation so far only from SACD: The backgrounds were blacker than black, resulting in an enhanced sense of imaging. And running direct from the Elgar Plus to the Krells gave me more of that special ease I crave, and which I associate with high-bit-rate, high-sampling-rate machines.
The PiTracer sounded very linear from the bottom: stygian depths to the highest of highs. Sweet, detailed, and oh-so-right there—the immediacy made me gasp with pleasure. Very much like the Linn's presentation—fast, pacey, taut, transparent, and fast off the mark.
I was surprised. I'd assumed that, with so much processing going on in the following stages, the contribution of the transport to the overall sound of today's separate digital components was becoming less significant. Was I ever wrong!
Let's start with some stylish new music: the French band Air's new 10,000Hz Legend (my sample, bought at La Fnac in Paris, is Source 8 10332 2; it's available on the Astralwerks' label in the US). Track 1, "Electronic Performers," sets the stage for listening to this album: A terrific driving bass line about a minute and a half in leads to less, not more, wall-of-sound histrionics, so stay with it. The male vocal that enters 30 seconds later from the center of the soundstage sounded to me like a genie coming out of a bottle—sound fine enough to be sipped and savored by audiophiles everywhere.
Track 2, "How Does It Make You Feel?," is a love song voiced like a Mac computer. It starts out rather maudlin, then, suddenly, at 1:20, you're in Sgt. Pepperland! How'd the Beatles get in here?! Then you're jerked back to the present. The musical references are eclectic and very Soylent Green? The song ends with a hysterical twist: The music stops, and a male voice croaks, "So how does this make you feel?" After a moment of silence a processed female voice replies, "Well, I really think you should quit smoking." But that's so it! The atmosphere was perfectly created, the sonic clarity tremendous, the bass tremendous, and the midrange was to die, with magnificent highs.
There's something about the sixth tracks of CDs—they're invariably my favorites. On 10,000Hz Legend, it's "Lucky and Unhappy"—a great piece of music and very "audiophile." If it doesn't sound utterly fantastic—you don't even have to open a zipper to step into the large, tent-like acoustic set up in front of and around your speakers—then you need to check out my "Fine Tunes" columns in our on-line archives and get hip!
"Don't Be Light" on this CD is aimed right at all of you aging-rockers-at-heart still secretly in love with Joan Jett and who think that, yeah, it's only rock'n'roll, and I like it! It's also a great track for revealing a system's speed and coherence. On the PiTracer it sounded clean, glistening, and appealing in the midrange, with tight transitions through an attractive upper midrange and treble over very deep bass. Plus the recording was as sweet as hell in the highs via the PiTracer, no doubt aided and abetted by the Krell 350MCs, which I've come to regard as extremely powerful but fundamentally sweet-sounding amps. Who'da thunk it?
Whenever the PiTracer was in the system, vocals were finely drawn and tightly focused, with just the right level of chestiness for the boys and perfect, lit-from-within sweetness for the girls. Everything sounded flat as can be frequency-wise, no particular part of the audio spectrum exaggerated or pumped. Transitions from the bass and up through the mids sounded seamless.
Listening to Peter Epstein + Scott Colley + Peter Erskine (M•A Recordings M058A), I was struck by the PiTracer's rendering of cymbals and other high-frequency instruments: magnificently and sparkly, dying out in a perfectly acoustic way, with air, dynamics, and impact as fine as I've ever heard. That includes hearing this disc on the Forsell Air Bearing CD transport and the Accuphase DP-100—if not the Linn Sondek CD12, which still gets the award for dynamics and speed, even though it's a player, not just a transport.
An Accuphase moment
Until this point, all of my listening had been to the PiTracer into the Purcell/Elgar Plus: sometimes direct to the amps, sometimes not. Feeding the 'Tracer Driving to the Accuphase DC-101 upsampling DAC, with its sextet of 24-bit/192kHz-capable MASH converters doing industry-standard 8x oversampling (not upsampling, as dCS would have it) into the Lamm L2 preamp, I found that while I appreciated the Accuphase DC-101 at 16/44.1, I appreciated more the way the Purcell/Elgar Plus did it—and by a country mile. I'm not talkin' SACDs here—just "Red Book" CDs. But when I wired the Accuphase DP-100 into the Purcell/Elgar Plus and upsampled to 24/192, the SACD transport sounded just as great as I've been telling you—a touch more round, warm, and sexy, not quite as clear and fast. I thought I'd miss the PiTracer's clarity more, but the DP-100 ain't chopped liver!
PiTracer for you, Sir?
So who's the PiTracer for? Who's gonna plunk down 25 big ones plus another $1800 per Humpty power supply, and why? Well, you're rich, that's for sure, so you can have pretty much what you like. You like intricate, unique, sculptural forms around you. You also have a huge collection of CDs Dang it all, you want the best there is, and you can afford it.
Well, here it is, in black or silver! Enjoy...


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I was at a men's breakfast on Saturday morning at our church. We are going through a video series entitled Kingdom Men. Tony Evans is the speaker and I was thinking about several of the points that he was making. The idea behind the series is to be a Christian man worthy of our calling.
Tony starts off by telling us that when we are driving our car, at some point you will get your tires replaced. The technician will come in and tell you about the wear that is occurring and that you can get new tires, but what you really need is an alignment. We keep getting in the car trying to get from point A to point B, but if we are out of alignment then there is going to be friction and it is going to wear you out.
The question becomes, how do we get that proper alignment with God. The first thing is to have a fear of the Lord. Tony says, that is when we take what God has to say seriously. Others in our session offered that is being in awe of the Lord. This would be an awe that demands our attention.
Taking God seriously is not a word, but an action. It is making ourselves available to allow God to use us at anytime and anywhere. Tony explained that a pig and chicken were walking down the road and saw the farm store had a sign posted that said they needed eggs and bacon. The chicken told the pig that you should provide the bacon. The pig suggested that the chicken offer the eggs. The pig made the distinction the chicken could offer the eggs, but for the pig to offer the bacon required a different level of commitment. In this scenario, the pig would have to be all in and full committed.
God wants us to be all in. If so, then we can literally change the world by changing ourselves. If we are not committed, not take God seriously then we will be out of alignment. If we are out of alignment we will create friction and wear. As leaders of our home, we will lead to friction with our wives and kids. We will then take that will create a messed up household. The messed up household will have an impact on the local church leading to a messed up church. The messed up church will have an impact on the community and this will lead to a messed up community. The community belongs to the city and the messed up house hold, leading to a messed up church, leading to a messed up community will have an impact on the city leading to a messed up city. The messed up household, causing the messed up church, causing the messed up community causing the messed up city will have an impact on the county leading to a messed up county. The county is part of the state and the messed up household, leading to the messed up church, leading to the messed up community, leading to the messed up city, leading to the messed up county, which will lead to a messed up state. the state is part of the country. The messed up household, causing the messed up church, causing the messed up community, causing the messed up city, causing the messed up county, causing the messed up state, causing a messed up country. The country is part of the world and your messed up household that is causing a messed up church, causing a messed up community, causing a messed up city, causing a messed up county, causing a messed up state, causing a messed up country, will cause a messed up world.
So if we want a better world than we need a Kingdom Man to fear God and align with his will that will lead to a righteous household, leading to a holy church, leading to a healthy community, leading to a healthy city, leading to a healthy county, leading to a healthy state, leading to a Godly Country, leading to a better world. It all starts with a committed man of god, who takes him seriously.


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EASTLEIGH council chiefs have approved spending more than £85,000 on printing resources.
Eastleigh Borough Council's Cabinet members approved the step, which is to replace the current stock of photocopiers and printers at the civic offices in Leigh Road.
A council report says a review was done of the facilities, both in the print room and in the civic offices building, due to the age of the machines, which are all more than six years old, the upcoming move to Eastleigh House and the need to reduce printing costs.
A council report compared the cost of purchasing or leasing printers over a five-year period.
It concluded that although the estimated savings were "conservative", income from external printing could be increased through charging outside organisations such as parish councils to use the facilities.


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118 comments:
I grew up loving Superman and he is still my hero!ReplyDelete
Batman. Cool car.ReplyDelete
iron man, love to try out the suit!ReplyDelete
have to say batman as some hot men have played him lol xReplyDelete
I used to love watching super gran!ReplyDelete
Spiderman would love to swing everywhere, no traffic jamsReplyDelete
Spiderman - every time.ReplyDelete
It's true what they say - you gotta make a girl laugh to get her to notice ;)
has to be Wonder Woman, all these years later and I still want an invisible planeReplyDelete
Superman,Its the flying that does it!ReplyDelete
superman ... to sweep me off my feetReplyDelete
Superman did it for me when Dean Cain played him in the series!ReplyDelete
mmm I think superman xReplyDelete
Superman and loved watching all the films when we were youngerReplyDelete
superman for sureReplyDelete
Spiderman was mine back in those days i only had a plastic mask but did i play some good games with it though :)ReplyDelete
- Anonymous18 August 2014 at 10:21
Superman for me but son loves spiderman so would love this prizeReplyDelete
- Kerry Gray18 August 2014 at 10:22
Superman always loved the films as a kid xReplyDelete
Its got to be Superman!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous18 August 2014 at 11:21
it has to be mighty mouse, no-one can touch himReplyDelete
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- Anonymous4 September 2014 at 19:29
Superman - no contest xxReplyDelete
- PAULINE HILL18 August 2014 at 12:44
spider manReplyDelete
Super Ted :DReplyDelete
Spiderman every time! ;-)ReplyDelete
Personally, Wolverine,ReplyDelete
My kids favourites are Iron Fist and Spiderman!
I always have loved supermanReplyDelete
I love Superman!ReplyDelete
Smallville was one of my most favourite shows, had nothing do with Tom Welling or Michael Rosenbaum at all ;)
we're a batman obsessed household here!ReplyDelete
Wonder Woman. I think it must have been because she was female.ReplyDelete
- Lynsey Buchanan18 August 2014 at 21:46
Cat womanReplyDelete
i love superman! :)ReplyDelete
I always had a thing for spiderman :-)ReplyDelete
Superman remains my favorite xReplyDelete
Spiderman, he is my children's favourite too.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous20 August 2014 at 18:03
batman is my faveReplyDelete
Superman as he was the first super hero I was introduced to in film.ReplyDelete
I like spiderman as he can swing from buildingsReplyDelete
Gotta be Wonder Woman, what a woman!ReplyDelete
I love Iron man xxReplyDelete
spider man is just the bestReplyDelete
- Solange25 August 2014 at 05:05
I have a soft spot for SupermanReplyDelete
I love banana manReplyDelete
Batman - it's something about the colour scheme that suggests dramaReplyDelete
I would have to pick wonder womanReplyDelete
- Tobys proud mummy1 September 2014 at 20:38
We love Superman wouldnt it be brilliant to take on all the baddies and climb those wallsReplyDelete
the hulk it's what the husband calls me when im in a bad mood lolReplyDelete
- Anonymous2 September 2014 at 01:25
The Incredible Hulk.ReplyDelete
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Wonder Woman xReplyDelete
the incredible hulkReplyDelete
spider man would love to be able to climb walls and swing aroundReplyDelete
The Incredible Hulk. I remember watching the TV show's when I was young, and the updated films were great as well.ReplyDelete
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Superman - the original and the best
Superman - the original and the best! I would love to be able to fly without the aid of a big box and loads of petrol lol!!!ReplyDelete
- laura jayne bates3 September 2014 at 16:22
my favourite is spidermanReplyDelete
If I didn't say Superman my husband would go mad!ReplyDelete
Tarzan - you can`t beat him for bravery!ReplyDelete
i USED TO LOVE SUPER GRANReplyDelete
has to be banana man :DReplyDelete
Iron Man. Love the suits and the actor.ReplyDelete
Superman :)ReplyDelete
wonder woman love the bootsReplyDelete
superman i like the outfit =PReplyDelete
I like Firestar from Spider man and his amazing friendsReplyDelete
Has to be Wolverine!!ReplyDelete
Superman, he has been my hero since my childhood :)ReplyDelete
- Farhana9 September 2014 at 13:32
Loved superman throughout childhoodReplyDelete
Spider man for meReplyDelete
It's all about iron man in our houseReplyDelete
I love BatmanReplyDelete
Superman is my ultimate favourite superhero :)ReplyDelete
- Anonymous10 September 2014 at 17:10
Stephen Little
SuperTed everytime!ReplyDelete
Spider-Man though I do like the answer of super ted :-)ReplyDelete
eek, hard to pick just one. we are massive comic book fans in our house!! i quite like black catReplyDelete
100% SpidermanReplyDelete
- Jihane bernichi11 September 2014 at 12:45
Spidetman because my kids live itReplyDelete
- Leanne Bell11 September 2014 at 14:06
Superman - Super strength & the ability to fly.ReplyDelete
Spiderman :}ReplyDelete
- Susan Breese11 September 2014 at 18:46
Superman first, last and alwaysReplyDelete
got to be superman hes awesomeReplyDelete
My fave superhero is Batman :)ReplyDelete
It has to be Superman!ReplyDelete
My favourite is the original Superman - although Thor hits a soft spot too :)ReplyDelete
- rachael jones11 September 2014 at 21:25
Batman ! Bats just wins hands down for me :)ReplyDelete
Definitely Batman!ReplyDelete
Batman (but for my daughter, its definitely Spiderman! Check out my instagram feed @Julestar1234 for a recent example!)ReplyDelete
wolverine is my fav. He's the coolest in my opinionReplyDelete
The Hulk, he's very entertaining :DReplyDelete
superman was the best but I liked Thunder cats tooReplyDelete
I love Iron Man - Tony Stark is so clever xReplyDelete
Mine is Spiderman, as he's the one I had the most liking for when I was a child!ReplyDelete
- christine nicholson12 September 2014 at 09:31
Spiderman, it must be fun swinging from building to building lolReplyDelete
Hong Kong Phooey! How many of you remember him? LOLReplyDelete
I love Batman. He gets up to most exciting stuff!ReplyDelete
Batman we like the difference between bruce and batman and we like what he stands for and hes exciting :DReplyDelete
Hitgirl, from Kickass!ReplyDelete
I personally like Batman as he has a sexy voice & a mansion, but my son loves Spiderman and winning this would make his year!ReplyDelete
Love Batgirl!ReplyDelete
My baby boy is my super hero but his favourite is Hulk *HULK SMASH*ReplyDelete
Spiderman - everybody gets one! (you'll only understand that reference if you watch Family Guy!) hehe xReplyDelete


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Play: Easter Road »
Albums centred on a particular city can be tricky - they tend to exclude those unfamiliar with the locale in question.
But spread the scope of your songwriting across a few well known places and throw in some themes which will resonate with anyone and you have the potential for broader success.
Step forward Ian McKelvie, a West coaster who moved East, spent a thoroughly miserable time in Fife and then settled happily in Edinburgh. He is the singer and songwriter behind The Colourful Band. And it is the historic capital city of our proud wee nation where the majority of the songs on The Colourful EP are based.
Although the band formed just a year ago, all three members have been friends for over a decade. The aim, according to McKelvie, is "really about trying to make a record with a little help from my friends".
Sourced from the Under the Radar blog
The EP, released earlier this year, features upbeat tales about life on 'Easter Road', late night festival shenanigans and reflections from abroad, including 'Leavin' New York', which evokes the familiar feeling of being a stranger in a big city. Much of the writing comes from McKelvie's ability to use travel and times of solitude as a departure point for inspiration and creativity.
"After graduating, I led a fairly solitary life for the best part of a year in a one horse town in Fife, living on my own and doing a job I wasn't enjoying," McKelvie recalls. "So the loneliness and isolation were kept out with the cold by playing and singing."
After a chance encounter at an open mic night in Edinburgh's Whistlebinkies, McKelvie was invited to play a venue in New York by an audience member who happened to own a bar in the Big Apple. "I never played his bar but I did play the open mic night at CBGB's," he says. "Standing on the corner of 113th and Broadway gave me the inspiration for the song 'Leavin' New York'. When I got back to Edinburgh I wrote the words down as soon as I got home."
The sound of The Colourful Band is heavily influenced by folk music and a sense of place. "Folk songs tend to be written about people or places," McKelvie notes. "So that's why I often use my surroundings to inspire me, and sometimes it is cities, sometimes just situations. At the time of writing most of the songs for what would become The Colourful EP I was listening to a lot of folk music, and living in Edinburgh."
With soothing, folky finger-picking, upbeat riffs and McKelvie's voice as soft and comforting as velvet underwear, The Colourful Band have charm in abundance. For those of us stuck at home in these financially dark times, McKelvie's music can do our travelling for us, whilst providing a timely reminder of why home is so special after all.
Like what you hear? Watch The Colourful Band live at The Leith Tape Club, Iso Bar, Leith this Thursday (1 Oct), with Men Diamler, Animal Magic Tricks and Little Pebble.