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The City of Ringgold is proud to host it's 38th annual 1890's Day Jamboree on Friday evening May 23rd and all day Saturday May 24th, 2014. The event features over 100 food, arts, and crafts vendors, live music on multiple stages, music and dance contests, beauty pageants, a parade, classic car show, and a fireworks display Saturday night. Admission is FREE and all events are family friendly.
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Friday Evening May 23
Gospel Music Friday - 6:00
Courthouse Stage
The Pelfreys
Voices Won
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The Jordan Family Band
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18 December 2013 at 2:40pm
I'm a long time fan of Drupal and created some very complex applications in it.
However, in my current venture I want to use a CMS for the front of end of a enterprise software product, and Drupal's GPL license means that I cant bundle the software without giving away the farm. So despite my love and expertise in Drupal, its goodbye GPL and hello SS's BSD license.
Im interested in anyone with any experience of Drupal 7 module development and SilverStripe. How does low level module development compare between the two systems?
Im interested the SS equivalent of Drupal 7:
1) Entities
2) Hooks
3) Views module
4) WebServices Interface
5) Javascript. Ajax and json callbacks
I wont be doing any content creation in the sense of a standard website, but presenting large data structures called from non MySQL databases inside Flot charting.
The application Im creating wont have many simultaneous users, but it will require some pretty large MySQL tables and entities, that I need to be able to manipulate.
In particular Views in Drupal provides a lot of functionality that can be called with developer API which I need in this project, does SS have equivalent?
Any other tips or suggestions before I start digging into tutorials?
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Re: From Drupal to SilverStripe development
18 December 2013 at 3:00pm
Hmm haven't taken to Drupal myself. Have found the hooks and various patterns messy to work with.
But after reading it won't be a standard site and you're dealing with large data structures.... I wouldn't use Drupal or SilverStripe for a system like that. Firstly nosql support will be limited. Secondly and active recored pattern is hellishly slow when dealing with volume. The performance sacrifice is a reasonable trade off for speed of development with small - medium sized websites.
I would check out lithium for good looking php framework with nosql support http://lithify.me/
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18 December 2013 at 8:03pm
In comparsion to Drupal
1: Entities - SS has a cleaner implementation model using DataObjects. A tutorial to get started with is http://doc.silverstripe.org/framework/en/tutorials/5-dataobject-relationship-management. DataObjects create your models, and you're free to developer as many controllers / admin interfaces for those entities as you want
2: Hooks - In 3.0 several ways to do hooks now. The most common use case is DataExtension (http://doc.silverstripe.org/framework/en/reference/dataextension). You'll use the use of $this->extend() throughout the core to allow modules to alter one another. You can also use the new Injector API to allow dependancies to be injected at runtime.
The big change you'll come across is that the tools for SilverStripe are not in the CMS. For things like the views / blocks in Drupal you'll have little CMS control, you'll need to define it yourself.
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The Melting Pot - Scottsdale
- Address:
8260 N. Hayden Rd
Scottsdale, AZ 85258Neighborhood:
- Cuisine:
FonduePrice: $31 to $50
The Melting Pot - Scottsdale
- Dining Style: Casual Elegant
- Website: http://www.meltingpot.com/scottsdale/welcome
- Phone: 4806071799x
- Hours of Operation:
Dinner:Monday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm, Friday: 4:00pm - 11:00pm, Saturday: 3:00pm - 11:00pm, Sunday: 3:00pm - 10:00pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,Carte Blanche,Diners Club,Discover,JCB,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Fondue, Vegetarian, Shabu-shabu
- Dress Code: Smart Casual
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Fireplace, Full Bar, Gluten-free Menu, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking Area, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Private Room, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine, Wine Bar
- Private Party Facilities: Private Dining Room has a capacity of 48 and has AV capabilities at no additional charge.
- Private Party Contact: Ivars Melbardis 4806071799x
A word from The Melting Pot - Scottsdale
The Melting Pot Restaurant is where fun is cooked up fondue style.Continued
Romantic for Couples and Great in a Group.
Our Scottsdale restaurant is easily accessible from the 101. About one mile West on Via De Ventura in the Commons at Hayden Plaza.
The modern yet warm casually elegant atmosphere sets the mood for a relaxing evening. The leisurely paced four-course experience begins with a cheese fondue prepared table side. A fresh salad follows while your entrée pot heats up. You'll simmer a variety of tantalizing meats, seafood and vegetables. Each morsel is hot, fresh and delicious and all entrées are accompanied by an array of dipping sauces to add to the flavorful fun. Chocolate fondue is the finale, all served with decadent dippers. Most make reservations for the four-course dining experience but more than a few have stopped by to satisfy that cheese fondue or chocolate craving. Hand crafted cocktails and great wine list.
Romantic for Couples and Great in a Group.
Our Scottsdale restaurant is easily accessible from the 101. About one mile West on Via De Ventura in the Commons at Hayden Plaza.
The modern yet warm casually elegant atmosphere sets the mood for a relaxing evening. The leisurely paced four-course experience begins with a cheese fondue prepared table side. A fresh salad follows while your entrée pot heats up. You'll simmer a variety of tantalizing meats, seafood and vegetables. Each morsel is hot, fresh and delicious and all entrées are accompanied by an array of dipping sauces to add to the flavorful fun. Chocolate fondue is the finale, all served with decadent dippers. Most make reservations for the four-course dining experience but more than a few have stopped by to satisfy that cheese fondue or chocolate craving. Hand crafted cocktails and great wine list.
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The Melting Pot - Scottsdale reviews from OpenTable diners
117 reviews since May 25, 2014
- Food4.4Service4.2
- Ambiance4.4Noise LevelModerate
special occasion (100)romantic (85)good for groups (37)fit for foodies (29)notable wine list (12)kid-friendly (11)late-night find (10)neighborhood gem (10)hot spot (5)great for brunch (3)great for lunch (2)scenic view (1)Show More
- a bit slowOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/19/2014As a family the service was a bit slow. The sever should read the table a bit better. Younger people may get board.Special Features:
- Sooo yummy!OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/19/2014I love love love the cheese fondue! It was absolutely delicious! We also had the peanut butter and chocolate fondue and it was also fantastic. I was very surprised to find out how well they cater to gluten free. I have Celiac disease so I was a bit worried about my dipping options but they had yummy GF bread, brownies, and pound cake (alone with the normal fruits, veggies, and marshmallows). I was so happy I could fully enjoy the meal. 😊 we'll definitely be back next time we're in town! Also, reserving a table online was great. Was able to reserve it, then go back later to change the reservation with no issues!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Too long away...OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/18/2014I haven't eaten here in several years. A coupon got me back to visit again and I was not disappointed at all. It was the first time I sat back in one of the curtain drawn tables. I was there with a date and it made the dining experience private, cozy and special. The food was fantastic. We had a sampling of several meats and seafood. Loved all the sauces to accommodate the meats. You can't leave there without trying the chocolate fondue even if you just split one serving. Great evening...I will be back.Special Features:
- forgotten4gottenDined on 9/14/2014We were seated in a private table with curtains which was great and very romantice, but with the curtains closed our server didn't realize we were even there. We were forgotten!!! Once they realized we were there the manager apologized and bought our dessert. Nice but we were there much longer than we had planned. Service was great after that!Special Features:
- fun but slow servicekjodeDined on 9/14/2014Always fun. In this case it took an hour for our first course to arrive despite out telling the waiter our time frame (2.5 hours... melting pot by its nature isa long meal).Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good food slow serviceOpenTable Diner Since 2007Dined on 9/13/2014We had a very nice meal, but we waited a long time between courses. We were seated at 6:30 PM and did not finish dinner until after 9:00 PM.Special Features:
- great foodmissyDined on 9/13/2014The waiter was very polite. He should get a raise.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great place but slow service.CharleyDined on 9/10/2014The atmosphere was fantastic upon our arrival and being greeted. It took almost 20 minutes to get our first drink and even longer to get the food. We ordered two of the specials which advertised them as being all you can eat. Due to the service being so long we tried to order more but our requests were never met and the food never came. Due to our dinner now approaching 3.5 hours we opted to have desert and skip the additional food. The desert again took very long to arrive.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/7/2014Our server, Joe, was great! We had a great time celebrating our 22nd anniversary as a family. Thanks for the online pic. Thank you!Special Features:
- Fun FoodFairGuyDined on 9/5/2014Great place with friendly people and excellent food.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Melting Pot reviewrickyrick1221Dined on 9/3/2014Was an amazing dinner date experience for my girlfriend's birthday. It was a little more expensive then I would have liked but was expecting that. I wouldn't go there often but it was perfect for a once in a while special occasion. The private booth was perfect and would recommend getting it on a date.Special Features:
- experience it oncegoldenDined on 9/2/2014if you have never been to a "fondue" restaurant - then try it but don't have more than 2 people and really research the process and menu items. however, if u go for dessert only - it's awesome!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great date nightehadrianDined on 8/15/2014We arrived quite early and our table was ready shortly thereafter. Our reservation was for a booth for 2 which was very secluded. Nick, our server, was prompt and provided excellent service. The food was delicious and we enjoyed a wonderful, kid-free night out!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- 100% turnaround!OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/14/2014Fathers Day was a not so great experience. But, the manager took the time to listen to my visit and invited us back. Hesitantly, we went back for me and my fiancés two year anniversary. Couldn't have been better. 100% difference from the first visit and we will definitely be enjoying The Melting Pot in the near future.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Always enjoyableYummyDined on 8/13/2014We always enjoy our dinning experience at the Melting Pot. Desert, of course, is something we look forward to, but it is all GOOD.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great expectations metTheBloodmanDined on 8/9/2014We dine at the Melting Pot on Long Island often. On vacation, we found one in Scottsdale AZ and selected it because we are familiar with the menu and food. We were not disappointed. The same great selections and the same great tastes. Our server, Nick, was very attentive. My glass was never empty and he was checking every few minutes to see if we needed anything else. Top notch service. We were seated in a private, curtained booth which added a very intimate feel for the evening. This Melting Pot was a lot less noisy than our usual spot and made for a perfect evening.Special Features:
- Great service!JulieVIPDined on 8/6/2014Our "fondue" experience was good as always, but I have to comment on the great service we got from our waiter. He went out if his way to please us with some special requests, and we really appreciate it. We will be back!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great bday placeOpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 8/4/2014We took our 15 year old here for his birthday. The whole experience was perfect. No need for the bday package. The picture thing was plenty and the staff recognizing him as they did was perfect.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Amazing!Hnm123Dined on 8/2/2014Even better than we expected. Can't wait to go again soon!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- not goodNotComingBackDined on 8/2/2014I've been to the Melting Pot almost a dozen times. In recent years the service has dropped off. The other night it was HORRIBLE! The waitress shouldn't be waiting on tables.Special Features:
- FantasticFantasticDined on 8/2/2014We have been to this Melting Pot several times & it never fails to please. The food is excellent & the wait staff is fun & attentive. I always consider the Melting Pot for our family's special occasions.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Balloon man at The Melting Pot?OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 7/27/2014I always love going to The Melting Pot, especially for special occasions. Their servers are experienced and friendly and the food is always perfect. When I went to The Melting Pot the other day, however, it was interesting to see a balloon man walking around entertaining the kids. I had to ask myself if I was at Red Robin or a nice restaurant that I am paying a decent amount for. While trying to enjoy my dinner, I kept hearing "Do you want a lion, a hat, or a sludge hammer?!" This was a little disappointing and put a bad taste in my mouth. The next time I decide to go out for a special event and spend a good amount of money on a meal I might consider going somewhere else.Special Features:
- Great foodOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 7/27/2014We had a great time and the food was great. Unfortunately, the service was very slow. We have been going there yearly for the past 12 years and this past experience was not as good.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Poor ValueyomommaDined on 7/27/2014I hadn't been to Melting Pot in about 14 years prior to our family dinner there. Back then I was unhappy with the low quality and quantity of food. Things have not changed. Understand that you go there for the experience of swishing your food in hot liquid, and not for a delicious meal expertly crafted by a professional kitchen. Be prepared for "upsells" to more expensive fondues, meats and cooking broths beyond the basic, which is already expensive to begin with. If you are fine with all this, then you can possibly have fun. I have to say that service was attentive and was the only thing to keep us from feeling utter disappointment over the entire meal.Special Features:
- Wonderful nightLolaBDined on 7/26/2014We are from St. Louis and enjoy TMP there. This restaurant was great in every way and we will be coming back very soon. Their happy hour is something we will try this week. The price is outstanding and of course the food is excellent.Special Features:
- DirtyDisappointedDined on 7/26/2014There should not be food on the curtains, the walls, and the condiment containers. It should also not be 20 min between entrees. First timers should be given recommendTions..the service was slow and uneducated on the menu. I wish I could get my money back. Ridiculously expensive for the quality if food.
- Great Food & Top Notch ServicedineoutlotsDined on 7/25/2014We had never been to this restaurant and not sure exactly how things would work. Frankly, the only reason we went is because we had a gift card! Our server Nick (excellent by the way) immediately got us up to speed and started us on our culinary adventure! We went with the 4 course special including first course - cheese fondue (we went with Fiesta which was marvelous) then to a salad (fresh and crisp) and then to the main course (we wanted to try a little bit of everything and it was all so good) and then on to the chocolate fondue (smores was beyond good!) We were there for 3 hours, but it went by so fast that we did not even realize! Truly a very special and fun evening.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great overallOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 7/23/2014Our server was great and the chocolate fondue was amazing. Great atmosphere. Very intimate, which we likedSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Special OccasionGlowDined on 7/20/2014Excellent dinner experience. Was pleasantly surprised at our arrival; my daughter and I found a rose and a teddy bear sent by my husband and provided by the manager John. Food and service were great! Thank youSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- kambamDined on 7/19/2014Didn't find the food all that great and didn't like having to cook my own meat. It just took to much time to eat. Our waitress was slow. Took like 20 minutes just to refill our waters and bring us more of the filet since we ordered the all you can eat package. It took us 2 and a half hours to eat our meal. Ridiculous, specially if you have kids. This resturant makes bank because the food/ value is waaaay off. I would only recommend once for the experience but I would never go back unless it was just for dessertSpecial Features:
- Not The Best Mealazdiner90Dined on 7/5/2014Dinner went downhill fast due to neglect by a waiter.... Manager stepped in and saved as much as possible.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Melting Pot - ScottsdaleFoodSnobDined on 7/5/2014While the food is never disappointing this time our service was. Our server took way too long to take our orders and check on us. Normally, a dining experience like this can take from one and a half to two hours but this time it took almost three hours! My wife and I love this place and we will undoubtedly return so we hope that this doesn't happen again.Special Features:
- FondueLove2eatDined on 7/2/2014The quality of the food continues to be extremely high. It is just FUN to fondue!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 6/28/2014The Gluten-Free options are minimal. The server was advised of our GF needs and was reminded at each course. The sauces came out & there was teriyaki as one of the sauces. Teriyaki is rarely if ever GF. I asked if it was and the server said "no". Had I eaten it, I could have become very ill. I appreciate you offering GF but the servers need to be better educated in knowing what is actually GF due to intolerances and not a dietary choice. Thank you.Special Features:
- Declining serviceParentWhoLikesFineDiningDined on 6/27/2014Have been going to Melting Pot restaurants for years. I don't mind the shrinking portions of food as much as I am completely dissatisfied with the poor service. Maybe it is just this and all Phoenix area locations, but I suspect there is a trend.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- The Melting Pot is hot !ScottsdaleshmoozerDined on 6/25/2014What a great place to take a date. It's very upscale yet comfortable and the staff is wonderful. The interactive experience of preparing the good is fun and makes for great conversation. Did I mention the food is delicious ?Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Amazing couples nightDateNightDined on 6/22/2014We had a romantic date night celebrating our birthday and Fathers day. Being our first time there it was great. The only issue I had was wanting a booth with a curtain but when we were sat I asked for it and the hostess had told me it wasnt possible because they were completely full. When we walked past them there were plenty available. I was actually kind of bummed because that was one of the perks I was looking forward too. Other than that our server and all the staff were very helpful and on top of everything. we had a great time.Special Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 6/19/2014Everything was good, but I was a little disappointed that they charged me $4 for a cup of coffee and didn't tell me that they we going to charge me another $4 for a refill.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Love this PlaceKarKar005Dined on 6/17/2014For me, eating at The Melting Pot is always a special occasion. Happens once or twice a year and is always phenomenal. I love the relaxing environment and the food is always amazing. This is somewhere you go when you have 3 to 3.5 hours available for a meal. If you are short on time, they now have a happy hour special with a limited menu that doesn't take as long. Eating at the melting pot is always an experience :-)Special Features:
- Bad experiencebellemDined on 6/16/2014This was our first time eating at the Melting Pot. We had to wait 15 min for our reserved table. We were told a group of 10 came in before us and that the servers were too busy with them to seat us and give us the best service. Our waiter was less than informative with cooking our food and helping us with the menu. It was so dark we used our cell phone light to see if our meat was cooked thoroughly also for a timer for cooking time. We noticed that other tables lights seemed to be brighter than ours. The staff seemed to cater to a large groups sitting next to us. For as much money as I spent on a dinner for 4 I think we should have felt just as important. The chocolate was delicious and was the only thing we liked about our evening.


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Yet Another Unprecedented Happening for Apple
Tedra is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
Note: A previous version of this article incorrectly discussed which versions of the iPad and iPhone are discounted by Wal-Mart.
There was a time when covering Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was very simple. It would release a product that would sell a gazillion units and earn a gazillion dollars, leading to me writing an article about how it had another blow out quarter. Its products were pristine, its business model solid, and investors rewarded it by snapping up shares.
Lately, however, Apple is having a rough go of it. It seems not much can go its way. To keep its ship righted, the company has made some unprecedented moves, but the most recent one has me scratching my head.
It involves the 33% price slashing on the new generation iPhone by Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT). In addition, Wal-Mart is lowering the price of the third generation iPad.
Several theories are being bandied about, including this being more of a reflection of Wal-Mart's desperation to lure customers to its stores. You may recall a post I wrote about the world's largest retailer guaranteeing that it would have the iPad in stock for its Thanksgiving Day/Black Friday sale. No other retailer went that far. The store has not released figures as to how many of the devices it sold, or whether or not it ran out of them at any of its stores.
The other theory about the reason for the price slashing stems from the glut of iPhones and iPads on store shelves. The iPhone's sales have not been up to analysts' expectations. As for the iPad, concerns are running rampant that it's failing to catch on like the previous version in the wake of the iPad mini. The smaller, 7-inch tablet seems to be the Apple tablet of choice. This is worrisome because it raises questions over whether the mini is taking sales away from the iPad. The fact there are several other 7-inch tablets on the market is not helping either.
Apple reported that it sold two million iPhone 5s in China this weekend, which was a record. That should serve to boost its sagging stock for the first part of this week after its horrific downfall last week. There is no question that the news of the record sales in China was much-needed for Apple. However, we can't escape the fact that China's largest carrier, China Mobile (NYSE: CHL), chose Nokia's Lumia over Apple's iPhone. In fact, China Mobile is the only major Chinese operator not offering the iPhone 5, according to The Wall Street Journal. China has the second largest mobile market in the world, so not having full access to it should be troublesome for Apple and investors alike.
Apple has had to deal with some other snafus that are distinctly uncharacteristic for it as the world's most valuable company. They include supply problems. I won't rehash the details, but the map debacle was a mistake that stunned even the most die hard Apple fans. And when the iPhone 5 was first introduced, sales were not as robust as analysts had anticipated.
Apple must also contend with unheard of competition from other hardware and software companies. Its biggest headache comes from Samsung and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). Their pairing has brought cheaper phones powered by Google's reputable Android operating system. Perhaps the lowering of the iPhone's price by Wal-Mart is in response to customers going for the Samsung models because of their lower prices. And, just an FYI...Google's Eric Schmidt last week bragged about Android-powered devices dominating the smartphone market. During the third quarter, devices powered by Google's Android carved out 72% of the market compared to just 14% carved out by Apple, according to research firm Gartner.
The many blunders and moves by and related to Apple over the past few months are unprecedented. No matter its previous coups, investors are now trading the stock on its current problems. Don't get me wrong, Apple's fundamentals make it nothing to sneeze at, so buying on this dip and staying in for the long-term is recommended. However, the company is now having to win over customers (new and old) and investors who worry about whether or not the company has lost its mojo. It cannot afford anymore mistakes. We'll see how much of an impact the record sales in China, as well as holiday sales, will boost the company's earnings when it reports 2013 first quarter earnings next month.
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Buying US 90% Silver Coinage
US Coinage containing 90% silver minted before 1965 is commonly known as "junk" silver. Any dimes, quarters, or half dollars made 1964 and prior fall into the category of 90% silver coinage, with anything made 1965 and and after being worth only the face value with the exception of half dollars. Half dollars made from 1965-1970 have only 40% silver. These coins are far from what one might think of as junk, and have great utility as alternative currency. There are pros and cons to buying 90% silver coinage, and it all depends on your personal reasons for investing in silver.
- Most inexpensive way to buy silver. Because the coinage is only 90% silver, the calculations used are based on that percentage whereas a one ounce silver coin is more expensive due to a higher amount of silver and higher premiums charged by the mint to create the coins.
- Smaller denominations. 90% silver coinage is excellent for those who are expecting a financial collapse of the dollar and are looking to use silver as a currency. With smaller denominations of quarters and dimes, these coins are great for barter because it is easier to make change or buy products more directly. For example in a post-federal reserve note world, if you wanted to buy some eggs from a local farmer, it would make more sense to use dimes instead of trying to break a one ounce coin into a bunch of tiny pieces.
- Recognition. Because these coins were created by the US Mint, they are instantly recognizable as currency and therefore people are more trusting and willing to accept them in transactions. The date of the coin will validate the coin is silver (1964 and prior).
- Appearance. These coins are called junk silver because they are not deemed collectible pieces. If you are looking for a nice gift for someone, giving them a bunch of beat up quarters may not be the best idea. There are some that have not been widely circulated and look nicer, especially if they are proofs, but for the most part these coins look like regular coins we use today because that's what they used to be.
- Storage. 90% silver coinage takes up more space than for instance a silver bar for the same amount of ounces. It is easier to store a 100 oz bar rather than 100 ounces of quarters.
- Purity. 90% silver coinage has only 90% silver in it, so for those who like purer forms of silver, a Silver American Eagle or Canadian Maple Leaf would be a better choice.
This article by Roberts and Roberts President Tim Frey can help elucidate on the topic of buying silver:
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We are always happy to give useful advice, and the purpose of this site is to provide real answers to help people make sound decisions regarding their finances. Definitely tell all your friends! Thanks for the feedback.
Charlsie Doucett
I do not even know how I ended up here, but I thought this post was great. I don't know who you are but certainly you're going to a famous blogger if you aren't already ;) Cheers!
I am a firm believer that sievlr will pick up value here in the next few years. With the way the government is spending we are sure to see an inflation hit soon. Maybe even by the end of this year we could see food prices increase. The value of sievlr to gold historically has been about 1-16 or 16 ounces of sievlr to 1 ounce of gold. Currently with all the fake paper sievlr JP Morgan has (and yes they don't have enough to actually cover what they say they have) it's roughly around 1-62ish. I think when we see inflation start rising and JP starts stating they don't really have all the sievlr the value will increase more to the 16-1 value. Most sievlr in the world is used in electronics now days and even though more is mined than gold, it is less available because of it's usefulness in electronics.
Duane Roberts
I want to invest in silver but am undecided on whether to invest in silver bullion of pre-1965 coins. My primary reason is the probable collapse of the U.S. dollar and needing to have value to barter with. I think gold will increase in value but silve shows the potential for the greatest gain versus the amount invested to me. Please advise.
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Food is memory. My memories of places are informed by the taste of the sweet things I ate there. Pic n' Mix in Scandinavia Every time that I arrive at Malmö Central Station I walk straight into the Pressbyra store, grab a paper bag and fill it all the way up to the top with … Continue reading
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Light and Dark in the Øresund
This piece I had published at Matador got me thinking again about Sweden. My last visit there was last summer, and it was the first time I had seen my friend–a Tokyo mizu-shobai compatriot–in her home country. I arrived in the bright Sweden of Midsummer and the difference was tangible: back in Tokyo we lived … Continue reading


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Controversy is rife in London Borough of Harrow. The owner of a Lebanese restaurant has placed a large size poster of Saddam Hussain in his window. Police and the local council are not impressed. They have advised him to remove the poster but Ayyad Al Hamdan of Kuwaiti descent stands defiant. He wants to send across a message.
What could possibly be Ayyad's message? The restaurant owner couldn't be clearer:
"I want my rights in Kuwait. Kuwait has an official class system in which we are categorised as bidoons. This means we do not have rights to legally marry, citizenship, birth certificate or even death certificate. The west can attack other dictators but they act like best friends with selective dictators and turn a blind eye to injustice".
Harrow Council has instructed the restaurant owner to remove the poster. Police has given the same advice numerous times. Ayyad doesnt seem to budge.
Ayyad's poster caught my eye when I was walking in the Harrow area with a few friends. We saw the poster and a friend of mine remarked: "Look, a Lebanese restaurant owned by an Iraqi".
I asked my friend how he knows it is an Iraqi. He pointed at Saddam's picture. I was INTRIGUED. The poster had done its job. A few days later I visited the restaurant called "This is it". Ayyad was sitting alone in the restaurant, locked from the inside. I knocked on the door to get his attention.
After I confirmed with him who I was and that I just wanted to interview him – he opened the locked doors and let me in. He agreed to speak to me on camera and answer my questions. Ayyad even offered me food. I told him I will only eat the food if I can pay for it, considering I did not want a free meal from my interviewee.
Ayyad did not want me to pay for the food so I took a can of soda instead. As soon as we settled for an interview, another journalist from the local newspaper arrived outside his restaurant. Then another one from the BBC. Then some photo journalists.
I am too used to the 'big boys' stealing my journalistic thunder. After getting permission to make a documentary on a national charity, they bailed on me because the BBC had approached them. To my surprise, Ayyad continued the interview with me and other reporters went away just with a few pictures.
Ayyad told me about his father, who had lived all his life in Kuwait. Ayyad was born there too – but he always remained stateless in his own country.
Putting up a picture of Saddam Hussain, offending different local communities and locking up your restaurant does not seem like a great business idea. Ayyad agrees that his business is likely to suffer due to the poster outside, but he considers the basic human rights of the Kuwaiti people more important.
He also argues that the controversy has generated a lot of interest from the media and this kind of national and local coverage could be good for his brand recognition.
I contacted the Harrow Council about this issue. They ignored my questions when I asked them what they would do if Ayyad does not comply with their instructions and whether it would be okay with them if someone displays a picture of Saudi or Kuwaiti dictators instead of Saddam.
However Councillor Susan Hall said that allowing such posters to be displayed could provide a license to those who want to stir up trouble in the area. She said the public images of dictators should not be displayed in Harrow.
She avoided talking about the Saudi or Kuwaiti dictators. Much to the dismay of Ayyad.
Ayyad admits that the Shiite community in the area is not very happy with the poster. A Kurdish family living in Harrow shared their feelings that they took the poster as a sign of disrespect to those who were killed by chemical weapons by Saddam in Halabja- Iraq.
Ayyad maintains that he is neither in favour of – nor against Saddam Hussain. He successfully avoided my questions to give me a better idea of which side of the line he stands. He regards the invasion of Kuwait "a mistake" by saddam.
During Saddam's invasion of Kuwait, a large number of bidoons – the caste which Ayyad belongs to -fled to Iraq. Those who stayed cannot attain citizenship under Kuwaiti law. Bidoons make up a significant portion of the population of Kuwait.
Ayyad campaigns for the naturalisation law in Kuwait which has still not been approved by the Kuwaiti parliament. Bidoons are not considered part of the society and are widely considered as foreigners. The Kuwaiti government tried to appear to be tackling the situation by naturalising 4000 out of 120,000 bidoons in the country.
Children born to bidoons are born stateless since they still cannot get any form of ID. Ayyad says he is thinking of more ways to attract attention to these serious breaches of basic human rights.
People can say that the poster of Saddam Hussain is offensive, others may think it is 'in bad taste', but Ayyad is getting people to talk about issues that are precious to him. Sitting in his empty restaurant, he jokes:
"At least people are talking about my restaurant".
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Telling stories forms the heart of journalism. At best, it's the watchdog of society, but at its worst, expect a metamorphosis into the role of big brother. Whichever school of thought one might belong to, there's no denying the fact that Journalism as a craft and profession has changed over the years, whether in terms of technology or in the way news is formatted, packaged and delivered.
However, what has really changed is the definition of 'new journalism/media' over the course of two centuries. The term 'new media' has evolved in this period. While in the 1830s, penny Press was touted as new journalism, the 1880s were responsible for branding 'yellow journalism' as a form of 'New Media'.
During the 19th century, an age of Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle and Fyodor Dostoyevsky and other illustrious writers, the media was just beginning to take its hold. Still, there are many parallels that can be drawn between the media of today and of the 19th century.
WNOL takes a look at the new media of today and revisits its definition in antiquated times.
A historical perspective
WNOL caught up with Dr. Bob Nicholson, cultural historian of 19th century British and American popular press and a lecturer in History at Edge Hill University, to determine what constituted 'new journalism' in the 19th Century.
At one point, the emergence of tabloids constituted as new journalism.
The changes in journalism that once was and as it exists at present can't be denied. However, despite that, there are many parallels which can be drawn between both.
There have been drastic changes in terms of relationships between readers and journalists. When it came to interaction with readers, the scenarios now and then were quite different. Online journalism has been instrumental in becoming a contact zone between readers and the press.
Although readers used to send in submissions to a magazine or a newspaper, today technology has enabled "fluid dialogues with readers to the point where readers are becoming the writers and writers are readers," says Dr. Nicholson.
It's hard to believe, but citizen journalists used to exist even in the old days. Obviously they didn't use the technology of blogging and their work methods were different, but there are examples of people who took up journalism simply because they had an idea and they wanted to write. Dr. Nicholson narrates a story of miners and the economic hurdles that they had to face.
It's impossible to think of the journalism of yesteryear and not mention celebrated writers such as Charles Dickens. Earlier, the idea of novels and newspapers as being two separate entities didn't exist. Long before the concept of books came in, chapters of novels were found in the pages of a magazine or a newspaper. Dr. Nicholson tells us how those worlds were blurred.
In the modern era, getting feedback from readers is instantaneous and is measured in terms of comments or sharing articles on social media platforms. However, back then, editors didn't have much to go on to save circulation figures. The number of newspapers sold and advertisers' tastes used to determine content. Dr. Nicholson sheds some light on the ways editors factored in readers' feedback and matched the content to their likes.
History is replete with examples of a continuous evolution of journalism and media over the centuries. From tabloid culture to writing non-fiction in a dramatic style to online journalism, new media has at one point or another been synonymous with all these genres and more. What remains to be seen is the next avatar 'new journalism' will take…
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Coursera, the largest free online education provider, has now launched an android app for its students.
The app enables streaming video lectures on the move, thus saving time and making learning convenient for its online community of students.
Keeping a record of courses one is currently enrolled in, the app also allows students to download lectures to watch them offline.
No joke, we launched the Coursera App for Android! Download in the Google Play store: http://t.co/aP7sTHnLEH
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The move comes after successfully launching similar apps for i-Pads and i-Phones.
Dikshita Raj, 23, enrolled on a History of Art for Artists, Animators and Gamers course says, "As a writer who is interested in advertising, I realised that creativity in this business goes way beyond words. I therefore wanted to gain an artist's perspective and I found the perfect course to help me do that. But I couldn't watch videos online as I had to travel without my laptop for a few days and as a result, I missed out on submitting assignments. Being an android user, I am really happy that Coursera has launched an app to help students watch videos on the move."
This is just one of the many changes that have taken place over the past few months in the US based Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) provider.
Recently it was announced that Richard Levin, the former President of Yale University, would take charge of Coursera as its Chief Executive by mid-April.
Furthermore, in order to generate revenue and simultaneously sustain the organisation (providing students with an added benefit), Coursera introduced the option of 'verified certificates' earlier this year.
Upon payment of $49 (around £ 30), official recognition from the university can now be obtained by students. And added to that, it enables students to share electronic course records with prospective employers and academic institutions.
Careers services are also provided by Coursera for a small fee, where the organisation aims to bridge the gap between students and employers.
Coursera was founded in April 2012 with just four institutions and today has more than 80 of the world's top universities on board. This includes heavyweights such as Princeton University, Stanford University, Duke University, Northwestern University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania, Berklee College of Music, The University of Edinburgh and The University of Melbourne.
Students from 196 countries have enrolled for courses with the online education provider, which has more than 600 courses on offer in various fields.
And so in just two years, the MOOC has grown from strength to strength by turning the entire world into a virtual classroom.
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Swap two candies to create a juicy crush of sugars in the same color, and you are in to play the world's most popular "match three" game – Candy Crush Saga.
It is a simple yet addictive game, attracting more than 93 million gamers playing more than 1 billion times on everyday.
Candy Crushers can be found everywhere, especially on the London Underground and buses. They are always busy swapping jelly-looking candies with their noses stuck into smart phones or iPads.
"It's a good distraction when you are on the train," said Abs Anees, an MA student from the University of Westminster. Candy Crush has change his way of traveling completely, "It has ruined my reading experience because I used to love reading books on the train. But now it's all about Candy Crush. It just takes over my travel journey because I spend like two hours each day traveling. "
Why is Candy Crush so popular? Besides the simplicity of playing, it's also free to download. However, when you use up all the free five lives and cannot wait 30 minutes for another free life, you can spend £0.69 to buy another five lives. Also, other tricks including moves and power-ups are involved as in-app purchases.
According to Appdata, Candy Crush Saga tops the second grossing apps and is estimated to make around £610,000 per day. These purchases make King Digital, the London-based developer, value at around £5 billion in its first day on the New York Stock Exchange.
Media has created awareness about Candy Crush addiction in newspapers, also talking about how much time and money people spend on this app.
According to Peter Smith, the Development Director and Psychologist of Broadway Lodge (one of the first rehab centers in the UK to launch game addiction treatments), Candy Crush "hooks people up because it's very entertaining and it offers options to distract people from their daily lives".
However, it is not a must to swipe your credit card to get extra lives. There is another choice – beg your friends on Facebook, where the game was first launched.
There are dozens of groups named "Candy Crusher","Candy Crush Addiction" and "Candy Crush Rehab" etc.
Gamers post requests for lives when they run out of the free five lives. A candy crush users post appeals like "Level 350… I need help. I have been on this level for almost 2 months "and "where are all the lives".
Madalitso Mbendera, a student at Harrow Campus, never hesitates asking her friends for lives, "I check every second to see if someone has sent me a life. I send different requests to different people asking them for lives. "
Asked whether her friends complain about the messages, she laughed and admitted, "I think they do because sometimes they don't reply. Then I send them a private message, 'I have sent you a request to give me an extra life.' I think they do complain but they never show."
While people are spending hours on the juicy app, is it really helping to relax?
"Candy Crush gives you a strong sense of satisfaction as it's very easy at the first several levels." Chen Jie, a game developer from Sina.com, China's biggest portal website, thinks gamers get more frustrated after enjoy a short term of success, "When they achieve higher levels, they need more lives to get through. And if they don't spend money, they might have to be stuck to a certain level for a long time. That's not a good distraction from life. That's a new frustration."
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One of the biggest choices young people face is whether to attend university, and finding the right course is never easy.
A recent survey by Which? revealed that tens of thousands of young people submit undergraduate applications without conducting any research.
It disclosed that a quarter of students had not attended Open Days. In addition, half had not spoken with lecturers about their preferred degree programme.
According to The Telegraph, this has "prompted fresh concerns" that young people are selecting the wrong course, despite rising tuition fees.
Keith Carter, Professional Development Officer at UCAS, said in a statement this week:
"I think it's essential to visit a university or college before committing to at least three years of study. It's another way of making sure your choice is right for you."
He added:
"Open days are an important part of the research process and can make all the difference when it comes to making informed course choices."
Yet, what is the University of Westminster's position on this?
Kim Hastilow, Marketing Manager at the University of Westminster, revealed that there "had definitely not" been a decline in Open Day attendance numbers. The amount of visitors is "increasing year on year".
She explained that "2000 people book a place online for an Open Day and there are 300 email enquires a week". People are "already phoning up now and asking where they can book a place" for the June Open Day.
Hastilow feels there "truly is value in Open Days" and "people's perceptions" are altered by attending these events.
Paul O'hanlon, Admissions Manager for the Harrow Campus, felt "it is good to attend Open Days" before you have made a final decision.
He explained these events allow visitors to discuss "course content with academic staff". Student Ambassadors can answer questions about "the student experience, a huge part of attending university".
Paul Hampson, Regional Outreach Manager, at Westminster stated that Open Days were "one of the main mechanisms" in helping young people to make choices.
He did "broadly agree" with the research, but warned we should take into account the vast amount of options available to candidates:
"Students are not doing research to the extent they should be. Yet we have to look at the fact there are 137 institutions, and the average student has five choices when applying through UCAS." He went on to add that some Open Days clash and young people cannot attend all of them.
As part of his job, Hampson visits schools and colleges where he encourages prospective students to visit their "top two choices", stressing the importance of Open Days. By visiting universities, students can "rule out" certain courses.
How do you submit a successful application?
O'hanlan advises that personal statements should focus "on what you want to do" and "show understanding of the course". Candidates should reference relevant "skills and experience" along with explaining, "what their interests are".
It should address the "aspects of the course" which appeal to them, stating what is "driving" their decision to study and "what they plan to do after their degree".
For some subjects grades are essential, and young people may worry about meeting entry requirements. O'hanlan states, "what you say in your personal statement or portfolio can help", and some programmes accept candidates on foundation courses.
O'hanlan says candidates must be aware of application deadlines. As some courses have strict cut-off dates, and you may need to submit samples of your work. The most important factor for the university is to recruit students "that have selected the right course and taken time to make this big decision".
By Jennifer Mitchell.
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However, before travelling to Thailand student must visit their local travel clinic to check what vaccinations they will need. Or they can check online via websites such as:
Also, other medicines such as Malaria tablet may be needed.
Being properly vaccinated when travelling to countries such as Thailand is imperative, it really can be case of life and death.
Rosanna Sacks, 24, from London travelled to Thailand for a month in 2011. When in Koh Phangnan she was bitten by a dog. She had not had her rabies jab and was rushed to hospital and had to have a course of 3 injections over several days.
She said "It was a really scary experience. I would advise anyone to seriously have their injections before travelling as it really can save your life. You never think something like this would happen to you, but it could."
WNOL spoke to Vanessa Brodie, a nurse from Torrington Park travel clinic in North London.
Another way to check what vaccinations to have is to visit
This will show you if there is an outbreak of any certain disease in any country worldwide.
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Romanians haven't flooded the UK on January first but they have created a strong network of services within the community over the past few years.
On Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays a white van with no signs on it awaits the Romanian community at 6:30 in the morning in the middle of an empty car park in Queensbury – a slow, residential area in North West London.
The van number plate reads Romania and the only people gathering around it are all from Eastern Europe. Three times a week they gather in this deserted car park in the early hours of the morning to collect parcels sent from their families abroad, filled with food, clothes and, at times, even live animals.
The delivery company doesn't have an official name. They call it 'curier' in Romanian and it has nothing to compare to its competitors in the parcel delivery business. They'll collect packages door to door in any village in Romania and guarantee the delivery in the following 26 hours in London – a 1500-mile trip three times a week just to connect the Romanian diaspora in the UK and their need for traditional food, selected toilet paper or, perhaps, just an empty box that smells like home.
Oana Girtu is the co-owner with her husband of this particular service, which was started seven years ago by Romanians for Romanians.
"We have a door-to-door service which is pretty simple: we go to someone's door, we take the package and send it to destination, right at their doorway".
And it seems much cheaper than Royal Mail. The curier charges £1 per kilo whereas the British postal service asks for a bit more than £50 for a parcel that will take up to four days to reach destination.
This peculiar service, although, is heavily based on trust. The deliveryman doesn't know what's inside the package, ignores what a sender receipt is, and the sender doesn't sign anything. No questions asked, except from where the parcel has to go and the recipient's phone number in case the driver gets lost on the road. The content of the parcels are often not inspected nor checked and it happens to find "a dog inside a parrot cage" Oana admits.
Parcels are not only delivered to private residents but to Romanian shops throughout the city as well, in order to supply them with fresh Romanian delicatessen.
"It was uncommon until recently, but Romanians link up and look out for each other" says Nicolae Ratiu from the Romanian Cultural Centre in London. "Romanians that came here recently, either to work or to study, try to earn as much money as they can to send money home and send their children to university, to build a house and the majority of them think about home, they think of going back".
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After 100 years, Indian cinema, the biggest film industry in the world does not own even a handful of Oscar awards. Its situation is only slightly better than that of Leonardo Dicaprio.
Celebrated worldwide as Bollywood, the Indian film industry has produced over 18,000 films till date. About 14 million people watch films at theatres every day. (Source: European Audiovisual Observatory in Brussels Report)
But Indian Cinema has had a controversial relationship with the Oscars. Most of the times the films have not made them past nominations. Internal conflict and disparity in selection of films is one of the biggest issues in the industry.
India's latest entry into the foreign language film category of the Oscars in 2014 was a regional film, 'The Good Road' which was barely promoted in the country. Based on the drama about a truck driver in the western state of Gujarat, The Good Road faced fierce criticism and objection form the bigwigs of the Indian film industry who supported another film, The Lunchbox.
The Lunchbox was screened at the Cannes film festival and received much critical appreciation. Funded by the NFDC (National Film Development Corporation), The Good Road was chosen over The Lunchbox, even thought the federation supported the latter.
Within the heated nomination process, the federation cursed the director Ritesh Batra for unnecessarily spreading the word that The Lunchbox had been selected for the Oscar nominations, while it wasn't. The selection committee demanded an apology from him. The director replied to the federation saying, "Sir, please use your good offices to give us a transparent, objective process with a public and not a secret jury. It is a direct and humble request, not a criticism."
The producer Anurag Kashyap added fuel to the debate by tweeting his opinion over this issue. "First time and I really mean it, first time I really was excited because first time we knew we had a chance, first time I was waiting for it. I don't know who the federation is but it goes to show, why we completely lack the understanding to make films that can travel across borders," Kashyap said. He went on further to delete his twitter account and his last tweet, which said: ""Bye bye twitter. Enough feeding the wannabe journals.." (Source: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/miffed-anurag-kashyap-deletes-his-twitter-account/1/311455.html)
The relay of controversies during Oscar nominations isn't confined to 2014. In the year 2013, one of India's highest grossing movies, Barfi, was under scrutiny while it was one of the leading contenders for the foreign film category. Critics who said that it had simply copied scenes from Singin' in the Rain, Buster Keaton's Cops, The Notebook and Charlie Chaplin's The Adventurer and City Lights, bashed it. The director of Barfi, Anurag Basu went on record to say that the film took inspiration from these movies and was paying homage to them.
Daphne Clarance, a researcher who focuses on Indian Cinema at the University of Delhi says, "Indian filmmakers are more concentrated on commercial success rather than in portraying something raw and original or something realistic. The visual representation of the society is more based on making people laugh at illogical things, rather than making something new and real."
Charu Smita, a Ph.D scholar who is researching on Indian Cinema, at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, complains about Indian cinema mocking the country at an international level. She believes that movies, which went to the Oscars from India, are nothing but a caricature of Bollywood. "As an international audience I would mock these films, what is wrong with the directors that they are sending these sorts of movies at the Oscars," she says.
"Do we really need Oscars to validate our Hindi film industry?" she argues.
2008 was one of the best years in the history of Bollywood when Slumdog Millionaire, produced by Danny Boyle bagged three Oscar awards. (Russell Pookutty won Best Sound Mixing (with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke), followed by A.R Rahman who won Best Score and Best Original Song (music), Gulzar won Best Song (lyrics))
India has successfully made it to the Oscar nominations for three times, but has never won it. (1957- Mother India, 1988- Salaam Bombay and 2001- Lagaan)
Indian cinema needs to substantiate itself and make movies for its domestic audience. If a movie does not work for the masses, then there's no point in sending it to an international platform, which ends up mocking the hind film industry.
We will see if Bollywood has the chance to get a few Oscars by the time it turns 200.
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Part 2 /Jason is gay and formally unemployed. He lost his job a year and a half ago and, as hard as he tried, his applications got rejected. Now he uses a dating app to sell his lovemaking skills.
Jason agrees to meet us in a café not far from where he lives. He's a trim, extremely tall man in his thirties and he could easily pass for a male model.
"One of my clients once asked me if I wanted to do some modeling but being too much under the spotlight has never been my thing".
He's a male prostitute, but you won't see his ad on the window of a local shop or on the Internet because he's active on a gay dating app, popular among those who like 'NSA' or 'no strings attached' affairs.
"Basically it means that we establish a quick conversation and we agree to meet somewhere for sex" Jason explains.
The app is free and users are randomly matched with partners and they decide to chat and exchange photos. Is it lucrative? "Well, I don't ask for money but for 'flowers'. In other terms when someone chooses me they know they will have to pay a certain amount of money to spend time with me. I give them the security of not catching any STDs for example, or not getting beaten up to death by total strangers. And there are many weirdos around".
As a matter of fact, according to Galop Crime Report, during 2013 there have been over 1000 homophobic crimes recorded by police in London.
"I give them the certainty that I'm reliable, clean and properly checked".
He makes £150 per client "but I don't care about how much time they spend at my place. They can stay 10 minutes or 3 hours for the same price. I enjoy company and I like having men around the house".
During his "past life" Jason was a blue collar. "Didn't really like the job and many of my colleagues were mean and aggressive to me simply because I was gay". Now things have changed. "I make more than what they could get in a year salary and I do what I like".
Is it more of a need or does he really enjoy selling his body? "That's not the point" he replies, "I like meeting new people and most of my clients are really fun to hang around with. They always have something interesting to say, a nice thought to share". But bad experiences are part of the profession.
"It happened once. A man, I can still remember his face, wanted his money back because he was not 'satisfied'. He grabbed my laptop and smashed it on my nose.
I lost consciousness for a bit and by the time I'd woken up my savings were gone and so was my laptop".
While sipping his coffee he puts together a sentence in a perfect Italian.
"I had an Italian boyfriend once. He was the man of my dreams but I must confess he was a drug addict. I started to do drugs as well – cocaine, methamphetamine and so forth but that crap was eating me alive. I came clean two years ago and now I get tested every month to make sure I'm not a risk for anybody. And especially for myself".
During the whole length of the interview, Jason's eyes kept on drifting two tables away where a guy in his thirties was pretending to read a newspaper.
"I still believe I will find the man of my dreams" he confesses.
Could that guy be the one?
"I'm going to find out right now". He quickly lands two tables away and sits with the stranger. But he's not going to charge him £150: you can sell your body but you can't buy love.
*Max Paradiso
Names have been changed to protect the identities of the interviewees]]>


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The government has robbed the trust fund blind, and there is nothing in it. This stealing from oneself makes up a large part of the national debt, more than what we borrowed from China.
This fact is always ignored by the media, who must believe we are all too stupid to understand it. Or they are in the tank for the evil conservatives who want to setup a system by which the government can't steal from the fund. Imagine the horror of that!
The chances of anyone under 55 every seeing a dime from SS are between slim and none.
The chances of anyone over 55 ever seeing a dime from SS are slim.
If you haven't done something about your own retirement, and your kids aren't reliable, you're screwed.
Lets imagine that I take my SS at the earliest age. 62. Lets say that my SS is reduced permanently by 25%.
For illustration, lets use the arbitrary figure of $100 at full retirement age of 66. My early check will be $75 a month.
So, for 48 months I recieve $75 that I would not have recieved had I waited till age 66.
This amounts to $3600 collected.
Now, If I wait till age 66 to begin collecting, and receive the full $100 a month, how long will it take for the additional $25 dollars a month to catch up to the $3600??
It will take 144 months just to break even. That's 12 years. At that point, I would be 78 years old.
This is when you must ask yourself, how long do you think you are going to live??
I believe that, if you can afford to do it, you are better off taking the money at the reduced rate at age 62. Just do the math.
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A leap of faith saves family
Sometimes having help in the right place at the right time can make all the difference between life and death. And sometimes that help has to be willing to perform a heroic act.
That's what happened last month with April Genao and her family.
Genao dozed off after putting her 2-year-old Sophia to bed. She awoke to flames. "It was just smoke everywhere," she said. She slammd the door shut, opened a window and called 911.
A candle lit in honor of her husband, Army Sgt. Andreas Genao, who is serving in Germany, was the likely cause of the fire.
Genao gathered her two young children by the window since she was unable to escape through the apartment's burning living room at 1 a.m. on March 12.
"I was freaking out. I was scared for my kids," Genao said. She began to worry about the neighbors surrounding her Petersburg apartment.
Fortunately, Petersburg police Officer Wendell James was at a nearby 7-Eleven store when he heard the call. "I got there in a minute or less," he said.
After seeing flames blocking the entrance, James called up to Genao.
"I told her, 'Send the kids down to me,' " he said.
"I threw my daughter out and he caught her," Genao said. Her 5-year-old son, Angel, leapt from the second-story window into James' arms.
"Then I had to jump out. They coaxed me out, and I did," Genao said.
Assisted by police Officer L. Cheatham, police checked the other apartments in the building on Woodmere Drive as firefighters tackled the blaze. The Genaos were checked out at Southside Regional Medical Center. All were fine.
James, who joined the force in October 2007, ws low-key about his rescue efforts. "I was just glad to get them out of harm's way ... and let [firefighters] take care of the rest," he said.
Thankfully, James was there to literally catch a family in its greatest moment of need.
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Sorry — Ever since I learned that one of the new comment features for SFGate is "avatar flyover" I've been dying to put it in a headline. mr.nz But really this post is about the fact that this week was (and still is, for just about 36 more hours) National Pet Week. And I can't […] [Read More]
Jalopnik's "Down on the Street" Features Alameda Cars
One of the things I really enjoy about Alameda is its abundance of funky old cars. This may be because I grew up in a rural area where lots of people drove charmingly beat-up vehicles. Or it may be because deep down inside, I still pine for the '63 Volvo station wagon I drove in […] [Read More]
Measure E Fundraiser: May 15th
If you're a parcel tax supporter, you're really, really going to want to go to this event: APLUS, the group that's running the campaign for the replacement parcel tax for the schools, will be holding an "Alameda School House Rock," fundraiser May 15th at Rhythmix Cultural Works. The event will include live music by three […] [Read More]
Native Plant Sale at Ploughshares — May 2nd!
Looks like it's going to be another gorgeous weekend here on the Island and if you're getting ready to do some gardening, be sure to stop by Ploughshares Nursery. They're discounting all their California native plants by 20 percent. The nursery has more great events coming up in the next few weeks, too, including a […] [Read More]
Autobody Fine Arts Benefit: May 15th
There are a lot of fun events going on around town in May, but here's one you don't to miss: Autobody Fine Arts Gallery — the super-groovy exhibition space just above Park Street Antiques & Collectibles — will be holding a benefit on May 15th. Autobody Fine Arts Gallery Called "Beautiful Dreamers," the benefit will […] [Read More]
YouthView Film Festival Coming to Alameda: May 6th
The non-profit Alternatives in Action will present its 6th annual Project YouthView festival of youth-created film shorts on May 6th, at the Alameda Theatre & Cineplex. Project YouthView The eight films being presented were chosen from more than 30 submitted by youth from across the Bay Area. According to the press release, "The shorts use […] [Read More]
2nd Annual Alameda Backyard Chicken Coop Bicycling Tour
If the idea of having backyard chickens makes you want to do the chicken dance, but you're not quite sure how to house or care for them, you can get an Island-wide tour of all sorts of chicken domiciles on May 16th, starting at 1 p.m. Bradley's Animal Place Hosted by the Alameda Backyard Chicken […] [Read More]
CASA To Hold Climate Change Talk
Ever wonder what you can do, here in Alameda, to help reduce your contribution to climate change? Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda is holding a talk on just that topic tonight. The two hour presentation will feature CASA members Sri Subramaniam and Joyce Mercado as the guest speakers. Subramaniam, who volunteers with Al Gore's […] [Read More]
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Earth Day Events – - Tomorrow!
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|You can't order 'hashtag' at diner
|Written by Bob Hyle
|Tuesday, January 15, 2013 7:59 PM
With the world's ever-increasing fascination with technology - and social media in particular - it came as no surprise when the American Dialect Society announced its 2012 Word of the Year earlier this month and the winner was another technology-related word: hashtag.
Hashtag, for the uninformed (and that means you, Microsoft Word, which failed to recognize it in my spell check) is usually recognized as a symbol (#) and is used by those that participate in Twitter to mark specific topics for discussion.
It's a solid selection considering some of the other finalists, but my old-school crankiness questions the varied uses of the symbol #.
The millions of people using Twitter would instantly describe that symbol as a hashtag, but there are millions of others who have used it on telephones as the "pound" symbol.
Old geezers, such as yours truly, would also recognize the symbol as the number sign, as in, "Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog" is #1 with a bullet on the Top 40 charts."
It's nice that # is getting so much universal love today, but why no multi-faceted love for the ampersand (&) or the good old-fashioned asterisk (*).
There were six finalists for Word of the Year and it is interesting that hashtag is the only "single" word in the group.
The other five are either multiple words or an acronym. The other finalists were:
Fiscal Cliff, which made a late surge in December to describe yet another government financial debacle
Of the six finalists, I can't say that I've ever used YOLO, my dance moves pre-date Gangnam Style by several decades, which means I won't be on the dance floor with PSY when he quickly fades into oblivion—and, alas, I'm not one of the 47 percent that doesn't pay income taxes.
I suppose any government entity could fall off the financial cliff sometime in the future, but I have to admit some of these economic terms are quite good.
A particular favorite from the past is the upside-down mortgage, where the owner owes more money than the house is actually worth.
These finance guys apparently do more than look at numbers all day; congratulations on your wordmanship.
Marriage equality was not the word of the year, but was selected by the ADS as the most likely to succeed among all the words submitted and that's a point I can't argue.
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to review same-sex marriages this year and isn't it interesting that the spin has already begun.
"Same-ex marriage" is a rather neutral phrase, but "marriage equality" sounds like something we should all strive for, so to speak.
Needless to say, we can do a lot of interesting things with all of these wonderful words from last year, even hashtag them.
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Fifteen of the world's largest banks have been rocked by credit score downgrades, with rating agency Moody's delivering on what it had long promised to do. Those hit include Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Bank of Scotland and Deutsche Bank - financial powerhouses domestically and internationally. The move could make it harder for them to keep existing clients, or attract new ones and their money. It's also feared the downgrades could trigger fresh market panic, and a new exodus to gold. For more on the possible repercussions, RT talks to Charlie McGrath, economic blogger and founder of the website 'Wide Awake News'.
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The porous rocks deep beneath Earth's surface aren't the only places where large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) can be absorbed and stored safely. In fact, Earth's oceans actually absorb considerable amounts of CO2 on their own, storing it in reservoirs known as carbon sinks, in a process scientists call carbon sequestration. (Plants, converting CO2, are also carbon sinks.) So far, so good, right? The downside is that even the oceans have their limits: Some oceans simply are not absorbing as much CO2 as they used to. Instead of sinking to the bottom, large amounts of CO2 are staying on the surface of the ocean, which raises the acidity level of that area. The more acidic an ocean becomes, the harsher its effects on the local marine life. So, while the ocean might seem the perfect place to steer human-made emissions, it's important to ensure that an area of the ocean can tolerate CO2 before dumping large amounts of the gas there.
Another caveat with any carbon sequestration method that targets undersea storage is that it can be quite dangerous. Much like storing CO2 underground, a potential underwater leak could have dire consequences for the world around it. Scientists point to a 1986 event in Cameroon, where an underwater volcanic eruption caused large amounts of CO2 to escape from a lake, killing 2,000 people and causing catastrophic damage to the lake's marine population.
That doesn't mean people are giving up on carbon sequestration, though. Obviously, any method for CO2 absorption that could help mitigate atmospheric greenhouse gases is going to get its share of attention in some government circles, and carbon sequestration is on the mind of the U.S. National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). The group's Carbon Sequestration Program is targeting 2020 for the commercial deployment of several technologies that it says will be able to perform economical, large-scale and safe capture, storage and mitigation of CO2 emissions [source: NETL].
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The blogging platform Ghost has been getting a lot of attention recently due to its recent move from beta to public release (if you somehow haven't heard of it yet, head over here and read up).Like other platforms, Ghost supports third party 'themes'. In this article we'll design a simple, responsive and content-driven blog. Then code it into a fully-functional theme for Ghost.
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There are certain vehicles that we know are just going to be widely received amongst tuners everywhere. These are the cars that will have more tuning packages than anyone will ever need. The Mercedes E-Class Cabrio wouldn't be on our top ten list of these cars. However, the luxury sedan has seen packages from Binz , Prior Design , BD Motor , and now, MEC Design. MEC Design's package for the E-Class is based on the E350 CDI model and only gives way for some small exterior changes.
The package starts off with a 35mm lowering of the springs and a new set of 20" MEC Design mecxtremeIII wheels wrapped in 235/30 + 10.5×20 with 285/25 ZR 20 tires. A new rear diffuser and a new exhaust system with a four pipe rear muffler have also been added, and some light body work can be added on the rear axle if the customer so chooses.
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Think you know New Orleans history? Well, think again. Faubourg Treme, The Untold Story of Black New Orleans takes a fascinating look at one of our city's most mysterious neighborhoods with writer and Treme resident Lolis Eric Elie.
Long ago, this place was home to the most prosperous and politically active black community in America. Here black and white, free and enslaved, rich and poor cohabitated, collaborated, and clashed to create much of what defines our city today.
Drawing on footage shot before and after Hurricane Katrina, and much never-before-seen archival footage, Faubourg Treme, The Untold Story of Black New Orleans uncovers Treme's forgotten past in a riveting tale of hope, heartbreak, and endurance.
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What's the difference between pulmonary embolism and a blood clot?
In the most simple terms, they are the same thing. An embolism is the sudden blocking of a blood vessel. It can be caused by a bubble of air, blood clot, or piece of fat.
Pulmonary embolism is blockage of an artery to the lungs. It can be a blood clot that has broken off from the leg and traveled to the lungs. A blood clot that forms in the arms ar legs is called a deep venous thrombosis (DVT).
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August 2: "December Fan" by Manshi Kiyozawa, translated by Nobuo Haneda. This is available through the Maida Center for $15.
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The Delaware Home Show is owned and operated by the Home Builders Association of Delaware, which has been an integral part of the growth and economic development of the State of Delaware since 1947. The HBA/DE is a not-for-profit Association of home builders and other businesses directly related to Delaware's Home Building Industry, which contributes approximately $750,000,000 to Delaware's economy annually, and employs approximately 20,000 Delawareans. HBA/DE members receive priority placement at the home shows as well as an additional booth discount. Find out more at www.hbade.org.
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As posted on Newsbusters, Times Watch Director Clay Waters appeared yesterday afternoon on FNC's Your World with Neil Cavuto. The topic was liberal bias in the Times and the impact of its publishing leaked information, specifically the timing of its Wednesday front-page story: "Bush Adviser's Memo Cites Doubts About Iraqi Leader."
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