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DAS Phase II: LCOs in Gujarat want deadline postponed
With just 45 days left, LCOs are finding it difficult to complete the STB installation process and there are growing calls to postpone the deadline
With the March 31, 2013 deadline for DAS Phase II just 45 days away, it seems like a repeat of the Phase I problems with chaotic arrangements in the 38 cities across 15 states covered in the second phase.
Gujarat has four major cities – Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat and Vadodara – covered in Phase II. All four cities are witnessing lack of interest from consumers, besides being hampered by the lengthy process of installing the set top boxes (STBs) and also shortage of STBs. This has led to doubts about whether the March 31 deadline will be met.
Talking to exchange4media, Kanaksinh Rana, Director, Gujarat Telelink said, "The installation of STBs is proceeding smoothly, however, I am not sure about meeting the March 31 deadline due to scarcity of boxes."
According to Hasankhan Gulamadir Pathan, an Ahmedabad-based cable operator, "There are two prominent issues. The first is lack of interest from consumers. They have a perception that if the deadline can be delayed in the metro cities, other cities too can get a relief of 3-6 months. The second issue is the low supply of set top boxes. Currently, only 20 per cent of the STB installation has been done in Ahmedabad."
Agreeing with Pathan, Kausar Ajmeri, another cable operator from Ahmedabad, said, "The demand for the boxes is 100 per cent, but the supply is only 20-25 per cent. Due to this we will not be able to complete the installation of set top boxes in the city by the deadline date."
The operators in Ahmedabad further said that people are habituated with the analogue channels and are not ready to pay more than Rs 200 for their cable connections. This trend is seen across economic groups and people are reluctant to invest a bigger sum to buy set top boxes.
Meanwhile, cable operators in Rajkot are being stonewalled by consumer apathy towards installation of STBs and also by the lengthy installation procedure.
Jitendra Nagdev, a cable operator from Rajkot, shared, "The entire cable wire has to be replaced and it takes very long time for each installation. More than that, we need to make the customer understand about the digitisation process and convince them that it will be a reality very soon."
According to cable operators in Rajkot, 30 per cent of the STB installation has been done.
Given the ground realities, there is a growing call for postponing the digitisation deadline amongst the cable operators in Gujarat.
On the other hand, the Government is upbeat about Phase II of digitisation. In a recent statement, Secretary for Information and Broadcasting, Uday Kumar Varma, had stated, "It has been estimated that 16 million set top boxes would be required to digitise the 38 cities, excluding the four metros. A study conducted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has revealed that six million TV sets in these cities are already digitised."
He further said that the Ministry has been reviewing the progress on a continuous basis and nodal officers have been appointed in every state to oversee the conversion process.
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Last summer when I posted about cookery/lifestyle celeb, Nigella Lawson, I have to admit I was quietly hoping for an update like this, but wasn't sure I would get it. However, Lawson not only divorced the idiot who used physical force on her, in a public restaurant last summer while photographers shot photos, but she left the nasty bastard without taking one cent of his money and declared her own independence.
Lawson also testified that her ex-husband was threatened by her own financial independence in their relationship. When an attorney referred to her divorce as "unfortunate," Lawson quickly snapped: "I don't regard it as unfortunate."
Well done, Lawson! She also looks great in the photo.
You can read more here. The link to my previous post talks about what Lawson went through last summer.
Walmart Sucks
In the eighties there was a Tom Cruise film, Rain Man, where Cruise's emotionally challenged brother had a fixation on K-Mart. At one point in the film Cruise loses control and tells the brother, "K-Mart Sucks." When I found an e-mail this morning talking about something Walmart allegedly did to an employee this past Thanksgiving, it reminded me of that old movie for some reason.
Change.org is a web site where people and groups can go to start petitions online in protest of something they think is unfair and unjust. In this case, a guy's mom filed a petition at Change.org for something Walmart allegedly did to her son and she's looking for support. I know nothing about this, but I thought I would pass it along for people who have had experiences like this before with any large corporate structure that makes billions on the blood and sweat of people who make barely enough money to pay their oil bill.
From my inbox, with links to change.org:
Ryan -
My son Kyle is a single dad who works incredibly hard to support his two children, who are 6 and 2. He doesn't have a car, so he walks two miles every day to his job at Walmart so he can take care of his kids.
But last week, two days before Thanksgiving, Walmart fired Kyle -- just for approving a price match on a turkey for an elderly customer.
Here's what happened: a customer came in and showed the cashier a lower price for a turkey from a competing retailer. As the customer service manager, my son authorized the cashier to match the competitor's price. Three days later, Kyle's manager told him he was fired because the turkey didn't appear on the customer's receipt at all, which is ridiculous, because it's the cashier's job to ring up customers, not Kyle's!
My son should not have been fired, and I'm not going to stand by while Walmart robs him of his ability to support his kids. Please click here to sign my Change.org petition demanding that Walmart give Kyle his job back.
Kyle lives in rural Kentucky, and he doesn't have a lot of job options. He worked his way up to be a customer service manager at his local Walmart because he really needs that job to support his family. Kyle did not deserve to be fired, and his kids sure didn't deserve to have their dad lose his job right at the start of the holidays.
Walmart has been publicly advertising its price match policy all through the holiday season, so I don't understand why my son would get fired just for upholding the store's own policy!
I know that Walmart has responded to Change.org petitions before. In fact, just two months ago, a disabled Walmart greeter got his job back after 1600 people signed a petition supporting him. I know that if thousands of people sign my petition, Walmart will do the right thing and give my son his job back, too.
Thank you,
Caroline Wilson
Putin Gay?
There's a new book out that claims Vladimir Putin is gay. I didn't say allegedly gay because I don't consider being gay defamatory in any way. If someone claimed I was straight and they were wrong, that wouldn't be considered defamatory, and I think it's time to point this out.
In any event, here's what they say about the Putin book:
He suggests his propaganda experts put out the rumors to hide his 'latently gay' sexual orientation. The author also says the 61-year-old president prefers animals over humans.
You can read more here.
It's not the first time something like this has happened, where a closet case has turned in a complete opposite direction because he/she is filled with such self-loathing they can't accept who they are. But again, whether he's gay or not seems to be a huge issue in Russia, as if there's something inherently wrong with being gay. And since I don't believe there is, the only significant thing about this story is the self-loathing angle...if Putin is gay.
In any event, Putin's spokesperson said this:
Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov has flatly rejected the allegations. He said: 'Belkovsky's remarks are lacking any basis, or as we say it in Russia: They are total rubbish.'

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Fittingly, this piece has to do with my brother.
Jan loved owls. One of my first memories of him – he would have been almost a teenager, me, around four – was his owl collection. When I was little, we had about nothing in common, and I remember being glad that an owl was always something I could get him for Christmas or his birthday. Accordingly, when December came around, I'd find myself doing clay owls in art class that I could present to him on those occasions.
When I went through his house for the last time after his death, I took a few of his CDs but didn't really want anything else of his. Until I saw the owl – he had kept just a handful of the huge collection he'd amassed in his teenage years, and there was one to which I connected on some level. Either I'd given it to him, or it had been my favourite of his. Any way, I took that one home. It's looking at me from my computer screen now.
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Program teaching is delivered through a combination of tutor demonstrations, practical activities and research discussions for healthy meals.
You will be expected to work independently and engage in group tasks in order to develop your skills and knowledge. The course covers a range of techniques, skills and awareness of cost-effective foods and ingredients
This course is suitable for learners who have no prior knowledge of the subject.
But, as the course involves taking notes, following recipes, weights and measures, you will need to have basic levels of English and maths. You will have a short initial assessment at the start of the course to ensure that it is suitable for you.
Course lengths vary. Please check the BAES web site www.learnbaes.ac.uk BAES Learning Directory, visit or telephone one of our adult learning centres for details of dates and start times.
It could lead to further courses in cookery at higher levels.
To ensure that you gain maximum benefit from your course you will need to attend all sessions, be punctual, and bring the correct ingredients to each session.
Costs – Additional to course fees.
Some tools and equipment are available for your use at the centres.
The additional course costs will vary from £3 per session, this will be discussed with you at enrolment
You will need to wear appropriate protective clothing whilst in the training kitchen, including a full-length apron or white overall and protective head covering such as a clean headscarf or hat.


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There's never been a better way to dramatically change everything about your smile than with porcelain veneers. With porcelain veneers, you can:
Porcelain veneers are thin restorations that are placed directly over your natural teeth. This allows your teeth to maintain their strength and integrity, but still support the thin restorations that cover the front of the teeth.
Your treatment will begin with an initial consultation where you discuss what you like or don't like about your smile. You and your dentist will determine how you would like your teeth to be shaped or shaded, and then an impression of your teeth will be taken. A "wax up" will be created with a prospective set of veneers for you to look at and inspect before any permanent treatment is completed. Once you've made any final changes, the model will be used to create the permanent porcelain restorations.
In one or two weeks, you'll return for your application visit. The teeth will need to be gently adjusted or conditioned before the veneers can be put in place. This will allow them to bond directly to the tooth in a way that is long-lasting and looks natural. One by one, each porcelain veneer is permanently bonded with each of your teeth, until your entire smile has what looks like a brand new set of teeth. Your new teeth will be whiter, straighter, and brighter…permanently!
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Frederik Andersen saw plenty of Stars and Stripes as he peered through his face mask at the encroaching logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
But, as he has done throughout this record Maple Leafs homestand, he hardly blinked when the Jackets fired 57 shots, with another 54 thwarted attempts. While three beat him, Andersen remained the one constant of the five straight victories which continue to give the Leafs plenty of playoff hope and a chance at home-ice advantage in April.
In another loose and entertaining match at the Air Canada Centre, Andersen was the difference. He had a second-period partial breakaway save on Boone Jenner and a stretch pad save on the same player in the third with the outcome still in doubt, prompting the crowd to chant his name one more time.
In the past 10 days, in which Toronto has won five consecutive home starts for the first time in franchise history — the Dane stopped 176-of-190 shots. Columbus was threatening to break the record 65 the Hartford Whalers fired back in 1984. Columbus broke the 50 mark for the third straight game.
"I was prepared for that," Andersen said. "It's fun to face a lot of shots, especially when we boxed out to make sure I had a good lane to see the puck."
The Leafs get a day off Thursday and Andersen will likely start Saturday in Pittsburgh before finally handing the reins to Curtis McElhinney in Detroit on the back-to-back.
Andersen can only hope the Leafs can soon overcome their fatal attraction for risky breakout plays that added to his workload as the Jackets transitioned. In all, the Leafs were charged with 26 giveaways.
"You look up the shots they have against and it's pretty tough getting confidence," defenceman Travis Dermott said. "But when you know you have a guy like Freddie behind you he's going to stop the majority of those. So, it definitely gives us confidence back there. It gives our forwards confidence throughout.
Andersen surely won't miss Nick Foligno hulking over him, with two goals, one assist on Wednesday and plenty of crease friction. Roman Polak came to his goalie's rescue a couple of times.
"I think they definitely try to go to the net but, we did a good job of making sure I had a clean view. That was key to withstand all of those shots."
More of the same harsh treatment is sure to come in the weeks ahead as the Leafs strongest defensive link is tested.
With the NHL trade deadline a week Monday, almost 20 teams were represented in the scouts' section Wednesday at the ACC. They included David Conte, Lou Lamoriello's former lieutenant in New Jersey, now with the Vegas Knights. The Blackhawks had two bird dogs in attendance, while the Leafs likely have their pro scouts on various assignments, too.
Last spring, after years of a dark cloud constantly over the team at the deadline, the Leafs finally made a playoff-style trade, securing centre Brian Boyle. This year, if nothing catastrophic occurs between now and a week Monday, the Leafs might do very little tweaking again, with Dermott and Kasperi Kapanen showing they're NHL ready.
"It's certainly not the same mood it was five or six years ago when everyone was walking on eggshells," Nazem Kadri said. "It's a much better feeling, knowing we could make a push to reach our goal of making the Stanley Cup final."
Two years ago this month, the Leafs dealt captain Dion Phaneuf to Ottawa and late Tuesday, the Sens moved Phaneuf to Los Angeles, just to remind that there are still deals to be had in the salary cap era.
"That's a trade that will certainly help L.A. and Dion can certainly play his role as a physical puck-moving defenceman," Kadri said. "I know 'Neuf wants to go deep in the playoffs and he's a competitive person."
Kadri and Mitch Marner were talking at the morning skate about their NBA fantasies. Tuesday was a rare off day residency at the ACC and a bunch of Leafs couldn't resist when they saw the empty court set up for the Raptors and Miami Heat.
"It was fun," Marner said of the impromptu shootaround. "It showed how much we really sucked at that game.
"Naz was probably the worst. He calls himself the best but when you go out there and start shooting air balls and all rim, it doesn't really put a good perspective on it. No one was going too hard, but Matts (Auston Matthews) played basketball in Arizona and he was spinning under the hoop and putting guys on spin cycles. But obviously you don't want to hurt each other."
During the second and third periods, Kadri and Marner had some magic of their own, a back pass that Marner deposited for his eighth point of the home stand, Marner then assisting Kadri for insurance. Kadri's hat trick and five points gave him 15 in the 10 games since Marner was elevated to join himself and Patrick Marleau on that line.
That was a nice old-school backhander by Dominic Moore for his first goal since Nov. 30 in career game No. 888 … Moore was rewarded with a third-line shift late in the game, switching with Tyler Bozak … Former Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion received a 97th birthday cake and personalized Leafs sweater from Wendel Clark. And what would Valentine's Day be without a surprise marriage proposal in the crowd? The camera cut away from the happy couple's passionate embrace … There was concern the big video scoreboard would be stuck about 20 feet off the ice before the game because of a cable issue. It was slowly raised by the time warm-up began … Craig Palfrey, a veteran usher from the Gardens era who now guards the visitors dressing room at the ACC, was invited back to Carlton St. by the Ryerson University Rams last Friday for the ceremonial face-off of their game against Guelph. He worked countless Leaf games, with a few Rolling Stones and Queen concerts, too.


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While Songkran has become, for many, three days of wet and wild mayhems, the origins of this annual celebration are anchored in ancient beliefs.
Although Thailand recognizes, and heartily celebrates, the same New Year's Eve observed by almost every nation across the globe on December 31st, the "real" New Year's celebration in this country occurs in mid-April, during Songkran.
Traditionally, Songkran is a three-day annual holiday that begins on April 13th and concludes on April 15th. However, some regions of the Kingdom, such as Chiang Mai, stretch the festivities out a few days longer. But regardless of how many days everyone's getting off work, the prime directive during Songkran nowadays is to have fun and get wet! In Bangkok, the street scene along both Khao San Road and Silom Road is one of pure watery mahem, as hordes of tourists and locals alike engage in what is probably the biggest water pistol battle in the world. And some revellers aren't content to just use water pump-action water rifles, arming themselves instead with high-pressure hoses that can douse a crowd in seconds flat. But it's all good fun, and the party atmosphere is irrestitable.
History of Songkran
The regions of the Mekong region- Thailand, Laos, Yunnan, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Vietnam- share an affinity for water that goes beyond their geographic link to one of the world's mightiest rivers. This relationship to water dates to over 1,000 years ago, when the peoples of this region first began forming city-states centered in river valleys along the Red River in southern China and northern Vietnam.
Whenever principalities sprang up, waterways natural and man-made served not only as sources for nutrition, bathing, agriculture, and transport, but as important cultural adjuncts.
The most important festival in this entire region is the celebration of the solar-lunar New Year, when the sun passes in the zodiac, called Samkranta ("fully passed over") , pronounced "Songkran" in Tai-speaking cultures. This festival demands that people take a few days out of their normal work schedules for spiritual cleansing and renewal.
Believers hold that during this short period, April 13th-April 15th, the spirit of the previous year departs and a new one arrives. Hence, on the first day of the people, people would give their homes a thororugh cleaning to welcome the New Year spirit.
Water, representing the principal agent for this cleansing, and renewal, plays a central role throughout the festival. The faithful will pour water over the hands of older Buddhist monks, and at home will perform the same ceremony for elders in the family. Although the original meaning of the water festival is kept alive by traditional celemonies such as these, nowadays its also very much a festival of fun. In most of the Mekong region, April is the height of the hot and dry seasonm and residents revel in being able to douse one another with water to cool off, with this year being an especially hot one!
Apart from a liberal dousing of water, Songkran-goes can also expect to have their cheeks smeared with din sor pong, a natural white powder made primarily from limestone clay which, when mixed with water, forms a paste like substance. During the festival, many people carry small bowls of the chalky goop, smearing each other's cheeks and foreheads with the paste and smiling and laughing all the while.
Though the splashing of water defines all Songkran festivities, celebrations in each locality have their own charmingly unique characteristics, making the traditional Thai New Year a fascinating and varied experience.


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This First Amendment retaliation case holds that a computer specialist at an update NY school district cannot bring a claim because his speech was not protected under the First Amendment.
The case is Holmes v. Schoharie Central School District, a summary order decided on December 13. Plaintiff's job title was computer support technician. A school principal, Gillis had a legal dispute with the district. Plaintiff agreed to speak up on Gillis's behalf and agreed to testify as a character witness on her behalf. When the school district received an e-discovery request from Gillis's attorney, the district did not tell Holmes about this. Holmes then agreed to testify as a character witness for Gillis. He also complied with a subpoena from Gillis's attorney requesting an email archive from the former superintendent. After all this happened, the district retaliated against Holmes.
So what's it all mean? Holmes cannot proceed with a First Amendment lawsuit unless he spoke on a matter of public importance. He must also speak as a citizen and not as an employee. Employee speech is not protected if the plaintiff speaks pursuant to his job duties. So that the comptroller's speech about wasted money is not free speech. The comptroller's speech about corruption in some other part of the district is free speech.
At oral argument in this case, Holmes's lawyer said his speech was protected because he turned over the materials on his own, not pursuant to his job duties. He also argued that his actions were contrary to the district's interests, further taking the speech away from his job duties. The Court of Appeals (Livingston, Cabranes and Goldberg (visiting judge)) disagrees, treating this as a traditional speech case where the plaintiff merely spoke pursuant to his duties. "As the computer support technician, it was well within the scope of Holmes's ordinary duties to respond to a subpoena for electronic documentation." (The Court does not deal with plaintiff's other speech acts). That makes plaintiff's speech work speech, not citizen speech. The case is dismissed.
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
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This is from a reading I did in Eastbourne earlier this year and the poem appeared in The Interpreter's House in June. Apologies for the sound quality and there are a…
Ronnie-O Oh Oh!
The ever-generous Peter Raynard has posted this marvellous resource on Proletarian Poetry… a compendium of Poetry Audio and Video Recordings.
A wonderful little poem by Seamus Heaney. Seemed right for the season. 'Wordsworth's Skates' from District & Circle (Faber & Faber, 2006). Happy Christmas.
You can read this poem in Agenda Vol 46 number 3, 'Retrospectives'.
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Why More People Are Using No Credit Check Loans Canada
No credit check loans Canada used to be the alternative to the standard loans that almost everyone would get when they needed to borrow, but they are becoming increasingly common in this country. Because the problem that is driving this change is unlikely to resolve itself soon, consumers who are looking for this type of loan have the chance to ride this new wave of demand into some unprecedentedly flexible loan terms.
The Money Shortage
It isn't always talked about much, but much of Canada's population is experiencing some serious money troubles these days. With the cost of living in this country rising and wages still stagnant, the middle class is having trouble keeping itself afloat. According to recent reports, nearly half of Canadians are just $200 away from not being able to meet their financial obligations each month. They are not considered to be in pronounced poverty and may be able to live relatively luxurious lives, but the trouble is that this financial comfort could fail them at any time. A single missed paycheck would put them in a scary situation.
When people live in such precarious conditions, their lives become more unpredictable. Fewer and fewer have the cash flow necessary to lay away a little money for a rainy day, and that means that it's easy for them to be caught off-guard by emergencies. They may not have the money to fix that hole in the roof or pay for that much-needed root canal, and because money is tight and has been for some time now, they may not have built up the credit needed to secure a conventional loan either. This leaves them in an awkward position as far as solutions go.
The Rise of No Credit Check Long Term Loans Canada
When life's inevitable problems show up, no credit check loans Canada are increasingly becoming people's method of choice to deal with them. Their lower requirements and fast turnaround times make these loans an ideal way out of a pressing situation for just about anyone. In some places, there are now so many retail locations where one can get a no credit check loan that cities are starting to introduce legislation to keep their numbers down to a reasonable amount. This only includes physical locations, too – there are far more no credit check loan outlets operating partly or exclusively online, too.
With all activity, some changes have been happening in the industry. One version of these loans that people are particularly fond of right now are no credit check long term loans Canada. These loans are paid off over a slightly longer period of time than a standard no credit check loan, which usually makes them more affordable and easier to integrate into one's normal life than the typical short term payday loan. These kinds of loans allow just about anyone to access some money if they need to, regardless of whether they are certain they can immediately pay it back. This kind of loan setup used to be much less common, but the growing demand for more versatile loan options has put pressure on lenders to accommodate more of these flexible solutions. There are now many more companies who are willing to do things a bit differently if it means that they can claim a larger share of this growing customer base than their competitors will have.
What Does This Mean For Me?
As mentioned above, this popularity surge for no credit check loans has already had an impact on the market, and the situation is still unfolding. Because this is an increasingly in-demand product that lenders can count on making a fair amount of money off of, there are more and more lenders offering no credit check loans Canada than ever before. While for the most part, these loans follow a very similar structure no matter where you choose to get them, there are some small differences between what you'll get with certain lenders that make it nice to have more options. Some lenders, for example, might offer slightly lower rates, while others might include a grace period in cases of late repayment or waive non-sufficient funds fees for customers with too little money in the bank when an automatic repayment transaction occurs. Many are specializing the in the long term version that was described above.
Each of these options is a great perk for people with a particular spending pattern, so if you know the kinds of issues you typically run into when taking out a loan, you can choose your lender appropriately to help mitigate those problems. If you think you might occasionally have to make a payment late, for example, you might want to choose a lender with a more lenient policy toward payment dates or one who doesn't charge extra fees in those cases. Doing this requires a certain level of personal knowledge about your spending habits and ability to repay what is lent to you, but if you can figure out what you need from a no credit check loan, there's never been a better time to go out and get it.
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My good friend Caroline was devastated when the "love locks" were removed from the 19th century Pont des Arts. She had placed the token of her great love for Ross Turnbull on the bridge, the only time they managed to be in Paris together, and it meant the world to her, as it did for many other visitors to the city of light who left their symbol of love behind, locked to the railings. But this pedestrian bridge spanning the Seine between the Louvre and the Institut de France just got too heavy and was in danger of collapsing, so in 2010 the 42 tonnes of padlocks were removed, and sadly replaced with "padlock-themed graffiti". Not to be deterred, lovers have started to hang "love locks" on the Pont de l'Archeveche, the narrowest road bridge in Paris. Caroline's love for Ross certainly continues.
Like many other cities in France, Paris grew along the banks of a river and if you look at any aerial picture of the city, you can see that there are many bridges over the Seine. In fact there are 37. Images of these bridges are almost as iconic as images of the Eiffel Tower, making Paris instantly identifiable, each with its own unique stories.
The 17th century Pont Neuf, (between the western tip of the Ile de la Cite and rest of Paris) although translated as "new bridge" is actually the oldest in Paris – Henri III started building it in 1578.
The 17th century Pont au Double must have the quirkiest name – named for the toll amount (a double denier) charged to pay for the bridge used to carry patients from the Hotel-Dieu on the Ile de la Cite over the Seine.
The 18th century Pont de la Concourse (made of stones from the Bastille) connects two of the most important events in France's history – the Place de la Concourse (where King Louis XVI lost his head) and the French Senate building where the new Republic began.
The 19th century Pont Alexandre III is the most ornate, extravagant bridge in the city, with its Beaux-Arts style, exuberant Art Nouveau lamps, cherubs, nymphs and winged horses at either end.
The 19th century Pont au Change, although named after the moneylenders who settled on it in the 12th century, is remembered most because this is where Victor Hugo's Police Inspector Javert (with a guilty conscience after Jean Valjean saved his life) throws himself in to the Seine.
Also forever to be remembered in celluloid, thanks to the film "Inception", the 20th century double decker Pont de Bir Hakeimwith pedestrian access to the Ile aux Cygnes and views of the Statue of Liberty.


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Reading the comments on my recent bed rest confession post, I was stunned at the number of pregnant moms who took naps. I took maybe three naps my whole pregnancy. I tried to figure out why I didn't nap more and that's when I remembered… my Pregnancy Superpower. It was a power so powerful I could not discuss it. I was too afraid to jinx it. I was worried I would get pelted with rotting vegetables by other pregnant women. And I will tell you, it was awesome.
Almost every night of my pregnancy, I slept 10 to 12 uninterrupted hours. In a row. No getting up to pee. No tossing and turning. Sometimes on weekends I would sleep 14 hours, going to bed at 10PM and waking up refreshed at noon the next day.
The thing that disrupted my sleep more than anything was my husband getting up to pee in the middle of the night. Or my husband tossing and turning, frantically worried about the impending TWO BABIES!
Before the vegetable pelting begins, think hard and tell me your Pregnancy Superpower. I know you all have one. I read your blogs. Some of you never had pre-term labor. Some of you had full-term vaginal births. Some of you never puked in public.
And follow-up question: what Pregnancy Superpower other than the one you had would you want to have? My answer: None! I'll never get to sleep that much again until the boys move out of the house.


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Pope Francis in Evangelii Gaudium gave us a diagnosis of our situation: there is a lack of joy because there is an abundance of commodity. A window opening in the people of God is needed. 'I want a missionary Church', he told us to sum up. Most of the experts in spiritual life agree with the Pope: that is why there is a lack of experience of God.
We are today invited to remember our deepest identity: sent by God to humanize humankind, with the poor and our enemies at the heart of the missionary sent. This is the encounter that will help us to pronounce Job's words: 'I had heard of you by word of mouth, but now my eye has seen you', to feel Jesus' joy of the Holy Spirit made known to the little ones, to read, them, that all our names are written in heaven freely, as God is.
Let us get out, let us frequent peripheries, let us give our best for poor and enemies. 'Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a person, which gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction' (Benedict XVI, Deus caritas est 1). It is in the Cross where we can see the real face of God.


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The Cocoon garden tool set, of the Sweet Garden Collection, delights with its colorful tools and modern design. Ideal to make your garden impeccable down to the tiniest detail.
In a mix of colors, the set includes a container and three tools. It's the perfect combination for different types of care with your garden.
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Primarily (only?) a breakfast place. Open at 7am weekdays, 9am weekends, closes 2pm every day.
Foods from Baker Street Cafe
Bacon and Eggs Breakfast
Cinnamon Rolls
2009 Nov 17
I had the day off and came here on a rainy weekday. Dined alone and brought a newspaper.
The staff gave me a warm greeting & let me sit whereever I wanted. I kinda felt guilty taking a whole booth, but they offered it to me first! So I had to no quams.
Love how the coffee is in a craft so you can pour as much or as little as you like, when you want it.
Ordered the poppyseed french toast (recommended to me by other Ottawa foodies) with hashbrowns and a side of scrambled eggs. French toast came with lots of fruit and icing sugar if I remember. Very tasty, and heavy thick bread - the way a real french toast breakfast should be.
I've been meaning to come back here when I need a breakfast place.
Eric MacD
2009 Sep 20
My partner and I went to Baker Street Cafe for the first time last week with a mixed bag of results. We had to wait about 30-45 minutes before being seated, holding up the line even though there were available tables for bigger groups behind us. Once seated the coffee came quickly (thank gawd) and in a whole carafe which was perfect as you don't have to sit around waiting for refills. The down side was the coffee was less then stellar.
I ordered the Eggs Florentine and my SO ordered the French Toast big breakfast. Mine was a perfect size for brunch, while hers was more than enough for the two of us! Four slices of whole wheat toast, four slices of French Toast, fruit (good and juicy, 'tis the season!), hash browns, and bacon... which were the driest, stone-cold pieces of cardboard I've ever choked down. My order was much nicer with a rich and flavorful hollandaise sauce (slightly lumpy) and perfectly poached eggs. I enjoyed the potatoes, but was underwhelmed by my partners French Toast which was dry and barely dredged in egg. The most disappointing feature of the whole breakfast though was the fact that we both came to the conclusion that the syrup was of the table variety and not distilled from an unsuspecting maple tree in the Ottawa Valley.
All in all, standard fare for relatively high prices and snail-paced service. The food is mostly good, but I don't really think its worth it when there are so many other gems for Brunch in the Capital.
lady who brunches
2008 Dec 22
Sunday was the great snow-blowing storm, and my partner has been working sixty hours of manual labour per week, so we decided that we both (more him than I) deserved a break, and could afford a breakfast out.
Needless to say, the weather was downright nasty, so we ended up walking over to Baker Street Cafe. Other people had this same idea, clearly, as the place was packed, but I was really impressed with how the servers/bussers were dealing with the crowd-we were seated and given coffee quickly, and those who came in after us were greeted, if not seated, immediately.
We both orders the two egg breakfast with pancakes. He had scrambled with bacon, which he said was quite good. I had over easy--which were PERFECT (rarely happens)-- and sausage. Word to the wise: Their sausage is amazing, but by no means is it a standard breakfast sausage...it's more of a Farmer's sausage, big, thick, and no skimping on the fat. Personally, it's my favourite part of the breakfast, but my SO wasn't so keen on it. The pancakes are good, but not great (they taste a bit like they're from a mix, but they're still alright), and I could have probably done without the very tart out of season fruits (blueberries and strawberries namely). However, they provide you more than ample bread (white, whole wheat, or rye), and my SO was pretty certain that his two eggs scrambled were either three, or they came from one large hen.
All in all, we were very pleased. My one comment would be that $2.50 for coffee seems like a lot, but when you realize that they give you the whole carafe, it doesn't seem bad for two reasons: First, it means that you are encouraged to drink more coffee (I had three cups, whereas at other places I usually only get in one and a half, because I'm waiting for the server). Second, because they give you the carafe, it means that the servers can focus on other things (seating, clearing, food), rather than refills, which I think is wonderful.
2008 Dec 6
I ate here and ordered the BBQ bacon special (includes: 2 eggs, hash browns, fresh fruit, 3 *thick* slices of bacon glazed with BBQ sauce and grilled veggies and a biscuit), my SO ordered standard breakfast with french toast. Coffee was served in a carafe, which was a nice touch, reminds me of brunch in the US. My breakfast was really, really well done. No complaints with anything. The bacon was delicious, very thick, and had a good BBQ sauce on it. Eggs were cooked perfectly. The biscuit was excellent, had a nice crumb. Hash browns were perfectly crisp. Fresh fruit was a nice addition. Prices were higher than a standard greasy spoon place, which this place is not, so the prices were justified in terms of quantity and quality (I only ate one meal today, it was a huge brunch plate!). I'd definitely go back!
2008 Apr 30
We had breakfast here a few weeks ago and were lucky enough to get a table right away.
Our server was very nice but a bit scatterbrained. She had to re-confirm our order a couple of times and then got part of it wrong anyways. She also did not seem to be able to hear us properly and kept saying 'pardon' when we ordered even though she was standing right next to us. Maybe she was out at the bars the night before and danced too close to the speakers :)
I ordered the breakfast BLT and got salad as a side. The menu says that the BLT is served on egg bread but when I ordered it our server asked me what kind of bread I wanted. I said "Egg Bread". She seemed confused and asked me to repeat it. I repeated it and she wrote it down. When I got my BLT it was on whole wheat. Oh well.....
It was very good and the salad was large, fresh and tasty with a nice light dressing.
Mr. KSW got the breakfast wrap also with salad. I tasted his wrap and it was really good. I think I will get that next time.
Both of these items are actually listed under sandwiches I think and not under the breakfast portion.
We also had the $1 cappuccino's (very good) and split a chocolate milk shake (delish!).
We were sooooo full after. I have no clue how anyone would eat a meal and drink a whole shake on their own because they give you the glass and the whole metal shake container full to the top!
Price was reasonable and service was quick.
2008 Apr 26
I ate here with BF and a friend last weekend (on Sunday). While the food is very good, the wait was very long - not just for a seat, but also waiting for our food.
The breakfast IS very good. I had the eggs benedict that came with their hashrbrowns and fresh fruit. BF had 2 eggs, sausage, hashbrowns fruit and a side of poppyseed french toast (yes, he is a pig) and our friend had the standard two-eggs-and-sausage breakfast.
Everything was good and the hashbrowns weren't greasy. The poppyseed french toast stood out as the best thing that any of us had ordered.
I did not like the coffee, though. Plus, we had a cinnamon roll to go (maybe this was our mistake - not eating it fresh) and it was very underwhelming.
Overall, I'd only go back if I was in the neighbourhood and not starving (we were all cranky when we sat down).
2007 Oct 30
My husband's cinnamon raisin French toast. Served with a huge pile of fruit and a large sausage. He said all of it was tasty, although he was surprised to get a large sausage instead of breakfast links.
2007 Oct 30
My husband and I went here last week. We really enjoyed the food and the service was pleasant enough. However, a few issues:
- The place still looks and feels like a pub (the space used to BE a pub). If I want to eat breakfast at a pub, I'll go to a pub. They need better lighting and some redecorating, in my opinion, to give it a more comfortable feel. My husband put it this way: "It feels like eating breakfast at the Dom".
- We got a coffee refill early on and then nothing. I saw the server offering other tables refills frequently, but we seemed to be forgotten.
- Floors were kind of dirty. We discovered bits of fries and other food under the table.
- Portion sizes are way too big, enough food for two people easily. I understand people generally want value for their money, but this was a little silly. We'd prefer to spend a bit less to get a bit less on the plate.
However, the food was very good! So if atmosphere isn't really a big deal to you, Baker Street is worth checking out. Or maybe order your food to go (I believe they can do this).
Pictured: My eggs florentine. Delicious and served with a nice heaping pile of potatoes. Poached eggs done nicely (a bit runny but not under or overcooked).
2007 Sep 22
My friend and I ate at the Baker Street Café for the first time today, and needless to say, it won't be the last. We were both pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food and the service.
I'll start with the service: the servers were very friendly and attentive, and even though the café was packed, we were never ignored. Teapots were refilled quickly and extra napkins were given to us because, as the server said, "these have a tendency to leak and make a mess -- and there's nothing worse than not having the napkins to clean it up." Good foresight on her part, as both my friend and I promptly spilled our tea as we poured it. As a jam lover, I was also very pleased when my request for jam packets was fulfilled immediately. (I tend to find that at many breakfast places, it takes the servers forever to bring me my beloved jam!)
The food was amongst the best breakfast food I have eaten in the city. We both ordered the standard breakie, she with bacon and I with sausage, but no eggs for me. The bacon was crispy and brown, and I was (pleasantly) surprised that the sausage was of the banger variety as opposed to breakfast links. While my friend raved about the homefries, I raved about the bread. The brown toast was to-die-for -- Rideau Bakery bread thickly cut and perfectly toasted. As mentioned by Fresh Foodie, the fruit is a nice touch, although today it was a little overripe.
The only drawback to the Baker Street Café is that there is an extra charge of $1.75 for coffee and tea on top of the price of breakfast. Not a big deal, and nothing that will keep me from coming back.
2007 Aug 6
We came here with the kids on Sunday morning after camping in our backyard. We managed to get the last table and had to wait about 40 minutes for our food to arrive. Other customers were served faster so this seemed a little inconsistent. They were kind enough to give the kids crayons and paper to help pass the time.
The menu offers pretty much any breakfast food you could hope for. Actual quality was highly variable (see review of food items below). Service was friendly enough in a diner sort of way.
They offer the option of having fresh-squeezed orange juice, which is a nice touch for this sort of place.
Bacon and Eggs Breakfast
2007 Sep 2
Was so excited today as my financee and I were taking my daughter to a restaurant we both loved and talked about so much-Baker Street Cafe. Well, I guess I should`t have as things did not go so well and basically I was made to feel like the bad guy for complaining. The first disappointment was that there were no more cinninamon buns, oh well we could live with that as I did not need the calories anyway. We waited and waited and noticed that others that came in after us were now served. When I called the server over, she hastly told me that ours was in the cue and would be up soon. I would also like to add that while I was waiting , our server was over folding napkins for a very long time. As you can imagine, when the food did come it was yes, at no surprise dirt cold. As I assumed that this would happen, I checked my food before she left my table and asked her to take not only mine but all three of our`s back. With an attitude she did so and brought back what was probably the same plates with hot potatoes and not nuch more hot. We sucked it up and ate the food expecting the server to appologise. Ooops, wrong idea on our behalf. All we received was mor attitude, plates rushed away and a very cold treatment. Well, you imagine the rest of the story. I paid, no tip and proceeded to tell the server that her customer skills were lacking. She then proceeded to tell me that it was not their fault and the food was OK. Her father was the cook and owner and did all they could. I told her that other places would have taken something off the bill as a gesture of good will and welcome me back. Aparently they did not have a microwave to heat up the food, so they must have tried other magical things.We have so enjoyed our other times at this restaurant,but it certainlt has left a bad taste in our mouth.
2007 Aug 6
A very standard "big breakfast" here. The eggs were nicely done. Toast was fine. Bacon was so-so. Potatoes were not good at all -- overdone, dry, and without flavour (ketchup is mandatory). They were also kind enough to give me the over-fried crumbs of potato from the bottom of the fryer basket (bleh). Jam packets were served in a separate bowl rather than thrown on top of the food like some other places do.
Pancakes were excellent. Fluffy and tasty -- possibly from a mix but good in spite (because?) of it.
A nice assortment of fresh fruit is an admirable part of this meal. Not the ripest most flavourful fruit I've ever had but they still deserve credit for bothering.
Coffee is not included and costs an extra $1.75, making the total charge about $10. This is a huge meal and could very well be the only thing you need to eat all day. They do have less gluttonous options on the menu!
Cinnamon Rolls
2007 Aug 6
These are probably
thing to get here. We got one for the kids and nibbled a bit ourselves. Cinnamon rolls are always good, but these strike the perfect balance of sweetness, moistness, chewiness, crustiness, and cinnamoniness (yeah, I made that last word up).
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Dear Friends
The weather couldn't have beenworse. We held our collection at Millets Farm at Frilford Heath on a December day which was bitterly cold and, for most of the time, pelting with rain.
Thankfully, the garden centre management broke the usual rule that we collect outside, and allowed our later teams to stand in the dry, if not totally protected from the cold.
Alan Cusden, our fundraiser,writes: "I have been involved inMS collections for 29-plus years and I have never had to collect inweather as bad as this."
Despite all the problems, the collection paid off handsomely, with £395.28 being raised for our funds.
Everyone turned up promptly todo their hour's stint – our thanks to all who helped.
Particular praise must go to Alan and Margaret Scully, who braved
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the elements and stayed all day making sure everything ran smoothly.
Our next collection is at Tesco at Cowley Retail Park on Saturday, 26th January, and no-one seems to have been put off by the awful December weather.
If you would like to join the team on this and future collections, call Alan on 01865 723420 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Those with good memories will recall that a few hours after our collection at Millets in December 2017, we had six inches of snow!
Winners of the 100 Club draw in December were Shirley Ray (£10.80), Dorothy Warner (£5.40) and Marilyn Chipperfield (£1.80).
To join the club, contact our treasurer, Brian Hawtin – his details are on Page 8. A form is appended to this newsletter
Our Open Day foot therapist, Neil Lambert, presented us with a cheque for £1,404 at our December Open Day.
This was the amount he raised from his second Three Peaks Challenge – tackling the mountains of Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis – in 24 hours.
Members will recall that on his first Three Peaks Challenge, he raised £3,530, which he shared between us and Sobell House hospice at Headington.
We congratulate Neil on a wonderful achievement and thank him for his continuing support to our group, not only from his mountain climbing but his valuable therapy work at our monthly meetings.
Members are invited to join a weekly exercise class. It is organised by Ellen Armitage, a neuro-physiotherapist and trained Pilates instructor, and is held at Cumnor on Saturdays during term time from 9 to 10am.
The exercises are designed and tailored for people with neurological conditions such as MS, and are intended to
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MS nurse Ana Cavey will be our guest speaker when we start our new season of Open Days in February.
As we know, a lot of research is going on into MS, some of it in Oxford, and Ana will bring us up to date on the latest work.
Usually at Open Days, we like to steer away from conversation about MS and talk about other things, but a talk on research was requested by members, so we hope there will be a good attendance.
MS Society rules no longer stipulate that we must hold an annual meeting with an election of officers, but we will hold an annual review at our March Open Day, with an open session where members can say what they want.
We would like to make the open session as light-hearted as possible, so please come along with plenty of funny stories!
Above, Members created impressive flower arrangements at our November Open Day, under the guidance of Brenda Franklin.
Below, therapist Neil Lambert presents a cheque for £1,404 at our December Open Day to our co-ordinator, John Chipperfield, following his successful Three Peaks Challenge.
A man from Oxfordshire is at the forefront of a campaign to get a new drug legalised in the fight against MS.
Al Rogers, from Bicester, travelled to Westminster to lobby MPs and press for ocrelizumab to be made available.
After his story appeared in the Oxford Mail, several of our members decided to support his campaign.
In September, NICE, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, approved the drug for treating relapsing MS, but not for primary progressive MS, on the grounds it cost too much for the limited benefits it would bring.
Mr Rogers said: "I was honouredto be able to share my story with MPs. I hope it will help with the fight to make ocrelizumab available on the NHS urgently.
"If it was available to me, it couldgive me the chance of stayingout of a wheelchair for longer."
He and the MS Society are calling for NICE, NHS England and drug manufacturers to agree a deal which makes the drug available at a price affordable by the NHS.
More than 21,000 people have
signed a petition calling for the drug to be legalised for all with MS.
Genevieve Edwards, the MS Society director of externalaffairs, said: "Living with primaryprogressive MS can be painful and exhausting, and symptoms will gradually worsen over time.
"This event gave WestminsterMPs the opportunity to hear directly from people with progressive MS about the desperate need for an effective treatment.
"We hope they will use theirinfluence to persuade NICE, NHS England and manufacturers to come to an agreement."
A new heating system is being installed in the Northcourt Centre at Abingdon, where we hold our monthly meetings, and should be ready when we next meet there, in February.
Recent donations to our group funds include £105.41 from Alison Wiltshire and her colleagues, £54.50 from Patricia and Stephen Michael and £25 from Hilary Bradley. Our thanks to them all for their support.
There was singing and dancing to the music of Diane and Ian Woods at our Christmas Open Day.
We enjoyed our usual festive treats at our December Open Day. Diane and Ian Woods set us off in the right mood with their customary brand of popular music. We joined in the singing of popular songs and Christmas carols to the accompaniment of their organ, and there was plenty of dancing too.
We then sat down to a splendid Christmas meal prepared by Sylvie Lambertstock and her wonderful team. There were hats, crackers and plenty of laughter to add to the occasion.
The three first prizes in the draw were three wooden keepsake boxes skilfully crafted by our regular supporter, John Winn. They were gratefully received by the three winners, and we thank John for his continuing support.
The remaining prizes, more than 30 bottles of drink, were spread widely among members, ensuring that few if any of us went through Christmas without a taste of the hard stuff!
Another kind gesture that day came from Patricia and Stephen Michael, who put on sale pots of hyacinths they had grown, in aid of our funds. Our thanks to them.
After the meal, there were the usual therapies and plenty of time for members to discuss their Christmas festivities with each other over a cup of tea and
coffee and, if we still had room, a slice of cake.
Our thanks to Brenda Franklin who led a Christmas flower craft workshop at our November Open Day.
MS nurse advice line
01865 234461
(answer machine monitored 9am- 5pm, Mon- Fri) or email firstname.lastname@example.com
MS specialist nurse
Sue Barnden
01865 737252 (direct line)01865 737465 (main office)
Continence nurse
(bladder and bowel nurse)
01865 904303
MS Society helpline
Freephone 0808 800 8000 Carers Oxfordshire
0845 050 7666
NHS Direct – 111
Medical Emergency – 999
Contributions to our quarterly newsletter are always welcome.
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Fri. August 2
Collection at Tesco, Cowley
Speaker – MS Research Nurse Ana Cavey
Open Day, Northcourt Centre, Abingdon. 10am- 4pm.
Annual Review and 'Have Your Say'
Open Day, Northcourt Centre, Abingdon. 10am-4pm.
Living Better information day
For people diagnosed with MS five to 10 years ago.
Speaker – Jim Humphreys on a visit to Everest
Open Day, Northcourt Centre, Abingdon. 10am-4pm.
Craft workshop led by Brenda Franklin
Open Day, Northcourt Centre, Abingdon. 10am-4pm.
Rebukes Ukulele Band entertains
Open Day, Northcourt Centre, Abingdon. 10am-4pm.
Guitarist Cody entertains
Open Day, Northcourt Centre, Abingdon. 10am-4pm.
Speaker – More smuggling tales from retired customs officer Malcolm Nelson
Open Day, Northcourt Centre, Abingdon.
Call Alan Cusden on 01865 723420 or Geoff Cowan on 07930 542692 if you wish to help with fundraising or collections.
Don't forget to look at our new website at www.mssociety.org.uk/oxford
Oxford and District Branch Officers – 2018-19
Group coordinator (Chairman)/Newsletter Editor
John Chipperfield 01865 374877 email@example.com
Administration volunteer (Secretary)/Minutes volunteer
Jo Hawtin
01865 373907 firstname.lastname@example.com
Finance volunteer (Treasurer)
Brian Hawtin
01865 373907 firstname.lastname@example.com
MS Support Volunteers
Paula Mallaghan Jamie Inshaw 01865 378519 07930 436 111
Membership Volunteer: Vacant
Transport Volunteer
Karen Bellinger 01235 534159 email@example.com
Fundraising Volunteers
Alan Cusden Geoffrey Cowan 01865 723420 07930 542692
email@example.com email@example.com
Call Alan or Geoff if you wish to help with fundraising or collections.
Committee volunteer
Dorothy Warner 01235 554448 email@example.com
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100 CLUB Application Form
applicants must be over the age of 16
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Total Payment enclosed (£12 per year): £………………………Cheques to be made payable to MS Society Oxford and District Group
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By signing this form, you have accepted that you have received and accept the rules of the 100 club of the Oxford & District Group of the MS Society –see next page for further details.
Please return this form together with your cheque to: Brian Hawtin, 11a Vicarage Road, Kidlington, Oxon OX5 2EL
100 CLUB Rules
This club is a fundraising scheme for the Oxford branch of the MS Society which is operated under the control of the Fund Raising Committee who will appoint a 100 club administrator.
1. The subscription is £12.00 per year payable in June. Members are permitted to join at any time throughout the year paying £1.00 per calendar month for the remainder of the year.
2. All Members must be over the age of 16 and must fill in an application form (attached).
3. 50% of the monies collected for the quarter will be distributed in prize money; the other 50% will go to branch funds. From that 50% prize money there will be three prizes:
1st prize = 30% 2nd prize = 15% 3rd prize = 5%
4. Draws will take place on the first Friday of June, September, December, and March.
5. The draw will take place in front of at least five (5) branch members. 6. All draws will take place at the Open Day venue.
7. Winners and the amount of prize will be published in the Branch newsletter immediately following each draw.
8. An up to date list of all members will be held by the 100 Club organiser.
9. The 100 Club Organiser will hand an up to date list of members to the Treasurer on each draw date.
10. Members wishing to leave the 100 club may only do so at the membership year end. Refunds will not be given for people wishing to withdraw before the year end.
Making payment to join the 100 club whether by cheque, cash or direct to theBranch's bank account deems that participants agree to the 100 club rules.


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It's not every day that you see a MotoGP racing through the streets of your own hometown, especially with Valentino Rossi riding it. All this happened today in Tavullia. The Doctor, on his Yamaha M1, left the Ranch and rode to the Misano circuit. A MotoGP is not exactly the best way to travel from home to work, but the Japanese bike has revealed unexpected qualities.
Valentino enjoyed a huge crowd just a few days before the San Marino GP.
"It's a dream come true, ever since I was young and rode a scooter. I always wanted to ride through the streets of Tavullia on my M1 and, today, I succeeded." said the Doctor. "It was a fantastic moment, a great emotion. I really enjoyed it! The M1 also does really well on the road. There were lots of people in the main square in Tavullia, lots of fans, and it looked like they were also having lots of fun."


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Matthews retiring after 28 years with Standard Life
Paul Matthews, chief executive of Standard Life's UK and European pensions and savings business, is retiring from the company, which he first joined 28 years ago, effective in August.
With effect from the first of March, he's standing down as an executive director of the company, as Barry O'Dwyer, currently chief executive of Standard Life, joins the board in the same capacity.
In addition to succeeding Matthews on the board, O'Dwyer "will also assume [Matthews's] responsibilities for the pension and savings business", Standard Life said, in a statement issued this morning.
Matthews joined Standard Life in 1989 and, following senior roles in distribution and relationship management, was appointed UK chief executive in 2011, and UK ands Europe chief executive in 2012.
O'Dwyer joined Standard Life in 1988, and between then and 2008 held various marketing, product development and actuarial roles. Beginning in 2008 and continuing over the next five years, he held senior roles with HBOS and Prudential, at one point serving as Prudential's deputy chief executive of the UK and Europe. He re-joined Standard Life in 2013, as managing director of workplace and corporate pensions.


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Saturday, 18 July 2015
Max Bygraves...320 Kbps
On "zippy" it's in two parts in "Mega" its ok !!
Shakin' Stevens & The Sunsets...320 Kbps
1. Roll Over Beethoven
2. White Lightning
3. One Night With You
4. Hi Heel Sneakers
5. Tallahassie Lassie
6. Yakity Yak
1. Mabellene
2. Hearts made Of Stone
3. Good Rockin' Tonight
4. At The Hop
5. Walking On The Water
6. Rip It Up
Helmut Zacharius.
Old Pipes Organ
Now we have something different I guess not to everybody's taste but as "Variety Is The Spice Of Life" and it will remind you of the old "Fair's" that used to come around in time gone by !!...ahhhhh sweet memories of "The Goose Fair" at "Nottingham" in my teenage years !!!...I believe they do still have it but it's entirely different now what with "Health And Safety" restrictions we have in this "Time" !!!....This was a contribution from "Bob"
20 Scottish Favourites...320 Kbps
to some very familiar tunes that I think I might not be the only one outside Scotland that will know the tune but not the title !!!...Go on Folks give it a go and see how many of the titles you didn't know !!!
1. The Skye Boat Song...The Corries
2. Westering Home...Moira Anderson
3. Charlie Is My Darling...Robin Hall & Jimmy MacGregor
4. We've Only Just Began...Stuart Gilles
5. Twa Corbies...The Corries
6. My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose...Allan Bruce
7. The Road To The Isles...Moira Anderson
8. Tatties & Herring...Robin Hall & Jimmy MacGregor
9. Amanda...Stuart Gillies
10. Lewis Bridal Song...The Corries
1. These Are My Mountains...Moira Anderson
2. As I Came Doon The Canongate...Robin Hall & Jimmy Macgregor
3. The Road To Dundee...The Corries
4. For all We Knoe...Stuart Gillies
5. The Isle Of Mull...Moria Anderson
6. Where Are You Going My Bonnie Wee Lass...Robin Hall & Jimmy MacGregor
7. Annie Laurie...The Corries
8. There Goes My Heart...Stuart Gillies
9. Ye Banks And Bries...Moira Anderson
10. Will Ye No Come Back Again...Allan Bruce
Bobby Crush...320 Kbps
1. Lonely Ballerina
2. Pepe
3. Brendans Theme
4. Orville's Song
5. Memory
6. Dreamers
1. First Love
2. Up Where We Belong
3. Angelique
4. Father And Son
5. Slightly Latin
6. On Golden Pond
The Hiltonaires Band.320 Kbps
1. Moonlight Serenade / Something
2. I Want To Hold Your Hand
3. Michelle
4. Bird Cage Walk
5. Londonderry Air
1. Hey Jude
2. Let It Be
3. Yesterday
4. Diamond Rock
5. A Hard Days Night
Monday, 13 July 2015
Jim Reeves.320.Kbps
1. He'll Have To Go
2. Four Walls
3. Guilty
4. Blue Boy
5. I'm Getting Better
6. The Blizzard
1. Am I Losing You
2. Billy Bayou
3. Anna Marie
4. Stand At Your Window
5. Adios Amigo
6. Danny Boy
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The Muskrats.320 Kbps
1. A Freaky Kind Of Country Rock And Roll Band
2. Silver Wings
3. A Dog Named Boo
4. Hello Trouble
5. Okie From Muskogie
6. Long Gone
7. Mean Streak
1. Proud Mary
2. I Can't Stop Loving You
3. Pretty Girl Jane
4. Me And Bobby Magee
5. San Antone
6. Six Days On The Road
7. Gentle On My Mind
Elvis Presley..320 Kbps
1. Separate Ways
2. Sentimental Me
3. In My Way
4. I Met Her Here Today
5. What Now What Next Where To
1. Always On My Mind
2. I Slipped I Stumbled I Fell
3. Is It So Strange
4. Forget Me Never
5. Old Shep
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Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Celtic Connections
Dates and times
For the last few years the Traditional Music Department of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland has squeezed into every corner of the Strathclyde Suite stage to perform exhilarating programmes of new music to sold-out audiences. The ever-changing 40-strong cast of talented young professionals, working under the guidance of Musical Director Jenn Butterworth (nominated for BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Musicians of the Year), work intensively for ten days before the festival kicks off to devise and prepare a show from scratch. This year they're taking a step forward; moving to the beautiful City Halls, where they can spread their wings a little further, and draw on influences from some special guest collaborators.


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Royal Blood have shared new track 'I Only Lie When I Love You' and its accompanying video.
The Brighton duo are gearing up to release their second album 'How Did We Get So Dark' on June 16.
Ahead of their LP release, the band have already shared the songs 'Lights Out' and 'Hook, Line & Sinker'. You can now watch their hypnotic video for 'I Only Lie When I Love You' below.
It was recently announced that At The Drive In and Black Honey will support Royal Blood on tour.
Royal Blood's full upcoming UK tour dates are below.
Thursday June 22 2017 – ST AUSTELL Eden Project
Monday November 13 2017 – CARDIFF Motorpoint Arena
Tuesday November 14 2017 – READING Rivermead
Thursday November 16 2017 – MANCHESTER Arena
Friday November 17 2017 – LEEDS first direct Arena
Saturday November 18 2017 – BIRMINGHAM Barclaycard Arena
Monday November 20 2017 – LONDON Alexandra Palace
Friday November 24 2017 – GLASGOW SSE Hydro
Saturday November 25 2017 – NOTTINGHAM Motorpoint Arena
Sunday November 26 2017 – DUBLIN 3Arena
Tuesday November 28 2017 – BOURNEMOUTH BIC
Wednesday November 29 2017 – BRIGHTON Centre
Speaking to NME about the inspiration behind 'How Did We Get So Dark?', the band revealed that it was inspired by relationships.
When put to the band that tracks like 'I Only Lie When I Love You', 'She's Creeping', and 'Hole In Your Heart' make the record feel like a 'break-up' album, frontman Mike Kerr replied: "It's been three years, you know? So I've had relationships throughout that period. It's a subject matter I love writing about. It comes quite naturally to me. I definitely don't believe in writing about one person in particular or one experience because it kind of ruins it. Talking about lyrics and explaining songs – to me, you sabotage your art."


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Lisa Taber is a facilitator in North America who also trains many of Exec-Comm's global team. She spent two weeks in Shanghai training a group of the firm's APAC facilitators and team-teaching classes for clients in China. She taught programs in India, Amsterdam, the UK, Singapore, and Canada, and enjoys finding parallel aspects of communication worldwide. Working one on one, Lisa coaches executives to prepare for everything from board meetings to town halls to television interviews. She also leads Exec-Comm's group of client actors, casting and preparing them for roleplays to improve interactions with clients and others.
Before joining Exec-Comm in 2006, Lisa was an actress. Her work with lawyers and business audiences performing improvised scenarios led to her current position. She was a member of an improv troupe that performed weekly shows at Gotham City Improv for two years. Lisa appeared in commercials and soap operas and taught an on-camera acting class for teenagers for over a decade.
Lisa graduated with honors from the University of Minnesota with a double major in Theatre and Journalism, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She formed a book club over ten years ago that continues to enrich her life. Lisa and her husband, Colin, met performing on a cruise ship and live in NYC. Her favorite accomplishment is raising two sons in Manhattan, both of whom make her proud every day.
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LaSandra Brill
Senior Manager, Cisco Service Provider Web &
Social Media Marketing
In this podcast, Linda Popky interviews social media enthusiast and marketing innovator LaSandra Brill about how she integrated social media marketing techniques into a recent Cisco product launch, resulting in one of the top five product launches in Cisco's history.
Read LaSandra's blog, Marketing in a Web 2.0 World.
View this podcast.
Tags: cisco, LaSandra Brill, linda popky, marketing, podcast, podcasts, popky, social media, strategy, virtual product launch, virtual technologies


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Ex Nihilo
|Ex Nihilo
|Current developers
|Latest version
|Latest Minecraft version
|Needed for
|Ex Aliquo
Ex Astris
Ex Compressum
|Agrarian Skies: Hardcore Quest
Crash Landing
SkyFactory 2.5
Ex Nihilo is a mod developed with Skyblocks in mind. It is created by Erasmus_Crowley, and adds numerous items and blocks that allow you to obtain materials not normally obtainable in skyblock. It allows you to obtain string via Crooks and Silkworms, ores and various dusts by Sieves, water by Barrels, and numerous other resources via numerous other devices.
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See also[edit | edit source]
- Ex Nihilo Adscensio and Ex Nihilo Omnia, the 1.10 spiritual successors
- Ex Nihilo: Creatio, the 1.12 spiritual successor


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Arthur Lake Bhandardara
In the lap of the western ghats - Arthur Lake offers perfect solace to the hurried soul. Also known as Lake Arthur Hill, it is formed from the water of Pravara River, thus acting as a reservoir for the Wilson Dam. A morning walk on the bank or boating over tranquil lake water as the evening mist lifts are just the perfect ways to feel the greatness of the place.
Getting There
If planning to visit by personal car then reaching here is not a problem as the roads are smooth. Even taxis are easily available from anywhere in the city to reach the lake.
Things to Do & See in and around:
Boat ride on the placid and pristine blue water of the Arthur Lake is a must. And if boating is not one's things than do visit here to spend some quality time with your family and loved ones. One can even go for a long walk or even enjoy camping next to the lake.
Opening/Closing Timings and days
Sunset to sunrise
Entry Fees
No entry fees; boating charges may apply
Best time to Visit
Monsoon & Winter