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there seems little doubt that it would be bad for the clean energy package making it's way through Congress.
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Thursday, 6 August 2015
Lusting after...
I'm loving the Summer and feel like we've had a pretty good run give or take a few weeks, for a British Summer anyway...
Monday, 3 August 2015
Let's get physical
Sunday, 14 September 2014
Back in London and AW wishlist
So it turns out moving home, starting a new job and finding a place to live all during wedding season doesn't leave you with much spare time for blogging...
Sunday, 1 June 2014
Farewell to Melbourne
I've been pretty lax on the blogging front recently, I can promise it has definitely been on my mind but there has been a lot going on in my life recently and time has been particularly limited. The reason is both a sad and a happy one because after months (and I mean months) of deliberation, we finally decided to leave Melbourne and head back to London town (oh and I also got engaged and started a new job amongst other major, life changing events).
Wednesday, 30 April 2014
Last Aussie adventure
One of the many upsides to living abroad is the constant feeling that, despite the fact that you go to work every day like everyone else, you are on some king of never-ending holiday. Which in turn completely justifies doing as much as you can, whenever you can, regardless of you whether you can really afford it. To me, that means travel. Whilst I haven't done as much as I would necessarily have liked, I do feel like I've given it a pretty good go and have some amazing memories to boot.
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In its weekly order list on Friday, the Supreme Court issued three opinions and granted review in seven cases.
The court decided the following cases:
No. 11-0213, Coinmach Corp. v. Aspenwood Apartment Corp. - This is a long-running dispute between the owner of an apartment complex and the coin-operating laundry company that had leased space at the complex. The lease terminated in 1994 when the complex was sold in foreclosure. But the laundry company did not vacate until 2000. The Supreme Court held that, as a tenant at sufferance, the laundry company could not be liable for breach of the terminated lease agreement. The Court also held that as a trespasser, a tenant at sufferance can be liable in tort. The majority opinion is here and a concurrence by Justice Guzman (joined by Justices Devine and Brown) is here.
No. 12-0685, Dallas Metrocare Services v. Juarez - In this sovereign-immunity appeal, the court of appeals refused to consider arguments by the governmental entity raised for the first time on appeal. In a per curiam opinion, the Court reversed and remanded in light of its decision in Rusk State Hospital v. Black, 392 S.W.3d 88 (Tex. 2012), that because the issue is jurisdiction, the court of appeals must consider all arguments, including those raised for the first time on appeal. The opinion is here.
No. 12-0721, City of Houston v. Rhule - In this workers' compensation case, the Supreme Court held that the worker was required to exhaust administrative remedies before suing for breach of a settlement agreement with the city. The injury occurred in 1988, before significant changes to the workers' compensation system in 1989. The Court held that the prior statutes applied because the 1989 revisions applied only to injuries that occurred after January 1, 1991. And the former statute specifically required exhaustion of administrative remedies for disputes related to settlement agreements. Therefore, the Court (per curiam) reversed the court of appeals judgment and dismissed the case for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. The opinion is here.
The Court also granted seven petitions for review and set them for argument in early January.
No. 12-0563, Burbage v. Burbage - This is a defamation case arising from a family dispute about ownership of a funeral home and cemetery in Maryland. The court granted both a petition and a cross-petition. The trial court awarded damages for defamation and entered a permanent injunction prohibiting the defendant from publishing statements in the future like those at issue in the suit. The court of appeals affirmed the compensatory damages award, reduced the amount of punitive damages, and reversed the injunction as an unconstitutional restraint on free speech. The issues in the Supreme Court include (1) application of the common-interest qualified privilege, (2) sufficiency of charge objections, (3) damages evidence, and (4) the propriety of the permanent injunction.
No. 12-0789, Tenaska Energy, Inc. v. Ponderosa Pine Energy - In this appeal of an arbitration award, the primary issue is the alleged partiality of an arbitrator. The trial court vacated the award after concluding that the arbitrator made incomplete disclosures about his relationship with one of the parties. The court of appeals reversed, finding that the complaining party waived its complaints by not requesting additional information from the arbitrator.
No. 12-0905, Environmental Processing Systems, L.C. v. FPL Farming, Ltd. - This is the second trip to the Supreme Court for this trespass case arising from alleged migration of nonhazardous wastewater injected into a well under a permit from the TCEQ. In the first appeal (351 S.W.3d 306 (Tex. 2011)), the Supreme Court held that the fact that a party is operating under a TCEQ wastewater permit does not make the party immune from civil liability. On remand, the court of appeals held subsurface migration could constitute trespass and that the jury question on trespass was defective. The issues on appeal include (1) whether there is a cause of action in Texas for trespass based on subsurface migration, (2) whether lack of consent is an element of the trespass claim or an affirmative defense, and (3) whether there is competent evidence of consent.
No. 12-0937, Moayedi v. Interstate 35/Chisam Road, L.P. - This appeal arises from a foreclosure sale and a subsequent attempt to collect on a guaranty. The property sold at a non-judicial foreclosure sale for less than market value. The guarantor sought to invoke his right under Texas Property Code section 51.003 to seek a judicial determination of the market value and to reduce the guaranty obligation by the difference between the foreclose sale price and the market value. The guaranty contains a general waiver of statutory defenses, and the court of appeals held that this was sufficient to waive the guarantor's rights under section 51.003. The issues in the Supreme Court are whether the waiver was sufficient to waive section 51.003 and whether waiver of rights under section 51.003 is possible.
No. 12-1013, Schlumberger Ltd. v. Arthey - This is a dramshop case in which the alcohol was allegedly consumed aboard a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Mexico. The issues for the Supreme Court include (1) whether the plaintiffs stated a viable claim under maritime jurisdiction, (2) whether Schlumberger was a "provider" of alcohol under Texas law, and (3) even if maritime jurisdiction applies, whether the Court should apply Texas social host law because there is no federal common-law standard governing social host liability.
No. 12-1039, Lubbock County Water Control & Improvement District v. Church & Akin, L.L.C. - This is a sovereign immunity case arising from a real property lease. The lease allowed Church & Akin to operate a marina at Buffalo Springs Lake. The district purported to terminate the lease and locked the lessee out. The court of appeals held that the lessee's breach of contract claim falls within the immunity waiver in Texas Local Government Code section 271.152. Specifically, the court held that the contract was a contract for provisions of "goods or services." To reach that conclusion, the court of appeals applied the Supreme Court's decision in Kirby Lake Development, Ltd. v. Clear Lake City Water Authority, 320 S.W.3d 829, 838 (Tex. 2010). The court of appeals held that the contract was for provision of services because the district received a percentage of gross sales and because the lease provided the district with an operating marina. The issue for the Supreme Court is whether the waiver in section 271.152 is broad enough to encompass the lease at issue.
No. 13-0122, Venture Cotton Cooperative v. Freeman - This arbitration appeal arises from the trial court's refusal to compel arbitration, which was affirmed by the court of appeals. The contract at issue was an agreement by cotton farmers to sell their cotton to Venture Cotton Cooperative. The court of appeals found that the arbitration provision was substantively unconscionable because it allowed Venture to recover its attorney's fees if the farmers breached the contract, but did not allow the farmers to recover their attorney's fees if Venture breached the contract. The court of appeals found that this provision improperly restricted the farmers' statutory remedies. The issues for the Supreme Court include whether the provision is, in fact, unconscionable and whether Venture waived application of a severability clause in the contract.
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We had a beautiful spring, weather-wise. Usually, our spring is about 3 to 4 days long followed by temperatures up in the 90s. But this year the weather is absolutely beautiful. It has been such an asset in doing youth ministry.
Next Generation
NextGen, where we bring pizzas into the high schools during lunch then share with the kids, has been very successful this semester at Bonnabel High School. We now have 6 youth coming to our youth group on Wednesday night. Destrehan High School, however has been very disappointing. We were only able to meet once in March and once in April.
The Collective
The collective is the College and Career Bible study. I feel like on the whole it has been very successful. In the beginning of March we had our first annual Crawfish Boil. Even though the weather was bad, everyone had a great time. We wrapped up the school year at the end of April because the beginning of May is finals for those in college. During that time we will still meet on Thursday nights but just for fun, food, and fellowship.
Disciple Now 2018
Every year in the spring many of the churches come together for D-Now. We come together in one central location to hear a great praise band and a guest youth speaker. Then we break up and go to our church localities where guest homes put up our youth on Friday and Saturday nights. Then they do small groups with questions that relate back to the main speaker. It starts back up on Saturday where we all come together for another main session. That afternoon each church is on its own. Our church played Nerf Wars in our sanctuary. Then we all come together for the final session Saturday night. Afterward, we head back to our host homes and wrap-up Sunday morning.
This year was our largest D-Now with 16 different churches and over 200 students. This allowed us to bring in a great youth speaker and praise band. Our speaker this year was Chip Luter who used to be the youth minister here in the city. The praise band was the Stephen Michel band, a local band who does D-Nows all over the south. I feel that this year's D-Now was the most successful since I have been doing them here in New Orleans. D-Now really gives our youth a spiritual boost for the end of the year.
Now it's time to switch to summer. Please pray for my ministry.
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ABSTRACT: We studied the functional and numerical response and prey size spectrum in the tube-feeding dinoflagellate Karlodinium armiger. Growth rates were very low when no food was supplied (0.01 to 0.06 d-1). When K. armiger was fed the dinoflagellate Heterocapsa triquetra and the cryptophyte Rhodomonas salina, maximum growth rates (μ) were 0.48 and 0.55 d-1 and maximum ingestion rates were 215 and 597 pg C cell-1 d-1, respectively. Much lower prey concentrations were required to saturate growth rates compared to the saturation of ingestion rates. The optimal prey size, in terms of ingestion rates, was ~13 µm, which is close to the size of the predator. Smaller prey (<8 µm) were ingested at low rates (20 to 24 pg C cell-1 d-1), but supported fairly high growth rates (0.35 to 0.45 d-1). No upper prey size limit for ingestion was found. Maximum growth rates at food saturation depended more on prey taxa (cryptophytes) than on prey size. K. armigers large range of prey types, wide prey size spectrum and nutritional flexibility seem to make it a significant competitor in marine plankton.
KEY WORDS: Mixotrophy · Bioenergetics · Prey selection · Peduncle · Karlodinium
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Fishing Reports
We are back in action!!!
Yesterday we started our 2019 fishing season. The weather was perfect and the fish cooperated. We made it out and back without messing anything up which is always a plus when running the first trip of the season. Water conditions for this time of the year have been...read more
Great Dolphin fishing
The last few days have produced some great mahi fishing. After a couple days of east wind the grass showed up and so did the dolphin. We have bailed a limit most everyday. We have had a few wahoo and marlin/sail bites as well. Seems like summer is finally here....read more
We are still here
Sorry for the lack of reports. Between fishing everyday, going to Morehead and back and coaching baseball we have been run ragged. We are getting some east wind which is allowing us to get caught up some. Fishing has been pretty good. Since getting back from the...read more
The last few days
After a couple slow days of fishing, water conditions improved and so did the fishing. There have been bigeyes, all different sizes of yellowfins and dolphins each day. This morning things went our way and the box was topped off by 9:30. We will be taking a break...read more
Great weather and great fishing
The last couple of days have brought us some beautiful weather and some even better fishing. The sharks have not been as bad either. More Photosread more
Sharks and Tunas
The last two days have been pretty good tuna fishing. The only problem is we are landing less than half of the ones we hook. The sharks that ate so many of our tunas last year are back and they are hungry. Tuesday we had a 100lb bigeye and were only able to land 4...read more
Happy Memorial Day
We fished Friday and Saturday along with 200 other boats and it was just too much pressure for the tunas to handle. We only managed to catch one tuna each day. Today was much better even though we had to deal with sharks eating some of our fish. We had quite a few...read more
Big Yellowfins!!!!
As I said yesterday, you never know what you will catch on any given day out of Oregon Inlet. Yesterday was bigeyes and today was big yellowfins. I don't think I've ever caught multiple yellowfins of this caliber before in one day. Out of our 10 tunas today, 6 were...read more
Bigeye fishing at its best
You hear it almost everyday from some captain or mate around here...you just never know what you will catch on any given day out of Oregon Inlet. Today the fleet caught bigeyes. I would say it was one of the best days of bigeye fishing I have ever been a part of. We...read more


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KUWAIT CITY, Nov 14: US lawyer Stanley Cohen, who is defending Sulaiman Abu Gaith, whose Kuwaiti nationality had been withdrawn and is being tried in US courts on charges of belonging and supporting al-Qaeda, said in a statement
The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) is not applicable to Kuwait, reports Al-Rai daily. Cohen added Abu Ghaith has nothing to do with the 9/11 events because there is no evidence against him in US courts.
Cohen added there is no evidence to link any Kuwaiti directly or indirectly to the 9/11 attacks and there is no way JASTA is applicable to Kuwait. He predicted lawsuits against Saudi Arabia would cost billions of dollars in compensation.
On the other hand, the US Embassy denied knowledge of any information related to filing lawsuits against Kuwait under JASTA. Speaking of the negative aspect of the law, the embassy said, "We have made known our reservations on this legislation from the beginning, and warned of negative consequences, especially in the area of foreign relations", the embassy said.


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This piece on Julie Burchill first appeared in The Astrological Journal earlier this year under the title 'Julie Burchill: the crab that roared'. It's part-astro-analysis, part mini-memoir
Julie Burchill: the crab that roared
By Victor Olliver
British writer Julie Burchill's middle name may as well be Acrimony (making the acronym JAB). Whichever publication she writes for (it would be simpler to list the no-go titles) controversy is certain to follow. In addition to her countless print media opinion pieces and reviews, she has written books – including bestselling novel Ambition and lesbian teen romance Sugar Rush, adapted into an Emmy award-winning Channel 4 TV series. The self-described militant feminist and 'Christian Zionist' lives a hedonistic lifestyle by the English south coast in Hove, East Sussex. How come she seems not to be like her Crab Sun-sign but more a Lion?
Over the last four decades Julie Burchill has discharged a prose blunderbuss at assorted targets, scattering brilliant and irregular shot for the entertainment of the cross-legged or hunched: for tetchy seated people who post a lot of short messages on Facebook and Twitter.
Her word-projectiles rip through the faux flesh of exaggerated or self-concocted or celebrity stupidity or cupidity so that we, the seated, may wallow vicariously in the tomato sauce of manufactured gore. No one really dies or suffers injury – though a hit may trigger performance rage in 'victims' prior to return fire in self-serving media storms comparable to a Mardi Gras. No one loses in Burchill rows, least of all Burchill herself: she lives in some comfort on England's sunny south coast for which she gives her money's worth. She produces all the effects of controversy without the risks of real-world fatwa or vendetta. Her genre is like a video war game such as Call of Duty through which the ambient and purposeless anger of consumer loafers can be vicariously doused. Recliningly.
God knows how many murders and random acts of violence she has headed off. Arise, Dame Jules!
Burchill's passions may be countless and variable, long- or short-term: Israel, transsexuals, Madonna, Thatcher, ex-husbands, God or god; you name it – but each hate or love lacks nothing in authenticity. She's even taken a pop at astrology. A visceral passion is stirred, precipitating an internal storm of memorable phrases in a chain-reaction of guided, populist irrationalism. These phrases are the building blocks of (at best) sublime comic invective (or occasional, romantic billet-doux, depending on her mood) that can be tailored to suit just about any medium's demographic profile, whether The Sun's or The Spectator's or The Jewish Chronicle's or anything in between or beyond.
Around the time of her second Jupiter-Jupiter opposition, she was plucked from nowhere at the age of 17 by a youth-slavering New Musical Express. She never really looked back and these days is still the biggest of the very, very few big freelance beasts of British journalism, the periodic newspaper star-signing and banner marketing name. She is also a notable salonnière, drawing any number of writers and others to her table – once at London's Groucho; these days, at Brighton venues – for friendship or a cross-pollinating natter. Her manner at these leisurely craics is that of an adoring fan who seeks your instant intimacy (personal space soon narrows as she fills you in on her alcohol, drugs or literary consumption): yet, no matter the opiate of choice under which she claims to steer, the wise guest will notice how very alert she remains to her company, preternatural in her mind-reading and conversational anticipations. And she exudes a great blast of mind-altering warmth.
All this contrasts wildly with the public persona which is uncompromising, predatory, boastful, bombastic, insulting; sometimes cruel or shameless – culturally sussed and super-canny and dedicatedly notice-moi. The pose prose is crystal sharp. Humour is her weapon of choice. No vogue word or idea dodges her conscription. She is a creative, hot-desking opportunist with multiple causes, even if at this moment she calls herself "semi-retired" and is planning an autumn life of voluntary work.
The Burchill natal chart
She was born on 3 July, 1959, in Bristol, UK. Burchill told me herself that birth clock-time is unknown so I have drawn up the midday chart and we should ignore houses and angles. I've heard people express surprise that she is a Cancerian. Her 'superior', mercurial, erratic and confrontational life-approaches hardly fit the traditional profile of the conservative, supposedly risk-averse Crab. Her horoscope reveals why the apparent disconnect. She's not labelled a 'firebrand' for nothing. She has four planets in fiery, proud Leo – Mercury, Venus, Mars and Uranus in a dominant stellium – and pars fortuna in Leo, an indicator of means of success. She needs others' recognition to experience contentment, as well as ample space to demonstrate her gifts in a showy, noisy, possibly flamboyant way.
Self-expression is integral to her primal nature to a highly advanced extent.
Horoscopically, she's one of nature's show-offs, a conclusion any astrologer would reach even if s/he did not know the chart in question was Julie Burchill's. An added power bonus to this stellium is out-of-sign Pluto, just seven degrees off in Virgo; the sign of its putative fall (unlikely to be of discernible relevance in my view in a personal chart). Here is the execution through the rigour of self-control. This underlines, among other things, her prose punch and analytical/critical bent, the withdrawal into the solo world of the mind and keyboard where her power is sourced (Mercury ruler and Pluto).
So, in many respects, Burchill is leonine: the socially adventurous queen bee (to mix species), generous and loyal – and capable of amazing generosity (Venus); bold, passionate and courageous, and an excellent organiser (she does not miss deadlines) – but inclined to pushiness, impulsiveness and boastfulness (Mars); an expressive and versatile 'dramatist' in speech and writing (Mercury); and abundant with creative energy, hugely self-confident but probably highly stubborn and bossy and certainly inclined to perversity or surprise perspectives (Uranus).
Though Leo is traditionally a warming sign, Uranus masks calculation and perhaps signals a blowy hot-cold sort of person: this, with social Venus close by in the blending stellium, suggests an individual who can adeptly and quickly turn on the charm but often for specific ulterior purposes. Leo Venus ramps up the showiness and likelihood of good earnings and a dynamic social life. Note, also, that her Venus is exactly conjunct pars fortuna, often denoting exceptional charm, striking good looks and the role of 'partnership' (business or personal) as integral to progress. Uranus here draws her into unconventional relationships and friendships: even if I didn't know her personal history I would have to say that private life is likely to be turbulent and prone to sudden partings (she is twice divorced). Saturn trine Venus can denote major difficulties and duplicities in close bonds, but also growing happiness in partnership with maturity.
Uranus however assures a break from the norm in domestic set-up. She says she now lives with husband Daniel (who otherwise occupies a place in another part of town), but who knows? Few outside their long union are certain. Does she still talk to his sister Charlotte Raven, her former lover? She has been very rude about ex-husband Cosmo Landesman yet last December the pair made an appearance together at a public reading, recalling affectionately their first-ever meeting (lots of hot sex and cold vodka).
The Leo archetype blazes in an unhindered natal chart – as in the case of Burchill – displaying an almost regal sense of entitlement to life's gifts and perquisites. If her Cancer Sun inclines her, perhaps surprisingly, to the personal security and cosiness of family – and/or to the adopted 'family' of her social coterie – then Leo makes her their uncompromising defender. She will be ferocious in seeing off attackers, though the large-heartedness of Leo may allow forgiveness even if Cancer clings quietly to the hurt. When the newspaper columnist Suzanne Moore was accused of transphobia in 2013, close pal Burchill valiantly counter-attacked critics as self-appointed champion and drew a lot of flak. Burchill's personal needs are expressed overtly. The home theatre seeks a drama.
(Fans of Black Moon Lilith [i.e. not a planet but a geometrical point - Moon's farthest point from Earth] – defined by some as an emerging feminine power archetype in the horoscope – may note that it is square the Leo stellium via Mars and Venus, indicative of power-related conflicts in the life and, at the very least, turbulent associations.)
When I met Burchill
I had some small experience of Burchill's leonine nature a few years back, for good or not. The summons arrived by email one day: my then Madame Arcati media blog pleased her and she invited me to join her and others for lunch at the Hotel du Vin, Brighton. The moment we met she soaked me in charm, affection and admiration, as if we were old friends. Venus-pars fortuna could not be bettered in display. I was responsive: her Venus conjoins my Pluto (opposition Lilith); so that's another story of complicated mutual attraction and power triggers. How we all purred. I wondered whether we'd rubbed noses before. At table she seated me between herself and her local vicar. When in later conversation the man-in-frock asked me what was the point of my Madame Arcati website, she suddenly turned from mid-bantering with someone to her left and replied for me – "to tell the truth". I was impressed by that. Not just by the answer (judged correct if not flattering) but by her perceptual multi-tasking and feline sharp ears. Afterwards, she invited some of us back to her apartment in Hove. There she said to me, "I read your blog - and I never read blogs." It was meant as a compliment but it was also another way of saying that big is looking down on small. I thought it mean-spirited of me to interpret her otherwise big heart in this way, especially after she spontaneously took down an Italian ceramic wall tile (featuring a pussy cat with the words "Attenti al Gatto" – beware the cat) and gifted it to me on my way out.
The next day she emailed me an invitation to join her and another at very short notice on a 5-star overseas holiday at her expense – yet another example of extraordinary Leo-Venus liberality. I refused of course. Friends thought I was mad not to say Yes to a freebie with (omigod!) Julie Burchill. But experience has taught me to beware idiosyncratic charm offences. It had struck me as odd, for instance, that she had asked me no questions about my personal life situation at the lunch or her flat – she never did. Later, she wrote of our "bromance" in an email. And she sent me a truly excellent lyric poem she'd penned for a pop star. Leo was in full gush; Leo-Venus at her most Santa-esque.
But the truth in my mean suspicion was proved to me at a subsequent get-together in London. She'd invited a few friends to join her and husband Daniel at a drinks in One Aldwych's Lobby Bar – she was celebrating a Sunday Times Magazine deal or something – I think she'd sold them a short story. One well-known female tabloid hack was off her head on booze and gazed at me with undisguised dismissiveness as she draped herself over a sofa and chirruped at Julie. A small-time radio jock treated me to his absolute certainty that there's no such thing as an afterlife and that all psychics are frauds. No research was mentioned. I prepared to get away sooner than planned. Perhaps Julie sensed an attitude in me – I was now in an offish mood - but at some point she leaned over and muttered in a pissed, whispery snarl, "Just remember, I'm the star here", before quickly moving on and talking sweetly about something else.
The distant roar of the lioness had just been heard in this boutique hotel jungle. Attenti al gatto? I had been put me in my place. It was a mark of her journalistic royalty that she had not even bothered to discover what my place might be.
Burchill and Israel – a love story
Returning to Burchill's horoscope: Cancer Sun usually bestows a maternal air, moodiness and/or fluctuating interests (likely more so in Burchill's case with Moon in capricious but ever-curious and clever Gemini). In person the Crab tends to gentleness and accommodation as a rule, resorting to sidling ways if confounded.
The combination of Cancer-Leo upholds fidelity and self-responsibility. Leo's wild, creative exuberance is restrained by the Sun-Saturn opposition – this is an individual who does not in general forget her responsibilities, but she tends to clash with authority. An uneasy alliance exists between others' power and her ego.
What else? As I just mentioned, her Moon (emotional nature – and ruler of her Sun-sign) is in Gemini (the communicator/writer, ruled by Mercury in Leo): this tells me that she is a dominant presence, and comfortable in media settings. She will like the company of fellow communicators, writers, speakers and teachers. Her responses are sharp and direct. She won't be slow in repartee or reply to emails or texts. The instinct to speak up and out will be irresistible; nervous strain sometimes palpable. She has a need for much surface stimuli; is easily bored. Moon's trine to North Node in Libra speaks of excitability and a pronounced admiration for courage and achievement; but also of a less obvious quest for serenity and/or soul connection – through partnership, or relationship with a god or God or Life. Her growing interest in volunteering may apply here.
Astrologically, the life challenge is to view all sides of an argument (see the nodal Aries-Libra axis). Given the tyrannous Leo richness of the chart this may appear to be a tall order. Nonetheless, the lesson is indicated – beneath the posing, posturing, blather and noise, the soul yearns for synthesis or harmony even if the 'professional' in her seeks this through vain, one-sided victory. Perhaps her sense of kinship with Israel is part of this.
On this last point, astrologers may like to note that modern Israel – which Burchill strongly identifies with - has (like Burchill) four planets in Leo (including Mars, widely conjunct Burchill's Mars) and that Israel's Mercury is one degree short of exact Burchill's Moon in Gemini, suggesting that the nation's extremely bold and courageous or ruthless qualities resonate sympathetically with her internal need to live life through passion, demonstration and certainty. Her heart is drawn to the country's spirit and turbulent narrative, quite aside from other considerations.
Typical Cancerians are already sensitive to mood. In Burchill, both Jupiter and Neptune are found in delving, sensitising Scorpio. Neptune here especially intensifies peripheral awareness, bolstering capability for picking up on all sorts of subtle cues (social, psychic, etc – think about the way she followed my conversation at the Hotel du Vin with her vicar while she spoke with someone else) and using this data both for insight and assault. Her claim to be indifferent to criticism is not really borne out by her Neptune (or Moon) – quite the reverse in fact. This blustery hubris is her Leo stellium talking, a proud beast that rarely admits a bleed. Neptune trine Sun, sextile Pluto (which co-rules Scorpio) - artistic talent and psychological insight are formidable. Square the Leo stellium, Neptune's love of dreams and glamour can get the better of Burchill – her celebration of a hedonistic lifestyle being but one expression of this escapist trait. Jupiter square Leo stellium points to huge creative energies but also to larger-than-life characteristics, a tendency to exaggerate, dramatise, over-spend or distort. These are not inevitable features, simply potential.
The chart shape of Burchill's chart is called a Locomotive because the principal planets fill about two-thirds of the wheel, leaving about one-third unoccupied: the planetary arrangement resembles a train and is often associated with people who leave their stamp on all that they do. The primary 'engine' of this pattern is the Gemini Moon. If I did not know this was Burchill's chart I would say: "At a glance this tells me of highly emotive judgements, excitability, volubility, endless curiosity about people and powerful reaction to opposition or disapproval. At best, intellect and intuition form a powerful duo for analysis and expression. This person knows how to hit a nerve. In some with this combination, distrust of the so-called irrational way of life sits uncomfortably with a highly subjective life perspective."
With a beneficial sextile between Moon and the Leo stellium planets, media accomplishment is directly linked to contentious, mischievous and lion-hearted performance. It would be entirely fair to say that Burchill is making the most of her natal gifts – and you don't have to be an astrologer to see that.
PS: This piece, but for a few amendments, appears in my book Lifesurfing: Your Horoscope Forecast Guide 2015. At the time of release, I was no longer in touch with Julie – partly because of the goings-on at One Aldwych (as described above), partly because I didn't like her public comments on transsexuals following the Suzanne Moore social media eruption; and generally because as much as I admire the Beast That Is Burchill I did not feel any sense of personal communication between us: we were just semaphoring at each other in a one-sided opiate haze.
One Monday morning in February 2015 there was a warm surprise message for me on my Facebook page – from Julie. This is what she wrote: "I'm reading your book LIFESURFING, with me in it! The Israel stuff is UNCANNY! It's SO good! - JB XX PS Sorry if I was a pain, I was in my Neely O'Hara years. Failure has made me FAR nicer". How could I not be moved by such an outrageous play to my ego, leaving aside the hearty compliment?
What impressed me most was her failure to be predictable. She could have said, "How dare you write about a private occasion and not seek my permission first! How you're going to suffer!" A surprise can cause me to warm to just about anyone, provided it's not a kick in the butt. But then her Mercury conjoins my Uranus, making a mutual friend of impulse and open communication.
If I know JB at all it's largely thanks to her horoscope. And she has not challenged anything in this piece (yet).
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Who says you have to go to war? Is there a rational thought underneath any of that emotion?Originally posted by bman@Dec 3 2003, 11:07 AM
I'm sitting here reading some of your crap and I wonder if you were spoon fed apple pie while your writing this garbage..
Praise to Bush for showing up in Iraq..Please! gimme a break..It's about time that moron showed up and thanked the 150,000 soldiers he put a red x on for absolutely no reason. You think that takes balls..spending two hours on a military base! How about spending two hours with an Iraqui family in bagdad and ask them about their so called great new lives..Real balls would have been going to Kabul and showing up at a place where war was justified.
I'm so sick of these conservatives who argue that libearls should be thankful that we live in a country where we can voice our opinion..so you mean to tell me that in order for me to have freedoms I have to go to war..Total BS..


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71 But he began to curse and swore an oath, "I do not know this man you are talking about."
Do you want to understand grace? Peter travelled with Jesus for three years and was one of the closest disciples, then denied Jesus three times on the night he was arrested. However, on the very first Easter morning, hear what the angel said, "Go tell the disciples, and Peter too…" Do you see it? Christ's death and resurrection provide all the grace we need!


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Ratchet and Clank 3
It's time to up your arsenals with the season's new guns 'n' gadgets, as Ratchet and Clank are back!
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One-eyed monkey! No that isn't a euphemism, I'm not referring to something rude, I literally mean a cyclopean primate. Now I believe that the monkey is a comedy staple and thankfully it would seem many games developers feel the same, including it seems, Insomniac Games, developers of the Ratchet and Clank series which now includes this third release.
The moment in the game, not too far from the start, when you fire bananas around to control where Skrunch the Monkey goes, was when I really started to enjoy this game. OK it isn't the most original gaming concept, but is done well and importantly it is fun. That sentence about sums up the entire Ratchet and Clank 3 experience.
Considering the Ratchet series has seen a sequel released on a yearly basis since the first game, there expectedly isn't much more here than there was last year. The biggest addition has to be the all-new online multiplayer aspect, but more on that later. Otherwise there are a few new additions to the weapons (with higher levels of upgrades), slightly more varied missions including more for Clank and more in the way of optional extras. New gadgets allow you to visit previously inaccessible areas in earlier levels, though not to the degree of something like Metroid.
It still plays as good as it ever did, with tight controls and an only slightly wayward camera (though personally I wish Ratchet would run a bit faster). It isn't a small game by any means, the main story missions will last a fair while but factor in arena fights, titanium bolts, sewer crystals, trophies, skill points, leveling up weapons and Captain Qwark vid-comics and you'll be playing for some time. To top it off, once you've completed the game once there is an extra Challenge mode, with higher levels to power weapons up to.
There is certainly a lot of replay value here, moreso than Sly 2, indeed there is even a hidden demo of that game included. It is by design a very repetitive game although the different strategies you can employ with the vast array of weaponry, and the fact that there is always something new to see helps to keep things interesting.
Ratchet 3 doesn't look a lot different to last years game either, but considering it was already considered top drawer in this department then it's all good. The beginning of some levels have some nicely cinematic views, the character designs are great (though perhaps not as charming as past genre favourites) and everything is solid enough.
Story and cutscenes certainly aren't the biggest draw for many especially considering this game wouldn't suffer much to lose them, but they are occasionally amusing and well written, with even fairly decent voice acting, though overall not as funny as it wants to be. The melodic sound when picking up bolts still makes you feel all warm inside, and even some of the music itself is worth actually listening too.
Now back to that multiplayer. This year's biggest new addition certainly isn't just a bolt-on upgrade; it has obviously received a lot of due care and attention and provides a solid and enjoyable experience. With up to eight players online, or four player splitscreen offline, the large arsenal of weapons and employable strategies give this aspect a lot of depth. The use of Gravity Boots on some of the maps adds an element fairly unique to multiplayer games; being able to walk up walls and on the ceiling made me a little nauseous but was a great laugh nonetheless.
In terms of actual multiplayer options you have your traditional Deathmatch and Capture the Flag games, plus a Siege mode that plays a little like Star Wars: Battlefront. Not wholly original but the Ratchet style makes it an interesting change from what is currently playable online for PS2.
Overall then Ratchet and Clank 3 is without a doubt the best platform game of the big three releases this Christmas on Playstation. Sly 2 comes close and is better in some aspects (presentation, graphics and character design), but for the larger replay value and the amount of time you could lose to the multiplayer, Ratchet 3 just pips it. Plus, you know, there are one-eyed monkeys in it (and thankfully no one-eyed trouser snakes).
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If you're driving into New York City, this is the last place you can stop and grab a bite and a breather before you head into the crazy jungle they call Manhattan.
Vince Lombardi is a 14-acre state-owned rest area on the New Jersey turnpike right before the scenic George Washington Bridge.
"The Vince" is filled with motorists and truckers hoping to grab a bite of Nathan's famous hot dog washed down with freshly-squeezed lemonade. Stroll out to the parking lot and you'll see crumbled Burger King wrappers littered in a sea of overgrown weeds taking over the parking lot
Of course truckers can resort to the Kearny Truck Stop, but that's a hop, skip and a jump over in Jersey City and the place is tiny compared to Vince Lombardi, the legendary football coach of the Green Bay Packers.
There's a scenic view of the Manhattan skyline. Airplanes land and take off at nearby Newark International Airport and there's the rumble and boom of cranes in nearby Union City.
It's the only truck stop that is patrolled by State Troopers who aggressively issue tickets for double parking. And as tempting as it may seem, don't park and take a uber into Manhattan. If you stay over 10 hours, they will tow you.
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they were having some crazy exhibition at royal t starring hello kitty. all these different artists made their own renditions of her. this one was the sexiest.
it was tots packed. they even had a line to get into one of the little 'store' areas which was weird. i never waited in line to get into a store. which we didnt do anyway. but it was pretty fun. i bet they made a sh*t ton of money. they shoulda given out candy! i wish there were other sanrio characters included too. where my little twin stars at? and my melody. and what about spottie dottie? haha. she's kinda freaky looking. for a "fashion expert from new york." whats everyone's favorite sanrio character?


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A COUPLE living in Chorley are hoping to help people take their stress and strains away whilst raising money for charity.
Lee Johnson and his wife Michelle have a narrow boat on the White Bear Marina in Adlington and become Reiki teachers and masters at Tranquil Heart and Mind Reiki Therapy.
They are holding a Reikithon on July 27 and 28 offering 30 minutes therapy and all the proceeds are being split between Derian House Hospice and the Destitute Animal Shelter in Bolton. Michelle believes the therapy has lots of benefits.
She said: "I was not well for between 10 and 15 and had Fibromyalgia and was not really getting anywhere with the doctors.
"We did some research in Reiki therapies and I decided that was what I wanted to do.
"I have been feeling better for 8 months now and I think that it could help other people.
"Reiki is a non invasive complimentary therapy where you put hands on specific areas to balance the energy and activates your parasympathetic nervous system. It has changed our lives and we want to help others."
Lee added: "I lost my daughter six years ago and I had counselling and nothing was working until Michelle started this and now I feel inner peace."
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2. Don't go for the goal line
Most guys make the mistake of talking themselves into rejection by going for it all. They go on and on about where they'll go on a date, how much fun they're going to have on the date and so on. But all of this just creates awkwardness, pressure and resistance, so don't do it.
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GuestInvest – the firm that encouraged people to invest in hotel rooms either directly or through their pensions – has gone into administration leaving investors concerned that they may not get their money back.
Investing in hotel rooms is a relatively new concept, effectively invented by Johnny Sandelson when he founded GuestInvest in 2003. It is also known as "unitised ownership" and gave investors the chance to buy a hotel room on a 999-year lease in return for around 50% of the income it generated.
Both individual investors and corporate firms were able to invest in GuestInvest, and it was also offered in self-invested personal pension (SIPPs) by AEGON Scottish Equitable and AXA.
As GuestInvest was not regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) it is not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). Now that the firm has gone into administration, Deloitte will look to sell its assets to settle creditors' debt.
Nick Edwards, joint administrator on behalf of Deliotte, said in a statement: "We have today been appointed administrators and will be assessing the position of the [GuestInvest] group in order to determine the best outcome for its creditors."
The collapse of GuestInvest has prompted concerns about the future of hotel buy-to-let and whether investors in other companies are at risk.
However, Stuart Law, chief executive of Assetz, which offers hotel room investment, says: "Existing hotel rooms that investors have bought into continue to trade successfully, and the investment potential for this sector remains unchanged. However, it is the future pipeline of hotel rooms for investment from this successful company that may now be in jeopardy, as the credit crunch takes another victim."
GuestInvest also held The Blakes hotel in South Kensington within its portfolio, but as it had been unable to sell any of its rooms (which had a starting price of £1 million) it will continue to operate as a traditional hotel.
Edwards says: "[The Blakes Hotel] is a very prestigious trading asset and is not subject to any form of insolvency proceeding. The Blakes continues to trade as usual, offering the same high standard of accommodation that its loyal customer base expects under the strong direction of its existing management team."
About GuestInvest
GuestInvest was established in 2003 by Johnny Sandelson, an entrepreneurial property developer. By the time it went into administration in October 2008, GuestInvest held six hotels in its portfolio, include Blakes, Nest and The Jones, both near Hyde Park, The Chiswell Street Hotel in the City of London.
At Blakes, room prices started from £1 million where at The Jones prices started from a more modest £317,000.
During its five-year reign, GuestInvest advertised heavily with large ads on London buses and on the Underground with the slogan "Earn money while others sleep".
Back in May, it reported investors they could receive 8% returns through hotel room investment, with double rooms having risen in value from £235,000 in 2004 to £315,000. However, hotel rooms must have an occupancy rate of 87% in order to generate the estimated returns of 8%.
It offered a minimum return of 6% for the first year, with service charges at a maximum of £700 a year for seven years.
Investors who bought into the scheme also had the opportunity to stay in their hotel room 52 nights a year (not including SIPP investors).


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The much-awaited trailer of YRF's Thugs of Hindostan is finally here. Directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, the trailer is set against the backdrop of the British Raj, with Amitabh Bachchan's thugs crew butting heads with Lloyd Owen's East India Company. Acting as a crook between them is Aamir Khan as 'Firangi' Azad. Fatima Sana Sheikh and Katrina Kaif also make brief appearances in the action-packed and CGI-loaded trailer. Big B On Tanushree Is Exactly What's Wrong With Bollywood. Actor Amitabh Bachchan. 2017 was the year of reckoning after the movement toppled many a media moghul from their proverbial thrones in Hollywood. That sexual misconduct allegation has brought down powerful men who have exploited their position, besides starting conversations centred around consent.
Even though Bollywood largely distanced itself from joining the debate, there have been a few actors who spoke out ab out sexual harassment in the industry, albeit without naming the perpetrators. SC Says No Coercive Action Against Salman Produced 'LoveYatri'. A still from the LoveYatri song, Dholida. The Supreme Court directed Thursday that no coercive action is to be taken in any part of the country against Salman Khan Ventures Pvt ltd, the producer of upcoming bollywood movie LoveYatri. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra considered the submission that the movie, slated for all India release on October 5, has been cleared by the Censor Board of Film Certification and despite this an FIR has been registered in Bihar and a criminal complaint is pending in Vadodara in Gujarat. KJo Teases "Biggest Blockbuster" With Aamir, SRK, Ranveer & More. Karan Johar has shared a rare, memorable frame, which he has called the "biggest blockbuster ever" as it features him along with Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone.


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The goal posts were bent a good 15-20 degrees off center.
Re: Interesting Junior Seau tidbid
But do you know what Tom Brady's real name is?
John Kruk picked the Patriots and got the score exactly right.
Don who? The guy from the Nutrisystem commercials?
Yeah, that's just a minor difference.
Whatever happened to trolls leaving when their team lost?
He was shoved down by the lineman. Where else were his legs supposed to go?
I ain't never scared.
He also uses Vizios. I mean, they're fine budget tvs, but if you're got a Vizio with an NFL player's salary, clearly there's something wrong with you.
When's the moral victory parade?
No one cares what you think.
So you think the Chargers suck so much that the Patriots would win even if they didn't show up?
Do you know what the regular season is?
Albert Haynesworth.
Re: Week 17 49's Pick update
Falcons have 4 wins.
Re: Do QB's ever check the jumbletron?
Re: Week 17 49's Pick update
The Jets pick just went from 3 to 6.
I got some weird beers for Christmas I guess I can try. And Sam Adams.
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We like each other's company, and we know how to relax and have fun. On the other hand, if you have plans for exceptionally active retirement living — say, a third career, world travel (a "lock 'n' leave" lifestyle) or a charitable crusade — there's all the more reason to come to Cornerstone. You'll find equally successful, productive people who can help you refuel. You can break and "sharpen the saw" with fitness classes every day. And the benefits of an active senior lifestyle in a positive, supportive community of friends? Immeasurable.
At heart, the true differentiator among senior living communities is how deeply satisfied you feel with how you spend each day; that is, your retirement lifestyle. Pleasure is often a balance of 5 elements:
Our charter stipulates entry for no one younger than 55 (unless one's spouse is older). Our parent company is MRC (Methodist Retirement Communities), which is on good terms with the United Methodist Church, although the UMC doesn't provide us financial support. Cornerstone warmly welcomes every dear soul, regardless of color, disability, gender, nationality, race or religion.
Your small dog or cat surely qualifies as family and is absolutely welcomed at Cornerstone. Yes, studies have shown how important pets are for good health, especially as we age, but no clinical trial can ever get to the depth of feeling, the power of communication and the simple joy of companionship that pets brings to one's retirement living. On the other hand, we get it.
We tried listing our services and amenities in order of importance, but in fact, the only thing everyone agrees on is that they're all important. Consequently, alphabetized:
Depending on your choice of housing and health care needs, your services may differ slightly. Feel free to ask us for details.
We counseled together and determined, plain and simple, that we want to be the best senior community in greater Ark-La-Tex. Year after year. So we adopted ICARE, an acronym that stands for integrity, compassion, accountability, respect and excellence. And the way we're building it into this community is that every single person on our staff is committed to demonstrating a principle of ICARE every single day — which means we're all on the lookout for ways to serve, all the time. This helps each of us — all the time — bring our best self to Cornerstone and provide sterling service.
You might feel it right away, or notice it suddenly a few hours later. Cornerstone seems to move to a different beat; elegant and a little sassy, with a good sense of humor. Need something? You seldom have to wait. This is wholly different from nursing homes you may have met in days gone by. Of course, if you need skilled nursing, we'll provide unsurpassed professional health care. Take a tour, and stay for lunch. Or dinner. Or both. Or overnight. Definitely give yourself time to talk to folks. Strike up some conversations with people who look interesting, and ask about our wellness program or activities for seniors or anything you like. Please let us know when you're coming, and we'll put the kettle on.
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Think a flame kindled on a candle.
While the candle is held stationary, the flame stands up and keeps its shape constant.
If the candle is nudged suddenly and is kept being moving that way by a constant velocity, then the shape of flame will be slanted more or less.
Then think a wave function of a some gas molecule.
While the molecule does not encounter with another molecule, its wave function may evolve in its own way in accordance with Schroedinger equation.
Then think a collision of this molecule with another molecule, and assume there is no energy exchange.
Will the wave function of this molecule be deformed by the acceleration caused by the collision?
In the case of candle, there was the medium, that is, the atmosphere.
Then how about the case of wave function of the gas molecule?
Does an ether for wave function exist?
My question is asking how will a wave function in an inertial system looks like from another inertial syatem.
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Most artists do best sticking to subjects that inspire them naturally. There's a certain level of devotion required to make great art that almost isn't even possible if you're working in an area you aren't naturally drawn toward. At the same time however, most artists or aspiring artists also recognize that sometimes it's necessary to take on other projects to generate sales and maintain steady income – a commissioned project here, a portrait there, and passion projects in between.
Those types of projects we just mentioned – commissions and portraits – can sometimes provide the bulk of an artist's income. However, they're also only a few of several more marketable possibilities you might consider working on in this regard. And one is to try your hand at paintings or sketches relating to sports. This may sound initially like more of a niche hobby, but there are a few reasons it makes some sense.
There's A Market For It
It doesn't take long looking around the internet to see that there are actually a number of sources out there that sell original works of art relating to major sports, famous athletes, and such. Naturally some are nicer than others, but they indicate an appetite in the public for art like this. Given this, and the idea that it may be easier than ever to sell your art online, there's some clear incentive to give the subject a shot and see what you can do with it. Particularly if you're able to market to a particular fan base, you could be in for some regular profits.
There's Always Something New
As much as it can be tempting to hone in on a given subject to the point of perfection, a lot of artists also appreciate new challenges. And in this regard there aren't too many major subjects that can compete with sports. There are always new athletes and new scenes to celebrate or capture in motion. Sports are naturally dynamic, to no virtually no end, which essentially means that there's always something interesting to paint or sketch – often something no one's ever tried to capture specifically before.
Insight Is Getting More Accessible
One barrier some artists might have had to sports in the past is basic knowledge of a given game or league (if, that is, the involved artist wasn't a fan). Reading sports news and opinion pieces can only help so much in this regard if you don't really speak the language. Sports betting, on the other hand, can help. With more trusted sites becoming visible for betting, it's now very easy to go online and look up which team is expected to win a given contest, or which players are considered the best in any league. This can inform an artist as to where to concentrate and how to portray a given subject in a simple yet effective manner.
It's Not Just Sports
Maybe the most important thing to remember for an artist who might be intrigued but still ''t consider him- or herself to be a sports fan, is that even within this subject it's not just about the sports themselves. An athlete or a coach could independently serve as an interesting subject – fun and interesting to paint, but also valuable to a potential buyer. There are beautiful stadiums in the world that can serve as a whole different sort of subject. Fans, or even throngs of fans all together, can create striking images. There's a whole world of potential subjects within the sports category, much of which is intriguing – and much of which might just sell.


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An outspoken headteacher has criticised the Education Secretary and the rest of Parliament for wasting time "squabbling" over school policy.
Dr Bernard Trafford, headmaster at Newcastle's Royal Grammar School, has accused Michael Gove of fuelling petty arguments with Labour, rather than having sensible discussions over education reform.
Speaking at RGS's annual prize giving and speech day, Dr Trafford said: "Education Secretary Michael Gove and his team do battle with Stephen Twigg putting the case for the opposition.
"They don't debate: they just rubbish one another's views. Still, since their views are mostly rubbish, perhaps there's little else to do.
"The squabbling goes on and on. They should stop it, listen to one another and get on with the job. But, frankly, squabbling's easier. The opposition is feeble: but then, opposition isn't allowed nowadays. Not even critical comment.
"As soon as anyone – and I include those of us who might know something about education – take issue with any of Mr Gove's reforms, we're branded Marxists, lefties, agents of destruction and wreckers."
Addressing parents and teachers, Dr Trafford accused Mr Gove of trying to introduce change after change without proper consultation with education experts, and without any respect for the teaching profession.
He went on to say Mr Gove was a "man on a mission", adding: "He's having a go, all the time. And when he pauses for breath, Sir Michael Wilshaw – formerly a fantastic, miracle-working head, but now turned chief government Rottweiler in charge of Ofsted – does the same thing.
"We're told heads aren't kicking teachers hard enough. Teachers don't care enough about the children they teach, about standards or apparently about anything else.
"And the whole system is in meltdown and, don't forget, the North East is pervaded by the smell of defeatism, perhaps Mr Gove's most offensive comment to date."
Dr Trafford, who is a regular columnist for The Journal, did concede that Mr Gove and Sir Michael "have a point" in saying the education system is not good enough.
"Nothing is perfect: even the excellent can be even better," he said. "We can't knock Mr Gove and his acolytes for their thirst for improvement.
"We shouldn't rest or be satisfied until every child gets fantastic opportunities in every school. That should be the aim, and until we get there (which we never will), there are grounds for saying that it's not good enough.
"But going round telling teachers they're not good enough, moaning about them all the time and knocking them, is not a great motivator."
Dr Trafford also expressed caution over the growing number of free schools and academies, which are free from local authority control and funded centrally by Government.
"There's no doubt free schools are bringing variety into the system and as an independent school head I've always claimed that diversity of provision is a good thing," he said.
"I've been privileged to have been involved in the setting up of the West Newcastle Academy which opens in Benwell in September.
"Shaking things up never hurt anyone. But to rubbish all local authorities? Is that really right? Don't chains of academies, those new powerhouses in British education, simply recreate local authorities, without the democratic accountability?
"And what of all this independence Mr Gove boasts about? Free schools and academies are free of the fetters of local authority control, we're assured. They can do what they want.
"What they want? I don't think so. Actually, they can do what Whitehall wants: or rather, what the DfE in Sanctuary Buildings, Westminster, wants. Or rather, what Mr Gove wants."
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Who didn't play football when they were a kid?!
I hope you were lucky enough to grow up playing football in the side yard. Watching the Super bowl on a big screen TV doesnt begin to match the joy of boys- and girls- playing a real game.
Actually, this painting is from a particular afternoon game with me and some of my life-long friends. Thats me on one knee, shouting (I really wasnt much of an athlete). Bill, Craig and Jimmy are there, too. The spirited runner is John Norris… average speed in a foot race, blazing speed when chased. This was tackle, not touch, football and flying through the air for a block or a tackle was most of the fun.


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EK Water Blocks
EK-TIM Indigo Xtreme - Intel 1366
- The EK-TIM Indigo Xtreme is a thermal spacer (EIT)
- to sit right between a CPU and a water-block (or heatsink) is used to keep the processor cool.
Stock Code: WC-264-EK
Manufacturer: EK Water Blocks
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EK-TIM Indigo Xtreme - Intel 1366The EK-TIM Indigo Xtreme is a thermal spacer (EIT), to sit right between a CPU and a water-block (or heatsink) is used to keep the processor cool.
High thermal performance:
thermal conductivity> 20 W / mK
according to the manufacturer of one of the lowest thermal resistances of all the currently available thermal interfaces
Superior performance right from the start
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Fully sealed structure - no mess or slipping
Consistent performance
precision cut with laser technology
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Fully compatible with copper and aluminum surfaces
out-of-the-box ready for use
Easy to clean - just remove and clean
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2x EK-TIM Indigo Xtreme Applicators (Intel 1366)
1x Indigo Xtreme Thermal Surface Cleaner
1x pair of powder-free nitrile gloves
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Portland architecture and planning firm SRG Partnership has been chosen to develop a master plan for improvements at the Oregon Zoo, according to Bill LaMarche, Oregon Zoo spokesman.
Voters in 2008 approved a $125 million bond for improvements to the zoo's aging exhibits and support areas. Now, SRG, along with environmental engineering and landscape architecture firm Atelier Dreiseitl and zoo exhibit specialist CLR Design of Philadelphia will develop a 25-year road map for projects funded by the bond, according to Jocelyn Bates, SRG project manager. SRG previously created a master plan for the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport.
"The zoo needs a master plan to implement its bond projects in the right way so they don't get stuck building something that will make it difficult to expand in the future," Bates said. "Sustainability is a big driver that overlays all the work we'll be doing. Instead of fixing infrastructure the way they've always done, the zoo wants to be innovative."
Atelier Dreiseitl, which specializes in storm-water design, will examine how the zoo can reuse the many gallons of water it uses each year to clean exhibits and bathe animals, Bates said.
SRG expects to have a complete master plan by fall 2011. Once that plan is finished, the zoo will spend the next eight years rebuilding its exhibits, including a major expansion of its elephant habitat.


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Anti-Choke Pet Bowl
This Anti-Choke Pet Bowl thoughtfully designed to help avoid pet choking and overfeeding. Make your fur babies have a healthy living while enjoying their favorite snacks.
- Size: 7.87 x 7.48 x 1.77 in (20 x 19 x 4.5 cm) (Bowl Mouth Diameter*Bowl Bottom Diameter*Height)
- Color: Green, Red, Blue
- Material: High-strength Safe Plastic
- Advantage: Interactive Flower Design; Anti Choke Function
- Suitable for: dogs, cats or other pets


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The most admiring woman in everyone's life is their mother. It is because no one can give the amount of love and affection that a mother gives to her children selflessly. But, how often do you express your gratitude towards your mom? How often do you make her feel special for all the selfless things that she does for you? Probably on Mother's Day. Right?
Well, Mother's Day is a great day to pay respect and honor the role of mothers in our society but don't you think they deserve more? Sometimes, she might drive you crazy but that's because no one cares about you more than her. So, acknowledge her love and try to reciprocate the same amount of affection that she showers upon you by making her feel loved and valued every day. Wondering how?
Here are 5 thoughtful ways of making your mom feel special every day:
Brighten Up Her Day With A Bouquet Of Flowers
You need not wait for any special occasion to give flowers to your mother. You can bring a beaming smile on her face by giving her a bouquet of flowers for no reason.
Please simply give her flowers to say all those things that you won't be able to describe in words. Say "Mom you are special" or "I love you mom" or "Without you, I am nothing, Mom" Through a beautiful bouquet of flowers and make her feel special. This gesture will surely strengthen your bond with her.
Don't Forget To Honor Her On Mother's Day
Since Mother's Day is the perfect time to pamper your mom with some meaningful gifts, you should definitely do something that would make your mom smile. You can simply order Mother's day cakes for mother and leave her surprised. To make it more memorable, don't forget to also buy or order some meaningful gifts for your mother. She definitely deserves to have all the fun on Mother's Day.
Pamper Her With A Morning Breakfast In Bed
Because it's your mom who always ensures to provide you delicious food on time. Be it your morning breakfast or lunch or dinner, she prepares it every single day because she cares for you. So, why don't you make her feel special by preparing a healthy breakfast someday? Even if you are not a good cook that's okay because it is the efforts that will make your mother feel happy.
Give Her A Weekend Off With Her Best Friends
Your mom does all the households and takes care of the entire family every single thing. Don't you think she needs a break? She might never admit or tell you that she needs to relax but as a daughter or a son it becomes your duty to ensure her a relaxing time. So, what you can do is plan a trip on the weekend including your mom's best friends and let her have some fun. This surprise will really make your mother happy.
Don't Forget To Surprise Your Mom On Her Birthday
It's your mom who does all the hard work to make your every birthday memorable. So, it becomes your duty as well as to celebrate your mom's existence on her birthday. Thank your mother for being born by ordering a birthday cake for mother. This will really make her feel loved and pampered.
So, strengthen your bond with your mother by each passing day with these meaningful ideas to make her feel special every day.


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"Regionals 13.5"
2013 CrossFit Games Regionals WOD
- 21-15-9 Reps for Time
- Deadlifts (315/205 lb)
- Box Jump (30/24 in)
- Time Cap: 8 minutes
For this event the athlete begins on a starting mat behind the barbell. At the call of "3-2-1 … Go!" they move forward and begin the set of 21 deadlifts. After completing 21 deadlifts, the athlete moves to the box and performs 21 box jumps. Then, they will move the barbell forward and perform 15 deadlifts, then to the box for 15 box jumps. Then, they will move the barbell forward for the 9 deadlifts, and then 9 box jumps. After the last rep, the athlete moves to the finish mat and the workout is complete.
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Even as the CrossFit Games became a big-time sport, with ESPN coverage, stadium workouts and brand name sponsors, the CrossFit Games season preserved the spirit of Aromas in the early years. "Regional competitor" began to carry the same aura that "Games athlete" did just a few years earlier. CrossFitters of Asia, Australia and 15 other regions gathered to watch their area's fittest fight to make it to the CrossFit Games.
The fifth of 7 total workouts for the 2013 CrossFit Games Regionals (aka: "Regionals 13.5") was announced on May 7, 2013.
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Your very own custom made baby elephant, who stands 13cm tall. Baby elephant is CE tested, and is labelled as such, and is suitable from birth.
Made in luxurious 65% Wool & 35% Alpaca, the elephant is hand washable at up to 30 degrees. Baby Elephant can be personalised with an initial, just add a note when you order.
Baby Elephant is made in a soft grey colour - just ask if you would like a different colour. A Powder Pink Baby Elephant is also shown, which was a custom order for an elephant loving little girl!


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Here is everything you should know about Flutter 1.12 release, read more about new features and updates, and its impact on developers.
Flutter 1.12 new features include iOS 13 dark mode support, Web support available in beta, macOS moving to alpha, Android build improvements, Dart 2.7 and updates to DartPad.
Flutter 1.12:13: Whats New in this Version and Why choose Google Flutter for mobile app development.
Flutter is Googles open-source framework that aims to expedite mobile app development and make it hassle-free. This framework is very similar to React Native. Version 1.0 was released in December 2018. Since then, the framework has published close to 5 stable releases. The current release, according to the makers, is their biggest release ever.


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Everland Chuseok Discount for Foreignerscraig2017-09-22T11:00:35+09:00
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I want to go there.it very beutiful so much ❤
i want to go ever land with my family ( Me + wife + 3 year old daughter)…how i can buy discount ticket.. Tentative plan is 3rd October 2017
I'm a foreigner, but my husband is Korean. Can he get the discount too? For past offers, it included up to 4 people per offer.
Do i have to book the bus in advance?
Im married to korean and has two childrn ages 5 and 4 …can we all get discount???
I am confused! Do I need to recieve 10 likes to get the 50% discount?
Hi how can I get discount when I go there?
Hello, my parents are coming out of town. To visit are there any type of discounts going on outside of this this? Or can this offer be used to include them as long as i live in korea?
Is that discount only for three ride showing pictures on ticket or i can ride all of them?
Hi, I want to go to Everland on Friday 6/10/2017. So how can I buy and have ticket on this day?
How many people are required for a 'group'? Does it need to be more than 4 people?
Hello! We can go to T-Express, Amazon Express, Panda World, Safari World and Lost Valley with this ticket too, right? We don't need the Q-PASS to go to those 5 attractions, right? Thank you!


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Free Christmas lunch for Hewett Academy students
Published on 12/12/19
Hewett Academy is celebrating the festive season by offering its students a free Christmas lunch on Thursday 19th September.
The timings for the Christmas lunch, which will take place in the dining hall, are:
- 12.30pm to 1pm - years 7 and 11
- 1.10pm to 1.40pm - years 8, 9 and 10
The school will also take part in Save the Children's Christmas jumper day on Friday 13th December to raise money for the charity. Students can wear a festive jumper alongside their usual uniform. The £1 donation per child will support the national charity.
Find out more about Hewett Academy's Christmas closure dates.


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While drainage costs vary a lot, depending on the measures required, the hidden costs of a drainage project are the ones that farmers need to consider carefully.
In Con Lehane's case, it was the amount of fill that had to be drawn away from the main drain when it was being lowered by 4ft that caught him by surprise. This ended up costing close to €1,500/ha, which was well above the average across the nine farms in the drainage project, but still significantly cheaper than one farm near Crossmolina in Co Mayo where open drain work ended up costing around €3,500/ha.
In addition, it is easy to overlook the additional infrastructure that is required to utilise the additional grass that your land is capable of producing.
In Con and Neilie's case, additional spur roads are now required to be able to access sections of fields that may only previously have been block-grazed during dry weather.
"You can't have too many roadways on wetland farms," commented Teagasc's Pat Buckley. "Especially on a long, narrow farm like this that has a lot of long paddocks. If you want to strip-graze grass, without compromising regrowth, then additional spurs are required."
In terms of a breakdown of the actual costs involved with the drainage work, the Lehane's €5,450/ha was close to the average across the nine different locations.
The lowest was in Kiskeam in Cork at €3,420/ha, while the highest was in west Limerick at €7,155/ha. The variation depended largely on the suitability of existing open drains, the type of drainage system required, along with the intensity and cost of the work and stone involved.
These investments come at a time when many farmers are finding that they are investing heavily in their operations to cope with the twin pressures of increasing output and more compact calving.
The Lehanes are no different, with improved drafting facilities in the parlour and feeding space in the farmyard a priority this year, with additional slurry storage, cubicles and calf facilities all required over the coming years.
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I felt like playing with something new for the holidays and chose to investigate the Graph Database feature in SQL Server 2017.
Graph Database is no simple feature, so this is going to take more than one post, but we'll start here and see how long it takes for me to be distracted by another new feature…:) As you can only have one user graph per database, that should limit my investigation to controlled chaos.
Graph databases are all about relationships- relationships between data. The output can provide insight into data that might not be apparent in a tabular fashion and the basic, graph data model is slightly different from how we think of a database model:
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The first thing is to know that the feature is available in both Azure SQL Database and SQL Server 2017 as shown above, it's comprised of node and edge tables.
You can quickly locate the graph database objects in a SQL Server 2017 database by querying sys.tables:
SELECT NAME as table_name, is_node as node_table, is_edge as edge_table FROM sys.tables WHERE IS_NODE=1 or IS_EDGE=1 ORDER BY table_name; GO
As you'll note, the where clause is searching for node, (vertices) and edge, (relationship) values of 1. And these are the two objects that create the graph database. Those edge tables are going to define the relationship between each of the node tables, which then will render your graphs to provide value to the output.
Querying a graph database requires the use of a new TSQL function, called MATCH(), which then will then graph out the entities to the screen, matching up each node via appropriate edge for other node's properties and attributes. When data is complex and the need for a more visual output to view the data in a non-tabular form, a graph database output can provide incredible value.
SELECT RelPerson2.Name FROM RelPerson1, Friends, RelPerson2 WHERE MATCH(RelPerson1-(Friends)->RelPerson2) AND RelPerson1.Name = 'Joe';
The physical relationship between all the people in this query that are connected to Joe might appear something like the following:
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For the DBA, it's important to know that node and edge tables can have indexes just like other tables, but most often are going to provide benefit on the those ID columns that connect node and edge tables, as that's were the joins between the objects are made.
Where they differ is foreign keys. Outside processing and foreign keys aren't required due to the design focus on relationships already present in a graph database.
I think the best examples I've seen of graph database use is for complex hierarchy, such as org charts and data centers. As the use of these grows and people find more value out of them, I have no doubt DBAs will be spending more time working with them.
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