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Wednesday morning, Community Service Society, New York's premier anti-poverty organization, and the Rider's Alliance, New York's grassroots membership organization of bus and subway riders, announced the start of their "Fair Fares" campaign, calling for half-price bus and subway fares for low-income New Yorkers.
The initiative already has the support of 30 elected officials from across New York City and 29 prominent advocacy legal, labor and community-based groups agreeing to push for economic leniency for households earning below the $24,036 Federal Poverty Level and spend about $700 a year on public transportation.
The two groups also released a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio urging him to include funding in his Fiscal Year 2018 Executive Budget for a plan that would offer half-priced MetroCards to New Yorkers between 18 and 64 years of age living in households below the FPL.
"Making the city a more equitable place to live and work starts with ensuring that our vast public transportation system is both affordable and accessible to all New Yorkers, and not just the economically-better off," said CSS President and CEO David R. Jones. "So today we call on the mayor to take action that is consistent with his pledge to address social inequities in our city, and recognize that public transportation is essential in the daily lives of New Yorkers trying to get to work, school and access economic opportunities across the city. It's time we made it more viable for those who need it the most."
Of the 15.3 million people living in New York City, four of every five working commuters depend on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority as a means of getting to and from work. Currently, standard fare costs $2.75, not including the $1 additional fee to purchase a card. A person working 40 hours a week is projected to spend over $30 a week solely on transportation. Unfortunately, 15.4 percent of the New York City population is living in poverty, making less than $25,000 annually.
In addition to the signatures from members of CSS, the Rider's Alliance, and City Council members, Public Advocate Letitia James, City Comptroller Scott Stringer and 27 organizations, including the Straphangers Campaign, Tri-State Transportation Campaign, Transit Workers Union, Working Families, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and Make the Road-NY all joined the cause.
"In too many neighborhoods across New York City, people are struggling to make ends meet while finding ways to simply have the money to commute to work every day," said Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton), co-chair of the Progressive Caucus. "Residents in low income communities may be forced to travel hours to get to work and we as a city need to do more to help ease their burden. Fair Fares will help families put food on the table and spend money at local businesses more often. As the most transit-dependent and Progressive city in the nation, this would be a great step toward helping to lift up our low-income New Yorkers."
According to a 2016 CSS report, "The Transit Affordability Crisis; How Reduced MTA Fares Can Help Low-Income New Yorkers Move Ahead," a third of working-age, poor New Yorkers say they did not take a job or look for jobs father from where they live because of the cost of a MetroCard.
"Subway fare is anything but fair for struggling New Yorkers, and more benefits should be available for our city's lower-income residents," said Councilman Rory I. Lancman (D-Hillcrest).
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Sunday, June 26, 2011
A Russian oligarch challenges 'Putinism'
Russians will find MP hugely attractive - hopelessly handsome 46-year old bachelor, 6'8" tall, listed 39th richest man in the world by Forbes with assets estimated at 18 billion dollars. And of course he owns the top US basketball team, New Jersey Jets and has a dazzling range of interests including masterminding the production of Russia's first hybrid car, the Yo-mobile. Some of his remarks:
* "The model of management (of Russia) which had an effect for the last 10 years has simply exhausted itself. This is not surprising. The world is changing fast."
* "Do we have multi-party politics (in Russia)? Of course we don't. There is need to have at least two parties of power. Any political monopoly is our main opponent. It's even clear in school text books that a monopoly is the enemy of all development."
* "Our country is called the Russian Federation, but by structure it is an empire. Only presidential power works here, and this kind of governance cannot provide stability let alone development,"
* "Our whole country is systemically degenerating: our industry has collapsed, and we are nothing but a supplier of raw materials, although quite a powerful one."
* "The education, healthcare, and culture sectors are degenerating now. Expenses on these should be higher than the expenses on security, law enforcement, and defense."
MP is making the right noises for Russia's audience in the West, where he is a celebrity. MP even called for the release of Khodorkovsky, who is locked up in a Siberian prison for the past 7 years. "As a person, I express deep sorrow that such trials happen in this country," MP said. All this has convinced some people to say MP has a secret deal with Medvedev - that MP is Medvedev's torpedo against Putin's submarine. They even say MP could be keeping a spot warm for Medvedev as the leader of Pravoe Delo. To spur speculations further, Medvedev's chief economic advisor, Arkady Dvorkovich, wrote on Twitter, "Most of Prokhorov's ideas in his speech are close to me".
The western press has gone berserk. The champagne bottles are out: It is the Gorbachev - Yeltsin dogfight all over again which brought the Kremlin's Soviet roof come down crashing. Leon Aron even wrote that Russia is approaching another "perestroika moment".
Aren't they going too fast on the track of wishful thinking? The Medvedev-Putin 'tandem' is an enigma. What if MP is a Kremlin creation designed partly as a lightning rod and partly to attract opposition-minded voters? Even stranger things can happen in Russian politics. Incidentally, MP has investigations on tax invasion pending against him. And his pet hybrid car project was also Putin's brainwave. MP can turn out to be what Russian cynics call a 'PR counterweight' to offset the bad name Russia earned as a foreign investment destination due to the case of Khodorkovsky case, who was once Russia's richest man but jailed on charges which the West alleges to be politically motivated after he funded opposition parties and threatened to sell off major assets to American companies.
On the other hand, MP holds big assets in the West and has powerful connections. To be sure, Russian politics is hotting up - parliamentary elections are scheduled for December where Putin leads the ruling party and his popularity will be tested ahead of the presidential election due in March next year. The western interference in Russian politics will be cascading in the coming months since this is a high-stakes game for US' global strategies (and for China) - who rules Russia from next year.
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- Donna Welles said...
Hi. My name is Donna Welles and I graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Texas. I started a blog recently and I posted an article about how I believe there is some regionalism in Russian politics that has eluded people. One thing that unites Putin and Medvedev is that they're both from peter. Check out my post:
- June 26, 2011 at 2:48 PM
- Donna Welles said...
I also posted an explaination of why life is so hard for minorities in Russia. They don't have advocates with any real power.
- June 26, 2011 at 2:50 PM
- Aristarch said...
"What if MP is a Kremlin creation designed partly as a lightning rod and partly to attract opposition-minded voters?"
That may well be the case. But there is another possibility you didn't mention, which might be equally important. It is widely known that the existing 'democratic opposition' in Russia is miniscule, scattered and lacks popular support. In addition, it is entirely financed by U.S. Department of State. One of the senior leaders of the recently still-born PARNAS (People's Freedom Party) came out today and presented proof of such financial support.
What if Pravoye Delo is an attempt (with Medvedev's endorsement) to create a true, viable opposition party whose policies would be guided by Russia's national interests, as it understands them, not by the desires and directives of Western sponsors/employers? And if there really exists an entente cordiale between the 'tandem' and Prokhorov, that would bring Russian political system one step closer to the American two-party model, where both parties are but two faces of the same group of people that continually govern the country. Such a system may be inherently more stable than a 'real' democracy.
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I don't profess to knowing the absolute ins and outs of the history of maths but one thing I do is that at one point, we didn't know that the curve f(x) = x² has gradient 2x everywhere. I also know that nobody on the planet knew that (-1) multiplied by (-1) = 1 at some point. Likewise, there was a time in the world when we could not just put an arithmetic series into a formula to find the sum of the first 1000 terms. What has happened?
Maths is still evolving; we still don't know everything there is to know. We are still refining techniques. We are still disproving things and we are still itching to prove something new. Why then are we spending time as educators teaching people how to solve a problem? "This is how you find the length of a side if you have an angle and its opposite side." That's not learning the sine rule – that's being told the sine rule. That's learning a technique to reproduce the sine rule. This is fantastic if the exact conditions are replicated but what if the pressure ramps up or if someone, God forbid, forgets the technique. This style is akin to coaching a rugby team to play in one way and telling them there is only one way to succeed. There are infinite ways to outscore an opponent in sport and sport coaches have worked out now that the players will work out the best method for them to do that. Sure, you probably know of an easier route to score a goal or a basket or whatever but the players will see someone else achieving easier success and work out what the differences are. They will not however feel unsuccessful. I wrote a piece earlier in the week about why I teach and it was to do with making people feel success. Everyone will find success if you let them wander.
Imagine being dropped in a forest and being walked to your house by someone every day for a year. By the end of the year, you'll probably be pretty good at walking that path and I'd say you've got a good chance of getting to the house along that path. What happens, then, if you mistakenly turn right? What happens if you aren't dropped in the same place every time? What happens if someone asks you to get to someone else's house?
This is analogous to learning mathematics. Yes, I can tell you how to use the factor theorem in this context. I can even show you 100 different ways the factor theorem can be tested but someone will develop the 101st way, what do we do then? You don't understand the factor theorem, you "know" the factor theorem. This year, I have been teaching A-Level single mathematicians using a teaching style called Harkness. This was developed by Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire. You can read more about it here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harkness_table
The main philosophies behind it are as follows:
- Pupils come to class with work done
- Pupils share their answers to the worksheet (first writing up solutions on the board and second talking about their solutions)
- The teacher sits at a circular table with the students and facilitates discussion
- Maths is taught. We don't need to split topics (eg. series then functions then differentiation then probability).
- Students help students.
Firstly, I must say I was one of the most sceptical when I first heard of this teaching theory. That being said, I am now totally on board. It seems absurd I said to someone just six months ago that "it is stupid that you think we shouldn't teach in lesson time".
Every maths teacher and whoever else is reading this should sit and think for a second about how much work each student does in each lesson. We are wasting lesson time which is the most valuable time for the pupils. We don't need to spend 10 minutes explaining the sine rule and the rules of differentiation then do 10 minutes of examples then do 20 minutes of "individual" work before talking to the group again. Lesson time, within the Harkness system, is a place to embed learning. The "learning" happens outside of lessons. The students go away and play! Wow, what a thought! Imagine children actually solving problems and enjoying getting to an answer. It doesn't matter if it's a super quick method or even whether it is all correct. What is important is that they are trying to win the game! The first time I played rugby, I threw the ball forwards. Another player who was better than me said I couldn't do that and I never did it again. Chances are if I had just read or been "taught" the rule book (100s of pages), I would forget.
Children want to win; indeed everyone wants to win. Children are better at working out the best way to win than we are. They learn off the ones who are winning more often and they try to emulate them. They try to pick things up from "the better kids". Why not just do the same in the maths classroom?
In a group of twelve children trying to factorise a quartic that they have never seen before, chances are one person has done it wholly correct, a few have done some parts correct and others had no idea but tried some stuff that didn't work. Once an attempt is up on the board and the children are talking about it, all 12 are invested in the process. They can all relate because they all have been there and done it. Think about whether this is the same when you stop the whole class to discuss a question that one pupil asked. How many of the other pupils are invested in that process? I agree that you can ask the answer of another student but that is now two students plus maybe the half of the class that are listening, what's going through the rest of the class' heads?
I absolutely love the idea that these pupils are doing 45 minutes worth of maths work pre-lesson every lesson. They don't see it as maths work because it isn't A-level questions but when they see A-level questions they are super easy! "Sir, these are so much easier than the worksheets!". Through directed questioning and some clever leading of the discussion a teacher reinforces so many ideas through a lesson.
For example, we have just come through 8 worksheets where the pupils had to rearrange anagrams followed by picking 2 red balls and 5 green balls from 7 boxes and then 2 x's and 2 1's from 4 boxes. Yes they will be seeing a binomial expansion soon but they don't know what that term means. Whilst this has been a constant theme, we also have them working out the average speed of a car moving according to distance = 2t² between intervals of 5 seconds, 1 second, half a second, very small h seconds. They don't know that they are setting up for calculus but they know they are finding an average speed function. They have worked out that if they graphed what they are doing that they are getting pretty close to finding the gradient of the quadratic curve. Isn't that fantastic?! We can find the gradient of something that isn't straight. They are not confused about that fact. They can clearly see that the average speed over 5 seconds is a rubbish measure but as we make the interval small, we are making a pretty good estimate of the average speed at that time. They haven't seen a single f'(x) yet and although that will come, it is not the important part! They will get there when they get there. What is true is that when they get there, the notation will just be a short way of writing "the gradient function is given by". No confusion.
The key thing is we put our utmost faith in the pupils. We trust them to give things a go. All teachers are trying to foster a culture where being wrong is acceptable. It shouldn't be embarrassing to make a mistake – this goes some way towards that target. Every footballer has miskicked a ball, every tennis player has hit the net, every mathematician has written 1 + 1 = 1 at some point! What a brilliant world we will live in when all maths classrooms are full of pupils giving stuff a go because they know that one step in any direction cannot be wrong. Even if you went North West from Birmingham, you can still get to London! It isn't a race. When you did eventually get to London, you would find others who had done the same journey who had been waiting a while and you'd ask "how did you get here so fast?" and they'd explain their route. You'd listen and you'd take on board what they are saying because you want to win. You want to be as successful. You achieved the end goal but you want to be better. That is human nature. Next week when asked to get from Exeter to London, you'd look at a map and see where is Exeter and work out which direction to go in because you want to be the first one in London this time.
This is what we are trying to achieve in our classrooms. I think it is brilliant and I think the children will see this. It is not all rosy during the process. The pupils do find it difficult and do find it very different to what they have done before. This makes for lots of discomfort amongst them but slowly and surely, we are seeing them feel successful. Every child has something to contribute every single lesson. They look at others who have less homework or who have hundreds of formulae that they "know" and think this is unfair or we are behind. As educators, we have to believe in the long term goal and the pupils must trust us in this. I am excited by the challenge and I look forward to seeing down the line the level of mathematician and whether we can actually have a few who come out and say they enjoyed this subject a lot more!


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Whether starting from scratch or renovating an existing "four walls," the studio setting presents a simpler, yet unique, set of needs. Traditionally, studios are smaller in overall size, typically fewer than 10,000 square feet, and have far fewer program areas than do larger club models. Therefore, studio owners must be certain that each space, each amenity and each piece of equipment is necessary. There are several key variables considered critical to the success of this type of facility, including strict control of overhead and operational expenses. The initial design of the space is the first hurdle to overcome.
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Choose colors and fixtures that achieve your overall vision and the level of energy your studio should have. If your facility is in a high-end location, you will need higher end build-out, or at least a close alternative. Visit local businesses, and get a feel for the atmosphere that they provide. Ask your builder for a per-square-foot price and alternatives for reaching a similar level on a smaller budget.
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It is important to gain a sense of the expectations from local trainers for your facility. They will likely express more concern with the business arrangement, equipment and the usable facility space, but they may have insight as to what their existing clients would prefer and expect.
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Designate a room where trainers can slip in for a bite to eat or a quick phone call to verify appointments. This type of space translates from the traditional club and can be invaluable for trainer satisfaction. Even though general memberships may not apply, professionalism should remain a top priority.
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Also, remember to include a couple of counseling rooms for trainers and wellness coaches to use for one-on-one discussions.
Unlike the traditional club model that is organized, decorated and equipped primarily for the experience of the member, the fitness studio takes a slightly different approach. In such a specialized, one-on-one environment, the trainer is the key component. Members and clients are affected a little more indirectly. For this reason, space functionality is critical to attracting and retaining good trainers, and as a result, retaining consistent and satisfied clients.
Entry Area
While still an important piece of the pie, everything requires efficiency and purpose due to the smaller overall footprint. Maintain a small seating area for waiting clients, but consider omitting any significant retail. Appropriate nutritional supplements may be displayed, but with little likelihood of dedicated service staff, as there should not be a significant area to manage. Studio trainers are usually contracted and handle their own appointments so an extensive reception isn't needed.
Locker Rooms
Relative to the number of trainers the studio expects to employ and the average number of sessions per hour, large changing areas are unnecessary. Keep them small, aesthetically pleasing and clean. Some studios provide even smaller individually private changing rooms. Amenities are a nice touch, but be weary of their impact on expenses. Remember that in the studio model, the client's satisfaction is centered more on the trainer and session quality.
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Keep it simple and wide open! Functional training methods, as well as integrated athletic movements, demand open areas. Likewise, experienced trainers thrive on space and open areas where they can be creative and use a variety of techniques. Consider lining the perimeter with your various pieces and leaving the middle of the room open and free of any permanent obstacles.
Again, as a model of efficiency, equipment within the studio should be strategically selected to satisfy the needs of the trainer versus the member and does not require significant space.
Cable Units
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Some studios may have a membership option for clients, but the greater percentage maintains strict one-on-one or small group sessions. Cardio in the studio facility is typically used for warm-up, interval use and cool down purposes. Therefore, consider a smaller collection of pieces, with treadmills being your more versatile piece.
Miscellaneous Functional Pieces
BOSU and medicine balls, JC Bands, foam roles, Swiss balls, Kettlebells and Reebok Coreboards are just a few of the most important pieces a studio owner can provide.
The fitness or personal training studio can be an exciting and rewarding endeavor if well thought out and realistically planned. However, the important planning component of the studio is not merely the aesthetic value of what the client and trainer sees. The business model of the studio is very different and relies heavily on the satisfaction of the trainer, with variables such as location, compensation (monthly rent, fee sharing or a mix of both), equipment, etc. Regardless, the facility must still posses a unique identity that mirrors both owner intent and user expectation. Above all, keep a firm sense of what your vision is for the facility. By appreciating that the studio is different and requires a different set of design criteria, you will be better prepared for both the joys and challenges of facility ownership.
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With the success of Full Metal Spindig and the Metal Xmas Party, Butter will now host a monthly metal night every first Wednesday of the month. Doors open at 8, DJs 10-1, and all kinds of metal will be played all night. It jumps off this week on February 3rd. Want to spin metal with us for free drinks? Hit me up.
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"Back to the hip-hop" (like the Troubleneck Brothers): I failed to post about this show beforehand, but last Thursday night's Left Fest at Mezzanine had a great lineup with an equally great crowd to enjoy it. Here's the video flyer I made, which I was excited to see up on the wall.
Souls of Mischief celebrated the release of their new album, Montezuma's Revenge. It was also Crowne Royale's (Buff1 and DJ Rhettmatic) debut appearance in the Bay Area. Learn more about them at the Myx Music Label site. Hot shit!
If you missed the Edan and Ricky Powell "Echo Party" party, or just want to reminisce, check out Ron Nachmann's excerpts:
Echo Party feat. Edan & Ricky Powell @ SOM, San Francisco 1/19/10 (excerpts) from Shockman on Vimeo.
Excerpts from Echo Party @ SOM, San Francisco 1/19/10. Includes DJ Centipede opening set, narrated slide show by legendary NYC street photographer Ricky Powell, video interpretation of Edan's Echo Party mixtape by Tom Fitzgerald, & Edan DJ set. Shot by Ron Nachmann & Stephanie Ornelas, edited by Ron N.


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Privacy Policy
1. An overview of data protection
The following gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal information when you visit our website. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy found below.
Data collection on our website
Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?
The data collected on this website are processed by the website operator. The operator's contact details can be found in the website's required legal notice.
How do we collect your data?
Some data are collected when you provide it to us. This could, for example, be data you enter on a contact form.
Other data are collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. These data are primarily technical data such as the browser and operating system you are using or when you accessed the page. These data are collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data can be used to analyze how visitors use the site.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You always have the right to request information about your stored data, its origin, its recipients, and the purpose of its collection at no charge. You also have the right to request that it be corrected, blocked, or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in the legal notice if you have further questions about the issue of privacy and data protection. You may also, of course, file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities.
Analytics and third-party tools
When visiting our website, statistical analyses may be made of your surfing behavior. This happens primarily using cookies and analytics. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous, i.e. we will not be able to identify you from this data. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information can be found in the following privacy policy.
You can object to this analysis. We will inform you below about how to exercise your options in this regard.
2. General information and mandatory information
Data protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
If you use this website, various pieces of personal data will be collected. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what information we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.
Please note that data transmitted via the internet (e.g. via email communication) may be subject to security breaches. Complete protection of your data from third-party access is not possible.
Notice concerning the party responsible for this website
The party responsible for processing data on this website is:
Constantin Schreiber
Florianweg 15, 86368 Gersthofen, Germany
Telephone: +49 176 79802322
Email: [email protected]
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (names, email addresses, etc.).
Revocation of your consent to the processing of your data
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.
Right to data portability
You have the right to have data which we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract automatically delivered to yourself or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you require the direct transfer of data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.
SSL or TLS encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and for the protection of the transmission of confidential content, such as the inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection in your browser's address line when it changes from "http://" to "https://" and the lock icon is displayed in your browser's address bar.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transfer to us cannot be read by third parties.
Encrypted payments on this website
If you enter into a contract which requires you to send us your payment information (e.g. account number for direct debits), we will require this data to process your payment.
Payment transactions using common means of payment (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are only made via encrypted SSL or TLS connections. You can recognize an encrypted connection in your browser's address line when it changes from "http://" to "https://" and the lock icon in your browser line is visible.
In the case of encrypted communication, any payment details you submit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Information, blocking, deletion
As permitted by law, you have the right to be provided at any time with information free of charge about any of your personal data that is stored as well as its origin, the recipient and the purpose for which it has been processed. You also have the right to have this data corrected, blocked or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in our legal notice if you have further questions on the topic of personal data.
Opposition to promotional emails
We hereby expressly prohibit the use of contact data published in the context of website legal notice requirements with regard to sending promotional and informational materials not expressly requested. The website operator reserves the right to take specific legal action if unsolicited advertising material, such as email spam, is received.
3. Data collection on our website
Some of our web pages use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain any viruses. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.
Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies." They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain in your device's memory until you delete them. These cookies make it possible to recognize your browser when you next visit the site.
You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies so that you can decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject a cookie. Alternatively, your browser can be configured to automatically accept cookies under certain conditions or to always reject them, or to automatically delete cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
Cookies which are necessary to allow electronic communications or to provide certain functions you wish to use (such as the shopping cart) are stored pursuant to Art. 6 paragraph 1, letter f of DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure an optimized service provided free of technical errors. If other cookies (such as those used to analyze your surfing behavior) are also stored, they will be treated separately in this privacy policy.
Server log files
The website provider automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits to us in "server log files". These are:
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
These data will not be combined with data from other sources.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.
Data collection on the client
'The program downloaded to launch a subscription through AAL which can be downloaded by the user' (hereinafter "client") needs to collect data to ensure the security of our service and customers. The client provider automatically collects and stores information that is required to keep his service secure in a database. These are:
- IP (Internet Protocol) Adress
- Operating system used
- Windows Computername
- Windows Username
- Windows Version
- Time of the use and log entry
- IP address
- Processor architecutre
- Windows Unique Identifier
- Screen Identifier
- Harddrive names, identifiers and serial keys
- Connected device names
- CPU identifier and name
- GPU identifier and name
- Human Interface Device identifiers and names
- Keyboard identifiers and names
- Universal Serial Bus controller identifiers and names
- Security device names and identifiers
- Network adapter(s) identifiers and name(s)
- Mainboard identifier, name and serial number
- Network device(s) name(s), identifiers and serial number(s)
- AAL Username
These data will not be combined with data from other sources.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.
Contact form
Should you send us questions via the contact form, we will collect the data entered on the form, including the contact details you provide, to answer your question and any follow-up questions. We do not share this information without your permission.
We will, therefore, process any data you enter onto the contact form only with your consent per Art. 6 (1)(a) DSGVO. You may revoke your consent at any time. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.
We will retain the data you provide on the contact form until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling your request). Any mandatory statutory provisions, especially those regarding mandatory data retention periods, remain unaffected by this provision.
Registration on this website
You can register on our website in order to access additional functions offered here. The input data will only be used for the purpose of using the respective site or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, we will reject your registration.
To inform you about important changes such as those within the scope of our site or technical changes, we will use the email address specified during registration.
We will process the data provided during registration only based on your consent per Art. 6 (1)(a) DSGVO. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.
We will continue to store the data collected during registration for as long as you remain registered on our website. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
Processing of data (customer and contract data)
We collect, process, and use personal data only insofar as it is necessary to establish, or modify legal relationships with us (master data). This is done based on Art. 6 (1) (b) DSGVO, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract. We collect, process and use your personal data when accessing our website (usage data) only to the extent required to enable you to access our service or to bill you for the same.
Collected customer data shall be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.
Data transferred when signing up for services and digital content
We transmit personally identifiable data to third parties only to the extent required to fulfill the terms of your contract with us, for example, to banks entrusted to process your payments.
Your data will not be transmitted for any other purpose unless you have given your express permission to do so. Your data will not be disclosed to third parties for advertising purposes without your express consent.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) DSGVO, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.
4. Social media
Twitter plugin
Functions of the Twitter service have been integrated into our website and app. These features are offered by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. When you use Twitter and the "Retweet" function, the websites you visit are connected to your Twitter account and made known to other users. In doing so, data will also be transferred to Twitter. We would like to point out that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it will be used by Twitter. For more information on Twitter's privacy policy, please go to https://twitter.com/privacy.
Your privacy preferences with Twitter can be modified in your account settings at https://twitter.com/account/settings.
Google+ plugin
Our pages use Google+ functions. It is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Collection and disclosure of information: Using the Google +1 button allows you to publish information worldwide. By means of the Google+ button, you and other users can receive custom content from Google and our partners. Google stores both the fact that you have +1'd a piece of content and information about the page you were viewing when you clicked +1. Your +1 can be displayed together with your profile name and photo in Google services, for example in search results or in your Google profile, or in other places on websites and advertisements on the Internet.
Google records information about your +1 activities to improve Google services for you and others. To use the Google + button, you need a globally visible, public Google profile that must contain at least the name chosen for the profile. This name is used by all Google services. In some cases, this name may also replace a different name that you have used to share content via your Google account. The identity of your Google profile can be shown to users who know your email address or other information that can identify you.
Use of collected data: In addition to the uses mentioned above, the information you provide is used in accordance with the applicable Google data protection policies. Google may publish summary statistics about users' +1 activity or share it with users and partners, such as publishers, advertisers, or affiliate websites.
5. Analytics and advertising
This website uses Cloudflare for protection against DDoS and DoS attacks and to lower our bandwidth cost. We have entered into an agreement with Cloudflare for the outsourcing of our data processing and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using our Website. You can find their privacy policy at https://www.cloudflare.com/security-policy/.
Google AdSense
This website uses Google AdSense, a service for including advertisements from Google Inc. ("Google"). It is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google AdSense uses so-called "cookies", which are text files stored in your computer that enable an analysis of the way you use the website. Google AdSense also uses so-called web beacons (invisible graphics). Through these web beacons, information such as the visitor traffic on these pages can be evaluated.
The information generated by cookies and web beacons relating to your use of this website (including your IP address), and delivery of advertising formats, is transmitted to a Google server in the US and stored there. This information can be passed on from Google to contracting parties of Google. However, Google will not merge your IP address with other data you have stored.
AdSense cookies are stored based on Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its website and its advertising.
You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly. Please be aware that in this case, you may not be able to make full use of all the features of this website. By using this website, you agree to the processing of data relating to you and collected by Google as described and for the purposes set out above.
Google reCAPTCHA
We use "Google reCAPTCHA" (hereinafter "reCAPTCHA") on our websites. This service is provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google").
reCAPTCHA is used to check whether the data entered on our website (such as on a contact form) has been entered by a human or by an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, how long the visitor has been on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis will be forwarded to Google.
The reCAPTCHA analyses take place completely in the background. Website visitors are not advised that such an analysis is taking place.
Data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its site from abusive automated crawling and spam.
For more information about Google reCAPTCHA and Google's privacy policy, please visit the following links: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html.
6. Newsletter
Newsletter data
If you would like to receive our newsletter, we require a valid email address as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and that you agree to receive this newsletter. No additional data is collected or is only collected on a voluntary basis. We only use this data to send the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.
We will, therefore, process any data you enter onto the contact form only with your consent per Art. 6 (1) (a) DSGVO. You can revoke consent to the storage of your data and email address as well as their use for sending the newsletter at any time, e.g. through the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.
The data provided when registering for the newsletter will be used to distribute the newsletter until you cancel your subscription when said data will be deleted. Data we have stored for other purposes (e.g. email addresses for the members area) remain unaffected.
7. Plugins and tools
Our website uses plugins from YouTube, which is operated by Google. The operator of the pages is YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.
If you visit one of our pages featuring a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. Here the YouTube server is informed about which of our pages you have visited.
If you're logged in to your YouTube account, YouTube allows you to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
YouTube is used to help make our website appealing. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO.
Further information about handling user data, can be found in the data protection declaration of YouTube under https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.
Google Web Fonts
For uniform representation of fonts, this page uses web fonts provided by Google. When you open a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.
For this purpose your browser has to establish a direct connection to Google servers. Google thus becomes aware that our web page was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web fonts is done in the interest of a uniform and attractive presentation of our website. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO.
If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font is used by your computer.
Further information about handling user data, can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
Google Maps
This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API. It is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
To use Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer.
The use of Google Maps is in the interest of making our website appealing and to facilitate the location of places specified by us on the website. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO.
Further information about handling user data, can be found in the data protection declaration of Google at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.
8. Payment service providers
Our website accepts payments via PayPal. The provider of this service is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l & Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg.
If you select payment via PayPal, the payment data you provide will be supplied to PayPal based on Art. 6 (1) (a) (Consent) and Art. 6 (1) (b) DSGVO (Processing for contract purposes). You have the option to revoke your consent at any time with future effect. It does not affect the processing of data previously collected.
Our website accepts payments via Klarna. This service is provided by Klarna AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden.
Klarna offers various payment options (e.g. installment payments). If you opt to pay using Klarna, Klarna will collect various pieces of personal data from you. Further information can be found in the Klarna privacy policy: https://www.klarna.com/de/datenschutz/.
Klarna uses cookies to optimize the use of Klarna checkout solution. Optimizing the checkout solution provides a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device and do no harm. They remain on your device until you delete them. For further information on how Klarna uses cookies, go to the following link: https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/policy/cookie/de_de/checkout.pdf.
Data is transmitted to Klarna based on Art. 6 (1)(a) (Consent) and Art. 6 (1)(b) DSGVO (Processing for contract purposes). You have the option to revoke your consent at any time with future effect. It does not affect the processing of data previously collected.
Our website accepts payments via Sofortüberweisung. The provider of this service is Sofort GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany.
Sofortüberweisung provides us with real-time payment confirmations, allowing us to begin fulfilling our end of our contract right away.
If you opt to pay using Sofortüberweisung, you will be submitting a PIN and a valid TAN to Sofort GmbH so that it can access your online banking account. Sofort GmbH will automatically check your account balance and perform the transfer to our account using the TAN you supply. It then sends an immediate transaction confirmation. After logging in, your income, the overdraft protection, and the availability of other accounts and their balances will be checked.
In addition to the PIN and TAN, the payment details you provide as well as personal information will be sent to Sofort GmbH. This personal information includes your name, address, telephone numbers, email address, IP address, and any other data required to process your payment. This data must be transferred to identify you securely and to prevent fraud.
Data is transmitted to Sofort GmbH based on Art. 6 (1) (a) (Consent) and Art. 6 (1) (b) DSGVO (Processing for contract purposes). You have the option to revoke your consent at any time with future effect. It does not affect the processing of data previously collected.
Please refer to the payment with Sofortüberweisung links below: https://www.sofort.de/datenschutz.html and https://www.klarna.com/sofort/.
Our website accepts payments via Paydirekt. The provider of this service is Paydirekt GmbH, Hamburger Allee 26-28, 60486 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (hereafter referred to as "Paydirekt").
When you make payments through Paydirekt, Paydirekt collects various pieces of transaction data and forwards it to the bank you have indicated to Paydirekt. In addition to the data required for the payment, Paydirekt will also collect such data as your shipping address or the items in your shopping cart.
Paydirekt then authenticates the transaction by using the authentication method your bank has set up. The payment is then transferred from your account to ours. Neither we nor third parties have access to your account information.
For more information, see the terms and conditions and privacy policy of Paydirekt at https://www.paydirekt.de/agb/index.html.


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Teaching and Learning Experiences in Active Learning Classrooms at McGill: Highlights
This video highlights how four McGill instructors in different disciplines have used the features of the ALC to engage students and promote active and collaborative learning.
You may also wish to view the ALC Highlights video in HD. Please see our Documentary Videos for a more in-depth look at the courses profiled below.
Project background - What are Active Learning Classrooms?
Active Learning Classrooms are spaces that are designed to support teaching and learning in an atmosphere conducive to engaging students actively in their own learning. McGill's Teaching and Learning Spaces Working Group (TLSWG) has developed Principles for Designing Teaching and Learning Spaces that are based upon the benchmarks of good educational practice identified in the National Survey of Student Engagement.
Four of the principles of effective design derived from the NSSE benchmarks – Student-faculty interaction, Active and collaborative learning, Enriching educational experiences and Supportive campus environment – are explicitly addressed by the design of the active learning classroom. By promoting not only whole-class, but also group and one-to-one interactions, students work in a collaborative, supportive and enriched environment that engages them with the learning materials and each other to support permit the types of interaction that supports foster effective learning.
The implementation of Active Learning Classrooms at McGill was based upon research on best practices in learning environments and facilities design and extensive input from the McGill community. These rooms draw from the SCALE-UP (Student-Centered Active Learning Environment for Undergraduate Programs) principles and classrooms at over 40 universities across North America, in addition to site visits to locations that have already implemented similar classrooms.
Report on Active Learning Classrooms for 2010-2011 [.pdf]
Active Learning Classrooms Resources
The Globe and Mail: University students fare better with interactive learning, study finds


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'The Shade'
My darkest track ever,
and a 3 minute wall-of-sound guitar solo:
what else?
My darkest track ever,
and a 3 minute wall-of-sound guitar solo:
what else?
In essence, "Sparkle Then Vanish" is a reflexion on the passing time. It was influenced by years I spent in Japan, where I learnt to see beauty in impermanence and imperfection - a trait you will find in the combination of roughness (Glory, Life on a Raft) and intimacy (Stay, Everything Done) in these songs.
On top of bringing direct theme for one of the songs (Entenka), Japan also brought the backbone of the retro sound with a set composed of TR808, Korg Polysix and Boss stompboxes (cf Phasing Out).
Vii-Pii (born Vianney Pivet, May 11, 1970) is a French amateur songwriter and guitarist who also sings and performs keyboards on his solo projects. He has also recorded and performed with the bands Dead Go Fast and S/E/L/F that he had co-founded. He records under the moniker of Peachbaend too.
Vii-Pii began recording and performing with alternative rock band Dead Go Fast that he had co-founded during his school years, producing a few demo tapes on four track tape recorders. Later he began releasing the material re-recorded digitally with software emulations of the material initially used by the band, such as a Yamaha DX7 synth, Boss stompboxes and a TB909 drum machine.
After the school years and a first working experience in Japan, Vii-Pii produced solo techno albums under the moniker of Peachbaend, a name he still uses today for his more electronic, instrumental compositions.
At the turn of the millenium, Vii-Pii embarked on the trip-hop project S/E/L/F with Remky and several female vocalists until stabilizing with Carolyn LaRoka. The EP Thump commercialised in 2000 received favourable critics in the independent press. The trio performed several gigs in Paris in such places as Cabaret Sauvage or Glaz'art but disbanded soon after as Vii-Pii left Europe to pursue an international career overseas.
Whilst working professionally, Vii-Pii keeps recording new songs that he regularly releases digitally.
Vii-Pii now lives and works in Paris with his family.
Musical genres and influences
Dead Go Fast: alt rock, post punk, new wave. Notable influences are Bauhaus, The Cult, The Cure, The Damned, Joy Division, The Sisters of Mercy…
S/E/L/F: trip hop, electropop, downtempo. Influence: Archive, Portishead, Stina Nordenstein…
Peachbaend: techno, big beat, intelligent techno. Influences: the Prodigy, DJ Shadow, Fatboy Slim, Unkle…
Vii-Pii: electropop, alternative rock. Influences combine all of the above with recent indie bands, standards rock bands and unknown gems of prog rock.
Vii-Pii's early works form a natural continuum over 3 albums.
Listen loud.
Vii-Pii's seminal album with the band of the same name.
The second album with Dead Go Fast.
The final piece of the Dead Go Fast trilogy.
A catchy synthwave anthem AND a crush song. You didn't even know such things exist.
(Whirlwinds of Danger) A protest song with 3 centuries in the making
Yes, a cover of said song. But not at all what you'd expect.


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We had been driving for fifteen minutes and not a word was uttered between us. I was still woozy and disoriented from the alcohol, watching reality pass by me through foggy vision. I had enjoyed their gig, meeting these fantastic people and laughing harder than I could remember; but as soon as we stepped out of the club and into his blue convertible I felt anxious again. What was I getting myself into? Now that I was alone with him I was more confused than ever—about myself, about this situation, about his intentions. I snuck a glance at his face as he drove; he was looking straight ahead with a sweet grin on his face. My glance turned into a stare, and when he turned to look at me I couldn't look away fast enough.
"So, tell me what you really think of our music." He said, finally breaking the excruciating silence.
"It's strange. I've never heard anything like it. But it was quite amazing, to be honest." I said. My thoughts and speech were becoming clear again. "Where does it all come from? How do you come up with that kind of….art?" I asked.
"It comes from a part of ourselves that even we don't fully understand. I like to try and capture my sentiments and release them through music. I try new things and find new ways of expressing myself, and it comes as intuition." He answered.
As I listened to him with the wind blowing softly on my face, I started to feel comfortable—like I was where I was supposed to be.
"Did you write all of those songs?" I asked
"Some of them are actually covers. I took some tunes that inspired me, and turned them into my own, interpreting them and adding dynamics. Light and shade, as how it is in visual art." He said. I was completely drawn to him and his musical poetics. Here was an artist, a true visionary in the flesh, I thought. I had only read about such people, and now I was going home with one.
"You have a lovely accent" was what came out of my mouth, when it was supposed to be tucked away hidden in my thoughts. I quickly turned away from him and watched the road ahead, wanting to slap the alcohol out of me.
"Why thank you," he chuckled "I don't think anyone's ever paid me that kind of compliment before." He shot a dazzling smile at me that caused me to blush, and I decided to keep my mouth shut for now.
I was starting to feel chilly, and so I hugged myself tighter to try and keep warm.
"Oh are you cold?" He asked, placing his hand on my arm. Every part of me was indeed freezing, except for where his hand was, which felt almost too warm to bear. "We're nearly there, I'll get you warm and cozy soon" he continued.
A soft "Thanks" was all I could manage to say as he put his hand back on the steering wheel.
Our surroundings had become more desolate and remote, and anticipation was washing over me. What was going to happen tonight? Would I end up doing something I might regret? Would he try and seduce me? Because if I'm to be completely honest with myself, I was hoping he would. Why else would I be here if I didn't?
Soon we were pulling in to his driveway, facing a beautiful manor surrounded by luscious bushes. We came to a stop and he got out to open my door, offering his hand like a true gentleman. I stepped outside to breathe in the sweet smelling air, looking up and around, while he watched my awe-stricken face. I had almost forgotten I was cold when suddenly I let out a small shiver. With his hand on my back he lead me inside hastily, and I was bubbling with excitement and my nerves were frantically jumping, thankfully masked by the excuse of being cold.
He led me through a hallway and into a guest bedroom, fully equipped with a record player and unlit candles. He switched on a dim light before saying "Here you are. Go on and make yourself comfortable."
"This is really nice" I said, walking ahead and looking around, almost tripping on myself. I held on to the side of the bed to remove my boots, while I heard him move about the room behind me. After half a minute of struggling with just the first boot, he laughed before kneeling by my ankles and helping me out of it. As he stood back up, his hand grazed the back of my leg and my thigh, feeling like a soft caress. I froze. Was this an accident? Was it on purpose? It was probably an accident—oh who am I kidding the man is about to—my thoughts were cut off when a thick cloth landed on my shoulders, blanketing my freezing self.
"This should keep you warm tonight" he said, as he moved to face me.
He had covered me with a robe. A nice, thick woolen robe that indeed kept me warm instantly. I felt relief, then annoyance, then confusion. I slipped my arms into the holes as he wrapped the robe snugly around me. Inches from my face, I had nowhere to look at but him. He returned my gaze with a serious expression, the first I had ever seen on him. He looked down at his hands as they tied and fastened the cord, then looked back at me. Who knew putting clothes on someone could be so—sexy? His eyes would dart back and forth from my eyes to my body as he fixed me up, ribboning me shut. Though I was very much covered I suddenly felt self-conscious. In those few seconds I tried to understand his look, as if somewhere inside there he was in pain, as if he was contemplating something. Or perhaps that was my own face, hinting at my own urges and desires.
Just as I was about to make a decision, he turned away and said: "Well we better get some rest. Big day tomorrow." With his body now facing away, he looked me over one more time, at my face then at the body he had just tucked away safely. His big friendly smile came back and all I could do was nod, my eyes bugging from—whatever the hell just happened.
As he walked towards the door, I watched after him bewildered. He turned back to me and sighed, before smiling and saying "Well, goodnight. See you in the morning." And with that he shut the door, leaving me in my shock, alarmingly frustrated.
I tried to get some shut-eye but it took some time. I kept hoping and expecting him to come back, for any reason he might have. I'd drift off into being half-asleep, blurring my dreams with reality: in one world he came back into the room, slipped under the sheets in my bed and doing unholy things to me; then I'd snap back to the real world to find that I had imagined it, silence still prevailing in the corridors. All this time my head still swirling with the alcohol in it. After what seemed like an eternity, I finally fell into my drunken slumber.
I hadn't seen anything like it, people shouting and drinking and being ridiculous. We got to the club and it was packed, like the whole of London was sardined in the small venue. People were moving about, some of them not even walking straight anymore. Drinks in hand, cigarettes in mouths, girls on laps, waiters in a scurry; the room was smoky and cramped, and that god-awful noise they call music was louder than necessary. But for some puzzling reason, I loved it there. I liked the energy of the place. It felt real, and strangely honest. There was an atmosphere of freshness and novelty all around. That's not to say I wasn't also terrified, but I wasn't about to call it a night. The only thing that gave me any semblance of safety was the hand that lead me in, as I clung on to it like a child. I felt how long and dainty his fingers were, how warm and snug his palm was, and how rough his callous had become. These beautiful girls would rub up against him, smiling seductively with their luscious lips and made-up bright eyes. I felt small, and quite literally, I really was—my eyes (slits compared to their doe-ish colored ones) had to level with their boobs, a whole load of them, all of which were three times my cup size. I looked up to my tour guide and he would smile back at the ladies, to some a little too friendly for my liking.
What world was I in where women are even more assertive than men? These must be the scarlet women history and literature would often talk about. But what is their price? Free drinks? Free records? Free music lessons? They'd see him smile back and lick their lips with gusto. Like an anthropologist I watched them, trying to understand their behavior, and wondering why the man I was holding seemed to be getting the most attention from them. Indeed I was intrigued, and he himself was becoming all the more intriguing.
Soon we were met by a tall man with a big blonde curly afro, waving at us with a smile that could replace the sun. "Hey you're late!" he said laughing, and turning his attention to me, he continued with "And I can see why." With a flirty grin he picked up my free hand and kissed it chivalrously before I shyly took it back and placed it below my neck. Laughing, I introduced myself to Robert when suddenly the hand that held mine since we got to the place had let go, and was now on the arm of a blonde bombshell, exchanging hi-hello-how are you's in their tight little accents. He turned back to Robert and I, and said "Would you kindly lead our special guest to the best seat in the house, where she could hear the music good and proper?" I looked at him, and then at her—her in a flattering red dress, holding a long cigarette to her mouth with her perfectly manicured fingers. "It'd be my pleasure." Robert answered, beckoning me forward towards the stage. As I walked after Robert, I looked back to see the both of them laughing and and leaning in close to each other. Was that his girl? Does she engage in intellectual conversation? Was I being passed off?—Was I being jealous!? I bumped into a chair and out of my thoughts. "Please darling have a seat." Robert pulled a chair for me. We sat down and he introduced me to Jonesy and Peter, who was in the middle of what seemed like the only serious conversation happening in the club. I turned to look back at the scarlet woman but there was no sight of either of them.
My stomach churned and suddenly I felt lost and insecure, not knowing why I was in such a place. I was just about ready to get up and leave when Robert said "He doesn't usually bring a date you know, he usually just finds these birds during the gig itself."
I blushed and said "Oh, no I'm not his date. We just met over coffee this afternoon and he invited me to watch your band play… And besides, I think he found a bird alright." Huh, why did I sound slightly heartbroken? Robert didn't seem to notice as he turned around to try and spot them. With still no sight of the two, he chuckled and answered "Yeah he did, I bet they're off balling somewhere." Now, why did I feel slightly heartbroken?
I tried not to think about where the two might have gone, and was determined to enjoy the night—Robert was very kind and talkative and Peter would offer me drinks and food when it would come, while Jonesy occasionally asked me questions, being polite. I was starting to feel comfortable again and enjoyed the company of these lively people.
"So what's it like where you're from? I've always wanted to go see the Far East." Robert asked me.
"Oh it's wonderful. It's quite different from over here but it really boasts some of the best tropical beaches and beautiful mountains, while the mainland is quite sophisticated—it's actually pretty Westernized" I answered.
"Really? You know, I was actually wondering why you spoke English so well, and like an American too. It's really quite amusing!" Robert laughed
I laughed and explained "Well we were under the Americans before the war, after being under Spain for centuries. Even Great Britain took hold of us for a while at one point. Imperialism kind of screwed us over, so you see why we're not very oriental" I chuckled.
"Oh I'm sorry your flag has taken such a beating," Robert laughed, before saying "but it seems your exposure to different cultures have served you well, I can see why my buddy had been caught up with you this afternoon." With that Robert took a gulp of his beer while I started to wonder where he—and she—might be.
"You haven't touched your pint darling" Robert pointed out, looking at the mug on the table. I thought, what the hell, I've come this far into this other world. I drank it the way I would water, and soon my mug was half-empty.
"Bleh! How could people drink so much of that!" I said wiping my mouth.
Jonesy and Peter, who was in their own world up to that point, laughed and raised their mugs to a toast. I joined them and we chugged down our drinks, surprising myself once more with my involuntary actions. Soon the four of us were talking and laughing boisterously at I don't even know what. All I knew was that the drinks kept coming and I was on my third, when a familiar hand rested on my shoulder.
"Doing alright then?" I looked up to see his handsome face smiling down at me, and again all I could do was nod and smile. He took the seat next to mine and greeting everyone else in the table. I was tempted to ask where he had gone, but I decided it was really none of my business.
"Are my friends behaving well? I see they've gotten you tipsy already" he laughed as I struggled to cross my legs.
"Yes they're wonderful! Peter here was just telling me about how much time you spend on your hair! Even more than I do!" I giggled and swayed, feeling a little woozy.
"Oh really? And you find it funny do you?" He took my hand and let me touch his curls "I think you'd rather like it" he continued, looking into my eyes with a silly grin on his face. And he was right, it was soft and full, and soon I was combing it through my fingers absentmindedly. My hand was still fondling his hair when we locked eyes for a few moments, until Peter told the band they were up. I took back my hand and he smiled at me before standing up, saying "Well, this is what you came here for. I hope we live up to your aesthetic taste." With that he winked and the band got up on stage to start their set.
Cheers commenced before Jonesy begun their first song with an eerie bass line. Robert was even more charismatic when he took the spotlight, singing with a power I had never known before. Their drummer kept a steady beat even during the raucous, unpredictable parts. And of course him, on the guitar, shrouded in more mystery than ever, delivered melodies that were out of this world. Their music, collectively, was magical. It was disturbing, it was terrifying, it was beautiful. They seem to have taken on a fifth element together, delivering a profound impact on the listeners, including myself, who still thought it was noise—a magnetic noise I couldn't understand but couldn't help tuning in to. When the guitar solo begun, I just could not keep my eyes off him: his hair in his face, his face in pleasure, his fingers doing godly things, his body swaying and moving with the notes he conjured. Desire filled my whole being—forbidden desire, which made him all the more…desirable.
"They're somethin' else aren't they?" Peter, who was left in our table, had been watching my intense gaze and I quickly fumbled for some words in my head.
"Yes, they're very talented." I managed to say.
He laughed before turning back to his baby, Led Zeppelin.
After they had gotten off stage the population of beautiful women doubled and each member was surrounded by a good number of them. I tried hard to shake off the thoughts and feelings that had passed over me during their set, when I saw him making his way through the crowd back to us, guitar still in hand.
"I'm glad we hadn't scared you off yet." he told me before passing his guitar to Peter.
"I actually found you very pleasing—I mean found it, the set—your music, I found it very pleasing…your songs, I mean" Clearly the alcohol was still swimming in my system. How long does one stay inebriated?
"Well I'm glad you enjoyed me—the set, I mean" he smirked. I probably would have been more embarrassed had I been sober, but given my low (or non-existent) tolerance to alcohol, I just giggled and nodded at him before taking another chug, while he took his seat next to me.
Soon the rest of the band joined our table, with a few girls who looked even younger than myself. The big guy who was their drummer shouted from across the table to us "Oi! Wot's this, we've managed to capture an exotic bird have we?" Looking me over, I was half-flattered, half-frightened.
"This is Bonzo, our drummer, please forgive him he has misplaced his manners again." He laughed and placed his warm hand on my back as he spoke, which caused the butterflies in my stomach to flap away mercilessly.
The rest of the night was a blur of more drinks, laughter, cigarette smoke, a brawl outside, and more 'birds' coming our way. All of the band members practically had women on their laps, except for the one next to mine. I was tempted to get up and just sit my bum on it, for reasons unknown to myself. But the small, diminishing shred of reason I had left stopped me from doing so, and we just continued talking and laughing, a hand on a shoulder and a touch of the arm here and there.
"Oh boy, what time ish it?" I slurred.
"It's almost two, do you need to go back to your hotel?" he placed his hand gently but firmly above my knee, all the while with a concerned face—I was dazed, and boy was I confused. This all seemed like a surreal dream.
"Yeah, oh Christ I won't wake up in time! I don't even have a transportation plan for tomorrow!" I stood up to find balance had abandoned me, feeling like an infant still foreign to walking. A split second later I fell straight onto his lap. He caught me with his long arms that were now around me, while my own landed all over him: one hand over his heart, the other on his crotch. His face was inches from mine and he just smiled at me without saying a word, on the verge of laughter. "Could you please take your hand off my privates? Or at least don't press too hard, I need it to be fully functional." With this he laughed, and in my panic I scurried back to my seat, apologizing under my breath. No one else seemed to notice as they were all busy exchanging saliva.
"Could you please just take me to a cab?" I asked, feeling queasy and nauseated. I covered my mouth trying to push down whatever might want to come up.
"I don't think you should be left alone in this state, we don't want you choking on your own vomit now." He took my hands in his and turned his whole body towards me, saying "I'll make you a deal, you come stay with me tonight and I'll drive us up to Cadbury in the morning. I've got a few dresses you can borrow—"
"You've got dresses!?" I cut him off, laughing hysterically.
"They're not mine silly! They're…someone left them when we had a party. Anyway they'd fit you just fine I think."
Up until that point it hadn't sunk in that he was inviting me to spend the night at his house, wherever that even was. I was so distracted by the fact that he owned dresses that I hadn't thought about who owned them and what kind of story was behind it. My head was spinning even more now, and without my knowledge, I asked "Where am I gonna sleep?"
He chuckled and said "I've got a spare bedroom."
"You better wake up and make sshure we get to Cadbury Cashul. I intend to find King Arthur and you better make sshure that happens." I said, with my words in a slur, eyes half-closed, a finger pointing at him in an attempt to seem threatening.
He laughed and shook my pointed finger. "It's a deal."
I had been sitting in the café for more than three hours, absorbed in my book, when I noticed a tall figure across the room facing me. I glanced up an inch over the top of Immanuel Kant's 'Critique of Judgment' and sure enough the man was looking over at me with a curious look. I quickly went back to my page but the words were no longer sinking in. He turned back to get his coffee and chatted with the pretty barista. By this time I was completely distracted and found myself staring after him, at his lean built and his long, dark curly hair. He turned back around so quickly that I didn't have time to look away before he caught my eyes on him. I went back to the same page I was on and tried to look uninterested. From my peripheral vision I saw his figure walking over to me. He stopped right in front of my table and said nothing. I finally looked up and saw him smiling, eyes on the book I was holding.
"You know, out of all the philosophies on art, his is my favorite." He said, eyes now on mine. I had so many things to say about aesthetics and approaches to art, but at that moment all I could do was smile and nod, so he continued to ask "May I take a seat?" Again, all I could do was nod. He sat down and we introduced each other, and soon I discovered language again as we engaged in a conversation.
We sat there for hours, talking, theorizing, and laughing. We breezed by topics like art, politics, literature, history, and music. All I had listened to was classical music, and outside of that I only had one album of the Beatles, barely even played.
"Do you have something against popular music?" He chuckled.
"Not really, I was just never exposed to it. Back home it's pretty conservative. My being interested in philosophy and the arts is already pretty deviant behavior" We both laughed and it felt like we had been good friends for a long time.
"So how long are you here for anyway?" he asked
"Just a week. I wanted to travel Europe but all I could manage was here, which is already pretty incredible. This may be my last chance to travel on my own." I said, looking down.
"A week!? Why that's barely enough to see these lands. There's a whole lot more to see up in Scotland too. Why don't you stay for another week? I'll be your tour guide" His smile was the brightest I had ever seen, and for a second I contemplated extending my stay, tempted to take the offer of this handsome stranger I had just met.
"That's really nice of you, but I can't. I have to be back in time for…the wedding." With that his face seemed to dropped ever so slightly, and for some reason it broke my heart. "Your wedding?" he asked, and again all I could do was nod, looking out the window.
"Oh," he said, looking out the window before looking at his mug and saying, "well congratulations, your fiancé is lucky to have such a bright young woman like you" he sounded sincere but not too happy, or was I just imagining it?
"Yeah, he's great. Good man, my family adores him, sometimes I think they're more in love with him than I am" I chuckled.
"Well, he must be a real catch then" he spoke into his coffee mug before taking a sip.
"Well hey, I have another week. If you're not too busy maybe you can still take me places?" I don't even remember thinking about saying this. I surprised myself with this proposition, it had come from some other part of me.
Still looking down at his cup, with a grin he said, "Yeah…I could take you places" and took another sip. There was a hint of naughtiness in this statement, and although I should not, I wanted to find out what this entailed.
After some moments of silence, his mood was cheerful again as he asked "What are you up to tonight then?" It was nearly eight in the evening, I had been sitting there for almost six hours.
"Well I'm planning to go down to Cadbury Castle early tomorrow, so I was thinking of just staying in tonight." As if I had any plans on checking out the nightlife. I was 21 years old and never had a drop of alcohol or a drag of any kind of cigarette.
"Oh that's too bad. I'm doing a show tonight at the Marquee with this new band I've got." He said.
"Oh, you guys any good?" I asked with a grin
"Well we're no Bach, but I've got a funny good feeling about us. Are you sure you wouldn't want to judge for yourself?" He asked me with beckoning eyes, and a smile that probably does not adhere to rejection. No doubt I was attracted to this man, he had something about him…An aura, a projection of something grand. And his eyes, a pair of deep big holes of mesmerizing mystery. I couldn't find it in myself to part ways with him just yet.


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Choosing Maternity Swimwear
Swimming is a fantastic form of exercise when you are pregnant as it enables you to carry out aerobic exercise without straining joints which can become more prone to injury and strain than at any other time. Being in water is also one of the only times during pregnancy that you can truly take the weight and strain off of your body and relax.
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Maternity Swimsuits
The traditional maternity swimsuit gives you the coverage of a standard swimsuit and looks fantastic when you are pregnant.
Look out for hidden support to give your bust the support it needs in pregnancy and costumes sized by cup size as well as dress size for added support and shape.
Ruched sides not only give you more room for your bump to grow but will withdraw in again after the birth so that you can continue to wear your costume as you loose weight post pregnancy. Look for under the bust detail and off centre patterns and designs to give you further shape and draw he eye across your bump while you are in your swimsuit.
Choose colours that will suit your pregnancy skin tone or go for a mixture of monotone or earth patterns and colours to create a neutral look and coordinate with bright sarongs or kaftans for extra cover and to add interest and style to your beachwear.
Maternity Tankinis
The maternity tankini is the most versatile of our maternity swimwear range. It has the length and coverage of a swimsuit while being as practical as a swimsuit.
Maternity tankini tops are designed extra long which means most will cover your entire bump throughout the whole nine months. Check the length in the product detail pages to check this is the case with the specific product you choose.
There are two standard types of maternity tankini. Choose from the more traditional tankini top which fits snugly to your body or the empire line top which fits around your bust and then flares out to provide a more fluid line over your bump.
When choosing an empire line choose bold patterns and bright colours to bring out the summer look even in the depths of winter. With the more traditional style, look out for ruched sides which will grow with your bump and draw string ties that will enable you to covert your maternity tankini into a standard tankini that you can then wear for many seasons to come.
Maternity Bikinis
As it becomes more fashionable to show off your bump, the maternity bikini is rapidly increasing in popularity.
The greatest advantage of wearing a bikini when you are pregnant is that you never have to worry about your bump getting too big to fit as the costume will work around your bump to ensure a perfect fit.
The key to choosing the best maternity bikini for you is to get the right fit. With your bust being one of the areas that grows so rapidly when you are pregnant, make sure you use the sizing guidelines on the merchant site to get a perfect fit.
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