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I have ever thought of myself as much of a cook, or a baker.
I mean, I cook everyday but nothing spectacular, just your run of the mill toad in the hole, sausage and mash etc.
But then after Christmas I started housewifing properly again. And a decision was made that we would no longer buy snacks for the kids – I would make them instead. Nothing like a little bit of pressure to get the baking juices going!
And so, over the last few weeks I have turned my hand to quite a few different creations, each one (so far) has gone down pretty well with the tinies.
And then this week, something went terribly wrong with the weekly shop, I miscalculated the need for butter and sugar, forgot the boy needed ingredients for food tech and also completely forgot to pick up normal sugar for Mr X's coffee resulting in the need to fill the sugar pot with my remaining caster sugar. All in all, a complete disaster of a shop.
So by Wednesday I had completely run out of sugar and butter. And somewhere deep down in side there must have been a secret baker trying to come out because I felt completely lost!! After my housework was done, and the tiniest tiny was having her nap, I sat in the front room with a cup of tea, rocking (slight exaggeration). All I could think of was cooking, I was having withdrawals!!
And so apparently, and without intention or me noticing, it would appear that I have become addicted to making food, as well as eating it.
Epic (although I'm not sure the scales are going to agree…!)
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The Most Annoying S*** in the World...for Today, Anyway!
1. People who don't teach their kids to obey the rules. Those of you who've been following this blog know about my issues with my neighbors. Property management recently stressed the "No Ball Playing" rule in our courtyard with a bigger, more emphatic sign. Did it make a difference? For a while, yes. But the kids and their soccer ball have been back the past two days, ignoring this one, too....
2. Public restrooms. They're usually a mess. Nobody bothers to clean up after themselves. They leave their business in the toilet and sometimes in the floor as well. It makes one wonder what their bathrooms must look like at home....
3. Too many "Breaking News" TV spots. Come on...most of these stories could wait for the regularly scheduled newscast! These days, programming is interrupted for anything and everything. There was a time regular programming was only interrupted for major news events, like 9/11 or war declarations or presidential assassinations. I suspect TV news "personalities" have a minimum amount of airtime written into their contracts.
4. TV Weather forecasts. They're long...rambling...tedious. Tell us the forecast and save all the maps and atmospheric conditions, etc. for those who are interested and have the time to listen. (I guess meteorologists have that same contract clause that keeps their faces onscreen for as long as possible....)
5 and 6. Stupid commercials. We have a couple of local advertisers who are beyond absurd. There's the father-and-son mortgage lenders who remind me of two other financial wizards (see above). Tying for dumbest local TV ad is a stoneworks company that makes beautiful granite countertops--but the husband and wife owners (at least I think they're married) seem to be caught in a time warp. He's dressed like certain country singers used to dress back in the '80s, and she's got the big hair. They call him the "Granite Daddy." Yep, in every commercial, it's "Who's your granite daddy?" I don't know--what is that supposed to mean? Are their customers invited to have sex on the countertops?
7. Stupid politicians. Okay...this list is endless, but today I'm going to single out just one: the moron who embarrassed this entire state by insisting upon inducting world-class blowhard Rush Limbaugh into the Hall of Famous Missourians, as if he deserves to be in the company of true famous Missourians like Harry Truman and Mark Twain!
8. Spammers and Scammers. Yep, you know who you are. I had to set my comments here to "Moderate" to be rid of you. Go back to Nigeria...or wherever you princes really come from!
9. Telemarketers. Need I say more?
10. Littering. My neighbors are also bad about dripping their trash wherever they happen to be. Now that's lazy. There's a trash can here in the courtyard, but the trash is usually all over the ground. I'd like to see recycling bins here, but there's not much chance of that when these dopes can't even make it to the dumpsters....
So tell me...what are YOUR pet peeves?
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#7 - YES! This is going to be a loooonnnggg year for us. :(ReplyDelete
Oh dear Norma, this does sound annoying and almost funny. I'll think about my pet peeves. Thanks for sharing your list.ReplyDeleteReplies
Some of them are funny at times.Delete
When newscasters tell you what is going to be reported on the next segment. Then when they get to it they give a brief rundown and say for the rest of the story go to our site online. We're always on. If I wanted to read it online I'd be there instead of listen to a TV station.ReplyDeleteReplies
And they say "Coming up next...." "Next" turns out to be 15-30 minutes later!Delete
Goodness I so agree with every thing you said...ReplyDelete
#7 is tops on my list, my #1. It has been way too long already.
I also wonder about #2 what does their home/bathroom look like ?
Love your photos, super post ! You get your point across with fun and great writing.
I have a very serious pet peeve but I'm not sure about writing about it on your blog. I don't want to upset you or the people who read your log, Instead I will writing about it on my blog.
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Thank you, Parsnip! I think #7 tops everyone's list!Delete
My pet peeve is ANYONE walking on the road (or in the middle of it) when there is a perfectly good sidewalk to walk on. A short walk on the road (or the side of the road, off on the shoulder) is fine, but to literally walk on the road where a car has to slow down for you or go out around you, really pisses me off.ReplyDelete
Oh, and shopping carts left in parking spaces because they're too lazy to walk it to the cart corral or back to the store...Replies
I agree!Delete
All of you should do Pet Peeves lists!
Whoelheartedly agree with all of these!! Plus, rude people, loud eaters and animals dressed as humans.ReplyDeleteReplies
I agree on both counts, Carla!Delete
You touched on several of mine. Non-handicapped people in handicapped parking spots. Just saw a truck that requires an extension ladder to get in and out-parked in a handicapped spot. If you can crawl up the side of this beast to get in, you can walk fifty more feet to the door.ReplyDelete
Very much agreed on all of these!ReplyDelete
There's a father and son in the Toronto area... the father used to be the mayor, and is a perpetual embarrassment. They have this store, and they do these really, really cheesy commercials that get broadcast all over the province.
Those breaking news spots, of course, are used to show footage from the inevitable news choppers of today's rush hour traffic. Otherwise the stations can't justify the expense of having a helicopter that they don't actually need.
And whoever it is who got Limbaugh into the state hall of fame needs to be kicked in the butt. Seven hundred times a day for the rest of his life.Replies
Now, whenever we leave our state, Missourians have to wear bags over our heads, Ohm the shame....Delete
Norma, I agree with everything on your list! Probably the most on the kids not obeying in public and the nasty public restrooms. But most of the bathrooms here are cleaner than some I've seen overseas! Yuck! Except the cleanest I've ever seen were actually in Malaysia at the airport; they cleaned very well and often. It was really spotless. And we could do without the stupid commercials and stupid politicians. There is too much stupid in the world. Wish we could find a cure! (Education is one, but that is in trouble, too)! Take care!ReplyDeleteReplies
Sadly, Lena, stupidity will never make the endangered species list!Delete
I agree with your list. One of my pet peeves is the news teasers where they say something like, "A common product found in every home could kill you instantly. Find out more during our ten o'clock news broadcast." Then it turns out to be something stupid like choking on dryer lint!ReplyDeleteReplies
I hate those, too. They give it a buildup to make sure you watch.Delete
Weather forecasters: wrong 95% of the time....ReplyDelete

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Perfect those sexy, devastating flirting skills and learn to shoot like 007 or one of his siren adversaries at this unique dating seminar.
Author, cultural anthropologist and flirting expert Jean Smith takes the art of flirting to daring heights with her new seminar 'Flirt Like A Bond Girl/Shoot Like Bond' which takes place at Archer Street, Soho and the Shooting Targets during Valentine's week.
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Tickets for the 'Flirt like a Bond Girl' experience are available in two parts: £30 for the talk, including a glass of wine, at Archer Street on 12th February and £65 for the afternoon tea plus shooting co-hosted by Jean Smith and Clive Hetherington at the AC Shooting Targets on Saturday 15th February. Alternatively, tickets for both days are £80. All levels are available from www.flirtology.co.uk or www.shootingschool.co.uk/
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Alliance Francais Easter Camps
Children will discover the magic of spring focussing on nature and plants, with gardening, chocolate, and Easter eggs on the menu!! The classes will be led by the best native, highly-qualified and experienced French teachers. Please note that lunch à la française is included in the price. All children are welcome, regardless of their level of French.
Mon 26th to Wed 28th Mar Time: 9.30am to 2pm Age & Cost: 4-6 years old & 7-10 years old: €135
Also Intensive courses for Leaving & Junior Cert students preparing to sit their French Oral examination..
Mon 26th to Wed 28th March 1pm -4pm €110
C'est l'été/French Summer Fun' will have different activities each week.
2nd July – 31st August Time: Monday to Friday 9.30am - 2pm Cost: €220 per week Ages: 4-6 year olds & 7-10 year olds
For more information contact info@alliance-francaise Contact: www.alliance-francaise.ie/children
Instituto Cervantes
Instituto Cervantes is the largest international Spanish teaching organisation in the world, established by the Spanish government to teach the Spanish language around the globe and to promote Spanish and Latin American culture. Located in the heart of Dublin at Lincoln House, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2, their highly qualified native teachers hold advanced degrees and are experienced professionals in child education.
Children: From April until June, weekly courses for monolingual and bilingual children take place on Friday afternoons & Saturday mornings. Participants learn Spanish in a friendly atmosphere while enjoying new experiences which help to enhance the children's autonomy and personal development. For teenagers, they run two-week intensive courses throughout the summer which concentrate on providing the student with adequate linguistic competence in Writing and Reading Spanish, Conversational Spanish, Oral and Aural skills. Workshops and activities for children run throughout the year.
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EASTER CAMPS at IMAGINOSITY
This Easter Imaginosity will run two camps over the school holiday, 'Slimy Science Camp' and 'Harry Potter Camp'. Both camps will run for 5 days from 9.00am-1.00pm (children aged 4-6 years), and from 9.00am-2.30pm (children aged 7-9 years). Full week rates, day rates, sibling discounts and late collection options all available. Call 01-2176130 to book your child's place.
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Dates 26, 27, 28 & 29th March. 3, 4, 5, 6th April. Time: 9am – 2pm Age: 6-11 years Cost: €45
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Mezzo Music Academy
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Columbus Club
Columbus Club is providing ten action-packed camps this Easter - choose from: Irish Camp, Spanish Camp Baking and Sewing/Knitting/Embroidery/Crochet Camp,Arts & Sports and Multi-Sports & Fitness Camp. Junior Engineering/Lego and Science/Chess Camp. Computer Coding & Science, Engineering and Maths (STEM). Animation & Art (including computer animation). Film & Cinematography/ Drama Camp.
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Hey yall!
Well, this is the week.
The week of our BIG test.
The week we have been
dreading preparing for all year.
I won't get into how I personally feel about this type of testing...I'll just simply say that I want my students to do their best.
To help give them a little boost of confidence each day before we test, I created these little testing encouragements. There are a ton of different types of testing printables out there, so these are certainly not unique. Just my spin on them :)
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Wojciech Szczesny: I'm confident Arsenal will edge out Everton for fourth
WOJCIECH SZCZESNY is desperate for Arsenal to qualify for the Champions League - even if it means winning ugly.
The Gunners moved back into fourth after coming from behind to beat West Ham 3-1 at the Emirates last night.
Everton will regain the advantage should they produce a positive result at home to Crystal Palace tonight - but Szczesny is adamant Arsenal will edge them out for a top-four finish.
He said: "It is important for us to fight for the new challenge, which is the top four now. We are confident we are going to do the job.
"The energy level was not great after playing 120 minutes [against Wigan at Wembley] on Saturday, but it was important to get three points.
"In the Premier League we had not won in four games, so it was important to get back to winning ways - three points is all that matters at the moment.
"I will take four or five more games like that until the end of the season. As long as we get three points, it does not have to be beautiful.
"Every game is like a cup final for us now and we know we have to get the result every time and wait for Everton to drop points."


text: Canadian couple donates horse to BHSU Rodeo Team BHSU Communications / Tuesday, July 16, 2013 0 1008 BHSU Rodeo Coach Glen Lammers, left, is pictured with Katie Kehrig and Jim Johnston of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Kehrig and Johnston donated a horse named Leo, also pictured, to the BHSU Rodeo Team along with $5,000 in rodeo scholarships. The Black Hills State University Rodeo Team recently added a new member - a horse named Leo. Jim Johnston and Katie Kehrig from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, donated the horse on their most recent visit to the area. The couple became acquainted with BHSU President Kay Schallenkamp and the University's rodeo program during their annual summer visits to the Black Hills, according to Glen Lammers, BHSU rodeo coach. The couple also donated $5,500 - $5,000 for rodeo scholarships and the remaining $500 to help feed and care for Leo. "Jim and Katie are interested in rodeo and wanted to donate the horse to help our student athletes as well as to see the horse reach its potential," Lammers said. "It's really a great situation. We are grateful for Jim and Katie's support. Their friendship and generosity is truly a blessing." Leo is staying with Lammers and his wife in Belle Fourche until the fall semester begins next month. Then the horse will be moved to the Seven Down Arena outside Spearfish – the practice area for the rodeo team. "We are excited to have Leo join our team and look forward to seeing him develop and get prepared for competition," Lammers said. Lammers said he will keep Johnston and Kehrig updated on Leo's progress and contribution to the team. The rodeo team's first competition is in September in River Falls, Wis. Read more


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Lady Madonna,
Children at your feet
Wonder how you manage to make ends meet.
Who find the money
When you pay the rent?
Did you think that money was Heaven sent?
Friday night arrives without a suitcase.
Sunday morning creeping like a nun.
Monday's child has learned to tie his bootlace.
See how they run.
Lady Madonna,
Baby at your breast
Wonders how you manage to feed the rest.
See how they run.
Lady Madonna,
Lying on the bed.
Listen to the music playing in your head.
Tuesday afternoon is neverending.
Wednesday morning papers didn't come.
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Your wedding day is an expression of the two of you and your wedding photography should be, too.
My candid, photojournalistic approach as a wedding photographer ensures each wedding gallery that I produce is unique. It represents that bride and groom, their reactions and emotions and love. The moments are captured, a story is told. I won't recreate the same images for you as for any other couple, because you are different to any other couple. Your wedding day is different to any other couple's. Understanding the importance of these images to a family, present and future, I make sure your wedding photography tells the story of your day, your love for each other and the love that you are surrounded by.
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Supplying ergonomic, safe and effective lifting solutions for almost 40 years.
Advanced Handling is a UK manufacturer and supplier of materials handling and manual handling lifting equipment. We provide standard units and specialise in technical design and manufacture of modified and bespoke solutions, all CE marked.
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Two guys: Jon Kedrowski and Christ Tomer discovered an unprecedented desire to climb to the summits of 58 fourteeners throughout Colorado. Take that one step further: the goal was to"bivy" at the top: otherwise known as pitching a tent overnight. "Bivy" is the abbreviated term for the word "bivouac"; a French term that gained exposure from French mountain climbers. And this French word "bivouac", according to the authors of Sleeping on the Summits: Colorado Fourteener High Bivys, refers to "a long night of suffering".
These mountaineers would start their climbs in the afternoon, and catch the sun setting in the west, then watch the same sun come up in the east. The goal of Jon Kedrowski was to climb all 58 of the mountains that are fourteen thousand feet or higher. Tomer was not able to make all of these ascents, but he came along whenever it worked out.
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Celebrating a Solution for a Sticky Situation
In MMT we focus a lot on surface treatment challenges and solutions, so this little tidbit caught my attention. Life changed 60 years ago for a man selling steel to mold builders when the need for "unsticking" plastic parts from molds revealed an opportunity for a new product--silicone oil in an aerosol can. This evolved into the first mold release – and foundation – of the new Percy Harms Corporation, predecessor of Slide Products, which celebrates its 60th anniversary in the injection molding industry this year.


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Last week, the Maori Language Awards 2012 were held in Tauranga, where Microsoft received the award for ICT. The event celebrated the contributions of 30 individuals and organisations who have contributed to te reo Maori through their work.
Microsoft has collaborated with language experts to bring te reo Maori to Windows, Office, and Internet Explorer. To add a te reo Maori user interface to these products you can install the free downloads for each product. These products would be especially useful for Maori schools and educators.
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In today's world, our thoughts become so candid for us to think whatever we want to think and there is no bounded limitations that trap us in a small corner, full of mystic darkness. In materialism, we are becoming our own foe. Somewhere, we criticize our technology for this and think this what would happen is not the real destiny for our future generation but are a curse that made by us (a present generation). Although, sometimes, material world exasperate us and sometimes we ourselves become our rivalries especially in case of mind where we scold mind for its (mind-body problem), a way to have emotions, feelings, joy, happiness, thoughts, pain and many other material things.
In this article, I am discussing about parallelism about mind which means, mind really needs artificial or material parallelism. First, we have to wary about the world of immortality that never ends (sounds like we are our self creator). Immortality never define itself, it expands without alarming others because we need immortality not immortality needs us. Why I discuss this short essence and what is the motive behind this essence? Immortality connects with some of our basic aspects of mind as thoughts inside our mind are always well defined as there is no need to be self-centered because mind is well defined object that perceive things and then implement on these things, no matters how many tasks you have, mind do it explicitly. But, when in case of imagination we have a little immortality that makes us alive in a world of darkness and it (imagination) assists us to flow everywhere even in a flock of weird stars.
(Note: Here immortality does not mean, one never dies but this is a definition related to our mind's limits)
Well, this kind of immortality is vary according to some mathematical laws ( at least for some laws that binds our own universe). But, how is this possible mathematical laws vary according to immortality and vice-versa? You can find this surreal reason in our profound mystery of space time. We know space time is interrelated with each other and there is nothing that argue, space time is independent concept rather than dependent. As you observe here, space time is a mathematical proposition where everything reside even time flows according to space and space has its right path according to time. But, here space time is a unique or say a singular perception for us because beyond this we know something exists but what, we don't know. However, this perception leads us on the path of immortality where we think whether we know, we don't have sufficient experiments or proof about existence of something beyond space but we imagine according to immortality that already defined according to space or something that exists beyond space and this all happens with the help of mind. If so, will happen in near future.
(Note: Everything in this entire space or in universe is well defined)
Above statement manifests, how mind and space is different concept but work exactly like time and space, nevertheless, a transformation of information and quantum medium. Here an excerpt, "What you think, you become", this is the common perception by various Philosophers, Saints, Peoples and many of us also believe on this perception.
But, what exactly this perception / statement tries to describe is our basic understanding about space time and our own destination we build, whatsoever, we have in our life-like material things and some material happiness but still we feel, we are not secure because our mind have never this kind of information at that time, perhaps as your fortunate is responsible for this or your charming stars depends on your material environment. Parallelism, however, defines how one is dependent on space time with respect to your mind as there is no time for us (and some of us still believe time never exists) but for space it a medium not its buddy-tail.
This all is parallelism that shatters our mind somewhere, but somewhere it cherished our world with some little joy and fruitful journey of life that never ever ends.
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Most areas of China employ these two ingredients in varying amounts, from dainty touches in the Yangtze River Delta to the fiery mounds that make foods in Sichuan and Guizhou so enticing.
And so, it's more than helpful to know how to deal with these two lovely aromatics, everything from selecting to storing to prepping them.
These two ingredients are easy to work with once you get to know them. Here's how...
Fresh chilies
|Firm, fresh, & shiny
The first thing you need to know about these is how to determine whether your chili pepper is hot or mild, sweet or grassy. Heat is determined by the variety, while sweetness depends upon ripeness. Larger peppers tend to be milder than smaller ones, but of course your mileage will vary.
Select chilies that are firm and shiny. Run your fingers all over them; softness indicates rot. Check the caps, which should be green and firmly attached to the fruit, as this is often where rot begins.
If the peppers are wrapped on a tray (as they often are in Chinese markets) and fondling is difficult, look at the cut ends of the stems: Shrinkage and darkening on the cut tells you that these have been sitting around for a while, so inspect them as carefully as you can.
|Cut around the core
Store fresh peppers in the refrigerator, preferably in dry paper bag (to absorb moisture) wrapped in a plastic bag (to keep them from drying out). Wash them just before using and pat dry.
If you have sensitive skin, or if you are working with hotter peppers, wear gloves. I keep a box of surgical gloves in the kitchen for just such occasions, as well as for working with things like raw taro, which makes my skin itch.
Do not touch your face or any other sensitive area, as the juice will burn, and wash your hands carefully once you've finished prepping them, as these oils will cling to your skin or gloves.
|Shake out the seeds
To seed a pepper, I've come to rely on this easy method: Slit the pepper down one side, slide the knife in between the flesh and the seeds, and then roll the knife around the core. You will end up with most of the seeds still attached to the core, and all you have to do is shake any wayward seeds out of the flesh. The pepper can then be sliced or chopped.
You can leave the seeds in the peppers if you like them that way, but I prefer the smoothness of a seedless sauce, as well as the lack of bitterness that the seeds often provide.
Fresh garlic is available year around, but the best ones to get (if you can find them) are the lavender ones that show up with the first harvest. These are juicy and tasty, so grab them.
|Cut off the stem ends
Garlic imported from China has the rootlets removed, giving them smooth bases. Avoid this garlic if you can because of the high levels of pollution and heavy metals in the soil. Organic garlic is more expensive, of course, but it is generally fresher and much healthier.
Select heads that are firm all over. There should be no black areas in the papery coverings (that's mildew) or green sprouts showing. Those sprouts tell you that the garlic has been on the shelf for a while, and the bulb's energy has been transferred into reproduction and the individual cloves will begin to dry out. Refrigerate the garlic—like fresh chilies and ginger, for that matter—in dry paper bags wrapped with plastic bags.
|Whack the clove with a blade
There are a couple of ways to peel garlic, but these are my favorites:
If you just want a couple of cloves, break them off of the bulb. If you want to prepare the whole head, cup it in your hand with the root side down and then smack the roots against a counter; this should break them off, or at least loosen them considerably. You now should have a bunch of individual garlic cloves in front of you.
If you are not using all of them immediately, I strongly urge you not to peel the extras, as they rot easier once naked and also will smell up your fridge.
|Remove any green sprouts
To peel a clove (or cloves) without mashing it, first trim off the hard root end. Then, lay the flat side of a wide knife or cleaver over the clove(s) and press down on in with your hand until the clove cracks; you then can slip off the papery covering.
If you are planning to mince the garlic, then whack it with the side of your blade a la Martin Yan; this will leave you with a pulpy layer underneath that papery skin, and all you have to do is chop it a bit.
If you do find a green sprout in the center of a clove, remove it completely. Some people say that they taste bitter, but my main complaint is that they are tough and tasteless, so I jimmy them out with the tip of a knife and discard them. That particular clove will naturally be a tad less aromatic, but all in all still usable.
|Fast chopping moves
Chop garlic by holding the handle of your knife with one hand and pressing down on the tip of the blade with the other. With this technique, the tip of the knife does not move, but rather acts as a stable point, allowing the blade to move freely in an arc over the food. You then can move your knife back and forth over the garlic (or any other ingredient) very rapidly. Use your blade to scrape up the garlic, and you're done.
By the way, use the search engine on this blog (in the right-hand column) to find many delicious ways to use these two delicious ingredients.


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The Album Destiny is Volume 1 of a compilation of Scottish songs arranged and orchestrated by Auralis. The Stone of Destiny is where the ancient kings of Scotland were crowned. It is a symbol of Scotland's independence as a nation, but it is also more than that. The stone represents the flowering of a great small nation, which not only gave to the world great philosophers, doctors, scientists, engineers and artists, but also gave to the world great song-writing poets, such as Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott. Auralis has brilliantly taken ten great Scottish Traditional Songs and produced an album of lush arrangements that are beautifully scored. Auralis has used the full orchestral colour palette and like a painter, uses his considerable arranging brush for mixing brilliant instrumental sounds to create evocative audio pictures representing Scotland's destiny in music. Auralis let's you hear the beauty of these old Scottish songs in a new way. The Auralis Orchestra plays classic Scot's music that dates back to the eighteenth century. Auralis's orchestrations tug at our heartstrings as we listen to Destiny and Annie Laurie then the menacing: The Campbells Are Coming and the other great songs in this album. Any exiled Scots living abroad will feel homesick when they listen to this album. Auralis was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK and won a scholarship to study composition at Salford University. Although a trombonist, Auralis was for many years a freelance piano arranger for some of the largest sheet music publishers in the world. He is a published composer and also a brilliant orchestral arranger. He has worked in show business and the theatre in England for many years. Auralis now writes music for Abade Music Publishers UK. Notes by Tom Clarke.


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William Henry"Bill" Gates IIIKBE(born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, philanthropist, authorand chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009, excluding 2008, when he was ranked third. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of CEOand chief software architect, and remains the largest individual shareholder with more than 8 percent of the common stock. He has also authored or co-authored several books.
Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. Although he is admired by many, a number of industry insiders criticize his business tactics, which they consider anti-competitive, an opinion which has in some cases been upheld by the courts (see Criticism of Microsoft). In the later stages of his career, Gates has pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors, donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, established in 2000.
Bill Gates stepped down as chief executive officer of Microsoft in January 2000. He remained as chairman and created the position of chief software architect. In June 2006, Gates announced that he would be transitioning from full-time work at Microsoft to part-time work and full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He gradually transferred his duties to Ray Ozzie, chief software architect and Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer. Gates' last full-time day at Microsoft was June 27, 2008. He remains at Microsoft as non-executive chairman.
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Thursday, October 18, 2007
Hummingbird Photography Part 2 Attracting Hummingbirds.
We see Hummingbirds at different stages in there lives, during migration when there passing through, when there setting up there territories for the breeding season, nesting time and when fledglings leave the nest and go out on there own.
Depending where you live can make a big difference on how many you see, if your on a migration route you will see lots at certain times of the year, if you are in a nesting area there will peaks when they first show up and then when they fledge.
Once you start feeding them you will get an idea of when there numbers are the greatest, more Hummingbirds around easier it is to get some good pictures.
Its a good idea to find out when Hummingbirds show up in your area and put the feeders out a week before, when they first show up can be a good time for pictures, they will be in good shape and there will be more once they start nesting and work out there territories.
Some basics on Hummingbird behavior, the males are here for the females, they show first set up a nice area with a good food supply and go look for females, they have a courtship dive that is different for each species of Hummingbird, its a good thing to watch out for and is pretty interesting, the male will go straight up about a hundred feed then come straight down and just before he reaches the ground he turns in a "J" shape, making a noise at this point, the noise is actually caused by feathers, once he has impressed her they go off and do there thing, he will carry on looking for other females and she will build a nest and lay a couple of eggs and raise the young by herself.
Diet is small insects, nectar from flowers and sap from trees, the migration of the sapsucker is around the same time as the Rufous migration and its an important food source when they first show up in there breeding grounds.
The young are mostly fed insects so you don't see the females at the feeders much when she is raising them, but when they fledge the population increases in a short time and you will see a lot more action at the feeders.
The adults migrate first leaving the juveniles to find there way back to the wintering grounds on there own.
Now that we know a bit about are subject we can start to figure out how to attract them, the basics is food, water and shelter, just like any other bird.
Hummingbird feeders with 4:1 mixture water and sugar, just plane white sugar, no coloring is needed, anything different and your risking the birds health. Keep the feeders clean and change the mixture often, every three days once the weather warms up.
Insects, fruit flies from composting kitchen scraps is good especially Banana peels.
Flowers, this is a big subject some crazy people will re-landscape there whole yard for attracting hummingbirds, I would go with a combination of Native plants for your area and proven Hummingbird favorites like Bee Balm, Chilean Glory Vine, Honeysuckle, Nasturtiums, these are some of my favorites but what will grow well in your are may be different, plant some in pots so you can move them around for good position when you want to take pictures with the Hummingbirds. Since this is about photography think about the direction of the light and the backgrounds when you plant, that way you can get nice pictures of the birds at the plants.
A good place for plant info is the Hummingbird Forum
Hummingbirds get there fluids from nectar but they love to bathe, running water and water sprays is what they seem to like best, if the spray is on some foliage they will bathe in that also.
A water feature with shallow spots and splashing water is liked by them.
Some more feeder info as it pertains to taking pictures, single port feeder is the best, one with a thin spout, you want the bird coming in from one direction and not going to the farthest feeding spout and looking around the corner at you, no perch since since were trying for flight shots, if you have a multi port feeder you can tape over the ports not being used and remove the perch, but they are creatures of habit and will continue to try and perch and feed out of the other ports so its good to get them used to a single port feeder with no perch.
Another method is when you have a well established feeder, set up your camera and flashes, have a flash on a background that will blur out nicely, have one, two or more flashes on where the feeder is, now take down the feeder and hide it, replace in the exact same spot a flower with some sugar water placed into it. The hummingbird will come around the corner go to the exact spot the feeder was, not seeing the feeder the hummer will pause and look around, spot the flower and check it for nectar, if it gets a good feed it will keep coming back, change up the flowers for variety.
Hummingbirds will try to protect the feeders from other Hummingbirds you can put out more feeders out of site of each other so they will get a chance to feed, but keep one were you want to take pictures so they are used to going to that one.
They remember where the food is and fly straight back to were it was last time, you can move the feeder around a bit and the females will find it right away, after hovering in the spot that it was in, but the males will get confused and will take longer to learn the new location.
Except when migrating, Hummingbirds spend most of there time perched, usually up in a tree, if its cold and wet and windy they will seek a protected area, a bit of rain doesn't seem to bother then and they seem to enjoy it.
They like a vantage point watching over the food supply so they can chase away any other birds that get near there food, there very protective and not only chase other Hummingbirds but I have seen them chase ducks, Pileateds and Red Winged Blackbirds.
A lot of times you will see them on a bare branch were they get a good view of there surrounding area, hawking bugs and coming down to feed every twenty minutes or so, other times you don't even know there around till you go near their feeder and all of a sudden there in your face checking you out because you went near their feeder.
Knowing your subject.
I went into behavior because its good know your subject, it helps for attracting and for taking pictures, for example if you know what native plants they use in your area then you would be able to do a set up including the native plant for a more natural picture.
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Carey forgives
Hopefully she made him grovel. And promise not to be a whiny "me me me" narcissistic bitch boyfriend. Photo Assumption says he seems to be trying hard to keep his girl. A flirty Shia LaBeouf was on set yesterday with Carey Mulligan in New York shooting Wall Street 2, a remarkable departure from the sullen pouting baby we're used to seeing.
Well, if this is the case, she's worth it. But he better not be f-cking with her campaign.
Also… really… Shia? The package, that sh-t can't be contained?
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc (C.N) does not plan to use high deposit rates to attract customers to its new digital bank accounts when it begins marketing this fall, the chief of its global consumer bank said on Tuesday.
Speaking at an investor conference, Stephen Bird said offering high rates tends to attract "hot money" depositors rather than loyal customers.
Instead, the bank will market the accounts nationally to its credit card customers, such as holders of its Double Cash card and cards it issues for American Airlines Group, (AAL.O) and Costco Wholesale Corp (COST.O) and Home Depot Inc. (HD.N)
Bird said, for example, that offering additional American Airlines mileage credits will attract stable deposits to the bank.
Citigroup, the third-biggest U.S. bank by assets, has fewer than 700 branches, located in just six cities. It said in March that it will offer accounts nationally on a new phone app.
Other banks, such as Rhode Island-based regional bank Citizens Financial Group Inc, (CFG.N) have also said they will offer accounts nationally on digital apps, raising investor concern about more competition in rates for deposits.
Reporting by David Henry in New York


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HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban athletes will be allowed to work abroad and have been granted significant pay increases for their performance, official media said on Friday, in hopes of stemming a decline in the country's results in international competitions.
The government's decision came as athletes, in particular baseball players, are defecting in record numbers, with 21 currently contracted by the U.S. major leagues, some earning multimillion dollar salaries.
Just this week, a promising young Cuban pitcher for the national squad, Raicel Iglesias, 23, failed to show up for training and was widely believed to have left the island, which would make him the latest prospect to seek a lucrative contract in the United States.
Cuba's famed boxing team suffered a similar series of defections in recent years, lowering its performance at the Olympics, world championships and other international events.
The exodus of athletes is mainly due to wages equivalent to $20 per month, in sharp contrast to their potential earnings abroad. The new measures would increase those salaries to between $40 and $200 for top athletes.
The measure is the latest reform of the Soviet-style system under President Raul Castro, who replaced ailing brother Fidel in 2008 with a call to update the country's economic and social system to the 21st century.
Cuba's Council of Ministers approved the measures "to perfect the compensation system of athletes, trainers and specialists," Granma, the Communist Party daily, said.
"Other measures will progressively go into effect to update practices so they are more in sync, from our perspective, with the world and thus contribute to achieving better results in sports," it added.
Although the salary increases are still modest by international standards, they are not considered insignificant in Cuba, where most public services are heavily subsidized.
"The country is changing and sports is not an exception," Stefano Arcobelli, a local baseball expert, said.
"Athletes will now be more enthusiastic and once more put their teams out front in many sports where they have lost their edge, for example volleyball and fencing," he said.
The Cuban government has repeatedly denounced what it calls the theft of its talent, charging it is part of U.S. efforts to undermine socialism and part and parcel of sanctions that do not allow contracts with Cuban athletes, who pay taxes to the government.
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig, who left Cuba in 2012, signed a seven-year, $42 million contract. Puig made his Major League debut on June 3 and has emerged as one of the top contenders for the Rookie of the Year title.
Oakland Athletics outfielder Yoenis Céspedes, winner of this year's Home Run Derby, the popular competition the day before the annual All-Star Game, defected in 2011 and signed a $36 million, four-year contract.
The new measures, approved by the government last week, allow athletes to sign contracts with professional leagues abroad, breaking with a policy established soon after the 1959 revolution, which shunned professional sports as exploitative.
The athletes will still have to "meet their obligations to national teams," Granma said, including in international competitions, and contracts with foreign teams will have to go through the state's sports institute for approval.
The announcement in Granma did not specify which foreign countries, but the U.S. major leagues were likely to remain off limits to Cuban players, baseball experts say.
Since the revolution, only a handful of baseball players living in Cuba have been contracted by foreign leagues.
This year, outfielder Alfredo Despaigne played for the Pirates of Campeche, Mexico, in July and August, and third baseman Omar Linares, as an official "exception," was allowed to play in Japan's professional league in 2000.
Under the new performance-based pay scale, athletes will earn higher monthly salaries and can obtain bonuses for success in national and international competition.
For example, an active Olympic gold medalist will earn 2,500 pesos a month, equivalent to $104 at the local exchange rate. Top baseball players would earn 5,000 pesos ($208) a month. Cuba's national championship team will earn a 65,000 peso bonus ($2,700), while the runner up will receive 45,000 pesos, ($1,870).
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text: Readers are always looking for a thriller as intriguing as Gone Girl or Girl on the Train. A new book that comes close to these with plot twists is The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware. Lo Blacklock is employed by a travel magazine in England and has been feeling that she is going nowhere with her career. Her supervisor is pregnant and not feeling that she can tolerate a cruise, so this is Lo's big break. The cruise will be the maiden voyage of a luxury yacht. There are only ten cabins on the boat and everything is extremely luxurious. The owner, who is a sort of Richard Branson figure, is on board, along with his wife who is recovering from chemotherapy. Lo is a woman who has panic attacks and a bit of a drinking problem. She hopes to excel with a feature article describing the cruise through Scandinavian waters. She is having an experience far beyond an ordinary person's financial means. Her reputation follows her when she drinks a little too much on the first night and then insists that she thinks she saw a woman fall off the ship. She is also positive that she saw a young woman in Cabin 10, although staff and other passengers insist that no one like that was on the boat. The protagonist deals with her own personal demons as she must cope with very frightening situations. See how soon you can figure out what may have happened and why.


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- Metropolitan Opera
Experience an all star cast, with mezzo Clémentine Margaine in the title role, take on the passionate story that is Bizet's Carmen in this production signed Sir Richard Eyre.
What is Carmen about:
Beautiful free-spirited gypsy girl Carmen works in a factory in Seville and she has many admirers, especially amongst the local soldiers. The one man who does not show any sign of interest, Don José, is the one who soon will arrest her for being in a fight. She manages to entice him with a suggestion of a rendezvous at Lillas Pastia's tavern and he lets her escape.
This is the start of a passionate story about, jealousy, love and betrayal.
Carmen is sung in French with Met Titles in English, German, and Spanish.
How do I get my tickets?
- Shortly after your booking is complete, you will receive an e-ticket by email. Please print out your ticket and bring it with you to the Metropolitan Opera.
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emergency shelters in yukoN
The Salvation Army Centre For Hope
Emergency shelter with 25 beds, open 7 days a week. Registration from 6pm-8pm, admission from 8pm-10pm, no admission after midnight. 3 public meals daily: 7am-8am, 12pm-1pm and 5pm-6pm. Public drop-in space open from 9am-5pm. A limited amount of transitional housing will soon be available.
Corner of 4th Ave and Alexander St.
Kaushee's Place
Short-term emergency shelter for women or women and their children who have experienced violence and/or abuse. Transitional housing also available.
308 Hoge Street, Whitehorse
24-hour crisis line (fully confidential, accepts collect calls) 867-668-5733
867-633-7720 for non-emergency situations.
Youth Emergency Shelter
For youth 17 to 24 who need a safe bed and/or support services. The shelter is available 4:00pm to 8:30am on weekdays and 24/7 during weekends and holidays.
867-633-7693 (Monday – Friday, 8:30am -4:30pm)
867-633-7699 (during shelter hours)
Dawson City Women's Shelter
(Dawson City)
Confidential shelter, support and advocacy for women and children in transition.
Help and Hope for Families
(Watson Lake)
Shelter for women and children in transition.
Emergency help line:
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housing navigators and housing support workers
All other housing with services or supports in Yukon is accessed through a referral process. There is a network of Housing Navigators and Housing Support Workers in Whitehorse to help you with this. If you require Housing with Services, need some support with finding appropriate housing or know someone who does please contact the housing workers at one of the following organizations.
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Dragon's Laire Arts and Sciences and Bardic Competitions; Candlemas 2018
Those wishing to enter the Baronial A&S or Bardic Championships must send a Letter of Intent to the Baron and Baroness and to me no later than Twelfth Night (January 14, 2018.) The Letter of Intent must have the following information in it: Who you are, your contact information, what you are planning on entering (as much detail as possible will make it much easier for me to find judges). If you have questions, please don't hesitate to let me know. When you send your Letter of Intent, I will send you a reply indicating that I have received it.
Please take note that the Bardic Championship this year will follow the new Kingdom format. That is, each entrant will perform during the feast at Candlemas, and the Baron and Baroness will make their decision based on this. This will require minimal documentation.
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Monday, January 7, 2013
Past, Present, Future
Yesterday I found myself in just that position, looking upwards at the cell in which seminal events in my life had taken place. My lengthy hunger strike, the riot of 1990, my gradual transformation into a political animal... But it was not sentiment or curiosity which led me to stand in the shadow of that wall, it was pain.
A message from someone still inside had tugged me straight into that difficult past. 32 years are not easy to shrug away, nor should they be, but the daily prison grind has retreated from the forefront of my memory. The message brought so much back, and reminded me of the strength of purpose I had whilst inside. I knew what I was doing, and I knew where I was going. That ended at the Gate.
And I realised, staring up at that cell window, that things must be different now. I can no longer spend endless hours typing away at people's complaints, running to the library for the latest PSI or reading endless Notices to Prisoners that managers churn out merely to demonstrate their own existence. The jailhouselawyer and subversive political guy may have had purpose, may have been roles that made sense on the landings, but they do not in my new existence.
The scope, the vista, that I am faced with is so much larger. Indeed, it is only limited by my ability and the structures within which the world operates - along with a fat chunk of blind luck. The issues have expanded, become more strategic. Helping a man argue over a personal prison issue has become a policy consultant at the Howard League - no longer dealing with a single prisoner or a single issue, but the whole of the penal landscape with its myriad avenues. Equally, being the front-man for some injustice has become a caseworker at InsideJustice, dealing with a range of people and their unjust convictions.
As the years passed I did find myself addressing wider issues than the immediate. It was this which led me into blogging at the start. And so in some way, I have always seen further ahead than the immediate, the seemingly small issues on the landing (which are actually very large in prisoners' lives). My arguments went from being aimed at screws to being fired at policy makers and I entered the wider political debate with the blog.
And yet....finding my place in this new arena has been difficult. At times it just became ridiculous. What the hell was I, me, doing chatting to Jon Snow on Channel 4 News? The journey so far has been somewhat surreal and so far removed from my previous existence that felt profoundly adrift.
The chill of that wall's shadow, the pathetic emptiness of my old cell window, brought life into perspective. I can still do what I always did - challenge, question - but now the avenues I walk and the debates I have are different. Perhaps less immediate in their need or effect, but still in some way it is the same activity - only writ large.
And so the battles for change continue. Only now I know, really know, that not only am I home but that I can still try to make a difference.
29 comments:
- AnonymousJanuary 8, 2013 at 8:06 AM
What verbose and hubristic tripe: the reality is that now you've been released your unique selling point, ie blogging prisoner, has evaporated as quickly as the willpower of a junkie who's offered one last bag of smack.ReplyDelete
It's been interesting to observe the head rush and furious blogging activity that flowed following your release dwindle down into a trickle of introspective and morose rants about not very much at all.
The wheels stopped turning because the hamster has left to join another circus. Respond, delete, do what you will. None of it matters because this blog has the life expectancy of a snowball in hell, the causes of its death will be its irrelevance and hypocrisy .
You could of course put us all out of our misery by just putting down your pen/keyboard and getting on with your life....Replies
- InfamousJanuary 8, 2013 at 8:20 AM
Dear oh dear, have you no humanity Anonymous? Why so vindictive? The last sentence in your comment says it all: you want Ben to stop blogging. Why? and I don't see a problem in this his latest post either, its reflective. So what? What is wrong with someone reflecting on their circumstances and writing about it? It is interesting for many of us readers because of our curiosity of watching, listening and even learning from someone who has had such an extreme set of circumstances in life, it is interesting and intriging. So, you either don't like Ben, or what he writes, why be so vindictive about it? What is your beef exactly?Delete
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Anonymous: did you read the blog linked to by Ben a day or two ago? Perhaps sometimes feelings have more visceral impact if they're not expressed in perfect sentences with lots of polysyllables. I found the way that man was feeling very distressing and I honestly couldn't think of a thing to say to him. And that I left without saying anything has made me feel very uncomfortable. But it did give me an insight. I really don't think ex-cons who have done their time deserve to have their feelings shat upon. They've BEEN punished, for heavens sakes. Ben writes in a more measured way and uses the passive voice - so I don't see why it incites your aggressive tone. It should allow us to think about what he's saying without getting angry/contemptuous/upset and discuss it in a more constructive way, don't you think? And by constructive, I don't mean "yes, no, three bags full, of course you're right about everything, Ben". I mean like grown ups.Delete
Anon 8:06Delete
Your vitriol is only matched by your stupidity..... Ben hasn't lost his USP - it's simply evolving, and his story will remain unique, well followed and fascinating - whether you agree or not!
The initial comment was to an extent unkind, blunt and lacking sophistication, but expresses a valid viewpoint nevertheless. I don't think humility comes easily to Ben and he continues to deliberately irritate some, for instance by carrying on referring to 'screws'.Delete
I'm absolutely positive that he has much of value to say, if he chooses to say it. He will be undergoing huge mood swings as he tries to adjust to his changed circumstances. I can assure you that this will not be easy and he deserves as much understanding as possible, but he also needs to reflect on how his thoughts are going to be received if he still wants to carry on blogging.
In my view a good start would be by trying to explain what responsibility he accepts for having to serve 34 years in prison?
- AnonymousJanuary 8, 2013 at 8:44 PM
Good old Darby; can always rely on you to leap to bens defence... We're you bunk/cell mates by any chance?Delete
The fact Is that the post was verbose and hubristic; it's also a fact that the blog is in decline if you judge it's health by the quantity and frequency of bens utterances....
Ah, but look at the quality! Readership doubled..... But screws never could face a fact, could they? Nice to see your adding to my stats by never being able to walk away. Thanks!Delete
Yes, you keep saying the blog is dying, even in the face of the stats provided by those nice folk at Google. Anything else your in denial about?Delete
Thanks for returning though, I've missed you and your malevolent spite, it is hugely entertaining for us. Ever thought of blogging yourself? Or do you prefer leeching off the efforts of others...?
One question though. Hyporcisy?
@JimBrown. My detention was decided by various Ministers and Parole Boards - it is for them to accept responsibility for their decisions, not for me to do so.Delete
There is a link on the right column, http://prisonerben.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-to-serve-30-years.html, which gives an overview of my time. Note that even with a tariff of ten years, my initial Career Plan went to 16 years. Ten years worth of recommendations overturned by Ministers. That leaves only a spare 6 years or so....And if you think the Prison Service and Parole Board forgive my writing, campaigning, jailhouselawyering and general questioning of their ideology and practices, then you are sadly misinformed.
So what, exactly, have I to explain?
Anonymous January 8, 2013 8:44 PM.Delete
Ben doesn't need any help from me. A fact in which you lead the field in proving.
- Clark BleachJanuary 12, 2013 at 5:35 PM
Isn't it absolutely obvious who Anonymous is? The bitching can only point to one screaming Queen!Delete
Well, on the one hand Anonymous has his own provocative way of putting things, and on the other hand Ben Gunn is entitled to maintain a blog and write on that blog what he likes, including some very abstract introspection. He did after all spend 32 years inside, his entire adult life up to release. If Anonymous (or anyone else) doesn't like it, then viewing this blog is entirely optional.ReplyDelete
But Anonymous is right, isn't he? Right on the fundamental point, that is: Ben Gunn ought to just get on with his life. What Ben Gunn in fact decides to do is the business of Ben Gunn, but Anonymous is right in stating what ought to happen now.
Maybe the problem is that Ben Gunn is still defined by his prison experience (and always will be). That is a poor reflection on the system as it is. Perhaps in a more rational system, there would be no institutional legacy for most offenders - i.e. they would either serve their punishments in the community as part of the community, and when done, just carry on with their lives, having learnt a valuable lesson; or, where detention is necessary, they would not see this as a process of social shaming, but rather as a means for personal and social renewal. Perhaps I am not explaining that too clearly (it is a difficult concept to understand), but I recall reading a newspaper feature article some time ago (no, not in the Guardian!) about the Finnish penal system. One prisoner remarked that people are sent to prison in Finland to "make themselves better". He was likening it to being sent to hospital. That we don't have that type of system here (not to say that systems elsewhere are rosy) is perhaps the reason Ben Gunn can't just go about "getting on with" his life. It's not that simple or easy for him having spent 32 years inside an irrational system which uses punitive incarceration as a solution to social problems.Replies
Why are my posts to this blog being deleted? I thought there was no comment moderation here and no censorship?ReplyDeleteReplies
Have been out and about all day, now found you in "Spam". Apologies, and let us know if it happens again.Delete
And it seems that you deleted one comment yourself. If I had deleted it, it would say so. I hope this clarifies.Delete
I have been having problems with the spam filter, which is allowing through an increasing number of commercial spam posts but occassionally capturing genuine comments. I rectify the situation as soon as I can but not always immediately if I am away from my laptop.
Ah, no need to apologise then - thanks and sorry for jumping to conclusions.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 9, 2013 at 7:26 AM
Interesting but hardly surprising that you don't accept anonymous's accusation of hypocrisy but do seem to accept the one of hubris.ReplyDelete
Aristotle's definition of hubris inextricably links it with nemesis, so be careful that you don't trip over either the huge chip on your shoulder or your huge ego and trip yourself right back into prison...
What purpose did your jibe about prison managers serve in the original post? What did it add? It was unnecessary and mean, as is your insistence on referring to prison officers as screws. When we start to hear - for example- Frances Crook calling officers screws or generalising that all governors are thick then maybe you'll be proved right, but until then all you manage to do is come across as a man who swallowed a dictionary but still can't quite get over or get away from the querulous twerp that lies just beneath the skin.... As I said Ben, be careful that that great big ego doesn't trip you up and be equally careful that that great big chip on your shoulder doesn't become a mill stone.....
" hubris - moi??" Ben Gunn, messiah 2012/13
Inner visionReplies
The term "screws" is a neutral one. It's origins are allegedly linked to the Victorian "turnscrew", but in truth the origins are unclear. It is neither derogatory not laudatory. Ditto the term "cons", from convicts. Why so sensitive?Delete
Oh, and I love "querulous twerp". Genius at work, eh?
As you have previously outed yourself as a prison governor, it says a lot about your world view that you think it is acceptable to keep returning here to give me personal abuse and wish me back into reoffending.
My taxes at "work", lol.
As personal abuse goes, being called a "querulous twerp" on the internet has got to be one of the milder forms known to man. InnerVision obviously isn't your biggest fan, and not above a bit of sarcasm, but he* has never wished for you to reoffend that I can remember, and as I recall when IV "outed" himself it involved...casually mentioning it when it came up in the conversation, after having made no significnat attempt to deny it. Not exactly diabolical.Delete
*or she, in which case, my apologies for the incorrect pronouns.
- AnonymousJanuary 10, 2013 at 8:33 AM
Cheers Jess...Delete
IV is a man btw. Started out as an officer in the early 80s and somehow progressed to being a governor nowadays, worked in all kinds of establishments with every kind of prisoner from juveniles to exceptional risk Cat A.
I find Ben's blog informative, amusing and sometimes mildly offensive in equal measure.
I do however wish that he wouldn't take himself so bloody seriously, and also think that his posts since release have become increasingly self aggrandising and hubristic
Inner vision
Not addressing something is not the same as accepting it....unless you work for a very dodgy policeforce?ReplyDelete
I need validation by an outside observer before I can say anything about governors? How odd you are. In my experience, as a group they are not very sharp. There - said it.
And thanks, me and my ego are doing fine. How's yours?
- AnonymousJanuary 9, 2013 at 5:29 PM
It's fine; strangely indented by your ripostes thanks. I don't wish you back into prison at all, I merely observed that your generalisations about prison staff are unnecessary as they frequently add nothing of value to the topic of your posts, and repetitive. I also said that such terminology and the espousal of such views makes you seem somewhat out of step with other people who comment on the prison system and are hubristic...ReplyDelete
I accept that twerp was probably an unkind thing to call you, but I do believe that querulous is apt and appropriate when you include such content in your posts.
Inner visionReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 9, 2013 at 5:30 PM
Undented even!!Delete
- Fenrir LukoiJanuary 14, 2013 at 10:44 PM
JOOI, IV, was it you that made the report to Frankland that got my boss and I fired from the work we were doing?Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 15, 2013 at 10:37 AM
No; not my styleDelete
Anonymous, and that first comment, is just his view of things, from wherever he might be? George W. Bush, might have opinions to, but I'm sure nobody will listen to that man again, unless you are a Bohemian Grover, of course? Now, this is where it goes off track, but not! When you were first sentenced, thirty-two years ago, you did not know it, but the Judge was a Freemason, if they were male!ReplyDelete
I.K. Brunel, was a Freemason, and Jewish. The former, was how he managed to get his way, with almost everything that he touched. From the moment he touched railways, the Masons controlled the railways, the world over, which they still do, and even more so! When I was about three years old, a photo was taken of me, with my collection of double decker Buses! Back then, I knew nothing of how buses were run, or controlled? Now, I do, and the Freemason system, is alive and kicking in there, via Parish, Town, City, County Councils, and ultimately Transport Ministry. Add this to the Justice system, building trade, Arms manufacturing, I think that you get my point? Where is Democracy, and the said Transparency, that we all desire?
Back to you, Ben! I think your battle, is not with the Prison Service, Police, Justice System, or Government, or even Anonymous, it is with this hideous secret society, from Hell, which controls all of our lives, without our consent!


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