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Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 10:21 AM Subject: Railfuture Rail User Express, 21 July 2009, copy #1 Welcome to this edition of Rail User Express. We begin with a roundup of news from rail user groups around the UK. Thanks to RUGs that send me their magazines and bulletins. Please note: I'm happy to receive items by email to save postage. Common themes this month are: various funding sources for rail schemes; calls for faster journey times; booking office opening hours; the inconvenience of locked waiting rooms; plus volunteers looking after railway assets – and winning well-deserved awards. As always, feel free to forward this message to a colleague, or to reproduce items in your own newsletter (quoting sources). + + + GUEST RAIL USER GROUP OF THE MONTH : The Bexhill Rail Action Group + + + BRAG was formed in 2005 in response to a proposal by the rail authorities to abandon through train services from the Bexhill area to London Victoria via Haywards Heath. Following their successful campaign on this issue, BRAG continues to fight for improvements to rail services in the Bexhill and surrounding area including: greater use of the Marshlink route via Ashford and faster services to London. Journey times to/from London are slower now than in the days of steam for Bexhill residents; the fastest journey time is 1 hour 52 minutes off-peak, with many rush-hour trains taking well in-excess of two hours. BRAG meets once a month at the offices of Hastings Direct in Bexhill and new members are always welcome; membership costs £5/yr. For more details, see http://www.bexhillrailaction.org.uk/ ...and now news from our regular contributors… The Friends of the West Highland Line welcomes the addition trains in the summer Sunday timetable but would still like to see services to Oban improved all the year round. In their magazine, there's news that the Grade 2 listed building on the platform at Arisaig has been renovated and officially opened as a meetings room available for use by rail interest groups. Gordon Gaughan who runs the welcoming café at Crianlarich Station was pleased to receive an award for second place in First ScotRail's "Adopt-a-Station" competition. FoWHL member Geoffrey Evison received an "Adopter of the Year" award; he is currently refurbishing Upper Tyndrum signal box and looks after the appearance of three other stations on the line. John McCormick, FoWHL's Strategy Officer, presented his document entitled "West Highland Tourism & Rail Development" at a meeting with Transport Scotland. The paper contains 10 principal recommendations such as: better marketing of the Caledonian Sleeper; measures to improve line speed; and extension of the Over-60s concession so that it covers travel on the West Highland Line, at least in the low season. Elsewhere, there's an account of the transformation of a Mk 1 coach from a static café into a luxury holiday coach with spectacular views based at Loch Awe; for details, see www.scotlandrailholiday.com And finally, a late news item just received from the Secretary: an article about the West Highland Line in the Sunday Post dated 19 July gives extensive coverage of FoWHL.. The Dornoch Rail Link Action Group has started to work with a freight company and the Caithness & N. Sutherland Regeneration Partnership with the purpose of making a coordinated campaign for major improvements to the Far North Line. Potential freight traffic includes timber and wood products, and palletised goods via a terminal proposed for Georgemas Junction. The Pentland Firth seabed leases and associated developments (including tidal power schemes) would be generating hundreds of local jobs and bring further traffic to the railway. At a joint meeting in June, the Regeneration Partnership contrasted the improvements to the A9 trunk road with a lack of development to the rail link, resulting in a serious disparity between road and rail journey times. Dorlag will be lobbying the Scottish Government vigorously for improvements in signalling, line speed and rolling stock as well as their main campaign aim: the building of a rail short cut at the Dornoch river crossing. The Harpenden-based Association of Public Transport Users has been given a draft of the December 09 timetable from First Capital Connect. There are some adverse consequences arising from changes to services on other lines including an increase in Wimbledon loop services; APTU was able to raise their concerns at a meeting held with FCC managers in June. The group has been following up a number of other issues which affect commuters, including the accessibility of Circle Line platforms at Kings Cross and the problem of ticket gates that chew up season tickets. London TravelWatch has just contacted APTU and other stakeholders with the news that extensive negotiations with FCC have led to significantly better proposals from the company about reduced booking-office opening hours: – all FCC stations are to retain their booking office facilities and will remain staffed although the exact booking office opening hours may change, with the added proviso that they must remain open where they meet the Secretary of State's agreed minimum level of 12 ticket sales per hour. Full details of the agreement can be seen at www.londontravelwatch.org.uk/document/3836/get. Some more good news about staffing levels: the Peterborough-Ely-Norwich Rail Users Group tells us that Norfolk County Council has secured the retention of some staffing at Attleborough and Wymondham, where the booking offices were threatened with closure. In their newsletter, PENRUG warns its members that the printed timetable leaflet for their line is difficult to follow and gives false information, including trains listed which don't exist! In an analysis of service levels, the group believes that any extra taxpayer-funded trains on the UK network should be prioritised on a value for money basis, and feels that extra services on the Birmingham-March-Cambridge corridor would come high on the list. Earlier this month, the Shrewsbury-Chester Rail Users' Association took their stall to the Community Rail Day at Llangollen Station during Eisteddfod Week. Elsewhere in SCRUA's July newsletter, we read that (i) the local Community Rail Partnership has published a Line Guide expressly for businesses which has proved to be a useful discussion tool at business forums and (ii) Shropshire County Council is to offer a senior railcard to eligible residents for £5/year as an alternative to the national bus pass. (iii) SCRUA is angry that the car parking charge at Chester has gone up in these recessionary times to £4.70/day with no apparent improvement to the facilities. The Shrewsbury-Aberystwyth Rail Passengers' Association has conducted a study into rail commuting in Shropshire and the Borders, comparing services available and prices for monthly season tickets using information from the National Rail Enquiry Service. SARPA found that passengers from different towns in the region pay different prices for monthly season tickets that bear no relation to distances travelled. At the extremes of the range, passengers at Church Stretton have to fork out £129.10 for their 12.75 mile commute to Shrewsbury whilst those from Newtown (Powys) at 33.75 miles from Shrewsbury pay only £107.20. Generally fares on the Marches line running North to South through Shropshire between Crewe and Hereford were higher than those on lines running east to west from Birmingham to Wrexham/Chester and Aberystwyth. Of the 75 different fares analysed, 9 of the highest 12 (as measured by price per distance travelled) were found on the Marches line. Church Stretton had the most expensive commuting fares overall whilst Gobowen was found to have the cheapest. Commenting on the patchy provision of commuting services and the wild fluctuations in fare levels, SARPA Chairman Gareth Marston said in his press release: "Clearly these findings further reinforce the need for reform of the ticketing system on our railways. The TOCs are following an agenda of their own rather than encouraging rail travel and helping reduce emissions and congestion. It seems pointless having season ticket fares on the Aberystwyth and Crewe-to-Shrewsbury lines because a commuting service is not provided, and even more perverse that passengers from different towns pay different rates to travel similar distances on the same trains". Although the normal train service on their line will be suspended until the end of August, the Cotswold Line Promotion Group is wholeheartedly supporting the works to redouble 20 miles of the route; the group has been out and about with their stand explaining the development to local residents. The CLPG's special high-speed-train trip to Torbay on 9 May, organised jointly with First Great Western, was a huge success with over 350 tickets sold and the hope of another charter next year. An extraordinary increase in membership by 51 is largely attributed to people joining in order to get tickets at bargain rates for the Torbay trip. The launch of a new, illustrated walks book entitled "From the Thames to the Wye" (price £7.50) is planned for September – copies can be obtained from Ray Jones at email@example.com. Also there has been an encouraging response to the offer of a CD containing the group's first 100 newsletters. A picture on p14 of the current, full-colour magazine shows a line of miserable passengers standing in the cold in front of a locked waiting room – a common sight across Britain where waiting rooms are available only when the station is staffed. Perhaps the item below could provide the answer… Nearly three years ago, Rail User Express contained a report from the Barking-Gospel Oak Line User Group about a novel, anti-vandal waiting shelter at Walthamstow Queens Road which locks automatically at 2130 and unlocks again the next morning (but anyone inside can still get out). Transport for London's trial was hailed a "great success", so perhaps we should now be campaigning for this auto-locking device to be fitted across the rail network. Meanwhile, the Barking-Gospel Oak group is following the debate about electrification of their line with interest, noting that it represents best value for money compared to any other infill scheme in Britain. With the DfT and Mayor of London arguing over funding, BGOLUG fails to see how the decision makers can continue to prevaricate when the case for electrification is so compelling. In a press release issued on 17 July, BGOLUG welcomed the news that the High Court had upheld Waltham Forest Council's attempts to provide a footpath linking Walthamstow Central rail station with Walthamstow Queen's Road station through a new housing estate - the group has been campaigning for the link for around 15 years! …next news from Railfuture branches and committees… Railfuture delegations have recently held meetings with the Secretary of State Andrew Adonis, Liberal Democrat transport spokesman Norman Baker MP and the Conservative spokesman Stephen Hammond MP. Further meetings are being sought with ATOC to discuss their reopenings report 'Connecting Communities', and with rail professionals Chris Green and Peter Hall who are working to improve station facilities. Railfuture's Passenger Committee met with Passenger Focus and were given copies of their report 'Designing the Future'; this document concurs with many of Railfuture's findings; for example: that a majority of passengers preferred trains with a higher proportion of tables. The Committee welcomed the recent initiatives by Passenger Focus to involve local Rail User Groups at an early stage in the Route Utilisation Strategy programmes. The London & SE Branch of Railfuture has created a bulletin board hosted by YAHOO! - this will enable Branch members to keep in touch with regional transport issues and to take part in discussions; it also opens up the chance for collaborative working on spreadsheets and policy documents. The Branch has been deluged recently with formal consultations on policy documents including the Mayor of London's Transport Strategy, and Rail Utilisation Strategies for both Kent and Sussex. Because of its geographical size, the Branch holds Divisional Meetings around its area, including: Coastway, Kent and Eastern. Representatives from relevant rail user groups are welcome to attend theses meetings. To coincide with the issue of the West Midlands Regional Rail Development Plan, Railfuture West Midlands Branch has released a leaflet entitled 'from traffic jams to a Railfuture in the West Midlands'. Doubling as a membership recruitment leaflet, it highlights three lines that could be reopened for passenger traffic (Camp Hill line, Sutton Park line and the 'Godiva Line' extending the existing Nuneaton – Coventry service southwards to Leamington Spa with new stations at Kenilworth and Ricoh Arena). The leaflet also calls for work to begin quickly on electrification of the lines radiating from Snow Hill station. The West Mids Rail Plan can be downloaded from www.centro.org.uk, and the consultation runs until 11 Sept 09. Gerry Clarke of Portsmouth Ferryport was a special guest at a committee meeting of Railfuture Wessex Branch. Gerry was instrumental in setting up a successful 10-week trial, conducted by DB Schenker, of container transhipments via a low-cost, road-to-rail facility at Fratton. Unfortunately the economic downturn means that road transport now easily undercuts rail on all types of load, but they're hopeful of future rail traffic, waste paper shipments being one possibility. Now, I don't usually cover freight issues in Rail User Express, but I'd like to share one comment from Gerry: contrary to popular belief, he found that dealing with the EU for grant assistance was much easier than applying through the UK Government in its various guises (the SRA then DfT Rail)! After Gerry's presentation, thoughts turned to the suggestion of carrying out station surveys locally to check facilities and identify any deficiencies. Items to check might include: signage, parking spaces, platform accessibility, staffing, toilets, help point and so on. Has any other group conducted a systematic survey of this kind? Do you have a checklist which you could share with Wessex Branch? If so, could you kindly email it to me at email@example.com – Thanks! A reminder that Railfuture would like to hear from Rail User Groups around the UK that are planning, or have recently completed, passenger counts at stations on their patch. The aim is to present a coordinated analysis across the network for comparison with official statistics. Once again, please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com. …and now the rest of the news… VOLUNTEERS TEND NETWORK RAIL ASSETS In the last Rail User Express, I quoted from the Tarka Line Association's magazine about taking out a "lease" on a disused platform at Barnstaple. An industry insider responded to this story with the following information: "The Tarka Line Association has a 'licence' agreement with Network Rail to improve the disused Barnstaple platform – it is not a lease (i.e. they don't have property rights). The Three Rivers Partnership has the same arrangement for their disused platform at Chandlers Ford, and did their first work day on 31st May. Another scheme for a disused platform - at Frome on the Heart of Wessex line - is part of an award submission by the Partnership to the Network Rail Partnership Awards. There are now 15 such schemes whereby voluntary groups look after disused Network Rail land, with another 10-15 in the pipeline. They vary in size from a lamp room in Norfolk to 3½ miles of former branch line in South Wales." RAILFUTURE RESPONDS TO COLLAPSE OF EAST COAST FRANCHISE "The National Express statement of intent to withdraw from the East Coast franchise comes as little surprise to anyone. All that, however, is now in the past. A new franchise is to be let and Railfuture welcomes the concern expressed by the Secretary of State to use the opportunity to secure better passenger services and facilities. We hope that the opportunity will be taken to reinstate some of the restaurant services which were withdrawn and to reverse the car parking price increases and other penny pinching measures. It is important that passengers are not deterred from using the service by confusion over its future, and we welcome the government's commitment to keep the service running as usual. This episode has shown up some of the deficiencies in the franchising system, in particular the impossibility of accurately forecasting future passenger demand. There are lessons to be learned and we look forward to contributing to the full consultation which Lord Adonis has promised on the franchise specification." - Railfuture media release TICKET BARRIERS REJECTED Controversial plans for ticket barriers at York Station were thrown out by councillors, following a fiery meeting at the city's Guildhall last week. Campaigners erupted in applause as a City of York Council planning committee voted six to three against an application by National Express East Coast. The committee ruled the barriers, which would have been put up across the station concourse, would have a "serious adverse effect" on the Grade II listed building. A spokesman for the firm said it was "very disappointed" with the decision. He said the company would now take the committee's comments on board and consider its position. – York Press RAIL ENQUIRIES OUTSOURCED TO INDIA National Rail Enquires is to outsource all calls to India in a cost-cutting move that puts more than 100 jobs at risk. Call centre staff in India already handle about two thirds of the calls to the train times hotline, with the remaining enquiries fielded in South Yorkshire by employees of Ventura, a UK business. The Association of Train Operating Companies, which runs the services, said the group's UK contract was coming to an end and that it was more cost effective to outsource the remaining calls to India. It added that service levels would not be compromised by the move, with customer satisfaction equal for calls both to the UK and Indian centres. The move comes after the number of calls to the hotline has fallen 25% in the past year as passengers plan their journeys online rather than over the phone. Only 7 per cent of enquires are now telephone-based. - Times Online NOVEL FUNDING PROPOSAL FOR TUBE LINE EXTENSION Transport for London, Wandsworth and Lambeth Councils and Mayor Boris Johnson have asked the Government for permission to raise funds for the planned extension of London Underground's Northern Line from Kennington to Battersea Power Station. The funding would come through tax increment financing, a fund-raising method that has not been used in Great Britain before but is fairly common in the USA. It is hoped to fund the £850 million scheme with money raised through the sale of council bonds, which are then repaid via an increase in business rates when the regeneration is completed. – Railway Herald SMITHAM TO BENEFIT FROM NATIONAL STATIONS FUND Smitham railway station in Surrey is to be rebuilt using money from the National Stations Improvement Programme. The existing station building will be demolished and replaced by a new modular unit constructed using a stainless steel column and roof structure. Work on the scheme will start in the autumn and is scheduled for completion by early 2010. The existing station building was built more than 100 years ago and the structure and facilities need replacing. The station will get extra seating for passengers, more bicycle parking facilities and step-free access between the entrance and platforms for passengers with reduced mobility. The National Stations Improvement Programme is a £150m Department for Transport backed rail industry scheme to enhance 150 medium sized stations in England and Wales. Typically, the initiative responds to the key needs of passengers, to provide safe, secure and comfortable stations, and provide suitable information. – Transport Briefing ANOTHER STATION GETS THE HARRINGTON HUMP Another platform hump is to be installed, this time at St Albans Abbey station, enabling easier access and exit from trains for passengers with small children and pushchairs, the elderly or those with heavy luggage. Working with Hertfordshire County Council, the Department for Transport and train operator London Midland, Network Rail has designed a variable height platform to help bridge the gap between the platform and trains. The station becomes the second in the country to get a modular Easier Access Area, otherwise known as a 'Harrington Hump' after the station in Cumbria where a successful trial of the system took place earlier this year. The hump can be designed, built and installed for around one tenth of the cost of raising an entire platform. – Railway Herald EUROPEAN CASH FOR EAST ANGLIAN RAIL LINK A project to upgrade a rail line linking East Anglia to the Midlands has been awarded £8m of European funding. The East of England Regional Assembly (EERA) said the money had been provisionally allocated to the scheme but will be confirmed in September. The project will allow more freight to be moved by rail from the ports of Felixstowe, Suffolk and Harwich. It would also avoid the existing and congested rail route via north London. The upgrade could also see the removal of speed restrictions imposed on heavy freight trains on the cross country route between Ipswich and Peterborough. EERA added that it may create opportunities for more passenger services into and out of London on the Ipswich to Peterborough route. – BBC News website FIRST GREAT WESTERN EXITS REMEDIAL CHAPTER Train operator First Great Western has met demands laid down by the Department for Transport requiring it to significantly improve performance and reduce train cancellations. Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis said latest cancellation figures showed the rail firm had met the criteria set out in a Deed of Amendment to the FGW franchise terms which was put in place by former transport secretary Ruth Kelly. Lord Adonis said the criteria in the Deed of Amendment for the end of the Remedial Period were met by the train operator in relation to the four-week rail reporting period ending on 27 June 2009 with cancellation figures now within the agreed threshold. As a result, First Great Western's remedial period has now formally ended. - Transport Briefing RAIL LINKS ESSENTIAL FOR ECO TOWNS In his announcement on 16 July about the four shortlisted Eco Towns (Whitehill-Bordon, St Austell Claypit, Rackheath nr Norwich & North West Bicester), the Minister for Housing and Planning, John Healey MP, included this comment: "Good transport links are essential to the success of any new community. Three of the four eco-town locations I am announcing today are well located for rail transport. For the fourth, Bordon, I am announcing funding support for the next stage of feasibility work, working with Hampshire County Council, to establish if restoration of a rail link can be achieved sustainably and subject to a sound business case." – Govt website SIGNS COULD TELL DRIVERS TO TAKE THE TRAIN The Government's determination to promote a low carbon economy is expected to form part of the biggest overhaul of the country's road signs in 40 years. Detailed proposals are currently being examined by ministers which are intended to persuade drivers that they could reach town and city centres quicker if they allowed the bus or train to take the strain. Options include electronic traffic signs with live information which would be updated according to the time of day, telling them how long it would take to drive into town and the estimated time to complete the same journey by train or on a bus with a dedicated lane. Fixed signs directing motorists to the nearest station could also be installed on the motorway and trunk road network. The review is still at an early stage and no decisions have yet been taken. – The Telegraph ELECTRIFICATION MOVES UP THE AGENDA After repeatedly rejecting the case for further electrification of Britain's rail network, ministers have in recent months reversed their stance, accepting that electrifying lines could reduce costs, improve performance and further boost the environment credentials of train travel. The first lines expected to be electrified are the most heavily used parts of the Great Western Main Line from London Paddington to Bristol, Cardiff and Swansea, and the Midland Main Line north from Bedford, where the wires currently end, to Kettering, Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield. However, Network Rail's draft utilisation strategy on electrification recommends upgrading many additional routes. Currently only 40% of Britain's National Rail network is electrified, including most of the south east of England, and the main lines from London to Edinburgh and Glasgow, as well as the Merseyrail network around Liverpool and the Glasgow suburban network. Large scale railway electrification has not been undertaken within the UK for more than 15 years. The programme currently being developed is expected to cost at least £1.5bn and envisages electric trains replacing diesel rolling stock on the Midland and Great Western main lines between 2014 and 2024. – Transport Briefing STATION TRAVEL PLANS The 2007 Rail White Paper encouraged train operators to work with local authorities and Network Rail in pilot projects to develop travel plans, similar to business and school travel plans, for various types of stations. There were significant hurdles to jump before the pilot scheme – involving 31 stations – got the green light. Funding would have to come out of existing investment programmes and, while schools and business are largely individually managed, the railways have a web of stakeholders. At this early stage it is clear that station travel plans are being highly innovative in order to meet nationally set targets for CO2 reduction, customer satisfaction, an increase in sustainable travel to and from stations, and an increase passenger numbers particularly off-peak. From one-hour bike hire schemes to "three-for-free" car- sharing initiatives, there is a high level of creativity. There have been improvements from every possible angle, with changes to signage, better access, cycle security, banishing chaotic forecourts, providing step-free pedestrian access, a new eco-friendly station building, and even gardening and art projects. ATOC believes the station travel plan provides a promising template to bring stations and travel into the 21st century. – DfT Smart Moves newsletter NATIONAL PASSENGER SURVEY Passenger Focus has published Official Statistics on passenger satisfaction with rail travel from the National Passenger Survey for spring 2009. PF consult 50,000 passengers a year to produce the NPS - a network-wide picture of passengers' satisfaction with rail travel. Passenger opinions of train services are collected twice a year from a representative sample of journeys. Passengers' overall satisfaction and satisfaction with 29 specific aspects of service can, therefore, be compared over time. See www.passengerfocus.org.uk/research/nps/content.asp MORE PDF CONVERSION SOFTWARE You may remember from a previous RUEx bulletin that George Jones of South Cheshire Rail Users recommended we use CRUTE software to convert newsletters to .pdf format for distribution on line. Now Peter Radford of Chelmsford Commuters and Rail Travellers has written to say: "There is an alternative that I have used very successfully for some time, although, having moved to Microsoft Office 2007, it is no longer necessary. That alternative is 'PDF Creator' which is freely downloadable from Software Forge (Google finds them). It installs on a Windows system as if it were a printer, so that you can generate .pdf files from any application that has the ability to print. I hope you find this useful." – Thanks Peter! TELL THE WORLD WHAT'S ON If you want to bring your special event to the attention of internet surfers, you can post details free of charge on a new website called "woZZon", which claims to be "the largest event listings database in the UK." Launched in March 2009, woZZon can be used by anyone - venue owner, charity event organiser, p.r. agency or whatever. "It's a fantastic way to get noticed for free. Users can add, amend and update their own events and there is also a rating and comments facility available for everyone else to use." Lastly, a reminder: email firstname.lastname@example.com to publicise your event on the Passenger Focus website. …and finally our own regular woZZon feature… EVENTS +++ EVENTS +++ EVENTS Wed 22 July National Express stakeholder event in the North East – details: firstname.lastname@example.com Thu 6 Aug The date when ACoRP post shortlisted entries in their Community Rail Awards competition on their website: www.acorp.uk.com 8-16 Aug Manchester Museum of Science & Industry's Transport Festival. Sat 5 Sep PENRUG meet at 1100 in Ely Methodist Church with speakers: Heather Bolt, former Chairman of Norfolk Rail Policy Group and Alan Neville, who manages March and Ely stations. Thu 17 Sep National Transport Conference 2009 entitled "Connections Through Investment" at QEII Conference Centre, London. Details: www.govnet.co.uk/transport/transportmedia Fri/Sat 25/26 Sep ACoRP Community Rail Awards & Festival, Carlisle - details: www.acorp.uk.com Wed 4 Nov ACoRP conference "Sustainable Transport & Tourism" at Cardiff Parc Hotel. Sat 14 Nov Railfuture Rail Reopenings Conference "Building on Success", at St John the Baptist Church Hall in Corby from 11:00 to 16:30. Speakers: Jim Bamford of Notts CC & E Mids Rail Forum, Stephen Abbott from TravelWatch E Mids and Colin Elliff from the Woodhead project, plus speakers from Corby Borough Council and ACoRP. Fee only £20 (includes buffet lunch). … and in 2010… Sat 20 Mar European Passengers' Federation AGM and Conference at Malmo, Sweden. 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Hillary Rodham Clinton's Rose Law Firm billing records, found in the White House residence in January 1996 two years after they had been subpoenaed by government regulators, disappeared shortly after the first lady was warned that the firm's billing problems were "very serious" and the then-ongoing Whitewater investigation could result in criminal charges, newly obtained records show.
More than 1,100 pages of grand jury testimony, investigative reports, memos, charging documents, chronologies, narratives and draft indictments, previously undisclosed but now being "processed" at the Library of Congress, say Mrs. Clinton knew considerably more about the firm's billing problems and their potential ramifications than she publicly acknowledged at the time.
According to the documents, given to the Library of Congress by the estate of Sam Dash, former ethics adviser to Whitewater Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr, Mrs. Clinton also knew that her former Rose partner Webster L. Hubbell was both the focus of the firm's billing concerns and a federal conflict-of-interest investigation, in which he was suspected of lying in a sworn statement to regulators about the firm's representation of a failed Arkansas savings and loan.
While Mrs. Clinton told the public at the time that Mr. Hubbell's March 14, 1994, resignation as associate attorney general involved an "internal billing dispute" with his Rose partners that "likely would be resolved," three months earlier she had been advised by another Rose partner, Allen Bird, that the "billing problems were very serious," according to the newly disclosed records.
The records also said Mrs. Clinton was aware that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) and the Resolution Trust Corp. (RTC) had begun an investigation in December 1993 into a suspected conflict of interest involving a $400,000 payment to the Rose firm to defend the business practices of Little Rock's Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan Association. At the time, Mrs. Clinton was publicly dismissing the seriousness of accusations against Mr. Hubbell, which were being widely reported by the media.
Madison was at the heart of the Whitewater investigation, which persisted through most of the eight years of the Clinton administration but eventually was shut down without charges against either President Clinton or Mrs. Clinton. Fourteen other persons pleaded guilty or were convicted.
Mrs. Clinton is now the junior senator from New York and a Democratic presidential-primary candidate. Her campaign has dismissed the new documents.
"This is a baseless accusation which was looked into over a decade ago in an investigation that took $71.5 million and eight years to determine there was no case," said spokesman Jay Carson.
A Feb. 28, 1994, memo by White House Associate Counsel W. Neil Eggleston described Mr. Hubbell's extensive role in the Rose firm's legal representation of Madison, contradicting his sworn testimony to the RTC.
The memo, forwarded to Mrs. Clinton on March 1, 1994, by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Harold Ickes, noted concerns by the FDIC and the RTC as to whether the Rose firm had disclosed its prior legal representation of Madison in an FDIC lawsuit against the thrift's former auditors.
That same month, the RTC issued its first subpoena for Rose firm documents, including billing records for various Madison projects. The documents show that both Mr. Hubbell and Mrs. Clinton were involved in doing legal work for the failing thrift despite Mrs. Clinton's public denials.
The Eggleston memo said an "ultimate finding" of nondisclosure would mean that "Mr. Hubbell was not truthful in his recollection." It also said that while it was "not clear" whether the FDIC or the RTC would review the accusations under an actual conflict standard, there was the possibility of sanctions in the case, including "criminal liability."
On Jan. 5, 1996, the White House released copies of the billing records showing Mrs. Clinton's work for Madison and its projects while a partner at the Rose firm after they were discovered in the White House by Carolyn Huber, special assistant to the president.
Until that time, the White House had said they never existed, since Mrs. Clinton did little, if any, legal work for Madison.
Mrs. Huber, former office manager at the Rose firm who moved to Washington in 1992 with the Clintons, later told the Special Senate Whitewater Committee she initially and unexpectedly found the long-lost copies in August 1995 on a table in the White House residence's "book room," whose access was limited to the president, Mrs. Clinton and "selected houseguests."
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Some interesting casting news regarding David Fincher's upcoming GONE GIRL from the folks at Deadline today. The film about Ben Affleck looking for his missing wife (played by Rosamund Pike) has added Kim Dickens, Patrick Fugit, Carrie Coon, and Tyler Perry, with Barney Howser, M.D. himself, Neil Patrick Harris in talks to join. Dickens and Fugit play the detectives assigned with finding Pike's character, Perry will play Affleck's lawyer, and Harris, if signed, will play Pike's ex-boyfriend.
Dickens and Fugit are both working pros who are usually quite strong whenever they pop up. My soft spots in their respective filmographies are for Dickens' crafty young EMT in THE ZERO EFFECT and Fugit's wonderfully tweaked out Frisbee in SPUN. But Harris and Perry are more interesting choices, even for someone like Fincher, who loves to pad out his movies with a ton of recognizable actors. If this movie is supposed to be as serious as it appears to be (I don't think the novel's known for it's levity), I am not 100% sure seeing NPH and Madea trot across the screen will fail to take American audiences out of the movie. Harris has still not really broken through into dramatic mainstream cinema (although he got a ton of notices for his RENT run a few years back), and I'm curious to see if this will have the STATE OF PLAY/Jason Bateman effect of making us go "Damn, that guy's actually pretty good!"
As for Perry, I was pretty sure the failure of ALEX CROSS compared to the massive success of his cheaper, broader MADEA comedies signified how quickly his fanbase can lose interest when he gets out of the dress. This doesn't seem to be a large role, and I'll bet a big portion of the audience won't even realize that he's actually THE Tyler Perry, but for a Fincher thriller, I worry that it still may be a tad distracting. Although with this primarily white cast, the casting probably ends up being an advantage from a marketing standpoint.
Either way, I'm impressed (as always) with the cast that Fincher's lining up for his next flick. I'll bet we'll hear even more names before the film goes in front of cameras in a couple months.
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Beach Front Bungalow at Sunshine Beach
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- Wheel chair accessible:No
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Forget your troubles! At least for a while and visit At Sunshine Beach, a romantic no bank waterfront home retreat. A Great place to visit anytime of year. Visit us online, see link near the middle of this page.
Always sparkling clean and decorated for most holidays. Located just 20 minutes from Gig Harbor, this fully furnished, two bedroom, one bath, fully equipped beach home has been renovated and modernized. Special touches create a comfortable and cozy environment. Its casual and warm, and enjoys all the unique qualities that the Northwest and South Puget Sound can offer, Spectacular sunrises and sunsets, an excellent area for water sports, a beautiful pebble beach to walk on, fishing can be excellent, and wildlife is often abundant. We specialize in enjoyment for those seeking a retreat that is not ordinary.
Inside amenities include Two bedrooms total, master bedroom with a queen size bed, other has twin bunk beds. Sleeper sofa is a queen size. Gas fireplace, Phone, Dining table seats six, coffee/view seating area seats two. All modern appliances including washer and dryer. Fully equipped kitchen and bathroom. Entertainment center includes; 26'' LCD TV, 40 channel dish, Surround sound, DVD with a small DVD library, Game console connection, Wireless high speed internet. Outside amenities include; private 1/2 acre lot, 65ft of no bank with bulkhead waterfront. Pebble beach to walk on, swim from or fish from. There is an abundance of wildlife.
Located in Vaughn just 20 minutes from the Maritime City of Gig Harbor where fine dining, shopping and entertainment can be found. There is a boat launch just 1/2 mile from the home. Two State parks and several golf courses are a short drive away . Fishing can be very good off the beach in front of the home and at different times of year you can enjoy watching seals, bald eagles, sometimes whales, osprey, deer and humans do what they do.
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- 850 sq. ft.
- House
- 1 story
Accommodation Type
- Vacation Rental
- Guests Provide Their Own Meals
Onsite Services
- Private Chef
- Massage
- Long-Term Renters Welcome
- Non Smoking Only
- Children Welcome
Bedrooms: 2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 6, Beds for 6
Kitchen & Dining
- Catering Available:
- Coffee Maker:
- Dining Area Seats:
- Dishwasher
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Cooking Utensils
- Kitchen
- Toaster
- Living Room seats 5
- Parking For RV/Boat/Trailer
- Gas Fireplace
- Washing Machine
- Linens Provided
- Towels Provided
- Clothes Dryer
- Stereo
- CD Player
- DVD Player
- Video Library
- Television
- Satellite / Cable
Outdoor Features
Horseshoe Lake, Trophy Lake, Gold Mountain, Canterwood, Madronna Links...moreless
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- Boat:
- Kayak / Canoe:
- Garden Chairs:
- Beach Chairs:
- Deck / Patio
- Outdoor Grill
- Lawn / Garden
- Away From It All
- Adventure
- Romantic
- Family
Location & View
- Beach View
- Waterfront
- Water View
- Snorkeling/Diving
- Fishing
- Sailing
- Medical Services
- Groceries
- Hospital
- Massage Therapist
- Kayaking
- Tennis
- Wind-Surfing
- Water Skiing
- Jet Skiing
- Cycling
- Swimming
- Golf
- Restaurants
- Sight Seeing
- Beachcombing
- Zoo
- Cinemas
- Museums
- Winery Tours
- Bird Watching
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- Shelling
- ATM/Bank
- Shopping
- Walking
- Gambling Casinos
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Just what we had hoped for
Just what we had hoped for
- Guest Monte (Montana)
- Date of stay 09/30/12
- Review Submitted 11/12/12
This property was a wonderful place for us to stay. It was very clean and well maintained. We thoroughly enjoyed the setting and the sunsets especially. We have stayed at a couple other rental homes in the past but they could not compare to this one. The owners were very helpful. We highly recommend it!! We hope to be back soon.Recommended for: Girls getaway, pet owners, families with young children, sightseeing, age 55+, romantic getaway.
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Utopian Vacation Cabin
Utopian Vacation Cabin
- Guest Bob, Kay, and Max (Sedona, Arizona)
- Date of stay 08/09/12
- Review Submitted 09/16/12
We had the good fortune of discovering this wonderful cabin and sight-unseen, rented it for one month. What a find!! It was even better than expected and we were so sorry to leave. It was everything we could have hoped for and much more. Beautiful area and beautiful view. Spotlessly clean inside and out. All necessary conveniences in goood working order. The dog next door was great company for our little dog. The porch was comfortable for views of the unbeatable scenery and sealife. Looking forward to going back many years to come. Mike and Julia were always available to help with any questions or concerns. The Roadhouse Restaurant in nearby Key Center was very good and easy to find. The Market there is a good place to find almost anything you might need. And Costco, Target , etc, etc is an easy 20 Minutes. For years we have stayed in a Gig Harbor hotel but not anymore.Recommended for: Pet owners, people with disabilities, families with young children, sightseeing, age 55+, families with teenagers, romantic getaway.
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Outstanding Beach Home
Outstanding Beach Home
- Guest Visitor (Geneva, IL)
- Date of stay 07/08/12
- Review Submitted 08/19/12
I have rented many different places over the years and this was definitely the nicest one of them all. The inside of the home was immaculate with nice furniture and all the electronics you need. On the outside, the property was clean and well maintained and the views from the home are outstanding. The beach area is nice and provides a great area to sit and enjoy the summer sun. The owners were available to answer questions and provided lots of items others do not, including coffee, fresh baked goods for breakfast and other snacks. I would definitely recommend anyone looking for a getaway on the beach check this one out!Recommended for: Families with young children, sightseeing, families with teenagers, romantic getaway.
Owner response: Thank you so much for your kind remarks. We look forward to your next visit. Mike and Julia
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Had a great time, great place to relax, very quiet
Had a great time, great place to relax, very quiet
- Guest Chris (Folsom, California, USA)
- Date of stay 06/10/12
- Review Submitted 07/26/12
Great place to stay, very quiet and clean. Very private. Decorated very nicely with lots of amenities, towels, coffee, linens, utensils, etc. View out the windows is great and hanging out on the porch watching the tide go in and out was very relaxing. I originally was booking for my wife and I and our 14 year old daughter but my older sons (19 and 21) were able to go away with us and we were all very comfortable there. My daughter loved picking shells, skipping rocks, looking at starfish on the rocky beach and going on walks there was fun. You can get to Seattle in and hour and 20 minutes more or less driving or go up to Bremerton and take the car on the ferry over for $16 or so. Both ways work fine, the ferry is very cool and relaxing. Mike and Julia make it easy to rent the place and leave you alone to do your thing. Highly recommended...! Thanks Mike and Julia....!Recommended for: Families with young children, sightseeing, age 55+, families with teenagers, adventure seekers, romantic getaway.
Owner response: Thank you for your kind remarks. Please come and stay again! Mike & Julia
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- Guest Romo (Seattle)
- Date of stay 03/09/12
- Review Submitted 03/18/12
I found this property to be even better than described and pictured in the VRBO site. It is an obviously well loved beach retreat. The cabin is fresh and clean and I didn't feel I needed to wash dishes before using them as I have sometimes at other rentals. The kitchen is well stocked with pots/pans and basic cooking items that any cook would require to prepare a real meal. It's also nice to find olive oil and balsamic vinegar on site as well as Starbucks coffee, biscotti and a basket of fresh baked muffins for breakfast. There are some toys for the beach and a nice collection of DVD's if the weather is not so good. What a view! Beachfront property like this can't be beat. I know I sound like I must be related to the owners. I am not. This was just a lucky find by me and a friend. This place would be good for a small family with children, a couple for romance, or, like me, a place to get together with an old friend.Recommended for: Girls getaway, families with young children, sightseeing, age 55+, romantic getaway.
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Sunshine Beach Bungalow
Sunshine Beach Bungalow
- Guest greener (Milton, WA USA)
- Date of stay 12/28/11
- Review Submitted 01/14/12
The owners are helpful and readily available for questions.The location is great for walking the beach as well as the road, both are beautiful expereinces. The home is pleasantly decorated and very clean. I especially enjoyed sitting at the picture window with my morning coffee watching the sunrise and birdlife. There was plenty of space for 2 couples and 2 kids to move from inside to outside with ease.nd We brought a portable fire pit and kept warm near the beach on NY's Eve. We would definitely recommend this vacation/getaway rentalant time of the year.Recommended for: Pet owners, families with young children, age 55+.
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Great Family Vacaction!
Great Family Vacaction!
- Guest Joel (Atlanta, GA)
- Date of stay 05/11/11
- Review Submitted 06/03/11
My wife and I and our two children (3yrs & 5yrs old) stayed at the Runyans beach house for a week in May. We had a GREAT time. The beach provided endless fun and exploring for us all. The house and incredible view of the Puget Sound made for a very relaxing and refreshing week. We loved to just relax in the morning drinking coffee and watching the sea lions and in the evening drinking wine and watching the sun set! The house is beautiful and very comfortable. This was the best week of family vacation that we have ever taken! What a vacation should be, rejuvenation! Thank you Mike and Julia for making our stay so special! We will be back!Recommended for: Girls getaway, families with young children, sightseeing, age 55+, families with teenagers, romantic getaway.
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Sunshine Beach Beachfront Bungalow
Sunshine Beach Beachfront Bungalow
- Guest Sandy and Mitch (Redmond,Wa)
- Date of stay 04/02/11
- Review Submitted 05/04/11
We had a wonderful, relaxing week staying in this clean, well appointed "Hawaiian style" beachside bungalow on Sunshine Beach. We felt pampered and comfortable with all the ammenities provided such as delicious locally made pastries, a coffee bar with varieties of coffee and tea, comfy chairs in the window nook to sip our coffee while gazing out the window viewing the soaring eagles, the harbor seals and the boats cruising by. The walks on the beach were relaxing and peaceful. The water views and sunsets are spectacular! We definitely plan on returning! Thanks to Mike and Julia for sharing their lovely get-a-way with everyone.Recommended for: Pet owners, sightseeing, age 55+, romantic getaway.
Owner response: Thank you Sandy and Mitch for kind your words and we look forward to seeing you again in the future. Mike & Julia
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Great Memories
Great Memories
- Guest Bill & Lois (Wasilla, Alaska)
- Date of stay 12/19/10
- Review Submitted 01/14/11
My husband and I enjoyed our stay at Mike and Julia's property in Gig Harbor. They did a great job to make out stay comfortable and special. Since our visit was during Christmas and New Years, they had a decorated tree there upon our arrival, as well as select food items for us to enjoy. It was an easy commute for our children who live in Seattle, to come and visit. The house was very clean and tastefully decorated with a modern kitchen. The bay was very peaceful and a perfect location for viewing wildlife. We will remember our stay there with very fond memories.Recommended for: Pet owners, sightseeing, age 55+, romantic getaway.
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The Beach Cabin
The Beach Cabin
- Guest Mona (Gig Harbor, WA)
- Date of stay 04/10/10
- Review Submitted 12/02/10
We had the pleasure of staying at this beach house for about 2 months. The facility is very nicely appointed with everything you could possibly need to make your stay enjoyable. The house and grounds are very nicely maintained with easy access to the beach. We spent many mornings watching the eagles fly overhead, the gulls diving for sealife and the harbor seals romping and, in general putting on a great show for us. We were there during the spring and were able to watch a wonderful display of Sea Stars in all their beautiful colors for several weeks. We will always hold fond memories of our stay and will definitely use this cabin for future guests and relative visits.Recommended for: Girls getaway, pet owners, families with young children, age 55+, families with teenagers, romantic getaway.
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Currency ConversionDates | Nightly | Wknd Night | Weekend | Weekly | Monthly * | Event |
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Peak May 1 - Sep 29 5 night min stay |
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1/2 total payment required to secure your dates, balance due 30 days prior to arrival. Refunds in full up to 30 days prior to arrival.
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$100 Non refundable cleaning fee
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Year Purchased: 2004
About the owner: We enjoy the Beach house and know that you will also. We had exceptional fishing one wonderful day and this picture is from the beach in front of our beach home.
Why the Owner Chose Gig Harbor:
Vaughn Bay is unique and absolutely beautiful. We will retire here one day.
The Unique Benefits at this House:
We enjoy everything about our Beach home from the peace and quite, wonderful views, quite walks, water recreation to the local activities.
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- Primary: 253-853-8970 (Washington, USA)
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View of home from the beach
Looking into Vaughn Bay
Looking west from our beach
Fully equipped kitchen with all appliances
Kyaking central
Open and comfortable
Catch and grill salmon the same day
Private approach to home
Vaughn Bay Civic Center always has something fun going on.
Playground at the Vaughn Bay Civic Center, about a mile away
Public boat launch less than a mile away.
Southern Views from Deck
One silver and three black mouth, caught in front one day in June 2006
Dining for 6
Master bedroom
Playing in the water in front of the home on a Sunny Summer day
Pebble beach
Vaughn Bay Civic Center Sign keeps you in the know...
Tennis Courts about a mile away at the Vaughn Bay Civic Center
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Effective December 12, 2012, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Pernix Group, Inc. (the "Company") has appointed Don J. Gunther to fill the Board seat recently vacated by Mr. Jeffrey Adams, whose resignation was previously announced. Mr. Gunther has also joined the Compensation Committee of the Board, filling the vacancy created by Mr. Adams' resignation. Mr. Gunther, age 73, is Chairman of the Board of INgage Networks, a high-tech company that is a leading enterprise networking organization. He is also a director of WPX Energy, Inc., an oil and gas exploration and production company. Previously, until his retirement in 1999, Mr. Gunther was Vice Chairman and Director of the Bechtel Group, where he had responsibility for all of the global industry units and all corporate functions, including project management, engineering, procurement, construction, information services, information technology and contracts.
As a non-employee director of Pernix Group, Inc., Mr. Gunther is entitled to compensation pursuant to the Company's director compensation policies described in the Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on October 16, 2012. In accordance with such policies, Mr. Gunther will be eligible beginning in 2013 to receive stock options under the Long Term Incentive Plan for shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value, of the Company. The terms of any such award are yet to be determined. The agreement setting forth the terms and conditions of any such grant are expected to be in the same form as the agreements that would be entered into by the Company's other non-employee directors who are awarded with similar grants.
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Guwahati, Aug. 22: Gauhati High Court today admitted a PIL on lack of separate toilets for women in the city and issued notices to the state government agencies, including the GMC and the GMDA.
The PIL was filed by two women journalists, Nitali Sarmah and Sulakshana Mithi Kachari, seeking the courts help to direct government agencies to maintain separate toilets for women in all locations under the GMC.
A division bench of the court, comprising Chief Justice A.K. Goel and Justice A.K. Goswami, during hearing today issued notices to the state government, GMC and the GMDA and fixed November 18 for next hearing.
The court admitted the PIL and issued notices to the respondents today. This is a serious public interest issue as the city, which has a population of over 12 lakh, does not have a separate public toilet for women. Hundreds of women from outside visit the city daily but face problems because of lack of separate toilets, Bhaskar Dev Konwar, counsel for the petitioners, said.
The petitioners, citing data accessed through RTI applications, informed the court that there were toilets, constructed by the GMDA and run by Guwahati Naba Udya Society, an NGO, at Machkhowa, Tarun Ram Phukan Park, Nehru Park, State Zoo, Chandmari, Ulubari and Silpukhuri. But there were no separate toilets for women.
In response to the RTI applications, the GMC had informed that there was a toilet inside Fancy Bazar market and at Adabari bus terminus, too, but without separate facility for women.
The petitioners identified areas like Khanapara, Six Mile, Ganeshguri, Beltola Tiniali, Basistha Chariali, Panbazar, Paltan Bazar, Noonmati, Bamunimaidam, Guwahati Club, Maligaon Chariali and Jalukbari as areas having no public toilet.
The authorities have not said anything regarding the status of existing toilets. Neither of the authorities has made any provision for separate public toilets for women in the city. The existing toilets for women, wherever provided, are in close vicinity of mens toilets. This and lack of cleanliness keeps women from using these, the PIL stated.


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16 11 / 2013
"I wish I could say that everything I do is for God's glory but I can't. And neither can you. What I can say is Jesus' blood covers all my efforts to glorify myself."
(Source: mountainsandflannel, via nonelikejesus)
16 11 / 2013
Don't marry me.
you don't want to be kept up
till 2 a.m. as I sit in bed, violently scribbling
in a notebook that is falling apart at the seams,you don't want to encounter a flooded bathroom,
or a teapot boiled dry, or the milk spoiled
on the counteryou don't want to unexpectedly find your eyebrows,
or your laugh, or a minute description of your
beautiful knotty hands
written in my latest storyyou don't want to pull over to
the side of the curb of the highway for every road trip
because I have taken a fancy for a bouquet
of flowersyou don't want to spend time
looking for me,
only to find me absorbed in a book
in the top of the willow tree in our backyard,
or lost among your coats in the under the stairs
closetDon't marry me.
you don't want to have to put up
with my crying jags, my soft tender
feelings for completely random strangersyou don't want to have me falling in love with
every picturesque mailbox
or faded road sign.you don't want me appropriating your choicest
sweaters, or finding that I have once again slept all day,
so I can write all the night.
(Source: the-ephemeral-poet, via nonelikejesus)
16 11 / 2013
"We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased."
(Source: elizabethvogt, via nonelikejesus)
16 11 / 2013
1. When your friends ask you to hangout, and you don't feel like it, don't go. Don't ever do things halfway or do something that makes you uncomfortable. With everything, give all of yourself, even the pieces you never knew existed.
2. It is okay to not know. Everyone always despises the phrase, "I don't know" but no one tells you that it is okay to not know. The becoming is more important than the being, anyways.
3. If someone ever makes you feel less, in any way, you have every right to walk away. You have every right to cut out toxic people in your life. To close the door on people who make you feel bad about who you are or what you stand for. Friends don't tear down, they build up.
4. Loss is always going to happen. Just like paint will always chip and rain will always fall, loss will always be part of life. No matter how much I don't like it, or avoid it, it is going to walk my way at several times in my life. Learn to embrace it and learn to get closure.
5. Give yourself a chance. Stop saying, "I don't think I can" or "But what if I am not able to?" and give yourself a chance. This may be cliche, but try to believe in yourself. When you get older, your knees won't work the same and you won't have the best memory, and you are going to wish you'd given yourself a chance years sooner.
6. Fall in love. Don't be guarded before you fall in love. You could fall in love three times and still not find the right one, but none of it is going to make "the one" matter less. Don't fall into that idea that your first love has to be your best love. Fall in love as many times as it naturally happens.
7. Firsts are going to be messy. First loves, first kisses, first dates, first failed tests, first college class, first time you drive a car, first time you ride a plane - first times were made to be imperfect. Just because it's messy and all over the place, doesn't mean it can't be good or worthwhile.
8. You want another scoop of ice-cream? Go get it. Get three more scoops of ice-cream if that is what you want. "Fat" is not the opposite of beautiful and it is not the opposite of happy. Don't let anyone tell you that your body type isn't beautiful. Beauty is a social construct, create your own, become your own.
9. Let yourself be alone. Loneliness is not a bad thing. It is healthy and normal. Everyone needs to spend a good portion of their life alone. We learn who we are when we are alone; life is less crowded and more clear when we are alone.
10. If you aren't happy where you are, change it. Quit your job, move, become a vegetarian, get a new hobby, pick up an old hobby, whatever you do - make sure it benefits you. Life is too short to not be alive, to not be passionate, and overflowing.
(Source: amandaspoetry, via nonelikejesus)
16 11 / 2013
"I'd rather be in the mountains thinking of God, than in church thinking about the mountains."
16 11 / 2013
i was so undeserving,
and yet, you were
so relentless,
i pushed - you pulled
i wept - you embraced
i bled - you repaired
i faltered - you shushed
i stopped - you smiled
i was a disaster -
the worst of its kind
and yet you still
had the audacity
to let me know
that i was beautiful.
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07 10 / 2013
"I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says "Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again."


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- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K 457
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The years from the end of the 17th century to the middle of the 18th represent a moment of equilibrium in the interaction of counterpoint and monody that had created the Baroque sonata. The continuo device, as long as it endured, was a sign that the balance still held—and it did endure as long as the trio sonata kept its central position as a chamber-music medium. During the first half of the 18th century the later Italian violinists, most notably Vivaldi, were prolific creators of trio sonatas. Sometimes they leaned to a three-movement pattern (fast–slow–fast), influenced by the direction the Italian operatic sinfonia, or overture, was taking. More often the old four-movement pattern was preserved. In this well-tested shape too, Georg Philipp Telemann produced hundreds of examples that maintained a remarkably consistent standard of musical interest. George Frideric Handel, working for most of his life in England, composed some trio sonatas, and also some valuable sonatas for solo instrument with continuo. In France, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier and the violinist Jean-Marie Leclair, the Elder, cultivated both solo and trio genres with charm although with less profundity. Yet even while the sonata with continuo ... (200 of 6,472 words)The Baroque era


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It's happened before.
It's actually the reason for the season.
A time to remember and celebrate His arrival in a situation and world that desperately needed miracles.
Today is no different.
A wife and mother waits as rescue workers search the mountains for her family missing a week and counting.
A wife and mother waits for the doctor to call with news of her husband.
A wife and mother waits to see the face of her man come off the ship and into her waiting arms.
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