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THE names of all 111 villagers who died in the two world wars were read out at Warlingham's Remembrance Day event.
The alphabetical list – from Alfred Ansell to Hugh Wilson – formed a centrepiece of the well-attended ceremony on Warlingham Green.
The event began with a procession, led by Warlingham Flute Band, from nearby Mint Walk.
Taking part in the 400-yard procession to Warlingham Green were police officers and members of the village Cub and Scout groups.
About 900 people were on the green to pay their respects.
Among those present was 90-year-old Philip Maunder. Mr Maunder of Limpsfield Road, Hamsey Green, who fought in the Battle of Anzio, in Italy, in 1944, told the Mirror: "I come to this event every year. It's very important to me to remember my fallen comrades who died in action."
The service was led by the Rev Jeremy Blunden, the team rector of Warlingham.
The first wreath was laid by Harold Webberley, 85, the chairman of the Warlingham branch of the Royal British Legion. Others wreaths included those for pupils of Warlingham School and Warlingham Village Primary School, and district councillor Glynis Whittle.


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The creative writing/directing Belgian trio of Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon and Bruno Romy must have repeatedly challenged each other's imaginations to go wild and wilder for this surrealistic, delightful tale. And it's personal since Dominique Abel plays Dom, Fiona Gordon is the fairy Fiona, and Bruno Romy is a patron at L'Amour Flou, the wacky Love Is Blurred bar with a hopelessly myopic bartender.
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Some have credited Chaplin and Keaton, and their influences certainly show, especially one wild chase late in the film. But the superb, nearly silent French comic Jacques Tati comes most often to mind, though this trio sports its own unique creativity. For example, Fiona and Dom frolic on the beach and soon move to express their love in an underwater dance sequence. Chases on foot culminate in humorous, unexpected ways. Playing it straight, as if all of this is quite normal, the actors perfectly deliver the zany comedy.
Fearless, it seems, The Fairy infuses pointed political commentary. Capitalizing on the French port city of Le Havre as the location, one scene involves African immigrants trying to get to Great Britain via ferry. And Fiona's assignment to a psychiatric ward provides an opportunity to question who's sane in a crazy world.
The Fairy is the opposite of cookie cutter fare; there's no way to guess what ideas it will pursue and where the story will end. As with the trio's previous film Iceberg, the best and most wonderfully rewarding strategy is to surrender to the inspired absurdity and enjoy the ride. In French with English subtitles. At a Landmark Theatre.


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WILLARD - Richard C. "Rink" Rettig, 82, of Willard, died unexpectedly Thursday in Houston.
He was born Nov. 20, 1924 in Galion to the late Jessie and Ethel (Sayles) Rettig and had been a Willard resident most of his life.
He was a 1943 graduate of Willard High School and then served in the Navy during World War II. He was employed with the B&O Railroad for 43 years and retired as a Machinist Foreman. He was a member of the Willard American Legion, the Willard Moose Club, the Norwalk V.F.W, Willard Masonic Lodge and the Plymouth United Methodist Church. He enjoyed hunting and spending time at their place at Kelley's Island.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth "Betty" (Stillions) Rettig, whom he married Jan. 6, 1996; daughters and a son-in-law, Patricia Rettig of Willard, Rebecca and Randy Johnson of New London and Barbara Rettig of Plymouth; a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Ruth Rettig of Willard; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; step-sons and spouses, Kenny and Sherry Jones of Des Moines, Iowa, Richard and Ann Jones of Denver, Colo. and Christopher and Debbie Jones of Cleveland; step-daughters and spouses, Kathy and Rick Hoffman of Houston, Texas, Jackie and John Wiles and Connie and Bob Brown of Willard; and several step grandchildren.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife, Clarice (Pacey) Rettig; and second wife, Gloria (King) Rettig.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Secor Funeral Home in Willard, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday. Deacon Paul Jones will officiate. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery in Galion.


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Drew, being a fan of murder mystery books, is eager to see if he can uncover the plot behind the murders using Ronald Knox's "Ten Commandments for Mystery Writers." He soon discovers that he isn't the only one interested in deciphering the mystery as Madeline inserts herself into the investigation. The two "detectives" make a connection at the party that blossoms as they work together to uncover the murderer.
This book felt like a combination of The Great Gatsby and a Sherlock Holmes mystery. The mystery will keep you guessing until the end though; the reader is given enough information to take a stab at uncovering the murderer, if they read carefully. There are touches of fact mixed in with the fiction that add to the realism of the book. If you enjoy Agatha Christie, this book may be for you.
Never trust a stranger with a flat tire. Never park more than six spaces from your destination. Never be stranded. In Koethi Zan's debut thriller The Never List, Sarah and her best friend Jennifer became obsessed with creating what they called the Never List after they were in a car accident when they were 12. The list was their own guide to avoiding anything that might lead them into danger. Throughout their teen years, they studied statistics and filled notebooks with rules to help them avoid situations that might make them vulnerable. Even though the girls were vigilant about following their rules, the unthinkable happened, and they were abducted. Sarah never saw Jennifer again.
Ten years later, Sarah has a new identity. She rarely leaves her New York City apartment, choosing to remain in her safe haven whenever possible. When she learns that her sadistic captor is up for parole, she becomes obsessed with understanding the clues that she thinks he has hidden in his recent letters. This sends Sarah on a journey to try to find evidence that will keep him in jail. The Never List is a gripping psychological thriller. Sarah's terror is palpable in the first-person narrative. Zan slowly doles out the details of the kidnapping as the book progresses, leaving the reader breathlessly awaiting the next piece of the puzzle.
Although it was written over two years ago, this novel contains eerie similarities to the Ariel Castro case, in which he kidnapped and held his victims for more than a decade. Zan was shocked by the parallels. She addressed the astonishing coincidence in this recent interview.
Eleven-year-old Fin is an orphan placed in the guardianship of his glamorous 24-year-old half sister, Lady. Cathleen Schine's delightfully urbane comedy of manners, Fin & Lady, is set in 1964 as the unlikely duo becomes a family and moves to a brownstone in Greenwich Village. Fin's only memory of Lady is from a trip to Capri six years earlier where he traveled with his parents to bring Lady home following her turn as a runaway bride.
Lady is long on charm and personality, but short on peace and quiet. Her days are never quiet (unless she is hung over), and she embraces a wide array of activities such as entertaining lavishly, cheering on the Mets and participating in burgeoning political movements. While she is obsessed with retaining her freedom, she still has a compelling desire to be loved and a traditional need to marry. To that end, she tasks Fin with the job of finding her a husband. Lady's trio of ardent suitors includes Tyler, the lawyer she left at the altar, Jack, a preppy jock and Fin's favorite—Biffi, a Hungarian immigrant. Lady keeps them each in her life, but none captures her heart.
As Fin adapts to life in the big city and living with his sometimes ditzy, but always devoted sister, it becomes less clear which of the two siblings is truly taking care of the other. Schine has once again created a humorous and heartwarming story with this tale of a brother and sister struggling with life and love. The identity of the narrator is artfully concealed, and that disclosure puts the finishing touches on the family's remarkable history. This is a nostalgic coming-of-age story set during a tumultuous time amidst the vivid backdrops of bustling New York City and romantic Capri.
When you're set to marry a high-powered New Yorker who's being groomed for mayor, have a satisfying law career and a comfortable life in the city, what more could life hold? Ellen Branford is about to find out when she travels to tiny Beacon, Maine to deliver a letter from her just-passed grandmother to one of her grandmother's old flames. In The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Café, Mary Simses serves up a delicious dish of chance meetings, small town living and discoveries of long-past. When Ellen's grandmother passes away unexpectedly, she leaves instructions for Ellen to give a letter to a Chet Cummings, its contents full of apologies and requests for forgiveness. For what? Ellen doesn't know. But her quick in-and-out trip to Beacon is delayed when at first she nearly drowns and is rescued by a handsome construction worker, and then discovers that there is more to her grandmother's past than she or anyone in her family knew. Will the magic of this unique place pull Ellen away from a life she's worked so hard to build? Although the answer is fairly predictable, the plot twists – especially the arrival of Ellen's fiancé and mother – create an engaging story of love dilemmas and family drama.
Simses' first novel, she keeps the writing light and humorous with poignant family relationships mixed in for substance. Cozy rural living springs to life through the descriptions of food, homes and one-of-a-kind quirky characters. True to its title, see if you can make it through the book without wanting to bake or eat something with blueberries. Fans of cozy mysteries, romances and anything chick lit will devour this sweet treat of a tale.
The Week Before the Wedding by Beth Kendrick shares the story of Emily McKellips, whose dreams are all about to come true. Her career is in place, she lives in a beautiful home and she has one week until she marries the man of her dreams. But anything can happen in seven days, especially when Emily's ex-husband becomes a member of the wedding festivities.
The bride, groom and their families converge on a resort in picturesque Valentine, Vermont, customary locale for weddings in Grant's traditional family. Emily's family is a little less apple pie. Her mom has been married multiple times and her former stepsister is a happy-go-lucky free spirit. Both are trying to loosen Emily up and add some spice to the celebrations. Emily's mother and Grant's mother are at odds almost immediately, and when Ryan, Emily's first husband, enters the picture, things go from bad to worse.
Emily and Ryan were passionately in love and married young. But the realities of life got in the way and Emily couldn't deal with the financial instability. She left Ryan and transformed herself from party girl to career woman. Ryan, now a big-time Hollywood director, claims he is scouting locations for his next horror movie and that his appearance in Valentine is a mere coincidence. Grant's job calls him away until the wedding day, and Ryan and Emily are thrown together with increasing frequency in the days leading up to the aisle walking. Emily was jittery when she arrived in Valentine and by week's end her nerves are shot as she finds herself questioning her feelings for Grant and Ryan. Readers will discover seven days is a long time when true love is at stake in this entertaining romantic comedy complete with charming characters and laugh-out-loud moments.
Rosemary Cooke has just been taken to jail. She is a quiet college student, perhaps the last person you would expect to throw a tantrum in the university cafeteria, destroying property and endangering other students. She has no friends and very few acquaintances. Her parents are emotionally and physically distant. Her older brother left home when he turned 18 and she has not seen him for more than 10 years. The only one who might understand Rosemary is her twin sister Fern, who has enjoyed a good tantrum now and then herself. But Fern has gone away too—sold to a research facility when they were 5 years old. Rosemary's sister is a chimpanzee. In We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, Karen Joy Fowler presents a unique family dynamic and explores the enduring strength of sibling love.
For the first five years of their lives, Rosemary and Fern slept, ate, played and learned side-by-side. They were one of a number of families that adopted a chimpanzee, promising to raise it as an equal member of the family. When Fern inexplicably disappears, it sends her brother into a rage, her parents into denial and Rosemary into a state of lost identity. She was forced to suppress her monkey nature and assimilate into "humans only" society. She never quite got the knack of it though, and the loss of the defining relationship in her life is something she is still trying to overcome. When her brother suddenly returns with information about Fern, Rosemary is forced to face her monkey-girl self once again. Readers who enjoy complex family dramas or animal/human stories such as Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel or Ape House by Sara Gruen will find Fowler's latest a thought-provoking read.
These two hot summer romances prove that sometimes going back to where you began is the only way to find out where you're going. Susan Mallery brings two new characters home to Fool's Gold, California in Three Little Words, the 12th novel in her long-running series set in the town. After having his heart broken, Ford Hendrix left his hometown and joined the Navy 14 years ago. The letters that he received from his ex-fiancé's younger sister Isabel kept him sane when the world he worked in was a very scary place. Now, he's returned to Fool's Gold to work at his friend's fledgling security consulting company. After her disastrous marriage ended with her husband leaving her for another man, Isabel is back in town to help her parents get the family business ready to sell. Ford asks Isabel to be his pretend girlfriend when his mother's matchmaking schemes become too much, but it doesn't take long for their pretend relationship to start to feel very real.
Kate Angell takes readers back to the beach town of Barefoot William, Florida, in No Strings Attached. Sophie Saunders is taking the summer to find herself. Her life so far has been sheltered and her long list of phobias and fears made it difficult to experience much of the world. She doesn't expect that Dune Cates, who she has had a crush on since she was a child, would be part of the equation. Dune is back home in Barefoot William while he recovers from a wrist injury and tries to figure out what it will mean for his career as a professional beach volleyball player. He thinks Sophie is sweet and is just trying to look out for her. He doesn't expect the undeniable attraction that soon develops between them. The quirky characters and cleverly named stores on the boardwalk will make you wish you could book a stay in Barefoot William for your next vacation. Both of these small town romances are the perfect summer treat for fans of Jennifer Crusie, Kristan Higgins and Jill Shalvis.
They say that living well is the best revenge, and these hot new beach reads are stories of women who rebuild their lives after their marriages end. Ladies' Night by Mary Kay Andrews is a rollicking story about a woman who starts over. When popular lifestyle blogger Grace Stanton catches her husband cheating, she retaliates by parking his Audi in the pool. That is the beginning of the end of Grace's life as she knows it. She soon finds that she no longer has access to either her money or her blog, and she is forced to move in with her mother. While she begins to rebuild her life, Grace attends court-mandated therapy sessions until she and her therapy group ditch their "divorce coach" and begin meeting for their own "Ladies' Night" at The Sandbox - Grace's mother's bar. Mary Kay Andrews is known for her laugh-out-loud funny stories, and Ladies' Night is no exception.
Leslie Carter is a woman on a mission in Dorothea Benton Frank's funny and relatable new novel The Last Original Wife. Among her husband Wesley's circle of friends, Les is the last original wife. Over the years, all of Wes's friends have traded in their first wives for newer models, leaving Les feeling lonely and adrift in their social set. Yes, Les and Wes have drifted apart over time, but they take pride in the fact that they are still married. Everything changes for Les when she falls into an open manhole and no one notices that she's missing. Is this really the life that she is living? Les becomes fed up with her life and becomes determined to do whatever it takes to be the strong, vibrant woman she wants to be. Frank's humor and warmth make The Last Original Wife a winner.
Philipp Meyer's new novel spanning nearly 200 years of the American West, The Son, opens with the transcription of a 1934 New Deal WPA recording of 100-year-old Eli McCullough's reminiscences. Eli, also known as the Colonel, discusses his imminent death: in one breath, comparing himself to Alexander the Great and, in the next, dismissing women and marriage. From vests fashioned of scalps, Aztecs as "mincing choirboys," and vaqueros to Texas rangers, ranchers and oil wells, the Colonel has seen it all and is not shy about sharing his opinions.
Meyer alternates narrators and timeframes by chapter, giving voice to Eli as well as to his son Peter and Peter's granddaughter, Jeanne. Born in 1834, the same year in which Texas gained its independence from Mexico, Eli's story is the backbone of the book. As a boy, he witnesses the brutal slaughter of his mother, brother and sister by a band of Comanche who take Eli captive and eventually incorporate him as a member of their tribe. Eli's later choices reflect his determination to survive despite the torturous customs of his captors. His conduct also mirrors the rapacious actions of a government and its people relentlessly expanding westward into territory already occupied. The Colonel has a contentious relationship with his son Peter, whose chapters play the role of a conscience, ruminating on injustice and cruelty. As the only descendent of the Colonel interested in taking over the family legacies of ranching and oil, great-granddaughter Jeanne reflects on her struggles as a woman managing a vast business in a Texas-style man's world.
Jeanne muses, "the blood that ran through history would fill every river and ocean…" The Son dispassionately recounts the barbarous atrocities committed by settlers and natives alike. Like the western novels of Larry McMurtry or Cormac McCarthy, Meyer's writing is notable for its lack of romanticism about its subject. Meyer, who grew up in Baltimore's Hampden neighborhood, has written a family saga packed with adventure and drama in which the sins of all the fathers have consequences reverberating down through generations.
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Christmas in Blackpool 2014
Santa is making his list and he's checking it twice but make sure you're checking what's on throughout the festive season and not missing out! Enjoy family favourite pantomimes, a trip to the big man himself in his grand grotto and essential Christmas shopping over the most wonderful time of the year. When it's time to take down the tree and pack away the baubles the celebrations carry on with the biggest night of year, New Year's Eve. An array of venues will be welcoming the arrival of the New Year, offering something for everyone. Experience a magical trip to Blackpool this winter!
Blackpool Advent Calendar – Live on 1st December
We have teamed up with partners across the Fylde Coast to help you countdown to Christmas with huge prizes! Whether you are buying gifts for friends and family or you just want to treat yourself, the VisitBlackpool Advent Calendar is the perfect way to start your Christmas shopping. But don't keep it a secret. Share the calendar on social media so all your friends can enjoy the benefits too.
Car Parking discount, Park for a Pound
Selected Blackpool Council Car Parks & Houndshill Shopping Centre, selected dates
Plan your visit and save on the cost of car parking, with selected dates only costing £1! Park for a Pound will coincide with Thursday late night shopping dates that include November 27th and December 4th, 11th and 18th. Drivers can park from 5pm until midnight in the four Town Centre Council Car Parks; West Street, Central, Talbot multi-storey and East Topping Street for just £1. The Houndshill will also be taking part in this offer, during late night Thursdays on these dates and times. Park for a Pound will also be available Sunday November 30th and December 7th, 14 in the four Council Town Centre Car Parks. Along with this on December 6th, national "Small business Saturday", will see free parking in all Council car parks throughout the day and evening. Plenty of opportunities to save this Christmas!
Find our more information about this offer here
Sleeping Beauty
The Grand Theatre, 5th December 2014 – 4th January 2015
Starring soap star Jennifer Ellison as the wicked Carabosse, comedian Steve Royle as Silly Billy and local Blackpool radio presenter Hayley Kay as The Good Fairy, this year Sleeping Beauty is brought to the stage at Blackpool Grand Theatre. A fairy tail loved by every child, expect laughter, suspense and fun! Follow the story of how evil has conquered but who will be the saviour? The Good Fairy? The Silly Billy? The Prince? Or will evil win? Book early to ensure you have the best seats in the house.
Tickets: Adult from £15, Children from £14.
Santa Tram
North Pier, Saturday 20th December
Bring the children to see Santa in his grotto on the biggest toy train in Blackpool! Santa will be on the Illuminated Western Train tram outside the North Pier from 10am on Saturday 20th December.
Any adult who has a valid Blackpool 1 Ticket may take their child to see Santa free of charge.
Children – enter our prize draw on the train for a £50 voucher from Toymaster. Santa will see as many children as possible on the day. Please arrive early on the day to avoid disappointment.
Blackpool Transport Offer
Blackpool Transport is delighted to offer a 2 for 1 promotion on all buses and trams so that people can experience "Christmas Cheer and Shopping" in Blackpool Town Centre.
The offer is available all day every Saturday and Sunday from 29th November until 21st December 2014.
Also late night shopping from 1800 every Thursday from 27th November until 18th December.
For full details pick up a leaflet from BTS Travel Centres or view the website at www.blackpooltransport.com
Santa Claus Grotto
Blackpool Pleasure Beach, November 1st – December 24th 2014
Christmas isn't complete without a visit to Santa in his grotto and making sure he knows exactly what you want to wake up to on Christmas morning. Take a trip down to Blackpool Pleasure Beach where Santa is residing before his big day! At the grotto Pleasure Beach favourite characters Poppy Corn, Kandy Floss, Bradley and Bella Beaver will all be there to welcome you along with Miss Christmas Eve and Dominic the Elf Extraordinaire into this enchanted wonderland. Visit Santa and take home a Diamond Pass Gift and take up the opportunity to have your photo taken in the giant snow ball. Also adults can enjoy a selection of drinks from the festive bar, including a seasonal mulled wine.
Tickets £10pp
Winter Gardens Cinema
Opera House, The Winter Gardens, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd,24th, 27th, 29th, 30th, 31st December & 2nd January
A Muppets Christmas Carol, Love Actually and It's A Wonderful Life are all Christmas classics and there is no better way to enjoy them than at the Opera House Cinema. Essential viewing this festive season time, check dates and book tickets to laugh along or shed a tear at your favourite moments.
Tickets for adults £5 and children £3. Promotions are on offer.
Festive Cheer at Blackpool Tower
Blackpool Tower, 6th December – 31st December on selected dates
The best view of Blackpool is welcoming each and every one of us to enjoy a site like no other with a glass of mulled wine and festive mince pie. Before you venture to the top of the Blackpool Tower, the package also includes the Tower 4D Experience where you can enjoy an interactive film of the Tower's creation and history.
This is subject to weather conditions and is available weekends only.
Aladdin Pantomime at Blackpool Tower Circus
Blackpool Tower, 22nd November 2014 to 18th January 2015
In the Blackpool Tower Circus the story of Aladdin will come alive in their 2014 pantomime. Spectacular stunts and jaw dropping action make this a must see show! Laughter is promised with the hilarious Genie accompanying Aladdin throughout his action-filled adventure.
Tickets: Adults from £16.95 and Children from £13.95
Attractions that are open during Christmas
Various locations, selected dates
At the heart and core of Blackpool is the diverse variety of attractions that this winter are inviting you in for a memorable experience. Seek out extinct creatures, wild animals or marine life at Dinosaur World, Blackpool Zoo and SEA LIFE Blackpool, or perhaps go on the search for celebrities at Madame Tussauds Blackpool. The Comedy Carpet and Illuminasia offer a different kind of experience, bringing a unique element whilst you're enjoying your time in Blackpool. The world famous Blackpool Tower will be open on selected weekends throughout December and Blackpool Tower Dungeons will also be delivering a frightful show on selected dates.
Christmas shows at the Sands Venue
The Sands Venue Blackpool, show dates and times vary
At the Sands Venue head down for live entertainment in a unique and sophisticated setting this Christmas time. A wide range of shows are listed throughout the December, ranging from ABBA sensation to the Sands Christmas Matinee. The much loved ventriloquist Keith Harris and his sidekick Orville the Duck, will also be performing their show "Orville & Cuddles" on selected dates. Along with these stunning shows, dining packages can also be chosen, with an impressive three course menu to choose from. Be prepared for a first class evening in this wonderful venue.
Dates, times and prices vary amongst shows.
Christmas Shopping
Houndshill Shopping Centre and Blackpool town centre, throughout December
Sadly unlike Santa, we don't have hundreds of elves running around buying and wrapping all our presents but Blackpool does have huge high street names for everything you need all under one roof. For the organised Christmas shopper to the last minute hopeful, in the HoundsHill Shopping Centre you will be able to complete your Christmas shopping list, and find a little something for yourself. Fashionistas can search the rails of stores including H&M, River Island and Debenhams to find their perfect party outfit. On Thursdays from November 27th – December 18th late night shopping will see shops open until 8pm with festive joy from a range of choirs performing much loved Christmas carols. Be sure to take advantage of £1 parking on these dates in the Houndshill car park. The serious shopper can also take on the Blackpool high street to find much more from stores such as Topshop, Marks & Spencer and BHS. Independent and boutique shops can be the perfect place to find unique presents that no one else will find or something for the person that has everything.
Wining and dining
No matter what time of year you find yourself in the resort, be it summer or winter, traditional Blackpool fish and chips are a must! Harry Ramsden's is situated perfectly on the promenade just a few minutes away from the town centre serving this delicious cuisine, ideal for a break in between shopping and visiting the attractions. If you're wrapped up in your scarf and hat why not stroll along the promenade with this local favourite and admire the breath taking coastal views. The Beach House Bistro is also located on the promenade and close to the town centre with a contemporary food menu set in a chic environment delivering Festive Tapas during December. Click here for more dining establishments to visit.
Make a Christmas break of it
With so much to do it's impossible to complete it all in one day, so why not make a short break of your visit and stay overnight in one of the many welcoming accommodation providers in Blackpool. Throughout the resort you can find boutique hotels to accredited B&Bs to luxury hotels. Depending on your needs and wants, you'll be sure to find an accommodation that will meet the needs of your stay. Click here for more information and to search for places.
New Year's Eve
As we bid farewell to one almighty year in Blackpool, we welcome the arrival of another jam packed one. Throughout the town on December 31st venues will be celebrating the New Year with an array of themes and events. The iconic Blackpool Tower Ballroom in their majestic surroundings present the New Year's Eve Gala Dance with live entertainment from Ashely Frohlick and The Empress Orchestra plus organ music provided by their resident organists Chris Hopkins and Phil Kellsall. At the Winter Gardens toasting the early hours can take place in either the Empress Ballroom or the Spanish Hall. Join the New Year's Eve Family Party in the Empress Ballroom or book your ticket for the Blackpool New Year's Eve Soul Party in the Spanish Hall. For a combination of 70s and 80s music with glamour and a tribute band performing classic songs from the film "The Commitments" the Sands Venue will be an amazing start to 2015. For more information and more events click here.


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New Zealand Alpine Club Archives Collection
The collection and preservation of documents, correspondence, photographic material, diaries, scrapbooks and relics relating to mountaineering is an important aspect of the Club's activities.
Hocken Archives
The Club's policy is deposit archives with the Hocken Library, University of Otago, Otago. The library staff will assist researchers and can make available copies of material. Some exceptions exist such as some hut books which have been deposited in Wellington through the DoC archive system by mistake. These are still available though to members and the public for research.
For web access to the NZAC archive catalogue see the Hocken Library site at:
Search Page: http://hakena.otago.ac.nz/nreq/Welcome.html
Painting Search: http://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/
Photograph Search: http://marvin.otago.ac.nz/photos/photos_search.php
The catalogue is the Hakena system which can be accessed via this URL, or you can try to email archives [dot] hocken [at] library [dot] otago [dot] ac [dot] nz or ring 03 479 8875. Please note that the archives are for in depth NZAC historical research only, not for general mountaineering or climbing inquiries.
Indexes of some of the material at the library can be downloaded in PDF format. If you are unable to view this format please visit the site www.adobe.com to obtain a free download of the software.
Items 1864-1988 - various personal papers, photos, lantern slides, Otago Section papers (PDF, 195KB)
Items 1930's-1989 Headquarters, personal papers, hut books, Otago Section papers, ski mountaineering, miscellaneous (PDF, 22KB)
Items 1932-1960 - Wellington Section Records (PDF, 147KB)
Items 1930-1992 - Robert Bruce Willis Papers (PDF, 210KB)
Further Items 1892-2008 - Additional Index 2009 (PDF, 1.37MB)
From time to time The Climber contains information on the NZAC deposits held by the Hocken Library - refer, in particular, to NZ Climber #4, 1992, p38.
Deposit conditions are:
- The Archives are on deposit in the Hocken Library with ownership remaining with the Club.
- The Club may borrow individual items for its administrative purposes.
- Researchers may consult the Archives only in the Library's Reading Rooms.
- Any restrictions on access to items will be observed by the Hocken Library.
- Historic mountaineering relics (e.g. climbing equipment) are deposited in the Antarctic Wing of the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch. This museum also holds the Kennedy Collection of early lantern slides.
Items held in other institutions
Old Club Bulletins revealed that during the 1970's when the decisions were being made as to where Club records were to be held, many were scattered around various other New Zealand archives. Following is a list of places known to have received NZAC material for their collections. Should anyone know of other facilities holding NZAC records, we would appreciate hearing from you, so that we can add them to our list for future reference. Please click on their name to access their websites for enquiries.
- Auckland Museum
- Archives New Zealand - nationwide
- Archives Christchurch - various hut information
- Alexander Turnbull Library - Wellington
- Canterbury Museum - Christchurch
- Hocken Library - Dunedin
- South Canterbury Museum - Timaru
- South Canterbury Historical Society (Mt Cook hut books donated by SC Section - Haast (formerly King Memorial Hut), Ball, Hooker, Mueller all pre 1940's - SCHS records went to the South Canty Museum, but they no longer have these books - whereabouts uknown 2009. DOC have deposited their own books with Archives NZ, but these particular ones aren't listed there.
Historical Member Information
While most documents are being transferred to the Hocken, some historical and current information on the Club's more prominent members can be found under Special and Historical Members.
Hut Log Books
Chancellor Hut Log Book : 10 April 1940-29 August 1956
Bill Keir has compiled an inventory of hut log book locations as at March 2014. The inventory can be viewed here: Hut Log Books of the New Zealand Backcountry (PDF, 52KB) version March 2014.
Additional log books to our Hocken Collection not included in the above are: (Added 2011) Pioneer Hut 2008-2010 and Porter Lodge 2001 - 2008. (Added 2014) Chancellor Hut 10 April 1940 - 29 August 1956 and Centennial Hut 5 February 1994 - 9 May 2000.


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BackgroundDisillusioned with the ideals of his mentor, Hector fled Vallachia to pursue a more normal life, leaving Dracula vulnerable to the Belmonts. Now, three years after Dracula was defeated in battle, the magic power of the curse released upon his death has infected all of Europe. As the continent succumbs to pestilence, heresy and mob violence, Isaac – a former friend and fellow Devil Forgemaster – suddenly appears. Believing their master's death was a result of Hector's betrayal, Isaac implicates his friend's beloved in a deadly witch trial. Fueled by revenge, Hector sets off on a journey to his former home, which is now completely morphed in dark magic, to confront Isaac.
GameplayCurse of Darkness also introduces new gameplay to the series in the form of Devil Forgery, an ability to call upon more than 30 allies with unique abilities to progress through the game. One ally helps Hector open heavy doors, while another allows him to fly. Curse of Darkness is filled with role-playing and adventure game elements. Players now earn experience points to increase their stats throughout the game and are able to unlock features. With a wide array of weapons, armor, and accessories to choose from become Hector and take revange on the monsters of Count Draculas Castle.
This RPG has a 'leveling up' system, in which the main character must level up in order to defeat more and more powerful enemies. Go across large maps, many with winding paths, in order to reach goals and open secret doors, and battle respawning enemies everytime to enter a new area of the map. Healing items are available, but money must be aquired from enemies before buying them from the only shop outside of the castle.
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- Features an entirely new original musical score from Michiru Yamane
- Created by award-winning producer Koji Igarashi
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With Despicable Me 2's release on July 3, we have cause to look back on animated film franchises to see which properties were able to step up their game in subsequent sequels, and keep the momentum going. Sequels can often serve as creative ruts or voids for promising originals, so while we're not going so far as to handicap these sophomore efforts, we will say that they managed to walk a fine line in mixing the familiar with the new.
The good thing about having a terrific cast of voice actors is that it can ease the burden on the story portion of a sequel. While Ice Age 2 certainly does phone it in, the second one manages to revisit some favorite characters without becoming complacent in its familiarity. The sequel has a strong story behind it (global warming is threatening their habitat), and manages to get its point across without being heavy-handed or preachy.
No easy task when you're carrying a political(ish) message in your animated film.
By the time Shrek Ever After came around, Shrek had lost favor with the audiences, demonstrating a precipitous decline in quality after the original installment. So it was with this additional pressure that producers were forced to right the ship, and return to the fundamentals of what made Shrek great.
Rather than further develop a convoluted scenario for the fourth installment, the writers made it a story of three friends forced to prove their friendship to each other. Simple. Heartwarming.
Fans came around to the idea, and Shrek was able to end its theatrical run on a high note because of this back-to-basics approach.
While Pixar films are near-universally lauded, Cars 2 is perhaps the only film from the animation studio that suggested that the shop was capable of coasting. However…it also demonstrated that even when Pixar coasts, they're capable of putting out some pretty memorable work.
Though it sat outside of the Disney juggernaut during the 80's, this Don Bluth franchise still managed to work its way into the pop culture landscape. The sequel found Fievel carrying on after being separated from his family in the first installment. Fievel Mousekewitz managed to win the hearts and minds of America, so there was little question that we would follow him west, all pioneer-style and whatnot.
Any time your animated sequel can get Gary Oldman to play the villain, you're probably going to find your way on this list. So let it be no surprise that we include Kung-Fu Panda 2 in here, as we revisit Po to find him at odds with Lord Shen, played by Oldman.
We also get to circle back up with the Furious Five, which is perhaps the strongest supporting cast to be drawn. Okay. Nemo's in that discussion as well.
We'll get into Toy Story 3's predecessor shortly, but while the third one may not have had quite the same quality of story behind it, the emotions the incinerator scene elicits are well worth the price of admission. The team behind the film managed to put a beautiful bow on the three-story arch they developed.
If we were drawing feature film analogies here, then Toy Story would be The Godfather, only if The Godfather 3 had been awesome. Toy Story 2 was able to perform that rare feat in which it surpassed the acclaimed first installment in terms of quality. Toy Story 2 was able to use the groundwork laid out in the first film to further develop already-rich characters, while resisting the urge to complicate the story with plot contrivances and the like.
It was clear here that Pixar wasn't getting after a sequel because it was easy. They were getting after a sequel because they had a story to tell.
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The BreastScreen Australia program began in 1991 as the National program for the early detection of breast cancer and was an initiative of the Commonwealth and the states and territories. The program was established out of recognition for the need to implement a population-based mammographic screening program. Screening mammography is carried out in an organised and systematic manner to detect unsuspected cancer at an early stage so that early treatment can reduce illness and death from breast cancer.
The program is comprised of two components: screening and assessment services and coordination units. The screening and assessment service is structured to include a screening unit where the initial screening mammogram is performed and an assessment unit where further diagnostic procedures take place. The coordination units are based in each state and territory and are responsible for the planning and coordination of the program in their respective state or territory.
The BreastScreen Australia program is primarily aimed at non-symptomatic women aged 50 to 69 years although women outside of this age cohort can also access the program's services. The program has services available throughout the Australian metropolitan area and mobile screening units for rural and remote towns.
The program also produces a range of brochures and flyers for consumers. These resources are produced in several different languages with some catering specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. In some states and territories, a women's Aboriginal Health Worker is also employed to discuss breast screening with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.
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This report is the latest annual monitoring report for BreastScreen Australia on breast cancer in Australia. It provides data from the 2010-2011 period of participation in BreastScreen Australia along with the latest available data on breast cancer incidence and mortality, including data for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The report features statistics referring to women in the age range of 50 to 69 years old who have been diagnosed with or died from breast cancer. The new data indicates that breast cancer mortality has decreased from 68 to 43 per 100,000 women between 1991 (when BreastScreen Australia began) and 2010. This has been attributed to the early detection of cancers through BreastScreen Australia, along with advances in management and treatment. The report results show that breast cancer is the second most common cause of cancer related deaths for Australian women after lung cancer. It also calls attention to the difference between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous women undertaking breastscreen mammograms, showing only 36% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women having screening mammograms in 2010-2011, compared with 54% of non-Indigenous women.
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The threat of extinction hangs over penguins. Care2 bloggers have written about the precipitous drop among the Adélie and African penguins. While the film "March of the Penguins" was popular, a lot of attention focused on the 13 species of penguins (out of 18) that are threatened or endangered.
In the last week researchers have raised the specter of global warming as the culprit responsible for the precipitous decline of two species of Antarctic penguins: the Emperor and the Chinstrap.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) biologist Stephanie Jenouvrier has been studying the Emperor penguin and reports the Dion Islets colony dropped from 150 breeding pairs in 1948 to none in 2009. She and her colleagues warn that if global temperatures continue to rise, the Terre Adélie penguins may also disappear.
The species relies on sea ice for breeding and raising their chicks. Disappearing ice increases the already high mortality among Emperor chicks. It also robs them of their food source, in a chain of losses that starts with plankton that grows beneath the ice and moves through the krill, squid and fish that feed on the plankton.
Jenouvrier says: "Our best projections show roughly 500 to 600 breeding pairs remaining by the year 2100. Today, the population size is around 3000 breeding pairs."
Next page: Chinstraps Disappearing; Humans to Blame
Read more: animal welfare, climate change, environment & wildlife, extinction, global warming, penguin, penguins
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How sad humanity is! How sad it is that humans are pushing & pushing extinction of more than one species because of greed & hate.
I don't think I want to live in a world without penguins. And can our world survive the loss? Each animal has a purpose and if the animal is lost then it causes problems. If God indeed made us stewards of this earth what do you think god thinks of us now? I'd be really worried if I was in a religion that believed this.
It would be tragic for any species of penguin to become extinct.
Change happens. We can all do what we can to keep Earth in good shape, but it is arrogant to think we can change Earths growth or that it can't happen in our life time. There are new under water explosions of lava being found all the time, and volcano's going off heating the air, earthquakes wiping the over populated humans out, whole towns being eliminated with lightning fires, hurricanes and tornadoes, You want to help make a real difference? Stop flying in the enormously polluting planes. Bring commerce back to the towns and cities as you get form this point to that. Work closer to home, live closer to family. It takes a village.
You could see the humor here if you had attended a Catholic high school with Dominican nuns !
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
"Die Größe eines Volkes und seine moralischen Fortschritte können daran gemessen werden, wie es seine Tiere behandelt."
Those who are cruel to animals cannot be righteous human beings.
Wer gegen Tiere grausam ist, kann kein guter Mensch sein.
It will be over by 2100, we will have destroyed the land, air and water. There will be no food, no plants because there will be no bees to pollenate. We already see the effects now. No decent soil left, animals will die off. We will have caused the sea levels to rise and islands will disappear. Our coastal regions will be eroded. So we are now experiencing hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes, tsunami's, regional flooding (100 yr floods, in ten years) loss of fresh water sources, global disaster. How much longer until we take this seriously?
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9. "Talk (Live At Austin City Limits)"–29,758 views
Coldplay's performance at Austin, Texas' Austin City Limits has a whole range of popular videos on Youtube. The least watched of these is their song track from X&Y. The most popular song from this performance are all from this 2005 album.


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