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Friday, April 19, 2013
Dr. Robyn Barst, PH Pioneer, Has Died
PHA extends our condolences to Samuel Barst, MD, on the passing of his wife Robyn Barst, MD. Dr. Robyn Barst passed away early this morning following a long illness.
Dr. Barst was one of a handful of doctors who were interested in PH in the '70s and '80s, each working separately on this rare and little-understood disease which could initially only be treated by heart-lung transplant. These physicians met and began collaborating on PH research for the first time in the 1980s when the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute invited them to form the first PH registry in the U.S. In the years since, much progress has been made by these doctors - including Dr. Greg Elliott, Dr. Michael McGoon, Dr. Bruce Brundage, Dr. Harold Palevsky, Dr. John Newman and Dr. Stuart Rich -- in understanding the causes and treatments of PH. Their work has expanded scientific knowledge while saving lives, extending lives and improving quality of life for countless patients. Dr. Barst was also responsible for teaching and mentoring the next generation of physicians treating pediatric and adult PH and has consulted with the major corporations developing today's PH treatments. She served as a member and Chair of PHA's Scientific Leadership Council and as an active member of PHA's Board of Trustees.
More recently Dr. Barst was involved in the founding and launch of the Robyn Barst Pediatric PH Research and Mentoring Fund. Through it, she hoped to bring the same level of development to the pediatric segment of this field that she helped bring to the broader field during the past two decades. It is fitting that the Barst Fund - the first pediatric PH research fund in the world - will be making its first grants this year.
We will greatly miss Dr. Barst.
Dr. Barst's family has requested that donations in her memory be made to the Robyn Barst Pediatric PH Research and Mentoring Fund: www.PHAssociation.org/BarstFund
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I was so sorry to read of Dr. Barst's death. I only met her once at the PHA conference in Houston, Texas, but she made an indelible impression with her engaging personality. The obvious love her young patients (and their parents) showed her was touching. May she rest in peace... job well done Dr. Barst. Job well done.
- April 19, 2013 at 2:53 PM
- Stu said...
This is just terrible news. I also met Dr Barst a few times and really liked her style of talking with patients. The loss of her research talents will be felt in the pediatric community but mainly we have all lost a great advocate. My prayers are with her family. God Bless you Dr. Barst and we will keep your dream alive through your foundation.
Stuart Berwick
- April 19, 2013 at 3:00 PM
How very sad to lose such a wonderful doctor. I did not have the pleasure of meeting Dr. Barst, but I appreciate all she has done for the PH community. Prayers to her friends and family.
- April 19, 2013 at 6:20 PM
- Billie Keith said...
I thank God every day for leading us 1,000 miles to Dr. Barst. She was a true hero and angel on earth. Another major medical center told us that there was nothing they could do for our daughter; PH was diagnosed too late and there was too much damage. They told us to take her home and enjoy the couple of years that we would have with her.
Dr. Barst had a different message, she gave us HOPE!! She knew what to do and my daughter improved and has remained stable for six years. She looked directly into my daughter's eyes and her message empowered my Brooke to live her life fearlessly; she will never forget that. My deepest sympathy to her family, our hearts are so heavy. Dr. Barst will be dearly missed by our family and our PHamily. She lives on through our kids that she saved, including many that benefited from her work even if they had never met her.
Never has there been a more dedicated, compassionate doctor. Even through her own illness, she ensured that her work will continue through her foundation. God Bless you!
Through tears we say, Breathe Easy, Dr. Robyn Barst. We are eternally grateful to you.
Brooke and Billie Keith
- April 19, 2013 at 7:54 PM
Sorry to hear this sad news. What a wonderful lady. RIP Robyn. Glad to see her legacy contining and children benefitting still. lts obvious Robyns passion and compassion will live on through her foundation. Condolences to family and friends. She will be missed.
- April 19, 2013 at 8:17 PM
- mother of an angel said...
Dr Barst will live on through each and every child who deals with PH and every parent will remember her for leading the way in finding ways to medically take care of PH patients. God Bless her and her family. God took her home to be with the many children whom she has helped over the years so that they could once again be with her. The family has my prayers and love. As a PH mother of a now 3 year old I will always think about Dr. Barst and her leading the way to PH research and development.
- April 21, 2013 at 8:44 PM
Oh my God, can't believed that Dr.Barst is gone.
She treated our daughter Aleksandra from 1995 -2008.
We are all sad but Aleksandra is devastated.
.Because of you HOPE is still alive. We were blessed to have you in our lives and privileged to know you., and more than anything thankful for all you done for our family ,and many more.
Thank you and God bless you our Angel.
- April 23, 2013 at 9:45 AM
- Emily T said...
I'm fifteen years old and I have a very severe case of PH. While Barst was still seeing patients at NY Presbyterian, I was one of them. Many other doctors regarded her as the best in the world at what she did and they all recommended her to my parents. I was seven years old when I first went to see her and twelve the last time I did. She saved my life in so many ways, and so many different times. I was always planning on being able to send her my senior picture, like many other young patients of hers did. I'm so grateful to her and all the work she did in her lifetime. My entire family and I are shocked, and sorry to see her go. The best to her family.
- April 28, 2013 at 5:36 PM
I meet Dr Barst in Houston at my first PHA conference as a new PAH RN. My MD Dr Sager is an adult only practice but she was so gracious and kind. I was a "newbie" yet she took time to tell me of her philosophy and goals. at future conferences I spoke with her and we shared our victories and losses, hope and ideas for the future. What a loss to the PAH community. My heartfelt sympathy to her family and patients. God bless, Zoe Schultz RN, MES, CCRN
- May 1, 2013 at 11:10 PM
- Ty Braziel said...
I was a 28 year old law student and Army veteran when I met Dr. Barst in the Spring of 2000. About a month prior, I had been told that I was in the 4th stage of a PPH diagnosis with a prognosis of 3 to 6 months. She performed my second opinion, and, though she agreed with the initial diagnosis, she didn't give up on me. Instead, she started testing both FDA approved and experimental meds on me, which led to the discovery that I am a responder to Nifedipine. She and her team working in conjunction with a wonderful pulmonologist, Dr. Leonard Moses, MD, at the Hunter McGuire VA Medical Center, went on to craft a holistic treatment regimen for me that ultimately led to my prognosis being upgraded to 3 to 5 years. This May I will have been living with PPH for 14 years post initial diagnosis. The role that Dr. Barst played in my survival cannot be overstated. For me, she was a godsend, and I pray that she be afforded all the grace that heaven allows in her new existence in the afterlife. God Bless! --Ty Braziel
- January 8, 2014 at 8:19 PM
Omg I am so heart nrokren she was my mother my doctor she took care of me from 1999 until left Ny presbyterian hospital,she took very carenof me On will never forget her she kept me alive be trying evrything within her power to try everthing she could to try every medicine that would help me my name is Regina Meynard I loved her much my heart is so broken. I was just looking to find out where she was at and to find out this is heart stanching
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Fresh tomatoes are one of the best things about summer – they taste best warmed by the sun and straight from the vine. The ones I used were no exception as they were directly from local farms, Wendy's Organic Herbs and KYV Farm.
One thing I learned with this recipe is that it takes a lot of fresh tomatoes to make a tomato soup.
1 lb fresh = about 4.7 oz or 1 cup cooked so you'll need two full pounds. This versatile soup would also would be awesomeover pasta or in any instance you would use a tomato sauce. I left out the oil because I felt it just didn't need it. Keeping it simple, only a little salt, let the tomatoes do the talking.
Musar Jeune Rose, 2010, Lebanon Rating of YUM
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Casa Ferreirinha, Esteva Douro 2010, Portugal rating of YUM
This wine goes well with richer meat based dishes, dinner salads and pasta so pairing it with this tomato based soup and roasted garlic was a perfect match. In fact, the wine made this soup seem luxurious and filling, though in reality it is actually very light.
Musar Jeune Rose, 2010, Lebanon Rating of Damn That's Good
As I said in the review above, this dish IS very light. If you are having a tapas party and this is one of your choices, or you just want a light lunch, this rose is a perfect pairing. It will highlight that sweet fresh taste of the ripe tomatoes and remind you of summer. Mouthwatering!
2 lbs of fresh tomatoes, skin left on, quartered (I used KYV Farm and Wendy's Organic Herbs) This will cook down to about 2 cups.
1 bulb garlic
2 onions, sliced (I used KYV Farm)
Salt, to taste
2 cups vegetable broth (salt free, such as Vivian's)
Fresh basil for garnish (I used Wendy's Organic Herbs)
Fresh toasted bread of choice (Gluten free, if gluten allergy)
8 Tbsp Mila
1. Preheat oven to 375. Spray two baking sheets with cooking spray; add tomatoes, onions and sprinkle with salt. Cut the top of the garlic off and wrap in foil; add to one of the baking sheets with tomatoes. Bake 1 hour.
2. Heat broth in medium pot, bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer. Add roasted tomatoes, onions and 3 cloves of the roasted garlic, reserving the rest for another use. Cook 1 minute. Using an immersion blender, pulse until just combined. Stir in 2 Tbsp Mila per soup bowl if desired, and top with fresh basil.
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4 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 42.3
Total Fat 0.4 g
Saturated Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
Cholesterol 0.0 mg
Sodium 593.1 mg
Potassium 323.4 mg
Total Carbohydrate 9.5 g
Dietary Fiber 2.0 g
Sugars 0.0 g
Protein 1.6 g
Vitamin A 14.1 %
Vitamin B-12 0.0 %
Vitamin B-6 8.2 %
Vitamin C 24.3 %
Vitamin D 0.0 %
Vitamin E 2.4 %
Calcium 1.8 %
Copper 5.7 %
Folate 6.2 %
Iron 3.6 %
Magnesium 4.3 %
Manganese 10.6 %
Niacin 3.9 %
Pantothenic Acid 3.4 %
Phosphorus 4.4 %
Riboflavin 3.8 %
Selenium 1.4 %
Thiamin 5.9 %
Zinc 1.4 %
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.


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Toward a More Perfect Union
By David J. Garrow
Published: May 9, 2004
Mary Bonauto vividly remembers her first day as a lawyer at Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), the small public-interest law office that represents gays and lesbians in the six New England states. ''When I came here on March 19, 1990,'' she recalled not long ago, ''one of the things waiting for me on my desk was a request from a lesbian couple in western Massachusetts who wanted to get married.'' At that time, though, she believed a lawsuit seeking a right to gay marriage had no chance of success in any American appellate court. ''It was absolutely the wrong time,'' she told me, ''and I said no.''
A generation or two from now, March 19, 1990, may appear in history books the same way that another date appears in accounts of Brown v. Board of Education: Oct.6, 1936, the day that Thurgood Marshall accepted a full-time job at the N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense Fund. Marshall, too, said no -- for more than a decade -- to petitioners who asked him to challenge public-school segregation in the South. Only in 1950, as the legal landscape began to shift, did Marshall finally say yes.
For Bonauto, the wait was shorter but the outcome no less momentous. ''I said no to many people over the years,'' she remembered, ''until I finally said yes.'' In 1997, Bonauto and two other attorneys, Beth Robinson and Susan Murray, filed a lawsuit attacking the constitutionality of Vermont's exclusion of gay and lesbian couples from the institution of civil marriage. The case went all the way to the Vermont Supreme Court, which in December 1999 ruled in their favor but invited the State Legislature to devise a remedy. The Legislature responded by creating the country's first-ever ''civil unions,'' which extended to same-sex couples all the legal benefits of marriage without granting the actual name.
As historic as the Vermont decision was, Bonauto will forever be remembered for her more important victory last November, when the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in response to a lawsuit she filed on behalf of seven same-sex couples seeking marriage licenses, handed down a landmark decision, Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, ending the exclusion of gay and lesbian couples from civil marriage in the state. The ramifications of Goodridge have been felt throughout the country: public officials in San Francisco; Portland, Ore.; New York State; and New Jersey were inspired to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples (all such licensing has since been halted), and a political backlash took form, culminating in President George W. Bush's call in late February for a federal constitutional amendment to ''protect marriage,'' as he put it, from ''activist judges and local officials.''
Just as with the societywide desegregation of American life that slowly followed from Brown v. Board of Education 50 years ago this month, what will occur on May 17, when Massachusetts begins issuing full-fledged marriage licenses to same-sex couples, will mark the beginning of a new social era. Kevin Cathcart, executive director of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, America's oldest gay rights law group, observes that once fully credentialed gay marriages become a reality, ''you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube.'' Many individuals and organizations have helped usher in the era of marriage equality, but Bonauto's contribution has been exceptional. Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, says that ''Massachusetts has had the success it did because of Mary Bonauto.'' Bonauto's patient, quietly passionate yet self-effacing advocacy may have as far-reaching an effect on America as did that of Thurgood Marshall. As Beth Robinson notes, the marriage-equality movement ''doesn't stand on the shoulders of any one person,'' but there is no doubt that ''the one individual person who's done the most for marriage is Mary.''
A native of Newburgh, N.Y., Bonauto grew up with her three brothers in what she describes as a ''highly Catholic'' family. Her father worked as a pharmacist and her mother as a teacher. Bonauto first came to terms with her lesbian identity as an undergraduate at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., but only during her first year of law school at Northeastern University in Boston in 1984-85 did she come out to her parents. When she joined a small law firm in Portland, Me., in 1987, Bonauto was one of only three openly gay lawyers in private practice in the state. In Portland, she also met her life partner, Jennifer Wriggins, now a professor at the University of Maine School of Law.
The late 1980's were an auspicious time for a young lawyer in New England with a commitment to gay equality. In 1989, Massachusetts became the second state, after Wisconsin, to provide anti-discrimination protection to gays in employment, housing and public accommodations. When GLAD advertised for a lawyer to help enforce the new law, Bonauto jumped at the opportunity and moved back to Boston, accompanied by Wriggins. Bonauto's work at GLAD in the early 90's taught her, she says, ''how to build, brick by brick, protections for gay folks,'' even while she continued to say no on marriage.


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1. Re: What challenges do you face?petertay2 Jan 11, 2010 9:54 AM (in response to TonyHak)
Hello Tony,
I am a Mac-based magazine designer. The editors are PC. Will InCopy work cross-platform?
I have never used InCopy, so have all the questions, such as will fonts work on either platform?
Thanks for your advice.
2. Re: What challenges do you face?TonyHak Jan 11, 2010 10:25 AM (in response to petertay2)
Hi Peter,
Yes, Incopy docs are cross platform. Stick to opentype fonts, or use the pc
postscript fonts on your mac.
Good luck!!
3. Re: What challenges do you face?Barb Wentzell Jan 20, 2010 10:02 AM (in response to TonyHak)
Hi Tony
We're a community newspaper publisher. We're Mac based and currently using CS2 for ad and page layout and NewsEdit for editorial staff. We want to upgrade to CS4 but NewsEdit is not compatable. (NewsEdit is not longer being made, they've come out with a brand new program and to purchase that, would cost mega bucks.)
We're looking at InCopy, but from what I can tell, it's mainly designed for companys that are layout driven (that is, writers write to fit the space). Being a newspaper that won't work for us.
You stated you worked for a company that has a "system integrating Indesign and Incopy for managing assests for print and web publishing. Currently it has been pretty tailored to the Newspaper Industry which is pretty demanding regarding asset management, workflows, audit trails etc."
Could you explain this a little more?
4. Re: What challenges do you face?TonyHak Jan 20, 2010 11:00 AM (in response to Barb Wentzell)
Hi Barb,
Upgrading old systems can certainly be a challenge!! I totally understand
the comments you make regarding the layout driven aspects of Incopy/Indesign
publishing environments... I do believe there can be advantages when used
the right way with the right technology facilitating the workflow... can you
share your thoughts / experiences?
The company mentioned is Digital Technology International ( www.dtint.com ).
They offer a good system that is flexible and designed for newspaper content
publishing. There are also some pretty interesting hosted system options
offered you might want to take a look at that can help to mitigate
upgrade/system purchase pain points.
If you let me know the area of the country you are in I could point you to
the right sales representative if you like.
Good Luck and thanks for sharing.
Tony Hake
5. Re: What challenges do you face?petertay2 Jan 23, 2010 9:26 AM (in response to TonyHak)
Is InCopy a stand-alone program? Does each editor and the designer need to have both InDesign and inCopy? And where does the working InDesign file reside while it in process? On the web somewhere, or on the designer's Mac?
Thank you. ---Peter
6. Re: What challenges do you face?TonyHak Jan 23, 2010 11:52 AM (in response to petertay2)
Hi Peter,
I no longer work for the company I mentioned but I am still a big DTI and
adobe fan / evangelist and happy to try and answer your questions or put you
in contact with the right people when the time is right.
In a hosted environment you don't really have to worry about the file system
, and there is some pretty interesting fault tolerance stuff available these
days to make cloud-based apps reliable for publishing.


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Doug's European Diary; Team USA Arrives in Latvia
Creighton men's basketball player Doug McDermott headed to Colorado Springs, Colo., on Friday, June 17th to attend the 2011 USA U19 World Championship Team Training Camp. He is one of 20 players in camp, a figure which was cut to 13 on Sunday morning. On Wednesday, June 22nd, McDermott learned he made the team.
The men on the team headed to Lithuania on June 24th for a few practices and scrimmages before they compete in the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship For Men in late June/early July in Latvia.
While he's away, Doug will be writing a blog exclusively on GoCreighton.com, and will try to keep us updated while he's away. Below is his 10th entry (and third from Europe), with USA Basketball photos by Steven Maikoski/USA Basketball:
June 29
Hello Everyone, we are officially in Latvia! After a tough loss to the Lithuania U19 squad and a four-hour bus ride we finally made it. I don't want to talk too much about the game because it was a very frustrating game for us. We got off to a pretty good start but then fell apart in the second quarter. We turned the ball over way too much and need to do a better job of rebounding if we want to get our ultimate goal. It was a real sweet atmosphere with around 7,000 fans, but they were all against us of course.
Once we got into Latvia around 2 am or so, we received word that we get the day off tomorrow and will have some time to hit up the beach. We are looking forward to get a day off from basketball to reflect on what we have to do to win it all. I also got a chance to Skype with some teammates back home. It seems like everyone is working real hard and preparing for the Bahamas trip in August. I can't wait to get started in tournament play on Thursday! I'll continue to keep you posted.
Go Jays!
Doug McD
Previous Entries from Colorado Springs:
June 17, June 18, June 19, June 20, June 21, June 22, June 23
Previous Entries from Europe:
June 25, June 27
June 26 vs. Lithuania's U20 Team (Exhibition) L 101-72 | Recap | Box Score
June 28 vs. Lithuania's U19 Team (Exhibition) L 108-75 | Recap | Box Score


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The history of LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide), or more commonly, acid, is a long strange one. On this day in 1943 the inventor of the drug, Dr. Albert Hoffman sampled what he'd synthesized for the first time. Known as "Bicycle Day," here's a nice recount of this significant moment in self-medication from Wikipedia. Perhaps more than any other substance, LSD eventually helped shape the '60s counter-culture and the music that came out of it.
Here's an excerpt from the documentary It Was 20 Years Ago Today that discusses the impact on people like John Lennon and Jefferson Airplane.
The Beatles and George Martin discuss the impact of drugs including LSD on their music.
Appropriately, here's a wonderfully bent visual interpretation of William Shatner's version of "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds."
For spice, we offer you a neat take on "Lucy" from Barbara Dickson in 1975 for the musical John Paul George Ringo... And Bert
And lastly, a glorious '60s propaganda film that tells the tale a hot dog gone horribly awry.
Don't forget, you can eyeball video sweetness 24/7 with JamBase TV.
The last video is halarious!!!!!!!!!!
moral of the story: hot dogs are bad for you!
where can i get some of what that chick is on in the last video?!
no no. moral of the story: don't eat animals, they have feelings too (and families)
i thought that hot dogs were made from sawdust and shit not actual animals.
who's scott medosis?
dude more importantly than lsd is the light that shined through these people.
acid is alright too
dude john called the stuff crack. hahahahaha i;ve bin there lol
...and i was was all like "Screw you, Hotdog. I don't care HOW many kids you have at home. I'm gonna eat you! What are you, a troll doll or a man?" Then this order of french fries rode by on a moped and things got a little weird...


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Byways of
Scottish Story
Village Naturals
RACE which has all but disappeared from the
country-side in Scotland since the passing of stringent vagrancy Acts and
the reformation of local authorities, is that of the half-witted
wanderers, or naturals," as they used to be called, whose idiosyncrasies,
a generation ago, formed one of the
occasionally painful characteristics of most rural
districts. A sort of privileged mendicants, they were never turned from
the door of cottage, manse, or farm-steading. This friendly reception was
due partly to superstition, which made it unlucky to refuse hospitality to
those mentally afflicted, and partly to fear of the unreasoning vengeance
which some of them had been known to perpetrate; but most of all to pity,
which everywhere looked upon them with a kindly and excusing eye. Stories
of their exploits and savings, by no means always so "thowless" as might
have been expected, but generally containing a biting grain of humour
which tickled the fancy, were current everywhere about the country. And
sometimes "the natural" even did a useful service which could have been
effected by no more sane and sensible person.
It is recorded in the life of Hogg,
the Ettrick Shepherd, that he owed something of the dawn of his
inspiration to one of these wanderers. One sunny summer day when, a lad of
twenty, he was herding his sheep on the Hawkshaw Rig, above the farm of
Blackhouse, on the Douglas Burn, in Yarrow, there came up to him one of
these naturals, named Jock- Scott, well known and welcomed on that
country-side for his poetic proclivities. To while away the time, Jock,
who was then on his return from a peregrination in Ayrshire, recited to
the Shepherd the whole of a wonderful poem called " Tam o' Shanter," made
by an Ayrshire ploughman of the name of Burns. To that recitation, no
less, perhaps, than to the storied surroundings of the hills of Yarrow
among which he dwelt, Hogg owed the opening of his eyes to the poetic
light that never was on sea or land, and to the magic of that elfin
underworld in which he was to dream his exquisite dream of Bonnie Kilmeny.
Of later wanderers like Jock Scott
on that Borderside, Dr. Russell, in his "Reminiscences of Yarrow," has
recorded an anecdote or two. Jock Gray, supposed to be the original of
Davie Gellatley in "Waverley," is described as wearing knee-breeches, and
fastening his stockings with glaring scarlet barters. Like many of his
kind, he was strong in mimicry, especially of the ministers whose services
he attended, and whom he could frequently be induced to "take off " with
great effect. Once the wife of the minister of Selkirk asked him to
furnish forth an imitation of her husband. That gentleman was in the habit
of reading his sermons, a habit much reprobated in those days. The
saltness of Jock's reply may therefore be understood when he told the lady
that before he could comply with her demand she must give him " a bit o'
paper." Sometimes his zeal for ministerial duties carried him further than
mere mimicry. It is recorded that on one occasion he managed to make his
way into the pulpit of Ettrick kirk before the arrival of the minister.
When the latter himself reached the foot of the pulpit stairs and
discovered the occupant of his place, he called out, "Come down, John,"
The predicament reached its climax when the congregation heard the answer,
"Na, sir; come ye up; they're a stiff-necked and rebellious people; it'll
tak' us baith."
When Jock was a lad, the minister of
Yarrow once told him he was the idlest boy, in the parish, and
suggested that he might at least herd a few cows. "Me herd cows! me herd
cows! " said Jock. "I dinna ken gersh [grass] frae corn"; a rejoinder
-which suggests the idea that Jock may possibly have been something of the
knave as well as a little of the fool. Jock latterly used to wander about
the country with his father, an old mendicant, who, with a gift of prayer,
was accustomed to conduct family worship in the cottages in which the two
were lodged for the night. It is recorded that one night during this
function, Jock, who doubtless felt the gnawings of hunger just then, twice
or thrice lifted the lid of the pot on the fire, and was heard speculating
in somewhat forcible language as to when his parent would conclude. A
strong affection, nevertheless, existed between the two, and when at
length the old father died, Sock at once took to his bed, and within a
week also breathed his last. Some of the verses of this worthy, containing
no small inkling of pawky humour, are preserved, with a description of
their author, in the "Memoirs of Dr. Robert Chambers."
Jock Dickson, another wanderer of the same sort, whose
father, nicknamed "Cool-the-hail," from the length of his sermons, had
been minister of Bedrule, was a visitor in Yarrow, and was wont for many a
day to find quarters in the various manses in which his parent had been
known. He was distinguished chiefly by the cut of his clothes. These
consisted of " a long blue coat, with very wide and long tails, and a
double row of brass buttons down the back as well as in front,
knee-breeches, and shoes with buckles." On account of these habiliments,
the boys of some of the towns through which he passed were accustomed,
merciless and conscienceless as boys constantly are, to follow him with
the shout of "Daft Jock Dickson! Buckles and pouches! Buckles and
On the south shore of Loch Lomond many of the
inhabitants still living remember Will-o'-the- shore. A fearsome sight he
was, to children and persons not acquainted with the neighbourhood, as he
went about the quiet roads grumbling to himself regarding his wrongs, and
muttering vengeance on all and sundry.
His clothes were always in the last stage of tatters;
his head had no covering but a great shock of matted hair ; and he
slouched along with his great splayfeet naked in all weathers. His usual
custom upon entering a house, which he did without ceremony, was to "wecht
the wemen," as he called it. Upon one occasion he rushed into the
mansion-house of Caldarvan, and straightway seizing its mistress by the
waist, to her dismay lifted her into the air. Matters were put right,
however, by the lady's sister, who was present, suggesting to the too
energetic and somewhat dubious visitor that what he wanted was "a jelly
piece." "Aye," said lie; and, no doubt to her immense relief, set his
burden down. Something more than a suspicion existed that Will's pranks
were not confined to the comparatively harmless one of "wechting the wemen."
The opening of field-gates during the night, and the consequent serious
straying of cattle and sheep, were frequently attributed to him. Further
and even worse deeds of spiteful mischief contributed to make him
sufficiently feared as the evil genius of the country-side; and it was no
small relief to the farmers, as well as to the women and children of his
district, when he finally disappeared.
Egg Will was a character of a different sort in the
same neighbourhood. A good-natured "sumph," with broad, fat face and
harmless hands, he went about the district with a long basket, gathering
eggs, which he carried to Dunbarton for sale, thereby contributing in some
degree to the support of himself
and his widowed mother. In his way lie was a
beneficent friend to the farmers among whom he went; and upon coming to a
bed of thistles growing by the road, he would be seen to set down his
basket and attack the enemy, rooting them out with immense energy and
indignation. His chief peculiarity, however, was an unbounded admiration
for people of title ; and at all the public functions ---cattle shows,
fairs, and sports he might be observed, with open mouth and undisguised
worship, following the footsteps of the Duke of Montrose. Upon one
occasion a late minister of the district, who was blind, was being led
through a cattle show at Drymen by one of the present proprietors of the
neighbourhood, then a boy, when the duke was seen approaching, followed at
a few paces' distance by his humble worshipper. The minister's guide
whispered to him that the duke was coming towards him; but at that moment
some other object distracted his Grace's attention, and he turned aside.
The follower behind, however, perceiving the expectant attitude of the
minister, seized the golden opportunity. "How do you do, Mr. ?" he said,
throwing his utmost powers of mimicry into an imitation of the ducal
accent, and entirely deceiving the unfortunate clergyman whom he
addressed. "I am very well, I thank you, my lord duke!" replied the
latter, sweeping off his hat to his interrogator. Next moment, on a
hurried whisper of "It's Egg Will!" from the boy at his side, the minister
more suddenly and with less dignity clapped his hat on his head again, and
muttering something about scoundrels and vagabonds, turned on his heel and
made for home. Will's purpose, however, had been sufficiently served ; and
never to his dying day did he forget that he had once been taken for the
Duke of Montrose.
A character of a similar
sort was known in the neighbourhood of Whitburn and Bathgate, forty or
fifty years ago, as Henry Downie. He was the son of a collier, and, as
often pathetically happens, his mother's heart was set with peculiar
tenderness upon this weakling of her family. So long as he remained a
child she did her best to shield his shortcoming from public observation
by keeping him near herself; but as he grew older he took to wandering
over the country, farther and farther from her sheltering care, until he
would be away for days and, perhaps, weeks together. At no time, however,
was he known to suffer accident or to go without a meal. Wherever he might
be, he could always count upon getting a bowl of porridge or soup, or a
night's lodging in the hay-shed, from some kindly farmer or cottar.
Henry's outstanding peculiarity was a passion for attending processions
and funerals; and as the latter were naturally by far the more numerous in
that rural district, his figure became especially connected in the popular
mind with marches to the graveyard. At the hour of funeral he was
invariably to be seen in attendance outside the house of the departed: and
when the coffin was brought out, either upon stretchers or for carriage by
hearse, he set himself in front, and solemnly led the way to the place of
burial--a contrast of tragedy and folly Shakespearean in its vividness.
Sometimes, at a pinch, Henry was employed to run
errands for tradesmen of the town, and generally the errands were
performed satisfactorily enough. But one denouement of another sort
remains upon record. The minister of Longridge had ordered the immediate
delivery of a new hat, in which he meant to attend a ceremony of some
state in his neighbourhood; and for lack of other means of conveyance,
Henry Downie was despatched by the tradesman with the parcel. The
messenger started forth upon his errand in all good faith; and all went
well until, in the midst of a wood, about half-way towards his
destination, Henry was seized with an irrepressible desire to discover how
he should feel with the minister's hat on his head. Opening the bandbox,
therefore, and undoing the tissue paper in which the hat was wrapped, he
placed the glossy satin headgear on his own ill-cut locks, and took to
marching up and down the secluded glade. Unfortunately, the time of year
happened to be early summer, and the air of the little plantation was
full, not only of lines of spiders' webs, but of the stringy exudations
which are given forth by some kinds of fir-tree at that season. Entirely
oblivious of the decoration which by these means was being imparted to the
minister's hat, Henry marched up and down for some time in the full
enjoyment of his stolen dignity and it was only at last, upon suddenly
remembering that the minister would be waiting for his headcovering, that
the unlucky messenger crushed the hat back into its bandbox, and tucking
it under his arm, made off with great speed and diligence to Longridge.
The dismay of the reverend gentleman on discovering the condition of his
purchase is not recorded; but it is certain that Henry Downie was never
again entrusted with the carriage of perishable goods.
A contemporary of Henry, who peregrinated throughout
the shires of Linlithgow and Stirling, was well known for many years by
the somewhat suggestive and not particularly euphonious title of "Puddin'
Geordie." Stories of his exploits, showing him to be by no means so great
a simpleton as he looked, were everywhere cur-rent in the region of his
wanderings, and his appearance must be remembered by many persons still
living. Geordie possessed an infinite attachment to the ordinances of
religion, and in whatever part of the country he happened to find himself
on Sunday, never failed to make his way to the kirk, where he possessed
himself always of an empty seat, and displayed exceeding fervour in
attending to the service. His memory, like the memory of many of the
"natural" class, was vividly retentive, and nothing pleased him more than
to be asked to "give out" a sermon of the Rev. Mr. So-and-So. Mounted
forthwith upon a chair by way of pulpit, he would begin with the text, and
repeat the whole discourse with wonderful accuracy to the end. Upon one
occasion this faculty of his was turned to mischievous account by the boys
of the Relief manse at Bathgate. Beforehand, in anticipation of Geordie's
visit, they had prepared a trigger for the lid of the barrel which caught
the rain-water from the roof, and upon the mendicant's appearance, they
induced him, with a little flattery and the promise of a penny, to mount
this extemporised pulpit and give them a sermon. Nothing loth, he ascended
the coign of vantage, and proceeded with text and heads. He had passed no
further, however, than the first division, when, in the midst of the most
emphatic passage of one of their own father's discourses, the boys pulled
the trigger, there was a crash, and Geordie disappeared in rain-water up
to the chin.
As he went about the country, lie received constant
doles both of eatables and of money, which must have amounted sometimes,
one would suppose, to a considerable value. A story in connection with one
of these doles, which throws a suggestive light on the character of the
seeming simpleton, was long told by the lady in Falkirk at whose door the
incident occurred. This lady had for some time been in the charitable
habit, each Saturday, upon his appearance, of presenting Geordie with a
penny. -Upon one occasion she had been from home for some time,
during which, of course, she had not seen her pensioner. When, therefore,
on the Saturday after her return, she saw him coming to the house, she
went to the door herself, and, with a kindly inquiry after his welfare,
was presenting him with the usual coin, when she was electrified by the
mendicant's remark, referring to the omission of the previous Saturday,
"But ye ken, Mrs. -, ye're awin' me a penny." It is needless to say
Geordie's dole was forthwith put upon a less exacting basis.
Tales of such wanderers are still to be heard in nearly
every rural district in Scotland. The decencies of life have perhaps
gained from the present-day rule of secluding our Egg Wills and Puddin'
Geordies in poorhouse and asylum; but the absence of the "natural" takes a
certain interest and picturesqueness from the country-side.
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Stevens Pass Chalet
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Tye Haus Ski Chalet
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76141 NE 122nd St
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Wallace Falls Lodge
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Wild Sky Retreat
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Dutch Cup Motel
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No game day is complete without a finger lickin' good appetizer. These are so easy to make. And if you like sweet and spicy, you're going to love these chicken wings!
If you have a baking rack to place on a lined baking sheet, this is preferred as the chicken wings release liquid as they bake in the oven.
For the chicken wings
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place your baking rack on a prepared lined baking sheet. Pat your chicken wings dry with paper towels, place in a large bowl and set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine the melted butter, vegetable oil, garlic powder, and salt and pepper. Pour the mixture over the wings and toss well to coat. Place the wings on the baking rack (in the baking sheet) and bake for about 25-30 minutes, flipping the wings halfway through.
For the honey-sriracha glaze
1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
⅓ cup honey
¼ cup sriracha (heaping cup)
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 lime's juice
1 tsp red chili pepper flakes (+ more if desired)
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour until lightly browned, for about 1 minute. Stir in the honey, Sriracha, soy sauce and lime juice. Bring to a slight boil and let simmer until slightly thickened, for about 1-2 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
- Returning to the wings: After baking, remove the wings from the oven and switch the oven temp to a full broil (500 degrees) and brush the wings with the Sriracha glaze, sprinkle on the red chili pepper flakes, fresh cilantro and sesame seeds and broil for 2-3 minutes, watching your wings carefully to ensure they do not burn.
- Allow to cool slightly and serve immediately.
Special equipment suggested: Baking rack placed on a parchment paper lined baking sheet
Recipe adapted from Damn Delicious.
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The hotel was new, clean, modern, and close to the highway for easy assessibility and movement in and out of the area. The breakfast was nice and the staff was helpful. This hotel is exactly as the name states: Business Hotel, free parking, clean, small efficient rooms, nice breakfast, great location to get in and out of the area whether traveling north or south in a lovely beach town. Although we were a couple not traveling for business the location was perfect for our needs to travel and see family both north and south along to coast for 2 nights and avoid the traffic in Tel Aviv.
My only concern was the small bathroom. It was modern and clean but narrow. There was a hair dryer in the bathroom but not strong enough to dry longer hair and no outlet to use my own dryer. This was problematic because there also wasn't an outlet near a mirror.
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Six doctors working for the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs have been disciplined by a medical licensure board prior to joining the ranks of the state agency.
Several veterans centers doctors have disciplinary records
Some have been cited for sexual misconduct. Others battled drug and alcohol addiction, in some cases for decades. Others recklessly overprescribed potentially dangerous narcotic medications.
Here's a look at the doctors with disciplinary records who are currently working for the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs:
James Kent Robberson
Robberson, who was hired by ODVA in 2013, had been in trouble twice before he joined the staff.
In 2000, he was cited by the state Medical Board for "improper fondling" of at least three female patients during routine exams in his office. Another woman was fondled by Robberson, records show, after he had been told to have a female chaperone in the room with him if he was going to be doing an exam that required physical contact.
At the same time, Robberson also was cited for being addicted to narcotics for a 10-year period, from 1989 to 1999. Records show he was addicted to painkillers and benzodiazepines, which are highly addictive controlled substances used to treat anxiety and other disorders.
Years later, in 2010, Robberson was cited by the medical board for having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a female employee he was treating for neck and back pain. The woman, a nurse, had become addicted to pain medications, records show, and Robberson was writing her prescriptions to feed her addiction.
An investigation into the relationship revealed that Robberson also was writing prescriptions for pain medications to the woman's husband, who was one of Robberson's patients.
In the end, it was revealed that Robberson wrote the woman's husband 35 prescriptions for hydrocodone in just a year's time.
Robberson is an employee of the Norman Veterans Center.
Karis Ann Bernhardt
Bernhardt, a medical doctor, was disciplined by the state Medical Board in the years before her employment with the center for substance abuse issues and writing prescriptions for potentially dangerous drugs to her ex-husband, with whom she did not establish a legitimate doctor-patient relationship.
Bernhardt has been cited for admitting to consuming drugs while she was a patient in a rehabilitation center in Maui.
She's also been caught lying to medical board investigators about attending weekly meetings designed to help her overcome and manage her addiction.
Bernhardt currently works at the Norman Veterans Center.
Michael Whinery
Whinery, a doctor of osteopathy, has a lengthy history of disciplinary problems in Oklahoma.
Records show that he has worked for Veterans Affairs for quite some time and that he's had his share of trouble while serving the agency.
In 2011, Whinery appeared to hit a low point. That year, the doctor was arrested on two separate occasions for drunk driving. The arrests happened a day a part, on July 3 and July 4, 2011.
According to records maintained by the Oklahoma Board of Osteopathic Examiners, Whinery was in minor traffic accidents shortly before each arrest. He has since pleaded no contest to two counts of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, drawing a one-year suspended sentence on both counts.
Whinery, who began working for the agency in 2000 at the Claremore center, also was cited in 2011 for absenteeism and because he was receiving large amounts of addictive narcotics from a doctor in Norman. He also was cited in 2010 for unlawfully prescribing addictive painkillers to fellow employees at the Claremore Veterans Center.
Prior to joining the staff in Claremore, Whinery was cited for "practicing medicine while impaired on CDS and alcohol," and for teaming up with a medical doctor in order to gain access to prescription medications. In 1988, he was "charged with being drunk in a public place and carrying a firearm while under the influence of liquor," board records show.
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Many of us are making our final plans for this Friday's shopping trip.
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With Shop Savvy you never need to worry that your great Black Friday deal is cheaper somewhere else.
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ConnecTable (2013) is a multiplayer electronic instrument or "jambox." Tap on the keyboards to play sounds and slide your fingers along the blue touch sensors to introduce bold audio effects. Trigger loops with the buttons above each keyboard, and select entirely different songs with the buttons in the center of the table.
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Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed the precipitous drop in average I.Q. at Braves games?Just the other night, some friends and I went to a game at scenic Turner Field (motto: Our surrounding neighborhood now has a lower violent crime rate than Detroit!) to watch our Atlanta Braves take on the Houston Astros. Things started out pretty well: I took MARTA to the game (which as any longtime Atlanta resident knows is one of MARTA's two valid uses; that and going to the airport) and I arrived well before the first pitch, mocking the fools who were sitting in traffic waiting to pay $10 to park their Ford Subdivisions. Anthony had been the recipient of six free tickets from his employer, and since there were only four of us attending we had room to spread out. That's important in the upper deck, where the seats are designed to hold the derri?res of people who shop at the Anorexic Republic. So there we were, among the great unwashed, awaiting the first pitch by Russ Ortiz, occupying ourselves by discussing stats (Did you hear Albert Pujols could win the batting triple crown this year?) and standings (The Royals are still in first place!). Our baseball-themed reverie was temporarily broken by the man in the row in front of us talking on his cell phone for several minutes, but it could have been worse: he could have been behind home plate, talking on his phone to someone at home who was watching him on TV waving frantically in the background. Don't laugh, I've seen it happen. The game finally began, and we breezed through the first inning and a half without incident. Just then, a group consisting of every Little League player within the tri-state area arrived, like a bomb of miniature people exploding on our section. The 400,000 or so kids squeezed into the two rows behind us, defying no less than three laws of modern physics. I get a kick out of children who are into baseball and I love to see them get to enjoy a game in person (I remember how fun it was when I was 10), but when you've got more Little Leaguers than the population of Senegal crammed into such a small space there's bound to be some annoying going on at some point. Sure enough, the kids had been settled (and I use that term loosely) for about 30 seconds when one of the more vocal players queried his mates about the status of the game. "What's the score, what's the score? What's the score?" he asked obnoxiously. "It's up on the scoreboard, stupid!" one of his companions responded. (I like this one already.) Later, the sharp kid chastised a teammate returning to the seats clutching a large soda, a hot dog and a bowl of Dippin' Dots ice cream in his hands and carrying a personal-size pizza under his arm. "Jeez, did you buy the whole stadium?" the future Conan O'Brien quipped. But the best nugget of joy came from a parent of one of the kids. Spotting one of his companions climbing up the stairs towards their seats, he called out: "Hey, do you want some shrimp pasta?" What's wrong with this picture? Ballgames in Atlanta, for those of you who didn't know, can feature many food choices, from hot Rueben sandwiches to frozen yogurt. But us baseball purists stick to the main four ballgame food groups: beer (daiquiris count, but only in one of those tomahawk-shaped glasses, and soda counts if you're driving), hot dogs (we'll accept sandwiches, as well, if fatty enough), salty snacks (peanuts, of course, and soft pretzels), and sweets (cotton candy, ice cream and so forth). But under no circumstances should there be shrimp pasta consumed at any ballgame, even one at the Ted. No tomato-basil focaccia bread, no foie gras, no brie on whole wheat crackers, no finger sandwiches. Sorry, the UN Security Council of ballgame food has vetoed that selection. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate sophistication as much as the next guy (except maybe people from Alpharetta and their faux sophistication), but there's a time and a place for that stuff. And baseball games ain't it. Baseball is a relatively slow-paced game that isn't for people with short attention spans. It includes long periods of down time best used for quiet contemplation, which frightens the inane, or discussion of the game's finer points, which terrifies the uninitiated punctuated by brief moments of action. Those of us who understand this need to stick together so we can shoot dirty looks at the people who come to ballgames wearing uncomfortable shoes, stand up and talk on their cell phones, and get so bored with their vacuous lives they do "The Wave" at pivotal moments during the game. You know that guy? Don't be that guy. Justin Reedy covers county government for the News Daily. His column appears on Thursdays. He may be reached at (770) 478-5753 ext. 281 or via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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An El Al passenger plane came close to disaster on a runway at London's Heathrow Airport last month after pilots forgot to lower the plane's wheels moments before landing, it was revealed this week.
The Boeing 737 was 250 metres above the runway when an alarm went off in the cockpit warning that the landing gears had not been lowered.
An El Al passenger plane came close to disaster on a runway at London Heathrow Airport after pilots forgot to lower the plane's wheels moments before landing.
The incident took place last month but was made public in the Israeli media only on Tuesday evening .
Pope Francis will fly with Israeli national carrier El Al when he returns home from his visit to Israel next month.
El Al will assign a special crew and mark the plane with the official Vatican seal for the Boeing 777 flight.
Israeli commercial planes will be fitted with military lasers in a high-tech bid to combat attempted terrorist attacks.
Israel's Ministry of Defence approved the use of SkyShield, a defence system, for commercial purposes on Wednesday.
Israeli airline El Al is has increased the number of its UK flights to cope with rising demand from travellers.
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"London is an important destination for us. Luton is now our main airport."
From April 3, the airline will run 16 flights a week from Luton and 11 from Heathrow.
El Al has today revealed more details about its new low-cost carrier called UP, which will offer fares starting at around £42 for a one way ticket and 50 flights a week from five European cities.
Israeli airline El Al has failed to allay British tourists' fears after it stopped running flights to Eilat.
The company has scaled back its flights to the resort in recent months, citing security risks related to new flight paths and landing procedures.
The airline will stop all travel to the city from next week in response to changes introduced by Israel's Civil Aviation Authority.
Israel's national airline, El Al, announced this week that it was cancelling half of its daytime flights to Eilat, citing security risks related to new flight paths and landing procedures.
El Al has refused to confirm whether its purchase of four new short-haul jets is a signal that it is about to launch a low-cost service to Europe.
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Then, have a salad! This one is spinach, arugula, carrots and blueberries. I love fruit on my salads.
Verdict - The dressing is very good! It could use a tiny bit of sweetener, but I think that will depend on the tomato that you use. Fresh, vine ripened would be best (of course!). Oh, how I miss my garden!
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What we have here, is a failure to communicate!
It's not easy being a Scotsman in England. Some of the locals have difficulty understanding my accent. I'm living in Oxford now, but it was the same in London. Recently, I had trouble ordering a coffee...
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Ubuntu, you've done it again
I may have spoken too soon regarding no having internet access. I just plugged in my Sony Ericsson phone via USB, switch it to 'phone mode' and Ubuntu instantly recognised the phone as a modem.
I did have mobile internet working on an older release of Ubuntu, but not without scouring the internet and typing magic incantations in to the command line. I love it when computers 'just work'!
I'm tempted to try it again in Vista to compare, but I really should get back to the packing.
I've moved to Oxford
As of tomorrow (Thursday 15 Jan) I'll be living in Oxford. Let me know if you need my new address. My landline number will change, but you can still get me on my mobile.
I wont have Internet access at home for a while, so I apologise if I can't answer emails until then.
Now back to the packing!
My CV / Resume
It seems it is a good time to be a Python developer, after my last post I received a number of good leads. All before I had finished my CV.
Looking for a Python Role In London
Its seems I'm on the job-market again.
I'm a software developer with over 10 years experience. I'm looking for a role working with Python, which has been the focus of my career for the last 18 months. Prior to that I worked with a mixture of C/C++ and Python. Ideally I'm looking for something in web development as I enjoy working with HTML / CSS and Javascript, but I'm open to other fields that may interest me. I have experience working with Turbogears and Django, as well as many other Python modules and technology.
I enjoy developing software outside of a work environment, and have created several games, applications, web sites, and open source Python modules. My blog is probably the best place to find out more about my spare time projects, see my Python articles for more information.
I'm also an author, having written a book about game development with Python. So I like to think I am a good communicator.
I'd like a full-time position, but I would consider contract work. I'm based in London, so anything in central London would be ideal. Please get in touch if you have a suitable role or would like to know more. I'm available for immediate start.
Mobile: 07722 531972
No recruiters please. And by no recruiters, I mean no recruiters.Update: I have updated my CV (willmcgugancv.pdf)
Career ponderings
I have a new job. I wasn't even looking a new position, I was actually quite settled doing contract work for chessclub.com (working on a wxPython client for their Internet chess service). My new job is working for a startup, based in London, that is creating a big site with Django. I'm not sure if I can tell you much about the site itself yet, but I do think they have found a niche on the internet that isn't fully catered for.
Starting a new job has made me consider, what I laughingly call, my career. I started out in games, writing really low level code in assembler and eventually moved in to 3D graphics. Working in games can be a lot of fun, but I found that I was solving the same kind of problems over and over again. Partially because even cutting edge games must perform the same kind of tasks as ancient (> 10 years old) games, and partially because C++ doesn't deliver what it promises in terms of re-use of code. I also found I disliked working on massive projects because its hard to feel any sense of ownership in the project when you know you are a small cog in a big machine. Fortunately I manged to change the direction of my career by getting in to Python.
What I've realised recently is that my hobby projects drive my career. I got my first job in games by writing a 3D graphics demo, subsequent games jobs were off the back of an AI life demo I wrote, and I'm sure that one of the reasons I got a job with chessclub.com was that I had already written a chess game in my spare time. Even this new job was probably helped by my most recent hobby project. So I would encourage anyone to take up some hobby projects or work on open source. I would also encourage programmers to go in to some niche technology area, rather than whatever technology is the most commercial at the time. Sooner or later any skill will become mainstream and the job market will be saturated. Better to have less common skills so that you will always be in demand. Seems to have worked for me so far.
That my self-indulgent post for this year. Back to the usual geeky stuff next post.
I'm going to Miami for a few days, so mail will go unanswered until I get back on Tuesday. :-)
I'll be back
I'm going away for a week on holiday. I will be back on the 24th. All mail, death-threats, wealthy Nigerian widows and Viagra special offers will go unanswered until then.
Happy New Year!
What do you mean its not the new year? Yesterday was 32 AW, today is 33 AW. That's After Will. Which also makes it my birthday.
Last year was pretty good, career-wise and on a personal level. I use the term 'career' rather loosely because it implies some kind of direction. I don't learn skills because they are commercial - it's just blind luck that I manage to make a living out of them. And it seems like the skills I do learn can be a little niche, but that can often work to my advantage. For instance, my first 2 jobs involved writing software polygon rasterizers for games, at a time when 3D graphics cards were becoming popular. Even Python is a little niche, it certainly was when I started using it. But I'm now working full time with Python, and writing a book about it. I'm confident that it is a skill-set that is on the rise, and wont go the way of software polygon rasterizers!
On a personal level, last year was pretty good. I met my girlfriend last year, and I'm planning to move to London with her. Which may be quite a culture shock for someone raised in a small town in North East Scotland! I suspect it will be kind of like Crocodile Dundee, only without the boomerang.
Sorry for the self-indulgent post. I don't do it very often. All the best for 33 AW.
Drum roll, please
With no regard to my personal safety, and no safety net, I perform the amazing grape trick. Do not try this at home.