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Vance Worley had it going on last night in San Diego, he mowed down 11 Padres via strikeout (a new personal record) and the Phillies took a 2-0 win for their 6th win of the season over San Diego. Worley picks up his first win on the 2012 season after going 11-3 last year, his ERA is at 2.37 so far.
It was the 12th straight victory for the Phillies in San Diego, it extends the record now as the Phillies have the record in victories that are consecutive against a team in their home ballpark. The Padres are 3-11 on the season, so the Phillies should have a better chance for victory there, but that isn't always true.
The Phillies record last year vs. the Padres was 7-1 on the season. The Phillies also set a record for themselves last year for road wins as a team, they were 50-31 (.617) on the season, it was also a record that was best in the MLB last year for road wins.
Another late game out in San Diego tonight, it's Cole Hamels, who was born in San Diego, pitching for the Phillies. Hamels is at 1-1 on the season with a 3.65 ERA and he will face
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How to check for disciplinary
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Responsible consumers have many reasons why they might want to check with reputable sources for any official actions involving a health care professional, including a chiropractor.
Depending on what is found in a check for actions taken by a licensing board and/or other official agencies, the consumer may:
Information on actions taken by a state licensing board and other governmental agencies is public information, and should be readily available to consumers. There are several sources for this information.
If you are interested in confirming that a doctor has an unrestricted, current license in your state or province, the FCLB suggests that you call that jurisdiction's licensing board directly. A listing with the telephone numbers for those boards is posted on this Web site. Question that you might want to ask when you call include:
Every chiropractic licensing board should provide this information to you. Answers to these questions should be prompt and are generally free over the telephone; there may be a small charge if you need a written statement. Note that some licensing boards post this licensure information on their board's Web site.
If you are interested in more comprehensive information, for example, on a doctor who may be licensed in more than one state/province, or if the question of Medicare/Medicaid sanctions is especially important, you may want to request a search of the FCLB's Official Actions Database.
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For their seventh studio album, DragonForce has opened up their sound like never before, capturing the fierce, forlorn and fun with both menace and melody. "I think we have proven that playing fast was something we were good at, so this time I wanted to bring even more diversity into our music," Frederic Leclercq (bass) comments. "It's great to challenge ourselves instead of staying in a comfort zone, and I really wanted to experiment with Marc's vocals. I think people are going to be surprised at his brutality!" The first album to feature Gee Anzalone (drums), the Italian drummer has laid down an impressive performance to provide the perfect backbone to the DragonForce sound, which of course still boasts the band's trademark insanely-fast solos, courtesy of guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman. Recording the bulk of the album at Fascination Street Studios, Sweden, with producer Jens Bogren, the band also laid down tracks while touring their Killer Elite "best of"-album, utilizing Lamerluser Studios, (London, UK), Dark Lane Studios (Witney, UK), as well as the band's own Evil1 Studios in Charleville-Mezieres, France and Shredforce One Studios (CA, USA).
DragonForce will give USA fans their first taste of new songs starting July 7th, when the band hits the road for a North American tour this summer with Once Human as support! See below for all dates.
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July 7 - San Francisco, CA - Slims
July 8 - Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy
July 9 - Mesa, AZ - Club Red
July 11 - San Antonio, TX - The Rock Box
July 12 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey
July 14 - St Louis, MO - Fubar
July 15 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Open Air
July 17 - Detroit, MI - El Club
July 18 - Washington DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
July 20 - New York, NY - Highline Ballroom
July 21 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
July 22 - Bangor, ME - Rise Above Festival
July 23 - Montreal, QC - Corona
July 24 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
July 26 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade ("Heaven")
July 27 - Orlando, FL - The Beacham
July 28 - Tampa, FL - Orpheum
July 29 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
Sept. 9 - Mashantucket, CT - Revolution Rock Festival
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Kingswood Oxford defensive end standout, Tre Williams '20 of Windsor, has been selected to play in the 2017 FBU Freshman All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas on January 6 at the Alamodome. Seven thousand all-stars are nominated each year, and Williams was one of the 70 freshman selected for this impressive honor after sending in a highlight tape of himself in action. Williams is thrilled with the opportunity to play in this this game but humbly acknowledges, "I knew I could do it, but I couldn't do it without hard work."
The soft-spoken 6'3 260 lb freshman began his football career in fifth grade when he played with eighth graders on a Windsor team due to his 5'8" frame. Williams enrolled in KO in the sixth grade where he continued to play on the KO middle school football team. However, in seventh grade he sheepishly admits that he played only half the game because opposing players couldn't compete against his size. By eighth grade, Williams moved to the KO junior varsity football team and was a practice player for the varsity team. Williams regards the experience humbling because he concedes that he was not ready to compete at the more competitive level. Williams considers the impact of two former successful KO football players Koby Quansah now at Duke University and Isaiah Wright now at Temple University on his career. "I met them in sixth grade, and I really looked up to them. After watching them I thought, 'Wow, that's what I want to do. Why can't I do it, too?'"
Williams works hard at his craft. He admits that initially, football was very easy for him, but to become an elite player he needs to dedicate the time to hone his natural talents. He credits many individuals for his success including his trainer at Supreme Athlete in Bloomfield who helped changed his mind set. Williams said, "To become stronger, faster and better, I knew I had to train so I lifted weights five time a week this summer." Williams also keeps in mind the words of KO Coach Martinez who challenges him to "Embrace the grind and don't be afraid of it." He said that Coach Pizzoferrato gives him a reality check and coaches to his weakness. He regards his mother as a chief source of inspiration and thanks God who made all of his success possible.
Williams hopes to play football at the college level, particularly at Ohio State in the future. He hopes that although Connecticut isn't considered a recruiting hotbed for football, he wishes that his success at FBU will help other young, aspiring athletes to be recognized by coaches around the country. Williams enjoys public speaking, math and Spanish as some of his favorite subjects. Off season, Williams is a power forward on the KO basketball team.
Last year, the Kingswood Oxford Varsity football team won the NEPSAC Mike Atkins New England Championship Bowl. The KO football jersey hangs in The Hall at Patriot Place for the New England Patriots which is a tradition the team has of displaying the uniform from each New England Champion high school football teams in the Patriots' region.The preeminent independent co-ed, college preparatory day school in Greater Hartford, Kingswood Oxford School is located just steps from Blue Back Square and West Hartford Center. Its 502 students come from 62 towns in CT and western MA as well as China.
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Dining at the Adabco Boutique Hotel
Continental breakfast is served daily in the main dining area, situated on ground level. This is available for an additional $15.95 per person per day when purchasing on the day or on arrival. Alternatively you can pre-purchase your continental breakfast for only $12 per person per day when purchasing at the time of making your accommodation booking.
Open hours: Breakfast: 7:00am – 9:00am (8:00am – 10.00am weekends and public holidays)
Popular restaurants and cafes of Hutt Street are within walking distance from the hotel. Or why not try our sister hotel, Mayfair Hotel's fine dining restaurant Mayflower Restaurant and Bar on the corner of King William and Hindley Streets.
In-Room Dining
The Adabco offers a great range of sparkling, wines, beers and soft drinks, plus delicious charcuterie plates or cheese plates for two. These can be enjoyed in the lounge, communal kitchens or in the comfort or your own room. Please see the Reception team to order your beverages and platters.
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The DFE has lifted expansion ban on ATT despite the fact that of their 9 academies inspected since they became ATT academies, 7 require improvement and 2 are good. They are now looking to expand.
We look at their record:
- The Dukeries was satisfactory as a community school in 2010, it became an academy in Jan 2013 and was judged requires improvement in Oct 2014.
- Jubilee Academy Mossley, was satisfactory in 2011 as community school, converted in Aug 2012, requires improvement Mar 203.
- Bristnall Hall, was good as a community school in 2011, opened as academy in Dec 2012, requires improvement Nov 2014
- Sutton Community academy, was satisfactory as community school in 2010, converted Jan 2013, judged requires improvement Oct 2014.
- Kingsmoor Academy, was inadequate in 2011, became an academy in Jan 2012, requires improvement June 2014.
- Iceni Academy was inadequate in 2012, judged requires improvement in Sept 2014
- Nicholas Hamond academy became academy in Nov 2012, was inadequate in 2012 as community school, judged as good in 2014.
- Admirals academy was satisfactory in 2012 as community school, became academy in Nov 2012, judged as good in 2014.
- Diamond academy, was satisfactory as community school in 2012, became academy in Sept 2012, requires improvement in 2014.
The sponsor has improved 4 schools, 4 schools have stayed the same and one school has got worse. The only school that has shown a dramatic improvement is one school, Nicholas Hamond going from inadequate to good.
Only two of their schools are good and none are outstanding. Is this record good enough to allow the chain to expand? We think not.
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Billboard won't be blinging Drake's hotline this week. Despite the release of the accompanying Hotline Bling video that's already been meme-ified an infinite number of times, The Weeknd's The Hills remains in the number one spot for a sixth consecutive week.
With Adele's Hello set to break download records this week (it's already broken the single-day Vevo streaming record), it seems Drizzy has missed his shot at being number one.
Despite being one of three artists who have over 100 Billboard Hot 100 charting songs, he has never had the top spot, a career goal he addressed in a heartfelt Instagram he posted a week ago.
I spend my life trying to make waves for the city I am from. No accolades really matter to me other than the fact that I have never had a billboard number one. If I get my first number one during the month of October it will be the biggest moment of my career to date (in my mind) and if you are looking for me on that particular evening I will be passed out in the water slide that connects to our pool. I love you and thank you for these memories. I always love the moment right before it happens more than when it actually happens. So thank you…even if it doesn't.
Apple Music might be the one to blame for this misfortune. Drake exclusively released the video with Apple's streaming service as part of his deal with the company. But Apple Music doesn't report music video views to Nielsen Music, so the number of streams on the video (which is probably in the tens of millions) couldn't be accounted for.
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Talk of a Teachers' Strike in Chicago Gets Real
Chicago's teachers' union is making noises about a possible strike next year.
Chicago's teachers' union is making noises about a possible strike next year.
Your cheat sheet to the ESEA rewrite's teacher provisions.
Research shows that value-added does pick up performance information on teachers, but that doesn't mean it ought to be used for evaluation purposes.
Some follow-up thoughts on the challenges and opportunities facing the winners of $34 million in grants.
A state agency gave the green light to teachers organizing at the California Virtual Academies.
The American Educational Research Association lists eight principles that it says must be considered before using VAM to judge teachers or teaching programs.
The Chicago Teachers Union took a "practice" vote last week to test how its members felt about walking off the job.
Peggy Brookins, a former math teacher in Florida, will officially take charge of the NBPTS after serving as interim president and CEO.
40 groups will band together to push principles for "modernizing and elevating" teaching, but many of the groups have contrasting agendas.
A new "state of the states" report by NCTQ makes the case that evaluations through test scores are already part of the picture in most states.
One of the longest teachers' strikes of 2015 has come to an end, and students in East St. Louis, Ill., are finally back in school.
A decorated Alabama teacher is resigning, rather than fulfilling a new set of certification requirements.


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From IP Finance: Ireland's tax proposals for IP investment and transactions
Monthly Archives: April 2009
UK BUDGET: consultation on tax incentives on innovation
From a Treasury press release on the Budget today:
"As part of the Government's commitment to examine the challenges facing the UK tax system and ensure its competitiveness, and focus on supporting the high value-added priority sectors in which the UK can excel in the future, the Government will consider the evidence for changes to the way the tax system encourages innovative activity and the relative attractiveness of the UK to global firms as they make decisions on where to locate their R&D and other innovation activities. Working with representatives across the business community, the Government will examine the balance of taxation of innovative activity, including IP. The Government will assess the evidence on the potential impacts of any reforms on economic activity, consult further with industry and set out its assessment and proposed approach before the Pre-Budget Report."
Broadly – expect consultation on a royalty-box type of tax incentive to appear soon.
EU: report on functioning of the Interest & Royalties Directive
The European Commission has issued a report on the functioning of the Interest and Royalties Directive. The report says that the overall implementation of the Directive has been satisfactory. However, suggestions for more uniform interpretation and legal certainty are proposed.
UPDATE: coming soon …
The recent silence is because I'm working on a destination table for the new Corporation Tax Act, showing where the remnants of Sch 29 have now gone to.
I'm also editing BNA's International Taxation of Intellectual Property, which is taking up some more free time, but hope to be back to a more regular posting schedule soon!
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UK etc: from IP Finance – G20 IP debates
The reputed involvement of Senor I. P. Gato in the proposed international IP court (last paragraph in the link) should merit a second glance at the date, but the tax debates aren't so funny.


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Planning never feels restrictive to me, there's always more stuff than I can put down in an outline.ReplyDelete
Moody Writing
I'm so rubbish at planning. I tend to wing it then wonder why I forget things & everything gets confused!ReplyDelete
I planned, I outlined, I planned the outline, I outlined the plan...you get the jist. All of it is so unlike me! What was I thinking?ReplyDelete
I think I've spent more time planning than most people would writing a book! Hopefully it should pay off : ))ReplyDelete
My process is somewhere in-between - a hybrid of sorts. I'm also learning to go with whatever works for me and not try to squish it into a system that I'm "supposed" to use.ReplyDelete
Mostly a pantser. I used to be able to trust my stories to work themselves out but after one totally floundered and flopped, I've started to do a bit more planning than I used to. I don't have time to invest in a project that ends up only bringing me aggravation.ReplyDelete
I love setting off on a writing adventure not knowing where I'll end up. Surprising things happen sometimes. But I know I am more likely to finish a story if I do at least a little planning first. A bit of both, perhaps!ReplyDelete
I too, plan more now than I did in the beginning. But I'm still a panster in some ways.ReplyDelete


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Early on Wednesday morning, Warriors assistant coach Stephen Silas got a call from his father. Paul Silas had just accepted the job as interim head coach of the Charlotte Bobcats. But he wasn't just calling his son to share the good news.
"He said he wanted me to come with him and 'I couldn't do it without you,' " Silas said, recalling his father's jarring statement. "And it wasn't like it used to be — I can't do it without you because I need you around. Now it's 'I can't do it without you because of how good of a coach you are.' That feels good to hear your dad say that. It's hard to turn that down."
Silas, who is in his fifth season on the Warriors' bench, thought long and hard about tearing it down. He said he prayed, he sought the advice of people he's close with and his bosses on the Warriors. In the end, he couldn't pass it up.
Not only does he get to be with his father, but he gets a promotion. He will be the top assistant in Charlotte (also a team source said Silas "will be taken care of" in some capacity for next season even if his father doesn't stick around). He was No. 2 assistant with the Warriors — behind Jerry Sichting — and his contract would have expired in July.
But Silas said he was happy with the Warriors. He helped head coach Keith Smart on offense and worked with all of the guards. Silas' visit and work with guard Monta Ellis this offseason has been credited for part of the reason why Ellis has improved as a player and leader.
Silas works with undrafted rookie guard Jeremy Lin before and after every practice, and Lin sits next to Silas every game to pick the coach's brain.
"I enjoy working for Keith," Silas said. "I like what he's doing, the way he does things, the input I have. Working for one of my best friends is cool. Plus, the relationships I have, especially with Monta and Stephen (Curry), that is going to be hard to walk away from."
The Warriors are trying to decide whether to promote from within — for example, move Calbert Chaney up a seat and make shooting coach Mark Price a full-time assistant — or go find help from outside. Part of problem is that Smart gave Silas quite a bit of responsibility and he has the closest rapport with the players of any current assistant coach.


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Archive for August 20, 2015
Protect Your Business with a Money Counting Machine
Currency counters are machines that can count loose coins and paper bills. The first electronic counters for coins or notes was developed in England in 1980. Since then, the technology has only improved. Today, they can help companies achieve 100% accuracy for cash transactions. Many grocery stores have at least one coin sorter counter for people to take their change and get bills back.
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Look out Behind You! Pantomimes are all about song and dance, slapstick and buffoonery and audience participation. Oh yes they are!
1st Class - The Genie of the Lamp
Ready to grant Aladdin his three wishes, the Genie of the Lamp was granted his wish by finding himself on the 1st Class stamp.
2nd Class – The Ugly Sister
Cinderella's less than sensational siblings are traditionally played by a pair of burly men and appears on our best seller at Christmas, the 2nd Class stamp.
1st Class Large – The Genie of the Lamp
Again Aladdin's Genie of the Lamp appears. This time on the 1st Class Large Letter stamp.
2nd Class Large – The Ugly Sisters
Again Cinderella's Ugly Sisters appear. This time on the 2st Class Large Letter stamp.
50p Stamp - Captain Hook
Captain Hook and his magnificent moustache will bewinging his way across the continent on the 50p Europeanstandard rate stamp.
81p – The Wicked Queen
With her poison apple Snow White's wicked Queen is guaranteed to raise a boo and a hiss.
Whether you can find which pictures representative the below statement?
- "It's behind you"
- "Abracadabra"
- 'Oh YES it is!'
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Troubled Battery Maker A123 Systems Taking Heat for Chinese Investor
A ChiÂnese deep-pockÂet investor could be the soluÂtion to big probÂlems faced by lithiÂum ion batÂtery makÂer A123 SysÂtems (much conÂnectÂed to Fisker KarÂma recalls), at least for now. A123 SysÂtems signed an agreeÂment on August 8th with WanxÂiÂang Group Corp. that could bring in a $450 milÂlion investÂment and give the large ChiÂnese autoÂmoÂtive comÂpoÂnents manÂuÂfacÂturÂer an 80% ownÂerÂship stake. The deal brings in the needÂed cash flow and places A123 SysÂtems in the ChiÂnese marÂket with ample opporÂtuÂniÂties for vehiÂcle elecÂtriÂfiÂcaÂtion and enerÂgy storÂage. There are a few critÂics, though. Bob Lutz, the ex-vice chairÂman at GM who shepÂherdÂed the Chevy Volt and who is now an investor in plug-in hybrid pickÂup makÂer Via Motors, had a few jabs to throw at the deal in a Forbes comÂmenÂtary, includÂing this one: "There will be no need for a milÂiÂtary conÂflict against an overÂwhelmÂingÂly supeÂriÂor force: the ChiÂnese will simÂply buy the counÂtry, a litÂtle piece at a time."


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by George Longa sequential wheat paste mural + video installation
with projections Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings
November 19 - December 16, 2017
710 Ponce de Leon Avenue adjacent to 8Arm restaurant
Closing Weekend Events
Thurs, Dec 14, 8pm - Meeting the Artist
Fri, Dec 15, 8:30pm - Performance by Danny Bailey
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Long's work explores longing and the physical activities that people undertake during periods of transition, loss, and searching. With Sorts, he creates a mental landscape that is a collection of collections, mental debris, emotional sortings, piles of compartmentalizations. Into this setting he imposes figurative phrases as metaphors for the psychological chores we perform. As a dynamic and constantly changing piece, the projections and drawn elements will evolve daily over the course of a month.
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Hear the untold stories of enslaved people and learn about historical and contemporary slavery.
Historical and contemporary slavery.
A beautiful building housing one of the UK's finest collections of fine and decorative art.
Paintings, Wedgwood and Chinese ceramics.
Uncover objects from the Titanic, find out about life at sea and learn about the port of Liverpool.
The Titanic, life at sea and Liverpool's port.
This museum tells the story of Liverpool with diverse exhibits housed in a stunning building.
Liverpool's history and popular culture.
Explore a Victorian merchant's house with its period furniture and beautiful paintings.
Paintings, vintage fashion and furniture.
Beautiful paintings, sculpture and decorative art from the 13th century to the present day.
Paintings, sculpture and decorative art.
Discover treasures from around the world, explore outer space and meet live creatures!
World cultures, space and live creatures.
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Am Not I a Man and a Brother. Painting shown pre-conservation work
The International Slavery Museum in Liverpool has been awarded a significant grant to support the acquisition of its first painting to depict the powerful and resonant iconography of abolition.
The £50,000 used to acquire 'Am Not I A Man and a Brother', a painting dating from around 1800, is the result of a joint funding effort, made possible through a generous grant award by Art Fund and the Heritage Lottery Fund's Collecting Cultures programme.
The painting's dominant motif is that of an enslaved African, kneeling, bound in chains and set against the backdrop of a Caribbean sugar plantation. It is based on a design commissioned by the Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade on 5 July 1787, and is considered to be one of the first instances of a logo designed for a political cause, and used famously by the potter Josiah Wedgwood.
A significant acquisition for the UK, it is only the second known painting to exist featuring this motif – the only other being 'The Kneeling Slave' at the Wilberforce House Museum in Hull.
Stephen Carl-Lokko, Curator, International Slavery Museum said:
"This acquisition represents the first painting ever to be acquired by National Museums Liverpool to depict the powerful and resonant iconography of abolition and we are very pleased to add it to our collection.
"Resistance is a key part of the history we bring to life in the International Slavery Museum and abolition is a very important part of this wider narrative.
"The painting is a remarkable surviving product of the early phase of the British movement to abolish the Transatlantic Slave Trade during the 18th and 19th century."
"This acquisition represents the first painting ever to be acquired by National Museums Liverpool to depict the powerful and resonant iconography of abolition and we are very pleased to add it to our collection.
"Resistance is a key part of the history we bring to life in the International Slavery Museum and abolition is a very important part of this wider narrative.
"The painting is a remarkable surviving product of the early phase of the British movement to abolish the Transatlantic Slave Trade during the 18th and 19th century."
Following restoration and cleaning work to be carried out on the painting, it will go on display in the International Slavery Museum towards the end of 2018.
The painting was in a private collection previously.
Stephen Deuchar, Director, Art Fund said:
"We are proud to be able to support the International Slavery Museum in acquiring this fascinating version of an iconic image. It will undoubtedly enrich the museum's narrative around abolition and its important place in British history."
"We are proud to be able to support the International Slavery Museum in acquiring this fascinating version of an iconic image. It will undoubtedly enrich the museum's narrative around abolition and its important place in British history."
The painting is another acquisition the International Slavery Museum has announced under the Transatlantic and Contemporary Slavery Collecting Project, part of the Heritage Lottery Fund's Collecting Cultures programme. Previous announcements under this project have included the acquisition of, a copper engraving by the famous British caricaturist James Gillray and the first example of an account by a female anti-slavery campaigner, into the Museum's collection.
Am Not I a Man and a Brother is one of several iconic paintings relating to all aspects of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, that are now part of the collection at National Museums Liverpool, including The Hunted Slaves by Richard Ansdell and The Black Boy by William Windus, both on display at the International Slavery Museum and a 1768 portrait of Liverpool merchant Richard Gildart by Joseph Wright of Derby at the Walker Art Gallery.
The first painting to depict the theme of abolition at the International Slavery Museum, Am Not I a Man and a Brother is also part of a wider collection of objects and documents exploring abolition, including a porcelain sugar bowl from 1820-30 inscribed 'East India Sugar. The produce of Free Labour' and a 1793 edition of the autobiography of the famous Black anti-slavery campaigner Olaudah Equiano.
The International Slavery Museum highlights the international importance of enslavement and slavery, both in a historic and modern context. Working in partnership with other organisations with a focus on freedom and enslavement, the Museum provides opportunities for greater awareness and understanding of the legacies of enslavement today.
To learn more about Collecting Cultures, please visit our website or contact us at www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/collectingcultures
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John Walker Lindh, the American who fought for the Taliban in Afghanistan, was sentenced to 20 years in prison today after sobbing through a 14-minute statement in which he repudiated terrorism, condemned Osama bin Laden and tried to explain why he joined the Afghan movement. But he stopped short of apologizing for anything other than causing his family so much pain.
The 21-year-old Californian, who says his spiritual journey began when he first saw Spike Lee's ''Malcolm X'' when he was 12, told a packed courtroom here, ''I made a mistake by joining the Taliban.''
''I want the court to know, and I want the American people to know, that had I realized then what I know now about the Taliban, I would never have joined them,'' he said. [Excerpts, Page A10.]
While he expressed ''remorse for what's happened,'' it was not clear to what he was referring. His only explicit expression of regret was to his family. ''I know they have experienced a tremendous amount of pain through this past year, and for that I am sorry,'' he said.
Mr. Lindh's mother, father, older brother and younger sister were sitting behind him in court as he faltered his way through his statement. He was crying outright when he described ''the atrocities committed by the Northern Alliance against civilians,'' adding: ''I went to Afghanistan because I believed there was no way to alleviate the suffering of the Afghan people aside from military action. I did not go to fight against America, and I never did.''
His father, Frank Lindh, said later that his son's statement ''was really painful to hear, but it was beautiful.''
Though it was Mr. Lindh's fate that was being sealed today, he was only one of three players in an emotional two-hour courtroom drama that concluded the nation's first legal case in the post-Sept. 11 campaign against terrorism.
The second figure was Johnny Spann, whose son, Johnny Micheal Spann was the C.I.A. officer killed during the uprising at the prison in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, where Mr. Lindh was being held last November.
In 18 sorrowful and angry minutes standing before the judge, Mr. Spann, a Realtor in Winfield, Ala., all but accused Mr. Lindh of murdering his son. He was incredulous at Mr. Lindh's statements and objected strenuously to a prison term that he deemed too lenient.
Mr. Spann's remarks elicited a clear-eyed response from the third player -- Judge T. S. Ellis III of Federal District Court.
Judge Ellis made it plain that the government had not produced even a scrap of evidence to suggest that Mr. Lindh had anything to do with the death of Mr. Spann's son.
''Your suspicions aren't enough to warrant a jury conviction,'' Judge Ellis told the father.
Mr. Spann spoke of the medical examiner's report and the trajectory of the fatal bullet, suggesting that his son had been shoved to his knees and executed at close range in the exact location where Mr. Lindh was reported to be.
''Proximity is not guilt,'' the judge said. He told the father that his son, a former marine, was clearly a hero, but added, with a directness that seemed to surprise Mr. Spann, ''Of all the things he fought for, one of them is that we don't convict people in the absence of proof beyond a reasonable doubt.''
Mr. Lindh's sentence was proposed by the prosecution and defense in a plea agreement announced in July. Of 10 counts originally brought against him, he pleaded guilty to charges of aiding the Taliban and carrying explosives. He could get time off for good behavior, but he has to serve at least 17 years.
The deal spared Mr. Lindh life in prison and required him to continue his cooperation with the government.
Investigators' accounts of their interviews with Mr. Lindh, contained in documents made available to some news organizations including The New York Times, say that Mr. Lindh told them that Osama bin Laden's original plan was to attack the United States in three phases.
The documents, which the government has not corroborated, said the first phase consisted of five attacks, though they listed only four: two on the World Trade Center, one on the Pentagon and one on White House.
The second phase was to occur immediately before Ramadan last year. No location was identified but it was to involve unspecified biological agents, possible attacks on natural gas resources or nuclear weapons facilities in the United States. It was supposed to be so big that it would ''make the United States forget about the first phase,'' according to the documents.
The third phase was supposed to ''finish the United States'' and take place within six months of the Sept. 11 attacks, the documents stated.
Mr. Lindh also provided considerable detail about his experience in an Al Qaeda training camp. According to the documents, he told investigators, ''Students learn the physics of explosions and how the use of explosives can put pressure on the government by instilling fear in the people.''
Mr. Lindh also described the training camp in Afghanistan, situated approximately two hours ''by car, west of Kandahar,'' where, he said, ''a majority of the trainees are from Saudi Arabia.''
According to the documents, the camp's director was a man named Emir Abdul Qaddoos, who Mr. Lindh said was ''an Iraqi who passes as an Afghani.''
After hearing from all sides, Judge Ellis asked Mr. Lindh, who was wearing thick black glasses and a drab olive prison jumpsuit, to stand before him.
''Life is about making choices and living with the consequences,'' the judge said. ''You made a bad choice to join the Taliban and engage in that effort over there.''
He noted that Mr. Lindh had not said that he had no role in Mr. Spann's death, at which point Mr. Lindh said in a strong voice, ''That's correct, sir; I had no role in the death of Johnny Mike Spann.''
The judge sounded puzzled and annoyed by one thing, noting that Mr. Lindh had told his interrogators that once he realized he had ideological differences with Al Qaeda, it was too late for him to leave because he was afraid he would be killed. He told Mr. Lindh to reflect on why he did nothing, despite knowing that Al Qaeda was planning attacks on the United States.
''You were willing to give your life for the Taliban but not for your country,'' the judge said. ''Fighting for something you believe in is a virtue, but only if the belief is virtuous.''
He took note that Mr. Lindh was bright and still wanted to study many other cultures, and concluded with this: ''I hope you will also study your country and the protections that were accorded to you.''
He said he hoped Mr. Lindh would have ''as much fervor'' for the American system of justice ''as you had for some causes you believed in in the past.''


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Forget new complexity: some of the music on flautist Richard Craig's second Métier disc might simply be called post-everything. When there's no tonality, no atonality, no melody and few pitches, what exactly is left? Quite a lot, as it happens – and therein lies the interest. Such technically complex, 'post-everything' music paradoxically brings us back to a primal, at times ecstatic state of Fauvist force.
Evan Johnson's émoi (2010) for solo bass flute is a case in point. Here, the very act of instrumental articulation strips the sounds of their articulacy. The flute sounds in question are frequently beautiful, at times almost bird-like, as if human might become animal through the instrument. Esaias Järnegard's PSALM (2013) for contrabass flute and soprano voice conjures a compelling drama through wispy, barely-there sound traces. Richard Barrett's Vale (2006‑12) for solo flute is the longest and most vigorous work on the disc. At times the flute behaves like an electronic oscillator shifting through myriad changing frequency bands; Barrett's favoured image is a leaf floating down a stream. As ever with Barrett, elegance and organicism emerge through the forbidding surface material.
The other works are slightly more conventional. In Fabrice Fitch's Agricola IX (2013) for flute and string trio, phrases from Ockeghem are stretched and microtonally altered, giving the impression of gagaku, with the string trio acting as a resonator for the flute. Setting text by Jean Tardieu, John Croft's Deux Méditations d'une furie (2011‑13) for soprano and bass flute are slow, burnished and meditative pieces, wherein the sound of the bass flute often melds with that of the singer. Brice Pauset's Eurydice (1998) ends the disc. Beginning in sprightly fashion then quietening, it spools outwards like a string in the wind over an abyss.
Craig owns the works here. The warmth of his tone along with a reverberant room sound, while taking nothing away from the compositions' severity, succeeds in making them approachable.


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I am a day late but never mind! Here are my goals for October! It's properly Autumn now and I am loving the beautiful colours, the chilly mornings and the many pumpkin spice lattes that I have consumed.
First of all, a bit of a chatty introduction on what this month holds for me. I have a new job as a Rental Manager and I start Monday 8th October. I'm really nervous because it's so new, it's more responsibility and more of a challenge, but at the same time I am so exciting. It's difficult because I really love the team I work with, but it's a wonderful opportunity and I'm sure I'll have a good team at my new job. It's longer hours so I am a bit worried about having time for my blog so I might designate certain days where I can write to ensure I carry on as writing is my one true passion in life. As a result, a lot of my goals for this month relate to the fact that I'll have a new job. Please wish me all the luck in the world as I start a new chapter! Now, without further ado, on with the blog.
Blog Goals:
So I read 2 out of 3 of my goals for September. As I said in my September Goals post which you can read here, my goals were to reach 400 followers on my blog by October 1st, 800 followers on Twitter and 600 on Instagram. I only failed the former so I was quite pleased. I've well superseded the social media goals, but I was 40 followers under my blog follower goals. I'm still so over the moon to have 360 followers as I never expected anyone to even read my blog let alone follow it, as I started blogging for my love of writing, and I'm so shocked at how well my social media is doing, so thank you to all of you! My blog goals for October are:
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- Twitter- 1200
- Instagram – 850
I'm aiming high with Twitter as that medium is my most successful. I'm aiming reasonably lower with Instagram and my blog to try and avoid disappointment but I think they are decent goals anyway. Please do follow me on here if you like my content, as well as my Twitter and my Instagram!
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So of course, this month is going to be scary and stressful and new with starting my new job, so I think practising a bit of self-care is most important. Here are my goals:
- To have a relaxing hot bubble bath once a week. I'm guilty of never allowing myself time to chill out. I'm always doing something whether it's work, volunteering with Brownies, seeing friends and family, writing, household chores etc and I feel like I really need to relax once in a whole. I'm always having daily quick showers bit I think at least one day a week I should have a nice hot bubble bath with a bath bomb, relaxing music, maybe a glass of red wine or green tea, just to relax myself. I know self care is more than having a bath but it is a start.
- Remembering to always carry out my skin routine, morning and night. I'm also guilty of just taking my makeup off with a wipe or Micellar water and having a quick cleanse. I need to ensure I do more than this, exfoliate, moisturise, use more face masks etc. If anyone know of any great cruelty free skincare products please let me know in the comments!
- Be positive. When changes happen in life, you should embrace them. I'm worried about my new job as anyone would be, you hope that you will be an asset to a new company and that everything will go smoothly. I'm sure it will, and I'll give you all an update after my first week. Positivity is always key!
- Enjoy October! I'm not doing Blogtober as I wouldn't have chance to write every day, but I'm super excited to write some really Autumnal posts! I have some exciting ideas so i cannot wait to get writing. What a beautiful month.
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6 May 2017, Writing Ideas - New Novel, part x120, Creative Elements in Scenes, Plot Devices, Crime
Announcement: Delay, my new novels can be seen on the internet, but the publisher has delayed all their fiction output due to the economy. I'll keep you informed. More information can be found at www.ancientlight.com. Check out my novels--I think you'll really enjoy them.
Introduction: I wrote the novel Aksinya: Enchantment and the Daemon. This was my 21st novel and through this blog, I gave you the entire novel in installments that included commentary on the writing. In the commentary, in addition to other general information on writing, I explained, how the novel was constructed, the metaphors and symbols in it, the writing techniques and tricks I used, and the way I built the scenes. You can look back through this blog and read the entire novel beginning with http://www.pilotlion.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-novel-part-3-girl-and-demon.html.
I'm using this novel as an example of how I produce, market, and eventually (we hope) get a novel published. I'll keep you informed along the way.
Today's Blog: To see the steps in the publication process, visit my writing website http://www.ldalford.com/ and select "production schedule," you will be sent to http://www.sisteroflight.com/.
The four plus one basic rules I employ when writing:
1. Don't confuse your readers.
2. Entertain your readers.
3. Ground your readers in the writing.
4. Don't show (or tell) everything.
4a. Show what can be seen, heard, felt, smelled, and tasted on the stage of the novel.
5. Immerse yourself in the world of your writing.
All novels have five discrete parts:
1. The initial scene (the beginning)
2. The rising action
3. The climax
4. The falling action
5. The dénouement
I finished writing my 27th novel, working title, Claire, potential title Sorcha: Enchantment and the Curse. This might need some tweaking. The theme statement is: Claire (Sorcha) Davis accepts Shiggy, a dangerous screw-up, into her Stela branch of the organization and rehabilitates her.
Here is the cover proposal for Sorcha: Enchantment and the Curse.
The most important scene in any novel is the initial scene, but eventually, you have to move to the rising action. I started writing my 28th novel, working title Red Sonja. I'm also working on my 29th novel, working title School.
I'm an advocate of using the/a scene input/output method to drive the rising action--in fact, to write any novel.
Scene development:
1. Scene input (easy)
2. Scene output (a little harder)
3. Scene setting (basic stuff)
4. Creativity (creative elements of the scene: transition from input to output focused on the telic flaw resolution)
5. Tension (development of creative elements to build excitement)
6. Release (climax of creative elements)
How to begin a novel. Number one thought, we need an entertaining idea. I usually encapsulate such an idea with a theme statement. Since I'm writing a new novel, we need a new theme statement. Here is an initial cut.
For novel 28: Red Sonja, a Soviet spy, infiltrates the X-plane programs at Edwards AFB as a test pilot's administrative clerk, learns about freedom, and is redeemed.
For novel 29: Sorcha, the abandoned child of an Unseelie and a human, secretly attends Wycombe Abbey girls' school where she meets the problem child Deirdre and is redeemed.
These are the steps I use to write a novel:
1. Design the initial scene
2. Develop a theme statement (initial setting, protagonist, protagonist's helper or antagonist, action statement)
a. Research as required
b. Develop the initial setting
c. Develop the characters
d. Identify the telic flaw (internal and external)
3. Write the initial scene (identify the output: implied setting, implied characters, implied action movement)
4. Write the next scene(s) to the climax (rising action)
5. Write the climax scene
6. Write the falling action scene(s)
7. Write the dénouement scene
Here is the beginning of the scene development method from the outline:
1. Scene input (comes from the previous scene output or is an initial scene)
2. Write the scene setting (place, time, stuff, and characters)
3. Imagine the output, creative elements, plot, telic flaw resolution (climax) and develop the tension and release.
4. Write the scene using the output and creative elements to build the tension.
5. Write the release
6. Write the kicker
Below is a list of plot devices. I'm less interested in a plot device than I am in a creative element that drives a plot device. In fact, some of these plot devices are not good for anyone's writing. If we remember, the purpose of fiction writing is entertainment, we will perhaps begin to see how we can use these plot devices to entertain. If we focus on creative elements that drive plot devices, we can begin to see how to make our writing truly entertaining. I'll leave up the list and we'll contemplate creative elements to produce these plot devices.
Deus ex machina (a machination, or act of god; lit. "god out of the machine")
Flashback (or analeptic reference)
Story within a story (Hypodiegesis)
Third attempt
Judicial Setting
Legal argument
Two way love
Three way love (love rival)
Celebrity (Rise to fame)
Rise to riches
Military (Device or Organization manipulation)
School (Training) (Skill Development)
Impossible Crime
Human god
Silent witness
Secret king
Hidden skills
Fantasy Land (Time Travel, Space Travel)
End of the --- (World, Culture, Society)
Resistance (Nonresistance)
Utopia (anti-utopia)
Augmented Human (Robot) (Society)
Mind Switching (Soul Switching)
Unreliable character
Incarceration (imprisonment)
Valuable item
Brotherhood (sisterhood) (camaraderie)
Crime – Current discussion.
One way love
Crime: here is my definition – Crime is the use of an illegal activity to further a plot.
Crime as a plot device has been around since the beginning of fiction—or almost. Let's just say, you didn't have to wait for The Moonstone. Crime was already there in some way or another. Look at Oliver Twist, Treasure Island, Kidnapped… in Pride and Prejudice the crimes of outright fraud and statutory rape are not crimes at all in those times. In spite of that, Ms. Bronte played them well as cultural and social crimes. Perhaps my definition should be immorality instead of illegality, but I'll stand by illegality—immorality includes too much that even we would think isn't crime. For example, in Ms. Bronte's day, adultery would be a crime, but not statutory rape. On the other hand, today, adultery isn't a crime, but statutory rape is. Filching a shilling in the Victorian Era might get you hanged. It's barely a crime of note today. So for crime we need illegality of some type—I'll go for cultural and social mores as well as actual statues.
So, to use this plot device of crime, your protagonist can do it, have it done to them, or see (know) it done. The point of crime as a plot device is to use the concept of crime, an illegal act, to further the plot.
I've used this all the time in my writing—in all three modes, and all degrees of meaning. The current novel I'm writing has a climax based in criminal activity. The protagonist's helper is a criminal escapee. The protagonist has committed crimes but not been convicted or incarcerated. I think this provides delicious entertainment and creative elements.
Here is an example from School:
Sorcha trembled. She slowly regained her composure, "Because my mother abandoned me, the British Foundling System took over my welfare and put me in a foster home. Due to my appearance, that took a while. I lived in quite a few group homes until they finally found me a foster family."
"I take it the whole foster experience sucked."
"It sucked all right. They only cared about the money from the state. In the foundling homes, I could go to school. With a foster family, I could still go to school. That was the good part even though they beat me and locked up the ice box. They fed me the minimum and made me clean, cook, and take care of their younger children. I was lucky that was all they did. From what some of the other girls said… I wouldn't have minded all that except after the beatings started and the kids began bullying me at school."
Deirdre laid back on the bed, "Why'd they bully you?"
"My clothing looked like it came out of the trash bin. I never had a lunch. I studied all the time and made top grades. That all makes you a bully magnet."
"That really sucks." Deirdre stared at her, "Your clothing still looks like it came out of the bin."
"That's because it did." Sorcha scrunched her nose and continued, "I didn't take the bullying or the beatings very well. The school said I started acting out. What they meant was, I didn't let them bully me. I fought back. If they attacked me, I attacked back. If they hit, I hit. If they kicked, I kicked…"
"They expelled you?"
"They didn't expel me—they sent me to a reformatory."
Deirdre sat up, "They sent you to prison?"
"Assault and battery. She hit first—I just beat the crap out of her…plus a couple of her friends." Sorcha smiled at the memory.
Deirdre put her hand on Sorcha's, "That's why I'm here at Wycombe. I've beat up a lot of girls and some boys too, but they didn't send me to prison."
Sorcha lifted her lip, "You're a rich toff and special. Girls like me get sent to the reformatory. Girls like you get to go to a good school."
Deirdre made a thoughtful face.
Sorcha continued, "They sent me to HM Prison Aylesbury—that's just up the road from here."
"Why aren't you there now?"
Sorcha smiled, "I escaped. They let me go to school there too, but I learned something much much more useful when I was in there. I learned to use the glamour. I knew all about it, but I didn't imagine that I could use it. I used it inside Aylesbury, and I used it to escape Aylesbury."
"How did you learn about using glamour?"
"It's funny the kinds of people you find in prison, and it's funny the kinds of creatures who are attracted to prisons. The Unseelie are everywhere around such places. They seem to enjoy the suffering and malignant thoughts of people held captive."
"They're like that all right."
"There were also kids like me in Aylebury. All of them were abandoned. Don't get me wrong, there aren't really that many of us, but many of them are in prison. I learned that most of them don't have the knowledge or the power to use their skills, but some know the rudiments. From them, I gained the knowledge and learned I had the power. After I perfected the glamour, it was nothing to change my appearance and slip out of that place. I walked to High Wycombe and found a great spot to live here."
"Like I'd tell you…"
"You don't have to tell me. Go on…"
Sorcha ran her fingers through her hair, "I saw how much the girls learned and how much they taught here. I was well prepared from my previous schooling, all I had to do was to attend the classes and make them think I was just another student."
"They didn't call your name in class."
"Not yet—you screwed up everything for me on the first day. Because of my last name, Weir, I almost always end up at the bottom of their list. I just go to the teacher and use a flash of glamour. I tell her they forgot to list me—because I was last, they accidentally dropped me off the roll. They always accept that, and because of the glamour, they believe me. They add me to the list, and then mostly ignore me for the rest of the year. I hand in my homework. I write my papers. I take the tests. I get my grades. I produce the results, and they forget about me because of the glamour. Eventually, I hope to graduate from this school. I'll use my records and the diploma to go to university."
Deirdre clapped, "That's great. I think that's fantastic. What a wonderful idea. I wish I'd thought of it. What's the downside?"
Sorcha closed her fists, "The downside is when some stupid twit sees through your glamour, gets in your way, and prevents you from making the pitch on the first and best day."
Deirdre scrunched her mouth to the side, "What do you mean the first and the best day."
"You bink. On the first day of class, they don't know you from Pete. Even if they think they remember you from the year before, they're too embarrassed to make a mistake. The teachers are clueless. You can easily manipulate them in the beginning. It becomes harder as time goes on."
Sorcha is an escapee from prison. She was incarcerated for assault and battery. She is now breaking all kinds of laws by illegally going to school at Wycombe Abbey. Deirdre is a girl who should have been sent to prison. If she was poor like Sorcha, she would have been. This is part of the basis for this novel—it provides a large part of the backstory.
Here's another example from Sister of Darkness:
The evening was especially dark. Clouds covered the skies and the moon. A wind blew in from the coast that reminded them that winter was not long past. An anguished cry awakened Leora and Paul. It was a single sound of childish loss. A howl of fear and grief, "No…"
Paul leapt out of bed and pulled on his robe. Leora was only steps behind him. When he opened the door, Marie stood there already. Two fingers threatened to slip into her mouth and her threadbare rabbit was clutched by an ear in her fist. She stared wide-eyed, "Lumière is gone."
Without a word, Paul ran to Lumière's room. The windows were all opened and the door was gaping. The raw night blew through the openings and chilled Paul to the bone. He pulled up Lumière's bed clothes and searched her room. Leora stood in the doorway. She held a rosary in her hand and mouthed a prayer, "Paul, she is not here. She is gone."
"Gone where?"
Leora buried her face in her hands, "I don't know. I can't see her. She is not in the house. There are things in the night that block my sight."
Paul leapt back through the door. The scream was loud enough, it had already awakened the house. Major Lyons stood in the hall followed closely by his driver, Lord Hastings, Goodberry, and a group of servants.
"What is wrong, Paul?"
grabbed the sleeve of his robe. Lyons
"Lumière is gone. She has been taken—abducted. Leora says she is not in the house."
Lord Hastings stepped forward, "Do you need weapons?"
"We are armed already."
"Then go to it man. Just watch out in the darkness that you don't shoot each other."
"And don't go alone," Leora stood in the doorway and clutched a piece of Lumière's clothing.
"Quickly, men, go!" Lord Hastings pushed them toward the outside.
In groups of two, the men ran into the night and scoured the area around the house. They found nothing and no one. As soon as Lord Hastings could make a call on the telephone, they were joined by the constabulary of the closest village. In the morning, Major Lyons made a call and a company of soldiers showed up and began cordoning the fields.
Paul entered into his and Leora's room tired and discouraged. When he came in, Tilly rose from her knees beside Leora and left. She gave him a piteous and, for Tilly, an attempted cheering look, as she passed.
Leora was on her knees before the window. Her face rested on the lounge and her hair stretched across and over the side. Trembling sobs shook her.
Paul went to his knees and lifted her up. She came into his arms. Her face was wet, her lashes strung with tears like dew. Paul held her close. She held him for a minute then a moan escaped her lips, "Paul, she is gone." She shook her head violently, "I searched and searched for her. With the scepter and golden tablet, I touched her ka once or twice, but each time, it was masked from me." Her voice rose in fear, "I traced her out of
. Paul, hold me, our child is gone. Our child is gone." Britain
"If Lumière is alive, we must get her back again. We know who has taken her, and we know where they are taking her."
"And we know why," Leora moaned, "She is a hostage to keep us from retrieving the Osiris Offering Formula. Paul, you understand, as well as I, we might be required to trade our daughter's life for that cursed thing."
"God forbid."
"I should have destroyed it when I had the chance."
"The question is what will we do now?"
Abruptly sober and tearless, Leora turned up her face, "We go to
and seek the offering formula. Where we
find it, we will find Lumière.
Eventually, where we find Lumière, we will find my sister. There is no purpose in searching anywhere
else in Windsor
for her. Tell everyone to stop looking
for her here, help me comfort our children, and let us make our way to England . That is the only way we will return her to
our family and safety." Windsor
I hope you have the chance to read this novels soon. It is on contract and should be published. In any case, Paul and Leora's daughter is kidnapped and that propels a large portion of the second part of the novel. You won't want to miss the first part either, but this great crime sets up the second part and the next novel. Crime is a wonderful and terrible plot device. It allows the author to directly control much of the circumstances and entertainment of the novel.
More tomorrow.
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There may only be one month of summer left, but that isn't going to stop us from squeezing every last drop out of it. By now you are one of two people: 1) You have worn your current suits so much they are faded or stretched, 2) You never even bought a suit and/or haven't hit the pool yet this year (say it ain't so!!!). For both of you, I found a great range of must-have suits to keep the summer love going. The good news: a lot of them are, or will be, on "end of season" sale! Just remember 30+SPF facial sunscreen or a straw hat to keep that gorgeous face young and healthy (no wrinkles 'round here!)
L Space Farrah Bikini, $96: I love this suit! I have done everything from lounging to snorkeling to paddle boarding in this style. Good to have in the vacation rotation. But note the bottoms are cut slightly high in the back and the top is not adjustable, so keep that in mind for sizing. Continue reading "7 Swimsuits You Need Before Summer Ends"


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Exodus from Landlines to Cell Phones Continues
More than 32 million American adults, or about 16 percent, have now ditched their landlines for cell phones, up from 5 percent in 2004, according to a recent study from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
In 2004, approximately 40 percent of U.S. households relied only on landlines. That number dipped to about 22 percent in 2007, according to the report. Homes with landlines and cell phones increased from 43 percent in 2004 to 59 percent last year.
Twice a year, the CDC releases its National Health Interview Surveys (NHIS), which collect information on Americans' health status, health-related behaviors, and health care utilization.
Researchers long requested that respondents provide their telephone numbers so they could be contacted for future surveys, but in 2003, respondents were also asked if their phone numbers were landlines and if they or anyone in their household had a cell phone. Starting in 2007, people with cell phones and landlines were also asked which phone they use more often.
CDC compiled data from about 16,000 households and 30,000 individuals in 2004 and 13,000 households and 24,500 individuals in 2007.
Not surprisingly, younger adults were most likely to be living in wireless-only households. About 10 percent of adults aged 18 to 29 relied on cell phones in 2004. Last year, about 30 percent of adults 18 to 24 were in wireless-only homes, while that number jumped to 35 percent among people 25 to 29.
About 15.5 percent of people aged 30 to 44 live in wireless-only households, while that number drops to 8 percent among people 45 to 64, and to 2 percent for people 65 years and older.
The chances of today's kids eavesdropping on their older siblings' phone conversations by picking up another line in the house are dwindling. In 2004, only about 4 percent of kids lived in wireless-only homes; that number increased to 14 percent last year. Children living in landline-only homes dropped from 32 percent in 2004 to 14 percent in 2007.
CDC also broke out the data based on race, sex, location and education.
What demographics are most likely to be living in wireless-only households? Men, adults in poverty, people in the South, Hispanics, and those with a high school education or less, according to the study.
About 16 percent of men, compared to 13 percent of women, relied only on their cell phones, while about 19 percent of Hispanics, 18 percent of blacks, 13 percent of whites and 12 percent of Asians had abandoned landlines for wireless.
Regionally, the South saw the greatest number of wireless-only households, with 17 percent. The Midwest came in at number two with 15 percent, while the West had 13 percent and the Northeast reported 10 percent.
About 20 percent of poor households did not have landlines, while only 12 percent of people who categorized themselves as "not poor" relied only on cell phones.
Traditional phone companies might want to consider marketing to people who opt to live with friends or roommates rather than family. More than half of all adults living with roommates, or 57 percent, do not have a landline in their home the "highest prevalence rate" among those surveyed, the study said.
People in urban areas who rented their homes were also more likely to eschew landlines.
Just because people have landlines doesn't mean they're actually using them, however. Of those with cell phones and landlines, 22 percent said they placed all or most of their calls on cell phones, the report found. NHIS dubbed these homes "wireless-mostly" households.
People in wireless-mostly homes are slightly better off than those in wireless-only households. Most are college graduates, report having higher incomes, and live in urban areas.
CDC also correlated certain health information with phone status.
About 37 percent of people in wireless-only homes reported regular binge drinking episodes, while only 18 percent of those in landline-only homes reported the same.
Meanwhile, about 29 percent of wireless-only users did not have insurance, compared to 14 percent of those with only landlines.
CDC also reported that wireless-only adults had trouble getting health care because of money troubles and were less likely to get flu shots or be tested for HIV.
Nonetheless, wireless-only users were more likely to report that they were in excellent or very good physical health, and were more likely to engage in regular leisure-time physical activity, the report found.


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In 2018, Central Florida was ranked first in the nation for job growth, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Additionally, Forbes magazine ranked the metro Orlando region No. 1 to invest in a home with an estimated 84,000 building permits issued in Orange County valued at $2.3 billion. Orange County also earned the highest AAA credit rating from Moody's Investors Service, recognizing its fiscal reliability and continued quality-of-life enhancements.
Reams Road will be widened from two to four lanes from Taborfield Avenue to Delmar Avenue for a length of 0.6 miles.
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The improvements will include:
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Purpose The project will increase capacity; Reams Road is currently a two-lane facility with housing and commercial development currently flourishing in the surrounding areas.
Construction to begin Spring 2017.
An informational newsletter will be distributed to the residents of the project area in the near future.
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