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What is a consultation?
It's where Gail Robson herself, goes over everything about hair replacement. From hair transplants, hair pieces, to the condition of your hair loss. She will give you your options and direct you to the right hair replacement technique that fits your needs.
How can I schedule a consultation with Gail Robson?
Call our office
or email us at
Do you work with chemotherapy patents?
Yes, we carry a large selection of wigs, accessories, hats and the most natural comfortable hair replacement on the market for chemo patents.
What if I have an emergency and need to get an appointment after hours?
No Problem! Our phones are forwarded to serve any Emergency appointments upon request.
How long is a regular appointment?
As long as it takes for a haircut and a little longer if needed color. Our goal is to make sure you leave happy and confident that you look better than ever.
Do you service existing hair pieces that are not from BRHC?
Yes we do. Unfortunately a lot of companies put their bottom line before their clients. At BRHC we always put our clients first. That is why we only order the finest hair your money can buy and why you are dealing with the owner of the company. We don't compromise!
How much does it cost?
Wigs/hair replacement (system) can run anywhere from $100 to $3,000 and the cost depends on your hair loss and your life style. I can assure you that a $100 wig/system can look good if the workmanship and the stylist are good and a $3,000 wig/system can look bad if the work is poor.
What if my hair color changes (gray), density (more hair loss) or would like to try a new look?
It's really simple actually. We can change your color or hair style at any time. We strive to make sure we match your hair perfectly with your hair loss and color as you age oh and keep you in style too!
What methods do you use to keep the units on the head?
While there are many methods to keep your hair in place I have found in 20 years as a Hair Replacement Specialist that the best and most comfortable methodology is to use medical adhesive. We do support other methods such as clips and weaves but we have found that the medical adhesive method is better for multiple reasons.
What is a program client?
WOW "Where do I start?" Years ago when I was working at a large company "The Club" and they were losing clients left and right, they decided to LOCK their clients into the "PROGRAM". This was done for two main reasons. Firstly, it made everyone pay on a monthly basis. The second reason, and the main one, was to try and stop clients leaving to go to the competition. Being a large company started "THE PROGRAM" a lot of smaller companies decided to follow, thus making "THE PROGRAM" sound more mainstream. At Boca Raton Hair Center we believe in giving a 110 percent effort to always make sure our customers are happy. We don't have to lock our clients into long term contract to prevent them from leaving. Why trap clients into a contract, after all it is a free country.
How long does it take to receive my order?
New orders take approximately 10 weeks or less. If it is an emergency we can order a pre-custom system or order "rushed" from the factory. All rushed orders are priced accordingly.
How long will my system last?
New orders take approximately 10 weeks or less. If it is an emergency we can order a pre-custom system or order "rushed" from the factory. All rushed orders are priced accordingly.
How can I keep my hair in good condition?
This is actually very easy. Listen to Gail Robson as she has been doing this for 20 years and she can give you directions on the best way to care for your system to get the most longevity from it. Time is definitely money in this situation and following Gail's instructions will save you money over time.
Can I swim and sleep with my hair?
Absolutely! We want you to live your life and view this as your natural hair. You will have a little more maintenance but you can live a normal life easily.
Do you make your own wigs and/or hair replacement?
In 20 years I have hear it all "from new clients" that other company's make their systems in house and/ or have their own factories sad. In 20 years I only found one company in the USA that makes their own systems in-house and only use synthetic hair, it comes down to economics. These systems are good, don't get me wrong, but they are extremely expensive and only work on men for tape on systems only. Again you can look like you have a $6,000 system on and spend much less if your stylist knows what she is doing and you follow her instructions.
Hair Loss: A common problem in both male and female?
About 85% of men will have significant hair thinning by the time they're 50, according to the American Hair Loss Association. Some men begin to loss their even when they turn 21.
Male-Pattern baldness (male and female): Blame Hormones
With male-pattern baldness, a hormone called DHT causes hair follicles to shrink. Eventually, the follicles shrink so much that no hair can grow in them.
Hair Loss Medication: Finasteride
Taken as a prescription pill, finasteride slows hair loss by slowing down the bodies production of DHT. Some men have been able to grow new hair while using it. In general, it's considered to work better than minoxdil. Pregnant women should not handle the drug since it can cause birth defects in male and fetuses. Like minoxdil, it works only as long as it's used.
What happens with a hair transplant?
A doctor will move healthy hair from the back and side of your head to the top to restore a natural look. Hair transplants can be costly and you may have to have several procedures. After two months, most of the transplanted hair is shed, but new hair grows back. Within six months, the hair starts to look normal.
Make the most of the hair that you have
There are styles you can use to make your hair loss less noticeable. Cutting thinning hair short lets you avoid obvious comb-over. Hair care and styling products may add volume to your hair. Diet and handling your hair gently will also help.
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For Henry Leutwyler, photography is everything. "This is the only thing I like to do and why I wake up in the morning," he says.
Born in Switzerland in 1961, Leutwyler is a self-taught photographer with a stubborn streak and unflappable love for the medium. "My grandfather and father were both printers. I decided not to follow their path, instead to travel and photograph, soaking up color and culture from around the world.
After being rejected by one of Switzerland's best photography schools, I opened my own photo studio in Lausanne, photographing cheese, chocolates and watches and went bankrupt in a year-and-a-half."
In 1985, Leutwyler moved to Paris where he apprenticed with photographer Gilles Tapie and rapidly established himself as an editorial photographer. A decade later, Leutwyler moved to New York City.
Today, Leutwyler's celebrity portraits can be found in the pages of Vogue, Vanity Fair, the New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Esquire Magazine and Time. He has photographed the likes of Michelle Obama, Julia Roberts, Tom Wolfe, Iggy Pop, Rihanna and Martin Scorsese to name a few.
Often spare and unflinchingly tight, Leutwyler's photographs are a quiet yet striking rebuttal to today's hyper retouched and uber stylized images. "There's a whole new vocabulary surrounding photography that I find quite vulgar. For me, it's not about 'shooting' and sensationalism," he says. "It's a magic moment that happens in the first few minutes of a sitting. Revealing something from out of my subjects that isn't obvious — finding the beauty within."
Leutwyler lives and works in downtown Manhattan, and proud father of two great children.
National Geographic, Conde Nast Traveler, Architectural Digest, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Teen Vogue, GQ Style, The New York Times Magazine, New York, The New Yorker, Self Service, Victory, Out of Order, Beauty Papers, Esquire, Time, Elle, The Wall Street Journal Magazine & Numéro.
Elvis by the Presleys, published by Crown 2005
Neverland Lost: A Portrait of Michael Jackson, published by Steidl, 2010
Ballet: Photographs of the New York City Ballet, published by Steidl, 2012
Ballet: Photographs of the New York City Ballet, revised edition published by Steidl, 2015
Document: Published by Steidl, 2016
Hi there!: Published by Steidl, 2020
Gallery Solo Shows
2010 M+B Gallery, Los Angeles, Neverland Lost, USA
2010 Foley Gallery, New York, Neverland Lost, USA
2011 Pobeda Gallery, Moscow, Neverland Lost, Russia
2012 Foley Gallery, New York, Ballet, USA
2013 Spainmedia Gallery, Madrid, Neverland Lost, Spain
2014 Photobastei, Zurich, Neverland Lost & Ballet, Switzerland
2014 Colette, Paris, Neverland Lost, France
2015 Colette, Paris, Fashion Is Nuts, France
2016 Foley Gallery, New York, Document, USA
2017 The Mass Gallery,Tokyo, Neverland Lost & Document, Japan
Group Shows
2017 Andy Warhol, Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University PA, USA
2018 Arts Bienale, Vevey, Neverland Lost, Switzerland
2018 Arts Bienale, Vevey, Installation, Hi There! Switzerland
2019 Alt. +1000 Photography Festival, Museum of Fine Arts, Le Locle, Switzerland
2019 No'Photo, Installation, Hi There, Geneva, Switzerland
2019 Mudac, "Swiss-Sneaks", Adidas Collaboration, Lausanne, Switzerland
Museum Solo Shows
2017 Museum of Fine Arts, Le Locle, Switzerland
2019 Stapferhaus, Survey Show, Fotofestival Lenzburg, Switzerland
2017 Palm Springs Photo Festival
ASME, ADC, SPD, Graphis, American Photography, James Beard, PDN & D&AD
Portrait photographed by © Sharon Suh

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Tim Lester
Peoria, United States
I am a freelance photographer based in Central Illinois, with a very diverse portfolio including Sports, Wildlife, Nature, Commercial, Portraiture and Special Events.
I shoot primarily with Canon digital cameras and Canon professional series lenses, this includes a wide variety of equipment from wide angle to super telephotos. I take great pride in providing you the image that YOU desire, in the size that fits your needs.
Currently accepting assignments, I can provide complete coverage and available to travel worldwide.
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Cynthia Stephens
Rockford, United States
I am a graduate of the New York Institute Of Photography and have been working as a professional photographer since I established my business,Cynthia Stephens Photographic Art,in 2007.
Most of my experience is with people(seniors,kids,families,head shots),nature,fine art,event,and stock photography.
I am centrally located to Rockford,Chicago,Milwaukee,Madison,and I am in the Minneapolis area several times a year.
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David Shwatal
Chicago, United States
Travel Photography from the Brightest Corners of the World.
I accept assignments on location. It's best outdoors when the light is right and it can bend and twist into appealing images. Close to water - even better !
Try my photography services for travel and tourism. I'll work hard and give you great results. I look forward to your business.
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Dan Tong
Chicago, United States
I'm a very versatile photographer with wide ranging interests:
Portrait, Fashion, and Event photography in greater metropolitan Chicago (IL) area. Candid photography of children & pets
Ethnic-Grocery-Store and Ethnic Food photography.
I also do custom 3D CG (Computer Graphics) Illustrations, and create Faux Art photos. The latter involves putting a client's face into an old 14th century painting or something similar.
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Gerald Tang
Chicago, United States
Stock photos of nature, animals, birds, insects, wildflowers, weeds, trees, shrubs, habitats, refuges, landscapes, lighthouses, outdoor sports and recreation, interesting people and attractions at travel and birding destinations in Africa, China, Costa Rica, North America, Chicago.
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Bob Kozel
Chicago, United States
I am a freelance photographer located in the Chicago Area. I have 35+ years as a pro shooter for many pro sports and travel and tourism outlets, I have been internationally published. All of my images reflect the passion I have for photography. I have traveled to 24 different countries. I love diversity. I have tried to document ALL types of cultures, animals, and people. I am willing to travel ANYWHERE for that great image.
Prints of my images are reasonably priced, and shipped anywhere. Please contact me with any questions you may have.
I use Nikon Digital D300 and D200 cameras and have the capability to print on location up to 16x20 inches. We also have the facilities and equipment to produce large format prints, 60 in x 100 feet.
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Gregory Slocum
Chicago, United States
I started out as a photographer. I honed my trade in photo studios, camera stores and even for a short time in a processing lab. In the early 1990's I was exposed to desktop publishing which persuaded me to switch from photography to graphic design and later I was able to work up to a position as an Art Director in both advertising agencies and for a large corporate marketing department.
This experience has afforded me a unique position in the industry. As an accomplished Art Director I know what the client is looking for and can help focus their vision.
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Chuck Eckert
Chicago, United States
I have thousands of images available that were take while living in Hawaii, California, Florida, and Illinois. Most images are outdoor stock shots of people, plants, trees, animals, oceans, streams, sports, travel etc. I'm currently shooting with a Nikon D-300 and use only the finest Nikon lenses. If you don't find what you're looking for please feel free to contact me through this website.
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Adam Romanowicz
Chicago, United States
Travel, lifestyle, and fine art photographer based in Chicagoland area.
I mainly focus on fine art prints on paper or canvas, framed or rolled. However, I also have a large collection of rights managed stock images available.
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Conference Talk: "Respect and Reverence" by Margaret S. Lifferth April 2009 general conference.
Thought: If we love the Lord, we will have reverence for him, we will have reverence for his house, we will have reverence for the home, for ourselves, and for his priesthood (Marion G. Romney, "Reverence," Ensign, Sept. 1982, 3).
Song: "Reverence is Love," Children's Songbook, 31.
Scripture: "Serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear" (Hebrews 12:28).
Object Lesson
Materials needed: A small piece of thread.
Procedure: Place a piece of thread on the front of your shirt prior to your lesson. It should be a color that will easily stand out on your clothing. Begin by having a brief discussion on reverence. Use the following questions to assist: In what ways can we show reverence? How does a reverent/irreverent atmosphere affect us? At an appropriate point, stop and ask if anyone noticed the thread. Find out if it bothered them. You will find a good portion of the class will have been so distracted by the thread that they paid little attention to your lesson. Help them understand that if something as little as a thread can distract us, how much more distracting is talking, tapping our foot, or any other form of inappropriate behavior or appearance? Our lack of reverence can distract ourselves and others from feeling the spirit (Beth Lefgren and Jennifer Jackson, Building Blocks for Better Lessons, [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1998], p. 56).
Stories: When I first joined the Church, there was a man in our congregation who began each of his prayers with dignified praise. He did it by beginning all of his prayers with the first two phrases of the Lord's prayer, "Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name." He would then pause for a moment, and in the silence of that pause, I invariably felt a deep sense of reverence. His prayers then proceeded in the usual fashion, giving thanks and asking for blessings. Using the first two lines of the Lord's prayer or something similar such as "Dear Heavenly Father, praise be unto thee" to begin our prayers brings an immediate sense of just who we are addressing and puts us in a worshipful and receptive frame of mind for the rest of the prayer (Joan B. MacDonald, Holiness of Everyday Life, [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 19958], p. 131.). [My father] knew the name of every tree, shrub, and wildflower—not just the common name but the Latin name and the botanical family. When we traveled as a family, he kept a record of any trees or plants he did not recognize, and when he got home (if he could not learn the answer by asking people on the way) he researched until he identified each one. On every drive, at least once, my father would talk about the land. "Have you ever seen anything more beautiful?" he would ask. He would stop the car and wave his hand at the vista as though it were a great pageant and he was the impresario. A brilliant sunset would bring him to silence. The car would roll to a halt, and my father would gaze at the dying sun staining the air with the colors or peonies and hollyhocks and nightshade—and he would stand transfixed by the beauty. He savored such moments as he would a symphony, and his reverence of that glory was transmitted to his children (Jaroldeen Edwards, Celebration! Ten Principles of More Joyous Living, [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1995], p. 122-23.).
Activity: Give each person a piece of paper and pencil and at the given signal jots down five items which are found in the home that reminds him of peace. Everyone then takes turns explaining why each item listed reminds him of peace. Help family members understand that feeling of peace is a reverent feeling (Alma Heaton, The LDS Game Book, [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1968], p. 58).


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Friday, July 01, 2016
Three girls and a Kite
I can't find out to get an embed code for this, but trust me, this is an unusually fun/funny video.
Thursday, June 30, 2016
A site for asking about differences
I found an interesting site, diffen.com, for finding out the differences between things, for example a CEO and a president.
I hope all a'youse are enjoying your summer, however and whereever it's taking place. (Even if it's a winter on the Southern hemisphere.)
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I am having so much fun self-publishing. There's so much freedom to it! I find an error- fix it, reupload, and it's all good. I decided I'd prefer an earlier version of the cover, and I'm updating it in a few minutes when my last change finishes going through.
Keywords! I used it more like a tagging system, but was informed of how certain categories are flagged with certain keywords, so that's what I just changed now. It should be under varying interesting categories soon, like witches and wizards, and paranormal.
Also emailed a few bloggers, asking if they'd like to read/review Larkspur. I do have an interview with a friend who has a fantasy-website as well. 1K down with Spadille, vol 2 of The Courting of Life and Death, and it's the weekend- time to write.
Good times are here, finally.


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C. W. Schultz is the pseudonym for American writer Calen Sifferman (born in Seattle, Washington on January 24, 1985). He graduated from Shorecrest High School in 2003 and Shoreline Community College in 2006.
At Shoreline Community College, two of his plays—A Peach in Place (2006) and Drafted (2007)—were workshopped.
On July 5, 2007, Schultz's debut novel Yeval was released, a story which came to be through a script Schultz had written for a film. After reading transgressive fiction, Schultz realized how he could tell Yeval the way he intended to but had too many boundaries with the screenplay (no voice-overs, funding, location, length, etc.).
Schultz's interest in literature continued with Tales from the Gallows, a currently incomplete compilation of short-stories.
Being a major animal lover, Schultz started 2008 with a short-lived blog about bird care for the fallen Seattle Post-Intelligencer called Birdie Basics, but soon resigned due to finding it unnecessarily repetitive, explaining that, "You can't eternally expand non-fiction like you can with fiction. I said what needed to be said for basic information about bird care for beginners. It's time to move on. The blog is complete. The mission is accomplished."
Throughout much of 2008, Schultz wrote trivia questions for game-show Eastern Expedition before the show was eventually cancelled.
The Late Sorry, a movie Schultz wrote the story and co-wrote the screenplay for, was filmed July 23, 2008 through July 27, 2008. The film has been in post-production limbo, with only an unofficial rough cut being screened in early 2009 along with a few other films Schultz was a crew member on (prop manager, camera operator). Ironically, with all the film-set experience Schultz has had for films he did not write, he was not once present on the set of The Late Sorry.
2010 marked three standout writing projects for Schultz: 1) Shoreline Community College commercials, which producers decided not to air when marketing issues arose during post-production; 2) the release of The Pack, Schultz's second novel; and 3) the filming of Watch, a short film which, at one point, was intended to be a series of webisodes.
In March 2011, the cancellation of Monsters—a script being pitched since 2006—and Guilt Sticken/Men of Principle—a script started in late 2010—was announced. It was decided that the stories were misguided and that many of their themes could be misinterpreted. Schultz decided that writing new stories would be better use of time rather than salvaging the two scripts. The new stories focused on were all feature-length screenplays and current spec scripts: Murder Masterpiece, No Place Like Home and The Fortune Tree.
On September 7, 2012, it was confirmed that Watch would premiere at the Gig Harbor Film Festival on October 21, 2012. The response was favorable, with the film being placed as the First Runner-Up for the Director's Choice Award for Best Short Film.
In promotion for Watch's official release, a Kindle Edition of Yeval was released on September 18, 2012. The Pack was released on Kindle on October 26, 2012 (its two year anniversary) in promotion for Jill.
On Friday, December 7, 2012, Schultz's third novel Jill was released.
Schultz's short horror story The Stairwell, originally a spec script entitled Echo with Laughter, was released in the eighth issue of Sirens Call Publications.
On Tuesday, September 8, 2015, A Book About a Film was released with a notable amount of praise.
The title of his upcoming fifth novel is Whispering of the Autumn Leaves.


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LLAMAS & YURTAS by the sun and the stars
About this micro camping
At the junction of the world famous region "PRIORAT" and the "RIBERA D'EBRE, you will have the unique opportunity to rent a genuine Mongolian yurt, at the heart of the only free-ranging llama herd of the area. secluded on a ridge at 1,5 miles from LA SERRA D'ALMOS VILLAGE (Tarragona Province) you will enjoy not only our 7 acres of land, an incredible view but also tranquillity.
Wild life enthusiasts will have ample opportunities to admire the rich and colourful fauna and flora.
We have for you to rent two 20m2 yurts up to 4 persons
and one 27m2 up to 6 persons.
Guest of our yurts have the use of a small kitchen, equipped with gas rings, sink, fridge, tableware and kitchen ustensils.
Space for
- Glamping (e.g.: Yurt, Safari tent, Bubble tent)
Available yes or no
- Drinking water
- RV Sanitation
- Pets allowed
- Toilet
- RV Hookup
- Picnic table
- Fire/Ring Grill
- Shower
- Hot water
- Electricity
- Campfire possible
- Sportsgear
- Gas (stove)
- Extra toilet paper :-)
Things to do in the area
- Hiking
- Swimming
- Canoeing / Kayaking
- Sightseeing
Sorry pets are not accepted.
As we are off-grid, it is essential to take care of light wasting from sunset or over clouded days. In exchange watch the sky offering you its shinny stars.
Due to our organic septic tank chemical discharges are not allowed.
Due to our location campfires are not allowed by law.
How to reach this micro camping
We are easily accessible by car, you also park your car close to the yurts
Checking in and out
Arrival from 2pm
Departure before 12pm In case of late arrival or early departure let us know in advance, thank you


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Regional development
The oil and gas industry is bringing infrastructure and investment to several rural and regional districts, providing new jobs and strengthening and diversifying regional economies.
A 2013 study by KPMG shows that resources developments are not only making regions more prosperous, but also making their communities more stable and socially sustainable.
The study compiles key standard-of-living measures and basic demographic profiles of Australia's nine main resources regions. It was undertaken for APPEA and the Minerals Council of Australia.
It is clear that resources developments are driving these regions' economies. KPMG found that in the five years to 2011, the number of people employed in the resources sector across the sampled regions grew by 13,810 – or 50%. The number employed in all industries – including resources – grew by just 14%.
In that same period, the population of Australia's resources regions had grown at 1.5% per year. This was the same as the national average but greater than the 0.8% for regional Australia more generally.
This disproves claims that fly-in-fly out employment systems mean resources regions' populations are not increasing. Some employees are flying in and flying out, but others are moving to the resources regions.
The Surat Basin
Queensland's Surat Basin – the region with the most coal seam gas industry activity – is an interesting example.
In the Surat between 2006 and 2011:
- the population increased by 3.2%
- the total number of dwellings increased by 8%
- students finishing Year 12 increased by 4.3%
- residents with tertiary degrees increased by 2%.
Despite the rise in population, the unemployment rate remained stable at about 4% – well below the Australian and Queensland averages.
The number of residents at the same address that they were living in five years previously increased by 3.3%. So despite an influx of new workers, there are strong indications that locals no longer have to leave the region to find work.
In addition, in the last five years the retail trade sector has overtaken healthcare and social assistance as the region's largest industry of employment. This rebuts claims that money being made in the region is not being spent there.
These figures indicate that the resources sector – which in this case is mostly the CSG industry – is making the Surat region more prosperous, stable and sustainable.


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Outstanding: fugitive Al-Qaeda fixer/microbiologist Aafia Siddiqi caught, shot, extradited
This is great news. Like the still-at-large Adnan al-Shukrijumah, Aafia al-Siddiqui is a very, very dangerous Al-Qaeda fugitive who has been on the run since 2003.
Michelle's been following her exploits for a while now, and to get an idea of why, you simply have to watch this Vent from July 2006 that lays out the web of conspirators plotting to blow up gas stations around Baltimore–a group that included Adam Gadahn and Ayman al Faris.
But Aafia finally turned up, in Afghanistan, where her behavior raised a few eyebrows:
Siddiqui, 36, initially was stopped by Afghan police on July 17 outside a government building. The police searched her handbag and discovered documents giving recipes for explosives and chemical weapons and describing "various landmarks in the United States, including New York City," according to a criminal complaint, which didn't identify the landmarks.
Siddiqui also was carrying "chemical substances in gel and liquid form that were sealed in bottles and glass jars," the complaint added.
The next day, as a team of FBI agents and U.S. military officers prepared to question her, Siddiqui grabbed a rifle, pointed it at an Army captain and yelled that she wanted blood, prosecutors said. An interpreter pushed the rifle aside as she fired two shots, which missed, they said. One of two shots fired by a soldier in response hit her in the torso.
Even after being hit, Siddiqui struggled and shouted in English "that she wanted to kill Americans" before the officers subdued her, the complaint said.
She's been extradited back to Manhattan, but just you watch–by the time the ACLU and the Center for Constitutional Rights get through with her, she's going to be portrayed as a hero, healing illnesses in Afghanistan like some sort of Muslim Mother Teresa.
Until then, let's just be glad she's back in custody.
MORE: See, I've always thought a 9mm lacked stopping power. Case in point:
The day after her arrest by Afghani authorities on July 17th, Siddiqui was shot twice in the torso, US officials said, when she grabbed a US soldier's M-4 Carbine and attempted to shoot another officer as a team of US soldiers and FBI agents prepared to question her. A US interpreter threw off her aim when he pushed the gun. She then was shot twice with a .9 millimeter [SIC] handgun, authorities said. According to the US Government, despite her wounds, she shouted that she "wanted to kill Americans," and struggled with her captors before they subdued her.
MORE: From the NY Times, she married the boss's nephew:
The government said that Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali, known as Ammar al-Baluchi, a nephew of Mr. [Khaled Sheikh] Mohammed's, ordered Ms. Siddiqui to help get Mr. Khan's paperwork. The statement said Mr. Baluchi and Ms. Siddiqui married shortly before his capture.
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Allow Obama to describe how his admin's denial about terrorists' motivations has kept US homeland safe
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Sound familiar? Wife of NY, NJ terrorist is gone; Updated
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And then there were 61: Obama springs 15 more from Gitmo
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Two Thumbs Up! Captain Xithee is the best! Information and entertaining. A must join program which my kids love most
As reviewed on TripAdvisor by JTMW in November 2018.
We went all in for the experience. Heard about the rave reviews of the night safari. We took it a step further and did the personal adventure tour. While the price is high - the value is outstanding. We had a personal guide (Fahmi) who gave us a really up close experience with the animals. You can also avoid the lines and get to know the zoo from a much different perspective. for a family of 5 - this was expensive. But if we decided - if we are going to do it - let's do it right. No regrets. Just more great memories.
Fahmi was tops!!!
A must experience in Singapore
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From the initial days of number-crunching by languages of FORTRAN, to the procedural methodology of Pascal or C, and later, the object-oriented paradigm of C++ and Java, we have come a long way. In this age of information overload, technologies that can just solve problems through steps and procedures are no longer adequate.
We need technology to detect complex patterns, trends, understand nuances in human language and to automatically solve problems. In this new era, the following three technologies are furthering the frontiers of computing technology:
Predictive analytics
By 2016, 130 exabytes will rip through the Internet. The number of mobile devices will exceed the human population this year, and by 2016, the number of connected devices will touch 10 billion.
Devices connected to the Net will range from cellphones, laptops, tablets, sensors and the millions of devices based on the 'Internet of things'. A hot and happening trend in computing is the ability to make business and strategic decisions by determining patterns, trends and outliers among mountains of data. Predictive analytics will be a key discipline in our future and its experts will be much sought after.
Predictive analytics uses statistical methods to mine intelligence, information and patterns in structured, unstructured and streams of data. Predictive analytics will be applied across many domains, including banking, insurance, retail, telecom and energy.
There are also applications for energy grids and water management, besides those that determine user sentiment by mining data from social networks.
Cognitive computing
The most famous technological product in the domain of cognitive computing is IBM's supercomputer, Watson, an artificial intelligence computer system capable of answering questions posed in natural language.
Watson is best known for successfully trouncing a national champion in the popular U.S. TV quiz competition, Jeopardy. What made this victory more astonishing was that the supercomputer was able to decipher the nuances of natural language and pick the correct answer.
Following the success at Jeopardy, Watson has now been employed by a leading medical insurance firm in the U.S. to diagnose medical illnesses and recommend treatment options for patients. Watson will be able to analyse 1 million books, or roughly 200 million pages of information. Another well-known example of cognitive computing is Siri, the voice recognition app on the iPhone. The earlier avatar of cognitive computing was expert systems based on artificial intelligence. These expert systems were inference engines that were based on knowledge rules.
The most famous among the expert systems were 'Dendral' and 'Mycin'.
Autonomic computing
This is another computing trend that is set to become prevalent in the networks of tomorrow. Autonomic computing refers to the self-managing characteristics of a network. Typically, it signifies the ability of a network to self-heal in the event of failures or faults.
Autonomic network can quickly localise and isolate faults in the network while keeping other parts of the network unaffected. Besides, these networks can quickly correct and 'heal' the faulty hardware without human intervention. Autonomic networks are typical in smart grids where a fault can be quickly isolated and the network healed without resulting in a major outage in the electrical grid.
These are truly exciting times in computing as we move towards true intelligence.
(The author is infrastructure architect at IBM, India)


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Professor Stephen Hawking: An Inspirational Man
It was reported today that Professor Stephen Hawkings had passed away at the age of 75.
If you were not aware of the man and his physical condition that may not raise too many eyebrows, after all 75 is not too bad an age to reach.
For me though, this is a story which holds much more and is an inspiration.
You see, Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) when he was 21 and was given around 2 years to live at that time.
MND is an aggressive and progressive disease that stops motor neurons from working, which results in the loss of movement, control of muscles, muscle wastage and usually a premature death.
In the early 1990s, my soon to be Father-in-law was diagnosed with MND. Within the space of less than two years he went from a burly road labourer to a mere shadow of himself, he grew weaker and ultimately passed away from respitory failure. Watching this strong, funny man wither in front of you was so sad.
This is why Professor Hawking's story is particularly poignant for me.
Despite his condition Stephen Hawking was a visionary scientist and contributed much to the advancement of the scientific community.
I ponder what it was that allowed Stephen Hawking to not only survive such a debilitating condition for so long but also to carry on and make such a huge contribution?
I have recently read Viktor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning", in which he regularly cites Nietzsche "He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how." Perhaps is was Stephen Hawking's 'why', a desire to solve some of the biggest mysteries known to man that gave him the strength and determination?
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Thinking about whether or not you are ready to exit is an important question. It's something that every business owner will have to address at some point. Importantly, you don't want to wait until the 11th hour to prepare to sell your business. There are far too many pieces in this particular puzzle to wait until the last minute. You'll want to begin the process sooner by asking yourself some key questions. Determining Value First, you'll need to determine the actual value of your business. It is a harsh truth, but what you think your business is worth and what the market feels that it is worth may be two very different things. This point serves to underscore the importance of working with a business broker or M&A advisor early in the process. An experienced broker knows how to go about determining a price that will generate interest and seem fair. Remember that at the end of the day, it will be the … [Read more...]
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What You Need to Know About the Golden Age of Business Acquisitions
Business acquisitions are red hot, and all kinds of businesses are being snapped up. Some people are under the impression that only large businesses are being acquired, but this is far from the reality of the situation. It would surprise many to learn that so much of the "action" is, in fact, small businesses buying other small businesses. In his Forbes article, "Take Advantage of the Golden Age of Business Acquisitions," author Christopher Hurn explores the true state of the "acquisitions game." His conclusions are quite interesting. In Hurn's opinion, there has never been a more active time in the realm of business acquisitions. If you own a business and are looking to grow, then you may want to consider acquiring a competitor in order to consolidate the market. As Hurn points out, there are many reasons that you might want to consider acquiring a business in addition to consolidating the market. … [Read more...]
Determining the Right Time to Sell
Determining when it's finally the right time to sell can be a tricky proposition. If you are thinking about selling your business, one of the best steps you can take is to contact a business broker. A good business broker will have years, or even decades, of proven experience under his or her belt. He or she will be able to guide you through the process of determining what you need to do in order to get your business ready to sell. One major reason you should contact a business broker long before you think you might want to sell is that you never know when the right time to sell may arise. Market forces may change, unexpected events like a large competitor entering your area, or a range of other factors could all lead you to the conclusion that now, and not later, is the time to sell. In a recent The Tokenist article, "When is the Best Time to Sell a Business?", author Tim Fries covers a variety of factors in determining when is the best time … [Read more...]
Selling Your Business, Taxes & Tax Structures
It is never too early to start thinking about what tax structure you should use when it comes time to sell your business. A simple, but undeniable, rule of life is that taxes matter and they can't be overlooked. Author Tim Fries at The Tokenist has written an excellent and quite detailed overview article on what tax issues business owners need to consider before selling their business. His article, "What Tax Structure Should You Use When Selling Your Business?" explores many aspects of a topic that many business owners fail to invest enough time in, namely taxes. As Fries astutely points out, the taxes involving the sale of a business can be complex and are usually unknown to those selling a business for the first time. Your tax structure can influence how much money you receive at the closing of your deal, so it's a very good idea to pay attention to all aspects of taxation and your business. It is key to remember, "When you are selling your business – as far as taxes are … [Read more...]
Understanding M&A Purchasing Agreements
M&A purchasing agreements can have a lot of moving parts. A recent article from Meghan Daniels entitled, "The Makings of the M&A Purchase Agreement" serves to outline a range of facts including that every M&A deal is different. The article, which serves as a general overview, raises a range of good points. Components of the Deal It should come as no surprise that M&A purchase agreements have various components. Everything from definitions and executive provisions to representatives, warranties and schedules, indemnifications and interim and post-closing covenants are all covered in these purchase agreements. Other key factors included in M&A purchase agreements are closing conditions and break-up fees. Advice for Sellers In her article, Daniels includes a range of tips for sellers. She correctly points out that negotiating a purchase agreement (as well as the different stages involved in finalizing that agreement) can be both time consuming and stressful. As any good business … [Read more...]
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The old saying, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," most definitely applies to any business owner that believes he or she will someday want to sell his or her business. The bottom line is that every business owner has to transition out of ownership at some point. In a recent Inc. article, "Four Mistakes That Could Lower Your Business's Value and Weaken Its Salability," author Bob House explores 4 mistakes that could spell trouble for business owners looking to sell. No doubt House explores some excellent points in his article, such as that you should always have what he calls, "a selling mindset." The reason this mindset is potentially invaluable for a business owner is that when operating in this way, sellers are essentially forced to stay on their toes. Or as House writes, "a selling mindset encourages continual innovation, growth, and investment, helping your business stay ahead of the competition and at the top of its potential." Having a "selling mindset" means … [Read more...]
Effectively Utilizing Confidentiality Agreements
Every year countless great deals, deals that would have otherwise gone through, are undone due to a failure to properly utilize and follow confidentiality agreements. A failure to adhere to this essential contract can lead to a myriad of problems. These issues range from employees discovering that a business is going to be sold and quitting to key customers learning of the potential sale and taking their business elsewhere. Needless to say, issues such as these can stand in the way of a sale successfully going through. Maintaining confidentiality throughout the sales process is of paramount importance. Utilizing a confidentiality agreement, often referred to as a non-disclosure agreement, is a common practice and one that you should fully embrace. There are many and diverse benefits to working with a business broker; one of those benefits is that business brokers know how to properly use confidentiality agreements and what should be contained within them. By using a … [Read more...]
The Hidden Benefits of Planning Your Succession Strategy
Succession planning is something that many business owners fail to think about; however, it turns out there are benefits to succession planning that might not be immediately obvious upon first glance. In this article, we'll explore a recent Accountancy Daily article, "Succession Planning for Business Owners," which details the wisdom and benefits of succession planning. Accountancy Daily polled 500 SME owners and uncovered a variety of interesting facts. At the top of the list is that one-third of owners felt more confident about the future of their businesses when they had a coherent succession strategy. In what can only be deemed a surprising finding, the poll discovered that 17% of respondents noted that succession planning actually brought them closer to their families. In short, the Accountancy Daily poll found that succession planning came with a variety of unexpected benefits. In other words, it is about more than preparing to hand one's business over to a new party. Author … [Read more...]
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No one keeps a business forever. At some point, you'll either want to sell your business or have to retire. When the time comes to sell, it is important to streamline the process, experience as little stress as possible and also receive top dollar. In Alejandro Cremades's recent Forbes magazine article, "How to Find a Buyer for Your Business," Cremades explores the most important steps business owners should take when looking to sell. Like so many things in life, finding a buyer for your business is about preparation. As Cremades notes, you should think about selling your business on the day you found your company. Creating a business but having no exit strategy is simply not a good idea, and it's certainly not a safe strategy either. Instead you should "build and plan to be acquired." For Cremades, it is vital to decide in the beginning if your preferred exit strategy is to be acquired. If you know from the beginning that you wish to be acquired, then you should build your … [Read more...]
The Variety of Variables Involved in Selling Your Business
Selling a business is more than a big decision, as it is also quite complex. Finding the right buyer for a business is at the heart of the matter. In the recent Forbes article, "Ready to Sell Your Business? Follow These 3 Tips to Find the Best Buyer," author Serenity Gibbons outlines that selling a business is a multifaceted process with a lot of moving parts. A central variable for those looking to sell a business is to have a coherent and well thought out exit strategy in place. She points out that at the top of your to-do list should be selling your business the right way, and that means having a great exit strategy in place. In fact, many experts feel that you should have an exit strategy in place even when you first open your business. Another key variable to keep in mind is that, according to Gibbons, only an estimated 20% to 30% of businesses on the market actually find buyers. This important fact means that business owners, who usually have a large percentage of their … [Read more...]


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No troskis. Really, No troskis. Just a whole lot of taxis, in Cameroon.
Yellow taxis in Yaounde
There are no taxi stations, so taxi drivers move around town all day looking for passengers. And, mind you, this is a shared taxi system. Depot ("dropping" in Ghanaian English), where one person hires a taxi isn't common. It's mostly tourists or Kuukuwa 🙂 that try it.
This is how everyone else does it.
First stand by the road in the loosely demarcated taxi stop areas, making sure you're facing the general direction of traffic to the area you wan't to go to. A taxi with empty seats will slow down (sometimes very negliglibly) when it approaches you. Now here's the tricky part. You have to quickly tell him where you are going and make an offer of the fare you wish to pay, and speak fast because he slowed down oh, he didn't stop. For example.
*Kay and Em at roadside waiting for taxi. Sees taxi approaching. Kay clears throat*
*Taxi slows down, driver turns to look at Kay and Em*
Kay: Carrefour Etoudi, deux places, trois cent francs.
If taxi driver accepts the offer, he stops and honks. Kay and Em get in. If he doesn't accept, or isn't going in that direction, he ignores them and drives off. The average cost is 200 francs, but if it's a very short distance and you have an authoritative voice, you can pay 100.
You can imagine how stressful this system can be for someone who doesn't speak French well, or know the names of places. For instance, the second and last time I tried this system the taxi driver drove me to an unfamiliar neighbourhood because my "Carrefour Bastos deux cent francs" sounded like something totally different to him. Now, I just do depot for my daily routines, and if I want to go somewhere special, I call my taxi driver pal… another story for another day.


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August 15 2013.
I do not live in Bishopstone and have no vested interest in the planned event, but may I suggest either LDC or the organisers advise people where the planned road closure will be.
I find it hard to believe that even LDC would confine all the residents to their homes with no way out, especially taking into account the age range there. Many rely on their cars due to the hilly nature of the area.
Hopefully full information will help the situation, as I get the impression from reading other people's posts that it is lack of information that is the problem here!
Yvette Bullen
It's a shame that the Planning Officers do not have the delegated powers to ensure that the weather is kind to the event!
I cannot see that closing off a section of Marine Drive will cause too much of an inconvenience, as it can be accessed from either end, through a small detour via St Andrews Drive and St. Margaret's Rise by vehicles. It is a road closure and I doubt that the pavements will be closed to pedestrians.
What an earth is all the fuss about?
It appears that community spirit and neighbourliness is somewhat missing here. Was there a huge inconvenience when the roads were recently resurfaced in the area?
As Tony Nicholson rightly points out, such examples of great public and community spirit should be encouraged and celebrated, not chastised because of the problems associated with the petty bureaucracy that is necessary to organise such an event. Whilst of course, people and authorities need to be aware of what is going on, surely common sense should prevail and the officers' decision in this instance, should be seen as a wholly reasonable one to have made.
As Chair of Newhaven Town Council's Planning Committee, I often feel frustrated about some decisions that are made by officers under delegated powers and not referred to the District Committee for discussion, but this would not be one of those instances.
I hope the event goes well and those attending are blessed with the weather that unfortunately no one can guarantee.
Good luck Sharon.
Steve Saunders
Just for information: The LDC Councillors who represent Bishopstone are Cllrs. Ian White and Barry Groves. The latter is a resident of Marine Drive itself. Whilst Sam Adeniji is a very capable Councillor, in this instance it may be pertinent to ask for their input and assistance, as they are after all, paid to represent Bishopstone residents as part of their Ward of Seaford West.
This road closure went before Seaford town council and was objected to.
I also am amazed Bob Brown should assume that it had not been discussed as it should be.
As I am on the present administration I would suggest in future that he does some enquiries first before making his comments.
All minutes of the meeting are available online or from the council offices.
Paul Franklin.
I live at one of the junctions with Rookery, but can find no information regarding which junction will the closure be effective from. If it is intended to encompass the green junction, then as a resident living alongside the northern edge I will categorically state that we have not received even the courtesy of advice regarding this event.
Is there a way that the exact closure area can be determined? Please inform or ask the organiser to email me with the exact details.
Thank you
Chris Westcott
Haven News - Contact details passed to organiser.
I am amazed to read this. During 8 years as a Councillor on Seaford Town Council with numerous attendances at Seaford Town Council Planning and Highways Committee meetings, I can recall that virtually every application of this kind for road closures had first to be discussed at STC level before Lewes District Council could authorise it.
Without this "control" mechanism we would be returning to thev "bad old days" before 1999, when Seaford had no Town Council and all decisions regarding the town weere made from Lewes. Is the present aqdministration prepared to see that situation being reintroduced?
Bob Brown
Seaford Town Councillor 2003-2011
I hardly think it is likely that a quiet residential street would have such a dramatic effect on Bank holiday traffic.
I am aware of the demographic of Bishopstone, a healthy mix of people of all ages and states of health.
I also know, from being involved in public events, that provisions for emergency vehicle access are accounted for when granting permission.
The original correspondent acted in haste and mistook the location for the seafront, which actually has a lot of access points. Therefore I would expect some humility, even though the correspondent hides behind an alias.
John Powell
Haven News: In fairness, the confusion over the road was our fault, not the original correspondent. Apologies again.
I am concerned lest there is any doubt under what powers the road closure was made. The power to make temporary road closures is not a planning matter and as such is not susceptible to call-in. It has been delegated to the Director of Planning and Environmental services as laid down in the Council's Constitution. As I cannot recall this issue being debated in my time as a councillor I suspect it has been there from some time before 2007 when I was elected first.
The officers carrying out this procedure seem to have acted in accordance with their normal procedures. Road Closure orders are made for all sorts of reasons; Bonfire Night, French market, street parties would be examples.
I write in a personal capacity as I have no mandate in Marine Drive, not being a councillor for this ward, but I do live here. I am aware that the government in its desire to reduce red tape has enjoined councils to be less prescriptive about road closures for street parties and Councils cannot ignore that. The police and Highways have, I assume, approved it.
I do however believe that the Council should look again at this delegation, but we must take care that we do not so bureaucratise it that people are put off. I happen to believe that what is motivating the promoter of this event is laudable. She is displaying the sort of public spirit that I found so refreshing in my year as Chair of Lewes District Council last year.
I suspect I am going to be inconvenienced on the day, but it is up to the promoter to ensure the day runs smoothly.
Tony Nicholson
Lets put this issue into context and give it some clarity!
The first issue is that this road closure order was granted by Lewes DC Planning Dept. without there being the required public consultation with local residents, either by the event organisers or Lewes DC Planning Dept. before this closure order was granted.
The second issue is the very flawed nature of the planned event. This event is designed to encourage children to play in the road under the title of a 'PLAYING OUT' event. What ever happened to the 'mantra' of 'Don't play in the road'? I am very sure that all parents have said this to their children on very many occasions, yet here parents are being encouraged to ignore this decades old advice and to encourage their children to play in the road. I wonder what the reaction of those parents might be if their children play in the road on any other day and are involved in an accident with a motor vehicle. This highlights just how flawed this idea is.
The third issue is the demographic of Marine Drive. The vast majority of the residents of Marine Drive are either middle aged or are senior citizens. The number of households in Marine Drive with children of pre-school or school age could be counted on one hand. So where are all these children for this 'playing out' event are to come from. Should this event go ahead it will be for a very definite minority group at great inconvenience to the vast majority of residents as regards access to the houses in the road .
So to sum up, we have a road closure order granted to allow an event of a fatally flawed nature when it comes to Road Safety, and in addition the closure order was granted without following the full and correct democratic procedure of conducting any public consultation prior to granting the road closure order. I have subsequently learned from a member of the Lewes DC Planning Committee that this road closure order should probably have been referred to the council planning committee rather than being granted by Lewes DC Planning Dept. under delegated powers.
So I hope this now puts 'ALL THE FUSS' into context.
Geoff King
I can quite understand the frustration felt by residents. Unfortunately Lewes District Council's Planning Department have a tendency to take the law into their own hands quite often.
We have been having trouble getting a fence, which is a safety issue, taken down after many months since its erection.
I am sure Mr. Adejani will do his best for the residents concerned, but unfortunately in the case I have mentioned, he was unable to come to a satisfactory conclusion with this part of Lewes District Council.
Mary Clarke
It makes a considerable difference as to whether it's Marine Parade or Marine Drive but LDC should have consulted STC for their views prior to granting consent. As one of your correspondents said, Marine Drive is the main (and indeed only) entrance to the Bishopstone estate so I assume the organisers have thought about signposting alternative routes around the estate.
It also makes a considerable difference whether it is a private party as implied in the Haven News or whether it is a street party, of which there were many last year.
Come on Bishopstone! Give the organisers a break and join in the fun!
Rosemary Collict
Now we know its not the seafront road...does anyone care?
Andy Barnes
Well its good that this issue is generating some public response at last. Its more than Lewes DC Planning Department or the organisers of the event did by way of public consultation prior to approving this road closure.
I accept that John Powell is entitled to his point of view, as long as he doesn't expect those of us who will be inconvenienced by this road closure to agree with him. I presume by his comment asking if all residents of Bishopstone are invited that he isn't a Marine Drive resident himself.
His comment on walking and/or cycling is far from helpful given the demographic of Marine Drive.
Mr Grumpy
As the organiser of the street closure mentioned, I am surprised and saddened to see what is intended as a very positive community endeavour is being reporting and perceived in this manner.
The closures are legitimate and have followed a totally tried, fair and legal process of neighbourhood consultation. Neighbours were invited to discuss any concerns with organisers so that they could be resolved.
I am sorry that the writer of this article did not take advantage of this invitation and chose instead to bring it to the press in this way.
I am sorry that the press did not research the matter towards a piece of fair and balanced journalism.
Far from being a 'private children's party', the playing out session aims to be an inclusive way that has been proven to bring cross-generational community cohesion, neighbourhood spirit and meet children's needs for important physical activity and social development. In fact, the closure is modelled after similar activity springing up across the country and now supported by the Department of Health. You can see
for more information.
Also just to set the record straight it is not the main seafront road, which is Marine Parade, it is Marine Drive a residential street in Bishoptone.
Sharon Kneller
Confused as you state it is main seafront road, ie Marine Parade, but LDC website states it is Marine Drive, Bishopstone and effects the road between Rookery Way and Hurdis Road?
The difference in the impact to residents, visitors etc is huge depending on which is correct!
Are you able to clarify which road it is that will be close please?
Seaford Hard of Hearing Club
HAVEN NEWS - Yes - Our fault. It is Marine Drive, Bishopstone. Apologies for the confusion.
If its Marine DRIVE that's being closed, that's NOT the main seafront road, it's the road into Bishopstone estate. The main seafront road is Marine Parade so there does appear to be some confusion already!
Having said that, it still doesn't detract from the underhanded way LDC appear to have acted on this occasion. But, sadly, it appears that the road closure, (whichever road it is), will go ahead whether people agree or disagree with it.
The action now required is to ensure that this sort of thing doesn't happen again in such a deceitful way!
David Westcott
I find this unbelievable. Hope all emergency services have been informed - as we must be made aware of any road closures or disturbances etc and this is a route we regularly take...
Not to mention that this is the Bank Holiday weekend bringing visitors into the town and generally more traffic movement, I can only imagine they know the right people in the right places to have got this approved.
Emma Sallows
Reading up on the LDC website regarding applications for road closures
the powers to close the road come under the Town Police Clauses Act 1846 - Section 21. Applications have to be submitted at least 8 weeks in advance so that ESCC Highways (among
others) can take a view.
It is the applicant that is responsible for ensuring that all necessary road signs and barriers are placed on the highway. It is also their responsibility to advise any residents and business on the road affected of the time, date and extent of the road closure.
I assume, therefore, that LDC will have consulted with those people it has to consult (highways, emergency services and so on) and that there is no strong argument against it. So it will have granted permission under the 1846 act. Its up to the organisers to do the rest.
From what I read, this isn't a planning application as such and it probably wouldn't have been referred to the planning committee in any event. I will be interested to see what Cllr. Adeniji finds out. Especially if, as Mr King asserts, we also have to deal with dangerous presidents (Gaddafi?, Amin?, Saddam?).
My guess is that street closure
have already been set in the intervening 166 years since the act was passed.
Cllr. Rod Main
It's only one afternoon so why all the fuss.
I presume all residents are invited as it is in Bishopstone - a residential 'suburb'.
Just park your cars nearer the main road or, god forbid, walk/cycle to the shops/pub/beach!
John Powell
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Hong Kong's chief executive-elect Carrie Lam, voted in by a small-circle committee on Sunday, has pledged to work with the public to begin a new chapter for the city. She also said will make "courtesy calls" to China's governmental organs in Hong Kong as part of protocol.
"Anyone with a sincere wish to serve, the ability and the commitment regardless of political affiliations, I shall invite to join my team," she said in her acceptance speech. "Only in this way will we achieve real consensus and gain the widest support from the society."
Lam was chosen by 777 eligible electors to become the city's next leader.
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In 2012, Leung made a similar courtesy call to the Central Liaison Office immediately after his electoral victory. Critics claimed it was a way of "giving thanks" to Beijing following his successful campaign.
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Lam faces low popularity ratings even before the beginning of her tenure. Her election rival, former financial secretary John Tsang, recently warned in a televised debate that the social divisions and polarisation under the Leung administration would continue under Lam.
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(Photo uploaded by Riptheskull) That's actually pretty much what I looked like dressed up for the program…only, you know, without the flying..
Yeah, we hopped up a bunch of kids on high fructose corn syrup products last night at the library. And then we sent them home.
Tee hee.
And I am very, very tired. We had 79 kiddies at our Halloween bash and that's not counting the camera-toting parents & grandparents. Still, there were some great moments. I got a hug from a little kid and another one of my storytime kids told me he loved me. Awwwww! Shucks::blushing::
Hopefully they will remember that after I scarred them all for life by "singing." Did I mention that I can't sing? 'Cause I really, really can't. But, I also have no shame. So, yes, I sang and danced in front of the crowd (but I didn't use my jazz hands). Heck, it's probably on YouTube. Now there's a scary thought!


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In 2009, NASA launched the Kepler Mission with one main goal in mind: to find out if there are habitable planets orbiting other stars in our galaxy. Thanks to the technology we now have available, for the first time in human history, we have the ability to detect planets outside our own solar system. Mankind has always been intrigued by the question of our place in the universe. NASA's Kepler Mission is a huge step in finding out if the universe is teeming with life or if it is unique to our own planet. Where is Kepler looking for these planets? How does it find them? What are the implications of finding these habitable planets, or even life itself, elsewhere in the universe? What amazing discoveries has Kepler already made? All of these questions are discussed in this new documentary produced by students from Farristown Middle School.
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Sally Sims Stokes developed the CUA-LIS Art and Museum Libraries Institute, LSC 834, in 2005 and has been the academic director of the Institute in recent years. She also teaches History and Theory of Cultural Heritage Institutions, LSC 677. From 1987 to 2003 she managed the National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection at the University of Maryland, where she developed the online periodicals database, enhanced the collection's holdings in both trade and gray-literature materials, and initiated the manuscripts collection on the history of the historic preservation field.
She joined the staff of the White House Historical Association in 2005, eventually becoming the Association's Senior Research Specialist. In this capacity, in which she served till 2010, she was responsible for the White House Art Collection online image database as well as for exhibition and publication research. She was also a co-curator of The Working White House, a Smithsonian traveling exhibition that completed its tour in 2012. She has worked at the National Archives as a staff member and scholar, and at the Ohio State University Libraries in subject-area database instruction in the arts and humanities. From 2013 to 2014, she was Interim Head of the Art and Architecture Libraries at the University of Maryland. She has also worked with President Lincoln's Cottage in connection with the Cottage's public programs.
Ms. Stokes has curated exhibitions, presented scholarly papers, and conducted projects in support of cultural heritage research throughout the US and in the UK. She has taught at Kent State, Clarion University, and the University of Maryland. Her chapter, "'The Studio World Surprised and Disturbed Ruth,'" in Howe and Yarbrough's Kidding Around: The Child in Film and Media (Bloomsbury, 2014) received honorable mention in the 2015 ARLIS/NA Worldwide Book Awardscompetition. Her recent publications include:
"Patterns of the Fair," Art Libraries Journal 42:1 (2017),
"God, Government, and Greenbelt," in Sremac and Ganzevoort, eds., Lived Religion and the Politics of Intolerance (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017),
"Documenting the History of the White House Library Fireplace Tiles, 1944-1962," Art Documentation 36:1 (2017).
Ms. Stokes has received two NEH fellowships, and has been a Kawaler Scholar, a Gladstone Williams Scholar, and a White House History Fellow in Pre-Collegiate Education. She also received a 2011-2012 grant from the Clarence S. Stein Institute for Urban and Landscape Studies at Cornell University to study the influence of religion in the architecture of Clarence Stein.
Sally Stokes has served on boards and committees in a variety of professional organizations in the museum, library, and heritage fields. Her memberships include ARLIS/NA, ALA, the Society for History in the Federal Government, and the DC Library Association, for which she was the 2010–2011 co-chair of the Emerging Technologies Interest Group. She is an alumna of the Historic St. Mary's City Historical Archaeology Field School and the Summer Educational Institute for Visual Resources & Image Management (SEI) and holds a B.A. in Government from the College of William and Mary; an M.A. in American Studies from the George Washington University; and an M.S. in Library Science from Clarion University.