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Registered address of the SWTVC: 31 Roselea Drive, Milngavie, Glasgow G62 8HE
Ronnie Gordon: (Chair & Acting Secretary) 0141 956 2950 07906 042215 email@example.com
31 Roselea Drive, Milngavie, Glasgow G62 8HE
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Monthly meetings: These take place on the 3rd Tuesday of the month in the Kirkhouse Inn at 08.00PM.
All members welcome.
The opinions expressed in this bulletin are not necessarily those of the committee or any of its members.
The weeks pass and the fine summer has given way to autumn with its "Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness".
Speaking personally, I have had my fill of Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness already
and long for summer again.
Since preparing my last Bulletin I had the pleasure of visiting Canada for the first time.
We were staying fairly close to the American border so I took the opportunity to drive to Detroit to visit the Henry Ford Museum at Dearborn, something that has been on my bucket list for many years.
Suffice it to say it is world class and much more than a car museum, it is HUGE and the exhibits include artefacts connected to important events in American history. These include the chair Lincoln was sitting in when shot, the Rosa Parks bus and the car Kennedy was in when assassinated.
On-Line Scams:
Scammers are becoming very smart with convincing e-mails and web sites that can deceive the most diligent of us. The days of the ludicrous e-mail from a Nigerian prince who wishes to send you a fortune are largely a thing of the past.
High value items, including classic cars, are regularly offered on E-bay, Gumtree and other on-line selling sites. Ebay in particular appear to be very slow to take action on these and will never accept liability for any losses.
I am grateful to Ken McGeoch for the following item with advice for the unwary.
Caveat Emptor: Let the Buyer Beware:
You would expect that those who manage online market places would be diligent in protecting their users. On the contrary, their record of identifying and preventing scams does not inspire confidence. Given the huge profits they make they could well afford to put more resources into fraud detection. They have no obligation in law to compensate victims and will never consider an ex-gratia or goodwill payment.
It could be argued that without the threat of a liability for losses they have no motivation to identify fraudulent listings. This means buyers must be extra diligent as there is little prospect of getting their money back if a transaction goes wrong.
I think it unlikely that many of our members would buy a classic on Ebay but an awareness of the pitfalls might help you prevent a friend or relative losing money.
Auction sites do not offer escrow services so this is a real red flag and you should walk away at once.
This list is not exhaustive; scammers are devious and always looking for new ways to part you from your money.
The best advice is never; ever ever pay for a high value item without seeing it first.
Club Events:
Bus run and afternoon tea Sunday 30th September.
I had intended to take this trip but was unable to do so. It seems I missed a great day out, thanks are due to Kevin Began and Dave Stewart for organising it. I am also grateful to Kevin for the following report.
It was a nice surprise to see our bus, a 1952 forty seater Leyland Tiger Cub, parked at Milngavie Station looking very smart in its Bluebird livery and Crieff on the destination board. A few puzzled tourists asked if the bus stopped at Stirling!!
This model had a 6 litre engine with a four speed crash gearbox and crawler gear. It was built a built by Alexander and had the original script and motif before being taken over by Midland.
The weather was perfect as we drove through Kirkintilloch and Kilsyth to join the M9 at Banknock. Once on the motorway, the Leyland purred along between 40 & 45 mph very comfortably. To avoid the steep incline after Bridge of Allan we left the M9 and carried on through Dunblane and rejoined the M9 before joining the A822 for Crieff. This part of the journey was particularly enjoyable passing through small communities and beautiful countryside arriving at Crieff Visitor Centre in nice time for lunch.
Following a lunch of soup & sandwiches, courtesy of the Club, we were free to enjoy the visitor centre and the various outlets. A large modern tour bus parked directly behind us, creating quite a stir with lots of visitors comparing the two and the changes that a 66 year age gap brings.
We departed the visitor centre at 3pm, taking the scenic route through Muthill and Braco before rejoining the M9. The weather remained sunny and we enjoyed a smooth journey to Stirling where we stopped for a "Bus/Group Photo" with Stirling Castle providing a magnificent backdrop.
Heading back to Milngavie on the A811 through Arnprior and Buchlyvie, we headed on to Balfron enjoying the Campsies in full sunshine. After Balfron, we returned to Milngavie via Killearn and Strathblane.
Before heading home we spent some time chatting to the drivers, who are brothers, complimenting them on their driving and the lovely condition of their bus. They said they had also enjoyed the trip and expressed interest in driving for us again.
All told, a super day's outing.
Autojumble: Saturday 13th October
Our annual autojumble was well supported with an excellent attendance and plenty sellers offering all sorts of goodies. As well as an excellent source of bargains it is a pleasant social event, catching up with fellow members before we put the toys away for the winter.
Thanks to all who supported the event and particular thanks to Kevin Began, Ronnie G and Ian and Jacqui Stother who arranged the event and prepared the hall. Thanks also to the ladies who kept the bacon rolls coming.
AGM: Monday 3rd December:
Come along and have a say on how your Club is run. Kilmardinny House at 07.30.
Mid Winter Dinner: Friday 18th January.
We will be using the same restaurant as in the past two years which has proved very satisfactory.
1051 GWR, 1051 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G12 0XP.
We propose to offer a conventional menu with no "festive" offerings
Cost and booking details will follow.
Motoring Trivia:
David Buick was born in Arbroath in 1854 and was taken to Detroit as an infant.
As a young man he worked for a plumber's merchant eventually becoming a partner in the business.
He had an inventive mind and developed a process for applying enamel on cast iron baths which is still in use today.
This gave him capital to pursue his developing interest in the embryonic motor industry.
Initially he built agricultural engines but soon turned to cars where he is credited with developing the overhead valve engine which was cutting edge at this time.
He founded the Buick Car Company which is now the oldest American marque still in production. He left after it was taken over by General Motors and was subsequently involved in a few car related ventures, none of which were successful.
Sadly, he died in relative poverty in 1929 but his name is still on cars being made today and many millions that have gone before.
Not a bad achievement for someone born in obscurity in a small Scottish town.
We petrolheads are well known for taking great care of our pride and joy. I am as guilty of this as anyone else but surely there are limits!
That's all folks, hope to see you at the AGM.


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centrism and sociology – guest post by chris martin
This guest post on the politics of sociology is written by Chris Martin, a doctoral student in sociology at Emory University.
Conservativism doesn't seem to be a unipolar thing, according to much of the social psychological research on political attitudes. Rather, you can be conservative by being high in either social dominance orientation (SD) or right-wing authoritarianism (RWA). Of course, the two dimensions are moderately correlated but they're not the same thing: high-SDO people dislike socially subordinate groups, and high RWO dislike socially deviant (or unconventional) groups. As a centrist, however, I've found that there's a lack of research on the opposite poles of these scales even though there clearly seem to be a subset of liberals who like socially subordinate groups and a subset who like socially deviant groups. Again, there's considerable overlap between these two subsets. And there's a small subset of libertarian liberals who don't lean toward either pole.
This comes across in social psychological work on religious freedom. Early research showed that high-RWA people are more supportive of Christian than Muslim mandatory prayer, while low-RWA people oppose both types of prayer equally. However, if you change "mandatory" to "voluntary," you find that low-RWA people no longer disfavor both types. Rather, they more strongly favor Muslim than Christian school prayer space.
To some degree, I've found that sociology has become so ideologically homogenous that it's now the disciplinary norm to avoid using "inequality" to describe preferential treatment of subordinate or deviant groups. In the race domain, in fact, centrists can get accused of supporting colorblind ideology or denying White privilege, even if they have a well-reasoned critique of preferential treatment. And in the gender/sexuality domain, the norm is for 50% of the research to focus on people who are deviant by conventional standards. But this skewness of focus isn't termed inequality. My point isn't about race or gender, though, but the large issue of whether there's place for centrists in sociology—people who neither valorize nor condemn subordinate and deviant groups. Psychological social scientists have begun to address this issue—see Jonathan Haidt and Lee Jussim in particular—focusing on how this political homogeneity harms science. Where does sociology stand?
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I touched on some of the themes of ideological homogeneity in my book Compromising Scholarship(http://www.baylorpress.com/Book/235/Compromising_Scholarship.html). When there is such homogeneity we should not be surprised that "deviant" opinions would face stigma. I fear that this leads to a lack of the introspection needed to be open to competing ideas. This post is a welcomed counter to that deficiency.
First, I would like to say that I grew up in a very conservative, evangelical Christian environment; I don't know if I met anyone who did not vote Republican until I went to college. With that being said, my view of conservatism may be skewed based upon our own experiences.
I appreciate the calls for "ideological diversity". Personally, I think that there is a great deal of ideological diversity within sociology even if 90% of sociologists (and other social scientists) most typically vote for democratic candidates. We live in a country of coalition politics, and its important to remember that people may come to vote for one candidate or another for all sorts of reasons, but necessarily because they share a common ideology.
More relevant to this post, I'd like to see some developed examples of were a "conservative" approach to social science would produce better results than what we are currently seeing. We can't talk about "actually existing" conservatism in the United States without at least considering some of it's anti-scientific, biblical literalist, nativist and conspiracy oriented strands. To varying degrees, these strands are all part of the conservative mainstream and not simply the beliefs of a few outliers.
We could be nicer to people who have deviant opinions ,I suppose, but I don't think we should treat deviant opinions in the same that we treat more empirically vetted opinions. Beliefs like "Obama is the anti-christ", "Whites are the true victims of racial discrimination" , "climate change is a global conspiracy to create a one-world tyrannical government", "The government forced banks to give loans to black people, which caused the housing crisis" are all relatively common beliefs among conservatives. Some of those can be tested empirically, and some cannot. Maybe it's wrong to stigmatize deviant opinions, and we should also be nice to people, but it's hard to imagine that any of the ideas above should be taken that seriously from a scholarly perspective. For political sociologists or social movement scholars they might be interesting as an object of study, but they don't seem like a foundation for good social science.
On a final note, I think it's important for us to recognize that many conservatives see themselves as a the subordinate or dominated group in our society. There is starting to be a bit more research in social psychology about conservatives perceptions of victimization, of which I am sure you are aware.
Thanks for the post and challenging us to think critically about our discipline.
Thanks for this post, I really enjoyed the Haidt link. Hard to imagine that soc wouldn't benefit from more diversity of perspectives.
Please point to the type of sociologist who is an ideological fanatic who does not care about empirical evidence? Please identify what you mean by preferential treatment of stigmatized groups. Are you talking about affirmative action?
Thanks for you all of your comments.
Michael–yes, the mention of those scales was deliberate. Conservativism (and centrism and libertarianism) are sometimes medicalized as conditions. I also know of one social psychologist who has chosen to be closeted about his conservativism because he's concerned with his reputation. There's some good evidence that conservatives are discriminated against–a forthcoming paper by Jarret T. Crawford and others reviews some of the evidence. IRBs in particular seem to reject research proposal that are ideologically taboo.
George–thanks for your link. It is somewhat ironic that a discipline that studies social psychology doesn't try to protect itself from groupthink. I suppose it's human nature.
Silly Wabbit–You're correct that some deviant ideas are flat-out wrong. And as a centrist, I don't really identify with conservative ideas, and I think the Republican party is terrible. My experience with reading scholars who are nonliberal, however–people like Clark McCauley, Phil Tetlock and Thomas Sewell–is that they don't sympathize with the crazy right at all.
Show me the evidence–by preferential treatment of stigmatized groups, I was partially referring to affirmative action in the diversity era (c. 1985 onwards). But I was referring to other phonemena too–see the second paragraph in my post for an example. At some point in the diversity era, diversity ceased to be an attribute of populations, and started to be an attribute of people. It was as though diversity emanated from certain people, and Whites had a deficit of it. Matthew Hughey's sociological work touches on this issue.
@Chris, I think you make some valid points, but that's actually not what 'groupthink' means. Groupthink only applies to decision making processes in small working groups. It doesn't explain homogeneity of social values among large, diffuse groups. Sorry, just a pet peeve of mine when people misuse that term.
Sorry. I should have said something like: "a discipline that studies social psychology but doesn't protect itself against homophily" or something similar. Of course, homophily has a good side in the sense that it draws people with similar interests and priorities together, which makes academic disciplines work (to some degree) in the first place. So it's a tradeoff.


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Each weekday, there are more than 520,000 trips** on the region's road network. This includes traffic from Pender, Brunswick and New Hanover counties. By 2040 that number is projected to double. That's according to the Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization, the agency responsible for regional transportation planning. As public transit agencies like Wave Transit struggle to stretch smaller budgets and improve service, it might be up to the community to choose its own transportation destiny.
On a Tuesday afternoon, Keenen Altic loads his bike onto a Wave Transit bus at Market Street and New Center Drive. He's heading downtown to meet a friend for coffee. Altic's been riding the bus for a year, and says while it doesn't go everywhere, it's helpful, and saves money. He says there are a lot of misconceptions about Wave Transit:
People think it's dirty and something that poor people do. And it's associated with like, third world countries or something, and it's just unfortunate, because it can save on carbon dioxide emissions.
Choice riders like Altic may decide to ride Wave Transit because of carbon footprints. Other reasons are the economy and traffic congestion.
According to a study released this past spring by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, the driving boom is over. The report claims Millennials, or those born between 1983 and 2000, are now larger in numbers than Baby Boomers. And they're driving less. Census figures show Millennials make up about a quarter of the population in New Hanover County.
A few years ago, the Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization, or MPO, put together a study called the Cape Fear Commutes 2035 plan. It analyzed the future of regional transportation up to the year 2035. It included a community survey. That survey found residents put bike and pedestrian access and public transit at the top of the list, followed by improvement of existing roads.
As the Wilmington MPO gears up for the 2040 plan, transportation planner Suraiya Rashid says it will use the feedback to help direct spending:
It's a choice right now: Do people want to spend more time sitting in traffic? If that's what people want, then we can gear most of our investments toward changes that help roadway network. There's other option, too: If they want to start living closer to work, carpooling, biking, taking the bus, then we can try to gear our investments to make that more of a feasible option for people as well.
North Carolina plans to change the way transportation funds are dispersed, eliminating what it considers an old formula. Critics say this could put momentum behind highway spending and cut public transit funds. Wilmington City Councilwoman Laura Padgett says that while she hopes this isn't the case, there might be a bright side:
More transportation funding responsibility is going to fall to local government. Instead of being told what roads we need, we can decide how we want to handle our transportation issues here.
Padgett says Wave Transit is an economic development tool for the region. But she says until Wave Transit operates bus routes every 15-minutes, opposed to every hour, it won't appeal to choice riders. And running more frequently requires more funding.
Earlier this week, New Hanover County voted to cut its funding to Wave by almost half. Commissioner Jonathan Barfield sits on Wave Transit's board and voted for the cut. He says in the long term the county won't be a bank for Wave:
I know that the folks at Pleasure Island and Carolina Beach are happy to have new routes in their community, and that's great. They're serving a population there. But at the same time, you can't continue to expand when you don't have the resources to expand.
Because of the cuts, that Carolina Beach route Barfield refers to will likely be eliminated. Wave's biggest challenge will always be funding. But another challenge is gaging the community's vision of its own transportation future, and if it truly wants public transportation.
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**According to a transportation planner for the Cape Fear Council of Governments, the average household takes about six trips per day. In an earlier version of this story, we cited 520,000 commuters, which is not the same as 520,000 trips.


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JEM's jewelry is made in Ventura County at the homes of Janelle and Megan. These two partners also work in Thailand with local artists to design and make their beautiful scarves. The pair have been traveling to Thailand since 2010. After meeting many local artists and seeing the beautiful items they produced, Janelle and Megan decided to design scarves while working in Thailand to create them. They fly to Thailand 3-4 times a year where they spend a few months designing and making scarves which they then bring back to the United States to sell. In addition they also purchase their beads in Thailand (as well as Peru and the United States) and bring them back to the USA to make their jewelry.
JEM's mission is a commitment to delivering the highest quality handcrafted scarves while giving back to the local communities where their products are made. They give 10 percent of their proceeds back to help develop and sustain local organizations. They donate 10% of their proceeds from scarf sales to SOS Children's Villages in Thailand, and 10% of the proceeds from their jewelry sales to Food Share in Ventura. Each piece comes in an organza gift bag with an insert about their company and the charities their support.
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Stewart County Pre-K eligibility unfair
I live and work in Stewart County and have a four-year-old son who wants to attend Pre-K.
We received a letter last Saturday saying he was not income-eligible.
It is not fair that because I get up and go to work every day that my son is denied a chance of going to school. I believe we are sending the wrong message to our kids showing them that there is no reward in having a job.
I have spoken with the Stewart County School Board and was told these regulations came straight from the Governor's office, so I have contacted legislators' offices.
I encourage anyone who feels the same way to contact their legislators as well.
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NEW YORK — Rappers who morph into superstars usually follow a well-traveled path that includes an overabundance of collaborations with other artists, radio-friendly pop hits, a bit of tabloid buzz and a conscious effort to eschew anything that might get too political or socially conscious.
Kendrick Lamar took a different path and still emerged as the artist of the year, and it's one reason he's been elevated to superstar status with "DAMN.," which has dominated pop culture since its release last month. The album, a searing lyrical masterpiece that touches on societal breakdowns, politics, relationships and his own vulnerability — has spawned limitless think pieces, conquered the charts and has had some people calling him a new rap god.
Last year it was Beyonce and her epic "Lemonade" visual. This year it's Lamar and "DAMN."
"In a way, Kendrick is the opposite of a lot of what's popping right now. He's the other side of the pillow," said Tuma Basa, Spotify's global head of hip-hop.
Lamar was a platinum-selling, Grammy-winning star before "DAMN.," but the release of his third studio album has put him on another level. It started with his song "The Heart Part 4," which led to a viral guessing game about which rapper — or rappers — he was referring to on the powerful track featuring his signature sharp rhymes. A week later came "Humble," an insta-hit that topped Billboard's Hot 100 chart and launched a debate about women and butt injections, creating yet another pop culture moment for Lamar.
Two weeks later, "DAMN." is finally out, becoming another critically revered and commercially successful album for Lamar, and assimilating his stance as the reigning king of rap and pop music's unlikely juggernaut.
"If the forefathers of hip-hop had all gotten together and been like, 'Man, where do you hope the music will be in 30 years?' they would have wanted it to be a kid like Kendrick Lamar," said Peter Rosenberg, the veteran radio personality at Hot 97.
"That's what they would have wanted."
"DAMN." has sold over 1 million equivalent albums in just three weeks, and it has spent all three weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's 200 albums chart. Nielsen Music says it's the second best-selling album this year, behind Ed Sheeran's "Divide," released March 3.
"The beauty of 'DAMN.' is that the more you listen to it, the more you like it. I think that's the quality of a great piece of work — whether it be an album or even a movie — the more you get into it, the more you like it. It means you're unpeeling layers. It's a complex piece of work that wasn't some cut-and-paste, copied (album)," Basa said.
Despite its pop star success, "DAMN." is one of the most highly regarded releases in hip-hop history, following Lamar's acclaimed albums, 2015's "To Pimp a Butterfly" and 2012's "good kid, m.A.A.d city."
"To me he was everything that true hip-hop heads always wanted. Like, we always wanted a guy who represented what the essence of what hip-hop was supposed to be from a cultural standpoint, from a political standpoint, from a socioeconomics standpoint — he does everything right," Rosenberg said.
"And on top of that, the kids love him."
It's not just kids who rally behind the 29-year-old Lamar. The Compton, California-born rapper has practically checked every box when it comes to his audience: His concertgoers are diverse in race, age and sex, and they range from the cool kids of Coachella to the children from the 'hood to Swifties. LeBron James plays his music before basketball games, and he's a favorite of former President Barack Obama.
Lamar has become a critical darling, topping several end-of-the-year lists and earning top awards, including seven Grammys.
The real question is: Who isn't a Kendrick Lamar fan?
Gail Mitchell, a senior correspondent at Billboard, compares Lamar's appeal to Tupac Shakur, and more widely, Stevie Wonder.
"He's one of the rare artists who has the ability to transcend generations. A lot of hip-hop, I think, whether warranted or unwarranted, people think it's segregated or should be segregated to one demographic, mind-set, et cetera. But I think Kendrick has broken through those confines and he's able to reach out to older, younger, white, black, Asian, whatever. He's just an all-around artist," she said.
"Twenty, 30 years down the road, he's going to be one of the standard chapters — not just in hip-hop — but in music in general."
Lamar's success on the pop charts is being shared with other rappers: Many of the recent Top 10 hits include acts with anthemic and upbeat jams, including DJ Khaled, Future, Migos, Big Sean, Lil Uzi Vert and KYLE. But Lamar's sound isn't radio-ready or pop-adjacent.
"I don't necessarily consider him a 'conscious rapper' ... he's different than that, but obviously his message is thoughtful, progressive, incredibly smart, and I don't know that there's ever been another artist in hip-hop who's been so successful making thought-provoking important music," Rosenberg said.
Spotify's Basa described the moment Lamar is having as a "renaissance."
Lamar will launch a North American tour this summer. Some even feel that "DAMN." could earn him album of the year at the Grammy Awards next year. He's been nominated for the prize twice, and a win would make him the first rap act since Outkast (the duo won in 2004) to take home that prize.
"You look at folks who evolve and take you on that journey ... you see Beyonce with 'Lemonade' and now you see Kendrick with this third album, and I think, yeah, he stands a very strong chance," Billboard's Mitchell said.


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I want to think of you young in the parachuting smoke where you met him
his brass buttons cold against your cheek as you danced to conscripted tunes.
Your stolen kiss after war must have felt like a dabbed wound to his mouth.
I dreamt I was made in the waterfall's shroud that dropped in tresses of red
and when you spoke his name dusk became an unpicked scab of no man's land.
I am the son of an unknown soldier who died with earth in his fingernails.
I am the son of an unknown woman who lived in the earth with his hands.
His hands, his hands, his hands, was all she said when we danced each autumn.


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I was searching randomly through google groups tonight, having checked my messages from the Northern Earth group and feeling like a bit of wander. It was on a druid list that I found an advertisement for the Celtic Myth Podshow - "bringing tales of the tales and stories of the ancient celts to your fireside".
In their introductory podshow, the hosts explain they are reading various tales and stories from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall and Britanny, and they are quick to make apologies for any mispronunciations of names, characters and places, admitting they are not native speakers of any of the languages. They do ask that anyone who has suggestions about pronunciation may leave messages on their forums, or by sending a .mp3 sound file.
The shows are hosted by Gary and Ruth, and I have to admit I find their voices quite soothing and this lends atmosphere when they are telling the tales. I have yet to read most of the stories they relate for myself; but I am enjoying what has been produced by this couple from Southern England so far.
Each episode is just over 20 minutes long, and the tales are told so that they can be enjoyed fireside, with music and sound effects to add to the atmosphere and notes are published for each episode, allowing the listener to keep track of goings on. The site is marked "child friendly" so they could be listened to by the whole family. Personally, I think they would be ideal to upload onto an iPod to by a camp fire.
I have to say, I was disappointed to find only two full episodes, though I the site is very new and I imagine it takes quite a bit of work to make each episode. I am looking forward to more appearing soon.


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In January 2005, lorry driver Mr Zulhayir had a serious accident at work which left him unable to do his job. In June 2006, his employer, J J Food Services Limited, stopped receiving sick notes. They wrote to him saying that if they had not heard from him by 5 July 2006 they would conclude "that you no longer wish to work for us and that you terminated your employment by your own volition".
In July 2009, Mr Zulhayir lodged an Employment Tribunal claim for unfair dismissal. Naturally JJFS contended that this was out of the three month limitation period, which would have expired in October 2006.
In the Employment Appeal Tribunal's view, the employer's letter did not terminate the employment.
The net result in this case was that the employee was able to bring his unfair dismissal claim nearly three years after this letter was sent.
Employers are always well advised to make sure that any dismissal is communicated to the employee in person, and is absolutely clear about what is happening, and when.


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One of the goals of the Better Off podcast is to make the daunting seem doable. And there is no more daunting topic than college. From saving for it, going through the selection process and the heavy lifting of paying for it (whether out of pocket or through financial aid and student loans), the whole subject produces anxiety for students and their families.
But it doesn't have to be that way, according to our guest Kelly Peeler, founder and CEO of NextGenVest, a free text message service to help students navigate the college selection and financial aid and student loan processes.
It's the busy time of year for Kelly and her team, as college acceptances are rolling in and families are trying to figure what to do with all the various forms. And those forms are KEY. Can you believe that more than $2.7 billion dollars, yes billion with a B, of unclaimed financial aid money is left on the table every single year primarily because people don't fill out the FAFSA form. That blows my mind.
By using NextGenVest, students and their families are connected with Money Mentors who will help coach them through the process and also provide key financial aid deadline reminders, form annotations, and on-demand help via text message to get more financial aid in high school and beyond. Mentors will also answer questions such as:
-How do I find scholarships I can actually apply to?
-Am I filling out the right FAFSA forms?
-Am I allowed to negotiate my college tuition?
-Is working during college a good idea?
-Can I still get scholarships even if I don't have great grades?
Aside from discussing the dreaded but necessary forms, we also talked to Kelly about the student loan bubble and why she feels it could be the next financial crisis.
If you enjoyed the episode please let us know by leaving a rating or review in iTunes.
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Ohio Casino Buying Ritz-Carlton and Office Tower
Ohio's first casino opening early next year is buying an upscale hotel to expand its footprint in downtown Cleveland.
Rock Ohio Caesars says it will exercise an option to buy the four-star Ritz-Carlton hotel for $36.5 million. The casino operator also has purchased an attached five-story office tower recently sold in a mortgage default auction for $3.5 million.
The hotel and office tower are adjacent to the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland that will open in March. The casino operator says it will use the bank office tower - vacant since 2008 - for administrative offices.
The casino is a joint venture between Caesars Entertainment and the Rock Gaming company led by Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert.


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Duchy Originals
A Journey to Nowhere: Detours and Riddles in the Lands and History of Courland
By Jean-Paul Kauffmann (Translated by Euan Cameron)
MacLehose Press 269pp £18.99 order from our bookshop
It may seem strange to travel where there's not much to see and even odder to choose a place that doesn't exist. But in this book by the French writer Jean-Paul Kauffmann, interior monologue is as important as the journey or destination. Kauffmann seeks obscurity, remoteness and the absence of other tourists: the opposite of Italy, his ideal of culture and beauty.


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GCSE and A2 certificates for last year's Y11 and Y13 students are now available to collect from MA.
If you are unable to collect your certificates, then you can ask someone to collect them on your behalf. They must bring a signed note authorising collection. Please note that they will not be allowed to take the certificates without a signed note.


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WHAT: DropMix, a party game built around collectible NFC cards, a plastic base, and your phone/tablet.
WHO: Harmonix–the company behind Guitar Hero and Rock Band–with Hasbro, the parent company of the godfather of trading card games, Magic: The Gathering.
Artists coming to #DropMix in 2017 are straight ???? pic.twitter.com/pMyHBkl8r1
— DropMix (@dropmixgame) March 10, 2017
WHY WE CARE: DropMix is kind of hard to explain, but the game looks like a blast: Players collect various loops from various songs–vocals, bass, drums, etc–and put them on the board. As they do, they mash up the elements of those songs into something new, which plays on your device, and players earn points for the cards they play. The cards in the base set represent about sixty songs (with expansion packs on the way, naturally), from a variety of genres–finally, you and your friends can compete to mash up Big & Rich's "Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)" with Childish Gambino's "Heartbeat," and mix in a little "Every Rose Has Its Thorns" and "I Can't Feel My Face." The game's base retails at $100, and the expansion packs are expected to run $5 for a random assortment of new cards/songs, which Hasbro says should total about 300 by the end of the year. The first set drops in September.


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T. Parker Host attends 8th Annual Carter Gunn Memorial Stressbuster 8k
November 24, 2014 by T. Parker Host Admin.
T. Parker Host, Inc. was proud to be in attendance for the 8th Annual Carter Gunn Memorial Stressbuster 8k on Saturday. This year the race was held on November 22, 2014 at First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
All proceeds from the event benefit the Carter T. Gunn Fund, dedicated to educating the public about mental health and fighting depression. The Fund is part of the Vandeventer Black Foundation, a 501c3 organization that provides financial support to community causes.
The race began at 9:00am and participants had the choice of walking or running through the beautiful state park. Deep forests, sandy beaches and grassy marshes set the scene for this tranquil and purposeful Stressbuster.
Fresh air and nature can go a long way towards mental health, and T. Parker Host was pleased to participate in the fundraiser for the first time.
T. Parker was represented by five members of the team. DA Analyst Katlin Smith was the 3rd Female Overall and 1st in her age group (20-24) to complete the course. She received a medal and made us all very proud.
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Senior planners Richard Swann and Musa Choudhary, and graduate planner Kieran Blaydes join our city centre-based team that works with a wide range of housebuilders, businesses, energy and infrastructure providers across the North East.
Richard, who joined from Cundall, brings with him significant experience of planning residential and mixed use schemes – including high profile projects such as The Malings development in Newcastle's Ouseburn Valley and the 750-unit residential scheme at Chapelgarth, Sunderland.
He will lead Local Plan representations for Bellway, Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon, and work with the likes of the University of Sunderland, Northumberland Estates and Home Group on planning applications.
Richard said: "Barton Willmore's expertise helps lead the North East's development across housing, commercial projects and infrastructure.
"I'm thrilled to join such a passionate and respected team."
Musa Choudhary joins the team from Leeds-based RSK ADAS and has spent several years working in the Middle East for architecture-led planning practice, BDP and Aecom.
He worked on the Kuwait Commercial Land Use Study and set out a policy framework for the next Kuwait Plan as well as masterplans in both Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Before that he worked for local authorities in the North East and has significant experience energy sector planning.
Musa said: "I'm looking forward to bringing my skills and experience in residential, energy sector and employment land planning to bear at Barton Willmore.
"Being back in the North East is particularly exciting at this time when the region has so many opportunities."
Meanwhile Kieran Blaydes – a graduate of Newcastle University – joins the us having completed a year in industry at ELG Planning.
Partner, James Hall said: "I'm delighted that we've continued to strengthen the team in Newcastle.
"Richard and Musa both bring with them a great knowledge of the region and fantastic experience in handling the kind of complex planning challenges that Barton Willmore specialises in.
"We're committed to developing the next generation of planners, and Kieran's appointment is evidence of that.
"As Barton Willmore continues to grow its client base we're delivering a wealth of exciting projects that show the North East is buoyant and growing.
"With planning director Stuart Natkus and I, the new additions make our team even stronger."
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Request Your Media Credentials for the 8th Annual Hispanicize Event
— Includes credentials for: The 3rd Annual Tecla Influencer Awards (On Thursday, April 6th) and The 2nd Annual Dime Summit (On Monday, April 3rd) —
— DEADLINE TO APPLY IS FRIDAY MARCH 24th —
MIAMI, FL – February 16, 2017 – (HISPANICIZE WIRE) –
Produced by Hispanicize Media Group, Hispanicize 2017 Week (http://www.HispanicizeEvent.com) (#Hispz17) is the largest annual event for Latino trendsetters and newsmakers including digital content creation, journalism, marketing, entertainment and tech entrepreneurship. Now in its eighth, the conference is a launch pad for creative endeavors, new products, technologies, marketing campaigns, films, books and more.
Hispanicize 2017 is expected to gather more than 3,000 of the nation's most influential Latino professionals from the industries of blogging, journalism, music, marketing, film and business over four full days.
See the 1-minute long Hispanicize Preview Video here: https://youtu.be/2c-oWnYBM0c
April 3-6, 2017.
The main event will take place in downtown Miami's JW Marriott Marquis hotel located at: 255 Biscayne Blvd Way, Miami, FL 33131
In addition to Hollywood music and film icons, Hispanicize this year will reward several top Latinos with the coveted Latinovator Award.
One recipient has been announced to date. More will be named soon.
2017 Latinovators include:
José Díaz-Balart: Emmy, Peabody and Alfred Dupont award-winning journalist José Díaz-Balart, anchor of Telemundo's national daily newscast "Noticias Telemundo" and of "NBC Nightly News Saturday," has been named the first recipient of the 2017 Latinovator Award.
Recent Program Highlights Include: (To see all news announcements, click here)
Hispanicize Creators Showcase and Launch of Video/Filmmakers Track: Hispanicize 2017 Unveils Major New Slate of Sessions and Speakers for Hispanicize Creators Showcase and Launch of Video/Filmmakers Track
NAHJ en Español Convention: President Trump, Border Wall, Virtual Reality, 360-Video and Drones Shape NAHJ en Español Convention of Hispanicize 2017
DiMe Summit Speakers' Line-Up: Hispanicize 2017 Unveils Powerful Line-Up of Latino and Multicultural Creators and Celebrities for its 2nd Annual DiMe Summit.
The Tecla Awards: 3rd Annual Hispanicize Tecla Awards to take place at the historic Olympia Theatre in Downtown Miami. Nominations are now open.
The Positive Impact Awards (PIA): Nominate a Hero for the Hispanicize 2017 Fourth Annual Positive Impact Awards.
UNICEF's Claudia Gonzalez Romo Appointed Chairman of Hispanicize CMO Summit; Organizers Select The Epic Hotel
Global Authorities on Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Take Center Stage at Hispanicize 2017
For an up-to-date Conference Agenda, see here.
To request media credentials for the eighth annual Hispanicize Event please fully fill out the form found here: http://hispanicizeevent.com/press/credentials/
The deadline to apply for media credentials is March 24, 2017.
**Credential requests for Hispanicize 2017 are not guaranteed. Hispanicize 2017 reserves the right to deny any request for any reason.
We will do everything in our power to credential as many media outlets as space will allow and appreciate your cooperation in keeping your staff in attendance to a minimum. Your media credential request will be considered and you will receive confirmation via email once approved or denied.
For the latest news, be sure to follow the "Hispanicize Event" on social media:
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Join the Conversation: #Hispz17
Hispanicize 2017 Week will feature more than 200+ speakers in 100+ sessions, workshops, fireside chats and keynotes. Hispanicize 2017 also includes the 2nd annual DiMe Summit, the 4th annual Positive Impact Awards gala and the 3rd annual Tecla Awards. See the official preview video of Hispanicize 2017 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c-oWnYBM0c. (See the Hispanicize 2016 recap video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3isMcekbEM).
Register for Hispanicize 2017 or the Hispanicize CMO Summit at http://bit.ly/Hispz17Register. To reserve a hotel room visit http://bit.ly/2f4HhV0.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsorship information for yacht party are available by contacting [email protected] or calling 203.364.4779.
Presented by Prudential Financial, Hispanicize 2017 Week (www.HispanicizeEvent.com) is sponsored by a growing list of sponsors. As of today, announced sponsors also include: Toyota, SBS' LaMusica, Wells Fargo, State Farm, Best Western, AARP, KOA, CNN, CNN Español, The City of Miami, Kelley Blue Book, Regions Bank, Pan American Life Insurance, ESPN Deportes, Florida Dairy Farmers, Alma, República, C-Com Group, FundLatinos.com, APC Collective, BodenPR, Savings.com, Visit Philly and SaludMóvil.
Additional media partners include: Hispanicize Wire, Mamiverse, LatinaMoms.com, Popful, Hispanic Kitchen, 2BTube, PRODU, El Sentinel, Puerto Rico BloggerCon, Hispanic PR Blog, the Hispanic Public Relations Association, Miami Herald Media, Black Enterprise, Media Moves and iBlog Magazine.
About The Hispanicize Event
Now in its 8th year, Hispanicize 2017 Week (www.HispanicizeEvent.com) (#Hispz17) is the iconic, largest annual event for Latino trendsetters and newsmakers in digital content creation, journalism, marketing, entertainment and tech entrepreneurship.
Hispanicize 2017 is expected to gather more than 3,000 of the nation's most influential Latino professionals from the industries of digital content creation, journalism, music, marketing, film and business over four days. The event will take place in downtown Miami's JW Marriott Marquis Hotel, April 3-6, 2017.
The Hispanicize event is a launch pad for creative endeavors, new products, technologies, marketing campaigns, films, books, music and more targeting Latinos in the U.S. and/or Puerto Rico.
The Hispanicize event is owned and operated by Hispanicize Media Group, LLC, the parent company of DiMe Media, Hispanic Kitchen and the Hispanic PR Blog.
The Hispanicize Event can be found on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Hispanicize, Instagram (@HispanicizeEvent) and Twitter (@Hispanicize).


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Oscars ubiquity getting you down? Bored of seeing the same films everyone else has seen? Trust us, the Alamo Ritz will have something you've never seen this Sunday: Maybe even five. And if they're dull, so what? You're only seeing the first reel. That's how a first reel party works.
The event is a special fundraising party for the American Genre Film Archive, and it is for hardcore fans of the weird, the lost and the (sometimes) damned. The format is simple: Five films are selected at random from the American Genre Film Archive, but only the first reel. Each first reel is shown, and then the audience is asked: Whaddya think?
I was lucky enough to attend the first ever AGFA Reel One Party, and it was a blast. I vaguely remember a terrible Bay Area mob flick; A gorgeous lost Shaw Brothers flick; A nightmare-inducing German slapstick adaptation of The Musicians of Bremen (allegedly for kids, but seemingly aimed at furries with a taste for mange); And the first glimpse of your new favorite cult classic, Miami Connection.
Alamo head honcho Tim League founded AGFA in 2009 as a way to protect and house the vast collection of 35mm prints his company had acquired. It would also become a home for thousands of other prints that were bound for landfill or for a watery grave (the sad fate of much celluloid culture). Much of it is now stored at the Alamo Slaughter Lane. However, the simple job of properly cataloging the unique treasury is a massive undertaking. The party will help fund that enterprise, and give a sneak peek at some of the oddities and wonders AGFA contains.
Now the only frustration with the inaugural AGFA bash was that everyone there had to wait years to see the rest of these lost classics/z-graders. Not this time around. New Drafthouse booker Sam Prime promises that there will be a vote at the end of the party, and the most popular pick will be screened at 10pm that night, with tickets at the bargain price of $3.
AGFA First Reel Party, 2pm, Feb. 24, Alamo Ritz, 320 E. Sixth. Tickets for the party are on sale now.
For more on the American Genre Film Archive, visit www.americangenrefilm.com.
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The story of the complex design of the advertising Purina pet shop
Recently, ART PYRAMIDA GROUP has performed a comprehensive sign identity of the pet store and pharmacy «Purina" in Sumy. In general store turned out very original and interesting. The complex design includes: an exterior sign, shaped composite panels, internal navigation and branded labels, billboards, stickers and also acrylic clock.
Signs for Purina pet shop
Now we will talk about more detailed explanation. The sign "Pet shop", made of composite and Oracal is located on the exterior facade. Also animal shape items , which are also made from composite film and rolled with full color printing. This is a very good move to attract the attention of passers-by and lure them to the store.
But that visual design is just beginning. In interesting mix of different branded items waits for everyone who come in.
The are blinds with pet pictures on the windows so this creative point of working immediately sets the right mood for visitors.
In each section you can see a variety of magnetic signs with the company logo .
Doors, walls, furniture, etc. there is an element of corporate identity of Purina everywhere.
Information boards also have the original design. Especially for this client acrylic clock that shows the shape of the logo was fabricated.
On one of the walls in the lobby, there is the interior sign made from 10 mm PVC, glued in 2 layers and painted with special acrylic paints. It looks neat and bright.
In general, such advertising design will bring our client the maximum results: attracting new customers, increasing profits, recognition and of course comfort for shoppers, which significantly increases customer loyalty to the Company.
For more information about all the possibilities of visual advertising design, you can learn from ART PYRAMIDA GROUP experts. You can not just order a sign or other advertising structures but also get good advice. You are always welcome to contact us.


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Adam Gerber, Brightcove's VP of Ad Products & Strategy, has a featured interview in iMedia Connection this week. In the interview, Adam explains how Brightcove is developing innovative opportunities for marketers that leverage Internet TV and take advantage of emerging media landscape, which is characterized by publisher and consumer control. Here's an excerpt from the interview:
"In this initial phase of video expansion to the web and to new digitally connected devices, Brightcove will drive advertising innovation in a number of areas:
- Most importantly, we will be delivering compelling web-based video opportunities to agencies and marketers to drive quality supply in an underserved marketplace.
- We are building a highly valuable network of content that offers advertisers both breadth in terms of reach, and contextual relevance through vertical channel opportunities.
- We'll be innovating how sites within the network are packaged, and how they are brought to market. That means everything from the level of control advertisers have in 'building' their network, to the types of ad formats and integrations we innovate.
In an unconstrained distribution environment, there are limitless categories of vertical content that can blossom to create a viable marketplace."
Read the entire interview, "Charting the Future of Internet TV"


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I was recently asked to answer some questions for a DESIGNER INSIGHTS interview by a firm called Terry's Blinds in the UK. They appear to be a company similar to Smith and Noble here in the USA. Tudor, their social media person got in touch with me and asked if I would participate.
I love that a window treatment company is so in love with design that it motivates them to go the extra mile on their blog and create a design interview concept that brings to the wider public the behind the scenes of interior designers and other design creators (landscape, architecture, etc).
Tudor is actually taking the time to interview dozens of designers to find out what inspires them. What a fun idea! It's also a great tool for a young adult wondering if this is the field they want to enter. In Designer Insights, designer wannabees can find out what creators have inspired designers, how they got to this place and what they recommend.
Here's my interview (click anywhere on article to see expanded view):
I thought I'd turn tables on Tudor and let him answer a few questions!
Tudor Davies of Terry's Blinds
1) What is your role at TerrysBlinds?
Thanks to Tudor for allowing me to interview him and for the lovely interview feature on their site! I enjoyed doing this tremendously!


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It's that Diddy Remix Bitchhhhh….. You know what that means it's a banger. Will.I.Am brings along the crew Diddy, Waka Flocka, Hit Boy and Lil' Wayne to join him and Britney Spears on their Number 1 track 'Scream & Shout' which today got the remix visual. Check it out after the jump!!! Have to say Waka killed it!
Brandy and 'The Pen' Sean Garrett let fans into the studio via UStream to showcase a snippet of new material plus Sean speaks to Brandy about the sound of the album, her acting projects and about her coming back to kill the game. The new Album is slated for a March/April 2012 release with production by Hit Boy and Bangladesh with Sean writing most of the material, Watch Brandy tell you for herself after the jump!


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Week 5 - '72 Dolphins, The Hobbit, Sauve needs a trade.
Week 5 started with the Early D1 playing the Late D2 Early on diamond 1. The home field advantage didnt work for the Kirbys/BLuesox/Early D1's as Mladios/Late D2 jumped out to a huge early lead of about 15-2 as time flew by Mladio Manager/couch and owner Ryan Stienbreener alomst found a way for his team to fold up there tents as Kirbys/BLuesox/Early D1 made a serios run to close the gap and make the final 20-19 Mladios. "Another great win for me and my servants," said Manager Ryan Stienbrenner and winning pitcher Sas Croucher simultaniously.
On diamond 2 what had potential to be the marquee matchup of the 2005 early season turned out to be not so much. Travis Shaws check to Umpire Rick the Hobbit apparently cleared ad he boxed a play at first base on the opening hitter. "I was concerned the fact that he spelled my last name wrong may have affected the payment." said the unnamed umpire. "*&$%## you, you #$%#& hobbit" yelled an unruly Duke. The rest of the game went according to plan as the Hammers and th Hobbit took game 1 11-9.
Game 2 on Diamond 1 started apparently with Rick Suave onthe mound looking for his first win of the year and the rest of the Mladios in the parking lot looking for their 6th beers of the nite as lonely faux fireman Rick fell behind 12-0 after 3 innings of play. Sensing his record may fall to 0-5 he quickly changed his lavalife profile to invite all Mladio players to meet him on diamond 1 at 9-15. Unforunatly the invite was about 20 mins too late as Kirbys/BLuesox/Early D1 cruised to a 16-6 victory, dropping Suave's season record to 0-5. "Je déteste cette équipe," said Sauve, "ils suis dehors pour m'obtenir. Je ne peux pas faire confiance à n'importe qui."
Player of the game honors went to el Presidente Paddy Strandlund who threw out 5 of 6 would be base stealers from Mladios from behind the plate. Also a nod to Mladio Rich Gabriel who collected career hit number 3500 in the 4th inning of game #1.
Meanwhile on Diamond 2 the Jackhammer minus theyre proven leader Travis I had stuck it to the deflated Dukes coming within a 4th inning homer of ending the game before the fifth. "I have no idea how we gave up the run ," said the easily picked on Connor Abbott as he slid into second on a walk. Bob Greise threw 2 touchdown passes for the '72 Dolphins/ Jackhammers in the win as they remained undefeated on the year. In all fairness to the Abbott his glove was great as well and the Hammers held on 16-11 in the victory over the overrated Dukes.
Bullets vs Twisters... in progress at press time. (The betting in the parking lot around 9 PM wa for this game to be a split with Twister winning there game by more than Blullets would win there game.)
BLues/Diegos vs Team Worth... in progrees at press time. (The same drunks who set the line on the other late game were calling this one a sweep for the Blues however n one thought the games would be blow outs so who knows. Good Luck to all those taking in part in the late games.
Week 4 - Pass
Uh.. Im gonna pass on this week not much exciting happened. Bullets didnt show. Hammers swept. (yawn) Mladios swept but managed to avoid Rick Sauve(0-4) winning a game on the mound. Kirbys Bluesox/Early D1 split witht he Dukes Late on diamond 1.
WEEK 3 - Sneakers, Mutiny and the Old Man
Under what Blaine Coulture and Ed Bain could only describe as the nicest day of the year Week 3 Paddy Strandlund call in some old favours to get freshly appointed Pope Benedictine XVI throw out the first pitch to an honored Mladio Launa Nikkels. This would be the high point of the night for Mladios and according to the team they should have packed their gear at this time and gone home, hall of fame owner, GM, and coach Ryan Goss told his team to play on in a decision which may cost him his jobs by week 4.
The week would see Mladios start early on diamond 1 vs the upstart Bullets while Kirbys/Bluesox/Early Diamond 1 took in the festivities from the comfort of home on closed circuit RAPcam waiting til dark to almost dismantle the Blues/Diegos. Ealry on Diamond 2 the Dukes tried to continue their winning ways against the Twisters and in the nightcaps on diamond 1 the Jackhammers stayed undefeated against a solid Team Worth squad.
The hoopla surrounding the new pope allowed the Bullets to sneak out to an early lead as Mladios were sharing bread and wine with the pontiff. Turns out once Mladios took the diamond that the Bullets were not in fact sneaking at all but just better on the occasion taking out Mladios by a final of about 11-9. "I feel dispite this slow start my job is very safe as owner, GM, and manager," said a confident Ryan Goss as he folded an 8 3 iduring the between games Mladios poker event won eventually by Blair Spence.
Down on Diamond 2 the Twisters, led by the steller defense of 3rd basewomen Carman (last name withheld) and the bat of sure first ballot hall of famer Chirs Joynson who picked up career hit number 3,993 passing freshly retired Dick Eden on the all-time list, jumped out to an early 4-1 lead and never looked back taking out the previously undefeated Dukes by a 7-3 final.
"We really have to thank the old bum heckling them fromt the street" said (last name withheld).
"We had no business being undefeated and now maybe we can sneak back into obscurity" said Duke rightfielder Chuck Koller, oddly using a tough word like obscurity.
The old bum on the 3rd base side turned out to be good luck for no one as the Dukes squeeked in 3 runs in the bottom of 7 to split with the Helen Hunt sponsored Twisters. "#$%$ you, you sissies," yelled the old man as he was lured from the scene by the smell of free corn chowder.
Back on diamond 1 Mladios still fiddling around with their free Pope hats and robes again fell behind the Bullets early and again fell by 2 in the end. This dispite the heroic efforts of both injured golfer Rich Gabriel who made his season debut (at first base for all you rotisserie fans) and faux fireman Rick SAUVE who raced from, either dinner with his daughter or several lava encounters depending on who tells the story but sufficed to say he was sent to the mound completely unprepared and saw his record drop to 0-4 on the year. On a brighter note Tammy picked up her game a notch as she posted her first couple of hits for 2005.
As the nightcaps started the Hammers decided to get back to there cooler as fast as possible and beat a talented Team Worth team by 10 twice in a row. "On paper we can compete with them but tonite was another story," said an unamed Team Worthian that wasnt Barnesy or Billy (hey its dark in that parking lot and sometimes blurry so im not gonna know who everyone is, also I just made it up so really could have been anyone). "We dont like being separated from the mother ship during late games," quipped new (old) guy Al Nailor.
Kirbys (Blue Sox) (Early Diamond 1) playing late on diamond 2 split with Blues/Diegos after taking game 1 convincingly and jumping out to a huge 14-1 lead in game 2. "The bullpen completly collapsed on us," el presidente Paddy Strandlund said, "it was a complete and total meltdown, disgusting!"
Meanwhile in the parking lot an angry mob carrying torches and pitchforks had surrounded Mladio owner, GM, coach and beat the streak leader Ryan Goss. "Were looking to make a change and we figured burning Ryans car and threatening him with pitchforks would be the best move at this point," said the ringleader of the mutiny Rick SAUVE, "first he files a blister on Sas' pitching hand down til he gives her tendonitis then calls me away from an important meal to come out and get lit up for my fourth loss he cant do that Im Rick SAUVE." "Hes right, he is Rick Suave," said Blair Spence secretly wanting to say that he would make a great new coach.
"Why would any team try to get rid of a sure Hall of Fame owner, GM, and coach?" asked Pope Benedictine XVI, "how quickly they forget the many years of outstanding perfomance Goss has gotten out of a mediocre line-up and Richie. I remember back when I was a lowly Cardinal how Jesus and I would marvel at the abilitys of the Mladio leader while watching tournaments on the great Vatican sattellite service. If they fire him those mutinous dogs can all go to hell, and believe me I can make it happen."
With that kind of support it appears Goss will return next week in search of his 10,000 career win as manager against Twisters... late on diamond 2.
Week 3 poll:
If Ryan Goss is fired (by himself so dont hold your breath) who should replace him as M'ladios' field manager?
Blair 0%
Joe Torre 1%
Little Gord 2%
Evil Gord 2%
Any othe Gord 3%
Ryan Goss (reworked contract) 85%
Billy Martin (Pope says he can make that happen too) 7%
WEEK 2 - Willy Wonkas Chocolate Factory
As possibly the greatest pope in history lay still warm in the ground with no apprentice on the horizon the city of Victoria saw it fit to raise the flag to full mast to see week 2 break ground on diamond one early without Kirbys/Bluesox. As Guns 'n' Roses lead guitarist Slash played the national anthem wearing a Full House jersey things were set to begin week 2.
Game 1 on diamond 1 saw the Twisters take on the best overseas scouting had to offer against the Blues. Starting pitcher Yoa Ming Ichiro Park mowed through the Tiwsters line up like Norm through a free beer though 5 innings as the Blues built an insurrmountable 7 run lead. When all was said and done the Blues were tiumphant and possably over confident as chief scout Mark sent the entire scouting staff to an early dinner guarenteeing a sweep. "We cant lose," said Farrell' "have you seen us play? Its a total team effort from top to... those guys who step on the field.... the players I think they're called."
Meanwhile on diamond 2....
Travis started the festivities by showing Paddy how to really sell chocolates by turning over the Jackhammers Ebay choccy sales of well over $300,000. "You cant sell them for $3 a piece you gotta use the marketplace!" yelled Shaw. Unfortunatly for the 'Hammers it was Paddys neighbour Bob who was the recipient of the first golden ticket (details to follew week 6).
On the field the 'Hammers made short work of the still warming Kirbys/Bluesox/Diamond 1 Early by a score of approxiamatly 14-6. "We should be winning by far more," said Hammer Connor Abbott as he dove into first base up by 12.
Back on Diamond 1 the now scoutless BLues/Diegos were in a bit of trouble as the Twisters were keeping things close. "Have you seen this match up on paper?" asked BLues Patriarch Mark FArrell, "were outstanding, almost unbeatable." That forshadowing would proove true as Twisters outsmarted the helpless Blues/Diegos out of a point by tying game 2 after a great intentional walk in the 7th inning. "Cant yoiu see how good we are?" asked 1991 coach of the year Mark Farrell. "No." was the only answer that could be heard over the BLues/Diegos post game music of MC Hammer rapping about not being able to touch someting.
Back on diamond 2...
The Hammers refused to give up the relentless beatings they have been handing RAP teams for too many years as they again took down the still warming Kirbys/Bluesox/early diamond 1 down by a score of approxiamatly 14-6.
"Anyone can see by our name werent meant to be down here with the commoners," said el Presidente Strandlund, "what do you expect under these conditions? Wheres all that dam unicef money going???? Who authorized the planting of these trees????"
Nate Noseworthy went 8 for 8 in the double header for the Hammers and as Travis chased him around the park for whatever was lucky in his pants he couldnt leave the chocolate empire alone. "We sold 3 boxes of chocolate covered almonds to the guy pissing on the fence behind our bench in the third inning alone," said chocolate barren Travis. "I know we might lose one day on the field, but no one will ever out play us in the snack situation... Noseworthy Ill give you $15 and 3 almonds bars for your fancy pants," as an unknown Hammer rolled a cigarette of what appeared to this reporter to be some sort of garnish.
As the temperature slowly snuck before the temperature of the beers, the Dukes opened the second series of games on diamond 1 by falling behind early to a solid Bullets team who appeared very strong.
By the turn of the third inning the Dukes had taken the handle of the game back thanks in small or possibly large oart to the play of AA call up Rippers wife who was smashing the ball around the park and maing plays like a true Big (RAP) leaguer. When all was said and done and the kids were heading for 10 mins of your pwn beer the Dukes had pulled out a 12 or so to 6 or so win.
Back on diamond 2...
After a week 1 where they very well should have won 2 games but came up short by 1 Richie the Mladios took on a spirited Team Worth squad with 1 less Rich than they started last week with. After nearly throwing in the towell after falling behind 1-0 somewhow the LAds and Lassios trudged on and tooka huge 12-2 from the stunned Team Wirth squad. "I may quit right now," Announced an anonomous Worthian, "our only chance in game 2 is if they get Sas of the mound and bring in the 0-2 Rick Suave.
Upon reading the game 1 post game interview transcript, Mladios and Mladilasses head coach and GM Ryan Goss sent that very (0-2) Rick Suave out to the mound assuming either he would pick up his first win of '05 or Tammy would pick up her first hit of '05. Much like playing back to back duece 7 off suits both assumptions came up short as Team Worth Hall of Famer G Barnes hit game winning slicing home run past Mladio Darren who lost the ball in the lights of his palm pilot as organized a Jeune Bros backdrop for Lambrick Park.
As Diamond 1 cleaned up the festivities for week 2 the Bullets looked to break the curse of the Bullets and take theyre first points of 2005. After taking a lead umpire (Ray) Charles called open inning and the Bullets were seeni in their Diamond 1 dugout counting both points until 5th and 6th innign rally s from the Duke girls (none of whom really know who the hell the Dukes are yet) saw the Bullet lead disintigrate and the Dukes steal one in the night.
Week 2 Poll:
Who should be the next Pope?:
All the Jackhammers: 17%
Pope John Paul III: 14%
Mark Farrell crusader: 13%
Im Jewish: 12%
Brad Pitt: 10%
That last guy was OK re-elect him: 10%
I read your site last week leave me alone: 8%
Connor Abbott: 4%
Connor you cant come on her and vote for yourself: 4%
WEEK 1 - The World of Hoth
Week 1 began on the frozen world of Hoth. Walking past an array of fallen Ton-tons President Paddy led his Kirbys (Blue Sox) (Early Diamond 1) to battle, early on diamond 1 against Team Worth. As the umpire reached chapter 2 in his manual he declared 'Play Ball' and, with a wind chill of -6 the 2005 Div 1 season was underway. Kirbys (Blue Sox) (Early Diamond 1)jumped out to an early lead and never looked back taking the game easily. "If the rest of the season goes like this we should be very rich,... very rich," announced an unknown member of Kirbys (Blue Sox) (Early Diamond 1).
Meanwhile on Diamond two, where the windchill was already hitting -15 the Blues/Diegos rode the offense coralled by Mark in the off season, on an exotic scouting mission, to a 1 run victory over the Bullets. Kudos to Jose Miguel Antonio Vasquez on his 3 RBIs in the victory.
"We have 3 new players and are just starting to gel as a team'" said a Bullet between games right before they fell even harder to Mark's band of travelling thieves in game 2 by a score of who cares to really no one cares.
Back on Diamond 1, Kirbys (Blue Sox) (Early Diamond 1)'s dominance of Team Worth had evaporated as The Worths hammered Kirbys (Blue Sox) (Early Diamond 1) by at least 2 or 3 runs. "It was true redemption after game one'" said Worth member G Barnes,"who knew they would win a game this year but when we learned it was against us we were quite upset, I mean in game 1 we had half our players in the parking lot fighting curling fans to place our parking passes. At least in game 2 we had a full squad."
"We know that with a steady array of games early on diamond 1 we can sneak up on some teams in the standings." said president Strandlund.
The second set of games saw M'ladios fall behind the 8-ball against the Dukes 2-1 after an inning of play. An event which saw M'ladios head coach Ryan Goss to call for the pit boss to come forth and verify the first inning.
In the mismatch of the evening the Jackhammers had jumped out to a small 18-0 lead before Paddy and Kirbys (Blue Sox) (Early Diamond 1)had finished thier first pint. Dispite the score Coach Shaw put out his beast AL NailHer who lived up to his name and sent the game to the break early. A part of a Twister had been left in foul territory the game was called on account of the fact that it wasn't worth playing in in the first place.
On diamond 2, the diamond Kirbys (Blue Sox) (Early Diamond 1) wouldnt be found dead anywhere near, the dukes had extended there 2-1 lead to 6-5 and taken game one from the M'ladios, after the umpire tried his best to corral Rick Sauve in the batters box he finally busted him for leaving the plate early, only to find he had saved Mr Suave from a massive fine as his out of the box antics had occured on a strike 3 so far foul archeaologists will be searching for the ball after were all dead and gone.
The final game on diamond one was a barn burner as the Jackhammers edged out the Twisters 7-0 withoout a pitch being thrown. "We'll make this up later," said a naive Twister on the way to the parking lot. "Yeah sure," said the entire Jackhammer team looking forward to some mid-season batting practice.
"There is no way that game will ever be made up," said President Strandlund, "the Twister simply didnt have enough players, and we dont have the umpiring staff to cover such a make-up."
As the windchill hit a gross -25 the Richie-less M'ladios took a 2 run lead into the bottom of the 7th only to see the beer-ssesion close early and the lead dissipate as the wily vet Agnew stood at the plate with 2 out and former Full House member Evil Grant standing at second with the game tied. A shot defleceted up the middle scored Evil Grant on a play made close thanks to an inhuman throw by David D. "I had to call him safe," said umpire, guy in the white shirt,"everyone wanted to go home."
The prophetic words words from umpire were close to reality.. no one really wanted to be there in the first place.
Week 1 Polls:
Who will win RAP Div 1 First Season:
Jackhammers 37%
Paddy 21%
Dukes 15%
M'Ladios 14%
Kirbys (Blue Sox) (Early Diamond 1) 7%
Fokker 3%
Pocket 9s 3%
If you could sign as a freeagent with any team who would it be?
Jackhammers 37%
Paddy 21%
Dukes 15%
M'Ladios 14%
Kirbys (Blue Sox) (Early Diamond 1) 7%
Fokker 3%
Pocket 9's 3%


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I was a Hobby Baker for about 18 months. Baking for friends and family until friends started sharing my work and I got a lot more requests.
So, after a lot of consideration and an awful lot of nagging from friends/colleagues, I have decided to take the plunge and set up a home business.
I work full time as a Barista so all my cakes are made in my 'spare' time!
I love challenges, it's the only way to learn. Loving life! :)
new follow here, have a blessed day.
Hi Caron, thank you so much for the follow, sending one your way too! :)
Thank you Selma, I find it difficult to get my cakes noticed on this sites as there is such a vast amount of talent out there!
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