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There are many different approaches when it comes to breaking a horse to harness. The following describes only one way and is meant to provide general information and suggestions. There are some very good books available on the subject.
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One of these is Breaking A Horse to Harness by Sallie Walrond (UK). This world-renowned driving expert believes that any moderate horseman can safely train a horse to drive by following her methods. This is a very informative book with clear photos and easy-to-read text.
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Breaking and Training the Driving Horse is written by the American driver, Doris Ganton. Ganton shows the reader how to train a green horse to drive. It includes fitting the harness, ground driving, introducing shafts and hitching to, firstly, a two-wheeled vehicle and later a four-wheeled vehicle.
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The German trainer, Heinrich Freiherr von Senden, trains professional and competitive drivers as well as breaking many horses to drive. Step by step instructions are given here from work on the single lunge, moving on to long reins, and then on to the initial hitching of the horse to the vehicle.
A horse that is broken to harness as an ongoing operation following being broken to saddle will likely view the whole procedure as part of his education. Everything is new and different and pulling a vehicle is just another of those things. Some older horses may be too set in their ways or have preconceived ideas about what they should or shouldn't be expected to do and they may not take kindly to being expected to learn such radically different new skills. On the other hand, many horses are so trusting of their owners and so experienced with all manner of tasks that they will take kindly to their new role.
Putting a horse to a vehicle should not be taken casually. Some very nasty accidents can occur if a horse should bolt in – or half-in – a vehicle. Blinkers (blinders) are usually used on driving horses. This restricts their vision and prevents them seeing behind and perhaps panicking when this 'thing' continues to follow them. However, some carriage horses wear open bridles. If broken carefully, they will be perfectly happy with being able to see the carriage travelling behind.
If he is used to being driven with blinkers and you wish to drive him with an open bridle, you should approach the task as if he is being broken to harness for the first time. Similarly, a horse used to an open bridle will need time to adjust to having his sight restricted with blinkers. Much depends on the horse. Any horse used to being driven in blinkers should never have the bridle removed while still attached to the carriage.
Note the pull on the horse's shoulders. The heavy, strong collar is widest at the sides to spread the effort. The 'saddle' is really just a strap to keep the chains up away from the feet when the horse is not in work. There is no girth. It looks as though he has an open bridle.
Some horses just do not like being in a carriage. Some are too nervous or distrusting to ever relax fully and be trustworthy. Their wishes are probably best respected! Others will seem to have really found their niche and will be a better 'drive' than they ever were a 'ride'.
If you've decided to use blinkers, put the driving bridle on the horse and leave him, under supervision, in the round yard for a while to get used to them. Hopefully he will be used to a crupper already. Otherwise fit this and again give him time to get used to the feel of something under his tail. Let him wander around with the harness attached. If he rounds his back and clamps his tail, the crupper will tighten and he may charge around or lash out. Let him work it out for himself. He will soon settle down.
This Welsh Cob Section D is fitted with blinkers and a breastplate. The blinkers are prevented from spreading too much by straps attached to the head-piece of the bridle. The breastplate is padded. The vehicle is built specifically for combined driving events. The upward-tilting shafts allow better manoeuvrability through obstacles. The shafts are designed so that they cannot accidently come free of the tugs. During the marathon phase, the groom would stand on the step at the back.
Attach the breeching. Tie the straps to a breastplate or the girth so the breeching can't fly around if the horse panics. After a day or two, tighten the breeching a little so he gets the feel of pressure on the hindquarters.
You can lunge him with the driving gear on. If he kicks out, just keeping him going round till he is accustomed to it. Long rein him with the blinkers and remember to use voice commands. These will be especially important once you are actually driving him. If all is going well, co-opt two helpers to take a trace each and apply a little weight. A trace carrier over the loins will keep the traces up out of the way of his legs.
Attach a long, light rope to a halter under the bridle as insurance in case he takes off. It is now time to attach a light weight to the traces. Be prepared for him to flinch at new noises behind him, particularly if he can't see what is causing the noise because of the blinkers. It is a good idea to have a helper lead him for a start while you handle the long reins. Once he is happy with the situation, he can be long-reined in a number of different areas and down quiet roads, through water, etc. Later a tyre can be attached to the traces to give him a bit more weight to pull.
The next step is to accustom him to the feel of shafts. Cut two long poles of light wood. Use a shorter rail to keep them parallel to each other. At first, attach the poles to the sides of the harness with string rather than putting the poles through the tugs. In case of an emergency, they will be more easily removed. The time spent on groundwork will never be wasted. Again long-rein him in a variety of places.
His first vehicle should not be too heavy. It should fit the horse. The shafts should be approximately horizontal to the ground when in the tugs. The cart should balance when the driver is in the seat. Too much weight on the shafts means too much weight on the horse's back. Too little weight and the cart will tip up and pull on the surcingle. If you think he might kick, a kicking strap can be attached from one shaft over his rump and attached to the other shaft. This will prevent him kicking high enough to hit the front of the cart. Some vehicles made specifically for breaking-in have extra long shafts.
Have two helpers assist you in harnessing him in for the first time. Have a helper hold him and either lead him off gently and get into the cart while he is walking or start off in the cart with a helper at his head. Stay at a walk for his first outing. The helper holds a long line attached to the halter. He can play this out and drop back behind the horse if all goes well. Have the helper assist the horse to turn by pulling gently on a shaft. Make all changes of direction large to begin with until he learns to push the shafts around.
The horse needs to hold the cart back when going downhill. Find gentle slopes at first until he becomes accustomed to 'sitting back in the breeching'. By attaching a rope to the cart and having a helper walk behind pulling on the rope, some weight can be taken off the horse until he becomes accustomed to braking the vehicle.
This foun-in-hand is equipped with collars. However, these are much lighter than the collars used on draft horses engaged in heavy hauling. Only the wheelers have breeching. The leaders have trace-holders over the croup to keep the traces up. Note the driver is holding a whip.
There are varying opinions as to whether a collar or breast harness if preferable. Collars are preferred for draft horses such as Shires, Percherons and Clydesdales which need to get maximum pulling power from time to time as a horse can pull more with a collar. A collar must fit perfectly or it will quickly rub. Too small and the horse's breathing will be impaired; too large and it will rub his shoulders and make it difficult for him to pull properly. For recreational driving, it is unlikely that this effort will be needed and breast-collars are often preferred.
One breast collar will fit horses of a similar size. It must be fitted low enough to miss the windpipe but high enough so that the chest takes the weight and the horse pulls with his shoulders, not the tops of his legs! Because of the difficulty of finding well-fitting collars, breast harness has enjoyed an increase in favour.
There is much controversy as to whether the traces should be hooked up before the breeching or vice versa. Whichever way you do it probably depends on who taught or helped you when you first began driving. It is recommended that you always hold the whip. While it might seem awkward at first, it very soon becomes second nature. The whip is used as a guide not a punishment and replaces the legs of a rider. (A well-trained carriage horse will know to flex away from a light touch on the shoulder.)
Your only other aid is your voice. You may only ever need the whip in an emergency when it is imperative that the horse go forward. It won't be much good to you in the whip-holder. The whip should be long enough for the lash to reach the horse's shoulder. If you have a tandem or team, then the lash of the whip must be that much longer.
Driving a horse is great fun. It should be considered as an option for those who have enjoyed riding but have been forced to give it up for one reason or another.


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Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Honorary Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Siôn Glyn-Jones read medicine at Cambridge and later conducted his clinical attachment in London. Thereafter, he went on to complete his surgical and orthopaedic training in Oxford, where he gained a DPhil. He now works as a Consultant Hip Surgeon in the Adult Hip and Knee Reconstruction Service at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre. He undertakes all aspects of adult hip surgery and has a specialist interests in the treatment of hip arthritis in the young patient and reviSiôn hip arthroplasty.
Siôn was awarded a Professorship in the 2014 Recognition of Distinction awards. He sits on the Steering Committee of the Arthritis Research UK Centre of Excellence in Sport and Osteoarthritis and is also a CI on the ARUK Centre of Excellence in the Pathogenesis of Osteoarthritis. He currently runs the South Midlands and Thames Valley Musculoskeletal NIHR Clinical Research Network and sits on the national board.
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It's all about the little things (the flower edition)
It's all about the little things…
It's when you see the above view and think "looks a bit like a group of meerkats" (Or is that just me?)
It's when nature gets really clever with petal design….
It's when you think you might have seen too much sci-fi because this makes you think of some kind of alien plant invasion..
(All photos taken at Savill Gardens. More photos to follow next week.)
It's all about the little things
Check out this optical illusion advert for a kitchen!
Loving these London photos!
This is what happens when you leave colouring books in the hands of bored adults!
Sometimes the simple ideas are the best like this project, New York Numbers. (Short article about it here)
A butterfly-themed street art project
It's all about the little things
Loving this use of computer error messages to describe real life
These photos of a hedgehog along with illustrated masks are so cute.
I've seen this creepy optical illusion video in a few places so I thought I'd share the creepiness! (You can thank me later….or not!)
Check out these very detailed bird illustrations – all made from food!
There are some gorgeous colours in these sunset (through broken mirror) photos.
And finally, check out this amazing animation.
It's all about the little things
The changing face of New York store fronts
When your dad works as a special effects artist, you get home videos like these
Gorgeous hand lettering done one dot at a time
I might do more DIY if there was a smiley face looking back at me. (Emphasis on "might"!)
Thrift-store paintings after a makeover
There's something strangely intriguing about these abandoned mall photos
If your iphone keeps running out of battery, try these tips
Some more great street art here and here
Dreaming of New York
There's a certain dream-like quality to these double exposures of New York.
(All achieved using this app.)
It's all about the little things
I'm getting tempted to get this illustrated guide to New York City
Loving these examples of kid logic!
Photoshop tool stickers, anyone?
How about some amazing frozen lake photos?
Animation stills digitally repainted to look 3D.
Who knew that watching food being made could look quite so gorgeous?
Ok, so this isn't a sentence I imagined writing here – check out this adaptive daylight window shading system!
It's all about the little things
Iconic bands recreated in Lego
The Empire State Building made from bike tyre tracks
Some amazing body painting here – a woman turned into a parrot
Loving these tiny toy animations on the streets of London (especially the bulldozer!)
Who needs to drink coffee when you can make illustrations like these from the coffee grounds?
Getting a bit addicted to this game – it all seems so simple….
It's all about the little things
I can dream of an NYC apartment like this one…
Loving these photos of people playing with the moon!
Speaking of NYC, how about a bit of celebrity photobombing at Top of The Rock?
If only these beds were in adult size…. (I'm liking the Treehouse or the Tent!)
An interesting look at newspaper covers vs their most shared stories
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Strong debut for 19-2 cop drama reboot on Bravo
The specialty channel got its best bow from an original series since The Borgias.
Bravo's 19-2, an English-language adaption of the popular French-language police drama, debuted with an average of 140,000 viewers on Wednesday night.
That performance represented the highest debut for an original series on Bravo since The Borgias in 2010.
The one-hour Montreal-made drama, which is based on two unwilling partners of the Montréal Police Department, thrown together after the death of one officer's partner, had a total reach of 450,000 viewers.
The A25-54 demo for Bravo was up 70%, compared to the time slot in the broadcast year to date.
The cop drama also bowed on CTV on Thursday night.
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To view scheduled production by provider:
- Set up an Appointment Book view that includes only the provider(s) whose production you want to see, and select that view. The providers included in that view will be the only providers whose scheduled production statistics are displayed.
- Click the Calendar button. The providers whose statistics are included in the totals are listed at the top of the dialog box.
- Click Scheduled Production to view the production statistics.
Things to look for:
- The scheduled production total for each day is listed on that day.
- The total Scheduled production, Month Goal, Variance between the goal and the scheduled production, and total completed Production for the month to date are listed at the bottom of the dialog box, along with the MTD New Patients seen.
- The Month Goal statistic is based on the amounts of the goals set up for each provider in the Practice Analysis in the Office Manager.
- The completed Production total and MTD New Patients total are based on the last time the month was closed in Dentrix. If you are behind in closing your month, these statistics will include the totals since the last time you closed the month.
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|A framed collage hanging on the wall in the hallway of Bundeskanzler building.
|The entrance of the Bundeskanzler building.
Before the visitors were allowed to enter the Bundeskanzleramt building, the people had to give their bags to the staffs who were assigned for that in the huge built-in tent outside the Bundeskanzleramt building. People were only allowed to bring a small bag or purse with their cameras, smartphones and their important documents. There was a very strict security control before we were allowed to go inside the Bundeskanzleramt ground.
The Chancellors Portrait Gallery
Previous Chancellors of Germany
|L-R. Chancellors Kurt Georg Kiesinger, Ludwig Erhard and Konrad Adenauer
|L-R. Chancellors Helmut Schmidt and Willi Brandt
|L-R. Chancellors Gerhard Schröder and Helmut Kohl
|An abstract painting in the hallway.
|The Conference room of Chancellor Angela Merkel
|The Press Section of the hallway.
|Bundespolizei / Federal Police helicopter open for the public.
|The cockpit of the Bundespolizei helicopter.
|The inside of the Bundespolizei helicopter.
Gifts From The Statesmen of Different Countries:
|U.S. President Ronald Reagan speech card at the Brandenburg Gate on June 12, 1987.
|A gift from Saudi Arabian Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud to Chancellor G. Schröder in 2005.
|A gift from King Hassan 11 of Marocco to Chancellor Ludwig Erhard in 1965.
|A sculpture of Albertus Magnus sculpted by the German artist Gerhard Marcks.
|The author with Chancellor Angela Merkels bullet proof car.
My visit to the Bundeskanzler building was an eventful one but sad to say I was not able to meet the Chancellor. I waited for hours until I got hungry and left the building.
Thank you very much for your visit and I hope you like the plenty of photos I have included in this blog. Please feel free to share this blog to any social media sites you want to. Of course you can comment below. Thank you!
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A natty reconstruction of the famous round-the-world auto race.
When the contraption was only in its 20th year, six cars undertook to drive from New York to Paris the long way, 22,000 miles west from the starting point. Journalist Fenster (Mavericks, Miracles, and Medicine, 2003) has a charging style that suits the race to a tee, right from the blatting eruption of engines in Times Square. First, though, she covers the stakes involved: how the French wanted to maintain the dominance they'd established in the Peking to Paris race a year earlier; how the Germans wanted to display the aura of plenty that glowed on the Old Germany; how the Americans strove to demonstrate the pluck of their new industry. But where Fenster shines is in describing the terrain of the race. Roads were crude affairs in 1908, and service stations, of course, nonexistent. The idea was to drive across the Bering Strait, though circumstances demanded the drivers take boats instead, and what they met in the Far East, from bogs to bandits, was enough to make up for that bit of ease. After thousands of miles, what it boiled down to was a race between the German car and the American, with attendant displays of sportsmanship. Bad roads, when there were roads at all, were the least of the racers' troubles: they had to contend with hunger when they weren't being fêted; with wrong turns; insurrection; endless dank forests and the simple, terrifying fear of being plain lost. All this Fenster conveys with immediacy, including the cold, the mud and the essentially suicidal route, where local inhabitants could be more dangerous than the murderous lay of the land.
Fenster is a superb storyteller, taking the factual information of the race and investing it with wit and brio. A race like this, almost otherworldly in its setting, has much potential, and Fenster taps into every mile of it. (Six photos, not seen)


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Minister to look at specialist preschool plans
The minister of state with responsibility for disability has said she will look into plans for the future of the specialist special needs preschool in Ballaghderg, Letterkenny, said a mother whose son attends the preschool.
Kathleen Lynch, TD, minister of state with responsibility for disability, equality, mental health and older people, also said she would look into plans for St. Agnes school in Donegal town.
Gina Grant and Aishling Nibbs met the minister during her visit to Donegal last week, a meeting organised by Labour Senator Jimmy Harte and Donegal Mayor, Labour Cllr. Frank McBrearty, Jr.
The Donegal County Childcare Committee is organising a public meeting on specialist special needs preschools, at the request of parents and service providers, for 7.30pm, June 10th, at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Letterkenny.
Gina and Aishling each have a son with complex medical needs at Ballaghderg and the women have been vocal critics of the reported HSE plans to close specialist preschools. The mothers say their sons and other children with complex needs cannot be integrated safely into mainstream preschools.
It was announced in April that St. Agnes in Donegal town would close in September 2014, and the school would not take new enrolments this year.
Gina said the minister seemed unaware that there would be no new intake of children at St. Agnes. Gina said the minister also did not seem aware of the level of parental unhappiness with the proposed closures.
The parents also said there seemed to be different reasons given for the closures, with integration of children being cited as best practice, though there have also been suggestions that low enrolment and budget cuts are factors.
Gina said the minister was very receptive to them, and the meeting went on for about 30 minutes.
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Brøndby, Denmark, September 11th - 13th
Jönköping, Sweden, September 25th - 27th
BIrmingham, UK, September 25th - 27th
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The Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia articles claim to belong to Eastern Europe.
WikiPedia:Caucasus says "The Caucasus region is geographically a part of Asia ... but historically and culturally it is often seen as a part of Europe".
Either the Asia article is incorrect, or else the Armenia/Azerbaijan/Georgia articles need to be amended.
For now, I've removed Russia and the Caucasus from the Asia article. And I've redirected this article to Russia_and_the Caucasus.
Trans-Caucasus Itinerary[edit]
I am interested in assisting in creating a 12-15 day trans-Caucasus itinerary with Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia. Would anyone be interested in assisting me with this? Cupcakecommander 02:07, 31 July 2007 (EDT)
Georgia-Russia border is open again[edit]
Check this: http://en.rian.ru/russia/20100302/158061211.html apparently the border is open again... can someone verify it? more sources? I think we should update the articles. Daniel32708 15:45, 7 March 2010 (EST)
Border is open now: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=2299998
Georgian crime rate?[edit]
I tided up the language regarding crime in Georgia, but can't verify the statements. I am sceptical as to the claim regarding Georgia having amongst the "lowest crime rates in Europe" 184.108.40.206 01:32, 16 October 2012 (EDT)
Caucasus region[edit]
Hello. Came across the article of Europe, looked at its map - it's like it should be, i learned at school about Europe and it looks as i have learned. Opened Caucasus region, again, it's correct, the line above reads that it is in Europe. But the article actually is linked to Asia - it is listed among Asia's regions, and it is not listed among Europe's regions. I probably have no competence to start to make such significant corrections or improvements. P.S. - why Caucasus and Turkey are in both Europe and Asia in this case is clear, explanations are provided, but all links probably should conform the maps and whole concept, while things that overlap are explained in the text --Local (talk) 14:39, 2 January 2015 (EST)


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Want a WinPho handset? Tough. There aren't any (although there will be come October 11, by our reckoning). But the gears have started to turn behind the scenes for Microsoft's Zune ecosytem, which hopes to pump tunes and vids to your Xbox 360, Windows Phone 7 handset and PC.
The news scent blowing in the gadget wind tells us that Zune services are coming to the UK, and will let us download MP3s or rent movies via our phones, consoles and laptops.
When? MS is staying schtum on that for now, but we'd guess it'll be around about, say, October 11.


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I swear to all things good this is not turning into a health and fitness blog. But, this is where I talk about life, and right now, life is about getting healthy.
I actually ate healthy as a kid. Mom always cooked, we went with the organic trend when it hit, but we were still allowed the fun things a kid should get {cookie dough ice cream, Zap's, slim jims. the good stuff.} Problem was when I went to college. Dorm life does not exactly lend itself to healthy eating. Healthy anything, really, but most of all not healthy eating. I had a fridge the size of my leg that was usually stocked with only milk so I'd have some to pour over my cereal as I rushed out the door. And that trend {eat quick and easy} continued for the next four years, even when I moved into an apartment or house with a kitchen. I just didn't have the time or will to eat smart. And I certainly wasn't paying attention to what I put in my mouth, in any sense of the phrase.
Cue meeting with nutrionalist a week ago. It's seems as though he woke something up in me that was like "hey! you know how you kind of feel like crap all the time?! MAYBE that's because all you eat is crap?" For some reason I've always had this really privileged sense of I'm only 22!! I can eat whatever I want! Uh, no Blake. You cannot. I mean, you can. But you'll end up feeling like you did 2 weeks ago. Sluggish and gross.
So. First "healthy eating" grocery trip went down yesterday. I think I did pretty well. Only carb in my basket was a box of whole grain crackers, because I'm sorry-but I need something to stack my cheese on top of. . Turkey burgers with no buns, yummy seasoned chicken, and lots and lots of veggies.
It's only been two weeks, and I already feel so much better. And by better I mean sassier and sexier.
I rejuvinated my brain this weekend too with a trip to NOLA to visit my newly engaged best friend! Normally a trip to her place means lots of time on the couch/in bed-eating and drinking. But this weekend we got out! We hit up a couple of art museums, the quarter, had dinner at Pere Antoines {to DIE for!}, & went to the zoo. Of course, we did veg out some and watched Something Borrowed, which I loved. I have this tendency to really identify with the parts Kate Hudson plays, but more on that later.
Lesson learned:
Sometimes being a best friend means sitting on the curb while one of us {me} laughs so hard she cries and wheezes and sounds like she's having a break-down after the other {Lenny} falls up the stairs of the Civil War museum. I seriously had to sit there for a solid 5 minutes while people walked by and looked concerned. I have a problem.
|View from our window seat at Pere Antoine's
Carousel ride at the zoo. Being an adult is rough....


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According to the US government, there are upwards of 35,000 museums in America. For comparison, there are about 13,000 Starbucks across the country.
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For many years it was Friedrich's Childrens Clothing Store. If the 1980's tax photos are available, it may show it as Friedrichs. I think that store opened in the theater after the theater closed. It closed in the 80's some time, and became the church.
The Belvedere, now the Christ Tabernacle, had huge exposure this past week with the Vice President Biden, Gov Cuomo, and other officials…..along with thousands of cops attending funeral services here for Officer Ramos, NYPD shot in the line of duty.
This is certainly sad news about the Ridgewood Theater. Something that we all have been preparing for for some time, so it's not a shock, but still very sad to hear. RIP Ridgewood Theater, we still have the memories.
A real nice project for the area. While none of the original exterior of the building still remains anyway, and am pretty sure very little if any of the interior of the old Alhambra, this does improve the building, while still keeping a small hint of it's former purpose as a theater. A win for everyone.
The Major Theatre isn't as intact anymore as the original opening comments are since I wrote the intro back in 2004. The junk flea market type store in the theater had closed in the late 2000's, and a Verizon Wireless store had opened in the lobby part of the space. Of course all the old mirrors, ceiling, etc that is described in the original intro are now either removed or covered over. The marquee is still out front, and Verizon uses it for it's store sign.
Renting auditoriums out to church groups on Sunday mornings? So what, who the heck would be going to movies on Sunday mornings anyway? Sounds like a smart business decision to me.
Judging by the street view, it appears the Peerless Theater is now being used as a Church. Anyone have any idea what remains inside of the theater if anything?
The exterior of the current store building does very much have the distinctive "Childs Restaurant" facade, and is definitely 1930's in design. It was Hamburg Savings Bank when I was a kid, and I think it became a Greenpoint Savings Bank at some point. The old article was very interesting. it was only about 20 years old when torn down. The mention of "Tramps and Undesirables" in the building was hysterical!! BTW, Mini Mart is still in the building at the corner, if you look at the street view. It was always Mini Mart in my time. Interestingly the attractive building next to the "Childs" building in the photo Themonagan posted recently was also torn down at some point, replaced with a one story building Mini Mart is in.
Speaking of the M line running at ground level, there is also a photo on the net somewhere of the Forest Ave Station when it ran on the ground, with the el being built up above the old station. Interesting the original Forest Ave station was actually on the OTHER side of Forest Ave (going towards Fresh Pond) than it is now as an elevated station.
I use the word "renovations" lightly when talking about what will happen too the old Ridgewood Theater. "Renovations", would more be in keeping with "renovating what is there", not destroying the theater's features in the process, which would include interior "demolition" as opposed to "renovation". I hope it's a "renovation" as opposed to demolition inside the Ridgewood Theater. As for the Willoughby, does anyone know of any interior photos? Is there anything left of it's theater days in the church?
I think the Pussycat Theater photos belong here? http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/2361
Well the original building was nondescript to begin with. I never said it was a restoration, just that the renovation of the building surely looks better than the crappy 1980's era type of facade that was on the building. it's a huge improvement.
I am amazed that the restoration of the building! I took a photo of the old Starr Theater in 2005, and to compare it to the current photo is textbook example of how the neighborhood is improving. In my photo, you could still make out the top edge of the original facade of the old historic photo Lost Memory Added. I recommend looking in the photo section!
Again, I totally agree with both of you….just that the above can't be changed to "demolished", as it wasn't demolished in the same way the "Commodore" was. That said, it doesn't make it any better.
John, while I agree with you, it's sickening….that said, it isn't really "demolished", as they are building the new construction within and above the shell of the old theater building, so while it's been shelled to the bare bricks, and pulled back a little, the original shell of the base of the first few floors of the new building are in fact still the walls of the old theater. "Demolished" is not accurate…although if there was a setting for "semi-demolished". It's somewhat similar to the complete shelling of and partial destruction of the old Oasis theater on Fresh Pond Rd, although in that case, no new construction was built into the old building yet, even if the entire Fresh Pond facade, as well as the lobby half of the building were demolished.
Wow that is a wonderful historic photo. I wish the update emails would send out emails when people add photos to a theater we are watching, like when someone makes a comment. the only way to know is when someone makes a comment when adding a photo like this.
Very interesting article. The original name for Seneca Ave is Covert St (that's why the first article mentions Covert St). The article also mentions Van Cortland Ave, which today is known as 71 Ave.
I sure would like to try, but not sure.. I am kicking myself for not going to the Ridgewood theater some years ago when there was a group of people here going. No one would have thought it would have closed soon after. Casablanca, It's a good choice of movie too. A shame Star Wars or Wizard of Oz, the first two choices weren't possible due to licensing, as I can see how those would have been the first two choices. Casablanca is a good third choice though….it's also a classic.
EVEN better, isn't it wonderful to see a status change on the page above!!!! OPEN (Showing Movies)!!!!!! How often do we see it change that way instead of the other way!!!
Wow….is all I can say. For all the depressing news we usually hear on these theater pages of demolitions, conversions, etc, isn't it nice to actually have something like this happen to a theater.
The new Lowes on the site is pretty far along already.
That's a shame the church group didnt get it, as that would have been the best possible conversion the theater could have gotten second only after theater itself.
For one of the most famous theaters in the country, this is the photo for it?
I don't know what this Casino Theater in the photo is, but it's not of the Knickerbocker Casino. This looks more like something in Manhattan.


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Spot the difference. Fracking, which is climate-polluting and unproven in the UK, gets "all-out" government backing, with ministers steamrolling over local opposition. Onshore windfarms, proven to be low-cost and low-carbon, get undermined by the government, with local opposition given power to block applications.
The decision by the communities secretary, Sajid Javid, to overturn Lancashire council's rejection of Cuadrilla's plan to drill four fracking wells in the county is, therefore, nothing short of hypocrisy.
It is a vital win for the nascent UK shale gas industry. But these are merely the opening skirmishes. To really know if fracking can provide significant gas for the UK, hundreds – if not thousands – of wells need to be drilled. Given the hand-to-hand combat that accompanies even single wells at the moment, the frackers still have an uphill struggle.
But the government has their back. It has promised cash handouts to local people in fracking areas: compensation or bribes, depending on your point of view. Yet why are the same incentives not offered for windfarms? A key underlying reason for opposition to turbines is the feeling of invasion of a community which derives no benefit from the development.
Ministers cannot say they did not know. The government's own public opinion poll shows nearly eight in 10 people agree that renewable energy developments should provide direct benefits to the communities in which they are located. The poll also shows 81% in support of renewables, with 4% against. Contrast that with fracking: 19% in favour and 31% against, with the rest undecided.
So why does the government persist? The heady fracking fumes drifting across the Atlantic from the US, where shale oil and gas have transformed the energy market, are intoxicating. Ministers initially argued that fracking in the UK would cut energy bills, only to discover than no one else agreed with them.
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"The ball shot past me like light before I could even hit it" I shouted at the top my lungs.
Just after morning tea, Miss G sent us into the classroom to tell us something before we go to our new kiwi sport, Squash.
After Miss G told us the thing she wanted to tell us, we vanished outside to line up, we entered the hall and we saw two young gentlemen standing next to a huge squash wall.
We all sat down in front of the two men and they introduced themselves, their names were Michael and Phil. Before we started our session Phil split us in to two groups, my group were all girls and the other group were boys and girls.
Once our first session started Phil told us to go to Michael and practise on the big squash board, we only had 5 minutes with Michael. During our session with Michael, Phil told us to stop, we were sad because we didn't finish our 5 minutes yet.
Just after Phil was talking to his group we all ran to Phil to tell him that we were with him and Phil's group is with Michael.
"Grab a ball and racket and practice hitting the ball in the air with the squash racket", Phil said, We all ran to get a ball and a racket to practise. Once we finished our lesson we sat down and listened to our instructors, Michael and Phil finished talking and we all said thank you.
When we ran out I stayed in the hall and said "Thank you Michael and Phil for teaching us a WONDERFUL FANTASTIC FUN GAME".
We ran all outside like we were animals, we were all thirsty, exhausted, sweaty, overwhelmed also it felt like I was gonna faint, but I really liked it because it was a good exercise.
The top 2 players of squash in the world are Nicol David and Ramy Ashour. What you wear for squash is just a pair of shorts and a t-shirt but the colors of the uniform have to represent your country. Also what you wear for protection is these special glasses in case the ball hits your face. Squash was invented in 1830 at a school in England called Harrow School.


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In my teaching I often help guitarists that are very frustrated with their guitar soloing. They have been
practicing scales, arpeggios and other musical materials for a long time but still feel that they lack the ability
to solo in a musical way. Often they think that the answer is to just keep on learning new scales and arpeggios.
Unfortunately this approach rarely works. What I recommend to them usually is to spend a lot less time on learning
things like scales, and a lot more time on working on phrasing.
I've got to say here that phrasing is a vast subject. (There have been whole books written on
it). So what I intend to do with this article is to give you a very quick overview of it. I will definitely be
going into more detail in future articles, but this is only meant to be a little taste of this wonderful area of
music study.
Well, it's probably best to start with defining what, in my opinion, a phrase is...
I like to think of a phrase like a sentence of a language. In English, and I'm assuming other languages, words
are combined in a way that makes sense. It's the same idea with music. A phrase is a combination of
notes, rhythms and articulations that make musical sense.
Obviously making "musical sense" is a very subjective thing, but what I'm trying to say is that a phrase is more
than just a totally random collection of notes, rhythms and articulations. (Just like a sentence in a language is
more than just a random collection of words).
Now that we've looked at my definition for a phrase, let's look at my definition for phrasing...
It's quite helpful to break down phrasing into three key elements...
Let's now take a look at each one in a bit more detail. [Side Note: Don't panic if I use any terms that you're
not currently familiar with. I'll be talking about them in future articles. But until then, just Google anything
you're not sure of.].
While the notes you decide to play are a very important part of phrasing, often guitarists put too much time
into this area. They spend year after year learning new scales, arpeggios and other note choices, but totally
neglect working on their rhythm and articulation. This is a major problem because you could know all the scales in
the world, but if you neglect the other two elements of phrasing, you're not going to make music anytime soon. It's
a bit like someone memorizing words of a language without ever working on trying to use those words in
As you can imagine, there are a vast number of things that you could work on in this area. Rather than overwhelm
you, here are a couple of basic things to get you started...
This is an immensely critical area of study, and in some ways I think it's the most important element of
phrasing. Because of this, I recommend putting some serious time into the study of rhythm. There
are many things that you could work on, but here are just a few things that you might begin with...
Like any bit of advice I could give you, please don't treat the list above as gospel. Exactly what areas of
rhythm you decide to focus on will depend on things like your musical goals, your specific playing weaknesses, and
the type of music that enjoy playing. (It's probably not worth spending the time developing a great swing feel if
you love death metal but hate jazz!).
This is another really important area to work on, because your articulation will affect greatly how each note
you play sounds. For Example: If you take a guitar lick and play it picking all the notes, it will sound very
different than when you play the exact same lick using hammer-ons and pull-offs.
So, what are some things that you could study in this area? Here are a couple of things to get you
Like working on rhythm, how you decide to work on your articulation will depend a lot on your own musical taste
and goals. For Example: If you love jazz guitar, then you would have to work on your accenting in a very different
way than if you love metal guitar. The reason is that if you accent the notes you play how a metal guitarist would,
then you're not going to sound very jazzy!
Although working on the three elements of phrasing in a structured and methodical way is a great idea, I still
feel that music is probably going to be your best teacher. What I mean by this is that I feel that
the best way to learn how to phrase is by analytically listening to, transcribing and learning to play the guitar
solos that you love.
Transcribing is a great way to develop your ears and it also helps you learn about phrasing in a real-life
musical context. You'll also find that the phrasing approach that your favorite players use will tend to "rub off"
on you as you begin to transcribe and learn their solos.
Hope you enjoyed this quick introduction to phrasing. It's a fascinating thing to learn about, and is the key to
soloing in a musical way. So start working on the what, when and how of your soloing, and start making music!
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The assassination of Giuiliano de Medici and the vengeance of his brother Lorenzo create the backdrop to the story of the young Lisa Gherardini. She is the daughter of a wool merchant and his beautiful but haunted wife. When her mother dies in tragic circumstances, Lisa is drawn into the life of the powerful Medici family and the artists they patronise.
When I picked this book up I expected it to be a historical romance based around the painting of the Mona Lisa...what I got was a very in depth historical account of fifteenth century Florence (which I openly admit I'm pretty ignorant of) the downfall of the Medici family and the rise of Savonarola. The historical aspects are fascinating but somehow I remained pretty unmoved by the circumstances that Lisa finds herself in. It may be due to the main narrative being in first person from Lisa. Through the book she goes from a girl to a young, twice married mother, but that didn't really come across to me. Her feelings seemed to lack depth and emotion and so I was left feeling a bit cold. My other grizzle is that Leonardo (obviously he has to appear!) is a bit bland - yes, he's artistically brilliant in the novel but he main role is spy and runner for the Medici's - maybe this was to emphasise an "everyman" aspect of his character, particularly when Lisa's true parentage is revealed, but there was little acknowledgement of his sheer genius.
Interesting, but slow and heavy going in some sections, this was not helped by weak character development in Lisa


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Pidion are undergoing a lot of changes right now and their Pidion Rugged PDA range is no exception. Although you wouldn't notice the changes form the outside, as this is a mid term upgrade, the differences to the devices are quite exciting in some cases.
The PDA's that have been upgraded are the main selling BM170, BIP-5000 and BIP-6000 devices that form Pidions Semi rugged, lightweight rugged and super rugged PDA devices. We'll cover off here, exactly what has been changed, why and the benefits of the changes.
Pidion BM170 – Hardware changes
The BM170 is Pidions newest device so its no surprise that there is only 1 change and this is due to a manufacturer-wide LCD change. The older Toppoloy LCD's have now been changed for newer casio screens that are far brighter and more sensitive than the older screens used. THe difference is actually quite stark and the experience the users will get is far more akin to the LCD's you see on the Motorola series of rugged handhelds. The change will not affect how the devices work.
Pidion BIP-5000 Changes
Like the BM170 the BIP-5000 has been the subject of the same LCD upgrade, wlthough in the BIP-5000 it remains a QVGA (320×240) resolution so it will fit in nicely with any current platforms. The LCD has the same improvements being far brighter, more colourful as well as having a better digitiser.
The BIP-5000 has also undergone an upgrade to its GSM/GPRS radio chip where it now uses the newer Siemans MC75. Like the older MC55 chip, the MC75 is found in a plethora of devices, they are established, stable and a quality product that will only bring further stability to the BIP-5000 range.
The stylus on the BIP-500 has also been upgraded with a nice quuality plastic metal with plastic ended stylus that is nearer in quality to the BIP-6000 one.
Pidion BIP-6000 Changes
The BIP-6000 has undergone the most change. Firstly the most exciting change is that new MAX RFID chip. The internal RFID reader has undergone a total re-design which has seen the chip upgraded and the aerial moved and improved. Our tests on our demo model have proven already that the range compared to the older BIP-6000 RFID series is vastly improved for HF reading and makes the BIP-6000 the best HF reading Rugged PDA available today. We're really impressed by this upgarde to be honest.
The LCD has also been upgraded in line with the above devices. The LCD unit in the BIP-6000 remains a VGA (640×480) affair.
The Camera in the BIP-6000 has been replaced. It rmeains as a 3MP unit but uses a newer Aptina Sensor which will improve images taklen with the device.
The device has also replaced its mDOC 512MB of ROM with a NAND version of the memory and it adds a G-Sensor to the board. Our suspicions here are that it won't be long before we see both Android and WM6.5 or WEH6.5 available fo rthis device and quite soon.
Pidion are doing a lot at the moment and are probably the most active of all Rugged PDA manufacturers at the moment. There's a lot in the pipeline and these changes will only m ake their kit more desirable and competent to use. Don't forget that we carry 100's of devices here in our demo stock so if you're in the market for a rugged PDA, just come and ask us for a loan so you can decide what's right for you. We also provide a range of service options for Pidion and other manufacturers delivered right from our very own service and innovation centre so be sure to check this out too.
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I REALLY want to blog...but have been trying to find a new normal with starting work. So a new blog post will be coming soon, maybe tonight, but I don't know.
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO....in the meantime...I LOVE this video I found on YouTube. It is very funny but it is also the sad sad truth. I am about to realize this truth because in two short weeks I will receive my first paycheck....and it will be taxed. (insert sad face).
Check it out below....
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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- M/J Granata said...
Oh my goodness, Rebekah! Too hilarious. But, so sad... so true. :( I inserted the sad face for you.
I am, however, happy for you and your new job situation. I hope you are doing well. It sounds like you are busy, busy, busy. Hugs to you!
- August 26, 2009 at 4:00 AM
- cc said...
Hilarious! Thanks for sharing this. I needed a laugh this morning...
- August 26, 2009 at 6:48 AM
Without taxes there would be no federally provided healthcare, education, and food benefits for the low income.
My family would be richer, for sure. Many families would crumble. I take it like a fist in the chin, just grin and bear it.
- August 29, 2009 at 5:15 PM
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Try to remember the moves individually.
Although in lessons moves are usually taught in sets of 3 or 4 try to remember the individual moves rather than the routine as this makes for an extremely long set of instructions to remember. The advantage of remembering individual moves is that you can then forget the ones that you don't like leaving your mind free to
Men lead and ladies follow.
It sounds obvious but it is not as straight forward as it seems, especially if you are just beginning. Naturally enough when you first learn to dance you are a bit unsure of yourself which means that the men have a tendency not to lead, because they are not confident, and the ladies have a tendency not to follow, because they feel that they need to be doing something all of the time and so add in extra spins and turns etc of their own accord. This of course feeds on itself when you are two beginners dancing together because the man may not lead very assertively so the lady does her own thing, the man then looses confidence even more because it is not going as it should and the ladies have even less of a lead so they do more of their own thing and so on until nothing works.
If you are a couple who are learning to dance together the best way of proving that the man is leading and the lady is following is to try some moves with the lady blindfolded (obviously one to practice in the privacy of your own living room rather than on a packed dance floor). This way the lady will have no idea what move is coming so will have to follow her partners lead.
If you are learning on your own it is best not go around blindfolding strangers so men, make sure you make a
(ps if you keep your blindfold in the same box as your whip, handcuffs and nipple rings put it to one side, you won't need the rest of the items until the very, very, very advanced moves.)
Learn to do a few moves well rather than a lot badly.
Don't be tempted to move on to harder moves too quickly because this will ultimately be counter productive. A large number of intermediate moves are based on the beginner moves so make sure you can do those well before going on. It looks far better if you can do 5 moves well, in any order, than if you do ten moves badly. The biggest problem people have is trying to remember all of the moves that they have learnt. To avoid this just focus on the ones that you particularly like and then forget the rest. It is better to remember all of two moves than bits of four moves.
Ladies always offer your right hand.
Be it at the start of every move or midway through when your partner has let go to spin you when you take hold of each other again it will always be with the ladies offering their right hand to the man.
Don't grip to hard.
Your hand hold should remain as loose as possible unless stated otherwise within the moves. You may find that you will naturally grip your partners hand without even realizing it especially if you have done other forms
Don't presume that you will be able to do it.
Don't fall into the trap of thinking that just because you may have done other forms of dance such as rock and roll or standard jive before that you will just be able to do it. While it is true that Modern Jive is easier to learn than other forms of dance it is also true that it is completely different from other forms of dance. For example people who have done standard jive before, which is quite dependent on the footwork, find that they don't know what to do with their feet when doing Modern Jive classes because there the emphasis is on the upper body. Being able to dance already will undoubtedly help you speed through learning Modern Jive but it does not mean that you should miss out the basic bits and beginner moves because you assume that they will be the same as you already know.
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2017 Gullah Geechee Spring Tour
2017 Gullah Geechee Tour
Campsite Services
Campsite Massage
A long day in the saddle means sore legs and tight muscles. Let Eddie, our on-site massage therapist, work out those knots and aches so you are ready to go first thing the following day.
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* 3 options: $40.00-30 minutes, $60.00-45 minutes, $75.00-1 hour.
* Pay on site immediately after receiving your massage.
Schedule 11:00 am-9:30 pm each day. First day massages begin at 1:00 pm
The massage station will be clearly marked at the campsite, as well as on our site maps (due to be finalized in early 2017).
You can make an appointment on location at the beginning of the week to ensure a spot. Eddie gets very busy and fills up fast–so schedule as soon as you can!
Bike Florida will be offering FREE 1 hour Yoga stretch sessions conducted by Yoga instructor Linda Ortiz from Statesville North
Carolina. Linda is ACE Certified through "Beth Shaw's Yogafit Training Systems Worldwide, Inc". She first received Physical Fitness Specialist Certification through "The Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research," in Dallas Texas in 1993. She has been actively involved and has years of experience in both health coordination and physical fitness including Cycling Classes, Aerobic classes, Body Sculpting and defensive tactics. She is certified in CPR, AED, Basic First Aid, and Emergency Oxygen Administration. The Yoga stretch sessions will target the muscles that you will be incorporating on your rides. Linda will also be riding with the tour! If you wish to participate in the Yoga sessions, please bring your own mat, blanket or thick beach towel.
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Ever since I was old enough to have knowledge of the fact that there are these things called 'streams' that a student in India has to pick in class XI, it was drilled into my mind that the one I was going to choose would be Science. Whether biology or math was completely up to me!
It seemed so obvious that I never even considered anything else. And when I took up PCM, it became clear I'd become an engineer. What else is there to do in life that's worthwhile, amirite?
So, very merrily, without even thinking about it for a second, I took up PCM in class XI. I'd always been a good-ish student, if I may say so myself, so my parents had no doubts I'd get into a good-ish engineering college and get a well-paying job and settle into a comfortable life. To increase my chances of securing this good-ish college, they had me enrolled into coaching. Life seemed all set and planned out.
Except, I realized I hated it.
It's not that I didn't try— I really, truly did— but I just couldn't get myself to enjoy what I was studying. My coaching happened once a week, for eight straight hours. Those hours were a hellish experience; I felt like I'd suffocate to death in that windowless room with ACs turned to minimum temperatures. The rest of the week was only slightly better, because schoolwork wasn't any easier, not to mention the amount of home studying that was required.
When you've been an academically successful student your entire life, a sudden and huge dip in your grades does two things. One, it gets your parents worried, which makes them scold/lecture you about not putting in enough effort. Two, your self-confidence reaches lows you didn't know it could reach, because without realizing it, you've attached your self-worth to the amount of marks you're getting. That's what happened with me, at least.
My marks were deteriorating, and my mental health followed suit. I started having these thoughts of my own worthlessness. I would cry myself to sleep, vent into a diary sometimes (didn't really help much), and consume copious amounts of dark chocolates (that, on the contrary, helped. Chocolates aren't prescribed after dementor attacks for nothing, after all!). It got so bad that I thought about suicide at some point too, but I never had the guts to follow through on those thoughts.
In the midst of all of this, I also changed schools, and even though I made some great new friends, I really didn't have anyone with whom I could properly share how I was feeling, which was, in a word, miserable.
After enduring this silently for a year, I managed to convince my parents that not having coaching to focus on would help me do well in the boards and that my divided attention wasn't helping anyone. So they agreed. Then I dropped the next bombshell— I wanted to pursue law.
Cue allegations of choosing it because it was easier, frantic discussions about job security, pleas that urged me to see how mad I was being, and taunts about how suddenly I'd changed what I wanted to do.
It wasn't very easy to survive all of that; I don't know how I did. But a compromise was reached— I'd give all the exams, law and engineering, and we'd keep our options open. I could live with that. After I was done with the boards, I begged and pleaded with my parents to let me do at least one month of proper preparation, and let me join a coaching centre. They agreed, and I did as much as I could in that one month. My parents also gradually became more amenable to the idea of law—there were non-sarcastic inquiries about how much I could potentially earn, the different career avenues I'd have, and the colleges I could attend.
My board results came a few weeks ago, and I surprised myself with the fact that I did well. CLAT results also came, and my rank is 889. That might not be half as good as I was hoping for, and I did shed a few tears over it, but it was after only a month of preparation, and after a long time of doubting myself. All of this made me feel maybe-not-so-worthless-after-all.
In conclusion, I don't know why I felt the need to write an article of my experiences of the past two years, except I just want to put it out there that even though it might seem hopeless at times, it never truly is. Your experiences will only make you stronger. Keep going; sunsets are inevitably followed by sunrises, after all! 🙂


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In 2013, staff and volunteers from Museums across Cambridge were invited to choose their favourite objects from a vast selection of artefacts, specimens and artworks. The outcome was My Museum Favourite: a collection of personal responses from the people behind Cambridge's museums. Providing an insight into the untold tales of our museums, and bringing together facts, feelings and expertise; find out the hidden stories about some favourite objects.
Totem Pole
Allegra Jaffe, Gallery Attendant
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Andrews Gallery
Kirstie Williams, University of Cambridge Museums Organics Conservator
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Parrotia persica
Sally Petitt, Head of Horticulture
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Nelumbo nucifera
Alex Summers, Glasshouse Supervisor
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
The Mayor's Chair
Tom Balderstone, Creative Apprentice
Museum of Cambridge
Docky Bag
Catherine Morris, Director
Museum of Cambridge
Professor Okey's Bedbug Trap
Melanie Worgan, Learning Officer
Museum of Cambridge
The Barberini Faun
Dr Susanne Turner, Curator
Museum of Classical Archaeology
The Cambridge Hoard
Dr Martin Allen, Senior Assistant Keeper
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Poplars, 1891, Claude Monet
Rachel Gardner, Gallery Attendant
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Ceiling domes
Naomi Chapman, Education and Outreach Assistant
The Polar Museum
Stony Iron Meteorites
David Arnold, Geology Graduate and Museum Volunteer
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
Mechanical Calculator
David Stubbings, Museum Volunteer
Cambridge Museum of Technology
1923 Babcock and Wilcox Boiler
John Connett, Steam Team Volunteer
Cambridge Museum of Technology
Walking Stick with Leech Compartment
Rosanna Evans, Museum Intern
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
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*PRESENT: Bill, Rook, Oric, Sam, Zharko, Vultus *
The arbiters reemerge from their seclusion building. Valerie looks over at Saint Oric and says 'Hey are you ok? You don't look so great.' Saint Oric brushes the question off and blames it on some bad food or something. She also asks Valerie to take the lead on the proceedings, which she accepts without any resistance. * The Voice of the Flock* is officially introduced to the arbiters and takes his seat on a smaller podium to the right of the main big judge podium thing.
The Pious Mouth
Vultus calls Violet Whiteraven, a barmaid from The Foul Wand. She testifies that Bill comes in often to drink and usually likes to be left alone. Seems like her testimony was more beneficial to the defense than prosecution.
Oric wakes up on the floor of his house. The cloak has retreated to the corner. He locks it in a footlocker he has and then heads to the trial, thinking of ways to cover up his gnarly ligature marks.
The Meek Appeal
Rook calls upon Foz herself. He casts his Guidance spell and leads everyone in prayer. He casts successfully, but Foz revokes the spell for the time being. He asks Foz how she would have him proceed with this part of the trial. An executioner's axe appears, points towards Bill, and then raises and swings down as if it is chopping something. Vultus elects to not ask Foz any questions. Valerie defers to* Saint Oric* on the whole 'question god' thing and Saint Oric nervously states that they have no need to ask further questions of Foz . When she says this, the axe points in her direction, vibrates for a bit, and then shimmers and disappears. Rook tries to assess the situation but doesn't find anything out of the ordinary (1f xp rook)
Oric shows up (now wearing a scarf?) and sees Sam and Zharko sitting down in the crowd and goes over to talk to Sam. She comments on his scarf and he tells her about the cloaker that choked him out last night.
The Radiant Mind
The arbiters call Bardon Kegbeard to the stand. Older dwarf. Looks like some of his beard has been cut out. He's led out in chains. He tells the arbiters that Rook and Bill and Vultus killed many of his townspeople and turned them into skeletons. The witness is terrified of the three party members and appears to be in obvious distress. Saint Oric tries to let the witness go before the two speakers have a chance to question him. Valerie is confused and asks how the Saint Sister could have made such a mistake. She's done this plenty of times! Vultus says he has no questions for the witness, but Rook does. He shows that the army from Scrabhearst was in the wrong and that the three party members were acting to protect the people of The Everlight Lagoon and* the nearby town*Coldoaks*, that asked them for help.
The witness is escorted back to his 'rehabilitiation' room and both Vultus and Rook raise objections to how he is being treated. Valerie says that the discussion about his treatment can be done after the trial if they so wish to petition for a change of treatment for him.
Before remembrances, Bill is allowed to speak.
"I'm sorry for what I've done. Things i've done that I know were wrong. I'm not sorry for kicking Vultus in the leg. And to the father of the child, I am sorry for the events that transpired. If I could take that back, I would do that in an instant. I also have a child and if someone were to do to my child what i did to yours, I'd want vengeance. But all I ask is for me to be able to keep my life and live it out in exile and never return to this town again. My death will not bring you peace. It will not bring your child back. But I can attempt to redeem myself. All i ask is the opportunity to life my life in exile with my family and do what i can to atone for the things i've done. I am truly sorry."
Vultus- "The denounced is clearly misinterpreting what repentance truly is. He does not feel guilty for the majority of the crimes he committed while theoretically of sane mind and sound body and he only asks to not face a single consequence. So, as opposed to allowing that abortion of justice to transpire, I move for the closest thing to justice that we can get. You claim to feel remorse for killing your child and yet you want to spend the rest of your days with yours. That is not justice. "
Rook – "There is but one arbiter of final justice. That is not man. It is god. Whether or not we judge him to be guilty is irrelevant. You're simply asking him to be sent to his final judgement more quickly or less quickly. Here's the thing. We have use for him here. I would ask that he be released into my care. I would point him at our enemies. We have an army stationed outside of our town. We are in the middle of a war and are holding a trial. I'd rather empty the jail and press them into service than kill some of the few able bodied people that we have. It's ludicrous. If he dies in combat he would meet his maker just the same as if he was executed."
The Voice of the Flock steps forward. His face is red, knuckles are white and fists are clenched. He paces back and forth as he speaks. "I don't know why we went through this this farce of a trial. You killed my child, and for that alone you should die. Then you went to jail, where people are sent to atone for their crimes, and you killed someone else? And then you just felt it was your right to free yourself? This was a waste of everyone's time. With everything going on outside of the gates, this is time that was wasted that could be spent preparing. My vote, orc, is that you are executed and my only wish is that I would be the one to swing the axe." Then he walks off.
Valerie stands up and dismisses all but the denounced, the arbiters, and the speakers
Zharko heads out and finds a quiet place to cast Invisibility and then sneak back in. Sam looks for Oric and asks him to show her the cloak that choked him.
Meanwhile, on The Level Plane
Valerie re-states the initial vote from The Voice of the Flock. One vote to execute.
Saint Oric looks at the sentinel and speaks. "You say this man is a tool that can be used int he defense of this town. What I've heard today is that he is a flawed tool. He's a tool that is just as likely to break in the wielder's hand. I find that this is not a tool I choose to use. I, too, sentence him to death."
Valerie says that her vote is inconsequential, as majority rules. "Borgoth Tomboro, at sunrise tomorrow you will be executed. You will have a brief period of time later to speak with your sentinel if you wish to make any final arrangements or set your affairs in order. This court is adjourned. Praise to the gods. "
Rook goes to visit Bill in jail. He asks if there is anything he can do to help Bill get things in order. He asks Rook to just sit with him for a while asks him to deliver the letter to his family. Rook offers absolution if desired, or they can play cards or just sit there. Bill says he just wants some silence, since it seems like a thing he'll have to get used to. They sit there in silence through the night.
Saint Oric goes to the room with the Saint Sister inside. She's bound and is struggling to free herself. The imposter leans over and says "well, a loose end is a loose end…"
The next morning:
Vultus is waiting at The Level Plane for Bill to arrive. The large stone platforms have been removed and replaced by what appears to be an elongated bench with a gap towards one end and an indentation to lay a head in. Rook and Bill arrive with the guards escorting them. Bill is instructed to kneel down and put his head on the divot. He is asked if he has any last words. He says "*Shirel*." and the axe swings down.
End of Session:
Oric – 1 fail xp – 1 total
Sam -1 bond xp – 1 total
Vultus -1 alignment xp – 1 total
Rook – 1 fail, 1 bond xp – 2 total
Zharko – 0 xp – 0 total


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Choosing the form of government : theory and evidence from Brazil
Title: Choosing the form of government : theory and evidence from Brazil
Author: NAKAGUMA, Marcos Y.
Date: 2013
Series/Number: EUI MWP; 2013/20
This paper proposes a model to study the main factors that influence the preferences of different population groups between presidential and parliamentary systems. Our theory suggests that the parliamentary regime leads to a type of Öscal decentralization in the form of more transfers to constituencies. Ceteris paribus, the poor groups in the population tend to prefer a presidential system relatively more than the rich, since the lower quality of their local accountability institutions (e.g. local media and judicial courts) makes them more vulnerable to the expropriation of rents by their legislators. We also show that in order to perform adequately a parliamentary regime depends on the existence of a class of politicians that can be trusted to represent well the interests of voters. Our model is able to account for the main stylized facts emerging from an analysis of referendum data from Brazil.
Subject: Presidential system; Parliamentary system; Voter preferences; Representation
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The oddsmakers in Vegas have churned out the latest March Madness odds for those inclined to do some March Madness betting, or for those simply interested in the NCAA Tournament odds as we head to the final stages.
With just a few games remaining in the tournament, it's crucial for the remaining teams to put their best effort forward with a shot at the national title on the line.
250 Number of dollars tickets to the Kansas-Oregon game were going for 90 minutes before the teams met Saturday night in Kansas City - about 40 miles from KU's campus.
The Elite 8 is here and March Madness has given us an odd collection of teams left as we near the end of the 2017 NCAA Tournament.
The East and the West, however, had some major shakeups.
In the East, No. 4 Florida faces No. 7 SC for a trip to Phoenix, while the West features No. 1 Gonzaga and the only double-digit seed remaining in the tournament, No. 11 Xavier.
Who will advance to the next phase of the tournament?


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The Victoria Fine Arts Association (VFAA) was chartered on September 21, 1946 for the purpose of promoting painting, music, and other fine arts in Victoria and the surrounding area. Charter signers were Mrs. Rubin Frels, Mrs. Frank Crain, Hugh Stanly, and Leon C. Levy.
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72 years ago, a group of passionate art enthusiasts gathered together to create an association that would encourage the enrichment of the fine arts in the Victoria area.
Thanks to the vision of those charter members, the Victoria Fine Arts Association (VFAA) is the proudly the longest running fine arts organization in town. Our mission focuses on promoting music, painting, and other fine arts. VFAA is proud to provide inspiring experiences that motivate individuals who are interested in or currently pursuing an education in the fine arts.BECOME A DONOR
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Dita Von Teese & Georgia May Jagger Want to Delete Blood Cancer
Dita Von Teese and Georgia May Jagger hit the red carpet at the 2014 Delete Blood Cancer Gala held at Cipriani Wall Street on Wednesday evening (May 7) in New York City.
The ladies were joined at the event by models Coco Rocha, Julie Henderson, and Doutzen Kroes, as well as singer Jessie J.
Earlier in the day, Dita was seen wearing a floral designed dress while Georgia was spotted at an event to light up the Empire State Building.
"Tip for fellow red matte lipstick lovers: @limecrime Red Velvet lipcolor: richly-pigmented powdery red, stands up to PG-rated kissing! �'�" Dita tweeted that day.
Georgia is currently serving as the Coty Global Ambassador in the fight against blood cancer.
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bedroom furniture sets
What You Need To Know About Bedroom Furniture Sets
Bedroom furniture sets are a great choice to furnish your bedroom in an affordable and effective way. Instead of spending many hours in buying matching furniture to your bedroom, you can just choose a bedroom furniture set and you will be done. Another great advantage of buying bedroom furniture sets is that they are available in affordable price. These days, traditional six-piece bedroom furniture sets have been replaced by the seven- and eight-piece furniture sets, which are now extremely popular. Here's a look at some of the pieces of furniture you may be able to choose from when considering new bedroom furniture sets:
• Bed: A standard bed consists of a mattress resting on some type of foundation, like a box spring, that supported by a flat, rectangular frame. When buying bedroom furniture sets, keep in mind that the standard bed and mattress sizes are: twin, full, queen, king and California king.
• Dresser: A dresser is the most common place to put folded clothing. A typical dresser consists of two columns of three drawers. Often these pieces are coupled with a mirror on the top.
• Chest of Drawers: If your bedroom is small, consider purchasing a chest of drawers instead of a dresser. A dresser generally stands at waist height, but a chest of drawers is taller and narrower so it helps in saving floor space in the bedroom.
• Nightstand: Nightstand is a very functional piece of furniture which maximizes storage space. Nightstands are designed to stand at a proportional height level with the bed. And we always use them to keep a glass of water, a book, glasses, or an alarm clock within easy reach. You can also use it to put a lamp to provide a quite lighting when you get up in the middle of the night.
• Armoire: It is considered as a main centerpiece of bedroom furniture sets. Armoires are large furniture pieces which generally come with drawers in the bottom level to store any of the items you may need to put away in your bedroom. And in the top of the armoire, there will be two doors that you will pull open to unveil either a secondary set of drawers or a shelving unit. The shelving unit is often used to hold a television or other entertainment items for your bedroom.