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Horticultural and botanical musings from the Rockies, Great Plains and beyond. In humble tribute to Goddess Flora.
Monday, September 10, 2012
What the world needs now....is NOT another yellow daisy...
And yet...I did collect a pinch of seed! We grew this for years at the Gardens, but I think we renovated the garden it grew in one too many times: this is a picture of Heliomeris multiflora (long known as Viguera multiflora), a widespread composite of the Southern Rockies found in a wide range of xeric habitats from near desert up to montane meadows--this picture was taken in the carport of Kerry and Laura Kaster's wonderful home where we spent the weekend...(that's my sweetheart Jan, by the way, doing her Vanna thing.)
The forms we grew in the past seemed to have squinnier flowers: this one was nearly 3" across! It is one of those strange plants that may be perennial--probably short lived. If you put it where it is happy, you will have more than enough. Forever.
Of course, the aspen were turning...and we saw many other flowers at Yampa River Botanic Park, which I will discuss in another place, at another time...if you check back, perhaps I shall even hyperlink it here...
But I end with this twilight image of the namesake rabbit ears of Rabbit Ears' pass...an area I have rhapsodized at another time...I didn't find a single stem of glacier lily this time (I hoped to gather seed)...the season was unusually hot this year. Maybe they aborted. Or were grazed...or maybe I didn't stop enough. The aspen were about a quarter turned, but did I take a picture (what was I thinking?).. I did manage this distant shot of those ears that fascinated me as a child--as distant as my childhood, as far as the moon really--since we were speeding away almost a hundred and fifty more miles and actually made it home by ten PM that night--we live in a strange and wonderful world!
We need world peace, and greater wisdom, and far less money spent on campaign advertising--especially by PACS and corporations! And I think we can use a vibrant DYC--vibrant indeed! When I Googled Viguera, lots of helpful sites on Viagra popped up, so to speak. As well....
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- AnonymousSeptember 10, 2012 at 10:29 PM
"squinnier"? Huh?ReplyDelete
Just looked it up and realize that "squinny" is one of those weird words that are pretty commonly used among gardeners and not used by others: "squinny" among gardeners means pinched, tight, spidery (it derives from "squint", I believe--making your eyes "pinched, tight") and really is used a lot by people I know. The on-line dictionaries do not list this adjectival denotation--their bad.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 11, 2012 at 9:27 AM
another of the ubiquitous DYCs that say "fall" in the southwest is the "Cow Pen Daisy" which has been especially robust this year, go figure. Verbesena enciliodes may not smell wonderful but it sure lights up late august and early september in Santa Fe, BPReplyDelete
I probably have 500 cow pen daisies (at least) all over my garden. I love 'em. They make pretty good cut flowers, until you close up the house and they stink it up royal (and only last three days)...so they don't make such good cut flowers after all I guess,ReplyDelete
My love to Jeanie--may drop by in a few weeks to visit.
May as well embrace weedy yellow composites! Cowpen Daisy were starting all over central Texas and the other side of the mountains from me, but not down here yet...but then again, more cacti are dying and threeleaf sumac, pinon are showing more drought stress (called fall color by the unknowing here) than I've ever seen.ReplyDelete
I like your viguiera and see it here sometimes. But I like the form of V. stenoloba more, but unreliably available.
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Building the Right Environment to Support AI, Machine Learning and Deep Learning
Create two services:
Service 1. An Echo Service:
public class EchoService implements Service {
* Constructor for EchoService.
public EchoService() {
public Command process(Command command) throws ServiceException {
return command;
public class EchoService implements Service {
* Constructor for EchoService.
public EchoService() {
public Command process(Command command) throws ServiceException {
return command;
Service 2. A View Service:
public class ViewService implements Service {
* Constructor for ViewService.
public ViewService() {
super ();
* Process the command. If it is a ViewCommand query the DBMS
* and return the results inside the command.
public Command process(Command command) throws ServiceException {
if (!command.getClass().equals(ViewCommand.class)) {
return null;
// process view command
ViewCommand vcmd = (ViewCommand) command;
try {
// Get your SQL DAO
SQLDAO dao = SQLDAO.get();
// Issue Query
List result = dao.executeQuery(vcmd.getDescriptor());
// set results back into the command sb
} catch (DAOException de) {
throw new ServiceException(de);
return vcmd;
The COR Manager will create your Service implementors when it starts up. Ensure that your classes can be dynamically class loaded by providing an appropriate default constructor to perform any service initialization work.
Step 6. Configure Your COR Manager Instances
The final step to setup the COR Manager is to configure a COR Manager instance with the Echo and View Services. Drive this from a configuration file. Set up a common COR manager instance and add the services to the manager's service chain. Put the View Service first in the chain and the Echo Service last to ensure that commands will be passed through the view service. This gives the view service an opportunity to process before it finally ends up at the Echo Service, which applies the default behavior by echoing the command back to the caller:
# The Default COR Manager
# The Common COR Mgr
# Service Class Providers
Adding more services is simply a matter of writing the service class and adding it to a service chain in the configuration file for your COR Manager instance. No change is required at the client level, as the service automatically gets included as part of the COR routing behavior.
Balancing Your Service Chains
Group services that are alike under the same COR Manager instance. Structure your groups so that you minimize your service chains. This becomes a trade-off between performance and flexibility. The most flexible approach is to centralize your services under one COR manager. This gives every service a chance to process the request. The least flexible but most efficient approach is to divvy up your services logically among your COR Manager instances.
Step 7. Execute Your Command!
To use the COR framework, create a command instance and pass it to the COR Manager to process. In this case, exercise the ViewService by using the ViewCommand. Set the isTransactional() flag to false since the query does not require a transaction and may be executed locally:
ViewCommand command = new ViewCommand(ViewDefnFactory.get().createViewDefn( "au.com.ldabreo.services.examples.views","myview"));
// Send to COR
command = (ViewCommand) CORManager.get().process(command);
// Process results
Object[] rows = command.getView();
for (int i = 0; i < rows.length; ++i) {
System.out.println("Row(" + i + ") " + rows[i]);
If you've set up your COR correctly, the ViewService will handle the ViewCommand and pass back the query results.
COR Trade-offs
The COR pattern illustrated in this article gives clear benefits in terms of clean separation between client/server tiers, centralized run-time transaction control, good encapsulation of server functions, and inherent extensibility. It enables business logic to be handled independently of the request, and it minimizes the impact of change. New components may be added easily without having to modify or add new client/server interfacing code. Components are free to collaborate outside packaging dependency restrictions. With transaction control in place, business functions may be quickly leveraged without having to write Session Beans. This means fewer beans (with their associated performance and deployment overheads) and faster development turnaround times. You can always add Locale and Remote components later, so as to support your target deployment architecture.
However, all patterns have their downsides. The COR pattern does not give constant time response, nor is it as type-safe as a Session Facade. Finer-grained deployment/transaction control behavior must be added into your business components as required. That said, the COR pattern, used wisely, can be a powerful enabling framework for facilitating fast growth, ease of development/deployment, as well as for reining in your J2EE bean/facade bloat.
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The list of retailers who will be open on Thanksgiving Day just got longer.
J.C. Penney on Tuesday said that it will unlock its doors two hours earlier this year, at 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. It will remain open until 10 p.m. Black Friday.
Kohl's also said that it will be open that Thursday, with doors once again opening at 6 p.m.
And Best Buy said that nearly 1,000 of its stores will once again open at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving, nearly all of which will remain open until 1 a.m. Friday. They will then close for seven hours before reopening for a second round of doorbusters, at 8 a.m. on Black Friday.
The news comes one day after Target announced that its stores would open at 6 p.m. Thursday, with locations remaining open until 11 p.m. or midnight Friday evening.
And on Sunday, Toys R Us said that for the third-straight year, it will open at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Its stores will then stay open until 11 p.m. Black Friday.
Those are far from the only retailers that will be open on Thanksgiving, despite indications early in the season that things might be a little more tame this year. For example, Sears last month said that for the second-straight year, it will open its doors at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving. Its stores will remain open until 2 a.m., then close for three hours before reopening at 5 a.m. on Black Friday.
Macy's, Belk and Sports Authority have also said bargain-hungry shoppers will once again be able to scoop up Black Friday deals at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving. At HH Gregg, stores will be open from 4 p.m. until midnight. And Dollar General has said that it will be open on Thanksgiving, at 7 a.m.
On the flip side, a handful of retailers — including H&M, GameStop, Lowe's, TJX and Staples — have already said they will be closed for the holiday.


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Communicating with customers and prospects during the holiday season is more challenging than the rest of the year. Why? Because everyone is doing it! Just getting your message noticed is tough. Luckily, there are certain things you can do to cut through the clutter and get the results you want from holiday mailings whether you deliver them through the postal system or e-mail.
- Choose your list of recipients carefully. Your chances of getting messages read are greatly improved by sending them to people who would actually want to receive them.
- Use variable content and personalization to craft messages, images, and offers to match the personas of your audience.
- Write in a personal tone. Keep technical jargon and meaningless marketing talk to a minimum.
- Prominently display deadlines and calls to action to encourage rapid response.
- Clearly define for yourself the reason for sending each message. Include a call to action that supports this objective. Sending a general happy holiday greeting is fine if your goal is simply maintaining customer connections, but don't expect it to ignite a surge in holiday sales activity.
- Try color envelopes to make mail pieces stand out. Just be sure to follow USPS guidelines.
- Use jumbo postcards. Postcards have plenty of room for colorful photos and graphics with no envelopes to open. Your message will be seen.
- Postal permits and window envelopes scream "mass mailing". Try using stamps on closed-face envelopes to make pieces appear more personal.
- Make your holiday mail piece look different from the mail you send the rest of the year. If recipients believe the contents are the same as previous mailings, your piece may go to the recycle bin unopened.
- Consider odd-shaped or dimensional mail, or envelopes with a lumpy item inside. They cost more to produce and mail, but pieces with interesting shapes usually outperform standard business envelopes.
- Spend as much time crafting the subject line as you do on the rest of the message. Subject lines have a huge influence on read/delete decisions. "Happy Holidays from ABC Company" isn't compelling. Be more creative.
- Use responsive design techniques so emails are easily readable on any device. Test messages before sending using various email clients and platforms.
- Put compelling content towards the top, and make it stand out. Recipients may abandon messages that fail to get their attention early.
- Use a person's name in the "from" line. If you don't think recipients will recognize the individual, use a format such as "John Smith from ABC Company".
- Be brief. Rambling emails do not get read. Avoid corporate versions of "recap of the year" type of messages that your distant relatives seem compelled to mail every season.
- Don't put the most intriguing words of a long subject line at the end where they may not be seen. Inboxes may only display about 30 characters of the subject line.
- Don't ignore the power of simple, text-dominant email messages. Beautiful images certainly have their place, but a message that concisely conveys an important or urgent fact can be extremely effective.
- Test all the links in an email. Make this one of last steps performed before sending. Landing pages or other resources may have moved or been corrupted since the initial design phase.
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I've never really been a make-up junky. I've always preferred checking out fashion, interior, disney or architectural blogs and sites over researching about make-up's or how to use them.
On a daily basis, I prefer to go light by just applying toner, moisturizer then powder on my face. On a chappy lip day, I apply lip gloss or lip balm.
I've always preferred going simple because I think its not the correct application of lipstick or blush that counts, but more of the over-all cleanliness and appearance of your face. There's no point in applying really expensive and pretty cosmetics on your face when even just your skin, you cannot take care of.
Now that I'm 22, I've come to realize that it's time to explore the make-up industry further while still imploring my original philosophy on skin. Lately, I've been quite fixated on the idea of using lipstick on my plain face everyday. In fact, I spent like half an hour trying on various shades of lipstick in the mall yesterday..haha. My lips turned so red that even if I ate, drank or washed my face, the remnants of my "playing" was still visible. Haha.
Agreeing to my personal idea of using lipstick was just apparently the first step because as soon as I saw the variety of colors that I had to pick from, I was like "whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat??". Hahaha
It was too difficult to decide on what tone to use on a daily basis!
I personally do not like the idea of using nude tones on my lips so I basically have only 3 families to choose from: the Pink's, the Red's and the Plum's.
The Plum-colored one's looked very ME but I'm not sure I want to scare the people I work with everyday.haha
To help me decide on what to choose, I've collated several pictures from each color family. Have fun checking them out too! I hope I can decide soon! :)
Now let's start with the PINK FAMILY:
The RED FAMILY:
Now for the PLUM FAMILY:
After posting all these pictures, I still cannot decide what to use on a daily basis. I think I've scratched RED off from my list though. Red is just to bright and flashy for my taste. Pink-colored one's look safe for use on a daily basis but I really am sold by the vampy, scary yet non-flashy vibe of the plum-colored one's.
HMM! Well thats a step! Out for the Red's, in for the Pink's and Plum's! :)
Sooooooooo..... Should my next blog be "OCHO: FINALLY DECIDE, THE PINK'S OR THE PLUM'S?"
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Offers At 10? LeBron James Does Not Like Colleges' Attempts To Recruit His 10-Year-Old Son, LeBron James Jr.
LeBron James is not thrilled that his son and young basketball standout 10-year-old LeBron James Jr. has already received letters and even scholarship offers from college coaches. "Yeah, he's already got some offers from colleges," James told CBS Detroit before the Cleveland Cavaliers' matchup against the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday. "It's pretty crazy. It should be a violation. You shouldn't be recruiting 10-year-old kids." Posted By Persist
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We attended a wedding this past weekend and I made a card with My Digital Studio that I had professionally printed through Stampin' Up. Once it arrived I added a spray of punched hearts.
I like to coordinate the writing space with the front so I put just the frame on the inside.


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Peter Andre meets his fans in Donegal
Peter André and his partner, medical graduate, Emily McDonagh, took some time out in Donegal at the weekend and certainly made many new friends during their brief stay in the county.
André may be known as an accomplished worldwide media star with his successful music and television career, clothing range and his new fragrance range which he launched nationally at Cara Donegal, but behind the image lies an extremely thoughtful and compassionate man.
Read more and see Matt Britton's exclusive pics in Monday's Donegal Democrat and Donegal People's Press.


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TV Ratings Report: Survivor SinksMatt Richenthal at . Comments
A new season of Survivor kicked off on CBS last night... not that a lot of people cared, as ratings slipped to a series low 2.4 among 18-49-year olds. Might viewers be finally sick of this franchise?
Read on for a full Wednesday rundown...
8 p.m.
American Idol: 13.3 million viewers
Survivor: 8.9 million
Arrow: 3.2 million
Whitney: 3.5 million/Guys with Kids: 2.8 million
The Middle: 7.6 million/The Neighbors: 5.9 million
9 p.m.
Modern Family: 10 million/Suburgatory: 6 million
Law & Order SVU: 6.3 million
Supernatural: 2.4 million
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CSI: 9.1 million
Chicago Fire: 6.6 million
Nashville: 5.7 million
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As a matter of fact, yes. Just not in the literal sense.
In the wise words of the great and noble Psy, Gangnam Style is all about dressing classy and dancing cheesy. The decor at Atti is certainly classy, what with its modern yet zen feel, and the food is certainly cheesy. What, you say. How can Korean food be cheesy, you say. No, I don't mean that there is an abundance of dairy to be found in the cooking. Atti is cheesy, just like General Tao chicken is cheesy. As in it's typical Korean fare altered to suit Western palates. But heyyyyy (sexy lady!), is that such a bad thing?
Soooo... Taking a break from blogging about my Japan trip to bring you a resto review! Also, I didn't bring my camera for this, so blurry pictures ahead.
Accessibility - Grade: A
Atti is situated on University street, just north of the exit of McGill metro. Literally a 2-minute walk. It's situated at basement level, so it's easy to miss.
Service - Grade: B
The waiters and waitresses look very Gangnam Style themselves, might I say, what in their classy dress uniforms. The service can be standard to good, depending on who you get. For the most part, the waiters are friendly and polite, and pretty attentive. One interesting characteristic of the restaurant is the little service bells that they have on each table. If you need anything, you just have to press the bell to alert the waitstaff, and someone will come see you.
Most Korean restaurants I've been to are more homey and have very simple decor, but Atti's decor is definitely more suited to Westerners. The restaurant feels classy and modern, with a lot of glass, stone walls, and bamboo decorations. It's definitely a nice place to take a date.
Food - Grade: C+ (or B+. Really depends on your tastes.)
If you've been following my blog, you know I have issues with Americanised Asian food. Athough I haven't had first-hand experience at real Korean food from Korea, I've been to enough Korean restaurants to know what doesn't constitute Korean food. And I'm pretty sure mayonaise potato salads aren't Korean.
My Caucasian friends - who really, really like this place, by the way - and I were talking about the authenticity of Asian cuisine, and whether Western people would prefer authentic or Americanised Asian food. While it's true that some of the more adventurous might seek authenticity in their cuisine, there are simply too many people who don't like to step outside of their comfort zone. To those people, Atti is probably the safest introduction to Korean food you can find in Montreal. So I'll give you both sides of the coin, because I am nothing, if not fair. Or so I'd like to think.
Like all Korean restaurants, Atti gives you some banchan to start off with. But instead of having a one tray for everyone to share, in the spirit of Western dining, each person gets their own tray. They've also served some pretty strange banchan, such as Western style potato salad. In this case, we got sweet soy eggplants, kimchi and a seaweed salad.
Oddly enough, I really like the banchan here, even the strange potato salad. The kimchi is given to us in a roll, and I think it was made in-store. Now, here is where we had our first difference in opinion of the evening. I thought that kimchi here was quite good. Not a single bit of it was unripe, and it was just the right amount of sour and spicy. My two friends, who - might I add - have never had kimchi before, didn't like it at all. Yes, the single most authentic dish we had, and my friends didn't like it.
The eggplant was quite good too. The sweet soy flavour had completely penetrated the eggplant, but the eggplant was still crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. The seaweed salad wasn't too fishy, but was pretty ordinary-tasting otherwise.
|Beef bibimbap
Taste-wise, this dish isn't too bad. It's probably one of their best dishes. The flavours from the different ingredients all come together with the sauce and the natural sweetness from the rice, and this dish has little to no oil or grease. Personally, I prefer the dolsot bibimbap. I like having the egg cook in the rice, the sizzling and popping of the ingredients as they're being seared, and the crunchy crust of rice left sticking to the bowl. I also prefer having the more traditional spicy sauce mixed in the bibimbap, but my friends enjoyed the sweet soy sauce.
|Haemul Tteokbokki
Um. Do you see that weird squiggly thing that's sitting on top of the dish? Yes, it's what you think it is: a piece of dehydrated instant noodles. Tteokbokki is a common Korean dish, traditionally spicy but with a hint of sweetness, and contains rolls of Korean rice cake. I ordered the seafood version, so it contains some shrimp, squid and crab sticks.
I couldn't finish this dish. While tteokbokki is normally a bit sweet, I found this dish to be overly sugary. I swear I could taste clumps of sugar in the sauce. It also tasted strongly of MSG, but that might have been from the mini ocean of seasoning sitting on the dehydrated noodles. The sweetness, spiciness and saltiness couldn't seem to find a balance, and instead created a whammy of clashing flavours.On the other hand, both my friends tried a bit of this dish and seemed to enjoy it. I think they actually enjoyed the fact that the dish was sweet.
|Purple rice
My dish came with a side of purple rice, which is also the rice they use in the bibimbap. To my knowledge, Atti is the only Korean restaurant that serves purple rice. I quite like the purple rice. I'm not sure if I'm just enthralled with the colour, or if the rice genuinely tastes better, but I prefer this rice to regular white rice.
Also to my knowledge, Atti is the only Korean restaurant in Montreal that serves patbingsoo. Patbingsoo is a Korean dessert that consists of shaved ice with whatever kinds of topping you want, be it fruit, sweet red bean, or ice-cream. If I were completely honest, the patbingsoo is probably the only reason why I come back to Atti, and is the only reason why I gave this place a C+ instead of a C. But even the patbingsoo is a bit strange.
|Red Bean Patbingsoo
The Patbingsoo at Atti comes with pre-arranged toppings, and generally include stuff like red bean, various canned fruit, banana slices, ice-cream, pocky, Turkish-delight-like cubes of candy, and Frosted Flakes. The last couple of items, I imagine, are a bit unorthodox. The shaved ice also comes a bit melted, and instead of being fine and powdery, it's really just small chunks of ice. Still, the odd combination is surprisingly good, and this dessert is pretty refreshing on a hot summer's day. The patbingsoo is quite sweet, though, so unless you're a sweets aficionado, I don't recommend trying to polish one off by yourself.
Also, my Korean-drama-obsessed friend loves patbingsoo, and calls them 'oppatbingsoo'. As in 'oppa + patbingsoo = oppatbingsoo'. So.... Oppatbingsoo Gangnam Style!
Also, my Korean-drama-obsessed friend loves patbingsoo, and calls them 'oppatbingsoo'. As in 'oppa + patbingsoo = oppatbingsoo'. So.... Oppatbingsoo Gangnam Style!
Price - $$
The prices are pretty fair, especially for an establishment of this type of ambiance. Menu items are around $15. I had the Haemul Tteokbokki and we split a patbingsoo 3-way, and my bill came up to around $21 after tax and tip.
Final Grade: C+ (Or B+)
To conclude, if you're looking for an authentic Korean culinary experience, Atti is not the place for you. However, if you're someone who doesn't usually step out of their comfort zone food-wise, and wish to try Korean food, Atti might be a good place to start. Also, if you had no idea what I was referring to during this whole review, then you might want to check out this video: Gangnam Style? Whassat?
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I like kids.
Allow me to put that into a little more context. I like the inventive and inquisitive nature of kids. I like their lack of cynicsm. I like the joy and hope that they represent. I like the idea of kids playing and having fun. It's what they should do. Playing and having fun is what being a child (or being childish if you're somewhat older), is all about.
I hate parents who allow their children to play in restaurants, pubs, supermarkets, and anywhere else that is highly inappropriate for a child to be running around.
I'll be honest, I know I shouldn't, but whenever I'm somewhere that a child is running around when they shouldn't be, a part of me hopes that they fall, trip and hurt themselves. Of course, whatever the circumstances, it wouldn't be an accident, or the child's fault for running around when they shouldn't be. It's your fault for walking into the path of that child, or for having your chair out a bit.
I say the following to all parents of young children, present and future. Allow your children to play. By all means, encourage it, but realize that there are appropriate and inappropriate places for them to do so. If others in your vicinity scowl or tut at you whilst trying to avoid your child, it's probably a good idea for you to tell them to calm down.


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You may quote me "One day you get the Lensbaby, but most days the Lensbaby gets you". Last week mostly, out of curiosity,I let a Lensbaby Composer Pro /w Sweet 35 Optic come into my life. And as after other life changing moments such as Marriage and Childbirth, things are never quite the same. I love the endless possibilities this little tilt shift lens hints at, but in practice worthwhile results are seeming to elude me.
On Saturday I went on Andy Smith's Visual Reality (re)Photowalk in Gettysburg Pa. with the intent of making this a "Lensbaby" only event. To compound the issue I decided to also shoot 3 shot bracketed images for HDRs. Because this was my first real world outing with this little lens my lack of familiarity with it's operation became apparent quite rapidity. Let me explain, as this is a manual lens, F stop's and focus are entirely up to the user. But what really bit me was setting the shutter. A very high percentage of images were either under or overexposed. To late i discovered if the cameral was set to AV mode, a decent shutter speed was set But that was a day later, on Saturday my total capture of "Keepers" could be counted on my fingers. Oh well, live and learn. Maybe next time.


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I've always been a big admirer of folk art from different parts of the country. I love the colorful, simplistic renditions of elements of nature, all so distinct in their style. Our Jaya auntie has been extending elements of nature onto the walls of her home for many, many years. When Jaya auntie, Amit uncle, and their kids, Revali and Sarang, arrived from Madhya Pradesh a few weeks before the wedding, an evening chai session brought with it the promise of some folk art brightening up our bare staircase walls.
Jaya auntie seemed a bit nervous at first, holding the fate of our freshly painted walls in her hands. But we reassured her that they looked too clean for our comfort anyway! And so, branch by branch, our welcome wall got a magical smear of folk art. Traditionally, they would paint on a base of mud using gerumitti for an earthy red, chuna for white, and they'd burn rice to a point just before it turns black and powder it to get an ash grey color. For our wall, they picked some bright, auspicious colors from a nearly inexhaustible palette of glossy acrylic paints. Amit uncle and Jaya auntie run the Adharshila Learning Centre for adivasi children in Sakad Village, Madhya Pradesh. I intend on making my way to their classroom of experimental education someday very soon. As he measured the artwork with a thread in preparation for an ornate border, I asked uncle if this piece could be categorized as traditional tribal folk art. "I would like to call it folk-fusion", he says. "It's a mix of our tribal heritage, of the sacred place nature holds in our hearts and our lives, and a bit of our selves, of course!"As I watched the family spin magic, their paintbrushes swishing around like magic wands, I remembered something my (now) husband once told me when he'd decided to paint over one of his works I was very attached to. "It wasn't meant to be here forever anyway. We enjoyed it for many years, and now it'll evolve into something new!", he said. With that thought in tow, I'm basking in the warmth of our beautiful folk-fusion wall until it evolves into something else entirely!


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Parents are making sure their kids don't learn the best lesson college can teach — financial independence.
Mom and dad are blowing up their retirement plans to make sure their kids get through college. So, obviously, we need to broadcast a public service announcement like the one you hear every time you board a plane: "Please secure your own oxygen mask before assisting others."
T. Rowe Price surveyed 2,000 parents who have both a retirement account and kids younger than 16, and found half were willing to dip into their retirement savings rather than let them take on student loans. A similar number are willing to take on a second job.
Millennials are especially prone to this student loan savior complex, because they've been burned the worst by loans — 70 percent think they took on too much debt to pay for college, and 62 percent of them would rather dip into retirement to avoid their kids taking loans.
I can relate to this fear. I still have about $9,000 in student loans to repay. But if this study's got it right, these parents won't be doing their kids any favors. College students have 40 or more working years ahead of them, and federal programs to help deal with their student loans.
Parents have much less time, and the only help they've got coming is Social Security — which many don't expect to get a dime from. The study found 64 percent of millennials think they're more likely to win the lottery.
Fortunately, millennial parents still have enough time to be convinced this is madness.
Why parents sabotage themselves
The T. Rowe Price study says 52 percent of parents are willing to take on $25,000 or more in debt to pay for their kids' college, with 23 percent willing to take on more than $75,000. Why? It's all psychology — 63 percent say they feel guilty, and 58 percent feel like failures who don't provide enough for their families.
If guilt and failure motivate you, here's something to consider: Having debt in retirement means you're going to struggle when you're at your lowest. Your health isn't getting any better, and you're living on a fixed income — which probably means you'll have to rely on your kids.
You'll also have taught them that parents are responsible for putting kids through college. So while they're spending time and money to care for you, they also have to stress about saving for their kids' education. What do you think their retirement is going to look like?
The solution isn't to put the whole financial burden of college on your kids, although some people do go that far — and without providing much guidance. According to the study, 47 percent of parents are willing to let their kids take on monthly student loan payments of $300 or more, with 32 percent willing to let their kids take on $500 or more.
A shocking 10 percent say they will let their kids take on as big a payment as necessary, even if it's over $1,000 a month. That's insane — the median student loan payment is $160, and only a quarter of borrowers have payments above $300 a month.
The damage to retirement
T. Rowe Price recommends saving 15 percent of your salary for retirement, preferably in a Roth IRA or 401(k), before putting any money toward college savings. Then the company says to aim for at least half the cost of a four-year education, using a 529 account.
The numbers may be totally unrealistic for most people — what do you expect from an investment firm? — but it's exactly the right attitude. You need your finances in order before you help somebody else, and you ought to be putting money where it does the most good. That usually means three things:
- Where you won't touch it
- Where Uncle Sam won't touch it
- Where it can grow faster than inflation
Both Roth IRAs and 529 accounts hit the mark. The money can usually be withdrawn tax-free, although there are penalties for taking out too much, or too early.
Of course, most people (58 percent) are already tapping retirement for other things, according to the study. One in five has done it to pay off debts, while 13 percent have used it for basic living expenses and 12 percent have used it for a rough patch while unemployed. (That's what emergency funds are for, and you should definitely have one of those before focusing on retirement saving.) Then there are these depressing stats…
- 49 percent say they're never going to retire anyway
- 33 percent are saving for retirement with a regular old savings account
- 49 percent report losing sleep worrying about how they will pay for retirement
And remember, this study was just of people who already have a retirement account. Among middle-class Americans, 19 percent have no retirement savings and 41 percent of people in their 50s aren't saving at all.
The right way to handle college costs — together
Three quarters of American college students paid at least some of their college costs themselves, according to the study. A little less than half say their parents contributed, while nearly 40 percent say they got some free money in the forms of grants or scholarships.
My parents paid for about 7 percent of my bachelor's degree, and I turned out OK, despite changing majors three times.
I had a state scholarship that covered 75 percent of my tuition, and my parents paid the rest for my freshman year — including two math classes I failed and retook in the summer. After that, it was all me.
I worked full-time in the summer, and part-time during school, to pay my own way. I had no debt as an undergrad. In grad school, I was a teaching assistant with an 80 percent tuition waiver and a stipend, plus I worked part-time and took on student loans I'm still paying off.
Parents shouldn't have to take on a second job for their kids' education before the kids take on one or two themselves. And they shouldn't have to dip into their retirement fund before their kids apply for scholarships — you don't even need good grades to win them. There are no good excuses for not applying.
But speaking of good grades, here's one last stat: 85 percent of parents believe that "kids who contribute toward paying for college care more and work harder at getting good grades."
Not being able to finance college for your child doesn't mean you failed him. But if he leaves college with student loan debt and a sense of entitlement, you both failed.
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A Polegate charity that supports youngsters undergoing treatment for cancer is set for a fantastic Christmas party, thanks to a donation from generous employees.
The Children with Cancer Fund has been given a cash boost from staff at Pertemps People Development Group as part of its award-winning payroll giving scheme and the money will be put towards the youngsters' annual Christmas party.
Chris Downton, chairman and founder of Children with Cancer Fund said the event, which is held after their trip to the pantomime, is always very popular among the children and their families.
After they have watched Beauty and the Beast at the Devonshire Park Theatre, the youngsters will make the short journey to the Floral Hall at the Winter Garden, where more than 200 people are expected to enjoy fun, food and party games.
"This event is hugely important to our families," said Mr Downton. "It gives them time off from the day-to-day stress of having a poorly child and allows them time to laugh and have fun.
"It is also a fantastic opportunity for families to meet other local families whom they may not have otherwise been in contact with.
"Everyone is at a different stage in their journey with their child and the support network that has come out of this event over the years has been so important and so special."
"Many parents have said to us along the way that no one understands what they are going through like a parent of a family that has trodden the path already. PPDG's generous donation will be a huge help to us in paying for the food at this event."
Phil Pemble at PPDG in Hastings said that as part of its tenth anniversary celebrations, PPDG is giving away £10,000 to charities in the areas in which it works and lives.
Staff have run competitions, held dressing-up days and even worn slippers to work to help raise extra funds for local causes.
All members of staff across the country were asked to choose a small, local charity in their area to donate funds to as part of its give as you earn scheme, which was last year recognised at the National Payroll Giving Excellence Awards.


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The 49ers had three defensive players and two specialists, placing an NFL-best five on The Associated Press' All-Pro team Friday.
Linebackers Patrick Willis and NaVorro Bowman and defensive tackle Justin Smith along with punter Andy Lee and record-setting kicker David Akers were voted onto the honor squad. Smith also received votes at defensive end, finish third and missing All-Pro status at a second spot. A panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the NFL votes on the team.
As opposed to the Pro Bowl – the NFL's annual all-star game that pits the NFC vs. the AFC – the All-Pro team is comprised of players from both conferences.
Willis and Bowman were the top two vote-getters at inside linebacker with 32 and 16 votes, respectively. Smith was No. 2 at defensive tackle with 35 votes, just behind Haloti Ngata of the Baltimore Ravens.
Lee and Akers easily outdistanced their Raiders counterparts for the All-Pro honor. Lee had 29 votes to Shane Lechler's 20, while Akers received 32 and Sebastian Janikowki's 14.
Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson and Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen were the leading vote-getters, each falling one vote short of being unanimous choices.
Aaron Rodgers was the quarterback for the first time, easily beating New Orleans' Drew Brees, 47½ to 2½. Rodgers led Green Bay to a league-best 15-1 record, maintaining the brilliance he showed in taking the Packers to the Super Bowl title last February.
Johnson and Allen each received 49 votes. It's the fourth All-Pro team for Allen, who led the league with 22 sacks, one-half short of the record. Johnson makes it for the first time after hauling in 96 catches for a 17.5-yard average and scoring 16 touchdowns.
"That's sweet," Johnson said. "That's one of the best honors you can have other than being a Super Bowl champion. To be an All-Pro is a tremendous honor."
Allen liked how adding to his All-Pro spots in 2007 through 2009 reflects on his career.
"The All-Pro team to me is one of the all-time accomplishments," Allen said. "Pro Bowls are nice, but guys get voted in longer than they should and guys who deserve to go don't always get to. It's the whole league. It's not just an AFC and NFC thing. So to me this is the honor I hold the highest. It's something to put on the resume and tell the grandkids about."
One rookie made the squad: Arizona's Patrick Peterson was selected as the kick returner. Peterson tied an NFL mark when he ran back four punts for touchdowns, including a 99-yarder in overtime to beat the Rams.
"It's special to be the only rookie on the list and a nice way to end my first NFL season," said Peterson, a cornerback.
Another cornerback, Darrelle Revis of the Jets, was behind Johnson and Allen with 48 selections. Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs got 47.
One oddity: Both first-team guards, Carl Nicks and Jahri Evans, were from the Saints. That has not occurred since 1953, with Detroit's Lou Creekmur and Dick Stanfel.
In the All-Pro backfield joining Rodgers, whose quarterback rating of 122.5 broke Peyton Manning's single-season mark, were Maurice Jones-Drew of Jacksonville, LeSean McCoy of Philadelphia, and fullback Vonta Leach of Baltimore.
It's the first All-Pro selections for Jones-Drew, the league's rushing leader with 1,606 yards, and McCoy. Leach made it last year with Houston.
"It is a we thing, not a me thing," Jones-Drew said, praising his teammates on offense and his coaches. "The guys who don't get the glory and keep blocking all day, and the coaches who don't get enough credit, it's for them."
McCoy scored 20 touchdowns, 17 rushing, and was the brightest spot in a down year for the hyped Eagles. Yet ...
"There are so many things I can do better," he said. "I look at the numbers and see so many plays I left on the field, so many yards. I can perfect my game a lot more."
Record-setter Rob Gronkowski was the tight end. The Patriot set the single-season mark at his position with 1,327 yards receiving. Teammate Wes Welker (league-high 122 catches) was the other receiver.
Pittsburgh's Maurkice Pouncey was the center, with Philadelphia's Jason Peters and Cleveland's Joe Thomas at tackle.
Joining Allen on the defensive line were ends Jason Pierre-Paul of the Giants, and tackles Haloti Ngata of the Ravens and Smith of the 49ers.
The linebackers were Suggs and DeMarcus Ware of Dallas on the outside, Willis and Bowman of the 49ers and Derrick Johnson of the Chiefs on the inside. Bowman and Johnson tied with 16 votes, half of Willis' total.
Revis and Charles Woodson of the Packers were the cornerbacks, with Troy Polamalu of the Steelers and Eric Weddle of the Chargers at safety.
Repeaters from 2010 were Polamalu, Revis, Willis, Ngata, Evans, Thomas and Leach.
In addition to Johnson, Jones-Drew, McCoy and Peterson, other first-timers were Gronkowski, Nicks, Peters, Pouncey, Pierre-Paul, Smith, Suggs, Bowman, Johnson and Weddle
There were 16 players from the NFC and 12 from the AFC.
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Maya. Post-BDM. Prologue. Now we start to get to the nitty gritty ... and meet two old acquaintances. NEW STORY
:Open Data Transmission: TOP SECRET – CLASSIFIED – A1 or better – EYES ONLY: Transmission begins:
As ordered the Alliance Scout Vessel Normandy was dispatched to the area of space adjacent to the Burnham Quadrant, near the planet Miranda. A full complement of officers, enlisted and medical personnel were on board, numbering some fifty-two. As they approached the area, a constant communication stream was maintained, with full telemetric scans and medical data being transferred over the link. Commander Allard reported an initial sighting, stating the vessel appeared to be a modified Avocet with magnetic grappler. She informed her crew to remain calm and at their stations. The following are excerpts from the recordings made at the time.
"...they've attached. I can hear them burrowing into the hull. My crew are tense, but holding well under the stress. Dr Parker is ready with the transmission units ..."
"...they have broken into the main cargo bay! Initial reaction to the ... Mother of God! It's not working! The damn gas isn't ... All personnel, open fire! Franchot, get us out here! Rip us open if you have to, just ..."
"…My God, please no! Someone, someone help us! They're killing us! It isn't working! It isn't …"
At this point all contact with the ASV Normandy was lost. The IAV Heigl was dispatched to the area, and they obtained evidence (attached in separate file) that Commander Allard operated the self-destruct sequence. However, three weeks after this incident, a Reaver vessel identified as the same that attacked the Normandy was downed on the third moon of Albion, during which all occupants were destroyed. DNA tests on various remains found on board indicate that at least a dozen of the Normandy's crew were taken during the attack, including Commander Allard herself. It appears they were kept as provisions. There were no survivors.
It should also be noted that the Reaver attacks have been increasing in number, and also moving closer to the Core.
:Close Data Transmission:
Gabriel Tam sat back in his chair and ran his hand through his dark hair. He'd noticed lately that it was thinner than usual, but he wasn't surprised. The illness had made him more gaunt, taking a lot of his body mass, so it stood to reason that his hair would go as well.
Not that it mattered much. Regan was hardly speaking to him again. Nothing new about that since she'd been estranged from him for years, only coming back when he'd almost pleaded, telling her he was sick. They had nothing to talk to each other about, though. Every night they sat at either end of the table, politely asking each other to pass the salt, how their respective days had gone, and never saying what they really needed to.
Leaning forward again, he studied the decoded message. He'd heard about the death of Anton Kendrick, of course, and said a small prayer. He never really liked the man – something to do with his politics, Gabriel always told himself, but the truth was Kendrick had made him look at himself, look at what he'd done ... or rather, what he hadn't. He'd tried to atone, tried to make things right, but for some time he'd wondered if he'd have time to see it through.
And now, he was pretty certain he wouldn't. If this was right, Quintana was much closer than he had imagined to completing his plan. And if he did that ... there was nothing anyone could do to stop the abominations from getting loose.
"Gabriel." Regan stood in the doorway.
"I've been calling you for ten minutes."
"Sorry. I was working."
"It's time to eat."
"I'm not hungry."
She stepped into the study. "You know the doctor said you had to have enough calories, or the treatment won't work."
"It's not working anyway."
She shook her head slightly. "I don't remember you ever giving up before."
"I gave up on Simon and River, though, didn't I?" He fixed her with a glare. "Isn't that what you've told me, over and again?"
Regan closed her eyes for a moment and sighed. "I thought we'd decided not to talk about them?"
"You brought it up."
She bit back on her response. "Whatever, you still need to eat."
"I suppose." He stared at the screen again.
She slid into the chair opposite him. "It can't be as bad as all that."
"Can't it?" He tried to keep the bitterness out of his voice, but it came through loud and clear. "You tell me how it can be better, Regan, because I'd like to know."
"Fine." She went to get up.
He couldn't let her. "Regan, wait. I'm sorry."
"Why do you shut me out?" she asked, her eyes studying him, trying to see the man she'd fallen in love with, the man she'd so desperately wanted children with that she'd agreed to his decision to go to the agency. "Gabriel, tell me what's going on. Maybe I can help."
A small smile twisted his lips. "I don't see how."
"Try me."
He stared at her for a long moment, then shook his head. "I drove him away, Regan. He told me what they were doing to River, and I told him I wouldn't come for him again."
"Is this to do with him, then?"
"I ..." It was no good. No matter how willing she was to listen, to support him, it wasn't fair to drag her into it. "No, Regan. And it isn't anything for you to worry about."
"But it is for you?" she asked shrewdly. "You can't protect me, Gabriel. I know those men have been here again. And I've seen the guards you've got in the grounds, a lot more than ever before. What are you so afraid of?"
"Hurting you. Seeing you hurt."
"I thought you didn't care about me any longer."
"Oh, Regan. I never said that."
Her eyes widened. They hadn't talked about their feelings in a long time, probably even before Simon kidnapped his sister and disappeared. The look on his face disconcerted her too. "Gabriel, I –"
"Hadn't we better go in to dinner?" he suggested, giving her an out, and – if truth be told – giving himself one too.
"We have to talk sometime."
"Well, it will have to be after I get back." He levered himself to his feet, holding onto the edge of the desk for a moment as a wave of nausea warred with the light-headedness.
"Get back?" She ignored the blood rushing from his complexion – he hated anyone drawing attention to his illness. "Where do you think you're going?"
"I have ... business dealings to attend to."
She stood up. "Gabriel, you haven't had business dealings for more than a year, not since you retired."
"I didn't exactly have a choice."
"You're sick. I'm not accusing you of anything." She looked down at the large diamond ring on her finger, the ring he put there the day he'd asked her to marry him. God, had they ever been that young? "Except perhaps keeping too much to yourself." She moved closer to him. "Gabriel, I'm still your wife. No matter what's happened between us. And I want to help you. That's why I came back."
"Because I'm sick."
"Partly." She reached for his hand, feeling the bones under the thin flesh, the wedding band now so loose. "But I still care. When I heard you were ill –"
"We knew it was going to happen, Regan."
"No. You're not going to get away this time. You've spent half your life running from things you didn't want to see. It's time to stop."
"Oh, I have. And I won't put you in any danger."
A thrill of something ran up her spine. "You really think I'm –"
He squeezed her hand. "Regan, stop. Please."
"No. And wherever you're going, I'm going with you."
This time he backed away. "No. Forget it."
"I won't forget it. If I'm in danger then so are you, and I don't want to be sitting here or anywhere else wondering what's happening."
For a long moment he didn't speak, then when he did it was as if he was repeating a mantra. "All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
She looked at him, an expression he hadn't seen for a long time on her face. "And you think that's what's happening?"
"We've allowed it already, Regan."
"I don't understand."
"We're supposed to live in a democracy, where freedom of speech is allowed, even encouraged … When was the last time you saw someone stand up and say the Alliance has done something wrong?"
"Well …" She shook her head. "Perhaps no-one feels that way."
He smiled sadly. "My dear, don't pretend. No-one says anything because they're not allowed to. Even the so-called free press aren't anymore."
"But they report all the news - it's on the Cortex all the time."
"They report what the Alliance wants you to hear." He led her to the sofa, making her sit next to him. "Did you know the Reaver attacks are increasing?"
"Reavers?" She seemed surprised. "They're just a story to frighten children."
He laughed, just a single, pitiful sound. "I wish they were. They're real enough."
"But the Alliance –"
"Have been lying to us. To all of us for a very long time. Only I was too blind, and too stupid, to see it."
"Gabriel –"
"You saw the Miranda broadwave. We all did. Didn't you believe it?"
She looked down at her hands. "I ... I didn't want to."
"Oh, my dear. That doesn't make it false."
She looked up. "But you said about attacks. There's not been any mention on the main news –"
"Exactly. Oh, it's there, but you need to know where to look. The more … subversive channels." He sighed. "Now I know how Simon felt when he tried to tell me about his sister. I believed he was wrong. Only now, God help me, I believe he might have been right."
"About them hurting her?" Regan's hand flew to her mouth.
He could see the pain in her eyes, and wished he hadn't said anything, but it was too late to stop now. "I've talked to people, people we'd never have let through the servants' entrance, let alone the front door, people who know things. Regan, if the Alliance knew I'd been speaking to them, I'd be locked up."
"What … what did they tell you?"
He squeezed her hand. "It was true. All of it. They were hurting our little girl, and I didn't do anything to stop them."
"We didn't know, Gabriel."
"No?" He stood up, feeling stronger now the truth had come out. "I think it's more that we didn't want to know. Didn't want our lives disrupted, disturbed, disarranged." He leaned on the fireplace, looking deep into the flames. "He put me to shame, Regan. He gave up everything for his sister, and I let him." He shook his head. "He might never have been my genetic son, but he was more of a man than I will ever be."
"You're going to find him, aren't you?" Regan said slowly.
He turned quickly, surprised at her insight. "And if I am?"
"Then I'm coming."
"Regan –"
"He may not be 'ours' as you put it, but I carried him for nine months. Him and River. I gave birth to them, loved them. Maybe not as much as I should have, but I still love them. I long to see them again. I have, since the moment Simon vanished." She stepped forward. "Do you know where they are?"
"I …" He was suddenly afraid. Not of Regan, but of the very air around them. "No." He was willing her to understand, not to press him.
"Then I can't let you go." She seemed more forceful, taking command of the situation. "In fact, I think we should go to the cottage for a while. Take your mind off these fanciful thoughts. And I can look after you properly."
He stared at her, then realised her right eyelid was moving, just a tiny amount. She was winking at him. She did understand.
"The cottage?" He made himself appear to consider. "It's been so long since we've been there. I don't even know if it's in a fit state to stay in."
"Then we'll make it fit. It will be good for you." She crossed to him, putting one hand on his shoulder, the other on his arm. "And you can forget all this nonsense."
"Perhaps it is. I … I find it hard to think sometimes," he admitted, playing along.
"It's the illness, Gabriel. As soon as the treatment starts to work, you'll feel better, so much more like your old self. I'll see to that."
"Will you look after me?"
"Of course. 'Til death do us part."
"I thought you'd already parted from me." This was him, not the Gabriel Tam he was portraying for any hidden surveillance devices that might have slipped past his net.
"Perhaps I did. And perhaps I'm regretting it." She smiled. "If you'll let me come back."
"I wish you'd never gone, bao-bei."
"Then I'll get us packed. The sooner we get to the cottage, the better." She walked to the door. "And I'm not letting anyone have our address. This is our time, Gabriel. Yours and mine. And no matter who calls, we won't be answering."
"Of course, my love." He watched her leave the room, admiring the metal inside her, then turned back to the fire. The truth was, he didn't believe there was anyone listening in, but after the last time those men came, he couldn't be entirely sure. But at least he knew now what he had to do to make things right.
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It is thought that the New Inn owned by the notorious Cap Goch (Red Cap) was situated on the Laleston side of the River Ogmore. The Inn no longer exists today as it was demolished around eighty years after his death. It was initially thought that Cap Goch died peacefully at the age of ninety but evidence has come to light confirming he was actually hung on Stalling Down, near Cowbridge of the charge of stealing a single sheep. Not much is known about Cap Goch's life other than his involvement in crime as his real name seems to be a mystery.
Below is the story of Cap Goch as told by Alun Morgan
This is a true story but it is so macabre that it has become a legend.
The New Inn was well situated with an eye to business. It stood in a little hollow on the track that led from Bridgend to Merthyr Mawr not far from the main road (the by-pass today). The main road stopped at Ogmore River and the passengers on the stage coaches from the west had to alight, cross over at the ford and catch another coach at Ewenny for London. (The main bridge at Bridgend was not built until 1825). Because if the break in the road, most travellers went by foot or on horseback. Many of these were packmen, with or without a mule, carrying valuable merchandise such as flannel, wool, skins and stockings (Bridgend was then the centre of the South Wales wool and stocking industry). The New Inn was a natural stopping place for these journeymen and many of them went there expecting a pleasant night's sojourn. None of them suspected that the night was to be their last on earth.
The licencee of the inn was known as Cap Goch form the head gear he wore. Having been to France and in sympathy with the French Revolutionary movement, he insisted on wearing the red stockinet cap of the so-called freedom fighters. Very powerful, looking like a country yokel with his grey eyes, red hair and bland face, he nevertheless managed to attract around him a gang of smugglers and outlaws. These men made frequent forays along the main road, picking off the odd lone traveller, but their richest harvest gleaned within the inn itself.
Suspicion fell on the inn first when bodies were discovered at the mouth of the River Ogmore. The finding of these bodies always seemed to coincide with the disappearance of packmen. But there were no police in those days, and suspicion remained conjecture. Cap Goch and his confederates waxed richer and richer, the goods of the murdered travellers finding a ready market among the people of the town. The mysterious disappearances went on for many years until, legend has it, Cap Goch died peacefully in 1820 at the age on ninety, a busy and lucrative life completed. Historical fact however, shows that he was hanged on Stalling Down, near Cowbridge, on the charge of stealing a sheep. A few years later the main bridge was constructed in the town centre and the purpose of the New Inn was lost. It fell into decay, crumbling away in its wooden dell.
An ancient bridge crosses the river near where the inn had been situated; it is now known as the Merthyr Mawr Dipping Bridge.*
Early this century the dilapidated remains of the inn were demolished completely and then the truth came to light. A cave was found near the kitchen and in it were the remains of some booty Cap Goch and his murderous thugs had gained. The garden was then dug up and it was found that bodies had been buried there in twos and threes at every conceivable spot. In one grave several skeletons were unearthed. The search continued beyond the confines of the house to reveal many more corpses, even in the fields some distance away, Obviously Cap Goch had heeded rumours over the finds in the Ogmore River and disposed of his victims in a safer place - safe enough for his guilt not to be proved until eighty years after his death.
*The Merthyr Mawr Dipping Bridge or New Inn Bridge, was built during the 15th century long before the time of The New Inn. The holes in the parapets were used for pushing sheep into the river to clean their wool. Nowadays in the summer months the bridge is used by people from all over the area who enjoy swimming and jumping off the bridge into the water.*
The Legends of Porthcawl and the Glamorgan Coast
Author: Alun Morgan
Illustration: Margaret Wooding
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Disclosure day, GOP vs. IRS and more in Capital Eye Opener: June 21
Yesterday was our favorite day of the month here at the Center for Responsive Politics — the deadline for super PACs and presidential campaigns to reveal their fundraising and expenditures from the previous month. Here are a few of the highlights from the new disclosures:
— Pro-Obama uper PAC Priorities USA Action raised about $4 million during May. The group, headed by former White House staffers Bill Burton and Sean Sweeney, spent about $200,000 more than it took in. Attorney Steve Mostyn, real estate magnate Franklin Haney and Barbara Steifel — identified as a Democratic fundraiser and philanthropist by the Los Angeles Times — each gave $1 million, making up nearly three-quarters of the group's May fundraising total.
— Romney-supporting super PAC Restore Our Future raised over $4.9 million and spent about $4.75 million. The group took in $500,000 donations from Select Medical Executive Chairman Rocco Ortenzio and Stephens Inc. CEO Warren Stephens. Restore Our Future also paid $650,000 in May for fundraising services to Podium Capital — an LLC owned by Romney fundraiser and former campaign staffer Steve Roche that has already received millions from the super PAC, according to the Center for Public Integrity. There were also three contributions to Restore our Future adding up to $1 million from three companies tied to Reynolds and Reynolds Co. CEO Robert Brockman, a Romney donor. Brockman and his wife have also given this cycle to Free and Strong America PAC, which Romney started in 2008.
– The Romney campaign picked up about $23.4 million and spent over $15.5 million in May. President Obama's campaign raised over $39 million, but spent about $44.5 million. Obama still holds a large cash-on-hand advantage, with nearly $110 million compared to Romney's $17 million. (Romney, though, is the hands-down leader when the funds of each candidate's Victory Committee and those of the national party committees are figured into the equation).
Republicans push back on IRS donor requests
Ever since the Citizens United and Speechnow.org court rulings, super PACs have been at the center of debate surrounding campaign finance. But nonprofit social welfare groups actually outspent super PACs in 2010, and could do so again this year. Those groups, called 501(c)(4) organizations under a section of the tax code, can accept unlimited individual contributions without disclosing their donors and air political ads as long as their primary purpose is to advance the public welfare.
What "social welfare" means in the eyes of the IRS has not always been clear, though, and enforcement actions have been scant. However, as Roll Call reports, the IRS may be taking a more aggressive stance on 501(c)4 groups which act as de facto political committees — a move that is facing pushback from GOP congressional leaders.
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and ten other Republican senators sent a letter to the IRS attacking the agency's request for detailed donor information from a list of conservative nonprofits. The letter echoed a common argument for keeping contributions anonymous: That disclosure of donors could lead to their intimidation and the chilling of speech. The letter follows a speech by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
The Center for Responsive Politics hosted a conference yesterday featuring experts discussing this issue and other controversial matters swirling around the role of politically active tax-exempt groups in the election. Check out our wrap-up of the event on OpenSecrets Blog.
Campaign ad disclosure gets boost in House Committee
Republicans abandoned an effort to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from implementing new campaign advertising disclosure regulations, which will force television stations to put details of political media buys online for public inspection. While that information is already technically public, the process of obtaining access to the files is cumbersome and can be expensive.
The FCC issued the rule in April. Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee initially objected to the new regulation and sought to reverse it in the FCC appropriation bill currently under debate by removing funding for it. Democrats and transparency groups — including the Center for Responsive Politics and the Campaign Legal Center — called on Republican members of the House Appropriations Committee to support disclosure and pass the bill without changing the FCC ruling. Wednesday's action reversed the defunding of the rule, but requires the General Accountability Office to conduct a study of its impact.
Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) said that the the conflict was a moot issue because the bill would likely not pass prior to November's election, reported Bloomberg. However, a lawsuit filed by the National Association of Broadcasters is still pending in the courts.


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A rainbow is coming to Los Angeles, and it's permanent. In honor of the rainbow's equally permanent place in pop culture, Sony is constructing a nine-story effigy in L.A.'s movie-making district, Culver City.
With a $1.5 million price tag attached, this permanent rainbow intends to attract attention to the classic film The Wizard of Oz, which featured rainbows prominently throughout. The movie was filmed in Culver City by Sony Pictures and remains an iconic element of the company's history.
The rainbow was designed by Tony Tasset and was built with visibility in mind; it can be seen from most points in Culver City, even on a smoggy day. The effigy represents a major investment on behalf of Sony, yet openly and effectively invites fans to celebrate The Wizard of Oz and other Sony films.
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If I started the story of me and my weight issue from the beginning, we would be here all night. Suffice to say that I have struggled with being overweight (lately, seriously obese) all my life. I've always been a big girl and usually with a big personality to match. You get kind of defensive when all you hear most of your life is negative comments and pressure surrounding your weight.
My mum batters me about it constantly, and I even recall when I told my family about my PCOS diagnosis; my grandmother piping up "well, I always thought there was something wrong with you, you know because you're so big". I can't say it didn't hurt or that I wasn't so embarrassed. I wanted a swift exit out of there. But to be honest, I was also mighty pissed off. As far as I was concerned, there was nothing wrong with me! Other than being the largest of the family…
I've been described using various offensive adjectives so many times I couldn't begin to count… and I'm here to tell you: I am not: Gross, Disgusting, Sick, Minging, or Lazy. What I am is FAT. I'm not claiming to be big boned or to have some kind of fat genes to excuse it. I'm overweight and largely it's my fault.
Yes, it's true I have PCOS and perhaps a bit of an underactive thyroid, which makes losing weight harder than is should be, but the simple facts are I eat too much and I exercise too little.
It's unhealthy. It affects my life probably in lots of ways I don't even know yet, but like many other things about me its only one facet of the person that makes Ali, and If you think you have the right to comment or make assumptions about me because of it, then I'm first in the queue to tell you you're either an insulting A$$ or you're too stupid to realise the damage your words can cause and in both cases this fat chick feels sorry for you.
It makes me even more angry in the work that I do when I hear women with a "raised BMI" described using all those same offensive adjectives that are partly responsible for my low self esteem. Sadly, I have heard them being used by both professionals and lay people. I have even heard comments that "women that big shouldn't be having children". I have news for you: it's not your call! You are there to provide care, and it seems to me that if you're caring and compassionate while in the room with a woman and then slating her with your dumb ass judgmental comments behind her back, you're two faced and untrustworthy.
I would venture that as most women with raised BMI, we could open the whole "BMI is not always a great indicator of a person's health, anyway" debate… but really, i'm just using the term commonly used by the NHS. As I was saying, women with a raised BMI, myself included: WE KNOW WE'RE FAT. It's not a revelation.
It's a bad habit. It's a lack of information. At worst, it's an addiction. All in all, it's a problem with food surrounding food. Unlike other forms of addiction, you can't really hide this. It's visible for all to see, but next time you're harshly judging a fat person. it's worth thinking about your own faults. What would people think of you if your failings were likewise as visible? Imagine if a smoker's tumors were growing on the outside of their body, if money visibly constantly poured away from the pockets of those with a gambling problem, or alcoholics began their downward spiral by turning bright yellow from their damaged liver. It's amazing the secrets the most judgmental people hide – they could really do with a look in a mirror before they begin throwing stones.
Also, like other forms of addiction, you can't help someone who doesn't want your help. Each must decide in their own time when they are ready to confront the issue, but chipping away at someone's self esteem is going to push them further away from the help your offering. The next time you find yourself commenting on a my weight or what I'm eating, ask yourself first: are you close enough to me, or do you have a duty of care to me which makes my problem your business and second: are you REALLY approaching the issue in a way that encourages me to open up and be honest with you? If you're the one metaphorically beating me up it's not going to be you that I ask for help.
Cigarettes, alcohol, gambling… these vices defeat many and are extremely hard to overcome, I grant you, but with each of them your basic strategy is to find a workable way to cut the thing your find yourself addicted to out of your life. You can't give up food and there's no patch for it either, it's all about reeducation and that's a slow process that takes time.
Going back to my journey, I think I'm finally ready to confront this issue in my life. For a number of reasons:
I feel like a hypocrite at work advising women about healthy eating and the risks of being overweight. I'm not exactly practicing what I preach.
I'm really sick of shopping in the fat girl stores.
I actually would like to avoid diabetes and other nasties in later life.
I have excellent motivation to lose a little weight before my wedding.
About a year ago I actually was on weight watchers for a couple of months and though short and with limited success for the time I was on the program, I actually felt the best I have in a long time and I'd like to get back to feeling that way.
To that end, 2 weeks ago I went along to my first Slimming World meeting. I chose Slimming World over Weight Watchers – a couple of ladies in my class at Uni seem to be doing this program and we have been supporting each other. It really has been helping.
In the last 2 weeks I've lost 5lbs. It's a start, and I know I'm at the beginning of a very long journey, but hopefully this time I will keep walking down this road.
Today, at group, I was given the slimmer of the week award and a sparkly sticker and I was all but speechless. I must have looked kind of silly, but to be honest I was trying very hard not to shed a tear because, well… it was the first time I can remember hearing positive comments and feeling good about my weight issue. Plus, you know you can always win me over with sparkles.


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Near Birchwood in Meigs County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
"Your Fate is Decided"
During 1837, American military leaders prepared to act. They marshaled soldiers and militiamen from Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee within the Cherokee Nation. These troops began to build temporary forts from which they could base their moves against the roughly 16,000 Cherokee who remained in the Nation.
The American government, led by Andrew Jackson's picked successor, President Martin Van Buren, however, persisted in enforcing the treaty. With a deadline for voluntary emigration set to expire in May 1838 (two years after Senate ratification of the Treaty of New Echota), preparations to force the Cherokee from the homeland hastened.
"President Martin Van Buren ordered final preparations for eviction in May 1838."
Marker series. This marker is included in the Trail of Tears marker series.
Location. 35° 24.423′ N, 85° 0.383′ W. Marker is near Birchwood, Tennessee, in Touch for map. Marker is located at the Cherokee Removal Memorial Park. Marker is in this post office area: Birchwood TN 37308, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. "To Learn and not Forget" (here, next to this marker); "Orders No. 25" (here, next to this marker); General Winfield Scott (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named "Your Fate is Decided" (here, next to this marker); "Chains of Friendship" (here, next to this marker); "Given by the Great Spirit above" (here, next to this marker); "A Desire to Possess" (here, next to this marker); "Not a treaty at all" (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Birchwood.
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Donegal MEP, Pat the Cope Gallagher is, this afternoon, in Iceland discussing the ongoing mackerel dispute.
The EU - Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee are meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland today and is co-chaired by the Ireland North West MEP.
It will discuss various aspects of Iceland's negotiations to join the EU including ways to establish stronger local and regional links.
The Icelandic Minister for Fisheries and Agriculture, Mr. Steingrimur J. Sigfússon will also address the Committee where Ministers will discuss with the Committee the mackerel dispute in the North East Atlantic.
In the wake of the massive overfishing by Iceland and the Faroe Islands, the Committee on Fisheries in the European Parliament appointed Pat the Cope to oversee trade sanctions against such countries engaged in unsustainable fishing practices.
Mr. Gallagher said "The delegation from the European Parliament will send a clear message to the Icelandic Minister. The overfishing of mackerel is totally unacceptable. The delegation will urge the Minister to re-engage in talks with the other Coastal States with a view to reaching an immediate agreement on the shared mackerel fishery."
"I shall outline to the Icelandic Minister for Fisheries the express intention of the Committee on Fisheries to broaden the trade sanctions originally put forward by the European Commission so as to include all fish and fishery products," he added.
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