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Dancing at the Footmad Weekend in Mentone, August 2005
Our goal is to promote traditional dancing to live music. At our dances we primarily do contra dances, square dances and waltzes. Footmad members organize and run the dances and a steering committee meets on dates published in the email newsletter. We welcome attendance at the steering committee meetings of all interested dancers. There is a place for everyone.
FOOTMAD sponsors dances once, sometimes twice, each month, with some additional dances and parties during the year and two highly acclaimed weekends of dancing - a weekend of contra and square dancing at Camp Riverview near Mentone, Alabama and a southern square dance weekend at Mt. Cheaha State Park. We have a low admission fee with students and children and a punch card system to grant you free admission to every fifth dance.
At our Saturday night dances a warm-up session starts at 7:00 and dancing begins at 7:30. Warm-up sessions give new and experienced dancers a chance to meet and go over the basic dance moves and techniques before the dance begins.
Once the evening begins a caller explains every new dance. He or she walks the dancers through each one to teach the sequence of moves before the music begins and continues to call the moves throughout the dance.
Don't worry about bringing a dance partner. You will find a lot of friendly dancers, but don't wait for one to ask you to dance. Feel free to ask someone you haven't met yet. At FOOTMAD men ask women to dance, women ask men to dance, women ask women to dance and men ask men to dance. The only rule is to have fun!
Children are welcome at dances. They can join the dancing or just enjoy the music. There is a space at the end of the hall reserved for children to play in.
Dances end around 10:30. We can always use help cleaning up and taking down the sound equipment.
All dances are held at the YWCA, 2300 3rd Avenue North. You will find parking in the lot beside the YW on 3rd Ave. North as well as on the street.
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Expression of Interest invited for Ballarat Freight Hub
Media Release
10 December 2015
Joint release with:
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Victorian Minister for Regional Development
Des Hudson
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Freight, logistics and manufacturing firms are invited to submit Expressions of Interest to lease or purchase land for the establishment of a Freight Hub in the Ballarat West Employment Zone (BWEZ).
The zone, on the north-west fringe of town adjacent to the Ballarat Airport, will be the region's economic engine room for jobs and economic growth over the next 20 years.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said the Freight Hub is part of an economic development strategy by the City of Ballarat. The BWEZ is forecast to provide thousands of jobs and contribute some $5 billion to the economy.
"The Australian Government has committed $9.1 million to the Ballarat Freight Hub," Mr Truss said.
"The EOI process is being delivered in partnership across all three levels of Government with Regional Development Victoria and the City of Ballarat each contributing funding to the EOI process."
Victorian Minister for Regional Development Jaala Pulford said the first land sale as part of Stage 1 of the broader Ballarat West Employment Zone project had been completed in October 2015 with Broadbent Grain purchasing a site for a $24 million export grain handling facility.
"Ballarat is one of the fastest growing inland cities in Australia," Ms Pulford said.
"The Ballarat West Employment Zone is a vital project for continuing jobs growth and the economic development of the region."
Mayor of City of Ballarat Des Hudson said the EOI process was making available up to 24 hectares of serviced land to firms looking to establish transport operations, freight handling activity centres or manufacturing operations that could benefit from immediate access to efficient freight services.
"Firms that manufacture food, fibre, beverages and agricultural products, that produce significant quantities of outbound or inbound freight and require efficient transport services would be particularly well placed to take up land within the BWEZ Freight Hub," Cr Hudson said.
Roads within BWEZ, the Freight Hub and the new Ballarat Link Road have been designed to accommodate high productivity freight vehicles (HPFVs).
The BWEZ Freight Hub is just 1km from the Western Freeway, which is also being upgraded to accommodate HPFVs. The Freight Hub site is located alongside the broad gauge Melbourne to Ararat rail line with access to the Port of Melbourne and the Geelong Port.
Further information on the EOI is available on the TendersVic website at www.tenders.vic.gov.au/.

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On Monday I came down with a cold/flu. I felt pretty awful Tuesday night, chesty cough and temperature. By Wednesday night, I felt terrible and my lungs felt blocked and wheezy. I could only sleep sitting up and on the Thursday morning, thought good grief this is simply ridiculous, I have to stop smoking. It's something I've thought about for years but never really tried, but this felt like the day. I got through Thursday easily enough without a cig as I felt like death warmed up, so didn't particularly want one. Most of Friday I was wheezing and coughing up mucus. Consequently, I didn't go to work, partly because I felt too ill and partly because I sounded so disgusting.
Today I feel a lot better and I'm afraid I did get a pack of ten when I went to the shops. I sliced nine of them and put them in the bin as soon as I got home and smoked the tenth one. The first thing that struck me as odd was how strong it tasted. With hindsight, it HAD a taste which when I was smoking 20/30 a day I wouldn't have noticed. After I'd smoked it, I was actually quite glad to put it out as it didn't taste nearly as nice as I had anticipated. I also felt slightly light-headed for a minute or two afterwards.
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Catching my breath of life, I looked up to thank him but couldn't find him anywhere. In an instant...he was gone.
Sunday - the 10th of July, 1994.
A bright morning indeed. Some friends called me up at about 6 in the morning and made an impromptu plan to enjoy the rest of the morning, jumping, swimming, like total masti to the heart's delight at the local swimming pool. I joked asking, "Do we really need to go all the way to the pool just to pee?".
Well then, for us teenagers...it was game on. So off went my friends a little early and I reached a half an hour later. I entered the bright pool area with my....ahem....sexy blue chaddi and a grey T, looking quite chik. The chlorine blue water of the pool and people enjoying themselves was a great sight to see.
For some reason though, most of the people were splashing around only in one particular part of the pool. I didn't really understand the reason why and didn't think much about it either.
I saw the show off divers diving from the 1st and the 2nd floor diving boards, plugging themselves in the water so hard you'd think they were intentionally trying to commit suicide.
If Anu Malik were judging the diving show off, I'm sure he would have blurted out...
Tune dive jo maari, toh taali maine maari,
Tooo-neehe..dive jo maari....toh taali maine maari..
Aree nahi bhi hota agar yahan pani......
tab bhi hogaya hota main paani pani....."
Ok..moving on. The less said about this, the better.
So well, I couldn't find my pals anywhere. I did check some chickies out though, *wink*.
I noticed the other side of the pool had quite, serene water but almost no one there to enjoy it. I wondered why that was but then who really cared? The water looked inviting and I was gonna go in. After all, this is what I had come for...friends or no friends.
So over I went to the other side by the edge of water, took a deep breath, pinched my nostrils shut with the thumb and forefinger of my left hand and holding on to my blue, sexy chaddi from the other...I dived in with a SPLASHH !!
The water took my shape for an instant as if it wanted to experience me length to breath and then took me in. The feeling was great....until I submerged. The moment my head went in......extreme calm took over. The kinda calm that usually brings about a wild storm behind it.
The water kept pulling me in and placed me in perfect midway. I opened my eyes and saw the blueness of the water and the white tiled base of the pool shown under my feet.
An instant later, reality hit me like a ton of bricks as I realized...."OH SHIIIT....I CAN'T SWIM". And what I saw next almost took my breath away. Right there, on the wall of the pool, it read in bold letters - "DEPTH - 12 FEET". I realized instantly why no one had preferred to be on this side. I had just jumped into the deepest part of the pool.
I was roughly around 5.3'ft tall. That meant, the water level was more than double my height. I was royally stuck. I stroked my hands and legs in a frail and a failed attempt to come up.
15 seconds had gone by and I was still underwater...
holding my breath and looking around to see if I could do anything to tackle the situation. I could see the steel ladder about 4 feet away horizontally to me that I could grab hold of and climb up, but...try as I might, I couldn't move to reach it.
25 Seconds had ticked by...
and I was now close to panic. My options were being cruelly eliminated one by one. I hoped against hope for someone to see me and jump in for a rescue. Where was that assholish lifeguard when someone really needed his help??
I was losing grip on my breath as moments ticked by. My chest was readying itself to burst open. I was now fighting to survive. I was now truly fighting to stay alive.
35 Seconds underwater.
I panicked. And I was still at the same midway. My eyes darted everywhere for options as I struggled with all my might. I rowed my hands and legs as hard as I could in the upward direction. The pressure was forcing me to breath out and I was fighting against it.
And then all of a sudden.....I saw a vision. I saw my mother in front of my eyes telling me to have my breakfast. I saw my school next and I saw myself winning that badminton championship and everyone congratulating me. I saw other images. I was seeing my life flash in front of me in extreme clarity.
It terrified me. I didn't want leave my mother crying. I didn't want to leave my friends. Is this how people saw their life flash before their eyes just before they went into oblivion? I was quickly losing my battle to darkness. To live and see another day did not seem an option available to me any more..
40 Seconds underwater...
and I was not gonna be able to hold on much longer. My heart beat like hell.
The weird part was that I wasn't scared of dying. All I wanted was to meet my mother one last time. All I wanted was to kiss her cheeks one last time before I went away and to tell her to not worry. That I shall be going quite happy and I will always....always remember her wherever I go.
But death is not known to be generous. It feels nothing, sees nothing, cares about nothing. Well... at least it treats everyone equally.
45 Seconds underwater.
I had lost all hope. I had shouted 'HELP' several times.....but it was all in my mind. My final moment was in front of me. I made peace with it.
And finally...finally.....I could hold on no longer. In helpless defeat, I slowly let my breath out and let my chest cave in as water began seeping into my nose.
But then....just then.....I SAW something. My eyes had blurred by then but I saw something float just above me. It was something that was red in color. I lifted my head upwards with half closed eyes and realized in a moment that it was a floating pair of red shorts. It was jus' a matter of inference then that a pair of legs would follow the shorts. At least I hoped it would be that way.
I was right. A pair of legs did follow. My brain reacted on an impulse. It went on 'SOS - code red' mode. If I was gonna live, THIS was the chance. A few things happened in the next few nano-seconds - with utmost, infallible precision.
My brain reacted at the speed of lightening and took over the commands of my body.
It commanded my lungs to hold on, not let the breath go for just a few more seconds.
It commanded my eyes to zero in on the target double time and message back, and then to keep it in visual contact as long as the situation demanded.
It commanded my hands to coordinate with my eyes, reach out and grab the target as it passed by.
The response was instant.
My lungs swiftly cut it's outflow of air swelling the chest in reaction.
My eyes zeroed in on the target and relayed it's exact location coordinates and 'Reach ETA' back, double time.
My hands, having the exact coordinates and target reach ETA, went into instant action. The fingers opened up for grab approach.
All this happened in a micro flash. My brain had commanded, possibly, it's last survival assault-technique before the enemy rushed in and took over.
Next thing I knew, both my hands had reached out in haphazard coordination and grabbed on to the legs of the man who was presumably swimming past without noticing me. The force of the grab was deadly. Whatever happened, I was not gonna let go.
And then, it happened. As I grabbed the legs...
My lungs let themselves go, they could breath no more,
My eyes shut themselves, they could see no more,
My nose and mouth let the last remaining mini ounce of breath slip away.
Water rushed in force inside of me and I went berserk.
But my hands......they stayed loyal. They didn't let go. They were not holding onto mere legs now. They were holding on to something larger. They were holding on to mighty HOPE.
As I held on, not knowing what was to follow, I felt a palm on my chin and another on my right hand lifting me up and above water. The hands of life.
I felt a blast of cold air hit me on my face as I surfaced. Instinctively, I tried to breath through my nose and I went berserk again. The water in my head made it's evil presence known. Only when I tried breathing from my mouth, I could. I swallowed a huge fistful of air and my lungs slowly beat to life as I coughed wildly.
And then I heard a voice. A man's voice."You'll be ok now", I heard him say and he pulled me to the edge of the pool and had me sit on it. I sat with my head down, breathing in bulk like a man out of breath for centuries. I still couldn't open my chlorine affected eyes. The man patiently waited as I panted on.
My head down, slowly I could open my eyes a tad bit and I saw him - a blurr of a man, around 28 or so, not so fair in skin color. My chest still heaving, I saw him smile at me.
And then...he said something I will never forget. He said, "Go home, your mother is waiting for you." My eyes widened. How did he...?? But I was in no position to talk yet.
Finally I felt a bit ok and when I could see a tad bit clearly, I looked up to find the man who had saved me to say my sincere thanks. But I could see no one. My side of the pool was still people-less.
I asked one of the men around the pool if he had seen anyone near me where I sat moments back. His negative reply somehow seemed quite expected. The man had DISAPPEARED.
That was it. I had been given another chance to life.
To this day, I can't swim.
To this day I feel the fright.
To this day I remember the man.
And to this day I remember his might.
And after a long, heavy discussion in my mind about the incident, going through the facts, over n' over again, I have come to but one TERRIFYING conclusion.
I think I met my death lord and my creator, both at the same time. And both had smiled at me, for different reasons !!!
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This paper presents a new method for the realization of a planar compliant behavior with an elastic mechanism. The mechanisms considered are parallel with symmetric geometry. We show that any planar stiffness matrix can be realized using a parallel mechanism with four line springs connected symmetrically. Among the four springs, two are identical parallel springs equidistant from the stiffness center, and the other two identical springs intersect at the stiffness center. A synthesis procedure based on geometry is presented and mechanism compactness is discussed.
Two springs having the same direction but opposite d. They are symmetric about the y-axis.
A realization of a stiffness based on the stiffness center (a) requires two line springs and one torsional springs (b) requires three line springs.
A pair of line springs intersecting at one point
Symmetric elastic mechanism with four line springs. (a) The mechanism is symmetric about the y-axis. (b) The mechanism is symmetric about the x-axis.
Mechanism compactness. (a) Mechanism synthesized with the procedure. The mechanism is not necessarily compact in size. (b) Compact mechanism with d = s and h = hmin .
Screw interpretation of the result. A and B are the instantaneous centers associated with twists t1 and t2 , respectively.
Realization of a planar stiffness with a symmetric mechanism. (a) Mechanism with geometry d = 2, s = 5.34, and θ = 25.91 deg. (b) Mechanism with geometry d = 4, s = 3.07, and θ = 15.61 deg. (c) Compact mechanism with geometry d = s = 2.95 and θ = 18.13 deg.
L-d curve for different values of h
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But Sally Spool does have magical powers!
Imagine giving your best friend a loose pile of thread spools for their birthday. She'd call you an unimaginative cheapskate, you'd tell her off for hitting on your husband, and the party ends in tears and recriminations. But Sally the spool doll transforms your penny-pinching present into a Gift Galore!
Because we all know what a capital "G" Gift is, right ladies?
A Gift is an expression of YOU.Because everyone's going to judge YOU based on the quality of your Gift. No pressure!
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Here is a collection of gifts that are suitable for every one on your Birthday, Christmas, and Just-Because-I-Like-You List.See that lady in the lower right hand corner? She's totally thrilled that you gave her a doll made out of spools of thread.
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Sally Spool
Materials Required – AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "STAR" MERCERIZED SEWING THREAD, ARTICLE 400
17 Spools Assorted Shades.
1 Spool Black "AUNT LYDIA" Button and Carpet Thread, Article 1.
1 Spool White "STAR" Six Cord, Size 10.
1 – 100 yd. Skein Red "STAR" Cotton Yarn, Article 75.
2 Small Black Buttons for Eyes.
HEAD. Cut 2 oval pieces from any White material about 2 x 3 inches, sew them together leaving about 1 inch open at one end for filling. Fill with cotton.
Hey, the Materials Required list didn't mention "White material"! Now, if I'm to complete this Gift in time, I have no choice but to assault Canadian actor Ryan Gosling.
Although, I'm quite relieved to find out that Sally is White. I had my fill of racist dolls in February, thank you very much.With a heavy...
Hand? Heart? Foot on the gas pedal?...cord...
Oh, that must be the Six Cord mentioned in the materials list! Apparently, the pattern designer doesn't want me to tear anything else off Mr. Gosling's body....string spool to be used for foot and tie in center of cord. Over the 2 strands of cord string 4 spools.
If you carefully colour-coordinate your spools, Sally could be a Rainbow Pride Spool doll.String opposite foot and leg in same manner. Tie the 4 strands of cord together in a heavy knot. Run all cords through the Black Aunt Lydia, tie another heavy knot. Run all cords through the White "Star" Six Cord and tie an heavy knot.
To keep your colours straight, just remember "Roy G. Biv" – the Rainbow warrior who defeated Richard of York at the Battle of Wakefield and went on to found the Gay Pride movement!
Wait a second. If we're using the White "Star" Six Cord as our doll's body, that means we're NOT using it to string Sally's limbs.The arms are made the same as legs using 1 spool for each hand and 2 spools for each arm. Tie all cords around the last knot so cords cannot go through spool. Sew open section of head around knot. Embroider mouth with Red. Nose and eye brows with Black.
Which means the "heavy cord" mentioned earlier is NOT in the materials list!
I guess it's no surprise that red and black embroidery floss wasn't listed in the materials list, either. Looks like I have no choice but to mug Paul Gross this time.
You hold him down while I grab his lanyard.Use buttons for eyes as illustrated.
Be sure to exactly copy the look of horror in the doll's eyes. She knows she's fated to be dismembered the next time someone needs to reattach a button and there's no black thread to be found in the sewing box.Skirt. With "Star" Cotton Yarn, ch 23, 1 s c in 6th st from hook, * ch 5, s c in next st of ch, ch 5, s c in same st, ch 5, s c in next st, repeat from * to end of row, ch 5, turn.
The skirt is what makes Sally a crochet project, not just something you did in kindergarten class and proudly brought home for your Mother to hang on the Christmas tree.2nd Row. 1 s c in 1st 5 ch loop, * ch 5, 1 s c in next loop, repeat from * to end of row, ch 5, turn. Repeat 2nd row 4 times.
And she did put it on the tree. The back of the tree. Against the wall. Where no one could see it.
She probably thought you wouldn't notice, but you did. Oh yes, you did.
Did I mention that my Mother gave me a big box full of my grade school Christmas art projects when I moved out? "So you'll have something for your tree," she said, cheerfully.7th Row. Ch 3, s c in 1st loop, ch 3, s c in same loop, * ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in same loop, repeat from * to end of row, break yarn leaving a thread to sew back seam.
But I know the REAL reason she gave me all my gifts back. She couldn't bear the humiliation of having them disgracing her Christmas tree any longer.
Unlike many of my early art projects, at least Sally is useful. She's made of spools of thread, which will come in handy to repair clothes, string popcorn, and sew up wounds during the zombie apocalypse. And yes, you'll be wanting to string popcorn during the zombie apocalypse.Collar. Ch 15, and work 2 rows the same as skirt, then working across other side of ch, work 9, ch-3 loops, break yarn.
Still, if the Gift recipient takes this doll apart to use it, she'll feel guilty for destroying all the hard work the Gift-giver put into making it. But if she doesn't use the thread, that means she didn't appreciate your special Gift.
Hey, Sally Spool just might be the pinnacle of passive-aggressive Gifts!
Pompon. Wind yarn about 25 times over a 2 ½ inch cardboard, remove and tie around center leaving 2 lengths about 2 ½ inches, trim. Make 6 more pompons in same manner.
Of course, not all spool dolls are hideous creations of a warped imagination. Some are actually quite adorable.
Earrings. Ch 2, 5 s c in 1st st of ch, break yarn and make another earring in same manner. Attach to side of head.
Place skirt around top of Black spool and sew in place.
Place collar around neck and sew. Using 2 strands of Cotton Yarn, run it through top of head, having about 6 inches at both sides, run strands through last spool from each side and tie at top. Tie 1 pompon at each side of spool at head, one at top of spool. Tie one pompon at each hand and foot.
And others are unspeakably cute!
I bet this is one handmade present that didn't get hidden at the back of the Christmas tree.
But I guess I shouldn't have issues about people not appreciating my Gifts Galores. After all, it's not like a Gift is an expression of ME.
Oh wait, yes it is! *sob*
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It's 2015 and Marilyn Manson is more or less a new man.
In years past, the shock-rock icon born 46 years ago as Brian Warner in Canton, Ohio, was legendary for his nocturnal lifestyle. He would sleep during the day and wake just as the sun gave way to darkness, then fill his nights with partying and various other forms of debauchery, at least when he wasn't working on music or some other artistic pursuit.
"I used to think that 3 a.m. was the time when my brain was most creative," says Manson. "And it usually WAS. Because for me there were no phones ringing, there was no one else around."
But Manson's schedule has flipped, thanks in large part to the one-two punch of his two main ventures of 2014: the making of a new album, The Pale Emperor, and a recurring role as a white supremacist convict in the popular cable series Sons of Anarchy.
It was while recording the song called "Birds of Hell Awaiting" — done in the light of afternoon, no less — that Manson realized his old habits had been holding him back.
"It was the first take, and I just sang it," he recalls. "I didn't even know where the music was going to go. I just went with it, and it was very organic. And then it opened up a whole different part of my mind, my life. It essentially transformed me.
"Just making this record, I flipped my life upside down really quickly, having to get up at 5 a.m. for Sons of Anarchy," adds Manson. "So my schedule became completely opposite of what it used to be, which was fun for me because other people were confused. They're like, 'Oh, he's not going to be able to do that.' And I like to prove people wrong."
The radical time-shift wasn't the only significant change surrounding The Pale Emperor. Manson was also working without his primary songwriting collaborator.
On most of the eight prior studio albums, Manson's main creative foil had been guitarist/bassist Twiggy Ramirez. This time around, he worked with composer Tyler Bates, who is best known for his work on soundtracks that include last year's blockbuster, Guardians of the Galaxy.
Manson said he met Bates at a wrap party for the show Californication in 2013, where Bates brought up the idea of collaborating.
An initial session failed — something about being stuck in a small warehouse space with a girl singing in a shrill voice killing the vibe. But later on Bates suggested that Manson stop by his studio to give things another try. With Bates playing guitar and Manson singing, the two immediately connected and the album was completed in three months.
Manson's career path to becoming shock-rock's elder statesman first gained traction with the release of 1994's Portrait of an American Family album. Afterward, Manson and his band went out with Nine Inch Nails as part of their Downward Spiral tour, which brought Manson's outrageous stage persona to the attention of a national audience.
In fact, unconventional behavior, sensational tales and a willingness to test limits have been constants with Manson ever since he formed the first version of his band, as Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids, in 1989 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Donning vivid makeup and engaging in all manner of shocking onstage behavior at its early shows, the group soon gained a notorious reputation around its South Florida home base.
The controversy didn't hurt Marilyn Manson's career. The band's early albums — American Family, 1996's Antichrist Superstar, 1998's Mechanical Animals and 2000's Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) — each sold in the millions, while Manson fueled the outrage of religious and other like-minded groups with his own escapades.
In 1994, Manson met Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey and said he had become a minister of that church. He also spread a rumor that he had lower ribs removed so he could pleasure himself sexually. On one tour, he routinely cut himself across his chest during shows —much as Iggy Pop did decades earlier — turning the concerts into a bit of a bloody spectacle.
In more recent years, the fuss surrounding Manson seemed to have died down, as albums like 2007's Eat Me, Drink Me and 2009's The High End of Low failed to generate the controversy (or album sales) of past releases.
But controversy flared up again last fall when a video directed by Eli Roth surfaced. It included footage from two earlier Marilyn Manson videos, and featured a scene in which Roth simulated raping singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey.
Manson's camp quickly responded that he had nothing to do with the video. Manson himself has further elaborated that he, Roth and Del Rey attempted to do a video, but he bailed from the project. In one interview, Manson was quoted as saying he dropped out because Del Rey was "being such a problem," a statement he denies.
"I was misquoted by saying that she was difficult on set. It was not on set. We were talking about doing something and it didn't happen. But what was released was nothing to do with Marilyn Manson or a video concept of mine," says Manson. "And what was filmed, I neither condone or not condone. It didn't really have anything to do with Marilyn Manson.
"And it was improper for the person who edited it into my videos to make it seem like it did. I was only upset with that person and no one else. And I'm sure that Eli Roth and her were more upset than me, so let's leave it at that."
Aside from the Del Rey video, things have seemed calm in the lead-up to The Pale Emperor. In fact, much of the attention has centered on the album's quality. Its songs take Marilyn Manson's sound in a noticeably more bluesy rock direction, with big beats, heavy bass lines and fat, catchy guitar riffs all powering the music.
Meanwhile, the album artwork and the videos released for the songs "Cupid Carries a Gun" and "Deep Six" — aside from some artful partial nudity in the latter video — seem tame by Manson's standards. But he hinted he may soon return to his familiar tricks. "Well, I've just given the tip so far," he says.
Perhaps some of that twisted spectacle will unfold on tour this winter.
"As far as what's going to happen, I don't know until it happens," Manson says cryptically enough, although he does reveal that it will evoke two sides of the deep South — the voodoo of the Louisiana swamps with the evangelical fervor of some of the region's churches. "But I know visually it's not going to be like any of the Marilyn Manson shows we've done before. We're not going to regurgitate or cannibalize anything I've done prior to this."


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What does it mean to lose a parent in the worst act of terror in Canadian history? Five people who had a mother or father aboard doomed Flight 182 share their stories in this article published in the Globe and Mail Feb. 15, 2003.
Lost her father at 4
Natasha Madon was attending a birthday party in Bombay when she learned the airplane that was to reunite her father with his vacationing family had fallen into the ocean.
It was not an accident, she was told. Someone had put something on the plane and it had exploded. Almost five years old, she didn't understand what they were talking about.
"Maybe he just couldn't find us in Bombay," she now remembers thinking. "I had the feeling that, when I go home, he will be there."
Sam Madon had been on his way from Vancouver to join Natasha, her mother Perviz and eight-year-old brother Eddie, who had gone ahead a month earlier to visit family members. The Madons had emigrated in the late 1960s, and were bringing Eddie back to Bombay for his navjote,the coming-of-age ceremony of their Zoroastrian faith.
When news of the tragedy came, Perviz Madon was already on the way to the airport to pick up her husband. "I remember jumping into the back of a cab and not understanding what was going on at all," her daughter says. "I was sitting there, with Eddie, quite confused."
Her memories of what happened afterward are blurry. Her mother left a few days later for Ireland to recover the body while she stayed with an aunt. A few weeks later, there a funeral service, a cremation and then the flight home to Vancouver, where her father was a professor at the Pacific Marine Training Institute, which merged with the British Columbia Institute of Technology in 1994 (a picture of him still hangs on a wall there).
Now, at 22, the petite Ms. Madon has an easy smile and an optimistic outlook. But tears well up when she talks about life without her father.
She feels cheated. She was too young, she has too few memories. She can recall going to the park with him but can't remember what his voice sounded like. For more, she must rely on others. "People describe my dad as a very loving person, with a great sense of humour and a great love of life. He was well-liked, well-respected.
She constantly wishes he would come back. "I think of him every day. Sometimes I'm just sitting somewhere and I think of him. Or I see a picture."
Losing him cost the family so much. She cannot remember a Father's Day with him. He was not there for her dance recitals or her high-school graduation. He will not be there for her wedding or when her children are born.
"It can never be made better. Nothing can ever fix it."
And yet, she feels lucky. "Despite what we went through, we managed to have a somewhat normal and happy life. My mom has ensured that. We are a very close family."
And they speak often of the disaster. "We deal with our emotions openly in this family, especially with this."
The Madons did not get together with other Air-India families, and for many years thought they were the only ones in the Vancouver area. But they had many close friends who made sure they were well-loved and cared for.
And most of all, Ms. Madon had dance. "It's, like, my first love."
She says she abandons herself to movement. "I don't think about anything when I dance. My mind is blank. That's the thing about dance, you just enjoy it."
Until tendinitis in both knees halted her career, she danced as much as four hours a day, six days a week. She danced tap, ballet and jazz, travelling to Boston, Philadelphia and Hawaii for training.
She competed and won trophies. But she could never escape June 23, 1985. Another anniversary, another headline, another court date.
As she got older, she asked Eddie about what happened. She started to look into the political movements allegedly involved in putting a bomb on the plane, the reasons behind their terrorism and why they felt they had to do it.


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After returning from the archmage's castle, Pinkywas sent a message from the shaman of the Swift River Tribe They needed his help. The group made it to the a rope bridge that led to a very small village. Chief Speaks the Truth met them and asked for help recovering an expedition that traveled to the lost goblin city and was captured by the mind flayer's troops. The young boy Timmy, States the Obvious and the gem of yagatek were among the losses.
The party agreed to help , only to find out that the village they stood in was a false village. The actual village was behind a secret door leading to a serious of large connected caverns. The village contained approx 250 female, elderly and children goblins, 100 young goblins, 250 male goblins, 100 wolves (40 as steeds) and a small tribe of 40 bugbears.
The party went to the ancient goblin city and located a old tower/prison near the walls of the city. Along with deadeye, a female hunter they snuck into the prison. The hobgoblin guards were killed and they escaped with several goblins (States included) and a dwarf captive. Urk tossed the prisoners to the wall and made the jump himself. Fleeing the battle horns and screeches of grimlocks, they fled the city to return to the hidden village.
After a celebration involving goblin wine and honorary titles' Theik awoke to find himself in bed with a goblin female (at least an attractive one by goblin standards) . The village also found that the Village Armsmaster (and sub chieftain) was murdered in his bed. A short investigation by Theik Aurthawist and Pinky discovered that States, now under the control of the mind flayer's domination, had killed him.
The party has rescued him before he could be released to fake an escape, return to the village and kill the leadership. This was to be the precursor to the a raid of the village by the masters of the "master". The village had one week to prepare and the party was asked to help. Pinky asked for help and the preperations began.


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Samantha grew up with boys. Her best friends were all boys so it's not hard to imagine that she was a tomboy. But things changes with one accidental night that chnages everything. No longer were her boys her friends. And even one boy got to be more than just that. However the case, it all started when she started hanging with boys.
LetsGoToCandyLand Feb 17, 2013
Love it so far just finished reading Dorming With The Boys and have already hunted down Competing With The Boys and Forver With Boys
ilovetheworld Aug 31, 2011
okay, you know your looking for a picture of skylar, well If you have ever watched the tv program smallville you will know who oliver is (or the green arrow) - he is super fit and also has brown eyes and blond hair...I think that actor would be perfect for sam's brother :)
onetuffcookie Aug 29, 2010
i dont think callum is gay anymore.. xD maybe seeing sam's chest changed him? lmaooo(:
onetuffcookie Aug 29, 2010
aww, its cute. xD i love how its from a different point of view and a different generation. ahaha. like, no longer ashley, but Sam's. (:
alexis_rene Jul 11, 2010
and i was thinking that u cudd do matty murder or alex evans as cory
NeverDuplicated Jun 29, 2010
I like it! im sooo ECSTATIC you make a sequel!! i was in love with the epilogue of the first one. i wanna grow up to be like ashley; be married to the love of my life, have beautiful children and never lose in touch with my friends. you've inspired me.


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The 2018 Programme
This year, 2018 the REFF is being held on Monday the 2nd of April, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. with the theme: "Reaching the Nations"!
The Redlands City Choir will be performing during the program, while the official opening (at 10am) will be hosted by Karen Williams, Mayor of Redland City Council.
Showcasing the wonderful services that are available to our local community, across the Redlands City area. Monday the 2nd April 2018 - Don't miss it!
Please check out all our website pages for full information. Like us on Facebook to stay up to date!


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"Jumping the shark," a term which initially referred to Happy Days' Fonzie water-skiing over one, usually refers to a TV show so desperate for ratings that it gambles on a ludicrously over-the-top scene. If it's possible for a movie reviewer to jump the shark, then Salon's Andrew O'Hehir has just set the standard.
In his "unorthodox and admittedly inflammatory" take on the new Disney family flick Secretariat, O'Hehir unearths a deeply sinister subliminal ploy, a coded shout-out to its target audience of Christian conservatives. This movie, ostensibly about the greatest racehorse in history and his determined owner – "a classed-up version of Sarah Palin feminism" – is actually "master-race propaganda" that is, he writes,
all the more effective because it presents as a family-friendly yarn about a nice lady and her horse.
Um, it is a family-friendly yarn about a nice lady and her horse, but I suppose O'Hehir is so ideologically threatened by Hollywood reaching out to an audience for which it normally has open contempt – like it did with last year's highly successful The Blind Side – that he feels compelled to destroy the film nonetheless. Like a Derrida-inspired undergrad, O'Hehir sets out to deconstruct this straightforward entertainment and decode the White Power deviltry within,
an ideological worldview that is never made explicit but is present in every frame. [Emphasis mine]
Seriously? Racial supremacism pulses from every frame? Quite a propaganda achievement. In your face, Leni Riefenstahl! O'Hehir ingeniously manages to ascribe racism even to the film's lighting:
(It's) as if someone just off-screen were burning a cross on the lawn.
Yes, you read that right.
In addition to being disturbed by completely hallucinated Triumph of the Will undertones, O'Hehir is also aghast that the movie takes place in 1973 and yet "the words 'Vietnam' and 'Nixon' are never uttered." Nor should they have been, because this movie isn't about the Vietnam war or any other social upheaval of the time, and to shoehorn those references in would, from a storytelling perspective, be jarringly irrelevant. One would think that a movie critic would appreciate the fact that story aesthetics are more important and satisfying to an audience than political indoctrination.


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It traces the personal journeys of Dr T Colin Campbell, author of " The China Study " and Dr Caldwell Esselstyn, former top surgeon at the " Clevland Clinic. "
The DVD highlights groundbreaking information gained from decades of studies done on heart disease, type 2 diabetes and several types of cancer.
It will change the way you look at food and the way you think about disease.
A must watch for physicians and patients or just anybody who wants to be healthy.
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An expat playboy's death by drowning in Majorca would be more convincing if the pool were deeper.
Neil Picare, who made a fortune selling his farm to eager developers, is enjoying the good life on his estate in Puerto Llueso, Majorca, until he dies in his custom swimming pool. Detective Enrique Alvarez interviews Rosalía Mulet, Picare's cook, who found the body; she says that because Picare couldn't swim, the pool was designed so he'd never be out of his depth. The post-mortem, too, shows no sign of drowning but instead indicates a quick maneuver that someone else could have made to kill Picare instantly. Superior Chief Salas tiresomely keeps Alvarez making the circuit from one likely suspect to another: the naïve young housemaid who hoped she'd displace the current Señora Picare; a friend who was overheard arguing with the victim at poolside; an impressive number of Picare's female conquests and their jealous husbands or partners. Alvarez's progress is characteristically leisurely. He spends more time trying to sample Rosalía's tempting Majorcan recipes, and Rosalía herself—that is, when he's not fencing with his exasperated boss, who wants the inspector to look for evidence when Alvarez would much rather be drinking his cousin's husband's brandy. In his own sweet time, Alvarez solves the murder in spite of himself, with a suspect who might not be a surprise but a motive that is.
Although newcomers to the long-running Alvarez series (Murdered by Nature, 2012, etc.) may find it hard to get involved in a mystery the hero has so little interest in pursuing, fans will enjoy the latest adventure of this amiably lazy detective.


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Thursday, March 12, 2015
QuiltCon Pin Swap & Mini
The first thing I would like to share with you is the QuiltCon Pin Swap. I'm sure most of you on Instagram are very aware of the pin swapping that was going on at QuiltCon. It was an amazing way to be able to introduce yourself to new people and strike up a conversation by simply swapping pins. Of course, while you are swapping pins, your lanyard starts to get a little heavy as you attach each one. By the end of the day on Saturday, my lanyard was becoming a bit cumbersome with several pins in my pockets since I had completely run out of room.
Even the Sewlebrities were joining in on the pins! I just had to add a picture of my favorite fabric designer, Denyse Schmidt in there! :)
By Saturday night, I had transferred all my pins to my conference bag to give me some relief.
I ended up collecting different mini-charm packs at QuiltCon through the swag bag, venders, and presenters. I put my Riley Blake solids, American Made Brand solids, and my Alison Glass mini-charms together to form this fun little mini quilt to hold all my QuiltCon pins now that I'm home.
I also built up the courage and did a little FMQ on the mini quilt. I really like the way it turned out.
My pins now have a lovely home on the wall in my sewing room. I will be able to look upon them with fondness as I remember my first Quiltcon experience.
24 comments:
Way to go using your sway from Quilt Con! It looks great.ReplyDelete
That's a fun idea! :)ReplyDelete
They look so cute all together. A wonderful way to preserve the memories. And your FMQ looks great!ReplyDelete
What a great way to use up the mini charm pack and display your pins from the swap. Your FMQing looks great!ReplyDelete
Super cute and great idea!ReplyDelete
visiting from link a finish friday...I keep thinking I'll do my scraps in this graduated rainbow pattern... one day I will! Good idea for displaying pins tho...one of those things..."who'd a thunk it?"ReplyDelete
How fun and what a great way to keep/display all those pins!ReplyDelete
Very nice little mini to hold your pins.ReplyDelete
I just love this idea as a way to hold all your pins. I'll keep that in mind if I ever get a chance to attend QuiltCon. Beautiful quilt. Hope you had a wonderful timeReplyDelete
What a great way to display your pins! Love the rainbow and the B&W stripey binding - it's my fave!ReplyDelete
Way to go on the FMQ and I love your mini. Great way to showcase your pins! Thanks for linking up to TGIFF!ReplyDelete
Your mini is GORGEOUS!! I have yet to make anything to hold my QuiltCon pins, and with a new baby coming in a couple of months and a decently giant to-do list already lined up, I'm hoping I make one eventually. I think I only got one mini charm pack during my foray in Austin, otherwise, this is a FABULOUS idea!ReplyDelete
What a great idea! How fun to be able to see all your pins and remember the fun you had. Your mini quilt looks great! :)ReplyDelete
It appears you had a wonderful experience! And your memory quilt/pin display is really cool! Love the loopty loo fmq you did!ReplyDelete
What a great way to display your pins. And your quilting looks great. Thanks for sharing on Oh Scrap!ReplyDelete
I always enjoy anything that looks like a watercolour/rainbow type gradation, so your mini quilt looks great to me. And the free-motion quilting just goes perfectly with it. Glad you had a good time, that looks like fun.ReplyDelete
That's a great way to display your memories, and wall art to boot! I hope to be at the next one.ReplyDelete
It looks like you had a marvelous time Janet!ReplyDelete
You came up with an awesome way to commemorate it! Love your mini pin quilt - great job on the FMQ too!
What a great idea. Perfect way to display those pins and your quilting is gorgeous!ReplyDelete
I'm a Girl Guide (similar to US Girl Scouts) and we're big fans of trading - pins, crests, crafts. As you said, it's a great way to start up a conversation. I love that you made a quilt for your pins. I have a similar one for some of my special Girl Guide ones. It's a great way to display your souvenirs and not just have them collect dust in a drawer. Your FMQ looks lovely! It's too funny that I first saw that particular motif on the cover of a Denyse Schmidt book and there she is in your post!ReplyDelete
That's such a wonderful idea. I'm loving seeing all the pins of people who were able to go to QuiltCon!ReplyDelete
What a neat way to show off all those great pins! Your quilting looks perfect and I'm glad you had so much fun!ReplyDelete
I love your mini, and what a perfect way to display your QuiltCon pins!! :)ReplyDelete
What a great idea! Glad you had fun at Quilt Con. I was able to drive up from New Braunfels for a day to check it out. Such fun!ReplyDelete


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Writing makes my world go round. When I am not writing (which is far too often) I am thinking about all the things that I want to write. So many original ideas run around my head on a daily basis. Most writers I know are the exact same. We all want to see the stories in our heads play out for the world to see, be it on screen or on page. I feel like I should preface this next part with a paraphrasing quote from Mean Girls. I'm not a regular screenwriter. I'm a cool screenwriter.
You see, I constantly hear from other writers that they only want to write original stuff, they don't want to become a cog in the machine of Hollywood and crank out things for franchises or adaptations. Be prepared to judge me for the worse, but I do. I do want to write for franchises, I do want to make a superhero movie, I do want the chance to adapt a novel.
I grew up loving these movies alongside my love of the classics. As I write this I am upset because I have to wait a day to see Captain America: Civil War (and I have plans to see it multiple times opening weekend). I am a total geek girl and I love these movies. It would be a dream to be a part of bringing the wonder of things I love to the world.
It seems that many consider the people that write these movies are only doing it for the money, but I am sure my desire comes from one of two things. I freakin' love comic books. Give me a chance to write a Ms. Marvel movie and I will hop on it in a second. Origin story for Harley Quinn? Yes, please. Do I already have ideas for a modern retelling of Pygmalion? You bet I do. Of course I want to write my original specs, but my love of comics and novels too.
The other reason may be because of where I got my start in writing. Some of my first real substantial writings were fanfiction. No longer media's dirty little secret, fanfiction has become more prevalent and makes me less ashamed to talk about my writing roots. As a fanfic writer, I frequently play in other people's worlds. I take something others have created and morph it into something new and unique to me and that gives me great pleasure. I get to play in a world I love, and what are franchise movies if not that?


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General Dynamics-led team to ensure continuous space-to-ground telecommunications of NASA's global space network for decades to come.
General Dynamics C4 Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), has been awarded a seven-year contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center for the Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment (SGSS) project. The company will modernize the ground system and network for NASA's Tracking Data and Relay Satellite (TDRS) constellation. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract has a total potential value of approximately $642.2 million, including options. The period of performance is from June 21, 2010, through June 20, 2017.
As prime system integrator for the project, General Dynamics will implement a new ground-system architecture that ensures the space network will continue to provide global space-to-ground telecommunications and tracking coverage for low-Earth orbit and near-Earth space flight missions. Particular focus will be given to project integration, testing and operational transition so the new system is implemented without interruption to ongoing operations of the space network, which supports all NASA scientific and human space flight missions, including the Hubble Space Telescope and the International Space Station.
Commenting on General Dynamics 30-year commitment to supporting U.S. space programs, including ongoing involvement with the constellation and ground system, John Weidman, vice president of National Systems for General Dynamics C4 Systems, said, "As we modernize this critical national asset, the focus of our team's efforts is ensuring the NASA Space Network continues the highly-reliable service it has delivered for nearly three decades."
Operating out of the White Sands Complex in New Mexico and the TDRSS Terminal in Guam, the new, flexible, extensible and scalable system will also expand the capabilities needed for future space missions by accommodating larger quantities of data with expanded coverage at greater distances.
General Dynamics will staff the SGSS project from its headquarters in Scottsdale, Ariz., and at its SpacePlex facility at New Mexico State University's Arrowhead Research Park in Las Cruces, N.M.
General Dynamics is collaborating on the contract with a team of small and large businesses which has rich NASA experience, including Harris Corporation of Melbourne, Fla.; GMV Space Systems of Rockville, Md.; Rincon Research Corporation of Tucson, Ariz.; a.i. Solutions of Lanham, Md.; RT Logic of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Qwaltec of Tempe, Ariz.
General Dynamics C4 Systems is a leading integrator of secure communication and information systems and technology. With approximately 11,000 employees worldwide, the company specializes in command and control, communications networking, computing and information assurance for defense, government and select commercial customers in the United States and abroad.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 91,200 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about General Dynamics is available online at www.gd.com.


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9 Mobile Apps That Will Improve Your Health
There's plenty of talk about how technology can get the best of us, causing many of us to stare too intently at a screen far too often. But it can also help us better ourselves! Exhibit A: The assortment of healthy living apps you can use to do everything, from exercising your brain power to optimising your sleep cycle to cracking the code on how to actually stick to your diet or exercise regimen. Scroll for some of our favourites. You'll thank us later!
Failing to get restful sleep is a leading cause of recurring health problems, and it's something so many of us struggle with! This cult-favourite app is intended to help users overcome insomnia, and is beloved for its soothing and highly effective guided meditations.
Price: $3
Discover more than 100 healthy (and, true to the app's name, delicious!) recipes on this app from blogger and author Ella Woodward. The plant-based, gluten-free, and sugar-free meals—as well as several detox menus—will inspire you to look at eating differently.
Price: $4
Yes, calories are important to keep track of. But it's also important to look past the label and understand the whys and hows of what we're buying and eating. Fooducate contains an impressive library of groceries and grades them based upon nutrition, ingredients, and serving size.
Price: Free
The mini games included in the Lumosity app may have been designed by neuroscientists to train memory, attention, and problem solving, but they're also really quite fun. Fifteen or 20 minutes a day is enough to give your brain the workout it needs!
Price: Free
Stay on top of your diet and calorie intake with this easy-to-use app. Set reminders to alert you when you're slacking, and connect with friends to tap into some peer-to-peer motivation.
Price: Free
When it comes to sticking to our healthy living goals, some of us may need a little more of a nudge—or active incentivizing—than others! Enter: Pact, an app that allows you to earn cash by sticking to a goal, getting paid by other members who don't. It sounds kind of crazy, but it works. You can also connect your FitBit or sync your diet patterns via MyFitnessPal for an inclusive look at your progress.
Price: Free
Drinking more water is one of the simplest paths to feeling and looking your best. Plant Nanny functions as a kind of Tamagatchi for drinking H2O—in order to keep your cute little plant alive and help him grow, you must "water" it at certain times by drinking water. There is a strange sort of pleasure that comes when you drink your goal amount of water and get to watch your cute plant sprout flowers.
Price: Free
Ever notice how some days you wake up effortlessly, and other days—despite having gone to bed at the same time—the task is literal torture? Studies suggest it's all about timing, and whether you're in REM or light sleep! The Sleep Cycle alarm clock app tracks your sleep patterns and wakes you up during a period of light sleep. Presto. Morning-person magic in the palm of your hand.
Price: $1
Supremely customisable, the Yoga Studio app is the pinnacle of yoga apps, allowing you to choose classes from 10 to 60 minutes, create your own routines, and select what type of practice you're seeking (strength, flexibility, relaxation, and so on). Bonus: No internet connection is required, and you can sync your schedule with your calendar.
Price: $4
Do you use any of these or other healthy lifestyle apps? Tell us in the comments below!


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Michael Linsner's exquisite goddess creation marks her 20th Anniversary with
this captivating statue sculpted by Clayburn Moore for The CS Moore Studio. The
1/6 scale statue stands approximately 15" tall and features Dawn in a
seductive new costume designed by Linsner and Moore specifically for this
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So as I said in the previous road trip post we decided to leave a day early from Maine so we didn't have to do a four hour drive the morning of our flight. We managed to find a hotel about a half hour from Boston Airport I can't remember the name of the area, all I know is that our hotel had an indoor water park connected to it that I begrudgingly didn't get to visit. After a night spent in yet another hotel room (our 5th!) with a few hours to spare before our flight that evening we all agreed that more shopping was in order! Woohoo! I couldn't wait for another trip to forever 21 and Sephora of course although I was a little disappointed that most things in Sephora were the same price or more expensive than at home. We got some lunch in the food hall and then it was on to the airport. By this point I was getting a little worried as there were radio reports of tornado warnings and thunderstorms so we were keeping our fingers crossed our flight wouldn't be delayed, or worse cancelled. Thankfully ours wasn't but most of the domestic flights unfortunately were, there was immense relief all round as we scanned the screens past all the cancelled flights to see the words ON TIME next to ours. If you've ever flown from terminal E at Boston Logan Airport (I think it's the main international terminal) you'll know that there really isn't a whole lot to see or do. There's a few shops and a couple of fast food restaurants but lets just say that Heathrow Terminal 5 it isn't! Eventually we made it home after a reasonably short five and a half hour flight and boy did it feel good to be home. Knackered and jet lagged we all fell in to bed and I slept for about 7 hours. Oops not a good idea, cue me at 4:00am the next morning eating a whole bag of share sized crisps whilst watching endless Frasier re-runs!
I apologise this post is a little later than all the other road trip posts, I didn't realise I hadn't actually published it.


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Compliance checks involving visits: Officers Notebooks
The findings of a compliance visit must be recorded fully in the Officers Notebook. Ultimately this could be used as evidence at a Tribunal or in Court. Officers therefore should use the following guidance when completing the Notebook:
- Always use ink never pencil when completing the notebook
- Never use correction fluid.
- Mistakes should be crossed through with a single line, initialled, and the correct words inserted immediately after the error. It should be possible to see what has been struck through. Overwriting or writing above the error is not acceptable.
- Avoid leaving blank spaces between words, and keep empty lines to a minimum.
- Notes in the book should be as soon as the information to be recorded is obtained or made ASAP after events as possible, and certainly on the same day.
- Corrections may be made after the visit. They are to be in red ink, dated and timed.
- Later additions may be made on a separate page and cross-referred in red to the original entry.
- Use a separate page for each visit. At end of notes, use a freehand Z to strike out all unused blank space on the page.
- Any notes made other than in the notebook should be attached to the Notebook but this practice should be kept to an absolute minimum.
- Include no information of a security nature ((This content has been withheld because of exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000) , own/colleague phone numbers).
The following details should always be recorded in the Notebook:
- name and registration no of the business.
- date, time and place of visit.
- name and position in the organisation of all the relevant people that have been seen by Officer.
- name of any other Officer present during the visit.
- facts identified at the visit
- visit report should reflect what is in the notebook.
Where separate schedules etc are used, cross-refer them in the Notebook, and state where it is stored (e.g. in trader's folder; held by officer etc).
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Understanding IAS 29 per PricewaterhouseCoopers: Correction 8: Companies implementing IAS 29 have departed from Historical Cost Accounting
'Inflation-adjusted financial statements are an extension to, not a departure from, historical cost accounting.'
PricewaterhouseCoopers Understanding IAS 29 2006 p3
Reporting period financial statements are never inflation-adjusted. Only monetary items can be inflation-adjusted. Monetary items are never inflation-adjusted in reporting period financial statements. What happens under IAS 29 is that the net monetary loss or gain is recorded and non-monetary items are measured in units of constant purchasing power in terms of the monthly CPI. Reporting period financial statements are never inflation-adjusted under IAS 29 – no matter what PricewaterhouseCoopers states.
What PricewaterhouseCoopers wanted to state is the following:
Financial statements 'restated' in terms of IAS 29 are an extension to, not a departure from, historical cost accounting.
PricewaterhouseCoopers is correct - when the firm´s statement above is corrected – as far as the way in which IAS 29 is being implemented under the guidance of Big Four audit firms. Companies implementing IAS 29 – under their guidance – carry on implementing the Historical Cost Accounting model during hyperinflation as required by IAS 29: IAS 29 states that either Historical Cost or Current Cost financial statements have to be 'restated' in terms of the guidelines in IAS 29.
This is what is supposed to happen under IAS 29 when it is implemented correctly (no-one is doing it this way - at the moment).
The first year that IAS 29 is being implemented, a company is obviously implementing HCA or CCA. IAS 29 requires the company to implement the measures guide-lined in the Standard as from the start of the year in which it detects hyperinflation in the economy. The company departs from HCA when it starts implementing IAS 29: it changes its capital maintenance concept from financial capital maintenance in nominal monetary units (HCA) to financial capital maintenance in units of constant purchasing power. It stops doing HCA. It stops implementing the stable measuring unit assumption.
However, it has a problem: IAS 29 and all IFRS are seen by the IASB, Big Four audit firms, national accounting standard and other accounting authorities and most Historical Cost accountants as the Ten Commandments of Accounting: The letter of IAS 29 has to be followed. So, IAS 29 requires Historical Cost or Current Cost financial statements to be 'restated' in terms of the measuring unit current at the end of the reporting period.
A company implementing IAS 29 has however departed from HCA the moment it started implementing IAS 29. Now what? From the second year on, it is not complying with IAS 29, because it has departed from HCA: it does not implement HCA anymore.
Fortunately, this problem is very easy to overcome: All accounting items are recorded at their original or historical values (costs). So, it is very easy to satisfy the requirement of IAS 29 to 'restate' Historical Cost financial statements: simply run a set of HC financial statements from the original data and IAS 29 is complied with. A company can always print a set of HC financial statements for the sole reason of complying with IAS 29. The HC financial statements would serve no other purpose: they are completely meaningless during hyperinflation, but, IAS 29 requires them. So, they are printed simply to satisfy the requirement in IAS 29.
A company, in fact, departed from HCA in the first year it adopted IAS 29.
Nicolaas Smith
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Jobseekers to start signing new Claimant Commitment today
New jobseekers will have to account more clearly for their efforts to find work to get their benefit.
Starting today (14 October 2013), new jobseekers will have to account more clearly for their efforts to find work in order to receive their benefit.
New claimants to Jobseeker's Allowance will now need to sign a Claimant Commitment which sets out more fully what they need to do in order to receive state support – building on current support and providing clear information about the consequences of failing to meet requirements.
Work coaches will help claimants set out a detailed statement of what they will do to find work using a new personal work plan. Claimants will also use the plan to record what they have done. They will renew their Claimant Commitment on a regular basis.
Claimants will have to provide evidence to prove they have met the requirements in their Claimant Commitment. Those who fail to do so without good reason risk losing their benefits.
Employment Minister Esther McVey said:
The Claimant Commitment marks the start of a redefinition of the relationship between the welfare state and claimants. In return for state support, we expect claimants to do all they can to meet their responsibilities to return to work.
It also strengthens the ability of Jobcentre Plus staff to support claimants back into work at the earliest opportunity. Work coaches and jobseekers will agree regular specific tasks and training opportunities and the penalties claimants could face for failing to meet their responsibilities to get into work will be clearly spelt out.
The Claimant Commitment is being introduced in around 100 Jobcentres a month, until it is in place across the country by the spring.
A personal plan setting out what claimants will do to prepare for and find work will be based upon the discussion between the jobseeker and their work coach and will be reviewed on a regular basis.
The new commitment is an important part of the cultural transformation that Universal Credit will bring and will place a strong focus on the responsibilities that claimants must fulfill.
Other developments to support the cultural transformation ushered in by Universal Credit include:
- 6,000 new computers in Jobcentres across the country for claimants to look and apply for jobs online, replacing the dated job points
- new activities trialled in Hammersmith Jobcentre Plus including claimants having 3 face-to-face interviews with their work coach within the first 2 weeks of their Universal Credit claim – this will enable their work coach to assess that claimants are completing up to 35 hours of positive job-seeking activity each week
- between now and the spring, 25,000 Jobcentre Plus advisers will receive additional training to deliver the Claimant Commitment
- we are on course to meet our commitment to roll out Universal Credit to a further 6 sites between October and spring 2014, starting with Hammersmith this month
More information
Rugby and Inverness will be the first Jobcentres to put the Claimant Commitment into practice for new claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance – starting this week with national roll out completed by spring 2014.
The Universal Credit Claimant Commitment has been successfully trialled since April this year – as a part of the early running of Universal Credit in the Manchester area.
Universal Credit replaces income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support, Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit and Housing Benefit – and will be rolled out nationally by 2017.
For Jobseeker's Allowance claimants, work coaches and claimants will agree a Claimant Commitment, based on their individual circumstances, which will clearly set out the jobseeker's responsibilities to find work.
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Beautiful sunsets, kilometres of walking trails, unspoiled nature and a rich ecosystem are just some of the attributes that define Bowen Island, close to West Vancouver.
"It's location is second to none," says Don Ho, one of the developers behind The Cape on Bowen Island, an exclusive estate community consisting of four-hectare home sites with waterfront access on the southwest tip of the island.
For empty nesters Tracy Penner and her husband, Sam, building an oceanfront vacation
home at The Cape on Bowen Island was a natural progression.
"We rented homes on the island for several summers and now our kids, who have spread out in every direction, consider Bowen the place to come home to for holidays and family gatherings," says Penner, who is a landscape architect based in Vancouver.
"We really fell in love with the island when the kids were teenagers. It turned out that there was more to do there than there was at an all-inclusive resort in Mexico."
The couple, who enjoy hiking and getting out in nature, watched the evolution of The Cape on Bowen Island for years.
"We loved the lighthouse and the views and we often wondered what was going to happen to the land," says Penner of the richly forested, 250-hectare site that encompasses the entire southwest tip of Bowen Island.
With its unspoiled beaches, rich ecosystem, coastal bluffs and forested groves, the site had been virtually untouched for more than 50 years.
When Vancouverbased Ho - president and CEO of the Trans City Group of Companies - and Edwin Lee of Leeda Developments Group created a joint venture to develop the land, Penner and her husband jumped at the opportunity to create a permanent family sanctuary and legacy amid the beauty of old-growth trees and pristine waters laced with dolphins, seals and whales.
"It's really everything that we wanted," says Penner.
"Everyone that drives up is awestruck. The view is spectacular, but it is not just the view, it is everything. You just want to stay and not leave. It's really an amazing place."
As one of the first buyers, the couple chose a contemporary, West Coast-inspired 2,900-squarefoot home with three bedrooms. For their children and out-of-town guests, the couple built a two-bedroom, 700-square-foot guest cottage with a loft that sleeps 12 people.
"We had very clear goals that we wanted to achieve with the design," Penner says.
Green, eco-friendly construction, passive environmental design and utilization of local materials dictated many of the design decisions. "Everything just flowed from there," she says.
Penner brought local designer-builder Allan Peters and Assoc. Ltd. on board to help with the project. "The entire construction and design team lives on the island, so there was a tremendous amount of pride that went into the details and design," she says.
Penner wanted to augment the back-to-nature concept by keeping the home low-slung and capturing the full southwest exposure.
Clad in sustainably harvested cedar and Douglas fir from Vancouver Island, the home exudes graceful beauty amid a forested backdrop.
"We used as much local material as possible and tried to stay within the 1,000-kilometre range so we weren't bringing in stuff from overseas," Penner says.
The Cape on Bowen consists of 59 home sites of four hectares each that offer south-facing ocean living. The estate home sites slope upward from an untouched coastline to reach the dense forest above.
"When we first came across this opportunity eight years ago, we saw it as something very unique," developer Ho says.
His daughter, Candy - who is executive director of marketing and sales for the Trans City Group of Companies - adds that Bowen Island is actually part of Metro Vancouver.
"It's a wonderful opportunity to develop," she says. "We can offer four hectares of waterfront property, pristine forest, private beach and moorage - that's just what makes us different."
Working from home is definitely an option and commuting to downtown Vancouver is easy.
"It is only 20 minutes by ferry to West Vancouver," she says, adding that buyers have the urban convenience of Vancouver, which is a world-class city, while experiencing a no-planning type of vacation. "You can go boating, or catch crabs and prawns right off of your dock."
Each home site has its own driveway and water well with certified quantity and quality. The well can service up to 20 users per day per lot.
Meanwhile, underground infrastructure is in place for everything from electricity to fibre-optic Internet that stories. serves the 59 home sites exclusively.
Buyers have a variety of sites to choose from, including forested home sites by the water without private waterfront access starting at $655,000. There are also four-hectare (10-acre) lots with 191 feet of waterfront frontage starting at $1.87 million.
The community's signature property, which encompasses 1,000 feet of waterfront with its own private beach, sits at $3.68 million.
The developers have invested significant resources in creating waterfront walking trails along the bluffs and in implementing environmental protection covenants to preserve the unique features of the land, from the ecosystem through to the forest.
"This is definitely an investment for future generations," Ho says.
PROJECT: The Cape on Bowen is a master-planned development featuring 59 private estate (four-hectare) lots on the southwest tip of Bowen Island.
DEVELOPER: Trans City Group of Companies, Leeda Developments Group.
AREA: Bowen Island is part of the Greater Vancouver Regional District and is a 20-minute ferry ride from West Vancouver.
PRICES: Interior home sites start from $655,000, while waterfront sites range from $1.87 million to $3.68 million.
INFORMATION: Visit thecapeonbowen.ca


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T'was the morning of ChristmasPosted by: vkwspirit / Category:
Am sitting on the couch at my Mother's in Florida this joyful morning. Discovered a channel on the TV that has a fireplace with Christmas stockings hanging from the mantel. I hit the mute button so as not the wake my Mother or there would be Christmas music playing. What a delightful idea someone had to make your TV appear as a fireplace, complete with a rolling fire! My Mother has a ceramic Christmas tree that is all of 18 inches tall, however, it is the sweetest tree . . . very colorful with a gold star at the top. Someone gifted it to her many years ago and it serves to be quite useful and festive. It sits directly beside the TV (now serving as a fireplace.) It's quite a sweet display this Christmas morning.
Neale Donald Walsch wrote a very sweet inspirational message for this morning that truly depicts the "reason for the season." If you desire or need inspirational words each day, he offers an email message that is always quite timely, and, very informative. With all the distractions life brings, an inspirational message each day offers a "light" in the darkness of confusion, protest and overall dismal news we are confronted with each day. I must admit, of recent, I have noticed more programs on TV offering stories of hope, compassion and overall goodness from and to others in communities. When I am "at home" I only have a select number of TV channels since I only use rabbit ears! "At home" I am busy doing other things besides sitting in front of the TV. My Mother spends a lot of time in front of the TV, so I have been exposed to more of what is being shown. Overall, there are more programs sharing stories of goodwill then were at prior visits. I am most grateful for those that choose to offer our world something pleasant, hopeful, inspiring to watch. There are many people, like my Mother, who are not as mobile as they once were, it is good to see there are programs showing the "compassionate" side of our world.
As I look over my small laptop at the roaring fire on the TV screen, I am grateful to have the opportunity to be connected the the warmth offered through generous and caring TV program creators. While it's not "home," it does remind me of the "fire within" that burns with a desire to see more sweetness in the world, more peace, more people living the example of the one we celebrate today - Jesus. He walked his talk; there is much we can learn from his example. Just imagine the possibilities for peace on this planet if more of us lived as he did. With New Year's just around the corner, it might be good to consider adding some of those teachings in our resolutions for 2012. It matters not our "religious" affiliation, his teachings on how to live life are universal truths that bring peace and love to the world. I will conclude by saying, "I'm in!"


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GKN Driveline, the global leader in contemporary and electrified driveline technologies, today announced it will invest nearly $179 million to expand manufacturing facilities in Alamance, Catawba, Lee and Person counties in North Carolina. The investment will occur over the next five years and will create 302 jobs.
The investment and new jobs have been added to support growing All-Wheel-Drive and eDrive business for several North American automotive manufacturers. North American All-Wheel-Drive system sales are projected to reach more than 3 million units annually in 2020, up from approximately 2.4 million in 2015.
"Our investment in North Carolina is an important step forward for GKN Driveline, our automotive customers and the communities our team members call home," said Phil Swash, CEO, GKN Driveline. "GKN Driveline is well-positioned to take advantage of car buyer demand for All-Wheel Drive systems and our investment in North Carolina is an important part of our long-term growth strategy."
GKN Driveline's expansions in Alamance, Lee and Person counties will be facilitated, in part, by a Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG). Under the terms of the JDIG, GKN is eligible to receive up to $1,539,000 in total reimbursements over 12 years.
The company's expansion in Catawba County, facilitated through a separate JDIG, makes GKN eligible to receive up to $1,587,600 over 12 years. The state's Economic Investment Committee approved both grants earlier today.
"We appreciate the hard work and support of Governor Pat McCrory and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) for working so diligently to get these grants approved," Phil Swash, CEO, GKN Driveline said. "North Carolina has been home to GKN since 1978 and continues to create and provide an outstanding environment to help manufacturers succeed. We look forward to our continued success and contributions to the economy here."
GKN plc is a global engineering group. It has four divisions; GKN Aerospace, GKN Driveline, GKN Powder Metallurgy and GKN Land Systems, which operate in the aerospace, automotive and land systems markets. Over 50,000 people work in GKN companies and joint ventures in more than 30 countries. GKN is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: GKN) and recorded sales of GBP7.5 billion in the year to 31 December 2014.
GKN Driveline is the world's leading supplier of automotive driveline technology and systems. As a global company serving the world's leading vehicle manufacturers, GKN Driveline develops, builds and supplies an extensive range of automotive driveline technologies – for use in the smallest ultra low-cost car to the most sophisticated premium vehicle demanding the most complex driving dynamics. GKN Driveline is a leading global producer of CVJ Systems, AWD Systems, Trans Axle Solutions and eDrive Systems and operates in 23 countries at 46 locations employing approximately 25,500 people.