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Game of Thrones the Targaryen Conquest
Aenys Targaryen
The False Dragon
Age: 15
Ethnicity: Valyrian
Tall and lanky, with reddish hair and a short cropped beard.
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Strength 2, Dexterity 2, Stamina 2, Charisma 3, Manipulation 3, Appearance 2, Perception 4, Intelligence 3, Wits 3
Talents: Alertness 1, Athletics 1, Bribery 3, Diplomacy 3, Defense 1, Empathy 1, Intimidation 1, Seduction 1, Subterfuge 3
Skills: Archery 1, Etiquette 2, Melee 1, Performance 1, Ride 2, Seamanship 1
Knowledges: Academics 2, Agriculture 1, Heraldry 2, Investigation 1, Law 1, Politics 1, Seneschal 1,
In a family of Demi-gods and heroes, Aenys is lackluster. His plans and efforts have failed or produced mediocre results, he is embarrassed by his failures and is often shy and reserved around his elder siblings. He is closest to his younger brother Maegor.

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Thursday, March 27, 2008
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If you happen to stop by my house, you would find that I generally store my wine in gallon jugs. I'm just too darn lazy or getting too old to mess around with filling wine bottles.
Christmas time is a different story. I love to give my better wines away as gifts to friends and family. My problem is that I generally spend hours making the perfect wine label to make my bottles look professional.
This year my problem is solved. At Wine Label Builder you can make a professional looking label in less than a minute.
Not only did I find this as a real time saver but if your making several cases for that special occasion you can have professionally looking labels. Even though Wine Label Builder paid for this review, I found their collection of labels to chose from quite extensive.
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One of you asked me, "doesn't it bother you to be immoral?"
I took a moment. In "Exposed" you will read about channeling outrage. Because fire is controlled does not mean it's safe. Beware.
"Immoral." There was a great film about morality, of course it was French, where a woman confessed to being of "dubious morals." When asked to define, she said, "I am dubious of the morals of others."
Which begs for the questions: Where do "morals" come from? Who gets to decide? Ultimately, who decides who is called "immoral" when we have a discussion?
These questions have been asked for eons. In "Exposed," I venture some ideas, although in a fictional setting. Let me elaborate.
For those of you with a strong religious leaning, the answer is easy, though not the practice. Ask your priest, read your Bible or Koran or other texts, and for the most part, restrictions on sex are pretty plain, if restrictive. And if they don't fit, question your religion or ask for forgiveness, if you intend to transgress again.
Finding other absolutes is more difficult. The legal system has long been a surrogate for the church in defining "immoral." Frankly, I don't know why, especially in societies where "personal freedom" is valued. There is lots of noise, for the most part unsupported gibberish, about those laws being for the "good of society." Mostly, they simply ostracized those of different tastes.
I think more damage has been done by such laws than any good that has come from them. It becomes very difficult in a free society to protect individuals from their own desires, whether sex or drugs or money or perfume or furniture. Every attempt to protect is also an attempt to control. Where to draw that line of personal freedom is a very difficult decision.
Biology gives us a very mixed message. That's because biology has competing goals. I have little to say to those who deny biology, or evolution, in this discussion. The fact is, we evolved to love sex. We also evolved to have jealousy, and to make up social rules where unfettered sexuality might be bad for the family or tribe, and therefore for the individual. Like I said, Nature gives us a mixed message, but anyone paying attention knows Nature is a bawdy girl.
So, I think the individual has to decide for himself or herself. This fits with my previous post about "boundaries." Knowing that behaviors have consequences, we make our decisions. Knowing that "everything changes, everything passes, everything breaks, everything finds its place," (from "Exposed") we decide what we want to do.
Sometimes we make mistakes. Sometimes the consequences are severe. Sometimes the reward is exquisite and memories last a lifetime.
But do not label others who make different decisions "immoral." At most you can say, "That doesn't work for me." And that's fine, that's your decision, I'll honor it as I honor you. If we need to come to a compromise, we will discuss it like adults, and avoid the name-calling.


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While working on my Mom's recipes, I suddenly realized that I had to include her recipe for "Cannibal Burger." My father and his family just loved this raw meat appetizer. Later in life while on the road, I discovered "Steak Tartare." The only difference between the two was that the "Steak Tartare" was made with tenderloin and "Cannibal Burger" was made in our house with round steak
Today, eating raw meat or uncooked eggs is a risky idea and should be avoided. I'm talking the 1960s and early 1970s when almost every grocer had a butcher on- site. The meat was from the local stockyards (Chicago) and about as fresh as you could get anywhere in the country.
To complete Mom's recipe, I had to actually make the "Cannibal Burger" so that I could take pictures of the recipe process. This was one of those bottom of the pile recipes that just kept coming to the top. Now at that time, I had become a big fan of Jaime Oliver and his "Food Revolution" TV series and had just seen an episode on something called "Pink Slime." After watching this show, the chances of me actually eating Mom's "Cannibal Burger" were dwindling fast.
To complete Mom's recipe, I had to actually make the "Cannibal Burger" so that I could take pictures of the recipe process. This was one of those bottom of the pile recipes that just kept coming to the top. Now at that time, I had become a big fan of Jaime Oliver and his "Food Revolution" TV series and had just seen an episode on something called "Pink Slime." After watching this show, the chances of me actually eating Mom's "Cannibal Burger" were dwindling fast.
I decided to do some research on the subject. Just type in the words "pink slime" into your web browser and you will be amazed. Better yet, go to Jaime Oliver's site and sign up for his Food Revolution if you care about the food we eat, or our children eat. I did!
As I said before, in the good old day's butchers would trim and pack meat all day at their stores. At the end of the day they would make ground beef, hamburgers, mock chicken legs, and chopped sirloin steaks. It was amazing that the ground meat flavor was better on some days than on others. The butchers might be cutting Porterhouse, T-Bone's, or Strip Steaks on one day, and less expensive cuts another. Often butchers would tell customers that they had some "really great hamburger today" and they were right. On other days they might be trimming less flavorful cuts and you could taste it in the ground beef.
I decided to talk to some local butchers to find out where, oh where their ground beef came from, or if they knew what additives, if any, were in it. I asked one local butcher from a large grocery chain if the ground beef or sirloin was made in-house, or if it came in from outside sources. To my amazement he took me to the refrigerated case and picked up a package of ground sirloin. The sirloin was on a more expensive white plastic tray. That means the meat is from an outside source. He picked up another tray and the meat was on a foam tray. He told me that this ground sirloin was made from trimmings that they made in house. I asked one simple question— "Which one would you eat?" He threw the expensively packed sirloin back into the case and handed me the in-house made sirloin.
I couldn't stop there. I called our local, family owned small grocery chain and spoke directly with the butcher. I told him that I was making Steak Tartare and wanted to know where their ground meat came from. His answer, "we make it ourselves." I asked if he would eat raw meat from his store and was told yes. He did however go on to tell me how much raw meat they sold for this purpose when Steak Tartare was fashionable, and considered safe to eat. Now the disclaimer was that to limit the possibility of getting sick, I should call them in the morning and they would cut it and grind it fresh. I had decided!
My Dad would go to the butcher and pick out a great looking round steak, asked him to cut off all of the fat and grind it not once, not twice, but three times to get the proper consistency. Remember he wasn't using tenderloin. He was making "Cannibal Burger," or "Raw Dog."
The next day I ordered the meat as directed and went to the store. I picked up some onions (I used scallions), pasteurized eggs (I wasn't taking any chances), Rosen's rye bread and finally the ice-cold meat. With my supplies in hand I went home to prepare Mom's "Cannibal Burger."
Before proceeding any further, I must tell you that when my Mom made this the adults just loved it. We watched as they consumed the raw meat, hoping they would not eat it all. Let me explain, if they didn't eat it all, Mom would spread butter on a slice of rye bread and then spread a thin layer of Tartare on top of the butter. The smear of butter kept the meat juices from sinking into the bread. She placed the Tartare on rye slices under the broiler and cooked them to medium rare. We just loved it this way.
So, upon arriving at home, I placed the meat directly into the refrigerator and a mixing bowl into the freezer while I pre-prepped my ingredients.
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I then called my wife to tell her what I was about to do and if for any reason I got sick, she would know what to tell the doctors in the ER if I had to go. After preparing the meat according to the recipe, I mounted the egg on top for the picture and added some capers. Mom mixed the egg into the meat and never on top, and I don't think she ever had capers. I wanted a good photograph. When I sent the recipe to my sister for an edit she called and asked me if Mom ever put capers on the "Cannibal Burger." With the pictures out of the way, I spread some butter on the rye bread, followed by some of the meat and finally more pepper. Throwing caution to the wind I took my first bite. I think today they say "OMG," and it was. Not being completely reckless, I then buttered a second piece of rye, smeared some of the beef on it and placed it under the broiler. The butter acts as a barrier to keep the raw beef juice from saturating the bread. This is the memory I was looking for. A small taste of my childhood. Today I think that I would serve it broiled as an appetizer.
Much to my amazement many restaurants still serve Tartare today. Mostly they serve Tuna Tartare, but some still serve Steak Tartare.
Much to my amazement many restaurants still serve Tartare today. Mostly they serve Tuna Tartare, but some still serve Steak Tartare.
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Matt Damon Says George Clooney Told Him About Amal's Pregnancy Months Ago!
George Clooney is expecting twins with his wife Amal and now his longtime friend and frequent co-star Matt Damon is speaking out to reveal how he found out about the news!
The guys have worked together on the Ocean's Eleven franchise and most recently starred together in The Monuments Men back in 2014.
George wrote, directed, and produced the upcoming movie Suburbicon starring Matt and he told his buddy the happy news on the set of the film last fall!
"I was working with him last fall and he pulled me aside on set and I mean, I almost started crying. I was so happy for him. And I was like, 'how far along is she?' And he goes, 'eight weeks,'" Matt told ET Canada.
Click inside to read the rest of what Matt Damon said about the pregnancy…
"'Are you out of your mind?! Don't tell anybody else! Don't tell anybody else! Don't you know the 12-week rule?' Like of course he doesn't," Matt added.
"'Just shut up, man.' And then four weeks later, I'm like, 'we're good right?'" he continued. He said George confirmed, "'We're good.'"
"So yeah, I'm thrilled for him. She's amazing. He hit the jackpot. Just on every level. She is a remarkable woman. They're gonna be great. They're gonna be awesome parents. Those kids are lucky," Matt said.


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If you have had your dentures for longer than you can remember it is probably time to get a new
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There is a symbiotic relationship between the teeth and bones of the mouth that is affected
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When the jawbone and palatinus bone no longer have teeth to support, and are no longer
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When atrophy occurs, the shape of your mouth changes so much that the dentures that you
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Q: Can I also ask you, on Senator Kerry's comments, what is your reaction to the filibuster call by Senator Kerry, on Judge Alito?
MR. McCLELLAN: On his call yesterday? It was a pretty historic day. This was the first time ever that a Senator has called for a filibuster from the slopes of Davos, Switzerland. I think even for a Senator, it takes some pretty serious yodeling to call for a filibuster from a five-star ski resort in the Swiss Alps. (Laughter.)


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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
THREE Very Unique Tiny House Inns/BnB's/Treehouse Hotels in Vermont
Here's a quick trio of some very cool places you can stay (all you tiny/small house addicts out there) if you ever find yourself in that neck of the woods. Tell 'em Uncle Deek sent ya'! (Then they'll reply "Who the heck is 'Uncle Deek'!?, while escorting you off their property with a 12 guage). No, good folks....all of 'em. The only place I have yet to stay is the Tree Cabin in Waterford, VT, but I've spoken to its owners, and just based on its photos and interior, I wanted to include it. So, enjoy, and if you ever do stay at one of these places, or have, feel free to add to our comments. Better Yet, if you know of any other unique Vermont, or New England places to stay, do share!
PS- a cool shot of "The Fern Forest Treehouse" is in the new color photo section of the new, expanded edition of my book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks". Link is below....
THE TREE CABIN IN WATERFORD, VERMONT.... we'll have more on this place down the road....it just looks too cool not to further feature.
To check it out/booking... http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/223318
THE TINY FERN FOREST TREEHOUSE in LINCOLN, VERMONT....
To check it out/booking- http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/5633
I have stayed here- my entire family of four (we DID fit- with the dog too!), and we loved it. The "Fern Forest" is run by great, intelligent hosts, who serve up some amazing breakfasts. and the treehouse is so loaded with character and charm, we'll certainly be heading back some day. I also have a video tour of this one....below....
THE PINE CREST CABINS- Barton, Vermont.
To check it out/booking- www.pinecrestmotelandcabins.com
I have stayed here as well, as its close to my land/camp and just irresistible. Fishing right outside your front door, and a very picturesque waterfall, coming out of an old stone trestle about 400 feet away by a tiny trail. The town of Barton is right out of a Norman Rockwell painting too, with some unique little shops, good restaurants nearby, and the famous Bread And Puppet Circus just a couple miles down the road. Very friendly hosts too...be sure to hit up "The Parker Pie Co." too (pizza/pub) in E. Glover, and Courrier's Market- a general store/taxidermy museum- selling everything from soup to ammunition.
-Derek "Deek" Diedricksen
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Hey Mr. Diedrickson,ReplyDelete
I just got to see your piece in the Lloyd Kahn book! It is GREAT! That book is fantastic!
Catch my review of it on my blog, if you like. Tinyhousewisdom.com.
AWESOME work!
-Annie Blair
Thanks Annie!- I'll check it out. Yeah, Lloyd's Book is fantastic- ALL of his are actually.ReplyDelete
wow, that is incredible! I would love to rent a house on the east coast or west coast and stay for a while.ReplyDelete
Bryce Canyon Lodging Cabins
We now have 16 rooms, but seeing your site is giving us ideas about building extra bungalows! We also try to be involved with their more general planning:Big Island Volcano Visit Guide.ReplyDelete
The Fern Forest Tree House in Lincoln looks a bit scary. Did you really fit 4 people and a dog in that? I am glad it's sturdier than it looks.ReplyDelete


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If you have never tried quinoa, this is a great recipe to get on the quinoa bandwagon. Yes, it does take some tedious measuring and the use of a can opener (if you use canned chicken broth), but it is totally worth it. It makes a lot so you can bring some to work the next day. The original recipe called for goat cheese...bleh...I am not a goat cheese fan. Feta for the win!
Quinoa is a great source of protein and fiber and cooks in the same amount of time as rice. There is white, red and black quinoa, all with a different taste and texture. Red quinoa is used in this recipe. Depending on the brand you buy, you may have to rinse it first or it may come pre-rinsed. I recommend buying pre-rinsed. Rinsing these tiny bad boys are a hassle and a half.
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Quinoa with Mushrooms, Spinach and Feta
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- Once the quinoa has cooked, stir in the mushroom mixture, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove quinoa from the heat and place in large bowl. Stir in spinach leaves and cover. Let sit for 5-10 minutes to allow spinach to wilt.Transfer to a serving dish and sprinkle with crumbled feta cheese. Pin It


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Per capita consumption of pork worldwide peaked in 2010 at 33.48 lb. per person, according to a Daily Livestock Report issued today by Steve Meyer and Len Steiner. It fell to 32.8 lb. in 2011 and is projected by USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service to dip to 32.94 lb. per person this year.
Similarly, U.S. per capita pork consumption/availability is already sharply lower than just a few years ago. The most recent high was 51.9 lb. in 2003. That figure is forecast to be 46.0 lb. this year and 44.6 lb. next year, declines of 10% and 12%, respectively, from the level of just five years ago, report Meyer and Steiner.
This is an expected reaction to higher costs. The average cost of producing hogs in Iowa farrow-to-finish operations from 1999-2006 was $52.76/cwt. of carcass weight pork. Last year that figure was $86.70/cwt. carcass weight. Based on Tuesday's futures prices, that figure will be $90.16/cwt. carcass this year. Those same futures prices imply that breakeven costs will be $95.96/cwt. next year.
"While this year's drought has certainly pushed costs higher, it is not the reason for the vast majority of the cost increase. That reason would be the emergence and rapid growth of corn-based ethanol in the mid-2000s. This major new user of corn grew at a rate that could not be matched by corn production growth, thus driving corn prices higher," they said.
As a result, there will be less pork available, and prices will be higher for consumers – without a doubt.
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A PA by any other name
The nurse practitioners got it right. An NP is a practitioner of nursing. The description is plain and simple with no room for confusion. In that spirit, I suggest the term medical practitioner. This eliminates all misunderstanding and confusion.Patients expect us to practice the standard of care, and that is exactly what we do. If we have questions, we seek out a physician, administrator, or even a lawyer for guidance. It's a great profession and really no different than how a physician practices in this regard. This should be a comfort to PAs and physicians alike, but since we are not physicians, we should eliminate the term from our title. But let's get it right this time and quit trying to say the same thing in a different way. We need to project a clear understanding of who we are and what we actually do. Either change the name to a title that is accurate or drop the rhetoric and put the time and money to better use. The discussion has gone on long enough already.—William B. Mosher, PA-C, Ann Arbor, Mich. (143-16)


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A pro-independence blog by James Kelly - voted one of Scotland's top 10 political websites.
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
ICM online poll suggests the EU referendum race is absolutely level
Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?
Remain 45% (+2)
Leave 45% (-2)
In spite of the tie for the lead, the percentage changes in this poll look perfectly consistent with the modest movement to Remain suggested by the Opinium poll at the weekend. They're quite hard to interpret, though, because the last ICM poll was unusually good for Leave, so even if the underlying state of play had remained static over the last week, we might have expected some kind of reversion to the mean in the new poll. Certainly if the wheels were coming off for Leave to quite the extent reported by the ORB series of phone polls, it's likely that ICM would have shown a clear Remain lead today. Perhaps the ICM online methodology is just proving slow in picking up a pro-Remain trend that will eventually become apparent in all polls, but at least for the time being there are grounds for the Leave camp to feel somewhat reassured.
(UPDATE : It turns out that ICM have made an important methodological change, which entirely explains the small swing to Remain - without it, Leave would still have been 4% ahead. That's incredible - it suggests that ICM haven't picked up any sort of movement over the last week at all, in spite of the hype over the Remain surge in the Ipsos-Mori and ORB phone polls, and to a lesser extent in the Opinium online poll.)
In the wake of the ORB poll yesterday, there was a lot of talk about the supposedly decisive shifts in opinion among pensioners and Tory voters. Well, you wouldn't know that from the ICM poll, which gives Leave a more than 2-to-1 lead among over-65s, a slender lead among people who would currently vote Tory, and a healthy 9% lead among people who actually voted Tory in the general election last year. The reason for the conflicting results is of course the well-established divergence between online and phone polls, which if anything may be growing wider. The trouble for the Leave campaign, though, is that it's beginning to look like they may need online polls to be completely right and phone polls to be completely wrong - somewhere in the middle probably isn't going to be enough. And even if online polls are bang-on accurate, Remain would still have at least a 50% chance of winning.
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Remain 46.5% (+1.0)
Leave 40.9% (-0.1)
Remain 42.4% (+0.5)
Leave 42.7% (n/c)
Remain 50.5% (+1.5)
Leave 39.0% (-0.2)
(The Poll of Polls takes account of all polls that were conducted at least partly within the last three weeks. The online average is based on nine polls - four from ICM, three from YouGov, one from TNS and one from Opinium. The telephone average is based on six polls - two from ORB, one from ICM, one from YouGov, one from Ipsos-Mori and one from ComRes.)
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- AnonymousMay 24, 2016 at 2:39 PM
James, how does this poll tally with the bookies odds at the moment? The best odds on Brexit are 4/1 and the best odds on "stay" are 1/4.ReplyDelete
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This is one poll. The polls in general show Remain ahead.Delete
Commentor : That's a completely meaningless claim. There is no such thing as "polls in general" in a race which has such an entrenched online/phone divide. There were two online polls last week putting Leave ahead.Delete
The bookies' odds are heavily favouring Remain because a) people assume phone polls are more accurate, b) the phone polls showing Remain ahead often show big leads, and c) there's an assumption that there's likely to be a late swing to the status quo in a referendum of this sort. Those assumptioms may prove to be correct, partly correct, or wrong. We'll just have to wait and see.
- AnonymousMay 24, 2016 at 4:21 PM
So, after 6 consecutive polls showing a substantial lead for Remain, none of which was judged worthy of noting on this blog, we now get a single poll showing a close race and its posted on here within 3 nanoseconds of its publication.ReplyDelete
So amusing to see the nationalist zealots salivating over the remote possibility of the sassenachs voting for brexit, the one and only vestige of hope for another indy referendum.
Talking of which, still no comment on that Scotland on Sunday poll then ? still burning the midnight oil desperately trying to find some reason why its unreliable ? or, having failed to find anything, is it to be simply ignored like everything else that doesn't support the cause ?
PS - just to cheer everyone up - bookies still offering 1/6 for Remain (82% chance)
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Oh, grow up. In point of fact, there have only been two other polls since I last posted, not six. I didn't post about the ORB poll yesterday for one very simple reason - I spent the whole day walking in Arran. Do you want me to show you the photos? If it had been the indyref, I might have dropped everything and blogged from the middle of Glen Sannox, but this isn't the indyref.Delete
By the way, I'd be curious to know more about these "six consecutive polls" showing "substantial" leads for Remain. One of the six polls immediately prior to this one had an outright Leave lead, and two of the others had a 4-point lead for Remain. Are you calling 4 point leads "substantial"? That's pushing it a bit, by any standards.
As for the Scotland on Sunday poll, the datasets STILL haven't been published. If you're unhappy about that, take it up with ICM, not with me, there's a good chap.
- AnonymousMay 24, 2016 at 5:11 PM
ORB 18-22 May: 13% lead for RemainDelete
Opinium 17-19 May: 4% lead for Remain
Yougov 16-17 May: 4% lead for Remain
ComRes 14-17 May: 11 % lead for Remain
Ipsos Mori 14-16 May: 18% lead for Remain
ICM (phone) 13-15 May 8% lead for Remain
(Wikipedia, Mike Smithson blog et al)
Admittedly, the last one needs to be offset against the parallel online poll showing a 4% lead for Leave
Also, the first couple may have overlapped with your last posting on May 21 - but in that posting you predictably only mentioned the ICM phone/online schism, and its effect on the poll of polls. (& had another dig at Kellner for daring to predict the indyref correctly !)
I look forward to the objective analysis of the Scotland on Sunday poll
PS - I do enjoy this blog & kudos to you for allowing contrary views. Hope you enjoyed Arran - beautiful country
Why are you counting the ICM phone poll as one of the last six, but not counting the ICM online poll showing a Leave lead, when those two polls were conducted and published absolutely simultaneously? I don't know how you have the nerve to complain about convenient omissions from me when you attempt a sleight-of-hand of that sort.Delete
I posted in detail about the ComRes poll showing a Remain lead of 11%. I'm a bit mystified as to how you missed that - the title of the post was 'Crikey! ComRes confounds us with another cracking EU contradiction'.
"had another dig at Kellner for daring to predict the indyref correctly"
He didn't predict the indyref correctly - that's the whole problem. His prediction was light-years out - he was expecting a No win of 60-40 or greater.
"I look forward to the objective analysis of the Scotland on Sunday poll"
If you want to instruct me on what to blog about, by all means pay me a salary. I already gave my preliminary thoughts about the SoS poll - ie. that the newspaper's "blow for Sturgeon" spin was self-evidently absurd, given that the percentage changes were so small that they could be potentially explained by sampling variation. I'll see if the datasets - if they ever appear - change my view in any way.
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- Glasgow Working Class 2May 24, 2016 at 9:55 PM
This is good news indeed. My party are a disgrace just like the Nat sis in not campaigning to get out of this corrupt gravy train. It is too big to reform. What is shocking is the Nat sis who want independence and then sell Scotland tae Herman and the Frogs.(not a pop group).ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousMay 24, 2016 at 11:02 PM
Eat your crayons like a good wee trollDelete
- Glasgow Working Class 2May 24, 2016 at 11:27 PM
Grind yer crains doon and snort them nat si bhoy troll. Dae awa wie yerself an dae the human race a favour. Och aye an up yer kilt ra noo JimmyDelete
- AnonymousMay 24, 2016 at 11:57 PM
You know, in the unlikely event that you ever attempt to get a job, it might hurt your prospects that when people Google "James McGibbon" they find a bunch of racist gibberings.Delete
- AnonymousMay 25, 2016 at 6:01 AM
Gotta love 23's attitude of late. Reeks of "Everybody is wrong except me". Very Holy Willie's Prayer.Delete
- Glasgow Working Class 2May 25, 2016 at 6:59 PM
Nat si knob. I note wee knickerless fish is going to improve edjikashun innat. Scotland now the booze capital on the yooniverse. Fitba sectarianism now back big style in Leith. Och aye Sconie Boatland fur me.Delete
- AnonymousMay 25, 2016 at 9:18 PM
Yes, dearie. Now, try again, but coherent this time. And get those crayons out of your mouth or you'll have nothing to write to the Daily Mail with.Delete
- Glasgow Working Class 2May 25, 2016 at 10:34 PM
Gled tae hear Scotland once had the best education system in the World. Now collapsing under Nat si ism.Delete
- AnonymousMay 26, 2016 at 5:54 AM
Yes, dearie. Now, try again, but coherent this time. And get those crayons out of your mouth or you'll have nothing to write to the Daily Mail with.Delete


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Before Della left her mother's watery citadel, she wasn't quite with the program. The medical term I believe is presenting breech, but with several weeks before her scheduled arrival, everyone was hopeful that she'd come around to the proper exit strategy. Holly endured several weeks of natal "massage" that was supposed to coax the baby into proper alignment, and, in the end, it worked. No C-section was required and it was a relatively complication free procedure.
Della is named in honor of her uncle Daniel Anthony Garcia who sadly passed away last year before he was able to meet her. Della and Daniel have the same initials and I think that Daniela was Della's first name, originally. In fact, it might be her name on the birth certificate but everyone is calling her Della now. Oh, and, in case you're wondering, Atari was not chosen for the video game, but rather, it's an exclamation in Japanese that is used when you've won something big, like the Lotto. Holly & Rene won the Baby Big Scratcher.
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The treatment for most hand sprains involves following the RICE protocol, which stands for rest, ice, compression and elevation, explains Central States Orthopedic Specialists. Performing gentle exercises helps restore hand strength after any pain, swelling or bruising subsides. In some severe cases, surgery is necessary to repair the tissue damage.
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2010 midterm election
These are articles I biasedly choose to read recently. To me it is very true that everyone was born equal: the politics in USA is just the same as everywhere else while "we the people" are just as "easily irritated/influenced" as everyone else.
What the Secret Donors Want
The Focus Hocus-Pocus by Paul Krugman
Midwest at Dusk by David Brooks
The Day After the Day After by Gail Collins
Mr. Obama, It's Time for Some Poetry by Nicholas Kristof
How Obama Saved Capitalism and Lost the Midterms by Timothy Egan
To Save Money, Save the Health Care Act by Peter Orszag
Democrats Outrun by a 2-Year G.O.P. Comeback Plan by Jim Rutenberg and Jeff Zeleny
A reader's response to one of the columns:
In 2 years time, will a Tea Party activist who sees better Health Care for a dying parent realize that President Obama might have done some good with health care reform? Will the Wall Street banker appreciate the booming economy that is based on real small business growth, putting the days of financial wizardry behind them? Will the middle-class family be better off when their child, who was able to get reasonable student loans from the government, can stay on the family health care until 26? Will the soldier appreciate not being sent to war in a nation that we had no business fighting in? When the soldier can also discuss his sexual orientation without fear of reprimand? Will the bloggers appreciate the trove of government information now in the public domain?
Those expecting a liberal, progressive dawning of America with the election of Barack Obama were only fooling themselves with their own hopes. The fact is President Obama has been doing great things for the future of America while focusing very little on the short-term political benefits of his actions. I wonder how many of his supporters actually check out the White House website and blog on a regular basis or if the majority of them just find out about his presidency through watching MSNBC and reading liberal blogs?
We are a fickle people in America, not because we change our minds, but because we refuse to evolve our thinking and reconsider our actions. So many supported President Obama so vehemently during the campaign in 2008, yet today are so often disappointed because they found out he wasn't exactly what they hoped he would be.
Well, it is time to wise up and support our President and country at this time of great challenge. We should not be looking for "hope" and "change" in our personal hopes and dreams, but we must have hope in a better future for ourselves, our nation, and our planet, even if it ends up being more than two years away.
These times might not be as dire as the times that try mens soles in 1776, but a great deal of similarities exhaust between then and now. I suppose we shall see if we as a nation are better or worse at being patriots than we were at the founding of the nation.
"I see no real cause for fear. I know our situation well, and can see the way out of it."
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Archway Road seems to be where it's all at nowadays. Gone are the days when it was just getting ready to be widened into an 8 lane highway. And I only knew it as where I would go to the underground station, or for the public library on Shepherd's Hill.
First came Jacksons Lane Arts Centre. I remember seeing John Surman there around 1992 or so. Billy Jenkins also did a remarkable gig with a double big band from Middlesex University playing alternate notes.
The gigs died down there a bit. But then came Mark Wastell's Sound 323, where Babel releases are generally too mainstream. And now there's the Red Hedgehog for live music and the new Alternative Music Distribution shop. Since they follow on from the start of thejazz and a really successful Portico Quartet gig for Time Out yesterday, we could be on to something.
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Simba bounds onto the Paramount Theatre stage as The Lion King opens on March 11, 2014. The Seattle run of this phenomenal Broadway production until April 6 is part of the KeyBank Broadway At The Paramount series for 2013-2014.
Re-imagined from the hit Disney animated feature, this vibrant and award-winning musical stunningly brings onstage the Pridelands and savannahs of Africa – complete with the magnificent spectacle of different animals coming to life on stage. The Lion King's story of redemption and love is told through breathtaking visuals, astounding stagecraft, and the unforgettable score from the original film that includes "Circle of Life," "Hakuna Matata," and "Can You Feel the Love Tonight."
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Scar – Patrick R. Brown
Mufasa – Gerald Ramsey�
Rafiki – Tshidi Manye
Zazu – Drew Hirshfield
Timon – Nick Cordileone
Simba – Aaron Nelson
Pumbaa – Ben Lipitz
Nala – Syndee Winters
Banzai – Keith Bennett
Shenzi – Tiffany Denise Hobbs
Ed (u/s Zazu, Pumbaa, & Timon) – Robbie Swift
Young Simba at certain performances – Jamaal (JJ) Batteast
Young Simba at certain performances – Tre Jones
Young Nala at certain performances – Mikari Tarpley
Young Nala at certain performances – Alexandra Underwood
Swing/Understudy Banzai & Ed – Andrew Arrington
Ensemble – Taprena Michelle Augustine
Ensemble – Raymond Baynard
Ensemble – Kyle R. Banks
Swing – Kalilah Black
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Russell Joel Brown – Ensemble/Understudy Mufasa
Ensemble – Amyia Burrell
Ensemble – Thembelihle Cele
Ensemble – Leroy Church
Ensemble – Erynn Marie Dickerson
Ensemble/Understudy Rafiki – Mukelisiwe Goba
Tony Freeman – Standby Pumbaa, Scar,Timon & Zazu
Ensemble – Yael Pineda- Hall
Swing – Deidrea Halley
Standby Scar & Pumbaa – Michael Hollick
Ensemble/understudy Simba – William James, Jr.
Ensemble – J.E. Johnson
Swing – Mykal D. Laury II
Ensemble/Understudy Simba – Roderick Lawrence
Ensemble – Farah Lopez
Ensemble/Understudy Banzai – Tonoccus McClain
Ensemble – Amber Mayberry
Ensemble – Aisha Mitchell
Swing/Dance Captain – Kendra Moore
Ensemble – Selena Moshell
Ensemble/Understudy Simba & Ed – Rob Parks
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- 0.1 The Shout Over Fabric Diapers: Is the Eco-Payoff Really Worth the Effort?
- 0.2 I Will Never Live Without Paper Towels (yet Do not Inform Any person).
- 0.3 There's no doubt that non reusable diapers develop a Great Deal Of waste.
- 0.4 Well, however just what concerning those contaminants in non reusable diapers, the ones some people say can leach from landfills to infect ground water?
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The Shout Over Fabric Diapers: Is the Eco-Payoff Really Worth the Effort?
I have 2 kids. I did not cloth baby diaper them, nor did I try that elimination communication point where you try to analyze your child's various faces in order to properly anticipate when you ought to hold their naked bottom over a mixing dish that you will probably never ever once more use for cooking purposes. If I estimate we underwent an average of six baby diapers a day for each child, that's a total of 8,760 non reusable diapers I sent to garbage dumps during the very first two years of their lives.
The grand total is more than that, certainly, because I do not keep in mind either one of my children ringing in their 2nd birthday celebration by all of a sudden determining to be potty trained.
We are well past the diaper stage now and I have specifically zero strategies to review it ever before again, excepting extreme unexpected circumstances like having to own cross-country to confront a romantic rival or holding an 11-hour filibuster, however my efforts to lead a much more eco-friendly way of living have led me to ask yourself: if I had to do it throughout again, would I use fabric this time around?
I'll be honest, I never ever also considered it when my children were little, since it felt like a great deal of additional job. A great deal of poopy additional job. Spraying the poop, scratching the poop, saturating the poop in pails, cheerfully throwing poop-smeared fabric into the washing machine. I didn't recognize the language: linings, pre-folds, apartments, fitteds. I wasn't also curious about informing myself on the subject, disposables just appeared like the way to go.
I Will Never Live Without Paper Towels (yet Do not Inform Any person).
Cloth diapering seems to have come back in vogue recently, thanks to much easier bolts as well as super-cute materials. I have actually long believed that the trend of revealing off adorable infant butts swaddled in appealing patterns has actually led to a boost in the number of people that urge that towel diapering is better for the atmosphere.
There's no doubt that non reusable diapers develop a Great Deal Of waste.
Around 27.4 billion disposable diapers are used annually in the USA, leading to a feasible 3.4 million tons of used baby diapers included in landfills every year. One research approximates that the $7 billion dollar non reusable diaper industry makes use of over 300 extra pounds of wood, 50 extra pounds of oil feedstocks, and also 20 pounds of chlorine for each and every infant per year.
Those numbers appear jaw-droppingly horrible, till you think about that cloth diapering additionally has a negative affect on the setting. Fabric diapers use up large amounts of electrical power and water for washing as well as drying, and also business baby diaper service delivery van take in fuel and produce air pollution.
Well, however just what concerning those contaminants in non reusable diapers, the ones some people say can leach from landfills to infect ground water?
According to the EPA:.
Non reusable diapers fall under the classification of local strong waste, which suggests the material is risk-free to be gotten rid of in a UNITED STATE metropolitan strong waste landfill. In the United States, modern landfills are well-engineered facilities that lie, developed, operated, as well as kept an eye on to make certain conformity with federal guidelines which aim to safeguard the atmosphere from impurities which could be present in the strong waste stream.
Spend simply a few mins diving down Google's different informative rabbit-holes, and you could discover hundreds of debates both for and also against towel diapers, in addition to exhaustive studies that inevitably led to a kind of fancy shrug from the specialists.
" Disposables take in even more basic materials as well as generate even more solid waste … yet towel diaper production and also usage consume more water and power and generate even more … atmospheric emissions as well as waste water effluent," writes Allen Hershkowitz of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
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And then theres this regarding Baby diapers:.
" Both the non reusable and also recyclable baby diaper alternatives produce solid waste and also wastewater that should be dealt with and/or gotten rid of. Much more strong waste is produced with the disposal option, while more wastewater is created with the multiple-use alternative," composes Jeremy O'Brien, supervisor of applied research at the Solid Waste Organization of The United States and Canada.
Darned if you do, damned if you don't. Maybe that mixing bowl isn't really such a poor concept nevertheless.
Fugitive hunter: A Personal Pursuit to Ditch Paper Products in the Cooking area.
Exactly how's a moms and dad intended to sift with all the various point of views in order to make the environmentally-friendly choice?
I have no idea that there's a one-size-fits-all response to the fantastic baby diaper argument.
My personal sensation is that cloth is the much better choice for those devoted to living environment-friendly, considered that you could do points like line dry the fabrics, acquire power effective devices, wash on cool, and so forth. A three-year research by the London-based Environmental Agency wrapped up that there was "no substantial difference" between the ecological effect of fabric and disposable diapers– however they do make clear that actions can be taken to minimize the effect of towel diapering:.
The ecological effects of making use of shaped reusable diapers could be higher or less than making use of disposables, depending upon how they are washed. Unlike using disposable baby diapers, it is customers' habits after acquisition that identifies a lot of the influences from recyclable diapers.
Despite our finest interests, disposables simply obtain tossed in the trash, as well as there's no method around that. It's not also recognized exactly how lengthy it takes for a disposable diaper to disintegrate.
I really feel like I've come around to believing that fabric diapering is the much more responsible decision– and the much less pricey one over the long term– however would certainly I walk the walk? I have extremely stressful memories of those early parenting days, as well as I'm not certain that I 'd have been able to dedicate to fabric. Worn out and also distressed and also, you understand, pretty much already drowning under a hill of laundry.
Possibly I would certainly have, if I 'd spent some time into considering the options before me instead of blindly going with just what seemed simplest.


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Thursday, 28 October 2010 12:14 PM
London Mayor Boris Johnson said he is not prepared to accept "Kosovo-style social cleansing" of the capital as a result of the government's planned changes to housing benefits.
Johnson, who will run again for mayor for the Conservative Party in 2012, expressed concern about the possible effects on the city of Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron's plans to reduce social-housing subsidies, a step that may force people on low incomes to move to areas where rents are cheaper.
"The last thing we want to have in our city is a situation such as Paris where the less well-off are pushed out to the suburbs," Johnson told BBC London today. "What we will not see and we will not accept is any kind of Kosovo-style social cleansing of London."
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said on Oct. 4 that total benefit payments to any household will be capped at the median take-home pay for working households of about 500 pounds ($800) a week, starting in 2013. The welfare bill is being slashed as the government attempts to narrow its record budget deficit.
London Councils, the umbrella group for London's 33 local authorities, estimates that as many as 82,000 households in the capital will become homeless as a result of the cuts. Cameron's spokesman, Steve Field, told reporters yesterday that the government estimates the cap will affect 21,000 benefit claimants, 17,000 of whom are in London.
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"The prime minister does not agree with what Boris Johnson has said or indeed the way he said it," Field told reporters in London today. The premier "thinks the policy is the right one and he doesn't agree with the way he chose his words."
Johnson is not the first lawmaker to express concern about the impact of the planned housing benefit changes. The Liberal Democrat deputy leader, Simon Hughes, told Channel 4 television on Oct. 24 that many of his colleagues oppose plans to reduce social-housing subsidies. The Conservatives depend on the Liberal Democrats for their majority in the House of Commons.
The leader of the opposition Labour Party, Ed Miliband, used the weekly question-and-answer session with the premier in the House of Commons yesterday to taunt Hughes and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, describing them as "glum" and "glummer" over the planned changes.
Speaking of Clegg, Miliband told lawmakers, "No wonder he looks glummer. No wonder he's back on the fags," a reference to a confession by the deputy premier on a radio show Oct. 24 that he smokes.
"I'll emphatically resist any attempt to recreate a London where the rich and poor cannot live together," Johnson said today. "People will always cry and say that I am at war with David Cameron and try and get a headline out of that, but the fact is we are in detailed negotiations" with the Department of Work and Pensions, which oversees benefits.
"On my watch, you are not going to see thousands of families evicted from the place where they have been living and have put down roots," Johnson said.
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Police Sergeant Caught Extorting Hamburgers From Coworkers
When taking employees out to lunch, it is a nice gesture for the boss to pick up the check at the end of the meal. It is less nice for a boss to force his subordinates to buy him huge amounts of food and foot the bill for his appetite, but that's what one Osaka police sergeant has been doing for nearly four years.
Since at least February, 2010, the sergeant has been forcing junior officers to go out and buy him lunch on his own dime, according to Rocket News 24.
While working at a police box for a seven-month period in 2010, he was known to drop by a different police box manned by a lower-ranking officer and demand that officer go out and buy him huge amounts of food for lunch. At various points he sent the other man out to buy him 15 hamburgers, 15 doughnuts, and/or three huge orders of fried noodles. The younger officer was expected to take the order, buy the food, and pay for everything.
After he was caught, the sergeant resigned at the request of his supervisors. The worst part about incident is that the sergeant was specifically doing it to be a jerk.
"I wanted to see the scowls on [junior officers'] faces," he said. "I wanted to discipline them."
The sergeant may have successfully annoyed his coworkers and cost them large amounts of money, but he certainly did not do himself any favors in the process. During the seven months the man was at the police box, his weight reportedly ballooned from 161 pounds to 194 pounds from all the food he was extorting.


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List of Irving Berlin plays with descriptions, including any musicals by Irving Berlin, playwright. This Irving Berlin plays list includes promotional photos when available, as well as information about co-writers and Irving Berlin characters. This list of plays by Irving Berlin is listed alphabetically and includes art of the play's posters when available. List items include Call Me Madam, Annie Get Your Gun and many additional items as well. What plays did Irving Berlin write? All these, one-acts, musicals, or full-length plays are by Irving Berlin and can help you decide, "What are the best Irving Berlin plays?" (11 items)


text: Terrorist: Pakistan Helped Plan Mumbai Attack David Headley says ISI recruited him for Lashkar-i-Taiba By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff Posted May 24, 2011 10:41 AM CDT 1 comment Comments In this courtroom sketch, David Coleman Headley is shown in federal court Monday, May 23, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Tom Gianni) (Newser) – Pakistani spies helped plan the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, confessed Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley testified yesterday. Headley said that after he had trained with the Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group for three years, he was recruited by an ISI officer when he was detained near the Afghan border in 2006—and, going forward, always reported to "Major Iqbal" of the ISI before reporting to his Lashkar superiors, Pro Publica reports. He says Lashkar "operated under the umbrella of the ISI," even after it had officially been banned from the country. He says the ISI provided "financial, military, and moral support" to Lashkar, and helped plan key aspects of the Mumbai attack, including selecting targets. Prosecutors then showed the jury emails and records of phone calls between Headley and Iqbal intended to corroborate his story. The testimony is part of a trial against Chicago businessman Tahawwur Rana, who is accused of helping to plot the attack, as well as attacks on a Danish newspaper that printed Muhammad cartoons, the Chicago Tribune reports. (Read more David Coleman Headley stories.) My Take on This Story Report a story error Show results without voting | 10% Annoying 8% Hilarious 22% Intriguing 16% Depressing 2% Brilliant 43% Scary


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While we all wait for nuggets of information regarding Grand Theft Auto V to surface, Rockstar announced something to make the wait a bit more bearable.
In celebration of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City's 10th anniversary, Rockstar will be releasing a port of the controversial open world classic on Android and iOS at some point this fall for $4.99.
The re-release is said to include a number of "enhancements," but Rockstar is choosing to keep details on that hush-hush for now. They did, however, reveal that new assets and artwork will be available for purchase for a limited time over at Rockstar's store.
Additionally, an all-new trailer highlighting some of the game's finest moments is set to be released this year.
"Grand Theft Auto: Vice City gave players the freedom of a massive open-world in one of the most iconic and vibrant settings ever realized in a game," recalled Sam Houser, founder of Rockstar Games. "It was a defining moment in the series and we're delighted to be celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with a stunning, updated version for phones and tablets."
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was originally released in 2002 as a follow-up to Grand Theft Auto III, one of the most critically acclaimed and controversial titles of its era.
Set in the 80s in an area heavily inspired by Miami, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City follows the exploits Tommy Vercetti as he attempts to hunt down those who did him wrong while also establishing a foothold in Vice City's shady underworld.


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Epstein Becker Green's Chicago Office Receives Tier 1 Ranking in the City's Green Office ChallengeChicago Law Bulletin April 17, 2012
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Epstein Becker Green, along with three other law firms in Chicago, earned the highest possible ranking — Tier 1 — during the City of Chicago's green competition second round, which evaluated participants green practices and policies throughout 2011.
"We are psyched," said Cinthia LeGrand, director of office administration in the firm's Chicago office. "We were involved in the first round and this year; moved up from Tier 2 to Tier 1."
To earn more points this time around, LeGrand said that the firm updated its green purchasing policies, conducted a waste audit, put new aerators on all of the office's faucets and switched to energy efficient light bulbs.
"I think it's a really good thing the city is doing here. We are really into it," LeGrand said. "And with the light bulbs, we are seeing some cost savings."


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Today's preview features 1st XI captain Paul Gaskell! Paul can lay claim to being Clitheroe's most successful captain ever on the field, which, combined with his tireless off the field efforts, have been a key driver in getting the club to the point we are today. On the eve of this historic first weekend of the Lancashire League season, the skipper gives his thoughts on the current campaign (and some more general musings).
In what is your 5th year as club captain, how has the club and the make-up of your side changed in that period?
It's a funny one that, a lot has changed but in a way it hasn't. The club is still the same friendly, community place that it's always been. I always think it's like a sitcom - we are like a bunch of social misfits with two things in common, cricket and beer!
On the pitch we have developed a winning mindset, there has not been a situation we have come up against that we don't know how to get out of and win.
One thing that has remained constant, and we don't get any credit for this, is the amount of players that come from Pendle School (the junior school that backs onto out ground)...at last count it was 15, and I think 8 played in the last 1st XI game of 2016!
It could be argued that you are the most successful CCC captain of all time, surpassing the achievements of the great Neil Bolton...What have been your highlights of the last 5 years?
The Great Neil Bolton - the Guru will love that!
It's hard to pick out individual moments, obviously you look back at the league wins at getting to the semi-finals of the Lancs Cup twice. We had some great pros (Janaka's contribution was phenomenal at times), but individual performances from Dibby and Dewie stick out the most. Dibby and Jack saved our bacon in the (2016) Rammy Cup final; it was special to see the local lads contribute in such a manner.
On a personal note it was being handed a beer at the crease (at Ormskirk) by Dr Bailey, that was certainly a first. We now have more doctors at the club than groundsman, and not one of them knows how to save your life!
Who are the best players you've played with and against at CCC?
I have to mention Janaka ... he's been a massive part of what the club has achieved over the last 3 seasons . I remember when we signed him , the agent sent Dibby his stats along with a photo (linked here).
Who wouldn't have signed him from that ... thankfully he couldn't half play to!
Other Pros- Shahid Nawaz scored masses of runs and made it look very easy. Naeem Ashraf was as destructive as any with both bat and ball...thankfully both eventually played for Clitheroe and both were great blokes off the field as well !
Josh Marquet / big red will surely go down as a legend of the club, done it year on year and has been in factor in the clubs success
The Guru in his pomp could pull anyone off length
Sharpy has shown how difficult he is to play against over recent seasons.
More recently, Jack Dewhurst has to be up there, as does the clubs 'leading ever run scorer' Peter Dibb
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Lightweight Manual Descender.
Miller-Troll manual descenders are designed for rope access work where the worker manually controls his descent
For maximum safety, the manual descenders feature an emergency braking system. When blocked on the rope the manual descender can be used to position and hold the operator at a particular point.
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- Weight; 0.49kg.