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Survival, Zombies, and Crazy Characters
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So Armand said I had to write something, a blog post about zombies, and me, and about why he's my favourite author—I don't know where he got that info from (I jest Armand, you know I love you), oh, and it had to be interesting. Well hell, I hate writing this sort of thing. Give me some questions to answer and I'll be done in two minutes, but actually let me loose to write a blog post and talk randomly?
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Varsity Twin Cinema
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Bummer; another closed old-school theater. I was stationed on Oahu from late 1983-1987 and saw movies mostly in other theaters (like Waikiki 1,2 & 3, and the Kapiolani Theater) but did see Black Widow here in early 1987, shortly before leaving the islands. Then I moved back to Honolulu as a civilian from 2002-2005 and saw a few here with my wife and our young son. The one that stands out the most was seeing The Piano with my wife in the summer or fall of 2002, my first time back to the Varsity since 1987 and my wife's first time ever. So sad to see these old places go.
2 screens on March 22nd, 1985. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
Opened on September 8th, 1939. Grand opening in photo section and below:
Undated photo added courtesy of Ron Whitfield, via the Waikiki & Honolulu in the 50's & 60's.
I saw the movie 'Ed Wood' there when it came out in the early nineties. It was the most memorable movie experience I've ever had due to the film breaking in middle of the movie. I thought it was part of the film because it fit so perfectly within the content. It was a perfect error to a pretty entertaining film and I'm glad I was there to experience it. There was much laughter in the theatre as I think we all thought initially that it was part of the picture.
Sorry to hear it's a goner. The Varsity – a photo sent me by the manager circa 1996:
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I imagine it is a parking lot by now. Much needed, I'm sure.
I stopped by as well an hour or so before they started the demolition, but I did not want to watch, it's all to sad.
I remember watching the Royal come down, I drove there with Royal Development CEO,Herman Rosen, and after a few minures he said
"I can't match this, lets go"
I swung by the Varsity Theater demolition site today and made this video:
I'm sorry too. Here is today's article on the demolition from the Honolulu Advertiser:
Varsity theater torn down for parking lot
By Andrew Gomes
Advertiser Staff Writer
The Varsity theater building was demolished yesterday after owner Kamehameha Schools found structural damage that would cost too much to repair. Kamehameha Schools gave away keepsakes from the theater to interested groups.
RICHARD AMBO | The Honolulu Advertiser
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The old Varsity theater building in Mo'ili'ili was reduced to rubble yesterday after its owner, Kamehameha Schools, said recently uncovered structural damage made it cost prohibitive to save the building considered a landmark by some.
Though the building designed by noted architect C.W. Dickey is now gone like the era of single-screen movie theaters, parts of the theater â€" from bathroom sinks to the neon V-A-R-S-I-T-Y sign â€" were donated to nearby schools, organizations and businesses for reuse.
"The theater itself had many memories for a lot of people (but) the longer it stood there the more of a liability it was," said Kamehameha Schools spokesman Kekoa Paulsen.
Paulsen said that after Kamehameha Schools acquired the building from a California-based affiliate of Consolidated Theatres that had closed the Varsity in June 2006, the trust initially envisioned renovating the building's interior and leasing it to a commercial tenant until a longer-term redevelopment plan was devised.
But Paulsen said structural damage that included cracked walls from foundation settling pushed the estimated renovation cost to around $3 million to $5 million, which made the interim leasing plan financially infeasible.
"Some of the cracks ran all the way up to the ceiling," he said.
So the former theater site is destined to become a public parking lot for at least the next three to five years.
In an effort to preserve some nostalgia of the theater built in 1939, Kamehameha Schools offered parts of the Varsity Twin Cinema for free to interested groups starting with schools and nearby community groups.
Paulsen said Kaimuki High School acquired the two picture screens, some art deco light fixtures and about 150 letters used on the theater's marquee.
The horizontal neon V-A-R-S-I-T-Y sign above the movie title marquee was given to The Varsity, a bar across University Avenue from the theater site.
"The Varsity theater is our namesake," said Nick Schlapak, managing partner of the bar formerly the home of Magoo's Pizza.
"It's a piece of history for the neighborhood."
Schlapak said the galvanized steel sign with white neon lights inside each letter was broken and had been vandalized, but should be repairable.
Schlapak said he'd like to put the sign outside the bar if the city grants a permit. The bar also adopted two large cast iron projectors that stood like statues outside the theater that are intended for display.
Paulsen said several organizations looked through the Varsity for collectibles or reusable fixtures that included the theater's popcorn machine and bathroom sinks, though some items including theater seating and tattered wall curtains attracted no takers.
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That's too bad. I'm glad I got to see it before it disappeared.
Demolition began today (March 19, 2007). I've included a photo on my Varsity Theater website:
I was Sorry to pick up the paper and read some sad news.
The Varsity is scheduled to be demolished by the end of the month.
Officials from the owner, Kamehameha Schools, said significant structural problems with the building has occured.
An exact date of the demolition has yet to be determined.
As we know, the theater was purchased by Kamehameha Schools last summer from Consolidated Theatres.
They were looking into preserving the building for another use, but large cracks in the ceiling, walls and columns were found during an inspection. Mold, rust and significant settling were also found.
Before the demolition plans,Laugh Factory, a comedy club,had expressed interest in holding shows at the theater, but an agreement could not be reached between Kamehameha Schools and the club.
Since the theater shut last year, homeless people have been using the site as shelter, and the building has been vandalized. Vintage movie posters and light fixtures were stolen.
Thanks for the pictures Ken.
I was surprised to see the pictures of the projector.
They are not photos of the projector that was in use in the Varisty booth, it is one of the machines we had mounted outside the Consolidated Home Office on Sand Lane before it closed. How they got to the varsity I will never know.
I didn't get to the Cinerama. The 1-2-3 is now a shopping mall. There are photos of the theater posted on the walls. Here are the Varsity pictures:
Looking forward to the pics. I haven't been back to Hawaii in quite somwe time. The old Cinerama site is not far from the Varsity, did you perhaps get any photos of that theatre?
You might go into Waikiki and see what has taken the place of the Waikiki theatres 1-2-3 as well.
This is a good hike from the hotel district. We either roasted in the sun or got pelted by rain along the way. The weather changes every five minutes or so. I will post the pictures later.
I saw the Varsity on the way in from the airport. I will try to get over there and take some pictures.
The Varsity, for as plainly decorated as it was (although designed by one of Hawaii's foremost architects), was the last (and oldest) free-standing operating movie theatre in Honolulu. It was the sole survivor of the numerous neighborhood theatres built by Consolidated Amusement in the 1930s. Perhaps its most notable distinction was its glorious large neon marquee. The Varsity may not have been fancy, but it had a loyal following as a convenient neighborhood theatre with easy parking.
It will have a new life for at least the next three years as the home of the Laugh Factory Hawaii comedy club.
Kamehameha Schools is acquiring the Varsity Theatre site in Moiliili in a land exchange that gives Robertson Properties Group the trust's old Kamehameha Drive-In property in Aiea.
The deal, announced Wednesday, gives Hawaii's largest private landowner the deed to the 1.7-acre Varsity property on University Avenue, which includes the Varsity Office Building, in exchange for the property at the corner of Moanalua Road and Kaonohi Street near Pearlridge Center and an undisclosed cash payment.
Los Angeles-based Robertson Properties Group is owned by Pacific Theatres parent Decurion. Pacific Theatres owns Consolidated Theatres and the Varsity Theatre.
"Consolidated's decision to close the Varsity provided us with an opportunity to acquire a strategically valuable piece of property," Kirk Belsby, vice president for endowment for Kamehameha Schools, said in a statement.
"It strengthens our ties with the university community and with Moiliili business and residential communities, and it strengthens our ability to support our educational programs and services."
Robertson plans to redevelop the Aiea site and will come up with a master plan in the coming months, said John Manavian, vice president of development for Robertson Properties Group.
Kamehameha Schools plans to upgrade the Moiliili area, which includes Puck's Alley, in the next few years, said Tara Young, senior commercial asset manager for Kamehameha Schools.
"The Varsity property adds even greater synergy to our options and opportunities in Moiliili," she said.
Robertson Properties Group recently completed the renovation of the former Waikiki Theatre site on Kalakaua Avenue, now called the Center of Waikiki, and is currently developing a shopping mall called Pearl City Gateway on the city's former Manana land in Pearl City.
"Oahu is one of our core target markets where we are actively developing and acquiring land," Manavian said. "It also is a challenging market but we are well-positioned to move quickly and pursue opportunities where we can bring new uses to older properties and reposition them to better serve Oahu residents."
Monday, June 18, 2007
After 68 years, the Varsity Twin Cinema closed its doors for good yesterday, drawing a modest Sunday audience of theater regulars and foreign-film buffs
Designed by noted architect C.W. Dickey, the Varsity opened in September 1939 as a single-screen cinema featuring the John Wayne movie "Stagecoach."
During the 1960s and 1970s, the theater served in the daytime as a lecture hall for introductory courses for freshman at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa.
In the early 1980s, the Varsity was remodeled to the two-screen format it has today, and in February 1988, Consolidated converted the Varsity into an art-house theater.
One of the last of the theatre treasures in Hawaii is gone.
Now, only the downtown Hawaii remains.
I just created a website with photos of the Varsity Theater Honolulu.
Here is the link:
Varsity movie theater to close Sunday
Sunday will be the last day of operation for the Varsity Twin Cinema, an aging movie theater â€" long known for art-house and foreign film offerings â€" near the University of Hawai'i's Manoa campus.
Consolidated Theatres owns the 1.7-acre property at 1106 University Ave., near Beretania Street. The theater was built in 1939.
The Varsity Theatre was opened by the Consolidated Amusement Co. as a single screen theatre on 8th September 1939. It was surrounded by a tropical garden.


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I bought my first guitar when I was 18,and it's taken 50 years to get to this first solo album.In the last few years I have recycled my so far music-life experience into this collection of pieces for guitar. I grew up on Tyneside,north of England,and always had ears for music. Just the sound of Northumbrian pipes melts my heart. A Big Bill Broonzy concert in 1957 changed my life: for about ten years I was addicted to blues guitar.In London I hung out with Alexis Korner and Davey Graham; my musical horizons widened. Then for five years I only played ragas with Indian classical players-Keshav Sathe (tabla) and Clem Alford (sitar) in various bands.(Indo-jazz Fusions,Magic Carpet) This was followed by an experimental period,I built a few invented instruments for myself and played with some crazy avant- garde improvising groups.I became dissatisfied with my basic musical education and I studied as a part time guitar student at the Guildhall school, and various theory and composition classes at adult institutes. Most of the public playing I've done since then has been in the context of advaita / meditation events. And gradually over the last decade+ I have developed and refined the pieces on this album,all of which have their origins in some dimension of my life so far. 'Recovery suite' are pieces that evoke experiences of my life in the sense of 12-step fellowship. 'Pentafram cycle' is my story of the historic journey of people and music from Africa to America and beyond. 'Phye Reevum' is in the form of a 'wave',as danced at 'Five rhythms',my favourite night out. I cannot classify my music simply,there are reverberations of blues,ragas,songs without words,improvisations,jazz, baroque and celtic music. Perhaps you will hear something else!


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After a solid 6 weeks of training with hill repeats and runs, track and speedwork, tempo and cruise intervals and paced runs through to 21km, the Kingfishers were all roaring to do their best and set some records at the SAFRA Singapore Bay Run & Army Half Marathon 201 (AHM14).
After last year's route bottlenecks and dimly-lit areas causing slowdown and stoppages to the runners, SAFRA conducted recce runs to receive feedback from the SAFRA Running Club and Team FatBird early to refine the route for a much improved race experience - and the runners were not disappointed this morning, with potential choke points being re-routed, dim areas like the Gardens and Tanjong Rhu areas well-lit and running passages wider and clearer for a much smoother passage.
The Kingfishers RV'ed at 4:00am at the Esplanade Amphitheatre in their smart race gear, looking in great condition. We conducted a mini group warm up and dynamic activation for those who were present and by 4:30am, we had taken a couple of nice group photos and moved into the start corral as a team.
The weather at the start was a tad humid, but it got cooler as the crowd spread out after the flagoff at 5:00am. As expected, a large race like the AHM will always be a little congested with many runners, but we had sufficient space this time as the passages are wider. By 3km, we were into the groove and moving ahead quite steadily.
As the Pacers did not have their balloons on time, it was quite hard to spot them from the distance - fortunately they were in large enough groups to be seen as we neared them. Still, our Kingfishers were trained to manage their own Optimal Paces and run to their respective Race Plans.
We were able to sustain a good pace, and as practiced during training, a number of us popped a gel after 1hr or 11-12km of running for a sustainable race pace in the second half. Other than a couple of sharper U-turns, the next 10km to the finish was smooth going for many of us. As we neared the finish line at the Padang, we could hear cheers coming on for the Half Marathoners as well as the start of the 10km race on the opposite side of the Esplanade Bridge.
The atmosphere was great as we ran into the finishing chute with our arms raised high for a happy finish. Many of the Kingfishers recorded good timings and Personal Bests (PB). We had 3 Kingfishers who placed top 10 in their respective categories - Congratulations to Kingfisher Mabel (2nd Women's Open), Kingfisher Ngee Hung (7th Men's Veteran), Kingfisher Cher (4th Women's Open, although due to chip timing fault, she could not claim her rightful prize at the end).
After collecting the well deserved finisher tee-shirt and medal, the Kingfishers gathered at our usual post-race spot near the Tan Kim Seng fountain. Lots of happy faces and congratulatory handshakes, and of course, victory photos and jump shots.
Overall, it was a well organized AHM14 and a good set of results and performances for the Kingfishers and FatBird Runners. Special mention and thanks to the AHM14 organizing committee for involving Team FatBird in their route planning and incorporating the inputs for a much better route and accurate distance.
The Kingfishers Soared At The Bay!
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This post is brought to you in collaboration with Poise®, but my thankfulness for Poise® is all my own. #MyPoiseMoment #MommyLife. Here I'm sharing a few tips to help moms stay active with their kids and take on life's changes with ease. I grew up in a house full of girls. And while we were all athletic - in gymnastics and cheerleading, I'm surprised by how active two little boys can be. Even at ages five and three, they are balls of energy ready to take on almost anything. Oftentimes, it's all I can do to keep up. Before I had kids I would work out at … [Read more...]
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Wonderful, Mark! Great points for Mentors and other fellow humans. I so appreciate you.
Principles upon which the SAP Mentor magic is built.
Collaboratively written years ago and revised in 2014 by the SAP Mentors.
Lead by Example
- Be humble. Be helpful. Show respect and empathy with everyone.
- As an SAP Mentor we are expected to be a peer mentor.
We are not better or worse than anyone else. Help people overcome problems by sharing positive examples.
- We represent the SAP Mentors and conduct ourselves accordingly.
- Own the right to be the voice of the community by being more active than most.
- Surprise us and everyone.
- It is the spark that ignites the people around us.
- Share the love.
Constructive in Our Criticisms
- Criticism should be fact-based and objective – not subjective.
- Voice criticisms directly to SAP first.
- We use the private SAP Mentor space to socialize our views. We gain insights and can strengthen our case.
- SAP gets a chance to react.
- We owe it to the community to voice publicly afterwards
- With criticism comes suggestions for practical solutions.
Be Humble
- No culture of entitlement
- As an SAP Mentor we are entitled to nothing from SAP – not even a shirt.
- As an SAP Mentor we are entitled to nothing from anyone who is not SAP.
- Be aware that Mark Finnern begs, borrows and steals each year just to get complimentary entry to SAPPHIRE, SAP TechEd, d-code, etc.
These tickets are not a right, they are a gift. And just because we got the gift last year does not mean we will get it next year.
- Be aware that SAP executives meet with us because they see value and want to – not because they have to.
Show respect by being there and giving our full attention.
- We are the voice of the community. Be active to know what it is.
- Get out and talk to people!
- Share experiences.
- Respect opinions of others.
- Make the whole greater than the sum of the parts.
- All public SAP Mentor events gain from the inclusion of non SAP Mentors.
Deep Curiosity
- We go beyond our area of expertise.
- Explore the large world of SAP, business and technology and make new connections.
- The interesting stuff is happening at the intersection of different disciplines.
Let's play there and cross pollinate.
- Hang out with folks beyond our comfort zone of expertise, intellect, culture.
Full of Gratitude
- By giving thanks and acknowledging fellow community members for their contributions and their general awesomeness, we set a standard of gratitude and recognition for the community at large.
- Living in gratitude has a wide range of positive effects for the community, relationships, health, happiness ... [See infographic].
- Don't take ourselves too seriously.
- The level of trust that the SAP Mentors have with each other enables us to jam/experiment, or even fail with SAP.
SAP Mentors are jamming the SAP culture.
- Playfulness is not a requirement to become an SAP Mentor, but you have to be OK with other SAP Mentors being playful. As an SAP Mentor you don't need to be playful, but is support other Mentor's playfulness.
- Great example of mostly SAP Mentor driven playfulness were the legendary SCNotties 30 seconds of recognition videos including awards ceremony.
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Especially appreciate the "No Culture of Entitlement" point.
I hope people hold Mentors to this list and put their hands up when we aren't doing it.


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KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs: April 24, 2008 By Anis Ibrahim and Neville Spykerman
The Selangor Government is free to set up the proposed modern pig farming project. Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said while the federal government imposed general policies, state governments could set their own guidelines.
"The federal government has already imposed general policies on pig farming in 1991. Negeri Sembilan, Sabah and Sarawak agreed to carry out these policies although they haven't been implemented," he said.
"In Selangor's case, they have proposed to introduce modern pig farming, intended to fulfil environmental safety standards, for example," he said, adding they were entitled to do so.
"We (the federal government) merely impose general policies. When it comes to location and other similar matters, each state can draw up its own rules," he told a Press conference after performing the soft launch of the Malaysian Agricultural, Horticultural and Agro-Tourism Exhibition (MAHA 2008).
In SHAH ALAM, Selangor opposition leader Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo said it was the job of the new administration to go to the ground and explain the merits of the move to have a modern pig farm in Ladang Tumbuk, Tanjung Sepat, instead of blaming the project on the previous administration.
The former Menteri Besar said the previous administration embarked on preliminary findings for the project to solve the pollution problem related to big farming.
No concrete deal was signed nor was any particular company or technology chosen, he said.
"We were going to have a public hearing. If people were against it we would have found an alternative site."
He conceded that having a modern pig farm project was better than the status quo, as most pig farms in Selangor were already in the area.
"I'm ok with the project but then, I don't stay there."
He said the opposition was never against the establishment of a modern pig farm in the area but was against its size and the number of pigs to be bred.
He said there were 400,000 pigs being bred in the area but the number should be cap at 250,000, for local consumption.
He said that if the state government refused to hold a public hearing then Tanjung Sepat assemblyman Datuk Dr Karim Mansor would do so
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Dear Jeremy,
As a student nurse, it is my duty to tell people that you are destroying the NHS.
I love every single moment of what I do. Nursing is my calling but I feel that because of you, I may not be able to fulfil that calling to the best of my ability. For too long you have been making the NHS weaker and weaker, taking it away bit by bit till one day (and I dread to think is) the National Health service will be no more.
On my placements, I am given the privilege of looking after amazing people who need help getting better. I have had the privilege of working in some amazing hospitals that go above and beyond to look after their patients, but no matter what hospital I am in I notice the same problems occurring again and again. Lack of staff, patients discharge being delayed due to the lack of social care and are placements available and lack of beds. It breaks my heart when I see a medically fit patient who just wants to go home but can't because they have no package of social care in place.
So how did you think the best way to deal with the lack of staff was? Cut the bursary and grant for new nursing students. So, would you describe the fact that nursing applications for undergraduate university courses have done by 23% a success? The only way I can afford to pay my rent and living expenses on whilst I work 37.5 hours a week on placement, is because of my bursary and grant. For far too long you have been saying there is just no money for NHS, and yet there was still enough money for MPs to get an 11% pay rise and failed to fine people who avoid paying a little bit of tax on their earnings and you froze nursing pay rises to 1%. The Liberal Democrats solution of introducing a 1p tax to help fund the NHS is one of the best ideas I have ever heard, and will give the NHS the money it needs.
Mental health is something you just like to sweep under the carpet. I was on the CAMHS waiting list for eight months before I got to see someone, but I have known people who have been waiting longer. Not good enough Jeremy, in a world where 1 in 4 of us will suffer from a mental health problem sometime in our life. I was just very fortunate to have a GP who offered to see me once a week until I could get a CAMHS appointment, but many people are not fortunate enough to get that and have to suffer in silence. Does your Tory government really take mental health seriously? I think not.
There have been days on placement where I have cried because I feel like I can't do the best for my patients with limited resources available. When patients have had to wait longer then necessary for basically personal care such as washes because of the lack of staffing. I very rarely leave a shift dead on time as I have to make sure I have done every job I am assigned to before a shift ends. Operations being cancelled is starting to become the norm and this is not acceptable. GP classing three weeks waiting time for an appointment as the norm and we just accept this when we shouldn't.
What's the thing that makes me angry the most about your government? I have never filled with so much rage until Theresa May failed the answer the question when Andrew Marr asked her how she could justify nurses having to go to food banks to support their family. Nurses pay doesn't reflect the skill and ability you need to be a nurse. Nursing is a lot more than just floating around wards holding patient's hands. We have to do personal care, observations, medications and a lot of paperwork.
We need someone who is going to fight for the NHS, and quite frankly Jeremy you are not in the slightest the right person for the job. I couldn't think of anymore more caring about the NHS than Norman Lamb. He has the right and sensible ideas on how to get funding for the NHS, he appreciates the amazing work and NHS staff do and most importantly, he takes mental health seriously. You could learn a hell of a lot from Norman, Jeremy.
I love my profession with all my heart. I love the feeling of seeing a patient that I helped care for over their time In hospital leave with a smile on their face happy and healthy, with one patient I cared for even writing on their feedback form "This student will make a first class nurse!" I never want to be in the position where I fear that I will have to give up my profession because of your selfish government. I stand with my fellow nurses in saying, more needs to be done before It is too late. Aneurin Bevan would be ashamed of you.
Hopefully one day you will wake up and realise, you really have screwed it up.
Yours sincerely
A very angry student nurse


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Sunday, July 29 was the eighth Sunday after Trinity. Bishop Hartley based his sermon on the gospel for the day. St. Matthew 7:15, "Beware of false prophets…" He began his sermon with a quote from our namesake St. Francis of Assisi: "There was a time when I believed in words." What we do in our lives is more important then words and we know the difference between false and genuine prophets by their actions just as "a good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit" and it is what is produced that is important. The Bishop closed his sermon with another quote from St. Francis" "Preach the gospel at all times and when necessary use words."
Sunday afternoon I spent with the Connell Family in Norwood celebrating Lincoln's seventeenth birthday with ice cream and two of Stephanie's wonderful cakes. Lincoln received numerous gifts and cards and a very enjoyable time was had by all. Lincoln reported a very good experience last week when he acted as Junior Counselor at the Leadership in Practice Seminar held at the Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, MO., sponsored by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce.
Bishop Glen Hartley leads services at St. Francis Anglican (Traditional Episcopal) Church at 10:30 A.M. on Sundsays and 6:30 P.M. on Wednesdays. Our website is stfrancisavamo.org.


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them), and the V.R. Troopers, to name a couple.
Surprise! they are either based on fighting or getting smashed by trucks and we
laugh and we love it. It's hard to beat watching someone else beat up on after
you just had a bad day.
Football and hockey, can't beat them but no one really cares about the
principle of the game we all just want to see the big hits. When watching
football highlights the things they love to show the most are the career ending
tackles usually before they even show the scores, hey who cares about the score
after you just saw some guy get annihilated by a 250 pound linebacker, we just
get excited about the hit. Hockey, The sport in which you can get a nice five
minute break for kicking the not out of someone during. You have got to love it
when the crowd is louder over the thirty second fight than they are during the
rest of the game.
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Emergency official: Lives lost as TB Joshua's church obstructed rescue from collapsed building
JOHANNESBURG – Nigeria's emergency agency says lives were lost as church officials prevented workers from rescuing victims at the scene of a collapsed building in Lagos.
Most victims were South African.
Spokesman Ibrahim Farinloye of the Nigerian Emergency Management Agency tells The Associated Press that a multi-story shopping mall and guesthouse at televangelist T.B. Joshua's Synagogue, Church of All Nations collapsed at 12:44 p.m. on Friday but rescue workers did not get full access until after 5 p.m. Sunday.
He says 80 bodies were recovered and 131 survivors were saved by the time the operation ended at 3:35 p.m. Thursday.
Farinloye said Friday that rescuers lost critical hours when most lives are saved.
Some rescue workers were attacked by church members who also smashed the camera of a TV journalist.


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- Is there a fee to open a new account?
Yes. It is $25.00.
- How often do I get billed for the services?
- When does the District bill out its customers?
The District bills out its customers the first week of the month.
- When is the final due date for the current months billing?
It is the last day of that month.
- When would my current month bill be late?
The first day of the following month.
- Is there a penalty, and if there is, how much is it?
Yes. The Penalty is 10% of the previous month.
- If I am more than one month behind, is there any interest charged, and if there is, how much is it?
Yes. There is an interest charge on anything older than 30 days, the charge is 1%.
- When would my services get turned off for non-payment?
Your services will be turned off once you have any money owing past 60 days.
- Will I get a notification of my services being shut off?
Yes, you will receive a red card in the mail inside an envelope, rather than your normal blue card, stating what is past due and what day the shut off will be.*Recommendation at that point: Pay what is past due by the due date, and/or, contact the office either in person or by phone, as this will be the only notice you will receive.
- If my water is turned off for non-payment is there a charge for it being turned off, and also a charge to have it turned back on?
Yes. There is a charge of $24.00 for a turn off, and there is a charge of $24.00 to have it turned back on.
- How can I pay my bill?You can pay with cash, money order, or personal check.Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 349
Esparto, CA 95627Physical Address:
26490 Woodland Avenue
Esparto, CA 95627Phone & Fax Numbers:
- Where can I drop my payments off after hours?
The district has a drop box to the left of the front door of the district office at: 26490 Woodland Avenue, which has 24 hour access.
- What does an average customer pay for residential services?
Water: $52.00
Sewer: $40.50
Street Lights: $1.73
- Does the district own and maintain the street lights?
No. The street lights are owned and maintained by PG&E – 800-743-5000, the district only collects the monies for the electricity and pays toward one street light bill through a mutual agreement with PG&E.
- Does the district have meters?
- How many gallons in a "unit" of water?
748. Each Unit = 1 hundred cubic feet (hcf)
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Love this! :) Can I have my poll thingy? I'll totes blog about dis babyReplyDelete
I've voted! Is it despicable that I voted for myself in my category, he he? :)ReplyDelete
In reply to your comment on my blog: I know, it's like the best job ever! Today I photographed another cake, luckily it was a dummy otherwise I would get so fat! :D
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What a great idea and great choices. I love all the blogs.ReplyDelete
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rock on! you just made my day :) thanks so much for the writing nomination!! i love writing...but i've never considered myself a writer...especially when I'm put in a category with other amazing ladies!! (courtney and ashley) Thanks so much Janette, means a lot :)ReplyDelete
this idea is so fun! now I'm off to vote :)
well that was fun! just casted all my votes and love the set up you've created Janette. i haven't posted about this yet, trying to make some time to do it up right. this weekend cray-Z but i will be doing a link up post as soon as humanly possible, just don't want you thinking i'm outy or something weird. WURD! loves to you, happy weekend!!!!! xoox ♥ReplyDelete
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Are you hearing this Hagrid?
I have bought an overpriced (a realization out of experiences based on the series of events that friends are actually more of a liabilities than an assets, lol) tarantula from a friend recently. It wasn't in my plan to buy one; simply because for one, I am not into pets and taking care of something (to nurture) unfortunately is not one of my many skills, lol. So any idea why I'm still an eligible bachelor these days? Haha!
We have an aquarium full of goldfishes display in the sala of our house and my sister would sings animatedly everyday while feeding the swimming creatures or while enthusiastically cleaning the tank but for me it was just flat and never gave me the excitement even a bit.
Then sometimes, I was at the mall and seen cute bunnies in the cage. They were really cute that I had to buy a pair. I want to try my hands how to breed a pet. The first three days were fun and exciting, diligently went to the groceries to buy fruits and some leafy vegetables for their food. Uh that was fun chopping the food. Then fourth day came and I was bored. In the fifth day, I was tired cleaning the room for the poos scattered around. The next day I threw them outside my door with a prayer, they would find a new and pet loving owner.
Now, back to my tarantula, I named him Aragog, Jr. In tribute to Hagrid's Aragog (I just missed Harry Potter, isn't JK writing any Potter books?).
Aragog, Jr. belongs to one of the larger species of tarantula called the Chaco golden knee (Grammostola pulchripes is the scientific name) formerly known by Grammostola aureostriata and that can be expected to reach between 20-22 cms or 8.5 inches and with a lifespan of 2 to 4 years, named after its attractive golden bands on and around its legs.
They make an attractive pet because the Chaco tends to be more docile and the calm species of tarantula. Flashy in appearance, bearing long light-colored hairs all over its body and gold stripes on its legs, particularly at the "knees" and is an opportunistic burrowing terrestrial tarantula. They tend to burrow while younger and adopt a pre-existing hide as its home when it begins to mature.
Aragog, Jr is 18 months old and is now 3 inches big and preferred super worm to be his prey. For the meantime I have customized him a 7 x 7 in glass house to be his home.
Isn't he lovely?
Now that I have bought his (friend) tarantula he's now pissing me to buy one of his pets and this time, a scorpions with a level 3 venom.
What do you think?
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I am a long boarder, too!
Thanks for posting this! They look great!I'm wondering if you ever took the time to remove the wax your loctician put in? I won't cut my locks, but I am inthe same situation as you -- where I am trying to grow them out completely naturally.


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The Edgars, Part I
She's about my age, so there was no call for such formality. "Typical Scandinavian reticence and reserve," I thought, until I noticed sometime afterward that I'd lost my name tag. So all Holt, whose book had been short-listed for the best-novel Edgar, had to go on was an empty plastic card-holder with a yellow strip dangling from it that read "Press." Anyone who detects irony in the juxtaposition can take it somewhere else, pal. I have a job to do.
I finished reading Holt's book on the train home from New York, and I remain impressed by her boldness in taking an old Agatha Christie formula and infusing it with tension and a thoroughly contemporary feel. The novel's dénouement may have just a touch of the anti-Americanism that makes some readers of Scandinavian crime fiction roll their eyes, but if it does, Holt's handing of the matter is nuanced and humane.
(Mo Hayder's Gone won the best-novel Edgar. Here's a list of winners. And here are the nominees.)
© Peter Rozovsky 2012
Labels: Anne Holt, Edgar Awards, Edgar Awards 2012, Mo Hayder, Mystery Writers of America, Nordic crime fiction, Norway, Norway crime fiction, Scandinavian crime fiction


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Family and Friendship
The older I get, the more I notice my relationships with my family members morphing into something different. Maybe others have noticed this with parents and siblings. For example, a trend I see frequently among friends is a change in bitter sibling rivalry in childhood to friendship and mutual respect as siblings in adulthood.
One of the most special relationships I have is with my grandfather. Poppa is going to be 84 this September, and though he's had some health scares over the years, including spending birthday number 83 at the hospital after suffering a stroke, he's in pretty good health.
He's one of my most favourite people. And his stroke and stay in the hospital scared me. And I think it also scared him. Widowed since 2007 after more than 50 years of marriage, my grandfather lived a fairly predictable life. His special social time included his daily breakfast at the Family Restaurant at Carlingwood as well as going to his Church as often as possible.
Around Christmas he decided he wanted to get out more often. One night with me and my husband, he fondly recalled his time at the NAC with Grandma. I offered to take him and so began my monthly "date" with my grandfather.
Poppa and I pick (usually quite randomly) a show to attend each month and arrive early enough to enjoy a drink and conversation together. It's been fun to develop our own special tradition and every time I pick up Poppa, he now comments on how he's been "itching for a night out".
For Mother's Day, Poppa sent me a nice card, as he usually does for special occasions, but in this case he also commented the fact that I was a "good friend" to him. I appreciated those words for their kindness. But then I pondered them for a minute, and realized they were true. We enjoyed each other's company. Whether he was my grandfather or not and whether or not there were more than 50 years between us.
It might have taken 30 years but we are more than grandfather and granddaughter. We're friends. And that's really special.
Do you have any special friendships with family members?
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just a bit of light
These days, for me, are days of busyness shot through with the light of sudden memories. Gifts, and losses. Sometimes I'm not sure which is which.
Following news of my friend Berk's death--indeed, five minutes after I posted those paragraphs--I received news of the death of the father of my highschool sweetheart. We were together--10 years? 12? that poet-historian and I, and his father stalwartly disliked me every day of that time, because I was not Jewish. And because, he would add, I was sloppy and a dilettante and--oh, I don't know what else. They were probably always true things, though they cut to my heart.
I cried when I heard the news. He was in his late 80's, I had not seen him for--let me think--perhaps 35 years? I heard news, bit by bit.
And he is dead now, with his cleverness, his passion for Israel, his baritone voice. There's not a story I can tell now, not really.
And I don't really like being struck silent and bewildered.
My dearest friend from highschool stopped by a couple weeks ago with her mother, on a whirlwind tour of the coast, up to Canada. Over pancakes her mother told me stories and paused to say "I can see the young girl you were". I laughed and said I was glad, and that she is probably the only one now who can do that, look back through the decades to my 15 or 16 year old self and cherish that lost girl and all her dreams. It's a precious thing. Her daughter, my dear friend, mentioned the possible journeys of our retirement..or, well, her retirement. Retirement isn't in my dictionary of possibilities--but I could be tempted to weekends of irresponsiblity, in the name of the young crones everywhere ( & with fond nods to Lori and Marly). The mother--my own sole mother of the heart, in absence of those of blood--is 84 now, and vibrant as ever. I wistfully wished I really did share those enduring and clever genes; my friend says perhaps, by long acquaintance, they rub off.
It's a good thought. I'd love to be in my mid 80's racketing off somewhere. Or maybe hiking again, a little slowly, but with great stubborness. Climbing towards the light.


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Kuala Lumpur's version of Central Park, the KLCC Park spans 50-tropical-acres in KL's downtown core. And it includes 2-acres of children's playground equipment – a great place to do some pre-dinner playing. Be warned though, not many of the play structures are actually in the shade, making some of the slides quite hot for bare legs on sunny days. A better choice for the early afternoon is the wading and spray pool.
Jogging tracks, foot paths, covered shelters, and the 74 different species of trees and palms are other highlights. As well as the symphony fountain, which has performances at noon and 5 p.m. Get there early if you want a front row seat.
The park is adjacent to the Petronas Towers and Suria KLCC Mall.
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Why Book Covers are So Important
by Henry Mosquera
A lot of self-published writers confuse aesthetics with effectiveness. A good book cover is not meant to please our eyes but to garner attention. Your cover should stand out from those around it, it should stay in people's minds, and it should generate interest. Let's say you see a bunch of novels and one stands out because you hate the cover. You may comment about it to a friend, make fun of it and bring it up whenever an example is appropriate. Well, guess what? That hateful image is living happily inside your head, when better-executed covers have failed to make an impression. An extreme case, perhaps, but it illustrates the difference between "pretty" versus "attractive."
A book cover has more in common with a billboard than a painting. You want to grab a potential reader's attention; they don't have to fall in love with the artwork. The publishing industry knows that awards, blurbs from famous authors, and reputable reviews sell novels not covers.
Of course, a cover is the first impression a reader gets of your book. So you want it to be professional, which is one of the problems most indie novels face. Just as Microsoft Word doesn't necessarily breed good writers, Adobe's Photoshop doesn't make you a professional artist. These are just tools take make the work easier for the initiated. You can cut and paste all you want and play with fonts and filters, but a computer program will not transfer you the skills of a trained designer. No matter how simple it may look to you.
If you don't have the skills, hire someone who does. The last thing you want is for a reader to look at your novel and go, "Meh, it looks amateurish and cheap," and walk away (click away?) from your novel. You may have spent all of this money on editors, manuscript annalists and proofreaders to shape up your novel to a professional quality, but if no one picks it up, who cares? If you are self-published the odds are already against you. The stigma of unprofessionalism already mires your work, whether it's true or not. So why position yourself on a lesser light? Invest on a professional cover. That's right, it's not an expense, but an investment towards your books success. As independent authors, we have to strive to do everything in our power to present our work in the highest quality possible. Otherwise we will never shake off the image of the raggedy horde of untalented creators.
If you truly posses the skill set to design your covers, here are a few tips you may find useful: artwork doesn't have to be overtly elaborate to fulfill its purpose. Most covers out there are busy, cliché and forgettable. Spend some time thinking about your book's cover, go to a bookstore and see what pops out from the shelves and analyze why. Search the Internet for lists of the best covers and study how the designers approached their task. Keep in mind that the artwork of your book will most likely be used in other ways like banners, social media sites, tie-in merchandising i.e. T-shirts, etc. You want your design to be able to transfer easily to whatever suits your marketing and advertising needs. Think branding. Remember, your book is not only what lies between the covers, but what is on them as well. It deserves the same kind of care and attention.
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Something We Can All Agree On=> San Juan Mayor Self-Identifies as "Nasty" in Latest T-Shirt Creation (VIDEO)
Puerto Rico is suffering from the aftermath of two massive hurricanes in the span of two weeks.
The second hurricane to hit the island, Hurricane Maria, was a level 5 monster.
The people of Puerto Rico are suffering but instead of helping her community Democratic San Juan Mayor Carmen Yutin Cruz is out trashing President Trump and FEMA and spreading lies about the hurricane relief.
Last week Mayor Cruz wore a "we are dying" T-shirt for her mainstream media interviews.
Yesterday we found out the grand total of deaths on the island of 3.5 million was 16.
Last night she wore a new T-shirt where she self-identifies as a "nasty" woman.
Has there ever been a more perfect motto for a group of political hacks?
This is a perfect motto for Mayor Cruz.
Where she finds the time to print up political T-shirts is anyone's guess.
Via Free Beacon:
"Lo que es 'nasty' es que se de la espalda al pueblo puertorriqueño": alcaldesa de San Juan @CarmenYulinCruz pic.twitter.com/f0U92cln0F
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Views of the Berlin wall seen from East Berlin, capital of the GDR, 1985-1988
Bilder der Schutzmauer aus Berlin-Ost, Hauptstadt der DDR, 1985-1988
The photographs were taken when I worked in East Berlin as an interpreter (April 1985 - August 1987) and again when I visited the area as a tourist for a day trip in 1988.
The work 'Limes' (Views of the Berlin wall seen from East-Berlin, capital of the GDR) by SEIICHI FURUYA, time for which was limited by his stay from 1984 to 1987 in the GDR, has its ties to earlier works. His interest in the same topic, his way of circling the phenomenon of the border, becomes visible there as well, although his earlier work does not refer to specific places. Seiichi Furuya is Japanese. The fact that he left his country, that he crossed the borders of Japan (formed by the ocean), outward-bound, raises existential questions of belonging and of the limited nature of cultural orders. He lives abroad-a condition that sharpens one's observation, heightens one's awareness, gives relativity to any place.
To begin with, Furuya's work 'Limes', consisting of 14 photographs, refers very directly to the wall that separates East Berlin from West Berlin. The pictures focus on the concept of the 'wall', and in this sense they are accompanied with dictionary definitions of the word-a step that leads away from The Wall and prevents hasty interpretations. Visually, the photographs emphasize the indifference of the place; circling the empty center of the city of Berlin, they are without a meaningful center themselves: like an empty strip of concrete, an empty page, the wall stretches across the photographs (contrasted by the pictures of The Wall from the other side: the wall as a symbol of separation and destruction). Furuya's work avoids the symbolic. It shows the artist's concentration on the invisible-the calm in the cyclone's eye. The pictures really need not exist: there is nothing factual, anecdotic, no traces of a presence written in them that holds the eye. The visible-the empty space-absorbs our gaze, becomes permeable. The wall as the visible form of the invisible (as Roland Barthes described Tokyo, a city whose center is 'void').
Thus, the act of viewing must become the constituting element of these pictures: only then do the pictures begin to exist. In a sense, they are not even descriptive (descriptions would still intend to create meanings): they are pure designation: so it is, here it is. The pictures are without comment, there is no explicit thought instilled in them: a challenge to fill them with thoughts, without motivating us his way or the other, without giving us support. What if this gaze into nothingness, into the void, were the true way of seeing The Wall?
What if the symbolic meaning we attach to it in a short loop of our thoughts could save us from experiencing this shocking emptiness? If it would, in fact, protect us against this realization? These pictures are (also) forbidden pictures. To this point, they have not been seen. The act of showing them thus becomes an intervention, intervening in that which is prohibited, an attack against the protecting walls of the readily explainable things and rash words we have surrounded ourselves with.
'He represents things as they either were or are, or as they are said to be, and as they seem to be or should be.'
Extract from: "Asking Questions" Rotterdam, 1988
© Christine Frisinghelli, 1988
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For the past two years or sew, I've been thinking about ways to share quilting with my 4 year old Grandson. I've taken him into Craft Warehouse with me, safely in a cart to keep little hands off the crafty décor & breakables as we rapidly proceed to the back of the store and the fabric department. At that point the aisles of bolts are narrow and the fat quarters are right at shopping cart seat level. His little hands happily snatch up fat quarters right and left! When he was about 3 we made a special trip just to pick out fat quarters for a quilt top just for him, mostly from pieces that had made it to the clearance table. One that he could drag around. He was involved in making the selections. Thomas the Tank Engine, Clifford, Peanuts, Dr. Seuss, Spot & The Little Engine That Could were combined with juvenile prints I already had at home, and polka dots, stripes, stars, a cool red diamond plate print that went great with the emergency vehicle design he liked.
As he started preschool I began thinking about my own kids at that age, playing with manipulatives in the classroom which introduced them to math and geometry. What a great way to share quilting with the Grandkids and enhance their math skills and creativity. We have some great plastic puzzles that my kids loved playing with and creating different designs within a hexagon tray, but they're not for small kids who tend to put things in their mouths or where chewing pups might ingest one that accidently, or not so accidently, hit the floor! I've thought about taking scraps of fabric and laminating them or fusing them to wood blocks, but that's a lot of work and detracts from the discovery of how lovely it is to touch fabric and really be able to manipulate it into a block without it clunking around or slipping on a slick surface...
Last fall, Lynn Wilder produced her book, Patchwork Math Using Quilting Design Components, and I thought again, how can I incorporate this to put together something kids can play with while hanging with Gramma?
This morning, I was inspired by Melissa at Happy Quilting who recently shared her love of quilting with a class of High School girls. She presented her quilts, shared some designs in new modern prints, and most importantly, put fabric in the girls hands in the form of precut triangles, 16 light ~ 16 med/dark and turned them lose to discover their own designs. You can check out her post HERE.
Then came the lightning bolt!!!! (I think I smelled a little smoke)
When Life Gives You Scraps, Cut Triangles! (or squares or rectangles or even hexies and half hexies!) Put them in a bin or two...or three...at least designating one for Lights/Solids and another for Med/ Darks. When the kiddos come over, let them dig through the containers and pick 16 from each bin and create their own block.
And then another little lightning strike! (Ouch! That one hurt!)
There's a tutorial by Lori Holt over at Bee In My Bonnet to make these lovely little design boards...now if made with flannel on one side to reduce slippage, sandwiched with batting and I left out the foamcore, added ties to the sides, they could be rolled up and tied to keep blocks in order if we don't get around to the sewing portion of that days visit with Gramma!
Over time, kids can design their own blocks with their own fabric choices, pick a sashing print and before you know it, they have their own sampler quilt, pillow, doll quilt, even pillowcase, that they designed & Gramma sewed together, unless they're tall enough to reach the pedal to sew themselves with Grammas watchful guidance and seam ripper close at hand.
In my most Arthur Treacher-ish accent...By George, I think I've got it! I've got to get to work! Grandson #1 is almost 5, Step Sister just turned 4, the next new edition in our family story is due in September...and has two cute little cousins on the other side who are rapidly becoming part of our family too! Oh what fun this could be! And now my busy brain is coming up with baby shower/wedding gift/retirement gift ideas spun off this! Oh dear...my imagination is going so fast I can't keep up! Quilting Fairy Help Me!!!!!
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They're dropping like flies — men in positions of authority who once perhaps thought themselves untouchable, as they then touched and harassed people "below" their perceived caste. As their arrogance grew, so too did their bold, careless, hurtful behavior. It was that arrogance — that presumptuous feeling that they were grander than they were — which brought them tumbling. It's a good thing this is happening; it is so very long overdue.
Americans must be judicious with this newfound empowerment, though because it will soon seep into the lives of everyday Americans and our local communities, and it will be ours to properly handle. And while it is a positive move to insist that the workplace, the schools and everyday life be free from sexual harassment, we must also be aware of unfair, snap judgements and the inevitability that there will be people who will take advantage and abuse this newfound culture shift. This new era of zero tolerance is going to require a lot of common sense on the part of the people on the ground because we will all be walking a very fine, delicate line between supporting those who have truly been harassed and still providing the accused with their own presumption of innocence. This cannot be a witch hunt in an unquestioning realm because while there are very real sexually harassing men out there, there are also women willing to lie and exaggerate and manipulate. (Our apologies for being gender general here, but the point is the same either way.) There will inevitably be men who are falsely accused or threatened to be accused, and that is scary too because it is one bell that cannot be unrung. One doesn't get publically accused of being a pervert and then walk away with full exoneration in the eyes of everyone...truth or not. So, before we get on the "ask no questions, fry them all" bandwagon, let's remember to tap into the common sense we've all hopefully got. And let's remember, too, that not all women are innocent of this type of behavior. If we are to be honest with ourselves, we could all probably think back to some very inappropriate comments or actions that women we know have also made towards men and other women. It just isn't villainized in the same way, albeit it probably also isn't as prevalent. Nobody should be allowed to harass anybody, period.
With that caution sign firmly planted as we move forward, we believe this evolution is promising. Perhaps it means we get to send our daughters and granddaughters out into the world without fearing as much that they will be demeaned or made to feel like worthless toys. Now, let's hope that they won't have to "play the game" or shut their mouths like so many women over the years have had to do. To all the sexual harassers and predators out there who have been lucky enough to avoid your reckoning thus far, we hope you're sweating now. Maybe you'll get called to the carpet for past behaviors, maybe you won't. But know this: You'd better mind your P's & Q's from here on out because this movement of strength and unity is bigger and better than your sick sense of entitlement, and you will not win. There are more decent people in this country than not, and those decent people just went and got themselves empowered.


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The Review Of Tribunals Essay
You Are A Member Of The Review Team That Undertook The Review Of Tribunals. Consider The Benefits Offered By Tribunals And Offer Possible Reforms That Will Improve The Tribunal System. Include In Your Answer Proposals, And/ Or Current And Past Reforms Already Made In Respect Of Tribunals.
In England, there are number of tribunals but they all operate under three umbrellas namely the administrative tribunals, domestic tribunals and tribunals of enquiry. Each tribunal is classified into either one of the three umbrellas. In the government search for an adaptable, simplistic and dynamic tribunal service the government-implemented number of proposals to gain its objectives and achieve its target. Consequently, the government have incorporated the Tribunal Service. The Tribunal Service is a new government agency, which will be launched in 2006 with a positive approach to the tribunal system(1).
The role of the Tribunal Service will be more focused on providing administrative support to the central government tribunals. The Tribunal Service will be part of the Department for Constitutional Affairs. Furthermore the "Launch of the new Service will be the biggest change to the tribunals system in this country in almost half a century.(2)" Additionally, it will be responsible for assessing the fairness, effectiveness and efficiency of the service provided by tribunals with a positive approach to conferring 'justice for all'.
Under the new reforms, the government objective is to ensure that tribunals are manifestly independent, preserve the capacity to deliver greater and consistent practice and procedure, make a better usage of the resources in existence and preserve a principle approach in evolving, advancing and improving dispute resolutions.
Currently there are number of tribunals under the umbrella of the Department for Constitutional Affairs, which include:
(1) Special Commissioners of Income Tax; Value Added Tax and Duties Tribunals
(2) Financial Services and Markets Tribunal
(3) Pensions Regulator Tribunal; Asylum and Immigration Tribunal
(4) Special Immigration Appeals Commission; Proscribed Organisations Appeals Commission; Pathogen Access Appeals Commission (PAAC)
(5) Lands Tribunal; Transport Tribunal; Pensions Appeal Tribunal, Adjudicator to HM Land Registry; Information Tribunal
(6) Immigration Services Tribunal (IMSET); Social Security and Child Support Commissioners, Gender Recognition Tribunal.
According to an enquiry made to the Lord Chancellor on the reform of the tribunal system, he had replied, "Reform of the justice system is one of this Government's priorities. Since 1997, we have implemented major improvements in the criminal and civil courts. In 2000, I asked Sir Andrew Leggett to review the tribunal system. We published Sir Andrew's radical blueprint for reform – Tribunals for Users: One System, One Service – in August 2001(3)". This followed by the White Paper on the reform of the tribunals, which set out the new proposals with a positive approach(4).
Over a ten-year period, the UK government have shuffled and significantly reform tribunals with a considerable contribution to implement a unified, unpretentious and manageable tribunals. The proposals laid by the parliament in an aim to reform the tribunal system with a reshuffle to upgrade "most non-developed central government tribunals together into a single service… the service will reflect the need and specialisms of individual jurisdictions…(5)" This type of tribunal system can symbolise and signify the essential needs of litigants with a distinctive approach in creating the perfect justice system.
The Government's former proposals means that over the period of 2004/5 until 2007/8 the Appeal Service(6), Employment Tribunals Service(7), Mental Health Review Tribunal for England, Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal for England, Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel will transfer to the LCD from their departments. This proposal made in response to the simplification of the tribunal service from possessing excessive number of subsidiaries and few numbers of parent companies.
On 25 August 2005, The Department of Constitutional Affairs made further announcements on the progress of the resent proposals and process of the tribunal reform. It is anticipated that ahead of schedule two major bodies would be joining the new Tribunal Services. In effect, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel would become a part of the Tribunal Service in 2008. Additionally, it is expected to be joined by the Appeals Service in 2007. Appeals Service is concerned with tackling disputes on social security matters, child support issues and disability allowance applications and appeals(8).
Subjectively, there may be better approach in regulating and encapsulating the tribunals in a cascading and hierarchical system based on the type of application the tribunals is capable of hearing bearing in mind the complexity of cases. Currently, there is vast number of tribunals dealing with distinctive litigation issues. In effect, this renders the tribunal system in a complex system causing many problems for the public to understand the difficulties that arise in determining which tribunal to initiate an action.
There is no clear, unified and simplistic tribunal system that is the reason why there is a need depart from the curbing of an over-legalistic approach in the tribunal system. Nevertheless, such approach may be irretrievable due to the difficulties in setting the right strategy with a focused, horizontal and dimensional approach with sensitivity to the needs of the public incorporating it with the legalistic formalities in processing applications and finalising hearings.
It would be a better to codify the tribunal system by classifying tribunals into branches for example welfare related issues will deal with welfare issues such as benefits, health care, disability issues and so forth. Whereas, migration tribunals will focus on immigration and other related issues that concerns immigration disputes. By having coherently, classified branches it will simplify the system with more advantageous benefits.
The problems underlining the current tribunal system is the fact that there are too many tribunals classified into vast groups of tribunals but mostly tackling matters within similar issues, which renders it more difficult to regulate, subsidise and manage effectively and efficiently. The most and best possible solution to this problem is by overcoming the conviction that excessive number of tribunals is more effective. However, this approach has caused many conservancies and expenditure to public budget. The solution to the problem is to consolidate tribunals into several classes.
Simplification of the system will provide efficiency, reduction in public expenditure, more public awareness and understanding of the procedures involved as there will be less categories of tribunals and easier to adopt to the procedural steps involved in bringing claims and disputes before the tribunal.
Conclusively, the proposed reform by the government is more welcoming by the public as a proposal for fairer and efficient service for all will inevitably end the controversy over who receives and who does receive fair justice. Ultimately, once the new proposals are utterly implemented there is likely to be dramatic change and improved services provided to the members of the public. Clearly, the government deserves applause for the work contributed in comprising the new proposals and having to implement and incorporate it in the tight time limits and deadlines.
1 http://www.dti.gov.uk/tribunal-reform.html
2 http://www.tribunalsservice.gov.uk/
3 http://www.spr-consilio.com/lcdtribunals.htm
4 http://www.cpag.org.uk/cro/wrb/wrb182/judges.htm
5 http://www.spr-consilio.com/lcdtribunals.htm
6 http://www.disabilityalliance.org/appeal2.htm
8 http://www.gnn.gov.uk/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=167890&NewsAreaID=2
- http://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/legal/results/docview/docview.do?start=2&sort=BOOLEAN&format=GNBFULL
- http://www.tribunalsservice.gov.uk/
- http://www.spr-consilio.com/lcdtribunals.htm
- http://www.gnn.gov.uk/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=167890&NewsAreaID=2
- http://www.parliament.uk/COMMONS/lib/research/rp2003/rp03087.pdf#search='reform%20of%20tribunals'
- http://www.disabilityalliance.org/appeal2.htm
- http://www.cpag.org.uk/cro/wrb/wrb182/judges.htm
- http://www.dti.gov.uk/tribunal-reform.html
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The Trygon facility was made to create better Pokémon that can survive in their world, as species over the years have been dying out. Rymadanas, the head of the Red tower, desire Pokémon to become equals, with no weaknesses or be disadvantaged. Pokémon are recruited into the facilities by force if they lack the necessary amount of specimen. The Trygon capture Pokemon and genetically experiment on them, and even themselves to achieve their goals. Those captured unwillingly are wiped of their memories, forcing them to obey without question. Some regions had seen the only way out is to urge their residents to undergo experimentation to keep families from being separated, and body counts low. Opposition to the Trygon Organization has reached an all time pitfall. Only few pieces of land are still free of the shadow cast from the buildings. Is risky science the way to salvation? What is the root cause of Pokemon to be dying out? Unbeknownst to a Totodile, he would find the answers to everything...
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My latest comic project:
Called No One's Face, aptly. xD
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@LKWayvern: Thanks for understanding, it means a lot.
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People. Go read that comic. It's good. Although, I didn't realize it was your comic.
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Already am reading it. c; It has a nice noir feel and I'm a sucker for noir.
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No One's Face is a lot different from Pokemon Beta, but still very good, and it's got my curiosity piqued...
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Photographer Iain Crawford is the talent behind these paint splash fashion images. With bright colours, beautiful models and fantastic stop motion photography techniques, Crawford's images convey movement, style and glamour--all without a stitch of clothing in sight.
He employs bold make-up, vivid paint and even tossed powders to get these splashtastic effects. Based in London, this collection is just a part of Iain Crawford's vast and wonderful photographic works.
Implications - As urban societies become saturated with advertisements of every sort, consumers have gradually become desensitized to their graphics. They now only notice advertisements that stray from the ordinary, and are memorable for their bold and very atypical graphics. Companies can appeal to potential consumer groups by incorporating dramatic visuals into their marketing campaigns.
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References: iaincrawford & translate.google