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A good leader builds opportunities and takes people with them it's not just about getting the job done, according to Tony Howarth, Chairman of $1.7 billion WA energy powerhouse, Alinta. Majella Corrigan reports.
With a background in banking, it's not surprising Alinta Chairman, Tony Howarth thinks financial literacy is crucial to strong leadership and effective management, but he places just as much importance on other key attributes needed to succeed in the business world the ability to invest in people, trust, integrity, commonsense and empathy.
Howarth worked in the banking and finance industry for more than 30 years before becoming Chairman of Alinta in 2000. Back then, Alinta was government owned with a very narrow view of business reticulation and selling gas in Western Australia.
But Alinta has rapidly transformed to a national corporation that operates, manages and part-owns more than 22,000km of gas pipelines and 12,000km of electricity lines, which are worth about $5.7 billion and include 1.1 million gas and 583,000 electricity connections in Victoria and WA.
More recently, Alinta bought the Australian assets of US company Duke Energy for $1.7 billion, giving it three major gas pipelines and power stations in Australia and New Zealand.
For management of such a geographically vast group of assets, Howarth has to believe in and trust the corporation's senior people. And invest in them as well. In order to manage assets of that size, Alinta has a staff of about 1400 people.
To me at a senior management level, it is all about integrity and trust and commonsense, he says. They are the three things running strongly through everything I believe.
You have to also be financially literate you have to understand the financial drivers of the industry you are in. You'll always be faced with challenges and threats and it's important to be able to defend your view in a financial sense and also in a strategic sense.
Leadership is about having vision, being able to engender confidence and bring others with you in an environment of loyalty and trust.
Howarth does believe that people are the strength of a business, and it's crucial for employers to invest in them.
I grew up in banking and when my parents suggested joining the bank I am sure they had in their minds largely the job security that went with that choice at the time, he said. That job security is now a thing of the past and Howarth believes that, particularly for middle and senior management, the responsibility is shared employees do the best for their job and the employer helps make them the most employable they can be.
I don't agree with employers who say there's no point in investing in people because they only leave, he said.
What you really look for is someone that you know could leave tomorrow and get paid more, but wants to stay because they want to work for your company because they believe they can make a difference.
The worst thing to have is someone who feels trapped in the job because they feel they may not get another and they become very protective of their role, rather than creative and engaged.
Sometimes the business environment changes so quickly and you do have to let really good people go and sometimes those people can have been the heroes in driving through the changes. But it's better for them to go on to other things.
It's always a difficult discussion to have but both of you have to be ready for that both the employer and the employee.
You've got to keep investing in your people, improving their employability. The employee also needs to understand and accept that in today's world it's not job security but employment security [that] is the key issue.
That's not to say the loyalty is lost. There will still be people who spend most, if not their entire career, with one employer. It is just a recognition that the pace of change has quickened and it is in all our interests to be prepared, according to Howarth.
It is also important to recognise that training is really only part of the investment. Other ways of doing this is, for example, encouraging your people to have experiences outside the workplace.
Howarth says the key characteristic to look for in senior management is someone who has the right attitude, understands what they do and can grow into the business, someone that can make decisions and is able to defend them, but not in an aggressive, negative way.
The right attitude includes being able to control your ego.
There's nothing wrong with self-interest, but it's got to be wrapped up with commonsense and be heading in the same direction the business is going, he said.
Often things like ego get out of balance with commonsense and that's when you see some of the corporate examples of trouble.
Leaders also need the human qualities of empathy and courage.
Good leaders will take people with them, he said.
Some leaders rush ahead and find themselves isolated and others get behind and push people into situations they wouldn't go [into] themselves. Neither of those behaviours make a good leader.
Howarth believes the difference between leadership and management is that a manager's job is to achieve an outcome leadership is about getting more than the outcome.
A good leader builds opportunities and takes people with them it's not just about getting the job done.
At Alinta, it is really the Managing Director and management team that have made the substantial changes in attitude. The Chairman and the Board set the values and the type of organisation they want, and in doing that they pick the CEO.
In Alinta's case they choose to invest in Bob Browning whose recent background had been with Aquila (the US company whose Australian assets were later acquired by Alinta), but had also spent 16 years with Coca-Cola.
The market would say that our choice was good Bob Browning is very well educated, he has technical skills and a human resources background.
From the Chairman and Boards' viewpoint it was getting that choice right and then letting Bob build the management team that has allowed us to grow and develop, Howarth says.
Alinta has achieved its status as a major utilities and services provider largely by acquisitions and that requires careful management, but more importantly, Howarth believes, a strong culture to start with.
To successfully acquire other businesses you have to have strong culture and performance yourself, he said.
Certainly I have a view that in business you have to earn the right to acquire. You have to run your own business excellently and have laid strong foundations before you have the right to grow by acquisition.
We spent 18 months after Alinta was privatised and floated, just focusing on lifting the performance of our own business before we looked to acquire anything.
A lot of acquisitions fail because the company acquiring a business may not be running its business as well as the one it is buying, and this will only dilute value.
Wider interests
I am very strongly of the view that senior management should do other things than just the job for example getting on a not-for-profit board.
Howarth does this himself he is on the Senate Committee of the University of WA and also involved in the Prime Minister's Community Business Partnership. He is also a Director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Bob Browning is on the board of shipbuilders Austal Ltd and while at Challenge, I was on the board of Alinta. It allows you to experience what it's like to be a non-executive director. It gives you a different view of working with a board.
Howarth believes leadership can be taught largely by being given these type of experiences, and says potential leaders should also learn to become good listeners.
You need to be a good listener. There is a saying that you have two ears and one mouth and they should be used in those proportions.
It's through listening you can start to understand and then appreciate diversity and you realise there often is no right answer, but by listening you may get to a better answer.
To be a good manager and build a strong team you need to appreciate a diversity of views and be able to bring them together and end up with a shared set of goals.
As a leader you should be bringing people to common goals through shared agreement.
Even if they originally held a different view you can't get 100 per cent agreement but you can get a good outcome that the whole team will commit to.
So who does Howarth admire in the corporate world?
I've had lots of mentors but they may not have known that that's what they were. I have known outstanding people all through my career, at all levels and looked to learn from them.
I also think that there is a huge number of people in fact, I think the majority of people who run their companies professionally and with dedication. But it's only the ones that display the wrong characteristics that get the media attention. We don't celebrate enough the ones who run their businesses well the successes.
Tony Howarth says there are also people outside the corporate world who he finds inspiring.
I met a young fellow about seven years ago who was in a sporting accident and became a quadriplegic.
I watched that young man aspire far beyond what people would generally expect of someone with that sort of disability. He eventually went to Oxford as a Rhodes scholar I think the first ever disabled Rhodes scholar to undertake a law doctorate.
Those are the sorts of people that inspire me, rather than necessarily the most outstanding corporate personality.
What are the most valuable lessons Howarth has learnt in his long career?
Firstly, before all else fails, tell the truth because all else fails.
Secondly, if you find yourself in a hole stop digging. There are usually a lot of people standing around you who can help.
Thirdly, you are normally appointed to a senior management role because people believe you have the right experience and capability and because you are good at what you do. Your responsibility then is to make decisions and trust your knowledge and experience. In other words, to be a leader you must lead.
You've got to trust others until they prove otherwise. If you don't show trust then an environment of mistrust will emerge and then you're lost.
You have to trust people to get on with their job, but when that trust is lost, you do then have to deal with it and quickly.
What are Australians best at?
I think it is the people side of business internationally they are trusted.
They are emotionally intelligent and we often don't use that enough.
Emotional intelligence allows us to cross cultures pretty easily. Australians can move in and accept other cultures it's a great strength and it provides great opportunities.
About Alinta
Alinta is one of Australia's leading energy infrastructure companies. Its corporate head office is in Perth, with its network management operations based in Melbourne.
In March this year, Alinta agreed to acquire a diversified portfolio of gas infrastructure and power generation assets from the Duke Energy Group for $1.69 billion, and has developed a new corporate structure to incorporate these assets.
Alinta's activities now include:
Energy sales
Alinta is the leading supplier of gas in Western Australia, selling gas to more than 480,000 industrial, commercial and residential customers in 2003. The Wesfarmers LPG contract, due for renegotiation by June 2005, is a significant contributor to this division.
Energy networks
Alinta holds ownership interests in gas and electricity infrastructure assets including:
- AlintaGas Networks (74 per cent ownership) this is WA's leading natural gas distributor, delivering gas to businesses and about 60 per cent of WA households through a network of more than 11,000km of pipelines.
- United Energy Distribution (34 per cent ownership) an electricity distribution company with networks covering about 1450 square km and serving about 596,000 connections in Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula.
- Multinet (19.9 per cent ownership) Victoria's largest natural gas distributor, distributing about one-third of Victoria's annual gas load to about 630,000 commercial, industrial and domestic customers.
- Alinta Infrastructure Trust (100 per cent ownership) the Trust owns the Duke assets Alinta has recently purchased including the Port Hedland and Newman gas-fired power stations in WA and a stake in the Goldfields, Queensland, Eastern, and Tasmanian Gas Pipelines, the Bairnsdale gas-fired power station and the Glenbrook cogeneration power station in New Zealand.
Alinta Power Services
Alinta Power Services holds long term management contracts over the power generation assets housed in the Alinta Infrastructure Trust. In addition, Alinta Power Services is responsible for the 140MW gas fired electricity cogeneration plant currently under construction at Alcoa's Pinjarra alumina refinery, and the execution of a power purchase agreement to support the construction of a 90MW wind farm near Geraldton in Western Australia.
Asset Network Services holds long term service agreements for each of the gas and electricity distribution businesses and the gas transmission pipelines owned by Alinta.
National Power Services provides construction and maintenance services to both Alinta Network Services and other external customers.
Tony Howarth CV
- A J (Tony) Howarth AO, FIABF, FAIM, FSIA
- Alinta Board Chairman and Non-Executive Director
- Tony Howarth, 52, worked in the banking and finance industry for over 30 years and was the former Managing Director of Challenge Bank Limited. He is Chairman of Home Building Society Limited and St John of God Health Care Group and a Director of Mermaid Marine Australia Ltd. He is also a Director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Tony is a member of a number of community organisations including the Senate of the University of Western Australia and the Prime Minister's Community Business Partnership.
- He has been the Chairman of Alinta Limited since its incorporation in January 2000. Tony is a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee.


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As the Uber/Lyft/Sidecar insurance saga continues to unfold, it seems yet another issue has come to the fore. Recently, an assistant district attorney in San Francisco told state regulators that there has been an increase in insurance fraud among drivers for these rideshare companies, who seek compensation from their personal insurance carriers for damages incurred in work-related accidents.
It's not difficult to imagine why these drivers would be compelled to seek compensation from their personal carriers. Although I have written extensively about rideshare companies on this blog, one thing I have neglected to mention is that the $1 million insurance policies these companies provide only cover passengers and third parties, not the driver or their vehicle. So, when drivers get in anaccident while on the job, they turn to their personal insurance carriers to help with the damages for their injuries or for property damage to their cars. Of course, these personal policies don't cover accidents in which the car was being used for commercial purposes, so herein lies the central issue.
Then there's the "insurance gap," which I wrote about a couple weeks ago. Until just a couple weeks ago, rideshare company insurance policies would not cover accidents that occurred when a driver was logged into the company's cell phone app but did not have a passenger in the car. Uber, Lyft and Sidecar all just announced "contingent" coverage for these instances, but it isn't enough to cover a serious accident, so drivers may still have a greater incentive to lie to their personal insurance carriers.
Another type of fraud that has increased recently is rate evasion, which involves lying about driving for a rideshare company to avoid having to pay increased insurance premiums. At this point, insurance companies don't have any methods for discovering whether or not a customer drives for Uber, Lyft, Sidecar, or one of the other competitors. Unless a driver tells them outright that they use their car for commercial purposes, which for obvious reasons they are not likely to do, then insurance companies really have no way of knowing the truth. This is not a good state of affairs. Insurers may try to avoid providing coverage if they were lied to in the application. My suggestion to drivers is to assume their insurer will deny coverage if they are in an accident before choosing to lie on an application. That state of affairs will be much worse than paying the added premium.
Needless to say, it's certainly an interesting time for rideshare companies and insurance carriers alike. Both parties need to get smarter and more realistic about the insurance options they're providing their employees/clients. Uber and its competitors need to take responsibility for the policies that are forcing drivers to commit insurance fraud.
Likewise, insurance companies need to come up with riders or other options for these drivers so that they won't feel that fraud is their only option. Insurers would be smart to develop affordable options for hybrid personal-commercial vehicle use. It could be a long time before these types of policies become widespread, and affordable enough to be practical for these drivers.
Do you drive for Uber, Lyft, Sidecar, or another rideshare company? If so, have you run into complications with your insurance carrier or the company's insurance policy? Please share your experience in the comments section.

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Crude Oil – So technicals will drive the price action!
Things change so do crude oil prices! Well when talking about crude oil prices many importing countries (including India) are living in a kind of invalid belief that "New Crude oil price forever". Crude oil importing countries are not considering possibility of higher prices or at least consequences of rising crude oil prices – it's a recipe for disaster. Well let's see what happens in that case!! For now we will focus on Price action of crude oil.
In my earlier article I pointed out how prices diverged from usual cause-effect relationship with OPEC. Recent price action confirmed the thesis. Below is the 4h chart of crude oil with price action analysis.
Crude oil price action analysis in 4h chart for trading time frame
1. Pre-Breakout formation or breakout squeeze as we call it – is a price action pattern which signals potential breakout. In this case, price action broke the resistance level at 47.00 and started trending upside. I pointed this as a markup structure in my previous article
2. One interesting aspect is that price action started trading like a channel formation following the breakout. Technically prices move into Impulse – Retracement – Impulse structure after the breakout but here we see a channel formation succeeding breakout. Does it mean that bulls and bears are involving in fierce battle?
3. It's curious to see what traders are experiencing in this moment. Their feelings, mood, thoughts and sentiment can have interfered effect on crude oil. Currently the price action is influenced by sentiment and positioning factors not fundamentals. Market psychology will play a dominant role from now on..
4. What's next? Technicals will drive the prices, so keep an eye on momentum and volatility behind price action. See how price trades within this channel, how it reacts at specific support and resistance levels. Also notice which news events are affecting crude oil. Monitoring these facts can help us to analyze whether bulls or bears are dominating the market and get trading setups for successful trades.


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Martin County Sheriffs Office
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Emmy has never been a fan of fresh fruit, give her any vegetable and she will happily eat it until it comes out of her ears – Sprouts, Peas, Sweetcorn, Broccoli, Carrots, you name it she will eat it. However fruit has to either be pureed, dried or a Banana, Apple or Grape.
Now this isn't a problem at all – she eats healthily however I do like her to try new things and seeing as my major pregnancy craving is fruit – namely Strawberries, I wanted Emmy to at least try some.
She will touch them happily, sniff them and I've recently managed to get her to lick Strawberries but instantly she says "Yuck" and throws them away, so today after lunch when it was clear she wasn't going to have a nap I took her to our local Pick your own for the first time. This is only a 10 minute drive from us and she was excited when I told her we were going to pick strawberries – she grabbed her welly boots and her toy shopping basket and off we went.
On arrival the lady weighed Emmy's basket, gave me a few more as I wanted Raspberries and Blackberries too and off we went.
We headed off to pick Blackberries first as these were furthest away – I showed Emmy the Black ones and picked a few myself before I was told "No Mummy, Emmy do it myself", which she did and she loved it.
Next were the Raspberries – this was a little harder to tell her to pick the right colour as most of them were Red but some not quite ripe yet, however she soon learnt to turn them around and check the colour on all sides, and once again off she went demanding she did it alone.


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|Refractive Index
|Specific Gravity
Quartz is one of the most common minerals on earth and although Feldspar makes up more than 50% of the earth's crust, Quartz is by far the most prolific gem material. Huge quantities of transparent material such as Amethyst, Citrine, Prasiolite and Smokey Quartz are mined every year. Add to that the huge volume of translucent and opaque Quartz varieties like Agate, Chrysoprase, etc. and you can understand why Quartz is a staple of the gem industry. Quartz' excellent hardness and durability also makes it desirable.
The remaining included Quartz is the focus of this article. This included material can be valuable in a number of ways. The mineral inclusion could be rare in itself, making it a collector's item, though most are only sought after if the inclusions are aesthetically pleasing. For example, Rutile is a common inclusion in Quartz but is only desirable if there is a moderate amount. Too much is ugly, not enough is just boring.
One of the unique included Quartz varieties that has hit the market in the last few years is being coined "Super Seven" touting up to 7 mineral inclusions, including Amethyst, Lepidochrosite, Rutile, Tiger Eye and Cocoxinite. You can imagine blending that many different varieties of inclusions would make it hard to find good looking sections. I sorted through thousands of slices to find the pieces that had the most attractive combinations of inclusions. These are fantastic for a show piece pendant with all kinds of necklaces.
Another large portion of the Quartz that is unsuitable for faceting yet still has merit is the crystal specimen. Large perfect crystals with good collector merit are separated and sold. The rest is sorted for drusy. Drusy is the cluster of tiny crystals that form a sort of "carpet" of gems. These can be formed and shaped for use as pendants and other jewelry. Drusy with good color and/or banding is normally left natural. The less exciting clear, brown and white drusy is often enhanced with coatings and diffusion. These coatings and surface diffusion are stable and generally durable as long as you don't chip or grind the surface. The result is low cost, super bright and vibrant drusies.


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This is a 4 bedroom and 2-bathroom Vacation Villa with a swimming pool. You will find that the living room is perfect for any family to relax and enjoy after a long day in the sun, the living room comes complete with a TV, Internet access, and Cable TV.
Adjacent to the Living room you will find the dining room which has seating for 8 guests. This Van Der Valk Vacation Home comes with a fully equipped kitchen which is perfect for entertaining whether a gourmet chef or just a home cook trying to put dinner on the table after a long day exploring Citrus County, this open concept kitchen has all you could need from pots and pans to upgrades such as appliances and amply countertops. Curious as to what is going on in the kitchen? Take a seat at one of the bar stools where you will get a perfect view of the action in the kitchen.
The master bedroom is located at the right side of the living room and comes with 2 large twin beds dressed in luxurious bedding and an en-suite bathroom, the next 2 bedrooms have queen size beds and shares the second bathroom, the fourth guest bedroom has 2 twin beds and share the second bathroom. The private pool area is on the south side and has a large covered area, with a table for 8. Around the pool there is ample room and has lounge chairs.
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Lakeside Golf Community is a small subdivision close to Downtown Inverness. Next to the Withlacoochee State Trail and close to local groceries and shoppes.
The front desk is located in the Van Der Valk Restaurant lobby. The Restaurant has a bar, patio and dining area for lunch, dinner or a snack. Ask for the restaurants' season specials and business hours at check in. The pro shop of the golf -course is next to the restaurant facilities. Many restaurants, groceries, medical clinics, Wal-Mart, and a 24 hour pharmacy are within minutes of the Resort. The Terra Vista and Citrus Hills fitness and spa facilities are 8 minutes from your Vacation home.
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You mean everything to me
Right beside you is where I want to be.
I'll support you all the way through,
And always be there for you.
Honest with you I'll always be,
I want you to be proud of me.
I'll show you my love everyday
Please don't push me away.
I lay beside you night after night,
Wanting you to hold me so tight.
Sometimes your words are so cold and rough,
But you have a way of making me tough.
Baby, I really believe we'll get through,
I never want to lose you.
You brought the smile back to my face
And make me want to beat this place.
I never thought my heart would open again,
You taught me to love, helped my heart mend.
I've made mistakes I can't erase
But I'll leave it behind, finish this race.
God sent an angel to me,
To bring me peace and set me free.


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Churchyard cross at the Church of St Peter
Heritage Category: Scheduled Monument
List Entry Number: 1012876
Date first listed: 17-May-1995
The above map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. For a copy of the full scale map, please see the attached PDF - 1012876 .pdf
The PDF will be generated from our live systems and may take a few minutes to download depending on how busy our servers are. We apologise for this delay.
This copy shows the entry on 22-Feb-2019 at 18:10:01.
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
District: Bradford (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish: Addingham
National Grid Reference: SE 08510 49671
Reasons for Designation
A standing cross is a free standing upright structure, usually of stone,
mostly erected during the medieval period (mid 10th to mid 16th centuries AD).
Standing crosses served a variety of functions. In churchyards they served as
stations for outdoor processions, particularly in the observance of Palm
Sunday. Elsewhere, standing crosses were used within settlements as places for
preaching, public proclamation and penance, as well as defining rights of
sanctuary. Standing crosses were also employed to mark boundaries between
parishes, property, or settlements. A few crosses were erected to commemorate
battles. Some crosses were linked to particular saints, whose support and
protection their presence would have helped to invoke. Crosses in market
places may have helped to validate transactions. After the Reformation, some
crosses continued in use as foci for municipal or borough ceremonies, for
example as places for official proclamations and announcements; some were the
scenes of games or recreational activity.
Standing crosses were distributed throughout England and are thought to have
numbered in excess of 12,000. However, their survival since the Reformation
has been variable, being much affected by local conditions, attitudes and
religious sentiment. In particular, many cross-heads were destroyed by
iconoclasts during the 16th and 17th centuries. Less than 2,000 medieval
standing crosses, with or without cross-heads, are now thought to exist. The
oldest and most basic form of standing cross is the monolith, a stone shaft
often set directly in the ground without a base. The most common form is the
stepped cross, in which the shaft is set in a socket stone and raised upon a
flight of steps; this type of cross remained current from the 11th to 12th
centuries until after the Reformation. Where the cross-head survives it may
take a variety of forms, from a lantern-like structure to a crucifix; the more
elaborate examples date from the 15th century. Much less common than stepped
crosses are spire-shaped crosses, often composed of three or four receding
stages with elaborate architectural decoration and/or sculptured figures; the
most famous of these include the Eleanor crosses, erected by Edward I at the
stopping places of the funeral cortege of his wife, who died in 1290. Also
uncommon are the preaching crosses which were built in public places from the
13th century, typically in the cemeteries of religious communities and
cathedrals, market places and wide thoroughfares; they include a stepped base,
buttresses supporting a vaulted canopy, in turn carrying either a shaft and
head or a pinnacled spire. Standing crosses contribute significantly to our
understanding of medieval customs, both secular and religious, and to our
knowledge of medieval parishes and settlement patterns. All crosses which
survive as standing monuments, especially those which stand in or near their
original location, are considered worthy of protection.
Though in poor repair and missing its shaft and cross head, the cross in St Peter's churchyard is a good example of a simple churchyard cross which appears to be in its original location. Its proximity to the medieval parish church suggests that it played an important role in religious festivals during the Middle Ages though it may alternatively have had a sepulchral function.
The monument is a medieval churchyard cross whose remains include a calvary or
stepped base of three steps, one of which is partially buried. Originally
there would also have been a shaft and cross head. These components are now
missing, however, and have been replaced by an 18th or 19th century sundial.
The cross is located approximately 20m south of the current early 19th century
Church of St Peter. It is associated, however, with the medieval parish church
whose buried remains will survive in the churchyard. These remains have not
been included in the scheduling as their extent and state of preservation is
not sufficiently understood. The steps of the cross are constructed of
gritstone blocks and measure roughly 2.5m square. Their total visible height
is approximately 50cm and it is expected that the buried step was originally
some 25cm-30cm high. In the top step is a socket hole whose appearance
indicates a square cross shaft with a diameter of approximately 35cm. The
sundial comprises a tapering octagonal pillar, approximately 1m high, with a
moulded square capital and its gnomon still in place.
The graves which fall within the area of the scheduling are excluded from the
scheduling though the ground underneath is included.
MAP EXTRACT The site of the monument is shown on the attached map extract. It includes a 2 metre boundary around the archaeological features, considered to be essential for the monument's support and preservation.
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
Legacy System number: 23381
Legacy System: RSM
Hill, Angela Shackleton, (1994)
Stored at 44 04 89 57 (WYAS), WY 182/8,
This monument is scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 as amended as it appears to the Secretary of State to be of national importance. This entry is a copy, the original is held by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
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is there anywhere a documentation about the VSO converter options regarding the custom profiles?
E.g. I want to know what base, main, high, etc. means and how "automatic (default)" works and finally results.
I've ripped many BR's (remuxed) 1:1 into .m2ts on many hard discs. I want to convert some to lower quality and move these to the receiver hard disc (too many films for the children ,) ).
btw: I just noticed this:
I've ripped The Hobbit 1:1 remux ~2 years ago. Mediainfo shows as format profile Main@High and the .m2ts file has 16 GB.
I just ripped again 1:1 remux (because I missed the subtitles) - now the film has 30 GB and format profile is firstname.lastname@example.com ...
This all is a little bit confusing.


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16/12/2014 1 Comment
Damp Buster - Busted!
I completed an inspection of on-going dampness for a client after work was done by a national damp-proofing chemical sales company appeared to have failed. The chemical salesman re-inspected her property (only after payment of £90 to come out) and declared that the wall was still drying out - 2 1/2 years after waterproofing works were completed!!! It was clear that the work had failed and I reported as such. My client again arranged for the salesman to attend but also asked me.
First thing he did? He used a ping-prong damp meter on the plaster declaring that the wall was only slightly damp!! When I pointed out that it was the wrong type of meter he was using I was told that it was "'calibrated' for use on timber but it gives an 'indicative' reading" No it isn't and no it doesn't, it is designed for use on TIMBER ONLY and should not be used, indicatively or not, on plaster. After being shown the saturation reading from my own surface meter (which is designed for use on plaster) he insisted in carrying out a destructive test which meant a bolster and hammer knocking lumps out of the kitchen wall to expose the brickwork. This was done and the exposed areas tested using a Calcium Carbide (Speedy) meter which showed the underlying brickwork to be ------------ you guessed it - saturated - not as the 'indicative' timber meter measured it. The result is that the work to this client's house is being repaired at no cost and her payments for his re-attendance being refunded.
However my client made an excellent observation that the Speedy meter was used to 'refute' the on-going dampness but wasn't used to diagnose it in the first place - a timber 'ping prong' meter was!!!
BEWARE of free surveys - You have been told!
Now all of the defects which caused the problems in the first place have been identified, work is on-going to remedy them. The Damp Proofing salesman didn't 'survey' anything and has no interest in fixing your problems, only in selling chemical treatments.
Mandy Clark
12/6/2015 11:47:52 am
I was frustrated with all the "damp" problems in the house. In particular the DPC works done by a "reputable" damp proof company (ha ha). I was positive that the DPC put in had failed, but I could not prove this, even though it was blatantly obvious. I enlisted John's help in doing so. If I had not I am sure I would still be arguing my case with this company. John has been extremely helpful in his advice, efficient with writing up our report and his support when meeting up with the manager of the DPC company. I am still in touch with John asking questions and getting advice whilst our works are still ongoing and he has answered all of my queries promptly!
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59.20 ▶ Questioner: Why would this reverse aging?
Ra: I am Ra. Aging is a function of the effects of various electro-magnetic fields upon the electromagnetic fields of the mind/body/spirit complex. In this position there is no input or disturbance of the fields, nor is any activity within the electro-magnetic field complex of the mind/body/spirit complex allowed full sway. The vacuum sucks any such disturbance away. Thus the entity feels nothing and is suspended.
58.16 ▶ Questioner: I can see how a solid-sided pyramid would act as a funnel. It seems to me that using just the four rods joined at the apex angle would be less efficient. Can you tell me how they are equivalent to the solid-sided pyramid?
Ra: I am Ra. They are unequal in space/time, and we recommend for practical use the solid-sided pyramid or other focusing shape in order to give your physical bodily complexes respite from outside noise, rain, and other distractions to meditation. However, in time/space one is concerned with the electro-magnetic field produced by the shape. An equivalent field is produced by the solid and the open shape. Light is influenced metaphysically by this field rather than by visible shapes.
59.7 ▶ Questioner: Would this be similar to the vortex you get when you release the water from a bathtub?
Ra: I am Ra. This is correct except that in the case of this action the cause is gravitic whereas in the case of the pyramid the vortex is that of upward spiraling light being attracted by the electro-magnetic fields engendered by the shape of the pyramid.
59.16 ▶ Questioner: Then the third spiral radiating from the top of the pyramid you say is used for energizing. Can you tell me what you mean by "energizing?"
Ra: I am Ra. The third spiral is extremely full of the positive effects of directed prana and that which is placed over such a shape will receive shocks energizing the electro-magnetic fields. This can be most stimulating in third-density applications of mental and bodily configurations. However, if allowed to be in place over-long such shocks may traumatize the entity.
45.10 ▶ Questioner: Why is the left ear of the service-to-self contact and the right service-to-others?
Ra: I am Ra. The nature of your physical vehicle is that there is a magnetic field positive and negative in complex patterns about the shells of your vehicle. The left portion of the head region of most entities is, upon the time/space continuum level, of a negative polarity.
30.17 ▶ Questioner: The instrument would like to know if you could tell her whether or not this item which is called Sam Millar's polarizer would help her physical well-being. Can you do that?
Ra: I am Ra. As we scan the instrument we find anomalies of the magnetic field which are distorted towards our abilities to find narrow-band channel into this instrument's mind/body/spirit complex. The polarizer of which you speak, as it is, would not be helpful. A careful reading of this instrument's aura by those gifted in this area, and subsequent alterations of the magnetizing forces of this polarizer, would assist the entity, Sam, in creating such a polarizer that would be of some aid to the instrument. However, we would suggest that no electrical or magnetic equipment not necessary for the recording of our words be brought into these sessions, for we wish no distortions that are not necessary.
105.7 ▶ Questioner: Just so I don't make a mistake in interpreting your directions with respect to the second area outside the house, could you give me a distance and magnetic compass heading from, say, the exact center of the dwelling to that position?
Ra: I am Ra. We may only be approximate but would suggest a distance of 37 feet, a magnetic heading of 84 to 92 degrees.
59.23 ▶ Questioner: Previously you stated that one of the base sides should be aligned with magnetic north. Which is better, to align with magnetic north or to align with 20° east of magnetic north?
Ra: I am Ra. This is at your discretion. The proper alignment for you of this sphere at this time is magnetic north. However, in your query you asked specifically about a structure which has been used by specific entities whose energy vortices are more consonant with the, shall we say, true-color green orientation. This would be the 20° east of north.
There are advantages to each orientation. The effect is stronger at magnetic north and can be felt more clearly. The energy, though weak, coming from the now distant, but soon to be paramount, direction is more helpful.
The choice is yours. It is the choice between quantity and quality or wide-band and narrow-band aid in meditation.
15.4 ▶ Questioner: Thank you. The first question is: Why does rapid aging occur on this planet?
Ra: I am Ra. Rapid aging occurs upon this third-density planet due to an ongoing imbalance of receptor web complex in the etheric portion of the energy field of this planet. The thought-form distortions of your peoples have caused the energy streamings to enter the planetary magnetic atmosphere, if you would so term this web of energy patterns, in such a way that the proper streamings are not correctly imbued with balanced vibratory light/love from the, shall we say, cosmic level of this octave of existence.
58.9 ▶ Questioner: Do you mean that if I drew a line through two opposite corners of the pyramid at the base and aimed that at magnetic north— that would be precisely 45° out of the orientation of one side aimed at magnetic north— it would work just as well? Is that what you are saying?
Ra: I am Ra. It would work much better than if the pyramid shape were quite unaligned. It would not work quite as efficiently as the aforementioned configuration.
4.18 ▶ Questioner: I believe I have some idea of the accomplishment— a little idea, anyway, of the accomplishment— [of the] first step. Can you elaborate the steps… the other two steps I am not at all familiar with.
Ra: I am Ra. Imagine the body. Imagine the more dense aspects of the body. Proceed therefrom to the very finest knowledge of energy pathways which revolve and cause the body to be energized. Understand that all natural functions of the body have all aspects from dense to fine, and can be transmuted to what you may call sacramental. This is a brief investigation of the second area.
To speak to the third: imagine, if you will, the function of the magnet. The magnet has two poles. One reaches up. The other goes down. The function of the spirit is to integrate the upreaching yearning of the mind/body energy with the downpouring and streaming of infinite intelligence. This is a brief explication of the third area.
49.5 ▶ Questioner: Will you expand on the positive and negative magnetic polarizations in general and how it applies to, say, individuals and planets, etc.? I think there is a correlation here, but I'm not sure.
Ra: I am Ra. It is correct that there is a correlation between the energy field of an entity of your nature and planetary bodies, for all material is constructed by means of the dynamic tension of the magnetic field. The lines of force in both cases may be seen to be much like the interweaving spirals of the braided hair. Thus positive and negative wind and interweave forming geometric relationships in the energy fields of both persons, as you would call a mind/body/spirit complex, and planets.
The negative pole is the south pole or the lower pole. The north or upper pole is positive. The crisscrossings of these spiraling energies form primary, secondary, and tertiary energy centers. You are familiar with the primary energy centers of the physical, mental, and spiritual body complex. Secondary points of the crisscrossing of positive and negative center orientation revolve about several of your centers. The yellow-ray center may be seen to have secondary energy centers in elbow, in knee, and in the subtle bodies at a slight spacing from the physical vehicle at points describing diamonds about the entity's navel area surrounding the body.
One may examine each of the energy centers for such secondary centers. Some of your peoples work with these energy centers, and you call this acupuncture. However, it is to be noted that there are most often anomalies in the placement of the energy centers so that the scientific precision of this practice is brought into question. Like most scientific attempts at precision, it fails to take into account the unique qualities of each creation.
The most important concept to grasp about the energy field is that the lower or negative pole will draw the universal energy into itself from the cosmos. Therefrom it will move upward to be met and reacted to by the positive spiraling energy moving downward from within. The measure of an entity's level of ray activity is the locus wherein the south pole outer energy has been met by the inner spiraling positive energy.
As an entity grows more polarized this locus will move upwards. This phenomenon has been called by your peoples the kundalini. However, it may better be thought of as the meeting place of cosmic and inner, shall we say, vibratory understanding. To attempt to raise the locus of this meeting without realizing the metaphysical principles of magnetism upon which this depends is to invite great imbalance.
31.7 ▶ Questioner: Thank you. In the material earlier you mentioned "magnetic attraction." Could you define and expand upon that term?
Ra: I am Ra. We used the term to indicate that in your bisexual natures there is that which is of polarity. This polarity may be seen to be variable according to the, shall we say, male/female polarization of each entity, be each entity biologically male or female. Thus you may see the magnetism when two entities with the appropriate balance, male/female versus female/male polarity, meeting and thus feeling the attraction which polarized forces will exert, one upon the other.
This is the strength of the bisexual mechanism. It does not take an act of will to decide to feel attraction for one who is oppositely polarized sexually. It will occur in an inevitable sense giving the free flow of energy a proper, shall we say, avenue. This avenue may be blocked by some distortion towards a belief/condition which states to the entity that this attraction is not desired. However, the basic mechanism functions as simply as would, shall we say, the magnet and the iron.
54.27 ▶ Questioner: Would you please do that?
Ra: The origin of all energy is the action of free will upon love. The nature of all energy is light. The means of its ingress into the mind/body/spirit complex is duple.
Firstly, there is the inner light which is Polaris of the self, the guiding star. This is the birthright and true nature of all entities. This energy dwells within.
The second point of ingress is the polar opposite of the North Star, shall we say, and may be seen, if you wish to use the physical body as an analog for the magnetic field, as coming through the feet from the earth and through the lower point of the spine. This point of ingress of the universal light energy is undifferentiated until it begins its filtering process through the energy centers. The requirements of each center and the efficiency with which the individual has learned to tap into the inner light determine the nature of the use made by the entity of these instreamings.
66.26 ▶ Questioner: I assume that this energy then, this spiraling light energy, is somehow absorbed by the energy field of the body. Is this somehow connected to the indigo energy center? Am I correct in this guess?
Ra: I am Ra. This is incorrect. The properties of this energy are such as to move within the field of the physical complex and irradiate each cell of the space/time body and, as this is done, irradiate also the time/space equivalent which is closely aligned with the space/time yellow-ray body. This is not a function of the etheric body or of free will. This is a radiation much like your sun's rays. Thus it should be used with care.
58.8 ▶ Questioner: I would like to trace the energy patterns and what is actually happening with these patterns and flow of energy in a couple of instances. I will first take the pyramid shape and trace the energy that is focused somehow by this shape. I will make a statement and let you correct it.
I think that the pyramid can be in any orientation and provide some focusing of spiraling energy, but the greatest focusing occurs when one side of it is precisely parallel to magnetic north. Is this correct?
Ra: I am Ra. This is substantially correct with one addition. If one corner is oriented to the magnetic north, the energy will be enhanced in its focus also.
48.2 ▶ Questioner: I have a question from the instrument that I will read. "You have suggested several times that sexual energy transfers aid the instrument's vital energy and this contact. It seems that this is not true for all people; that the sexual circuitry and the spiritual circuitry are not the same. Is this instrument an anomaly, or is the positive effect of sexual activity on spiritual energy normal for all third-density beings?"
Ra: I am Ra. This instrument, though not anomalous, is somewhat less distorted towards the separation of mind, body, and spirit than many of your third-density entities. The energies of sexual transfer would, if run through the undeveloped spiritual electrical or magnetic complex which you call circuitry, effectually blow out that particular circuit. Contrarily, the full spiritual energies run through bodily complex circuitry will also adversely affect the undeveloped circuit of the bodily complex. Some there are, such as this instrument, who have not in the particular incarnation chosen at any time to express sexual energy through the bodily circuitry. Thus from the beginning of such an entity's experience the body and spirit express together in any sexual action. Therefore, to transfer sexual energy for this instrument is to transfer spiritually as well as physically. This instrument's magnetic field, if scrutinized by one sensitive, will show these unusual configurations. This is not unique to one entity but is common to a reasonable number of entities who, having lost the desire for orange- and green-ray* sexual experiences, have strengthened the combined circuitry of spirit, mind, and body to express the totality of beingness in each action. It is for this reason also that the social intercourse and companionship is very beneficial to this instrument, it being sensitive to the more subtle energy transfers.
* Ra said "green-ray," but presumably they meant "yellow-ray."
93.3 ▶ Questioner: Thank you. The foundation of our present illusion we have stated previously to be the concept of polarity. I would ask that since we have defined the two polarities as service to others and service to self, is there a more complete or eloquent or enlightening definition or any more information that we don't have at this time on the two ends of the poles that would give us a better insight into the nature of polarity itself?
Ra: I am Ra. It is unlikely that there is a more pithy or eloquent description of the polarities of third density than service to others and service to self due to the nature of the mind/body/spirit complexes' distortions towards perceiving concepts relating to philosophy in terms of ethics or activity. However, we might consider the polarities using slightly variant terms. In this way a possible enrichment of insight might be achieved for some.
One might consider the polarities with the literal nature enjoyed by the physical polarity of the magnet. The negative and positive, with their electrical characteristics, may be seen to be just as in the physical sense. It is to be noted in this context that it is quite impossible to judge the polarity of an act or an entity, just as it is impossible to judge the relative goodness of the negative and positive poles of the magnet.
Another method of viewing polarities might involve the concept of radiation/absorption. That which is positive is radiant; that which is negative is absorbent.
57.6 ▶ Questioner: Would you tell me how to use that crystal for this purpose?
Ra: I am Ra. This is a large question.
You first, as a mind/body/spirit complex, balance and polarize the self, connecting the inner light with the upward spiraling inpourings of the universal light. You have done exercises to regularize the processes involved. Look to them for the preparation of the crystallized being.
Take, then, the crystal and feel your polarized and potentiated balanced energy channeled in green-ray healing through your being, going into and activating the crystalline regularity of frozen light which is the crystal. The crystal will resound with the charged light of incarnative love and light energy, and will begin to radiate in specified fashion, beaming, in required light vibrations, healing energy, focused and intensified towards the magnetic field of the mind/body/spirit complex which is to be healed. This entity requesting such healing will then open the armor of the overall violet/red-ray protective vibratory shield. Thus the inner vibratory fields, from center to center in mind, body, and spirit, may be interrupted and adjusted momentarily, thus offering the one to be healed the opportunity to choose a less distorted inner complex of energy fields and vibratory relationships.
26.24 ▶ Questioner: Could you please make the instrument cough and then tell me just vaguely how you accomplished this?
Ra: [Cough.] I am Ra. This is accomplished through our understanding of dimensional fields of energy. The higher or more dense energy field will control the less dense.
29.9 ▶ Questioner: Then the planet which we walk upon here would be some form of sub-sub-Logos. Is this correct?
Ra: I am Ra. A planetary entity is so named only as Logos if it is working in harmonic fashion with entities or mind/body complexes upon its surface or within its electromagnetic field.
38.12 ▶ Questioner: But I am just assuming that they… their method of movement is not a function of mechanical leverage such as ours, but a direct function of the mind somehow connected with the magnetic action of a planet. Is this right?
Ra: I am Ra. This is largely correct. It is an electromagnetic phenomenon which is controlled by thought impulses of a weak electrical nature.
8.10 ▶ Questioner: What is the maximum speed of one of these craft?
Ra: I am Ra. The maximum speed of these craft is equal to the Earth energy squared. This field varies. The limit is approximately one-half the light speed, as you would call it. This is due to imperfections in design.
58.10 ▶ Questioner: Would the pyramid shape work just as well right side up as upside down with respect to the surface of the Earth, assuming the magnetic alignment was the same in both cases?
Ra: I am Ra. We do not penetrate your query. The reversed shape of the pyramid reverses the effects of the pyramid. Further, it is difficult to build such a structure, point down. Perhaps we have misinterpreted your query.
11.7 ▶ Questioner: Can you tell us what happened to Adolf [Hitler]?
Ra: I am Ra. The mind/body/spirit complex known [as] Adolf is at this time in an healing process in the middle astral planes of your spherical force field. This entity was greatly confused and, although aware of the circumstance of change in vibratory level associated with the cessation of the chemical body complex, nevertheless, needed a great deal of care.
14.14 ▶ Questioner: Would there be any value to the people of this planet now, at this time, to complete this machine?
Ra: I am Ra. The harvest is now. There is not at this time any reason to include efforts along these distortions towards longevity, but rather to encourage distortions toward seeking the heart of self, for this which resides clearly in the violet-ray energy field will determine the harvesting of each mind/body/spirit complex.
3.8 ▶ Questioner: How were the blocks moved?
Ra: I am Ra. You must picture the activity within all that is created. The energy is, though finite, quite large compared to the understanding/distortion of your peoples. This is an obvious point well known to your peoples, but little considered.
This energy is intelligent. It is hierarchical. Much as your mind/body/spirit complex dwells within an hierarchy of vehicles and retains, therefore, the shell, or shape, or field, and the intelligence of each ascendingly intelligent or balanced body, so does each atom of such a material as rock. When one can speak to that intelligence, the finite energy of the physical, or chemical, rock/body is put into contact with that infinite power which is resident in the more well-tuned bodies, be they human or rock.
With this connection made, a request may be given. The intelligence of infinite rock-ness communicates to its physical vehicle and that splitting and moving which is desired is then carried out through the displacement of the energy field of rock-ness from finity to a dimension which we may conveniently call, simply, infinity.
In this way, that which is required is accomplished due to the cooperation of the infinite understanding of the Creator indwelling in the living rock. This is, of course, the mechanism by which many things are accomplished which are not subject to your present means of physical analysis of action at a distance.
68.7 ▶ Questioner: Then you are saying that if this fifth-density negative entity is successful in its attempts to transfer the mind/body/spirit complex when that complex is in what we call the trance state to negatively polarized time/space, then the higher self has no choice but to allow incarnation in negatively polarized space/time? Is that correct?
Ra: I am Ra. This is incorrect. The Higher Self could allow the mind/body/spirit complex to remain in time/space. However, it is unlikely that the Higher Self would do so indefinitely due to its distortion towards the belief that the function of the mind/body/spirit complex is to experience and learn from other-selves thus experiencing the Creator. A highly polarized positive mind/body/spirit complex surrounded by negative portions of space/time* will experience only darkness, for like the magnet, there is no, shall we say, likeness. Thus a barrier is automatically formed.
4.6 ▶ Questioner: Is the large pyramid at Giza still usable for this purpose, or is it no longer functioning?
Ra: I am Ra. That, like many other pyramid structures, is like the piano out of tune. It, as this instrument would express, plays the tune but, oh, so poorly. The disharmony jangles the sensitive. Only the ghost of the streaming still remains due to the shifting of the streaming points which is in turn due to the shifting electromagnetic field of your planet; due also to the discordant vibratory complexes of those who have used the initiatory and healing place for less compassionate purposes.
67.27 ▶ Questioner: Thank you. In closing that part of the discussion I would just say that if there is anything that we can do that is within our ability— and I understand that there are many things such as the ones that you just mentioned that are not within our ability— that we could do for this particular entity, if you would in the future communicate its requests to us we will at least consider them because we would like to serve in every respect. Is this agreeable to you?
Ra: I am Ra. We perceive that we have not been able to clarify your service versus its desire for service. You need, in our humble opinion, to look at the humor of the situation and relinquish your desire to serve where no service is requested. The magnet will attract or repel. Glory in the strength of your polarization and allow others of opposite polarity to similarly do so, seeing the great humor of this polarity and its complications in view of the unification in sixth density of these two paths.
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Squigglefly challenge this week! Make a project about Fall or Halloween.
I used Angela Charles' cute image "Pocket Girl." First I layered my card base with patterned papers from my stash drawer. Then I colored my girl with Copics. The sentiment is from a SU set, which I framed with a die cut paper I decorated with homemade shimmer mists.
Since I'll be mailing this card out, I needed flat embellishments, so I sprinkled sequins on the page, and the card was complete!
Squigglefly Designs has come out with some amazing digis this month, so if you haven't checked them out yet, click HERE.
Now for some fun--make a card or tag or altered art piece or canvas or scrapbooking layout with a Fall or Halloween theme AND a Squigglefly image, and you'll be in the running for free digis.
Monday, October 20, 2014
FALLing for new Squigglefly Challenge
Labels: Angela Charles, Fall, Pocket Girl, sequins, Squigglefly challenge card
4 comments:
- Tammy said...
Your card is as cute as can be! Love the delightful sentiment!
- October 20, 2014 at 8:21 AM
- Holly Young said...
Pat this is darling. I love that you cut her out and popped her in the pciket - the dimension is great. Love the embellishments too! Your sentiment is perfect!
- October 20, 2014 at 7:34 PM
- wannabcre8tive said...
Your card is so cute, love the pocket.
- October 21, 2014 at 7:02 PM
- nwilliams6 said...
Pat, your card is super fun! Love how cute she looks peeking out that pocket. Precious card. Hugz!
- October 22, 2014 at 4:48 AM
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Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Maniac Magee is a folk story about a boy, a very excitable boy. One that can outrun dogs, hit a home run off the best pitcher in the neighborhood, tie a knot no one can undo. "Kid's gotta be a maniac," is what the folks in Two Mills say. It's also the story of how this boy, Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee, confronts racism in a small town, tries to find a home where there is none and attempts to soothe tensions between rival factions on the tough side of town. Presented as a folk tale, it's the stuff of storytelling. "The history of a kid," says Jerry Spinelli, "is one part fact, two parts legend, and three parts snowball." And for this kid, four parts of fun. Maniac Magee won the 1991 Newbery Medal
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Picking Up the Ghost
ChiZine Publications, Apr 10, 2012 - Fiction - 263 pages
Living in St. Jude, a 110-year-old dying city on the edge of the Mississippi, is tough. But when a letter informs fourteen-year-old Cinque Williams of the passing of the father he never met, he is faced with an incomplete past and an uncertain future. A curse meant for his father condemns Cinque to a slow death even as it opens his eyes to the strange otherworld around him. With help from the ghost Willy T, an enigmatic White Woman named Iku, an African Loa, and a devious shape-shifter, Cinque gathers the tools to confront the ghost of his dead father. But he will learn that sometimes too much knowledge can be dangerous—and the people he trusts most are those poised to betray him.
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|Capturing the depth of human emotions has always be the strong point of leading photographer Raghu Rai's work. A versatile photographer, Raghu Rai has worked with some of the major news journals in India and abroad. His coverage of the Bhopal gas tragedy for the India Today, won him both critical acclaim as well as the World Press Photo Award in the same year. In a heart wrenching series of photographs, Rai arrests the chaos and paranoia of the situation as it appeared before him. In later years, his iconic photographs have become part of museum collections, having attained the status of national treasures.


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Was Tim Thomas Right to Snub Obama?
When the Boston Bruins visited the White House Monday to celebrate their 2011 Stanley Cup victory, they were without perhaps their most important player of their inspired championship run: goaltender Tim Thomas, who elected to stay at home rather than get an official commendation from President Barack Obama. His reason was rather simple: He just isn't happy with the government. In a statement posted to his Facebook page, Thomas wrote that he believes "the Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties, and Property of the People," though he was quick to add that he considers both political parties at fault. "This was about a choice I had to make as an INDIVIDUAL," he finished.
He isn't the first athlete to snub Washington D.C., or even the first within the last year. In September, a handful of NASCAR stars like Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards were unable to attend a White House ceremony in their honor, citing scheduling contacts. Last fall, Hall of Famer Dan Hampton declined to go after his 1985 Chicago Bears championship team was invited for a long-due celebration, saying "I'm not a fan of the guy in the White House." Thomas, though, is the first active star in recent memory to abstain for explicitly political reasons, surely a controversial response to something as innocuous as a handshake and a photo opportunity.


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Happy almost-Thanksgiving, guys!
I have a lot to be thankful for this year, not the least of which is the continued support I get from all of you, my readers. Thank you for being here for me, for reading what I have to say, for making my recipes (and tagging me in photos of your Kailley's Kitchen recreations!), for celebrating the good times with me, and for encouraging me to never stop growing and learning as a writer, baker, and photographer. Suffice it to say, you're my people, and I kinda' love ya'!
With all that mushiness aside, since wedding planning and balancing an out-of-control busy work schedule as a freelance food writer and photographer have taken over my life lately, I just realized that I haven't offered up a single fall-themed recipe yet this year (I know, I'd like to disown myself right about now, too), which is totally uncharacteristic of me, and frankly, unacceptable. This, from the autumn-loving girl who gave you Sparkling Cider Cinnamon Chip Muffins, Skillet Honey Cornbread, Vanilla Bean Caramel Pecan Bars, and Apple Ginger Streusel Cake last fall.
"Off my game" doesn't even begin to describe where I'm at right now, and with winter coming at us all like a freight train, it's less than likely that I'll be able to adequately make up for it.
But, in an effort to scrape the surface of rectifying my major faux pas, I'm bringing you your new favorite Thanksgiving extra: Cream cheese-based cranberry bread with orange-honey compound butter.
Why cream cheese? Because it makes the bread CRAZY moist, and imparts a bit of always-necessary richness (hey, it's not like you weren't already planning on breaking out your favorite stretchy pants post-Turkey Day dinner– let's be real).
Cranberry Bread with Orange-Honey Butter
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 (8-ounce) package full-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (I use Nielsen-Massey brand)
- 4 large eggs
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
- 2 cups cranberries (fresh or frozen)
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 Tablespoon fresh orange juice
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and thoroughly grease a 9"x5" loaf pan
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together butter, cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla just until blended
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition
- In a medium mixing bowl sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and orange zest.
- With mixer on low speed, slowly add dry ingredients to wet; beat until just combined
- Fold in cranberries
- Pour batter into greased pan and bake at 350 degrees F for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean
- Allow to cool in pan on wire rack 30 minutes, then gently turn loaf out
- Combine all butter ingredients in a small bowl and slather onto bread as desired
- Bread is best served warm!


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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks closed with a slight decline overall Tuesday, with the Nasdaq easing into the red in largely lackluster trading as chip giant Intel Corp. kicked off its semiannual gathering of developers and engineers.
The technology-laden Nasdaq Composite Index $COMPQ dipped 4 points, or 0.2%, to close at 2,137.
Intel shares INTC, +2.10% lost 34 cents, or 1.3%, to $25.72 as its Intel Developer Forum conference got under way in San Francisco.
The world's largest chipmaker plans to release three new dual-core processors in the second half of 2006, Intel Chief Executive Paul Otellini said at the conference.
The chips, which will contain at least two computing engines on a single processor, will power desktop PCs, laptops and corporate servers. Intel forecasts that shipments of these dual-core chips will outpace its others late next year. Otellini also said the PC industry is not maturing. See related story.
"Growth in our industry is back," he said.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. AMD, +1.84% Intel's chief rival, saw its shares dip 13 cents, or 0.6%, to $20.50.
Overall, chip stocks were barely changed, paring the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index SOX, +1.08% by 0.2 points, or a fraction of a percent, to 467.5.
Elsewhere, Gateway Inc. shares GTW eased 3 cents, or 1%, to $3.09. The computer maker promoted operations director John Goldsberry to chief financial officer, and said it would open a new U.S. manufacturing facility next year to meet demand from its business, education and governmental customers. See full story.
Shares of Apple Computer Inc. AAPL, +1.12% lost 13 cents, or 0.3%, to $45.74; Dell Inc.'s stock DELL, +1.15% moved lower by 55 cents, or 1.5%, to $35.73; and that of Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ, +1.50% added 18 cents, or 0.7%, to $26.71.
Among other stocks garnering investor attention, Siebel Systems Inc. SEBL gained 10 cents, or 1.2%, to $8.44 after the troubled business-software firm held a midquarter meeting with financial analysts.
After the close of the prior trading day, Siebel said it was on track with its cost-cutting plans, but didn't provide an update to its financial forecast for the current quarter. See full story.
BEA Systems Inc. shares BEAS rose 12 cents, or 1.4%, to $9.01. The infrastructure-management software firm said overnight that it would acquire Plumtree Software Inc. PLUM for $200 million in cash. See full story.
Plum's stock climbed 56 cents, or 12%, to $5.42 on the news.
Shares of Yahoo Inc. YHOO lost 9 cents, or 0.3%, to $33.11. Yahoo won from Viacom Inc. VIA, +0.23% a multiyear marketing and Web distribution agreement. Under the deal, Yahoo will provide advertising and Web-search services to Viacom's online sites, including BET.com, CBSNews.com and MTV.com.
Meanwhile, Yahoo and Verizon Communications VZ, +1.37% said they would offer a cheap high-speed Internet service as part of a bid to convert dialup customers. The pact also, in Verizon's case, marks a bid to counter cable-industry rivals. See full story.
Among the sector's most actively traded issues, Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO, +1.42% rose 7 cents, or 0.4%, to $17.76 and Microsoft Corp. MSFT, +1.43% moved lower by 4 cents, or 0.2%, to $26.87.


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Battlecross, Beach, California, Concert, Crowbar, Di Piazza's, Doom, Dying, Grand, Heavy, High, Live, Long, Lord, Master, Metal, New, Orleans, Rock, Sludge, Thrash
Crowbar are among the more well known names in all of heavy metal. They have been around since 1991, and have continuously been an influence on the slow and heavy styles of the genre such as sludge, doom, and stoner metal. They are also among the most well known of heavy metal bands from New Orleans, the city that has brought us bands like Eyehategod, Down, Exhorder, Superjoint Ritual, Goatwhore, Solient Green, Acid Bath, and Kingdom of Sorrow. So for many people, when they heard that Crowbar would be playing at DiPiazza's (and bringing along Battlecross with them), they thought that it was a joke. DiPiazza's is a well known venue in the area for local shows and smaller shows. Many wondered how the half pizza place and half venue would handle the turnout that was sure to happen for a bill like this.
The show was heavily promoted by ADHD Entertainment, and tickets sold well before the show. The line was established before doors open. To make room for people, the merch booths were located outside of the venue. The tables and chairs that are usually in the venue were moved out of the way, and people began to file in, either getting a spot up front or getting a slice of pizza and beer. The first band to go on was the only local band of the show, Grand Lord High Master. This was my fourth time seeing this young band, and they continue to impress me each time. Their set is filled with energy, technicality, and great hooks. It is reminiscent of southern metal/noisecore bands like The Chariot, Every Time I Die, or Norma Jean. It goes from fast punk/thrash parts to slow, sludgy, and heavy riffs. Feedback is obviously encouraged by a band like this to help enhance the down and dirty riffs as well as the punk rock attitude. But it is countered with great transitions and well thought out grooves. They get better every time I see them, and I look forward to their upcoming release.
Next up was the first band of the bill, Lord Dying. I was unfamiliar with them going into the show, so I was looking forward to catching their set. The place had already filled up for them, and I had to watch the set from the back. They are a sludge metal band from Portland, Oregon, and they have released two studio albums since 2013. Their music was exactly the kind you would expect from a band opening for Crowbar: Slow, heavy, and full of great riffs. They did not really engage with the audience too much during their set, aside from talking to them in between songs. During songs, the band members just focused on their playing and continued to head bang throughout. In turn, the venue was full of people headbanging along to the music. There was no moshing or pushing to the music, but you can tell that the audience enjoyed the set.
Up next was Battlecross from Detroit, Michigan. Battlecross is one of my favorite live bands of their kind. They play a mix of thrash and melodic death metal. Their show is full of energy and their music is full of great hooks and solos. Each member is extremely talented. The drumming is fast and on point. Don may be one of the most exciting bassists to watch as he shreds with his fingers, and Kyle ("Gumby") is has a unique and memorable voice when he does highs and lows. Gumby is also a likable frontman as his banter between songs is often extremely humorous. Even though he was suffering a back injury, he pulled off the set as if the pain was not bothering him. They started the set with "Push Pull Destroy", continued with songs like "My Vaccine", "Flesh and Bone", "Never Coming Back", "Man of Stone", and even threw in a new song from their upcoming album. The crowd responded excellent as the pit was full of moshing and headbanging. The band couldn't help but smile at the reaction they were getting. As they left the stage, the crowd got into position for what was next.
Crowbar got onstage, and immediately people started pushing to the front. The band got ready with buckets of beer chilling onstage, and went straight into "Burn Your World". It was my first time seeing Crowbar, and I did not know what to expect in terms of crowd reaction. I expected lots of headbanging, but did not expect there to be too much moshing. I was definitely wrong. The moshing started immediately and continued throughout the set. The band pulled out great song after great song, and the crowd continued to show their energy and scream along. I had some of my favorite Crowbar songs such as "Planets Collide", "New Dawn", To Build a Mountain", "Cemetary Angels", "Walk With Knowledge Wise", and "Symmetry in White". The use of dynamics came out great throughout the show, as the heavy parts were really deep and sludgy and the soft parts came out really atmospheric and full. The band even pulled out an amazing cover of "No Quarter" by Led Zeppelin, which got the whole crowd screaming along. It was a great interpretation and I'm really glad they included it. Kirk was very personable throughout, making sure that the crowd was still into it and having a good time. He would crack jokes but still came off as being very humble. The set was a decent sized bunch of songs, and it seemed to satisfy the majority of the fans, which is a hard thing to do with a band who has such a big discography.
After the show, many people including the bands hung out by the bar, enjoying what a triumphant show it had turned out to be. There were also a handful of people who were in good spirits, because they knew that they were going to see it all over again in Hollywood the next night.


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Settlement chief: John Kerry is 'a stain on American foreign policy'
Chief envoy of the Yesha Settlement Council Oded Revivi slammed the U.S. secretary of state as 'ignorant'
A senior leader of a Jewish settlement council has called US secretary of state John Kerry "a stain on American foreign policy" and "ignorant of the issues".
Oded Revivi, chief foreign envoy of the Yesha Council, made the remarks ahead of Mr Kerry's final policy speech on peace in the Middle East on Wednesday.
Mr Revivi said Mr Kerry is "the worst secretary of state in history" who "chose to stab his closest ally in the back" and knows little about the realities of Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Israel is angry the US allowed a resolution to pass in the United Nations Security Council calling the settlements a "flagrant violation" of international law. Israel has accused the US of orchestrating the resolution.
Mr Kerry oversaw failed Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in 2013-2014.


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Friends from College, a brilliant made for Netflix series, is the story of a group of friends who all met at Harvard University, have remained friends ever since, and now, 20 years later, all find themselves living in the same city. There's Max, who's a respected and much published and obscure academic writer, and therefore poor. Lisa, his wife, is keeping the home fires burning; she's a corporate lawyer swimming upstream in a malignant testosterone-filled investment company. One friend lives off a trust fund and dates 18-year olds, another is a ditzy book publisher, and still another married rich and is a fashion mogul. Some can't get rid of nostalgia for those heady university days and are still secretly having affairs with each other (although they're married); others are still resolutely single.
We don't see them as students in the series, but it's easy to imagine who they were then. Their lives could have been predicted from when they were at university. What about yours?
Well-adjusted and focused
If this describes you, you probably graduated from university, started applying for jobs, turned down a couple, negotiated a good salary and have been sitting pretty ever since. Your work is probably challenging, but because you are one of those lucky focused and organized few, you manage it well and it doesn't stress you out too much. As a well-adjusted person, you are either in a long-term stable relationship, or single because you choose to be. Life was predicted to be a straight path for you, and it has been.
Idealistic and a bit all over the place
If you wanted to save the glaciers and the polar bears and rhino horns at university, chances are you still do. Or you are passionate about some other cause. You probably were not one of the most diligent studentson campus as you were more focused on world sustainability issues than on how to financially sustain yourself in a post-university world. For that, you would have had to do hard work, make good subject choices and earn high marks. You've probably had a more checkered after university life in general, both work-wise and in your personal relations. You may be a writer now in some capacity, either public relations, journalism, a novelist or even writing for an academic writing service. Lovers have come and gone in these years since university; you're still searching for someone who shares your passions (and can bring home the bacon so you don't have to).
Brainy and diligent
Students with brains and who are also diligent are sweet music to any university. If you're genetically blessed with a high-level ability to understand complex things, and have the persistent personality to go with it, you've probably never really left university! Why would you, when there are so many further degrees you can do, and a lifetime of campus experience still to live? Seriously though, highly intelligent people who are also very hard working often choose to stay on at universities as lecturers.
Your love life is possibly a bit more complex. Lots of grey matter doesn't always come with lots of EQ, which means that your partners might get upset about being neglected in favour of the latest article you have to write or research you have to do, instead of paying them attention. They're likely to have suddenly broken up with you, leaving you a bit bewildered as you probably hadn't noticed anything was really amiss. But you'll be okay; you still have your work, and that's the main thing.
Party animal
If you spent most of your time at university clubbing and drinking into the early hours of the morning, missing lectures due to a massive hangover and failing a course or two along the way, chances are… you're unemployed. You may have pulled yourself together on the odd occasion along the wayand secured a stable job, but the lure of the party is too much for you. You may still be living at home, just because you have no cash. Your love life is chaotic too: lots of late nights, casual sex andliquid dinners.
Who we were at university pretty much determines what we'll become after we leave academic life and venture into the world. So, depending on which kind of ending you want, choose your attitude and study habits carefully during those years.