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The Village by Nikita Lalwani
Viking £12.99/ebook £12.99 pp241, ST Bookshop price £10.99
Lalwani's experience of filming a BBC documentary about open prisons in India provides the fodder for her thought-provoking second novel. Ashwer, a prison village where convicts live with their families, boasts a zero reoffending rate. It's this community that Ray, an inexperienced British-Asian director, has come out to document; but, desperate to capture "the real India", the irritatingly earnest Ray repeatedly films the villagers without their consent. Back in London, the BBC's demands for tear-jerking drama propel Ray and her team to manipulate inmates' actions, even getting a doctor to reveal — on camera — to a convict and his family that the man is HIV-positive. Although the BBC infighting becomes tiresome, Lalwani creates…


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Takano is one of the tallest of the characters in the show (though shorter than Hatori and Yokozawa). He is sometimes one of the most calm characters on the show, but when things don't go his way, he can get angry. At work, he is timid and cranky when things aren't done on time. Outside of work, he seems more calm and almost silent. He seems to be more strict around Ritsu Onodera then he is with Yokozawa since he and Yokozawa have been friends since college. Even then Takano was still determined to find Onodera. He can also be pretty pushy when it comes to getting what he wants out of Ritsu, usually ending up with the two pinned against the wall or on the floor until Ritsu Onodera gets the strength to actually stop Takano or something interrupts them.
Takano was very silent in his high school years due to his parents never being home at the same time. All they seemed to do was fight with one another. He would spend most of his days in the school's library, reading books until it closed at the end of the day. On one day (sometime in winter), Takano found a black and white kitten in a box. He decided to take the kitten home, calling him Sorata. After that, he began to leave the library eariler to take care of Sorata.
Takano seemed to be very popular with girls even if he didn't care a bit about what they thought about him. He had countless girlfriends, but he says in the manga (Chapter 10.5) that the more they got to know him, the more cold he would become. He runs into Onodera who confirms his love for Takano and asks if he is allowed to go out with him. Takano doesn't understand his feelings at first, but he soon agrees to go out with him, not saying it directly though.
As years went by, Onodera disappeared without a trace, and Takano spent his years trying to find him. College came around, and Takano met Yokozawa, who became one of his good friends. Feeling lost and hopeless in his search for Onodera, Takano began to skip his college classes and ended up flunking his classes, making Yokozawa wonder what was going on. Yokozawa found out that Takano had been drinking and had a lot of sex to rid himself of the feeling of being alone again, so he tried to help Takano. He and Yokozawa soon became were good friends, Yokozawa says in Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai that they did it one night while they both were drunk, and that Takano regretted having sex with Yokozawa. Yokozawa's feelings became more clear for him, but Takano wasn't interested in having a relationship with Yokozawa.
Ritsu OnoderaEdit
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Ritsu was Takano's lover in high school years, but after 10 years pass he is now his boss. Takano is determined to get Onodera to say that he loves him once more, taking any possible opportunity to strike at him. He really has strong feelings towards Onodera and believes that they could be a couple again just like they were all those years ago.
Yokozawa TakafumiEdit
Main Article: Yokozawa Takafumi
Takano and Yokozawa are college friends who also work together and have a good friendship. The two work together at Marakawa in a professional manner, but outside of work, they are very buddy-buddy with one another. Takano wants Yokozawa to understand that he only wants him to be a friend.
- Episode 1: First Impression Are The Most Lasting: Takano is introduced in this episode. He is shown at first with a book over his face. When he removed the book, he looked very irritable as if he hadn't slept in days! Giving Ritsu a cold greeting, he calls him a noobie and says he's useless. He also pulls off a stunt of kissing Onodera in front of an artist when he tells her to re-draw a kissing scene in her script to make it more dramatic.
Episode 2: A Man Has Free Choice To Begin Love But Not To End It: The end of the period is how this episode starts, and by the looks of it, Takano doesn't seem to be as effected by it like everyone else is. Takano is seen first arguing with a author over the phone about not having her deadlines in on time. He and Onodera go a visit the author and help finish the drawings and such before dead lines. They soon find out that Takano had bought them extra time to finish the art and they finish the rest without and problems. Arriving back at Marakawa, Takano figures out that Onodera is the same boy from high school he met 25 years ago. We also learn, that the two live next door to each other as well.
Episode 3: In Love There Is Both Dotage And Discretion: Takano's relationship with Yokozawa is shown in this episode. It might seem the two want to claw out each others throats at first, but later in the episode, Takano and Yokozawa seem closer than you think. The two seem to get along very well outside of work, and the way Yokozawa talks to him shows that the two have a very close relationship. Yokozawa also calls Takano by his first name 'Masamune'. Takano also gave Onodera a challenge in a flash back to read over a storyboard he brought over in a week. The episode might have taken place after the week or at the end of the week since the two seemed to be going over them with one another. Though, this accident leads to more things in the end of the episode.
Episode 4: Adversity Makes A Man Wise: Takano doesn't appear in this episode much. The episode starts from where the last one ended with Onodera running into Yokozawa. Takano tells Yokozawa that the two were working on the storyboards and tells him to go home. Later when Takano calls him, Onodera doesn't answer, and he just hangs up. The next day, everything seems to go back to normal. When Takano hears that Onodera's artist's team had become ill, he allows him to go meet with her, saying that he would take the blame if he didn't make it.


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Experience Requirement: Experience with the creation or management of a website is desired.
Usual Duties: The Web Services Librarian is responsible for the planning, design, maintenance, and evaluation of the Library's web presence to improve user experience, and ensure reliable operation of the Library's web content. This position is also expected to teach library information and research classes to both undergraduate and graduate students, and participate in the development of the Library's instruction program. Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities: - Oversees Library's website, chairs the Library Web Team, applies up to date technologies (e.g. HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, Bootstrap, API integration, etc.), and maintains general understanding of CMS systems. - Provides formal and informal library instruction and/or research assistance to groups and individuals as needed or as assigned. - Collaborates with Research and Instruction Librarians and other library units to develop and conduct continuous evaluation and assessment of the library's web content, and improve user experiences in discovering and accessing online library resources, instruction, and services. - Works with SHSUOnline, the university's distance education and technologies unit, to collaborate effectively with distance learning initiatives. - Administers technical aspects of the library's Springshare suite, including Libguides (research guides), LibAnswers, LibCal, etc. - Collaborates with other library units and university departments, including [email protected], to identify, design, or configure technologies to deliver user-centered library services and ensure compliance with university and industry standards for security, privacy, and accessibility. - Develops and recommends policies, standards, and guidelines for web presence development, implementation, and management. - Identifies emerging trends and best practices in library web services, technologies, and systems; advocates for ones appropriate for the SHSU library. - Participates in the reference service rotations, including some weekends and evenings. - Performs collection development and curriculum review responsibilities as assigned. - Participates in professional activities, professional development, scholarly research, publication, and service activities as outlined in Academic Policy Statement 900417, Faculty Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion.
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"For our light affliction is for the moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are temporal, but the things that are unseen are eternal." (2 Corinthians 5:17-18)
God's views and visions are not like ours. His eyesight is eternal and He gives us peace through that eternal vision. Amen. Just sit for a minute and soak that in.
I don't know about you but there are those times when I can get stuck in the temporal, in the here and now. My vision is short sighted and the focus becomes limited. In these times it is the mind that is the culprit of this shortsightedness; and the body will no doubt react in kind. But it is the spirit that overcomes, and the vision of God penetrates the circumstance and reigns in eternal glory.
"But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us" (2 Corinthians 4:7)
I am so grateful for this treasure. ~ Amen: Y


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New standards to protect nation's unbanked
America's unbanked and underbanked often pay exorbitant fees for the services they do access. New banking standards will hopefully address that, writes Sheryl Nance-Nash.
Financial inclusion a $380B banking opportunity: study
Microloans and attracting the unbanked and underbanked represent a $380 billion market for banks, a new study finds. Ranjani Ayyar reports.
Canadian mosque hit by arson raises $48K through crowdfunding
A Peterborough, Ontario mosque damaged by arson early Saturday has raised $48,000 through a crowdfunding campaign. Learn more here.
Millennials conflicted on personal finance: study
Millennials display different borrowing habits than previous generations. Many are also largely unaware of their credit situation. Learn more here.
UAE SME portal delivers $6.8 M in first year
Beehive has provided funding to 48 startups in its first year. Sarah Townsend reports.


text: Up and coming designer Martina Spetlova reveals her new Fall-Winter collection's lookbook of women's modern outfits. New season comes with ethereal yet structural looks with fresh and original touch, kind of simple yet modern. The color palette features golden yellow, basic black and whites, robin's egg blues, grassy green and acid pastels. I love the way Spetlova plays with contrast volumes and minimal silhouettes. Love those feminine and stand out looks that are made for cold winter days. She is well known for patchwork approach and mixing bold block colors and leather.


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Sometimes, inspiration often strikes when you least expect it — like when you're staring at prepackaged deli meats at the grocery store, or looking at an old photo of Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
Allure tipped us off to veteran makeup artist Terry Barber's Instagram account, where Barber shares side-by-side photos of the dreamy looks he creates alongside its unlikely inspirations. Dirt, carrots, a brick wall, a spoon, a bottle of Heinz ketchup, a spilt cup of tea — his images are proof that even life's most mundane objects and occurrences can be used to spark creativity.


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Steady-State Profile for Oil Barriersby Richard Robbins, Grad. Student; Dept. of Electrical Engrg., MIT, Cambridge, MA,
David Hoult, Assoc. Prof. of Mech. Engrg.; MIT, Cambridge, MA,
Ralph Cross, III, Asst. Prof. of Civ. Engrg.; MIT, Cambridge, MA,
Serial Information: Journal of the Waterways, Harbors and Coastal Engineering Division, 1971, Vol. 97, Issue 1, Pg. 235-238
Document Type: Journal Paper
The note presents the results of the experiments performed in the Water Resources and Hydrodynamics Laboratory of the Department of Civil Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, concerning the steady-state stick profile and its generation from rest with a vertical barrier, using a vertical flat plate in a flume.
Subject Headings: Steady states | Water resources | Hydrodynamics | Plates | Flumes
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If you're one of the fortunate to live in a region where you have true freedom, and you were able to navigate your way out of childhood in one piece, you're now hopefully being exactly who you are. You're now going after exactly what you want in life. You're hopefully being you, and not what others might want you to be or going after the things they've forced upon you. Your steely-eyed determination leads you down paths in life you've either found or forged on your own. Your morally grounded heart is your compass, and your true passions in life are your fuel. Yes, you had some uncontrollable things happen when you were growing up that might have scarred or influenced you in some way, but those things aren't stopping your curiosity from being sated and your dreams becoming fulfilled.
Or are they? Too often, culture, society, what's "in", and many other influential messages and customs shape us. In a way, they put a frame around our lives. They limit our desires, dictate our reactions, and manipulate our emotions. Deception is all around us taking on many different forms. And what's worse, in recent years, that deception has become a force of its own. In past times, deception was an unspoken thing that sat off to the side in life like a forced boundary. People knew it was there sometimes referring to it as "the norm". Deep down, they were uneasy about how that norm limited them in some way, but since everyone else went along with it, they did too. Now, however, if you don't tow the same line as what others feel is "the norm", you get ridiculed, shamed, and even broken. You can no longer be different in the eyes of those who are different without paying some price. That's not freedom.
Escaping Criticism, by Pere Borrell del Caso (1835-1910), is an oil-on-canvas painting that was completed in 1874 in true trompe-l'oeil fashion. Trompe-l'oeil (literally meaning "deceive the eye") is an art technique that has been around for centuries where an artist attempts to create an optical illusion. In this case, a young boy in disheveled clothing braces to escape the very painting in which he was created. As he braces his foot and clutches the frame, his eyes are peeled wide and he gasps as he sees the "outside" world for the first time. Some historians believe that given del Caso's distaste for following what other experts in his field wanted to see in that day, this piece was his attempt to show them that their perspectives were robbing the world of its vitality.
The irony of Escaping Criticism is that the painting itself is deception. The story being told is that this painted boy no longer wants to remain inside the frame and is attempting to get out. The world, meanwhile, is being told by this painting to stop limiting and robbing others of their vitality. Round and round we may go, but it's still fascinating and does exactly what art is supposed to do: evoke a response. Thus, my initial pontification.
Back when we were all zygotes, our conditions for existence were exactly the same. Every single human being alive today came from the exact same beginnings as everyone else. We only ended up changing and becoming different as a result of where we existed outside the womb. If you undo all the layers of life and get to the root of life itself, you'll see we all share something very much in common. So why all the fuss now in bending ears in directions those ears may not want to go? Is it pride? Selfishness? Greed? I suppose that depends on the person. Either way, this painting is a wonderful example of living freely, breaking away from "the norm", and being who you really, truly are. You. Beautiful, unique, one-of-a-kind you. Just like everybody else.


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Even though I love visiting the country, I definitely could not live out there.
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- Jean cut off shorts: cut myself (Tommy Hilfiger)
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Amazing photos!!!! You look fantastic! Kisses
It's a very nice outfit. Everything goes together so well.
Love your accessories.
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I totally know what you mean...I love the country too but need the excitement of a city! Your outfit is super cute, you have amazing style!
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Guardian fined for reporting criticism of Prime Minister Maliki
Posted on | November 13, 2009
The British Guardian newspaper reported on 12 November 2009 that it had been fined 100 million dinars by an Iraqi court for reporting criticism of the country's prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki. the fine was paid to al-Maliki as damages for defamation.
Al-Maliki's Dawa party issued a statement on Thursday 12 November 2009 denying that the prime minister had been behind the court ruling over the April article, claiming that the case had been brought by the Iraqi national intelligence service (INIS) without prompting from the political leadership.
Article 38 of the 2005 Iraqi Constitution states:
The State shall guarantee in a way that does not violate public order and morality:
A. Freedom of expression using all means.
B. Freedom of press, printing, advertisement, media and publication.
C. Freedom of assembly and peaceful demonstration, and this shall be regulated by law.
See also McClatchy's report here


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Billboard: #1
eil Sedaka's comeback in the '70s was even more successful than his '60s career. In the short span of eight months, three songs that he wrote went to number one: "Laughter in the Rain," "Love Will Keep Us Together" and "Bad Blood."
His Las Vegas career had a false start. Signed to be the opening act for the Carpenters at the Riviera Hotel, Neil was getting a better reception from critics and audiences than Richard and Karen. One night, Sedaka introduced Dick Clark and Tom Jones in the audience. The next day he was asked to leave the show. He did, but not before signing a contract with the Riviera to return as a headliner.
The follow-up to "Laughter in the Rain" was "The Immigrant," a song Neil dedicated to John Lennon because of his problems with the United States government in obtaining permission to remain in America. The song peaked at 22 and another single from Sedaka's Back was released, "That's Where the Music Takes Me."
Neil waited for major radio stations to add his new single. Then came some good news: the influential RKO chain had added a new Neil Sedaka song to their playlists. The bad news was, it wasn't "That's Where the Music Takes Me." It was an album track from Overnight Success, a British LP that wasn't even released in the United States.
What may have influenced RKO programming chief Paul Drew to add the song was the fact that the owner of the record label was singing background vocals. "Bad Blood" did not list him in the credits, but Elton John could clearly be heard on the track. After he had written "Bad Blood" with Phil Cody, Sedaka suggested to producer Robert Appere that it could be recorded as a duet. Neil asked Elton to come to Clover Studios in Los Angeles to sing the backing vocal and he agreed.
The record was rush released by Rocket in America after the surprise airplay from RKO. While Neil may be primarily remembered for "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do," his most successful single is really "Bad Blood," which sold 1.4 million copies and was number one for three weeks.
With a couple of track changes, the Overnight Success album was retitled The Hungry Years for American release. Neil's follow-up to "Bad Blood" was a new arrangement of "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do." Instead of a 1962 pop song, it was transformed into a contemporary ballad. The new version went to number eight, and it is the only number one single to be re-recorded by the same artist and become a Top 10 hit all over again.
After three more chart singles on Rocket, Neil signed with Elektra Records. His biggest success on the label was a duet with his daughter Dara, "Should've Never Let You Go." In 1983 he moved to MCA/Curb and again charted with Dara on a cover version of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's "Your Precious Love," making Sedaka one of the handful of artists whose chart success span four decades.
- Fred Bronson, The Billboard Book of Number One Hits, Billboard, 1988.
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1. The Northern Lights (photo by our friend, Livio, who enjoys visiting us in the off season).
2. Camping without bugs or bears.
4. Skating. You have to hit this just right: the lakes have frozen solid but it hasn't snowed yet. This year we had just about three weeks of optimal skating conditions, starting in late October.
5. Snowshoeing. Essentially hiking in the snow with paddles on your feet.
6. Ice fishing, which basically means....
7. ....sitting around, enjoying the warmth of the sun as it reflects off the snow.
8. Empty highways. Anyone who has driven the handful of Alaska's highways in the summer knows the frustration of slow-moving, RV clogged roads. This is not the case in the winter.
9. Off season prices. We recently stayed in the Captain Cook Hotel (an old hotel, but filled with character) for $105 a night, when summer rates are as high as $350!
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10. Hibernating. Alaskan winters are all about catching up on the sleep you missed during the summer. The darkness is conducive to lots of relaxation: reading by the fire, movie watching, wearing sweat pants, napping.
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So I just lucked out and got an old Yashica TL Electro (with 50mm lens, case, and manual) on ebay for $35 including shipping. Seems like a good deal to me! I feel like I'm in grade 10 again, which was probably the last time I was regularly searching online for a film SLR
for my photography class. I hope I can make this camera give me some decent photos. I'm excited for film, even if it costs me more.
Speaking of costing more, Erick and I just looked at the most beautiful apartment at Herkimer and Caroline- I believe it was 124 Herkimer. And by beautiful I mean stunning. Its on a second floor of a grand old house, has 12 foot ceilings throughout, 3 giant bay windows, medallions above the ceiling light fixtures, dark hardwood floors, a giant beautiful bathroom, big kitchen, counterspace...drool. And it is in immaculate condition. I should have taken pictures. BUT its expensive. And there was no garden space. We cooould indulge ourselves and take it, but I don't think we should. Its about $500 a month more than what we're paying now. That's $6000 a year more! So as beautiful as it was, and as shitty the other options on the rental market are right now, I think we'll pass.


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Congratulations to our Thule winners!
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Thule's Ridealong child bike seat or the Thule Sapling child carrier will help you to enjoy the great outdoors with your tot.
For technical information on each of the prizes, visit www.thule.com/en/za and scroll down. The Sapling competition is below the RideAlong.
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Have to say that after scrapbooking a layout a day for 31 days I have been experiencing withdrawal symptoms. It's not that I don't have things I want to scrap. It was just weird not receiving an email in the morning telling me what to do. And since my DH was so good about putting up with me disappearing every evening to scrap, I thought I should spend a few sitting with him and doing whatever he wanted to do.
Thankfully, my mother-in-law invited me to go last weekend to help her and my sister-in-law work on a mini-book for Grandma's 90th birthday. We girls scrapped a boat-load of pictures of Grandma's handiwork (and recipients) from over the years while the "boys" went on a motorcycle ride. I was in my element despite not having my own materials to work with. What fun we had! The icing on the cake came that evening when my sister-in-law and I got to empty out my mother-in-law's huge jars of buttons, sort through them and then divide them up to take home with us. Unfortunately, I did not have the presence of mind to take any pictures of the process. 😦
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Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, 1948
Wars of independence plagued the Latin American world for decades; however, the fight for Puerto Rico is not acknowledged by its colonizer, the United States. By questioning the latter's true intentions and exposing self-serving policies, the Nationalist Party must learn how to navigate their agenda even after the establishment of the Gag Law in 1948 which forbid people from speaking or writing about independence as well as owning or displaying a Puerto Rican flag. Meanwhile, the island as a whole still suffers from the effects the exploitation of its own arable land due to the excessive bombing of Vieques and Culebra. Pedro Albizu Campos leads an island isolated by distance, language, and culture into the fight for freedom as "United States citizens." This committee will start around the time of the Jayuya uprising and simultaneously, its declaration of freedom, the nationalist party will have to decide how to proceed given the recent attempted assassination on President Truman and the backlash from the United States.


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CONGRATULATIONS to Joseph's Estate Winery!
You are our November 2017 WINNER for Our Annual "What's Your Passion CHALLENGE". Quaint and charming, your winery gives a warm, cozy home away from home feeling!
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It is late summer. The days are starting to get shorter and in the Niagara Region the grapes are ripening beautifully…
We arrive at the first stop on our itinerary to sample their award winning Pinot Noir. We cozy up to the bar; solid marble, rich with earth tones. Very comfortable. We order a flight of three wines to sample – Pinot Noir, Cab Franc and the house choice, a 2014 Cabernet. Rich, lingering notes of berry and figs; the Pinot was great! The Cab Franc was by my palate a bit light but had a strong Cab finish. It was the Cab that our bartender selected that we will both remember with big bold tobacco and earth tanned leather. Powerful. A definite return visit is in order.
We hop onto our bicycles and travel merrily along the pathway to our next vineyard a short distance away. Again, a modern structure awaits. The development of vineyards in the Niagra Region has been going strong for the past ten years. Here we find a whole new style of architecture – a reclaimed salvage kind of feeling… high ceiling, steel, glass – interesting but cool. Again a visit to the bar is in order. This time we choose a white Chardonnay and an Ice Wine for a possible dessert selection. Well, the Chardonnay lacked crispness; a touch too tart and a bit acidic… disappointing. The Ice Wine; however, was sensational! A unique blend of Riesling grapes with a hint of orange and a velvety feel on the tongue. We bought 4 bottles for a dinner party planned later in the year. The baskets on our bicycles sure came in handy!
Our last visit was to Joseph's Estate Winery, located in the heart of Niagara's Wine Country. This 20-acre estate has been in the region a little longer than all the rest and the building reflects the history of the region. Not only was the building warmer, but the staff set a tone that was different than the others we had visited that weekend. It reminded me of the rustic chateaus in France where red brick gravel lines the floors and the damp earthy aroma catches your attention. Back to our sommelier, Kayla paid extra attention to us. Maybe she saw we were enthralled with the site or maybe she was just extraordinaire. Much like the grounds, the selection of wines had an old world feeling. A wonderful Sauvignon Blanc, Cab Merlot blend and a young sparkling wine that will leave you smiling.
Joseph's Estate Winery is a definite must visit when you explore Niagara's wine country!
After a fun filled day of wine tasting we were famished for something hearty. We innocently picked Niagara-on-the-Lakes allegedly haunted restaurant – Corks Winebar. It is said that a woman was accidently murdered by her mentally ill brother. Many people claim to have seen her ghost in the basement, where she was buried. Today, the ghost is said to haunt Corks; but we'll explore the alleged paranormal of the Niagra region in another blog… stay tuned! Mwahhahahaaa
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"I need the biggest piece of chocolate cake that you have," Chana said as she slumped onto the barstool. Nasrin paused as she was wiping up the counter. "Bad day or did you finally give up on that diet?" Her friend pulled a face that told her she wasn't in the mood for jokes. Nasrin … Continue reading Flash Fiction #17
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Flash Fiction #12
Kyle set down her beer so that she could politely clap for the last performer. The guy had all the markings of a midlife crisis and a recent divorce - overly expensive guitar, a soul patch, and an ill-advised straw trilby on his head. His cover of "Somebody That I Used to Know" had been … Continue reading Flash Fiction #12
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It felt good to be back on solid ground again. Kat had always hated flying, and traveling over nine hours with a very unhappy four-year-old in tow had not changed her opinion. After a brief stop in the nearest bathroom to get them both freshened up, they headed down to the luggage carousel. "Mama there's … Continue reading Flash Fiction #9
Flash Fiction #6
"You don't seem thrilled." Lily sighed and leaned her head back against the break room wall. "I mean, I am. I just… I don't think it's sunk in yet," she said. "Have you told Nik yet?" Gen asked, and put her arm around Lily's shoulders, giving her a little squeeze. She shook her head. "How … Continue reading Flash Fiction #6
Flash Fiction #1
Prompt from Flash Fiction 365. "I don't think this is gonna let up," Evie said as she stared out the window. "So much for leaving tomorrow." "So we get an extra day of vacation," Oliver replied. Without even looking at him, she could tell he was shrugging. She sighed, and walked back over to the couch. … Continue reading Flash Fiction #1
Romance Flash Fiction #1: Fangirls
Inspired by my friend, Bronwyn Green, I have decided to post a series of Flash Fiction prompt fills. I will try to do this every day. Flash fiction can be a short story anywhere between 300 and 1500 words, depending on the market. The prompts come from Kate M. Colby's 100 Romance Writing Prompts. I … Continue reading Romance Flash Fiction #1: Fangirls


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Jennifer Lucy Allan
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Jennifer Lucy Allan is a writer, curator and journalist living and working in Southend On Sea. She is writing a PhD on the social and cultural history of the foghorn, looking at its significance as a massive sonic sound marker along our coasts and at sea.
She also runs the record label Arc Light Editions, and previously worked as online editor for The Wire magazine. She has hosted radio shows on Resonance FM, and held artist Q&As and discussion panels at festivals and events including Unsound, Mutek, CTM, and others, with artists including Underground Resistance, Robert Hood, Phill Niblock, Yasunao Tone, Laurel Halo, Heatsick, Karen Gwyer, and others.
She has also contributed to The Guardian, Wired UK, and others, and teaches a six week journalism course with The Hackney Citizen/East End Review. She was Writer in Residence for John Richards's Ugly Weekender at Nottingham Primary, and has played DJ sets at festivals and venues in the UK and Europe, including Wysing Festival, Ohm in Berlin, Apiary Studios, and 20/44 in Belgrade.
She is also a qualified bench joiner.
Fog Tropes: The social and cultural history of the foghorn 1853 to the present day
"...Like an empty bed beside you all night long, and like an empty house when you open the door... a sound that's so alone that no one can miss it" (Ray Bradbury, 1953, p3).
"The source of one of the most enduring minimal musics around us". (Alvin Curran, 2004, p2)
The foghorn can be understood as one of the few sonic markers of the scale of technological advancement wrought by the industrial revolution on coastal areas, and is used as a powerful trope in composition, film, fiction and poetry. It sounds when visual information is eliminated or reduced, giving primacy to the auditory, and as such has been used to signify complex emotional reactions and represent mental states. I am exploring these relationships via the Trinity House and Northern Lighthouse Board archives, and 20th century lighthouse keeper memoirs. Foghorns first appeared as a result of a shipping boom during the industrial revolution, but how does its use in popular culture relate to its history around that time, and beyond? What is its commemorative significance now that industry is in decline and coastal landscapes are changing? Does the foghorn have different associations in North American ports like San Francisco and Vancouver? What about the sound of the foghorn – should it be classified as noise?
Taking the foghorn as a starting point, I will examine these sound markers of our recent past, to explore questions of nostalgia, safety and danger, power and melancholy inherent to the call of the foghorn, and crucial to our understanding of our changing sonic environment.


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We want to make you aware of recent changes in legislation that affect your privacy while you use Internet resources, and how you can protect your privacy as you continue to use these resources. On Monday, April 3, 2017 President Trump signed a bill to remove Internet privacy rules passed during the Obama administration to prevent tracking and sharing of people's browsing and app activity without permission. Broadband providers have the widest look into the online habits of their customers. Without the rules, companies have more power to collect data on people and sell sensitive information. You can take several steps to protect your privacy while you use any Internet connection. The following two recommendations are in direct response to the legislation:
- Use a Personal Virtual Private Network (VPN) Service in All Your Computing Devices
Similar to how Amherst College provides the virtual private network (VPN) service to allow access to resources while away from campus, you can obtain personal VPN services from different providers that encrypt your connection to the Internet. These services help prevent broadband providers from monitoring your activity on the Internet since they encrypt your communications on the Internet.
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Mother Holle belongs to more worlds than the world of the Grimms brothers. Mother Holle is referenced outside of the Grimms collection and is considered something of a fairy in some circles. She makes an appearance in my Encyclopedia of Fairies.
This most likely means that the idea of Mother Holle has been around for much longer than the Grimms collection has existed. The idea of Mother Holle most likely will predate the Grimms collection by at least a hundred years, if not more. You have to think about how many times this story has been told and the other mythologies that have risen up around this story. There are plenty concerning Mother Holle, so she has had some time to circulate.
Once upon a time there was a woman who had two daughters. One daughter was her own and the other was her step-daughter. She, of course, loved her own daughter more. She tasked her step-daughter with doing the spinning by a well in the middle of the road. She had to do this all the time, until her fingers bled from spinning. When this story talks about spinning, we're not talking about a spinning wheel. We're talking about hand spinning, with a shuttle. I can imagine it was a time-intensive process. This is another indicator that this story precedes the Grimms collection by some time.
One day the girl dropped her shuttle in the well. She told her cold-hearted step-mother, who told her that she must get it out and offered no help. The girl was so distraught that she jumped in the well. To her surprise she was not drowning, but she was in a meadow. It was a strange place.
She came to an oven where loaves of bread were baking and they could talk. They were calling to her asking her to take them out of the oven before they were burned. The girl complied. Then she came to an apple tree full of apples. The apples called to her and asked her to shake the tree because they were ripe. The girl did this. Then she came to an old woman and her cottage. The old woman had very large teeth. She told the girl that she could come and keep her house and she would be kept very well. It was very important that she make the bed properly. She told the girl that she must shake the bed until feathers fly because then it snows on Earth. The girl lived with Mother Holle for a while and was content, but she was sad. She missed her family.
One day she told Mother Holle that she must go home to see her family. Mother Holle was very kind and glad that the girl wanted to see her family. Before she left, she showered the girl with gold. The girl went home and was glad to see her family and they were glad to see the gold on her.
The step-mother wished that her own daughter could get some of this good fortune, so she sent her to spin by the well. The girl didn't want to spin until her fingers bled so she pricked her finger on a thorn and rubbed her blood on the shuttle, which she then threw down the well. She jumped down after it to find herself in the same meadow. She came upon the loaves of bread asking to be taken out of the oven, the girl didn't take the loaves of bread out for fear of getting dirty. The girl came to the apple tree, but didn't shake it. Then she came to Mother Holle. The girl tried really hard on the first day to be diligent and do all the housework. On the second day, she became lazy. On the third day, she became even lazier. On the fourth day, she didn't get out of bed at all.
She decided it was time to go home and told Mother Holle. The girl expected to get gold like her step-sister, but was surprised when Mother Holle rained down pitch upon the girl instead of gold. The girl went home and no one could get the pitch off of her as long as she lived.
The End
I have already mentioned that Mother Holle is a folklore figure that has been around. She did not come into being when the Grimms gathered up their collection. She existed for much longer. How much longer I cannot say.
The deal with the well reminded me of the movie Enchanted. It's a cute movie by the way. In that movie people are also transported to a different world when they fall down the well. One place is Earth and the other is not. I don't know how much of a part the idea of a well plays in this tale. It does serve as the portal between two worlds. As long as there have been wells, there have been people falling down wells. Perhaps the wells weren't very deep and others could see that the unfortunate soul who had fallen in was dead, but perhaps the well was so deep no one could see. You would have to use your imagination about what happened to that person's body, especially if you were not around during the well's creation. People have had interesting ideas about holes in the Earth throughout history. You have to take that into consideration when reading a story about something as common-place as a well. I know that if you live in the city, you probably don't have much of an idea about the importance of a well, but trust me, it's important.
Mother Holle transcends the idea of simply being a good soul. With the idea that she can make it snow on Earth, that elevates her to some other sort of supernatural being. Whether Mother Holle is intended as a goddess or what, I do not know. I am really going to have to look into the idea of Mother Holle more if I ever get the chance. Mother Holle has power over the elements, at least over the element of snow. That's significant. Even though we've had people who cast spells and curses in the Grimms collection so far, we haven't really had any being that has power over the weather. That's a big deal. We don't control the weather. Controlling the weather puts you on par with gods and goddesses. We haven't discussed the idea of gods and goddesses in the Grimms series so far. You can really tell that this story is from a different time than many of the other tales.
We're back to our good old number three. The girls have three challenges. Each of them must take the bread out of the oven, shake the apples from the tree, and take care of Mother Holle's house. We also have three days in which the bad sister works before she doesn't get out of bed.
Again, we have this idea that obedience is rewarded. That is important. I grew up in a sub-culture where obedience is a big deal. I was constantly told that obedience is this huge quality that you should always posses. It's like a skill you can list on your resume. Likewise, in the times when the Grimms brothers were around, obedience was an important quality in children and essentially everyone. You were supposed to be obedient to your parents. You were supposed to be obedient to your husband. You were supposed to be obedient to your rulers. It was a pretty big deal. It makes sense that a story would be told concerning the idea of being obedient.
Those of us who are parents, want children to be obedient, at least it's this dream people have. I am sure there were some exasperated parents who wanted their children to behave so they told them stories about good children getting rewarded and bad children being punished. The bad child in this story was stuck with pitch upon her for the rest of her life. That's kind of like how you tell a kid that if they keep making funny faces, their face will stick like that forever.
In real life, we aren't really rewarded per se for being obedient. We might be rewarded in a sense of karma, but we don't get called down to the local police station to receive a plaque for not running stop signs. We are generally not actively rewarded for being obedient. If we follow traffic laws things don't immediately go our way. In fact, you can follow all the traffic laws you want, but still end up in a car accident because someone else isn't following the traffic laws. With all of this said, I'm kind of on the line about this story. Sure, you could tell this story to your kids, but are they immediately going to expect to be rewarded for listening to you when you tell them to clean their room? Maybe you have a secret stash of tootsie pops, but we all know, you are not going to reward your kid every time they decided to do the things you tell them. Obedience does not have an immediate reward. It's a long-term investment.
You can be punished in a fairly timely manner when you choose not to be obedient though. Obedience and disobedience work on different scales. Yes, people who are disobedient do get more attention, which totally sucks. We all had one of those siblings who was constantly getting into trouble and thus getting all the attention from mom and dad while we were sitting at the table eating our peas. We know what it's like to be the obedient person looked over for the disobedient person. We continue being obedient because we do believe at one point we will be rewarded.
Why do I mention all of this? I mention all of this because the idea of Mother Holle rewarding the good sister seemingly right away from her good deeds is unrealistic. Look, I know it's a fairy tale and by definition it cannot be realistic, but you have to hang with me here, fairy tales have many elements of real life; you just have to look past all the fairy. This isn't the way the world works. You do not get rewarded for following traffic laws, at best, your reward for being a good driver is maybe not getting your car smashed in. You can get punished rather speedily on the other hand for disobeying traffic laws. That part of the story is more realistic.
I really need to look into the idea of Mother Holle more. I would like to know what other facets she covers and what else she does. This story is pretty clean, so really no worries about anything too scary for the kids.
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Earlier this year Speeds at IOF suggested that the cap should rise to somewhere in the neighbourhood of 53.3 million dollars. Given that a completely accurate number isn't really necessary for my purposes, we'll just assume that figure is correct for now. Given that, an offer sheet of $819,571.74 or less this offseason will garner no compensation. This gives teams a great new opportunity to steal young depth from opponents. Is this appropriate for the Oilers? It would seem so. The beauty of being owned by the Batmillionaire is that we can bury guys on one-way contracts in the minors if they don't win a spot in camp. If they're claimed on waivers, so much the better. Camp is more competitive and we obtain potential NHL players for no assets other than money.
There are really two groups of players one could target: semi-failed prospects and young low level NHL players. Examples of the first sort on the Oilers might include J.F. Jacques and Marc Pouliot. If the Bruins are interested in J.F. Jacques why not try to acquire him for free. If they sign him to a one-way deal at $800,000 for a year, I think that the Oilers would be tempted to let him go. If they sign him but then decide to send him down on waivers, the Bruins would have the opportunity of acquiring him for free there too. A guy like Pouliot could get a similar offer from a divisional opponent with weak bottom six depth, like the Vancouver Luongos. They can acquire a player they can use and in the process hurt Edmonton's organizational depth, or force the Oilers to spend more money than they'd like on Pouliot. Why the heck not! With low-level guys I'm thinking of a guy like Stortini. Would you pay Stortini $800,000 per over two years, or would you let him walk for nothing? If nothing else, a team could limit how much Edmonton can spend on other players by offering this kind of deal.
In the next few weeks, I'd like to look at some guys the Oilers might consider. First up is Jeff Tambellini, who has elicited some discussion in the past, currently owned by the New York Islanders and due a QO of 1.04M. If they offer him a two-way QO and he declines, we might be able to get away with a one-way deal larger than the Islanders are willing to pay. Here is Tambellini's career so far:
Age 18 NCAA – Michigan (43gp) .605 G/gm .442 A/gm 1.047 P/gm
Age 19 NCAA – Michigan (39gp) .385 G/gm .308 A/gm 0.693 P/gm
Age 20 NCAA – Michigan (42gp) .571 G/gm .786 A/gm 1.357 P/gm
Age 21 AHL – Manchester (56gp).446 G/gm .554 A/gm 1.000 P/gm
Age 22 AHL – Bridgeport (50gp) .600 G/gm .580 A/gm 1.180 P/gm
Age 23 AHL – Bridgeport (46gp) .630 G/gm .630 A/gm 1.260 P/gm
He put up a point per game at 21 and has imporved bit by bit at age 22 and age 23. He's up with the Isles right now, who are probably trying to see if they want to sign him. Jeff comes to us from the magic 2003 draft where everything turns to gold unless you were drafted by an Oiler or ex-Oiler. Let's compare him to a couple of collegians who have made something of themselves: Zach Parise, and Drew Stafford:
Age 18 NCAA – N. Dakota (39gp) .667 G/gm .897 A/gm 1.564 P/gm
Age 19 NCAA – N. Dakota (37gp) .623 G/gm .864 A/gm 1.487 P/gm
Age 20 AHL – Albany (73gp) .247 G/gm .548 A/gm 0.795 P/gm
Age 18 NCAA – N. Dakota (36gp) .306 G/gm .583 A/gm 0.889 P/gm
Age 19 NCAA – N. Dakota (40gp) .325 G/gm .550 A/gm 0.875 P/gm
Age 20 NCAA – N. Dakota (41gp) .585 G/gm .561 A/gm 1.146 P/gm
Age 21 AHL – Rochester (34gp) .647 G/gm .647 A/gm 1.294 P/gm
I've only included minor league games of which Tambellini has a lot more. Tambellini is ahead of Stafford through the college years but falls behind once they turn pro. At a guess, Stafford must have been feeling some luck in his 34 games in the A because that is some ridiculous improvement from age 20 to 21. Parise's AHL numbers are a little less and a year younger, but his college numbers best the other two significantly. Nonetheless, Jeff's numbers look to me like NHL quality. He is probably able to play in the NHL, which is what he's doing right now: his Quality of Competition currently ranks 11th out of 13 forwards on the Islanders that have played at least twenty games and his Quality of Teammates is 4th of 13. He is also the one of three forwards on the team with a negative Corsi number and he is scoring at a rate of 0.71 ESP/60, which puts him 10th. That's a lot of bad in 254.28 ES minutes.
To sum up, he's probably not worth a flyer on a one-year one-way deal at $800,000 given that hurting the Isles doesn't do a whole lot for the Oilers and if I had to choose between him and Pouliot, I'd take Marc since he's shown a bit more at the NHL level (specifically, the tail end of 06-07).
Next up: Martin St. Pierre
Monday, March 17, 2008
RFA Offer Sheet
Posted by Scott Reynolds at 3/17/2008 03:23:00 PM
Labels: Hockey, J Tambellini, RFA Offer Sheet
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- Coach pb9617 said...
I think that like most hockey-related things, the smart guys are in front of the curve by a long while. This and my dual offer sheets strategy should be used by basically every team without a second thought through the summer. These are no-brainers, yet we won't hear about this sort of thing for five more years is my guess.
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