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Preparations are already underway for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, which are scheduled to take place in Washington, DC on September 29-30, 2001. Many of the agencies that will be involved in the emergency response to the Pentagon attack, including the Arlington County Fire Department, are engaged in preparations for the IMF/World Bank event (see 8:30 a.m. September 11, 2001). [United Press International, 9/6/2001; US Department of Health and Human Services, 7/2002, pp. A-4 ; 9/11 Commission, 5/19/2004; 9/11 Commission, 7/24/2004, pp. 314] The meetings have been designated as a National Special Security Event (NSSE). [New York Times, 8/18/2001; Euromoney, 9/1/2001] The Secret Service is in charge of security for NSSEs. [United States Secret Service, 2002] The FBI and FEMA also have key roles. [CSO Magazine, 9/2004; Scripps Howard News Service, 1/11/2005] There are questions about how preparations for an NSSE might have affected security around Washington. When preparing for such an event, the Secret Service carries out "a tremendous amount of advance planning and coordination in the areas of venue and motorcade route security, communications, credentialing, and training." It conducts a "variety of training initiatives," including "simulated attacks and medical emergencies, inter-agency tabletop exercises, and field exercises." [United States Secret Service, 2002] According to former FBI Director Louis Freeh, in 2000 and 2001 the use of airplanes by terrorists in suicide missions is "part of the planning" for NSSEs. [9/11 Commission, 4/13/2004] Also, the Secret Service is mandated to create capabilities for achieving "airspace security" over NSSEs. [US Congress, 3/30/2000 ] But whether it has such capabilities already in place around Washington is unknown. Though there are only about four or five NSSEs each year, preparations also happen to be underway in New York for another possible NSSE (see 8:30 a.m. September 11, 2001). [US Department of Homeland Security, 7/9/2003; US Department of Homeland Security, 11/8/2004] The IMF/World Bank event will be cancelled due to the 9/11 attacks. [CBS News, 9/17/2001]
Entity Tags: Arlington County Fire Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, US Secret Service, Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Steve Pennington. [Source: Chesapeake and Midlantic Marketing]Two recently installed security cameras outside the Pentagon capture the building being hit, but the images they take will turn out to be of poor quality. [Associated Press, 5/17/2006; Goldberg et al., 2007, pp. 161] The cameras are located at a checkpoint north of the crash site that visitors to the Pentagon go through and usually focus on the drivers of the vehicles that come in and out. They are reportedly the only security cameras at the Pentagon that capture the building being hit (see 9:37 a.m. September 11, 2001 and Shortly After 9:37 a.m. September 11, 2001). [CNN, 5/20/2006; Historical Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 11/9/2006 ; Goldberg et al., 2007, pp. 161] Video System Was Switched on Early for Testing - It is fortunate that the cameras film the crash. The Pentagon has an elaborate new, centralized, digital video recording system that was only installed a few weeks ago and is not yet government property. It should not be on now, but workers started running it early to capture data for testing purposes. Steve Pennington, a private consultant responsible for the Pentagon's security cameras, will later recall that, along with Brian Austin, the maintenance team chief responsible for the cameras, a colleague called Greg Goff, and a couple of other people, he "decided to turn it on a few days before [9/11], not knowing that something was going to occur." "It was purely happenstance that the system happened to be running [on 9/11], because it wasn't supposed to be running for another month," Pennington will comment. However, since the system is only being tested, the cameras are running at a slower rate than they normally would and therefore capture less information. Whereas they usually record at a rate of either 3.75 or 7.5 images per second, they are currently recording just one image per second. Government Will Initially Withhold the Captured Video - On September 12, the footage of the crash captured by the cameras will be put onto CDs and copies will be provided to the FBI, the secretary of defense's office, and the Joint Operations Center at Fort Myer (see September 12, 2001). [Historical Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 11/9/2006 ] Subsequently, the US government will initially refuse to make public the footage because it is going to be used as evidence in the trial of al-Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui. It will finally be released in May 2006 (see May 16, 2006). However, five frames from one of the tapes will be released unofficially in March 2002 (see March 7, 2002). [Washington Post, 5/17/2006; CNN, 5/20/2006] The images of the crash captured by the cameras will turn out to be of poor quality, though. The Associated Press will describe the plane shown hitting the building as "a thin white blur." [Associated Press, 5/17/2006] John Jester, chief of the Defense Protective Service, will similarly describe it as "just a blur." "You can see a bit of tail, a plane sliding across the ground, and a huge explosion," he will say. [Historical Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1/31/2006 ]
Entity Tags: John Jester, Steve Pennington
Pentagon security cameras facing the crash scene allegedly have been put out of order by the attack. [Murphy, 2002, pp. 245] John Jester, the chief of the Defense Protective Service (DPS), runs from his office at the Pentagon down to the DPS Communications Center and orders, "Get a camera up there!" [Goldberg et al., 2007, pp. 152-153] As the Washington Times will later note, "The attack occurred close to the Pentagon's heliport, an area that normally would be under 24-hour security surveillance, including video monitoring." [Washington Times, 9/21/2001] However, some of the Communications Center's eight wall-mounted monitor screens are blank, because the crash has destroyed the camera nearest the area of impact and cut connectivity to others. Furthermore, some of the security cameras at the Pentagon are currently inoperable because of construction work going on (see 9:37 a.m. September 11, 2001). Officer Jesse De Vaughn brings up an image from a camera at the Navy Annex, located a few hundred yards from the Pentagon, which is then focused onto the crash site. [Goldberg et al., 2007, pp. 153 and 244] Two recently installed security cameras located north of the crash site in fact captured the moment the aircraft impacted the Pentagon (see 9:37 a.m. September 11, 2001). [Goldberg et al., 2007, pp. 161] The poor quality footage from these will be officially released in 2006 (see May 16, 2006). [Associated Press, 5/17/2006] Whether the cameras that were destroyed or disconnected when the Pentagon was hit captured the approaching aircraft or the moment of impact is unstated.
Entity Tags: Pentagon, Jesse De Vaughn, John Jester
The Navy Annex, located next to the Virginia State Police Barracks. [Source: Arlington County After-Action Report]The FBI establishes a command post for its response to the Pentagon attack at the Virginia State Police Barracks, overlooking the Pentagon. [Fire Engineering, 11/2002] Around midday, Assistant Special Agent in Charge Robert Blecksmith arrived at the Pentagon and took over from Special Agent Chris Combs as the FBI's on scene commander. He had quickly decided that the area around the Arlington County Fire Department's incident command post by the Pentagon was too crowded and lacked support facilities. He therefore decides it will be safer for the FBI to carry out its operations at the Virginia State Police Barracks, located next to the Navy Annex, a few hundred yards from the Pentagon. Along with Combs, Blecksmith establishes the FBI's command post there, and starts moving the FBI up to it. The two men will spend most of the afternoon at the barracks, where they work on establishing a Joint Operations Center (JOC) at nearby Fort Myer. [US Department of Health and Human Services, 7/2002, pp. A23 and C50 ; Creed and Newman, 2008, pp. 178] The JOC will open early the following morning (see September 12, 2001). [Goldberg et al., 2007, pp. 161]
Entity Tags: Chris Combs, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Robert Blecksmith
Fort Myer. [Source: US Army]At 6:00 a.m., the FBI opens the Joint Operations Center (JOC) for coordinating the emergency response to the Pentagon attack. The JOC is located in a community center at Fort Myer, an army base 1.5 miles northwest of the Pentagon, and is commanded by FBI Special Agent in Charge Timothy Bereznay. [US Department of Health and Human Services, 7/2002, pp. A23 and A28 ; Goldberg et al., 2007, pp. 161] The US government's January 2001 Interagency Domestic Terrorism Concept of Operations Plan (CONPLAN) allocated to the FBI responsibility for activating a JOC to coordinate the activities of federal departments and agencies in response to terrorist attacks. All the government organizations responding to the Pentagon attack are expected to assign a senior representative with decision-making authority to the JOC. There are 26 such representatives in all. Because many of the responding agencies are unfamiliar with the functions of the JOC, there is initially "considerable confusion" after it opens. [US Government, 1/2001; US Department of Health and Human Services, 7/2002, pp. C49 and C51 ; Goldberg et al., 2007, pp. 161] The FBI has been able to set up the JOC particularly quickly as a result of its preparations for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, scheduled to take place in Washington at the end of September (see 8:30 a.m. September 11, 2001). Months previously, the FBI surveyed regional sites and chose Fort Myer as the location to coordinate the law enforcement response to any violent protests at that event. [Guardian, 9/14/2001; Goldberg et al., 2007, pp. 161]
Entity Tags: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Joint Operations Center, Interagency Domestic Terrorism Concept of Operations Plan, Timothy Bereznay
A report in the Washington Times suggests, "Federal investigators may have video footage of the deadly terrorist attack on the Pentagon. A security camera atop a hotel close to the Pentagon may have captured dramatic footage of the hijacked Boeing 757 airliner as it slammed into the western wall of the Pentagon. Hotel employees sat watching the film in shock and horror several times before the FBI confiscated the video as part of its investigation. It may be the only available video of the attack. The Pentagon has told broadcast news reporters that its security cameras did not capture the crash. The attack occurred close to the Pentagon's heliport, an area that normally would be under 24-hour security surveillance, including video monitoring." [Washington Times, 9/21/2001] In a later report, an employee at a gas station across the street from the Pentagon that services only military personnel says the gas station's security cameras should have recorded the moment of impact. However, he says, "I've never seen what the pictures looked like. The FBI was here within minutes and took the film." [Richmond Times-Dispatch, 12/11/2001] In late 2006, the FBI will release the footage from the gas station's cameras, along with footage from atop the Doubletree Hotel near the Pentagon. Whether the Doubletree is the hotel referred to in the Washington Times report is unknown. Neither of the videos will show the impact on the Pentagon, though the Doubletree video shows the subsequent explosion (see September 13, 2006-Early December 2006). Footage taken by the Pentagon's security cameras and released earlier in 2006 will show that the Pentagon's claim—that its own cameras did not capture the impact on 9/11—was untrue (see May 16, 2006).
Entity Tags: Pentagon, US Department of Defense, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Thierry Meyssan.
[Source: Public domain]The book l'Effroyable Imposture (The Horrifying Fraud) is published in France. The book claims that Flight 77 did not crash into the Pentagon on 9/11. It is written by Thierry Meyssan, "president of the Voltaire Network, a respected independent think tank whose left-leaning research projects have until now been considered models of reasonableness and objectivity."
[Guardian, 4/1/2002] The book is widely denounced by the media (See, for example, [Agence France-Presse, 3/21/2002; London Times, 5/19/2002; National Post, 8/31/2002; Baltimore Sun, 9/12/2002] ). One reporter heavily criticizes the book even while admitting never to have read it. [LA Weekly, 7/19/2002] In France, however, the book sets a publishing record for first-month sales. [Time (Europe), 5/20/2002] One of Meyssan's theories is that people within the US government wanted to hit the Pentagon for its propaganda effect, but did not want to create a lot of damage or kill important people like Defense Secretary Rumsfeld. He notes that the plane hit the one section under construction, thus greatly reducing the loss of life. [Agence France-Presse, 3/21/2002; London Times, 5/19/2002] Furthermore, the wall at point of impact was the first and only one to be reinforced and have blast-resistant windows installed as part of an upgrade plan. [NFPA Journal, 11/1/2001]
Entity Tags: Thierry Meyssan, Donald Rumsfeld, Pentagon
The first two of five stills of the Pentagon impact. [Source: Public domain]A series of photos surfaces purporting to show a plane crashing into the Pentagon on 9/11. It is not clear who released the photos, but the Pentagon asserts that they are authentic and were taken by a Pentagon security camera. The release of these pictures comes within days of the publication of the book l'Effroyable Imposture that disputes the claim that Flight 77 hit the Pentagon (see Early March 2002). "Officials could not immediately explain why the date typed near the bottom of each photograph is September 12 and the time is written as 5:37 p.m.," the book notes. [US department of Defense, 9/11/2001; Associated Press, 3/8/2002; Fox News, 3/8/2002] The whole video, together with another also taken by a Pentagon security camera, will be released in 2006 (see May 16, 2006). [Associated Press, 5/17/2006]
Entity Tags: Pentagon
Sixteen months after the attack occurred, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) releases its Pentagon Building Performance Report on the Pentagon's architectural response to the impact, blast, and subsequent fires caused by the Flight 77 crash on 9/11. [American Society of Civil Engineers, 1/17/2003] The report, which was finished several months earlier (see September 14, 2001-April 2002), admits "the volume of information concerning the aircraft crash… is rather limited," but the team is able to give some details of the impact. The report reproduces the five frames of security camera footage made public in 2002 that showed the strike on the Pentagon (see March 7, 2002), seeing in them the approaching aircraft with its top about 20 feet above ground before exploding against and into the building. [Mlakar et al., 1/2003, pp. 14 ] The report notes the plane struck a construction generator and vent structure on the lawn and speculates "portions of the wings might have been separated from the fuselage before the aircraft struck the building." [Mlakar et al., 1/2003, pp. 35-36 ] The ASCE finds that the plane hit the northern edge of Wedge One of the building—its southwest corner—which had been recently renovated, and that the plane made a 90 foot hole in the outer wall, destroying most ground floor support columns there and the limestone and brick façade between and in front of them. Aircraft debris is then reported to have passed through the building's three outer rings E, D, and C, following the plane's trajectory, entering the unrenovated Wedge Two towards the end of the path of destruction. [Mlakar et al., 1/2003, pp. 39 ] The report does not say what caused the much-debated hole in the wall of Ring C, which led on to an internal driveway in the middle of the building. However, in a section on the damage caused by the debris it notes, "There was a hole in the east wall of Ring C, emerging into AE drive," and a photo of the C Ring hole is included in the report. [Mlakar et al., 1/2003, pp. 28 ]
Entity Tags: American Society of Civil Engineers, Pentagon
A frame from the video showing the attack on the Pentagon. [Source: US Department of Defense]For the first time, the US Department of Defense officially releases video footage of the Pentagon attack. Two security cameras outside the building recorded the footage on the morning of 9/11 (see 9:37 a.m. September 11, 2001). [US Department of Defense, 9/11/2001; US Department of Defense, 9/11/2001; Associated Press, 5/17/2006; Washington Post, 5/17/2006] The digital cameras positioned north of the crash site had recently been installed and were still undergoing testing. They were part of a security system that enabled a guard in a booth to identify drivers heading toward the parking lot for the Pentagon Mall Entrance. [Goldberg et al., 2007, pp. 161] The Pentagon releases the two videos in response to a Freedom of Information Act request and related lawsuit by the public interest group Judicial Watch. It previously refused to do so because, it said, the tapes were "part of an ongoing investigation involving Zacarias Moussaoui." [Judicial Watch, 5/16/2006] Both tapes were played as evidence during Moussaoui's recent death penalty trial. [Washington Post, 5/17/2006] However, the footage is of poor quality and several still images from one of the tapes have in fact already been released unofficially (see March 7, 2002). [Associated Press, 5/17/2006] Furthermore, Judicial Watch had sought all recordings of the Pentagon attack, including those taken by cameras at the nearby Sheraton Hotel and Citgo gas station, and Virginia Department of Transportation traffic cameras (see (After 9:37 a.m.) September 11, 2001). [Judicial Watch, 5/16/2006] According to CNN's Jamie McIntyre: "[T]here are at least 80 other tapes that the government is holding onto. We're told that they don't really show much, but sources have told us that at least one of the tapes from a security camera at a nearby hotel may have captured the plane in the air." [CNN, 5/20/2006] So far, none of these tapes have been made public, though the FBI will release the footage from the Citgo gas station and video taken from the Doubletree Hotel in Arlington later this year (see September 13, 2006-Early December 2006). Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton says he hopes the newly released Pentagon security camera footage "will put to rest the conspiracy theories involving American Airlines Flight 77." For example, some suggest a missile hit the Pentagon on 9/11. [BBC, 5/16/2006] However, it appears to have the opposite effect, causing Internet traffic to 9/11 conspiracy websites to soar. James Fetzer, co-chair of the group Scholars for 9/11 Truth, says of the videos: "There is no new information here whatsoever… You can't tell what in the world is hitting the Pentagon." [CanWest News Service, 5/18/2006]
Entity Tags: Tom Fitton, Pentagon, US Department of Defense, James Fetzer, Judicial Watch
Security camera footage of the Pentagon attack, from the nearby Doubletree Hotel. [Source: Public domain]In mid-September 2006, the FBI releases never-before-seen footage from security cameras at a Citgo gas station near the Pentagon, recorded on the morning of 9/11. Agents seized the video just minutes after the attack on the Pentagon (see (After 9:37 a.m.) September 11, 2001). The FBI releases it in response to a Freedom of Information Act request and related lawsuit by the public interest group Judicial Watch. Many people believed the footage would show the strike on the Pentagon. However, the video, depicting views from the gas station's six security cameras, shows that these cameras apparently did not capture it. The footage has been partially obscured by the FBI, though, to protect the privacy of individuals who were in the Citgo convenience store at the time it was recorded. [Citgo, 9/11/2001; Federal Bureau of Investigation, 9/13/2006 ; CNS News, 9/15/2006; Judicial Watch, 9/15/2006] Early in December, the FBI releases more security camera footage from the morning of 9/11, taken from atop the Doubletree Hotel in Arlington, Virginia, which it also seized after the attacks. This is also in response to the Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by Judicial Watch and others. The grainy video does not show American Airlines 77 in flight, but does show the explosion after the Pentagon was hit. According to Judicial Watch, this "seemingly contradicts a sworn FBI affidavit in a related case claiming that the Doubletree security recordings 'did not show the impact of Flight 77 into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.'" [Doubletree Hotel, 9/11/2001; CNN, 12/2/2006; KWTX, 12/4/2006; Judicial Watch, 12/7/2006] In the weeks after 9/11, it was reported that FBI investigators confiscated footage of the impact on the Pentagon from a hotel nearby (see September 21, 2001). Whether the hotel referred to was the Doubletree is unknown. Judicial Watch is trying to obtain 9/11 footage from cameras at the Sheraton National Hotel, which is also near the Pentagon. [Leader-Telegram, 9/12/2001; Judicial Watch, 5/16/2006; CNN, 5/17/2006]
Entity Tags: US Department of Defense, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Judicial Watch
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Acolytes: Luke Tolton, Celia Artis, Sonat Taydas, Kila Robinson
Eucharistic Ministers: Alda, Karen, Linda, Rick, Erin Marian, Leo, Laurie, Carrie, Josephine, John, Lil, Michael, Ed Diana, Ken, Ray, Paul, Beatrice, Paul, Jean, Maria,
Rossana, Jessie, Colleen
Lectors: Pearl Bautista, Judy Jensen, Connie Ballantyne
Ushers: Chuck Post, Joe Hermle, Larry Corvari, Maurice Dunn, Joe Madeira, Paul
Silvernale, Brendan Silvernale, Mary Ingersoll, Pearl Bautista, Duane Sokoloski,
John Erban, Peter Truong, Phil Isernio, Ron Perri, Richard & Maria Rombauer,
Sonny Andrade, Rich Femenella
Sacristans: Pat & Alice Robinson, Ken and Pat Lindh, Ken Devos
To nominate someone, click Read More >, below. One of the six key characteristics of an engaged member of a parish is that members have received recognition or praise from someone in their parish, within the past six months. As our Parish moves forward, it will be essential that we create the climate where parishioners freely and frequently can recognize and praise the efforts of other parishioners and staff members. One step in creating this climate is the creation of this forum. Read MoreSubscribe
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Meet Rosanne Michaels, as the Pastoral Council recognizes and thanks her for her involvement in our parish! Rosanne comes to us from the East... Read More
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The pastoral council is pleased to recognize Ken Gollersrud. Ken and his wife, Lita, have been married for 31 years. Their son, Nils, just... Read More
Monday, July 1, 2019
The pastoral council is pleased to recognize Linda Stryker, an active member of St. Francis Parish for the last 33 years. She and her husband, Ted,... Read More


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Customer Reviews
A Big Thankyou
01 June 2020
Lovely to Wear
30 May 2020
Good evening.Just a message to let you know how pleased I am with my purchase. I am wearing one of the skivvy's now and it is excellent. I have passed on your details to my friends who usually end up at the Icebreaker shop. I hope they get on line and have a look at your range of garments. Merino is wonderful. Australian Made is even better - Well done! Stay safe. Best wishes Lynn
The Lightest & Warmest Fabric
7 March 2020
Hello, I am back from a trip to the Arctic Circle covering Sweden & Norway. Your products were amazing and kept me very warm and dry in -25 temperatures. The full brief undies, neck gator, ear warmer band and longjohns. Merino really is the lightest and warmest fabric there is . Thankyou from a Happy Customer! Linda
Wonderful Wundies
10 December 2019
Hey Kerrie, My goodies have just arrived. How quick is that? All the wasy from QLD to TAS in less than 24 hours. Brilliant. Such beautiful and well crafted garments too. AND MADE IN OZ. Wonderful. I'll start saving for some more in the New Year. Hope you have a fund and peaceful festive season. Cheers, Marylyn. Tas
Excellent Directions
20 June 2019
Just a big compliment on your EXCELLENT map above with the EASY TO SEE & UNDERSTAND dotted lines on the approach to your premises !! Have not seen that before.....GREAT IDEA. I will visit next time I'm going that way. I live in Toowoomba. Cheers Joan
Wonderful Australian Merino Clothing
18 June 2019
Hi all, I am just loving my warm clothing this winter. Here in Rutherglen it is freezing but, I am nice and toasty. Today I wore my Jacaranda short swing top with your long sleeve top and your scarf all in Jacaranda and I had so many compliments. I am wondering if you would ever be making the teal and hot pink in the short swing jacket, then I would have another 2 matching sets. They look fantastic together. Keep making such wonderful Australian wool clothing. Regards PAULA
Fantastic Products
17 June 2019
My parcel arrived today. The boxers/bike shorts all good. My husband to heading to Central Asia on a motorbike trip so will be great. My husband has previously brought your Wundies. The beanies and scarf are for people he is staying with in Sweden . We are sheep farmers in western Victoria so enjoy being able to wear 100% wool. Thanks! PAM
Absolutely Brilliant
10 June 2019
I've been wearing your, thermals and skivvies for years. Absolutely brilliant for handling weather in Europe and Canada including the Polar Vortex last February. Actually need to get some more before our next visit to Canada. LIBBY
Love Your Products
4 June 2019
I have the Scoop Neck T in a small and it fit amazingly. Would love the singlet too in the same fit. Love your products. Thankyou. JEN
So Comfy!
3 June 2019
Hi! I love the clothes, the quality is amazing and they are so comfy :). Many Thanks Cybele. NSW
Excellent Service
3 June 2019
Are you trying to set a world record for dispatch? Wow- that's quick. The usual excellent customer service that you consistently provide! Thank you. Jules. Victoria.
Quality... Naturally!
23 May 2019
I just want to say how fantastic your products, service and delivery was. I loved the thoughtful sustainable packaging. The material held up soooooo much better than other Merino gear I had on my trip. Well done - it was a joy to support a quality Australian business. DEBRA
Merino Lover
21 May 2019
Your woollen garments are amazing and I would love to top up my wardrobe with some more! These garments keep us WARM in our cold central Victorian rural winter! As I type this I am watching the last of the fog dissolve above the Goulburn River! Beautiful but cold! Another layer of your wool sounds good, as well as being stylish! HEATHER, Victoria
Australian Made
21 May 2019
Hey just received my little order this morning - such quick service thank you. I only checked out your website after seeing something on Tv about buying Australian!! Thought I would try. Thank you and also Janet for your little message on my Invoice. JACKIE
15 May 2019
My order just arrived, thank you for your promptness. I am really happy with them and love the "Latte" in the lace camisole and brief set, I am so glad you encouraged me, I know my daughter will love them. The hot pink pantie and little boy leg adds a bit of colour to the gift and looks so nice. Blessings, Margaret
Super impressed!!
14 May 2019
Hello, I have just received my order today (two scoop t-shirts, two tunics & one men's t-shirt) and I have to tell you just how super impressed I am with the quality of these garments!! Outstanding quality, excellent fit, I simply can not wait to wear them! Very rarely am I so impressed with clothing purchased online. I love that these garments are Australian made AND sewn. Thank you for outstanding quality and an excellent experience... now to save up so I can purchase more :-) Sarah
Mongolia in Merino
8 April 2019
Hundreds of kilometers and two weeks trekking to see the Tsaatan reindeer people in Northern Mongolia and my Merino never let me down. It kept me warm in the cold, dry in the wet, and cool in the sunshine. Love Merino. I never leave for an adventure without it. JANELLE
8 April 2019
I'm from Canada and looked everywhere for merino wool underwear that weren't boy shorts or low rise for my upcoming PCT hike. Ordered a size too big (Canadian sizes differently) and Merino Country let me return for a smaller size, only paying shipping from my end. Size fits great, and I'm excited to have good underwear for my hike! Thanks for the amazing service! MELISSA, Canada.
Helping Save the Planet with Compostable Packaging
5 April 2019
We placed an order yesterday and when it arrived this morning it was in a Black Compostable/Reusable pack….. thank you. We try and do the right thing wherever we can & in particular compost everything we can! It is really great to see companies like yours supporting initiatives like this. Thanks CHRIS. NSW
Just What I was Looking for!
1 April 2019
I have been searching everywhere for undies made from natural fabric. The only ones I could find in the style I was looking for was cotton, which I've never liked, or Smartwool bikinis. As much as I like the feel of the Smartwool long underwear, their bikini underwear was not cut for a real body, very narrow crotch and much too narrow across the backside. I returned them and continued my search. Then I found your classic high cut brief online. I debated whether I should take the leap to order undies all the way from Australia since I live in the United States. Boy am I glad I did! They took awhile to get here. But they are exactly what I was looking for. They are SO COMFORTABLE! They don't bunch or pinch and the fabric is so soft and smooth. They feel great under my clothes. You almost forget you have them on. I am 65 years old, 5 ft. 7 in. tall and weigh 150 lbs.. I ordered size large. I wish I had found your undies years ago. They feel so much healthier than anything else I have ever worn. They are pretty and don't look the least bit like granny panties, AT ALL! Thank you. I am placing an order for more today. Kay, USA.
Quick Service
19 December 2018
Ordered my Wundies yesterday, they arrived Parramatta, Sydney, 12 noon today. Fantastic, Thanks! Have a a great Christmas. Peter
Home Made
6 December 2018
Great value for money. Quality product and best all -"Home-Made" right here in Queensland. Lorretta
Perfect in Paddington
4 December 2018
Congratulations Kerrie & Mal, I cannot believe that it was nearly 25 years ago that we first found your shop in Paddington. How Perfect is Wool!! Annie.
Shearing White Gold
4 December 2018
Hi Kerrie, Thankyou for your invitation to Merino Country's 25th Anniversary party, unfortunately I will be harvesting (Shearing) the "White Gold" at that time and will not be able to make it. Hope your 25th Celebration goes well. Max Wilson, President, QLD Merio Stud Breeders Association.
Celebrating Another Australian Clothing Business
4 December 2018
Congratulations on this Milestone! We celebrated 25 years back in March as well. Geoff Makin. WENDY MAKIN BRIDAL DESIGNS
14 November 2018
Thankyou, my order has arrived already - super quick &efficient service! Regards Janelle
Congratulations on 25 Years in Business
13 November 2018
Congratulations on all the hard work and innovations that you have done to achieve a business that takes an Australian raw material through so many processes to get to the end product. A true Aussie legend!!! MIRANDA
11 November 2018
I have been wearing the long sleeve & long pants while in Mongolia. I have been so warm & comfortable, the coldest has only been -13 C but with 50km winds dropping the wind chill factor down even further. I love my Merino thermals, they out perform the commercial products purchased through the big stores. Some of my work colleagues have bought merino products through Kathmandu & North Face & they perform below the standard of Merino Country. Great Australian made products. JOHN. PS. The 3D Merino runners I bought are great too.
5 November 2018
Hello Merino Country Thank you for your great products we have been using undies and singlets for 12 months now. We found them very good while traveling overseas earlier this year.We found our thermals very useful as well especially in Scotland. This weekend we went on the Snowy Ride (a charity motorbike ride through the snowy mountains for children's cancer) so we have ridden over 1000 kms this weekend. When we arrived home Jo-Ann made the comment that next time we do a long ride she would wear a pair of bike pants under her riding jeans for added comfort. We both were wearing our wundies and it's just too hot for her wool leggings. After checking your web site I can't find a bike pant type product. I'm sure this would be a great product to add to your list. Just a suggestion Thanks Mark. OUR RESPONSE: Thanks so much for your feedback - sounds like you've had some great adventures in our Wundies!!! We actually cut bike pants last week & along with 3/4 & full leggings, they're on the machines this week. Keep an eye on our website. Cheers Kerrie. Merino Country
Another Tick for you!
2 October 2018
I have been buying from Merino Country for some time and continue to enjoy the quality of your product. Part of the reason that I buy from you is that your goods are environmentally sustainable and Australian Made. When I received this order, I was delighted to see that your packaging is so environmentally friendly. Well done Merino Country. Yet another tick for you. Kathleen
Wundies for the Tropics
18 September 2018
I have worn Kerrie"s Wundies for over 20 years, I cannot understand how people cannot love them. Because they are wool, so many people think they are only for winter to keep warm, - how wrong - they were amazing in the tropics for all the years I lived there. Go Wundies! TINA
Keep up the Good Work...
21 August 2018
Congratulations again on your wonderful products. I have just completed another on line order. I give your details to many travellers when overseas so I hope that may help you. The Swedish women I told about your bras were very interested. Keep up the great work. We wool growers need people like you - Thank you. GAYLE
Best Ever Undies
15 August 2018
My hubby used his Wundies in Kokoda PNG 2017 and 48km Gold Coast Kokoda in 2018, and were fantastic for both - quick drying, keeping & the jewels; safe, and zero chaffing. He loves them! TANYA, Brisbane
Thanks for being Australian
16 July 2018
I'm a very proud Australian and love that you guys make the product here in Australia. I'm sick and tired of the company's that praise themselves as being Australian owned but get their garments made over seas in third world countries but still charge a premium price. Thanks for being Australian! Phillip.
Thank You!
11 July 2018
Thank you so much for your super fast service and such a beautiful product. I am thrilled to bits with my new skivvy. Kindest Regards Barbara
Beautiful Bras
17 May 2018
I purchased the Baa Bra and a set of Wundies. I was skeptical because I live in the U.S. and the extra shipping costs, while understandable, are also an additional expense. Add in if they don't fit, and I have to return/exchange, well, you do the math! BUT THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL and fit well. This bra is much fuller coverage than it shows in the photo, in my opinion. The feel of the bra is excellent. The sides are not real narrow so no flow over:). I am a backpacker, and merino wool on the trail is an excellent choice. I have a feeling these items will last me many years! One note, the sizing is ample. So if in between sizes, unless you like loose, I would suggest going to smaller size. Rebecca, USA.
17 May 2018
LOVE LOVE LOVE! These are the most excellent quality! The wool is beautiful and soft, the colors luscious, they are thick too. Not like really thick, but substantially so and this to me means they will last much longer. Oh and the tags. While I prefer undies with no tags, the tag in these does not irritate my skin! I was hesitant to order because I live in the U.S. The extra shipping charges, plus the potential cost if I had to return/exchange add up quick! But I could not find full briefs in Merino wool anywhere in the U.S.! Sure, thongs, boy shorts, bikinis and what have you, but I wanted briefs. So I decided it was & worth the risk; and placed my order. SO GLAD i did! These are amazing wundies!! I do think they run ample in size. I ordered a large and wear a size 12 or 14 in jeans in U.S. sizing. I could have gotten away with the mediums. But, I am not paying the cost of shipping to exchange them. I did go by their sizing chart, and even emailed customer service asking for size info. They were very helpful, but I suggest if you fall in-between sizes, go a size down vs up. BUY THEM! you will NOT be disappointed! If you are a backpacker like me, these are VERY TRAIL WORTHY!! REBECCA, USA.
Thanks for an AWESOME product.
11 April 2018
Have just received my second set of Twin pack Wundies, with fast delivery again. I bought my first pack probably 6mths ago. I wanted to give them a 'good working; haha, before I wrote a review. I had been wearing IceBreakers for many years and Mountain Designs branded Merino Undies. Was happy to find a local Australian product to try. These Undies are absolutely fantastic. I wear merino as best thing with range of outdoor activities, cooler , etc. I have worn them when kayaking, dry really fast. Mountain biking, swimming afterwards, then some cases , gone for a bushwalk after that. no chaffing , elastic band holds up really well., no stretching. Multi day hikes , have been brilliant. Thanks again for awesome product. Look forward to buying more. And also, a personally signed off tax invoice, shows wonderful personal customer service. Thanks. Steve.
Thanks for an AWESOME product.
10 April 2018
Have just received my second set of Twin pack Wundies, with fast delivery again. I bought my first pack probably 6mths ago. I wanted to give them a 'good working; haha, before I wrote a review. I had been wearing IceBreakers for many years and Mountain Designs branded Merino Undies. Was happy to find a local Australian product to try. These Undies are absolutely fantastic. I wear merino as best thing with range of outdoor activities, cooler , etc. I have worn them when kayaking, dry really fast. Mountain biking, swimming afterwards, then some cases , gone for a bushwalk after that. no chaffing , elastic band holds up really well., no stretching. Multi day hikes , have been brilliant. Thanks again for awesome product. Look forward to buying more. And also, a personaly signed off tax invoice, shows wonderful personal customer service. Thanks. Steve.
Beautiful to wear and so easy to wash and dry
9 April 2018
I have 3 singlets and wear one of them almost every day - winter and summer - wash overnight and dry in the morning - always look and feel fresh! Love the undies too! Thank you it is so good to buy Australian grown and & sewn products! CHRISTINE
Awesome Service & Products
20 February 2018
Awesome service Kerrie! Loved the tracking and timely delivery and of course your products are fantastic! Thankyou!
Wundies are Wunderful
12 February 2018
I bought 6 pairs of full briefs in November, wore them in Australia in Nov, Dec, very comfy! Not hot at all! Wore them in Argentina, South Georgia, Falklands, and Antarctica, they kept me cool in the hot weather and warm in the cold weather. Easy to wash, quick to dry, breathable and comfy to wear. I've thrown all my other undies in the bin and am ordering more now! Thank you for such wonderful products! Liz
Here's what our customers have had to say...
I have been wearing Merino Country products for 20 years . Each year out they come, with occasional additions. For travelling they are an absolute must. I love and have always loved wool good on you Kerrie - you deserve every success. ROZ ...THE GAP, QLD
I first heard of Merino Country about 20 years ago and have been buying your products ever since. I find them very wearable summer and winter and most importantly when you lead a busy life. Indestructible, great for travelling as they wash and dry quickly. JUDY... TOOWONG, QLD
Just a note to let you know what we think your WUNDIES ! My husband wears them & so do I and they are just great!! So comfortable, don't itch or lose their shape or colour. They don't pill - I've washed them many times and they also dry very fast. We are gradually building up a collection of them!! Thanks again for great products and supporting the Aussie Wool Industry. DEBBIE & TREVOR, BYLANDS, VIC
This is just a note to let you know how indispensable your clothes were to me while we were in Italy dury December/January. I was determined to travel light and took only two of your skivvies, 3 pairs of leggings, 2 jerseys and a pair of wool jeans. Everything dried well overnight and I was always comfortable. Your lightweight wool clothes, under a good coat were really all I needed. It's hard to believe we'll ever need heavy warm clothes again, but I'll be seeing you when I need to top up my supplies. SUE...ST LUCIA, QLD
I used get thrush regularly, especially when out on programs (work trips) for weeks at a time, but now that I wear WUNDIES I don't have a problem. FIONA...MELBOURNE, VIC
Dear Merino Country Earlier this year I took some of your products on a 6 week holiday to Spain - two t-shirts, one pair of Wundies and a long sleeve zip neck top. I spent 3 weeks as a regular tourist and 3 weeks walking 500km of the Via de la Plata. I was very impressed with the clothing I took. I expected them to dry quickly but I was surprised when I found that they dried quicker than a 'high-tech' fabric t-shirt I had from Paddy Pallin's. But even when I didn't have time to dry them out completely they were quite bearable to wear while still a bit damp. The clothes were comfortable to wear too (much more comfortable than cotton or polypropylene) – even after up to three days walking and sweating. I also discovered that even when they got soaked in sweat and I stopped for a break I didn't get that horrible chilling feeling you get from other fabrics. They also didn't get smelly easily. While it's true they did get a bit smelly after three weeks wear it was nothing like the stench you get from cotton or polyprop! The other good thing about the clothes, but probably not of the highest importance to me, is that they look quite sharp to wear as a regular tourist. I also bought my partner a singlet before the trip and she likes it so much she'd been wearing it to work all winter in Brisbane. Cheerful Regards Mark.........
I skied Maryjane, California in December and just took your thermals – 3 layers in –20 degrees and I was really warm whilst those around me froze!. Also love the bootleg pants - great for travel and at night! ANDREA......MITCHELTON, QLD
I was in transit for nearly 30 hours and when I got to LA had to go straight out to dinner – travelled in your bootleg pants, long sleeve t with a wrap – looked and felt fresh as a daisy when I arrived. Accidently put my Merino Country gear in the hotel laundry – didn't hurt them at all – they still look great!! CARMEN... PADDINGTON, QLD
Merino Country has the contract to supply the Victoria Police with merino thermals – these are some comments from a recent survey of members of the Victoria Police who were issued with our products:
Fantastic feel & Maintain Warmth. Great product all round. ..MILL PARK
Excellent washing & drying ability and excellent thermal properties. STEVE...WANGWARRIN
The very best. . HOPPERS CROSSING
It washes very soft – warm & comfortable. KEN….HENDRICKSON
Wash & Wear Well. EDDY… SANCTUARY LAKES
Excellent Product. TONY... WONDONGA
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As the number of people with diabetes increases, so does the number of those who try alternative means to manage the disease, and that includes the use of herbs. A new study has examined how the diabetes drug glyburide (also known as glibenclamide) interacts with herbs, providing information for people with type 2 diabetes who use herbal remedies.
How does glyburide interact with herbs?
The researchers, who conducted the study at Grace College of Pharmacy in India, noted that 80 percent of the world's population uses herbal remedies, yet "western-trained physicians are poorly experienced regarding herbal remedies and lack the knowledge on benefit and risk ratio." Therefore, many individuals may be taking herbs without knowing how they could interact with their diabetes medication.
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- Ginger (Zingiber officinale). A mouse study revealed that a combination of ginger and glibenclamide significantly reduced nonfasting blood glucose by about 25%, which was better than use of the drug alone (7.9%)
- Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica and other species). While rats with diabetes have showed a possible lower blood glucose level when given prickly pear cactus extract, a few studies have indicated hypoglycemia (abnormally low blood sugar) as a side effect when prickly pear cactus was used along with oral antidiabetic drugs.
- Ginkgo biloba. Results of a double-blind study of type 2 diabetic patients who were taking oral antidiabetes drugs plus Ginkgo biloba for three months noted that patients experienced significant worsening of glucose tolerance and an increase in glucose level when combining the herb and medication.
- Gymnema sylvestre. Use of this herb along with antidiabetes drugs has shown the herb can improve glucose control with few side effects. One study even showed that 5 of 22 type 2 diabetes patients who were taking antidiabetes drugs were able to stop the drugs and completely rely on Gymnema sylvestre. Some trials, however, have shown that Gymnema sylvestre plus an antidiabetes drug can cause hypoglycemia.
- Ivy gourd (Coccinia indica). Ivy gourd has been used mainly in Ayurvedic medicine to treat diabetes. In a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 60 people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, half the patients were given 1 gram of Coccinia indica extract per day for 90 days while the other half received placebo. Patients in the herbal group showed a significant decline in fasting blood glucose and hemoglobin A1c compared with the placebo group. Although a study using a combination of ivy gourd and an antidiabetes drug has not been reported, an earlier study compared use of the herb against the diabetes drug chlopropamide and found glycemic control to be similar between the two groups.
Some of the other herbs examined in the review included aloe vera, Azadirachta indica, Cassia auriculata, Momordica charantia (bitter melon), and Pleurotus pulmonarius. Notably missing were studies on cinnamon and curcumin.
The authors of this review emphasize that the "western world should take initiative in systematic evaluation of the combination effect of herbal remedies and drugs." If you take glyburide or other antidiabetes drugs and either use herbs or are considering doing so, do your homework and also look for healthcare providers who can help you.
Rai A et a. Interaction of herbs and glibenclamide: a review. ISRN Pharmacology 2012; 659478
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QUT Gardens Theatre
Spencer is a brand new Australian comedy-drama by award-winning writer Katy Warner (A Prudent Man) playing at QUT Gardens Theatre for two shows only on Friday, August 23 and Saturday, August 24.
Spencer looks at one gloriously dysfunctional but tight-knit Australian family: single-mum and matriarch Marilyn and her three adult children – wayward daughter Jules, enduringly disappointing son Ben, and AFL player and golden boy Scott.
Scott and his family have reunited at the suburban family home to meet the young son, Spencer, he never knew he had. With the surprise appearance of Ian, the father they barely remember, the entire family is forced to work together to clean up the house and their own fractured relationships before Spencer arrives.
In the style of Kath & Kim and The Castle, Spencer employs classic Australian vernacular, lashings of humour, and easily recognisable characters.
The stellar cast includes accomplished stage and screen actor Jane Clifton (Prisoner) as Marilyn and Green Room award-winner Roger Oakley (Something in the Air) as Ian. Rounding out the complex family dynamic are Fiona Harris (Jules), Lyall Brooks (Ben) and Jamieson Caldwell (Scott).
Nice to know - Following rave reviews after its world premiere, Spencer was nominated for two Green Room Awards in 2018 for Writing (Katy Warner) and Performance (Lyall Brooks).
Need to know - Spencer is recommended for ages 16+
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Extra Luck: Scorpio
Keep calm, it's Scorpio season! Dedicated, driven and loyal, these are the traits of the Scorpio, the 8th sign of the zodiac.
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Luxury Used Trucks Mt Laurel
Driving a luxury vehicle is truly an amazing thing. When you hop into a vehicle that is of the luxury variety, everything feels better. As you drive down the road, people look at you and you feel successful. It is simply great, and something we all want to enjoy. The problem exists in the fact that luxury vehicles are very expensive. If you don't have much money, how do you get a luxury vehicle? Well, the answer exists in used vehicles. We know what you are thinking, a used vehicle? Don't used vehicles run poorly? Well, that is not the case at all. It is certainly not the case when you buy luxury used trucks in Mt. Laurel at Burlington Kia.
When you buy a luxury used truck from Burlington Kia, you are getting a vehicle that runs excellent, but you are getting that luxury vehicle for a standard vehicle price. Think about it this way, when you buy a new vehicle, the highest amount of depreciation happens in the first two years of owning the vehicle. After that point, the depreciation begins to taper off. When you buy a new luxury vehicle, it will be valued at a used vehicle price in a few years. When you sell it, you are not getting as good of a return on investment as you would if you owned the used luxury vehicle. A luxury used vehicle will depreciate much slower, so you get more of your investment back when you trade it in or sell it.
When you walk into Burlington Kia and ask them about the best luxury used trucks in Mt. Laurel, the staff are going to show you some of the best vehicles they have. These vehicles may have had one owner or five, but all have been maintained, inspected and more to ensure the vehicle you buy is going to run like a new vehicle for you. How great is that? You buy a luxury truck at Burlington Kia that looks new, runs new and is top-of-the-line, but you are paying a used price for it.
A luxury used truck is a great investment for you, and think of how great it will feel to drive that truck around. Will people know that it is used? No they won't unless you tell them. What they don't know won't hurt them, and you will feel like a success with your luxury vehicle.
This is why you should really consider buying, or at least looking at, luxury used trucks in Mt. Laurel at Burlington Kia. You get a great investment. You get a great truck. You get a great boost to your self-esteem. You get more money in your wallet and you get a new long-term relationship with one of the best used car dealerships around. Burlington Kia wants you to feel great with your purchase, and they want you to be happy with your truck. That is why they will be happy to show you the best luxury used trucks in Mt. Laurel at their dealership.


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Fuel Your Imagination at Family to Family Connection's 15th Annual TOUCH-A-TRUCK®
Throughout the years, TOUCH-A-TRUCK has become one of the community's premier family events that allows children of all ages to get behind the wheel of their favorite vehiclesand to personally meet Las Vegas' everyday heroes. Parents and their kids can get a close-up experience with big rigs, fire trucks, police cars, construction trucks and more as they learn about what makes each vehicle so unique. This year the organization is expecting roughly 70 featured vehicles and more than 7,000 engine enthusiasts to attend. Children who are more sensitive to loud noises can participate during the horn-free timefrom 9 to 10:30a.m.
All proceeds from the event will benefit Family to Family Connection, a local nonprofit that provides families in Nevada with a safe and nurturing environment for their children through parent education and community networking. Located inside the Cambridge Community Center, Family to Family Connection serves families with children from birth to age five and offers free classes and programs that include pre-kindergarten readiness, development activities, visits from community partners and monthly field trips.
Tickets to TOUCH-A-TRUCK can be purchased for $6 per person at www.touchatruck.com. Children under the age of 2 are free. Tickets are also available for purchase at the door for $8 per person.


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Working with Words: Colin Batrouney
Colin Batrouney is a Melbourne-based writer. His second novel, Creative Writing for Beginners, was published by Affirm Press this month. He has occasionally worked in professional theatre as both an actor and director. He has never attended a creative writing course.
We spoke to Colin about getting fantastic feedback on his work from Wells Tower, why you should make sure your writing stays true to your gut intention, and why referring to someone as a 'queer' writer is 'bullshit' and sets up lowered expectations.
What was the first piece of writing you had published?
Years ago there was a national gay magazine called Outrage. In 1991 they decided to have a short story competition and I entered it with a story called 'Fever', and it won! The competition was judged by the late Peter Blazey and he ended up being very supportive of my work.
What's the worst part of your job?
My day job is filled with very scary responsibilities – that's not fun. But in writing, I guess the worst thing that can happen is ending up in a corner and not knowing how to write your way out of it. If it happens I tend just to pick up a book randomly on my desk and read someone else – that can help.
What's been the most significant moment in your writing career so far?
Name drop alert! Getting fantastic feedback on my writing from the American writer Wells Tower. In a way, sharing my work with him and him reassuring me that I have talent and that my stuff was 'wonderful', was just what I needed, just when I needed it.
What's the best (or worst) advice you've received about writing?
Not original, but the best advice I've been given is to just write it and to be sure that the writing stays true to your gut intention.
The worst advice I received was from an editor who said I needed to write things that engaged him – how was I going to do that? I didn't even know him, and if I wrote things that 'engaged him' would they engage others, or, more importantly, me? Ultimately these stupid subjective questions are unhelpful and counterproductive.
Often one is given this advice by people who are more concerned with marketing than literature, and they are legitimate marketing challenges, but ones that need to be met by marketers and not writers.
What's the most surprising thing you've ever heard or read about yourself or your work?
Someone once referred to me as a 'queer' writer. That was such bullshit. One is a writer, or not. Affixing a prefix like 'queer', 'lesbian', or 'gay' is like putting up a road sign for the reader that states 'lower your expectations – special needs writing ahead!'
If you weren't a writer, what do you think you'd be doing instead?
I would love to become an art historian specialising in the works of Doménikos Theotokópoulos, otherwise known as El Greco. I'm not kidding, and you did ask.
There's much debate on whether creative writing can be taught – what's your view?
I think writing can be taught, but those courses do not include a unit on 'Acquiring talent'. Acting, writing, painting can all be taught but the trick with writing is to turn an idea, an impulse into prose that jumps off the page into the mind of a reader with the thrill of recognition. That's not something as mundane as 'creative', it's in another league and it's what I aspire to. If there is a course that can teach that, I'll sign up.
What's your advice for someone wanting to be a writer?
Read. Read lots of great writing, and read all the time. Don't just read fiction, read great essayists and poets too. Absorb as much writing as you can. Record things for yourself – ideas and impressions, even just words. Make it personal – always – write for yourself.
Do you buy your books online, in a physical bookshop, or both?
Both. I love bookshops, but they have to survive – they aren't economically competitive, but they offer something that an online bookstore doesn't; the weight, smell and feel of a book, lots of books. Physical browsing is such a great pastime and sometimes you get to pick up strangers, you just can't beat it.
If you could go out to dinner with any fictional character, who would it be and why? And what would you talk about?
Ruth Wilcox, the matriarch from E.M. Forster's Howard's End. Like many of Forster's women characters, she is strange, mysterious and wise. We'd talk about her family, particularly the men in her family and why they are so intractably stupid and tragically stubborn, this would lead us to a very rich vein.
What's the book that's had the most significant impact on your life or work – and why?
Patrick White's The Tree of Man. You can open it anywhere and find writing that is completely distinctive, poetic, instinctive, direct, coarse and transcendental. I've read everything he's written and it seems to come from a place of visceral imaginative power, hot-wired to his nervous system – completely awe-inspiring.


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The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in following a complaint about the online lettings agency Upad.
The agency had a reference ion its website to 'UPay on Success'.
A complainant asked whether this was misleading as it did not make clear that a charge would be due if an advertisement was taken down even when a tenant had not been found by the agency.
"The advertiser agreed to amend the webpage and we resolved the case informally" an ASA spokeswoman told Letting Agent Today.


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(Louisville, KY) September 23, 2019 — Mercer Transportation, a leading transporter of general commodities, offering flatbed, step deck and dry van services, specializing in iron, steel, pipe, machinery, building materials, glass and military freight, has been selected as an Inbound Logistics Magazine Top 100 Trucker for 2019. According to Inbound Logistics Publication Editor, Felecia Stratton, Mercer Transportation was selected out of more than 300 service providers. Selection process was competitive. As Stratton states, 2019 Top Truckers were named through a qualitative assessment of service providers. Information was gathered from surveys, online research, and interviews with both shippers and truckers to determine the leading transportation providers of the year.
"To be named one of the Top Trucking Companiesfor 2019 is a significant honor as it recognizes and celebrates the efforts of our Mercer Transportation family," Mercer Transportation Director of Sales, Mike Wilks said. "Our nationwide network of Independent Owner Operators and Independent Agents excel in the negotiation and transportation of goods for our customers."
According to Stratton, the 2019 Top 100 Trucker List is published in print and online editions of Inbound Logistics Magazine and provides a directory of transportation-service providers that offer a range of services to help meet the needs of customers in the logistics business. The Top 100 List is described as one of the more significant resources available to those interested in high quality supply and demand services.
Along with its most recent honor of being named to the Inbound Logistics Magazine 2019 Top Trucker List, Mercer Transportation is also one of the top five carriers nationwide for government traffic and is the proud recipient of the Military Traffic Management Command (MTMC) Quality Carrier Award," Mercer Transportation Marketing and Media Relations Manager, Brian Helton said. "Mercer Transportation also received three distinct awards earlier this year, including the 2018 Carrier of the Year and 2018 Flatbed Carrier of the Year Awards by Vehicle Service Group (VSG). The company has also been recognized by the United Parcel Service for best on-time delivery during peak season in 2018 and recently received the KTA Safety Award for the second year in a row."
About Mercer Transportation
Mercer Transportation has an open-door policy that means there are no barriers or restrictions between the Owner Operators and the Mercer staff. Owner Operators are welcomed and encouraged to make themselves at home at the Louisville head quarters where they can deal directly with their Coordinators or pop in andvisit with management or staff. The personal attention and open atmosphere are key to the success of the Contractors and the Company.
For over 40 years, Mercer Transportation has built a family of Contractors on the foundation of honesty, professional freedom and experience. The company is an irregular route carrier that operates an Owner Operator fleet of more than 2,500 trucks with no company-owned equipment. The logistics system at Mercer Transportation operates with authority for the continental United States, Canada and interline contracts into Mexico. To learn more about opportunities with Mercer Transportation, please visit our website at: https://mercertown.com/.


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India's Moon Lander mission abruptly gone wrong, as the Vikram lander and rover lost the contact with Chandrayan-2 Probe seconds before the soft landing on the lunar surface. The authorities from the Indian Space Research Organization and NASA were working on to find the same. Unfortunately, the lighting conditions were not good on the lunar surface, so there was no luck finding it from last two months. But now, NASA has declared that they have found the crash landing impact site of the Vikram Lander on the Lunar Surface.
The powerful cameras of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter were used to spot the crash landing site of the Vikram Lander. Fortunately, the orbiter was able to capture the expected crash site of the Vikram lander. The lander had the hard landing on the surface as it crashed after losing the direction while descending on the surface. In the captured image, we can see the impact crater and the debris of the crashed lander. The team at the Indian Space Research Organization tried to contact the Vikram lander using the high-frequency radio waves for a few days after everyone lost the hope.
The mission was the second iteration of the CHandrayan mission, which was the first mission that discovered the water on the Moon. But with the Vikram landers, abrupt descend crash, it was considered as the big blow to the Indian lunar mission. ISRO claimed that the main payload, which is Chandrayan-2 Orbiter, is orbiting the Moon without any issues and the Vikram lander was the experimental program. As of now, there are only two comparison pictures of the crater available publically. NASA and ISRO will soon release the more pictures that will provide a clearer view of the crash site.


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Your Pregnancy: Weeks 37 and 38
Your Body
What's the best way to cope with a barrage of pregnancy signs — insomnia, Braxton Hicks contractions, an overactive bladder, back ache, swelling and indigestion? Go for a massage. It may not be a cure-all but it will certainly assuage some conditions and relax you as you await baby's imminent arrival.
The longer baby stays in utero, the more weight he will gain. It's a different story for mom however. If he hangs around past his due date, you may stop putting on weight and can even drop a pound or two.
Many babies are curled into a posterior position in the uterus (the baby is head down and faces the front of your body). This can lead to lengthy, painful "back labour." Your midwife or doctor can suggest exercises to coax your baby into turning his head towards your spine. If this does not work, your prenatal teacher can provide strategies for dealing with back pain during labour.
You're right on schedule if your pregnancy nesting instinct, a burst of energy coupled with a strong urge to clean and reorganize your home, kicks in now (some moms-to-be start nesting months earlier). There's nothing wrong with reorganizing closets and cupboards, making things clean, spotless and fresh for the newest member of your family, it's actually a primal instinct. Just remember to pace yourself and conserve your energy because labour day is just around the corner.
Baby's World
He's about the size of a watermelon, measuring 49.5 to 50 cm. (19.5 - 20 in.) from crown to feet and weighing 2.95 to 3.2 kg (6 - 7 lb.) He will swallow amniotic fluid and the lanugo body hair and vernix coating he's shedding. This waste will be passed in his first bowel movements (meconium) outside the womb. If he's hiccupping more than usual it's due to the amniotic fluid he's breathing — his windpipe is still air-free.
Fun Fact
The circumference of your baby's head and tummy will (almost) match by this stage in pregnancy, allowing him to move smoothly through the tight passageway from the uterus to the cervix and vagina during birth.


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Gangs, cops play ball for peace
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Gangs, cops play ball for peace
Softball game brings unlikely teams together
By Brent Hopkins
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Saturday, December 04, 2004 – ENCINO – They came armed with bats and spikes, but they brought only good intentions.
Gang members from across the San Fernando Valley pushed aside traditional rivalries for a friendly game of softball on Saturday.
The Los Angeles Police Department also fielded a team as did the Los Angeles County Probation Department.
Though players swung hard and slid headfirst into bases, they shook hands and saluted one another's skills without a hint of animosity.
"It gives them a chance to see who they really are and what they have in common," said William "Blinky" Rodriguez, the executive director of Communities in Schools who helped organize the event. "It's a lot harder to shoot a guy if you played baseball with him the day before."
Engineered by the San Fernando Valley Coalition on Gangs, the event brought together nearly 300 spectators – gangbangers, cops, politicians, pastors and family members.
After a rousing series of speeches decrying gang violence at Woodley Park and a peace march to the Hjelte Park ballfield, they brought out their baseball mitts to play. Some brought memories of loved ones lost in gang wars, others came in the hope that they'd never have to carry those sad remembrances.
Though the day came too late for her two sons Steven and Matthew, Lupe Yuhasz of Sylmar had hope that it could save others from gang violence. The two boys were killed in gang-related shootings only five months apart last year, both gunned down before they reached their 21st birthday.
Remembering that both her children excelled in sports and desperate for a way to stop the killings, Yuhasz and her husband, George, began organizing pick-up softball games in their local park. Composed half of gang members from San Fernando and Sylmar, half from their friends, the teams evolved into four squads, two coed, all under the name "Steven & Matthew Forever."
"I did it for their mom," said Eric Zavala, an 18-year-old who once hung around the San Fernando gang but now spends his time playing right field. "I didn't really like it at first, but now I enjoy it. I'm out here with all my friends."
The young men pulled baseball caps over shaved heads, laced up cleats and helped each other stretch out before taking on the Probation Department. Though they offered good-natured ribbing and laughingly accused the authorities of bringing ringers to bolster their lineup, the street-hardened squad didn't look much different from any other group of buddies playing in the park.
"They're playing ball, behaving themselves," said George Yuhasz, giving his lungs a rest from barking orders to turn a double-play. "At night, the gangs try to get 'em to do something stupid. If we can change just one life, that would be great."
At the same time the gangsters were trying to channel their energies into a positive pursuit, their blue-suited opponents were trying to engage in a little soft community relations.
"You fall into the stereotype that everyone in a gang's a shooter, but they're not," said LAPD Deputy Chief Ronald Bergmann, creator of the anti-gang coalition and the San Fernando Valley's top commanding officer. "Cops can see gang members are regular people. They can see we're human. We have a good sporting contest and go home with a better understanding."
Former gang member Henry Avalos, now a 30-year-old real estate agent living in Sylmar, got that understanding the hard way. Locked up at the age of 12, jumped into a Pacoima gang by 14, it took three shots to the body and six stab wounds in the back of the head to get him straight. Watching the tough guys of the streets laughingly square off against the men who patrol them, he smiled broadly.
"To have a peaceful outlet like this is huge," he said. "At one point in their life, they made the wrong decision, just like I did. Maybe things like this will show them love, not gangs."


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