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Author: Lama Rana Jallow | from The Gambia
A spider of the lanky, skinny-legged type – henceforth referred to as "Daddy Longlegs" – seems to have taken residence in our SHU (Segregated House Unit). I'd seen him gallivanting around on quite a few of the numerous visits I'd made to the same.
All these times, however, I see the spider and pay him no further heed than mere interested observation. Well, except for once or twice when I saw him perched against the wall or sitting in the tub. On both of those occasions, I'd blow at the spider – wfhoooo (the "f" is kinda silent) – to see how much he could endure the buccal hurricane without losing his footing. He did relinquish hold of one or two legs, but he never fell or moved in any significant way from his position. He held it down.
Otherwise, Daddy Longlegs went about his business, either oblivious of my presence, or just ignoring me.
On one occasion, while I was running the shower, I observed the very same spider in the corner in the tub, right at the periphery of the showers, struggling to climb out of the tub.
Now, climbing out of the tub, even when dry, could prove a tedious task in itself, what with the inside being so smooth and free of leverages. But the task was made even more difficult by the fact that the tub was now wet and slippery. Daddy Longlegs himself was wet by now, which must have weighed him down and made movement difficult. And, as if that was not enough, he was being continually pelted by some of the shower droplets, so that every time he made a bit of a headway up the climb, he is soon forced back down by the liquid bullets and the slippery surface.
I wouldn't say I enjoyed the spectacle, but I did observe for a while. In fact, I could say that I was willing the spider to defy the odds and drag himself up and make the climb. But repeated failings soon proved to me that Daddy Longlegs was not equal to the task.
His attempts grew feebler gradually. His legs moved pathetically. I looked at him critically and reckoned, without help, he'd die eventually. The prospect kinda evoked my sympathy.
After sometime, I snapped out of it, and chided myself for letting him suffer so for my amusement, and pitied the poor, helpless thing. I stuck a forefinger out and willed him to cling on. The situation was desperate, but he, being so skinny and wet, was delicate. Grabbing him by two fingers might have inadvertently broken or leg or two, if not outright detached them, or squeezed him whole or choked him, and possibly crushed him to death. The impending irony wasn't lost on me.
I placed him outside of the tub – flung him from my finger, more like – and wished him well, my assumption being that he'd be on his way soon enough, as soon as he was dry and recovered well enough from his weakness by the wetness.
On a later visit to the SHU to dispose off another instalment of some digestive sewage, I saw the same Daddy Longlegs right where he appeared to have landed when I helped him out of the tub. He was not moving. I was struck by a sudden sense of dread. Was he dead? If so, could it be my fault?
It was a rethorical question, for my conscience immediately reproached me for even contemplating it. Of course it would be my fault. I watched him as he struggled to breath and leave the tub, and didn't treat the situation with the emergency it evinced. I could've turned the shower off as soon as I saw him under the water. I could've helped him sooner. And he'd have lived.
All these thoughts passed through my mind in half a second.
I gave Daddy Longlegs a poke with my finger. I didn't recite any incantations, but the finger must'a been blessed with a lifegiving touch. Or maybe he was actually just alive. Daddy Longlegs became animated. He moved.
I breathed.
A sigh of relief.
Alhamdou Lillah.


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The elementary understanding of The Cat Scream was to be demolished in the wake of Ferd and Beverly Sebastian's Rocktober Blood. For in that film, this badge of machismo gallantry was propelled from mild amusement to what is, essentially, a criterion of man's existence. Now, imagine the concept of sex. Then, imagine that concept in the hands of The Sebastians.
If your libido remains intact, it's clear that Bloody Friday has already been screened in your presence. And, it's clear that Ferd 'n' Bev were just warming up in 1974. Still . . . it is Friday. Somewhere. Just not in this movie.
In parts and days unknown, an island exists solely to populate the idea of "Liberated Living." Liberated Living, as outlined in Bloody Friday, involves a congregation of sex-deficients for group sexual therapy, group talking at the bar, and group "milling" (lights out, clothes off, genitals out). Claudia Jennings is there. The husband from Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman is there. And guess what — a black-gloved slasher is also there! Yet, before we celebrate, it must be noted that approximately 50 minutes of this film are devoted to discussions of inconsequential topics. Luckily, the other 25 minutes are awash with speedboats, trashed bedrooms, and one bloody boob.
Light on blood, action, and swinging, Bloody Friday is not the trimmed down, feel-good redux of Swingers Massacre that I was hoping for. Rather, it's a casual 1970s proto-slasher with zero rationale, awkward stylings, plenty of pillow talk, and neat-edits-that-are-probably-mistakes. What's that? You can't stand it when the lips flap so much? Usually, I'm in the same boat. But in this case, the entire cast appears to be playing themselves. As we've learned from the future (salutations, Blood Lake!), any amount of reasonless dialogue can be appreciated, as long as it is delivered by actors who may not be acting. So, when a burly guy asks, "Aren't you afraid with that maniac runnin' loose?" before the film makes any effort to inform its characters of the madman's appearance, The Sebastians are keeping it real. And that's the kind of scrupulousness which keeps me glued. Unconditionally.

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This will always happened for JM 2nd season but history proofed beyond that he CMI I don't know this time he learned his lesson well from previous failure.Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
Well, ManU is only interested in winning. If he starts flopping they can always replace him.Not like Arsenal, manager making so many glaring mistakes and can still sign 2 year contract.
Totally agreed but he didn't spent much or maybe he don't like to spend or cannot spend.Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
nah.... the days of "cannot spend" were long over.Now it's more his mentality. He's still stuck in 1990s prices. He expects to pay no more than 30mil for top players. And their wage structure just puts a lot of top players off.
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|Lou and Olga Putnoky, in 1994
I should start calling this feature the "clip of the week," but I've been adjusting to a new job and experimenting with tapes I recorded in the hospitality room at reunions of the 712th Tank Battalion. Some of those tapes have considerable background noise and I'm hesitant to post excerpts until I've tested them on some unsuspecting listeners.
In the meantime, with Valentine's Day fast approaching and a long overdue email newsletter to put out, I may not get to another clip of the day for a couple of millennia, so I've selected a love story for today's "clip of the (almost every) day."
My full-length interview with Lou Putnoky, a veteran of the Coast Guard who served on the USS Bayfield during four invasions, including D-Day, is included in the "D-Day Tapes" collection. This story, excerpted from that interview, was told to me by his wife, Olga, while Lou was on the phone talking to a former shipmate about their upcoming reunion. The following clip is also included in my audiobook "Tales of Love, Food, Booze, Jumping Out of Airplanes, Meeting General Patton and Winning World War 2." A loose transcript follows.
Lou Putnoky: Normandy as I know it and Desert Storm as I've seen it on television, the one big factor sticks in my mind is press coverage. During the war, and many people, you had one hundred percent censorship. Now Desert Storm, you didn't have it, because it's a different world. And I've often said to myself, we could never... (phone rings)
Olga Putnoky: This has been so funny, because Lou has been getting calls from all over the United States. And it is cute because, the best part of it is, in 48 years I've never been able to get him to go to Las Vegas, I've been dying to go. And he's been getting calls from all over the United States, and the conversation will start out, "Are you that tall, skinny, curly headed kid?" And Lou will say "Are you the redhead that I pitched the football to and fell off the dock," and so forth. It's the nicest thing, it's wonderful.
Aaron Elson: How did you and Lou meet?
Olga Putnoky: Lou and I lived in Carteret, and we belonged to the same church. I was, I think five years old and he was six, I was in the church play, and his mother and he were sitting in the first row, he said, "See that dark-haired girl? When she grows up I'm gonna marry her." And we went to different schools, I went to Woodbridge, and he went to Carteret. We started to date, nothing serious until after he got home from the service. We were friendly, and we did go to different schools, but we dated occasionally.
Aaron Elson: And you have how many children?
Olga Putnoky: We have two children. We have Bruce, he's 44, and Diane who's 40. Our son was born in 1950. He lives in Holmdel, and our daughter lives in Carteret, nice and close by.
We'll be married 48 years in May. We just had four 50th anniversaries, our close friends. And our children were invited to all of them, they just could not get over it. Lou's parents were married over 70 years. His dad was 102 when he died. We had him for six years or so, taking care of him. Most of our friends have been married around the time we got married. Lou's buddy, his closest friend, his shipmate, he called this morning from Long Island, William Uhlendahl(?), we visit, we're godparents.
We do not live for just today, I think that's the thing of it. Today's youngsters live for today. I was at a checkout line of a supermarket a couple of years ago. There were two very pretty young girls, and one said to the checkout girl, "Well I hear you're getting married. What made you decide?"
She said, "Well, you know, if it doesn't work out, so I'll get rid of him." I was just shocked. I didn't say a word, I just listened, but what fools. Don't get married if you have that kind of an attitude. But, we've just been very lucky, very, very lucky in our relationship. I guess we picked the right friends.
Aaron Elson: Did you work in a defense plant?
Olga Putnoky: I worked in U.S. Metals, I was the first girl hired in personnel. They hired me in '41, and I stayed on until '49.
Aaron Elson: Did they make ammunition?
Olga Putnoky: Oh yes, yes. They had, and our bosses used to go to New York, or North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, to recruit labor. You know, all the boys and the men from around here were in the war, in the service, so they were a very big copper industry. We had the war bond rallies, it was really nice, everybody's attitude was, most of the women in town worked there, because the men were in the service. I have some pictures of the women who worked there. They had such an attitude, these nice, quiet old ladies, even the elderly women came to work, and they just put their noses to the grindstone and they worked. We had a lot of women during the war. And then slowly as the men came back they were replaced.
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Here are some clips from the audio CD "Food and War," which is included in the audiobook "Tales of Love, Food, Booze, Jumping Out of Airplanes, Meeting General Patton and Winning World War II."


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Blue and white make for one of the freshest color combinations this summer. With banker stripes getting more popular among celebrities and bloggers, it's not too long before stripes catch up with gingham as the hottest print for the season.
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Just check out how Kathryn Bernardo made the popular print her own. Much like how we pile on prints, she used thin stripes on her off-shoulder top for a slimming effect and widely-spaced ones on her trousers function as a graphic element that helped elongate her stature, apart from the boost her heels provided. The actress also played with accessories; her hoop earrings scream Cuban feels worn with a red headband scarf that adds warmth and a festive vibe to the whole look.


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When 10 Salon & Spa opened in October 2014, Manager Megan Lewis envisioned a relaxing environment that would be a one-stop shop for a client's beauty needs. "I wanted this to be a nice place to hang out," she says. "I didn't want people to feel rushed."
Lewis hopes she has achieved that goal. The salon and spa offer services for hair, nails, skin, waxing, and massage. Lewis manages three stylists, two estheticians, a massage therapist, and two receptionists — a large enough staff to comfortably look after clients, she says.
The name of the salon plays off its location within the Tenth & College apartment complex, in the spot formerly occupied by Les Champs Elysées Day Spa and Salon. The space was expanded and now includes a pedicure room; two rooms for waxing, facials, and massages; and a facial consultation room.
Because of the proximity to so many student apartment buildings, Lewis was expecting that most of her clients would be young. She also expected that the vast majority would be female. She has been surprised by the salon's client mix. "I've been really excited to see so many locals," she says. "The students are just a bonus." As for the gender ratio, it's about 50–50, she says. And the rebooking rate, she adds, is 75 percent.
10 Salon & Spa is carrying lines not found elsewhere in Bloomington, according to Lewis. Among them, milk_shake, which is a line of paraben-free, sulfate-free, milk-based hair products. Another is Davines, 100 percent natural hair and skin products from Italy produced from sustainable ingredients.
For those clients who want to pamper their hands and feet, the salon features Morgan Taylor nail products. "They dry faster and the colors last longer," Lewis claims. 10 Salon & Spa also uses Jane Iredale makeup and dermalogica face care products.
Lewis says she is adaptable and listens to her clients' suggestions for the salon and spa. "It's fun being new because I can grow with the community and grow with its needs," she says.
Free parking for salon patrons is located in the Tenth & College garage and metered spaces are available in front of the salon. For a full listing of services and prices, and to book an appointment online, visit 10salon.net.


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Supplementing grant funds with crowdsourcing opportunities and asking teachers with strong technology skills to serve as "digital first responders" in schools are a couple ways to sustain educational technology-related initiatives supported by grant funding, Victoria Flint, an educational technology coordinator at Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District in Alaska, explains in EdSurge.
Before applying for grants, Flint recommends that school and district leaders ask themselves questions, such as: what is the short-term plan for using the grant money; what is the long-term plan for sustaining the objectives of the grant; how will the materials or tools purchased with the grant funds be maintained: will someone need to be hired, and once the grant funding expires, how will the educational goals be sustained?
She adds that it can be risky for schools or districts to use grant funds for personnel because it creates the challenge of who will do the work when the funds disappear.
Dive Insight:
Some of the most promising efforts to improve schools in recent years, provide teachers with professional learning opportunities and encourage educational innovation have been provided by grants from federal and state governments, foundations and nonprofit organizations. But once the funding source dries up, schools often return to the way they operated before the grant. For example, an evaluation of schools with federal School Improvement Grants, conducted by the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, noted that "the overall prospects for sustaining any improvements appeared to be fragile in most of these 12 schools."
School leaders have to determine whether they are applying for grants for the money or whether the money might help to support efforts that are in alignment with the goals for their school or with plans that they intend to implement anyway. Strong leadership sometimes means not pursuing funding opportunities if it means taking a school off course or bringing in another new program that will fade away when the funding runs out. While grants can help schools and districts launch initiatives that they wouldn't have been able to, it's important for administrators to focus on building the skills of staff and faculty members to continue the improvements once the grants have expired.


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Ground & Air Source Heat Pumps
How do heat pumps work?
Air source heat pumps takes heat from the air outside in the same way that a refrigerator takes heat from its inside. If you put your hand behind a fridge you will feel the warm air which is a product of the refrigeration process and it is just the opposite with a heat pump, you would feel it emitting cool air as a product of the heat generation. This air source heat generation is used to heat radiators, convectors, underfloor heating and hot water in your property.
Ground source heat pumps, (GSHPs) use pipes which are buried outside your property to extract heat from the ground by circulating water and anti-freeze around the pipes. This water absorbs heat from the ground which then passes through a heat exchanger in to the pump to power your hot water and your heating system, for example radiators or convectors.
What are the benefits of installing a ground or air source heat pump?
Although a heat pump does require electricity to run they are far more efficient than most boilers and traditional electric heating systems and as the heat they take from the ground or from the air is constantly replaced heat pumps are classed as a renewable energy source. Because of this they qualify for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), which is the government's incentive to encourage the uptake of renewable technology to reduce carbon emissions whilst heating our homes and businesses.
As well as the environmental benefits a heat pump will often reduce your fuel bills if you are currently using an electric or oil fired heating system. Once a heat pump is installed it requires very little maintenance and does not require the delivery and storage of fuel in the same way that a coal, oil or biomass boiler would.


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By Juliana Simone Carrasco
After the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February, I went with my mom to a Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She had been a volunteer for a while, but before the Parkland shooting, I hadn't considered my role in preventing gun violence. After it, I felt like I had to act and knew there must be more students like me could do to help end the gun violence crisis. As a junior in high school, I'd never been involved in any kind of activism, but I had to try.
Turns out lots of other young people came to the meeting, too, and we all got together and decided to form our own Students Demand Action chapter. Since that day we've been hard at work registering and pre-registering voters, phone banking, canvassing, and participating in local events like the Miami Wear Orange event for National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
I've grown up in the midst of our nation's gun violence crisis. My generation is frequently called the "mass shooting generation." We've grown up with lockdown drills, fearing that our school might be next. I grew up and still live in Miami — not too far from Parkland, and at my school (and probably around the country), there was an overwhelming feeling that it could have just as easily been us.
And this worry that gun deaths are on the rise is backed up by research. New data was recently released by the CDC showing that 2017 was the third year in a row where gun deaths have increased. And for the first time in modern history, firearms killed substantially more Americans than motor vehicle deaths. The difference here is that our leaders in Washington took action to address car deaths as a public health crisis, while our gun violence crisis has not received the same treatment.
Time and again, Americans are heartbroken by gun violence and our lawmakers in Washington fail to take action. This election cycle, Americans voted overwhelmingly for candidates who support gun violence prevention policies, sending a clear message: it's time to #BreakThePattern of federal inaction and pass stronger gun laws.
Students like me — and everyday Americans — will be watching to make sure they do. They owe it to us.
We've been hard at work every day since Parkland. We know change won't happen overnight, but we won't give up until the number of deaths from gun violence falls from 100 a day to zero. Now that elections are over, and we've sent so many gun sense champions to Congress, students are turning our attention to what comes next. We've made it clear that we're demanding more, and we'll be holding our lawmakers accountable.
Fighting for change can be overwhelming — especially when you're a busy high school student juggling the looming pressure of college applications with extracurriculars, but we must keep speaking out and let lawmakers know they must stand on the side of gun safety. We have to keep reminding lawmakers that they work for us — even those of us too young to vote. We need them to pass common-sense gun laws because we need this crisis to end.
Our voices might not be the loudest in the room, but we'll continue to fight for better. Don't wait until gun violence affects your school, your family, or your town. Help us demand better from our politicians in 2019 by texting STUDENTS to 644-33 to join gun violence prevention advocates in your community.
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Children's Residential Worker - Tadworth
£23,951 per annum for working 36 hours per week based at Applewood Residential Home in Tadworth.
From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from 24 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme.
Applewood forms an essential part Surrey County Council's provision for disabled children, young people and their families. It receives positive feedback from families and professionals and is rated "Good" by Ofsted under the Children Homes regulations.
Applewood provides overnight short breaks to children and young people with a range of disabilities. During their short breaks Applewood offers the children and young people an exciting, safe and fun environment in which they learn new skills such as shopping and food preparation, as well as social and communication skills which are developed by accessing leisure activities within the community.
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Our children and young people require empathy, patience and positive energy to empower them to develop. While there will be challenging times, the reward of seeing children and young people have fun and develop with increased life opportunities, is deeply satisfying.
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We hold a brilliant range of heavy duty hanging baskets and mangers, brackets and fixing kits in stock. Everything you need to plant up and display your summer and winter bedding plants.
The Blacksmith range of baskets and mangers are classic wrought iron with a slight decorative twist. Each basket or manger is black coated powder steel and comes complete with a co-co liner (and chain for the hanging baskets) included in the price – ready to go.
We also have a range of decorative hanging hooks in stock form something that little bit sturdier and attractive; Blacksmith Square Hook, Round Hook, Tree Hook and Wall Hook, again all black coated powder steel finished. Now, all you need are the wall fixings to attach to the wall – hang on, we have those too!
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text: Binky The Rabbit Posted June 1, 2015 When Ross released the 60.5 Episode of Freeman's Mind - where he teleports into the countryside - I got the idea for making a FM spin-off in which Freeman teleports to another game (which also builds on the concept of Freeman-Across-The-Universe). I have a game in mind, I've done a couple of playthroughs and have most of the script written. HOWEVER, it's on a games console (not released on PC), and hence all I can do is record the audio-video, and make dubs as well as the main voiceover. I would not be able to do things such as disabling the HUD. I've got the technical side figured out for recording (I know what equipment I need to buy, but open to advice), but I'm concerned that the presence of the HUD would wreck the immersion and put people off. Add to that the obvious need for a substitute Ross voice, and I'm wondering - is it worth the money, time and effort? I USED TO DREAM ABOUT NUCLEAR WAR Share this post Link to post


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I decided to go to Nazareth on the basis of two things, a description of its winding old streets and market, and, a brochure I saw at the Abraham Hostel, with a photo of the Fauzi Azar Inn. I am sure that neither of those is the same reason that brings most visitors to Nazareth, the town of Jesus's childhood.
The Inn, it turns out, is owned by the same man who is one of the owners of the Abraham. The places, though, are rather different. The Abraham is new, modern, and bustling, with I believe close to 100 beds. The Fauzi Azar is located in an old Arab home from the late 18th century. The story of how it became an inn is intriguing.
About a decade ago, a young Israeli Jew, Maoz Inon, and his then girlfriend, now wife, were backpacking around the world. They decided that when they returned to Israel they would like to open a hostel. Once back, Maoz looked around the country for a location, and focused on Nazareth. He discovered a decaying, unoccupied house, found the owners, and made a proposal. What they agreed on was that the family would rent the house to Maoz, who would fix it up and operate it. They began with three rooms, eventually renovating enough of the building to open 14 rooms. It is a friendly and atmospheric place.
Saraida Nasser, the great great granddaughter of the original owner, is the manager. Her grandfather, Fauzi Azar, sadly died trying to put out a fire and save the house. It had been vacant since her grandmother's death in the 1980's.
Unfortunately, Saraida was not there during the two days that I was. But it was with good cause. She was attending a meeting in London for folks concerned with ecological tourism that supports the community. They present awards, and as it turns out, Fauzi Azar won first prize! So while I was there, we had a small celebration, wine all around. They are very hospitable in general, serve a massive breakfast complete with eggs, fruit, veggies, and the best dates I've ever had, always have tea available, and someone seems to bake a cake or two every day.
They also have volunteers, in addition to the regular staff, through GoEco, same organization I am volunteering with. There seemed to be a lot of volunteers there, including two, a couple perhaps in their seventies, from England and Scotland, who had just arrived, the same day I had. They were planning to be there for several months, past Christmas. I gathered that the woman, at least, had particularly wanted to be in Nazareth for Christmas.
Every morning at 9:15 the inn offers a free, two and a half hour tour of the city. They are led by an American woman, Linda, who has been volunteering there for over two years. Linda is warm, and wacky. I confess I was cringing at times as she barreled into a shop, loudly greeting everyone, in English, with an occasional word in Arabic. She seemed to know most everyone in town, not surprising as she does this tour six days a week. At one point, she admonished a small group of boys who were playing with guns in the street. Linda is not afraid to speak her mind. I certainly didn't disagree with the sentiment, just the manner, a bit overbearing.
Linda took us into one interesting spot after another. One street was all carpenter shops, significant, of course, this being the childhood home of Jesus. Many places she seemed to have discovered and added to the tour on her own. We went into one amazing spice shop, although that description does not do it justice. There were spices, also grains, candies, herbs, of all kinds, in an immense multi- room shop that clearly had been there for a long time. The walls were decorated with all kinds of farming, sifting, and grinding implements, old jars, etc. I recognized some from the Memories exhibit back at the gallery. Linda said she used to do a 5 shekel ($1.35) tasting tour, where people could sample whatever they wanted, but it began to take too long. She encouraged us to go back on our own, which I did the following day.
At one point we stopped into a café, where we were offered a choice of pomegranate lemonade or a hot spiced drink with cardomon. While we were sipping, Linda pointed out a stone staircase along a wall. It stopped about halfway down to the floor level, and was decorated with clay pots as well as a photo of the owner deejaying, which was his second job. Linda described that someone had recognized the staircase as Roman, and was incredulous that the owner had half torn it down. The owner responded that he hadn't realized, thought it was ugly, and only left the half of it to decorate with the pots, etc.
Along the tour, we came across a vender with a cart and an interesting machine that scrolled a raw potato into a long spiral, which he then put on a stick, fried, and served with ketchup. Three of us shared one, courtesy of the man. The others in the group didn't seem interested. Linda said she was going to add him to the tour. I asked him how many of the machines there were in the country. He said 17, and his was the first one in Nazareth.
We went into remains of old caves, places that are believed to have old tunnels that haven't been explored, a mosque (she'd brought scarves for us to cover our heads) and more. One place she mentioned, but that we didn't visit, was some well preserved ruins of a Roman bathhouse. The reason we didn't go there is because they charge to visit, and this was a free tour. (not sure how the tasting thing had fit into that.) But she encouraged us to go later, which I did, with the British couple.
The story was pretty amazing. The couple that owned the store above, and, apparently, the ruins as well, had been doing some renovating when the incredibly well preserved ruins were discovered. The government, then told the couple that they had to excavate and had to pay for the excavations. So now, under their shop, are the ruins. For 100 shekels,($27) negotiated by Linda, the three of us got the tour.
The tour begins in the shop itself, where ancient clay pipes can be seen. A hole has been cut out of the floor, and replaced with plexiglass, through which one can see down into the bathhouse itself. (without having to go on the tour.) Next, we were brought into a lower room, where there were tables and a kind of bar. The tables were covered with marble slabs, which I later realized were sections of old flooring from the baths. There we were served tea and pastries. We were escorted to a lower level still. There were the most impressive of the incredibly preserved ruins, the caldarium (hot room) which extended up into what is now the shop, ancient arches, sections of marble flooring, and the furnace, with charred pieces of wood still intact. Aside from being a significant archeological find, located in and under what is now a gift shop, the find indicates that the concept of Nazareth being a small town in the time of Jesus may be entirely inaccurate. A small town would hardly merit a large bath complex. Additonally, the excavated ruins are close to Mary's well, a significant Christian site, where the Annunciation is said to have taken place. It appears that the well fed the baths. Some speculate that Mary, and perhaps Jesus, may have bathed there.
The name of the shop is Cactus. They carry a number of fine items, including purses repurposed from sections of Palestinian embroidered clothing. I asked Elias Shama, co-owner with his wife, why they'd named the shop that. He explained that he is from a section of Nazareth called Sabra, which means prickly pear cactus, for the large number of the plants that grow there. Sabra, the same word in Arabic in Hebrew, is also the word for an Israeli born in Israel, referring to someone prickly on the outside, sweet inside. I wonder if Elias knew that. I believe that he is a Christian Arab. His wife, Martina, is originally from Belgium.
One of the reasons I enjoyed this visit, aside from talking to Martina at length after the tour ( Elias, although the one who conducted the tour, is more taciturn) is because it is so unexpected. The location, the fact that it seems to be a relatively unknown treasure, the contrast between the ancient ruins and the quality modern crafts, the tour coupled with the tea and sweets, all of it combined to make for an interesting hour or so. And, of course, I did buy an embroidered purse. My way of supporting Martina and Elias to recoup some of the fortune they have spent on the excavations.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Sabras, spices, a Roman bathhouse, and Saraida's great great grandfather's house
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It was an late arranged marriage, 4 months of courtship after the engagement, Ritesh was like a dream come true for Neeti. Good looking, well settled, good family, caring, loving NRI from Canada. He used to take care of Neeti's small small wishes, give her surprises. He sweeped her off her feet, the moment he and his family had come to see her. Neeti just knew that Ritesh is the one for her.
But, not even in her scariest dreams had she thought. what Ritesh might turn into after their wedded life. The first night in her martial home Ritesh came in the bedroom, reeking alcohol. Neeti thought maybe it was his friend who had made him drink.
Her Ritu, was just innocent. But, her assumptions were so wrong. Neeti got a shock of her life when Ritesh flung is arms and placed an unexpected slap on Neeti's specially made up face. The shock was so intense that even tears just stung into her eyes. Neeti was suddenly hearing so many loud abuses flung towards her. She had no idea, what she had done to get all this.
After a while, drunk Ritesh fell asleep on their decorated martial bed. Slowly, realization dawned into Neeti and she spent her first martial night weeping into her beautiful saree.
Next morn was another mixed emotions for Neeti, when a paled faced, sober Ritesh came to her an apologized for his irate behavior last night. Neeti was happy, that Ritesh did realize and hoped that this wouldn't ever happen again. She loved him so much that his, guilt-ridden baby face made her heart melt.
Their honeymoon was lovely and peaceful, amidst the serene nature of Manali. After their honeymoon, Neeti and Ritesh flew back to Canada.
Neeti's ordeal started immediately after she returned from hre honeymoon..Every night Ritesh would come home in an inebriated state,... beat Neeti black and blue, forcibly bed her and sleep off. Next morning he would apologize.
Neeti couldn't face her poor parents because they always wanted to see her happy, her in laws were far away. She was left there, to face her ordeal alone. 30 year old, Bubble, Lively Neeti was now reserved, shy, scared Neeti. She never went out, since the scars were very evident of her body. She never spoke to her neighbors, dreading their questioning stares.
The neighbors, would many a times hear loud banging, and a sobbing woman. Many times, she would want to run out of the door, but the strange country and her life long teachings of a good wife made her stay back.
Neeti's tears had ceased to flow too, her body now became accustomed to the abuse, every night she would expect Ritesh to whip her nerves off her body and the day he falls flat on the bed without beating her, she says a million thanks to the Almighty.,
After 3 months of constant harassment,Neeti felt very sick and nauseous, a shiver went through her body when she realized that she was pregnant. The moment when she should have been ecstatic, Neeti was dreading the prospect of nurturing a baby with a man like Ritesh. But, she knew she cant or wont kill her child.
She knew, she would guard her baby against the tyranny of Ritesh. The love of her unborn baby was so much that Neeti gained an unknown courage, to walk out of her house, with just the little money that she saved in search of happiness..in search of life....in search of a a future for her unborn baby
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Three egg whites and a secret, long kept desire to make white chocolate mousse. I've developed a real taste for white chocolate over the last few weeks. I've been making white chocolate and macadamia nut muffins and chucking a cup in with the dark chocolate when making choc chip cookies, but somehow an entire dessert of white chocolate seemed far too cloying to be a success. But cut the extreme sweetness with some tart, sour berries and voila! Success! The berry confit I made from the red currants and sour cherries perfectly complements the white chocolate of the mousse. Yum!
White Chocolate Mousse with Red Currant Sour Cherry Confit
(best made a day or so ahead)
1 punnet red currants, destalked
1 punnet small, red sour cherries, pitted
½ cup sugar
– put a saucer in the freezer
– in two separate, large, heavy based pots
bring the berries to the boil with ½ cup of
water each. Simmer until tender, about 10 mins.
– using a potato masher, mash the currants.
Add cherries to currant pot.
– add the sugar and bring to a hard simmer, stirring frequently, until mixture thickens a bit, about 15 mins.
-remove saucer from freezer and put a drop of the conserve on it. When the edges wrinkle when pushed with your finger, the conserve is ready. Bottle in a sterilised jam jar.
for the mousse: (adapted from the Callebaut website, which is the couverture I used for this)
230 – 250 g white chocolate, chopped
80 ml milk
3 large egg whites
200 ml whipping cream
-melt the chocolate in a bain marie
-warm the milk, do not allow to boil
– remove chocolate from stove once melted. Transfer to a bowl and add milk. Mix until smooth.
– whip egg whites until soft peaks form. Gently fold into chocolate mixture.
– whip cream and gently fold into chocolate mixture.
– divide mousse into two parts. Gently fold about 60 – 80 ml currant and cherry conserve into one half.
– place 1 Tbsp berry conserve into the bottom of each serving glass/bowl. Divide white mousse between bowls. Carefully pour berry mouse into centre of each bowl
– refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving. Can be made the day ahead, so it's a great, easy dessert recipe for dinner guests.


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Dennis 'Denny' S. Hudson III was named Chairman of Seacoast in July 2005, and has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company since June 1998.
Mr. Hudson has also served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank since 1992. He was President of Seacoast from June 1998 to July 2005, after serving in various positions with the Company and the Bank since 1978.
Mr. Hudson also serves on the board of directors, the audit committee and the compensation committee of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (ticker: CPK), a public gas and electric utilities company headquartered in Dover, Delaware. In November 2015, Mr. Hudson was appointed as an independent director to PENN Capital Funds, a mutual fund group managed by PENN Capital Management. Mr. Hudson also serves on the board of Martin Health System and the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin counties. From 2005 through 2010, he also served as a member of the board of directors of the Miami Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
Mr. Hudson is actively involved in the community, having served on the boards of the Martin County YMCA Foundation, Council on Aging, The Pine School, the Job Training Center, American Heart Association, Martin County United Way, the Historical Society of Martin County and as chairman of the board of the Economic Council of Martin County. He has been recognized for his achievements with several awards including the Florida Senate Medallion of Excellence Award presented by Florida Senator Ken Pruitt in 2001. Mr. Hudson is a graduate of Florida State University with a Bachelor's degree in Finance, and a Master's degree in Business Administration.
Charles "Chuck" Shaffer was appointed Chief Operating Officer in May 2019 after serving as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer since January 2017.
Previously, he led the Community Banking Group since October 2013. As a key driver in the Company's recent efforts to modernize the Bank, Chuck has been instrumental in influencing Seacoast's retail, small business, mobile, wealth, and non-branch distribution strategies, as well as designing and working across the organization at all levels to implement earnings improvements.
He served as Senior Vice President and Controller of the Bank from 2005 to September 2013. His experience includes all facets of accounting and finance including internal risk related reporting, SEC reporting, regulatory reporting and strategic planning.
Chuck holds a bachelor of science degree in finance from Florida State University, a bachelor of arts degree in accounting from Florida Atlantic University, a master's of business administration with a finance specialization from the University of Central Florida, and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business.
He is also a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the State of Florida and a Charter Global Management Accountant.
Jeffrey "Jeff" Bray serves as the Bank's Executive Vice President, Technology and Operations. In this role, he is responsible for technology, operations and service, as well as data management.
Jeff joined Seacoast in September 2016 with over 20 years of experience. Jeff brings a balance of business and technical expertise and a proven record of leading high performing teams in a fast-paced environment.
Prior to joining Seacoast, Jeff served as President of the eChannel Division at DFC Global based in Atlanta, Georgia. In this role, he focused on expanding the market for digital lending in North America and Europe, overseeing the consolidation of operations through multiple acquired lending services in Europe, and drove a 517% gain in annual revenue.
Over his career, Jeff has held executive roles at Bank of America in Atlanta, Georgia, Capital One Financial in Richmond, Virginia, and General Electric Appliance Division in Louisville, Kentucky.
Jeff earned a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Jeff is also a Six Sigma Master Black Belt.
Daniel ("Dan") G. Chappell has served as the Chief Human Resources Officer of the Bank since September 2014.
Dan joined Seacoast after ten years with Bank of America. During his tenure with Bank of America, he served as Senior Vice President and Human Resource Executive for many of its larger lines of business including Technology and Operations, Wealth Management and Consumer Operations. A champion for Diversity and Inclusion (D&I), Dan led the Global Human Resources D&I council at Bank of American and also served on the Enterprise Diversity and Inclusion Senior Executive Forum.
Prior to joining Bank of America, Dan served as a Vice President with Right Management Consultants where he focused on coaching executives in career management and transition.
Dan has also held positions of increasing responsibility through a number of senior HR roles with Avaya Communications, Honeywell International, Cytec Industries and Sonoco Products.
He holds a bachelor of science from LaSalle University and was also a member of the Adjunct Instructor Staff at Baruch and Cornell Universities.
Charles "Chuck" Cross serves as the Bank's Executive Vice President and Commercial Banking Executive. Prior thereto, he served as Senior Vice President since July 2013.
His responsibilities include management of all commercial lines of business including Commercial Banking, Seacoast Business Funding, Seacoast Marine Finance, and Treasury Management. From March 2012 to July 2013, Chuck was Seacoast's Commercial Market Executive for Palm Beach County.
Chuck has over 30 years of banking experience and a thorough knowledge of the Palm Beach and Broward markets. Before joining Seacoast, Chuck was the Market Leader for EverBank in Palm Beach County. Prior to that, he held various positions within Bank of Florida including CEO of Bank of Florida, Palm Beach County.
Additionally, Chuck also worked with J.P. Morgan Trust, Wachovia Bank, NationsBank and Barnett Bank. Chuck is currently Chair of the District Board of Trustees of Palm Beach State College and serves on the Board of the Economic Council of Palm Beach County. He has served on the board of FAU College of Business Dean's Council, West Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce, Business Development Board of Palm Beach County and the Black Business Investment Corporation, among other community and civic organizations.
Chuck received his bachelor of science in business administration from University of Florida and has post-graduate education from University of Virginia and the University of Wisconsin.
Joseph ("Joe") Forlenza was appointed Chief Risk Officer in May 2019 after joining Seacoast as Executive Vice President, Chief Audit Executive in late January 2017.
With more than 30 years of experience, Joe is a seasoned financial services executive with expertise in capital markets, banking, risk management, treasury, valuation, and internal audit.
He joined the Seacoast team from GE Capital where he served as Managing Director and Chief Audit Executive of Treasury and Real Estate. Prior to GE Capital, Joe was a part of Citigroup's Audit and Risk Review organization serving in a number of roles, including the Global Liaison for equities and the Program Director for a variety of capital markets businesses and support functions. During his 15 years with Citigroup, he built the audit program that provided risk based coverage for all institutional equities, fixed income trading and sales and investment banking businesses within North America. In his last role, Joe led Audit for Citigroup's Global Markets division.
Early in his career, Joe specialized in Financial Services audit/advisory work for Coopers & Lybrand and practiced general accounting for Drexel Burnham Lambert.
Joe holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and public accounting from Pace University in New York City and is a Certified Public Accountant.
David D. Houdeshell, Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, has served the bank since June 2010 ensuring strict management focus on maintaining Seacoast's disciplined credit culture.
Before joining Seacoast, David served from April 2007 to May 2010 as executive vice president and credit administrative executive for The South Financial Group in Greenville, South Carolina, a commercial bank holding company. In this role, he had oversight and direction of credit administration, policy and procedure development, credit monitoring, loan review, credit processes and technology initiatives.
From October 2005 to March 2007, David served as senior vice president and director of credit portfolio risk management at The South Financial Group. Prior thereto, he was chief credit officer of Bombardier Capital, a financial services entity of a global transportation manufacturer, for five years.
David holds a bachelors degree in finance from Florida State University and a master's degree in business administration from Stonier Graduate School of Banking, University of Delaware.
Julie Kleffel, was appointed Executive Vice President, Community Banking Executive, in January 2017 where she oversees all retail and business banking functions of the organization. She joined the Seacoast in October 2014 through the BankFIRST acquisition where she previously served as Executive Vice President and Commercial Sales Leader. She brings more than 20 years of banking experience to her role at Seacoast.
A fourth generation Central Florida native, Julie has strong ties to the community. She currently serves as the Treasurer for the Garden Theatre, Board Member for the Central Florida YMCA Finance Committee, Executive Director for the National Entrepreneur Center, Vice President for the Mary Lee DePugh Nursing Home Association, and Lifetime Director for the West Orange County Chamber of Commerce. Most notably, she has been honored as 2017's Business Executive of the Year by the Orlando Business Journal in their Women Who Mean Business Awards.
As a parent and active advocate for special needs children, Julie is a member of the Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida, the Down Syndrome Foundation, and has testified at the Florida and Tennessee House of Representatives and Senate Committees regarding the Personal Learning Scholarship Account.
A graduate of the ABA National and Graduate Commercial Lending Schools, Julie has also received the prestigious "Certified Lender Business Banker" designation from the Institute of Certified Bankers. She completed her professional education by graduating with distinction from the American Bankers Association Stonier Graduate School of Banking at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in 2009.
Jeffery ("Jeff") Lee was appointed Chief Digital Officer in May 2019 and is responsible for the integration of customer analytics, digital marketing, and prospect marketing into Seacoast's overall sales and marketing function. Jeff most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, responsible for the integration of digital consumer analytics, product development and sales marketing.
Jeff previously served as Senior Vice President & Marketing/Digital Banking Executive, after joining the Bank in May 2013 as Vice President, Digital Project Manager, responsible for implementation of new digital solutions.
Jeff has 18 years of digital marketing experience, including eight years with American Express, the last as International Marketing Director, leading strategy development, implementation and execution of online cross-sell activities.
Prior to joining Seacoast, he served for two years as Digital Marketing Director for BGT Partners, a global interactive agency that helps companies strengthen their brand and business relationships through digital marketing and technology.
Jeff is a graduate of the University of Florida's Warrington College of Business where he earned a master's in business administration with a concentration in entrepreneurship.
Michael "Mike" Sonego, serves as Executive Vice President, Residential Lending Executive. He joined the Seacoast team in January 2016 with nearly 30 years of banking experience.
Since that time, he has realigned and grown the residential team, expand the Bank's presence in the Central Florida market, streamlined processes and introduced new technology which made 2016 Seacoast's strongest year to date for residential lending. In 2017, Mike was also asked to lead the Wealth organization of Seacoast.
Prior to joining Seacoast, Mike served as Senior Vice President, National Leader & Program Manager, Investment Center for FirstMerit Bank, based in Flint, Michigan. In his time at FirstMerit Bank, Mike was responsible for sales, revenue, and compliance of 150 mortgage loan officers and investment advisors across the FirstMerit footprint.
Mike earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Western Michigan University and a master's in finance from Walsh College located in Troy, Michigan.
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Convention dictates that there is a Premier of the Cabinet but again, the Cabinet and the Federal Executive Council need not necessarily be synonymous with each other. Conceivably it is entirely possible for a cabinet of equals to send all the various ministers in turn to see the Governor General but I digress.
The fact is that a Prime Minister does exist and has been firmly established by convention, even if governments aren't imaginative enough to conceive of some other model.
It follows then that in factional and party politics, that if there is a leader on one side of the chamber that there is also a leader on the other side of the chamber. The Leader of the Opposition is a phenomenon which historically occurred later than the Prime Minister but is still something which we recognise in adversarial politics.
These blog posts aren't about each and every Opposition Leader; just the unsuccessful ones.
The political aim of the Opposition Leader is to lead their party to government and many Opposition Leaders have done precisely that. I have already written about Australia's Prime Ministers and so I don't really need to cover that ground again. These blog posts are about those Opposition Leaders who never became Prime Minister; in the world of politics, they have failed in their aim to some degree. This is a list of "never was" and is a list of mostly forgotten people. If success has many parents and failure is always an orphan, then these are the orphans of Australian political history.
As weird as this sounds, you have to wait until the 11th term as Leader of the Opposition and the 6th person to hold the job, before you find the first Leader of the Opposition who never went on to become Prime Minister.
I - Frank Tudor
The first of these political orphans is Francis Gwynne "Frank" Tudor, who was born in 1866 in Williamstown, Victoria. He first worked in a sawmill and then a boot factory before being employed as a hatter in Victoria, before moving to England where he would become vice-president of the local Felt Hatters' Union and then moving back to Victoria.
Upon coming back to Australia, he moved into labour politics and then found himself on the Victorian Trades Hall Council and became its President in 1900. He was elected to the seat of Yarra in the first General Election in 1901 and would continue to be its Member of Parliament until his death in 1922.
Tudor became the party whip and the secretary of the Labor Party and then was Minister for Trade and Customs during the three non-consecutive Fisher cabinets in 1908-09, 1910-13 and 1914-15. He continued as Minister under PM Billy Hughes but resigned that post in 1916 when it became obvious that Hughes wanted conscription at all costs.
Billy Hughes would split both the Labor Party when he took 24 MPs with him to form the National Labor Party in 1916, which he merged with the Commonwealth Liberal Party to form the Nationalist Party. Tudor on the other hand, remained with the Labor Party and was elected as its leader after Hughes had left.
Hughes took the country to two referenda on the issue of conscription and the work of Tudor who spoke at several anti-conscription rallies across the country, helped to defeat the issue at the October 1916 referendum. Despite his success on this issue Tudor would see the number of ALP seats be devastated from 42 to just 22 in the 1917 election. Tudor had to fight against Hughes on the same issue and yet again, his work also saw the December 1917 referendum also defeated and this closed the issue of conscription for good.
Having seen off two conscription referenda, Tudor expected to do better at the 1919 election but Labor would only gain 4 more seats and was still 12 short of the number required to change the government.
Naturally as you'd expect, the party wanted to replace him before the 1922 election and Thomas Joseph Ryan who was the ex-Premier of Queensland and had served as his Deputy was touted for the roles but he died of pneumonia in August 1921; a fate which Tudor would suffer on 10th January 1922. The task of leading Labor fell to Member for Hunter, Matthew Charlton.
Frank Tudor was the both first leader of the Labor Party to die in office and the first Opposition Leader never to become Prime Minister. Unfortunately, he was in opposition to an ex-Labor Prime Minister in Hughes, who was also broadly socialist and rather popular.


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The bedu, or bedouin, بَدَوِي, in arabic, are a nomadic tribe from the Arabic peninsula. I too, was conceived in the Arabian desert, and have the nomadic lifestyle to match. Born into expat live, I boarded my fist intercontinental flight at only fourteen days old. From the Middle- to the Far-East we wandered, until we moved back to Europe. There, I tried the Netherlands, France and the United Kingdom, but found them all too cold and boring to my taste. So I convinced my husband to pick up our young family and move to hot and steamy Singapore. There he provides the family income whilst I look after the kids, fight for the rights of migrant workers and write. In our jungle house, I keep chicken and grow my own vegetables, quite a challenge in a city that prefers those in cling-film. And there is also the matter of protecting them from the furry primate neighbours...
In 2013 I joined Singaporean charity HOME to support domestic workers staying at their shelter. In 2014 I founded the MyVoice blog; a place for migrant workers to share their stories. I created and edited the book 'Our Homes, Our Stories', an anthology of 28 real-life stories written by migrant domestic workers, which was published in March 2018.
As a freelance writer and blogger I contribute to several publications in Singapore and the Netherlands. In 2012 I published a children's book in Dutch recounting my childhood in Borneo.
My debut novel 'A Yellow House', was published by Monsoon Books summer 2018.
My debut novel 'A Yellow House', was published by Monsoon Books summer 2018.
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Spa Rally 2017
This rallye was new to me. I did know some of the stages from the time the Legend Boucles was "Spa" and not "Bastogne". A strong entry list filled with R5s and even a couple of 997 GT3 was promising an entertaining day in the landscape around the second-greatest racetrack on earth. But due to poor organizing and challenging weather conditions there were huge gaps between the cars and the field got decimated rapidly. Nonetheless I was able to get some shots i am pretty pleased with. I went a little further on editing this time and I have to say, I really like the outcome.Read More


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Do you miss the classic gothic tales where vampires were not the nice and romantic beings they are today in most fantasy novels? Then "Memoirs of the Damned" is the right book for you. It is the story of a lost soul, of a man whose whole life was a tragedy, and who chose a different kind of death when given the opportunity. Why do I say a different kind of death? Because Yasir Hayat's vampires have all the features of the classic beasts: they are hideous, they can't see their own reflection in the mirror, their heart doesn't beat, and they are strong, but dead inside. As you read the novel, you'll start wondering if a normal death wouldn't have been a better option for the main character, than an eternal life as a monster.
Andross Ameliyo seems to have been cursed since his birth. After both his parents die, he is sent to a children's workplace, where he is beaten and insulted until he can't take it anymore and runs away. A wealthy gentleman finds him and takes him under his care, acting just like a father. Things seem to get better for Andross, and his protector even marries him off to his lovely daughter, Alisha. But when the man dies of a heart attack and Alisha falls victim to the plague, Andross finds himself alone in the world again. This time it's even harder for him to rebuild his life, because he has known love and happiness. However, he is given a second chance when he meets a stranger who is like no man he has ever seen. He is a vampire, and he asks Andross to make a choice: become immortal and drink human blood, or continue his painful, pathetic existence.
What would you choose if you were in Andross' place? That's right… immortality. Maybe out of curiosity, or in hope that your life would change. But Andross chooses it because he believes that nothing can be worse than his current state. He goes through a complete transformation and becomes Crimson, the demonic assassin of redemption, as his master names him. He becomes a ruthless beast who can kill anyone his master asks him to kill without feeling remorse, but a beast who can still have feelings for a beautiful woman.
"Memoirs of the Damned" is a fascinating novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat. It is the perfect choice for all fans of the gothic and horror genres, focusing on themes like revenge, sorrow, rage and redemption. It is impossible not to feel sorry for Andross, who has suffered so much during his mortal life, and wish to see him find the peace he deserves.
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Status Report
From: NASA Science Mission Directorate
Posted: Thursday, March 2, 2017
ROSES-17 Amendment 2: Release of OSIRIS-REx Participating Scientist Program Element Draft Text for Community Comment.
OSIRIS-REx launched Sept. 8, 2016, with the primary objective of traveling to the near-Earth (Apollo type, spectral class B) asteroid 101955 Bennu, obtaining a sample containing at least 60 g of regolith material, and delivering this sample back to Earth. Once the spacecraft reaches Bennu, a wide range of observations and measurements will be made to characterize and map the asteroid, identify and characterize in detail sites where samples might be collected, and finally to collect a sample from the optimal site and stow it for delivery to Earth.
The objective of the OSIRIS-REx Participating Scientist Program (OREx-PSP) is to enhance the scientific return during the asteroid-operational phase of the OSIRIS-REx mission by expanding participation in the mission through new investigations that broaden and/or complement existing principal investigator (PI) and co-investigator (Co-I)-led investigations.
This amendment releases a draft version of C.22, the OSIRIS-REx participating scientist program element for community comment. Questions and comments on this draft program element should be directed to Jeffrey Grossman at email@example.com and Christina Richey at firstname.lastname@example.com by March 16, 2017.
On or about March 2, 2017, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2017" (NNH17ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ and will appear on the RSS feed at: https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses-2017/
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Silk saree is the symbol of ethnicity which is increased by the grace of a blouse. We have always mentioned the importance of a blouse and how it can make a saree look flawless and gorgeous. You cannot ignore the value of choosing an up-to-date designer blouse for your saree. So, here you can find one of the finest blouse designs for Kanjivaram saree!
Antique Work Blouse
This basic yet regal design cannot be neglected of its royalty. You can choose this blouse design over a plain saree with a combination of pink and green shades along with a broad golden border. This blouse design can totally get you ready for the temple occasions.
Coin Blouse
This blouse design is a beautiful combination of green, red and golden colors. It has the air to make you look lively and bold at the same time. You can pick this design for wedding rituals or a temple gathering. The jewelry selection is suggested to be heavy along with hair tied in a bun or lose curls.
Customized Details On The Back
This blouse design is meant to show off to the crowd. You need to tie hair up in a clean bun. The jewelry and the makeover neither need to be very dull nor very bright, the back of the blouse has it all. This blouse design could be chosen with plain sarees or sarees with little work with a broad border.
Transparent Back With Embroidery
You can pick this blouse design especially for the days you don't want to cover your back instead flaunt it boldly. If you keep the back of the blouse occupied, you need to keep rest of it plain with the broad border at the sleeves. You can always find this transparent back too perfect for any occasion.
Netted Peacock
Now forget about the animal prints or motifs, if you prefer multicolored Kanchivaram saree because this is the design you would want to consider. You can always fill the peacock with the colors of your saree and can also enjoy the bold back altogether.
Back Cut Out
This blouse design with a bold yet smart back could be picked over a saree with simple embroidery. It is preferable to choose a saree with the same floral patches all over it or you can also pick a heavy saree with plain pallu. The makeover and jewelry need to be light to maintain the elegance.
The Checkered Embellishment
Here comes the blouse design for a heavily designed saree. This design would suit best with a pleated pallu so that you can flaunt your sleeves. Bright golden colored saree might match perfectly with this design to put you out of the box.
Heavy Stone Work
If you choose to pick this blouse design for an occasion, the saree is suggested to be plainly designed with no stones over it. The jewelry selection need not be very heavy to maintain the royalty of the blouse.
Bowed Back
This plain yet bold blouse design is perfectly suited with a matching colors simple saree. This blouse design is stitched to offer you a simple yet exceptional. The jewelry to take over this blouse need not be heavy. You need to tie a bun to flash the liveliness of this blouse design.
Sleeve & Neck Highlights
You can pick this blouse design over any silk saree. The collar of this design so defined that you only need to find a pendant over this blouse. You can choose a blue and pink shaded saree with the golden border or golden as a base shade to go stellar.
Netted Goddess
This blouse design could be chosen over a designer silk saree with a plain and bordered pallu and if you choose so, heavy jewelry could be worn over the attire. A golden bordered saree with mixed red and blue color would be suggestible to be chosen for this blouse. The net on the back is preferred to give you a bold look.
Simple Embellished Blouse
This excellent combination is designed in a way that you would forget all other bold designs. This design is stitched to give a superior aura. The blouse design would go perfectly with an orange colored saree along with pink details with the golden border all over.
Blouse With Stones & Beads
This blouse is so designed with ethnicity to give the crowd an eye-catching sight. White color always makes the wearer look simple and quiet instead when it is combined with red, it gives an ethnic aura. This blouse design could be worn with a golden and golden shaded saree which might include green color too.
Gold Embroidery Blouse
Neglect all the blouse designs but this, if you want a perfect matching blouse for a blue-golden shaded or a purple-golden shaded saree. The design of this blouse asks for perfect braids with garlands all over the pleats. The floral design of this blouse could be chosen to be on the saree.
Plain Black with Heavy Zari
This blouse design is smart in its nature. It is suggested to be chosen for a plain black saree with golden border and red piping or over a golden and red shaded saree. The jewelry could be worn heavy with a light makeover.
Kundan Work Blouse
The blue base with the silver design is stunningly prepared for multicolored saree with bright shades. Braids or clean bun would suit perfectly with the attire. A very heavy makeover would spoil the grace of the blouse. You need to lighten up things with this blouse design to show the ethnicity of this blouse off.
Slit Sleeves
If you want something unique, here you go. This blouse design is prepared to give you a stunning yet ethnic look. The slit on the sleeves would be matched with a pleated pallu. You don't need to put on heavy jewelry or heavy makeover if you choose to wear a lightly printed saree, which is highly recommended.
Blouse completes your silk saree and thus carries a need to be chosen wisely. Not only the design but the fitting also matters. Keep every minute detail prominent and get ready to be the showstopper on next party.
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M.A.G.I.C. at Warwick
Music, Art, & Geography In Concert
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What is M.A.G.I.C. at Warwick? It is a very popular program with both students and teachers at Warwick Elementary and it has nothing to do with magic tricks.
M.A.G.I.C. stands for Music, Art, and Geography In Concert. It is a unique enrichment program developed by Warwick parent volunteers, supported entirely by Warwick PTA, and offered exclusively to Warwick students. Its purpose is to teach students about the culture, geography, and art of different places around the world, culminating in an art project related to that region of the world.
The theme for the 2015-2016 school year will be Islands.
This year we will be visiting the islands of Madagascar in Oct./early Nov.; Indonesia in late Nov./early Dec.; Iceland in Jan./early Feb.; the South Pacific in late Feb./early Mar.; and the Aleutian Islands in April and May.
Parent volunteers visit each Warwick classroom, at all grade levels from TK through 6th grade, five times during the school year to share prepared lessons. Each lesson is a brief snapshot into a different location around the world and starts with the M.A.G.I.C. docent presenting a brief lesson on the history, culture, and artistic traditions of the region. Then the students create an art project inspired by the lesson (all supplies are provided by Warwick PTA). This approach offers our children a unique perspective on people and places across the globe, and the ways in which lives can be led very differently ~ as well as the things we have in common.
We are looking for parents to volunteer as art helpers, lesson presenters, or behind-the-scene helpers prepping materials. Ask your children if they would like you to help with M.A.G.I.C. in their classrooms. You may be surprised by how excited they are about this program, and it wouldn't happen without an amazing group of parent volunteers.
For more information, contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com or watch the short video What is M.A.G.I.C. at Warwick? about the M.A.G.I.C. program.


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4 Powerful Ways to Thank Your Staff and Clients
Liam Walker
- Wednesday 28th of February 2018
- Evaluation
In the world of business, keeping customers satisfied and retaining them is vital for perpetual success as the relationship between employees, customers, and business success is indispensable. Employees are considered as the most crucial asset of today's organisations. The employees and clients personify the vision, culture and heart of your organisation. There is no point in thinking twice about exhibiting gratitude to the people who have been working hard for your business and have contributed towards it. In today's busy world people are so stressed and engulfed in their work and lives that they often forget to acknowledge those people who added value to their lives and helped them get to where they are today.
Employee acknowledgement is one of those notions that many business people scorn but what noteworthy here is that the right praise at the right time can be critical for holding on to great employees and sustain an optimistic and positive work atmosphere. Recognition and appreciation are two words that are synonyms for better performance of your employees and consequently success of your business. If you want your staff to maintain the positive attitude throughout, you have to make them feel passably valued and rewarded. It is a well-known fact that people when looking for Business for Sale, prefer for the establishments that have a satisfied employee and customer base.
Many studies over the time have proved that the employees and clients who remain unmotivated become lazy, produces poorer performance and decreases revenue for the organisation, which shows the significance of recognising your employees' efforts and hard work persistently. Hence, an occasional appreciation or a small thank you can do wonders for your team and your business.
There is no fixed time or occasion for showing appreciation for your people. It should be a regular practice at your organisation. It will make your employees and clients realise that they are being watched and their extra efforts are not futile. We have often heard that small things make significant differences; similar is the case with businesses. Few regular gestures also open all the lines of communication within your organisation and will perk up your company culture.
Try these 4 powerful ways to find meaningful methods to thank your staff and clients for helping you grow your business and show how much you appreciate them:
1. Say thanks
Latest researches have revealed that expressing gratitude and appreciation not only lifts the mood of the recipient and the presenter, but it automatically improves the revenue of the business.
A note of thanks- In today's digital world, where everyone communicates mostly digitally, receiving a thoughtful hand-written note gives the feeling of being special. It indicates that you do notice everyone and this will be a genuine gesture that your employees will be grateful for. It exhibits concern and professionalism and will set you apart from most businesspeople.
Studies have found that you and your business will accomplish more if your team receives regular gratitude. Unfortunately, not all business people think of this or even practice gratitude. Checking with the level of satisfaction of your clients and employees and thanking them for their business should be part of your routine. Knowing each employee or client that works for your organisation can help you with finding better ways to praise their valuable efforts.
You can send a thank you mail to your clients and customers, in which you can list every single person of your organisation and explain why every individual is unique to you and your company. You can add a touch of humour also, but all together make it heartfelt. Thank you cards are very effective, especially when you have string of regional offices operated by franchisees and when they are coming from the boss. Sometimes doing simple things also can be very useful. This traditional method will never go out of style and still makes an enormous impact. It's a small gesture that says so much. It also gives a personal touch as it involves time and effort which makes it unique.
2. Stage appreciation ceremonies/ events
Stage appreciation ceremonies are a great way to show how much you value the work and efforts of your team.
Invite your clients to a ceremony/event- You can also organise small award ceremonies for your team. You can award them as per their work achievements. You can also invite your clients to such events and give awards to them. You can plan it on a yearly basis as the end of the year is usually the time to reward, celebrations, holidays etc. or even every six months, the way you want it.
This will be a great way to make your bond stronger with your team, and you can spend time which will allow you to know more about your clients and employees in a different setting. It also gives everyone an opportunity to network and learn more.
You can award your team with incentives. It will motivate them and encourage them to do better and achieve more and more.
Saying thank you with a party or a huge get together will be great for your employees as it will celebrate your people and your organisation.
Having parties is one great way to connect with your team and express gratitude. You can host parties throughout the year on different occasions. One great thing you can do here is to invite the spouses and children of your clients and employees; this will make them realise that you do care not only about them but their respective families as well for their contribution to your organisation.
3. Plan an excursion
Everyone likes a day off occasionally. Organising a day off for your team will make them so much happier. It cannot be necessarily an expedition as you can take your staff on one day trip also, something like taking them to a holiday shopping trip to the most exclusive shopping centre. Going out with the whole team for a day for shopping and eating can be fun, and that's what people exactly want.
Dining out-You can take your team out for lunch or dinner. Sharing a meal together allows people to relax and connect in an informal and casual setting.
Trip- If you have met the current targets, you can also plan a weekend trip for your staff. You can take them to any of the nearby holidaying places. This will give your team good refreshment, and they will feel great with an organised day out of town.
Your clients are the people who work hard in growing your business and getting recognised from the company they work for will make them feel much appreciated. You can reward fully paid trips for your clients to some good holiday destinations.
Successful businesses keep giving such outings to their employees and clients' which not only makes them feel valuable assets of the company but also gives them insight into company's methodology and culture. This is a simple gesture of saying thanks and let your people know that you value them.
4. A small token of appreciation
Giving your employees a token of appreciation may cost you a few dollars, but it's worth the investment. It can be anything from a gift card to movie passes etc. Everyone enjoys getting a gift; however, if you decide on giving a gift, then go beyond ordinary and think of something surprising. Try to get to know your employees, know some of their hobbies and interests. They will be touched to see that you are interested in their lives as well and not just work.
Get some excellent ideas here: laptop case, coffee mugs, wine bottle or glasses, beer glasses, notebook/diaries, briefcases, a gift basket etc.
Give Mini-Gifts:
Printed T-Shirts- Printed t-shirts are loved by everyone, they are funky and at the same time adorable. The best part is that you can add longer messages and even promote your logo on such t-shirts. It will let your employees recognise that you understand the personality of each member.
It will serve dual proposes as making someone happy and will help in promoting you as a caring and fun business.
Designed Notebooks- You can add your clients' monogram or initials to a notebook or a diary. A lot of businesses give out dairies to their customers and employees as this is elegant as well as professional.
Great books- Books are always the best gift to give someone. You can include your personal choices here like the books that may have influenced you. Also, when you give a book as a gift to your clients or employees, attach a personal note along with it.
The above-shared ideas are simple yet very effective for you to reflect on each member of your organisation and also evaluate how you can build valuable relationships.
It doesn't take a lot to say thank you and make someone feel special who has done something for you and your organisation. All you need to do is just show them that their efforts are not in vain and their hard work is paying off. These gestures will make them feel genuinely appreciated. It will help in building your team stronger, and they will continue to add value at every step of the way.
- Author Info Liam Walker
Liam Walker has been a business expert for around 40 years and had specialisation in the franchise sector. He is passionate about helping people by guiding and motivating them to become financially secure and independent through business. His free training sessions on "How to Achieve, What you Desire" has changed many lives for good. Business2Sell is honoured to have Liam as their Guest Author.
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