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Thank you for good news , we always tried to look after flat as if it was ours. It was pleasure to deal with Milburys and I would strongly recommend people to use your services. Thank you Kim and the rest of the Milburys team for everything you have done for us. It was pleasure to work with you.
Mr E Liamzinas
Milburys have been fantastic; working really hard on our behalf to get our purchase wrapped up in just 7 weeks and supporting us as first time landlords. A special mention to Paula who's customer service is second to none.
Miss Winkworth
I would also like to say that once again I have been very happy with yourself and all of the team at Milburys as both the rental of the property and the sale have been handled with professionalism, care and consideration.
Mr & Mrs Schlamm
While I know I will be speaking to you in due course, I just want to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to you, your team at Milburys and my Landlord for all of the help and support I have received from all of you during my tenancy - words cannot actually express how very grateful I am to all of you for making my time at the above property so easy. I hope you will pass my thanks on to your team and my Landlord for me.
Miss S Loader
Milburys could not have been any more helpful, professional or down right brilliant. We've worked with Milburys to rent and sell a property in the local area and they have always gone above and beyond... our expectations. The level of service you will receive from Milburys is the best in the region. Their knowledge of the towns and villages in South Gloucestershire and their expertise with character properties seems to drives the right clientele to their doors. If you're a serious buyer or have a property to rent or sell I would not hesitate to recommend using Milburys to make the process into one which you won't forget.
Jonny Burgess
Dear Vera, I've got an ecstatic son today who is delighted with his new home. Thank you for being so helpful. I've a trip booked for the 10th November and can't wait to see how nice and settled Colin will be. Please pass on our sincere thanks to all the team.
Good afternoon Carolina, Would just like to drop a quick email to say thank you for today a really good experience was had by myself and my wife we had looked at other properties today and your service and promptness puts other local agents to shame. Too many people email to complain so thought I would drop in a bit of positive feedback.
Mr W Connolly
I just wanted to thank you for the excellent service I received from Milburys . The whole experience was first class and your professionalism coupled with a more personal service made it a pleasure to be a client. Both couples are very nice people and we hope to have them as tenants for as long as they would like to stay with us. The tenants actually congratulated me on finding such good letting agents (they said they were treated as valid customers which was not always the experience they had with previous letting agents in Bristol). Your attention to detail together with the fact that you achieved a better rental income for me than any other agent hoped for is testament to your abilities and was very much appreciated.
Mr T Webb
Hi Jonathan, Now that our tenants are all settled and things are calm once more I just thought I'd send you an email to say a big thank you for helping us sort everything out with the new tenancy. As always, the Milburys service has been great, hopefully we won't need to contact you for a while but we'll ring you if we need anything. Have a great weekend and All the Best for a good summer.
Mr & Mrs Binns
Hey Cherry, Just a quick email to say thank you for helping find our perfect house. We have finally finished moving in and now its time for a gin in the garden. Thank you for making everything so easy for us with our first move.
Charlie and Mike
" My wife and I are writing this letter in recommendation of Milburys Estate Agent Ltd as a letting and management expert. They have since year 2000 been looking after the lettings of our four properties in South Gloucestershire, UK. We have been enjoying tremendously the excellent service delivered by Milburys' Letting Team and are confident in leaving our properties in their good hands even though we live overseas. It is therefore without any hesitation and with great pleasure that I recommend Milburys to any investor ( domestic or overseas) that may be looking for an enthusiastic, competent and honest estate agent to look after the lettings of their properties. "
Mr J Li
I have been delighted with the service I have received from Milburys, both initially as a tenant and subsequently with the sale and purchase of residential properties. The staff are always professional and courteous throughout the complex process of moving home and I would have no hesitation in recommending them to friends and colleagues.
Ms D G
We have successfully used Milburys as agents to let our properties for the last few years and have always received an excellent level of service and professionalism. A very friendly approach can be guaranteed from the long standing members of staff, who are always extremely helpful if any problems arise. However, due to their diligence in the finding and vetting of prospective tenants these rarely occur. We would always recommend them to landlords based on our personal and positive experience as clients.
Ms Julie H
Thank you very much for your support through my rental period. I can honestly say that you and the Milburys team are by far the most professional Estate Agents I have dealt with (of which there are many)!
Mr S Watson
The staff at Milburys in Chipping Sodbury have been outstanding. We've had some set-backs in the sale of our property but they've worked tirelessly to resolve them and keep things moving. Always at the end of the phone, great communication and just lovely people to deal with. I can't recommend them highly enough -Thank you
K Hayden
We have used Milburys to let and manage our property for a few years now. They have been excellent throughout - a hardworking, trustworthy and professional lettings team. We would not hesitate to recommend!
L Skuse
Easy to deal with and always sorted any issues we had with the house very quickly when renting with them.
H Cornes
Today, our long awaited completion took place on our new home! There have been many ups and downs throughout the process, all of which have been handled with utmost professionalism and integrity by Jo, Jonathan and the team at Milburys. Throughout the whole process they have gone out of their way to overcome any obstacles for us, over and above any estate agent we have worked with before. We would highly recommended Milburys for your next sale
L Sanderson
Highly recommend this estate agency - Excellent service post sale. Thank you all the all staff at Milburys especially Paula.
L Banks
We would both like to say a big thank you to everyone at Millbury's – you have all been so helpful and we are so grateful for all your patience and support in the sales process, which at times can be stressful! Special thanks to Tina who guided us well at the outset in making our decision to sell and choosing the right value etc. Your help, as always has been invaluable.
G & A Bacon
Just would like to say that the house is amazing and already feels like home. Every step of the process,in regards to our move has left us feeling extremely satisfied and confident that we made a good choice.I have been renting for a long time and have never had a response, from either a landlord or an agency as fast as you guys have. Really do appreciate the great level of communication and sense of urgency shown to resolve my enquiry,
Mr M H
We just wanted to say a big thank you for your help and support from the first day our property first went on the market. We have appreciated your honesty, regular communication and the effort you went to, to make our house appeal to perspective buyers. We were particularly pleased that we had first-time buyers which made the exchange so much easier. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend friends and family to use Millbury's. The service you and the team provided was superb.
They are estate agents. They sell houses. What more can you say except that the staff are nice people and their communication skills are first class. Keep up the good work
Mr P E
Used Milburys to let a property, to sell a property and buy a property. Genuinely grateful for their great service
"Milburys offered a very professional and helpful friendly service.
We can't fault their attention to detail and the help and advice they gave was always knowledgeable and reassuring.
We would have no hesitation in recommending them for the sale of anyones property"
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Thank you for the wonderful job you did and for all your help with the sale of our cottage. It's been a very happy outcome! Best wishes to Milburys for a good year in 2020
Milburys successfully sold our house in Thornbury. Their positive attitude and sheer hard work was very impressive. They did not try to get us to lower our expectations for a quick sale, but still managed to secure a buyer within only a few weeks. Their professionalism in getting to know our house was key to their success. they didn't then sit back and wait. Their efforts to push things along were a great help and their communication was excellent throughout. Huge thanks!
Mr S & A R
Absolutely exceptional customer service. I would describe Milburys in Thornbury as being professional, proactive, supportive, efficient and without a doubt the best estate agents we have experienced. We would highly recommend Milburys, who from the outset were attentive, responsive, informative and most importantly effective in selling our beloved home. If you want to be respected and listened to whilst being guided and navigated through what can be a very stressful process then choose Milburys in Thornbury.
Thank-you Milburys and especially Jo, you were outstanding. A great team. Well done.
Thank you for your freindly and helpful service. We have really appreciated it.
Highly recommended agency!! I rented a flat via Milburys Estate Agents and they have been very helpful and responsive to any issue I might had throughout the rental period. Excellent check in and check out procedure! Always professional but keeping a personal touch at the same time! If you are looking for a home, definitely contact them!
Mr C M
I had a great experience with Milburys. A specific thank you to Simon who has always listened to our needs. The marketing on our apartment was great, it has always been rented very fast and to qualilly tenants. Thanks a lot and look forward to using their services again.
Mr J C
We had a really good experience with Milburys, especially during this lockdown! As renters, the whole experience is pretty stressful, and we were in the middle of a move. When we had to postpone our move, our landlord and Milburys immediately let us know that they would work with us, and whatever we needed to do to feel safe, that is what they would do. Great service, very professional, lots of communication, and always there to answer questions. Thanks!
Ms J L
Simon, thank you and your team for arranging the home inspection/inventory and delivery of the apartment keys. Alex told me that the apartment was spotless. She was also impressed with the well organized and detailed information about how everything functions in that place. You and your coworkers showed the highest level of professionalism. Please, let Vera ,Richard and the cleaning crew know that I am grateful for their help.
Ms M
My partner and I let a flat through Milbury's. The property manager, Simon, was exceptional. By far the best experience I have had with a letting agency. Simon was responsive and respectful throughout the tenancy, and everything went very smoothly from start to end.
By writing this review, I would like to express my gratitude for the exceptional work of the Millbury's team: Simon, Richard and Vera. Their high level of professionalism, ethics and their great support helped make the process of renting a beautiful apartment less stressful. It was an exemplary international and long-distance cooperation. Each step was organized and communicated well. The ongoing support made the whole experience much easier, especially during the challenging times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It would be unjust not to mention the cleaning crew who worked equally hard to prepare the apartment before the move in day. Thank you all for the great work you do every day.
A Cieslak
I would 100% reccomend Milburys Estate Agents! From the start of our long process to the end they have been outstanding, and in fact went above and beyond to make sure we were able to move house! I'd also like to give a special mention to Jo at Milburys who in fact did more than our own solicitors did, and without her we wouldn't be in our house today! Thank you Milburys!
Ms H B
Just wanted to say a massive thank you to you and your Team at Milburys. You kept us updated throughout the process and managed the chain end to end very well and during a pandemic as well! We would have no hesitation in using Milburys again in the future.
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Honor the Heroes of the Game, Preserve Its History, Promote Its Values & Celebrate Excellence Everywhere
"Johnny Blood"
(Notre Dame)...6'1'', 188...John Victor McNally. . .Famed "vagabond halfback" totally unpredictable funster on and off the field. . .Assumed "Johnny Blood" alias from Valentino movie title, "Blood and Sand". . . Superb runner with breakaway speed, exceptional pass receiver. . .Scored 49 TDs, 297 points in 14 seasons with five NFL teams. . .Official All-NFL, 1931. . .Second-team All-NFL, 1929, 1930. . . Pittsburgh player-coach in 1937-1938, assistant coach 1939. . .Born November 27, 1903, in New Richmond, Wisconsin. . . Died November 28, 1985, at age of 82.
John McNally still had a year of college eligibility remaining when he decided to take a shot at pro football. To protect his eligibility, he needed an alias, a common practice in the 1920s. He and a friend passed a theater where the movie, Blood and Sand, was playing. Suddenly, McNally exclaimed to his friend: "That's it. You be Sand. I'll be Blood." So "Johnny Blood" it was, through 14 seasons in the NFL.
At 6-1 and 188-pound "Blood" was unbelievably fast, a superb running back and possibly the finest receiver in the National Football League at that time. He could throw passes and punt with the best.
On defense he was a ball hawk and a deadly tackler. He played on five NFL teams in 14 seasons but his best years came with the Green Bay Packers, with whom he was a major contributor to four championship teams in 1929, 1930, 1931, and 1936.
His off-the-field antics, however, constantly drew attention away from his exceptional playing skills. A talented youngster, Johnny graduated from high school at 14, an age when he was small and immature and could not compete athletically.
At St John's College, however, he began to grow and his natural athletic talents burst into full bloom. He was the basketball team captain and a letter winner in three other sports – football, baseball and track – in his junior year.
Some say McNally clung so fiercely to boyhood he that never grew up, at least not until after his pro football days which ended when he was coach with the 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates. He didn't marry until he was in his mid-forties and it was his wife Marguerite, who described him most accurately. "'Even when Johnny does the expected," she said, "he does it in an unexpected way."

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Fruit Physiological Disorders
Pomegranate: Chilling Injury
Kader, A. A., A. Chordas, and S. Elyatem. 1984. Responses of pomegranates to ethylene treatment and storage temperature. California Agriculture 38(7 & 8):14-15.
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Budget season is about to open at most companies that operate on a calendar year, so this is probably as good a time as any to rethink the process. Almost all companies will undertake the construction of a budget this year the same way they did it last year, despite widespread complaints that it is a monumental waste of time. One major reason why budgeting never changes is that it isn't important enough to be worth serious rethinking. Another reason is that too many vested interests are aligned with the status quo, especially because compensation is tied to budgets. Despite this, I think companies can do better, evolving the process from a finance-centric activity to one that serves the needs of broader business interests as well.
Planning and budgeting are core pieces of performance management. They establish baselines to measure and monitor how well a company is doing. Businesses should integrate operational and financial planning to achieve greater forecast accuracy, improve strategic alignment and fatten their bottom line. The objectives can (and should) be aligned with a company's strategy. Yet, outside of the finance department, one common criticism of planning and budgeting is that it is finance-centric. For many companies, this is undoubtedly true; the main purpose of the process is to set a budget for expenses based on assumed revenues, so it's no surprise that the focus is on the dollars, euros, yen and pounds and not the production volumes, pallets and tank cars of raw materials, marketing promotions and other activities that drive the revenue and expense items that make up the budget. Therefore it's also no surprise that too many people who do not work in finance departments equate performance management with financial budgeting.
While a company's budget is one of its major forward-looking documents, it is only one of many plans that coexist across business units. Sales departments have sales forecasts, and those that sell direct often use a disciplined sales funnel approach to do a bottoms-up projection of when specific transactions will close. Manufacturing organizations use demand plans to drive forecasts for their raw materials and purchased parts needs, schedule their equipment and maintenance, and so on. Companies with logistics chains project inventory levels and transportation requirements. Within any department there may be dozens of plans or forecasts, usually kept on desktop spreadsheets. Our research finds that connections between these various forward-looking activities are limited. Although companies are not completely uncoordinated, gaps routinely occur – "manufacturing never knows what promotions marketing is planning until it's too late" is a common complaint. The impact is rarely disastrous, but the lapses create needless costs and diminish effectiveness.
For companies that want to do better than the status quo, we advise two basic courses of action. One is to increase the integration of the various plans and forecasts that exist in your company. Such a change can be implemented as a big-bang transformation or incrementally.
Ventana Research's integrated business planning benchmark research shows that a large majority of companies have a limited ability to integrate their financial budgeting, sales forecasting, operations planning and demand planning functions. Moreover, although usually the budget and other forward-looking processes align at the time the annual budget is put together, the operational forecasts and plans are more dynamic than the financial budget. They often are updated weekly or monthly, while budgets typically are done annually, and a much less detailed reforecast is done quarterly (although in some companies this may be monthly). In addition, we find that the exchange of information outside the annual budgeting process is hit and miss. For example, even when companies institute a formal sales and operations planning process, they rarely involve all the key managers and executives.
This lack of coordination leads to shortfalls in performance, partly because the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing, and because various parts of a company are unable to coordinate their actions when major changes occur in the business or its markets.
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Master channel
Would anyone be willing to post up a picture of how their typical Master channel looks once they have finished a track?
My master channel is 99% empty (I did a few tracks using Elephant to squeeze more volume but don't any more).
I am fairly happy with my tracks overall sound, but a music site I like of Facebook is always full of articles on people comparing their Master channels (unless that's a Euphemism for something else!) and which plugins and settings they use.
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This is the master channel of one of my last tracks. Very weird .
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I never put anything in the busses or master channel.
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Only Breakwall limiter (sometimes Saturation)
Do not twist the handle, if you do not know why you need it!
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Just a limiter.
The EQing and levels of your individual instruments matters much more than anything you do in the mastering chain, in my opinion.
And you're far more likely to ruin a track by attempting a convoluted mastering scheme than you are to improve it with one.
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Even with a simple limiter I don't like the effect it has on the sound. Maybe it's because some elements are clippng a few db and I usally try it add it later in the mix. Will try adding it early on and see if that helps. Usually I live the master completely blank and apply some simple eq in wave editor. I've never had a mix where a compressor makes the mix sound better. But I should probably spend a few days learning more about this, ie mixing early on with master channel inserts or adding them post production. Let's see some more pics though if you have them, and some audio samples pre and post could help alot.
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I really felt sticking Elephant on the master bus just kinda gave me some extra volume for free (as long as track had the space).
Apart from that my knowledge in this area is pretty slim.
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Seems like alot of people are using elephant. Will check it out. I also heard bx limiter would give you alot of headroom too. From what little I know I hear increasing volume with a compressor with 1:1 ratio is best then adding a limiter afterwards for atmost 5 db. Also if you plan to get the track mastered its best to leave 3-5 db head room anyways and never normalize any audio..
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How about pics of the vst settings and some audio examples
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Will post a sound example tomorrow or later this week (maybe also a screenshot of the settings). Although there are many plugs involved the settings are very subtle at each stage.
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Camel phat, a brickwall limiter and voxengo SPAN
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A low cut filter, a meter and analyzer (SPAN, Sonalksis FreeG) and Brickwall Limiter as last in the chain merely as a prevention just so I don't get any nasty clipping when trying an instrument out - some tend to be too loud. And that's it.
Used to use Dynasone, but it changed the sound so much that rendering individual channels was impossible to maintain the same sound of them. After that I used to use Digital Fish Phones plugins (Endorphin, specifically), but I stopped using that as well. I've started discovering that what Orion gives out is the only way to maintain perfect control over the sound you get. So, now I'm down to minimal effects use (I mostly use sends effects - 2 X-Delays panned differently, a reverb and another delay that's set to either 6 or 8 steps timing), a few selected inserts across the entire mixer, and nothing more.
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Best to do an agonisingly perfect mix with care on the channel levels and eq.
I always use a brick wall limiter and a low cut @ 30Hz on my master, and I do the progressive mixing with this on, not added post mix, this way I can hear the end result during my work.
I too used to use compressors, eqs and limiters and dicked around endlessly, only to find very different sounds on diff systems.
I used to to low cut @ 20hz as this gave me a nice meaty bottom end in the studio but shit at other systems, so I took on some advice and started low cuts @ 30Hz and this has made all the difference for me, and the tracks are sounding better on all playback systems.
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Has anyone tried using ozone or the like on the master channel. Is it me or do all the presets totally ruin the mix, seriously not a single one made the mix sound better, just squished and slightly louder. I know judging by presets is a bad idea, especially for mastering plugins, but couldn't they get at least one right? How about t-racks any better for out of the box presets. It's probably a necessity though to create your own
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I've got Ozone 5. The presets mostly will destroy the mix adding a lot of mud, distortion, low frequencies, etc... but for people like me, some presets are enough for quick preview results.
I also tried T-racks and Maximus and sounds good but... I don't like the interfaces, not too much "inspiring" for my taste, specially the Maximus Envelopes
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It is said that the true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination, and given this perspective a design award is the best places to demonstrate your creativity; participate at a design award and showcase your ability to design innovative technologies, smart products, original services and keen architecture that push mankind to further frontiers. However winning a design award is not easy, since design requires not just intelligence but also the due diligence and wisdom. First of all, to win a design award, you need to participate: you have to be in to win. When compared to other design accolades, A' Design Award and Competition offers a very unique and different experience during the submissions; the ability to receive jury feedbacks during the submission process. Submission to A' Design Award and Competition requires prior registration. 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The seventh step is to follow any further insights or communication. After nomination, you will still be able to make changes to your entry until the final competition deadline (late-entry deadline), and if you do any changes on your project, they will be queued for review; i.e. they will be checked each-time you make changes and you will be able to receive further insights for making a better submission. Furthermore, there are several A-Prime Award initiatives that can help you save both time and money.Portfolio Evaluation service. Use this service to save both time and money; instead of submitting many designs in order to win a single award, you could simply order this service which helps you identify which project to submit to. When you order this service, a professional group checks your website, portfolio or catalogue to determine entries that would be more competitive, you will receive a report regarding which entries to submit, and thus could save money by submitting only the best entries.Submission Optimizer and Preliminary Checks: Make sure that your Submission Optimizer score is higher than 70+ and your Preliminary Check score is higher than 5. In some occasions, you might be stuck and not able to improve your design submission score, in this case you might also wish to order Professional Preliminary Evaluation and Judging Service (PPEJS) to Get in-depth feedbacks and insights regarding your submission.Visualization, Hardcopy Submission and Photography Services: These services are highly optional and could be ordered if you are not able to present your design well. 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Furthermore, by submitting early, you also have time to make changes suggested by the preliminary jury members and thus could increase your score in the competition. If it is already the late period, you have the advantage of waiting less time.Express Judging Service can be ordered for entries submitted in the Early Entry Period. While the cost of the service could be considered high, the amount of PR and publicity push as equivalent advertisement value far exceeds its costs. From this perspective, you could consider A' Design Award as very cost-effective advertising opportunity to push your new products, projects and service designs. FAQ Pages and Website: Save time by going through the frequently asked questions regarding design awards, hundreds of questions have already been answered. You may find restrictions, eligibility criteria details, further tips, category suggestions and awarding methodology and all other information at the adesignawards website at adesignaward.com. Once again be reminded that A' Design Award and Competition has prepared a 40+ page submission guideline booklet in order to help award participants make perfect entries. Submission guidelines are available as a free download, accessible from the A' Design Award and Competition's Control Panel, after login. Combined with the preliminary checks and the submission optimizer, following the guidelines could take you a step closer to victory.For companies, a good tip is to let the creative agencies, advertising or pr agents to do and manage the award submission process; delegating the submission to professionals ensures a high quality of presentation. However during registration, PR Agents, creative and advertising agencies should remember to create new accounts for each represented party. Finally, it should be noted that it is a common practice to submit multiple designs. 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We had one of those nights. One where you lose out on about 3 hours sleep and have to eat like a pig all the next day just to feel slightly human, rather than hungover (even though unfairly no alcohol has passed your lips!). The cause of the hungover feeling is feeling refreshed and EXTRA super human after a lay-in of two hours that means she now wants to go to nursery, resulting in a super speedy breakfast and a slightly unhealthy packed lunch, and then a quick whizz round to the nursery (where I'm sure the staff think you are hungover and have just overslept – as dearest daughter does not look unwell or sleepy in the slightest!) I therefore must get out of the house with the toddler in the air otherwise I will collapse on the sofa, so we head to the Devils Punch Bowl in Hindhead, a National Trust site. (And breath!)
It turned out to be a lovely sunny morning, although there was a sharp wind and therefore pretty cool in the shade. I only intended on having a little stroll with Bodhi as he is pretty slow at walking, still having to look at all puddles, passer-bys and four-legged friends in this new found stage of toddlerhood.
However, on such a bright sunny day it didn't matter as the view at the Devils Punch Bowl is pretty stunning so with Bodhi having lots of stops there was plenty of opportunity for me to admire the views and keep snapping away.
It always amazes me here as the 'old' A3 used to pass through the Devils Punch Bowl but you can still make out the old road form. I had many a journey as a child passing through the Devils Punch Bowl and Hindhead on the A3 going to the coast, but now the 'new' A3 goes under it in a mile long tunnel.
Bodhi had a good little wander, occasionally needing a pick up when the wind was quite strong but mostly strolling along. The route we took was short and flat, just perfect for a little stroll with a toddler. There are various other walking routes at the Devils Punch Bowl, one of which is a gently sloping path which is great for children to use their bikes and scooters on. There are the occasional car and fast bike that you have to look out for though!
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Jered Weaver looked at me, and this is what his astonished eyes said: "You're crazy."
He was right, of course, but that was beside the point.
It was Saturday afternoon in the Angels' clubhouse, and a bright, new Kobe Bryant jersey was hanging next to Weaver's locker. My mind started racing. Weaver loves the Lakers. Like Gary Matthews Jr. and Sean Rodriguez, two other big Lakers fans, Jered actually has listened, with sincere interest, to my tales of the amazing '80s when I was traveling with Magic, Kareem and Co., the greatest show on Planet Sports.
Strictly spur of the moment, I ran an idea past Weaver, who was pitching what would turn out to be his first career shutout, against the Padres, the next day.
"Jered," I said, "why don't you put the jersey on before you go to the mound on Sunday – a show of support for your other team – and have one of the clubbies come running out to take it as you pulled it off and waved it to the crowd? The Lakers are playing after your game, so it would be a nice touch.
"It would make all the highlight shows," I added, "but more than that, it would be a show of solidarity. I think the fans would love it."
That's when he gave me that look that told me I was crazy.
He probably couldn't have gotten it past manager Mike Scioscia, anyway. Mike is a serious-minded guy who fully adheres to all the principles about respecting the game, and I appreciate that.
But the game also could use some color, some characters in addition to all that character. Some honest emotion, from deepest left field if necessary, wouldn't hurt from time to time.
I told Weaver, as he stood there in amused disbelief over my suggestion, that it was my idea to have Detroit Tigers sensation Mark Fidrych speak to baseballs and manicure pitching mounds in the mid-1970s.
It was a complete lie, and he called me on it immediately. But I did know "The Bird" and spent one memorable night out with him in Detroit after he'd shut out the Angels.
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"What's going on here?" I asked him, pointing to all the people who'd remained in the house after the game, just sitting there.
"Watch," he said, grinning.
When the radio interview was over, he pulled off the headset jumped up on the dugout steps and waved to the crowd, which rose and cheered for at least a full minute before finally dispersing.
It remains to this day one of the most remarkable things I've ever witnessed, a stunning show of unbridled love for an athlete who clearly moved to his own beat and did pretty much what he felt like at all times, without regard for how critics would react.
I long for those old days, but they're gone, gone, gone. So is Fidrych, who died in an accident not long after Nick Adenhart, another pitcher with uncommon talent, left us in this most distressing of baseball seasons.
Bird, I'm sure, would have put on that Kobe jersey, happily, without hesitation.
In fact, it would have been his idea.
It was a less structured, less controlled, less serious world back then.
I miss it terribly.
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I'm old enough to have watched the Bird play – I live in Massachusetts – and I also miss the days when baseball was more carefree and, might I say, more innocent. We'll never get that back, will we?
You have a fun sense of humor, too bad Jered couldn't agree with what you suggested. Nothing wrong with a great laugh. Looking back, now that the Lakers have won……it would have been a true honest emtional support of another team. Maybe you should have done it instead!!
Great post. This is the sort of writing I'd like to see more of on the MLB blogs. It's the best of what blogging is about: freewheeling, personalized riffs and free-range anecdotes.
How 'bout Fidrych's latter-day godson of strange, Turk Wendell? Teeth around his neck, brushing his teeth in the dugout, snorting, spitting, and taking photos of the crowd on the mound?
Yep, we need more characters in the sport.
Lyle, having grown up(?) on P.C.L. baseball in the mid 50's, I can say that there was alot of colorful and talented ball players from the "Seattle Reineers" to the "Hollywood Stars".
I too, miss those days of pregame gags,double headers, Lady's Day, give-away's, red hots, rubarb's and the ever present smell of cigars.
Jim Baxas, Frank Kellaher, Carlos Bruneir, Stan Williams, Bobby Bragen, Chuck Conners and Red Adams et al.
We cheered for them, had fun and teased other fans for thier errors. The players were personable, cared for the fans, and were genuinely dedicated to winning. They were my heros, not for who they played for, but for who they were.
Lyle, as usual you've hit it out of the park!
Don't forget Jay Johnstone leaving the Dodgers dugout to go up to the concession stand to buy hotdogs in his uniform. I'm sure that no one would dare try that today.
Where did the fun go?
Mickey Hatcher probably would've given Jered his blessing. Remember the days when Mickey would color his teeth black and then smile at the camera while playing on the field? He looked toothless and everyone would crack up at his antics. In fact, once he told me that he thought it would be funny to paint his whole body Dodger blue. The only problem was that he didn't use water-based paint and had to be scrubbed head to toe to get it off!
That's why I stay out here in the bushes! The boys get busy during a rain delay, just for us. . .BeesGal . . .Veeck lives!
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How do I connect my MacBook to HD TV? It looks like it has only the "Thunderbolt" connection for "Apple" monitors.
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It's not logical at all. Us vaginas have been conditioned by society to behave that way. There is no realism to "spirituality" than there is to gods. And it really annoys me that us atheists can continue to propagate these patriarchal memes!
And we are not "very rare", we're only slightly less atheist than penises.
Where we're rare is here in the patriarchal old white brotherhood of this atheist movement. Us vagina inferior beings (according to religion) have not yet broken through here. The males of the movement pay lip service to female equality, but there is still a long way to go. Males have a certain imperialism and competivism that many females find annoying.
I was also raised watching animal shows, today it's Cesar Millan, and living in nature, 80% of my youth nutrition did not come from the grocery store, so my take on naturalism is that nature is all, but I was raised godless and faithless, thank god!
This is a terrific post - with lots of good thoughts going into the post and the comments. I have an example which may or may not be relevant to the conversation.
I live in Texas, where being a liberal atheist female can, on any given occasion, actually be physically dangerous. I am not speaking of atheist men, per se.
I believe atheist and liberal are the two most dangerous identifiers in conservative (read patriarchal) places, of which there are many, in this country. In my experience, males and females will become overly aggressive if they are "anti-" either of these two world views.
My car, on the left side of the rear window, has bumper stickers with my liberal beliefs. On the right are my atheist feminist beliefs (Eve was framed). I am definitely out to spark controversy and/or conversation. My hope is the conversation is in the car behind me, but I am willing to discuss my beliefs at a stop light if necessary. This being said, I was followed into my neighborhood grocery store - in San Antonio - by a husband and wife. The husband had no problem at all putting his hand on me by tapping me on the shoulder as I was getting my cart. There were two or three other women standing in the same spot more or less. He then proceded to tell me quite loudly and forcefully why my beliefs were incorrect and his were correct. I actually looked to the other women for at least "facial" support - and there was absolutely none. I was actually trembling because I was most definitely in public and was obviously not going to get any help or support. My point is, I was physically afraid of this man.
The end of the story - I went back home very quickly and explained what had just happened to my athiest husband who said, "If you are going to go against the grain, expect to get splinters". I almost slapped him, for not understanding the physical fear and danger to women whether they are in public or not; including in the public eye.
My son has driven my car and at times has had someone pull up beside him, thinking there was a woman driver he assures me, realizes it's a male, and quickly roll their window back up and look forward.
It is the "patriarchal right" to put women in "their place". That's my hypothesis, and I'm sticking to it!
I would love to read more in our discussion...PS...Godless Bitches is a great podcast!
Women have more to benefit from joining a church than joining an atheist group. Where are all the atheist daycares? Food delivery services when you have just given birth? Driving assistance for your elderly mother?
Women are still the primary child care providers in a household and women are more likely to care for elderly family members. Religious institutions are very good at organizing the type of support that lessens the burden of "caretaking"--daycaes (free), schools, community visits to your elderly parents, chaperoned outings for your teenage kids. A loyalty is created when you help someone with the ones they love--churches provide this support and they get loyalty in return from legions of women who benefit from these services.
Create an Atheist or Critical Thinking institution that has bake offs, craft fairs, gardening groups who provide day cares and elderly assistance....you will see a lot more Women joining.
You might be right - turning atheist was easy, but finding out that my whole xtian social network had disappeared overnight was really hard and it cost me years to build a replacement. Loyalty is created when you help someone, I think that is true, but it doesn't work for religious people. They only have loyalty for each other.
IMO there is something that can shed a some light on things...
This idea that church is a social network always riled me up a bit. Churches do charity work and networking as a MARKETING ploy in order to increase their numbers. It is a form of proselytizing in and of itself.
What people call "networking" through churches is in fact a just a big illusion. One can "network" at any number of social/art/culture/sporting events. Big cities have so many opportunities it's not even funny. But in smaller cities, such as mine at 20,000, there is something or other on about 6 evenings a week, plus weekend days. Half of all possibilities are free, the other half of all the possibilities price could be an excuse, however, if you're poor like me, most public events make use of volunteers, so I volunteer everywhere, and get all my outings, art and culture, for free, in exchange for a little bit of time. The village I grew up in had only 2000 people. I was in the figure skating club, the scouts, the 4H, all these were run by a 'network' of socially engaged adults.
So in the end, the concept of church as THE network is but another piece of the indoctrination brain wash. It's entirely as easy to network in any number of other areas.
Where the church is different is that when a church 'networks' to you, it panders and coddles, and people get addicted to this, even though it's not honest.
I acknowledge that leaving that network was difficult, as is quitting any drug. But the purpose these patriarchal religions was in great part a political tool for males to control females, by removing female thoughts and input from all decision making processes. So yes, females are more dominated by the enslavement that was designed to enslave us. But it's not our NATURE, it is what was imposed upon us, in the past couple of thousand years only, and it can be unlearned. It not not an evolutionary fact.
This is the message that we need to carry: "friendship offered by church is dishonest, free yourself". The church's dishonesty is the strongest tool we have.
For the past few months I've participated in the SSU at my university. I'm happy to report that, at least in that club, there's a pretty even distribution though at some meetings the women out number the men. Right now more of the officers are female, as is the club president. I've also noticed that when we table, we get a lot of interest from women. It seems more so when the only people tabling are women. Which, considering the group, happens without anyone thinking about it. The club even came together to deal with some sexist posters that went up on campus, and we're joining another group to march with the FSM in the pride parade this weekend. It's been really refreshing after hearing about some of the internet/convention harassment that goes on.
So as to the OP, I'm not really sure what I think. It could be a matter of seeing what looks like a boy's club/ not wanting to have to fight the same battles women have in the past -- which is unfortunately what I see the internet putting out there about our community. I'd need to actually do my homework, and look at some research before I can really say.
Okay, here's a thought. As a woman - who grew up in the home of a mentally-ill single-mother (I had half a parent instead of two) I was too busy getting myself an education and trying to figure out how to have the children I wanted and still have a career (the career has dwindled). I haven't had time to delve into stuff like this.
So my point is maybe some of us have been too busy not reaping the benefits of being the dominant gender.
Another possibility is that the majority of women have simply fallen into the distraction that has been marketed to us since marketing was born.
I'm of the opinion of your last line :)
Most of us have grown up in front of a television, with religious parenting, in a religious community. THAT is who we are, changes later in life are rarely all encompassing. I got the TV part, but no religion, and I was a minority language child, so I was accustomed to being an iconoclast from the get-go.
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MetroPCS Is Off the Table. What Now, Sprint?
With its acquisition of MetroPCS, T-Mobile and its parent, Deutsche Telekom, have taken out one tough rival and put the competitive screws to another: Sprint.
Earlier this year, Sprint was poised to acquire MetroPCS, but the company's board of directors balked at the deal at the last minute. Though fully negotiated, the board opted to walk away, rather than sign. So Sprint forfeited its chance to claim MetroPCS's spectrum and 9.3 million customers.
Why? That's not entirely clear. Sprint's stock was off, and had been for years. There may have been concerns about execution and, more broadly, the company's overall strategy. Regardless of the reason, the end result was the same: Sprint lost out on a compelling opportunity. Had it snapped up MetroPCS, not only would it have gained that spectrum and the millions of customers I mentioned earlier, it would have significantly raised its profile in the wireless sector. Remember, MetroPCS customers were already roaming onto Sprint's network, because it, too, uses the CDMA standard. Integration would have been relatively easy. Presumably, that's why Sprint spent months negotiating to acquire MetroPCS.
So, now that MetroPCS is off the table, what's Sprint's next move? There are two potential tacks here. The first, as Forrester analyst Charles Golvin explains it, is simply to stay its current course.
"Sprint needs to stick to its knitting: Get Network Vision finished, put the iDEN network to bed, maintain the aggressive pace of their LTE buildout, ride herd on Clearwire's TD-LTE deployment, and maintain the marketing focus on its differentiated unlimited offer," Golvin told AllThingsD. "If they succeed in those efforts, they'll maintain their significant lead on T-Mobile/MetroPCS — or whatever the new company will be called."
Golvin's overarching point: Sprint should focus on Verizon and AT&T as its competition, not T-Mobile.
But there's one other potential move here: Take a run at T-Mobile and acquire it before it's too late. And that's what BTIG Research analyst Walter Piecyk is looking for. "At this point, it might make more sense for Sprint to consider purchasing T-Mobile USA," Piecyk theorizes. "A T-Mobile deal would give the company much more scale and would materially increase the scarcity value of Sprint to Charlie Ergen's Dish, which is looking for a wireless partner."
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BOSTON — A year after having reconstructive elbow surgery, Daisuke Matsuzaka made an emotional return to Fenway Park.
In the end, the prevailing emotion was disappointment from Matsuzaka and the slumping Boston Red Sox.
Matsuzaka struck out eight over five innings in his first major-league start since undergoing Tommy John surgery, but struggled at times and the Washington Nationals spoiled his return in a 4-2 win over the Red Sox on Saturday.
"Every time you pitch you want to give your team a chance to win. Losing today was very disappointing," Matsuzaka said through an interpreter. "But I think I did leave some positives for my next start. I definitely think I pitched better than I had been during my rehab assignment."
Matsuzaka (0-1) gave up four runs and five hits, including Adam LaRoche's solo homer in the second, in five innings.
He walked just one, but it was Bryce Harper to lead off the fourth and started a rally as the Nationals built a 4-0 lead.
"What hurt me most today was that one walk," Matsuzaka said. "That's an area that I wish I could take back."
Matsuzaka's return came just one day shy of the one-year anniversary of his surgery. He had eight rehab starts, but said Saturday was completely different.
"There were a lot of emotions going through me throughout this week and today on the mound," he said. "Today, brought back a lot of memories especially from the fans and stadium itself that I've had over the past five years. That really made me appreciate even more all the support I've had throughout my rehab process."
The Red Sox have lost five of six, dropped below .500 (29-30) and are 1-4 on a six-game homestand that concludes Sunday.
Gio Gonzalez pitched 6 1-3 effective innings for the Nationals, who spoiled Matsuzaka's return and are one win away from sweeping a series at Fenway Park.
LaRoche led off the second inning with a homer, Ian Desmond had a two-run single and Michael Morse added an RBI double during a three-run fourth for Washington, which has won the first two of a three-game interleague series.
The Nationals go for the sweep Sunday when Jordan Zimmermann faces Jon Lester.
Gonzalez (8-2) allowed David Ortiz's leadoff double in the second and Dustin Pedroia's infield hit in the sixth before leaving with two runners on in the seventh.
Gonzalez, May's NL pitcher of the month, allowed two runs, struck out five, walked two and was helped by a pair of solid defensive plays by third baseman Ryan Zimmerman and one by second baseman Danny Espinosa.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia had a pinch-hit, bases-loaded two-run double off reliever Michael Gonzalez in the seventh, cutting it to 4-2, but Gonzalez got the next two batters with runners on first and third.
Tyler Clippard got the final three outs for his seventh save, and second in two days.
Leading 1-0 in the fourth, Washington added three runs off Matsuzaka. Morse hit his double after Harper walked and advanced on Zimmerman's hit-and-run single through a vacant shortstop hole. Desmond followed with his single to right.
The Nationals went ahead when LaRoche homered on the first pitch of the second.
Ortiz had a leadoff double in the second, advanced on a wild pitch when Gio Gonzalez crossed up catcher Jesus Flores and hit him in the midsection with a breaking pitch. Gonzalez then got Will Middlebrooks to ground out and Darnell McDonald on a fly out.
In the sixth, Espinosa made a leaping grab of Adrian Gonzalez's liner in short right. Zimmerman had a backhand stab of Middlebrooks' second-inning grounder.
NOTES: The Red Sox designated OF Marlon Byrd before the game to make room for Matsuzaka. "Marlon came here and kind of saved the day," manager Bobby Valentine said. "He'll probably be with another team. I hope it's not someone on the AL East." Byrd was acquired from the Cubs on April 21 for RHP Michael Bowden and a player to be named, played in 34 games, hitting .270 with one homer and seven RBIs. ... Valentine said of Matsuzaka, "I'd like to get it over. I don't know what to expect. I've never really seen him." ... The Nationals' team bus was stuck in traffic and took nearly 90 minutes to get to the park. Manager Davey Johnson did not talk to the media before the game, sending bench coach Randy Knorr to take his place due to the late arrival. ... Thirty-three cancer survivors cycled around the warning track before the game, kicking off the 33rd annual Pan Mass Challenge, a two-day bike-a-thon that will be held in August to raise money for cancer research and patient care. Player wives Tiffany Ortiz and Holly Beckett are expected to join the Red Sox team of riders.


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I have recently found out how to play some old demos i had on the Spectrum Emulator. See here...
And just based on ideas for Oric demos, these would look really cool.
These are my all time favourites...
Note that i ran all these demos on a Scorpion 256K/1024K machine.
1)Emergency My all time favourite Spectrum Demo. The intro is just stunning in the way it synchronises perfectly between music and screen action and the synchronisation continues all through the demo. The superb digi-movie at the beginning of the coders is breathtaking.
2)Weed Some sumptuous 3d and 2d portraits of a drug orientated trip. Although the subject matter is a bit off taste, the demo easily makes up for it.
You can also see the video of this in u tube...
3)Inmost Sun This demo is a bit weird although i'd prefer to say alternative. Sounds are er... interesting and visuals are er... interesting. The artwork and direction are simply superb.
4)7th Reality This has got to be in this list. It has some extremely cool effects and some great music. Many of the effects are quite possible on the Oric but let that not make you think the demo is less than impressive because of it!
And the video can be viewed on utube here..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKAiPfQp ... ed&search=
5)Power Up Another fantastic demo with some awesome visual delights. This is probably the most technically dazzling demo but on the Scorpion it did slow down the music when some cpu intense stuff was clearly happening.
6)Traumwerk. This is a very cool demo. Some great artwork and cool visual effects.
Some really cool demo ideas
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