Patti Cake$ is the left-field, feel-good, underdog story of late-summer. Patricia Dombrowski, aka Killa-P, aka Patti Cake$, aka (by her enemies) Dumbo Dombrowski is a loveable loser stuck in Nowheresville, New Jersey. She dreams of making it big as a rapper in PBNJ, the group she starts with her only friend, Jheri, a drug store clerk and rap fanatic. Her dreams seem especially unlikely due to her race, her weight, her struggles to care for her alcoholic mom, and ailing nana by working two jobs that she could lose at any second. Then, one day she follows enigmatic musician and fellow loser known as Basterd to his shack in the woods and somehow convinces him to help her and Jheri cut a demo.
Let me get this out of the way: Patti Cake$ has absolutely nothing new in it. It is an outsider, underdog, ugly duckling, get-me-out-of-this-town, kids parenting the parents, missing father figures, music is my life and only ticket out, We Are The Best meets Bad News Bears meets 8 Mile story. We've seen this before, perhaps since ancient times, hundreds of times over and over…but I loved it.
The themes and premise of the film are not what makes Patti Cake$ special. What does is its realism, authenticity, and charisma. The film feels genuine to me. I can imagine these characters living down the street, not being pitched in a studio boardroom. They have presence, inner lives that I believe, and depth (Are you listening, Christopher Nolan?). Central to that is the delightful title performance by Danielle Macdonald. I honestly don't think the movie would work with anyone else in the role. Because Patti is marginalized and bullied, we could expect her to be withdrawn, but there's a positivity that Macdonald brings to the character and a genuine spirit that carries the film. Patti is all too aware of her challenges, but despite setbacks along the way, she pursues her dreams with the abandon that only someone who knows they can make it would have. It's easy to love her for that. The supporting cast is wonderful, and the characters run deep enough that the film left me wanting to know more about their Stories. I would gladly spend more time in this world.
This is director Geremy Jasper's first feature after cutting his teeth in shorts and music videos, and in Patti Cake$ he has emulated the strong women he grew up admiring in New Jersey, and found himself a hit. Perhaps along with the central performance, his direction is the key to this film. Often framing Patti and other characters from a tight claustrophobic angle that exacerbates their desperate need to break out of small town hell, I'll be curious to see what Jasper does next.
I'm a fan of hip-hop, but I can't say that I'm a fan of PBNJ musically. The songs function well enough in the context of the story and I believed them, but I can't see any crossover potential here, and I am sure that was not the point. That said, you know, I could be wrong.
Despite its rather trodden path, and lack of fresh perspective, the charm of Patti Cake$ is undeniable and you will root for PBNJ.
Patti Cake$ hits theaters this Friday, August 18th.


It is always exciting to see our students succeed, especially when their endeavours are related to Russian. Jeremie Henicz, 23, arrived in Russia in September 2017 to learn the language with Liden & Denz, and has since decided to stay.
Jeremie worked in a Russian cryptocurrency startup in 2018 and decided to return to Liden & Denz in order to further improve his Russian language skills. During the year, he had many adventures and travelled to Saint-Petersburg, Kazan, Sochi, Cheboksary with friends that he made at Liden & Denz. "I was able to feel real immersion in the country with my Russian friends and I made the best of my time, especially during the World Cup", – says Jeremie.
After making many friends in the school and within the expat community, Jeremie discovered a demand to learn Russian while travelling across the country in order to experience real immersion. He thus decided to build a project with his girlfriend, Olga Antonova, to organize immersion tours to learn & travel in Russia. The concept is to discover Russia, with a group and a Russian teacher alongside unique experiences while travelling to extraordinary destinations.
The first programme, the Baikal Tour, will take place from March 1st till March 11th. The programme is available on the Immersion in Russia website.
This summer they will also be organizing a tour to the Kamchatka.


Economists Comprise only 5 Percent of Cable News Guests Debating Economic Recovery Plan | Think Progress…….
Wouldn't want any facts mucking up the right-wing paranoia.
[A] Media Matters for America review of the Sunday talk shows and 12 cable news programs from January 25 through February 8 found that during 139 1/2 hours of programming on Sunday mornings and weekday afternoons and evenings, of 460 total guest appearances in discussions about the economic recovery legislation and debate in Congress, only 25 were made by economists — a mere 5 percent.
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News|United Nations
UN slashes healthcare in Yemen due to lack of funding
The United Nations said on Wednesday that critical aid was cut at 300 health centres across war-ravaged Yemen because of a lack of funding, with lifesaving food distribution also reduced.
Between April and August, more than one-third of the UN's important humanitarian programmes in Yemen was reduced or shut down entirely, the UN said, warning of further drastic cuts "in coming weeks unless additional funding is received".
Lise Grande, the UN's humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, said only $1bn of the $3.2bn necessary had been received.
"It's an impossible situation," Grande said. "This is the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, yet we don't have the resources we need to save the people who are suffering and will die if we don't help."
Yemen has been in left in ruins by six years of war and tens of thousands of people – mostly civilians – have been killed.
The UN says at least 24 million people – more than three-quarters of Yemen's population – need aid and protection.
"The consequences of under-funding are immediate, enormous and devastating," Grande said.
"Nearly every humanitarian worker has had to tell a hungry family or someone who is ill that we can't help them because we don't have funding."
'Spectre of famine'
Last week, two top UN officials told the Security Council of their fears for the declining situation in Yemen.
They also criticised several Arab donors, including Saudi Arabia, for failing to deliver on their aid pledges.
Mark Lowcock, the UN undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, warned that the "spectre of famine" had also returned in Yemen.
UN envoy Martin Griffiths said Yemen could "slip back away from the road to peace" and pointed to "increased fighting, greater humanitarian needs, and the COVID-19 pandemic" as among the challenges facing the country.
Yemen's internationally recognised government has been battling the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels since 2014, when they seized much of the north.
A Saudi-led military coalition intervened on the side of the government the following year.
Source: News Agencies

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London Ecumenical gathering in support of Middle East Christians fails to mention Islam
Islam and Muslims are not once mentioned in coverage of the press briefing or the statement released by the group. Only "extremist ideologies," and "an extreme religious ideology" are referenced in the statement.
But perhaps the group's deliberate omission of proper names had a larger purpose than fear over offending Muslims, as their statement demands that, "Those who promote this intolerance must be challenged."
As anyone familiar with Islam will immediately realize, the most notable voice which promotes this "intolerance" is the prophet of Islam, Muhammad, both through his life and and sayings, and through the book he gave down, the Quran, which commands precisely what ISIS is doing. ISIS (and indeed all Muslim "extremist" groups) cites the Quran and the words and example of Muhammad to justify every action they take.
Wahhabism (another "intolerant" brand of Islam) is exported all over the world by Saudi Arabia, including in U.S. mosques. Turkey, a supposed ally of the United States, has been rapidly re-Islamizing under Erdogan, converting former churches (including the Great Church of Constantinople, Hagia Sophia) into mosques, and promoting its strain of Islamic intolerance. In supposedly modern, moderate Malaysia, intolerant Muslims riot over and sue Christians over usage of the word "Allah" for God. From Indonesia to Egypt Christians are relentlessly persecuted by intolerant Muslims. The same is true everywhere Islam has spread, including throughout Europe.
Seen in this context, the group's statement, "Those who promote this intolerance must be challenged," borders on being visionary. For if the Western world wakes up to the threat of Islam, it will realize that all of Islam promotes the intolerance of which the atrocities committed by ISIS and Boko Haram are just the tip of the jihadi iceberg.
Yet I do wish more Christian leaders would name Islam itself as being the problem. For ultimately, after satan, Muhammad is the one chiefly to blame for the promotion of Islam. It is a travesty that most Christian leaders — including most Orthodox hierarchs — refuse to state this obvious fact, that Islam, in the towering words of St John of Damascus, who lived and wrote during the formative first century of Islam, is a heresy, and "a forerunner of the Antichrist."
In any case, we thank God for any attention directed to the global phenomenon of Muslim persecution of Christians, and there are many elements of the statement below which strike precisely the right tone, especially the apocalyptic closing line,
To our brothers and sisters in the Middle East, We "share with you in Jesus the persecution and the kingdom and the patient endurance." (Revelation 1:9)
Middle East Church Leaders Agree on Statement
A joint statement by leaders and representatives of the Churches of the Middle East and the wider Christian Church in Britain.
AINA via Pravmir — September 4, 2014
In an unprecedented ecumenical gathering at Lambeth Palace hosted by The Most Revd Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, and initiated by His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom, a joint statement was agreed by leaders and representatives of the Churches of the Middle East and the wider Christian Church in Britain.
The meeting began with a round table discussion regarding the plight of Christians and minority communities in Iraq, Syria and the wider Middle East.
A joint statement was then agreed, expressing solidarity with, and advocating for, all those who continue to suffer gross violations of the fundamental right and freedom to practice their chosen faith.
The round table discussion was followed by a service of prayer to give thanks for Christians in the Middle East and to remember all those who have lost their lives or continue to suffer persecution. A short press briefing followed.
After the meeting, Bishop Angaelos said: "It is incomprehensible and unacceptable in the 21st Century that our sisters and brothers in the Middle East face intimidation and death for exercising their freedom of religion or belief, or merely being of a certain ethnic background.
We have gathered today as leaders and representatives of Churches in the Middle East within the wider Church in Britain to stand in solidarity with those who are persecuted for their Christian faith, as well as all who fall victim to injustice.
We have spoken in one voice, calling for the continued support of Christians and minority groups across the Middle East, and pray protection upon them while they remain steadfast in the face of unimaginable challenges.
With regards to media coverage of the plight of Christians in the Middle East, Archbishop Justin said: " When you are looking at the murder and the slaughter of vast numbers of people there is never enough in terms of coverage, and it is easy to forget that is part of a global process of immense suffering. I think in looking at the Middle East we hope that the media will not move on quickly but will continue to remember those who are suffering so greatly."
The statement is below:
Meeting and Service of Prayer for Christians in the Middle East
REJOICING IN THEIR FAITH AND SHARING IN THEIR COLLECTIVE PAIN
A new situation has arisen which creates a state of emergency in the Middle East for Christians and other religious and ethnic minorities. The recent increase in violence and aggression has resulted in gross violations of fundamental rights and freedoms in the region. We gathered today as Christians including those originally from the Middle East to stand in solidarity and prayer with our brothers and sisters who seek to practice their faith and belief in lands where they have been a continuing presence for centuries.
The Middle East is the birthplace of Christianity, and home to indigenous Christian communities that have been an indispensable part of its history. Despite the challenges, Christians in the region were and are a stabilising and reconciling presence. Today, particularly in Iraq and Syria, they are at great risk from violence fostered by extremist ideologies which no longer see them as being part of the future. The Middle East is in desperate danger of losing an irreplaceable part of its identity, heritage and culture.
We are seeing an extreme religious ideology that knows no limits in its persecution of those who are culturally or religiously different. Those who promote this intolerance must be challenged and the perpetrators of violence held to account. The suffering of those who bear the brunt of its terror requires us to act and bear witness to their plight, whatever ethnic group or religious minority, they come from. We must provide relief and safety for those displaced and in fear of their lives in consultation with our partners in the region. We must also bring pressure to bear on those who can provide security to those affected.
In meeting and praying together, we give thanks for our brothers and sisters as they continue to live their Christian faith with strength and perseverance. We commit to continue to stand with them in prayer, to speak for freedom from persecution for Christians and all other religious communities and those of no faith who live as minority groups across the region. We also continue to urge Her Majesty's Government to work within the international community to safeguard and provide for all those affected.
To our brothers and sisters in the Middle East, We "share with you in Jesus the persecution and the kingdom and the patient endurance." Revelation 1:9
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The Shepherd steht für:
* The Shepherd (1984), US-amerikanisches Drama von Donald W. Thompson
 The Shepherd (2008), US-amerikanischer Actionfilm von Isaac Florentine
 The Shepherd (Kurzfilm), US-amerikanischer animierter Kurzfilm von Cameron Guess (1967)
 The Shepherd, Alternativtitel eines kanadischen Actionfilms von Peter Hayman, siehe Shepherd – Der Weg zurück

Siehe auch:
 The Good Shepherd
 Shepherd

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Slow slip and future earthquake potential in New Zealand and Cascadia
Noel Bartlow (University of Missouri), Laura Wallace (UT Austin & GNS Science), Ryan Yohler (University of Missouri), and Charles Williams (GNS Science)
The New Zealand and Cascadia subduction zones are two GeoPRISMS primary sites that have captured the interest of geophysicists from around the world. Both subduction zones feature significant geological hazards, including the potential for large earthquake ruptures and tsunamis. In New Zealand, the capital city of Wellington sits directly atop a large patch of the main subduction plate interface which is frictionally locked, with the potential to rupture in future earthquakes. In Cascadia, there is also potential for a large earthquake on the main subduction interface, which may impact cities such as Portland, OR and Seattle, WA.
Both New Zealand and Cascadia also host slow slip events (SSEs). Slow slip events consist of slip on the subduction plate interface – just as would occur in an earthquake – except the slip takes place more slowly than it would during an earthquake. Now that slow slip events are widely recognized at many subduction zones, it is critical to better understand their role in the accommodation of plate motion. Many questions also exist regarding implications of slow slip for subduction zone mechanics, and the relationship between slow slip events and seismic slip events on the plate boundary.
In New Zealand, slow slip events have been shown to trigger regular earthquakes up to magnitude 6 (e.g. Wallace et al., 2017). Additionally, some evidence exists from the 2011 Tohoku-Oki Mw 9.0 earthquake (e.g. Ito et al., 2013) and the 2014 Mw 8.1 Iquique earthquake (Ruiz et al., 2014) that slow slip events may be able to trigger damaging megathrust events. Most slow slip events do not trigger earthquakes and we currently cannot differentiate slow slip events that might trigger large earthquakes from those that will not. It is possible, however, that further study will lead to methods that allow slow slip events to be used as reliable earthquake precursors.
PIs Noel Bartlow (Univ. of Missouri) and Laura Wallace (UTIG), along with collaborator Charles Williams (GNS Science New Zealand) and graduate student Ryan Yohler (Univ. of Missouri) are studying slow slip events and frictional locking in New Zealand and Cascadia.
One goal of the project is to create self-consistent catalogs of slow slip events in both subduction zones that capture the time varying behavior of slow slip, including how these events grow and decay and move along the subduction plate interface. The data used for these models consists of land-based geodetic GPS time series, and in New Zealand, we also use vertical deformation of the seafloor recorded for one slow slip event using absolute pressure sensors (Wallace et al., 2016).
Previous time varying slow slip event modeling studies usually assume a uniform, elastic half-space (e.g. Bartlow et al., 2014). These new models utilize spatially-varying elastic properties within the earth based on seismic velocity models in both New Zealand and Cascadia, calculated using the PyLith finite element code. This leads to more accurate models of slip during slow slip events, and therefore, more accurate estimates of the amount of slip taken up in slow slip as opposed to being available for release in future earthquakes. Preliminary models for both New Zealand (Williams et al., 2017) and Cascadia (Bartlow et al., 2017) were shown at the American Geophysical Union 2017 Fall meeting. Additionally, a time-dependent model incorporating both onshore GPS and offshore pressure measurements for the 2014 Gisborne, New Zealand slow slip events was shown at the meeting by graduate student Ryan Yohler (Yohler et al., 2017). This model is shown in Figure 1. This slow slip event occurred near the locations of two historical 1947 earthquakes that caused damaging tsunami waves. This is the first time that seafloor geodetic data have been used in a time-dependent deformation model.
As part of this project, a team led by Laura Wallace, including Bartlow and other collaborators, have recently reported the occurrence of a large, shallow (<15 km), two-week slow slip event at the Northern Hikurangi margin triggered dynamically by passing seismic waves from the November 2016 magnitude 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake, over 600 km away (Fig. 2; Wallace et al., 2017). Long-duration (>1 year), deep (>25 km) slow slip was also triggered at the southern Hikurangi margin (Kapiti region), and afterslip occurred on the subduction interface beneath the northern South Island of New Zealand (Fig. 1).
Triggered slow slip at southern Hikurangi is more likely due to large static stress changes induced by the Kaikōura earthquake, given that area's closer proximity to the earthquake (Wallace et al., 2018). Prior studies had already identified cases of slow slip events triggering earthquakes, and nearby earthquakes prematurely stopping ongoing slow slip events, but these studies are the first to show that dynamic and/or static stress changes from passing seismic waves may also trigger large-scale, widespread slow slip events. We are still discovering the wealth of possible complex interactions between slow slip events and earthquakes, and what they might mean for hazards. ■
Figure 1. (A) Map of New Zealand. Red box indicates area shown in panels (B) and (C). (B) Total slip on the subduction plate interface during the 2014 slow slip event near Gisborne, New Zealand, from both onshore GPS and offshore ocean bottom pressure data. (C) Snapshots of slip rate on the subduction plate interface during the 2014 slow slip event. The addition of the ocean bottom pressure data catches the onset of the slow slip several days earlier than based only on the onshore GPS data.
Figure 2. Total slow slip (colors) on the subduction plate interface over the year following the 2016 magnitude 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake (Wallace et al., in 2017, 2018). The green lines show the surface traces of faults that ruptured in the earthquake. The black dashed contours represent the subduction plate interface, with depths in kilometers below sea level.
Bartlow, N.M., C.A. Williams, L.M. Wallace, (2017), Building a catalog of time-dependent inversions for Cascadia ETS events. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts.
Bartlow, N.M., L.M. Wallace, R.J. Beavan, S. Bannister, P. Segall, (2014), Time‐dependent modeling of slow slip events and associated seismicity and tremor at the Hikurangi subduction zone, New Zealand. J. Geophys. Res.: Solid Earth, 119(1), 734-753.
Ito, Y., R. Hino, M. Kido, H. Fujimoto, Y. Osada, D. Inazu, Y. Ohta, T. Linuma, M. Ohzono, S. Miura, M. Mishina, (2013), Episodic slow slip events in the Japan subduction zone before the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake. Tectonophysics, 600, 14-26.
Ruiz, S., M. Metois, A. Fuenzalida, J. Ruiz, F. Leyton, R. Grandin, C. Vigny, R. Madariaga, J. Campos, (2014), Intense foreshocks and a slow slip event preceded the 2014 Iquique Mw 8.1 earthquake. Science, 345(6201), 1165-1169.
Wallace, L.M., S. Hreinsdottir, S. Ellis, I. Hamling, E. D'Anastasio, P. Denys, (2018), Triggered slow slip and afterslip on the southern Hikurangi subduction zone following the Kaikōura earthquake. Geophys. Res. Lett., 45, doi.org/10.1002/2018GL077385
Wallace, L.M., Y. Kaneko, S. Hreinsdóttir, I. Hamling, Z. Peng, N.M. Bartlow, E. D'Anastasio, B. Fry, (2017), Large-scale dynamic triggering of shallow slow slip enhanced by overlying sedimentary wedge. Nat. Geosci., 10(10), 765.
Wallace, L.M., S.C. Webb, Y. Ito, K. Mochizuki, R. Hino, S. Henrys, S. Schwartz, S., A.F. Sheehan, (2016), Slow slip near the trench at the Hikurangi subduction zone, New Zealand. Science, 352(6286), 701-704.
Williams, C.A., L.M. Wallace, N.M. Bartlow, (2017), Time-dependent inversions of slow slip at the Hikurangi subduction zone, New Zealand, using numerical Green's functions. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts.
Yohler, R.M., N.M. Bartlow, L.M. Wallace, C.A. Williams, (2017), Constraining slip distributions and onset of shallow slow slip in New Zealand by joint inversions of onshore and offshore geodetic data. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts.
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In the Studio with Liz Kinder
Brad and Angelina
Drank Tea
From Liz Kinder cups
"On the first morning
of their elicit liaison
unbeknownst to poor Jennifer?
It's actually not true
but it's fun to think about.
My cups would never be part
of publicity stunts or torrid affairs."
This is a Liz Kinder quote from one of her "business cards" that aren't really business cards because they have no contact information. Each has a funny concept to go with a picture of her colorful pottery.
Our manager Bethany Young, and Co-Owner Patrick Carney, recently attended the Philly art show. They were lucky enough to be invited to Liz's studio just outside Philadelphia to pick items for Iowa Artisans Gallery! While there, they took pictures and talked with Liz, we wanted to ask her some more questions….
IAG- We are big fans at IAG and love to see what new things you are doing, I hear you are using some new colors?
Liz- My gas kiln needed repairs last year. I didn't really have time to make them before the Christmas rush, so I just focused my efforts on work that I could make in my electric kilns. I use 8 different clay bodies and literally hundreds of glaze combinations. It was really good for me to have to narrow things down a bit. I got this AMAZING bronze glaze to work well. I have a new red that looks like it has light coming from within it. I've discovered a combination that looks and feels like stone. That one is so nice with so many of my glossy, bright glazes. The best thing about the electric kilns is that they provide the same results every time. It's great to have some repeatable combinations. (Of course, as I write this I'm firing my newly-fixed gas kiln with a bunch of new combinations that will be either ugly or not repeatable, but that's how I roll, sadly. I'm not the best business woman!)
IAG- Something else new is a sink, have you always made architectural features?
Liz- I am married to an architect. (I'd like to discourage anyone from pursuing architecture, by the way. I'm going to beat it down if I spot and interest in one of our children! You have to be so many things: a designer, a politician, a lawyer, and engineer, and you've got to be in front of a computer all the time, and it seems really hard to make money considering that you're doing 4 peoples' jobs!)
Anyway, he wanted me to do 44 sinks for a project about 10 years ago. I like a challenge, so I took it on, and they've been great. I did the tile backsplashes last summer for his 25 unit project. That was insane. His measurements changed mid-project, and our tile quota multiplied from 10,000 to 15,000 tiles in a single day. It was a lot. I did get this amazing bathroom out of it, though. (That's Nola contemplating jumping into the tub with me. She's not the brightest cat, but she's a less-than-5lb-perma-kitten, and she's really sweet!
IAG- Can you tell us about how your work has progressed? Have you always done wax resist?
Liz- I am kind of a 1-trick pony. I just love what I can do with wax! I've done sculptural work that doesn't involve wax, but on my functional stuff, I stick with it. My work progresses for the most part, because I have a problem like the kiln problem or a glaze changing and not working well anymore. Or, I want a vase to go with a certain bouquet of zinnias and cornflowers-something really specific and weird like that. I also get most of my clay orders and glazes delivered. Every now and again, though, I go to the ceramic supply shop. I inevitably come back with a bunch of clay I've never tried before and a bunch of glazes that I know nothing about. It makes for a lot of problems, but it also keeps things interesting for me.
IAG- How do you make the designs? are most done by hand?
Liz-I just grab a brush and go for it. Brushes are one of my vices as well. I just love one that makes my swirls that much more graceful or one that makes signing my pots more fun. I think the fact that I've done the wax resist for so long and that it's all been by hand creates a snowball effect: the more I do it, the quicker and more graceful the lines are, the nicer they are, the better the pots are, the more I sell and the more I end up wanting to make. It's not unlike wheel throwing. I always tell young potters to just MAKE MAKE MAKE. In my 20's, I would sell pots on the street. I would trade pots with chefs for food. I'd do anything to get rid of pots. That way I didn't feel demoralized and lose my urge to make more. The more I made; the better I got.
It is some sort of weird personality glitch that I still love doing it. My dad is a much more cerebral person. He would watch me and get so bored after a few minutes. He's say things like, "Can't you hire someone to do that for you????" Or "Your production rivals that of most 3rd world countries!" I'm glad that my shoulders and wrists have held up, and that it still feels like Christmas when I go to open a kiln!
IAG- Have your children shown an interest in following in your potter footsteps?
Not really. They loved helping out with the crazy tile project last summer, though. I have a niece who is into it. I always think that my brother somehow got my kids. His son is the only one of our offspring who looks like me (I'm happy to report that the pointy chin and bigger nose look much better on a boy.) and his daughter is an easy-going pleaser who LOVES anything artistic. My brother attributes the fact that his kids mind better than mine do to his superior parenting skills. He's much more of a disciplinarian. What he's forgetting is that HE was such a pain in the ass when we were young. He got my kids and I got his. It's got 0 to do with parenting! Gillian was actually better than I was when I first sat down to the wheel. She was one of those annoying people who just gets it! 💚 (and we're both green people)
IAG- Here is another Liz musing-
You're that thinking that
This card is going to say that this:
"Piece of pottery
Was made with
Loving hands by some
Underprivileged person.
I don't want to disappoint you
But it was actually made by
An over educated girl in Philly
Who will probably blow the
money on some
ridiculously overpriced
moistening product."
IAG-You are in the literal sense over educated! Kinder has a BA in Fine Arts from Amherst College in Amherst, MA and a master's from the Ceramics and Glass department at the Royal Albert Hall in London. How did your choices in schools come about?
Liz-I was just telling my kids that at 17 I made a silly choice in colleges. After spending every free minute of my Andover boarding school experience at the pottery studio, I chose a college with a conservative art department that had no ceramics. Amherst, actually, ended up being the right place for me. I took advantage of the 5-college system and took ceramics at UMass and other art courses at Smith and Hampshire. (We are moving our kids from their Philadelphia charter school to a private Quaker school this year. I'm sad that we are going to have to spend so much and that we are abandoning the public option that I, rationally, want to support, but I'm excited for them to have access to such a great education. My girls liked the non-Quaker school instead. I was trying to explain to them that at 8 and 10 they cannot make this decision for themselves as well as their father and I can. Their retort was that if I made a bad decision at 17, I have a proven track record, and they know better. They will probably both be lawyers 😳🔫)
In San Francisco, I had an English roommate for most of my 20's. She told me I HAD to go to the Royal College of Art. I didn't really think much about it, but then I had a boyfriend who left California for Cambridge University in the UK. I went to visit him, and he was, frankly, a bore. So, instead of wasting a trip to the UK with him, I went to London, checked out the RCA, loved it, and proceeded to work harder than I've ever worked in my life to pay my way through it. (I've discovered that overseas tuition, real estate, and now private school for my kids amounts to A LOT OF CUPS AND BOWLS! It's a good thing I still love what I do!)
IAG- What will your next projects be looking forward?
Liz-Part of me wants to teach a ceramics/visual literacy course at the above-mentioned school. It would help pay my kids' way, and I've really enjoyed thinking about how I would structure a course. (I do all of my thinking on my 6.8 mile bicycle commute to work). Two important people in my life died last year, Audrey Bensley, the ceramic teacher at Andover who changed my life in such a profound way. The other is my Aunt Mimi Bravar. She was my choral teacher at Andover and moved to be the head of the music department at Exeter. I'm wondering if I could be the Audrey Bensley or Mimi Bravar for a kid who is a little lost right now.
The other part of me wants to throw myself wholeheartedly into making pottery to pay for this school. I've been continuing to wholesale and make pots, but I've not done any shows in a while. I just make stuff, take images of it, and somehow sell it. As I said before, I've got some really great glazes going on right now that are RELIABLE. I'm poised to aggressively put myself out there again, take orders and sell a ton of work. I'm just not sure which path will make the most sense. Either way, I'll feel so lucky to be able to do what I love to do.
I'll keep you posted.


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Easter Daffodil Walks for You and Your Dog
By Daryl / March 30th, 2012 / There are currently 0 comments
Spring is well and truly here, and with Easter around the corner, now is the perfect time to enjoy the floral displays with your dog while they are at their best. Daffodils are hardy flowers that bloom in all sorts of places, from woodlands to roadsides. We've selected a small number of walks where these bursts of colour appear for us all to enjoy year after year.
Before you head out walking always prepare to maintain the following countryside rules:
Control your pet or put him on a lead around livestock and small children.
Close all gates.
Take nothing that is not yours, and leave nothing behind that is.
Do not pick the daffodils, no matter how tempting, as there will be less for others to enjoy.
Ensure you carry pet waste bags, your mobile phone, and some treats for the both of you. Enjoy!
West Dean Wood, Nr. Chichester, West Sussex
Difficulty: Medium.
Length: 3 hours.
Description: This circular walk is part of the West Dean Estate on the South Downs. The walk passes through dense, ancient woodland, with numerous wild daffodil colonies easily visible from the path. Up to one million can be seen in a good year. This walk follows a bridleway, so it is import to ensure you keep dogs close, as there may also be horse riders and cyclists using the route. After your walk, there is West Dean Garden shop and café nearby, which also has WCs.
Farndale, North Yorkshire
Difficulty: Easy.
Length: 1 hour.
Description: Farndale is famous for its wild daffodil show, which attracts up to 40,000 visitors a year. This gentle walk features light woodland and gentle, rolling slopes. There are plenty of benches along the route for you to sit and soak in the view. Most of the route is paved, although there are occasional areas of aggregate surface in some of the wooded sections of the walk. There is plenty of parking in the nearby village of Low Mill, where you will also find WCs. The route is well sign-posted from the car park onwards.
Brigsteer Woods, Levens, Cumbria
Description: Situated on the edge of the Lake District, this woodland features a network of paths, each with a varied display of wild daffodils. The wood itself offers an easy hour's walk, with gentle woodland paths and plenty for your dog to investigate. For the more adventurous amongst you however, follow the route out of the woods and up Scout Scar, a moderate slope which offers fantastic views. To access the woods, there is off road parking just north of Levens. You can also find WCs and cafes in the village.
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Sevenhill's Riesling vineyards are planted on gently undulating slopes up to 500 metres above sea level. Warm days and cool nights during the growing and ripening season are perfect for Riesling, as is the combination of stony and richer, red-loam soils.
Although spring and summer were very dry, rain at critical times during the growing and ripening season ensured sound development of the fruit. Warm days and cool nights leading into vintage, which started at Sevenhill on February 27, and during harvest allowed gentle development of the crop, which meant the fruit could be picked at optimum ripeness.
Fruit for the 2018 Inigo Riesling was picked over a two-week period from March 2-15. The three batches, which have different elevations, soil types and vine age, were crushed and de-stemmed into a membrane press, then gently pressed into tank. From there, the wine was racked before fermentation in a stainless-steel tank, where temperatures were kept relatively cool to retain the beautiful varietal aromas and flavours.
Bright, fresh aromas of orange blossom and honey suckle introduce the 2018 Inigo Riesling. The palate is lively and fresh, with prominent flavours of lemon-peel citrus, giving the wine strong varietal style. The finish is clean and dry, with lingering, crunchy acidity.


Listing courtesy of Israel Reyes of Hancock Realty Group Llc.
Exclusions Sauna in Basement To Remain With Owner Unless Negotiated into Sale Of Purchase Agreement.
Sq Ft Disclosures Includes Partially Finished Basement.
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This is a reliability update. This update resolves some reliability issues in Windows 7. By applying this update, you can achieve better reliability in various scenarios. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.
Well… as it was another beautiful snowy sunday, I figured I would play some more w/ Windows 7. So, after some frustration trying to install Checkpoint VPN-1 Secureclient as an admin user, I finally got the steps required to install it successfully on Windows 7 Enterprise or Ultimate.
Keylogging and spyware: Malware specifically designed to covertly collect, monitor and log the actions of a system user.
Backdoor or command/control: Tools that provide remote access to or control of infected systems, or both, and are designed to run covertly.
SQL injection: An attack technique used to exploit how Web pages communicate with back-end databases.
Abuse of system access/privileges: Deliberate and malicious abuse of resources, access or privileges granted to an individual by an organization.
Unauthorized access via default credentials: Instances in which an attacker gains access to a system or device protected by standard preset (widely known) user names and passwords.
Violation of acceptable use and other policies: Accidental or purposeful disregard of acceptable use policies.
Unauthorized access via weak or misconfigured access control lists (ACLs): When ACLs are weak or misconfigured, attackers can access resources and perform actions not intended by the victim.
Packet sniffer: Monitors and captures data traversing a network.
Unauthorized access via stolen credentials: Instances in which an attacker gains access to a protected system or device using valid but stolen credentials.
Pretexting or social engineering: A social engineering technique in which the attacker invents a scenario to persuade, manipulate, or trick the target into performing an action or divulging information.
Physical theft of asset: Physically stealing an asset.
Brute-force attack: An automated process of iterating through possible username/password combinations until one is successful.
RAM scraper: A fairly new form of malware designed to capture data from volatile memory (RAM) within a system.
Phishing (and endless "ishing" variations): A social engineering technique in which an attacker uses fraudulent electronic communications (usually e-mail) to lure the recipient into divulging information.


So it is time for another move. This time I've taken some 360° images of parts of the house. Click and drag around each picture.
Interior view of main living space. An open kitchen and entertainment (TV) area.
View from the top of the stairs. This includes the built-in computer desk, and my son standing in the corner.
360° images of master bedroom and another upstairs bedroom.


If you put your phone in airplane mode, it will charge twice as fast.
Do it while you're in the shower in the morning — you're not talking to anyone then, anyway.
The little arrow on your gas gauge is there to tell you what side your gas tank is on.
Eat Cheetos or Doritos with chopsticks to keep the dust off your fingers.
Peel a banana by squeezing the bottom and pulling it apart when it cracks.
No banana peel under your fingernails!
Fold your hoodie into a wearable computer case.
Fix a broken zipper by threading a key ring into the tip of the zipper.
If your toilet is overflowing and a plunger won't fix it, turn this knob clockwise. It will stop the flow of water.
Cure brain freeze by pressing your tongue firmly against the roof of your mouth.
Use your knuckles and the spaces between them to calculate how many days each month has.
The months that fall on the knuckles have 31 days; the months that fall in the spaces have 30 (or 28, for February).
If you rub a walnut on damaged furniture, it will cover up the dings.
It's easier to get into a tight parking space by backing into it than by pulling forward into it.
The reason for this is because you have a wider turn radius when you're moving forward.
Cut this part off of a milk jug: INSTANT DUSTPAN.
Instead of hammering hooks into walls, you can glue a suction cup to a tennis ball, and cut a small part of it open. Instant everything holder!
You can use a dustpan to fill a container that won't fit in the sink.
Putting your car alarm remote under your chin increases its range.
It turns out that all the fluids in your head make it a great antennae.
How about turning the damn thing off when recharging the battery.
#2 It's BS - mine points to the left and the filler is on the right. I've never seen an icon like that when the hose is pointing to the right.


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Daylily Society of Greater Atlanta
About DSGA
2019 Daylily Show
a history of the daylily society of greater atlanta
Daylily popularity grew slowly in the United States since the early 1900's but its popularity exploded in the late 1940's and 1950's as daylily hybridizers became numerous and new hybrids pushed the boundaries of daylily color, size, and form. Georgia was a hot bed of daylily activity in the 1950's and several prominent hybridizers of the era called Georgia home.
In Atlanta, Mrs. W. A. Johns had a dream of having a Hemerocallis society in the Atlanta area. She shared her dream with other Atlanta area daylily enthusiasts who agreed with her. One of those people, Mr. James T. (Jim) McGinnis, was very interested and he and his partner, Fred Ham, took on the task of organizing an Atlanta daylily club. They financed and arranged an organizational meeting which was held on October 13, 1962 at Pritchett's Dining Room in Decatur, Georgia. There were 40 attendees at the meeting and 39 of them became the charter members of The Greater Atlanta Hemerocallis Society. Mr. McGinnis was elected as the group's first President and dues were set at $1.00 per year.
The Greater Atlanta Hemerocallis Society grew rapidly and by the beginning of 1963, it had already attracted 86 members. Its first meeting place was the Skyroom restaurant at the top of the Decatur Federal building in downtown Decatur. The Tucker Federal building (now Bank of America) just off Main Street in Tucker became our second home in 1975, followed by The Atlanta Botanical Garden which became our home from 1980 until 2002. After that, the group met in a series of different places until settling at our present location at the Deen Day Sanders Garden House in Duluth, Georgia in 2010.
In 2003, The Greater Atlanta Hemerocallis Society decided to change its name to make it more attractive to prospective members. Several different names were discussed before the group settled on its present name, The Daylily Society of Greater Atlanta.
From the start, The Daylily Society of Greater Atlanta has been a very active group. It hosted its first regional meeting of Region V (Georgia) of the American Hemerocallis Society in 1963, shortly after its inception, and has been the Region's host for many more meetings over the years. It also started the first Region V seedling bed competition which has become a permanent event at regional meetings. In 1964, it conducted its first daylily show in Decatur. Since then, it has conducted shows every year except in years when it was hosting regional and national meetings. It has hosted three annual conventions of the American Hemerocallis Society, the first in 1970 with 387 attendees, in 1986 which attracted 586 attendees and lastly in 2015 which had over 650 attendees. It has conducted quarterly meetings of DSGA since its founding in 1962 and has sponsored numerous local and out-of-state tours over the years.
Throughout its 50+ years of existence, the Daylily Society of Greater Atlanta has never lost sight of its primary goal of promoting our favorite perennial, the daylily. If you want to learn more about daylilies, DSGA is the place to come. We welcome any and all who share our interest.
ALL ABOUT THE DAYLILY
DSGA 2019 SHOW
OUR 2019 PLANT SALES
DAYLILY PHOTO GALLERY
DSGA OFFICERS/DIRECTORS
ABOUT THE DAYLILY SOCIETY
DSGA 2019 ACTIVITIES
The Daylily Society of Greater Atlanta, Inc. is a nonprofit organization and its purpose is to promote, encourage, and foster the development and improvement of the Genus Hemerocallis, and public interest therein, by all suitable and appropriate means. The purposes, for which the Corporation is organized, are exclusively educational, charitable, scientific, and literary.


Following a multitude of releases on labels including At A Loss, Public Guilt and Underradar, in addition to self-released recordings, Maryland's ultra-eclectic transcendental/ambient rock unit DARSOMBRA have signed with Germany's Exile On Mainstream for the release of their new full-length album, 'Climax Community'.
Set for North American release on October 16th (Europe: September 7th), the three tracks on 'Climax Community' traverse forty five minutes of DARSOMBRA's unique, slow-building, organic transcendental rock, and explore realms of the musical cosmos not present on their previous releases.
In preparation for the release of 'Climax Community', DARSOMBRA have constructed a trailer showcasing both the expansive audio and visual aspects of the album. View the trailer, cover art and more AT THIS LOCATION.
DARSOMBRA are currently embarked on an East Coast U.S. tour, then hitting Europe together with STINKING LIZAVETA in October as well in support of the release of the new album (tour dates here).
If we can invent the term "transcendental rock", then let's apply it to DARSOMBRA, Brian Daniloski and Ann Everton's audiovisual music project. Daniloski, a veteran of heavier, sludgier, grittier rock bands such as Meatjack and Trephine, controls the sound of DARSOMBRA, alternating between mammoth vocal swells and soundscapes and searing guitar riffs, leads, loops, and samples. Take one part metal, one part psychedelic rock, one part experimental, and a dash of prog and krautrock, and you begin to have an idea why DARSOMBRA, as music, needs its own genre. But there is more than just Daniloski's sonic world at play here as video artist Everton takes his work to the next level by bringing her DARSOMBRA-induced visions to the stage through her kinetic psychotropic video projections, creating a constantly shifting backdrop to Daniloski's live performances.
'Climax Community', DARSOMBRA's 2012 release on Exile on Mainstream Records, brings Daniloski's familiar epic arrangements, with a different feel of dynamics and speed than his previous efforts – but don't be mislead: with three songs and clocking in at forty-five minutes, this is a record to dive into and exist within. The first track, 'Roaming the Periphery' is a twenty-three-minute opus of vast vocal swells and guitar pilgrimages, a full meal in itself, leaving the listener stimulated and soothed – this sort of psychedelic experience doesn't recreate the effects of drugs; the music is the drug. 'Roaming the Periphery' induces in a perfect state for absorbing the following acoustic track, 'Green', and the final, 18-minute, mind-melting, wordlessly-storytelling, and furious-in-5/4 track, 'Thunder Thighs'. The inclusion of 'Green', the short, earthy, acoustic piece between the two time-giants of the record, is a wise one: it reminds the listener that this isn't the great mountain-monster from Fantasia's 'Night on Bald Mountain' creating these aural sagas – but rather, a man with a practice, on his guitar, everyday, from now to the horizon.
A climax community is "a biological community of plants and animals which, through the process of ecological succession — the development of vegetation in an area over time — has reached a steady state," says good old Wikipedia. 'Climax Community' is a record by DARSOMBRA, built and hewn from time, practice, and re-arrangement of one's life for the love of creative journey to other planets through music.
Both LP and CD versions of 'Climax Community' will be released with a direct link to the visual part of this project which shall be watched while listening to the album.


Amazon's Bezos says National Enquirer tried to blackmail him over 'intimate photos' Or at least that's what the top people at the National Enquirer thought. "It's a shocking and frightening thing Mr. The deal not to prosecute was conditional on AMI not committing another crime, the office said.
Mickelson hits every fairway for first time in two decades Whether or not this is the week Spieth finds the missing ingredient, he thinks his game is moving in the right direction. And I could have really poor years the rest of my career and still have a pretty fantastic career.
West Indies slam 'crippling' Jason Holder ban ahead of third England Test Cameron advised Holder to use the break to recuperate for the pending five-match One-Day International series. They bowled out England under 200 in both the innings of the 2nd Test.
The move is a bit surprising as it was assumed other Major League Baseball teams had maneuvered into position to make a deal, with the Dodgers, Padres, Reds, Rays, and Braves making their strongest offers in the past few days. And then you've got any free agents out there who may have been on hold, pending the resolution of this deal (not just catchers like Martin Maldonado, but also maybe the big boys, given that they are being pursued by some of the same teams that were going after Realmuto - you just don't know how those things intersect).
Scheduled to make $5.9 million this season, Realmuto wouldn't preclude the Phils from signing Bryce Harper or Manny Machado.
"We did not have to trade J.T.", president of baseball operations Michael Hill said.
Alfaro satisfies the Marlins' reported desire to land an MLB-ready catcher in any Realmuto trade. Plus, he isn't eligible for arbitration until next year and won't be a free agent until 2021. He reports that top Phillies pitching prospect Sixto Sanchez would join young backstop Jorge Alfaro as the two key pieces of the package. All four National League East teams showed interest in Realmuto at some point over the previous year. He and the front office met before Spring Training, discussing options for the upcoming season, asking him to buy into the new plan for the organization. He set career highs last season in home runs (21), RBI (74) and slugging (.484) en route to his first MLB All-Star nomination and Silver Slugger Award.
He was by far the team's most valuable asset and the most marketable face.
What happens now is the Marlins head to Spring Training in Jupiter, Florida minus one of their leaders and the need for someone else to assume the role of power hitter/clutch performer.
The Princess' candidacy would only become official after the EC verifies her eligibility to stand for PM, Preechaphol said. Born in 1951, she studied mathematics and biochemistry before earning a master's degree in public health, all in the US.
Verstappen and Red Bull-Honda aim to become consistent pace-setters this season and therefore genuine candidates for the title. I think it's there now from both sides - the team and the engine supplier.
The Marlins finished last in the NL East past year with a 63-98 record.
The Marlins were engaged in trade discussions with multiple teams for most of the offseason before completing the deal.
From the Dodgers, Miami wanted first baseman/outfielder Cody Bellinger. While he has not pitched above the High-A minors, the Dominican right-hander is just 20.
Sanchez is the most well-regarded prospect in the deal, a 6-foot right-hander whose fastball sits in the high 90s and tops out over 100 miles per hour. He hit.262 with 10 homers in his first full major league season a year ago.
Stewart really blossomed as a prospect this past year, as the former 20th round draft pick posted an 8-1 record, along with a 2.06 ERA and a.0977 WHiP in the South Atlantic League.


Despite the allure of brilliant blue seas teeming with multicoloured marine life, there are few destinations in the South Pacific that are completely untouched.
Despite the allure of brilliant blue seas teeming with multicoloured marine life, there are few destinations in the South Pacific that are completely untouched. Luxury resorts are plenty in Fiji; Vanuatu offers up its fair share of adventure pursuits; and Bora Bora is dotted with a tangle of overwater bungalows. But there's one group of islands – 992, to be precise - that remain off-the-beaten track in almost every way. Grouped to the east of Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands are your new piece of paradise.
The Pacific archipelago is an easy three-hour flight from Australia to its capital, Honiara, on the island of Guadalcanal, but it will feel worlds away. Islands to visit include Guadalcanal (on which the capital is located), Malaita, Choiseul, New Georgia, San Cristobal and Santa Isabel. The Solomon Islands is a lush environmental playground of mighty volcanoes, thundering waterfalls, mist-enshrouded forests, deep lagoons, kaleidoscopic coral reefs and scattered, uninhabited islands.
Like the majority of the South Pacific, days are extremely humid due to the ocean-equatorial climate. The average temperature hovers around 27 degrees Celsius throughout the year, with few extreme change changes in weather. Visit between June and August for a slight reprieve in humidity.
If you're expecting a luxe resort-style experience with all the trimmings, you may need to rethink your travel plans. There are a select number of hotels in Honiara that offer the latest mod-cons and Western-style dining options, including The Honiara Hotel, Iron Bottom Sound, The King Solomon and Casino, but most visitors come for the opportunity to get close to nature.
Though the archipelago had more than 80 years as a British protectorate, many people live as simply as they did thousands of years ago. Across the archipelago, overnight spoils come by way of thatched bungalows. Often, visitors will dine and travel like the locals do. Think feasting on fish likely caught that very morning and travel in traditional wooden dugout canoes – grassroots living at its very finest. And with only a smatter of these hideaways across the main islands, the Solomons are a mecca for ecotourists.
Arguably the Solomon Islands biggest drawcard is what's below the surface of its crystal clear waters.
When it comes to scuba diving, few places rival the Solomons and getting up close with sharks. The aptly named Shark Point is just a 25-minute boat ride from Munda, and is teeming with these great creatures. Tour operators in the area have spotted up to 12 shark species, including hammerheads, tiger sharks and the particularly aggressive silvertip. However, there's no need to fear; no tourists have ever been bitten, though locals will often regale you with tales of adulterous relatives who have been taken!
If you'd rather not take your chances in Shark Alley, there's a bounty of water-based pursuits to enjoy, including taking a dip beneath the gushing water of Tenaru Falls or splashing on the peaceful shores of Mbonege Beach. Snorkelling is particularly favoured here. With fewer crowds, the underwater world is a veritable Garden of Eden with fluorescent coral nestled alongside impressive, yet crumbling WWII ships, aircraft and submarine wrecks. Then there's always kayaking excursions on rippling lagoons or surfing pristine atolls.
You'd be mistaken for believing the Solomons' only jewels are the ones found below the surface. You only have to venture back to the lush, bottle green blanket of tropical forest to find a wealth of land adventures.
Hiking is a popular activity, whether you're simply seeking views or a physically rewarding challenge. And the best part is that few people before you have walked the same path. Half-, one- or two-day walks can be found throughout the island group winding through gardens, rainforests and villages and up to extinct volcano rims. Try the half-day trek to Mount Reko on Vangunu or the strenuous two-day hike on Nggatokae to Mount Mariu.
The perfect remedy to ease aching muscles post-hike is a session in a restorative thermal hot spring or mud pool. Reoka hot pools are the most easily accessible, following a one-hour hike alongside the Kolika River. But mind your toes – some of the pools are hot enough to poach an egg!
You certainly don't have to break out a sweat on holiday. Back in the capital, you'll find plenty to do that doesn't involve laborious exercise. Many simply fly in and fly out from Honiara to a more remote destination but take your time to wander the city's botanical gardens, enjoy scenic drives to remote villages and explore the remnants of WWII on battlefield tours. Wandering the Honiara Central Market is a great way to see what daily life is like, as well as soak up the eclectic and bustling atmosphere. Don't forget to pick a few souvenirs for the folks back home!
Honiara is slowly developing as a tourist hub, with a variety of restaurants catering to tourists, as well as its own Chinatown. And while dining in the outlying islands often involves eating like a local – think flavours like coconut milk, sweet potato and tropical fruit, Honiara offers a medley of cuisines catering to all, from Indian curries at the (originally named) Taj Mahal; smoky, grilled meats at Korean BBQ; fresh Japanese flavours at Iron Bottom Sound; as well as the inexpensive dishes at favoured expat hangout, The Yacht Club.
Never mind the time zone change and leave those watches at home; time is something that is almost inexistent in the South Pacific. You've heard of island time, but Solomon time is in a league of its own. You'll find many activities run late or outside of their schedule and no one is a hurry to get anywhere. Things happen when they happen! But after a few days on the islands, even the most clock-conditioned traveller will find themselves sliding into this timeless zone, completely letting go of any regimented schedules and giving into the 'right here, right now'. When this happens, you'll know you've been truly seduced by the charm of the Solomons.


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Doors close on Kwik Save chain in Bangor
KWIK Save closed its second store in Bangor last week, less than 18 months since the first store closure.
The Menai Kwik Save store on Caernarfon Road which has been trading there since the early 1960s, was one of 79 closed throughout the UK, with the loss of over 700 jobs leaving the Yorkshire-based company with 149 stores.
Economic experts believe that Kwik Save are losing out to other budget foodstores, Aldi and Lidl, both of whom have stores in Bangor.
For months the company has struggled to pay suppliers leaving the stores half stocked.
In March, the company announced a £50m re-financing package but a report in The Grocer trade magazine published in April, suggested that Kwiks needed to shed a third of its stores, those which were economically unviable, in order to complete its turnaround programme.
In February 2006, the Hirael store was closed, after Somerfield sold off its stores and the Kwik Save name to BTTF venture capitalists.
When contacted staff at the Menai Kwik Save confirmed that they had already closed the shop.
Shopper Mrs Thomas said: "Where will I go for milk now? It was so convenient and close by but to be honest it's been half empty for months, so I did wonder how long the store would remain open."
Local county councillor, Eddie Dogan in whose ward the store is located said: "It's very sad and always disappointing when somewhere like this is closed.
"The elderly will suffer as it was an ideal store for people living in Coed Mawr and Glanadda.
"It's not as easy as that for older people to just hop onto a bus and do their weekly shop somewhere like Tesco and many people don't like going to big stores.
"In the old days we had our own grocers and shops in this part of Bangor."
Cllr Dogan added: "I will be asking the council and Alun Ffred, the new AM, if they will start contacting other firms or supermarkets to try and entice them to this location. Shop workers Union Usdaw said that they would be seeking urgent talks with the store owners to clarify redundancy packages and discuss the long-term future of Kwiks.
A spokeswoman for Kwik Save said: "We confirm that 79 of our stores closed on Wednesday, May 30.
"It is with regret that Kwik Save has had to make this difficult decision and announce these cut backs.
"Kwik Save would like to thank all of its staff affected by this regrettable situation, for their commitment to the company over the years."
The spokeswoman refused to comment as to why the Kwiks Menai Store in Bangor had been chosen as one of the 79 axed.


Development of internet has changed the behavior of consumers in buying decision processes. In the contemporary business world, consumers utilize the internet to search for information. Website has made the process of looking for information easier, therefore helps customer in looking for product information. This quantitative research seeks to see the influence of information quality in Brodo website. Brodo is a local fashion brand which targets gentlemen who seek for masculine apparel. Variables that would be studied in this research are information quality in website, perceived trust, perceived value, and purchase intention. This research uses structural equation modelling (SEM) technique towards the collected data to test the proposed model. The result confirms that information quality on website has influence towards perceived trust, which impacts perceived value and purchase intention. This result implies that Information Quality is an important factor influencing perceived trust, perceived value, and purchase intention.


Xander Bogaerts long has proven how reliable of a hitter he can be, and that's been abundantly clear this season.
The Boston Red Sox shortstop currently leads Major League Baseball in slugging percentage with runners in scoring position. He's done a fine job this season plating runners, and very well could end up driving in 100 runs by season's end.
To hear NESN's Dennis Eckersley's analysis of Bogaerts' performance at the plate, check out the "Red Sox Gameday Live" video above, presented by DCU.


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Category: Inspirational
Read and Share the best inspirational quotes collection by famous authors, inspiring leaders and more. Positive thoughts, great advice and ideas from experts.
My father was very strict, a v…
My father was very strict, a very militant parent, because he wanted us to be very focused kids. He sold the televisions, so we didn't watch TV. And he didn't want any music playing that wasn't gospel or inspirational music. In fact, he didn't even like a lot of gospel because he thought it was too bluesy.
I knew, regardless of anything…
I knew, regardless of anything else, singing in front of an orchestra was going to be inspirational. It would feed me.
I really think that its disgus…
I really think that it's disgusting that Paris is the only place where it is illegal for paps to follow you around. It actually took someone losing their life – Diana, an inspirational woman – and then it changed, but they still won't change it in London! It's horrible!
I think Spain will always rema…
I think Spain will always remain inspirational, and I think French cuisine will continue to be very French and yet very relevant with its time and keep evolving. But the last thing you want for it is to become too trendy and confusing. It has too much history.
I dont dislike rappers or hip-…
I don't dislike rappers or hip-hop or people who like it. I went to the Def Jam tour in Manchester in the '80s when rap was inspirational. Public Enemy were awesome. But it's all about status and bling now, and it doesn't say anything to me.
Dont say I was an inspirationa…
Don't say I was an inspirational teacher – my former pupils would laugh their heads off. I was grossly incompetent, but I hope I didn't do the children a disservice.
Greg Davies
If youre funny and working in …
If you're funny and working in education, I think the perception is that you're either inspirational or awful. So which was I? I suppose that depends on who you talk to.
I grew up in a very spiritual …
I grew up in a very spiritual home in a Liberty City neighborhood of Miami, FL. I was raised in the church, and my mother was a very inspirational person in my life.
Robert Battle
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Better to be called something positive and inspirational than something negative.
Brand is not a product, thats …
Brand is not a product, that's for sure; it's not one item. It's an idea, it's a theory, it's a meaning, it's how you carry yourself. It's aspirational, it's inspirational.
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Sefton Council has expressed great sadness following the death of Her Majesty the Queen.
As a mark of respect, all flags at Council buildings and assets across the borough will be lowered to half-mast as Sefton pays tribute to Her Majesty the Queen.
Books of Condolence
Books of condolence will be available at Bootle Town Hall and the Atkinson, Southport for people to sign and remember the monarch who sadly died on 8th September. Books of Condolence will be collated and archived.
Both Bootle Town Hall and The Atkinson in Southport will be open from Friday 9th September between 09:00 and 17:00 for residents and visitors to sign the books of condolence. In the event of large crowds forming, a queuing system will be in place at both buildings.
An online book of remembrance has also been made available by Buckingham Palace
For Sefton residents who cannot access the online book of remembrance, printed Condolence Cards will be available from all Sefton Libraries and Family Wellbeing Centres. These can be filled in by hand and either returned to one of the libraries or family wellbeing centres or can be posted back to either Southport or Bootle Town Halls. These cards will be collated and stored in Council archives.
Areas outside Bootle Town Hall and the Princess Diana Memorial Gardens on Lord Street, Southport have been designated as places where residents can leave floral tributes in memory of Her Majesty the Queen.
Mayor of Sefton, Cllr Clare Carragher said:
"It is with great sadness that we have announced the death of Her Majesty the Queen.
There will be an official ten days of mourning and during this period I am sure most of us will reflect on her wonderful life and think of any lasting memories of her majesty who was a great monarch and highly regarded across the world.
While we all deal with loss differently, we can remember the Queen fondly and look back at the many occasions she visited our wonderful borough and touched the lives of so many.
She officially made numerous visits to Sefton including a stop off in Bootle and Crosby in October 1954 and a tour of Lancashire which included a motor cavalcade driving through Southport in April, 1955.
The Grand National at Aintree was attended by the Queen in March, 1956 and it wasn't until December, 1962 that the Monarch returned to Bootle.
Further visits to Bootle were recorded in June 1977 as part of her Silver Jubilee Tour and also in May 1993 when the Queen visited Bootle Town Hall commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic.
Prior to that Her Majesty the Queen spent time in Southport in June, 1985 which included a visit to Altcar Training Camp.
I'm sure so many people will remember these visits to Sefton with great fondness and contentment."
During the mourning period and state funeral, some of the Mayor of Sefton's engagements may be cancelled as a mark of respect. Other engagements during this period may begin with a period of silence to honour the Queen's passing.
Floral tributes at both Southport and Bootle will remain in place until after the state funeral. These will then be sensitively collected and disposed of in an appropriate fashion.
Last Updated on Friday, September 9, 2022


Love or hate 'em, fidget toys are BIG and I'm sure I am not alone in having children who love to collect the latest design which is handy for when they are bored in the car, waiting for dinner in a restaurant or in the doctor's waiting room.
Originally designed for children with additional needs fidget toys were quickly adopted by all children- and a fair few adults too!
Today the latest, and I think most stylish, fidget toy is due to hit selected retailers and if my children's reaction to it is anything to go by, it's sure to prove a big hit across the UK.
This simple but ingenious little gadget is MOKURU - the latest craze from Japan.
The handheld wooden toy was originally designed to test an individual's balance and focus - now this simple design is testing the dexterity of fast fingered flippers everywhere.
Crafted out of beech wood into an eye catching cool design and small enough to fit in a pocket MOKURU is the go anywhere toy for all ages, a new game for kids to play in the playground, and for big kids to play in the bar, at a desk, or to be played against others in competition.
MOKURU is designed to help focus and concentration, imagination and alleviate stress. I found it very relaxing to handle and flip and even the repetitive "thunk" noise is somehow soothing.
Unlike fidget spinners which are a bit of a one trick toy, with this fidget stick players can refine their techniques until they become a MOKURU master. Beginners can simply tip over the toy, let it flip and catch it with their fingers or flip it to draw a triangle or square. MOKURU masters can use five MOKURU at once with one hand. Impressive!
You can see from the short video (below) I shot of my 11-year-old daughter playing, that flipping and tipping MOKURU looks very simple. It's actually harder than it looks.
I've been playing with it for two weeks and can only just flip it once or twice before it falls over - I'm nowhere near making the triangle or square let alone flipping several in a nonchalant fashion across my fingers which true MOKURU masters can manage.
It actually didn't take my nimble fingered children too long to master the basic moves - a matter of minutes for my daughter who seems to be a natural with it. We only have one at the moment but I think it would be even more fun if we all had one and combined them for really cool moves.
There's a QR code on the packaging to link you straight to YouTube tricks and tutorials videos - we think it's well worth spending some time watching to get the most out of your toy in the fastest time.
So, chuck your fidget cubes and sling your spinners, MOKURU is the new black or, as the Japanese say, Genbu. The toy is also available in green (Matcha), orange, (Kirin) white (Byakko), red (Suzaku), blue (Seiryu) and yellow (Inazuma).
Unlike other fidget toys, MOKURU feels like a work of art- maybe because it is made of finely carved wood. We loved the weighted design - difficult to describe but very satisfying to hold and fiddle with.
Designer Masakazu Node apparently worked hard to 'create the perfect size, shape and materials' for MOKURU.
The fast flipping toy will be distributed from today (Friday July 7) in the UK and Ireland exclusively by Peterkin.
It's already a big hit in Japan and Hong Kong and bound to prove popular here too, so I'd get your order in quick if you want to give your children boasting rights in the playground.
MOKURU is not just for children. I think the toys would make a great gift too for any adult who enjoys executive toys - I can imagine flipping and tipping to destress during a long boring telephone call, on a train table during a dull commute or during screen breaks.
Like the original fidget spinners and cubes which were copied badly and don't have the same levels of quality, perfect balance satisfaction or safety there are already fake MOKURU out there so take care to make sure you buy the real MOKURU product.
You can buy MOKURU from AMAZON or SMYTHS Toys- I'll add the RRP as soon as I know it!
Disclaimer: I received one free MOKURU for the purpose of this honest review.


Chili Peppers might have been the first spice with which ancient Peruvians seasoned their dishes and were found in many archeological excavations. Today chili peppers in Peru are an essential part of the local cuisine and help to intensify the unique flavors of local dishes. Dazzé brings some of these flavors based on local chili pepper which will help you season and cook delightful dishes.
Product obtained by grinding fresh yellow chili pepper and subject to sterilization.
The product can be used as an ingredient in the preparation of sauces and meals.
Product obtained by grinding fresh Panca chili pepper and subject to sterilization.
Product obtained by grinding fresh red hot pepper and subject to sterilization.
Product obtained by scalding, blending, refining and sterilizing fresh coriander, chili pepper and other ingredients.
The product can be used as a base dressing in the preparation of typical Peruvian dishes as: "Seco de Res" and "Rice with Chicken".
Intended for cooks/chefs who want to simplify cooking operations.
Product obtained from rehash, blending, refining and sterilizing of garlic, onion and other ingredients.
The product can be used as a base dressing in the preparation of meals.
Product obtained by scalding, blending, refining and sterilizing Panca chili pepper and other ingredients.
The product can be used as a base dressing in the preparation of typical Peruvian dishes as: "Escabeche", "Carapulcra" and "Chupes".
Product obtained by scalding, blending, refining and sterilizing chili peppers and other ingredients.
The product can be used as a base dressing in the preparation of typical Peruvian dishes as: "Aji de gallina"and "Cau cau".
Product obtained by scalding, blending, refining and sterilizing of onions, tomato and other ingredients.
The product can be used as a base dressing in the preparation of typical Peruvian dishes as: "Lomo Salteado" and "Lomo al Jugo".


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Keep Me Posted North America will focus on educating and challenging corporations that are removing consumer choice and charging fees for paper. The campaign will coordinate with Keep Me Posted global campaigns already launched in several European countries and Australia.
In addition to Consumer Action, the Coalition for Paper Options, Haven Neighborhood Services, Montana Organizing Project, National Consumers League and The National Grange are part of the campaign's founding coalition.
Millions of North American consumers are being disenfranchised by increased digitization, and need to receive bills and statements on paper for reasons such as: lack of internet access, limited digital abilities, and growing security concerns with online fraud. Others prefer paper for convenience and recordkeeping reasons.
Results of a 2017 Toluna U.S. consumer survey indicated that 90 percent agree that they should have the right to choose how they receive communications (printed or electronic) from financial organizations and service providers. Eighty-three percent agree they should not be charged more for choosing a paper bill or statement.
According to a study by the Pew Research Center in 2018, 50 percent of American senior citizens, 76 percent of those who have not completed high school and 55 percent of those living in households with an annual income under $30,000 did not have broadband internet at home. These numbers have increased since 2013 because of the cost of internet access.
For more information, visit the Keep Me Posted NA website, and follow Keep Me Posted on Facebook and Twitter @KeepMePostedNA.
Consumer Action has been a champion of underrepresented consumers nationwide since 1971. A non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, Consumer Action focuses on consumer education that empowers low- and moderate-income and limited-English-speaking consumers to financially prosper. It also advocates for consumers in the media and before lawmakers to advance consumer rights and promote industry-wide change. By providing consumer education materials in multiple languages, a free national hotline, a comprehensive website (www.consumer-action.org) and annual surveys of financial and consumer services, Consumer Action helps consumers assert their rights in the marketplace and make financially savvy choices. Nearly 7,000 community and grassroots organizations benefit annually from its extensive outreach programs, training materials and support.
Keep Me Posted North America (KMP) is an advocacy campaign run by Two Sides North America, Inc. Keep Me Posted believes every consumer should be able to choose, free of charge and without penalty, how they receive important information—on paper or electronically—from their corporate service providers (ex: banks, telecoms, insurance and utility companies). The campaign gathers support from a coalition of consumer groups, physical and mental health charities, trade unions and industry. Keep Me Posted seeks to champion the cause of the millions who prefer paper-based communications or are disenfranchised by increased digitization and lack of choice, including many key sectors of society such as seniors, people with disabilities, low-income families and those without the internet or computer skills. For more information about Keep Me Posted North America, contact Phil Riebel at 855-896-7433 or [email protected].
Two Sides is an independent, non-profit organization created to promote the sustainability of print and paper. Two Sides is active globally in North America, Europe, Australia, South Africa and South America. Our members span the entire print and paper value chain, including forestry, pulp, paper, inks and chemicals, pre-press, press, finishing, publishing, printing, envelopes and postal operators. For more information, contact Two Sides North America at 855-896-7433 or [email protected] Visit the Two Sides website and follow Two Sides on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.