After posting about Moyou London's Scandi 08 plate last week, I thought it might be fun to do regular stamping plate review. Because I am obsessed with stamping. I decided this week to do a swatch/review of Moyou's Holy Shapes 11 plate.
This is a fun plate that I use quite a lot, but rarely venture outside a few of my designs on this plate. This plate has a very retro feel to it, and true to it's collection's name, it has 16 full nail designs themed around lots of different geometric shapes.
The plate has a wide variety of designs, with some simpler bold shapes and some very intricate with tiny detail. Perfect for both beginners and more advanced nail artists.
A couple of the designs are good for reverse stamping, but the majority are design without big blank space to fill in with colours. Several of the designs have sections within them that work great as an isolated element (not stamping the entire design but sections of it).
My favourite designs on this plate, that I use the most is the circles with lines through them (the first design below).
You can buy this plate here, it's on sale for only £4.50!!
This is the only plate I own from the Holy Shapes collection. Have you tried any of the other Holy Shapes plates? Which is your favourite? Let me know by commenting or tweeting me @nimynails.


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New group formed to help future riders
Sharon Robb Staff WriterSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel
In an effort to unite "a scattered equestrian industry" and control a sport that is pricing itself out of future equestrians, the North American Riders Group was launched on Tuesday night.
What started as an idea at a small meeting in Kentucky escalated into a full-scale watchdog organization that will be headed by some of the sport's most respected show jumpers.
During the two-hour gathering of riders, trainers and owners at the Wanderers Club, president-elect Chris Kappler and executive director Jennifer Markee introduced founding and board members McLain Ward, Beezie Madden, Kent Farrington, Norman Dello Joio and Jimmy Torano of Fort Lauderdale, who are competing here at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival.
The group talked about improving the quality of equestrian events in North America.
"We don't want to lose people from this sport, especially at the lower level, we don't want them to get discouraged because of the rising costs," Torano said. "This is something we want to control.
"I think tonight 75 percent of the people were really behind us. We understand there is going to be some skepticism until they see some change. It's not going to happen overnight.
"People are going to have to believe in it, trust and realize that this group that started this is not doing it for us, but for the future of the sport and everyone in this room. It will have a trickle-down effect."
Despite the shaky economy, costs continue to rise, particularly travel costs to send horses overseas to show in Europe.
The organization wants to promote and ensure the quality of horse shows in North America, including Canada and Mexico; control competition costs; regulate prize money; improve venue footing; and promote a national and North American championship.
"The top priorities are horse shows' quality, the expense of showing and not driving the cost of showing to a point where it's impossible for people to participate," Dello Joio said. "With the economy the way it is, it just makes sense to try and stay closer to home."
Some audience members questioned the $250 annual senior membership fee, which would support the NARG.org website and staff.
"I think unifying is very important," Madden said. "We need a unified voice of riders, owners and trainers so that we can actually have a direction to go in, especially as we try to raise the quality of competition and more importantly keep it affordable for those owners, riders and trainers."
Sharon Robb can be reached at srobb@SunSentinel.com
Wednesday's results
$8,000 1.45-meter classic
Horse, rider, faults, time
1. Palouchin De Lig, Rodrigo Pessoa, 0, 56.291
2. Lord Du Janlie, Eric Lamaze, 0, 57.739
3. Karat 2, McLain Ward, 0, 61.631
4. 3M Laredo, Samuel Parot, 0, 61.888
5. Calmar 3, Benjamin Meredith, 0, 62.134
1. Aquino, Bernardo Naveilla, 0, 57.718
2. XM, McLain Ward, 0, 59.836
3. Armageddon 3, Kent Farrington, 0, 60.082
4. Urgent, Lauren Hough, 0, 60.688
5. Urbi Fravenca, Norman Dello Joio, 0, 60.800
INFORMATIONAL BOX:
What: FTI Winter Equestrian Festival, Week 9
When: Today-March 29, 8 a.m.
Today's featured events: $30,000 Braman Motorcars WEF Challenge Cup Series, 1 p.m.
Where: Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, 14440 Pierson Road, Wellington
Admission: Free. Call 561-793-5867 or visit equestrian sport.com
McLain Ward
Beezie Madden

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And it's either "from where it came," or else "whence it came." The term "From Whence it came" is redundant.
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Higher Ed | Coronavirus
Princeton University Alumni Association cancels 2020 reunions
ByKrystal Knapp March 20, 2020 March 21, 2020 Updated March 21, 2020
The 2017 Princeton University reunions P-rade. File photo.
The Alumni Association of Princeton University has decided to cancel the alumni reunion celebration for 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The reunions, an annual celebration for Princeton alumni and their families that is held the weekend before graduation and draws thousands of visitors to the university campus and the surrounding community, were planned for May 28 through May 31.
"In partnership with our public health officials and alumni leaders, we have made the difficult decision that Reunions will not take place as planned this May due to the COVID-19 pandemic," reads a note to alumni on the alumni association website.
"While we will miss this opportunity to gather with generations of Princetonians and family members for our flagship alumni event, we have determined that convening 25,000 people on campus for a large-scale, celebratory event — particularly one that relies on the dedication of hundreds of student employees and countless alumni volunteers — is not possible or prudent at this time. We felt it important to share our decision on Reunions as soon as possible so that classes and individuals can plan accordingly," reads the note. "The University has not yet made a decision regarding Commencement and related end-of-year activities. We are actively considering options and will provide more information at a later date."
Officials said they are also exploring options for how to celebrate the alumni community in 2021 and beyond.
"Until our next gathering, we remain united as Tigers — with 'one accord,' even from all corners of the globe," reads the note.
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EMU - Kalinowski Named MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week
by RunMichigan Staff, Feb. 28, 2013
Provided by EMU
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — Eastern Michigan University men's indoor track and field team member Grzegorz Kalinowski (Lysomice, Poland) was named the Mid-American Conference Male Scholar Athlete of the Week by the league office today, Feb. 28, for the week, Feb. 18-24. The award is the first of his career.
The MAC Scholar Athlete Award is presented weekly to a MAC male and female student-athlete who has a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better and performs well during the week's competition. The winners are selected by the conference's faculty athletic representatives.
Kalinowski, who boasts a 3.75 GPA as a marketing major, helped EMU claim its 14th MAC Indoor Track and Field Championship while being named Most Outstanding Track Performer by the conference coaches. The junior from Lysomice, Poland took the MAC Championship in the mile, sprinting the last 200-meters towards the finish line with a time of 4:10.65.
Kalinowski also finished runner-up in the 800-meter run in 1:51.76, and he was also the anchor of the distance medley relay team that claimed a conference title on day one of the conference championship meet on EMU's Bob Parks Track.


As well as the actors you see onstage, there are many other people in the bigger team who have helped bring Grandpa in my Pocket: Teamwork! to the stage for you. We went behind the scenes and talked to some of them - this is what they said.
Where did the idea of Grandpa in my Pocket: Teamwork! come from?
Mellie: The whole grandparent/grandchild relationship was something that we really wanted to explore. It's a magical relationship in many ways. The idea of having a naughty grandpa probably came from my father. He was a whole lot older than my mother, more of a grandfather figure to me, and he was very mischievous. And we've made him magical too!
Jan: Way back in the mists of time, Grandpa in my Pocket: Teamwork! was the seed of an idea for a film. Then we thought: 'Why don't we do it for television instead?' But there wasn't really the technology then. A few years later, the BBC put out a cry for live-action comedy for CBeebies, something they'd never done before. We immediately thought of Grandpa, talked to some technical folks, and it looked as if the time had come when it would be affordable - it just about was, by a whisker! And we're still hoping that we will see Grandpa - the Movie.
The TV programme is about 10 minutes per episode. How did you go about putting it on the stage as a full-length show?
Jan: When we finished the first TV series, we did wonder whether or not we could bring Grandpa to the stage. At first we felt we couldn't do it, so we sort of put it out of our heads. But because we are both from theatre backgrounds and are very fond of the theatre, it kept nagging at us. Eventually we realised that what we needed to do was to take a completely different approach. You're not going to see the television show just plonked on the stage for you.
It's an interesting way of telling the story – Jason is completely involved in the story, but he also stands outside and comments.
Mellie: Jason is the window into the show for the audience. They identify absolutely with Jason Mason; they are Jason. That's a strong way in for this age group - having a narrator really helps.
Why did you choose Nottingham Playhouse to put on the show?
Jan: The people here at Nottingham Playhouse were recommended to us as having a good approach to new work and working well as collaborators, particularly in the area of young people's theatre. Luckily, they were instantly interested and very keen, and they have been fantastic partners to have.
What do you think are the elements in the story and situation that have made it so successful?
Mellie: Aside from all its bonkersness and the fantasy of Grandpa shrinking, the main reason is the relationship between Grandpa and Jason, which is very real indeed. Children love seeing Grandpa shrink, but the essence is the grandpa-grandchild relationship, alongside the other generations of the family too; there's kids, mums and dads, and grandparents.
The other thing which really appeals of course is that we've swapped the relationship, so, instead of a naughty boy and a responsible grandfather, we have a naughty grandpa and a responsible boy - and this is really empowering for the children.
Grandpa in my Pocket: Teamwork! is an adaptation from a popular TV show - how do you deal with the expectations your audience will have?
We've made it very clear that this is not just the TV show onstage. We expect our audience to love the characters they already know; this loving, warm, creative, funny family; this witty madcap world; all the catchphrases and the adventures.
What the writers Mellie and Jan have done is create a set up of 'let's pretend'. Here's a group of actors, but also a group of people who love the Grandpa in my Pocket stories, love the characters and who say: 'Let's pretend to be those characters.' Then they invent a story for the audience which they can be part of, and we kick into the story being made up right there in front of them. The dressing-up basket appears and out come the characters' costumes, which are very recognisable. The audience are led gently into this world, which is like the way they play themselves. They are in on the secret. Our job is to introduce them to the magic of theatre, where things can change from minute to minute: beach balls can become the planets in the sky or a silk scarf can become the fire from a dragon's roar. To this we add the fun and elegance of dance by Lawrence Evans and songs by Kate Edgar, with actions the audience can join in with and with lyrics they can sing.
The most important thing of all is to tell the story. Children in particular are brilliant at accepting roles and entering into the story with you.
How do you as a director prepare the actors for how the audience might react?
It was very important to cast a company of actors with experience on all sorts of levels of working with children. So they shouldn't be fazed by anything that happens! It's a bit like being the director of a film, where you want to do close-ups then the long shots. We do want an audience calling out and joining in. But I also need to find ways for the actors to focus the action right back down into the story, back onto the stage. I'm always amazed how theatre has the power to grab young people and involve them. They can move easily from laughing, shouting and clapping to sitting forward and listening; they have a very strong instinct for the power of a story. Arnin Friess's lighting will help the audience to focus again. With a show where you're expecting a lot of children who have never been to the theatre before, it's good to allow a breath for them so they can wriggle in their seats and laugh and clap and shout out – to let off steam; then they can relax and focus again.
What we're aiming for is a truly shared experience.
How did you begin working on Grandpa in my Pocket: Teamwork!?
At first it was a scenario rather than a script. I watched the TV episodes, and I worked very closely with Rosamunde, the director, looking at the themes and images. I looked up where the story was actually set, and got lots of pictures of Southwold. The lighthouse and the huts were the starting point. We looked at seaside towns, the end-of-the-pier feel, the 1950s. It was a combination of the TV programme, real places and my own ideas as an artist.
What are the particular challenges of designing the show?
With the location, I could use actual pictures of Southwold as inspiration, but we also had to consider all sorts of magic tricks. We ran some workshops to find out how actors would respond to the artefacts and the tricks, exploring and beginning to try to solve the technical problems together.
Everything in the show is very fluid. We have a cast of six actors telling a story which moves from one place to another very quickly, so I have had to create some incredibly simple moves.
For instance, one of the beach huts turns round, three sets of shelves come out of it and there's Mr Whoops's shop!
Colour has also been very important, the key to recognising the places, and the characters and what they wear. The lighthouse for instance, is white and copper, just like it is in the TV show.
What are the implications of having both human and puppet characters?
Roman [Stefanski, puppetry consultant] always describes the puppet as another character. That is very useful for me. It's a real collaboration. From the workshop sessions, I saw how the actors interacted with the puppets. The props department are making all these puppets, and Roman is advising on the best way to manipulate them.
I had to be aware that there had to be things for the puppets to land on, with enough places for Grandpa to hide!
Especially when we are creating the shrinking moment, as a designer I have to make sure that, when the puppet is held by the human puppeteers, it doesn't disappear into their clothes - you can't see a dark puppet against dark clothes. There are certain basic rules like that you have to keep in mind.
What exactly is your role as puppetry consultant?
I always say everyone can do puppetry; it's what we all did in our bedrooms as children with our toys. Today it's just a case of having the confidence and knowing some of the rules. My job is to help people do it better. What can happen is that you forget the puppet is a real character and you start waving it about as if it's just something hanging off the end of your hand. You need to be reminded just to bring reality back into the puppet and let it have its life. I treat a puppet rather like a toddler. When you have a toddler in a harness or you're letting him or her walk in front of you, you are like a guardian angel. You don't want to swamp the child, which is inquisitive, stepping forward, while you're behind holding your breath, making sure he or she doesn't bump into things or fall or get hurt. I have that sort of guardian angel feeling for the puppet, whereby the puppet is the child, the creation you are caring for. It's your responsibility to make sure that the puppet is having fun, it is doing what it wants to do, and also what you want to make it do.
At what stage in the creative process do you get involved?
If we were starting from scratch, in the case of a fairytale perhaps, then the designer of the puppets would be very much involved. That's the joy in the puppetry world, being able to create. The story guides you. I might feel this should be wooden, or metallic, this flows or I feel this is very sinuous or very dark. That influences design and can take you into a completely different world. A puppet can float; it can defy gravity! Think of a puppet ballerina doing a grand jeté. What every dancer wants is to 'stay' right up in the air - with a puppet you can make that grand jeté last for ever!
In the case of Grandpa in my Pocket: Teamwork!, we already have the visuals from the TV show, so what we need to do is to work out how we make these crazy things work live onstage! A child knows that in film and TV you can do anything with special effects, but in the theatre, up onstage, he or she feels that "they're talking to me; it's live in front of me". The stage is full of tricks too, of course, but you can get away with it if you tell the story well, make it good and rich; then the audience can easily join up the pieces for you.
Grandpa does have to do a lot of things - what are the implications of that for the construction of the puppet?
We have rather a double-edged sword here because, if he is truly small, how can hundreds of people in the auditorium see him? So we do have different sizes of Grandpa. We'll have a medium-sized puppet to talk and gesture so he can be seen, and then a small one for the long shots - sailing away or flying in the air.
Have the actors worked with puppets before?
One or two are puppeteers and, with the others, I'll be giving advice and just making them aware of certain things.
It's important that the puppet doesn't take on the mannerisms of any one puppeteer. We all have to tune into the character of the puppet itself.
You need to be able to feel the rhythm and be able to move. I say that the puppeteer is selfless, while the actor is selfish. The puppeteer has to melt away, and this is quite a challenge. The focus needs to be on the puppet, so the actor has to work through the puppet character. You need to be able to let the energy flow through your arms right to your fingertips and into the puppet.
Of course, in the old days, the puppeteers would be dressed in black or hiding behind a playboard, and we wouldn't see them. Today, the power of the puppet is magnetic and the puppeteers can just be there, in full view, as the audiences will ignore them. We still have to be careful with costume designs though, so we don't have shiny fabrics; we need to be in muted colours so we blend out and the focus stays on the puppet itself.


Scoliosis developed in adulthood can be "secondary" to other spinal conditions that affect the vertebrae. Other conditions such as degeneration, osteoporosis (loss of bone mass), or osteomalacia (softening of the bones) can cause scoliosis. Scoliosis can also appear following spinal surgery for other conditions. The surgery may cause an imbalance in the spine that leads to scoliosis. Most of these secondary causes of scoliosis are considered degenerative adult scoliosis.
Degenerative adult scoliosis usually begins as low back pain. While there may also be a deformity that causes the back to look abnormal, usually pain is what motivates patients to seek treatment. The pain is probably not coming from the curve, but rather from the degeneration occurring in the spine.
A combination of the degeneration of the spine and scoliosis deformity may cause pressure on nerves and possibly even the spinal cord. This can lead to weakness, numbness, tingling and pain in the lower extremities. In severe cases, pressure on the spinal cord may cause loss of coordination in the muscles of the legs, making it difficult to walk normally.
The degeneration and the scoliosis may have caused a condition called spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the spinal canal. Spinal stenosis results from spinal degeneration that has led to the growth of bone spurs. Eventually the spurs take up space in the spinal canal, causing it to become smaller. This leads to bone pressing on the spinal cord and its nerve roots. The lack of space lessens the nerves' supply of blood and oxygen, which can lead to numbness and pain in both legs.
The treatment for degenerative scoliosis is usually conservative. Treatment commonly includes medication, exercise, and bracing to support the spine.
If osteoporosis is present, then treatment of the osteoporosis may also slow the progression of the scoliosis. The current recommendations include increasing your calcium and vitamin D intake, hormone replacement therapy, and weight-bearing exercises.
Exercise has not proven helpful for changing the curves of scoliosis. However, it can be helpful by addressing pain, posture, and spine stabilization. Therapy sessions may be scheduled each week for four to six weeks.
The use of a spinal brace may provide some pain relief, but in adults the brace will not cause the spine to straighten. Once you have reached skeletal maturity, bracing is used for pain relief rather than prevention. If there is a difference in the length of your legs (or if the scoliosis causes you to walk somewhat crooked), special shoe inserts, called orthotics, or a simple shoe lift may reduce your back pain. Learn more about braces used to treat back problems.
Surgery may be recommended in some cases of degenerative scoliosis, especially if you have nerve problems that are becoming steadily worse, uncontrollable pain, or spinal stenosis. If the nerve roots are being irritated or pinched because of the scoliosis, surgery may be necessary to remove the pressure.
Surgery to relieve pain from scoliosis is a controversial topic. Spinal surgery is serious and can lead to complications. Not all physicians consider pain reason enough to recommend surgery. If the pain is chronic and debilitating, you can discuss this option with your doctor. The options for surgery include laminectomy and spinal fusion.
Laminectomy is a surgical procedure used to free up or "decompress" the spinal nerves.
It is sometimes called lumbar decompression, or a decompressive laminectomy of the lumbar spine. The surgeon removes a small section of the bone on the back of the spine (lamina). This takes pressure off the nerve roots. Bone spurs or fragments from a degenerated disc that are pressing on the nerve are also removed.
Laminectomy is commonly combined with a spinal fusion to straighten the spine and stop the progression of the curve. After taking away the damaging pressure, two or more of the vertebrae are fused together to provide spinal stability. Once the bones are fused, they become one long column. Because these fused spinal vertebrae are no longer made up of separate bones and joints, there will be no movement or flexibility in that area.


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Our readers help to trace prolific burglar from March caught after he was recognised when CCTV images were posted on line
Robert Brammer, 42, was caught after officers released CCTV images of him climbing over a fence and stealing a telescope from a house in Upwell Road, March, on Sunday, August 5. Picture: CAMBS POLICE - Credit: Archant
A man who went on a burglary spree in March was identified after CCTV images were posted to the Cambs Times and Wisbech Standard websites.
An eagle eyed reader spotted the photos and recognise the man, Robert Brammer who had been caught on camera climbing over a fence and stealing a telescope.
Police said the "prolific burglar" was caught and convicted following the public appeal.
Brammer, 42, stole the telescope from a house in Upwell Road, March, on Sunday, August 5.
A police spokesman said: "He was arrested on Wednesday, August 29, after a member of the public identified him from the pictures.
"During an interview he admitted to a further seven burglaries in the March area between June and August."
Brammer, of Wisbech Road, March, appeared at Cambridge Crown Court last Thursday (November 1) after pleading guilty to burglary.
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He was sentenced to 16 months' imprisonment, suspended for two years, and must also complete 150 hours of unpaid work and a nine-month drug rehabilitation programme.
DS Mark Plitsch said: "Brammer is a prolific burglar and thanks to the help of the public we were able to identify him and bring him to justice.
"Tackling burglary is a force priority as the effect it has on families can be devastating."
To find out more about and how you can protect your home, visit our website: https://www.cambs.police.uk/A-Z/Burglary


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KCK lost hope on settlement process
19 October 2013 /TODAY'S ZAMAN, ANKARA – Leading representatives of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK), an umbrella organization that includes the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), have said that the democratization package the government announced at the end of last month comes to mean the end of the settlement process.
"Nothing came out of the package in terms of a democratic solution," said Bese Hozat, co-chair of the terrorist KCK Executive Council, describing the package as a declaration on the part of the government of the end of the process. The PKK and the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) have long accused the government of not taking necessary steps as part of the settlement process the government launched at the end of last year with Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the PKK, to resolve the country's decades-old terrorism problem. Maintaining that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) is not sincere in its efforts to resolve the country's Kurdish issue, Hozat said on the PKK's television channel on Thursday evening that "the true colors of the AKP have emerged."
Although the latest democratization package announced at the end of September opened the way for instruction in one's native language at private schools and for the BDP to get funded by the state, as the election threshold will be decreased from 10 percent to 5, the package fell short of meeting the expectations of the PKK and the BDP, which demanded that education in one's mother tongue be allowed at public schools and the Kurdish identity be recognized in the Constitution.
The package did not contain anything about Kurdish autonomy, which, as opposed to Öcalan, the BDP and the PKK demanded in Turkey's Southeast. "The AKP [AK Party] will continue with its policy of stalling and deceiving. The AKP declared that with this package," Hozat maintained.
The settlement process has at present been stalled, as the PKK earlier in September stopped withdrawing its terrorists from Turkey, claiming that the government has failed to do its share as part of the process. The government, for its part, criticized the PKK, until around a month ago, for not having withdrawn all its terrorists from Turkey as part of the first stage of the settlement process.
Gülten Kışanak, a BDP co-chair, has also sent out a stern warning to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the prime minister's warning about negative statements made by the BDP regarding the settlement process. "You know better than me what will fill the void when people stop talking," said Kışanak on Thursday in response to criticism by Erdoğan.
Kışanak's words implied a covert threat that the terrorist PKK, with which the Turkish government had launched a settlement process to resolve the country's decades-old terrorism problem, may re-engage in terrorism, which stopped since the end of last year when the process was launched.
Yalçın Akdoğan, chief advisor to Prime Minister Erdoğan, dismissed criticism by BDP deputies regarding the government's position on the settlement process. Referring to relatively positive remarks by Öcalan about the process following a visit by the latest BDP delegation to Öcalan in prison on Monday, Akdoğan said in his column in the Star daily on Friday that some did not like it when Öcalan said he was still hopeful about the process. "Every step the government has taken [so far] is equally raising hopes and trust regarding the [settlement] process," Akdoğan said. Following recent harsh remarks by BDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş, Erdoğan warned the BDP in the past week against making statements that may serve to derail the already fragile settlement process. Calling on the BDP to strive in its messages not to put the party on bad terms with the Ministry of Justice, Erdoğan said at the beginning of the week: "If the tone of the messages given [by the BDP] remains as is, then the party's relations with the Ministry of Justice will sour, thereby rendering it impossible for such talk [with Öcalan] to take place [in the future] because, as the government, we cannot say yes to such messages, loaded with threats and which cross the line."
Apparently disappointed by the government's attitude in the settlement process, BDP Co-chair Demirtaş, who was not included — allegedly because of his critical remarks about the process — in the BDP delegation to visit Öcalan in prison at the beginning of the week, earlier said: "The [democratization] package [the government announced] has nothing to do with the settlement process. There is no dialogue, either. The government has de facto ended the settlement process."
Accusing Erdoğan of threatening to cut dialogue with the BDP, Kışanak went on to criticize the prime minister: "You can [cut dialogue] if you want, but say that in a straightforward way," Kışanak said. Noting that the main character of the settlement process is to open the way for free expression of ideas in Kurdish politics, the BDP co-chair cautioned that "if the BDP keeps quiet, then all the possibilities for a [peaceful] solution [to the Kurdish issue] will be lost."
The BDP has long criticized the government for having unjustly arrested people with ties to the KCK, while the government has insistently said the people being tried in KCK cases are, if not terrorists themselves, directly involved in PKK-related activities such as aiding and abetting a terrorist organization. Hundreds of people have been arrested in KCK cases, although some people have been released in past months following the passing of new legislation by the government as part of a democratization package and the settlement process.
Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Beşir Atalay criticized deputies from the BDP for uttering remarks that may come to mean that the settlement process is no longer on the table. Maintaining that those BDP deputies have not the least bit understood what the government is trying to do, Atalay said, "All the other dialogues continue." He added on Channel Seven that "[those in the] Kandil [Mountains] and [Öcalan] on İmralı [Island] act more consistently, reasonably than the BDP."
According to a recent public opinion poll conducted by the Konsensüs polling company, the majority of respondents — 62.3 percent — said they support the settlement process with the terrorist PKK to end the terrorism in the country, with 29 percent expressing disapproval with it, while 8.7 percent said they have no information about the content of the process.
A full 39.2 percent of respondents find the government's fight against the PKK has been successful, a 16 percent increase over last year. While 36.1 percent believe the government failed in its PKK policy, 24.7 percent say it is neither successful nor a failure. The poll results also display an increase in approval rates with the talks with imprisoned PKK leader Öcalan. With a 25 percent increase in the past nine months, 43 percent said they approve of the state talking to Öcalan in an effort to solve the PKK problem. However, the majority of respondents — 59.2 percent — do not want the BDP deputies to meet with Öcalan on İmralı Island, where he is serving a life sentence.
Education in mother tongue to be available in high schools next term
Education in one's native tongue other than Turkish, a step made possible by the latest democratization package announced by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the end of September, will only be available at some private high schools in the 2014-2015 school year, the Milliyet daily reported on Friday.
Based on demand from students, schools will open a preparatory class for learning Kurdish before the first year of high school. According to the daily, Kurdish courses at various levels, including intensive and advanced courses, will be available. In addition, if the Ministry of Education grants permission, some of the country's private secondary schools will be able to teach some math and science courses in Kurdish.
Private high schools will employ teachers able to teach math, physics, biology and chemistry in Kurdish. As there are no trained teachers in Turkey for such a position, schools will be able to hire teachers from northern Iraq or Europe..
http://www.todayszaman.com/news-329198-kck-lost-hope-on-settlement-process.html


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Netflix Gets New 'Aardman' Movie
Netflix has secured exclusive rights to animated holiday movie Robin Robin from Aardman Studios, the production company responsible for Oscar-winning Wallace & Gromit and Shawn the Sheep.
The 30-minute musical tells the story of a baby robin redbreast named Robin who, after hatching in a rubbish dump, is raised by a loving family of mice. As she grows up, her differences become more apparent.
"When we [got] the concept for Robin Robin, we knew instantly that this was a rare and special project that we had to make together" Sarah Cox, executive creative director at Aardman, said in a statement.
Robin Robin is currently in production at Aardman's facility in the United Kingdom and will debut on Netflix for the holidays in 2020.
Aardman's move to Netflix from U.K. distributor BBC reportedly involved money and global distribution.
"Netflix has the ability to buy for the whole world rather than just the U.K.," director Sean Clarke told The Guardian. "Everything we've done [in the past] has been done with the BBC, but BBC budgets are under pressure. The last one we did was probably four or five years ago. The BBC would have loved to have taken Robin Robin. But they weren't in a position to afford it."
Alexi Wheeler, manager of kids and family international originals at Netflix, said the SVOD behemoth plans to introduce the Aardman brand to "new generations of families" around the world.
"The craft of stop motion animation through Robin Robin … warms the heart and can be enjoyed by the whole family," Wheeler said.
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I haven't been worrying about finishing anything this week. I have been moody lately, so I am just picking away at books slowly. This week I will concentrate on finishing a few of them so they are not all in progress for April. I have been switching back and forth between non-fiction books. For the Once Upon a Time challenge I am reading The Return of the Shadow by J.R.R. Tolkien. It shows the progression of The Fellowship of the Ring. Then, I am still reading Troublesome Young Men by Lynne Olson. I am almost done, though. I just stopped for a bit. Then, I am reading two short story collections that will work for the Once Upon a Time challenge: Dreams Underfoot by Charles de Lint and terribly twisted tales, which is an anthology with lots of different authors in it. I also have novels on the go, but I have been sticking to the others mostly this week.
I signed up for the Once Upon a Time V challenge this week. I read book 2 in the Horatio Lyle series for it. Fun series!


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Episode 88: Celebrating 10 Years of WiscoDice
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In Episode 88 of the WiscoDice podcast, the hosts reflect on how the show started and how it has grown and changed over the years. We dive into the early years of the Warhammer Fantasy show and then how we transitioned into the WiscoDice Tabletop Gaming Podcast!!!!
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Kickstart Monday: Viscounts and Monks Make Great Games
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Welcome to Kickstart Monday!!! On Kickstart Monday I scour crowdfunding platforms for two or more projects that I feel are worth looking at. This includes platforms like Kickstarter, Gamefound, and Indigogo. Everything that is recommended on Kickstart Monday is oriented around tabletop gaming in some fashion.
This week I take a look at one of the hottest expansions to one of our favorite games and a game about making wine.
As a quick note, there will be no Kickstart Monday next week.
Viscounts: Gates of Gold and Keeper of the Keys
Viscounts of the West Kingdom from Garphill Games is the final game in the trilogy of West Kingdom games from designer Shem Philips. We originally reviewed this game and unboxed it on the blog around a year ago. Now there is a project for two great expansions to this game.
Keeper of Keys and Gates of Gold are two unique expansions for this game. Gates of Gold will introduce new card types, manuscripts (and a manuscript board), new leaders, new building bonus cards, and just more of the stuff that makes this game great. Meanwhile, Keeper of the Keys introduces updated player boards with slots for housing chest tiles. In addition, there are going to be three new public buildings you can compete to construct. Just looking at this, if you wait to retail this expansion seems to be the one you will want to add to the base game the most.
Of course, Garphill Games will also allow you to add a Collector's Box which is just a larger game box that will hold the base game plus the expansions. There's usually a little bonus in the Collector's Box, and this one is no different with 12 promo items.
If you need to have all of the West Kingdom series games as we do, then this is a project you certainly should check out.
Dom Pierre
Dom Pierre from publisher R&R Games and designed by Rola and Costa is going to take you to the 17th-century French wine-making boom. This game looks to be another great crunchy Euro-style title you can add to your collection. Like so many games, the player with the most points at the end will be nominated as the winner.
The game consists of a number of rounds where on your player board you will move an action disc on your winery board up one spot and do the corresponding action. As the disc moves up a given track the actions become more powerful. Yet you need to balance the actions you are taking to be able to have your winery succeed. In addition, each action will cost you resources so the further you push an action disc up a track the more costly it will be to take that action.
The game will take you through all of the winemaking things you would expect as you manage your winery. You will plant and harvest crops in your vineyard. Produce champagne in your cellar. Don't produce enough in your vineyard, then go to the village and purchase your neighbor's (other players) crops. Of course, you also need to manage your logistics and build your sales network so that you can have the best sales of your products.
If the idea of running a winery sounds like fun, then you should check out Dom Pierre from R&R Games.
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Warhammer Quest and Belgian Waffles
Consey has fond memories of late nights of playing Warhammer Quest with friends and then everyone heading to a 24-hour dinner and enjoying a big stack of waffles with fruit. With the pandemic we may not be going out with friends to eat as much, but we can still have some fun at home.
Family Game Fridays – Pulling in the Youth
By Matt Fahler
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My First Carcassonne Game Box
Introducing Family Game Fridays
Several of the members of our WiscoDice staff have families and enjoy spending time with their spouse, children, or extended family and playing games. In this new series we're calling Family Game Fridays, we want to explore this aspect of gaming and talk about some of the challenges of getting the young people in your life interested in gaming, how to keep things civil at the gaming table and possible games you and your family might enjoy getting started with.
When I was younger, my parents frankly weren't very interested in games. We had your stock standard games such as Life, Sorry, Monopoly, and several more games. I played those quite frequently with my brother. However, it wasn't until I was older that I was introduced to the world of Eurogames, deck-building games, strategy games, and so many more genres that I've grown to love. As an adult, I've sought to introduce my kids to games and allow them to grow and learn them, if they chose.
It has not been all sunshine and roses in my household when approaching gaming. There are the inevitable fights, disagreements, boredom, and of course, gloating when one of them crushes everyone else at the table. It has been a great learning opportunity for me to see how my children approach gaming and grew to love it. As we grow this series, we want you to come along for the journey and share your experiences as well.
Start 'em young and keep them engaged!
Recently my nephews stayed with me for a solid week. My wife wanted to take the opportunity to share our love of gaming with my nephews. It had been years since my kids were 5 and 7. There are so many more options these days for games customized to that age group. My wife and I always enjoy a game of Carcassonne, published by Z-Man Games. It is a great starter game for getting your family or friends involved. It has simple tile-laying mechanics and is quick to teach without being overwhelming, like a Eurogame mechanics, for a first-time player. With all of that said, it might be a little overwhelming for a young player of 5-7 years.
My First Carcassonne Game Play
There is not anything wrong with your stock, standard games released by Hasbro or other companies, but most gamers lose interest pretty quickly. While looking over the local game store's selection, we stumbled across a youth version of Carcassonne. There is a version called, My First Carcassonne (published by Z-Man Games). This version has simpler mechanics and can be played fairly quickly. It was a super quick game to play. Most games were done in 15-20 minutes.
What makes this a great choice for a young player?
One thing you always need to consider when pulling out a game is your audience. How old are they? What are their interests? How long can they pay attention to what you're putting in front of them? Here are some of the highlights we found when playing this particular game and some key things you can look for when finding other games you might enjoy playing with them.
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It was fun all around. My daughter, who was 14 at the time, had a great time playing, as did both of my nephews.
Players were always doing something. The physical element of the game kept them engaged.
It was easy to grasp for the 5-year-old and he had a great time laying down the colorful tiles.
When the 5-year-old got bored, he could just wander away and it didn't impact the game.
With the quick playtime, it was easy to play multiple games in a row or quickly pull this out when my nephews wanted to do something.
The 7-year-old got excited with a few wins, but was able to be challenged by the 14-year-old.
This was not the only game we played, but it was a great example of a game that was fun for our nephews and everyone got an opportunity to have fun playing. What types of games did you find were the most fun for your family to play when your kids were young?
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Kickstart Monday: Abstract Strategy Meets Cthulhu
Welcome to Kickstart Monday!!! It's 2022 and I am excited for all that this new year will bring. On Kickstart Monday I scour crowdfunding platforms for two or more projects that I feel are worth looking at. This includes platforms like Kickstarter, Gamefound, and Indigogo. Everything that is recommended on Kickstart Monday is oriented around tabletop gaming in some fashion.
This week I take a look at a really cool abstract game and plush creature that surely will rise from the depths. Let's dive into it!
Canosa from One Day West Games is an abstract game for two players that should take you around 20 minutes to play. In the game, you play as a siren who is trying to capture shipwrecked sailors. The box art is beautiful and actually is part of the gameplay experience.
Once the game is set up you will perform one of four actions on your turn. First, you may move your siren token. Next, you can move a ring from your siren to a sailor. This must be a sailor that is adjacent to your siren. Once you have a sailor under your control you then unlock the move a sailor action. Of course, the number of rings you have is limited so during the game you may need to remove a ring from a sailor and move it back to your siren.
To win the game you need to be the first to successfully move 4 sailors off the board or to trap your opponent. Moving sailors off the board is the most common way to win and involves moving a sailor to your starting spot. When this happens, remove the sailor from the board. Do this before your opponent and you win!
If you like quick, abstract strategy games then you should check out this one from One Day West Games.
Cthulhu's D20 Plush
Cthulhu's D20 Plush from NekoRaveWolf is a cute stuffed Cthulhu plushy with a removable D20. While not a traditional gaming-related item, this plushy would be great to help decorate a tabletop gaming space. Of course, if you just want more cute plushy critters then you can't go wrong with this one either.
There are a number of unlocks and add ons that you look at adding to your pledge, from cute pins to funding goals that will unlock upgrades to the plushy.
If your gaming space needs a little decoration then you should check out this plushy project.


For eye-catching publicity, the 'Plastic Water Bottle Awareness Campaign' should win some sort of award. Dreamed up by a couple of concerned individuals at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, it also fits squarely with the agency's desire to promote environmentally friendly behaviour change among its staff, as a key element in strategy to implement the UN Climate Neutral initiative.
It started with the shocked reaction of two members of the FAO staff when they saw just how many bottles of water the organization was getting through in Rome – a staggering 2500 of those 50cl bottles per working day. They approached Climate Neutrality Advisor Julie MacKenzie with the idea of doing something about it; an awareness-raising campaign, backed up by providing better alternatives. She helped bring them together with other colleagues in a nascent Going Green Group (GGG) interested in voluntary action to 'make FAO green', and they began to develop plans for a high impact, multimedia campaign on the plastic bottle issue. World Environment Day 5 June 2009 was identified as the perfect focus for a week-long launch 'event'.
The action kicked off with an intriguing stunt. Recycled wooden packing crates were left in prominent places in the main entrances day after day, with plastic bottles building up inside them, to the point of spilling over. No explanation was provided at first, so staff wondered what was going on (only senior management having been tipped off that it was all in a good cause, not a breakdown in waste services).
The centrepiece of the campaign was an art installation in the central building area, consisting of 70 plastic bags suspended from the ceiling containing the amount of plastic bottles disposed of by FAO staff per day. Posters, handouts and a TV clip helped spread the message and made suggestions for cutting down reliance on bottled water, such as installing drinking water fountains.
It was a great success, both in awareness-raising by sensitizing people to the plastic bottle problem, and in convincing staff that water fountains would be a good alternative. Since then, the organization has gone ahead with installing 50 fountains to provide refrigerated drinking water (still and sparkling) throughout its Rome headquarters. The campaign's target is to reduce the sale of plastic bottled water by 50% before the end of 2010.
Timely, credible and convincing communication is one of the keys to promoting behavioral change. The GGG is currently exploring more ways of getting messages across to FAO staff, and encouraging more people to join in its activities, to raise awareness about environmental issues and becoming climate neutral. No one form of communication will suit all audiences. The immediacy of a message on paper, for instance, works better for some than being directed to a website for the same information. But what the plastic bottle campaign does show is that information can reach its target much more effectively when presented in a motivational and even entertaining way.
The water fountains initiative also illustrates another point, about providing good information about changes before they actually happen. This can be important to avoid negative perceptions. Addressing possible staff concerns about the quality of city water, for instance, through accurate and reliable technical and medical information, was essential to deal with people's sensitivities on health issues.
The water bottle awareness campaign itself cost the FAO virtually nothing. It was conducted mainly by staff on a voluntary basis, and their time and energy was devoted to it for the most part outside office hours. The business case for the water fountains was premised on their introduction being budget neutral.
The direct benefits, which are measurable over time, are mainly the reduction in plastic waste, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions from the processing and transport of bottled water. The fountains mean that staff and visitors alike have free access to good quality drinking water. In broader terms, it's a good showcase project, an example to others in the United Nations and other organizations, and a way of showing how staff really can make a difference.


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The Fashion March of Progress
"Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months" -- Oscar Wilde. Still, flippers could be useful under certain conditions. Cartoonist Sarah Andersen should give them a chance....
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the rape of the lock
alexander pope
The great mock-heroic poem. Pope's high-burlesque style satirises the cutting of a lock of Miss Arabella Fermor's hair, without her consent, by her suitor Lord Petre.
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Tennyson's poetic expression of grief upon the death of his friend, Arthur Hallam. 'In Memoriam' is written in stanzas of four octosyllabic lines, rhymed ABBA, and divided into 132 sections. The poem was published anonymously in 1850.
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A burlesque masterpiece. Ovid's Banquet of Sense was published in 1595, and in the 117-stanza poem Chapman responds to contemporary erotic verse including Sir Philip Sidney's Astrophil and Stella and Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis. Based on Ovid's erotic poetry (specifically his Amores), Chapman describes Ovid sensual experience as he watches Corinna bathing. The burlesque poem was popular enough at the time to be republished in 1639.
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Paralyzed Man Walks Using Brain-Controlled Exoskeleton
By Genevieve Scarano 10.04.2019 :: 12:40PM EST 10.04.2019
An exoskeleton suit controlled by a wireless brain-machine interface helped a paralyzed man walk again. (Photo Credit: The Lancet / YouTube)
A man paralyzed after an accident was able to walk again using a brain-controlled exoskeleton suit, according to French researchers.
"It was like [being the] first man on the moon. I didn't walk for two years," Thibault, who kept his surname anonymous, told BBC.com. "I forgot what it is to stand, I forgot I was taller than a lot of people in the room."
Thibault's exoskeleton suit is designed to recognize brain signals that alert it to start and stop walking.
First, two wireless sensors are placed in the brain, over areas that are responsible for movement control. Then, these sensors record electrical signals from the brain, and send commands to the machine.
The patient trained on simple virtual simulations before using the final exoskeleton suit. Maneuvering two limbs of a viral avatar helped them learn how to steer in different directions and orientations at the same time. When it came time to test the exoskeleton suit, lights on the device told them when they should turn their hand or touch one of the lights.
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To start walking, the patient sends "start" and "stop" signals to the exoskeleton suit. For now, movement is still assisted by a ceiling-mounted harness, so the device is not fully autonomous yet. The exoskeleton system enables control of up to eight directions of motion simultaneously.
Results of the exoskeleton suit testing were published in The Lancet Neurology Journal on Thursday. The exoskeleton suit is a promising start, but more research will need to be conducted. It's possible that patients will be able to control their wheelchair movements with similar technology in the future.
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The store on the corner of Mermaid Avenue and French isn't large. A subway car stretched into a square could easily cover it. In front, there's a single door with a worn bronze grip. Several signs in several sizes shove the nomenclature "Max's Liquor" into the faces of bystanders. Max sits behind the counter on a tri-legged stool. After every sale he inhales a cap of Jameson. On slow days, he counts change easily until five. When it's sunny, the store is closed by four.
He's always happy to see people when he's drunk. Sober, he treats them as potential suspects in the unsolved murder of JFK. Wednesday is cloudy and cool for south Florida. At nine, Max rolls up the steel mesh that guards the glass and unlocks two expensive deadbolts. He quietly steps into the naturally lit shop. The bottles rarely learn a shade of dust, he sells most of the liquor he stocks. The cheap wine doesn't sell well but Max likes to keep it around for the winos. It's mostly through luck that Max gets to drink behind a counter, not in parks and on benches.
"Come 'ere, darling" Max says with a small grin, gingerly lifting a fifth of Jameson from the shelf. He walks behind the counter, using his right arm to close the gate behind him. Like a man who enjoys life he expertly edges the stool up against the wall. The register is directly to his left on the counter. To his right are the expensive liquors. He keeps the small bottles under the counter.
The well oiled door opens silent and easy as a man in his mid twenties steps in. Ray glances to his right and raises his eyebrows. He gives a confidential smile and wink to Max.
"Alright today Max?" Ray says it at a medium register that gets lost amongst the bottles. Not waiting for a reply, he confidently moves to a shelf at the back of the store.
"You know, if you were my kid, I would have raised you stay out of places like this."
A chuckle comes out from behind the shelf. Seconds later a smiling face walks out. Ray has dark hair cut short. His feet are clad in black, questionable sneakers. A grey jacket zipped up three quarters keeps the vitals in check. An unexpected suggestion of wealth comes from his manicured white teeth.
"Hey take a drink. Your always happy to see me in the afternoon." Quickly adding "Although Max, if I hadn't been up without a hangover in three months, I might be grouchy too." Ray sanguinely banters with the proprietor. It's easy to foster a friendship when you see another person every day.
A deep resounding snort Max emits before grumbling "Twelve-fifty." He speaks in a sharpened tone without looking at the bottle. Ray puts thirteen on the counter, waits for the fifty cents. He takes it from Max's hand and quietly walks out the door without looking back.
Outside it feels cool. The temperature has adjusted from fifty to sixty but the sun is still hidden behind a solid mass of clouds. As he walks out the store Ray tucks the vodka into his jacket. Turning right he walks purposefully down the street. Picking his way home, Ray doesn't pay attention to the faces he passes on the street. He is concerned with several things; the writing today, the girl from Tuesday, the vodka in his pocket. They are pleasant thoughts and they are relished.
Max's Liquor is two blocks from the beach, five blocks from Ray's house. On any given five block route, Ray passes at least two other liquor stores. He doesn't give them a passing thought. He enjoys the walk and after years of business, he wouldn't abandon Max. When they are both drunk they get along like sailors. Occasionally, Ray sits on the stool and Max buys sandwiches from the Cafe down the street.
South Beach Miami is an expensive place to live. Certain neighborhoods in New York cost more but not by much. Ray writes his rent check sober and delivers it to his landlord drunk. The soft, reassuring warmth that vodka imparts masks feelings of loss. $1,700 is a lot for a single room. It's worth it to Ray. From his window the ocean is dominant. The breeze floats in carrying the smell of salt and baked sand. His favorite time of the year is winter. The windows remain open twenty-four hours. Ray feels infallible when he smells the ocean tinted wind coming through the screened openings.
Today, Ray would start off slow. One drink for every half hour. He likes to start off easy and become aggressive later on. He writes through the various stages of drunk. The effort it takes to write well distracts his mind. Drinking while writing, it's easier to feel the cheap liquor as it's pushed around by an obstinate heart. The studio apartment is sparingly filled. Scattered blankets on a futon matt in one corner. Another futon by the wall. The desk is pushed against the largest window. The laptop is on all day long. Surround sound speakers gently pulse house music as long as the sun is up.
Half a block from his front door, Ray glances right and recognizes his landlord sitting outside a cafe.
"Cheers mate" Ray says with a smile, pulling the bottle out from his pocket and mimicking a Russian chug.
"When are you going to stop drinking? You think it's all fun and games but one day you're going to wake up ugly, retarded and broke."
His landlord means it, but an unconscious smile plays across his lips. Ray's in love with life, his spirit is contagious. He drinks too much and pays rent early. The Sergeant is fond of the young writer. It bothers him that the kid wants to drink himself to death. He hopes that Ray will change, but feels that he won't.
"Hey man, it's Saturday lighten up! You know the door is always unlocked, come by for a pick-me-up."
Ray dismisses the middle finger with an easy wave and covers the short distance to his front door. Upstairs, the music has changed but the atmosphere remains constant. Although sparsely populated with furniture, the room looks friendly. The sun comes in through the large front window. Clothes are put away and the dishes are clean. If his body was not already pickled by vodka, Ray would be described as promising. His writing is clear and observant. When drunk, it turns dark but it remains honest. Ray can't figure out if anyone would still read his shit if he sobered up. His alcoholic habits are so ingrained, the writing and the drinking are one.
The vodka goes on the counter and the day begins. Wake up the laptop, throw the jacket on the futon. He pours a teaser of vodka into the glass and the bottle goes in the freezer. Two ice cubes into the glass and apple juice on top. Working under the notion that his writing improves with liquor, Ray opens a new word document and takes a sip of inspiration.
Eight fingers hover over the keys. Ray asks himself, how can I craft a story from what happened this week? That girl I brought back a few nights ago was beautiful but she's back in Chicago. Christ, good thing she was still there in the morning. Wouldn't remember her otherwise. A couple more ideas materialize, but they are quickly dispatched with. The drink is growing tired. Searching for inspiration, Ray covers his face with his hands.
A story about going to the liquor store. Describe Max, describe the shelves covered in bottles. Describe the route I take every day. Why do I walk past other stores in my quest for inebriation. Better still, why are my drinking habits so intense? Sitting in the chair and gazing out across the white-capped ocean, Ray decides to address the situation reflected back at him from the glass. A young man who has shown promise. A young man who is unsure the honest words will still come when the liquor runs out.
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Independent Candidate for Cowper, Rob Oakeshott, has welcomed the pre-election announcement of funding to build an oncology unit at Kempsey District Hospital.
"This is a welcome addition to the Macleay Valley and will network well with the cancer centres in Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour," said Mr Oakeshott.
"I am sure the Greens, National Party and Labor will also endorse this project and make sure it happens, regardless of who wins the seat of Cowper or who wins national Government.
"Importantly, it is another example of how political competition forces Government to take the needs of our region seriously," Oakeshott said.
"Strong Independent MPs in our political landscape mean the parties cannot take electoral support for granted and feel under pressure to deliver on long-needed services and facilities."
"We could make this happen all the time, not just at election time, if people choose to vote Independent in a few weeks. We will not only establish this oncology unit, we can expand other services and fill glaring gaps – like the need for acute mental health care," said Oakeshott.
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