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Emperor Palpatine was once a Foghat Bassist
In days of yore when the internet was barely a glimmer in Al Gore's...er I mean Dr. Jonathan B. Postel's eye. A young man named Nick from Philadelphia started a band named American Dream. AD was short lived but in 1974 Nick joined a British band named Foghat. Nick played the bass joyfully for a little over a year until he split the band to play solo. Having struck out on his own for solo albums he still returned several times to produce albums for Foghat and others. Most notably, for many, Foghat's Fool for the City which contained the rock classic 'Slow Ride'.
Eventually Nick found his way out of music and into acting. For a decade and a half he voiced a myriad of characters in video games where he ruled the galaxy many times over (10 times I believe) and TV...where he eventually came to rule the galaxy again.
Yep, Emperor Palpatine from The Clone Wars animated TV series and Star Wars video games is none other than Foghat bassist/producer/engineer Nick Jameson!
*I'm betting this is only a revelation to me LOL I seem to be the last to know when it comes to music connections
*In addition to his Clone Wars and video game work Jameson has also voiced Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars: Dark Empire audio book. Oh, and he was the voice of Max in the hugely popular Sam and Max Hit the Road.
Posted by Nerf-Herders Anonymous & Nerf-Herders Anonymous at Wednesday, November 30, 2005 2 comments:
I'd Buy THAT For a Dollar
Last week fans were asked to take an online survey given by StarWars.com. Some of the survey dealt with downloading media at home. Did we want it? How much would be pay for it? and Where did we want it to come from?
My answers for the above came:
Yes - Of course! I'd love to have this ability, legally.
$2-3 - fair to me since no hard copy exists essentially cutting out any middleman pricing and you have control over the process.
StarWars.com - Directly from the source of course.
Several days before the survey arrived The Hollywood reporter sat down with George Lucas (see it HERE on page 45) to talk about the advancement of film/filming and the theatre experience/owners and the rate at which it's all progressing. Slowly he says. I agree.
He also had this to say about the industry and piracy:
THR: There are definitely some dynamics that are changing the economics of the business. What do you think of Mark Cuban's idea of releasing films simultaneously at home and in theaters?
Lucas: I think it'll happen -- it'll have to happen.
THR: Really? Because of the economics?
Lucas: Because of piracy. It's the only way you can stop piracy; there is no other way. You have to get a very, very aggressive enforcement program so that people do have consequences to stealing, but you also have to be able to offer it to them (in the home) for the same price they can get it on the street. It won't be DVDs -- DVDs aren't going to be around too much longer. If you can get it at home for $2, then why would you go on the street and get a bad version?
Precisely. $2-3 for in-home entertainment instantly. No waiting, no driving, no hassle.
Tailor made for people who cannot always find the extra time to plan a theatre outing (which, by the way, I wouldn't trade for anything...I enjoy the experience immensely), cannot afford going several times a month or more (babysitter/dinner/movie/gas...jeez! This adds up!), can't get out because of a disability, shouldn't go out because of a cold/flu or some other malady or simply because they'd rather not pay $9.50 for what they consider marginal movies (see this interesting blog entry by Pabawan --link removed, no longer exists--).
Not to mention the boon to independent filmmakers who go through so much to get their films distributed through traditional channels and out to film festivals in hard copy when they could eliminate the need for so many copies by offering the film for a fair-priced download on the internet.
I would never fork over $10 to see an awful version of any film from some shady character off the street or anywhere else for that matter. Why do it in the first place? To see it before anyone else? Bragging rights? LOL
Similarly why would I want to fork over $15 - $25 or more for a DVD (or other media...Sony and their Cd's --link removed, no longer exists--) with Copyright Protection that sends out a rootkit into my computer causing lord-knows-what to my computer/files/personal information. ...a little like AOL's viral-like software, yuk.
(see Master Mike's terrific entry on Sony and this subject --link removed, no longer exists-- and another good one HERE --link removed, no longer exists-- and for good measure look at this one on printers and tracking.)
Lucas is right, embracing internet downloading, at a fair price, is a viable and rational idea. He knows where the industry should be and how to satisfy the needs (wants really) of the customer without violating their rights and curbing an ugly stealing problem, at least for one medium, simultaneously.I hope the results of the survey will help to move us a step closer to this reality for audio books, films, radio programs, etc.
Heck, I'd buy that for THREE dollars.
Posted by Nerf-Herders Anonymous & Nerf-Herders Anonymous at Tuesday, November 29, 2005 4 comments:
Diane Keaton...Sexy Older Alien
An interesting comment made by actress Diane Keaton in an interview for TIME magazine (Dec 16).
TIME Magazine: After the success of "Something's Gotta Give," there were supposed to be more sexy roles for women over 50, yes?
Diane Keaton: Oh, of course not. Never. It requires somebody who's a good writer who wants to write about that subject. Who is gonna do that? George Lucas? I don't think so. I'd have to be an alien, a sexy, older alien.
hehehe, that just tickles me for some reason.
I love unique and eccentric people.
Confessions of a Former Whipid
This morning Mr. Tim Dry (J'Quille the Whipid - ROTJ) sent an email to me announcing the publication of his autobiography, Falling Upwards: Scenes from a Life. It's available to pre-order right now at DiggoryPress and will be available in December at Amazon.com.
This is going to be a neat read, Mr. Dry has lead a fascinating life.
Posted by Nerf-Herders Anonymous & Nerf-Herders Anonymous at Sunday, November 27, 2005 2 comments:
Actor Updates!
Hi! Updates to Nerf-Herders Anonymous...
Matthew Wood (voice of General Grievous - ROTS) let us know on his blog entry earlier this week that he'd just finished work on Steven Spielberg's Munich and is working on another project back at The Ranch.
~~Mr. Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian - ESB, ROTJ) will be a guest on Denis Leary's Merry F***ing Christmas on Sunday at 10 p.m. on Comedy Central. I heard that the guest stars were going to help Barenaked Ladies perform "Jingle Bells" Should be interesting.
~~Christopher Malcolm (Zev Senesca - ESB) has recently put up his own website check it out HERE. (EDIT: link removed, site no longer exists)
~~Sebastian Shaw (Anakin - ROTJ). One might think that there would not be much to report after an actor has died, especially when that actor has been gone for over 10 years (11 on Dec 23). I have found quite a bit of info (at least credit-wise) for Mr. Shaw and apparently there is more to find somewhere out there. No doubt in some dusty and dank archive full of other semi-forgotten film and stage actors.Mr. Shaw has admitted to be a poor actor in his younger days. He's said that his lack of experience and maturity was partially to blame. Shaw also noted that most of the parts he was hired for were "beefcake" (those based solely on his looks rather than his ability to act) roles, directors needing to inject a healthy dose of heterosexuality looked to Shaw. And, believe it or not, Shaw was very popular in the 30's and 40's.
~~Speaking of passing actors and credits. Richard Marquand ( AT-ST Driver/EV-9D9 - ROTJ), who died in 1987, still has credits that pop up every now and again. He did a bit of theatre acting in his younger days, though I cannot seem to find many of those credits around. I did find that he directed Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi in a production of Edward II in 1970.Mr. Marquand seemed perpetually confounded by Lucas's choice in him as director for Return of the Jedi. Whenever asked about how the directorship came to be he seemed at a loss for an answer. Lucas had always insisted that it was a viewing of Eye of the Needle with Donald Sutherland, directed by Marquand, that swayed his decision to use Mr. Marquand.If any of you might know something of his earlier life (in theatre) please drop me a line. Thanks!
There's finally a picture of the ever elusive (at least photographically) Ann Sachs (Princess Leia in the Radio Dramas), I also found a picture of her with Anthony Daniels, Perry King and Mr. Billy Dee Williams as they worked their characters for the radio drama.
~~Mr. Phil Eason (Yaddle in AOTC) dropped me a line last week and filled me in on a ton of work that he's done over the years that aren't credited anywhere else on the internet....except for his personal site....As with many of the other actors who have generously contributed time and credits to the SWAD I'm ever thankful for all their efforts!
~~Actors added to the Star Wars Actors Database:
Salo Gardner
Anthony Lang
Jeff Moon
Harvey Korman (long overdue)
~~There were a few Star Wars references in Smallville and Drawn Together and there were other updates as well to the site. HERE
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Cute Pic of the Flanneled One
Just this past week Mr. George Lucas attended/co-hosted an event in San Francisco with his son, Jett, that will help considerably in the efforts to build the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. placed between the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials. The event was called the Dream Dinner.
The photograph, taken at the event, shows Lucas with Basketball Hall of Famers (l - r)Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Bill Russell (William F. Russell) leaning in with a word to the young Mr. Lucas, Bill Walton (William T. Walton), and Nate Thurmond. HERE Very cute.
A second picture also shows Samuel L. Jackson and Deborah and Carlos Santana. Lucas seems a little taller in this one ...I suppose he was pulling our legs in the previous photograph. HERE
If you'd like to read a little more about the event, the contributors and the Memorial you can see an article HERE and the official website for the MLK Memorial HERE.
Posted by Nerf-Herders Anonymous & Nerf-Herders Anonymous at Saturday, November 26, 2005 2 comments:
Hi...Quickie to remind everyone not to miss James Earl Jones in The Reading Room on the Hallmark Channel. Saturday night (11/26)
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As I am here at 3 am on Thanksgiving morning, working on the meal for tomorrow and contemplating the success of my son's third birthday, I thought I'd take a small break and wish all of you (Americans...those who celebrate) a very happy Thanksgiving.
I hope that you all are safe, sound and sated on this holiday.
I'd like to start off with the Thanksgiving Proclamation laid forth by my *x10 grandfather,
*Governor William Bradford:
"Inasmuch as the great Father has given us this year an abundant harvest of Indian corn, wheat, peas, beans, squashes, and garden vegetables, and has made the forests to abound with game and the sea with fish and clams, and inasmuch as he has protected us from the ravages of the savages, has spared us from pestilence and disease, has granted us freedom to worship God according to the dictates of our own conscience.
Now I, your magistrate, do proclaim that all ye Pilgrims, with your wives and ye little ones, do gather at ye meeting house, on ye hill, between the hours of 9 and 12 in the day time, on Thursday, November 29th, of the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred and twenty-three and the third year since ye Pilgrims landed on ye Pilgrim Rock, there to listen to ye pastor and render thanksgiving to ye Almighty God for all His blessings. "
--William Bradford
Ye Governor of Ye Colony
~~OK... on to Star Wars:
Our own Mr. Pablo Hidalgo AND Pete Vilmer (with Steve Sansweet) will be appearing at 3 different events in the upcoming weeks.
I was also looking through some old papers that I'd saved and came across an article from OMNI Magazine in May of 1983 on Richard Marquand and Return of the Jedi. You can read the article HERE.
I always find it strange to read old articles, this one was no exception. It conjured up fond memories of my days reading each OMNI cover-to-cover. And, unfortunately, the awful eighties. Even though their "factual" articles on the latest in scientific research or discoveries was at times laughable I did find the reading enjoyable on a certain level and continued to read the magazine until it's overdue death in the early 1990's.
I found another article, again from OMNI Magazine, on the medium of radio and the "modern" production technology that goes into shows such as The Empire Strikes Back radio drama from 1983 and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a personal favorite. Essentially it's a review highlighting production technology.
Other updates to the site can be found HERE.
*(10th generation grandfather)
- It may interest some of you to know that author Troy Denning is also related to Governor William Bradford.
Posted by Nerf-Herders Anonymous & Nerf-Herders Anonymous at Thursday, November 24, 2005 1 comment:
Hello!I'm busier than normal this season and won't be catching much of a break until the late spring.
Work = Good.
Updates for Nerf-Herders Anonymous:
James Earl Jones (voice of Darth Vader - OT/PT) will be a featured speaker for the National Association of Independent Schools People of Color Conference 2005 at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas, TX from December 1-3.Remember to catch his reading of the Gettysburgh Address from Verizon.
~~Keira Knightly (Sabé - TPM) Miss Knightly is currently starring in Pride & Prejudice...she is also learning how to drive and hopes to obtain her license in 2006.
~~Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi - PT) will be hopping back on his motorcycle in 2006 for another adventure this time travelling between the tip of Scotland to Cape Town South Africa.
~~Ed Begley Jr. (Boba Fett in the ROTJ radio drama) will be starring in a new animated feature film called Fly Me To The Moon...starring as the voice of Poopchev - one of a few flies that catch a ride aboard the Apollo moon mission. Interesting premise.
~~Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker - OT) is starring in a Comcast commercial called Comtastic! that is airing on TV now.
~~Joel Edgerton (Owen Lars - PT) will participate in Formula 1 racing in Tazmania, SE Commonwealth of Australia, for children's charity Mark Webber Challenge in November of 2006.
~~Paul Hecht (Palpatine in the ROTJ radio drama) is starring in a play called Living Forever on stage until the end of December at the Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, MI.
~~John Ratzenberger (Major Bren Derlin in ESB) is the starring voice of video game The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer...as the Underminer. Some of you may know that he voiced the Underminer in the film release of The Incredibles.
~~Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian ESB/ROTJ) will be singing, with several other guest celebrities, Barenaked Ladies version of Jingle Bells for Dennis Leary's Merry F#%$in' Christmas which will air on 11/27/05 here in the US on Comedy Central.
~~Phil Delancy (One of the Bravo Pilots in TPM) stars as Miles in a film called A Far Cry which will be released in spring 2006.
~~Added the following actors to the Star Wars Actors Database:
Derek Tong
Posted by Nerf-Herders Anonymous & Nerf-Herders Anonymous at Wednesday, November 16, 2005 1 comment:
Creepy Crawlies & Fancy Flora
Over hundreds of years entomological systemists and other scientists used Greek and Latin based nomenclature seriously, never once veering from the standards set by such systemist luminaries as Theophrastus and Carolus Linneas.
In 1901 a strict set of nomenclatural rules defined by the International Zoological Congress was published for scientists. It wasn't long before the a slow rebellion started. To name two...In 1912 G. W. Kirkaldy named a series of true bugs the generic names of Dolichisme, Florichisme, Marichisme, Nanichisme, Ochisme and Polychisme. When read aloud they suspiciously sounded more like...er...osculatory adventures.1947 - Pate named a wasp genus Lalapa then named the species lusa... Lalapa lusa.
It wouldn't be too much longer still when naming insects after famous fantasy and sci-fi icons.Starting around 1958 Dr. Arnold S. Menke, of the Systematic Entomology Laboratory at the U.S. National Museum and the modern master of entomological nomenclature, found his own trend of using popular cultural references in naming newly found "creepy crawlies."Year later several made it into the annals of Star Wars reference-dom. (yes, I know it's not a word)
In 1983 Menke named three wasps after Star Wars characters:
Polemistus chewbacca
Polemistus vaderi
Polemistus Yoda
Other Star Wars named creatures...named by other entomologists:
Agathidium vaderi (slime mold beetle)
Adelomyrmex vaderi Fernández (very colorful ant)
Thricops vaderi (a type of dragonfly)
Arketypon vaderi (a wasp found in Australia)
Harrison Ford, (Vice Chairman of the American Society Conservation Interanational/Han Solo/Indiana Jones) has the following named after him:
Peidole harrsonfordi - A Central American ant (Edward Wilson)
Calponia harrisonfordi - A Central Amercian spider (Edward Wilson)
Ford was also asked to name a new breed of butterfly. He chose the name Georgia, after his daughter.
Florally speaking there are several flowers named after Star Wars words:
Daylillies:
Jedi Codie Wedgeworth
Jedi Dot Pierce
Jedi Flamingo Kid
Jedi Free Spirit
Jedi Golden Girl
Jedi Pink Bouquet
Jedi Rose Beauty
Jedi Rose Frost
Jedi Sue McCord
Jedi Tequila Sunrise
Iris:
Orchids:
Skywalker Red Star
I'm sure there are many other scientific names related to the Star Wars saga that we've yet to find. It's amazing how far-reaching the references go.
I hope the trend continues.
Posted by Nerf-Herders Anonymous & Nerf-Herders Anonymous at Friday, November 11, 2005 2 comments:
Godzilla!
Wow. Amazing.
An article today at MSNBC about the recently found Dakosaurus andiniensis, affectionately nicknamed...Godzilla
Not at ALL what I'd want to encounter in an ocean swim.
Posted by Nerf-Herders Anonymous & Nerf-Herders Anonymous at Thursday, November 10, 2005 No comments:
Hope your weekend was full of ROTS viewing and otherwise pleasant.
A few select updates:
Carrie Fisher, Daniel Logan and Ray Park will be at BigAppleCon on November 18-19-20, at the Penn Plaza Pavilion, 33rd St& 7th Ave, NYC.
~~Liam Neeson (Qui-Gon Jinn - PT) Turned a nomination for Best Irish Actor for a Film (Kinsey) into a win at the Irish Film and TV Awards (The Irish Oscars) on Sunday night, November 6, 2005.
~~Samuel L. Jackson (Mace Windu - PT) was named the 6the best celebrity golfer according to Golf Digest magazine.
~~David Alan Grier (Bo Shek and other characters in ROTJ radio drama) is rumored to be starting his own talk show.
~~Hugh Quarshie (Captain Panaka - PT) recently documented his trip to Ghana (country of his birth) while there to film segments for TV's hospital drama Holby City on which he plays Dr. Ric Griffin.
~~Rarely seen Barry Gnome (Kabe (Bat Alien) in ANH).Photographer Peter Lavery captured a great photograph of Mr. Gnome while a clown with the Denning and Wild Supershow in 1971. Make sure to look at the other great photographs that Mr. Lavery has taken of other circus performers HERE.
~~A nice interview with Ian McDiarmid (Emperor Palpatine OT/PT) at The Guardian, HERE.
Paul Bannon
Emma Bextor
Danny Cavanagh
Catherine Ernster
Alison Gilford
Kes Green
Sean Hardman
Noel Hawkins
Johnny Hinton
Eddie Irani
Wes McGann
Terry Sach
Dan Turner
Jerry Baker
Chantelle Barbieri
Lucas Louca
Dean Mitchell
Terry Mustoo
Peter Roy
Tom Sanderson
Michael Savva
Dave Sexton
Sally Sinclair
Tommy Weldin
Masa Yamaguchi
Hadley Kay
Sue Murphy
Anthony Parr
Greg Swanson
A big thank you to Convention Guests who helped lead me to 15 (listed in BOLD) of the above named actors.~~All other updates HERE.
Posted by Nerf-Herders Anonymous & Nerf-Herders Anonymous at Monday, November 07, 2005 No comments:
John Hollis (1931 - 2005)
More sad news to pass along...
Jeremy Bulloch (his SITE) reports that actor John Hollis (Lobot in The Empire Strikes Back) has passed away after a long illness. He died on October 18, 2005 in London.
There's little known about his personal life...he was married to Sheila and loved golf...but his credits were fairly extensive. He worked in film, TV, theatre (mostly in audio plays) and radio. Hollis attended quite a lot of conventions in years past and was very kind to all his fans.
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Migrant caravan: Tijuana declares humanitarian crisis, asks for international help
The municipal government in Tijuana declared a humanitarian crisis to deal with the arrival of nearly 5,000 mostly Central American migrants.
Migrant caravan: Tijuana declares humanitarian crisis, asks for international help The municipal government in Tijuana declared a humanitarian crisis to deal with the arrival of nearly 5,000 mostly Central American migrants. Check out this story on vcstar.com: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/border-issues/2018/11/22/tijuana-declares-humanitarian-crisis-migrant-caravan/2089905002/
Several charter buses arrive just past midnight Nov. 20, 2018, and in the early hours Nov. 21 to the Unidad Deportiva Benito Juarez, the sports complex that city opened up as a makeshift shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. It's unclear exactly how many migrants had traveled on board. But inside, 3,000 other migrants had been arriving in Tijuana since last week. Overcrowded shelter, with minimal options on space with little other choices, many of them settled into the cold and damp field of the outdoor baseball stadium. Nick Oza/The Republic
More busloads of migrants arrive in Tijuana
Several charter buses arrive just past midnight Nov. 20, 2018, and in the early hours Nov. 21 to the Unidad Deportiva Benito Juarez, the sports complex that city opened up as a makeshift shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. It's unclear exactly how many migrants had traveled on board. But inside, 3,000 other migrants had been arriving in Tijuana since last week. Overcrowded shelter, with minimal options on space with little other choices, many of them settled into the cold and damp field of the outdoor baseball stadium.
Rafael Carranza, Arizona Republic Published 8:25 p.m. PT Nov. 22, 2018 | Updated 11:49 a.m. PT Nov. 23, 2018
Several charter buses arrive just past midnight Nov. 20, 2018, and in the early hours Nov. 21 to the Unidad Deportiva Benito Juarez, the sports complex that city opened up as a makeshift shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. It's unclear exactly how many migrants had traveled on board. But inside, 3,000 other migrants had been arriving in Tijuana since last week. Overcrowded shelter, with minimal options on space with little other choices, many of them settled into the cold and damp field of the outdoor baseball stadium.(Photo: Nick Oza/The Republic)
The mayor of Tijuana declared an international humanitarian crisis on Thursday over the arrival of more than 5,000 mostly Central American migrants traveling in a caravan.
The migrants have streamed into the border city in the past week to seek asylum in the United States.
During a press conference Thursday, Mayor Juan Manuel Gastelum asked international groups like the United Nations to step in help the city deal with the influx of migrants, amid a lagging response from the Mexican federal government, which he accused of neglecting their responsibilities to deal with migrant and immigration issues.
"They have categorically omitted and not complied with their legal obligations," he said. "So we're now asking them and international humanitarian aid groups to bring in and carry out humanitarian assistance."
MORE: Busloads of migrants arrive as Tijuana shelter overflows
For years now, large numbers of migrants have flocked to Tijuana in their quest to seek asylum at border ports of entry along Southern California.
But the pace of arrivals increased this year with the organization of several migrant caravans, whose intended destination has been this border community. Since last week, more than 5,000 migrants who took off from Honduras in October arrived in Tijuana, raising tensions with local residents and straining government services.
The municipal government estimated it has spent nearly $27,000 daily to house and care for the nearly 4,700 migrants currently in the city. They are housed mostly in the Unidad Deportiva Benito Juarez, a sports complex converted into a makeshift shelter, but well over capacity since the start of the week.
"I will not compromise public services," Gastelum told reporters from city hall. "I will not spend Tijuanans' money, I will not bring Tijuana into debt now, in the same way, we haven't done so these past two years."
Several charter buses arrive just past midnight Nov. 20, 2018, and in the early hours Nov. 21 to the Unidad Deportiva Benito Juarez, the sports complex that city opened up as a makeshift shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. It's unclear exactly how many migrants had traveled on board. But inside, 3,000 other migrants had been arriving in Tijuana since last week. Overcrowded shelter, with minimal options on space with little other choices, many of them settled into the cold and damp field of the outdoor baseball stadium. (Photo: Nick Oza/The Republic)
The Baja California state government also asked the federal government to step up its assistance. State officials have allocated resources, and opened shelter space in the nearby city of Mexicali, 90 miles away. That city, and state capital, is the last stop and staging ground for the waves of migrants seeking to reach Tijuana.
READ MORE: More migrants staying as Mexicali braces for second caravan arrival
The state government estimates there are at least 1,500 migrants currently in Mexicali, with a second caravan making its way to the city. But an increasing number are opting to stay there, rather than face additional hardships in Tijuana.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection temporarily shut down the San Ysidro port of entry in San Diego-Tijuana, to install additional fortifications for the migrant caravan in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, on Nov. 19, 2018. The lanes reopened after about three hours. (Photo: Nick Oza, for USA TODAY)
Gastelum has drawn criticism, as well as support, in recent days over his approach to the migrant caravan. Last week, he was spotted wearing a red hat that reads "Make Tijuana Great Again," in reference to President Donald Trump's election slogan.
That coupled with widespread coverage of an anti-immigrant march in Tijuana and anti-immigrant sentiment flooding social media have garnered attention since the caravan's arrival in Mexico.
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The History of Fireworks
News4th of july, fourth of july, independence dayJoleen Bennett
The history of fireworks goes back thousands of years to China during the Han dynasty (~200 B.C.), even long before gunpowder was invented. It is believed that the first "firecrackers" were likely chunks of green bamboo, which someone may have thrown onto a fire when dry fuel ran short. The rods sizzled and blackened, and after a while, unexpectedly exploded. Bamboo grows so fast that pockets of air and sap get trapped inside of the plant's segments. When heated, the air inside of the hollow reeds expands, and eventually bursts through the side with a long bam!
The strange sound, which had never been heard before, frightened people and animals terribly. The Chinese figured that if it scared living creatures so much, it would probably scare away spirits – particularly an evil spirit called Nian, who they believed to eat crops and people. After that, it became customary for them to throw green bamboo onto a fire during the Lunar New Year in order to scare Nian and other spirits far way, thus ensuring happiness and prosperity to their people for the remainder of the year. Soon, the Chinese were using bursting bamboo for other special occasions, such as weddings, coronations, and births. The "bursting bamboo", or pao chuk as the Chinese called it, continued to be used for the next thousand or so years.
History of Fireworks :: PyroUniverse.com.


By Andrew Long Oct. 11, 2018 Updated: Oct. 11, 2018 9:59 p.m.
People wave their hands in the air during a hearing to decide whether or not to repeal the Costa Hawkins Rental Housing Act at the State Capital in Sacramento on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018.
The Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, which limits cities' ability to impose rent control, was passed in 1995 for good reason. Those of us who remember the negative effects of rent control need to educate the next generation why Proposition 10, which would repeal Costa-Hawkins, will make the housing crisis worse.
In the 1980s, I was trying to rent an apartment in Berkeley only to find there was nothing to rent. The only listings I could find were "Section 8 only" because these federally subsidized units were exempt from that city's rent control limits. A few years later, when I was a starving college student in Los Angeles, I tried to rent an apartment in West Hollywood because I naively believed that rent control was meant to help people like me. I found a total of one apartment and at least 50 people at the open house. Whoever paid the most "key money" (bribe) would get the apartment, something I couldn't afford.
If Prop. 10 passes, then many California cities will almost certainly pass some kind of vacancy control (prohibiting landlords from raising the rent when the unit turns over), which will shrink the rental stock and create a black market to secure what few units are available.
When I later managed to buy a small starter condo in the Mission district, there were a lot of small-property owners who lived in their building and kept their units well maintained and rents reasonable. Then, in 1994, came San Francisco's tenant-backed Proposition I, which eliminated the exemption from rent control for small owner-occupied buildings. Most of these buildings either became tenancies in common or poorly maintained rentals owned by absentee landlords.
•No private developer will invest in new rental housing.
•Apartments renting at low rates will be taken off the market. They either will be converted to condos, kept empty or converted to other uses.
•Building owners will cut back on maintenance and upkeep as their returns shrink.
At a time when we need more investment in housing, this initiative will result in divestment (my partner and I have already sold a condo we used to rent and are moving that money out of state).
Prop. 10 will make a bad housing situation worse. Please vote "no" on 10.
Andrew Long is a small-property owner and represented small owners on the board of the San Francisco Apartment Association from 2000 to 2012.


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The Little Bee Charmer of Henrietta Street
Written by Sarah Webb, Illustrated by Rachel Corcoran
When their father's business fails, Eliza and Jonty Kane move to a tenement flat in Dublin city, number 16 Henrietta Street. From a crowded tenement to the dazzling world of the circus – can dreams really come true? A tale of bravery, adventure and bee charming!
Children's Book of the Year (Senior) - 2021
Irish Book Awards - Short-listed
Paperback: €12.99
Category: Accelerated Reader - Middle Years, Dublin, Fiction, Historical Fiction
When Eliza Kane and her brother Jonty move from the leafy suburbs of Rathmines to a tenement flat on Henrietta Street they are in for a shock. Pigs and ponies in the yard, rats in the hallways and cockroaches or 'clocks' underfoot!
When they meet their new neighbour, Annie, a kind and practical teenager and her brothers, and a travelling circus comes to town, offering them both jobs, helping Madam Ada, the bee charmer, and Albert the dog trainer, things start to look up.
When a tragedy happens in the tenements, Eliza, Jonty and their new friends spring into action.
A tale of family, friendship and finding a new home, with touch of magical bees!
Sarah Webb is an award-winning children's writer. Her books include Blazing a Trail: Irish Women who Changed the World (illustrated by Lauren O'Neill) and A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea: Favourite Rhymes from an Irish Childhood (illustrated by Steve McCarthy), both winners of Irish Book Awards.
She runs creative writing clubs for young writers, reviews children's books for the Irish Independent, and programmes children's and family events for book festivals and MoLI (Museum of Literature Ireland). She also works part-time in a children's bookshop.
Passionate about bringing children and books together, Sarah was awarded the Children's Books Ireland Award for Outstanding Contribution to Children's Books in Ireland.
Her latest novel for children is The Little Beekeeper of Henrietta Street (illustrated by Rachel Corcoran), set in Dubiln in 1911.
www.sarahwebb.ie
Rachel Corcoran is a freelance illustrator and designer from Dublin, Ireland. A member of Illustrators Ireland, Rachel's work appears in children's books and book cover illustrations. Rachel also runs her online shop where she sells her earth-kind illustrated greeting cards and prints. When Rachel is not illustrating, she loves to bake with her helper Billie the cat, garden with her outdoor cat Socks, and read books that are set in times long ago.
The Little Bee Charmer of Henrietta Street is another wonderful children's book by Sarah Webb. In it she vividly brings to life all the hardship of Dublin's teeming, overcrowded tenements, where young artist Eliza and her bother Jonty move to, following the downturn of their father's fortunes.
However despite the searing poverty all about them Eliza soon discovers true friendship as she gets to know her new neighbour Annie. The arrival of Wilde's Circus brings excitement and colour to the drab city streets and Eliza soon finds herself not only caught up in circus life but learning all about bees and the magic of how to how to charm them from the mysterious Madam Ada.
I loved this book! I was bowled over by the huge amount of research that has gone into telling Eliza's story. Eliza's courage and kindness shine out on every page in this brilliantly researched and exciting novel by one of Ireland's finest writers.
This captivating story will touch the hearts of all young readers.
Marita Conlon McKenna
This is such a beautiful book and I enjoyed every single page. It's sad, uplifting, warm and sweet. Sarah tackles difficult subjects in a gentle, sensitive way. Eliza is a great heroine, and her world of Henrietta Street and the circus will linger with me for a long time.
Dublin-set historical fiction from the wonderfully versatile Sarah Webb & a timely look at poor housing conditions in the city, among other things. Webb draws on a variety of her passions - art & art history, animals & environmentalism, the early 20th c, strong girls & women … There are echoes here of Siobhan Parkinson's Amelia novels from the early 90s, & Anna Carey's recent The Boldness of Betty; this too zooms in on personal stories over the Big Historical Events … the historical details are woven in lightly but skilfully (I was reminded also of Judi Curtin in this regard) … Historical fiction is really really really REALLY hard & it's done well here - I tip my hat
Claire Hennessy
a great read that mixes adventure and facts perfectly. It's going to be a stunner
Jenn, Read and Review
A charming book...Such a riches-to-rags tale for children has the potential to descend into a gloom of misfortune somewhere between Jacqueline Wilson and Angela's Ashes. Happily, that's not where Sarah Webb is leading her readers, as from their first encounter with their new neighbours in Henrietta Street, Eliza and Jonty meet only warmth and kindness, despite the poverty of their circumstances … The interdependency of bees, busily working together towards a common goal, is echoed in the solidarity of the tenement tenants, whose reliance on each other as an extended family becomes particularly apparent when a fatal tragedy occurs. Family and friendship are the threads with which Webb weaves together some curious combinations of theme, her Dublin of contrasts populated by lionesses and bees, circus clowns and wealthy snobs. There's a Dickensian feel to the carnival of characters, and to the social class divisions illustrated in The Little Bee Charmer Of Henrietta Street. While the fortunes of the resilient, resourceful Eliza will provide a focal point for her age nine-plus readership, Webb's story colours in the pages of history, teaching as it entertains. Due for release next week, its publication comes 300 years after the building of Henrietta Street began, and with Ireland in the throes of another housing crisis, comparisons are there to be made … Any readers yet to visit Dublin's 14 Henrietta Street Museum will surely be inspired to do so, Webb having provided a glimpse inside these once-grand houses which were "broken up into tenement flats by greedy landlords and crammed full of families who needed a roof over their heads". Dublin's tenements still housed families up until the 1970s, despite several earlier building collapses, and it's but a short step in time for Webb to make the connection with today's housing crisis. Pointing out that "many families still don't have a home to live in", she quotes Focus Ireland figures of around 8,000 people homeless in Ireland today, more than 2,000 of them children. Webb's novel succeeds in balancing hardship with happiness, while with close attention to historical detail she helps ensure that the story of Dublin's Georgian tenements has a resonance in today's Ireland.
Evening Echo
two fabulous fables for young readers ... wonderful … vibrancy of life, friendships and beauty … the power of dreams and of holding on to what we believe in ... research studies in recent years show children who read at this age increase their comprehension and overall ability to process information. So there is no excuse not put these these two truly amazing books under their little noses'
Mayo News
A story of family, friendship and never giving up, the strands of this book (the hardship of tenement life, the traveling circus and the unique world of bees) roll together, with young Eliza as the pivotal axis, a sort of "Big Top" … The careful research into every aspect of the tale slips in easily, painting a clear and vibrant landscape of the times. For every glimpse of hardship and tragedy, there are sparkles of resourcefulness, joy and the kind of magic that can be found even in the worst circumstances … It is interesting to note how the bees part of the story echo the events of the plot, with the inclusion of "bee facts" as the heading of each chapter. Their quite dramatic, busy lives create a backdrop to the upcoming action. The bees work together for the good of the hive, and this is both example and shadow of the people of the tenements; how they support each other, regardless of their individual circumstances. (An example to us all….for all time really.) This is a gentle, wonderful book, giving young readers (9-12) a glimpse of tenement life in early 1900s Dublin (an issue often overlooked, but that still has impact today.) Filled with heartbreak, quiet determination, kindness and triumph….and bees. Charming and uplifting.
enchanting … This wonderfully written, touching tale reminds us that magic can be found even in the toughest of times and how families are not just the ones you are born into. Through a touching narrative that is full of surprises and is sure to delight and affect its readers, Webb's words are full of compassion, encouragement, and warmth.
This book was captivating. I love the parallels between Eliza's mum and Sarah Webb's mum who was also a French teacher and loved bees. I think it's wonderful how Sarah Webb brought part of her own personal story into this book and I'm sure her mum loves this fantastic tribute too. I think this is a magical book and Sarah Webb drew me right into the story with her rich and colourful language and the unexpected turns that the story took. I found it hard to put this book down and I would definitely recommend it to other readers … I would give this book 10/10 and I think that it's best suited for readers aged 9 and up. Abigail, 5th Class, Faugher NS, Co. Donegal
Seomra Ranga
a charming story
Armadillo Magazine
it's a nice one for Christmas
East Coast FM's Morning Show
charming story of bravery, family in all its forms and fighting for what is right. Set in Dublin, 1911, Eliza, Jonty and their dad move into the tenements and quickly learn the value of friendship and family. Superb characters and story!
UK book blogger Erin Hamilton
tremendously well researched and paints the historical research in a highly accessible way for children … this tale is one of family, friendship, sticking together and resilience. Eliza, the main character, is tenacious, loving, adventurous and hard-working, making her the perfect role model … I would thoroughly, and without hesitation, recommend this cracker of a book for any child of age 8+ … reluctant readers were enthralled
@irish.girl.reads
Eliza, the heroine of Sarah Webb's historical novel The Little Bee Charmer of Henrietta Street is also struggling to adjust to changing circumstances. Following the death of her mother and the sudden debility of her father, Eliza has moved from leafy Rathmines to the top floor of a tenement on Henrietta Street. Suddenly she is the cook, the cleaner, the wage-earner for the family, but this is turn-of-the-century Dublin, and on Henrietta Street Eliza is surrounded by children who also need to work. Webb writes assuredly about the time period, and the book is rich in historical detail, from the architectural features of the tenement to the surrounding cityscape, from the studied art of illumination to the care and training of bees. However, authenticity is never at the expense of action. Eliza's rascally brother Jonty makes sure of that, as does the arrival of the Zozimus Wilde Travelling Circus to Dublin, with its trained animals and its bewitching bee-charmer, who casts a spell upon Eliza. For extra interest, each chapter is headed by a sweet bee fact, and the scattered illustrations from Rachel Corcoran provide a visual dimension to Webb's winsome, heart-tugging tale
The story of the tenement houses on Henrietta Street in Dublin is one that will interest children, and for those who are not aware of the current issue of homelessness, it serves as a reminder of the ongoing nature of this societal issue and could be a catalyst for discussion and reflection. The characters of the narrator, Eliza, her brother, Jonty, and her new friend, Annie, are sympathetically drawn. The facts about bees at the start of each chapter are nicely connected to the book's title. Overall, a timely book that will appeal to children who enjoy stories with a historical setting.
CBI Deliver the Joy of Reading
Webb's careful research into Dublin tenement life in the early 1900s is woven lightly into the magical story of young artist Eliza and her brother Jonty
a warm story of community … the overwhelming feeling when reading this story, is that of hope as families come together to deal with what life has given them … an air of magic
Books for Keeps
Shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards Children's Book of the year, Sarah Webb has yet again delivered a fantastic adventure of change, family, and friendship
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"RM0.00 McDonald's: Discover the Mighty Taste of Japan with our NEW Samurai Beef Burger! Complete your meal with Katsu Curry McShaker fries & Sakura McFizz. Oishi!"
"RM0.00 McDonald's: The Might Taste of Japan with our NEW Samurai Beef Burger starts 20 Sept! Complete your meal with Katsu Curry McShaker fries & Sakura McFizz"
Ah, that explains it. Then moments ago, I received McDonald's newsletter. And it's confirmed with their Facebook page. It's out!
So like, the NEW Samurai Beef Burger is a quarter pound of 100% beef, grilled to perfection and smothered with sweet teriyaki sauce (scream now!). Beefy and juicy with every bite. ;) Okay, the illustration looks really good. Imma trying the burger soon, hopefully it's as good as how it looks!
I tried already. Honestly can't taste the teriyaki part. It's like the normal quarter pounder meat in a sauce that was "unrecognizable". The drink is actually sprite + ribena haha.


The SPBD10 is available in 1310Tx/1490Rx or 1490Rx/1310Tx models. It offers the latest industry standard in flexible, full-duplex Gigabit Ethernet connectivity. These hot-swappable fiber interfaces simply plug into a SFP slot on compatible products. You can optimize the configuration to meet your distance and service requirements.


Once again, the parish has been visited by "The Flying Squad" of cleaners,this time at St Peter's Church.
For the second time within 3 days, parishioners have been giving their time to make a difference. On this occasion, it was the Church which had a deep clean… and the churchyard had its first grass cut of the year. You might recall the plan to create a conservation area here, so much of the churchyard is being left to grow naturally until the autumn. But we also need access, so paths were cut and areas where graves are still being tended cut close, too.
Although the church is not in frequent use, during the winter months, dead flies and bat droppings cover the window sills and pews and need to be removed. After 20 hours of work, it was agreed they HAD made a difference, both inside and out and St Peter's was ready to open for business at the end of the month.
If you have never been inside, [it is kept locked at present for security reasons], why not take a peek on April 23rd at 2:30 and join "All Creatures Great and Small" – the first 'Pet blessing' service. It is an opportunity to show off your "best friend" (bring a picture of those departed or unable to be brought along), and meet with others to give thanks for the wonders of nature. There will be a parade of pets, a raffle, refreshments and stalls – a fun afternoon for everyone!


The Fire Service College (FSC), part of Capita People Solutions business, is now able to offer a range of business continuity services through a partnership agreement with Horizonscan ltd.
MSA Safety welcomes you to observe a panel discussion exploring how the industry can future proof fire protection and improve the lives of fire service personnel, with a focus on breathing apparatus.
Sixty delegates from Capita Group Property and Facilities Management recently visited the Fire Service College for the inaugural Capita Group Property Conference.
Fire Engineers from the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) have completed a bespoke four week course at the College designed to raise their level of knowledge and understanding in this highly specialised area of fire safety.
In response to feedback from our customers and through growing demand, the Fire Service College has created a second, fully equipped, multi-purpose Incident Command suite that consists of a control room, an anteroom and four simulation pods.
Congratulations to our instructor Matt Stone who has received the JOIFF Diploma recognising his skills as an instructor. The Diploma is awarded based on criteria including observations, testimonials and written assessments.
The Fire Service College has opened its grounds to runners from across the country as it joins the nationwide movement, parkrun.
Run on behalf of West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service, the first running of the Fire Service College new one day bespoke Fire Safety Officer CPD course took place in November.
The Fire Service College is delighted that our International Business Development and Delivery team, have received the Training Provider of the Year at the 5th Excellence in Fire & Emergency Awards held in London on 7th December.
The College is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a Four Star Campus Accommodation rating by VisitEngland.
The Fire Service College Mess Club's annual charity bonfire and fireworks display returns once again on the 1st of November 2018.
The Fire Service College hosted a Special Interest Group on Tuesday 10th July 2018, the third since its formation in May 2017.
The College workshop is a busy place and the team made up of Ian Lomas as Vehicle & Equipment Manager, Jim Cowen as team leader, Dave Biddle vehicle technician and Ian Fortey as engineering fabricator all play a vital role in keeping our fleet of vehicles and venues on the run.
Over the weekend of 30th June – 1st July, Hannah Barron (Sales & Events Co-ordinator at the FSC), along with 2,000 other adventurers, walked, jogged, or ran along the stunning Cotswold Way.
In conjunction with Women in the Fire Service, the College is supporting the participation of an all-women's team in the 2018 National BA Challenge.
Sponsored by the Fire Service College, The Supporter Of The Year – Fire and Rescue Service award, was presented to representatives from Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service at The Fire Fighters Charity's Spirit of Fire Awards.
From abseiling down the side of buildings on the College incident ground to tackling the tunnels and confined spaces on the USAR rig, there was something for everyone at the Women in Fire Service 18th National Training Development Weekend, 8 – 9 June.
With instructors and maintenance staff trained on the use and servicing of CoolFire, the high pressure cutting and extinguisher technology will go live at the College in the coming months.
Twelve weeks of intensive training at the College, across a wide range of disciplines, culminated in a graduation ceremony for 104 Saudi General Directorate of Civil Defence learners from the Station Commander Development Course.
MPs, Lords, and representatives from the UKFRS and Police, and other guests came together at the end of April for the Police & Fire Service Parliamentary Schemes 2018 Graduation Dinner. The Fire Service College is proud to sponsor the Fire Service Parliamentary Scheme.
Crews from Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service (GFRS) took part in a specialist evening training exercise at the Fire Service College during April.
The College has signed an agreement to be an Evaluation Partner with STS Defence for FiRST, its innovative predictive temperature device. A simple and robust wearable technology, FiRST is designed to warn firefighters of dangerous escalations in temperatures.
The College has recently received approval as a Centre to offer courses leading to qualifications of The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).
With property risk management as one of their day-to-day key priorities, a team from FM Global, one of the world's largest commercial and industrial property insurers, visited the College to find out more about fire risk, prevention and handling.
The Fire Service College was recently the chosen venue for civil protection training run by the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.
The College has started a programme of standardisation and upskilling of all BA wearing internal instructional staff and associate tutors.
The Fire Service College, has received Pro Board approval for accreditation to certify to 11 National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) professional qualification standards.
After 16 weeks of intensive training across a wide range of disciplines, 28 learners from the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) have graduated from the Fire Officer Development Programme.
The Fire Service College is pleased to announce the launch of its 2018 training prospectus, complete with a comprehensive list of new initiatives, courses and case studies.
The Fire Service College at Moreton in Marsh would like to thank everyone who came along to support our 2017 bonfire celebration and fireworks display.
We are delighted to announce that on successful completion of one of the below Fire Safety courses learners will now be entitled to receive Continual Professional Development (CPD) hours by The Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE).
The display takes place at the College on Thursday, 2 November with gates opening at 6pm.
Twelve firefighters from the Atomic Weapons Establishment have recently graduated from the Firefighter Development Programme run by the College.
During their nine week stay at the College, learners on the International Divisional Command Course (IDCC), stepped away from the classroom to see theory being put into practice.
Hotline Issue 4 - Out now!
For many years emergency services have relied on the development of their own staff to provide the valuable role of delivering internal training and development across a range of risk critical subject areas.
This successful Programme is now in its 11th year and will commence in January 2018.
This year's Annual Fire and Rescue Service Chaplains' Association AGM and Conference is once again being held at the Fire Service College and takes place between 12-14 September.
Year 5 Pupils learn to Firefight!
Forty teams from across Capita raised over £18,000 for Alzheimer's Society when they recently took part in the Hero Challenge at the Fire Service College.
The Fire Service College is now the official reseller for 'SIFT™ for Firefighter', an online recruitment process used by a large number of UK Fire & Rescue Services, and developed by a&dc one of the world's leaders in behavioural assessment and development.
Not satisfied with completing the 6 day Everest Trail Race in 2016, Watch Manager Jenny Hill and Instructor at the Fire service College, has completed what is reputed to be the toughest footrace on earth – the Marathon des Sables (MDS).
The price of our award winning Hazardous Materials Advisor course has been revised and reduced with immediate effect by £2,820.
Hotline Issue 3 - Out now!
From the popular TV series Father Brown to life on the road with Supertruckers, the Fire Service College has had a starring role to play in a number of TV and corporate film productions.
The GreenEx Portable Fire Suppression (FST) will be on demonstration at the Fire Service College on the 21st March.
Press took part in a bespoke training day at the College, to gain an insight into the challenges facing firefighters when tackling oil rig fires.
Close to Brighton, Saltdean Lido may not immediately spring to mind as a firefighter training venue but it was requisitioned for training run by the National Fire Service College during World War II.
Is your workwear protection adequate? Attend a free Lakeland training day here at the FSC to find out if it is up to the task.
A team from the Fire Service College recently attended the final of the Capita People Awards and received the Bronze Award for Charitable Support and Community Engagement.
An off-duty Protective Services Officer, employed by Securitas UK was first on the scene at a road traffic accident, owing to accrediting his actions and quick thinking to his training at the College.
The FSC provided the perfect backdrop for a state-of-the-art demonstration of airport firefighting equipment and technology.
The College is pleased to have received JOIFF accreditation on a number of training courses.
This weekend's national BA Challenge, which took place here at the FSC, was the biggest event since it first began nine years ago, with 15 teams from across the UKFRS taking part on Saturday.
Seven weeks of training undertaken at variety of venues including the FSC has culminated in the graduation of 22 apprentices.
On Saturday 01 October the FSC hosted a large-scale, multi-agency exercise designed to further enhance the skills of emergency responders.
Aged from just 18 to 28, 22 apprentice firefighters from Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service are spending a month training at the Fire Service College.
Marking the 15th anniversary of 9/11, staff, instructors, learners and visitors gathered together at the Fire Service College to hold a two minute silence to enable attendees to reflect on the events that took place in the United States.
Over the last 12 months, great momentum has been building at the Fire Service College, which is now seeing numerous new initiatives starting to successfully develop.
The College has recently developed its Road Traffic Collision Instructor course to ensure that it addresses the increasing complexity of incidents and is also conducted in line with best practice.
The Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA), Fire Industry Association (FIA) and the Fire Service College (FSC), have come together to form a new research and development partnership.
Students from Georgetown University, Washington DC, spent four days at the College as part of a weeklong module studying the UK approach to emergency preparedness.


WITCHCRAFT is not named in the next story, but we can scarcely be wrong in assuming it to be the agent at work in it. We must premise that it was, perhaps still is, customary in the Lowlands of Scotland, as in other secluded districts, for tailors to leave their workshops and go into the farmhouses of the neighbourhood to work by the day. The farmer's wife of Deloraine thus engaged a tailor with his workmen and apprentices for the day, begging them to come in good time in the morning. They did so, and partook of the family breakfast of porridge and milk.
[paragraph continues] During the meal, one of the apprentices observed that the milk-jug was almost empty, on which the mistress slipt out of the backdoor with a basin in her hand to get a fresh supply. The lad's curiosity was roused, for he had heard there was no more milk in the house; so he crept after her, hid himself behind the door, and saw her turn a pin in the wall, on which a stream of pure milk flowed into the basin. She twirled the pin, and the milk stopped. Coming back, she presented the tailors with the bowl of milk, and they gladly washed down the rest of their porridge with it.
starve." The tailors slunk away abashed, and from that day forward the wives of Deloraine have fed their tailors on nothing but chappit 'taties and kale.
232:2 W. Henderson, Folk-Lore of the Northern Counties.


These are just a few facets of job stress being experienced by workers across the country. We know that our economy won't resurrect itself overnight, so some of these changes are bound to be here to stay for the foreseeable future. Are you struggling to maintain in the day to day grind? Have changes on the job made a previously tolerable situation feel impossible?
If you're feeling the effects of workplace stress and job burnout that are magnified by economic fallout it's important to respond proactively. Otherwise, it's tempting to let fearfulness dictate the response. Getting back to basics by taking control of the things within your realm of control is a good place to begin.
Think about making simple changes to your routine that can add quality to life. Take a walk, listen to live music, enjoy art, theater. Try new things.
Let humor defuse some of your stress. Let a favorite comedy or funny movie distract you from the prevailing doom and gloom.
Ensure that your sleep, eating, exercise and recreational patterns are in balance and make corrections as necessary.
As much as possible, leave work at the workplace. Consider creating a transitional routine that allows you to shift gears when returning home from the office. Something as simple as taking a few minutes to refresh yourself by doing something non work-related before diving into problems and needs at home can help.
Stay hydrated. Avoid caffeinated beverages and make sure your electrolytes are in balance. Dehydration is stressful on the mind as well as the body.
Schedule enjoyable outings and activities at regular intervals so that you can have something positive on the calendar to look forward to. Many tough times can be made bearable if you know that you're going to reward yourself in the not too-distant future with activities that give you a boost.
If your usual coping strategies are not working for you, maybe it's time to come to therapy and talk about your situation. Stressful times sometimes awaken self-doubts and insecurities that may be rooted in the distant past. You may even find yourself in a fight, flight or freeze state associated with feeling threatened or jeopardized due to changing work conditions. Depression and anxiety can also take root at times you're out of balance due to career woes. It's important not to minimize these factors and to seek appropriate help as soon as possible to keep smaller problems from getting out of hand.
If you're considering therapy I'd like to help. We can talk together about the stress you're under and problem-solve about your job situation and brainstorm about career prospects. I'd love to hear from you.
I'd like to help and I welcome your call.


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Passenger plane traveling to Iran crashes in Kyrgyzstan, killing 68
4 January 2023: Two helicopters collide in Gold Coast, Australia
21 March 2022: China Eastern jet with 132 onboard crashes in Guangxi
Manas International Airport, Kyrgyzstan
Image: Brian Dell.
An Itek-Air Boeing 737 flight 6875, operated by Aseman Airlines and traveling to Iran has crashed in Kyrgyzstan only 10 minutes after taking off. It is unclear how many were on board, but reports say there were at least 90 people on the plane with the crash killing 68. At least 22 are reported to have survived, including all crew members.
"According to updated information, 68 passengers were killed, including 24 Kyrgyz, five Iranians, one Turkish national, three Canadians, three Kazakhs and one Chinese," said a spokesman for Igor Chudinov, Kyrgyzstan's prime minister.
Map of Kyrgyzstan
Image: US Central Intelligence Agency.
Reports state that members of the crew reported "technical issues" with the plane shortly after take off from Manas International Airport in Kyrgyzstan. Within 10 minutes the crew reported a severe loss of cabin pressure. When the plane made an emergency landing, it burst into flames. The plane was headed to Tehran, Iran.
The United States military has sent rescue equipment and crews from its base at the airport to assist the government in the incident.
"68 die in Kyrgyzstan plane crash: ministry" — Turkish Press, August 24, 2008
Boeing 737 Crashes In Kyrgyzstan <broken link> [archived version] — Sky News, August 24, 2008
Leila Saralayeva. "71 dead in crash of Iran-bound jet in Kyrgyzstan" — Associated Press, August 24, 2008
"Passenger jet bound for Iran crashes in Kyrgyzstan" — Pioneer Times-Journal, August 24, 2008
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Pentti Linkola (b. 1932) is a Finnish radical environmentalist who is the author of Can Life Prevail?: A Radical Approach to the Environmental Crisis, published by Arktos, which is a collection of his essays that remains his only work to appear in English to date. He has lived his entire life as a fisherman. Linkola's disgust with the fate of the natural world at the hands of modern civilisation, which he has witnessed first-hand through his proximity to nature, has led him to write a series of essays deploring the course of 'progress' in Finland and advocating deep ecology as the only means to reverse these trends throughout the world. Unlike most environmentalists, however, Linkola believes that the solutions often proposed in the West to solve these problems, such as recycling and electric cars, are fatal half-measures not equal to the challenge at hand.
Linkola believes that the situation is so dire that it calls for a complete transformation of society, suggesting the forceful reduction of the existing human population and the birth rate, the elimination of democracy and humanism, the abolition of the stock market, putting an end to the manufacture of all goods not needed to sustain life, the replacement of all privately owned vehicles by public transportation, a ban on the use of fossil fuels, and the reintroduction of a subsistence economy. Linkola's perspectives will provide a refreshing departure from the usual rhetoric on this topic for those who believe that there should be no compromise with the modern world when the survival of the entire ecosystem is at stake.


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Obama Demands Congress Fully Fund Embassy Security, Vows To Fix IRS Problems
Jason Sattler
May 16 | 2013
President Obama said Thursday that he did not know that agents in the IRS had been targeting Tea Party groups until the Inspector General's report leaked last week.
Speaking at a press conference with Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the White House Rose Garden, the president said that he first heard of the IRS misconduct through reports in the media.
"I can assure you that I certainly did not know anything about the report before the I.G. report had been leaked," Obama said.
The president again said that any targeting of groups for their political leanings was "outrageous and unacceptable." He vowed to fix the situation so that the agency would act "without even a hint of bias."
He added that he did not believe a special counsel was needed to investigate the issue. "My main concern is fixing a problem and we began that process yesterday by asking [for] and accepting the resignation of the acting director there," the president said.
Both leaders renewed calls for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step down but the "scandals" swirling around Washington occupied much of the president's attention, with Obama going on the offensive from his opening statement, calling on Congress to fully fund embassy security, a nod to the continuing investigation into the September 11 attacks on a diplomatic outpost in Benghazi.
Republicans have significantly cut funds for State Department security since taking over the House in 2010.
"We need to come together and truly honor the sacrifice of those four courageous Americans and better secure our diplomatic posts around the world," Obama said. "That's how we learn the lessons of Benghazi. That's how we keep faith with the men and women who we send overseas to represent America."
The president also refused to apologize for the activities of the Justice Department, which is receiving scrutiny for subpoenaing records of reporters from the Associated Press as part of an investigation into the publication of classified information.
"Leaks related to national security can put people at risk," he said.
After defending calls for a media shield law, the president interrupted a question to the Turkish prime minister to affirm his "complete confidence" in Attorney General Eric Holder, who recused himself in the AP investigation because he had testified in the case.
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Each of the one, two, three and four bedroom apartments and maisonettes will be located around a series of landscaped piazzas and courtyards, which are designed to create vibrant and thriving communal areas. Hill and Peabody's partnership with The Trampery will also build on Fish Island's artistic heritage, aiming to inspire creativity amongst entrepreneurs by incorporating studios, workshops and a gallery.
Haworth Tompkins' work has won over 50 design awards including the 2014 RIBA Stirling Prize for the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool and four RIBA awards for housing projects.
Projects include the Athlete's Village and our Peabody Avenue Project in Pimlico and More West in West London.
As well as private projects, including their acclaimed Gap House which won the 2009 RIBA Manser Medal, Pitman Tozer Architects is increasingly being commissioned by public bodies and developers for larger schemes.
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ARTBA's Ruane to Retire
Published: Tuesday, 03 July 2018 15:05
Pete Ruane, president and chief executive officer of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), announced he will be retiring from the organization in October after 30 years of service. He is the longest tenured head of the 116-year-old organization.
After Ruane's departure, ARTBA Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer William D. Toohey Jr., a 33-year ARTBA veteran, will serve as acting CEO until the new top executive appointment is made and transitioned.
"It has been my honor and privilege to serve ARTBA and help advance its mission of ensuring solid investment in transportation infrastructure to meet the demand for safe and efficient mobility," Ruane said. "The nation's economy and quality of life literally ride on the fine work done by the men and women in this industry. I'm proud to have been supporting them. This organization has incredibly strong volunteer leadership and an outstanding staff. I believe it is well-positioned to meet the challenges and opportunities of the future."
ARTBA Chairman Matthew Cummings, executive vice president Americas Transportation for the international design and construction firm, AECOM, noted that when Ruane joined ARTBA in 1988, the total annual federal investment in the U.S. highway and transit programs was $16 billion. Today, it is $60 billion.
"Pete's passion for ARTBA's mission and his successful industry leadership over the past almost three decades cannot be overstated. He has built ARTBA into a highly-respected, formidable operation on multiple fronts – government relations, policy development, economic research and analysis, safety training and promotion. He leaves behind a powerful legacy both in Washington and the industry. Pete brings an unrivaled industry presence, a dedication and drive that are truly one of a kind," Cummings said.
He noted that earlier this year he had appointed Immediate Past ARTBA Chairman David Zachry, chief executive officer of the Zachry Corporation, an international construction firm based in San Antonio, Texas, to head a search committee for Ruane's successor. That process, he said, is well underway.
Ruane, who Congressional Quarterly called "the dean of transportation lobbyists," has been a leading force in federal transportation investment policy and politics in the nation's capital for more than 40 years. He has been a fixture witness at congressional hearings and provided counsel to administrations from both political parties. He has advised and served on post-election presidential transition teams.
Ruane was instrumental in the creation and leadership of the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC), now in its 22nd year, which includes 31 national associations and labor unions, the 105-member Alliance for Truth in Transportation Budgeting, which successfully pushed reforms to end the long-time impoundment of Highway Trust Fund revenue, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce-led Americans for Transportation Mobility (ATM), which he has served as vice chair.
In a prescient move, in 1990 Ruane encouraged ARTBA to create its eighth permanent membership division – Public-Private Partnerships in Transportation – to help develop and move federal legislation that would foster private investment in transportation projects to supplement public funding. The association played a key role in opening this door in the 1995 highway bill which allowed, for the first time, states to be reimbursed with federal funds for bond principal, interest costs and insurance on Title 23 projects. The law also made significant changes in federal loan policies for toll highway and bridge projects.
For his leadership in the 1998 enactment of TEA-21, the $198 billion guaranteed, six-year surface transportation authorization law, Ruane was the first association executive ever selected to receive the American Public Works Association's "Distinguished Service Award." He was also selected as one of Engineering News-Record magazine's "Top Newsmakers of 1998" worldwide. Public Works magazine named him one of its 2005 "Trendsetters" for his leadership in enactment of the 2005 SAFETEA-LU surface transportation program authorization.
On Ruane's watch, ARTBA moved aggressively into the federal environmental litigation arena. In 1993, it sued the U.S. EPA over proposed expansion of Clean Air Act transportation conformity regulations – and won. Among its many subsequent court victories, the association has earned landmark rulings thwarting state agency efforts to regulate and limit the use of heavy construction equipment on transportation projects sites and also in ensuring the transportation construction industry has legal standing in federal court challenges against approved state and regional transportation plans.
Under Ruane's stewardship, ARTBA also developed and launched nationally acclaimed economic research, safety and education programs. Among them are the Transportation Investment Advocacy Center, the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse, TransOvation and the "Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals" (SCTPP) program. The SCTPP was awarded ANSI accreditation under the ISO/IEC 17024 international standard for professional certification in May 2018, a unique achievement.
Prior to joining ARTBA in October 1988, Ruane served nine years as president and chief executive officer of the National Moving & Storage Association. From 1970 until 1980, he served as the deputy director of the Office of Economic Adjustment in the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense and the President's Economic Adjustment Committee.
Ruane is a past chairman and current director of the Small Business Legislative Council (SBLC), a permanent coalition of over 50 trade associations representing small business interests in Washington, D.C. He is also an officer of the International Road Federation (IRF) and a trustee of the ARTBA Transportation Development Foundation.
Ruane, a decorated U.S. Marine Corps officer, served in the Vietnam War. He earned a doctorate in public administration at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., holds a master's degree from Pennsylvania State University and is a graduate of Loyola University in Baltimore, Md. He holds the professional designation Certified Association Executive (CAE).
A long-time advocate for Catholic education, Ruane has held numerous volunteer leadership positions in that arena. He has served as chairman of the Loyola College Board of Advisors and chairman of the St. Mary's Annapolis School Board. For five years, he served as the first lay chairman of the Calvert Hall College High School in Baltimore. In 2015, Ruane was voted into the school's Hall of Fame.
He and his wife of 50 years, Pat, reside in Annapolis, Md.
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We were not blessed with this gorgeous sunshine during Walk to School Week, in fact, it was quite the opposite. However, that didn't stop the children of Roxbourne taking up the challenge to Walk to School. The response was great, lots of children walked instead of getting a lift and those who had to travel by car stopped short of the school gates and walked for some of the way. Lots of staff got on board and when I collected in the Walk to School Week charts I smiled at the 'little feet stickers' stuck next to all the adult names. The School Councillors took on the responsibility of executing this initiative in their classroom and a big thank you to our School Council for leading yet another, successful school initiative. This is just another example of our exemplary pupils showing dedication and organisation. The overall walkers' in Key Stage 1 were the children of 2B and in Key Stage 2 it was the children of 5F. Congratulations to all the children in those classes.
Last Friday Ms Keating, who works in the Houses of Parliament, came into School to meet our School Councillors. The children gathered in a classroom, which became the Houses of Parliament for an hour and a half. They had first-hand experience of how a Law is created and the different stages it goes through before being signed by the Queen.
They had debates around school based issues to see what really happens on those 'green seats' in the Houses of Parliament. The children had great fun, Ms Keating made it a really enjoyable session and experience for the School Coun-cillors who are very much involved in leading our own School Election. Lily, 4N, one of the councillors said, "We had so much fun and even created our own law. I now have lots of knowledge about Parliament." A Year 5 child went on to say, "Ms Keating helped us recreate the way laws are made. We all had lots of fun and we all learnt a lot." A Year 2 School Council Member enjoyed learning about the differences between the two Houses, "The Parliament game was super. I learnt that the Queen was not allowed in the Houses of Parliament but only allowed to sign something to make it a Law. I also learnt that the Houses of Common is green and the Houses of Lords is red." We leave you with some pupil reflections.
On Thursday 20TH October, the members of school council in Years 3 – 6 went on a very special trip to the Houses of Parliament. Once inside this prestigious building, they visited the House of Commons and House of Lords while they were in session and heard the members of Parliament debating some important issues. They then had a 'Making Laws' session where they learnt the process of laws being passed in Government. They were asked to suggest a law that they would like passed. One suggestion was to reduce the amount of tax that their parents paid. A vigorous debate took place and after looking at both sides of the argument, the final vote was that they shouldn't be reduced! The children really enjoyed the visit and learnt a great deal about how our Government works.
The trip to the Houses of Parliament was a once in a lifetime experience. We visited the House of Lords, where we listened to a debate. After about 6 minutes, we were on our way to the House of Commons. There, again, we watched a debate on Community Pharmacy. That was another 5 minutes. We then had a workshop in which we assumed we were making a law. It was an amazing day!


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Q: Vue.js: How do I focus to an input just unhidden This must be something really basic, but I can't get it.
I have this piece of code in my <template>:

    <input type="text" ref="nota" :id="notaid" v-model="nombre" v-on:keyup.enter="enviar" v-on:blur="enviar" class="form-control">

{{ nombre }}

So, when the page loads, editable=false so it displays a text. When you click in the text there's a function that will make editable true, so it displays the input. This works fine. Now, my problem is, how do I focus on the input as soon as editable changes to true?
I have read some articles: here, here, and some others that says I could be focusing on the element with some code as simple as:
this.$refs.nota.focus()

So makeEditable code is:
methods: {
  makeEditable() {
    this.editable = true;
    this.$refs.nota.focus()
  },
  ...

Problem is, I get this error:
app.js:38487 [Vue warn]: Error in v-on handler: "TypeError: Cannot read property 'focus' of undefined"

I'm pretty sure this is because I'm trying to focus to an element that hasn't been created yet, because if I make the same on an input element that is always displayed, it works perfectly.
So which is the right way?

A: You can try Vue.nextTick(callback) as follow :
methods: {
  makeEditable() {
    this.editable = true;
    Vue.nextTick(() =>
      this.$refs.nota.focus()
    )
  },
  ...

It tells Vue to wait until the changes are made and then call the callback.
See the documentation for more.

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