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My words fly up, my thoughts remain below by Bill Kirton
By Bill Kirton - July 07, 2017
Disclaimer: what follows are my personal opinions and prejudices, not those of Authors Electric.
I do realise how tedious I am with my constant references to Sisyphus, absurdity and connected experiences, but now that political manoeuvrings and personalities have confirmed that absurdity is the norm, I need to return to it. Don't worry, though, this will not be me penning 'variations on a theme of existentialism' or theorising about whatever poses as sanity and common sense in the skulls of those at the apex of our society. No, I'm a writer, so it'll be about words.
The blog's been inspired by an excellent article in the New York Review of Books which analyses the various approaches of members of the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to the interpretation of seemingly straightforward terms. I won't go through its contents because it does a far better job than I would about bringing the different threads together. It does, though, confirm Gore Vidal's observation that 'words are used to disguise, not to illuminate', and it offers examples of the 'Covfefe effect', i.e. the daily mangling of English by persons too stupid and ignorant to be capable of knowing better. (Biased? Moi?)
One of the reasons why James Comey decided to put a detailed account of his meetings with Trump in writing was 'The nature of the person I was interacting with'. Nice. He was concerned that that 'person' might lie about what was said. And he used the word 'lie', while another senator preferred the term 'non-truthful representation'. It would be interesting to find out the distinction the senator makes between the two. I suppose it's possible he's being paid by the syllable.
Anyway, it seems reasonable to assume that, when the leader of the western world (No, honestly? Really?) says to you, 'I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go', there's not really much 'hope' involved. Unless you're the senator who interpreted it literally and tried to pretend that someone with the humanity, respect for others, and good nature that characterises Mr Trump, was genuinely expressing a hope rather than a badly-veiled threat.
(The above is supposed to look orange, that being the colour of the visible bits of the central figure in this tale. The fact that it looks yellow forces me to add this parenthesis, which is the sad equivalent of having to write 'LOL' at the end of a joke to signify that that's what it is.)
As everyone now knows, New York City's Public Theater, as part of its annual Shakespeare in the Park program, staged a production of Julius Caesar in which the protagonist was made to resemble Trump. Whereupon various companies withdrew their sponsorship. But Trump as Caesar? Puh-leeeeease (as an American friend says when hearing things she considers stupid and which I'm guessing she says quite a lot nowadays). Caesar calls men who think 'dangerous'. Trump doesn't know what thinking is.
No, no, there's a much better play to express the man's grotesquerie. Its world première, on December 10th, 1896,. turned out also to be its entire first run and it's the play that many Absurdists claim to be the forerunner of the whole Theatre of the Absurd movement. It's Ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry and it's about … well, basically, Trump.
According to one of the play's translators, Jane Taylor, Ubu 'is notorious for his infantile engagement with his world' and 'inhabits a domain of greedy self-gratification'. He is 'fat, ugly, vulgar, gluttonous, grandiose, dishonest, stupid, jejune, voracious, greedy, cruel, cowardly and evil'. I rest my case.
The play challenges convention. Its opening word, spoken by Ubu himself, is 'Merdre'. That, as all you sophisticated people will recognise, is 'Merde' (the French for 'shit') with an extra 'r'. It was a thrown gauntlet. People were scandalised by it. But why? 'Merdre' doesn't mean anything. It's not 'Merde', so what were they complaining about? It's an example of how the Absurdists questioned the whole basis and processes of language. For Ionesco, the literal translation of 'London' into French is 'Paris', and into Italian 'Rome'. In The Bald Prima Donna, Mr and Mrs Smith sit at home telling one another, 'The floor is down, the ceiling is up' – little sentences, or rather universal truths, taken from the book from which Ionesco was learning English.
And I only included that example so that I could segue to a joke I enjoyed somewhere in one of last month's Guardians, which has nothing to do with anything else in this blog.
I was just looking at my ceiling. Not sure if it's the best ceiling in the world, but it's definitely up there.
There's another joke waiting to be told, too, about the man with the orange face and the woman who's bedding down with the Orange Order, but it's beyond me. I'm still struggling with disappointment at the problem posed by beginning a translation of Ubu Roi. Jarry just added the 'r' to 'Merde' to be provocative. If I add an 'r' to 'Shit', all I get is 'Shirt'. Doesn't work, does it?
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You had me chortling at my desk. I LOVE your ceiling joke and will waste no time in relaying it to my grownup children. They will roll their eyes pityingly as ever though probably then pass it on to their friends.
Yes, Ubu Roi, you've hit the nail on the head! I haven't brought myself to read it but both sons chose Jarry for their French A level projects so at one time Ubu Roi filled up a lot of space in the household with his appalling character. Never thought a real version of him could exist in this way. Looks like the Absurdists were on to something, regrettably.
The rectangle looked orange to me. Thanks for this delightful and penetrating post. I look forward to cutting off people trying to fool me with a curt 'Don't give me that shirt, man,' (yeah cos that is how I speak).
glitter noir said…
Well done, Bill. You not only brightened morning, you've inspired me to read a play I've known only by its title. That said, I think translators have been flummoxed too long in trying to translate 'Merdre' literally. It can't be done in English. But the same effect could be achieved. imo, with 'Fluck' or 'Clockshucker.'
Bill Kirton said…
Thanks, Griselda and Reb.
Congratulations too, Griselda, at having such enlightened sons. I'm sure they'll appreciate your colloquial variations.
And Reb, you're right, of course - there are plenty of options when it comes to replicating 'merdre', but I couldn't resist the shirt joke.
julia jones said…
I think the shirt joke is brilliant and I love posts about words. Remove the R from Trump (in order to drop it in the sh*t) and what we have left is Tump. The TRI-UMPHalism of TRump is gone and was can be left to play happily with all the thump-ing rhymes. Until we remember who/what we're talking about and return to earth with a Bump. Prefer not thinking about the world very much these days so best remove the L and think words instead
Excellent, Julia. I think you may have initiated a new movement - Tumpism - characterised by the removal or substitution of a single consonant to subvert any attempt at meaning or significance. A precursor was Mervyn Peake, who asked 'Is the Countess of Groan half asleep and half awake?' only to establish that she was 'half asleep and half aware'. AEs are invited to join the trend with their own examples.
TRypographical, you mean?
You invented it. Julia. It's your derision.
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Fledging Peregrine Rescued at Cathedral
Posted By : Marie Thomas Wednesday 29th June 2016
(Pic: Raphael at the Creatures in Crisis sanctuary after his ordeal)
Last night (Wednesday 29 June) the Cathedral's male peregrine fledgling was rescued by a wildlife charity after being found floundering in high winds on the North lawn.
The young male, who is fully feathered and ready to fly, was returned to its nest this morning after a night at the Creatures in Crisis sanctuary at Windmill Farm, Winterslow.
The drama began at around 21.00 when a member of the public phoned Kevin Drew, the founder of Creatures in Crisis, to report the peregrine's 224ft perilous descent from the South side of the Tower onto the North lawn.
Kevin Drew said: "The winds were very strong at the time and they were almost blowing me over. Every time I approached the bird it would try to fly away but kept crashing against the Cathedral wall. I was worried that it would hurt itself so decided to take it in and look after it for the night."
When Kevin got Raphael the peregrine back to the Creatures in Crisis headquarters he put him into a cage and after eating a healthy meal, Raphael settled happily for the night.
Kevin Drew said: "The fact that he ate was a very good sign. Most raptors I bring it don't eat for a couple of days."
The first Gary Price, Clerk of the Works at the Cathedral, knew of Raphael's adventures was when he received a call first thing this morning. "It was a real shock because I hadn't realised Raphael was missing. He and his sister, Aveline, have been sheltering round a corner out of the wind and out of sight of the nest box camera, so I wasn't aware that he had gone."
Gary, Kevin and Anya Wicikowski, the RSPB Community Engagement officer, returned Raphael to the Tower this morning, climbing the 332 steps to the South balcony.
Anya Wicikowski said: "It was probably his first test flight and the wind must have caught him and carried him over to the North side. It happens all the time, particularly with young peregrines, probably because of their nest sites which are generally high and exposed.
"As soon as we released him he ran over to his sister and snuggled up in the corner with her. I suspect he'll take a couple of days rest before trying again."
The peregrines have proved popular with Cathedral visitors, who can see the nest box activity relayed live on monitors in the Cloisters. There are also special RSPB Tower tours with Anya Wicikowski, RSPB Community Engagement Officer, and an expert Cathedral Guide every Wednesday in June and July at 13.15. The RSPB tour can be booked online here or at the Cathedral Welcome Desk. Please make sure you book the correct date and time and check the terms and conditions.
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To learn more about Creatures in Crisis and Kevin drew its founder go to http://www.creaturesincrisis.org/
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Recall that this form actually dates from the 1990s and is therefore nothing new to the taxpayer. Any taxpayer with a foreign holding of more than $100,000 Canadian dollars will need to fill in and submit this form. This property includes funds in foreign bank accounts, interest from foreign trusts, bonds or share issued abroad and indeed any form of taxable foreign income.
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Q: Fluent NHibernate SetBatchSize method I'm using NHibernate Profiler to see if batching really occurs. Code looks like this
Session.NHibernateSession.SetBatchSize(data.Items.Count);
    foreach (var o in data.Items)
    {
        //something else...
        base.Save(o);
    }
    Session.NHibernateSession.SetBatchSize(0);

Profiler still gives me error "Large number of individual writes".
BTW Im using Fluent Nhibernate
Thnx

A: I dislike leaving things like batch size to chance so I make sure I batch everything when saving inside an explicit transaction and it seems to do the trick for me.
Session.NHibernateSession.SetBatchSize(data.Items.Count);
Session.NHibernateSession.FlushMode = FlushMode.Commit;
using (var tx = Session.NHibernateSession.BeginTransaction())
{
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Private Men, Public Lives
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Dr. Moshe Alter - Dr. Moshe Alter lived for the school he headed, the only Mizrachi school in pre-war Poland. His stance for his ideals and against the haskala are remarkable in themselves, but the eerily gripping story that took him from the Warsaw Ghetto to Bergen-Belsen makes this lecture a microcosm of Jewish history.
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Rabbi Yehuda Leib Orlean - Behind every great man stands a woman, but behind the great Sarah Schneirer stood a man - Rabbi Yehudah Laib Orlean. Rabbi Wein explores the rise of the Bais Yaakov movement, the greatest revolution in Jewish education in the 20th century, and shows how Rabbi Orlean's assistance turned Sarah Schneirer's vision into reality.
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Shaping the Modern
Home | About the Centre | Researchers | Jacqueline Van Gent
Jacqueline Van Gent
Jacqueline Van Gent is a Chief Investigator in the Shaping the Modern Program of the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions at The University of Western Australia. Jacqueline's projects explore the role emotions play in shaping early modern and late colonial encounters with indigenous people and cultures. Her work explores (i) emotions, conversions and missions, (ii) affective strategies of early modern Europeans in the acquisition, exchange and display of colonial objects, and (iii) the role of emotions in early ethnographic texts and collections.
jacqueline.van.gent@uwa.edu.au
Colonial encounters and cross-cultural emotions in the early modern world and in late colonial Australia
Recent papers and publications
Edited collections
Toivo, M. R. and J. Van Gent, eds. 'Gender, Material Culture and Emotions in Scandinavian History'. Special Issue, Scandinavian Journal of History 41.3 (2016).
Van Gent, J. and S. E. Young, eds. 'Emotions and Conversion'. Special issue, Journal of Religious History 39.4 (2015).
Broomhall, S. and J. Van Gent, 'Courting Nassau Affections: Performing Love in Orange-Nassau Marriage Negotiations'. In Performing Emotions in Early Europe, edited by P. Maddern†, J. McEwan and A. M. Scott, pp. 133–68. Turnhout: Brepols Publishers, 2018.
Broomhall, S. and J. Van Gent, 'Material Culture as Power: Gendered Strategies of Power in an Early Modern Dynasty'. In Gender and Political Culture in Early Modern Europe 1400–1800, edited by J. Daybell and S. Norrhem. Farnham: Ashgate, 2017.
Van Gent, J. 'Moravian Memoirs and the Emotional Salience of Conversion Rituals'. In Emotion, Ritual and Power in Europe, 1200–1920, edited by M. L. Bailey and K. Barclay, pp. 241–60. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Van Gent, J. 'Witchcraft'. In Early Modern Emotions: An Introduction, edited by S. Broomhall, pp. 290‒93. London and New York: Routledge, 2017.
Van Gent, J. 'Global Trading Companies'. In Early Modern Emotions: An Introduction, edited by S. Broomhall, pp. 304‒7. London and New York: Routledge, 2017.
Van Gent, J. 'Protestant Global Missions'. In Early Modern Emotions: An Introduction, edited by S. Broomhall, pp. 313‒16. London and New York: Routledge, 2017.
Van Gent, J. 'Linnaeus' Tea Cup: Masculinities, Affective Networks and Chinese Porcelain in 18th-Century Sweden'. Scandinavian Journal of History 41.3 (2016): 388‒409.
Van Gent, J. 'The Burden of Love: Moravian Conversions and Emotions in Eighteenth-Century Labrador'. 'Emotions and Conversion'. Special issue, Journal of Religious History 39.4 (2015): 557–74.
Van Gent, J. 'Emotions, Missions, and Colonial Histories: An Epilogue'. In Emotions and Christian Missions: Historical Perspectives, edited by K. Vallgårda, C. McLisky and D. Midena, pp. 240–50. Palgrave Studies in the History of Emotions. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Van Gent, J. 'Gendered Power and Emotions: the Religious Revival Movement in Herrnhut in 1727'. In Gender and Emotions in Medieval and Early Modern Europe: Destroying Order, Structuring Disorder, edited by S. Broomhall. Farnham: Ashgate, 2015.
Van Gent, J. 'Sarah and Her Sisters: Identity, Letters and Emotions in the Early Modern Atlantic World'. Journal of Religious History 38.1 March (2014): 71-90.
Broomhall, S. and J. Van Gent. 'Converted relationships: Renegotiating family status after religious conversion in the Nassau dynasty'. Journal of Social History 47.3 Spring (2014).
Van Gent, J. 'Global Religious Encounters, Historical Agents and the History of Emotions', Third International Conference of the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions 'The Future of Emotions/Conversations Without Borders', The University of Western Australia, 14‒15 June 2018.
Van Gent, J. 'Love Feasts and Moravian Communal Devotion', 'Devotion, Objects and Emotion, 1300‒1700' symposium, UMelb, 16‒17 March 2018.
Van Gent, J. 'Emotions and colonial encounters in early modern Sweden and The Netherlands', paper accepted, international workshop: Entangled colonialisms, Amsterdam, 13‒14 November 2014.
Van Gent, J. Linnaeus tea cup: Gender, colonial consumption and Chinese porcelain'. Paper presented at Swedish Historians' Conference, Stockholm 8‒10 May 2014
Van Gent, J. 'Encountering emotions: cross-cultural contacts, historical sources and Moravian missions'. Paper presented at CHE international conference 'Sourcing Emotions', 27‒29 June 2013, UWA.
Van Gent, J. 'Witchcraft and Emotions'. Invited keynote, Gustav Vasa Seminar, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, 11‒12 June 2013.
Van Gent, J. 'Linnaeus' Chinese porcelain tea cup and other 'things': Gender, emotions and colonial encounters in eighteenth century Sweden'. Paper presented at workshop 'Gender, emotions and objects in Scandinavian history', Umea University, 29 May 2013.
Van Gent, J. 'Wampum: objects, exchange and emotions in colonial in America'. 'Feeling Things' Symposium, The University of Melbourne, 13 March 2013.


François Lebeau was admitted to the Québec Bar in 1979.
He has been specialized in class actions and in consumer and travel law since 1980 when he joined Paul G. Unterberg and Lise Labelle, attorneys in Montreal. François has led more than 135 class actions and pleaded before the Quebec Superior Court, the Quebec Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.
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WAC Likely To Keep Auto Bid, As Long As No One Else Leaves
By ChrisDobbertean@ChrisDobbertean Updated Jan 14, 2011, 6:37pm EST
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Back in August, I wrote about how all of the conference realignment out West could cost the Western Athletic Conference its automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
The conference received some good news today, as the NCAA Convention accepted a proposal to scrap the "core membership" requirement.
Under this new rule, to hold an auto bid to the tournament, a Division I conference must have seven men's basketball playing members with no continuity of membership requirements. Six of those schools must conduct conference play in five or more other sports.
To recap the WAC's somewhat confusing membership situation, Hawai'i will be leaving for the Mountain West in football and the Big West in most other sports after the 2011-12 academic year, while Fresno State and Nevada will move all of their sports to the MWC at that time. Boise State is already on the way out after this academic year.
That will leave Idaho, Louisiana Tech, New Mexico State, San Jose State, and Utah State. Those five will be joined by current Southland members Texas State and Texas-San Antonio (for all sports including football) and Sun Belt member Denver (non-football member) at the beginning of the 2012-13 campaign. Under the old rules, the conference would have fallen one team short of the six-team core membership requirement, even with expansion. Now, that's won't be an issue.
Someone else leaving could make things messy again though.


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This cinematic dragon poo is available for streaming on Netflix, VUDU, and YouTube, but as always, you're better off leaving the funny accents and cheap props to us and get caught up on your GOT binge watching instead.
Here are the before and after photos of actor David Haydn that was mentioned in the show.
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The Very Reverend Antonio Checo
Wednesday, April 1, 6:00 pm
R.I.P - The Very Reverend Antonio Checo
Rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Jackson Heights
Dean of the Hellgate Deanery
May 6, 1952 - April 1, 2020
Fr. Checo, rector of St. Mark's and dean of the Hellgate Deanery in the Diocese of Long Island died today at Mount Sinai Hospital, Queens, of complications due to the coronavirus COVID-19.
Besides serving as rector of St. Mark's, he served as a member and chair of the Hispanic commission of the Diocese of Long Island, as a member of the Board of the Mercer School of Theology, and was very active in Cursillo.
Antonio was a dedicated, hard working parish priest, enthusiastically in love with the people of his parish and the communities of Jackson Heights and Astoria and the surrounding neighborhoods.
Everyone who knew Fr. Checo always knew what he was thinking and feeling about almost every topic. His transparent love of Jesus and the people he was called to serve was infectious to us all. When Antonio told you he was praying for you, you knew well you were being prayed for continually.
He made you want to be a better servant to God's people, a better priest, deacon or bishop. He made me want to be a better person - certainly a very enthusiastic participant in every endeavor.
I will miss my friend and prayer partner. I will miss this very special priest. May he rest in the arms of the loving God he served so faithfully.
Rest Eternal Grant to him O Lord. Let light perpetual shine upon him!
The Right Reverend Lawrence C. Provenzano
Bishop of Long Island
O God of grace and glory, we remember before you this day our brother Antonio. We thank you for giving him to us, his family and friends, to know and to love as a companion on our earthly pilgrimage. In your boundless compassion, console us who mourn. Give us faith to see in death the gate of eternal life, so that in quiet confidence we may continue our course on earth, until, by your call, we are reunited with those who have gone before; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
UPDATE Tuesday, March 31. 4:30 pm
Fr. Antonio Checo remains in critical but stable condition. He is assisted in his breathing by a ventilator and receives dialysis treatment to aid kidney function.
Please keep Father Checo, his husband Starlin, and the people of St. Mark's, Jackson Heights in your prayers.
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
Father Antonio Checo has been moved into an Intensive Care Unit and is currently in critical condition after being admitted to the hospital on Tuesday morning due to symptoms related to COVID-19.
Please pray for Antonio's relief and healing, his husband, Starlin, his family and the people of St. Mark's, Jackson Heights, and for those who are treating him.
I will provide more information as soon as I can.
The Right Reverend Lawrence C. Provenzano
O God, The strength of the weak and
the comfort of sufferers:
Mercifully accept our prayers, and grant to your servant Antonio the help of your power, that his sickness may be turned into health, and our sorrow into joy;
through Jesus Christ our Lord
Q.E.P.D. – El Muy Reverendo Antonio Checo
Rector de la Iglesia Episcopal de San Marcos
Decano del Decanato de Hellgate
6 de mayo de 1952 - 1 de abril de 2020
El Padre Checo, rector de San Marcos y Decano del Decanato de Hellgate en la Diócesis de Long Island, murió hoy en el Hospital Mount Sinai, Queens, por complicaciones debidas al coronavirus COVID-19.
Además de servir como rector de San Marcos, fue miembro y presidente de la Comisión Hispana de la Diócesis de Long Island, como miembro de la Junta de la Escuela de Teología Mercer, y fue muy activo en Cursillo.
Antonio era un párroco dedicado y trabajador, entusiasta y amante de la gente de su parroquia y de las comunidades de Jackson Heights y Astoria y los barrios de alrededor.
Todos los que conocían al Padre Checo siempre sabían lo que pensaba y sentía sobre casi todos los temas. Su amor transparente por Jesús y la gente a la que estaba llamado a servir era contagioso para todos nosotros. Cuando Antonio decía que estaba rezando por ti, sabías bien que se rezaba por ti continuamente.
Te hacía querer ser un mejor servidor del pueblo de Dios, un mejor sacerdote, diácono u obispo. Me hizo querer ser una mejor persona, ciertamente un participante muy entusiasta en cada esfuerzo.
Echaré de menos a mi amigo y compañero de oración. Echaré de menos a este padre especial. Que descanse en los brazos del Dios amoroso al que sirvió tan fielmente.
Oh Dios, Concédele su Descanso Eterno. ¡Que la luz perpetua brille sobre él!
Reverendísimo Lawrence C. Provenzano
Obispo de Long Island
Oh, Dios de gracia y gloria, recordamos ante ti en este día a nuestro hermano Antonio. Te damos las gracias por habérnoslo dado a nosotros, su familia y amigos, para conocerlo y amarlo como compañero en nuestro peregrinaje terrenal. En tu ilimitada compasión, consuélanos a los que estamos de luto. Danos fe para ver en la muerte la puerta de la vida eterna, para que con tranquila confianza podamos continuar nuestro camino en la tierra, hasta que, por tu llamada, nos reunamos con los que han ido antes; por Jesucristo nuestro Señor. Amén.
>> Fallece por coronavirus el padre Checo, de una iglesia en Jackson Heights
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>> New York Times: Episcopal Priest Who Stressed Service, Dies at 67
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Born and raised in Santiago, the Dominican Republic, Fr. Antonio Checo received an undergraduate degree in Social Work at a Roman Catholic University in the Dominican Republic. He was a public high school teacher of cultural history in his town and the director of a UNICEF Program in La Vega, Dominican Republic, responsible for 986 children under the age of 6 in that program.
Father Checo relocated to the United States in 1982 for graduate school, earning a Masters Degree in Social Work from Fordham University in New York City. Father Checo worked for the New York Department of Social Services for 18 years and held positions as a caseworker, social worker, supervisor and Director of Foster Care and Preventative Services.
After the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York in 2001, Father Checo worked for the Red Cross as one of the assistants in its 9/11 Recovery Program. When the program ended in 2005, he moved to Mount Sinai Hospital in Queens as a Mental Health Clinician, and retired from that position in 2018.
Father Checo studied at the General Theological Seminary earning a Master of Divinity Degree in 2006 and was received and ordained deacon and then priest in the Episcopal Church. As priest he served for the rest of his life in the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island. His various ministries included serving as a member and chair of the diocesan Hispanic Commission and member of the Board of the Mercer School of Theology. He also was active in Cursillo. In community service he was active in Queens Power and the Spanish Commission on AIDS.
At the time of his death he was currently serving as the 4th Rector of Saint Mark's Episcopal Church in Jackson Heights, New York.


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In stock form, the 700R4 is capable of handling around 300 foot-pounds of torque. The 1987 and later 700R4s are stronger than older units, and 4L60Es from 1992 and later (which are internally almost identical to the 700R4) are a good option if you don't mind electronic controls. B&M and TCI both sell 700R4 upgrade kits capable of handling over 450 foot-pounds of torque.
If your original TH350 came with a 6-inch tail shaft, you'll have to cut the drive shaft by 3 inches. If your old transmission had a 9-inch tail shaft, then the drive shaft should fit. The 700R4's drive shaft yoke is identical to the TH350's, so your old yoke should work nicely with the new transmission.
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World Cup Group B Preview – by Gregg Livingstone
Group B consists of holders Spain, Netherlands, Chile and Australia. We will see a replay of the 2010 final between Spain and Holland and we also have the lowest FIFA ranked team in the competition in the shape of Australia. Chile make up the group and I can see them making it interesting for the 2 favourites. Spain and Holland will fancy their chances of progressing as the top 2 but with Chile's brand of attacking football they could worry the big guns. Australia have it all to do and with an opening game against Chile, they really need points from that game to stand a chance of doing something in this group.
Holland flew through qualification with 9 wins and a draw to secure their ticket to Brazil. The 2010 runners up only conceded 5 goals in 10 games, so a Dutch defender might be a decent and slightly cheaper option for your team. Although their qualifying group was far from difficult, they still finished 9 points clear of second place Romania and will hope to take that good form into a very difficult world cup group. Holland not only have a tight defence but are also potent in the attacking department, an 8-1 demolition of Hungary in qualifiers shows that they have what it takes up front to cause any team problems. Robin van Persie bagging a hat trick in that game helped him finish joint top scorer in the qualifiers with 11 goals. With Dutch manager Louis van Gaal heading off to manage Manchester United after the competition, he would love to emulate his predecessor Bert van Marwijk in reaching the final or even go one better. You never quite know which Holland you are going to get but the 'Orangje' will have to be at their very best to progress in this tournament and qualify from a very tough group.
Wesley Sneijder 6.6 (97 caps/26 goals)
Arjen Robben 7.6 (73 caps/22 goals)
Robin van Persie 9.8 (83 caps/42 goals)
Galatasaray's attacking midfielder Wesley Sneijder has been in good form this season scoring 15 goals. With Holland manager Louis van Gaal indicating that Sneijder will play a big part in the team, his price of just 6.6 million is very reasonable.
Bayern Munich's tricky winger Arjen Robben is one of the world's best players, love him or hate him, he has the class to unlock defences and make things happen. 15 goals for Bayern this season plus a boat load of assists helped them win the Bundesliga about 9 months ago!! Worth 7.6 of anyone's money.
Manchester United's RVP has endured an injury plagued season but with 24 goals for club and country in 2013/14, Holland's talisman is certainly a good shout to get some good points this world cup.
FUN FACT! Holland were the first European team to qualify for Brazil 2014.
Australia came through a complex qualifying stage to book their place in Brazil. A stuttering 1-1 draw with South Africa in their final home friendly did nothing to inspire the Aussie fans, and at 59th in the Fifa rankings, are the lowest ranked team in the competition. 2006 saw Australia reach the second round but in 2010 they failed to get out of the group, and I predict the same fate this time around. It's a massive ask to qualify from a group with the calibre of teams in group B. With the firepower that Spain and Holland have at their disposal I would avoid an Australian defender at all costs. With their first game against Chile, that game represents their best chance of getting some points and they will need to take something off them to stand any realistic chance of qualifying for the knockout stages.
Tim Cahill 7.9 (68 caps/32 goals)
Mark Bresciano 5.3 (73 caps/13 goals)
Joshua Kennedy 6.0 (33 caps/17 goals)
New York Red Bulls Tim Cahill has been Australia's talisman for a decade now, and with 32 goals in 68 games he is certainly the Socceroo's danger man. At 7.9 he might be worth a punt especially because of his qualities in the air but I can't see him getting too many chances against the defences he's up against.
Mark Bresciano is currently plying his trade in Qatar and at 34 is maybe past his best, but with Parma and Lazio on his CV he has the ability to be a key player and the Socceroo's will need his creativity in midfield.
Big striker Joshua Kennedy has been at Nagoya Grampus since 2009 and has 63 goals in 128 games. At 6ft 4 he offers something different up front and has the height to trouble defenders.
FUN FACT! The Socceroo's hold the world record for the biggest international win, 31-0 V American Samoa.
Chile qualified for the tournament after finishing 3rd in their group, above Ecuador and Uruguay. Chile's ethos is to attack and they play great football but they are also very suspect at the back, this is evident of the 25 goals conceded in qualifying in just 16 games. However, their 29 goals scored was only bettered by Argentina in their group. Chile have made it to the second in their previous two world cup campaigns, in 2010 and back in 1998 and it wouldn't be the biggest surprise to me if they made it out of this group. On paper it should be Holland and Spain but stranger things have happened at the World Cup. Chile open with what should be their easiest game, against Australia. Maximum points here and a draw between Spain and Holland would give Chile a real lift and something to hold on to going in to their next fixture. Chile also have the advantage of playing in their own continent so will be fully acclimatised to the weather and playing conditions.
Alexis Sanchez 9.4 (65 caps/22 goals)
Arturo Vidal 6.8 (53 caps/18 goals)
Marcelo Diaz 5.7 (19 caps/0 goals)
Although Barcelona's Alexis Sanchez doesn't get as much playing time as he would like, he is a quality player. 39 league goals for Barca in 88 games shows that when he plays he makes a real impact.
A world class box to box midfielder, Vidal has enjoyed a great season for Juventus and is considered a complete midfielder. In 2013 he was ranked the 11th best footballer in the world by Bloomberg.
The Basel midfielder has been described as 'the south American Xavi' and has excellent ball control and passing ability. He doesn't score that many but may chip in with the odd assist.
FUN FACT! Football is the most popular sport in Chile, however their most success has been in tennis.
World champions Spain had to qualify for this tournament due to a FIFA rule brought in in 2006. They topped the group ahead of France and were unbeaten in doing so. Vincente del Bosque is looking to lead his Spain team to a 4th international title in a row, after the 2012 European Championships, 2010 World cup and the 2008 Euros won by del Bosques predecessor Luis Aragones.The number one ranked team are not considered favourites this time around especially because Brazil are on home soil, but it is hard not to fancy them to do it again with the squad they have at their disposal. I can see Spain topping this group and they have a wealth of experience and class to deal with the pressure on footballs biggest stage. Arguably Spain's weakest area is in attack but they have been known to field teams without a recognised striker and with the likes of Xavi, Fabregas, Silva and Mata have plenty of options going forward. A mouth-watering opening game against Holland could decide the group winners and it will take Holland to be at their best to stop the Spanish football machine marching on.
David Silva 7.5 (78 caps/20 goals)
Sergio Ramos 6.3 (115 caps/9 goals)
Pedro 8.7 (37 caps/14 goals)
Manchester City playmaker David Silva can change a game in a heartbeat, more offensive than Xavi or Iniesta, he has enjoyed another great season at club level and I expect him to take that form into this tournament.
Fresh from his heroics in the Champions League final, Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos is a class defender who is good in the air and gets his fair share of goals. He often gets forward and gets plenty of assists for a defender and is the highest scoring active defender in La Liga. However beware, this lad has been sent off a whopping 19 times.
Barcelona's Pedro has had another season with 19 goals this term. 8.7 is a good price providing he plays but with so many great players in the squad he may be limited to substitute appearances and being used as an impact player.
FUN FACT! The name Spain diverged from the word Ispania, which means the land of rabbits!
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Patsy Kensit has revealed the late Dame Elizabeth Taylor allowed her to play catch with her Krupp Diamond which was sold eventually by the screen icon's estate in 2011 for $8.8 million.
Patsy Kensit has revealed Dame Elizabeth Taylor let her play catch with her $8.8 million Krupp Diamond.
The 48-year-old actress has been working in showbiz since she was just four years old and at the age of seven she was cast as Mytyl in George Cukor's fantasy film 'The Blue Bird' in which the late screen icon portrayed the Queen of Light.
In between takes, Taylor took a shine to young Patsy and would let her play with the 33.19-carat diamond that was bought for her by her two-time husband Richard Burton in 1968.
As a child, Patsy had no idea what she was holding in her hands but she can recall her mother Margaret being terrified she would lose the precious gemstone.
The Krupp Diamond, now known as the Elizabeth Taylor Diamond, was among a number of significant pieces of jewellery owned by 'Cleopatra' star Taylor; her expensive collection also included the 68-carat Taylor-Burton Diamond, which was bought by the couple in 1969.
After Taylor's death in March 2011, The Krupp Diamond was sold by her estate later that same year for $8.8 million.
Patsy - who can currently be seen in ITV drama series 'Tina and Bobby' about late England soccer captain Sir Bobby Moore alongside Michelle Keegan - met many major stars in her childhood and she can vividly remember going to ballet lessons on Saturdays at the Bolshoi Ballet and seeing acclaimed Soviet ballerina Ludmila Semenyaka.


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Home > News > Unsolved Cases > Linda Smith
On 16 January 1961, 12-year-old Linda Smith left her great aunt's house in the Essex village of Earls Colne to go to the newsagents. She did this errand most days and it would normally take her approx 15 minutes for the round trip.
She was seen by a number of people as she made her way down Burrows Road to the local newsagents. Linda was also seen looking through the newsagent's window, but she didn't actually enter the shop.
A couple of minutes later she had crossed the road and was engaged in a conversation with the local cobbler, although there were many people in the high street Linda Smith was not seen alive again.
Four days later on 20 January 1961 Linda's body was found in a field some 18.5 miles away in Polstead, Suffolk, she had been strangled with her school scarf.
Linda smith with differing hair styles
The Metropolitan Police were brought in to assist with the investigation into the murder of Linda and a significant number of leads were followed up both in the community of Earles Colne and in the wider area, however, although a number of people spoken to by Police, no one was ever arrested or charged with Linda's murder.
Why has this case been looked at again?
In line with Suffolk Police's commitment to solving crime this case has been one of a number, which have been subject to regular review. This case now forms part the unsolved case review process and is subject of continual review for lines of investigation that can progress this case.
Photographs (25/10/2014) of area where Linda Smith body found
Current Progress
A review of the forensic evidence has been carried out and the findings are subject of analysis to help provide direction to take the case forward.
Senior Investigating Officer: Detective Superintendent Andy Smith


She chose the two fabrics to use and the rough look. So I decided to follow the tutorial for a reversible tote bag on Craftster.
The tote has just the right size to take it shopping. Big enough to fit quite a few things inside while still being very handy.
I followed the instructions, apart from omitting the two interior pockets (the tutorial creates a tote with two Velcro-closed pockets each on the interior and the exterior of the bag) and adding a zippered pocket.
Just a few memories from our Mother's Day Celebrations.
To get my stuff organised and because some of my drawers are starting to break (and I mean, literally, break) because of their load, I did quickly sew together some drawstring bags following the tutorial from Yarnmonster. I used some Ikea fabric that I had bought in a sale and that was lying around, waiting for a purpose.
After going on hiatus with my sewing projects because of uni & all the stuff that generally has to be done (e.g. securing a topic for my thesis – yes, it's done, I am going to start it this summer!!), finally an update.
Thanks for all your comments and tips. They inspired me to change the one thing that I really didn't like about my finished Birdie Sling: the missing magnetic closure.
I opened up the gap I had sewn closed on the interior of the bag (the one used to pull the bag through to turn the right side out). This way I could also access the inside of the magnetic snaps and add their backs. It worked fine! Now I've finally got my magnetic snap!


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Darwood & Smitty - Chapter 4
"Base to Eli 2140."
"Yeah Emma?" asked Darwood. Smitty was still sitting quietly, struck dumb by the idea that he could trust President Keane.
"We just got another package pick-up request for you guys. Needed right now."
"But we've got all our regular deliveries. I thought they had to call 24 hours before a special pick-up."
"Everything's got a price, doesn't it fellas? This guy's got deep pockets and is paying the company well, so you need to get on it. You receive a bonus for the extra work."
"Ho boy, I'm gonna eat me some real steak tonight!" said Darwood with a feigned hillbilly chuckle.[1] "Where do we go?"
"Eli's been programmed. Just wanted to give you the heads up so you understood the change in course." As she spoke, Eli swung north, heading them toward the Catskills.
"Thanks Emma." The transmission went out. "You see, Smitty? Never fear. Now you can start worrying about something new. Why, for instance, have we suddenly been selected twice in one day for special pick-up?"
"Because this is the person or group that's trying to keep those packages from the president," said Smitty calmly. Now his feet, too, were kicked up on the dashboard as Eli whizzed them toward their new destination.
"Oh," laughed Darwood, tongue in cheek. "Yes. That's likely."
"It is," Smitty pointed out matter-of-factly. He had pulled some nail clippers from his pocket and was fidgeting with them, rotating the file in and out from under the clipping lever. It was amazing to him how long some inventions stuck around without being replaced by something better. Plenty had tried to outdo the common nail clippers with automated gadgets because, of course, the market was universal. Most of these gadgets didn't work; some ended up cutting off people's fingertips. In the end, the tried-and-true had stuck around.
Nonchalantly, Smitty looked up at his friend and tipped his head to one side. "We've had special pick-up a couple times in all our delivery lives. Now we get two in one day. One calls in right after we deliver to the president and is willing to pay extra to see us right away. Not only that … someone like that explains why the other delivery crews failed. So, I figure we're going to see the guy who's trying to thwart the president. Better use up that nice tip you earned this morning. You might not have long to spend it."
Darwood muttered under his breath. It was another one of those damned moments when Smitty was making sense. And worse than that, this time he couldn't laugh about his friend's accuracy because the situation was a little morbid. "What do we do?"
Smitty took on a strange look — one that Darwood was pretty sure he hadn't seen on his friend before. It was something of a deeply unworried look. "You'll think I'm crazy," said Smitty.
"I always do."
"Crazier than usual. If I can trust the president, then I think he would have told us if the other guys disappeared without a trace as soon as they'd made a delivery. I think he knows this group is contacting each crew; I think he knows this group is going to make us a deal; and I think he studied us so closely because he needs someone who won't betray him. The others failed either because they turned against the president … or because they didn't, and this guy went after them."
"So, you're saying we're screwed and that we shouldn't worry about it."
"No. I'm saying that I think this guy's going to make us a deal and that we'll get time to make up our minds. If we didn't have time, the president would have warned us. If we've got time, then we're not screwed until at least tomorrow."
"Oh. I see," said Darwood, scratching his head. "That's better."
Eli cruised on for a few minutes more, soaring a short distance into the Catskill foothills before taking a ramp from the deliveryway down to the streets. "Attention riders, wheels to be deployed shortly and steering will be required. Which of you chooses to drive?"
"I'll take it," said Darwood, looking with curiosity over to Smitty. The dashboard opened before him and a steering wheel emerged. It wasn't often that this happened, and certainly not on their usual route. Once in the greatest while, someone might have reason to visit a farm — at least to introduce children to chickens and cows and show them how real food was grown — and in this case, a hydrogen fuel cell was available in most vehicles for propelling down dirt roads. Paved roads were actually less common, now, than dirt roads because most had been replaced by the new, metallic roads. But the dirt roads were never replaced. It just would have been too big a task and too high a cost.
The two men felt the tires drop down beneath the van, much like landing gear emerging from an airplane, and soon the vehicle took an off ramp, where their steering was still controlled by magnets, but they were no longer propelled and no longer drew energy from the central grid. It was a controlled glide, slowing the van and eventually touching it down onto the dirt.
Bam! went the tires. Bam bam bam bam bam bam bam. With so little traffic on the dirt roads, county governments were worse than ever about maintaining them. They would go months without a new grade, years without improved drainage, and it showed almost every time you drove on dirt. Potholes; washboards; disintegrating shoulders. Darwood stepped slowly on the brake to ease them up and take Eli crawling over the mess. "How far to our stop?" he asked the van.
"About four miles."
The men groaned. They were lucky to keep the van at ten miles an hour on a road like this. They could push it, of course, but when Eli went in for maintenance, they would have to pay for any damages they caused with reckless driving. Eli's computers would record and analyze every bump, and they'd be docked pay for driving quickly over potholes. It took them nearly half an hour, but eventually they were pulling up a dirt driveway through a tunnel of pine trees lined along each side, branches reaching out over top them. They came to a backwoods and frankly beat up cabin, just the kind you'd imagine for a Unabomber.
Smitty harrumphed. "Shall I wait in the truck for you?" Darwood looked at him and they both ginned. "Ok, let's go see what this kook wants."
They left the van and trekked up to the front door, kicking a dead mouse and a few broken sticks from what would probably be called a porch. It was something more of an old, wooden pallet acting as a small step to the door. Darwood knocked.
"Darwood and Smitty, I presume." Both men turned to see a man squatting in a tree branch perhaps ten feet off the ground. He held to the tree with one hand and draped the other over his knee.
"Uh … yes," said Darwood.
Smitty was just too in awe to speak. Plus he wanted to laugh out loud.
"Gentlemen, nice to have you here. You're bright enough, I hope, to know that I have no package for you to pick up."
"We guessed as much," admitted Smitty. Now he was less inspired to laugh. This had turned immediately to business, and was quickly confirming his bleak theory on the meeting.
"Good. So we don't have to play any games. Now, we're way out here in the woods, so you know that it's pretty easy to have you killed where you stand without the authorities ever getting whiff of it, but that wouldn't be very sporting, now would it?"
"Well, besides the fact that our company knows where we are, you mean?" asked Darwood.
"Oh, I wouldn't bet on that. As soon as the van was programmed, we had the company computer files changed. And already, now that you're here, your van has been reprogrammed so that it doesn't know where it was."
The men looked over to their van and were pretty certain there was no one there. The man in the tree laughed at them. "Don't imagine we have to do everything hands on. Oh … this may look like a very country operation here, but I assure you that we have all the latest in technology and that we can hack into just about any system we choose. That isn't very relevant right now, of course, except to let you know that you're dealing with more than just a man in a tree." He leapt down from the branch as he said so, landing hard, but recovered himself quickly and stood to his whole, magnificent height of perhaps 5'8" — when he stretched the truth by half an inch or more.
The man leaned against the tree, then, and stared at the two compadres. He nodded his head slowly. "Yes. Yes indeed. I like the look of you guys. Honest men. Sincere in what you believe. What do you say we chat?"
"I, uh …." Smitty harrumphed again. "I thought we were already chatting."
"Well inside my good man. A cup of hot tea in the hand does wonders, don't you think?"
Smitty frowned. "Sir, it's almost eighty degrees out."
The man smiled. A very broad smile. "I know just what you'll like then," he said with a wink. "Come, let's go inside."
He approached and passed them, leading them into the cabin, which was just as feeble and as broken inside as it was on the out. There were a few very unhappy chairs sitting around the small living area, and Darwood and Smitty found the most comfortable ones they could. The man returned with two glasses of cold water. "It's real," he said with a grin. "Fresh from the mountains nearby. We don't drink any of that factory-made stuff around here. Real water, always. We keep real food around, too. Nothing manufactured. Factory food just destroys the body, you know."
"Sure," said Smitty as Darwood nodded. "But you've got technology around here, so the real food doesn't make you a Luddite. What's your agenda? What're you after?"
"We need you to stop the president."
"Ok, we guessed that in general. But why? And how?"
"I think you'll be surprised by my answers," said the man as he stepped onto a chair and squatted down in the cushion, much as he had been in the tree. "You see, I'll bet you guys assume I'm the bad guy in this equation. You're probably bamboozled the way most are by the president. You think he's noble, fighting off the special interests — David against Goliath and all that. And you believe — you truly believe — that global corporations are the ruin of the Earth. Am I right?"
Darwood and Smitty shrugged. "A little," said Smitty, "but that's a pretty simplified version. We don't assume you're the bad guy until you give us reason to think so." This was why Darwood let Smitty speak in an instance like this. He knew how to give people what they wanted.
"Fair enough," said the squatting man. "Better than fair enough. Good. Let me continue. I know it seems that global corporations cause a lot of hardship. In fact, they do. They are driven in many cases by greed, and greed causes human suffering. I'm not going to argue against a point as obvious as that. If you only think on a global scale, corporations like this are a scourge and should be prevented by government, even by force when necessary. But a wise person doesn't just think on a global scale, now does he? Because the Earth is not alone in this system.
"Now, I'm sure you've never pieced it together like this, probably because the mass consciousness has pegged global conglomerates as the bad guy for so long and because you haven't studied your history too well, but I'm going to offer you a new picture behind corporate expansion. I think it will open your eyes to a reality behind politics that you never understood before."
Smitty was stricken. Even Darwood found himself intrigued by what the man was saying, but Smitty was absorbed because understanding the motives behind government was one of his driving passions. If this man wasn't insane, then it sounded like he might provide an important piece to the puzzle Smitty had been trying to put together all his life. "Go on," he told the man.
"Let me start with a brief history lesson. Once upon a time, businesses were local, and they generally remained this way through most of civilized history. A few hundred years ago, corporations were devised as a way to raise enough money to pursue business models that required substantial investments, and this gave way to a new type of world. In itself, this wasn't such a bad idea. You couldn't put much into research and development, for instance, without money to pay for salaries and equipment that provided no immediate returns. Corporations paved a new way for people to be inventors, scientists, pioneers … without risking the livelihood of their families.
"But, not long after corporations were born, someone came up with the brilliant idea to take away their liability, and of course it's an old story what that led to, isn't it? Corporations started pulling whatever they wanted on whomever they wanted until, finally, the CEOs started facing prison terms when they were the culprits.
"But that isn't the focus of our story. Some time before that last step, corporations started really going worldwide. Mergers and acquisitions was the name of the game, right? And of course with that came all sorts of cries about workers' rights and about equal pay and about some guy over there taking my job. All sorts of legitimate complaints in one sense, but that's because no one knew what the governments knew."
"That there were other worlds to worry about," said Smitty, starting to understand where the man was going with all of this.
"Right. A lot of people believed that the government was hiding stuff about aliens and alien technology, but they never put all the pieces together. If you've got other worlds to worry about, you've got to unify your own world in order to deal with that … whether you want to trade or you need to defend against these outside parties.
"Plenty of people had tried forcing the issue of unity through military conquest, and no one succeeded. By the late 20th century, it was really impossible because there was such a global deadlock of power. No one could conquer you before you destroyed the very land beneath their feet.
"Meanwhile, though, you could manipulate people economically to actually drive world unity. Give people the option of owning lots of things for very little and you would cause the spread of corporate conglomerates — which, by the way, never could have existed if people resisted the lure of what they offered. People like blaming someone else, but of course they're always much more to blame than they realize."
It was a disquieting day for poor Smitty. He'd sat with two obviously powerful people in one day, and both seemed to think very much the way they did. And they were on opposite sides of the fence. Smitty wasn't sure where this was going to lead, but it sure seemed that he was going to be conflicted. And he hoped, most of all, that this didn't set up a conflict between Darwood and himself. "So you figure that the mega-corporations need to stay put for the sake of global safety," he said to the man. "And even if your story is true, I presume you are so certain of it because of your own interest in these corporations. The president dismantles preference for your corporations, competition comes back into play, and your profits plummet. Am I right?"
"Not quite. You see, Smitty, I represent a group that happens to be financed by the world's largest corporations; but we're not a result of them. They are a result of us. We acknowledged extraterrestrial presence and the necessity of global unity through economic means way back in the early 1900s. We knew that certain corporations were going to have to go global, and that in order to make this happen, we would require some extraordinary leverage in world politics. This meant substantial financing. So we devised our means of persuading world's leaders into allowing these mega-corporations and, like any entrepreneurs, developed a solid business plan to show certain corporations how sufficient financing would ensure our success — how we would be able to control global politics for the sake of Earth's safety, and how they would become the dominant corporations as a result."
Darwood finally chipped in. "Then you found companies who were willing to invest in the chance to be number one. They gambled, and it paid off."
"Yes," said the man. "We manipulated governments around the world to make sure our clients went global strictly because we knew that someone had to if we were ever to expand our horizons and interact with others in the Solar system."
"But we could have remained a happy little planet without interplanetary trade and without global corporations. All you really did was push trade with other planets."
"Not so." The man looked carefully at his two visitors. "Certain other planets wanted to invade Earth because, in terms of intelligent advances, we were the furthest behind among inhabited globes. Other planets set up a forced restraint against Earth invasion, though — as you know — they were unable to police every invasion, which is why there were plenty of encounters and abductions over the years.
"Even the protector planets, however, were growing weary of our slow advances, and if we didn't achieve unity for the purpose of trade before long, they'd have backed off. They didn't want to spend all their resources on protecting us forever. So eventually we would have faced invasion if the unity never came about. Sure, corporate globalization is not the ideal form of unity; our group plans to gradually bring about more ideal forms. But this has to happen in a way that people are ready for, so we have to take un-ideal steps along the way."
"So why haven't you contacted the president directly about this?" asked Darwood. "If he understood all of this, I'm sure he would start figuring out long-term solutions with you."
The man and Smitty both stared at Darwood to let him know it was a stupid question. Then the man answered him. "The president, Darwood, is working under the guidance of one of the planets that wanted to invade. He understands the whole situation already. It is his goal to dismantle global businesses because he knows that this unity is Earth's one chance for defense. When global competition comes back into play and we no longer show unity, the system will know that we're too backwards to bother with. The invading forces will come on strong, and no one will be there to back us up."
"But we have such a powerful military now, built against that kind of threat," said Darwood weakly.
"All built on another planet's technology, which means it is old technology. A planet never sells its latest equipment. And your military operates alongside the system's strongest police force … made up entirely of Jovian officers. Did you ever stop to wonder why the government of Jupiter would provide such an inexpensive police force to planet Earth? Think about it, Darwood. Think about what all of this really means. You'll understand why it's so critical that we stop the president before he gets any further in his plans."
[1] By now, of course, most crops were grown in sterile, indoor conditions, often hydroponically, since crops grown on farms were obviously such a threat to mankind that even irradiation couldn't assure — absolutely and without question — food safety.
Likewise, cattle, chickens, and other meat, egg, and dairy sources were largely raised indoors as a means — along with adequate nano-drugging — of preventing the origin or spread of disease.
Certain nutty groups rose up and said that this would diminish the nutritional value of food, and that animals and crops alike needed sunshine and fresh air. They were assured that sunbulbs and an excellent flow of filtered air were provided, and that all the food was very well fortified with nutrients.
The nuts then spoke of their rights, and in the end, legislation allowed farmers to consume their own food, but not sell it. So an entire movement came about where people jumped through loopholes to legally turn their yards into farms; others created farm co-ops; and all the food produced on farms was now known as "real" food. It cost a whole lot more to produce, but some said the taste and nutrition were well worth it. Most just shook their heads and ate their hydroponics.


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Social investment partners join forces to provide capacity-building support for heritage organisations
Social enterprises and charities running historic buildings now have the opportunity to access RePlan, a new capacity-building support service available through the Heritage Impact Fund (HIF), it was announced today. The three-year service is funded by the Architectural Heritage Fund, The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and further supported by Historic England (HE). It will be delivered in collaboration with Social Investment Business (SIB).
RePlan is an integral part of the HIF initiative which launched earlier this year, a £7m UK-wide social investment loan fund that provides tailored loan finance, such as acquisition or working capital loans for charities and social enterprises to help them deliver economic and social impact from the re-use of UK's historic buildings. The service will be offered alongside the HIF from September 2019 and will run for three years, with the intention of continuing the service beyond this initial period. The need for capacity-building support had become apparent to the AHF over recent times through encountering a growing number of heritage organisations struggling to establish sustainable business models. To address this, RePlan will assist clients seeking funding through the HIF in a number of ways and at various stages of their lifecycle, providing targeted and bespoke advice and consultancy across areas such as governance, impact measurement and business planning. Assistance with financial systems and support for planning community investment-raising initiatives can also be made available. It is anticipated that RePlan will assist an average of five to ten organisations each year and support will be given for up to 12 months, with some organisations requiring briefer and quicker interventions.
Following a tender process, SIB has been selected to support the delivery of RePlan alongside AHF. With a wealth experience, between 2004 and today, SIB has deployed and managed over £400m of loans and grants into over 2,000 organisations and enabled almost 1,000 more to get dedicated support through programmes.
Matthew Mckeague, Chief Executive of AHF, said:
"As the UK's specialist lender to heritage-led community businesses and social enterprises, the Architectural Heritage Fund is delighted to be partnering with Social Investment Business to deliver RePlan. This capacity-building and business support service is now available alongside our £7m social investment partnership fund - the Heritage Impact Fund - which has already made loan offers well in excess of £2m since its launch earlier this year. The need for business support has been apparent to the AHF and our partners for some time and this new service will add a new source of advice and guidance to assist supported organisations to become more sustainable."
Nick Temple, Chief Executive of SIB, said:
"We are very excited to be collaborating with our partners on delivering RePlan with the Architectural Heritage Fund. Social Investment Business has a track record of providing finance and support to enable thousands of organisations to become more resilient and to make a bigger difference. Through that work, we also understand the crucial role that historic spaces can play in bringing communities together. We look forward to joining forces with AHF and using our knowledge and experience to provide the most effective support for heritage organisations and their communities."
Ros Kerslake, CEO of The National Lottery Heritage Fund, said:
"The Heritage Impact Fund is an exciting strategic partnership that is enabling National Lottery funding to work harder to deliver positive and lasting change for people and communities. With an impressive investment portfolio and experience to match, AHF and SIB will help deliver much need capacity support that will enable heritage organisations establish sustainable business models."
Alex Paterson, Chief Executive of HES, said:
"The offer of additional expert support, advice and mentoring to applicants in order to support sustainable business change, and to help drive long-term social and economic impact, is a key part of delivering the ambition within the Heritage Impact Fund and one which HES is delighted to support. We are looking forward to our ongoing partnership with the AHF on this and other projects; delivering real impact to people through the reuse of our historic buildings."
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If you're interested in applying for support from the Architectural Heritage Fund, please contact Andy Richardson – Head of Investment – on andy.richardson@ahfund.org.uk.
Miranda Love
Marketing and Communications Lead
Miranda.love@sibgroup.org.uk
About The Architectural Heritage Fund
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is a registered charity, working since 1976 to promote the conservation and sustainable re-use of historic buildings for the benefit of communities across the UK. They do this by providing advice, information and financial assistance in the form of early project grants and loans for projects undertaken by charities and not-for-private profit organisations.
www.ahfund.org.uk
Article main photo: Portland Works by AHF.
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