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According to his mom, he loves chicken, car rides, chicken, working for treats, chicken, playing "find it" and chicken. I wish I could figure out what his favorite snack is… His favorite playtime activity is Hide and Seek, spending a lot of time looking for that perfect hiding spot.
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This Is Anfield • Liverpool FC Opinion •
Why this is only the start for Jurgen Klopp's young Liverpool squad
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Liverpool's squad does not feature an outfield player over the age of 30, showing the youthfulness and bright future ahead.
Moments such as these should be enjoyed as a Liverpool supporter. We have had to put up with plenty of mediocrity since those glory days of the 1970s and 1980s, with only a smattering of brilliance thrown in since 1990.
Klopp's Reds have been a pleasure to watch so far this season, blowing teams away with a fascinating blend of fast-paced attacking football, perfectly-drilled pressing and general intensity both on and off the ball.
Only Man City can claim to be as entertaining at present, and while some will be quick to write Liverpool off because of an apparent inconsistent nature, the fact that the bookies have us as second-favourites for the title speaks volumes on this occasion.
This is a side that feels as though it is at the start of something special – and it is.
Klopp's Revolution Still In Its Infancy
Amazingly, it is still less than a year since Jurgen Klopp took charge of Liverpool – his appointment was confirmed on October 8th – but he has already made giant strides.
It was always going to take a little time for the German to settle, get his methods across to his players and pick up the positive results Brendan Rodgers failed to achieve in his final year at Anfield.
Despite a lack of time on the training ground, injuries to key men and having to field players he didn't necessarily rate, Klopp still managed to lead the Reds to two cup finals.
He lost both, of course, but in the long run, that disappointment will only act as inspiration to the manager and the players.
The skeptics among us were concerned by those final defeats to Man City and Sevilla, and the eventual eighth-place finish in the league, but it was always clear that Klopp's first season was something of a learning curve for all.
Having had a full pre-season to work with his players and bring in who he wants to bolster his squad, we are now seeing a new look Liverpool.
Klopp's style of football is impossible not to warm to, and for the first time in a long time, Liverpool are both feared and envied in equal measure.
The most exciting thing about all of this is that this is such early days in Klopp's tenure.
Klopp's Young Guns
Another reason why fans of both Liverpool and their rivals should feel so exhilarated and terrified, respectively, is the age of this current Reds squad.
In the win over Hull, only three of the starting eleven were over 26, one of which was Ragnar Klavan, who is unlikely to be a regular this season.
James Milner (30) and Adam Lallana (28) were the other two, but they are not exactly footballers with creaking limbs. In fact, they are among the fittest players at Klopp's disposal.
Lallana did not play in the Premier League until he was 24, so his body will be nowhere near as tired as someone like Cesc Fabregas, who is only a year older but played for Arsenal when he was 16.
Everywhere you look in Liverpool's squad, there are players still years from their prime, and if the majority of them can remain on Merseyside for the next several years, the sky is the limit.
Loris Karius (23), Nathaniel Clyne (25), Joel Matip (25) and Dejan Lovren (27) all have time to improve in their respective defensive roles, and Alberto Moreno (24) should also not be written off just yet.
Although he may feel older, due to his longevity, captain Jordan Henderson is still just 26 years of age, while Emre Can (22) and Georginio Wijnaldum (25) will also only get better.
Then there is Liverpool's magnificent current front-three of Sadio Mane, Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino, all of whom are not yet at their peak, each aged 24.
They are the age that Luis Suarez was when he joined the Reds in January 2011, and while predicting any of them to reach El Pistolero's heights would be wrong, his meteoric rise is something they should use as inspiration.
Even Daniel Sturridge (27), for all his injury woes, should still have a considerable amount of time at the top, while Divock Origi (21) and Danny Ings (24) are still blossoming as strikers.
Of the current squad, there is a strong argument to say that Lucas Leiva is the only player genuinely past his best, although Milner and, perhaps controversially, Sturridge could also fall into that category.
Throw in youngsters such as Joe Gomez, Marko Grujic and Sheyi Ojo, among others, and it is impossible not to feel enthused about what Liverpool could be capable of moving forward.
Age Comparison To Rivals
What makes for very interesting reading is that the Reds are the second-youngest squad in the Premier League currently.
The squad has average age of 25.5 years, with fringe players such as Alex Manninger, Klavan and Lucas upping that average significantly.
There is not a single outfield player over the age of 30, which is very rare.
Man City are the league's oldest squad, with an average age of 28.7, so it will be intriguing to see if Pep Guardiola's title favourites struggle in terms of fitness as the season progresses.
Key players Fernandinho and David Silva are 31 and 30, respectively, and whether they have it in them to shine in Guardiola's system until May remains to be seen.
Chelsea's average (26.9) masks what is very much an ageing team in transition, and Antonio Conte has a big job on his hands.
John Terry, Gary Cahill and Branislav Ivanovic are all over 30, and David Luiz, Nemanja Matic, Cesc Fabregas, Willian, Pedro and Diego Costa are approaching that milestone slowly but surely.
Conte's side looked extremely leggy when Liverpool dispatched of them 2-1 at Stamford Bridge and they appear to be a fading force. Their 3-0 defeat at Arsenal was further evidence of this.
Man United (26.6) are potentially at the start of a successful new era under Jose Mourinho, with veterans such as Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick slowly being fazed out.
New signings Eric Bailly and Paul Pogba have added young legs, while youngsters Luke Shaw, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford are exciting prospects for United fans.
We all know that Mourinho doesn't stay for too long, though, so United won't have the longevity that Liverpool will under Klopp, or the quality of football.
Arsenal (26.4) have a number of players at their peak – Laurent Koscielny, Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil stand out – but they don't necessarily look a long-term threat.
Arsene Wenger is slowly coming to the end of his reign as manager, and when he does move on, a rebuilding job could take time.
Tottenham (25.1) are the only squad younger than Liverpool, and it is no coincidence that Mauricio Pochettino has similar footballing beliefs to Klopp.
The Big 6 – Average Squad Ages:
Tottenham: 25.1 years
Liverpool: 25.5
Arsenal: 26.4
Man United: 26.6
Chelsea: 26.9
Man City: 28.7
Both expect their teams to cover record-breaking amounts of ground, as well as playing a fluid, intricate passing game.
Spurs supporters have every right to feel optimistic, with a young nucleus of Victor Wanyama, Eric Dier, Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli, Erik Lamela, Son Heung-min and Harry Kane.
The likes of Hugo Lloris, Toby Alderweireld, Danny Rose, Kyle Walker and Moussa Sissoko are also all at a good age too.
It is worth noting that Klopp, like Pochettino, has often thrived with young players than more experienced names in the past.
They each seemingly enjoy coaching individuals who have not yet picked up bad habits, who are hungry to learn and who are fit enough to run themselves into the ground.
This would be the one argument working against Klopp, when discussing this current Liverpool squad improving with age. Would they be as effective in their late 20s?
We will find out, hopefully.
Slowly but surely, we are witnessing the Reds transform into Klopp's and we are still far from hitting our peak.
That precious Premier League title may continue to evade Liverpool for the time being, and there may be more cup heartbreak around the corner, but Klopp will bring the glory days back to Anfield eventually.
He is building a team full of speed, creativity, intelligence, versatility and team ethic, and it will only go from strength to strength.
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MORE than half of Brits experienced a problem with their broadband service in the last year, according to new research.
The most common problems listed by the 56 per cent who reported issues included price hikes, poor speeds, connection dropouts and router issues.
Consumer group Which? polled more than 1,900 customers across 12 providers for its latest broadband satisfaction survey.
Virgin Media customers were the most likely to have experienced a problem, with nearly three-quarters (73 per cent) reporting some kind of difficulty in the last year, typically due to price.
Some 62 per cent of Sky customers reported a problem, followed by 61 per cent of BT customers, Which? said.
Zen Internet achieved the lowest proportion of complaints, with 25 per cent of customers saying they had experienced a problem.
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The most common complaint was around recent price increases, affecting one in five (22 per cent) of broadband customers.
Virgin Media customers were twice as likely to have had a problem with price hikes (47 per cent), but it was also the top complaint in relation to BT, with 30 per cent of its customers reporting an increase.
Slow speed was the second biggest problem, affecting 21 per cent of those polled.
TalkTalk customers were more likely to suffer slow speeds than any other provider included in the survey, with 31 per cent affected.
Virgin Media customers were most likely to have experienced a problem, according to Which?
Almost one in five people overall (17 per cent) suffered connection dropouts and the same percentage experienced problems with their router.
Virgin Media customers were the most likely to be left with no internet at all for hours or even days at a time (15 per cent), this was also a problem for one in 10 (11 per cent) of Post Office customers.
BT, Sky, TalkTalk, Virgin Media and Zen Internet - who together serve around 90 per cent of landline and broadband customers in the UK - have agreed to automatically compensate customers affected by slow repairs, missed appointments and delayed installations from early next year under Ofcom plans.
Fed-up customers will get up to £25 when things go wrong.
Alex Neill, Which? managing director of home products and services, said: "It's clear that too many households are still suffering from substandard broadband and our research shows that providers have a long way to go before they meet their customers' expectations.
"Customers who suffer from a shoddy broadband service will welcome new measures for automatic compensation, however providers should do more to stop these problems from happening in the first place.
"Anyone not happy with the service they are getting should look to switch."
A Virgin Media spokesman said: "We do everything we can to balance keeping our prices competitive while investing to meet customers' ever-increasing appetite for faster broadband and better content.
"We continue to put our customers first.
"This year we're in the process of upgrading millions of our TV customers to our latest V6 box and have just increased our fastest broadband speeds to 350Mbps - both at no additional cost."


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In the docs a read about EnablePagingOnAutoScroll in the GanttChart properties. It is written that it should be disabled by Default but as far as I can see this is not the case. It even doesn't make any difference if I manually set it to false.
I also tries your samples and found out that all of them have Auto paging enabled even if EnablePagingOnAutoScroll was not explicitly set to true.
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Yoga poses involve varying degrees of breathing and stretching exercises which tend to help one develop flexible and supple muscles, joints and tendons and also allows one to stay limber and supple. Yoga poses if practiced regularly can effectively improve your health. Know different types of yoga poses and its benefits.


Parents that want their child to read as much as possible will no doubt consider purchasing an e-reader at some point. These devices put thousands of books and other publications at a child's fingertips, but they can also be quite the investment and have countless features to choose from. For those that are ready to purchase an e-reader for their own household, here is a look at some of the considerations that must be made to get the best device possible.
The child's age is going to be one of the most important factors in this process. No matter how mature a younger child may be, handing them an expensive e-reader will be an accident waiting to happen. For children that are under the age of 8, it is generally a good idea to go with an interactive reader instead of an e-reader. Interactive readers will provide a child with the same opportunities to read, but they are also designed to be much sturdier and the publications focus on books for younger children. When a child hits 8 or 9, then parents can decide if it is time to upgrade the device.
The line between tablets and e-readers is incredibly blurry, and these two devices often have identical features. E-readers such as the Kindle Fire actually qualify as a tablet because they have a broad range of functions and features. Parents that want nothing more than books on the device should choose an e-reader that has a paper-like display. These are designed to be used in all lighting conditions and have limited functions outside of downloading and reading books. If the e-reader will be used to play educational games and watch movies, then a tablet or multifunctional e-reader such as the Nook Color will be a better option.
There are third-party websites that can be used to download content for children, but almost every e-reader comes with a designated marketplace for making purchases. This is another major consideration as many parents are partial to companies such as Amazon, Windows, or Apple and would prefer to make all their purchases through a specific marketplace. These companies offer nearly identical books, games, and other downloads, but the payment plans will change slightly.
Even though many manufacturers do tout storage as an important factor, very few children could ever fill up their e-reader. If the e-reader's storage does fill up, books and other programs can easily be transferred to cloud storage and then uploaded whenever they are wanted. Battery life, on the other hand, is one factor that should be carefully researched. E-readers with paper-like displays generally base their battery life off of how many times a page is turned while tablets with LCD displays typically have a battery life ranging from 5 to 8 hours with moderate use.
After parents have narrowed down their choices, they should then try to find a local store and let their children get a feel for each device. Even if the e-reader will be purchased online, it is difficult to gauge the ergonomics and design of a mobile device without actually holding it. Once an e-reader has been chosen, a child will have access to millions of books, educational games, movies, TV shows, and other invaluable software.


It was freezing outside while riding my bicycle this morning.
Recieved a letter from the real estate agent through which I had a contract on my previous apartment. It was an announcement that the deposit and overpayed rent would be settled and the rest would be back to me. The amount of money that would be back was what we had agreed before on the phone, but there was no receipt or estimate that explains the detail on what they need to repair. I'll call them today, but I have a huge distrust in the agent over the attitude with which they are handling this matter.
처음 에어로빅스를 하려고 했지만 상급자코스 였으니까 그만뒀고 바이크를 했습니다.
자전거로 돌아온 때 얼굴이 아펐아팠습니다.


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Wise man, that Bruce Lee. He could always cut through all the BS with the simplest, most profound words.


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The printer will certainly make your work faster and easier so you can multitask. So I prefer to buy a multifunction printer since people this type of printer can do more than just print. There are numerous multifunction printer products in the market from many printer factories, especially from someone known. One of the most recommended products of multifunction printer products is the Canon Pixma Canon MG6440.
Canon is already known as one of the recognized brand for the printer why Canon Pixma MG6440 certainly get well guaranteed as one of the Canon multifunction printer product. The printer has high performance for printing, copying, and scanning with a Wi-Fi connection that lets you share the printer and print from anywhere. The printer also supports cloud and mobile printing, which allows you to print from your smartphone.
The Canon pixma MG6440 what size 455 x 369 x 148 mm and 6.4 kg weight is fairly lightweight and easy to carry. Power supply Required AC 100-240v power consumption with only 13 watts operating mode and 1.3 Watts in standby mode. The printer also does not disturb the concentration since it only builds.


WASHINGTON COUNTY - Animal control officers used to call them "collectors."
The name, however, lost its lightness as more and more houses were found knee-deep in garbage, urine and feces, and crawling with cats, dogs or other animals. Psychologists started weighing in on what largely had been seen as an animal control issue, and brought to light a new mental health concern: Animal hoarding.
Some Washington County officials interviewed for this story said they see a handful of such cases each year, but believe there are more out there than are reported.
Dr. Gary Patronek, founder of the Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine Hoarding of Animals Research Consortium, said an animal hoarder generally is defined as a person who "has more than the typical number of animals," but who is unable to provide even minimal standards of care for those animals.
A hoarder also denies that they can't care for those pets, Patronek said.
"The bottom line, what we do know, is that this is not about legitimate sheltering," he said.
Often, animal hoarders begin with good intentions, but their efforts shift into obsessive, compulsive and addictive behavior, Patronek said.
"They need to acquire and control animals," he said. "These animals provide these people with a fix. The acquisition of the animals gives them a kick."
Patronek said that frequently, the behavior stems from an issue with attachment. The person might have been in an abusive or neglectful relationship in the past, he said.
"This is a behavior that dominates their life, supersedes their human relationships ... the animal hoarding is what drives them," Patronek said.
Unfortunately, there is little treatment for animal hoarders, he said.
Paul Miller, executive director of the Humane Society of Washington County, said jail time doesn't cure them. Miller said he is reluctant to call someone an animal hoarder because he said it is a psychological diagnosis.
"We've learned over the years that if you take Ms. Jones and you put her in jail for 60 days, she comes out and she does it again," Miller said.
Miller has seen his share of animal "collectors" in his years working throughout the United States as an animal control officer.
He once came upon a woman who kept about 30 cats under a shell on the back of her pickup truck, he said. The woman, who had been evicted from her home, was told she couldn't keep her cats in the truck, but wasn't punished otherwise, he said.
The cats were "almost all up to date on their shots," and the conditions of the truck were good, making it difficult to press any charges against her, Miller said.
"The laws are not set up to prosecute people for a large number of animals," he said.
"In hoarding cases, oftentimes the animals are not in bad shape. Animal cruelty charges can't be brought," Miller said. "They feed them, they take care of them, but they don't clean up after them."
Miller said that he has been in houses piled 3 feet high with animal feces, garbage and urine. He's had to walk on furniture to navigate rooms.
When a group of cats housed in padlocked cages was brought to the shelter where Miller worked, urine poured from their cages. The cats had no hair on their legs, he said.
Dead animals also have been found, sometimes wrapped and kept in a freezer, sometimes lying where they died, he said. The smell of ammonia has at times been overpowering.
"You know before you get to those houses that you have an issue if you can smell it from the street or sidewalk," Miller said.
John Lestitian, chief code compliance officer for the City of Hagerstown, said workers in his office sometimes are the first to pick up on a hoarding issue.
Once, a code compliance officer who noticed piled garbage outside a house was able to talk his way inside the house and evaluate the conditions, he said.
Lestitian said code compliance officers get administrative inspection warrants to search a house for such violations. Although no pet hoarding cases in Hagerstown have been brought to court for building code violations, Lestitian said the conditions of some houses could warrant up to $10,000 in fines.
Trash alone piled in homes is a serious fire hazard, he said.
Floorboards often are rotted from the weight and effects of animal waste, Lestitian said. Usually, other areas of the house also are neglected, he said.
Some houses can be rehabilitated, but often need new flooring and other major repairs, Lestitian said, showing photographs of living rooms and hallways flooded with debris.
"When we have cases that rise to this level, it shifts to, we need to make sure this person gets the help that they need," Lestitian said.
Social workers are called when the sanitary condition of the home jeopardizes the health of its occupant, said John Kenney, Washington County Department of Social Services program manager of adult services.


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With such a broad selection of mini pendant fixtures to choose from, it can be difficult to find the best light for your space. Pendants can be hung for many different uses ranging from task lighting in the kitchen to accent lighting in a bedroom. No matter where you install them, mini pendant lights are a great choice for your home. To create a warm and inviting look, choose a model with a colorful glass globe, which the light will shine through. We are sure to have a fixture that will fit your decorating style and personal taste.
Mini pendants are probably most widely found in kitchens and dining rooms as they offer a focused light source that is great for these areas. When placed over the kitchen sink, they provide an excellent source of light for washing dishes and any other chores around the sink area. If mounted over a dining room table, they can offer a warm type of lighting that will allow you to easily see everyone around the table without being overly bright. Mini pendants can also be used as a source of task lighting in a number of other scenarios such as over a desk or side table.
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Q: Select2 Bootstrap AngularJS Alguém utiliza o Select2 Bootstrap no AngularJS? Estou com um problema... quando clico na lista suspensa (options) exibe o valor correto que vem do banco, mas na exibição aparece sempre o primeiro registro. Quando tiro o select2 funciona normal.

A: Não sei exatamente como está seu código, mas eu uso dessa forma:
<select chosen="chosen.options" id="especialidade" ng-model="specialty" no-results-text="chosen.empty" class="form-control">
      <option selected ng-click="search(true, false)">{{chosen.specialty}}</option>
      <option ng-repeat="item in specialties" value="{{item.name}}" ng-click="search(true, false)">{{item.name}}</option>
</select>

Esse primeiro option eu coloco o selected e minha interpolação é um texto de "Selecione" padrão.
Já o segundo option é onde vou percorrer minhas opções de especialidade.
No meu caso, ao clicar em uma das especialidades eu tenho um ng-click que faz uma ação, se quiser só listar não precisa usar o ng-click.

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# MediaFileData

> Encapsulates format information about a media file.

## Properties

- __codecs__: The actual format of the audio and video content. (DOMString)

- __bitrate__: The average bitrate of the content.  The value is zero for images. (Number)

- __height__: The height of the image or video in pixels. The value is zero for audio clips. (Number)

- __width__: The width of the image or video in pixels. The value is zero for audio clips. (Number)

- __duration__: The length of the video or sound clip in seconds. The value is zero for images. (Number)

## Android Quirks

Supports the following `MediaFileData` properties:

- __codecs__: Not supported, and returns `null`.

- __bitrate__: Not supported, and returns zero.

- __height__: Supported: image and video files only.

- __width__: Supported: image and video files only.

- __duration__: Supported: audio and video files only.

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European Spa has 3 treatment rooms. Services include facials, body wraps, body scrubs, and body treatments. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a spa tub.
La Palapa - This poolside restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, and lunch. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available.
Presto Ristorante - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
Imomo Sushi - This restaurant specializes in sushi and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Jacks bar and grill - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.
Tequila Museo y Cantina - This brasserie serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
The staff at Fiesta Maria are so friendly and welcoming! The resort is very clean and well taken care of. The location is perfectly situated in town and the restaurant choices in the all inclusive are very tasty, especially the Lobster Co. I'd definitely recommend doing the all inclusive. At this hotel the food is tasty and overall your saving will be realized quickly.
Great Location, But Not the Food!!!
We enjoyed the property and loved the fact that it was securely gated and right on the marina. The food, however, was absolutely terrible— both on the property and in the restaurants that partnered with the resort for it's all-inclusive guests. The property is beautiful and the staff is attentive and nice, but we did not enjoy having to sign a ticket every time we ate or drank, even though we were all-inclusive. Though we had a good time staying here, we will choose someplace else next time.
Great Trip with Friends. Miguel and Vladimir at the pool bar were excellent. Hector in the lobby bar was really great also! I ordered room service once while there and it arrived quickly while still hot. Beds could have been more comfy, but they were not horrible. Nice big shower in our room. Great patio balcony to see the pool and marina.
Staff was great. Location is great. Loved every minute.


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Originally founded by Mr William Thornhill Hodgson in 1818 (or thereabouts), the soap works continued to flourish on a small scale until the business was taken over by Edward Thornhill Simpson*. Mr Simpson was the unofficial adopted son of William Thornhill Hodgson. It was when Simpson took over the business that the stage was set for one of the early battles against polluters of the environment.
(* Read the announcement in 'The Gazette' (London) of the dissolution of the partnership on 5th May 1845. The business carried on under Edward Thornhill Simpson using the same name, i.e. Hodgson and Simpson.)
But, first, a bit of soapy background:
Simply stated, soap is made from boiling fat with alkali and salt. Many fatty substances, fats from animals such as suet, blubber, and vegetable fats such as palm oil, etc., suffice as the fat part of the raw material. In the 19th century, man-made alkalis were developed. The soap manufacturer could produce his own alkali from common salt and sulphuric acid. To save on costs and improve the manufacturing process, the manufacturer could produce his own sulphuric acid. The by-product of the manufacturing process was hydrochloric acid, which could then be used in the manufacture of bleaching powders.
Hodgson, a North Yorkshireman, arrived in Walton in 1815, when he started production, he had assured Charles Waterton that he would never produce his own acids. The business grew in size and in 1839, Hodgson & Simpson acquired the small triangle of land by High Town ("Soap House") Bridge to create Soap House Yard. A second chimney was added and a furnace added for the processing of salted cake and the manufacture of sulphuric acid.
However, just as things were looking good for soap manufacturing in Walton, Hodgson went bankrupt and committed suicide, leaving Edward Thornhill Simpson to acquire his partner's share in the business. Under Simpson, the business prospered and expanded. Mr Simpson did well for himself and became a respected member of the local community.
The soap works contributed to serious pollution in and around the village. It was the cause of a long running bitter dispute between Squire Waterton and the Pilkingtons on the one hand and the Simpson family on the other.
The court room saga seemed endless but then a solution presented itself. As it happened, the Watertons had acquired a piece of land at Thornes in Wakefield and offered it for sale at a bargain price, Simpson knew a good thing when he saw it and bought the land.
Then in October 1849, the battle went to court for a third time, and this time the Squire managed to get an injunction served on the soap-boiler that required the Walton works to be closed down and shipped off to the new site at Thornes - "much closer to the 15,000 inhabitants of the Once Merry Wakefield" (Note 1. Charles Waterton, A Biography by Brian Edginton). Dallying somewhat, Simpson eventually moved to the new site and by 1853, the soap works in Walton had stopped making soap.
Although the Squire won the battle, and Edward Thornhill Simpson went off to pollute Wakefield (and to create employment, it must be said),
Waterton lost the war when the Simpsons acquired Walton Hall after his death.
Edmund Waterton was forced to sell the estate to pay his creditors, and it was the Simpsons who bought it.
However, they could not oust Edward Hailstone, the tenant of Walton Hall.
Until the bitter end, the soap works had continued in production in the village.
Walton would have been a much grimmer place today if the soap works had remained.
Read more ... Julia Blackburn provides an excellent account of the Soap House Yard Battle in her book Charles Waterton, Traveller & Conservationist (Note 2.).
■ See also The Heronry and the Soap Works Battle.
▼ Click on the pictures below to enlarge.
Soap House Yard in 2005.
More pictures of the Soap House Yard area on the Barnsley Canal Soap House Bridge page.
Soap House Yard photographed from the route of the Barnsley Canal.
Photographed 17th April 2006.
Shay Lane in the Soap House Yard area. The Barnsley Canal once passed underneath the road at Hightown Bridge (now gone) at the top of the hill.
Photographed 12th January 2011.
The Soap House Yard and Unilever
somewhat tenuous connection.
After it moved from Walton to Wakefield, Liverpool and London, Hodgson and Simpson was eventually acquired by Lever Broothers.
Later, Lever Bros. merged with Margarine Unie of the Netherlands to form Unilever.
Brooke Bond started producing PG Tips (originally Pre-Gest Tee) in the 1930's, Brooke Bond merged with Liebig to form Brooke Bond Liebig, which, in its turn, was acquired by Unilever.
Persil was launched in 1909 and is the first commercially available laundry detergent.
Frigo ice cream is one of Unilever's Heartbrand range of ice creams that are sold in more than 40 countries around the world under many different local names, including Wall's.
An ancient bar of Bell Brand soap from the long-since vanished Hodgson & Simpson company.
A free perfume sachet from Hodgson & Simpson, manufacturers of Bell Brand and Invincible Transparent Toilet Soap. This sachet is believed to date from the 1880s. It is still unopened. It has now been reunited with the large bar of Bell Brand soap.
The manufacture of soap, of course, always has been a filthy business. Its by-products still cause ecological mayhem, hundreds of miles from the point of origin. But where industrial vested interest is concerned, earthly paradise counts for nothing - the powers of darkness are the Lord's annointed. Did I say soap boilers stood no chance against pedigree and privilege? Don't you believe it! Filth and ugliness invariably won in the end."
(Note 1. Charles Waterton, A Biography by Brian Edginton).
■ More pictures of Hodgson & Simpson products at Calder Soap Works.
■ Where there's muck, there's brass ....
Something completely different, but with a link to Soap House Yard and Hodgson & Simpson .....
James Wigglesworth and the Great Scarborough Telescope.
In 1841, Wigglesworth was living in Walton, in the same house as William Thornhill Hodgson. He was a commercial traveller for the company. The soap works was still in Walton at this time. Later Wigglesworth moved to Sandal and in 1860, he became a partner in the firm.
He became a wealthy man and, when he retired, he moved to Scarborough to indulge his interest in astronomy. His observatory was, for a while in the 1880s, a major astronomical establishment.
James Wigglesworth died on 17th April 1888 and is buried alongside his first wife at St. James' Church, Denby Dale Road, Thornes, Wakefield.
Sources for Wigglesworth include:
James Wigglesworth and the Great Scarborough Telescope
Authors: Raymond Emery & David Hawkridge.
Journal of the British Astronomical Association, vol.117, no.3, p.118-125, 2007.
■ Read the full article provided by the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS). [Accessed 04 Oct 2015.]
1. Charles Waterton, A Biography, by Brian Edginton, 1996. The Lutterworth Press, ISBN 07188 2924 7.
2. Charles Waterton 1782 - 1865, Traveller and Conservationist, by Julia Blackburn, 1989. Vintage, ISBN 0 09 973600 4. Also in hardback: The Bodley Head.
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As pro-life groups like 40 Days For Life stage an 'autumn campaign' of protests outside UK abortion clinics, Imogen Howse reports on the campaign calling for more buffer zones to keep them away
By Imogen Howse
12th Oct 2022, 11:58am
Pro-life activists protest outside an abortion clinic in Belfast (Getty Images)
As Amy* parked her car outside an abortion clinic in Birmingham, an unknown woman walked up to her.
She was already feeling worried, and was unprepared to be approached or confronted. The woman, who Amy soon realised was an anti-abortion protester, told her "do not kill your baby" and began speaking about God.
"It made me emotional - I was crying, and became scared to go in," Amy said, admitting the experience has had a detrimental impact on her mental health.
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And Amy is not alone. One woman in Liverpool described how anti-abortion protesters "hurled abuse" at her, saying she was a "disgrace", "horrible", and an "abomination." Some women have been called "murderers" or had "mummy, don't kill me!" yelled at them.
Others have told of trying to enter clinics when the ground outside is scattered with graphic foetus models, or while protesters distribute leaflets containing misinformation about the links between abortion and cancer.
People gather to protest the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. Credit: Getty Images
The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) has warned that these kinds of interventions will become increasingly common over the next few weeks for women and girls seeking medical treatment, as anti-abortion groups are set to amplify their presence outside clinics and hospitals across the UK.
It comes as "pro-life and prayer" movement 40 Days For Life, which was founded in Texas, begins its autumn "campaign". Running from 28 September until 6 November, the organisation says this is a time of prayer, vigils and community outreach.
Others argue it is simply a time of more organised and more targeted harassment which can be "absolutely devastating for women who are getting treatment."
Molly Boydon, public affairs officer at BPAS, told NationalWorld: "People can hold whatever views they like about abortion - I'm never going to deny anyone the right to their own beliefs. But I do not think you should be allowed to harass women at an abortion clinic - that, I fundamentally do not agree with."
Demonstators gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. Credit: Getty Images
She said that the stories she has heard are "absolutely unbelievable", and that many women are left "deeply traumatised". In her experience, she feels the harassment has been getting worse in recent years.
"As it stands, you either walk through a barrage of harassment in order to access vital healthcare - or you don't, and you feel you are unable to exercise one of your fundamental rights," explained Ms Boydon, who is currently working to manage increased harassment outside BPAS clinics in Bournemouth, Cardiff, Merseyside and Sheffield.
40 Days For Life claim to be 'peaceful and loving presence'
However, Robert Colquhoun, 40 Days For Life's director of international campaigns, countered that the movement has been "completely mischaracterised" - and even alleged women and pro-choice groups fabricate stories of harassment. He told NationalWorld: "Our vigils exist to pray and offer help and support to vulnerable women, many of whom often do not actually want an abortion. We do not judge, harass or intimidate. We are a peaceful and loving presence."
Mr Colquhoun added that all volunteers have to sign a document which states they will attend vigils in a "peaceful, legal, and prayerful" manner, and the only authorised "actions" are to hand out leaflets or have conversations.
But while 40 Days For Life may speak proudly of "helping 1,000 women in the UK choose life," women who have been to abortion clinics have instead told of the trauma they experienced - and there are concerns over those who may have been driven away from medical centres turning towards unsafe methods.
Anti-abortion activists stage a pro-life vigil on the street outside an abortion clinic in Ealing, west London in 2018 (AFP via Getty Images)
How do buffer zones work?
It is of course not just 40 Days For Life which holds pro-life campaigns. According to BPAS, 100,000 women a year visit a clinic target by anti-abortion organisations. And it is groups like these that have encouraged the British Pregnancy Advisory Service and other women's rights groups to call for nationwide 'buffer zones' outside UK abortion clinics.
Currently, these zones (areas around a clinic or hospital where certain types of activity, such as protests, are banned) are campaigned for locally - and public space protection orders (PSPOs) can be set up outside individual clinics. For instance, Sister Supporter, a pro-choice, anti-harassment group, achieved the UK's first abortion clinic PSPO in Ealing, London, in 2018.
Since then, there have been further zones in Richmond, Manchester and Birmingham - but these are incredibly costly for local councils, who in addition to introducing the PSPOs often then have to fight legal challenges brought against them. It also risks a 'postcode lottery' for women seeking help.
BPAS is calling for nationwide buffer zones to end harassment outside abortion clinics. Credit: Getty Images
Something that would stop this is BPAS' proposed amendment to the Public Order Bill, which is currently making its way through Parliament. The amendment, which has received "a lot of cross-party support", would introduce buffer zones outside abortion clinics across the country and also allow police to intervene if these are broken, since officers currently "do not have any powers to move [the protesters on]".
Ms Boydon said that "this is a national problem which needs a national solution", while 40 Days For Life told NationalWorld if nationwide buffer zones were introduced, it would "criminalise silent prayer".
How Scotland is responding to abortion protests
In Scotland, there is also Parliamentary work being done to achieve abortion clinic buffer zones. Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scotland, has launched a private members' bill which she hopes will ensure "no one has to face intimidation or harassment".
The Scottish Green Party politician, who has been collaborating with campaign group Back off Scotland on the bill, told NationalWorld: "Why anyone would try to undermine another person's bodily autonomy is baffling to me. The trauma people are left with is intolerable.There's also of course a deep-rooted misogyny in these protests, as none of these groups are standing outside vasectomy clinics."
She added that the harassment affects staff employed at these clinics too. They become victims of abuse when simply trying to go to work for the day.
Gillian Mackay MSP gives a speech outside the US Consulate in Edinburgh as pro-choice activists gathered to stand in solidarity with those in America protesting the recent Roe vs Wade re-appeal. Credit: PA
Over the summer, the bill went through the consultation stage. This is where constituents can give their opinions on the proposed legislation.
Mackay said many women filled out the forms with their own "harrowing" stories of harassment. The MSP said she has also noticed "anti-choice campaigns" had sent 'how to fill out consultation forms' templates to their supporters, since many responses are duplicates. Some too have completed the forms numerous times - which she could see through the website's IP address tracker.
The consultation ended in August, so the bill will soon be making its way through the legislative process. It will take some time, but Mackay is pleased with the amount of support it has received from the public.
"We are under no illusions - we know people will take this legislation to court, and it will possibly be referred to the Supreme Court, so we needed to make sure it was as robust as possible," she told NationalWorld. Aware of the issues of a 'postcode lottery', the bill also includes a clause that says councils should have powers to vary the size of the buffer zone depending on each site.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks during a summit on abortion care in Edinburgh. Credit: PA
Mackay explained: "If you're 150m away from the boundary of one site, you may be nowhere near it. But if you're 150m away from the Glasgow Royal for example, you're at the nearest bus stop. So that just displaces harassment to public transport points, which people will probably be using to attend clinics and hospitals."
Recently, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon committed to working with Mackay to "safeguard access to abortion services", which has made the possibility of the bill passing seem all the more likely.
"The stories of harassment and intimidation are something people think just happens in America, but it's happening here too," Mackay commented. "So we need to demand further progress and not just sit still and wait for rights to go backwards."
*We have used a pseudonym to protect the woman's privacy.
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But she missed the meals she grew up eating in Australia—a melting pot for international food—particularly her mother's Korean recipes (who ferments her own kimchi to this day).
Hannah would say her favorite pastime was eating, and good food was her livelihood. Who knew she was predicting her future.
Johannes Hennche, Executive Chef, spent years working in Michelin-starred kitchens like Daniél and Suedtiroler Stuben.
He also has travelled the world as a chef in various Formula One circuits— providing hundreds of VIP guests with fine dining experiences.
Homey, fresh, seasonally-inspired is the style of Johannes's cooking which reflects his upbringing in Germany and culinary experiences from around the world.
His belief: "The best chef is great produce."
We're committed to sourcing sustainably and locally whenever possible so that everything arrives to you via the freshest route possible. As in, we source and prep on a daily basis.
Everything is triple-washed so you can be sure it's ready to go. Seasonings are created by us - these are unique spice mixes that don't rely on sodium or unhealthy condiments to add flavor.
End to end, we consider our footprint, and we're proud to know we've helped our clients avoid waste by only sending the amount of food they need for each dish.
In a nutshell: You'll be cooking fresher than ever before because our ingredients take the most direct route to your table.
We're certain you'll taste the difference.
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