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Faculty Member Targeted by Note with Racial Slur
Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Director of the Center for Women's Studies Program (WMST) Susan Thomson received a racially charged note in her WMST office in East Hall on Tuesday, Feb.11.
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Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Director of the Center for Women's Studies Susan Thomson said she felt chilled when she entered her office on the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 11 to find a note addressed to her using a racial slur.
Thomson, who is white, said despite her initial shock, she remained focused on her work, not reporting the incident to Campus Safety until Friday, Feb. 14.
Provost and Dean of the Faculty Tracey Hucks sent an email on Sunday, Feb. 16., informing the community of the note, which "included a derogatory message about the faculty member's connection to people of color."
"I'm a big believer that you shouldn't meet hatred with being penalized. I had things to do so I kept doing them," Thomson said.
Thomson said the focus of her work is primarily in Central Africa. She has released numerous publications on her research on post-genocide Rwanda, Kenya and on power dynamics and human rights throughout Africa. Thomson said that while she has been targeted for her work in human rights before, it has never been in such a personal manner.
"I've been targeted for my human rights work, that's why I don't understand why they chose me, like it's someone who doesn't know me very well. I'm more annoyed than anything. Yes, I've been targeted, because I'm a person who speaks up and keeps moving," Thomson said. "I've never been targeted in such a personalized way. Generally, people who critique my work haven't read it, so this feels like an attack on my person, because any attack on my writing has been 'you're a bad writer,' or 'you don't understand anything.' It's been an attack on the work, which I think is different."
Associate Vice President for Campus Safety, Emergency Management and Environmental Health and Safety Daniel Gough said that while he cannot comment on the status of the ongoing investigation into the incident, Campus Safety is using a similar investigative process to that of the incident involving a racial slur targeting a student written on the whiteboard of their dorm in October 2019.
"We're going though the same investigation process that we went through for that [incident]. Of course, each one has its own distinct aspects to it, but typically, we do extensive interviews, we look at video surveillance, we look at card access, we promote with the campus community that anyone report anything they know, including the use of our anonymous reporting form online," Gough said. "[Handwriting analysis] is one investigative technique that can be very useful in cases like this."
Thomson said that while she draws similarities from the incident targeting her to the one in the fall, she feels the events have distinct characteristics.
"I think they're different. Faculty don't live on campus, so when you do something at my office, it's not like you did something at my home, so when someone writes on the whiteboard of someone's suite, that's far more aggressive than what I had. Mine was targeted, in that they used my initials. I sign my initials ST on my emails, not every time, but sometimes. I think there's less going on because [Dean Hucks'] email was pretty generic, which I think is right, because don't give energy to someone who's looking for attention in a cowardly way, and I would say the same about the event in the fall, it was someone looking for attention in a cowardly way," Thomson said. "I'm a pretty self-contained person, that's what I think is so stupid. So you're gonna choose to target a faculty member who is unswayed by cowardice, so I don't know what you expected to accomplish by doing what you did."
University President Brian Casey said he feels confident in Campus Safety's team conducting the investigation, led by Assistant Director for Investigations Val Brogan.
"It's so disturbing. Who does that? I trust our investigators, they did such a good job in the fall; they did it. I would ask people to have patience. I remind people that it took three to four weeks to solve the fall [incident]. These things typically take time. The desire to point fingers—I get it, I'm enraged too, but I also have to let them do their work, they have to get it right," Casey said.
Associate Professor of Sociology Alicia Simmons said she projected a photo of the note to her students in SOCI375: Media and Politics, and facilitated class discussion surrounding the incident."From a media perspective, we talk about the social construction of reality, and you learn about the world, you understand the world from your first-hand perspective and your vicarious stuff that you get from other people and so I feel it's important for students to hear from other people that aren't like themselves," Simmons said. "I showed it to people because that firsthand experience is so important. People go pale and their mouths drop open, and that's what it feels like and that's what it is to bear witness."
Simmons said she feels it is important for faculty to acknowledge incidents of this nature with their students.
"A lot of people said they hadn't had the opportunity to talk about it in class," Simmons said. "I think if you can find a little moment for acknowledgement, I think that's important, and for classes that really can afford to take more space, my students were really grateful for it," Simmons said.
Senior Megan Collier, a student in Simmons' Media and Politics course, said she was grateful Simmons made the class aware of the incident.
"I was just shocked and I had no idea what had happened. If she didn't show us, I don't think I would have known," Collier said. "It's also frustrating that it was not communicated. The email was so vague…the term "bias incident" is very vague. The whole class was very shocked and upset about it."
Thomson said she feels uneasy about other faculty members showing the note to students.
"I feel strange about it honestly. I shared it—I obviously have a photo of it, Campus Safety has the original. That would seem a violation of my trust to have showed the image, but if it relates to their pedagogical goals," Thomson said.
Simmons referenced the national trend of racism on college campuses, including an incident at nearby Syracuse University, where students protested what they believed to be the University's complacency in response to multiple instances of bias and discrimination on campus. Nearly 30 students have been suspended for their connection to ongoing protest efforts thus far, according to Buzzfeed News.
"You have some schools where race and histories and legacies of slavery are baked into the fabric. We talk about Ole Miss—that name is loaded." Simmons said. "I don't think Colgate is unique, but I think that Colgate does have a particular legacy, it has a particular student body, and so thinking about ways to move forward, we've got to be conscious of our particular context."
This incident is the second racially motivated bias incident reported to Campus Safety this school year after the whiteboard incident in October 2019. In November 2018, white supremacist "It's Okay to Be White" posters were put up anonymously across campus. In March 2018, the Chinese New Year decorations of two students in Drake Hall were vandalized with a racial slur.
While Gough said the University is required to publish an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, per the Clery Act, including statistics of all Clery-mandated crimes from the previous three years, the report only includes incidents reported through law enforcement, Campus Safety, Title IX and Equity Grievance Policy (EGP) processes and mandated faculty and staff reporters. Of the previously mentioned incidents, only the Chinese New Year incident was reported in the 2019 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, which only included reported events through Oct. 1, 2019, prior to the whiteboard incident last fall.
"Essentially, the Jeanne Clery Act requires that we do annual reporting and make public our crime statistics, crime prevention programs, victim support and education, and that's what's encompassed in the [Annual Security and Fire Safety Report]," Gough said.
Thomson stressed the importance of white community members helping the effort to combat racism on campus.
"If we want a different institution, a different Colgate and we're committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, then that work needs to be done by white people, and if white people aren't doing the work, then what are we doing exactly?" Thomson said.
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Crocodile Dundee – the film that put Australia on the international travel map – turned 30. To mark the milestone, Kendall Hill visits the Top End, retracing Paul Hogan's journey through the Never Never.
When Paul Hogan stood on top of Ubirr rock and declared, "That's the Never Never land – nothing like that where you come from", movie-goers in 1986 must have been awestruck at the magnificent, alien scenery – just as I am now, squatting on the sandstone outcrop overlooking the Arnhem Land plateau, the Nadab floodplain and a rose-gold sunset filtered through louvred clouds.
It's Gunumeleng season in Kakadu, the build-up to the big wet: the time when bright-orange Leichhardt's grasshoppers call for their father and the formidable lightning god Namarrgon duly arrives, banging his axes in the clouds. I can hear him up there now, crashing and smashing his way across an ominous Top End sky.
Directly beneath us is a treasury of rock art far older than more-celebrated sites such as Lascaux in France and Altamira in Spain. But there are no cages, no security, no crowds in this open-air gallery. Just me, Kakadu's interpretation ranger, Christian Diddams, and the occasional short-eared rock wallaby. The bonus of visiting Kakadu during Gunumeleng is the absence of tourists. Diddams says that during the dry months of May to September, 300 to 400 people a day come here at sunset. This evening there are seven.
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Each painting tells a story, its meaning often hidden to outsiders but well known to Bininj, the Aboriginal people from this area. There are cautionary tales warning against the dangers of crocodiles, detailed X-ray paintings of animals showing the best bits to eat and giant megafauna that predate the last Ice Age. The most recent paintings portray pipe-smoking Europeans in clunky boots. Diddams puts this extraordinary legacy into context: "That's 20,000 years of eyewitness accounts of life. It's just jaw-dropping."
In Kakadu National Park, there's a story behind every season, every plant, every animal, every landmark. Aborigines have studied this country for countless generations, amassing a store of ancestral wisdom enhanced with each passing year. The Bininj and Mungguy have called Kakadu home certainly for 20,000, probably for 40,000 and possibly 60,000 years, according to archaeological evidence. The exact date is academic. This is one of the oldest living human cultures on the planet – and one with a profound spiritual connection to country. That connection, that "living cultural landscape", was recognised by UNESCO when it put this rare place on the World Heritage register in 1981.
But it was another five years before Kakadu achieved worldwide fame, thanks to another story, this time told on the big screen. Next month marks 30 years since Crocodile Dundee charmed audiences with its tale of an unlikely romance between a larrikin bushman and a New York City reporter in the Northern Territory outback. Watching the film again in 2016, it comes across as a cheesy romp littered with stereotypes as dated as female lead Linda Kozlowski's shoulder pads.
The blockbuster success of the movie sparked a boom in Top End tourism (kakadutourism.com), which sired the only crocodile-shaped hotel in the world. The Indigenous-owned Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel is the pride of Jabiru and my home for the night. Opened in 1988, it is holding up remarkably well. The central pool, the "heart" of the crocodile, is a blessing and the Escarpment Restaurant has original dishes such as crocodile spring rolls and steaks from nearby Gunbalanya Station served with "café de Kakadu" butter infused with mountain pepper and lemon myrtle.
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At 19,804 square kilometres, Kakadu is the same size as a small European country – Slovenia, in fact. To appreciate its vast scale, next morning I take flight with pilot James Clayton of Kakadu Air. Viewed from above it's easier to picture the 500-kilometre-long, one-billion-year-old Arnhem Land escarpment as an ancient coastline bordered by woodlands and sea. The rock formations remind me of crumbling temples: an Australian Angkor Wat or My Son, which is apt because these, too, are steeped in religion.
As we swoop back to Jabiru Airport, Clayton points out a ridge called Djidbidjidbi, the most sacred site in Kakadu. It's said the rainbow serpent creator crawled over this range and came to rest on the other side. If the site is disturbed it will bring catastrophe to all, believe the Bininj.
Don McGregor, a Jawoyn guide from Cooinda Lodge, picks me up in his jeep to show me Kakadu's other masterpiece of rock art, Burrunggui (formerly Nourlangie Rock) – shown in the film only as a backdrop to the couple's first-night camp site. "The rock art sites are everywhere once you get up into stone country [the escarpment]," he says as we tour the lower galleries. "They say there are 5000 recorded sites but it's estimated there could be 15,000."
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McGregor knows this site better than most; his mother and aunts are senior custodians here. All three women are pictured on the information board at Burrunggui. There's a quote from his mother, Violet Lawson, about the significance of this site, first used as a monsoon shelter some 20,000 years ago. This was "a place for making tools, telling stories, doing string games while the tucker is cooking", says Lawson. "Go hunting down the river when the water goes down a bit."
McGregor is a soft-spoken encyclopedia of Indigenous lore. I learn quickly to keep quiet and let him tell stories as they come, triggered by the world around him. Darwin woollybutt trees are good timber for didgeridoos, he explains, and their flowers signal the start of burning season. Flagellaria vines make superb fishnets. Wattle-seed pods are good for soup. Each observations brings this opaque land into sharper focus for an outsider like me.
Neighbouring Angbangbang billabong is where Hogan and Kozlowski cruised among crocs and waterlilies before their first night in the wilderness. There's no chance of following in their wake today because the billabong is almost dry – but I have a far better option.
Cooinda Lodge, where I stay in air-conditioned comfort overnight, is beside the Yellow Water wetlands, home to Kakadu's most memorable wildlife cruise. The birdlife here is spectacular – one-third of Australia's bird species are found in Kakadu – but most visitors are drawn to Yellow Water for their Crocodile Dundee moment: a guaranteed close encounter with the Top End's top predators.
There are roughly 40 saltwater crocodiles per square kilometre and we see dozens of fearsome creatures during a three-hour tour. Some even smile at us. "They're looking at the floating bain-marie," deadpans guide Dennis Miller.
The next morning, Cooinda's tour supervisor, Adam Firth, and I head south to idyllic Gunlom falls, where Hogan was filmed spearing a fish for dinner in the glassy green lake beneath the cascade. Firth has packed a more conventional morning tea that we eat in the shade of pink-trunked salmon gums before scaling the rock face to reach Australia's most stunning infinity pool.
Floating in Gunlom's tiered lagoons while gazing across the South Alligator River valley, with small cherabin (freshwater prawns) nibbling the legs, proves to be one of life's simple, slightly ticklish, joys.
The allure of Kakadu, for me, is captured in these words by respected elder Jacob Nayinggul of the Manilakarr clan: "Our land has a big story. Sometimes we tell a little bit at a time. Come and hear our stories, see our land. A little bit might stay in your hearts. If you want more, you come back." I want more.
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Cornell students and community members gather in Dewitt Park to protest the War on Terror on Friday.
Veterans, Community Members Demonstrate Opposition to War on Terror
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Veterans and community members gathered in Dewitt Park on Friday afternoon, the 16th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan, to speak out against the continuation of the War on Terror and American overseas wars.
The event, which was organized by Christopher Hanna '18 and Vietnam-era veteran Louie DeBenedette, was created in response to calls by anti-war leaders for protests in response to the Afghanistan invasion anniversary, according to the event's Facebook page.
"As the Senate passes a $700 billion 'defense' bill and the 'War on Terror' decimates communities from Yemen to Somalia, it is important that we demand an end to U.S. involvement in imperialist wars everywhere," read a post on the event's Facebook page.
Hanna emphasized the need to stand against American militarism, which he said has been supported by both political parties but must be challenged particularly in the context of recent escalations of rhetoric by President Donald Trump.
"We're organizing it because Trump is ramping up the U.S. military-industrial complex's global terrorism against defenseless civilian populations, including the people of Yemen," Hanna told The Sun. "He has indicated his intent to escalate the 'forever war' in Afghanistan and has threatened to wipe out millions of North Koreans. This genocidal and militaristic rhetoric needs to be challenged."
DeBenedette, who recalled being sent to a mental hospital and given medication for questioning the Vietnam War, called the Afghanistan War "another Vietnam." He explained that the main message he wanted to express was one of community.
"To form communities, it is a resistance to all that is going on in the oppressive militarism and racism and so on," he told The Sun. "Anti-war communities, that was the best way we had during the Vietnam war, was to join other vets, join other people."
During the speak-out, DeBenedette symbolically burned his honorable discharge notice from the Vietnam era.
"I've had it for 50 years," he said. "I want to burn it. There is no honor on their part, that's for sure."
The speak-out was attended by around 30 to 40 people, some of whom belonged to co-sponsoring organizations that included Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America, Cornell Young Democratic Socialists and Food Not Bombs Ithaca. Speakers included DeBenedette, army veteran Harry Pruyne, Ithaca Catholic Workers member Mary Anne Grady Flores and others.
Flores, who was sentenced to prison after photographing an anti-drone protest outside the Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse in 2013, spoke out against the use of drone warfare and against the white supremacy that she said underlies global problems today.
"The fact is, we need to look at what white supremacy is about, because this is all rooted in our white supremacy," she said. "In order to understand the issues of justice in the world today, including the Black Lives Matter movement, the U.S. unending war in Afghanistan, the U.S. drone wars in the Middle East, the Israeli occupation of Palestine and U.S. global power gone unchecked, it's based in this deeply held belief."
Flores says she hopes events like these will help people come together and recognize the courage of anti-war veterans.
"I hope that people can re-claim as a community our humanity," she told The Sun. "Hearing from these people that have been in positions of killing others and to have the moral strength to pull back from that is huge. It is huge, and we don't give them enough credit, I think, to stand up for their conscience. I get energized by being among them and being with everybody here."
Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly identified Harry Pruyne as an Iraq veteran. In fact, he is an army veteran.
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When we talk about financial transparency, numbers and data are understandably what first comes to mind. But are the platforms and portals collecting all that, the real starting point of our work? And how can we make sure that a particular technology which proved successful for a project whose execution we admire, would actually fit the ecosystem we're working with?
Sounds like our starting point before kicking off any project should actually be much more lo-fi and hands-on: an offline analysis combining our learnings from the most remarkable case studies with a well-tailored and flexible understanding of the context we're working with.
The interest in exploring a possible answer to this need got Jean Brice Tetka (Transparency International), Jay Bhalla (Open Institute) and me together in a breakout session during the recent Follow The Money workshop.
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There are bands that say they are rock n' roll and then there are bands that are rock n' roll.
Combining the swagger of AC/DC with the southern blues-rock of ZZ Top, Toronto band Flash Lightnin' are the real deal. Together with St. John's, N.L. band The Novaks, Flash Lightnin' are set to tear The Manhattan Bar & Grill apart with a show on Thursday, Dec 9. Formed in Toronto around 2007, Flash Lightnin' members Darren Glover, Darcy Henry and Chris Yates cut their teeth with a residency at that city's Dakota Tavern where they performed every Wednesday night. Gradually, word of the band's potency began spreading throughout the city, attracting a wide swath of fans and the curious alike including members of bands including Billy Talent, Broken Social Scene and Metric.
"We had the whole country come to see us it seemed," guitarist-vocalist Glover starts. "At first, we were playing these really obscure cover songs, stuff by ZZ Top, Queens Of The Stone Age; stuff that only some die-hard fans were able to pick up on. Everyone else thought we wrote the songs," he laughs.
Glover says much of his inspiration to form a guitar-heavy band stemmed from a ZZ Top show in 1980 that he downloaded off the Internet.
"I heard that show and was blown away by the intensity. I always had the idea to form a heavier type of band but that show completely rejuvenated my interest in doing so."
Indeed, the days of the power trio seem long passed however the same spirit that fueled Cream, Hendrix and more can definitely be found among the members of Flash Lightnin'.
"There is a ton of bands that play this style of music but there is not a ton of bands doing so commercially or getting the ear of commercial people. I really feel that this is what we have done differently.
"When we had first started playing, we constantly had people coming up to us asking 'Did you guys make up this style of music?' and it left us stunned, kind of like a 'Are you joking?!' kind of thing.
"But younger people these days don't really have the past knowledge of music that my generation seems to have and while I don't think that it is their fault, I do think there is something to be said for it," Glover says.
"In the past, rock n' roll was something you listened to because it was what your parents didn't listen to but now parents are listening to rock n' roll so it pushes the younger kids towards other genres of music."
With Glover firm in his belief that "old" rock n' roll is harder and more dangerous than anything coming out of any modern rock radio station, he says he feels the major difference with the older style of rock is that you have to be immersed in it as opposed to the superficiality of so many bands today.
"There are a lot of cool things that you can do in the studio with samples and stuff like that. But when it comes to playing rock, you actually have to know how to play your instruments. It isn't a style of music that you can just pick up off the cuff and learn over the matter of a couple of years. I feel that it really takes your life to be able to know how to play it with soul," he continues.
"Back when you had bands like Led Zeppelin, Cream and Blue Cheer going strong, there were probably a lot of other bands like them but the cream always rises to the top and it shows. Those guys were the best at it."
Glover believes there is a lot to be said for those kids who study records from front to back in efforts to learn how to play them, an experience that he feels just isn't the same when compared to playing along to a song on YouTube.
"I don't feel that you can immerse yourself in a YouTube video as much as you could by spinning a record in your bedroom."
Produced by their good friend Jimmy Shaw of the Canadian band Metric, Flash Lightnin's self-titled full-length record was captured unexpectedly quickly by Shaw and the band at Shaw's Giant Studios.
"Jimmy was always a good friend to the band. He helped us get our agent and had built a studio just down the road from the Dakota. Soon after Metric had finished their newest record Fantasies, we went into his studio just looking to record a little something. We didn't go there with the intention of getting anything worth keeping but by the end of that first weekend, we had half of the record completed.
"It just fell into both of our laps."
Once Flash Lightnin's tour dates with The Novaks have wrapped up, Glover says the group will take some time off before heading to California to record. The fact that things seem to be happening for his band so quickly isn't lost on the musician however.
"It has been a little over three years and I have toured the country seven times, made two records, met a lot of amazing people and toured with a lot of equally amazing bands."
Article published in December 3, 2010 edition of the Times & Transcript


If you are planning on taking a trip out of town and require the service of a boarding kennel, you've come to the right place! Here is a simple guide that will allow you to choose the best boarding kennel for your beloved dog. A happy stay for your pet gives you peace of mind and means your dog will be well looked after. So what do all good boarding kennels have in common?
All dog kennels should be adequately equipped with large areas for outdoor or indoor exercise. Outside areas need to have shaded spots for your dog to rest under. If the doggy hotel is small, they should offer outdoor walks services. A well-exercised pet is a healthy one. Air conditioning and heating appliances should be running smoothly. Ask for a guided or solo tour of the facilities to inspect the physical layout while also focusing on the cleanliness.
Places with animals should be considerably clean and produce a minimal of odors. Look to see if toys, carpeting, play areas, and the current guests look happy and clean. Check for dog beds or ask to see the sleeping quarters since every dog should have an available place to rest that is comfortable and private.
Talk with the staff to find information on ways they interact with the dogs that stay. Do they offer daily walks and playtime? How is individual attention achieved if guests outnumber staff? How are do they group dogs together for communal playtimes? Do not be afraid to ask all the questions necessary for you to feel reassured about your selection. Good staff will happily answer all your questions and provide you with tours.
Before deciding on a kennel, you should always ask about required vaccinations for dog guests. The vaccination against kennel cough for example ought to be obligatory. Having said that, you need to make sure your pet is up-to-date with his vaccinations as well.
Another mandatory question to ask is how medical emergency situations are handled. Maybe they have their own veterinarian on site or on call. Remember also to inquire about the facility's insurance. If they do not have any insurance available, you will have to sign a waiver form that states you agree to cover all medical care costs that may incur.
If your dog requires certain medication at specific times, ask if this service is provided for in the price or if it means an extra charge. Some boarding dog kennels even offer training and grooming services. The length of your trip should help you decide if these extra services are needed or not.
Lastly, look into online reviews that past customers may have posted. The Better Business Bureau can also offer insight into any complaints against the kennel have been filed. You can also check to see if they pass all city or state health inspections.
With the above information you can make an informed choice on a local dog kennel that won't leave you with lingering doubts or worries. Choosing a good boarding kennel will permit you to fully enjoy your vacation with the peace of mind that your dog is having a little vacation of his own.
Having that extra bit of space in your home is a glorious thing when you get the chance to do it. For many people an extension is used in a number of ways. Some people use an extension to move the kitchen to the exterior of the property and free up space. Other people see an extension as and extension to their garden, filling it with plants, flowers and other greenery, whilst some extensions are used for dining areas, relaxation spaces, games rooms and offices. The choices are endless really.
One way that a home extension can really be used to good effect is when you need space for a party, and even more so when you add a roof lantern to really expand the space you're working with!
So if you are ever looking to use an extension for a party space in your home, whether that's for Christmas, New Year's Eve, or a birthday bash, why should you look to install a roof lantern to your flat roof to take the party to the next level?
Bring Loads of Light to a Daytime Party – If you are throwing a party for your children the chances are that it's going to be during the day at a weekend. Now, you might want to use your back garden (if you have the space), but what if the weather's poor? Or what if you want a separate space to open present, play some games or serve food? A roof lantern can bring in plenty of natural light to your home extension. It'll be an instantly inviting place for your guests and children to have plenty of fun and laughs in.
Stargaze at Night at an After Party – Sometimes you'll have thrown a big party, or be coming home with a few close friends after a big night out, and just need somewhere nice and relaxing to sit and unwind with a few more drinks and some music. A roof lantern offers you the chance to watch the night go by, and on a clear night you can even watch some stars in the night sky too. It changes the end of your night from sitting on the sofa with a few cans and a takeaway pizza, to something a little more sophisticated!
Noise Efficiency that Works Both Ways – Your roof lantern will be glazed in a way that helps with sound efficiency, much like double-glazed windows. If you are throwing a party this can offer great peace of mind. The first thing is that you won't have to worry (quite as much) about disturbing your neighbors with the noise, but you'll also know that the noise from outside won't intrude on your own festivities.
As you can see, adding a roof lantern to a flat roof extension can turn a drab and dreary extra room in your home, into a party space like no other. Bring in loads of extra natural daylight for a kids party, have a great space to unwind and watch the stars and night sky roll past after a big party at night, and always play hard without worrying about sound from the outside interfering with your party, and vice versa. A roof lantern offers an elegant and sophisticated touch to any home decor and for a party atmosphere it really helps to create a warm and welcoming environment, no matter the type of party you are throwing.


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Nelly, Robin Thicke, JB Smoove, Nick Cannon and ALL the FELLOWS seem to be on BOARD and this will be EPIC to say the least!
The RHOH debuted January 15th 2013. The series was co-created by comedian Kevin Hart, and follows the daily lives of him and other married celebrities, each playing a fictionalized version of themselves, as they venture through their surreal life in Hollywood.
The series was intentionally filmed in a style similar to Bravo's The Real Housewives. Episodes often hinge on the "real" Kevin Hart's desperately unsuccessful attempts to climb Hollywood's celebrity social ladder (which always backfire in humiliating ways), and the character's barely-hidden jealousy of his more successful celebrity friends.
The show lasted for 5 seasons with all of the STARS venturing back to their respective successful careers. In this social climate and with all of the issues that have come about since last these HUSBANDS have been away from the show, it will be INTERESTING to see all the TOPICS and HILARITY they will delve in this time around. No word on WHEN the new episodes will DROP, but you can rest assure this is going to be EPIC!
This show was ahead of its time and it will be DOPE to see where they go next!
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The Bake Pod is owned and run by cake designer Hayley Causier. Hayley now lives in Cannock, Staffordshire with her family but is originally from the north east of England and has also lived overseas. Previous to opening The Bake Pod Hayley had a long term career in the banking industry and also worked for the emergency ambulance service for a period of time. However, having always been creative from a young age and taking enormous pleasure from baking for family and friends she decided to follow her dream and establish her own cake business. The idea of The Bake Pod was born!
The name was created as Hayley and her small family, including her partner and young son, refer to themselves as 'peas in a pod', hence the natural name for her business needed to include a reference to a pod! Once the decision was taken to launch the business, Hayley embarked on an intensive training programme with some of the leading tutors and academies within the UK. Hayley's signature style is modern, elegant and contemporary and she is passionate about continually developing her skills so that The Bake Pod remains at the forefront of new trends.
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Lee Westwood (runner-up), who both use Ping clubs, dominated the 2010 British Open in July. Twenga, the shopping search engine, reveals that visits for Ping golf irons are up 427% over the last 30 days. Brits are clearly influenced by their sporting heroes whilst shopping online as Ping irons and wedges became the most sought-after clubs.
This trend can be backed-up with Nike lying in bottom place of the top five most popular golf club brands on Twenga as Tiger Woods, who is sponsored by Nike, missed the Open cut and continues to struggle with his swing.


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The 15 Best Men's Board Shorts For Summer
Amanda Waas
You might not know the difference between board shorts and swim trunks (and you might not care), and while the distinction between the two are slight, they're worth noting. Board shorts are typically a bit longer (initially designed for surfers to prevent skin-to-board contact) and are usually unlined, while trunks are lined and tend to have a shorter inseam.
But just because you're in the market for board shorts doesn't mean you need to wear those horrifying baggy iterations popular in the 1990s and early 2000s that almost stretched down to your mid-calf. There are tons of designers out there nowadays that are doing board shorts right—and we rounded up 15 of them that will ensure that you'll look good, whether your on your board, on the beach, or on the town.
Faherty Brand Moonlight Batik Board Shorts
If you're a grown man, you probably shouldn't wear anything that's tye-dyed, unless it's an old t-shirt from college that you're wearing around the house. Instead, let us introduce you to the adult version of tye dye—batik. Featured here on these board shorts from Faherty Brand, it's an Indonesian dyeing process that has that tye-dye look without making you look like you belong at a Phish concert. [Purchase: $42]
Burkman Bros. Alligator Board Shorts
The Canadian-born Burkman brothers make their apparel according to the philosophy, "if we wouldn't wear it, we won't make it." Which is why everything they have on offer is on point, like these board shorts featuring zig-zag stitching, bright yellow drawstring, and playful a 'gator pattern. [Purchase: $44]
Burkman Bros. Tribal Board Shorts
Another offering from the Burkman Bros. are these tribal print board shorts that are sure to make you stand out from all the other guys around the pool. [Purchase: $44]
Janji Haiti Print Shorts
Created by two runners who wanted to commit themselves to giving back (Janji means "promise" in Malay), Janji creates unique apparel that features prints and designs from global cultures. These board shorts, in particular, feature a tribal print and a lot of fun accents, like an orange side stripe, a red panel on the back, and a neon yellow interior waistband. Bonus: each pair of shorts purchased provides one year of clean water to a person in Haiti. [Purchase: $45]
Chubbies Gazillionaires Board Shorts
If you can get past the name and the bro-tastic philosophy (one of their bestsellers is American flag swim trunks), you'll discover that Chubbies makes some damn fine shorts. Utilizing bright colors and patterns, they're perfect any rowdy summertime fun you've got on your calendar this year. [Purchase: $60]
Chubbies Rad-O-Ramas Board Shorts
If you want to get a little more adventurous with your fashion choices, check out the Rad-O-Ramas from Chubbies. Combining blue and neon pink in a tribal print, they harken back to the 80s without being too cheesy. [Purchase: $60]
RVCA Oddball Board Shorts
A company borne out of California surf culture, RVCA knows a thing or two about board shorts. These subtly-patterned shorts will look just as good on the beach as they will at a bar. The front and back pockets (that one has a zip closure) lend themselves for more than just surfing. Throw on a pair of boat shoes and you'll be ready to head inside after a day in the sun. [Purchase: $62]
United by Blue Westwater Board Shorts
Philadelphia-based United by Blue is completely dedicated to the oceans (a portion of every sale goes to ocean conservation efforts) and that's why you should invest in a pair of their board shorts. These tribal-printed shorts will help you cut a unique and stylish figure on the beach, and you can feel good about doing something to help the ocean you're enjoying clean. [Purchase: $64]
HIHO Atoll Fish Barbuda Board Shorts
You might only be able to dream about ditching the grind and living full-time on the British Virgin Islands, but you can own a piece of it by scooping up a pair of board shorts from HIHO, an apparel brand based on BVI. [Purchase: $69]
Iron & Resin Revival Board Shorts
As far as board short patterns go, you can't go wrong with stripes, and this pair from California-based Iron & Resin will do the trick. [Purchase: $70]
Onia Kal Board Shorts
"Onia" is Hebrew for "ship," so you know you'll get the nautical vibe down with any offering from this sea-minded brand. These shorts are particularly nautical—they're made from yacht-club-favored seersucker after all. Onia also gets the details right: these shorts feature hardware made from antique nickel and have two deep, double-lined side pockets. [Purchase: $73]
Saturdays NYC Grant Board Shorts
Saturdays NYC is all about surf culture, so you can't go wrong with these classic color block board shorts. Available in patriotic variations of red, white, and blue, the shorts will transition well from day to evening, and even have a button-closing back pocket to stash your cash or phone (just remember to remove them if you get the urge to hit the water one more time). [Purchase: $75]
Birdwell 310 Board Shorts
Birdwell Beach Britches was established in Southern California in the 1960's in its founder's living room. Since then, they've been creating quality, hand-stitched shorts that will stand up to whatever your summer throws at them. Available in a rainbow of colors, you might want to pick up a few. [Purchase: $79]
Lightning Bolt Triton Board Shorts
Lightning Bolt was born out of 1970's Hawaiian surf culture, and that coupled with the name of these board shorts (Triton, is the "messenger of the sea," according to Greek mythology and The Little Mermaid), they're more than appropriate to wear on your next seaside escapade. [Purchase: $89]
Faherty Brand Recycled Fabric Board Shorts
Twin brothers Mike and Alex Faherty are the minds behind their namesake brand, offering up board shorts and swim trunks that feature splashy patterns inspired from their world travels. These classic cut board shorts 85% recycled polyester made from plastic bottles. [Purchase: $138]
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