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AI for Efficiency
AI for Flexibility
Grid Edge Team
A Day in the Life- Seb Belcher
What Do You Enjoy Most About Working at Grid Edge?
Everyone in the team is really friendly and helpful. It's like working with a group of friends that are always willing to give a hand when you need it. It also feels like we all have similar values and are working towards similar ends. Most, if not all of us, are environmentally conscious and believe in what the company is doing (reducing carbon emissions in the built environment).
What Does a Typical Day Look Like for You?
A typical day starts with planning out what needs to be done before our data scientists team's daily standup. After that it's time to make a big pot of coffee. Once I have got the caffeine buzz on, it's time to fly through some emails and make sure we aren't behind on deliverables. After emails I try to look at the snapshot of energy industry news if I have time (current-news.co.uk is the go-to, but Green Technica is also good).
My days are quite variable and the days swap between planning what work needs to be done on which projects, data analysis for energy data to check energy balances for our flexibility sites, meetings with partners and research on new communication protocols and hardware we can use. I like the variability a lot as it keeps things interesting, and I can't say any two days are the same.
What Excites You Most About Your Work?
Being able to work on R&D in a company that is trying to reduce carbon emissions in the built environment. I have always wanted to work in R&D while helping the energy industry move towards a more sustainable place, so to be here already is amazing. Getting to be on the forefront of technology and figure out things that no one has before is what excites me the most.
Just about every time there is a news article about the energy network, it seems relevant to what we do. Because of how the company is positioned, we are right in the middle of many of the changes that are coming about as we try to decarbonise the energy industry around the world. Making new technologies in this space makes it even more exciting.
What Have You Learned?
I have learned about the intricacies of the energy markets and how value can be created for both energy suppliers and their customers by the correct application of technology. Because of current building inefficiencies, we can save customers money even while charging for our services and the energy companies also benefit by having knowledge of energy use in the future, which makes their OPEX lower as well, it's a win, win, win.
I have also learned that a few months working for a startup can seem like a whole year because of how fast everything moves and how much you get to see of different areas of the business. I have helped do a little work on programming, attended EMEx (Energy Management Expo) to showcase our product, helped on budget management for projects, partnership management, tech company launchpads and installed sensors all within the first 6 months of working here.
What Would You Like Someone Interested in Joining to Know?
Most of the company still think of ourselves as a startup and the atmosphere feels like it. There are so many new things going on in the industry at the moment and Grid Edge feels like it's right in the middle of it. It's a really exciting company to work for and I would definitely suggest applying if you are interested.
Maybe the whole "being part of the team" and "having a friendly and accepting culture" sounds overused, but I can tell you from experience Grid Edge has that at the heart of our culture. From our Head of Ops always asking interesting questions out of the blue based on curiosity and wanting to get to know people to the CEO who will sometimes drop by your desk to have a casual chat, it is very welcoming and friendly.
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Posts tagged 'Marshall Rogers'
Detective 481 – 2 Batman tales, and Robin, Batgirl, and Man-Bat all begin, again
One of the results of the DC Implosion was the merging of Detective Comics and Batman Family. Detective had not been selling very well (astounding to think the Englehart/Rogers run was not a hit when released), but rather than cancel it, Batman Family was sent to the chopping block, and it's contents moved to this book.
In truth, as a kid, I didn't even notice that this, and the following issue, were not issues of Batman Family, as it's displayed more prominently on the cover than the logo for Detective.
The first of the two Batman stories in the issue, by Denny O'Neil and Marshall Rogers, has Batman attempting to find a murderer, in order to stop a cynical scientist from destroying his notes on a new heart operation. It makes more sense than it sounds.
The story kicks into high gear once all the characters are on board the train, a refurbished antique, with the guests in period costume.
The killer had a ticket for the excursion, which is what drew Batman. But once he has accounted for all the invited guests, he realizes the host must be the one who dropped his ticket.
A fairly straightforward, but entertaining tale, and Rogers art ensures it's a treat for the eye.
Robin's series picks up somewhat mid-stream, as his recurring foe, the Raven, makes an appearance in this Bob Rozakis/Don Newton tale.
Robin is given three hideous new costumes, supposedly designed by students at his university, but in actually by readers who should not design clothes. One of the outfits allows him to fly, which is useful, although the Raven still beats him.
The third outfit is not only garish, it's rigged with a bomb. Robin figures this out when the bad guys flee, and winds up skinny dipping to survive.
Batgirl's series, also by Rozakis, is also mid-storyline, as Barbara Gordon heads to China in her official capacity as a congresswoman, in order to secretly investigate the Sino-Supermen. Don Heck does the art, so it looks awful.
Believing that the reason the US has so many heroes is because the government is creating them, the Chinese government is working on their own super-hero program, which Batgirl is out to destroy.
But the Chinese are spying on her and her reporter friend as well. They believe the reporter is actually Batgirl, and kidnap both of them.
Man-Bat's series has him and Jason Bard running a private detective agency at this point. Once again, it's Bob Rozakis scripting, with Newton on the art.
They are hired to find a millionaire's missing wife. There is a ransom demand, which Jason fulfills as Man-Bat observes from on high. They capture the man, who turns out to be another detective the millionaire had hired. He did not kidnap the wife, and was just looking to profit off the situation.
So Kirk and Jason make the rounds of the nightclubs the woman frequented, looking for some sign of her.
In the end it turns out she was not kidnapped at all, simply ran off because she was bored. The story ends with Kirk and Francine, wondering what a boring life would be like.
The second Batman story in this issue, by Jim Starlin, with art by P. Craig Russell, is the first half of a 2-parter that concludes next issue.
Batman is called to the site of a brutal murder. Investigating, it becomes clear that no ordinary person would have had the necessary strength to have done all the damage.
He recognizes a photo on the victim's wall, and realizes the man was a friend of his father. The page copied above shows the Batcave as being relocated to under the Wayne Foundation Building. Other stories would show it, intact, still below Wayne Manor. The only possible logic to this is that Batman actually had duplicates made of the dinosaur and giant penny, so he could have them in both Batcaves.
Batman seeks out one of the surviving men from the photograph, now old and crippled, but pretty clearly the bad guy. To Batman's surprise, the man confesses, and then electrocutes himself.
But the electrocution does not just kill his body, it transfers his mind into the body of the giant ape, which he has already used to kill.
P Craig Russell
Wayne Foundation Building
Detective 479 – Batman vs Clayface, and Hawkman vs Fadeaway Man
Detective 479 (July/Aug. 1978) features the conclusion to the 2-part Clayface story, as well the conclusion to Steve Englehart's run, and the collaboration with Rogers and Austin. Up to this point, no creative team had told such an interconnected story, or given Batman such a strong romantic plotline.
Batman manages to escape from Clayface, whose exoskeleton makes him much stronger, by electrocuting his suit.
Though she is not identified, the cat hints that the mysterious woman who comes to visit Bruce Wayne is Catwoman. This is the first appearance she makes following a story in Batman Family in which she battled the Huntress, and begins her path to redemption. Current continuity would make this her first appearance after Zatanna's mind wipe of her, as related in Identity Crisis.
Batman manages to track Payne to his wax museum, and sees just how very disturbed the man is. One of the things I really like about this third Clayface is that, as much of a killer as he is, he remains tragic and sympathetic.
Though Batman does beat him, the wax museum catches fire. Clayface, terrified for the "life" of the dummy he loves, bursts his bonds and runs back into the building burning as it collapses.
This Clayface returns in a few years, in a Batman Annual, with an amazing story by Alan Moore.
Hawkman returns to the pages of Detective following his run in Showcase, which saw Hyathis conquer Thanagar, and Hawkman and Hawkgirl exiled again. Len Wein and Rich Buckler contribute this story, which introduces a new villain and brings back an old supporting character.
Returning to the Midway City Museum, Carter and Shiera Hall are surprised to discover someone else in Carter's office. Mavis Trent, not seen since Hawkman 2, explains that Carter was fired after not showing up to work for months on end. And can you blame them?
Well, maybe you can, since the guy they hired has no trouble announcing that he is a villain, the Fadeaway Man, and uses his magic cloak to send Carter away.
The writer clearly has backstory for this character, with his references to "who he truly is," and I expect, had this back-up series not been abruptly cut short, he would have returned a few issues down the road.
He vanishes, unwittingly, at the end of the story. The Hawks assume him to be dead, but Fadeaway Man retutns a few years down the road in Brave and the Bold, taking on Hawkman and Batman.
Carter Hall
Fadeaway Man
Mavis Trent
Preston Payne
Rich Buckler
Shiera Hall
Detective 478 – a new and deadly Clayface
Englehart, Rogers and Austin reach the end of their run on Detective with this 2-part story that introduces Preston Payne, the third Clayface.
Batman is not coping well with Silver's departure, and is taking it out on Gotham's criminals.
Meanwhile, Gotham is being plagues by a series of robberies and unusual murders, which leave the bodies a pile of goo. We see the new Clayface long before Batman does, and it's not a pretty sight.
The depths of Batman's emotional state are made very clear in this powerful scene, in which he curses the portrait of his parents, and then realizes what he is doing.
Jumping back to Clayface, we get the sad origin of Preston Payne. Born with a deformed head, and ostracized both as a child and an adult, he became fascinated with Clayface's body altering abilities.
Payne visited Matt Hagen in prison, and though Hagen refused to divulge the secret of his powers, he did allow Payne to draw a simple of his blood. Payne isolated the agent in Hagen's blood that allowed the transformations, and injects himself. At first it works perfectly, and he creates his idealized body.
But the process was unstable, and as his form began to melt, he discovered the other ability he now possessed – to spread this melting to others through touch.
Driven completely insane, Payne now lives encased in an exoskeleton, in a wax museum with a dummy he treats as a girlfriend.
The hero and villain, both in a state of heartbreak, face each other as the issue ends.
The story concludes next issue.
Matt Hagen
Detective 477 – mostly a reprint
This issue is almost entirely a reprint of Detective 408, but issue 477 (May/June 1978) does have a few new pages at the beginning and ending. There may not be much material by Englehart, Rogers and Austin, but what there is is important.
Batman and Gordon go to see Boss Thorne, now in an asylum. He tells them of Hugo Strange's murder, and being haunted by his ghost. Batman puzzles, if Strange is truly dead, who left him the gas meter?
The final page has a wonderfully creepy murder, an introduction to the new Clayface, whose story will be told over the next two issues.
Detective 476 – The Laughing Fish concludes
Steve Englehart, Marshall Rogers and Terry Austin bring their Joker story to a rousing conclusion in Detective 476 (March/April 1978).
The Joker continues to murder those who he feels are denying him copyright on his fish, despite the best efforts of Batman and Commissioner Gordon.
Near one of the murder sites, Batman's attention is drawn by the ghost of Hugo Strange, and Batman discovers a gas meter. He does not understand it's significance, but uses it later, and it points out the Joker. This was Strange's device to make sure that only the bidders from the first night of his auction would be re-admitted.
But that's towards the end of the story. Before that, we are treated to the Joker in his insane glory. The writing and art combine perfectly to create an entertaining, blood thirsty madness.
The story catches up with Boss Thorne and Silver St. Cloud, whose car ride goes from silent introspection, to a heated argument about Batman and corruption in Gotham. Thorne kicks Silver out of the car, and she searches for a way back to Gotham.
Not a good move on Thorne's part, as it turns out Silver's presence was the only thing delaying Hugo Strange's ghost.
So as I said before, Batman uses that gas meter and finds the Joker and they have a big fight. Silver returns during it, watching the electrifying climax of the battle.
She explains to Batman that she knows who he is, and loves him, but could never live with the day to day reality of the danger he faces. She tells him she has to leave him, before she cares so much that she couldn't leave him. And she goes.
A beautifully played out scene, the news that Thorne has talked and that Batman is no longer banned is left as a hollow victory.
It's many, many years before Silver St. Cloud returns. First in a Legends of the Dark Knight storyline, and then in a Batman mini-series. Neither were really satisfying.
Silver St Cloud
Detective 475 – The Laughing Fish
And the hits just keep coming on Englehart, Rogers and Austin's run on Detective, as issue 475 begins the classic Laughing Fish storyline.
The story begins with a superb scene, so tense and awkward, as Batman goes to see Silver St. Cloud after taking Deadhot in. They both know that they both know, but neither is confident enough to speak, and where this could have been the moment they came together, in reality, it drives them further apart.
The Joker's entrance is a masterful piece of drawing. This one panel is how I always envision the character. His plan, in this 2-parter, is to copyright fish. He has infected the water with his smile toxin, so all the fish being caught have Joker faces. When the patent office guy explains that one cannot copyright fish, the Joker simply explains that he has until tonight to change his mind, or he will die.
Despite the Batman's precautions, the Joker succeeds. The death scene is chilling, and more like his murders from the 1940s.
This issue has also had more of Boss Thorne's descent, including a scene between him and the Joker, in which the Joker expresses the same high regard for Batman that Hugo Strange had. At issue's end, Thorne is fleeing Gotham, and picks up Silver St. Cloud, also on the run.
Detective 474 – Deadshot returns
Before this story, Deadshot had made only his debut appearance, in Batman in the early 50s, and a one panel cameo, in prison, in an issue of Detective Comics shortly afterwards. Detective 474 (Dec. 77) brought the character back, gave him a better outfit and mask, and he soon became a major player in the DC Universe.
The story, by Steve Englehart, Marshall Rogers and Terry Austin, opens with some really great bonding between Batman and Robin, before he heads off, back to school, and a meeting of the Teen Titans. Wonder Girl cameos, and there is a visual of Duela Dent, at this point calling herself Harlequin, as well. In fact, this meeting would see the Titans break up, but there is no hint of that.
The Penguin is returned to prison, and placed in a cell next to Floyd Lawton. The Penguin has a laser monocle he intends to use to escape, but Floyd grabs that off of him and uses it himself.
A lot of this issue is spent on the supporting cast. Boss Thorne gets another visit from Hugo Strange's ghost, and Silver St. Cloud goes on a date with Bruce, asking perceptive questions, and making him wish he could tell her the truth. We also get to see her at work, organizing conventions.
Considering the impact this story had, it's kind of surprising how little time Deadshot gets in it – but what he has is worth the wait. The mask would not normally be shown to be reflective, as on the page above, but even still it looks great. And Batman and Deadshot wind up fighting on a giant, functioning, typewriter, in a beautiful throwback moment. This is the convention at which Silver is working, and she is in the crowd, seeing Batman for the first time.
And it only takes one look, and she knows.
Duela Dent
Floyd Lawton

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The Luxe (Spitalfields) - I'm sorry but you're not through to the next round
Eating at a John Torode restaurant, you can't help but think as you taste each dish what John and big Gregg would make of this if it were presented to them by a contestant on Masterchef. The sad reality is that for the food quality at The Luxe at Spitalfields, they would have dished out some harsh words and the contestant would be packing his knives for the journey home. The place is, sadly, disappointing.
We're huge fans of Smiths of Smithfield, Torode's headline restaurant, but comparing the two, The Luxe fails badly. Sure it's cheaper than the top floor at Smiths, but not that much cheaper, but at its price point, The Luxe should be better, a lot better.
Starting with Dorset Crab on Toast, the crab was without flavour whatsoever leading Mrs CC to wonder whether it was in fact pasteurised rather than fresh. The toast was barely toasted leading the whole texture of the dish to be somewhat soggy instead of contrasting; rather than be sorry to come to the end of the plate, we felt the same relief as we might feel in stepping out of a bath tub full of baked beans that we'd been sat in for 24 hours on a charity gig. I can hear Gregg now "first I get soggy bread, then comes the excessive olive oil, then.......NOTHING".
For the mains, Mrs CC had the grilled leg of spring lamb and Mr CC the Rib Steak. Where does one start on the lamb? Overcooked in the first instance was immediately apparent from sight alone. And on top of the dish sat a cold (not room temperature but cold) tomato salsa like sauce that brought down the temperature of the dish without any real redeeming qualities – indeed, the quality was of a screw top bottle sauce (a cheap one at that) which didn't help things at all; what happened to simple ingredients cooked well? But what's more, the lamb appeared to be taking swimming lessons in a lake of olive oil. A drizzle is one thing but a tropical monsoon is something else; the plate should have had its own lifeboat station. Check out the picture below to see what we mean.
The puree of white beans had a glue like texture that led me to believe it took a few too many spins in the cusineart. Where was the seasoning? The kitchen is an open one which I enjoy but would hate to work in. I saw a big (and bored looking cook) shove a piece of something in his mouth that didn't quite fit. I love to see cooks tasting and that's all I ever heard from my exec chefs, TASTE TASTE TASTE but not like this, and you could tell they didn't taste a bit of the crab or the lamb. But perhaps they've had it before and didn't want to taste it again.
As for the rib steak, it possessed a decent char on the outside, and admittedly (or confusingly) it was not part of the fine meat list (making me wonder a little what I was actually eating if it didn't qualify for fine meat) but the steak itself lacked a meaty juicy taste. Overcooked in part too, it completed a trio of disappointing plates. Something here is going wrong.
While the waiting staff failed to enquire 'if everything was satisfactory with our meal' during the main coarse, the floor manager on his third pass by the table (on which the majority of food had been left) finally came over to ask what was wrong. To his credit, he listened to our view, apologised and sought to correct the issue with an offer of something else from the kitchen but by then, we were looking to the door.
With its location on the edge of the City, a famous patron chef and a price point a little below fine dining (though arguably not far enough below), The Luxe will get footfall, though for a Friday lunch, too many tables did seem empty. But essentially, this is a restaurant that is classically 'stuck in the middle' being neither cheap and cheerful nor top end food. If John Torode values his reputation, he and Gregg should be hoofing it down to Spitalfields and making some changes because sadly, if the food placed in front of us today were prepared by a Masterchef contestant, (s)he would surely not make it through to the next round.


I've been called a Sherpa ~ I help you see your future and guide you in that direction in a supportive and loving way ... even if it's up a mountian.
My True Purpose: I uplift.
I aim to uplift and I succeed. How do I know? NEARLY without exception, the most commonly heard response following a coaching call with me: "I feel lighter and better."


Bus transfers to and from "A Day on the Green" - the return of acclaimed Sugar Man, RODRIGUEZ, to Australia with special guests XAVIER RUDD, BUSBY MAROU, PIERCE BROTHERS and introducing ALICE SKYE.
All buses depart to Sirromet at 13:00 and depart Sirromet for the return journey after the concert, starting at approximately 21:45.
Event Notes:It is advised to be at the designated platform 10 minutes prior to departure as buses will depart at designated times. Buses will not return to departure points to pick up any "late comers"


On film, Kodak Portra 400, imagined by the talented Loblee Photography. Beautiful landscape located at the mouth of Parley's Canyon in Salt Lake City, UT. Handmade Aphrodite Genuine Leather Earrings by Danani.
So excited to have Loblee Photography put this photo shoot together, and isn't the model just beautiful? Can't wait to work with them again soon!


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Easy Links to London make Walton-on-Thames a Magnet
There are a number of good reasons to make Walton-on-Thames your home at the moment, ranging from top quality shops and restaurants to idyllic parks and gardens. It goes without saying that the proximity of the River Thames is a major attraction, especially for those who like to savour a peaceful stroll on a Sunday morning accompanied by pleasant views across the water.
While many local residents have chosen to retire here, there are of course many more who chose the town because of the ease and convenience of the rail links to London. With regular speedy trains to Waterloo, getting to and from the office is a piece of cake, so a steady influx of newcomers to the area looks set to continue.
Walton-on-Thames railway station has been ferrying passengers to London and back since the 1830s, when the first services ran from Nine Elms – a station which closed a decade or so later – and Woking Common, now simply called Woking. In many ways, Walton grew as a town in conjunction with the rise in popularity of a burgeoning railway system.
Parking spaces are available at the station, but it's not always easy to find
The station itself is located on the southern edge of Walton and the northern edge of Hersham, making it ideal for the thousands of commuters who head into London on a daily basis. Parking is limited to around 250 cars, so the clamour for spaces is at a premium. Thankfully, there are plenty of spaces for cycles, so it's easier for many to take to two wheels instead.
Here at James Neave, we have seen a noticeable increase over the years in the popularity of properties which are within walking distance of the station. To the north, Ashley Park Road and the various branches off of it are always a favourite, while to the south of the station Mayfield Road and the surrounding streets are permanently in demand.
If you own a flat or house in the vicinity, you are highly likely to find buyers or tenants easily through James Neave. We understand the attraction of living close to a railway station, and the convenience that this can bring. Anyone who makes their way to London on a daily basis will know just how tense it can be, so it's pleasing to know that at least part of the journey can be completely stress-free.


In this update we get ready to delve deep into an unexplored underground realm packed with malignant monsters, terrifying traps, and treasures beyond imagination, because Hearthstone's newest Expansion, Kobolds & Catacombs, arrives starting December 7!
We also added card backs, improved reconnection for Friendly Challenges, and fixed several bugs.
Don't miss out! The Kobolds & Catacombs pre-purchase bundle will remain available until 11:59 p.m. PST December 6. This bundle includes 50 card packs at a special price and the For the Hoard! card back.
Hearthstone's newest Expansion, Kobolds & Catacombs, releases beginning December 7! Log in after release to receive 3 Kobolds & Catacombs card packs and a random Legendary weapon card, FREE!
Dungeon Run: FREE repeatable single-player experience where everything you need is provided!
Added three progressive Dungeon Run quests that each reward a Kobolds & Catacombs card pack*.
Defeat Dungeon Run with all nine classes to acquire the Candle King card back!
New daily quest – Spelunker: Defeat 5 Dungeon Run encounters. Reward: 1 Classic card pack.
The Hearth and Home cinematic has replaced the previous Hearthstone cinematic.
Azeroth is Burning – Acquired from a special promotion.
Improved reconnection and UI for Friendly Challenges.
A new Match Paused pop-up will display a countdown while waiting for opponent to reconnect.
When a player reconnects, the turn timer will restart.
The Game Menu will now display 'End Game' instead of 'Concede' and clicking it will tie the match.
Arena draft appearance rates have been adjusted.
Note: Non-Basic Neutral Classic minions represent the baseline for draft appearance rates.
As part of our ongoing efforts to improve Class balance in the Arena, we are making small, periodic appearance rate adjustments to specific Arena cards.
Fixed a crash that could occur when attempting to spectate without closing the Arena welcome message.
Canceling Malfurion the Pestilent will no longer cause Armor to become invisible.
Attacks with Lifesteal will no longer create excessive animations while Auchenai Soulpriest and Bolf Ramshield are on the board.
Multi-target effects with Lifesteal now apply their healing as a single large heal, rather than individually.
All Lifesteal effects now use the same, standardized, visual and sound effects.
Combo effects can no longer target non-interactable minions such as Sherazin, Seed.
Brann Bronzebeard will no longer grant double Lifesteal to Corpsetaker.
Blingtron's Battlecry will now trigger weapon Deathrattles when it occurs twice due to Brann Bronzebeard.
Minions destroyed by Frostmourne will now be displayed on its enchantment banner.
Losing durability from Sword of Justice will no longer sometimes cause Lifesteal to trigger.
Deathstalker Rexxar's Battlecry no longer benefits from effects on an equipped weapon, such as Poisonous or Lifesteal.
Unwilling Sacrifice's random targeting will no longer select an enemy Spellbender that has intercepted an Unwilling Sacrifice.
Granting a Deathrattle to Scavenging Hyena, then playing Terrorscale Stalker on it will no longer give it +2/+1.
Resolved a crash that could occur when playing a Quest spell that triggers Counterspell.
Cards transformed by Golden Kobold will no longer sometimes be revealed to your opponent.
The animation for Frost Nova will no longer play multiples times while Moorabi is on the board.
Hovering over a Quest in progress as your turn starts will no longer cause cards that provide progress toward completing it to lose class specific border colors.
Replacing a Cursed Blade with a Cursed Blade will no longer remove the 'cursed' animation on the Hero portrait.
Application of the Bolster buff will no longer be slightly delayed on an eligible minion that was played last onto a full board.
Joust and other card reveal effects will now function correctly if your deck contains 60 cards.
Shiftcon: Minions with a Yellow glow will no longer retain it when they shift into a new minion.
Tag Team: Resolved an issue that could cause the match to end prematurely when swapping Heroes.
Decks Assemble: Resolved a crash that could occur when the turn ends while your opponent controls Jeeves.
[Android] Region selection on Android tablets will no longer sometimes be blank.
* Make sure you've unlocked daily quests by completing The Duelist quest. It's also recommended to make sure that there's room in your quest log on release day so none of your quests are replaced!


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JESUIT UNIV. PRESIDENT CALLED "NAZI PRIEST"; LEADS TO FIRING
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Following a protest by the Catholic League, a 24 year-old copy editor in Spokane, Washington was asked to resign after she labeled Gonzaga University president Rev. Robert Spitzer a "Nazi priest" in the pages of the Spokesman-Review.
On November 8, the Spokane daily ran a short piece entitled, "Nazi priest promotes his book." The story was simply a blurb announcing a talk and book signing that Father Spitzer was doing at a local bookstore. Neither his talk nor book had anything to do with Nazism.
Upon learning of this story, William Donohue called the editor's office at the Spokesman-Review. He was told that the "Nazi priest" label was an error and that there would be an apology in the next day's newspaper. Donohue charged that it was not an error and instead argued that the guilty party had deliberately defamed Rev. Spitzer because he had banned a representative from Planned Parenthood from speaking on his campus last spring.
Donohue told the woman that according to her newspaper's definition, the Democratic Party consists of Nazis: in 1992 at the Democratic National Convention, he said, pro-life leader Governor Robert Casey was banned from speaking. She had no comment.
Donohue demanded that the person responsible for the "Nazi priest" label be fired. The Catholic League then contacted all the major newspapers across the country and blanketed all the TV and radio stations in Spokane. Within 24 hours, Robin Moody was asked to resign by the newspaper's editors.
What Donohue didn't know when he made his phone call was that Moody was the president of the women's studies club at Gonzaga who sought to bring a Planned Parenthood spokesperson to the campus. But his instincts were right: he knew the "Nazi priest" label was connected to the Planned Parenthood incident.
The Spokesman-Review put forth the line that this "error" got passed the editors because it happened the night of the election and things were busy. In his statement to the press, Donohue didn't buy it. "On the contrary," he said, "Ms. Moody's decision was as deliberate as it was ideologically driven. She got what she deserved."
A call to the Spokane media after the event gave evidence that the Catholic League's complaint was not only the subject of talk radio, the league was the only organization that sought to can the culprit.
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This fabulous snack suggestion comes from my cousin who runs an adorable Bed and Breakfast in Jericho, Vermont. Incidentally, her brother was our tour guide during our recent trip to St. John. I guess that side of the family digs the hospitality business.
Anyway, her suggestion is something that I've actually done before – not only to save money but also to have a diet-friendly snack food on hand at home. I crave salty snacks so homemade microwave popcorn really hits the spot and isn't as bad for you as potato chips.
All you have to do is buy a set of brown lunch bags and a pack of popcorn kernels (I get bags of it in the bulk aisle at the Safeway). I put about 2 tablespoons of kernels in the bag, folder over the top a few times, and toss it in the microwave for about a minute and a half. The same microwave popcorn cooking rules apply here – if the popping noise starts to space out then it's probably done. Keep a misto sprayer on hand for when it's done. I usually do a couple of sprays and add some seasoning. My favorite is Tony Chachere's Cajun seasoning, but you can do all kinds of things.
Thanks to my darling cousin for doing the math. Here is the budget breakdown.
For a grand total of 50 servings at $0.06 a serving.
In her own words: Ba da bing, good, low-fat popcorn. Thanks for the suggestion!
Have any other Discountess (and diet) friendly snack ideas? Send them my way!
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This week in history: William Burke was executed on 28 January 1829
By Sarah Shaw
• February 15, 2019
Sarah Shaw
Features Writer
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William Burke, alongside William Hare, committed a string of murders in Edinburgh through the 1820s. Burke and Hare were both graverobbers, selling bodies to anatomy teachers for dissection and study. They then turned from robbing graves to murder and sold the bodies of 16 known victims before being discovered and arrested in November 1828. Burke was executed on 28 January 1829 for his part in this crime, and his body was then publicly dissected in the Old College Anatomy Theatre.
That this occurred was in part due to the fact that, by the early nineteenth-century, Edinburgh had become one of the leading regions in anatomical study in Europe. One necessity for this growing study was an increased supply of bodies to be donated for dissection, and as Scottish law placed restrictions upon which bodies could be used, the legal supply did not reach demand. In order to provide an adequate supply of bodies an illicit trade grew between doctors and graverobbers. This trade quickly flourished but the families of the dead began to take extra measures to protect new graves, such as hiring guards or covering the grave with a stone slab. Having been part of the grave robbing trade, Burke and Hare moved from stealing dead bodies to killing the living and selling these bodies instead as grave robbing became increasingly difficult. They suffocated 16 known victims and sold their bodies to be dissected by John Knox, who, according to Burke's confession, asked no questions about where they came from.
Suspicion grew as medical assistants began to recognise the bodies they were brought, and Burke and Hare were finally caught after two lodgers staying with their last victim, Margaret Docherty, returned before they could remove the body. While Burke and Hare did sell the body before the police searched the rooms, the police found Docherty's body in Knox's anatomy theatre early the next morning. Police increasingly believed that Docherty was not their first murder and members of the public began to report missing people and identify clothing found in Burke's room, which led to two more likely victims being identified. In order to secure a conviction, the Lord Advocate offered Hare immunity from prosecution if he provided a full confession: his wife was also given immunity as he could not be forced to testify against her. On 4 December 1828 Burke and his wife were formally charged with three counts of murder; Burke was found guilty for the murder of Margaret Docherty and was given the death sentence.
Burke's wife was not charged with murder as it was not proven. The following day she was confronted by a mob in Edinburgh and was taken to a police building for protection: she escaped out of the back window during a mob siege and left the city. Hare's wife was released and travelled to Ireland but was recognised and attacked in Glasgow when waiting for a ship. She was given shelter in a police station and escorted by the police onto a boat to Belfast. Hare was kept in police custody until 5 February 1829 for his own protection before leaving for Dumfries in a disguise. He was recognised and his hostel mobbed before he was smuggled out and escorted to the town's border by a sheriff officer and militia guard. He was told to make his way into England, and nothing beyond this point is known for certain.
Burke himself was hanged on 28 January 1829 with a crowd of up to 25,000, with some even paying to watch from surrounding tenement windows. His body was then dissected at a ticketed event in the Old College Anatomy Theatre, with police assistance required to keep out students demanding entry without a ticket. Groups of 50 were allowed into the anatomy theatre after the dissection to see his body, and his skeleton was then taken and displayed in the Anatomical Museum of the Edinburgh Medical School with his death mask also on display in Surgeon's Hall Museum.
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The aesthetic position of the Festival - combining inherited classical tradition with some popular music genres, new technologies and performative practices, serves both as a response to leading trends in European new music scene and as a way to attract younger audiences to concert venues.
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