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Do not overload the packs. They are designed to carry a full 25kgs, but are not intended to be stretched or warped as this can cause the plastic to tear or rupture.
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Note: If items are not packaged correctly, you may not be able to claim in the unlikely event your parcel is damaged. To check you have packaged your items adequately, you can contact our Customer Services team who are here to help out!
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There was progress for women in aerospace this week with Boeing's announcement that Caroline Kennedy was elected to join the Board of Directors.
Kennedy, 59, served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan from 2013 to 2017 and is an author and attorney.
"Ambassador Kennedy brings to the Boeing board professional, diplomatic and global perspectives that are highly valued in our rapidly evolving and increasingly competitive global business environment," said Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg. "Her diversity of experience and accompanying insights will broaden and strengthen our board in its deliberative and oversight roles for the company."
In addition to her international experience and diplomatic service, Kennedy is an accomplished writer and editor who co-authored two books on U.S. constitutional law and edited various historical and literary titles. Having worked in public education in New York City, she has been a vocal advocate and leader on a range of education issues important to businesses, including increased science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education for women. She also has held high-level positions on several prominent non-profit boards.
Kennedy earned her Juris Doctorate law degree from Columbia Law School and holds a Bachelors of Arts from Radcliffe College, Harvard University.
She will serve on the Boeing board's Audit and Finance Committees.
We need more good news like this.
Source: Boeing
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"From the Producers of The Mummy"
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption was released January 17, 2012. It is a direct-to-video film, and the third in the Scorpion King series. The movie follows Mathayus, the Scorpion King, as he gives up his throne and takes on the role of a mercenary to help stop a war in the three kingdoms of Egypt. Egypt is divided into three kingdoms, each ruled by a king: Talus, Horus and Ramusan. Talus starts a war with Horus to consolidate power, and steals the Book of the Dead from Ramusan to resurrect powerful warriors. Horus hires Mathayus and the Scandinavian Olaf to help in the battle and to rescue his daughter, Silda.
Victor H. Webster plays the leading role as Mathayus with Bostin Christopher as his partner Olaf. Veteran actors Ron Perlman and Billy Zane play Horus and Talus respectively. MMA fighters Dave Batista and Kimbo Slice make appearances as well.
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Contemporary Music, Musical Theatre Review
Ain't No Mountain High Enough to Keep Motown Out
Hendersonville -- ( Thu., Aug. 3, 2017 - Sun., Aug. 13, 2017 )
Flat Rock Playhouse: Motown Summer Nights
$30-$15 -- Flat Rock Playhouse Downtown , (828) 693-0731 , http://flatrockplayhouse.org/
By Ted McIrvine
August 3, 2017 - Hendersonville, NC:
Between 1960 and 1969, seventy-nine Motown records - records by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, the Supremes, the Jackson Five, the Marvellettes, and Stevie Wonder - made Billboard's "Hot 100" list. It was a turning point in popular music. In the midst of the Civil Rights Movement and the battle for racial equality, Berry Gordy was making history and making money. For several decades, in Detroit, and then in Los Angeles, Motown was the highest-earning African American-owned business in the USA.
Flat Rock Playhouse's Motown Summer Nights opened Thursday to a capacity audience at the Playhouse Downtown on historic Main Street, Hendersonville. For many aging baby boomers, it was nostalgia. The Motown Sound was unique, partly due to electronic manipulation that boosted the high frequencies to sound better over AM radio, partly due to prominent bass guitar lines, but mostly due to the vocal compositional style. The Motown Sound used call-and-response singing and sophisticated melodies. Smokey Robinson is quoted as saying, "...the Motown sound to me is not an audible sound. It's spiritual, and it comes from the people that make it happen." These are lasting influences, fifty years after they were introduced.
At 7:30, the band assembled on stage and began playing Marvin Gaye's "Dancing in the Street." The four vocalists danced in from the back of the theater, Martina Sykes and Sha'Leah Stubblefield on stiletto heels, Alfred Jackson and Dustin Brayley in stylish suits. In rapid succession came "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Baby Love," the latter sung by the two female vocalists. That song had been on an early Supremes studio album. A larger-than-life five-panel screen displayed images throughout the program, usually pictures of the group or artist who had historically introduced the song now underway.
One highlight was "Please Mr. Postman," which was the first Motown record to hit number one on Billboard's pop chart. In 1961, it simultaneously was number one pop song and number one R&B song, an indication of how Berry Gordy took historically black music and introduced it to mainstream pop audiences. The audience was invited to use the dance floor, and over time more and more dancers were seen. A couple dancing to "My Guy" even ventured a quick kiss just before a complex chord marked the end of the first set. The second set included such familiar tunes as "Stop! In the Name of Love" and "Just My Imagination" (during which eighteen couples were dancing).
All four singers are experienced stage actors and their credits include many roles in musical theatre. Los Angeles-based Alfred Jackson provided outstanding vocal work at this show. In addition to his strong, natural voice, he has wonderful control of his falsetto. His dancing elicited joy, as did that of Martina Sykes. Sykes and Sha'Leah Stubblefield showed that they had fully assimilated the Motown Style. In an April 2016 interview in Jacksonville Magazine, 29-year-old Sykes said, "I've loved Motown music since I was a child because my parents introduced us to it early on." The local instrumental musicians deserve mention, especially the talented drummer, Phill Bronson, who is a member of the Asheville-based jazz-fusion quartet Jonathan Scales Fourchestra.
The second set was over all too fast. The apparent end came with "Just My Imagination" and an introduction of each musician to applause. But then came an obviously planned encore (it was listed in the program), an extended version of Marvin Gaye's "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," during which Sykes coached audience members (left section) to sing in counterpoint with audience members (right section) in providing the back-up vocals.
Ain't no mountain high enough,
Ain't no valley low enough,
Ain't no river wide enough
To keep me from getting to you babe.
Motown Summer Nights definitely got to us, babe, and they can get to you also. Performances continue through Sunday, August 13. For more details on this production, please view the sidebar.
*Edited/corrected 4/21/18 in response to corrections/complaints sent by a reader.


Los Angeles based producer David Mulligan has been casually experimenting with a wide variety sounds for a few years now - his first collection of tracks, Chord Memory, was released in 2015. His track Twin Oaks was featured on a Vinyl Moon compilation in March 2017. A bit of a synth hobbyist, he actively posts gear focused sound doodles and experiments on Instagram. He is currently working on the release of an album to be released by Mystery Circles by mid-2018.


British designer, Jasper Morrison's philosophy is to make objects that are 'super normal'. The iconic Plate Table that he created for Vitra in 2004 is no exception. Simple and paired-back the table seamlessly blends into any environment.
However, for this year's charity auction, La Source invited 50 French artists to hack Morrison's Plate Table. The results? Super un-normal!
The tables have been transformed into lights, artistically graffitied, covered in yarn, extended with Louboutin shoe mannequins, upholstered in leather and fur, converted into cabinets and sculptures, featured in paintings and one even got stuck in a seemingly alive red oozing mass.
Displayed at the Société d'Encouragement pour l'Industrie Nationale, Hôtel de l'Industrie, Paris from December 8-10. The one-of-a-kind artworks will then be auctioned on the 10th to raise money for underprivileged young people to help them achieve personal development through artistic expression. La Source is a social and educational action group that was founded in the 1990s by French artist and painter Gérard Garouste.


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Coverdale Park officially renamed Peter Delanty Park
28 July 2018 John Draper
In the fall of 2017, Council adopted a new Policy on how to name Streets, Parks and Facilities. One of the criteria is that: the nominated individual shall have demonstrated excellence, courage or exceptional service to the citizens of the Town of Cobourg, the Province of Ontario, and/or Canada, including past Mayors and veterans of military conflicts. Based on Peter Delanty's service as Mayor from 2000 to 2010, and continued service in many of the Town's committees, Peter fits the criterion and now has a Park named after him. Gil said that he and Peter were on Council together and he can personally testify to Peter's contribution to the Town. In his youth, Peter spent a lot of time at Coverdale Park and at the renaming ceremony, Mayor Gil Brocanier shared reminiscences about how Peter was very competitive.
Gil read out a long list of committees that Peter has served on, most recently the 2017 150 celebrations committee. Peter's family has a long history of involvement in the Town; Peter's grandfather was on Council in 1896 and his father served on council for four terms including as Mayor from 1933 to 1936. There is already a Delanty Street but it's named after Peter's father.
Peter said that this was a humbling experience and that he felt honoured.
At the renaming event, all Council members were there (except Forrest Rowden) as well as Peter's family including young grandchildren (see photos below).
The park on Coverdale Avenue has a baseball (or softball) diamond, tennis courts, children's play equipment and washrooms. Peter said that later this fall a new Red Maple tree would be planted in the Park. He thanked Gil and the Parks Manager Jason Johns for making the renaming happen.
Photos at Renaming Event
Peter Delanty and Mayor Gil Brocanier
Renaming Coverdale Park to Peter Delanty Park
Peter Delanty
Mayor Gil Brocanier with Peter Delanty and Family
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Streets of Cobourg – a history of Cobourg and its streets – by Peter Delanty
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Kim MJ
30 July 2018 1:25 am
Am I the only one who thinks it's a little odd to have renamed Coverdale Park (on Coverdale Avenue), to Delanty Park, when there is a park RIGHT ON Delanty Road? So now, Delanty Park will be on Coverdale Avenue, while Fitzhugh Park is on Delanty Road… 🤣
29 July 2018 7:42 pm
Why change a name for an exist park ?
They should name a new park after him
Reply to Just wondering
1 August 2018 2:13 pm
How many of us still call the Roger Centre Skydome, and who going to call the ACC , Scotiabank place 🤔
As a former Councillor who worked alongside Peter Delanty as Mayor I am delighted to hear this news. He was excellent, to work with, capable of making tough decisions, not all of them popular, He brought a sense of decisiveness back to Victoria Hall, something not seen since the days of Angus Read. I would have enjoyed
a stroll through Peter Delanty Park in early July had I known about it.
Reply to Pamela Jackson
You can underline "not all of them popular".
Durka
Reply to Tim
You really are insufferable.
Walter L. Luedtke
Reply to Durka
Love it, Durka!
Russia had Ivan The Terrible, Transylvania had Vlad The Impaler.
Cobourg has Tim The Insufferable.
Can we make a tourist attraction out of this?
Reply to Walter L. Luedtke
one thing that seems apparent to me is that without comments, and the thinking behind them, such as those contributed by contrarian individuals, are helpful in any discussions of a public and unrestricted nature. Unjustified, irrelavent, annoying, whatever they are taken to be, they're still needed. What's also important is that they can be challenged with equal freedom.
Will this park be lite up at night with the famous "Law Suit Lights"?
A present mayor ( former deputy mayor of that mayor ) nominating him for a street name.
Does that not project a little "in-house" procedure in appearance?.
Reply to Bill Thompson
but you dint run for mayor?
hoped you woulda.
It's kind of like a pope canonizing a former pope. If they don't do it, who will?
"the nominated individual shall have demonstrated excellence, courage or exceptional service to the citizens of the Town of Cobourg". Congratulations Peter Delanty!
Our current designated sage, Grahame Woods, started a smear campaign against then Mayor Delanty over the fountain/rink project in 2008.
"It is a project of Rube Goldberg proportions that gives the expression, a work-in-progress, a bad name. It is Mayor Peter Delanty's magnificent obsession and one has to wonder, why?
What is it about the project that has made him so intransigent, so dismissive of the thoughts, ideas, the wishes of a large proportion of the electorate that returned him to office such a very short time ago?"
Time for an apology Mr. Woods?
Hey Walter perhaps not all of us agree to the deification of Peter Delanty, well not to the degree that Mr Brocanier does!!
Hi Ben, Old Bean!
Deification? Nah!
Sainthood? Nah!
Knighthood? Nah!
Life-size marble statue? Nah!
Just a Park, Ben!
Apology? Mr. Woods is to be applauded. The fountain/rink is nothing but a pathetic ongoing waste of taxpayers' money. The fountain destroys the view of the lake and the rink is soft, like your head.
When Gil Brocanier says he "can personally testify to Peter's contribution to the Town", that says it all. Rather than naming parks after these mayors, it might be better to 'honour' them by putting their names (a hand-painted sign would do) on every stupid project and every property they've rezoned so we can see the disasterous impact they've really had on this town.
":..soft, like your head." You don't have to apologize for the personal insult. Everyone knows how miserable you are about so many many things in this town, "The fountain destroys the view of the lake …" What a crock. Bird Archer was there for decades destroying the view. And on the other side of Bird Archer were the coal piles and storage sheds destroying the view. The big tree by the creek, and cars going by on the Esplanade, and trees and hedges along the harbourfront,. all interfere with the view to the lake. Then one has to see thru the sailboat masts to finally see the lake. And you whine about a small streak of water "destroys the view of the lake." Sheesh Timwit, your head is even softer than Walter's. "The fountain/rink is nothing but a pathetic ongoing waste of taxpayers' money." And yet in the winter, the rink is filled with families (taxpayers) enjoying a skate, the sound of children's laughter as they learn to skate. It provides just a tad coolness to the air in summer, and shimmers for children to splash in it (illegally), toy boats, surrounded by a Farmer's Market. Methinks the vast majority… Read more »
Reply to Wally Keeler
soft head?
Craniotabes is a condition where the skulls of infants and small children are thin and soft.
Sometimes a sign of incipient rickets.
So yeah Mikey, maybe this is 'National Make Fun Of Kids With Birth Defects Week'?
We just didn't know.
Perspective, Wally. That's what the phenomenum is called when an object closer to you appears bigger. That is why your hand, an inch from your face can blot out an entire mountain range, that is why that ugly fountain you have such a vested interest in defending can indeed destroy my view of the lake. I live on one of the greatest bodies of fresh water anywhere in the world and I like to look at it. I don't want to look instead at some vanity project which decorates the backyards of condominium owners and must be maintained in perpetuity by the taxpayers of Cobourg. Reflected light, Wally, that's what happens when the sun hits the myriad tiny facets of water created by that miserable vertical trickle. Each reflected sunbeam hits the eye at a different angle and blinds the viewer to everything in his or her field of vision, including the lake. I'm described by you and no doubt thought of by others on this blog as 'miserable' – someone who complains constantly and likes nothing. What I am miserable about is the appalling waste I see every single day in this town. Money the council would sooner squander… Read more »
".. local politicians to decorate the backyards of condominium owners and maintained in perpetuity by the taxpayers of Cobourg." You are stretching it, Tim. Let's be clear. Rotary put the park in for the people of Cobourg. Condo owners were not involved! There is enough blame on condo owners without your ignorant comment. Please give the querulous attitude a break.
What a crock whiney story about a slender waterspout. Yes, you are miserable, and the best fact on the ground is that so many families love and enjoy Rotary Park with fountain and rink. Cry your heart out Timwit.
…..by the way, I wonder why the fountain hasn't been working for a few weeks now?
Reply to Concerned
Get off your butt. phone the Parks Department and tell all of us!
As of Tuesday, July 31, it is working.
John Draper
Stewey has been banned for using an invalid email address. He should email me at john@cobourginternet.com to get re-instated. And in future, use a valid email address.
Chris Garrett Park, Chris Garrett Way, Chris Garrett Bridge. Naming should be limited to ONE time. Only Queen Victoria exceeds the Chris Garrett glut in our public domain. Victoria Park, Victoria Street, Victoria Hall, Victoria Square. Rule Britannia!
I believe Constable Chris Garrett was a policeman not military
He was a constable, and I made no comment suggesting he was military; neither is this thread limited to issues of the military.
Cheap shot Waldo
Reply to Lyle
I tend to agree with him. The park was made to honour Chris Garrett and that should be enough. To have so many things named after him just becomes silliness and takes away from the meaning of the park.
Yes, it is a cheap shot. I'm not convinced that so many streets, parks and bridges are named after a municipal employee is appropriate. Chris Garrett is unworthy of so many 'honours' for a small town. Three namings, when one is good enough. So when will the line be drawn, after there is a Chris Garrett Community Centre, Chris Garrett museum, Chris Garrett Burb? Enough is enough. Three namings for a municipal employee cheapens the naming process for the Town.
Chris Garrett unworthy? He gave his life and saved a number of people in Cobourg who were going to be murdered. How dare you say unworthy of so many honours.
Reply to Kyle
He may well be worthy of one naming, but not THREE. That puts him one less than Queen Victoria. One lost their life, the other built an empire.
Wally – I think your point is made and now your venturing into a sticky area bordering on disrespectful. Everything before the word BUT is forgotten when you make those statements….best advice here is to leave it alone.
How many streets/parks have been named after military veterans .?
Suzanne Seguin
Hi Bill, The following streets have been named after WWI veterans who are on Cobourg's Roll of Honour (Deaths only): Adam Street (Fred M. Adams), Allen Street (Arthur E. Allen and Ernest E. Allen), Angrove Street (Samuel Angrove), Bennett Street (Charles Bennett), Bolster Street (Major H.G. Bolster), Brooks Street (B. Brooks), Campbell Street (Major David Campbell; Douglas and James Campbell), Dobeny Street (Edward Dobeny), Earl Street (George Earl), Fairhurst Street (John Fairhurst), Fitzgerald Street (W. E. Fitzgerald), Fradd Street (K.M. Fradd), Gale Street (Joseph Gale), Hamilton Avenue (Harry Hamilton), Harper Street (W.W. Harper), Henderson Street Norman Henderson), Hornbeck Street (Charles Hornbeck), Hutton Street (Elmer Hutton), McCauley Street (William McCauley), McDonald Street (Thomas McDonald), McGinnis Street (Joseph McGinnis), McGrath Street (Major McGrath), McKend Street (George McKend), McNaughton Street (Edward McNaughton), Pratt Street (Cal Pratt and Fred Pratt), Scott Street (William Scott), Skill Street (H.G. Skill), Smith Road (Smokey Smith, David Smith and Thomas Smith), Staples Street (Harvey Staples), Sweetman Street (James Sweetman).
Reply to Suzanne Seguin
I'm slightly confused by this Suzanne. Most of those are not streets in Cobourg. Are they names that will be used in the future?
Hi Durka,
This is the official list from the Building and Planning Department of the Town of Cobourg dated November 10, 2010 and updated in 2016 to include WWII and Boer War Veterans (as endorsed by the Cobourg Legion). The purpose of the policy is to establish a systematic and consistent approach for the official naming or renaming of streets and road allowances within the Town of Cobourg. There are also several former mayors on this list. Many of these streets were not familiar to me as well, so the policy is in place once the Town assumes a new road and has a list to draw upon for naming.
So the question is how many of the existing streets are named after veterans? The many streets listed are just figments of developers imaginations, who until being nudged by a citizen request four years ago, had never even considered the idea. I understand New Amhearst agreed to the idea but as yet no streets.
Checking the Naming policy it appears that I have answered my own question. Only one Street – Campbell St. and one Avenue – Hamilton Avenue, two in total, have Veterans' names. And they were named over fifty years ago. We are still waiting for new streets and new names. It should be mandatory for developers to follow Town policy for every street and they should not be allowed to submit their own names for streets.
Streets in the latest phase of New Amherst are named after WWI veterans.
Take a drive through the newest phase.
They even appear to have used their full names.
Reply to Say What?
Then the developer lived up to his word when the Town assumes the roads he will receive his due.
Susie-Q
It's wonderful to see that many of the town streets are, or will be, named after past and present local citizens. In terms of the Pratt name, I believe that "Cal" Pratt refers to Cecil Pratt, the grandson of Thomas Pratt of Pratt's Bakery. He was killed in action during WWI. Fred Pratt? Unless I'm wrong, he didn't die during WWI, but went on to live into the 40's. Maybe, I'm missing something.. Many members of the Pratt family were involved in running businesses in town (Pratt's Bakery, Pratt's Mill). They were also involved in local politics and one served as Postmaster . It's nice to see that Cobourg recognizes the citizens of the past :).
Reply to Susie-Q
Hi Susie-Q, Thanks for the info on the Pratt name. As part of Cobourg's Armistice'18 Commemoration I have been researching all the men who volunteered from Cobourg. I did find Cecil Chambers Pratt (Bombardier) who died on August 9, 1917 in small village of Bully-Grenay, France when an ammunition storage was blown up. Fred Pratt may be F.W.D. Pratt (Bomber), a member of the Third Draft, Cobourg Heavy Battery who left Cobourg to great fanfare on March 28th, 1916 at 10pm. I would love to hear about any other info you have on the Pratt family or any of the other families named above, for our research. Please email me at sseguin@bell.net. Thanks.


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I spent a week in Zakynthos a few years ago and loved it. There is so much to see and do you will spoilt for choice. A visit to Navagio or 'Shipwreck Beach' is a must, it is one of the most photographed beaches in the world! For me though, the beauty lies in just chilling out on Zante's beaches and enjoying some tasty Greek food in local tavernas. The popular Katarina Palace Hotel is situated in the pretty resort of Argassi, which is ideal choice for a relaxing break away. Highly rated on tripadvisor, it has a swimming pool on site and is located beside the beach and resort centre.
I'm a big fan of Greece, ( you have probably guessed!) and I loved our holiday in Corfu. I actually stayed in the Delfinia Hotel a few years ago, it has a superb location. Located right on the beach with the perfect bar for sundowners, I could have quite happily stayed there and not budged for the week.
If you are looking for something a little cheaper, the Sellas Hotel should not be overlooked. Located in the pretty resort of Sidari, close to some great bars and restaurants, it receives lots of repeat guests and has great reviews on tripadvisor.
I'm just back from a winter break in Söll and loved it so much I rebooked it for New Year. The scenery is stunning and there is so much to do here in the summer time too. It is the perfect choice for anyone looking for an active holiday, surrounded by lakes and mountains. The friendly Pension Sonnenhof is located just ten minutes walk to the centre of town and is highly rated on tripadvisor.
If you are looking for a four-star hotel in Söll, I can recommend the Feldwebel, the food is particularly good here and it is located right in the heart of the village. Price with breakfast and evening meal included each day is only €565.
Lanzarote: 22nd August, 5* Rubicon Palace Hotel, Half Board €869!
Marbella: 25th August, H10 Andalucia Plaza, Half Board, €733!
If you are looking for some glitz and glamour this summer, then look no further than this! Located just minutes from the stylish marina and the beach in Puerto Banus, this adult-only hotel is sure to tick all boxes. The contemporary design, along with a newly renovated spa and a choice of dining options, makes this one of the most popular hotels in the area. This holiday deal from TUI is superb value, as breakfast and evening meal is included each day.
One of Crete's most popular apartments, the Stefania have been a firm favourite with Irish holidaymakers for many years. Situated in the heart of Stalis and beside the beach, everything you need is on your doorstep. There is a wide selection of shops, bars and restaurants in Stalis so you could happily spend a week here without leaving the resort. Check out the excellent reviews on tripadvisor and you will see what I mean! If however, you want a change of scene, the lively resort of Hersonissos is only a short taxi ride away.
Algarve, Albufeira: 29th July, 4* Cerro da Marina Hotel, B&B, €764!
This contemporary, boutique hotel is the perfect choice for an adult getaway. Situated in a quiet location, yet within easy reach of Albufeira and the beach, it offers the best of both worlds. The reviews on tripadvisor are excellent and ensure plenty of repeat guests.
Did you know that TUI sell long haul holidays too? Not only do they have direct flights from Dublin to Mexico during the summer, but they also offer flights to Asia, Africa and the Caribbean with scheduled airlines. I picked this sweet deal to Thailand from their website as it is incredible value for such a great hotel, with all meals and drinks included.
The chic Apsara Beachfront Resort and Villas in Khao Lak is the perfect spot for couples who are looking for a relaxing holiday on a superb beach. As the name suggests, it is located right on the beach, but also has the added bonus of an infinity pool and luxury spa. This amazing property is highly rated on tripadvisor and includes all meals and drinks throughout your stay.
So there you have it, my best holiday deals in July and August from TUI. I hope I have managed to find one that might suit you. This post was sponsored by TUI but all views, as always, are my own.
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I used to say I never won anything. I blamed horrible luck and all that. While my friends were off winning cars (true story) and cash, I won nothing. Ever.
Then, just when I'd begun to accept the sad and lonely life of a loser, I won something. Something awesome. Every year my company throws a Christmas party, and they give away small prizes. Nothing to be super excited about. But there is one thing to win--a four-day cruise for two and four free vacation days. Plus airfare to and from the port site. Holler.
It's a rather involved story, but the long and short of it is, last year I won! They called my raffle ticket number, and I had to go upfront and participate in a game where there was a golden apple (rather cliche, in my opinion) under a cup. The person who found the apple got the prize, and I found it!
That's how I ended up going on my first cruise vacation this past summer.
It was a great trip, and while I personally wouldn't recommend cruises as the way to travel, it was quite the experience. Like when I got lost or when I almost threw up. Yeah, experiences like those somehow always find me.
Since that major victory, I realized I could no longer take the poor-me-I-never-win-anything approach.
Last night, in an effort to meet people and get involved, I went to a craft party of sorts at my church. To be honest, I felt kinda lame about the whole thing. Lame and nervous, I might add. Showing up to something by yourself is never fun. Unless that something turns out to be a surprise party--which this wasn't so forget I said that.
We put our names in a jar for door prizes, and I would have walked right past the table if someone hadn't reminded me. In any case, I wrote my name down and proceeded on my merry way.
I was happily engaged in something crafty, thoroughly enjoying myself, when I heard my name. I was confused at first until it hit me. I'd won something!
1) I would never have bought a wreath for myself.
2) Now I can hang it up and fully embrace Christmas cheer.
3) It's got all these pretty pine cones and berries on it.
4) It's fake, which is great because I don't have to worry about the needles falling off everywhere.
I happen to like winning. A lot.
Does that, like, totally make me a terrible person? No, don't answer that. But seriously, who doesn't like to win stuff?
ok first, i can't believe you won a cruise. that's amazing. second, winning a wreath is pretty awesome too.


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Ran Hirschl
On his book Constitutional Theocracy
Cover Interview of December 19, 2010
Religion and the belief in God have made a major comeback. From the fundamentalist turn in predominantly Islamic polities to the spread of Catholicism and Pentecostalism in the global south, and from the increase in religiously devout immigrants in Europe to the rise of the Christian right in the United States, it is hard to overstate the significance of the religious revival in late twentieth and early twenty-first century politics.
At the same time, the world has witnessed the rapid spread of constitutionalism and judicial review. Constitutional supremacy—a concept that has long been a major pillar of the American political order—is now shared, in one form or another, by over one hundred and fifty countries and several supra-national entities across the globe.
At the intersection of two sweeping global trends—the rise of popular support for principles of theocratic governance, and the spread of constitutionalism and judicial review—a new legal order has emerged: constitutional theocracy.
Constitutional theocracy enshrines religion and its interlocutors as "a" or "the" source of legislation, and at the same time adheres to core ideals and practices of modern constitutionalism.
Unique hybrids of apparently conflicting commitments, worldviews, and sources of authority, constitutional theocracies thus offer an ideal setting—a "living laboratory" as it were—for studying constitutional law and innovation as a form of politics by other means.
In this book, I combine insights from legal theory, economics, theology, and political sociology with a rigorous comparative analysis of religion-and-state jurisprudence from dozens of countries worldwide to explore the evolving role of constitutional law and courts in the emerging non-secularist world.
I argue that, counter-intuitively, the constitutional enshrinement of religion may be a rational, prudent strategy that allows opponents of theocratic governance to talk the religious talk without walking most of what they regard as theocracy's unappealing, costly walk.
Many of the jurisdictional, enforcement, and cooptation advantages that gave religious legal regimes an edge in the pre-modern era, are now aiding the modern state and its laws in its effort to contain religion. The "constitutional" in a constitutional theocracy thus fulfils the same restricting function it carries out in a constitutional democracy: it brings theocratic governance under check, and assigns to constitutional law and courts the task of a bulwark against the threat of radical religion.
Precisely because it has certain religion-like aspects to it, the canonical constitutional scripture may control and pacify the principles of theocratic governance more effectively than blunter and ostensibly more forceful means. In that respect, I argue, constitutionalism might very well emerge—or perhaps has already emerged—as tomorrow's "opiate of the masses."
The rise of constitutional theocracy, much like the process of separation of church and state before it, is merely another stage in the ongoing tug-of-war between two of the most powerful belief systems of our time. Constitutional theocracy is a politically driven synthesis that is already becoming the new thesis throughout much of the developing world.
Turning to constitutional law and courts to bring religiosity under check or defuse its potentially radical edge is a rational choice of action by secularists and moderates. Despite occasional and inevitable setbacks, it is a prudent, judicious gamble.
As de facto civic religion, constitutional scripture may be an effective counterpoint to religious scripture.
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Saturday Snippet: No Such Thing As A Free Ride – Part II
On May 2, 2014 April 25, 2014 By jccasselsIn Black Wing Chronicles, SFFS10 Comments
Welcome to Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday. Snippets of ten to fifteen sentences or less are yours for the reading!
Since we're finished with the Crime Lord, I thought I'd address some comments from previous snippets, namely the nature and identity of the Stowaway… Yes, this is still from BARRON'S LAST STAND. While breaking the Crime Lord's kid brother out of a high security detention center, one of the other escapees – unbeknownst to Bo – tracks them to her ship and manages to stow away in her engine compartment. Unfortunately, Sundance, (Bo's shipboard computer,) fails to let her in on this little nugget until after she's fought another ship, outrun two picket ships, engaged her hyperdrive, and settled in to her bunk for a much-needed rest. Here, she confronts her uninvited "guest."
"Show me your hands and step out where I can see you," she ordered.
He hesitated briefly then spread his arms wide as he stepped away from the machinery into the center of the narrow walkway. The dim light gave her a slightly better look at him. Intense and relaxed at the same time, he moved fluidly, with the supreme confidence, grace and controlled power of an experienced predator: sexy as hell and very dangerous.
Human. Male. Taller than average. Well built…Very well built. His shaggy blond hair took him out of uniform regs for the Consular Guard.
His head bowed, shadows obscured most of his face. A close-trimmed beard and stern set to his mouth gave him a slightly sinister appearance. He stepped slowly out of the darkness.
Something about him reminded her of…
That's the snippet for the week. Thank you for stopping by.
If you're interested in reading more about Bo, you can pick up your ebook copies of SOVRAN'S PAWN and HERO'S END for Nook and Kindle at Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
If you'd like to read a sneak peek at BARRON'S LAST STAND you can find the first chapter at the end of HERO'S END and here on my website.
In case you missed them, here are some other SFFS snippets from BARRON'S LAST STAND
No Such Thing As A Free Ride
Portrait of a Crime Lord – Part One
Portrait of a Crime Lord – Part Two
Portrait of a Crime Lord – Part Three
Portrait of a Crime Lord — Part Four
Stowaway Part Two
Stowaway Part Three
Saturday Snippet: No Such Thing As A Free Ride
On April 25, 2014 April 19, 2014 By jccasselsIn Black Wing Chronicles, SFFS14 Comments
Since we're finished with the Crime Lord, I thought I'd address some comments from previous snippets, namely the nature and identity of the Stowaway… Yes, this is still from BARRON'S LAST STAND. While breaking the Crime Lord's kid brother out of a high security detention center, one of the other escapees – unbeknownst to Bo – tracks them to her ship and manages to stow away in her engine compartment. Unfortunately, Sundance, (Bo's shipboard computer,) fails to let her in on this little nugget until after she's fought another ship, outrun two picket ships, engaged her hyperdrive, and settled in to her bunk for a much-needed rest.
As silently as she could, Bo made her way, barefoot, across the deck plates towards the engine compartment aft of the small ship. The palm blaster in her hand packed enough of a punch to take out organics, but not enough to interfere with the engines or breach the hull. That she had picked up a stowaway at all was inconceivable. According to her brother, Edge, she had the most secure ship in the Commonwealth, save the Sovrans' personal yachts.
She paused just beside the open hatch into the engine compartment and took a deep, calming breath to steady her nerves. Releasing it, slowly, she counted to three then stepped through the hatch and quickly descended the steps, her weapon at the ready.
Something moved in the shadows near the repulsor drive. Bo leveled her weapon at the darkness. As she stared into the stygian black, her eyes adjusted. A large, humanoid silhouette stood still and patient as though waiting for discovery.
Son of a kretch! There is a stowaway!
Saturday Snippet: Portrait of a Crime Lord Part Four
Welcome to Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday. Snippets of fifteen sentences or less are yours for the reading!
Welcome back! I've been hard at work on the third book in THE BLACK WING CHRONICLES series. This snippet comes from a scene early in the book, just before Bo Barron makes the transition from frying pan to fire. The book opens with her in the middle of a job, breaking a crime lord's kid brother out of a Third Sector detention center. Bo comes away with a lot more than she bargained for, including another inmate who somehow managed to stow away aboard her ship. In this scene, she's turning over the crime lord Gray's kid brother to him in exchange for the payment he promised.
Gray nodded. "It's been a pleasure doing business with you, Commander," he said. "Give my regards to your boss, whoever that might be."
She grinned. "Give it up, Gray," she warned. "Everybody knows Redmaster Blue is a myth."
Gray's smile didn't reach his eyes. "I hope not," he said calmly. "With the news reports coming out, you'll need all the protection you can get."
With a wave of his hand Gray ended their audience.
"Wait," she said. "What news, Gray?"
He rose and his retinue fell into step around him.
Saturday Snippet: Portrait of a Crime Lord Part Three
On April 11, 2014 April 14, 2014 By jccasselsIn Black Wing Chronicles, SFFS4 Comments
She gestured toward the communications terminal on the table. "My credit transfer?" she asked.
"Already taken care of."
Bo's lips twitched in a bland smile. "You don't mind if I check for myself?"
Gray waved a hand and one of the Q'mann pushed the terminal across the table to her. "Be my guest, Bo," he said. "You'll find everything in order. Not even I would be brave enough to try to cheat Redmaster Blue out of a fee well-earned."
Bo didn't believe that for a nanosecond and she flashed him a look that said so.
Saturday Snippet: Portrait of a Crime Lord Part Two
On April 4, 2014 April 3, 2014 By jccasselsIn Black Wing Chronicles, SFFS6 Comments
Welcome back! I've been hard at work on the third book in THE BLACK WING CHRONICLES series. This snippet comes from a scene early in the book, just before Bo Barron makes the transition from frying pan to fire. The book opens with her in the middle of a job, breaking a crime lord's kid brother out of a Third Sector detention center. Bo comes away with a lot more than she bargained for, including another inmate who somehow managed to stow away aboard her ship. In this scene, under the watchful eyes of his two Q'mann bodyguards and his pair of snarling amphibious pets, Bo is delivering crime lord Gray's kid brother in exchange for the payment he promised.
"Hello, Gray," she said, coming to a halt across the table from the crime boss. "Here he is, delivered alive and well, as promised."
"So I see, Bo." Gray took his time looking her over.
She'd been leered at before. She'd been leered at by the best…and the worst. Gray fell somewhere in between. Sure, he was a disgusting slob, twice as repulsive and slimy as the dorn behind him. He was also a sadistic misogynist looking for a way to get under her skin and between her legs – by force if necessary. The main thing that kept him in check was the well-known fact that she could drop both Q'mann before Gray finished ordering them to grab her.
Saturday Snippet: Portrait of a Crime Lord
On March 21, 2014 March 28, 2014 By jccasselsIn Black Wing Chronicles, SFFS10 Comments
Bo stepped into the darkened interior and paused in the doorway a moment. She scanned the sedate crowd of diners and drinkers doing business in a very civilized manner. Gray and his entourage patiently waited in a distant corner.
Gray resembled nothing so much as a mythological garden imp. Only a year or so older than Bo, his curly shock of brown hair had already migrated from the top of his head to his prodigious chin, leaving only a few stragglers behind to mourn the exodus. Two Q'mann warriors stood watch on either side of him like a bad cliché. A pair of clawed, amphibious dorn snarled at everyone from their perches behind him, the short tentacles around their mouths quivering.
Bo wove her way through the maze of tables towards them. She didn't have to look behind her to know that Nix followed her. She could sense him as strongly as if he'd been attached to her back like a Kamet symbiant to a Pader Lung Howler.
She allowed herself one small sigh; whatever sibling rivalry that stood between these two brothers was no business of hers and she'd be damn glad to get rid of both of them.
Saturday Snippet: Shakedown Part Three
This is the third installment of a snippet from a Bo Barron short story that I am working on. You can read parts ONE and TWO. Bo is in a hotel room, waiting for a man. He is blissfully unaware that his hotel room is already occupied.
"Just let me get a shower and change and I'll meet you downstairs in the bar in an hour," he said.
He stepped through the door and it shut behind him as he turned and reached for the light.
Taking no chances, Bo leveled her blaster at him and pressed it hard into the middle of his back.
"Don't move," she said, her voice hoarse with emotion and disuse. "Show me your hands."
His spine stiffened and he slowly held his hands out to his sides. "I've got maybe a couple hundred in currency," he said. "You're welcome to it."
Using her blaster, Bo shoved him against the wall. "Spread 'em."
He hesitated a millisecond before he complied. With her free hand, Bo patted him down. Once satisfied that he was unarmed, she stepped back, but didn't lower her weapon.
"Switch on the lights and turn around slowly."


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Chandler voters approve Proposition 426
By Josh Altic
In Ballot measures, State
Proposition 426 amended the city's charter to say that primary, regular, and special elections may be held on election dates authorized by state law. Before the election, the city charter said the municipal primary election shall be held on the 10th Tuesday before the general election. According to election night results, 92% of voters were in favor of the charter amendment.
This change was proposed to make the city charter comply with state law after SB 1154 (2019) was passed moving the state's primary election to the 1st Tuesday of August before the general election.
Josh Altic
Josh Altic is a project director at Ballotpedia. Contact us at editor@ballotpedia.org.


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Home Daily news Toyota unveils bZ4X, its first electric vehicle in eight years
Toyota unveils bZ4X, its first electric vehicle in eight years
(worldmark.world) Toyota, the top-selling automaker in the US, is rolling out its first fully electric vehicle in eight years.
The company on Tuesday unveiled the battery-powered bZ4X small SUV, which starts at $42,000 and can go up to 252 miles per charge.
The bZ4X, which will be sold globally, adds to the 38 electric vehicle models now on sale in the US, with more than 120 expected by 2025.
While it doesn't have ground-breaking range or performance for an electric vehicle, the bZ4X is an important entry because it's from a trusted brand that will convince some buyers to make the switch from internal combustion engines, said Stephanie Brinley, principal analyst for S&P Global Mobility.
"You've got buyers who are interested in checking this out but may not be willing to try a new brand, or leave (Toyota) to go to Chevrolet or Ford," Brinley said. "As we transition to a market that is more dominated by electric vehicles, the answer is really convincing normally ICE (internal combustion engine) owners to try something new."
The bZ4X looks similar to and is slightly longer, lower and wider than Toyota's RAV4, the top-selling vehicle in the US that isn't a pickup truck. It is Toyota's first EV since 2014, when it last sold an electric version of the RAV4.
Like most electric vehicles, it's fast when compared with internal combustion engine vehicles. The all-wheel-drive version can go from zero to 60 miles per hour (97 kilometers per hour) in as little as 6.5 seconds, Toyota says.
Sales will start in states that have zero-emissions vehicle requirements, then spread to the rest of the US, Toyota said. The bZ4X will be on display at the New York International Auto Show, where press days start this week. The show opens to the public from April 15-24.
Toyota says it plans to offer 15 electric vehicles by 2025, with seven with the bZ brand, which stands for "Beyond Zero."
When the bZ4X arrives in US showrooms in May, owners likely will have to hurry to get the $7,500 federal tax credit that would make it more affordable. The automaker expects that sometime before the end of June it will reach a 200,000-vehicle cap on the credits.
After it hits the cap, the credits will be phased out over the next year, reaching zero as Tesla and General Motors already have.
Toyota reached the cap largely by selling plug-in gas-electric hybrid vehicles such as the RAV4 Prime, which can go 42 miles on electricity before switching to a hybrid system that uses an internal combustion engine.
Automakers sold nearly 4.6 million electric vehicles worldwide last year. LMC Automotive, an industry consulting firm, expects that to rise to nearly 7 million this year and to more than 15 million by 2025. Still, that will be only about 15% of global vehicle sales.
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The Principles of Population and Production as They are Affected by the ...
Av John Weyland
argument may appear the more indisputable. If, for example, only two thirds instead of three fourths of the adults remaining in the country actually married, which the advanced state of society in a very civilized country may render probable, and the waste of the towns is supposed equal to one fifth instead of one sixth of the population born within their limits, them it is evident that the progeny of the country residents would barely replace themselves and the waste in other places, and there could on the whole population be no increase at all. But taking all the advantages of the hypothesis in the last paragraph, it is easy to perceive, that a short step towards the state of society, in which one half of the inhabitants reside in towns, would naturally bring the population to its point of non-reproduction. Nor is the whole case yet stated. The period of life being shorter in towns than in the country, a generation would sooner pass away in the former; that is, the whole number there existing will be dead, and require to be renewed sooner than those in the country. It will immediately occur, therefore, to those who consider this circumstance, that a larger proportion of emigrants from the latter, in proportion to the whole number existing in a generation, will be required, beyond what is calculated upon in the above hypothesis; because it is there supposed that the period of a generation is equal in both situations. Against this, however, may be set off the progeny arising from second and third marriages. In a case where half the population resides in towns, supposing the whole number of the people to be 9,000,000, the demand of the towns for adults would be 750,000 in a generation, which, besides the 500,000 for waste, in naval, military, commercial, and other purposes above specified, must be supplied from the country residents in the prime of life. To afford this increased supply however, there would now be only a diminished number of 4,500,000, 1,500,000 of whom would never reach puberty, and 1,250,000 must emigrate in an adult state, but before they have materially added to the population; so that 1,750,000 only would then remain in the country to carry on the effective population: and supposing, by the most favourable hypothesis, that three fourths of these actually married, and that each couple had six children, their whole progeny would only amount to 3,937,500, instead of 4,500,000; that is, there would be a deficit of 562,000 in the whole population, at which rate of decrease it would be entirely extinguished in seventeen or eighteen generations. If it should be said that the increased demand for labour consequent upon its short supply would induce more than three fourths of the adults to marry, I do not deny that it probably would do so; but then we must consider first, that this effect could not be produced without disordering the arrangements of the community, and throwing back the country in question to a less advanced stage of society; and next, supposing even five sixths instead of three fourths to marry, their progeny would only amount to 4,425,000, and there would still be a deficiency. That no attempt may be omitted to illustrate this important and somewhat intricate part of the subject, let us state another case. If the towns became so large, and the other causes of abatement acquired such force, that two thirds of the people should cease to reproduce their own numbers, while the deficiency of a fifth in each gene.
ration remained in this barren part of the people to be made up by the productive third, (a condition that may very possibly exist in a cool climate, and in a free and highly civilized country, where the wants of Hife are numerous,) there seems no doubt that the population could not be kept up, but must evidently decline: for let us consider; in order to keep population stationary, it is necessary that every married couple should rear two children, supposing every man and woman to marry once; the productive third of the people must therefore rear that number in the first instance to replace themselves. They must moreover rear on an average four fifths of another child from each marriage, to replace the deficiency of a fifth from the other two thirds of the people. This would induce a necessity that each marriage, supposing all to enter once into that contract, should rear two and four-fifths, or nearly three children, to keep up the whole population. But as it is not found that many more than half of the numbers born attain to a marriageable age," it follows that, supposing all who do attain that age to marry once, each couple must rear 54 children, and consequently produce at least seven, on an average, to keep up the population. But if we consider further, that of those who live to a marriageable age many do not marry, and that some, even in apparently the most favourable circumstances, produce no children; by estimating this barren portion of the reproductive part of the community at an eighth, we shall find that the prolific part must pro
* See Sir James Stewart's Pol. GEc.octavo ed. 1805, b. i. c. 12, p.92, 93; and c. 21, p. 207. See also a Short Inquiry into the Policy, &c. of the Poor Laws. c. 2, sec. 35.
duce near eight children, upon an average, to make it possible to keep up the whole number of the people. Now, supposing for a moment, that a manufacturing nation can prosper, while paying wages to all its labourers high enough to enable the married peasantry to support eight children, to the respective ages at which they would be cut off by the rate of mortality existing in the country, it would be to the last degree preposterous to believe the physical powers of the procreating part of the community to be capable of universally producing that number. The population must therefore decline; an increase of the reproductive classes by further cultivation could not prevent this effect, because cultivation cannot be increased in this state of society, except by the stimulus furnished by a previous increase of people. Supposing a still greater rise in wages possible without ruin to the national industry, the difficulty would not be surmounted; for, as we have seen, the physical powers of the people, in the actual state of their distribution, and of society, render a further increase impossible, without subtracting persons from occupations necessary to the public welfare, and naturally arising from, and inherent in, the actual state of the society. Nor could the ordinary operation of the demand for labour so far alter the distribution of the people, as to increase the proportion of the reproductive part of it. The only method then left of promoting a further increase seems to be by contriving, if possible, artificial means of enlarging, at the general expense, that portion of the community which supplies the deficiency of the remainder, i. e. the peasantry. The rich must give up a portion of their
superfluity for this purpose; and, as Sir James Steuart well observes upon another occasion, "the state must be at the expense of the children." - Now should any one be inclined to object, that the proportions of births, deaths, and marriages, on which the calculations in this chapter are founded, are more unfavourable to the progress of population than are usually found to occur, and to quote instances in agricultural countries, where the proportions are more favourable;—I would reply that the application of facts, drawn from the agricultural state, to the more advanced stages of society can only lead to error; and that in these last, the proportions I have given are more favourable than is consistent with fact and experience, nor can ever be argued upon as less favourable than I have stated them, except by admitting the probability of some fanciful and theoretic improvement in the health and longevity of the people. I have endeavoured to refer to the returns and calculations to be found in the works of several writers on political economy, and to check and correct them by the superior accuracy and ingenuity of Mr. Malthus. It is presumed that few who have studied the subject will impute extravagance to the conclusions I have drawn; but those who chuse to alter the data may make the same sort of calculations upon data of their own, and may advance or retard the point of non-reproduction according to the differences in the proportion of births, deaths, and marriages, as they may be found to exist in fact, or as any calculator may please to suppose them. Considering the intricacy and difficulty of all calculations in political arithmetic, I am not presumptuous enough to affirm that errors may not possibly


HEY NATALIE JEAN: Epic Flying Mount!
I work with a bunch of nerds, did I ever tell you that? My company specializes in the very nerdliest of nerdly engineers. And I love nerds, did I ever tell you that? I love nerds in a way that is difficult to explain. I suppose I love nerds in the same way you would love a puppy with three legs, or a duck in an oil spill, or an orphaned baby. I love them because they need me. I love them because I wonder how they've lived all their life in such nerdly glory. I love them because they are fantastically awkward and goofy and really really smart, but in a way that completely hinders any kind of social interaction. I love them, I tell you, I love them.
I have one nerdly engineer friend at work who is a funny nerd, the kind of nerd that somehow retained enough of a sense of humor to be functional in society. He does an amazing Kevin from The Office impression and he beats me soundly at the crossword puzzle every Friday. (One day I will win! One day!) Together we like to laugh at the most ridiculously nerdly of nerdliest of nerds: the World of Warcraft-ers.
There is a contingent of WoW players where I work. They are a big group. Something tells me they even bigger than they themselves realize, since they don't, like, talk to people when they're not online. And about once a month or so, one of these WoWers will go public on our company bulletin board and try to sell their account. Usually for something asinine like $800. When an account goes on the bulletin board we get excited like it is Christmas. It is my very favorite thing.
For the Horde! This seems to be what you shout while playing WoW, from what I can tell. It is also how you sign your emails. My nerd friend and I have found that shouting "For the Horde!" at each other at random points throughout the day is highly satisfying. It works both in triumph - "For the Horde!" and in frustration "FOR THE HORDE!" You should try this.
Epic Flying Mount! I have no idea what this means. For this reason it is my favorite thing to say. It is the 2008 equivalent of Cowabunga! I have decided. It seems to be better than Epic Mount, by virtue of that it is Flying. This is all I can work out.
Epic Netherwing Dragon! If something is an Epic Netherwing Dragon it means that it is really, really cool. You would use this in a sentence as such: "That girl is such an Epic Netherwing Dragon, man, and she don't even know it!"
Please to be helping me for I am a nerd. I cannot break this addiction, and I am broke.
A Gorgganash seems to be a type of vegetable, squash-like in nature. When you are in this server you are orange, your avatar has largish pecs, you have many women admirers. Your mother makes you meatloaf for dinner, because she knows how much you like it.
I want to know if these names are assigned or if you make them up. When you are a nerd are you born with this naming instinct? Do you just know how to string random letters together to make them sound nerdly and vaguely exotic? Okrushero is very similar to Eragon, yes?
70 is a level. I don't know what it means. But you are a Human Warlock as opposed to a Toad Warlock. But is it better to be Human? Something tells me No.
He has a lot of clothes and accessories, including winter wear.
Directs suspense movies in which there is a surprising twist at the end. Happens to be an Elf.
I say this about my husband, as well.
Can make pretty, customized jewelry.
I have both the WoW and the BC Expansion CD's & Boxes, with CD Key's. If you are interested email me a fair offer, and I will contact you ASAP.
I am very serious about selling this before WoTLK is released.
Someday I will look back at this particular time in my life and remember it as The Nerd Era. And this pleases me greatly.
I may have to make this a recurring feature.
Lol, this post was hilarious. I do count myself as a nerd, especially since I play World of Warcraft. I'm not ashamed of it, and honestly my hubby and I have a great time running around together "in-game." I don't think I am that big of a nerd tho...I still manage to function in the real world.
Maybe I am one of the nerdiest of the nerds though, since when I read the part of your post about the Epic Netherwing Dragon I immediately corrected you in my head. It's actually called a Drake...not a dragon.
Wow, that made my day and let me just tell you that this day was destined to be not so great from the moment I got out of bed but you have turned it around! Thank You!
Your web is great!! I learned something about WOW here!!!!
this might be my favorite nat the fat rat post EVER. hilarious!


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Web magazine of LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections
Arte/Letras
Black Diaspora
"Half of My Heart": An Interview with Montserrat and Fátima Valdivia
Montserrat (l) and Fátima on the UT campus
BY SUSANNA SHARPE
Olimpia Montserrat Valdivia and Fátima Valdivia are identical twin sisters from León, Guanajuato, Mexico, who are enrolled in the doctoral program at the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) at The University of Texas at Austin.
Fátima began the LLILAS PhD program in 2016. Trained as an attorney and a social anthropologist, she came to UT Austin after spending seven years in the Tarahumara region of Chihuahua State in northern Mexico, where she worked initially as a volunteer and eventually as a full-time legal adviser to indigenous groups. She is the co-founder of CECADDHI (Center for Training and Defense of Human and Indigenous Rights), established in 2013 to provide legal assistance to Tarahumara indigenous communities in defense of their rights. As a recipient of a Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship, she is conducting fieldwork for her dissertation during academic year 2019–20. (Read Fátima's article on her research for LLILAS Benson's Portal magazine.)
Montserrat, aka Montse, began the PhD program at LLILAS in 2017 after five years of work with at-risk youth populations on the Mexico–Guatemala border through the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance, the International Organization for Migration – UN Migration, and the Organization of American States. She is a Brumley Next Generation Graduate Fellow at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law (LBJ School of Public Affairs) for academic year 2019–20. In Austin, she has worked with Justice for Our Neighbors, helping asylum seekers prepare for credible-fear interviews, and is currently an Applied Geopolitics Fellow at Stratfor, advising on Latin American geopolitics and security. Her research is focused on Central American adolescents ages 13 to 17 who are, or have been, gang members, and who are searching for a way out of gang life and for new opportunities by seeking asylum in Mexico.
In this interview, the sisters discuss the people who have most influenced their lives, their path to academia, and their relationship to each other.
You are both activist scholars, academics who combine work with vulnerable people and communities with scholarly training and research. I am curious how your upbringing led you to where you are now.
Montse: I think it is my mother who brought me here because thanks to her sacrifice I became a woman who is pursuing a PhD in a foreign country. My twin sister and I are first-generation college students. No one in our family has an academic career, all my relatives are factory workers who finished only some years of primary school. My mother was the first-generation high school student in her family, where education was an expensive privilege.
Montse and Fátima with their mother and grandmother, in Austin
She worked at a very early age. She has memories of going to work at the factory when she was seven years old. For her, education was the way to achieve independence. Even though she only finished high school, she took care of my grandmother since she was 16 years old, then she took care of me and my twin, alone, without the economic or emotional support of anyone else. Since we were children, she always told us about the importance of empowering women through education and a professional career. She always kept us safe and she has been an example of honesty, hardworking, unconditional love, and compromise. Even though she doesn't understand what a PhD looks like or what is it for, she continues supporting me.
Fatima: For a long time I have thought about the reasons for my life choices. My sister and I come from a humble, working-class family. We are the first to get a college degree, and among the few who even finished their basic education, so academic life was never familiar to us. Nor did activism characterize my family. My mother, as a single mother, put her daily energy into surviving and getting what the family needed to get ahead; she got her high school diploma just a few years ago. My sister and I grew up watching telenovelas next to my grandmother, who for years kept a small candy stall at the door to support household expenses. Our life then was not surrounded by slogans or books. Our life was surrounded by love, the love of struggling women, a love that disciplined our lives in generosity, that taught us to live with little, and to be sensitive to the needs of others in spite of our own. My mother is a fair woman. I always saw her wanting to do her best in any space, and that meant being a transparent, clear person who doesn't walk over others, and who has earned everything she has on her own merit.
My mother and grandmother always taught us gratitude and generosity. For our mother, the only point of a college career was to serve others. "If you are going to pursue a profession in your life that is to help others," she always told us. Even last year when she came to visit the University of Texas, she took a deep sigh and told us, "girls, you must feel very fortunate because no one has this opportunity." My grandmother taught us from an early age to share the fruits of labor. At age 16, when we received our first salaries, we had to give half of them to our mother, because this was an act of justice and the first step in the multiplication of blessings. These examples of life, together with my early involvement in Catholic youth groups inspired by liberation theology, were the motivation for my choices.
Both of you have professions and work experience in your fields. What made you decide to pursue a PhD, and how will the PhD change what you do in life?
Montse during her work with migrants (Photo: Istmopress)
Montse: Because of the conditions in which irregular migration takes place in the region (Central America-Mexico-USA), and the social problems that emerge from this context, it is necessary to have professionals who in addition to their work in the field, can contribute to the academic production too, using their knowledge to improve the situation of the most vulnerable populations, as is the case of irregular migrants, particularly children and women. That is the reason why, even though I was doing an important job in my country, it was important to me to continue my education and to professionalize my knowledge. In the Mexican context, job offers inside the academy are scarce and with low wages; the opportunities are better when you have a graduate degree from a foreign institution.
A mural painted by migrants in Oaxaca, México (Photo: Istmopress)
My experience at LLILAS has been wonderful since it allows me to mix academic life with activism, which is crucial because the political situation demands more activism from scholars, and also because the new generations in Mexico are not motivated to keep studying anthropology or the social sciences in general. Most of them don't know what anthropology is or what social research is useful for, or what kind of work social scientists can perform beyond being scholars.
Fátima: The motivation to pursue a doctorate was found in my daily work in Tarahumara, and in the practical benefit I found in academic training after my master's degree. When I did my master's degree in social anthropology in Mexico, I suffered a lot from the academic process. Although I wanted to continue training and find tools to help me better perform my work in Tarahumara, the academy seemed to me to be false, elitist, very radicalized but not very humane, and far from the social problems that it analyzes. Although I still believe this of a large part of the academic world, after completing my master's degree and returning to my work as a lawyer in Tarahumara, I discovered that my gaze had changed. The academic process had given me the opportunity to be critical of my own work and to improve it. My perspective on working with indigenous rights had evolved, I had evolved. This was the basis for apply for a PhD program three years after completing the master's degree. For me, it does not make sense to study one postgraduate degree after another without seeking work experience outside the academic bubble. It is work experience that has pushed me to look for other work tools, some of which I have found in the academy.
Community meeting in Pitorreal. Photo courtesy of Centro de Capacitación y Defensa de los Derechos Humanos e Indígenas A.C.
After the master's degree, I learned of the doctoral program at UT, but at that moment I decided that I didn't need it. I wanted to go back to work in Tarahumara and did so for three more years. While on that path, the issue of violence in the region, derived from drug trafficking, became more evident to me. It was the recurring topic at every work meeting. I began to realize that none of us working in the region had delved into the subject, even though we were constantly looking for answers. That's how the idea of the doctorate was drawn in my mind. We needed to understand better what was happening with drug trafficking in the region, and then think about concrete actions. I felt that this task was worth investing five years in a doctorate and that's how I got here.
Women from the community of Bawinokachi visit government offices in Chihuahua City to demand protection from illegal logging. Photo courtesy of Centro de Capacitación y Defensa de los Derechos Humanos e Indígenas A.C.
The doctoral program, however, has been more than that. I have without doubt been able to understand many things about drug trafficking and the framework of domination n which it is anchored. At the same time, I have been able to collectivize these individual lessons in the region during each vacation period in which I return to work at the organization of which I am a part. But this doctoral program has been a life lesson. Both the contents of what I have learned and the wonderful people I have had access to at UT Austin have transformed my vision of the society around us and of myself. The intellectual benefits have been the least, and the least important to me. The doctoral experience has confronted me with my intellectual and political egos, my prejudices, my intolerance and sterile radicalism, my limitations of all kinds. The doctorate has made me grow as a woman.
What was your relationship like with your sister when you were growing up? Did you have similar interests? Different interests?
Montse: I remember my childhood full of love and smiles thanks to her, and thanks to her I also never felt alone. I have to say that it wasn't always a harmonious relationship. During adolescence above all we fought over almost everything, haha! Adolescence was a hard stage of life, and even though being twins is a wonderful experience, it is also a hard one in terms of defining your identity and avoiding toxic comparisons from relatives and friends. However, we love each other so much, and although we have very different personalities we have similar interests and values.
Mural painters in Oaxaca (photo: IstmoPress)
I think the fact that we both studied anthropology, I from the bachelor level and Fátima as a master's degree, and that we are in the same PhD program, tells you how similar we are in terms of professional interests. I think the difference is that we are focused on different subjects for research and activism, and she enjoys academia a little more than I do. She would love to become a professor, for example, and I have pretty little interest in academic life.
Fátima: Our relationship as twin sisters has been a wheel of fortune, a magical experience, but also a hard one. Comparisons, expectations, the lack of individuality in common circles are things that mark our relationship, that make it complex. Together or separately we have learned to deal with and solve these challenges, and I think we have done well. Despite our physical resemblance, and our current professional affinity, we are very different people. Like all siblings (I think) we have interests in common, like the option of working on behalf of people in oppressive situations (she, people in migration; I, indigenous people). But in other things we have had very diverse options; for example, while I was studying law, she studied visual arts, then photography, then anthropology. We had separate lives, different friendships, although I actually think we were following in each other's footsteps. We both got married in the same year, and we're in the same doctorate, so I think we're still developing life together.
If you think about your twin sister, how has she influenced your path in life and the person you are today?
Montse: I have always felt that she is half of my heart, she is my soulmate, so she is definitely an important part of who I am as a person. I have always admired her, her strength, assertiveness in making decisions, her intelligence and her lovely heart. She has always been braver than I am, so she inspires me to try new things, as was the case of this PhD. She came here first, she told me about the program and encouraged me to apply.
Between sisters
Fátima: Montserrat has been an example of kindness to me. She has always had a generous heart, and a deep commitment to attend to the suffering of others. When I get lost in my ego, she always makes me put my feet on the ground, reminds me of what is important, reminds me where we come from and to whom we owe ourselves. She is a true feminist, an exceptional woman who has gone through a lot and matured in hasty steps. Growing up with Montserrat has taught me to love, to care, to share, and to protect. She has been a life teacher for me.
Through Montserrat I arrived at anthropology, she was the one who showed me the call for the master's degree thinking that I might be interested, and she was the one who practically handled my whole admission process since I was in Tarahumara with very little access to the internet.
What is it like for you to be in the same PhD program? Are you very independent from each other, or do you lean on each other for support (or a little of both)?
Montse: I think both. Being here as a family, not only with her but with Jorge my husband, who also is a PhD student at LLILAS, has been a big support for the three of us, in economic and academic terms, too. We always discuss academic subjects, and support each other as needed. However, I'm a loner in terms of work; I don't usually share or talk about my job. It was also an interesting experience before the PhD. We were living in different places in Mexico: she was at the northern border and I at the southern border of the country, and it was like that for years. When I came to Austin, I started to be confused with her by people after a long time in which this did not happen. Even teachers have confused me with Fátima in class, and asked me about her research topic, thinking that I am her. Since I know Fátima's research topic well, I never out professors for their mistake, I simply answer their questions.
Rarámuri community assembly meeting, San Luis de Majimachi, from an article by Fátima Valdivia. Photo courtesy of Centro de Capacitación y Defensa de los Derechos Humanos e Indígenas A.C.
Fátima: In the doctoral process we share a lot. While everyone has an independent topic and their own perspective, as well as networks, we are usually discussing topics, and giving each other references.
What people have had the biggest influence in your life and career?
Montse: Professionally, I have a professor from my hometown university, Universidad de Guanajuato Campus León, Dr. Maricruz Romero Ugalde, who has supported me since I was an undergrad, and I´m very thankful to her. Currently, feminist professors such as Dr. Rebecca Torres, Dr. Caroline Faria, Dr. Christen Smith, and Dr. Gloria González-López inspire me a lot, they blow my mind with their intelligence and I'm very grateful to have the opportunity of knowing them and learning from them. In life outside of the university, I have to say again my mother and grandmother. They don't know anything about academia or feminism, but they have taught me the strongest sisterhood and love there can be among women. And of course, Jorge, my husband, has also been a big influence on my career and life; he is my best friend and intellectual inspiration. I wasn't sure about doing a PhD, but he encouraged me to take this new adventure together, and here we are, learning, being partners and colleagues.
Fátima: My mother, grandmother, and sister are the ones who have most influenced my life choices, of which my professional practice is a part. Aside from them, there are many people who have crossed my path and left me great gifts, including the people I work with on a daily basis in Tarahumara. But I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the presence of Mrs. Julia in my life.
Mrs. Julia was an old lady whom Montserrat and I met in our hometown of León, Guanajuato. We were both sitting on the bus that would take us home when Mrs. Julia got on the bus carrying a big sack. Montserrat gave her the seat and then we traveled together. She told us she collected food that the markets discarded, and asked for money to be able to use the bus, as her sons had long since given up on her. During the conversation I asked for her address, and a week later Montserrat and I set about looking for her. We found that she lived in a vacant lot, where she had a small room made of cardboard sheets, and where she had to enter crouching down because it was tiny. We committed ourselves (Montserrat more than I, I must admit), to visit her every Sunday, to share something with her, and to build at least one bigger room for her, which we did with the youth group to which we belonged. We continued visiting her for a while, until one day we came to see her and we no longer found her. Her neighbors told us that she had fallen ill and that one of her sons had taken her with him.
Mrs. Julia left in my life the gift of faith and sharing. In that room where there was no room, she had an altar made of little stamps that she found in the street. She said that she was lucky because God was with her and protected her, especially in the rainy season when God chased away the thunder after she asked him to. In spite of not having anything, every Sunday that Montserrat and I came to see her she had something in store for us from what she had collected in the street, or that someone had given her—pieces of ribbon, cold bread, any object that she thought was nice. The last gift she gave us was a flowerpot that gives a flower every year. When I see these flowers I think of her, of her good smile, of her beautiful heart, of her love for life in spite of its precariousness. Above all, I think of the commitment I have to others, for having received so much from life.
Tagged With: Central American migration, Environment, Fátima Valdivia, Human Rights, Indigenous Issues, LLILAS, LLILAS students, migrants, Montserrat Valdivia, Student Research, Tarahumara, UT Austin
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