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German design studio Blond & Bieber is at the forefront of using different kinds of algae for fashion.
One Berlin-based design studio called Blond & Bieber (no reference to Justin) believes in the pigment power of microalgae. Co-founded by designers Essi Johanna Glomb and Rasa Weber, the studio is at the forefront of using different kinds of algae for fashion.
While the thought of wearing pond scum on your back isn't particularly appealing (if you've even thought of it), Algaemy is using European weeds to develop new types of microalgae prints. Their pigments come in shades of blue, green-brown, and red from microalgae.
While microalgae has been used for nutrition, energy and oil production, and potentially for CO2 sequestration, Glomb and Weber's design lab focuses on the maximizing microalgae's aesthetic potential. Recently nominated for a German Design Award, they're launching their first limited-edition shoes with Trippen at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week this July in Berlin.
Their textiles—well, at least the summer line—have globular abstract shapes in hues of red, blue and seaweed green washed over white fabric. They print fabrics live at events or make silkscreen microalgae prints in their studio. By building a machine that works as an analog textile printer, their prints have an organic feel.
Their pigments literally have a life of their own. Their microalgae grows within a couple of days and doesn't need anything except water, sunlight and CO2. "We wanted to open up a new perspective on algae as a rich resource, not only in a technological way but also aesthetically," said Glomb and Weber.
While you could theoretically harvest some algae from just about any nearby body of water, the pair says you'd never get discrete species—or a clean color, as they call it. "That is only possible under lab conditions," they said. Even today, they're still working with the algae from the Fraunhofer Institute.
There are over 60,000 different forms of algae, but they're working on their own personalized palette of 15 different species for fabrics. Who knew that Spirulina gives textiles a green tint, or that Haematococcus pluvialis gives a warm sienna glow?
A video lookbook of Algaemy's latest line.
Wearing microalgae clothing is somewhat unpredictable, as the colors can change and fade when exposed to sunlight. Some of the green algae pigment changes to blue, while pink-hued algae turns to red and then orange.
Probably the most fascinating aspect is that, for the moment, they're selling the concept, not items of clothing. So you won't see Algaemy in boutiques anytime soon. Still, red is the most popular color, "which is most surprising, as people usually think about microalgae as something green," they said.


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In and Out of the Public Domain: the Role of Libraries
18 January 2017 – library-policy
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The development of libraries around the world is the result of an understanding that societies are stronger, more creative and more productive when they are literate and informed.
The public domain – the sum of works which are no longer subject to the economic rights included in copyright and so freely available to use and re-use – makes a major contribution to this goal.
While copyright has a de facto role in financing the production and dissemination of professional culture, it is essentially an exception, limited in time and scope, to public domain status. The implication is that in the long-term, free access to and use of works is the default setting for a healthy society.
Libraries work with, and complement, the public domain in many ways – here are just a few:
Making it to the Public Domain: Preservation
A first key role of libraries is to ensure that works survive long enough to make it into the public domain.
Life plus fifty years – and often more – is a long time (more on this below). Libraries have long experience of ensuring that works are collected and preserved for future generations. This is a key public interest activity, repeatedly recognised in law, and one that cannot be left to markets.
IFLA is working at all levels to support copyright reforms that will facilitate copying for preservation, in particular through digitisation. This will require not only permission for 'format shifting' – the right to copy works using supports to the original – but also the relaxing of rules on how many copies can be taken.
The explosion of digital content poses a particular challenge. As we underlined in our contribution to the GISWatch report 2016, launched at the Internet Governance Forum in Mexico in December, action is needed to ensure that 'born-digital' works are not condemned to early disappearance.
The right to take copies of such works, technical challenges linked to changes in file formats and supports (who can read floppy disks anymore?) and even guidance on how to choose which materials to preserve are all priorities.
Why Wait? Promoting Access to Orphan and Out-of-Commerce Works
Libraries are active in pushing for policy choices that do not turn copyright into a jail sentence.
As the Australian Productivity Commission has recently underlined, there is no correlation between the length of copyright protection and the market life of the vast majority of works. In addition, reforms over the years have created new rights – for authors, illustrators and publishers, for example – meaning that one work can have a number of different rightholders.
The consequence is that when a publisher decides to stop selling a particular work, it does not become openly available to the public – and so a candidate for possible rediscovery and re-use – for many years. This is the problem of out-of-commerce works.
Moreover, getting permission to do this – especially when one or more rightholders cannot be identified or contacted, making the work an 'orphan' – can be expensive in terms of time and even resources. This prevents all but the best resourced libraries and cultural heritage institutions from rescuing such out of commerce and orphan works from obscurity.
A first response is to resist any efforts to extend copyright term durations. But in the interests of not turning copyright terms into prison terms, there also need to be simpler, more practical ways of ensuring that works that have come to the end of their market lives can be made available to the public.
Outside of the Public Domain: Ensuring Ability to Pay isn't a Criterion for Access to Knowledge
The regular flow of newspaper articles about how libraries are lending things like tools to their users – besides their value as 'and finally' stories – provides a useful reminder of a fundamental role of libraries as concerns books that are still on the market.
In effect, libraries allow for access to knowledge and culture to be open to everyone, without upsetting the balance of copyright. They buy books (often using taxpayer funds), but then allow the community as a whole to read and borrow them. In this way, they ensure that everyone can have access to information, innovation and creativity, regardless of background or resources.
Given the widespread acknowledgement of the importance of access to information, science and culture, but also the fact that copyright is unlikely to disappear as a means of financing the creation and dissemination of knowledge and culture any time soon, the role of libraries seems as important as ever.
Libraries are natural partners, on both the practical and political level, not only in protecting and enhancing the public domain, but also in pursuing the broader goal of universal and equitable access to knowledge and culture. Follow IFLA's work to hear more!
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Sony appears to have a win-win with "The Interview." Not only did the studio score a moral victory by releasing the film in the face of terrorist threats, the movie made at least $15 million from more than 2 million digital rentals and purchases in its first four days.
On Friday, it seemed unlikely we'd ever know if the simultaneous — or "day and date" — strategy paid off. Now, it's tempting to suggest this may be the start of a brave new world of distribution. Add in the $2.8 million from "The Interview's" limited theatrical release and things aren't looking so bleak for the Seth Rogen-James Franco R-rated comedy.
But the story is far from over and many are divided about its outcome. For some, "The Interview's" video-on-demand revenue signals a revolution.
"It's a huge number and it's one that is probably making the other studios salivate," said Jeff Bock, a senior box office analyst for Exhibitor Relations. "Now there is something to put on the bulletin board that says, 'Yes, VOD is definitely a viable option.'"
But one might also post on the bulletin board that it's standard industry practice not to release VOD figures. That's why the public only hears about them when they're good. For instance, 2011's "Bridesmaids," which had already been released theatrically, made $24 million from VOD in four months, allowing Universal to declare it the most popular VOD release of all time.
Also, if Sony hadn't been hacked and this film wasn't pushed to the center of a national conversation, it could have easily made $20 million to $25 million on opening weekend — not unlike "Pineapple Express," a similarly raunchy R-rated comedy starring Rogen and Franco. This would have come closer to paying off "The Interview's" $40 million production budget and roughly $10 million marketing cost.
Historically, the movies that have prospered with a simultaneous theatrical and VOD release have been the ones with the smaller budgets and intended for independent theater chains.
J.C. Chandor's Wall Street thriller "Margin Call," a $3.5 million movie that Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions acquired for $1 million, for example, was released in theaters and on demand in the fall of 2011 and picked up around $5.4 million from theatrical and another $5 million from VOD. Magnolia, IFC, and Radius-TWC have all had similar success stories.
It's the major studios who haven't had the option to even test day-and-date before_it would jeopardize the 90 day window required by major exhibitor chains. In 2011, Universal tried to release their Ben Stiller comedy "Tower Heist" on VOD for $59.99 just three weeks after its theatrical opening, but theater owners balked and chains like Cinemark threatened to cancel their showings. Universal scrapped the plan in the end.
Sony, meanwhile, only started pursing digital options after the major theater chains dropped the film following threats from the hacker group.
So many exceptional conditions factored into "The Interview's" first weekend, too. It became an unlikely event movie. Seeing "The Interview" was akin to asserting your freedom of speech. That's buzz you can't buy.
"We don't want to be told what we can and cannot watch," said Rentrak's senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian.
Bock thinks that that strange confluence of events surrounding "The Interview" is enough to change everything, even if it takes years.
"The truth is, the VOD obliterated the theatrical," said Bock. "When you think about what the real future of distributing films is, it's got to be as easy as one click. If that's as quickly as you can get money from people, well, the studios are going to listen. It's just economics."
Others, like Dergarabedian, believe the old model will prevail. "I think 2015 is going to be the biggest box office year ever in theaters and that'll have a ripple effect in VOD. The VOD space benefits from movies doing well in the theaters," he said.
But years down the line, this case will not be forgotten, especially if Sony continues releasing the digital numbers. While it's unlikely that we'll ever get a day-and-date release of a new Marvel film, that $25 million comedy, drama or rom-com could, now, be fair game, no matter how unhappy that might make theater owners.


On March 27, the Planning Commission had a briefing on the city's new update regarding Mitigation of Housing Loss. This is a way to get some money from developers when they remove existing housing, and would go into the Housing Trust Fund. We will hear more about this.
On April 18, there will be an Open House at the city building 451 S State Street Room 406 A & B to get feedback on an updated Downtown Sugar House Construction and Text Amendment. This has to do with modifications to existing standards when construction is happening, like a temporary use permit to be able to modify things like off street parking, landscaping, setbacks, signs on a temporary basis during construction. This policy was first enacted in 2006 and expired in 2008. The city is going to update it and looks for feedback, especially from Sugar House, where we have had significant disruption in the flow of things while construction happens (think about 2100 South during the past year).And, what would we do without Bill Knowles to step in and get things straightened out? Here is the existing ordinance they will be updating.
1937 S 1200 East request to rezone from RMF 35 to RMF 45.
Sugar Alley 1288 Highland Drive. This takes the place of the Dixon Building proposal that we approved in 2016. This is a conditional building and site design review.


It must be love, love, love! Expressing your innermost feelings can be hard at any age, so why not use Find Me a Gift's carefully created slate heart to etch a permanent sentimental message! Cards are easily forgotten and flowers wilt, so why not treat him or her with a gift that will withstand anything - just like your love. Hang this decoration anywhere in or around the home; the bottom of this sweet gift is finished with a loving heart motif. What's more, you can personalise this Personalised Slate Hanging Heart with three lines of 15 characters in the centre. The slate heart comes thread with a rustic piece of string ready to hang.
Made of real slate with your personalised message engraved on the front!
Lovely product, really pleased with it. Great value for money. Was so pleased with the whole purchase process. Would recommend!
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The slate heart was a present for an American friend who has just got married. It was really lovely, just what I hoped it would be like and very well packaged. My friend was also delighted with it and posted on her Facebook page with a photo of it to say how thrilled she and her new husband were with it.
Lovely wee personal present . I have bought a couple of these now and you can personalise them for any occasion, always admired.


Manchester is certainly the place to be right now, what with the famous Christmas Markets running until the 21st December to list just one thing you definitely need to experience! There is nothing quite like milling around cute, little wooden huts whilst sipping from a mug of delicious mulled wine or stocking up on Christmas inspired chocolate.
The city centre has changed somewhat since my days of attended college in the centre and when I moved back from London, I was totally out of my comfort depth with where everything was. People wanted to meet at bars and restaurants I had never heard of, let alone knew where they were… but slowly I have become familiar with the centre again, not that I am going to be listing myself as a tour guide anytime soon!
For newcomers to Manchester, it may seem overwhelming, especially as there are so many amazing places you need to visit and things you need to experience. Which is where Expedia comes in with a very handy tool!
My Manchester Trip is a seriously handy tool that will allow you to plan your journey to the city based on your favourite bars, boutiques and galleries. There are so many to choose from in Manchester and each one is a must, so be prepared to spend time adding your 10 favourite venues to visit!
These are all added to 'My Trip Itinerary' which can then be shared with friends, so it is a great tool if you are planning a buddy meet up or a Stag/Hen party. The descriptions of the venues also include website details and map details, making it easier for you to plan your trip accordingly! If you are wearing heels, you certainly do not want to be walking from one side of the city to the other!
So, whether you are a complete Manchester novice or someone who just needs a refresh of the best venues to visit, the My Manchester Trip guide is a godsend!
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Should We Really Feel Bad About 'Feeling Badly'?
After the linking verb feel, the most common adjective is bad, although "feel badly" is frequently seen and heard, especially with the meaning of "I regret": "I feel badly that I let you down." While this represents an admirable attempt to differentiate physical ill being ("I feel bad") from emotional ill being ("I feel badly"), "feel badly" has been disparaged for more than a century.
Ask the offended why they object, and their voices will slip into the tonal groove that the joke has worn for itself: "If you feel badly, your finger tips must be numb or you're wearing thick gloves." Har-de- har — but for a great number of people this disapproval is very real.
You might attempt to explain to the finger waggers that the badly in "feel badly" is not an adverb but an adjective, in the manner of costly, elderly, friendly, kindly, sickly and more than a hundred other adjectives that wag –ly tails. But they will still feel strongly (ahem!) that feel badly is somehow wrongheaded.
Therefore, I advise you to feel bad, rather than badly.
Etymologically, unique, derives from the Latin unicus and is related to the likes of uniform, unit, unify and united, all of which mean "oneness." Logically, then, if unique means "one of a kind," it can't be modified. Something cannot be more unique, quite unique or very unique, despite the army of ad writers who spew hyperbole. I have even read adpeak that gushes, "They're so unique they're almost one of a kind!" Gasp!
I'm aware of the argument that there really is no such thing as an absolute adjective. For example, our Declaration of Independence was written "in order to form a more perfect union." How can something perfect be "more perfect"?
Still, I urge you, dear readers, to preserve the uniqueness of unique to describe something that is not just unusual, but truly one of a kind.
Thanks for your perspicacious question and grammatical acuity. You are correct in your analysis, but a bubble off plumb in your conclusion about subject-verb agreement.
In American English the collective noun gang (along with the likes of committee, faculty, group and team) takes a singular verb when the collective is considered a single unit. But when the collective noun is modified by a prepositional phrase with a plural object (here thieves), the proximity of that plural emphasizes the members of the group as individuals and generates a plural verb (here were).
Which Hood was careless?: (a) In tight situations, Robin Hood would lose arrows. (b) In tight situations, Robin Hood would loose arrows. The answer is that, misplacing his weapons, the first Hood is careless.


Lai et al. present comments on our article, entitled "Increased risk of developing psychiatric disorders in children with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) receiving sensory integration therapy: a population-based cohort study" . They propose that our study failed to address the effectiveness of sensory integration (SI) therapy for children with ADHD. They challenge our study design, although they fail to indicate that SI therapy is not currently in the clinical practice guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics for the treatment of ADHD. To date, there is still no clear indication of how often or with what dosage a child with ADHD should receive SI therapy to demonstrate the treatment effectiveness.
Dr. Shu-I Wu and Dr. Fung-Chang Sung contributed equally to this article.
RS is part-funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London.
Authors declare no financial or personal conflict of interest with a third party, whose interest would influence the article's contents.
Charach A, Dashti B, Carson P, et al. (2011) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: effectiveness of treatment in at-risk preschoolers; long-term effectiveness in all ages; and variability in prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 44. (Prepared by the McMaster University Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. MME2202 290-02- 0020.) AHRQ Publication No. 12-EHC003-EF. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. October 2011. https://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm.


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Hillary Clinton criticizes Supreme Court decision in Hobby Lobby case
Hillary Clinton criticized the Supreme Court for ruling that an employer can refuse to provide women with contraception on religious grounds.
Hillary Clinton said when asked about the court's 5-4 decision during the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado: "Well I obviously disagree."
"I disagree with the reasoning as well as the conclusion. Just think about this for a minute."
Hillary Clinton criticized the Supreme Court for ruling that an employer can refuse to provide women with contraception on religious grounds
The former secretary of state noted that the ruling could be broadened out to include other medical procedures that other religions object to.
"So does that mean if you have need for a blood transfusion your insurance doesn't have to cover it?" she asked.
"So I mean this is a really bad slippery slope."
Hillary Clinton also guessed that some businesses would lie about religion just to avoid higher costs.
"I think there should be a real outcry against this kind of decision," she said.
"Many more companies will claim religious beliefs and some will be sincere, but others maybe not. And we're going to see this one insurable service cut out from many, many women."
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Dimona the Third Temple?
This prescient book foresaw the deepening Mideast crisis that today threatens
to drag the United States into a world conflagration.
Dimona the Third Temple tells the dramatic story of Mordechai Vanunu, the
Israeli whistleblower who stunned the world in 1986 by exposing the inner
workings of Israel's long-denied nuclear weapons program. First appearing in the
London Sunday Times, Vanunu's revelation answered questions about Israel's top
secret Dimona reactor and surrounding nuclear facilities that had puzzled experts
for more than a quarter century.
With photos and firsthand testimony, Vanunu proved that Israel's nuclear
program is much more advanced than anyone had guessed. Today, we know -- based on
information provided by Vanunu -- that Israel possesses 100-300 bombs,
including thermonukes and neutron weapons -- enough weapons of mass destruction to
level the entire Mideast. Yet, incrediby, Israel has never been held accountable.
Though a man of conscience, Vanunu's witness made him a traitor overnight in
the eyes of some, while an inspiration to others. Mark's book tells the
remarkable story of Vanunu's flight from Dimona, his kidnapping, secret trial,
harassments, and imprisonment.
The recipient of many international awards and honors, Vanunu has been
nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize every year since 1987.
In April 2004, Vanunu was finally released from Ashkelon prison after serving
18 years -- 11 of them in solitary confinement. In a press conference after
his release, Vanunu declared that Israel's nukes are a danger both to Israel
and to the region, and called on the Israeli government to shut down the Dimona
reactor and open all nuclear sites to international inspectors.
Mark's book goes on to review the history of Israel's nuclear program from
its origins in the mid 1950s. This exhaustively researched study explores
controversial issues, such as Israel's nuclear strategies, and offers a clear
analysis of the worsening political situation in the Mideast. Mark Gaffney raises
tough questions that will need to be addressed on the road to a just and lasting
Middle East peace.
What the critics said about Dimona the Third Temple:
A fine and important book...
Extremely well researched and written...
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The scariest book I ever read...
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Florida state authorities charged Robert Brayshaw with a misdemeanor for violating Fla. Stat. § 843.17 after he anonymously posted the name, address, and telephone number of a Tallahassee Police Department officer on RateMyCop.com. Section 843.17 prohibits publication of a law enforcement officer's residential address or telephone number with the intent to intimidate, hinder, or interrupt any law enforcement officer in the legal performance of his or her duties. The Tallahassee police obtained Brayshaw's identity after subpoenaing records from RateMyCop.com and Brayshaw's ISP, according to Wired.
Prosecutors voluntarily dropped the charges on December 9 and then refiled 10 days later, according to an article on RateMyCop.com. The state court judge ultimately dismissed the charges with prejudice for failure to comply with Florida's speedy trial requirements. Brayshaw then filed a complaint in federal court in Florida, seeking a declaration that Section 843.17 violates the First Amendment. According to Brayshaw's complaint, the police officer's name and address are publicly available on the Leon County Clerk of Court's website. On April 30, 2010, Judge Smoak issued a decision striking down Section 843.17 as unconstitutional under the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
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Q: how to evaluate consistency of rankings for n columns Suppose I have n columns in a matrix (example below has n= 4).
Is there a test I can check that the rankings over columns are the same? Specifically, if the rankings in column 1 are "similar" to that of column 2, etc etc..
For two columns I can possibly do something like the morisita index but I need n columns and a p-value hopefully.
Thanks!
      [,1] [,2] [,3] [,4]
 [1,]    5   42   17   46
 [2,]   39   49   16   17
 [3,]   46   28   21   26
 [4,]   17    3   28    5
 [5,]   40   45   46   25
 [6,]   13   11    7   11
 [7,]   25    8   32   13
 [8,]   47   18    6   43
 [9,]   37   16   25   22
[10,]   41   17   12   34
[11,]    8   26   24   36
[12,]    1    5   34   28
[13,]   21   46   48   14
[14,]   34   35   37   10
[15,]   24    9   49   39
[16,]    3   41   31    3
[17,]   43   19   36   18
[18,]   42   48   15   37
[19,]   36   37   43   30
[20,]   30   31   10   45
[21,]   26   29   30   50
[22,]   20   43   11   31
[23,]   14   13   45   33
[24,]    4   21    9   49
[25,]   23   34    1   12
[26,]   33   20   42   48
[27,]   31   10   26    9
[28,]   11   12   29   21
[29,]   48    6   22   41
[30,]   12    2    5   16
[31,]    7   27   38    2
[32,]   19   15    8    7
[33,]   44    1    3    6
[34,]   49   24   13   44
[35,]   29   47   41   15
[36,]   27   30   44    1
[37,]    9   32   20   24
[38,]   10   25   23   47
[39,]   50   22   27   27
[40,]   16   39   35   38
[41,]   35    7   18    8
[42,]    2    4    4   29
[43,]   28   50   33   35
[44,]    6   33   14   40
[45,]   38   40   50   19
[46,]   18   38   40   20
[47,]   22   23   19   42
[48,]   15   36   39   32
[49,]   45   44    2   23
[50,]   32   14   47    4

A: This rank-based procedure has been recommended as being robust to non-normal errors, resistant to outliers, and highly efficient for many distributions. It may result in a known statistic (e.g., in the two independent samples layout ranking)
In this problem i suggest you to run the test in the Wilcoxon rank-sum / Mann–Whitney U test

A: It's possible that Kendall's W (Kendall's coefficient of concordance) may work for this problem.  This statistic is related to Friedman's test (which supplies a p value).  I don't know if it has any relation to the Morisita index.

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Brian desperately wants to help his friend out of prison
Brian Glendinning returned home to Scotland after being detained in an Iraqi jail over a Qatar issued Interpol Red Notice for debt. After extensive campaigning, he was finally released and avoided what was set to be at least two years in prison. His welcomed return to Scotland though, has left him feeling immense sadness for his 36 year old cellmate, Hussein Yactine, who helped him survive the ordeal.
Hussein has been in detention in Iraq for over one year for the same reasons as Brian, a Qatar bank debt. The pair still communicate frequently after Brian promised not to forget him. "Hussein doesn't have the support of his country, Lebanon", explained Brian, "they don't have the clout or the inclination to help citizens wrongfully detained abroad and Hussein's helpless against this unjust process. I could easily have been in his shoes if it weren't for the legal and diplomatic efforts made on my behalf. I was lucky and I think everyone knows how unfair my detention was. It seems shocking to me that our country has supported Qatar's rise while they continue to violate international treaties and protocols on human rights issues".
Brian told the BBC that Brits should not be supporting the World Cup and should avoid visiting or investing in Qatar. "If a private commercial bank has the ability to have foreigners locked up abroad even though it's against Interpol's protocols and against UN directives, nobody should feel safe", added Brian.
When Brian was released from prison, Hussein put a handwritten note in his bag which read "Congrats bro because you left from here. I'm really happy that you're going to your country to see your wife and kids. I hope you will never forget your friend, Hussein".
In a recorded telephone call, Hussein pleaded with Brian "I need your help. I can not stay here any more. My month is long, nobody is helping, nobody is doing anything. I hope your friend Radha can help me. I have family, three kids, I don't have anybody, you know my situation."
Interpol and Extradition expert Radha Stirling, who represented Brian Glendinning commented "Jailing debtors works for banks, or so they say. When debtors are arrested, banks hope that family members will bail them out but for the most part, family members end up spending their life savings on hefty legal fees. It's counter-productive but the bank would rather punish their customer than recover the funds owed. In most of these cases, the customer is already in touch with the bank, organising a repayment scheme but they are jailed anyway. These are not fraudsters who took a loan and absconded. Most defaulting customers have hit hard times or suffered a health issue. They genuinely want to repay the loan. They're not criminals and shouldn't be treated as such. Interpol is being misused as a debt collector for banks but financial contributions from member states leave the organisation morally bankrupt".
Brian continued, "Hussein was such a support for me while I was in prison. I don't know if I'd have survived without him. 2 months in Iraq prison was breaking for me and I can't believe he has already spent a year inside. These banks have no humanity and Brits should avoid Qatar at all costs. People have been jailed over as little as a few thousand pounds and nobody should ever think 'it can't happen to me'. Banks add whatever legal fees or interest they want and will quadruple the debt because they have jail hanging over your head".
Brian is calling on the British government to raise this concern with Qatar. "They need to update the law. They can't keep allowing their ally to jail foreigners abroad. It's outrageous".
Stirling, who founded the organisation Detained in Doha said she will be in touch with Hussein's bank and Qatar's Ministry of Interior. "If Qatar withdraws the extradition request from Iraq, Hussein will be able to return home and seek employment to enable him to continue repayments. There is no benefit to keeping him locked up or extraditing him to lock him up for another few years. It makes no sense. Let him work and let him repay the loan. He has no savings or family to help him and there is no point at all to keep him in prison. We also hope the MOI in Qatar will guide banks to reserve such harsh tactics for genuine financial crime".
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The 2013 Matt Moscato Golf Charity Golf & Fundraiser was on July 26 at Sylvan Glenn Golf Course in Troy, MI. The 2013's recipient was the Levi family. Dan, Mellissa, Taylor and Madison.
Dan's doctors found a spinal cord bleed originating in his neck and continuing to his mid back. The pressure the clot was applying to his spinal cord has left him paralyzed from his chest down.
So on January 9th, 2013 the family was at home having the kids get ready for bed. It was about 9:15pm and Dan was sitting on the edge of our bed playing the latest Hitman game that just came out. He turned off the system because he was having a pain in his right flank (the area just under and behind the armpit). He said " I must have pulled a muscle or something, can you rub it out for a minute"? Of course Melissa did but as she was it moved to his back. She did not feel very good about it moving so she said "we need to take you to ER". He still did not think it was serious. Within 7 minutes his right arm started to go numb. She then said "we are going now, get in the car!" He was in so much pain on the way there Melissa must have ran every red light.
They pulled up to ER and he could not move his feet or legs. The security guard had to help him get out of the car. They were waiting to check him in and he was wailing. They took him right away. Seven hours later they took him into emergency surgery. They found a bleed in his spinal cord. The bleed or blood clot was the length of his neck to the middle of his back. The doctors said from C2 to T7. The pressure this clot was applying to his spinal cord has left him paralyzed from his chest down. They never expected anything like this to happen. None of the doctors can understand how this happened because there was no trauma. No car accident, no slip & fall, nothing.
Some of the blessings that have come out of this is a stronger faith, God can do all things, a complete healing isn't to hard for Him. Also, their priorities have changed a little, family is more important than work, video games, etc.
He was at the hospital for an extended period of time, where they taught him how to live in a wheelchair. He was told he will never walk again. They have two daughters, Taylor age 12 and Madison age 9. They had no idea what the hospital bills are going to total with Dan in the hospital for 8 weeks. They then had on going in-home care with nurses and physical therapy. They had to reconstruct our home to make it accessible for him in a wheelchair. They could not apply for Social Security Disability for at least a year, and this injury has left him unable to work.
The golf outing was a huge success with tons of supporters and participants. All proceeds went to Dan and his family to help cover hospital bills, therapy expenses, and fund their home re-model for wheelchair accessibility. Thank you for all those who can to show their love and support for the Levi family.


MY SON LOVES CHICKEN WINGS AND WHEN I MADE HIS FAVORITE FOR HIM AT HOME THE FIRST TIME, HE NEVER WANTS TO GO OUT TO GET THEM ANYMORE!
THAW CHICKEN WINGS IN REFRIDGERATOR WHEN READY TO USE.
COVER KITCHEN COUNTER WELL WITH FOIL FOR PROTECTION.
SEASON WINGS WITH GARLIC PEPPER, SEASON SALT AND ACCENT. I SEASON ONE SIDE VERY HEAVILY AND LEAVE THE OTHER SIDE ALONE.
DEEP FRY IN BATCHES UNTIL DONE, CHICKEN WILL FLOAT AND BE GOLDEN BROWN WHEN READY.
MEANWHILE, MELT BUTTER AND ADD GARLIC. ALLOW THE GARLIC FLAVOR TO INFUSE THE BUTTER BY COOKING SLOWLY FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
ADD THE PARM CHEESE AND ALSO ALLOW IT TO SLOWLY COOK, ANOTHER 10 MINUTES.
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POUR ON WINGS AND TOSS OR SERVE SAUCE ON THE SIDE.
THIS SAUCE IS ALL DONE BY TASTE, NO MEASURING. YOU NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW YOU LIKE IT. I ALSO ADD CAYENNE OR WHITE PEPPER TO SPICE IT UP, DEPENDING ON OUR MOOD.
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Орнштейн — еврейская фамилия.

Известные носители
 Орнштейн, Йехудит (1911—2008) — израильская танцовщица, хореограф, дочь М. Орнштейн
 Орнштейн, Лео (Юда-Лейб Абрамович Горнштейн; 1893—2002) — американский пианист и композитор.
 Орнштейн, Леонард Саломон (Leonard Ornstein, 1880—1941) — нидерландский физик.
 Орнштейн, Маргалит (урождённая Грете Оппенгеймер; 1888—1973) — израильская танцовщица, пионер израильской хореографии.
 Орнштейн, Северо (род. 1930) — американский учёный в области информатики, сын Л. Орнштейна.
 Орнштейн, Эммануил Георгиевич (Гершевич; род. 1926) — молдавский учёный-медик, ортопед и травматолог.
 Орнштейн, Яков Мешулам (1775—1839) — галицийский раввин, противник Гаскалы.

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Sergio Pérez: "It was a bad start with a crash on my out lap in FP1"
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Sergio Pérez admitted it was a bad start to the Italian Grand Prix weekend after crashing out of first practice at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza without setting a lap time.
Just moments after the session had restarted following a red flag period, caused by Alfa Romeo Racing's Kimi Räikkönen spinning into the barriers at Parabolica, Pérez crashed out of the session himself, this time on the exit of the Ascari chicane.
The Racing Point F1 Team driver was able to resume running in the second session but was only sixteenth fastest, with Pérez hoping to be able to find more time and move up the order on Saturday.
"It was a bad start with a crash on my out lap in FP1," said Pérez. "Luckily we didn't lose any track time in FP2 when the track was a bit drier.
"We have a good amount of information for tomorrow and hopefully we'll be able to close up the gap in qualifying when conditions could be very different."
Team-mate Lance Stroll admits it is difficult to judge just where Racing Point are at this point of the weekend, but he was disappointed for the fans to see so little running in the morning session when conditions were at their worst.
Stroll ended twelfth fastest in the morning session and was just ahead of Pérez in fifteenth in the afternoon, just over a tenth of a second ahead of his more experienced team-mate.
"The day was very disrupted because of the weather," said the Canadian. "We didn't get much running in, so it is hard to tell where we are relative to the other teams. It's a shame for the fans who came out wanting to see the cars on track.
"The mixed conditions made it challenging to run and even when we put the dry tyres on this afternoon it started to drizzle so we will have to wait and see where we really stand.
"A lot of the guys did their performance run early in the session, when it was dry, but we were on the option tyre at that point. When we went to the qualifying tyre it started to rain so we didn't show everything today. Let's see what the data says and where we can improve overnight."
Team Principal and CEO of Racing Point, Otmar Szafnauer, said it was not an easy day at Monza, with Pérez's crash giving the mechanics a lot of work to do in between the two sessions.
Luckily, the car was ready to go for the afternoon session, but due to the conditions being mixed throughout the day, Szafnauer, in agreement with Stroll, feels it is difficult to judge just how competitive the team will be across the remainder of the weekend.
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"It's hard to judge our relative competitiveness based on such a disrupted day, but the forecast looks much brighter across the weekend. I think we've got a good chance of getting both cars into Q3 tomorrow afternoon."
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Tenerife Fiestas in July
July Highlights in Tenerife
Fiestas del Carmen
In July the Fiestas del Carmen are the high spot on the calendar and are celebrated most largely in Puerto de la Cruz in the north of Tenerife, where the image of the Virgin del Carmen (Our Lady of Mount Carmel) is carried through the streets to the harbour, then boarded onto a boat, for a "sea parade" and a ceremony to bless local fishermen - transforming Puerto's quiet, old port area into a chaotic, noisy sea of fiesta fun. See: Fishermen's Friends: Fiestas del Gran Poder y La Virgen del Carmen. As well as looking after fishermen La Santísima Virgen del Carmen (The Holy Virgin of Mount Carmel) is the patron of the armed forces, of transporters and of retailers. With such a heavy workload, I wonder if this is how we get the saying "A woman's work is never done"?
According to pious tradition the Blessed Virgin appeared to St. Simon Stock at Cambridge, England, on Sunday, 16 July, 1251, which explains why the day for her festivities is July 16th, but how did she become implicated in the fishing trade and why she is specially venerated in the Canary Islands? According to the Bible (Kings, 18) the prophet Elijah was praying on top of Mount Carmel, as God had punished his rebellious people with a three year summer. Eventually a cloud formed over the sea, which brought a huge amount of rain that made up for those 36 months without water. The Catholic church believes that this was the work of the Virgin Mary - or that The Virgin is like this cloud, signifying the end of the drought - and thus the association with Mount Carmel. Carmen also came to mean fertile lands that produce lots of good fruits, so it becomes obvious why she would be adopted as the Patrona and have festivities in her name in fertile inland locations.
Messing about in boats: When the Saracens invaded the Holy Land, the Carmelites were obliged to flee and they put to sea. Once upon a time, before electronics and GPS, sailors relied on the stars to guide them. Ancient tradition has it that before setting off, the Virgin appeared while they were singing Salve Regina and promised to be their Estrella del Mar (Star of the Sea), to guide them through difficult waters and into a secure port.
It was a Mallorcan Admiral, Antonio Barceló Pont de la Terra (1716-1797) who promoted the celebration of the already popular Fiesta de la Virgen del Carmen among the sailors under his command. Since then, the Spanish Armada (Navy) began substituting their old patron, San Telmo, for the Virgen del Carmen to protect them against shipwrecks and storms. The Virgen del Carmen is venerated wherever the Carmelite order went throughout the world, particularly where there are seafarers and, the Canary Islands have a long tradition of fishing as a means to sustain its population, which accounts for the particular importance of her following in the archipelago. The denomination, Star of the Sea, is also given because Mount Carmel "rises like a star beside the sea". Although I've not read any reports that suggest this as an additional reason for the particular popularity of the fiesta in Tenerife, the same description could easily be applied to our very own Mount Teide, which rises so high near the sea as to cast the world's largest sea shadow.
The Fiestas del Carmen are celebrated on all seven of the Canary Islands.
Santa Cruz' Victory Over The English
More seafarers, of the attacking kind: On July 25th, the Tenerife capital, Santa Cruz, commemorates its famous and proud victory over English Admiral, Horacio Nelson, whose failed attempt on Santa Cruz, on July 25th, 1797, cost him his right arm.
As well they might celebrate, because, whilst British history claims that he "only" intended to sink the Spanish ships in port in Santa Cruz and bankrupt Spain because of the huge cargos of gold they were carrying, the Spanish version claims that Nelson wanted to take the island and use it as a base for further activities. Well, he wouldn't be the first. Isn't that exactly what the Spanish did with the islands, 300 and 400 years before?
Santa Cruz Celebrates Victory Over The English
Fiesta de Santiago
Santa Cruz, along with Los Realejos and the Puerto de Güímar, celebrate the Fiesta de Santiago on July 25th. Santiago (St. James), is the Patron Saint of Spain. In Güímar this is celebrated with an impressive firework display from the sea. Also around the time of St. James Day on July 25, you can buy the traditional, almond, Tarta de Santiago, from the Spanish region of Galicia, decorated with the Cross of Saint James.
July Fiestas in La Laguna
Former capital and World Heritage city in Tenerife, La Laguna, also celebrates fiestas in July. Their Romería San Benito Abad (nearest Sunday before July 11th) is a day of dressing up in local costume, with music, dancing, much wine and food. Not unlike the January fiestas for San Antonio Abad, the processions include lots of animals and, particularly herds of goats, who all file neatly past the town's Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Concepción (founded 1511 and, which was the first church in Tenerife.)
Sunday, July 15th, there are Arrastre de ganado y Juegos Tradicionales (Ox pulling contests and traditional Canarian sports and games) from 10:00 a.m. at Camino Tornero (behind the San Benito College). Basically, this is a country fair, with exhibitions of livestock and also demonstrations of threshing with oxen and horses.
On July 27th, La Laguna celebrates the Fiestas de San Cristóbal, the full name of the town being San Cristóbal de La Laguna, so these will probably also be of some importance too. In the meantime, events continue with Pasacalles: Noche de Burros (literally, a Night of Donkeys, a procession of carts) on 13/7, at 20:30 in the Plaza del Adelantado.
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Fishermen's Friends: Fiestas del Gran Poder y La Virgen del Carmen in Puerto de la Cruz
On, or around the 16th July, fishermen all over Tenerife hold emotional processions in honour of their patron saint, La Virgen del Carmen. In Puerto de la Cruz these celebrations go overboard, almost literally, when the town honours not only La Virgen, but El Gran Poder de Dios as well. Oh, and San Telmo, the patron saint of Spanish and Portuguese fishermen, is thrown in (metaphorically speaking) for good measure. It's all part of the town's month long festivities, known simply as the July Fiestas.
Merrymaking includes the obligatory crowning of the fiesta queen, traditional Canarian dances, jazz and rock concerts, antique car rallies, sporting events, air displays, the procession of the Gran Poder and the popular 'Sardinada', where the air around the ermita de San Telmo is filled with the aroma of grilled fish and a couple of euros will get you a plate of sardines and a beaker of robust country wine.
The highlight of the fiestas is the 'embarcación de la Virgen del Carmen' on the 17th of July. If you're a newcomer to Spanish fiestas, don't expect a quiet, reserved affair. This is big, boisterous, wet, noisy and chaotic as well as being good natured, great fun, an unforgettable experience and a spectacle for the senses.
The best way to get into the fiesta swing is to buy a couple of beers and a plate of pinchos (lip-licking seasoned pork kebabs) from a harbour-side stall, chill out and enjoy the fun.
For anyone under twenty, the idea is to get as wet as possible and stay that way all day. This involves holding running water pistol battles, which amuse the older townspeople until a stray squirt hits them in the eye resulting in much use of the word "coño"; jumping, or being thrown into the harbour; and being drenched by basins of water cascading from balconies around the harbour. You don't have to be Einstein to deduce that shorts and t-shirts, preferably over swimming togs is sensible dress for the day. To really fit in, buy a Virgen del Carmen t-shirt from one of the stalls around Plaza del Charco.
By late afternoon finding a space by the harbour is nigh on impossible. If you're not of basketball player proportions, try standing behind a group of Canarian women. As they're normally five foot nothing, or less, it affords a good view.
At around 6.30, La Virgen and St Telmo or, as one Canarian woman mischievously described him to me, 'La Virgen's boyfriend', appear swaying on the shoulders of local fishermen with a motion which represents the rhythm of being on the ocean. The couple pause en route to the harbour for a heartfelt rendition of 'Ave Marie' (tissues definitely required), before being carried through the crowd to the water's edge.
After 'a few squeaky bum moments' as Sir Alex Ferguson might put it, San Telmo and then La Virgen are transferred aboard their brightly decorated boats amidst a frenzy of splashing and chanting of "no pasa nada, la Virgen está embarcada" (which pretty much means, "all's well with the world, the Virgin's safely on board") and taken on their annual sea trip around the bay, ensuring that a good fish supply is guaranteed for another year.
This excerpt was written by Jack Montgomery, freelance writer, photographer and editor of Real Tenerife Island Drives.
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Tenerife Duty Free Prices & Allowances
UPDATED 4 March 2018
There still seems to be no end of confusion about Duty Free allowances on returning from holiday in Tenerife and the Canary Islands, so from the UK Govt: "The Canary Islands, the north of Cyprus, Gibraltar and the Channel Islands are not part of the EU for customs purposes - follow the rules for countries outside the EU instead." [Source]
Alcohol allowance
How much you can bring depends on the type of drink. You can bring in:
beer - 16 litres
wine (not sparkling) - 4 litres
You can also bring in either:
spirits and other liquors over 22% alcohol - 1 litre
fortified wine (eg port, sherry), sparkling wine and alcoholic drinks up to 22% alcohol - 2 litres
You can split this last allowance, eg you could bring 1 litre of fortified wine and half a litre of spirits (both half of your allowance).
Tobacco allowance
You can bring in one from the following:
100 cigarillos
250g tobacco
You can split this allowance - so you could bring in 100 cigarettes and 25 cigars (both half of your allowance).
Do check their website for up-to-date full details, including age limits, etc.
Anyone who needs specific advice should contact UK HM Revenue & Customs directly by phone (0300 200 3700; Mon-Fri 8am-6pm) or by email (using the online enquiry form).
We're no longer happy to link to prices, as information goes out of date too quickly, however, if you really needed to know, at the World Duty Free Stores page for Tenerife Duty Free there are opening times and telephone numbers, including one from outside Spain.
Taxes, in particular IGIC (the Canarian equivalent of VAT) are lower in the Canary Islands, because of their peripheral location, so you can buy alcohol and tobacco in the shops on the island for less than the prices in the Duty Free shops at the airport.
My personal advice, if you must, buy your tobacco that way.
However, because of the EU baggage security restrictions, any bottles you purchase in shops on the island would have to go in your suitcase that goes in the hold of the plane. That's your decision, of course, but I wouldn't like to say how safe from breakage that might be. You can only take liquids onto the plane (as hand luggage) that have been bought in the duty free area, so basically, you're paying extra for "carry on rights" and insurance against having a suitcase full of Whiskey flavored clothes when you get to the other end!
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Malice With Mischief
"A fairy tale in terms of blood--a world in anamorphosis--a perversion of all rationality... It's unthinkable, senseless, like black magic and sorcery and thaumaturgy. It's downright demented."
- Philo Vance (S.S. van Dine's The Bishop Murder Case, 1928)
Well, I told you the next review wouldn't take another month to appear, didn't I? O ye, of little faith! However, I did found myself in a spot of trouble in finding my next read, because I'm still waiting for a package to arrive. So I was forced to climb Mt. To-be-Read to pick something from the old stack of unread detective stories, which became surprisingly easier when I decided it had to be something obscure and The Monk of Hambleton (1928) seemed to fit that description.
The Monk of Hambleton was penned by Armstrong Livingston, who's apparently one of those mystery writers too obscure for even the GADWiki, but the capsule-biography in front of the book notes that the author was born in New York City, made his home in Algiers with his wife and began writing in 1918 – which resulted in such novels as The Mystery of the Twin Rubies (1922), Trackless Death (1930) and the (now) ambiguously titled Light-Fingered Ladies (1927?).
I have Trackless Death jotted down on my never-ending wishlist, because Robert Adey has it listed in Locked Room Murders and Other Impossible Crimes (1991), but The Monk of Hambleton is my first, favorable exposure to Armstrong Livingston's work. The best way to describe the story is Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (1843) as perceived by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle with a pinch of Scooby Doo. There's even a young, female investigative operative, named Kitty Doyle, who plays the Miss Climpson to Peter Creighton's Lord Peter Wimsey in the endgame of the story. But that's skipping ahead of the story.
Varr & Bolt Tannery occupies a couple acres of ground nearby the village of Hambleton and while the weather-beaten, shabby looking buildings of the leather plant may give the appearance of a neglected company, it's actually a thriving business – under the harsh, unrelenting rule of Simon Varr. The opening of the story mentions that it's said of Varr that "he knew how to exact the last ounce of efficiency from men and material without the expenditure of a single superfluous penny," but a strike has brought his efficient machine to a grounding halt. On top of that, Jason Bolt, "a minor partner in the business," is suffering from expansionism and his son, Copley, wants to marry the daughter of the tannery's manager, Mr. Graham – who, in turn, finally wants to be a partner instead of drawing a regular salary.
However, Varr is determined to bend everyone and every situation to his will, including a radical end to the strike, but it seems the universe itself has turned against Varr: his kitchen garden is raided, the first love of his wife, Leslie Sherwood, unexpectedly returns to the village, as did his wife's sister, October "Ocky" Copley, after spending twenty odd years in Asia followed by arson and theft! Varr's stalwart determination is really tested after a late-evening encounter with the legendary and titular monk of the village – who points an accusing finger like the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.
Livingston even included an imaginary passage from The History of Wayne County about the origin of the legend and included this foreboding doggerel:
"Who meets the monk at crack o' dawn
Shall rue the day he was born.
Who meets the monk in light of day
Woe goes with him on his way.
Who meets the monk when dusk is nigh
Within a fortnight he shall die."
It's simply a play on the Irish Banshee legend, but fun nonetheless, especially in a detective story!
Simon Varr took a different path
Simon Varr didn't fare as well in this story as Ebenezer Scrooge did in his, because he simply couldn't catch a hint, and the spectral monk strikes him down in his kitchen garden with an old, Persian-inscribed dagger – reading "I Bring Peace." This scene was delightfully old-fashioned, second-tier stuff, in which Varr dramatically removed the mask in a "What? You!" moment right before being stabbed. So cheesy.
Peter Creighton is a reputable private investigator from the Big City, who was supposed to come, anyway, to investigate the arsons at the tannery, thefts and the ghost, but now has a fresh murder on his hands. I think Livingston purposely made Creighton the exact opposite of his more famous colleague of the time, Philo Vance. Creighton is a modest, nondescript professional instead of a posh dilettante with an intimate knowledge of obscure subjects, which Livingston made a point of by making Creighton say he couldn't read Persian. You just know if this had been Van Dine's The Strike Murder Case, Vance would've revealed himself as an amateur expert on the ancient Persian Empire often consulted by genuine historical authorities on the subject. It would've also been his most terrifying and challenging murder case since triumphantly ending the previous one.
Anyhow, Creighton's woolgathering technique gathers more tangible clues such as the chips of blue steel, finger prints, written notes, shadowing witnesses and the implications of the shallow footprints concerning a small educated man or a large illiterate one. A nice dash of Chesterton, I think!
And nice would be a good summarization of The Monk of Hambleton. Livingston has a nice, pleasant, albeit dated, writing style suiting the backdrop of a now bygone era, but the plotting was still (partly) in a previous era – making it not all that difficult to anticipate the eventual ending for the seasoned mystery reader. The normally clichéd ending of the dying murderer/confession was handled better that I could've hoped for. So there's that.
In closing, The Monk of Hableton is a better-than-average, second-tier mystery novel from a period that didn't count the most prosperous years of the Golden Age in its decade, but this book definitely was a sign of things to come. (I consider the 20s as the start-up years with the 30-and 40s as the Golden Decades and winding down in the 50s).
Toe-Tags: Armstrong Livingston, GAD, Mysteries and Mythology
dfordoom October 27, 2014 at 8:40 AM
TomCat October 27, 2014 at 7:03 PM
I thought it was a fun story, not very difficult to solve, but surprisingly fun for an obscure, 1920s detective novel. I have come across much worse along the trail of obscurity.
Sergio (Tipping My Fedora) October 28, 2014 at 9:00 AM
I've got the Adey but have never come across this one TC - the Scooby Doo reference worries me a bit though!
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Barnehurst railway station serves Barnehurst, Northumberland Heath and northern parts of Bexleyheath in the London Borough of Bexley; it is  from  on the Bexleyheath line. The station stands in a cutting: the small brick-built ticket office (in a similar design to others on the line) is above the up platform.

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By: redtentwomen March 1, 2021 February 10, 2021
Day to Day, Faith, Intentional Living, relationshipsBecky Allender, forgiveness, Kintsugi, Making Mistakes, regret, Self hatred
The Realm of Regret
My husband has a phrase that makes sense when he is talking about finances, but sometimes he says it out of the blue. He will say, "I should have bought Amazon."
In 1997, like any academic, Dan purchased lots of books, but that year he began buying lots of books from Amazon. I remember when he said, "I need to invest $10,000 in Amazon." That $10,000 would be worth more than $200,000 today.
There are moments I join him in that regret. I would love to be able to help our children more and to cover the cost of our grandchildren's college education. And every once in a while I think of what it would be like to spend a month in Paris.
I wish that we could have a "do-over." Don't you? The principle behind a do-over is that we all make mistakes. But a do-over is a fantasy built on regret. Anytime that we are in the realm of regret that is built on the structure of an accusation, we are in dangerous waters.
I catch myself doing this as a result of COVID-19. Even though I have no control over this era, I can linger in the sorrow of what I have missed. I know I sound like a broken record when I start down this agonizing road, lamenting that I've not been able to hold our new granddaughter since she was five weeks old. That was more than a year ago. This sentence does not serve me well.
In the last year of my father's life, he forgot to make a phone call that cost him a significant amount of money. I remember talking with him on the phone and pleading with him to realize that our family would be fine without that money. He would be fine.
My father's failure to make the phone call and rumination over his error led him to such self-hatred that it literally was the beginning of the end of his life. He held himself guilty for a mistake. Within four months he was in hospice care and refused to eat or drink.
I have been listening to David Whyte's book, What to Remember When Waking: The Disciplines of an Everyday Life. I have paraphrased a long sentence that settled deeply into my heart. It is about being merciful to one's self:
"We don't have to be an image of perfection. We understand that every human life is involved with cyclical humiliation and embarrassment; of taking the wrong turn, doing the wrong thing at the wrong time, or saying the wrong thing to the wrong person at the wrong time."
If to err is human, even for the learned and wise, then why do we succumb to the acid bath of regret?
Regret is self-punishment that turns our mistake into a blood sacrifice. This may seem extreme, but no one can tell me that my father didn't die for his mistake. A do-over was not possible for him—he could not turn back the clock and make that fated phone call—so he charged himself guilty and punishable by starvation. I was helpless to change his verdict. I could not keep him from death.
Regret seems easier to bear than asking for help. It fuels the impulse to pour salt into the wound, or even more graphically, to gouge at the wound to make it worse. Somehow, if we grind ourselves down, we lessen the possibility of others doing so, while performing a sacrifice for our failure.
Even the wish for a do-over is a refusal to be formed into a new person by our actual or perceived failures.
We don't need a do-over; we need a once done and forever possible. As a follower of Jesus, his sacrifice is the only blood I need to cover my shame. His resurrection is the only promise of redeemed possibility I need to craft beauty out of brokenness.
Kintsugi is the Japanese art form of binding the parts of a broken piece of pottery with gold. The tendrils of gold bind the broken parts into a reminder that everything is broken, but what is most shattered can become even more beautiful than what originally was whole.
Every human being has been hurt, misunderstood, unseen, and harmed and yearns for the harm to be erased. Our desire for a do-over is a hunger for a day when all losses are restored and all scars reveal the sacrifice to become even more beautiful.
Now, when Dan utters that plaintive regret, I remind him that his bride is worth more than a thousand times the net worth of Jeff Bezos.
Becky Allender lives on Bainbridge Island with her loving, wild husband of 42 years. A mother and grandmother, she is quite fond of sunshine, yoga, Hawaiian quilting and creating 17th Century reproduction samplers. A community of praying women, loving Jesus, and the art of gratitude fill her life with goodness. She wonders what she got herself into with Red Tent Living! bs
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4 replies to The Realm of Regret
Beautiful! Love the David Whyte line and reminder that the repeated sentences of regret do not serve us well.
Thank you Annie! I have come to love David Whyte's wisdom and his poetry.
Ro elliott says:
Yes!! What a sly trick of the enemy, regret,… it seems harmless and even can make us feel like we are taking responsibility for our actions…but then the blood bath does come… because that regret starts whipping us over and over. This has been a journey for me…years ago, one of my adult children told me I could no longer say what a bad mom I was… Grace flowing through the blood continues to wash the regret away! Thanks Becky for these words!
Thank you Ro! Oh, man,…those blood baths are horrific!!!